pysequoia 0.1.29
Provides OpenPGP facilities using Sequoia-PGP library
Requires Python: >=3.7
Keywords: openpgp, pgp, gpg, gnupg, sequoia

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# PySequoia

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This library provides [OpenPGP][] facilities in Python through the
[Sequoia PGP][SQ] library. If you need to work with encryption and
digital signatures using an [IETF standardized protocol][4880], this
package is for you!

[OpenPGP]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pretty_Good_Privacy#OpenPGP
[SQ]: https://sequoia-pgp.org/
[4880]: https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc4880
[9580]: https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9580

Note: This is a work in progress. The API is **not** stable!

## Building

```bash
set -euxo pipefail
python -m venv .env
source .env/bin/activate
pip install maturin
maturin develop
```

## Installing

PySequoia can be installed through `pip`:

```sh
pip install pysequoia
```

PyPI version of PySequoia includes native wheels for a variety of architectures and OS combinations.
If you are using a combination that is not yet provided a [Rust toolchain][RUSTUP] will be necessary for the installation to succeed.

[RUSTUP]: https://rustup.rs/

## Testing

This entire document is used for end-to-end integration tests that
exercise the package's API surface.

The tests assume that these keys exist:

```bash
# generate a key with password
gpg --batch --pinentry-mode loopback --passphrase hunter22 --quick-gen-key passwd@example.com
gpg --batch --pinentry-mode loopback --passphrase hunter22 --export-secret-key passwd@example.com > passwd.pgp

# generate a key without password
gpg --batch --pinentry-mode loopback --passphrase '' --quick-gen-key no-passwd@example.com future-default
gpg --batch --pinentry-mode loopback --passphrase '' --export-secret-key no-passwd@example.com > no-passwd.pgp
```

## Functions

All examples assume that these basic classes have been imported:

```python
from pysequoia import Cert, Sig
```

### sign

Signs data and returns armored output:

```python
from pysequoia import sign, SignatureMode

s = Cert.from_file("signing-key.asc")
signed = sign(s.secrets.signer(), "data to be signed".encode("utf8"))
print(f"Signed data: {signed}")
assert "PGP MESSAGE" in str(signed)

detached = sign(s.secrets.signer(), "data to be signed".encode("utf8"), mode=SignatureMode.DETACHED)
print(f"Detached signature: {detached}")
assert "PGP SIGNATURE" in str(detached)

clear = sign(s.secrets.signer(), "data to be signed".encode("utf8"), mode=SignatureMode.CLEAR)
print(f"Clear signed: {clear}")
assert "PGP SIGNED MESSAGE" in str(clear)
```

### verify

Verifies signed data and returns verified data:

```python
from pysequoia import verify

# sign some data
signing_key = Cert.from_file("signing-key.asc")
signed = sign(s.secrets.signer(), "data to be signed".encode("utf8"))

def get_certs(key_ids):
  # key_ids is an array of required signing keys
  print(f"For verification, we need these keys: {key_ids}")
  return [signing_key]

# verify the data
result = verify(signed, get_certs)
assert result.bytes.decode("utf8") == "data to be signed"

# let's check the valid signature's certificate and signing subkey fingerprints
assert result.valid_sigs[0].certificate == "afcf5405e8f49dbcd5dc548a86375b854b86acf9"
assert result.valid_sigs[0].signing_key == "afcf5405e8f49dbcd5dc548a86375b854b86acf9"
```

The function that returns certificates (here `get_certs`) may return more certificates than necessary.

Detached signatures can be verified by passing additional parameter with the detached signature:

```python
data = "data to be signed".encode("utf8")
detached = sign(s.secrets.signer(), data, mode=SignatureMode.DETACHED)
detached = Sig.from_bytes(detached)

result = verify(bytes=data, store=get_certs, signature=detached)

# let's check the valid signature's certificate and signing subkey fingerprints
assert result.valid_sigs[0].certificate == "afcf5405e8f49dbcd5dc548a86375b854b86acf9"
assert result.valid_sigs[0].signing_key == "afcf5405e8f49dbcd5dc548a86375b854b86acf9"
```

This function can also work with files directly, which is beneficial if the file to be verified is large:

```python
import tempfile
with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(delete=False) as tmp:
  data = "data to be signed".encode("utf8")
  detached = sign(s.secrets.signer(), data, mode=SignatureMode.DETACHED)
  detached = Sig.from_bytes(detached)

  tmp.write(data)
  tmp.close()

  # verify a detached signature against a file name
  result = verify(file=tmp.name, store=get_certs, signature=detached)

  # let's check the valid signature's certificate and signing subkey fingerprints
  assert result.valid_sigs[0].certificate == "afcf5405e8f49dbcd5dc548a86375b854b86acf9"
  assert result.valid_sigs[0].signing_key == "afcf5405e8f49dbcd5dc548a86375b854b86acf9"
```

`verify` succeeds if *at least one* correct signature has been made by any of the certificates supplied. If you need more advanced policies they can be implemented by inspecting the `valid_sigs` property.

