open-vault/vault/barrier.go
2015-03-05 13:27:35 -08:00

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package vault
import "errors"
var (
// ErrBarrierSealed is returned if an operation is performed on
// a sealed barrier. No operation is expected to succeed before unsealing
ErrBarrierSealed = errors.New("Vault is sealed")
// ErrBarrierAlreadyInit is returned if the barrier is already
// initialized. This prevents a re-initialization.
ErrBarrierAlreadyInit = errors.New("Vault is already initialized")
// ErrBarrierNotInit is returned if a non-initialized barrier
// is attempted to be unsealed.
ErrBarrierNotInit = errors.New("Vault is not initialized")
)
const (
// barrierInitPath is the path used to store our init sentinel file
barrierInitPath = "barrier/init"
)
// SecurityBarrier is a critical component of Vault. It is used to wrap
// an untrusted physical backend and provide a single point of encryption,
// decryption and checksum verification. The goal is to ensure that any
// data written to the barrier is confidential and that integrity is preserved.
// As a real-world analogy, this is the steel and concrete wrapper around
// a Vault. The barrier should only be Unlockable given its key.
type SecurityBarrier interface {
// Initialized checks if the barrier has been initialized
// and has a master key set.
Initialized() (bool, error)
// Initialize works only if the barrier has not been initialized
// and makes use of the given master key.
Initialize([]byte) error
// GenerateKey is used to generate a new key
GenerateKey() ([]byte, error)
// Sealed checks if the barrier has been unlocked yet. The Barrier
// is not expected to be able to perform any CRUD until it is unsealed.
Sealed() (bool, error)
// Unseal is used to provide the master key which permits the barrier
// to be unsealed. If the key is not correct, the barrier remains sealed.
Unseal(key []byte) error
// Seal is used to re-seal the barrier. This requires the barrier to
// be unsealed again to perform any further operations.
Seal() error
// Put is used to insert or update an entry
Put(entry *Entry) error
// Get is used to fetch an entry
Get(key string) (*Entry, error)
// Delete is used to permanently delete an entry
Delete(key string) error
// List is used ot list all the keys under a given
// prefix, up to the next prefix.
List(prefix string) ([]string, error)
}
// Entry is used to represent data stored by the security barrier
type Entry struct {
Key string
Value []byte
}