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--- linux:security:keyring:keepassxc-keyring [2020/05/25 16:52] – [Suggestions] chuck
+++ linux:security:keyring:keepassxc-keyring [2021/11/09 01:10] (current) – chuck
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 ======KeepassXC as the System Keyring======
-It is possible to use KeePassXC as the system keyring.
-Here's how I set things up on my system using i3wm with no display manager.
+----
+=====Description=====
+It is possible to use [[https://keepassxc.org/|KeePassXC]] as the system keyring.
+<WRAP info smaller>
+The following information requires at least KeePassXC 2.5.0 installed.
+</WRAP>
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 ====Disable gnome-keyring====
-https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/271661/disable-gnome-keyring-daemon
 Create 3 .desktop files and place them in ''%%~/.config/autostart%%'':
-<file sh gnome-keyring-pkcs11.desktop>
+  * **gnome-keyring-pkcs11.desktop**:<code ini>
 [Desktop Entry]
 Hidden=true
-</file>
+</code>
-<file sh gnome-keyring-secrets.desktop>
+  * **gnome-keyring-secrets.desktop**:<code ini>
 [Desktop Entry]
 Hidden=true
-</file>
+</code>
-<file sh gnome-keyring-ssh.desktop>
+  * **gnome-keyring-ssh.desktop**:<code ini>
 [Desktop Entry]
 Hidden=true
-</file>
+</code>
+  * https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/271661/disable-gnome-keyring-daemon
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 =====Accessing Entries=====
-====secret-tool====
+  * Using [[linux:security:keyring:secret-tool|secret-tool]]
-See [[linux:security:keyring:secret-tool|secret-tool]] for more info.
+  * Using [[linux:security:keyring:keyring|keyring]]
-''%%{attribute} {value}%%'' references key:value pairs stored under the Advanced section of an Entry.
-===Store===
-<code>
-secret-tool store --label='My Label' {attribute} {value} {attribute2} {value2} [...]
-</code>
-===Get===
-<code>
-secret-tool lookup {attribute} {value} {attribute2} {value2} [...]
-</code>
-----
-====keyring====
-See [[linux:security:keyring:keyring|keyring]] for more info.
-===Python===
-<code>
-import keyring
-keyring.get_credential('SERVICE', 'USERNAME')
-keyring.get_password('SERVICE', 'USERNAME')
-</code>
-===cli===
-<code>
-keyring set SERVICE USERNAME
-keyring get SERVICE USERNAME
-keyring del SERVICE USERNAME
-</code>
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 You can create your own key:value pairs for easier access and searching of specific entries.
-----
+Here's a couple examples:
 ====Nextcloud Desktop====
 ==General==
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   * The password field should contain the password for the ssh key.
 <code>
-Title: username@hostname//path/to/.ssh/key
+Title: username@hostname//home/username/.ssh/key
 Username: username
 Password: ********
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 <code>
 authtype: publickey
-object: /path/to/ssh/key
+object: /home/username/.ssh/key
 protocol: sftp
 server: hostname
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 ====keyring entries====
-Entries created with keychain have the following attributes
+Entries created with [[linux:security:keyring:keyring|keyring]] have the following attributes
 ==General==
 <code>
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 =====Suggestions=====
-Given the above information, when creating an entry for use by the keyring I would recommend creating the following attributes every time for each entry:
+  * I would recommend creating (at minimum) the following attributes every time for each entry:<code bash>
-  * service: SERVICE
+secret-tool store --label='My Label' service <service> username <username>
-  * username: USERNAME
-This way, it will be available to python3-keyring as well.
-==Example==
-<code>
-secret-tool store --label='My Label' service SERVICE username USERNAME
-Password:
 </code>
+  * This way, it will be available to [[linux:security:keyring:keyring|python3-keyring]] as well.
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