Show HN: AliasVault – Open-source password manager with built-in email aliases
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305 hours ago
AliasVault (https://aliasvault.net) is an open-source, self-hostable, end-to-end encrypted password and (email) alias manager that protects your privacy by creating alternative identities, passwords and email addresses for every website you use. Keeping your personal information private.
My name is Lanedirt and I’m a software developer with over 15 years of experience and a privacy enthusiast. Since 2013, I've been running a public temporary email service (https://spamok.com), but I wanted to build something more privacy-centric and fully self-hostable. That's why I've spent the last year developing AliasVault from scratch. The idea behind AliasVault is simple: create unique, random identities for every website, protecting your privacy and reducing online tracking and profiling.
Key Features:
- Unique identities & passwords: Generate individual aliases and strong passwords for every site.
- Built-in email server: Create email aliases with your own domains, receive and read emails directly in AliasVault—no external dependencies.
- Zero-knowledge encryption: All data encrypted locally (using Argon2Id and AES-256-GCM); your master password never leaves your device.
- Flexible installation: Docker-based self-hosting, supports Linux VMs and ARM devices (like Raspberry Pi).
- Fully Open-source: Free to use, audit, modify, under the MIT license.
I've just released v0.14.0, which adds:
- Built-in support for Google Authenticator-compatible TOTP code generation.
- Official browser extensions now approved and live in Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Safari (macOS), and Brave app stores for easy access to your credentials, email aliases and allows for one-click alias creation.
Try the official supported cloud version: https://aliasvault.net
Github and quick self install guide: https://github.com/lanedirt/AliasVault
Full documentation including architecture: https://docs.aliasvault.net
I'd love to hear your feedback and suggestions, happy to answer any questions! Thanks for checking out AliasVault, I appreciate it a lot! :-)