Is the security issue only printing out the passwords in stdout? If yes, I can 
easily remove that.

On 2025/03/27 18:29:27 Jarek Potiuk wrote:
> Just a comment.
> 
> Explaining how to disable it is almost the same as officially making it
> production-ready but without guarantees. Look how many people are using
> sequential executor despite having the warning. If we tell people how to
> disable it easily, they will just use it. Plenty of themm.
> 
> And I am not against it.
> 
>  I would've for it and make it ready, rather than pretending it is not
> happening and getting hit be some security issue  raised to us because big
> percentage of our users will just use it.
> 
> J.
> 
> czw., 27 mar 2025, 18:29 użytkownik Daniel Standish
> <daniel.stand...@astronomer.io.invalid> napisał:
> 
> > So yes we can make it friendlier and then tell users how it can be disabled
> > by config.
> >
> > On Thu, Mar 27, 2025 at 10:28 AM Daniel Standish <
> > daniel.stand...@astronomer.io> wrote:
> >
> > > There needs to be a way to disable the banner IMO
> > >
> > > On Thu, Mar 27, 2025 at 10:20 AM Kaxil Naik <kaxiln...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > >> message cut:
> > >>
> > >> I am fine with Option (1) given the current time constraints and since
> > it
> > >> is for dev only and can be iterated in follow-up releases
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> On Thu, 27 Mar 2025 at 22:47, Kaxil Naik <kaxiln...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > >>
> > >> > I am fine with Option (1) imo
> > >> >
> > >> > On Thu, 27 Mar 2025 at 22:05, Vincent Beck <vincb...@apache.org>
> > wrote:
> > >> >
> > >> >> Following back on that thread (I should probably have called it out
> > >> >> during the Airflow 3 dev call). We have two options:
> > >> >>  - Option 1: update the banner with a friendlier message
> > >> >>  - Option 2: resolve the security issue to make SAM production
> > >> compatible
> > >> >> and remove the banner
> > >> >>
> > >> >> Any preference on which option we should go with?
> > >> >>
> > >> >> On 2025/03/24 16:52:11 "Oliveira, Niko" wrote:
> > >> >> > Agreed, I think combining the two will make SAM not so simple. But
> > we
> > >> >> should definitely have an open source, easy to acquire option for
> > >> people to
> > >> >> use that has all the bells and whistles that SAM does not have. And
> > >> >> KeyCloack is a decent option for this!
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > ________________________________
> > >> >> > From: Vincent Beck <vincb...@apache.org>
> > >> >> > Sent: Monday, March 24, 2025 6:04:42 AM
> > >> >> > To: dev@airflow.apache.org
> > >> >> > Subject: RE: [EXT] [DISCUSS] confusing alert re SimpleAuthManager
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do
> > >> not
> > >> >> click links or open attachments unless you can confirm the sender and
> > >> know
> > >> >> the content is safe.
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > AVERTISSEMENT: Ce courrier électronique provient d’un expéditeur
> > >> >> externe. Ne cliquez sur aucun lien et n’ouvrez aucune pièce jointe si
> > >> vous
> > >> >> ne pouvez pas confirmer l’identité de l’expéditeur et si vous n’êtes
> > >> pas
> > >> >> certain que le contenu ne présente aucun risque.
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > I do not think integrating KeyCloak with SAM is a great idea.
> > Having
> > >> a
> > >> >> separate auth manager specific to KeyCloak is, on the other side, a
> > >> good
> > >> >> idea. We should keep SAM simple as it is. I also do not think making
> > it
> > >> >> secure require a lot of work so I do not think it is worth having a
> > >> >> development and production mode.
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > On 2025/03/21 21:52:13 Buğra Öztürk wrote:
> > >> >> > > Giving users a warning sounds good.
> > >> >> > > I agree with Pierre, too. How about defining the rules set to be
> > >> >> secure by
> > >> >> > > design? Or just following up on a pattern without discovering
> > >> >> something
> > >> >> > > new? Could you please elaborate on Jarek?
> > >> >> > >
> > >> >> > > *TLDR*
> > >> >> > > It may be a slight implementation detail and just a thought, but
> > we
> > >> >> could
> > >> >> > > integrate Keycloak into the SAM, providing development and
> > >> production
> > >> >> modes
> > >> >> > > with configurations such as breeze dev and installation prod. I
> > >> >> believe
> > >> >> > > that instead of maintaining an application to always be secure by
> > >> >> default,
> > >> >> > > we can focus on maintaining integration within SAM.
> > >> >> > >
> > >> >> > > On Fri, Mar 21, 2025 at 7:28 PM Vincent Beck <
> > vincb...@apache.org>
> > >> >> wrote:
> > >> >> > >
> > >> >> > > > We could simply stop printing out these passwords. Passwords
> > are
> > >> >> auto
> > >> >> > > > generated if not already defined in a file configured in
> > `[core]
> > >> >> > > > simple_auth_manager_passwords_file`. So the user can see these
> > >> >> passwords by
> > >> >> > > > opening this file. We could (if it is not considered as
> > >> unsecured?)
