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# TODO for 1.0 Release
# Workflow
This document outlines the bugs, issues, and improvements that need to be
addressed before the 1.0 release of the secret manager. Items are
prioritized from most critical (top) to least critical (bottom).
* branch (from `main`)
* do the work in Next Step
* move Next Step to the top of Completed Steps
* move the top item of Future Steps into Next Step
* commit (`TODO.md` changes in the same commit as the work)
* merge to `main` if the branch is not protected, otherwise open a PR
* push
## CRITICAL BLOCKERS FOR 1.0 RELEASE
# Status
### Command Injection Vulnerabilities
- [ ] **1. PGP command injection risk**: `internal/secret/pgpunlocker.go:323-327` - GPG key IDs passed directly to exec.Command without proper escaping
- [ ] **2. Keychain command injection risk**: `internal/secret/keychainunlocker.go:472-476` - data.String() passed to security command without escaping
pre-1.0. No git tags. TODO.md carries open 1.0 security blockers. Work in
flight on branch secure-enclave-unlocker (clean tree as of 2026-07-06).
### Memory Security Critical Issues
- [ ] **3. Plain text passphrase in memory**: `internal/secret/keychainunlocker.go:342,393-396` - KeychainData struct stores AgePrivKeyPassphrase as unprotected string
- [ ] **4. Sensitive string conversions**: `internal/secret/keychainunlocker.go:356`, `internal/secret/pgpunlocker.go:256`, `internal/secret/version.go:155` - Age identity .String() creates unprotected copies
# Next Step
### Race Conditions (Data Corruption Risk)
- [ ] **5. No file locking mechanism**: `internal/vault/secrets.go:142-176` - Multiple concurrent operations can corrupt vault state
- [ ] **6. Non-atomic file operations**: Various locations - Interrupted writes leave vault inconsistent
Bring the repo into policy compliance in one commit:
### Input Validation Vulnerabilities
- [ ] **7. Path traversal risk**: `internal/vault/secrets.go:75-99` - Secret names allow dots which could enable traversal attacks with encoding
- [ ] **8. Missing size limits**: `internal/vault/secrets.go:102` - No maximum secret size allows DoS via memory exhaustion
- Add fmt-check and hooks targets to the Makefile (test/lint/fmt/check/
docker already exist).
- Add REPO_POLICIES.md and .editorconfig.
- Add .gitea/workflows/check.yml running make check.
- Verify Dockerfile base images are pinned by sha256.
### Timing Attack Vulnerabilities
- [ ] **9. Non-constant-time passphrase comparison**: `internal/cli/init.go:209-216` - bytes.Equal() vulnerable to timing attacks
- [ ] **10. Non-constant-time key validation**: `internal/vault/vault.go:95-100` - Public key comparison leaks timing information
# Completed Steps
## CRITICAL MEMORY SECURITY ISSUES
- 2026-03-11: Secure Enclave unlocker for hardware-backed secret
protection, plus review fixes (stub panics, derivation index, tests,
README) on branch secure-enclave-unlocker.
- 2026-02-28: Repo cleanup, removed stale .cursorrules and coverage.out.
- Audit fix wave (issues #1, #2, #3, #13, #14): skip unlockers with
missing metadata, allow uppercase secret names, fix hardcoded
derivation index, validate names in GetSecretVersion against path
traversal, return errors instead of panicking, add Warn() on silent
anomalies.
- Memory security hardening: LockedBuffer used through encrypt/decrypt
paths (Save/EncryptWithPassphrase/GetValue/gpg helpers), deprecated
bare-[]byte APIs removed.
- Per-secret keypair architecture, vault package refactor, versioning
with --version, comprehensive test suite with in-memory filesystem.
- Debug logging system (slog, GODEBUG flag, TTY-aware output).
- Renamed SEP unlocker to Keychain, reorganized import commands.
- 2025-05-28: Initial implementation (vault, age encryption, mnemonic,
CLI).
