Store and retrieve passwords from the keyring.

• Install using apt:

  sudo apt install libsecret-tools

• Flags:
  • --label = Mainly for GUI programs but can be used to retrieve a given secret.
  • {attribute} = Used by the secret-tool for retrieving or deleting a given secret.
  • {value} = Used by the secret-tool for retrieving or deleting a given secret.

• Add an entry:

  secret-tool store --label='My Label' {attribute} {value} {attribute2} {value2} [...]
  Password:

• Retrieve a password:

  secret-tool lookup {attribute} {value} {attribute2} {value2} [...]
  P4s$W0rd

• Show entries with similar key/values:

  secret-tool search --all {attribute} {value} {attribute2} {value2} [...]
  [/org/freedesktop/secrets/collection/TestDB/xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
  label = test2
  secret = P4s$W0rd
  created = 2020-05-08 17:58:08
  modified = 2020-05-08 21:16:04
  schema = (null)
  attribute.Path = /test2
  attribute.Uuid = 04706d96b2404a2f96de02a8a76bf113
  attribute.UserName = chuck
  attribute.URL = 
  attribute.Notes = 
  attribute.Title = test2
  attribute.Key1 = Value1
  attribute.Key2 = Value2

• Delete an entry:

  secret-tool clear {attribute} {value} {attribute2} {value2} [...]

• Generic Formatting Example:

  secret-tool search --all {attribute} {value} [...]

• Search Title:

  secret-tool search --all Title name

• Search UserName:

  secret-tool search --all UserName name

• Search URL:

  secret-tool search --all URL https://www.url.com

• Search Notes:

  secret-tool search --all Notes value

• Set an alias in ~/.bash_aliases:

  alias get_password1='secret-tool lookup {attribute} {value} {attribute2} {value2}'

• Use in docker:

  # "The operator can set any environment variable in the container by using one or more -e flags"
  docker run -it --rm \
    -e AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=$(aws-key-id) \
    -e AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=$(aws-key-secret) \
    local/aws-shell

• From here: https://www.marian-dan.ro/blog/storing-secrets-using-secret-tool/