So, I’ve been using keepassxc for some time now, but I wanted a viable alternative for command line usage (there is keepassxc-cli, that I use, but it is really a pain in the ass). So, I searched and found pass and gopass.

However, I’ve seen that they store each entry in a gpg encrypted file, inside a plain directory hierarchy. And, don’t get me wrong, I believe that there are use cases for this, but if someone got their hands in your password_store, they would know every single login that you have (the only information that is protected is the password, or whatever is in the gpg file).

So, my question is, there is a password manager, cli based, that encrypts the whole database, and not the single entries?

Update: there is a pass extension made specifically to address this issue

  • Xanza@lemm.eeEnglish
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    1 month ago

    but if someone got their hands in your password_store

    There’s really no way around this. If someone “gets their hands on” your anything you’re pretty much fucked. Pass is good enough privacy to justify its usage.

    • grumt@lemmy.mlOPEnglish
      3·
      1 month ago

      I agree, but picture this: if someone get their hands in a kdbx database, they would need to brute force through the master password; they couldn’t possibly know any sites or logins. In the other hand, if someone got your password store, and you used this hierarchy structure, they could try to attack directly the logins, which increases the attack surface. That being said, yes, I completely agree with your last statement.

      edit. For example, if you want to host the password database in a host service not owned by yourself, pass is entirely out of question in this case. A kbdx database, however, would offer a good deal of privacy

      • Xanza@lemm.eeEnglish
        2·
        1 month ago

        In the other hand, if someone got your password store, and you used this hierarchy structure, they could try to attack directly the logins

        The .pass file is encrypted just like the kbdx database and is also protected by a password. Apples to apples its the same amount of security.