getsops / getsops/sops

error loading config: no matching creation rules found when encryption with inline key parameters (eg: `--age` `--kms`)

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Description

Running following command in a directory doesn't contain .sops.yaml:

sops --age=age1xxfdafu5j4e5z7y5l6my6x07vjuh6unxersnwne4etpvykheq9gsj003fv -e mysecret.json

got results:

error loading config: no matching creation rules found

This is clearly a bug since creation rules should not be required when specific key is provided.

Affect:

  • It's not back-compatible with old shell script that using env_var then for loop all files in dir to encrypt

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SOPS version: sops 3.9.4

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the sops --age ... -e mysecret.json command in a directory without .sops.yaml, then trace configuration loading for inline --age and --kms parameters. Done means encryption succeeds without creation rules when an explicit key is supplied, with a regression test covering the command-line case.

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Assessment

Tech stack
go
Domain
cli, security
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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