cloudfoundry / cloudfoundry/stratos

Local user auth - can not find user

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Dominant language
TypeScript
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Description

  • backend should not return 404 for unknown user to avoid username fishing
  • response should ultimately present the same as invalid password
Access Denied - Invalid username/password credentials

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Research direction

No file, test, or entry point is named in the issue. Start by locating the local-user authentication handler and its unknown-user response, then compare it with the invalid-password path; done means both cases return the stated access-denied message instead of exposing whether a username exists.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
typescript
Domain
authentication, backend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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