Re: [dpass] - passcodes instead of passwords for symmetric encryption

On 2025-02-23 11:02, Stefan Claas wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> while playing with TOTP https://github.com/706f6c6c7578/TOTP I thought
> it may be useful to have an option to generate deterministic passcoded,
> valid for 24 hrs, instead of using passwords, for symmetric encryption.
> 
> $ dpass -h
> Usage: dpass [options]
> 
> Options:
>    -p string
>          Shared password for deterministic passcode generation
>    -s string
>          Shared salt for deterministic passcode generation
>    -l int
>          Length of the generated passcode (Default 16)
>    -h
>          Show this help message and exit
> 
> $ dpass
> Enter the shared password: test
> Enter the shared salt: test
> Passcode (16 characters): 4PFVCHS4DMZTPAZG
> Valid from 2025-02-23 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-02-23 23:59:59 UTC.
> 
> What do you think about using passcodes for symmetric encryption?
> 
> Regards
> Stefan
> 

Entering passwords in commandline is a heresy.

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