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ASF GitHub Bot commented on QPID-8583:
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dakirily opened a new pull request, #124:
URL: https://github.com/apache/qpid-broker-j/pull/124
This PR addresses JIRA
[QPID-8583](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/QPID-8583), improving
resistance against the heap introspection.
> [Broker-J] Privacy Violation: Heap Inspection
> ---------------------------------------------
>
> Key: QPID-8583
> URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/QPID-8583
> Project: Qpid
> Issue Type: Improvement
> Components: Broker-J
> Affects Versions: qpid-java-broker-8.0.6
> Reporter: Daniil Kirilyuk
> Priority: Minor
>
> Sensitive data (such as passwords) stored in memory can be leaked if memory
> is not cleared after use. Often, Strings are used store sensitive data,
> however, since String objects are immutable, removing the value of a String
> from memory can only be done by the JVM garbage collector. The garbage
> collector is not required to run unless the JVM is low on memory, so there is
> no guarantee as to when garbage collection will take place. In the event of
> an application crash, a memory dump of the application might reveal sensitive
> data.
> There are several classes susceptible to this issue (e.g.
> ConfiguredObjectMethodAttribute, ConfiguredDerivedInjectedAttribute,
> ConfiguredSettableInjectedAttribute, CramMd5Base64HexNegotiator,
> CramMd5Base64HashedNegotiator).
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