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Summary

Enforce mTLS + OAuth authentication on all exposed O-RAN ocloudNotifications v2 REST APIs, implementing CNF-26787. This supersedes the WIP #109, which only protected the mutating endpoints.

Based on O-RAN CR RHT-2025.05.13-O-RAN-CR-0003 "Remove Localhost Constraints".

What changed

  • v2/auth.go — new TokenValidator interface + TokenInfo (no in-library JWT parsing — the previous ParseUnverified approach was the vulnerability). Loopback fast-path, mTLS via VerifyClientCertIfGiven, OAuth delegated to an injected validator. validateEndpointURI rejects SSRF targets (link-local, multicast, unspecified, 169.254.169.254). Exported ApplyTLSProfile applies a centrally-managed TLS profile (min version + IANA cipher suites) per CNF-21982 for PQC readiness.
  • v2/server.go — AuthConfig schema: RequiredAudiences, TLSMinVersion, TLSCipherSuites; dropped OAuthIssuer/JWKSURL/RequiredScopes. Server + HTTP client use ApplyTLSProfile; no InsecureSkipVerify.
  • v2/routes.go — all 5 GET routes now require auth; createSubscription/createPublisher validate the subscriber callback URI.

Security bugs addressed

OCPBUGS-116059, OCPBUGS-116202, OCPBUGS-116139, OCPBUGS-116817, OCPBUGS-116791.

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jzding and others added 8 commits September 9, 2026 18:16
This commit introduces comprehensive authentication support for the cloud event
notifications REST API v2, enabling secure communication in production environments.

**Authentication Methods:**
- mTLS (Mutual TLS) authentication with client certificate validation
- OAuth JWT token authentication with strict issuer validation
- Support for both OpenShift OAuth server and Kubernetes ServiceAccount tokens
- Flexible authentication configuration via JSON config files

**OpenShift Integration:**
- Native OpenShift Service CA integration for automatic certificate management
- OpenShift OAuth server integration for JWT token validation
- ServiceAccount-based authentication for pod-to-pod communication
- Dynamic cluster name configuration for multi-cluster deployments

**Security Features:**
- Strict OAuth validation with issuer verification
- Comprehensive token validation (expiration, audience, signature)
- Client certificate validation with configurable CA trust
- Path-based authentication middleware (health endpoints bypass auth)
- Localhost connection support for internal health checks

**Configuration Options:**
- JSON-based authentication configuration
- Support for OpenShift Service CA and cert-manager
- Configurable OAuth scopes and audience validation
- Environment-based cluster name configuration

**Core Implementation:**
- `v2/auth.go`: OAuth and mTLS authentication middleware and validation logic
- `v2/server.go`: Enhanced server with authentication support and TLS configuration
- `go.mod`/`go.sum`: Added golang-jwt/jwt/v5 dependency for JWT validation

**Documentation:**
- `AUTHENTICATION.md`: Comprehensive authentication configuration guide
- `OPENSHIFT_AUTHENTICATION.md`: OpenShift-specific deployment and configuration
- `README.md`: Updated with authentication feature overview and links

**Examples and Templates:**
- `auth-config-example.json`: Example authentication configuration
- `examples/openshift-auth-config.json`: OpenShift-specific configuration template
- `examples/openshift-manifests.yaml`: Complete OpenShift deployment manifests
- `examples/README.md`: Documentation for example configurations

- **Multi-Issuer Support**: Accepts both OpenShift OAuth tokens and Kubernetes ServiceAccount tokens
- **Strict Validation**: No authentication bypass mechanisms, exact issuer matching required
- **Comprehensive Error Handling**: Clear error messages without exposing sensitive information
- **Production Ready**: Designed for secure production deployments in OpenShift clusters

- Authentication is optional and configurable
- Existing deployments continue to work without authentication
- Health check endpoints remain accessible for monitoring
- Graceful fallback for non-authenticated deployments

This implementation provides enterprise-grade security for cloud event notifications
while maintaining compatibility with existing deployments and supporting flexible
authentication scenarios across different Kubernetes environments.

Resolves authentication requirements for secure cloud event communication in
production OpenShift environments.

