kellpossible / kellpossible/doublecount

audit/provide alternative option to nanoid for account ids

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enhancement
Dominant language
Rust
Stars
19
Forks
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Description

In a large system, using nanoid for account id's might cause a serious bug (people being able to edit accounts that aren't theirs). It would be good for people to provide their own id's, or at least think more about this issue.

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Research direction

Start by auditing how nanoid-generated account IDs are created and used for account lookup; the payload names no files or tests, so trace those entry points before deciding scope. Done means the security risk is assessed and a concrete direction is recorded for whether user-provided IDs or an alternative to nanoid is needed.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
authorization, security
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
15/100

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