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// Copyright 2024-2025 Tree xie.
//
// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
// You may obtain a copy of the License at
//
// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
//
// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
// limitations under the License.
use super::{
Error, get_hash_key, get_int_conf, get_str_conf, get_str_slice_conf,
};
use ahash::AHashMap;
use async_trait::async_trait;
use bytes::Bytes;
use hex::ToHex;
use http::StatusCode;
use pingap_config::{PluginCategory, PluginConf};
use pingap_core::{
Ctx, HTTP_HEADER_NO_STORE, HttpResponse, Plugin, PluginStep,
RequestPluginResult,
};
use pingap_core::{ensure_verified_client_ip, get_query_value, now_sec};
use pingora::proxy::Session;
use sha2::{Digest, Sha256};
use std::borrow::Cow;
use tracing::debug;
type Result<T, E = Error> = std::result::Result<T, E>;
const CATEGORY: &str = "combined_auth";
/// A secret of `*` disables every check for that app, including the ip list.
const SUPER_USER_SECRET: &str = "*";
// AuthParam defines the authentication configuration for a single application
struct AuthParam {
// Optional IP rules for restricting access to specific IP addresses or CIDR ranges
// Example: ["127.0.0.1", "192.168.1.0/24"]
ip_rules: Option<pingap_util::IpRules>,
// Secret key used for HMAC authentication
// Special value "*" bypasses all authentication (super user mode)
secret: String,
// Maximum allowed time difference between request timestamp and server time
// Helps prevent replay attacks by rejecting old requests
// Value is in seconds, typical values: 30-300
deviation: i64,
}
pub struct CombinedAuth {
// Unique identifier for this plugin instance
hash_value: String,
// Plugin execution phase (must be PluginStep::Request)
plugin_step: PluginStep,
// Map of app_id to their authentication parameters
auths: AHashMap<String, AuthParam>,
}
/// Converts a plugin configuration into a CombinedAuth instance
///
/// # Arguments
/// * `value` - The plugin configuration containing authorization settings
///
/// # Returns
/// * `Result<Self>` - A new CombinedAuth instance or an error if configuration is invalid
///
/// # Configuration Format
/// ```toml
/// authorizations = [
/// { app_id = "myapp", secret = "mysecret", deviation = 60, ip_list = ["127.0.0.1"] }
/// ]
/// ```
impl TryFrom<&PluginConf> for CombinedAuth {
type Error = Error;
fn try_from(value: &PluginConf) -> Result<Self> {
let hash_value = get_hash_key(value);
let Some(authorizations) = value.get("authorizations") else {
return Err(Error::Invalid {
category: CATEGORY.to_string(),
message: "authorizations is empty".to_string(),
});
};
let Some(authorizations) = authorizations.as_array() else {
return Err(Error::Invalid {
category: CATEGORY.to_string(),
message: "authorizations is not array".to_string(),
});
};
let mut auths = AHashMap::new();
for item in authorizations.iter() {
// An entry that is not a table, or has no app_id, used to be
// skipped: the app it was meant to authorize then failed every
// request with "app id is invalid" and nothing said why.
let Some(value) = item.as_table() else {
return Err(Error::Invalid {
category: CATEGORY.to_string(),
message: "authorizations entries must be tables"
.to_string(),
});
};
let app_id = get_str_conf(value, "app_id");
if app_id.is_empty() {
return Err(Error::Invalid {
category: CATEGORY.to_string(),
message: "app_id of an authorization is empty".to_string(),
});
}
let mut ip_rules = None;
let ip_list = get_str_slice_conf(value, "ip_list");
if !ip_list.is_empty() {
ip_rules =
Some(pingap_util::IpRules::try_new(&ip_list).map_err(
|e| Error::Invalid {
category: PluginCategory::CombinedAuth.to_string(),
message: e.to_string(),
},
)?);
}
// `deviation` bounds the replay window, so it has to be a
// deliberate choice. It used to default to 0, which rejects every
// request whose timestamp is not exactly the current second — a
// config that appears to work only when the clocks happen to line
// up.
