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eipc: TLS honesty — TLSEnabled means TLS is actually negotiated (PR-EIPC-3) - #61
Foundation item PR-EIPC-3 (TLS honesty): TLSEnabled must mean TLS is actually negotiated. On master at 2d76386f it did not:
The server logged [TLS] on a plaintext socket.cmd/eipc-server/main.go:298 derived the label from config.TLSEnabled(), which returned true when EIPC_TLS_CERT alone was set — but transport/tcp/tcp.go:SetupTLSFromEnv ignores a cert without its key and listens plaintext. An operator who set only the cert path got a [TLS] label on an unencrypted socket.
A correctly built client could not verify the server at all. The only client TLS setup was the server-side SetupTLSFromEnv, whose config sets Certificates/ClientCAs and never RootCAs. Against a self-signed or private-CA server the only working dial was InsecureSkipVerify — the exact escape hatch transport/tcp/tcp_tls_test.go:165 used in TestTLSRoundTrip.
A half-configured pair failed silently. A lone EIPC_TLS_CERT (or lone key) was ignored with no error and no log.
What changes
transport/tcp/tcp.go: new Transport.TLSEnabled() — ground truth from t.tlsConfig != nil, used for log labels instead of sniffing env vars. SetupTLSFromEnv now errors when exactly one of EIPC_TLS_CERT/EIPC_TLS_KEY is set. New SetupClientTLSFromEnv() — the client-side env setup (EIPC_TLS_CA → RootCAs, optional client cert for mTLS); it ignores EIPC_TLS_AUTO_CERT, which mints a server identity, not client trust.
transport/tcp/tls_config.go: new LoadClientTLSConfig(caFile, certFile, keyFile) (CA-first argument order — the CA is the point of a client config). Verification is always on; the returned config never sets InsecureSkipVerify. Shared loadCertPool helper used by both the server and client constructors.
config/config.go: TLSEnabled() now requires a cert and key pair, or auto-cert — a lone cert no longer reports enabled.
cmd/eipc-server/main.go:298: the [TLS]/[plaintext] label now comes from tcpTransport.TLSEnabled().
cmd/eipc-client/main.go: uses SetupClientTLSFromEnv() and logs the real mode (transport: TLS (verified) / plaintext); the demo summary prints the same mode instead of the static (TLS if configured).
Docs: docs/api-reference.mdTLSEnabled() row and docs/security-model.md env table (EIPC_TLS_CA row) corrected to the new semantics.
cmd/eipc-cli/main.go untouched: it never configures TLS, so it makes no TLS claim.
No silent fallback — what was already honest
Transport.Dial/Listen already had no fallback: tls.Dial errors propagate and tls.NewListener wraps whenever a config is set. The dishonesty was confined to the label, the env predicate, and the half-configured ignore — all fixed here. Nothing in Dial/Listen changed.
Where the foundation doc disagrees with live master (followed live master)
The plan says "client builder sets RootCAs". There is no client-builder type in the repo — the client is cmd/eipc-client/main.go using tcp.New() + env setup + Dial(). The RootCAs work therefore lands as LoadClientTLSConfig / SetupClientTLSFromEnv on the tcp.Transport, which is the client builder in practice.
The plan's "no silent fallback" is broader than the code needed: the transport itself never fell back; the silent fallback was SetupTLSFromEnv ignoring a lone cert/key, now an error.
Tests (all new/changed, local go test ./... green)
transport/tcp/tcp_tls_test.go:TestTLSRoundTrip — rewritten: verified dial, no InsecureSkipVerify anywhere. Server cert (self-signed, SAN localhost) is trusted via RootCAs loaded from its PEM; dial is by name (localhost:<port>).
transport/tcp/tcp_tls_test.go:TestTLSRoundTripWrongCARejected — client trusts an unrelated certificate; dial must fail with a certificate verification error.
transport/tcp/tls_config_test.go:TestLoadClientTLSConfigCAOnly, TestLoadClientTLSConfigSystemRoots, TestLoadClientTLSConfigWithClientCert, TestLoadClientTLSConfigErrors — RootCAs set, MinVersion TLS 1.2, InsecureSkipVerify false, errors on bad/missing CA and half cert/key.
transport/tcp/tcp_tls_test.go:TestTransportTLSEnabled, TestSetupClientTLSFromEnvNoEnv/CA/WithClientCert/HalfClientCert/BadCA, TestSetupTLSFromEnvKeyWithoutCert; TestSetupTLSFromEnvCertWithoutKey now expects an error.
No InsecureSkipVerify remains in non-comment code anywhere in the repo (verified by grep).
One test-writing note, recorded for the reviewer: tls.Listener.Accept does not handshake — the handshake completes on first I/O. The wrong-CA test's server goroutine must Receive() (not just Accept() + close), otherwise the client dial fails with EOF instead of the verification error.
Verification beyond unit tests (local, 2026-11-10)
Built both binaries and ran them against each other:
Lone EIPC_TLS_CERT → server exits at startup: TLS setup: EIPC_TLS_CERT and EIPC_TLS_KEY must be set together.
Plaintext server logs [plaintext]; auto-cert and cert+key servers log [TLS].
Client with EIPC_TLS_CA=<server cert> dialing localhost:<port> logs transport: TLS (verified) and completes the full auth → intent → ACK → heartbeat flow over verified TLS. (Dialing by IP against a DNS-only SAN cert fails honestly with x509: ... doesn't contain any IP SANs.)
Seam / journey
Seam 4 JUDGMENT — integrating/shipping: a [TLS] label on a plaintext socket is a shipping lie.
Contract-change: yes — SetupTLSFromEnv now errors on a half-configured cert/key pair (previously silently plaintext); the client must use SetupClientTLSFromEnv for verified dials. No wire-protocol change. Architecture-impact: no
CI status: pending at open time — to be verified on this PR before the next-day review; local go test ./... and go build ./... are green.
