@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
     "with_rw_directory",
     "with_rw_repo",
     "with_rw_and_rw_remote_repo",
+    "PathLikeMock",
     "TestBase",
     "VirtualEnvironment",
     "TestCase",
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@
 ]
 
 import contextlib
+from dataclasses import dataclass
 from functools import wraps
 import gc
 import io
@@ -49,6 +51,15 @@
 
 _logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
+
+@dataclass
+class PathLikeMock:
+    path: str
+
+    def __fspath__(self) -> str:
+        return self.path
+
+
 # { Routines
 
 
 
@@ -1,12 +1,23 @@
 # This module is part of GitPython and is released under the
 # 3-Clause BSD License: https://opensource.org/license/bsd-3-clause/
 
+import os
+import os.path as osp
+import pathlib
+import sys
+import tempfile
+from unittest import skip
+
+from git import GitCommandError, Repo
+from git.exc import UnsafeOptionError, UnsafeProtocolError
+
+from test.lib import TestBase, with_rw_directory, with_rw_repo, PathLikeMock
+
 from pathlib import Path
 import re
 
 import git
-
-from test.lib import TestBase, with_rw_directory
+import pytest
 
 
 class TestClone(TestBase):
@@ -29,3 +40,294 @@ def test_checkout_in_non_empty_dir(self, rw_dir):
             )
         else:
             self.fail("GitCommandError not raised")
+
+    @with_rw_directory
+    def test_clone_from_pathlib(self, rw_dir):
+        original_repo = Repo.init(osp.join(rw_dir, "repo"))
+
+        Repo.clone_from(pathlib.Path(original_repo.git_dir), pathlib.Path(rw_dir) / "clone_pathlib")
+
+    @with_rw_directory
+    def test_clone_from_pathlike(self, rw_dir):
+        original_repo = Repo.init(osp.join(rw_dir, "repo"))
+        Repo.clone_from(PathLikeMock(original_repo.git_dir), PathLikeMock(os.path.join(rw_dir, "clone_pathlike")))
+
+    @with_rw_directory
+    def test_clone_from_pathlike_unicode_repr(self, rw_dir):
+        original_repo = Repo.init(osp.join(rw_dir, "repo-áēñöưḩ̣"))
+        Repo.clone_from(
+            PathLikeMock(original_repo.git_dir), PathLikeMock(os.path.join(rw_dir, "clone_pathlike-áēñöưḩ̣"))
+        )
+
+    @with_rw_directory
+    def test_clone_from_pathlib_withConfig(self, rw_dir):
+        original_repo = Repo.init(osp.join(rw_dir, "repo"))
+
+        cloned = Repo.clone_from(
+            original_repo.git_dir,
+            pathlib.Path(rw_dir) / "clone_pathlib_withConfig",
+            multi_options=[
+                "--recurse-submodules=repo",
+                "--config core.filemode=false",
+                "--config submodule.repo.update=checkout",
+                "--config filter.lfs.clean='git-lfs clean -- %f'",
+            ],
+            allow_unsafe_options=True,
+        )
+
+        self.assertEqual(cloned.config_reader().get_value("submodule", "active"), "repo")
+        self.assertEqual(cloned.config_reader().get_value("core", "filemode"), False)
+        self.assertEqual(cloned.config_reader().get_value('submodule "repo"', "update"), "checkout")
+        self.assertEqual(
+            cloned.config_reader().get_value('filter "lfs"', "clean"),
+            "git-lfs clean -- %f",
+        )
+
+    def test_clone_from_with_path_contains_unicode(self):
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmpdir:
+            unicode_dir_name = "\u0394"
+            path_with_unicode = os.path.join(tmpdir, unicode_dir_name)
+            os.makedirs(path_with_unicode)
+
+            try:
+                Repo.clone_from(
+                    url=self._small_repo_url(),
+                    to_path=path_with_unicode,
+                )
+            except UnicodeEncodeError:
+                self.fail("Raised UnicodeEncodeError")
+
+    @with_rw_directory
+    @skip(
+        """The referenced repository was removed, and one needs to set up a new
+        password controlled repo under the org's control."""
+    )
+    def test_leaking_password_in_clone_logs(self, rw_dir):
+        password = "fakepassword1234"
+        try:
+            Repo.clone_from(
+                url="https://fakeuser:{}@fakerepo.example.com/testrepo".format(password),
+                to_path=rw_dir,
+            )
+        except GitCommandError as err:
+            assert password not in str(err), "The error message '%s' should not contain the password" % err
+        # Working example from a blank private project.
+        Repo.clone_from(
+            url="https://gitlab+deploy-token-392045:mLWhVus7bjLsy8xj8q2V@gitlab.com/mercierm/test_git_python",
+            to_path=rw_dir,
+        )
+
+    @with_rw_repo("HEAD")
+    def test_clone_unsafe_options(self, rw_repo):
