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pass-tomb - A pass(1) extension that helps to keep the whole tree of password encrypted inside a tomb(1).

pass tomb [args] gpgid...
pass open [args]
pass close [args]

Due to the structure of pass(1), file- and directory names are not encrypted in the password store. pass tomb provides a convenient solution to put your password store in a tomb(1) and then keep your password tree encrypted when you are not using it.

It uses the same GPG key to encrypt passwords and tomb, therefore you don't need to manage more key or secret. Moreover, you can ask pass-tomb to automatically close your store after a given time.

1. Create a password tomb with pass tomb. It creates a new tomb and opens it in ~/.password-store. Then it initialises the password repository with the same GPG key.
2. Use tomb as usual.
3. When finished close the password tomb: pass close.
4. To use pass again, you need to open the password tomb: pass open.


[ --path=subfolder, -p subfolder ] [--force, -f] gpg-id...

Create and initialise a new password tomb. This command must be run first, before a password store can be used.

Use gpg-id for encryption of both passwords and tomb. Multiple gpg-ids may be specified, in order to encrypt the tomb and each password with multiple ids.

If --path or -p is specified, along with an argument, a specific password tomb using gpg-id or a set of gpg-ids is assigned for that specific subfolder of the password store.

If --no-init, -n is specified, do not initialise the password store. By default, pass-tomb initialises the password store with the same key(s) it generated the tomb. The purpose of this option is to let the user free to initialise the password store with a different key or set of keys.

If --timer, -t is specified, along with an argument, the password store will be automatically closed using a systemd timer after a given time. This time will be saved in the .timer file present in the store.

If --force is specified, the password store will create or mount the password store even if a plain text swap is present. Make sure you know what you are doing if you force an operation.

Open a password tomb. If a .timer file is present in the store, a systemd timer will be initialized.

If --timer, -t is specified, along with an argument, the password store will be automatically closed using a systemd timer after a given time. If a .time file was already present in the store, this time will be updated.

If --force is specified, the password store will create or mount the password store even if a plain text swap is present. Make sure you know what you are doing if you force an operation.

If subfolder is specified, the password store will be opened in the subfolder.

Close a password tomb.

If store is specified, pass close will try to close this store.

Do not initialise the password store

Close the store after a given time

Create the store for that specific subfolder

Force the tomb operations (i.e. even if swap is active)

Be quiet

Be verbose

Print tomb debug messages

Speed up tomb creation (for testing purposes only)

Show version information

Show usage message

zx2c4@laptop ~ $ pass tomb Jason@zx2c4.com
(*) Your password tomb has been created and opened in ~/.password-store.
(*) Password store initialised for Jason@zx2c4.com.
. Your tomb is: ~/.password.tomb
. Your tomb key is: ~/.password.key.tomb
. You can now use pass as usual.
. When finished, close the password tomb using 'pass close'.

zx2c4@laptop ~ $ pass open
(*) Your password tomb has been opened in ~/.password-store.
. You can now use pass as usual.
. When finished, close the password tomb using 'pass close'.

zx2c4@laptop ~ $ pass close
(*) Your password tomb has been closed.
. Your passwords remain present in ~/.password.tomb.

zx2c4@laptop ~ $ pass tomb Jason@zx2c4.com --timer=1h
(*) Your password tomb has been created and opened in ~/.password-store.
(*) Password store initialised for Jason@zx2c4.com.
. Your tomb is: ~/.password.tomb
. Your tomb key is: ~/.password.key.tomb
. You can now use pass as usual.
. This password store will be closed in 1h
zx2c4@laptop ~ $ pass open
(*) Your password tomb has been opened in ~/.password-store.
. You can now use pass as usual.
. This password store will be closed in 1h

zx2c4@laptop ~ $ pass open
(*) Your password tomb has been opened in ~/.password-store.
. You can now use pass as usual.
. This password store will be closed in 10min

Path to tomb executable
Path to the password tomb, by default ~/.password.tomb
Path to the password tomb key file by default ~/.password.key.tomb
Password tomb size in MB, by default 10

pass(1), tomb(1), pass-import(1), pass-update(1), pass-otp(1)

pass tomb was written by Alexandre Pujol.

This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.

May 2017 pass-tomb