Puny Manager is a locally operated command-line password manager for managing encrypted credential vaults. It is designed for users who prefer direct control over their password data without depending on a hosted service or account.
The application supports separate vaults for different collections of credentials. Each vault is protected by a master password, with configurable key-derivation settings that allow users to choose between faster unlocking and more demanding cryptographic protection.
Puny Manager offers a broader set of management capabilities than its minimal interface initially suggests. Besides storing credentials, it includes tools for generating passwords, examining vault security and exchanging data with other applications. An optional facial authentication mechanism is available in supported Linux environments, although the master password remains essential for recovery and certain administrative operations.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Encrypts local vault contents using AES-256-GCM.
- Derives encryption keys using Argon2id.
- Offers configurable key-derivation profiles with different memory and performance characteristics.
- Creates, lists, switches between and deletes independent password vaults.
- Protects each vault using a master password.
- Requires authentication for protected operations rather than maintaining a permanently unlocked session.
- Stores credential information in encrypted vault files.
- Maintains automatic backup copies when saving vault changes.
- Generates passwords for new or existing credential entries.
- Supports additional entry information, including URLs and organisational metadata.
- Copies credentials to the clipboard with configurable clearing behaviour.
- Provides security auditing for identifying weak or duplicate passwords.
- Supports importing and exporting credentials in JSON and CSV formats.
- Offers optional Howdy facial authentication with TPM-backed support in suitably configured Linux environments.
- Falls back to master-password authentication when optional facial unlocking is unavailable.
- Provides interface translations for English, German, French, Spanish, Russian, Portuguese and Chinese.
Website: github.com/Vaspyyy/puny-manager
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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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