credentials: add "cache" helper

If you access repositories over smart-http using http
authentication, then it can be annoying to have git ask you
for your password repeatedly. We cache credentials in
memory, of course, but git is composed of many small
programs. Having to input your password for each one can be
frustrating.

This patch introduces a credential helper that will cache
passwords in memory for a short period of time.

Signed-off-by: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
This commit is contained in:
Jeff King 2011-12-10 05:34:14 -05:00 committed by Junio C Hamano
parent a6fc9fd3f4
commit e2770979fe
12 changed files with 812 additions and 5 deletions

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.gitignore vendored
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/git-commit-tree
/git-config
/git-count-objects
/git-credential-cache
/git-credential-cache--daemon
/git-cvsexportcommit
/git-cvsimport
/git-cvsserver

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git-credential-cache--daemon(1)
===============================
NAME
----
git-credential-cache--daemon - temporarily store user credentials in memory
SYNOPSIS
--------
[verse]
git credential-cache--daemon <socket>
DESCRIPTION
-----------
NOTE: You probably don't want to invoke this command yourself; it is
started automatically when you use linkgit:git-credential-cache[1].
This command listens on the Unix domain socket specified by `<socket>`
for `git-credential-cache` clients. Clients may store and retrieve
credentials. Each credential is held for a timeout specified by the
client; once no credentials are held, the daemon exits.
GIT
---
Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite

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git-credential-cache(1)
=======================
NAME
----
git-credential-cache - helper to temporarily store passwords in memory
SYNOPSIS
--------
-----------------------------
git config credential.helper 'cache [options]'
-----------------------------
DESCRIPTION
-----------
This command caches credentials in memory for use by future git
programs. The stored credentials never touch the disk, and are forgotten
after a configurable timeout. The cache is accessible over a Unix
domain socket, restricted to the current user by filesystem permissions.
You probably don't want to invoke this command directly; it is meant to
be used as a credential helper by other parts of git. See
linkgit:gitcredentials[7] or `EXAMPLES` below.
OPTIONS
-------
--timeout <seconds>::
Number of seconds to cache credentials (default: 900).
--socket <path>::
Use `<path>` to contact a running cache daemon (or start a new
cache daemon if one is not started). Defaults to
`~/.git-credential-cache/socket`. If your home directory is on a
network-mounted filesystem, you may need to change this to a
local filesystem.
CONTROLLING THE DAEMON
----------------------
If you would like the daemon to exit early, forgetting all cached
credentials before their timeout, you can issue an `exit` action:
--------------------------------------
git credential-cache exit
--------------------------------------
EXAMPLES
--------
The point of this helper is to reduce the number of times you must type
your username or password. For example:
------------------------------------
$ git config credential.helper cache
$ git push http://example.com/repo.git
Username: <type your username>
Password: <type your password>
[work for 5 more minutes]
$ git push http://example.com/repo.git
[your credentials are used automatically]
------------------------------------
You can provide options via the credential.helper configuration
variable (this example drops the cache time to 5 minutes):
-------------------------------------------------------
$ git config credential.helper 'cache --timeout=300'
-------------------------------------------------------
GIT
---
Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite

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@ -63,11 +63,18 @@ Credential helpers, on the other hand, are external programs from which git can
request both usernames and passwords; they typically interface with secure
storage provided by the OS or other programs.
To use a helper, you must first select one to use. Git does not yet
include any credential helpers, but you may have third-party helpers
installed; search for `credential-*` in the output of `git help -a`, and
consult the documentation of individual helpers. Once you have selected
a helper, you can tell git to use it by putting its name into the
To use a helper, you must first select one to use. Git currently
includes the following helpers:
cache::
Cache credentials in memory for a short period of time. See
linkgit:git-credential-cache[1] for details.
You may also have third-party helpers installed; search for
`credential-*` in the output of `git help -a`, and consult the
documentation of individual helpers. Once you have selected a helper,
you can tell git to use it by putting its name into the
credential.helper variable.
1. Find a helper.