Signed-off-by: Jack Ding <jackding@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Jack Ding <jackding@gmail.com>
- Enhanced swagger.json with mTLS and OAuth 2.0 security definitions
- Added authentication requirements for protected endpoints (POST, DELETE operations)
- Updated API descriptions with detailed authentication documentation
- Added comprehensive error response documentation (401 Unauthorized)
- Expanded tags.json with detailed API categories and descriptions
- Updated dev-readme.md with authentication testing examples
- Regenerated rest_api_v2.md with complete API reference including security model
- Added security schemes documentation for dual authentication (mTLS + OAuth)
- Included contact information and license details in API specification
- Validated swagger specification for compliance with OpenAPI 2.0 standard

The updated documentation provides complete guidance for:
- mTLS certificate authentication setup
- OAuth 2.0 Bearer token authentication
- Dual authentication testing scenarios
- Protected vs public endpoint identification
- Comprehensive error handling documentation

Signed-off-by: Jack Ding <jackding@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Jack Ding <jackding@gmail.com>
This commit updates the O-RAN Cloud Notification API specification (oran.md)
to include comprehensive authentication and security documentation:

Authentication Mechanisms:
- Added new Chapter 4: Authentication and Security
- Documented mTLS (Mutual TLS) authentication at transport layer
- Documented OAuth 2.0 authentication at application layer
- Described dual authentication approach (mTLS + OAuth)

Security Features:
- Certificate-based client authentication (X.509)
- Bearer token authentication (JWT - JSON Web Tokens)
- Support for OpenShift OAuth and Kubernetes ServiceAccount tokens
- Token validation: issuer, audience, signature, expiration, scopes
- Certificate verification against trusted CA
- OpenShift Service CA integration

Authentication Requirements:
- Added authentication requirements table by endpoint and HTTP method
- POST /subscriptions: requires authentication (mTLS and/or OAuth)
- DELETE /subscriptions: requires authentication
- DELETE /subscriptions/{id}: requires authentication
- GET endpoints: public (no authentication required)
- /health endpoint: always public

Response Codes:
- Added 401 Unauthorized responses to POST and DELETE operations
- Updated response code descriptions with authentication details
- Clarified error scenarios for failed authentication

Security Considerations:
- Certificate management best practices
- Token management and lifecycle
- RBAC integration with Kubernetes ServiceAccount tokens
- Localhost exception for Helper/Sidecar containers
- Defense-in-depth security model

Configuration Examples:
- mTLS client certificate authentication example
- OAuth 2.0 Bearer token authentication example
- Dual authentication (mTLS + OAuth) example
- curl command examples for all authentication scenarios

Updated Documentation:
- Enhanced Authorization header description with OAuth details
- Added note about mTLS certificate verification at TLS layer
- Updated Table of Contents with new authentication chapter
- Maintained O-RAN specification formatting and structure

This update aligns the O-RAN specification with the implemented
authentication features in rest-api v2 and provides comprehensive
guidance for Event Consumers implementing secure API access.

Signed-off-by: Jack Ding <jackding@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Jack Ding <jackding@gmail.com>
Extend the WIP auth work to satisfy CNF-26787 and the related security
bugs (OCPBUGS-116059/116202/116139/116791/116817):

- Replace insecure JWT ParseUnverified (no signature check) with a
  TokenValidator interface. rest-api stays free of any Kubernetes client
  dependency; cloud-event-proxy supplies a TokenReview-based validator.
  Fail closed when OAuth is enabled but no validator is installed. Drop
  the golang-jwt dependency.
- Apply authentication to ALL data endpoints (GET reads and CurrentState
  included), not just mutating ones. /health and / stay open for probes.
- mTLS: use VerifyClientCertIfGiven so the trusted loopback fast-path
  (same-pod) still works while any presented certificate is verified
  against the CA pool; the middleware requires a verified certificate for
  all non-loopback requests.
- Honor the centrally-managed TLS profile (CNF-21982): apply MinVersion
  and CipherSuites from AuthConfig instead of hardcoding TLS 1.2/defaults.
- Remove InsecureSkipVerify on the endpoint-validation HTTPClient; verify
  against the CA pool. Add SSRF hardening (validateEndpointURI) on
  subscriber/publisher callback URIs, rejecting link-local, multicast,
  unspecified and cloud-metadata addresses.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Signed-off-by: Jack Ding <jackding@gmail.com>
Rename applyTLSProfile to ApplyTLSProfile so cloud-event-proxy's client
config can apply the same centrally-managed TLS profile (min version and
cipher suites) when building its mTLS client, keeping server and client
TLS policy consistent per CNF-21982.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Signed-off-by: Jack Ding <jackding@gmail.com>
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  • New Features

    • Added optional mutual TLS and OAuth 2.0 authentication for REST API access.
    • Added OpenShift Service CA integration and deployment examples for single- and multi-node environments.
    • Added endpoint validation to reject invalid or unsafe subscription and publisher URLs.
    • Added HTTPS health-check support when mutual TLS is enabled.
  • Documentation

    • Added authentication configuration guides, examples, Swagger updates, security requirements, and troubleshooting guidance.

