From: Brandon Williams <bmwill@google.com>
To: Stefan Beller <sbeller@google.com>
Cc: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>, Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>,
"git@vger.kernel.org" <git@vger.kernel.org>,
Blake Burkhart <bburky@bburky.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] transport: add core.allowProtocol config option
Date: Thu, 3 Nov 2016 10:51:31 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20161103175131.GB182568@google.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAGZ79kbvs+ryGRjCkHYO=3iNK4tPPhBhYjRMZaH7rP0QMrULhg@mail.gmail.com>
On 11/03, Stefan Beller wrote:
> >> protocol.X.allow = always | user | never
> >
> > It sounds like there is interest for this sort of behavior, it would
> > definitely require a larger change than what I initially proposed. One
> > problem I see though is that with this we have support for both a
> > blacklist and a whitelist. Which wins?
>
> For the submodule operations we'll use a whitelist, because we want to
> provide security and for the other case we can offer a blacklist as a bandaid.
>
> My opinion on blacklists is roughly aligned with e.g. :
> https://blog.codinghorror.com/blacklists-dont-work/
> http://blog.deepinstinct.com/2016/02/04/when-blacklists-dont-really-work/
>
> So IMHO we could drop the "never" and substitute it with a "warn" or
> "ask-user", such that this configuration becomes a white list for both cases:
>
> protocol.X.allow = always | user | warn
>
> > Or do we simply generate a
> > whitelist of allowed protocols which includes all protocols with allow
> > set to 'always' and if it is set to 'never' then it just isn't included
> > in the whitelist?
>
> So you're suggesting that setting it to "never" doesn't have any effect
> except for cluttering the config file?
> I don't think we should do that; each setting should have an impact.
> So maybe the "never" would be there to disallow protocols of the hardcoded
> white list (e.g. http)
Thats what I meant, if a protocol is listed as 'never' then it just
removes that protocol from the whitelist. That way we still have the
benefit of using a whitelist vs a blacklist. Also, if we move in this
direction should we setup a default whitelist of allowed protocols?
> >
> > I don't know if I'm sold on a 'user' state just yet, perhaps that's just
> > because I view a whitelist or blacklist as well black and white and
> > having this user state adds in a gray area.
>
> Well the "user" state is to differentiate between the
> * "I consciously typed `git clone ...` (and e.g. I know what happens as
> I know the server admin and they are trustworthy.)
> * a repository contains a possible hostile .gitmodules file such
> that I am not aware of the network connection.
This is still a gray area to me. I think that if we have a whitelist of
protocols then it should be a true whitelist and not have some means of
going around it. It just seems like something that could be exploited.
--
Brandon Williams
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2016-11-03 17:51 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 124+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2016-11-02 22:20 [PATCH] transport: add core.allowProtocol config option Brandon Williams
2016-11-02 22:41 ` Stefan Beller
2016-11-02 22:47 ` Brandon Williams
2016-11-02 23:05 ` Jeff King
2016-11-02 23:08 ` Jeff King
2016-11-02 23:34 ` Brandon Williams
2016-11-02 23:33 ` Brandon Williams
2016-11-02 23:46 ` Brandon Williams
2016-11-03 0:08 ` Jeff King
2016-11-03 0:22 ` Jonathan Nieder
2016-11-03 0:41 ` Blake Burkhart
2016-11-03 2:44 ` Junio C Hamano
2016-11-03 14:38 ` Jeff King
2016-11-03 17:25 ` Brandon Williams
2016-11-03 17:39 ` Stefan Beller
2016-11-03 17:51 ` Brandon Williams [this message]
2016-11-03 18:02 ` Jeff King
2016-11-03 18:08 ` Brandon Williams
2016-11-03 18:00 ` Jeff King
2016-11-03 17:53 ` Jeff King
2016-11-03 18:19 ` Brandon Williams
2016-11-03 18:25 ` Jeff King
2016-11-03 18:24 ` Jeff King
2016-11-03 18:45 ` Brandon Williams
2016-11-03 18:50 ` Jeff King
2016-11-03 18:56 ` Brandon Williams
2016-11-03 0:50 ` [PATCH v2] " Brandon Williams
2016-11-04 20:55 ` [PATCH v3] transport: add protocol policy " Brandon Williams
2016-11-04 20:58 ` Brandon Williams
2016-11-04 21:35 ` Stefan Beller
2016-11-04 23:09 ` Jeff King
2016-11-05 0:18 ` Brandon Williams
2016-11-04 22:38 ` Stefan Beller
2016-11-07 18:14 ` Brandon Williams
2016-11-04 23:06 ` Jeff King
2016-11-07 19:17 ` Brandon Williams
2016-11-07 19:35 ` [PATCH v4 1/2] lib-proto-disable: variable name fix Brandon Williams
2016-11-07 19:35 ` [PATCH v4 2/2] transport: add protocol policy config option Brandon Williams
2016-11-07 20:44 ` Jeff King
2016-11-07 21:02 ` Brandon Williams
2016-11-07 20:26 ` [PATCH v4 1/2] lib-proto-disable: variable name fix Jeff King
2016-11-07 20:40 ` Brandon Williams
2016-11-07 20:48 ` Jeff King
2016-11-08 3:32 ` Jacob Keller
2016-11-08 20:52 ` Junio C Hamano
2016-11-07 21:51 ` [PATCH v5 " Brandon Williams
2016-11-07 21:51 ` [PATCH v5 2/2] transport: add protocol policy config option Brandon Williams
2016-11-08 22:04 ` Jeff King
2016-11-08 22:05 ` Brandon Williams
2016-12-01 19:44 ` [PATCH v6 0/4] transport protocol policy configuration Brandon Williams
2016-12-01 19:44 ` [PATCH v6 1/4] lib-proto-disable: variable name fix Brandon Williams
2016-12-01 19:44 ` [PATCH v6 2/4] transport: add protocol policy config option Brandon Williams
2016-12-01 19:44 ` [PATCH v6 3/4] http: always warn if libcurl version is too old Brandon Williams
2016-12-01 19:44 ` [PATCH v6 4/4] transport: check if protocol can be used on a redirect Brandon Williams
2016-12-01 19:48 ` Brandon Williams
2016-12-01 19:49 ` Brandon Williams
2016-12-01 19:50 ` Jeff King
2016-12-01 19:54 ` Junio C Hamano
2016-12-01 19:59 ` Jeff King
2016-12-01 20:01 ` Brandon Williams
2016-12-01 20:25 ` [PATCH v7 0/4] transport protocol policy configuration Brandon Williams
2016-12-01 20:25 ` [PATCH v7 1/4] lib-proto-disable: variable name fix Brandon Williams
2016-12-01 20:25 ` [PATCH v7 2/4] transport: add protocol policy config option Brandon Williams
2016-12-01 20:25 ` [PATCH v7 3/4] http: always warn if libcurl version is too old Brandon Williams
2016-12-01 20:25 ` [PATCH v7 4/4] transport: add from_user parameter to is_transport_allowed Brandon Williams
2016-12-01 21:40 ` Jeff King
2016-12-01 22:25 ` Junio C Hamano
2016-12-01 23:07 ` Brandon Williams
2016-12-01 23:26 ` Brandon Williams
2016-12-02 0:13 ` Jeff King
2016-12-02 17:33 ` Brandon Williams
2016-12-01 23:34 ` Junio C Hamano
2016-12-01 23:58 ` Brandon Williams
2016-12-05 20:04 ` Junio C Hamano
2016-12-05 22:22 ` Brandon Williams
2016-12-05 23:19 ` Junio C Hamano
2016-12-05 23:22 ` Brandon Williams
2016-12-06 13:51 ` Jeff King
2016-12-06 17:53 ` Junio C Hamano
2016-12-06 18:10 ` Jeff King
2016-12-06 18:24 ` [PATCH v2] jk/http-walker-limit-redirect rebased to maint-2.9 Jeff King
2016-12-06 18:24 ` [PATCH v2 1/6] http: simplify update_url_from_redirect Jeff King
2016-12-06 18:24 ` [PATCH v2 2/6] http: always update the base URL for redirects Jeff King
2016-12-06 18:24 ` [PATCH v2 3/6] remote-curl: rename shadowed options variable Jeff King
2016-12-06 18:24 ` [PATCH v2 4/6] http: make redirects more obvious Jeff King
2016-12-06 18:24 ` [PATCH v2 5/6] http: treat http-alternates like redirects Jeff King
2016-12-06 18:25 ` [PATCH v2 6/6] http-walker: complain about non-404 loose object errors Jeff King
2016-12-06 22:24 ` [PATCH v7 4/4] transport: add from_user parameter to is_transport_allowed Brandon Williams
2016-12-02 0:00 ` [PATCH v8 0/5] transport protocol policy configuration Brandon Williams
2016-12-02 0:00 ` [PATCH v8 1/5] lib-proto-disable: variable name fix Brandon Williams
2016-12-02 0:00 ` [PATCH v8 2/5] transport: add protocol policy config option Brandon Williams
2016-12-02 0:01 ` [PATCH v8 3/5] http: always warn if libcurl version is too old Brandon Williams
2016-12-02 0:01 ` [PATCH v8 4/5] http: create function to get curl allowed protocols Brandon Williams
2016-12-02 0:01 ` [PATCH v8 5/5] transport: add from_user parameter to is_transport_allowed Brandon Williams
2016-12-14 1:40 ` [PATCH v9 0/5] transport protocol policy configuration Brandon Williams
2016-12-14 1:40 ` [PATCH v9 1/5] lib-proto-disable: variable name fix Brandon Williams
2016-12-14 1:40 ` [PATCH v9 2/5] transport: add protocol policy config option Brandon Williams
2016-12-14 1:40 ` [PATCH v9 3/5] http: always warn if libcurl version is too old Brandon Williams
2016-12-14 16:01 ` Jeff King
2016-12-14 17:56 ` Brandon Williams
2016-12-14 1:40 ` [PATCH v9 4/5] http: create function to get curl allowed protocols Brandon Williams
2016-12-14 16:03 ` Jeff King
2016-12-14 18:00 ` Brandon Williams
2016-12-14 1:40 ` [PATCH v9 5/5] transport: add from_user parameter to is_transport_allowed Brandon Williams
2016-12-14 16:40 ` Jeff King
2016-12-14 20:13 ` Brandon Williams
2016-12-14 20:33 ` Jeff King
2016-12-14 21:12 ` Jeff King
2016-12-14 21:58 ` Brandon Williams
[not found] ` <CAP3OtXiOPbAkr5Mn+5tEmZZAZzJXQ4CvtpHCg=wt+k-bi6K2vA@mail.gmail.com>
[not found] ` <CAP3OtXhH++szRws20MaHt-ftLBMUJuYiTmfL50mOFP4FA4Mn6Q@mail.gmail.com>
2016-12-14 22:52 ` Jeff King
2016-12-14 20:37 ` Brandon Williams
2016-12-14 20:41 ` Jeff King
2016-12-14 20:50 ` Brandon Williams
2016-12-14 22:39 ` [PATCH v10 0/6] transport protocol policy configuration Brandon Williams
2016-12-14 22:39 ` [PATCH v10 1/6] lib-proto-disable: variable name fix Brandon Williams
2016-12-14 22:39 ` [PATCH v10 2/6] http: always warn if libcurl version is too old Brandon Williams
2016-12-15 0:21 ` Jeff King
2016-12-15 17:29 ` Junio C Hamano
2016-12-14 22:39 ` [PATCH v10 3/6] transport: add protocol policy config option Brandon Williams
2016-12-14 22:39 ` [PATCH v10 4/6] http: create function to get curl allowed protocols Brandon Williams
2016-12-14 22:39 ` [PATCH v10 5/6] transport: add from_user parameter to is_transport_allowed Brandon Williams
2016-12-14 22:39 ` [PATCH v10 6/6] http: respect protocol.*.allow=user for http-alternates Brandon Williams
2016-12-14 23:25 ` [PATCH v10 0/6] transport protocol policy configuration Junio C Hamano
2016-12-15 0:22 ` Jeff King
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