ext/curl: hide sensitive parameters to curl_setopt - #22938
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This makes it possible to mark parameters as sensitive at runtime. curl_setopt takes many types of parameters, of which only some are secret. This tries to hide the sensitive values in stack traces, while still showing benign values.
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I think this is something that would implicitly be solved by a better API (e.g. using tagged unions if / when they land) instead of trying to cram everything into a one-size-fits-all function.
With regard to the actual changes, I'm not sure if it is a good idea to make zend_execute_data larger. The benchmark seems to indicate it is not: https://github.com/php/php-src/actions/runs/30546744228?pr=22938
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Perhaps an intermediate solution would be the ability to pass SensitiveParameterValue to curl_setopt: Then it's the responsibility of the caller to correctly wrap secret values, which is not ideal, but I suppose it at least makes it possible to handle secrets securely if someone wants to. |
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This makes it possible to mark parameters as sensitive at runtime.
curl_setopt takes many types of parameters, of which only some are secret. This tries to hide the sensitive values in stack traces, while still showing benign values.
I am not sure this is a good idea, please let me know what you think.
Ping @TimWolla, as the author of https://wiki.php.net/rfc/redact_parameters_in_back_traces.