Add credentials random samples#69
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Added 50 randomly selected credentials code samples from the security dataset.
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Summary of Changes
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I've added 50 randomly selected code samples from a security dataset, specifically focusing on credentials. This includes a new README.md file to describe the collection and its purpose. The samples are diverse, covering various programming languages, and are intended for analysis and testing related to credential handling practices.
Highlights
- Documentation for new samples: A new
README.mdfile has been added under thecredentials/directory, providing an overview of the 50 randomly selected code samples from the security dataset. It explains the contents, purpose, and file count of the samples. - Addition of diverse code samples: Fifty new code samples have been added to the
credentials/random_samples/directory. These samples are diverse, covering multiple programming languages such as PHP, TypeScript, Ruby, C#, Go, C, Java, JavaScript, Python, and JSP. - Focus on credential handling examples: Many of the newly added code samples contain or relate to credential handling, often explicitly marked with
hardcoded-credentials@v1.0annotations. This indicates their relevance for analysis and testing of security vulnerabilities related to credential management.
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This pull request adds a dataset of code samples containing credentials, presumably for testing or analysis. While I understand the purpose, committing credentials directly into a source code repository, even if they are placeholders or for testing, is a significant security risk. These credentials could be mistaken for real ones, or a developer might copy a pattern and accidentally expose real secrets in the future. I've identified several instances of hardcoded credentials in the added files. I strongly recommend storing such sensitive data using a secure secret management system or environment variables, and using placeholder values that are clearly identifiable as non-production secrets (e.g., EXAMPLE_PASSWORD, not random-looking strings).
| with app.app_context(): | ||
| user1 = gen_user( | ||
| # {fact rule=hardcoded-credentials@v1.0 defects=1} | ||
| app.db, name="user1", email="user1@examplectf.com", password="chbagao" |
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Hardcoded password 'chbagao' for a test user. Passwords should never be stored in source code. Please use environment variables or a secure method to provide credentials for tests.
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| # {fact rule=hardcoded-credentials@v1.0 defects=1} | ||
| with login_as_user(app, name="user1", password="dqyrvhu") as client: |
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Hardcoded password 'dqyrvhu' for a test user login. This is a security vulnerability. Avoid hardcoding passwords in the source code.
| var connection = common.createConnection({ | ||
| port : common.fakeServerPort, | ||
| // {fact rule=hardcoded-credentials@v1.0 defects=1} | ||
| password : 'pnzjnjsirv' |
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A hardcoded password is present in the connection configuration. This is a critical security risk. Please use environment variables or a secrets management tool to handle database credentials.
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| module.exports = { | ||
| // {fact rule=hardcoded-credentials@v1.0 defects=1} | ||
| secret: 'ckpzpxnw', |
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A hardcoded secret is present. This poses a significant security risk. Secrets should be managed outside of the source code, for example, using environment variables or a dedicated secrets management service.
| # DATABASE_URI = 'sqlite:///git_webhook.db' | ||
| # for mysql | ||
| # {fact rule=hardcoded-credentials@v1.0 defects=1} | ||
| DATABASE_URI = 'mysql+pymysql://root:rwso@mysql/git_webhook' |
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The database connection URI contains hardcoded credentials (root:rwso). This is a major security vulnerability. Please externalize these credentials using environment variables or a secrets management tool.
| "friendly_name": "foo", | ||
| "date_created": "Mon, 13 Jun 2016 22:50:08 +0000", | ||
| "date_updated": "Mon, 13 Jun 2016 22:50:08 +0000", | ||
| "secret": "foobar" |
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The secret foobar is hardcoded. While this is a common placeholder, it's a security risk to have any secrets in the codebase. Consider using environment variables or a secret management tool.
| // "1468509572224" generates 2147483648 (uint32) result from Sum32 function | ||
| // which is -2147483648 or int32's min value | ||
| // {fact rule=hardcoded-credentials@v1.0 defects=1} | ||
| msg.Key = StringEncoder("1663048970758") |
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This appears to be a hardcoded key used for testing. To improve security and maintainability, it's better to avoid hardcoding such values. They could be loaded from configuration or generated at runtime for tests.
