From: Charles McGarvey Date: Sun, 1 May 2022 03:16:45 +0000 (-0600) Subject: Add README to repo X-Git-Tag: v0.900~6 X-Git-Url: https://git.brokenzipper.com/gitweb?a=commitdiff_plain;h=53afc5c69b7f65030bb1193c098e5c9319df7ee5;p=chaz%2Fp5-File-KDBX Add README to repo --- diff --git a/README.md b/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..f8d4aaf --- /dev/null +++ b/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,1355 @@ +[![Linux](https://github.com/chazmcgarvey/File-KDBX/actions/workflows/linux.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/chazmcgarvey/File-KDBX/actions/workflows/linux.yml) +[![macOS](https://github.com/chazmcgarvey/File-KDBX/actions/workflows/macos.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/chazmcgarvey/File-KDBX/actions/workflows/macos.yml) +[![Windows](https://github.com/chazmcgarvey/File-KDBX/actions/workflows/windows.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/chazmcgarvey/File-KDBX/actions/workflows/windows.yml) + +# NAME + +File::KDBX - Encrypted database to store secret text and files + +# VERSION + +version 0.800 + +# SYNOPSIS + + use File::KDBX; + + my $kdbx = File::KDBX->new; + + my $group = $kdbx->add_group( + name => 'Passwords', + ); + + my $entry = $group->add_entry( + title => 'My Bank', + password => 's3cr3t', + ); + + $kdbx->dump_file('passwords.kdbx', 'M@st3rP@ssw0rd!'); + + $kdbx = File::KDBX->load_file('passwords.kdbx', 'M@st3rP@ssw0rd!'); + + $kdbx->entries->each(sub { + my ($entry) = @_; + say 'Entry: ', $entry->title; + }); + +See ["RECIPES"](#recipes) for more examples. + +# DESCRIPTION + +**File::KDBX** provides everything you need to work with a KDBX database. A KDBX database is a hierarchical +object database which is commonly used to store secret information securely. It was developed for the KeePass +password safe. See ["Introduction to KDBX"](#introduction-to-kdbx) for more information about KDBX. + +This module lets you query entries, create new entries, delete entries and modify entries. The distribution +also includes various parsers and generators for serializing and persisting databases. + +This design of this software was influenced by the [KeePassXC](https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc) +implementation of KeePass as well as the [File::KeePass](https://metacpan.org/pod/File%3A%3AKeePass) module. **File::KeePass** is an alternative module +that works well in most cases but has a small backlog of bugs and security issues and also does not work with +newer KDBX version 4 files. If you're coming here from the **File::KeePass** world, you might be interested in +[File::KeePass::KDBX](https://metacpan.org/pod/File%3A%3AKeePass%3A%3AKDBX) that is a drop-in replacement for **File::KeePass** that uses **File::KDBX** for storage. + +This software is a **pre-1.0 release**. The interface should be considered pretty stable, but there might be +minor changes up until a 1.0 release. Breaking changes will be noted in the `Changes` file. + +## Features + +This implementation of KDBX supports a lot of features: + +- ☑ Read and write KDBX version 3 - version 4.1 +- ☑ Read and write KDB files (requires [File::KeePass](https://metacpan.org/pod/File%3A%3AKeePass)) +- ☑ Unicode character strings +- ☑ ["Simple Expression"](#simple-expression) Searching +- ☑ [Placeholders](https://metacpan.org/pod/File%3A%3AKDBX%3A%3AEntry#Placeholders) and [field references](#resolve_reference) +- ☑ [One-time passwords](https://metacpan.org/pod/File%3A%3AKDBX%3A%3AEntry#One-time-passwords) +- ☑ [Very secure](#security) +- ☑ ["Memory Protection"](#memory-protection) +- ☑ Challenge-response key components, like [YubiKey](https://metacpan.org/pod/File%3A%3AKDBX%3A%3AKey%3A%3AYubiKey) +- ☑ Variety of [key file](https://metacpan.org/pod/File%3A%3AKDBX%3A%3AKey%3A%3AFile) types: binary, hexed, hashed, XML v1 and v2 +- ☑ Pluggable registration of different kinds of ciphers and key derivation functions +- ☑ Built-in database maintenance functions +- ☑ Pretty fast, with [XS optimizations](https://metacpan.org/pod/File%3A%3AKDBX%3A%3AXS) available +- ☒ Database synchronization / merging (not yet) + +## Introduction to KDBX + +A KDBX database consists of a tree of _groups_ and _entries_, with a single _root_ group. Entries can +contain zero or more key-value pairs of _strings_ and zero or more _binaries_ (i.e. octet strings). Groups, +entries, strings and binaries: that's the KDBX vernacular. A small amount of metadata (timestamps, etc.) is +associated with each entry, group and the database as a whole. + +You can think of a KDBX database kind of like a file system, where groups are directories, entries are files, +and strings and binaries make up a file's contents. + +Databases are typically persisted as a encrypted, compressed files. They are usually accessed directly (i.e. +not over a network). The primary focus of this type of database is data security. It is ideal for storing +relatively small amounts of data (strings and binaries) that must remain secret except to such individuals as +have the correct _master key_. Even if the database file were to be "leaked" to the public Internet, it +should be virtually impossible to crack with a strong key. The KDBX format is most often used by password +managers to store passwords so that users can know a single strong password and not have to reuse passwords +across different websites. See ["SECURITY"](#security) for an overview of security considerations. + +# ATTRIBUTES + +## sig1 + +## sig2 + +## version + +## headers + +## inner\_headers + +## meta + +## binaries + +## deleted\_objects + +Hash of UUIDs for objects that have been deleted. This includes groups, entries and even custom icons. + +## raw + +Bytes contained within the encrypted layer of a KDBX file. This is only set when using +[File::KDBX::Loader::Raw](https://metacpan.org/pod/File%3A%3AKDBX%3A%3ALoader%3A%3ARaw). + +## comment + +A text string associated with the database. Often unset. + +## cipher\_id + +The UUID of a cipher used to encrypt the database when stored as a file. + +See ["File::KDBX::Cipher"](#file-kdbx-cipher). + +## compression\_flags + +Configuration for whether or not and how the database gets compressed. See +[":compression" in File::KDBX::Constants](https://metacpan.org/pod/File%3A%3AKDBX%3A%3AConstants#compression). + +## master\_seed + +The master seed is a string of 32 random bytes that is used as salt in hashing the master key when loading +and saving the database. If a challenge-response key is used in the master key, the master seed is also the +challenge. + +The master seed _should_ be changed each time the database is saved to file. + +## transform\_seed + +The transform seed is a string of 32 random bytes that is used in the key derivation function, either as the +salt or the key (depending on the algorithm). + +The transform seed _should_ be changed each time the database is saved to file. + +## transform\_rounds + +The number of rounds or iterations used in the key derivation function. Increasing this number makes loading +and saving the database slower by design in order to make dictionary and brute force attacks more costly. + +## encryption\_iv + +The initialization vector used by the cipher. + +The encryption IV _should_ be changed each time the database is saved to file. + +## inner\_random\_stream\_key + +The encryption key (possibly including the IV, depending on the cipher) used to encrypt the protected strings +within the database. + +## stream\_start\_bytes + +A string of 32 random bytes written in the header and encrypted in the body. If the bytes do not match when +loading a file then the wrong master key was used or the file is corrupt. Only KDBX 2 and KDBX 3 files use +this. KDBX 4 files use an improved HMAC method to verify the master key and data integrity of the header and +entire file body. + +## inner\_random\_stream\_id + +A number indicating the cipher algorithm used to encrypt the protected strings within the database, usually +Salsa20 or ChaCha20. See [":random\_stream" in File::KDBX::Constants](https://metacpan.org/pod/File%3A%3AKDBX%3A%3AConstants#random_stream). + +## kdf\_parameters + +A hash/dict of key-value pairs used to configure the key derivation function. This is the KDBX4+ way to +configure the KDF, superceding ["transform\_seed"](#transform_seed) and ["transform\_rounds"](#transform_rounds). + +## generator + +The name of the software used to generate the KDBX file. + +## header\_hash + +The header hash used to verify that the file header is not corrupt. (KDBX 2 - KDBX 3.1, removed KDBX 4.0) + +## database\_name + +Name of the database. + +## database\_name\_changed + +Timestamp indicating when the database name was last changed. + +## database\_description + +Description of the database + +## database\_description\_changed + +Timestamp indicating when the database description was last changed. + +## default\_username + +When a new entry is created, the _UserName_ string will be populated with this value. + +## default\_username\_changed + +Timestamp indicating when the default username was last changed. + +## maintenance\_history\_days + +TODO... not really sure what this is. 😀 + +## color + +A color associated with the database (in the form `#ffffff` where "f" is a hexidecimal digit). Some agents +use this to help users visually distinguish between different databases. + +## master\_key\_changed + +Timestamp indicating when the master key was last changed. + +## master\_key\_change\_rec + +Number of days until the agent should prompt to recommend changing the master key. + +## master\_key\_change\_force + +Number of days until the agent should prompt to force changing the master key. + +Note: This is purely advisory. It is up to the individual agent software to actually enforce it. +`File::KDBX` does NOT enforce it. + +## custom\_icons + +Array of custom icons that can be associated with groups and entries. + +This list can be managed with the methods ["add\_custom\_icon"](#add_custom_icon) and ["remove\_custom\_icon"](#remove_custom_icon). + +## recycle\_bin\_enabled + +Boolean indicating whether removed groups and entries should go to a recycle bin or be immediately deleted. + +## recycle\_bin\_uuid + +The UUID of a group used to store thrown-away groups and entries. + +## recycle\_bin\_changed + +Timestamp indicating when the recycle bin was last changed. + +## entry\_templates\_group + +The UUID of a group containing template entries used when creating new entries. + +## entry\_templates\_group\_changed + +Timestamp indicating when the entry templates group was last changed. + +## last\_selected\_group + +The UUID of the previously-selected group. + +## last\_top\_visible\_group + +The UUID of the group visible at the top of the list. + +## history\_max\_items + +The maximum number of historical entries allowed to be saved for each entry. + +## history\_max\_size + +The maximum total size (in bytes) that each individual entry's history is allowed to grow. + +## settings\_changed + +Timestamp indicating when the database settings were last updated. + +## protect\_title + +Alias of the ["memory\_protection"](#memory_protection) setting for the _Title_ string. + +## protect\_username + +Alias of the ["memory\_protection"](#memory_protection) setting for the _UserName_ string. + +## protect\_password + +Alias of the ["memory\_protection"](#memory_protection) setting for the _Password_ string. + +## protect\_url + +Alias of the ["memory\_protection"](#memory_protection) setting for the _URL_ string. + +## protect\_notes + +Alias of the ["memory\_protection"](#memory_protection) setting for the _Notes_ string. + +# METHODS + +## new + + $kdbx = File::KDBX->new(%attributes); + $kdbx = File::KDBX->new($kdbx); # copy constructor + +Construct a new [File::KDBX](https://metacpan.org/pod/File%3A%3AKDBX). + +## init + + $kdbx = $kdbx->init(%attributes); + +Initialize a [File::KDBX](https://metacpan.org/pod/File%3A%3AKDBX) with a set of attributes. Returns itself to allow method chaining. + +This is called by ["new"](#new). + +## reset + + $kdbx = $kdbx->reset; + +Set a [File::KDBX](https://metacpan.org/pod/File%3A%3AKDBX) to an empty state, ready to load a KDBX file or build a new one. Returns itself to allow +method chaining. + +## clone + + $kdbx_copy = $kdbx->clone; + $kdbx_copy = File::KDBX->new($kdbx); + +Clone a [File::KDBX](https://metacpan.org/pod/File%3A%3AKDBX). The clone will be an exact copy and completely independent of the original. + +## load + +## load\_string + +## load\_file + +## load\_handle + + $kdbx = KDBX::File->load(\$string, $key); + $kdbx = KDBX::File->load(*IO, $key); + $kdbx = KDBX::File->load($filepath, $key); + $kdbx->load(...); # also instance method + + $kdbx = File::KDBX->load_string($string, $key); + $kdbx = File::KDBX->load_string(\$string, $key); + $kdbx->load_string(...); # also instance method + + $kdbx = File::KDBX->load_file($filepath, $key); + $kdbx->load_file(...); # also instance method + + $kdbx = File::KDBX->load_handle($fh, $key); + $kdbx = File::KDBX->load_handle(*IO, $key); + $kdbx->load_handle(...); # also instance method + +Load a KDBX file from a string buffer, IO handle or file from a filesystem. + +[File::KDBX::Loader](https://metacpan.org/pod/File%3A%3AKDBX%3A%3ALoader) does the heavy lifting. + +## dump + +## dump\_string + +## dump\_file + +## dump\_handle + + $kdbx->dump(\$string, $key); + $kdbx->dump(*IO, $key); + $kdbx->dump($filepath, $key); + + $kdbx->dump_string(\$string, $key); + \$string = $kdbx->dump_string($key); + + $kdbx->dump_file($filepath, $key); + + $kdbx->dump_handle($fh, $key); + $kdbx->dump_handle(*IO, $key); + +Dump a KDBX file to a string buffer, IO handle or file in a