forge-cli-pass

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There is no set of practices that can guarantee that software will never have defects or vulnerabilities; even formal methods can fail if the specifications or assumptions are wrong. Nor is there any set of practices that can guarantee that a project will sustain a healthy and well-functioning development community. However, following best practices can help improve the results of projects. For example, some practices enable multi-person review before release, which can both help find otherwise hard-to-find technical vulnerabilities and help build trust and a desire for repeated interaction among developers from different companies. To earn a badge, all MUST and MUST NOT criteria must be met, all SHOULD criteria must be met OR be unmet with justification, and all SUGGESTED criteria must be met OR unmet (we want them considered at least). If you want to enter justification text as a generic comment, instead of being a rationale that the situation is acceptable, start the text block with '//' followed by a space. Feedback is welcome via the GitHub site as issues or pull requests There is also a mailing list for general discussion.

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 Basics 13/13 ●

  • General

    Note that other projects may use the same name.

    Security-focused command-line wrappers for the GitHub and GitLab CLIs. They keep durable authentication state in the pass password store while preserving ordinary command behavior.

    Please use SPDX license expression format; examples include "Apache-2.0", "BSD-2-Clause", "BSD-3-Clause", "GPL-2.0+", "LGPL-3.0+", "MIT", and "(BSD-2-Clause OR Ruby)". Do not include single quotes or double quotes.
    If there is more than one language, list them as comma-separated values (spaces optional) and sort them from most to least used. If there is a long list, please list at least the first three most common ones. If there is no language (e.g., this is a documentation-only or test-only project), use the single character "-". Please use a conventional capitalization for each language, e.g., "JavaScript".
    The Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) is a structured naming scheme for information technology systems, software, and packages. It is used in a number of systems and databases when reporting vulnerabilities.

  • Basic project website content


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    The project website MUST succinctly describe what the software does (what problem does it solve?). [description_good]
    This MUST be in language that potential users can understand (e.g., it uses minimal jargon).

    The project README explains what gh-pass and glab-pass do, why the wrappers exist, their credential-ownership model, supported environment, and security boundaries.

    https://github.com/JeffreyCordova/forge-cli-pass#forge-cli-pass


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    The project website MUST provide information on how to: obtain, provide feedback (as bug reports or enhancements), and contribute to the software. [interact]

    The README documents installation and usage. CONTRIBUTING.md documents issues, discussions, pull requests, and the contribution workflow. SECURITY.md provides the private vulnerability-reporting process.

    https://github.com/JeffreyCordova/forge-cli-pass#installation

    https://github.com/JeffreyCordova/forge-cli-pass/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md

    https://github.com/JeffreyCordova/forge-cli-pass/blob/main/SECURITY.md


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    The information on how to contribute MUST explain the contribution process (e.g., are pull requests used?) (URL required) [contribution]
    We presume that projects on GitHub use issues and pull requests unless otherwise noted. This information can be short, e.g., stating that the project uses pull requests, an issue tracker, or posts to a mailing list (which one?)

    CONTRIBUTING.md documents the contribution workflow, including focused changes, behavioral tests, documentation updates, architecture decisions, commit expectations, pull-request content, and security-sensitive review.

    https://github.com/JeffreyCordova/forge-cli-pass/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md


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    The information on how to contribute SHOULD include the requirements for acceptable contributions (e.g., a reference to any required coding standard). (URL required) [contribution_requirements]

    CONTRIBUTING.md defines acceptable contribution requirements, including POSIX shell expectations, credential-handling constraints, required behavioral tests, documentation consistency, commit and pull-request requirements, dependency review, and security-sensitive change expectations.

    https://github.com/JeffreyCordova/forge-cli-pass/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md


  • FLOSS license


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    The software produced by the project MUST be released as FLOSS. [floss_license]
    FLOSS is software released in a way that meets the Open Source Definition or Free Software Definition. Examples of such licenses include the CC0, MIT, BSD 2-clause, BSD 3-clause revised, Apache 2.0, Lesser GNU General Public License (LGPL), and the GNU General Public License (GPL). For our purposes, this means that the license MUST be: The software MAY also be licensed other ways (e.g., "GPLv2 or proprietary" is acceptable).

    The Apache-2.0 license is approved by the Open Source Initiative (OSI).


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    It is SUGGESTED that any required license(s) for the software produced by the project be approved by the Open Source Initiative (OSI). [floss_license_osi]
    The OSI uses a rigorous approval process to determine which licenses are OSS.

    The Apache-2.0 license is approved by the Open Source Initiative (OSI).


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    The project MUST post the license(s) of its results in a standard location in their source repository. (URL required) [license_location]
    One convention is posting the license as a top-level file named LICENSE or COPYING, which MAY be followed by an extension such as ".txt" or ".md". An alternative convention is to have a directory named LICENSES containing license file(s); these files are typically named as their SPDX license identifier followed by an appropriate file extension, as described in the REUSE Specification. Note that this criterion is only a requirement on the source repository. You do NOT need to include the license file when generating something from the source code (such as an executable, package, or container). For example, when generating an R package for the Comprehensive R Archive Network (CRAN), follow standard CRAN practice: if the license is a standard license, use the standard short license specification (to avoid installing yet another copy of the text) and list the LICENSE file in an exclusion file such as .Rbuildignore. Similarly, when creating a Debian package, you may put a link in the copyright file to the license text in /usr/share/common-licenses, and exclude the license file from the created package (e.g., by deleting the file after calling dh_auto_install). We encourage including machine-readable license information in generated formats where practical.

    Non-trivial license location file in repository: https://github.com/JeffreyCordova/forge-cli-pass/blob/main/LICENSE.


  • Documentation


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    The project MUST provide basic documentation for the software produced by the project. [documentation_basics]
    This documentation must be in some media (such as text or video) that includes: how to install it, how to start it, how to use it (possibly with a tutorial using examples), and how to use it securely (e.g., what to do and what not to do) if that is an appropriate topic for the software. The security documentation need not be long. The project MAY use hypertext links to non-project material as documentation. If the project does not produce software, choose "not applicable" (N/A).

    The README documents requirements, installation, credential setup, ordinary
    usage, authentication-command policy, security boundaries, verification, and
    uninstallation.

    https://github.com/JeffreyCordova/forge-cli-pass/blob/main/README.md


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    The project MUST provide reference documentation that describes the external interface (both input and output) of the software produced by the project. [documentation_interface]
    The documentation of an external interface explains to an end-user or developer how to use it. This would include its application program interface (API) if the software has one. If it is a library, document the major classes/types and methods/functions that can be called. If it is a web application, define its URL interface (often its REST interface). If it is a command-line interface, document the parameters and options it supports. In many cases it's best if most of this documentation is automatically generated, so that this documentation stays synchronized with the software as it changes, but this isn't required. The project MAY use hypertext links to non-project material as documentation. Documentation MAY be automatically generated (where practical this is often the best way to do so). Documentation of a REST interface may be generated using Swagger/OpenAPI. Code interface documentation MAY be generated using tools such as JSDoc (JavaScript), ESDoc (JavaScript), pydoc (Python), devtools (R), pkgdown (R), and Doxygen (many). Merely having comments in implementation code is not sufficient to satisfy this criterion; there needs to be an easy way to see the information without reading through all the source code. If the project does not produce software, choose "not applicable" (N/A).

    The README documents the wrappers' external interface: command and argument forwarding, standard-input behavior, pass entry locations, environment-variable overrides, permitted and rejected authentication operations, output behavior, ordinary exit statuses, signal-derived statuses, and wrapper-failure precedence.