Refs: foundation plan briefs/2026-11-01-foundation-eipc.md §PR-EIPC-3; successor of #56.
Summary by Sourcery
Make TLS reporting and negotiation honest while adding verified client TLS support and rejecting incomplete TLS configuration.
New Features:
Add verified client-side TLS configuration with custom CA trust and optional mutual-TLS client certificates.
Bug Fixes:
Ensure TLS status reflects the transport's actual configuration rather than incomplete environment settings.
Reject partially configured certificate/key pairs instead of silently falling back to plaintext.
Enable clients to verify server certificates without disabling TLS verification.
Enhancements:
Use transport-derived TLS modes in server and client logs and demo output.
Align TLS configuration documentation with certificate-pair and client CA semantics.
Documentation:
Document EIPC_TLS_CA and clarify when TLSEnabled reports true.
Tests:
Expand TLS coverage for verified handshakes, incorrect CA rejection, client configuration errors, and transport TLS state.
Summary by CodeRabbit
Bug Fixes
TLS is now enabled only when the required certificate and key are configured, or automatic certificates are enabled. Incomplete certificate settings are reported as errors.
Client connections can verify server certificates using a configured CA or system trust roots, with optional client certificates.
Client and server status messages now reflect whether TLS is actually active.
Documentation
Clarified TLS certificate, key, and trusted CA settings and when TLS is considered enabled.
TLSEnabled now means TLS is actually negotiated: the server log label
comes from the transport, a half-configured cert/key pair fails loudly
instead of listening plaintext, and the client verifies the server
against a CA bundle instead of InsecureSkipVerify.
Define transport TLS state and environment-setup contracts, including errors for half-configured server credentials and verified client TLS setup.
transport/tcp/tcp.go L45-55, L142-150, L174-203 (+1 small edits)
Add the client TLS configuration constructor and its public contract for CA verification and optional mTLS credentials.
transport/tcp/tls_config.go L108-149
Make the configuration-level TLS predicate require a complete certificate/key pair or auto-cert.
config/config.go L64-72
Uses of the API
Use transport-established TLS state for server and client mode reporting, and configure the client through the verified client setup path.
cmd/eipc-client/main.go L39-50, L235
cmd/eipc-server/main.go L298
Implementation
Share CA-pool loading between server and client configuration and use it in the server constructor.
transport/tcp/tls_config.go L64-79, L97-99
Documentation
Document the revised TLS-enabled predicate and the client/server role of the CA environment variable.
docs/api-reference.md L519
docs/security-model.md L346
Tests
Cover complete-pair TLS predicate semantics and transport setup, verified client handshakes, and rejection of an unrelated trust anchor.
config/config_test.go L142, L148-160
transport/tcp/tcp_tls_test.go L140-264, L290-307, L376-437 (+3 small edits)
transport/tcp/tls_config_test.go L152-226
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The change adds client TLS configuration from environment variables, tightens certificate and key validation, and updates TLS mode reporting in the client and server commands.
Changes: TCP TLS configuration and reporting
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Summary
TLS configuration loaders and verification transport/tcp/tls_config.go, transport/tcp/tls_config_test.go, transport/tcp/tcp_tls_test.go, docs/security-model.md
Client TLS configuration loads CA roots and an optional client certificate pair. Tests cover error cases and server certificate verification.
Transport TLS setup and enablement config/config.go, config/config_test.go, transport/tcp/tcp.go, transport/tcp/tcp_tls_test.go, docs/api-reference.md
Transport setup rejects incomplete certificate and key pairs. TLSEnabled reports whether the transport has a TLS config. Configuration tests and documentation reflect the required certificate and key settings.
Command TLS setup and reporting cmd/eipc-client/main.go, cmd/eipc-server/main.go
The client configures TLS from client environment settings and reports the transport mode. The server reports its mode from the transport’s enabled state.
sequenceDiagram
participant ClientCommand
participant TCPTransport
participant TLSConfigLoader
participant TLSServer
ClientCommand->>TCPTransport: Configure client TLS from environment
TCPTransport->>TLSConfigLoader: Load CA roots and optional client certificate
TLSConfigLoader-->>TCPTransport: Return TLS config or error
TCPTransport->>TLSServer: Connect with certificate verification enabled
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Merge Risk: Low · up to 399da
The change makes TLS reporting and client verification more accurate. One gap remains: a server given only a CA setting can still start in plaintext or without client authentication. This is a narrow misconfiguration, and rejecting that configuration at startup would close it.
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• Report TLS from the configured transport and reject incomplete server certificate settings.
Diagram
graph TD
E["TLS environment"] --> S["Server setup"] --> T["Server transport"] --> L["Network listener"]
E --> C["Client setup"] --> V["Verified config"] --> D["TLS dial"]
T --> M["Mode logging"]
D --> L
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High-Level Assessment
The following are alternative approaches to this PR:
1. Explicit client TLS enablement
➕ Allows verified TLS with system roots when no custom CA bundle is supplied.
➕ Separates the decision to use TLS from the choice of trust anchors.
➖ Adds a configuration setting and migration decisions beyond this targeted fix.
➖ Still requires clear handling of optional client certificates and plaintext defaults.
Recommendation: The separate client and server TLS constructors are appropriate: they give trust roots and server identity distinct roles without weakening verification. Consider explicit client TLS enablement in a follow-up, since the demo client still dials plaintext when no CA or client certificate is configured, even though the constructor supports system-root verification.
