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1. Tension Software Password Repository 3 2 Tension Software We Make Software TensionSoftware com Password Repository 2005 2014 Tension Software all rights reserved Every effort has been made to ensure that the information in this manual is accurate Tension Software is not responsible for printing or clerical errors Other company and product names mentioned herein are trademarks of their respective companies Password Repository User Guide 2005 2014 Tension Software page 1 Welcome to Password Repository The True Native Password Manager for Mac Password Repository is a Cocoa native application to keep secure all the passwords a user has to manage Passwords are saved on disk always inside encrypted documents In case your Macintosh or your document files are accessed by unauthorized persons these persons will not be able in any way to read all the data inside your Password Repository documents These let your store your most important informations such as credit card data bank account access and so on in a safe way Password Repository is a standard Mac OS X document based application You can manage as many documents you like all with different data inside and anyone protected by a single master password of your choice In case you need to use Password Repository as a utility application just to manage a single set of passwords you can specify in the preference to have a specific document automatically op2. In that section you will find general rules you will find useful in your life if you deal with computer and password and you have no idea about password strategies iPhone iPod Touch and iPad file sharing Password Repository has now an iOS version too It s available inside the iTunes store Look for Password Repository It works for iPhone iPod Touch and iPad taking advantage of the iPad full screen Password Repository User Guide 2005 2014 Tension Software page 30 The iOS version of Password Repository is powerful as the desktop version almost It can read and write create and modify all the Password Repository document It is multi document as a true app not a toy with multiple documents any with it s own password uses AES 256 as the desktop version with the same level of security and it is fast and sexy 1 18 10 1 18 10 1 gt m AOL Intant messanger gt CHD gt 2 gt serendes4 o gt serende34 gt Web Site Login 0 gt S ueneno gt o gt 0 gt Back to Data To exchange data with Password Repository for iOS launch iTunes and connect your iOS Device e Connect your Device to your Mac e In iTunes 10 or 11 select your device made the sidebar visible if it is not in iTunes 11 from the menu View e Select the tab Apps In the bottom part file sharing Password Repository will be listed and you have the Shared files area Drag and Drop there the files you want to share
3. and select from the popup menu Customize Toolbar Password Repository at launch When launched Password Repository can opens the previously opened document via the standard resume behavior opens a new window or display an open dialog or Opens your preferred document as you choose in the preference panel You can set the preferences according with your needs using the preference dialog New Document Opening a new document Password Repository will ask for a Master Password to protect the document Password Repository User Guide 2005 2014 Tension Software page 14 200 Untitled Edited Sad aAa PL A Bers Add Delete Lock Categories Create PW Edit Emails Push amp Pull Hide Show Details Search Category Search String C Name Created Please specify a Master Password to protect this new document Master Password aj Retype the Master Password exactly the same of above Show Master Password use only in safe enviroment You can use also a passphrase as Master Password with more then one word separated by spaces It must be at least six characters long Tension Software can t provide any help in case you lose the Master Password In that case you will not be able to access again the data inside the document We suggest to have the Master Password stored in anothe secure place Please see the help and documentation included with software to have a rational password strategy to manage all your
4. Action Open Selected Document Users roberto Documents Password Repository Roberto Password pwrep CGE Stale bookmark Please re select Resume active Selected document opened Select from Disk At any successive relaunch Password Repository will execute the option selected The additional two buttons at the foot of the edit field let you e Show in the finder the selected file Test open the selected file as it will be done at the next application launch To select a document press the select from disk button and select it from the open dialog that will follow At any successive relaunch Password Repository will execute the option selected The additional 3 buttons at the foot of the edit field let you e Show in the finder the selected file Test open the selected file as it will be done at the next application launch e Delete the bookmark reference to the file you will need to reselect a file Password Repository User Guide 2005 2014 Tension Software page 38 The reference to the file is taken using scooped bookmarks and they work even if you move the file on your disk even if your file is in the trash To update the path display in case the file was moved click the show in finder or the test open button Font Let you specify font and format for the table list master part of the window e800 Font UD word Create Advanced Software Update e an Password Table List Font
5. CJ Password Repository gt test apertura gt ED untitie Pictures G Precise Screenshot gt 5 Un Export tsv ED unit j Private Contact gt h Untitled txt ED untitier Untit a ad File encode AutoDetect ntitier ED Untitie Format used to import fields AutoDetect J Pa VISA TSV Tab Separated Value il com CSV Comma Separated Value enero je Vaness Cancel micolon Separated Value BD vare S S Gameta aonane vao Cone Sea OD Visual C 2008 Express 18 01 10 16 49 ED bob ED bob on 18M 18 01 10 16 58 ieri 16 06 18 01 10 13 55 2 john1234S5 hotmail com 1 pips 1 bob 17 05 10 11 36 uffi 18 01 10 13 54 bob Select the file to import and confirm Password Repository will scan the file and will present a successive dialog to adapt the operation exactly to the file you are importing IA Name 2 ee ao IND ADC Apple Developer TE wt Target Fields for Data to Import Data to as i Target Fields SAT SRT RE pa HD AOL intant messanger 18 01 Chat RO NOT MPOST serendetrex456 gmail com gt Applecare 18 0 AOL Intant messanger DO NOT IMPORT serendetrex456 gmail com I DMG disk image created 18 01 dfgdsfgvdfsbdfv DO NOT IMPORT WD Ebay 18 01 serende34 DO NOT IMPORT gt serendetrex456 yahoo com I John on Mac 18 01 serende34 i Y DO NOT IMPORT J ED Launchpad 18 01 ngfdojdal Category i ED Novel Suse 18 01 serendetrex456 gmail com Name serendetrex456 yah
6. In the detail area you can copy in your clipboard anything with a simple click on the icon or the label of a field Created 18 01 10 13 Category Dev mM Name ADC amp Uri http Account Johr User ID Johr d Password eee Email sere 5 Note char When you click on the label or icon of a field note that the label changes to Copy to show you that you are coping the content of the field to your clipboard Password Repository User Guide 2005 2014 Tension Software page 21 To copy to your clipboard data you can also use the pulldown menu at the bottom of the detail area f Push amp Pull gi Copy Category Copy Name Copy Url Copy Account Copy User ID Copy Password Copy Email Copy Note Open Url Show Hide Password You can also open with your default browser the Url inside the url field clicking in the Open Url icon at the right of the Url field aio To show your password in plain text and not in dot press the Show Password Icon at the right of the password field oe A special case is when you have to perform a task that is very common with your data Select the record you need then select a User ID then Open a web page then paste the User ID in a field then copy a Password then paste the Password in a field We provide a fast method without using plugin and method using additional tools We call it Push amp Pull