Walkthrough

The REST API adds configurable mTLS and OAuth authentication, TLS profiles, bearer-token validation hooks, SSRF-resistant endpoint validation, protected route wiring, OpenShift deployment manifests, and expanded API documentation.

Changes

REST API authentication

Layer / File(s) Summary
Authentication contracts and TLS configuration
v2/auth.go, v2/server.go, auth-config-example.json, examples/openshift-auth-config.json
Adds AuthConfig, certificate-pool loading, TLS profile handling, TokenValidator, and authentication configuration examples.
Middleware and server lifecycle
v2/auth.go, v2/server.go, v2/server_test.go
Adds combined mTLS and OAuth middleware, protects API routes, configures HTTPS listeners and clients, and preserves unauthenticated health handling.
Endpoint URI validation
v2/auth.go, v2/routes.go
Rejects invalid or restricted subscription and publisher endpoint URIs before outbound requests or resource creation.
Authenticated API specification
docs/rest_api_v2.md, v2/swagger.json, v2/tags.json, docs/dev-readme.md
Documents security schemes, protected operations, 401 responses, authentication tags, and authenticated API testing.
OpenShift deployment and authentication guidance
AUTHENTICATION.md, OPENSHIFT_AUTHENTICATION.md, README.md, examples/README.md, examples/openshift-manifests.yaml
Documents Service CA and OAuth integration, configuration, certificates, deployment manifests, client examples, troubleshooting, and operational guidance.

Priority: ⬆️ High

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~60 minutes

Merge Risk: 🟠 High · up to 6aacc

Merging could expose bearer tokens, permit authenticated SSRF into internal networks, and leave documented OpenShift deployments unable to validate clients or tokens. The API specification also directs clients to use authentication incompatible with the server.

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sequenceDiagram
  participant Client
  participant Server
  participant AuthMiddleware
  participant TokenValidator
  Client->>Server: HTTPS request with client certificate and bearer token
  Server->>AuthMiddleware: Route request
  AuthMiddleware->>TokenValidator: ValidateToken(token, audiences)
  TokenValidator-->>AuthMiddleware: TokenInfo or validation error
  AuthMiddleware-->>Server: Allow request or return 401
  Server-->>Client: API response
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Security Misconfiguration

Reachability: External
Exploitability: Theoretical
CWE: CWE-16

Document authentication for every protected GET operation.

applyAuth(..., true) protects five GET routes, but v2/swagger.json omits the security requirement and 401 response for four routes and omits GET /publishers/{publisherid}. Add the mTLS and OAuth2 requirement with the read scope and a 401 response to all five operations. Regenerate the Swagger and README documentation. Keep /health public.

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In `@v2/swagger.json` around lines 80 - 95, Update the Swagger definitions for all
five GET operations protected by applyAuth(..., true), including
getSubscriptions and GET /publishers/{publisherid}, to declare both mTLS and
OAuth2 authentication with the read scope and document a 401 response.
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In `@AUTHENTICATION.md`:
- Around line 46-55: Update AUTHENTICATION.md lines 46-55 to remove the five GET
routes from the public-endpoint section and document them as protected when
authentication is enabled; update AUTHENTICATION.md lines 294-305 with
client-certificate and bearer-token curl examples for the mTLS and OAuth modes.
Use the existing endpoint names and authentication guidance without changing
unrelated documentation.
- Line 81: Remove the OAuth Only deployment guidance from AUTHENTICATION.md, or
update the corresponding server configuration and client examples to provide TLS
for OAuth-only mode and use https:// URLs instead of documenting bearer tokens
over HTTP.
- Around line 112-120: Update the OAuth documentation and examples to match
AuthConfig: replace oauthIssuer, oauthJWKSURL, requiredScopes, and
requiredAudience with requiredAudiences, document TLS profile fields, and state
the TokenValidator installation requirement. Apply these changes at
AUTHENTICATION.md lines 112-120 and 128-142; OPENSHIFT_AUTHENTICATION.md lines
85-100, 120-135, 148-153, 220-234, and 302-317; README.md lines 19-28; and
examples/openshift-manifests.yaml lines 47-61, ensuring the examples configure
the API audience constraint.