Files changed (10) +434 / -30
Enhancement (3) +121 / -11
main.goUse verified client TLS setup and report the selected mode+10/-2
Use verified client TLS setup and report the selected mode
• Switches the demo client to client-specific TLS environment setup. Its connection log and completion summary now report the transport’s configured TLS or plaintext mode.
tcp.goExpose transport TLS state and add client-specific setup+51/-2
Expose transport TLS state and add client-specific setup
• Adds TLSEnabled based on the transport’s TLS config and rejects incomplete server certificate pairs. Adds client environment setup that builds a verifying configuration from a CA and optional client certificate pair, without using auto-cert.
tls_config.goBuild verifying client TLS configs with shared CA parsing+60/-7
Build verifying client TLS configs with shared CA parsing
• Adds a client constructor using RootCAs or system roots and an optional mTLS identity, without setting InsecureSkipVerify. Extracts CA PEM loading for reuse by server and client constructors.
tcp_tls_test.goExercise TLS setup and verified transport connections+216/-14
Exercise TLS setup and verified transport connections
• Tests incomplete server and client settings, client CA setup, invalid CA input, and transport TLS state. Replaces the insecure round trip with a verified connection and adds rejection of an unrelated trust anchor.
tls_config_test.goTest client trust, identity, and configuration errors+75/-0
Test client trust, identity, and configuration errors
• Covers CA and system-root configurations, optional client certificates, minimum TLS version, verification settings, missing or invalid CA files, and incomplete identity pairs.
View medium (2) 1. Clients cannot use system-trusted TLS 🐞
Description
SetupClientTLSFromEnv returns without creating a TLS config when all three client TLS variables
are unset, despite LoadClientTLSConfig supporting verification through system roots. A client
connecting to a server with a publicly trusted certificate therefore dials plaintext unless the
operator supplies a CA file or client certificate, and the connection to the TLS listener fails.
Agent prompt
The issue below was found during a code review. Follow the provided context and guidance below and implement a solution
## Issue description
The client cannot opt into TLS using system trust roots alone because empty TLS environment variables select plaintext.
## Fix Focus Areas
- transport/tcp/tcp.go[188-201]
- cmd/eipc-client/main.go[38-51]
## Recommended Fix
Provide an explicit client TLS enable switch that constructs `LoadClientTLSConfig("", "", "")` when no CA or client identity is provided. Preserve the existing plaintext default and add coverage for both modes.
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SetupClientTLSFromEnv treats EIPC_TLS_CA alone as a request for TLS, while the server's
SetupTLSFromEnv still accepts that same setting alone and listens in plaintext. When both binaries
inherit a CA-only environment, the client now attempts a TLS handshake against the plaintext server
and exits on the dial error; the same configuration previously connected.
Agent prompt
The issue below was found during a code review. Follow the provided context and guidance below and implement a solution
## Issue description
A CA-only shared environment now makes the client attempt TLS while the server silently listens in plaintext.
## Fix Focus Areas
- transport/tcp/tcp.go[151-173]
- transport/tcp/tcp.go[188-201]
## Recommended Fix
Make server setup reject a CA-only configuration rather than starting a plaintext listener, and test the shared-environment case so it fails clearly during server setup instead of at client dial.
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1. Clients cannot use system-trusted tls 🐞 Bug≡ Correctness
SetupClientTLSFromEnv returns without creating a TLS config when all three client TLS variables
are unset, despite LoadClientTLSConfig supporting verification through system roots. A client
connecting to a server with a publicly trusted certificate therefore dials plaintext unless the
operator supplies a CA file or client certificate, and the connection to the TLS listener fails.
Agent Prompt
## Issue description
The client cannot opt into TLS using system trust roots alone because empty TLS environment variables select plaintext.
## Fix Focus Areas
- transport/tcp/tcp.go[188-201]
- cmd/eipc-client/main.go[38-51]
## Recommended Fix
Provide an explicit client TLS enable switch that constructs `LoadClientTLSConfig("", "", "")` when no CA or client identity is provided. Preserve the existing plaintext default and add coverage for both modes.
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2. A shared ca setting breaks plaintext clients 🐞 Bug≡ Correctness
SetupClientTLSFromEnv treats EIPC_TLS_CA alone as a request for TLS, while the server's
SetupTLSFromEnv still accepts that same setting alone and listens in plaintext. When both binaries
inherit a CA-only environment, the client now attempts a TLS handshake against the plaintext server
and exits on the dial error; the same configuration previously connected.
Agent Prompt
## Issue description
A CA-only shared environment now makes the client attempt TLS while the server silently listens in plaintext.
## Fix Focus Areas
- transport/tcp/tcp.go[151-173]
- transport/tcp/tcp.go[188-201]
## Recommended Fix
Make server setup reject a CA-only configuration rather than starting a plaintext listener, and test the shared-environment case so it fails clearly during server setup instead of at client dial.
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Hey - I've found 10 issues
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Please address the comments from this code review:
## Individual Comments### Comment 1
<locationpath="docs/security-model.md"line_range="346" />
<code_context>
|`EIPC_MAX_CONNECTIONS`| Max concurrent connections |`64`||`EIPC_TLS_CERT`| TLS certificate path | — ||`EIPC_TLS_KEY`| TLS private key path | — |
+| `EIPC_TLS_CA` | CA bundle the client trusts to verify the server (RootCAs); also the mTLS CA on the server | — |
|`EIPC_TLS_AUTO_CERT`| Auto-generate self-signed cert |`false`|
</code_context>
<issue_to_address>
**Auto-cert bypasses client certificates**
When the server is configured with both `EIPC_TLS_AUTO_CERT=true` and `EIPC_TLS_CA`, `SetupTLSFromEnv` calls `AutoTLSConfig()` without applying `EIPC_TLS_CA`; the resulting server config has no `ClientAuth`, so clients without certificates can connect despite the documented mTLS CA setting.
Apply the configured client CA and require verified client certificates on the auto-cert server config, or document and reject this unsupported combination.
</issue_to_address>
### Comment 2
<locationpath="transport/tcp/tcp.go"line_range="53" />
<code_context>
+func (t *Transport) TLSEnabled() bool {
+ t.mu.Lock()
+ defer t.mu.Unlock()
+ return t.tlsConfig != nil
+}
+
</code_context>
<issue_to_address>
**TLS status disagrees with listener**
When TLS configuration changes after `Listen` has started, `Listen` wraps the listener only with the config present when it runs, while `TLSEnabled` reports the current config; the method therefore reports TLS enabled for a plaintext listener, or disabled for a TLS listener.
