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@article{197793,
        author = {Bhavya Sharma and Km Prachi Kasana and Sneha Kathayat and Priyanka Verma},
        title = {PassDork: Architecture and Security Analysis of an Offline Password Manager},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2026},
        volume = {12},
        number = {11},
        pages = {7961-7965},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=197793},
        abstract = {This paper presents a technical analysis of PassDork, an offline password manager that generates strong passwords and stores them using encrypted local file storage. Rather than transmitting credentials over networks like cloud- based alternatives, PassDork performs all cryptographic operations locally on the user's machine. This design choice fundamentally changes the threat model no remote interception possible, no third-party server exposure. The analysis examines the system's implementation: PBKDF2-based key derivation with 100,000 iterations, Fernet symmetric encryption for vault storage, bcrypt hashing for master password verification, and the password generation algorithm using Sanskrit transliterated words. Entropy calculations show passwords achieve approximately 85-95 bits depending on format. The authentication system includes account lockout after 5 failed attempts and an optional data destruction feature triggered after configurable thresholds. This paper focuses on the engineering decisions that make offline password management secure rather than the linguistic aspects of the Sanskrit word list, which are covered in prior work [8].},
        keywords = {password manager, offline security, encrypted storage, PBKDF2, Fernet, entropy},
        month = {April},
        }