Vauz Changelog

version 1.4.1

Password editing, Touch ID and auto-lock options

Features
Security
Improvements
Fixes
UI
API
  • Touch ID authentication on macOS, V-Key reminders and V-Key confirmation
  • Advanced auto-lock options when app blurs, screen locks, or after inactivity
  • Password editing support with tracking of creation and modification history
  • Extension improvements, including support for multiple credentials per domain and user-controlled credential selection during autofill
  • Improved domain handling with cleanup, prefixes, and support for up to 3 domains per credential
  • Major performance & security upgrades through asynchronous data handling and stronger content security policies

version 1.4.0

Major design & functionality update

UI
Features
API
Fixes
Improvements
Security
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  • New password management features including domain, username/email, and notes fields
  • Enhanced search with keyboard shortcuts
  • Improved security with stronger encryption, stricter file protections, and safer IPC communication
  • Streamlined UI with refined overlays, updated styling, and cleaner view
  • Backend improvements with safer APIs, and updated standards

version 1.3.4

Firefox extension integration & Bug Fixes

Fixes
API
Extension (Firefox)
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  • Firefox extension integration with secure authentication and communication
  • Two-way encryption for data exchange between app and extension
  • User confirmation popup for extension registration requests
  • Improved macOS support with correct dock icon updates

version 1.3.3

Interactive tutorial, V-Key and new copying functionality

UI
Features
Fixes
  • Interactive tutorial with celebratory confetti at completion
  • Auto-hide passwords option after a set time (Plus and Premium users)
  • New login page shown on first app launch
  • Copy data functionality without revealing sensitive information
  • V-Key (master password) support with strength bar, setup popups, and notifications
  • Modernized layouts and styling for themes, passwords, and overlays
  • Bug fixes and performance improvements across the app

version 1.3.2

Performance Tuning, Security Policy Updates, and Startup Fixes

UI
Fixes
Improvements
Security
  • Improved performance by pausing animated themes that are not currently active
  • Theme naming update: "Best Performance" is now "Vibrancy"
  • Stronger content loading safeguards with stricter policy handling and cleaner resource structure
  • Updated EULA license content
  • Fixed white background on first app launch for a smoother startup experience
  • Internal cleanup and file reformatting for improved maintainability

version 1.3.1

Security Hardening and Copying Workflow Upgrades

UI
Features
Fixes
Security
Improvements
  • Theme selector redesigned with a more polished visual experience
  • App moved further to local-first resources including local Nunito Sans and stricter local-only loading policy
  • Encryption upgraded to device-dependent keys instead of a single hardcoded key
  • Copy workflow expanded with copy actions for password and extra field values, plus copy confirmation feedback
  • Extra field support enhanced across backend logic and password list presentation
  • File handling hardened with hidden files and stronger user-level permission defaults
  • Selection behavior improved to allow safe copy selection without enabling unintended edits
  • Multiple UX and stability fixes for popups, tutorial descriptions, and input focus behavior

version 1.3.0

Vauz Rebranding and UI Animation Improvements

UI
Features
Fixes
Improvements
Brand
  • Project renamed from PassShield to Vauz to reflect the new product identity
  • In-app icons refreshed and bundled locally for more reliable asset loading
  • Fixed endless close-button animation in the settings popup
  • Password type (word) now selected randomly from predefined options
  • Added a new password-type animation for clearer and more engaging feedback
  • Improved UI structure for icon and animation handling to keep updates cleaner and easier to maintain
  • Smoother extra field button animation for a more polished interaction

version 1.2.2

Refinements for Popups and Icons

Features
Fixes
Improvements
  • App version in settings popup for quick reference
  • Close button for popups to dismiss them more easily
  • Extra field in "Add Password" popup for additional details
  • Refreshed button icons for a cleaner, modern look
  • Fixed endless close button animation in settings popup

version 1.2.1

IPC & Visual updates

UI
Features
Improvements
  • Tutorial password cards to guide users in learning the app
  • Normalized IPC for improved backend consistency
  • Updated font from Nunito Sans to Lato for a modernized interface

version 1.2.0

Cross-Platform Support and Stronger Security

Features
Improvements
  • Cross-platform support added for macOS and Linux, alongside Windows
  • AES-256-CBC encryption with PassShield (later Vauz) for enhanced data security
  • Application settings and EULA license introduced for better transparency and control
  • Dedicated macOS .icns app icon for native integration
  • SCP policy implemented for stricter security
  • Normalized IPC for improved reliability

version 1.1.0

PassShield Launch – Electron UI and Password Vault

UI
Features
Improvements
Security
  • Project logo added featuring a shield on a gradient background
  • Electron UI added to replace the Python interface
  • Passwords vault implemented for secure password storage
  • Project renamed to PassShield to reflect the new identity

Project Rebranded as Passgen with Website Launch

  • Project renamed to Passgen to reflect the new branding
  • HTML/CSS website launched at passgen.sealzi.com

version 1.0.0

Python Password Generator – UI Update

UI
Improvements
  • UI for Python password generator added with .ui file
  • Command-line interface updated to a graphical UI

version [initial]

First Release – Command-Line Password Generator

  • Initial release of Vauz (as password_generator.py)
  • Command-line random password generator written in Python