feat(sp12): SQLCipher encryption at rest (optional)

- New cyclone.db_crypto module:
  * is_sqlcipher_available() — capability check
  * is_encryption_enabled() — Keychain key + sqlcipher3 present
  * get_db_key() — reads 'cyclone.db.key' from Keychain
  * make_sqlcipher_connect_creator(url, key) — SQLAlchemy creator
- db._make_engine() now switches to SQLCipher when key is present
- pyproject.toml: optional 'sqlcipher' extra (sqlcipher3>=0.6,<1)
- Fallback: without Keychain key, DB stays plain SQLite (no surprise
  behavior for operators who haven't set up encryption yet)
- Verified: encrypted file is unreadable as plain SQLite, wrong key
  raises on first query, migrations + ORM work transparently
- HIPAA §164.312(a)(2)(iv) compliance note in docs

Tests: 705 -> 717 (12 new for SQLCipher). All 717 backend tests pass.
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"""Tests for SQLCipher encryption at rest. SP12.
We exercise the encryption path end-to-end:
1. With a Keychain key + sqlcipher3 installed: the DB file is encrypted
on disk and decryptable only with the same key.
2. Without a Keychain key: the DB falls back to plain SQLite.
3. With the wrong key: opening the DB raises on the first query.
``sqlcipher3`` is an optional dep — these tests skip when it isn't
installed, so the suite still runs on Linux dev boxes without SQLCipher.
"""
from __future__ import annotations
import os
import sqlite3
import tempfile
from pathlib import Path
from unittest.mock import patch
import pytest
import sqlalchemy as sa
from cyclone import db, db_crypto
# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
# Skip-if-no-sqlcipher gate
# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
pytestmark_sqlcipher = pytest.mark.skipif(
not db_crypto.is_sqlcipher_available(),
reason="sqlcipher3 not installed (pip install -e .[sqlcipher])",
)
# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
# Capability checks
# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
class TestIsSqlcipherAvailable:
def test_returns_true_when_package_installed(self):
"""This test only runs when sqlcipher3 is importable."""
assert db_crypto.is_sqlcipher_available() is True
class TestIsEncryptionEnabled:
def test_no_key_disables_encryption(self, monkeypatch):
"""Without a Keychain key, encryption is off even with sqlcipher3."""
monkeypatch.setattr(db_crypto, "get_secret", lambda account: None)
assert db_crypto.is_encryption_enabled() is False
def test_stub_key_disables_encryption(self, monkeypatch):
"""The stub fallback secret doesn't count as a real key."""
from cyclone.secrets import STUB_SECRET
monkeypatch.setattr(db_crypto, "get_secret", lambda account: STUB_SECRET)
assert db_crypto.is_encryption_enabled() is False
def test_real_key_enables_encryption(self, monkeypatch):
monkeypatch.setattr(db_crypto, "get_secret", lambda account: "real-key-from-keychain")
assert db_crypto.is_encryption_enabled() is True
class TestGetDbKey:
def test_returns_none_when_no_key(self, monkeypatch):
monkeypatch.setattr(db_crypto, "get_secret", lambda account: None)
assert db_crypto.get_db_key() is None
def test_returns_key_from_keychain(self, monkeypatch):
monkeypatch.setattr(db_crypto, "get_secret", lambda account: "abc123")
assert db_crypto.get_db_key() == "abc123"
def test_stub_secret_returns_none(self, monkeypatch):
from cyclone.secrets import STUB_SECRET
monkeypatch.setattr(db_crypto, "get_secret", lambda account: STUB_SECRET)
assert db_crypto.get_db_key() is None
# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
# Engine integration
# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
@pytestmark_sqlcipher
class TestEngineIntegration:
def test_engine_uses_sqlcipher_when_key_present(self, monkeypatch, tmp_path: Path):
"""With a key, _make_engine installs a sqlcipher3 creator."""
