Password Encryption

This feature allows you to specify an encryption key used to encrypt passwords for storage

Java Key:
This key is used to encrypt the passwords. If the Java Key field is blank or ‘default’, then the encryption algorithm uses a default key to encrypt all your passwords with.

IMPORTANT: If you change this key, you will have to edit and resave all your passwords!!!

IMPORTANT: If you lose/forget this key, you will get locked out of the user interface if the user interface password is set!!!

VERY IMPORTANT: Make sure the user interface password is cleared before changing this key. After changing this key value, you can set the user interface password again.

NOTE: If you change this key, your passwords can only be used on the current machine. If you move the software (and settings) to a new machine,  you will have to enter this same key into this field on the new machine.

NOTE: The advantage of using your own key is that if your data is stored on another system, then no one else on the other system can use your passwords even from our software. They will have to know this key value.

NOTE:
Prior to 10.09, there were 2 encryption schemes:
HITEK – very simple encryption scheme compatible with 5.x/6.x.
JAVA – new encryption scheme which uses java cryptography.

In version 10.09 and later, The HITEK encryption method has been removed as an option.
All passwords previously encrypted with the HITEK method will still be decrypted and used.
All new passwords will be created using the more secure JAVA method.