feat(secrets): default resolver with TTL cache + audit (never logs plaintext)

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Joseph Doherty
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namespace ZB.MOM.WW.Secrets.Abstractions;
/// <summary>
/// Resolves the current principal (the ZB.MOM.WW.Auth identity) for audit attribution when a
/// secret is resolved. A consumer wires this to whatever surfaces the ambient caller — an HTTP
/// context accessor, an actor context, a CLI identity, etc. A <c>null</c> <see cref="CurrentActor"/>
/// (or no accessor at all) is treated as the <c>"system"</c> actor by the resolver, so keyless /
/// background resolutions are still attributed rather than left blank.
/// </summary>
public interface ISecretActorAccessor
{
/// <summary>
/// The current principal to record as the audit <c>Actor</c>, or <c>null</c> when no
/// principal is available (treated as <c>"system"</c>).
/// </summary>
string? CurrentActor { get; }
}
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using System.Collections.Concurrent;
using ZB.MOM.WW.Audit;
using ZB.MOM.WW.Secrets.Abstractions;
namespace ZB.MOM.WW.Secrets;
/// <summary>
/// The default <see cref="ISecretResolver"/>: loads an encrypted row from the store, decrypts it
/// on demand, and serves it from a short-lived in-memory cache. Every resolution — hit, miss, or
/// tombstone — emits an <see cref="AuditEvent"/> recording <b>which</b> secret was accessed and the
/// outcome. The plaintext value is <b>never</b> placed in any audit field.
/// </summary>
/// <remarks>
/// <para>
/// <b>Security note — the cache holds decrypted secret material in process memory.</b> The TTL is
/// deliberately kept short (configured by the caller / DI) so plaintext lives only briefly and a
/// rotation or revocation is picked up quickly. <see cref="Invalidate"/> lets the write path evict
/// an entry immediately after a rotate or delete. The cache is keyed by the normalized
/// <see cref="SecretName.Value"/> and is safe for concurrent use.
/// </para>
/// <para>
/// A missing or tombstoned secret is <b>not</b> an exception: <see cref="GetAsync"/> returns
/// <c>null</c> and audits a <see cref="AuditOutcome.Failure"/> with a <c>not-found</c> action, so a
/// consumer can distinguish "absent" from "present" without a throw on the hot path.
/// </para>
/// </remarks>
public sealed class DefaultSecretResolver : ISecretResolver
{
private const string SystemActor = "system";
private const string AuditCategory = "Secrets";
private const string ResolveAction = "secret.resolve";
private const string NotFoundAction = "secret.resolve.not-found";
private readonly ISecretStore _store;
private readonly ISecretCipher _cipher;
private readonly IAuditWriter _audit;
private readonly TimeSpan _cacheTtl;
private readonly ISecretActorAccessor? _actorAccessor;
private readonly TimeProvider _timeProvider;
// Keyed by SecretName.Value. Holds DECRYPTED plaintext — kept only for the short TTL.
private readonly ConcurrentDictionary<string, CacheEntry> _cache = new(StringComparer.Ordinal);
/// <summary>
/// Creates a resolver over the given store, cipher, and audit writer.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="store">The encrypted-row store to read from.</param>
/// <param name="cipher">The cipher used to decrypt a loaded row.</param>
/// <param name="audit">The audit sink; one event is written per resolve (never the value).</param>
/// <param name="cacheTtl">
/// How long a decrypted value is cached in memory. Keep this short — it is plaintext secret
/// material. A non-positive value effectively disables caching (every entry is already expired).
/// </param>
/// <param name="actorAccessor">
/// Optional accessor for the current principal to attribute the audit to; a <c>null</c> accessor
/// (or a <c>null</c> <see cref="ISecretActorAccessor.CurrentActor"/>) is recorded as
/// <c>"system"</c>.
/// </param>
/// <param name="timeProvider">The clock (defaults to <see cref="TimeProvider.System"/>).</param>
public DefaultSecretResolver(
ISecretStore store,
ISecretCipher cipher,
IAuditWriter audit,
TimeSpan cacheTtl,
ISecretActorAccessor? actorAccessor = null,
TimeProvider? timeProvider = null)
{
_store = store ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(store));
_cipher = cipher ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(cipher));
_audit = audit ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(audit));
_cacheTtl = cacheTtl;
_actorAccessor = actorAccessor;
_timeProvider = timeProvider ?? TimeProvider.System;
}
/// <inheritdoc />
public async Task<string?> GetAsync(SecretName name, CancellationToken ct)
{
string key = name.Value;
DateTimeOffset now = _timeProvider.GetUtcNow();
// 1) Serve from cache while the entry is still live.
if (_cache.TryGetValue(key, out CacheEntry cached) && now < cached.ExpiresUtc)
{
await AuditSuccessAsync(name, source: "cache", ct).ConfigureAwait(false);
return cached.Plaintext;
}
// 2) Load the encrypted row.
