Round 44 auto-loop-34: BACKLOG P1 row — secret-handoff protocol#134
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Round 44 auto-loop-34: BACKLOG P1 row — secret-handoff protocol#134
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Codifies maintainer shape-preference from auto-loop-33 end-of-tick chat: env-var for ephemeral / dev-loop, password-manager CLI (1Password `op` preferred — LastPass dropped due to 2022 vault- exfiltration breach) for stable secrets, Let's-Encrypt + ACME for certificates, PKI-bootstrap explicitly deferred. Cites `docs/research/secret-handoff-protocol-options-2026-04-22.md` as occurrence-1 research anchor (five-tier taxonomy, rotation / revocation / leak-mode map, explicit three-axis argument for git-crypt being the wrong fit). Row sits at the top of `P1 — Factory / static-analysis / tooling` per newest-first convention. Four-phase work queued (codify → 1Password account setup → `tools/secrets/zeta-secret.sh` helper → ACME scaffold). Reviewer routing: Nazar (security-ops), Dejan (devops), Aminata (threat- model-critic), Samir (docs). Maintainer-background composition note cites the out-of-repo Itron PKI calibration memory so the ACME-over-private-CA choice is readable as veteran judgment, not casual preference. Tick work for auto-loop-34 per bottleneck-principle gray-zone- agent-judgment default — maintainer shape-preference confirmed mid-tick, row lands same-tick without ask-first. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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This row says the occurrence-1 research anchor is “already published” at docs/research/secret-handoff-protocol-options-2026-04-22.md, but that file is not present in the repository at this commit, so reviewers cannot validate the cited taxonomy/decisions and any tooling that follows this path will hit a dead reference. Either land the referenced research file in the same change or mark the anchor as pending and point to a real, existing artifact.
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Pull request overview
Adds a new P1 BACKLOG row to track a “secret-handoff protocol” work item (env-var defaults, password-manager CLI for stable secrets, ACME/Let’s Encrypt for cert issuance, PKI bootstrap explicitly deferred), including proposed helper shape, phased plan, and reviewer routing.
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- Adds a detailed P1 BACKLOG entry describing secret-handoff protocol scope, rationale, and phased delivery plan.
- Adds cross-references to a research anchor doc and a maintainer-background memory note.
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| manager CLI for stable secrets + Let's-Encrypt/ACME for certs | ||
| + PKI-bootstrap deferred (round 44 auto-loop-33 absorb)** — |
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| `memory/user_aaron_itron_pki_supply_chain_secure_boot_background.md`, | ||
| out-of-repo maintainer context); it is a veteran's judgment | ||
| that automated-issuance + protocol-driven rotation beats | ||
| hand-rolled certificate management for every use-case that | ||
| doesn't *specifically* require a private CA. Effort: M for | ||
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…ron memory + multi-domain cascade) Extends PR #132 scope from three-tick batch (auto-loop-31+32+33) to four-tick batch by appending auto-loop-34 row covering: - Step 0 PR-pool audit (main `e503e5a` unchanged since #131 merge). - BACKLOG P1 row filed via PR #134 with maintainer-confirmed shape preference from auto-loop-33 reply (env-var + password-manager CLI + Let's-Encrypt/ACME + PKI-bootstrap deferred). - Itron PKI / supply-chain / secure-boot background memory authored (out-of-repo, maintainer context); five-layer security-engineering cascade captured verbatim. - Second-wave disclosure cascade captured (disaggregation, FFT, micro-Doppler/VWCD decomposition, power-grid signature algorithms PRIDES/Wavelet-GAT/GESL, director-level seniority, 5-of-10k organizational tier). - Bottleneck-principle two-layer distinction exercised live on first post-naming cycle (explicit-scope branch). - Accounting-lag same-tick-mitigation maintained (tenth consecutive tick). - Seven numbered observations + compoundings-per-tick = 8 + ledger math (net -8 units over 26 ticks). Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Summary
docs/research/secret-handoff-protocol-options-2026-04-22.mdas occurrence-1 research anchor.Context
Triggered by the mid-tick inline API-key paste event on auto-loop-33 (xAI / Grok thread), which exposed a factory gap: no documented human-operator → agent secure secret-handoff protocol. Research doc landed that tick as occurrence-1 anchor (PR #133, merge pending). Maintainer supplied shape preference end-of-tick; row lands this tick under the bottleneck-principle gray-zone-agent-judgment default (no ask-first on low-regret low-blast-radius factory filing).
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grepconfirms no pre-existing secret-handoff row in BACKLOG.md (scope-collision check).P1 — Factory / static-analysis / toolingper newest-first convention.No persona-name prose (BP-11); persona-agent names used per EXPERT-REGISTRY convention.
Memory reference is out-of-repo (maintainer context) — noted inline in the row.
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