1 Password Manager Daemon is a server that provides a way for applications to
2 securely store and retrieve data at a centralized location. The data is stored
3 in an XML file and clients connect and send commands to manipulate the data.
4 Some of the features include:
6 * Multi-threaded. More than one client may access the data at the same
8 * Optional data file encryption with a configurable cipher.
9 * A key cache so clients won't need to enter a key each time a file is
11 * Key retrieval via pinentry(1).
12 * Local Unix Domain Socket connections which can safely be accessed
13 remotely over an SSH channel when using libpwmd(3).
14 * Configuration file which supports file specific settings including:
15 encryption iterations, cache expiration and encryption key or key file
17 * Compressed data file support.
18 * Logging to file and/or syslog.
19 * Secure memory usage. PWMD will zero out memory before freeing it and
20 also has the option to lock the entire process in RAM to avoid swapping
21 the data to virtual memory.
23 I needed this because I use a few applications that require the same
24 credentials but hate having to update all those configuration files to reflect
25 any changes. This way, there is a central location for the needed data.
29 C99 compiler - http://www.gnu.org/software/gcc
32 libpth2 - http://www.gnu.org/software/pth/pth.html
33 Portable multi-threading library.
35 libgpg-error - http://www.gnupg.org
38 glib2 - http://www.gtk.org
39 Portability library among other things.
41 libxml2 - http://xmlsoft.org
42 For XML parsing and data manipulation.
44 libgcrypt - http://www.gnupg.org
45 Encryption, decryption and hashing.
47 libz - http://www.zlib.net
48 For compressing the data file. Version 1.2.2.1 or later is
51 pinentry - http://www.gnupg.org/aegypten
52 There are various interfaces for password entry:
53 console/curses, X11/GTK2, X11/QT. The X11 versions also
54 support console/curses. Version 0.7.5 or later is required
55 unless --disable-pinentry is passed to ./configure.
57 cracklib2 - http://sourceforge.net/projects/cracklib
58 If --enable-quality is passed to ./configure then a
59 password quality meter is used with pinentry. Optional.
61 libacl - ftp://acl.bestbits.at
62 To retain an ACL for a data file. Optional.
66 ./configure && make install
68 If the build succeeded run 'pwmd'. This will start the server and wait for
69 connections to ~/.pwmd/socket.
74 Any program that can connect to a UNIX domain socket will work:
76 socat UNIX-CONNECT:$HOME/.pwmd/socket -
77 echo command | pwmc filename
79 Libpwmd is a library making it easy for applications to use pwmd. There is
80 also a command line pwmd client "pwmc" included. You can find it at the pwmd
81 homepage. There are also some patches already written (some could use
82 improvement) for a few apps too.
84 Read COMMANDS for protocol commands and syntax.
89 There is a public GIT repository available at repo.or.cz. Anonymous checkouts
92 git clone git://repo.or.cz/pwmd.git
94 The gitweb interface can be viewed at http://repo.or.cz/w/pwmd.git.
97 Please feel free to send me any patches, bug reports or feature requests.
99 Ben Kibbey <bjk@luxsci.net>
100 Jabber: bjk AT thiessen DOT org - (bjk) FreeNode/OFTC
101 http://pwmd.sourceforge.net/