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Using KeePass to Track Admin-Level Passwords
Problem
Today you need to remember many passwords. You need a password for the Windows network logon, your e-mail account, your homepage's ftp password, online passwords (like CodeProject member account), etc., etc. - the list is endless. Also, you should use different passwords for each account. If you use only one password everywhere, and someone gets this password you have a problem, a serious problem. The thief would have access to your e-mail account, homepage, etc. Unimaginable.
Solution
KeePass (http://keepass.info/index.html) is a free/open-source password manager or safe which helps you to manage your passwords in a secure way. You can put all your passwords in one database, which is locked with one master key or a key-disk. That way, you only have to remember one single master password or insert the key-disk to unlock the whole database. The databases are encrypted using the best and most secure encryption algorithms currently known (AES and Twofish). For more information, see the features page.
We put the keypass encrypted file on a shared volume. This would work for a small/midsize group of admins. Another nice feature is that you can sync to a Pocket PC or a Palm device.
Disclaimer: As with everything else at Cool Solutions, this content is definitely not supported by Novell (so don't even think of calling Support if you try something and it blows up).
It was contributed by a community member and is published "as is." It seems to have worked for at least one person, and might work for you. But please be sure to test, test, test before you do anything drastic with it.
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