Fixes #45: Added Support fot Mutual TLS Authentication

internal/cmd/server.go

@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ import (
 var ServerCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   "server [optional flags] [optional pow file(s)]",
 	Short: "Start a kapow server",
-	Long: `Start a Kapow server with, by default with client interface, data interface
-	and admin interface`,
+	Long: `Start a Kapow server with a client interface, a data interface	and an
+	admin interface`,
 	PreRunE: validateServerCommandArguments,
 	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		var sConf server.ServerConfig = server.ServerConfig{}
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ var ServerCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		sConf.CertFile, _ = cmd.Flags().GetString("certfile")
 		sConf.KeyFile, _ = cmd.Flags().GetString("keyfile")
 
+		sConf.ClientAuth, _ = cmd.Flags().GetBool("clientauth")
+		sConf.ClientCaFile, _ = cmd.Flags().GetString("clientcafile")
+
 		go server.StartServer(sConf)
 
 		// start sub shell + ENV(KAPOW_CONTROL_URL)
@@ -78,13 +81,26 @@ func init() {
 
 	ServerCmd.Flags().String("certfile", "", "Cert file to serve thru https")
 	ServerCmd.Flags().String("keyfile", "", "Key file to serve thru https")
+
+	ServerCmd.Flags().Bool("clientauth", false, "Activate client mutual tls authentication")
+	ServerCmd.Flags().String("clientcafile", "", "Cert file to validate client certificates")
 }
 
 func validateServerCommandArguments(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	cert, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("certfile")
 	key, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("keyfile")
+	cliAuth, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("clientauth")
+
 	if (cert == "") != (key == "") {
 		return errors.New("expected both or neither (certfile and keyfile)")
 	}
+
+	if cert == "" {
+		// If we don't serve thru https client authentication can't be enabled
+		if cliAuth {
+			return errors.New("Client authentication can't be active in a non https server")
+		}
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }

internal/server/server.go

@@ -27,14 +27,17 @@ type ServerConfig struct {
 	DataBindAddr,
 	UserBindAddr,
 	KeyFile,
-	CertFile string
+	CertFile,
+	ClientCaFile string
+
+	ClientAuth bool
 }
 
 // StartServer Starts one instance of each server in a goroutine and remains listening on a channel for trace events generated by them
 func StartServer(config ServerConfig) {
 	go control.Run(config.ControlBindAddr)
 	go data.Run(config.DataBindAddr)
-	go user.Run(config.UserBindAddr, config.CertFile, config.KeyFile)
+	go user.Run(config.UserBindAddr, config.CertFile, config.KeyFile, config.ClientCaFile, config.ClientAuth)
 
 	// Wait for ever
 	select {}

internal/server/user/server.go

@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@
 package user
 
 import (
+	"crypto/tls"
+	"crypto/x509"
+	"io/ioutil"
 	"log"
 	"net/http"
 
@@ -29,13 +32,32 @@ var Server = http.Server{
 }
 
 // Run finishes configuring Server and runs ListenAndServe on it
-func Run(bindAddr, certFile, keyFile string) {
+func Run(bindAddr, certFile, keyFile, cliCaFile string, cliAuth bool) {
 	Server = http.Server{
 		Addr:    bindAddr,
 		Handler: mux.New(),
 	}
 
 	if (certFile != "") && (keyFile != "") {
+		if cliAuth {
+			if Server.TLSConfig == nil {
+				Server.TLSConfig = &tls.Config{}
+			}
+
+			var err error
+			Server.TLSConfig.ClientCAs, err = loadCertificatesFromFile(cliCaFile)
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Printf("UserServer failed to load CA certs: %s\nDefault to system CA store.", err)
+			} else {
+				CAStore := "System store"
+				if Server.TLSConfig.ClientCAs != nil {
+					CAStore = cliCaFile
+				}
+				log.Printf("UserServer using CA certs from %s\n", CAStore)
+				Server.TLSConfig.ClientAuth = tls.RequireAndVerifyClientCert
+			}
+		}
+
 		if err := Server.ListenAndServeTLS(certFile, keyFile); err != http.ErrServerClosed {
 			log.Fatalf("UserServer failed: %s", err)
 		}
@@ -45,3 +67,15 @@ func Run(bindAddr, certFile, keyFile string) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+func loadCertificatesFromFile(certFile string) (pool *x509.CertPool, err error) {
+	if certFile != "" {
+		caCerts, err := ioutil.ReadFile(certFile)
+		if err == nil {
+			pool = x509.NewCertPool()
+			pool.AppendCertsFromPEM(caCerts)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return
+}