UVF support #274

overheadhunter · 2024-05-10T05:19:20Z

This PR adds fundamental support for UVF-based vaults. During vault creation either format is selected. There is no migration of format 8 based vaults planned. Vault access tokens either contain a format 8 Masterkey OR a UVF member key (which is an A256KW key for the vault.uvf file).

Notable changes:

split up crypto implementation into uvf.ts and vaultv8.ts, leaving common crypto in crypto.ts
make jwe.ts capable of handling compact as well as json serialization with support for ECDH-ES (legacy, decrypt only), ECDH-ES+A256KW, PBES2+A256KW and A256KW, allowing encryption for multiple recipients
add new vault fields to database and DTOs to allow storing a vault.uvf file as well as the public part of a recovery key pair
instead of serializing the masterkey, the recovery key consists of a serialized private key

TODO

bump API level

# Conflicts: # backend/src/test/java/org/cryptomator/hub/api/VaultResourceTest.java

# Conflicts: # backend/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/hub/api/VaultResource.java # backend/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/hub/entities/Vault.java # backend/src/test/java/org/cryptomator/hub/api/VaultResourceIT.java # frontend/src/components/VaultDetails.vue

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in access token

see https://stackoverflow.com/q/79365928/4014509

# Conflicts: # frontend/package-lock.json # frontend/src/components/CreateVault.vue # frontend/src/components/VaultDetails.vue

# Conflicts: # backend/src/main/resources/org/cryptomator/hub/flyway/ERM.png # frontend/src/common/userdata.ts # frontend/src/components/InitialSetup.vue # frontend/src/components/RegenerateSetupCodeDialog.vue # frontend/src/components/VaultDetails.vue # frontend/src/i18n/de-DE.json

# Conflicts: # backend/src/test/java/org/cryptomator/hub/api/VaultResourceIT.java

see encryption-alliance/unified-vault-format#32

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frontend/test/common/universalVaultFormat.spec.ts

# Conflicts: # frontend/src/common/jwe.ts

see encryption-alliance/unified-vault-format#31

# Conflicts: # frontend/src/components/CreateVault.vue # frontend/src/components/VaultDetails.vue

see https://devblogs.microsoft.com/typescript/announcing-typescript-5-7/#support-for---target-es2024-and---lib-es2024

chenkins · 2025-11-06T07:49:46Z

frontend/src/common/universalVaultFormat.ts

+      cty: 'json',
+      crit: ['uvf.spec.version'],
+      'uvf.spec.version': 1,
+      'cloud.katta.origin': `${apiURL}/vaults/${vault.id}/uvf/vault.uvf`, // single source of truth for this vault


@overheadhunter is this katta only? Does not make sense upstream?

you're right, should be org.cryptomator here...

chenkins · 2025-11-06T08:35:24Z

frontend/test/common/universalVaultFormat.spec.ts

+        name: 'test',
+        archived: false,
+        creationTime: new Date(),
+        uvfMetadataFile: '{"protected":"eyJvcmlnaW4iOiJodHRwcy4vL2V4YW1wbGUuY29tL2FwaS8vdmF1bHRzLzEyMy91dmYvdmF1bHQudXZmIiwiamt1Ijoiandrcy5qc29uIiwiZW5jIjoiQTI1NkdDTSJ9","recipients":[{"header":{"kid":"org.cryptomator.hub.memberkey","alg":"A256KW"},"encrypted_key":"vJ16vGF2Z3NcA7nXPnVrgDLzgxZ8RFtySgf0FsckcrTBfKDg4hAK0w"},{"header":{"kid":"org.cryptomator.hub.recoverykey.J7-F_hjMaygRKdqIoZrbxSqVSRFJ5aF8BXuOCoBBGjw","alg":"ECDH-ES+A256KW","epk":{"key_ops":[],"ext":true,"kty":"EC","x":"oQZ8e-e9UIOtbN50ySx5Xwik9ET3uu38Bzl6HdDR8uipOzdXIO8OUhVQMJWqEHjs","y":"cTP6OI_YfdCVPVWpGOA1SjQ6-4vUpE4a6QJx3JSw29DkOL70Rjl4GAcDc4Iw-VHY","crv":"P-384"},"apu":"","apv":""},"encrypted_key":"m_tSjpBcNQK42pgqLA9YDZYa3WQwJZ94HhGIpwOcKDoJQ8lP8IKbFw"}],"iv":"XPY9W-TE__Hu2m53","ciphertext":"uoukmSAuFTq-20gD9Ayum8iH6ERrld6cNV_ZTyfHBcWeIIZKOdp3RWWEtzNagVnRy5ix0yAafJIa14aSLnsxFv-NhzW1BirU5YypIkvFIO4cPnjI54vzd8nEtPdpp6z2JOqKUvZQYN89Y2EGoXb33FmQAwVMNJt_xDn2Bcb1dvI0q0uKLUidsvFL87NHSA8KUVWjXmmFdjibfqhWuO9YtFVoYD2Oqso9TzQIRMnDt3aIcVAouTTE7bR9O8kj5nseNID2gQ2osKlJVVcUn-4Cn0bI2w_-SeAfAvnePWLmolF8q79_aOsMkow3zMGsQHFoVU3PWCHR374Z02Lnt0Mj5_aUu_k8R5L11xNZQ0EYY7XWWGoUjRif7HmRfTZoHbJwvnHWk5q6IuEEjd_zSa4_im7PpoEofZR2EcH7Zz_Llq00wPWT05ZD82aRo3VCRNs6A2s6Jd8hspnaYA","tag":"j-xKxc2aZ2EDHDm8CzNf8Tj4QIkruZauF0LeUwrhq6c"}',


