Use Puppet-Datatype Sensitive for Passwords

.sync.yml

@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 ---
 ".gitlab-ci.yml":
   delete: true
+.puppet-lint.rc:
+  extra_disabled_lint_checks:
+    - 140chars-check
 appveyor.yml:
   delete: true
 

REFERENCE.md

@@ -863,7 +863,7 @@ The following parameters are available in the `postgresql::server` class:
 
 ##### <a name="postgres_password"></a>`postgres_password`
 
-Data type: `Any`
+Data type: `Variant[String, Sensitive[String]]`
 
 Sets the password for the postgres user to your specified value. By default, this setting uses the superuser account in the Postgres database, with a user called postgres and no password.
 
@@ -1646,7 +1646,7 @@ User to create and assign access to the database upon creation. Mandatory.
 
 ##### <a name="password"></a>`password`
 
-Data type: `Any`
+Data type: `Variant[String, Sensitive[String]]`
 
 Required Sets the password for the created user.
 
@@ -2571,7 +2571,7 @@ Default value: ``true``
 
 ##### <a name="password_hash"></a>`password_hash`
 
-Data type: `Any`
+Data type: `Variant[String, Sensitive[String]]`
 
 Sets the hash to use during password creation.
 
@@ -2713,7 +2713,7 @@ Create a new schema.
 
 #### Examples
 
-##### 
+#####
 
 ```puppet
 postgresql::server::schema {'private':
@@ -2944,7 +2944,7 @@ Default value: ``undef``
 
 ##### <a name="database_password"></a>`database_password`
 
-Data type: `Any`
+Data type: `Variant[String, Sensitive[String]]`
 
 Specifies the password to connect with.
 
@@ -3106,6 +3106,8 @@ The name of the database you are trying to validate a connection with.
 
 ##### <a name="db_password"></a>`db_password`
 
+Data type: `Variant[String, Sensitive[String]]`
+
 The password required to access the target PostgreSQL database.
 
 ##### <a name="db_username"></a>`db_username`
@@ -3319,7 +3321,7 @@ This function pull default values from the `params` class  or `globals` class if
 
 #### Examples
 
-##### 
+#####
 
