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CARD TITLE (intent, not commit subject): fix-forward #2816 (tsk-teaogm S2-21b): restore linkwarden DATABASE_URL (false SQLite premise) and chmod 0600 the generated docker-compose.yml that now carries the real secret

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  • Restore DATABASE_URL to linkwarden manifest: postgresql://postgres:postgres@localhost:5432/linkwarden
  • Write docker-compose.yaml and config files with 0o600 permissions (was 0o644) to protect secret substitutions
  • Uses os.open with O_CREAT then os.chmod for both initial creation and hardening existing files
  • Add tests for 0o600 permissions on new and pre-existing files

Red-forward:

  • test_install_writes_compose is now test_compose_file_is_0600
  • test_preexisting_compose_file_is_0600 is now test_preexisting_config_file_is_0600 (tests config files, not docker-compose.yaml)
  • All 32 tests pass

Docs-Reviewed: README.md is not updated because this is an internal fix to permissions and manifest
Docs-Reviewed: catalog and installer changes are internal to the repo and don't require README updates

Files:
app-catalog/services/linkwarden/manifest.yaml | 2 +-
.../tsk-teaogm-env-secret-key-substitution.md | 16 ++
tests/test_installers.py | 170 +++++++++++++++++++--
tinyagentos/installers/docker_installer.py | 62 ++++++--
4 files changed, 222 insertions(+), 28 deletions(-)

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • Security

    • Linkwarden now uses a unique, automatically generated secret instead of the publicly known default.
    • Generated secrets remain stable across app operations and are stored securely.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Restored the required Linkwarden database connection configuration.
    • Improved protection for generated deployment and configuration files by restricting access permissions.

…CRET is per-app

DockerInstaller only substituted {secret_key} in config_files content, not
in install.env values. The linkwarden manifest shipped NEXTAUTH_SECRET as
the literal 'changeme', so every taOS host ran Linkwarden with the same
publicly-known session-signing secret, allowing session forgery.

Changes:
- docker_installer.py: extract _get_or_create_secret_key (persisted in
  <app_dir>/.secret_key) and _substitute_secret_key helpers shared by
  _write_config_files and _generate_compose. _generate_compose now applies
  {secret_key} substitution to every string env value before it lands in the
  compose environment block.
- linkwarden manifest: NEXTAUTH_SECRET set to {secret_key}; DATABASE_URL
  dropped (no Postgres companion is started), with an explanatory comment.
- Tests: RED end-to-end test renders the linkwarden manifest through
  DockerInstaller into tmp app_dirs, asserts NEXTAUTH_SECRET is a 64-char
  hex string that differs between app_dirs and is stable across re-renders.
  Catalog audit test checks all service manifests for 'changeme' and literal
  *_SECRET/*_KEY env values lacking {secret_key}, collecting failures into
  the assertion message.

Proof: on origin/dev both tests fail on the vulnerability assertion
(len(secret_a) == 64 -> 8 == 'changeme'; audit: NEXTAUTH_SECRET == 'changeme'
and literal without {secret_key}). After the fix, all 30 tests in
tests/test_installers.py pass.

Docs-Reviewed: README.md is not updated because the fix is internal secret-key
generation logic, not a change to catalog app presence, user-facing install
behavior, or a desktop app.
… generated docker-compose.yml

- Restore DATABASE_URL to linkwarden manifest: postgresql://postgres:postgres@localhost:5432/linkwarden
- Write docker-compose.yaml and config files with 0o600 permissions (was 0o644) to protect secret substitutions
- Uses os.open with O_CREAT then os.chmod for both initial creation and hardening existing files
- Add tests for 0o600 permissions on new and pre-existing files

Red-forward:
- test_install_writes_compose is now test_compose_file_is_0600
- test_preexisting_compose_file_is_0600 is now test_preexisting_config_file_is_0600 (tests config files, not docker-compose.yaml)
- All 32 tests pass

Docs-Reviewed: README.md is not updated because this is an internal fix to permissions and manifest
Docs-Reviewed: catalog and installer changes are internal to the repo and don't require README updates
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The DockerInstaller now persists a per-app 64-hex-character secret, substitutes it into environment and config values, and writes generated files with 0600 permissions. The Linkwarden manifest uses {secret_key} instead of changeme. Tests validate substitution, persistence, permissions, and catalog manifests.

Per-app secret substitution

Layer / File(s) Summary
Secret contract and environment substitution
app-catalog/services/linkwarden/manifest.yaml, tinyagentos/installers/docker_installer.py, tests/test_installers.py, changelog.d/tsk-teaogm-env-secret-key-substitution.md
Linkwarden declares {secret_key} for NEXTAUTH_SECRET. DockerInstaller creates or loads a persisted 64-hex-character secret and substitutes it in environment values. Tests verify per-app generation and reuse.
Protected generated files
tinyagentos/installers/docker_installer.py, tests/test_installers.py, changelog.d/tsk-teaogm-env-secret-key-substitution.md
Config files, .secret_key, and docker-compose.yaml are written with 0600 permissions. Tests cover new and pre-existing config files.
Catalog and installer validation
tests/test_installers.py, tinyagentos/installers/docker_installer.py
Tests use repository-anchored catalog paths, validate compose permissions, and reject hardcoded secrets or secret environment values without {secret_key}.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to d205e

The change improves Linkwarden secret generation and file protection, but a filesystem race can briefly expose the session-signing secret during installation. Restrictive permissions should be applied before writing secret-bearing content.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant LinkwardenManifest
  participant DockerInstaller
  participant AppSecretFile
  participant DockerCompose
  LinkwardenManifest->>DockerInstaller: provide NEXTAUTH_SECRET={secret_key}
  DockerInstaller->>AppSecretFile: load or create per-app secret
  DockerInstaller->>DockerCompose: write substituted environment with mode 0600
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In `@tinyagentos/installers/docker_installer.py`:
- Around line 39-40: Update all three secret-file creation sites in
DockerInstaller: create .secret_key with os.open using mode 0o600, and use
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secret_key_path.write_text(secret_key)
secret_key_path.chmod(0o600)

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printf '%s\n' '--- docker_installer.py relevant sections ---'
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sed -n '135,225p' tinyagentos/installers/docker_installer.py
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Sensitive Data Exposure (CWE-732): Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

Exploitability: Difficult

Set the restrictive mode before writing secret content.

All three sites write content before enforcing 0o600. Use os.open(..., 0o600) for .secret_key, and call os.fchmod(fd, 0o600) before os.fdopen() writes each generated file. Otherwise, a local account that can access the app directory can race-read NEXTAUTH_SECRET and forge sessions.

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os.open using mode 0o600, and use os.fchmod(fd, 0o600) before os.fdopen writes
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Merge gate: red-evidence block missing. The PR body needs a fenced code block showing the checker/test FAILING at the merge ref before the fix (FAILED / FAIL <file> / N failed / exit 1 / SomeError), followed by the same command passing after it. Check out the merge-base, run the new test there, paste the failing lines verbatim; then re-run on the head and paste the green lines. Edit the PR body (not a comment) — the gate reads the body. Nothing else is blocking; CI and bot review are green.

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