### Functions accepting bare []byte for sensitive data
- [x] **1. Secret.Save accepts unprotected data**: `internal/secret/secret.go:67` - `Save(value []byte, force bool)` - ✓ REMOVED - deprecated function deleted
- [x] **2. EncryptWithPassphrase accepts unprotected data**: `internal/secret/crypto.go:73` - `EncryptWithPassphrase(data []byte, passphrase *memguard.LockedBuffer)` - ✓ FIXED - now accepts LockedBuffer for data
- [x] **3. storeInKeychain accepts unprotected data**: `internal/secret/keychainunlocker.go:469` - `storeInKeychain(itemName string, data []byte)` - ✓ FIXED - now accepts LockedBuffer for data
- [x] **4. gpgEncryptDefault accepts unprotected data**: `internal/secret/pgpunlocker.go:351` - `gpgEncryptDefault(data []byte, keyID string)` - ✓ FIXED - now accepts LockedBuffer for data
# Future Steps
### Functions returning unprotected secrets
- [x] **5. GetValue returns unprotected secret**: `internal/secret/secret.go:93` - `GetValue(unlocker Unlocker) ([]byte, error)` - ✓ FIXED - now returns LockedBuffer internally
- [x] **6. DecryptWithIdentity returns unprotected data**: `internal/secret/crypto.go:57` - `DecryptWithIdentity(data []byte, identity age.Identity) ([]byte, error)` - ✓ FIXED - now returns LockedBuffer
- [x] **7. DecryptWithPassphrase returns unprotected data**: `internal/secret/crypto.go:94` - `DecryptWithPassphrase(encryptedData []byte, passphrase *memguard.LockedBuffer) ([]byte, error)` - ✓ FIXED - now returns LockedBuffer
- [x] **8. gpgDecryptDefault returns unprotected data**: `internal/secret/pgpunlocker.go:368` - `gpgDecryptDefault(encryptedData []byte) ([]byte, error)` - ✓ FIXED - now returns LockedBuffer
- [x] **9. getSecretValue returns unprotected data**: `internal/cli/crypto.go:269` - `getSecretValue()` returns bare []byte - ✓ ALREADY FIXED - returns LockedBuffer
### Intermediate string variables for passphrases
- [x] **10. Passphrase extracted to string**: `internal/secret/crypto.go:79,100` - `passphraseStr := passphrase.String()` - ✓ UNAVOIDABLE - age library requires string parameter
- [ ] **11. Age secret key in plain string**: `internal/cli/crypto.go:86,91,113` - Age secret key stored in plain string variable before conversion back to secure buffer
### Unprotected buffer.Bytes() usage
- [ ] **12. GPG encrypt exposes private key**: `internal/secret/pgpunlocker.go:256` - `GPGEncryptFunc(agePrivateKeyBuffer.Bytes(), gpgKeyID)` - private key exposed to external function
- [ ] **13. Keychain encrypt exposes private key**: `internal/secret/keychainunlocker.go:371` - `EncryptWithPassphrase(agePrivKeyBuffer.Bytes(), passphraseBuffer)` - private key passed as bare bytes
## Code Cleanups
* we shouldn't be passing around a statedir, it should be read from the
environment or default.
## HIGH PRIORITY SECURITY ISSUES
- [ ] **4. Application crashes on corrupted metadata**: Code panics instead
of returning errors when metadata is corrupt, causing denial of service.
Found in pgpunlocker.go:116 and keychainunlocker.go:141.
- [ ] **5. Insufficient input validation**: Secret names allow potentially
dangerous patterns including dots that could enable path traversal attacks
(vault/secrets.go:70-93).
- [ ] **6. Race conditions in file operations**: Multiple concurrent
operations could corrupt the vault state due to lack of file locking
mechanisms.
- [ ] **7. Insecure temporary file handling**: Temporary files containing
sensitive data may not be properly cleaned up or secured.
## HIGH PRIORITY FUNCTIONALITY ISSUES
- [ ] **8. Inappropriate Cobra usage printing**: Commands currently print
usage information for all errors, including internal program failures.
Usage should only be printed when the user provides incorrect arguments or
invalid commands.
- [ ] **9. Missing current unlock key initialization**: When creating
vaults, no default unlock key is selected, which can cause operations to
fail.
- [ ] **10. Add confirmation prompts for destructive operations**:
Operations like `keys rm` and vault deletion should require confirmation.
- [ ] **11. No secret deletion command**: Missing `secret rm <secret-name>`
functionality.
- [ ] **12. Missing vault deletion command**: No way to delete vaults that
are no longer needed.
## MEDIUM PRIORITY ISSUES
- [ ] **13. Inconsistent error messages**: Error messages need
standardization and should be user-friendly. Many errors currently expose
internal implementation details.
- [ ] **14. No graceful handling of corrupted state**: If key files are
corrupted or missing, the tool should provide clear error messages and
recovery suggestions.
