litellm/tests/test_litellm/test_router_exception_redaction.py
yucheng-berri 718e9cfa11
fix(router): mask provider credentials embedded in fallback error messages (#32083)
The Router's async fallback orchestrator appended fallback structures
(fallback_model_group, fallbacks, context_window_fallbacks,
content_policy_fallbacks) and the inner fallback exception onto
original_exception.message before re-raising. That message is forwarded
verbatim by the proxy as ProxyException.message. When fallbacks are
configured as inline deployment dicts, the raw provider api_key /
aws_secret_access_key inside those dicts reached any authenticated
caller in the response body.

Route the fallback structures through a new mask_sensitive_structure
helper (reuses the existing SensitiveDataMasker), and wrap the inner
fallback exception string in the existing redact_string. Topology names
still render for debugging under the existing expose_router_debug_in_errors
opt-in; only credential values inside inline-dict fallbacks are masked.
The router's own verbose_router_logger calls that embedded the same
structures are updated alongside, so log output stays consistent with the
exception message.

Verified end-to-end against a real proxy hitting OpenAI: before, the
client response body contained the raw fallback api_key; after, with the
flag on, the api_key value is masked to a 4-char prefix while topology
names are still visible for the operator
2026-07-03 18:48:06 -07:00

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"""
Tests for `litellm.expose_router_debug_in_errors`.
The Router historically appended internal config names (model_group,
fallback_model_group, fallback failure detail, deployment timeouts,
context_window_fallbacks dict, etc.) onto the message of the exception
it re-raises. That message is then surfaced to clients by
ProxyException, leaking the proxy's internal wiring and, when fallbacks
are configured as inline deployment dicts, the provider credentials
inside those dicts.
The flag defaults to True to preserve historical behavior (no
breaking change for existing deployments). Set it to False to redact
those strings from the raised exception's message. Regardless of the
flag, provider credentials inside inline-dict fallbacks are now masked
so a raw api_key / aws_* value never reaches the client.
These tests verify that with the flag ON (default) the historical
topology strings appear in the raised exception's message, with the
flag OFF the proxy's internal wiring is redacted, and that a raw
provider credential never appears in the message regardless of the
flag.
Five leak sites are gated in `litellm/router.py`:
1. Deployment timeout debug after `litellm.Timeout`
2. ContextWindowExceededError fallback hint
3. ContentPolicyViolationError fallback hint
4. "No fallback model group found for..." when fallbacks dict misses
5. "Received Model Group=...\\nAvailable Model Group Fallbacks=..."
(always fires on terminal raise from the fallback orchestrator)
Site 5 is the broadest — it fires for every failing call that goes
through the fallback orchestrator with any non-context-window /
non-content-policy error, regardless of whether `fallbacks` is set.
"""
from __future__ import annotations
import pytest
import litellm
from litellm import Router
_RECEIVED_MODEL_GROUP_PHRASE = "Received Model Group="
_AVAILABLE_FALLBACKS_PHRASE = "Available Model Group Fallbacks="
_CONTEXT_WINDOW_HINT_PHRASE = "context_window_fallbacks="
_INTERNAL_MODEL_GROUP_NAME = "all-anthropic/claude-secret-internal"
_FALLBACK_CREDENTIAL = "sk-INLINEFALLBACKSECRET1234567890"
def _router_with_rate_limit_failure() -> Router:
return Router(
model_list=[
{
"model_name": _INTERNAL_MODEL_GROUP_NAME,
"litellm_params": {
"model": "gpt-4o",
"api_key": "key",
"mock_response": "litellm.RateLimitError",
},
"model_info": {"id": "secret-deployment-id"},
},
],
num_retries=0,
)
def _router_with_context_window_failure() -> Router:
return Router(
model_list=[
{
"model_name": _INTERNAL_MODEL_GROUP_NAME,
"litellm_params": {
"model": "gpt-4o",
"api_key": "key",
"mock_response": "litellm.ContextWindowExceededError",
},
"model_info": {"id": "secret-deployment-id"},
},
],
num_retries=0,
)
def _router_with_credentialed_fallback() -> Router:
"""Primary fails, and its fallback is an inline dict that carries a provider
api_key. When the fallback also fails, the router embeds that dict in the
exception message, which is where a raw credential would otherwise leak."""