    Ordinary provider-specific subcommands remain the interfaces of the underlying gh and glab CLIs.

    https://github.com/JeffreyCordova/forge-cli-pass#usage

    https://github.com/JeffreyCordova/forge-cli-pass#credential-setup

    https://github.com/JeffreyCordova/forge-cli-pass#authentication-command-policy

    https://github.com/JeffreyCordova/forge-cli-pass#exit-statuses-and-failure-precedence


  • Other


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    The project sites (website, repository, and download URLs) MUST support HTTPS using TLS. [sites_https]
    This requires that the project home page URL and the version control repository URL begin with "https:", not "http:". You can get free certificates from Let's Encrypt. Projects MAY implement this criterion using (for example) GitHub pages, GitLab pages, or SourceForge project pages. If you support HTTP, we urge you to redirect the HTTP traffic to HTTPS.

    Given only https: URLs.


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    The project MUST have one or more mechanisms for discussion (including proposed changes and issues) that are searchable, allow messages and topics to be addressed by URL, enable new people to participate in some of the discussions, and do not require client-side installation of proprietary software. [discussion]
    Examples of acceptable mechanisms include archived mailing list(s), GitHub issue and pull request discussions, Bugzilla, Mantis, and Trac. Asynchronous discussion mechanisms (like IRC) are acceptable if they meet these criteria; make sure there is a URL-addressable archiving mechanism. Proprietary JavaScript, while discouraged, is permitted.

    GitHub supports discussions on issues and pull requests.


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    The project SHOULD provide documentation in English and be able to accept bug reports and comments about code in English. [english]
    English is currently the lingua franca of computer technology; supporting English increases the number of different potential developers and reviewers worldwide. A project can meet this criterion even if its core developers' primary language is not English.

    The project README, contribution guide, security policy, architecture documentation, issues, pull requests, and review comments use and accept English.

    https://github.com/JeffreyCordova/forge-cli-pass

    https://github.com/JeffreyCordova/forge-cli-pass/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md


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    The project MUST be maintained. [maintained]
    As a minimum, the project should attempt to respond to significant problem and vulnerability reports. A project that is actively pursuing a badge is probably maintained. All projects and people have limited resources, and typical projects must reject some proposed changes, so limited resources and proposal rejections do not by themselves indicate an unmaintained project.

    When a project knows that it will no longer be maintained, it should set this criterion to "Unmet" and use the appropriate mechanism(s) to indicate to others that it is not being maintained. For example, use “DEPRECATED” as the first heading of its README, add “DEPRECATED” near the beginning of its home page, add “DEPRECATED” to the beginning of its code repository project description, add a no-maintenance-intended badge in its README and/or home page, mark it as deprecated in any package repositories (e.g., npm deprecate), and/or use the code repository's marking system to archive it (e.g., GitHub's "archive" setting, GitLab’s "archived" marking, Gerrit's "readonly" status, or SourceForge’s "abandoned" project status). Additional discussion can be found here.

    The project is actively maintained. It has current tagged releases, a protected
    development branch and protected release tags, required continuous integration,
    dependency-update automation, weekly OpenSSF Scorecard analysis, private
    vulnerability reporting, and a documented maintenance process.

    https://github.com/JeffreyCordova/forge-cli-pass/releases

    https://github.com/JeffreyCordova/forge-cli-pass/actions

    https://github.com/JeffreyCordova/forge-cli-pass/blob/main/docs/maintenance.md


 Change Control 9/9 ●

  • Public version-controlled source repository


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    The project MUST have a version-controlled source repository that is publicly readable and has a URL. [repo_public]
    The URL MAY be the same as the project URL. The project MAY use private (non-public) branches in specific cases while the change is not publicly released (e.g., for fixing a vulnerability before it is revealed to the public).

    Repository on GitHub, which provides public git repositories with URLs.


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    The project's source repository MUST track what changes were made, who made the changes, and when the changes were made. [repo_track]

    Repository on GitHub, which uses git. git can track the changes, who made them, and when they were made.


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    To enable collaborative review, the project's source repository MUST include interim versions for review between releases; it MUST NOT include only final releases. [repo_interim]
    Projects MAY choose to omit specific interim versions from their public source repositories (e.g., ones that fix specific non-public security vulnerabilities, may never be publicly released, or include material that cannot be legally posted and are not in the final release).

    The public Git repository includes the complete development history between
    releases, including topic-branch commits, pull requests, documentation changes,
    tests, fixes, and the current main branch. It does not contain only final
    release snapshots.

    https://github.com/JeffreyCordova/forge-cli-pass/commits/main/

    https://github.com/JeffreyCordova/forge-cli-pass/pulls


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    It is SUGGESTED that common distributed version control software be used (e.g., git) for the project's source repository. [repo_distributed]
    Git is not specifically required and projects can use centralized version control software (such as subversion) with justification.

    Repository on GitHub, which uses git. git is distributed.


  • Unique version numbering


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    The project results MUST have a unique version identifier for each release intended to be used by users. [version_unique]
    This MAY be met in a variety of ways including a commit IDs (such as git commit id or mercurial changeset id) or a version number (including version numbers that use semantic versioning or date-based schemes like YYYYMMDD).

    Each user-facing release has a unique Semantic Versioning identifier recorded
    in the root VERSION file, CHANGELOG.md, an annotated Git tag, and the canonical
    GitHub release record.

    Published releases currently include v0.1.0 and v0.1.1.

    https://github.com/JeffreyCordova/forge-cli-pass/releases

    https://github.com/JeffreyCordova/forge-cli-pass/blob/main/VERSION

    https://github.com/JeffreyCordova/forge-cli-pass/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md


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    It is SUGGESTED that the Semantic Versioning (SemVer) or Calendar Versioning (CalVer) version numbering format be used for releases. It is SUGGESTED that those who use CalVer include a micro level value. [version_semver]
    Projects should generally prefer whatever format is expected by their users, e.g., because it is the normal format used by their ecosystem. Many ecosystems prefer SemVer, and SemVer is generally preferred for application programmer interfaces (APIs) and software development kits (SDKs). CalVer tends to be used by projects that are large, have an unusually large number of independently-developed dependencies, have a constantly-changing scope, or are time-sensitive. It is SUGGESTED that those who use CalVer include a micro level value, because including a micro level supports simultaneously-maintained branches whenever that becomes necessary. Other version numbering formats may be used as version numbers, including git commit IDs or mercurial changeset IDs, as long as they uniquely identify versions. However, some alternatives (such as git commit IDs) can cause problems as release identifiers, because users may not be able to easily determine if they are up-to-date. The version ID format may be unimportant for identifying software releases if all recipients only run the latest version (e.g., it is the code for a single website or internet service that is constantly updated via continuous delivery).

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    It is SUGGESTED that projects identify each release within their version control system. For example, it is SUGGESTED that those using git identify each release using git tags. [version_tags]

    Every published release is identified by a protected, signed annotated Git tag
    using the corresponding v-prefixed version, such as v0.1.0 and v0.1.1.

    Release tags are present in the canonical GitHub repository and the GitLab
    mirror and are protected against modification and deletion.

    https://github.com/JeffreyCordova/forge-cli-pass/tags

    https://github.com/JeffreyCordova/forge-cli-pass/blob/main/docs/maintenance.md


  • Release notes


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    The project MUST provide, in each release, release notes that are a human-readable summary of major changes in that release to help users determine if they should upgrade and what the upgrade impact will be. The release notes MUST NOT be the raw output of a version control log (e.g., the "git log" command results are not release notes). Projects whose results are not intended for reuse in multiple locations (such as the software for a single website or service) AND employ continuous delivery MAY select "N/A". (URL required) [release_notes]
    The release notes MAY be implemented in a variety of ways. Many projects provide them in a file named "NEWS", "CHANGELOG", or "ChangeLog", optionally with extensions such as ".txt", ".md", or ".html". Historically the term "change log" meant a log of every change, but to meet these criteria what is needed is a human-readable summary. The release notes MAY instead be provided by version control system mechanisms such as the GitHub Releases workflow.

