Reject unknown config keys

src/config.rs

@@ -145,6 +145,9 @@ pub struct FileConfig {
     pub options: Options,
     #[serde(default)]
     pub profile: HashMap<String, Options>,
+    // Collects unrecognized keys; deny_unknown_fields is incompatible with flatten.
+    #[serde(flatten)]
+    _unknown: HashMap<String, toml::Value>,
 }
 
 impl FileConfig {
@@ -153,12 +156,26 @@ impl FileConfig {
             path: path.to_path_buf(),
             source: e,
         })?;
-        toml::from_str(&contents).map_err(|e| SandboxError::ConfigParse {
+        Self::parse(&contents).map_err(|e| match e {
+            SandboxError::ConfigParse { source, .. } => SandboxError::ConfigParse {
                 path: path.to_path_buf(),
-            source: e,
+                source,
+            },
+            other => other,
         })
     }
 
+    fn parse(contents: &str) -> Result<Self, SandboxError> {
+        let config: Self = toml::from_str(contents).map_err(|e| SandboxError::ConfigParse {
+            path: PathBuf::new(),
+            source: e,
+        })?;
+        if let Some(key) = config._unknown.keys().next() {
+            return Err(SandboxError::UnknownConfigKey(key.clone()));
+        }
+        Ok(config)
+    }
+
     fn resolve_profile(&self, name: Option<&str>) -> Result<Options, SandboxError> {
         match name {
             Some(n) => self
@@ -172,7 +189,7 @@ impl FileConfig {
 }
 
 #[derive(Deserialize, Default, Clone)]
-#[serde(rename_all = "kebab-case")]
+#[serde(rename_all = "kebab-case", deny_unknown_fields)]
 pub struct Options {
     pub blacklist: Option<bool>,
     pub whitelist: Option<bool>,
@@ -396,6 +413,7 @@ mod tests {
                     ..Options::default()
                 },
             )]),
+            ..FileConfig::default()
         };
         let args = Args {
             profile: Some("relaxed".into()),
@@ -461,6 +479,7 @@ mod tests {
                     ..Options::default()
                 },
             )]),
+            ..FileConfig::default()
         };
         let args = Args {
             profile: Some("extra".into()),
@@ -603,6 +622,7 @@ mod tests {
                     ..Options::default()
                 },
             )]),
+            ..FileConfig::default()
         };
         let args = Args {
             profile: Some("extra".into()),
@@ -613,6 +633,31 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(config.mask.len(), 3);
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn unknown_option_rejected() {
+        let toml = r#"
+            hardened = true
+            bogus = "nope"
+        "#;
+        assert!(matches!(
+            FileConfig::parse(toml),
+            Err(SandboxError::UnknownConfigKey(_))
+        ));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn unknown_profile_option_rejected() {
+        let toml = r#"
+            [profile.test]
+            hardened = true
+            frobnicate = 42
+        "#;
+        assert!(matches!(
+            FileConfig::parse(toml),
+            Err(SandboxError::ConfigParse { .. })
+        ));
+    }
+
     fn assert_paths(actual: &[PathBuf], expected: &[&str]) {
         let expected: Vec<PathBuf> = expected.iter().map(PathBuf::from).collect();
         assert_eq!(actual, &expected);

src/errors.rs

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ pub enum SandboxError {
     },
     ProfileNotFound(String),
     ConflictingMode,
+    UnknownConfigKey(String),
     ConfigPathNotAbsolute(PathBuf),
 }
 
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ impl std::fmt::Display for SandboxError {
                 f,
                 "config section sets both blacklist and whitelist to true"
             ),
+            Self::UnknownConfigKey(key) => write!(f, "unknown config key: {key}"),
             Self::ConfigPathNotAbsolute(p) => {
                 write!(f, "config path is not absolute: {}", p.display())
             }

tests/integration.rs

@@ -578,6 +578,24 @@ fn config_invalid_toml_errors() {
     );
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn config_unknown_key_errors() {
+    let dir = TempDir::new().unwrap();
+    let cfg = write_config(&dir, "hardened = true\nbogus = \"nope\"\n");
+
+    let output = sandbox(&["--config", &cfg])
+        .args(["--", "true"])
+        .output()
+        .expect("failed to execute");
+
+    assert!(!output.status.success());
+    let stderr = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stderr);
+    assert!(
+        stderr.contains("unknown config key"),
+        "expected unknown key error, got: {stderr}"
+    );
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn mask_hides_directory() {
     let dir = TempDir::new().unwrap();