Prevent TLS configuration changes after listening starts, or make `TLSEnabled` report the active listener’s TLS state.
</issue_to_address>
### Comment 3
<locationpath="transport/tcp/tcp.go"line_range="193-194" />
<code_context>
+ certFile := os.Getenv("EIPC_TLS_CERT")
+ keyFile := os.Getenv("EIPC_TLS_KEY")
++ if caFile == "" && certFile == "" && keyFile == "" {
+return nil+ }
+
</code_context>
<issue_to_address>
**Auto-cert clients cannot connect**
When the client and server use the documented auto-cert setting without separately configured CA or certificate paths, `SetupClientTLSFromEnv` returns without configuring TLS, so `Dial` sends plaintext to the TLS listener; even if it configured TLS, `AutoTLSConfig` generates a fresh in-memory certificate that the client has no path to trust, and the documented connection fails.
Make the auto-cert client path negotiate TLS and establish trust in the generated server certificate.
</issue_to_address>
### Comment 4
<locationpath="transport/tcp/tcp.go"line_range="194" />
<code_context>
+ keyFile := os.Getenv("EIPC_TLS_KEY")
++ if caFile == "" && certFile == "" && keyFile == "" {
+return nil+ }
+
</code_context>
<issue_to_address>
**System-root TLS cannot be enabled**
When a client must verify a server certificate using system roots and has no client certificate to present, `SetupClientTLSFromEnv` returns without setting a TLS config when `EIPC_TLS_CA`, `EIPC_TLS_CERT`, and `EIPC_TLS_KEY` are unset. A client connecting to a server with a system-trusted certificate therefore dials plaintext, so the connection fails instead of using the system roots as `LoadClientTLSConfig` supports.
Provide an explicit way to enable client TLS with an empty CA path, and have environment setup install the system-root config when that option is selected.
</issue_to_address>
### Comment 5
<locationpath="transport/tcp/tcp.go"line_range="155-158" />
<code_context>
certFile := os.Getenv("EIPC_TLS_CERT")
keyFile := os.Getenv("EIPC_TLS_KEY")
+ if (certFile == "") != (keyFile == "") {
+return fmt.Errorf("EIPC_TLS_CERT and EIPC_TLS_KEY must be set together")+ }
+
if certFile != "" && keyFile != "" {
return t.WithTLS(certFile, keyFile, os.Getenv("EIPC_TLS_CA"))
</code_context>
<issue_to_address>
**CA-only server config stays plaintext**
When the server has `EIPC_TLS_CA` set, no cert/key pair, and auto-cert disabled, `SetupTLSFromEnv` does not use `EIPC_TLS_CA` when both certificate paths are empty, so it returns nil and the server listens without TLS while discarding the configured mTLS CA.
Reject a server-only CA configuration without a server certificate pair, or otherwise make its plaintext behavior explicit at startup.
Also at `docs/security-model.md:346`.
</issue_to_address>
### Comment 6
<locationpath="transport/tcp/tcp.go"line_range="201" />
<code_context>
t.tlsConfig = cfg
}
</code_context>
<issue_to_address>
**Concurrent TLS setup races**
When TLS setup runs concurrently with `Listen` or `Dial`, `SetupClientTLSFromEnv` writes `t.tlsConfig` without synchronization while `Listen` or `Dial` reads it without synchronization, causing a data race and allowing the caller to take the plaintext branch before the config is visible.
Synchronize writes and reads of `t.tlsConfig`.
</issue_to_address>
### Comment 7
<locationpath="config/config.go"line_range="72" />
<code_context>
func TLSEnabled() bool {
- return os.Getenv("EIPC_TLS_CERT") != "" || os.Getenv("EIPC_TLS_AUTO_CERT") == "true"
+ cert, key := os.Getenv("EIPC_TLS_CERT"), os.Getenv("EIPC_TLS_KEY")
+ return (cert != "" && key != "") || os.Getenv("EIPC_TLS_AUTO_CERT") == "true"
}
</code_context>
<issue_to_address>
**TLS predicate reports unusable setup**
When `EIPC_TLS_AUTO_CERT=true` and exactly one of `EIPC_TLS_CERT` or `EIPC_TLS_KEY` is set, `config.TLSEnabled()` returns true because `EIPC_TLS_AUTO_CERT` is set, while `SetupTLSFromEnv()` rejects a lone certificate or key before reaching its auto-cert branch. Callers therefore see TLS reported as enabled even though server setup aborts.
Make `config.TLSEnabled()` follow the setup validation precedence, or otherwise report false for invalid half-configured pairs.
</issue_to_address>
### Comment 8
<locationpath="transport/tcp/tcp.go"line_range="193-194" />
<code_context>
+ certFile := os.Getenv("EIPC_TLS_CERT")
+ keyFile := os.Getenv("EIPC_TLS_KEY")
++ if caFile == "" && certFile == "" && keyFile == "" {
+return nil+ }
+
</code_context>
<issue_to_address>
**Cleared settings retain TLS**
When a caller reuses a transport after clearing its client TLS environment, `SetupClientTLSFromEnv` returns without clearing `t.tlsConfig`, so a previously configured transport remains TLS-enabled and subsequent dials still use TLS despite all client TLS environment variables being unset.
Reset the stored TLS config when setup succeeds with no client TLS environment configured.
</issue_to_address>
### Comment 9
<locationpath="transport/tcp/tcp.go"line_range="45" />
<code_context>
}
-// Listen starts a TCP listener on the given address (e.g. "127.0.0.1:9090").
