Password Managers

Figaro’s Password Manager 2 – GTK2 port from Figaro’s Password Manager

Figaro’s Password Manager (FPM) is a utility that allows you to securely store your passwords you use on the web.

It is a Gtk2 port of Figaro’s Password Manager, a utility originally developed by John Conneely, with some new enhancements.

This software is not under active development.

Features include:

  • Passwords are encrypted with the AES-256 algorithm.
  • Key for encryption is generated with PBKDF2 using HMAC-SHA-256 with 8192 iterations.
  • Copy passwords or usernames to the clipboard.
  • Copy passwords or usernames to the primary selection.
  • If the password is for a website, FPM can keep track of the URLs of your login screens and can automatically launch your browser. FPM therefore operates as a sort of bookmark manager.
  • Teach FPM to launch other applications, and optionally pass hostnames, usernames or passwords to the command line.
  • Password generator that can help you choose strong passwords.
  • Passwords can be organized in various category and may have detailed notes.
  • With “search as you type” function you easily find what you want.
  • Auto-minimise and/or auto-locking passwords database after configurable time to the tray icon.
  • Internationalization support: Basque, Bulgarian, Czech, English, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Russian and Spanish.

Website: als.regnet.cz/fpm2
Support: FAQ
Developer: Aleš Koval (building on work by John Conneely)
License: GNU GPL v2

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