openai/codex · error · anyhow::Error

secret name must contain only A-Z, 0-9, or _

Error message

secret name must contain only A-Z, 0-9, or _

What it means

Error "secret name must contain only A-Z, 0-9, or _" thrown in openai/codex.

Source

Thrown at codex-rs/secrets/src/lib.rs:32

use sha2::Sha256;

mod local;
mod sanitizer;

pub use local::LocalSecretsBackend;
pub use local::LocalSecretsNamespace;
pub use sanitizer::redact_secrets;

const KEYRING_SERVICE: &str = "codex";

#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord, Hash)]
pub struct SecretName(String);

impl SecretName {
    pub fn new(raw: &str) -> Result<Self> {
        let trimmed = raw.trim();
        anyhow::ensure!(!trimmed.is_empty(), "secret name must not be empty");
        anyhow::ensure!(
            trimmed
                .chars()
                .all(|ch| ch.is_ascii_uppercase() || ch.is_ascii_digit() || ch == '_'),
            "secret name must contain only A-Z, 0-9, or _"
        );
        Ok(Self(trimmed.to_string()))
    }

    pub fn as_str(&self) -> &str {
        self.0.as_str()
    }
}

impl fmt::Display for SecretName {
    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
        write!(f, "{}", self.0)
    }
}

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at codex-rs/secrets/src/lib.rs:32 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of openai/codex@339751715c (2026-08-25). Data as JSON: /api/errors/d3820deccaf43729. Report an issue: GitHub.