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package org.apache.logging.log4j.core.net.ssl;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
import java.nio.CharBuffer;
import java.nio.charset.Charset;
import java.nio.file.Files;
import java.nio.file.NoSuchFileException;
import java.nio.file.Path;
import java.nio.file.Paths;
import java.util.Arrays;

PasswordProvider that reads password from a file.

This is a relatively secure way to handle passwords:

  • Managing file access privileges can be delegated to the operating system.
  • The password file can be in a separate location from the logging configuration. This gives flexibility to have different passwords in different environments while using the same logging configuration. It also allows for separation of responsibilities: developers don't need to know the password that is used in the production environment.
  • There is only a small window of opportunity for attackers to obtain the password from a memory dump: the password data is only resident in memory from the moment the caller calls the getPassword() method and the password file is read until the moment that the caller completes authentication and overwrites the password char[] array.

Less secure implementations are MemoryPasswordProvider and EnvironmentPasswordProvider.

/** * PasswordProvider that reads password from a file. * <p> * This is a relatively secure way to handle passwords: * <ul> * <li>Managing file access privileges can be delegated to the operating system.</li> * <li>The password file can be in a separate location from the logging configuration. * This gives flexibility to have different passwords in different environments while * using the same logging configuration. It also allows for separation of responsibilities: * developers don't need to know the password that is used in the production environment.</li> * <li>There is only a small window of opportunity for attackers to obtain the password from a memory * dump: the password data is only resident in memory from the moment the caller calls the * {@link #getPassword()} method and the password file is read until the moment that the caller * completes authentication and overwrites the password char[] array.</li> * </ul> * </p><p> * Less secure implementations are {@link MemoryPasswordProvider} and {@link EnvironmentPasswordProvider}. * </p> */
class FilePasswordProvider implements PasswordProvider { private final Path passwordPath;
Constructs a new FilePasswordProvider with the specified path.
Params:
  • passwordFile – the path to the password file
Throws:
  • NoSuchFileException – if the password file does not exist when this FilePasswordProvider is constructed
/** * Constructs a new FilePasswordProvider with the specified path. * @param passwordFile the path to the password file * @throws NoSuchFileException if the password file does not exist when this FilePasswordProvider is constructed */
public FilePasswordProvider(final String passwordFile) throws NoSuchFileException { this.passwordPath = Paths.get(passwordFile); if (!Files.exists(passwordPath)) { throw new NoSuchFileException("PasswordFile '" + passwordFile + "' does not exist"); } } @Override public char[] getPassword() { byte[] bytes = null; try { bytes = Files.readAllBytes(passwordPath); final ByteBuffer bb = ByteBuffer.wrap(bytes); final CharBuffer decoded = Charset.defaultCharset().decode(bb); final char[] result = new char[decoded.limit()]; decoded.get(result, 0, result.length); decoded.rewind(); decoded.put(new char[result.length]); // erase decoded CharBuffer return result; } catch (final IOException e) { throw new IllegalStateException("Could not read password from " + passwordPath + ": " + e, e); } finally { if (bytes != null) { Arrays.fill(bytes, (byte) 0x0); } } } }