reddb_server/auth/enforcement_mode.rs
1//! Policy enforcement mode (#712).
2//!
3//! Controls what `AuthStore::check_policy_authz_with_role` does when the
4//! policy evaluator returns [`DefaultDeny`][crate::auth::policies::Decision::DefaultDeny]
5//! — i.e. no statement matched, neither allow nor deny.
6//!
7//! * [`PolicyEnforcementMode::LegacyRbac`] — fall back to the legacy
8//! role-based decision computed by [`legacy_rbac_decision`]. This is
9//! the default for existing installs so upgrading does not silently
10//! tighten access for principals that have not yet been migrated to
11//! IAM policies.
12//! * [`PolicyEnforcementMode::PolicyOnly`] — surface the `DefaultDeny`
13//! as a deny. This is the default for fresh bootstraps and the
14//! long-term posture; the upcoming `MIGRATE POLICY MODE TO
15//! 'policy_only'` SQL (next slice, S5B) flips an existing install
16//! over after the operator has audited their attached policies.
17//!
18//! The mode is plumbed through [`super::store::AuthStore`] and read on
19//! every policy decision. It is configured by the `red.config.policy.
20//! enforcement_mode` config key — see `runtime::impl_config` for the
21//! write-path validation and the boot-time loader.
22
23use super::action_catalog::{lookup, ActionCategory};
24use super::Role;
25
26/// Config key that selects the enforcement mode.
27pub const ENFORCEMENT_MODE_CONFIG_KEY: &str = "red.config.policy.enforcement_mode";
28
29/// Version at which `policy_only` becomes the only accepted mode and the
30/// `legacy_rbac` fallback is removed. Reported by `SHOW POLICIES` so
31/// operators know how long they have to migrate.
32pub const POLICY_ONLY_HARD_VERSION: &str = "1.0.0";
33
34/// Selects the behaviour of the policy evaluator when no statement
35/// matches the requested `(action, resource)` pair. See the module
36/// docs for the semantics of each variant.
37#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
38pub enum PolicyEnforcementMode {
39 /// Fall back to the role-based decision when no policy matches.
40 LegacyRbac,
41 /// Treat "no matching policy" as `DefaultDeny`.
42 PolicyOnly,
43}
44
45impl PolicyEnforcementMode {
46 pub fn as_str(self) -> &'static str {
47 match self {
48 Self::LegacyRbac => "legacy_rbac",
49 Self::PolicyOnly => "policy_only",
50 }
51 }
52
53 /// Parse a configuration value. Returns `None` for any string that
54 /// is not exactly one of the two accepted modes — callers turn that
55 /// `None` into the "invalid value" rejection at config-write time.
56 pub fn parse(value: &str) -> Option<Self> {
57 match value {
58 "legacy_rbac" => Some(Self::LegacyRbac),
59 "policy_only" => Some(Self::PolicyOnly),
60 _ => None,
61 }
62 }
63
64 /// Default for a fresh bootstrap (no prior config, no prior users).
65 /// Fresh installs start in the strict posture so they never carry
66 /// the legacy RBAC fallback as accumulated technical debt.
67 pub const fn default_fresh_bootstrap() -> Self {
68 Self::PolicyOnly
69 }
70
71 /// Default for an existing install that has no
72 /// `enforcement_mode` key set. Preserves pre-#712 behaviour so the
73 /// upgrade is non-disruptive; operators move to `policy_only`
74 /// explicitly via the migration command (S5B).
75 pub const fn default_existing_install() -> Self {
76 Self::LegacyRbac
77 }
78}
79
80impl std::fmt::Display for PolicyEnforcementMode {
81 fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
82 f.write_str(self.as_str())
83 }
84}
85
86/// Computes the legacy role-based decision for a `(role, action)` pair.
87///
88/// This is the function `LegacyRbac` mode falls back to when the
89/// evaluator returns `DefaultDeny`. The mapping is action-category
90/// driven (via [`super::action_catalog`]) so that adding a new action
91/// to the catalog inherits a sensible role floor without touching this
92/// function.
93///
94/// Category → required role floor:
95///
96/// * `Dml` reads (`select`) → `Read`.
97/// * `Dml` writes / `Schema` → `Write`.
98/// * `Ddl`, `Function`, `Mgmt`, `Policy`, `Admin`, `Config`, `Vault`,
99/// `Wildcard`, `Other` → `Admin`.
100/// * `Ai` → `Read` (analytics-facing surface; reserved category today).
101///
102/// Unknown actions (not in the catalog) require `Admin`, matching the
103/// conservative pre-#712 default for verbs the kernel does not
104/// recognise.
105pub fn legacy_rbac_decision(role: Role, action: &str) -> bool {
106 let required = required_role_for_action(action);
107 role >= required
108}
109
110/// Internal: minimum role required to satisfy `action` under the legacy
111/// RBAC posture. Exposed via [`legacy_rbac_decision`].
112fn required_role_for_action(action: &str) -> Role {
113 // The two distinct reads in the DML category. Everything else in
114 // the DML category mutates data and demands Write.
