Paw

Windows · Mac · Linux

Freedom report

Two barsScore 5.5

Paw is ranked #74 of 106 in password managers on Freedom251. It runs on Linux, macOS, Windows.

Compared on password managers

Product: Paw is an open-source password manager for managing digital data across platforms.
Vault contents: Paw provides an encrypted vault for logins, PIN codes, and personal notes.
Password generator: Paw includes a built-in password generator for creating strong, unique passwords.
Encryption: Paw uses the age encryption library to protect data.
Local data: Paw says data stays on the user's device and is shared across devices only if the user opts for synchronization.
Authentication: Paw supports time-based one-time passwords (TOTP) for two-factor authentication.
Additional tools: Paw lists an SSH key and CLI session manager and proactive password health checks among its features.
Downloads: The download page lists binaries for Linux, macOS, Windows, and FreeBSD.
Codebase: Paw is developed in Go and uses Fyne as its UI toolkit.
Open source: Paw describes itself as open source and invites users and developers to inspect its code.
Security status: The project's GitHub README says Paw is a work in progress that has not had a full security audit and should not be relied on for security.
Threat model: The project's GitHub README states that Paw's threat model assumes there are no attackers on the local machine.
Vault encryption details: The project's GitHub README says vault items are stored separately and metadata is encrypted in a vault.age file.
Maker: The site footer credits Luca Corbo.

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