secure_gate/lib.rs
1// no_std by default; the `std` feature opts back into the standard library.
2// Verified in CI by cross-building for a bare-metal target.
3#![cfg_attr(not(feature = "std"), no_std)]
4// Forbid unsafe code unconditionally
5#![forbid(unsafe_code)]
6#![warn(missing_docs)]
7// `Cargo.toml` tells docs.rs to build with `--cfg docsrs`. This is what reads it:
8// `doc_cfg` annotates every feature-gated item with the feature that enables it, so
9// the docs people read say "Available on crate feature `encoding-hex`" instead of
10// leaving the reader to infer it. Nightly-only, which is fine — docs.rs builds on
11// nightly, and the only other build that sets `docsrs` is the CI step that exists to
12// catch this gate being renamed. It has been renamed before: `doc_auto_cfg` was the
13// spelling until 1.92 removed it and merged it into `doc_cfg`.
14#![cfg_attr(docsrs, feature(doc_cfg))]
15
16//! Secure wrappers for secrets with **explicit access** and **mandatory zeroization** — a
17//! `no_std`-compatible, zero-overhead library with audit-friendly access patterns.
18//!
19//! Secrets are **automatically zeroized on drop** (the inner type must implement
20//! [`Zeroize`](zeroize::Zeroize)). While a secret is held in [`Fixed`] or [`Dynamic`],
21//! there is no `Deref` and no `AsRef`: callers reach the inner secret only via
22//! [`RevealSecret`] / [`RevealSecretMut`], and `Debug` on a wrapper always prints
23//! `[REDACTED]`. [`SlotWriter`], which borrows a wrapper's storage rather than holding it,
24//! prints its cursor instead — position, remaining, length — and never the bytes.
25//! Access has two shapes: **borrow** it, or **take** it.
26//! [`with_secret()`](RevealSecret::with_secret) and
27//! [`expose_secret()`](RevealSecret::expose_secret) lend you a reference while the
28//! wrapper keeps ownership and keeps wiping. [`into_inner()`](RevealSecret::into_inner)
29//! transfers ownership: you get the plain value and the protection ends with the call.
30//!
31//! Those two shapes are what the **3-tier access model** in `SECURITY.md` counts in
32//! threes: `with_secret` (Tier 1) and `expose_secret` (Tier 2) are both the borrow
33//! shape, differing only in how tightly the lifetime is pinned, and `into_inner`
34//! (Tier 3) is the take. Two shapes, three volumes — the tiers say how loudly you
35//! have to announce which one you picked, not how many protections there are.
36//!
37//! Extraction is a hand-off, not a third layer of protection. Encoding output is the
38//! one case that keeps a wrapper — [`EncodedSecret`] **does** implement `Deref`, because
39//! its job is to keep an encoded *copy* of the secret wiped until it drops. Ordinary
40//! copies you make of the derefed value (`.to_string()`) are not tracked. See
41//! [Where accident-prevention ends](#where-accident-prevention-ends).
42//!
43//! # Which type should I use?
44//!
45//! | Type | Allocation | Use case | Feature |
46//! |------|-----------|----------|---------|
47//! | [`Fixed<T>`] | Stack | Keys, nonces, tokens — compile-time-known size | Always available |
48//! | [`Dynamic<T>`] | Heap | Passwords, API keys, ciphertexts — variable length | `alloc` (default) |
49//!
50//! Both types share the same [`RevealSecret`] / [`RevealSecretMut`] access API.
51//!
52//! # Quick start
53//!
54//! ```rust
55//! use secure_gate::{Fixed, RevealSecret};
56//!
57//! // Wrap a 32-byte key
58//! let key = Fixed::new([0x42u8; 32]);
59//!
60//! // Tier 1 — scoped access (preferred): secret ref cannot escape the closure
61//! let first = key.with_secret(|bytes| bytes[0]);
62//! assert_eq!(first, 0x42);
63//!
64//! // Tier 2 — direct reference (escape hatch for FFI / third-party APIs)
65//! assert_eq!(key.expose_secret().len(), 32);
66//!
67//! // Debug is always redacted
68//! assert_eq!(format!("{:?}", key), "[REDACTED]");
69//! // key is zeroized when dropped
70//! ```
71//!
72//! ```rust
73//! # #[cfg(feature = "alloc")]
74//! # {
75//! use secure_gate::{Dynamic, RevealSecret};
76//!
77//! let password: Dynamic<String> = Dynamic::new(String::from("hunter2"));
78//! let len = password.with_secret(|s: &String| s.len());
79//! assert_eq!(len, 7);
80//! # }
81//! ```
82//!
83//! ```rust
84//! use secure_gate::{fixed_newtype, RevealSecret};
85//!
86//! fixed_newtype!(pub Aes256Key, 32);
87//!
88//! let key = Aes256Key::new([0xABu8; 32]);
89//! key.with_secret(|b| assert_eq!(b.len(), 32));
90//! ```
91//!
92//! # Module structure
93//!
