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vault/store.go
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Andy Dixon be09659f8f Add decoy passphrase
genkey optionally takes a second passphrase that unlocks a separate
decoy identity. Every command run with it sees and changes only decoy
files; records sealed to the other key are skipped silently.

The key file always carries two equal-size slots in random order, with
random bytes in an unused slot, and both slots are always tried. init
seeds each vault with 8-32 entries sealed to a discarded key, so real
files are indistinguishable from filler to a decoy-only holder.
2026-09-26 14:06:54 +01:00

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// Copyright 2026 The vault Authors.
// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
package main
import (
"bytes"
"crypto/rand"
"encoding/binary"
"encoding/hex"
"encoding/json"
"errors"
"fmt"
"io"
"os"
"path"
"path/filepath"
"sort"
"strings"
"time"
"unicode"
"unicode/utf8"
"github.com/andydixon/vault/internal/pqcrypt"
)
// On disk a vault is:
//
// DIR/.vault marker
// DIR/records/<id> one encrypted catalogue record per file
// DIR/objects/<id> one encrypted file body per record
//
// IDs are random. Records are padded to one fixed size and objects to
// power-of-two buckets, so the storage reveals neither names, exact sizes nor
// timestamps. Every ciphertext's mtime is pinned to the epoch.
const (
markerName = ".vault"
markerContent = "VAULT 1\n"
recordsDir = "records"
objectsDir = "objects"
recordSize = 4096
nameLimit = 1024
fileLimit = int64(1) << 40
minPadding = int64(64 << 10)
idSize = 16
fillerMin = 8
fillerMax = 32
)
type record struct {
Name string `json:"name"`
Object string `json:"object"`
Size int64 `json:"size"`
Mode uint32 `json:"mode"`
Modified time.Time `json:"modified"`
Added time.Time `json:"added"`
id string // record file ID; not stored
}
type store struct {
root string
id *pqcrypt.PQIdentity
noSync bool // filler needs no per-file durability
}
func initStore(root string) error {
if _, err := os.Stat(filepath.Join(root, markerName)); err == nil {
return fmt.Errorf("%s is already a vault", root)
}
for _, dir := range []string{root, filepath.Join(root, recordsDir), filepath.Join(root, objectsDir)} {
if err := os.MkdirAll(dir, 0o700); err != nil {
return err
}
}
if err := writeFiller(root); err != nil {
return err
}
return os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(root, markerName), []byte(markerContent), 0o600)
}
// writeFiller stores a random number of record/object pairs sealed to a key
// that is thrown away. Every vault therefore holds entries nobody can open,
// so a file hidden from a decoy passphrase is indistinguishable from filler.
func writeFiller(root string) error {
throwaway, err := pqcrypt.GeneratePQIdentity()
if err != nil {
return err
}
defer throwaway.Close()
s := &store{root: root, id: throwaway, noSync: true}
var b [2]byte
if _, err := rand.Read(b[:1]); err != nil {
return err
}
for range fillerMin + int(b[0])%(fillerMax-fillerMin+1) {
if _, err := rand.Read(b[:]); err != nil {
return err
}
// Object buckets from 64 KiB to 4 MiB, weighted towards small ones.
objSize := minPadding << (min(b[0]%8, b[1]%8) % 7)
for _, part := range []struct {
dir string
size int64
}{{recordsDir, recordSize}, {objectsDir, objSize}} {
id, err := randomID()
if err != nil {
return err
}
err = s.writeCiphertext(part.dir, id, func(w io.Writer) error {
_, err := io.CopyN(w, rand.Reader, part.size)
return err
})
if err != nil {
return err
}
}
}
return nil
}
func openStore(root string, id *pqcrypt.PQIdentity) (*store, error) {
marker, err := os.ReadFile(filepath.Join(root, markerName))
if err != nil || string(marker) != markerContent {
return nil, fmt.Errorf("%s is not a vault; run vault init", root)
}
return &store{root: root, id: id}, nil
}
func randomID() (string, error) {
b := make([]byte, idSize)
if _, err := rand.Read(b); err != nil {
return "", err
}
return hex.EncodeToString(b), nil
}
func validID(s string) bool {
b, err := hex.DecodeString(s)
return err == nil && len(b) == idSize && hex.EncodeToString(b) == s
}
func validName(name string) bool {
if name == "" || len(name) > nameLimit || !utf8.ValidString(name) || path.Clean(name) != name ||
path.IsAbs(name) || name == "." || name == ".." || strings.HasPrefix(name, "../") || strings.Contains(name, "\\") {
return false
}
for _, r := range name {
if unicode.IsControl(r) {
return false
}
}
return true
}
// paddedSize rounds size up to the next power-of-two bucket.
