Harden secret redaction in logs

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Harden secret redaction in logs

Hard Security Basics arena: credential detection, structured logging, redaction boundaries, and safe observability

XP reward

360

Coins

Target time

52m

Mission locked

Missing prerequisites: security-easy-secret-redaction-logs

Incident logs accidentally included API keys from failed webhook requests. You are working inside a secure engineering review room, and the arena only clears when the result is safe, deterministic, and explainable.

Learning objective

Learn to apply credential detection, structured logging, redaction boundaries, and safe observability in a secure engineering review room while explaining the invariant, safety constraints, and hidden edge cases.

Mission order

Log entries include headers, bodies, stack traces, request IDs, and nested JSON payloads. Design for correctness under duplicates, missing values, and high-volume input. Submit the solution plus enough reasoning to pass hidden edge cases.

Visible checks

reproduces the reported failure

Expected: minimal failing case

adds a regression test

Expected: test fails before fix

Clear requirements

Demonstrates credential detection, structured logging, redaction boundaries, and safe observability
Handles the visible sample and hidden edge cases
Keeps output deterministic and explainable
Avoids unsafe dynamic execution

Secure validation contract

Judge type

SECURITY DEBUGGING

Complexity target

Minimal reproduction, source-cause fix, and regression test

Workspace

Code editor

locked

Clear the route first

You can read the mission brief, but the editor, hints, tests, and submit flow stay locked until progression or plan access catches up.

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Test Results

Run the visible checks when your first pass is ready.

Clear Protocol

1Read the scenario and restate the expected output shape.

2Run visible checks before chasing hidden edge cases.

3Use Genie for one nudge if stuck, then explain the invariant.

4Submit only when the result is deterministic and safe.

Rewards

360

Coins

Mission Route

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Hints

Hints are metered and logged for No Hint Hero runs.

Genie Mentor Core

Hint protocol / contextual guardrails active

Progressive hints

Failed-test aware

Solution guarded

Mission: security-hard-secret-redaction-logs0 attempts0 failed tests0 hints used

Progressive hint depth

Genie: Genie online. I use your mission, attempts, failed tests, hints, and path context to coach the next rep without dumping answers first.

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