The main window of Web Confidential comprises the following elements (from top to bottom): a toolbar, a status line, the Card Category popup menu, the four fields of each card, and, at the bottom, the Show Note disclosure triangle and the help icon. To the right of first field is the Card Navigation button (arrowhead icon), to the right of the second is the Card Attributes button (checkmark icon), and to the right of the fourth is the Eyeglasses icon. In the lower right-hand corner is the Apple Help Balloon toggle and the Web Confidential Help button.
The Web Confidential toolbar comprises the following buttons, which offer quick access to the main features of the program:
WWW
The Switch to an Internet Application button launches an Internet application from
within Web Confidential. By default, it launches your Web Browser. However, if
you click on it and hold the mouse button down, a popup menu allows you to select
a different application, such as an FTP, Email, Telnet, or Newsreader program.
Your selection then becomes the default action for this button until you make a
different selection.
This default is saved to disk when you exit and is restored the next time you launch Web Confidential.
Go
The Go button is similar to the Switch to an Internet Application but launches the
Internet application with the URL specified in the second field of the currently
displayed card. If the application you select is already open, this URL will be passed
to it and the browser will try to load this page in its currently active window.
When you keep the mouse button pressed a little while longer, the Go button displays a popup menu listing all of the cards of the currently active card category. If you select an item from the popup menu Web Confidential will go to that URL.
Copy Password
The Copy Password button allows you to copy a password to the Clipboard and paste
it into another application. This saves you having to enter your password
manually. It also shields the password from view for the sake of confidentiality.
Find
The Find button displays a Find dialog which enables you to search cards. It offers
two options:
Key
The Key button allows you to encrypt your Web Confidential password file. It
shows the window shown below. Enable the option "Encrypt On Save" to encrypt
your password file when you choose Save.
Use the option "Add to Keychain" if you want to store your passphrase in the Keychain.
Note: storing your passphrase in the Keychain will weaken your security to the 128-bit security that the Keychain offers.
Please review carefully Encrypting Password Files below before using this feature.
Save
The Save button saves your data to disk. Depending on the setting "Encrypt On
Save" (that you can set via the Key button), the file is saved normally or encrypted.
Add
The Add button allows you to add a new, blank card to your current password file. It
adds a new card of the type currently selected in the card category popup menu. To
add a card of a different type than currently displayed, first select a different type
using this menu, then press Add.
Delete
The Delete button allows you to delete the current card. Use this command
carefully, as it does not prompt you to confirm a card deletion.
The Web Confidential status line, which is located directly under the toolbar, contains the following items: on the left-hand side is an icon which indicates whether a password file will be encrypted on Save or not, in the middle is the context-sensitive command help line, and on the right is card index indicator. This displays the card number and the total number of cards in the selected category.
Each card in Web Confidential has four standard fields. They are labeled in various ways, depending on the type of card you have selected using the card category popup menu. In addition to the four standard fields, there is an optional note field for adding miscellaneous information about each card. By default, this is not displayed; to view or edit the contents of a note field, activate the Show Note check box in the lower lefthand corner of the main window.
To the right of the top field is the navigation button (the "arrowhead" icon) . If you click on this button, it displays a popup menu listing all of the cards of the currently active card category. They are listed by the entry in the first field. If you select an item on this list, the corresponding card will be displayed.
To the right of the second field is the card attributes button (the "checkmark" icon). These attributes govern the behavior of Web Confidential when loading an URL entered in this field. If you click this button, it displays a popup menu listing the three URL attributes. If an attribute is checked, it is turned on.
To the right of the fourth field is the Eyeglasses icon. This displays the contents of the Password field in a Help Balloon or Help Tag.
To the right of the Name field is the Card Navigation button (arrowhead icon). Pressing this button gives you a popup menu with all cards in the current selected category. Select a menu entry of the popup menu to make that card the current card.
These are the three Card Attributes that you can turn on:
Open in New Window
If the "Open in New Window" option is turned on, this page will be opened in a
new window in your Web Browser rather than an existing window. Default: off.
Automatic Access
Turn the "Automatic Access" option on to include the username and password in the URL.
While most password-protected pages can be automatically opened this way, WWW Forms are not,
so for WWW Forms this option must be disabled. Default: on.
Disable history
If the Disable history attribute is checked, URL Manager Pro's history function will
be switched off (if the program is running). This may be desirable for reasons of
confidentiality. Default: off.
