use std::path::PathBuf;
use ed25519_dalek::SigningKey;
pub const KEY_REL_PATH: &str = "keys/ctxpkg-ed25519.key";
pub(crate) fn key_path() -> Result<PathBuf, String> {
Ok(crate::core::paths::data_dir()?.join(KEY_REL_PATH))
}
pub fn load_or_create() -> Result<(SigningKey, bool), String> {
let path = key_path()?;
if path.exists() {
let hex_seed =
std::fs::read_to_string(&path).map_err(|e| format!("read signing key: {e}"))?;
let seed = parse_seed(hex_seed.trim())?;
return Ok((SigningKey::from_bytes(&seed), false));
}
let mut seed = [0u8; 32];
getrandom::fill(&mut seed).map_err(|e| format!("entropy source failed: {e}"))?;
if persist_new_key(&path, &seed)? {
return Ok((SigningKey::from_bytes(&seed), true));
}
let hex_seed =
std::fs::read_to_string(&path).map_err(|e| format!("read signing key after race: {e}"))?;
let seed = parse_seed(hex_seed.trim())?;
Ok((SigningKey::from_bytes(&seed), false))
}
fn persist_new_key(path: &std::path::Path, seed: &[u8; 32]) -> Result<bool, String> {
let directory = path.parent().expect("key path has a parent");
std::fs::create_dir_all(directory).map_err(|e| format!("create key dir: {e}"))?;
let mut nonce = [0u8; 16];
getrandom::fill(&mut nonce).map_err(|e| format!("entropy source failed: {e}"))?;
let temporary = directory.join(format!(".ctxpkg-ed25519-{}.tmp", hex_encode(&nonce)));
std::fs::write(&temporary, hex_encode(seed))
.map_err(|e| format!("write temporary signing key: {e}"))?;
let published = match std::fs::hard_link(&temporary, path) {
Ok(()) => true,
Err(error) if error.kind() == std::io::ErrorKind::AlreadyExists => false,
Err(error) => {
let _ = std::fs::remove_file(&temporary);
return Err(format!("publish signing key atomically: {error}"));
}
};
let _ = std::fs::remove_file(&temporary);
if !published {
return Ok(false);
}
#[cfg(unix)]
{
use std::os::unix::fs::PermissionsExt;
std::fs::set_permissions(path, std::fs::Permissions::from_mode(0o600))
.map_err(|e| format!("chmod signing key: {e}"))?;
}
Ok(true)
}
pub fn public_key_hex(key: &SigningKey) -> String {
hex_encode(key.verifying_key().as_bytes())
}
pub(crate) fn existing_public_key_hex() -> Option<String> {
let hex_seed = std::fs::read_to_string(key_path().ok()?).ok()?;
let seed = parse_seed(hex_seed.trim()).ok()?;
Some(public_key_hex(&SigningKey::from_bytes(&seed)))
}
fn parse_seed(s: &str) -> Result<[u8; 32], String> {
if s.len() != 64 || !s.chars().all(|c| c.is_ascii_hexdigit()) {
return Err(format!(
"signing key file is corrupt (expected 64 hex chars, got {} chars) — \
delete it to regenerate (this changes your publisher identity!)",
s.len()
));
}
let mut seed = [0u8; 32];
for (i, byte) in seed.iter_mut().enumerate() {
*byte = u8::from_str_radix(&s[i * 2..i * 2 + 2], 16)
.map_err(|e| format!("signing key hex: {e}"))?;
}
Ok(seed)
}
fn hex_encode(bytes: &[u8]) -> String {
use std::fmt::Write;
let mut s = String::with_capacity(bytes.len() * 2);
for b in bytes {
let _ = write!(s, "{b:02x}");
}
s
}
#[cfg(test)]
mod tests {
use super::*;
#[test]
fn seed_roundtrip() {
let seed = [42u8; 32];
let encoded = hex_encode(&seed);
assert_eq!(parse_seed(&encoded).expect("parses"), seed);
}
#[test]
fn corrupt_seed_rejected() {
assert!(parse_seed("zz").is_err());
assert!(parse_seed(&"a".repeat(63)).is_err());
}
#[test]
fn public_key_is_stable_for_seed() {
let k1 = SigningKey::from_bytes(&[7u8; 32]);
let k2 = SigningKey::from_bytes(&[7u8; 32]);
assert_eq!(public_key_hex(&k1), public_key_hex(&k2));
assert_eq!(public_key_hex(&k1).len(), 64);
}
#[test]
fn atomic_creation_keeps_one_complete_key_under_concurrency() {
let directory = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
let path = directory.path().join("ctxpkg-ed25519.key");
let mut threads = Vec::new();
for byte in 1..=8 {
let path = path.clone();
threads.push(std::thread::spawn(move || {
persist_new_key(&path, &[byte; 32]).unwrap()
}));
}
let created = threads
.into_iter()
.map(|thread| thread.join().unwrap())
.filter(|created| *created)
.count();
let stored = std::fs::read_to_string(path).unwrap();
assert_eq!(created, 1);
assert_eq!(stored.len(), 64);
assert!(parse_seed(&stored).is_ok());
}
}