1File::KeePass(3) User Contributed Perl Documentation File::KeePass(3)
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6 File::KeePass - Interface to KeePass V1 and V2 database files
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9 use File::KeePass;
10 use Data::Dumper qw(Dumper);
11 my $k = File::KeePass->new;
13 # read a version 1 or version 2 database
15 $k->load_db($file, $master_pass); # errors die
16 print Dumper $k->header;
18 print Dumper $k->groups; # passwords are locked
19 $k->unlock;
21 print Dumper $k->groups; # passwords are now visible
22 $k->clear; # delete current db from memory
24 my $group = $k->add_group({
27 title => 'Foo',
28 }); # root level group
29 my $gid = $group->{'id'};
30 my $group = $k->find_group({id => $gid});
32 # OR
33 my $group = $k->find_group({title => 'Foo'});
34 my $group2 = $k->add_group({
37 title => 'Bar',
38 group => $gid,
39 # OR group => $group,
40 }); # nested group
41 my $e = $k->add_entry({
44 title => 'Something',
45 username => 'someuser',
46 password => 'somepass',
47 group => $gid,
48 # OR group => $group,
49 });
50 my $eid = $e->{'id'};
51 my $e = $k->find_entry({id => $eid});
53 # OR
54 my $e = $k->find_entry({title => 'Something'});
55 $k->lock;
57 print $e->{'password'}; # eq undef
58 print $k->locked_entry_password($e); # eq 'somepass'
59 $k->unlock;
61 print $e->{'password'}; # eq 'somepass'
62 # save out a version 1 database
65 $k->save_db("/some/file/location.kdb", $master_pass);
66 # save out a version 2 database
68 $k->save_db("/some/file/location.kdbx", $master_pass);
69 # save out a version 1 database using a password and key file
71 $k->save_db("/some/file/location.kdb", [$master_pass, $key_filename]);
72 # read database from a file
75 $k->parse_db($pass_db_string, $pass);
76 # generate a keepass version 1 database string
78 my $pass_db_string = $k->gen_db($pass);
79 # generate a keepass version 2 database string
81 my $pass_db_string = $k->gen_db($pass);
82
84 File::KeePass gives access to KeePass version 1 (kdb) and version 2
85 (kdbx) databases.
86 The version 1 and version 2 databases are very different in
88 construction, but the majority of information overlaps and many
89 algorithms are similar. File::KeePass attempts to iron out as many of
90 the differences.
91 File::KeePass gives nearly raw data access. There are a few utility
93 methods for manipulating groups and entries. More advanced
94 manipulation can easily be layered on top by other modules.
95 File::KeePass is only used for reading and writing databases and for
97 keeping passwords scrambled while in memory. Programs dealing with UI
98 or using of auto-type features are the domain of other modules on CPAN.
99 File::KeePass::Agent is one example.
100
102 new Takes a hashref or hash of arguments. Returns a new File::KeePass
103 object. Any named arguments are added to self.
104 load_db
106 Takes a kdb filename, a master password, and an optional argument
107 hashref. Returns the File::KeePass object on success (can be
108 called as a class method). Errors die. The resulting database can
109 be accessed via various methods including $k->groups.
110 my $k = File::KeePass->new;
112 $k->load_db($file, $pwd);
113 my $k = File::KeePass->load_db($file, $pwd);
115 my $k = File::KeePass->load_db($file, $pwd, {auto_lock => 0});
117 The contents are read from file and passed to parse_db.
119 The password passed to load_db may be a composite key in any of the
121 following forms:
122 "password" # password only
124 ["password"] # same
125 ["password", "keyfilename"] # password and key file
126 [undef, "keyfilename"] # key file only
127 ["password", \"keycontent"] # password and reference to key file content
128 [undef, \"keycontent"] # reference to key file content only
129 The key file is optional. It may be passed as a filename, or as a
131 scalar reference to the contents of the key file. If a filename is
132 passed it will be read in. The key file can contain any of the
133 following three types:
134 length 32 # treated as raw key
136 length 64 # must be 64 hexidecimal characters
137 any-other-length # a SHA256 sum will be taken of the data
138 save_db
140 Takes a kdb filename and a master password. Stores out the current
141 groups in the object. Writes attempt to write first to
142 $file.new.$epoch and are then renamed into the correct location.
