Fixed #95 -- Added SECRET_KEY setting instead of hard-coding keys that are shared for every Django installation. 'django-admin.py startproject' now creates a random SECRET_KEY. The auth and comments modules, and the admin middleware, all use SECRET_KEY now, instead of hard-coded values.

git-svn-id: http://code.djangoproject.com/svn/django/trunk@230 bcc190cf-cafb-0310-a4f2-bffc1f526a37

django/bin/django-admin.py

@@ -340,15 +340,24 @@ def _start_helper(app_or_project, name, directory, other_name=''):
 
 def startproject(project_name, directory):
     "Creates a Django project for the given project_name in the given directory."
+    from whrandom import choice
     _start_helper('project', project_name, directory)
     # Populate TEMPLATE_DIRS for the admin templates, based on where Django is
     # installed.
-    settings_file = os.path.join(directory, project_name, 'settings/admin.py')
-    settings_contents = open(settings_file, 'r').read()
-    fp = open(settings_file, 'w')
+    admin_settings_file = os.path.join(directory, project_name, 'settings/admin.py')
+    settings_contents = open(admin_settings_file, 'r').read()
+    fp = open(admin_settings_file, 'w')
     settings_contents = re.sub(r'(?s)\b(TEMPLATE_DIRS\s*=\s*\()(.*?)\)', "\\1\n    '%s',\\2)" % ADMIN_TEMPLATE_DIR, settings_contents)
     fp.write(settings_contents)
     fp.close()
+    # Create a random SECRET_KEY hash, and put it in the main settings.
+    main_settings_file = os.path.join(directory, project_name, 'settings/main.py')
+    settings_contents = open(main_settings_file, 'r').read()
+    fp = open(main_settings_file, 'w')
+    secret_key = ''.join([choice('abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789!@#$%^&*(-_=+)') for i in range(50)])
+    settings_contents = re.sub(r"(?<=SECRET_KEY = ')'", secret_key + "'", settings_contents)
+    fp.write(settings_contents)
+    fp.close()
 startproject.help_doc = "Creates a Django project directory structure for the given project name in the current directory."
 startproject.args = "[projectname]"
 

django/conf/global_settings.py

@@ -96,6 +96,11 @@ ADMIN_FOR = []
 IGNORABLE_404_STARTS = ('/cgi-bin/', '/_vti_bin', '/_vti_inf')
 IGNORABLE_404_ENDS = ('mail.pl', 'mailform.pl', 'mail.cgi', 'mailform.cgi', 'favicon.ico', '.php')
 
+# A secret key for this particular Django installation. Used in secret-key
+# hashing algorithms. Set this in your settings, or Django will complain
+# loudly.
+SECRET_KEY = ''
+
 ##############
 # MIDDLEWARE #
 ##############

django/conf/project_template/settings/main.py

@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ MEDIA_ROOT = ''
 # Example: "http://media.lawrence.com"
 MEDIA_URL = ''
 
+# Make this unique, and don't share it with anybody.
+SECRET_KEY = ''
+
 ROOT_URLCONF = '{{ project_name }}.settings.urls.main'
 
 TEMPLATE_DIRS = (

django/contrib/comments/models/comments.py

@@ -31,9 +31,6 @@ class Comment(meta.Model):
         meta.ForeignKey(core.Site),
     )
     module_constants = {
-        # used as shared secret between comment form and comment-posting script
-        'COMMENT_SALT': 'ijw2f3_MRS_PIGGY_LOVES_KERMIT_avo#*5vv0(23j)(*',
-
         # min. and max. allowed dimensions for photo resizing (in pixels)
         'MIN_PHOTO_DIMENSION': 5,
         'MAX_PHOTO_DIMENSION': 1000,
@@ -123,8 +120,9 @@ class Comment(meta.Model):
         'pa,ra') and target (something like 'lcom.eventtimes:5157'). Used to
         validate that submitted form options have not been tampered-with.
         """
+        from django.conf.settings import SECRET_KEY
         import md5
-        return md5.new(options + photo_options + rating_options + target + COMMENT_SALT).hexdigest()
+        return md5.new(options + photo_options + rating_options + target + SECRET_KEY).hexdigest()
 
     def _module_get_rating_options(rating_string):
         """

django/middleware/admin.py

@@ -5,9 +5,7 @@ from django.models.auth import sessions, users
 from django.views.registration import passwords
 import base64, md5
 import cPickle as pickle
-
-# secret used in pickled data to guard against tampering
-TAMPER_SECRET = '09VJWE9_RIZZO_j0jwfe09j'
+from django.conf.settings import SECRET_KEY
 