### encrypt

Signs and encrypts a string to one or more recipients:

```python
from pysequoia import encrypt

s = Cert.from_file("passwd.pgp")
r = Cert.from_bytes(open("wiktor.asc", "rb").read())
content = "content to encrypt".encode("utf8")
encrypted = encrypt(signer = s.secrets.signer("hunter22"), recipients = [r], bytes = content).decode("utf8")
print(f"Encrypted data: {encrypted}")
```

The `signer` argument is optional and when omitted the function will return an unsigned (but encrypted) message.

### decrypt

Decrypts plain data:

```python
from pysequoia import decrypt

sender = Cert.from_file("no-passwd.pgp")
receiver = Cert.from_file("passwd.pgp")

content = "Red Green Blue"

encrypted = encrypt(recipients = [receiver], bytes = content.encode("utf8"))

decrypted = decrypt(decryptor = receiver.secrets.decryptor("hunter22"), bytes = encrypted)

assert content == decrypted.bytes.decode("utf8");

# this message did not contain any valid signatures
assert len(decrypted.valid_sigs) == 0
```

Decrypt can also verify signatures while decrypting:

```python
from pysequoia import decrypt

sender = Cert.from_file("no-passwd.pgp")
receiver = Cert.from_file("passwd.pgp")

content = "Red Green Blue"

encrypted = encrypt(signer = sender.secrets.signer(), recipients = [receiver], bytes = content.encode("utf8"))

def get_certs(key_ids):
  print(f"For verification after decryption, we need these keys: {key_ids}")
  return [sender]

decrypted = decrypt(decryptor = receiver.secrets.decryptor("hunter22"), bytes = encrypted, store = get_certs)

assert content == decrypted.bytes.decode("utf8");

# let's check the valid signature's certificate and signing subkey fingerprints
assert decrypted.valid_sigs[0].certificate == sender.fingerprint
assert decrypted.valid_sigs[0].signing_key == sender.fingerprint
```

Here, the same remarks as to [`verify`](#verify) also apply.

## Certificates

The `Cert` class represents one OpenPGP certificate (commonly called a
"public key").

This package additionally verifies the certificate using Sequoia PGP's
[`StandardPolicy`][SP]. This means that certificates using weak
cryptography can fail to load, or present a different view than in
other OpenPGP software (e.g. if a User ID uses SHA-1 in its
back-signature, it may be missing from the list of User IDs returned
by this package).

[SP]: https://docs.rs/sequoia-openpgp/latest/sequoia_openpgp/policy/struct.StandardPolicy.html

Certificates have two forms, one is ASCII armored and one is raw bytes:

```python
cert = Cert.generate("Test <test@example.com>")

print(f"Armored cert: {cert}")
print(f"Bytes of the cert: {bytes(cert)}")
```

### Parsing

Certificates can be parsed from files (`Cert.from_file`) or bytes in
memory (`Cert.from_bytes`).

```python
cert1 = Cert.generate("Test <test@example.com>")
buffer = bytes(cert1)

parsed_cert = Cert.from_bytes(buffer)
assert str(parsed_cert.user_ids[0]) == "Test <test@example.com>"
```

They can also be picked from "keyring" files (`Cert.split_file`) or
bytes in memory (`Cert.split_bytes`) which are collections of binary
certificates.

```python
cert1 = Cert.generate("Test 1 <test-1@example.com>")
cert2 = Cert.generate("Test 2 <test-2@example.com>")
cert3 = Cert.generate("Test 3 <test-3@example.com>")

buffer = bytes(cert1) + bytes(cert2) + bytes(cert3)
certs = Cert.split_bytes(buffer)
assert len(certs) == 3
```

### generate

Creates a new general purpose key with a given User ID:

```python
alice = Cert.generate("Alice <alice@example.com>")
fpr = alice.fingerprint
print(f"Generated cert with fingerprint {fpr}:\n{alice}")
```

Multiple User IDs can be passed as a list to the `generate` function:

```python
cert = Cert.generate(user_ids = ["First", "Second", "Third"])
assert len(cert.user_ids) == 3
```

Newly generated certificates are usable in both encryption and signing
contexts:

```python
alice = Cert.generate("Alice <alice@example.com>")
bob = Cert.generate("Bob <bob@example.com>")

content = "content to encrypt".encode("utf8")

encrypted = encrypt(signer = alice.secrets.signer(), recipients = [bob], bytes = content)
print(f"Encrypted data: {encrypted}")
```

The default is to generate keys according to [RFC4880][4880]. By
providing a `profile` parameter to the generate function, [modern PGP
keys][9580] can also be generated:

```python
from pysequoia import Profile

mary = Cert.generate("Modern Mary <mary@example.com", profile=Profile.RFC9580)
print(f"Generated cert with fingerprint {mary.fingerprint}:\n{mary}")
```

Note that legacy PGP implementations may not be able to consume these
certificates yet.

