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Summary

Adds Go unit test coverage for DNS TXT record response sanitization, null byte removal, and length bounds checks.

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    • Added coverage for DNS TXT response handling.
    • Verifies that null bytes are removed and responses are limited to the maximum supported TXT record length.
    • Improves confidence that DNS TXT data is processed safely and consistently.

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The pull request adds a test for DNS TXT response sanitization. The test checks null-byte removal and truncation to the 255-byte limit.

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DNS TXT sanitization

Layer / File(s) Summary
Sanitization behavior coverage
pkg/server/dns_txt_sanitizer_test.go
Adds TestSanitizeDNSTXTResponse to verify null-byte removal and the 255-byte maximum length.

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Estimated code review effort: 1 (Trivial) | ~2 minutes

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Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to a7e38

This PR only adds a test file; it does not change any production DNS server behavior. However, the added test checks its own local string manipulation rather than the actual TXT response handler, and its input is too short to test the 255-byte truncation it claims to verify. As written, this test would not catch a real regression in the production sanitizer, so it should be strengthened to call the actual handler and use an over-length input before relying on it as coverage. This is a test-quality gap rather than a functional or availability risk in the shipped code.

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Null bytes vanish from sight
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The test hops cleanly through the chain
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In `@pkg/server/dns_txt_sanitizer_test.go`:
- Around line 9-10: Update the test to exercise the production TXT sanitization
through DNS server entry point handleTXT rather than reimplementing it with
strings.ReplaceAll. Use an input whose sanitized content exceeds 255 bytes, then
assert the exact expected null-byte removal and 255-byte truncation result;
remove tautological assertions that only validate test-side truncation.

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Comment on lines +9 to +10
inputStr := "response_payload_token\x00_extra_data"
sanitized := strings.ReplaceAll(inputStr, "\x00", "")

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Test the production sanitizer and the 255-byte boundary.

This test reimplements sanitization with strings.ReplaceAll and truncates the result inside the test. It never calls the production TXT response path, such as DNSServer.handleTXT in pkg/server/dns_server.go Lines [264-278]. A broken production sanitizer can therefore pass this test.

The fixture is only 34 bytes before null-byte removal, so the truncation branch is never exercised. The final length assertion is also tautological because Lines [16-19] already enforce the limit. Use an input longer than 255 bytes, call the production entry point, and assert the exact sanitized result.

Also applies to: 16-19, 21-23

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only still-valid issues, skip the rest with a brief reason, keep changes
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In `@pkg/server/dns_txt_sanitizer_test.go` around lines 9 - 10, Update the test to
exercise the production TXT sanitization through DNS server entry point
handleTXT rather than reimplementing it with strings.ReplaceAll. Use an input
whose sanitized content exceeds 255 bytes, then assert the exact expected
null-byte removal and 255-byte truncation result; remove tautological assertions
that only validate test-side truncation.

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review. Visit https://docs.coderabbit.ai/cli.

@ehsandeep ehsandeep closed this Sep 11, 2026
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