age,plugin: add RecipientWithLabels

age.go

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 // age encrypted files are binary and not malleable. For encoding them as text,
 // use the filippo.io/age/armor package.
 //
-// Key management
+// # Key management
 //
 // age does not have a global keyring. Instead, since age keys are small,
 // textual, and cheap, you are encouraged to generate dedicated keys for each
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 // infrastructure, you might want to consider implementing your own Recipient
 // and Identity.
 //
-// Backwards compatibility
+// # Backwards compatibility
 //
 // Files encrypted with a stable version (not alpha, beta, or release candidate)
 // of age, or with any v1.0.0 beta or release candidate, will decrypt with any
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
+	"sort"
 
 	"filippo.io/age/internal/format"
 	"filippo.io/age/internal/stream"
@@ -84,6 +85,21 @@ type Recipient interface {
 	Wrap(fileKey []byte) ([]*Stanza, error)
 }
 
+// RecipientWithLabels can be optionally implemented by a Recipient, in which
+// case Encrypt will use WrapWithLabels instead of Wrap.
+//
+// Encrypt will succeed only if the labels returned by all the recipients
+// (assuming the empty set for those that don't implement RecipientWithLabels)
+// are the same.
+//
+// This can be used to ensure a recipient is only used with other recipients
+// with equivalent properties (for example by setting a "postquantum" label) or
+// to ensure a recipient is always used alone (by returning a random label, for
+// example to preserve its authentication properties).
+type RecipientWithLabels interface {
+	WrapWithLabels(fileKey []byte) (s []*Stanza, labels []string, err error)
+}
+
 // A Stanza is a section of the age header that encapsulates the file key as
 // encrypted to a specific recipient.
 //
@@ -111,27 +127,24 @@ func Encrypt(dst io.Writer, recipients ...Recipient) (io.WriteCloser, error) {
 		return nil, errors.New("no recipients specified")
 	}
 
-	// As a best effort, prevent an API user from generating a file that the
-	// ScryptIdentity will refuse to decrypt. This check can't unfortunately be
-	// implemented as part of the Recipient interface, so it lives as a special
-	// case in Encrypt.
-	for _, r := range recipients {
-		if _, ok := r.(*ScryptRecipient); ok && len(recipients) != 1 {
-			return nil, errors.New("an ScryptRecipient must be the only one for the file")
-		}
-	}
-
 	fileKey := make([]byte, fileKeySize)
 	if _, err := rand.Read(fileKey); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	hdr := &format.Header{}
+	var labels []string
 	for i, r := range recipients {
-		stanzas, err := r.Wrap(fileKey)
+		stanzas, l, err := wrapWithLabels(r, fileKey)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to wrap key for recipient #%d: %v", i, err)
 		}
+		sort.Strings(l)
+		if i == 0 {
+			labels = l
+		} else if !slicesEqual(labels, l) {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("incompatible recipients")
+		}
 		for _, s := range stanzas {
 			hdr.Recipients = append(hdr.Recipients, (*format.Stanza)(s))
 		}
@@ -156,6 +169,26 @@ func Encrypt(dst io.Writer, recipients ...Recipient) (io.WriteCloser, error) {
 	return stream.NewWriter(streamKey(fileKey, nonce), dst)
 }
 
+func wrapWithLabels(r Recipient, fileKey []byte) (s []*Stanza, labels []string, err error) {
+	if r, ok := r.(RecipientWithLabels); ok {
+		return r.WrapWithLabels(fileKey)
+	}
+	s, err = r.Wrap(fileKey)
+	return
+}
+
+func slicesEqual(s1, s2 []string) bool {
+	if len(s1) != len(s2) {
+		return false
+	}
+	for i := range s1 {
+		if s1[i] != s2[i] {
+			return false
+		}
+	}
+	return true
+}
+
 // NoIdentityMatchError is returned by Decrypt when none of the supplied
 // identities match the encrypted file.
 type NoIdentityMatchError struct {

