Guarded Key - Password Manager

June 10, 2024

Optimized for Vision Pro. Optimized for MacOS with support for adjustable window size. Added support for split-screen on iPad. Switch between Colorfull and Grayscale user interface in Menu - Preferences. Optimized user interface layout for new iPhone/iPad devices. Fixed auto-sign-in feature.

October 21, 2019

Fixes: 1. Fixed for iOS 13 2. Updated user interface on iPhone X, Xr, Xs, Xs Max Improvements: When app is minimized, currently selected record remains visible if the app is reopened within 5 minutes. This is useful when switching between apps. Password of currently selected record is still automatically hidden for safety reasons when minimizing the app or switching to another app - that has not changed. We recommend signing out before you leave the device unattended. Dropped support for iOS 6, 7, 8. This version supports iOS 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 and (hopefully) higher.

September 26, 2016

New features based on user feedback and reviews. Thank you all for your ideas and valuable insight into how you use the app. If you haven't already, please, write a review to contribute to a better Guarded Key. iOS 10 update: fixed iCloud, In-App purchase (buy + restore). 1. Random password generator - Custom password setting now allows to generate random password. Auto-generated (cryptographic) password was for users too difficult to understand, but it is still the default option, because of great advantages - if you accidentally delete a record, you can easily recreate it and recover original password using Provider, Id, Password Length and Password Variation (if you use these values systematically or if you never change passwords), and passwords can be manually synchronized over insecure channels (in case aliens come to earth and destroy or disrupt our communication networks). 2. Password strength indicator - shows password strength using animated gauge. How to use the indication: Red (insecure password) - easy to crack. Increase password length, use lowercase and uppercase letters, numbers and punctuation marks. Yellow (average password) - could be broken after some effort or easily with supercomputer. Increase safety same way as described earlier. Green (secure password) - difficult to break into your online account, however using supercomputer and certain amount of time could be broken if the length is less than 12 characters (default value for Guarded Key). If you are a billionaire and use password generator for banking, use at least 15 characters or perhaps even 20. After all Guarded Key is doing all the remembering of long passwords, so why not use really long one (max. length supported 100 characters). Tap on password gauge and the app shows "Password summary", which shows password statistics (length, number of combinations, how much time it takes to break that password). 3. Expiration indicator - shows credit card expiration and product expiration using animated gauge. 4. Optimized for new iPhone and iPad screen resolutions. The list of records is always visible on iPhone with wider screen. Up to 8 different layouts specifically designed for each screen size (16 when considering portrait and landscape mode). Could you imagine so carefully designed app a few years ago? 5. Added support for Split Screen 6. Passwords tab changed - Sign In URL and Account Info moved to lower part of the scrolling list. This allows to display provider, id, password and password strength indicator on the first page without scrolling (especially on smaller screens of iPhone 4S and earlier). 7. Fixed sorting by birth date in Contacts Note: This is last release, which supports iOS 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. Next version will only support iOS 8, 9, 10 and higher. If you have older device you can continue using older version of Guarded Key, but when the time comes, we recommend upgrading to a device with latest version of iOS. Devices are getting better, faster and have more capabilities, which will allow Guarded Key app to bring new features. Guarded Key is just getting better every day!

