privnote

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Privnote

Privnote is a CLI utility written in go for creating secure self-destructing secret links via privnote.com

Features

• Configuration via flags or config file (descending order of precedence)
• Offers shell completion
• Secret content input via read from file or pipe input
• Supports prompting password via stty to avoid litering your shell history with potentially vulnerable information
• Open source and auditable, relies on openssl project for encryption before sending to server rather than stdlib/handrolled crypto
• Full compatibility with the privnote service
• Should be reasonably cross platform? Untested outside of *nix so far

Installation (from source)

git clone https://github.com/Dombo/privnote.git
cd privnote
go build -o privnote && mv privnote /usr/local/bin/privnote

Package managers and brew installation targets are future work.

Usage

privnote --help
Share secrets with third parties securely over questionable communication channels via privnote.com

Usage:
  privnote [flags]

Flags:
  -c, --config-file string        config file to override defaults, otherwise allows a .privnote stored in home dir
      --do-not-prompt             do not prompt the receiver before they open the note that it is one time read
  -e, --expires string            note destroyed automatically after specified period (default "0")
  -f, --file string               file to encrypt and store in the privnote, piped input takes priority
  -h, --help                      help for privnote
      --notify-email string       email to receive notification on note open
      --notify-reference string   reference included in notification on note open
  -p, --password                  specify a password that must be entered before someone can your note

Use "privnote completion --help" for more information about enabling shell completions.

Share your secrets with a newly hired colleague at your company without littering them in slack, a thumb drive or email

privnote --expires 1h --file ~/Code/CompanyName/ProductionApp/secrets.env

Require them to have a password to open

privnote --expires 1h --file ~/Code/CompanyName/ProductionApp/secrets.env --password

Find out when they opened them

privnote --expires 1h --file ~/Code/CompanyName/ProductionApp/secrets.env --password --notify-email dom@gmail.com --notify-reference "secrets for jessica"

Contributing

Pull requests are welcome. For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you would like to change.

License

MIT