CLEVIS-ENCRYPT-TANG(1)

NAME
clevis-encrypt-tang - Encrypts using a Tang binding server policy

SYNOPSIS

clevis encrypt tang CONFIG [-y] < PT > JWE

OVERVIEW

The clevis encrypt tang command encrypts using a Tang binding server policy. Its only argument is the JSON configuration object.

Clevis provides support for the Tang network binding server. Tang provides a stateless, lightweight alternative to escrows. Encrypting data using the Tang pin works like this:

    $ clevis encrypt tang '{"url":"http://tang.srv"}' < PT > JWE
    The advertisement contains the following signing keys:

    _OsIk0T-E2l6qjfdDiwVmidoZjA

    Do you wish to trust these keys? [ynYN] y

To decrypt the data, just pass it to the clevis decrypt command:

    $ clevis decrypt < JWE > PT

As you can see above, Tang utilizes a trust-on-first-use workflow. If you already know the thumbprint of a trusted key, you can specify it in the configuration at encryption time:

    $ cfg='{"url":"http://tang.srv","thp":"_OsIk0T-E2l6qjfdDiwVmidoZjA"}'
    $ clevis encrypt tang "$cfg" < PT > JWE

Obtaining the thumbprint of a trusted signing key is easy. If you have access to the Tang server, simply execute:

    $ tang-show-keys <PORT>

where <PORT> is the port that the Tang server is listening on.

If tang-show-keys is not available, but you have access to the Tang server’s database directory, you can execute this instead:

    $ jose jwk thp -i $DBDIR/$SIG.jwk

Tang can also perform entirely offline encryption if you pre-share the server advertisement. You can fetch the advertisement with a simple command (just be careful your network isn’t compromised!):

    $ curl -f $URL/adv > adv.jws

Once you have the advertisement file, just provide it:

    $ clevis encrypt tang '{"url":...,"adv":"adv.jws"}' < PT > JWE

CONFIG

This command uses the following configuration properties:

    • url (string) : The base URL of the Tang server (REQUIRED)

    • thp (string) : The thumbprint of a trusted signing key

    • adv (string) : A filename containing a trusted advertisement

    • adv (object) : A trusted advertisement (raw JSON)

OPTIONS

    • -y : Automatically answer yes for all questions. Use this option for skipping the advertisement trust check. This can be useful in automated deployments:

        $ clevis encrypt tang '{"url":...}' -y < PT > JWE

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