monkeypatch.setattr(db_crypto, "get_secret", lambda account: "test-key-xyz")
db_file = tmp_path / "encrypted.db"
url = f"sqlite:///{db_file}"
engine = db._make_engine(url)
# Use the engine to write and read back.
with engine.begin() as conn:
conn.execute(sa.text("CREATE TABLE t (x INTEGER)"))
conn.execute(sa.text("INSERT INTO t VALUES (1)"))
with engine.connect() as conn:
assert conn.execute(sa.text("SELECT x FROM t")).scalar() == 1
engine.dispose()
def test_engine_uses_plain_sqlite_without_key(self, monkeypatch, tmp_path: Path):
"""Without a key, _make_engine uses the default sqlite3 driver."""
monkeypatch.setattr(db_crypto, "get_secret", lambda account: None)
db_file = tmp_path / "plain.db"
url = f"sqlite:///{db_file}"
engine = db._make_engine(url)
with engine.begin() as conn:
conn.execute(sa.text("CREATE TABLE t (x INTEGER)"))
engine.dispose()
# The file is a valid plain SQLite DB.
with sqlite3.connect(str(db_file)) as conn:
assert conn.execute("SELECT count(*) FROM sqlite_master").fetchone()[0] >= 1
def test_encrypted_file_unreadable_without_key(self, monkeypatch, tmp_path: Path):
"""An encrypted file is unreadable as plain SQLite."""
# Create an encrypted DB.
monkeypatch.setattr(db_crypto, "get_secret", lambda account: "secret-1")
db_file = tmp_path / "encrypted.db"
url = f"sqlite:///{db_file}"
engine = db._make_engine(url)
with engine.begin() as conn:
conn.execute(sa.text("CREATE TABLE t (secret TEXT)"))
conn.execute(sa.text("INSERT INTO t VALUES ('classified')"))
engine.dispose()
# Plain sqlite3 cannot open it.
with pytest.raises((sqlite3.DatabaseError, Exception)) as exc_info:
sqlite3.connect(str(db_file)).execute("SELECT * FROM t").fetchall()
# The error message comes from SQLite/SQLCipher, not Python.
assert "not a database" in str(exc_info.value).lower() or "file is encrypted" in str(exc_info.value).lower()
def test_wrong_key_raises_on_query(self, monkeypatch, tmp_path: Path):
"""A wrong key on the same encrypted file raises on the first query."""
# Create with key A.
monkeypatch.setattr(db_crypto, "get_secret", lambda account: "key-A")
db_file = tmp_path / "encrypted.db"
url = f"sqlite:///{db_file}"
engine = db._make_engine(url)
with engine.begin() as conn:
conn.execute(sa.text("CREATE TABLE t (x INTEGER)"))
engine.dispose()
# Try to open with key B.
monkeypatch.setattr(db_crypto, "get_secret", lambda account: "key-B")
engine2 = db._make_engine(url)
with pytest.raises(Exception) as exc_info:
with engine2.connect() as conn:
conn.execute(sa.text("SELECT * FROM t")).fetchall()
# SQLCipher raises "file is not a database" or similar on bad key.
msg = str(exc_info.value).lower()
assert "not a database" in msg or "file is encrypted" in msg or "databaseerror" in msg
engine2.dispose()
# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
# Make_creator function
# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
@pytestmark_sqlcipher
class TestMakeSqlcipherConnectCreator:
def test_creator_returns_connection_with_key_applied(self, tmp_path: Path):
"""The creator's connection must have PRAGMA key applied."""
db_file = tmp_path / "x.db"
url = f"sqlite:///{db_file}"
creator = db_crypto.make_sqlcipher_connect_creator(url, "my-key")
conn = creator()
# The creator must have applied the key — verify by writing
# data and reading it back via the same connection.
conn.execute("CREATE TABLE t (x INTEGER)")
conn.execute("INSERT INTO t VALUES (42)")
conn.commit()
result = conn.execute("SELECT x FROM t").fetchone()
assert result[0] == 42
conn.close()