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@ -427,6 +427,8 @@ PROGRAM_OBJS += show-index.o
PROGRAM_OBJS += upload-pack.o
PROGRAM_OBJS += http-backend.o
PROGRAM_OBJS += sh-i18n--envsubst.o
PROGRAM_OBJS += credential-cache.o
PROGRAM_OBJS += credential-cache--daemon.o
PROGRAMS += $(patsubst %.o,git-%$X,$(PROGRAM_OBJS))
@ -699,6 +701,7 @@ LIB_OBJS += transport-helper.o
LIB_OBJS += tree-diff.o
LIB_OBJS += tree.o
LIB_OBJS += tree-walk.o
LIB_OBJS += unix-socket.o
LIB_OBJS += unpack-trees.o
LIB_OBJS += url.o
LIB_OBJS += usage.o

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#include "cache.h"
#include "credential.h"
#include "unix-socket.h"
#include "sigchain.h"
static const char *socket_path;
static void cleanup_socket(void)
{
if (socket_path)
unlink(socket_path);
}
static void cleanup_socket_on_signal(int sig)
{
cleanup_socket();
sigchain_pop(sig);
raise(sig);
}
struct credential_cache_entry {
struct credential item;
unsigned long expiration;
};
static struct credential_cache_entry *entries;
static int entries_nr;
static int entries_alloc;
static void cache_credential(struct credential *c, int timeout)
{
struct credential_cache_entry *e;
ALLOC_GROW(entries, entries_nr + 1, entries_alloc);
e = &entries[entries_nr++];
/* take ownership of pointers */
memcpy(&e->item, c, sizeof(*c));
memset(c, 0, sizeof(*c));
e->expiration = time(NULL) + timeout;
}
static struct credential_cache_entry *lookup_credential(const struct credential *c)
{
int i;
for (i = 0; i < entries_nr; i++) {
struct credential *e = &entries[i].item;
if (credential_match(c, e))
return &entries[i];
}
return NULL;
}
static void remove_credential(const struct credential *c)
{
struct credential_cache_entry *e;
e = lookup_credential(c);
if (e)
e->expiration = 0;
}
static int check_expirations(void)
{
static unsigned long wait_for_entry_until;
int i = 0;
unsigned long now = time(NULL);
unsigned long next = (unsigned long)-1;
/*
* Initially give the client 30 seconds to actually contact us
* and store a credential before we decide there's no point in
* keeping the daemon around.
*/
if (!wait_for_entry_until)
wait_for_entry_until = now + 30;
while (i < entries_nr) {
if (entries[i].expiration <= now) {
entries_nr--;
credential_clear(&entries[i].item);
if (i != entries_nr)
memcpy(&entries[i], &entries[entries_nr], sizeof(*entries));
/*
* Stick around 30 seconds in case a new credential
* shows up (e.g., because we just removed a failed
* one, and we will soon get the correct one).
*/
wait_for_entry_until = now + 30;
}
else {
if (entries[i].expiration < next)
next = entries[i].expiration;
i++;
}
}
if (!entries_nr) {
if (wait_for_entry_until <= now)
return 0;
next = wait_for_entry_until;
}
return next - now;
}
static int read_request(FILE *fh, struct credential *c,
struct strbuf *action, int *timeout) {
static struct strbuf item = STRBUF_INIT;
const char *p;
strbuf_getline(&item, fh, '\n');
p = skip_prefix(item.buf, "action=");
if (!p)
return error("client sent bogus action line: %s", item.buf);
strbuf_addstr(action, p);
strbuf_getline(&item, fh, '\n');
p = skip_prefix(item.buf, "timeout=");
if (!p)
return error("client sent bogus timeout line: %s", item.buf);
*timeout = atoi(p);
if (credential_read(c, fh) < 0)
return -1;
return 0;
}
static void serve_one_client(FILE *in, FILE *out)
{
struct credential c = CREDENTIAL_INIT;
struct strbuf action = STRBUF_INIT;
int timeout = -1;
if (read_request(in, &c, &action, &timeout) < 0)
/* ignore error */ ;
else if (!strcmp(action.buf, "get")) {
struct credential_cache_entry *e = lookup_credential(&c);
if (e) {
fprintf(out, "username=%s\n", e->item.username);
fprintf(out, "password=%s\n", e->item.password);
}
}
else if (!strcmp(action.buf, "exit"))
exit(0);
else if (!strcmp(action.buf, "erase"))
remove_credential(&c);
else if (!strcmp(action.buf, "store")) {
if (timeout < 0)
warning("cache client didn't specify a timeout");
else if (!c.username || !c.password)
warning("cache client gave us a partial credential");
else {
remove_credential(&c);
cache_credential(&c, timeout);
}
}
else
warning("cache client sent unknown action: %s", action.buf);
credential_clear(&c);
strbuf_release(&action);
}
static int serve_cache_loop(int fd)
{
struct pollfd pfd;
unsigned long wakeup;
wakeup = check_expirations();
if (!wakeup)
return 0;
pfd.fd = fd;
pfd.events = POLLIN;
if (poll(&pfd, 1, 1000 * wakeup) < 0) {
if (errno != EINTR)
die_errno("poll failed");
return 1;
}
if (pfd.revents & POLLIN) {
int client, client2;
FILE *in, *out;
client = accept(fd, NULL, NULL);
if (client < 0) {
warning("accept failed: %s", strerror(errno));
return 1;
}
client2 = dup(client);
if (client2 < 0) {
warning("dup failed: %s", strerror(errno));
close(client);
return 1;
}
in = xfdopen(client, "r");
out = xfdopen(client2, "w");
serve_one_client(in, out);
fclose(in);
fclose(out);
}
return 1;
}
static void serve_cache(const char *socket_path)
{
int fd;
fd = unix_stream_listen(socket_path);
if (fd < 0)
die_errno("unable to bind to '%s'", socket_path);
printf("ok\n");
fclose(stdout);
while (serve_cache_loop(fd))
; /* nothing */
close(fd);
unlink(socket_path);
}
static const char permissions_advice[] =
"The permissions on your socket directory are too loose; other\n"
"users may be able to read your cached credentials. Consider running:\n"
"\n"
" chmod 0700 %s";
static void check_socket_directory(const char *path)
{
struct stat st;
char *path_copy = xstrdup(path);
char *dir = dirname(path_copy);
if (!stat(dir, &st)) {
if (st.st_mode & 077)
die(permissions_advice, dir);
free(path_copy);
return;
}
/*
* We must be sure to create the directory with the correct mode,
* not just chmod it after the fact; otherwise, there is a race
* condition in which somebody can chdir to it, sleep, then try to open
* our protected socket.
*/
if (safe_create_leading_directories_const(dir) < 0)
die_errno("unable to create directories for '%s'", dir);
if (mkdir(dir, 0700) < 0)
die_errno("unable to mkdir '%s'", dir);
free(path_copy);
}
int main(int argc, const char **argv)
{
socket_path = argv[1];
if (!socket_path)
die("usage: git-credential-cache--daemon <socket_path>");
check_socket_directory(socket_path);
atexit(cleanup_socket);
sigchain_push_common(cleanup_socket_on_signal);
serve_cache(socket_path);
return 0;
}

