Help Net Security2026-09-21 05:00:32

Gopass: Open-source command-line password manager for teams

Gopass is a free, open-source password manager that stores credentials in an encrypted store and runs from the command line.

Summary

Its maintainers built it as a drop-in replacement for pass, the standard Unix password manager. Out of the box, Gopass encrypts each secret with GPG and keeps the store in a git repository. Git gives a team a record of every change and a way to sync one store across laptops and servers.

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KazaSec's take

Phishing and credential-based attacks succeed because they target people, not just infrastructure — technical controls like SPF, DKIM, and DMARC only ever close part of that gap. The rest comes down to whether a team can actually spot the fake, and whether a compromised credential can still be reused anywhere else.

Coverage details

Source: Help Net Security
Published: 2026-09-21 05:00:32
Author: anamarija pogorelec
Category: technology

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