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Summary

This PR moves error sanitization (CWE-532 protection against cache key leakage in logs) into the structured cache-operation logging sinks themselves, implementing defence-in-depth so that callers can pass raw exception objects without needing to remember to pre-sanitize them.

Changes

Sink-level error sanitization

  • FeatureOrchestrator.log_cache_operation (orchestrator.py) and UltraOptimizedStructuredLogger.cache_operation (logging.py) now detect when an error= kwarg is a BaseException and route it through redact_error_for_log themselves. This renders the exception key-free (type name only, or BackendError(error_type)), while a plain string is passed through unchanged to avoid re-sanitizing it into the literal "str".

Caller simplification

  • redis_operation_failed now passes the raw exception object to cache_operation instead of pre-redacting it, relying on the sink to sanitize.

Documentation

  • SECURITY.md updated to document that both structured sinks now sanitize an error= exception themselves, with guidance to pass the exception object rather than str(e).

Test Coverage

  • New TestErrorKwargSanitisedAtSink class in test_error_path_key_redaction.py verifies that both sinks emit key-free output across three error shapes: provider exceptions, BackendError with the key in its message, and plain string pass-through.
  • Existing test_redis_operation_failed_override parametrized to confirm both provider exceptions and BackendError render correctly.
  • Architecture test docstring updated to reflect that raw exceptions passed into the sinks are covered by contract tests, not the flow-insensitive guard.

Purpose

This ensures cache keys embedded in exception messages are never leaked to SDK logs by construction — sanitization happens once at the sink, so new call sites are automatically covered without depending on contributors to remember to redact.


Add type annotations to log_cache_operation method

Summary

This PR adds explicit type annotations to the log_cache_operation method in the cache operation orchestrator, changing the signature from def log_cache_operation(self, **kwargs): to def log_cache_operation(self, **kwargs: Any) -> None:.

Changes

  • Added Any type annotation to the **kwargs parameter
  • Added -> None return type annotation

Impact

The change is limited to type annotations and does not alter the runtime behavior of the method. The existing docstring already documents that this method redacts the key and sanitises the error field to guard against CWE-532 (insertion of sensitive information into log files).

Note

Based on the PR title (LAB-3666), the intent relates to sanitising the error kwarg at structured cache-operation logging sinks. However, the only code change visible in this patch is the addition of type annotations to the method signature. The actual sanitisation logic is not shown in the provided diff.

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  • Security

    • Improved cache-operation error logging to sanitise exception details before they are recorded.
    • Prevented tenant or cache keys from being exposed through structured error messages.
    • Preserved plain-text error messages without unnecessary reprocessing.
  • Documentation

    • Clarified the cache-key redaction requirements and logging safeguards.
  • Tests

    • Added coverage for provider exceptions, key-bearing errors and structured logging paths to verify sensitive information remains protected.

…tion sinks (LAB-3666)

UltraOptimizedStructuredLogger.cache_operation and
FeatureOrchestrator.log_cache_operation splat **kwargs into the
structured payload without sanitising an `error` kwarg, so a caller
passing `error=e` would emit the provider exception's text, which can
carry the raw cache key (CWE-532). Both in-tree callers pre-sanitise
today; this is defence in depth so the next caller need not remember.

Each sink now replaces a BaseException `error` with
redact_error_for_log(value) before it enters the payload. Strings pass
through unchanged: they are already rendered, and re-sanitising one
would emit the literal "str". redis_operation_failed passes the object
and lets the sink render it; the emitted error/error_type fields are
byte-identical to before. New direct-call tests drive each sink with a
provider exception and a BackendError whose message embeds a sentinel
key and assert over the whole emitted payload.
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Structured cache-operation logging now sanitises exception objects at logging sinks. Redis failure handling passes original exceptions to the sink. Tests and documentation define and verify key-free error rendering.

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Layer / File(s) Summary
Sink-level exception sanitisation
src/cachekit/decorators/orchestrator.py, src/cachekit/logging.py, SECURITY.md
Logging sinks sanitise BaseException values before structured logging. Plain strings remain unchanged. Redis failure handling passes the original exception to cache_operation. Documentation states the sink contract.
Redaction contract validation
tests/unit/test_error_path_key_redaction.py, tests/unit/test_structured_logging.py, tests/unit/test_log_redaction_architecture.py
Tests verify key-free exception output, BackendError classification, preserved exception types, unchanged strings, and sink-level coverage.

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Change: Bug fix

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@27Bslash6 27Bslash6 changed the title security(logging): sanitise error kwarg at the structured cache-operation sinks (LAB-3666) fix(logging): sanitise error kwarg at the structured cache-operation sinks (LAB-3666) Sep 17, 2026
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In `@src/cachekit/decorators/orchestrator.py`:
- Line 274: Update the public FeatureOrchestrator method log_cache_operation to
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Public method on FeatureOrchestrator; add **kwargs: Any and -> None so the signature matches the repository's public-API typing rule. No behaviour change.
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🟡 Minor · Reject non-enum error_type values in redact_error_for_log. · hash_utils.py:101-103

src/cachekit/hash_utils.py:101-103
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Reject non-enum error_type values in redact_error_for_log.

BackendError is publicly constructible. Its type annotation is not enforced at runtime, so an object with .value set to a cache key can reach redact_error_for_log. The helper extracts that value and emits it as BackendError(<cache-key>), which the orchestrator and structured logger write to the log. A plain string fails earlier in _format_message(); the reachable leak is through an object with a key-bearing .value.

Use only BackendErrorType values and a fixed fallback at this helper.

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-    from cachekit.backends.errors import BackendError
+    from cachekit.backends.errors import BackendError, BackendErrorType

     if isinstance(error, BackendError):
-        error_type = getattr(error.error_type, "value", error.error_type)
+        error_type = (
+            error.error_type.value
+            if isinstance(error.error_type, BackendErrorType)
+            else "unknown"
+        )
         return f"{type(error).__name__}({error_type})"
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In `@src/cachekit/hash_utils.py`:
- Around line 101-103: Update redact_error_for_log for BackendError to accept
only values that are instances of BackendErrorType; use the enum value when
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