+// TLSEnabled reports whether this transport will actually negotiate TLS:
+// true only when a TLS config has been set (WithTLS, WithTLSConfig,
+// SetupTLSFromEnv, SetupClientTLSFromEnv). This is the ground truth for
</code_context>
<issue_to_address>
**TLS APIs lack runnable examples**
The exported TLS predicates and setup/configuration APIs document behavior but omit runnable examples and return-value documentation, leaving callers without the usage guidance required for these changed APIs.
Add parameter and return-value documentation and a runnable example for each affected exported function.
Also at `transport/tcp/tcp.go:142`, `transport/tcp/tcp.go:175`, `transport/tcp/tls_config.go:108`, `config/config.go:64`.
</issue_to_address>
### Comment 10
<locationpath="transport/tcp/tcp_tls_test.go"line_range="143" />
<code_context>
+ if err := tr.SetupTLSFromEnv(); err == nil {
+t.Fatal("SetupTLSFromEnv: got nil error, want an error for a cert path without a key path")+ }
+ if tr.tlsConfig != nil {
+t.Errorf("tlsConfig: got non-nil after a failed load, want nil")+ }
</code_context>
<issue_to_address>
**TLS tests inspect private state**
When the added TLS setup tests execute, the new setup tests inspect `tr.tlsConfig` directly, including its `RootCAs` and client certificates, so their assertions depend on private transport state instead of verifying the behavior through the transport's public interface.
Test the setup results through public transport behavior, using verified TLS connections where configuration details need to be proven.
Also at `transport/tcp/tcp_tls_test.go:160`, `transport/tcp/tcp_tls_test.go:206-209`, `transport/tcp/tcp_tls_test.go:229-232`.
</issue_to_address>
Sourcery assessment
Needs a human reviewer. 8 findings to address first, and the new client TLS configuration controls whether the server certificate is verified and whether a client certificate is presented; a defect could expose connection traffic or let an impersonating server be trusted. Reverting would stop future use of this path, but would not undo any exposure or impersonated connections that already occurred.
Blocking findings: docs/security-model.md:346, transport/tcp/tcp.go:53, transport/tcp/tcp.go:194, transport/tcp/tcp.go:194, transport/tcp/tcp.go:158, and 3 more
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🟡 Medium · Auto-cert bypasses client certificates
When the server is configured with both EIPC_TLS_AUTO_CERT=true and EIPC_TLS_CA, SetupTLSFromEnv calls AutoTLSConfig() without applying EIPC_TLS_CA; the resulting server config has no ClientAuth, so clients without certificates can connect despite the documented mTLS CA setting.
Apply the configured client CA and require verified client certificates on the auto-cert server config, or document and reject this unsupported combination.
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In `docs/security-model.md` at line 346:
**Auto-cert bypasses client certificates**
When the server is configured with both `EIPC_TLS_AUTO_CERT=true` and `EIPC_TLS_CA`, `SetupTLSFromEnv` calls `AutoTLSConfig()` without applying `EIPC_TLS_CA`; the resulting server config has no `ClientAuth`, so clients without certificates can connect despite the documented mTLS CA setting.
Apply the configured client CA and require verified client certificates on the auto-cert server config, or document and reject this unsupported combination.
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🟡 Medium · TLS status disagrees with listener
When TLS configuration changes after Listen has started, Listen wraps the listener only with the config present when it runs, while TLSEnabled reports the current config; the method therefore reports TLS enabled for a plaintext listener, or disabled for a TLS listener.
Prevent TLS configuration changes after listening starts, or make TLSEnabled report the active listener’s TLS state.
Prompt for AI agents
In `transport/tcp/tcp.go` at line 53:
**TLS status disagrees with listener**
When TLS configuration changes after `Listen` has started, `Listen` wraps the listener only with the config present when it runs, while `TLSEnabled` reports the current config; the method therefore reports TLS enabled for a plaintext listener, or disabled for a TLS listener.
Prevent TLS configuration changes after listening starts, or make `TLSEnabled` report the active listener’s TLS state.
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🟡 Medium · Auto-cert clients cannot connect
When the client and server use the documented auto-cert setting without separately configured CA or certificate paths, SetupClientTLSFromEnv returns without configuring TLS, so Dial sends plaintext to the TLS listener; even if it configured TLS, AutoTLSConfig generates a fresh in-memory certificate that the client has no path to trust, and the documented connection fails.
Make the auto-cert client path negotiate TLS and establish trust in the generated server certificate.
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In `transport/tcp/tcp.go` at lines 193-194:
**Auto-cert clients cannot connect**
When the client and server use the documented auto-cert setting without separately configured CA or certificate paths, `SetupClientTLSFromEnv` returns without configuring TLS, so `Dial` sends plaintext to the TLS listener; even if it configured TLS, `AutoTLSConfig` generates a fresh in-memory certificate that the client has no path to trust, and the documented connection fails.
Make the auto-cert client path negotiate TLS and establish trust in the generated server certificate.
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🟡 Medium · System-root TLS cannot be enabled
When a client must verify a server certificate using system roots and has no client certificate to present, SetupClientTLSFromEnv returns without setting a TLS config when EIPC_TLS_CA, EIPC_TLS_CERT, and EIPC_TLS_KEY are unset. A client connecting to a server with a system-trusted certificate therefore dials plaintext, so the connection fails instead of using the system roots as LoadClientTLSConfig supports.
Provide an explicit way to enable client TLS with an empty CA path, and have environment setup install the system-root config when that option is selected.
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In `transport/tcp/tcp.go` at line 194:
**System-root TLS cannot be enabled**
When a client must verify a server certificate using system roots and has no client certificate to present, `SetupClientTLSFromEnv` returns without setting a TLS config when `EIPC_TLS_CA`, `EIPC_TLS_CERT`, and `EIPC_TLS_KEY` are unset. A client connecting to a server with a system-trusted certificate therefore dials plaintext, so the connection fails instead of using the system roots as `LoadClientTLSConfig` supports.
Provide an explicit way to enable client TLS with an empty CA path, and have environment setup install the system-root config when that option is selected.