143 You will need to unlock the db via $k->unlock before calling this
145 method if the database is currently locked.
146 The same master password types passed to load_db can be used here.
148 parse_db
150 Takes a string or a reference to a string containting an encrypted
151 kdb database, a master password, and an optional argument hashref.
152 Returns the File::KeePass object on success (can be called as a
153 class method). Errors die. The resulting database can be accessed
154 via various methods including $k->groups.
155 my $k = File::KeePass->new;
157 $k->parse_db($loaded_kdb, $pwd);
158 my $k = File::KeePass->parse_db($kdb_buffer, $pwd);
160 my $k = File::KeePass->parse_db($kdb_buffer, $pwd, {auto_lock => 0});
162 The same master password types passed to load_db can be used here.
164 parse_header
166 Used by parse_db. Reads just the header information. Can be used
167 as a basic KeePass file check. The returned hash will contain
168 version => 1 or version => 2 depending upon which type of header is
169 found. Can be called as a class method.
170 my $head = File::KeePass->parse_header($kdb_buffer); # errors die
172 printf "This is a version %d database\n", $head->{'version'};
173 gen_db
175 Takes a master password. Optionally takes a "groups" arrayref and
176 a "headers" hashref. If groups are not passed, it defaults to
177 using the currently loaded groups. If headers are not passed, a
178 fresh set of headers are generated based on the groups and the
179 master password. The headers can be passed in to test round trip
180 portability.
181 You will need to unlock the db via $k->unlock before calling this
183 method if the database is currently locked.
184 The same master password types passed to load_db can be used here.
186 header
188 Returns a hashref representing the combined current header and meta
189 information for the currently loaded database.
190 The following fields are present in both version 1 and version 2
192 style databases (from the header):
193 enc_iv => "123456789123456", # rand
195 enc_type => "rijndael",
196 header_size => 222,
197 seed_key => "1234567890123456", # rand (32 bytes on v2)
198 seed_rand => "12345678901234567890123456789012", # rand
199 rounds => 6000,
200 sig1 => "2594363651",
201 sig2 => "3041655655", # indicates db version
202 ver => 196608,
203 version => 1, # or 2
204 The following keys will be present after the reading of a version 2
206 database (from the header):
207 cipher => "aes",
209 compression => 1,
210 protected_stream => "salsa20",
211 protected_stream_key => "12345678901234567890123456789012", # rand
212 start_bytes => "12345678901234567890123456789012", # rand
213 Additionally, items parsed from the Meta section of a version 2
215 database will be added. The following are the available fields.
216 color => "#4FFF00",
218 custom_data => {key1 => "val1"},
219 database_description => "database desc",
220 database_description_changed => "2012-08-17 00:30:56",
221 database_name => "database name",
222 database_name_changed => "2012-08-17 00:30:56",
223 default_user_name => "",
224 default_user_name_changed => "2012-08-17 00:30:34",
225 entry_templates_group => "VL5nOpzlFUevGhqL71/OTA==",
226 entry_templates_group_changed => "2012-08-21 14:05:32",
227 generator => "KeePass",
228 history_max_items => 10,
229 history_max_size => 6291456, # bytes
230 last_selected_group => "SUgL30QQqUK3tOWuNKUYJA==",
231 last_top_visible_group => "dC1sQ1NO80W7klmRhfEUVw==",
232 maintenance_history_days => 365,
233 master_key_change_force => -1,
234 master_key_change_rec => -1,
235 master_key_changed => "2012-08-17 00:30:34",
236 protect_notes => 0,
237 protect_password => 1,
238 protect_title => 0,
239 protect_url => 0,
240 protect_username => 0
241 recycle_bin_changed => "2012-08-17 00:30:34",
242 recycle_bin_enabled => 1,
243 recycle_bin_uuid => "SUgL30QQqUK3tOWuNKUYJA=="
244 When writing a database via either save_db or gen_db, these fields
246 can be set and passed along. Optionally, it is possible to pass
247 along a key called reuse_header to let calls to save_db and gen_db
248 automatically use the contents of the previous header.
