fix: purge keychain credentials on profile delete, atomic owner-only secret writes, zeroize derived keys

- Secrets::delete_profile removes every profile credential kind from the OS
  keychain as well as the vault (previously only the vault was purged, so
  keychain passwords/tokens outlived the profile).
- write_private writes to a sibling temp file and renames it into place, so a
  crash mid-write cannot truncate the vault or an export, and a pre-existing
  world-readable file is replaced rather than reused.
- Argon2-derived vault/export keys are Zeroizing and wiped on drop.
- Recordings (which capture typed input), JSON exports and --data-dir
  directories are created owner-only.

rust/Cargo.lock

@@ -2843,6 +2843,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "ureq",
  "uuid",
  "webpki-roots",
+ "zeroize",
 ]
 
 [[package]]

rust/app/src/main.rs

@@ -82,8 +82,7 @@ fn main() -> eframe::Result {
     let config = match data_dir {
         Some(d) => {
             let c = AppConfig::in_dir(d.into());
-            std::fs::create_dir_all(&c.vault_dir).ok();
+            nexus_core::config::create_private_dir(&c.data_dir).and_then(|_| nexus_core::config::create_private_dir(&c.vault_dir)).map(|_| c)
-            Ok(c)
         }
         None => AppConfig::load(),
     };

rust/app/src/transfer.rs

@@ -210,7 +210,12 @@ impl Transfer {
                             .add_filter("JSON", &["json"])
                             .save_file()
                     {
-                        match s.svc.export_json(*include_secrets).map_err(|e| e.to_string()).and_then(|j| std::fs::write(&path, j).map_err(|e| e.to_string())) {
+                        match s
+                            .svc
+                            .export_json(*include_secrets)
+                            .map_err(|e| e.to_string())
+                            .and_then(|j| nexus_core::secrets::write_private(&path, j.as_bytes()).map_err(|e| e.to_string()))
+                        {
                             Ok(()) => {
                                 s.success(format!("Exported {} profile(s) to {}", s.profiles.len(), path.display()));
                                 close = true;

rust/core/Cargo.toml

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ tokio = { version = "1.53.2", features = ["full"] }
 sha2 = "0.11.0"
 hmac = "0.13.0"
 sha1 = "0.11.0"
+zeroize = "1"
 portable-pty = "0.9.0"
 serialport = { version = "4", default-features = false }
 des = "0.9"

rust/core/src/config.rs

@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ impl AppConfig {
     }
 }
 
-fn create_private_dir(d: &Path) -> std::io::Result<()> {
+/// Creates `d` (and parents) readable only by the owner.
+pub fn create_private_dir(d: &Path) -> std::io::Result<()> {
     std::fs::create_dir_all(d)?;
     #[cfg(unix)]
     std::fs::set_permissions(d, std::os::unix::fs::PermissionsExt::from_mode(0o700))?;

rust/core/src/exportimport.rs

@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ pub fn encrypt_and_export(profiles: &[Profile], password: &str, path: &Path) ->
     let salt = random_bytes::<32>();
     let nonce = random_bytes::<12>();
     let key = derive_key(password, &salt)?;
-    let ct = Aes256Gcm::new((&key).into()).encrypt(Nonce::from_slice(&nonce), plain.as_slice()).map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
+    let ct = Aes256Gcm::new((&*key).into()).encrypt(Nonce::from_slice(&nonce), plain.as_slice()).map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
     let mut out = vec![VERSION];
     out.extend(salt);
     out.extend(nonce);
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ pub fn decrypt_and_import(path: &Path, password: &str) -> Result<Vec<Profile>> {
         return Err(format!("exportimport: unsupported format version {}", data[0]).into());
     }
     let key = derive_key(password, &data[1..33])?;
-    let plain = Aes256Gcm::new((&key).into())
+    let plain = Aes256Gcm::new((&*key).into())
         .decrypt(Nonce::from_slice(&data[33..45]), &data[45..])
         .map_err(|_| "exportimport: decryption failed — wrong password or corrupt file")?;
     let bundle: Bundle = serde_json::from_slice(&plain).map_err(|e| format!("exportimport: invalid bundle JSON: {e}"))?;