    Each release has human-readable release notes describing its user-visible
    changes. The canonical GitHub release records and CHANGELOG.md summarize the
    impact rather than reproducing raw Git history.

    https://github.com/JeffreyCordova/forge-cli-pass/releases

    https://github.com/JeffreyCordova/forge-cli-pass/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md


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    The release notes MUST identify every publicly known run-time vulnerability fixed in this release that already had a CVE assignment or similar when the release was created. This criterion may be marked as not applicable (N/A) if users typically cannot practically update the software themselves (e.g., as is often true for kernel updates). This criterion applies only to the project results, not to its dependencies. If there are no release notes or there have been no publicly known vulnerabilities, choose N/A. [release_notes_vulns]
    This criterion helps users determine if a given update will fix a vulnerability that is publicly known, to help users make an informed decision about updating. If users typically cannot practically update the software themselves on their computers, but must instead depend on one or more intermediaries to perform the update (as is often the case for a kernel and low-level software that is intertwined with a kernel), the project may choose "not applicable" (N/A) instead, since this additional information will not be helpful to those users. Similarly, a project may choose N/A if all recipients only run the latest version (e.g., it is the code for a single website or internet service that is constantly updated via continuous delivery). This criterion only applies to the project results, not its dependencies. Listing the vulnerabilities of all transitive dependencies of a project becomes unwieldy as dependencies increase and vary, and is unnecessary since tools that examine and track dependencies can do this in a more scalable way.

    There have been no publicly known runtime vulnerabilities in forge-cli-pass
    with a CVE assignment or similar public vulnerability identifier.

    The v0.1.1 standard-input preservation correction was documented as a
    command-compatibility and reliability fix, not as a publicly disclosed project
    vulnerability.

    If a future release fixes a publicly known project vulnerability, its release
    notes will identify that vulnerability and any assigned identifier.

    https://github.com/JeffreyCordova/forge-cli-pass/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md

    https://github.com/JeffreyCordova/forge-cli-pass/blob/main/docs/case-studies/001-stdin-preservation.md


 Reporting 8/8 ●

  • Bug-reporting process


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    The project MUST provide a process for users to submit bug reports (e.g., using an issue tracker or a mailing list). (URL required) [report_process]

    Users can submit ordinary bug reports through the public GitHub issue tracker.
    CONTRIBUTING.md documents the contribution and reporting process. Suspected
    security vulnerabilities use the separate private process in SECURITY.md.

    https://github.com/JeffreyCordova/forge-cli-pass/issues

    https://github.com/JeffreyCordova/forge-cli-pass/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md


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    The project SHOULD use an issue tracker for tracking individual issues. [report_tracker]

    The project uses GitHub Issues to track individual bug reports, enhancement
    requests, and other actionable project concerns.

    https://github.com/JeffreyCordova/forge-cli-pass/issues


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    The project MUST acknowledge a majority of bug reports submitted in the last 2-12 months (inclusive); the response need not include a fix. [report_responses]

    The project was first publicly released on July 16, 2026, so it has not existed
    long enough to have bug reports in the criterion's 2–12 month measurement
    window. There are therefore no applicable unacknowledged bug reports.

    The public issue tracker is monitored for incoming reports.

    https://github.com/JeffreyCordova/forge-cli-pass/issues


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    The project SHOULD respond to a majority (>50%) of enhancement requests in the last 2-12 months (inclusive). [enhancement_responses]
    The response MAY be 'no' or a discussion about its merits. The goal is simply that there be some response to some requests, which indicates that the project is still alive. For purposes of this criterion, projects need not count fake requests (e.g., from spammers or automated systems). If a project is no longer making enhancements, please select "unmet" and include the URL that makes this situation clear to users. If a project tends to be overwhelmed by the number of enhancement requests, please select "unmet" and explain.

    The project was first publicly released on July 16, 2026, so it has not existed
    long enough to have enhancement requests in the criterion's 2–12 month
    measurement window. There are therefore no applicable unanswered enhancement
    requests.

    Enhancement proposals are accepted and discussed through the public issue
    tracker and pull-request process.

    https://github.com/JeffreyCordova/forge-cli-pass/issues

    https://github.com/JeffreyCordova/forge-cli-pass/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md


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    The project MUST have a publicly available archive for reports and responses for later searching. (URL required) [report_archive]

    GitHub Issues provides a publicly readable and searchable archive of reports,
    enhancement requests, status changes, and maintainer responses. Closed issues
    remain available in the archive.

    https://github.com/JeffreyCordova/forge-cli-pass/issues?q=is%3Aissue


  • Vulnerability report process


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    The project MUST publish the process for reporting vulnerabilities on the project site. (URL required) [vulnerability_report_process]
    Projects hosted on GitHub SHOULD consider enabling privately reporting a security vulnerability. Projects on GitLab SHOULD consider using its ability for privately reporting a vulnerability. Projects MAY identify a mailing address on https://PROJECTSITE/security, often in the form security@example.org. This vulnerability reporting process MAY be the same as its bug reporting process. Vulnerability reports MAY always be public, but many projects have a private vulnerability reporting mechanism.

    SECURITY.md publishes the vulnerability-reporting process, identifies the
    preferred reporting mechanism, explains what information to include, describes
    the response process, and warns against placing sensitive details in public
    issues.

    https://github.com/JeffreyCordova/forge-cli-pass/blob/main/SECURITY.md


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    If private vulnerability reports are supported, the project MUST include how to send the information in a way that is kept private. (URL required) [vulnerability_report_private]
    Examples include a private defect report submitted on the web using HTTPS (TLS) or an email encrypted using OpenPGP. If vulnerability reports are always public (so there are never private vulnerability reports), choose "not applicable" (N/A).

    The project supports GitHub private vulnerability reporting. SECURITY.md directs
    reporters to use that mechanism and explains how to proceed without publicly
    disclosing credentials, proof-of-concept material, or exploitable details.

    https://github.com/JeffreyCordova/forge-cli-pass/blob/main/SECURITY.md

    https://github.com/JeffreyCordova/forge-cli-pass/security/advisories/new


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    The project's initial response time for any vulnerability report received in the last 6 months MUST be less than or equal to 14 days. [vulnerability_report_response]
    If there have been no vulnerabilities reported in the last 6 months, choose "not applicable" (N/A).

    No vulnerability reports have been received during the last six months, so there is no applicable initial-response interval to measure.


 Quality 13/13 ●

  • Working build system


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    If the software produced by the project requires building for use, the project MUST provide a working build system that can automatically rebuild the software from source code. [build]
    A build system determines what actions need to occur to rebuild the software (and in what order), and then performs those steps. For example, it can invoke a compiler to compile the source code. If an executable is created from source code, it must be possible to modify the project's source code and then generate an updated executable with those modifications. If the software produced by the project depends on external libraries, the build system does not need to build those external libraries. If there is no need to build anything to use the software after its source code is modified, select "not applicable" (N/A).

    forge-cli-pass does not require building for use. Its distributable programs
    are executable POSIX shell source files and require no compilation, code
    generation, or platform-specific binary build.