 ```puppet
 postgresql::default('variable')
@@ -3333,7 +3335,7 @@ Returns: `Any`
 
 ##### Examples
 
-###### 
+######
 
 ```puppet
 postgresql::default('variable')
@@ -3369,7 +3371,7 @@ Type: Ruby 4.x API
 
 This function returns the postgresql password hash from the clear text username / password
 
-#### `postgresql::postgresql_password(Variant[String[1],Integer] $username, Variant[String[1],Integer] $password)`
+#### `postgresql::postgresql_password(Variant[String[1],Integer] $username, Variant[String[1], Sensitive[String[1]], Integer] $password)`
 
 The postgresql::postgresql_password function.
 
@@ -3387,6 +3389,12 @@ Data type: `Variant[String[1],Integer]`
 
 The clear text `password`
 
+##### `sensitive`
+
+Data type: `Boolean`
+
+If the Postgresql-Passwordhash should be of Datatype Sensitive[String]
+
 ### <a name="postgresql_escape"></a>`postgresql_escape`
 
 Type: Ruby 4.x API

lib/puppet/functions/postgresql/postgresql_password.rb

@@ -6,15 +6,25 @@
   #   The clear text `username`
   # @param password
   #   The clear text `password`
+  # @param sensitive
+  #   If the Postgresql-Passwordhash should be of Datatype Sensitive[String]
   #
-  # @return [String]
+  # @return
   #   The postgresql password hash from the clear text username / password.
   dispatch :default_impl do
-    param 'Variant[String[1],Integer]', :username
-    param 'Variant[String[1],Integer]', :password
+    required_param 'Variant[String[1], Integer]', :username
+    required_param 'Variant[String[1], Sensitive[String[1]], Integer]', :password
+    optional_param 'Boolean', :sensitive
+    return_type 'Variant[String, Sensitive[String]]'
   end
 
-  def default_impl(username, password)
-    'md5' + Digest::MD5.hexdigest(password.to_s + username.to_s)
+  def default_impl(username, password, sensitive = false)
+    password = password.unwrap if password.respond_to?(:unwrap)
+    result_string = 'md5' + Digest::MD5.hexdigest(password.to_s + username.to_s)
+    if sensitive
+      Puppet::Pops::Types::PSensitiveType::Sensitive.new(result_string)
+    else
+      result_string
+    end
   end
 end

manifests/server.pp

@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
 # @param extra_systemd_config Adds extra config to systemd config file, can for instance be used to add extra openfiles. This can be a multi line string
 #
 class postgresql::server (
-  $postgres_password                               = undef,
+  Optional[Variant[String[1], Sensitive[String[1]], Integer]] $postgres_password = undef,
 
   $package_name                                    = $postgresql::params::server_package_name,
   $package_ensure                                  = $postgresql::params::package_ensure,

manifests/server/db.pp

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # @summary Define for conveniently creating a role, database and assigning the correctpermissions.
-# 
+#
 # @param user User to create and assign access to the database upon creation. Mandatory.
 # @param password Required Sets the password for the created user.
 # @param comment Defines a comment to be stored about the database using the PostgreSQL COMMENT command.
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 # @param owner Sets a user as the owner of the database.
 define postgresql::server::db (
   $user,
-  $password,
+  Variant[String, Sensitive[String]] $password,
   $comment    = undef,
   $dbname     = $title,
   $encoding   = $postgresql::server::encoding,

manifests/server/default_privileges.pp

@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@
     psql_group       => $group,
     psql_path        => $psql_path,
     unless           => $unless_cmd,
-    environment      => "PGOPTIONS=--client-min-messages=error"
+    environment      => 'PGOPTIONS=--client-min-messages=error'
   }
 
   if($role != undef and defined(Postgresql::Server::Role[$role])) {

manifests/server/passwd.pp

@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 # @api private
 class postgresql::server::passwd {
-  $postgres_password = $postgresql::server::postgres_password
+  $postgres_password = if $postgresql::server::postgres_password =~ Sensitive {
+    $postgresql::server::postgres_password.unwrap
+  } else {
+    $postgresql::server::postgres_password
+  }
+
   $user              = $postgresql::server::user
   $group             = $postgresql::server::group
