Password Manager

This project was created as my bachelor thesis at VŠB - Technical University of Ostrava. It is a simple password manager application for macOS and Linux which allows you to store your passwords and other sensitive data. I gave my best effort to make this application secure. Data are stored in an encrypted database and can be synchronized with a custom SFTP server.

Features

• Focus on security
  • Storing data securely using sqlcipher.
  • Best effort to clear all sensitive data from memory after usage.
  • Data are sent to the front-end at the very last moment when they are requested.
• Native macOS look
  • Design was inspired by macOS.
• Light and dark mode
  • Supports both light and dark mode¹.
• Synchronization
  • Data can be synchronized with custom SFTP server².
• Password generator
  • Generate strong passwords.
• Checks if your password was exposed in a data breach
  • Once per 24 hours, passwords are checked with haveibeenpwned API.
• TOTP codes
  • Generate TOTP codes for 2FA.

Build guide

Prerequisites

To build this application you need to have installed:

• Rust (cargo)
  • https://www.rust-lang.org/tools/install
• Node.js (npm)
  • https://nodejs.org/en/download/

macOS

On macOS, you need to have installed Xcode Command Line Tools. You can install them by running xcode-select --install in terminal.

Linux

On Linux you need to install a couple of system dependencies. For Ubuntu, you can install them by running:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev \
    build-essential \
    curl \
    wget \
    file \
    libssl-dev \
    libgtk-3-dev \
    libayatana-appindicator3-dev \
    librsvg2-dev

If you are using other Linux distribution please refer to https://tauri.app/v1/guides/getting-started/prerequisites/#setting-up-linux.

Building

1. Clone this repository.
2. Move to repository directory.
3. Run npm install to install dependencies.
4. Run npm run tauri build to build the application.
5. Built application will be located in src-tauri/target/release/bundle, where you can choose between:
   1. .deb - Debian-based Linux
   2. .AppImage - Linux
   3. .dmg and .app - macOS

Notes

• This project was configured for macOS and Linux. Windows is not supported.
  • Tested on macOS 14 and Ubuntu 22.04.
• (macOS) You may need to give Terminal.app the permissions to control Finder.app in System-Settings -> Privacy & Security -> Automation, otherwise the build will fail.
• If you want to run the application in development mode, run npm run tauri dev instead of npm run tauri build.
• Be sure to have the latest version of Rust and Node.js installed.
• If you have any problems with building the application, please make sure that you have installed all the prerequisites. For more information refer to https://tauri.app/v1/guides/getting-started/prerequisites and https://tauri.app/v1/guides/building/

Sources

• List of Rust crates you can find in Cargo.toml file.
• List of JavaScript packages you can find in package.json file.
• Front-end built with Tauri, Solid and Tailwind CSS.
• Encryption of SQLite database - sqlcipher.
• Passwords are checked with haveibeenpwned API.
• Main icon (lock) - Flaticon
• Other icons (svg) - Font Awesome
• Roboto font - Google Fonts

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[1] Light/dark mode depends on system settings.
[2] Does not support multiple application instances at the same time.