Home

SimplePass user manual

Introduction

SimplePass is an online password manager.

• It allows you to store password, private notes and bank cards in a keychain.
• It offers a way to copy fields to clipboard without displaying them.
• It works in any modern device with a modern browser supporting webCrypto API.

Key-chain is stored encrypted server side. All encryption / decryption phases run on the client. This means the server has no access to the content of your key-chain.

Getting started

At first you need a running instance of SimplePass. The project official running instance is here: https://simplepass.net/

You also can run a instance of SimplePass on your own server, see INSTALL.md in main repository.

Creating an account

You'll need to subscribe on the running instance of your choice. To do so, go to the sign up page or click on Sign up or Get started button on home page.

• Set your username, a valid email address and a login password;
• Validate to create the account.

Setting up your master passphrase

Second step is to set up a master passphrase:

• This passphrase will be used to encrypt and decrypt your key-chain;
• Make it strong and keep it secret;
• Never share it with anybody, even a SimplePass team member;
• Don't loose it, there is no way to get it back, you would loose your key-chain with it.

Adding a new entry

To add new entry to your key-chain, simply click Add button in the right on toolbar, then choose which kind of entry you wish to add (password, private note or bank card).

Fulfill the form, all fields are optional except title one.

When you validate, new entry is saved in the key-chain and key-chain is automatically synced with the server.

Seeing your entries

• You can see all your passwords selecting Passwords item in left panel;
• You can see all your notes selecting Notes item in left panel;
• You can see all your bank cards selecting Bank cards item in left panel;

Click on the title of an entry to see its details.

By default, all private fields are hidden, but you can toggle their visibility clicking on small eye icon on the left of the field. You also can copy field content directly to clipboard without displaying it clicking on clipboard icon on the left of the field too.

Click edit button to open entry updating form. This form also allows you to delete the entry, after a confirmation message.

Filtering entries

You can filter the entries you see using search bar on top of the list.

Simply enter searched text pattern in the field. Nothing to validate, it's instant.

It will filter displayed entries on their title property. This is useful when you have a long list of passwords and you want to find one quickly.

Locking key-chain

You can lock your key-chain clicking on lock item in the header.

Once your key-chain is locked, no clear data remains in the browser (but encrypted key-chain is still in cache) and the UI displays master passphrase form to unlock key-chain.

Logging out

To log out, click on your username up right in the header, then click on Logout link.

This will clear all data in the browser, including encrypted key-chain.

Logging in

Once you logged out, you need to log in again and then enter your passphrase in order to be able to access your key-chain.

Simply go to the log in page and enter your username and password.

You can also click on Log in button when you are on the home page.

Exporting key-chain

SimplePass allows you to export your encrypted key-chain as a backup file.

• Click on Export keychain button at the bottom of left panel;
• Your encrypted keychain will be saved in your browser's Downloads directory. Even if without the master passphrase it shouldn't be possible to retrieve any clear data, keep this file private.

You should do it regularly on a trusted computer because SimplePass offers no revision control system.

Importing key-chain

SimplePass doesn't allow yet to import an exported keychain, but this feature is on road-map.