gokeepasslib is a library which allows reading Keepass 2 files (kdbx).
Note: only Keepass v2.30 or higher is properly supported since earlier versions do not allow empty XML tags but expected self-closing tags (which is valid XML but not really supported by Golang on XML marshaling) Basically: this lib can probably read most Keepass2 files, but only Keepass v2.30 can be expected to read files created in this lib.
Use go get
to retrieve the latest version:
go get -u github.com/tobischo/gokeepasslib/v3@latest
For including it in your code:
import "github.com/tobischo/gokeepasslib/v3"
package main
import (
"fmt"
"github.com/tobischo/gokeepasslib/v3"
"os"
)
func main() {
file, _ := os.Open("examples/reading/example.kdbx")
db := gokeepasslib.NewDatabase()
db.Credentials = gokeepasslib.NewPasswordCredentials("abcdefg12345678")
_ = gokeepasslib.NewDecoder(file).Decode(db)
db.UnlockProtectedEntries()
// Note: This is a simplified example and the groups and entries will depend on the specific file.
// bound checking for the slices is recommended to avoid panics.
entry := db.Content.Root.Groups[0].Groups[0].Entries[0]
fmt.Println(entry.GetTitle())
fmt.Println(entry.GetPassword())
}
Note the db.UnlockProtectedEntries()
call: you have to unlock protected entries before using the database
and call db.LockProtectedEntries()
before saving it to ensure that the passwords are not stored in plaintext in the xml.
In kdbx files, which are encrypted using the file credentials, fields are protected with another stream cipher.
See examples/writing/example-writing.go
See examples/deleting/example-deleting.go
- Improve code readability
- Write more tests
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