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@@ -1,21 +1,21 @@ # lockchain -A modern, cross-platform and extendable secrets manager. - -## To own the libs - -This library ecosystem is made of three main parts. - - - `lockchain-core` Common types shared between both `secret` and `default` operation modes. - - `lockchain-files` load vaults, decode files and work with encrypted streams. - - `lockchain-crypto` attach crypto handlers to vaults as a middleware to decrypt data. - -This enables a few different configurations. - -- `lockchain-server` uses `lockchain-core` and `lockchain-files` to serve encrypted files to various front-ends (maybe even on the same machine) -- `lockchain-client` uses `lockchain-core` and `lockchain-crypto` to decrypt received data from a server and use it in a front-end application. - -Additionally there is `lockchain-http` which provides an easy to use RESTful API to use for browser extentions or client-side logic which can't rely on local cryptography. +A modern, cross-platform and extendable secrets manager toolchain. + +`lockchain` is a series of interconnecting libraries, +that provide common functionality +for secrets, key and password managers. +They are written in Rust, +a fast and low-level, +memory-safe systems language +created by Mozilla. + +At it's centre, +`lockchain-core` provides common interfaces, utilities and modules +that can be used by both central `lockchain` libraries +as well as external user code +to build robust systems +and extend on existing ones. **There are some graphical representations below** |