boilerplate
boilerplate loads secrets from multiple sources, like AWS Secrets Manager, AWS Parameter Store, Hashicorp Vault, etc.
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envconfig
Supported Stores
aws-secretsmanager: CONFIG_VAR=aws-secretsmanager:region:secret_name[:field_name]
aws-parameterstore: CONFIG_VAR=aws-parameterstore:region:parameter_name[:field_name]
aws-s3: CONFIG_VAR=aws-s3:region:bucket_name,object_name[:field_name]
aws-dynamodb: CONFIG_VAR=aws-dynamodb:region:table_name,key_name,key_value,value_attr[:field_name]
aws-lambda: CONFIG_VAR=aws-lambda:region:func_name,key_name,key_value,body_field[:field_name]
#http: CONFIG_VAR=#http::method,proto,host,path,body_base64,token[:field_name]
vault: CONFIG_VAR=vault::token,token-value,proto,host,port,secret_path[:field_name]
proxy: CONFIG_VAR=proxy||proto,host,port,secret_name[|field_name]
:field_name
is optional. If provided, the object will be decoded as JSON/YAML and the specified field name will be extracted.
Examples:
export DB_URI=aws-secretsmanager:us-east-1:database:uri
export DB_URI=aws-parameterstore:us-east-1:/microservice9/mongodb:uri
export DB_URI=aws-s3:us-east-1:bucketParameters,app7/mongodb.yaml:uri
export DB_URI=aws-dynamodb:us-east-1:parameters,parameter,mongodb,value:uri
export DB_URI=aws-lambda:us-east-1:parameters,parameter,mongodb,body:uri
export DB_URI=vault::token,dev-only-token,http,localhost,8200,secret/myapp1/mongodb:uri
export DB_URI=proxy||http,localhost,8080,vault::token,dev-only-token,http,localhost,8200,secret/myapp1/mongodb:uri
echo -n '{"parameter":"mongodb"}' | base64
eyJwYXJhbWV0ZXIiOiJtb25nb2RiIn0=
export DB_URI=#http::GET,https,tttt.lambda-url.us-east-1.on.aws,/,eyJwYXJhbWV0ZXIiOiJtb25nb2RiIn0=,Bearer secret:uri
DynamoDB
export DB_URI=aws-dynamodb:us-east-1:parameters,parameter,mongodb,value:uri
# Table: parameters
# Key: parameter=mongodb
# Attribute name: value
# Attribute value: {"uri":"mongodb://127.0.0.1:27001/?retryWrites=false"}
Lambda
export DB_URI=aws-lambda:us-east-1:parameters,parameter,mongodb,body:uri
# Function: parameters
# Request: {"parameter":"mongodb"}
# Response field: body
# Response: {"statusCode": 200,"body": "{\"uri\": \"mongodb://localhost:27017/?retryWrites=false\"}"}
HTTP
export DB_URI=#http::GET,https,tttt.lambda-url.us-east-1.on.aws,/,eyJwYXJhbWV0ZXIiOiJtb25nb2RiIn0=,Bearer secret:uri
# Method: GET
# Protocol: https
# Host: tttt.lambda-url.us-east-1.on.aws
# Path: /
# Body: {"parameter":"mongodb"} (base64 encoded as eyJwYXJhbWV0ZXIiOiJtb25nb2RiIn0=)
# Token: Bearer secret
# Response: {"uri":"mongodb://127.0.0.1:27001/?retryWrites=false"}
Vault
export DB_URI=vault::token,dev-only-token,http,localhost,8200,secret/myapp1/mongodb:uri
# Auth method: token
# Token: dev-only-token
# Protocol: http
# Host: localhost
# Port: 8200
# Secret path: secret/myapp1/mongodb
# Secret key: mongodb
# Response: {"uri":"abc"}
# JSON Field: uri
Usage
Create a function to load app configuration from env vars
See example function newConfig()
below.
Or look at examples/envconfig-example/config.go.
import (
"github.com/udhos/boilerplate/envconfig"
)
type appConfig struct {
databaseURI string
databaseCode int
databaseTidy bool
}
func newConfig(env *envconfig.Env) appConfig {
return appConfig{
databaseURI: env.String("DB_URI", "http://test-db"),
databaseCode: env.Int("DB_CODE", 42),
databaseTidy: env.Bool("DB_TIDY", false),
}
}
How to define env var DB_URI
Option 1: Literal value
export DB_URI=http://real-db
Option 2: Retrieve scalar value from AWS Secrets Manager
If you prefix env var value with aws-secretsmanager:
, the envconfig package will try to fetch it from AWS Secrets Manager.
