Encrypt credential-bearing target config at rest in webhooker.db #212

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2026-08-20T05:52:42+02:00

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2026-08-20 05:52:42 +02:00

Split out of #206, which is scoped for 1.0 to stopping the leak into the per-webhook event databases.

targets.config is stored in plaintext in webhooker.db. For a Slack target the webhookUrl IS the bearer credential; an http target's URL can embed userinfo. The UI masks these on screen but the storage is clear, so anyone with the file has the credentials.

Deferred past 1.0 deliberately: encrypting a column that is read on every delivery needs a key-management story (reuse the session key material, or a dedicated key with rotation and a re-wrap migration), and getting that wrong loses every target config. Not a same-day change, and the file is already trusted-operator-only. #210 documents the exposure in the README backup section as the 1.0 mitigation.

Definition of done:

credential-bearing target config is encrypted at rest in webhooker.db
a documented key source, with rotation and a re-wrap migration for existing rows
a decrypt failure is a loud error, never a silent fall back to treating the value as plaintext
tests cover round trip, rotation, and the decrypt-failure path

Split out of https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/webhooker/issues/206, which is scoped for 1.0 to stopping the leak into the per-webhook event databases. `targets.config` is stored in plaintext in `webhooker.db`. For a Slack target the `webhookUrl` IS the bearer credential; an `http` target's URL can embed userinfo. The UI masks these on screen but the storage is clear, so anyone with the file has the credentials. Deferred past 1.0 deliberately: encrypting a column that is read on every delivery needs a key-management story (reuse the session key material, or a dedicated key with rotation and a re-wrap migration), and getting that wrong loses every target config. Not a same-day change, and the file is already trusted-operator-only. https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/webhooker/issues/210 documents the exposure in the README backup section as the 1.0 mitigation. Definition of done: - credential-bearing target config is encrypted at rest in `webhooker.db` - a documented key source, with rotation and a re-wrap migration for existing rows - a decrypt failure is a loud error, never a silent fall back to treating the value as plaintext - tests cover round trip, rotation, and the decrypt-failure path

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2026-08-20 05:52:47 +02:00

Target credentials leak into the per-webhook event databases via GORM association upsert #206

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2026-08-20 05:56:52 +02:00

Milestone 1.0.0: internet-facing readiness #111

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2026-08-20 05:57:59 +02:00

Record the reopened 1.0.0 milestone in TODO.md #213

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2026-08-20 06:04:03 +02:00

Document backup, restore and upgrade procedures (closes #210)