KeePass Password Safe

File Release Notes and Changelog

Release Name: 2.08

Notes:
This is a stable release. It is recommended to upgrade
from any previous 2.x version to 2.08.


Changes:
2009-07-05: 2.08
- Key transformation library: KeePass can now use Windows'
  CNG/BCrypt API for key transformations (about 50% faster than
  the KeePass built-in key transformation code; by increasing
  the amount of rounds by 50%, you'll get the same waiting time
  as in 2.07, but the protection against dictionary and
  guessing attacks is raised by a factor of 1.5; only Windows
  Vista and higher)
- Added support for sending keystrokes (auto-type) to windows
  that are using different keyboard layouts
- Added option to remember key file paths (enabled by default)
- Added internal editor for text files (text only and RTF
  formatted text; editor can edit entry attachments)
- Internal data viewer: added support for showing rich text
  (text with formatting)
- Added inheritable group settings for disabling auto-type and
  searching for all entries in this group (see tab 'Behavior');
  for new recycle bins, both properties are set to disabled
- Added new placeholders: {DB_PATH}, {DB_DIR}, {DB_NAME},
  {DB_BASENAME}, {DB_EXT}, {ENV_DIRSEP}, {DT_SIMPLE},
  {DT_YEAR}, {DT_MONTH}, {DT_DAY}, {DT_HOUR}, {DT_MINUTE},
  {DT_SECOND}, {DT_UTC_SIMPLE}, {DT_UTC_YEAR}, {DT_UTC_MONTH},
  {DT_UTC_DAY}, {DT_UTC_HOUR}, {DT_UTC_MINUTE}, {DT_UTC_SECOND}
- The password character picking dialog now supports pre-
  defining the number of characters to pick; append :k in the
  placeholder to specify a length of k (for example,
  {PICKPASSWORDCHARS3:5} would be a placeholder with ID 3 and
  would pick 5 characters from the password); advantage: when
  having picked k characters, the dialog closes automatically,
  i.e. saves you to click [OK]
- IDs in {PICKPASSWORDCHARSn} do not need to be consecutive
  anymore
- The password character picking dialog now first dereferences
  passwords (i.e. placeholders can be used here, too)
- Added '-minimize' command line option
- Added '-iousername', '-iopassword' and '-iocredfromrecent'
  command line options
- Added '--auto-type' command line option
- Added support for importing FlexWallet 1.7 XML files
- Added option to disable protecting the clipboard using the
  CF_CLIPBOARD_VIEWER_IGNORE clipboard format
- Added support for WebDAV URLs (thanks to Ryan Press)
- Added shortcut keys in master key prompt dialog
- Added entry templates functionality (first specify an entry
  templates group in the database settings dialog, then use the
  'Add Entry' toolbar drop-down button)
- Added AceCustomConfig class (accessible through host
  interface), that allows plugins to store their configuration
  data in the KeePass configuration file
- Added ability for plugins to store custom data in KDBX
  database files (PwDatabase.CustomData)
- Added interface for custom password generation algorithm
  plugins
- URLs in the entry preview window are now always clickable
  (especially including cmd:// URLs)
- Added option to copy URLs to the clipboard instead of opening
  them (Options -> Interface, turned off by default)
- Added option to automatically resize entry list columns when
  resizing the main window (turned off by default)
- Added 'Sync' command in KPScript scripting tool
- Added FIPS compliance problems self-test (see FAQ for details
  about FIPS compliance)
- Added Rijndael/AES block size validation and configuration
- Added NotifyIcon workaround for Mono under Mac OS X
- Added confirmation box for empty master passwords
- Added radio buttons in auto-type sequence editing dialog to
  choose between the default entry sequence and a custom one
- Added hint that group notes are shown in group tooltips
- Added test for KeePass 1.x plugins and an appropriate error
  message
- Added interface for writing master password requirements
  validation plugins
- Key provider plugin API: enhanced key query method by a
  context information object
- Key provider plugin API: added 'DirectKey' property to key
  provider base class that allows returning keys that are
  directly written to the user key data stream
- Key provider plugin API: added support for exclusive plugins
- The '-keyfile' command line option now supports selecting key
  providers (plugins)
- Auto-Type: added option to send an Alt keypress when only the
  Alt modifier is active (option enabled by default)
- Added warning when trying to use only Alt or Alt-Shift as
  global hot key modifier
- TrlUtil: added search functionality and toolbar
- TrlUtil: version is now shown in the window title

- Improved database file versioning and changed KDBX file
  signature in order to prevent older versions from corrupting
  newer files
- ShInstUtil now first tries to uninstall a previous native
  image before creating a new one
- Improved file corruption error messages (instead of index out
  of array bounds exception text, ...)
- The 'Open in Browser' command now opens all selected entries
  instead of just the focused one
- Data-editing commands in the 'Tools' menu in the entry dialog
  are now disabled when being in history viewing mode
- Right arrow key now works correctly in group tree view
- Entry list is now updated when selecting a group by pressing
  a A-Z, 0-9 or numpad key
- Improved entry list performance and sorting behavior
- Improved splitter distance remembering
- Improved self-tests (KeePass now correctly terminates when a
  self-test fails)
- The attachment column in the main window now shows the names
  of the attached files instead of the attachments count
- Double-clicking an attachment field in the main window now
  edits (if possible) or shows the first attachment of the
  entry
- Group modification times are now updated after editing groups
- Improved scrolling of the entry list in item grouping mode
- Changed history view to show last modification times, titles
  and user names of history entries
- KeePass now also automatically prompts to unlock when
  restoring to a maximized window
- Improved file system root directory support
- Improved generic CSV importer preview performance
- When saving a file, its path is not remembered anymore, if
  the option for opening the recently used file at startup is
  disabled
- Improved auto-type input blocking
- Instead of a blank text, the entry dialog now shows
  "(Default)" if the default auto-type sequence is used in a
  window-sequence association
- Most broadcasted Windows messages do not wait for hanging
  applications anymore
- Improved main window hiding at startup when the options to
  minimize after opening a database and to tray are enabled
- Default tray action is now dependent on mouse button
- New entries can now inherit custom icons from their parent
  groups
- Improved maximized state handling when exiting while the main
  window is minimized
- Improved state updating in key creation form
- Improved MRU list updating performance
- Improved plugin incompatibility error message
- Deprecated {DOCDIR}, use {DB_DIR} instead ({DOCDIR} is still
  supported for backward compatibility though)
- Last modification times of TAN entries are now updated
- F12 cannot be registered as global hot key anymore, because
  it is reserved for kernel-mode / JIT debuggers
- Improved auto-type statement conversion routine in KeePass
  1.x KDB file importer
- Improved column width calculation in file/data format dialog
- Improved synchronization status bar messages
- TrlUtil: base hash for forms is now computed using the form's
  client rectangle instead of its window size
- Various code optimizations
- Minor other improvements

- Recycle bin is now cleared correctly when clearing the
  database