Veil: CLI for Secure Secrets Management

Veil is a command-line interface (CLI) tool built in Golang that allows you to securely store and manage secrets. It provides a convenient way to store sensitive information such as API keys, passwords, or any other confidential data you need to keep safe.

Features

Veil currently supports the following commands:

• veil set - Sets a new secret by providing a key-value pair.
• veil get - Retrieves the value associated with a specific key.

The following commands will be soon:

• veil list - Lists all the stored secrets.
• veil rm - Removes a specific secret.
• veil edit - Modifies the value of an existing secret.

Installation

To use Veil, follow these installation steps:

1. Ensure you have Golang installed on your system. If not, you can download it from the official Golang website (https://golang.org/) and follow the installation instructions.

2. Clone the veil repository to your local machine:

git clone https://github.com/amalmadhu06/veil.git

3. Change to the veil project directory:

cd veil

4. Install Veil CLI:

go install 

5. Verify the installation

veil

If it displays Veil logo and description, installation is a success. Otherwise, please build veil and add the executable to your system's path

Usage

To use Veil, follow the examples below for each command:

Set a New Secret

To set a new secret, use the set command followed by the key-value pair:

veil set twitter_api_key <your_secret_api_key>

This command will encrypt and store the value associated with the specified key securely.

Get a Secret

To retrieve a secret, use the get command followed by the key:

veil get twitter_api_key

The command will decrypt and display the value associated with the specified key.

This command will update the value associated with the specified key.

Security

Vile ensures the security of your secrets by utilizing strong encryption algorithms. It employs the following packages from the Golang standard library:

• crypto/aes - Implements the AES encryption algorithm.
• crypto/cipher - Provides symmetric encryption and decryption operations.
• crypto/md5 - Computes the MD5 hash of data.
• crypto/rand - Generates random numbers for cryptographic operations.
• encoding/hex - Encodes and decodes hexadecimal strings.

These encryption mechanisms guarantee that your secrets remain safe and can only be accessed by authorized individuals.

Contributions

Contributions to Vile are welcome! If you find any bugs, issues, or have suggestions for new features, please open an issue on the Vile GitHub repository (https://github.com/amalmadhu06/vile) and follow the contribution guidelines.