This commit marks the creation of the enterprise security fork, fundamentally realigning Headplane's architecture toward production VPN infrastructure requirements. ## 🚀 OIDC AUTHENTICATION REVOLUTION ### Convention Over Configuration Role Mapping - Smart pattern recognition for common identity provider groups - Case-insensitive matching works with any capitalization - Role hierarchy ensures highest privilege wins - Zero-config setup for 90% of identity providers ### Environment Variable Power - Custom role mapping via HEADPLANE_*_GROUPS variables - Override system with graceful fallbacks to conventions - Enterprise-friendly configuration management - Easy deployment customization without code changes ### Configuration Self-Healing - Auto-scope detection adds "groups" scope automatically - Auto-redirect generation from PUBLIC_URL/HEADPLANE_URL - Provider-specific optimizations (Google, Azure AD, Keycloak, Okta) - Helpful guidance and environment variable suggestions ### Production-Ready Quality - 32/32 comprehensive tests passing - Real-world provider scenario validation - Complete TypeScript type safety - Extensive error handling and logging ## 🏗️ ARCHITECTURAL VISION ### Security-First Philosophy - Eliminated 38MB WASM SSH console (security nightmare) - Designed guacamole + Python ASGI remote access architecture - Server-side connections only, no client-side crypto - Audit-friendly technologies that security teams understand ### Enterprise Integration Focus - OIDC role mapping integrates with remote access permissions - Comprehensive audit trails and session management - Standards-based protocols over experimental approaches - Maintainable, deployable, scalable solutions ## 📁 CORE CHANGES ### Implementation Files - app/server/web/roles.ts - Intelligent role mapping engine - app/utils/oidc.ts - Smart group extraction from claims - app/server/config/oidc-enhancer.ts - Configuration self-healing - app/routes/auth/oidc-callback.ts - Enhanced logging & error handling - config.example.yaml - Simplified configuration examples ### Database & Testing - drizzle/0003_add_groups_column.sql - Groups storage migration - tests/oidc-improvements.test.js - Comprehensive test suite ### Documentation & Architecture - OIDC_IMPROVEMENTS_SUMMARY.md - Complete implementation guide - GUACAMOLE_REMOTE_ACCESS_DESIGN.md - Security-first remote access architecture - WASM_SSH_REMOVAL.md - Justification for security improvements - docs/OIDC-Authentication.md - User configuration guide ## 🎯 FORK JUSTIFICATION The upstream project's commitment to a 38MB client-side WASM SSH console reveals irreconcilable differences in architectural philosophy: **Upstream Priority**: Technical novelty, feature completeness, "cool factor" **Enterprise Fork Priority**: Security, auditability, production readiness This fork targets organizations running production VPN infrastructure who need: - Security-first development practices - Enterprise identity system integration - Audit trails and compliance tooling - Maintainable, proven technologies ## 🚀 FORWARD VISION This enterprise security fork establishes the foundation for: - Advanced role-based access control - Comprehensive audit and compliance features - Multi-tenancy and organizational management - API-first infrastructure as code support - Integration with enterprise monitoring and SIEM systems --- **Breaking Change**: This commit removes the WASM SSH console and establishes a new security-focused architectural direction incompatible with upstream. Organizations prioritizing VPN infrastructure security will find this fork provides the enterprise-grade features and security posture they require.
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YAML
# Configuration for the Headplane server and web application
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server:
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host: "0.0.0.0"
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port: 3000
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# The secret used to encode and decode web sessions
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# Ensure that this is exactly 32 characters long
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cookie_secret: "<change_me_to_something_secure!>"
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# Should the cookies only work over HTTPS?
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# Set to false if running via HTTP without a proxy
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# (I recommend this is true in production)
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cookie_secure: true
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# The path to persist Headplane specific data. All data going forward
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# is stored in this directory, including the internal database and
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# any cache related files.
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#
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# Data formats prior to 0.6.1 will automatically be migrated.
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# PLEASE ensure this directory is mounted if running in Docker.
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data_path: "./data"
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# Headscale specific settings to allow Headplane to talk
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# to Headscale and access deep integration features
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headscale:
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# The URL to your Headscale instance
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# (All API requests are routed through this URL)
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# (THIS IS NOT the gRPC endpoint, but the HTTP endpoint)
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#
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# IMPORTANT: If you are using TLS this MUST be set to `https://`
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url: "http://headscale:5000"
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# If you use the TLS configuration in Headscale, and you are not using
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# Let's Encrypt for your certificate, pass in the path to the certificate.
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# (This has no effect `url` does not start with `https://`)
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# tls_cert_path: "/var/lib/headplane/tls.crt"
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# Optional, public URL if they differ
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# This affects certain parts of the web UI
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# public_url: "https://headscale.example.com"
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# Path to the Headscale configuration file
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# This is optional, but HIGHLY recommended for the best experience
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# If this is read only, Headplane will show your configuration settings
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# in the Web UI, but they cannot be changed.
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config_path: "/etc/headscale/config.yaml"
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# Headplane internally validates the Headscale configuration
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# to ensure that it changes the configuration in a safe way.
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# If you want to disable this validation, set this to false.
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config_strict: true
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# If you are using `dns.extra_records_path` in your Headscale
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# configuration, you need to set this to the path for Headplane
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# to be able to read the DNS records.
