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Pull-through links on the simple pages were <filename>?redirect=<upstream url>, and the content app downloaded whatever url the client put there, using the remote's credentials, proxy and TLS settings. Downloads were never checked against the upstream hashes.

The content app now only downloads files the simple page listed for the distribution's remote, and checks them against the upstream sha256. There are two link formats, depending on whether Redis is available.

With Redis (CACHE_ENABLED): plain filename links

When building the simple page, the upstream url, sha256 and metadata sha256 of every listed file are stored in a Redis hash keyed by the remote's pk and pulp_last_updated, and the link is the plain <filename>.

Without Redis: signed links

Links are <filename>?pt=<token>. The token is signed with Django's signer and holds the remote pk, filename, upstream url, sha256 and metadata sha256 from the index:

  • PythonRemote.get_remote_artifact_url returns the url only if the token is valid, belongs to the distribution's remote, and was issued for the requested file or its .metadata. Anything else is a 404.
  • pip appends .metadata to the token instead of the path, so that's detected from the token.
  • The token has no timestamp, so links are stable and stay cacheable.
  • The token is in the query string rather than the path because pulpcore picks the content artifact to add to the repository by the requested relative path.
  • ?pt= links are also accepted when Redis is enabled, so already-served pages keep working.

In both modes the upstream sha256 is set on the remote artifact before downloading, so content that doesn't match upstream is rejected.

Things to note:

  • Old ?redirect= links, such as cached simple pages, return 404 after upgrading.
  • With Redis, a file whose entry has expired returns 404 until the simple page is fetched again.
  • Rotating SECRET_KEY invalidates signed links handed out before the rotation.
  • When a download fails validation, pulpcore hits an IntegrityError while recording the failure, and the client still receives the bad bytes with a 200. That is a pulpcore bug and needs a separate fix.
  • Without Redis, Pull-through: pip gets the wheel instead of its PEP 658 metadata (or the reverse), hash mismatch #1428 isn't fixed: the wheel and its metadata still share a request path. CI runs with Redis, so the signed mode is only covered by the unit tests and the functional tests when run without CACHE_ENABLED.

This is a stopgap until pull-through can resolve plain filenames without Redis.

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Pull-through links on the simple pages used ?redirect=<upstream url>, and the
content app fetched whatever url the client sent using the remote's
credentials and proxy. Links now carry a signed token bound to the remote,
filename, upstream url and sha256, and pull-through downloads are validated
against that sha256.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Pull-through links now use signed pt tokens instead of client-provided redirect URLs. Tokens bind requests to a remote and filename and can include package and metadata SHA-256 digests. PythonRemote resolves valid tokens and supplies a retained digest to downloads when available.

Changes: Signed pull-through URLs

Layer / File(s) Summary
Define and verify pull-through tokens
pulp_python/app/utils.py, pulp_python/tests/unit/test_pull_through.py
Adds token signing and verification for remote, filename, upstream URL, and optional digests. Unit tests cover valid tokens and rejection cases.
Publish and serve signed pull-through URLs
pulp_python/app/pypi/views.py, pulp_python/app/models.py, pulp_python/tests/functional/api/test_full_mirror.py, CHANGES/*
Package links use signed tokens. PythonRemote resolves package and metadata requests and supplies the retained SHA-256 to the downloader when needed. Functional tests cover token rejection, metadata requests, and link behavior.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant Client
  participant SimpleView
  participant sign_pull_through_path
  participant PythonRemote
  participant unsign_pull_through_token
  SimpleView->>sign_pull_through_path: Sign remote, filename, URL, and available digests
  sign_pull_through_path-->>SimpleView: Return signed pull-through path
  SimpleView-->>Client: Publish package link
  Client->>PythonRemote: Request path with pt token
  PythonRemote->>unsign_pull_through_token: Validate token for remote and filename
  unsign_pull_through_token-->>PythonRemote: Return matching URL and digest, or None
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Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to b0a88

When an upstream hash changes for an existing URL, a pull-through download may reject valid content or validate against an outdated hash. Correct the digest selection before merging, or explicitly accept this bounded risk.