StoredSecret? row = await _store.GetAsync(name, ct).ConfigureAwait(false);
if (row is null || row.IsDeleted)
{
await AuditNotFoundAsync(name, ct).ConfigureAwait(false);
return null;
}
// Decrypt on demand and cache the plaintext for the short TTL.
string plaintext = _cipher.Decrypt(row);
_cache[key] = new CacheEntry(plaintext, now + _cacheTtl, row.Revision);
await AuditSuccessAsync(name, source: "store", ct).ConfigureAwait(false);
return plaintext;
}
/// <summary>
/// Evicts the cached plaintext for <paramref name="name"/>, if any. The admin / write path
/// calls this immediately after a rotate or delete so a stale value is not served for the
/// remainder of its TTL. Not part of <see cref="ISecretResolver"/>; cheap and idempotent.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="name">The secret whose cache entry to remove.</param>
public void Invalidate(SecretName name) => _cache.TryRemove(name.Value, out _);
private Task AuditSuccessAsync(SecretName name, string source, CancellationToken ct) =>
WriteAuditAsync(name, ResolveAction, AuditOutcome.Success, $"{{\"source\":\"{source}\"}}", ct);
private Task AuditNotFoundAsync(SecretName name, CancellationToken ct) =>
WriteAuditAsync(name, NotFoundAction, AuditOutcome.Failure, "{\"reason\":\"not-found\"}", ct);
private Task WriteAuditAsync(
SecretName name, string action, AuditOutcome outcome, string detailsJson, CancellationToken ct)
{
// NOTE: only the secret NAME and the outcome are recorded — never the decrypted value.
var evt = new AuditEvent
{
EventId = Guid.NewGuid(),
OccurredAtUtc = _timeProvider.GetUtcNow(),
Actor = _actorAccessor?.CurrentActor ?? SystemActor,
Action = action,
Outcome = outcome,
Category = AuditCategory,
Target = name.Value,
DetailsJson = detailsJson,
};
return _audit.WriteAsync(evt, ct);
}
/// <summary>A cached decrypted secret and its expiry (revision kept for future invalidation).</summary>
private readonly record struct CacheEntry(string Plaintext, DateTimeOffset ExpiresUtc, long Revision);
}
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using System.Text.Json;
using ZB.MOM.WW.Audit;
using ZB.MOM.WW.Secrets.Abstractions;
using ZB.MOM.WW.Secrets.Crypto;
using ZB.MOM.WW.Secrets.Tests.Fakes;
namespace ZB.MOM.WW.Secrets.Tests;
public class DefaultSecretResolverTests
{
private static readonly TimeSpan Ttl = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(30);
/// <summary>
/// Builds a real encrypted row for <paramref name="plaintext"/> using the real cipher, then
/// stamps a revision + timestamps (the cipher leaves those at defaults) and optionally tombstones
/// it, so tests exercise the true decrypt path rather than a fake.
/// </summary>
private static StoredSecret MakeRow(
AesGcmEnvelopeCipher cipher, SecretName name, string plaintext, bool deleted = false)
{
StoredSecret row = cipher.Encrypt(name, plaintext, SecretContentType.Text);
return row with
{
Revision = 1,
CreatedUtc = DateTimeOffset.UnixEpoch,
UpdatedUtc = DateTimeOffset.UnixEpoch,
IsDeleted = deleted,
DeletedUtc = deleted ? DateTimeOffset.UnixEpoch : null,
};
}
private static (DefaultSecretResolver resolver, CountingSecretStore store, CapturingAuditWriter audit,
AesGcmEnvelopeCipher cipher, MutableTimeProvider clock) NewSut(ISecretActorAccessor? actor = null)
{
var cipher = new AesGcmEnvelopeCipher(new FakeMasterKeyProvider("k1"));
var store = new CountingSecretStore();
var audit = new CapturingAuditWriter();
var clock = new MutableTimeProvider(DateTimeOffset.UnixEpoch);
var resolver = new DefaultSecretResolver(store, cipher, audit, Ttl, actor, clock);
return (resolver, store, audit, cipher, clock);
}
[Fact]
public async Task Get_ReturnsDecryptedPlaintext_AndAuditsSuccess()
{
var (resolver, store, audit, cipher, _) = NewSut();
var name = new SecretName("sql/foo");
store.Seed(MakeRow(cipher, name, "hunter2"));
string? value = await resolver.GetAsync(name, CancellationToken.None);
Assert.Equal("hunter2", value);
AuditEvent evt = Assert.Single(audit.Events);
Assert.Equal(AuditOutcome.Success, evt.Outcome);
Assert.Equal("sql/foo", evt.Target);
// Hard guarantee: the plaintext must NEVER appear in any serialized audit field.
