kms: cache decrypted data keys so cache_enabled/cache_ttl take effect (#10173)

* kms: cache decrypted data keys so cache_enabled/cache_ttl take effect

cache_enabled/cache_ttl were parsed into KMSConfig but never consulted,
so every SSE-KMS read repeated a KMS Decrypt round-trip. Add a
CachedKMSProvider decorator keyed on (ciphertext, encryption context)
and wrap providers with it wherever one is created. Decrypt is
deterministic for that pair; GenerateDataKey/DescribeKey/GetKeyID pass
through untouched.

Cache hits and stores return private copies so the read path's
ClearSensitiveData can't wipe the cached key. TTL and max_cache_size
bound the cache.

* kms: zero superseded data keys and pool cache-key hash states

Wipe the old plaintext when a cache entry is overwritten so a key
material buffer left behind by two readers racing on the same miss does
not linger in memory. Reuse sha256 states via a sync.Pool so the read
hot path stops allocating a fresh hash on every Decrypt.

* kms: drop cache writes after Close

An in-flight Decrypt miss can call set after Close scrubbed the map,
repopulating it with a data key that would then never be cleared. Guard
set with a closed flag so post-Close stores wipe their copy and no-op.
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package kms
import (
"context"
"crypto/sha256"
"encoding/binary"
"hash"
"sort"
"sync"
"time"
"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/glog"
)
const (
// DefaultDataKeyCacheTTL is used when caching is enabled without an explicit TTL.
DefaultDataKeyCacheTTL = time.Hour
// DefaultDataKeyCacheSize bounds the number of cached decrypted data keys.
DefaultDataKeyCacheSize = 1000
)
// CachedKMSProvider wraps a KMSProvider with an in-memory cache of decrypted
// data keys. A KMS Decrypt call is deterministic for a given (ciphertext,
// encryption context) pair, so every read of the same SSE-KMS object would
// otherwise repeat an identical, network-bound KMS round-trip. Caching the
// plaintext data key removes that round-trip on the read hot path — this is
// what the cache_enabled / cache_ttl provider settings control.
//
// Only Decrypt is cached. GenerateDataKey must return a unique key per call,
// and DescribeKey / GetKeyID are cheap metadata lookups, so all three pass
// straight through to the wrapped provider via the embedded interface.
type CachedKMSProvider struct {
KMSProvider // wrapped provider; supplies the un-cached methods
ttl time.Duration
maxEntries int
mu sync.Mutex
entries map[string]*dataKeyCacheEntry
closed bool
}
type dataKeyCacheEntry struct {
keyID string
plaintext []byte
expiresAt time.Time
}
// NewCachedKMSProvider wraps provider with a decrypted-data-key cache. A
// non-positive ttl or maxEntries falls back to the package defaults.
func NewCachedKMSProvider(provider KMSProvider, ttl time.Duration, maxEntries int) *CachedKMSProvider {
if ttl <= 0 {
ttl = DefaultDataKeyCacheTTL
}
if maxEntries <= 0 {
maxEntries = DefaultDataKeyCacheSize
}
return &CachedKMSProvider{
KMSProvider: provider,
ttl: ttl,
maxEntries: maxEntries,
entries: make(map[string]*dataKeyCacheEntry),
}
}
// Decrypt returns the plaintext data key from cache when present, otherwise
// delegates to the wrapped provider and caches the result.
func (c *CachedKMSProvider) Decrypt(ctx context.Context, req *DecryptRequest) (*DecryptResponse, error) {
if req == nil || len(req.CiphertextBlob) == 0 {
// Let the wrapped provider produce its normal validation error.
return c.KMSProvider.Decrypt(ctx, req)
}
cacheKey := dataKeyCacheKey(req)
if resp := c.get(cacheKey); resp != nil {
glog.V(4).Infof("KMS data key cache hit")
return resp, nil
}
resp, err := c.KMSProvider.Decrypt(ctx, req)
if err != nil {
return nil, err
}
// Store our own copy, then hand the original back to the caller. The
// caller clears the plaintext it receives (ClearSensitiveData); keeping a
// private copy means later cache hits still return valid key material.
