Kipit - Zero-Knowledge Digital Vault

Kipit is a free, open-source digital vault that stores your links, passwords, and crypto keys with client-side zero-knowledge encryption.

Live: kipit-two.vercel.app

Features

• Links — Save important URLs and bookmarks
• Passwords — Store credentials with military-grade encryption
• Crypto — Protect seed phrases and private keys
• Client-side encryption — AES-256-GCM, your data is encrypted in the browser before being sent
• Seed Phrase Generator — Generate random 12-word seed phrases
• Password Health Audit — Check the strength of your stored passwords
• Export / Import — Download or upload your vault data as JSON
• Auto-lock — Automatic logout after 5 minutes of inactivity
• Multi-language — English and French support
• Chrome Extension — Access your vault from the browser toolbar

Security

• Zero-Knowledge — The server never sees your plaintext data
• AES-256-GCM — Military-standard authenticated encryption
• PBKDF2 — 100,000 iterations for key derivation
• bcrypt — Password hashing with cost factor 12
• No tracking — Your master password never leaves your browser

Tech Stack

• Framework: Nuxt 3 (SSR)
• Database: Turso (LibSQL)
• Auth: nuxt-auth-utils (encrypted cookie sessions)
• UI: TailwindCSS + Comfortaa font
• Deployment: Vercel
• Analytics: Vercel Analytics + Google Analytics

Getting Started

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Copy config
cp .env.example .env

# Run dev server
npm run dev

# Build for production
npm run build

Environment Variables

NUXT_SESSION_PASSWORD=your-secret-at-least-32-characters-long
TURSO_DB_URL=libsql://your-db.turso.io
TURSO_DB_TOKEN=your-token
RESEND_API_KEY=re_xxxxx (optional, for email verification)

Project Structure

├── pages/
│   ├── index.vue              # Landing page
│   ├── auth/login.vue         # Login
│   ├── auth/register.vue      # Register
│   └── dashboard/
│       ├── index.vue          # Dashboard home
│       ├── vault.vue          # All vault items
│       ├── links.vue          # Links
│       ├── passwords.vue      # Passwords
│       ├── crypto.vue         # Crypto keys
│       ├── audit.vue          # Password health audit
│       ├── export.vue         # Export/Import
│       └── settings.vue       # Account settings
├── server/api/
│   ├── auth/                  # Auth endpoints
│   └── vault/                 # Vault CRUD
├── composables/
│   ├── useCrypto.ts           # AES-256-GCM encryption
│   ├── useVault.ts            # Vault management
│   ├── useAuthClient.ts       # Auth client
│   ├── useAutoLock.ts         # Auto-lock timer
│   ├── useSeedGenerator.ts    # Seed phrase generator
│   └── useI18n.ts             # Translations (FR/EN)
└── components/vault/          # Vault UI components

Chrome Extension

See Kipit-extension for the browser extension.

License

MIT — RLT Labs