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tdir:
+            tmp_dir = pathlib.Path(tdir)
+            tmp_file = tmp_dir / "pwn"
+            unsafe_options = [
+                f"--upload-pack='touch {tmp_file}'",
+                f"-u 'touch {tmp_file}'",
+                "--config=protocol.ext.allow=always",
+                "-c protocol.ext.allow=always",
+            ]
+            for unsafe_option in unsafe_options:
+                with self.assertRaises(UnsafeOptionError):
+                    rw_repo.clone(tmp_dir, multi_options=[unsafe_option])
+                assert not tmp_file.exists()
+
+            unsafe_options = [
+                {"upload-pack": f"touch {tmp_file}"},
+                {"u": f"touch {tmp_file}"},
+                {"config": "protocol.ext.allow=always"},
+                {"c": "protocol.ext.allow=always"},
+            ]
+            for unsafe_option in unsafe_options:
+                with self.assertRaises(UnsafeOptionError):
+                    rw_repo.clone(tmp_dir, **unsafe_option)
+                assert not tmp_file.exists()
+
+    @pytest.mark.xfail(
+        sys.platform == "win32",
+        reason=(
+            "File not created. A separate Windows command may be needed. This and the "
+            "currently passing test test_clone_unsafe_options must be adjusted in the "
+            "same way. Until then, test_clone_unsafe_options is unreliable on Windows."
+        ),
+        raises=AssertionError,
+    )
+    @with_rw_repo("HEAD")
+    def test_clone_unsafe_options_allowed(self, rw_repo):
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tdir:
+            tmp_dir = pathlib.Path(tdir)
+            tmp_file = tmp_dir / "pwn"
+            unsafe_options = [
+                f"--upload-pack='touch {tmp_file}'",
+                f"-u 'touch {tmp_file}'",
+            ]
+            for i, unsafe_option in enumerate(unsafe_options):
+                destination = tmp_dir / str(i)
+                assert not tmp_file.exists()
+                # The options will be allowed, but the command will fail.
+                with self.assertRaises(GitCommandError):
+                    rw_repo.clone(destination, multi_options=[unsafe_option], allow_unsafe_options=True)
+                assert tmp_file.exists()
+                tmp_file.unlink()
+
+            unsafe_options = [
+                "--config=protocol.ext.allow=always",
+                "-c protocol.ext.allow=always",
+            ]
+            for i, unsafe_option in enumerate(unsafe_options):
+                destination = tmp_dir / str(i)
+                assert not destination.exists()
+                rw_repo.clone(destination, multi_options=[unsafe_option], allow_unsafe_options=True)
+                assert destination.exists()
+
+    @with_rw_repo("HEAD")
+    def test_clone_safe_options(self, rw_repo):
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tdir:
+            tmp_dir = pathlib.Path(tdir)
+            options = [
+                "--depth=1",
+                "--single-branch",
+                "-q",
+            ]
+            for option in options:
+                destination = tmp_dir / option
+                assert not destination.exists()
+                rw_repo.clone(destination, multi_options=[option])
+                assert destination.exists()
+
+    @with_rw_repo("HEAD")
+    def test_clone_from_unsafe_options(self, rw_repo):
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tdir:
+            tmp_dir = pathlib.Path(tdir)
+            tmp_file = tmp_dir / "pwn"
+            unsafe_options = [
+                f"--upload-pack='touch {tmp_file}'",
+                f"-u 'touch {tmp_file}'",
+                "--config=protocol.ext.allow=always",
+                "-c protocol.ext.allow=always",
+            ]
+            for unsafe_option in unsafe_options:
+                with self.assertRaises(UnsafeOptionError):
+                    Repo.clone_from(rw_repo.working_dir, tmp_dir, multi_options=[unsafe_option])
+                assert not tmp_file.exists()
+
+            unsafe_options = [
+                {"upload-pack": f"touch {tmp_file}"},
+                {"u": f"touch {tmp_file}"},
+                {"config": "protocol.ext.allow=always"},
+                {"c": "protocol.ext.allow=always"},
+            ]
+            for unsafe_option in unsafe_options:
+                with self.assertRaises(UnsafeOptionError):
+                    Repo.clone_from(rw_repo.working_dir, tmp_dir, **unsafe_option)
+                assert not tmp_file.exists()
+
+    @pytest.mark.xfail(
+        sys.platform == "win32",
+        reason=(
