Merge branch 'fosrl:main' into optimize-reverse-nat-lookup

2026-03-05 10:16:44 +00:00 · 2026-02-22 12:09:01 +00:00
parent 1cf75b00ff b7af49d759
commit 5977667291
41 changed files with 2263 additions and 411 deletions
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Copy this file to .env and fill in your values
 # Required for connecting to Pangolin service
-PANGOLIN_ENDPOINT=https://example.com
+PANGOLIN_ENDPOINT=https://app.pangolin.net
 NEWT_ID=changeme-id
 NEWT_SECRET=changeme-secret
--- a/.github/workflows/cicd.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cicd.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@ permissions:
 on:
  push:
    tags:
-      - "*"
+      - "[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+"
+      - "[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+-rc.[0-9]+"
+
  workflow_dispatch:
    inputs:
      version:
@@ -46,7 +48,7 @@ jobs:
      contents: write
    steps:
      - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1
        with:
          fetch-depth: 0

@@ -90,7 +92,7 @@ jobs:

    steps:
      - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1
        with:
          fetch-depth: 0

@@ -102,7 +104,7 @@ jobs:
        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@c7c53464625b32c7a7e944ae62b3e17d2b600130 # v3.7.0

      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
-        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@e468171a9de216ec08956ac3ada2f0791b6bd435 # v3.11.1
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@8d2750c68a42422c14e847fe6c8ac0403b4cbd6f # v3.12.0

      - name: Log in to Docker Hub
        uses: docker/login-action@5e57cd118135c172c3672efd75eb46360885c0ef # v3.6.0
@@ -232,7 +234,7 @@ jobs:

      - name: Cache Go modules
        if: ${{ hashFiles('**/go.sum') != '' }}
-        uses: actions/cache@0057852bfaa89a56745cba8c7296529d2fc39830 # v4.3.0
+        uses: actions/cache@9255dc7a253b0ccc959486e2bca901246202afeb # v5.0.1
        with:
          path: |
            ~/.cache/go-build
@@ -267,13 +269,13 @@ jobs:
          } >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
      - name: Docker meta
        id: meta
-        uses: docker/metadata-action@318604b99e75e41977312d83839a89be02ca4893 # v5.9.0
+        uses: docker/metadata-action@c299e40c65443455700f0fdfc63efafe5b349051 # v5.10.0
        with:
          images: ${{ env.IMAGE_LIST }}
          tags: |
            type=semver,pattern={{version}},value=${{ env.TAG }}
            type=semver,pattern={{major}}.{{minor}},value=${{ env.TAG }},enable=${{ env.PUBLISH_MINOR == 'true' && env.IS_RC != 'true' }}
-            type=raw,value=latest,enable=${{ env.PUBLISH_LATEST == 'true' && env.IS_RC != 'true' }}
+            type=raw,value=latest,enable=${{ env.IS_RC != 'true' }}
          flavor: |
            latest=false
          labels: |
@@ -362,7 +364,7 @@ jobs:

      - name: Attest build provenance (GHCR)
        id: attest-ghcr
-        uses: actions/attest-build-provenance@977bb373ede98d70efdf65b84cb5f73e068dcc2a # v3.0.0
+        uses: actions/attest-build-provenance@00014ed6ed5efc5b1ab7f7f34a39eb55d41aa4f8 # v3.1.0
        with:
          subject-name: ${{ env.GHCR_IMAGE }}
          subject-digest: ${{ steps.build.outputs.digest }}
@@ -372,7 +374,7 @@ jobs:
      - name: Attest build provenance (Docker Hub)
        continue-on-error: true
        id: attest-dh
-        uses: actions/attest-build-provenance@977bb373ede98d70efdf65b84cb5f73e068dcc2a # v3.0.0
+        uses: actions/attest-build-provenance@00014ed6ed5efc5b1ab7f7f34a39eb55d41aa4f8 # v3.1.0
        with:
          subject-name: index.docker.io/fosrl/${{ github.event.repository.name }}
          subject-digest: ${{ steps.build.outputs.digest }}
@@ -587,28 +589,28 @@ jobs:
      #     sarif_file: trivy-ghcr.sarif
      #     category: Image Vulnerability Scan

-      # - name: Build binaries
-      #   env:
-      #     CGO_ENABLED: "0"
-      #     GOFLAGS: "-trimpath"
-      #   run: |
-      #     set -euo pipefail
-      #     TAG_VAR="${TAG}"
-      #     make go-build-release tag=$TAG_VAR
-      #   shell: bash
+      - name: Build binaries
+        env:
+          CGO_ENABLED: "0"
+          GOFLAGS: "-trimpath"
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          TAG_VAR="${TAG}"
+          make -j 10 go-build-release tag=$TAG_VAR
+        shell: bash

-      # - name: Create GitHub Release
-      #   uses: softprops/action-gh-release@5be0e66d93ac7ed76da52eca8bb058f665c3a5fe # v2.4.2
-      #   with:
-      #     tag_name: ${{ env.TAG }}
-      #     generate_release_notes: true
-      #     prerelease: ${{ env.IS_RC == 'true' }}
-      #     files: |
-      #       bin/*
-      #     fail_on_unmatched_files: true
-      #     draft: true
-      #     body: |
-      #       ## Container Images
-      #       - GHCR: `${{ env.GHCR_REF }}`
-      #       - Docker Hub: `${{ env.DH_REF || 'N/A' }}`
-      #       **Digest:** `${{ steps.build.outputs.digest }}`
+      - name: Create GitHub Release
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@5be0e66d93ac7ed76da52eca8bb058f665c3a5fe # v2.4.2
+        with:
+          tag_name: ${{ env.TAG }}
+          generate_release_notes: true
+          prerelease: ${{ env.IS_RC == 'true' }}
+          files: |
+            bin/*
+          fail_on_unmatched_files: true
+          draft: true
+          body: |
+            ## Container Images
+            - GHCR: `${{ env.GHCR_REF }}`
+            - Docker Hub: `${{ env.DH_REF || 'N/A' }}`
+            **Digest:** `${{ steps.build.outputs.digest }}`
--- a/.github/workflows/nix-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nix-build.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+name: Build Nix package
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - go.mod
+      - go.sum
+
+jobs:
+  nix-build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+
+      - name: Install Nix
+        uses: DeterminateSystems/nix-installer-action@main
+
+      - name: Build flake package
+        run: |
+          nix build .#pangolin-newt -L
--- a/.github/workflows/nix-dependabot-update-hash.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nix-dependabot-update-hash.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+name: Update Nix Package Hash On Dependabot PRs
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types: [opened, synchronize]
+    branches:
+      - main
+
+jobs:
+  nix-update:
+    if: github.actor == 'dependabot[bot]'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ github.head_ref }}
+          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Install Nix
+        uses: DeterminateSystems/nix-installer-action@main
+
+      - name: Run nix-update
+        run: |
+          nix run nixpkgs#nix-update -- --flake pangolin-newt --no-src --version skip
+
+      - name: Check for changes
+        id: changes
+        run: |
+          if git diff --quiet; then
+            echo "changed=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          else
+            echo "changed=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          fi
+
+      - name: Commit and push changes
+        if: steps.changes.outputs.changed == 'true'
+        run: |
+          git config user.name "dependabot[bot]"
+          git config user.email "dependabot[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
+
+          git add .
+          git commit -m "chore(nix): fix hash for updated go dependencies"
+          git push
--- a/.github/workflows/stale-bot.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stale-bot.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+name: Mark and Close Stale Issues
+
+on:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '0 0 * * *'
+  workflow_dispatch: # Allow manual trigger
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write # only for delete-branch option
+  issues: write
+  pull-requests: write
+
+jobs:
+  stale:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/stale@997185467fa4f803885201cee163a9f38240193d # v10.1.1
+        with:
+          days-before-stale: 14
+          days-before-close: 14
+          stale-issue-message: 'This issue has been automatically marked as stale due to 14 days of inactivity. It will be closed in 14 days if no further activity occurs.'
+          close-issue-message: 'This issue has been automatically closed due to inactivity. If you believe this is still relevant, please open a new issue with up-to-date information.'
+          stale-issue-label: 'stale'
+          
+          exempt-issue-labels: 'needs investigating, networking, new feature, reverse proxy, bug, api, authentication, documentation, enhancement, help wanted, good first issue, question'
+          
+          exempt-all-issue-assignees: true
+          
+          only-labels: ''
+          exempt-pr-labels: ''
+          days-before-pr-stale: -1
+          days-before-pr-close: -1
+          
+          operations-per-run: 100
+          remove-stale-when-updated: true
+          delete-branch: false
+          enable-statistics: true
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
          - go-build-release-windows-amd64
    steps:
      - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1

      - name: Set up Go
        uses: actions/setup-go@4dc6199c7b1a012772edbd06daecab0f50c9053c # v6.1.0
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,4 +5,6 @@ nohup.out
 *.iml
 certs/
 newt_arm64
-key
+key
+/.direnv/
+/result*
--- a/2
+++ b/2
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ RUN CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux go build -ldflags="-s -w" -o /newt

 FROM alpine:3.23 AS runner

-RUN apk --no-cache add ca-certificates tzdata
+RUN apk --no-cache add ca-certificates tzdata iputils

 COPY --from=builder /newt /usr/local/bin/
 COPY entrypoint.sh /
--- a/12
+++ b/12
@@ -27,6 +27,18 @@ docker-build-release:
        go-build-release-darwin-amd64 go-build-release-windows-amd64 \
        go-build-release-freebsd-amd64 go-build-release-freebsd-arm64

+go-build-release: \
+    go-build-release-linux-arm64 \
+    go-build-release-linux-arm32-v7 \
+    go-build-release-linux-arm32-v6 \
+    go-build-release-linux-amd64 \
+    go-build-release-linux-riscv64 \
+    go-build-release-darwin-arm64 \
+    go-build-release-darwin-amd64 \
+    go-build-release-windows-amd64 \
+    go-build-release-freebsd-amd64 \
+    go-build-release-freebsd-arm64
+
 go-build-release-linux-arm64:
 	CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux GOARCH=arm64 go build -o bin/newt_linux_arm64

