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See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License. */ // Package parameterstore implements the AWS SSM Parameter Store provider for external-secrets package parameterstore import ( "context" "encoding/json" "errors" "fmt" "strings" "github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/aws" "github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/ssm" ssmTypes "github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/ssm/types" "github.com/aws/smithy-go" "github.com/tidwall/gjson" corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1" apiextensionsv1 "k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/apis/apiextensions/v1" "k8s.io/utils/ptr" ctrl "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime" esv1 "github.com/external-secrets/external-secrets/apis/externalsecrets/v1" awsutil "github.com/external-secrets/external-secrets/providers/v1/aws/util" "github.com/external-secrets/external-secrets/runtime/constants" "github.com/external-secrets/external-secrets/runtime/esutils" "github.com/external-secrets/external-secrets/runtime/esutils/metadata" "github.com/external-secrets/external-secrets/runtime/find" "github.com/external-secrets/external-secrets/runtime/metrics" ) // Tier defines policy details for PushSecret. type Tier struct { Type ssmTypes.ParameterTier `json:"type"` Policies *apiextensionsv1.JSON `json:"policies"` } // PushSecretMetadataSpec defines the spec for the metadata for PushSecret. type PushSecretMetadataSpec struct { SecretType ssmTypes.ParameterType `json:"secretType,omitempty"` KMSKeyID string `json:"kmsKeyID,omitempty"` Tier Tier `json:"tier,omitempty"` EncodeAsDecoded bool `json:"encodeAsDecoded,omitempty"` Tags map[string]string `json:"tags,omitempty"` Description string `json:"description,omitempty"` } // https://github.com/external-secrets/external-secrets/issues/644 var ( _ esv1.SecretsClient = &ParameterStore{} managedBy = "managed-by" externalSecrets = "external-secrets" logger = ctrl.Log.WithName("provider").WithName("parameterstore") ) // ParameterStore is a provider for AWS ParameterStore. type ParameterStore struct { cfg *aws.Config client PMInterface referentAuth bool prefix string } // PMInterface is a subset of the parameterstore api. // see: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sdk-for-go/api/service/ssm/ssmiface/ type PMInterface interface { GetParameter(ctx context.Context, input *ssm.GetParameterInput, opts ...func(*ssm.Options)) (*ssm.GetParameterOutput, error) GetParametersByPath(ctx context.Context, input *ssm.GetParametersByPathInput, opts ...func(*ssm.Options)) (*ssm.GetParametersByPathOutput, error) PutParameter(ctx context.Context, input *ssm.PutParameterInput, opts ...func(*ssm.Options)) (*ssm.PutParameterOutput, error) DescribeParameters(ctx context.Context, input *ssm.DescribeParametersInput, opts ...func(*ssm.Options)) (*ssm.DescribeParametersOutput, error) ListTagsForResource(ctx context.Context, input *ssm.ListTagsForResourceInput, opts ...func(*ssm.Options)) (*ssm.ListTagsForResourceOutput, error) RemoveTagsFromResource(ctx context.Context, params *ssm.RemoveTagsFromResourceInput, optFns ...func(*ssm.Options)) (*ssm.RemoveTagsFromResourceOutput, error) AddTagsToResource(ctx context.Context, params *ssm.AddTagsToResourceInput, optFns ...func(*ssm.Options)) (*ssm.AddTagsToResourceOutput, error) DeleteParameter(ctx context.Context, input *ssm.DeleteParameterInput, opts ...func(*ssm.Options)) (*ssm.DeleteParameterOutput, error) } const ( errUnexpectedFindOperator = "unexpected find operator" errCodeAccessDeniedException = "AccessDeniedException" ) // New constructs a ParameterStore Provider that is specific to a store. func New(_ context.Context, cfg *aws.Config, prefix string, referentAuth bool) (*ParameterStore, error) { return &ParameterStore{ cfg: cfg, referentAuth: referentAuth, client: ssm.NewFromConfig(*cfg, func(o *ssm.Options) { o.EndpointResolverV2 = customEndpointResolver{} }), prefix: prefix, }, nil } func (pm *ParameterStore) getTagsByName(ctx context.Context, ref *ssm.GetParameterOutput) (map[string]string, error) { parameterType := "Parameter" parameterTags := ssm.ListTagsForResourceInput{ ResourceId: ref.Parameter.Name, ResourceType: ssmTypes.ResourceTypeForTagging(parameterType), } data, err := pm.client.ListTagsForResource(ctx, ¶meterTags) metrics.ObserveAPICall(constants.ProviderAWSPS, constants.CallAWSPSListTagsForResource, err) if err != nil { return nil, fmt.Errorf("error listing tags %w", err) } tags := map[string]string{} for _, tag := range data.TagList { tags[*tag.Key] = *tag.Value } return tags, nil } // DeleteSecret deletes a secret from AWS Parameter Store. // It will only delete secrets that are managed by external-secrets (have the managed-by tag). func (pm *ParameterStore) DeleteSecret(ctx context.Context, remoteRef esv1.PushSecretRemoteRef) error { secretName := pm.prefix + remoteRef.GetRemoteKey() secretValue := ssm.GetParameterInput{ Name: &secretName, } existing, err := pm.client.GetParameter(ctx, &secretValue) metrics.ObserveAPICall(constants.ProviderAWSPS, constants.CallAWSPSGetParameter, err) var parameterNotFoundErr *ssmTypes.ParameterNotFound ok := errors.As(err, ¶meterNotFoundErr) if err != nil && !ok { return fmt.Errorf("unexpected error getting parameter %v: %w", secretName, err) } if existing != nil && existing.Parameter != nil { tags, err := pm.getTagsByName(ctx, existing) if err != nil { return fmt.Errorf("error getting the existing tags for the parameter %v: %w", secretName, err) } isManaged := isManagedByESO(tags) if !isManaged { // If the secret is not managed by external-secrets, it is "deleted" effectively by all means return nil } deleteInput := &ssm.DeleteParameterInput{ Name: &secretName, } _, err = pm.client.DeleteParameter(ctx, deleteInput) metrics.ObserveAPICall(constants.ProviderAWSPS, constants.CallAWSPSDeleteParameter, err) if err != nil { return fmt.Errorf("could not delete parameter %v: %w", secretName, err) } } return nil } // SecretExists checks if a secret exists in AWS Parameter Store. func (pm *ParameterStore) SecretExists(ctx context.Context, pushSecretRef esv1.PushSecretRemoteRef) (bool, error) { secretName := pm.prefix + pushSecretRef.GetRemoteKey() secretValue := ssm.GetParameterInput{ Name: &secretName, } var resourceNotFoundErr *ssmTypes.ResourceNotFoundException var parameterNotFoundErr *ssmTypes.ParameterNotFound if _, err := pm.client.GetParameter(ctx, &secretValue); err != nil { if errors.As(err, &resourceNotFoundErr) { return false, nil } if errors.As(err, ¶meterNotFoundErr) { return false, nil } return false, err } return true, nil } // PushSecret uploads a secret to AWS Parameter Store. // It can create a new secret or update an existing one. // The secret is identified by the remote key, which is the name of the parameter in Parameter Store. // The value of the secret is taken from the secret data, and can be either the entire secret or a specific key within the secret. // Tags are applied to the secret for management and identification. func (pm *ParameterStore) PushSecret(ctx context.Context, secret *corev1.Secret, data esv1.PushSecretData) error { var ( value []byte err error ) meta, err := pm.constructMetadataWithDefaults(data.GetMetadata()) if err != nil { return err } key := data.GetSecretKey() if key == "" { value, err = pm.encodeSecretData(meta.Spec.EncodeAsDecoded, secret.Data) if err != nil { return fmt.Errorf("failed to serialize secret content as JSON: %w", err) } } else { value = secret.Data[key] } tags := make([]ssmTypes.Tag, 0, len(meta.Spec.Tags)) for k, v := range meta.Spec.Tags { tags = append(tags, ssmTypes.Tag{ Key: ptr.To(k), Value: ptr.To(v), }) } secretName := pm.prefix + data.GetRemoteKey() secretRequest := ssm.PutParameterInput{ Name: ptr.To(pm.prefix + data.GetRemoteKey()), Value: ptr.To(string(value)), Type: meta.Spec.SecretType, Overwrite: ptr.To(true), Description: ptr.To(meta.Spec.Description), } if meta.Spec.SecretType == "SecureString" { secretRequest.KeyId = &meta.Spec.KMSKeyID } if meta.Spec.Tier.Type == ssmTypes.ParameterTierAdvanced { secretRequest.Tier = meta.Spec.Tier.Type if meta.Spec.Tier.Policies != nil { secretRequest.Policies = ptr.To(string(meta.Spec.Tier.Policies.Raw)) } } secretValue := ssm.GetParameterInput{ Name: &secretName, WithDecryption: aws.Bool(true), } existing, err := pm.client.GetParameter(ctx, &secretValue) metrics.ObserveAPICall(constants.ProviderAWSPS, constants.CallAWSPSGetParameter, err) var parameterNotFoundErr *ssmTypes.ParameterNotFound ok := errors.As(err, ¶meterNotFoundErr) if err != nil && !ok { return fmt.Errorf("unexpected error getting parameter %v: %w", secretName, err) } // If we have a valid parameter returned to us, check its tags if existing != nil && existing.Parameter != nil { return pm.setExisting(ctx, existing, secretName, value, secretRequest, meta.Spec.Tags) } // let's set the secret // Do we need to delete the existing parameter on the remote? return pm.setManagedRemoteParameter(ctx, secretRequest, tags, true) } func (pm *ParameterStore) encodeSecretData(encodeAsDecoded bool, data map[string][]byte) ([]byte, error) { if encodeAsDecoded { // This will result in map byte slices not being base64 encoded by json.Marshal. return esutils.JSONMarshal(convertMap(data)) } return esutils.JSONMarshal(data) } func convertMap(in map[string][]byte) map[string]string { m := make(map[string]string) for k, v := range in { m[k] = string(v) } return m } func (pm *ParameterStore) setExisting(ctx context.Context, existing *ssm.GetParameterOutput, secretName string, value []byte, secretRequest ssm.PutParameterInput, metaTags map[string]string) error { tags, err := pm.getTagsByName(ctx, existing) if err != nil { return fmt.Errorf("error getting the existing tags for the parameter %v: %w", secretName, err) } isManaged := isManagedByESO(tags) if !isManaged { return errors.New("secret not managed by external-secrets") } // When fetching a remote SecureString parameter without decrypting, the default value will always be 'sensitive' // in this case, no updates will be pushed remotely if existing.Parameter.Value != nil && *existing.Parameter.Value == "sensitive" { return errors.New("unable to compare 'sensitive' result, ensure to request a decrypted value") } if existing.Parameter.Value != nil && *existing.Parameter.Value == string(value) { return nil } err = pm.setManagedRemoteParameter(ctx, secretRequest, []ssmTypes.Tag{}, false) if err != nil { return err } tagKeysToRemove := awsutil.FindTagKeysToRemove(tags, metaTags) if len(tagKeysToRemove) > 0 { _, err = pm.client.RemoveTagsFromResource(ctx, &ssm.RemoveTagsFromResourceInput{ ResourceId: existing.Parameter.Name, ResourceType: ssmTypes.ResourceTypeForTaggingParameter, TagKeys: tagKeysToRemove, }) metrics.ObserveAPICall(constants.ProviderAWSPS, constants.CallAWSPSRemoveTagsParameter, err) if err != nil { return err } } tagsToUpdate, isModified := computeTagsToUpdate(tags, metaTags) if isModified { _, err = pm.client.AddTagsToResource(ctx, &ssm.AddTagsToResourceInput{ ResourceId: existing.Parameter.Name, ResourceType: ssmTypes.ResourceTypeForTaggingParameter, Tags: tagsToUpdate, }) metrics.ObserveAPICall(constants.ProviderAWSPS, constants.CallAWSPSAddTagsParameter, err) if err != nil { return err } } return nil } func isManagedByESO(tags map[string]string) bool { return tags[managedBy] == externalSecrets } func (pm *ParameterStore) setManagedRemoteParameter(ctx context.Context, secretRequest ssm.PutParameterInput, tags []ssmTypes.Tag, createManagedByTags bool) error { overwrite := true secretRequest.Overwrite = &overwrite if createManagedByTags { secretRequest.Tags = append(secretRequest.Tags, tags...) overwrite = false } _, err := pm.client.PutParameter(ctx, &secretRequest) metrics.ObserveAPICall(constants.ProviderAWSPS, constants.CallAWSPSPutParameter, err) if err != nil { return fmt.Errorf("unexpected error pushing parameter %v: %w", secretRequest.Name, err) } return nil } // GetAllSecrets fetches information from multiple secrets into a single kubernetes secret. func (pm *ParameterStore) GetAllSecrets(ctx context.Context, ref esv1.ExternalSecretFind) (map[string][]byte, error) { if ref.Name != nil { return pm.findByName(ctx, ref) } if ref.Tags != nil { return pm.findByTags(ctx, ref) } return nil, errors.New(errUnexpectedFindOperator) } // findByName requires `ssm:GetParametersByPath` IAM permission, but the `Resource` scope can be limited. func (pm *ParameterStore) findByName(ctx context.Context, ref esv1.ExternalSecretFind) (map[string][]byte, error) { matcher, err := find.New(*ref.Name) if err != nil { return nil, err } if ref.Path == nil { ref.Path = aws.String("/") } data := make(map[string][]byte) var nextToken *string for { it, err := pm.client.GetParametersByPath( ctx, &ssm.GetParametersByPathInput{ NextToken: nextToken, Path: ref.Path, Recursive: aws.Bool(true), WithDecryption: aws.Bool(true), }) metrics.ObserveAPICall(constants.ProviderAWSPS, constants.CallAWSPSGetParametersByPath, err) if err != nil { var apiErr smithy.APIError if errors.As(err, &apiErr) && apiErr.ErrorCode() == errCodeAccessDeniedException { logger.Info("GetParametersByPath: access denied. using fallback to describe parameters. It is recommended to add ssm:GetParametersByPath permissions", "path", ref.Path) return pm.fallbackFindByName(ctx, ref) } return nil, fmt.Errorf("fetching parameters by path %s: %w", *ref.Path, err) } for _, param := range it.Parameters { if !matcher.MatchName(*param.Name) { continue } data[*param.Name] = []byte(*param.Value) } nextToken = it.NextToken if nextToken == nil { break } } return data, nil } // fallbackFindByName requires `ssm:DescribeParameters` IAM permission on `"Resource": "*"`. func (pm *ParameterStore) fallbackFindByName(ctx context.Context, ref esv1.ExternalSecretFind) (map[string][]byte, error) { matcher, err := find.New(*ref.Name) if err != nil { return nil, err } pathFilter := make([]ssmTypes.ParameterStringFilter, 0) if ref.Path != nil { pathFilter = append(pathFilter, ssmTypes.ParameterStringFilter{ Key: aws.String("Path"), Option: aws.String("Recursive"), Values: []string{*ref.Path}, }) } data := make(map[string][]byte) var nextToken *string for { it, err := pm.client.DescribeParameters( ctx, &ssm.DescribeParametersInput{ NextToken: nextToken, ParameterFilters: pathFilter, }) metrics.ObserveAPICall(constants.ProviderAWSPS, constants.CallAWSPSDescribeParameter, err) if