auth: add optional AT Protocol service authentication by Kzoeps · Pull Request #22 · hypercerts-org/hypercerts-feed-service

Kzoeps · 2026-09-10T16:31:29Z

Summary

add optional AT Protocol service auth to both feed procedures
bind authenticated viewer identity to the verified JWT issuer
use maintained ATProto JWT, DID resolution, and SSRF-protection packages
@Ashex ignored JTI from the service auth for now since it requires storing it somewhere and then another call to make sure its not been used before. Didnt think that extra load made sense for something that is already public but this has been noted down.
JTI is now stored in an in memory cache and prevents replay attack
Also i've kept the service auth optional since i already released it with the viewerDid params before but if you think it makes sense to just remove that right now I can do that as well.

Security behavior

present invalid auth returns 401 without anonymous fallback
audience, expiry/max-age, #atproto signature, DID document, and exact lxm are verified
anonymous callers still provide viewerDid
repeated-request abuse remains a gateway rate-limiting concern

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integration tests not run because no disposable PostgreSQL database was provided

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New Features
- Added optional AT Protocol service authentication for feed endpoints. Authenticated requests use the verified caller as the viewer and may omit viewerDid; anonymous requests must provide it.
- Requests with invalid credentials or mismatched viewer identities are rejected without falling back to anonymous access.
- Authentication tokens are single-use, with bounded replay protection; requests may receive a service-unavailable response when replay limits are reached.
- Added service identity configuration and controls for authentication age and DID resolution time.
- CORS now supports authorization headers.
- Services configured with a hostname-level did:web identity publish a DID document at /.well-known/did.json.
Documentation
- Updated API descriptions, configuration guidance, and request flow documentation.

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The feed service adds optional AT Protocol service authentication. Authenticated requests use the verified issuer as the viewer, while anonymous requests still require params.viewerDid. The service also adds bounded replay protection, service DID discovery, configuration, route wiring, tests, and documentation.

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Optional service authentication

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Authentication verifier and configuration `.env.example`, `package.json`, `src/config.ts`, `src/auth/service-auth.ts`, `test/auth.unit.test.ts`, `test/config.unit.test.ts`, `test/database.unit.test.ts`, `test/feed.integration.test.ts`	Configuration validates the service DID and authentication limits. The verifier checks service-auth JWTs, resolves issuer DID documents with bounded requests, and enforces bounded, process-local replay protection.
Viewer input contract and binding `lexicons/org/hypercerts/feed/*`, `src/feed/types.ts`, `src/feed/query.ts`, `src/feed/validation.ts`, `src/auth/input.ts`, `test/lexicon.unit.test.ts`, `test/query.unit.test.ts`	Feed parameters allow `viewerDid` to be omitted. Anonymous requests require it. Authenticated requests use the verified issuer and reject a supplied mismatch.
Authenticated routes and DID discovery `src/api/feed-procedure.ts`, `src/api/get-feed.ts`, `src/api/get-feed-skeleton.ts`, `src/app.ts`, `src/server.ts`, `test/app.unit.test.ts`	Both feed routes use shared registration with optional authentication. The application serves the configured DID document, allows the `authorization` CORS header, and avoids forwarding the buffered request signal.
Documentation and release metadata `README.md`, `AGENTS.md`, `.changeset/optional-service-auth.md`	Documentation describes authentication, configuration, DID discovery, replay limits, and request handling. The changeset declares a minor release.

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Change: Feature

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant Client
  participant FeedRoute
  participant ServiceAuth
  participant DIDResolver
  participant FeedService
  Client->>FeedRoute: POST feed request with optional Authorization
  FeedRoute->>ServiceAuth: Verify supplied credentials
  ServiceAuth->>DIDResolver: Resolve issuer DID document
  DIDResolver-->>ServiceAuth: Return issuer DID document
  ServiceAuth-->>FeedRoute: Return verified credentials or anonymous result
  FeedRoute->>FeedService: Apply viewer identity and query feed
  FeedService-->>Client: Return feed response

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Package	Supply Chain Security	Quality	Maintenance
@atproto-labs/did-resolver@0.3.7 ⏵ 0.3.9	⁺¹³		⁺²
@atproto-labs/fetch-node@0.3.7
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greptile-apps · 2026-09-10T16:38:57Z

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The PR appears safe to merge; the latest changes add compatible test support and strengthen authentication regression coverage without introducing a new defect.

Summary

Adds optional AT Protocol service authentication to both feed procedures while retaining anonymous access with an explicit viewer DID.

Verifies JWT audience, lifetime, endpoint binding, issuer signature, and DID documents.
Binds authenticated feed requests to the verified issuer and rejects body identity mismatches.
Adds bounded, process-local issuer/JTI replay protection.
Publishes a service DID document for hostname-level did:web identities.
Documents the required SERVICE_DID migration and updates the release from patch to minor.

Diagram

sequenceDiagram
    participant Client
    participant HTTP as HTTP Boundary
    participant Auth as Service Auth
    participant DID as DID Resolver
    participant Feed as Feed Procedure
    participant DB as PostgreSQL

    Client->>HTTP: POST feed request + optional Bearer JWT
    HTTP->>HTTP: Buffer and validate bounded body
    alt Authorization supplied
        HTTP->>Auth: Verify token
        Auth->>DID: Resolve issuer signing key
        DID-->>Auth: Bounded public DID document
        Auth->>Auth: Check aud, exp, lxm, signature, and jti
        Auth-->>Feed: Verified issuer as viewer
    else Anonymous request
        HTTP-->>Feed: Body viewerDid
    end
    Feed->>DB: Query viewer-scoped feed
    DB-->>Feed: Feed records
    Feed-->>Client: Validated XRPC response

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Kzoeps · 2026-09-10T17:05:01Z

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Addressed the configuration-migration concern from Greptile’s summary in 2ef4263: the single Changeset now uses a minor bump and explicitly requires operators, including anonymous-only deployments, to configure SERVICE_DID.

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Ashex · 2026-09-14T09:21:37Z

The risk of not implementing the jti is that we lose the replay protection so it needs to be documented more explicitly as we're intentionally choosing to not be compliant with the xprc spec. The feed service would be caching the skeleton and potentially records so won't it need a stronger in memory cache eventually?

The readme says it accepts but doesn't track jti, a better explanation is that it's simply not implemented and ignored.

Kzoeps · 2026-09-16T10:36:24Z

The risk of not implementing the jti is that we lose the replay protection so it needs to be documented more explicitly as we're intentionally choosing to not be compliant with the xprc spec. The feed service would be caching the skeleton and potentially records so won't it need a stronger in memory cache eventually?

The readme says it accepts but doesn't track jti, a better explanation is that it's simply not implemented and ignored.

@Ashex i was thinking a cache store might add a lotta code but i added an in memory cache since it wasnt that big of a change. avoided redis or any persistent ones for now until demonstrated traffic.

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Addressed the bearer-header test finding in CodeRabbit’s review summary in 643a012. The real HTTP test now checks that authentication receives Bearer test-token after the POST body is read. Checks, unit tests, and build pass.

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