feat: Support non-https cookies - #350
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The session cookie hardcoded Secure=true, so over plain HTTP (used by the frontend Playwright integration stack) the browser silently dropped it. Derive the Secure flag from the configured OPENSHOCK__FRONTEND__BASEURL scheme: an http:// base URL emits a non-Secure cookie (dev/integration), while https:// keeps it Secure-only as in production. SameSite stays Lax.
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Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~5 minutes Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to The PR changes authentication-cookie security based on the configured BaseUrl, but invalid non-HTTP(S) values can cause cookies to be sent without the Secure attribute. Merge should wait for BaseUrl validation or explicit owner acceptance of this security risk. 🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 5✅ Passed checks (5 passed)
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Pull request overview
This PR updates session cookie handling to allow cookies to be issued without the Secure flag when running over plain HTTP (e.g., local development / integration testing), instead of always forcing Secure=true.
Changes:
- Adds a
CookieSecurecomputed property toFrontendOptions, derived from the configured frontendBaseUrlscheme. - Uses that option when issuing the auth/session cookie in
OpenShockControllerBase.CreateSession.
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| File | Description |
|---|---|
| Common/Options/FrontendOptions.cs | Adds a derived CookieSecure flag intended to control whether auth cookies are marked Secure. |
| Common/OpenShockControllerBase.cs | Switches the session cookie’s Secure attribute from a hard-coded true to an option-derived value. |
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| var frontendOptions = HttpContext.RequestServices.GetRequiredService<FrontendOptions>(); | ||
| var sessionService = HttpContext.RequestServices.GetRequiredService<ISessionService>(); |
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In `@Common/Options/FrontendOptions.cs`:
- Line 14: Validate BaseUrl in RegisterFrontendOptions by requiring an absolute
URI with an http or https scheme, and reject invalid values during options
registration. Preserve CookieSecure’s HTTPS behavior once validation succeeds.
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| /// An <c>http://</c> base URL (dev / integration tests over plain HTTP) yields non-secure cookies so the browser | ||
| /// can store and resend them; an <c>https://</c> base URL keeps cookies <c>Secure</c>-only as in production. | ||
| /// </summary> | ||
| public bool CookieSecure => BaseUrl.Scheme == Uri.UriSchemeHttps; |
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rg -n -C 4 '\bBaseUrl\b|IsAbsoluteUri|UriSchemeHttp|UriSchemeHttps' --glob '*.cs'Repository: OpenShock/API
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printf '%s\n' '--- candidate files ---'
git ls-files | grep -E '(^|/)(Common/Options/FrontendOptions\.cs|.*Options.*\.cs)$' | head -80
printf '%s\n' '--- relevant symbols ---'
rg -n -i -C 5 'BaseUrl|CookieSecure|RegisterFrontendOptions|UriSchemeHttp|UriSchemeHttps|IsAbsoluteUri' . --glob '*.cs' --glob '!bin/**' --glob '!obj/**'Repository: OpenShock/API
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printf '%s\n' '--- registration implementation ---'
cat -n Common/Extensions/ConfigurationExtensions.cs | sed -n '80,135p'
printf '%s\n' '--- frontend configuration and documentation ---'
rg -n -i -C 3 'frontend.*(base|url)|baseurl|shorturl|cookie.?domain' --glob '!*.cs' --glob '!bin/**' --glob '!obj/**' . | head -240
printf '%s\n' '--- option usage and cookie paths ---'
rg -n -C 3 'CookieSecure|CookieOptions|RegisterFrontendOptions|FrontendOptions' --glob '*.cs' --glob '!bin/**' --glob '!obj/**' .Repository: OpenShock/API
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printf '%s\n' '--- all tracked configuration/documentation files ---'
git ls-files | grep -E '(^|/)(appsettings[^/]*\.json|.*\.(ya?ml|md|env|example))$' | head -160
printf '%s\n' '--- exact frontend configuration references ---'
rg -n -i -C 5 'OpenShock:Frontend|OPENSHOCK__FRONTEND|BaseUrl|ShortUrl|CookieDomain' $(git ls-files | grep -E '\.(json|ya?ml|yaml|md|env|cs|props|targets)$') | head -320
printf '%s\n' '--- project/runtime metadata ---'
rg -n -C 3 '<TargetFramework|Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration|PackageReference' --glob '*.csproj' --glob '*.props' --glob '*.targets' .Repository: OpenShock/API
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python3 - <<'PY'
from pathlib import Path
import re, json
options = Path("Common/Options/FrontendOptions.cs").read_text()
