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Integration of Http Signature Normalization with Actix Web

This library provides middlewares for verifying HTTP Signature headers and, optionally, Digest headers with the digest feature enabled. It also extends awc’s ClientRequest type to add signatures and digests to the request

Use it in a server

use actix_web::{http::StatusCode, web, App, HttpRequest, HttpResponse, HttpServer, ResponseError};
use http_signature_normalization_actix::prelude::*;
use sha2::{Digest, Sha256};
use std::future::{ready, Ready};
use tracing::info;
use tracing_actix_web::TracingLogger;
use tracing_error::ErrorLayer;
use tracing_subscriber::{layer::SubscriberExt, EnvFilter};

#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
struct MyVerify;

impl SignatureVerify for MyVerify {
    type Error = MyError;
    type Future = Ready<Result<bool, Self::Error>>;

    fn signature_verify(
        &mut self,
        algorithm: Option<Algorithm>,
        key_id: String,
        signature: String,
        signing_string: String,
    ) -> Self::Future {
        match algorithm {
            Some(Algorithm::Hs2019) => (),
            _ => return ready(Err(MyError::Algorithm)),
        };

        if key_id != "my-key-id" {
            return ready(Err(MyError::Key));
        }

        let decoded = match base64::decode(&signature) {
            Ok(decoded) => decoded,
            Err(_) => return ready(Err(MyError::Decode)),
        };

        info!("Signing String\n{}", signing_string);

        ready(Ok(decoded == signing_string.as_bytes()))
    }
}

async fn index(
    (_, sig_verified): (DigestVerified, SignatureVerified),
    req: HttpRequest,
    _body: web::Bytes,
) -> &'static str {
    info!("Verified request for {}", sig_verified.key_id());
    info!("{:?}", req);
    "Eyyyyup"
}

#[actix_rt::main]
async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
    let env_filter = EnvFilter::try_from_default_env().unwrap_or_else(|_| EnvFilter::new("info"));

    let subscriber = tracing_subscriber::Registry::default()
        .with(env_filter)
        .with(ErrorLayer::default())
        .with(tracing_subscriber::fmt::layer());

    tracing::subscriber::set_global_default(subscriber)?;

    let config = Config::default().require_header("accept").require_digest();

    HttpServer::new(move || {
        App::new()
            .wrap(VerifyDigest::new(Sha256::new()).optional())
            .wrap(VerifySignature::new(MyVerify, config.clone()).optional())
            .wrap(TracingLogger::default())
            .route("/", web::post().to(index))
    })
    .bind("127.0.0.1:8010")?
    .run()
    .await?;

    Ok(())
}

#[derive(Debug, thiserror::Error)]
enum MyError {
    #[error("Failed to verify, {0}")]
    Verify(#[from] PrepareVerifyError),

    #[error("Unsupported algorithm")]
    Algorithm,

    #[error("Couldn't decode signature")]
    Decode,

    #[error("Invalid key")]
    Key,
}

impl ResponseError for MyError {
    fn status_code(&self) -> StatusCode {
        StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST
    }

    fn error_response(&self) -> HttpResponse {
        HttpResponse::BadRequest().finish()
    }
}

Use it in a client

use actix_rt::task::JoinError;
use awc::Client;
use http_signature_normalization_actix::prelude::*;
use sha2::{Digest, Sha256};
use std::time::SystemTime;
use tracing::{error, info};
use tracing_error::ErrorLayer;
use tracing_subscriber::{layer::SubscriberExt, EnvFilter};

async fn request(config: Config) -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
    let digest = Sha256::new();

    let mut response = Client::default()
        .post("http://127.0.0.1:8010/")
        .append_header(("User-Agent", "Actix Web"))
        .append_header(("Accept", "text/plain"))
        .insert_header(actix_web::http::header::Date(SystemTime::now().into()))
        .signature_with_digest(config, "my-key-id", digest, "Hewwo-owo", |s| {
            info!("Signing String\n{}", s);
            Ok(base64::encode(s)) as Result<_, MyError>
        })
        .await?
        .send()
        .await
        .map_err(|e| {
            error!("Error, {}", e);
            MyError::SendRequest
        })?;

    let body = response.body().await.map_err(|e| {
        error!("Error, {}", e);
        MyError::Body
    })?;

    info!("{:?}", body);
    Ok(())
}

#[actix_rt::main]
async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
    let env_filter = EnvFilter::try_from_default_env().unwrap_or_else(|_| EnvFilter::new("info"));

    let subscriber = tracing_subscriber::Registry::default()
        .with(env_filter)
        .with(ErrorLayer::default())
        .with(tracing_subscriber::fmt::layer());

    tracing::subscriber::set_global_default(subscriber)?;

    let config = Config::default().require_header("accept").require_digest();

    request(config.clone()).await?;
    request(config.mastodon_compat()).await?;
    Ok(())
}

#[derive(Debug, thiserror::Error)]
pub enum MyError {
    #[error("Failed to create signing string, {0}")]
    Convert(#[from] PrepareSignError),

    #[error("Failed to create header, {0}")]
    Header(#[from] InvalidHeaderValue),

    #[error("Failed to send request")]
    SendRequest,

    #[error("Failed to retrieve request body")]
    Body,

    #[error("Blocking operation was canceled")]
    Canceled,
}

impl From<JoinError> for MyError {
    fn from(_: JoinError) -> Self {
        MyError::Canceled
    }
}

Modules

Types for signing requests with Actix Web
Types and Traits for creating and verifying Digest headers
Types for verifying requests with Actix Web
Useful types and traits for using this library in Actix Web
Types for Verifying an HTTP Signature

Structs

Configuration for signing and verifying signatures
Failed to build a signing string due to missing required headers

Enums

An error when preparing to sign a request
An error when preparing to verify a request

Traits

A trait implemented by the awc ClientRequest type to add an HTTP signature to the request
A trait for verifying signatures