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#include "cache.h"
#include "credential.h"
#include "string-list.h"
#include "parse-options.h"
#include "unix-socket.h"
#include "run-command.h"
#define FLAG_SPAWN 0x1
#define FLAG_RELAY 0x2
static int send_request(const char *socket, const struct strbuf *out)
{
int got_data = 0;
int fd = unix_stream_connect(socket);
if (fd < 0)
return -1;
if (write_in_full(fd, out->buf, out->len) < 0)
die_errno("unable to write to cache daemon");
shutdown(fd, SHUT_WR);
while (1) {
char in[1024];
int r;
r = read_in_full(fd, in, sizeof(in));
if (r == 0)
break;
if (r < 0)
die_errno("read error from cache daemon");
write_or_die(1, in, r);
got_data = 1;
}
return got_data;
}
static void spawn_daemon(const char *socket)
{
struct child_process daemon;
const char *argv[] = { NULL, NULL, NULL };
char buf[128];
int r;
memset(&daemon, 0, sizeof(daemon));
argv[0] = "git-credential-cache--daemon";
argv[1] = socket;
daemon.argv = argv;
daemon.no_stdin = 1;
daemon.out = -1;
if (start_command(&daemon))
die_errno("unable to start cache daemon");
r = read_in_full(daemon.out, buf, sizeof(buf));
if (r < 0)
die_errno("unable to read result code from cache daemon");
if (r != 3 || memcmp(buf, "ok\n", 3))
die("cache daemon did not start: %.*s", r, buf);
close(daemon.out);
}
static void do_cache(const char *socket, const char *action, int timeout,
int flags)
{
struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
strbuf_addf(&buf, "action=%s\n", action);
strbuf_addf(&buf, "timeout=%d\n", timeout);
if (flags & FLAG_RELAY) {
if (strbuf_read(&buf, 0, 0) < 0)
die_errno("unable to relay credential");
}
if (!send_request(socket, &buf))
return;
if (flags & FLAG_SPAWN) {
spawn_daemon(socket);
send_request(socket, &buf);
}
strbuf_release(&buf);
}
int main(int argc, const char **argv)
{
char *socket_path = NULL;
int timeout = 900;
const char *op;
const char * const usage[] = {
"git credential-cache [options] <action>",
NULL
};
struct option options[] = {
OPT_INTEGER(0, "timeout", &timeout,
"number of seconds to cache credentials"),
OPT_STRING(0, "socket", &socket_path, "path",
"path of cache-daemon socket"),
OPT_END()
};
argc = parse_options(argc, argv, NULL, options, usage, 0);
if (!argc)
usage_with_options(usage, options);
op = argv[0];
if (!socket_path)
socket_path = expand_user_path("~/.git-credential-cache/socket");
if (!socket_path)
die("unable to find a suitable socket path; use --socket");
if (!strcmp(op, "exit"))
do_cache(socket_path, op, timeout, 0);
else if (!strcmp(op, "get") || !strcmp(op, "erase"))
do_cache(socket_path, op, timeout, FLAG_RELAY);
else if (!strcmp(op, "store"))
do_cache(socket_path, op, timeout, FLAG_RELAY|FLAG_SPAWN);
else
; /* ignore unknown operation */
return 0;
}

