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Ory Network Project
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Describe the bug
From the docs:
- Secrets must be 32-character-long strings
- These secrets must have high entropy (>= 256 bit)
So let's play the password game!
Assuming 1 character = 1 byte, this suggest yaml-escaping 32 raw bytes. More than 256 bit entropy would be impossible, unless unicode characters are allowed, but I've never seen emojiis in (cookie) secrets.
To make it more sane, I'd expect kratos to hash the passed value before usage, regardless of the length of the value to extract full entropy, and exactly that seems to be done: https://github.com/ory/kratos/blob/50f1b8f0df8636cea94d1100c1dc68dd8f6bdfc5/driver/registry_default.go#L530-L534
IMHO, the documentation should be updated to remove the secret length requirement.
Reproducing the bug
Open https://www.ory.com/docs/kratos/guides/select-cipher-algorithm#xchacha20-poly1305 and https://www.ory.com/docs/kratos/guides/secret-key-rotation and follow the guide rigorously.
Relevant log output
The bug is in the documentation.
Relevant configuration
The bug is in the documentation.
Version
The bug is in the documentation.
On which operating system are you observing this issue?
None
In which environment are you deploying?
None
Additional Context
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Preflight checklist
Ory Network Project
No response
Describe the bug
From the docs:
So let's play the password game!
Assuming 1 character = 1 byte, this suggest yaml-escaping 32 raw bytes. More than 256 bit entropy would be impossible, unless unicode characters are allowed, but I've never seen emojiis in (cookie) secrets.
To make it more sane, I'd expect kratos to hash the passed value before usage, regardless of the length of the value to extract full entropy, and exactly that seems to be done: https://github.com/ory/kratos/blob/50f1b8f0df8636cea94d1100c1dc68dd8f6bdfc5/driver/registry_default.go#L530-L534
IMHO, the documentation should be updated to remove the secret length requirement.
Reproducing the bug
Open https://www.ory.com/docs/kratos/guides/select-cipher-algorithm#xchacha20-poly1305 and https://www.ory.com/docs/kratos/guides/secret-key-rotation and follow the guide rigorously.
Relevant log output
The bug is in the documentation.Relevant configuration
The bug is in the documentation.Version
The bug is in the documentation.
On which operating system are you observing this issue?
None
In which environment are you deploying?
None
Additional Context
No response