Auto-login from trusted reverse-proxy Authentik headers

When SSO_GATEWAY_SECRET is set and an incoming request carries both
X-Artifacto-Gateway (matching the secret) and X-Authentik-Username, the
admin middleware mints a session automatically so Authentik-authenticated
users skip the password form. Missing or wrong gateway header falls back
to the password-login flow, so peers that can reach the container
directly (bypassing the reverse proxy) cannot spoof Authentik identities.

.env.example

@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
 ADMIN_PASSWORD=change-me
 SESSION_SECRET=generate-with-openssl-rand-hex-32
 BASE_URL=https://artifacto.hubris.network
+
+# Optional: when set, a reverse proxy forwarding Authentik headers can auto-login
+# without the admin password. The proxy must inject `X-Artifacto-Gateway: <this
+# value>` on every request it proxies; Artifacto rejects SSO headers from
+# requests missing that header so peers that can reach the container directly
+# can't spoof Authentik identities.
+# SSO_GATEWAY_SECRET=generate-with-openssl-rand-hex-32

README.md

@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ Then put a reverse proxy (Caddy, nginx, Traefik) in front for HTTPS.
 | `BIND_ADDR`      | `:3000`                              | Listen address                      |
 | `MAX_UPLOAD_MB`  | `5`                                  | Per-artifact upload cap             |
 | `LOG_LEVEL`      | `info`                               | `info` or `debug`                   |
+| `SSO_GATEWAY_SECRET` | —                                | Optional: enables auto-login from a trusted reverse proxy forwarding Authentik headers plus a matching `X-Artifacto-Gateway` header |
 
 ## License
 

cmd/artifacto/main.go

@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ func main() {
 	baseURL := envOr("BASE_URL", "http://localhost:3000")
 	adminPw := os.Getenv("ADMIN_PASSWORD")
 	sessionSecret := os.Getenv("SESSION_SECRET")
+	ssoSecret := os.Getenv("SSO_GATEWAY_SECRET")
 	maxMB, _ := strconv.ParseInt(envOr("MAX_UPLOAD_MB", "5"), 10, 64)
 
 	if sessionSecret == "" {
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ func main() {
 	defer s.Close()
 
 	secure := strings.HasPrefix(baseURL, "https://")
-	admin, err := auth.NewAdmin(adminPw, sessionSecret, secure)
+	admin, err := auth.NewAdmin(adminPw, sessionSecret, ssoSecret, secure)
 	if err != nil {
 		logger.Error("init admin auth", "err", err)
 		os.Exit(1)

docker-compose.yml

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ services:
       SESSION_SECRET: ${SESSION_SECRET:?set in .env}
       BASE_URL: ${BASE_URL:-https://artifacto.hubris.network}
       MAX_UPLOAD_MB: ${MAX_UPLOAD_MB:-5}
+      SSO_GATEWAY_SECRET: ${SSO_GATEWAY_SECRET:-}
     volumes:
       - ./data:/data
     ports:

internal/auth/admin.go

@@ -15,8 +15,10 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	AdminCookie   = "artifacto_admin"
-	adminLifetime = 30 * 24 * time.Hour
+	AdminCookie       = "artifacto_admin"
+	adminLifetime     = 30 * 24 * time.Hour
+	ssoGatewayHeader  = "X-Artifacto-Gateway"
+	ssoUsernameHeader = "X-Authentik-Username"
 )
 
 type ctxKey int
@@ -26,10 +28,11 @@ const ctxAdmin ctxKey = 1
 type Admin struct {
 	passwordHash []byte
 	secret       []byte
+	ssoSecret    []byte
 	secure       bool
 }
 
-func NewAdmin(password, secretHex string, secure bool) (*Admin, error) {
+func NewAdmin(password, secretHex, ssoSecret string, secure bool) (*Admin, error) {
 	if password == "" {
 		return nil, errors.New("ADMIN_PASSWORD required")
 	}
@@ -40,7 +43,11 @@ func NewAdmin(password, secretHex string, secure bool) (*Admin, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	return &Admin{passwordHash: h, secret: []byte(secretHex), secure: secure}, nil
+	a := &Admin{passwordHash: h, secret: []byte(secretHex), secure: secure}
+	if ssoSecret != "" {
+		a.ssoSecret = []byte(ssoSecret)
+	}
+	return a, nil
 }
 
 func (a *Admin) VerifyPassword(p string) bool {
@@ -99,21 +106,41 @@ func (a *Admin) ClearCookie(w http.ResponseWriter) {
 	})
 }
 
-// Middleware allows the request through if the admin cookie is valid; otherwise
-// redirects to /login (for HTML nav) or returns 401 (for API/HTMX).
+// HasValidSSO reports whether the request carries an Authentik-forwarded identity
+// from a trusted gateway. The shared gateway-secret header prevents spoofing by
+// peers that can reach the container directly (bypassing the reverse proxy).
+func (a *Admin) HasValidSSO(r *http.Request) bool {
+	if len(a.ssoSecret) == 0 {
+		return false
+	}
+	gw := r.Header.Get(ssoGatewayHeader)
+	if gw == "" || !hmac.Equal([]byte(gw), a.ssoSecret) {
+		return false
+	}
+	return r.Header.Get(ssoUsernameHeader) != ""
+}
+
+// Middleware allows the request through if the admin cookie is valid or a
+// trusted Authentik SSO header is present; otherwise redirects to /login
+// (for HTML nav) or returns 401 (for API/HTMX).
 func (a *Admin) Middleware(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 	return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-		c, err := r.Cookie(AdminCookie)
-		if err != nil || !a.Verify(c.Value) {
-			if isAPI(r) {
-				http.Error(w, "unauthorized", http.StatusUnauthorized)
-				return
-			}
-			http.Redirect(w, r, "/login?next="+r.URL.RequestURI(), http.StatusSeeOther)
+		if c, err := r.Cookie(AdminCookie); err == nil && a.Verify(c.Value) {
+			ctx := context.WithValue(r.Context(), ctxAdmin, true)
+			next.ServeHTTP(w, r.WithContext(ctx))
 			return
 		}
-		ctx := context.WithValue(r.Context(), ctxAdmin, true)
-		next.ServeHTTP(w, r.WithContext(ctx))
+		if a.HasValidSSO(r) {
+			a.SetCookie(w)
+			ctx := context.WithValue(r.Context(), ctxAdmin, true)
+			next.ServeHTTP(w, r.WithContext(ctx))
+			return
+		}
+		if isAPI(r) {
+			http.Error(w, "unauthorized", http.StatusUnauthorized)
+			return
+		}
+		http.Redirect(w, r, "/login?next="+r.URL.RequestURI(), http.StatusSeeOther)
 	})
 }
 

internal/server/admin.go

@@ -19,6 +19,16 @@ func (s *Server) getLogin(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		http.Redirect(w, r, "/", http.StatusSeeOther)
 		return
 	}
+	// SSO: trusted gateway has proven identity — mint a session and skip the form.
+	if s.admin.HasValidSSO(r) {
+		s.admin.SetCookie(w)
+		next := r.URL.Query().Get("next")
+		if next == "" {
+			next = "/"
+		}
+		http.Redirect(w, r, next, http.StatusSeeOther)
+		return
+	}
 	s.render(w, "login", loginData{Next: r.URL.Query().Get("next")})
 }