Solve Potential Security Risk in Password Handling#13
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Pull Request Overview
Addresses a security vulnerability in password handling by introducing a SecurePassword type that zeroizes its contents on drop and updating the CLI and library to use it.
- Added a new
secure.rsmodule withSecurePasswordimplementation - Updated library exports and CLI to return
SecurePasswordinstead of raw&str - Added
zeroizedependency for secure memory erasure
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Copilot reviewed 5 out of 5 changed files in this pull request and generated 2 comments.
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| File | Description |
|---|---|
| src/secure.rs | New SecurePassword struct that zeroizes on drop |
| src/openssl/parser.rs | Imported SecurePassword into the parser module |
| src/lib.rs | Exported SecurePassword from the library root |
| src/cli/mod.rs | Changed Args::password to return SecurePassword |
| Cargo.toml | Added zeroize = "1.7.0" dependency |
…ndling * main: deps(rust): update lock file
Co-authored-by: Copilot <175728472+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Copilot <175728472+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
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Description
Addresses a security vulnerability in password handling where passwords were passed as plain strings, potentially exposing credentials in memory.
Changes
secure.rsmodule withSecureStringimplementationSecureStringfor safer credential management