NixOS Live Image: convert to a flake

Now `nixpkgs` will be pointing to a specific release, which has a much
smaller chance to unexpectedly break. Currently 23.11. The next one will
be 24.05, 24.11, etc.

NixOS *releases* receive security updates, but packages are upgraded
conservatively, thus don't generally break. As a result, we should need
to worry about NixOS upgrades every 6-12 months. The upgrade means "bump
the version number and try to build it". If it breaks, it will generally
break only then. Less reactive, more proactive surprises.

`flake.nix` was written by @thomaseizinger in
https://github.com/drduh/YubiKey-Guide/issues/406. Changes from the
original:
- change Gnome to xfce. Now it loads with 384MB of RAM and works well
  with the simplest graphics (hello qemu).
- less nasty workaround for hopenpgp-tools. Fixed upstream
  (https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/279117).
- do not default `copytoram`, user can select this option in the
  bootloader.

Here is how to test it:

```
$ nix run .#nixosConfigurations.yubikeyLive.x86_64-linux.config.system.build.vm
```

*Note for the maintainer*: it would be great if you could occasionally
run `nix flake update --commit-lock-file`, *especially* after updating
github.com/drduh/config.git.

Fixes #406

Co-authored-by: Thomas Eizinger <thomas@eizinger.io>
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Motiejus Jakštys 2023-12-18 17:41:35 +02:00
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## NixOS
Generate an air-gapped NixOS LiveCD image with the given config:
```nix
# yubikey-installer.nix
let
configuration = { config, lib, pkgs, ... }:
with pkgs;
let
src = fetchGit "https://github.com/drduh/YubiKey-Guide";
guide = "${src}/README.md";
contrib = "${src}/contrib";
drduhConfig = fetchGit "https://github.com/drduh/config";
gpg-conf = "${drduhConfig}/gpg.conf";
xserverCfg = config.services.xserver;
pinentryFlavour = if xserverCfg.desktopManager.lxqt.enable || xserverCfg.desktopManager.plasma5.enable then
"qt"
else if xserverCfg.desktopManager.xfce.enable then
"gtk2"
else if xserverCfg.enable || config.programs.sway.enable then
"gnome3"
else
"curses";
# Instead of hard-coding the pinentry program, chose the appropriate one
# based on the environment of the image the user has chosen to build.
gpg-agent-conf = runCommand "gpg-agent.conf" {} ''
sed '/pinentry-program/d' ${drduhConfig}/gpg-agent.conf > $out
echo "pinentry-program ${pinentry.${pinentryFlavour}}/bin/pinentry" >> $out
'';
view-yubikey-guide = writeShellScriptBin "view-yubikey-guide" ''
viewer="$(type -P xdg-open || true)"
if [ -z "$viewer" ]; then
viewer="${glow}/bin/glow -p"
fi
exec $viewer "${guide}"
'';
shortcut = makeDesktopItem {
name = "yubikey-guide";
icon = "${yubikey-manager-qt}/share/ykman-gui/icons/ykman.png";
desktopName = "drduh's YubiKey Guide";
genericName = "Guide to using YubiKey for GPG and SSH";
comment = "Open the guide in a reader program";
categories = [ "Documentation" ];
exec = "${view-yubikey-guide}/bin/view-yubikey-guide";
};
yubikey-guide = symlinkJoin {
name = "yubikey-guide";
paths = [ view-yubikey-guide shortcut ];
};
in {
nixpkgs.overlays = [
# hopenpgp-tools in nixpkgs 23.05 is out-of-date and has a broken build
(final: prev: {
haskellPackages = prev.haskellPackages.override {
overrides = hsFinal: hsPrev:
let
optparse-applicative =
final.haskell.lib.overrideCabal hsPrev.optparse-applicative
(oldAttrs: {
version = "0.18.1.0";
sha256 =
"sha256-Y4EatP0m6Cm4hoNkMlqIvjrMeYGfW7UAWy3TuWHsxJE=";
libraryHaskellDepends =
(oldAttrs.libraryHaskellDepends or [ ])
++ (with hsFinal; [
text
prettyprinter
prettyprinter-ansi-terminal
]);
});
hopenpgp-tools =
(final.haskell.lib.overrideCabal hsPrev.hopenpgp-tools
(oldAttrs: {
version = "0.23.8";
sha256 =
"sha256-FYvlVE0o/LOYk3a2rucAqm7tg5D/uNQRRrCu/wlDNAE=";
broken = false;
})).override { inherit optparse-applicative; };
in { inherit hopenpgp-tools; };
};
})
];
isoImage.isoBaseName = lib.mkForce "nixos-yubikey";
# Uncomment this to disable compression and speed up image creation time
#isoImage.squashfsCompression = "gzip -Xcompression-level 1";
# Always copytoram so that, if the image is booted from, e.g., a
# USB stick, nothing is mistakenly written to persistent storage.
boot.kernelParams = [ "copytoram" ];
# Secure defaults
boot.tmp.cleanOnBoot = true;
boot.kernel.sysctl = { "kernel.unprivileged_bpf_disabled" = 1; };
services.pcscd.enable = true;
services.udev.packages = [ yubikey-personalization ];
programs = {
ssh.startAgent = false;
gnupg.agent = {
enable = true;
enableSSHSupport = true;
};
};
environment.systemPackages = [
# Tools for backing up keys
paperkey
pgpdump
parted
cryptsetup
# Yubico's official tools
yubikey-manager
yubikey-manager-qt
yubikey-personalization
yubikey-personalization-gui
yubico-piv-tool
yubioath-flutter
# Testing
ent
(haskell.lib.justStaticExecutables haskellPackages.hopenpgp-tools)
# Password generation tools
diceware
pwgen
# Miscellaneous tools that might be useful beyond the scope of the guide
cfssl
pcsctools
# This guide itself (run `view-yubikey-guide` on the terminal to open it
# in a non-graphical environment).
yubikey-guide
];
# Disable networking so the system is air-gapped
# Comment all of these lines out if you'll need internet access
boot.initrd.network.enable = false;
networking.dhcpcd.enable = false;
networking.dhcpcd.allowInterfaces = [];
networking.interfaces = {};
networking.firewall.enable = true;
networking.useDHCP = false;
networking.useNetworkd = false;
networking.wireless.enable = false;
networking.networkmanager.enable = lib.mkForce false;
# Unset history so it's never stored
# Set GNUPGHOME to an ephemeral location and configure GPG with the
# guide's recommended settings.
environment.interactiveShellInit = ''
unset HISTFILE
export GNUPGHOME="/run/user/$(id -u)/gnupg"
if [ ! -d "$GNUPGHOME" ]; then
echo "Creating \$GNUPGHOME…"
install --verbose -m=0700 --directory="$GNUPGHOME"
fi
[ ! -f "$GNUPGHOME/gpg.conf" ] && cp --verbose ${gpg-conf} "$GNUPGHOME/gpg.conf"
[ ! -f "$GNUPGHOME/gpg-agent.conf" ] && cp --verbose ${gpg-agent-conf} "$GNUPGHOME/gpg-agent.conf"
echo "\$GNUPGHOME is \"$GNUPGHOME\""
'';
# Copy the contents of contrib to the home directory, add a shortcut to
# the guide on the desktop, and link to the whole repo in the documents
# folder.
system.activationScripts.yubikeyGuide = let
homeDir = "/home/nixos/";
desktopDir = homeDir + "Desktop/";
documentsDir = homeDir + "Documents/";
in ''
mkdir -p ${desktopDir} ${documentsDir}
chown nixos ${homeDir} ${desktopDir} ${documentsDir}
cp -R ${contrib}/* ${homeDir}
ln -sf ${yubikey-guide}/share/applications/yubikey-guide.desktop ${desktopDir}
ln -sfT ${src} ${documentsDir}/YubiKey-Guide
'';
};
nixos = import <nixpkgs/nixos/release.nix> {
inherit configuration;
supportedSystems = [ "x86_64-linux" ];
};
# Choose the one you like:
#nixos-yubikey = nixos.iso_minimal; # No graphical environment
#nixos-yubikey = nixos.iso_gnome;
nixos-yubikey = nixos.iso_plasma5;
in {
inherit nixos-yubikey;
}
```
Build the installer and copy it to a USB drive.
Generate an air-gapped NixOS LiveCD image:
```console
$ nix-build yubikey-installer.nix --out-link installer --attr nixos-yubikey
$ ref=$(git ls-remote https://github.com/drduh/Yubikey-Guide refs/heads/master | awk '{print $1}')
$ nix build --experimental-features "nix-command flakes" github:drduh/YubiKey-Guide/$ref#nixosConfigurations.yubikeyLive.x86_64-linux.config.system.build.isoImage
```
$ sudo cp -v installer/iso/*.iso /dev/sdb; sync
'installer/iso/nixos-yubikey-22.05beta-248980.gfedcba-x86_64-linux.iso' -> '/dev/sdb'
If you have this repository checked out:
Recommended, but optional: update `nixpkgs` and `drduh/config`:
```console
$ nix flake update --commit-lock-file
```
Generate the ISO:
```console
$ nix build --experimental-features "nix-command flakes" .#nixosConfigurations.yubikeyLive.x86_64-linux.config.system.build.isoImage
```
Copy it to a USB drive:
```console
$ sudo cp -v result/iso/yubikeyLive.iso /dev/sdb; sync
'result/iso/yubikeyLive.iso' -> '/dev/sdb'
```
With this image, you won't need to manually create a [temporary working directory](#temporary-working-directory) or [harden the configuration](#harden-configuration), as it was done when creating the image.

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{
"nodes": {
"drduhConfig": {
"flake": false,
"locked": {
"lastModified": 1697417581,
"narHash": "sha256-R45L/Xv3z0lJhGt781wDbjaq1qc+sGTmsUt+XHwgf4A=",
"owner": "drduh",
"repo": "config",
"rev": "8c21617100795fea2313656abdf25f93b98fdc30",
"type": "github"
},
"original": {
"owner": "drduh",
"repo": "config",
"type": "github"
}
},
"nixpkgs": {
"locked": {
"lastModified": 1706826059,
"narHash": "sha256-N69Oab+cbt3flLvYv8fYnEHlBsWwdKciNZHUbynVEOA=",
"owner": "NixOS",
"repo": "nixpkgs",
"rev": "25e3d4c0d3591c99929b1ec07883177f6ea70c9d",
"type": "github"
},
"original": {
"owner": "NixOS",
"ref": "nixos-23.11",
"repo": "nixpkgs",
"type": "github"
}
},
"root": {
"inputs": {
"drduhConfig": "drduhConfig",
"nixpkgs": "nixpkgs"
}
}
},
"root": "root",
"version": 7
}

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{
description = "A Nix Flake for an xfce-based system with YubiKey setup";
inputs = {
nixpkgs.url = "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/nixos-23.11";
drduhConfig.url = "github:drduh/config";
drduhConfig.flake = false;
};
outputs = {
self,
nixpkgs,
drduhConfig,
}: let
mkSystem = system:
nixpkgs.lib.nixosSystem {
inherit system;
modules = [
"${nixpkgs}/nixos/modules/profiles/all-hardware.nix"
"${nixpkgs}/nixos/modules/installer/cd-dvd/iso-image.nix"
(
{
lib,
pkgs,
config,
...
}: let
gpgAgentConf = pkgs.runCommand "gpg-agent.conf" {} ''
sed '/pinentry-program/d' ${drduhConfig}/gpg-agent.conf > $out
echo "pinentry-program ${pkgs.pinentry.curses}/bin/pinentry" >> $out
'';
viewYubikeyGuide = pkgs.writeShellScriptBin "view-yubikey-guide" ''
viewer="$(type -P xdg-open || true)"
if [ -z "$viewer" ]; then
viewer="${pkgs.glow}/bin/glow -p"
fi
exec $viewer "${self}/README.md"
'';
shortcut = pkgs.makeDesktopItem {
name = "yubikey-guide";
icon = "${pkgs.yubikey-manager-qt}/share/ykman-gui/icons/ykman.png";
desktopName = "drduh's YubiKey Guide";
genericName = "Guide to using YubiKey for GPG and SSH";
comment = "Open the guide in a reader program";
categories = ["Documentation"];
exec = "${viewYubikeyGuide}/bin/view-yubikey-guide";
};
yubikeyGuide = pkgs.symlinkJoin {
name = "yubikey-guide";
paths = [viewYubikeyGuide shortcut];
};
in {
isoImage = {
isoName = "yubikeyLive.iso";
# As of writing, zstd-based iso is 1542M, takes ~2mins to
# compress. If you prefer a smaller image and are happy to
# wait, delete the line below, it will default to a
# slower-but-smaller xz (1375M in 8mins as of writing).
squashfsCompression = "zstd";
appendToMenuLabel = " YubiKey Live ${self.lastModifiedDate}";
makeEfiBootable = true; # EFI booting
makeUsbBootable = true; # USB booting
};
swapDevices = [];
boot = {
tmp.cleanOnBoot = true;
kernel.sysctl = {"kernel.unprivileged_bpf_disabled" = 1;};
};
services = {
pcscd.enable = true;
udev.packages = [pkgs.yubikey-personalization];
# Automatically log in at the virtual consoles.
getty.autologinUser = "nixos";
# Comment out to run in a console for a smaller iso and less RAM.
xserver = {
