feat(registraton): add anti enumeration (cannot know if an account already exists)

Important: anti-enumeration is active only if SMTP is defined, welcome email can be used
    otherwise it is a classic registration with ok or conflic if account alrady exists
This commit is contained in:
Edouard Vanbelle
2026-06-02 22:50:13 +02:00
parent 46f5379def
commit 00af0e8a89
4 changed files with 248 additions and 73 deletions
@@ -45,6 +45,24 @@ pub enum OidcCallbackResult {
/// the same shape as a password login; the optional resource fields tell
/// the handler whether to deep-link to the invited resource or fall back
/// to the generic `/shared-with-me` landing.
/// Outcome of a `register` call. The handler maps this to either an
/// anti-enumerated uniform 200 (when SMTP is available — there's a
/// "check your email" cover story for the user) or the classic
/// 201/409 split (when SMTP is unavailable — without the cover story,
/// uniform responses would just be misleading UX with no security
/// benefit). Either way the service emits the same audit-log entries.
#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
pub enum RegisterResult {
/// Boxed to avoid the `large_enum_variant` clippy warning —
/// `UserDto` is ~250 bytes, the other variants are zero-sized,
/// so a heap-pointer indirection keeps the enum's stack size
/// small. `register` is called once per request; the
/// allocation cost is negligible.
Created(Box<UserDto>),
UsernameTaken,
EmailTaken,
}
#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
pub struct MagicLinkRedemption {
pub auth: AuthResponseDto,
@@ -254,7 +272,18 @@ impl AuthApplicationService {
state.service.clone()
}
pub async fn register(&self, dto: RegisterDto) -> Result<UserDto, DomainError> {
/// Public registration. Returns one of three outcomes:
/// - `Created(user)` — a user was actually created
/// - `UsernameTaken` / `EmailTaken` — collision; no DB write
///
/// The handler decides the HTTP shape based on whether SMTP is
/// available (anti-enumeration uniform 200 vs classic 201/409).
/// The service emits the same audit-log entries either way — the
/// audit channel is the source of truth for the actual outcome.
///
/// Real failures (DB error, password too short, etc.) surface as
/// `Err`.
pub async fn register(&self, dto: RegisterDto) -> Result<RegisterResult, DomainError> {
// Username uniqueness (only when a username was supplied — None
// is the "claim later" path, multiple NULLs are allowed by the
// UNIQUE index per Postgres semantics).
@@ -265,11 +294,16 @@ impl AuthApplicationService {
.await
.is_ok()
{
return Err(DomainError::new(
ErrorKind::AlreadyExists,
"User",
format!("User '{}' already exists", username),
));
tracing::info!(
target: "audit",
event = "auth.register",
reason = "username_taken",
attempted_username = %username,
attempted_email = %dto.email,
"🛂 register collision: username '{}' already exists",
username,
);
return Ok(RegisterResult::UsernameTaken);
}
if self
@@ -278,11 +312,15 @@ impl AuthApplicationService {
.await
.is_ok()
{
return Err(DomainError::new(
ErrorKind::AlreadyExists,
"User",
format!("Email '{}' is already registered", dto.email),
));
tracing::info!(
target: "audit",
event = "auth.register",
reason = "email_taken",
attempted_email = %dto.email,
"🛂 register collision: email '{}' is already registered",
dto.email,
);
return Ok(RegisterResult::EmailTaken);
}
// SECURITY: Public registration ALWAYS creates regular users.
@@ -308,7 +346,6 @@ impl AuthApplicationService {
}
None => None,
};
let was_passwordless = password_hash.is_none();
let user = User::new(
dto.email.clone(),
@@ -330,7 +367,6 @@ impl AuthApplicationService {
// Save user
let created_user = self.user_storage.create_user(user).await?;
let _ = was_passwordless; // handler dispatches the welcome mail on this path
// Lifecycle: HomeFolderLifecycleHook handles personal-folder
// creation (was inlined here pre-PR 3); audit log + future
@@ -339,8 +375,17 @@ impl AuthApplicationService {
lc.dispatch_created(&created_user).await;
}
tracing::info!("User registered: {}", created_user.id());
Ok(UserDto::from(created_user))
tracing::info!(
target: "audit",
event = "auth.register",
reason = "created",
user_id = %created_user.id(),
username = %created_user.display_for_audit(),
email = %created_user.email(),
is_external = false,
"🛂 user registered",
);
Ok(RegisterResult::Created(Box::new(UserDto::from(created_user))))
}
/// Create the first admin user during initial system setup.
