NanoNote as password storage - but what application?

jon at rejon.org jon at rejon.org
Thu Jul 15 11:53:42 EDT 2010


The only cross-platform system I've discovered, so can use across,
linux, windows, mac, android, iphone, etc, is

http://keepass.info/

something that supports its formats would be quite nice, but no CLI.

Jon

On Thu, Jul 15, 2010 at 8:51 AM, Delbert Franz <ddf at sonic.net> wrote:
> This is not an app as such but it should work OK on the Nano note.
> It's on the command line but that's OK with many:) It's a GPG-based
> Password Wallet described in:
>
> http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/9861?quicktabs_1=2
>
> I have been using it on my desktop, laptop, and netbooks for some
> time.  You need an editor of your choice and what confused me at
> first, is that you just create whatever pattern you like in the
> encrypted file for tracking passwords, login names, etc.  I currently
> have over 100 entries in my wallet file:)  Its amazing how many one
> needs!
>
> I'm not a security expert nor am I "paranoid" about security, so I
> can't judge how "good" the security of this script is.  However, it is
> far better than writing it in an open file and light-years ahead of
> just using one password everywhere!
>
> I just tried moving what I have on my desktop to the Nanonote and I
> got it to work.  I put the scripts in /usr/bin for now.  The
> password-request display is a bit garbled, probably because n-curses
> is either missing or under some other name, but it does take the
> password.  I already had the system setup on my desktop so it took me
> less than 30 minutes to move a copy to the Nanonote.
>
> It's good enough for me but then I'm the kind of guy who opens about
> 15 terminals so I can work mostly at the command line on my desktop.
>
> Hope this helps someone.
>
>                       Delbert
>
>
> On Thursday 15 July 2010, Daniel Clark wrote:
>> On Thu, Jul 15, 2010 at 4:11 AM, jirka <jirka at penguin.cz> wrote:
>> > Hello,
>> >
>> > I my opinion the Ben can be used for secure storage of passwords.
>> > But I don't know what application should be used.
>> >
>> > I have tried to compile the YAPET ( http://www.guengel.ch/myapps/yapet/ )
>> > but it require a function which is not enabled in OpenWRTs libSSL.
>> >
>> > Can anyone recommend me any other application?
>>
>> I personally think http://spd.sourceforge.net/ is the only password
>> storage app I've seen that has the right architecture (GnuPG used, can
>> be used by one person or a group of people), but getting the deps on
>> nanonote would probably be tough.
>>
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