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🟡 Medium · CA-only server config stays plaintext
When the server has EIPC_TLS_CA set, no cert/key pair, and auto-cert disabled, SetupTLSFromEnv does not use EIPC_TLS_CA when both certificate paths are empty, so it returns nil and the server listens without TLS while discarding the configured mTLS CA.
Reject a server-only CA configuration without a server certificate pair, or otherwise make its plaintext behavior explicit at startup.
Also at docs/security-model.md:346.
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In `transport/tcp/tcp.go` at lines 155-158:
**CA-only server config stays plaintext**
When the server has `EIPC_TLS_CA` set, no cert/key pair, and auto-cert disabled, `SetupTLSFromEnv` does not use `EIPC_TLS_CA` when both certificate paths are empty, so it returns nil and the server listens without TLS while discarding the configured mTLS CA.
Reject a server-only CA configuration without a server certificate pair, or otherwise make its plaintext behavior explicit at startup.
Also at `docs/security-model.md:346`.
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🟡 Medium · Concurrent TLS setup races
When TLS setup runs concurrently with Listen or Dial, SetupClientTLSFromEnv writes t.tlsConfig without synchronization while Listen or Dial reads it without synchronization, causing a data race and allowing the caller to take the plaintext branch before the config is visible.
Synchronize writes and reads of t.tlsConfig.
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In `transport/tcp/tcp.go` at line 201:
**Concurrent TLS setup races**
When TLS setup runs concurrently with `Listen` or `Dial`, `SetupClientTLSFromEnv` writes `t.tlsConfig` without synchronization while `Listen` or `Dial` reads it without synchronization, causing a data race and allowing the caller to take the plaintext branch before the config is visible.
Synchronize writes and reads of `t.tlsConfig`.
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🟡 Medium · TLS predicate reports unusable setup
When EIPC_TLS_AUTO_CERT=true and exactly one of EIPC_TLS_CERT or EIPC_TLS_KEY is set, config.TLSEnabled() returns true because EIPC_TLS_AUTO_CERT is set, while SetupTLSFromEnv() rejects a lone certificate or key before reaching its auto-cert branch. Callers therefore see TLS reported as enabled even though server setup aborts.
Make config.TLSEnabled() follow the setup validation precedence, or otherwise report false for invalid half-configured pairs.
Prompt for AI agents
In `config/config.go` at line 72:
**TLS predicate reports unusable setup**
When `EIPC_TLS_AUTO_CERT=true` and exactly one of `EIPC_TLS_CERT` or `EIPC_TLS_KEY` is set, `config.TLSEnabled()` returns true because `EIPC_TLS_AUTO_CERT` is set, while `SetupTLSFromEnv()` rejects a lone certificate or key before reaching its auto-cert branch. Callers therefore see TLS reported as enabled even though server setup aborts.
Make `config.TLSEnabled()` follow the setup validation precedence, or otherwise report false for invalid half-configured pairs.
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🟡 Medium · Cleared settings retain TLS
When a caller reuses a transport after clearing its client TLS environment, SetupClientTLSFromEnv returns without clearing t.tlsConfig, so a previously configured transport remains TLS-enabled and subsequent dials still use TLS despite all client TLS environment variables being unset.
Reset the stored TLS config when setup succeeds with no client TLS environment configured.
Prompt for AI agents
In `transport/tcp/tcp.go` at lines 193-194:
**Cleared settings retain TLS**
When a caller reuses a transport after clearing its client TLS environment, `SetupClientTLSFromEnv` returns without clearing `t.tlsConfig`, so a previously configured transport remains TLS-enabled and subsequent dials still use TLS despite all client TLS environment variables being unset.
Reset the stored TLS config when setup succeeds with no client TLS environment configured.
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⚪ Low · TLS APIs lack runnable examples
The exported TLS predicates and setup/configuration APIs document behavior but omit runnable examples and return-value documentation, leaving callers without the usage guidance required for these changed APIs.
Add parameter and return-value documentation and a runnable example for each affected exported function.
Also at transport/tcp/tcp.go:142, transport/tcp/tcp.go:175, transport/tcp/tls_config.go:108, config/config.go:64.
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In `transport/tcp/tcp.go` at line 45:
**TLS APIs lack runnable examples**
The exported TLS predicates and setup/configuration APIs document behavior but omit runnable examples and return-value documentation, leaving callers without the usage guidance required for these changed APIs.
Add parameter and return-value documentation and a runnable example for each affected exported function.
Also at `transport/tcp/tcp.go:142`, `transport/tcp/tcp.go:175`, `transport/tcp/tls_config.go:108`, `config/config.go:64`.
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⚪ Low · TLS tests inspect private state
When the added TLS setup tests execute, the new setup tests inspect tr.tlsConfig directly, including its RootCAs and client certificates, so their assertions depend on private transport state instead of verifying the behavior through the transport's public interface.
Test the setup results through public transport behavior, using verified TLS connections where configuration details need to be proven.
Also at transport/tcp/tcp_tls_test.go:160, transport/tcp/tcp_tls_test.go:206-209, transport/tcp/tcp_tls_test.go:229-232.
Prompt for AI agents
In `transport/tcp/tcp_tls_test.go` at line 143:
**TLS tests inspect private state**
When the added TLS setup tests execute, the new setup tests inspect `tr.tlsConfig` directly, including its `RootCAs` and client certificates, so their assertions depend on private transport state instead of verifying the behavior through the transport's public interface.
Test the setup results through public transport behavior, using verified TLS connections where configuration details need to be proven.
Also at `transport/tcp/tcp_tls_test.go:160`, `transport/tcp/tcp_tls_test.go:206-209`, `transport/tcp/tcp_tls_test.go:229-232`.
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- Around line 155-157: Update the TLS configuration validation around the
certFile and keyFile checks to reject a non-empty EIPC_TLS_CA unless both the
server certificate and key are configured. Apply this check before selecting
plaintext or automatic-certificate TLS behavior, while preserving the existing
requirement that the certificate and key be set together.
