C++ Password

Open-source C++ projects categorized as Password

Top 6 C++ Password Projects

  1. keepassxc

    KeePassXC is a cross-platform community-driven port of the Windows application “KeePass Password Safe”.

    Project mention: Yep, Passkeys Still Have Problems | news.ycombinator.com | 2025-12-17

    > Care to cite this statement?

    Yes, literally from you: "Passkeys should never be allowed to be exported in clear text." https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/issues/10407 Also, "You absolutely should be preventing users from being able to copy a private key!"

    > You can use any credential manager you choose. You don't have to use Apple Passwords / iCloud Keychain.

    But I want to use Apple Passwords.

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  3. bkcrack

    Crack legacy zip encryption with Biham and Kocher's known plaintext attack.

  4. duplicut

    Remove duplicates from MASSIVE wordlist, without sorting it (for dictionary-based password cracking)

  5. johnny

    GUI frontend to John the Ripper password cracker (by openwall)

  6. passsync

  7. Gerenciador_de_Senhas

    [Xamarin] Sistema para gerenciamento de senhas (by bbeltrame01)

NOTE: The open source projects on this list are ordered by number of github stars. The number of mentions indicates repo mentiontions in the last 12 Months or since we started tracking (Dec 2020).

C++ Password discussion

C++ Password related posts

  • Passkey technology is elegant, but it's most definitely not usable security

    4 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 30 Dec 2024
  • FIDO Alliance publishes new spec to let users move Passkeys across providers

    3 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 16 Oct 2024
  • The "email is authentication" pattern

    5 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 7 Sep 2024
  • Ask HN: How do you keep track "Log in with " accounts

    3 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 23 Aug 2024
  • Ask HN: Best Password Manager without cloud login?

    4 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 4 Jan 2024
  • Do you trust password mangers?

    2 projects | /r/privacy | 10 Dec 2023
  • Bitwarden Adds Support for Passkeys

    3 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 1 Nov 2023
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Index

What are some of the best open-source Password projects in C++? This list will help you:

# Project Stars
1 keepassxc 25,222
2 bkcrack 2,037
3 duplicut 963
4 johnny 596
5 passsync 0
6 Gerenciador_de_Senhas 0

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