---
id: SECRETS-WP-ADHOC-2026-08-21
type: workplan
title: "OpenBao dev-test and safe-path robustness"
domain: infotech
repo: secrets-engine
status: finished
owner: codex
topic_slug: custodian
created: "2026-08-21"
updated: "2026-08-21"
state_hub_workstream_id: "5580d785-c80f-5dbd-9ef8-22a630fa607b"
---

# SECRETS-WP-ADHOC-2026-08-21 - OpenBao dev-test and safe-path robustness

## Keep verification safe in sandboxed environments

```task
id: SECRETS-WP-ADHOC-2026-08-21-T01
status: done
priority: low
state_hub_task_id: "d50e7dca-ef90-5263-ad40-35ec8a6e5291"
```

While verifying SECRETS-WP-0006, the suite exposed two environment-sensitive
test failures. OpenBao 2.5.5 dev mode attempted to persist its root token under
the read-only home directory, and an empty `/tmp/.git` sandbox marker was
treated as a real Git worktree.

The dev fixture now uses `-dev-no-store-token`. Secret provisioning and AppRole
handoff still reject real worktrees (`.git` file or `.git/HEAD`) but ignore an
empty directory that is not a valid Git marker. Unit coverage preserves both
the rejection and false-positive cases.