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Supported by static analysis
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#!/bin/bash# Find all callers of SetupTLSFromEnv that could depend on CA-only env being ignored.
rg -nP --type=go -C3 '\bSetupTLSFromEnv\s*\('
rg -n 'EIPC_TLS_CA' -g '!**/*_test.go'
cat -n transport/tcp/tls_config.go | sed -n '80,170p'
cat -n docs/use-cases.md | sed -n '135,165p'
cat -n docs/security-model.md | sed -n '330,350p'
cat -n docs/api-reference.md | sed -n '503,522p'
Repository: embeddedos-org/eIPC
Length of output: 6146
Reject a server CA without a certificate pair.
When only EIPC_TLS_CA is set, the server can start in plaintext instead of using mTLS. With EIPC_TLS_AUTO_CERT=true, the server uses TLS but ignores the CA and does not require client certificates.
Reject EIPC_TLS_CA unless the server certificate and key are set.
Proposed fix
--- "a/transport/tcp/tcp.go"+++ "b/transport/tcp/tcp.go"@@ -152,9 +152,12 @@
certFile := os.Getenv("EIPC_TLS_CERT")
keyFile := os.Getenv("EIPC_TLS_KEY")
if (certFile == "") != (keyFile == "") {
return fmt.Errorf("EIPC_TLS_CERT and EIPC_TLS_KEY must be set together")
}
+ if certFile == "" && os.Getenv("EIPC_TLS_CA") != "" {+ return fmt.Errorf("EIPC_TLS_CA requires EIPC_TLS_CERT and EIPC_TLS_KEY for server mTLS")+ }
if certFile != "" && keyFile != "" {
return t.WithTLS(certFile, keyFile, os.Getenv("EIPC_TLS_CA"))
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if (certFile=="") != (keyFile=="") {
returnfmt.Errorf("EIPC_TLS_CERT and EIPC_TLS_KEY must be set together")
}
if (certFile=="") != (keyFile=="") {
returnfmt.Errorf("EIPC_TLS_CERT and EIPC_TLS_KEY must be set together")
}
ifcertFile==""&&os.Getenv("EIPC_TLS_CA") !="" {
returnfmt.Errorf("EIPC_TLS_CA requires EIPC_TLS_CERT and EIPC_TLS_KEY for server mTLS")
}
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Review comment at @transport/tcp/tcp.go around lines 155 - 157:
Update the TLS configuration validation around the certFile and keyFile checks
to reject a non-empty EIPC_TLS_CA unless both the server certificate and key are
configured. Apply this check before selecting plaintext or automatic-certificate
TLS behavior, while preserving the existing requirement that the certificate and
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Loop review pass (2026-11-10, look 1) — PASS. Premise verified against live master @2d76386f: config.go:65-66 TLSEnabled() returned true on a lone EIPC_TLS_CERT; tcp.go SetupTLSFromEnv returned nil silently on a half-configured pair (cert without key ignored, plaintext listen); tcp_tls_test.go:165 TestTLSRoundTrip used InsecureSkipVerify; no client RootCAs path existed. Diff matches the body: Transport.TLSEnabled() ground truth from tlsConfig != nil (server label + client mode now read off the transport); SetupTLSFromEnv errors on a half pair; new LoadClientTLSConfig / SetupClientTLSFromEnv (EIPC_TLS_CA -> RootCAs, MinVersion TLS 1.2, never InsecureSkipVerify); config.TLSEnabled() requires cert+key or auto-cert; docs corrected. The two foundation-doc discrepancies are honest (no client-builder type exists — RootCAs lands on tcp.Transport; Dial/Listen never fell back). CI green @399dae9c (Build & Test all 3 OSes, CodeQL; policy red structural only — foundation item, no issue, same waiver as #56). Second look (clean context) is running; returns to the 2026-11-11 train for merge.
Loop second look (2026-11-10, clean context) — PASS, 0 blocking findings. All body claims verified against the diff and live master (label lie, half-pair error, verified RootCAs dial, wrong-CA rejection, no InsecureSkipVerify in non-comment code; both foundation-doc discrepancies confirmed). Build & Test green on all 3 OSes with -race; Linked Issue policy failure is structural (no same-repo issue exists to link; not a required check; #56 merged with the identical red check). Advisory findings for follow-up (non-blocking): A1 config.TLSEnabled() disagrees with setup precedence when auto-cert meets a half pair; A2 server CA-only config still silently ignored + docs/security-model.md row overclaims for that case + the client-side fail-closed behaviour change (CA-only env that previously connected plaintext now fails the dial) deserves one line in the contract note; A3 no client knob for system-roots/auto-cert TLS; A4 docs/book/book.md still shows only the server-side snippet. Full verdict: work/2026-11-10-secondlook-eipc61.md. Returns to the 2026-11-11 train for merge — note the train still needs 1 approving review + resolution of the 13 bot review conversations (required_conversation_resolution: true).
Premise: pass — body claims verified vs live master @ 2d76386 (TLSEnabled from config alone, SetupTLSFromEnv ignores lone cert/key, TestTLSRoundTrip used InsecureSkipVerify); diff matches claims (10 files, TLS honesty + verified client TLS).
Contract: pass — new TLS tests green in Build & Test all 3 OSes (TestTLSRoundTrip verified dial, TestTLSRoundTripWrongCARejected, TestLoadClientTLSConfig*, TestTransportTLSEnabled); ebuild re-vendor of layers/eipc still pending as follow-up.
