Will Norris 3ec5be3f51 all: remove AUTHORS file and references to it
This file was never truly necessary and has never actually been used in
the history of Tailscale's open source releases.

A Brief History of AUTHORS files
---

The AUTHORS file was a pattern developed at Google, originally for
Chromium, then adopted by Go and a bunch of other projects. The problem
was that Chromium originally had a copyright line only recognizing
Google as the copyright holder. Because Google (and most open source
projects) do not require copyright assignemnt for contributions, each
contributor maintains their copyright. Some large corporate contributors
then tried to add their own name to the copyright line in the LICENSE
file or in file headers. This quickly becomes unwieldy, and puts a
tremendous burden on anyone building on top of Chromium, since the
license requires that they keep all copyright lines intact.

The compromise was to create an AUTHORS file that would list all of the
copyright holders. The LICENSE file and source file headers would then
include that list by reference, listing the copyright holder as "The
Chromium Authors".

This also become cumbersome to simply keep the file up to date with a
high rate of new contributors. Plus it's not always obvious who the
copyright holder is. Sometimes it is the individual making the
contribution, but many times it may be their employer. There is no way
for the proejct maintainer to know.

Eventually, Google changed their policy to no longer recommend trying to
keep the AUTHORS file up to date proactively, and instead to only add to
it when requested: https://opensource.google/docs/releasing/authors.
They are also clear that:

> Adding contributors to the AUTHORS file is entirely within the
> project's discretion and has no implications for copyright ownership.

It was primarily added to appease a small number of large contributors
that insisted that they be recognized as copyright holders (which was
entirely their right to do). But it's not truly necessary, and not even
the most accurate way of identifying contributors and/or copyright
holders.

In practice, we've never added anyone to our AUTHORS file. It only lists
Tailscale, so it's not really serving any purpose. It also causes
confusion because Tailscalars put the "Tailscale Inc & AUTHORS" header
in other open source repos which don't actually have an AUTHORS file, so
it's ambiguous what that means.

Instead, we just acknowledge that the contributors to Tailscale (whoever
they are) are copyright holders for their individual contributions. We
also have the benefit of using the DCO (developercertificate.org) which
provides some additional certification of their right to make the
contribution.

The source file changes were purely mechanical with:

    git ls-files | xargs sed -i -e 's/\(Tailscale Inc &\) AUTHORS/\1 contributors/g'

Updates #cleanup

Change-Id: Ia101a4a3005adb9118051b3416f5a64a4a45987d
Signed-off-by: Will Norris <will@tailscale.com>
2026-01-23 15:49:45 -08:00

