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basil_core/
unlock.rs

1// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2026 OpenBasil Contributors
2//
3// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
4
5//! Startup unlock: build the method registry from flags, check bundle perms,
6//! open the sealed bundle, and exchange `AppRole` creds for a short-lived token.
7//!
8//! Every step is fallible-by-`Result` and **fails closed** (clean non-zero exit,
9//! no panic, §1.3 / §5 of `designs/unlock-and-bundle.html`).
10
11use std::ffi::OsString;
12use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
13
14use crate::seal::{CredBundle, MethodRegistry, format};
15use anyhow::{Context, Result, bail};
16use tracing::{info, warn};
17use zeroize::Zeroizing;
18
19#[cfg(feature = "unlock-age-yubikey")]
20use crate::seal::AgeYubikeyMethod;
21#[cfg(feature = "unlock-bip39")]
22use crate::seal::Bip39Method;
23use crate::seal::PassphraseMethod;
24#[cfg(feature = "unlock-tpm")]
25use crate::seal::TpmMethod;
26
27/// Default `age-plugin-yubikey` plugin name.
28#[cfg(feature = "unlock-age-yubikey")]
29const DEFAULT_YUBIKEY_PLUGIN: &str = "yubikey";
30
31/// Unlock-method selection flags.
32///
33/// These are independent operator toggles (one per unlock surface), not a state
34/// machine, so the several-bools shape is intentional.
35#[allow(clippy::struct_excessive_bools)]
36#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
37pub struct UnlockArgs {
38    /// Enable the age-yubikey slot via `age-plugin-yubikey` (drives PIN/touch).
39    pub age_yubikey: bool,
40
41    /// Read the 24-word BIP39 recovery phrase from this `0600` file (break-glass).
42    /// The phrase is never taken from argv/env.
43    pub bip39_phrase_file: Option<std::path::PathBuf>,
44
45    /// Enable the TPM2 sealed slot. Availability is the runtime `/dev/tpmrm0`
46    /// probe (no operator secret); requires the `unlock-tpm` feature.
47    pub tpm: bool,
48
49    /// Read the production passphrase from this file.
50    pub passphrase_file: Option<std::path::PathBuf>,
51
52    /// Do not wipe the passphrase file after reading it.
53    pub passphrase_no_wipe: bool,
54
55    /// Refuse to start if the bundle file is not `0600` (default: warn only).
56    pub strict_bundle_perms: bool,
57}
58
59/// Read + check perms of the bundle file, then unlock it into a [`CredBundle`].
60///
61/// The master KEK is recovered and zeroized inside `seal::open_bundle`; only the
62/// decrypted [`CredBundle`] is returned. Fails closed if no slot opens.
63pub fn open_bundle_at_startup(bundle_path: &Path, args: &UnlockArgs) -> Result<CredBundle> {
64    check_bundle_perms(bundle_path, args.strict_bundle_perms)?;
65
66    let bytes = std::fs::read(bundle_path)
67        .with_context(|| format!("reading sealed bundle from {}", bundle_path.display()))?;
68    let parsed = format::decode(&bytes).context("parsing sealed bundle")?;
69
70    // Best-effort logical anti-rollback, checked BEFORE any unlock slot is
71    // tried: a stale bundle is refused without decrypting its payload or
72    // applying its deposit log. This is not a boundary against a local writer
73    // (see `seal::verify_epoch_sidecar`).
74    crate::seal::verify_epoch_sidecar(&parsed, &epoch_sidecar_path(bundle_path))
75        .context("checking sealed-bundle epoch sidecar")?;
76
77    // Build the registry from the enabled+configured methods. We keep the
78    // method values alive for the duration of the open call.
79    #[cfg(feature = "unlock-age-yubikey")]
80    let age_method = build_age_method(args)?;
81    #[cfg(feature = "unlock-bip39")]
82    let bip39_method = build_bip39_method(args)?;
83    #[cfg(feature = "unlock-tpm")]
84    let tpm_method = build_tpm_method(args);
85    let passphrase_method = build_passphrase_method(args)?;
86
87    // `mut` is only exercised when at least one unlock-* feature is enabled; the
88    // default + all-features builds always do. Allow the unused-mut in the
89    // degenerate no-method build rather than scatter cfgs.
