GNU bug report logs - #49289
28.0.50; auth-source-search may return doubly obfuscated :secret value

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Kazuhiro Ito <kzhr <at> d1.dion.ne.jp>

Date: Wed, 30 Jun 2021 10:19:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 28.0.50

Fixed in version 28.1

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #8 received at 49289 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Kazuhiro Ito <kzhr <at> d1.dion.ne.jp>
Cc: 49289 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#49289: 28.0.50; auth-source-search may return doubly
 obfuscated :secret value
Date: Wed, 30 Jun 2021 14:28:34 +0200

Kazuhiro Ito <kzhr <at> d1.dion.ne.jp> writes:

> I don't know whether auth-source supports multiple accounts on the
> same host and whether it is a feature that auth-source-search tend to
> return other user's password.  But I think doubly obfuscated :secret
> value is obviously a bug.

I think both things are bugs, and the second happens because of the
first bug.  I've now pushed a fix for this to Emacs 28.

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