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I need to access some of the content of an old OS X keychain.

I know the password - this isn't about cracking ;-)

What I don't have is a Mac. I do have the keychain files on a backup drive.

Is there any way to get at the contents on an Ubuntu box? A port of the OS X /usr/bin/security somewhere for example?

A definitive "no" would be as useful as a "yes".

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If you are not afraid of a small amount of scripting, there is a python wrapper for the security command with a short tutorial here. I have never had to do this before, so I can't speak to its efficacy.

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I think you don't have a similar tool in Linux to do that.

From all the tools i have seen, they all require that you have Mac OS X to use them. For example, keychaindump requires securityd command.

So i guess the only option you have left is to borrow someone's mac.

Salem
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No, the entire keychain concept is to avoid that from happening. There might be some hackish way to do it, but your not supposed to be able to.

The OS X keychain uses Triple DES as its encryption algorithm which is quite secure, but it is growing older and has been superseded by newer encryption algorithms with longer key lengths. The US government has deprecated the use of Triple DES and has set AES as its new standard.

(from http://help.agilebits.com/1Password3/keychain_comparison.html)

I recommend considering the data lost. But still changing any password that may have been in it (if someone else gained access).

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