--- a/authdaemon.go
+++ b/authdaemon.go
@@ -0,0 +1,151 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"runtime"
+
+	"github.com/fosrl/newt/authdaemon"
+	"github.com/fosrl/newt/logger"
+)
+
+const (
+	defaultPrincipalsPath = "/var/run/auth-daemon/principals"
+	defaultCACertPath     = "/etc/ssh/ca.pem"
+)
+
+var (
+	errPresharedKeyRequired = errors.New("auth-daemon-key is required when --auth-daemon is enabled")
+	errRootRequired         = errors.New("auth-daemon must be run as root (use sudo)")
+	authDaemonServer        *authdaemon.Server // Global auth daemon server instance
+)
+
+// startAuthDaemon initializes and starts the auth daemon in the background.
+// It validates requirements (Linux, root, preshared key) and starts the server
+// in a goroutine so it runs alongside normal newt operation.
+func startAuthDaemon(ctx context.Context) error {
+	// Validation
+	if runtime.GOOS != "linux" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("auth-daemon is only supported on Linux, not %s", runtime.GOOS)
+	}
+	if os.Geteuid() != 0 {
+		return errRootRequired
+	}
+
+	// Use defaults if not set
+	principalsFile := authDaemonPrincipalsFile
+	if principalsFile == "" {
+		principalsFile = defaultPrincipalsPath
+	}
+	caCertPath := authDaemonCACertPath
+	if caCertPath == "" {
+		caCertPath = defaultCACertPath
+	}
+
+	// Create auth daemon server
+	cfg := authdaemon.Config{
+		DisableHTTPS:       true, // We run without HTTP server in newt
+		PresharedKey:       "this-key-is-not-used",   // Not used in embedded mode, but set to non-empty to satisfy validation
+		PrincipalsFilePath: principalsFile,
+		CACertPath:         caCertPath,
+		Force:              true,
+	}
+
+	srv, err := authdaemon.NewServer(cfg)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("create auth daemon server: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	authDaemonServer = srv
+
+	// Start the auth daemon in a goroutine so it runs alongside newt
+	go func() {
+		logger.Info("Auth daemon starting (native mode, no HTTP server)")
+		if err := srv.Run(ctx); err != nil {
+			logger.Error("Auth daemon error: %v", err)
+		}
+		logger.Info("Auth daemon stopped")
+	}()
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+
+
+// runPrincipalsCmd executes the principals subcommand logic
+func runPrincipalsCmd(args []string) {
+	opts := struct {
+		PrincipalsFile string
+		Username       string
+	}{
+		PrincipalsFile: defaultPrincipalsPath,
+	}
+
+	// Parse flags manually
+	for i := 0; i < len(args); i++ {
+		switch args[i] {
+		case "--principals-file":
+			if i+1 >= len(args) {
+				fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error: --principals-file requires a value\n")
+				os.Exit(1)
+			}
+			opts.PrincipalsFile = args[i+1]
+			i++
+		case "--username":
+			if i+1 >= len(args) {
+				fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error: --username requires a value\n")
+				os.Exit(1)
+			}
+			opts.Username = args[i+1]
+			i++
+		case "--help", "-h":
+			printPrincipalsHelp()
+			os.Exit(0)
+		default:
+			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error: unknown flag: %s\n", args[i])
+			printPrincipalsHelp()
+			os.Exit(1)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Validation
+	if opts.Username == "" {
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error: username is required\n")
+		printPrincipalsHelp()
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+
+	// Get principals
+	list, err := authdaemon.GetPrincipals(opts.PrincipalsFile, opts.Username)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error: %v\n", err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+	if len(list) == 0 {
+		fmt.Println("")
+		return
+	}
+	for _, principal := range list {
+		fmt.Println(principal)
+	}
+}
+
+func printPrincipalsHelp() {
+	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, `Usage: newt principals [flags]
+
+Output principals for a username (for AuthorizedPrincipalsCommand in sshd_config).
+Read the principals file and print principals that match the given username, one per line.
+Configure in sshd_config with AuthorizedPrincipalsCommand and %%u for the username.
+
+Flags:
+  --principals-file string   Path to the principals file (default "%s")
+  --username string          Username to look up (required)
+  --help, -h                 Show this help message
+
+Example:
+  newt principals --username alice
+
+`, defaultPrincipalsPath)
+}
--- a/authdaemon/connection.go
+++ b/authdaemon/connection.go
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+package authdaemon
+
+import (
+	"github.com/fosrl/newt/logger"
+)
+
+// ProcessConnection runs the same logic as POST /connection: CA cert, user create/reconcile, principals.
+// Use this when DisableHTTPS is true (e.g. embedded in Newt) instead of calling the API.
+func (s *Server) ProcessConnection(req ConnectionRequest) {
+	logger.Info("connection: niceId=%q username=%q metadata.sudo=%v metadata.homedir=%v",
+		req.NiceId, req.Username, req.Metadata.Sudo, req.Metadata.Homedir)
+
+	cfg := &s.cfg
+	if cfg.CACertPath != "" {
+		if err := writeCACertIfNotExists(cfg.CACertPath, req.CaCert, cfg.Force); err != nil {
+			logger.Warn("auth-daemon: write CA cert: %v", err)
+		}
+	}
+	if err := ensureUser(req.Username, req.Metadata); err != nil {
+		logger.Warn("auth-daemon: ensure user: %v", err)
+	}
+	if cfg.PrincipalsFilePath != "" {
+		if err := writePrincipals(cfg.PrincipalsFilePath, req.Username, req.NiceId); err != nil {
+			logger.Warn("auth-daemon: write principals: %v", err)
+		}
+	}
+}
--- a/authdaemon/host_linux.go
+++ b/authdaemon/host_linux.go
@@ -0,0 +1,224 @@
+//go:build linux
+
+package authdaemon
+
+import (
+	"bufio"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+	"os/user"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/fosrl/newt/logger"
+)
+
+// writeCACertIfNotExists writes contents to path. If the file already exists: when force is false, skip; when force is true, overwrite only if content differs.
+func writeCACertIfNotExists(path, contents string, force bool) error {
+	contents = strings.TrimSpace(contents)
+	if contents != "" && !strings.HasSuffix(contents, "\n") {
+		contents += "\n"
+	}
+	existing, err := os.ReadFile(path)
+	if err == nil {
+		existingStr := strings.TrimSpace(string(existing))
+		if existingStr != "" && !strings.HasSuffix(existingStr, "\n") {
+			existingStr += "\n"
+		}
+		if existingStr == contents {
+			logger.Debug("auth-daemon: CA cert unchanged at %s, skipping write", path)
+			return nil
+		}
+		if !force {
+			logger.Debug("auth-daemon: CA cert already exists at %s, skipping write (Force disabled)", path)
+			return nil
+		}
+	} else if !os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("read %s: %w", path, err)
+	}
+	dir := filepath.Dir(path)
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(dir, 0755); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("mkdir %s: %w", dir, err)
+	}
+	if err := os.WriteFile(path, []byte(contents), 0644); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("write CA cert: %w", err)
+	}
+	logger.Info("auth-daemon: wrote CA cert to %s", path)
+	return nil
+}
+
+// writePrincipals updates the principals file at path: JSON object keyed by username, value is array of principals. Adds username and niceId to that user's list (deduped).
+func writePrincipals(path, username, niceId string) error {
+	if path == "" {
+		return nil
+	}
+	username = strings.TrimSpace(username)
+	niceId = strings.TrimSpace(niceId)
+	if username == "" {
+		return nil
+	}
+	data := make(map[string][]string)
+	if raw, err := os.ReadFile(path); err == nil {
+		_ = json.Unmarshal(raw, &data)
+	}
+	list := data[username]
+	seen := make(map[string]struct{}, len(list)+2)
+	for _, p := range list {
+		seen[p] = struct{}{}
+	}
+	for _, p := range []string{username, niceId} {
+		if p == "" {
+			continue
+		}
+		if _, ok := seen[p]; !ok {
+			seen[p] = struct{}{}
+			list = append(list, p)
+		}
+	}
+	data[username] = list
+	body, err := json.Marshal(data)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("marshal principals: %w", err)
+	}
+	dir := filepath.Dir(path)
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(dir, 0755); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("mkdir %s: %w", dir, err)
+	}
+	if err := os.WriteFile(path, body, 0644); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("write principals: %w", err)
+	}
+	logger.Debug("auth-daemon: wrote principals to %s", path)
+	return nil
+}
+
+// sudoGroup returns the name of the sudo group (wheel or sudo) that exists on the system. Prefers wheel.
+func sudoGroup() string {
+	f, err := os.Open("/etc/group")
+	if err != nil {
+		return "sudo"
+	}
+	defer f.Close()
+	sc := bufio.NewScanner(f)
+	hasWheel := false
+	hasSudo := false
+	for sc.Scan() {
+		line := sc.Text()
+		if strings.HasPrefix(line, "wheel:") {
+			hasWheel = true
+		}
+		if strings.HasPrefix(line, "sudo:") {
+			hasSudo = true
+		}
+	}
+	if hasWheel {
+		return "wheel"
+	}
+	if hasSudo {
+		return "sudo"
+	}
+	return "sudo"
+}
+
+// ensureUser creates the system user if missing, or reconciles sudo and homedir to match meta.
+func ensureUser(username string, meta ConnectionMetadata) error {
+	if username == "" {
+		return nil
+	}
+	u, err := user.Lookup(username)
+	if err != nil {
+		if _, ok := err.(user.UnknownUserError); !ok {
+			return fmt.Errorf("lookup user %s: %w", username, err)
+		}
+		return createUser(username, meta)
+	}
+	return reconcileUser(u, meta)
+}
+
+func createUser(username string, meta ConnectionMetadata) error {
+	args := []string{"-s", "/bin/bash"}
+	if meta.Homedir {
+		args = append(args, "-m")
+	} else {
+		args = append(args, "-M")
+	}
+	args = append(args, username)
+	cmd := exec.Command("useradd", args...)
+	if out, err := cmd.CombinedOutput(); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("useradd %s: %w (output: %s)", username, err, string(out))
+	}
+	logger.Info("auth-daemon: created user %s (homedir=%v)", username, meta.Homedir)
+	if meta.Sudo {
+		group := sudoGroup()
+		cmd := exec.Command("usermod", "-aG", group, username)
+		if out, err := cmd.CombinedOutput(); err != nil {
+			logger.Warn("auth-daemon: usermod -aG %s %s: %v (output: %s)", group, username, err, string(out))
+		} else {
+			logger.Info("auth-daemon: added %s to %s", username, group)
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func mustAtoi(s string) int {
+	n, _ := strconv.Atoi(s)
+	return n
+}
+
+func reconcileUser(u *user.User, meta ConnectionMetadata) error {
+	group := sudoGroup()
+	inGroup, err := userInGroup(u.Username, group)
+	if err != nil {
+		logger.Warn("auth-daemon: check group %s: %v", group, err)
+		inGroup = false
+	}
+	if meta.Sudo && !inGroup {
+		cmd := exec.Command("usermod", "-aG", group, u.Username)
+		if out, err := cmd.CombinedOutput(); err != nil {
+			logger.Warn("auth-daemon: usermod -aG %s %s: %v (output: %s)", group, u.Username, err, string(out))
+		} else {
+			logger.Info("auth-daemon: added %s to %s", u.Username, group)
+		}
+	} else if !meta.Sudo && inGroup {
+		cmd := exec.Command("gpasswd", "-d", u.Username, group)
+		if out, err := cmd.CombinedOutput(); err != nil {
+			logger.Warn("auth-daemon: gpasswd -d %s %s: %v (output: %s)", u.Username, group, err, string(out))
+		} else {
+			logger.Info("auth-daemon: removed %s from %s", u.Username, group)
+		}
+	}
+	if meta.Homedir && u.HomeDir != "" {
+		if st, err := os.Stat(u.HomeDir); err != nil || !st.IsDir() {
+			if err := os.MkdirAll(u.HomeDir, 0755); err != nil {
+				logger.Warn("auth-daemon: mkdir %s: %v", u.HomeDir, err)
+			} else {
+				uid, gid := mustAtoi(u.Uid), mustAtoi(u.Gid)
+				_ = os.Chown(u.HomeDir, uid, gid)
+				logger.Info("auth-daemon: created home %s for %s", u.HomeDir, u.Username)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func userInGroup(username, groupName string) (bool, error) {
+	// getent group wheel returns "wheel:x:10:user1,user2"
+	cmd := exec.Command("getent", "group", groupName)
+	out, err := cmd.Output()
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, err
+	}
+	parts := strings.SplitN(strings.TrimSpace(string(out)), ":", 4)
+	if len(parts) < 4 {
+		return false, nil
+	}
+	members := strings.Split(parts[3], ",")
+	for _, m := range members {
+		if strings.TrimSpace(m) == username {
+			return true, nil
+		}
+	}
+	return false, nil
+}
--- a/authdaemon/host_stub.go
+++ b/authdaemon/host_stub.go
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+//go:build !linux
+
+package authdaemon
+
+import "fmt"
+
+var errLinuxOnly = fmt.Errorf("auth-daemon PAM agent is only supported on Linux")
+
+// writeCACertIfNotExists returns an error on non-Linux.
+func writeCACertIfNotExists(path, contents string, force bool) error {
+	return errLinuxOnly
+}
+
+// ensureUser returns an error on non-Linux.
+func ensureUser(username string, meta ConnectionMetadata) error {
+	return errLinuxOnly
+}
+
+// writePrincipals returns an error on non-Linux.
+func writePrincipals(path, username, niceId string) error {
+	return errLinuxOnly
+}
--- a/authdaemon/principals.go
+++ b/authdaemon/principals.go
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+package authdaemon
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+)
+
+// GetPrincipals reads the principals data file at path, looks up the given user, and returns that user's principals as a string slice.
+// The file format is JSON: object with username keys and array-of-principals values, e.g. {"alice":["alice","usr-123"],"bob":["bob","usr-456"]}.
+// If the user is not found or the file is missing, returns nil and nil.
+func GetPrincipals(path, user string) ([]string, error) {
+	if path == "" {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("principals file path is required")
+	}
+	data, err := os.ReadFile(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		if os.IsNotExist(err) {
+			return nil, nil
+		}
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("read principals file: %w", err)
+	}
+	var m map[string][]string
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(data, &m); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("parse principals file: %w", err)
+	}
+	return m[user], nil
+}
--- a/authdaemon/routes.go
+++ b/authdaemon/routes.go
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+package authdaemon
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"net/http"
+)
+
+// registerRoutes registers all API routes. Add new endpoints here.
+func (s *Server) registerRoutes() {
+	s.mux.HandleFunc("/health", s.handleHealth)
+	s.mux.HandleFunc("/connection", s.handleConnection)
+}
+
+// ConnectionMetadata is the metadata object in POST /connection.
+type ConnectionMetadata struct {
+	Sudo    bool `json:"sudo"`
+	Homedir bool `json:"homedir"`
+}
+
+// ConnectionRequest is the JSON body for POST /connection.
+type ConnectionRequest struct {
+	CaCert   string             `json:"caCert"`
+	NiceId   string             `json:"niceId"`
+	Username string             `json:"username"`
+	Metadata ConnectionMetadata `json:"metadata"`
+}
+
+// healthResponse is the JSON body for GET /health.
+type healthResponse struct {
+	Status string `json:"status"`
+}
+
+// handleHealth responds with 200 and {"status":"ok"}.
+func (s *Server) handleHealth(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	if r.Method != http.MethodGet {
+		http.Error(w, "Method Not Allowed", http.StatusMethodNotAllowed)
+		return
+	}
+	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+	_ = json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(healthResponse{Status: "ok"})
+}
+
+// handleConnection accepts POST with connection payload and delegates to ProcessConnection.
+func (s *Server) handleConnection(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	if r.Method != http.MethodPost {
+		http.Error(w, "Method Not Allowed", http.StatusMethodNotAllowed)
+		return
+	}
+	var req ConnectionRequest
+	if err := json.NewDecoder(r.Body).Decode(&req); err != nil {
+		http.Error(w, "Bad Request", http.StatusBadRequest)
+		return
+	}
+	s.ProcessConnection(req)
+	w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+}
--- a/authdaemon/server.go
+++ b/authdaemon/server.go
@@ -0,0 +1,179 @@
+package authdaemon
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"crypto/ecdsa"
+	"crypto/elliptic"
+	"crypto/rand"
+	"crypto/subtle"
+	"crypto/tls"
+	"crypto/x509"
+	"crypto/x509/pkix"
+	"encoding/pem"
+	"fmt"
+	"math/big"
+	"net/http"
+	"os"
+	"runtime"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/fosrl/newt/logger"
+)
+
+type Config struct {
+	// DisableHTTPS: when true, Run() does not start the HTTPS server (for embedded use inside Newt). Call ProcessConnection directly for connection events.
+	DisableHTTPS       bool
+	Port               int    // Required when DisableHTTPS is false. Listen port for the HTTPS server. No default.
+	PresharedKey       string // Required when DisableHTTPS is false. HTTP auth (Authorization: Bearer <key> or X-Preshared-Key: <key>). No default.
+	CACertPath         string // Required. Where to write the CA cert (e.g. /etc/ssh/ca.pem). No default.
+	Force              bool   // If true, overwrite existing CA cert (and other items) when content differs. Default false.
+	PrincipalsFilePath string // Required. Path to the principals data file (JSON: username -> array of principals). No default.
+}
+
+type Server struct {
+	cfg          Config
+	addr         string
+	presharedKey string
+	mux          *http.ServeMux
+	tlsCert      tls.Certificate
+}
+
+// generateTLSCert creates a self-signed certificate and key in memory (no disk).
+func generateTLSCert() (tls.Certificate, error) {
+	key, err := ecdsa.GenerateKey(elliptic.P256(), rand.Reader)
+	if err != nil {
+		return tls.Certificate{}, fmt.Errorf("generate key: %w", err)
+	}
+	serial, err := rand.Int(rand.Reader, new(big.Int).Lsh(big.NewInt(1), 128))
+	if err != nil {
+		return tls.Certificate{}, fmt.Errorf("serial: %w", err)
+	}
+	tmpl := &x509.Certificate{
+		SerialNumber: serial,
+		Subject: pkix.Name{
+			CommonName: "localhost",
+		},
+		NotBefore:             time.Now(),
+		NotAfter:              time.Now().Add(365 * 24 * time.Hour),
+		KeyUsage:              x509.KeyUsageDigitalSignature,
+		ExtKeyUsage:           []x509.ExtKeyUsage{x509.ExtKeyUsageServerAuth},
+		BasicConstraintsValid: true,
+		DNSNames:              []string{"localhost", "127.0.0.1"},
+	}
+	certDER, err := x509.CreateCertificate(rand.Reader, tmpl, tmpl, key.Public(), key)
+	if err != nil {
+		return tls.Certificate{}, fmt.Errorf("create certificate: %w", err)
+	}
+	keyDER, err := x509.MarshalECPrivateKey(key)
+	if err != nil {
+		return tls.Certificate{}, fmt.Errorf("marshal key: %w", err)
+	}
+	certPEM := pem.EncodeToMemory(&pem.Block{Type: "CERTIFICATE", Bytes: certDER})
+	keyPEM := pem.EncodeToMemory(&pem.Block{Type: "EC PRIVATE KEY", Bytes: keyDER})
+	cert, err := tls.X509KeyPair(certPEM, keyPEM)
+	if err != nil {
+		return tls.Certificate{}, fmt.Errorf("x509 key pair: %w", err)
+	}
+	return cert, nil
+}
+
+// authMiddleware wraps next and requires a valid preshared key on every request.
+// Accepts Authorization: Bearer <key> or X-Preshared-Key: <key>.
+func (s *Server) authMiddleware(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
+	return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		key := ""
+		if v := r.Header.Get("Authorization"); strings.HasPrefix(v, "Bearer ") {
+			key = strings.TrimSpace(strings.TrimPrefix(v, "Bearer "))
+		}
+		if key == "" {
+			key = strings.TrimSpace(r.Header.Get("X-Preshared-Key"))
+		}
+		if key == "" || subtle.ConstantTimeCompare([]byte(key), []byte(s.presharedKey)) != 1 {
+			http.Error(w, "Unauthorized", http.StatusUnauthorized)
+			return
+		}
+		next.ServeHTTP(w, r)
+	})
+}
+
+// NewServer builds a new auth-daemon server from cfg. Port, PresharedKey, CACertPath, and PrincipalsFilePath are required (no defaults).
+func NewServer(cfg Config) (*Server, error) {
+	if runtime.GOOS != "linux" {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("auth-daemon is only supported on Linux, not %s", runtime.GOOS)
+	}
+	if !cfg.DisableHTTPS {
+		if cfg.Port <= 0 {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("port is required and must be positive")
+		}
+		if cfg.PresharedKey == "" {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("preshared key is required")
+		}
+	}
+	if cfg.CACertPath == "" {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("CACertPath is required")
+	}
+	if cfg.PrincipalsFilePath == "" {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("PrincipalsFilePath is required")
+	}
+	s := &Server{cfg: cfg}
+	if !cfg.DisableHTTPS {
+		cert, err := generateTLSCert()
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		s.addr = fmt.Sprintf(":%d", cfg.Port)
+		s.presharedKey = cfg.PresharedKey
+		s.mux = http.NewServeMux()
+		s.tlsCert = cert
+		s.registerRoutes()
+	}
+	return s, nil
+}
+
+// Run starts the HTTPS server (unless DisableHTTPS) and blocks until ctx is cancelled or the server errors.
+// When DisableHTTPS is true, Run() blocks on ctx only and does not listen; use ProcessConnection for connection events.
+func (s *Server) Run(ctx context.Context) error {
+	if s.cfg.DisableHTTPS {
+		logger.Info("auth-daemon running (HTTPS disabled)")
+		<-ctx.Done()
+		s.cleanupPrincipalsFile()
+		return nil
+	}
+	tcfg := &tls.Config{
+		Certificates: []tls.Certificate{s.tlsCert},
+		MinVersion:   tls.VersionTLS12,
+	}
+	handler := s.authMiddleware(s.mux)
+	srv := &http.Server{
+		Addr:              s.addr,
+		Handler:           handler,
+		TLSConfig:         tcfg,
+		ReadTimeout:       10 * time.Second,
+		WriteTimeout:      10 * time.Second,
+		ReadHeaderTimeout: 5 * time.Second,
+		IdleTimeout:       60 * time.Second,
+	}
+	go func() {
+		<-ctx.Done()
+		shutdownCtx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 10*time.Second)
+		defer cancel()
+		if err := srv.Shutdown(shutdownCtx); err != nil {
+			logger.Warn("auth-daemon shutdown: %v", err)
+		}
+	}()
+	logger.Info("auth-daemon listening on https://127.0.0.1%s", s.addr)
+	if err := srv.ListenAndServeTLS("", ""); err != nil && err != http.ErrServerClosed {
+		return err
+	}
+	s.cleanupPrincipalsFile()
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (s *Server) cleanupPrincipalsFile() {
+	if s.cfg.PrincipalsFilePath != "" {
+		if err := os.Remove(s.cfg.PrincipalsFilePath); err != nil && !os.IsNotExist(err) {
+			logger.Warn("auth-daemon: remove principals file: %v", err)
+		}
+	}
+}
--- a/bind/shared_bind.go
+++ b/bind/shared_bind.go
@@ -144,6 +144,10 @@ type SharedBind struct {