c.set(cacheKey, resp)
return resp, nil
}
// get returns a fresh copy of the cached response, or nil on miss/expiry. The
// copy is essential: callers clear the returned plaintext after use, which
// would otherwise wipe the cached key material for every subsequent reader.
func (c *CachedKMSProvider) get(cacheKey string) *DecryptResponse {
c.mu.Lock()
defer c.mu.Unlock()
entry, ok := c.entries[cacheKey]
if !ok {
return nil
}
if time.Now().After(entry.expiresAt) {
ClearSensitiveData(entry.plaintext)
delete(c.entries, cacheKey)
return nil
}
plaintext := make([]byte, len(entry.plaintext))
copy(plaintext, entry.plaintext)
return &DecryptResponse{KeyID: entry.keyID, Plaintext: plaintext}
}
// set stores a private copy of the plaintext data key.
func (c *CachedKMSProvider) set(cacheKey string, resp *DecryptResponse) {
if resp == nil {
return
}
plaintext := make([]byte, len(resp.Plaintext))
copy(plaintext, resp.Plaintext)
c.mu.Lock()
defer c.mu.Unlock()
if c.closed {
// A miss can finish its underlying Decrypt after Close scrubbed the
// map; don't repopulate it with key material that won't be cleared.
ClearSensitiveData(plaintext)
return
}
if old, exists := c.entries[cacheKey]; exists {
// Two readers can race on the same miss and both store; wipe the
// superseded key material instead of leaving it to linger in memory.
ClearSensitiveData(old.plaintext)
} else {
c.evictIfFullLocked()
}
c.entries[cacheKey] = &dataKeyCacheEntry{
keyID: resp.KeyID,
plaintext: plaintext,
expiresAt: time.Now().Add(c.ttl),
}
}
// evictIfFullLocked drops expired entries and, if still at capacity, the entry
// closest to expiry. Callers must hold c.mu.
func (c *CachedKMSProvider) evictIfFullLocked() {
if len(c.entries) < c.maxEntries {
return
}
now := time.Now()
for k, entry := range c.entries {
if now.After(entry.expiresAt) {
ClearSensitiveData(entry.plaintext)
delete(c.entries, k)
}
}
if len(c.entries) < c.maxEntries {
return
}
// Still full: evict the soonest-to-expire entry.
var oldestKey string
var oldestAt time.Time
for k, entry := range c.entries {
if oldestKey == "" || entry.expiresAt.Before(oldestAt) {
oldestKey = k
oldestAt = entry.expiresAt
}
}
if oldestKey != "" {
ClearSensitiveData(c.entries[oldestKey].plaintext)
delete(c.entries, oldestKey)
}
}
// Close clears cached key material and closes the wrapped provider.
func (c *CachedKMSProvider) Close() error {
c.mu.Lock()
c.closed = true
for k, entry := range c.entries {
ClearSensitiveData(entry.plaintext)
delete(c.entries, k)
}
c.mu.Unlock()
return c.KMSProvider.Close()
}
// sha256Pool reuses hash states across cache-key computations so the read hot
// path doesn't allocate a fresh one on every Decrypt.
var sha256Pool = sync.Pool{
New: func() interface{} { return sha256.New() },
}
// dataKeyCacheKey derives a stable cache key from the ciphertext blob and the
// encryption context. The context is part of the key because the same
// ciphertext decrypted under a different context is a different request, and
// caching by ciphertext alone would bypass the provider's context check.
func dataKeyCacheKey(req *DecryptRequest) string {
h := sha256Pool.Get().(hash.Hash)
// Length-prefix each field so distinct inputs cannot collide by concatenation.
writeLengthPrefixed(h, req.CiphertextBlob)
keys := make([]string, 0, len(req.EncryptionContext))
for k := range req.EncryptionContext {
keys = append(keys, k)
}
sort.Strings(keys)
for _, k := range keys {
writeLengthPrefixed(h, []byte(k))
writeLengthPrefixed(h, []byte(req.EncryptionContext[k]))
}
key := string(h.Sum(nil))
h.Reset()
sha256Pool.Put(h)
return key
}
func writeLengthPrefixed(h hash.Hash, b []byte) {
var lenBuf [8]byte
binary.BigEndian.PutUint64(lenBuf[:], uint64(len(b)))
h.Write(lenBuf[:])
h.Write(b)
}
// wrapWithCacheIfEnabled returns provider wrapped in a data-key cache when the
// configuration enables caching, otherwise provider unchanged.
