fix(go): resolve signin/logout issues for all time

affects:
* app/settings
* app/server
* handlers
    * signin
    * signup
    * logout
    * home
    * middleware

app/routes.go

@@ -92,11 +92,8 @@ func (a *App) SetupRoutes() error {
 	manage.POST("/users/:id/update", handlers.UpdateUser())
 	manage.POST("/users/:id/delete", handlers.DeleteUser())
 
-	e.GET("/logout", handlers.Logout())
+	e.GET("/logout", handlers.Logout(), xsrf)
 	e.POST("/logout", handlers.Logout(), handlers.MiddlewareSession, xsrf)
 
-	// administrative endpoints.
-	e.GET("/admin/*", handlers.Admin())
-
 	return nil
 }

app/server.go

@@ -130,19 +130,13 @@ func (a *App) SetServerSettings() {
 	}
 
 	store.Options.Path = "/"
-	store.Options.Domain = a.setting.HTTPDomain()
+	// let the domain be set automatically based on where the app is running.
+	// store.Options.Domain = a.setting.HTTPDomain()
 	store.Options.HttpOnly = true
 	store.Options.SameSite = http.SameSiteStrictMode
 	store.Options.Secure = a.setting.HTTPSecure()
 	store.Options.MaxAge = a.setting.SessionMaxAge()
 
-	if a.setting.HTTPSecure() {
-		// https://www.sjoerdlangkemper.nl/2017/02/09/cookie-prefixes/
-		// https://scotthelme.co.uk/tough-cookies/
-		// https://check-your-website.server-daten.de/prefix-cookies.html
-		store.Options.Domain = "__Host-" + store.Options.Domain
-	}
-
 	e.Use(session.Middleware(store))
 
 	e.Use(middleware.Secure())

app/settings/helper.go

@@ -3,7 +3,11 @@
 
 package settings
 
-import "flag"
+import (
+	"flag"
+
+	"git.dotya.ml/mirre-mt/pcmt/config"
+)
 
 // as per https://stackoverflow.com/a/54747682.
 func isFlagPassed(name string) bool {
@@ -17,3 +21,35 @@ func isFlagPassed(name string) bool {
 
 	return found
 }
+
+// sortOutFlags checks whether any flag overrides were passed and their validity.
+func (s *Settings) sortOutFlags(conf *config.Config, hostFlag *string, portFlag *int, develFlag *bool) {
+	log.Debug("checking flag overrides")
+
+	overrideMsg := "overriding '%s' based on a flag: %+v"
+
+	if isFlagPassed("host") {
+		if h := *hostFlag; h != "unset" && h != conf.Host {
+			log.Debugf(overrideMsg, "host", h)
+			s.SetHost(h)
+		}
+	}
+
+	if isFlagPassed("port") {
+		if p := *portFlag; p > 0 && p < 65536 {
+			if p != conf.Port {
+				log.Debugf(overrideMsg, "port", p)
+				s.SetPort(p)
+			}
+		} else {
+			log.Warnf("flag-supplied port '%d' outside of bounds, ignoring", p)
+		}
+	}
+
+	if isFlagPassed("devel") {
+		if d := *develFlag; d != conf.DevelMode {
+			log.Debugf(overrideMsg, "develMode", d)
+			s.SetIsDevel(d)
+		}
+	}
+}

app/settings/settings.go

@@ -114,8 +114,17 @@ func (s *Settings) Consolidate(conf *config.Config, host *string, port *int, dev
 	s.SetIsLive(conf.LiveMode)
 	s.SetIsDevel(conf.DevelMode)
 	s.SetLoggerIsJSON(conf.Logger.JSON)
+
+	if conf.HTTP.Secure {
+		// https://www.sjoerdlangkemper.nl/2017/02/09/cookie-prefixes/
+		// https://scotthelme.co.uk/tough-cookies/
+		// https://check-your-website.server-daten.de/prefix-cookies.html
+		s.SetSessionCookieName("__Host-" + conf.Session.CookieName)
+	} else {
+		s.SetSessionCookieName(conf.Session.CookieName)
+	}
+
 	s.SetSessionMaxAge(conf.Session.MaxAge)
-	s.SetSessionCookieName(conf.Session.CookieName)
 	s.SetSessionCookieAuthSecret(conf.Session.CookieAuthSecret)
 	s.SetSessionCookieEncrSecret(conf.Session.CookieEncrSecret)
 
