tailscale/client/web/auth.go
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 web
import (
"context"
"crypto/rand"
"encoding/base64"
"errors"
"fmt"
"net/http"
"net/url"
"slices"
"strings"
"time"
"tailscale.com/client/tailscale/apitype"
"tailscale.com/ipn/ipnstate"
"tailscale.com/tailcfg"
)
const (
sessionCookieName = "TS-Web-Session"
sessionCookieExpiry = time.Hour * 24 * 30 // 30 days
)
// browserSession holds data about a user's browser session
// on the full management web client.
type browserSession struct {
// ID is the unique identifier for the session.
// It is passed in the user's "TS-Web-Session" browser cookie.
ID string
SrcNode tailcfg.NodeID
SrcUser tailcfg.UserID
AuthID string // from tailcfg.WebClientAuthResponse
AuthURL string // from tailcfg.WebClientAuthResponse
Created time.Time
Authenticated bool
}
// isAuthorized reports true if the given session is authorized
// to be used by its associated user to access the full management
// web client.
//
// isAuthorized is true only when s.Authenticated is true (i.e.
// the user has authenticated the session) and the session is not
// expired.
// 2023-10-05: Sessions expire by default 30 days after creation.
func (s *browserSession) isAuthorized(now time.Time) bool {
switch {
case s == nil:
return false
case !s.Authenticated:
return false // awaiting auth
case s.isExpired(now):
return false // expired
}
return true
}
// isExpired reports true if s is expired.
// 2023-10-05: Sessions expire by default 30 days after creation.
func (s *browserSession) isExpired(now time.Time) bool {
return !s.Created.IsZero() && now.After(s.expires())
}
// expires reports when the given session expires.
func (s *browserSession) expires() time.Time {
return s.Created.Add(sessionCookieExpiry)
}
var (
errNoSession = errors.New("no-browser-session")
errNotUsingTailscale = errors.New("not-using-tailscale")
errTaggedRemoteSource = errors.New("tagged-remote-source")
errTaggedLocalSource = errors.New("tagged-local-source")
errNotOwner = errors.New("not-owner")
)
// getSession retrieves the browser session associated with the request,
// if one exists.
//
// An error is returned in any of the following cases:
//
// - (errNotUsingTailscale) The request was not made over tailscale.
//
// - (errNoSession) The request does not have a session.
//
// - (errTaggedRemoteSource) The source is remote (another node) and tagged.
// Users must use their own user-owned devices to manage other nodes'
// web clients.
//
// - (errTaggedLocalSource) The source is local (the same node) and tagged.
// Tagged nodes can only be remotely managed, allowing ACLs to dictate
// access to web clients.
//
// - (errNotOwner) The source is not the owner of this client (if the
// client is user-owned). Only the owner is allowed to manage the
// node via the web client.
//
// If no error is returned, the browserSession is always non-nil.
// getTailscaleBrowserSession does not check whether the session has been
// authorized by the user. Callers can use browserSession.isAuthorized.
//
// The WhoIsResponse is always populated, with a non-nil Node and UserProfile,
// unless getTailscaleBrowserSession reports errNotUsingTailscale.
func (s *Server) getSession(r *http.Request) (*browserSession, *apitype.WhoIsResponse, *ipnstate.Status, error) {
whoIs, whoIsErr := s.lc.WhoIs(r.Context(), r.RemoteAddr)
status, statusErr := s.lc.StatusWithoutPeers(r.Context())
switch {
case whoIsErr != nil:
return nil, nil, status, errNotUsingTailscale
case statusErr != nil:
return nil, whoIs, nil, statusErr
case status.Self == nil:
return nil, whoIs, status, errors.New("missing self node in tailscale status")
case whoIs.Node.IsTagged() && whoIs.Node.StableID == status.Self.ID:
return nil, whoIs, status, errTaggedLocalSource
case whoIs.Node.IsTagged():
return nil, whoIs, status, errTaggedRemoteSource
case !status.Self.IsTagged() && status.Self.UserID != whoIs.UserProfile.ID:
return nil, whoIs, status, errNotOwner
}
srcNode := whoIs.Node.ID
srcUser := whoIs.UserProfile.ID
cookie, err := r.Cookie(sessionCookieName)
if errors.Is(err, http.ErrNoCookie) {
return nil, whoIs, status, errNoSession
} else if err != nil {
return nil, whoIs, status, err
}
v, ok := s.browserSessions.Load(cookie.Value)
if !ok {
return nil, whoIs, status, errNoSession
}
session := v.(*browserSession)
if session.SrcNode != srcNode || session.SrcUser != srcUser {
// In this case the browser cookie is associated with another tailscale node.
// Maybe the source browser's machine was logged out and then back in as a different node.
// Return errNoSession because there is no session for this user.
return nil, whoIs, status, errNoSession
} else if session.isExpired(s.timeNow()) {
// Session expired, remove from session map and return errNoSession.
s.browserSessions.Delete(session.ID)
return nil, whoIs, status, errNoSession
}
return session, whoIs, status, nil
}
// newSession creates a new session associated with the given source user/node,
// and stores it back to the session cache. Creating of a new session includes
// generating a new auth URL from the control server.
func (s *Server) newSession(ctx context.Context, src *apitype.WhoIsResponse) (*browserSession, error) {
sid, err := s.newSessionID()
if err != nil {
return nil, err
}
session := &browserSession{
ID: sid,
SrcNode: src.Node.ID,
SrcUser: src.UserProfile.ID,
Created: s.timeNow(),
}
if s.controlSupportsCheckMode(ctx) {
// control supports check mode, so get a new auth URL and return.
a, err := s.newAuthURL(ctx, src.Node.ID)
if err != nil {
return nil, err
}
session.AuthID = a.ID
session.AuthURL = a.URL
} else {
// control does not support check mode, so there is no additional auth we can do.
session.Authenticated = true
}
s.browserSessions.Store(sid, session)
return session, nil
}
// controlSupportsCheckMode returns whether the current control server supports web client check mode, to verify a user's identity.
