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lean_ctx/core/context_package/
keys.rs

1//! Publisher signing-key management for ctxpkg (GL #406).
2//!
3//! One ed25519 keypair per machine user, stored as a 32-byte hex seed at
4//! `~/.lean-ctx/keys/ctxpkg-ed25519.key` (mode 0600 on unix). Created lazily
5//! on first `pack export --sign`. The public key identifies the publisher
6//! across releases — registries and clients surface it per version.
7
8use std::path::PathBuf;
9
10use ed25519_dalek::SigningKey;
11
12pub const KEY_REL_PATH: &str = "keys/ctxpkg-ed25519.key";
13
14pub fn key_path() -> Result<PathBuf, String> {
15    let home = dirs::home_dir().ok_or("cannot resolve home directory")?;
16    Ok(home.join(".lean-ctx").join(KEY_REL_PATH))
17}
18
19/// Load the signing key, creating it on first use. Returns the key and
20/// whether it was newly generated (so the CLI can tell the user once).
21pub fn load_or_create() -> Result<(SigningKey, bool), String> {
22    let path = key_path()?;
23    if path.exists() {
24        let hex_seed =
25            std::fs::read_to_string(&path).map_err(|e| format!("read signing key: {e}"))?;
26        let seed = parse_seed(hex_seed.trim())?;
27        return Ok((SigningKey::from_bytes(&seed), false));
28    }
29
30    let dir = path.parent().expect("key path has a parent");
31    std::fs::create_dir_all(dir).map_err(|e| format!("create key dir: {e}"))?;
32
33    let mut seed = [0u8; 32];
34    getrandom::fill(&mut seed).map_err(|e| format!("entropy source failed: {e}"))?;
35    let encoded = hex_encode(&seed);
36
37    std::fs::write(&path, &encoded).map_err(|e| format!("write signing key: {e}"))?;
38    #[cfg(unix)]
39    {
40        use std::os::unix::fs::PermissionsExt;
41        std::fs::set_permissions(&path, std::fs::Permissions::from_mode(0o600))
42            .map_err(|e| format!("chmod signing key: {e}"))?;
43    }
44    Ok((SigningKey::from_bytes(&seed), true))
45}
46
47/// Hex of the public verifying key — the publisher's stable identity.
48pub fn public_key_hex(key: &SigningKey) -> String {
49    hex_encode(key.verifying_key().as_bytes())
50}
51
52fn parse_seed(s: &str) -> Result<[u8; 32], String> {
53    if s.len() != 64 || !s.chars().all(|c| c.is_ascii_hexdigit()) {
54        return Err(format!(
55            "signing key file is corrupt (expected 64 hex chars, got {} chars) — \
56             delete it to regenerate (this changes your publisher identity!)",
57            s.len()
58        ));
59    }
60    let mut seed = [0u8; 32];
61    for (i, byte) in seed.iter_mut().enumerate() {
62        *byte = u8::from_str_radix(&s[i * 2..i * 2 + 2], 16)
63            .map_err(|e| format!("signing key hex: {e}"))?;
64    }
65    Ok(seed)
66}
67
68fn hex_encode(bytes: &[u8]) -> String {
69    use std::fmt::Write;
70    let mut s = String::with_capacity(bytes.len() * 2);
71    for b in bytes {
72        let _ = write!(s, "{b:02x}");
73    }
74    s
75}
76
77#[cfg(test)]
78mod tests {
79    use super::*;
80
81    #[test]
82    fn seed_roundtrip() {
83        let seed = [42u8; 32];
84        let encoded = hex_encode(&seed);
85        assert_eq!(parse_seed(&encoded).expect("parses"), seed);
86    }
87
88    #[test]
89    fn corrupt_seed_rejected() {
90        assert!(parse_seed("zz").is_err());
91        assert!(parse_seed(&"a".repeat(63)).is_err());
92    }
93
94    #[test]
95    fn public_key_is_stable_for_seed() {
96        let k1 = SigningKey::from_bytes(&[7u8; 32]);
97        let k2 = SigningKey::from_bytes(&[7u8; 32]);
98        assert_eq!(public_key_hex(&k1), public_key_hex(&k2));
99        assert_eq!(public_key_hex(&k1).len(), 64);
100    }
101}