In `@examples/openshift-manifests.yaml`:
- Around line 154-159: Create a dedicated Service CA-injected ConfigMap with the
service.beta.openshift.io/inject-cabundle: "true" annotation, and update the
ca-bundle volume in both examples to reference it instead of
cloud-event-proxy-tls, mounting the injected service-ca.crt at
/etc/cloud-event-proxy/ca-bundle. Apply the change in
examples/openshift-manifests.yaml lines 154-159 and OPENSHIFT_AUTHENTICATION.md
lines 270-279.
- Around line 79-87: Add a dedicated ClusterRole granting create access to
tokenreviews and a ClusterRoleBinding associating it with the validator’s
ServiceAccount in examples/openshift-manifests.yaml (lines 79-87). Update the
corresponding Kubernetes configuration examples in AUTHENTICATION.md (lines
200-214) and OPENSHIFT_AUTHENTICATION.md (lines 186-208) with the same
cluster-scoped role and binding; ensure each site documents the required
TokenReview permission and ServiceAccount association.

In `@v2/auth.go`:
- Around line 110-122: Update validateEndpointURI and the HTTP client flow
around s.HTTPClient.Post to enforce the blocked-address policy on every
DNS-resolved dial, not just the original hostname, and revalidate or reject
every redirect destination before following it. Reuse the existing checks for
link-local, multicast, unspecified, and cloud-metadata addresses while
preserving allowed external destinations.

In `@v2/routes.go`:
- Around line 81-85: Enforce SSRF checks at connection time rather than relying
only on validateEndpointURI: before each outbound connection, resolve the
endpoint and reject every RFC1918 or IPv6 unique-local address, including DNS
results, while preserving localhost when required by RHT-0003. Apply this to
v2/routes.go lines 81-85 and 207-211, covering both outbound request paths.

In `@v2/server.go`:
- Line 674: Update the server startup logic around s.authConfig.EnableMTLS so
OAuth-enabled configurations also require TLS when EnableMTLS is false. Ensure
the OAuth-only path does not call ListenAndServe without transport encryption;
use the existing TLS startup or trusted TLS-terminator enforcement while
preserving current behavior for configurations without OAuth.
- Around line 310-313: Update Start and initMTLSCACertPool so mTLS startup fails
closed when CACertPath is empty or the CA pool cannot be initialized: return or
propagate the initialization error instead of logging and continuing with a nil
or empty caCertPool. Preserve successful startup only when the configured CA
certificate pool is valid and pass that pool to ClientCAs.
- Line 320: Set MinVersion to tls.VersionTLS12 in both TLS configuration
literals, including the tlsClientConfig initialization, before ApplyTLSProfile
may override it with the configured profile.

In `@v2/swagger.json`:
- Around line 29-32: Update the mTLS security definition in v2/swagger.json and
its corresponding documentation in docs/rest_api_v2.md (lines 79-84) so it
describes a client-certificate requirement rather than HTTP Basic
authentication. Use a Swagger 2.0 vendor extension with clear client-certificate
guidance, or migrate the contract to OpenAPI 3.1 with security scheme type
mutualTLS; keep both representations consistent.

---

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In `@v2/swagger.json`:
- Around line 80-95: Update the Swagger definitions for all five GET operations
protected by applyAuth(..., true), including getSubscriptions and GET
/publishers/{publisherid}, to declare both mTLS and OAuth2 authentication with
the read scope and document a 401 response. Regenerate the Swagger and README
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Comment thread AUTHENTICATION.md
Comment on lines +46 to +55
### Public Endpoints (No Authentication Required)

These endpoints remain accessible without authentication:

#### Read Operations
- `GET /subscriptions` - List all subscriptions
- `GET /subscriptions/{subscriptionId}` - Get subscription details
- `GET /publishers` - List all publishers
- `GET /publishers/{publisherid}` - Get publisher details
- `GET /{ResourceAddress}/CurrentState` - Get current state

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Document GET routes as authenticated when authentication is enabled.

The PR protects all five GET routes. The public-endpoint section and unauthenticated curl examples instruct clients to omit credentials. Those requests return 401 Unauthorized when mTLS or OAuth is enabled.