94//! ```text
95//! secure_gate (lib.rs)
96//! ├── Fixed<T> ← always available, stack-allocated
97//! ├── Dynamic<T> ← requires `alloc`, heap-allocated
98//! ├── traits/
99//! │ ├── RevealSecret ← immutable access (always available)
100//! │ ├── RevealSecretMut ← mutable access (always available)
101//! │ ├── revealed_secrets/
102//! │ │ └── EncodedSecret ← zeroizing encoded string wrapper (alloc)
103//! │ ├── ConstantTimeEq ← ct-eq feature
104//! │ ├── CloneableSecret ← cloneable feature
105//! │ ├── SerializableSecret← serde-serialize feature
106//! │ ├── encoding/ ← ToHex, ToBase32, ToBase64Url, ToBech32, ToBech32m
107//! │ └── decoding/ ← FromHexStr, FromBase32Str, FromBase64UrlStr, FromBech32Str, FromBech32mStr
108//! ├── macros/ ← fixed_newtype!, dynamic_newtype!
109//! └── error ← FromSliceError, HexError, Base32Error, Base64Error, Bech32Error
110//! ```
111//!
112//! All public items are re-exported at the crate root. Use `secure_gate::Fixed`,
113//! not `secure_gate::fixed::Fixed`.
114//!
115//! # Type taxonomy
116//!
117//! | Category | Types | `Deref` to secret? | Purpose |
118//! |----------|-------|-------------------|---------|
119//! | **Secret wrappers** | [`Fixed<T>`], [`Dynamic<T>`] | No — use [`RevealSecret`] | Hold live secrets; `Debug` → `[REDACTED]` |
120//! | **Output wrapper** | [`EncodedSecret`] | Yes — yields `&str`; copies you make are yours, the buffer stays the wrapper's | Holds encoded output, wiped on drop |
121//! | **Borrowed slot cursor** | [`SlotWriter`] | No — it writes, it does not read out | Appends into a slot a sized `new_with` handed out; `Debug` → cursor state only, never bytes |
122//! | **Opt-in markers** | [`CloneableSecret`], [`SerializableSecret`] | — (no methods) | Implement on inner type `T` to unlock gated impls |
123//!
124//! `CloneableSecret` and `SerializableSecret` are implemented on the **inner type `T`**,
125//! not on `Fixed<T>` or `Dynamic<T>` directly. [`EncodedSecret`] is not a secret
126//! wrapper and does not interact with these markers.
127//!
128//! # Where accident-prevention ends
129//!
130//! This crate carries two separate obligations, and they end in different places.
131//!
132//! **Accidents must not compile.** This applies while the secret is held in
133//! [`Fixed`]/[`Dynamic`], and it ends at the named extraction. `into_inner` and
134//! `EncodedSecret::into_inner` are the exits that transfer ownership: you typed a
135//! name, the call site is grep-able, and the wrapper is consumed. `expose_secret` is
136//! a named *borrow* — the wrapper still owns the secret and still wipes it — but it
137//! hands out a reference with no lifetime bound to a call site, so it is audited
138//! alongside them.
139//!
140//! **Documented behavior must be accurate.** This never ends, and it is why the
141//! taxonomy table above says `Deref: Yes` for the output wrapper.
142//!
143//! What [`EncodedSecret`] still guarantees: the `String` it owns is zeroized on drop,
144//! and its `Debug` prints `[REDACTED]`. What it does not guarantee: copies you make
145//! through `Deref` are ordinary values. `str::to_string()` and `.to_owned()` both
146//! produce untracked plaintext. That is what extraction is for — the crate is not
147//! trying to follow the bytes into your TLS stack. `into_inner` gives up even the first
148//! guarantee, by design: it is the named end of protection.
149//!
150//! Two consequences worth knowing:
151//!
152//! - `format!("{:?}", &*encoded)` prints the encoded secret. Redaction lives on the
153//! wrapper, not on `str`; dereferencing first opts out of it.
154//! - [`EncodedSecret::into_zeroizing`] returns a `Zeroizing<String>`, whose `Debug` is
155//! **not** redacted. It is a deliberate hand-off to a foreign type, not an equivalent
156//! wrapper.
157//!
158//! # Import paths
159//!
160//! ```rust
161//! // ✅ Correct — always import from the crate root
162//! use secure_gate::{Fixed, RevealSecret};
163//!
164//! // ❌ Wrong — these internal paths compile but are not the public API
165//! // use secure_gate::traits::reveal_secret::RevealSecret;
166//! // use secure_gate::traits::encoding::hex::ToHex;
167//! ```
168//!
169//! # Method resolution: wrapper methods vs trait methods
170//!
171//! Encoding methods exist at **two levels** — both produce identical results:
172//!
173//! | Call style | Example | Appears in audit sweep? |
174//! |-----------|---------|------------------------|
175//! | **Wrapper trait impl** (ergonomic) | `key.to_hex()` (needs `use secure_gate::ToHex`) | No — grep for `to_hex` directly |
176//! | **Trait via scoped access** (audit-friendly) | `key.with_secret(\|b\| b.to_hex())` | Yes — `with_secret` is grep-able |
177//!
178//! Both levels are impls of the **same** trait ([`ToHex`], [`ToBase32`], [`ToBase64Url`],
179//! [`ToBech32`], [`ToBech32m`]): a blanket impl covers the raw bytes inside
180//! `with_secret`, and per-wrapper impls on `Fixed<[u8; N]>` / `Dynamic<Vec<u8>>`
181//! delegate through `with_secret` internally. One trait also means one bound:
182//! `fn fingerprint<S: ToHex>(s: &S)` accepts wrappers and forwarding newtypes
183//! alike.
184//!
185//! # Feature flags
186//!