7. It works both to and from your devices Password Repository User Guide 2005 2014 Tension Software page 31 Podcasts iTunes U Books Photos TENERNE S37 Lifestyle a e ae o 3 M Automatically install new apps Select apps to install on your iPad or drag apps to a specific acrnen Drag to rearrange apps screens and pages File Sharing The apps listed below can transfer documents between your iPad and this computer Apps Password Repository Documents 3 Roberto Password pwrep 16 11 12 10 35 i At Pro D me z Now if you launch Password repository for iOS on your iOS device iPhone or iPod touch you will see all the documents you copied listed inside Password Repository Select it insert the correct Master Password and you are ready to work with it on iOS You can do the opposite too Transfer files from iOS to OS X It works without any problems too You can exchange a Password Repository document and share data with iOS as you would do from your desktop Mac and your MacBook Data Import To import data inside a Password Repository document from other sources Select the Import from Text File command from the File menu An Open File dialog will let you select a file it must be a text file ending in txt or text or cvs or tsv You can also select the encoding file format or use the AutoDetect format You can select the data format tab separated value comma se
8. Lucida Grande Size 12 Format Bold Italic Password Create This let you specify chars to avoid to use in password creation if you use that option to allows Password Repository to create passwords when you need a new one Password Create VM Enable disambiguator The following chars will NOT be used generating passwords 011I __Use Default Chars for Disambiguator _ Password Repository User Guide 2005 2014 Tension Software page 39 Usually chars like the number 0 and the char O and the number 1 and the char T and other that are very similar or totally similar to avoid confusion in using it You can use the default suggested one or use your own set Advanced Let you specify The autolock background time interval The application when in background after a period of inactivity automatically goes in lock mode after a specified time interval Master password must be re entered to access the data O O Advanced n T e General Font Password Create Advanced Software Update Auto Lock When in background after a period the documents automatically save and go in locked mode v Auto Lock in background after sec 300 UTS WUE RS RUN MDS PtP et SST CS Tet US SUV SPE BS Pt SE er SSW PSUS EUV Be Ba VS bate GU et fe Auto Recovery Maintains automatically a parallel file to any opened regular file with unsaved content inside In case of crash it is automatically used
9. Password Repository User Guide 2005 2014 Tension Software page 22 Push and Pull Push amp Pull let you perform the most common task regarding password use on internet entering your User ID and Password in a web site in a fast and elegant way To launch it simply select in Password Repository the record you need then press Push amp Pull from the toolbar Push amp Pull or in the Push amp Pull button from the detail area O x 0 g Push amp Pull Push amp Pull will operate on the selected record opening the Url and pushing your User ID in the clipboard So you can insert your User ID in your default browser that automatically will open your page Now you need to insert your password Do you need now to go back to Password Repository to copy your Password The answer is NO Look with your browser active and frontmost at the menu bar on the right a new icon was just added Its the Push amp Pull icon and you can access it also from your browser It s the one on the left of the status group the last added to the one you have in your status part of the right of the menu bar Poa 0O Its the one depicting a key entering in a circle 2 Still in your browser you click it and the password is copied in your clipboard You paste it Password Repository User Guide 2005 2014 Tension Software page 23 Notice that the Push amp Pull key disappeared after that from the menu bar
10. Repository User Guide 2005 2014 Tension Software page 16 All Categories Q Search Category Search String Created 18 01 10 13 49 Modified 18 01 10 13 50 Accessed 2 Category GT ffl Name Ebay 2 Url www ebay com Account johnfoss100 User ID johnfoss100 d Password seeeeeeeeeseeee wW Email serendetrex456 yahoo com B Note DI Push amp Pull Ol View Edit Browsing the data is the most used features after you have inserted your data and the View non editable state is to avoid unintentional change of your data if you just need to view them Using the category popup inside the edit area you can at any moment assign a different category to the current selected record Password Repository User Guide 2005 2014 Tension Software page 17 All Categories Q Chat Search Catego Si PRESION PERNE Email See eS Created 18 0 Developers dified 13 04 14 11 41 Accessed Bank a Machines Mo nm Tools P License Account johnfoss 100 User ID johnfoss 100 d Password eeeeeeeeeeeeee Email serendetrex4 56 yahoo com 5 Note Editing the fields allow to change any data inside A special note is for the password field it is a secure text field which shows a series of bullets when you type the text to avoid that someone looking at your monitor can see your passwords d Password EEEN w You can click the Show button near the
11. This is the reason you can always be sure your data are safe even if your computer is stolen except you made the stupid error of letting the one who took your computer to know your Master Password Password Repository User Guide 2005 2014 Tension Software page 7 Open Data Close your document Now we will try to re open from disk the document you previously saved Use the Open command from the File menu Password Repository will read the file from disk and will display you a window with the request of the password to open it e080 wy Example Two pwrep Edited on jo gt oh All Categories Q Add Delete Lock Categories Create PW Edit Emails Push amp Pull Hide Show Details Search Category Search String Current Application Release 3 2 0 Content inside this Password Repository document is encrypted oa ee er Insert the master password for this document then press Enter Document is in the current application format More gt The master password must be the same used to encrypt the content when the file was saved e The master password is case sensitive e There are no alternate ways to decrypt the content without the correct master password e Losing the master password means losing the entire content of this document e Read the included User Guide for further info The data in your file were saved encrypted and for now they still are just a bunch of bit totally useless Even an hacker with
12. We think this new Push amp Pull method is simple and absolutely secure without plugins or any other additional tool to use inside your browser You Push and the app copies the User ID and opens the web page at the Url Then you Pull and it copies the Password from the status bar or you can see in another philosophical and conceptual way The app copies the User ID and opens the web page at Url and it pushes the Password inside the icon in the status bar when you click the Push amp Pull icon you pull the Password out of the icon in the menu bar to your clipboard It works Simply secure and elegant If you press the question mark button at the bottom of the detail area you can have a panel remembering you how Push amp Pull works strii How Push amp Pull works i Cc a Allows to open a web page and insert your data in a fast way 1 1 18 In Password Repository 18 When a record is selected Click the Push amp Pull button acti 18 Your browser will automatically open to the requested page 18 You don t need to go back to Password Repository J 18 in your browser you will 103 e Manually paste your User ID the app copied it for you in the clipboard 18 e Click the temporary key icon g in the right side of the menu from your browser 18 e Manually paste your password the app copied it for you in the clipboard 19 For further info please see the User Guide u
