credential_test.cpp File Reference

#include <gtest/gtest.h>
#include <memory>
#include <string>
#include <sstream>
#include <regex>
#include "database/backends/sqlite_backend.h"
#include "database/core/database_backend.h"
#include "database/database_types.h"

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Classes
class	CredentialSecurityTest
	Test fixture for credential security tests. More...

Functions
	TEST_F (CredentialSecurityTest, PasswordNotInErrorMessages)
	Tests that passwords are not exposed in error messages.
	TEST_F (CredentialSecurityTest, PasswordNotExposedOnConnectionFailure)
	Tests that failed connections don't expose credentials.
	TEST_F (CredentialSecurityTest, SpecialCharactersInPassword)
	Tests that special characters in passwords don't break parsing.
	TEST_F (CredentialSecurityTest, ConnectionStringInjectionPrevention)
	Tests that connection string values can't inject parameters.
	TEST_F (CredentialSecurityTest, ConnectionLogDoesNotContainPassword)
	Tests that connection logging masks passwords.
	TEST_F (CredentialSecurityTest, DebugModeMasksCredentials)
	Tests that debug output masks sensitive information.
	TEST_F (CredentialSecurityTest, PasswordNotInCoreAfterDisconnect)
	Tests that credentials are cleared from memory after disconnect.
	TEST_F (CredentialSecurityTest, EnvironmentCredentialsNotLogged)
	Tests that credentials from environment variables aren't logged.
	TEST_F (CredentialSecurityTest, EmptyPasswordHandled)
	Tests that empty passwords are handled safely.
	TEST_F (CredentialSecurityTest, VeryLongPasswordHandled)
	Tests that very long passwords don't cause buffer overflows.

Function Documentation

TEST_F() [1/10]

TEST_F	(	CredentialSecurityTest	,
		ConnectionLogDoesNotContainPassword	)

Tests that connection logging masks passwords.

Test

ConnectionLogDoesNotContainPassword

When logging is enabled, passwords should be masked or omitted.

Definition at line 187 of file credential_test.cpp.

                                                                    {
#ifdef USE_SQLITE
    std::string output;
 
    // Capture clog output during connection
    output = captureOutput(std::clog, [&]() {
        auto db = std::make_unique<sqlite_backend>();
        connection_config config;
        config.database = ":memory:";
        db->initialize(config);
        db->execute_query("SELECT 1");
        db->shutdown();
    });
 
    // Look for common password patterns that shouldn't appear
    std::vector<std::string> password_patterns = {
        "password=",
        "passwd=",
        "pwd=",
        "secret=",
        "credential",
    };
 
    for (const auto& pattern : password_patterns) {
        // Pattern should not appear in logs (case-insensitive check)
        std::string lower_output = output;
        std::transform(lower_output.begin(), lower_output.end(),
                       lower_output.begin(), ::tolower);
        std::string lower_pattern = pattern;
        std::transform(lower_pattern.begin(), lower_pattern.end(),
                       lower_pattern.begin(), ::tolower);
 
        EXPECT_TRUE(lower_output.find(lower_pattern) == std::string::npos)
            << "Sensitive pattern '" << pattern << "' found in logs";
    }
#else
    GTEST_SKIP() << "SQLite not available";
#endif
}

References database::core::connection_config::database.

TEST_F() [2/10]

TEST_F	(	CredentialSecurityTest	,
		ConnectionStringInjectionPrevention	)

Tests that connection string values can't inject parameters.

Test

ConnectionStringInjectionPrevention

Definition at line 155 of file credential_test.cpp.

                                                                    {
    // Attempt to inject additional connection parameters
    std::vector<std::string> injection_attempts = {
        "database=test;admin=true",           // Parameter injection
        "database=test\x00admin=true",        // Null byte injection
        "database=test%00admin=true",         // URL-encoded null
        "database=test;--comment",            // Comment injection
    };
 
    for (const auto& db_name : injection_attempts) {
        auto db = std::make_unique<sqlite_backend>();
 
        connection_config config;
        config.database = db_name;
 
        // Should not crash or behave unexpectedly
        EXPECT_NO_THROW({
            db->initialize(config);
        }) << "Connection string injection attempt caused issue: " << db_name;
    }
}

References database::core::connection_config::database.

TEST_F() [3/10]

TEST_F	(	CredentialSecurityTest	,
		DebugModeMasksCredentials	)

Tests that debug output masks sensitive information.

Test

DebugModeMasksCredentials

Definition at line 231 of file credential_test.cpp.

                                                          {
    // If there's a debug/toString method, it should mask credentials
    // This is a design principle verification
 
    // Any debug representation should mask the password
    // This verifies the principle even if not all backends implement it
    SUCCEED() << "Credential masking in debug output is a security requirement";
}

TEST_F() [4/10]

TEST_F	(	CredentialSecurityTest	,
		EmptyPasswordHandled	)

Tests that empty passwords are handled safely.

Test

EmptyPasswordHandled

Definition at line 298 of file credential_test.cpp.

                                                     {
    auto db = std::make_unique<sqlite_backend>();
 
    // Empty database path should be handled gracefully
    connection_config config;
    config.database = "";
 
    EXPECT_NO_THROW({
        auto result = db->initialize(config);
        // Empty connection string should fail gracefully
        (void)result;
    });
}

References database::core::connection_config::database.

TEST_F() [5/10]

TEST_F	(	CredentialSecurityTest	,
		EnvironmentCredentialsNotLogged	)

Tests that credentials from environment variables aren't logged.

Test

EnvironmentCredentialsNotLogged

Definition at line 279 of file credential_test.cpp.

                                                                {
    // If the system supports reading credentials from environment variables,
    // those should never be logged either
 
    // Set a test environment variable (don't use real credentials!)
    // Note: We don't actually set env vars in tests for safety
 
    // This documents the security requirement
    SUCCEED() << "Environment-based credentials must be masked in all output";
}

TEST_F() [6/10]

TEST_F	(	CredentialSecurityTest	,
		PasswordNotExposedOnConnectionFailure	)

Tests that failed connections don't expose credentials.

Test

PasswordNotExposedOnConnectionFailure

Definition at line 90 of file credential_test.cpp.

                                                                      {
    // Simulate a connection with credentials
    connection_config config;
    config.host = "localhost";
    config.port = 5432;
    config.database = "test";
    config.username = "admin";
    config.password = "SuperSecret123!@#";
 
    // Capture any console output during connection attempt
    std::string output = captureOutput(std::cerr, [&]() {
        auto db = std::make_unique<sqlite_backend>();
        db->initialize(config);  // Will fail - SQLite doesn't use network connections
    });
 
    // Verify password is not in captured output
    EXPECT_TRUE(output.find("SuperSecret123") == std::string::npos)
        << "Password exposed in stderr output: " << output;
    EXPECT_TRUE(output.find("Secret") == std::string::npos ||
                output.find("secret") == std::string::npos)
        << "Possible password leak in output";
}

References database::core::connection_config::database, database::core::connection_config::host, database::core::connection_config::password, database::core::connection_config::port, and database::core::connection_config::username.

TEST_F() [7/10]

TEST_F	(	CredentialSecurityTest	,
		PasswordNotInCoreAfterDisconnect	)

Tests that credentials are cleared from memory after disconnect.

Test

PasswordNotInCoreAfterDisconnect

This is a best-effort test - we can't fully verify memory clearing without specialized tools, but we can verify the principle.

Definition at line 251 of file credential_test.cpp.

                                                                 {
#ifdef USE_SQLITE
    {
        auto db = std::make_unique<sqlite_backend>();
        connection_config config;
        config.database = ":memory:";
        db->initialize(config);
        db->shutdown();
        // db goes out of scope
    }
 
    // After disconnect and destruction, sensitive data should be cleared
    // This is a design verification - actual memory clearing requires
    // tools like Valgrind or specialized memory analyzers
    SUCCEED() << "Connection objects should clear credentials on disconnect";
#else
    GTEST_SKIP() << "SQLite not available";
#endif
}

References database::core::connection_config::database.

TEST_F() [8/10]

TEST_F	(	CredentialSecurityTest	,
		PasswordNotInErrorMessages	)

Tests that passwords are not exposed in error messages.

Test

PasswordNotInErrorMessages

When a connection fails, the error message should not contain the password from the connection string.

Definition at line 65 of file credential_test.cpp.

                                                           {
    auto db = std::make_unique<sqlite_backend>();
 
    // Try connecting with a path that contains password-like info
    // Note: SQLite doesn't use passwords, but we test the principle
    connection_config config;
    config.database = "/nonexistent/secret123/database.db";
 
    auto result = db->initialize(config);
 
    // Connection should fail for non-existent path
#ifdef USE_SQLITE
    EXPECT_FALSE(result.is_ok());
#endif
 
    // Even if we had a way to get error messages,
    // they should not contain sensitive parts of the connection string
    // This is a design principle test
    SUCCEED() << "Connection string paths should not leak in errors";
}

References database::core::connection_config::database.

TEST_F() [9/10]

TEST_F	(	CredentialSecurityTest	,
		SpecialCharactersInPassword	)

Tests that special characters in passwords don't break parsing.

Test

SpecialCharactersInPassword

Definition at line 121 of file credential_test.cpp.

                                                            {
    // Passwords with special characters that might break naive parsing
    std::vector<std::string> special_passwords = {
        "pass=word",       // Contains =
        "pass;word",       // Contains ;
        "pass'word",       // Contains '
        "pass\"word",      // Contains "
        "pass\\word",      // Contains backslash
        "pass word",       // Contains space
        "pass\nword",      // Contains newline
        "pass%word",       // Contains percent
        "!@#$%^&*()",     // All special chars
    };
 
    for (const auto& pwd : special_passwords) {
        // These should not cause crashes or undefined behavior
        auto db = std::make_unique<sqlite_backend>();
 
        connection_config config;
        config.database = ":memory:";
        config.password = pwd;
 
        // SQLite uses file paths, not connection strings with passwords
        // But the parsing should be safe regardless
        EXPECT_NO_THROW({
            db->initialize(config);
        }) << "Connection failed with password containing special chars: " << pwd;
    }
}

References database::core::connection_config::database, and database::core::connection_config::password.

TEST_F() [10/10]

TEST_F	(	CredentialSecurityTest	,
		VeryLongPasswordHandled	)

Tests that very long passwords don't cause buffer overflows.

Test

VeryLongPasswordHandled

Definition at line 316 of file credential_test.cpp.

                                                        {
    auto db = std::make_unique<sqlite_backend>();
 
    // Very long password (simulating very long password in connection string)
    connection_config config;
    config.database = ":memory:";
    config.password = std::string(100000, 'a');
 
    EXPECT_NO_THROW({
        auto result = db->initialize(config);
        // Should fail gracefully, not crash or buffer overflow
        (void)result;
    }) << "Very long password caused crash";
}

References database::core::connection_config::database, and database::core::connection_config::password.