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KeePass the password safe is a free open source password manager, which helps you to manage your passwords in a secure way.

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AnyDesk Address Book with KeePass

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In this tutorial, KeePass Password Safe is used as the AnyDesk address book so that remote maintenance sessions can be started from KeePass.

The following steps show how to create a URL override scheme to get an AnyDesk session address.

Add KeePass URL Overrides

In the first step, go to the Integration section via Tools – Options – and click the URL Overrides button, then add a new entry with Add.

KeePass URL Overrides
cmd://cmd /C echo {PASSWORD} | "%ProgramFiles(x86)%\AnyDesk\AnyDesk.exe" {USERNAME} --with-password

After adding the url override scheme for AnyDesk, the new URL can be use in KeePass. But first KeePass must be closed and restarted.

KeePass entry for AnyDesk

The URL AnyDesk:

Into the field URL insert AnyDesk: the AnyDesk ID or alias is entered as the User name, and for Password the AnyDesk password.

double-click on URL

Let’s start AnyDesk session

By double-clicking on “AnyDesk” in the URL column, the session is started. User name and password are passed to AnyDesk.

The KeePass Password Manager

KeePass Password Safe is a free password manager program available under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL). KeePass encrypts the entire database, which can also contain usernames and the like.

AnyDesk remote desktop application

AnyDesk is a remote desktop application distributed by AnyDesk Software GmbH. The proprietary software program provides platform independent remote access to personal computers and other devices running the host application. It offers remote control, file transfer, and VPN functionality. AnyDesk is often used by technical support to provide remote assistance.

Conclusion

This tutorial shows how to use the KeePass Password Safe as an AnyDesk address book so that remote maintenance sessions can be started from KeePass.

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Launch OpenVPN connection from KeePass

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If you use the KeePass Password Manager for system administration, it makes sense to launch the OpenVPN connection and authentication directly from KeePass, for this purpose the user and password can be transferred via variables to another program, such as an FTP client or a browser. It would also be practical if you could launch a VPN tunnel directly from KeePass.

This tutorial shows how to set up and launch a OpenVPN connection from KeePass using the OpenVPN GUI.

Start KeePass OpenVPN connection

In which a new entry is created in KeePass, we add the target gateway to User name, namely the file name of the .ovpn connection file, which is created in the OpenVPN GUI, for connection to a VPN router or to a firewall.

cmd://"C:\Program Files\OpenVPN\bin\openvpn-gui.exe" --config_dir %USERPROFILE%\OpenVPN\config\ --connect {USERNAME}

Insert the line in the URL field, the paths correspond to those provided during the installation of the OpenVPN GUI Setup. If different directory paths are used, they must be adjusted.

Launch VPN connection from KeePass

The VPN connection is now started in the KeePass overview with a double click on the URL line, or with hit the key Ctrl+U.

Conclusion

This tutorial describes how to start a VPN connection from KeePass with the OpenVPN GUI. For system administrators, KeePass also offers useful support for administration and daily tasks wherever VPN access to remote systems is to be established quickly and easily.