115 if action == "select" {
116 return Role::Read;
117 }
118 match lookup(action) {
119 Some(entry) => match entry.category {
120 ActionCategory::Dml => Role::Write,
121 ActionCategory::Schema => Role::Write,
122 ActionCategory::Ai => Role::Read,
123 ActionCategory::Ddl
124 | ActionCategory::Function
125 | ActionCategory::Mgmt
126 | ActionCategory::Policy
127 | ActionCategory::Admin
128 | ActionCategory::Config
129 | ActionCategory::Vault
130 | ActionCategory::Wildcard
131 | ActionCategory::Other => Role::Admin,
132 },
133 None => Role::Admin,
134 }
135}
136
137#[cfg(test)]
138mod tests {
139 use super::*;
140
141 #[test]
142 fn parse_accepts_both_modes() {
143 assert_eq!(
144 PolicyEnforcementMode::parse("legacy_rbac"),
145 Some(PolicyEnforcementMode::LegacyRbac)
146 );
147 assert_eq!(
148 PolicyEnforcementMode::parse("policy_only"),
149 Some(PolicyEnforcementMode::PolicyOnly)
150 );
151 }
152
153 #[test]
154 fn parse_rejects_invalid_values() {
155 for bad in &[
156 "",
157 "rbac",
158 "LEGACY_RBAC",
159 "policy-only",
160 "off",
161 " policy_only",
162 ] {
163 assert!(
164 PolicyEnforcementMode::parse(bad).is_none(),
165 "parse should reject {bad:?}"
166 );
167 }
168 }
169
170 #[test]
171 fn defaults_documented_for_fresh_vs_existing() {
172 // Fresh bootstraps land in the strict posture; existing
173 // installs land in the lenient one so an upgrade does not
174 // accidentally lock anyone out.
175 assert_eq!(
176 PolicyEnforcementMode::default_fresh_bootstrap(),
177 PolicyEnforcementMode::PolicyOnly
178 );
179 assert_eq!(
180 PolicyEnforcementMode::default_existing_install(),
181 PolicyEnforcementMode::LegacyRbac
182 );
183 }
184
185 #[test]
186 fn display_round_trip() {
187 for m in &[
188 PolicyEnforcementMode::LegacyRbac,
189 PolicyEnforcementMode::PolicyOnly,
190 ] {
191 let s = m.to_string();
192 assert_eq!(PolicyEnforcementMode::parse(&s), Some(*m));
193 }
194 }
195
196 #[test]
197 fn legacy_rbac_select_requires_only_read() {
198 assert!(legacy_rbac_decision(Role::Read, "select"));
199 assert!(legacy_rbac_decision(Role::Write, "select"));
200 assert!(legacy_rbac_decision(Role::Admin, "select"));
201 }
202
203 #[test]
204 fn legacy_rbac_dml_write_requires_write() {
205 for action in &["insert", "update", "delete", "truncate", "write"] {
206 assert!(
207 !legacy_rbac_decision(Role::Read, action),
208 "Read must not satisfy {action}",
209 );
210 assert!(
211 legacy_rbac_decision(Role::Write, action),
212 "Write must satisfy {action}",
213 );
214 assert!(
215 legacy_rbac_decision(Role::Admin, action),
216 "Admin must satisfy {action}",
217 );
218 }
219 }
220
221 #[test]
222 fn legacy_rbac_admin_categories_require_admin() {
223 for action in &[
224 "create",
225 "drop",
226 "alter",
227 "grant",
228 "revoke",
229 "policy:put",
230 "admin:bootstrap",
231 "config:write",
232 "vault:read",
233 "*",
234 ] {
235 assert!(
236 !legacy_rbac_decision(Role::Read, action),
237 "Read must not satisfy {action}",
238 );
239 assert!(
240 !legacy_rbac_decision(Role::Write, action),
241 "Write must not satisfy {action}",
242 );
243 assert!(
244 legacy_rbac_decision(Role::Admin, action),
245 "Admin must satisfy {action}",
246 );
247 }
248 }
249
250 #[test]
251 fn legacy_rbac_unknown_action_requires_admin() {
252 // Conservative default: an action verb the catalog does not
253 // know about cannot be granted to non-admins under legacy
254 // RBAC fallback. Operators must add the verb to the catalog
255 // (and ideally to a policy) before non-admin principals can
256 // use it.
257 assert!(!legacy_rbac_decision(Role::Read, "made-up:verb"));
258 assert!(!legacy_rbac_decision(Role::Write, "made-up:verb"));
259 assert!(legacy_rbac_decision(Role::Admin, "made-up:verb"));
260 }
261
262 #[test]
263 fn hard_version_constant_is_well_formed() {
264 // We expose this string in SHOW POLICIES. It must parse as a
265 // dotted semver-style identifier (digits and dots only), with
266 // at least one dot, so client tooling can compare versions.
267 let v = POLICY_ONLY_HARD_VERSION;
268 assert!(v.contains('.'), "hard version must look like x.y[.z]");
269 for ch in v.chars() {
270 assert!(
271 ch.is_ascii_digit() || ch == '.',
272 "hard version must contain only digits and dots, got {ch:?}"
273 );
274 }
275 }
276}