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Get Passwords From Mac's Keychain Access App In Rust

rust 
```cargo
[dependencies]
security-framework = "2.10"
```

use security_framework::passwords::get_generic_password;

fn main() {
    let key = "example-password-name";
    let account = "alan";
    match get_generic_password(key, account) {
        Ok(response) => println!("{}", String::from_utf8(response).unwrap()),
        Err(e) => println!("{}", e)
    }
}
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I don't like using plain - text config or .env files for storing passwords. Beyond the possibility of accidentally sending them to github I also stream which opens up an entirely new way to dox credentials.

Instead, I store credentails inside my system's password mananger and use them from there. Here's Rust the code I use to get a credentail from my mac's Keychain Access app.

When I run that code I get a system pop - up asking me for my user password.

When I enter it correctly the code can grab the password and use it from there. The chances of doxing myself aren't eliminated, but they go way down.

This example is Rust. There are similar features available in other langauges and frameworks. And, worst case, Keychain Access has a command line interface so you could use it as an API if necessary.

Keychain Access is the macOS password mananger. Similar ones exist on Windows and Linux distributions.

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