The latest articles on DEV Community by Marcus-Aprelius (@marcusaprelius). https://dev.to/marcusaprelius https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F4115696%2F8931d695-8267-47a7-b5a4-82c77f6b3e17.jpg https://dev.to/marcusaprelius en Marcus-Aprelius Tue, 08 Sep 2026 12:15:59 +0000 https://dev.to/marcusaprelius/vscode-extension-for-browsing-crypto-filesvaults-1h38 https://dev.to/marcusaprelius/vscode-extension-for-browsing-crypto-filesvaults-1h38 <p>Tired of using different command-line tools for different crypto files and password databases, I built a VS Code extension to keep everything inside the editor.</p> <p>Current approach:<br> <a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Ff76142z9o7i6mf9sca5x.gif" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Ff76142z9o7i6mf9sca5x.gif" alt=" " width="800" height="475"></a></p> <p>Approach with VSCode extension:<br> <a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fh1h0udq8ix4cteedqzcj.gif" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fh1h0udq8ix4cteedqzcj.gif" alt=" " width="760" height="451"></a></p> <p><strong>Current features:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Browse: <ul> <li>password vaults (.kdbx, .psafe3, .ibak, .1pif, .bcup)</li> <li>secure containers and keystores (.p12, .pfx, .jks, .jceks)</li> </ul> </li> <li>Inspect: <ul> <li>certificates, keys and signatures (.crt, .cer, .der, .pem, .key, .csr, .p10, .p7b, .p7c, .p7s, .p7m)</li> <li>SSH, PuTTY, OpenPGP, and AGE files (.ppk, id_rsa, id_ecdsa, id_ed25519, .gpg, .pgp, .asc, .sig, .age)</li> </ul> </li> <li>Detect certificate duplicates</li> <li>Generate secure passwords</li> <li>View certificate chains and metadata</li> </ul> <p><strong>Project goals:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Replace multiple command-line tools with a single UI (in progress)</li> <li>Support additional cryptographic formats, wallets, and containers (planned)</li> <li>Add functionality such as conversion, export, and other utilities (planned)</li> </ul> <p>Many thanks in advance for your overview and constructive feedback.</p> <p><strong>Marketplace:</strong> <a href="https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=MarcusApreliusAntoninus.sato-vscode-ext" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=MarcusApreliusAntoninus.sato-vscode-ext</a><br> <strong>GitHub:</strong> <a href="https://github.com/Marcus-Aprelius/sato-vscode" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://github.com/Marcus-Aprelius/sato-vscode</a></p> <p><strong>P.S.:</strong><br> Please use test files and non-production data when evaluating the extension, as bugs and unexpected behavior may still occur.</p> security showdev tools vscode