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authorDavid Heinemeier Hansson <david@loudthinking.com>2017-09-11 13:21:20 -0500
committerKasper Timm Hansen <kaspth@gmail.com>2017-09-11 20:21:20 +0200
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Add credentials using a generic EncryptedConfiguration class (#30067)
* WIP: Add credentials using a generic EncryptedConfiguration class This is sketch code so far. * Flesh out EncryptedConfiguration and test it * Better name * Add command and generator for credentials * Use the Pathnames * Extract EncryptedFile from EncryptedConfiguration and add serializers * Test EncryptedFile * Extract serializer validation * Stress the point about losing comments * Allow encrypted configuration to be read without parsing for display * Use credentials by default and base them on the master key * Derive secret_key_base in test/dev, source it from credentials in other envs And document the usage. * Document the new credentials setup * Stop generating the secrets.yml file now that we have credentials * Document what we should have instead Still need to make it happen, tho. * [ci skip] Keep wording to `key base`; prefer defaults. Usually we say we change defaults, not "spec" out a release. Can't use backticks in our sdoc generated documentation either. * Abstract away OpenSSL; prefer MessageEncryptor. * Spare needless new when raising. * Encrypted file test shouldn't depend on subclass. * [ci skip] Some woordings. * Ditch serializer future coding. * I said flip it. Flip it good. * [ci skip] Move require_master_key to the real production.rb. * Add require_master_key to abort the boot process. In case the master key is required in a certain environment we should inspect that the key is there and abort if it isn't. * Print missing key message and exit immediately. Spares us a lengthy backtrace and prevents further execution. I've verified the behavior in a test app, but couldn't figure the test out as loading the app just exits immediately with: ``` /Users/kasperhansen/Documents/code/rails/activesupport/lib/active_support/testing/isolation.rb:23:in `load': marshal data too short (ArgumentError) from /Users/kasperhansen/Documents/code/rails/activesupport/lib/active_support/testing/isolation.rb:23:in `run' from /Users/kasperhansen/.rbenv/versions/2.4.1/lib/ruby/gems/2.4.0/gems/minitest-5.10.2/lib/minitest.rb:830:in `run_one_method' from /Users/kasperhansen/.rbenv/versions/2.4.1/lib/ruby/gems/2.4.0/gems/minitest-5.10.2/lib/minitest/parallel.rb:32:in `block (2 levels) in start' ``` It's likely we need to capture and prevent the exit somehow. Kernel.stub(:exit) didn't work. Leaving it for tomorrow. * Fix require_master_key config test. Loading the app would trigger the `exit 1` per require_master_key's semantics, which then aborted the test. Fork and wait for the child process to finish, then inspect the exit status. Also check we aborted because of a missing master key, so something else didn't just abort the boot. Much <3 to @tenderlove for the tip. * Support reading/writing configs via methods. * Skip needless deep symbolizing. * Remove save; test config reader elsewhere. * Move secret_key_base check to when we're reading it. Otherwise we'll abort too soon since we don't assign the secret_key_base to secrets anymore. * Add missing string literal comments; require unneeded yaml require. * ya ya ya, rubocop. * Add master_key/credentials after bundle. Then we can reuse the existing message on `rails new bc4`. It'll look like: ``` Using web-console 3.5.1 from https://github.com/rails/web-console.git (at master@ce985eb) Using rails 5.2.0.alpha from source at `/Users/kasperhansen/Documents/code/rails` Using sass-rails 5.0.6 Bundle complete! 16 Gemfile dependencies, 72 gems now installed. Use `bundle info [gemname]` to see where a bundled gem is installed. Adding config/master.key to store the master encryption key: 97070158c44b4675b876373a6bc9d5a0 Save this in a password manager your team can access. If you lose the key, no one, including you, can access anything encrypted with it. create config/master.key ``` And that'll be executed even if `--skip-bundle` was passed. * Ensure test app has secret_key_base. * Assign secret_key_base to app or omit. * Merge noise * Split options for dynamic delegation into its own method and use deep symbols to make it work * Update error to point to credentials instead * Appease Rubocop * Validate secret_key_base when reading it. Instead of relying on the validation in key_generator move that into secret_key_base itself. * Fix generator and secrets test. Manually add config.read_encrypted_secrets since it's not there by default anymore. Move mentions of config/secrets.yml to config/credentials.yml.enc. * Remove files I have no idea how they got here. * [ci skip] swap secrets for credentials. * [ci skip] And now, changelogs are coming.
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+=== Storing Encrypted Credentials in Source Control
+
+The Rails `credentials` commands provide access to encrypted credentials,
+so you can safely store access tokens, database passwords, and the like
+safely inside the app without relying on a mess of ENVs.
+
+This also allows for atomic deploys: no need to coordinate key changes
+to get everything working as the keys are shipped with the code.
+
+=== Setup
+
+Applications after Rails 5.2 automatically have a basic credentials file generated
+that just contains the secret_key_base used by the MessageVerifiers, like the one
+signing and encrypting cookies.
+
+For applications created prior to Rails 5.2, we'll automatically generate a new
+credentials file in `config/credentials.yml.enc` the first time you run `bin/rails credentials:edit`.
+If you didn't have a master key saved in `config/master.key`, that'll be created too.
+
+Don't lose this master key! Put it in a password manager your team can access.
+Should you lose it no one, including you, will be able to access any encrypted
+credentials.
+
+Don't commit the key! Add `config/master.key` to your source control's
+ignore file. If you use Git, Rails handles this for you.
+
+Rails also looks for the master key in `ENV["RAILS_MASTER_KEY"]`, if that's easier to manage.
+
+You could prepend that to your server's start command like this:
+
+ RAILS_MASTER_KEY="very-secret-and-secure" server.start
+
+=== Editing Credentials
+
+This will open a temporary file in `$EDITOR` with the decrypted contents to edit
+the encrypted credentials.
+
+When the temporary file is next saved the contents are encrypted and written to
+`config/credentials.yml.enc` while the file itself is destroyed to prevent credentials
+from leaking.