#1371·backrest

Security issue

Author: BurningDevCreated Sep 5, 2026Updated Sep 9, 2026
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Describe the bug If you add a repository and want to add a password by using the 'generate' function, passwords may or may not include special characters (+ , . / etc.). The issue is that this has an impact on the Search Space Depth. The first case (without the special chars) has a depth of 62 (26+26+10) and with special chars of 95 (26+26+10+33).

Overall, it is just a minor security issue because the password has a sufficient length. Nonetheless, it should be straightforward to fix this.

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Platform Info

  • OS and Architecture: Windows 11
  • Backrest Version: 1.14.1