187//! | Feature | Default | Description |
188//! |---------|---------|-------------|
189//! | `alloc` | **yes** | Heap types ([`Dynamic<T>`]), `Vec`/`String` zeroization |
190//! | `std` | no | Full `std` support (implies `alloc`) |
191//! | | | **Cryptographic** |
192//! | `ct-eq` | no | [`ConstantTimeEq`] via `subtle` — timing-safe comparison |
193//! | `rand` | no | `from_random()` / `from_rng()` — `no_std` for [`Fixed`] |
194//! | `sealed` | no | `SealedFixed` / `SealedDynamic`: secrets encrypted in RAM while idle, under a locked `Prekey` (implies `std`, `rand`) |
195//! | | | **Serialization** |
196//! | `serde-serialize` | no | Serde `Serialize` (requires [`SerializableSecret`] marker) |
197//! | `serde-deserialize` | no | Serde `Deserialize` with 1 MiB default limit |
198//! | `serde` | no | Both directions |
199//! | | | **Encoding** |
200//! | `encoding-hex` | no | [`ToHex`] / [`FromHexStr`] via `base16ct` (constant-time) |
201//! | `encoding-base32` | no | [`ToBase32`] / [`FromBase32Str`] via `base32ct` (constant-time) |
202//! | `encoding-base64` | no | [`ToBase64Url`] / [`FromBase64UrlStr`] via `base64ct` (constant-time) |
203//! | `encoding-bech32` | no | [`ToBech32`] / [`FromBech32Str`] (BIP-173) **and** [`ToBech32m`] / [`FromBech32mStr`] (BIP-350); `_sized::<N>` for a caller-chosen code length |
204//! | `encoding` | no | All encoding features |
205//! | | | **Meta** |
206//! | `cloneable` | no | [`CloneableSecret`] opt-in cloning |
207//! | `full` | no | Everything except `std` and `sealed` |
208//!
209//! # What's available without `alloc`?
210//!
211//! With `default-features = false`:
212//! - [`Fixed<T>`], [`RevealSecret`], [`RevealSecretMut`]
213//! - [`Fixed::try_from_hex`](Fixed::try_from_hex), [`Fixed::try_from_base32`](Fixed::try_from_base32),
214//! [`Fixed::try_from_base64url`](Fixed::try_from_base64url),
215//! [`Fixed::try_from_bech32`](Fixed::try_from_bech32), [`Fixed::try_from_bech32m`](Fixed::try_from_bech32m)
216//! (no-alloc stack-based decoding)
217//! - [`fixed_newtype!`] (distinct nominal types — two keys of the same size that
218//! the compiler keeps apart); a plain `type` alias over [`Fixed<T>`] needs nothing
219//! at all
220//! - [`FromSliceError`]
221//!
222//! **Not** available without `alloc`: [`Dynamic<T>`], [`EncodedSecret`],
223//! encoding traits ([`ToHex`], etc.), decoding traits ([`FromHexStr`], etc.),
224//! [`dynamic_newtype!`], serde support.
225//!
226//! # `no_std`
227//!
228//! `no_std` compatible (`#![no_std]` unless the `std` feature is enabled — verified in CI
229//! by cross-building for `thumbv7em-none-eabihf`). [`Fixed<T>`] works without `alloc`.
230//! Enable `alloc` (default) for [`Dynamic<T>`]. For pure stack / embedded builds, use
231//! `default-features = false`. MSRV: **1.85** (Rust edition 2024).
232//!
233//! One caveat: the `rand` feature compiles without `std` or `alloc`, but
234//! [`Fixed::from_random`] relies on `getrandom`, which needs a platform entropy backend.
235//! On bare-metal targets you must configure one (see the `getrandom` crate's
236//! "custom backend" documentation); without it, builds enabling `rand` fail at link
237//! time on such targets. [`Fixed::from_rng`] with a caller-supplied RNG has no such
238//! requirement.
239//!
240//! # Security
241//!
242//! This crate has **not** undergone an independent security audit. No unsafe code —
243//! enforced with `#![forbid(unsafe_code)]`. Prefer scoped access ([`RevealSecret::with_secret`])
244//! over direct references. Encoders return [`EncodedSecret`], which stays wiped until it
245//! drops; `EncodedSecret::into_inner` is the named call that ends that. See
246//! [SECURITY.md](https://github.com/Slurp9187/secure-gate/blob/main/secure-gate-core/SECURITY.md)
247//! for the full threat model.
248//!
249//! # Inherent Rust Limitations
250//!
251//! Three universal limits apply to any in-memory secret library in Rust (and in
252//! C, C++, and Go) — `secure-gate` documents them honestly rather than
253//! overclaiming:
254//!
255//! - **Stack-move residue**: moving a [`Fixed<T>`] by value leaves the prior stack
256//! slot uncleared until a later frame overwrites it. Prefer
257//! [`Fixed::new_with`](Fixed::new_with), pass by reference, or use
258//! [`Dynamic<T>`] for long-lived secrets.
259//! - **Heap-reallocation residue**: `Vec` / `String` realloc frees the old buffer
260//! unzeroed. Pre-size, use `Dynamic<[u8; N]>` (boxed array — no realloc surface),
261//! or install a zero-on-dealloc global allocator such as `zeroizing-alloc` at
262//! the binary level.