   $psql_path         = $postgresql::server::psql_path

manifests/server/role.pp

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 # @param module_workdir Specifies working directory under which the psql command should be executed. May need to specify if '/tmp' is on volume mounted with noexec option.
 define postgresql::server::role (
   $update_password = true,
-  $password_hash    = false,
+  Variant[Boolean, String, Sensitive[String]] $password_hash  = false,
   $createdb         = false,
   $createrole       = false,
   $db               = $postgresql::server::default_database,
@@ -38,6 +38,11 @@
   $module_workdir   = $postgresql::server::module_workdir,
   Enum['present', 'absent'] $ensure = 'present',
 ) {
+  $password_hash_unsensitive = if $password_hash =~ Sensitive[String] {
+    $password_hash.unwrap
+  } else {
+    $password_hash
+  }
   #
   # Port, order of precedence: $port parameter, $connect_settings[PGPORT], $postgresql::server::port
   #
@@ -75,17 +80,17 @@
     $createdb_sql    = $createdb    ? { true => 'CREATEDB',    default => 'NOCREATEDB' }
     $superuser_sql   = $superuser   ? { true => 'SUPERUSER',   default => 'NOSUPERUSER' }
     $replication_sql = $replication ? { true => 'REPLICATION', default => '' }
-    if ($password_hash != false) {
-      $password_sql = "ENCRYPTED PASSWORD '${password_hash}'"
+    if ($password_hash_unsensitive != false) {
+      $password_sql = "ENCRYPTED PASSWORD '${password_hash_unsensitive}'"
     } else {
       $password_sql = ''
     }
 
     postgresql_psql { "CREATE ROLE ${username} ENCRYPTED PASSWORD ****":
-      command     => Sensitive("CREATE ROLE \"${username}\" ${password_sql} ${login_sql} ${createrole_sql} ${createdb_sql} ${superuser_sql} ${replication_sql} CONNECTION LIMIT ${connection_limit}"),
-      unless      => "SELECT 1 FROM pg_roles WHERE rolname = '${username}'",
-      require     => undef,
-      sensitive   => true,
+      command   => Sensitive("CREATE ROLE \"${username}\" ${password_sql} ${login_sql} ${createrole_sql} ${createdb_sql} ${superuser_sql} ${replication_sql} CONNECTION LIMIT ${connection_limit}"),
+      unless    => "SELECT 1 FROM pg_roles WHERE rolname = '${username}'",
+      require   => undef,
+      sensitive => true,
     }
 
     postgresql_psql { "ALTER ROLE \"${username}\" ${superuser_sql}":
@@ -124,17 +129,17 @@
       unless => "SELECT 1 FROM pg_roles WHERE rolname = '${username}' AND rolconnlimit = ${connection_limit}",
     }
 
-    if $password_hash and $update_password {
-      if($password_hash =~ /^md5.+/) {
-        $pwd_hash_sql = $password_hash
+    if $password_hash_unsensitive and $update_password {
+      if($password_hash_unsensitive =~ /^md5.+/) {
+        $pwd_hash_sql = $password_hash_unsensitive
       } else {
-        $pwd_md5 = md5("${password_hash}${username}")
+        $pwd_md5 = md5("${password_hash_unsensitive}${username}")
         $pwd_hash_sql = "md5${pwd_md5}"
       }
       postgresql_psql { "ALTER ROLE ${username} ENCRYPTED PASSWORD ****":
-        command     => Sensitive("ALTER ROLE \"${username}\" ${password_sql}"),
-        unless      => Sensitive("SELECT 1 FROM pg_shadow WHERE usename = '${username}' AND passwd = '${pwd_hash_sql}'"),
-        sensitive   => true,
+        command   => Sensitive("ALTER ROLE \"${username}\" ${password_sql}"),
+        unless    => Sensitive("SELECT 1 FROM pg_shadow WHERE usename = '${username}' AND passwd = '${pwd_hash_sql}'"),
+        sensitive => true,
       }
     }
   } else {

manifests/validate_db_connection.pp

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # @summary This type validates that a successful postgres connection.
-# 
+#
 # @note
 # This validated if the postgres connection can be established
 # between the node on which this resource is run and a specified postgres
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 define postgresql::validate_db_connection (
   $database_host     = undef,
   $database_name     = undef,
-  $database_password = undef,
+  Optional[Variant[String, Sensitive[String]]] $database_password = undef,
   $database_username = undef,
   $database_port     = undef,
   $connect_settings  = undef,
@@ -34,6 +34,12 @@
 
   warning('postgresql::validate_db_connection is deprecated, please use postgresql_conn_validator.')
 
+  $database_password_unsensitive = if $database_password =~ Sensitive[String] {