let deviation = get_int_conf(value, "deviation");
let secret = get_str_conf(value, "secret");
if deviation <= 0 && secret != SUPER_USER_SECRET {
return Err(Error::Invalid {
category: CATEGORY.to_string(),
message: format!(
"deviation of app({app_id}) must be greater than 0 seconds"
),
});
}
auths.insert(
app_id,
AuthParam {
ip_rules,
secret,
deviation,
},
);
}
Ok(Self {
plugin_step: PluginStep::Request,
hash_value,
auths,
})
}
}
impl CombinedAuth {
/// Creates a new CombinedAuth plugin instance from the provided configuration
///
/// # Arguments
/// * `params` - Plugin configuration parameters
///
/// # Returns
/// * `Result<Self>` - A new plugin instance or an error if configuration is invalid
pub fn new(params: &PluginConf) -> Result<Self> {
debug!(
params = pingap_config::masked_toml(params),
"new combined auth plugin"
);
Self::try_from(params)
}
/// Validates an incoming request against the configured authentication rules
///
/// # Arguments
/// * `session` - The HTTP session containing the request details
///
/// # Returns
/// * `Result<()>` - Ok if validation passes, Error if any check fails
///
/// # Authentication Steps
/// 1. Validates app_id from query parameters
/// 2. Checks IP restrictions (if configured)
/// 3. Validates timestamp to prevent replay attacks
/// 4. Verifies HMAC digest for request authenticity
///
/// # Query Parameters Required
/// * `app_id` - Application identifier
/// * `ts` - Unix timestamp
/// * `digest` - SHA-256 HMAC of `secret:timestamp`
#[inline]
fn validate(&self, session: &Session, ctx: &mut Ctx) -> Result<()> {
let category = CATEGORY;
let req_header = session.req_header();
// Step 1: Extract and validate app_id
// The app_id must be provided as a query parameter: ?app_id=your_app_id
let Some(app_id) = get_query_value(req_header, "app_id") else {
return Err(Error::Invalid {
category: category.to_string(),
message: "app id is empty".to_string(),
});
};
// Step 2: Lookup authentication configuration for this app_id
let Some(auth_param) = self.auths.get(app_id) else {
return Err(Error::Invalid {
category: category.to_string(),
message: "app id is invalid".to_string(),
});
};
// Step 3: Super user check
// If secret is "*", this app has unlimited access
// USE WITH CAUTION: This bypasses all security checks
if auth_param.secret == SUPER_USER_SECRET {
return Ok(());
}
// Step 4: IP validation (if configured)
// Checks if the client IP is in the allowed list: through
// trusted proxies the forwarded address, without them the peer's
// own, which a request cannot make up.
if let Some(ip_rules) = &auth_param.ip_rules {
let ip = ensure_verified_client_ip(session, ctx);
if !ip_rules.is_match(ip).unwrap_or_default() {
return Err(Error::Invalid {
category: category.to_string(),
message: "ip is invalid".to_string(),
});
}
}
// Step 5: Timestamp validation
// Requires a Unix timestamp as query parameter: ?ts=1234567890
let ts = get_query_value(req_header, "ts").unwrap_or_default();
if ts.is_empty() {
return Err(Error::Invalid {
category: category.to_string(),
message: "timestamp is empty".to_string(),
});
}
// Convert timestamp to i64 and validate it's within acceptable range
let value = ts.parse::<i64>().map_err(|e| Error::Invalid {
category: category.to_string(),
message: e.to_string(),
})?;
let now = now_sec() as i64;
if (now - value).abs() > auth_param.deviation {
return Err(Error::Invalid {
category: category.to_string(),
message: "timestamp deviation is invalid".to_string(),
});
}
// Step 6: HMAC Authentication
// Requires a hex-encoded SHA-256 HMAC digest as query parameter: ?digest=abc123...
// digest = hex(SHA256(secret:timestamp))
let digest = get_query_value(req_header, "digest").unwrap_or_default();
if digest.is_empty() {
return Err(Error::Invalid {
category: category.to_string(),
message: "digest is empty".to_string(),
});
}
// Calculate expected digest
let mut hasher = Sha256::new();
hasher.update(format!("{}:{ts}", auth_param.secret).as_bytes());
let hash256 = hasher.finalize();
// Compare digests in constant time to prevent timing attacks.