Format:
export CONFIG_VAR=aws-secretsmanager:region:secret_name
Example:
export DB_URI=aws-secretsmanager::database_uri
# `database_uri` is the name of the secret stored in AWS Secrets Manager
# The secret `database_uri` could store any scalar value like: `http://real-db`
Option 3: Retrieve JSON value from AWS Secrets Manager
If you append ":<json_field>" to env var value, after the secret name, the package envconfig will retrieve the secret from AWS Secrets Manager and will attempt to extract that specific JSON field from the value.
Format:
export CONFIG_VAR=aws-secretsmanager:region:secret_name:json_field
Example:
export DB_URI=aws-secretsmanager::database:uri
# `database` is the name of the secret stored in AWS Secrets Manager
# `uri` is the name of the field to be retrieved from the JSON value
# The secret `database` should store a JSON value like: `{"uri":"http://real-db"}`
# In this example, the env var DB_URI will be assigned the value of the JSON field `uri`: `http://real-db`.
References
Vault
Get started: https://developer.hashicorp.com/vault/docs/get-started/developer-qs
Vault server version: hashicorp/vault:1.17.5
Vault cli version:
$ vault version
Vault v1.17.5 (4d0c53e84094b8017d32b6e5b7f8142035c8837f), built 2024-08-30T15:54:57Z
docker run --rm -p 8200:8200 -e 'VAULT_DEV_ROOT_TOKEN_ID=dev-only-token' hashicorp/vault:1.17.5
export VAULT_ADDR=http://127.0.0.1:8200
vault login
(Enter Root Token: dev-only-token)
vault kv put secret/myapp1 mongodb='{"uri":"abc"}'
vault kv get secret/myapp1
Curl
curl -H "X-Vault-Token: dev-only-token" http://127.0.0.1:8200/v1/secret/data/myapp1
{"request_id":"2a91f4df-64da-b585-c85b-f197869319b9","lease_id":"","renewable":false,"lease_duration":0,"data":{"data":{"mongodb":"{\"uri\":\"abc\"}"},"metadata":{"created_time":"2024-09-06T04:48:43.268293382Z","custom_metadata":null,"deletion_time":"","destroyed":false,"version":1}},"wrap_info":null,"warnings":null,"auth":null,"mount_type":"kv"}
data --> {"mongodb":"{\"uri\":\"abc\"}"}
Example
secret/myapp1
is created as
secret/data/myapp1
, with key
mongodb='{"uri":"abc"}
, and should be queried like
vault::token,dev-only-token,http,localhost,8200,secret/myapp1/mongodb:uri
.
secret/myapp1/mongodb/uri:abc
secret = mount
myapp1 = secret
mongodb = key
uri = json field
$ vault kv get secret/myapp1
=== Secret Path ===
secret/data/myapp1
======= Metadata =======
Key Value
--- -----
created_time 2024-09-06T04:48:43.268293382Z
custom_metadata <nil>
deletion_time n/a
destroyed false
version 1
===== Data =====
Key Value
--- -----
mongodb {"uri":"abc"}
Testing AWS IAM Role
- Run vault server with permission to AWS STS
key=$(echo $(grep aws_access_key_id ~/.aws/credentials | awk -F= '{print$2}'))
secret=$(echo $(grep aws_secret_access_key ~/.aws/credentials | awk -F= '{print$2}'))
docker run --rm -p 8200:8200 \
-e 'VAULT_DEV_ROOT_TOKEN_ID=dev-only-token' \
-e AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=$key \
-e AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=$secret \
hashicorp/vault:1.17.5
- Use vault cli to configure the server
CLIENT_IAM_ROLE_ARN=... ;# fill this with client role arn
export VAULT_ADDR=http://127.0.0.1:8200
vault login
# enable aws auth
vault auth enable aws
# create policy for role dev-role-iam
vault policy write "example-policy" -<<EOF
path "secret/*" {
capabilities = ["create", "read"]
}
EOF
# create role dev-role-iam
vault write \
auth/aws/role/dev-role-iam \
auth_type=iam \
policies=example-policy \
max_ttl=24h \
bound_iam_principal_arn=$CLIENT_IAM_ROLE_ARN
# Put a secret to query later
vault kv put secret/myapp1 mongodb='{"uri":"abc"}'
- Test client
NOTE: Vault client sdk has some limitations: (1) It does no support AWS_PROFILE. (2) It does not support credential files (~/.aws/credentials
). It only worked with aws env vars (role credentials from env vars).
# Login into $CLIENT_IAM_ROLE_ARN with `aws sts assume-role` and put values into env vars.
# Then run:
export VAULT=vault::,dev-role-iam,http,localhost,8200,secret/myapp1/mongodb:uri
vault-example
If everything works properly, look for these lines:
2024/09/07 23:27:01 ##### RESULT1: vault::,dev-role-iam,http,localhost,8200,secret/myapp1/mongodb:uri: abc
2024/09/07 23:27:01 ##### RESULT2: vault::,dev-role-iam,http,localhost,8200,secret/myapp1/mongodb:uri: abc