Puny Manager is a minimal, local, CLI password manager.
It stores all passwords in a single encrypted vault file protected by a master password. The vault is fully encrypted and unreadable without the master password.
This is free and open source software.
Features include:
- Vault encryption: AES-256-GCM.
- Key derivation: Argon2id (with legacy PBKDF2-HMAC-SHA256 support).
- Every command requires the master password.
- No unlocked session or caching.
- The vault file is binary and unreadable if opened directly.
- Automatic backup on save (vault.puny.bak).
Website: github.com/Vaspyyy/puny-manager
Support:
Developer: Vaspyyy
License: GNU General Public License v3.0
Puny Manager is written in Python. Learn Python with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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