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feat(security): encrypt sensitive settings at rest (Fernet)
Secrets (smtp.password, oidc.client_secret, ldap.bind_password, ansible
ssh_private_key/become_password/vault_password) were stored plaintext in
app_settings. Add transparent encryption-at-rest:

- steward/core/crypto.py: Fernet keyed off the app secret (/data/secret.key),
  enc:v1: prefix marks ciphertext; passthrough for plaintext/empty/no-key,
  never reveals plaintext on a wrong key.
- settings.py: SECRET_KEYS registry; set_setting encrypts on write; all read
  paths (get_setting / get_all_settings / load_settings_sync) decrypt
  transparently; migrate_plaintext_secrets() converts legacy rows in place.
- app.py startup: init_crypto(SECRET_KEY) + one-time legacy-secret migration
  before settings load.
- Add cryptography dependency.

UI masking is unchanged (it checks decrypted truthiness). Key-loss caveat
documented: secrets are unrecoverable if the app secret key is lost. Unit
tests cover round-trip, empty/plaintext passthrough, and wrong-key safety.

Task #580.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-06-16 15:22:43 -04:00

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# steward/core/crypto.py
"""Encryption-at-rest for sensitive settings (smtp/oidc/ldap/ansible secrets).
Values are encrypted with Fernet (AES-128-CBC + HMAC) using a key derived from
the app secret key (the same /data/secret.key used for sessions). Encrypted
values are stored with an ``enc:v1:`` prefix so reads can transparently tell
ciphertext from legacy plaintext during/after migration.
Key-loss caveat: if the app secret key is lost or changed, encrypted secrets
become unrecoverable — they must be re-entered. This ties secret recovery to
the same key the rest of the app already depends on; back it up with the data.
"""
from __future__ import annotations
import base64
import hashlib
import logging
import os
from pathlib import Path
from cryptography.fernet import Fernet, InvalidToken
logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
ENC_PREFIX = "enc:v1:"
_SECRET_KEY_FILE = Path("/data/secret.key")
_fernet: Fernet | None = None
def _make_fernet(secret_key: str) -> Fernet:
# Derive a stable 32-byte Fernet key from the app secret (any length string).
digest = hashlib.sha256(secret_key.encode("utf-8")).digest()
return Fernet(base64.urlsafe_b64encode(digest))
def init_crypto(secret_key: str) -> None:
"""Bind the encryptor to the app's secret key (called once at startup)."""
global _fernet
if secret_key:
_fernet = _make_fernet(secret_key)
def _resolve_secret_key() -> str | None:
"""Fallback key resolution mirroring config (env → /data/secret.key)."""
k = os.environ.get("STEWARD_SECRET_KEY")
if k:
return k
try:
if _SECRET_KEY_FILE.exists():
v = _SECRET_KEY_FILE.read_text().strip()
if v:
return v
except OSError:
pass
return None
def _get() -> Fernet | None:
global _fernet
if _fernet is None:
k = _resolve_secret_key()
if k:
_fernet = _make_fernet(k)
return _fernet
def is_encrypted(value) -> bool:
return isinstance(value, str) and value.startswith(ENC_PREFIX)
def encrypt_secret(plaintext: str) -> str:
"""Return an ``enc:v1:`` token, or the input unchanged if empty / no key."""
if not plaintext:
return plaintext
f = _get()
if f is None:
logger.warning("No secret key available — storing a secret in PLAINTEXT")
return plaintext
return ENC_PREFIX + f.encrypt(plaintext.encode("utf-8")).decode("ascii")
def decrypt_secret(value: str) -> str:
"""Decrypt an ``enc:v1:`` token; pass through plaintext / undecryptable values."""
if not is_encrypted(value):
return value
f = _get()
if f is None:
return value
try:
return f.decrypt(value[len(ENC_PREFIX):].encode("ascii")).decode("utf-8")
except InvalidToken:
logger.error("Could not decrypt a stored secret (wrong/rotated key?)")
return value