Codebook 4.4, the latest release of our password manager, is now available. In this version we’ve added support for storing image and PDF files as attachments to Entry records, along with support for large databases (e.g. > 1GB), an improved sync feature, and a ton of other adjustments and improvements. A new Help page is available for the attachments feature, and we’ve got a getting started tutorial for it as well. Get the full run-down of changes in this version, and update to the latest version to check it out!

We’ve just posted some information on our discussion forum about Codebook 2 no longer running on iOS 14.5. If you’re unable to access your data we’ve got migration steps available.

We are pleased to announce that SQLCipher 4.4.3 is now available. It includes the following important changes:

SQLCipher Core

• Updates baseline to use SQLite SQLite 3.34.1
• Fixes bug in sqlcipher_export() handling of NULL parameters
• Removes randomization from several tests to avoid spurious failures
• Changes internal usage of sqlite_master to sqlite_schema
• Omits unusued profiling function under certain defines to avoid compiler warnings

SQLCipher Commercial and Enterprise

The following changes and enhancements are available for Commercial and Enterprise packages:

• Improves SQLCipher for iOS to include static libraries packaged in an .xcframework supporting Simulator on Apple Silicon
• Updates packaging for SQLCipher for iOS to use a notarized DMG to avoid security warnings on Big Sur
• Increases minimum supported Java version for the SQLCipher JDBC package to Java 8
• non-FIPS packages using OpenSSL now include the latest release of 1.1.1j

Availability

Commercial and Enterprise - On-demand access to new releases of SQLCipher packages are available to all licensees with an active support subscription from the Customer Downloads fulfillment site. Licensees will also receive a separate email notification regarding the update and can contact us at any time for private support directly from the SQLCipher development team.

Community Edition - SQLCipher Community Edition source code is available on GitHub, via AAR packaging for Android, and CocoaPods for iOS.

We’ve got another Codebook development update post available for the month, this time over on the discussion forum, in case anybody wants to leave feedback directly. Like the last one in November, it has news about our current efforts, what we’ll be working on next, and how we’ve been responding to feedback and bug reports. We have a few point release updates on the way, but we’ll be holding off until after the holidays so we can provide proper customer support should anything arise.

Happy holidays from all of us here at Zetetic!

Today we released Codebook 4.3.0 with support for AutoFill on Android and macOS Big Sur, along with several other improvements and bug fixes for Windows. Please read on for highlights; download links and version requirements are available here:

https://www.zetetic.net/codebook/documentation/requirements/

Autofill for Android

Codebook for Android version 4.3.0 includes a new Autofill feature allowing you to seamlessly fill in your passwords and other other data into login forms in other apps and websites.

macOS Big Sur and Password AutoFill

Codebook for macOS 4.3.0 is ready to go on macOS Big Sur 11! Mostly we needed to adopt the new Big Sur UI for the application windows, and update our app icon. However, we were also able to take advantage of the new Password AutoFill support in macOS Big Sur!

Update: There’s a bug in 4.3.0 for macOS, Codebook’s Password AutoFill extension isn’t showing up in System Preferences > Extensions, making the feature unavailable. This affects both the Direct and Mac App Store versions. Version 4.3.1 is on the way with a fix right now, our apologies!

Other things to note about this update for macOS:

• The new minimum version of macOS that Codebook supports is 10.12 (previously it was 10.10). If you can’t upgrade right now, that’s okay, the new version doesn’t break compatibility for sync with previous versions.
• ⚠️ The encrypted database location in your Home folder has changed! Please update any scripts or backup jobs that use the old location.

The new database location path for macOS is (all one line):

~/Library/Group Containers/PD7G6HRMGV.net.zetetic.STRIP/Strip/default.strip/strip.db

Codebook for Windows

Codebook for Windows 4.3.0 provides several minor feature updates and bug fixes, including:

• Adds a new Exclude Characters feature on the Password Generator
• Password Weakness Warnings are displayed when setting a Master Password
• Adds a new License Key window for easier access within the application

What About iOS?

Update: Since a few people have (quite reasonably) already asked: Codebook for iOS 4.3 with support for iOS 14 is already available, visit this page in the App Store using your device to get the latest version. We released 4.3.0 in early September and followed that up with 4.3.1, which adds support for the latest iPhone and iPad screen sizes.

Need Help?

As always, please feel to reach out to us at support@zetetic.net. You can also provide feedback and ask questions on our community discussion forum.