13. document You can avoid to import the first record if it was used for field headers The import operation can be performed only to opened document so if you want to create a new document with the content of a text file first create a new document then use the Import from Text File command Remember The file to import from must be a text file in CSV comma separated value or in TSV tab separated value or CSV S char separated value using semicolon The tex file have to end with txt or with text or csv or tsv Otherwise it won t be displayed by the Choose a File dialog You can use the AutoDetect option to let the application select the right import algorithm to use Password Repository can handle automatically text document encoded for Mac OS X Mac OS Classic Unix Linux DOS Windows The order used for the fields in the file you need to import it is not important because you can customize using the import dialog what and where to import Data Export To export the data inside a document select Export to Text File from the File menu Password Repository will present a standard file dialog to define which fields to export and in which specific order Password Repository User Guide 2005 2014 Tension Software page 34 Available Field Exported Field Name Url Account User ID Password Email Note Creation Date Modification Date Access Counter Add
14. for data recovery No actions required by the user Auto recovery save delay sec 30 EE ke Oe Ree ee SRA E A ee OR Re ee eR Ra Ry E ee r T Push amp Pull Password Key in Menu Bar Push amp Pull password icon on the right of menu bar if not used will be automatically disposed for security reasons Dispose password button in menu bar after sec 90 TOMS Wp Kiet Wed Wc Kiera I PG S CS FS SG Vesa Gs best Gy SR Veet Lie Wl A Ge Hee St FSS ASS ASSP anol esl Giles eet ee Ul VS P Sy ed leo Led Sa This is a security feature to help you avoid to forget you have Password Repository in background opened and with all your passwords exposed to anyone that can access your computer if you leave it for a while Password Repository User Guide 2005 2014 Tension Software page 40 The auto recovery delay In case of crash the document can recuperate the unsaved data thanks to a parallel file the document maintains without user actions This setting specify the delay interval to save in the parallel document To recuperate the data user has to do nothing Password Repository do it all just relaunching the application after a crash The Push amp Pull icon removal delay When using Push amp Pull the icon placed in the menu bar used to Pull the password is automatically removed from the menu bar if you don t use it for safety reason after a time interval you can set here Software Update Update section is not availabl
15. gt Remove Add All gt o 11 not exported fields Remove All lt 4 o 0 exported fields 0 fields will be exported Cancel Continue After that you will be asked to select a destination where to save and the format You can choose between CSV comma separated value TSV tab separated value Html table Html table embedded inside a web page Custom where you can insert the tags you want to use to generate a data export Save As Roberto Password Export tsv LY Tab Separated Value Comma Separated Value Whe Html Table Html Page with Table Ta a M Format used to export fields Custom _ Fill first record with field name Start of File Usein for newline and t for tab Template 7 Start of record Field open tag Field close tag Field separator End of Record End of File _ Use End of Record in last record Cancel Save Exported file will be always encoded in the default OS X format UTF 8 Master Password Understanding how password are used is fundamental step for using Password Repository in the best way Password Repository User Guide 2005 2014 Tension Software page 35 First of all understand that every saved document is associated with a Master Password The document needs the Master Password before it can be saved on disk The password protecting the document is called Master Password to distinguish it from the one inside the document representing your d
16. protected data Close Document ox Show Q Oofo Insert a safe Master Password and be sure you can remember it Please read the Password Strategy section about that Adding Data When a document window is open to add data you have many choices Pressing the Add button from the toolbar Add Selecting the add button at the bottom of the table Shc Selecting the Add Row command from the Edit menu or using the keyboard equivalent command key After that a new row is added with Untitled in the name field and the other field empty Is up to you fill in with your value and assign the right category from the popup If your data requires a new category create it and assign it via the popup Password Repository User Guide 2005 2014 Tension Software page 15 You can add data also importing it from an external text file see Import Editing Data You can use the fields in the bottom part of the window to edit data of the selected row in the table View Edit The fields in the detail area can be switched from the state View Edit to allow changing and inserting data when necessary and to avoid unwanted changes of the value when you are just browsing the data To switch from View to Edit use the button in the toolbar or at the bottom of the details part When switching from Edit to View the appearance of the fields change to help you recognize the switch Password
17. the rows in the document you can perform on these rows all the usual action At the top of the window an optional area will appear and show how many records match the search eoo y Example Two pwrep SGQaa rd X 2 E i cusgoses i Gora Add Delete Lock Categories Create PW Edit Emails Push Pull Hide Show Details Search Category Search String Show All Q found 14 on 35 using search string gma Name O O Canegery Created Modified Created 18 01 10 13 41 Modified 18 01 10 13 43 Accessed 2 ADC Apple Developer Cor 18 01 10 13 41 18 01 10 13 43 2 CPE as aa aana 10000110 12 96 iasi TON T a A Same indication is showed at the bottom of the table Password Repository User Guide 2005 2014 Tension Software page 20 Show Q 14 of 35 To switch back to the Show All Rows condition just click the cross in the search field or make empty the content inside the search field or Select all from the category menu or click the Show All button Search command and show category works as you type and click after typing or clicking a popup you don t need to issue a search command the table show the matching rows as you type in the search field At any moment you can press commancd alt F to activate and start type in the field in the toolbar Use Your Data When you browse and find the data you need you want also to use them Password Repository provides some help to make it in a better a fast way
18. very smart person not an idiot will try to access your data 7 Don t forget your Master Password Have a way to be able to have it even if something odd occurs 8 Don t ask us to help you open your document without your Master Password We have no way to do it No way Seriously DO 1 Use no sense words or use true words intermixed with numbers and symbols that only you can remember Don t use names of facts of your life the others can know or guess 2 keep your Master Password in a safe place if possible a physical place different from where your computer is located Password Repository User Guide 2005 2014 Tension Software page 12 Reference Window Organization The main Password Repository window has two main parts e600 y Example Two pwrep Edited fa 3 idi P g All Categories Add Delete Lock Categories Create PW Edit Emails PushSPull Hide Show Details Search Category Search String atepory me a aeee Created 18 01 10 14 58 Modified 18 01 10 17 00 Accessed 2 ADC Apple Developer Cor 18 01 10 13 41 18 01 10 13 43 2 AOL Intant messanger 18 01 10 13 36 leri 18 02 11 aevo QD Applecare 18 01 10 13 44 18 01 10 17 00 3 m Name John on Mac OMG disk image created 1 18 01 10 16 54 18 01 10 17 58 2 Ebay 18 01 10 13 49 18 01 10 13 50 2 Url Machines john on Mac 18 01 10 14 58 18 01 10 17 00 p Account john Launchpad 18 01 10 16 48 18 01 10 16 49 1 Novel
