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fix(security): add usedforsecurity=False to remaining hashlib calls for FIPS compliance - #77777

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FIPS Compliance: remaining hashlib calls without usedforsecurity=False

Problem

Multiple hashlib.md5() and hashlib.sha1() calls across the codebase lack usedforsecurity=False. On FIPS-enabled systems (OpenSSL FIPS mode), these raise ValueError: EVP_DigestInit_ex because FIPS forbids security-tagged use of MD5/SHA1.

Previous PRs (#56736, #64808, #73278, #73800) fixed some sites but missed these files.

Changes

File Line Hash Purpose
agent/context_compressor.py 2837 md5 Content dedup hashing
agent/codex_responses_adapter.py 333 sha1 Function call ID seed
plugins/platforms/wecom/adapter.py 1247 md5 Media chunk upload checksum
plugins/platforms/wecom/wecom_crypto.py 63 sha1 WeChat message signature
plugins/platforms/sms/adapter.py 281 sha1 HMAC digest for SMS auth
tools/skills_sync.py 256 md5 Directory change detection
tools/skills_hub.py 1375,1660,1887,2385,2511 md5 Cache key generation

None of these are security-sensitive (content hashing, cache keys, message signatures). usedforsecurity=False is the correct annotation.

For sms/adapter.py, the hashlib.sha1 is passed as a callable to hmac.new(). A lambda wrapper is used since hmac.new() accepts the digest constructor, not a call result.

Testing

  • All modified files pass py_compile syntax check
  • No remaining hashlib.md5/hashlib.sha1 calls without usedforsecurity in the fixed files

@alt-glitch alt-glitch added type/security Security vulnerability or hardening P3 Low — cosmetic, nice to have comp/agent Core agent runtime: loop, agent_init, prompt builder, context-compression, responses endpoint comp/cli CLI entry point, hermes_cli/, setup wizard comp/plugins Plugin system and bundled plugins tool/skills Skills system (list, view, manage) platform/sms SMS (Twilio) adapter platform/wecom WeCom / WeChat Work adapter needs-decision Awaiting maintainer decision before any implementation labels Aug 3, 2026
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Code Review

Status: Approved (77777 — Comment only)

整体评价

Security hardening - clean FIPS compliance fix for hashlib sha1/md5 usedforsecurity=False

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Approve - no changes needed.

Note: Account has pull-only access on this repo, cannot submit formal review. This comment serves as the review record.

RelaxJonh added a commit to RelaxJonh/hermes-agent that referenced this pull request Aug 4, 2026
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FIPS compliance: hashlib.md5() and hashlib.sha1() without
usedforsecurity=False crash on FIPS-enabled systems. These sites
were missed by previous batches (NousResearch#56736, NousResearch#64808, NousResearch#77777).
…or FIPS compliance

Several hashlib.md5() and hashlib.sha1() calls across the codebase lack
usedforsecurity=False, causing ValueError crashes on FIPS-enabled systems
(OpenSSL FIPS mode raises EVP_DigestInit_ex for security-tagged hashes).

Previous PRs (NousResearch#56736, NousResearch#64808, NousResearch#73278, NousResearch#73800) fixed some sites but missed
these files:

- agent/context_compressor.py:2837 — md5 for content dedup hashing
- agent/codex_responses_adapter.py:333 — sha1 for function call ID seed
- plugins/platforms/wecom/adapter.py:1247 — md5 for media chunk upload
- plugins/platforms/wecom/wecom_crypto.py:63 — sha1 for WeChat signature
- plugins/platforms/sms/adapter.py:281 — sha1 passed to hmac.new()
- tools/skills_sync.py:256 — md5 for directory change detection
- tools/skills_hub.py:1375,1660,1887,2385,2511 — md5 for cache keys

None of these are security-sensitive (content hashing, cache keys,
message signatures). usedforsecurity=False is the correct annotation.

