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Re: [PATCH v3] t5550: add netrc tests for http 401/403

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Ashlesh Gawande <git@ashlesh.me>
Date
Jan 31, 2026, 12:33 UTC
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<49baf22b-ce7c-464c-8f6b-65ca7ed1e9f2@ashlesh.me>
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<20260107074724.13165-1-git@ashlesh.me>

Any other comments or suggestions on this patch that I can address? (re-sending because the mailing list rejected my previous email for not being plain text).

Thanks Ashlesh

On 1/7/26 13:17, Ashlesh Gawande wrote:
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> git allows using .netrc file to supply credentials for HTTP auth.
> Three test cases are added in this patch to provide missing coverage
> when cloning over HTTP using .netrc file:
>
>    - First test case checks that the git clone is successful when credentials
>      are provided via .netrc file
>    - Second test case checks that the git clone fails when the .netrc file
>      provides invalid credentials. The HTTP server is expected to return
>      401 Unauthorized in such a case. The test checks that the user is
>      provided with a prompt for username/password on 401 to provide
>      the valid ones.
>    - Third test case checks that the git clone fails when the .netrc file
>      provides credentials that are valid but do not have permission for
>      this user. For example one may have multiple tokens in GitHub
>      and uses the one which was not authorized for cloning this repo.
>      In such a case the HTTP server returns 403 Forbidden.
>      For this test, the apache.conf is modified to return a 403
>      on finding a forbidden-user. No prompt for username/password is
>      expected after the 403 (unlike 401). This is because prompting may wipe
>      out existing credentials or conflict with custom credential helpers.
>
> Signed-off-by: Ashlesh Gawande <git@ashlesh.me>
> ---
> Range-diff against v2:
> 1:  0b68f1d1af ! 1:  25ef751f28 t5550: add netrc tests for http 401/403
>      @@ Metadata
>        ## Commit message ##
>           t5550: add netrc tests for http 401/403
>       
>      +    git allows using .netrc file to supply credentials for HTTP auth.
>      +    Three test cases are added in this patch to provide missing coverage
>      +    when cloning over HTTP using .netrc file:
>      +
>      +      - First test case checks that the git clone is successful when credentials
>      +        are provided via .netrc file
>      +      - Second test case checks that the git clone fails when the .netrc file
>      +        provides invalid credentials. The HTTP server is expected to return
>      +        401 Unauthorized in such a case. The test checks that the user is
>      +        provided with a prompt for username/password on 401 to provide
>      +        the valid ones.
>      +      - Third test case checks that the git clone fails when the .netrc file
>      +        provides credentials that are valid but do not have permission for
>      +        this user. For example one may have multiple tokens in GitHub
>      +        and uses the one which was not authorized for cloning this repo.
>      +        In such a case the HTTP server returns 403 Forbidden.
>      +        For this test, the apache.conf is modified to return a 403
>      +        on finding a forbidden-user. No prompt for username/password is
>      +        expected after the 403 (unlike 401). This is because prompting may wipe
>      +        out existing credentials or conflict with custom credential helpers.
>      +
>           Signed-off-by: Ashlesh Gawande <git@ashlesh.me>
>       
>        ## t/lib-httpd.sh ##
>
>   t/lib-httpd.sh             | 13 +++++++++++--
>   t/lib-httpd/apache.conf    |  4 ++++
>   t/lib-httpd/passwd         |  1 +
>   t/t5550-http-fetch-dumb.sh | 25 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
>   4 files changed, 41 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/t/lib-httpd.sh b/t/lib-httpd.sh
> index 5091db949b..5f42c311c2 100644
> --- a/t/lib-httpd.sh
> +++ b/t/lib-httpd.sh
> @@ -319,13 +319,22 @@ setup_askpass_helper() {
>   	'
>   }
>   
> -set_askpass() {
> +set_askpass () {
>   	>"$TRASH_DIRECTORY/askpass-query" &&
>   	echo "$1" >"$TRASH_DIRECTORY/askpass-user" &&
>   	echo "$2" >"$TRASH_DIRECTORY/askpass-pass"
>   }
>   
> -expect_askpass() {
> +set_netrc () {
> +	# $HOME=$TRASH_DIRECTORY
> +	echo "machine $1 login $2 password $3" >"$TRASH_DIRECTORY/.netrc"
> +}
> +
> +clear_netrc () {
> +	rm -f "$TRASH_DIRECTORY/.netrc"
> +}
> +
> +expect_askpass () {
>   	dest=$HTTPD_DEST${3+/$3}
>   
>   	{
> diff --git a/t/lib-httpd/apache.conf b/t/lib-httpd/apache.conf
> index e631ab0eb5..6b8c50a51a 100644
> --- a/t/lib-httpd/apache.conf
> +++ b/t/lib-httpd/apache.conf
> @@ -238,6 +238,10 @@ SSLEngine On
>   	AuthName "git-auth"
>   	AuthUserFile passwd
>   	Require valid-user
> +
> +	# return 403 for authenticated user: forbidden-user@host
> +	RewriteCond "%{REMOTE_USER}" "^forbidden-user@host"
> +	RewriteRule ^ - [F]
>   </Location>
>   
>   <LocationMatch "^/auth-push/.*/git-receive-pack$">
> diff --git a/t/lib-httpd/passwd b/t/lib-httpd/passwd
> index d9c122f348..3bab7b6423 100644
> --- a/t/lib-httpd/passwd
> +++ b/t/lib-httpd/passwd
> @@ -1 +1,2 @@
>   user@host:$apr1$LGPmCZWj$9vxEwj5Z5GzQLBMxp3mCx1
> +forbidden-user@host:$apr1$LGPmCZWj$9vxEwj5Z5GzQLBMxp3mCx1
> diff --git a/t/t5550-http-fetch-dumb.sh b/t/t5550-http-fetch-dumb.sh
> index ed0ad66fad..9530f01b9e 100755
> --- a/t/t5550-http-fetch-dumb.sh
> +++ b/t/t5550-http-fetch-dumb.sh
> @@ -102,6 +102,31 @@ test_expect_success 'cloning password-protected repository can fail' '
>   	expect_askpass both wrong
>   '
>   
> +test_expect_success 'using credentials from netrc to clone successfully' '
> +	test_when_finished clear_netrc &&
> +	set_askpass wrong &&
> +	set_netrc 127.0.0.1 user@host pass@host &&
> +	git clone "$HTTPD_URL/auth/dumb/repo.git" clone-auth-netrc &&
> +	expect_askpass none
> +'
> +
> +test_expect_success 'netrc unauthorized credentials (prompt after 401)' '
> +	test_when_finished clear_netrc &&
> +	set_askpass wrong &&
> +	set_netrc 127.0.0.1 user@host pass@wrong &&
> +	test_must_fail git clone "$HTTPD_URL/auth/dumb/repo.git" clone-auth-netrc-401 &&
> +	expect_askpass both wrong
> +'
> +
> +test_expect_success 'netrc authorized but forbidden credentials (fail on 403)' '
> +	test_when_finished clear_netrc &&
> +	set_askpass wrong &&
> +	set_netrc 127.0.0.1 forbidden-user@host pass@host &&
> +	test_must_fail git clone "$HTTPD_URL/auth/dumb/repo.git" clone-auth-netrc-403 2>err &&
> +	expect_askpass none &&
> +	grep "The requested URL returned error: 403" err
> +'
> +
>   test_expect_success 'http auth can use user/pass in URL' '
>   	set_askpass wrong &&
>   	git clone "$HTTPD_URL_USER_PASS/auth/dumb/repo.git" clone-auth-none &&
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