Make the README's storage and file format text match the code (closes #102)
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The directory tree shows `current` and `currentvault` as plain files holding
a name, a version's metadata as the encrypted `metadata.age`, the real state
directory under the user's configuration directory, and the `lock` file.
`version promote` rewrites `current`. File Formats tells unencrypted vault
and unlocker metadata from encrypted version metadata; `pub.age` is plain
text and vault metadata holds no vault name. Unlocker bullets lose Touch ID
claims the code does not set up, and the Secure Enclave only decrypts.
Per-version keys no longer claim forward secrecy. Testing lists only
`make test`.

Model: opus-5-5
This commit was merged in pull request #107.
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@@ -180,8 +180,8 @@ period.
#### `secret version promote <secret-name> <version>`
Promotes a specific version to current by updating the symlink. Does not modify
any timestamps, allowing for rollback scenarios.
Promotes a specific version to current by rewriting the secret's `current` file
to name it. Does not modify any timestamps, allowing for rollback scenarios.
#### `secret version remove <secret-name> <version> [--force]` / `secret version rm` ⚠️ 🛑
@@ -278,8 +278,13 @@ Decrypts data using an Age key stored as a secret.
### Directory Structure
The state directory is `berlin.sneak.pkg.secret` in the user's configuration
directory: on Linux `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME`, or `~/.config` when that is unset; on
macOS `~/Library/Application Support`. When `SB_SECRET_STATE_DIR` is set, it is
the state directory instead. On Linux:
```
~/.local/share/secret/
~/.config/berlin.sneak.pkg.secret/
├── vaults.d/
│ ├── default/
│ │ ├── unlockers.d/
@@ -292,12 +297,12 @@ Decrypts data using an Age key stored as a secret.
│ │ │ │ │ │ ├── pub.age # Version public key
│ │ │ │ │ │ ├── priv.age # Version private key (encrypted)
│ │ │ │ │ │ ├── value.age # Encrypted value
│ │ │ │ │ │ └── metadata.json # Unencrypted metadata
│ │ │ │ │ │ └── metadata.age # Encrypted metadata
│ │ │ │ │ └── 20231216.001/ # Another version
│ │ │ │ └── current -> versions/20231216.001
│ │ │ │ └── current # Current version's name: 20231216.001
│ │ │ └── database%password/ # Secret: database/password
│ │ │ ├── versions/
│ │ │ └── current -> versions/20231215.001
│ │ │ └── current # Current version's name: 20231215.001
│ │ ├── vault-metadata.json # Vault metadata
│ │ ├── pub.age # Long-term public key
│ │ └── current-unlocker # Current unlocker's directory name
@@ -307,9 +312,13 @@ Decrypts data using an Age key stored as a secret.
│ ├── vault-metadata.json
│ ├── pub.age
│ └── current-unlocker
└── currentvault -> vaults.d/default
├── currentvault # Current vault's name: default
└── lock # Locked by each command that changes anything
```
`current`, `currentvault` and `current-unlocker` are plain files that each hold
one name. Changing one replaces it in one rename, so it is never half-written.
### Key Management and Encryption Flow
#### 1: Long-term Keys
@@ -336,7 +345,7 @@ Unlockers provide different authentication methods to access the long-term keys:
3. **Keychain Unlockers** (macOS only):
- Stores unlock keys in macOS Keychain
- Protected by system authentication (Touch ID, password)
- Kept on this Mac only: the keychain item is never synced to other devices
- Automatic unlocking when Keychain is unlocked
- Cross-application integration
@@ -344,8 +353,10 @@ Unlockers provide different authentication methods to access the long-term keys:
- Hardware-backed key storage using Apple Secure Enclave
- Uses `sc_auth` / CryptoTokenKit for SE key management (no Apple Developer
Program required)
- ECIES encryption: vault long-term key encrypted directly by SE hardware
- Protected by biometric authentication (Touch ID) or system password
- ECIES encryption: the vault long-term key is encrypted directly to the SE
key, and only the SE can decrypt it
- The SE key cannot leave this Mac; using it asks for no Touch ID or
password
Each vault maintains its own set of unlockers and one long-term key. The
long-term key is encrypted to each unlocker, allowing any authorized unlocker to
@@ -355,7 +366,7 @@ access vault secrets.
- Each secret version has its own encryption key pair
- Private key encrypted to the vault's long-term key
- Provides forward secrecy and granular access control
- A version's private key decrypts only that version's value and metadata
### Environment Variables
@@ -505,17 +516,21 @@ secret decrypt encryption/mykey --input document.txt.age --output document.txt
### File Formats
- **age Files**: Standard age encryption format (.age extension)
- **Metadata**: Unencrypted JSON format with timestamps and type information
- **Vault Metadata**: JSON containing vault name, creation time, derivation
index, and public key hash
- **age Files**: Standard age encryption format (.age extension), except
`pub.age`, which holds an age public key as text
- **Metadata**: `vault-metadata.json` and `unlocker-metadata.json` are
unencrypted JSON with a creation time, and `unlocker-metadata.json` also
records the unlocker's type; a version's `metadata.age` is JSON encrypted to
the version's public key
- **Vault Metadata**: JSON containing creation time, derivation index, and the
public key hashes described below
### Vault Management
- **Derivation Index**: Each vault uses a unique derivation index from the
mnemonic, and thus a unique key pair
- **Public Key Hash**: Double SHA-256 hash of the index-0 public key identifies
vaults from the same mnemonic
- **Public Key Hash**: Double SHA-256 hash of the vault's public key; the same
hash of the index-0 public key identifies vaults from the same mnemonic
- **Automatic Key Derivation**: When creating vaults with a mnemonic, keys are
automatically derived
@@ -566,8 +581,6 @@ The project includes comprehensive tests:
```bash
make test # Run all tests
go test ./... # Unit tests
go test -tags=integration -v ./internal/cli # Integration tests
```
## Entrypoints
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@@ -18,6 +18,17 @@ https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/secret/milestone/12
# Completed Steps
- 2026-10-04: README's Storage Architecture, `secret version promote`,
Technical Details and Testing text matches the code
(https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/secret/issues/102). `current` and
`currentvault` are plain files holding a name, not symbolic links; a
version's metadata is the encrypted `metadata.age`; the state directory is
`berlin.sneak.pkg.secret` in the user's configuration directory, not
`~/.local/share/secret`, and holds the `lock` file. Also corrected: the
code sets up no Touch ID for the keychain or Secure Enclave unlocker, and
the Secure Enclave only decrypts; per-version keys give no forward
secrecy; `pub.age` is not age-encrypted; vault metadata holds no vault
name. Testing lists only `make test`.
- 2026-10-04: `secret init` and `secret vault create` create a vault whole or
not at all (https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/secret/issues/105).
`vault.CreateVault` now takes the unlocker passphrase too, writes the vault