filter_expect: redact sensitive fields in mismatch logs

[cestercian]

Fixes #12556

Summary

On expect-filter rule mismatch, the plugin was logging the full record as JSON, which can leak secrets (passwords, tokens, etc.).

Mismatch logs now walk the msgpack map and replace values whose key names match sensitive substrings (case-insensitive: password, passwd, secret, token, credential, apikey, api_key, authorization, private, sensitive) with [REDACTED]. For key_val_eq mismatches, the inline actual value in the error line is also redacted when the rule key matches.

Testing

• Added runtime test mismatch_redacts_sensitive_fields in tests/runtime/filter_expect.c (secret absent from log, [REDACTED] present, non-sensitive visible still shown).
• cmake --build build -j8 --target flb-rt-filter_expect && ./build/bin/flb-rt-filter_expect — all 11 tests pass.
• No dedicated tests/integration scenario for filter_expect; not run.

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Summary by CodeRabbit

• Bug Fixes
  • Expectation-filter failure logs now redact values associated with sensitive field names, including within nested records and keys containing embedded NUL bytes.
  • Failed comparisons on sensitive fields hide both the actual and expected values.
  • Values for non-sensitive fields remain visible in diagnostic output to support troubleshooting.

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📝 Walkthrough

The expect filter now redacts sensitive values in failure diagnostics. A runtime test checks that warning logs omit sensitive values and retain ordinary values.

Changes: Expect diagnostic redaction

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Sensitive-key detection and recursive redaction plugins/filter_expect/expect.c	Case-insensitive matching scans key bytes for configured sensitive-name patterns. Recursive map and array conversion replaces values under matching keys with [REDACTED].
Failure diagnostics and runtime tests plugins/filter_expect/expect.c, tests/runtime/filter_expect.c	Failure diagnostics use redacted record content. For sensitive-key key_val_eq failures, the actual and expected values are also masked. Runtime tests check a sensitive field, an embedded-NUL key, and equality-failure values in warning logs.

Priority: ⬆️ High

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: High

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to da929

The change redacts sensitive values in expect-filter mismatch logs. The previously reported gaps (embedded-NUL keys and the expected-value leak) are reported as fixed and covered by tests. No merge-blocking risk is evident.

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Title check		The title clearly and concisely describes the main change: redacting sensitive fields in filter_expect mismatch logs.
Linked Issues check		Issue #12556 requires preventing confidential record data from appearing in expect mismatch logs. The implementation recursively redacts values for sensitive key-name substrings, including embedded-…
Out of Scope Changes check		The changes are limited to mismatch-log redaction in plugins/filter_expect/expect.c and runtime coverage in tests/runtime/filter_expect.c. The recursive helper and the embedded-NUL and `key_val_eq…

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Review comments at @plugins/filter_expect/expect.c:
- Around line 297-299: Update the sensitive-key check in pack_redacted_map to
search the complete MessagePack key using its explicit length, including bytes
after embedded NULs, instead of relying on strcasestr’s NUL-terminated search.
Ensure allocation or search failure does not classify the key as non-sensitive
and allow its value to be logged unredacted.
- Line 515: Update the key_val_eq error formatting that prints rule->expect to
redact the expected value when rule_key_is_sensitive(rule) is true, while
preserving the existing expected-value output for non-sensitive rules and the
masking of actual_value.

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[cestercian]

Good catches, both fixed. The key check now walks the full msgpack key by length so an embedded NUL can't hide the sensitive part, and key_val_eq masks the expected value too when the key is sensitive. Added runtime tests for both, they fail without the fix.