19. 0 Untitled 09 07 10 07 38 09 07 10 07 38 0 Ca vsa 18 01 10 13 47 oggi 11 17 7 John Fossatanellaro John Fossatanellaro serendetrex4 S6 gmail com CETTE Vanessa on 16m 18 01 10 13 53 18 01 10 13 54 1 vanessa vanessa CET Vanessa on mac 18 01 10 15 01 18 01 10 17 00 2 vanessa vanessa Visual C 2008 Express 18 01 10 16 49 18 01 10 16 58 2 jonn12345 hotmail com bob 17 05 10 11 36 ieri 16 06 1 pips uffi O dob on 16m 18 01 10 13 54 18 01 10 13 55 1 bob bob CECT joha on 18m 18 01 10 13 52 18 01 10 13 53 1 john john CURED accom 18 01 10 16 10 18 01 10 16 11 2 activablefoo mac com activablefoo serendetrex4 S6 gmail com macupdate 18 01 10 15 11 18 01 10 17 00 3 john334 john334 serendetrex4 S6 gmail com CC router 18 01 10 15 13 18 01 10 17 00 2 admin admin GUD serendetrex456 qmail cc 18 01 10 13 38 Tn ho A he 4 ARIE EM ER Show Q 35083 18 01 10 16 08 AAt 4 serendetrex4S6 gmail c serendetrex456 serendetrex4 S6 yahoo com You can also hide the details view The document remembers your previous setting when you re open it You can turn on off the dot password visualization in the table if you want to see the passwords too You can also save a specified column set using the command Set Current as Custom in the popup menu To recall it simply reselect the Custom command from the bottom popup menu Save Data To save a document select the Save command from the File menu The document will be saved encrypte
20. All Categories Category Name Created Modefied Accessed Account User ID Email ADC Apple Developer Cor 18 01 10 13 41 18 01 10 13 43 3 John Fossatanellaro john Fossatanellaro serendetrex4S6 gmail com AOL intant messanger 18 01 10 13 36 leri 18 02 11 serende34 serende34 serendetrex4S6 gmail com Applecare 18 01 10 13 44 18 01 10 17 00 3 serendetrex456 gmail c serendetrex456 gmail com serendetrex4 6 gmail com OMG disk image created 18 01 10 16 54 18 01 10 17 58 2 CoD ebay 18 01 10 13 49 oggi 11 41 3 johnfoss100 jonnfoss100 serendetrex4S6 yahoo com CETTE Jona on Mac 18 01 10 14 58 18 01 10 17 00 2 john john Launchpad 18 01 10 16 48 18 01 10 16 49 1 pentage890 gmail com pentages90 Novel Suse 18 01 10 16 09 18 01 10 16 09 2 dert777 dert777 serendetrex456 yahoo com Red Hat 18 01 10 16 07 18 01 10 16 09 2 johnxx546 johnxx546 serendetrex4 S6 gmail com Skype 18 01 10 16 11 18 01 10 16 48 2 johnitsme johnitsme serendetrex4 S6 gmail com Sun 18 01 10 15 01 18 01 10 17 00 2 derty45 derty45 COD vss 18 01 10 16 58 18 01 10 16 59 2 123456789 AXG 123456789 AXG serendetrex4 S6 gmail com Web Site Login UPS 18 01 10 16 52 18 01 10 16 57 3 johnapple333 johnapple333 serendetrex4 S6 gmail com MyChatName 17 05 10 16 54 oggi 11 57 2 Untitled 17 05 10 16 55 17 05 10 16 55 1 Chat Untitled 17 05 10 17 07 17 05 10 17 07 0 Untitied 17 05 10 17 07 17 05 10 17 07 0 Untitied 09 07 10 07 31 09 07 10 07 31 0 Untitied 09 07 10 07 32 09 07 10 07 32 0 Untitied 09 07 1007 37 09 07 10 07 37
21. Suse 18 01 10 16 09 18 01 10 16 09 2 User ID john Red Hat 18 01 10 16 07 18 01 10 16 09 2 gf Password ssssssssse w Skype 18 01 10 16 11 18 01 10 16 48 2 Sun 18 01 10 15 01 18 01 10 17 00 2 tut CISD vss 18 01 10 16 58 18 01 10 16 59 2 E Note UPS 18 01 10 16 52 18 01 10 16 57 3 Untitied 17 05 10 16 54 17 05 10 16 57 1 Untitied 17 05 10 16 55 17 05 10 16 55 1 Untitied 17 05 10 17 07 17 05 10 17 07 0 Untitied 17 05 10 17 07 17 05 10 17 07 0 Untitied 09 07 10 07 31 09 07 10 07 31 o Untitied 09 07 10 07 32 09 07 10 07 32 0 Untitied 09 07 10 07 37 09 07 10 07 37 0 Untitied 09 07 10 07 38 09 07 10 07 38 0 Cra Visa 18 01 10 13 47 oggi 11 17 7 C Vanessa on IEM 18 01 10 13 53 18 01 10 13 54 1 C Vanessa on mac 18 01 10 15 01 18 01 10 17 00 2 Visual C 2008 Express 18 01 10 16 49 18 01 10 16 58 2 bob 17 05 10 11 36 ieri 16 06 1 CoS bob on ism 18 01 10 13 54 18 01 10 13 55 1 CED john on ism 18 01 10 13 52 18 01 10 13 53 1 mac com 18 01 10 16 10 18 01 10 16 11 2 macupdate 18 01 10 15 11 18 01 10 17 00 3 CT router 18 01 10 15 13 18 01 10 17 00 2 CoD serendetrex456a gmail cc 18 01 10 13 38 18 01 10 16 08 4 CoD serendetrex456 yahoo c 18 01 10 13 39 18 01 10 13 43 3 version tracker 18 01 10 15 12 18 01 10 17 00 3 youtube 18 01 10 16 51 18 01 10 16 57 2 Show Q 350f35 D Pusharpul O amp gt View Edit The left part has a table with every row consisting of a separate record with different fields also called the master part These fields conta
22. ata The document can t be saved for security purpose in plain format we assume that if you are using Password Repository you are going to save reserved data So there is no way to save your data in a format others can read except you save it exporting it as text data for transportation purpose to other applications using the Export to text file under the File menu If you never specify a Master Password for a document at saving time Master Password will ask you a master password before saving this to prevent someone to save data unprotected If you are working with a document and you didn t set a password for it yet you can do it using the Master Password command from the File menu or from the Toolbar The panel will ask you to insert the Master Password two times just to be sure you are inserting the password you want to Inserting a different Master Password of what you think and don t see it because you are using the secure text field which display dot instead of letter as you type it is similar to don t know the Master Password used with tragic consequence for the data in the document you won t be able to access the document in future If you have a document with a Master Password already set you can at any time change it using the Master Password command from the File menu or from the toolbar To change it you must provide the old Master Password and insert and confirm the new one If you have written down
23. ategories command Create some new categories assigning them meaningful names and distinctive colors Password Repository User Guide 2005 2014 Tension Software page 5 D All Categories Q t Emails Push amp Pull Hide Show Details Search Category Createc a F k fied 13 04 18 01 Category Notes 18 01 EE n 18 01 QTD 8 18 01 17 05 CD 8 o 17 05 CZO 1 harg o j he I 4 r A mail com 09 07 09 07 4 5678 9012 lt 09 07 or 18 01 yefsdeeerte 18 01 9 total categories HO SAPNE Used by 11 password Categories used by one or more password can t be deleted 18 01 s 18 01 Chat 18 01 Text Color m Background Label Color L 18 01 18 01 tered Close _ 18 01 10 13 53 18 01 10 13 54 l 18 01 10 13 54 18 01 10 13 55 d 18 01 10 16 54 18 01 10 17 58 Use colors to better recognize and distinguish them You can at any moment create and delete categories using the Categories sheet Categories in use with one or more notes associated can t be deleted To delete a category in use you must assign to all the notes using it another category View Data You can order the row by any field clicking the header in the table and with a click in the little arrow in the header you can change the sort order ascending or descending Password Repository User Guide 2005 2014 Tension Software page 6 0 00 OOA A a Add Delete Lock Categories C
24. d using the master password you inserted Note that every successive save operation will be performed without the need to insert the Master Password again Password Repository will remember the Master Password you inserted and will use it for the document but it will NEVER saved inside the document Every document is associated with one Master Password if you have more than one document opened and you inserted a Master Password for one of them this Master Password will not be used by other documents and you have to specify it for every new document you want to save Is up to you to choose to use the same Master Password for every document or a different one for each document Password Repository will ask it for every document just one time only After that any document will remember its Master Password for the current session Password Repository User Guide 2005 2014 Tension Software page 29 You will need to use the Master Password again in a document only if you want to change the master password for security purpose or if you closed it and you want to re open it Password Repository remembers also the position the size of your window and the single width of every column of the table This let you opening a document to work with the correct size and columns width from the start Open Data To open a Password Repository document select Open from the File menu A standard Mac OS X dialog will let you select the f