249 clear
251 Clears any currently loaded database.
252 auto_lock
254 Default true. If true, passwords are automatically hidden when a
255 database loaded via parse_db or load_db.
256 $k->auto_lock(0); # turn off auto locking
258 is_locked
260 Returns true if the current database is locked.
261 lock
263 Locks the database. This moves all passwords into a protected, in
264 memory, encrypted storage location. Returns 1 on success. Returns
265 2 if the db is already locked. If a database is loaded via
266 parse_db or load_db and auto_lock is true, the newly loaded
267 database will start out locked.
268 unlock
270 Unlocks a previously locked database. You will need to unlock a
271 database before calling save_db or gen_db.
272
274 dump_groups
275 Returns a simplified string representation of the currently loaded
276 database.
277 print $k->dump_groups;
279 You can optionally pass a match argument hashref. Only entries
281 matching the criteria will be returned.
282 groups
284 Returns an arrayref of groups from the currently loaded database.
285 Groups returned will be hierarchal. Note, groups simply returns a
286 reference to all of the data. It makes no attempts at cleaning up
287 the data (find_groups will make sure the data is groomed).
288 my $g = $k->groups;
290 Groups will look similar to the following:
292 $g = [{
294 expanded => 0,
295 icon => 0,
296 id => 234234234, # under v1 this is a 32 bit int, under v2 it is a 16 char id
297 title => 'Foo',
298 level => 0,
299 entries => [{
300 accessed => "2010-06-24 15:09:19",
301 comment => "",
302 created => "2010-06-24 15:09:19",
303 expires => "2999-12-31 23:23:59",
304 icon => 0,
305 modified => "2010-06-24 15:09:19",
306 title => "Something",
307 password => 'somepass', # will be hidden if the database is locked
308 url => "",
309 username => "someuser",
310 id => "0a55ac30af68149f", # v1 is any hex char, v2 is any 16 char
311 }],
312 groups => [{
313 expanded => 0,
314 icon => 0,
315 id => 994414667,
316 level => 1,
317 title => "Bar"
318 }],
319 }];
320 add_group
322 Adds a new group to the database. Returns a reference to the new
323 group. If a database isn't loaded, it begins a new one. Takes a
324 hashref of arguments for the new entry including title, icon,
325 expanded. A new random group id will be generated. An optional
326 group argument can be passed. If a group is passed the new group
327 will be added under that parent group.
328 my $group = $k->add_group({title => 'Foo'});
330 my $gid = $group->{'id'};
331 my $group2 = $k->add_group({title => 'Bar', group => $gid});
333 The group argument's value may also be a reference to a group -
335 such as that returned by find_group.
336 finder_tests {
338 Used by find_groups and find_entries. Takes a hashref of arguments
339 and returns a list of test code refs.
340 {title => 'Foo'} # will check if title equals Foo
342 {'title !' => 'Foo'} # will check if title does not equal Foo
343 {'title =~' => qr{^Foo$}} # will check if title does matches the regex
344 {'title !~' => qr{^Foo$}} # will check if title does not match the regex
345 find_groups
347 Takes a hashref of search criteria and returns all matching groups.
348 Can be passed id, title, icon, and level. Search arguments will be
349 parsed by finder_tests.
350 my @groups = $k->find_groups({title => 'Foo'});
352 my @all_groups_flattened = $k->find_groups({});
354 The find_groups method also checks to make sure group ids are
356 unique and that all needed values are defined.