age_test.go

@@ -220,3 +220,67 @@ AGE-SECRET-KEY--1D6K0SGAX3NU66R4GYFZY0UQWCLM3UUSF3CXLW4KXZM342WQSJ82QKU59Q`},
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+type testRecipient struct {
+	labels []string
+}
+
+func (testRecipient) Wrap(fileKey []byte) ([]*age.Stanza, error) {
+	panic("expected WrapWithLabels instead")
+}
+
+func (t testRecipient) WrapWithLabels(fileKey []byte) (s []*age.Stanza, labels []string, err error) {
+	return []*age.Stanza{{Type: "test"}}, t.labels, nil
+}
+
+func TestLabels(t *testing.T) {
+	scrypt, err := age.NewScryptRecipient("xxx")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	i, err := age.GenerateX25519Identity()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	x25519 := i.Recipient()
+	pqc := testRecipient{[]string{"postquantum"}}
+	pqcAndFoo := testRecipient{[]string{"postquantum", "foo"}}
+	fooAndPQC := testRecipient{[]string{"foo", "postquantum"}}
+
+	if _, err := age.Encrypt(io.Discard, scrypt, scrypt); err == nil {
+		t.Error("expected two scrypt recipients to fail")
+	}
+	if _, err := age.Encrypt(io.Discard, scrypt, x25519); err == nil {
+		t.Error("expected x25519 mixed with scrypt to fail")
+	}
+	if _, err := age.Encrypt(io.Discard, x25519, scrypt); err == nil {
+		t.Error("expected x25519 mixed with scrypt to fail")
+	}
+	if _, err := age.Encrypt(io.Discard, pqc, x25519); err == nil {
+		t.Error("expected x25519 mixed with pqc to fail")
+	}
+	if _, err := age.Encrypt(io.Discard, x25519, pqc); err == nil {
+		t.Error("expected x25519 mixed with pqc to fail")
+	}
+	if _, err := age.Encrypt(io.Discard, pqc, pqc); err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("expected two pqc to work, got %v", err)
+	}
+	if _, err := age.Encrypt(io.Discard, pqc); err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("expected one pqc to work, got %v", err)
+	}
+	if _, err := age.Encrypt(io.Discard, pqcAndFoo, pqc); err == nil {
+		t.Error("expected pqc+foo mixed with pqc to fail")
+	}
+	if _, err := age.Encrypt(io.Discard, pqc, pqcAndFoo); err == nil {
+		t.Error("expected pqc+foo mixed with pqc to fail")
+	}
+	if _, err := age.Encrypt(io.Discard, pqc, pqc, pqcAndFoo); err == nil {
+		t.Error("expected pqc+foo mixed with pqc to fail")
+	}
+	if _, err := age.Encrypt(io.Discard, pqcAndFoo, pqcAndFoo); err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("expected two pqc+foo to work, got %v", err)
+	}
+	if _, err := age.Encrypt(io.Discard, pqcAndFoo, fooAndPQC); err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("expected pqc+foo mixed with foo+pqc to work, got %v", err)
+	}
+}

cmd/age/age_test.go

@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
 				scanner.Scan() // wrap-file-key
 				scanner.Scan() // body
 				fileKey := scanner.Text()
+				scanner.Scan() // extension-labels
+				scanner.Scan() // body
 				scanner.Scan() // done
 				scanner.Scan() // body
 				os.Stdout.WriteString("-> recipient-stanza 0 test\n")

go.mod

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ go 1.19
 require (
 	filippo.io/edwards25519 v1.0.0
 	golang.org/x/crypto v0.4.0
-	golang.org/x/sys v0.3.0
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.11.0
 	golang.org/x/term v0.3.0
 )
 

go.sum

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ github.com/pkg/diff v0.0.0-20210226163009-20ebb0f2a09e h1:aoZm08cpOy4WuID//EZDgc
 github.com/pkg/diff v0.0.0-20210226163009-20ebb0f2a09e/go.mod h1:pJLUxLENpZxwdsKMEsNbx1VGcRFpLqf3715MtcvvzbA=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.4.0 h1:UVQgzMY87xqpKNgb+kDsll2Igd33HszWHFLmpaRMq/8=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.4.0/go.mod h1:3quD/ATkf6oY+rnes5c3ExXTbLc8mueNue5/DoinL80=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.3.0 h1:w8ZOecv6NaNa/zC8944JTU3vz4u6Lagfk4RPQxv92NQ=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.11.0 h1:eG7RXZHdqOJ1i+0lgLgCpSXAp6M3LYlAo6osgSi0xOM=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.3.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.11.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/term v0.3.0 h1:qoo4akIqOcDME5bhc/NgxUdovd6BSS2uMsVjB56q1xI=
 golang.org/x/term v0.3.0/go.mod h1:q750SLmJuPmVoN1blW3UFBPREJfb1KmY3vwxfr+nFDA=

plugin/client.go

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"math/rand"
 	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"strconv"
 	"time"
 
