Crypto Pass

A utility to create, store and retrieve salted PBKDF2-genereated passwords on a local machine. Works well in combination with 7-Zip's AES-256 password-protect/encrypt archive feature to encrypt senstive documents with a strong password.

Install

npm install -g crypto-pass

Usage

 
  Usage: crypto-pass [options] [command]
 
  Commands:
 
    get [entry]
       retrieve a password from entry
 
    new [entry]
       create a new entry
 
    list
       list entries
 
    meta [entry]
       output encryption metadata for an entry
 
    del [entry]
       delete an entry
 
    backup
       backup config file using sftp
 
  Options:
 
    -h, --help           output usage information
    -V, --version        output the version number
    -c, --config <path>  configuration file path
 

Default location for config file is $HOME/.crypto-pass

Example

 
$ crypto-pass new taxes
Creating new password for entry taxes
(crypto-pass): Type in your password:
(crypto-pass): Retype in your password:
(crypto-pass): Length of generated key in bytes:  (32)
(crypto-pass): Number of iterations in PBKDF2:  (100000)
(crypto-pass): Strip base64 padding (=) off end of key:  (yes)
Storing data in /Users/james/.crypto-pass
 
Generated Key
------------------
Key: Sqptl2ey3U9HewTGKNmyc8QHuupuiBOvHnDBB+Oqdp4
 
Entry Metadata
------------------
Salt: qUutq5G6TSqs7IxdmLtFEg==
Key Length: 32
Iterations: 100000
 
$ crypto-pass get taxes
Retrieving password for entry taxes
(crypto-pass): Type in your password:
 
Generated Key
------------------
Key: Sqptl2ey3U9HewTGKNmyc8QHuupuiBOvHnDBB+Oqdp4
 

License

MIT License