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Refs #685

Problem

In unix-socket mode the socket is created with whatever the process umask allows, and there is no way to constrain its permissions from configuration. A permissive umask leaves the socket world-connectable — and any process that can connect to it is treated by gin as a trusted proxy for forwarded client-IP headers.

Change

  • New server.socketMode (octal, e.g. 0660): the socket is chmod-ed to it right after net.Listen.
  • Opt-in, no default change — left unset, the socket keeps its current umask-derived permissions, so existing deployments are unaffected.
  • Invalid modes fail startup with a clear error; the listener is closed on those error paths.
  • .env.example regenerated.

Testing

  • make vet, go test -race ./... pass.
  • Unit tests for parseSocketMode (valid/invalid octal) and an integration test that listens on a real unix socket, applies the mode and asserts the resulting permission bits.
  • The socket is chmod-ed right after net.Listen (the standard Go unix-socket pattern); socketMode is validated before any existing socket is removed, and rejected on Windows where it cannot be enforced. GOOS=windows build verified.

From the #685 startup-issues thread; a small hardening follow-up, independent of the four fix PRs. It touches the same file as one of them, so a trivial rebase may be needed depending on merge order.

AI disclosure (per AI_POLICY.md): the code, tests and this description were written with Claude Code (Claude Opus 5.5); the commit carries a Co-Authored-By trailer. I reviewed and tested the change myself.

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  • New Features
    • Added an optional octal permission setting for Unix socket files. When unset, permissions continue to follow the process umask.
    • Invalid, malformed, or out-of-range permission modes prevent startup. The setting is not supported on Windows.

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The server configuration now accepts an optional octal permission mode for Unix sockets. Bootstrap validates the value before removing an existing socket, then applies it to the new socket. Tests cover valid and invalid modes and verify the socket permissions.

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Unix socket permissions

Layer / File(s) Summary
Configure socket mode
internal/model/config.go, .env.example
Adds the optional socketMode setting and an environment example. The example leaves the value unset.
Parse and apply socket mode
internal/bootstrap/router_bootstrap.go, internal/bootstrap/router_bootstrap_test.go
Bootstrap rejects unsupported or invalid modes before socket-file removal. When configured, it applies the mode after creating the listener and closes the listener if applying the mode fails. Tests cover mode parsing and socket permissions.

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Change: Feature

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sequenceDiagram
  participant ServerConfig
  participant serveUnix
  participant parseSocketMode
  participant UnixSocket
  ServerConfig->>serveUnix: configured socketMode
  serveUnix->>parseSocketMode: parse octal mode
  parseSocketMode-->>serveUnix: parsed permission mode
  serveUnix->>UnixSocket: create listener and apply mode
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A newly created socket can briefly have permissions broader than requested. Close that exposure before merging; the test should also verify that the configured server path applies the mode.

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Review comments at @internal/bootstrap/router_bootstrap.go:
- Around line 201-202: Move the `parseSocketMode` validation in `serveUnix`
before removing the existing socket path, so an invalid `SocketMode` returns an
error without deleting the socket.
- Around line 213-215: Replace the setSocketUmask/net.Listen flow in the socket
creation branch with a mechanism that applies SocketMode to the Unix socket
without changing the process-wide umask. Preserve the configured socket
permissions and avoid exposing concurrent file creation to a temporary umask.
- Around line 224-225: Update the socket permission handling around
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internal/bootstrap/router_bootstrap.go (1)

220-225: 🔒 Security & Privacy | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy lift

Restore restrictive permissions before the socket becomes reachable.

With umask 0002 and server.socketMode: "0600", net.Listen creates a socket with mode 0775 until os.Chmod runs. A group member can connect during that interval; the connection can remain queued until serve accepts it. Create the socket in a directory inaccessible to those users, then publish its path after setting the mode. This reintroduces the permission window flagged in the earlier review. (man7.org)

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Update the Unix socket setup around os.Chmod so net.Listen creates the socket in
a directory inaccessible to unauthorized users, then publish it at
app.config.Server.SocketPath only after restrictive permissions are set. Ensure
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- Line 49: Restrict the permission assertion in this test to Unix platforms,
since Windows cannot report the expected group permission bits. Skip the test on
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- Around line 220-225: Update the Unix socket setup around os.Chmod so
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In unix socket mode the socket was created with whatever the process
umask allowed, with no way to restrict it from configuration. A
permissive umask leaves the socket world-connectable, and any process
that can connect is treated as a trusted proxy for forwarded client-IP
headers.

server.socketMode (e.g. 0660) now chmods the socket after net.Listen.
It is opt-in: left unset the socket keeps its current umask-derived
permissions, so existing deployments are unaffected. The mode is parsed
and validated before any existing socket is removed, so a bad value
does not delete the current socket, and it is rejected on Windows where
it cannot be enforced.

Refs tinyauthapp#685

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internal/bootstrap/router_bootstrap_test.go (1)

45-52: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Exercise serveUnix from the configured listener test.

TestSocketModeAppliedToListener calls os.Chmod itself, so it can pass even if serveUnix stops applying server.socketMode. Replace the direct listener setup with a BootstrapApp configured with SocketPath and SocketMode, then invoke the selected listener function and assert the socket mode.

Suggested fix
-import (
+import (
+	"context"
 	"net"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"runtime"
 	"testing"
+	"time"

+	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	"github.com/tinyauthapp/tinyauth/internal/model"
+	"github.com/tinyauthapp/tinyauth/internal/utils/logger"
 )
...
-	listener, err := net.Listen("unix", path)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	defer listener.Close()
-
-	mode, err := parseSocketMode("0660")
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.NoError(t, os.Chmod(path, mode))
-
-	info, err := os.Stat(path)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.Equal(t, os.FileMode(0o660), info.Mode().Perm())
+	app := &BootstrapApp{
+		config: model.Config{
+			Server: model.ServerConfig{
+				SocketPath: path,
+				SocketMode: "0660",
+			},
+		},
+		router: gin.New(),
+		log:    logger.NewLogger().WithTestConfig(),
+	}
+	app.log.Init()
+
+	listenerFunc, err := app.getListenerFunc()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	defer cancel()
+
+	errCh := make(chan error, 1)
+	go func() {
+		errCh <- listenerFunc(ctx)
+	}()
+
+	require.Eventually(t, func() bool {
+		info, err := os.Stat(path)
+		return err == nil && info.Mode().Perm() == 0o660
+	}, time.Second, time.Millisecond)
+
+	cancel()
+	require.NoError(t, <-errCh)
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Review comment at @internal/bootstrap/router_bootstrap_test.go around lines 45 -
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Update TestSocketModeAppliedToListener to exercise the configured listener
rather than creating and chmodding the socket directly: configure BootstrapApp
with SocketPath and SocketMode, invoke its selected listener function, and
assert the created socket has the configured mode. Ensure the test shuts down
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- Around line 45-52: Update TestSocketModeAppliedToListener to exercise the
configured listener rather than creating and chmodding the socket directly:
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