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Linked Issues check Warning Issue #1428 requires distinct wheel and .metadata request paths so cache and repository lookup cannot serve one response for the other. This PR still publishes <filename>?pt=<token>. The code in `… Publish pull-through links or route requests so .metadata uses a distinct relative path before cache and repository lookup. Add tests that request wheel and metadata content in both orders with cache and repository content present.
Docstring Coverage Warning Docstring coverage is 65.00% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 20 functions across 5 files. (1 skipped: … Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.
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Out of Scope Changes check Passed The changes sign pull-through URLs, reject altered or mismatched tokens, apply upstream SHA-256 values to downloads, and test these behaviors. These changes directly support the pull-through URL and c…
Title check Passed The title clearly identifies the main change: replacing trusted client-provided redirect URLs with signed pull-through links.
Description check Passed The description is detailed and directly explains the security change, implementation behavior, Redis and non-Redis modes, validation, tests, limitations, and known issues. The template checklist is n…
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The changes sign pull-through URLs, reject altered or mismatched tokens, apply upstream SHA-256 values to downloads, and test these behaviors. These changes directly support the pull-through URL and content-integrity problem described by issue #1428. No unrelated change is shown.

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Issue #1428 requires distinct wheel and .metadata request paths so cache and repository lookup cannot serve one response for the other. This PR still publishes &lt;filename&gt;?pt=&lt;token&gt;. The code in sign_pull_through_path retains the query parameter, and get_remote_artifact_url handles a metadata suffix in the token. Therefore, the wheel and metadata still use the same request path. The added signing and SHA-256 checks do not satisfy the issue's separation requirement.

Resolution

Publish pull-through links or route requests so .metadata uses a distinct relative path before cache and repository lookup. Add tests that request wheel and metadata content in both orders with cache and repository content present.

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Docstring coverage is 65.00% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 20 functions across 5 files. (1 skipped: 1 unsupported.)

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Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.

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Review comments at @pulp_python/app/models.py:
- Around line 389-395: Update PythonRemote.get_downloader to replace
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def get_downloader(self, remote_artifact=None, url=None, download_factory=None, **kwargs):
"""Validate pull-through downloads against the sha256 from their signed path."""
digests = self.__dict__.get("_pull_through_digests", {})
if remote_artifact and not remote_artifact.sha256:
remote_artifact.sha256 = digests.get(remote_artifact.url)
return super().get_downloader(
remote_artifact=remote_artifact, url=url, download_factory=download_factory, **kwargs

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🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

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sed -n '360,405p' pulp_python/app/models.py
rg -n 'RemoteArtifact|sha256|get_downloader' pulp_python/tests/functional/api/test_full_mirror.py pulp_python/app/models.py

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rg -n -F --glob 'pyproject.toml' --glob 'setup.cfg' --glob 'setup.py' --glob 'requirements*.txt' --glob '*.lock' -e 'pulpcore' . || true
printf '%s\n' '--- pull-through definitions and callers ---'
rg -n -F --glob '*.py' -e 'unsign_pull_through_token' -e 'sign_pull_through_path' -e 'get_remote_artifact_url' -e 'get_downloader' -e 'remote_artifact' pulp_python | head -240
printf '%s\n' '--- model/helper context ---'
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sed -n '330,405p' pulp_python/app/models.py
printf '%s\n' '--- pull-through tests and digest assertions ---'
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Pulpcore 3.105 3.129 content handler RemoteArtifact ContentArtifact get_downloader existing artifact source

💡 Result:

For the **default content handler**, the key behavior is:

- It looks up a `RemoteArtifact` by the requested remote and URL. If found, it uses that row’s `content_artifact`: serves its `Artifact` if one is already attached; otherwise streams the `ContentArtifact` using its associated remote artifact(s). If no matching `RemoteArtifact` exists, the pull-through path creates a new `ContentArtifact` and `RemoteArtifact` and streams it. ([github.com](https://github.com/pulp/pulpcore/blob/main/pulpcore/content/handler.py?utm_source=openai))
- For an existing `ContentArtifact` without an `Artifact`, the handler tries its associated `RemoteArtifact` records. That is the on-demand path; when configured to save, a successful download can be stored and associated with the `ContentArtifact`. ([github.com](https://github.com/pulp/pulpcore/blob/main/pulpcore/content/handler.py?utm_source=openai))
- `Remote.get_downloader(remote_artifact=ra)` is a separate plugin API for constructing a downloader from a `RemoteArtifact`; it uses that record’s URL and can apply its expected size/checksum validation. ([pulpproject.org](https://pulpproject.org/pulpcore/docs/dev/reference/code-api/base-models/?utm_source=openai))

