Explanation: Password management

Managing the password is a program feature which allows you to store authentication data and to manage it. These data is compresses in the password file, using the Advanced Encryption Standard-Algorithm (AES) and then stored. In addition, the order of the data sets is chosen at random.

A public and a private key are used to encrypt the password. The public key is set by default and can be changed in the registry under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\O&O\O&O DiskImage\6.0. Please bear in mind that the key has to hold a value. An empty key will not be accepted. The private key is preset to a size of 64 Byte.

Important! Changes in the Registry may cause severe problems affecting the entire system and may cause the need to reinstall the complete operating system. Before making changes in the Windows Registry database, you should create an image of all the important data on your computer using O&O DiskImage.

Note: If you make changes in the Registry, it will require loading the database again. In the following chapter you’ll find brief explanations of the registry entries.

 

Explanation: Password management