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inference-bot 3ee385de12 Encrypt member chat keys at rest (AES-256-GCM)
Member feedback: keys stored in plaintext in the portal DB are a
key-compromise incident waiting to happen. Members.key_token (the chat
key) is now encrypted with AES-256-GCM using a KEK from the PORTAL_KEK
env var. Plaintext exists only in memory when a key is served (dashboard,
LibreChat key feed, LiteLLM management). Startup migration encrypts
existing rows idempotently; fail-closed when the KEK is absent.
Member-managed API keys were already reveal-once (hash-only at rest).
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"""Key encryption at rest for member chat keys (members.key_token).
Design (member feedback, 2026-10):
Member keys are encrypted with AES-256-GCM using a key-encryption key
(KEK) supplied via the PORTAL_KEK environment variable. The plaintext
exists only in process memory at the moment a key is served (dashboard
display, LibreChat key feed, LiteLLM management calls) — never on disk
after startup. A stolen database file yields ciphertext, not spending
power.
Format:
"enc1:" + base64(nonce[12] || ciphertext || tag[16])
Values without the prefix are treated as legacy plaintext (pre-migration
rows) and passed through on decrypt — this keeps the migration idempotent
and rollout safe.
Fail-closed behavior:
- encrypt_key() raises if PORTAL_KEK is unset: nothing new is stored in
plaintext.
- decrypt_key() raises on an encrypted value without PORTAL_KEK (wrong or
missing key = the key cannot be served).
- get_db()'s migration encrypts any remaining plaintext rows at startup;
it is skipped (with a CRITICAL log) if PORTAL_KEK is unset.
"""
import base64
import logging
import os
from cryptography.hazmat.primitives.ciphers.aead import AESGCM
log = logging.getLogger("uvicorn.error")
_PREFIX = "enc1:"
_AAD = b"member-chat-key-v1"
def _kek() -> bytes:
raw = os.environ.get("PORTAL_KEK", "")
if not raw:
raise RuntimeError(
"PORTAL_KEK is not set — refusing to encrypt/decrypt member keys"
)
key = base64.b64decode(raw)
if len(key) != 32:
raise RuntimeError("PORTAL_KEK must decode to exactly 32 bytes (base64)")
return key
def encrypt_key(plain: str | None) -> str | None:
"""Encrypt a member key. Already-encrypted and empty values pass through."""
if not plain or plain.startswith(_PREFIX):
return plain
nonce = os.urandom(12)
ct = AESGCM(_kek()).encrypt(nonce, plain.encode(), _AAD)
return _PREFIX + base64.b64encode(nonce + ct).decode()
def decrypt_key(stored: str | None) -> str | None:
"""Decrypt a member key. Legacy plaintext rows pass through unchanged."""
if not stored:
return stored
if not stored.startswith(_PREFIX):
return stored # pre-migration plaintext
blob = base64.b64decode(stored[len(_PREFIX):])
pt = AESGCM(_kek()).decrypt(blob[:12], blob[12:], _AAD)
return pt.decode()
def migrate_plaintext_keys(conn) -> int:
"""Encrypt any plaintext key_token rows. Idempotent; returns rows changed.
Skipped with a CRITICAL log when PORTAL_KEK is unset — the portal keeps
running on legacy plaintext until the operator sets the key.
"""
if not os.environ.get("PORTAL_KEK"):
log.critical(
"PORTAL_KEK unset — member keys remain PLAINTEXT at rest; "
"set PORTAL_KEK to a base64 32-byte key and restart"
)
return 0
rows = conn.execute(
"SELECT email, key_token FROM members "
"WHERE key_token != '' AND key_token IS NOT NULL "
"AND key_token NOT LIKE 'enc1:%'"
).fetchall()
changed = 0
for email, kt in rows:
enc = encrypt_key(kt)
if enc != kt:
conn.execute(
"UPDATE members SET key_token = ? WHERE email = ?", (enc, email)
)
changed += 1
return changed