Update with all protected headers?

decided against it as the header doesn't affect the purpose or outcome of the test and didn't have much time

chenkins · 2025-11-06T08:35:49Z

frontend/test/common/universalVaultFormat.spec.ts

+    });
+
+    it('recover()', async () => {
+      const vaultUvfFileContents = '{"protected":"eyJvcmlnaW4iOiJodHRwcy4vL2V4YW1wbGUuY29tL2FwaS8vdmF1bHRzLzEyMy91dmYvdmF1bHQudXZmIiwiamt1Ijoiandrcy5qc29uIiwiZW5jIjoiQTI1NkdDTSJ9","recipients":[{"header":{"kid":"org.cryptomator.hub.memberkey","alg":"A256KW"},"encrypted_key":"J3Gd7wZzsy-ykWPboW9CqK6DzoDGwRiZCJ3d6fNYkpt0klqDRmYR0g"},{"header":{"kid":"org.cryptomator.hub.recoverykey.DGbyooUW5QlVWzTaF102-f59uRTX1kdqkQb_CMDq9gM","alg":"ECDH-ES+A256KW","epk":{"key_ops":[],"ext":true,"kty":"EC","x":"q4p-3TTjHZxAkf6Fa3rknf_oqBGRiAkXB78_UxElbv6DN0Ufc_2RSX2pYKb8gaAU","y":"czJGKQe_q12AMYROZfEUBbP6zMo0DjgjK_346_BjS9RQ531jf32Ryht4xIBP50ef","crv":"P-384"},"apu":"","apv":""},"encrypted_key":"7D-irqonnK01xQiTNGmsgSRPBzLdKdGTtq2XGS6BONkHWFgESpOYeg"}],"iv":"FNxcOvj_BgQ4vRVN","ciphertext":"qyORqJsK_3aec14d6gnIuNrLmnhFggY0MBWkjqOUXsOhSgOKcamtLbLGhk1gqWfc_dcshzWnBxx7TB2K_TwfSKnF0mumPldFMQ6u_HQM-jemBDCsStBSdOQoYqYcwbLyEfvH39XO4Oremppsj1a-8bOIbga0gnbQQmuNXraQtZLtyut82Q7P521Ab_leIUo_laKHPk610SW3DyJySoroxFH40qEb0GfsUAdcHMwCNA2dhQCCOW4zFZsmV_PxnVaNOhUV8aVz-lmwW8PnNCLxMdveQDegnbSvban6O0Qjl1MRnf1_pnBEM2meWk6CTnuJYwWaKHgbG69geGliOB_wKRTAapw8gOyQ-gPZya2hMvK2gAJLPWXAAc6mDo_MfzHa7PbLQ70J1r_tsJLKLmTrvU683Let70KG1_UyHFi6m9aFfXgA5PfmfGFKeDZ3e_bqNzFJbf-ytZJq9A","tag":"FpTkkwkTujb3OosDC-ck97W4awBStimQ95NfTe0TRxQ"}';


Update with all protected headers?

chenkins · 2025-11-06T19:03:33Z

frontend/src/common/universalVaultFormat.ts

+      'cloud.katta.origin': `${apiURL}/vaults/${vault.id}/uvf/vault.uvf`, // single source of truth for this vault
+      jku: 'jwks.json', // URL relative to cloud.katta.origin


@overheadhunter Also: the spec says:

