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Dev tools · September 9, 2015

Passbox – Another password manager using Bash and GPG

Simple command line password manager using a flat file as a database and GPG encryption - mrbalihai/passbox

Passbox – Another password manager using Bash and GPG launched on September 9, 2015 with 41 votes, #1,379 of 3,463 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 11 years on.

In plain words

Passbox is a command-line password manager that stores credentials in a flat file encrypted with GPG. Built with Bash, it provides a lightweight alternative to graphical password managers for developers and technical users who work primarily in the terminal. The tool uses GPG encryption to secure stored passwords and keeps the database as a simple flat file format.

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