 	// Callback for magic test responses (used for holepunch testing)
 	magicResponseCallback atomic.Pointer[func(addr netip.AddrPort, echoData []byte)]
+
+	// Rebinding state - used to keep receive goroutines alive during socket transition
+	rebinding     bool       // true when socket is being replaced
+	rebindingCond *sync.Cond // signaled when rebind completes
 }

 // MagicResponseCallback is the function signature for magic packet response callbacks
@@ -163,6 +167,9 @@ func New(udpConn *net.UDPConn) (*SharedBind, error) {
 		closeChan:       make(chan struct{}),
 	}

+	// Initialize the rebinding condition variable
+	bind.rebindingCond = sync.NewCond(&bind.mu)
+
 	// Initialize reference count to 1 (the creator holds the first reference)
 	bind.refCount.Store(1)

@@ -310,6 +317,109 @@ func (b *SharedBind) IsClosed() bool {
 	return b.closed.Load()
 }

+// GetPort returns the current UDP port the bind is using.
+// This is useful when rebinding to try to reuse the same port.
+func (b *SharedBind) GetPort() uint16 {
+	b.mu.RLock()
+	defer b.mu.RUnlock()
+	return b.port
+}
+
+// CloseSocket closes the underlying UDP connection to release the port,
+// but keeps the SharedBind in a state where it can accept a new connection via Rebind.
+// This allows the caller to close the old socket first, then bind a new socket
+// to the same port before calling Rebind.
+//
+// Returns the port that was being used, so the caller can attempt to rebind to it.
+// Sets the rebinding flag so receive goroutines will wait for the new socket
+// instead of exiting.
+func (b *SharedBind) CloseSocket() (uint16, error) {
+	b.mu.Lock()
+	defer b.mu.Unlock()
+
+	if b.closed.Load() {
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("bind is closed")
+	}
+
+	port := b.port
+
+	// Set rebinding flag BEFORE closing the socket so receive goroutines
+	// know to wait instead of exit
+	b.rebinding = true
+
+	// Close the old connection to release the port
+	if b.udpConn != nil {
+		logger.Debug("Closing UDP connection to release port %d (rebinding)", port)
+		b.udpConn.Close()
+		b.udpConn = nil
+	}
+
+	return port, nil
+}
+
+// Rebind replaces the underlying UDP connection with a new one.
+// This is necessary when network connectivity changes (e.g., WiFi to cellular
+// transition on macOS/iOS) and the old socket becomes stale.
+//
+// The caller is responsible for creating the new UDP connection and passing it here.
+// After rebind, the caller should trigger a hole punch to re-establish NAT mappings.
+//
+// Note: Call CloseSocket() first if you need to rebind to the same port, as the
+// old socket must be closed before a new socket can bind to the same port.
+func (b *SharedBind) Rebind(newConn *net.UDPConn) error {
+	if newConn == nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("newConn cannot be nil")
+	}
+
+	b.mu.Lock()
+	defer b.mu.Unlock()
+
+	if b.closed.Load() {
+		return fmt.Errorf("bind is closed")
+	}
+
+	// Close the old connection if it's still open
+	// (it may have already been closed via CloseSocket)
+	if b.udpConn != nil {
+		logger.Debug("Closing old UDP connection during rebind")
+		b.udpConn.Close()
+	}
+
+	// Set up the new connection
+	b.udpConn = newConn
+
+	// Update packet connections for the new socket
+	if runtime.GOOS == "linux" || runtime.GOOS == "android" {
+		b.ipv4PC = ipv4.NewPacketConn(newConn)
+		b.ipv6PC = ipv6.NewPacketConn(newConn)
+
+		// Re-initialize message buffers for batch operations
+		batchSize := wgConn.IdealBatchSize
+		b.ipv4Msgs = make([]ipv4.Message, batchSize)
+		for i := range b.ipv4Msgs {
+			b.ipv4Msgs[i].OOB = make([]byte, 0)
+		}
+	} else {
+		// For non-Linux platforms, still set up ipv4PC for consistency
+		b.ipv4PC = ipv4.NewPacketConn(newConn)
+		b.ipv6PC = ipv6.NewPacketConn(newConn)
+	}
+
+	// Update the port
+	if addr, ok := newConn.LocalAddr().(*net.UDPAddr); ok {
+		b.port = uint16(addr.Port)
+		logger.Info("Rebound UDP socket to port %d", b.port)
+	}
+
+	// Clear the rebinding flag and wake up any waiting receive goroutines
+	b.rebinding = false
+	b.rebindingCond.Broadcast()
+
+	logger.Debug("Rebind complete, signaled waiting receive goroutines")
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 // SetMagicResponseCallback sets a callback function that will be called when
 // a magic test response packet is received. This is used for holepunch testing.
 // Pass nil to clear the callback.
@@ -392,24 +502,77 @@ func (b *SharedBind) Open(uport uint16) ([]wgConn.ReceiveFunc, uint16, error) {
 // makeReceiveSocket creates a receive function for physical UDP socket packets
 func (b *SharedBind) makeReceiveSocket() wgConn.ReceiveFunc {
 	return func(bufs [][]byte, sizes []int, eps []wgConn.Endpoint) (n int, err error) {
-		if b.closed.Load() {
-			return 0, net.ErrClosed
-		}
+		for {
+			if b.closed.Load() {
+				return 0, net.ErrClosed
+			}