25. e 8 Url 2 Account 0 User ID d Password Email B Note All Categories Search Category Modified 13 04 14 11 17 Accessed 7 VISA http www visa com John Fossatanellaro John Fossatanellaro serendetrex456 gmail com CARD NUMBER 1234 5678 9012 3456 PIN 1234 CVe 789 additional password tyetsdeeerie Ox Add a row in the table data using the Add button inside the toolbar or from the menu Add Password Repository User Guide 2005 2014 Tension Software page 4 Every row in the master left part of the window represents a record in the list of your data Adding a new row switches the details of the data in the bottom part of the window to the Edit mode to let you insert new data You can always switch from the Edit to the View mode The view mode is useful when you are just browsing your data and want to avoid unintentional changes Edit Data You can think at the View Edit button as e double status button keep Edit enabled if you are adding or editing your data Switch to the view mode if you are browsing your data to prevent unwanted changes ey View Edit Categories Categories are a way to keep all your passwords organized Any record is associated to a category that explain the kind of password it contains D fa gt iO lt First of all you need to create some categories To create categories use the C
26. e in the App Store Release if you purchased via the App Store to obtain an update use the App Store Update function Password Repository can inform you if an update is available We suggest to keep this option enabled to be notified about update We trimmed this option over time to be non intrusive When connecting with our Tension Software server it does NOT send any information it just ask for availability of upgrades Software Update 1 T a amp General Font Password Create Advanced Software Update v Notify about available updates for this software We suggest to have this option On and to run always the latest release available of this application Check Now In an update is available the application will ask you if you like to download an upgrade If you download the upgrade you need to install it A common error is to download an upgrade and install it maintaining the old application somewhere on the hard disk Then using to open the documents sometime the old application and sometime the new one This cause some problems To avoid it simply install your application in the place dedicated to it the Application folder When you install an update on the Password Repository User Guide 2005 2014 Tension Software page 41 standard Application folder the system will ask if you want to replace the old one with the new answering yes will install the new one replacing the old If the application says t
27. ened at startup In that way you will avoid to open it manually every time you launch Password Repository even if now it is a lot more easy then before thanks to the auto resume feature of OS X We made our best to keep Password Repository powerful and simply as any true Mac OS X application has to be We are proud of the work we made with this new major release 3 and we hope you will like it Password Repository has also an iPhone iPod Touch and iPad version and Password Repository documents can be created and used both on Mac and on iOS devices Password Repository User Guide 2005 2014 Tension Software page 2 Getting Started with Password Repository Startup actions At launch Password Repository opens by default an Untitled empty window It can also display a file browser to select a file to open or open your preferred document at startup depending of the preference settings You can change the preference settings according with your needs Opening a New Document Opening a New Document will present a request to introduce a Master Password to protect the document This is the password used to encrypt all the content of the document You must use a password you can remember or write it in a safe place ils Push amp Pull Hide Show Details Mode Search Category Please specify a Master Password to protect this new document ien Master Password Loo Retype the Master Password exactly the same of above Show Mas
28. es ce Web Site Login 9 aon 1 a gmail com n Aug 17 2009 f 9 total categories Used by 11 password Categories used by one or more password can t be deleted Chat Text Color m Background Label Color L 18 01 10 15 01 18 01 10 17 00 2 Ie ANI NINA te AQ Ie A 1 A ae ce As example changing the background color of a category changes the color of the label of all the records using the category while you change it in the wheel color In that way you can see live the result In the category panel any category has on the right the number of records using it It is not possible to delete a category if a record is using it To delete a category used by some records go back to the main view and assign to the records using the category another one Emails The Emails panel allows you to enter a list of emails you own Password Repository User Guide 2005 2014 Tension Software page 25 nner wy Example Two pwrep Edited Available Emails 36 myemail gmail com 44 anotheremailofmine arpae com Developer 54 49 loper appl 58 tanellaro 48 n tanellaro 09 2 total emails 07 eeeeee These emails are available in the popup menu near the email field il for fast introduction 01 x456 gma Email anotheremailofmine arpae com sword on Au 52 Close 54 55 17 05 10 16 55 07 17 05 10 17 07 07 17 05 10 17 07 0 In that way when you are asked
29. he document you are trying to open was created with a newer version of the application probably you have two different release of the application on your Hard Disk and you are trying to open a document with the older version after having modified the document with the new one When you receive a similar message open the about box inside the application and see if you are running the latest release In case download it install it and USE it Help Password Repository provides a PDF User Guide help menu Under the help menu use the Web Site to access our site a download the very latest release of Password Repository and other software for Mac we make Support You can also obtain support using the Email Support command An email will be prepared using your email client with the correct address to send to Yes we answer to your emails Password Repository User Guide 2005 2014 Tension Software page 42
30. ile to open After that the document will need to be decrypted using the Master Password used for it Without the right Master Password the document can t be opened because data inside are encrypted not just because the document has a lock There is not the possibility to understand and present the data inside the document in a readable form even using others software or specialized tools The Master Password is not stored inside the document NEVER If you provide the wrong Master Password the program understand it is wrong just because the decryption session signals an error Password Repository doesn t know the right Master Password until you insert it The document can t be read using tricks If there is not the Master Password there is no way to decrypt the data inside the document even for us the creator of the software Remember it No Password No data There are NO backdoors in the software we have no interest to place them and we acts honestly with our customers so with Password Repository our customers get a tool that is based on the power of mathematical algorithm because this is guaranties of effectiveness You are warned losing or forgetting the Master Password used to save a file with Password Repository is equal to lost the entire data inside the document and we can t help you in this unfortunate circumstance See the Password Strategies section of this help to learn a bit about a correct Master Password
31. in specific entries such as name to distinguish the record url account name or login used password and a field for various note You can navigate and select the table using both the mouse or the cursor The right part of the window has fields to view and edit in details every field of the record selected in the upper part If enabled you can navigate the fields also using the keyboard This part is often referred as the Details part You can resize the two parts using the split zone between the two zones When you have more than one window opened it can be useful to manage them with the Window menu It hold a list of all the opened windows and provide additional command such as Zoom Minimize and Bring All to Front Password Repository User Guide 2005 2014 Tension Software page 13 At the very bottom of the window the bottom bar has useful frequently accessed command buttons to copy data of the current selected record in the clipboard Toolbar In the upper part of the window the toolbar allow fast selection of frequently used commands e200 y Example Two pwrep Si vf T co rt a i All Categories Add Oelete Lock Ca Edit Emails Push amp Pull Hide Show Details Search Category Search String Cateoory Name Created Madif ied Arceseed You can change the layout of the toolbar in the way you do it in any other Cocoa application just right click in the toolbar or ctrl click with single button mouse
