---
id: RAILIANCE-WP-0011
type: workplan
title: "reuse-surface Runtime Secrets OpenBao Lane"
domain: financials
repo: railiance-platform
status: finished
owner: codex
topic_slug: railiance
created: "2026-07-07"
updated: "2026-07-07"
depends_on_workplans:
  - RAILIANCE-WP-0007
  - RAILIANCE-WP-0008
related_repos:
  - railiance-apps
  - reuse-surface
  - ops-warden
state_hub_workstream_id: "3f9fd8de-7235-4486-aaa7-634dba2bb6fa"
---

# RAILIANCE-WP-0011 — reuse-surface Runtime Secrets OpenBao Lane

## Goal

Promote reuse-surface hub runtime secrets from bootstrap Kubernetes Secret
custody to a reviewed OpenBao workload KV lane delivered by External Secrets
Operator, matching the platform pattern used by issue-core, OpenRouter, and
Forgejo mailer.

Today both secrets live in `reuse/reuse-surface-env` on Railiance01:

| Field | Consumer |
| --- | --- |
| `REUSE_SURFACE_TOKEN` | Hub write API; operators via `warden access` / kubectl |
| `REUSE_SURFACE_FORGEJO_WEBHOOK_SECRET` | Hub webhook receiver; Forgejo org webhook HMAC |

Functional custody in K8s is sufficient for production today (live since
2026-07-07). This workplan is **hygiene and standardization**, not a blocker.

No task may paste, commit, log, or send secret values through Git, State Hub,
chat, prompts, shell history, or workplan text.

## Proposed contract

| Item | Proposed value |
| --- | --- |
| CCR | `CCR-2026-0005` |
| Tenant/org | `reuse` |
| Workload | `reuse-surface` |
| KV mount | `platform` |
| OpenBao CLI path | `platform/workloads/reuse/reuse-surface/runtime-secrets` |
| Secret fields | `REUSE_SURFACE_TOKEN`, `REUSE_SURFACE_FORGEJO_WEBHOOK_SECRET` |
| Read policy | `workload-kv-read-reuse-surface-runtime` (name TBD at CCR) |
| K8s auth role | `external-secrets-reuse-surface` (name TBD at CCR) |
| ExternalSecret | `reuse/reuse-surface-runtime` → target Secret `reuse-surface-env` |
| ops-warden catalog | migrate `reuse-surface-hub-write-token` handoff to Bao path |

Dual-consumer note: Forgejo org webhook must be updated whenever the webhook
HMAC rotates — document in `railiance-apps/docs/reuse-surface-on-railiance01.md`
and keep `make reuse-forgejo-webhook` idempotent.

## Draft OpenBao + ESO Lane

```task
id: RAILIANCE-WP-0011-T01
status: done
priority: medium
state_hub_task_id: "8a89c5a0-6ed5-4240-9ce1-1d529ac13b11"
```

- Draft CCR for the lane (path, fields, policy, k8s role, ESO target)
- Align with `docs/openbao.md` path convention and
  `docs/credential-lane-lifecycle-runbook.md`
- Negative review: no secret values in CCR or workplan text

**2026-07-07:** Drafted `CCR-2026-0005` and policy
`openbao/policies/workload-kv-read-reuse-surface-runtime.hcl`. Metadata review
confirms Railiance01 `reuse/reuse-surface-env` (two fields), ESO operator SA,
and forgejo-style interim ClusterSecretStore delivery. CCR remains `proposed`;
T02 blocked on platform-operator and reuse-surface-owner approval.

## Platform Apply And Verification

```task
id: RAILIANCE-WP-0011-T02
status: done
priority: medium
state_hub_task_id: "69cf1728-8034-4309-b8ad-eb14184af6b6"
```

Blocked on CCR-2026-0005 approval.

- Apply OpenBao policy + Kubernetes auth role (mirror forgejo-mailer / issue-core scripts)
- Seed path from existing cluster Secret (one-time operator step; value never logged)
- Add `manifests/reuse-surface-runtime-externalsecret.yaml` in `railiance-apps`
- Verify ExternalSecret `SecretSynced` and pod env injection after rollout
- Record non-secret audit evidence (positive + negative reads)

**2026-07-07:** CCR-2026-0005 approved; delegated metadata apply recorded; KV path
seeded (version 1); `openbao-reuse` ClusterSecretStore + `reuse-surface-runtime`
ExternalSecret live on Railiance01 (`SecretSynced` 2026-07-07T20:33:17Z). Positive:
`/v1/federated` 200, signed webhook 200. Negative: default-policy token denied on
path. CCR status `verified`. T03 catalog migration remains open.

## Consumer Handoff And Catalog Migration

```task
id: RAILIANCE-WP-0011-T03
status: done
priority: low
state_hub_task_id: "52fc7baf-5257-44cd-ae2c-298ef7edbe96"
```

Blocked on T02 verification.

- Update `railiance-apps/docs/reuse-surface-on-railiance01.md` custody section
- Update ops-warden `reuse-surface-hub-write-token` playbook + routing catalog
  (`fetch_command` → `bao kv get -field=...`)
- Add lane to `docs/workload-kv-access-lanes.md`
- Deprecate direct kubectl fetch as primary handoff (keep as break-glass note)

**2026-07-07:** ops-warden catalog `reuse-surface-hub-write-token` migrated to
`bao kv get -field=REUSE_SURFACE_TOKEN platform/workloads/reuse/reuse-surface/runtime-secrets`
(owner `railiance-platform`, `resolvable=true`). Playbook, CredentialRouting index,
`docs/workload-kv-access-lanes.md`, and railiance-apps export handoff updated; kubectl
documented as break-glass only. CCR-2026-0005 front door `ready`/`resolvable=true`.

## Forgejo Webhook Rotation Runbook

```task
id: RAILIANCE-WP-0011-T04
status: done
priority: low
state_hub_task_id: "eafc4011-69cf-473f-842c-c58d6a2bece7"
```

Blocked on T03.

- Document rotation: update OpenBao field → ESO sync → rollout →
  `make reuse-forgejo-webhook` (updates org hook secret)
- Add smoke: signed webhook POST returns 200/accepted or expected no-op

**2026-07-07:** Added `docs/reuse-surface-runtime-secrets-rotation-runbook.md`,
CCR-2026-0005 lane in `docs/credential-lane-lifecycle-runbook.md`, and
`railiance-apps` `make reuse-webhook-smoke` (unsigned 401, signed no-op 200,
ESO Ready, `/v1/federated`). Live smoke passed on production.

## Acceptance

- [x] Both fields readable from `platform/workloads/reuse/reuse-surface/runtime-secrets`
- [x] ESO owns `reuse-surface-env`; manual `kubectl create secret` no longer required for steady state
- [x] `warden access reuse-surface-hub-write-token --fetch` uses OpenBao path
- [x] Forgejo org webhook and hub HMAC aligned (smoke verifies signed/unsigned paths; rotation runbook documents reconcile step)