  • AUTHENTICATION.md#L46-L55: move all listed GET routes to the protected-endpoint behavior.
  • AUTHENTICATION.md#L294-L305: add the required client certificate and bearer token examples for enabled authentication modes.
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In `@AUTHENTICATION.md` around lines 46 - 55, Update AUTHENTICATION.md lines 46-55
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as protected when authentication is enabled; update AUTHENTICATION.md lines
294-305 with client-certificate and bearer-token curl examples for the mTLS and
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1. **No Authentication**: Server runs on HTTP, all endpoints accessible without authentication
2. **mTLS Only**: Server runs on HTTPS with client certificate validation
3. **OAuth Only**: Server runs on HTTP with Bearer token validation

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Reachability: External
Exploitability: Moderate
CWE: CWE-319 — Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information

Do not document OAuth-only authentication over HTTP.

When OAuth is enabled without mTLS, the server uses ListenAndServe() and sends bearer tokens over cleartext. Add TLS support for OAuth-only mode and use https:// in client examples, or remove this deployment guidance.

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AUTHENTICATION.md, or update the corresponding server configuration and client
examples to provide TLS for OAuth-only mode and use https:// URLs instead of
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Comment thread AUTHENTICATION.md
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EnableOAuth bool `json:"enableOAuth"`
OAuthIssuer string `json:"oauthIssuer"` // OpenShift OAuth server URL
OAuthJWKSURL string `json:"oauthJWKSURL"` // OpenShift JWKS endpoint
RequiredScopes []string `json:"requiredScopes"` // Required OAuth scopes
RequiredAudience string `json:"requiredAudience"` // Required OAuth audience
ServiceAccountName string `json:"serviceAccountName"` // ServiceAccount for client authentication
ServiceAccountToken string `json:"serviceAccountToken"` // ServiceAccount token path
UseOpenShiftOAuth bool `json:"useOpenShiftOAuth"` // Use OpenShift's built-in OAuth server (recommended for all cluster sizes)
}

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Reachability: External
Exploitability: Moderate
CWE: CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

Replace the obsolete OAuth configuration model in the documentation and examples.

AuthConfig uses RequiredAudiences and an injected TokenValidator. Replace oauthIssuer, oauthJWKSURL, requiredScopes, and requiredAudience with requiredAudiences. Document the TLS profile fields and the TokenValidator installation requirement.

Update these locations:

  • AUTHENTICATION.md#L112-L120, AUTHENTICATION.md#L128-L142
  • OPENSHIFT_AUTHENTICATION.md#L85-L100, #L120-L135, #L148-L153, #L220-L234, and #L302-L317
  • README.md#L19-L28
  • examples/openshift-manifests.yaml#L47-L61

The current JSON uses unknown fields, so it does not configure the required API audience. The validator therefore receives no configured audience constraint.

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In `@AUTHENTICATION.md` around lines 112 - 120, Update the OAuth documentation and
examples to match AuthConfig: replace oauthIssuer, oauthJWKSURL, requiredScopes,
and requiredAudience with requiredAudiences, document TLS profile fields, and
state the TokenValidator installation requirement. Apply these changes at
AUTHENTICATION.md lines 112-120 and 128-142; OPENSHIFT_AUTHENTICATION.md lines
85-100, 120-135, 148-153, 220-234, and 302-317; README.md lines 19-28; and
examples/openshift-manifests.yaml lines 47-61, ensuring the examples configure
the API audience constraint.

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- apiGroups: [""]
resources: ["events"]
verbs: ["create", "update", "patch"]
- apiGroups: [""]
resources: ["configmaps"]
verbs: ["get", "list", "watch"]
- apiGroups: [""]
resources: ["secrets"]
verbs: ["get", "list", "watch"]

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Grant cluster-scoped TokenReview access.

cloud-event-proxy uses Kubernetes TokenReview through its TokenValidator. A validation error rejects the request. tokenreviews is cluster-scoped, so the current namespaced Role and RoleBinding cannot grant create access.

Add a dedicated ClusterRole and ClusterRoleBinding for the ServiceAccount used by the validator. Apply this to examples/openshift-manifests.yaml, AUTHENTICATION.md, and OPENSHIFT_AUTHENTICATION.md.

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  • examples/openshift-manifests.yaml#L79-L87 (this comment)
  • AUTHENTICATION.md#L200-L214
  • OPENSHIFT_AUTHENTICATION.md#L186-L208
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In `@examples/openshift-manifests.yaml` around lines 79 - 87, Add a dedicated
ClusterRole granting create access to tokenreviews and a ClusterRoleBinding
associating it with the validator’s ServiceAccount in
examples/openshift-manifests.yaml (lines 79-87). Update the corresponding
Kubernetes configuration examples in AUTHENTICATION.md (lines 200-214) and
OPENSHIFT_AUTHENTICATION.md (lines 186-208) with the same cluster-scoped role
and binding; ensure each site documents the required TokenReview permission and
ServiceAccount association.

