QTPass Guide

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QTPass Guide

  • Windows 10 is assumed.
  • Yubikey 5 smartcard is assumed.
  • Key generation is outside the scope of this article.
  • Ctrl-S is responsible for making this, but you can join in if you like.


Installation

Download software - git, gpg, qtpass (Preparation for install)

  • git
  • gpg
  • qtpass

TODO

Install software - git, gpg, qtpass

  • git
  • gpg
  • qtpass

TODO


Install using Chocolatey (package manager):

  • Install Chocolatey package manager:
https://chocolatey.org/install
  • Install QTPass package:

>choco install qtpass

Configure git

  • TODO Git setup

Configure GPG

  • TODO Kleopatra setup
  • Verify by listing installed keys

>gpg --list-keys

Configure QTPass

  • The settings window is opened by clicking on the slider icon at the top of the main window.
  • Set path to Git executable

C:/Program Files/Git/bin/git.exe

  • Set path to GPG executable

C:/Program Files (x86)/GnuPG/bin/gpg.exe

  • Set path to PWGen executable

C:/Program Files (x86)/PWGen/PWGen.exe 

TODO: Figure out how to make PWGen work.
  • Set key to use, the window to do this is opened by clicking on the person sillouette icon at the top of the main window.
  • Create a profile in the settings window "Profiles" tab.
  • (If needed) Initialize the git repo at the storage location:

> git init C:\Users\Me\password-store


Testing QTPass

TODO

  • Create a test entry in a test folder
TODO
  • Read back test entry
TODO

Using a smartcard

  • TODO yubikey 5 smartcard

Using QTPass

TODO normal basic usage

  • Add new password / credentials
  • Read saved password / credentials

Migration into QTPass

TODO bulk import of credentials

  • Pick a consistant naming & organization scheme

First line should be the password itself (Does QTPass do this for the user?)

  • Tools for mass-import
TODO
  • Manual import
TODO


Resolving specific errors

"could not read encryption key to use, .gpg-id file missing or invalid."

  • Tracing error cause:
    • Message originates in either of these two functions:
"void ImitatePass::Insert(QString file, QString newValue, bool overwrite) {"
https://github.com/IJHack/QtPass/blob/8f2b87b36bd74f1c104653bf22150185125c365c/src/imitatepass.cpp#L95

or 

"void ImitatePass::reencryptPath(const QString &dir) {"
https://github.com/IJHack/QtPass/blob/8f2b87b36bd74f1c104653bf22150185125c365c/src/imitatepass.cpp#L298
  • Resolution:
TODO


"fatal: not a git repository (or any of the parent directories): .git"

  • Error message:
"fatal: not a git repository (or any of the parent directories): .git"
  • Tracing error cause:
  • Resolution: TODO

Manually initializing a git repo in the new password store location fixes this. In folder of password storage: > git init .


"fatal: not a git repository (or any of the parent directories): .git"

  • Symptoms:
After enabling the use of PWGen for password creation, attempting to create a password results in PWGen opening with an error message followed by possible crash of QTPass.
  • Error message:
PWGen encountered 1 error(s) during startup:
1) Unknown command line switch(es):
"-1"; "--secure"; "--capitalize"; "--numerals".
  • Tracing error cause:
PWGen probably changed how it accepts arguments?
  • Resolution:
TODO


Handy seeming links

QTPass homepage:

PWGen-win homepage:

Appears to be modern home of Kleopatra / Windows GPG:

Appears to be older home of Kleopatra / Windows GPG:

Pass homepage:

GoPass:

Smartcard-related:

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