use hmac::{Hmac, Mac};
use sha2::Sha256;
use super::model::{SnapshotEnvelope, SnapshotPayload};
const SCHEMA: &str = "cex.authz.snapshot.v1";
const MAC_DOMAIN: &str = "cex.authz.snapshot.v1\n";
#[derive(Debug, thiserror::Error)]
pub enum VerifyError {
#[error("envelope parse failed: {0}")]
Envelope(String),
#[error("payload parse failed: {0}")]
Payload(String),
#[error("unexpected schema: {0}")]
Schema(String),
#[error("stale version: {got} <= current {current}")]
Stale { got: u64, current: u64 },
#[error("signature rejected: {0}")]
Signature(String),
}
#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
pub enum VerifyMode {
Off,
Warn,
Enforce,
}
#[derive(Clone, Default)]
pub struct SnapshotVerifier {
mode: Option<VerifyMode>,
secret: Option<Vec<u8>>,
}
pub fn snapshot_mac(secret: &[u8], payload_str: &str) -> String {
let mut mac =
<Hmac<Sha256> as Mac>::new_from_slice(secret).expect("HMAC accepts keys of any size");
mac.update(MAC_DOMAIN.as_bytes());
mac.update(payload_str.as_bytes());
hex::encode(mac.finalize().into_bytes())
}
fn macs_match(expected_hex: &str, provided_hex: &str) -> bool {
use subtle::ConstantTimeEq;
let (Ok(a), Ok(b)) = (hex::decode(expected_hex), hex::decode(provided_hex)) else {
return false;
};
a.len() == b.len() && a.ct_eq(&b).into()
}
impl SnapshotVerifier {
pub fn new() -> Self {
Self { mode: Some(VerifyMode::Off), secret: None }
}
pub fn with_secret(mode: VerifyMode, secret: Vec<u8>) -> Self {
Self { mode: Some(mode), secret: Some(secret) }
}
pub fn from_env() -> Result<Self, String> {
let mode = match std::env::var("AUTHZ_SNAPSHOT_VERIFY")
.unwrap_or_default()
.trim()
.to_lowercase()
.as_str()
{
"" | "off" => VerifyMode::Off,
"warn" => VerifyMode::Warn,
"enforce" => VerifyMode::Enforce,
other => {
return Err(format!("invalid AUTHZ_SNAPSHOT_VERIFY '{other}' (off|warn|enforce)"))
}
};
let secret = std::env::var("AUTH_GATEWAY_HMAC_SECRET")
.ok()
.filter(|s| !s.trim().is_empty())
.map(|s| s.into_bytes());
if mode != VerifyMode::Off && secret.is_none() {
return Err(
"AUTHZ_SNAPSHOT_VERIFY is warn/enforce but AUTH_GATEWAY_HMAC_SECRET is not set"
.to_string(),
);
}
Ok(Self { mode: Some(mode), secret })
}
fn mode(&self) -> VerifyMode {
self.mode.unwrap_or(VerifyMode::Off)
}
pub fn verify(
&self,
envelope_bytes: &[u8],
current_version: u64,
) -> Result<SnapshotPayload, VerifyError> {
let envelope: SnapshotEnvelope = serde_json::from_slice(envelope_bytes)
.map_err(|e| VerifyError::Envelope(e.to_string()))?;
if self.mode() != VerifyMode::Off {
if let Err(reason) = self.check_signature(&envelope) {
match self.mode() {
VerifyMode::Enforce => return Err(VerifyError::Signature(reason)),
_ => tracing::warn!(
target: "security",
reason = %reason,
"authz snapshot signature rejected (warn mode: accepted)"
),
}
}
}
let payload: SnapshotPayload = serde_json::from_str(&envelope.payload)
.map_err(|e| VerifyError::Payload(e.to_string()))?;
if payload.schema != SCHEMA {
return Err(VerifyError::Schema(payload.schema));
}
if payload.policy_version <= current_version && current_version != 0 {
return Err(VerifyError::Stale {
got: payload.policy_version,
current: current_version,
});
}
Ok(payload)
}
fn check_signature(&self, envelope: &SnapshotEnvelope) -> Result<(), String> {
let provided = envelope
.signature
.as_deref()
.filter(|s| !s.is_empty())
