Add encryption_passcommand configuration option

README.md

@@ -57,6 +57,12 @@ environment variable. See the [repository encryption
 section](https://borgbackup.readthedocs.io/en/latest/quickstart.html#repository-encryption)
 of the Quick Start for more info.
 
+Alternatively, the passphrase can be specified programatically by setting
+either the borgmatic `encryption_passcommand` configuration variable or the
+`BORG_PASSCOMMAND` environment variable. See the [Borg Security
+FAQ](http://borgbackup.readthedocs.io/en/stable/faq.html#how-can-i-specify-the-encryption-passphrase-programmatically)
+for more info.
+
 If the repository is on a remote host, make sure that your local root user has
 key-based ssh access to the desired user account on the remote host.
 

borgmatic/borg/create.py

@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 def initialize_environment(storage_config):
+    passcommand = storage_config.get('encryption_passcommand')
+    if passcommand:
+        os.environ['BORG_PASSCOMMAND'] = passcommand
+
     passphrase = storage_config.get('encryption_passphrase')
     if passphrase:
         os.environ['BORG_PASSPHRASE'] = passphrase

borgmatic/config/schema.yaml

@@ -103,6 +103,14 @@ map:
             https://borgbackup.readthedocs.io/en/stable/usage/general.html#environment-variables for
             details.
         map:
+            encryption_passcommand:
+                type: scalar
+                desc: |
+                    The standard output of this command is used to unlock the encryption key. Only
+                    use on repositories that were initialized with passcommand/repokey encryption.
+                    Note that if both encryption_passcommand and encryption_passphrase are set,
+                    then encryption_passphrase takes precedence.
+                example: "secret-tool lookup borg-repository repo-name"
             encryption_passphrase:
                 type: scalar
                 desc: |

borgmatic/tests/unit/borg/test_create.py

@@ -6,6 +6,17 @@ from borgmatic.borg import create as module
 from borgmatic.verbosity import VERBOSITY_SOME, VERBOSITY_LOTS
 
 
+def test_initialize_environment_with_passcommand_should_set_environment():
+    orig_environ = os.environ
+
+    try:
+        os.environ = {}
+        module.initialize_environment({'encryption_passcommand': 'command'})
+        assert os.environ.get('BORG_PASSCOMMAND') == 'command'
+    finally:
+        os.environ = orig_environ
+
+
 def test_initialize_environment_with_passphrase_should_set_environment():
     orig_environ = os.environ
 
@@ -34,6 +45,7 @@ def test_initialize_environment_without_configuration_should_not_set_environment
     try:
         os.environ = {}
         module.initialize_environment({})
+        assert os.environ.get('BORG_PASSCOMMAND') == None
         assert os.environ.get('BORG_PASSPHRASE') == None
         assert os.environ.get('BORG_RSH') == None
     finally: