Maven 2 & 3

Encryption is triggered if passwords merely contain curly braces

Details

  • Type: Bug Bug
  • Status: Closed Closed
  • Priority: Major Major
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • Affects Version/s: 2.1.0
  • Fix Version/s: 2.2.0
  • Component/s: Settings
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  • Complexity:
    Intermediate
  • Number of attachments :
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Description

From what I gather, the syntax for encrypted passwords is "

{...}

", but encryption is also triggered for passwords containing curly braces.

Issue Links

is related to

New Feature - A new feature of the product, which has yet to be developed. MNG-553 Secure Storage of Server Passwords

  • Critical - Crashes, loss of data, severe memory leak.
  • Closed - The issue is considered finished, the resolution is correct. Issues which are not closed can be reopened.
relates to

Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents the functions of the product. MNG-4612 Password escaping doesn't work

  • Minor - Minor loss of function, or other problem where easy workaround is present.
  • Open - The issue is open and ready for the assignee to start work on it.

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Oleg Gusakov added a comment -

This is a correct assumption.

Can you encrypt the password? Use http://maven.apache.org/guides/mini/guide-encryption.html to create master password, then encrypt this one.

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Oleg Gusakov added a comment - This is a correct assumption. Can you encrypt the password? Use http://maven.apache.org/guides/mini/guide-encryption.html to create master password, then encrypt this one.
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Mark Hobson added a comment -

Even if the password is something like: "foo

{bar}

"? When are curly braces used for encrypted passwords if they don't explicitly start and end the password?

I will try to encrypt the password, but it'd be good if this wasn't necessary.

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Mark Hobson added a comment - Even if the password is something like: "foo {bar} "? When are curly braces used for encrypted passwords if they don't explicitly start and end the password? I will try to encrypt the password, but it'd be good if this wasn't necessary.
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Oleg Gusakov added a comment - - edited

This was done by intention: so that security dispatcher or user can comment the password: "this password was set on 2009-03-11 and expires ..

{COQLCE6DU6GtcS5P=}

" and/or add additional information to be processed by the dispatcher

This all resulted from the the discussion last year - http://docs.codehaus.org/display/MAVEN/Secured+Passwords

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Oleg Gusakov added a comment - - edited This was done by intention: so that security dispatcher or user can comment the password: "this password was set on 2009-03-11 and expires .. {COQLCE6DU6GtcS5P=} " and/or add additional information to be processed by the dispatcher This all resulted from the the discussion last year - http://docs.codehaus.org/display/MAVEN/Secured+Passwords
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Mark Hobson added a comment -

Right, I see, no worries then. Feel free to close this issue down then thanks.

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Mark Hobson added a comment - Right, I see, no worries then. Feel free to close this issue down then thanks.
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Oleg Gusakov added a comment -

Looks like a misunderstanding. I will make documentation clearer on this subject.

Thank you Mark!

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Oleg Gusakov added a comment - Looks like a misunderstanding. I will make documentation clearer on this subject. Thank you Mark!
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Oleg Gusakov added a comment -

clarified docs in r752527

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Oleg Gusakov added a comment - clarified docs in r752527
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Mark Hobson added a comment - - edited

Just trying password encryption to workaround this issue but am having problems. Perhaps it'd be worth supporting an escaped syntax of backslash-curly-brace to allow curly braces to still be used in clear text passwords?

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Mark Hobson added a comment - - edited Just trying password encryption to workaround this issue but am having problems. Perhaps it'd be worth supporting an escaped syntax of backslash-curly-brace to allow curly braces to still be used in clear text passwords?
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Oleg Gusakov added a comment -

We are so close to 2.1.0 release that I'd rather not change anything short of a regression.

Maybe you can re-issue this password? That will buy me some time to fix this long term ..

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Oleg Gusakov added a comment - We are so close to 2.1.0 release that I'd rather not change anything short of a regression. Maybe you can re-issue this password? That will buy me some time to fix this long term ..
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Mark Hobson added a comment -

Sure, no rush for 2.1.0; I got password encryption working in the end. Do you want me to raise another issue for escaping curly braces or to reopen and rename this one?

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Mark Hobson added a comment - Sure, no rush for 2.1.0; I got password encryption working in the end. Do you want me to raise another issue for escaping curly braces or to reopen and rename this one?
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Oleg Gusakov added a comment -

reopen to fix curly brackets in the clear text passwords

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Oleg Gusakov added a comment - reopen to fix curly brackets in the clear text passwords
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John Casey added a comment -

This has been implemented in plexus-cipher 1.4-SNAPSHOT, which is a dependency of plexus-sec-dispatcher 1.3-SNAPSHOT. I'll release both of these before we start pulling together the Maven 2.1.1 release.

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John Casey added a comment - This has been implemented in plexus-cipher 1.4-SNAPSHOT, which is a dependency of plexus-sec-dispatcher 1.3-SNAPSHOT. I'll release both of these before we start pulling together the Maven 2.1.1 release.
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John Casey added a comment -

escape character is '\'. See http://maven.apache.org/guides/mini/guide-encryption.html#Tips for more (once this is deployed to the public website).

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John Casey added a comment - escape character is '\'. See http://maven.apache.org/guides/mini/guide-encryption.html#Tips for more (once this is deployed to the public website).
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Benjamin Bentmann added a comment -

Escaping mechanism found to be ineffective (MNG-4612).

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Benjamin Bentmann added a comment - Escaping mechanism found to be ineffective ( MNG-4612 ).

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  • Assignee:
    John Casey
    Reporter:
    Mark Hobson
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