**Version caveat:** I found Pulpcore release evidence for the 3.105 line, but not a 3.129 release/source in the searched results. So this does **not** establish a 3.105-versus-3.129 implementation comparison; the handler source result is from `main`, not a pinned release tag. ([github.com](https://github.com/pulp/pulpcore/releases?utm_source=openai))

Citations:

- 1: https://github.com/pulp/pulpcore/blob/main/pulpcore/content/handler.py?utm_source=openai
- 2: https://github.com/pulp/pulpcore/blob/main/pulpcore/content/handler.py?utm_source=openai
- 3: https://pulpproject.org/pulpcore/docs/dev/reference/code-api/base-models/?utm_source=openai
- 4: https://github.com/pulp/pulpcore/releases?utm_source=openai

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sed -n '350,392p' pulp_python/app/pypi/views.py
printf '%s\n' '--- repository history diff for the changed guard ---'
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        text = urllib.request.urlopen(url, timeout=10).read().decode()
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        try:
            body = urllib.request.urlopen(u, timeout=10).read().decode()
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            print(f"FILE {path}")
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tag = "3.105.0"
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for path in paths:
    print(path)

print("--- base Remote and RemoteArtifact definitions/usages ---")
for path in paths:
    try:
        text = fetch(f"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pulp/pulpcore/{tag}/{path}")
    except Exception:
        continue
    lines = text.splitlines()
    if any(("def get_downloader" in x or "class RemoteArtifact" in x or "class Remote(" in x) for x in lines):
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Override a reused artifact’s digest with the current signed digest.

When pulpcore reuses a RemoteArtifact whose ContentArtifact has no file, it calls PythonRemote.get_downloader(remote_artifact=remote_artifact). The current guard preserves a different truthy digest from an earlier request. Pulpcore then configures checksum validation from that stale value instead of the digest in the current signed token. This can reject valid content or accept content that matches only the stale digest.

Suggested fix
-        if remote_artifact and not remote_artifact.sha256:
-            remote_artifact.sha256 = digests.get(remote_artifact.url)
+        if remote_artifact and (sha256 := digests.get(remote_artifact.url)):
+            remote_artifact.sha256 = sha256
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def get_downloader(self, remote_artifact=None, url=None, download_factory=None, **kwargs):
"""Validate pull-through downloads against the sha256 from their signed path."""
digests = self.__dict__.get("_pull_through_digests", {})
if remote_artifact and not remote_artifact.sha256:
remote_artifact.sha256 = digests.get(remote_artifact.url)
return super().get_downloader(
remote_artifact=remote_artifact, url=url, download_factory=download_factory, **kwargs
def get_downloader(self, remote_artifact=None, url=None, download_factory=None, **kwargs):
"""Validate pull-through downloads against the sha256 from their signed path."""
digests = self.__dict__.get("_pull_through_digests", {})
if remote_artifact and (sha256 := digests.get(remote_artifact.url)):
remote_artifact.sha256 = sha256
return super().get_downloader(
remote_artifact=remote_artifact, url=url, download_factory=download_factory, **kwargs
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Review comment at @pulp_python/app/models.py around lines 389 - 395:
Update PythonRemote.get_downloader to replace remote_artifact.sha256 with the
current signed digest from _pull_through_digests whenever one is available, even
if the artifact already has a truthy digest; leave it unchanged when no current
signed digest exists.

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pip appends .metadata to the whole link, so with a query string the wheel and
its metadata share one request path and the content cache can serve one for
the other. When Redis is available, the simple page now stores each file's
upstream url and digests under the remote and links to the plain filename.
Signed ?pt= links remain the fallback without Redis.

fixes pulp#1428

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
@gerrod3 gerrod3 changed the title Sign pull-through links instead of trusting the redirect url Stop trusting the client's redirect url for pull-through downloads Oct 16, 2026
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