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// Copyright (c) Tailscale Inc & contributors
// SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
// Package pkey defines the keys used to store system policies in the registry.
//
// This is a leaf package meant to only contain string constants, not code.
package pkey
// Key is a string that uniquely identifies a policy and must remain unchanged
// once established and documented for a given policy setting. It may contain
// alphanumeric characters and zero or more [KeyPathSeparator]s to group
// individual policy settings into categories.
type Key string
// KeyPathSeparator allows logical grouping of policy settings into categories.
const KeyPathSeparator = '/'
// The const block below lists known policy keys.
// When adding a key to this list, remember to add a corresponding
// [setting.Definition] to [implicitDefinitions] in util/syspolicy/policy_keys.go.
// Otherwise, the [TestKnownKeysRegistered] test will fail as a reminder.
const (
// Keys with a string value
ControlURL Key = "LoginURL" // default ""; if blank, ipn uses ipn.DefaultControlURL.
LogTarget Key = "LogTarget" // default ""; if blank logging uses logtail.DefaultHost.
Tailnet Key = "Tailnet" // default ""; if blank, no tailnet name is sent to the server.
// AlwaysOn is a boolean key that controls whether Tailscale
// should always remain in a connected state, and the user should
// not be able to disconnect at their discretion.
//
// Warning: This policy setting is experimental and may change or be removed in the future.
// It may also not be fully supported by all Tailscale clients until it is out of experimental status.
// See tailscale/corp#26247, tailscale/corp#26248 and tailscale/corp#26249 for more information.
AlwaysOn Key = "AlwaysOn.Enabled"
// AlwaysOnOverrideWithReason is a boolean key that alters the behavior
// of [AlwaysOn]. When true, the user is allowed to disconnect Tailscale
// by providing a reason. The reason is logged and sent to the control
// for auditing purposes. It has no effect when [AlwaysOn] is false.
AlwaysOnOverrideWithReason Key = "AlwaysOn.OverrideWithReason"
// ReconnectAfter is a string value formatted for use with time.ParseDuration()
// that defines the duration after which the client should automatically reconnect
// to the Tailscale network following a user-initiated disconnect.
// An empty string or a zero duration disables automatic reconnection.
ReconnectAfter Key = "ReconnectAfter"
// AllowTailscaledRestart is a boolean key that controls whether users with write access
// to the LocalAPI are allowed to shutdown tailscaled with the intention of restarting it.
// On Windows, tailscaled will be restarted automatically by the service process
// (see babysitProc in cmd/tailscaled/tailscaled_windows.go).
// On other platforms, it is the client's responsibility to restart tailscaled.
AllowTailscaledRestart Key = "AllowTailscaledRestart"
// ExitNodeID is the exit node's node id. default ""; if blank, no exit node is forced.
// Exit node ID takes precedence over exit node IP.
// To find the node ID, go to /api.md#device.
ExitNodeID Key = "ExitNodeID"
ExitNodeIP Key = "ExitNodeIP" // default ""; if blank, no exit node is forced. Value is exit node IP.
// AllowExitNodeOverride is a boolean key that allows the user to override exit node policy settings
// and manually select an exit node. It does not allow disabling exit node usage entirely.
// It is typically used in conjunction with [ExitNodeID] set to "auto:any".
//
// Warning: This policy setting is experimental and may change, be renamed or removed in the future.
// It may also not be fully supported by all Tailscale clients until it is out of experimental status.
// See tailscale/corp#29969.
AllowExitNodeOverride Key = "ExitNode.AllowOverride"
// Keys with a string value that specifies an option: "always", "never", "user-decides".
// The default is "user-decides" unless otherwise stated. Enforcement of
// these policies is typically performed in ipnlocal.applySysPolicy(). GUIs
// typically hide menu items related to policies that are enforced.
EnableIncomingConnections Key = "AllowIncomingConnections"
EnableServerMode Key = "UnattendedMode"
ExitNodeAllowLANAccess Key = "ExitNodeAllowLANAccess"
EnableTailscaleDNS Key = "UseTailscaleDNSSettings"
EnableTailscaleSubnets Key = "UseTailscaleSubnets"
// EnableDNSRegistration is a string value that can be set to "always", "never"
// or "user-decides". It controls whether DNS registration and dynamic DNS
// updates are enabled for the Tailscale interface. For historical reasons
// and to maintain compatibility with existing setups, the default is "never".
// It is only used on Windows.
EnableDNSRegistration Key = "EnableDNSRegistration"
// CheckUpdates is the key to signal if the updater should periodically
// check for updates.
CheckUpdates Key = "CheckUpdates"
// ApplyUpdates is the key to signal if updates should be automatically
// installed. Its value is "InstallUpdates" because of an awkwardly-named
// visibility option "ApplyUpdates" on MacOS.
ApplyUpdates Key = "InstallUpdates"
// EnableRunExitNode controls if the device acts as an exit node. Even when
// running as an exit node, the device must be approved by a tailnet