-		b.mu.RLock()
-		conn := b.udpConn
-		pc := b.ipv4PC
-		b.mu.RUnlock()
+			b.mu.RLock()
+			conn := b.udpConn
+			pc := b.ipv4PC
+			b.mu.RUnlock()

-		if conn == nil {
-			return 0, net.ErrClosed
-		}
+			if conn == nil {
+				// Socket is nil - check if we're rebinding or truly closed
+				if b.closed.Load() {
+					return 0, net.ErrClosed
+				}

-		// Use batch reading on Linux for performance
-		if pc != nil && (runtime.GOOS == "linux" || runtime.GOOS == "android") {
-			return b.receiveIPv4Batch(pc, bufs, sizes, eps)
+				// Wait for rebind to complete
+				b.mu.Lock()
+				for b.rebinding && !b.closed.Load() {
+					logger.Debug("Receive goroutine waiting for socket rebind to complete")
+					b.rebindingCond.Wait()
+				}
+				b.mu.Unlock()
+
+				// Check again after waking up
+				if b.closed.Load() {
+					return 0, net.ErrClosed
+				}
+
+				// Loop back to retry with new socket
+				continue
+			}
+
+			// Use batch reading on Linux for performance
+			var n int
+			var err error
+			if pc != nil && (runtime.GOOS == "linux" || runtime.GOOS == "android") {
+				n, err = b.receiveIPv4Batch(pc, bufs, sizes, eps)
+			} else {
+				n, err = b.receiveIPv4Simple(conn, bufs, sizes, eps)
+			}
+
+			if err != nil {
+				// Check if this error is due to rebinding
+				b.mu.RLock()
+				rebinding := b.rebinding
+				b.mu.RUnlock()
+
+				if rebinding {
+					logger.Debug("Receive got error during rebind, waiting for new socket: %v", err)
+					// Wait for rebind to complete and retry
+					b.mu.Lock()
+					for b.rebinding && !b.closed.Load() {
+						b.rebindingCond.Wait()
+					}
+					b.mu.Unlock()
+
+					if b.closed.Load() {
+						return 0, net.ErrClosed
+					}
+
+					// Retry with new socket
+					continue
+				}
+
+				// Not rebinding, return the error
+				return 0, err
+			}
+
+			return n, nil
 		}
-		return b.receiveIPv4Simple(conn, bufs, sizes, eps)
 	}
 }

@@ -492,6 +655,8 @@ func (b *SharedBind) receiveIPv4Batch(pc *ipv4.PacketConn, bufs [][]byte, sizes

 // receiveIPv4Simple uses simple ReadFromUDP for non-Linux platforms
 func (b *SharedBind) receiveIPv4Simple(conn *net.UDPConn, bufs [][]byte, sizes []int, eps []wgConn.Endpoint) (int, error) {
+	// No read deadline - we rely on socket close to unblock during rebind.
+	// The caller (makeReceiveSocket) handles rebind state when errors occur.
 	for {
 		n, addr, err := conn.ReadFromUDP(bufs[0])
 		if err != nil {
@@ -523,7 +688,7 @@ func (b *SharedBind) receiveIPv4Simple(conn *net.UDPConn, bufs [][]byte, sizes [
 func (b *SharedBind) handleMagicPacket(data []byte, addr *net.UDPAddr) bool {
 	// Check if this is a test request packet
 	if len(data) >= MagicTestRequestLen && bytes.HasPrefix(data, MagicTestRequest) {
-		logger.Debug("Received magic test REQUEST from %s, sending response", addr.String())
+		// logger.Debug("Received magic test REQUEST from %s, sending response", addr.String())
 		// Extract the random data portion to echo back
 		echoData := data[len(MagicTestRequest) : len(MagicTestRequest)+MagicPacketDataLen]

@@ -546,7 +711,7 @@ func (b *SharedBind) handleMagicPacket(data []byte, addr *net.UDPAddr) bool {

 	// Check if this is a test response packet
 	if len(data) >= MagicTestResponseLen && bytes.HasPrefix(data, MagicTestResponse) {
-		logger.Debug("Received magic test RESPONSE from %s", addr.String())
+		// logger.Debug("Received magic test RESPONSE from %s", addr.String())
 		// Extract the echoed data
 		echoData := data[len(MagicTestResponse) : len(MagicTestResponse)+MagicPacketDataLen]

--- a/clients.go
+++ b/clients.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ func setupClients(client *websocket.Client) {

 	host = strings.TrimSuffix(host, "/")

-	logger.Info("Setting up clients with netstack2...")
+	logger.Debug("Setting up clients with netstack2...")

 	// if useNativeInterface is true make sure we have permission to use native interface
 	if useNativeInterface {
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func closeClients() {
 	}
 }

-func clientsHandleNewtConnection(publicKey string, endpoint string) {
+func clientsHandleNewtConnection(publicKey string, endpoint string, relayPort uint16) {
 	if !ready {
 		return
 	}
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ func clientsHandleNewtConnection(publicKey string, endpoint string) {
 	endpoint = strings.Join(parts[:len(parts)-1], ":")

 	if wgService != nil {
-		wgService.StartHolepunch(publicKey, endpoint)
+		wgService.StartHolepunch(publicKey, endpoint, relayPort)
 	}
 }

--- a/clients/clients.go
+++ b/clients/clients.go
@@ -40,12 +40,14 @@ type Target struct {
 	SourcePrefix string      `json:"sourcePrefix"`
 	DestPrefix   string      `json:"destPrefix"`
 	RewriteTo    string      `json:"rewriteTo,omitempty"`
+	DisableIcmp  bool        `json:"disableIcmp,omitempty"`
 	PortRange    []PortRange `json:"portRange,omitempty"`
 }

 type PortRange struct {
-	Min uint16 `json:"min"`
-	Max uint16 `json:"max"`
+	Min      uint16 `json:"min"`
+	Max      uint16 `json:"max"`
+	Protocol string `json:"protocol"` // "tcp" or "udp"
 }

 type Peer struct {
@@ -139,7 +141,7 @@ func NewWireGuardService(interfaceName string, port uint16, mtu int, host string
 	// Add a reference for the hole punch manager (creator already has one reference for WireGuard)
 	sharedBind.AddRef()

-	logger.Info("Created shared UDP socket on port %d (refcount: %d)", port, sharedBind.GetRefCount())
+	logger.Debug("Created shared UDP socket on port %d (refcount: %d)", port, sharedBind.GetRefCount())

 	// Parse DNS addresses
 	dnsAddrs := []netip.Addr{netip.MustParseAddr(dns)}
@@ -268,16 +270,21 @@ func (s *WireGuardService) SetOnNetstackClose(callback func()) {
 }

 // StartHolepunch starts hole punching to a specific endpoint
-func (s *WireGuardService) StartHolepunch(publicKey string, endpoint string) {
+func (s *WireGuardService) StartHolepunch(publicKey string, endpoint string, relayPort uint16) {
 	if s.holePunchManager == nil {
 		logger.Warn("Hole punch manager not initialized")
 		return
 	}

+	if relayPort == 0 {
+	    relayPort = 21820
+	}
+
 	// Convert websocket.ExitNode to holepunch.ExitNode
 	hpExitNodes := []holepunch.ExitNode{
 		{
 			Endpoint:  endpoint,
+			RelayPort: relayPort,
 			PublicKey: publicKey,
 		},
 	}
@@ -287,7 +294,7 @@ func (s *WireGuardService) StartHolepunch(publicKey string, endpoint string) {
 		logger.Warn("Failed to start hole punch: %v", err)
 	}

-	logger.Info("Starting hole punch to %s with public key: %s", endpoint, publicKey)
+	logger.Debug("Starting hole punch to %s with public key: %s", endpoint, publicKey)
 }

 // StartDirectUDPRelay starts a direct UDP relay from the main tunnel netstack to the clients' WireGuard.
@@ -334,7 +341,7 @@ func (s *WireGuardService) StartDirectUDPRelay(tunnelIP string) error {
 	// Set the netstack connection on the SharedBind so responses go back through the tunnel
 	s.sharedBind.SetNetstackConn(listener)

-	logger.Info("Started direct UDP relay on %s:%d (bidirectional via SharedBind)", tunnelIP, s.Port)
+	logger.Debug("Started direct UDP relay on %s:%d (bidirectional via SharedBind)", tunnelIP, s.Port)

 	// Start the relay goroutine to read from netstack and inject into SharedBind
 	s.directRelayWg.Add(1)
@@ -352,7 +359,7 @@ func (s *WireGuardService) runDirectUDPRelay(listener net.PacketConn) {
 	// Note: Don't close listener here - it's also used by SharedBind for sending responses
 	// It will be closed when the relay is stopped

-	logger.Info("Direct UDP relay started (bidirectional through SharedBind)")
+	logger.Debug("Direct UDP relay started (bidirectional through SharedBind)")

 	buf := make([]byte, 65535) // Max UDP packet size

@@ -438,7 +445,7 @@ func (s *WireGuardService) LoadRemoteConfig() error {
 		"port":      s.Port,
 	}, 2*time.Second)

-	logger.Info("Requesting WireGuard configuration from remote server")
+	logger.Debug("Requesting WireGuard configuration from remote server")
 	go s.periodicBandwidthCheck()

 	return nil
@@ -448,7 +455,7 @@ func (s *WireGuardService) handleConfig(msg websocket.WSMessage) {
 	var config WgConfig

 	logger.Debug("Received message: %v", msg)
-	logger.Info("Received WireGuard clients configuration from remote server")
+	logger.Debug("Received WireGuard clients configuration from remote server")

 	jsonData, err := json.Marshal(msg.Data)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -470,6 +477,8 @@ func (s *WireGuardService) handleConfig(msg websocket.WSMessage) {
 	// Ensure the WireGuard interface and peers are configured
 	if err := s.ensureWireguardInterface(config); err != nil {
 		logger.Error("Failed to ensure WireGuard interface: %v", err)
+		logger.Error("Clients functionality will be disabled until the interface can be created")
+		return
 	}

 	if err := s.ensureWireguardPeers(config.Peers); err != nil {
@@ -479,6 +488,8 @@ func (s *WireGuardService) handleConfig(msg websocket.WSMessage) {
 	if err := s.ensureTargets(config.Targets); err != nil {
 		logger.Error("Failed to ensure WireGuard targets: %v", err)
 	}
+
+	logger.Info("Client connectivity setup. Ready to accept connections from clients!")
 }

 func (s *WireGuardService) ensureWireguardInterface(wgconfig WgConfig) error {
@@ -592,8 +603,9 @@ func (s *WireGuardService) ensureWireguardInterface(wgconfig WgConfig) error {
 		s.dns,
 		s.mtu,
 		netstack2.NetTunOptions{
-			EnableTCPProxy: true,
-			EnableUDPProxy: true,
+			EnableTCPProxy:  true,
+			EnableUDPProxy:  true,
+			EnableICMPProxy: true,
 		},
 	)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -625,7 +637,7 @@ func (s *WireGuardService) ensureWireguardInterface(wgconfig WgConfig) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to bring up WireGuard device: %v", err)
 	}

