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=================
git-remote-gcrypt
=================

--------------------------------------
GNU Privacy Guard-encrypted git remote
--------------------------------------

:Author: Ulrik Sverdrup
:Manual section: 1

Description
===========

Remote helper programs are invoked by git to handle network transport.
This helper handles `gcrypt::` URLs that will access a remote repository
encrypted with GPG, using our custom format.

Supported locations are `local`, `rsync://` and `sftp://`, where
the repository is stored as a set of files, or instead any `<giturl>`
where gcrypt will store the same representation in a git repository,
bridged over arbitrary git transport.

The aim is to provide confidential, authenticated git storage and
collaboration using typical untrusted file hosts or services.
PLEASE help us evaluate how well we meet this design goal!

.. NOTE:: This is a development version -- Repository format MAY CHANGE.

Quickstart
..........

* Install ``git-remote-gcrypt`` by running the supplied ``install.sh`` script.

* Create an encrypted remote by pushing to it:

    ::

        git remote add cryptremote gcrypt::rsync://example.com:repo
        git push cryptremote master
        > gcrypt: Setting up new repository
        > gcrypt: Remote ID is :id:7VigUnLVYVtZx8oir34R
        > [ more lines .. ]
        > To gcrypt::[...]
        > * [new branch]      master -> master

Configuration
=============

The following ``git-config(1)`` variables are supported:

``remote.<name>.gcrypt-participants``
        ..
``gcrypt.participants``
        Space-separated list of GPG key identifiers. The remote is
        encrypted to these participants and only signatures from these
        are accepted. ``gpg -k`` lists all public keys you know.

        When not set we encrypt to your default key and accept any valid
        signature. This behavior can also be requested explicitly by
        setting participants to ``simple``.

        The ``gcrypt-participants`` setting on the remote takes precedence
        over the repository variable ``gcrypt.participants``.

``user.signingkey``
        (From regular git configuration) The key to use for signing.
        You should set ``user.signingkey`` if your default signing key is
        not part of the participant list.

Environment Variables
=====================

*GCRYPT_FULL_REPACK*
        This environment variable forces full repack when pushing.

Examples
========

::

    git config gcrypt.participants YOURKEYID
    git remote add cryptremote  gcrypt::rsync://example.com:repo
    git push cryptremote HEAD

How to use a git backend::

    # notice that the target repo must already exist and its
    # `next` branch will be overwritten!
    git remote add gitcrypt gcrypt::git@example.com:repo#next
    git push gitcrypt HEAD

The URL fragment (`#next` here) indicates which branch is used.

Notes
=====

Collaboration
    The encryption of the manifest is updated for each push to match the
    participant configuration. Each pushing user must have the public
    keys of all collaborators and correct participant config. You can
    commit a keyring to the repo; further key management features do not
    yet exist.

Dependencies
    ``rsync`` and ``curl`` for remotes ``rsync:`` and ``sftp:``
    respectively. The main executable is a script for any
    POSIX-compliant shell supporting ``local``.

GNU Privacy Guard
    GPG 1.4 or 2 are both supported. You need a configured personal
    keypair. GPG configuration applies to algorithm choices for
    public-key encryption, symmetric encryption, and signing. See
    ``man gpg`` for more information.

Remote ID
    The generated Remote ID is not secret, it only exists to ensure that
    two repositories signed by the same user can be distinguished.  You
    will see a warning if the Remote ID changes, which should
    only happen if the remote was re-created.

Repository Format
.................

``EncSign(X)``
    Sign and Encrypt to GPG key holder
``Encrypt(K,X)``
    Encrypt using symmetric-key algorithm
``Hash(X)``
    SHA-2/256

``B``
    branch list
``L``
    list of the hash (``Hi``) and key (``Ki``) for each packfile
``R``
    Remote ID

|
| To write the repository:
|
| Store each packfile ``P`` as ``P'`` = ``Encrypt(Ki, P)`` in filename ``Hi``
|   where ``Ki`` is a new random string and ``Hi = Hash(P')``
| Store ``EncSign(B || L || R)`` in the manifest
|
| To read the repository:
|
| Decrypt and verify manifest using GPG keyring ``-> (B, L, R)``
| Warn if ``R`` does not match previously seen Remote ID
| ``for each Hi, Ki in L``:
|   Get file ``Hi`` from the server ``-> P'``
|   Verify ``Hash(P')`` matches ``Hi``
|   Decrypt ``P'`` using ``Ki`` -> ``P`` then open ``P`` with git
|
| Only packs mentioned in ``L`` are downloaded.

Manifest file
.............

::

    $ gpg -d 91bd0c092128cf2e60e1a608c31e92caf1f9c1595f83f2890ef17c0e4881aa0a
    542051c7cd152644e4995bda63cc3ddffd635958 refs/heads/next
    3c9e76484c7596eff70b21cbe58408b2774bedad refs/heads/master
    pack :SHA256:f2ad50316fbca42c553810aec3709c24974585ec1b34aae77d5cd4ba67092dc4 z8YoAnFpMlWPIYG8wo1adewd4Fp7Fo3PkI2mND49P1qm
    pack :SHA256:a6e17bb4c042bdfa8e38856ee6d058d0c0f0c575ace857c4795426492f379584 82+k2cbiUn7i2cW0dgXfyX6wXGpvVaQGj5sF59Y8my5W
    keep :SHA256:f2ad50316fbca42c553810aec3709c24974585ec1b34aae77d5cd4ba67092dc4 1
    repo :id:OYiSleGirtLubEVqJpFF

Each item extends until newline, and matches one of the following forms:

``<sha-1> <gitref>``
    Git object id and its ref

``pack :<hashtype>:<hash> <key>``
    Packfile hash (`Hi`) and corresponding symmetric key (`Ki`).

``keep :<hashtype>:<hash> <generation>``
    Packfile hash and its repack generation

``repo <id>``
    The repository id

``extn <name> ...``
    Extension field, preserved but unused.

See Also
========

git-remote-helpers(1), gpg(1)

License
=======

git-remote-gcrypt is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL version 2
(or at your option, any later version). See http://www.gnu.org/licenses/


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