[1.0.x] URL Access Control

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1. FILE: url_access_control.info.yml

package: Custom

This line is used by custom modules created for specific sites. It is not a package name used for projects hosted on drupal.org.

2. FILE: url_access_control.module

/**
 * @file
 * Primary module hooks for URL access control module.
 */

Drupal does not have primary and secondary hooks. Instead of that, it is preferable to use the usual description: Hook implementations for the [module name] module. where [module name] is the name of the module given in its .info.yml file.

3. FILE: url_access_control.install

You can remove this empty file if you are not planning to add any code in the future.

Hi @praveen rani Please go through comment #3 for understating review process. No need to wait for next release you can fix issue in 1.0.x. Reviewer will review code from branch 1.0.x.

@praveen rani You removed the module description from the `url_access_control.module` file instead of updating it.

Rest seems fine to me.

Let’s wait for other reviewers to take a look and if everything goes fine, you will get the role.

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I have some concerns about this security advisory coverage application. I will not do a detailed code review here because I think some conceptual questions should be clarified for this module first. Every module that touches on access control should do so with proper care. Additionally, user expectations should be managed well because one may assume that the module does more than it does.

1. The user may assume that when access to a URL is blocked, the content is not accessible. This is certainly not true because content may be reachable through another URL, e.g., via path alias. The configuration form may be a good place to communicate this.
2. The KernelEvents::REQUEST event listener fires quite late. There are probably multiple ways this can go wrong where a language negotiator or path alias manager redirects the user before.
3. The access control is not enforced when the referer header is set. But this header could be manipulated.
4. The configuration form does not properly validate the entered URLs. Also, I guess that paths are expected here. But then, even the module name does not fit anymore.

I would advise against enabling security coverage for this module until the conceptual flaws are remediated.

This thread has been idle, in the Needs work state with no activity for more than eight months; the application has been created more than 11 months ago. Therefore, I marked it as Closed (won't fix).

If this is incorrect, and you are still pursuing this application, please feel free to re-open it and set the issue status to Needs work or Needs review, depending on the current status of your code.