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@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ use crate::application::dtos::user_dto::{
AuthResponseDto, ChangePasswordDto, LoginDto, OidcCallbackQueryDto, OidcExchangeDto,
OidcProviderInfoDto, RefreshTokenDto, RegisterDto, SetupAdminDto, UserDto,
};
use crate::application::services::auth_application_service::OidcCallbackResult;
use crate::application::services::auth_application_service::{OidcCallbackResult, RegisterResult};
use crate::common::di::AppState;
use crate::interfaces::api::cookie_auth;
use crate::interfaces::errors::AppError;
@@ -64,15 +64,39 @@ pub fn setup_route() -> Router<Arc<AppState>> {
}
/// Register a new user account.
///
/// **Response shape depends on SMTP availability**:
///
/// - **SMTP configured** (`magic_link_invite_service` is wired): the
/// endpoint returns a **uniform 200** for both success and collision
/// (anti-enumeration). The "Registration request received" message
/// covers both branches honestly because successful email-only
/// signups receive a welcome magic-link. Real outcome recorded in
/// the `audit` channel as `auth.register` with `reason` one of
/// `created`, `email_taken`, `username_taken`.
/// - **SMTP not configured**: there is no welcome-mail cover story, so
/// the classic `201 + UserDto` on success and `409` on collision
/// apply. Anti-enumeration would just be misleading UX (telling the
/// user to check an email that will never arrive). Email-only
/// signup is **503** in this mode because the user would otherwise
/// be stranded with an account they can't log into.
///
/// **Instance-wide policy stays visible** in both modes: when
/// registration is disabled by the admin or password registration is
/// disabled in OIDC-only mode, the endpoint returns **403** with a
/// clear message. These are instance-wide settings, not per-user
/// oracles — legitimate users deserve an actionable error.
#[utoipa::path(
post,
path = "/api/auth/register",
request_body = RegisterDto,
responses(
(status = 201, description = "User registered successfully", body = UserDto),
(status = 400, description = "Validation error"),
(status = 403, description = "Registration disabled"),
(status = 409, description = "Username or email already taken"),
(status = 200, description = "Uniform registration response (SMTP configured, anti-enumeration mode)"),
(status = 201, description = "User registered successfully (SMTP not configured)", body = UserDto),
(status = 400, description = "Validation error (malformed request body)"),
(status = 403, description = "Registration disabled (admin setting or OIDC-only mode)"),
(status = 409, description = "Username or email already taken (SMTP not configured)"),
(status = 503, description = "Email-only signup requires SMTP to be configured"),
),
tag = "auth"
)]
@@ -80,15 +104,13 @@ pub async fn register(
State(state): State<Arc<AppState>>,
Json(dto): Json<RegisterDto>,
) -> Result<axum::response::Response, AppError> {
// Display the supplied identifier in operational logs without
// panicking on the None branch — the user may have registered
// email-only with no username yet.
let log_identifier = dto
.username
.as_deref()
.unwrap_or(dto.email.as_str())
.to_string();
tracing::info!("Registration attempt for: {}", log_identifier);
// Uniform 200 response used in anti-enumeration mode (SMTP wired).
let uniform_ok = || {
let payload = serde_json::json!({
"message": "Registration request received.",
});
(StatusCode::OK, Json(payload)).into_response()
};
// Verify auth service exists
let auth_service = match state.auth_service.as_ref() {
@@ -101,9 +123,9 @@ pub async fn register(
}
};
// Block password registration when OIDC-only mode is active. The
// email-only signup path is allowed because it doesn't store a
// password — the user later authenticates via magic-link.
