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When a proxy fails, the password should not be dumped to the screen
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Description
Ideally, HTTPS_PROXY=https://USERNAME:PASSWORD@10.0.0.1:8080/ would be redacted to not show the password.
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First steps
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reading scripts/common/proxy.sh at the linked line and reproduce the proxy failure path. Check what is written to the screen when HTTPS_PROXY contains USERNAME:PASSWORD, then verify that the password is redacted while the useful proxy error remains visible.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- shell
- Domain
- devops
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Clearly specified
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100