32. in various place on the net to give your email to register you can insert in Password Repository the email used from a popup ready to use containing all the emails you have in the list This popup is available only when in edit mode and is enabled only when the email field is empty to avoid overwrite an email you already inserted In case you need to change the inserted email you have to delete the previously inserted one myemail gmail com anotheremailofmine arpae com Password Repository User Guide 2005 2014 Tension Software page 26 Open Generic Url If you insert in the Url field the url of a WEB site when you click the Open button near the field it will be opened in your preferred browser You can use drag amp drop from the internet client to the Drag amp Drop area between the Url field and the Open button to drop a Web Url in Password Repository E Url www ebay com a t ar A a If you insert in the Url field the url of a FTP site when you click the Open button near the field it will be opened in your preferred ftp client AND if you inserted also a user id and the right password they will be used by the client to login in the ftp site no typing required If you insert a file url of a file on your hard disk in the Url field clicking the Open button will show the file in the desktop It is not possible to launch it anymore due to sandbox restriction You can use drag amp drop from
33. indow both parts are resized proportionally CoD A0C Apple Developer Cor CED ebay CoD serendetrex4s6a gmail cc CoD serendetrex456 yahoo c mac com Visual C 2008 Express COSTED John on Mac CEST Vanessa on mac CULE router CEE John on 18M COSTES Vanessa on 16M CEST bob on eM DMG disk image created Applecare macupdate version tracker urs Sun Show Q 35o0f 35 Adding Data 18 01 10 13 47 18 01 10 16 58 18 01 10 13 36 18 01 10 16 11 17 05 10 11 36 17 05 10 16 54 17 05 10 16 55 17 05 10 17 07 17 05 10 17 07 09 07 10 07 31 09 07 10 07 32 09 07 10 07 37 09 07 10 07 38 18 01 10 13 41 18 01 10 13 49 18 01 10 13 38 18 01 10 13 39 18 01 10 16 10 18 01 10 16 49 18 01 10 14 58 18 01 10 15 01 18 01 10 15 13 18 01 10 13 52 18 01 10 13 53 18 01 10 13 54 18 01 10 16 54 18 01 10 13 44 18 01 10 15 11 18 01 10 15 12 18 01 10 16 52 18 01 10 15 01 y Example Two pwrep f oggi 11 17 18 01 10 16 59 jeri 18 02 18 01 10 16 48 jeri 16 06 17 05 10 16 57 17 05 10 16 55 17 05 10 17 07 17 05 10 17 07 09 07 10 07 31 09 07 10 07 32 09 07 10 07 37 09 07 10 07 38 18 01 10 13 43 18 01 10 13 50 18 01 10 16 08 18 01 10 13 43 18 01 10 16 11 18 01 10 16 58 18 01 10 17 00 18 01 10 17 00 18 01 10 17 00 18 01 10 13 53 18 01 10 13 54 18 01 10 13 55 18 01 10 17 58 18 01 10 17 00 18 01 10 17 00 18 01 10 17 00 18 01 10 16 57 18 01 10 17 00 Accesse Bs Push amp Pull Created 18 01 10 13 47 Category m Nam
34. mpossible to decrypt them but the effort necessary to break AES 256 in the way Password Repository uses it it is really too much for them Password Repository doesn t allow to save a document without a Master Password this to force data to be always encrypted and ask for a password of a minimum of 6 character to force you to use a password which has a minimum of security This is what Password Repository can do It would be possible also to let the software choose the password for you but unfortunately you need a password you can remember so you need to think yourself at the password to use Unfortunately very often this is a cause of big pain because people doing this don t realize they are disabling the scope of encryption which is making not possible for other understanding the data saved This is the reason we dedicated on this help a page on that Password Repository User Guide 2005 2014 Tension Software page 37 Please please read the Password Strategies section probably you already know about that but if you don t know it you must read it not only to use Password Repository but just if you deal in your life in any way with passwords Preferences General Specify the action to do at startup e Standard Behavior with auto resume e Open Dialog if No resume e Open Dialog Always e Open Selected preferred document 0O 0O General AT a _ amp Gen Font Password Create Advanced Software Update h Startup
35. nder the Help menu OK 18 18 01 10 13 39 18 01 10 13 43 3 18 01 10 15 12 18 01 10 17 00 3 Categories Categories are a useful way to keep all your password organized Any record has a category name that explain the kind of password you are storing Categories using different colors give to your data a fast way to understand at what you are looking with a single glance First of all you need to create some categories Access the Category Editor form the Edit menu or from the toolbar and add and rename some categories as you need You can assign to each category a different label and text color This let you use the different categories to immediately recognize the type of password looking at your main window Password Repository User Guide 2005 2014 Tension Software page 24 At any time you can change the name and colors used by a category Changing a category changes all the records using it D All Categories 3 S nails Push amp Pull Hide Show Details Search Category Created 18 01 10 13 18 01 10 13 18 01 10 13 18 01 10 16 18 01 10 13 18 01 10 14 18 01 10 16 18 01 10 16 18 01 10 16 18 01 10 16 18 01 10 15 18 01 10 16 18 01 10 16 17 05 10 16 17 05 10 16 17 05 10 17 17 05 10 17 09 07 10 07 09 07 10 07 09 07 10 07 09 07 10 07 18 01 10 13 18 01 10 13 ified 18 01 10 Category Notes Chat 3 per Connectic CED gt oeo Ecommerce ce Machin
36. of the password any hacker will try to guess your password using things and persons related to you even investigating a bit about you as example if you are a mom knowing the name of your child often reveals also the password you used and suppose you already know that Don t use name of your relatives or name of places or things or persons or ideas everyone knows are strongly related to you a skilled person will try these words as soon as it will get his hands on your documents Don t underestimate his capacity to collect information regarding you specially if he was able to put his hands on your computer The best part of this is that usually the persons who chose these passwords when someone was able to find them and break in says How he did it Wrong question The correct question should be Why I was so idiot Another well know more complex technique is to try all the name in the dictionary using automatic software tool that can try thousands of words per second and letting them run for days The direct consequence is to use for a password words NOT in the dictionary or add odd character as an example suit case instead of suitcase Password Repository User Guide 2005 2014 Tension Software page 10 In Password Repository you can use also pass phrase as Master Password so you can use my 5 red suitcase or better my 5 red suit case instead of suitcase Another c
37. ommon mistake using the same password in more then one place Don t use a password you used in one environment to protect another environment the administrator of the first environment can read that password why let him access the other environments The rule is a different password for every place So use for Master Password a password never used before Don t use the Show option to show the Master Password in clear text when you type the password to protect the document unless you are secure that no one or only really trusted people are looking at your screen Don t always use the Show option to show in clear text the passwords inside a document Use it only if trusted people or no one at all are looking at your screen Be Paranoiac just a bit And to be a little paranoiac remember that trusted people today can be your enemy tomorrow strong security requires a paranoiac attitude To remember passwords use technique used by people who impress the others remembering long list of data use emotional images to remember a complete phrase You know yourself you know how to impress your mind In any case don t trust your memory too much SAVE your Master Password and don t save it on your Mac near your Password Repository document You can see that we avoided to say to use secure Master Password such as slertd7js O9usdnvwof53 ndfretlu yes this should be a perfect Master Password but who can remember it We know yo