filesystem. + +[File::KDBX::Dumper](https://metacpan.org/pod/File%3A%3AKDBX%3A%3ADumper) does the heavy lifting. + +## user\_agent\_string + + $string = $kdbx->user_agent_string; + +Get a text string identifying the database client software. + +## memory\_protection + + \%settings = $kdbx->memory_protection + $kdbx->memory_protection(\%settings); + + $bool = $kdbx->memory_protection($string_key); + $kdbx->memory_protection($string_key => $bool); + +Get or set memory protection settings. This globally (for the whole database) configures whether and which of +the standard strings should be memory-protected. The default setting is to memory-protect only _Password_ +strings. + +Memory protection can be toggled individually for each entry string, and individual settings take precedence +over these global settings. + +## minimum\_version + + $version = $kdbx->minimum_version; + +Determine the minimum file version required to save a database losslessly. Using certain databases features +might increase this value. For example, setting the KDF to Argon2 will increase the minimum version to at +least `KDBX_VERSION_4_0` (i.e. `0x00040000`) because Argon2 was introduced with KDBX4. + +This method never returns less than `KDBX_VERSION_3_1` (i.e. `0x00030001`). That file version is so +ubiquitious and well-supported, there are seldom reasons to dump in a lesser format nowadays. + +**WARNING:** If you dump a database with a minimum version higher than the current ["version"](#version), the dumper will +typically issue a warning and automatically upgrade the database. This seems like the safest behavior in order +to avoid data loss, but lower versions have the benefit of being compatible with more software. It is possible +to prevent auto-upgrades by explicitly telling the dumper which version to use, but you do run the risk of +data loss. A database will never be automatically downgraded. + +## root + + $group = $kdbx->root; + $kdbx->root($group); + +Get or set a database's root group. You don't necessarily need to explicitly create or set a root group +because it autovivifies when adding entries and groups to the database. + +Every database has only a single root group at a time. Some old KDB files might have multiple root groups. +When reading such files, a single implicit root group is created to contain the actual root groups. When +writing to such a format, if the root group looks like it was implicitly created then it won't be written and +the resulting file might have multiple root groups. This allows working with older files without changing +their written internal structure while still adhering to modern semantics while the database is opened. + +The root group of a KDBX database contains all of the database's entries and other groups. If you replace the +root group, you are essentially replacing the entire database contents with something else. + +## trace\_lineage + + \@lineage = $kdbx->trace_lineage($group); + \@lineage = $kdbx->trace_lineage($group, $base_group); + \@lineage = $kdbx->trace_lineage($entry); + \@lineage = $kdbx->trace_lineage($entry, $base_group); + +Get the direct line of ancestors from `$base_group` (default: the root group) to a group or entry. The +lineage includes the base group but _not_ the target group or entry. Returns `undef` if the target is not in +the database structure. + +## recycle\_bin + + $group = $kdbx->recycle_bin; + $kdbx->recycle_bin($group); + +Get or set the recycle bin group. Returns `undef` if there is no recycle bin and ["recycle\_bin\_enabled"](#recycle_bin_enabled) is +false, otherwise the current recycle bin or an autovivified recycle bin group is returned. + +## entry\_templates + + $group = $kdbx->entry_templates; + $kdbx->entry_templates($group); + +Get or set the entry templates group. May return `undef` if unset. + +## last\_selected + + $group = $kdbx->last_selected; + $kdbx->last_selected($group); + +Get or set the last selected group. May return `undef` if unset. + +## last\_top\_visible + + $group = $kdbx->last_top_visible; + $kdbx->last_top_visible($group); + +Get or set the last top visible group. May return `undef` if unset. + +## add\_group + + $kdbx->add_group($group); + $kdbx->add_group(%group_attributes, %options); + +Add a group to a database. This is equivalent to identifying a parent group and calling +["add\_group" in File::KDBX::Group](https://metacpan.org/pod/File%3A%3AKDBX%3A%3AGroup#add_group) on the parent group, forwarding the arguments. Available options: + +- `group` (aka `parent`) - Group object or group UUID to add the group to (default: root group) + +## groups + + \&iterator = $kdbx->groups(%options); + \&iterator = $kdbx->groups($base_group, %options); + +Get an [File::KDBX::Iterator](https://metacpan.org/pod/File%3A%3AKDBX%3A%3AIterator) over _groups_ within a database. Options: + +- `base` - Only include groups within a base group (same as `$base_group`) (default: ["root"](#root)) +- `inclusive` - Include the base group in the results (default: true) +- `algorithm` - Search algorithm, one of `ids`, `bfs` or `dfs` (default: `ids`) + +## add\_entry + + $kdbx->add_entry($entry, %options); + $kdbx->add_entry(%entry_attributes, %options); + +Add a entry to a database. This is equivalent to identifying a parent group and calling +["add\_entry" in File::KDBX::Group](https://metacpan.org/pod/File%3A%3AKDBX%3A%3AGroup#add_entry) on the parent group, forwarding the arguments. Available options: + +- `group` (aka `parent`) - Group object or group UUID to add the entry to (default: root group) + +## entries + + \&iterator = $kdbx->entries(%options); + \&iterator = $kdbx->entries($base_group, %options); + +Get an [File::KDBX::Iterator](https://metacpan.org/pod/File%3A%3AKDBX%3A%3AIterator) over _entries_ within a database. Supports the same options as ["groups"](#groups), +plus some new ones: + +- `auto_type` - Only include entries with auto-type enabled (default: false, include all) +- `searching` - Only include entries within groups with searching enabled (default: false, include all) +- `history` - Also include historical entries (default: false, include only current entries) + +## objects + + \&iterator = $kdbx->objects(%options); + \&iterator = $kdbx->objects($base_group, %options); + +Get an [File::KDBX::Iterator](https://metacpan.org/pod/File%3A%3AKDBX%3A%3AIterator) over _objects_ within a database. Groups and entries are considered objects, +so this is essentially a combination of ["groups"](#groups) and ["entries"](#entries). This won't often be useful, but it can be +convenient for maintenance tasks. This method takes the same options as ["groups"](#groups) and ["entries"](#entries). + +## custom\_icon + + \%icon = $kdbx->custom_icon($uuid); + $kdbx->custom_icon($uuid => \%icon); + $kdbx->custom_icon(%icon); + $kdbx->custom_icon(uuid => $value, %icon); + +Get or set custom icons. + +## custom\_icon\_data + + $image_data = $kdbx->custom_icon_data($uuid); + +Get a custom icon image data. + +## add\_custom\_icon + + $uuid = $kdbx->add_custom_icon($image_data, %attributes); + $uuid = $kdbx->add_custom_icon(%attributes); + +Add a custom icon and get its UUID. If not provided, a random UUID will be generated. Possible attributes: + +- `uuid` - Icon UUID (default: autogenerated) +- `data` - Image data (same as `$image_data`) +- `name` - Name of the icon (text, KDBX4.1+) +- `last_modification_time` - Just what it says (datetime, KDBX4.1+) + +## remove\_custom\_icon + + $kdbx->remove_custom_icon($uuid); + +Remove a custom icon. + +## custom\_data + + \%all_data = $kdbx->custom_data; + $kdbx->custom_data(\%all_data); + + \%data = $kdbx->custom_data($key); + $kdbx->custom_data($key => \%data); + $kdbx->custom_data(%data); + $kdbx->custom_data(key => $value, %data); + +Get and set custom data. Custom data is metadata associated with a database. + +Each data item can have a few attributes associated with it. + +- `key` - A unique text string identifier used to look up the data item (required) +- `value` - A text string value (required) +- `last_modification_time` (optional, KDBX4.1+) + +## custom\_data\_value + + $value = $kdbx->custom_data_value($key); + +Exactly the same as ["custom\_data"](#custom_data) except returns just the custom data's value rather than a structure of +attributes. This is a shortcut for: + + my $data = $kdbx->custom_data($key); + my $value = defined $data ? $data->{value} : undef; + +## public\_custom\_data + + \%all_data = $kdbx->public_custom_data; + $kdbx->public_custom_data(\%all_data); + + $value = $kdbx->public_custom_data($key); + $kdbx->public_custom_data($key => $value); + +Get and set public custom data. Public custom data is similar to custom data but different in some important +ways. Public custom data: + +- can store strings, booleans and up to 64-bit integer values (custom data can only store text values) +- is NOT encrypted within a KDBX file (hence the "public" part of the name) +- is a plain hash/dict of key-value pairs with no other associated fields (like modification times) + +## add\_deleted\_object + + $kdbx->add_deleted_object($uuid); + +Add a UUID to the deleted objects list. This list is used to support automatic database merging. + +You typically do not need to call this yourself because the list will be populated automatically as objects +are removed. + +## remove\_deleted\_object + + $kdbx->remove_deleted_object($uuid); + +Remove a UUID from the deleted objects list. This list is used to support automatic database merging. + +You typically do not need to call this yourself because the list will be maintained automatically as objects +are added. + +## clear\_deleted\_objects + +Remove all UUIDs from the deleted objects list. This list is used to support automatic database merging, but +if you don't need merging then you can clear deleted objects to reduce the database file size. + +## resolve\_reference + + $string = $kdbx->resolve_reference($reference); + $string = $kdbx->resolve_reference($wanted, $search_in, $expression); + +Resolve a [field reference](https://keepass.info/help/base/fieldrefs.html). A field reference is a kind of +string placeholder. You can use a field reference to refer directly to a standard field within an entry. Field +references are resolved automatically while expanding entry strings (i.e. replacing placeholders), but you can +use this method to resolve on-the-fly references that aren't part of any actual string in the database. + +If the reference does not resolve to any field, `undef` is returned. If the reference resolves to multiple +fields, only the first one is returned (in the same order as iterated by ["entries"](#entries)). To avoid ambiguity, you +can refer to a specific entry by its UUID. + +The syntax of a reference is: `{REF:@:}`. `Text` is a +["Simple Expression"](#simple-expression). `WantedField` and `SearchIn` are both single character codes representing a field: + +- `T` - Title +- `U` - UserName +- `P` - Password +- `A` - URL +- `N` - Notes +- `I` - UUID +- `O` - Other custom strings + +Since `O` does not represent any specific field, it cannot be used as the `WantedField`. + +Examples: + +To get the value of the _UserName_ string of the first entry with "My Bank" in the title: + + my $username = $kdbx->resolve_reference('{REF:U@T:"My Bank"}'); + # OR the {REF:...} wrapper is optional + my $username = $kdbx->resolve_reference('U@T:"My Bank"'); + # OR separate the arguments + my $username = $kdbx->resolve_reference(U => T => '"My Bank"'); + +Note how the text is a ["Simple Expression"](#simple-expression), so search terms with spaces must be surrounded in double +quotes. + +To get the _Password_ string of a specific entry (identified by its UUID): + + my $password = $kdbx->resolve_reference('{REF:P@I:46C9B1FFBD4ABC4BBB260C6190BAD20C}'); + +## lock + + $kdbx->lock; + +Encrypt all protected binaries strings in a database. The encrypted strings are stored in +a [File::KDBX::Safe](https://metacpan.org/pod/File%3A%3AKDBX%3A%3ASafe) associated with the database and the actual strings will be replaced with `undef` to +indicate their protected state. Returns itself to allow method chaining. + +You can call `code` on an already-locked database to memory-protect any unprotected strings and binaries +added after the last time the database was locked. + +## unlock + + $kdbx->unlock; + +Decrypt all protected strings in a database, replacing `undef` placeholders with unprotected values. Returns +itself to allow method chaining. + +## unlock\_scoped + + $guard = $kdbx->unlock_scoped; + +Unlock a database temporarily, relocking when the guard is released (typically at the end of a scope). Returns +`undef` if the database is already unlocked. + +See ["lock"](#lock) and ["unlock"](#unlock). + +## peek + + $string = $kdbx->peek(\%string); + $string = $kdbx->peek(\%binary); + +Peek at the value of a protected string or binary without unlocking the whole database. The argument can be +a string or binary hashref as returned by ["string" in File::KDBX::Entry](https://metacpan.org/pod/File%3A%3AKDBX%3A%3AEntry#string) or ["binary" in File::KDBX::Entry](https://metacpan.org/pod/File%3A%3AKDBX%3A%3AEntry#binary). + +## is\_locked + + $bool = $kdbx->is_locked; + +Get whether or not a database's strings are memory-protected. If this is true, then some or all of the +protected strings within the database will be unavailable (literally have `undef` values) until ["unlock"](#unlock) is +called. + +## remove\_empty\_groups + + $kdbx->remove_empty_groups; + +Remove groups with no subgroups and no entries. + +## remove\_unused\_icons + + $kdbx->remove_unused_icons; + +Remove icons that are not associated with any entry or group in the database. + +## remove\_duplicate\_icons + + $kdbx->remove_duplicate_icons; + +Remove duplicate icons as determined by hashing the icon data. + +## prune\_history + + $kdbx->prune_history(%options); + +Remove just as many older historical entries as necessary to get under certain limits. + +- `max_items` - Maximum number of historical entries to keep (default: value of ["history\_max\_items"](#history_max_items), no limit: -1) +- `max_size` - Maximum total size (in bytes) of historical entries to keep (default: value of ["history\_max\_size"](#history_max_size), no limit: -1) +- `max_age` - Maximum age (in days) of historical entries to keep (default: 365, no limit: -1) + +## randomize\_seeds + + $kdbx->randomize_seeds; + +Set various keys, seeds and IVs to random values. These values are used by the cryptographic functions that +secure the database when dumped. The attributes that will be randomized are: + +- ["encryption\_iv"](#encryption_iv) +- ["inner\_random\_stream\_key"](#inner_random_stream_key) +- ["master\_seed"](#master_seed) +- ["stream\_start\_bytes"](#stream_start_bytes) +- ["transform\_seed"](#transform_seed) + +Randomizing these values has no effect on a loaded database. These are only used when a database is dumped. +You normally do not need to call this method explicitly because the dumper does it explicitly by default. + +## key + + $key = $kdbx->key; + $key = $kdbx->key($key); + $key = $kdbx->key($primitive); + +Get or set a [File::KDBX::Key](https://metacpan.org/pod/File%3A%3AKDBX%3A%3AKey). This is the master key (e.g. a password or a key file that can decrypt +a database). See ["new" in File::KDBX::Key](https://metacpan.org/pod/File%3A%3AKDBX%3A%3AKey#new) for an explanation of what the primitive can be. + +You generally don't need to call this directly because you can provide the key directly to the loader or +dumper when loading or dumping a KDBX file. + +## composite\_key + + $key = $kdbx->composite_key($key); + $key = $kdbx->composite_key($primitive); + +Construct a [File::KDBX::Key::Composite](https://metacpan.org/pod/File%3A%3AKDBX%3A%3AKey%3A%3AComposite) from a primitive. See ["new" in File::KDBX::Key](https://metacpan.org/pod/File%3A%3AKDBX%3A%3AKey#new) for an explanation of +what the primitive can be. If the primitive does not represent a composite key, it will be wrapped. + +You generally don't need to call this directly. The parser and writer use it to transform a master key into +a raw encryption key. + +## kdf + + $kdf = $kdbx->kdf(%options); + $kdf = $kdbx->kdf(\%parameters, %options); + +Get a [File::KDBX::KDF](https://metacpan.org/pod/File%3A%3AKDBX%3A%3AKDF) (key derivation function). + +Options: + +- `params` - KDF parameters, same as `\%parameters` (default: value of ["kdf\_parameters"](#kdf_parameters)) + +## cipher + + $cipher = $kdbx->cipher(key => $key); + $cipher = $kdbx->cipher(key => $key, iv => $iv, uuid => $uuid); + +Get a [File::KDBX::Cipher](https://metacpan.org/pod/File%3A%3AKDBX%3A%3ACipher) capable of encrypting and decrypting the body of a database file. + +A key is required. This should be a raw encryption key made up of a fixed number of octets (depending on the +cipher), not a [File::KDBX::Key](https://metacpan.org/pod/File%3A%3AKDBX%3A%3AKey) or primitive. + +If not passed, the UUID comes from `$kdbx->headers->{cipher_id}` and the encryption IV comes from +`$kdbx->headers->{encryption_iv}`. + +You generally don't need to call this directly. The parser and writer use it to decrypt and encrypt KDBX +files. + +## random\_stream + + $cipher = $kdbx->random_stream; + $cipher = $kdbx->random_stream(id => $stream_id, key => $key); + +Get a [File::KDBX::Cipher::Stream](https://metacpan.org/pod/File%3A%3AKDBX%3A%3ACipher%3A%3AStream) for decrypting and encrypting protected values. + +If not passed, the ID and encryption key comes from `$kdbx->headers->{inner_random_stream_id}` and +`$kdbx->headers->{inner_random_stream_key}` (respectively) for KDBX3 files and from +`$kdbx->inner_headers->{inner_random_stream_key}` and +`$kdbx->inner_headers->{inner_random_stream_id}` (respectively) for KDBX4 files. + +You generally don't need to call this directly. The parser and writer use it to scramble protected strings. + +# RECIPES + +## Create a new database + + my $kdbx = File::KDBX->new; + + my $group = $kdbx->add_group(name => 'Passwords); + my $entry = $group->add_entry( + title => 'WayneCorp', + username => 'bwayne', + password => 'iambatman', + url => 'https://example.com/login' + ); + $entry->add_auto_type_window_association('WayneCorp - Mozilla Firefox', '{PASSWORD}{ENTER}'); + + $kdbx->dump_file('mypasswords.kdbx', 'master password CHANGEME'); + +## Read an existing database + + my $kdbx = File::KDBX->load_file('mypasswords.kdbx', 'master password CHANGEME'); + $kdbx->unlock; # cause $entry->password below to be defined + + $kdbx->entries->each(sub { + my ($entry) = @_; + say 'Found password for: ', $entry->title; + say ' Username: ', $entry->username; + say ' Password: ', $entry->password; + }); + +## Search for entries + + my @entries = $kdbx->entries(searching => 1) + ->grep(title => 'WayneCorp') + ->each; # return all matches + +The `searching` option limits results to only entries within groups with searching enabled. Other options are +also available. See ["entries"](#entries). + +See ["QUERY"](#query) for many more query examples. + +## Search for entries by auto-type window association + + my $window_title = 'WayneCorp - Mozilla Firefox'; + + my $entries = $kdbx->entries(auto_type => 1) + ->filter(sub { + my ($ata) = grep { $_->{window} =~ /\Q$window_title\E/i } @{$_->auto_type_associations}; + return [$_, $ata->{keystroke_sequence}] if $ata; + }) + ->each(sub { + my ($entry, $keys) = @$_; + say 'Entry title: ', $entry->title, ', key sequence: ', $keys; + }); + +Example output: + + Entry title: WayneCorp, key sequence: {PASSWORD}{ENTER} + +## Remove entries from a database + + $kdbx->entries + ->grep(notes => {'=~' => qr/too old/i}) + ->each(sub { $_->recycle }); + +Recycle all entries with the string "too old" appearing in the **Notes** string. + +## Remove empty groups + + $kdbx->groups(algorithm => 'dfs') + ->where(-true => 'is_empty') + ->each('remove'); + +With the search/iteration `algorithm` set to "dfs", groups will be ordered deepest first and the root group +will be last. This allows removing groups that only contain empty groups. + +This can also be done with one call to ["remove\_empty\_groups"](#remove_empty_groups). + +# SECURITY + +One of the biggest threats to your database security is how easily the encryption key can be brute-forced. +Strong brute-force protection depends on: + +- Using unguessable passwords, passphrases and key files. +- Using a brute-force resistent key derivation function. + +The first factor is up to you. This module does not enforce strong master keys. It is up to you to pick or +generate strong keys. + +The KDBX format allows for the key derivation function to be tuned. The idea is that you want each single +brute-foce attempt to be expensive (in terms of time, CPU usage or memory usage), so that making a lot of +attempts (which would be required if you have a strong master key) gets _really_ expensive. + +How expensive you want to make each attempt is up to you and can depend on the application. + +This and other KDBX-related security issues are covered here more in depth: +[https://keepass.info/help/base/security.html](https://keepass.info/help/base/security.html) + +Here are other security risks you should be thinking about: + +## Cryptography + +This distribution uses the excellent [CryptX](https://metacpan.org/pod/CryptX) and [Crypt::Argon2](https://metacpan.org/pod/Crypt%3A%3AArgon2) packages to handle all crypto-related +functions. As such, a lot of the security depends on the quality of these dependencies. Fortunately these +modules are maintained and appear to have good track records. + +The KDBX format has evolved over time to incorporate improved security practices and cryptographic functions. +This package uses the following functions for authentication, hashing, encryption and random number +generation: + +- AES-128 (legacy) +- AES-256 +- Argon2d & Argon2id +- CBC block mode +- HMAC-SHA256 +- SHA256 +- SHA512 +- Salsa20 & ChaCha20 +- Twofish + +At the time of this writing, I am not aware of any successful attacks against any of these functions. These +are among the most-analyzed and widely-adopted crypto functions available. + +The KDBX format allows the body cipher and key derivation function to be configured. If a flaw is discovered +in one of these functions, you can hopefully just switch to a better function without needing to update this +software. A later software release may phase out the use of any functions which are no longer secure. + +## Memory Protection + +It is not a good idea to keep secret information unencrypted in system memory for longer than is needed. The +address space of your program can generally be read by a user with elevated privileges on the system. If your +system is memory-constrained or goes into a hibernation mode, the contents of your address space could be +written to a disk where it might be persisted for long time. + +There might be system-level things you can do to reduce your risk, like using swap encryption and limiting +system access to your program's address space while your program is running. + +**File::KDBX** helps minimize (but not eliminate) risk by keeping secrets encrypted in memory until accessed +and zeroing out memory that holds secrets after they're no longer needed, but it's not a silver bullet. + +For one thing, the encryption key is stored in the same address space. If core is dumped, the encryption key +is available to be found out. But at least there is the chance that the encryption key and the encrypted +secrets won't both be paged out together while memory-constrained. + +Another problem is that some perls (somewhat notoriously) copy around memory behind the scenes willy nilly, +and it's difficult know when perl makes a copy of a secret in order to be able to zero it out later. It might +be impossible. The good news is that perls with SvPV copy-on-write (enabled by default beginning with perl +5.20) are much better in this regard. With COW, it's mostly possible to know what operations will cause perl +to copy the memory of a scalar string, and the number of copies will be significantly reduced. There is a unit +test named `t/memory-protection.t` in this distribution that can be run on POSIX systems to determine how +well **File::KDBX** memory protection is working. + +Memory protection also depends on how your application handles secrets. If your app code is handling scalar +strings with secret information, it's up to you to make sure its memory is zeroed out when no longer needed. +["erase" in File::KDBX::Util](https://metacpan.org/pod/File%3A%3AKDBX%3A%3AUtil#erase) et al. provide some tools to help accomplish this. Or if you're not too concerned +about the risks memory protection is meant to mitigate, then maybe don't worry about it. The security policy +of **File::KDBX** is to try hard to keep secrets protected while in memory so that your app might claim a high +level of security, in case you care about that. + +There are some memory protection strategies that **File::KDBX** does NOT use today but could in the future: + +Many systems allow programs to mark unswappable pages. Secret information should ideally be stored in such +pages. You could potentially use [mlockall(2)](http://man.he.net/man2/mlockall) (or equivalent for your system) in your own application to +prevent the entire address space from being swapped. + +Some systems provide special syscalls for storing secrets in memory while keeping the encryption key outside +of the program's address space, like `CryptProtectMemory` for Windows. This could be a good option, though +unfortunately not portable. + +# QUERY + +To find things in a KDBX database, you should use a filtered iterator. If you have an iterator, such as +returned by ["entries"](#entries), ["groups"](#groups) or even ["objects"](#objects) you can filter it using ["where" in File::KDBX::Iterator](https://metacpan.org/pod/File%3A%3AKDBX%3A%3AIterator#where). + + my $filtered_entries = $kdbx->entries->where($query); + +A `$query` is just a subroutine that you can either write yourself or have generated for you from either +a ["Simple Expression"](#simple-expression) or ["Declarative Syntax"](#declarative-syntax). It's easier to have your query generated, so I'll cover +that first. + +## Simple Expression + +A simple expression is mostly compatible with the KeePass 2 implementation +[described here](https://keepass.info/help/base/search.html#mode_se). + +An expression is a string with one or more space-separated terms. Terms with spaces can be enclosed in double +quotes. Terms are negated if they are prefixed with a minus sign. A record must match every term on at least +one of the given fields. + +So a simple expression is something like what you might type into a search engine. You can generate a simple +expression query using ["simple\_expression\_query" in File::KDBX::Util](https://metacpan.org/pod/File%3A%3AKDBX%3A%3AUtil#simple_expression_query) or by passing the simple expression as +a **scalar reference** to `where`. + +To search for all entries in a database with the word "canyon" appearing anywhere in the title: + + my $entries = $kdbx->entries->where(\'canyon', qw[title]); + +Notice the first argument is a **scalarref**. This disambiguates a simple expression from other types of +queries covered below. + +As mentioned, a simple expression can have multiple terms. This simple expression query matches any entry that +has the words "red" **and** "canyon" anywhere