npm_keychain_auth

npm wrapper for using _auth config without exposing your credentials in your global env or .npmrc files

install

npm install -g npm_keychain_auth

use

npmka [options] [classic npm commands]

for example

npmka install
npmka --user=xiphe publish

you will get a prompt for your credentials and afterwards the npm command will run with your _auth.

options

• --re-auth enforces the auth dialog
• --user={name} switch to user with {name}
• --help -h get help

why?

Some environments still require the outdated _auth configuration of npm. For example sonatypes repo manager (when realms are not configured).

The _auth config requires your name and password in base64 encoding. In other words: If someone gains access to it, that person can decode it and has your credentials.

So this tool stores your credentials in your systems keychain and only access them when you use it. You can also choose to not store your credentials at all and re-type them every time you use the tool.

License

The MIT License

Copyright (C) 2018 Hannes Diercks

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.

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