Sorry if this has been asked before, I did check but couldn't find anything...
Is there a function in Unix to encrypt and decrypt a password in a batch file so that I can pipe it into some other commands in a bash file?
I realise that doing this provides no real security, it is more to stop someone accidentally seeing the password if they are looking at the script over my shoulder :)
I'm running on Red Hat 5.3.
I have a script which does something similar to this:
serverControl.sh -u admin -p myPassword -c shutdown
and I would like to do something like this:
password = decrypt("fgsfkageaivgea", "aDecryptionKey")
serverControl.sh -u admin -p $password -c shutdown
This doesn't protect the password in any way, but does stop someone from accidentally seeing it over my shoulder.
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I used base64 for the overcoming the same problem, i.e. people can see my password over my shoulder.
Here is what I did - I created a new "db_auth.cfg" file and created parameters with one being my db password. I set the permission as 750 for the file.
DB_PASSWORD=Z29vZ2xl
In my shell script I used the "source" command to get the file and then decode it back to use in my script.
source path_to_the_file/db_auth.cfg
DB_PASSWORD=$(eval echo ${DB_PASSWORD} | base64 --decode)
I hope this helps.
You should be able to use crypt, mcrypt, or gpg to meet your needs. They all support a number of algorithms. crypt is a bit outdated though.
More info:
Another solution, without regard to security (I also think it is better to keep the credentials in another file or in a database) is to encrypt the password with gpg and insert it in the script.
I use a password-less gpg key pair that I keep in a usb. (Note: When you export this key pair don't use --armor, export them in binary format).
First encrypt your password:
EDIT: Put a space before this command, so it is not recorded by the bash history.
echo -n "pAssw0rd" | gpg --armor --no-default-keyring --keyring /media/usb/key.pub --recipient [email protected] --encrypt
That will be print out the gpg encrypted password in the standart output. Copy the whole message and add this to the script:
password=$(gpg --batch --quiet --no-default-keyring --secret-keyring /media/usb/key.priv --decrypt <<EOF
-----BEGIN PGP MESSAGE-----
hQEMA0CjbyauRLJ8AQgAkZT5gK8TrdH6cZEy+Ufl0PObGZJ1YEbshacZb88RlRB9
h2z+s/Bso5HQxNd5tzkwulvhmoGu6K6hpMXM3mbYl07jHF4qr+oWijDkdjHBVcn5
0mkpYO1riUf0HXIYnvCZq/4k/ajGZRm8EdDy2JIWuwiidQ18irp07UUNO+AB9mq8
5VXUjUN3tLTexg4sLZDKFYGRi4fyVrYKGsi0i5AEHKwn5SmTb3f1pa5yXbv68eYE
lCVfy51rBbG87UTycZ3gFQjf1UkNVbp0WV+RPEM9JR7dgR+9I8bKCuKLFLnGaqvc
beA3A6eMpzXQqsAg6GGo3PW6fMHqe1ZCvidi6e4a/dJDAbHq0XWp93qcwygnWeQW
Ozr1hr5mCa+QkUSymxiUrRncRhyqSP0ok5j4rjwSJu9vmHTEUapiyQMQaEIF2e2S
/NIWGg==
=uriR
-----END PGP MESSAGE-----
EOF)
In this way only if the usb is mounted in the system the password can be decrypted. Of course you can also import the keys into the system (less secure, or no security at all) or you can protect the private key with password (so it can not be automated).
Although this is not a built in Unix solution, I've implemented a solution for this using a shell script that can be included in whatever shell script you are using. This is usable on POSIX compliant setups. (sh, bash, ksh, zsh) The full description is available in the github repo -> https://github.com/plyint/encpass.sh. This solution will auto-generate a key for your script and store the key and your password (or other secrets) in a hidden directory under your user (i.e. ~/.encpass).
In your script you just need to source encpass.sh and then call the get_secret method. For example:
#!/bin/sh
. encpass.sh
password=$(get_secret)
Pasted below is lite version of the code for encpass.sh(you can get the full version over on github) for easier visibility:
#!/bin/sh
################################################################################
# Copyright (c) 2020 Plyint, LLC <[email protected]>. All Rights Reserved.
# This file is licensed under the MIT License (MIT).
# Please see LICENSE.txt for more information.
#
# DESCRIPTION:
# This script allows a user to encrypt a password (or any other secret) at
# runtime and then use it, decrypted, within a script. This prevents shoulder
# surfing passwords and avoids storing the password in plain text, which could
# inadvertently be sent to or discovered by an individual at a later date.
#
# This script generates an AES 256 bit symmetric key for each script (or user-
# defined bucket) that stores secrets. This key will then be used to encrypt
# all secrets for that script or bucket. encpass.sh sets up a directory
# (.encpass) under the user's home directory where keys and secrets will be
# stored.
#
# For further details, see README.md or run "./encpass ?" from the command line.
#
################################################################################
encpass_checks() {
[ -n "$ENCPASS_CHECKS" ] && return
if [ -z "$ENCPASS_HOME_DIR" ]; then
ENCPASS_HOME_DIR="$HOME/.encpass"
fi
[ ! -d "$ENCPASS_HOME_DIR" ] && mkdir -m 700 "$ENCPASS_HOME_DIR"
