A failed secret add --force leaves the secret unchanged (closes #136)
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addVersion wrote the new version before it unlocked the vault to set
notAfter on the version being replaced, so a wrong passphrase or mnemonic
left an extra version behind. It now unlocks the vault and loads that
version's metadata first; writing notAfter and switching current still
come after the new version is saved. generate secret --force and
import --force take the same path.

The time set as the new version's notBefore and the replaced version's
notAfter is taken after the unlock, which can wait for the passphrase.

updatePreviousVersion asks for the long-term key again. The vault keeps
it in memory after the first unlock, so this neither prompts nor derives
it a second time.

Model: opus-5-5
This commit was merged in pull request #161.
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2026-10-14 20:48:48 +02:00
parent fd6c5df1a8
commit 5371382cb4
4 changed files with 189 additions and 12 deletions
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@@ -219,6 +219,15 @@ func (v *Vault) addVersion(
name, secretDir string, value *memguard.LockedBuffer,
previousVersion *secret.Version,
) error {
// Unlock the vault before writing anything, so that a wrong passphrase
// or mnemonic leaves the secret as it was
err := v.loadPreviousVersionMetadata(previousVersion)
if err != nil {
return err
}
// Taken after the unlock, which can wait for the user to type the
// passphrase, so that the new version starts when it is created
now := time.Now()
// Create the new version and save the encrypted value
@@ -632,8 +641,35 @@ func (v *Vault) checkExistingSecret(
return true, previousVersion, nil
}
// loadPreviousVersionMetadata unlocks the vault and loads the metadata of
// the version being superseded. It is a no-op when previousVersion is nil.
func (v *Vault) loadPreviousVersionMetadata(
previousVersion *secret.Version,
) error {
if previousVersion == nil {
return nil
}
ltIdentity, err := v.GetOrDeriveLongTermKey()
if err != nil {
secret.Debug("Failed to get long-term key for previous version", "error", err)
return fmt.Errorf("failed to get long-term key: %w", err)
}
err = previousVersion.LoadMetadata(ltIdentity)
if err != nil {
secret.Debug("Failed to load previous version metadata", "error", err)
return fmt.Errorf("failed to load previous version metadata: %w", err)
}
return nil
}
// updatePreviousVersion sets the notAfter timestamp on the version being
// superseded. It is a no-op when previousVersion is nil.
// superseded, whose metadata loadPreviousVersionMetadata has loaded. It is
// a no-op when previousVersion is nil.
func (v *Vault) updatePreviousVersion(
previousVersion *secret.Version, now *time.Time,
) error {
@@ -641,22 +677,13 @@ func (v *Vault) updatePreviousVersion(
return nil
}
// Get long-term key to decrypt/encrypt metadata
// loadPreviousVersionMetadata unlocked the vault, so this returns the
// key it keeps in memory
ltIdentity, err := v.GetOrDeriveLongTermKey()
if err != nil {
secret.Debug("Failed to get long-term key for metadata update", "error", err)
return fmt.Errorf("failed to get long-term key: %w", err)
}
// Load previous version metadata
err = previousVersion.LoadMetadata(ltIdentity)
if err != nil {
secret.Debug("Failed to load previous version metadata", "error", err)
return fmt.Errorf("failed to load previous version metadata: %w", err)
}
// Update notAfter timestamp
previousVersion.Metadata.NotAfter = now