docs(encryption): .secure vs .io + CACHEKIT_MASTER_KEY — when to use which (LAB-749) - #266
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…vs fail-open decision guide (LAB-749) Answers 'which of the two encrypted-SaaS paths do I use?' in one place: a decision table + rule of thumb in zero-knowledge-encryption.md, the contrast and fail-open caveat in the CachekitIO backend page, and corrected backend-resolution notes in the .secure/.io docstrings. Corrects the ticket's premise against verified runtime behaviour: the live resolution path is DefaultBackendProvider (DI), whose tier 1 IS CACHEKIT_API_KEY -> CachekitIOBackend, so .secure CAN reach the SaaS unaided — the real footgun is that it does not PIN the SaaS: with REDIS_URL set and CACHEKIT_API_KEY unset, encrypted values silently go to Redis, and resolution is lazy (first call, not decoration). (_resolve_backend in config/decorator.py, the ticket's evidence, is dead code only its unit tests call.) Also: missing-key fail-closed vs fail_closed-on-decrypt-failure (defaults open) documented as separate guarantees; missing-key error corrected to ValueError.
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WalkthroughThe change updates encrypted-caching preset documentation, feature guidance, backend guidance, secret baseline metadata, and the development-only ChangesEncrypted caching guidance
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…ow, fail-closed vocabulary, compliance scoping (LAB-749) Panel findings applied: (1) 'nothing plaintext can ever reach the backend' narrowed to plaintext VALUES (cache keys and frame header are plaintext by design); (2) table SWR row scoped to backend SWR — the secure preset enables L1 SWR too; (3) the downgrade-guard rejection is no longer labelled 'fail closed' in the migration section and read-path diagram — it is unconditional and independent of the fail_closed setting, which the new Which Path callout defines strictly; (4) unqualified 'GDPR/HIPAA/PCI-DSS out of the box' and 'HIPAA-compliant' claims now attach to the fail-closed path only; (5) IMPORTANT callout link text matches its target section; (6) one fail-open restatement trimmed (panel cut list).
…dex URL arbitrary file write) pip-audit red on the PR: pip 26.1.2 (dev-only transitive dep via pip-audit -> pip-api) carries PYSEC-2026-3721, fixed in 26.2. Ecosystem CVE, unrelated to the docs diff, but the gate is right to enforce it. Local pip-audit now clean.
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…ssment; fix MD028 (LAB-2519) Per HHS/PCI SSC guidance, encryption alone does not remove regulated data from HIPAA/PCI DSS scope — both docs now say 'may reduce scope, subject to assessment', still restricted to the fail-closed path. MD028 resolved by moving the code example between the WARNING and IMPORTANT alerts (they are deliberately separate alerts; merging would conflate the two fail-closed guarantees).
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@cache.secureputs the SaaS “out of scope for HIPAA/PCI”. That conflicts with the qualified wording indocs/backends/cachekitio.md:214-217anddocs/features/zero-knowledge-encryption.md:60-62. State that client-side encryption may reduce HIPAA/PCI DSS scope subject to assessment and surrounding controls.🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
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backend=is unsupported.
DecoratorConfig.io()passes its ownbackend=backendand then expands**kwargsinsrc/cachekit/config/decorator.py:547-620. If a caller suppliesbackend=, Python raisesTypeError; the value is not ignored. State that callers must not passbackend=, or change the preset to support the override.🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
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state that client-side encryption may reduce HIPAA/PCI DSS scope, subject to
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callers must not pass backend= to the preset, because DecoratorConfig.io()
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that the preset ignores backend=, while preserving the note that it creates its
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… CI advisory comments (LAB-2519) - The io preset always builds its own CachekitIOBackend: non-None backend= is discarded, backend=None flips the wrapper to L1-only (SaaS never contacted), and DecoratorConfig.io(backend=...) raises TypeError. The table cell claimed backend= was 'ignored' — now documented precisely. - security-fast.yml and ci.yml pip-audit comments still said pip>=26.1.2; synced to the pip>=26.2 constraint (PYSEC-2026-3721) in pyproject.toml.
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Closes LAB-749.
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One place that answers "which of the two encrypted-SaaS paths do I use?" —
@cache.secure(backend=CachekitIOBackend())vs@cache.io()+CACHEKIT_MASTER_KEY:docs/features/zero-knowledge-encryption.md— new Which Path section: decision table, fail-closed (missing key raisesValueErrorat decoration) vs fail-open (silent plaintext to the SaaS), the backend footgun, the two separate fail-closed guarantees (missing key ≠ decrypt failure; the latter defaults open viaCACHEKIT_ENCRYPTION_FAIL_CLOSED=False), and the rule of thumb: security requirement →.secure+ explicit backend; fleet-wide convenience → env auto-detect. Compliance claims attach only to the fail-closed path.docs/backends/cachekitio.md— contrast subsection under the Encrypted SaaS Pattern..secure/.iodocstrings — corrected backend-resolution notes;.iodocstring now carries the fail-open caveat.Ticket premise corrected (verified against runtime, not the ticket)
LAB-749 claimed the
.securedocstring'sCACHEKIT_API_KEYmention was a trust bug because_resolve_backendhas no such tier. That analysis was of dead code —_resolve_backendis only called by its own unit tests. The live path iscontainer → DefaultBackendProvider(backends/provider.py), whose tier 1 ISCACHEKIT_API_KEY → CachekitIOBackend— empirically verified: withCACHEKIT_API_KEYset,.securewith no explicit backend DOES reach the SaaS.The real, verified footgun (now documented):
.securedoes not pin the SaaS. Resolution is explicitbackend=→set_default_backend()→ env auto-detect at first call — so withREDIS_URLset andCACHEKIT_API_KEYunset,.securesilently encrypts to Redis, and selector conflicts surface asConfigurationErrorat call time, not import.Testing
uv run pytest tests/unit src docs -m "not slow"— 2182 passed (includes--doctest-modules+--markdown-docson every touched example)ruff check/ruff format --checkclean; pre-commit hooks passSummary by CodeRabbit
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.secureand.io()whenCACHEKIT_MASTER_KEYis missing, including plaintext caching risks..securedoes not automatically select the SaaS backend and qualified compliance guidance.Chores