    The Makefile provides installation and verification interfaces, but installation
    copies the canonical scripts without transforming them.

    https://github.com/JeffreyCordova/forge-cli-pass/blob/main/docs/decisions/0010-installation-and-distribution.md


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    It is SUGGESTED that common tools be used for building the software. [build_common_tools]
    For example, Maven, Ant, cmake, the autotools, make, rake (Ruby), or devtools (R).

    The project has no software build step, so no build tool is required.

    GNU Make is used for installation, testing, and verification, not to compile or
    generate the distributed programs.

    https://github.com/JeffreyCordova/forge-cli-pass/blob/main/Makefile


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    The project SHOULD be buildable using only FLOSS tools. [build_floss_tools]

    The project has no software build step. The distributed programs are directly
    executable shell source files, so the question of proprietary versus FLOSS
    build tools does not apply.

    https://github.com/JeffreyCordova/forge-cli-pass/blob/main/docs/decisions/0010-installation-and-distribution.md


  • Automated test suite


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    The project MUST use at least one automated test suite that is publicly released as FLOSS (this test suite may be maintained as a separate FLOSS project). The project MUST clearly show or document how to run the test suite(s) (e.g., via a continuous integration (CI) script or via documentation in files such as BUILD.md, README.md, or CONTRIBUTING.md). [test]
    The project MAY use multiple automated test suites (e.g., one that runs quickly, vs. another that is more thorough but requires special equipment). There are many test frameworks and test support systems available, including Selenium (web browser automation), Junit (JVM, Java), RUnit (R), testthat (R).

    The project includes a publicly available automated test suite in the same
    Apache-2.0-licensed repository.

    The suite uses isolated fake implementations of pass, gh, glab, and
    supporting utilities. It tests the wrappers without real credentials, accounts,
    password-store data, or network access.

    The documented verification entry point is:

    make check

    https://github.com/JeffreyCordova/forge-cli-pass/tree/main/tests

    https://github.com/JeffreyCordova/forge-cli-pass#verification

    https://github.com/JeffreyCordova/forge-cli-pass/blob/main/LICENSE


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    A test suite SHOULD be invocable in a standard way for that language. [test_invocation]
    For example, "make check", "mvn test", or "rake test" (Ruby).

    The complete test and verification suite is invoked through the conventional
    Make target:

    make check

    This single interface runs static analysis, syntax checks, the full supported
    shell behavioral matrix, and installation tests. The same command is used
    locally, in continuous integration, and during release preparation.

    https://github.com/JeffreyCordova/forge-cli-pass#verification

    https://github.com/JeffreyCordova/forge-cli-pass/blob/main/Makefile


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    It is SUGGESTED that the test suite cover most (or ideally all) the code branches, input fields, and functionality. [test_most]

    The suite covers the documented public functionality and major success,
    failure, and recovery paths of both wrappers.

    Coverage includes credential-entry selection, invalid input, missing
    dependencies, authentication-command policy, argument and standard-input
    preservation, token delivery, GitLab staging and permissions, state validation,
    writeback, cleanup, parent exit statuses, multiple failures, handled signals,
    installation paths, uninstall behavior, and guarded development links.

    The current suite performs 152 behavioral and installation executions across
    Dash, Bash in POSIX mode, and BusyBox ash.

    No numeric source-coverage percentage is claimed.

    https://github.com/JeffreyCordova/forge-cli-pass#verification

    https://github.com/JeffreyCordova/forge-cli-pass/blob/main/docs/maintenance.md

    https://github.com/JeffreyCordova/forge-cli-pass/tree/main/tests


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    It is SUGGESTED that the project implement continuous integration (where new or changed code is frequently integrated into a central code repository and automated tests are run on the result). [test_continuous_integration]

    GitHub Actions runs the complete make check verification interface for pull
    requests, pushes to main, and manual workflow runs.

    The protected main branch requires the CI Verify result and requires changes
    to be tested against the current target-branch state.

    https://github.com/JeffreyCordova/forge-cli-pass/actions/workflows/ci.yml

    https://github.com/JeffreyCordova/forge-cli-pass/blob/main/.github/workflows/ci.yml

    https://github.com/JeffreyCordova/forge-cli-pass/blob/main/docs/maintenance.md


  • New functionality testing


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    The project MUST have a general policy (formal or not) that as major new functionality is added to the software produced by the project, tests of that functionality should be added to an automated test suite. [test_policy]
    As long as a policy is in place, even by word of mouth, that says developers should add tests to the automated test suite for major new functionality, select "Met."

    The project requires runtime behavior changes to include appropriate automated
    tests. Tests are expected to cover the success path, relevant failure paths,
    cleanup, status behavior, credential confidentiality, filesystem effects,
    argument forwarding, standard input, and persistent-state effects.

    Compatibility-sensitive changes require behavioral regression tests, and
    architectural changes require expanded tests and CI.

    https://github.com/JeffreyCordova/forge-cli-pass/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md

    https://github.com/JeffreyCordova/forge-cli-pass/blob/main/docs/maintenance.md


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    The project MUST have evidence that the test_policy for adding tests has been adhered to in the most recent major changes to the software produced by the project. [tests_are_added]
    Major functionality would typically be mentioned in the release notes. Perfection is not required, merely evidence that tests are typically being added in practice to the automated test suite when new major functionality is added to the software produced by the project.

    The most recent released behavioral correction, v0.1.1, restored standard-input
    preservation in glab-pass.

    The fix added an opt-in stdin-capture fixture and a byte-for-byte regression
    test. The regression runs under Dash, Bash in POSIX mode, and BusyBox ash.
    The complete 152-execution verification suite passed before release.

    https://github.com/JeffreyCordova/forge-cli-pass/blob/main/docs/case-studies/001-stdin-preservation.md

    https://github.com/JeffreyCordova/forge-cli-pass/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md

    https://github.com/JeffreyCordova/forge-cli-pass/releases/tag/v0.1.1


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    It is SUGGESTED that this policy on adding tests (see test_policy) be documented in the instructions for change proposals. [tests_documented_added]
    However, even an informal rule is acceptable as long as the tests are being added in practice.

    CONTRIBUTING.md documents the requirement to add tests with behavioral changes
    and lists the expected success, failure, cleanup, confidentiality, filesystem,
    argument, and persistent-state coverage.

    The maintenance guide adds property-specific minimum evidence and requires
    regression tests for compatibility-sensitive and security-sensitive changes.

    https://github.com/JeffreyCordova/forge-cli-pass/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md

    https://github.com/JeffreyCordova/forge-cli-pass/blob/main/docs/maintenance.md


  • Warning flags


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    The project MUST enable one or more compiler warning flags, a "safe" language mode, or use a separate "linter" tool to look for code quality errors or common simple mistakes, if there is at least one FLOSS tool that can implement this criterion in the selected language. [warnings]
    Examples of compiler warning flags include gcc/clang "-Wall". Examples of a "safe" language mode include JavaScript "use strict" and perl5's "use warnings". A separate "linter" tool is simply a tool that examines the source code to look for code quality errors or common simple mistakes. These are typically enabled within the source code or build instructions.

    The project runs ShellCheck against the runtime wrappers and CI support script
    using the POSIX sh dialect.

    The same verification interface also performs syntax checks under Dash, Bash in
    POSIX mode, and BusyBox ash.

    make check fails when static analysis or syntax validation fails.

    https://github.com/JeffreyCordova/forge-cli-pass/blob/main/Makefile

    https://github.com/JeffreyCordova/forge-cli-pass#verification

    https://github.com/JeffreyCordova/forge-cli-pass/blob/main/docs/decisions/0004-runtime-language-and-platform-support.md


    Enough for a badge!

