Quick Start Guide
Quick Start Guide
Welcome to CryptKey, a secure and convenient offline password management tool. This guide will help you get started quickly with CryptKey.
๐ Install CryptKey
- Visit the Download Page to get the latest version installer.
- After downloading, double-click to run
CryptKey-x64_Setup.exe
. - Follow the installation wizard to complete the setup.
Important: Before installation, please carefully read and fully understand the Software License Agreement. You must agree to the terms before proceeding with the installation.
๐ Create Your RSA Keys
When you first start CryptKey, you need to generate an RSA key pair (public key and private key) for encrypting and decrypting your data:
- Open the CryptKey application.
- Click
Tools
>Generate Keys
. - Set the key length (recommended at least 2048 bits for security).
- Save your public key
.ckey
and private key.ckpem
files securely.
Important Reminder
Be sure to back up your keys to a safe location, such as a USB drive or other offline storage device. If you lose your private key file, you will not be able to read your password files!
๐๏ธ Create Password File
- On the CryptKey main interface, click
File
>New Password File
. - Choose a secure location to save your password database file
.ckp
. - Use your private key to decrypt and read this password file.
- Use your public key to encrypt and write to this password file.
โ Add Account Information
In the created password file, you can add various account information:
- Click the "Read Passwords" button to open the password file.
- Enter information such as Account, Password, Purpose, Notes, etc.
- Add multiple characteristic descriptions for each account in the Purpose or Notes field to facilitate subsequent searching.
- Click the
Add and Write
button to save to the password file.
๐ Search Accounts
CryptKey provides powerful fuzzy search functionality to help you quickly find the account information you need:
- Enter keywords in the Search Accounts box (can be account name, notes, or any characteristic description).
- CryptKey will display matching results in the password list in real-time.
- Click on the desired account to view detailed information.
๐ Cross-Device Sync (Optional)
If you need to synchronize password data between multiple devices, you can achieve this through the following steps:
- Export the encrypted password file from one device.
- Copy this file to other trusted devices.
- Import the password file on the target device and use the corresponding private key to read it.
๐ก๏ธ Security Recommendations
To better protect your personal information security, we recommend:
- Back up your keys to multiple USB drives, managing public and private keys separately
- Install CryptKey on computers in trusted environments
- Store password files on virtual disks, mounting them only when needed and unmounting immediately after use
By following these steps, you can now start using CryptKey to manage and protect your various account passwords. If you encounter any issues during use, please feel free to consult the complete documentation or contact our technical support team.
๐ง Email: CryptKey-sp@jainkre.com
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