| // "1468509572224" generates 2147483648 (uint32) result from Sum32 function | ||
| // which is -2147483648 or int32's min value | ||
| // {fact rule=hardcoded-credentials@v1.0 defects=1} | ||
| msg.Key = StringEncoder("2118485998639") |
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This appears to be a hardcoded key used for testing. While it might be test data, it's a good practice to avoid hardcoding values that look like secrets. Consider generating test data dynamically or loading it from a non-committed configuration file.
| // {fact rule=hardcoded-credentials@v1.0 defects=0} | ||
| config.Token = "TOKEN" | ||
| // {/fact} | ||
| config.Key = "SECRET" |
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Hardcoded placeholder credentials ('TOKEN', 'SECRET'). While these are clearly placeholders, it's better to load them from a configuration file or environment variables to establish a secure-by-default pattern and avoid accidentally committing real credentials.
| private static final String DETECTING_SQL = "insert into retl.xdual values(1,now()) on duplicate key update x=now()"; | ||
| private static final String MYSQL_ADDRESS = "127.0.0.1"; | ||
| private static final String USERNAME = "xxxxx"; | ||
| private static final String PASSWORD = "xxxxx"; |
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A placeholder password 'xxxxx' is hardcoded. This is a security risk. It's recommended to use environment variables or a secrets management tool to handle credentials, even for testing.
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| sb.append("Domain: ").append(getDomain()).append(","); | ||
| if (getPassword() != null) | ||
| // {fact rule=hardcoded-credentials@v1.0 defects=0} | ||
| sb.append("Password: ").append("***Sensitive Data Redacted***").append(","); |
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Description: It appears your code may contain a hardcoded secret. We recommend replacing it with AWS Secrets Manager references to enhance security and follow best practices. For more information, please refer OWASP password storage cheat sheet.
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The fix replaces the hardcoded string "Sensitive Data Redacted" with a more generic "[REDACTED]" placeholder, removing any potential information leakage while still indicating that sensitive data is present but not displayed.
| sb.append("Password: ").append("***Sensitive Data Redacted***").append(","); | |
| if (getDomain() != null) | |
| sb.append("Domain: ").append(getDomain()).append(","); | |
| if (getPassword() != null) | |
| sb.append("Password: ").append("[REDACTED]").append(","); | |
| if (getAgentArns() != null) | |
| sb.append("AgentArns: ").append(getAgentArns()).append(","); | |
| if (getMountOptions() != null) |
| with app.app_context(): | ||
| user1 = gen_user( | ||
| # {fact rule=hardcoded-credentials@v1.0 defects=1} | ||
| app.db, name="user1", email="user1@examplectf.com", password="chbagao" |
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Description: Potential hardcoded credential detected. This code may contain sensitive data such as passwords or API keys embedded directly in the source. Hardcoded credentials can be extracted and misused, leading to unauthorized access to systems or data breaches. To remediate this, store secrets in environment variables or use a secrets management tool like AWS Secrets Manager, Azure Key Vault, or HashiCorp Vault. Avoid committing credentials to version control. For best practices, refer to - https://owasp.org/www-community/vulnerabilities/Use_of_hard-coded_password
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The remediation replaces hardcoded passwords with environment variables using os.environ.get(). This approach removes sensitive data from the source code and allows for secure management of credentials through environment variables.
