Extract text from VNC authentication files (PASSWORD)
To convert PASSWORD authentication files to another format, you need TightVNC or other Settings software.
To convert other file formats to the "Security Credential File" file type, you need software like TightVNC or a similar tool.
The .password file stores an encrypted password used by VNC (Virtual Network Computing) software. It authenticates users securely when connecting to remote desktop sessions. Desktop applications like TightVNC and RealVNC automatically generate and read this file to manage host login credentials.
Users experience major challenges with this file format. It is a proprietary, encrypted binary file that locks your password data into the VNC ecosystem. You cannot open it in web browsers, and reading it with a standard text editor results in corrupted, unreadable text. If you want to migrate your remote desktop credentials to a modern password manager, the .password format acts as a frustrating roadblock.
To manage your credentials effectively, the best conversion targets are plain text formats like TXT or CSV. Be aware that extracting the password changes the file from a secured binary to raw, unprotected text. You will lose the ability to drop the file directly back into a VNC server folder.
This file format is difficult to open or convert because standard online converters cannot process the specific DES encryption algorithms used by VNC. Often, only the original software or dedicated decryption scripts can properly read or export the data. However, convert.guru offers a pragmatic workaround. Just drag and drop your file to identify the format, view the internal structure, and convert it when possible. If our analysis detects standard text strings or supported embedded formats, viewing the underlying data may still be possible.
Convert.Guru analyzes your PASSWORD file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
Users also converted CSV, XLSX, TXT, PDF, MSIM, AES, XIA, HASH and SHA256 files.
If you want to convert PASSWORD file to HASH, SHA256, CSV, JSON, XML, YAML, YML, TOML, INI, CFG, CONF or DAT, you can use TightVNC or similar software from the "Encrypted VNC Password Storage" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert DBF, XML, SQLITE, XLSX, SQL, TSV, ACCDB, YAML, MDB, CSV, ODS or JSON files to PASSWORD, try TightVNC or another comparable tool in the "Encrypted VNC Password Storage" category.
The history of Convert.Guru began over 25 years ago in California with Tom Simondi’s file-format database. A former contributor to Space Shuttle development and a software pioneer of the 1980s, Simondi established a trusted resource for file type analysis that was even referenced by Microsoft Windows XP. Today, we use modern technology to process and convert thousands of file formats while continually improving our PASSWORD converter.