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#include <arpa/inet.h>
#include <netdb.h>
#include <pwd.h>
#include <sys/un.h>
#ifndef NO_INTTYPES_H
#include <inttypes.h>
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done
}
# Clear any residual data from previous tests. We only
# need this when testing third-party helpers which read and
# write outside of our trash-directory sandbox.
#
# Don't bother checking for success here, as it is
# outside the scope of tests and represents a best effort to
# clean up after ourselves.
helper_test_clean() {
reject $1 https example.com store-user
reject $1 https example.com user1
reject $1 https example.com user2
reject $1 http path.tld user
reject $1 https timeout.tld user
}
reject() {
(
echo protocol=$2
echo host=$3
echo username=$4
) | test-credential reject $1
}
helper_test() {
HELPER=$1
test_expect_success "helper ($HELPER) has no existing data" '
check fill $HELPER <<-\EOF
protocol=https
host=example.com
--
username=askpass-username
password=askpass-password
--
askpass: Username for '\''https://example.com'\'':
askpass: Password for '\''https://askpass-username@example.com'\'':
EOF
'
test_expect_success "helper ($HELPER) stores password" '
check approve $HELPER <<-\EOF
protocol=https
host=example.com
username=store-user
password=store-pass
EOF
'
test_expect_success "helper ($HELPER) can retrieve password" '
check fill $HELPER <<-\EOF
protocol=https
host=example.com
--
username=store-user
password=store-pass
--
EOF
'
test_expect_success "helper ($HELPER) requires matching protocol" '
check fill $HELPER <<-\EOF
protocol=http
host=example.com
--
username=askpass-username
password=askpass-password
--
askpass: Username for '\''http://example.com'\'':
askpass: Password for '\''http://askpass-username@example.com'\'':
EOF
'
test_expect_success "helper ($HELPER) requires matching host" '
check fill $HELPER <<-\EOF
protocol=https
host=other.tld
--
username=askpass-username
password=askpass-password
--
askpass: Username for '\''https://other.tld'\'':
askpass: Password for '\''https://askpass-username@other.tld'\'':
EOF
'
test_expect_success "helper ($HELPER) requires matching username" '
check fill $HELPER <<-\EOF
protocol=https
host=example.com
username=other
--
username=other
password=askpass-password
--
askpass: Password for '\''https://other@example.com'\'':
EOF
'
test_expect_success "helper ($HELPER) requires matching path" '
test_config credential.usehttppath true &&
check approve $HELPER <<-\EOF &&
protocol=http
host=path.tld
path=foo.git
username=user
password=pass
EOF
check fill $HELPER <<-\EOF
protocol=http
host=path.tld
path=bar.git
--
username=askpass-username
password=askpass-password
--
askpass: Username for '\''http://path.tld/bar.git'\'':
askpass: Password for '\''http://askpass-username@path.tld/bar.git'\'':
EOF
'
test_expect_success "helper ($HELPER) can forget host" '
check reject $HELPER <<-\EOF &&
protocol=https
host=example.com
EOF
check fill $HELPER <<-\EOF
protocol=https
host=example.com
--
username=askpass-username
password=askpass-password
--
askpass: Username for '\''https://example.com'\'':
askpass: Password for '\''https://askpass-username@example.com'\'':
EOF
'
test_expect_success "helper ($HELPER) can store multiple users" '
check approve $HELPER <<-\EOF &&
protocol=https
host=example.com
username=user1
password=pass1
EOF
check approve $HELPER <<-\EOF &&
protocol=https
host=example.com
username=user2
password=pass2
EOF
check fill $HELPER <<-\EOF &&
protocol=https
host=example.com
username=user1
--
username=user1
password=pass1
EOF
check fill $HELPER <<-\EOF
protocol=https
host=example.com
username=user2
--
username=user2
password=pass2
EOF
'
test_expect_success "helper ($HELPER) can forget user" '
check reject $HELPER <<-\EOF &&
protocol=https
host=example.com
username=user1
EOF
check fill $HELPER <<-\EOF
protocol=https
host=example.com
username=user1
--
username=user1
password=askpass-password
--
askpass: Password for '\''https://user1@example.com'\'':
EOF
'
test_expect_success "helper ($HELPER) remembers other user" '
check fill $HELPER <<-\EOF
protocol=https
host=example.com
username=user2
--
username=user2
password=pass2
EOF
'
}
helper_test_timeout() {
HELPER="$*"
test_expect_success "helper ($HELPER) times out" '
check approve "$HELPER" <<-\EOF &&
protocol=https
host=timeout.tld
username=user
password=pass
EOF
sleep 2 &&
check fill "$HELPER" <<-\EOF
protocol=https
host=timeout.tld
--
username=askpass-username
password=askpass-password
--
askpass: Username for '\''https://timeout.tld'\'':
askpass: Password for '\''https://askpass-username@timeout.tld'\'':
EOF
'
}
cat >askpass <<\EOF
#!/bin/sh

