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clawbot
7f7c9c67a0 keyfunc: age keys, age encrypt and decrypt, and derived mnemonics are in scope
Per sneak. The age commands derive the identity at the generic path and
encrypt or decrypt with it, always including the identity's own
recipient. The mnemonic command derives child mnemonics through BIP-85's
own mnemonic application.

Model: fable-5-1
2026-09-07 14:16:29 +00:00
clawbot
b2214ca5c5 keyfunc: the tool's name, chosen by sneak
The name says what the tool is: a key is a function of the mnemonic and
an index, computed when asked for and stored nowhere. Directory, module,
binary and environment variables take it.

Model: fable-5-1
2026-09-07 13:29:02 +00:00
clawbot
933fa164c1 bip85keys: generic derivation path, ssh to, new test vectors
Per sneak: the path carries no vendor id, since this is meant as a
standard others can follow. Application numbers follow BIP-85's own
spelling for RSA: SSH is 838372, age is 657169. The ssh subcommand that
runs the system ssh is now "to". Test vectors recomputed for the new
path. secret's age keys move to this path in a change there.

Model: fable-5-1
2026-09-06 22:06:27 +00:00
clawbot
8e24b0ae88 bip85keys: mnemonic only, and a command that produces it
Per sneak: no xprv input. The mnemonic comes from a shell command given
as a flag or an environment variable (for example `secret get foo`),
from an environment variable holding it, or from a no-echo prompt. The
file flag is dropped since the command covers it.

Model: fable-5-1
2026-09-06 14:35:30 +00:00
clawbot
8439d6bfad bip85keys: rename from bip85ssh and group commands by key type
The tool will cover more key types than SSH, so the directory, module
and binary become bip85keys and the commands are grouped by type:
"bip85keys ssh pub|priv|install|ssh" now, "bip85keys age pub|priv"
planned. The README states the age derivation (agehd's path in
sneak/secret) and that adding a type is one package plus one
subcommand. The SSH application id and everything else stay as before.

Model: fable-5-1
2026-09-06 14:29:22 +00:00
clawbot
d3daa14d54 bip85ssh: add spec for deterministic SSH keys from BIP-85
README for a new tool that derives ed25519 SSH key pairs from a BIP-39
mnemonic or xprv, using pkg/bip85 from sneak/secret with the same steps
as agehd. Path m/83696968'/592366788'/1822331379'/n'. Four commands:
pub, priv, install, ssh. The README is the spec; the code follows in
later commits.

