Keepr
A Secure and Offline Open Source CLI Password Manager
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Hi HN,I made Keepr, a simple offline CLI password manager for developers who prefer keeping secrets local and working entirely in the terminal.Everything is stored in an encrypted SQLCipher database, protected by a master password. A time-limited session keeps the vault unlocked while you work, so you don’t need to re-enter the password constantly. Keepr never touches the network.It includes commands to add, view, search, update, and delete entries, plus a secure password generator and clipboard support.Technical details:- AES-256 via SQLCipher- PBKDF2-HMAC-SHA256 (1.2M iterations) for deriving the KEK- KEK decrypts a stored PEK, which encrypts the vault- Session file holds the PEK until expiryGitHub: https://github.com/bsamarji/KeeprPyPI: https://pypi.org/project/Keepr/I would love some feedback, criticism or any questions, especially on UX or security!Thanks for looking!
HN · launched Nov 14, 2025 · 17 upvotes (top 35%) · 0 views
Niche: password management tools · 92 launches, 18 in the last 7 days · Explore this niche →
Category and tags
- Security
- Dev tools
- Prosumer
- Not AI
- Hobby / open-source project
More like this: all 92 launches in password management tools →
Could you build this?
Yes A terminal-based password manager using SQLCipher, master password encryption, and a time-limited daemon session is a classic CLI project manageable with an AI assistant.
Discussion
17 comments analyzed.
Competitors mentioned: Keeper (keepersecurity.com), PassMaster, PassMan
Concerns raised: Name too similar to Keeper password manager, Generated password length fixed at 20 characters, Database file permissions/umask not restrictive enough, Configuration only accessible via editing config.py file
Feature requests: User-configurable password length via CLI, Export/import data to CSV/JSON format, Adjustable session duration configuration, Color scheme customization
Competitors
Other products that read as similar to this one : 307 launches clear the similarity bar, closest 8 shown.
Attention rank: #115 of 308 (itself plus its competitors, highest first, normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).
Launched 15 days after the earliest competitor.
- KeeperPass · ph · 2026-09-23 · 8 upvotes · similarity 0.57
- Ravenpass · ph · 2026-09-30 · 1 upvotes · similarity 0.57
- Vaultly Simple, secure password manager · ph · 2026-09-30 · 1 upvotes · similarity 0.54
- Sesame · hn · 2026-08-28 · 66 upvotes · similarity 0.52
- Keeper · hn · 2026-04-10 · 64 upvotes · similarity 0.52
- Self Vault · ph · 2026-11-11 · 1 upvotes · similarity 0.52
- Lockenv · hn · 2025-12-08 · 105 upvotes · similarity 0.51
- What I learned building a local-only password manager (PassForgePro) · hn · 2026-01-21 · 5 upvotes · similarity 0.51
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