2017 History
PasswordSafe was originally designed by Bruce Schneier and released as a free utility application. Since then,
it has evolved considerably. The following table has links to pages detailing the release history of PasswordSafe
since the project was made open source. This can be useful for seeing
what features were added and what bugs were fixed since a given release.
8 October 2017
PasswordSafe version 3.44 for Windows has been released.
Bugs Fixed in V3.44.0
| 1438 |
Double backslash is now correctly parsed in Run Command. |
| 1432 |
Perform autotype of correct entry when the user changes the selection made by a Find. |
| 1431 |
The protected entry padlock symbol is now used in all places where a
protected entry is listed in any dialog.
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| 1430 |
If an expired or about to be expired entry is edited at database open (requires
warning preference to be enabled), the database will be saved if the 'Save database
immediately after any change' preference is enabled. After the open is complete,
these changes can be undone/redone if required.
|
| 1429 |
Tree and List views now retain focus when a shortcut entry is created. |
| 1428 |
Remember Find toolbar state when restoring from minimized. |
| 1420 |
The virtual keyboard font size setting is now persistent. |
| 1398 |
Remember if PasswordSafe was maximized when exited. |
Changes to Existing Features in V3.44.0
| • |
The option that allows you to change the color of the system tray icon
displayed when Password Safe is initially started and when there's no open database
has been removed. The standard PasswordSafe brown icon will be used. |
| • |
Use the Add/Edit font in preference to the Tree/List font outside
the actual Tree/List views (since the Tree/List fonts may be too large). |
New Features for V3.44.0
| • |
When exporting a group or the results of a filter, if any additional entries have
been exported (e.g. base entries of aliases or shortcuts already exported),
they will be noted in the Export report. |
| 844 |
The default font for the password field is now 12pt Consolas. |
| 843 |
The default font for Tree/List views, Add/Edit fields and an entry's Notes is now 10pt
Segoe UI. |
| 842 |
A new symbol (paperclip - Unicode U+01F4CE) to indicate that an entry has
an attachment (V4 databases only) has been implemented but, if the currently
selected Tree/List font does not support it and the user is not running
Windows 10, then the old symbol ('+') will be used. |
| 841 |
Close/exit is now allowed via System Tray icon when the database is open in read-only mode. |
| 839 |
The list of expired entries now shows protected entries in
italics, indicating that they must be unprotected before they
can be updated. |
| 828 |
The main window can now be set to be partially transparent via
Manage->Options->Display. |
5 July 2017
PasswordSafe version 3.43 for Windows has been released.
Bugs fixed in V3.43.0
| 1410 |
Don't forget '-r' flag when database not found, and needs to be searched. |
| 1409 |
An entry is now correctly re-selected after editing if the preference "Save database
immediately after any change" is disabled. |
| 1403 |
Help has been updated to document that an entry's Notes field has a size limit of 30,000
characters. |
| 1402 |
Group image is now correct after dragging an empty sub-group to the next higher
level. |
| 1401 |
After deleting an entry, the next visible entry (if present) is selected. If not present,
then the previous entry (if present) will be selected. |
| 1400 |
The Toolbar now correctly disables buttons when a Group is selected. |
| 1399 |
A disabled image is now shown when no characters to copy are available.
This has also been implemented wherever the "Copy Password" button is used outside
the Toolbar. |
Changes to Existing Features in V3.43.0
| 809 |
Maximum configurable idle timeout increased to 10 hours. |
New Features for V3.43.0
| 832 |
If many databases are open at the same time, after opening a database, the user
can specify a database index (1-99) that will be superimposed on the System Tray icon
to aid identification. In addition, the System Tray icon tooltip has been enhanced
to show more of the database name. |
| • |
You can now specify additional command line parameters to the
external editor used to edit the Notes field from the Add/Edit Basic dialog. |
| • |
It is now possible to export the currently filtered entries to a
new PasswordSafe database. |
| 833 |
Right-clicking on a base entry now allows you to select any one
of its dependants, i.e. alias or shortcut. |
| 834 |
We've added the option of displaying the safe combination when
entering during database creation, opening and change of combination. |
1 April 2017
PasswordSafe version 3.42.1 for Windows has been released.
Bugs fixed in V3.42.1
| 1404 |
Regression: In read-only mode, Entry popup menu's View Entry item restored (was mistakenly disabled). |
| 1266 |
Regression: Toolbar elements display correctly on high-resolution monitors
under Windows 8.1 and later now supported in 64-bit builds. |
31 March 2017
PasswordSafe version 3.42 for Windows has been released.
Bugs fixed in V3.42.0
| • |
Fix issue when locking database when not using the System Tray. |
| • |
Fix empty group validation on DB open. |
| G288 |
Changes to default password policy now persistent under V4 databases. |
| 1395 |
PasswordSafe now correctly duplicates a group containing both a base entry and
its dependent i.e. shortcut or alias. |
| 1393 |
Correctly handle opening a locked database, which is open in R/W by another user. |
| 1392 |
If the command line parameter '-g' is used to specify a configuration
file by its relative path, PasswordSafe will now look for it in the same
directory as the executable unless overridden by the PWS_PREFSDIR environment
variable. |
| 1391 |
Fixed slow opening of a database if the default group display is completely
collapsed. |
| 1385 |
The filter active indicator now shows in Windows 7. |
| 1384 |
Toolbar images and text are now back in sync. |
| 1367 |
Fixed regression in command line arguments -h and -u support. |
| 1358 |
When PaswordSafe automatically locks to the TaskBar, the unlock window now gets
input focus when clicking on the icon to unlock the database. |
| 1346 |
The Notes window scroll position in Add/Edit no longer jumps to last selected
line when it is reshown after being hidden. |
| 1275 |
The scroll positions of the Tree and List views are now saved on minimize and
used to set the window position when it is restored. |
Changes to Existing Features in V3.42.0
| • |
Previous commands, e.g. edit or delete an entry, are no longer cleared when the database
is locked to enable their undo after the database has been unlocked. |
| • |
User selected font sizes are now saved in points in the configuration file so that the
same size of font is used across different user systems if sharing the configuration file. This
helps where the different systems have different resolutions. |
| 819 |
A duplicated entry's creation time is set to the time of duplication.
All other times are copied from the original. |
| 816 |
Set installed version in uninstall section of Registry for Windows version. |
New Features for V3.42.0
| • |
A new internal filter has been implemented to show only those entries from
last Find. Access via the View menu or Ctrl+K shortcut. |
| • |
PasswordSafe now supports the "long press" as the equivalent of a right mouse click
on Windows systems with touch screens running Windows 7 and later. |
| 822 |
An open database can now be locked via the File menu or a Toolbar button
irrespective of whether the System Tray is used or not. |
| 821 |
A new symbol for protected entries (locked padlock - Unicode U+01F512)
has been implemented but, if the currently selected Tree/List font does not support
it and the user is not running Windows 10, then the old symbol ('#') will be used. |
