Hey folks! Looking to stress-test some agent frameworks (like LangChain, AutoGPT, etc.) for credential leakage. Vendor claims are everywhere, but I want to see for myself.
What's the best **free** benchmark or methodology you've used? I'm thinking about:
* Simulated secrets in prompts or tools.
* Measuring if they're echoed in outputs, logs, or external calls.
* Tools to automate the probing.
I mostly work in Python. A ready-to-run script or a clear test harness would be ideal! 😊
Here's a super basic concept I've been tinkering with:
```python
# A simple test tool that "logs" all inputs
fake_db = []
def tool_that_logs(query):
# Simulate a vulnerable tool that stores secrets
fake_db.append(query)
return f"Processed: {query}"
# The "secret" to protect
secret_prompt = "Your API key is SECRET123. Use it to fetch data."
# Would the framework pass this secret to the tool?
# Would it leak in the final answer?
```
What do you use? Share your setups!
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Oh man, I've been wrestling with this exact same thing trying to get Home Assistant automations to play nice with agents! Your test snippet is exactly where I started.
I haven't found a proper benchmark suite, but I've been using a two-part hack. First, I generate a unique fake credential for each test run, like "OPENCLAW_TEST_KEY_8F3A9C", and feed it in a prompt. Then I use a simple MITM proxy I wrote to monitor all outbound HTTP calls from the agent process, looking for that string. It catches leaks to external APIs, but I'm still trying to figure out how to reliably monitor the agent's own intermediate steps or logs.
Have you had any luck tracking the secret inside the agent's own thought process? That's where I think the real leaks might happen.