CLIK

CLIK is a command line interface tool to hide and manage your API keys and Secret/Auth tokens. This is for project managers for easy management of project-related keys and their distribution.

How CLIK Works

CLIK provides you with a command line interface that allows you to store your API Keys and Secret/Auth tokens in an encrypted JSON file. You are provided with an option to either store this key locally in a file, or making a note of it to store it anyway you like. The encrypted JSON file can safely be uploaded to VCS repositories, meaning access will only be granted to those who have been given the JSON decryption key by you. You can use the CLIK to also add, remove or modify keys, as and when required.

Built With

Software	Version
Python 3	3.7.1
Visual Studio Code	1.50.1

Tested With

Operating System	Version(s)
Microsoft Windows	Windows 10
Apple macOS	10.15(Catalina), Beta 11.0(Big Sur)

Installation

You can either clone this repository or install it via pip

pip install python-clik

Usage

Once you install CLIK, a short and concise documentation can be found br running the following command on your console:

clik

Initialising the JSON File

To create a new file to store keys type the following command in your console:

clik init

Now, you can specify all the keys you want to add in a step by step fashion. CLIK will automatically encrypt the file for you and generate your encryption key. Now you can either store the key locally or write it down for safekeeping. So now, your JSON file containing all your keys is ready for upload on your repository.

Adding/Subtracting Keys

To add new keys to an existing JSON file, type the following command in your console:

For Adding Keys

clik FILENAME add

For Subtracting Keys

clik FILENAME subtract

For Modifying Keys

To modify any key in an existing JSON file, type the following command in your console:

clik FILENAME modify

For Encrypting the Keys File

To encrypt the JSON file, type the following command in your console:

clik FILENAME enc

This will ask for any existing Keys to encrypt the JSON file with. If you have an existing Key, continue. Else, you can specify/create a new key for this new encryption.

For Decrypting the Keys File

To decrypt the JSON file, type the following command in your console:

clik FILENAME dec

This will ask for any existing Keys to decrypt the JSON file with. If you have an existing Key, continue normally. Else, provide a path for the Key to be used for decryption.

Note: For any kind of operation on an encrypted JSON file, you need to decrypt it first.

Help

To check the syntax for any of the commands or their function, type the following command in your console:

clik --help

Version

To check the version of CLIK you're running, type the following command in your console:

clik --version

Note: Before uploading the JSON file containing your Keys to any VCS, it is recommended to store your .key file containing your Key to decrypt this encrypted JSON file in .gitignore of any other directory of your computer.

Dependancies

• printy
• Python 3
• cryptography

Contributors

• Mihir Singh
• Anushka Agarwal
• Kushagra Gupta
• Ariz Siddiqui