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A while back I was looking for a good way to create a very strong password for my KeePass Password Safe. If I was going to put all my passwords in to one database, it better be protected by a good password – a very good one, one which I would not be able to remember. Of course this does not mean I do something stupid like write it on a piece of paper. Duh!

• A USB stick? Ah too simple.
• YubiKey? Sounded very cool initially, but only can work with one password at a time and another device to take care of. And it was USB – too much friction if I had to enter the password 5-10 times a day.
• My phone: Ah perfect, it’s very personal. I never leave anywhere without it. WHich means it won’t be forgotten in my USB port when I’m out. And yeah, it’s got bluetooth (no shoving stuff in to usb ports).

So I set out to make a bluetooth app that could exchange keys with KeePass. Head on to the KeyXchanger page to get more info and download it.

The stand alone password exchanger

Even if you do not use KeePass, you can still use Key Xchanger. The download contains a stand alone application that allows your computer to exchange passwords with your phone. Some features of Key Xchanger are…

• All passwords are stored on your phone encrypted.
• Passwords on the phone are encrypted and can only be decrypted by an authorized computer
• Your password is not compromised even if you loose your phone, since one needs to attack both your phone and computer. This is extremely unlikely to happen.
• Passwords are never stored on the PC and are discarded immediately after being used.
• You can enter passwords in to almost any application on windows

Due to the large number of phones out there I would appreciate it if you could tell me if the application worked for you.

This entry was posted on Monday, March 22nd, 2010 at 7:39 pm and is filed under bluetooth, programming.