SecureVault-CPP 🛡️

A high-performance hybrid password manager that leverages C++ for its core cryptographic operations and Python for the application logic.

📁 Repository Structure

This project is organized into three main components:

1. vault_core.cpp

   • Role: Backend Engine.
   • Function: Implements AES-256-CBC encryption/decryption using the OpenSSL library. It is designed to be interfaced with Python via pybind11.

2. CMakeLists.txt

   • Role: Build Configuration.
   • Function: Handles the compilation process, linking OpenSSL and Python development headers to produce the shared library module.

3. manager.py

   • Role: Application Layer.
   • Function: Manages the local JSON database, hex encoding of binary data, and provides the command-line interface for the user.

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🚀 Getting Started

Prerequisites

To build and run this project, you must have the following installed:

• Compiler: GCC / Clang / MSVC (C++17 support).
• Libraries: OpenSSL, pybind11.
• Tools: CMake, Python 3.x.

Build Instructions

1. Navigate to the project root.
2. Run the following commands:

   mkdir build && cd build
   cmake ..
   cmake --build .

3. Ensure the compiled module (vault_core.so or .pyd) is in the same directory as manager.py.

🔐 Security Features

• Symmetric Encryption: AES-256-CBC.
• Initialization Vector (IV): Randomly generated for every encryption cycle.
• Local Storage: No cloud dependencies; data stays on your machine.

📝 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.