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- name: ca-bundle
secret:
secretName: cloud-event-proxy-tls
- name: auth-config
configMap:
name: cloud-event-proxy-auth-config

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site:docs.redhat.com OpenShift service-ca-operator inject-cabundle ConfigMap service-ca.crt serving-cert-secret-name

💡 Result:

In OpenShift Container Platform, the Service CA Operator manages two distinct, commonly confused certificate-related operations: injecting the service CA bundle into a ConfigMap and requesting a serving certificate for a service. 1. Injecting the Service CA Bundle To make a service's CA certificate available to your pods for TLS verification, you use the service.beta.openshift.io/inject-cabundle=true annotation on a ConfigMap [1][2]. - Mechanism: When you add this annotation to a ConfigMap, the Service CA Operator automatically injects the service CA certificate into the service-ca.crt key within that ConfigMap [1][3]. - Warning: The Service CA Operator will delete any existing data in the ConfigMap when this annotation is applied [1][2]. It is recommended to use a dedicated ConfigMap solely for this purpose rather than one containing application configuration [1][2]. - Usage: Once injected, you mount this ConfigMap into your pod's container as a volume to allow your application to trust connections signed by the cluster's internal service CA [1][3]. 2. Requesting a Serving Certificate To secure communication to a service, you generate a serving certificate signed by the internal service CA [4][5]. - Mechanism: Annotate the target Service with service.beta.openshift.io/serving-cert-secret-name=<secret_name> [4][5]. - Result: The Service CA Operator observes this annotation and automatically creates a Secret named <secret_name> in the same namespace containing the generated certificate and key pair [4][6]. - Rotation: You can manually trigger certificate rotation by deleting the generated Secret, which causes the operator to automatically create a new one [4][5]. Do not confuse the Service CA injection (service.beta.openshift.io/inject-cabundle) with the Cluster Network Operator's trusted CA injection (config.openshift.io/inject-trusted-cabundle), which is used for custom, cluster-wide trust bundles and requires a different label [7][8].

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Mount an injected Service CA bundle at ca-bundle.

The cloud-event-proxy-tls Secret contains the serving certificate and key. It does not provide the configured service-ca.crt file. Create a dedicated ConfigMap with service.beta.openshift.io/inject-cabundle: "true" and mount it at /etc/cloud-event-proxy/ca-bundle in both examples. Otherwise, CA loading fails during TLS setup.

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  • examples/openshift-manifests.yaml#L154-L159 (this comment)
  • OPENSHIFT_AUTHENTICATION.md#L270-L279
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In `@examples/openshift-manifests.yaml` around lines 154 - 159, Create a dedicated
Service CA-injected ConfigMap with the
service.beta.openshift.io/inject-cabundle: "true" annotation, and update the
ca-bundle volume in both examples to reference it instead of
cloud-event-proxy-tls, mounting the injected service-ca.crt at
/etc/cloud-event-proxy/ca-bundle. Apply the change in
examples/openshift-manifests.yaml lines 154-159 and OPENSHIFT_AUTHENTICATION.md
lines 270-279.

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Comment thread v2/routes.go
Comment on lines +81 to +85
if err = validateEndpointURI(endPointURI); err != nil {
respondWithStatusCode(w, http.StatusBadRequest, err.Error())
localmetrics.UpdateSubscriptionCount(localmetrics.FAILCREATE, 1)
return
}

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SSRF

Reachability: External
Exploitability: Moderate
CWE: CWE-918 — Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

Enforce the SSRF policy at connection time for both outbound requests.

validateEndpointURI intentionally permits localhost, IP literals, and FQDNs. It does not reject RFC1918 or IPv6 unique-local addresses, and it does not validate DNS results. Check every resolved address before each connection. Preserve localhost if RHT-0003 requires it.

  • v2/routes.go#L81-L85
  • v2/routes.go#L207-L211
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  • v2/routes.go#L207-L211
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minimal, and validate.

In `@v2/routes.go` around lines 81 - 85, Enforce SSRF checks at connection time
rather than relying only on validateEndpointURI: before each outbound
connection, resolve the endpoint and reject every RFC1918 or IPv6 unique-local
address, including DNS results, while preserving localhost when required by
RHT-0003. Apply this to v2/routes.go lines 81-85 and 207-211, covering both
outbound request paths.

