Show HN: keys - a password manager for hackers

by arete • 13 years ago

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arete• 13 years ago

keys (https://github.com/wg/keys) is the password manager I've always wanted. It's a client/server application with a command line UI, and the server can run on a mobile device so your credentials are available wherever needed.

keys is open source (GPLv3) and includes a basic Android app that runs the server. The code should run on iOS as well, but the lack of background networking is an issue.

keys provides strong protection for credentials. For details please read SECURITY, but to summarize everything is encrypted with AES in GCM mode using a randomly generated key, which in turn is encrypted with with a key derived from a password via the scrypt KDF. Network communication occurs over mutually authenticated TLS 1.2 connections.

If you'd like to try the Android app without the hassle of building it yourself, please join https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/keys-app and I'll send you a Play store beta test link.

Enjoy!

bhauer• 13 years ago

Anything by Will Glozer requires an upvote in my book.

Plus, as a private, installable, client-server solution, this is genuine progress toward solving the problem posted by a recent Ask HN question: "How does your business manage passwords?" [1]

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6061415

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