Petapass 0.2.1

Single

Single mode uses a simple terminal UI. It allows you to generate a single password. Run petapass one in a shell.

Daemon

Daemon mode starts a long running-process using a hidden GTK window. The master password will be remembered for a user-configurable timeout. Upon activation, the window is displayed and a token can be entered

petapass daemon --help
usage: petapass daemon [-h] [--timeout TIMEOUT]

optional arguments:
  -h, --help         show this help message and exit
  --timeout TIMEOUT  how long to remember the master password, in minutes.
                     Default: 15

Show the window using petapass show. You may want to bind this to a hotkey in your window manager. The password entry box is reasonably intelligent and may be controlled using only tab/enter (it works as you would hope). Click the Cancel or hit the escape key to dismiss the window.

To clear the master password, click the Forget button or run petapass forget. You may want to add this command to your power management sleep hooks so that the master password is cleared when you suspend or hibernate your laptop - see the suspend directory in the source distribution.

Quit the daemon by pressing Control-q when the window is visible, or by running petapass kill.