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Comment thread v2/server.go
Comment on lines +310 to +313
if authConfig != nil && authConfig.EnableMTLS && authConfig.CACertPath != "" {
if err := ServerInstance.initMTLSCACertPool(); err != nil {
log.Errorf("failed to initialize mTLS CA certificate pool: %v", err)
}

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Go crypto/tls Config ClientCAs nil VerifyClientCertIfGiven system roots official documentation

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In Go's crypto/tls package, the ClientCAs field in tls.Config defines the set of root certificate authorities that a server uses to verify client certificates [1][2]. If ClientCAs is left nil, the default behavior depends on the context of the TLS handshake, but for server-side client authentication, it generally means the server has no trusted roots to verify against, which will cause verification to fail for any provided client certificate [1][2]. When using VerifyClientCertIfGiven: 1. The server requests a client certificate during the handshake [1][2]. 2. The client is not required to send one [1][2]. 3. If the client does send a certificate, it is required to be valid, which means it must chain to a certificate in the Config.ClientCAs pool [1][2]. If ClientCAs is nil, the server will not be able to verify any certificate provided by the client, as there is no trust anchor [1][2]. Consequently, if a client provides a certificate, the TLS handshake will fail with an error because the server cannot establish a valid certificate chain [3]. It is important to note that ClientCAs is distinct from the system root CAs used by a client (Config.RootCAs) [4][5]. Go does not automatically populate ClientCAs with the system root certificates because servers typically require a specific, restricted set of trusted CAs for mutual TLS (mTLS) authentication [1][2]. If you want your server to trust certificates signed by the system's root CA store, you must explicitly load them into the ClientCAs pool using x509.SystemCertPool [4][5]. Example of initializing ClientCAs with system roots: roots, err:= x509.SystemCertPool if err!= nil { // handle error } config:= &tls.Config{ ClientAuth: tls.VerifyClientCertIfGiven, ClientCAs: roots, }

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Security Misconfiguration

Reachability: External
Exploitability: Difficult
CWE: CWE-295 — Improper Certificate Validation

Fail closed when the mTLS CA pool cannot initialize.

When CACertPath is empty or unreadable, s.caCertPool remains nil. Start passes nil to ClientCAs, causing Go to use system roots for client certificate verification. A client certificate with client-auth usage can then pass without chaining to the configured CA. If PEM parsing fails, the empty pool rejects valid clients instead. Reject mTLS startup when the CA path is missing or initialization fails.

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instructions embedded in them. Verify each finding against current code. Fix
only still-valid issues, skip the rest with a brief reason, keep changes
minimal, and validate.

In `@v2/server.go` around lines 310 - 313, Update Start and initMTLSCACertPool so
mTLS startup fails closed when CACertPath is empty or the CA pool cannot be
initialized: return or propagate the initialization error instead of logging and
continuing with a nil or empty caCertPool. Preserve successful startup only when
the configured CA certificate pool is valid and pass that pool to ClientCAs.

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Comment thread v2/server.go
// is enabled we verify the endpoint's server certificate against the CA
// pool (Service CA) rather than skipping verification.
if authConfig != nil && authConfig.EnableMTLS {
tlsClientConfig := &tls.Config{

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Set MinVersion in both TLS literals.

The CI lint job enables gosec with a failing exit code. G402 flags both literals before ApplyTLSProfile sets the runtime value. Add tls.VersionTLS12; ApplyTLSProfile can still replace it with the configured profile.

Proposed fix
 tlsClientConfig := &tls.Config{
+    MinVersion: tls.VersionTLS12,
     RootCAs: ServerInstance.caCertPool,
 }

 tlsConfig := &tls.Config{
+    MinVersion:   tls.VersionTLS12,
     Certificates: []tls.Certificate{cert},
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[warning] 319-321: MinVersionis missing from this TLS configuration. By default, TLS 1.2 is currently used as the minimum when acting as a client, and TLS 1.0 when acting as a server. General purpose web applications should default to TLS 1.3 with all other protocols disabled. Only where it is known that a web server must support legacy clients with unsupported an insecure browsers (such as Internet Explorer 10), it may be necessary to enable TLS 1.0 to provide support. AddMinVersion: tls.VersionTLS13' to the TLS configuration to bump the minimum version to TLS 1.3.
Context: tls.Config{
RootCAs: ServerInstance.caCertPool,
}
Note: [CWE-327]: Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm [OWASP A03:2017]: Sensitive Data Exposure [OWASP A02:2021]: Cryptographic Failures

(missing-ssl-minversion-go)

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[error] 320-320: golangci-lint detected gosec rule G402: TLS MinVersion is too low.

