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Show HN: Ward – a file vault written in bash

#1
just wanted to share ward, a tool i hacked together to encrypt and manage sensitive files in a vault folder. it's written in bash and meant to be cloned and then stored using git or version control.

you don't have to store it that way, it's just why i created it.

what ward does:

encrypts the files in ./vault/ into a single .gpg file, checks to see if your files have been tampered with, generates totp codes if you need them to recover critical accounts.

how to use it:

clone the repo, toss your files into the vault directory, and run yarn encrypt. now commit your new [private] repository or save it somewhere.

that's it. repo link: https://github.com/oeo/ward

feedback welcome, or just let me know if you find it useful.

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post #2

Thank you for this simple but useful tool! It works. I will be happy to use it e.g. with USB sticks, where I sometimes transfer sensitive data and so far I have only used dm-crypt. Btw, if somebody's Ubuntu/Debian doesn't want to find "oath-toolkit", install "oathtool".

glad you found it useful

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This all lowercase trend is getting out of hand. What are people even doing? Do you write everything normally then use a script to lowercase every letter? Uppercase letters have a purpose, they provide clarity. Please respect your readers.

Like it or not, presentation sends a signal. Why would someone trust a security project where the author hasn’t even bothered to write instructions properly or make legible commit messages?

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What's up with the commit-messages? https://github.com/oeo/ward/commit/73811e03a45ba77bc87e277ca...

i have an incredibly obnoxious commit alias that just sha's the unix epoch and uses it as a commit message.

Why? If it’s “incredibly obnoxious”, why do you use it?

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This all lowercase trend is getting out of hand. What are people even doing? Do you write everything normally then use a script to lowercase every letter? Uppercase letters have a purpose, they provide clarity. Please respect your readers. Like it or not, presentation sends a signal. Why would someone trust a security project where the author hasn’t even bothered to write instructions properly or make legible commit…

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