# cloudflare/gokey

A simple vaultless password manager in Go

Repository: https://github.com/cloudflare/gokey
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/gokey
Language: Go
License: BSD-3-Clause
License Family: permissive
Topics: password-manager, password-generator, password-store, keychain, key-generator, seed, password-vault, ecc, stateless, rsa-key, deterministic, ed25519
Last push: 2026-07-10T18:51:45+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 80/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 91, release rhythm 53, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3603, "days_push": 54, "days_rel": 155, "gap_med": 132, "n_releases_24m": 2}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2431, forks 110 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:51.137645+00:00)

## What it is
gokey is a vaultless password manager written in Go that deterministically derives passwords and cryptographic keys on the fly from a master password and a realm string, eliminating the need to store or sync a password vault. It can also generate seed files and various key types including ECC (P-256/384/521, x25519, ed25519) and RSA private keys.

## Use cases
- generate site passwords from a master password without storing a vault
- derive deterministic ssh or tls private keys from a master password
- avoid backing up and syncing a password vault file
- generate a symmetric key or seed file for encryption
- recreate passwords anywhere without third-party password manager services

## When to choose
- you want a stateless, vault-free password manager you can run anywhere Go runs
- you need deterministic generation of passwords and asymmetric keys from a single master secret
- you prefer a minimal CLI over GUI password managers

## When to avoid
- you want features like password sharing, breach monitoring, or browser autofill
- you need to store existing arbitrary passwords or notes securely
- you require a graphical or mobile password manager experience

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: stable
- function: cryptography, security, cli, secrets-management
- domain: security, privacy, developer-tools
- platform: cli, go, cross-platform, windows
- tags: password-manager, password-generator, deterministic, stateless, vaultless, key-generation, ecc, ed25519, rsa, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- cloudflare/gokey (main) score 80

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:51.137645+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:31:25.461150+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/cloudflare/gokey (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:51.137645+00:00, sha 0217737f7647)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.