const (
		MaxMetadataSize = 1 << 20 // max. size of the metadata
		Version         = 1
	)

	var header [5]byte
	if _, err := io.ReadFull(ciphertext, header[:]); err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	if header[0] != Version {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("config: unknown ciphertext version %d", header[0])
	}
	size := binary.LittleEndian.Uint32(header[1:])