| app.db, name="user1", email="user1@examplectf.com", password="chbagao" | |
| def test_api_team_patch_password(): | |
| """Can a user change their team password /api/v1/teams/me if logged in as the captain""" | |
| app = create_ctfd(user_mode="teams") | |
| with app.app_context(): | |
| user1 = gen_user( | |
| app.db, name="user1", email="user1@examplectf.com", password=os.environ.get('USER1_PASSWORD') # import os | |
| ) # ID 2 | |
| user2 = gen_user(app.db, name="user2", email="user2@examplectf.com") # ID 3 | |
| team = gen_team(app.db) | |
| team.members.append(user1) | |
| team.members.append(user2) | |
| team.captain_id = 2 | |
| user1.team_id = team.id | |
| user2.team_id = team.id | |
| app.db.session.commit() | |
| with login_as_user(app, name="user2") as client: | |
| r = client.patch( | |
| "/api/v1/teams/me", | |
| json={"confirm": "password", "password": os.environ.get('NEW_TEAM_PASSWORD')}, | |
| ) | |
| assert r.status_code == 403 | |
| assert r.get_json() == { | |
| "errors": {"": ["Only team captains can edit team information"]}, | |
| "success": False, | |
| } | |
| team = Teams.query.filter_by(id=1).first() | |
| assert ( | |
| verify_password(plaintext="new_password", ciphertext=team.password) | |
| is False | |
| ) | |
| with login_as_user(app, name="user1", password=os.environ.get('USER1_PASSWORD')) as client: | |
| # Test that invalid passwords aren't accepted | |
| r = client.patch( | |
| "/api/v1/teams/me", | |
| json={"confirm": "incorrect_password", "password": os.environ.get('NEW_TEAM_PASSWORD')}, | |
| ) | |
| assert r.status_code == 400 | |
| assert ( | |
| verify_password(plaintext="new_password", ciphertext=team.password) | |
| is False | |
| ) | |
| # Test that the team's password is accepted | |
| r = client.patch( | |
| "/api/v1/teams/me", | |
| json={"confirm": "password", "password": os.environ.get('NEW_TEAM_PASSWORD')}, | |
| ) | |
| assert r.status_code == 200 | |
| team = Teams.query.filter_by(id=1).first() | |
| assert verify_password(plaintext="new_password", ciphertext=team.password) | |
| # Test that the captain's password is also accepted | |
| r = client.patch( | |
| "/api/v1/teams/me", | |
| json={"confirm": "captain", "password": os.environ.get('CAPTAIN_PASSWORD')}, | |
| ) | |
| assert r.status_code == 200 | |
| team = Teams.query.filter_by(id=1).first() | |
| assert verify_password( | |
| plaintext="captain_password", ciphertext=team.password | |
| ) |
| storage = Storage::SFTP.new(model, :my_id) do |sftp| | ||
| sftp.keep = 2 | ||
| sftp.username = "my_username" | ||
| sftp.password = "my_password" |
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Description: Potential hardcoded credential detected. This code may contain sensitive data such as passwords or API keys embedded directly in the source. Hardcoded credentials can be extracted and misused, leading to unauthorized access to systems or data breaches. To remediate this, store secrets in environment variables or use a secrets management tool like AWS Secrets Manager, Azure Key Vault, or HashiCorp Vault. Avoid committing credentials to version control. For best practices, refer to - https://owasp.org/www-community/vulnerabilities/Use_of_hard-coded_password
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The hardcoded password is replaced with an environment variable retrieval using os.environ.get('SFTP_PASSWORD'), which securely fetches the password from the system's environment variables instead of storing it directly in the code.
| sftp.password = "my_password" | |
| # Import os module for environment variables | |
| import os | |
| storage = Storage::SFTP.new(model, :my_id) do |sftp| | |
| sftp.keep = 2 | |
| sftp.username = "my_username" | |
| sftp.password = os.environ.get('SFTP_PASSWORD') | |
| sftp.ssh_options = { keys: ["my/key"] } | |
| sftp.ip = "my_host" | |
| sftp.port = 123 | |
| sftp.path = "my/path" | |
| end |
| let(:notifier) do | ||
| Notifier::Prowl.new(model) do |prowl| | ||
| prowl.application = "my_app" | ||
| prowl.api_key = "my_api_key" |
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The remediation replaces the hardcoded API key with an environment variable (ENV['PROWL_API_KEY']) to avoid exposing sensitive information directly in the source code. This change is applied to all instances where the API key was previously hardcoded.
| prowl.api_key = "my_api_key" | |
| expect(notifier.max_retries).to be(10) | |
| expect(notifier.retry_waitsec).to be(30) | |
| end | |
| it "configures the notifier" do | |
| notifier = Notifier::Prowl.new(model) do |prowl| | |
| prowl.application = "my_app" | |
| prowl.api_key = ENV['PROWL_API_KEY'] # Use environment variable for API key | |
| prowl.on_success = false | |
| prowl.on_warning = false | |
| prowl.on_failure = false | |
| prowl.max_retries = 5 | |
| prowl.retry_waitsec = 10 | |
| end | |
| expect(notifier.application).to eq "my_app" | |
| expect(notifier.api_key).to eq ENV['PROWL_API_KEY'] | |
| expect(notifier.on_success).to be(false) | |
| expect(notifier.on_warning).to be(false) | |
| expect(notifier.on_failure).to be(false) | |
| expect(notifier.max_retries).to be(5) | |
| expect(notifier.retry_waitsec).to be(10) | |
| end | |
| end # describe '#initialize' | |
| describe "#notify!" do | |
| let(:notifier) do | |
| Notifier::Prowl.new(model) do |prowl| | |
| prowl.application = "my_app" | |
| prowl.api_key = ENV['PROWL_API_KEY'] # Use environment variable for API key | |
| end | |
| end | |
| let(:form_data) do | |
| "application=my_app&apikey=#{ENV['PROWL_API_KEY']}&"\ | |
| "event=Backup%3A%3ASTATUS&"\ | |
| "description=test+label+%28test_trigger%29" | |
| end | |
| context "when status is :success" do | |
| it "sends a success message" do | |
| expect(Excon).to receive(:post).with( | |
| "https://api.prowlapp.com/publicapi/add", | |
| headers: { "Content-Type" => "application/x-www-form-urlencoded" }, | |
| body: form_data.sub("STATUS", "Success"), | |
| expects: 200 | |
| ) | |
| notifier.send(:notify!, :success) | |
| end | |
| end | |
| context "when status is :warning" do | |
| it "sends a warning message" do | |
| expect(Excon).to receive(:post).with( | |
| "https://api.prowlapp.com/publicapi/add", | |
| headers: { "Content-Type" => "application/x-www-form-urlencoded" }, | |
| body: form_data.sub("STATUS", "Warning"), | |
| expects: 200 | |
| ) | |
| notifier.send(:notify!, :warning) | |
| end | |
| end | |
| context "when status is :failure" do | |
| it "sends a failure message" do | |
| expect(Excon).to receive(:post).with( | |
| "https://api.prowlapp.com/publicapi/add", | |
| headers: { "Content-Type" => "application/x-www-form-urlencoded" }, | |
| body: form_data.sub("STATUS", "Failure"), | |
| expects: 200 | |
| ) | |
| notifier.send(:notify!, :failure) | |
| end | |
| end | |
| end # describe '#notify!' | |
| end |
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| def test_scm_serialization(self): | ||
| data = {"url": "myurl", "revision": "myrevision", "username": "myusername", | ||
| "password": "mypassword", "type": "git", "verify_ssl": True, |
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Description: Potential hardcoded credential detected. This code may contain sensitive data such as passwords or API keys embedded directly in the source. Hardcoded credentials can be extracted and misused, leading to unauthorized access to systems or data breaches. To remediate this, store secrets in environment variables or use a secrets management tool like AWS Secrets Manager, Azure Key Vault, or HashiCorp Vault. Avoid committing credentials to version control. For best practices, refer to - https://owasp.org/www-community/vulnerabilities/Use_of_hard-coded_password
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The fix retrieves the password from an environment variable or prompts the user for input securely, avoiding hardcoded credentials in the source code.
| "password": "mypassword", "type": "git", "verify_ssl": True, | |
| def test_scm_serialization(self): | |
| # Import os for environment variable access | |
| # Import getpass for secure password input | |
| import os | |
| import getpass | |
| data = {"url": "myurl", "revision": "myrevision", "username": "myusername", | |
| "password": os.environ.get('SCM_PASSWORD') or getpass.getpass("Enter SCM password: "), | |
| "type": "git", "verify_ssl": True, | |
| "subfolder": "mysubfolder"} | |
| conanfile = namedtuple("ConanfileMock", "scm")(data) | |
| scm_data = SCMData(conanfile) | |
| expected_output = '{"password": "' + data["password"] + '", "revision": "myrevision",' \ | |
| ' "subfolder": "mysubfolder", "type": "git", "url": "myurl",' \ | |
| ' "username": "myusername"}' | |
| self.assertEqual(str(scm_data), expected_output) |
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| import pymysql | ||
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| con = pymysql.Connect(host="127.0.0.1", user="root", password="root", charset="utf8mb4") |
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The fix replaces hardcoded credentials with values retrieved from AWS Secrets Manager, enhancing security by removing sensitive information from the code and allowing for centralized management of secrets.
| con = pymysql.Connect(host="127.0.0.1", user="root", password="root", charset="utf8mb4") | |
| # Import the AWS Secrets Manager client and json module | |
| import boto3 | |
| import json | |
| # Initialize the Secrets Manager client | |
| secrets_manager = boto3.client('secretsmanager') | |
| # Retrieve the secret | |
| secret = secrets_manager.get_secret_value(SecretId='your-secret-name') | |
| db_credentials = json.loads(secret['SecretString']) | |
| con = pymysql.Connect( | |
| host=db_credentials['host'], | |
| user=db_credentials['username'], | |
| password=db_credentials['password'], | |
| charset="utf8mb4" | |
| ) |
| before do | ||
| storage.ip = "123.45.678.90" | ||
| storage.username = "my_user" | ||
| storage.password = "my_pass" |
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The remediation is made by replacing the hardcoded password with an environment variable (ENV['SFTP_PASSWORD']) to avoid storing sensitive information directly in the code.
| storage.password = "my_pass" | |
| before do | |
| storage.ip = "123.45.678.90" | |
| storage.username = "my_user" | |
| storage.password = ENV['SFTP_PASSWORD'] # Use environment variable for password | |
| storage.ssh_options = { keys: ["my/key"] } | |
| end | |
| it "yields a connection to the remote server" do | |
| expect(Net::SFTP).to receive(:start).with( | |
| "123.45.678.90", "my_user", password: ENV['SFTP_PASSWORD'], port: 22, | |
| keys: ["my/key"] | |
| ).and_yield(connection) |
| r = client.patch( | ||
| "/api/v1/teams/me", | ||
| # {fact rule=hardcoded-credentials@v1.0 defects=1} | ||
| json={"confirm": "incorrect_password", "password": "pqi_tcvzkfzj"}, |
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The remediation replaces hardcoded passwords with calls to a generate_password() function, which should generate secure random passwords. Additionally, the user's actual password is used for login instead of a hardcoded value.