### merge

Merges packets from a new version into an old version of a certificate:

```python
old = Cert.from_file("wiktor.asc")
new = Cert.from_file("wiktor-fresh.asc")
merged = old.merge(new)
```

### User IDs

Listing existing User IDs:

```python
cert = Cert.from_file("wiktor.asc")
user_id = cert.user_ids[0]
assert str(user_id).startswith("Wiktor Kwapisiewicz")
```

Adding new User IDs:

```python
cert = Cert.generate("Alice <alice@example.com>")
assert len(cert.user_ids) == 1;

cert = cert.add_user_id(value = "Alice <alice@company.invalid>", certifier = cert.secrets.certifier())

assert len(cert.user_ids) == 2;
```

Revoking User IDs:

```python
cert = Cert.generate("Bob <bob@example.com>")

cert = cert.add_user_id(value = "Bob <bob@company.invalid>", certifier = cert.secrets.certifier())
assert len(cert.user_ids) == 2

# create User ID revocation
revocation = cert.revoke_user_id(user_id = cert.user_ids[1], certifier = cert.secrets.certifier())

# merge the revocation with the cert
cert = Cert.from_bytes(bytes(cert) + bytes(revocation))
assert len(cert.user_ids) == 1
```

### Notations

Notations are small pieces of data that can be attached to signatures (and, indirectly, to User IDs).

The following example reads and displays a [Keyoxide][KX] proof URI:

[KX]: https://keyoxide.org/

```python
cert = Cert.from_file("wiktor.asc")
user_id = cert.user_ids[0]
notation = user_id.notations[0]

assert notation.key == "proof@metacode.biz";
assert notation.value == "dns:metacode.biz?type=TXT";
```

Notations can also be added:

```python
from pysequoia import Notation

cert = Cert.from_file("signing-key.asc")

# No notations initially
assert len(cert.user_ids[0].notations) == 0;

cert = cert.set_notations(cert.secrets.certifier(), [Notation("proof@metacode.biz", "dns:metacode.biz")])

# Has one notation now
print(str(cert.user_ids[0].notations))
assert len(cert.user_ids[0].notations) == 1;

# Check the notation data
notation = cert.user_ids[0].notations[0]

assert notation.key == "proof@metacode.biz";
assert notation.value == "dns:metacode.biz";
```

### Key expiration

Certs have an `expiration` getter for retrieving the current key
expiry time:

```python
cert = Cert.from_file("signing-key.asc")

# Cert does not have any expiration date:
assert cert.expiration is None

cert = Cert.from_file("wiktor.asc")
# Cert expires on New Year's Eve
assert str(cert.expiration) == "2022-12-31 12:00:02+00:00"
```

Key expiration can also be adjusted with `set_expiration`:

```python
from datetime import datetime

cert = Cert.from_file("signing-key.asc")

# Cert does not have any expiration date:
assert cert.expiration is None

# Set the expiration to some specified point in time
expiration = datetime.fromisoformat("2021-11-04T00:05:23+00:00")
cert = cert.set_expiration(expiration = expiration, certifier = cert.secrets.certifier())
assert str(cert.expiration) == "2021-11-04 00:05:23+00:00"
```

### Key revocation

Certs can be revoked. While [expiration makes the key unusable
temporarily][EXP] to encourage the user to refresh a copy revocation is
irreversible.

[EXP]: https://blogs.gentoo.org/mgorny/2018/08/13/openpgp-key-expiration-is-not-a-security-measure/

```python
cert = Cert.generate("Test Revocation <revoke@example.com>")
revocation = cert.revoke(certifier = cert.secrets.certifier())

# creating revocation signature does not revoke the key
assert not cert.is_revoked

# importing revocation signature marks the key as revoked
revoked_cert = Cert.from_bytes(bytes(cert) + bytes(revocation))
assert revoked_cert.is_revoked
```

## Secret keys

Certificates generated through `Cert.generate()` contain secret keys
and can be used for signing and decryption.

To avoid accidental leakage secret keys are never directly printed
when the Cert is written to a string. To enable this behavior use
`Cert.secrets`. `secrets` returns `None` on certificates which do
not contain any secret key material ("public keys").

```python
c = Cert.generate("Testing key <test@example.com>")
assert c.has_secret_keys

# by default only public parts are exported
public_parts = Cert.from_bytes(f"{c}".encode("utf8"))
assert not public_parts.has_secret_keys
assert public_parts.secrets is None

# to export secret parts use the following:
private_parts = Cert.from_bytes(f"{c.secrets}".encode("utf8"))
assert private_parts.has_secret_keys
```

## Signatures

Detached signatures can be read directly from files (`Sig.from_file`) or bytes in memory (`Sig.from_bytes`):

```python
from pysequoia import Sig

sig = Sig.from_file("sig.pgp")

print(f"Parsed signature: {repr(sig)}")

assert sig.issuer_fpr == "e8f23996f23218640cb44cbe75cf5ac418b8e74c"
assert sig.created == datetime.fromisoformat("2023-07-19T18:14:01+00:00")
```

## License

This project is licensed under [Apache License, Version 2.0][APL].

[APL]: https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html

## Contribution

Unless you explicitly state otherwise, any contribution intentionally
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and conditions of this license, without any additional terms or
conditions.