This is an odd situation. I normally setup clients with Keepass to keep passwords secure. Occasionally, a computer is in an open place and there are no private passwords, but there are still licenses for software, virus protection, backup programs etc. that is convenient to have with the computer. Since my clients use keepass, I'd like to use keepass to store that information.
When I make a database and leave the password blank, I'm told that an empty password is different from a blank password and am I sure I want to do this? There database is inaccessible. So, what is the difference between empty and blank, and can we setup a keepass database with no password?
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KeePass will not allow you to create a database with a Master Key that does not include at least one user defined component (i.e. Master Password, Key file, and/or link to Windows User Account). However, you can configure KeePass to open a database automatically by passing the Master Key credentials (e.g. a password) to KeePass on the command line. See http://keepass.info/help/base/cmdline.html. (Make sure you don't set the "Start minimized and Locked" option).
When I make a database and leave the password blank, I'm told that an empty password is different from a blank password and am I sure I want to do this? There database is inaccessible. So, what is the difference between empty and blank, and can we setup a keepass database with no password?
The Master Key is the combination of user defined elements that KeePass uses to create the database encryption key. An empty password means that the Master Key includes an empty password (i.e. "Master Password" is checked and the password field is blank). No password means that the Master Key does not include a password (i.e. "Master Password" is unchecked and the password field is blank).
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This is an odd situation. I normally setup clients with Keepass to keep passwords secure. Occasionally, a computer is in an open place and there are no private passwords, but there are still licenses for software, virus protection, backup programs etc. that is convenient to have with the computer. Since my clients use keepass, I'd like to use keepass to store that information.
When I make a database and leave the password blank, I'm told that an empty password is different from a blank password and am I sure I want to do this? There database is inaccessible. So, what is the difference between empty and blank, and can we setup a keepass database with no password?
KeePass will not allow you to create a database with a Master Key that does not include at least one user defined component (i.e. Master Password, Key file, and/or link to Windows User Account). However, you can configure KeePass to open a database automatically by passing the Master Key credentials (e.g. a password) to KeePass on the command line. See http://keepass.info/help/base/cmdline.html. (Make sure you don't set the "Start minimized and Locked" option).
The Master Key is the combination of user defined elements that KeePass uses to create the database encryption key. An empty password means that the Master Key includes an empty password (i.e. "Master Password" is checked and the password field is blank). No password means that the Master Key does not include a password (i.e. "Master Password" is unchecked and the password field is blank).
-wellread1