password
data type redaction should not be limited to UI
#3404
Labels
password
data type redaction should not be limited to UI
#3404
The
password
setting of the modifier propertyformat
is described in the Data Types section as "A hint to UIs to obscure input."OpenAPI-Specification/versions/3.1.0.md
Line 160 in ddcab42
Since the OpenAPI Specification is also relevant for backends, the description should be generalized, e.g., "A hint to UIs and backend systems to obscure/redact the value."
An example for the necessity of redacting the value of a
password
field is in thetoString
method generated by the openapi-generator tool: OpenAPITools/openapi-generator#16851The text was updated successfully, but these errors were encountered: