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This PR contains the following updates:

Package Change Age Confidence
golang.org/x/crypto v0.45.0 -> v0.46.0 age confidence

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@renovate renovate bot added the automerge label Dec 8, 2025
@renovate renovate bot enabled auto-merge (squash) December 8, 2025 23:47
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renovate bot commented Dec 8, 2025

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File name: go.mod

In order to perform the update(s) described in the table above, Renovate ran the go get command, which resulted in the following additional change(s):

  • 3 additional dependencies were updated

Details:

Package Change
golang.org/x/sync v0.18.0 -> v0.19.0
golang.org/x/sys v0.38.0 -> v0.39.0
golang.org/x/text v0.31.0 -> v0.32.0

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PR Review: Update golang.org/x/crypto to v0.46.0

Summary

This is a dependency update PR generated by Renovate that updates golang.org/x/crypto from v0.45.0 to v0.46.0, along with transitive dependency updates for golang.org/x/sync, golang.org/x/sys, and golang.org/x/text.

Code Quality ✅

  • Clean dependency update: The changes are limited to go.mod and go.sum files only
  • No code changes required: This is a minor version update that maintains backward compatibility
  • Follows semantic versioning: The v0.x series indicates pre-1.0 API, but golang.org/x packages are generally stable

Security Considerations 🔒

Important findings:

  1. SSH implementation usage (fs/sftp/sftp.go:11)

    • The codebase uses golang.org/x/crypto/ssh for SFTP connections
    • CRITICAL SECURITY ISSUE IDENTIFIED (fs/sftp/sftp.go:33-35): The SSH host key callback currently accepts ANY host key without validation:
      HostKeyCallback: func(hostname string, remote net.Addr, key ssh.PublicKey) error {
          return nil
      },
    • This makes the connection vulnerable to MITM attacks
    • While this PR doesn't introduce this issue, keeping crypto dependencies up-to-date is crucial for this security-sensitive code
  2. Password hashing (config/config.go:17)

    • Uses github.com/go-crypt/crypt/algorithm/bcrypt for password hashing
    • This is indirect usage, but crypto updates can affect underlying primitives
  3. Benefits of this update:

    • Security patches and bug fixes in the crypto library
    • Keeping dependencies current reduces technical debt
    • golang.org/x/crypto updates often include fixes for CVEs

Performance Considerations ⚡

  • Minimal impact: Dependency updates typically have negligible performance impact
  • Potential improvements: Crypto library updates sometimes include performance optimizations
  • Transitive updates: The bump in golang.org/x/sync (v0.18.0 → v0.19.0) may include concurrency improvements

Test Coverage 📋

Concerns:

  • Per CLAUDE.md, the project has limited test coverage (only fs/utils/env_test.go)
  • Recommendation: While this PR should be safe, consider adding integration tests for SFTP and authentication flows to catch any behavioral changes in future crypto library updates
  • The CI checks should verify that existing tests still pass

Potential Issues ⚠️

None identified for this PR specifically, but:

  • Automerge is enabled - ensure CI passes before merging
  • Breaking changes in v0.46.0 are unlikely but should be monitored
  • The transitive dependency updates (x/sys, x/text, x/sync) are also minor versions

Recommendations 📝

  1. ✅ Approve and merge this PR once CI passes - keeping crypto dependencies current is a security best practice

  2. ⚠️ Address the SFTP host key validation issue separately:

    • The HostKeyCallback in fs/sftp/sftp.go should validate host keys properly
    • Consider implementing known_hosts file support or certificate pinning
    • This is a separate security concern unrelated to this PR
  3. Consider adding tests for crypto-sensitive code paths:

    • SFTP connection establishment
    • Password hashing/verification
    • Any TLS/SSL configurations
  4. Monitor the changelog for golang.org/x/crypto v0.46.0 to understand what improvements are included

Conclusion

LGTM ✅ - This is a routine dependency update that improves security posture. The changes follow best practices for Go dependency management, and automerge is appropriate for this type of update once CI validates the changes.


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@renovate renovate bot merged commit ab68adc into main Dec 8, 2025
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@renovate renovate bot deleted the renovate/golang.org-x-crypto-0.x branch December 8, 2025 23:50
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