    The project MUST address warnings. [warnings_fixed]
    These are the warnings identified by the implementation of the warnings criterion. The project should fix warnings or mark them in the source code as false positives. Ideally there would be no warnings, but a project MAY accept some warnings (typically less than 1 warning per 100 lines or less than 10 warnings).

    ShellCheck is part of the required make check target and the required GitHub
    Actions Verify job. A ShellCheck diagnostic therefore prevents the verification
    interface and protected pull-request workflow from passing.

    Project policy requires diagnostics to be reviewed and prefers correcting the
    code over suppressing a warning.

    https://github.com/JeffreyCordova/forge-cli-pass/blob/main/Makefile

    https://github.com/JeffreyCordova/forge-cli-pass/blob/main/.github/workflows/ci.yml

    https://github.com/JeffreyCordova/forge-cli-pass/blob/main/docs/maintenance.md


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    It is SUGGESTED that projects be maximally strict with warnings in the software produced by the project, where practical. [warnings_strict]
    Some warnings cannot be effectively enabled on some projects. What is needed is evidence that the project is striving to enable warning flags where it can, so that errors are detected early.

    ShellCheck runs using the explicit POSIX sh dialect that matches the project's
    supported language contract.

    Static-analysis findings must be reviewed rather than broadly suppressed.
    Any necessary suppression must be intentional, documented near the affected
    code, as narrow as practical, and supported by behavioral testing where
    appropriate.

    The project does not globally disable ShellCheck diagnostics.

    https://github.com/JeffreyCordova/forge-cli-pass/blob/main/docs/decisions/0004-runtime-language-and-platform-support.md

    https://github.com/JeffreyCordova/forge-cli-pass/blob/main/docs/maintenance.md

    https://github.com/JeffreyCordova/forge-cli-pass/blob/main/Makefile


 Security 16/16 ●

  • Secure development knowledge


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    The project MUST have at least one primary developer who knows how to design secure software. (See ‘details’ for the exact requirements.) [know_secure_design]
    This requires understanding the following design principles, including the 8 principles from Saltzer and Schroeder:
    • economy of mechanism (keep the design as simple and small as practical, e.g., by adopting sweeping simplifications)
    • fail-safe defaults (access decisions should deny by default, and projects' installation should be secure by default)
    • complete mediation (every access that might be limited must be checked for authority and be non-bypassable)
    • open design (security mechanisms should not depend on attacker ignorance of its design, but instead on more easily protected and changed information like keys and passwords)
    • separation of privilege (ideally, access to important objects should depend on more than one condition, so that defeating one protection system won't enable complete access. E.G., multi-factor authentication, such as requiring both a password and a hardware token, is stronger than single-factor authentication)
    • least privilege (processes should operate with the least privilege necessary)
    • least common mechanism (the design should minimize the mechanisms common to more than one user and depended on by all users, e.g., directories for temporary files)
    • psychological acceptability (the human interface must be designed for ease of use - designing for "least astonishment" can help)
    • limited attack surface (the attack surface - the set of the different points where an attacker can try to enter or extract data - should be limited)
    • input validation with allowlists (inputs should typically be checked to determine if they are valid before they are accepted; this validation should use allowlists (which only accept known-good values), not denylists (which attempt to list known-bad values)).
    A "primary developer" in a project is anyone who is familiar with the project's code base, is comfortable making changes to it, and is acknowledged as such by most other participants in the project. A primary developer would typically make a number of contributions over the past year (via code, documentation, or answering questions). Developers would typically be considered primary developers if they initiated the project (and have not left the project more than three years ago), have the option of receiving information on a private vulnerability reporting channel (if there is one), can accept commits on behalf of the project, or perform final releases of the project software. If there is only one developer, that individual is the primary developer. Many books and courses are available to help you understand how to develop more secure software and discuss design. For example, the Secure Software Development Fundamentals course is a free set of three courses that explain how to develop more secure software (it's free if you audit it; for an extra fee you can earn a certificate to prove you learned the material).

    The project's primary developer designed and maintains the credential-handling
    architecture and applies secure-design principles throughout the project.

    Examples include:

    • economy of mechanism through two small provider-specific wrappers
    • fail-safe defaults for unknown or credential-affecting authentication commands
    • deterministic credential selection without fallback
    • least privilege through per-invocation credentials and restrictive file modes
    • limited attack surface and narrow runtime dependencies
    • explicit trust boundaries, non-goals, and residual risks
    • allowlist-based authentication-command handling
    • security-sensitive behavioral tests and required review of architectural changes

    The threat model, security assurance case, architecture decisions, and
    maintenance guide document these principles and their implementation.

    https://github.com/JeffreyCordova/forge-cli-pass/blob/main/docs/threat-model.md

    https://github.com/JeffreyCordova/forge-cli-pass/blob/main/docs/security-assurance.md

    https://github.com/JeffreyCordova/forge-cli-pass/blob/main/docs/architecture.md


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    At least one of the project's primary developers MUST know of common kinds of errors that lead to vulnerabilities in this kind of software, as well as at least one method to counter or mitigate each of them. [know_common_errors]
    Examples (depending on the type of software) include SQL injection, OS injection, classic buffer overflow, cross-site scripting, missing authentication, and missing authorization. See the CWE/SANS top 25 or OWASP Top 10 for commonly used lists. Many books and courses are available to help you understand how to develop more secure software and discuss common implementation errors that lead to vulnerabilities. For example, the Secure Software Development Fundamentals course is a free set of three courses that explain how to develop more secure software (it's free if you audit it; for an extra fee you can earn a certificate to prove you learned the material).

    The primary developer understands common vulnerability classes relevant to
    security-sensitive POSIX shell wrappers and implements corresponding
    mitigations.

    Examples include:

    • command injection: avoid eval, avoid command strings, quote expansions, and
      forward arguments with "$@"
    • credential disclosure: disable shell tracing, exclude credential values from
      diagnostics, and reject credential-display commands
    • temporary-file races and unintended access: use mktemp, umask 077,
      directory mode 0700, and config-file mode 0600
    • unsafe credential selection: use deterministic entries and reject empty or
      multiline overrides without fallback
    • invalid durable-state replacement: require regular, readable, nonempty,
      successfully fingerprinted state before writeback
    • cleanup and signal failures: use explicit lifecycle handling, failure
      precedence, and cross-shell signal regression tests
    • authentication-policy bypass: reject unknown authentication subcommands by
      default

    https://github.com/JeffreyCordova/forge-cli-pass/blob/main/docs/threat-model.md

    https://github.com/JeffreyCordova/forge-cli-pass/blob/main/docs/security-assurance.md

    https://github.com/JeffreyCordova/forge-cli-pass/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md


  • Use basic good cryptographic practices

    Note that some software does not need to use cryptographic mechanisms. If your project produces software that (1) includes, activates, or enables encryption functionality, and (2) might be released from the United States (US) to outside the US or to a non-US-citizen, you may be legally required to take a few extra steps. Typically this just involves sending an email. For more information, see the encryption section of Understanding Open Source Technology & US Export Controls.

    Enough for a badge!

    The software produced by the project MUST use, by default, only cryptographic protocols and algorithms that are publicly published and reviewed by experts (if cryptographic protocols and algorithms are used). [crypto_published]
    These cryptographic criteria do not always apply because some software has no need to directly use cryptographic capabilities.

    The project does not design or implement a cryptographic protocol or algorithm.

    Credential encryption is delegated to pass and GnuPG. The wrapper also calls
    sha256sum for SHA-256 content fingerprinting. SHA-256 is used only to detect
    whether opaque GitLab configuration changed; it is not treated as
    authentication or proof of integrity.

