How to Setup KeePass Password Manager

KeePass is a free password manager that has been installed on most Moore workstations and is available for everyone to use. There are several password managers in the market to choose from at varying costs and functionality. The important point is that you set up and use a password manager to provide the best opportunity to create, store, and use strong passwords across all your accounts, both work and personal.

Set up new database and secure with a very strong password only you know
1. Select KeePass from Start Menu and then click Cancel in the popup
2. Under File → New follow the prompts to set up your database file and password
3. This is the only password that will work so make sure to remember it without writing down
Give your Database a name and leave the Security, Compression, Recycle Bin and Advanced tabs at their defaults – you can change if you wish later in File → Database Settings
1. Store your KeePass database in OneDrive so you can access it from anywhere
Use Groups to keep related or similar accounts together so they’re easier to locate along the left
To add information for an account, go to Entry → Add Entry or right-click in the right pane
1. Enter a Title for the entry, Username and use the prefilled random strong password or click the icon on the Repeat line and Open Password Generator… to generate a new one
2. Fill in the URL associated with this account by copying it from the login screen
3. Add any associated notes (security questions and answers, additional information, etc…)
To populate all your accounts in an easy bulk upload, follow these instructions:
1. First add a dummy entry into your KeePass system, under any group, and Save
  1. Make sure to fill in the Name, Username, Password, URL and Notes fields
2. Use File → Export… and select Customizable HTML file to export your dummy entry
  1. Navigate to the location you want for the file in Export to: and click OK
  2. In the window that pops up displaying the information, select the Layout tab
  3. Check Title, User name, Password, URL and Notes boxes and click Export
3. Open the html export file you just created in Excel and Save As… a .csv file
4. Add all your current accounts according to the columns in the file and Save
5. Use File → Import…, select Generic CSV Importer option and navigate to the .csv file you just updated with all your accounts and click OK
6. Click Next twice and then Finish to complete the import
7. Your accounts will all be under the main root folder (name of your database) so you’ll need to move them to their respective Groups you set up earlier
To use an entry to access an account, right-click the entry, hover over URL(s) and select the appropriate action/browser to open in. Right-click entry to Copy User Name and Copy Password
1. You can also use the Perform Auto-type option to fill in once the login page is up
To set a strong password for an account, go to that site’s password change function and use the Tools → Generate Password… function to generate a strong random password
In order to have your password recoverable, go to File → Print → Print Emergency Sheet… and complete the form as directed and store in a physically secure location (safe or locked file)
NEVER share your Password Manager password with ANYONE!!!