getsops / getsops/sops

Hashicorp Vault convergent_encryption transit keys?

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Description

Hi!
Is there any plans to support "convergent_encryption" derived keys? These keys are required to provide an additional context, which is used for key derivation.

Thank you!

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Research direction

Start by reading the linked HashiCorp Vault transit API documentation for convergent_encryption and inspect how SOPS currently handles Vault transit keys. Define the required context and key-derivation behavior, then confirm that the issue's requested support is implemented and covered by appropriate validation.

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Assessment

Tech stack
go
Domain
security
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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