// We assume that only "tailscale.com" control servers support check mode.
// This allows the web client to be used with non-standard control servers.
// If an error occurs getting the control URL, this method returns true to fail closed.
//
// TODO(juanfont/headscale#1623): adjust or remove this when headscale supports check mode.
func (s *Server) controlSupportsCheckMode(ctx context.Context) bool {
prefs, err := s.lc.GetPrefs(ctx)
if err != nil {
return true
}
controlURL, err := url.Parse(prefs.ControlURLOrDefault(s.polc))
if err != nil {
return true
}
return strings.HasSuffix(controlURL.Host, ".tailscale.com")
}
// awaitUserAuth blocks until the given session auth has been completed
// by the user on the control server, then updates the session cache upon
// completion. An error is returned if control auth failed for any reason.
func (s *Server) awaitUserAuth(ctx context.Context, session *browserSession) error {
if session.isAuthorized(s.timeNow()) {
return nil // already authorized
}
a, err := s.waitAuthURL(ctx, session.AuthID, session.SrcNode)
if err != nil {
// Clean up the session. Doing this on any error from control
// server to avoid the user getting stuck with a bad session
// cookie.
s.browserSessions.Delete(session.ID)
return err
}
if a.Complete {
session.Authenticated = a.Complete
s.browserSessions.Store(session.ID, session)
}
return nil
}
func (s *Server) newSessionID() (string, error) {
raw := make([]byte, 16)
for range 5 {
if _, err := rand.Read(raw); err != nil {
return "", err
}
cookie := "ts-web-" + base64.RawURLEncoding.EncodeToString(raw)
if _, ok := s.browserSessions.Load(cookie); !ok {
return cookie, nil
}
}
return "", errors.New("too many collisions generating new session; please refresh page")
}
// peerCapabilities holds information about what a source
// peer is allowed to edit via the web UI.
//
// map value is true if the peer can edit the given feature.
// Only capFeatures included in validCaps will be included.
type peerCapabilities map[capFeature]bool
// canEdit is true if the peerCapabilities grant edit access
// to the given feature.
func (p peerCapabilities) canEdit(feature capFeature) bool {
if p == nil {
return false
}
if p[capFeatureAll] {
return true
}
return p[feature]
}
// isEmpty is true if p is either nil or has no capabilities
// with value true.
func (p peerCapabilities) isEmpty() bool {
if p == nil {
return true
}
for _, v := range p {
if v == true {
return false
}
}
return true
}
type capFeature string
const (
// The following values should not be edited.
// New caps can be added, but existing ones should not be changed,
// as these exact values are used by users in tailnet policy files.
//
// IMPORTANT: When adding a new cap, also update validCaps slice below.
capFeatureAll capFeature = "*" // grants peer management of all features
capFeatureSSH capFeature = "ssh" // grants peer SSH server management
capFeatureSubnets capFeature = "subnets" // grants peer subnet routes management
capFeatureExitNodes capFeature = "exitnodes" // grants peer ability to advertise-as and use exit nodes
capFeatureAccount capFeature = "account" // grants peer ability to turn on auto updates and log out of node
)
// validCaps contains the list of valid capabilities used in the web client.
// Any capabilities included in a peer's grants that do not fall into this
// list will be ignored.
var validCaps []capFeature = []capFeature{
capFeatureAll,
capFeatureSSH,
capFeatureSubnets,
capFeatureExitNodes,
capFeatureAccount,
}
type capRule struct {
CanEdit []string `json:"canEdit,omitempty"` // list of features peer is allowed to edit
}
// toPeerCapabilities parses out the web ui capabilities from the
// given whois response.
func toPeerCapabilities(status *ipnstate.Status, whois *apitype.WhoIsResponse) (peerCapabilities, error) {
if whois == nil || status == nil {
return peerCapabilities{}, nil
}
if whois.Node.IsTagged() {
// We don't allow management *from* tagged nodes, so ignore caps.
// The web client auth flow relies on having a true user identity
// that can be verified through login.
return peerCapabilities{}, nil
}
if !status.Self.IsTagged() {
// User owned nodes are only ever manageable by the owner.
if status.Self.UserID != whois.UserProfile.ID {
return peerCapabilities{}, nil
} else {
return peerCapabilities{capFeatureAll: true}, nil // owner can edit all features
}
}
// For tagged nodes, we actually look at the granted capabilities.
caps := peerCapabilities{}
rules, err := tailcfg.UnmarshalCapJSON[capRule](whois.CapMap, tailcfg.PeerCapabilityWebUI)
if err != nil {
return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to unmarshal capability: %v", err)
}
for _, c := range rules {
for _, f := range c.CanEdit {
cap := capFeature(strings.ToLower(f))
if slices.Contains(validCaps, cap) {
caps[cap] = true
}
}
}
return caps, nil
}