38. oo com WD Red Hat 18 01 rigresg serendetrex456 gmail com ED skype 18 01 User ID serendetrex456 gmail com Sun 18 01 Password ED ves 18 01 ae serendetrex456 gmail com ED urs 18 01 serendetrex456 gmail com D MyChatName 17 05 ED untitied 17 05 ED untitied 17 05 WD untitied 17 05 ED untitied 09 07 ED untitied 09 07 ED untitied 09 07 END Untitied 09 03 Available Records to Import 35 gt Ul Imported Fields 0 VISA ss ol Cancel _ Use first record for headers Import serendetrex456 gmail com Vanessa on I Vanessa on mac I Visual C 2008 Express ED bob ND bob on 18M 18 01 10 16 49 18 01 10 16 58 2 john1234S hotmail com 17 05 10 11 36 ieri 16 06 1 pips uffi 18 01 10 13 54 18 01 10 13 55 1 bob bob You can browse one by one the record you are importing from to see the content of the file you are importing using the Previous and Next buttons arrows Password Repository User Guide 2005 2014 Tension Software page 33 Available Records to Import 35 pe M Imported Fields 0 S Cancel Use first record for headers Import I s 5 nessa va a 171A 1 amp AQa 12 1 11 16 Ce 7 inahan 2A Ahantmail ram On the right side using the popup menus you can decide where the data goes to during importing When you have set up all the fields you want to import from and the target fields where you like to import to press the Import button All the records will be imported inside the
39. parated value or char separated value using semicolon or use the AutoDetect feature also here Password Repository User Guide 2005 2014 Tension Software page 32 A A g HJ All Categories Q k Categories Se Se EST ete ee ie ee ai l ns ee Tete Sat i m Search Name F a ED ac A 4 a mi Rr O Password Repository gt Q TD AOL ini Favores Shared Folder Icom ed j ERT een Icom gt DMG di ropbox Data Creator r S pwrep Chat AOL Intant messanger Qi roberto Gay Data Extractor p Ppa dfgdsfgvdfsbdfv serende34 serende34 BD Ebay ngfdojdal 20 com M Documents E DB Text 7 pwrep rendetrex4 a rtgresg ED joho _ G DepartmentAndEmployees gt lt 8 pwrep Email ser i ED Launch C Documentation fe DMG Master gt pwrep ED p Applications siochdown ce Aaa serendetrex456 isjdhfcSds IND Red Ha E All My Files E Mluminando gt 11 pwrep Email serendetrex456 yahoo com i com Ga Libr Invoices r 12 pwrep serendet rex456 serendet rex456 E D Skype a Gay Lighting Source Manager gt 13 pwrep dfcanc S4 cereandet rev4Shanmail _com lil com Sun Co Containers i LTB Ligth b English Example pwrep Name Password Import tsv gt UBS Desktop G mailer gt Example in Latin 2 pwrep Kind Text lil com ae My P Size 3K8 MR hal sate Notelist b Roberto Pas n beea i mo pron MyC Ei Movies C Password Creator gt Roberto Pas DBOX pwrep ETE eee Last opened oggi 12 04 BED unite S Music
40. password field to switch to a clear text mode for the password field d Password dfbfghbdgfhgdf P At that point consider that other people near you can read and take note of your passwords Another button allow to copy the content of the password field in the clipboard allowing to copy and paste in other applications without have to enable the editing of the field of having to show the password in clear text Password Repository User Guide 2005 2014 Tension Software page 18 You can delete a row in many ways e By selecting it and choosing Delete Row from the toolbar S Delete e Selecting Delete Row from the menu command e Selecting the Delete Row button from the bottom of the table list Shc A confirmation is always required to delete a row from your data After that if you realized it was a mistake you can undo your action and have back the record you deleted Browsing and Searching Data Password Repository allows to view data directly in the table and selecting a row in the table it will display data in details in the fields under the table You can change the selected row in the table using the up and down arrow of the keyboard when the table is selected The table offer another great feature very useful when the data inside the table are large you can sort the data simply with a click in the head of every column of the table CICLU LULA VALCWVIIcs Icat FV ENILE LINAH ri Name g
41. rd To change the Master Password inside an opened and decrypted document you can use the Master Password command under the file menu You need to insert the old Master password and confirm 2 times the new one Encryption Encryption is the fundamental part of Password Repository Without encryption Password Repository would be an insecure tool It will not give you a guaranties that your precious data won t be accessible by other people Consider this you use an online bank account or PayPal or have your credit card number with pin stored or your eBay account on your computer and your computer maybe a portable Mac is stolen or maybe it just won t work and you sent it for assistance to an assistance center Yes they do not have the password to enter your login but data on the hard disk are plain data they just have to mount your computer s Hard Disk on another machine and all the data inside it are accessible Any power user or less it is needed just a bit of skill can do that Suddenly all your data are in the wrong hands specially if they don t obtained your computer in an legal way we assume it is not in good hands If you have used Password Repository and you have used a good master password they can do nothing with your data because they are encrypted with a strong AES 256 algorithm Previous version used Blowfish and without the password your data are just a useless series of bit can t say it is i
42. reate PW Edit Emails Push amp Pull Hide Sho Category Created ADC Apple Developer Cor 18 01 10 13 41 18 AOL Intant messanger 18 01 10 13 36 ieri Applecare 18 01 10 13 44 18 DMG disk image created 18 01 10 16 54 18 Gace Ebay 18 01 10 13 49 18 eS John on Mac 18 01 10 14 58 18 Launchpad 18 01 10 16 48 18 Novel Suse 18 01 10 16 09 18 Red Hat 18 01 10 16 07 18 Skype 18 01 10 16 11 18 Sun 18 01 10 15 01 18 Cae ues 18 01 10 16 58 18 UPS 18 01 10 16 52 18 Untitled 17 05 10 16 54 17 Untitled 17 05 10 16 55 17 You can also search the displayed rows to the one containing a specific string Just type the string on the search field on the upper right corner of the window and as you type only the matching field are displayed To come back to a full display of the rows click the cross inside the search field to set a null search string Regarding the password field inside the table you have the option to show its content in clear text or as secure text dot bullet Use the Show Password in Table under the Tools menu to show all them in the table Use this option if you have only trusted people able to watch at your screen on that moment Save Data Password Repository uses automatic saving as any good standard modern OS X app For your safety Password Repository doesn t allow you to save data in plain format If you saved it with Password Repository you can be sure you saved it encrypted
43. t AC ADC Apple Developer Connection 1 IB AOL Intant messanger 1 Applecare 1 IB DMG disk image created with DMG Mast 1 AD Ebav 1 To reverse the sort order just click the small arrow inside the selected column to invert it and reverse the sort order You can also move and adjust the width of the columns in the table using the mouse Experiment with the mouse inside the table it is totally interactive Two great tools available inside Password Repository are the search field and the categories popup in the toolbar Password Repository User Guide 2005 2014 Tension Software page 19 V All Categories MQ Chat Search String Email l 41 Accessed 3 Developers Bank Ecommerce a ey Machines Web Site Login ay COl Tools 5100 License s100 In the search field just type a string and automatically as you type the table shows only rows with the inserted string in any field if a row has not at least a field with the string typed in the search field the row will not be shown Search Category Search String Think at it as the command Show only the rows that contains Using the categories popup is even more easy Just select a category and only the records with the same category will be displayed You can combine both the search using the search field and the categories popup only the records matching both two request will be shown When the table is showing only some of
