2016 History
PasswordSafe was originally designed by Bruce Schneier and released as a free utility application. Since then,
it has evolved considerably. The following table has links to pages detailing the release history of PasswordSafe
since the project was made open source. This can be useful for seeing
what features were added and what bugs were fixed since a given release.
26 November 2016
PasswordSafe version 3.41 for Windows has been released.
Bugs fixed in V3.41.0
| • |
Fix crash if Find active when applying a filter, e.g., show entries with expiry dates. |
| • |
Ensure shortcut is updated in GUI after editing. |
| • |
Text in the Find toolbar search edit control is now vertically centered to
reduce character truncation. |
| • |
Clicking on a field's name copies the value to the clipboard when adding
a new entry (and not only when editing). |
| • |
Update password history when Apply is clicked, not only when Edit
window's closed. |
| • |
No longer show empty groups when the user filters for entries
with expired passwords. |
| 1378 |
Fix application crash if Add/Edit entry dialog is open when the database is locked
e.g. via idle timer, workstation lock etc. |
| 1373 |
An invalid or non-existent backup directory path can no longer be saved
when exiting Options. |
| 1369 |
The virtual keyboard no longer becomes unusable after clicking on the Randomize button. |
| 1368 |
The Status bar now shows the correct number of entries when a database is unlocked. |
| 1367 |
Fixed regression in command line arguments -h and -u support. |
| 1366 |
Copying the unexpanded autotype string on Edit entry screen using Ctrl+click
on Autotype label now works. |
| 1365 |
Ctrl+F now switches focus back to Find toolbar if it is already open. |
| 1364 |
Unnecessary tree view refreshes fixed. |
| 1363 |
Empty groups no longer disappear when moving nested groups into them and
do not leave duplicated empty groups in the database. |
| G192 |
Saved changes no longer prevent logoff or system shutdown. |
Changes to Existing Features in V3.41.0
| • |
You can no longer change an alias's base entry's password from the alias
entry. Instead, you should edit the base entry directly by selecting the
alias entry and using the Edit or right-click context menu to select its base. |
| • |
The "Show Find Toolbar" has been removed from the View menu as it appears in
the Edit menu. Ctrl+F still works as before to show the Find toolbar or transfer
focus to it if already visible. |
| 1371 |
The font used in the Find toolbar is now set to the user specified Add/Edit
font instead of the Tree/List view font. |
New Features for V3.41.0
| • |
New AutoType field '\#' toggles the use of the older mechanism to
send keyboard input to other applications e.g. browsers. |
| • |
Add more Help to the Add/Edit Basic and Additional tabs. |
| • |
Empty groups added but not yet saved are now included when the user filters
on unsaved changes. |
| • |
Empty groups, whose names satisfy a filter that include tests on group name
values, are now included in the display when the filter is active. |
| 815 |
The database backup location now supports environmental variables e.g.
%homedrive% and %homepath%. If used, the resulting path is shown. |
| 814 |
Clearing the recent database list now requires confirmation. |
| 813 |
When exporting a group to a new database, there is now an option to also export
all filters stored in the database to the new database. |
| 796 |
Autotype has been extended to support the previous password, if present
in the entry's password history, via the Autotype field '\q'. In addition, for Windows,
a number of keyboard keys are supported by specifying the key between '\{' and '}'. Please
see Help for details. |
20 September 2016
PasswordSafe version 3.40 for Windows has been released.