foreach (AuditEvent captured in audit.Events)
{
string json = JsonSerializer.Serialize(captured);
Assert.DoesNotContain("hunter2", json, StringComparison.Ordinal);
}
}
[Fact]
public async Task Get_CachesWithinTtl()
{
var (resolver, store, _, cipher, _) = NewSut();
var name = new SecretName("sql/foo");
store.Seed(MakeRow(cipher, name, "hunter2"));
string? first = await resolver.GetAsync(name, CancellationToken.None);
string? second = await resolver.GetAsync(name, CancellationToken.None);
Assert.Equal("hunter2", first);
Assert.Equal("hunter2", second);
Assert.Equal(1, store.GetCount); // second call served from the TTL cache
}
[Fact]
public async Task Get_ReloadsAfterTtlExpiry()
{
var (resolver, store, _, cipher, clock) = NewSut();
var name = new SecretName("sql/foo");
store.Seed(MakeRow(cipher, name, "hunter2"));
await resolver.GetAsync(name, CancellationToken.None);
clock.Advance(Ttl + TimeSpan.FromSeconds(1)); // past the TTL
await resolver.GetAsync(name, CancellationToken.None);
Assert.Equal(2, store.GetCount);
}
[Fact]
public async Task Get_MissingSecret_ReturnsNull_AuditsFailure()
{
var (resolver, _, audit, _, _) = NewSut();
string? value = await resolver.GetAsync(new SecretName("sql/absent"), CancellationToken.None);
Assert.Null(value);
AuditEvent evt = Assert.Single(audit.Events);
Assert.Equal(AuditOutcome.Failure, evt.Outcome);
Assert.Contains("not-found", evt.Action, StringComparison.Ordinal);
}
[Fact]
public async Task Get_TombstonedSecret_ReturnsNull()
{
var (resolver, store, audit, cipher, _) = NewSut();
var name = new SecretName("sql/dead");
store.Seed(MakeRow(cipher, name, "hunter2", deleted: true));
string? value = await resolver.GetAsync(name, CancellationToken.None);
Assert.Null(value);
AuditEvent evt = Assert.Single(audit.Events);
Assert.Equal(AuditOutcome.Failure, evt.Outcome);
}
[Fact]
public async Task Invalidate_RemovesCacheEntry()
{
var (resolver, store, _, cipher, _) = NewSut();
var name = new SecretName("sql/foo");
store.Seed(MakeRow(cipher, name, "hunter2"));
await resolver.GetAsync(name, CancellationToken.None); // caches (count 1)
resolver.Invalidate(name);
await resolver.GetAsync(name, CancellationToken.None); // cache gone → reload (count 2)
Assert.Equal(2, store.GetCount);
}
[Fact]
public async Task Get_DefaultActorIsSystem_WhenNoAccessor()
{
var (resolver, store, audit, cipher, _) = NewSut(actor: null);
var name = new SecretName("sql/foo");
store.Seed(MakeRow(cipher, name, "hunter2"));
await resolver.GetAsync(name, CancellationToken.None);
Assert.Equal("system", Assert.Single(audit.Events).Actor);
}
[Fact]
public async Task Get_UsesActorFromAccessor()
{
var (resolver, store, audit, cipher, _) = NewSut(new FixedActorAccessor("alice"));
var name = new SecretName("sql/foo");
store.Seed(MakeRow(cipher, name, "hunter2"));
await resolver.GetAsync(name, CancellationToken.None);
Assert.Equal("alice", Assert.Single(audit.Events).Actor);
}
}
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using System.Collections.Concurrent;
using ZB.MOM.WW.Audit;
namespace ZB.MOM.WW.Secrets.Tests.Fakes;
/// <summary>
/// An <see cref="IAuditWriter"/> test double that collects every <see cref="AuditEvent"/> written,
/// so a test can assert on the audit trail (outcome, target, and — critically — that no plaintext
/// ever appears in any field).