September 21, 2016

New features based on user feedback and reviews. Thank you all for your ideas and valuable insight into how you use the app. If you haven't already, please, write a review to contribute to a better Guarded Key. 1. Random password generator - Custom password setting now allows to generate random password. Auto-generated (cryptographic) password was for users too difficult to understand, but it is still the default option, because of great advantages - if you accidentally delete a record, you can easily recreate it and recover original password using Provider, Id, Password Length and Password Variation (if you use these values systematically or if you never change passwords), and passwords can be manually synchronized over insecure channels (in case aliens come to earth and destroy or disrupt our communication networks). 2. Password strength indicator - shows password strength using animated gauge. How to use the indication: Red (insecure password) - easy to crack. Increase password length, use lowercase and uppercase letters, numbers and punctuation marks. Yellow (average password) - could be broken after some effort or easily with supercomputer. Increase safety same way as described earlier. Green (secure password) - difficult to break into your online account, however using supercomputer and certain amount of time could be broken if the length is less than 12 characters (default value for Guarded Key). If you are a billionaire and use password generator for banking, use at least 15 characters or perhaps even 20. After all Guarded Key is doing all the remembering of long passwords, so why not use really long one (max. length supported 100 characters). Tap on password gauge and the app shows "Password summary", which shows password statistics (length, number of combinations, how much time it takes to break that password). 3. Expiration indicator - shows credit card expiration and product expiration using animated gauge. 4. Optimized for new iPhone and iPad screen resolutions. The list of records is always visible on iPhone with wider screen. Up to 8 different layouts specifically designed for each screen size (16 when considering portrait and landscape mode). Could you imagine so carefully designed app a few years ago? 5. Added support for Split Screen 6. Online Accounts tab changed - Sign In URL and Account Info moved to lower part of the scrolling list. This allows to display provider, id, password and password strength indicator on the first page without scrolling (especially on smaller screens of iPhone 4S and earlier). 7. Fixed sorting by birth date in Contacts Guarded Key is just getting better every day!

April 5, 2014

This update brings 4 improvements. New features 1. and 4. are based on user feedback. Thank you all for your ideas and valuable insight into how you use the app. 1. Added new field “Category” in Online Accounts tab. This field is optional. We recommend using it with new feature "sorting and grouping". 2. Sorting and Grouping - when sorting records by Category, Group or Date, the app will organize records in the list in a tree-like structure, where records are separated into groups. You can test this feature with Demo Data on your device, if you go to Menu - Show Welcome Dialog or check out screenshots on our Facebook page. Get organized with Guarded Key! 3. Sorting options are saved - the app will remember sorting options. The next time you start the app, you will have the view setup as you left it. 4. Phone number - field length increased to 60 characters. Great for phone banking! Add account number, client ID, PIN, password etc. into the phone number in following format: Option A: +1-800-123456,,,1,987654321,112233 or Option B: +1-800-123456;1;987654321;112233. Note: Comma - wait for 2 seconds and continue dialing, Semicolon - wait until user presses “Dial” button, then continue dialing. How does that sound? Phone banking cannot be any easier. Guarded Key is just getting better every day! iCloud: Synchronize your Guarded Key database through iCloud service on all your devices. The app uses mirroring, which means that your encrypted database is stored locally on your device and mirror image of the database is stored in the cloud. Having encrypted database in the cloud is absolutely secure, nobody can access your data. Synchronization never uploads/downloads plain text data, only encrypted database is transferred over the networks. Encrypted database is secured by 4096-bit key and 8 layers of encryption. When device goes offline, Guarded Key still provides full access to your local database and allows making changes. When the device is online again, all changes are uploaded to the cloud. Guarded Key on all your other devices will synchronize those changes. Transition between offline and online is made seamlessly without any user interaction. Guarded Key uses smart synchronization, which can handle all conflicts: a) Change one record on two devices at the same time or while devices are offline. b) Change a record on one device and delete the same record on another device. c) Add record A on one device and add record B on another devices, after synchronization both records will appear on both devices. Other Cloud services will be available in future versions. Guarded Key "Declaration of Independence" on cloud services: With cloud service enabled, you can still use iTunes on your desktop/laptop computer to access and backup your database. If cloud service is inaccessible for any reason, Guarded Key will be fully functional and data accessible from locally stored database. How to enable cloud service: a) Go to "Settings" on your device, select "iCloud" and setup your account if you haven't done already. b) Turn "Documents & Data" setting "On". c) Start Guarded Key and sign into your database. d) When iCloud is enabled on the device, Guarded Key app detects it and enables iCloud synchronization automatically. How to disable cloud service: a) User can disable iCloud service on the device in "Settings -> iCloud" by turning "Documents & Data" Off b) User can leave iCloud on the device enabled and disable cloud only for Guarded Key by selecting menu item "Settings" in main menu of the app and switching radio button "Cloud service" to "Disabled". In this case other apps will have access to iCloud, except of Guarded Key.