if !pingap_core::constant_time_eq(
digest.to_lowercase().as_bytes(),
hash256.encode_hex::<String>().as_bytes(),
) {
return Err(Error::Invalid {
category: category.to_string(),
message: "digest is invalid".to_string(),
});
}
Ok(())
}
}
#[async_trait]
impl Plugin for CombinedAuth {
/// Returns the unique hash key for this plugin instance
#[inline]
fn config_key(&self) -> Cow<'_, str> {
Cow::Borrowed(&self.hash_value)
}
/// Handles incoming HTTP requests by performing authentication checks
///
/// # Arguments
/// * `step` - The current plugin execution step
/// * `session` - The HTTP session containing request details
/// * `_ctx` - Plugin state context
///
/// # Returns
/// * `pingora::Result<Option<HttpResponse>>` - None if authentication passes,
/// or an HTTP 401 response if authentication fails
#[inline]
async fn handle_request(
&self,
step: PluginStep,
session: &mut Session,
ctx: &mut Ctx,
) -> pingora::Result<RequestPluginResult> {
if step != self.plugin_step {
return Ok(RequestPluginResult::Skipped);
}
if let Err(e) = self.validate(session, ctx) {
return Ok(RequestPluginResult::Respond(HttpResponse {
status: StatusCode::UNAUTHORIZED,
headers: Some(vec![HTTP_HEADER_NO_STORE.clone()]),
body: Bytes::from(e.to_string()),
..Default::default()
}));
}
Ok(RequestPluginResult::Continue)
}
}
register_plugin!("combined_auth", CombinedAuth);
#[cfg(test)]
mod tests {
use super::{AuthParam, CombinedAuth};
use ahash::AHashMap;
use hex::ToHex;
use pingap_config::PluginConf;
use pingap_core::{Ctx, PluginStep};
use pingora::proxy::Session;
use pretty_assertions::assert_eq;
use sha2::{Digest, Sha256};
use tokio_test::io::Builder;
/// `deviation` bounds the replay window. It used to default to 0, which
/// rejects every request whose timestamp is not exactly the current second.
#[test]
fn test_combined_auth_requires_deviation() {
let result = CombinedAuth::try_from(
&toml::from_str::<PluginConf>(
r###"
[[authorizations]]
app_id = "pingap"
secret = "123123"
"###,
)
.unwrap(),
);
assert_eq!(
"Plugin combined_auth invalid, message: deviation of app(pingap) must be greater than 0 seconds",
result.err().unwrap().to_string()
);
let params = CombinedAuth::try_from(
&toml::from_str::<PluginConf>(
r###"
[[authorizations]]
app_id = "pingap"
secret = "123123"
deviation = 60
"###,
)
.unwrap(),
)
.unwrap();
assert_eq!(60, params.auths.get("pingap").unwrap().deviation);
// A super user app has no timestamp check to bound.
let params = CombinedAuth::try_from(
&toml::from_str::<PluginConf>(
r###"
[[authorizations]]
app_id = "internal"
secret = "*"
"###,
)
.unwrap(),
)
.unwrap();
assert_eq!(true, params.auths.contains_key("internal"));
}
#[tokio::test]
async fn test_combined_auth() {
let mut auths = AHashMap::new();
let secret = "abcd";
auths.insert(
"pingap".to_string(),
AuthParam {
ip_rules: Some(pingap_util::IpRules::new(&[
"127.0.0.1".to_string(),
"192.168.1.0/24".to_string(),
])),
secret: secret.to_string(),
deviation: 60,
},
);
let combined_auth = CombinedAuth {
plugin_step: PluginStep::Request,
hash_value: "".to_string(),
auths,
};
// The context of a request from `peer`: no trusted proxies are
// configured here, so the peer's address is the one that counts.
let from_peer = |peer: &str| {
let mut ctx = Ctx::default();
ctx.conn.remote_addr = Some(peer.to_string());
ctx
};
// no app id
let headers = [""].join("\r\n");
let input_header =
format!("GET /vicanso/pingap?size=1 HTTP/1.1\r\n{headers}\r\n\r\n");
let mock_io = Builder::new().read(input_header.as_bytes()).build();
let mut session = Session::new_h1(Box::new(mock_io));
session.read_request().await.unwrap();
let result = combined_auth.validate(&session, &mut Ctx::default());
assert_eq!(true, result.is_err());
assert_eq!(
"Plugin combined_auth invalid, message: app id is empty",
result.unwrap_err().to_string()
);
// app id is invalid
let headers = [""].join("\r\n");
let input_header = format!(
"GET /vicanso/pingap?app_id=abc HTTP/1.1\r\n{headers}\r\n\r\n"
);
let mock_io = Builder::new().read(input_header.as_bytes()).build();
let mut session = Session::new_h1(Box::new(mock_io));
session.read_request().await.unwrap();
let result = combined_auth.validate(&session, &mut Ctx::default());
assert_eq!(true, result.is_err());
assert_eq!(
"Plugin combined_auth invalid, message: app id is invalid",
result.unwrap_err().to_string()
);
// ip is invalid. Regression: the address was taken from the
// request, so a client outside the list only had to claim one
// that is on it.
