Automating KeyPass to work with FileZilla Using this feature I can store the FTP connection details for my websites and launch FileZilla directly from KeePass, making it almost as convenient as using FileZilla’s site manager but much more secure. It also allows you to automate the steps for opening up an application and logging in to it. KeePass is a free open source application for securely storing and managing your sensitive login credentials. The solution I’ve come up with is to use a password management tool called KeePass Password Safe to store the connection details instead of putting them into FileZilla. Personally, I’ve been storing FTP connection details in FileZilla’s site manager because I have so many websites to manage but now that I’ve learned that it is a security risk, I’ve looked into finding a safer approach. However, I am of the opinion that encrypting the passwords would make it more difficult for the hackers and therefore would improve the security. The FileZilla developers contend that it is the job of the Operating System to keep your information secure and that even if they encrypted it, malware authors would easily decipher it. Yes, FileZilla stores all the site connection details that you save in the site manager in a plain text XML file. That file contained his FTP connection details for his website, including password in plain text.

He also discovered how the attack happened – his own computer got infected with malware which got access to a file created by the popular FTP client, FileZilla. One of my client’s websites got hacked recently but fortunately he was able to restore the website and tighten up security. An alternative to storing passwords in FileZilla or other FTP clients

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