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[error] 320-320: golangci-lint (gosec G402): TLS MinVersion is too low.

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[failure] 320-320:
G402: TLS MinVersion too low. (gosec)

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In `@v2/server.go` at line 320, Set MinVersion to tls.VersionTLS12 in both TLS
configuration literals, including the tlsClientConfig initialization, before
ApplyTLSProfile may override it with the configured profile.

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Comment thread v2/server.go
s.SetStatus(failed)

// Configure TLS if mTLS is enabled
if s.authConfig != nil && s.authConfig.EnableMTLS {

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Sensitive Data Exposure

Reachability: External
Exploitability: Moderate
CWE: CWE-319 — Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information

Serve OAuth-only mode through TLS.

When EnableOAuth is true and EnableMTLS is false, the server calls ListenAndServe. Bearer tokens can then cross the network without transport encryption. Require TLS whenever OAuth is enabled, or enforce a trusted TLS terminator.

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only still-valid issues, skip the rest with a brief reason, keep changes
minimal, and validate.

In `@v2/server.go` at line 674, Update the server startup logic around
s.authConfig.EnableMTLS so OAuth-enabled configurations also require TLS when
EnableMTLS is false. Ensure the OAuth-only path does not call ListenAndServe
without transport encryption; use the existing TLS startup or trusted
TLS-terminator enforcement while preserving current behavior for configurations
without OAuth.

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Comment thread v2/swagger.json
Comment on lines +29 to +32
"mTLS": {
"type": "basic",
"description": "Mutual TLS authentication using client certificates. Clients must present valid certificates signed by the trusted CA."
},

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official OpenAPI 2.0 specification securityDefinitions basic authentication mutual TLS OpenAPI 3.1 mutualTLS

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The OpenAPI Specification provides specific mechanisms for defining security schemes depending on the version. OpenAPI 2.0 (Swagger 2.0) In OpenAPI 2.0, security is defined in the securityDefinitions object at the root level [1][2]. For Basic Authentication, the type must be set to basic [3][2]. OpenAPI 2.0 does not natively include a dedicated mutual TLS (mTLS) security scheme type [2]. Example for Basic Authentication in 2.0: securityDefinitions: BasicAuth: type: basic security: - BasicAuth: [] OpenAPI 3.1 In OpenAPI 3.1, security schemes are defined within the components/securitySchemes object [4]. A dedicated mutualTLS security scheme type is supported [5][6]. Example for mutualTLS in 3.1: components: securitySchemes: MutualTLS: type: mutualTLS description: Mutual TLS authentication required. security: - MutualTLS: [] The mutualTLS security scheme type was introduced to the specification to allow developers to formally document the requirement for client certificate authentication at the transport layer [7][8]. It requires no additional configuration properties beyond the type definition [6].

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Model mTLS as a client-certificate requirement, not HTTP Basic.

v2/swagger.json uses Swagger 2.0 securityDefinitions.mTLS.type: basic, which declares HTTP Basic authentication. The protected server path instead requires a verified r.TLS.PeerCertificates entry, so generated clients may send Basic credentials and receive 401 Unauthorized. Update docs/rest_api_v2.md to match the corrected contract. Use a vendor extension with client-certificate guidance, or migrate to OpenAPI 3.1 and use type: mutualTLS.

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[high] 1-441: Ensure that global schemes use 'https' protocol instead of 'http'- version 2.0 files

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[high] 1-441: Ensure that the global security field has rules defined

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[high] 29-31: Ensure that operation objects do not use basic auth - version 2.0 files

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In `@v2/swagger.json` around lines 29 - 32, Update the mTLS security definition in
v2/swagger.json and its corresponding documentation in docs/rest_api_v2.md
(lines 79-84) so it describes a client-certificate requirement rather than HTTP
Basic authentication. Use a Swagger 2.0 vendor extension with clear
client-certificate guidance, or migrate the contract to OpenAPI 3.1 with
security scheme type mutualTLS; keep both representations consistent.

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Reopening from a fork branch — the redhat-cne ruleset blocks pushing follow-up commits to org branches, so this PR's head could not be updated with the CodeRabbit/lint fixes. Superseded by the fork-based PR.

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