263//! - **Swap / core dumps**: process memory paged to disk or written on crash is
264//! outside any in-process library's reach. Use OS facilities (`mlock`,
265//! encrypted swap, disabled core dumps).
266//!
267//! Full discussion in
268//! [SECURITY.md § Inherent Rust Limitations](https://github.com/Slurp9187/secure-gate/blob/main/secure-gate-core/SECURITY.md#inherent-rust-limitations).
269//!
270//! See the [README](https://github.com/Slurp9187/secure-gate/blob/main/README.md) and
271//! [SECURITY.md](https://github.com/Slurp9187/secure-gate/blob/main/secure-gate-core/SECURITY.md) for full details.
272
273#[cfg(feature = "alloc")]
274extern crate alloc;
275
276// Documentation-only. Several doc comments link to `std` items this crate touches through
277// gated impls (`io::Write` on `Dynamic<Vec<u8>>` and on `SlotWriter`, `io::Read` on
278// `DynamicReader`). Those links are correct and resolve on docs.rs, which builds with
279// `all-features`, and in CI, whose rustdoc job does the same. They do NOT resolve under
280// `--features=full`, which does not enable `std`: without that feature the name `std` is
281// not in scope at all, so rustdoc has nothing to point at and `-D warnings` turns each one
282// into an error. That is a plain `cargo doc --features full` — something a contributor
283// runs and CI does not. This brings the name into scope for doc builds only: it is
284// `cfg(doc)`, set by rustdoc and nothing else, so no real build is affected, `no_std` or
285// otherwise, and the links resolve in every feature combination rather than only the one
286// docs.rs happens to use.
287#[cfg(doc)]
288extern crate std;
289
290#[cfg(feature = "alloc")]
291mod dynamic;
292
293mod slot_writer;
294
295/// Fixed-size secret wrapper types - always available with zero dependencies.
296/// These provide fundamental secure storage abstractions for fixed-size data.
297mod fixed;
298
299/// Centralized error types - always available.
300mod error;
301
302/// Core traits for wrapper polymorphism - always available.
303pub mod traits;
304
305#[cfg(feature = "sealed")]
306pub mod sealed;
307
308#[cfg(feature = "sealed")]
309pub mod scoped;
310
311/// Implementation detail of the `*_newtype!` macros — not a public API.
312///
313/// Generated code needs to name `Zeroize`, `serde` traits, and `alloc` types
314/// without requiring the caller to depend on those crates directly, and
315/// `::alloc::…` paths do not resolve in an ordinary `std` crate. Re-exporting
316/// them here keeps expansions self-contained via `$crate::__private::…`.
317///
318/// Semver-exempt: items here may change or disappear in any release.
319#[doc(hidden)]
320pub mod __private {
321 #[cfg(feature = "alloc")]
322 pub use alloc::{boxed::Box, string::String, vec::Vec};
323 #[cfg(feature = "rand")]
324 pub use rand::{TryCryptoRng, TryRng};
325 #[cfg(feature = "serde-deserialize")]
326 pub use serde::{Deserialize, Deserializer};
327 #[cfg(feature = "serde-serialize")]
328 pub use serde::{Serialize, Serializer};
329 pub use zeroize::{Zeroize, ZeroizeOnDrop};
330
331 #[cfg(feature = "sealed")]
332 pub use alloc::sync::Arc;
333
334 /// A `fixed_newtype!` byte role, convertible to and from the `Fixed` it wraps without
335 /// copying the bytes out by hand. Lets `sealed_fixed_newtype!` seal a role directly.
336 #[cfg(feature = "sealed")]
337 pub trait FixedRole: Sized {
338 /// The wrapped `Fixed<[u8; N]>`.
339 type Fixed: SealableFixed;
340 /// Unwraps the role.
341 fn into_fixed(self) -> Self::Fixed;
342 /// Wraps a `Fixed` as the role.
343 fn from_fixed(fixed: Self::Fixed) -> Self;
344 }
345
346 /// Maps `Fixed<[u8; N]>` to `SealedFixed<N>` without naming `N`.
347 #[cfg(feature = "sealed")]
348 pub trait SealableFixed {
349 /// `SealedFixed<N>`.
350 type Sealed;
351 }
352
353 #[cfg(feature = "sealed")]
354 impl<const N: usize> SealableFixed for crate::Fixed<[u8; N]> {
355 type Sealed = crate::SealedFixed<N>;
356 }
357
358 /// The `SealedFixed<N>` a role seals into.
359 #[cfg(feature = "sealed")]
360 pub type SealedOf<R> = <<R as FixedRole>::Fixed as SealableFixed>::Sealed;
361}
362
363/// Heap-allocated secret wrapper with explicit access and automatic zeroization on drop.
364///
365/// Variable-length secrets (passwords, API keys, ciphertexts). Inner type must implement
366/// `Zeroize`. Secret bytes live on the heap only — never on the stack. Requires `alloc`.
367///
368/// See [`Fixed<T>`] for the stack-allocated alternative.
369///
370/// ```rust
371/// # #[cfg(feature = "alloc")]
372/// # {
373/// use secure_gate::{Dynamic, RevealSecret};
374///
375/// let pw: Dynamic<String> = Dynamic::new(String::from("hunter2"));
376/// assert_eq!(pw.with_secret(|s: &String| s.len()), 7);
377/// assert_eq!(format!("{:?}", pw), "[REDACTED]");
378/// # }
379/// ```
380#[cfg(feature = "alloc")]
381pub use dynamic::Dynamic;
382
383/// A fixed-size byte secret held encrypted in RAM while idle — see the [`sealed`] module.
