Resolves issue #1669, Limits CVE-API-USER header length before authentication logging.#1896
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Closes Issue #1869
Summary
Rejects overlong
CVE-API-USERauth headers before request context creation can pass them into authentication logs.Important Changes
src/constants/index.jsMAX_USERNAME_LENGTHset to 128.src/middleware/middleware.jsCVE-API-USERlength increateCtxAndReqUUID.400 BAD_REQUESTwithout echoing the submitted username when the header exceeds 128 characters.test/integration-tests/middleware/authenticatedContextTest.jsCVE-API-USERheader.