    The project does not introduce a proprietary or unpublished cryptographic
    algorithm.

    https://github.com/JeffreyCordova/forge-cli-pass/blob/main/docs/architecture.md

    https://github.com/JeffreyCordova/forge-cli-pass/blob/main/docs/security-assurance.md


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    If the software produced by the project is an application or library, and its primary purpose is not to implement cryptography, then it SHOULD only call on software specifically designed to implement cryptographic functions; it SHOULD NOT re-implement its own. [crypto_call]

    The project does not reimplement cryptography.

    Encryption and decryption of durable password-store entries are delegated to
    pass and GnuPG. SHA-256 fingerprinting is delegated to sha256sum. The
    wrappers do not implement ciphers, hashes, key management, random-number
    generation, or authentication protocols themselves.

    https://github.com/JeffreyCordova/forge-cli-pass/blob/main/docs/architecture.md

    https://github.com/JeffreyCordova/forge-cli-pass/blob/main/docs/project-context.md


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    All functionality in the software produced by the project that depends on cryptography MUST be implementable using FLOSS. [crypto_floss]
    See the Open Standards Requirement for Software by the Open Source Initiative.

    All cryptography-dependent project functionality is implementable using FLOSS.

    The supported credential-storage model uses pass and GnuPG, and content
    fingerprinting uses sha256sum. No required cryptographic functionality
    depends on proprietary software, a proprietary protocol, or a patent-restricted
    implementation.

    https://github.com/JeffreyCordova/forge-cli-pass/blob/main/README.md

    https://github.com/JeffreyCordova/forge-cli-pass/blob/main/docs/architecture.md


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    The security mechanisms within the software produced by the project MUST use default keylengths that at least meet the NIST minimum requirements through the year 2030 (as stated in 2012). It MUST be possible to configure the software so that smaller keylengths are completely disabled. [crypto_keylength]
    These minimum bitlengths are: symmetric key 112, factoring modulus 2048, discrete logarithm key 224, discrete logarithmic group 2048, elliptic curve 224, and hash 224 (password hashing is not covered by this bitlength, more information on password hashing can be found in the crypto_password_storage criterion). See https://www.keylength.com for a comparison of keylength recommendations from various organizations. The software MAY allow smaller keylengths in some configurations (ideally it would not, since this allows downgrade attacks, but shorter keylengths are sometimes necessary for interoperability).

    The project does not generate cryptographic keys, choose key sizes, define
    cryptographic key defaults, or configure GnuPG key-length policy.

    Key generation and cryptographic configuration belong to the operator's
    existing pass and GnuPG environment and are outside the wrapper's implemented
    security mechanisms.


    Enough for a badge!

    The default security mechanisms within the software produced by the project MUST NOT depend on broken cryptographic algorithms (e.g., MD4, MD5, single DES, RC4, Dual_EC_DRBG), or use cipher modes that are inappropriate to the context, unless they are necessary to implement an interoperable protocol (where the protocol implemented is the most recent version of that standard broadly supported by the network ecosystem, that ecosystem requires the use of such an algorithm or mode, and that ecosystem does not offer any more secure alternative). The documentation MUST describe any relevant security risks and any known mitigations if these broken algorithms or modes are necessary for an interoperable protocol. [crypto_working]
    ECB mode is almost never appropriate because it reveals identical blocks within the ciphertext as demonstrated by the ECB penguin, and CTR mode is often inappropriate because it does not perform authentication and causes duplicates if the input state is repeated. In many cases it's best to choose a block cipher algorithm mode designed to combine secrecy and authentication, e.g., Galois/Counter Mode (GCM) and EAX. Projects MAY allow users to enable broken mechanisms (e.g., during configuration) where necessary for compatibility, but then users know they're doing it.

    The project does not select or implement encryption algorithms, cipher modes,
    or cryptographic protocol suites.

    Cryptographic implementation and algorithm configuration are delegated to the
    operator's pass and GnuPG environment. The SHA-256 fingerprint used by
    glab-pass is for change detection, not a security or authentication
    mechanism.


    Enough for a badge!

    The default security mechanisms within the software produced by the project SHOULD NOT depend on cryptographic algorithms or modes with known serious weaknesses (e.g., the SHA-1 cryptographic hash algorithm or the CBC mode in SSH). [crypto_weaknesses]
    Concerns about CBC mode in SSH are discussed in CERT: SSH CBC vulnerability.

    The project does not select cryptographic algorithms or modes.

    Its wrappers neither implement nor configure encryption algorithms. The
    project's SHA-256 content fingerprint is used only to compare staged GitLab
    configuration before and after execution.


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    The security mechanisms within the software produced by the project SHOULD implement perfect forward secrecy for key agreement protocols so a session key derived from a set of long-term keys cannot be compromised if one of the long-term keys is compromised in the future. [crypto_pfs]

    The project does not authenticate external users and does not store passwords
    for inbound user authentication.

    It handles outbound forge API credentials so the parent GitHub and GitLab CLIs
    can authenticate to external services. The criterion explicitly excludes that
    outbound-authentication case.


    Enough for a badge!

    If the software produced by the project causes the storing of passwords for authentication of external users, the passwords MUST be stored as iterated hashes with a per-user salt by using a key stretching (iterated) algorithm (e.g., Argon2id, Bcrypt, Scrypt, or PBKDF2). See also OWASP Password Storage Cheat Sheet. [crypto_password_storage]
    This criterion applies only when the software is enforcing authentication of users using passwords for external users (aka inbound authentication), such as server-side web applications. It does not apply in cases where the software stores passwords for authenticating into other systems (aka outbound authentication, e.g., the software implements a client for some other system), since at least parts of that software must have often access to the unhashed password.

    The project does not authenticate external users and does not store passwords
    for inbound user authentication.

    It handles outbound forge API credentials so the parent GitHub and GitLab CLIs
    can authenticate to external services. The criterion explicitly excludes that
    outbound-authentication case.


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    The security mechanisms within the software produced by the project MUST generate all cryptographic keys and nonces using a cryptographically secure random number generator, and MUST NOT do so using generators that are cryptographically insecure. [crypto_random]
    A cryptographically secure random number generator may be a hardware random number generator, or it may be a cryptographically secure pseudo-random number generator (CSPRNG) using an algorithm such as Hash_DRBG, HMAC_DRBG, CTR_DRBG, Yarrow, or Fortuna. Examples of calls to secure random number generators include Java's java.security.SecureRandom and JavaScript's window.crypto.getRandomValues. Examples of calls to insecure random number generators include Java's java.util.Random and JavaScript's Math.random.

    The project does not generate cryptographic keys or nonces.

    Temporary directory creation through mktemp is filesystem staging and is not
    used as cryptographic key or nonce generation.


  • Secured delivery against man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacks


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    The project MUST use a delivery mechanism that counters MITM attacks. Using https or ssh+scp is acceptable. [delivery_mitm]
    An even stronger mechanism is releasing the software with digitally signed packages, since that mitigates attacks on the distribution system, but this only works if the users can be confident that the public keys for signatures are correct and if the users will actually check the signature.

    The canonical repository, release pages, source downloads, and documentation
    are delivered through GitHub over HTTPS. The GitLab mirror is also delivered
    over HTTPS.

    Git transport may use authenticated SSH. Release tags are signed annotated Git
    tags and are protected against modification and deletion.

    https://github.com/JeffreyCordova/forge-cli-pass

    https://github.com/JeffreyCordova/forge-cli-pass/releases

    https://gitlab.com/JeffreyCordova/forge-cli-pass


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    A cryptographic hash (e.g., a sha1sum) MUST NOT be retrieved over http and used without checking for a cryptographic signature. [delivery_unsigned]
    These hashes can be modified in transit.