registration = Path("Common/Extensions/ConfigurationExtensions.cs").read_text()
assert "BaseUrl.Scheme == Uri.UriSchemeHttps" in options
registration_body = registration[registration.index("RegisterFrontendOptions"):registration.index("ParseDomainList")]
assert "GetValue<Uri>(\"BaseUrl\")" in registration_body
assert not re.search(r'(IsAbsoluteUri|UriSchemeHttp|UriSchemeHttps|Scheme)', registration_body)
values = {}
for path in [
"API/appsettings.json", "API/appsettings.Development.json",
"Cron/appsettings.json", "Cron/appsettings.Development.json",
"docker/appsettings.API.json", "docker/appsettings.Cron.json",
"SeedE2E/appsettings.json",
]:
p = Path(path)
if p.exists():
data = json.loads(p.read_text())
frontend = data.get("OpenShock", {}).get("Frontend", {})
if frontend:
values[path] = frontend.get("BaseUrl")
print("CookieSecure expression: non-HTTPS schemes map to false")
print("RegisterFrontendOptions validates HTTP(S): no")
print("tracked appsettings BaseUrl values:", values)
PY
printf '%s\n' '--- available .NET runtime tools (no repository code executed) ---'
for tool in dotnet csi csharp mcs mono; do command -v "$tool" || true; doneRepository: OpenShock/API
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Microsoft .NET UriTypeConverter relative or absolute URI ConfigurationBinder GetValue Uri documentation
💡 Result:
The.NET ConfigurationBinder.GetValue method supports binding to System.Uri properties by utilizing the TypeConverter mechanism [1][2]. When you use ConfigurationBinder to retrieve a configuration value as a Uri, the system internally employs UriTypeConverter to convert the configuration's string value into a Uri instance [3][2]. Regarding the handling of relative versus absolute URIs: 1. UriTypeConverter Behavior: The UriTypeConverter is responsible for string-to-Uri conversion [3]. While it generally handles standard URI strings well, its ability to distinguish or enforce URI types (relative vs. absolute) is governed by the underlying System.Uri class logic [4][5]. 2. Limitations with Relative URIs: In historical.NET versions, there have been identified gaps where UriTypeConverter did not consistently handle certain relative URI scenarios during conversion [6]. If your configuration contains a relative URI, ensure that the application logic consuming the resulting Uri instance is prepared to handle it (e.g., by resolving it against a base URI if necessary), as the Uri class itself distinguishes between relative and absolute instances based on its constructor or static factory methods (e.g., TryCreate) [4][5]. 3. ConfigurationBinder Mechanism: ConfigurationBinder does not natively provide a way to specify UriKind (Absolute vs. Relative) during the GetValue call [7][8]. It performs a standard type conversion [1]. If you require specific enforcement (e.g., ensuring a configuration value is an absolute URI), you should retrieve the value as a string first, validate it using Uri.TryCreate with the desired UriKind, and then instantiate the Uri object [4][5]. In summary, while ConfigurationBinder automatically converts configuration strings to Uri objects using UriTypeConverter, it does not offer built-in configuration settings to mandate that a URI must be absolute or relative [1][2]. For critical applications requiring strict URI validation, manual parsing using Uri.TryCreate is recommended [4].
Citations:
- 1: IConfiguration does not work as one would expect in .NET 8 dotnet/runtime#103418
- 2: Clarify type binding capabilities of the configuration binder dotnet/AspNetCore.Docs#17151
- 3: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.uritypeconverter?view=net-10.0
- 4: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.uri.-ctor?view=net-10.0
- 5: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.uri?view=net-10.0
- 6: Make UriTypeConverter better handle relative URIs dotnet/corefx#42580
- 7: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/microsoft.extensions.configuration.configurationbinder.getvalue?view=net-11.0-pp
- 8: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/microsoft.extensions.configuration.configurationbinder.getvalue?view=net-9.0-pp
Validate BaseUrl as an absolute HTTP(S) URI.
RegisterFrontendOptions does not enforce IsAbsoluteUri or an http/https scheme. CookieSecure returns false for every other scheme, so an invalid production configuration can emit authentication cookies without Secure.
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In `@Common/Options/FrontendOptions.cs` at line 14, Validate BaseUrl in
RegisterFrontendOptions by requiring an absolute URI with an http or https
scheme, and reject invalid values during options registration. Preserve
CookieSecure’s HTTPS behavior once validation succeeds.
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