if [ -f "$ENCPASS_HOME_DIR/.extension" ]; then
# Extension enabled, load it...
ENCPASS_EXTENSION="$(cat "$ENCPASS_HOME_DIR/.extension")"
ENCPASS_EXT_FILE="encpass-$ENCPASS_EXTENSION.sh"
if [ -f "./extensions/$ENCPASS_EXTENSION/$ENCPASS_EXT_FILE" ]; then
# shellcheck source=/dev/null
. "./extensions/$ENCPASS_EXTENSION/$ENCPASS_EXT_FILE"
elif [ ! -z "$(command -v encpass-"$ENCPASS_EXTENSION".sh)" ]; then
# shellcheck source=/dev/null
. "$(command -v encpass-$ENCPASS_EXTENSION.sh)"
else
encpass_die "Error: Extension $ENCPASS_EXTENSION could not be found."
fi
# Extension specific checks, mandatory function for extensions
encpass_"${ENCPASS_EXTENSION}"_checks
else
# Use default OpenSSL implementation
if [ ! -x "$(command -v openssl)" ]; then
echo "Error: OpenSSL is not installed or not accessible in the current path." \
"Please install it and try again." >&2
exit 1
fi
[ ! -d "$ENCPASS_HOME_DIR/keys" ] && mkdir -m 700 "$ENCPASS_HOME_DIR/keys"
[ ! -d "$ENCPASS_HOME_DIR/secrets" ] && mkdir -m 700 "$ENCPASS_HOME_DIR/secrets"
[ ! -d "$ENCPASS_HOME_DIR/exports" ] && mkdir -m 700 "$ENCPASS_HOME_DIR/exports"
fi
ENCPASS_CHECKS=1
}
# Checks if the enabled extension has implented the passed function and if so calls it
encpass_ext_func() {
[ ! -z "$ENCPASS_EXTENSION" ] && ENCPASS_EXT_FUNC="$(command -v "encpass_${ENCPASS_EXTENSION}_$1")" || return
[ ! -z "$ENCPASS_EXT_FUNC" ] && shift && $ENCPASS_EXT_FUNC "$@"
}
# Initializations performed when the script is included by another script
encpass_include_init() {
encpass_ext_func "include_init" "$@"
[ ! -z "$ENCPASS_EXT_FUNC" ] && return
if [ -n "$1" ] && [ -n "$2" ]; then
ENCPASS_BUCKET=$1
ENCPASS_SECRET_NAME=$2
elif [ -n "$1" ]; then
if [ -z "$ENCPASS_BUCKET" ]; then
ENCPASS_BUCKET=$(basename "$0")
fi
ENCPASS_SECRET_NAME=$1
else
ENCPASS_BUCKET=$(basename "$0")
ENCPASS_SECRET_NAME="password"
fi
}
encpass_generate_private_key() {
ENCPASS_KEY_DIR="$ENCPASS_HOME_DIR/keys/$ENCPASS_BUCKET"
[ ! -d "$ENCPASS_KEY_DIR" ] && mkdir -m 700 "$ENCPASS_KEY_DIR"
if [ ! -f "$ENCPASS_KEY_DIR/private.key" ]; then
(umask 0377 && printf "%s" "$(openssl rand -hex 32)" >"$ENCPASS_KEY_DIR/private.key")
fi
}
encpass_set_private_key_abs_name() {
ENCPASS_PRIVATE_KEY_ABS_NAME="$ENCPASS_HOME_DIR/keys/$ENCPASS_BUCKET/private.key"
[ ! -n "$1" ] && [ ! -f "$ENCPASS_PRIVATE_KEY_ABS_NAME" ] && encpass_generate_private_key
}
encpass_set_secret_abs_name() {
ENCPASS_SECRET_ABS_NAME="$ENCPASS_HOME_DIR/secrets/$ENCPASS_BUCKET/$ENCPASS_SECRET_NAME.enc"
[ ! -n "$1" ] && [ ! -f "$ENCPASS_SECRET_ABS_NAME" ] && set_secret
}
encpass_rmfifo() {
trap - EXIT
kill "$1" 2>/dev/null
rm -f "$2"
}
encpass_mkfifo() {
fifo="$ENCPASS_HOME_DIR/$1.$$"
mkfifo -m 600 "$fifo" || encpass_die "Error: unable to create named pipe"
printf '%s\n' "$fifo"
}
get_secret() {
encpass_checks
encpass_ext_func "get_secret" "$@"; [ ! -z "$ENCPASS_EXT_FUNC" ] && return
[ "$(basename "$0")" != "encpass.sh" ] && encpass_include_init "$1" "$2"
encpass_set_private_key_abs_name
encpass_set_secret_abs_name
encpass_decrypt_secret "$@"
}
set_secret() {
encpass_checks
encpass_ext_func "set_secret" "$@"; [ ! -z "$ENCPASS_EXT_FUNC" ] && return
if [ "$1" != "reuse" ] || { [ -z "$ENCPASS_SECRET_INPUT" ] && [ -z "$ENCPASS_CSECRET_INPUT" ]; }; then
echo "Enter $ENCPASS_SECRET_NAME:" >&2
stty -echo
read -r ENCPASS_SECRET_INPUT
stty echo
echo "Confirm $ENCPASS_SECRET_NAME:" >&2
stty -echo
read -r ENCPASS_CSECRET_INPUT
stty echo
# Use named pipe to securely pass secret to openssl
fifo="$(encpass_mkfifo set_secret_fifo)"
fi
if [ "$ENCPASS_SECRET_INPUT" = "$ENCPASS_CSECRET_INPUT" ]; then
encpass_set_private_key_abs_name
ENCPASS_SECRET_DIR="$ENCPASS_HOME_DIR/secrets/$ENCPASS_BUCKET"
