Adds documentation update

Documentation:
1. Adds security note, closes #78
2. Adds a tweak about `random_seed` and `.gitsecret/`, closes #93
3. Adds `git --version` into issue tamplate, closes #95
4. Improves `README.md`, refs #79
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sobolevn 7 years ago committed by Carlos Hernandez
parent c9861a1079
commit e3fe3b4222

@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ What versions of software are you using?
**`git-secret` version:** (`git secret --version`) …
**`git` version:** (`git --version`) …
**Shell type and version:** (`$SHELL --version`) …
**`gpg` version:** (`gpg --version`) …

@ -12,21 +12,25 @@
[![git-secret terminal preview](https://asciinema.org/a/41811.png)](https://asciinema.org/a/41811?autoplay=1)
## Usage
## Installation
See the [git-secret site](http://git-secret.io/).
`git-secret` supports `brew`, just type: `brew install git-secret`
## Installation
It also supports `apt` and `yum`. You can also use `make` if you want to.
See the [installation section](http://git-secret.io/#installation).
See the [installation section](http://git-secret.io/installation) for the details.
## Contributing
See [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md).
Do you want to help the project? Find an [issue](https://github.com/sobolevn/git-secret/issues) and send a PR. It is more than welcomed! See [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) on how to do that.
### Security
If you found any security related issues, please do not enclose it in public. Send an email to `security@wemake.services`
## Changelog
See [CHANGELOG.md](CHANGELOG.md).
`git-secret` uses semver. See [CHANGELOG.md](CHANGELOG.md).
## License

@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
## Usage
These steps cover the basic process of using `git-secret`:
0. Before starting, make sure you have created `gpg` RSA key-pair: public and secret key identified by your email address.
@ -9,6 +10,7 @@ These steps cover the basic process of using `git-secret`:
5. Now decrypt files with `git secret reveal` command. It will ask you for your password. And you're done!
### I want to add someone to the repository
1. Get his `gpg` public-key. **You won't need their secret key.**
2. Import this key inside your `gpg` by running `gpg --import KEY_NAME`
3. Now add this person to the `git-secret` by running `git secret tell persons@email.id`
@ -17,9 +19,21 @@ These steps cover the basic process of using `git-secret`:
Note, that it is possible to add yourself to the system without decrypting existing files. It will be possible to decrypt them after reencrypting them with the new keyring. So, if you don't want unexpected keys added, make sure to configure some server-side security policy with the `pre-receive` hook.
## Configuration
You can configure several things to suit your workflow better. To do so, just set the required variable to the value you need. This can be done in your shell environment file or with the each `git-secret` command.
These settings are available to be changed:
* `$SECRETS_GPG_COMMAND` - sets the `gpg` alternatives, defaults to `gpg`. It can be changed to `gpg`, `gpg2`, `pgp`, `/usr/local/gpg` or any other value. After doing so rerun tests to be sure, that it won't break anything. Tested to be working with: `gpg`, `gpg2`.
* `$SECRETS_GPG_COMMAND` - sets the `gpg` alternatives, defaults to `gpg`. It can be changed to `gpg`, `gpg2`, `pgp`, `/usr/local/gpg` or any other value. After doing so rerun the tests to be sure, that it won't break anything. Tested to be working with: `gpg`, `gpg2`.
* `$SECRETS_EXTENSION` - sets the secret files extension, defaults to `.secret`. It can be changed to any valid file extension.
## Internals
### `.gitsecret` folder
This folder contains every piece of information about the project. It stores:
* public keys for the project
* path mappings. Or in other words: what files are tracked to be hidden and revealed
This folder should not be ignored. In case it is application would not work raising an error: `'.gitsecret/' is ignored. abort.'`. However, it is possible to ignore [individual files](https://github.com/sobolevn/git-secret/issues/93) inside it: `random_seed` would be the most popular example.

@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ function _secrets_dir_exists {
function _secrets_dir_is_not_ignored {
# This function checks that "${_SECRETS_DIR}" is not ignored.
# This function checks that "$_SECRETS_DIR" is not ignored.
local git_secret_dir
git_secret_dir=$(_get_secrets_dir)

@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ function _check_setup {
local secring="$keys_dir/secring.gpg"
if [[ -f $secring ]] && [[ -s $secring ]]; then
# secring.gpg is not empty, someone has imported a private key.
# secring.gpg exists and is not empty,
# someone has imported a private key.
_abort 'it seems that someone has imported a secret key.'
fi
}

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