@@ -144,44 +153,14 @@ func (s *Settings) Consolidate(conf *config.Config, host *string, port *int, dev
 		s.SetInitAdminPassword(conf.Init.AdminPassword)
 	}
 
-	s.SetHTTPDomain(conf.HTTP.Domain)
-	s.SetHTTPSecure(conf.HTTP.Secure)
-
-	log.Debug("checking flag overrides")
-
-	overrideMsg := "overriding '%s' based on a flag: %+v"
-
-	if isFlagPassed("host") {
-		if h := *host; h != "unset" && h != conf.Host {
-			log.Debugf(overrideMsg, "host", h)
-			s.SetHost(h)
-		}
-	}
-
-	if isFlagPassed("port") {
-		if p := *port; p > 0 && p < 65536 {
-			if p != conf.Port {
-				log.Debugf(overrideMsg, "port", p)
-				s.SetPort(p)
-			}
-		} else {
-			log.Warnf("flag-supplied port '%d' outside of bounds, ignoring", p)
-		}
-	}
-
-	if isFlagPassed("devel") {
-		if d := *devel; d != conf.DevelMode {
-			log.Debugf(overrideMsg, "develMode", d)
-			s.SetIsDevel(d)
-		}
-	}
-
 	if conf.Registration.Allowed {
 		s.RegistrationAllowed = true
 	}
 
+	s.SetHTTPDomain(conf.HTTP.Domain)
+	s.SetHTTPSecure(conf.HTTP.Secure)
 	s.setAPIKeys()
-
+	s.sortOutFlags(conf, host, port, devel)
 	s.SetVersion(version)
 }
 

handlers/error.go

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ var (
 )
 
 func renderErrorPage(c echo.Context, status int, statusText, error string) error {
-	addHeaders(c)
+	defer addHeaders(c)
 
 	strStatus := strconv.Itoa(status)
 

handlers/handlers.go

@@ -10,20 +10,15 @@ import (
 	"github.com/labstack/echo/v4"
 )
 
-func Admin() echo.HandlerFunc {
-	return func(c echo.Context) error {
-		return echo.NewHTTPError(http.StatusUnauthorized, "Invalid credentials")
-	}
-}
-
 func Index() echo.HandlerFunc {
 	return func(c echo.Context) error {
-		addHeaders(c)
+		defer addHeaders(c)
 
 		if sess, _ := session.Get(setting.SessionCookieName(), c); sess != nil {
-			username := sess.Values["username"]
+			if uname, ok := sess.Values["username"].(string); ok {
-			if username != nil {
+				if uname != "" {
-				return c.Redirect(http.StatusFound, "/home")
+					return c.Redirect(http.StatusFound, "/home")
+				}
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -62,7 +57,7 @@ func Healthz() echo.HandlerFunc {
 }
 
 func addHeaders(c echo.Context) {
-	c.Response().Writer.Header().Set("Cross-Origin-Opener-Policy", "same-origin")
+	c.Response().Header().Set("Cross-Origin-Opener-Policy", "same-origin")
 }
 
 // experimental global redirect handler?

handlers/home.go

@@ -15,9 +15,7 @@ import (
 
 func Home(client *ent.Client) echo.HandlerFunc {
 	return func(c echo.Context) error {
-		var username string
+		defer addHeaders(c)
-
-		addHeaders(c)
 
 		sess, _ := session.Get(setting.SessionCookieName(), c)
 		if sess == nil {
@@ -25,25 +23,15 @@ func Home(client *ent.Client) echo.HandlerFunc {
 			return c.Redirect(http.StatusSeeOther, "/signin")
 		}
 
-		if sess.Values["foo"] != nil {
+		var username string
-			log.Info("gorilla session", "custom field test", sess.Values["foo"].(string))
-		}
 
-		uname := sess.Values["username"]
+		username, ok := sess.Values["username"].(string)
-		if uname == nil {
+		if !ok {
 			log.Info("session cookie found but username invalid, redirecting to signin", "endpoint", "/home")
-
 			return c.Redirect(http.StatusSeeOther, "/signin")
 		}
 
