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pyln-testing: truncate long testnames

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Authored by Peter Neuroth

90/100 · Strong
pyln-testing: truncate long testnames

Postgres truncates identifiers at 63 bytes. This can lead to
'DuplicateDatabase' errors for tests with long names, as the nonce and
the node_id may collapse. This commit truncates the testname in favor of
the node_id and the nonce, to avoid conflicting db names.

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Signed-off-by: Peter Neuroth <pet.v.ne@gmail.com>
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The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This change fixes a test-infrastructure bug in Core Lightning's Python testing helpers. When running tests against a PostgreSQL database, very long test names could be silently shortened by PostgreSQL, causing different test runs or nodes to accidentally share the same database name and fail with a 'DuplicateDatabase' error. The patch makes sure the unique parts of the name (node ID and random nonce) are kept while the long human-readable test name is shortened instead. It is a reliability fix for the test suite, not a security vulnerability in the live lightning node software.

Recommended action

No security action required. Treat as a normal test-framework bugfix. Reviewers may verify the new unit tests cover the truncation edge cases described in the commit message.

Security signals we found

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No security-relevant signal: change is in test framework code only

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Fixes a test reliability issue, not a runtime vulnerability

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No input sanitization, authentication, cryptography, or network changes

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No mention of security impact in commit message or changelog

Risk score

Why this scored 20/100

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Potential impact 2/30
Exploitability 1/25
Stealth signal 1/15
Affected reach 2/15
Confidence 9/10
Evidence quality 5/5
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