> > >> >> print
> > >> >> > > > out the filename in the stdout so that the user can click on it
> > >> and
> > >> >> see the
> > >> >> > > > passwords only if some passwords changed.
> > >> >> > > >
> > >> >> > > > On 2025/03/21 18:03:19 Jarek Potiuk wrote:
> > >> >> > > > > Well.. Actually Pierre is quite right. While we have not
> > >> intended
> > >> >> Simple
> > >> >> > > > > Auth Manager for production it **could** be used.
> > >> >> > > > >
> > >> >> > > > > However we would have to carefully think what to do with
> > >> default
> > >> >> > > > passwords
> > >> >> > > > > etc. Currently a lot of warnings in CodeQL were about
> > "writing
> > >> >> sensitive
> > >> >> > > > > information to logs" - and a lot of that is about SAM (nice
> > >> >> acronym BTW)
> > >> >> > > > > writing the generated passwords to logs and stdout. And I
> > >> >> dismissed it as
> > >> >> > > > > "Used in tests" for SAM cases.
> > >> >> > > > >
> > >> >> > > > > So if we decide to use it, we need to decide how to deal with
> > >> the
> > >> >> > > > password
> > >> >> > > > > generation and default users. We should follow (and this in
> > the
> > >> >> future
> > >> >> > > > will
> > >> >> > > > > be even mandated by various regulations like CRA) is "secure
> > by
> > >> >> default".
> > >> >> > > > > Which means that default installation MUST be secure. Once we
> > >> >> solve
> > >> >> > > > this, I
> > >> >> > > > > am fine with using SAM in production
> > >> >> > > > >
> > >> >> > > > > J.
> > >> >> > > > >
> > >> >> > > > >
> > >> >> > > > > On Fri, Mar 21, 2025 at 6:27 PM Pierre Jeambrun <
> > >> >> pierrejb...@gmail.com>
> > >> >> > > > > wrote:
> > >> >> > > > >
> > >> >> > > > > > Is it really wrong to use the SimpleAuthManager in
> > >> production ?
> > >> >> To my
> > >> >> > > > > > knowledge it lacks a lot of features such as user
> > management
> > >> >> and the
> > >> >> > > > > > permission model is really simplistic, but maybe some
> > >> >> installations
> > >> >> > > > don’t
> > >> >> > > > > > need the fancy Auth stuff ?
> > >> >> > > > > >
> > >> >> > > > > > Instead of being a scary warning that could be just an info
> > >> >> block, with
> > >> >> > > > > > details and mention of other Auth Manager in case more use
> > >> >> cases need
> > >> >> > > > to be
> > >> >> > > > > > supported. (Or link to doc etc)
> > >> >> > > > > >
> > >> >> > > > > > Also we can easily add a “don’t show again” box or
> > something
> > >> >> like that,
> > >> >> > > > > > stored on the client side and remove the message if chosen
> > by
> > >> >> the
> > >> >> > > > user. (Or
> > >> >> > > > > > even a global config setting for all users).
> > >> >> > > > > >
> > >> >> > > > > > On Fri 21 Mar 2025 at 16:03, Vincent Beck <
> > >> vincb...@apache.org>
> > >> >> wrote:
> > >> >> > > > > >
> > >> >> > > > > > > This alert can be definitely improved. I do think we
> > should
> > >> >> have it
> > >> >> > > > and
> > >> >> > > > > > we
> > >> >> > > > > > > should not remove it. If you have some proposals, please
> > >> feel
> > >> >> free to
> > >> >> > > > > > > create a PR, I'll be happy to review. Mentioning the
> > other
> > >> >> auth
> > >> >> > > > managers
> > >> >> > > > > > as
> > >> >> > > > > > > alternatives is, I think, a great idea.
> > >> >> > > > > > >
> > >> >> > > > > > > On 2025/03/21 07:20:26 Amogh Desai wrote:
> > >> >> > > > > > > > Hmmm, I wonder if it can instead be made clearer.
> > >> Something
> > >> >> like
> > >> >> > > > this?
> > >> >> > > > > > > >
> > >> >> > > > > > > > *Simple Auth Manager Enabled.*
> > >> >> > > > > > > > *The Simple Auth Manager is intended for development
> > and
> > >> >> testing.
> > >> >> > > > If
> > >> >> > > > > > > you're
> > >> >> > > > > > > > using it in production, ensure that access is
> > controlled
> > >> >> through
> > >> >> > > > other
> > >> >> > > > > > > > means. *
> > >> >> > > > > > > > *<link some doc>*
> > >> >> > > > > > > >
> > >> >> > > > > > > > Thanks & Regards,
> > >> >> > > > > > > > Amogh Desai
> > >> >> > > > > > > >
> > >> >> > > > > > > >
> > >> >> > > > > > > > On Thu, Mar 20, 2025 at 11:58 PM Daniel Standish
> > >> >> > > > > > > > <daniel.stand...@astronomer.io.invalid> wrote:
> > >> >> > > > > > > >
> > >> >> > > > > > > > > I'm saying, sounds confusing!
