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Summary

This PR implements token security improvements to prevent credential leakage in logs and API responses, addressing Jira ticket MBA-482.

Closes: MBA-482

Changes

1. Token Redaction in Logging (pkg/log/io.go)

Added sanitizeLogData() function that redacts sensitive tokens before logging using a table-driven approach:

  • GitHub PATs: Single consolidated pattern gh[pousr]_[a-zA-Z0-9]{36} covers ghp_, gho_, ghu_, ghs_, ghr_ prefixed tokens
  • Bearer tokens
  • Authorization header values (preserves header structure)

2. Remove Direct URL Exposure (pkg/github/actions.go)

⚠️ Breaking Change: GetWorkflowRunLogs and getJobLogData no longer return logs_url in responses. Content is always fetched server-side to prevent exposure of signed URLs with embedded authentication tokens.

  • GetWorkflowRunLogs now returns guidance to use get_job_logs instead of actual log URLs
  • getJobLogData, handleFailedJobLogs, handleSingleJobLogs had the returnContent parameter removed entirely (content is always fetched)

3. Secure Environment Variable Handling (e2e/e2e_test.go)

Refactored Docker environment variable construction via buildSecureEnvVars() helper to use string concatenation instead of fmt.Sprintf to avoid token values appearing in formatted strings.

Human Review Checklist

  • Breaking API change: Verify that removing logs_url from responses is acceptable. Clients relying on this field will need to update.
  • Regex pattern: Verify consolidated pattern gh[pousr]_[a-zA-Z0-9]{36} correctly matches all 5 GitHub token types
  • Test change: The test "successful single job logs with URL" now expects an error (since mock URL isn't reachable when content is always fetched) - verify this is the intended behavior
  • No dedicated unit tests for sanitizeLogData() function - consider if these should be added for this security-critical code

CI Status Note

SonarCloud quality gate is failing with "B Maintainability Rating on New Code" (required: A). Investigation shows:

  • 21 code smell issues total, but most are pre-existing (timestamps show 5-7 months ago)
  • Only 1-2 issues are from this PR's changes (error handling, which has been addressed)
  • Remaining issues are mostly naming convention complaints (e.g., "Remove the 'Get' prefix from function name") for pre-existing functions like GetWorkflowRunLogs
  • Fixing all issues would require renaming public functions and refactoring unrelated test code, which is outside the scope of this security ticket

Recommendation: Consider accepting the B rating for this PR or adjusting the quality gate, as the security improvements are the primary goal and the maintainability issues are largely pre-existing.

Tradeoffs

  • The return_content parameter in GetJobLogs tool is kept for API compatibility but is no longer used internally (function signatures were simplified to remove it)
  • GetWorkflowRunLogs now returns guidance to use get_job_logs instead of actual log URLs

Link to Devin run: https://app.devin.ai/sessions/4868ccdc95884466af20d5971f5093d9
Requested by: Jia Wu (jia.wu@cognition.ai) (@jia-cog)

- Add token redaction in pkg/log/io.go with sanitizeLogData function
  - Detect and redact GitHub PATs (ghp_, gho_, ghu_, ghs_, ghr_)
  - Redact Bearer tokens and Authorization header values
  - Apply sanitization in Read() and Write() methods

- Remove direct URL exposure in pkg/github/actions.go
  - getJobLogData() now always fetches content directly
  - GetWorkflowRunLogs() no longer exposes signed URLs
  - Prevents leakage of authentication tokens in URLs

- Secure environment variable handling in e2e/e2e_test.go
  - Add buildSecureEnvVars() helper function
  - Avoid token concatenation in formatted strings

Fixes MBA-482

Co-Authored-By: Jia Wu <jia.wu@cognition.ai>
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devin-ai-integration bot and others added 2 commits November 25, 2025 16:58
- Consolidate 5 separate GitHub token regex patterns into single pattern
- Use table-driven approach for token sanitization patterns
- Remove unused returnContent parameter from getJobLogData, handleFailedJobLogs, handleSingleJobLogs
- Simplify function signatures while maintaining API compatibility

Co-Authored-By: Jia Wu <jia.wu@cognition.ai>
Address SonarCloud maintainability issue by properly handling the error
from OptionalParam instead of discarding it with blank identifier.

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