Home - New Database

In Password Depot, you have different options to create a new database:

  • Click on Database → New database.
  • Click on Home → button New database.
  • Click on Home → Local system → New database.

The New database wizard guides you through three steps to create a new database.

Step 1: Welcome

Choose a name and storage location for your database.

  • Database name: Enter a valid file name without path and file extension, e.g. "My passwords". The database will be saved under the name specified here with the file extension ".pswe", so that you can easily find it again later.
  • Storage location: Select the storage location for the database. Available locations include the local system, cloud services (Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, Box, HiDrive), and Internet server (FTP/WebDAV/HTTP). Click the New button to add a new storage location.

Click Next > to continue.

Step 2: Encryption

Specify encryption options for your database.

  • Protect with: Choose from three different methods for protecting the database:
    • Primary password: The conventional and – depending on the complexity of the password – secure method for encrypting a database with a primary password.
    • Primary password and key file: The database is protected with a primary password and, in addition, a key file.
    • Key file: The database is protected exclusively with a key file. Key files contain complex keys that are very secure and cannot be cracked even by brute-force attacks. However, keep in mind that anyone who has access to both your key file and your database can access your passwords! Therefore, treat the key file like a real "safe key" and always keep it in a secure place (e.g. on a USB stick).
  • Primary password: Enter your desired primary password here. You will need this password to open your database. The following buttons are available next to the input field:
    • Show/Hide Password (eye icon): Toggles the password display between masked and plain text.
    • Generate primary password (asterisk icon): Opens the Master Password Generator to create a particularly secure password.
  • Re-enter password: Repeat the primary password you entered previously. Both entries must be identical, otherwise the password will not be accepted.
  • pwned? Use this button to check whether similar passwords have been compromised in the past.
  • Password quality: A colored bar indicates the strength of your password. The larger the bar, the more secure your password. Never use passwords for which the bar is shown in red – stick to green or blue bars. Additionally, the estimated time it would take a professional attacker to crack the password is displayed.
  • Key file: This field is available when you have selected Primary password and key file or Key file as the protection method. The following buttons are available next to the input field:
    • Open key file: Select an existing key file.
    • Generate key file: Opens the Key File Generator to create a new key file.

WARNING: If you forget your primary password and you have not specified a decryption hint, or the hint does not help you, there is NO way to view the passwords in the affected database! Therefore, use a password that you can easily remember.

Click Next > to continue.

Step 3: Finish

Your database is almost ready. Here you can add comments and a decryption hint.

  • Comment: Optionally enter comments about the database.
  • Decryption hint: Enter a hint that could serve as a reminder if you forget your password.

NOTE: For security reasons, neither the decryption hint nor the comment may contain the primary password.

Click Finish to complete the creation of the database.