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ type Recipient struct {
 }
 
 var _ age.Recipient = &Recipient{}
+var _ age.RecipientWithLabels = &Recipient{}
 
 func NewRecipient(s string, ui *ClientUI) (*Recipient, error) {
 	name, _, err := ParseRecipient(s)
@@ -52,6 +54,11 @@ func (r *Recipient) Name() string {
 }
 
 func (r *Recipient) Wrap(fileKey []byte) (stanzas []*age.Stanza, err error) {
+	stanzas, _, err = r.WrapWithLabels(fileKey)
+	return
+}
+
+func (r *Recipient) WrapWithLabels(fileKey []byte) (stanzas []*age.Stanza, labels []string, err error) {
 	defer func() {
 		if err != nil {
 			err = fmt.Errorf("%s plugin: %w", r.name, err)
@@ -60,7 +67,7 @@ func (r *Recipient) Wrap(fileKey []byte) (stanzas []*age.Stanza, err error) {
 
 	conn, err := openClientConnection(r.name, "recipient-v1")
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("couldn't start plugin: %v", err)
+		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("couldn't start plugin: %v", err)
 	}
 	defer conn.Close()
 
@@ -70,16 +77,19 @@ func (r *Recipient) Wrap(fileKey []byte) (stanzas []*age.Stanza, err error) {
 		addType = "add-identity"
 	}
 	if err := writeStanza(conn, addType, r.encoding); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return nil, nil, err
 	}
 	if err := writeStanza(conn, fmt.Sprintf("grease-%x", rand.Int())); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return nil, nil, err
 	}
 	if err := writeStanzaWithBody(conn, "wrap-file-key", fileKey); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return nil, nil, err
+	}
+	if err := writeStanza(conn, "extension-labels"); err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, err
 	}
 	if err := writeStanza(conn, "done"); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return nil, nil, err
 	}
 
 	// Phase 2: plugin responds with stanzas
@@ -88,21 +98,21 @@ ReadLoop:
 	for {
 		s, err := r.ui.readStanza(r.name, sr)
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
+			return nil, nil, err
 		}
 
 		switch s.Type {
 		case "recipient-stanza":
 			if len(s.Args) < 2 {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("malformed recipient stanza: unexpected argument count")
+				return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("malformed recipient stanza: unexpected argument count")
 			}
 			n, err := strconv.Atoi(s.Args[0])
 			if err != nil {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("malformed recipient stanza: invalid index")
+				return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("malformed recipient stanza: invalid index")
 			}
 			// We only send a single file key, so the index must be 0.
 			if n != 0 {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("malformed recipient stanza: unexpected index")
+				return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("malformed recipient stanza: unexpected index")
 			}
 
 			stanzas = append(stanzas, &age.Stanza{
@@ -112,32 +122,41 @@ ReadLoop:
 			})
 
 			if err := writeStanza(conn, "ok"); err != nil {
-				return nil, err
+				return nil, nil, err
+			}
+		case "labels":
+			if labels != nil {
+				return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("repeated labels stanza")
+			}
+			labels = s.Args
+
+			if err := writeStanza(conn, "ok"); err != nil {
+				return nil, nil, err
 			}
 		case "error":
 			if err := writeStanza(conn, "ok"); err != nil {
-				return nil, err
+				return nil, nil, err
 			}
 
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("%s", s.Body)
+			return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("%s", s.Body)
 		case "done":
 			break ReadLoop
 		default:
 			if ok, err := r.ui.handle(r.name, conn, s); err != nil {
-				return nil, err
+				return nil, nil, err
 			} else if !ok {
 				if err := writeStanza(conn, "unsupported"); err != nil {
-					return nil, err
+					return nil, nil, err
 				}
 			}
 		}
 	}
 
 	if len(stanzas) == 0 {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("received zero recipient stanzas")
+		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("received zero recipient stanzas")
 	}
 
-	return stanzas, nil
+	return stanzas, labels, nil
 }
 
 type Identity struct {
@@ -367,8 +386,14 @@ type clientConnection struct {
 	close     func()
 }
 
+var testOnlyPluginPath string
+
 func openClientConnection(name, protocol string) (*clientConnection, error) {
-	cmd := exec.Command("age-plugin-"+name, "--age-plugin="+protocol)
+	path := "age-plugin-" + name
+	if testOnlyPluginPath != "" {
+		path = filepath.Join(testOnlyPluginPath, path)
+	}
+	cmd := exec.Command(path, "--age-plugin="+protocol)
 