-		log.Debug("session", "username", sess.Values["username"].(string), "endpoint", "/home")
+		log.Debug("session", "username", username, "endpoint", "/home")
-		username = sess.Values["username"].(string)
-
-		// example denial.
-		// if _, err := c.Cookie("aha"); err != nil {
-		// log.Printf("error: %q", err)
-		// return echo.NewHTTPError(http.StatusUnauthorized, http.StatusText(http.StatusUnauthorized))
-		// }
 
 		var u moduser.User
 
@@ -102,13 +90,21 @@ func Home(client *ent.Client) echo.HandlerFunc {
 
 		if _, ok := sess.Values["reauthFlash"].(string); ok {
 			p.Data["info"] = "First time after changing the password, yay!"
-
 			// if this is the first login after the initial password change, delete
 			// the cookie value.
 			delete(sess.Values, "reauthFlash")
 		}
 
-		_ = sess.Save(c.Request(), c.Response())
+		if err := sess.Save(c.Request(), c.Response()); err != nil {
+			log.Error("Failed to save session", "module", "handlers/home")
+
+			return renderErrorPage(
+				c,
+				http.StatusInternalServerError,
+				http.StatusText(http.StatusInternalServerError)+" (make sure you've got cookies enabled)",
+				err.Error(),
+			)
+		}
 
 		err := c.Render(http.StatusOK, "home.tmpl", p)
 		if err != nil {

handlers/logout.go

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 
 func Logout() echo.HandlerFunc {
 	return func(c echo.Context) error {
-		addHeaders(c)
+		defer addHeaders(c)
 
 		switch {
 		case c.Request().Method == "POST": // nolint:goconst
@@ -21,16 +21,21 @@ func Logout() echo.HandlerFunc {
 				log.Infof("max-age before logout: %d", sess.Options.MaxAge)
 				sess.Options.MaxAge = -1
 
-				c.Response().Writer.Header().Set("Cache-Control", "no-store")
+				delete(sess.Values, "username")
-
-				if username := sess.Values["username"]; username != nil && username.(string) != "" {
-					sess.Values["username"] = ""
-				}
 
 				err := sess.Save(c.Request(), c.Response())
 				if err != nil {
 					c.Logger().Error("could not delete session cookie")
+
+					return renderErrorPage(
+						c,
+						http.StatusInternalServerError,
+						http.StatusText(http.StatusInternalServerError),
+						err.Error(),
+					)
 				}
+
+				c.Response().Header().Set(echo.HeaderCacheControl, "no-store")
 			}
 
 			return c.Redirect(http.StatusMovedPermanently, "/logout")
@@ -38,8 +43,10 @@ func Logout() echo.HandlerFunc {
 		case c.Request().Method == "GET": // nolint:goconst
 			sess, _ := session.Get(setting.SessionCookieName(), c)
 			if sess != nil {
-				if username := sess.Values["username"]; username != nil {
+				if uname, ok := sess.Values["username"].(string); ok {
-					return c.Redirect(http.StatusSeeOther, "/home")
+					if uname != "" {
+						return c.Redirect(http.StatusSeeOther, "/home")
+					}
 				}
 			}
 

handlers/middleware.go

@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ import (
 
 func MiddlewareSession(next echo.HandlerFunc) echo.HandlerFunc {
 	return func(c echo.Context) error {
+		if c.Request().URL.Path == "/logout" && c.Request().Method == "POST" {
+			log.Debug("skipping auth middleware on /logout POST", "module", "handlers/middleware")
+			return next(c)
+		}
+
 		sess, _ := session.Get(setting.SessionCookieName(), c)
 
 		if sess == nil {
@@ -29,27 +34,21 @@ func MiddlewareSession(next echo.HandlerFunc) echo.HandlerFunc {
 			)
 		}
 