384/// Requires the `sealed` feature.
385#[cfg(feature = "sealed")]
386pub use sealed::SealedFixed;
387
388/// A `Vec<u8>` or `String` secret held encrypted in RAM while idle — see the [`sealed`]
389/// module. Requires the `sealed` feature.
390#[cfg(feature = "sealed")]
391pub use sealed::SealedDynamic;
392
393/// The locked, wipeable pre-key every sealing key is derived from — see the [`sealed`]
394/// module. Requires the `sealed` feature.
395#[cfg(feature = "sealed")]
396pub use sealed::Prekey;
397
398/// Why a [`Prekey`]'s pages are not locked in RAM. Requires the `sealed` feature.
399#[cfg(feature = "sealed")]
400pub use sealed::LockError;
401
402/// Cursor-like reader over [`Dynamic<Vec<u8>>`] — see [`Dynamic::as_reader`].
403#[cfg(feature = "std")]
404pub use dynamic::DynamicReader;
405
406/// Append-shaped writing into the fixed slot handed to a sized `new_with`.
407///
408/// The sized constructors hand out a slot whose length is already decided, which is what
409/// makes growth — and therefore the reallocation hazard — inexpressible. `SlotWriter`
410/// restores the append shape on top of that, so concatenating a wire format does not mean
411/// writing offsets by hand. [`push_slice`](SlotWriter::push_slice) panics on overrun and
412/// leaves the slot untouched; the `std`-gated [`Write`](std::io::Write) path cannot do that
413/// and stay inside `Write`'s contract, so it truncates and reports the refusal on a later
414/// call. `Debug` shows the cursor — position, remaining, length — and never the bytes.
415pub use slot_writer::SlotWriter;
416
417#[cfg(all(feature = "alloc", feature = "serde-deserialize"))]
418/// Default maximum byte length for `Dynamic<Vec<u8>>` / `Dynamic<String>` deserialization (1 MiB).
419///
420/// The standard `serde::Deserialize` impl for both types rejects payloads exceeding this value.
421/// Pass a custom ceiling to [`Dynamic::deserialize_with_limit`] when a different limit is needed.
422///
423/// **Important:** this limit is enforced *after* the upstream deserializer has fully
424/// materialized the payload. It is a **result-length acceptance bound**, not a
425/// pre-allocation DoS guard. For untrusted input, enforce size limits at the
426/// transport or parser layer upstream.
427pub use dynamic::MAX_DESERIALIZE_BYTES;
428
429/// Stack-allocated secret wrapper with explicit access and automatic zeroization on drop.
430///
431/// Fixed-size secrets (keys, nonces, tokens). Inner type must implement `Zeroize`.
432/// Always available — works without `alloc`. Prefer [`new_with`](Fixed::new_with) over
433/// [`new`](Fixed::new) when minimizing stack residue matters.
434///
435/// See [`Dynamic<T>`] for the heap-allocated alternative.
436///
437/// ```rust
438/// use secure_gate::{Fixed, RevealSecret};
439///
440/// let key = Fixed::new([0xABu8; 32]);
441/// key.with_secret(|b| assert_eq!(b[0], 0xAB));
442/// assert_eq!(format!("{:?}", key), "[REDACTED]");
443/// ```
444pub use fixed::Fixed;
445
446/// Marker trait that opts a secret type into cloning. No methods — gates the `Clone`
447/// impl on [`Fixed`] and [`Dynamic`]. Each clone is independently zeroized on drop,
448/// but increases the in-memory exposure surface. Requires `cloneable` feature.
449///
450/// Implement this on your inner type `T`; `Fixed<T>` and `Dynamic<T>` then gain the
451/// gated `Clone` impl automatically. **This marker is deliberately not implemented by
452/// default** on `Fixed<T>` or `Dynamic<T>` — cloning is an opt-in risk that must be
453/// explicitly enabled. Without the `cloneable` feature this type does not exist at all.
454///
455/// **Coherence note:** Rust's orphan rule prevents downstream crates from implementing
456/// this marker for foreign types such as `String`, `Vec<u8>`, or `[u8; N]` — so
457/// `Dynamic<String>` and `Fixed<[u8; N]>` themselves can never become `Clone`. To opt
458/// a secret into cloning, define a newtype inner type in your crate (deriving
459/// `Zeroize` and `Clone`) and implement the marker on it. This is intentional: it keeps
460/// every cloneable secret type visible in *your* code. See the trait-level docs for a
461/// worked example.
462///
463/// See also [`SerializableSecret`] (the other opt-in marker trait).
464#[cfg(feature = "cloneable")]
465pub use traits::CloneableSecret;
466
467/// Constant-time equality for secrets — prevents timing side-channel attacks.
468///
469/// Provides [`ct_eq()`](ConstantTimeEq::ct_eq) via the `subtle` crate. `==` is
470/// **deliberately not implemented** on [`Fixed`] / [`Dynamic`] — always use `ct_eq`.
471/// Requires `ct-eq` feature.
