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Redpass is a simple bash script that uses dmenu to create a gui for the "GNU Pass" password manager.
With that you can generate new passwords, automatically fill the forms in your browser and in other programs. You can also insert various fields (called attributes) associated to you main password and generate OTP.
Furthermore, you can bundle small files in the entry (for example the photo of your ID) and easily recall it later.
Everything will be securely encrypted with GPG and can be synced between devices with GIT.
In order to use Redpass you must have installed and working properly the following programs (to install them you can follow the instructions present in their websites):
Optionally, you could need:
To install Redpass you can clone the git repository from GitLab:
$ git clone https://gitlab.com/fnt400/redpass.git
Than launch the install.sh script. It will copy the scripts in your local bin folder (~/.local/bin/). In order to work properly it has to be included in your path.
Redpass project consists in 3 scripts:
Simply start the script. A red dmenu will appear at the bottom of the screen, containing all the existing entries in you GNU Pass password store.
You can create a new entry selecting the first choice "New...".
Than insert the title of the entry (that will appear in the main menu). To create or use a separated folder use "/" in the title (for example: mail/gmail).
Than you have to insert the "user" field. It is mandatory and will be created as a particular line of text like: user: my_user_name
Than you have to create the password. You can insert it manually of let the computer create it randomly. You have three choice:
1. 20 characters without symbols
2. 16 characters with symbols
3. 8 English random words (you'll need xkcdpass installed)
Than you can add optional fields containing other data using this format:
field_title: my_field_data
Or you can add and OTP data pasting the TOTP Secret (you'll need otp-pass installed).
Hit return to save the entry and exit. You have done!
Simply start the program and select the right entry. Pressing return the next menu will display user, password and all the other field you have saved. Selecting one of those, they will be printed in the standard output.
The "User and Password" choice will print first the user, than a tabulation and than the password. It is useful for compiling the web forms with just a few clicks.
Selecting the OTP voice a proper one time password will be generated and printed to the standard output.
You can rename, delete or edit and entry selecting the proper voice of the menu.
Inserting a file in an entry can be done with the command-line tool pass-file. Here's the syntax:
$ pass-file insert ./my_path/my_file.pdf my_entry
Than you can recall it with the gui or with the command line itself:
$ pass-file show my_entry
will show the file with the default application.
$ pass-file save my_entry
will save the file in the "~/Downloads/" directory.
You can save just one file for entry.
To recall only a particular field for an entry (useful for scripting) you can use the command-line tool pass-field, with this syntax:
$ pass-field my-entry chosen_field
You can find the source code on GitLab:
This software is distributed under GPL v. 3 license. See LICENSE file for details.