According to Schneier's PasswordSafe documentation, users normally write their passwords on pieces of paper, leaving accounts vulnerable to thieves or internal snoops.
In some cases, users work around the confusion by choosing the same password for different applications, which presents a bigger risk if that password gets hijacked.
PasswordSafe uses the popular Blowfish encryption algorithm and appeals to users with a simple, user-friendly interface.
“Bruce Schneier's PasswordSafe lockbox, which provides a free utility for users to encrypt and manage multiple passwords on a computer, is ready for a new phase of open-source development.
The celebrated cryptographer, who is credited with designing or co-designing several widely used encryption algorithms, announced the release of Version 2.1 of the database utility as a full-fledged open-source project at SourceForge.
In a blog entry, Schneier said the project is now being managed by Rony Shapiro, a British programmer specializing in network security.
Schneier, who is founder and chief technology officer of Counterpane Internet Security Inc., said the tool is perfect for Web users who struggle to remember all their usernames and passwords.
"I have long advocated writing them all down on a piece of paper and putting it in your wallet, [but] I designed PasswordSafe as another solution," he explained.
He said the tool offers "security through simplicity" by encrypting all of a user's passwords using a single passphrase.…”
Currently, Password Safe is an open source project at SourceForge, and is run by Rony Shapiro. Thank you to him and to all the other programmers who worked on the project.
Note that my Password Safe is not the same as this, this, this, or this PasswordSafe. (I should have picked a more obscure name for the program.)
It is the same as this, for the PocketPC.
http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2005/06/password_safe.html
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1828954,00.asp?kc=ewnws061705dtx1k0000599
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