// administrator. Its name is slightly awkward because RunExitNodeVisibility
// predates this option but is preserved for backwards compatibility.
EnableRunExitNode Key = "AdvertiseExitNode"
// Keys with a string value that controls visibility: "show", "hide".
// The default is "show" unless otherwise stated. Enforcement of these
// policies is typically performed by the UI code for the relevant operating
// system.
AdminConsoleVisibility Key = "AdminConsole"
NetworkDevicesVisibility Key = "NetworkDevices"
TestMenuVisibility Key = "TestMenu"
UpdateMenuVisibility Key = "UpdateMenu"
ResetToDefaultsVisibility Key = "ResetToDefaults"
// RunExitNodeVisibility controls if the "run as exit node" menu item is
// visible, without controlling the setting itself. This is preserved for
// backwards compatibility but prefer EnableRunExitNode in new deployments.
RunExitNodeVisibility Key = "RunExitNode"
PreferencesMenuVisibility Key = "PreferencesMenu"
ExitNodeMenuVisibility Key = "ExitNodesPicker"
// AutoUpdateVisibility is the key to signal if the menu item for automatic
// installation of updates should be visible. It is only used by macsys
// installations and uses the Sparkle naming convention, even though it does
// not actually control updates, merely the UI for that setting.
AutoUpdateVisibility Key = "ApplyUpdates"
// SuggestedExitNodeVisibility controls the visibility of suggested exit nodes in the client GUI.
// When this system policy is set to 'hide', an exit node suggestion won't be presented to the user as part of the exit nodes picker.
SuggestedExitNodeVisibility Key = "SuggestedExitNode"
// OnboardingFlowVisibility controls the visibility of the onboarding flow in the client GUI.
// When this system policy is set to 'hide', the onboarding flow is never shown to the user.
OnboardingFlowVisibility Key = "OnboardingFlow"
// Keys with a string value formatted for use with time.ParseDuration().
KeyExpirationNoticeTime Key = "KeyExpirationNotice" // default 24 hours
// Boolean Keys that are only applicable on Windows. Booleans are stored in the registry as
// DWORD or QWORD (either is acceptable). 0 means false, and anything else means true.
// The default is 0 unless otherwise stated.
LogSCMInteractions Key = "LogSCMInteractions"
FlushDNSOnSessionUnlock Key = "FlushDNSOnSessionUnlock"
// EncryptState is a boolean setting that specifies whether to encrypt the
// tailscaled state file.
// Windows and Linux use a TPM device, Apple uses the Keychain.
// It's a noop on other platforms.
EncryptState Key = "EncryptState"
// HardwareAttestation is a boolean key that controls whether to use a
// hardware-backed key to bind the node identity to this device.
HardwareAttestation Key = "HardwareAttestation"
// PostureChecking indicates if posture checking is enabled and the client shall gather
// posture data.
// Key is a string value that specifies an option: "always", "never", "user-decides".
// The default is "user-decides" unless otherwise stated.
PostureChecking Key = "PostureChecking"
// DeviceSerialNumber is the serial number of the device that is running Tailscale.
// This is used on Android, iOS and tvOS to allow IT administrators to manually give us a serial number via MDM.
// We are unable to programmatically get the serial number on mobile due to sandboxing restrictions.
DeviceSerialNumber Key = "DeviceSerialNumber"
// ManagedByOrganizationName indicates the name of the organization managing the Tailscale
// install. It is displayed inside the client UI in a prominent location.
ManagedByOrganizationName Key = "ManagedByOrganizationName"
// ManagedByCaption is an info message displayed inside the client UI as a caption when
// ManagedByOrganizationName is set. It can be used to provide a pointer to support resources
// for Tailscale within the organization.
ManagedByCaption Key = "ManagedByCaption"
// ManagedByURL is a valid URL pointing to a support help desk for Tailscale within the
// organization. A button in the client UI provides easy access to this URL.
ManagedByURL Key = "ManagedByURL"
// AuthKey is an auth key that will be used to login whenever the backend starts. This can be used to
// automatically authenticate managed devices, without requiring user interaction.
AuthKey Key = "AuthKey"
// MachineCertificateSubject is the exact name of a Subject that needs
// to be present in an identity's certificate chain to sign a RegisterRequest,
// formatted as per pkix.Name.String(). The Subject may be that of the identity
// itself, an intermediate CA or the root CA.
//
// Example: "CN=Tailscale Inc Test Root CA,OU=Tailscale Inc Test Certificate Authority,O=Tailscale Inc,ST=ON,C=CA"
MachineCertificateSubject Key = "MachineCertificateSubject"
// Hostname is the hostname of the device that is running Tailscale.
// When this policy is set, it overrides the hostname that the client
// would otherwise obtain from the OS, e.g. by calling os.Hostname().
Hostname Key = "Hostname"
// Keys with a string array value.
// AllowedSuggestedExitNodes's string array value is a list of exit node IDs that restricts which exit nodes are considered when generating suggestions for exit nodes.
AllowedSuggestedExitNodes Key = "AllowedSuggestedExitNodes"
)