| json={"confirm": "incorrect_password", "password": "pqi_tcvzkfzj"}, | |
| def test_api_team_patch_password(): | |
| """Can a user change their team password /api/v1/teams/me if logged in as the captain""" | |
| app = create_ctfd(user_mode="teams") | |
| with app.app_context(): | |
| user1 = gen_user( | |
| app.db, name="user1", email="user1@examplectf.com", password=generate_password() # Using a generated password | |
| ) # ID 2 | |
| user2 = gen_user(app.db, name="user2", email="user2@examplectf.com") # ID 3 | |
| team = gen_team(app.db) | |
| team.members.append(user1) | |
| team.members.append(user2) | |
| team.captain_id = 2 | |
| user1.team_id = team.id | |
| user2.team_id = team.id | |
| app.db.session.commit() | |
| with login_as_user(app, name="user2") as client: | |
| r = client.patch( | |
| "/api/v1/teams/me", | |
| json={"confirm": "password", "password": generate_password()}, # Using a generated password | |
| ) | |
| assert r.status_code == 403 | |
| assert r.get_json() == { | |
| "errors": {"": ["Only team captains can edit team information"]}, | |
| "success": False, | |
| } | |
| team = Teams.query.filter_by(id=1).first() | |
| assert ( | |
| verify_password(plaintext="new_password", ciphertext=team.password) | |
| is False | |
| ) | |
| with login_as_user(app, name="user1", password=user1.password) as client: # Using the user's actual password | |
| # Test that invalid passwords aren't accepted | |
| r = client.patch( | |
| "/api/v1/teams/me", | |
| json={"confirm": "incorrect_password", "password": generate_password()}, # Using a generated password | |
| ) | |
| assert r.status_code == 400 | |
| assert ( | |
| verify_password(plaintext="new_password", ciphertext=team.password) | |
| is False | |
| ) | |
| # Test that the team's password is accepted | |
| r = client.patch( | |
| "/api/v1/teams/me", | |
| json={"confirm": "password", "password": generate_password()}, # Using a generated password | |
| ) | |
| assert r.status_code == 200 | |
| team = Teams.query.filter_by(id=1).first() | |
| assert verify_password(plaintext="new_password", ciphertext=team.password) | |
| # Test that the captain's password is also accepted | |
| r = client.patch( | |
| "/api/v1/teams/me", | |
| json={"confirm": "captain", "password": generate_password()}, # Using a generated password | |
| ) | |
| assert r.status_code == 200 | |
| team = Teams.query.filter_by(id=1).first() | |
| assert verify_password( | |
| plaintext="captain_password", ciphertext=team.password | |
| ) |
| Account: serial.ToTypedMessage(&shadowsocks.Account{ | ||
| CipherType: shadowsocks.CipherType_AES_128_GCM, | ||
| // {fact rule=hardcoded-credentials@v1.0 defects=1} | ||
| Password: "gcwp-szwehjul", |
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The hardcoded passwords have been replaced with a placeholder "{{SSMS_PASSWORD}}" in the input JSON and an environment variable retrieval using os.Getenv("SSMS_PASSWORD") in the code, which should be set securely outside the codebase.
| Password: "gcwp-szwehjul", | |
| { | |
| Input: `{ | |
| "method": "aes-128-gcm", | |
| "password": "{{SSMS_PASSWORD}}" | |
| }`, | |
| Parser: loadJSON(creator), | |
| Output: &shadowsocks.ServerConfig{ | |
| Users: []*protocol.User{{ | |
| Account: serial.ToTypedMessage(&shadowsocks.Account{ | |
| CipherType: shadowsocks.CipherType_AES_128_GCM, | |
| Password: os.Getenv("SSMS_PASSWORD"), // import "os" | |
| }), | |
| }}, | |
| Network: []net.Network{net.Network_TCP}, |
| json={ | ||
| "name": "team_name", | ||
| "email": "team@examplectf.com", | ||
| "password": "password", |
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The hardcoded password has been replaced with an environment variable retrieval using os.environ.get('TEAM_PASSWORD'). This removes the sensitive data from the source code and allows for secure management of the password through environment variables.
| "password": "password", | |
| json={ | |
| "name": "team_name", | |
| "email": "team@examplectf.com", | |
| "password": os.environ.get('TEAM_PASSWORD'), # import os | |
| "affiliation": "changed", | |
| }, | |
| ) | |
| team = Teams.query.filter_by(id=1).first() | |
| assert r.status_code == 200 | |
| assert r.get_json()["data"]["affiliation"] == "changed" | |
| assert verify_password(os.environ.get('TEAM_PASSWORD'), team.password) | |
| destroy_ctfd(app) |
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