From 456cfd9118cd69fb0eebc6bf4ee6b8728173f259 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mondei1 Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2019 14:33:19 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] * Update README.md + Create DEVELOPMENT.md --- DEVELOPMENT.md | 2 ++ README.md | 17 +++++++++++++++-- 2 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) create mode 100644 DEVELOPMENT.md diff --git a/DEVELOPMENT.md b/DEVELOPMENT.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..fe85a40 --- /dev/null +++ b/DEVELOPMENT.md @@ -0,0 +1,2 @@ +# Developer notes +**Programming language:** Python (PyQt) \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index ebdd1ad..39aba05 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,3 +1,16 @@ -# offpass-desktop +# OffPass Desktop -Desktop application of OffPass \ No newline at end of file +OffPass, a special password manager. All your passwords are not stored in an encrypted container but offline. + +We all, maybe, wrote/write our passwords down, on paper. The problem: If someone finds them he can also read your +passwords. If you use an traditional passwords manager, a hacker could make a copy of your encrypted cointainer +and brute-force till he gets access (which is still unlikly to happen). + +An attack would need access to your place where you hide your papers. Also make sure your computer or +phone is not infected by any malware because then an attacker would be still able to see your scanned passwords. + +We not say that using a traditional password manager is unsafe, this is just another variant of a password manager. + +You're also able to store your 2FA secrets. Once scanned you'll see your codes generating. In that moment where +you close the application or the "keep remembering for" timer expires, your scanned passwords will be wiped from +memory and they only can be accessed offline. \ No newline at end of file