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Leading Open Source Password Manager Password Safe Implements YubiKey Support

Yubico, the leading provider of simple, open online identity protection, today announced a successful implementation of YubiKey two-factor authentication with the free, open source password manager software Password Safe. The joint solution offers Windows users an easy and affordable way to manage and secure their Internet passwords from their own computer.

Password Safe is the leading open source consumer password manager software, assisting more than one million users with a free, easy and secure way to manage passwords. To ensure that unauthorized users do not get access to the passwords stored in the software stored on the computer, Password Safe has now integrated support for YubiKey two-factor authentication, including the high security challenge-response functionality.

"The combination of Password Safe's proven Open Source approach to secure password management with Yubico's secure and elegant hardware authentication token provides users with the best of both worlds: independently verifiable two-factor security and ease-of use," said Rony Shapiro, project manager for Password Safe.

The YubiKey is a small, practically indestructible USB-token that simplifies the process of logging in with a secure One-Time Password (OTP).

"As online identity theft rapidly increases, Yubico is pleased to see a growing number of password managers and open source projects adding support for YubiKey two-factor authentication," said Stina Ehrensvärd, CEO and founder, Yubico. "Password Safe offers a well-implemented software enabling YubiKey users to easily manage and control their passwords from their own computers."

The Password Safe software is available for free download at pwsafe.org. It takes only a few minutes to install it on a Windows computer, and any YubiKey can be programmed by the user to the YubiKey challenge-response mode to be used with Password Safe. To further simplify for Password Safe users, Yubico offers a pre-configured set of two YubiKeys at a one-time cost of US $45.

For more information, please visit yubico.com/PasswordSafe.

About Password Safe
Password Safe is a free and open source software program for storing passwords in Microsoft Windows. For more information, please visit pwsafe.org.

About Yubico
Yubico is the leading provider of simple, open online identity protection. The company's flagship product, the YubiKey®, uniquely combines driverless USB hardware with open source software. More than a million users in 100 countries rely on the YubiKey for online identity protection with simple and secure access to computers, networks and online services. Customers range from individual Internet users to e-governments and Fortune 500 companies. Founded in 2007, Yubico is privately held with offices in California, Sweden and UK. For more information, please visit yubico.com.