passman

a simple local password manager for daily usage

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Download

Homebrew

$ brew install harunsasmaz/tap/passman

Go

$ go install github.com/harunsasmaz/passman/cmd/passman@latest

Install from binary

You can see releases section for binaries and supported platforms. They contain the compiled executable.

Install from source

0. Verify that you have go 1.17.x installed.

$ go version

If go is not installed, follow directions on Go Install Page.

1. Clone repository

$ git clone https://github.com/harunsasmaz/passman.git
$ cd passman

2. Build and Install

On MacOS/BSD

# may require you to use sudo
$ make
$ cp passman /usr/local/bin/passman

On Unix/Linux

# may require you to use sudo
$ go build -o passman cmd/passman/main.go
$ cp passman /usr/local/bin/passman

Verify Installation

$ passman -h

NAME:
   passman - generate and manage your passwords on your computer

USAGE:
   passman [COMMANDS] [FLAGS] [ARGS]

VERSION:
   1.0.0

AUTHOR:
   Harun Sasmaz <[email protected]>
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Usage

Generate a password

USAGE:
   passman generate [FLAGS] [ARGS]
   If you set --level, other options will be discarded

OPTIONS:
   --level value, -l value   choose a strength to use built-in options. Easy: 1, Mid: 2, Hard: 3. Example: -l 1
   --length value, -n value  set the length of the password (default: 16)
   --digit value, -d value   set the number of digits included in the password. (default: 4)
   --symbol value, -s value  set the number of symbols included in the password. (default: 4)
   --upper, -u               set if password can contain uppercase letters. (default: false)
   --no-repeat, -r           set if password should not contain repeated characters. (default: false)

Example

$ passman generate -n 64 -d 8 -s 8 -u -r

Output:

> Copied to clipboard!
> "VLJpTB%P3O+ZvRm/W9C8czFEXqoKIwhl7uiU`&dgGnNkYM4rb6H?eyax1fjs@2S|"

Save a password and associated account

USAGE:
   passman create [FLAGS] [ARGS]
   
OPTIONS:
   --alias value, -a value     set an alias for the new credentials.
   --account value, -u value   set account or host that password will be used for.
   --password value, -p value  set password.
   --generate, -g              generates a new secure password to save. (default: false)

Example

$ passman create -a website -u harunsasmaz.com -g 

Output:

> Successfully created credentials for alias: website

Get a password and associated account

USAGE:
   passman get <alias>

Example

$ passman get website
$ Password: <YOUR_PASSMAN_PASSWORD>

Output:

> Successfully retrieved password!
> Password is used for account: harunsasmaz.com
> Copied password to clipboard!

Update an existing account or password for an alias

USAGE:
   passman update [FLAGS] [ARGS]
   
OPTIONS:
   --alias value, -a value     set alias that you want to update.
   --account value, -u value  set account or host if you want to update.
   --password value, -p value  set password if you want to update.
   --generate, -g              generates a new secure password to update. (default: false)

Example

$ passman update -a website -u harunsasmaz.me
$ Password: <YOUR_PASSMAN_PASSWORD>

Output:

> Account name renewed!
> Successfully saved changes!

Delete credentials for an alias

USAGE:
   passman delete [FLAGS] [ARGS]
   
OPTIONS:
   --alias value, -a value  delete credentials for provided alias
   --all                    delete all stored credentials (default: false)

Example

$ passman delete -a website
$ Password: <YOUR_PASSMAN_PASSWORD>

Output:

> Successfully deleted credentials for alias: website

Contributing

There are still tons of work to do. So, any kind of help to improve passman is welcomed.

License

passman's source code is licensed under GNU GPL-3.0 License