rust/core/src/recording.rs

@@ -116,7 +116,12 @@ impl Recorder {
     fn with_limit(dir: &Path, id: &str, title: &str, cols: i64, rows: i64, max_bytes: u64) -> Result<Recorder> {
         mkdir_private(dir).map_err(|e| format!("recording: failed to create directory: {e}"))?;
         let path = dir.join(format!("{id}.cast"));
-        let mut f = File::create(&path).map_err(|e| format!("recording: failed to create file: {e}"))?;
+        // Recordings capture typed input (passwords included): owner-only, like the vault.
+        let mut opts = std::fs::OpenOptions::new();
+        opts.write(true).create(true).truncate(true);
+        #[cfg(unix)]
+        std::os::unix::fs::OpenOptionsExt::mode(&mut opts, 0o600);
+        let mut f = opts.open(&path).map_err(|e| format!("recording: failed to create file: {e}"))?;
         let start = Instant::now();
         let hdr = Header {
             version: 2,
@@ -391,6 +396,11 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(rec.event_count(), 4);
         rec.close().unwrap();
         rec.close().unwrap(); // double close is a no-op
+        #[cfg(unix)]
+        {
+            let mode = std::os::unix::fs::PermissionsExt::mode(&std::fs::metadata(dir.join("test-session-001.cast")).unwrap().permissions());
+            assert_eq!(mode & 0o777, 0o600);
+        }
         let text = std::fs::read_to_string(dir.join("test-session-001.cast")).unwrap();
         let lines: Vec<&str> = text.trim().lines().collect();
         assert_eq!(lines.len(), 5);

rust/core/src/secrets.rs

@@ -11,16 +11,32 @@ use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::collections::BTreeMap;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 use std::sync::Mutex;
+use zeroize::Zeroizing;
 
 const VAULT_FILE: &str = "vault.json";
 const MAX_VAULT_BYTES: u64 = 10 * 1024 * 1024;
 
-/// Argon2id with the Go parameters: t=3, m=128 MiB, p=4, 32-byte key.
+/// Every credential kind the session manager stores under `profile:<id>:<kind>`.
-pub fn derive_key(password: &str, salt: &[u8]) -> Result<[u8; 32]> {
+pub const PROFILE_SECRET_KINDS: [&str; 11] = [
+    "password",
+    "passphrase",
+    "totp",
+    "github-token",
+    "vnc-password",
+    "vnc-ssh-password",
+    "vnc-ssh-passphrase",
+    "irc-server-password",
+    "irc-nickserv-password",
+    "irc-ssh-password",
+    "irc-ssh-passphrase",
+];
+
+/// Argon2id with the Go parameters: t=3, m=128 MiB, p=4, 32-byte key. The key is wiped on drop.
+pub fn derive_key(password: &str, salt: &[u8]) -> Result<Zeroizing<[u8; 32]>> {
     let params = argon2::Params::new(128 * 1024, 3, 4, Some(32)).map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
-    let mut key = [0u8; 32];
+    let mut key = Zeroizing::new([0u8; 32]);
     argon2::Argon2::new(argon2::Algorithm::Argon2id, argon2::Version::V0x13, params)
-        .hash_password_into(password.as_bytes(), salt, &mut key)
+        .hash_password_into(password.as_bytes(), salt, &mut *key)
         .map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
     Ok(key)
 }
@@ -54,16 +70,10 @@ struct VaultFile {
 }
 
 struct Unlocked {
-    key: [u8; 32],
+    key: Zeroizing<[u8; 32]>,
     vault: VaultFile,
 }
 
-impl Drop for Unlocked {
-    fn drop(&mut self) {
-        self.key.fill(0);
-    }
-}
-
 pub struct Vault {
     dir: PathBuf,
     state: Mutex<Option<Unlocked>>,
@@ -155,17 +165,27 @@ impl Vault {
     }
 }
 
