Post-Tyranny-Tech-Infrastru.../keys
Pieter e04efa1cb1 feat: Move Hetzner API token to SOPS encrypted secrets
Resolves #20

Changes:
- Add hcloud_token to secrets/shared.sops.yaml (encrypted with Age)
- Create scripts/load-secrets-env.sh to automatically load token from SOPS
- Update all management scripts to auto-load token if not set
- Remove plaintext tokens from tofu/terraform.tfvars
- Update documentation in README.md, scripts/README.md, and SECURITY-NOTE-tokens.md

Benefits:
 Token encrypted at rest
 Can be safely backed up to cloud storage
 Consistent with other secrets management
 Automatic loading - no manual token management needed

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Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-01-18 18:17:15 +01:00
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ssh feat: Move Hetzner API token to SOPS encrypted secrets 2026-01-18 18:17:15 +01:00
.gitignore Complete SOPS secrets management setup (#5) 2025-12-27 14:23:36 +01:00
README.md Complete SOPS secrets management setup (#5) 2025-12-27 14:23:36 +01:00

Age Encryption Keys

⚠️ CRITICAL: This directory contains encryption keys that are NOT committed to Git.

Key Files

  • age-key.txt - Age private key for SOPS encryption (GITIGNORED)

Backup Checklist

Before proceeding with any infrastructure work, ensure you have:

  • Copied age-key.txt to password manager
  • Created offline backup (printed or encrypted USB)
  • Verified backup can decrypt secrets successfully

Key Recovery

If you lose access to age-key.txt:

  1. Check password manager for backup
  2. Check offline backups (printed copy, USB drive)
  3. If no backup exists: Secrets are PERMANENTLY LOST
    • You will need to regenerate all secrets
    • Re-encrypt all .sops.yaml files
    • Update all services with new credentials

Generating a New Key

Only do this if you've lost the original key or need to rotate for security:

# Generate new Age key
age-keygen -o age-key.txt

# Extract public key
grep "public key:" age-key.txt

# Update .sops.yaml in repository root with new public key

# Re-encrypt all secrets
cd ..
for file in secrets/**/*.sops.yaml; do
  SOPS_AGE_KEY_FILE=keys/age-key.txt sops updatekeys -y "$file"
done

Security Notes

  • This directory is in .gitignore
  • Keys should never be shared via email, Slack, or unencrypted channels
  • Always use secure methods for key distribution (password manager, encrypted channels)