Why do I only need to enter the password once when extracting the same encrypted zip file multiple times, even though I don't save the password in keka?

[leesa666]

Keka version: 1.3.5 (5269)
macOS version: 14.0 (23A344)

I didn't save the password in keka, but keka can still extract the same encrypted zip file, just like in the video, why?

1.mov

I'm not sure if this is a feature of keka or a bug, because when I use other apps to extract encrypted zips, even the same file requires me to enter the password every time.

[aonez]

Hi @leesa666,

This is indeed a feature. The last used password is temporarily stored in Keka's current session memory, not written or saved permanently anywhere.

While there's no option in the Preferences to enable or disable this feature you can do it by executing this command in the Terminal.app. Keka needs to be restarted to reload this option:

defaults write com.aone.keka ReusePassword 0

Just replace the 0 with a 1 to reenable the feature.