CognitoVault 🗝️

CognitoVault is an open-source browser extension designed to securely manage and transfer localStorage and cookies across different instances of a website. With CognitoVault, website owners can grant access to specific users without directly sharing their credentials.

🌟 Features

• Secure Sharing: Share access to your website by creating a vault containing localStorage and cookies.
• Extension-based: Currently available as a Chrome extension.
• Import & Export: Transfer vaults between different instances of a website.
• Background Script: Runs seamlessly in the background to manage and sync data.
• Invite-Only Access: Only users invited by the vault creator can import and access the stored data.

🛠️ How It Works

1. Create a Vault: Website owners can create a vault containing the necessary localStorage and cookies.
2. Invite Users: Send invitations to specific users to access your vault.
3. Import Vaults: Users with the CognitoVault extension can import the vault data into their instance of the website.

🚀 Technologies Used

• Frontend: React
• Backend: Firebase
• Extension Platform: Chrome Extension API

📦 Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/parallax-kal/cognitovault.git

2. Navigate to the project directory:

   cd cognitovault

3. Install dependencies:

   npm install

4. Run the project in development mode:

   npm run dev

5. Load the extension in Chrome:

   • Open Chrome and navigate to chrome://extensions/
   • Enable Developer Mode.
   • Click on Load unpacked and select the build directory.

📘 Usage

1. Export Data: Navigate to the desired website and export the vault data.
2. Invite Users: Share the generated vault with specific users.
3. Import Data: Users can import the vault into their instance of the website using the CognitoVault extension.

🤝 Contributing

We welcome contributions! Please see our Contributing Guidelines for more details.

📜 License

This project is licensed under this License. See THE LICENSE for more information.

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