February 17, 2014

1. Enabled use of shortcuts for all languages - text fields now support shortcuts stored on your device. When typing a shortcut, the app could freeze - this is now fixed. 2. Fixed keyboard input for Japanese, Chinese, Korean and other languages, which use logographic writing system (fixed for both - keyboard press and handwriting). iCloud: Synchronize your Guarded Key database through iCloud service on all your devices. The app uses mirroring, which means that your encrypted database is stored locally on your device and mirror image of the database is stored in the cloud. Having encrypted database in the cloud is absolutely secure, nobody can access your data. Synchronization never uploads/downloads plain text data, only encrypted database is transferred over the networks. Encrypted database is secured by 4096-bit key and 8 layers of encryption. When device goes offline, Guarded Key still provides full access to your local database and allows making changes. When the device is online again, all changes are uploaded to the cloud. Guarded Key on all your other devices will synchronize those changes. Transition between offline and online is made seamlessly without any user interaction. Guarded Key uses smart synchronization, which can handle all conflicts: a) Change one record on two devices at the same time or while devices are offline. b) Change a record on one device and delete the same record on another device. c) Add record A on one device and add record B on another devices, after synchronization both records will appear on both devices. Other Cloud services will be available in future versions. Guarded Key "Declaration of Independence" on cloud services: With cloud service enabled, you can still use iTunes on your desktop/laptop computer to access and backup your database. If cloud service is inaccessible for any reason, Guarded Key will be fully functional and data accessible from locally stored database. How to enable cloud service: a) Go to "Settings" on your device, select "iCloud" and setup your account if you haven't done already. b) Turn "Documents & Data" setting "On". c) Start Guarded Key and sign into your database. d) When iCloud is enabled on the device, Guarded Key app detects it and enables iCloud synchronization automatically. How to disable cloud service: a) User can disable iCloud service on the device in "Settings -> iCloud" by turning "Documents & Data" Off b) User can leave iCloud on the device enabled and disable cloud only for Guarded Key by selecting menu item "Settings" in main menu of the app and switching radio button "Cloud service" to "Disabled". In this case other apps will have access to iCloud, except of Guarded Key.

December 18, 2013

NEW FEATURES: Note: All improvements in this version are based on user feedback. We listen and we deliver as promised! 1. Added button "Sort" - choose how to sort records 2. Added more options for automatic sign in - for example if web site requires to enter user name, password and then captcha, the app can enter user + password and then wait. 3. FREE version is never locked after reaching free version limit for number of records. If you import contacts from the device while testing free version, the app used to lock access to user's data when signing in. Not any more. Now you can continue using free version of the app. 4. Added hints to the locked screen - hints show up while loading data after signing in. Bug fixes: 1. Lower memory footprint on iPhone (app now uses around 40% less memory (RAM) - locked screen images were used for both, iPhone and iPad. Images for iPhone now use optimal resolution to save memory. This will help in keeping the app alive longer. When iOS runs out of memory it is less likely that it will close Guarded Key (especially on older models of iPhone with less RAM). Guarded Key is just getting better every day! iCloud - synchronize your Guarded Key database through iCloud service on all your devices. The app uses mirroring, which means that your encrypted database is stored locally on your device and mirror image of the database is stored in the cloud. Having encrypted database in the cloud is absolutely secure, nobody can access your data. Synchronization never uploads/downloads plain text data, only encrypted database is transferred over the networks. Encrypted database is secured by 4096-bit key and 8 layers of encryption. When device goes offline, Guarded Key still provides full access to your local database and allows making changes. When the device is online again, all changes are uploaded to the cloud. Guarded Key on all your other devices will synchronize those changes. Transition between offline and online is made seamlessly without any user interaction. Guarded Key uses smart synchronization, which can handle all conflicts: a) Change one record on two devices at the same time or while devices are offline. b) Change a record on one device and delete the same record on another device. c) Add record A on one device and add record B on another devices, after synchronization both records will appear on both devices. Other Cloud services will be available in future versions. Guarded Key "Declaration of Independence" on cloud services: With cloud service enabled, you can still use iTunes on your desktop/laptop computer to access and backup your database. If cloud service is inaccessible for any reason, Guarded Key will be fully functional and data accessible from locally stored database. How to enable cloud service: a) Go to "Settings" on your device, select "iCloud" and setup your account if you haven't done already. b) Turn "Documents & Data" setting "On". c) Start Guarded Key and sign into your database. d) When iCloud is enabled on the device, Guarded Key app detects it and enables iCloud synchronization automatically. How to disable cloud service: a) User can disable iCloud service on the device in "Settings -> iCloud" by turning "Documents & Data" Off b) User can leave iCloud on the device enabled and disable cloud only for Guarded Key by selecting menu item "Settings" in main menu of the app and switching radio button "Cloud service" to "Disabled". In this case other apps will have access to iCloud, except of Guarded Key.

