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CI4 Secrets is a CodeIgniter 4 package designed to provide a secure and reliable way to store sensitive data, such as API keys, certificate passwords, and other confidential information. By utilizing CI4's encryption key, CI4 Secrets encrypts data at rest and stores it securely using your default database connection.

With CI4 Secrets, you can eliminate the risk of storing sensitive information in plain text within your .env file, reducing the exposure of your application to potential security breaches. Instead, store your secrets securely and access them easily through the package's intuitive interface.

1. Installation

1.1 Composer + Packagist

composer require bgeneto/ci4-secrets

1.2 Composer + GitHub:

Just setup the repository like this in your project's composer.json file:

{
    "require": {
        "your-project/other-dependencies": "...",
        "bgeneto/ci4-secrets": "dev-main"
    },

    "repositories": {
        "sanitize": {
            "type": "vcs",
            "url": "https://github.com/bgeneto/ci4-secrets.git"
        }
    }
}

1.3 Composer + Local:

git clone https://github.com/bgeneto/ci4-secrets.git /path/to/your/local/ci4-secrets

Now edit your composer.json file and add a new repository:

{
    "require": {
        "your-project/other-dependencies": "...",
        "bgeneto/ci4-secrets": "dev-main"
    },

    "repositories": {
        "sanitize": {
            "type": "path",
            "url": "/path/to/your/local/ci4-secrets"
        }
    }
}

2. Check if you have an encryption key

Check in your .env or in Config\Encryption if you have an encryption key already configured, if not just run this spark command below:

php spark key:generate

This will put a encryption key in your .env similar to this:

encryption.key = hex2bin:2869d5b48952d4268d1cf5fb37d24e6850875fd86f246f959a7c315718d039a2

3. Publish the package config file

php spark secrets:publish

This will create a new Config\Secrets.php file that you can customize.

5. Create the required table

This packages uses only one database table called secrets . You have to run the spark migration command to create it.

php spark migrate --all

2. Usage

2.1 CLI Usage

The Secrets package provides the following spark new command: php spark secrets with the available options:

Available Operations

• add: Add a new secret.
• update: Update an existing secret.
• delete: Delete a secret.
• list: List all secret keys.
• get: Get a secret value.

Usage Examples

# Add a new secret via interactive mode:
php spark secrets add

# Add a new secret directly using its name (key) and value:
php spark secrets add --key=api_key --value=sk_12345678

# Force add if key exists
php spark secrets add --key=api_key --value=sk_12345678 --force=yes

# Update an existing secret
php spark secrets update --key=api_key --value=sk-87654321

# Update interactively
php spark secrets update

# Delete a secret with inline parameter
php spark secrets delete --key=api_key

# Or delete in interactive mode
php spark secrets delete

# List all secrets
php spark secrets list

# Get a secret value
php spark secrets get

## Get help
php spark secrets

The Secrets library provides methods to securely store, encrypt, and decrypt sensitive data using CodeIgniter 4's encryption service anywhere (model, controllers...).

use Bgeneto\Secrets\Secrets;

$secrets = new secrets();
$secrets->store('new_secret', 'new_secret_value');

// OR simply
$secrets = Services::secrets();
$secrets->retrieve('new_secret');

Methods

• encrypt(string $data): string
• decrypt(string $encryptedData): string
• store(string $key, string $value, bool $log = true): bool
• update(string $key, string $value, bool $log = true): bool
• retrieve(string $key, bool $log = true): ?string
• delete(string $key, bool $log = true): bool

There is also a model class (Bgeneto\Secrets\Models\BaseSecretModel) that you can extend in order to add new features like logging/auditing.

Extending the Model

You can extend the BaseSecretModel to add custom functionality, such as using traits with model callbacks. To do this:

1. Create a custom model: Create a new model class that extends Bgeneto\Secrets\Models\BaseSecretModel. For example:

   // app/Models/SecretModel.php
   namespace App\Models;
   
   use Bgeneto\Secrets\Models\BaseSecretModel;
   
   class SecretModel extends BaseSecretModel
   {
       // Add your custom traits and methods here
       use \App\Traits\MyTrait; // Example
   }

2. Update the configuration: Modify the modelClass option in Config/Secrets.php to point to your custom model:

       /**
        * The model class to use for managing secrets.
        *
        * @var string
        */
       public $modelClass = '\App\Models\SecretModel';

By following these steps, the Secrets class will use your custom model, allowing you to leverage traits and their associated callbacks.

License

This package is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.