Sunday 7 March 2010

KeeFox Integrates KeePass and Firefox (At Long Last)

Firefox: KeeFox brings tight integration between the cross-platform, open-source password manager KeePass and Firefox, providing automatic logins, form filling, and more.

On Tuesday Kevin sang the praises of LastPass for password management, but a lot of readers are still in love with KeePass and aren't ready to trust their passwords with a third-party service, no matter how secure. Unfortunately, despite some solid plug-ins, KeePass's browser integration isn't close to as tight as LastPass's. That's where KeeFox comes in.

This extension is still a little rough around the edges (it's relatively young), but if you're a die-hard KeePass user and Firefox is your browser of choice, it's worth a little effort getting it set up. Once you do, the extension does automatic form filling, logs into sites instantly, offers one-click saving for adding new passwords to KeePass, and more.

The KeeFox extension is a free download, currently Windows only. If you use KeePass, this extension seems like a must have.