90    #[allow(unused_mut)]
91    let mut registry = MethodRegistry::new();
92    #[cfg(feature = "unlock-age-yubikey")]
93    if let Some(m) = &age_method {
94        registry = registry.with(m);
95    }
96    #[cfg(feature = "unlock-bip39")]
97    if let Some(m) = &bip39_method {
98        registry = registry.with(m);
99    }
100    #[cfg(feature = "unlock-tpm")]
101    if let Some(m) = &tpm_method {
102        registry = registry.with(m);
103    }
104    if let Some(m) = &passphrase_method {
105        registry = registry.with(m);
106    }
107
108    let mut creds = crate::seal::open_bundle(&parsed, &registry)
109        .context("no unlock slot opened the bundle (fail closed)")?;
110    let reviews = crate::seal::apply_authorized_deposits(&parsed, &mut creds);
111    for review in reviews {
112        if review.status == crate::seal::DepositStatus::Effective {
113            info!(
114                backend_id = %review.backend_id,
115                contributor = %review.contributor_key_id,
116                seq = review.seq,
117                "sealed-bundle credential deposit applied"
118            );
119        } else {
120            warn!(
121                backend_id = %review.backend_id,
122                contributor = %review.contributor_key_id,
123                seq = review.seq,
124                status = review.status.as_str(),
125                "sealed-bundle credential deposit ignored"
126            );
127        }
128    }
129    Ok(creds)
130}
131
132fn epoch_sidecar_path(bundle_path: &Path) -> PathBuf {
133    let mut path = OsString::from(bundle_path.as_os_str());
134    path.push(".epoch");
135    PathBuf::from(path)
136}
137
138#[cfg(feature = "unlock-age-yubikey")]
139fn build_age_method(args: &UnlockArgs) -> Result<Option<AgeYubikeyMethod>> {
140    if !args.age_yubikey {
141        return Ok(None);
142    }
143    // The recipient is read from the slot params at recover time; here we only
144    // need a plugin identity that can decrypt. The recipient string is supplied
145    // by the slot, so we pass an empty placeholder and rely on the plugin.
146    let method = AgeYubikeyMethod::with_plugin("", DEFAULT_YUBIKEY_PLUGIN)
147        .context("initializing age-plugin-yubikey identity")?;
148    info!(
149        plugin = DEFAULT_YUBIKEY_PLUGIN,
150        "age-yubikey unlock enabled"
151    );
152    Ok(Some(method))
153}
154
155#[cfg(feature = "unlock-bip39")]
156fn build_bip39_method(args: &UnlockArgs) -> Result<Option<Bip39Method>> {
157    let Some(path) = &args.bip39_phrase_file else {
158        return Ok(None);
159    };
160    let phrase = read_secret_file(path)
161        .with_context(|| format!("reading bip39 phrase from {}", path.display()))?;
162    let phrase = Zeroizing::new(
163        String::from_utf8(phrase.to_vec())
164            .map_err(|_| anyhow::anyhow!("bip39 phrase file is not valid UTF-8"))?,
165    );
166    let phrase = Zeroizing::new(phrase.trim().to_string());
167    info!("bip39 break-glass unlock enabled");
168    Ok(Some(Bip39Method::new(phrase)))
169}
170
171/// Build a recover-capable TPM method when `--tpm` is set. The PCR selection a
172/// new slot would bind is irrelevant for recovery: it reads the selection
173/// recorded in the slot, so a default instance opens any TPM slot. Availability
174/// is the runtime `/dev/tpmrm0` probe; there is no operator-supplied secret.
175#[cfg(feature = "unlock-tpm")]
176fn build_tpm_method(args: &UnlockArgs) -> Option<TpmMethod> {
177    if !args.tpm {
178        return None;
179    }
180    info!("tpm sealed-slot unlock enabled");
181    Some(TpmMethod::new_default())
182}
183
184fn build_passphrase_method(args: &UnlockArgs) -> Result<Option<PassphraseMethod>> {
185    let Some(path) = &args.passphrase_file else {
186        return Ok(None);
187    };
188    let passphrase = read_secret_file(path)
189        .with_context(|| format!("reading passphrase from {}", path.display()))?;
190    if !args.passphrase_no_wipe {
191        wipe_secret_file(path).unwrap_or_else(|err| {
192            warn!(
193                path = %path.display(),
194                error = %err,
195                "passphrase file wipe failed; continuing after successful read"
196            );
197        });
198    }
199    info!("passphrase unlock enabled");
200    Ok(Some(PassphraseMethod::new(Zeroizing::new(
201        passphrase.to_vec(),
202    ))))
203}
204
205/// Read a secret file into a zeroizing buffer, trimming a trailing newline.
