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Re: Console Password Manager?



asg on #debian (freenode) mentioned using gpg + a text file + wipe
(for the tempfile).  Seems like there should be an easier, more
convenient way of doing it, but his suggestion would certainly do the
job.  :)



On Mon, 20 Dec 2004 13:55:25 +0000, Ben Bettin <bwbettin@gmail.com> wrote:
> This looks pretty promising, I'll definitly look into it.  I like the
> way it's not dependent on random strange packages, only on python.
> That makes it easier to install on other systems and configurations.
> 
> I'm curious about how active development is on this project?  It
> appears to still be in beta, which worries me a bit in terms of
> security and features.  Although Firefox was in beta for quite a while
> and that didn't stop me from using and enjoying it :)  The last update
> appears to be from 2/04 though.
> 
> Has anyone else found any other options for  a password manager with a
> command line interface (CLI)?
> 
> Thanks once again,
> 
> Ben
> 
> 
> On Mon, 20 Dec 2004 09:12:43 +0100, matze <matze@indymedia.org> wrote:
> > El Sun, Dec 19, 2004 at 10:08:25PM -0500 Ben Bettin ha dit:
> >
> > > Does anyone know of a good Password Manager that can be run in the
> > > console?  I know there are many GUI ones, but I need to run this
> > > remotely via ssh so I need a console one.
> > >
> > > I read about PMS (http://passwordms.sourceforge.net/) in this month's
> > > Linux Journal, but it doesn't appear to have any official debian
> > > packages (at least not in my sources.list).  PMS appears to be quite
> > > old; last release was in 2002 according to the download section of the
> > > website.  I figured there may already be an alternative in Debian
> > > whose name I just don't know.
> >
> > i searched one for years, and finally find it: have a look at kedpm
> > (http://kedpm.sourceforge.net/), it's written in python and has a cli
> > and gui. http://sindominio.net/~matze/debian/kedpm_0.4.0-1_all.deb is
> > a debian package for testing
> >
> > matze
> >
> > p.s.: any debian developer willing to sponsor this package?
> >
> > --
> >          An ounce of practice is worth more than tons of preaching
> >                             (Mahatma Gandhi)
> >
> >            ( ( ( i ) ) )  http://indymedia.org  ( ( ( i ) ) )
> >                                                                  .''`.
> >     using free software / Debian GNU/Linux | http://debian.org  : :'  :
> >                                                                 `. `'`
> > gpg --keyserver keys.indymedia.org --recv-keys B9A88F6F           `-
> >
> >
> >
>



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