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diff --git a/Documentation/config.txt b/Documentation/config.txt index febf95d6c..9705b94b2 100644 --- a/Documentation/config.txt +++ b/Documentation/config.txt @@ -2940,6 +2940,11 @@ is omitted from the advertisements but `refs/heads/master` and `refs/namespaces/bar/refs/heads/master` are still advertised as so-called "have" lines. In order to match refs before stripping, add a `^` in front of the ref name. If you combine `!` and `^`, `!` must be specified first. ++ +Even if you hide refs, a client may still be able to steal the target +objects via the techniques described in the "SECURITY" section of the +linkgit:gitnamespaces[7] man page; it's best to keep private data in a +separate repository. transfer.unpackLimit:: When `fetch.unpackLimit` or `receive.unpackLimit` are @@ -2949,7 +2954,7 @@ transfer.unpackLimit:: uploadarchive.allowUnreachable:: If true, allow clients to use `git archive --remote` to request any tree, whether reachable from the ref tips or not. See the - discussion in the `SECURITY` section of + discussion in the "SECURITY" section of linkgit:git-upload-archive[1] for more details. Defaults to `false`. @@ -2963,13 +2968,19 @@ uploadpack.allowTipSHA1InWant:: When `uploadpack.hideRefs` is in effect, allow `upload-pack` to accept a fetch request that asks for an object at the tip of a hidden ref (by default, such a request is rejected). - see also `uploadpack.hideRefs`. + See also `uploadpack.hideRefs`. Even if this is false, a client + may be able to steal objects via the techniques described in the + "SECURITY" section of the linkgit:gitnamespaces[7] man page; it's + best to keep private data in a separate repository. uploadpack.allowReachableSHA1InWant:: Allow `upload-pack` to accept a fetch request that asks for an object that is reachable from any ref tip. However, note that calculating object reachability is computationally expensive. - Defaults to `false`. + Defaults to `false`. Even if this is false, a client may be able + to steal objects via the techniques described in the "SECURITY" + section of the linkgit:gitnamespaces[7] man page; it's best to + keep private data in a separate repository. uploadpack.allowAnySHA1InWant:: Allow `upload-pack` to accept a fetch request that asks for any |