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Franco Bersani — Tue, 23 Jul 2013 10:33:35 -0000

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 Keys stores the 'DB key's in a real folder in your pc. [BEWARE!! If you delete that folder, you'll lost all your passwords.]
 Keys permits to create 'Labels' that are, at filesystem level, directories.
 In this way, you can modify Labels name and 'DB key's name, or move and delete them, with standard rename, move and delete commands at filesystem level.
+If you want to view 'how-to compile DB KEYS', please see here: [Compiling DB Keys]

 TIPS
 ------------

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Franco Bersani — Fri, 19 Jul 2013 09:52:23 -0000

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 Keys permits to create 'Labels' that are, at filesystem level, directories.
 In this way, you can modify Labels name and 'DB key's name, or move and delete them, with standard rename, move and delete commands at filesystem level.

-[TIPS]
+TIPS
+------------
 Keys stores the 'DB key's in a real folder in your pc. [BEWARE!! If you delete that folder, you'll lost all your passwords.]
 Keys permits to create 'Labels' that are, at filesystem level, directories.
 In this way, you can modify Labels name and 'DB key's name, or move and delete them, with standard rename, move and delete commands at filesystem level.

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Franco Bersani — Fri, 19 Jul 2013 09:51:43 -0000

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 WHAT KEYS DO
 ------------
-Keys permits to store securely your password and credentials in gpg's encrypted files, structured in a one-level tree.
+Keys permits to store securely your password and credentials in gpg's encrypted files, structured in a multi-level tree.
 With Xdotool you can also use auto-typing, a must-have feature for this kind of software.

 Keys currently can open (with autotyping) these types of connections:
@@ -44,15 +44,23 @@
 Keys is currently translated in Italian and English.
 If you want keys in your language, or if you want to improve it or en translations, your help is welcome!

-INSTALLATION
+INSTALLATION FOR UBUNTU >= 12.04
+------------
+Download and install the latest deb binary.
+
+INSTALLATION FOR DEBIAN STABLE
+------------
+On Debian 7 (stable) you have to install two packages from 'testing' repositories in order to install keys (because Debian stable packages are archaic):
+
+- xdotool
+- libxdo3
+
+Search them on packages.debian.org, and install the ones corresponding to your OS architecture; then, install the latest deb binary.
+
+INSTALLATION FOR OTHER SYSTEMS
 ------------
 Download the latest tarball [binary] file, become root and cd to your "/" directory.
 Then, uncompress the tarball.
-IMPORTANT! Use the '--no-same-owner' flag, i.e.:
-    root@host:/# tar xfvz keys-x.xx.tar.gz --no-same-owner
-
-Binaries will uncompressed in /usr/bin, and translation files in /usr/share/locale.
-

 FIRST RUN
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 Keys permits to create 'Labels' that are, at filesystem level, directories.
 In this way, you can modify Labels name and 'DB key's name, or move and delete them, with standard rename, move and delete commands at filesystem level.

-KNOWN ISSUES
-------------
-Keys is tested with recent versions of Ubuntu (or derivates), from 12.04 and up, but it probably works with almost every recent Linux distribution.
-
-For Debian 7 users; if you want to use this software, install the xdotool package (and a few of dependencies) from the 'testing' releas, 
-because stable Debian has an arcaic xdotool version that doesn't support the 'windowminimize' command, used to open a Website url and auto-type the credentials.
-
+[TIPS]
+Keys stores the 'DB key's in a real folder in your pc. [BEWARE!! If you delete that folder, you'll lost all your passwords.]
+Keys permits to create 'Labels' that are, at filesystem level, directories.
+In this way, you can modify Labels name and 'DB key's name, or move and delete them, with standard rename, move and delete commands at filesystem level.
+Keys provides an online help, and also a man page.
+Further, togheter with keys you can find an utility (export-key) that permits to export a 'DB Key' created with 'keys' and sign the exported 'DB Key' with a different gpg2 public key.
+With export-key you can distribuite securely passwords to others, using their gpg public keys

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Franco Bersani — Fri, 21 Jun 2013 06:54:20 -0000

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 ------------
 Download the latest tarball [binary] file, become root and cd to your "/" directory.
 Then, uncompress the tarball.
+IMPORTANT! Use the '--no-same-owner' flag, i.e.:
+    root@host:/# tar xfvz keys-x.xx.tar.gz --no-same-owner
+
 Binaries will uncompressed in /usr/bin, and translation files in /usr/share/locale.

Home modified by Franco Bersani

Franco Bersani — Thu, 20 Jun 2013 14:24:07 -0000

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-Welcome to your wiki!
+Keys - A command line password manager
+=
+by Franco Bersani
+   franco.bersani@gmail.com

-This is the default page, edit it as you see fit. To add a new page simply reference it within brackets, e.g.: [SamplePage].
+INTRODUCTION
+------
+Keys is a little, but enough powerful, password manager for linux systems.
+It base its security around strong GPG tecnology.