> > >> >> > > > > > > > >
> > >> >> > > > > > > > > On Thu, Mar 20, 2025 at 11:27 AM <
> > >> consta...@astronomer.io
> > >> >> > > > .invalid>
> > >> >> > > > > > > wrote:
> > >> >> > > > > > > > >
> > >> >> > > > > > > > > > Sounds great! Do we have something in the config
> > >> linter
> > >> >> to
> > >> >> > > > > > highlight
> > >> >> > > > > > > this
> > >> >> > > > > > > > > > change?
> > >> >> > > > > > > > > >
> > >> >> > > > > > > > > > > On Mar 20, 2025, at 11:19 PM, Daniel Standish
> > >> >> > > > > > > > > > <daniel.stand...@astronomer.io.invalid> wrote:
> > >> >> > > > > > > > > > >
> > >> >> > > > > > > > > > > It says this:
> > >> >> > > > > > > > > > >
> > >> >> > > > > > > > > > > Development-only auth manager configured
> > >> >> > > > > > > > > > > The auth manager configured in your environment
> > is
> > >> >> the Simple
> > >> >> > > > > > Auth
> > >> >> > > > > > > > > > Manager,
> > >> >> > > > > > > > > > > which is intended for development use only. It is
> > >> not
> > >> >> > > > suitable
> > >> >> > > > > > for
> > >> >> > > > > > > > > > > production and should not be used in a production
> > >> >> > > > environment.
> > >> >> > > > > > > > > > >
> > >> >> > > > > > > > > > >> On Thu, Mar 20, 2025 at 10:48 AM Jarek Potiuk <
> > >> >> > > > ja...@potiuk.com
> > >> >> > > > > > >
> > >> >> > > > > > > > > wrote:
> > >> >> > > > > > > > > > >>
> > >> >> > > > > > > > > > >> What's the alert - at least for me it did not
> > get
> > >> >> through
> > >> >> > > > > > > > > > >>
> > >> >> > > > > > > > > > >> On Thu, Mar 20, 2025 at 6:33 PM Daniel Standish
> > >> >> > > > > > > > > > >> <daniel.stand...@astronomer.io.invalid> wrote:
> > >> >> > > > > > > > > > >>
> > >> >> > > > > > > > > > >>> I should add, the import here is, many users
> > who
> > >> >> never
> > >> >> > > > > > customized
> > >> >> > > > > > > > > auth
> > >> >> > > > > > > > > > >>> before will now see this message and not really
> > >> >> have a clue
> > >> >> > > > > > what
> > >> >> > > > > > > they
> > >> >> > > > > > > > > > are
> > >> >> > > > > > > > > > >>> supposed to do, and I think it will probably
> > >> create
> > >> >> a good
> > >> >> > > > > > > amount of
> > >> >> > > > > > > > > > >>> confusion.
> > >> >> > > > > > > > > > >>>
> > >> >> > > > > > > > > > >>> On Thu, Mar 20, 2025 at 10:27 AM Daniel
> > Standish
> > >> <
> > >> >> > > > > > > > > > >>> daniel.stand...@astronomer.io> wrote:
> > >> >> > > > > > > > > > >>>
> > >> >> > > > > > > > > > >>>> I just saw this when spinning up airflow
> > >> >> > > > > > > > > > >>>>
> > >> >> > > > > > > > > > >>>> [image: image.png]
> > >> >> > > > > > > > > > >>>>
> > >> >> > > > > > > > > > >>>> I think the message is confusing / misleading
> > /
> > >> >> not very
> > >> >> > > > > > > helpful.
> > >> >> > > > > > > > > > >>>>
> > >> >> > > > > > > > > > >>>> There's nothing necessarily wrong with having
> > >> >> simple auth
> > >> >> > > > or
> > >> >> > > > > > no
> > >> >> > > > > > > auth
> > >> >> > > > > > > > > > if
> > >> >> > > > > > > > > > >>>> you control access some other way.  Moreover
> > we
> > >> >> don't tell
> > >> >> > > > > > users
> > >> >> > > > > > > > > what
> > >> >> > > > > > > > > > >> they
> > >> >> > > > > > > > > > >>>> should do instead!
> > >> >> > > > > > > > > > >>>>
> > >> >> > > > > > > > > > >>>> So I think we should either remove this bubble
> > >> or
> > >> >> add more
> > >> >> > > > > > > nuance
> > >> >> > > > > > > > > and
> > >> >> > > > > > > > > > >>>> point them in a direction that will lead them
> > to
> > >> >> what we
> > >> >> > > > *do*
> > >> >> > > > > > > > > > recommend.
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> > >> >> > > > > > > > > > >>
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