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#!/bin/sh
test_description='credential-cache tests'
. ./test-lib.sh
. "$TEST_DIRECTORY"/lib-credential.sh
# don't leave a stale daemon running
trap 'code=$?; git credential-cache exit; (exit $code); die' EXIT
helper_test cache
helper_test_timeout cache --timeout=1
# we can't rely on our "trap" above working after test_done,
# as test_done will delete the trash directory containing
# our socket, leaving us with no way to access the daemon.
git credential-cache exit
test_done

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#include "cache.h"
#include "unix-socket.h"
static int unix_stream_socket(void)
{
int fd = socket(AF_UNIX, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
if (fd < 0)
die_errno("unable to create socket");
return fd;
}
static void unix_sockaddr_init(struct sockaddr_un *sa, const char *path)
{
int size = strlen(path) + 1;
if (size > sizeof(sa->sun_path))
die("socket path is too long to fit in sockaddr");
memset(sa, 0, sizeof(*sa));
sa->sun_family = AF_UNIX;
memcpy(sa->sun_path, path, size);
}
int unix_stream_connect(const char *path)
{
int fd;
struct sockaddr_un sa;
unix_sockaddr_init(&sa, path);
fd = unix_stream_socket();
if (connect(fd, (struct sockaddr *)&sa, sizeof(sa)) < 0) {
close(fd);
return -1;
}
return fd;
}
int unix_stream_listen(const char *path)
{
int fd;
struct sockaddr_un sa;
unix_sockaddr_init(&sa, path);
fd = unix_stream_socket();
unlink(path);
if (bind(fd, (struct sockaddr *)&sa, sizeof(sa)) < 0) {
close(fd);
return -1;
}
if (listen(fd, 5) < 0) {
close(fd);
return -1;
}
return fd;
}

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#ifndef UNIX_SOCKET_H
#define UNIX_SOCKET_H
int unix_stream_connect(const char *path);
int unix_stream_listen(const char *path);
#endif /* UNIX_SOCKET_H */