err != nil { return nil, err } for _, param := range it.Parameters { if !matcher.MatchName(*param.Name) { continue } err = pm.fetchAndSet(ctx, data, *param.Name) if err != nil { return nil, err } } nextToken = it.NextToken if nextToken == nil { break } } return data, nil } // findByTags requires ssm:DescribeParameters,tag:GetResources IAM permission on `"Resource": "*"`. func (pm *ParameterStore) findByTags(ctx context.Context, ref esv1.ExternalSecretFind) (map[string][]byte, error) { filters := make([]ssmTypes.ParameterStringFilter, 0) for k, v := range ref.Tags { filters = append(filters, ssmTypes.ParameterStringFilter{ Key: ptr.To(fmt.Sprintf("tag:%s", k)), Values: []string{v}, Option: ptr.To("Equals"), }) } if ref.Path != nil { filters = append(filters, ssmTypes.ParameterStringFilter{ Key: aws.String("Path"), Option: aws.String("Recursive"), Values: []string{*ref.Path}, }) } data := make(map[string][]byte) var nextToken *string for { it, err := pm.client.DescribeParameters( ctx, &ssm.DescribeParametersInput{ ParameterFilters: filters, NextToken: nextToken, }) metrics.ObserveAPICall(constants.ProviderAWSPS, constants.CallAWSPSDescribeParameter, err) if err != nil { return nil, err } for _, param := range it.Parameters { err = pm.fetchAndSet(ctx, data, *param.Name) if err != nil { return nil, err } } nextToken = it.NextToken if nextToken == nil { break } } return data, nil } func (pm *ParameterStore) fetchAndSet(ctx context.Context, data map[string][]byte, name string) error { out, err := pm.client.GetParameter(ctx, &ssm.GetParameterInput{ Name: ptr.To(name), WithDecryption: aws.Bool(true), }) metrics.ObserveAPICall(constants.ProviderAWSPS, constants.CallAWSPSGetParameter, err) if err != nil { return awsutil.SanitizeErr(err) } data[name] = []byte(*out.Parameter.Value) return nil } // GetSecret returns a single secret from the provider. func (pm *ParameterStore) GetSecret(ctx context.Context, ref esv1.ExternalSecretDataRemoteRef) ([]byte, error) { var out *ssm.GetParameterOutput var err error if ref.MetadataPolicy == esv1.ExternalSecretMetadataPolicyFetch { out, err = pm.getParameterTags(ctx, ref) } else { out, err = pm.getParameterValue(ctx, ref) } metrics.ObserveAPICall(constants.ProviderAWSPS, constants.CallAWSPSGetParameter, err) nsf := esv1.NoSecretError{} var nf *ssmTypes.ParameterNotFound if errors.As(err, &nf) || errors.As(err, &nsf) { return nil, esv1.NoSecretErr } if err != nil { return nil, awsutil.SanitizeErr(err) } if ref.Property == "" { if out.Parameter.Value != nil { return []byte(*out.Parameter.Value), nil } return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid secret received. parameter value is nil for key: %s", ref.Key) } idx := strings.Index(ref.Property, ".") if idx > -1 { refProperty := strings.ReplaceAll(ref.Property, ".", "\\.") val := gjson.Get(*out.Parameter.Value, refProperty) if val.Exists() { return []byte(val.String()), nil } } val := gjson.Get(*out.Parameter.Value, ref.Property) if !val.Exists() { return nil, fmt.Errorf("key %s does not exist in secret %s", ref.Property, ref.Key) } return []byte(val.String()), nil } func (pm *ParameterStore) getParameterTags(ctx context.Context, ref esv1.ExternalSecretDataRemoteRef) (*ssm.GetParameterOutput, error) { param := ssm.GetParameterOutput{ Parameter: &ssmTypes.Parameter{ Name: pm.parameterNameWithVersion(ref), }, } tags, err := pm.getTagsByName(ctx, ¶m) if err != nil { return nil, err } jsonStr, err := awsutil.ParameterTagsToJSONString(tags) if err != nil { return nil, err } out := &ssm.GetParameterOutput{ Parameter: &ssmTypes.Parameter{ Value: &jsonStr, }, } return