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PocketVeto/backend/app/core/crypto.py
Jack Levy 4c86a5b9ca feat: PocketVeto v1.0.0 — initial public release
Self-hosted US Congress monitoring platform with AI policy briefs,
bill/member/topic follows, ntfy + RSS + email notifications,
alignment scoring, collections, and draft-letter generator.

Authored by: Jack Levy
2026-03-15 01:35:01 -04:00

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"""Symmetric encryption for sensitive user prefs (e.g. ntfy password).
Key priority:
1. ENCRYPTION_SECRET_KEY env var (recommended — dedicated key, easily rotatable)
2. Derived from JWT_SECRET_KEY (fallback for existing installs)
Generate a dedicated key:
python -c "from cryptography.fernet import Fernet; print(Fernet.generate_key().decode())"
"""
import base64
import hashlib
from cryptography.fernet import Fernet
_PREFIX = "enc:"
_fernet_instance: Fernet | None = None
def _fernet() -> Fernet:
global _fernet_instance
if _fernet_instance is None:
from app.config import settings
if settings.ENCRYPTION_SECRET_KEY:
# Use dedicated key directly (must be a valid 32-byte base64url key)
_fernet_instance = Fernet(settings.ENCRYPTION_SECRET_KEY.encode())
else:
# Fallback: derive from JWT secret
key_bytes = hashlib.sha256(settings.JWT_SECRET_KEY.encode()).digest()
_fernet_instance = Fernet(base64.urlsafe_b64encode(key_bytes))
return _fernet_instance
def encrypt_secret(plaintext: str) -> str:
"""Encrypt a string and return a prefixed ciphertext."""
if not plaintext:
return plaintext
return _PREFIX + _fernet().encrypt(plaintext.encode()).decode()
def decrypt_secret(value: str) -> str:
"""Decrypt a value produced by encrypt_secret. Returns plaintext as-is (legacy support)."""
if not value or not value.startswith(_PREFIX):
return value # legacy plaintext — return unchanged
return _fernet().decrypt(value[len(_PREFIX):].encode()).decode()