.ok_or_else(|| "envelope carries no signature".to_string())?;
let secret = self
.secret
.as_deref()
.ok_or_else(|| "verifier has no secret configured".to_string())?;
let expected = snapshot_mac(secret, &envelope.payload);
if macs_match(&expected, provided) {
Ok(())
} else {
Err("HMAC verification failed".to_string())
}
}
}
#[cfg(test)]
mod tests {
use super::*;
const SECRET: &[u8] = b"test-gateway-secret";
fn payload_str(version: u64) -> String {
serde_json::json!({
"schema": SCHEMA,
"policy_version": version,
"issued_at": "2026-07-08T00:00:00Z",
"permissions": [],
"roles": [],
"grants": [],
"bindings": []
})
.to_string()
}
fn make_envelope(version: u64) -> Vec<u8> {
serde_json::to_vec(&serde_json::json!({
"payload": payload_str(version),
"signature": ""
}))
.unwrap()
}
fn signed_envelope(version: u64, secret: &[u8]) -> Vec<u8> {
let payload = payload_str(version);
let signature = snapshot_mac(secret, &payload);
serde_json::to_vec(&serde_json::json!({
"payload": payload,
"signature": signature
}))
.unwrap()
}
#[test]
fn parses_and_enforces_monotonic_version() {
let v = SnapshotVerifier::new();
let p = v.verify(&make_envelope(5), 0).expect("first snapshot");
assert_eq!(p.policy_version, 5);
assert!(matches!(
v.verify(&make_envelope(5), 5),
Err(VerifyError::Stale { .. })
));
assert!(v.verify(&make_envelope(6), 5).is_ok());
}
#[test]
fn rejects_wrong_schema() {
let v = SnapshotVerifier::new();
let bad = serde_json::to_vec(&serde_json::json!({
"payload": serde_json::json!({"schema":"nope","policy_version":1,"permissions":[],"roles":[],"grants":[],"bindings":[]}).to_string(),
"signature": ""
})).unwrap();
assert!(matches!(v.verify(&bad, 0), Err(VerifyError::Schema(_))));
}
#[test]
fn enforce_accepts_valid_mac_and_rejects_missing_or_forged() {
let v = SnapshotVerifier::with_secret(VerifyMode::Enforce, SECRET.to_vec());
assert!(v.verify(&signed_envelope(3, SECRET), 0).is_ok());
assert!(matches!(
v.verify(&make_envelope(3), 0),
Err(VerifyError::Signature(_))
));
assert!(matches!(
v.verify(&signed_envelope(3, b"other-secret"), 0),
Err(VerifyError::Signature(_))
));
}
#[test]
fn warn_mode_accepts_but_off_mode_never_checks() {
let v = SnapshotVerifier::with_secret(VerifyMode::Warn, SECRET.to_vec());
assert!(v.verify(&make_envelope(4), 0).is_ok());
let off = SnapshotVerifier::new();
assert!(off.verify(&make_envelope(4), 0).is_ok());
}
#[test]
fn tampered_payload_fails_enforce() {
let v = SnapshotVerifier::with_secret(VerifyMode::Enforce, SECRET.to_vec());
let signature = snapshot_mac(SECRET, &payload_str(3));
let tampered = serde_json::to_vec(&serde_json::json!({
"payload": payload_str(4),
"signature": signature
}))
.unwrap();
assert!(matches!(
v.verify(&tampered, 0),
Err(VerifyError::Signature(_))
));
}
#[test]
fn a_mac_without_the_domain_separator_is_rejected() {
use hmac::{Hmac, Mac};
use sha2::Sha256;
let payload = payload_str(3);
let mut mac = <Hmac<Sha256> as Mac>::new_from_slice(SECRET).unwrap();
mac.update(payload.as_bytes()); let undomained = hex::encode(mac.finalize().into_bytes());
let envelope = serde_json::to_vec(&serde_json::json!({
"payload": payload,
"signature": undomained
}))
.unwrap();
let v = SnapshotVerifier::with_secret(VerifyMode::Enforce, SECRET.to_vec());
assert!(matches!(v.verify(&envelope, 0), Err(VerifyError::Signature(_))));
}
}