357 find_group
359 Calls find_groups and returns the first group found. Dies if
360 multiple results are found. In scalar context it returns only the
361 group. In list context it returns the group, and its the arrayref
362 in which it is stored (either the root level group or a sub groups
363 group item).
364 delete_group
366 Passes arguments to find_group to find the group to delete. Then
367 deletes the group. Returns the group that was just deleted.
368 add_entry
370 Adds a new entry to the database. Returns a reference to the new
371 entry. An optional group argument can be passed. If a group is
372 not passed, the entry will be added to the first group in the
373 database. A new entry id will be created if one is not passed or
374 if it conflicts with an existing group.
375 The following fields can be passed to both v1 and v2 databases.
377 accessed => "2010-06-24 15:09:19", # last accessed date
379 auto_type => [{keys => "{USERNAME}{TAB}{PASSWORD}{ENTER}", window => "Foo*"}],
380 binary => {foo => 'content'}; # hashref of filename/content pairs
381 comment => "", # a comment for the system - auto-type info is normally here
382 created => "2010-06-24 15:09:19", # entry creation date
383 expires => "2999-12-31 23:23:59", # date entry expires
384 icon => 0, # icon number for use with agents
385 modified => "2010-06-24 15:09:19", # last modified
386 title => "Something",
387 password => 'somepass', # will be hidden if the database is locked
388 url => "http://",
389 username => "someuser",
390 id => "0a55ac30af68149f", # auto generated if needed, v1 is any hex char, v2 is any 16 char
391 group => $gid, # which group to add the entry to
392 For compatibility with earlier versions of File::KeePass, it is
394 possible to pass in a binary and binary_name when creating an
395 entry. They will be automatically converted to the hashref of
396 filename/content pairs
397 binary_name => "foo", # description of the stored binary - typically a filename
399 binary => "content", # raw data to be stored in the system - typically a file
400 # results in
402 binary => {"foo" => "content"}
403 Typically, version 1 databases store their Auto-Type information
405 inside of the comment. They are also limited to having only one
406 key sequence per entry. File::KeePass 2+ will automatically parse
407 Auto-Type values passed in the entry comment and store them out as
408 the auto_type arrayref. This arrayref is serialized back into the
409 comment section when saving as a version 1 database. Version 2
410 databases have a separate storage mechanism for Auto-Type.
411 If you passed in:
413 comment => "
414 Auto-Type: {USERNAME}{TAB}{PASSWORD}{ENTER}
415 Auto-Type-Window: Foo*
416 Auto-Type-Window: Bar*
417 ",
418 Will result in:
420 auto_type => [{
421 keys => "{USERNAME}{TAB}{PASSWORD}{ENTER}",
422 window => "Foo*"
423 }, {
424 keys => "{USERNAME}{TAB}{PASSWORD}{ENTER}",
425 window => "Bar*"
426 }],
427 The group argument value may be either an existing group id, or a
429 reference to a group - such as that returned by find_group.
430 When using a version 2 database, the following additional fields
432 are also available:
433 expires_enabled => 0,
435 location_changed => "2012-08-05 12:12:12",
436 usage_count => 0,
437 tags => {},
438 background_color => '#ff0000',
439 foreground_color => '#ffffff',
440 custom_icon_uuid => '234242342aa',
441 history => [], # arrayref of previous entry changes
442 override_url => $node->{'OverrideURL'},
443 auto_type_enabled => 1,
444 auto_type_munge => 0, # whether or not to attempt two channel auto typing
445 protected => {password => 1}, # indicating which strings were/should be salsa20 protected
446 strings => {'other key' => 'other value'},
447 find_entries
449 Takes a hashref of search criteria and returns all matching groups.
450 Can be passed an entry id, title, username, comment, url, active,
451 group_id, group_title, or any other entry property. Search
452 arguments will be parsed by finder_tests.
