Answer by dotnetspec for KeePass: use a key file or a regular password?
For a newbie to password management: Password only Why? It cuts your file (mis)management concerns in half and limits it to just one file. A KeepassX .kdbx db can be secured with a mixed 64 character...
View ArticleAnswer by Roger Johnson for KeePass: use a key file or a regular password?
I have opted for key file use. I have a also created a an email account used specifically to store my keyfile (I do not like hanging around witha USB flash each time I want to access my e-banking...
View ArticleAnswer by Pawka for KeePass: use a key file or a regular password?
Use both. Keep your key file in your flash drive and bring it allways with you. But not somwhere on desktop (it is the same as writing password on sticky notes). I'm using this way to my encrypted HDD...
View ArticleAnswer by nik for KeePass: use a key file or a regular password?
Regarding the ability to use 'key files' with KeePass. In order to generate the 256-bit key for the block ciphers, the Secure Hash Algorithm SHA-256 is used. This algorithm compresses the user key...
View ArticleAnswer by jasonh for KeePass: use a key file or a regular password?
The whole point is to keep your passwords secure, so this is a no-brainer: password. If you use a key file and you lose control of your password database, your passwords are all exposed.
View ArticleKeePass: use a key file or a regular password?
I'm setting up a KeePass database and it offers the ability to use a key file, which it says is more secure because it can use a longer and more complex password but is easier to break because you...
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