BassdoxXx/ctSESAM-python-memorizing

This is a command line Python version of the c't password manager which is extended to save password settings locally.

This is a command line Python version of the c't password manager which is extended to save password settings locally.

What is c't SESAM?

c't SESAM is a password manager which calculates passwords from masterpasswords and domains using PBKDF2. There are compatible versions of this software for different platforms. This is the the console version written in Python.

Dependencies

If you want to use a virtual environment execute the following commands in the source directory:

python3 -m venv env
source env/bin/activate
pip install -U pip wheel

In all cases install the dependencie named in requirements.txt:

pip install -r requirements.txt

Usage

Get Usage instructions with --help:

$ python ctSESAM.py --help
usage: ctSESAM.py [-h] [-n] [-u] [--master-password MASTER_PASSWORD]
                  [-d DOMAIN] [-q]

Generate domain passwords from your masterpassword.

optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -n, --no-sync         Do not synchronize with a server.
  -u, --update-sync-settings
                        Ask for server settings before synchronization.
  --master-password MASTER_PASSWORD
                        If not specified it will be prompted.
  -d DOMAIN, --domain DOMAIN
                        If not specified it will be prompted.
  -q, --quiet           Display only prompts (if necessary) and the plain
                        password

Start normally with:

python ctSESAM.py

Running tests

First install pytest:

pip install pytest

Run the tests with:

python3 -m pytest