October 26, 2013

1. Designed for iOS 7! 2. Guarded Key introduces iCloud synchronization! Simply put: iCloud is a great feature. All changes to your data show up on all your devices. 3. "Call" button now allows choosing between Phone call and Skype call. 4. Import Contacts from iOS device - some contacts could not be imported due to empty fields in Contacts on the device. The app will now allow to import all contacts - the only requirement is having First name, Last name and Phone number on the device. 5. Contacts - app now allows having "First name" or "Last name" empty (at least one field must be filled) - this change allows to import Contacts with first name or last name missing on the device. Guarded Key is just getting better every day! iCloud - synchronize your Guarded Key database through iCloud service on all your devices. The app uses mirroring, which means that your encrypted database is stored locally on your device and mirror image of the database is stored in the cloud. Having encrypted database in the cloud is absolutely secure, nobody can access your data. Synchronization never uploads/downloads plain text data, only encrypted database is transferred over the networks. Encrypted database is secured by 4096-bit key and 8 layers of encryption. When device goes offline, Guarded Key still provides full access to your local database and allows making changes. When the device is online again, all changes are uploaded to the cloud. Guarded Key on all your other devices will synchronize those changes. Transition between offline and online is made seamlessly without any user interaction. Guarded Key uses smart synchronization, which can handle all conflicts: a) Change one record on two devices at the same time or while devices are offline. b) Change a record on one device and delete the same record on another device. c) Add record A on one device and add record B on another devices, after synchronization both records will appear on both devices. Other Cloud services will be available in future versions. Select cloud service provider of your choice. Guarded Key "Declaration of Independence" on cloud services: With cloud service enabled, you can still use iTunes on your desktop/laptop computer to access and backup your database. If cloud service is inaccessible for any reason, Guarded Key will be fully functional and data accessible from locally stored database. How to enable cloud service: a) Go to "Settings" on your device, select "iCloud" and setup your account if you haven't done already. b) Turn "Documents & Data" setting "On". c) Start Guarded Key and sign into your database. d) When iCloud is enabled on the device, Guarded Key app detects it and enables iCloud synchronization automatically. How to disable cloud service: a) User can disable iCloud service on the device in "Settings -> iCloud" by turning "Documents & Data" Off b) User can leave iCloud on the device enabled and disable cloud only for Guarded Key by selecting menu item "Settings" in main menu of the app and switching radio button "Cloud service" to "Disabled". In this case other apps will have access to iCloud, except of Guarded Key.

October 18, 2013

1. Updated for iOS 7! 2. Guarded Key introduces iCloud synchronization! Simply put: iCloud is a great feature. All changes to your data show up on all your devices. 3. "Call" button now allows choosing between Phone call and Skype call. 4. Import Contacts from iOS device - some contacts could not be imported due to empty fields in Contacts on the device. The app will now allow to import all contacts - the only requirement is having First name, Last name and Phone number on the device. Guarded Key is just getting better every day! iCloud - synchronize your Guarded Key database through iCloud service on all your devices. The app uses mirroring, which means that your encrypted database is stored locally on your device and mirror image of the database is stored in the cloud. Having encrypted database in the cloud is absolutely secure, nobody can access your data. Synchronization never uploads/downloads plain text data, only encrypted database is transferred over the networks. Encrypted database is secured by 4096-bit key and 8 layers of encryption. When device goes offline, Guarded Key still provides full access to your local database and allows making changes. When the device is online again, all changes are uploaded to the cloud. Guarded Key on all your other devices will synchronize those changes. Transition between offline and online is made seamlessly without any user interaction. Guarded Key uses smart synchronization, which can handle all conflicts: a) Change one record on two devices at the same time or while devices are offline. b) Change a record on one device and delete the same record on another device. c) Add record A on one device and add record B on another devices, after synchronization both records will appear on both devices. Other Cloud services will be available in future versions. Select cloud service provider of your choice. Guarded Key "Declaration of Independence" on cloud services: With cloud service enabled, you can still use iTunes on your desktop/laptop computer to access and backup your database. If cloud service is inaccessible for any reason, Guarded Key will be fully functional and data accessible from locally stored database. How to enable cloud service: a) Go to "Settings" on your device, select "iCloud" and setup your account if you haven't done already. b) Turn "Documents & Data" setting "On". c) Start Guarded Key and sign into your database. d) When iCloud is enabled on the device, Guarded Key app detects it and enables iCloud synchronization automatically. How to disable cloud service: a) User can disable iCloud service on the device in "Settings -> iCloud" by turning "Documents & Data" Off b) User can leave iCloud on the device enabled and disable cloud only for Guarded Key by selecting menu item "Settings" in main menu of the app and switching radio button "Cloud service" to "Disabled". In this case other apps will have access to iCloud, except of Guarded Key.

July 24, 2013

Guarded Key introduces iCloud synchronization! Simply put: iCloud is a great feature. All changes to your data show up on all your devices. 1. iCloud - synchronize your Guarded Key database through iCloud service on all your devices. The app uses mirroring, which means that your encrypted database is stored locally on your device and mirror image of the database is stored in the cloud. Having encrypted database in the cloud is absolutely secure, nobody can access your data. Synchronization never uploads/downloads plain text data, only encrypted database is transferred over the networks. Encrypted database is secured by 4096-bit key and 8 layers of encryption. When device goes offline, Guarded Key still provides full access to your local database and allows making changes. When the device is online again, all changes are uploaded to the cloud. Guarded Key on all your other devices will synchronize those changes. Transition between offline and online is made seamlessly without any user interaction. Guarded Key uses smart synchronization, which can handle all conflicts: a) Change one record on two devices at the same time or while devices are offline. b) Change a record on one device and delete the same record on another device. c) Add record A on one device and add record B on another devices, after synchronization both records will appear on both devices. Other Cloud services will be available in future versions. Select cloud service provider of your choice. Guarded Key "Declaration of Independence" on cloud services: With cloud service enabled, you can still use iTunes on your desktop/laptop computer to access and backup your database. If cloud service is inaccessible for any reason, Guarded Key will be fully functional and data accessible from locally stored database. How to enable cloud service: a) Go to "Settings" on your device, select "iCloud" and setup your account if you haven't done already. b) Turn "Documents & Data" setting "On". c) Start Guarded Key and sign into your database. d) When iCloud is enabled on the device, Guarded Key app detects it and enables iCloud synchronization automatically. How to disable cloud service: a) User can disable iCloud service on the device in "Settings -> iCloud" by turning "Documents & Data" Off b) User can leave iCloud on the device enabled and disable cloud only for Guarded Key by selecting menu item "Settings" in main menu of the app and switching radio button "Cloud service" to "Disabled". In this case other apps will have access to iCloud, except of Guarded Key. 2. New menu item "Settings" - enable/disable cloud service. 3. Sign in dialog now allows to save user name - convenient feature, however make sure you are using strong password. Do not make it easier for unauthorized user to access your data. 4. Bug fix: when editing Provider, User Id or Variation field, cursor jumps to the end of the text field - issue fixed. What's new in previous Version 1.2.6 1. New feature "Reminders" - app will notify you about upcoming events: birthdays and items about to expire. When the app loads the database and user signs in, the app will show "Reminders for the next 7 days". New item "Reminders" was added to the menu. 2. The app freezes when Auto-Correction of the text is set to "ON" and user is trying to sign into the database. The app only worked with Auto-Correction "OFF" set in Settings - General - Keyboard. This update fixes this issue. 3. When the field "Provider" contains space, app could crash when trying to sign in or download website icon - Fixed

Full version

Full version allows to add unlimited number of records into the database. User can request FREE registration code for other platforms (Mac OS X, Windows, Linux)