Merge pull request 2094 from juergenhoetzel/password-command

Add support for reading password from external command

changelog/unreleased/pull-2094

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+Enhancement: Run command to get password
+
+We've added the `--password-command` option which allows specifying a command
+that restic runs every time the password for the repository is needed, so it
+can be integrated with a password manager or keyring. The option can also be
+set via the environment variable `$RESTIC_PASSWORD_COMMAND`.
+
+https://github.com/restic/restic/pull/2094

cmd/restic/global.go

@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/restic/restic/internal/errors"
 
 	"golang.org/x/crypto/ssh/terminal"
+	"os/exec"
 )
 
 var version = "0.9.3-dev (compiled manually)"
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ const TimeFormat = "2006-01-02 15:04:05"
 type GlobalOptions struct {
 	Repo            string
 	PasswordFile    string
+	PasswordCommand string
 	KeyHint         string
 	Quiet           bool
 	Verbose         int
@@ -93,6 +95,7 @@ func init() {
 	f.StringVarP(&globalOptions.Repo, "repo", "r", os.Getenv("RESTIC_REPOSITORY"), "repository to backup to or restore from (default: $RESTIC_REPOSITORY)")
 	f.StringVarP(&globalOptions.PasswordFile, "password-file", "p", os.Getenv("RESTIC_PASSWORD_FILE"), "read the repository password from a file (default: $RESTIC_PASSWORD_FILE)")
 	f.StringVarP(&globalOptions.KeyHint, "key-hint", "", os.Getenv("RESTIC_KEY_HINT"), "key ID of key to try decrypting first (default: $RESTIC_KEY_HINT)")
+	f.StringVarP(&globalOptions.PasswordCommand, "password-command", "", os.Getenv("RESTIC_PASSWORD_COMMAND"), "specify a shell command to obtain a password (default: $RESTIC_PASSWORD_COMMAND)")
 	f.BoolVarP(&globalOptions.Quiet, "quiet", "q", false, "do not output comprehensive progress report")
 	f.CountVarP(&globalOptions.Verbose, "verbose", "v", "be verbose (specify --verbose multiple times or level `n`)")
 	f.BoolVar(&globalOptions.NoLock, "no-lock", false, "do not lock the repo, this allows some operations on read-only repos")
@@ -236,7 +239,23 @@ func Exitf(exitcode int, format string, args ...interface{}) {
 }
 
 // resolvePassword determines the password to be used for opening the repository.
-func resolvePassword(opts GlobalOptions, env string) (string, error) {
+func resolvePassword(opts GlobalOptions) (string, error) {
+	if opts.PasswordFile != "" && opts.PasswordCommand != "" {
+		return "", errors.Fatalf("Password file and command are mutually exclusive options")
+	}
+	if opts.PasswordCommand != "" {
+		args, err := backend.SplitShellStrings(opts.PasswordCommand)
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", err
+		}
+		cmd := exec.Command(args[0], args[1:]...)
+		cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
+		output, err := cmd.Output()
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", err
+		}
+		return (strings.TrimSpace(string(output))), nil
+	}
 	if opts.PasswordFile != "" {
 		s, err := textfile.Read(opts.PasswordFile)
 		if os.IsNotExist(errors.Cause(err)) {
@@ -245,7 +264,7 @@ func resolvePassword(opts GlobalOptions, env string) (string, error) {
 		return strings.TrimSpace(string(s)), errors.Wrap(err, "Readfile")
 	}
 
-	if pwd := os.Getenv(env); pwd != "" {
+	if pwd := os.Getenv("RESTIC_PASSWORD"); pwd != "" {
 		return pwd, nil
 	}
 

cmd/restic/main.go

@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ directories in an encrypted repository stored on different backends.
 		if c.Name() == "version" {
 			return nil
 		}
-		pwd, err := resolvePassword(globalOptions, "RESTIC_PASSWORD")
+		pwd, err := resolvePassword(globalOptions)
 		if err != nil {
 			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Resolving password failed: %v\n", err)
 			Exit(1)

doc/030_preparing_a_new_repo.rst

@@ -21,6 +21,19 @@ using a local repository; the remaining sections of this chapter cover all the
 other options. You can skip to the next chapter once you've read the relevant
 section here.
 
+For automated backups, restic accepts the repository location in the
+environment variable ``RESTIC_REPOSITORY``. For the password, several options
+exist:
+
+ * Setting the environment variable ``RESTIC_PASSWORD``
+
+ * Specifying the path to a file with the password via the option
+   ``--password-file`` or the environment variable ``RESTIC_PASSWORD_FILE``
+
+ * Configuring a program to be called when the password is needed via the
+   option ``--password-command`` or the environment variable
+   ``RESTIC_PASSWORD_COMMAND``
+
 Local
 *****
 
@@ -41,11 +54,6 @@ command and enter the same password twice:
    Remembering your password is important! If you lose it, you won't be
    able to access data stored in the repository.
 
-For automated backups, restic accepts the repository location in the
-environment variable ``RESTIC_REPOSITORY``. The password can be read
-from a file (via the option ``--password-file`` or the environment variable
-``RESTIC_PASSWORD_FILE``) or the environment variable ``RESTIC_PASSWORD``.
-
 SFTP
 ****