User Names, Passwords, and Groups

Username, passwords and groups together with the additional parameters are managed in 4 tabs:

Basic Tab

In this tab the most inportant elements are combined.

Edit/View Entry

The following bits of information are associated with each password entry:

In addition, the field URL may be set in this tab:



Additional Tab

Edit/View Additional

Dates and Times Tab

Edit/View Dates and Times

Note: Password Safe will only warn the user when passwords have expired. It is the user's responsibility to change the password.

Password Policy Tab

Edit/View Password Policy

If you don't want to use the default password policy (see Setting a Password Policy), you can define in this tab a different password policy, marking "Use the policy below" and setting the apropriate elements.

Creating a New User Name and Password Entry

  1. Open the database where you wish to place the new entry
  2. From the Edit menu, select Add Entry
  3. Enter information into the Edit/View Entry dialog fields as necessary

Note: If a Group name is selected and then a new entry added, that entry will have that Group name prefilled in the Edit/View Entry dialog. If a name of a new group is added to the Group field, that Group will be created.

Generating and Editing Passwords

If you wish, you can enter your own password into the password field manually, or you can have Password Safe generate a new one based on the current Password Policy. To have Password Safe generate a password, just click on Generate in the Edit/View Entry dialog. If you're unhappy with the result, you can click on Generate again, or edit the password manually.


Notes:

Editing Existing Entries

  1. Select the password entry to edit from the list
  2. Select Edit/View Entry from the Edit menu

Note: By default, passwords are obscured. To see the password associated with the Entry click Show Password.

Add a New Group

  1. Select Add Group from the Edit menu
  2. Enter the Group name

Edit a Group Name


Note: Group names can be "nested," placing a group name within/under another group name.