Fix basic auth denial for proxy-protocol cert clients - #3561
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Signed-off-by: Pieter Hollander <eclipse@hollander.online>
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@ralight I was wondering if perhaps you'd be willing to have a look at this small bug fix PR? I would really appreciate it, as that would allow me to stop using my test branch in my setup. Thanks in advance for your efforts! |
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Problem
When a listener uses PROXY protocol v2 with
use_identity_as_username true,clients authenticated via mTLS at the proxy are incorrectly denied by
mosquitto_basic_auth().With direct TLS,
handle_connect.cskipsmosquitto_basic_auth()whenssl_ctxis set anduse_identity_as_usernameis enabled — authenticationis "assumed to be cleared." However, with proxy protocol,
ssl_ctxis NULL(TLS was terminated externally), so the bypass does not trigger. The client
falls through to
mosquitto_basic_auth(), all plugins defer (no password),and the
allow_anonymousfallback rejects it becauseusername != NULL.Code path (before fix)
Fix
Extend the auth bypass condition to also recognize proxy protocol listeners:
When
enable_proxy_protocol > 0anduse_identity_as_usernameis set, theclient was authenticated externally via certificate — same as direct TLS.
Testing
Tested with:
use_identity_as_username trueIt seems the fixes branch doesn't contain Mosquitto 2.1 with PROXY protocol support yet. Therefore, I'm submitting this to "master".
make testwith your changes locally?