    The project does not retrieve a cryptographic hash over HTTP.

    The CI-only BusyBox source archive is downloaded using HTTPS with curl
    restricted to the HTTPS protocol. Its expected SHA-256 digest is pinned in the
    reviewed repository and verified before extraction; the digest is not fetched
    from an HTTP location.

    Project repositories and release downloads also use HTTPS.

    https://github.com/JeffreyCordova/forge-cli-pass/blob/main/ci/build-test-busybox.sh

    https://github.com/JeffreyCordova/forge-cli-pass/blob/main/.github/workflows/ci.yml


  • Publicly known vulnerabilities fixed


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    There MUST be no unpatched vulnerabilities of medium or higher severity that have been publicly known for more than 60 days. [vulnerabilities_fixed_60_days]
    The vulnerability must be patched and released by the project itself (patches may be developed elsewhere). A vulnerability becomes publicly known (for this purpose) once it has a CVE with publicly released non-paywalled information (reported, for example, in the National Vulnerability Database) or when the project has been informed and the information has been released to the public (possibly by the project). A vulnerability is considered medium or higher severity if its Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base qualitative score is medium or higher. In CVSS versions 2.0 through 3.1, this is equivalent to a CVSS score of 4.0 or higher. Projects may use the CVSS score as published in a widely-used vulnerability database (such as the National Vulnerability Database) using the most-recent version of CVSS reported in that database. Projects may instead calculate the severity themselves using the latest version of CVSS at the time of the vulnerability disclosure, if the calculation inputs are publicly revealed once the vulnerability is publicly known. Note: this means that users might be left vulnerable to all attackers worldwide for up to 60 days. This criterion is often much easier to meet than what Google recommends in Rebooting responsible disclosure, because Google recommends that the 60-day period start when the project is notified even if the report is not public. Also note that this badge criterion, like other criteria, applies to the individual project. Some projects are part of larger umbrella organizations or larger projects, possibly in multiple layers, and many projects feed their results to other organizations and projects as part of a potentially-complex supply chain. An individual project often cannot control the rest, but an individual project can work to release a vulnerability patch in a timely way. Therefore, we focus solely on the individual project's response time. Once a patch is available from the individual project, others can determine how to deal with the patch (e.g., they can update to the newer version or they can apply just the patch as a cherry-picked solution).

    There are no publicly known medium-or-higher-severity vulnerabilities in
    forge-cli-pass that have remained unpatched for more than 60 days.

    The project has no published CVE or comparable public vulnerability report at
    this time. Security reports are accepted through the process in SECURITY.md.

    https://github.com/JeffreyCordova/forge-cli-pass/security

    https://github.com/JeffreyCordova/forge-cli-pass/blob/main/SECURITY.md


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    Projects SHOULD fix all critical vulnerabilities rapidly after they are reported. [vulnerabilities_critical_fixed]

    No critical vulnerability has been reported or publicly identified in
    forge-cli-pass.

    The documented security-response process requires reproduction and assessment,
    identification of affected revisions, development and verification of a
    correction, coordinated disclosure, and publication of the correction and
    release notes.

    https://github.com/JeffreyCordova/forge-cli-pass/blob/main/SECURITY.md


  • Other security issues


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    The public repositories MUST NOT leak a valid private credential (e.g., a working password or private key) that is intended to limit public access. [no_leaked_credentials]
    A project MAY leak "sample" credentials for testing and unimportant databases, as long as they are not intended to limit public access.

    The public repositories do not contain a valid private credential intended to
    restrict access.

    Source and tests use synthetic, invalid credential values and isolated fake
    implementations. Contribution and security guidance prohibit using production
    credentials in development, testing, reports, or reproduction material.

    https://github.com/JeffreyCordova/forge-cli-pass/tree/main/tests

    https://github.com/JeffreyCordova/forge-cli-pass/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md

    https://github.com/JeffreyCordova/forge-cli-pass/blob/main/SECURITY.md


 Analysis 8/8 ●

  • Static code analysis


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    At least one static code analysis tool (beyond compiler warnings and "safe" language modes) MUST be applied to any proposed major production release of the software before its release, if there is at least one FLOSS tool that implements this criterion in the selected language. [static_analysis]
    A static code analysis tool examines the software code (as source code, intermediate code, or executable) without executing it with specific inputs. For purposes of this criterion, compiler warnings and "safe" language modes do not count as static code analysis tools (these typically avoid deep analysis because speed is vital). Some static analysis tools focus on detecting generic defects, others focus on finding specific kinds of defects (such as vulnerabilities), and some do a combination. Examples of such static code analysis tools include cppcheck (C, C++), clang static analyzer (C, C++), SpotBugs (Java), FindBugs (Java) (including FindSecurityBugs), PMD (Java), Brakeman (Ruby on Rails), lintr (R), goodpractice (R), Coverity Quality Analyzer, SonarQube, Codacy, and HP Enterprise Fortify Static Code Analyzer. Larger lists of tools can be found in places such as the Wikipedia list of tools for static code analysis, OWASP information on static code analysis, NIST list of source code security analyzers, and Wheeler's list of static analysis tools. If there are no FLOSS static analysis tools available for the implementation language(s) used, you may select 'N/A'.

    ShellCheck, a FLOSS static-analysis tool for shell scripts, is applied to the
    project's production wrapper source before release.

    It runs in the POSIX sh dialect through the required make check
    verification interface. Releases require successful local verification and
    successful CI for the exact release commit.

    https://github.com/JeffreyCordova/forge-cli-pass/blob/main/Makefile

    https://github.com/JeffreyCordova/forge-cli-pass/blob/main/docs/architecture.md

    https://github.com/JeffreyCordova/forge-cli-pass/blob/main/docs/maintenance.md

    https://github.com/JeffreyCordova/forge-cli-pass/blob/main/docs/decisions/0013-versioning-and-release-publication.md


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    It is SUGGESTED that at least one of the static analysis tools used for the static_analysis criterion include rules or approaches to look for common vulnerabilities in the analyzed language or environment. [static_analysis_common_vulnerabilities]
    Static analysis tools that are specifically designed to look for common vulnerabilities are more likely to find them. That said, using any static tools will typically help find some problems, so we are suggesting but not requiring this for the 'passing' level badge.

    ShellCheck includes semantic rules for shell-specific defects and dangerous
    constructs relevant to this project, including unsafe quoting, unintended word
    splitting and pathname expansion, incorrect command construction, portability
    problems, and other shell-language pitfalls.

    These checks support the project's mitigations against command and argument
    corruption, unintended file selection, and unsafe handling of credential-related
    values.

    ShellCheck is not presented as complete vulnerability coverage; it complements
    manual security review, threat modeling, and behavioral testing.

    https://www.shellcheck.net/

    https://github.com/koalaman/shellcheck

    https://github.com/JeffreyCordova/forge-cli-pass/blob/main/docs/decisions/0004-runtime-language-and-platform-support.md


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    All medium and higher severity exploitable vulnerabilities discovered with static code analysis MUST be fixed in a timely way after they are confirmed. [static_analysis_fixed]
    A vulnerability is considered medium or higher severity if its Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base qualitative score is medium or higher. In CVSS versions 2.0 through 3.1, this is equivalent to a CVSS score of 4.0 or higher. Projects may use the CVSS score as published in a widely-used vulnerability database (such as the National Vulnerability Database) using the most-recent version of CVSS reported in that database. Projects may instead calculate the severity themselves using the latest version of CVSS at the time of the vulnerability disclosure, if the calculation inputs are publicly revealed once the vulnerability is publicly known. Note that criterion vulnerabilities_fixed_60_days requires that all such vulnerabilities be fixed within 60 days of being made public.