472///
473/// ```rust
474/// # #[cfg(feature = "ct-eq")]
475/// # {
476/// use secure_gate::{Fixed, ConstantTimeEq};
477///
478/// let a = Fixed::new([1u8; 32]);
479/// let b = Fixed::new([1u8; 32]);
480/// assert!(a.ct_eq(&b));
481/// # }
482/// ```
483#[cfg(feature = "ct-eq")]
484pub use traits::ConstantTimeEq;
485
486/// Explicit immutable access to secret contents (3-tier access model).
487///
488/// - **Tier 1** (preferred): [`with_secret()`](RevealSecret::with_secret) — scoped closure,
489/// borrow cannot escape.
490/// - **Tier 2** (escape hatch): [`expose_secret()`](RevealSecret::expose_secret) — direct
491/// `&T` reference for FFI / third-party APIs.
492/// - **Tier 3** (consumption): [`into_inner()`](RevealSecret::into_inner) — transfers
493/// ownership of the plain value; protection ends with the call.
494///
495/// Length metadata lives in the separate [`SecretLen`] trait. See
496/// [`RevealSecretMut`] for the mutable counterpart.
497// Kept as a separate `use` from `SecretLen` on purpose: rustdoc 1.70 (the 0.8
498// line's MSRV toolchain) ICEs resolving intra-doc links on a grouped
499// `pub use a::{B, C};` re-export, and the two lines share this file.
500pub use traits::RevealSecret;
501
502/// Length metadata for secrets whose inner type has a meaningful length.
503///
504/// [`len()`](SecretLen::len) / [`byte_len()`](SecretLen::byte_len) /
505/// [`is_empty()`](SecretLen::is_empty) do not expose contents, but length itself
506/// can be sensitive for variable-length secrets — see the trait's Security
507/// section. Implemented for `Fixed<[T; N]>`, `Dynamic<String>`, and
508/// `Dynamic<Vec<T>>`; deliberately not for custom inner types.
509pub use traits::SecretLen;
510
511/// Explicit mutable access to secret contents.
512///
513/// Extends [`RevealSecret`]. Prefer [`with_secret_mut()`](RevealSecretMut::with_secret_mut)
514/// (Tier 1) over [`expose_secret_mut()`](RevealSecretMut::expose_secret_mut) (Tier 2).
515/// Implemented by [`Fixed`], [`Dynamic`], and the generated newtypes. [`EncodedSecret`]
516/// implements neither this nor [`RevealSecret`] — it is an output wrapper, not a secret one.
517pub use traits::RevealSecretMut;
518
519/// Placeholder values left behind by [`RevealSecret::into_inner`] (Tier 3 access).
520///
521/// When `into_inner` moves the real secret out of a wrapper, it must leave *something*
522/// behind for the wrapper's `Drop` impl to zeroize. `SentinelValue::sentinel_value()`
523/// produces that inert placeholder (an all-default array, empty `String`, or empty
524/// `Vec`). Implemented for `[T; N]` (any `N`, `T: Default`), `String`, and `Vec<T>`.
525///
526/// Implement this for your own inner types to make `into_inner` available on wrappers
527/// around them. A sentinel must never contain secret material.
528///
529/// Leaving it unimplemented is a deliberate position, not a gap: `into_inner` is then
530/// uncallable for that inner type, so a secret with no safe inert placeholder simply
531/// cannot be extracted by ownership transfer. `with_secret` and `expose_secret` still
532/// work. That is the safe default rather than a missing feature.
533pub use traits::SentinelValue;
534
535/// Asserts that an inner type owns no heap allocation.
536///
537/// Required by [`Fixed::new`], which is what makes `SECURITY.md`'s claim that `Fixed<T>`
538/// "has no realloc surface" true rather than aspirational. Before this bound existed,
539/// `Fixed<Vec<u8>>`, `Fixed<String>` and `fixed_newtype!(pub Name, generic Vec<u8>)` all
540/// compiled, and measured, they abandoned an unwiped buffer holding the whole secret on
541/// any capacity change — the same weakness `Dynamic` documents, minus `Dynamic`'s
542/// safe-growth `std::io::Write` path.
543///
544/// Implemented for the primitives, `[T; N]` for any `N`, tuples up to four elements, and
545/// `Option<T>`. Nothing heap-owning is implemented: `Vec<T>`, `String` and `Box<[T]>` are
546/// all absent, because the residue does not need a capacity change — replacing the whole
547/// value abandons the allocation too, measured at 1024 of 1024 bytes through a
548/// `Fixed<Box<[u8]>>`. For a heap-backed secret use [`Dynamic`], which documents the
549/// residue and offers the one safe growth path.
550///
551/// A custom inner type writes `impl FixedStorage for MyKey {}`. Like [`CloneableSecret`],
552/// the compiler checks that you made the claim, not that it is true — see the trait docs
553/// for the test to apply and for why an assertion is the right trade here.
554pub use traits::FixedStorage;
555
556/// Encoded string **output wrapper** for zeroizing encoded output.
557///
558/// This is an **output wrapper** — it exists *only* to keep encoded data zeroized until
559/// it drops. It is **not** a secret wrapper like [`Fixed`]/[`Dynamic`] and does not
560/// accept [`CloneableSecret`] or [`SerializableSecret`] markers.
561///
562/// Returned by every encoding method (`to_hex`, `to_hex_upper`, `to_base32`,
563/// `to_base64url`, `try_to_bech32`, `try_to_bech32m`, and the `_sized::<N>` forms of
564/// the last two — only bech32 and bech32m take a code length).
