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# git-remote-gcrypt
# Copyright 2013 by Ulrik Sverdrup
# License: GPLv2 or any later version, see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/
# Use GnuPG to use encrypted git remotes
WARNING: Repository format MAY STILL change, incompatibly
INTRODUCTION
Install as `git-remote-gcrypt` in $PATH
Supports local, ssh:// and sftp:// remotes at the moment,
as well as the special gitception://<giturl> remote type::
git remote add gcryptrepo gcrypt::ssh://hostname.com:MyNewRepo
( or maybe:
git remote add gcryptrepo gcrypt::gitception://git://host.com/repo.git
)
git push --all gcryptrepo
DESIGN GOALS
+ Confidential, authenticated git storage and collaboration on any
untrusted file host or service. The only information we (by necessity)
leak is the approximate size and timing of updates.
PLEASE help me evaluate how well we meet this design goal!
CONFIGURATION
+ You must set up a small gpg keyring for the repository::
gpg --export KEYID1 > <path-to-keyring>
git config gcrypt.keyring <path-to-keyring>
New repositories will be set up to allow access for the keys in
`gcrypt.keyring`. The keyring is used to verify the authenticity of the
repository when it is read or written to.
+ NOTE: We use the user's gnupg configuration for `cipher-algo` and so on!
Configure your gnupg to use strong crypto -- see `man gpg`.
REPOSITORY FORMAT
+ The manifest is signed+encrypted using `gpg -se` (with hidden recipients)
and stored on the remote.
+ The manifest contains the list of branches and packfiles.
$ cd MyCryptedRemote
$ ls
-rw-- 11K 00ef27cc2c5b76365e1a46479ed7429e16572c543cdff0a8bf745c7c
-rw-- 41K b934d8d6c0f48e71b9d7a4d5ea56f024a9bed4f6f2c6f8e688695bee
-rw-- 577 manifest
$ gpg -d manifest
T+pCUr/1FxbBC93ABIiIgG36EgqaxvgdNYjdmRSueGkgGETc4Qs7di+/yIsq2R5GysiqFaR0 \
bGSWf9omsoAH84hmED/kR/ZQiOGT/vg2Pg7CGI0xzdlW9GQjeFBAo4vsDDDBxrn5L7F9E532 \
LOnnPLSIZD7BpmyY/oZiXoP5Vlw=
b4a4a39365d19282810c19d0f3f24d04dd2d179f refs/tags/something
1d323ddadf4cf1d80fced447e637ab3766b168b7 refs/heads/master
pack :SHA224:00ef27cc2c5b76365e1a46479ed7429e16572c543cdff0a8bf745c7c
pack :SHA224:b934d8d6c0f48e71b9d7a4d5ea56f024a9bed4f6f2c6f8e688695bee
+ Protocol sketch
EncSign(X) is sign+encrypting to a PGP key holder
Encrypt(K,X) is symmetric encryption
K: master key, generated once, 128 bytes
B: branch list
L: list of packfiles and hashes
Store Manifest as EncSign(K || B || L)
Each packfile P is stored as P' = Encrypt(K,P) and named SHA224(P')
L is the list of names of P'.
To read the repository
decrypt+verify Manifest using private key -> (K, B, L)
for each packfile P' in L:
verify P' matches its hash
decrypt P' using K -> P -> open P with git
Only packs mentioned in L are downloaded.

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:Command: git-remote-gcrypt
:Copyright: 2013 by Ulrik Sverdrup
:License: GPLv2 or any later version, see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/
:Decscription: Use GnuPG to use encrypted git remotes
.. warning:: Repository format MAY STILL change, incompatibly
Introduction
------------
Install as `git-remote-gcrypt` in `$PATH`
Supports local, ssh:// and sftp:// remotes at the moment, as well as
the special gitception://<giturl> remote type, using any existing git
repository as backend.
Example use::
gpg --export KEY1 KEY2 > $PWD/.git/keyring.gpg
git config --path gcrypt.keyring $PWD/.git/keyring.gpg
git remote add cryptremote gcrypt::ssh://example.com:repo
git push cryptremote master
> gcrypt: Setting up new repository at ssh://example.com:repo
> gcrypt: Repository ID is 99b45a84a13168fc5efe
> gcrypt: Repository URL is gcrypt::ssh://example.com:repo/G/99b45a84a13168fc5efe
> gcrypt: (configuration for cryptremote updated)
> [ more lines .. ]
> To gcrypt::[...]
> * [new branch] master -> master
The generated Repository ID is not secret, it only exists to ensure that
two repositories signed by the same user can not be (maliciously) switched
around. It incidentally allows multiple repositories to all share location.
Share the updated Repository URL with everyone in the keyring.
Design Goals
------------
+ Confidential, authenticated git storage and collaboration on any
untrusted file host or service. The only information we (by necessity)
leak is the approximate size and timing of updates.
PLEASE help me evaluate how well we meet this design goal!
Configuration
-------------
+ You must set up a small gpg keyring for the repository::
gpg --export KEYID1 > <path-to-keyring>
git config gcrypt.keyring <path-to-keyring>
+ NOTE: We use the user's gnupg configuration for `cipher-algo` and so on!
Check your keys and key preferences, see `man gpg`.
+ All readers of the repository must have their pubkey included in
the keyring used when pushing. All writers must have the complete
set of pubkeys available. You can commit the keyring to the repo,
further key management features do not yet exist.
Repository Format
-----------------
+ Protocol sketch::
EncSign(X) is sign+encrypt to a PGP key holder
Encrypt(K,X) is symmetric encryption
Hash(X) is SHA-224
K: master key, generated once, 128 bytes
B: branch list
L: list of packfile hashes
R: Hash(Repository ID)
Store Manifest as EncSign(K || B || L || R) in filename R
Each packfile P is stored as P' = Encrypt(K,P) in filename Hash(P')
L is the list of Hash(P').
To read the repository
decrypt+verify Manifest using private key -> (K, B, L, R)
verify R matches Hash(Requested Repository ID)
for each entry in L:
get the entry from the server -> P'
verify Hash(P') matches the entry in L
decrypt P' using K -> P -> open P with git
Only packs mentioned in L are downloaded.
+ The manifest looks like this::
$ gpg -d < 9f42017de5cb482e509ff147d54ceeb0413d6379717f3f0db770f00a
T+pCUr/1FxbBC93ABIiIgG36EgqaxvgdNYjdmRSueGkgGETc4Qs7di+/yIsq2R5GysiqFaR0 \
bGSWf9omsoAH84hmED/kR/ZQiOGT/vg2Pg7CGI0xzdlW9GQjeFBAo4vsDDDBxrn5L7F9E532 \
LOnnPLSIZD7BpmyY/oZiXoP5Vlw=
b4a4a39365d19282810c19d0f3f24d04dd2d179f refs/tags/something
1d323ddadf4cf1d80fced447e637ab3766b168b7 refs/heads/master
pack :SHA224:00ef27cc2c5b76365e1a46479ed7429e16572c543cdff0a8bf745c7c
pack :SHA224:b934d8d6c0f48e71b9d7a4d5ea56f024a9bed4f6f2c6f8e688695bee
repo 9f42017de5cb482e509ff147d54ceeb0413d6379717f3f0db770f00a
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