 ERROR_MESSAGE = "Please enter a correct username and password. Note that both fields are case-sensitive."
 
@@ -108,13 +106,13 @@ class AdminUserRequired:
 
 def encode_post_data(post_data):
     pickled = pickle.dumps(post_data)
-    pickled_md5 = md5.new(pickled + TAMPER_SECRET).hexdigest()
+    pickled_md5 = md5.new(pickled + SECRET_KEY).hexdigest()
     return base64.encodestring(pickled + pickled_md5)
 
 def decode_post_data(encoded_data):
     encoded_data = base64.decodestring(encoded_data)
     pickled, tamper_check = encoded_data[:-32], encoded_data[-32:]
-    if md5.new(pickled + TAMPER_SECRET).hexdigest() != tamper_check:
+    if md5.new(pickled + SECRET_KEY).hexdigest() != tamper_check:
         from django.core.exceptions import SuspiciousOperation
         raise SuspiciousOperation, "User may have tampered with session cookie."
     return pickle.loads(pickled)

django/models/auth.py

@@ -182,10 +182,6 @@ class Session(meta.Model):
         meta.DateTimeField('start_time', 'start time', auto_now=True),
     )
     module_constants = {
-        # Used for providing pseudo-entropy in creating random session strings.
-        'SESSION_SALT': 'ijw2f3_MUPPET_avo#*5)(*',
-        # Secret used in cookie to guard against cookie tampering.
-        'TAMPER_SECRET': 'lj908_PIGGY_j0vajeawej-092j3f',
         'TEST_COOKIE_NAME': 'testcookie',
         'TEST_COOKIE_VALUE': 'worked',
     }
@@ -195,26 +191,28 @@ class Session(meta.Model):
 
     def get_cookie(self):
         "Returns a tuple of the cookie name and value for this session."
+        from django.conf.settings import AUTH_SESSION_COOKIE, SECRET_KEY
         import md5
-        from django.conf.settings import AUTH_SESSION_COOKIE
-        return AUTH_SESSION_COOKIE, self.session_md5 + md5.new(self.session_md5 + TAMPER_SECRET).hexdigest()
+        return AUTH_SESSION_COOKIE, self.session_md5 + md5.new(self.session_md5 + SECRET_KEY + 'auth').hexdigest()
 
     def _module_create_session(user_id):
         "Registers a session and returns the session_md5."
+        from django.conf.settings import SECRET_KEY
         import md5, random, sys
         # The random module is seeded when this Apache child is created.
-        # Use person_id and SESSION_SALT as added salt.
-        session_md5 = md5.new(str(random.randint(user_id, sys.maxint - 1)) + SESSION_SALT).hexdigest()
+        # Use person_id and SECRET_KEY as added salt.
+        session_md5 = md5.new(str(random.randint(user_id, sys.maxint - 1)) + SECRET_KEY).hexdigest()
         s = Session(None, user_id, session_md5, None)
         s.save()
         return s
 
     def _module_get_session_from_cookie(session_cookie_string):
+        from django.conf.settings import SECRET_KEY
         import md5
         if not session_cookie_string:
             raise SessionDoesNotExist
         session_md5, tamper_check = session_cookie_string[:32], session_cookie_string[32:]
-        if md5.new(session_md5 + TAMPER_SECRET).hexdigest() != tamper_check:
+        if md5.new(session_md5 + SECRET_KEY + 'auth').hexdigest() != tamper_check:
             raise SuspiciousOperation, "User may have tampered with session cookie."
         return get_object(session_md5__exact=session_md5, select_related=True)