-	logger.Info("WireGuard netstack device created and configured")
+	logger.Debug("WireGuard netstack device created and configured")

 	// Release the mutex before calling the callback
 	s.mu.Unlock()
@@ -644,6 +656,11 @@ func (s *WireGuardService) ensureWireguardPeers(peers []Peer) error {
 	// For netstack, we need to manage peers differently
 	// We'll configure peers directly on the device using IPC

+	// Check if device is initialized
+	if s.device == nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("WireGuard device is not initialized")
+	}
+
 	// First, clear all existing peers by getting current config and removing them
 	currentConfig, err := s.device.IpcGet()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -699,12 +716,13 @@ func (s *WireGuardService) ensureTargets(targets []Target) error {
 		var portRanges []netstack2.PortRange
 		for _, pr := range target.PortRange {
 			portRanges = append(portRanges, netstack2.PortRange{
-				Min: pr.Min,
-				Max: pr.Max,
+				Min:      pr.Min,
+				Max:      pr.Max,
+				Protocol: pr.Protocol,
 			})
 		}

-		s.tnet.AddProxySubnetRule(sourcePrefix, destPrefix, target.RewriteTo, portRanges)
+		s.tnet.AddProxySubnetRule(sourcePrefix, destPrefix, target.RewriteTo, portRanges, target.DisableIcmp)

 		logger.Info("Added target subnet from %s to %s rewrite to %s with port ranges: %v", target.SourcePrefix, target.DestPrefix, target.RewriteTo, target.PortRange)
 	}
@@ -1017,21 +1035,22 @@ func (s *WireGuardService) processPeerBandwidth(publicKey string, rxBytes, txByt
 			// Update the last reading
 			s.lastReadings[publicKey] = currentReading

-			return &PeerBandwidth{
-				PublicKey: publicKey,
-				BytesIn:   bytesInMB,
-				BytesOut:  bytesOutMB,
+			// Only return bandwidth data if there was an increase
+			if bytesInDiff > 0 || bytesOutDiff > 0 {
+				return &PeerBandwidth{
+					PublicKey: publicKey,
+					BytesIn:   bytesInMB,
+					BytesOut:  bytesOutMB,
+				}
 			}
+			
+			return nil
 		}
 	}

-	// For first reading or if readings are too close together, report 0
+	// For first reading or if readings are too close together, don't report
 	s.lastReadings[publicKey] = currentReading
-	return &PeerBandwidth{
-		PublicKey: publicKey,
-		BytesIn:   0,
-		BytesOut:  0,
-	}
+	return nil
 }

 func (s *WireGuardService) reportPeerBandwidth() error {
@@ -1092,10 +1111,11 @@ func (s *WireGuardService) handleAddTarget(msg websocket.WSMessage) {
 			portRanges = append(portRanges, netstack2.PortRange{
 				Min: pr.Min,
 				Max: pr.Max,
+				Protocol:    pr.Protocol,
 			})
 		}

-		s.tnet.AddProxySubnetRule(sourcePrefix, destPrefix, target.RewriteTo, portRanges)
+		s.tnet.AddProxySubnetRule(sourcePrefix, destPrefix, target.RewriteTo, portRanges, target.DisableIcmp)

 		logger.Info("Added target subnet from %s to %s rewrite to %s with port ranges: %v", target.SourcePrefix, target.DestPrefix, target.RewriteTo, target.PortRange)
 	}
@@ -1207,12 +1227,13 @@ func (s *WireGuardService) handleUpdateTarget(msg websocket.WSMessage) {
 		var portRanges []netstack2.PortRange
 		for _, pr := range target.PortRange {
 			portRanges = append(portRanges, netstack2.PortRange{
-				Min: pr.Min,
-				Max: pr.Max,
+				Min:         pr.Min,
+				Max:         pr.Max,
+				Protocol:    pr.Protocol,
 			})
 		}

-		s.tnet.AddProxySubnetRule(sourcePrefix, destPrefix, target.RewriteTo, portRanges)
+		s.tnet.AddProxySubnetRule(sourcePrefix, destPrefix, target.RewriteTo, portRanges, target.DisableIcmp)
 		logger.Info("Added target subnet from %s to %s rewrite to %s with port ranges: %v", target.SourcePrefix, target.DestPrefix, target.RewriteTo, target.PortRange)
 	}
 }
--- a/clients/permissions/permissions_android.go
+++ b/clients/permissions/permissions_android.go
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+//go:build android
+
+package permissions
+
+// CheckNativeInterfacePermissions always allows permission on Android.
+func CheckNativeInterfacePermissions() error {
+	return nil
+}
--- a/clients/permissions/permissions_darwin.go
+++ b/clients/permissions/permissions_darwin.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-//go:build darwin
+//go:build darwin && !ios

 package permissions

--- a/clients/permissions/permissions_ios.go
+++ b/clients/permissions/permissions_ios.go
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+//go:build ios
+
+package permissions
+
+// CheckNativeInterfacePermissions always allows permission on iOS.
+func CheckNativeInterfacePermissions() error {
+	return nil
+}
--- a/clients/permissions/permissions_linux.go
+++ b/clients/permissions/permissions_linux.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-//go:build linux
+//go:build linux && !android

 package permissions

--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ services:
    container_name: newt
    restart: unless-stopped
    environment:
-      - PANGOLIN_ENDPOINT=https://example.com
+      - PANGOLIN_ENDPOINT=https://app.pangolin.net
      - NEWT_ID=2ix2t8xk22ubpfy 
      - NEWT_SECRET=nnisrfsdfc7prqsp9ewo1dvtvci50j5uiqotez00dgap0ii2 
      - LOG_LEVEL=DEBUG
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
          inherit (pkgs) lib;

          # Update version when releasing
-          version = "1.7.0";
+          version = "1.8.0";
        in
        {
          default = self.packages.${system}.pangolin-newt;
@@ -35,16 +35,28 @@
            inherit version;
            src = pkgs.nix-gitignore.gitignoreSource [ ] ./.;

-            vendorHash = "sha256-5Xr6mwPtsqEliKeKv2rhhp6JC7u3coP4nnhIxGMqccU=";
+            vendorHash = "sha256-Sib6AUCpMgxlMpTc2Esvs+UU0yduVOxWUgT44FHAI+k=";
+
+            nativeInstallCheckInputs = [ pkgs.versionCheckHook ];

            env = {
              CGO_ENABLED = 0;
            };

            ldflags = [
+              "-s"
+              "-w"
              "-X main.newtVersion=${version}"
            ];

+            # Tests are broken due to a lack of Internet.
+            # Disable running `go test`, and instead do
+            # a simple version check instead.
+            doCheck = false;
+            doInstallCheck = true;
+
+            versionCheckProgramArg = [ "-version" ];
+
            meta = {
              description = "A tunneling client for Pangolin";
              homepage = "https://github.com/fosrl/newt";
@@ -52,6 +64,7 @@
              maintainers = [
                lib.maintainers.water-sucks
              ];
+              mainProgram = "newt";
            };
          };
        }
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -7,26 +7,26 @@ require (
 	github.com/gorilla/websocket v1.5.3
 	github.com/prometheus/client_golang v1.23.2
 	github.com/vishvananda/netlink v1.3.1
-	go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp v0.63.0
-	go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/runtime v0.63.0
-	go.opentelemetry.io/otel v1.38.0
-	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlpmetric/otlpmetricgrpc v1.38.0
-	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/otlptracegrpc v1.38.0
-	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/prometheus v0.60.0
-	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric v1.38.0
-	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk v1.38.0
-	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric v1.38.0
-	golang.org/x/crypto v0.45.0
+	go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp v0.64.0
+	go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/runtime v0.64.0
+	go.opentelemetry.io/otel v1.39.0
+	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlpmetric/otlpmetricgrpc v1.39.0
+	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/otlptracegrpc v1.39.0
+	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/prometheus v0.61.0
+	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric v1.39.0
+	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk v1.39.0
+	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric v1.39.0
+	golang.org/x/crypto v0.46.0
 	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20251113190631-e25ba8c21ef6
-	golang.org/x/net v0.47.0
-	golang.org/x/sys v0.38.0
+	golang.org/x/net v0.48.0
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.39.0
 	golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard v0.0.0-20250521234502-f333402bd9cb
 	golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard/wgctrl v0.0.0-20241231184526-a9ab2273dd10
 	golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard/windows v0.5.3
-	google.golang.org/grpc v1.76.0
+	google.golang.org/grpc v1.77.0
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1
 	gvisor.dev/gvisor v0.0.0-20250503011706-39ed1f5ac29c
-	software.sslmate.com/src/go-pkcs12 v0.6.0
+	software.sslmate.com/src/go-pkcs12 v0.7.0
 )