// Block password registration when OIDC-only mode is active.
// Email-only signup still works in OIDC-only mode (no password
// stored; the user authenticates via magic-link).
if dto.password.is_some()
&& auth_service
.auth_application_service
@@ -116,7 +138,7 @@ pub async fn register(
));
}
// Check if public registration has been disabled by the admin
// Admin disabled public registration globally — surface 403.
if let Some(admin_svc) = state.admin_settings_service.as_ref()
&& !admin_svc.get_registration_enabled().await
{
@@ -127,45 +149,81 @@ pub async fn register(
));
}
// Email-only signup requires SMTP. Without it the welcome mail
// can't be dispatched and the user is stranded with no way to log
// in. 503 is the right response: instance-wide policy, no per-user
// oracle leaked.
let smtp_enabled = state.magic_link_invite_service.is_some();
if dto.password.is_none() && !smtp_enabled {
return Err(AppError::new(
StatusCode::SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE,
"Email-only registration requires SMTP to be configured on this server.",
"SmtpRequired",
));
}
let was_passwordless = dto.password.is_none();
let email = dto.email.clone();
// Registration logic (duplicate checks, hashing, user creation) is
// all inside the service layer.
let user = match auth_service.auth_application_service.register(dto).await {
Ok(u) => u,
let result = match auth_service.auth_application_service.register(dto).await {
Ok(r) => r,
Err(err) => {
tracing::error!("Registration failed for {}: {}", log_identifier, err);
tracing::error!("Registration failed: {}", err);
return Err(err.into());
}
};
tracing::info!("Registration successful for: {}", log_identifier);
// Email-only signup: dispatch a welcome magic-link so the user can
// land their first session without a password. Best-effort — SMTP
// failures don't fail the registration. Response shape is uniform
// (200 + anti-enumeration message) so the user is told to check
// their email regardless of whether SMTP was actually wired.
if was_passwordless {
if let Some(invite) = state.magic_link_invite_service.as_ref()
&& let Err(e) = invite.send_login_link(&email).await
{
tracing::warn!(
target: "audit",
event = "auth.register_welcome_mail_failed",
user_id = %user.id,
email = %email,
error = %e,
"register: welcome magic-link send failed (user created)",
);
match result {
RegisterResult::Created(user) => {
// Email-only signup: dispatch the welcome magic-link.
// Best-effort — SMTP failures don't roll back the user.
if was_passwordless
&& let Some(invite) = state.magic_link_invite_service.as_ref()
&& let Err(e) = invite.send_login_link(&email).await
{
tracing::warn!(
target: "audit",
event = "auth.register_welcome_mail_failed",
user_id = %user.id,
email = %email,
error = %e,
"register: welcome magic-link send failed (user created)",
);
}
if smtp_enabled {
// Anti-enumeration mode: hide success-vs-collision behind
// the uniform "check your email" cover story.
Ok(uniform_ok())
} else {
// Classic mode: clear 201 + UserDto so the frontend can
// log the user in directly with the password they just
// submitted. Unbox the DTO for the JSON serialisation.
Ok((StatusCode::CREATED, Json(*user)).into_response())
}
}
RegisterResult::UsernameTaken => {
if smtp_enabled {
Ok(uniform_ok())
} else {
Err(AppError::new(
StatusCode::CONFLICT,
"Username is already taken",
"UsernameTaken",
))
}
}
RegisterResult::EmailTaken => {
if smtp_enabled {
Ok(uniform_ok())
} else {
Err(AppError::new(
StatusCode::CONFLICT,
"Email is already registered",
"EmailTaken",
))
}
}
let payload = serde_json::json!({
"message": "Check your email for a sign-in link to complete registration.",
});
return Ok((StatusCode::OK, Json(payload)).into_response());
}
Ok((StatusCode::CREATED, Json(user)).into_response())
}
/// Authenticate with username and password.
