# FiloSottile/passage

A fork of password-store (https://www.passwordstore.org) that uses age (https://age-encryption.org) as backend.

Repository: https://github.com/FiloSottile/passage
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/passage
Language: Shell
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: age-encryption, password-store
Last push: 2024-08-30T19:58:21+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1839, "days_push": 733, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1187, forks 54 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:55.263100+00:00)

## What it is
passage is a fork of the password-store (pass) CLI password manager that uses age encryption instead of GnuPG. It stores secrets as age-encrypted files in a git-friendly directory, supporting age identities, plugins like YubiKey, and pass-compatible extensions.

## Use cases
- manage passwords from the command line with age encryption
- replace GnuPG-based pass with a simpler encryption backend
- store secrets encrypted with a YubiKey via age plugins
- sync an encrypted password store to untrusted storage
- migrate an existing pass store to age encryption

## When to choose
- you use or prefer age over GnuPG for encryption
- you want a minimal, scriptable Unix-philosophy password manager
- you need hardware-key support through age plugins

## When to avoid
- you need a GUI password manager or browser autofill
- you rely on pass features like `pass init` or multi-recipient group workflows
- you need a mature cross-platform app with mobile clients

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: cryptography, security, cli, secrets-management
- domain: security, privacy, developer-tools
- platform: cli, cross-platform
- tags: password-manager, age-encryption, pass-fork, gpg-alternative, shell, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- FiloSottile/passage (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:55.263100+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 2026-08-30T06:23:39.985669+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/FiloSottile/passage (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:55.263100+00:00, sha 6501e1613c6c)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.