return Router(
model_list=[
{
"model_name": _INTERNAL_MODEL_GROUP_NAME,
"litellm_params": {
"model": "gpt-4o",
"api_key": "key",
"mock_response": "litellm.RateLimitError",
},
"model_info": {"id": "secret-deployment-id"},
},
],
fallbacks=[
{
_INTERNAL_MODEL_GROUP_NAME: [
{
"model": "gpt-4o",
"api_key": _FALLBACK_CREDENTIAL,
"mock_response": "litellm.RateLimitError",
}
]
}
],
num_retries=0,
)
@pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
def _reset_expose_flag():
"""Each test starts with the flag in its default (on) state."""
original = litellm.expose_router_debug_in_errors
litellm.expose_router_debug_in_errors = True
try:
yield
finally:
litellm.expose_router_debug_in_errors = original
def test_flag_defaults_on():
assert litellm.expose_router_debug_in_errors is True
# --- Site 5: "Received Model Group=..." on terminal raise --------------------
@pytest.mark.asyncio
async def test_flag_off_does_not_leak_received_model_group():
litellm.expose_router_debug_in_errors = False
router = _router_with_rate_limit_failure()
with pytest.raises(litellm.RateLimitError) as excinfo:
await router.acompletion(
model=_INTERNAL_MODEL_GROUP_NAME,
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "hi"}],
)
msg = excinfo.value.message
assert _RECEIVED_MODEL_GROUP_PHRASE not in msg, msg
assert _AVAILABLE_FALLBACKS_PHRASE not in msg, msg
assert _INTERNAL_MODEL_GROUP_NAME not in msg, msg
@pytest.mark.asyncio
async def test_flag_on_shows_received_model_group():
litellm.expose_router_debug_in_errors = True
router = _router_with_rate_limit_failure()
with pytest.raises(litellm.RateLimitError) as excinfo:
await router.acompletion(
model=_INTERNAL_MODEL_GROUP_NAME,
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "hi"}],
)
msg = excinfo.value.message
assert _RECEIVED_MODEL_GROUP_PHRASE in msg, msg
assert _AVAILABLE_FALLBACKS_PHRASE in msg, msg
assert _INTERNAL_MODEL_GROUP_NAME in msg, msg
# --- Site 2: ContextWindowExceededError fallback hint ------------------------
@pytest.mark.asyncio
async def test_flag_off_does_not_leak_context_window_fallback_hint():
litellm.expose_router_debug_in_errors = False
router = _router_with_context_window_failure()
with pytest.raises(litellm.ContextWindowExceededError) as excinfo:
await router.acompletion(
model=_INTERNAL_MODEL_GROUP_NAME,
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "hi"}],
)
msg = excinfo.value.message
assert _CONTEXT_WINDOW_HINT_PHRASE not in msg, msg
assert _RECEIVED_MODEL_GROUP_PHRASE not in msg, msg
assert _INTERNAL_MODEL_GROUP_NAME not in msg, msg
@pytest.mark.asyncio
async def test_flag_on_shows_context_window_fallback_hint():
litellm.expose_router_debug_in_errors = True
router = _router_with_context_window_failure()
with pytest.raises(litellm.ContextWindowExceededError) as excinfo:
await router.acompletion(
model=_INTERNAL_MODEL_GROUP_NAME,
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "hi"}],
)