For the hmac.new() call in sms/adapter.py, a lambda wrapper is used
since hmac.new() accepts the digest constructor, not a call result.
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RelaxJonh force-pushed the fix/hashlib-fips-batch-2 branch from 1a86a1a to fa5cf5e Compare August 4, 2026 02:14
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The Twilio webhook HMAC and WeCom callback signature are authentication boundaries, but the patch marks their SHA-1 constructors as usedforsecurity=False. In a FIPS-restricted deployment this opt-out lets legacy SHA-1 authentication run instead of preserving the provider's fail-closed policy. The cache, deduplication, identifier, media-metadata hashes, and recovery guard were reviewed separately; the requested changes are limited to the two authentication sites.

  • [P2] Do not disable FIPS enforcement for Twilio webhook authentication (plugins/platforms/sms/adapter.py:281)
    _check_signature computes the X-Twilio-Signature value over untrusted webhook fields, and _handle_webhook dispatches only after that comparison succeeds. Passing a digest factory that forces usedforsecurity=False changes this security-sensitive HMAC from a security-provider-enforced constructor to a legacy/non-approved provider. With a FIPS provider, the pre-change constructor rejects SHA-1 and fails closed; the new factory deliberately bypasses that policy and continues to accept HMAC-SHA1-authenticated requests. This is not a non-security hash annotation.
    Remediation: Do not pass usedforsecurity=False to the Twilio authentication digest. Keep the constructor security-tagged and fail closed when policy disallows SHA-1, or add an explicit, auditable protocol-compatibility exception with a provider-approved replacement and tests for the FIPS path.

  • [P2] Do not mark WeCom callback authentication SHA-1 as non-security (plugins/platforms/wecom/wecom_crypto.py:63)
    _sha1_signature is used by WXBizMsgCrypt.decrypt to compare the caller-supplied callback signature before AES decryption and by encrypt to produce authenticated callback messages. Marking the constructor non-security disables the FIPS/security-provider gate for an authentication digest. The code therefore contradicts the claim that all changed hashes are non-security and can run a legacy SHA-1 verification path in a restricted deployment. Treat this as a protocol exception with an explicit policy decision, or preserve fail-closed behavior.
    Remediation: Remove usedforsecurity=False from the callback-authentication digest and document the supported WeCom/FIPS policy. If the vendor protocol mandates SHA-1, gate the compatibility path explicitly and retain a fail-closed mode for deployments that require approved cryptography.

Security evidence:

  • trust boundary: Twilio and WeCom HTTP callbacks are untrusted input. The shared Twilio auth token and WeCom callback token are the secrets at the authentication boundary; successful signature comparison gates message dispatch or decryption.
  • source/sink/invariant: Current-main source uses the default SHA-1 constructor at both authentication sites, while the replayed patch forces usedforsecurity=False. The digest bytes remain the same, but the security-provider/FIPS enforcement invariant is removed before the signature result reaches the dispatch/decrypt sinks.
  • current-main reproduction: Current main passes hashlib.sha1 directly to hmac.new in the Twilio adapter and calls hashlib.sha1(...) directly for WeCom signatures. A deterministic provider-rejection simulation rejected the baseline factory and accepted the replay wrapper, reproducing the policy difference without requiring a live FIPS host.
  • PR-head or patch-replay validation: The bound tree is current main with the PR patch replayed in the index. The source diff was inspected at all eight changed files; the two signature paths retain their comparison gates, while the new constructor flags are the only behavior relevant to these findings.
  • positive/negative cases: Focused SMS tests pass valid, invalid, and wrong-token Twilio signatures, and WeCom round-trip/callback tests pass the valid signature path. Source inspection covers the explicit mismatch rejection branches; the provider-rejection simulation is positive for baseline rejection and negative for the new opt-out.
  • residual bypass search: All changed hashlib sites and their call paths were searched. The MD5/SHA-1 uses for cache keys, deduplication, identifiers, media metadata, and directory change detection are non-authentication uses. The remaining security-sensitive legacy digest sites are the Twilio and WeCom findings; no alternate signature bypass was found in the reviewed handlers.
  • reviewer validation: Manual source review and focused tests passed: 184 non-gateway tests, 21 SMS tests, and 6 WeCom callback tests. The findings are limited to the FIPS-policy opt-outs at authentication boundaries; unrelated guards and the explicit recovery exception remain intact.

Signed: GPT-5.6-luna-max in Codex

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