let headers = ["X-Forwarded-For: 192.168.1.10"].join("\r\n");
let input_header = format!(
"GET /vicanso/pingap?app_id=pingap HTTP/1.1\r\n{headers}\r\n\r\n"
);
let mock_io = Builder::new().read(input_header.as_bytes()).build();
let mut session = Session::new_h1(Box::new(mock_io));
session.read_request().await.unwrap();
let result =
combined_auth.validate(&session, &mut from_peer("1.1.1.1"));
assert_eq!(true, result.is_err());
assert_eq!(
"Plugin combined_auth invalid, message: ip is invalid",
result.unwrap_err().to_string()
);
// timestamp is empty
let headers = [""].join("\r\n");
let input_header = format!(
"GET /vicanso/pingap?app_id=pingap HTTP/1.1\r\n{headers}\r\n\r\n"
);
let mock_io = Builder::new().read(input_header.as_bytes()).build();
let mut session = Session::new_h1(Box::new(mock_io));
session.read_request().await.unwrap();
let result =
combined_auth.validate(&session, &mut from_peer("192.168.1.10"));
assert_eq!(true, result.is_err());
assert_eq!(
"Plugin combined_auth invalid, message: timestamp is empty",
result.unwrap_err().to_string()
);
// timestamp is invalid
let headers = [""].join("\r\n");
let input_header = format!(
"GET /vicanso/pingap?app_id=pingap&ts=123 HTTP/1.1\r\n{headers}\r\n\r\n"
);
let mock_io = Builder::new().read(input_header.as_bytes()).build();
let mut session = Session::new_h1(Box::new(mock_io));
session.read_request().await.unwrap();
let result =
combined_auth.validate(&session, &mut from_peer("192.168.1.10"));
assert_eq!(true, result.is_err());
assert_eq!(
"Plugin combined_auth invalid, message: timestamp deviation is invalid",
result.unwrap_err().to_string()
);
// digest is empty
let headers = [""].join("\r\n");
let ts = pingap_core::now_sec() as i64;
let input_header = format!(
"GET /vicanso/pingap?app_id=pingap&ts={ts} HTTP/1.1\r\n{headers}\r\n\r\n"
);
let mock_io = Builder::new().read(input_header.as_bytes()).build();
let mut session = Session::new_h1(Box::new(mock_io));
session.read_request().await.unwrap();
let result =
combined_auth.validate(&session, &mut from_peer("192.168.1.10"));
assert_eq!(true, result.is_err());
assert_eq!(
"Plugin combined_auth invalid, message: digest is empty",
result.unwrap_err().to_string()
);
// digest is invalid
let headers = [""].join("\r\n");
let ts = pingap_core::now_sec() as i64;
let input_header = format!(
"GET /vicanso/pingap?app_id=pingap&ts={ts}&digest=abc HTTP/1.1\r\n{headers}\r\n\r\n"
);
let mock_io = Builder::new().read(input_header.as_bytes()).build();
let mut session = Session::new_h1(Box::new(mock_io));
session.read_request().await.unwrap();
let result =
combined_auth.validate(&session, &mut from_peer("192.168.1.10"));
assert_eq!(true, result.is_err());
assert_eq!(
"Plugin combined_auth invalid, message: digest is invalid",
result.unwrap_err().to_string()
);
let headers = [""].join("\r\n");
let ts = pingap_core::now_sec() as i64;
let mut hasher = Sha256::new();
hasher.update(format!("{secret}:{ts}",).as_bytes());
let hash256 = hasher.finalize();
let digest = hash256.encode_hex::<String>();
let input_header = format!(
"GET /vicanso/pingap?app_id=pingap&ts={ts}&digest={digest} HTTP/1.1\r\n{headers}\r\n\r\n"
);
let mock_io = Builder::new().read(input_header.as_bytes()).build();
let mut session = Session::new_h1(Box::new(mock_io));
session.read_request().await.unwrap();
let result =
combined_auth.validate(&session, &mut from_peer("192.168.1.10"));
assert_eq!(true, result.is_ok());
}
}