[ ! -d "$ENCPASS_SECRET_DIR" ] && mkdir -m 700 "$ENCPASS_SECRET_DIR"
# Generate IV and create secret file
printf "%s" "$(openssl rand -hex 16)" > "$ENCPASS_SECRET_DIR/$ENCPASS_SECRET_NAME.enc"
ENCPASS_OPENSSL_IV="$(cat "$ENCPASS_SECRET_DIR/$ENCPASS_SECRET_NAME.enc")"
echo "$ENCPASS_SECRET_INPUT" > "$fifo" &
# Allow expansion now so PID is set
# shellcheck disable=SC2064
trap "encpass_rmfifo $! $fifo" EXIT HUP TERM INT TSTP
# Append encrypted secret to IV in the secret file
openssl enc -aes-256-cbc -e -a -iv "$ENCPASS_OPENSSL_IV" \
-K "$(cat "$ENCPASS_HOME_DIR/keys/$ENCPASS_BUCKET/private.key")" \
-in "$fifo" 1>> "$ENCPASS_SECRET_DIR/$ENCPASS_SECRET_NAME.enc"
else
encpass_die "Error: secrets do not match. Please try again."
fi
}
encpass_decrypt_secret() {
encpass_ext_func "decrypt_secret" "$@"; [ ! -z "$ENCPASS_EXT_FUNC" ] && return
if [ -f "$ENCPASS_PRIVATE_KEY_ABS_NAME" ]; then
ENCPASS_DECRYPT_RESULT="$(dd if="$ENCPASS_SECRET_ABS_NAME" ibs=1 skip=32 2> /dev/null | openssl enc -aes-256-cbc \
-d -a -iv "$(head -c 32 "$ENCPASS_SECRET_ABS_NAME")" -K "$(cat "$ENCPASS_PRIVATE_KEY_ABS_NAME")" 2> /dev/null)"
if [ ! -z "$ENCPASS_DECRYPT_RESULT" ]; then
echo "$ENCPASS_DECRYPT_RESULT"
else
# If a failed unlock command occurred and the user tries to show the secret
# Present either a locked or failed decrypt error.
if [ -f "$ENCPASS_HOME_DIR/keys/$ENCPASS_BUCKET/private.lock" ]; then
echo "**Locked**"
else
# The locked file wasn't present as expected. Let's display a failure
echo "Error: Failed to decrypt"
fi
fi
elif [ -f "$ENCPASS_HOME_DIR/keys/$ENCPASS_BUCKET/private.lock" ]; then
echo "**Locked**"
else
echo "Error: Unable to decrypt. The key file \"$ENCPASS_PRIVATE_KEY_ABS_NAME\" is not present."
fi
}
encpass_die() {
echo "$@" >&2
exit 1
}
#LITE
Following line in above code is not working
DB_PASSWORD=$(eval echo ${DB_PASSWORD} | base64 --decode)
Correct line is:
DB_PASSWORD=`echo $PASSWORD|base64 -d`
And save the password in other file as PASSWORD.
There's a more convenient way to store passwords in a script but you will have to encrypt and obfuscate the script so that it cannot be read. In order to successfully encrypt and obfuscate a shell script and actually have that script be executable, try copying and pasting it here:
http://www.kinglazy.com/shell-script-encryption-kinglazy-shieldx.htm
On the above page, all you have to do is submit your script and give the script a proper name, then hit the download button. A zip file will be generated for you. Right click on the download link and copy the URL you're provided. Then, go to your UNIX box and perform the following steps.
Installation:
1. wget link-to-the-zip-file
2. unzip the-newly-downloaded-zip-file
3. cd /tmp/KingLazySHIELD
4. ./install.sh /var/tmp/KINGLAZY/SHIELDX-(your-script-name) /home/(your-username) -force
What the above install command will do for you is:
NOTE:
This does not work for interactive scripts that prompts and waits on the user for a response. The values that are expected from the user should be hard-coded into the script. The encryption ensures no one can actually see those values so you need not worry about that.
RELATION:
The solution provided in this post answers your problem in the sense that it encrypts the actual script containing the password that you wanted to have encrypted. You get to leave the password as is (unencrypted) but the script that the password is in is so deeply obfuscated and encrypted that you can rest assured no one will be able to see it. And if attempts are made to try to pry into the script, you will receive email notifications about them.
Source: Stackoverflow.com