As the current version of this specification only allows for predefined parameter values, nothing but the parameter order may change. The base64url-encoded version of the protected header for spec version 1 should therefore always be this:

echo eyJlbmMiOiJBMjU2R0NNIiwiY3R5IjoianNvbiIsImNyaXQiOlsidXZmLnNwZWMudmVyc2lvbiJdLCJ1dmYuc3BlYy52ZXJzaW9uIjoxfQ | jq -R '@base64d | fromjson' { "enc": "A256GCM", "cty": "json", "crit": [ "uvf.spec.version" ], "uvf.spec.version": 1 }

Do I misread the spec or ar origin and jku not allowed?

chenkins · 2025-11-06T19:09:03Z

frontend/src/common/universalVaultFormat.ts

+   */
+  public static async decryptWithMemberKey(uvfMetadataFile: string, memberKey: MemberKey): Promise<VaultMetadata> {
+    const json: JsonJWE = JSON.parse(uvfMetadataFile);
+    const payload: MetadataPayload = await JWE.parseJson(json).decrypt(Recipient.a256kw('org.cryptomator.hub.memberkey', memberKey.key));


@overheadhunter Check uvf.spec.version as discussed here

chenkins · 2025-11-06T19:09:10Z

frontend/src/common/universalVaultFormat.ts

+    }
+    const recoveryKeyID = `org.cryptomator.hub.recoverykey.${await getJwkThumbprintStr(recoveryKey.publicKey)}`;
+    const json: JsonJWE = JSON.parse(uvfMetadataFile);
+    const payload: MetadataPayload = await JWE.parseJson(json).decrypt(Recipient.ecdhEs(recoveryKeyID, recoveryKey.privateKey));


@overheadhunter Check uvf.spec.version as discussed here

overheadhunter and others added 30 commits March 2, 2024 12:10

add "alg": "A256KW" support for JWEs

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uvf metadata (WiP).

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remove dead code from backend.ts for now

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disentangle v8 and uvf based vaults

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move vault format 8 code to separate file

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move UVF code to separate file

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adjust UVF payload to latest spec

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Merge branch 'develop' into feature/uvf

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# Conflicts: # backend/src/test/java/org/cryptomator/hub/api/VaultResourceTest.java

new JWE API supporting compact and JSON format

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use correct AlgorithmID for Concat KDF

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added tests

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type cleanup

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include recovery key in UVF metadata

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create UVF-based vault

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store uvf metadata and recovery key in vault table

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adjusted to DTO model

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Merge branch 'develop' into feature/uvf

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grant permission to UVF vault

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fix autocompletion mistake

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use common interfaces for VF8 and UVF

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fix linter errors

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experimental implementation of serializePrivateKey()

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make config.ts usable during tests

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deduplicate "encrypt for user"

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store recovery key among vault key in access token

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reordered fields

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store recovery key as PKCS8 instead of words

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in access token

adjusted parameter order

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fix mocha test explorer: document is not defined

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overheadhunter added 14 commits January 17, 2025 21:20

use corrected test vectors confirmed in java

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fix incorrect hkdf output size

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see https://stackoverflow.com/q/79365928/4014509

Merge branch 'develop' into feature/uvf

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# Conflicts: # frontend/package-lock.json # frontend/src/components/CreateVault.vue # frontend/src/components/VaultDetails.vue

reordered flyway migrations

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Merge branch 'develop' into feature/uvf

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reordered migrations

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Merge branch 'develop' into feature/uvf

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# Conflicts: # backend/src/test/java/org/cryptomator/hub/api/VaultResourceIT.java

Merge branch 'develop' into feature/uvf

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use base64url in vault.uvf

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see encryption-alliance/unified-vault-format#32

fix base64url encoding and tests

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fix test broken during merge cd68e29

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run linter

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Merge branch 'develop' into feature/uvf

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overheadhunter and others added 6 commits July 8, 2025 10:38

Merge branch 'develop' into feature/uvf

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# Conflicts: # frontend/src/common/jwe.ts

use 512 bit keys for HMAC-SHA256 as per spec

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see encryption-alliance/unified-vault-format#31

Merge branch 'develop' into feature/uvf

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Merge branch 'develop' into feature/uvf

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# Conflicts: # frontend/src/components/CreateVault.vue # frontend/src/components/VaultDetails.vue

force big-endian seed IDs

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use Uint8Array<ArrayBuffer> (TS 5.7 adjustments)

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see https://devblogs.microsoft.com/typescript/announcing-typescript-5-7/#support-for---target-es2024-and---lib-es2024

chenkins mentioned this pull request Oct 31, 2025

katta-server aka. downstream diff to upstream shift7-ch/katta-server#52

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use Uint8Array<ArrayBuffer> (TS 5.7 adjustments)

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see https://devblogs.microsoft.com/typescript/announcing-typescript-5-7/#support-for---target-es2024-and---lib-es2024

add missing protected header params

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