func wrapWithCacheIfEnabled(provider KMSProvider, config *KMSConfig) KMSProvider {
if provider == nil || config == nil || !config.CacheEnabled {
return provider
}
// Avoid double-wrapping if a cached provider is somehow reused.
if _, ok := provider.(*CachedKMSProvider); ok {
return provider
}
cached := NewCachedKMSProvider(provider, config.CacheTTL, config.MaxCacheSize)
glog.V(1).Infof("KMS data key caching enabled (ttl=%s, max=%d)", cached.ttl, cached.maxEntries)
return cached
}
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package kms
import (
"bytes"
"context"
"fmt"
"sync"
"sync/atomic"
"testing"
"time"
"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/util"
)
// countingKMSProvider is a minimal KMSProvider that records how many times each
// method is invoked so tests can assert the cache actually avoids round-trips.
type countingKMSProvider struct {
decryptCalls int64
generateCalls int64
mu sync.Mutex
store map[string][]byte // ciphertext(string) -> plaintext data key
}
func newCountingKMSProvider() *countingKMSProvider {
return &countingKMSProvider{store: make(map[string][]byte)}
}
func (p *countingKMSProvider) GenerateDataKey(ctx context.Context, req *GenerateDataKeyRequest) (*GenerateDataKeyResponse, error) {
n := atomic.AddInt64(&p.generateCalls, 1)
plaintext := []byte(fmt.Sprintf("datakey-%d-abcdefghijklmnopqrstuv", n))[:32]
ciphertext := []byte(fmt.Sprintf("cipher-%d", n))
p.mu.Lock()
p.store[string(ciphertext)] = append([]byte(nil), plaintext...)
p.mu.Unlock()
return &GenerateDataKeyResponse{
KeyID: req.KeyID,
Plaintext: plaintext,
CiphertextBlob: ciphertext,
}, nil
}
func (p *countingKMSProvider) Decrypt(ctx context.Context, req *DecryptRequest) (*DecryptResponse, error) {
atomic.AddInt64(&p.decryptCalls, 1)
p.mu.Lock()
plaintext, ok := p.store[string(req.CiphertextBlob)]
p.mu.Unlock()
if !ok {
return nil, fmt.Errorf("ciphertext not found")
}
// Return a fresh copy, mirroring real providers that allocate per call.
return &DecryptResponse{
KeyID: "test-key",
Plaintext: append([]byte(nil), plaintext...),
}, nil
}
func (p *countingKMSProvider) DescribeKey(ctx context.Context, req *DescribeKeyRequest) (*DescribeKeyResponse, error) {
return &DescribeKeyResponse{KeyID: req.KeyID, KeyState: KeyStateEnabled, KeyUsage: KeyUsageEncryptDecrypt}, nil
}
func (p *countingKMSProvider) GetKeyID(ctx context.Context, keyIdentifier string) (string, error) {
return keyIdentifier, nil
}
func (p *countingKMSProvider) Close() error { return nil }
// TestCachedProviderDecryptHitsProviderOnce is the regression test for the
// reported bug: with caching enabled, repeated Decrypt of the same data key
// must consult the underlying KMS only once.
func TestCachedProviderDecryptHitsProviderOnce(t *testing.T) {
inner := newCountingKMSProvider()
cached := NewCachedKMSProvider(inner, time.Hour, 100)
ctx := context.Background()
dk, err := cached.GenerateDataKey(ctx, &GenerateDataKeyRequest{KeyID: "k1", KeySpec: KeySpecAES256})
if err != nil {
t.Fatalf("GenerateDataKey: %v", err)
}
req := &DecryptRequest{CiphertextBlob: dk.CiphertextBlob}
first, err := cached.Decrypt(ctx, req)
if err != nil {
t.Fatalf("first Decrypt: %v", err)
}
// Emulate the S3 read path clearing the returned plaintext after use. A
// correct cache must hand back an independent copy so this does not wipe
// the cached key material.