enable = true;
desktopManager.xfce.enable = true;
displayManager = {
lightdm.enable = true;
autoLogin = {
enable = true;
user = "nixos";
};
};
};
};
programs = {
ssh.startAgent = false;
gnupg.agent = {
enable = true;
enableSSHSupport = true;
};
};
# Use less privileged nixos user
users.users = {
nixos = {
isNormalUser = true;
extraGroups = ["wheel" "video"];
initialHashedPassword = "";
};
root.initialHashedPassword = "";
};
security = {
pam.services.lightdm.text = ''
auth sufficient pam_succeed_if.so user ingroup wheel
'';
sudo = {
enable = true;
wheelNeedsPassword = false;
};
};
environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
# Tools for backing up keys
paperkey
pgpdump
parted
cryptsetup
# Yubico's official tools
yubikey-manager
yubikey-manager-qt
yubikey-personalization
yubikey-personalization-gui
yubico-piv-tool
yubioath-flutter
# Testing
ent
haskellPackages.hopenpgp-tools
# Password generation tools
diceware
pwgen
# Might be useful beyond the scope of the guide
cfssl
pcsctools
tmux
htop
# This guide itself (run `view-yubikey-guide` on the terminal
# to open it in a non-graphical environment).
yubikeyGuide
];
# Disable networking so the system is air-gapped
# Comment all of these lines out if you'll need internet access
boot.initrd.network.enable = false;
networking = {
resolvconf.enable = false;
dhcpcd.enable = false;
dhcpcd.allowInterfaces = [];
interfaces = {};
firewall.enable = true;
useDHCP = false;
useNetworkd = false;
wireless.enable = false;
networkmanager.enable = lib.mkForce false;
};
# Unset history so it's never stored Set GNUPGHOME to an
# ephemeral location and configure GPG with the guide's
environment.interactiveShellInit = ''
unset HISTFILE
export GNUPGHOME="/run/user/$(id -u)/gnupg"
if [ ! -d "$GNUPGHOME" ]; then
echo "Creating \$GNUPGHOME"
install --verbose -m=0700 --directory="$GNUPGHOME"
fi
[ ! -f "$GNUPGHOME/gpg.conf" ] && cp --verbose "${drduhConfig}/gpg.conf" "$GNUPGHOME/gpg.conf"
[ ! -f "$GNUPGHOME/gpg-agent.conf" ] && cp --verbose ${gpgAgentConf} "$GNUPGHOME/gpg-agent.conf"
echo "\$GNUPGHOME is \"$GNUPGHOME\""
'';
# Copy the contents of contrib to the home directory, add a
# shortcut to the guide on the desktop, and link to the whole
# repo in the documents folder.
system.activationScripts.yubikeyGuide = let
homeDir = "/home/nixos/";
desktopDir = homeDir + "Desktop/";
documentsDir = homeDir + "Documents/";
in ''
mkdir -p ${desktopDir} ${documentsDir}
chown nixos ${homeDir} ${desktopDir} ${documentsDir}
cp -R ${self}/contrib/* ${homeDir}
ln -sf ${yubikeyGuide}/share/applications/yubikey-guide.desktop ${desktopDir}
ln -sfT ${self} ${documentsDir}/YubiKey-Guide
'';
system.stateVersion = "23.11";
}
)
];
};
in {
nixosConfigurations.yubikeyLive.x86_64-linux = mkSystem "x86_64-linux";
nixosConfigurations.yubikeyLive.aarch64-linux = mkSystem "aarch64-linux";
formatter.x86_64-linux = (import nixpkgs {system = "x86_64-linux";}).alejandra;
formatter.aarch64-linux = (import nixpkgs {system = "aarch64-linux";}).alejandra;
};
}