    No confirmed medium-or-higher-severity exploitable vulnerability discovered by
    the project's static analysis is currently outstanding.

    ShellCheck findings are required to be reviewed. Real defects are corrected in
    preference to suppression; any necessary suppression must be narrow,
    documented, and supported by behavioral evidence where appropriate.

    A confirmed exploitable finding would be handled through the documented
    security-response process and corrected before release.

    https://github.com/JeffreyCordova/forge-cli-pass/blob/main/docs/maintenance.md

    https://github.com/JeffreyCordova/forge-cli-pass/blob/main/SECURITY.md


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    It is SUGGESTED that static source code analysis occur on every commit or at least daily. [static_analysis_often]

    ShellCheck runs as part of make check in the canonical GitHub Actions
    workflow.

    The workflow runs for pull requests and pushes to main, so each commit pushed
    to an active pull request and each resulting main commit is analyzed.
    CI/Verify is required before merging to the protected main branch.

    The same analysis is also required locally before compatibility-sensitive or
    security-sensitive changes are merged and before releases are published.

    https://github.com/JeffreyCordova/forge-cli-pass/blob/main/.github/workflows/ci.yml

    https://github.com/JeffreyCordova/forge-cli-pass/actions/workflows/ci.yml

    https://github.com/JeffreyCordova/forge-cli-pass/blob/main/docs/maintenance.md


  • Dynamic code analysis


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    It is SUGGESTED that at least one dynamic analysis tool be applied to any proposed major production release of the software before its release. [dynamic_analysis]
    A dynamic analysis tool examines the software by executing it with specific inputs. For example, the project MAY use a fuzzing tool (e.g., American Fuzzy Lop) or a web application scanner (e.g., OWASP ZAP or w3af). In some cases the OSS-Fuzz project may be willing to apply fuzz testing to your project. For purposes of this criterion the dynamic analysis tool needs to vary the inputs in some way to look for various kinds of problems or be an automated test suite with at least 80% branch coverage. The Wikipedia page on dynamic analysis and the OWASP page on fuzzing identify some dynamic analysis tools. The analysis tool(s) MAY be focused on looking for security vulnerabilities, but this is not required.

    The automated behavioral test suite dynamically executes both production
    wrappers with varied inputs and controlled runtime conditions.

    The suite varies:

    • credential-entry values and invalid overrides
    • parent arguments, spaces, and empty arguments
    • standard-input content
    • dependency availability and injected failures
    • parent exit statuses
    • GitLab configuration mutations and invalid filesystem states
    • permission, fingerprint, writeback, and cleanup failures
    • HUP, INT, and TERM processing
    • installation destinations and existing path types

    The suite runs under Dash, Bash in POSIX mode, and BusyBox ash. The complete
    make check interface is required before release.

    https://github.com/JeffreyCordova/forge-cli-pass/tree/main/tests

    https://github.com/JeffreyCordova/forge-cli-pass#verification

    https://github.com/JeffreyCordova/forge-cli-pass/blob/main/docs/maintenance.md


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    It is SUGGESTED that if the software produced by the project includes software written using a memory-unsafe language (e.g., C or C++), then at least one dynamic tool (e.g., a fuzzer or web application scanner) be routinely used in combination with a mechanism to detect memory safety problems such as buffer overwrites. If the project does not produce software written in a memory-unsafe language, choose "not applicable" (N/A). [dynamic_analysis_unsafe]
    Examples of mechanisms to detect memory safety problems include Address Sanitizer (ASAN) (available in GCC and LLVM), Memory Sanitizer, and valgrind. Other potentially-used tools include thread sanitizer and undefined behavior sanitizer. Widespread assertions would also work.

    The project production software is written in POSIX shell, not in a
    memory-unsafe implementation language such as C or C++.

    The project does not compile or distribute native code whose buffer or memory
    safety could be checked using AddressSanitizer, MemorySanitizer, Valgrind, or a
    similar mechanism.

    The CI-only BusyBox executable is an external test dependency and is not
    software produced by this project.


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    It is SUGGESTED that the project use a configuration for at least some dynamic analysis (such as testing or fuzzing) which enables many assertions. In many cases these assertions should not be enabled in production builds. [dynamic_analysis_enable_assertions]
    This criterion does not suggest enabling assertions during production; that is entirely up to the project and its users to decide. This criterion's focus is instead to improve fault detection during dynamic analysis before deployment. Enabling assertions in production use is completely different from enabling assertions during dynamic analysis (such as testing). In some cases enabling assertions in production use is extremely unwise (especially in high-integrity components). There are many arguments against enabling assertions in production, e.g., libraries should not crash callers, their presence may cause rejection by app stores, and/or activating an assertion in production may expose private data such as private keys. Beware that in many Linux distributions NDEBUG is not defined, so C/C++ assert() will by default be enabled for production in those environments. It may be important to use a different assertion mechanism or defining NDEBUG for production in those environments.

    The behavioral test harness uses extensive test-time assertions.

    Assertions verify, among other properties:

    • exact statuses and diagnostics
    • exact argument counts and values
    • byte-for-byte standard input
    • file presence and absence
    • file contents and modes
    • runtime-directory cleanup
    • credential-entry selection
    • writeback payloads
    • parent invocation or non-invocation
    • signal-derived outcomes

    These assertions are part of the test harness and are not added to the
    production wrapper interface.

    https://github.com/JeffreyCordova/forge-cli-pass/blob/main/tests/helpers/testlib.sh

    https://github.com/JeffreyCordova/forge-cli-pass/tree/main/tests


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    All medium and higher severity exploitable vulnerabilities discovered with dynamic code analysis MUST be fixed in a timely way after they are confirmed. [dynamic_analysis_fixed]
    If you are not running dynamic code analysis and thus have not found any vulnerabilities in this way, choose "not applicable" (N/A). A vulnerability is considered medium or higher severity if its Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base qualitative score is medium or higher. In CVSS versions 2.0 through 3.1, this is equivalent to a CVSS score of 4.0 or higher. Projects may use the CVSS score as published in a widely-used vulnerability database (such as the National Vulnerability Database) using the most-recent version of CVSS reported in that database. Projects may instead calculate the severity themselves using the latest version of CVSS at the time of the vulnerability disclosure, if the calculation inputs are publicly revealed once the vulnerability is publicly known.

    No confirmed medium-or-higher-severity exploitable vulnerability discovered by
    the project's dynamic behavioral analysis is currently outstanding.

    Confirmed defects are reproduced with controlled fixtures, corrected, and
    given regression coverage. Security-sensitive corrections require the complete
    cross-shell verification interface and an appropriate release.

    The v0.1.1 standard-input defect demonstrates this process: the observed
    runtime failure was isolated, corrected, covered by a byte-for-byte cross-shell
    regression test, and released.

    https://github.com/JeffreyCordova/forge-cli-pass/blob/main/docs/maintenance.md

    https://github.com/JeffreyCordova/forge-cli-pass/blob/main/docs/case-studies/001-stdin-preservation.md

    https://github.com/JeffreyCordova/forge-cli-pass/releases/tag/v0.1.1



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Entry created on 2026-07-16 21:01:35 UTC, last updated on 2026-07-16 22:25:02 UTC. Last achieved passing badge on 2026-07-16 22:25:02 UTC.