Ok, I’m now using the secrecy crate in my #rustlang code to make sure no secrets are left in memory. I have automated memory searching and it finds the secrets nevertheless. And now the trick question: how do I figure out which code path left them there? 😅
Well, I have a dilemma: reading a password from stdin via usual I/O leaves that password in memory, due to a libc buffer I think. Reading the password properly via rpassword does not but it isn’t compatible with integration tests (the ones searching memory for secrets). Heh…
Got this one figured out: io-streams crate gives me unbuffered input, so no secrets will be leaked via buffers here. Now to the next secret leak…
Unbelievable but true: I have it all ironed out. All the implicit input/output buffers, all the timing issues, and even most of the OS-specific weirdness when it comes to searching a process’ memory for leftover secrets. 🥳