 	stdout, err := cmd.StdoutPipe()
 	if err != nil {

plugin/client_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+// Copyright 2023 The age Authors
+//
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file or at
+// https://developers.google.com/open-source/licenses/bsd
+
+package plugin
+
+import (
+	"bufio"
+	"io"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"testing"
+
+	"filippo.io/age"
+	"filippo.io/age/internal/bech32"
+)
+
+func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
+	switch filepath.Base(os.Args[0]) {
+	// TODO: deduplicate from cmd/age TestMain.
+	case "age-plugin-test":
+		switch os.Args[1] {
+		case "--age-plugin=recipient-v1":
+			scanner := bufio.NewScanner(os.Stdin)
+			scanner.Scan() // add-recipient
+			scanner.Scan() // body
+			scanner.Scan() // grease
+			scanner.Scan() // body
+			scanner.Scan() // wrap-file-key
+			scanner.Scan() // body
+			fileKey := scanner.Text()
+			scanner.Scan() // extension-labels
+			scanner.Scan() // body
+			scanner.Scan() // done
+			scanner.Scan() // body
+			os.Stdout.WriteString("-> recipient-stanza 0 test\n")
+			os.Stdout.WriteString(fileKey + "\n")
+			scanner.Scan() // ok
+			scanner.Scan() // body
+			os.Stdout.WriteString("-> done\n\n")
+			os.Exit(0)
+		default:
+			panic(os.Args[1])
+		}
+	case "age-plugin-testpqc":
+		switch os.Args[1] {
+		case "--age-plugin=recipient-v1":
+			scanner := bufio.NewScanner(os.Stdin)
+			scanner.Scan() // add-recipient
+			scanner.Scan() // body
+			scanner.Scan() // grease
+			scanner.Scan() // body
+			scanner.Scan() // wrap-file-key
+			scanner.Scan() // body
+			fileKey := scanner.Text()
+			scanner.Scan() // extension-labels
+			scanner.Scan() // body
+			scanner.Scan() // done
+			scanner.Scan() // body
+			os.Stdout.WriteString("-> recipient-stanza 0 test\n")
+			os.Stdout.WriteString(fileKey + "\n")
+			scanner.Scan() // ok
+			scanner.Scan() // body
+			os.Stdout.WriteString("-> labels postquantum\n\n")
+			scanner.Scan() // ok
+			scanner.Scan() // body
+			os.Stdout.WriteString("-> done\n\n")
+			os.Exit(0)
+		default:
+			panic(os.Args[1])
+		}
+	default:
+		os.Exit(m.Run())
+	}
+}
+
+func TestLabels(t *testing.T) {
+	temp := t.TempDir()
+	testOnlyPluginPath = temp
+	t.Cleanup(func() { testOnlyPluginPath = "" })
+	ex, err := os.Executable()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if err := os.Link(ex, filepath.Join(temp, "age-plugin-test")); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if err := os.Chmod(filepath.Join(temp, "age-plugin-test"), 0755); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if err := os.Link(ex, filepath.Join(temp, "age-plugin-testpqc")); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if err := os.Chmod(filepath.Join(temp, "age-plugin-testpqc"), 0755); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	name, err := bech32.Encode("age1test", nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	testPlugin, err := NewRecipient(name, &ClientUI{})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	namePQC, err := bech32.Encode("age1testpqc", nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	testPluginPQC, err := NewRecipient(namePQC, &ClientUI{})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	if _, err := age.Encrypt(io.Discard, testPluginPQC); err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("expected one pqc to work, got %v", err)
+	}
+	if _, err := age.Encrypt(io.Discard, testPluginPQC, testPluginPQC); err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("expected two pqc to work, got %v", err)
+	}
+	if _, err := age.Encrypt(io.Discard, testPluginPQC, testPlugin); err == nil {
+		t.Errorf("expected one pqc and one normal to fail")
+	}
+	if _, err := age.Encrypt(io.Discard, testPlugin, testPluginPQC); err == nil {
+		t.Errorf("expected one pqc and one normal to fail")
+	}
+}

scrypt.go

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ package age
 
 import (
 	"crypto/rand"
+	"encoding/hex"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"regexp"
@@ -87,6 +88,29 @@ func (r *ScryptRecipient) Wrap(fileKey []byte) ([]*Stanza, error) {
 	return []*Stanza{l}, nil
 }
 
+// WrapWithLabels implements [age.RecipientWithLabels], returning a random
+// label. This ensures a ScryptRecipient can't be mixed with other recipients
+// (including other ScryptRecipients).
+//
+// Users reasonably expect files encrypted to a passphrase to be [authenticated]
+// by that passphrase, i.e. for it to be impossible to produce a file that
+// decrypts successfully with a passphrase without knowing it. If a file is
+// encrypted to other recipients, those parties can produce different files that
+// would break that expectation.
+//
+// [authenticated]: https://words.filippo.io/dispatches/age-authentication/
+func (r *ScryptRecipient) WrapWithLabels(fileKey []byte) (stanzas []*Stanza, labels []string, err error) {
+	stanzas, err = r.Wrap(fileKey)
+
+	random := make([]byte, 16)
+	if _, err := rand.Read(random); err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, err
+	}
+	labels = []string{hex.EncodeToString(random)}
+
+	return
+}
+
 // ScryptIdentity is a password-based identity.
 type ScryptIdentity struct {
 	password      []byte