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Re:Ask HN: Does versioning an encrypted file in a git repo m... by pfg on Monday May 13, 2013 @07:13AM (#5698072)
I found the following info on the KeePass homepage[0]:

>For both algorithms [AES/Twofish], a 128-bit initialization vector (IV) is generated randomly each time you save the database.

>This allows multiple databases to be encrypted using the same key without observable patterns being revealed.

I'm no crypto expert, but I think this also covers multiple versions of your kdb file.

[0]: http://keepass.info/help/base/security.html#secencrypt

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