+            "File not created. A separate Windows command may be needed. This and the "
+            "currently passing test test_clone_from_unsafe_options must be adjusted in the "
+            "same way. Until then, test_clone_from_unsafe_options is unreliable on Windows."
+        ),
+        raises=AssertionError,
+    )
+    @with_rw_repo("HEAD")
+    def test_clone_from_unsafe_options_allowed(self, rw_repo):
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tdir:
+            tmp_dir = pathlib.Path(tdir)
+            tmp_file = tmp_dir / "pwn"
+            unsafe_options = [
+                f"--upload-pack='touch {tmp_file}'",
+                f"-u 'touch {tmp_file}'",
+            ]
+            for i, unsafe_option in enumerate(unsafe_options):
+                destination = tmp_dir / str(i)
+                assert not tmp_file.exists()
+                # The options will be allowed, but the command will fail.
+                with self.assertRaises(GitCommandError):
+                    Repo.clone_from(
+                        rw_repo.working_dir, destination, multi_options=[unsafe_option], allow_unsafe_options=True
+                    )
+                assert tmp_file.exists()
+                tmp_file.unlink()
+
+            unsafe_options = [
+                "--config=protocol.ext.allow=always",
+                "-c protocol.ext.allow=always",
+            ]
+            for i, unsafe_option in enumerate(unsafe_options):
+                destination = tmp_dir / str(i)
+                assert not destination.exists()
+                Repo.clone_from(
+                    rw_repo.working_dir, destination, multi_options=[unsafe_option], allow_unsafe_options=True
+                )
+                assert destination.exists()
+
+    @with_rw_repo("HEAD")
+    def test_clone_from_safe_options(self, rw_repo):
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tdir:
+            tmp_dir = pathlib.Path(tdir)
+            options = [
+                "--depth=1",
+                "--single-branch",
+                "-q",
+            ]
+            for option in options:
+                destination = tmp_dir / option
+                assert not destination.exists()
+                Repo.clone_from(rw_repo.common_dir, destination, multi_options=[option])
+                assert destination.exists()
+
+    def test_clone_from_unsafe_protocol(self):
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tdir:
+            tmp_dir = pathlib.Path(tdir)
+            tmp_file = tmp_dir / "pwn"
+            urls = [
+                f"ext::sh -c touch% {tmp_file}",
+                "fd::17/foo",
+            ]
+            for url in urls:
+                with self.assertRaises(UnsafeProtocolError):
+                    Repo.clone_from(url, tmp_dir / "repo")
+                assert not tmp_file.exists()
+
+    def test_clone_from_unsafe_protocol_allowed(self):
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tdir:
+            tmp_dir = pathlib.Path(tdir)
+            tmp_file = tmp_dir / "pwn"
+            urls = [
+                f"ext::sh -c touch% {tmp_file}",
+                "fd::/foo",
+            ]
+            for url in urls:
+                # The URL will be allowed into the command, but the command will
+                # fail since we don't have that protocol enabled in the Git config file.
+                with self.assertRaises(GitCommandError):
+                    Repo.clone_from(url, tmp_dir / "repo", allow_unsafe_protocols=True)
+                assert not tmp_file.exists()
+
+    def test_clone_from_unsafe_protocol_allowed_and_enabled(self):
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tdir:
+            tmp_dir = pathlib.Path(tdir)
+            tmp_file = tmp_dir / "pwn"
+            urls = [
+                f"ext::sh -c touch% {tmp_file}",
+            ]
+            allow_ext = [
+                "--config=protocol.ext.allow=always",
+            ]
+            for url in urls:
+                # The URL will be allowed into the command, and the protocol is enabled,
+                # but the command will fail since it can't read from the remote repo.
+                assert not tmp_file.exists()
+                with self.assertRaises(GitCommandError):
+                    Repo.clone_from(
+                        url,
+                        tmp_dir / "repo",
+                        multi_options=allow_ext,
+                        allow_unsafe_protocols=True,
+                        allow_unsafe_options=True,
+                    )
+                assert tmp_file.exists()
+                tmp_file.unlink()