EnvSafe: Secure Environment Variable Manager

EnvSafe is a powerful command-line tool designed to securely manage environment variables. It offers robust functionality for setting, retrieving, exporting, and loading environment variables with built-in encryption support.

Features

• 🔐 Encrypt and decrypt environment variables
• 💾 Store variables in a local encrypted file
• 🚀 Automatically load variables into the shell on startup
• 🌍 Support for multiple environments (e.g., dev, staging, prod)

Installation

1. Clone the Repository

   git clone https://github.com/vivekjha1213/EnvSafe.git
   cd EnvSafe

2. Build the Project

   go build -o envsafe ./cmd/envsafe

   This command creates an executable named envsafe in the project directory.

Usage

Commands

• set: Set a secret in the local store
• get: Retrieve a secret from the local store
• load-env: Load secrets from environment variables into the local store
• export-env: Export secrets from the local store to environment variables

Flags

• -f, --file: Path to the secrets store file (default is secrets.json)
• -k, --key: Encryption key for securing secrets

Examples

1. Set a Secret

   ./envsafe set <key> <value> --key=<encryption_key>

   Example:

   ./envsafe set my_secret_key my_secret_value --key=12345678901234567890123456789012

2. Get a Secret

   ./envsafe get <key> --key=<encryption_key>

   Example:

   ./envsafe get my_secret_key --key=12345678901234567890123456789012

3. Load Secrets from Environment Variables

   export MYSECRETKEY_my_secret_key=my_secret_value
   ./envsafe load-env MYSECRETKEY

   This command loads secrets with the prefix MYSECRETKEY from environment variables and saves them to secrets.json.

4. Export Secrets to Environment Variables

   ./envsafe export-env MYSECRETKEY

   This command exports secrets from secrets.json to environment variables with the prefix MYSECRETKEY.

5. Viewing Help Information

   ./envsafe --help
   ./envsafe set --help
   ./envsafe get --help
   ./envsafe load-env --help
   ./envsafe export-env --help

Development

To contribute to the project, follow these steps:

1. Fork the Repository and create a new branch
2. Make Your Changes and ensure they are well-tested
3. Submit a Pull Request with a clear description of the changes

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

Contact

For questions, support, or to report issues, please open an issue on the GitHub repository or contact the author:

• Vivek Kumar Jha: GitHub Profile

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EnvSafe is built with Go and utilizes open-source Go packages to provide a professional-grade solution for secure environment variable management.