 require (
@@ -44,8 +44,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/go-logr/stdr v1.2.2 // indirect
 	github.com/google/btree v1.1.3 // indirect
 	github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0 // indirect
-	github.com/grafana/regexp v0.0.0-20240518133315-a468a5bfb3bc // indirect
-	github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway/v2 v2.27.2 // indirect
+	github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway/v2 v2.27.3 // indirect
 	github.com/moby/docker-image-spec v1.3.1 // indirect
 	github.com/moby/sys/atomicwriter v0.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/moby/term v0.5.2 // indirect
@@ -55,23 +54,23 @@ require (
 	github.com/opencontainers/image-spec v1.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1 // indirect
 	github.com/prometheus/client_model v0.6.2 // indirect
-	github.com/prometheus/common v0.66.1 // indirect
-	github.com/prometheus/otlptranslator v0.0.2 // indirect
-	github.com/prometheus/procfs v0.17.0 // indirect
+	github.com/prometheus/common v0.67.4 // indirect
+	github.com/prometheus/otlptranslator v1.0.0 // indirect
+	github.com/prometheus/procfs v0.19.2 // indirect
 	github.com/vishvananda/netns v0.0.5 // indirect
-	go.opentelemetry.io/auto/sdk v1.1.0 // indirect
-	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace v1.38.0 // indirect
+	go.opentelemetry.io/auto/sdk v1.2.1 // indirect
+	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace v1.39.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/otlptracehttp v1.38.0 // indirect
-	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace v1.38.0 // indirect
-	go.opentelemetry.io/proto/otlp v1.7.1 // indirect
-	go.yaml.in/yaml/v2 v2.4.2 // indirect
+	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace v1.39.0 // indirect
+	go.opentelemetry.io/proto/otlp v1.9.0 // indirect
+	go.yaml.in/yaml/v2 v2.4.3 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/mod v0.30.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/sync v0.18.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/text v0.31.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sync v0.19.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/text v0.32.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/time v0.12.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/tools v0.39.0 // indirect
 	golang.zx2c4.com/wintun v0.0.0-20230126152724-0fa3db229ce2 // indirect
-	google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/api v0.0.0-20250825161204-c5933d9347a5 // indirect
-	google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20250825161204-c5933d9347a5 // indirect
-	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.8 // indirect
+	google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/api v0.0.0-20251202230838-ff82c1b0f217 // indirect
+	google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20251202230838-ff82c1b0f217 // indirect
+	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.10 // indirect
 )
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -41,10 +41,8 @@ github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0 h1:NIvaJDMOsjHA8n1jAhLSgzrAzy1Hgr+hNrb57e+94F0=
 github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0/go.mod h1:TIyPZe4MgqvfeYDBFedMoGGpEw/LqOeaOT+nhxU+yHo=
 github.com/gorilla/websocket v1.5.3 h1:saDtZ6Pbx/0u+bgYQ3q96pZgCzfhKXGPqt7kZ72aNNg=
 github.com/gorilla/websocket v1.5.3/go.mod h1:YR8l580nyteQvAITg2hZ9XVh4b55+EU/adAjf1fMHhE=
-github.com/grafana/regexp v0.0.0-20240518133315-a468a5bfb3bc h1:GN2Lv3MGO7AS6PrRoT6yV5+wkrOpcszoIsO4+4ds248=
-github.com/grafana/regexp v0.0.0-20240518133315-a468a5bfb3bc/go.mod h1:+JKpmjMGhpgPL+rXZ5nsZieVzvarn86asRlBg4uNGnk=
-github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway/v2 v2.27.2 h1:8Tjv8EJ+pM1xP8mK6egEbD1OgnVTyacbefKhmbLhIhU=
-github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway/v2 v2.27.2/go.mod h1:pkJQ2tZHJ0aFOVEEot6oZmaVEZcRme73eIFmhiVuRWs=
+github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway/v2 v2.27.3 h1:NmZ1PKzSTQbuGHw9DGPFomqkkLWMC+vZCkfs+FHv1Vg=
+github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway/v2 v2.27.3/go.mod h1:zQrxl1YP88HQlA6i9c63DSVPFklWpGX4OWAc9bFuaH4=
 github.com/klauspost/compress v1.18.0 h1:c/Cqfb0r+Yi+JtIEq73FWXVkRonBlf0CRNYc8Zttxdo=
 github.com/klauspost/compress v1.18.0/go.mod h1:2Pp+KzxcywXVXMr50+X0Q/Lsb43OQHYWRCY2AiWywWQ=
 github.com/kr/pretty v0.3.1 h1:flRD4NNwYAUpkphVc1HcthR4KEIFJ65n8Mw5qdRn3LE=
@@ -77,14 +75,14 @@ github.com/prometheus/client_golang v1.23.2 h1:Je96obch5RDVy3FDMndoUsjAhG5Edi49h
 github.com/prometheus/client_golang v1.23.2/go.mod h1:Tb1a6LWHB3/SPIzCoaDXI4I8UHKeFTEQ1YCr+0Gyqmg=
 github.com/prometheus/client_model v0.6.2 h1:oBsgwpGs7iVziMvrGhE53c/GrLUsZdHnqNwqPLxwZyk=
 github.com/prometheus/client_model v0.6.2/go.mod h1:y3m2F6Gdpfy6Ut/GBsUqTWZqCUvMVzSfMLjcu6wAwpE=
-github.com/prometheus/common v0.66.1 h1:h5E0h5/Y8niHc5DlaLlWLArTQI7tMrsfQjHV+d9ZoGs=
-github.com/prometheus/common v0.66.1/go.mod h1:gcaUsgf3KfRSwHY4dIMXLPV0K/Wg1oZ8+SbZk/HH/dA=
-github.com/prometheus/otlptranslator v0.0.2 h1:+1CdeLVrRQ6Psmhnobldo0kTp96Rj80DRXRd5OSnMEQ=
-github.com/prometheus/otlptranslator v0.0.2/go.mod h1:P8AwMgdD7XEr6QRUJ2QWLpiAZTgTE2UYgjlu3svompI=
-github.com/prometheus/procfs v0.17.0 h1:FuLQ+05u4ZI+SS/w9+BWEM2TXiHKsUQ9TADiRH7DuK0=
-github.com/prometheus/procfs v0.17.0/go.mod h1:oPQLaDAMRbA+u8H5Pbfq+dl3VDAvHxMUOVhe0wYB2zw=
-github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal v1.13.1 h1:KvO1DLK/DRN07sQ1LQKScxyZJuNnedQ5/wKSR38lUII=
-github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal v1.13.1/go.mod h1:uMEvuHeurkdAXX61udpOXGD/AzZDWNMNyH2VO9fmH0o=
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-software.sslmate.com/src/go-pkcs12 v0.6.0/go.mod h1:Qiz0EyvDRJjjxGyUQa2cCNZn/wMyzrRJ/qcDXOQazLI=
+software.sslmate.com/src/go-pkcs12 v0.7.0 h1:Db8W44cB54TWD7stUFFSWxdfpdn6fZVcDl0w3R4RVM0=
+software.sslmate.com/src/go-pkcs12 v0.7.0/go.mod h1:Qiz0EyvDRJjjxGyUQa2cCNZn/wMyzrRJ/qcDXOQazLI=
--- a/healthcheck/healthcheck.go
+++ b/healthcheck/healthcheck.go
@@ -58,9 +58,10 @@ type Target struct {
 	LastCheck  time.Time `json:"lastCheck"`
 	LastError  string    `json:"lastError,omitempty"`
 	CheckCount int       `json:"checkCount"`
-	ticker     *time.Ticker
+	timer      *time.Timer
 	ctx        context.Context
 	cancel     context.CancelFunc
+	client     *http.Client
 }

 // StatusChangeCallback is called when any target's status changes
@@ -185,6 +186,16 @@ func (m *Monitor) addTargetUnsafe(config Config) error {
 		Status: StatusUnknown,
 		ctx:    ctx,
 		cancel: cancel,
+		client: &http.Client{
+			Transport: &http.Transport{
+				TLSClientConfig: &tls.Config{
+					// Configure TLS settings based on certificate enforcement
+					InsecureSkipVerify: !m.enforceCert,
+					// Use SNI TLS header if present
+					ServerName: config.TLSServerName,
+				},
+			},
+		},
 	}

 	m.targets[config.ID] = target
@@ -304,26 +315,26 @@ func (m *Monitor) monitorTarget(target *Target) {
 		go m.callback(m.GetTargets())
 	}

-	// Set up ticker based on current status
+	// Set up timer based on current status
 	interval := time.Duration(target.Config.Interval) * time.Second
 	if target.Status == StatusUnhealthy {
 		interval = time.Duration(target.Config.UnhealthyInterval) * time.Second
 	}

 	logger.Debug("Target %d: initial check interval set to %v", target.Config.ID, interval)
-	target.ticker = time.NewTicker(interval)
-	defer target.ticker.Stop()
+	target.timer = time.NewTimer(interval)
+	defer target.timer.Stop()

 	for {
 		select {
 		case <-target.ctx.Done():
 			logger.Info("Stopping health check monitoring for target %d", target.Config.ID)
 			return
-		case <-target.ticker.C:
+		case <-target.timer.C:
 			oldStatus := target.Status
 			m.performHealthCheck(target)

-			// Update ticker interval if status changed
+			// Update timer interval if status changed
 			newInterval := time.Duration(target.Config.Interval) * time.Second
 			if target.Status == StatusUnhealthy {
 				newInterval = time.Duration(target.Config.UnhealthyInterval) * time.Second
@@ -332,11 +343,12 @@ func (m *Monitor) monitorTarget(target *Target) {
 			if newInterval != interval {
 				logger.Debug("Target %d: updating check interval from %v to %v due to status change",
 					target.Config.ID, interval, newInterval)
-				target.ticker.Stop()
-				target.ticker = time.NewTicker(newInterval)
 				interval = newInterval
 			}

+			// Reset timer for next check with current interval
+			target.timer.Reset(interval)
+
 			// Notify callback if status changed
 			if oldStatus != target.Status && m.callback != nil {
 				logger.Info("Target %d status changed: %s -> %s",
@@ -377,17 +389,6 @@ func (m *Monitor) performHealthCheck(target *Target) {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), time.Duration(target.Config.Timeout)*time.Second)
 	defer cancel()

-	client := &http.Client{
-		Transport: &http.Transport{
-			TLSClientConfig: &tls.Config{
-				// Configure TLS settings based on certificate enforcement
-				InsecureSkipVerify: !m.enforceCert,
-				// Use SNI TLS header if present
-				ServerName: target.Config.TLSServerName,
-			},
-		},
-	}
-
 	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, target.Config.Method, url, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		target.Status = StatusUnhealthy
@@ -407,7 +408,7 @@ func (m *Monitor) performHealthCheck(target *Target) {
 	}

 	// Perform request
-	resp, err := client.Do(req)
+	resp, err := target.client.Do(req)
 	if err != nil {
 		target.Status = StatusUnhealthy
 		target.LastError = fmt.Sprintf("request failed: %v", err)
--- a/holepunch/holepunch.go
+++ b/holepunch/holepunch.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"net"
+	"strconv"
 	"sync"
 	"time"

@@ -19,7 +20,9 @@ import (
 // ExitNode represents a WireGuard exit node for hole punching
 type ExitNode struct {
 	Endpoint  string `json:"endpoint"`
+	RelayPort uint16 `json:"relayPort"`
 	PublicKey string `json:"publicKey"`
+	SiteIds   []int  `json:"siteIds,omitempty"`
 }

 // Manager handles UDP hole punching operations
@@ -35,21 +38,29 @@ type Manager struct {
 	exitNodes  map[string]ExitNode // key is endpoint
 	updateChan chan struct{}       // signals the goroutine to refresh exit nodes

-	sendHolepunchInterval time.Duration
+	sendHolepunchInterval    time.Duration
+	sendHolepunchIntervalMin time.Duration
+	sendHolepunchIntervalMax time.Duration
+	defaultIntervalMin       time.Duration
+	defaultIntervalMax       time.Duration
 }

-const sendHolepunchIntervalMax = 60 * time.Second
-const sendHolepunchIntervalMin = 1 * time.Second
+const defaultSendHolepunchIntervalMax = 60 * time.Second
+const defaultSendHolepunchIntervalMin = 1 * time.Second

 // NewManager creates a new hole punch manager
 func NewManager(sharedBind *bind.SharedBind, ID string, clientType string, publicKey string) *Manager {
 	return &Manager{
-		sharedBind:            sharedBind,
-		ID:                    ID,
-		clientType:            clientType,
-		publicKey:             publicKey,
-		exitNodes:             make(map[string]ExitNode),
-		sendHolepunchInterval: sendHolepunchIntervalMin,
+		sharedBind:               sharedBind,
+		ID:                       ID,
+		clientType:               clientType,
+		publicKey:                publicKey,
+		exitNodes:                make(map[string]ExitNode),
+		sendHolepunchInterval:    defaultSendHolepunchIntervalMin,
+		sendHolepunchIntervalMin: defaultSendHolepunchIntervalMin,
+		sendHolepunchIntervalMax: defaultSendHolepunchIntervalMax,
+		defaultIntervalMin:       defaultSendHolepunchIntervalMin,
+		defaultIntervalMax:       defaultSendHolepunchIntervalMax,
 	}
 }

@@ -140,6 +151,51 @@ func (m *Manager) RemoveExitNode(endpoint string) bool {
 	return true
 }

+/*
+RemoveExitNodesByPeer removes the peer ID from the SiteIds list in each exit node.
+If the SiteIds list becomes empty after removal, the exit node is removed entirely.
+Returns the number of exit nodes removed.
+*/
+func (m *Manager) RemoveExitNodesByPeer(peerID int) int {
+	m.mu.Lock()
+	defer m.mu.Unlock()
+
+	removed := 0
+	for endpoint, node := range m.exitNodes {
+		// Remove peerID from SiteIds if present
+		newSiteIds := make([]int, 0, len(node.SiteIds))
+		for _, id := range node.SiteIds {
+			if id != peerID {
+				newSiteIds = append(newSiteIds, id)
+			}
+		}
+		if len(newSiteIds) != len(node.SiteIds) {
+			node.SiteIds = newSiteIds
+			if len(node.SiteIds) == 0 {
+				delete(m.exitNodes, endpoint)
+				logger.Info("Removed exit node %s as no more site IDs remain after removing peer %d", endpoint, peerID)
+				removed++
+			} else {
+				m.exitNodes[endpoint] = node
+				logger.Info("Removed peer %d from exit node %s site IDs", peerID, endpoint)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	if removed > 0 {
+		// Signal the goroutine to refresh if running
+		if m.running && m.updateChan != nil {
+			select {
+			case m.updateChan <- struct{}{}:
+			default:
+				// Channel full or closed, skip
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return removed
+}
+
 // GetExitNodes returns a copy of the current exit nodes
 func (m *Manager) GetExitNodes() []ExitNode {
 	m.mu.Lock()
@@ -152,17 +208,46 @@ func (m *Manager) GetExitNodes() []ExitNode {
 	return nodes
 }

