This note describes the new features, fixed bugs and known problems with the latest versions of Password Safe. For a short description of Password Safe, please see the accompanying README.md file. For more information on the product and the project, please visit https://pwsafe.org/. Details about changes to older releases may be found in the file ChangeLog.txt.
In the following, SFxxxx refers to Bug Reports, Feature Requests and Service Requests in PasswordSafe SourceForge Project tickets, and GHxxxx refers to issues in the PasswordSafe GitHub project.
- SF1599 Do not crash if pwsafe.cfg is missing (regression).
- SF1597 Group control no longer appears focused (green background) in initial Add/Edit window.
- GH1282 Autotype now handles backslashes correctly in all field values, not only password.
- GH1272 "Remember last N databases" now works correctly with N set to zero.
- GH1203 The initial focus for new entries is now on the Title control, which is more useful.
- Saving intermediate backups should no longer fail due to different security attributes.
- SF551 Document the fact that Screen Capture Protection isn't available before Windows 10 Version 2004, as well as the admin registry key used to disable it.
- GH1092 Size and position of main window is now restored correctly on displays with scale > 100%.
- Modality of dialog windows is now preserved across lock/unlock.
- GH1066 Signature verification no longer triggers network traffic.
- GH1075 PasswordSafe can now generate authentication tokens (one time password codes) for entries for site that require those for stronger security.
- Support control of screen capture protection feature at installation time, via checkbox in exe installer, SCREENCAPTUREPROTECTION=False option via msiexec.
- GH1041 PasswordSafe now verifies the signature when loading an app-specific dll.
- GH1025 PasswordSafe database-specific options now reset to default when a database is closed.
- SF1577 Changes to font preferences are now saved immediately.
- GH1021 Invalid values in System Option no longer trigger double error messages and crash.
- GH1014 Focus is now set correctly after unlock when not using system tray.
- GH1005 Backslash in passwords are now passed as-is in autotype.