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Version 5.6 - 21 May 2024

  • Leading/trailing white spaces are now stripped from input
  • Modified KeyboardInterrupt handling
  • When viewing accounts, notes are no longer displayed if the user did not enter notes

Version 5.5 - 19 January 2024

  • Fixed error when changing the master password
  • Imported readline library for improved arrow key functionality (up arrow for previous input, etc)

Version 5.4 - 24 September 2022

  • Slightly modified the database format
  • NOTE: Databases and keys generated before v5.4 will no longer work on newer versions

Version 5.3 - 30 March 2022

  • Added "About" option to check the current version without having to check for updates

Version 5.2 - 13 March 2022

  • Modified the way options are printed and input is stored
  • Created a new module (print_manager.py) to handle printing text and clearing the terminal
  • Renamed the update module from update.py to update_manager.py
  • Cleaned up the update module
  • Changed actions and options lists (new formatting, changed numbers & letters corresponding to actions/options)
  • Terminal is now cleared before and after every action to reduce clutter
  • Fixed bugs related to account searching and modification
  • Replaced some if/else statements with Python 3.10 "match" statements
  • Added a safeguard against redirecting or piping the output of the program
  • Changed the font of the "PYPASS" title text
  • On Unix/Unix-Based systems, the "PYPASS" title text will be colored (may break if the terminal does not support ANSI escape codes)
  • Added "PYPASS" logo in the README.md file

Version 5.1 - 22 January 2022

  • Added a feature to change the master password
  • Changed master password prompts depending on the situation (change master password, enter new master password during first time setup, enter current master password, et cetera)
  • Major bug fixes regarding modification of accounts (was broken due to unreachable code)
  • As a security measure, the terminal is now cleared after exiting the program
  • Modified the README.md file and instructions
  • Increased the number of the iterations of the KDF function from 100K to 120K in compliance with the recommended settings of PBKDF2-HMAC-SHA512 listed by OWASP
  • NOTE: Databases and keys generated before v5.1 will no longer work on newer versions

Version 5.0 - 10 January 2022

  • Encryption algorithm upgraded from AES-128 to AES-256 and the mode is GCM
  • Hashing algorithm upgraded from SHA-256 to SHA-512
  • The hash of the master password is no longer stored on the user's disk
  • The master password is now validated by attempting to decrypt the database
  • Each service entry & password now has a unique nonce and authentication tag
  • Some core features were rewritten
  • Version is now stored in the info.json file instead of version.txt
  • Salt is now stored in the info.json file
  • Fernet is no longer used
  • Created a new module (encryption_manager.py) to manage encryption and decryption
  • Updates in the RELEASES.md file are now listed from latest to oldest
  • Added features to README.md file
  • NOTE: Databases and keys generated before v5.0 will no longer work on newer versions

Version 4.1 - 8 January 2022

  • Fixed typos in the RELEASES.md file
  • Fixed bugs when searching for a specific account
  • For security purposes, the plaintext password that is printed in the terminal when searching for a specific account will be hidden after 15 seconds
  • For security purposes, you will be asked if you wish to copy the plaintext password to your clipboard
  • Added check for updates feature (updating the program is optional, the user will be asked if they wish to update)

Version 4.0 - 29 November 2021

  • Program has been completely rewritten from scratch and restructured so that it is split into multiple files
  • A master key is now used (hashed with salt using SHA-256, key is derived using PBKDF2)
  • Fixed inconsistencies and bugs
  • Patched serious security vulnerabilities
  • PyPass title text is now hard coded into the main PyPass file
  • Multiple unnecessary imports were dropped
  • Better Pyperclip exception handling
  • Better KeyboardInterrupt exception handling
  • Rewrote instructions and README.md file
  • Changelog is now stored in the RELEASES.md file
  • NOTE: Databases and keys generated before v4.0 will no longer work on newer versions

Version 3.2 - 28 November 2021

  • Added a feature to allow you to generate a random password without changing the password of an existing account
  • Instructions have been rewritten
  • Revamped and reformatted the README.md file
  • Program no longer fails to launch if pyperclip library is not installed
  • Other bug fixes

Version 3.1 - 5 September 2021

  • Modified the README.MD file. Dates are now written in the British format
  • Updated instructions

Version 3.0 - 24 February 2021

  • Imported filedialog from tkinter
  • Replaced the inconvenient cut-and-paste key system. Now, when you open the program and the database.json file exists, you will be prompted with a GUI to browse to and open the key.key file.
  • Reformatted and slighty modified the README.MD file
  • Added option to "Reset Data" in the main menu (option X)
  • Minor modifications to the "Main Loop" code
  • Updated instructions
  • Fixed the "PYPASS" title text appearing as broken characters by changing the encoding to "utf-8" when opening the text.txt file
  • Fixed the "PYPASS" title text failing to download when the text.txt file is missing
  • Major bug fixes within first-time setup code
  • Improved program consistency
  • Switched between Search or Delete account options (C was delete and D was search)

Version 2.3 - 2 September 2020

  • Added "Edit Account" feature that allows you to edit username, password, and notes
  • Created "Assets" directory
  • Imported 2 features from 2 libraries: move() from shutil, urlopen() from urllib.request
  • Cleaned up the code slightly
  • Database file is now stored in the Assets directory
  • If the database.json file is still in the main directory, it will be moved automatically
  • If the Assets/text.txt file is not found, it will be automatically retrieved from this repo. If the internet is disconnected then this process will fail.

Version 2.2 - 21 August 2020

  • Cleaned up the code to make it more consistent
  • Added an option to generate passwords when adding an account
  • Fixed a bug regarding multiple choice selection
  • Replaced "#"s with "—"s
  • Added the following libraries: secret, string, pyperclip
  • Decrypted passwords will automatically be copied to clipboard when searching for a specific account (This feature requires pyperclip)
  • When adding a new account, if the user accepted a generated password, the password will be copied to clipboard (This feature requires pyperclip)

Version 2.1 - 20 August 2020

  • Added dates to new builds in the README.MD file
  • Added confirm password prompt when adding new account
  • Better exit handling implemented
  • "#"s are no longer hardcoded

Version 2.0 - 16 August 2020

  • Program re-written
  • Fixed a major security flaw
  • Removed the atexit library
  • Added "PyPass" title text on program start
  • Fixed a few typos
  • Website names are no longer saved in lowercase
  • Fixed all notes being saved as "User did not enter notes."
  • Implemented KeyboardInterrupt handling

Version 1.1 - 15 August 2020

  • Added new security features:
    • Passwords are hidden when adding new accounts
    • Passwords are encrypted and only get decrypted when searching for an individual account or deleting an account
  • NOTE: Database files from Version 1.0 will not work on Version 1.1+

Version 1.0 - 13 August 2020

  • Basic features released