msg = excinfo.value.message
assert _CONTEXT_WINDOW_HINT_PHRASE in msg, msg
# Site 5 also fires for ContextWindow errors that exit the
# orchestrator without fallback resolution, so the model_group
# name is shown under the opt-in behavior.
assert _INTERNAL_MODEL_GROUP_NAME in msg, msg
# --- Site 4: "No fallback model group found..." when fallbacks miss ---------
@pytest.mark.asyncio
async def test_flag_off_does_not_leak_when_no_fallback_group_found():
litellm.expose_router_debug_in_errors = False
router = Router(
model_list=[
{
"model_name": _INTERNAL_MODEL_GROUP_NAME,
"litellm_params": {
"model": "gpt-4o",
"api_key": "key",
"mock_response": "litellm.RateLimitError",
},
"model_info": {"id": "secret-deployment-id"},
},
],
# Fallbacks defined for a different model_group, so resolution
# ends with fallback_model_group=None and hits site 4.
fallbacks=[{"some-other-group": ["some-other-target"]}],
num_retries=0,
)
with pytest.raises(litellm.RateLimitError) as excinfo:
await router.acompletion(
model=_INTERNAL_MODEL_GROUP_NAME,
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "hi"}],
)
msg = excinfo.value.message
assert "No fallback model group found" not in msg, msg
assert "some-other-group" not in msg, msg
assert _INTERNAL_MODEL_GROUP_NAME not in msg, msg
@pytest.mark.asyncio
async def test_flag_on_shows_when_no_fallback_group_found():
litellm.expose_router_debug_in_errors = True
router = Router(
model_list=[
{
"model_name": _INTERNAL_MODEL_GROUP_NAME,
"litellm_params": {
"model": "gpt-4o",
"api_key": "key",
"mock_response": "litellm.RateLimitError",
},
"model_info": {"id": "secret-deployment-id"},
},
],
fallbacks=[{"some-other-group": ["some-other-target"]}],
num_retries=0,
)
with pytest.raises(litellm.RateLimitError) as excinfo:
await router.acompletion(
model=_INTERNAL_MODEL_GROUP_NAME,
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "hi"}],
)
msg = excinfo.value.message
assert "No fallback model group found" in msg, msg
assert _INTERNAL_MODEL_GROUP_NAME in msg, msg
# --- Site 1: Deployment timeout debug on litellm.Timeout --------------------
def _router_with_plain_deployment() -> Router:
"""Plain deployment, no preconfigured mock_response — caller supplies via kwargs.
Exception instances cannot live in `model_list[*].litellm_params` because
`Router.__init__` deep-copies model_list and several LiteLLM exceptions
(Timeout, ContentPolicyViolationError) require positional args that
`__reduce__` cannot reconstruct. Passing the trigger at call-site bypasses
the deepcopy entirely.
"""
return Router(
model_list=[
{
"model_name": _INTERNAL_MODEL_GROUP_NAME,
"litellm_params": {"model": "gpt-4o", "api_key": "key"},
"model_info": {"id": "secret-deployment-id"},
},
],
num_retries=0,
)
@pytest.mark.asyncio
async def test_flag_off_does_not_leak_deployment_timeout_debug():
litellm.expose_router_debug_in_errors = False
router = _router_with_plain_deployment()
with pytest.raises(litellm.Timeout) as excinfo:
await router.acompletion(
model=_INTERNAL_MODEL_GROUP_NAME,
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "hi"}],
mock_timeout=True,
timeout=0.001,
)
msg = excinfo.value.message
assert "Deployment Info: request_timeout:" not in msg, msg
@pytest.mark.asyncio
async def test_flag_on_shows_deployment_timeout_debug():
litellm.expose_router_debug_in_errors = True
router = _router_with_plain_deployment()
with pytest.raises(litellm.Timeout) as excinfo:
await router.acompletion(
model=_INTERNAL_MODEL_GROUP_NAME,
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "hi"}],
mock_timeout=True,
timeout=0.001,
)
msg = excinfo.value.message
assert "Deployment Info: request_timeout:" in msg, msg
# --- Site 3: ContentPolicyViolationError fallback hint (no fallback set) ----
def _content_policy_error() -> litellm.ContentPolicyViolationError:
return litellm.ContentPolicyViolationError(
