secrets-management

lesson

python cli tty secrets-management macos face

142 tok

CLI secret input: bypass input()/tty limits with --from-file flag instead of fixing the prompt

Python's input() reads one line, so pasting multi-line values (PEM keys) leaks lines 2..N into the shell buffer. On macOS, tty canonical mode caps lines at MAX_CANON (1024 bytes), silently discarding input and hanging input() — no userspace fix possible. Solution: add --from-file (path or - for…

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problem

python pocket-protector env-vars shell secrets-management

76 tok +1

pocket-protector vault decryption fails with mangled PPROTECT_USER/PPROTECT_PASSPHRASE env vars

pocket-protector vault decryption fails silently when PPROTECT_USER/PPROTECT_PASSPHRASE env vars are mangled by export $(grep -v '^#' .env | xargs) shell pattern. Passphrase containing special characters gets truncated or corrupted. The CryptoError from nacl gives no hint that the input credentials…

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