# Database The database is encoded in a simple binary format with JSON content at its core. ## Encryption The content of the database can be encrypted with AES in GCM mode. The nonce and authentication tag are stored in the plain section of this file. If there is no Slots and/or EncryptionParameters section in the file, it is implied that the content is unencrypted and Aegis will try to parse it as such. ## Format The file format starts with a small header that contains some magic and a version number. A list of sections follows. These sections contain some information needed to perform decryption of the database. The (encrypted) content of the database starts after the end marker section. All integers are encoded in Little Endian. ### Header | Length | Contents | |:-------|:-------------------------| | `5` | "AEGIS" encoded in ASCII | | `1` | `uint8_t` Version | | `?` | List of sections | | `?` | Content | ### Sections | Length | Contents | |:-------|:------------------| | `1` | `uint8_t` ID | | `4` | `uint32_t` Length | | `?` | Section data | ID can be one of: | Value | Name | |:-------|:---------------------| | `0x00` | EncryptionParameters | | `0x01` | Slots | | `0xFF` | End marker | #### EncryptionParameters | Length | Contents | |:-------|:---------| | `12` | Nonce | | `16` | Tag | #### Slots This section contains a SHA-256 hash of the master key and a list of slots. The hash is used to verify the integrity of a decrypted slot. Note that this is meant for convenience, not as a security measure. | Length | Contents | |:-------|:--------------------------| | `32` | `uint8_t` Master Key Hash | | `?` | Slots | All slots contain the master key encrypted with raw AES. The key that is used for encryption depends on the slot type. A slot has the following structure. | Length | Contents | |:-------|:--------------------| | `1` | `uint8_t` Type | | `16` | ID | | `32` | Encrypted key | | `?` | Additional data | Type can be one of: | Value | Name | |:-------|:------------| | `0x00` | Raw | | `0x01` | Password | | `0x02` | Fingerprint | ##### Raw This slot type contains no additional data. ##### Password With this slot type the key used for the master key encryption is derived from a user-provided password. The key derivation function is scrypt. The parameters used for scrypt are stored as additional data. | Length | Contents | |:-------|:-------------| | `4` | `uint32_t` N | | `4` | `uint32_t` r | | `4` | `uint32_t` p | | `32` | Salt | ##### Fingerprint A fingerprint slot is exactly the same as a Raw slot. #### End marker This section indicates the end of the list of sections. This section doesn't have any content and thus its length is 0. ### Content The content of the database is a JSON file encoded in UTF-8. ```json { "version": 1, "counter": 10, "entries": [ { "id": 1, "name": "ACME Co/john@example.com", "url": "otpauth://totp/ACME%20Co:john@example.com?secret=HXDMVJECJJWSRB3HWIZR4IFUGFTMXBOZ&issuer=ACME%20Co&algorithm=SHA1&digits=6&period=30", }, ... ] } ```