- [ ] **15. No validation of GPG key existence**: Should verify the
specified GPG key exists before creating PGP unlock keys.
- [ ] **16. Better separation of concerns**: Some functions in CLI do too
much and should be split.
- [ ] **17. Environment variable security**: Sensitive data read from
environment variables (SB_UNLOCK_PASSPHRASE, SB_SECRET_MNEMONIC) without
proper clearing. Document security implications.
- [ ] **18. No secure memory allocation**: No use of mlock/munlock to
prevent sensitive data from being swapped to disk.
## LOWER PRIORITY ENHANCEMENTS
- [ ] **19. Add `--help` examples**: Command help should include practical examples for each operation.
- [ ] **20. Add shell completion**: Bash/Zsh completion for commands and secret names.
- [ ] **21. Colored output**: Use colors to improve readability of lists and error messages.
- [ ] **22. Add `--quiet` flag**: Option to suppress non-essential output.
- [ ] **23. Smart secret name suggestions**: When a secret name is not found, suggest similar names.
- [ ] **24. Audit logging**: Log all secret access and modifications for security auditing.
- [ ] **25. Integration tests for hardware features**: Automated testing of Keychain and GPG functionality.
- [ ] **26. Consistent naming conventions**: Some variables and functions use inconsistent naming patterns.
- [ ] **27. Export/import functionality**: Add ability to export/import entire vaults, not just individual secrets.
- [ ] **28. Batch operations**: Add commands to process multiple secrets at once.
- [ ] **29. Search functionality**: Add ability to search secret names and potentially contents.
- [ ] **30. Secret metadata**: Add support for descriptions, tags, or other metadata with secrets.
## COMPLETED ITEMS ✓
- [x] **Missing secret history/versioning**: ✓ Implemented - versioning system exists with --version flag support
- [x] **XDG compliance on Linux**: ✓ Implemented - uses os.UserConfigDir() which respects XDG_CONFIG_HOME
- [x] **Consistent interface implementation**: ✓ Implemented - Unlocker interface is well-defined and consistently implemented
- Compliance (after Next Step lands): keep main green under the new
.gitea workflow; run make check before every merge.
- Merge secure-enclave-unlocker to main once review is done.
- 1.0 critical security blockers (from repo TODO.md):
- Command injection: GPG key IDs passed unescaped to exec.Command
(pgpunlocker.go:323-327); data.String() passed unescaped to the
security command (keychainunlocker.go:472-476).
- Memory security: KeychainData stores AgePrivKeyPassphrase as a
plain string (keychainunlocker.go:342,393-396); age identity
.String() creates unprotected copies (keychainunlocker.go:356,
pgpunlocker.go:256, version.go:155); age secret key held in a
plain string in cli/crypto.go:86,91,113; private keys exposed via
buffer.Bytes() to GPGEncryptFunc and EncryptWithPassphrase.
- Race conditions: no file locking in vault/secrets.go:142-176;
non-atomic writes can leave the vault inconsistent.
- Input validation: dots in secret names risk path traversal
(vault/secrets.go:75-99); no maximum secret size (DoS).
- Timing attacks: bytes.Equal passphrase compare (cli/init.go:
209-216); non-constant-time public key compare (vault.go:95-100).
- High priority:
- Return errors instead of panicking on corrupted metadata
(pgpunlocker.go:116, keychainunlocker.go:141).
- Secure temporary file handling and cleanup.
- Print cobra usage only for argument errors, not internal
failures.
- Initialize a default unlock key at vault creation.
- Confirmation prompts for destructive operations (keys rm, vault
deletion).
- Add secret rm and vault deletion commands.
- Medium priority:
- Standardize error messages; stop leaking internals.
- Graceful handling of corrupted or missing key files with recovery
suggestions.
- Validate GPG key existence before creating PGP unlock keys.
- Split oversized CLI functions.
- Document env var security (SB_UNLOCK_PASSPHRASE,
SB_SECRET_MNEMONIC); clear after use.
- mlock/munlock for sensitive allocations.
- Cleanups: read statedir from environment or default instead of
passing it around.
- Enhancements: help examples, shell completion, colored output,
--quiet flag, name suggestions on miss, audit logging, hardware
integration tests (Keychain, GPG), naming consistency, vault
export/import, batch operations, search, secret metadata
(descriptions, tags).