Build Housecarl 0.1.0: the nftables firewall manager

Zones, address sets (IPv4 and IPv6 mixed, dynamic sets with timeouts) and
services, ordered rules in the early, input, forward and output chains,
port forwards with hairpin NAT and IPv6 pinholes, source NAT, redirects,
and switchable built-ins (loopback, conntrack, ICMPv6, antispoofing, MSS
clamping, DHCPv6 client, flowtable). Every change is validated, checked
with nft -c and applied in one transaction to Housecarl's own table,
inet housecarl; changes made over the network roll back unless
confirmed, and the confirmed ruleset is loaded at boot by
housecarl-ruleset.service. An empty configuration applies nothing.

Also: hit counters and the drop log (nflog), 'hc import' of an existing
nftables ruleset and 'hc takeover', the hc CLI, the REST API and the web
UI, users, scoped tokens (sets:write:NAME), the audit log, the web UI's
certificate through Jarl, Debian packages, docs, unit tests with real
nft 1.1.3, and an e2e test with real traffic (71 checks).

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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package certs
import (
"context"
"errors"
"fmt"
"net"
"sort"
"strings"
"time"
"github.com/miekg/dns"
"housecarl/internal/api"
"housecarl/internal/auth"
"housecarl/internal/jarl"
)
// Step and Check are api.CertStep and api.CertCheck.
type (
Step = api.CertStep
Check = api.CertCheck
)
// note records a query and its answer, replacing an earlier answer to
// the same question (the checks ask again until the record shows up).
func note(s *Step, q string) {
cmd, _, _ := strings.Cut(q, " → ")
for i, old := range s.Queries {
if prev, _, _ := strings.Cut(old, " → "); prev == cmd {
s.Queries[i] = q
return
}
}
s.Queries = append(s.Queries, q)
}
func add(c *Check, name, status, format string, args ...any) *Step {
c.Steps = append(c.Steps, Step{Name: name, Status: status, Detail: fmt.Sprintf(format, args...)})
return &c.Steps[len(c.Steps)-1]
}
// How long the check waits for the record to show up, and the name
// servers' port (tests change them).
var (
propagationWait = 90 * time.Second
pollEvery = 2 * time.Second
nsPort = "53"
)
// Preflight checks, without the CA, that a certificate can be obtained:
// Jarl answers and knows the token, a zone holds the challenge name, the
// token may write it, a test record can be written, the zone's name
// servers and public resolvers serve it, and it can be removed again.
func (m *Manager) Preflight(ctx context.Context) *Check {
c := &Check{Time: time.Now().UTC(), Domain: m.cfg.ACME.Domain}
defer func() {
c.OK = true
for _, s := range c.Steps {
if s.Status == "fail" {
c.OK = false
}
}
m.mu.Lock()
m.lastCheck = c
m.mu.Unlock()
}()
name := jarl.ChallengeName(m.cfg.ACME.Domain)
// A CNAME at the challenge name sends the challenge elsewhere (into a
// zone kept for challenges); the CA and lego follow it, so the check
// does too.
if target := m.cname(ctx, name); target != "" {
name = target
}
shown := strings.TrimSuffix(name, ".")
who, err := m.jarl.Whoami(ctx)
if err != nil {
add(c, "Jarl", "fail", "%s", explainJarl(err))
return c
}
add(c, "Jarl", "ok", "the token is %s's, on Jarl %s", who.User.Username, who.Build.Label)
all, err := m.jarl.Zones(ctx)
if err != nil {
add(c, "Zone", "fail", "listing the zones: %s", explainJarl(err))
return c
}
zones := jarl.ZonesFor(name, all, "")
if len(zones) == 0 {
add(c, "Zone", "fail", "no primary zone the token can see holds %s: add the zone to Jarl, or give the token's user access to it (zones=...)", shown)
return c
}
zone := strings.TrimSuffix(zones[0].Name, ".")
