KeePass / Feature Requests / #2969 Allow more failed password attempts

#2969 Allow more failed password attempts

Milestone: KeePass_2.x

Status: closed

Owner: nobody

Labels: None

Priority: 5

Updated: 2026-02-15

Created: 2026-02-15

Creator: Tom Coleman

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Hi, thanks for the great software.

Please allow more failed attempts for the master password in the "open database" dialog on startup. My fingers are dumb and my keyboard is a bit sensitive.

In my ideal world, I'd have a settings checkbox to allow infinite retries. For an easy fix that would probably solve all my problems: increase the number of retries before it closes the dialog (maybe 10?).

Thank you.

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Paul - 2026-02-15

Why is it an issue? Just press Ctrl Alt A/K again.

cheers, Paul

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Dominik Reichl - 2026-02-15

status: open --> closed

Group: KeePass --> KeePass_2.x
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Dominik Reichl - 2026-02-15

There already is a configuration option for that; see 'Configuration/Security/MasterKeyTries' on
https://keepass.info/help/v2_dev/customize.html#opt

Best regards,
Dominik

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