Quicken passwords

File password

For Quicken versions from 4 to 2001, when the file (*.qdi, *.qdb or *.qdf) is opened by AINPR, the password returned by the program is not the same as the original one set in Quicken. That's just due to the nature of encryption algorithm used in Quicken, and we cannot do anything with that. However, the password returned by AINPR will work just fine on the given Quicken file. For your convenience, AINPR allows to copy the password (when found) into the Clipboard, and so use Ctrl-V or Ctrl-Ins to paste it into the proper place in Quicken. In addition, it is printed in the HEX form – that might be useful if it contains non-latin letters.

For Quicken 2002 and above (US and Canadian versions), the password encryption is different – protection has been seriously improved (e.g. the file content is encrypted using the key derived from the file password), and in most cases, password cannot be recovered at all in a reasonable time. For such files, however, AINPR allows to remove the password (and decrypt the file), so Quicken will open resulting file without any problems.

Transaction password

If the given Quicken file has the transaction password set, AINPR recovers it instantly – for Quicken up to 2002, regardless the existance of file password. Transaction password in Quicken 2003..2007 can be recovered only if file password is not set, or has been already recovered by AINPR, or the file has been already decrypted by AINPR (i.e. the main file password has been already removed).

Notes

The program has been tested on all US versions of Quicken, and some German, Canadian, Australian, New Zealand and Spanish versions. Support for those (non-US) versions is not guaranteed.