func paddedSize(size int64) int64 {
p := minPadding
for p < size {
p *= 2
}
return p
}
// writeCiphertext encrypts to dir/id via a temporary file, so a partial
// ciphertext never appears under a real ID.
func (s *store) writeCiphertext(dir, id string, write func(io.Writer) error) error {
dir = filepath.Join(s.root, dir)
tmp, err := os.CreateTemp(dir, ".pending-")
if err != nil {
return err
}
defer os.Remove(tmp.Name())
defer tmp.Close()
w, err := pqcrypt.Encrypt(tmp, s.id.Recipient())
if err != nil {
return err
}
if err := write(w); err != nil {
return err
}
if err := w.Close(); err != nil {
return err
}
if !s.noSync {
if err := tmp.Sync(); err != nil {
return err
}
}
if err := tmp.Close(); err != nil {
return err
}
epoch := time.Unix(0, 0)
if err := os.Chtimes(tmp.Name(), epoch, epoch); err != nil {
return err
}
if err := os.Rename(tmp.Name(), filepath.Join(dir, id)); err != nil || s.noSync {
return err
}
return syncDir(dir)
}
func syncDir(dir string) error {
d, err := os.Open(dir)
if err != nil {
return err
}
defer d.Close()
return d.Sync()
}
func (s *store) writeRecord(r *record) error {
data, err := json.Marshal(r)
if err != nil {
return err
}
if len(data) > recordSize-4 {
return errors.New("catalogue record too large")
}
plain := make([]byte, recordSize)
binary.BigEndian.PutUint32(plain, uint32(len(data)))
copy(plain[4:], data)
if _, err := rand.Read(plain[4+len(data):]); err != nil {
return err
}
if r.id, err = randomID(); err != nil {
return err
}
return s.writeCiphertext(recordsDir, r.id, func(w io.Writer) error {
_, err := w.Write(plain)
return err
})
}
// catalogue decrypts every record this identity can open. Records sealed to
// a different key are skipped silently: they are simply not ours.
func (s *store) catalogue() (map[string][]*record, error) {
entries, err := os.ReadDir(filepath.Join(s.root, recordsDir))
if err != nil {
return nil, err
}
byName := map[string][]*record{}
for _, e := range entries {
if !validID(e.Name()) {
continue
}
r, err := s.readRecord(e.Name())
var noMatch *pqcrypt.NoIdentityMatchError
if errors.As(err, &noMatch) {
continue
}
if err != nil {
fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "vault: skipping unreadable record %s: %v\n", e.Name(), err)
continue
}
byName[r.Name] = append(byName[r.Name], r)
}
// Newest first, so [0] is current. Duplicates only exist after an
// interrupted replace; the next write of that name cleans them up.
for _, rs := range byName {
sort.Slice(rs, func(i, j int) bool { return rs[i].Added.After(rs[j].Added) })
}
return byName, nil
}
func (s *store) readRecord(id string) (*record, error) {
f, err := os.Open(filepath.Join(s.root, recordsDir, id))
if err != nil {
return nil, err
}
defer f.Close()
pr, err := pqcrypt.Decrypt(f, s.id)
if err != nil {
return nil, err
}
plain, err := io.ReadAll(io.LimitReader(pr, recordSize+1))
if err != nil {
return nil, err
}
if len(plain) != recordSize {
return nil, errors.New("wrong record size")
}
n := binary.BigEndian.Uint32(plain)
if n > recordSize-4 {
return nil, errors.New("malformed record")
}
r := &record{id: id}
dec := json.NewDecoder(bytes.NewReader(plain[4 : 4+n]))
dec.DisallowUnknownFields()
if err := dec.Decode(r); err != nil {
return nil, err
}
if !validName(r.Name) || !validID(r.Object) || r.Size < 0 || r.Size > fileLimit {
return nil, errors.New("malformed record")
}
return r, nil
}
// add stores the file at src as name, replacing any existing file of that
// name, and updates cat to match. It reports whether something was replaced.
func (s *store) add(cat map[string][]*record, src, name string) (bool, error) {
if !validName(name) {
return false, fmt.Errorf("invalid vault path %q", name)
}
f, err := os.Open(src)
if err != nil {
return false, err
}
defer f.Close()
info, err := f.Stat()
if err != nil {
return false, err
}
if !info.Mode().IsRegular() || info.Size() > fileLimit {
return false, fmt.Errorf("%s: not a regular file of at most 1 TiB", src)
}
objID, err := randomID()
if err != nil {
return false, err
}
err = s.writeCiphertext(objectsDir, objID, func(w io.Writer) error {
// The object ID leads the plaintext so a record can only ever
// open the object it names, not one swapped in under its ID.
