[proxy] Add mTLS auth support for reverse proxy services - #6048
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Included review availability: Your plan includes up to 10 reviews per rolling hour; 8 remain after this review. 📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughAdds end-to-end mTLS support across management and proxy components. The change adds API and protobuf fields, CA PEM validation and preservation, per-domain certificate verification, SNI-based client CA selection, and migration to ChangesmTLS support
Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to The PR adds mTLS authentication for reverse proxy services. It is mergeable with owner awareness for two bounded follow-ups: documenting the exported mTLS constructor and improving diagnostics in a test assertion; neither indicates a current production correctness or security risk. Sequence Diagram(s)sequenceDiagram
participant Client
participant TLS
participant AuthMiddleware
participant Validator
participant Backend
Client->>TLS: ClientHello with SNI
TLS->>AuthMiddleware: GetClientCAPool(host)
AuthMiddleware-->>TLS: Return per-host CA pool
TLS-->>Client: Request client certificate
Client->>AuthMiddleware: HTTPS request with certificate
AuthMiddleware->>Validator: Validate client certificate
Validator-->>AuthMiddleware: Return validation result
AuthMiddleware->>Backend: Forward valid request
AuthMiddleware-->>Client: Return 401 for invalid certificate
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shared/management/http/api/openapi.yml (1)
3330-3333: ⚡ Quick winMark
ca_cert_pemaswriteOnlyto reflect secret-handling intent.Given the “cleared in responses” behavior, adding
writeOnly: trueimproves generated client/docs safety and reduces accidental exposure risk.Proposed OpenAPI update
ca_cert_pem: type: string + writeOnly: true description: Trusted client CA certificate bundle in PEM format. Required on create when mTLS is enabled. Cleared in responses.🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
Verify each finding against the current code and only fix it if needed. In `@shared/management/http/api/openapi.yml` around lines 3330 - 3333, The schema property ca_cert_pem is marked as sensitive ("cleared in responses") but not declared writeOnly; update the OpenAPI schema for the ca_cert_pem property to include writeOnly: true so generated clients/docs won't expose it in responses or outputs. Locate the ca_cert_pem property in the OpenAPI YAML and add the writeOnly flag alongside type/description/example for the ca_cert_pem field.
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Verify each finding against the current code and only fix it if needed.
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In `@proxy/server.go`:
- Around line 584-585: The TLS config currently only sets tls.RequestClientCert
which asks for certs but does not advertise acceptable CAs; wire the per-domain
CA pools created in updateMapping back into the TLS handshake by populating
tlsConfig.ClientCAs or by implementing tlsConfig.GetConfigForClient to return a
per-SNI tls.Config that sets ClientCAs and ClientAuth accordingly; locate the
mapping/store that updateMapping populates and use its CA pool for the matching
serverName in GetConfigForClient (or set the global tlsConfig.ClientCAs when a
single CA set is appropriate) so valid clients will see the acceptable CAs and
send certificates (avoid relying on test-injected req.TLS).
In `@shared/management/http/api/openapi.yml`:
- Around line 3330-3338: The schema allows enabled: true without a CA bundle;
update the OpenAPI schema for the object that declares enabled and ca_cert_pem
to add a conditional requirement so that when enabled is true the ca_cert_pem
field is required (use JSON Schema if/then or oneOf pattern): add an "if" that
checks properties.enabled: { const: true } and a corresponding "then" that sets
required: ["ca_cert_pem"], leaving the existing optional behavior when enabled
is false; target the same schema that defines the ca_cert_pem and enabled
properties to implement this validation.
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In `@shared/management/http/api/openapi.yml`:
- Around line 3330-3333: The schema property ca_cert_pem is marked as sensitive
("cleared in responses") but not declared writeOnly; update the OpenAPI schema
for the ca_cert_pem property to include writeOnly: true so generated
clients/docs won't expose it in responses or outputs. Locate the ca_cert_pem
property in the OpenAPI YAML and add the writeOnly flag alongside
type/description/example for the ca_cert_pem field.
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In `@proxy/server.go`:
- Around line 602-603: The base TLS config currently sets tlsConfig.ClientAuth =
tls.RequestClientCert and calls configureClientCAs globally; remove that global
ClientAuth change (leave default NoClientCert) and stop calling
configureClientCAs at the top-level so non-mTLS domains aren't asked for certs.
Instead, set tlsConfig.ClientAuth = tls.RequestClientCert and call
configureClientCAs only inside the per-SNI logic in GetConfigForClient (the
branch that matches mTLS hosts), so client cert requests are applied only for
matched mTLS hosts.
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proxy/internal/auth/middleware.go (1)
116-124: 💤 Low valueConsider updating the comment to reflect mTLS check.
The comment on line 120 states domains "pass through after IP checks" but now they also pass through after the mTLS check. This could be clarified for accuracy.
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- // Domains with no authentication schemes pass through after IP checks. + // Domains with no authentication schemes pass through after IP and mTLS checks.🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
Verify each finding against the current code and only fix it if needed. In `@proxy/internal/auth/middleware.go` around lines 116 - 124, Update the inline comment above the config.Schemes check to accurately reflect that domains with no authentication schemes are allowed to pass through after both IP and mTLS checks; specifically edit the comment near mw.checkMTLS(...) and the block that calls next.ServeHTTP(w, r) when len(config.Schemes) == 0 so it mentions mTLS in addition to IP checks.
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In `@proxy/internal/auth/middleware.go`:
- Around line 116-124: Update the inline comment above the config.Schemes check
to accurately reflect that domains with no authentication schemes are allowed to
pass through after both IP and mTLS checks; specifically edit the comment near
mw.checkMTLS(...) and the block that calls next.ServeHTTP(w, r) when
len(config.Schemes) == 0 so it mentions mTLS in addition to IP checks.
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@marcschwaiger love to see your pr here. Think many people waiting for a feature like this. Think its still stuck in "Reviews paused". |
Hello @b-reich, I'm still interested in getting this merged and would be happy to continue working on it if the NetBird team provides feedback. @coderabbitai resume |
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proxy/internal/auth/mtls.go (1)
19-31: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick winAdd an exported-function comment for
NewMTLSConfig.Add a full-sentence comment that starts with
NewMTLSConfigand ends with a period.Proposed fix
+// NewMTLSConfig validates the trusted client CA certificate bundle and creates the mTLS configuration. func NewMTLSConfig(enabled bool, caCertPEM string) (*MTLSConfig, error) {As per coding guidelines, “Exported functions must have full-sentence comments beginning with the identifier name and ending with a period.”
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In `@proxy/internal/auth/middleware_test.go`:
- Line 1218: Update the status assertion in the commented PEM bundle acceptance
test to include a descriptive failure message identifying that scenario, while
preserving the existing expected status and assertion behavior.
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In `@proxy/internal/auth/mtls.go`:
- Around line 19-31: Add a GoDoc comment immediately before NewMTLSConfig that
starts with NewMTLSConfig, describes its purpose, and ends with a period.
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Add mTLS authentication for reverse proxy services
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#5364 mTLS Auth for Proxy Services
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mtls_authconfiguration, including certificate requirements.