Bugs fixed in V3.40
| • |
Correctly import empty groups from a XML file when an imported group has
been specified. |
| • |
Empty groups are now added when merging one PasswordSafe database into another. |
| • |
List view column widths are no longer reset when dragging columns to different
positions or columns are added or removed. |
| • |
The user specified Notes font is now also applied to the Notes column in the
List view. |
| • |
Entry Protected state and AutoType string is now correctly displayed in the
List view. |
| • |
After entry has been edited from List View, it now remains visible after
Edit/Undo/Redo even if the change alters its position within the view. |
| 1360 |
When an entry/group using a Named Password Policy is exported to a
PasswordSafe database, the referenced policy is now also exported. |
| 1355 |
Fixed tabbing order in Basic AddEdit tab. |
| 1352 |
Fixed regression in recent entry processing. |
| 1347 |
Prevent a user from trying to copy a filter to a read-only database. |
| 1346 |
The Notes window no longer scrolls when re-activated after losing focus. |
| 1345 |
Removed the ability to create a new database when read-only is checked. |
1343
1342 |
Fix multiple empty group issues. |
| 1335 |
If "Minimize after Autotype" option is set, it will also be honoured for the
user action: "Browse to URL + Autotype". |
| 1315 |
Keep selected entry selected after refreshing the view (F5). |
| 1314 |
Selected entries keep highlight when the Find toolbar is opened
and even when Password Safe loses focus to another application. |
1313
1318 |
Find toolbar no longer closes when it shouldn't. In addition,
results are updated when entries are added/deleted. |
Changes to Existing Features in V3.40
| • |
Save Immediately has been enhanced to apply to all changes to the database
and not just after an edit or addition of an entry. It is strongly
recommended that, if enabled, then the option to "Create intermediate backups"
is also enabled. Note, changes made via the Compare database results dialog will
not cause a database save for each action but will after the compare results
dialog has been closed. |
| • |
The last sort direction in List View (ascending or descending) on closing
a database is now stored in the application configuration file and is no longer
stored in the database header. |
| • |
The number of groups shown in the database properties dialog is now counted
in the same manner as directories/folders in a file system, e.g., Windows Explorer.
This includes empty groups. The number of empty groups is also shown. |
New Features for V3.40
| • |
Empty sub-groups are included when exporting a group to a new PasswordSafe
database. |
| • |
Adding an empty group will also cause the database to be saved if the user has
selected the option "Save database immediately after any change". |
| 811 |
The user's selected Notes font is now used for Tooltips in the Tree and List
views if the Display preference 'Show Notes as Tooltips in Tree & List views' is
set. |
| 810 |
Allow font selection for all the user input fields in the Add/Edit
entry and the Create Shortcut dialogs. |
4 July 2016
PasswordSafe version 3.39 for Windows has been released.
Bugs fixed in V3.39
| 1334 |
An empty group is now correctly changed to a normal group when
an entry is copied into it via Drag & Drop. |
| 1330 |
Duplication of an alias or shortcut base entry now correctly results in a normal entry. |
| 1319 |
Re-implement fix for BR 1319 so that the added entry no longer appears
always selected until the display is refreshed. |
| • |
Export of a complete database to XML now includes all Named Password Policies. |
| • |
When renaming a group, all empty subgroups are now correctly renamed. |
| • |
Disable switch to read-only when unlocking with changes pending. |
Changes to Existing Features in V3.39
| 806 |
The group will be saved as an "empty group" when the last entry with this
group value is deleted. This is similar to the action of the filesystem when
the last file within a folder/directory is deleted. |
| 463 |
Double click on a word in the Notes field, e.g. for copy & paste,
now no longer includes any trailing spaces. This is different to the
standard Microsoft processing in their products. |
15 February 2016
PasswordSafe 3.38.2 fixes an entry corruption that occurred when the
database locked/unlocked while an entry was being edited.
Bugs fixed in V3.38.2
| 1326 |
Fixed entry corruption when database locked/unlocked while an
entry was being edited (and possibly other scenarios). |
| • |
Ensure that the Tooltip on how to unprotect an entry is now shown
against the tutorial text at the top of the dialog for wide displays. |
| 1319 |
Newly added entries are now shown as selected in the Tree view. |
19 January 2016
PasswordSafe 3.38.1 mainly fixes some regressions, detailed below, and adds updated French and Russian translations.
Bugs fixed in V3.38.1
| • |
Fixed regression in alias support |
| • |
Fixed regression: crash in Linux when incorrect password entered |
| • |
Fixes in advanced find report |
| • |
V4 (alpha) related fixes |
| • |
Fixes related to empty groups |
| 1312 |
Now able to duplicate an alias entry without errors. |
| 1306 |
Display of an empty group is now correctly displayed when an entry
is moved to it via editing. |
| 1295 |
Create Shortcut group dropdown box width no longer trucates long group paths. |
| 1057 |
Aliases and shortcuts imported via XML now correctly point to their respective base entries. |
New Features for V3.38.1
| 797 |
Change the Add/Edit dialogs to allow a larger Notes field to be visible.
Protected entries now only have this information in the dialog caption.
The Tooltip on how to unprotect an entry is now shown against the tutorial text at the top of the dialog. |