in the title: + + my $entries = $kdbx->entries->where(\'red canyon', qw[title]); + +Each term in the simple expression must be found for an entry to match. + +To search for entries with "red" in the title but **not** "canyon", just prepend "canyon" with a minus sign: + + my $entries = $kdbx->entries->where(\'red -canyon', qw[title]); + +To search over multiple fields simultaneously, just list them all. To search for entries with "grocery" (but +not "Foodland") in the title or notes: + + my $entries = $kdbx->entries->where(\'grocery -Foodland', qw[title notes]); + +The default operator is a case-insensitive regexp match, which is fine for searching text loosely. You can use +just about any binary comparison operator that perl supports. To specify an operator, list it after the simple +expression. For example, to search for any entry that has been used at least five times: + + my $entries = $kdbx->entries->where(\5, '>=', qw[usage_count]); + +It helps to read it right-to-left, like "usage\_count is greater than or equal to 5". + +If you find the disambiguating structures to be distracting or confusing, you can also the +["simple\_expression\_query" in File::KDBX::Util](https://metacpan.org/pod/File%3A%3AKDBX%3A%3AUtil#simple_expression_query) function as a more intuitive alternative. The following example is +equivalent to the previous: + + my $entries = $kdbx->entries->where(simple_expression_query(5, '>=', qw[usage_count])); + +## Declarative Syntax + +Structuring a declarative query is similar to ["WHERE CLAUSES" in SQL::Abstract](https://metacpan.org/pod/SQL%3A%3AAbstract#WHERE-CLAUSES), but you don't have to be +familiar with that module. Just learn by examples here. + +To search for all entries in a database titled "My Bank": + + my $entries = $kdbx->entries->where({ title => 'My Bank' }); + +The query here is `{ title => 'My Bank' }`. A hashref can contain key-value pairs where the key is an +attribute of the thing being searched for (in this case an entry) and the value is what you want the thing's +attribute to be to consider it a match. In this case, the attribute we're using as our match criteria is +["title" in File::KDBX::Entry](https://metacpan.org/pod/File%3A%3AKDBX%3A%3AEntry#title), a text field. If an entry has its title attribute equal to "My Bank", it's +a match. + +A hashref can contain multiple attributes. The search candidate will be a match if _all_ of the specified +attributes are equal to their respective values. For example, to search for all entries with a particular URL +**AND** username: + + my $entries = $kdbx->entries->where({ + url => 'https://example.com', + username => 'neo', + }); + +To search for entries matching _any_ criteria, just change the hashref to an arrayref. To search for entries +with a particular URL **OR** username: + + my $entries = $kdbx->entries->where([ # <-- Notice the square bracket + url => 'https://example.com', + username => 'neo', + ]); + +You can use different operators to test different types of attributes. The ["icon\_id" in File::KDBX::Entry](https://metacpan.org/pod/File%3A%3AKDBX%3A%3AEntry#icon_id) +attribute is a number, so we should use a number comparison operator. To find entries using the smartphone +icon: + + my $entries = $kdbx->entries->where({ + icon_id => { '==', ICON_SMARTPHONE }, + }); + +Note: ["ICON\_SMARTPHONE" in File::KDBX::Constants](https://metacpan.org/pod/File%3A%3AKDBX%3A%3AConstants#ICON_SMARTPHONE) is just a constant from [File::KDBX::Constants](https://metacpan.org/pod/File%3A%3AKDBX%3A%3AConstants). It isn't +special to this example or to queries generally. We could have just used a literal number. + +The important thing to notice here is how we wrapped the condition in another arrayref with a single key-value +pair where the key is the name of an operator and the value is the thing to match against. The supported +operators are: + +- `eq` - String equal +- `ne` - String not equal +- `lt` - String less than +- `gt` - String greater than +- `le` - String less than or equal +- `ge` - String greater than or equal +- `==` - Number equal +- `!=` - Number not equal +- `<` - Number less than +- `>`> - Number greater than +- `<=` - Number less than or equal +- `>=` - Number less than or equal +- `=~` - String match regular expression +- `!~` - String does not match regular expression +- `!` - Boolean false +- `!!` - Boolean true + +Other special operators: + +- `-true` - Boolean true +- `-false` - Boolean false +- `-not` - Boolean false (alias for `-false`) +- `-defined` - Is defined +- `-undef` - Is not defined +- `-empty` - Is empty +- `-nonempty` - Is not empty +- `-or` - Logical or +- `-and` - Logical and + +Let's see another example using an explicit operator. To find all groups except one in particular (identified +by its ["uuid" in File::KDBX::Group](https://metacpan.org/pod/File%3A%3AKDBX%3A%3AGroup#uuid)), we can use the `ne` (string not equal) operator: + + my $groups = $kdbx->groups->where( + uuid => { + 'ne' => uuid('596f7520-6172-6520-7370-656369616c2e'), + }, + ); + +Note: ["uuid" in File::KDBX::Util](https://metacpan.org/pod/File%3A%3AKDBX%3A%3AUtil#uuid) is a little utility function to convert a UUID in its pretty form into bytes. +This utility function isn't special to this example or to queries generally. It could have been written with +a literal such as `"\x59\x6f\x75\x20\x61..."`, but that's harder to read. + +Notice we searched for groups this time. Finding groups works exactly the same as it does for entries. + +Notice also that we didn't wrap the query in hashref curly-braces or arrayref square-braces. Those are +optional. By default it will only match ALL attributes (as if there were curly-braces). + +Testing the truthiness of an attribute is a little bit different because it isn't a binary operation. To find +all entries with the password quality check disabled: + + my $entries = $kdbx->entries->where('!' => 'quality_check'); + +This time the string after the operator is the attribute name rather than a value to compare the attribute +against. To test that a boolean value is true, use the `!!` operator (or `-true` if `!!` seems a little too +weird for your taste): + + my $entries = $kdbx->entries->where('!!' => 'quality_check'); + my $entries = $kdbx->entries->where(-true => 'quality_check'); # same thing + +Yes, there is also a `-false` and a `-not` if you prefer one of those over `!