Ward

Ward is a secure, cross-platform, zero-install, single-file password manager.

Ward stores your passwords in an encrypted file which you manage with a single master password. You can keep track of multiple complex passwords without having to remember any of them.

Setup

• Download the zero-install binary to a directory on your PATH; or
• go get -u github.com/schmich/ward/... && go install github.com/schmich/ward/...

Usage

Usage: ward [OPTIONS] COMMAND [arg...]

Secure password manager - https://github.com/schmich/ward

Options:
  -v, --version    Show the version and exit

Commands:
  init         Create a new credential database.
  add          Add a new credential.
  copy         Copy a password to the clipboard.
  edit         Edit an existing credential.
  del          Delete a stored credential.
  qr           Print password formatted as a QR code.
  import       Import JSON-formatted credentials.
  export       Export JSON-formatted credentials.
  list         Print a table-formatted list of credentials.
  master       Update master password.

Run 'ward COMMAND --help' for more information on a command.

Create a new credential database:

> ward init
Creating new credential database.
Master password:
Master password (confirm):
✓ Credential database created at C:\Users\schmich\.ward.

Link to an existing credential database. This requires administrator privileges on Windows. A symlink will be created to the specified file:

> ward init --link C:\Users\schmich\Dropbox\.ward
✓ Linked to existing database C:\Users\schmich\.ward -> C:\Users\schmich\Dropbox\.ward.

Add a new credential:

> ward add
Master password:
Login: [email protected]
Password:
Password (confirm):
Realm: linkedin.com
Note: LinkedIn account
✓ Credential added. Password copied to the clipboard.

Add a new credential with a generated password:

> ward add --gen --length 15 --min-upper 1 --min-lower 1 --min-digit 1 --min-symbol 1 --no-similar
Master password:
Login: [email protected]
Realm: twitter.com
Note: Twitter account
✓ Credential added. Generated password copied to the clipboard.

Copy an existing password with partial string matching:

> ward copy linked
Master password:
✓ Password for [email protected]@linkedin.com copied to the clipboard.

Export credentials as JSON:

> ward export
Master password:
[
  {
    "login": "[email protected]",
    "password": "bH`-uKY~A1YG5T$SqNYN8pw,j!Xa\\Gsy41f|",
    "realm": "linkedin.com",
    "note": "LinkedIn account"
  }
]

Import JSON credentials:

> ward import credentials.json
Master password:
Importing 192 credentials.
✓ Imported credentials from credentials.json.

The Ward database is stored at ~/.ward. This can be overridden with the WARDFILE environment variable, e.g. in .bashrc:

export WARDFILE=~/dotfiles/ward

Password Generator

Ward comes with a constraint-solving password generator that you can use when adding a new credential (ward add --gen). You can control length, character requirements, and exclusions:

> ward add --help

Usage: ward add [--login] [--realm] [--note] [--no-copy] [--gen [--length] [--min-length] [--max-length] [--no-upper] [--no-lower] [--no-digit] [--no-symbol] [--no-similar] [--min-upper] [--max-upper] [--min-lower] [--max-lower] [--min-digit] [--max-digit] [--min-symbol] [--max-symbol] [--exclude]]

Options:
  --login=""           Login for credential, e.g. username or email.
  --realm=""           Realm for credential, e.g. website or WiFi AP name.
  --note=""            Note for credential.
  --no-copy=false      Do not copy password to the clipboard.
  --gen=false          Generate a password.
  --length=0           Password length.
  --min-length=30      Minimum length password.
  --max-length=40      Maximum length password.
  --no-upper=false     Exclude uppercase characters from password.
  --no-lower=false     Exclude lowercase characters from password.
  --no-digit=false     Exclude digit characters from password.
  --no-symbol=false    Exclude symbol characters from password.
  --no-similar=false   Exclude similar characters from password: 5SB8|1IiLl0Oo.
  --min-upper=0        Minimum number of uppercase characters in password.
  --max-upper=-1       Maximum number of uppercase characters in password.
  --min-lower=0        Minimum number of lowercase characters in password.
  --max-lower=-1       Maximum number of lowercase characters in password.
  --min-digit=0        Minimum number of digit characters in password.
  --max-digit=-1       Maximum number of digit characters in password.
  --min-symbol=0       Minimum number of symbol characters in password.
  --max-symbol=-1      Maximum number of symbol characters in password.
  --exclude=""         Exclude specific characters from password.

License

Copyright © 2016 Chris Schmich
MIT License. See LICENSE for details.