out, nil } func (pm *ParameterStore) getParameterValue(ctx context.Context, ref esv1.ExternalSecretDataRemoteRef) (*ssm.GetParameterOutput, error) { out, err := pm.client.GetParameter(ctx, &ssm.GetParameterInput{ Name: pm.parameterNameWithVersion(ref), WithDecryption: aws.Bool(true), }) return out, err } // GetSecretMap returns multiple k/v pairs from the provider. func (pm *ParameterStore) GetSecretMap(ctx context.Context, ref esv1.ExternalSecretDataRemoteRef) (map[string][]byte, error) { data, err := pm.GetSecret(ctx, ref) if err != nil { return nil, err } kv := make(map[string]json.RawMessage) err = json.Unmarshal(data, &kv) if err != nil { return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to unmarshal secret %s: %w", ref.Key, err) } secretData := make(map[string][]byte) for k, v := range kv { var strVal string err = json.Unmarshal(v, &strVal) if err == nil { secretData[k] = []byte(strVal) } else { secretData[k] = v } } return secretData, nil } func (pm *ParameterStore) parameterNameWithVersion(ref esv1.ExternalSecretDataRemoteRef) *string { name := pm.prefix + ref.Key if ref.Version != "" { // see docs: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/systems-manager/latest/userguide/sysman-paramstore-versions.html#reference-parameter-version name += ":" + ref.Version } return &name } // Close cleans up resources held by the ParameterStore provider. func (pm *ParameterStore) Close(_ context.Context) error { return nil } // Validate checks if the provider is configured correctly. func (pm *ParameterStore) Validate() (esv1.ValidationResult, error) { // skip validation stack because it depends on the namespace // of the ExternalSecret if pm.referentAuth { return esv1.ValidationResultUnknown, nil } _, err := pm.cfg.Credentials.Retrieve(context.Background()) if err != nil { return esv1.ValidationResultError, err } return esv1.ValidationResultReady, nil } func (pm *ParameterStore) constructMetadataWithDefaults(data *apiextensionsv1.JSON) (*metadata.PushSecretMetadata[PushSecretMetadataSpec], error) { var ( meta *metadata.PushSecretMetadata[PushSecretMetadataSpec] err error ) meta, err = metadata.ParseMetadataParameters[PushSecretMetadataSpec](data) if err != nil { return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse metadata: %w", err) } if meta == nil { meta = &metadata.PushSecretMetadata[PushSecretMetadataSpec]{} } if meta.Spec.Description == "" { meta.Spec.Description = fmt.Sprintf("secret '%s:%s'", managedBy, externalSecrets) } if meta.Spec.Tier.Type == "" { meta.Spec.Tier.Type = "Standard" } if meta.Spec.SecretType == "" { meta.Spec.SecretType = "String" } if meta.Spec.KMSKeyID == "" { meta.Spec.KMSKeyID = "alias/aws/ssm" } if len(meta.Spec.Tags) > 0 { if _, exists := meta.Spec.Tags[managedBy]; exists { return nil, fmt.Errorf("error parsing tags in metadata: Cannot specify a '%s' tag", managedBy) } } else { meta.Spec.Tags = make(map[string]string) } // always add the managedBy tag meta.Spec.Tags[managedBy] = externalSecrets return meta, nil } // computeTagsToUpdate compares the current tags with the desired metaTags and returns a slice of ssmTypes.Tag // that should be set on the resource. It also returns a boolean indicating if any tag was added or modified. func computeTagsToUpdate(tags, metaTags map[string]string) ([]ssmTypes.Tag, bool) { result := make([]ssmTypes.Tag, 0, len(metaTags)) modified := false for k, v := range metaTags { if _, exists := tags[k]; !exists || tags[k] != v { if k != managedBy { modified = true } } result = append(result, ssmTypes.Tag{ Key: ptr.To(k), Value: ptr.To(v), }) } return result, modified }