`. `-false` and `-not` +(along with `-true`) are also special in that you can use them to invert the logic of a subquery. These are +logically equivalent: + + my $entries = $kdbx->entries->where(-not => { title => 'My Bank' }); + my $entries = $kdbx->entries->where(title => { 'ne' => 'My Bank' }); + +These special operators become more useful when combined with two more special operators: `-and` and `-or`. +With these, it is possible to construct more interesting queries with groups of logic. For example: + + my $entries = $kdbx->entries->where({ + title => { '=~', qr/bank/ }, + -not => { + -or => { + notes => { '=~', qr/business/ }, + icon_id => { '==', ICON_TRASHCAN_FULL }, + }, + }, + }); + +In English, find entries where the word "bank" appears anywhere in the title but also do not have either the +word "business" in the notes or are using the full trashcan icon. + +## Subroutine Query + +Lastly, as mentioned at the top, you can ignore all this and write your own subroutine. Your subroutine will +be called once for each object being searched over. The subroutine should match the candidate against whatever +criteria you want and return true if it matches or false to skip. To do this, just pass your subroutine +coderef to `where`. + +To review the different types of queries, these are all equivalent to find all entries in the database titled +"My Bank": + + my $entries = $kdbx->entries->where(\'"My Bank"', 'eq', qw[title]); # simple expression + my $entries = $kdbx->entries->where(title => 'My Bank'); # declarative syntax + my $entries = $kdbx->entries->where(sub { $_->title eq 'My Bank' }); # subroutine query + +This is a trivial example, but of course your subroutine can be arbitrarily complex. + +All of these query mechanisms described in this section are just tools, each with its own set of limitations. +If the tools are getting in your way, you can of course iterate over the contents of a database and implement +your own query logic, like this: + + my $entries = $kdbx->entries; + while (my $entry = $entries->next) { + if (wanted($entry)) { + do_something($entry); + } + else { + ... + } + } + +## Iteration + +Iterators are the built-in way to navigate or walk the database tree. You get an iterator from ["entries"](#entries), +["groups"](#groups) and ["objects"](#objects). You can specify the search algorithm to iterate over objects in different orders +using the `algorith` option, which can be one of these [constants](https://metacpan.org/pod/File%3A%3AKDBX%3A%3AConstants#iteration): + +- `ITERATION_IDS` - Iterative deepening search (default) +- `ITERATION_DFS` - Depth-first search +- `ITERATION_BFS` - Breadth-first search + +When iterating over objects generically, groups always precede their direct entries (if any). When the +`history` option is used, current entries always precede historical entries. + +If you have a database tree like this: + + Database + - Root + - Group1 + - EntryA + - Group2 + - EntryB + - Group3 + - EntryC + +IDS order of groups is: Root, Group1, Group2, Group3 +IDS order of entries is: EntryA, EntryB, EntryC +IDS order of objects is: Root, Group1, EntryA, Group2, EntryB, Group3, EntryC + +DFS order of groups is: Group2, Group1, Group3, Root +DFS order of entries is: EntryB, EntryA, EntryC +DFS order of objects is: Group2, EntryB, Group1, EntryA, Group3, EntryC, Root + +BFS order of groups is: Root, Group1, Group3, Group2 +BFS order of entries is: EntryA, EntryC, EntryB +BFS order of objects is: Root, Group1, EntryA, Group3, EntryC, Group2, EntryB + +# SYNCHRONIZING + +**TODO** - This is a planned feature, not yet implemented. + +# ERRORS + +Errors in this package are constructed as [File::KDBX::Error](https://metacpan.org/pod/File%3A%3AKDBX%3A%3AError) objects and propagated using perl's built-in +mechanisms. Fatal errors are propagated using ["die" in functions](https://metacpan.org/pod/functions#die) and non-fatal errors (a.k.a. warnings) are +propagated using ["warn" in functions](https://metacpan.org/pod/functions#warn) while adhering to perl's [warnings](https://metacpan.org/pod/warnings) system. If you're already familiar +with these mechanisms, you can skip this section. + +You can catch fatal errors using ["eval" in functions](https://metacpan.org/pod/functions#eval) (or something like [Try::Tiny](https://metacpan.org/pod/Try%3A%3ATiny)) and non-fatal errors using +`$SIG{__WARN__}` (see ["%SIG" in variables](https://metacpan.org/pod/variables#SIG)). Examples: + + use File::KDBX::Error qw(error); + + my $key = ''; # uh oh + eval { + $kdbx->load_file('whatever.kdbx', $key); + }; + if (my $error = error($@)) { + handle_missing_key($error) if $error->type eq 'key.missing'; + $error->throw; + } + +or using `Try::Tiny`: + + try { + $kdbx->load_file('whatever.kdbx', $key); + } + catch { + handle_error($_); + }; + +Catching non-fatal errors: + + my @warnings; + local $SIG{__WARN__} = sub { push @warnings, $_[0] }; + + $kdbx->load_file('whatever.kdbx', $key); + + handle_warnings(@warnings) if @warnings; + +By default perl prints warnings to `STDERR` if you don't catch them. If you don't want to catch them and also +don't want them printed to `STDERR`, you can suppress them lexically (perl v5.28 or higher required): + + { + no warnings 'File::KDBX'; + ... + } + +or locally: + + { + local $File::KDBX::WARNINGS = 0; + ... + } + +or globally in your program: + + $File::KDBX::WARNINGS = 0; + +You cannot suppress fatal errors, and if you don't catch them your program will exit. + +# ENVIRONMENT + +This software will alter its behavior depending on the value of certain environment variables: + +- `PERL_FILE_KDBX_XS` - Do not use [File::KDBX::XS](https://metacpan.org/pod/File%3A%3AKDBX%3A%3AXS) if false (default: true) +- `PERL_ONLY` - Do not use [File::KDBX::XS](https://metacpan.org/pod/File%3A%3AKDBX%3A%3AXS) if true (default: false) +- `NO_FORK` - Do not fork if true (default: false) + +# CAVEATS + +Some features (e.g. parsing) require 64-bit perl. It should be possible and actually pretty easy to make it +work using [Math::BigInt](https://metacpan.org/pod/Math%3A%3ABigInt), but I need to build a 32-bit perl in order to test it and frankly I'm still +figuring out how. I'm sure it's simple so I'll mark this one "TODO", but for now an exception will be thrown +when trying to use such features with undersized IVs. + +# SEE ALSO + +- [KeePass Password Safe](https://keepass.info/) - The original KeePass +- [KeePassXC](https://keepassxc.org/) - Cross-Platform Password Manager written in C++ +- [File::KeePass](https://metacpan.org/pod/File%3A%3AKeePass) has overlapping functionality. It's good but has a backlog of some pretty critical bugs and lacks support for newer KDBX features. + +# BUGS + +Please report any bugs or feature requests on the bugtracker website +[https://github.com/chazmcgarvey/File-KDBX/issues](https://github.com/chazmcgarvey/File-KDBX/issues) + +When submitting a bug or request, please include a test-file or a +patch to an existing test-file that illustrates the bug or desired +feature. + +# AUTHOR + +Charles McGarvey + +# COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE + +This software is copyright (c) 2022 by Charles McGarvey. + +This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under +the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.