-/// Writes a file readable only by the owner.
+/// Writes a file readable only by the owner, atomically: the data goes to a sibling temp file
+/// that replaces `path` only once it is fully written and synced, so a crash can't leave a
+/// truncated vault or export behind (and an existing file's wider mode is never kept).
 pub fn write_private(path: &std::path::Path, data: &[u8]) -> Result<()> {
     use std::io::Write;
+    let name = path.file_name().map(|n| n.to_string_lossy().into_owned()).unwrap_or_default();
+    let tmp = path.with_file_name(format!(".{name}.tmp-{}", std::process::id()));
     let mut opts = std::fs::OpenOptions::new();
     opts.write(true).create(true).truncate(true);
     #[cfg(unix)]
     std::os::unix::fs::OpenOptionsExt::mode(&mut opts, 0o600);
-    let mut f = opts.open(path)?;
+    let written = (|| {
-    f.write_all(data)?;
+        let mut f = opts.open(&tmp)?;
-    f.sync_all()?;
+        f.write_all(data)?;
-    Ok(())
+        f.sync_all()?;
+        std::fs::rename(&tmp, path)
+    })();
+    if written.is_err() {
+        let _ = std::fs::remove_file(&tmp);
+    }
+    Ok(written?)
 }
 
 pub const KEYCHAIN_SERVICE: &str = "NexusTerminal";
@@ -270,7 +290,13 @@ impl Secrets {
         let _ = self.vault.delete(key);
     }
 
+    /// Removes every credential saved for a profile from both stores.
     pub fn delete_profile(&self, profile_id: &str) {
+        if self.keychain_ok {
+            for kind in PROFILE_SECRET_KINDS {
+                self.keychain.delete(&format!("profile:{profile_id}:{kind}"));
+            }
+        }
         let _ = self.vault.delete_prefix(&format!("profile:{profile_id}:"));
     }
 }
@@ -303,4 +329,40 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(v.get("a").unwrap(), "1");
         std::fs::remove_dir_all(dir).unwrap();
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn private_writes_are_atomic_and_owner_only() {
+        let dir = std::env::temp_dir().join(format!("nexus-wp-{}", std::process::id()));
+        let _ = std::fs::remove_dir_all(&dir);
+        std::fs::create_dir_all(&dir).unwrap();
+        let path = dir.join("secret.bin");
+        // A pre-existing world-readable file is replaced, not reused.
+        std::fs::write(&path, b"old").unwrap();
+        #[cfg(unix)]
+        std::fs::set_permissions(&path, std::os::unix::fs::PermissionsExt::from_mode(0o644)).unwrap();
+        write_private(&path, b"new").unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(std::fs::read(&path).unwrap(), b"new");
+        #[cfg(unix)]
+        assert_eq!(std::os::unix::fs::PermissionsExt::mode(&std::fs::metadata(&path).unwrap().permissions()) & 0o777, 0o600);
+        // No temp file is left behind, on success or when the target directory is unwritable.
+        assert_eq!(std::fs::read_dir(&dir).unwrap().count(), 1);
+        assert!(write_private(&dir.join("missing").join("x"), b"x").is_err());
+        std::fs::remove_dir_all(dir).unwrap();
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn deleting_a_profile_clears_every_vault_kind() {
+        let dir = std::env::temp_dir().join(format!("nexus-delprof-{}", std::process::id()));
+        let _ = std::fs::remove_dir_all(&dir);
+        let s = Secrets { vault: Vault::new(dir.clone()), keychain: Keychain::new("NexusTerminalTest", None), keychain_ok: false };
+        s.vault.initialise("pw").unwrap();
+        for kind in PROFILE_SECRET_KINDS {
+            s.vault.set(&format!("profile:p1:{kind}"), "v").unwrap();
+        }
+        s.vault.set("profile:p2:password", "keep").unwrap();
+        s.delete_profile("p1");
+        assert!(PROFILE_SECRET_KINDS.iter().all(|k| s.get(&format!("profile:p1:{k}")).is_none()));
+        assert_eq!(s.get("profile:p2:password").as_deref(), Some("keep"));
+        std::fs::remove_dir_all(dir).unwrap();
+    }
 }