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mpw-js

mpw-js is a JavaScript (+ Web Crypto) implementation of the Master Password App (Lyndir/MasterPassword) algorithm (http://masterpasswordapp.com/algorithm.html).

mpw-js relies on window.crypto.subtle when it is available on modern browser but will fallback to using crypto-js. It is written in ES6 JS but is transpiled to ES5 JS for browsers that do not yet support ES6 JS. It is purely intended as a proof-of-concept.

The MPW constructor constructor(name, password) accepts two mandatory arguments; .name is set to the argument name and both name and password are subsequently passed to calculateKey, .key being set to the result.

The MPW class implements static calculateKey(name, password) which is an implementation of step 1 of the algorithm, Calculate the master key from a user's name and master password, it accepts two mandatory arguments, the users full name and the users master password; calculateKey is invoked automatically by the constructor.

MPW also implements calculateSeed(site, counter = 1, context = null, NS = MPW.NS), an implementation of step 2 of the algorithm, Calculate the template seed from the site's name and counter, it accepts four arguments, the name of the site -- potentially it's FQDN -- and a counter -- This is an integer that can be incremented when the user needs a new password for the site. The latter two arguments are for extended functionality; context is used to provide context to generated security answers and NS is used to alter the use of seed, either MPW.AuthenticationNS for passwords, MPW.IdentificationNS for usernames or MPW.RecoveryNS for security answers. calculateSeed is invoked automatically by generate.

MPW implements the generic generate(site, counter = 1, context = null, template = "long", NS = MPW.NS) which is an implementation of step 3 of the algorithm, Encode a site password using the site's type template, it accepts five arguments, the name of the site -- potentially it's FQDN -- and a counter -- This is an integer that can be incremented when the user needs a new password for the site. -- which are passed to calculateSeed, context whose use is equal to calculateSeed (see above), template which refers to any of the 'Password Type Templates' supported by the algorithm -- maximum, long, medium, short, basic or pin, and NS whose use is equal to calculateSeed (see above).

MPW also implements the specialised functions generateAuthentication(site, counter = 1, context = "", template = "long") for generating passwords, the purpose of the arguments of this are equal to those of generate (see above); generateIdentification(site, counter = 1, context = "", template = "name") for generating usernames, the purpose of the arguments of this are equal to those of generate (see above); and generateRecovery(site, counter = 1, context = "", template = "phrase") for generating usernames, the purpose of the arguments of this are equal to those of generate (see above).

MPW also implements invalidate() which sets .key to a Promise.reject, preventing further access to the non-exportable key.

MPW finally implements static test() which provides a simple, non-rigorous test to ensure correct functionality of the algorithm.

Demo

A working demo can be found in the gh-pages branch and at https://tmthrgd.github.io/mpw-js/.

Dependencies

npm install -g traceur

License

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ or see LICENSE.

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