Documentation forKiwi CatTools NG

Change encryption password in KCT

This topic applies to KCT NG 2026.2 and later. If you are on KCT 3.12.7 or earlier, see legacy topic.

KCT NG employs industry-standard AES encryption to ensure that the contents of your device fields are protected from prying eyes. As an additional security measure, you can require a password when KCT NG is run, further limiting unauthorized access to the program.

The password is used to encrypt the device fields. If you forget the password, you can not use the program and cannot access the device data.

Changing the password

To change your encryption password:

  1. Go to File > Database, and select Change encryption password.
  2. To change the password, you must enter your existing password, if one has been set.
  3. To reset the password to null, use a blank value for the New password key and Confirm new password key fields.