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A password manager is a software application or hardware that helps a user store and organize passwords.

Password managers usually store passwords encrypted, requiring the user to create a master password: a single, ideally very strong password which grants the user access to their entire password database.

Some password managers store passwords on the user's computer (called offline password managers), whereas others store data in the provider's cloud (often called online password managers).

However offline password managers also offer data storage in the user's own cloud accounts rather than the provider's cloud.

While the core functionality of a password manager is to securely store large collections of passwords, many provide additional features such as form filling and password generation.

KeePass Password Safe is a free and open-source password manager primarily for Windows.

It officially supports macOS and Linux operating systems through the use of Mono.

Additionally, there are several unofficial ports for Windows Phone, Android, iOS, and BlackBerry devices.

KeePass stores usernames, passwords, and other fields, including free-form notes and file attachments, in an encrypted file.

This file can be protected by a master password, key file, and/or the current Windows account details.

By default, the KeePass database is stored on a local file system (as opposed to cloud storage).

The open-source model is a decentralized development model that encourages open collaboration.

A main principle of open-source software development is peer production, with products such as source code, blueprints, and documentation freely available to the public.

The open-source movement in software began as a response to the limitations of proprietary code.

The model is used for projects such as in open-source appropriate technologies, and open-source drug discovery.

In cryptography, encryption is the process of encoding a message or information in such a way that only authorized parties can access it.

Encryption does not of itself prevent interference, but denies the intelligible content to a would-be interceptor.

In an encryption scheme, the intended information or message, referred to as plaintext, is encrypted using an encryption algorithm, generating ciphertext that can only be read if decrypted.

For technical reasons, an encryption scheme usually uses a pseudo-random encryption key generated by an algorithm.

It is in principle possible to decrypt the message without possessing the key, but, for a well-designed encryption scheme, considerable computational resources and skills are required.

An authorized recipient can easily decrypt the message with the key provided by the originator to recipients but not to unauthorized users.

A password is a word or string of characters used for user authentication to prove identity or access approval to gain access to a resource (example: an access code is a type of password), which is to be kept secret from those not allowed access.