453 my @entries = $k->find_entries({title => 'Something'});
455 my @all_entries_flattened = $k->find_entries({});
457 find_entry
459 Calls find_entries and returns the first entry found. Dies if
460 multiple results are found. In scalar context it returns only the
461 entry. In list context it returns the entry, and its group.
462 delete_entry
464 Passes arguments to find_entry to find the entry to delete. Then
465 deletes the entry. Returns the entry that was just deleted.
466 locked_entry_password
468 Allows access to individual passwords for a database that is
469 locked. Dies if the database is not locked.
470
472 The following methods are general purpose methods used during the
473 parsing and generating of kdb databases.
474 now Returns the current localtime datetime stamp.
476 default_exp
478 Returns the string representing the default expires time of an
479 entry. Will use $self->{'default_exp'} or fails to the string
480 '2999-12-31 23:23:59'.
481 decrypt_rijndael_cbc
483 Takes an encrypted string, a key, and an encryption_iv string.
484 Returns a plaintext string.
485 encrypt_rijndael_cbc
487 Takes a plaintext string, a key, and an encryption_iv string.
488 Returns an encrypted string.
489 decode_base64
491 Loads the MIME::Base64 library and decodes the passed string.
492 encode_base64
494 Loads the MIME::Base64 library and encodes the passed string.
495 unchunksum
497 Parses and reassembles a buffer, reading in lengths, and checksums
498 of chunks.
499 decompress
501 Loads the Compress::Raw::Zlib library and inflates the contents.
502 compress
504 Loads the Compress::Raw::Zlib library and deflates the contents.
505 parse_xml
507 Loads the XML::Parser library and sets up a basic parser that can
508 call hooks at various events. Without the hooks, it runs similarly
509 to XML::Simple::parse.
510 my $data = $self->parse_xml($buffer, {
512 top => 'KeePassFile',
513 force_array => {Group => 1, Entry => 1},
514 start_handlers => {Group => sub { $level++ }},
515 end_handlers => {Group => sub { $level-- }},
516 });
517 gen_xml
519 Generates XML from the passed data structure. The output of
520 parse_xml can be passed as is. Additionally hints such as __sort__
521 can be used to order the tags of a node and __attr__ can be used to
522 indicate which items of a node are attributes.
523 salsa20
525 Takes a hashref containing a salsa20 key string (length 32 or 16),
526 a salsa20 iv string (length 8), number of salsa20 rounds (8, 12, or
527 20 - default 20), and an optional data string. The key and iv are
528 used to initialize the salsa20 encryption.
529 If a data string is passed, the string is salsa20 encrypted and
531 returned.
532 If no data string is passed a salsa20 encrypting coderef is
534 returned.
535 my $encoded = $self->salsa20({key => $key, iv => $iv, data => $data});
537 my $uncoded = $self->salsa20({key => $key, iv => $iv, data => $encoded});
538 # $data eq $uncoded
539 my $encoder = $self->salsa20({key => $key, iv => $Iv}); # no data
541 my $encoded = $encoder->($data);
542 my $part2 = $encoder->($more_data); # continues from previous state
543 salsa20_stream
545 Takes a hashref that will be passed to salsa20. Uses the resulting
546 encoder to generate a more continuous encoded stream. The salsa20
547 method encodes in chunks of 64 bytes. If a string is not a
548 multiple of 64, then some of the xor bytes are unused. The
549 salsa20_stream method maintains a buffer of xor bytes to ensure
550 that none are wasted.
551 my $encoder = $self->salsa20_stream({key => $key, iv => $Iv}); # no data
553 my $encoded = $encoder->("1234"); # calls salsa20->()
554 my $part2 = $encoder->("1234"); # uses the same pad until 64 bytes are used
555
557 _parse_v1_header
558 _parse_v1_body
559 _parse_v1_groups
560 _parse_v1_entries
561 _parse_v1_date
562 Utilities used for parsing version 1 type databases.
563 _parse_v2_header
565 _parse_v2_body
566 _parse_v2_date
567 Utilities used for parsing version 2 type databases.
568 _gen_v1_db
570 _gen_v1_header
571 _gen_v1_date
572 Utilities used to generate version 1 type databases.
573 _gen_v2_db
575 _gen_v2_header
576 _gen_v2_date
577 Utilities used to generate version 2 type databases.
578 _master_key
580 Takes the password and parsed headers. Returns the master key
581 based on database type.
582
584 (Long one liners)
585 Here is a version 1 to version 2, or version 2 to version 1 converter.
587 Simply change the extension of the two files. Someday we will include
588 a kdb2kdbx utility to do this for you.
589 perl -MFile::KeePass -e 'use IO::Prompt; $p="".prompt("Pass:",-e=>"*",-tty); File::KeePass->load_db(+shift,$p,{auto_lock=>0})->save_db(+shift,$p)' ~/test.kdb ~/test.kdbx
591 # OR using graphical prompt
593 perl -MFile::KeePass -e 'chop($p=`zenity --password`); File::KeePass->load_db(+shift,$p,{auto_lock=>0})->save_db(+shift,$p)' ~/test.kdbx ~/test.kdb
594 # OR using pure perl (but echoes password)
596 perl -MFile::KeePass -e 'print "Pass:"; chop($p=<STDIN>); File::KeePass->load_db(+shift,$p,{auto_lock=>0})->save_db(+shift,$p)' ~/test.kdbx ~/test.kdb
597 Dumping the XML from a version 2 database.
599 perl -MFile::KeePass -e 'chop($p=`zenity --password`); print File::KeePass->load_db(+shift,$p,{keep_xml=>1})->{xml_in},"\n"' ~/test.kdbx
601 Outlining group information.
603 perl -MFile::KeePass -e 'chop($p=`zenity --password`); print File::KeePass->load_db(+shift,$p)->dump_groups' ~/test.kdbx
605 Dumping header information
607 perl -MFile::KeePass -MData::Dumper -e 'chop($p=`zenity --password`); print Dumper +File::KeePass->load_db(+shift,$p)->header' ~/test.kdbx
609
611 Only Rijndael is supported when using v1 databases.
612 This module makes no attempt to act as a password agent. That is the
614 job of File::KeePass::Agent. This isn't really a bug but some people
615 will think it is.
616 Groups and entries don't have true objects associated with them. At
618 the moment this is by design. The data is kept as plain boring data.
619
621 Knowledge about the algorithms necessary to decode a KeePass DB v1
622 format was gleaned from the source code of keepassx-0.4.3. That source
623 code is published under the GPL2 license. KeePassX 0.4.3 bears the
624 copyright of
625 Copyright (C) 2005-2008 Tarek Saidi <tarek.saidi@arcor.de>
627 Copyright (C) 2007-2009 Felix Geyer <debfx-keepassx {at} fobos.de>
628 Knowledge about the algorithms necessary to decode a KeePass DB v2
630 format was gleaned from the source code of keepassx-2.0-alpha1. That
631 source code is published under the GPL2 or GPL3 license. KeePassX
632 2.0-alpha1 bears the copyright of
633 Copyright: 2010-2012, Felix Geyer <debfx@fobos.de>
635 2011-2012, Florian Geyer <blueice@fobos.de>
636 The salsa20 algorithm is based on
638 http://cr.yp.to/snuffle/salsa20/regs/salsa20.c which is listed as
639 Public domain (D. J. Bernstein).
640 The ordering and layering of encryption/decryption algorithms of
642 File::KeePass are of derivative nature from KeePassX and could not have
643 been created without this insight - though the perl code is from
644 scratch.
645
647 Paul Seamons <paul@seamons.com>
648
650 This module may be distributed under the same terms as Perl itself.
651perl v5.36.0 2023-01-20 File::KeePass(3)