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#
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# Pass it in if using Docker and ensure that the file is both
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# readable and writable to the Headplane process.
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# When using this, Headplane will no longer need to automatically
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# restart Headscale for DNS record changes.
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# dns_records_path: "/var/lib/headplane/extra_records.json"
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# Integration configurations for Headplane to interact with Headscale
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integration:
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agent:
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# The Headplane agent allows retrieving information about nodes
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# This allows the UI to display version, OS, and connectivity data
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# You will see the Headplane agent in your Tailnet as a node when
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# it connects.
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enabled: false
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# To connect to your Tailnet, you need to generate a pre-auth key
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# This can be done via the web UI or through the `headscale` CLI.
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pre_authkey: "<your-preauth-key>"
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# Optionally change the name of the agent in the Tailnet.
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# host_name: "headplane-agent"
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# Configure different caching settings. By default, the agent will store
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# caches in the path below for a maximum of 1 minute. If you want data
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# to update faster, reduce the TTL, but this will increase the frequency
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# of requests to Headscale.
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# cache_ttl: 60
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# cache_path: /var/lib/headplane/agent_cache.json
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# Do not change this unless you are running a custom deployment.
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# The work_dir represents where the agent will store its data to be able
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# to automatically reauthenticate with your Tailnet. It needs to be
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# writable by the user running the Headplane process.
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# work_dir: "/var/lib/headplane/agent"
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# Only one of these should be enabled at a time or you will get errors
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# This does not include the agent integration (above), which can be enabled
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# at the same time as any of these and is recommended for the best experience.
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docker:
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enabled: false
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# By default we check for the presence of a container label (see the docs)
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# to determine the container to signal when changes are made to DNS settings.
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container_label: "me.tale.headplane.target=headscale"
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# HOWEVER, you can fallback to a container name if you desire, but this is
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# not recommended as its brittle and doesn't work with orchestrators that
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# automatically assign container names.
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#
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# If `container_name` is set, it will override any label checks.
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# container_name: "headscale"
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# The path to the Docker socket (do not change this if you are unsure)
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# Docker socket paths must start with unix:// or tcp:// and at the moment
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# https connections are not supported.
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socket: "unix:///var/run/docker.sock"
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# Please refer to docs/integration/Kubernetes.md for more information
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# on how to configure the Kubernetes integration. There are requirements in
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# order to allow Headscale to be controlled by Headplane in a cluster.
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kubernetes:
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enabled: false
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# Validates the manifest for the Pod to ensure all of the criteria
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# are set correctly. Turn this off if you are having issues with
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# shareProcessNamespace not being validated correctly.
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validate_manifest: true
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# This should be the name of the Pod running Headscale and Headplane.
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# If this isn't static you should be using the Kubernetes Downward API
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# to set this value (refer to docs/Integrated-Mode.md for more info).
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pod_name: "headscale"
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# Proc is the "Native" integration that only works when Headscale and
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# Headplane are running outside of a container. There is no configuration,
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# but you need to ensure that the Headplane process can terminate the
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# Headscale process.
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#
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# (If they are both running under systemd as sudo, this will work).
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proc:
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enabled: false
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# OIDC Configuration for simpler authentication
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# (This is optional, but recommended for the best experience)
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oidc:
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issuer: "https://accounts.google.com"
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# If your OIDC provider does not support discovery (does not have the URL at
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# `/.well-known/openid-configuration`), you need to manually set endpoints.
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# This also works to override endpoints if you so desire or if your OIDC
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# discovery is missing certain endpoints (ie GitHub).
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# For some typical providers, see the documentation.
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# authorization_endpoint: ""
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# token_endpoint: ""
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# userinfo_endpoint: ""
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# The client ID for the OIDC client
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client_id: "your-client-id"
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# The client secret for the OIDC client
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# Either this or `client_secret_path` must be set for OIDC to work
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client_secret: "<your-client-secret>"
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# You can alternatively set `client_secret_path` to read the secret from disk.
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# The path specified can resolve environment variables, making integration
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# with systemd's `LoadCredential` straightforward:
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# client_secret_path: "${CREDENTIALS_DIRECTORY}/oidc_client_secret"
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# Basic setup - everything else auto-configured!
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# Auto-detects optimal scope, generates redirect_uri, adds provider tips
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# Optional: Custom role mapping via environment variables (recommended)
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# HEADPLANE_ADMIN_GROUPS="admin,administrators,managers"
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# HEADPLANE_OWNER_GROUPS="ceo,cto,founders"
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# HEADPLANE_NETWORK_ADMIN_GROUPS="devops,network,sre"
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# Advanced configuration (usually not needed):
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# scope: "openid email profile groups" # Auto-detected based on provider
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# redirect_uri: "auto-generated from PUBLIC_URL or config"
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token_endpoint_auth_method: "client_secret_post"
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disable_api_key_login: false
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# Required: API key for session management
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# Generate with: headscale apikeys create --expiration 999d
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headscale_api_key: "<your-headscale-api-key>"
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# Optional advanced settings:
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# profile_picture_source: "gravatar" # or "oidc" (default)
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# extra_params:
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# prompt: "select_account" # Force account selection
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