CI: https://github.com/embeddedos-org/eIPC/actions/runs/42886799913 @ 399dae9 (Build & Test all 3 OSes + CodeQL green; policy Linked-Issue failure is structural only for this foundation item, waived per #56 precedent)
Integration: Integration-unverified: infra (embeddedos-stack nightly Unified Build failing on artifact-storage quota)
Reviewer: loop run 2026-11-11
Second look: pass (0 blocking; advisories A1–A4 recorded)
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What / why
Foundation item PR-EIPC-3 (TLS honesty):
TLSEnabledmust mean TLS is actually negotiated. On master at2d76386fit did not:[TLS]on a plaintext socket.cmd/eipc-server/main.go:298derived the label fromconfig.TLSEnabled(), which returned true whenEIPC_TLS_CERTalone was set — buttransport/tcp/tcp.go:SetupTLSFromEnvignores a cert without its key and listens plaintext. An operator who set only the cert path got a[TLS]label on an unencrypted socket.SetupTLSFromEnv, whose config setsCertificates/ClientCAsand neverRootCAs. Against a self-signed or private-CA server the only working dial wasInsecureSkipVerify— the exact escape hatchtransport/tcp/tcp_tls_test.go:165used inTestTLSRoundTrip.EIPC_TLS_CERT(or lone key) was ignored with no error and no log.What changes
transport/tcp/tcp.go: newTransport.TLSEnabled()— ground truth fromt.tlsConfig != nil, used for log labels instead of sniffing env vars.SetupTLSFromEnvnow errors when exactly one ofEIPC_TLS_CERT/EIPC_TLS_KEYis set. NewSetupClientTLSFromEnv()— the client-side env setup (EIPC_TLS_CA→RootCAs, optional client cert for mTLS); it ignoresEIPC_TLS_AUTO_CERT, which mints a server identity, not client trust.transport/tcp/tls_config.go: newLoadClientTLSConfig(caFile, certFile, keyFile)(CA-first argument order — the CA is the point of a client config). Verification is always on; the returned config never setsInsecureSkipVerify. SharedloadCertPoolhelper used by both the server and client constructors.config/config.go:TLSEnabled()now requires a cert and key pair, or auto-cert — a lone cert no longer reports enabled.cmd/eipc-server/main.go:298: the[TLS]/[plaintext]label now comes fromtcpTransport.TLSEnabled().cmd/eipc-client/main.go: usesSetupClientTLSFromEnv()and logs the real mode (transport: TLS (verified)/plaintext); the demo summary prints the same mode instead of the static(TLS if configured).docs/api-reference.mdTLSEnabled()row anddocs/security-model.mdenv table (EIPC_TLS_CArow) corrected to the new semantics.cmd/eipc-cli/main.gountouched: it never configures TLS, so it makes no TLS claim.No silent fallback — what was already honest
Transport.Dial/Listenalready had no fallback:tls.Dialerrors propagate andtls.NewListenerwraps whenever a config is set. The dishonesty was confined to the label, the env predicate, and the half-configured ignore — all fixed here. Nothing inDial/Listenchanged.Where the foundation doc disagrees with live master (followed live master)
cmd/eipc-client/main.gousingtcp.New()+ env setup +Dial(). TheRootCAswork therefore lands asLoadClientTLSConfig/SetupClientTLSFromEnvon thetcp.Transport, which is the client builder in practice.SetupTLSFromEnvignoring a lone cert/key, now an error.Tests (all new/changed, local
go test ./...green)transport/tcp/tcp_tls_test.go:TestTLSRoundTrip— rewritten: verified dial, noInsecureSkipVerifyanywhere. Server cert (self-signed, SANlocalhost) is trusted viaRootCAsloaded from its PEM; dial is by name (localhost:<port>).transport/tcp/tcp_tls_test.go:TestTLSRoundTripWrongCARejected— client trusts an unrelated certificate; dial must fail with a certificate verification error.transport/tcp/tls_config_test.go:TestLoadClientTLSConfigCAOnly,TestLoadClientTLSConfigSystemRoots,TestLoadClientTLSConfigWithClientCert,TestLoadClientTLSConfigErrors—RootCAsset,MinVersionTLS 1.2,InsecureSkipVerifyfalse, errors on bad/missing CA and half cert/key.transport/tcp/tcp_tls_test.go:TestTransportTLSEnabled,TestSetupClientTLSFromEnvNoEnv/CA/WithClientCert/HalfClientCert/BadCA,TestSetupTLSFromEnvKeyWithoutCert;TestSetupTLSFromEnvCertWithoutKeynow expects an error.config/config_test.go:TestTLSEnabled— cert alone → false; cert+key → true.InsecureSkipVerifyremains in non-comment code anywhere in the repo (verified by grep).One test-writing note, recorded for the reviewer:
tls.Listener.Acceptdoes not handshake — the handshake completes on first I/O. The wrong-CA test's server goroutine mustReceive()(not justAccept()+ close), otherwise the client dial fails withEOFinstead of the verification error.Verification beyond unit tests (local, 2026-11-10)
Built both binaries and ran them against each other:
EIPC_TLS_CERT→ server exits at startup:TLS setup: EIPC_TLS_CERT and EIPC_TLS_KEY must be set together.[plaintext]; auto-cert and cert+key servers log[TLS].EIPC_TLS_CA=<server cert>dialinglocalhost:<port>logstransport: TLS (verified)and completes the full auth → intent → ACK → heartbeat flow over verified TLS. (Dialing by IP against a DNS-only SAN cert fails honestly withx509: ... doesn't contain any IP SANs.)Seam / journey
Seam 4 JUDGMENT — integrating/shipping: a
[TLS]label on a plaintext socket is a shipping lie.Contract-change: yes —
SetupTLSFromEnvnow errors on a half-configured cert/key pair (previously silently plaintext); the client must useSetupClientTLSFromEnvfor verified dials. No wire-protocol change.Architecture-impact: no
CI status: pending at open time — to be verified on this PR before the next-day review; local
go test ./...andgo build ./...are green.Refs: foundation plan
briefs/2026-11-01-foundation-eipc.md§PR-EIPC-3; successor of #56.Summary by Sourcery
Make TLS reporting and negotiation honest while adding verified client TLS support and rejecting incomplete TLS configuration.
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