Passify

Passify is a personal password manager application developed as a mini-project during the third semester of college. It provides a secure and user-friendly interface for managing your passwords and related information.

Team Members

• Anish Shinde SE IT B 42
• Piyush Patil SE IT B 25
• Payal Patil SE IT B 24

Table of Contents

• Functionality
• Workings
• Project Status
• Installation
• Technologies
• License

Functionality

Passify provides essential features for secure password management:

• User Authentication: Secure login with master passwords, which are hashed for protection.
• Password Management: Add, update, and delete passwords, all securely salted and encrypted with AES.
• Data Security: Utilizes PBKDF2 hashing with salting for master passwords, ensuring robust protection.
• Intuitive UI: User-friendly interface designed with JavaFX for easy navigation.
• Categorization: Organize passwords into Work, Social, and Miscellaneous categories.
• Favorites & Trash: Mark passwords as favorites for quick access and recover deleted passwords from trash.
• Password Generator: Create strong, secure passwords with the built-in generator.
• User Dashboard: An overview dashboard for efficient management of user settings and preferences.

Workings

Passify operates on a simple model-view-controller (MVC) architecture with an additional Data Access Object (DAO) layer. The application interacts with a MySQL database through JDBC for user data storage and retrieval. The user interface is built using JavaFX, allowing for a responsive and modern design. The following components work together:

1. Model: Represents the data and the business logic. This includes user accounts and password entries.
2. View: The JavaFX UI components that the user interacts with.
3. Controller: Handles user input and updates the model and view accordingly.
4. DAO: Provides an abstract interface to the database, managing the CRUD operations for user accounts and password entries.

Project Status

Although the Minimum Viable Product (MVP) of Passify is complete, the application is still a work in progress. Future updates will address the following issues:

• Favorites: Implementing a feature to mark passwords as favorites for quick access from the main navigation.
• Trash: Adding a trash feature to list and recover deleted passwords.
• Types: Categorizing credentials by type, including login credentials, card details, identity documents, etc.
• User Dashboard: Creating a user dashboard for better usability and additional features.
• Automatic Database Setup: Streamlining the database setup process to allow users to set up the database automatically without needing to run SQL scripts manually.

Installation

To set up Passify on your local machine, follow these steps:

1. Install MySQL: (Skip if you already have installed and setup MySQL)

   • Windows: Download the installer from the MySQL website and follow the installation instructions.
   • Linux:

     sudo apt install mysql-server

   • Post-Installation: Secure the installation:

     sudo mysql_secure_installation

2. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/Anish-Shinde-1/Passify.git

3. Navigate to the project directory:

   cd passify

4. Run the MySQL database setup script:

   • Navigate to the src/main/java/com/passify/utils/PasswordManagerDatabaseScript.sql to copy its path and run the SQL script to set up the database.

   # For Linux:
   mysql -u <your_username> -p < /path/to/PasswordManagerDatabaseScript.sql
   
   # For Windows:
   mysql -u <your_username> -p < "C:\\path\\to\\PasswordManagerDatabaseScript.sql"

5. Update the JDBC connector class:

   • Open the JDBC_Connector.java file located in src/main/java/com/passify/utils/ and update the server login credentials (USER and PASSWORD) according to your MySQL server settings.

6. Install Apache Maven:

   • For Linux:

   sudo apt install maven

   • For Windows:
     • a. Manual Install: Visit the Maven Download page (https://maven.apache.org/download.cgi) and follow the instructions.
     • b. Using Scoop or Chocolatey:

       # Using Scoop:
       scoop install maven
       
       # Using Chocolatey:
       choco install maven

7. Build the project:

   • Go to the Passify/ directory where the pom.xml file is present and build the project.

   mvn clean install

8. Run the application:

   mvn clean javafx:run

Technologies

Passify is built using the following technologies:

• Java: The primary programming language.
• JavaFX: For building the user interface.
• Scene Builder: For designing the user interface visually.
• JDBC: For connecting to a MySQL database to store user data.
• MySQL: The database management system used for storing user data.
• Maven: For project management and build automation.

License

This project is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0. See the LICENSE file for details.