44. ter Password use only in safe enviroment tat You can use also a passphrase as Master Password with more then one word separated by spaces i It must be at least six characters long bo E Tension Software can t provide any help in case you lose the Master p y Password In that case you will not be able to access again the data inside the document We suggest to have the Master Password stored in anothe secure place Please see the help and documentation included with software to have a rational password strategy to manage all your protected data Close Document oK _ It is very important you remember this Master Password Without it you won t be able to access the content of this document next time you will open it It is required to enter the Master Password two times to avoid input errors Password Repository User Guide 2005 2014 Tension Software page 3 Window Organization Password Repository uses a Master and Details view lt organizes the passwords in the window using a master table on the left where you have a view of all your data and a details right section to see the selected element in detail The table is separated by the details part by a vertical split You can resize the 2 views them using the split If you resize the detail over the minimum size it will be hided You can use the Hide show details icon in the toolbar or at the window bottom to show it back When you resize the w
45. the Master Password in a secure place as an example on a paper if you change your master password remember to update it or when you will go to read it you will read the old one and when you will try to open the document with the old Master Password you have changed you understand it also smart people sometime do silly things Note that the Master Password is case sensitive so myhome and Myhome are different password Please check that the caps lock of your keyboard is not inserted when you digit the password unless you really want it because if you think you have inserted myhome and you inserted MYHOME as long as you will try to open the document with myhome you will get a wrong password alert that can drive you crazy We reported this specific case because we noticed that is a common error by users We also noticed at that point that people try to insert the same wrong password a zillion of time hoping the computer will accept it We inform you that if the Master Password is wrong Password Repository won t accept it even if you try a zillion of time To help you avoid trouble we added inside the password panel a Show password button If you are not in an environment where someone untrusted can look at your monitor you can disable the secure text field and see in clear text the password you type Password Repository User Guide 2005 2014 Tension Software page 36 Change Master Passwo
46. the finder to the Drag amp Drop area between the Url field and the Open button Create a New Password Inside the app is provided an utility to create good quality passwords You can invoke it from the Tools menu using the Create Password command Then select the type and the length of the password 0 O0 Password Repository 3 Create Password Tool Type Alphanumeric anycase punctuation Length 12 Password eeeeeeeeeeece Strength we we we X 4 10 P Show f Copy New Password To copy the created password in the clipboard click the Copy button Table Customization On Password Repository you can customize the main table The popup menu at the bottom of the window allows to select which column to display Password Repository User Guide 2005 2014 Tension Software page 27 CET serendetrex456 yahoo c 18 01 10 13 Web Site Login version tracker 18 01 10 15 Sho Q 35 of 35 Created Y Modified Accessed Url Account User ID Password Email Compact Compact plus CMA All minus CMA All Custom Set Current as Custom You can turn on or off any column visualization plus you can use predefined set In the predefined set CMA stays for Created Date Modified Date and Accessed Time number of time you accessed a record You can customize the table as you like Password Repository User Guide 2005 2014 Tension Software page 28 S oOo A Ay P A
47. u need a Master Password you can remember and we know that you can forget it specially if you don t use it for a bit Now if Password Repository helps you in the work of remembering all your passwords it can t help you to remember the Master Password to open your own document If you loose the Master Password to open the document containing all your passwords it can be a little trouble We can t help you in this circumstance Really The suggestion is to save the Master Password on paper and to store it away from your computer If you change the Master Password remember to update the one written on the paper Now You Know Password Repository User Guide 2005 2014 Tension Software page 11 This few informations should let you be able to choose a good Master Password and manage it properly So a brief list DON T 1 Don t use names related to you that people know 2 Don t use true common names 3 Never never never use for Master Password a password you used elsewhere 4 Remember that the one that can try to access your document can use the involuntary help of someone that knows you very well 5 Don t attach a post it near your computer with your Master Password 6 Don t let others know your Master Password Be pragmatic about your Master Password It s a very private thing not something to share with friends even trusted ones 7 Don t think an idiot will try to access your data When it will happen a
48. various tools won t be able to do anything with them To really open the document it is necessary to decrypt them and yes it is necessary to use the Master Password specified for the document Try different password even the same password with a letter case changed as an example Myhouse instead of myhouse and it won t work Type the right Master Password and Password Repository will open it almost instantly even if the process is quite intensive because today even a low end Mac is a very powerful machine from a computational point of view Passwords Just a warning if you are not just experimenting and you are already working on your data when you decide the Master Password write it down or be sure to remember it Password Repository User Guide 2005 2014 Tension Software page 8 The encryption algorithm used by Password Repository it s not a toy it is a serious one very strong and secure If you will not be able to type again exactly the right Master Password you wont be able to access your data Even we the developer of Password Repository will not be able to open your data There is nothing to do There are no backdoors or other things No password no data Period You are warned choose a right password and keep your password in a secure place See the Password Strategies section of this user guide to learn a bit about that These are general rules you will find useful in your life if you deal
49. with computer and password and you have no an idea about password strategies This should be enough to start working with Password Repository See the References part to learn more about all the functions available in Password Repository Password Repository User Guide 2005 2014 Tension Software page 9 Password strategies Don t Use the Wrong Master Password Tension software did its best to let normal Mac users use Password Repository in the best way simply and secure We mean when we say normal Mac users people which don t have to be information technology expert Unfortunately as every security tools also Password Repository requires to be used a minimum of knowledge It s like driving a car If you don t have a minimum idea on how it works don t blame the constructor if you go to crash somewhere driving like a total idiot For the use of Password Repository it s important to select a right Master Password to protect your document If the Master Password for a document is weak all your passwords inside the document can be compromised Remember that the persons trying to access your data know perfectly the errors that dumb users make using this kind of software so they will try all the tricks within the first few seconds of their first attempt to break inside your data just to see if you really are a total idiot A password to be safe must be unrelated to things other knows about you the owner
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