-		var username string
+		if username, ok := sess.Values["username"].(string); ok {
-
+			log.Info("Refreshing session cookie",
-		// uname, ok := sess.Values["username"].(string)
+				"username", username,
-		uname := sess.Values["username"]
-
-		if uname != nil {
-			username = uname.(string)
-
-			// nolint:goconst
-			log.Info("Refreshing session cookie", "username", username,
 				"module", "middleware",
 				"maxAge", setting.SessionMaxAge(),
-				"secure", c.Request().URL.Scheme == "https",
+				"secure", setting.HTTPSecure(),
-				"domain", setting.HTTPDomain)
+				"domain", setting.HTTPDomain(),
+			)
 
 			refreshSession(
 				sess,
 				"/",
 				setting.SessionMaxAge(),
 				true,
-				c.Request().URL.Scheme == "https", // nolint:goconst
+				setting.HTTPSecure(),
 				http.SameSiteStrictMode,
 			)
 
@@ -95,10 +94,24 @@ func MiddlewareSession(next echo.HandlerFunc) echo.HandlerFunc {
 			return next(c)
 		}
 
-		log.Warn("Could not get username from the cookie")
+		log.Warn("Could not get username from the cookie", "module", "handlers/middleware")
 
 		if !sess.IsNew {
-			log.Errorf("%d - %s", http.StatusUnauthorized, "you need to re-login")
+			log.Warn("Expired session cookie (without a username) found, redirecting to sign in", "module", "handlers/middleware")
+
+			sess.Values["info"] = "Log in again, please."
+
+			if err := sess.Save(c.Request(), c.Response()); err != nil {
+				log.Error("Failed to save session", "module", "middleware")
+
+				return renderErrorPage(
+					c,
+					http.StatusInternalServerError,
+					http.StatusText(http.StatusInternalServerError)+" could not save the session cookie",
+					err.Error(),
+				)
+			}
+
 			return c.Redirect(http.StatusTemporaryRedirect, "/signin")
 		}
 

handlers/signin.go

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import (
 
 func Signin() echo.HandlerFunc {
 	return func(c echo.Context) error {
-		addHeaders(c)
+		defer addHeaders(c)
 
 		reauth := false
 		r := c.QueryParam("reauth")
@@ -28,23 +28,7 @@ func Signin() echo.HandlerFunc {
 			reauth = true
 		}
 
-		// slog.Info("XXX session cookie name:", setting.SessionCookieName())
-
 		sess, _ := session.Get(setting.SessionCookieName(), c)
-
-		var uf *userSignin
-
-		if sess != nil {
-			username := sess.Values["username"]
-			if username != nil {
-				if !reauth {
-					return c.Redirect(http.StatusPermanentRedirect, "/home")
-				}
-
-				uf = &userSignin{Username: username.(string)}
-			}
-		}
-
 		csrf := c.Get("csrf").(string)
 		p := newPage()
 
@@ -52,16 +36,45 @@ func Signin() echo.HandlerFunc {
 		p.Current = "signin"
 		p.CSRF = csrf
 
+		var uf *userSignin
+
+		if sess != nil {
+			if uname, ok := sess.Values["username"].(string); ok && uname != "" {
+				if !reauth {
+					return c.Redirect(http.StatusPermanentRedirect, "/home")
+				}
+
+				uf = &userSignin{Username: uname}
+			}
+		}
+
 		if reauth {
 			fl := sess.Values["reauthFlash"]
-			if _, ok := fl.(string); !ok {
+			if reFl, ok := fl.(string); !ok {
-				p.Data["flash"] = "re-login please"
+				p.Data["info"] = "re-login, please."
 			} else {
-				p.Data["reauthFlash"] = fl.(string)
+				p.Data["reauthFlash"] = reFl
 				if uf != nil {
 					p.Data["form"] = uf
 				}
 			}
+		} else {
+			if i, ok := sess.Values["info"].(string); ok {
+				p.Data["infoFlash"] = i
+
+				delete(sess.Values, "info")
+
+				if err := sess.Save(c.Request(), c.Response()); err != nil {
+					log.Error("Failed to save session", "module", "middleware")
+
+					return renderErrorPage(
+						c,
+						http.StatusInternalServerError,
+						http.StatusText(http.StatusInternalServerError)+" could not save the session cookie",
+						err.Error(),
+					)
+				}
+			}
 		}
 
 		return c.Render(
@@ -74,7 +87,7 @@ func Signin() echo.HandlerFunc {
 
 func SigninPost(client *ent.Client) echo.HandlerFunc {
 	return func(c echo.Context) error {
-		addHeaders(c)
+		defer addHeaders(c)
 
 		cu := new(userSignin)
 		if err := c.Bind(cu); err != nil {
@@ -154,18 +167,15 @@ func SigninPost(client *ent.Client) echo.HandlerFunc {
 			)
 		}
 
