IPFS Password Manager

[harryisgood]

1. What is your project? (max 100 words)

I was tired of trying to keep track of all my passwords and didn't want them to all be stored with Google so I said it would be better to store them on my own so I have control of where they are stored. I use IPFS to store the passwords and I want to expand this project by creating a user login portal and allowing users to create accounts.

2. Project links

Link to Github repo: https://github.com/harryisgood/ipfs-pw-manager Link to demo or website, if applicable: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GG6gnpjQN04 License: MIT

3. How is IPFS, Filecoin, or related technology used in this project? (max 100 words)

IPFS is used as the storage for this password manager.

4. How will you improve your project with this grant? What steps will you take to meet this objective? (max 200 words)

• add a login portal for users
• build a way for users to create accounts
• improve the password generation algorithm
• Improve the UI
• Figure out an algorithm for encrypting the password files on IPFS
• Improve encryption for password files

5. Do you agree to share grant reports upon request, including a final grant report at the end of the three month period?

Yes

6. Does your proposal comply with our Community Code of Conduct?

Yes

7. Links and submissions

• If your project began at a hackathon, have you submitted it for the relevant Protocol Labs prizes? Include links here if available:

N/A

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[ErinOCon]

Hi @harryisgood, thank you for your proposal! Can you describe how you will approach achieving the outlined steps in item 4?

[harryisgood]

I plan to use built-in flask libraries for the UI and login pages. I studied some cryptography in college so I would like to see if I can use this knowledge to build my own algorithm otherwise I will use one available in python like this one for example.

Currently, I store the password files as plain text files but I want to upgrade this to store the passwords in an encrypted text file that way if someone gets access to the file they cannot read the passwords. To do this I would again like to build the encryption algorithm but if not possible I would use one already available.

The other thing I would like to do is add a feature to recommend a user a new password for their accounts.

I would do this by generating a sentence and replacing random characters with non-alphanumeric characters and have another algorithm which would generate a sentence of random words from a very large text file but replace words with the first 2 letters of the word and combine these diads together to form a single password, interspersed with non-alphanumeric characters.

[ErinOCon]

Hi @harryisgood, thank you for the additional information and for your patience. This microgrant has been approved! We will send an email to confirm payment details.

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[ErinOCon]

Hi @harryisgood, can you provide a preferred email address to confirm payment details?

[harryisgood]

[email protected] - this is a good email address for me

[ErinOCon]

thank you!