Load encrypted systemd credentials

borgmatic/config/schema.yaml

@@ -231,7 +231,10 @@ properties:
             key. Only use on repositories that were initialized with
             passcommand/repokey/keyfile encryption. Note that if both
             encryption_passcommand and encryption_passphrase are set, then
-            encryption_passphrase takes precedence. Defaults to not set.
+            encryption_passphrase takes precedence. This can also be used to
+            access encrypted systemd service credentials (see "https://torsion\
+            .org/borgmatic/docs/how-to/provide-your-passwords/#using-systemd-\
+            service-credentials"). Defaults to not set.
         example: "secret-tool lookup borg-repository repo-name"
     encryption_passphrase:
         type: string

docs/how-to/provide-your-passwords.md

@@ -29,6 +29,37 @@ For example, to ask the *Pass* password manager to provide the passphrase:
 encryption_passcommand: pass path/to/borg-repokey
 ```
 
+### Using systemd service credentials
+
+Borgmatic supports using encrypted [credentials](https://systemd.io/CREDENTIALS/).
+
+Save your password as an encrypted credential to `/etc/credstore.encrypted/borgmatic.pw`, e.g.,
+
+```
+# systemd-ask-password -n | systemd-creds encrypt - /etc/credstore.encrypted/borgmatic.pw
+```
+
+Note that the name `borgmatic.pw` is hardcoded in the systemd service file.
+
+If you use multiple different passwords, save them as encrypted credentials to `/etc/credstore.encrypted/borgmatic/`, e.g.,
+
+```
+# mkdir /etc/credstore.encrypted/borgmatic
+# systemd-ask-password -n | systemd-creds encrypt --name=borgmatic_backupserver1 - /etc/credstore.encrypted/borgmatic/backupserver1
+# systemd-ask-password -n | systemd-creds encrypt --name=borgmatic_pw2 - /etc/credstore.encrypted/borgmatic/pw2
+...
+```
+Ensure that the file names, (e.g. `backupserver1`) match the corresponding part of
+the `--name` option *after* the underscore (_). The `borgmatic` folder is hardcoded in the systemd service file.
+
+Then uncomment or use one of the following in your configuration file. Adjust `borgmatic_backupserver1`
+according to the name given to the credential.
+
+```yaml
+encryption_passcommand: "cat ${CREDENTIALS_DIRECTORY}/borgmatic.pw"
+encryption_passcommand: "cat ${CREDENTIALS_DIRECTORY}/borgmatic_backupserver1"
+```
+
 ### Environment variable interpolation
 
 <span class="minilink minilink-addedin">New in version 1.6.4</span> borgmatic

sample/systemd/borgmatic.service

@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ ConditionACPower=true
 [Service]
 Type=oneshot
 
+# Load encrypted credentials.
+LoadCredentialEncrypted=borgmatic:/etc/credstore.encrypted/borgmatic/
+LoadCredentialEncrypted=borgmatic.pw
+
 # Security settings for systemd running as root, optional but recommended to improve security. You
 # can disable individual settings if they cause problems for your use case. For more details, see
 # the systemd manual: https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/systemd.exec.html