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Frequently Asked Questions

Here are some common ones. More will be added in due time

Where and how the database is stored?

OneKeePass stores all your passwords and other details in a single encrypted file in any place supported by the iOS's Files app or Android supported File Manager - typically called "My Files" or just "Files"

What is the format of the OneKeePass database?

OneKeePass supports the well known KeePass database format KDBX 4.

What is a key file ?

A key file is a file containing random bytes that is used in addition to your master key for additional security. You can basically use any file you want as a key file. Such a file should have random bytes data and the content of this random data remains the same as long as it is used as key file.

What is mater key?

The database file is encrypted using a master key. This master key is derived using multiple components: a master password, a key file or both

Accordingly you can use only a master password or only a key file or both to secure your database

How many databases can be opened ?

You can open many databases at the same time.

How to synchrozie the database file between devices?

OneKeePass does not do any automatic synchronization at this time. As the password database is a single file, you can use any of the cloud storage service for the synchronization between devices and also for the backup

Are file attachments supported?

Yes. You can attach any number of files to an entry. In the entry form screen, you can upload, view and delete. Any previously attached file can be copied to a location outside the database.

It is recommended to use this feature only to store few/small files.

As these attached file contents are encrypted and stored within the database, attaching many/large files is considered to be out of the scope of a password manager. The database opening and saving then will be slow. It is better to use a specialized file encryption softwares - VeraCrypt,Cryptomator - to store many/large files

How do to add one or more TOTPs (Timed One-Time Passwords) to an Entry?

Select an entry and click Edit button or add a new entry. When the entry form is in edit mode, you can click Set up One-Time Password to add a TOTP - Fig 1. A dialog box is opened - Fig 2. In the dialog box, you can chose to scan a QR code or to enter the secret string or OTP url that you got from the website or application you are authenticating to. On scanning QR code or entering valid values, the otp token will be generated

You can add more than one TOTP fields for an Entry under the section ADDITIONAL ONE-TIME PASSWORDS. To add additional OTP fields, please click on the + as seen in Fig 1. In the opened dialog - see Fig 2 - you can chose to scan or enter otp values. You need to enter a field name as shown in Fig 3,

If you want to update or to change an OTP field, the existing field needs to be deleted first and added with new values

You can see generated OTP values with progress indicators


How to fill username and passwords automatically ?

OneKeePass now supports the Autofill feature in both iOS and Android.

You can now seamlessly log in to websites and apps while maintaining strong and secure passwords in OneKeePass when you use the autofill service provided by OneKeePass

To use Autofill with OneKeePass, you need to enable OneKeePass in the device system settings first

How are entries organized ?

Entries are organized so that you can view them as Entry types or Categories or Group tree or Tagged entries.

Types


Tags


What are the entry categories ?

It is just the flattened list of keepass groups instead of a tree/folder like structure

What is an entry type?

Each entry type is a template that has certain set of fields. For example Login entry type include fields like username, password, url etc. OneKeePass supports some built-in standard entry types: Login, Credit/Debit Card, Bank Account and Wireless Router. More standard entry types will be added.

Can I create custom entry type?

Mobile version does not yet support this. It will be implemented soon.