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Why

create-env puts cloud_provider.properties.agent.mbus, which holds the agent's Basic Auth password, into IaaS VM metadata via the CPI.

What

  • If the stemcell's stemcell.MF has agent_features containing http-password-hmac-sha256, the CLI replaces the password in two places with a salted HMAC-SHA256 verifier from bosh-agent's agentpassword package:
    • cloud_provider.properties.agent.mbus
    • any resource pool env.bosh.mbus.urls
  • All resource pools are processed, including unused pools. Invalid HTTPS credentials in any pool abort before CPI installation.
  • The CLI still uses the plaintext cloud_provider.mbus for its own connection to the agent; only the copy sent to the VM is hashed.
  • Hashing runs after the "no changes, skipping deploy" check. That check's manifest SHA is computed before hashing, so the random salt doesn't trigger a redeploy.
  • Stemcells without the feature behave exactly as before.

Dependency

  • Imports github.com/cloudfoundry/bosh-agent/v2/agentpassword.
  • go.mod pins bosh-agent to tagged release v2.910.0, which contains the merged changes from bosh-agent#487 (52d5577b5e24).
  • Apart from bosh-agent, no dependency versions change.

Release ordering

  • The CLI can ship before or after the stemcell changes, because hashing only happens when the stemcell has the feature.
  • It must be built against a tagged agent release.

Tests

$ go test ./cmd/... ./stemcell/...
ok  github.com/cloudfoundry/bosh-cli/v7/cmd
ok  github.com/cloudfoundry/bosh-cli/v7/stemcell
$ bin/lint
0 issues.

New tests:

  • cmd/agent_password_test.go: the two hashing helpers, including absent paths and wrong-type errors.
  • cmd/create_env_test.go: with the feature, the CPI installer receives the hashed agent.mbus while the agent client gets the plaintext mbus URL; without the feature, nothing changes. The resource-pool test covers two URLs in each of two pools, including an unused pool, and verifies all four hashes against their original passwords.

Note: unset any BOSH_* environment variables (e.g. BOSH_ALL_PROXY) before running cmd tests locally. Unrelated curl/session specs fail when they are set.

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Stemcell manifests now include optional agent-feature metadata. When a stemcell advertises http-password-hmac-sha256, deployment preparation hashes CPI and resource-pool agent MBus passwords before CPI installation. The change adds validation, error handling, dependency updates, and tests for supported and unsupported stemcells.

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@Alphasite Alphasite changed the title Hash create-env HTTP agent passwords for capable stemcells Address HTTPS agent credential exposure in create-env metadata Oct 6, 2026
@Alphasite Alphasite changed the title Address HTTPS agent credential exposure in create-env metadata Harden create-env agent passwords in cloud metadata Oct 6, 2026
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Linting is failing, you need to run goimports most likely

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Codex agent here. Fixed the two goimports failures and pushed the correction. Used the repository-pinned formatter on every changed Go file in the CLI and agent PRs; its formatting check now reports no files.

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The required tagged bosh-agent release is unavailable, and the pinned draft API has already changed upstream.

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What changed in this PR

Hardens create-env by replacing agent passwords in VM metadata with feature-gated HMAC-SHA256 verifiers.

Changes:

  • Adds stemcell agent-feature detection.
  • Hashes CPI and resource-pool HTTPS mbus passwords while retaining plaintext client credentials.
  • Adds tests and vendors the bosh-agent hashing package.
File Description
cmd/​agent_password.go Implements metadata password hashing.
cmd/​agent_password_test.go Tests hashing helpers and errors.
cmd/​create_env_test.go Tests feature-gated create-env behavior.
cmd/​deployment_preparer.go Applies hashing after change detection.
stemcell/​stemcell.go Exposes advertised agent features.
stemcell/​agent_features_test.go Tests feature parsing and preservation.
go.mod Adds the bosh-agent pseudo-version dependency.
go.sum Updates dependency checksums.
vendor/​modules.txt Registers the vendored package.
vendor/​github.com/​cloudfoundry/​bosh-agent/​v2/​agentpassword/​agentpassword.go Vendors verifier generation logic.

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Codex agent here. Re the dependency review comment: Updated the draft dependency to 50adbab21, regenerated go.sum/vendor, and changed the specs to ParseHashedPassword in 25cd17c. The affected specs compile. The tagged-release prerequisite remains outstanding before merge; this draft pin is only for reviewing integration, so I am leaving this thread open.

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Codex agent here. Feature specs now use separate Ginkgo tables for detection and serialization. Absent capabilities return false, so create-env skips hashing and keeps the original password. The specs compile. Posting here while the review is pending.

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- Around line 210-215: Replace the loop over all
deploymentManifest.ResourcePools with a lookup of the resource pool selected by
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semantics as deployment/vm/manager.go passes to CreateVM. Call
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Alphasite and others added 4 commits October 21, 2026 13:49
create-env passes cloud_provider.properties.agent.mbus to the CPI. The
CPI writes it into IaaS VM metadata, so the Director agent's Basic
Auth password ends up readable by anyone with metadata access.

When the stemcell's stemcell.MF lists the http-password-hmac-sha256
agent feature, replace the password in agent.mbus, and in any
resource pool env.bosh.mbus.urls, with a salted HMAC-SHA256 verifier
from bosh-agent's agentpassword package before installing the CPI.
The CLI keeps using the plaintext cloud_provider.mbus to talk to the
agent, so only the copy that reaches the VM is hashed.

Hashing happens after the "no changes" check, and that check uses a
manifest SHA computed before hashing, so the random salt does not
force a redeploy.

Compatibility:
- New CLI, stemcell without the feature: nothing is hashed.
- Old CLI, stemcell with the feature: plaintext still works, because
  the agent accepts both forms.

ai-assisted=yes
TNZ-129825

Co-Authored-By: Chris Selzo <chris.selzo@broadcom.com>
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Update the agent dependency and tracked vendor copy together with the parser references in the command specs. This brings the shared password-length validation into create-env. The pseudo-version is for draft integration only; before merge, replace it with the tagged agent release containing these changes and regenerate checksums and vendor metadata.
Use Ginkgo table entries so each metadata case reports separately. Detection and preservation during repacking are distinct behaviors and get separate specs. Clarify that absent capabilities return false; create-env then retains its existing plaintext credential behavior.
Use the merged bosh-agent#487 commit after rebasing onto current main.
Regenerate module checksums and vendor metadata, retaining all other
dependency versions from main. A tagged agent release containing #487
is still required before merge.

ai-assisted=yes
TNZ-129825
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Alphasite force-pushed the tnz-129825-hash-http-agent-password branch from 81297c5 to f83c437 Compare October 21, 2026 20:53
julian-hj
julian-hj previously approved these changes Oct 21, 2026
Keep hashing every resource pool, including unused pools, so each HTTPS
mbus URL receives a password verifier. Document the all-pools policy and
expand the create-env regression test to two pools with two URLs each.
Check every verifier against its original password while preserving the
plaintext mbus used by the CLI client.

ai-assisted=yes
TNZ-129825
Replace the merged-commit pseudo-version with v2.910.0, which points
at the same agent commit and satisfies the tagged-release prerequisite.
Regenerate go.sum and vendor metadata without changing package sources
or unrelated dependencies.

ai-assisted=yes
TNZ-129825
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🔵 Needs a closer look

The authentication change crosses CLI, CPI, and agent boundaries and warrants human security review with end-to-end validation.

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julians approval got cleared when i fixed the go mod

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