/// </summary>
public sealed class CapturingAuditWriter : IAuditWriter
{
private readonly ConcurrentQueue<AuditEvent> _events = new();
/// <summary>The events captured so far, in write order.</summary>
public IReadOnlyList<AuditEvent> Events => _events.ToArray();
/// <inheritdoc />
public Task WriteAsync(AuditEvent evt, CancellationToken ct = default)
{
_events.Enqueue(evt);
return Task.CompletedTask;
}
}
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using System.Collections.Concurrent;
using ZB.MOM.WW.Secrets.Abstractions;
namespace ZB.MOM.WW.Secrets.Tests.Fakes;
/// <summary>
/// An in-memory <see cref="ISecretStore"/> test double that counts <see cref="GetAsync"/> calls so
/// a test can prove a resolver cache hit (or miss). Only the read path exercised by
/// <c>DefaultSecretResolver</c> is meaningfully implemented; the mutation / replication members
/// throw so an accidental dependency on them fails loudly rather than silently no-ops.
/// </summary>
public sealed class CountingSecretStore : ISecretStore
{
private readonly ConcurrentDictionary<string, StoredSecret> _rows = new(StringComparer.Ordinal);
private int _getCount;
/// <summary>The number of times <see cref="GetAsync"/> has been invoked.</summary>
public int GetCount => Volatile.Read(ref _getCount);
/// <summary>Seeds (or overwrites) a row keyed by its normalized name.</summary>
/// <param name="row">The encrypted row to seed.</param>
public void Seed(StoredSecret row) => _rows[row.Name.Value] = row;
/// <inheritdoc />
public Task<StoredSecret?> GetAsync(SecretName name, CancellationToken ct)
{
Interlocked.Increment(ref _getCount);
_rows.TryGetValue(name.Value, out StoredSecret? row);
return Task.FromResult(row);
}
/// <inheritdoc />
public Task UpsertAsync(StoredSecret row, CancellationToken ct) =>
throw new NotSupportedException();
/// <inheritdoc />
public Task<bool> DeleteAsync(SecretName name, string? actor, CancellationToken ct) =>
throw new NotSupportedException();
/// <inheritdoc />
public Task<IReadOnlyList<SecretMetadata>> ListAsync(bool includeDeleted, CancellationToken ct) =>
throw new NotSupportedException();
/// <inheritdoc />
public Task<IReadOnlyList<SecretManifestEntry>> GetManifestAsync(CancellationToken ct) =>
throw new NotSupportedException();
/// <inheritdoc />
public Task ApplyReplicatedAsync(StoredSecret row, CancellationToken ct) =>
throw new NotSupportedException();
}
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using ZB.MOM.WW.Secrets.Abstractions;
namespace ZB.MOM.WW.Secrets.Tests.Fakes;
/// <summary>
/// An <see cref="ISecretActorAccessor"/> test double that reports a fixed (or <c>null</c>) actor.
/// </summary>
public sealed class FixedActorAccessor : ISecretActorAccessor
{
/// <summary>Creates an accessor that always reports <paramref name="actor"/>.</summary>
/// <param name="actor">The actor to report, or <c>null</c>.</param>
public FixedActorAccessor(string? actor) => CurrentActor = actor;
/// <inheritdoc />
public string? CurrentActor { get; }
}
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namespace ZB.MOM.WW.Secrets.Tests.Fakes;
/// <summary>
/// A <see cref="TimeProvider"/> test double with a settable <see cref="GetUtcNow"/>, so a test can
/// advance the clock past a cache TTL deterministically without sleeping.
/// </summary>
public sealed class MutableTimeProvider : TimeProvider
{
private DateTimeOffset _utcNow;
/// <summary>Creates a provider starting at the given instant (defaults to the Unix epoch).</summary>
/// <param name="start">The initial <see cref="GetUtcNow"/> value.</param>
public MutableTimeProvider(DateTimeOffset? start = null) =>
_utcNow = start ?? DateTimeOffset.UnixEpoch;
/// <summary>Gets or sets the current UTC instant this provider reports.</summary>
public DateTimeOffset UtcNow
{
get => _utcNow;
set => _utcNow = value;
}
/// <summary>Moves the clock forward by <paramref name="delta"/>.</summary>
/// <param name="delta">The amount to advance.</param>
public void Advance(TimeSpan delta) => _utcNow += delta;
/// <inheritdoc />
public override DateTimeOffset GetUtcNow() => _utcNow;
}