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<h1 id="some-ideas-for-future-work">Some ideas for future work<a class="headerlink" href="#some-ideas-for-future-work" title="Permanent link">&para;</a></h1>
<h2 id="subcommands">Subcommands<a class="headerlink" href="#subcommands" title="Permanent link">&para;</a></h2>
<p>(In no particular order.)</p>
<h3 id="derivation-schemes">Derivation schemes<a class="headerlink" href="#derivation-schemes" title="Permanent link">&para;</a></h3>
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<li><code>spectre</code> (<code>master-password</code>): derive passphrases according to the &ldquo;Master Password&rdquo; scheme as used by the Spectre app. (<a href="https://github.com/the-13th-letter/derivepassphrase/issues/2">#2</a>)</li>
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<h3 id="other-functionality">Other functionality<a class="headerlink" href="#other-functionality" title="Permanent link">&para;</a></h3>
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<li><code>explore-permitted-special-characters</code>: generate new configurations starting from a base configuration until one of them passes the &ldquo;special characters&rdquo; constraints.</li>
<li><code>rotate</code>: generate a new configuration suitable for passphrase rotation, compatible with the base configuration&rsquo;s constraints.</li>
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<p><code>service-plugins</code>: manage plugins that automate certain tasks, as outlined in the notes of the queried service.</p>
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<p><code>load-ssh-key</code>: if the service uses an SSH key, autoload the key from a well-known location into the SSH agent if it isn&rsquo;t already loaded.</p>
<p><code>vault</code>-specific.</p>
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<p><code>decrypt-notes</code>: decrypt OpenPGP-encrypted notes with GnuPG or Sequoia <code>sq</code>.</p>
<p>Open questions:</p>
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<li>Use an automatic, symmetric encryption key, or rely on the standard OpenPGP key store?  (Do <em>not</em> use the derived service passphrase for this: the quality may be arbitrarily bad due to the passphrase constaints, and the service itself could compromise that passphrase.)</li>
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<p><code>generate-otp</code>: if the service uses two-factor authentication and the configuration contains one-time password settings, call <code>oathtool</code> to obtain one or more OTPs.</p>
<p>May require the <code>decrypt-notes</code> plugin first.</p>
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<p><code>manage-runit-services</code>: if the service contains <code>runit</code> service configuration, ensure the specified <code>runit</code> services are running concurrently, and stopped after signalling.</p>
<p>Typical use case is a service only accessible via VPN or SSH proxy, where the VPN/proxy would run as a <code>runit</code> service.</p>
<p>Open questions:</p>
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<li>Interface with <code>inotifywait</code> to wait for SSH control socket?</li>
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<h2 id="documentation">Documentation<a class="headerlink" href="#documentation" title="Permanent link">&para;</a></h2>
<p>(Categorized as per <a href="https://diataxis.fr">the diataxis framework</a>, but otherwise in no particular order.)</p>
<h3 id="tutorials">Tutorials<a class="headerlink" href="#tutorials" title="Permanent link">&para;</a></h3>
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<li><a href="../tutorials/basic-setup-passphrase/">Setting up <code>derivepassphrase vault</code> from scratch for three existing accounts, with a master passphrase</a></li>
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<h3 id="how-tos">How-tos<a class="headerlink" href="#how-tos" title="Permanent link">&para;</a></h3>
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<li><a href="../how-tos/ssh-key/">How to set up <code>derivepassphrase vault</code> with an SSH key</a></li>
<li>How to choose a good service name</li>
<li>How to edit a saved <code>derivepassphrase vault</code> configuration correctly</li>
<li>How to deal with &ldquo;supported&rdquo; and &ldquo;unsupported&rdquo; special characters</li>
<li>How to deal with regular passphrase rotation/rollover</li>
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<h3 id="reference">Reference<a class="headerlink" href="#reference" title="Permanent link">&para;</a></h3>
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<li><code>derivepassphrase-vault.json</code>(<b>5</b>)</li>
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<h3 id="explanation">Explanation<a class="headerlink" href="#explanation" title="Permanent link">&para;</a></h3>
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<li>Security aspects and other tradeoffs when using deterministic password generators</li>
<li>Tradeoffs between a master passphrase and a master SSH key</li>
<li>Why is <code>vault</code>&rsquo;s <code>--repeat</code> option named this way if it counts occurrences, not repetitions?</li>
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