message="mocked policy violation",
model="gpt-4o",
llm_provider="openai",
)
@pytest.mark.asyncio
async def test_flag_off_does_not_leak_content_policy_fallback_hint():
litellm.expose_router_debug_in_errors = False
router = _router_with_plain_deployment()
with pytest.raises(litellm.ContentPolicyViolationError) as excinfo:
await router.acompletion(
model=_INTERNAL_MODEL_GROUP_NAME,
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "hi"}],
mock_response=_content_policy_error(),
)
msg = excinfo.value.message
assert "content_policy_fallback=" not in msg, msg
assert _INTERNAL_MODEL_GROUP_NAME not in msg, msg
@pytest.mark.asyncio
async def test_flag_on_shows_content_policy_fallback_hint():
litellm.expose_router_debug_in_errors = True
router = _router_with_plain_deployment()
with pytest.raises(litellm.ContentPolicyViolationError) as excinfo:
await router.acompletion(
model=_INTERNAL_MODEL_GROUP_NAME,
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "hi"}],
mock_response=_content_policy_error(),
)
msg = excinfo.value.message
assert "content_policy_fallback=" in msg, msg
assert _INTERNAL_MODEL_GROUP_NAME in msg, msg
# --- Credential masking: raw provider keys never leak, either flag state ----
@pytest.mark.asyncio
async def test_flag_off_hides_fallback_credentials():
litellm.expose_router_debug_in_errors = False
router = _router_with_credentialed_fallback()
with pytest.raises(litellm.RateLimitError) as excinfo:
await router.acompletion(
model=_INTERNAL_MODEL_GROUP_NAME,
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "hi"}],
)
msg = excinfo.value.message
assert _FALLBACK_CREDENTIAL not in msg, msg
assert _AVAILABLE_FALLBACKS_PHRASE not in msg, msg
@pytest.mark.asyncio
async def test_flag_on_masks_fallback_credentials():
litellm.expose_router_debug_in_errors = True
router = _router_with_credentialed_fallback()
with pytest.raises(litellm.RateLimitError) as excinfo:
await router.acompletion(
model=_INTERNAL_MODEL_GROUP_NAME,
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "hi"}],
)
msg = excinfo.value.message
# The raw credential must never appear, even though debug exposure is on
assert _FALLBACK_CREDENTIAL not in msg, msg
# The fallback wiring is still shown (masking preserves structure, it does
# not drop the whole message), so the api_key key name survives
assert "api_key" in msg, msg
@pytest.mark.asyncio
async def test_flag_on_scrubs_credential_from_inner_fallback_exception_string():
"""If the fallback attempt itself raises an exception whose message embeds a
raw provider credential (e.g. a provider SDK echoing back the api_key it was
called with), that string is re-embedded via `Error doing the fallback: ...`
on the terminal raise. The router must scrub known secret patterns from it.
The primary fails with a benign rate-limit; the fallback deployment fails
with an exception whose text contains the secret."""
litellm.expose_router_debug_in_errors = True
inner_secret = "sk-INNERFALLBACKEXCEPTIONSECRET1234"
router = Router(
model_list=[
{
"model_name": _INTERNAL_MODEL_GROUP_NAME,
"litellm_params": {
"model": "gpt-4o",
"api_key": "key",
"mock_response": "litellm.RateLimitError",
},
"model_info": {"id": "secret-deployment-id"},
},
{
"model_name": "fallback-group",
"litellm_params": {
"model": "gpt-4o",
"api_key": "key",
"mock_response": f"Exception: content_filter_policy - api_key={inner_secret}",
},
"model_info": {"id": "fallback-deployment-id"},
},
],
fallbacks=[{_INTERNAL_MODEL_GROUP_NAME: ["fallback-group"]}],
num_retries=0,
)
with pytest.raises(litellm.RateLimitError) as excinfo:
await router.acompletion(
model=_INTERNAL_MODEL_GROUP_NAME,
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "hi"}],
)
msg = excinfo.value.message
assert "Error doing the fallback:" in msg, msg
assert inner_secret not in msg, msg
assert "REDACTED" in msg, msg