In addition to the these three attributes, a fourth menu item is also displayed.
Edit URL
If you select this item, a two-line editing window is opened displaying the contents
of this field. This is particularly helpful for viewing and editing long URLs that are
longer than the standard field display box.
The File menu has the following commands:
New
The New command creates an empty password file. When you save it for the first
time, you will be prompted for a distinctive filename.
Open
The Open command provides you with a file selection dialog with which you can
open an existing password file from on your hard disk or from a floppy disk.
Quick Open
The Quick Open command lists the files found in two folders: "Startup Items" and
"Cabinet". Quick Open is a convenient way to open files without going through the
file selection dialog. More information about the "Startup Items" and "Cabinet"
folder is below.
Close
The Close command closes the currently active password file. If you have modified
it, you will be prompted to save changes before closing it.
Save
The Save command writes the currently active password file to disk. Functionally
equivalent to the Save button on the toolbar.
Save As
The Save As command enables you save the currently active password file under a
different name.
Revert to Saved
The Revert to Saved command enables you retrieve the previously saved version of
the currently active password file as stored on disk. Use this command to undo
changes you have made to the currently active password file.
Export to Text
The Export To Text command exports all data from all cards to Tab Delimited text
format. You might want to use this command when you want to use this data for a
database.
Import trom Text
The Import from Text command reads in data from a Tab Delimited Text file.
Import from Keychain
The Import from Keychain will import all Internet passwords from the Keychain not
already in the password file.
Helper Settings
The "Helper Settings" command allows you to modify the interaction of Web
Confidential with two external Internet applications.
Remote Login
If you enter the login and password prompts issued by a remote host in the two
fields displayed and activate the Automated Login check box, Web Confidential will
attempt to open a Telnet session with a host automatically using the toolbar's Go
button. This applies to hosts specified cards of the type Login Accounts only. This
will only work if you have Better Telnet 2.0 as your preferred Telnet application.
If the" Login in the background" check box is switch on, Web Confidential will login in the background. It will switch to Telnet after the login process is completed.
POP Accounts
You can initiate reading your Email from a POP server via Web Confidential. You
also need Microsoft Outlook Express 5 or higher. You can download OE from:
http://www.microsoft.com/mac/oe/
Web Confidential will create a an empty POP account in OE named "Blank account". When you click the Go button in Web Confidential, the following actions will be performed by OE via Web Confidential:
Print
The Print command allows you to print the currently active password file. Some
options in Preferences determine what is actually printed. To change the printer
font, change this setting via Internet Config.
Quit
The Quit command allows you to exit Web Confidential. If any password files are
open and changes have not been saved, you will be prompted to saves changes first.
The Edit menu has the following commands:
Undo - Z
Not yet implemented.
Cut - X
Move the currently selected text to the Clipboard
Copy - C
Copy the currently selected text to the Cipboard.
Paste - V
Paste the contents of the Clipboard at the cursor location.
Clear
Delete currently selected text.
Select All - A
Select all text within the currently selected field.
Find - F
The Find command displays the Find dialog which enables you to search cards. It
offers two options:
Functionally equivalent to the Find button on the toolbar.
Find Again - G
The Find Again command repeats previous Find operation. It bypasses the Find
dialog.
Generate Password - M
The Generate Password command lets you generate a random password.
Note: you can use the option 'Hexadecimal Digits' to generate WEP keys. For a 40 bits key use 10 characters, for a 104 bits key use 26 characters.
Copy Password - C
The Copy Password command copies the contents of the password field of the current card to
the Clipboard.
Preferences - ;
The Preferences command allows you to modify various settings used by Web
Confidential.
Add Card - N
The Add card command allows you add a new card to the currently active password
file. Functionally equivalent to clicking on the Add button in the toolbar.
Delete Card
The Delete command allows you to delete the current card. Use this command
carefully, as it does not prompt you to confirm a card deletion. Functionally
equivalent to clicking the Delete button on the toolbar.
Next Card - Page Down
The Next Card command moves you to the next card in the currently active
category.
Previous Card - Page Up
The Previous Card command moves you to the previous card in the currently
active category.
First Card - Home Page
The First Card command moves you to the first card in the currently active category.
Last Card - Last Page
The Last Card command moves you to the last card in the currently active category.
Copy Card
The Copy Card command copies all card data to the Clipboard.
Paste Card
The Paste Card command creates a new card and copies card data from the Clipboard
into it (see previous command).
Revert Card
The Revert Card command restores the card data after you have been editing it.
Sort Cards
The Sort command sorts all cards in the currently active category.
Update - U
The Update command ensures that changes you've made in card fields are synchro-
nized with the Web Confidential database. It also updates the arrow popup menu.
Change Category
The Change Category command moves the current card to another category. Select the
destination category from the submenu. A shortcut you can use: using option-select
on the Category popup menu will also change the category of the card.
The Internet menu has the following commands:
WWW - B
The WWW command launches your Web Browser or switches to it if it is already
running.
FTP - F
The FTP command launches your FTP program or switches to it if it is already
running.
Email - M
The Email command launches your Email program or switches to it if it is already
running.
Login - L
The Login command launches your Telnet program or switches to it if it is already
running.
News - N
The News command launches your Newsreader or switches to it if it is already
running.
Internet Config settings determine which applications are actually launched. This program is included in Mac OS 8 and higher. Use the 'Internet' Control Panel to configure these settings.
Open 'Startup Items'
If the preference is checked, Web Confidential automatically loads the password files found in the
folder with this path:
The tilde character stands for your home directory.
If the a password file in the Startup Items folder is encrypted, you will be prompted for the key before it is opened, but only when Web Confidential is not launched in the background. Default: on
Enable Shared Menus
If the Enable Shared Menus option is checked, Web Confidential will install the Shared
Menus Component at startup. If you prefer to run without Shared Menus, disable this
preference. To deinstall the Shared Menus Component, remove it from the Extensions
folder on Mac OS 9 and from ~/Librabry/Components/ on Mac OS X. On Mac OS 9, you
need to restart your Mac after deinstalling the component. On Mac OS X, first quit
all your Internet applications before removing the Shared Menus Component. Default: on
Show Shared Menus in Web Browsers Only
With Enable Shared Menus enabled, this option determines of Shared Menus are
shown in all Internet applications or only in your Web Browser. Default: off
Show Passworld Field as Text
For reasons of security and confidentialty, Web Confidential substitutes the contents of
Passworld Fields as bullets. This option can switch this feature off. Default: off
Create 'Untitled' Window
A new, blank window is opened every time Web Confidential is started up. Default: off
Helper Applications
If the Launch Web Browser option is checked, your Web Browser will be launched
at startup. Default: off
If the Launch FTP Client option is checked, your FTP program will be launched at startup. Default: off
If the Launch Email Application option is checked, your Email program will be launched at startup. Default: off
If the Launch Telnet Application option is checked, your Telnet program will be launched at startup. Default: off
If the Launch Newsreader option is checked, your Newsreader will be launched at startup. Default: off
Note: Internet Config settings determine which applications are actually launched.
Confirm When Deleting Cards
With this option enabled, you will be warned when you delete a card. Default: on
Automatically Sort Categories
With this option enabled, the categories will remain sorted on name. Default: off
Keep Notes Visible
By default, the note associated with a card is collapsed and can only be seen by
expanding the disclosure triangle. To always show the note data, enable this option.
Don't Show Eyeglasses Icon
Web Confidential displays the contents of Password Fields in a ballon window when you
pass the mouse over such a field. For reasons of security or confidentiality this can be disabled. Default: off
Use IC Screen Font
The font used in the Card Window is by default Geneva 10pt. On Mac OS 9,
you can change this font by using the Appearance Control Panel. Please
change the 'Small System Font' property. Default: off
You can override this preference by specifying the 'Screen Font' property in Internet Config and enabling the Use IC Screen Font checkbox. This is supported Mac OS 9 only.
Note: On Mac OS X, the default font can not yet be changed.
Remember Position
To have Web Confidential remember the position of its main window, select this option. Default: off
Auto Save on Close
With this option enabled, your documents will be automatically saved when you
close them. Default: off
Auto Save every 'x' minutes
With this option enabled, your documents are automatically saved every 'x'
minutes. Default: off
Use the "Blowfish" Algorithm/Use PGP
Web Confidential allows you to encrypt your password files with either the
Blowfish algorithm or PGP. For more information about the pros and cons of these
two schemes, click the More Info button and follow the instructions to the
respective URLs.
MacPGP 2.6.3/MacPGP 2.6.2
If you prefer to use PGP for encryption, you can use either version 2.6.3 or 2.6.2.
With MacPGP 2.6.3, you enter your key directly in Web Confidential. If you use
MacPGP 2.6.2, you will be passed automatically to MacPGP, where you enter your key.