+    $database_password.unwrap
+  } else {
+    $database_password
+  }
+
   $psql_path = $postgresql::params::psql_path
   $module_workdir = $postgresql::params::module_workdir
   $validcon_script_path = $postgresql::client::validcon_script_path
@@ -55,9 +61,9 @@
     undef   => "--dbname ${postgresql::params::default_database} ",
     default => "--dbname ${database_name} ",
   }
-  $pass_env = $database_password ? {
+  $pass_env = $database_password_unsensitive ? {
     undef   => undef,
-    default => "PGPASSWORD=${database_password}",
+    default => "PGPASSWORD=${database_password_unsensitive}",
   }
   $cmd = join([$cmd_init, $cmd_host, $cmd_user, $cmd_port, $cmd_dbname], ' ')
   $validate_cmd = "${validcon_script_path} ${sleep} ${tries} '${cmd}'"
@@ -66,8 +72,8 @@
   # time it takes to run each psql command.
   $timeout = (($sleep + 2) * $tries)
 
-  # Combine $database_password and $connect_settings into an array of environment
-  # variables, ensure $database_password is last, allowing it to override a password
+  # Combine $database_password_unsensitive and $connect_settings into an array of environment
+  # variables, ensure $database_password_unsensitive is last, allowing it to override a password
   # from the $connect_settings hash
   if $connect_settings != undef {
     if $pass_env != undef {

spec/unit/defines/server/role_spec.rb

@@ -20,30 +20,56 @@
     'test'
   end
 
-  let :params do
-    {
-      password_hash: 'new-pa$s',
-    }
-  end
-
   let :pre_condition do
     "class {'postgresql::server':}"
   end
 
-  it { is_expected.to contain_postgresql__server__role('test') }
-  it 'has create role for "test" user with password as ****' do
-    is_expected.to contain_postgresql_psql('CREATE ROLE test ENCRYPTED PASSWORD ****')
-      .with('command'     => 'Sensitive [value redacted]',
-            'sensitive'   => 'true',
-            'unless'      => "SELECT 1 FROM pg_roles WHERE rolname = 'test'",
-            'port'        => '5432')
+  context 'with Password Datatype String' do
+    let :params do
+      {
+        password_hash: 'new-pa$s',
+      }
+    end
+
+    it { is_expected.to contain_postgresql__server__role('test') }
+    it 'has create role for "test" user with password as ****' do
+      is_expected.to contain_postgresql_psql('CREATE ROLE test ENCRYPTED PASSWORD ****')
+        .with('command'     => 'Sensitive [value redacted]',
+              'sensitive'   => 'true',
+              'unless'      => "SELECT 1 FROM pg_roles WHERE rolname = 'test'",
+              'port'        => '5432')
+    end
+    it 'has alter role for "test" user with password as ****' do
+      is_expected.to contain_postgresql_psql('ALTER ROLE test ENCRYPTED PASSWORD ****')
+        .with('command'     => 'Sensitive [value redacted]',
+              'sensitive'   => 'true',
+              'unless'      => 'Sensitive [value redacted]',
+              'port'        => '5432')
+    end
   end
-  it 'has alter role for "test" user with password as ****' do
-    is_expected.to contain_postgresql_psql('ALTER ROLE test ENCRYPTED PASSWORD ****')
-      .with('command'     => 'Sensitive [value redacted]',
-            'sensitive'   => 'true',
-            'unless'      => 'Sensitive [value redacted]',
-            'port'        => '5432')
+
+  context 'with Password Datatype Sensitive[String]' do
+    let :params do
+      {
+        password_hash: sensitive('new-pa$s'),
+      }
+    end
+
+    it { is_expected.to contain_postgresql__server__role('test') }
+    it 'has create role for "test" user with password as ****' do
+      is_expected.to contain_postgresql_psql('CREATE ROLE test ENCRYPTED PASSWORD ****')
+        .with('command'     => 'Sensitive [value redacted]',
+              'sensitive'   => 'true',
+              'unless'      => "SELECT 1 FROM pg_roles WHERE rolname = 'test'",
+              'port'        => '5432')
+    end
+    it 'has alter role for "test" user with password as ****' do
+      is_expected.to contain_postgresql_psql('ALTER ROLE test ENCRYPTED PASSWORD ****')
+        .with('command'     => 'Sensitive [value redacted]',
+              'sensitive'   => 'true',
+              'unless'      => 'Sensitive [value redacted]',
+              'port'        => '5432')
+    end
   end
 
   context 'with specific db connection settings - default port' do