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24 alternatives to Use encrypted passwords in shell scripts signed with your SSH key

Lightweight solution for using encrypted passwords in shell scripts - plyint/encpass.sh

This tool allows developers to embed encrypted passwords within shell scripts that can only be decrypted using an SSH key. Launched in 2018, it addresses the security concern of storing sensitive credentials in plain… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Use encrypted passwords in shell scripts signed with your SSH key launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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    Hi HN! I built KeyPub.sh to solve the problem of user verification for CLI applications. It's essentially OAuth for the terminal, but using SSH keys that developers and users already have. - No installation needed - works with existing SSH setup - Privacy-focused: users control what email info is shared - Simple email verification process - Free public service - Perfect for CLI app developers who don't want to build user verification Try it with: `$ ssh keypub.sh about` Source code: https://github.com/skariel/keypub

    2024 · keypub.sh · its alternatives →

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    Use Touch ID / Secure Enclave for SSH Authentication! - sekey/sekey

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Common rust command-line macros and utilities, to write shell-script like tasks in a clean, natural and rusty way - rust-shell-script/rust_cmd_lib

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Manage secrets in your terminal with biometric unlock.

    2022 · 1password.dev · its alternatives →

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    We talk about a new feature in Teleconsole:\ you can turn any laptop into a secure and publicly accessible SSH server which uses Github SSH keys for authentication.

    2017 · gravitational.com · its alternatives →

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    Develop faster, eliminate complexity, protect your secrets

    2022 · 1password.com · its alternatives →

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    Manage secrets with Bash and GnuPG symmetric encryption - drduh/pwd.sh

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    A secret manager backed by Keybase and KBFS. Contribute to kbsecret/kbsecret development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Hey HN, I'm so happy to finally show you all this release after years of hard work. I posted the first version of EnvKey to HN back in 2017 (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15330757), then went through YC in W18 (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16569534). EnvKey is an end-to-end encrypted configuration and secrets manager. It protects your organization's API keys, encryption keys, credentials, and other secrets, and makes it easy to run servers, scripts, tests, and everything else with the latest config. It also helps you avoid duplication in your…

    2022 · v2.envkey.com · its alternatives →

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    hat.sh▲212

    Free, fast, secure and serverless file encryption

    2019 · hat.sh · its alternatives →

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    Grownetics DevOps Open Source

    2019 · gitlab.com · its alternatives →

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    Enc is a CLI tool for encryption, a modern and friendly alternative to GnuPG. It is easy to use, secure by default and can encrypt and decrypt files using password or encryption keys, manage and download keys, and sign data. Our goal was to make encryption available to all engineers without the need to learn a lot of new words, concepts, and commands. It is the most beginner-friendly CLI tool for encryption, and keeping it that way is our top priority.

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Generate, store, and use SSH keys for Git, servers and more.

    2022 · 1password.com · its alternatives →

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    SSH access for developers. Secure, European, done right.

    May 2026 · securssh.com · its alternatives →

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    Simple, fast, secure in-browser file encryption

    2021 · hat.sh · its alternatives →

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    Lockdown your linux install. The simple zero config linux hardening script - dolegi/lockdown.sh

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Central management and deployment for SSH keys. Contribute to ierror/ssh-permit-a38 development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    A bash script for generating trusted self-signed SSL certs for local development on your Mac - kingkool68/generate-ssl-certs-for-local-development

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Distributed password manager & only you can access

    2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    PowerShell client for 1Password. Contribute to latkin/1poshword development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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