我敢肯定你以前听过很多次，直到你厌倦了听到它。您需要为每个帐户设置强大的唯一密码。不要多次使用相同的密码。不要使用个人身份信息，并尽可能长的密码。
这意味着没有密码，例如12345或abcde。还是经典密码(password)。如果您使用它们，那么请不要问自己或其他人为什么被黑客入侵。相反，您需要像g6J2_a1##@RlQ56..99+*B这样令人兴奋的东西。
但是问题就变成了，你不是一个可能会像这样解开难以理解的密码的机器人。这就是您需要密码管理器(password manager)的原因，因为我非常喜欢开源软件(open-source software)，所以我选择的密码管理器(password manager)是KeePass。
它也有我的忠诚，因为它有一个便携式版本，所以它适合我的U 盘(USB stick)。
首次设置 KeePass(Setting
Up KeePass For The First Time)
我将在本文中使用Windows便携式版本，因为我通常不喜欢在不需要时安装软件。另外，由于我使用多种设备，因此拥有可以在USB 记忆棒(USB stick)上运行的东西对我很有吸引力。
下载它(Download
It)
所以，首先你需要安装文件(installation file)（显然）。
如果您转到KeePass 下载页面(KeePass downloads page)，您将在顶部看到最新的 Windows 版本。始终使用最新版本。
在其下方，您将看到其他平台的KeePass版本，例如MacOS、Linux、iOS、Android等。黑莓(Blackberry)甚至还有一个。可爱(Cute)。
尽管它们不全称为KeePass ，但它们都与(KeePass)KeePass 密码(KeePass password)数据库完全兼容。
打开它(Open It
Up)
现在解压缩zip 文件(zip file)，确保文件夹结构保持不变。将解压缩的文件放在您的计算机或 U 盘(computer or USB stick)上并打开它。
单击KeePass.exe启动程序，您将看到一个登录窗口(login window)，可让您访问您的安全密码数据库(secure password database)。
但是由于这是您第一次使用KeePass，所以还没有数据库可以打开。所以你必须做一个。
关闭登录窗口(login window)，会跳出一个空白窗口。(blank window)
创建您的第一个数据库(Creating
Your First Database)
单击File–>New，这将显示此内容。
单击确定(Click OK)，下一步是制作并保存
KDBX 文件(KDBX file)（KeePass 密码(KeePass password)数据库的文件格式）。(file format)
确保它与其他(Make)KeePass文件夹和文件在同一个文件
夹中，这样它就不会被(t get)放错地方。
您还可以将KDBX 文件(KDBX file)重命名为您想要的任何名称。如果你愿意，就叫它芒果。(Mango)KeePass(KeePass doesn)不在乎。只要存在KDBX 文件(KDBX file)
格式，这就是一切。
设置数据库密码(Setting The Database Password)
阻止某人破解您的密码数据库(password database)的唯一
方法是您为KeePass 数据库(KeePass database)提供的密码。让它变弱，他们会直接破产。让它强大，他们永远不会进入。
所以不要急于(t rush)这个过程的这一部分。
尽量使您的数据库密码(database password)难以猜测。使用(Use)大小写字符、数字以及一些特殊字符，例如逗号或句号。
当您输入所需的密码时，密码的“估计质量”将向您显示KeePass对您选择的看法。你希望它尽可能高。
You Will Definitely Want An Emergency
Sheet!
最后会询问您是否要打印“紧急情况表”。是的！
出于显而易见的原因，没有重置密码选项。因此，如果您忘记了数据库密码(database password)，或者您死了，而您的近亲需要您的密码，那么您或他们将遇到大问题。
所以打印出紧急情况表(emergency sheet)，写下主密码，然后将其隐藏。如果它是给你的近亲的，把它和遗嘱放在他们可以找到的地方。
自定义您的数据库(Customize Your Database)
您的数据库现在将打开，您可以开始制作和保存密码。
登录类别在左侧。这些是KeePass为您提供的默认值，但您可以根据需要删除或重命名它们。您还可以无限制作新的。
它将在右侧保存两个示例条目，您可以继续删除它们。
生成您的第一个密码(Generating Your
First Password)
要生成密码，请转到密码数据库窗口的顶部，然后单击黄色小键。
现在将打开一个新的
密码窗口(password window)。您现在需要填写这些字段。标题可以是网站名称、软件名称等。用户名……嗯(user name…well)，这是不言自明的。URL显然是(URL)网站或软件服务(website or software service)的
链接。这些字段都不需要完成，但它会有所帮助。
现在输入密码。出于安全原因，密码用点隐藏。如果您单击三点按钮(dot button)，密码将自行显示。再次单击该按钮以屏蔽密码。
要生成密码，请单击三点按钮(dot button)下方的钥匙图标，您将获得此菜单。选择打开密码生成器。(Open Password Generator.)