ClearSensitiveData(first.Plaintext)
second, err := cached.Decrypt(ctx, req)
if err != nil {
t.Fatalf("second Decrypt: %v", err)
}
if got := atomic.LoadInt64(&inner.decryptCalls); got != 1 {
t.Fatalf("expected underlying Decrypt to be called once, got %d", got)
}
// The cached result must still be the real data key. If the cache handed
// back the same buffer it stored, the ClearSensitiveData above would have
// zeroed it.
if bytes.Equal(second.Plaintext, make([]byte, len(second.Plaintext))) {
t.Fatalf("cached plaintext was zeroed by a previous caller clearing its copy")
}
}
// TestCachedProviderContextSensitivity ensures the encryption context is part
// of the cache key: a different context must not return a stale plaintext.
func TestCachedProviderContextSensitivity(t *testing.T) {
inner := newCountingKMSProvider()
cached := NewCachedKMSProvider(inner, time.Hour, 100)
ctx := context.Background()
dk, err := cached.GenerateDataKey(ctx, &GenerateDataKeyRequest{KeyID: "k1", KeySpec: KeySpecAES256})
if err != nil {
t.Fatalf("GenerateDataKey: %v", err)
}
// Same ciphertext, two different contexts. The counting provider ignores
// context, but the cache must still treat these as distinct entries so a
// real provider's context check is never short-circuited.
if _, err := cached.Decrypt(ctx, &DecryptRequest{CiphertextBlob: dk.CiphertextBlob, EncryptionContext: map[string]string{"a": "1"}}); err != nil {
t.Fatalf("Decrypt ctx a: %v", err)
}
if _, err := cached.Decrypt(ctx, &DecryptRequest{CiphertextBlob: dk.CiphertextBlob, EncryptionContext: map[string]string{"a": "2"}}); err != nil {
t.Fatalf("Decrypt ctx b: %v", err)
}
if got := atomic.LoadInt64(&inner.decryptCalls); got != 2 {
t.Fatalf("expected 2 underlying Decrypt calls for distinct contexts, got %d", got)
}
}
// TestCachedProviderTTLExpiry verifies expired entries fall through to the
// underlying provider.
func TestCachedProviderTTLExpiry(t *testing.T) {
inner := newCountingKMSProvider()
cached := NewCachedKMSProvider(inner, 20*time.Millisecond, 100)
ctx := context.Background()
dk, err := cached.GenerateDataKey(ctx, &GenerateDataKeyRequest{KeyID: "k1", KeySpec: KeySpecAES256})
if err != nil {
t.Fatalf("GenerateDataKey: %v", err)
}
req := &DecryptRequest{CiphertextBlob: dk.CiphertextBlob}
if _, err := cached.Decrypt(ctx, req); err != nil {
t.Fatalf("Decrypt: %v", err)
}
time.Sleep(40 * time.Millisecond)
if _, err := cached.Decrypt(ctx, req); err != nil {
t.Fatalf("Decrypt after expiry: %v", err)
}
if got := atomic.LoadInt64(&inner.decryptCalls); got != 2 {
t.Fatalf("expected 2 underlying Decrypt calls across TTL expiry, got %d", got)
}
}
// TestCachedProviderMaxEntries verifies the cache is size-bounded.
func TestCachedProviderMaxEntries(t *testing.T) {
inner := newCountingKMSProvider()
cached := NewCachedKMSProvider(inner, time.Hour, 2)
ctx := context.Background()
var blobs [][]byte
for i := 0; i < 3; i++ {
dk, err := cached.GenerateDataKey(ctx, &GenerateDataKeyRequest{KeyID: "k1", KeySpec: KeySpecAES256})
if err != nil {
t.Fatalf("GenerateDataKey: %v", err)
}
blobs = append(blobs, dk.CiphertextBlob)
if _, err := cached.Decrypt(ctx, &DecryptRequest{CiphertextBlob: dk.CiphertextBlob}); err != nil {
t.Fatalf("Decrypt: %v", err)
}
}
cached.mu.Lock()
size := len(cached.entries)
cached.mu.Unlock()
if size > 2 {
t.Fatalf("cache exceeded max entries: got %d, want <= 2", size)
}
}
// TestCachedProviderClearsOverwrittenPlaintext verifies that when an entry is
// replaced (two readers racing on the same miss), the superseded key material
// is zeroed rather than left lingering in memory.