// Every view with the zone gets the record (linked zones through
// their link), so name them all.
var inViews []jarl.Zone
for _, z := range all {
if strings.EqualFold(z.Name, zones[0].Name) {
inViews = append(inViews, z)
}
}
add(c, "Zone", "ok", "%s%s", zone, viewsText(inViews))
value := "housecarl-check-" + auth.RandomString(8)
if err := m.jarl.SetTXT(ctx, name, value, zones, true, true, "Housecarl's certificate check"); err != nil {
add(c, "Permission", "fail", "%s", explainWrite(err, zone, shown))
return c
}
add(c, "Permission", "ok", "the token may write TXT records at %s", shown)
if err := m.jarl.SetTXT(ctx, name, value, zones, true, false, "Housecarl's certificate check"); err != nil {
add(c, "Write", "fail", "writing a test record: %s", explainWrite(err, zone, shown))
return c
}
add(c, "Write", "ok", "wrote TXT %q at %s; Jarl has it in named", value, shown)
defer func() {
clean, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.WithoutCancel(ctx), time.Minute)
defer cancel()
if err := m.jarl.SetTXT(clean, name, value, zones, false, false, "Housecarl's certificate check"); err != nil {
add(c, "Clean up", "fail", "removing the test record: %s (remove it in Jarl by hand)", explainJarl(err))
return
}
add(c, "Clean up", "ok", "removed the test record")
}()
authOK := true
if m.cfg.ACME.CheckPropagation {
authOK = m.checkNameServers(ctx, c, zone, name, value)
} else {
add(c, "Name servers", "skip", "tls.acme.check_propagation is off")
}
m.checkResolvers(ctx, c, name, value, authOK && m.cfg.ACME.CheckPropagation)
return c
}
func viewsText(zs []jarl.Zone) string {
var views []string
for _, z := range zs {
if z.View != "" {
views = append(views, z.View)
}
}
switch len(views) {
case 0:
return ""
case 1:
return " in view " + views[0]
}
return " in views " + strings.Join(views, ", ")
}
func explainJarl(err error) string {
var je *jarl.Error
if errors.As(err, &je) && je.Status == 401 {
return "Jarl refused the token (" + je.Message + "): check jarl.token or jarl.token_file"
}
return err.Error()
}
func explainWrite(err error, zone, name string) string {
var je *jarl.Error
if errors.As(err, &je) && je.Status == 403 {
return fmt.Sprintf("the token may not write the challenge record (%s); give it the grant: records:write zones=%s names=%s types=TXT", je.Message, zone, name)
}
return explainJarl(err)
}
// checkNameServers asks each of the zone's public name servers directly
// (as the CA's resolvers will) until all serve the value.
func (m *Manager) checkNameServers(ctx context.Context, c *Check, zone, name, value string) bool {
st := add(c, "Name servers", "fail", "")
ns, q, err := m.lookupNS(ctx, zone)
st.Queries = append(st.Queries, q...)
if err != nil || len(ns) == 0 {
st.Detail = fmt.Sprintf("the public resolvers know no name servers for %s, so the CA can't see it: is the zone delegated to your name servers? (%v)", zone, err)
return false
}
type server struct {
host string
addrs []string
}
var servers []server
for _, h := range ns {
addrs, q := m.lookupAddrs(ctx, h)
st.Queries = append(st.Queries, q...)
if len(addrs) == 0 {
st.Detail = fmt.Sprintf("name server %s has no address the public resolvers know", strings.TrimSuffix(h, "."))
return false
}
servers = append(servers, server{h, addrs})
}
// A server passes when any of its addresses serves the value (this
// machine may not reach its IPv6 address, for one).
deadline := time.Now().Add(propagationWait)
missing := servers
for {
var still []server
for _, s := range missing {
found := false
for _, a := range s.addrs {
ok, q := m.hasTXT(ctx, net.JoinHostPort(a, nsPort), name, value, false)
note(st, q)
if ok {
found = true
break
}
}
if !found {
still = append(still, s)
}
}
missing = still
if len(missing) == 0 {
st.Status, st.Detail = "ok", fmt.Sprintf("all %d name servers of %s serve it", len(servers), zone)
return true
}
if time.Now().After(deadline) || ctx.Err() != nil {
var names []string
for _, s := range missing {
names = append(names, strings.TrimSuffix(s.host, ".")+" ("+strings.Join(s.addrs, ", ")+")")
}
st.Detail = fmt.Sprintf("after %s, %s still don't serve it: a secondary that doesn't get the zone's updates (check NOTIFY and transfers), or an address that doesn't reach your name server", propagationWait, strings.Join(names, ", "))
return false
}
sleep(ctx, pollEvery)
}
}
// checkResolvers asks the public resolvers until each returns the value.
