[NIFI-5270] my ftp password is "${password}" so nifi's LISTFtp won't use it.

• Type: Bug
• Status: Open
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Affects Version/s: 1.6.0
• Component/s: Core Framework, Core UI
• Labels: expression-language passwords registry security variable
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: eric twilegar
• Created: 05/Jun/18 21:13
• Updated: 11/Jun/18 18:27

Description

I'm joking of course, but if that was your password the processor would fail as it would consider it an expression and not a password.

In all seriousness though we really do something like "isPasswordExpression" checkbox for all controllers. This would also allow nifi registry to not consider them secrets and so you don't have to cut and paste ${ftp_password} after deploying a version. Maybe just adding passwordExpression vs sharing the property is a better idea. 

 

I didn't test whether you can escape the password in someway, so there is a chance this isn't a bug.

 

 

Issue Links

• is related to: NIFI-3439 Making password property in HiveConnectionPool a hidden show.
• is related to: NIFI-3110 Allow template export to include variable registry references for sensitive values
• is related to: NIFI-2653 Encrypted configs should handle variable registry
• is related to: NIFI-3311 Variable Registry Enhancements
• is related to: NIFI-4557 EncryptContent PGP password does not support Expression Language
• is related to: NIFI-3046 Use Variable Registry to populate fields that do not currently support EL