-// ResetInterval resets the hole punch interval back to the minimum value,
-// allowing it to climb back up through exponential backoff.
-// This is useful when network conditions change or connectivity is restored.
-func (m *Manager) ResetInterval() {
+// SetServerHolepunchInterval sets custom min and max intervals for hole punching.
+// This is useful for low power mode where longer intervals are desired.
+func (m *Manager) SetServerHolepunchInterval(min, max time.Duration) {
 	m.mu.Lock()
 	defer m.mu.Unlock()

-	if m.sendHolepunchInterval != sendHolepunchIntervalMin {
-		m.sendHolepunchInterval = sendHolepunchIntervalMin
-		logger.Info("Reset hole punch interval to minimum (%v)", sendHolepunchIntervalMin)
+	m.sendHolepunchIntervalMin = min
+	m.sendHolepunchIntervalMax = max
+	m.sendHolepunchInterval = min
+
+	logger.Info("Set hole punch intervals: min=%v, max=%v", min, max)
+
+	// Signal the goroutine to apply the new interval if running
+	if m.running && m.updateChan != nil {
+		select {
+		case m.updateChan <- struct{}{}:
+		default:
+			// Channel full or closed, skip
+		}
 	}
+}
+
+// GetInterval returns the current min and max intervals
+func (m *Manager) GetServerHolepunchInterval() (min, max time.Duration) {
+	m.mu.Lock()
+	defer m.mu.Unlock()
+	return m.sendHolepunchIntervalMin, m.sendHolepunchIntervalMax
+}
+
+// ResetServerHolepunchInterval resets the hole punch interval back to the default values.
+// This restores normal operation after low power mode or other custom settings.
+func (m *Manager) ResetServerHolepunchInterval() {
+	m.mu.Lock()
+	defer m.mu.Unlock()
+
+	m.sendHolepunchIntervalMin = m.defaultIntervalMin
+	m.sendHolepunchIntervalMax = m.defaultIntervalMax
+	m.sendHolepunchInterval = m.defaultIntervalMin
+
+	logger.Info("Reset hole punch intervals to defaults: min=%v, max=%v", m.defaultIntervalMin, m.defaultIntervalMax)

 	// Signal the goroutine to apply the new interval if running
 	if m.running && m.updateChan != nil {
@@ -202,7 +287,7 @@ func (m *Manager) TriggerHolePunch() error {
 			continue
 		}

-		serverAddr := net.JoinHostPort(host, "21820")
+		serverAddr := net.JoinHostPort(host, strconv.Itoa(int(exitNode.RelayPort)))
 		remoteAddr, err := net.ResolveUDPAddr("udp", serverAddr)
 		if err != nil {
 			logger.Error("Failed to resolve UDP address %s: %v", serverAddr, err)
@@ -247,7 +332,7 @@ func (m *Manager) StartMultipleExitNodes(exitNodes []ExitNode) error {
 	m.updateChan = make(chan struct{}, 1)
 	m.mu.Unlock()

-	logger.Info("Starting UDP hole punch to %d exit nodes with shared bind", len(exitNodes))
+	logger.Debug("Starting UDP hole punch to %d exit nodes with shared bind", len(exitNodes))

 	go m.runMultipleExitNodes()

@@ -313,7 +398,7 @@ func (m *Manager) runMultipleExitNodes() {
 				continue
 			}

-			serverAddr := net.JoinHostPort(host, "21820")
+			serverAddr := net.JoinHostPort(host, strconv.Itoa(int(exitNode.RelayPort)))
 			remoteAddr, err := net.ResolveUDPAddr("udp", serverAddr)
 			if err != nil {
 				logger.Error("Failed to resolve UDP address %s: %v", serverAddr, err)
@@ -325,7 +410,7 @@ func (m *Manager) runMultipleExitNodes() {
 				publicKey:    exitNode.PublicKey,
 				endpointName: exitNode.Endpoint,
 			})
-			logger.Info("Resolved exit node: %s -> %s", exitNode.Endpoint, remoteAddr.String())
+			logger.Debug("Resolved exit node: %s -> %s", exitNode.Endpoint, remoteAddr.String())
 		}
 		return resolvedNodes
 	}
@@ -345,7 +430,7 @@ func (m *Manager) runMultipleExitNodes() {

 	// Start with minimum interval
 	m.mu.Lock()
-	m.sendHolepunchInterval = sendHolepunchIntervalMin
+	m.sendHolepunchInterval = m.sendHolepunchIntervalMin
 	m.mu.Unlock()

 	ticker := time.NewTicker(m.sendHolepunchInterval)
@@ -367,7 +452,7 @@ func (m *Manager) runMultipleExitNodes() {
 			}
 			// Reset interval to minimum on update
 			m.mu.Lock()
-			m.sendHolepunchInterval = sendHolepunchIntervalMin
+			m.sendHolepunchInterval = m.sendHolepunchIntervalMin
 			m.mu.Unlock()
 			ticker.Reset(m.sendHolepunchInterval)
 			// Send immediate hole punch to newly resolved nodes
@@ -387,8 +472,8 @@ func (m *Manager) runMultipleExitNodes() {
 				// Exponential backoff: double the interval up to max
 				m.mu.Lock()
 				newInterval := m.sendHolepunchInterval * 2
-				if newInterval > sendHolepunchIntervalMax {
-					newInterval = sendHolepunchIntervalMax
+				if newInterval > m.sendHolepunchIntervalMax {
+					newInterval = m.sendHolepunchIntervalMax
 				}
 				if newInterval != m.sendHolepunchInterval {
 					m.sendHolepunchInterval = newInterval
--- a/holepunch/tester.go
+++ b/holepunch/tester.go
@@ -41,6 +41,12 @@ func DefaultTestOptions() TestConnectionOptions {
 	}
 }

+// cachedAddr holds a cached resolved UDP address
+type cachedAddr struct {
+	addr      *net.UDPAddr
+	resolvedAt time.Time
+}
+
 // HolepunchTester monitors holepunch connectivity using magic packets
 type HolepunchTester struct {
 	sharedBind *bind.SharedBind
@@ -53,6 +59,11 @@ type HolepunchTester struct {

 	// Callback when connection status changes
 	callback HolepunchStatusCallback
+
+	// Address cache to avoid repeated DNS/UDP resolution
+	addrCache    map[string]*cachedAddr
+	addrCacheMu  sync.RWMutex
+	addrCacheTTL time.Duration // How long cached addresses are valid
 }

 // HolepunchStatus represents the status of a holepunch connection
@@ -75,7 +86,9 @@ type pendingRequest struct {
 // NewHolepunchTester creates a new holepunch tester using the given SharedBind
 func NewHolepunchTester(sharedBind *bind.SharedBind) *HolepunchTester {
 	return &HolepunchTester{
-		sharedBind: sharedBind,
+		sharedBind:   sharedBind,
+		addrCache:    make(map[string]*cachedAddr),
+		addrCacheTTL: 5 * time.Minute, // Cache addresses for 5 minutes
 	}
 }

@@ -135,12 +148,70 @@ func (t *HolepunchTester) Stop() {
 		return true
 	})

+	// Clear address cache
+	t.addrCacheMu.Lock()
+	t.addrCache = make(map[string]*cachedAddr)
+	t.addrCacheMu.Unlock()
+
 	logger.Debug("HolepunchTester stopped")
 }

+// resolveEndpoint resolves an endpoint to a UDP address, using cache when possible
+func (t *HolepunchTester) resolveEndpoint(endpoint string) (*net.UDPAddr, error) {
+	// Check cache first
+	t.addrCacheMu.RLock()
+	cached, ok := t.addrCache[endpoint]
+	ttl := t.addrCacheTTL
+	t.addrCacheMu.RUnlock()
+
+	if ok && time.Since(cached.resolvedAt) < ttl {
+		return cached.addr, nil
+	}
+
+	// Resolve the endpoint
+	host, err := util.ResolveDomain(endpoint)
+	if err != nil {
+		host = endpoint
+	}
+
+	_, _, err = net.SplitHostPort(host)
+	if err != nil {
+		host = net.JoinHostPort(host, "21820")
+	}
+
+	remoteAddr, err := net.ResolveUDPAddr("udp", host)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to resolve UDP address %s: %w", host, err)
+	}
+
+	// Cache the result
+	t.addrCacheMu.Lock()
+	t.addrCache[endpoint] = &cachedAddr{
+		addr:       remoteAddr,
+		resolvedAt: time.Now(),
+	}
+	t.addrCacheMu.Unlock()
+
+	return remoteAddr, nil
+}
+
+// InvalidateCache removes a specific endpoint from the address cache
+func (t *HolepunchTester) InvalidateCache(endpoint string) {
+	t.addrCacheMu.Lock()
+	delete(t.addrCache, endpoint)
+	t.addrCacheMu.Unlock()
+}
+
+// ClearCache clears all cached addresses
+func (t *HolepunchTester) ClearCache() {
+	t.addrCacheMu.Lock()
+	t.addrCache = make(map[string]*cachedAddr)
+	t.addrCacheMu.Unlock()
+}
+
 // handleResponse is called by SharedBind when a magic response is received
 func (t *HolepunchTester) handleResponse(addr netip.AddrPort, echoData []byte) {
-	logger.Debug("Received magic response from %s", addr.String())
+	// logger.Debug("Received magic response from %s", addr.String())
 	key := string(echoData)

 	value, ok := t.pendingRequests.LoadAndDelete(key)
@@ -152,7 +223,7 @@ func (t *HolepunchTester) handleResponse(addr netip.AddrPort, echoData []byte) {

 	req := value.(*pendingRequest)
 	rtt := time.Since(req.sentAt)
-	logger.Debug("Magic response matched pending request for %s (RTT: %v)", req.endpoint, rtt)
+	// logger.Debug("Magic response matched pending request for %s (RTT: %v)", req.endpoint, rtt)

 	// Send RTT to the waiting goroutine (non-blocking)
 	select {
@@ -183,20 +254,10 @@ func (t *HolepunchTester) TestEndpoint(endpoint string, timeout time.Duration) T
 		return result
 	}

-	// Resolve the endpoint
-	host, err := util.ResolveDomain(endpoint)
+	// Resolve the endpoint (using cache)
+	remoteAddr, err := t.resolveEndpoint(endpoint)
 	if err != nil {
-		host = endpoint
-	}
-
-	_, _, err = net.SplitHostPort(host)
-	if err != nil {
-		host = net.JoinHostPort(host, "21820")
-	}
-
-	remoteAddr, err := net.ResolveUDPAddr("udp", host)
-	if err != nil {
-		result.Error = fmt.Errorf("failed to resolve UDP address %s: %w", host, err)
+		result.Error = err
 		return result
 	}

--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 package main

 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"context"
+	"crypto/tls"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"flag"
@@ -11,12 +13,12 @@ import (
 	"net/netip"
 	"os"
 	"os/signal"
-	"path/filepath"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"syscall"
 	"time"

+	"github.com/fosrl/newt/authdaemon"
 	"github.com/fosrl/newt/docker"
 	"github.com/fosrl/newt/healthcheck"
 	"github.com/fosrl/newt/logger"
@@ -37,6 +39,7 @@ import (

 type WgData struct {
 	Endpoint           string               `json:"endpoint"`
+	RelayPort          uint16               `json:"relayPort"`
 	PublicKey          string               `json:"publicKey"`
 	ServerIP           string               `json:"serverIP"`
 	TunnelIP           string               `json:"tunnelIP"`
@@ -57,10 +60,6 @@ type ExitNodeData struct {
 	ExitNodes []ExitNode `json:"exitNodes"`
 }

-type SSHPublicKeyData struct {
-	PublicKey string `json:"publicKey"`
-}
-
 // ExitNode represents an exit node with an ID, endpoint, and weight.
 type ExitNode struct {
 	ID                     int     `json:"exitNodeId"`
@@ -133,6 +132,10 @@ var (
 	preferEndpoint                     string
 	healthMonitor                      *healthcheck.Monitor
 	enforceHealthcheckCert             bool
+	authDaemonKey                      string
+	authDaemonPrincipalsFile           string
+	authDaemonCACertPath               string
+	authDaemonEnabled                  bool
 	// Build/version (can be overridden via -ldflags "-X main.newtVersion=...")
 	newtVersion = "version_replaceme"