-		secure := c.Request().URL.Scheme == "https" //nolint:goconst
-
 		sess, _ := session.Get(setting.SessionCookieName(), c)
 		if sess != nil {
 			sess.Options = &sessions.Options{
 				Path:     "/",
 				MaxAge:   setting.SessionMaxAge(),
 				HttpOnly: true,
-				Secure:   secure,
+				Secure:   setting.HTTPSecure(),
 				SameSite: http.SameSiteStrictMode,
 			}
-			sess.Values["foo"] = "bar"
 
 			c.Logger().Debug("saving username to the session cookie")
 

handlers/signup.go

@@ -17,34 +17,16 @@ import (
 
 func Signup() echo.HandlerFunc {
 	return func(c echo.Context) error {
-		addHeaders(c)
+		defer addHeaders(c)
 
 		sess, _ := session.Get(setting.SessionCookieName(), c)
 		if sess != nil {
-			log.Info("gorilla session", "endpoint", "signup")
+			if uname, ok := sess.Values["username"].(string); ok && uname != "" {
-
-			username := sess.Values["username"]
-			if username != nil {
 				return c.Redirect(http.StatusFound, "/home")
 			}
 		}
 
-		// tpl := getTmpl("signup.tmpl")
-
 		csrf := c.Get("csrf").(string)
-
-		// secure := c.Request().URL.Scheme == "https"
-		// cookieCSRF := &http.Cookie{
-		// Name:  "_csrf",
-		// Value: csrf,
-		// // SameSite: http.SameSiteStrictMode,
-		// SameSite: http.SameSiteLaxMode,
-		// MaxAge:   3600,
-		// Secure:   secure,
-		// HttpOnly: true,
-		// }
-		// c.SetCookie(cookieCSRF)
-
 		p := newPage()
 
 		p.Title = "Sign up"
@@ -73,7 +55,7 @@ func Signup() echo.HandlerFunc {
 
 func SignupPost(client *ent.Client) echo.HandlerFunc {
 	return func(c echo.Context) error {
-		addHeaders(c)
+		defer addHeaders(c)
 
 		cu := new(userSignup)
 		if err := c.Bind(cu); err != nil {
@@ -140,17 +122,14 @@ func SignupPost(client *ent.Client) echo.HandlerFunc {
 		log.Infof("successfully registered user '%s'", u.Username)
 		log.Debug("user details", "id", u.ID, "email", u.Email, "isAdmin", u.IsAdmin)
 
-		secure := c.Request().URL.Scheme == "https" //nolint:goconst
-
 		sess, _ := session.Get(setting.SessionCookieName(), c)
 		sess.Options = &sessions.Options{
 			Path:     "/",
 			MaxAge:   setting.SessionMaxAge(),
 			HttpOnly: true,
-			Secure:   secure,
+			Secure:   setting.HTTPSecure(),
 			SameSite: http.SameSiteStrictMode,
 		}
-		sess.Values["foo"] = "bar"
 		sess.Values["username"] = username
 
 		err = sess.Save(c.Request(), c.Response())

templates/signin.tmpl

@@ -25,6 +25,13 @@
 						<p class="mt-2 text-xl text-blue-500 dark:text-blue-400"><span class="italic font-medium">Success:</span> {{.Data.reauthFlash}}</p>
 					</div>
 					{{- else -}}{{end}}
+					{{ if and .Data .Data.infoFlash }}
+					<div class="relative flex items-center mb-4">
+						<p class="mt-2 text-xl text-blue-500 dark:text-blue-400">
+						{{.Data.infoFlash}}
+						</p>
+					</div>
+					{{- else -}}{{end}}
 					<!-- username field -->
 					<div class="relative flex items-center">
 						<span class="absolute" role="img" aria-label="person outline icon for username">