raw, _ := hex.DecodeString(objID)
if _, err := w.Write(raw); err != nil {
return err
}
n, err := io.Copy(w, io.LimitReader(f, info.Size()))
if err != nil {
return err
}
if n != info.Size() {
return fmt.Errorf("%s changed while being added", src)
}
_, err = io.CopyN(w, rand.Reader, paddedSize(idSize+n)-idSize-n)
return err
})
if err != nil {
return false, err
}
r := &record{
Name: name, Object: objID, Size: info.Size(), Mode: uint32(info.Mode().Perm()),
Modified: info.ModTime().UTC(), Added: time.Now().UTC(),
}
if err := s.writeRecord(r); err != nil {
os.Remove(filepath.Join(s.root, objectsDir, objID))
return false, err
}
replaced := len(cat[name]) > 0
if err := s.remove(cat, name, true); err != nil {
return replaced, err
}
cat[name] = []*record{r}
return replaced, nil
}
// remove deletes every record for name and, when dropObjects is set, any of
// their objects no other record still uses. Records go first, so an
// interruption only ever leaves an orphaned object.
func (s *store) remove(cat map[string][]*record, name string, dropObjects bool) error {
inUse := map[string]bool{}
for n, rs := range cat {
for _, r := range rs {
if n != name {
inUse[r.Object] = true
}
}
}
for _, r := range cat[name] {
if err := os.Remove(filepath.Join(s.root, recordsDir, r.id)); err != nil {
return err
}
if dropObjects && !inUse[r.Object] {
if err := os.Remove(filepath.Join(s.root, objectsDir, r.Object)); err != nil && !os.IsNotExist(err) {
return err
}
}
}
return nil
}
func (s *store) lookup(name string) (map[string][]*record, *record, error) {
cat, err := s.catalogue()
if err != nil {
return nil, nil, err
}
rs := cat[name]
if len(rs) == 0 {
return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("%s: not in the vault", name)
}
return cat, rs[0], nil
}
func (s *store) delete(name string) error {
cat, _, err := s.lookup(name)
if err != nil {
return err
}
return s.remove(cat, name, true)
}
func (s *store) rename(oldName, newName string) error {
if !validName(newName) {
return fmt.Errorf("invalid vault path %q", newName)
}
cat, r, err := s.lookup(oldName)
if err != nil {
return err
}
if len(cat[newName]) > 0 {
return fmt.Errorf("%s already exists", newName)
}
moved := *r
moved.Name = newName
if err := s.writeRecord(&moved); err != nil {
return err
}
return s.remove(cat, oldName, false)
}
// get decrypts name to out. Nothing appears at out until the entire object,
// padding included, has authenticated.
func (s *store) get(name, out string) error {
_, r, err := s.lookup(name)
if err != nil {
return err
}
if _, err := os.Lstat(out); err == nil {
return fmt.Errorf("%s already exists", out)
}
f, err := os.Open(filepath.Join(s.root, objectsDir, r.Object))
if err != nil {
return err
}
defer f.Close()
pr, err := pqcrypt.Decrypt(f, s.id)
if err != nil {
return err
}
head := make([]byte, idSize)
if _, err := io.ReadFull(pr, head); err != nil || hex.EncodeToString(head) != r.Object {
return errors.New("object does not match its catalogue record")
}
tmp, err := os.CreateTemp(filepath.Dir(out), ".vault-get-")
if err != nil {
return err
}
defer os.Remove(tmp.Name())
defer tmp.Close()
if _, err := io.CopyN(tmp, pr, r.Size); err != nil {
return err
}
pad, err := io.Copy(io.Discard, pr)
if err != nil {
return err
}
if idSize+r.Size+pad != paddedSize(idSize+r.Size) {
return errors.New("object size does not match its catalogue record")
}
if err := tmp.Chmod(os.FileMode(r.Mode) & 0o777); err != nil {
return err
}
if err := tmp.Close(); err != nil {
return err
}
if err := os.Chtimes(tmp.Name(), r.Modified, r.Modified); err != nil {
return err
}
if _, err := os.Lstat(out); err == nil {
return fmt.Errorf("%s already exists", out)
}
return os.Rename(tmp.Name(), out)
}