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@@ -25,8 +25,11 @@ alice_token: jsonpath "$.access_token"
# ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
# Step 2 — Classic registration (with password) still works.
# Returns 201 + UserDto (existing behaviour, unchanged).
# Step 2 — Classic registration (with password). PR 20 anti-
# enumeration mode (SMTP wired) returns a uniform 200
# regardless of success or collision. No UserDto in
# the response — the frontend logs the user in
# separately to get a session.
# ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
POST {{base_url}}/api/auth/register
Content-Type: application/json
@@ -36,13 +39,23 @@ Content-Type: application/json
"password": "TestPassword1!"
}
HTTP 201
HTTP 200
[Asserts]
jsonpath "$.username" == "charlie"
jsonpath "$.email" == "charlie@example.com"
jsonpath "$.is_external" == false
jsonpath "$.message" contains "request received"
# ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
# Step 2b — Log in as charlie to confirm registration succeeded
# AND to capture her user_id for cleanup.
# ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
POST {{base_url}}/api/auth/login
Content-Type: application/json
{ "username": "charlie", "password": "TestPassword1!" }
HTTP 200
[Captures]
charlie_user_id: jsonpath "$.id"
charlie_token: jsonpath "$.access_token"
charlie_user_id: jsonpath "$.user.id"
# ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -58,7 +71,7 @@ Content-Type: application/json
HTTP 200
[Asserts]
jsonpath "$.message" contains "sign-in link"
jsonpath "$.message" contains "request received"
# ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -109,7 +122,7 @@ pr18_user_id: jsonpath "$.id"
# ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
# Step 7 — Dave can request another magic-link (he has no
# Step 7 — The new user can request another magic-link (no
# password configured → eligible). Anti-enumeration
# 200 either way.
# ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -123,8 +136,66 @@ jsonpath "$.message" contains "sign-in link"
# ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
# Cleanup — admin deletes charlie + dave so the DB-clean sweep
# at run.sh end sees no stragglers.
# Step 8 — PR 20 anti-enumeration: register with charlie's
# email AGAIN (different password). Response is the
# same uniform 200 — attacker can't tell from the
# HTTP shape whether the email was already taken.
# ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
POST {{base_url}}/api/auth/register
Content-Type: application/json
{
"username": "charlie-imposter",
"email": "charlie@example.com",
"password": "AttackerPassword99!"
}
HTTP 200
[Asserts]
jsonpath "$.message" contains "request received"
# ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
# Step 9 — Verify the collision was silently suppressed: the
# attacker's password does NOT work (the original
# row is intact, no rewrite happened).
# ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
POST {{base_url}}/api/auth/login
Content-Type: application/json
{ "username": "charlie@example.com", "password": "AttackerPassword99!" }
HTTP 403
# ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
# Step 10 — Charlie's original password still works — the
# collision didn't touch her account.
# ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
POST {{base_url}}/api/auth/login
Content-Type: application/json
{ "username": "charlie", "password": "TestPassword1!" }
HTTP 200
# ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
# Step 11 — Username collision (different email): same uniform
# 200, no new user, audit `username_taken`.
# ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
POST {{base_url}}/api/auth/register
Content-Type: application/json
{
"username": "charlie",
"email": "charlie-other@example.com",
"password": "AttackerPassword99!"
}
HTTP 200
[Asserts]
jsonpath "$.message" contains "request received"
# ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
# Cleanup — admin deletes both test users.
# ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
DELETE {{base_url}}/api/admin/users/{{charlie_user_id}}
Authorization: Bearer {{alice_token}}
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@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ RUST_LOG="warn,audit=info"
# grow up limits for tests
OXICLOUD_RATE_LIMIT_REFRESH_MAX=360
OXICLOUD_RATE_LIMIT_LOGIN_MAX=360
OXICLOUD_RATE_LIMIT_REGISTER_MAX=360
# Magic-link / external-users flow (PR 9). The mock SMTP captures every
# outbound message in-process so external_users.hurl can retrieve the