565/// Wraps `Zeroizing<String>` with `Debug` → `[REDACTED]`. Its one accessor is
566/// `Deref<Target = str>`; there are deliberately no `AsRef` impls, because `Deref`
567/// already opens that door. Deliberately **no** `Display` either: `{}` on this type is
568/// a compile error, so `Debug` redaction cannot mislead a caller into logging the
569/// encoded secret. Write it out with `&*encoded`.
570///
571/// Use [`into_inner()`](EncodedSecret::into_inner) to extract a plain `String`
572/// (ends zeroization) or [`into_zeroizing()`](EncodedSecret::into_zeroizing) to keep
573/// the wiping. `into_zeroizing` is a partial downgrade: zeroize-on-drop survives, the
574/// redacted `Debug` does not, because `zeroize::Zeroizing` derives its own.
575///
576/// Requires `alloc` feature.
577#[cfg(feature = "alloc")]
578pub use traits::EncodedSecret;
579
580/// Marker trait that opts a secret type into Serde serialization. No methods — gates the
581/// `Serialize` impl on [`Fixed`] and [`Dynamic`]. Serialization exposes the full secret;
582/// audit every impl. Requires `serde-serialize` feature.
583///
584/// **`Deserialize` does NOT require this marker** — it is gated separately by the
585/// `serde-deserialize` feature with its own impls on the wrapper types directly. This
586/// marker controls `Serialize` only.
587///
588/// Implement this on your inner type `T`; `Fixed<T>` and `Dynamic<T>` then gain the
589/// gated `Serialize` impl automatically. **This marker is deliberately not implemented
590/// by default** on `Fixed<T>` or `Dynamic<T>` — serialization is an opt-in risk that
591/// must be explicitly enabled. Without the `serde-serialize` feature this type does not
592/// exist at all.
593///
594/// **Coherence note:** Rust's orphan rule prevents downstream crates from implementing
595/// this marker for foreign types such as `String`, `Vec<u8>`, or `[u8; N]` — so
596/// `Fixed<[u8; N]>` and `Dynamic<String>` themselves can never become `Serialize`. To
597/// opt a secret into serialization, define a newtype inner type in your crate (deriving
598/// `Zeroize` and `Serialize`) and implement the marker on it. This is intentional: it
599/// keeps every serializable secret type visible in *your* code. See the trait-level
600/// docs for a worked example.
601///
602/// See also [`CloneableSecret`] (the other opt-in marker trait).
603#[cfg(feature = "serde-serialize")]
604pub use traits::SerializableSecret;
605
606// Newtype macros (`dynamic_newtype!` needs `alloc`)
607mod macros;
608
609/// Decodes Base32 strings (`&str`) to `Vec<u8>`. Blanket impl for `AsRef<str>`.
610/// Requires `encoding-base32` + `alloc`. See [`ToBase32`] for the encoding counterpart.
611#[cfg(all(feature = "encoding-base32", feature = "alloc"))]
612pub use traits::FromBase32Str;
613
614/// Decodes Base64url strings (`&str`) to `Vec<u8>`. Blanket impl for `AsRef<str>`.
615/// Requires `encoding-base64` + `alloc`. See [`ToBase64Url`] for the encoding counterpart.
616#[cfg(all(feature = "encoding-base64", feature = "alloc"))]
617pub use traits::FromBase64UrlStr;
618
619/// Decodes Bech32 (BIP-173) strings to `Vec<u8>` with HRP validation.
620/// Requires `encoding-bech32` + `alloc`. See [`ToBech32`] for the encoding counterpart.
621#[cfg(all(feature = "encoding-bech32", feature = "alloc"))]
622pub use traits::FromBech32Str;
623
624/// Decodes Bech32m (BIP-350) strings to `Vec<u8>` with HRP validation.
625/// Requires `encoding-bech32` + `alloc`. See [`ToBech32m`] for the encoding counterpart.
626#[cfg(all(feature = "encoding-bech32", feature = "alloc"))]
627pub use traits::FromBech32mStr;
628
629/// Decodes hex strings (`&str`) to `Vec<u8>`. Blanket impl for `AsRef<str>`.
630/// Requires `encoding-hex` + `alloc`. See [`ToHex`] for the encoding counterpart.
631#[cfg(all(feature = "encoding-hex", feature = "alloc"))]
632pub use traits::FromHexStr;
633
634/// Encodes byte data as Base32 strings (RFC 4648 §6, uppercase, no padding).
635/// Blanket impl for `AsRef<[u8]> + `[`EncodableBytes`]. Returns [`EncodedSecret`].
636/// Requires `encoding-base32` + `alloc`.
637/// See [`FromBase32Str`] for the decoding counterpart.
638#[cfg(all(feature = "encoding-base32", feature = "alloc"))]
639pub use traits::ToBase32;
640
641/// Encodes byte data as Base64url strings (RFC 4648, URL-safe, no padding).
642/// Blanket impl for `AsRef<[u8]> + `[`EncodableBytes`]. Returns [`EncodedSecret`].
643/// Requires `encoding-base64` + `alloc`.
644/// See [`FromBase64UrlStr`] for the decoding counterpart.