206fn read_secret_file(path: &Path) -> Result<Zeroizing<Vec<u8>>> {
207    let mut bytes = Zeroizing::new(std::fs::read(path)?);
208    // Trim a single trailing newline (common in editor-written files).
209    if bytes.last() == Some(&b'\n') {
210        bytes.pop();
211    }
212    if bytes.last() == Some(&b'\r') {
213        bytes.pop();
214    }
215    Ok(bytes)
216}
217
218fn wipe_secret_file(path: &Path) -> Result<()> {
219    use std::io::Write as _;
220
221    let len = std::fs::metadata(path)
222        .with_context(|| format!("stat passphrase file {}", path.display()))?
223        .len();
224    let mut file = std::fs::OpenOptions::new()
225        .write(true)
226        .open(path)
227        .with_context(|| format!("opening passphrase file for wipe {}", path.display()))?;
228    let zeros = vec![0u8; 4096];
229    let mut remaining = len;
230    while remaining > 0 {
231        let n = usize::try_from(remaining.min(zeros.len() as u64))
232            .context("passphrase file length does not fit usize")?;
233        let chunk = zeros
234            .get(..n)
235            .context("passphrase wipe chunk length out of range")?;
236        file.write_all(chunk)
237            .with_context(|| format!("overwriting passphrase file {}", path.display()))?;
238        remaining -= u64::try_from(n).unwrap_or(0);
239    }
240    file.sync_all()
241        .with_context(|| format!("syncing passphrase file wipe {}", path.display()))?;
242    drop(file);
243    std::fs::remove_file(path)
244        .with_context(|| format!("removing wiped passphrase file {}", path.display()))?;
245    Ok(())
246}
247
248/// Warn (or, with `strict-bundle-perms`, refuse) if the bundle is not `0600`.
249fn check_bundle_perms(path: &Path, strict: bool) -> Result<()> {
250    #[cfg(unix)]
251    {
252        use std::os::unix::fs::PermissionsExt;
253        let meta = std::fs::metadata(path)
254            .with_context(|| format!("stat sealed bundle {}", path.display()))?;
255        let mode = meta.permissions().mode() & 0o777;
256        if mode != 0o600 {
257            if strict {
258                bail!(
259                    "sealed bundle {} has mode {:o}, expected 0600 (strict-bundle-perms)",
260                    path.display(),
261                    mode
262                );
263            }
264            warn!(
265                path = %path.display(),
266                mode = format!("{mode:o}"),
267                "sealed bundle is not 0600 (continuing; set strict-bundle-perms to refuse)"
268            );
269        }
270    }
271    Ok(())
272}
273
274/// Exchange an `AppRole` `role_id` + `secret_id` for a short-lived token at the
275/// bao `AppRole` login endpoint (§5 step 6). Returns the client token.
276///
277/// Live verification is covered by `scripts/test-prefill-e2e.sh` when `bao` is
278/// available on `PATH`. The request shape matches Vault's
279/// `auth/approle/login`.
280pub async fn approle_login(
281    addr: &str,
282    role_id: &str,
283    secret_id: &str,
284) -> Result<Zeroizing<String>> {
285    /// Typed view of the login response body: only the two fields the caller
286    /// needs are parsed; everything else is skipped as transient parser state
287    /// instead of landing in a `serde_json::Value` copy of the token.