Model: fable-5-1
2026-09-06 14:19:32 +00:00

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# keyfunc
`keyfunc` turns a BIP-39 mnemonic into key pairs that can be recreated from
that mnemonic at any time. The same mnemonic, key type and index always give the
same key.
It uses the BIP-85 entropy deriver from `git.eeqj.de/sneak/secret/pkg/bip85` and
takes the same steps as that repository's `agehd` package.
Commands are grouped by what is derived: `keyfunc ssh ...` for ed25519 SSH
keys, `keyfunc age ...` for age identities and for encrypting and decrypting
with them, and `keyfunc mnemonic ...` for child mnemonics derived from the
main one.
## Derivation
The mnemonic is turned into a key like this:
1. mnemonic -> BIP-39 seed (empty passphrase);
2. seed -> BIP-32 master key;
3. master key -> 64 bytes of BIP-85 entropy at the path below;
4. entropy -> BIP-85 DRNG (SHAKE256); read 32 bytes;
5. those 32 bytes become the key in the way the key type needs.
The path is:
```
m/83696968'/<app>'/<n>'
```
- `83696968` is the fixed BIP-85 purpose.
- `app` is the application number of the key type. There is no vendor id: the
path is meant as a standard any implementation can follow, not something tied
to one tool. Each key type's number is spelled the way BIP-85 spells its own
RSA application (`828365` is the ASCII codes of `R`, `S`, `A` written out):
SSH is `838372` (`S` `S` `H`), age is `657169` (`A` `G` `E`).
- `n` is the key index: flag `--index` / `-n`, default `0`.
## Giving it the mnemonic
The mnemonic itself is never a command-line argument. It is looked for in this
order; the first one found wins:
1. `--mnemonic-command <command>`: a shell command, run with `sh -c`, whose
standard output is the mnemonic. Example: `--mnemonic-command 'secret get
foo'`. Whitespace around the output is dropped. If the command exits with a
non-zero status, the tool prints its standard error and exits with status 1.
2. Environment variable `KEYFUNC_MNEMONIC_COMMAND`: the same, as a shell
command held in the environment.
3. Environment variable `KEYFUNC_MNEMONIC`: the mnemonic itself.
4. A prompt on the terminal with echo turned off.
If none of these is available and standard input is not a terminal, the tool
refuses and exits with status 1. A mnemonic that fails the BIP-39 checksum is
refused with a message saying so.
Every command takes `--index` / `-n` and `--mnemonic-command`, and has `--help`.
`keyfunc --version` prints the version set at build time.
## SSH keys: `keyfunc ssh`
Only ed25519 keys are produced. The application number is `838372`, so the
path is `m/83696968'/838372'/<n>'`. The 32 bytes from step 4 are the ed25519
seed.
Test vector, mnemonic
`abandon abandon abandon abandon abandon abandon abandon abandon abandon abandon abandon about`:
```
index 0: ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3NzaC1lZDI1NTE5AAAAIJZOtOczrc/7CQytcuFwt7s4r8KjkZWkwjLZWBaFKD+7
index 1: ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3NzaC1lZDI1NTE5AAAAIOEWY8+/gmHYVC4u0Y0I4FKs+eVUulTPHfk9VtXw1tMF
```
### `keyfunc ssh pub`
Prints one `authorized_keys` line to standard output:
```
ssh-ed25519 <key> <comment>
```
The comment defaults to `keyfunc/ssh/<n>`; change it with `--comment`.
### `keyfunc ssh priv`
Prints the unencrypted private key in OpenSSH format (the
`-----BEGIN OPENSSH PRIVATE KEY-----` block that `ssh` reads) to standard output
and nothing else, so it can be redirected into a file. The key's comment is the
same as for `pub`.
### `keyfunc ssh install <[user@]host> [-- ssh options...]`
Runs the system `ssh` to the host and, on the host:
- creates `~/.ssh` with mode `0700` if it is missing;
- creates `~/.ssh/authorized_keys` with mode `0600` if it is missing;
- appends the `pub` line only if an identical line is not already there.
It then prints `added` or `already present`. How this `ssh` connection
authenticates is up to the user's normal `ssh` setup (existing keys, agent,
password). Anything after `--` is passed to `ssh` unchanged.
### `keyfunc ssh to <host> [ssh arguments...]`
Derives the key, serves it from an SSH agent that runs inside the tool on a unix
socket in a new private `0700` temporary directory, then runs the system `ssh`
with `-o IdentityAgent=<that socket>` followed by the host and all remaining
arguments unchanged. The tool exits with `ssh`'s exit status and removes the
socket and directory on the way out. The private key is never written to disk.
## age identities: `keyfunc age`
The application number is `657169`, path `m/83696968'/657169'/<n>'`. The 32
bytes from step 4 are clamped as X25519 requires and become an age identity,
the same steps `sneak/secret` takes in its `agehd` package. `secret` derives at
a vendor-specific path today; for its keys to equal this tool's it moves to
this path, which is a change in `secret`, not here.
### `keyfunc age pub`
Prints the recipient, the `age1...` public key, on one line.
### `keyfunc age priv`
Prints the identity, the `AGE-SECRET-KEY-1...` line, and nothing else.
### `keyfunc age encrypt [-n N] [--to <recipient>...] [-o <file>] [<file>]`
Encrypts the file (or standard input) with age. The recipients are the derived
identity's own recipient, plus any given with `--to`, so the same mnemonic can
always decrypt what it encrypted. Output goes to `-o` or standard output;
`--armor` writes the text form. Nothing is written except the output.
### `keyfunc age decrypt [-n N] [-o <file>] [<file>]`
Decrypts the file (or standard input) with the derived identity. Output goes to
`-o` or standard output. If the identity is not one of the recipients, the tool
says so and exits with status 1.
## Derived mnemonics: `keyfunc mnemonic`
### `keyfunc mnemonic [-n N] [--words 12|18|24]`
Prints a child mnemonic derived from the main one, using BIP-85's own mnemonic
application (number `39`, English, path
`m/83696968'/39'/0'/<words>'/<n>'`, entropy taken as the specification says,
not through step 4). Default 12 words. A child mnemonic is a full mnemonic in
its own right: it can seed another `keyfunc`, another wallet, or `secret`, and
it never has to be written down, since it can be derived again.
## Adding a key type
Adding a key type is one package under `internal/` that turns the 32 derived
bytes into that type's key, plus one cobra subcommand under `internal/cli/` that
groups its commands.
## Errors
Errors go to standard error and the exit status is 1, except for `ssh to`,
which passes through `ssh`'s own exit status.
## Building and running
```
make build # produces ./keyfunc
make check # fmt-check, lint (golangci-lint) and tests
```
Examples:
```
keyfunc ssh pub -n 3 --mnemonic-command 'secret get foo'
keyfunc ssh priv -n 3 > ~/.ssh/id_bip85_3
keyfunc ssh install -n 3 user@example.com
keyfunc ssh to -n 3 user@example.com uptime
keyfunc age pub -n 0
keyfunc age encrypt -n 0 --armor -o notes.age notes.txt
keyfunc age decrypt -n 0 notes.age
keyfunc mnemonic -n 1 --words 24
```