LazLock Files

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A portable password manager for GNU/Linux & Windows that protects your data with 128 bit AES encryption.
LazLock also includes a password generator which allows you to create more secure passwords.

A plain text version of your data is never written to disk as all decryption is done in memory.

LazLock is portable, no installation is required, so it can be run from a USB drive.


To use:
When you run the program for the first time, you'll be prompted for a password. This password will be used to protect all of your login details so it should be a strong password but also easy to remember (it will also be the ONLY password that you'll have to remember from now on).
LazLock will then create a 'vault' file to securely store your data.

You can now start entering your login details for the various websites that you visit.
Each entry is sorted by category (Email, Work, Social Media etc.) to make it easier to find as your list of passwords grows.

Create more secure passwords by clicking on the 'Password Generator' icon and randomly creating a longer, harder to crack password.
Remember that you only need to remember one password, the one used to unlock LazLock, so make your other logins as secure as possible.

There is an option to create an unencrypted backup via 'Export as plain text' under the File menu.
I believe that this program is secure enough to use daily (and I do) but if you ever forget the password to unlock your vault then your files will stay locked and encrypted.
Safe, but encrypted.
There are no backdoors to LazLock and no way to access your data without the correct password.


I hope that you find this program useful.

Chris Hawkins
cyberfilth@protonmail.com

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The latest version of LazLock can be downloaded from https://sourceforge.net/projects/lazlock/
A beginners guide can be viewed at https://www.cpunk-security.com/lazlock2.html
Twitter: @CyberFilth

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Changelog

Version 2.0
Complete rewrite of LazLock.

-LazLock 2 uses 128 bit Rijndael block encryption with a 256 bit key.
-Changed the design to a ListView that allows the user to organise their logins by category and reduce the amount of hunting / scrolling to find an entry.
-Improved the password generator by including more character options and a password strength bar. This bar is a rough guide that doesn't take dictionary attacks into account (as the password is randomly generated) but provides visual feedback to encourage the user to create longer passwords.
-User interface has been simplified, icons and the right-click menu provides access to commonly used functions.

Version 0.8.0.0 - Version 1.0 (released 28/04/2016)
Used a very different codebase and presented data in the form of a spreadsheet.
This version encrypted data with a 64 bit Blowfish algorithm.