Password Safe is a free and open source program that allows you to use a unique password for all your accounts, without actually having to remember all those username and password combinations. The program is a single binary/exe that requires no installation, which makes it highly portable and conveinent, and runs on all various flavors of Windows.

Starting Password Safe the first time results in a window prompting for the location of the password database you wish to open. As you have yet to create the database, simply clicking Create new database will allow you to, surprisingly, create your database file as well as assigning a Master Password that is necessary for authentication during day to day usage. Pick a strong and secure password, but do not forget it, as there will be no way to recover your password file without it. Hey, you wanted security right?

Adding a new username/password is simple and straightforward, even allowing for the creation of random ultra-secure passwords. You may wish to take advantage of this feature because Password Safe is able to fill in the login form inside your browser with a simple keyboard shortcut (CTRL+T). Not only will Password Safe remember your passwords, it also facilitates the ability to create strong passwords.

As our Internet lifetime continues to age, we are constantly challenged in remembering and maintaining all of our account information. Password Safe is an excellent tool whose value is only truly realized the more you use it.