http://www.geocities.com/ramix_info/passwordmanager.html

this is the one i use.

java based so it works on any OS and you can easily put it on your flash drive.

Password Management System (PMS) is one that works pretty well. It's console bsaed and can, I believe, be compiled on windows. It does use curses though. I don't remember the homepage right now, so you'll have to google it.

Try Gringott's - available from several repositories, but the main site appears to be gone.
or
Revelation - http://www.gnomefiles.org/app.php/Revelation

I prefer to use a small Excel spreadsheet. I can take it anywhere, I can use it anywhere, almost any OS, no problem. I can search, sort, update easily, I can make copies, and it fits on a thumbdrive with a lot of room left over. Maybe the other programs are pretty good- but they are still other, more programs I'd have to worry about. You can always password it, save it, change the extension, and most folk will be clueless if they find it.

The first thing that came to my mind was to check out SQLite for the DB and use your favorite scripting language to code the frontend. Most (if not all) of the popular scripting languages have hooks to SQLite. So, for instance, you could code it up in PHP, Perl, Python, Ruby, etc. to have a browser-based frontend. The entire project, database and all, could be stored on a USB key and kept in a secure place.

Good luck,

Robert Aldridge

First, thanks for the two suggestions. Let me update you on my progress.

Keepass is available for an assortment of platforms. It is, however, clearly written with non-UNIXish systems in mind. It lacks traditional UNIX/Linux make files, for example. There is, however, Keepassx which was done for the X Window System.

Leaving out the geek part of not succeeding, there is a version for Kubuntu Edgy Eft. Unfortunately, my production systems are still running Dapper Drake. So, while I could have "made it work" I realized that wasn't going to be the solution for most TUX readers. So, on to Gpass.

Gpass is a standard package in Dapper so all I had to do was tell the package manager to install it. It did and works with no problems. That's the good news. But, as aways, there is some bad news.

• It is a Gnome program and, therefore, requires Gnome libraries. Not surprising--that is the right way to write such a program--but it does mean the idea of just putting the program on a USB flash drive with the data will only work on systems with those libraries installed. This is not a big concern for me but I felt it worth mentioning.
• More important is that the structure of having two tables--one for the actual logins with the ability to relate any number of comments to it--isn't there. It also isn't there in Keypass.

That said, Gpass looks to me to be a reasonable solution if you are willing to settle for something without the multiple-comment ability. It takes zero work to install and it is very intuitive. I would recommend it and will probably use it at least until I find what I want or take the time to write what I want.

Phil Hughes

The Gnome Password Manager works great for me!

I've been using KeePass for a little while now. It's very secure (various forms of encryption), can be run from a thumb drive and works on Linux.

http://keepass.sourceforge.net/

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