288    #[derive(serde::Deserialize)]
289    struct LoginResponse {
290        auth: Option<LoginAuth>,
291    }
292    #[derive(serde::Deserialize)]
293    struct LoginAuth {
294        client_token: Option<String>,
295        #[serde(default)]
296        lease_duration: u64,
297    }
298
299    let addr = addr.trim_end_matches('/');
300    let url = format!("{addr}/v1/auth/approle/login");
301    crate::ensure_crypto_provider();
302    let client = reqwest::Client::builder()
303        .build()
304        .context("building http client for AppRole login")?;
305    let resp = client
306        .post(&url)
307        .json(&serde_json::json!({
308            "role_id": role_id,
309            "secret_id": secret_id,
310        }))
311        .send()
312        .await
313        .context("sending AppRole login request")?;
314    let status = resp.status();
315    if !status.is_success() {
316        // Fail before reading the body; it is never echoed into the error.
317        bail!("AppRole login failed (HTTP {status})");
318    }
319    // The raw body text carries the token: hold it in `Zeroizing` (wiped on
320    // drop) and deserialize the typed view above, moving — never copying — the
321    // token `String` into the returned `Zeroizing` handle.
322    let body = Zeroizing::new(
323        resp.text()
324            .await
325            .context("reading AppRole login response")?,
326    );
327    let parsed: LoginResponse =
328        serde_json::from_str(&body).context("decoding AppRole login response")?;
329    let auth = parsed
330        .auth
331        .context("AppRole login response has no auth.client_token")?;
332    let token = auth
333        .client_token
334        .map(Zeroizing::new)
335        .context("AppRole login response has no auth.client_token")?;
336    info!(
337        lease_seconds = auth.lease_duration,
338        "exchanged AppRole secret_id for vault token"
339    );
340    Ok(token)
341}
342
343#[cfg(test)]
344mod tests {
345    use super::*;
346    use crate::seal::UnlockMethod as _;
347
348    fn temp_path(name: &str) -> PathBuf {
349        std::env::temp_dir().join(format!(
350            "basil-unlock-{name}-{}-{}",
351            std::process::id(),
352            std::time::SystemTime::now()
353                .duration_since(std::time::UNIX_EPOCH)
354                .expect("system time after epoch")
355                .as_nanos()
356        ))
357    }
358
359    fn write_secret(path: &Path, bytes: &[u8]) {
360        std::fs::write(path, bytes).expect("write secret");
361        #[cfg(unix)]
362        {
363            use std::os::unix::fs::PermissionsExt;
364            std::fs::set_permissions(path, std::fs::Permissions::from_mode(0o600))
365                .expect("chmod secret");
366        }
367    }
368
369    fn args(path: PathBuf, no_wipe: bool) -> UnlockArgs {
370        UnlockArgs {
371            age_yubikey: false,
372            bip39_phrase_file: None,
373            tpm: false,
374            passphrase_file: Some(path),
375            passphrase_no_wipe: no_wipe,
376            strict_bundle_perms: false,
377        }
378    }
379
380    #[test]
381    fn passphrase_read_wipes_file_by_default() {
382        let path = temp_path("wipe");
383        write_secret(&path, b"secret\n");
384
385        let method = build_passphrase_method(&args(path.clone(), false))
386            .expect("build passphrase method")
387            .expect("method present");
388
389        assert!(method.available());
390        assert!(!path.exists());
391    }
392
393    #[test]
394    fn passphrase_no_wipe_leaves_file() {
395        let path = temp_path("no-wipe");
396        write_secret(&path, b"secret\n");
397
398        let method = build_passphrase_method(&args(path.clone(), true))
399            .expect("build passphrase method")
400            .expect("method present");
401
402        assert!(method.available());
403        assert!(path.exists());
404        let _ = std::fs::remove_file(path);
405    }
406
407    #[cfg(unix)]
408    #[test]
409    fn passphrase_wipe_failure_does_not_fail_unlock_method() {
410        use std::os::unix::fs::PermissionsExt;
411
412        let path = temp_path("wipe-fails");
413        write_secret(&path, b"secret\n");
414        std::fs::set_permissions(&path, std::fs::Permissions::from_mode(0o400))
415            .expect("make secret read-only");
416
417        let method = build_passphrase_method(&args(path.clone(), false))
418            .expect("wipe failure is warning-only")
419            .expect("method present");
420
421        assert!(method.available());
422        assert!(path.exists());
423        let _ = std::fs::set_permissions(&path, std::fs::Permissions::from_mode(0o600));
424        let _ = std::fs::remove_file(path);
425    }
426}