Encrypt and decrypt time.Time objects

aes/cipher.go

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"regexp"
 	"strconv"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/getsops/sops/v3"
 	"github.com/getsops/sops/v3/logging"
@@ -110,6 +111,10 @@ func (c Cipher) Decrypt(ciphertext string, key []byte, additionalData string) (p
 		plaintext = decryptedBytes
 	case "bool":
 		plaintext, err = strconv.ParseBool(decryptedValue)
+	case "time":
+		var value time.Time
+		err = value.UnmarshalText(decryptedBytes)
+		plaintext = value
 	case "comment":
 		plaintext = sops.Comment{Value: decryptedValue}
 	default:
@@ -176,6 +181,12 @@ func (c Cipher) Encrypt(plaintext interface{}, key []byte, additionalData string
 		} else {
 			plainBytes = []byte("False")
 		}
+	case time.Time:
+		encryptedType = "time"
+		plainBytes, err = value.MarshalText()
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", fmt.Errorf("Error marshaling timestamp %q: %w", value, err)
+		}
 	case sops.Comment:
 		encryptedType = "comment"
 		plainBytes = []byte(value.Value)

aes/cipher_test.go

@@ -1,13 +1,16 @@
 package aes
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"crypto/rand"
+	"reflect"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 	"testing/quick"
+	"time"
 
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/getsops/sops/v3"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
 
 func TestDecrypt(t *testing.T) {
@@ -108,6 +111,36 @@ func TestRoundtripBool(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestRoundtripTime(t *testing.T) {
+	key := []byte(strings.Repeat("f", 32))
+	parsedTime, err := time.Parse(time.RFC3339, "2006-01-02T15:04:05+07:00")
+	assert.Nil(t, err)
+	loc := time.FixedZone("", 12300) // offset must be divisible by 60, otherwise won't survive a round-trip
+	values := []time.Time{
+		time.UnixMilli(0).In(time.UTC),
+		time.UnixMilli(123456).In(time.UTC),
+		time.UnixMilli(123456).In(loc),
+		time.UnixMilli(123456789).In(time.UTC),
+		time.UnixMilli(123456789).In(loc),
+		time.UnixMilli(1234567890).In(time.UTC),
+		time.UnixMilli(1234567890).In(loc),
+		parsedTime,
+	}
+	for _, value := range values {
+		s, err := NewCipher().Encrypt(value, key, "foo")
+		assert.Nil(t, err)
+		if err != nil {
+			continue
+		}
+		d, err := NewCipher().Decrypt(s, key, "foo")
+		assert.Nil(t, err)
+		if err != nil {
+			continue
+		}
+		assert.Equal(t, value, d)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestEncryptEmptyComment(t *testing.T) {
 	key := []byte(strings.Repeat("f", 32))
 	s, err := NewCipher().Encrypt(sops.Comment{}, key, "")
@@ -121,3 +154,61 @@ func TestDecryptEmptyValue(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Nil(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, "", s)
 }
+
+// This test would belong more in sops_test.go, but from there we cannot access
+// the aes package to get a cipher which can actually handle time.Time objects.
+func TestTimestamps(t *testing.T) {
+	unixTime := time.UnixMilli(123456789).In(time.UTC)
+	parsedTime, err := time.Parse(time.RFC3339, "2006-01-02T15:04:05+07:00")
+	assert.Nil(t, err)
+	branches := sops.TreeBranches{
+		sops.TreeBranch{
+			sops.TreeItem{
+				Key:   "foo",
+				Value: unixTime,
+			},
+			sops.TreeItem{
+				Key: "bar",
+				Value: sops.TreeBranch{
+					sops.TreeItem{
+						Key:   "foo",
+						Value: parsedTime,
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	tree := sops.Tree{Branches: branches, Metadata: sops.Metadata{UnencryptedSuffix: "_unencrypted"}}
+	expected := sops.TreeBranch{
+		sops.TreeItem{
+			Key:   "foo",
+			Value: unixTime,
+		},
+		sops.TreeItem{
+			Key: "bar",
+			Value: sops.TreeBranch{
+				sops.TreeItem{
+					Key:   "foo",
+					Value: parsedTime,
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	cipher := NewCipher()
+	_, err = tree.Encrypt(bytes.Repeat([]byte("f"), 32), cipher)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Encrypting the tree failed: %s", err)
+	}
+	if reflect.DeepEqual(tree.Branches[0], expected) {
+		t.Errorf("Trees do match: \ngot \t\t%+v,\n not expected \t\t%+v", tree.Branches[0], expected)
+	}
+	_, err = tree.Decrypt(bytes.Repeat([]byte("f"), 32), cipher)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Decrypting the tree failed: %s", err)
+	}
+	assert.Equal(t, tree.Branches[0][0].Value, unixTime)
+	assert.Equal(t, tree.Branches[0], expected)
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(tree.Branches[0], expected) {
+		t.Errorf("Trees don't match: \ngot\t\t\t%+v,\nexpected\t\t%+v", tree.Branches[0], expected)
+	}
+}

functional-tests/src/lib.rs

@@ -659,6 +659,50 @@ b: ba"#
         }
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn test_yaml_time() {
+        let file_path = prepare_temp_file(
+            "test_time.yaml",
+            r#"a: 2024-01-01
+b: 2006-01-02T15:04:05+07:06"#
+                .as_bytes(),
+        );
+        assert!(
+            Command::new(SOPS_BINARY_PATH)
+                .arg("encrypt")
+                .arg("-i")
+                .arg(file_path.clone())
+                .output()
+                .expect("Error running sops")
+                .status
+                .success(),
+            "sops didn't exit successfully"
+        );
+        let output = Command::new(SOPS_BINARY_PATH)
+            .arg("decrypt")
+            .arg("-i")
+            .arg(file_path.clone())
+            .output()
+            .expect("Error running sops");
+        println!(
+            "stdout: {}, stderr: {}",
+            String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout),
+            String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stderr)
+        );
+        assert!(output.status.success(), "sops didn't exit successfully");
+        let mut s = String::new();
+        File::open(file_path)
+            .unwrap()
+            .read_to_string(&mut s)
+            .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(
+            s,
+            r#"a: 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z
+b: 2006-01-02T15:04:05+07:06
+"#
+        );
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn unset_json_file() {
         // Test removal of tree branch

sops.go

@@ -347,6 +347,8 @@ func (branch TreeBranch) walkValue(in interface{}, path []string, commentsStack
 		return onLeaves(in, path, commentsStack)
 	case float64:
 		return onLeaves(in, path, commentsStack)
+	case time.Time:
+		return onLeaves(in, path, commentsStack)
 	case Comment:
 		return onLeaves(in, path, commentsStack)
 	case TreeBranch:
@@ -968,6 +970,8 @@ func ToBytes(in interface{}) ([]byte, error) {
 		return boolB, nil
 	case []byte:
 		return in, nil
+	case time.Time:
+		return in.MarshalText()
 	case Comment:
 		return ToBytes(in.Value)
 	default: