handle passing password through env

.gitignore

@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 .vscode/
 node_modules
 .staticrypt.json
+.env

README.md

@@ -22,6 +22,13 @@ Staticrypt is available through npm as a CLI, install with `npm install -g stati
 staticrypt test.html MY_PASSPHRASE
 ```
 
+**Encrypt a file with the passphrase in an environment variable:** set your passphrase in the `STATICRYPT_PASSWORD` environment variable ([`.env` files](https://www.npmjs.com/package/dotenv#usage) are supported):
+
+```bash
+# the passphrase is in the STATICRYPT_PASSWORD env variable
+staticrypt test.html
+```
+
 **Encrypt a file and get a shareble link containing the hashed password** - you can include your file URL or leave blank:
 
 ```bash
@@ -43,7 +50,9 @@ find . -type f -name "*.html" -not -name "*_encrypted.html" -exec staticrypt {}
 
 ### CLI Reference
 
-    Usage: staticrypt <filename> <passphrase> [options]
+The passphrase argument is optional if `STATICRYPT_PASSWORD` is set in the environment or `.env` file.
+
+    Usage: staticrypt <filename> [<passphrase>] [options]
 
     Options:
           --help                    Show help                              [boolean]

cli/helpers.js

@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+const fs = require("fs");
+
+const cryptoEngine = require("../lib/cryptoEngine/cryptojsEngine");
+const { generateRandomSalt } = cryptoEngine;
+
+/**
+ * @param {string} message
+ */
 function exitEarly(message) {
     console.log(message);
     process.exit(1);
@@ -12,7 +20,7 @@ exports.exitEarly = exitEarly;
  *
  * From https://github.com/yargs/yargs/issues/513#issuecomment-221412008
  *
- * @param option
+ * @param {string} option
  * @param yargs
  * @returns {boolean}
  */
@@ -36,3 +44,58 @@ function isOptionSetByUser(option, yargs) {
     return false;
 }
 exports.isOptionSetByUser = isOptionSetByUser;
+
+/**
+ * Get the password from the command arguments
+ *
+ * @param {string[]} positionalArguments
+ * @returns {string}
+ */
+function getPassword(positionalArguments) {
+    let password = process.env.STATICRYPT_PASSWORD;
+    const hasEnvPassword = password !== undefined && password !== "";
+
+    if (hasEnvPassword) {
+        return password;
+    }
+
+    if (positionalArguments.length < 2) {
+        exitEarly("Missing password: please provide an argument or set the STATICRYPT_PASSWORD environment variable in the environment or .env file");
+    }
+
+    return positionalArguments[1];
+}
+exports.getPassword = getPassword;
+
+/**
+ * @param {string} filepath
+ * @returns {string}
+ */
+function getFileContent(filepath) {
+    try {
+        return fs.readFileSync(filepath, "utf8");
+    } catch (e) {
+        exitEarly("Failure: input file does not exist!");
+    }
+}
+exports.getFileContent = getFileContent;
+
+/**
+ * @param {object} namedArgs
+ * @param {object} config
+ * @returns {string}
+ */
+function getSalt(namedArgs, config) {
+    // either a salt was provided by the user through the flag --salt
+    if (!!namedArgs.salt) {
+        return String(namedArgs.salt).toLowerCase();
+    }
+
+    // or try to read the salt from config file
+    if (config.salt) {
+        return config.salt;
+    }
+
+    return generateRandomSalt();
+}
+exports.getSalt = getSalt;

cli/index.js

@@ -5,10 +5,14 @@
 const fs = require("fs");
 const path = require("path");
 const Yargs = require("yargs");
+
+// parse .env file into process.env
+require('dotenv').config();
+
 const cryptoEngine = require("../lib/cryptoEngine/cryptojsEngine");
 const codec = require("../lib/codec");
 const { convertCommonJSToBrowserJS, genFile} = require("../lib/formater");
-const { exitEarly, isOptionSetByUser } = require("./helpers");
+const { exitEarly, isOptionSetByUser, getPassword, getFileContent, getSalt} = require("./helpers");
 const { generateRandomSalt } = cryptoEngine;
 const { encode } = codec.init(cryptoEngine);
 
@@ -19,7 +23,7 @@ const SCRIPT_TAG =
   SCRIPT_URL +
   '" integrity="sha384-lp4k1VRKPU9eBnPePjnJ9M2RF3i7PC30gXs70+elCVfgwLwx1tv5+ctxdtwxqZa7" crossorigin="anonymous"></script>';
 
-const yargs = Yargs.usage("Usage: staticrypt <filename> <passphrase> [options]")
+const yargs = Yargs.usage("Usage: staticrypt <filename> [<passphrase>] [options]")
   .option("c", {
     alias: "config",
     type: "string",
@@ -117,11 +121,16 @@ if (isOptionSetByUser("s", yargs) && !namedArgs.salt) {
 }
 
 // validate the number of arguments
-if (namedArgs._.length !== 2) {
+const positionalArguments = namedArgs._;
+if (positionalArguments.length > 2 || positionalArguments.length === 0) {
   Yargs.showHelp();
   process.exit(1);
 }
 
+// parse input
+const inputFilepath = positionalArguments[0].toString(),
+  password = getPassword(positionalArguments);
+
 // get config file
 const isUsingconfigFile = namedArgs.config.toLowerCase() !== "false";
 const configPath = "./" + namedArgs.config;
@@ -130,22 +139,8 @@ if (isUsingconfigFile && fs.existsSync(configPath)) {
   config = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(configPath, "utf8"));
 }
 
-/**
- * Get the salt to use
- */
-let salt;
-// either a salt was provided by the user through the flag --salt
-if (!!namedArgs.salt) {
-  salt = String(namedArgs.salt).toLowerCase();
-}
-// or we try to read the salt from config file
-else if (!!config.salt) {
-  salt = config.salt;
-}
-// or we generate a salt
-else {
-  salt = generateRandomSalt();
-}
+// get the salt
+const salt = getSalt(namedArgs, config);
 
 // validate the salt
 if (salt.length !== 32 || /[^a-f0-9]/.test(salt)) {
@@ -161,28 +156,19 @@ if (isUsingconfigFile && config.salt !== salt) {
   fs.writeFileSync(configPath, JSON.stringify(config, null, 4));
 }
 
-// parse input
-const input = namedArgs._[0].toString(),
-  passphrase = namedArgs._[1].toString();
-
 // display the share link with the hashed password if the --share flag is set
 if (isOptionSetByUser("share", yargs)) {
     const url = namedArgs.share || "";
-    const hashedPassphrase = cryptoEngine.hashPassphrase(passphrase, salt);
+    const hashedPassphrase = cryptoEngine.hashPassphrase(password, salt);
 
     console.log(url + "?staticrypt_pwd=" + hashedPassphrase);
 }
 
 // get the file content
-let contents;
-try {
-  contents = fs.readFileSync(input, "utf8");
-} catch (e) {
-  exitEarly("Failure: input file does not exist!");
-}
+const contents = getFileContent(inputFilepath);
 
 // encrypt input
-const encryptedMessage = encode(contents, passphrase, salt);
+const encryptedMessage = encode(contents, password, salt);
 
 // create crypto-js tag (embedded or not)
 let cryptoTag = SCRIPT_TAG;
@@ -218,6 +204,6 @@ const data = {
 
 const outputFilePath = namedArgs.output !== null
     ? namedArgs.output
-    : input.replace(/\.html$/, "") + "_encrypted.html";
+    : inputFilepath.replace(/\.html$/, "") + "_encrypted.html";
 
 genFile(data, outputFilePath, namedArgs.f);

example/example_encrypted.html

@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ exports.init = init;
     var decode = codec.init(cryptoEngine).decode;
 
     // variables to be filled when generating the file
-    var encryptedMsg = '56dea7d61318f40686a20af181fb5d14ce025164d56770ddc61e4078def3d7fa69239fbb3c84b1fe941343cf41100ba6U2FsdGVkX1+4r6JJlpkeR9aAipKLcWURUBxGgPpqDEAR7vAJu1wnAztHaNch1IemKHPOJ+Oy9Mi30xuAfl14RUbSn/nIpReEzVNWVdTQsetFPs+uSDdlayJF1I9CwSkmp0MnQB+d85QWh3xDQpdZ/+fWaRdXPIhhvavpkThFAeJatSezVbA2Xx4CNJWfzc2ekin7uoEAizHk+qUAefRCbA==',
+    var encryptedMsg = '30d59eebfa6443549af9f78e49525e458bd5d4ee783cb2fc5a61882f62769d8ec467ba45c6c10554321b4ff338b9baacU2FsdGVkX1/M666zWrcMkpw3mxNzMVp8DMjVCvC7R6wGFtZMgA17LV7KuFWo9vqiCoqz52rvljIuZ65Uq5xFJxKGZAAhXfiKrfNnlhcoEsqrdLH/RVRqC2VKPwlM+6OyMd2GB5FV79kWJW9xlnrUjpokIbq7OqIfKooQ8hSKsJFqHNJFYzLNuGMtvERC23jgSFXSKoCACBPXsSgqCdrxbQ==',
         salt = 'b93bbaf35459951c47721d1f3eaeb5b9',
         labelError = 'Bad password!',
         isRememberEnabled = true,
@@ -461,6 +461,7 @@ exports.init = init;
         if (!hasDecrypted) {
             document.getElementById("staticrypt_loading").classList.add("hidden");
             document.getElementById("staticrypt_content").classList.remove("hidden");
+            document.getElementById("staticrypt-password").focus();
         }
     }
 

lib/password_template.html

@@ -329,6 +329,7 @@
         if (!hasDecrypted) {
             document.getElementById("staticrypt_loading").classList.add("hidden");
             document.getElementById("staticrypt_content").classList.remove("hidden");
+            document.getElementById("staticrypt-password").focus();
         }
     }
 

package-lock.json

@@ -1,21 +1,21 @@
 {
   "name": "staticrypt",
-  "version": "2.1.1",
+  "version": "2.3.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "staticrypt",
-      "version": "2.1.1",
+      "version": "2.3.0",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "crypto-js": "3.1.9-1",
+        "dotenv": "^16.0.3",
         "yargs": ">=10.0.3"
       },
       "bin": {
         "staticrypt": "cli/index.js"
-      },
-      "devDependencies": {}
+      }
     },
     "node_modules/ansi-regex": {
       "version": "5.0.1",
@@ -70,6 +70,14 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/crypto-js/-/crypto-js-3.1.9-1.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha1-/aGedh/Ad+Af+/3G6f38WeiAbNg="
     },
+    "node_modules/dotenv": {
+      "version": "16.0.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-16.0.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-7GO6HghkA5fYG9TYnNxi14/7K9f5occMlp3zXAuSxn7CKCxt9xbNWG7yF8hTCSUchlfWSe3uLmlPfigevRItzQ==",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=12"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/emoji-regex": {
       "version": "8.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/emoji-regex/-/emoji-regex-8.0.0.tgz",
@@ -223,6 +231,11 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/crypto-js/-/crypto-js-3.1.9-1.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha1-/aGedh/Ad+Af+/3G6f38WeiAbNg="
     },
+    "dotenv": {
+      "version": "16.0.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-16.0.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-7GO6HghkA5fYG9TYnNxi14/7K9f5occMlp3zXAuSxn7CKCxt9xbNWG7yF8hTCSUchlfWSe3uLmlPfigevRItzQ=="
+    },
     "emoji-regex": {
       "version": "8.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/emoji-regex/-/emoji-regex-8.0.0.tgz",

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "staticrypt",
-  "version": "2.2.1",
+  "version": "2.3.0",
   "description": "Based on the [crypto-js](https://github.com/brix/crypto-js) library, StatiCrypt uses AES-256 to encrypt your input with your passphrase and put it in a HTML file with a password prompt that can decrypted in-browser (client side).",
   "main": "index.js",
   "files": [
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "crypto-js": "3.1.9-1",
+    "dotenv": "^16.0.3",
     "yargs": ">=10.0.3"
   },
   "author": "Robin Moisson (https://github.com/robinmoisson)",
@@ -19,7 +20,6 @@
     "Aaron Coplan (https://github.com/AaronCoplan)"
   ],
   "license": "MIT",
-  "devDependencies": {},
   "scripts": {
     "build": "bash ./scripts/build.sh",
     "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"