645#[cfg(all(feature = "encoding-base64", feature = "alloc"))]
646pub use traits::ToBase64Url;
647
648/// Encodes byte data as Bech32 (BIP-173) strings. Blanket impl for
649/// `AsRef<[u8]> + `[`EncodableBytes`]; returns `Result<`[`EncodedSecret`]`, _>`.
650/// The plain methods use [`BECH32_CODE_LENGTH`]; `try_to_bech32_sized::<N>` takes the
651/// code length as a parameter. Requires `encoding-bech32` + `alloc`.
652/// See [`FromBech32Str`] for the decoding counterpart.
653#[cfg(all(feature = "encoding-bech32", feature = "alloc"))]
654pub use traits::ToBech32;
655
656/// Encodes byte data as Bech32m (BIP-350) strings. Blanket impl for
657/// `AsRef<[u8]> + `[`EncodableBytes`]; returns `Result<`[`EncodedSecret`]`, _>`.
658/// The plain methods use [`BECH32_CODE_LENGTH`]; `try_to_bech32m_sized::<N>` takes the
659/// code length as a parameter. Requires `encoding-bech32` + `alloc`.
660/// See [`FromBech32mStr`] for the decoding counterpart.
661#[cfg(all(feature = "encoding-bech32", feature = "alloc"))]
662pub use traits::ToBech32m;
663
664/// Opt-in marker for byte-shaped encoding inputs. Every `To*` trait is blanket
665/// implemented for `AsRef<[u8]> + EncodableBytes`; the second bound keeps string-shaped
666/// types out, so an already-encoded value cannot be silently encoded again. Implement it
667/// for your own byte newtype to make it encodable.
668#[cfg(feature = "encoding-bech32")]
669pub use traits::Case;
670
671#[cfg(any(
672 feature = "encoding-hex",
673 feature = "encoding-base32",
674 feature = "encoding-base64",
675 feature = "encoding-bech32",
676))]
677pub use traits::EncodableBytes;
678
679/// Bech32 (BIP-173) checksum with a caller-chosen code length. `N` caps the length of
680/// the whole encoded string and never enters the checksum. Above [`BECH32_CODE_LENGTH`]
681/// the BCH error-detection guarantee no longer holds - see the type docs.
682#[cfg(feature = "encoding-bech32")]
683pub use traits::{Bech32Sized, Bech32Standard};
684
685/// Bech32m (BIP-350) checksum with a caller-chosen code length - the bech32m twin of
686/// [`Bech32Sized`], with the same rules and the same guarantee boundary.
687#[cfg(feature = "encoding-bech32")]
688pub use traits::{Bech32mSized, Bech32mStandard};
689
690/// The bech32 BCH code length (1023) used by every non-`_sized` method, and the helper
691/// that sizes an `N` from an HRP length and a payload byte count.
692#[cfg(feature = "encoding-bech32")]
693pub use traits::{BECH32_CODE_LENGTH, bech32_code_length};
694
695/// Encodes byte data as hexadecimal strings (constant-time via `base16ct`).
696/// Blanket impl for `AsRef<[u8]> + `[`EncodableBytes`]. Provides `to_hex()` and
697/// `to_hex_upper()`, both returning [`EncodedSecret`].
698/// Requires `encoding-hex` + `alloc`.
699/// See [`FromHexStr`] for the decoding counterpart.
700#[cfg(all(feature = "encoding-hex", feature = "alloc"))]
701pub use traits::ToHex;
702
703/// Errors from Bech32 (BIP-173) and Bech32m (BIP-350) decoding.
704/// Variant shapes are identical in debug and release builds; no secret material
705/// (payload bytes, HRP strings) is ever carried in an error.
706#[cfg(feature = "encoding-bech32")]
707pub use error::Bech32Error;
708
709/// Errors from Base32 (RFC 4648 §6, uppercase, unpadded) decoding. Variant shapes are
710/// identical in debug and release builds; only numeric length metadata is carried.
711#[cfg(feature = "encoding-base32")]
712pub use error::Base32Error;
713
714/// Errors from Base64url decoding. Variant shapes are identical in debug and
715/// release builds; only numeric length metadata is carried.
716#[cfg(feature = "encoding-base64")]
717pub use error::Base64Error;
718
719/// Errors from hex decoding. Variant shapes are identical in debug and
720/// release builds; only numeric length metadata is carried.
721#[cfg(feature = "encoding-hex")]
722pub use error::HexError;
723
724/// Error returned when a byte slice cannot be converted to `Fixed<[u8; N]>` due to
725/// length mismatch. Produced by `Fixed::try_from(&[u8])`.
726pub use error::FromSliceError;
727
728// The README's examples are compiled and run by `cargo test --doc`, so they cannot
729// silently rot. `cfg(doctest)` is set only while rustdoc *collects doctests* — never
730// while it *builds documentation* — so this item never reaches docs.rs or `cargo doc`
731// output, and the README is not duplicated onto the crate page.
732//
733// Gated on `full` as well: the README documents the fully-featured crate, so its
734// examples use `alloc` and the encoding traits unconditionally. Without this gate the
735// `--no-default-features` doctest job in CI would fail on imports the README does not
736// feature-gate. CI's `--features full` and `--all-features` entries do run them.
737//
738// It must live at the end of the file: an item here would otherwise sit ahead of the
739// `//!` crate docs above, which is not allowed.
740#[cfg(all(doctest, feature = "full"))]
741#[doc = include_str!("../README.md")]
742pub struct ReadmeDoctests;