Revelation 0.4.7 review

Revelation is a password manager for the GNOME 2 desktop

License: GPL (GNU General Public License) File size: 532K Developer: Erik Grinaker

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Revelation is a password manager for the GNOME 2 desktop. Revelation program stores all your accounts and passwords in a single, secure place, and gives you access to it through a user-friendly graphical interface.

Here are some key features of "Revelation":
Secure storage of passwords - uses an AES-encrypted XML data file with Cipher Block Chaining and compression for randomization.
Uses a tree-structure for organizing accounts, making it easy to handle a large number of accounts.
Support for importing data from / exporting data to foreign file formats. Currently supported: Figaro's Password Manager, GNOME Password Manager (gpass), .netrc, XML, and plain text
Can access remote files via gnome-vfs
Has many different account types, covering the most common ones: creditcard, crypto key, database, door lock, email, ftp, generic, phone, shell, and website
GNOME-integrated; uses the gnome session manager, the gnome icon theme, gnome-vfs, gconf, and registers file mimetype info for Nautilus.
User-friendly: Drag/drop of entries, unlimited undo/redo good clipboard usage, HIG-compliant user interface, and more
Account search
Built-in password generator and password strength checker

Requirements:
pygtk 2.4.0
gnome-python 2.6.0
pycrypto 1.9
cracklib

What's New in This Release:
This release fixes a crash when unlocking a locked file, a couple of issues related to file loading, and a build problem.