LatchKey Password Vault Version 1.2.0 Released

Greetings friends. The latest version of LatchKey Password Vault is now available for download.

WARNING: This release will cause your latchkey file to no longer function from previous versions as we've made major changes to the file format. Also, hashes are no longer stored for validation. You will be prompted for all validation methods (password, PIN, or Pattern) before an attempt to validate your entries is made through decryption. We feel this is a minor inconvenience for a major boost to program security.

To help with this transition we've now included a new feature for importing CSV files. The CSV export feature is already available. We ask that you export your password files first to CSV, install LatchKey 1.2.0, delete your LatchKey LKF and setting files, and then run latchkey through the initial password selection process. Once finished, click the File->Import... menu option, select the exported CSV file, Click No when prompted, and your old entries will be imported into the new LatchKey file.

NOTE: Remember to delete your CSV when the import process is finished. We don't plan on having any more significant changes to the LatchKey file format so this should be the one and only time you need to go through this process.

Thanks,
The LatchKey Team

To download visit the project page at: http://talegen.com/Projects/LatchKey

WrenchClock.com Splash Page Going Live

And here we go! We've changed the oil, put coolant in the radiator, and we're working on the tune. In the mean time we're starting up our social media engine to keep anyone and everyone who's interested in the WrenchClock service to stay informed on our progress and release dates.

If you haven't done so already, visit the wrenchclock.com website now and signup for e-mail alerts for details on when our service will be going live.

LatchKey Password Vault 1.1.3 Update Available

The LatchKey Password Vault application has been updated with some significant new changes. Among those are the following major changes:

1. The main key chain file format has been modified to include a header allowing the file to be moved from one computer to another. Prior versions were unable to load due to the location in which the password salt was stored.
2. The AES encryption algorithm code was rewritten to utilize to follow best practices for hash and input vector storage. Because of these changes, key-chain files from previous versions will not be readable. 
3. The main window was modified to include a menu system for quickly accessing new features.
4. A key chain entries export to CSV (comma-separated value text file) feature was added.
5. An ability to create new key chain files as well as open different key chain files was added.
6. New settings to set the maximum number of attempts for application entry validation was added to settings. The default value on start-up is now 3.
7. Minor logic bug fixes.

http://talegen.com/Projects/LatchKey/

We've got plenty of new features coming so keep coming back for more news!

LatchKey Password Vault 1.1.2 Update Available

We have uploaded some new bug fixes with the latest LatchKey build 1.1.2. This update alleviates the bug of prompting for a PIN and/or Pattern after a failed password entry. If password entry fails, other validators will now not display and the program will exit. The pattern validation dialog has also patched a bug where the pattern validation was not resetting properly. 

Please be sure to download the latest version. http://talegen.com/Projects/latchkey/

LatchKey Password Vault 1.1.1 Patch

We've uploaded a quick-fix patch for the new settings features that prevents a thrown exception error dialog from occurring the first time a user visits the settings page after upgrading to version 1.1. Please be sure to download the latest version. http://talegen.com/Projects/latchkey/

LatchKey Password Vault 1.1.0 Released

We’re announcing a new release of the LatchKey password vault program that fixes a few issues as well as adds new multi-phase validation with the addition of a PIN and pattern entry on startup. You will now also be able to specify where your keychain file is stored allowing for quick and dirty cloud-backups with disk-to-cloud services like G-Drive, Skydrive, etc. Download LatchKey Password Vault 1.1.0 right now and let us know what you think.

LWSS 1.0.0 Released

We’re announcing the first release of the Lightweight Scheduler Service.

The Lightweight Scheduler Service (LWSS), pronounced “lew-ess”, is a simple Windows service developed to allow web developers a quick and easy way to support their web-applications with an independent and reliable logic processing service. Many web-applications need processes to execute on timed intervals. Some developers choose to execute threads within their web application context, but web servers such as IIS can be configured to wipe out application pools at unknown intervals, thus closing these threads. Developers need a way to keep their scheduled logic running constantly outside of web server threads and the Windows task scheduler.

LWSS is based upon a simple plugin-based architecture and can easily be extended to execute custom plugin libraries across multiple sessions (a configuration for one specific web application). A developer simply needs to install LWSS, develop and copy a compatible plugin library assembly into the plugins sub-folder, configure the service session and any plugin settings via the admin GUI, and start the LWSS service.

LWSS has some common configuration settings that are passed to the plugin assembly including database connection string, and e-mail server settings. This allows the developer to manage commonly utilized parameters across multiple plugins.

Each plugin can be configured to execute at a given time of day and/or on a specified per-second interval. The core process of LWSS executes an execution check every second. For example, a plugin execution interval can be set to execute every 30 seconds starting from the time the service started. LWSS can determine the start time and then execute the plugin every 30 seconds thereafter.

Download LWSS 1.0 right now and let us know what you think.