Note: The MacPGP option is not much used in Web Confidential.
Note: This option is not supported in Mac OS X.
Browser
With the Browser popup menu, you can configure Web Confidential to
recognize the Web Browser you use. Default: Netscape Navigator. This allows you
to have more than one Web Browser installed on your hard disk and have Web
Confidential recognize the correct one. However, Web Confidential will first try to
use the Internet Config settings, if these are available.
Security
Automatically locks documents after 'x' minutes of user inactivity. Default: off
Backup
If the Automatic Backup option is turned on, Web Confidential will create a copy
your previous password file when you choose the "Save" command. It will be called
"<filename>.bkup" Default: off
Print ATM/PIN Codes
If the Print ATM/PIN Codes option is turned on, the ATM/PIN Codes field of the
corresponding cards will be included when you issue a print command. Default: off
Print Notes
If the Print Notes option is turned on, all Notes fields will be included when you
issue a print command. Default: off
Note: you specify your preferred printer font via Internet Config.
Web Confidential allows you to protect your password file with a so-called key or passphrase. A key is similar to a password. Once you have protected a password file with a key or passphrase, Web Confidential will prompt you for the key or passphrase each time you open this file. In addition, Web Confidential uses this key or passphrase to encrypt the password file. This provides provides excellent security for your password file.
Encryption is a complex subject and discussion of it is beyond the scope of this document. Suffice to say that if you protect your Web Confidential password file with a key ten characters in length, it is extremely unlikely that anyone would be able to crack the code. Always create a key with mixed upper- and lowercase letters and numbers; such a key is more difficult to crack. Your key can even be a multi- word phrase (spaces are permitted). The key can be 56 characters (=448 bits) in length.
To ensure that you type your key or passphrase correctly, Web Confidential prompts you to enter it twice.
Unprotected password files and encrypted password files have slightly different icons; an encrypted password file is recognizable by an unbroken key depicted on the icon. This is to help you verify that a password file has indeed been encrypted.
Warning
If you lose or forget the key you used to encrypt your Web Confidential password
file, there is no way you will be able to access the data in this file. Do not even
contemplate contacting us for help. We have not designed any kind of back-door
mechanism in Web Confidential to enable us to open an encrypted password file
without the key. If you have lost your key, your data is gone for good; your only
recourse will be to re-enter all your data in Web Confidential manually. Our advice:
if you encrypt your password file, use a key that you are certain you will never forget
or keep a copy of your key in a safe place.
"Startup Items" folder
Web Confidential automatically loads the password files found in a folder with this path:
If a password file in the Startup Items folder is encrypted, you will be prompted for the key before it is opened, but only if Web Confidential is in the foreground.
You can turn off the Startup Items feature by switching off the "Startup Items" folder option on the At Startup page of Preferences (Edit menu).
"Cabinet" folder
Files in the"Cabinet" folder are, together with the files in the "Startup Items" folder,
listed in the Quick Open submenu of the File menu and the Cabinet submenu of the Diamond Shared Menu.
The path of the Cabinet folder should be:
Web Confidential is accompanied by a Contextual Menu Manager (CMM) Plug-in. Its purpose is to make entering data into Web Confidential cards much easier.
Currently, only a version for Mac OS 9 is available.
For example. Select a piece of text in your Email message or text editor and then Control-Click. With the hierarchical command shown below, you can transfer the data to one of the five available fields of a Web Confidential card. The command adds data to the current open card. If there is no open card, a new card is created in the current category.
Installation
To install this CMM Plug-in, drag and drop it to the System Folder (Mac OS 8 or
higher is required).
Note: the plug-in is not yet supported on Mac OS X.
You have access to all your password cards via the Mac OS X Dock.
Click on the Web Confidential icon in the Dock and hold the mouse button down. You will see listed all the categories in your password file. Move over a category to see the contents of the category. Choose a card from the submenu to load the that card in your web browser.
Where a card has its Automatic Access attribute not set (default for WWW Forms cards), the Card Info Window will be opened. Use this window, with its Password and Submit button to automatically enter user ID and password when the web page has been fully loaded.
Holding down the command key while making a menu choice always brings up the Card Info Window, also named 'utility window'.
Note: Web Confidential does not have to be the current active application. You can have Explorer or OmniWeb in front and then click on the Web Confidential icon to get access to your cards.
Below an example screenshot.