Token lets you create a data file, then access it with one or more cryptographic tokens. This basic use case is a per use data file, with one or more cryptographic tokens to look up its content.
Token works with a directory layout, storing two kinds of things:
- data files
- tokens that reference those data files
root is any root directory of your choosing.
root/
data/
token/
Here is the basic rundown on how to use the thing, for more information,
just token --help.
#yep you need node
npm install -g git://github.com/wballard/token.git
#set up the directory structure
token --directory sample init
#set up an initial data file, and set it some content, token will read
#stdin and put the data in the right place
echo "Hi there!" | token --directory sample data user@a.com
#create a token, stuff it in a variable so we can see it
export TOKEN=$(token --directory sample create user@a.com)
echo $TOKEN
#now, use your token to fetch your data
token --directory sample decode $TOKEN
#behold, Hi there!
Token sets up a series of simple simlinks to create tokens, allowing you to have as many or as few as you like. This ends up using the file system as a multiple key hash table to point at your data.
Becuase it is just files you can always change, edit, or modify as you
see fit with your editor or command line. For example, explicitly
revoking a token with rm, or changing the data referenced by a token
with vim.