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linux:security:keyring:secret-tool

secret-tool


Description

Store and retrieve passwords from the keyring.


Install

apt

  • Install using apt:
    sudo apt install libsecret-tools

Usage

  • 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} [...]
  • Retrieve a password:
    secret-tool lookup {attribute} {value} {attribute2} {value2} [...]
  • Show entries with similar key/values:
    secret-tool search --all {attribute} {value} {attribute2} {value2} [...]
  • Delete an entry:
    secret-tool clear {attribute} {value} {attribute2} {value2} [...]

Searching

  • 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

Tips


Use keyring for Ansible


linux/security/keyring/secret-tool.txt · Last modified: 2021/11/14 11:59 by chuck