func TestCachedProviderClearsOverwrittenPlaintext(t *testing.T) {
inner := newCountingKMSProvider()
cached := NewCachedKMSProvider(inner, time.Hour, 10)
cached.set("dupkey", &DecryptResponse{KeyID: "k", Plaintext: []byte("0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef")})
cached.mu.Lock()
oldBuf := cached.entries["dupkey"].plaintext
cached.mu.Unlock()
cached.set("dupkey", &DecryptResponse{KeyID: "k", Plaintext: []byte("ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff")})
if !bytes.Equal(oldBuf, make([]byte, len(oldBuf))) {
t.Fatalf("superseded cache plaintext was not zeroed: %v", oldBuf)
}
}
// TestCachedProviderNoWriteAfterClose verifies a store that lands after Close
// does not repopulate the scrubbed cache with key material.
func TestCachedProviderNoWriteAfterClose(t *testing.T) {
inner := newCountingKMSProvider()
cached := NewCachedKMSProvider(inner, time.Hour, 10)
if err := cached.Close(); err != nil {
t.Fatalf("Close: %v", err)
}
cached.set("k", &DecryptResponse{KeyID: "k", Plaintext: []byte("0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef")})
cached.mu.Lock()
n := len(cached.entries)
cached.mu.Unlock()
if n != 0 {
t.Fatalf("cache repopulated after Close: %d entries", n)
}
}
// TestAddKMSProviderWiresCache is the wiring regression test: a provider
// configured with cache_enabled must actually be handed back wrapped in a
// caching provider (the bug was that the setting was parsed but never applied).
func TestAddKMSProviderWiresCache(t *testing.T) {
RegisterProvider("cache-wiring-test", func(config util.Configuration) (KMSProvider, error) {
return newCountingKMSProvider(), nil
})
mgr := &KMSManager{
providers: make(map[string]KMSProvider),
configs: make(map[string]*KMSConfig),
bucketKMS: make(map[string]string),
}
if err := mgr.AddKMSProvider("p-cached", &KMSConfig{
Provider: "cache-wiring-test",
CacheEnabled: true,
CacheTTL: time.Hour,
MaxCacheSize: 10,
}); err != nil {
t.Fatalf("AddKMSProvider (cached): %v", err)
}
p, err := mgr.GetKMSProviderByName("p-cached")
if err != nil {
t.Fatalf("GetKMSProviderByName: %v", err)
}
if _, ok := p.(*CachedKMSProvider); !ok {
t.Fatalf("expected *CachedKMSProvider when cache enabled, got %T", p)
}
if err := mgr.AddKMSProvider("p-plain", &KMSConfig{
Provider: "cache-wiring-test",
CacheEnabled: false,
}); err != nil {
t.Fatalf("AddKMSProvider (plain): %v", err)
}
p2, err := mgr.GetKMSProviderByName("p-plain")
if err != nil {
t.Fatalf("GetKMSProviderByName: %v", err)
}
if _, ok := p2.(*CachedKMSProvider); ok {
t.Fatalf("expected unwrapped provider when cache disabled, got %T", p2)
}
}
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if err != nil {
return err
}
provider = wrapWithCacheIfEnabled(provider, config)
globalKMSMutex.Lock()
defer globalKMSMutex.Unlock()
@@ -224,6 +225,10 @@ func (km *KMSManager) AddKMSProvider(name string, config *KMSConfig) error {
return fmt.Errorf("failed to create KMS provider %s: %w", name, err)
}
// Wrap with a decrypted-data-key cache when enabled so repeated reads of
// the same SSE-KMS object avoid a KMS round-trip per read.
provider = wrapWithCacheIfEnabled(provider, config)
// Store provider and configuration
km.providers[name] = provider
km.configs[name] = config