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Simple way to store and retrieve website passwords encrypted with a master password
#!/bin/bash
# https://gist.github.com/2371406
# version 0.1 - Not much error handling yet.
# version 0.2 - Added --edit command
#
# Add to ~/bin/pw and chmod +x it.
# See bottom of file for usage.
PASSWORD_FILE=~/Documents/.passwords.csv
function cancel_input {
stty $stty_orig
echo 'Cancelled.'
exit
}
function enter_password {
trap cancel_input SIGINT
stty_orig=`stty -g`
stty -echo
read secret
stty $stty_orig
trap SIGINT
}
if [[ $# > 0 ]]; then
echo 'Enter encryption password:'
enter_password
OPTIONS=--force-mdc\ --no-tty\ -q\ --no-use-agent\ --yes\ --passphrase=$secret
fi
function encrypt {
gpg $OPTIONS -c -o $PASSWORD_FILE.gpg $PASSWORD_FILE
rm -f $PASSWORD_FILE
}
function decrypt {
gpg $OPTIONS -o $PASSWORD_FILE $PASSWORD_FILE.gpg
}
function init_password_csv {
encrypt
}
function edit_password_csv {
decrypt
nano $PASSWORD_FILE
encrypt
}
function add_password {
echo 'Enter password to add:'
enter_password
pass=$secret
decrypt
echo $1,$2,$pass >> $PASSWORD_FILE
encrypt
}
function find_password {
decrypt
echo Passwords that match "$1":
cat $PASSWORD_FILE | grep $1
rm -f $PASSWORD_FILE
}
if [ $# == 2 ]; then
add_password $1 $2
elif [ $# == 1 ]; then
if [ $1 == '--init' ]; then
init_password_csv
elif [ $1 == '--edit' ]; then
edit_password_csv
else
find_password $1
fi
else
echo 'Usage (1): pw --init Encrypts a prepared .passwords.csv file'
echo 'Usage (2): pw --edit Edit the .passwords.csv file'
echo 'Usage (3): pw TERM find a password'
echo 'Usage (4): pw URL/NAME LOGIN add a password (prompted to enter)'
echo 'Add or view a password from a GPG encrypted password file.'
echo
echo 'TERM Term to search for. Can be either a URL, NAME or LOGIN'
echo 'URL/NAME A name or URL of a site'
echo 'LOGIN Email address or username used to login'
echo
exit
fi
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PhilT commented Dec 31, 2013

An updated version is now in my bin repo at https://github.com/PhilT/bin.

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