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Password Safe

Password Safe is an open-source password manager originally designed by Bruce Schneier and maintained by Rony Shapiro. It is free to use and is distributed under the Artistic License 2.0.

Licensing at a Glance

  • Open source
  • Freeware

  1. The project describes Password Safe as free open source software for Windows, designed by Bruce Schneier.[1]

  2. The collective work is copyright Rony Shapiro, and use of the code is allowed under the terms of the Artistic License 2.0.[2]

  3. Password Safe was originally released as a free utility, and its first open-source release was in 2002.[3]

  4. The implementation's source code is freely and openly available for inspection.[4]

  5. Windows downloads and Linux packages are published, with source code on GitHub and SourceForge.[5]

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References

  1. Password Safe · pwsafe.org · retrieved 2026-09-27
  2. pwsafe LICENSE · raw.githubusercontent.com · retrieved 2026-09-27
  3. Password Safe - History · pwsafe.org · retrieved 2026-09-27
  4. Frequently Asked Questions · pwsafe.org · retrieved 2026-09-27
  5. Password Safe · pwsafe.org · retrieved 2026-09-27
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