TRACE feature records key material
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Description
It looks like the tracing facility can report key material: https://github.com/openssl/openssl/blob/master/crypto/pkcs12/p12_key.c#L111-L128
While the feature is disabled by default, there is no documentation (that I could find) that warns about this.
It is also not clear if a rogue library (as described in #26282) could enable such logging to a target under its own control.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with crypto/pkcs12/p12_key.c lines 111-128 and inspect the tracing documentation for warnings about key material. Review issue #26282 while determining whether a rogue library can enable this logging; done means the behavior and risk are documented clearly, including any relevant configuration limits.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- c
- Domain
- cryptography, security
- Issue type
- Documentation
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100