// When the name servers already serve it, a resolver that doesn't is only
// a warning: it may be holding an earlier answer.
func (m *Manager) checkResolvers(ctx context.Context, c *Check, name, value string, soft bool) {
st := add(c, "Public resolvers", "fail", "")
if len(m.cfg.ACME.Resolvers) == 0 {
st.Status, st.Detail = "skip", "no tls.acme.resolvers"
return
}
deadline := time.Now().Add(propagationWait)
missing := append([]string(nil), m.cfg.ACME.Resolvers...)
for {
var still []string
for _, r := range missing {
ok, q := m.hasTXT(ctx, r, name, value, true)
note(st, q)
if !ok {
still = append(still, r)
}
}
missing = still
if len(missing) == 0 {
st.Status, st.Detail = "ok", "every resolver sees it"
return
}
if time.Now().After(deadline) || ctx.Err() != nil {
st.Detail = fmt.Sprintf("after %s, %s don't see it", propagationWait, strings.Join(missing, ", "))
if soft {
st.Status = "warn"
st.Detail += "; the name servers do, so they are probably holding an earlier answer"
}
return
}
sleep(ctx, pollEvery)
}
}
func sleep(ctx context.Context, d time.Duration) {
select {
case <-ctx.Done():
case <-time.After(d):
}
}
// exchange asks server (HOST:PORT) one question.
func exchange(ctx context.Context, server, name string, qtype uint16, recurse bool) (*dns.Msg, string, error) {
if _, _, err := net.SplitHostPort(server); err != nil {
server = net.JoinHostPort(server, "53")
}
m := new(dns.Msg)
m.SetQuestion(dns.Fqdn(name), qtype)
m.RecursionDesired = recurse
host, port, _ := net.SplitHostPort(server)
q := fmt.Sprintf("dig @%s -p %s %s %s", host, port, dns.TypeToString[qtype], strings.TrimSuffix(name, "."))
if !recurse {
q += " +norec"
}
c, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, 5*time.Second)
defer cancel()
cl := &dns.Client{Timeout: 5 * time.Second}
r, _, err := cl.ExchangeContext(c, m, server)
if err == nil && r.Truncated {
cl.Net = "tcp"
r, _, err = cl.ExchangeContext(c, m, server)
}
return r, q, err
}
func (m *Manager) hasTXT(ctx context.Context, server, name, value string, recurse bool) (bool, string) {
r, q, err := exchange(ctx, server, name, dns.TypeTXT, recurse)
if err != nil {
return false, q + " → " + err.Error()
}
for _, rr := range r.Answer {
if t, ok := rr.(*dns.TXT); ok && strings.Join(t.Txt, "") == value {
return true, q + " → found"
}
}
return false, q + " → " + dns.RcodeToString[r.Rcode] + ", not there (yet)"
}
// cname returns the target of a CNAME at name ("" when there is none).
func (m *Manager) cname(ctx context.Context, name string) string {
for _, res := range m.cfg.ACME.Resolvers {
r, _, err := exchange(ctx, res, name, dns.TypeCNAME, true)
if err != nil {
continue
}
for _, rr := range r.Answer {
if c, ok := rr.(*dns.CNAME); ok {
return strings.ToLower(c.Target)
}
}
return ""
}
return ""
}
// lookupNS asks the resolvers for a zone's name servers.
func (m *Manager) lookupNS(ctx context.Context, zone string) ([]string, []string, error) {
var queries []string
var last error = errors.New("no resolvers")
for _, res := range m.cfg.ACME.Resolvers {
r, q, err := exchange(ctx, res, zone, dns.TypeNS, true)
queries = append(queries, q)
if err != nil {
last = err
continue
}
var out []string
for _, rr := range r.Answer {
if ns, ok := rr.(*dns.NS); ok {
out = append(out, strings.ToLower(ns.Ns))
}
}
if len(out) > 0 {
sort.Strings(out)
return out, queries, nil
}
last = fmt.Errorf("%s answered %s", res, dns.RcodeToString[r.Rcode])
}
return nil, queries, last
}
// lookupAddrs asks the resolvers for a host's addresses.
func (m *Manager) lookupAddrs(ctx context.Context, host string) ([]string, []string) {
var queries []string
for _, res := range m.cfg.ACME.Resolvers {
var out []string
for _, t := range []uint16{dns.TypeA, dns.TypeAAAA} {
r, q, err := exchange(ctx, res, host, t, true)
queries = append(queries, q)
if err != nil {
continue
}
for _, rr := range r.Answer {
switch a := rr.(type) {
case *dns.A:
out = append(out, a.A.String())
case *dns.AAAA:
out = append(out, a.AAAA.String())
}
}
}
if len(out) > 0 {
return out, queries
}
}
return nil, queries
}