Password Tech 3.5.3 released

Version 3.5.3 features new “Advanced” password options “Include at least one character from each subset”, min./max. length of words in (external) word lists (range 1-100), as well as an option to redefine separators in passphrases. The “PassCube” password manager features the new filter option “Entries with weak passwords” (via main menu, View | Filter). Entropy values of passwords are now specified with one decimal (such as “92.3”). Encryption/decryption of text from the clipboard was not functional and has been fixed.

Example for the new password option “Include at least one character from each subset”: If the character set is specified as <AZ><az>:2<09><symbols>, the resulting password will contain:

• 1+ upper-case letters (<AZ>)
• 2 lower-case letters (<az>:2)
• 1+ numerals (<09>)
• 1+ special characters (<symbols>)

As of version 3.5.3, Password Tech uses format specifiers of the form %N to format strings, with N being the index of the argument (starting at N=1) to be inserted into the formatted string. All arguments are provided as strings by the application. The new format was chosen because it provides higher flexibility and security. Password Tech is still compatible with the old format (%d for digits, %f for floating point numbers, %s for strings, etc.), and the original strings are still provided in the old format to avoid merge conflicts when updating existing translations.

As of version 3.4.5, Password Tech uses the PO format (.po files) for translations. The custom LNG format (.lng files) is considered deprecated. Instructions on converting translations from the old LNG to the new PO format can be found in the manual. Password Tech still supports both formats but I recommend all translators to switch to the PO format at the earliest opportunity, since it is more powerful than LNG and also widely supported by many applications and editors, such as POEdit.