a simple age-based password manager
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123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445464748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475767778798081828384858687888990919293949596979899100101102103104105106107108109110111112 pa a simple password manager https://passwordass.org features - encryption implemented using age[1] - automatic key generation - automatic git tracking - multiple identity/recipient support - written in portable posix shell - simple to extend - only ~160 lines of code - pronounced "pah" - as in "papa" dependencies - age - age-keygen - git (optional) usage pa a simple password manager commands: [a]dd [name] - Add a password entry. [d]el [name] - Delete a password entry. [e]dit [name] - Edit a password entry with vi. [g]it [cmd] - Run git command in the password dir. [l]ist - List all entries. [s]how [name] - Show password for an entry. env vars: password dir: export PA_DIR=~/.local/share/pa/passwords password length: export PA_LENGTH=50 password pattern: export PA_PATTERN=A-Za-z0-9-_ disable tracking: export PA_NOGIT= command examples $ pa add test Generate a password? [y/N]: y Saved 'test' to the store. $ pa list test $ pa show test vJwKuEBtxBVvdR-xppTdfofIei0oLlkoSK4OCSP2bMEBsP6ahM $ pa edit test <opens $EDITOR or vi> $ pa del test Delete password 'test'? [y/N]: y $ pa git log --oneline bbe85dc (HEAD -> main) delete 'test' b597c04 edit 'test' cba20cc add 'test' ef76f7e initial commit faq > how does this differ from pass, passage, etc? pa is smaller. simpler. cleaner. plainer. harder. better. faster. stronger. more than ever, hour after hour work is never over > is pa secure? if you would like to understand the security characteristics of pa, please read my blog post[2], and my explanation[3]. > why u make this? see [2]. > where are my keys? probably the default locations: ~/.local/share/pa/identities ~/.local/share/pa/recipients > where are my passwords? probably the default location: ~/.local/share/pa/passwords > how do i rename a password? cd ~/.local/share/pa/passwords mv foo.age bar.age credits - pa was originally forked from pash[4] by dylanaraps[5] - age[1] is a project by Filippo Valsorda[6] refs [1]: https://age-encryption.org [2]: https://j3s.sh/thought/storing-passwords-with-age.html [3]: https://github.com/biox/pa/issues/10#issuecomment-1369225383 [4]: https://github.com/dylanaraps/pash [5]: https://github.com/dylanaraps [6]: https://filippo.io