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Don't require the passphrase to read non-secret stack outputs - #23820
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| // When we're not showing secrets, deserialize with a provider that redacts every secret to "[secret]" instead | ||
| // of decrypting it. This lets us read non-secret outputs (and display masked secrets) without prompting for a | ||
| // passphrase or other secrets-provider credentials. When --show-secrets is set we use the real provider, which | ||
| // will require those credentials in order to decrypt. |
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| // When we're not showing secrets, deserialize with a provider that redacts every secret to "[secret]" instead | |
| // of decrypting it. This lets us read non-secret outputs (and display masked secrets) without prompting for a | |
| // passphrase or other secrets-provider credentials. When --show-secrets is set we use the real provider, which | |
| // will require those credentials in order to decrypt. |
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agreed, I shortened the description.
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If you merge master that test should be fixed now |
For passphrase-encrypted stacks, `pulumi stack output` (of a non-secret output) and `pulumi about` previously failed unless PULUMI_CONFIG_PASSPHRASE (or PULUMI_CONFIG_PASSPHRASE_FILE) was set, because deserializing the stack's outputs eagerly constructed the secrets manager and decrypted every secret up front — even ones the command never displays. Add a shared `BlindingProvider` (backend/secrets) that redacts every secret to the "[secret]" sentinel instead of decrypting it, so a checkpoint can be read without any secrets-provider credentials. Use it when: - `pulumi stack output` is run without `--show-secrets` (non-secret outputs are shown, secrets are masked as `[secret]`). With `--show-secrets` the real provider is still used and the passphrase is still required. - `pulumi about` reads the snapshot (it only reports resource types and URNs, never secret values). This consolidates the equivalent blinding provider that already existed locally in `pulumi policy analyze`, which now reuses the shared one. Fixes #21141 Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Problem
For passphrase-encrypted stacks,
pulumi stack output(of a non-secret output) andpulumi aboutfailed unlessPULUMI_CONFIG_PASSPHRASE(orPULUMI_CONFIG_PASSPHRASE_FILE) was set:These commands deserialize the stack's outputs, which eagerly constructs the secrets manager and decrypts every secret up front — even ones the command never displays. So reading a plain string output, or listing resources in
pulumi about, demanded the passphrase unnecessarily.Fixes #21141
Fix
Add a shared
BlindingProvider(inpkg/backend/secrets) that redacts every secret toconfig.BlindingCrypter's[secret]sentinel instead of decrypting it, so a checkpoint can be read without any secrets-provider credentials. It's used when:pulumi stack outputis run without--show-secrets— non-secret outputs are shown, secrets are masked as[secret]. With--show-secretsthe real provider is still used and the passphrase is still required.pulumi aboutreads the snapshot — it only reports resource types and URNs, never secret values.This consolidates the equivalent blinding provider that already existed locally in
pulumi policy analyze, which now reuses the shared one.Behavior (passphrase unset)
stack output aStringfrom-qastack output(all)aStringshown,aSecret→[secret]stack output aSecret[secret]aboutstack output aSecret --show-secretsstack output aSecret --show-secrets(passphrase set)Testing
BlindingProviderinpkg/backend/secrets/providers_test.go.stack,about, andpolicypackage tests pass.🤖 Generated with Claude Code