-The wiki uses [Markdown](/p/keys/wiki/markdown_syntax/) syntax.
+Keys is merely a bash script that used internal bash commands and externals ones.
+Keys depend on:
+
+- Bash
+- GnuPG2
+- shred
+- ssh
+- sftp
+- xsel
+- tree
+- rdesktop
+- xdotool
+
+WHAT KEYS DO
+------------
+Keys permits to store securely your password and credentials in gpg's encrypted files, structured in a one-level tree.
+With Xdotool you can also use auto-typing, a must-have feature for this kind of software.
+
+Keys currently can open (with autotyping) these types of connections:
+- Open a website and logon with the provided credentials
+- Open an ssh/sftp connection with the provided credentials
+- Open an rdesktop connection with the provided credentials
+
+Also, Keys can store generic Account credentials (aka. username+password).
+
+Keys refers to every single encrypted file containing credentials as a 'DB key' (key database).
+Every 'DB key' can be open and view with standard gpg decrypting commands.
+
+With keys you can create/modify and delete 'DB keys' and organize them in Labels.
+
+
+TRANSLATIONS
+------------
+Keys is currently translated in Italian and English.
+If you want keys in your language, or if you want to improve it or en translations, your help is welcome!
+
+INSTALLATION
+------------
+Download the latest tarball [binary] file, become root and cd to your "/" directory.
+Then, uncompress the tarball.
+Binaries will uncompressed in /usr/bin, and translation files in /usr/share/locale.
+
+
+FIRST RUN
+------------
+Keys was designed to be as stress-free as possible.
+The first time it runs on your machine, it checks if you have the essentials binaries installed on your system, trying to help you if something
+is missing. It also write for you a default configuration file (stored in .keysrc into your HOME directory).
+What you have to do is to READ CAREFULLY what the script is asking you. :-)
+
+USAGE
+------------
+Keys stores the 'DB key's in a real folder in your pc. [BEWARE!! If you delete that folder, you'll lost all your passwords.]
+Keys permits to create 'Labels' that are, at filesystem level, directories.
+In this way, you can modify Labels name and 'DB key's name, or move and delete them, with standard rename, move and delete commands at filesystem level.
+
+KNOWN ISSUES
+------------
+Keys is tested with recent versions of Ubuntu (or derivates), from 12.04 and up, but it probably works with almost every recent Linux distribution.
+
+For Debian 7 users; if you want to use this software, install the xdotool package (and a few of dependencies) from the 'testing' releas, 
+because stable Debian has an arcaic xdotool version that doesn't support the 'windowminimize' command, used to open a Website url and auto-type the credentials.
+
+
+
+
+

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Franco Bersani — Thu, 20 Jun 2013 14:21:09 -0000

Keys - A command line password manager

by Franco Bersani
franco.bersani@gmail.com

INTRODUCTION

Keys is a little, but enough powerful, password manager for linux systems.
It base its security around strong GPG tecnology.

Keys is merely a bash script that used internal bash commands and externals ones.
Keys depend on:

Bash
GnuPG2
shred
ssh
sftp
xsel
tree
rdesktop
xdotool

WHAT KEYS DO

Keys permits to store securely your password and credentials in gpg's encrypted files, structured in a one-level tree.
With Xdotool you can also use auto-typing, a must-have feature for this kind of software.

Keys currently can open (with autotyping) these types of connections:
- Open a website and logon with the provided credentials
- Open an ssh/sftp connection with the provided credentials
- Open an rdesktop connection with the provided credentials

Also, Keys can store generic Account credentials (aka. username+password).

Keys refers to every single encrypted file containing credentials as a 'DB key' (key database).
Every 'DB key' can be open and view with standard gpg decrypting commands.

With keys you can create/modify and delete 'DB keys' and organize them in Labels.

TRANSLATIONS

Keys is currently translated in Italian and English.
If you want keys in your language, or if you want to improve it or en translations, your help is welcome!

INSTALLATION

Download the latest tarball [binary] file, become root and cd to your "/" directory.
Then, uncompress the tarball.
Binaries will uncompressed in /usr/bin, and translation files in /usr/share/locale.

FIRST RUN

Keys was designed to be as stress-free as possible.
The first time it runs on your machine, it checks if you have the essentials binaries installed on your system, trying to help you if something
is missing. It also write for you a default configuration file (stored in .keysrc into your HOME directory).
What you have to do is to READ CAREFULLY what the script is asking you. :-)

USAGE

Keys stores the 'DB key's in a real folder in your pc. [BEWARE!! If you delete that folder, you'll lost all your passwords.]
Keys permits to create 'Labels' that are, at filesystem level, directories.
In this way, you can modify Labels name and 'DB key's name, or move and delete them, with standard rename, move and delete commands at filesystem level.

KNOWN ISSUES

Keys is tested with recent versions of Ubuntu (or derivates), from 12.04 and up, but it probably works with almost every recent Linux distribution.

For Debian 7 users; if you want to use this software, install the xdotool package (and a few of dependencies) from the 'testing' releas,
because stable Debian has an arcaic xdotool version that doesn't support the 'windowminimize' command, used to open a Website url and auto-type the credentials.

Home modified by Franco Bersani

Franco Bersani — Thu, 20 Jun 2013 13:54:08 -0000

Welcome to your wiki!

This is the default page, edit it as you see fit. To add a new page simply reference it within brackets, e.g.: [SamplePage].

The wiki uses Markdown syntax.

Project Members:

Franco Bersani (admin)