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Can Arkadaş Deliktaş
Can Arkadaş Deliktaş

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PassForgePro: Learning-focused Local-Only Password Manager

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PassForgePro: Learning-focused Local-Only Password Manager

Hi fellow developers, open-source enthusiasts, and security fans!

I’m excited to share PassForgePro, a personal project I built to explore the design, security, and practical challenges of local-only password managers.

⚠️ Disclaimer: This project is experimental and unaudited. It is not intended to replace mature tools like Bitwarden, KeePass, or 1Password. Use it only for learning, testing, or feedback.

Key Goals

  • Learning: Understand practical password manager challenges
  • Cryptography: AES-256-GCM encryption, PBKDF2 key derivation
  • Privacy: Local-only, zero-knowledge vaults
  • Security: Threat modeling, memory & clipboard hygiene
  • Feedback: Community input for improvement

Features & Screenshots

Login & Authentication

login vault-auth

Vault Management

active-vault generator save-edit

recycle-bin

Folder & Subfolder Handling

root-folder-add subfolder-add

Copying & Themes

copy theme1 theme2

theme3 theme4 theme5

theme6 theme7

settings

Links

What I’m looking for

I’d really appreciate feedback from developers and security enthusiasts on:

  • Architecture and code design
  • Cryptography choices
  • Threat modeling and limitations

Any suggestions, critiques, or collaboration ideas are highly welcome!

TL;DR

  • Learning-focused local-only password manager
  • AES-256-GCM encryption + PBKDF2
  • Experimental, unaudited
  • Open to community feedback

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