您真的只需要使用字符集生成(Generate using character set)部分。选择密码的长度（一个好的长度是至少 25 个字符）。然后选择密码中需要的字符类型。
现在单击确定，密码框(password box)将预先填充密码。点击(Click)三个点按钮(dot button)，看看你得到了什么。不(Don)喜欢。再次使用密码生成器(password generator)进行另一次旋转。
在登录(Logging In)
当您想登录该站点时，右键单击KeePass中的条目并选择Copy Username。然后单击website and CTRL + V将用户名粘贴到（或在Mac上为(Mac)CMD + V）。再次右键单击该条目并选择复制密码并在(Copy Password)密码框中(password box)重复该过程。
您需要快速，因为 12 秒后，出于安全原因，
KeePass会擦除剪贴板中的信息。您可以在KeePass(KeePass)选项中缩短或延长时间。
结论(Conclusion)
KeePass使生成和管理复杂密码变得尽可能简单。现在不再有任何借口可以说维护唯一的密码既费力又压力大。KeePass只需点击几下鼠标即可轻松完成。
How To Set Up & Use The KeePass Password Manager
I’m sure
you’ve heard this many times before υntil you’re sick and tired of hearing it.
You need strong unique passwords for each of your accounts. Don’t usе the same
password more than once. Don’t use personally identіfying information and make
the passwords as long as possible.
This means
no passwords such as 12345 or abcde. Or the classic password. If you use them, well, don’t
ask yourself or others why you were hacked. Instead you need something utterly
mind-blowing like g6J2_a1##@RlQ56..99+*B.
But the problem then becomes that you are not a robot that can possibly reel off incomprehensible passwords like that. That is why you need a password manager, and since I absolutely love open-source software, my password manager of choice is KeePass.
It also
has my loyalty because it has a portable version so it fits on my USB stick.
Setting
Up KeePass For The First Time
I am going to use the Windows portable version for this article as I generally dislike installing software if I don’t need to. Plus, since I use multiple devices, having something that can go on a USB stick appeals to me.
Download
It
So, first
you need the installation file (obviously).
If you go to the KeePass downloads page, you will see the latest Windows versions at the top. Always use the most recent version.
Below
that, you will see KeePass versions for other platforms, such as MacOS, Linux,
iOS, Android, and so forth. There’s even one for the Blackberry. Cute.
Even
though they are not all called KeePass, they are nevertheless all fully
compatible with KeePass password databases.
Open It
Up
Now unzip
the zip file, ensuring that the folder structures remain intact. Place the
unzipped file on your computer or USB stick and open it.
Click on KeePass.exe to start the program and you
will see a login window that gives you access to your secure password database.
But since this is your first time with KeePass,
there will be no database to open yet. So you will have to make one.
Close the login window and a blank window will jump
up.
Creating
Your First Database
Click File–>New, which brings up this.
Click OK and the next step is to make and save a
KDBX file (the file format of a KeePass password database).
Make sure it’s in the same folder as the other
KeePass folders and files so it doesn’t get mislaid.
You can also rename the KDBX file to whatever you
want. Call it Mango if you want. KeePass doesn’t care. As long as the KDBX file
format is there, that’s all that matters..
Setting The Database Password
The only thing stopping someone from hacking your
password database is the password you give your KeePass database. Make it weak
and they’ll bust right through. Make it strong and they will never get in.
So don’t rush this part of the process.
Try to make your database password as difficult as
possible to guess. Use upper and lower-case characters, numbers, and maybe a
few special characters such as a comma or a full stop.
As you are typing in your desired password, the
“Estimated Quality” of the password will show you what KeePass thinks of your
choice. You want that going as high as possible.
You Will Definitely Want An Emergency
Sheet!
You will finally be asked if you want to print an
“Emergency Sheet.” YES!
For obvious reasons, there is no reset password
option. So if you forget your database password, or you die and your
next-of-kin needs your passwords, then you or they are going to have a major
problem.
So print out the emergency sheet, write the master
password down, then hide it. If it is for your next-of-kin, put it with the
will where they can find it.
Customize Your Database
Your database will now open and you can begin making
and saving passwords.
The login categories are on the left. These are the
default ones KeePass gives you but you can delete them or rename them if you
want. You can also make unlimited new ones.
It will have two sample entries already saved on the
right and you can go ahead and delete those.
Generating Your
First Password
To generate a password, go to the top of the password
database window and click on the small yellow key.
A new
password window will now open. You now need to fill in the fields. The title would be the name of the
website, software, whatever. The user name…well that is self-explanatory. The
URL would be the link to the website or software service obviously. None of
these fields HAVE to be completed but it helps.
Now for the password. For security reasons, the
password is concealed with dots. If you click the three dot button, the
password will reveal itself. Click the button again to mask the password.
To generate a password, click the key icon under the three dot button and you will get this menu. Choose Open Password Generator.
You really only need the Generate using character set section. Choose the length of your password (a good length is a minimum 25 characters). Then choose what types of characters you want in the password.
Now click OK and the password box will be
pre-populated with the password. Click on the three dot button to see what you
were given. Don’t like it. Use the password generator again for another spin.
Logging In
When you want to log into that site, right-click the entry in KeePass and choose Copy Username. Then click in the username box on the website and CTRL + V to paste the username in (or CMD + V on a Mac). Right-click on the entry again and choose Copy Password and repeat the process in the password box.
You need to be quick because after 12 seconds,
KeePass wipes the information from your clipboard for security reasons. You can
shorten or lengthen the time in the KeePass options.
Conclusion
KeePass makes generating and managing difficult
passwords as easy as possible. Now there is no longer any excuse to say that
maintaining unique passwords is draining and stressful. KeePass makes it as
easy as a few clicks of the mouse.
