On 08/03/14 03:56, Paul E Condon wrote: > I run Wheezy, desktop Xfce. I want to start using a password > safe. I've done some searching on the Web and would like to use Bruce > Schneier's "Password Safe".
Good choice. There are a myriad of "secure" password managers available. Unlike many of the others Password Safe has been thoroughly audited. (KeepassX has had some auditing). > There is a package in Sid by the name > "mypasswordsafe.deb". I hope that this is a version of Schneier's > software suitable modified to word with Debian. As someone has already pointed out. The version in the Debian repository not for your CPU. It's basically Password Safe with a GTK interface. You can use the Ubuntu package of Password Safe (I find it works well in Wheezy, not tested in Sid):- http://sourceforge.net/projects/passwordsafe/files/latest/download?source=files # dpkg -i passwordsafe-ubuntu-*.deb # apt-get -f install The last command install the missing dependencies, at minimum, libxerces-c3.1 libykpers-1-1 libyubikey0 Password Safe related projects:- http://passwordsafe.sourceforge.net/relatedprojects.shtml You can download the non-Debian package here (but you may find sticking to Debian packaging simpler):- http://www.semanticgap.com/myps/release/ <snipped> > > If, yes, I can conclude that a backport is not yet available. If it > is not yet available, is there some other password safe software that > someone will suggest for use while I wait for what I really want. Thoroughly audited (suitable for intended purposes)? Not AFAIK. Avoid "store in the cloud" password managers - trusting some company to keep your data safe, for free, doesn't have a great track record. "Popular" password managers with a history of vulnerabilities include Keepass and Lastpass (not an exhaustive list of less than perfect "security" products. The former at least don't store the data in a "cloud" but did take months to patch a minor vulnerability. > > TIA > Kind regards -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/531a61f8.6070...@gmail.com