@@ -155,6 +158,28 @@ var (
 )

 func main() {
+	// Check for subcommands first (only principals exits early)
+	if len(os.Args) > 1 {
+		switch os.Args[1] {
+		case "auth-daemon":
+			// Run principals subcommand only if the next argument is "principals"
+			if len(os.Args) > 2 && os.Args[2] == "principals" {
+				runPrincipalsCmd(os.Args[3:])
+				return
+			}
+
+			// auth-daemon subcommand without "principals" - show help
+			fmt.Println("Error: auth-daemon subcommand requires 'principals' argument")
+			fmt.Println()
+			fmt.Println("Usage:")
+			fmt.Println("  newt auth-daemon principals [options]")
+			fmt.Println()
+
+			// If not "principals", exit the switch to continue with normal execution
+			return
+		}
+	}
+
 	// Check if we're running as a Windows service
 	if isWindowsService() {
 		runService("NewtWireguardService", false, os.Args[1:])
@@ -186,6 +211,10 @@ func runNewtMain(ctx context.Context) {
 	updownScript = os.Getenv("UPDOWN_SCRIPT")
 	interfaceName = os.Getenv("INTERFACE")
 	portStr := os.Getenv("PORT")
+	authDaemonKey = os.Getenv("AD_KEY")
+	authDaemonPrincipalsFile = os.Getenv("AD_PRINCIPALS_FILE")
+	authDaemonCACertPath = os.Getenv("AD_CA_CERT_PATH")
+	authDaemonEnabledEnv := os.Getenv("AUTH_DAEMON_ENABLED")

 	// Metrics/observability env mirrors
 	metricsEnabledEnv := os.Getenv("NEWT_METRICS_PROMETHEUS_ENABLED")
@@ -278,10 +307,6 @@ func runNewtMain(ctx context.Context) {
 	// load the prefer endpoint just as a flag
 	flag.StringVar(&preferEndpoint, "prefer-endpoint", "", "Prefer this endpoint for the connection (if set, will override the endpoint from the server)")

-	// if authorizedKeysFile == "" {
-	// 	flag.StringVar(&authorizedKeysFile, "authorized-keys-file", "~/.ssh/authorized_keys", "Path to authorized keys file (if unset, no keys will be authorized)")
-	// }
-
 	// Add new mTLS flags
 	if tlsClientCert == "" {
 		flag.StringVar(&tlsClientCert, "tls-client-cert-file", "", "Path to client certificate file (PEM/DER format)")
@@ -343,7 +368,7 @@ func runNewtMain(ctx context.Context) {

 	// Metrics/observability flags (mirror ENV if unset)
 	if metricsEnabledEnv == "" {
-		flag.BoolVar(&metricsEnabled, "metrics", true, "Enable Prometheus /metrics exporter")
+		flag.BoolVar(&metricsEnabled, "metrics", false, "Enable Prometheus metrics exporter")
 	} else {
 		if v, err := strconv.ParseBool(metricsEnabledEnv); err == nil {
 			metricsEnabled = v
@@ -378,6 +403,24 @@ func runNewtMain(ctx context.Context) {
 		region = regionEnv
 	}

+	// Auth daemon flags
+	if authDaemonKey == "" {
+		flag.StringVar(&authDaemonKey, "ad-pre-shared-key", "", "Pre-shared key for auth daemon authentication")
+	}
+	if authDaemonPrincipalsFile == "" {
+		flag.StringVar(&authDaemonPrincipalsFile, "ad-principals-file", "/var/run/auth-daemon/principals", "Path to the principals file for auth daemon")
+	}
+	if authDaemonCACertPath == "" {
+		flag.StringVar(&authDaemonCACertPath, "ad-ca-cert-path", "/etc/ssh/ca.pem", "Path to the CA certificate file for auth daemon")
+	}
+	if authDaemonEnabledEnv == "" {
+		flag.BoolVar(&authDaemonEnabled, "auth-daemon", false, "Enable auth daemon mode (runs alongside normal newt operation)")
+	} else {
+		if v, err := strconv.ParseBool(authDaemonEnabledEnv); err == nil {
+			authDaemonEnabled = v
+		}
+	}
+
 	// do a --version check
 	version := flag.Bool("version", false, "Print the version")

@@ -388,8 +431,22 @@ func runNewtMain(ctx context.Context) {
 		tlsClientCAs = append(tlsClientCAs, tlsClientCAsFlag...)
 	}

+	if *version {
+		fmt.Println("Newt version " + newtVersion)
+		os.Exit(0)
+	} else {
+		logger.Info("Newt version %s", newtVersion)
+	}
+
 	logger.Init(nil)
 	loggerLevel := util.ParseLogLevel(logLevel)
+
+	// Start auth daemon if enabled
+	if authDaemonEnabled {
+		if err := startAuthDaemon(ctx); err != nil {
+			logger.Fatal("Failed to start auth daemon: %v", err)
+		}
+	}
 	logger.GetLogger().SetLevel(loggerLevel)

 	// Initialize telemetry after flags are parsed (so flags override env)
@@ -412,7 +469,7 @@ func runNewtMain(ctx context.Context) {
 	}
 	if tel != nil {
 		// Admin HTTP server (exposes /metrics when Prometheus exporter is enabled)
-		logger.Info("Starting metrics server on %s", tcfg.AdminAddr)
+		logger.Debug("Starting metrics server on %s", tcfg.AdminAddr)
 		mux := http.NewServeMux()
 		mux.HandleFunc("/healthz", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) { w.WriteHeader(200) })
 		if tel.PrometheusHandler != nil {
@@ -439,13 +496,6 @@ func runNewtMain(ctx context.Context) {
 		defer func() { _ = tel.Shutdown(context.Background()) }()
 	}

-	if *version {
-		fmt.Println("Newt version " + newtVersion)
-		os.Exit(0)
-	} else {
-		logger.Info("Newt version %s", newtVersion)
-	}
-
 	if err := updates.CheckForUpdate("fosrl", "newt", newtVersion); err != nil {
 		logger.Error("Error checking for updates: %v\n", err)
 	}
@@ -691,7 +741,12 @@ func runNewtMain(ctx context.Context) {
 			return
 		}

-		clientsHandleNewtConnection(wgData.PublicKey, endpoint)
+		relayPort := wgData.RelayPort
+		if relayPort == 0 {
+			relayPort = 21820
+		}
+
+		clientsHandleNewtConnection(wgData.PublicKey, endpoint, relayPort)

 		// Configure WireGuard
 		config := fmt.Sprintf(`private_key=%s
@@ -1162,94 +1217,6 @@ persistent_keepalive_interval=5`, util.FixKey(privateKey.String()), util.FixKey(
 		}
 	})

-	// EXPERIMENTAL: WHAT SHOULD WE DO ABOUT SECURITY?
-	client.RegisterHandler("newt/send/ssh/publicKey", func(msg websocket.WSMessage) {
-		logger.Debug("Received SSH public key request")
-
-		var sshPublicKeyData SSHPublicKeyData
-
-		jsonData, err := json.Marshal(msg.Data)
-		if err != nil {
-			logger.Info(fmtErrMarshaling, err)
-			return
-		}
-		if err := json.Unmarshal(jsonData, &sshPublicKeyData); err != nil {
-			logger.Info("Error unmarshaling SSH public key data: %v", err)
-			return
-		}
-
-		sshPublicKey := sshPublicKeyData.PublicKey
-
-		if authorizedKeysFile == "" {
-			logger.Debug("No authorized keys file set, skipping public key response")
-			return
-		}
-
-		// Expand tilde to home directory if present
-		expandedPath := authorizedKeysFile
-		if strings.HasPrefix(authorizedKeysFile, "~/") {
-			homeDir, err := os.UserHomeDir()
-			if err != nil {
-				logger.Error("Failed to get user home directory: %v", err)
-				return
-			}
-			expandedPath = filepath.Join(homeDir, authorizedKeysFile[2:])
-		}
-
-		// if it is set but the file does not exist, create it
-		if _, err := os.Stat(expandedPath); os.IsNotExist(err) {
-			logger.Debug("Authorized keys file does not exist, creating it: %s", expandedPath)
-			if err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(expandedPath), 0755); err != nil {
-				logger.Error("Failed to create directory for authorized keys file: %v", err)
-				return
-			}
-			if _, err := os.Create(expandedPath); err != nil {
-				logger.Error("Failed to create authorized keys file: %v", err)
-				return
-			}
-		}
-
-		// Check if the public key already exists in the file
-		fileContent, err := os.ReadFile(expandedPath)
-		if err != nil {
-			logger.Error("Failed to read authorized keys file: %v", err)
-			return
-		}
-
-		// Check if the key already exists (trim whitespace for comparison)
-		existingKeys := strings.Split(string(fileContent), "\n")
-		keyAlreadyExists := false
-		trimmedNewKey := strings.TrimSpace(sshPublicKey)
-
-		for _, existingKey := range existingKeys {
-			if strings.TrimSpace(existingKey) == trimmedNewKey && trimmedNewKey != "" {
-				keyAlreadyExists = true
-				break
-			}
-		}
-
-		if keyAlreadyExists {
-			logger.Info("SSH public key already exists in authorized keys file, skipping")
-			return
-		}
-
-		// append the public key to the authorized keys file
-		logger.Debug("Appending public key to authorized keys file: %s", sshPublicKey)
-		file, err := os.OpenFile(expandedPath, os.O_APPEND|os.O_WRONLY, 0644)
-		if err != nil {
-			logger.Error("Failed to open authorized keys file: %v", err)
-			return
-		}
-		defer file.Close()
-
-		if _, err := file.WriteString(sshPublicKey + "\n"); err != nil {
-			logger.Error("Failed to write public key to authorized keys file: %v", err)
-			return
-		}
-
-		logger.Info("SSH public key appended to authorized keys file")
-	})
-
 	// Register handler for adding health check targets
 	client.RegisterHandler("newt/healthcheck/add", func(msg websocket.WSMessage) {
 		logger.Debug("Received health check add request: %+v", msg)
@@ -1405,6 +1372,168 @@ persistent_keepalive_interval=5`, util.FixKey(privateKey.String()), util.FixKey(
 		}
 	})

+	// Register handler for SSH certificate issued events
+	client.RegisterHandler("newt/pam/connection", func(msg websocket.WSMessage) {
+		logger.Debug("Received SSH certificate issued message")
+
+		// Define the structure of the incoming message
+		type SSHCertData struct {
+			MessageId int    `json:"messageId"`
+			AgentPort int    `json:"agentPort"`
+			AgentHost string `json:"agentHost"`
+			CACert    string `json:"caCert"`
+			Username  string `json:"username"`
+			NiceID    string `json:"niceId"`
+			Metadata  struct {
+				Sudo    bool `json:"sudo"`
+				Homedir bool `json:"homedir"`
+			} `json:"metadata"`
+		}
+
+		var certData SSHCertData
+		jsonData, err := json.Marshal(msg.Data)
+		if err != nil {
+			logger.Error("Error marshaling SSH cert data: %v", err)
+			return
+		}
+
+		// print the received data for debugging
+		logger.Debug("Received SSH cert data: %s", string(jsonData))
+
+		if err := json.Unmarshal(jsonData, &certData); err != nil {
+			logger.Error("Error unmarshaling SSH cert data: %v", err)
+			return
+		}
+
+		// Check if we're running the auth daemon internally
+		if authDaemonServer != nil {
+			// Call ProcessConnection directly when running internally
+			logger.Debug("Calling internal auth daemon ProcessConnection for user %s", certData.Username)
+
+			authDaemonServer.ProcessConnection(authdaemon.ConnectionRequest{
+				CaCert:   certData.CACert,
+				NiceId:   certData.NiceID,
+				Username: certData.Username,
+				Metadata: authdaemon.ConnectionMetadata{
+					Sudo:    certData.Metadata.Sudo,
+					Homedir: certData.Metadata.Homedir,
+				},
+			})
+
+			// Send success response back to cloud
+			err = client.SendMessage("ws/round-trip/complete", map[string]interface{}{
+				"messageId": certData.MessageId,
+				"complete":  true,
+			})
+
+			logger.Info("Successfully processed connection via internal auth daemon for user %s", certData.Username)
+		} else {
+			// External auth daemon mode - make HTTP request
+			// Check if auth daemon key is configured
+			if authDaemonKey == "" {
+				logger.Error("Auth daemon key not configured, cannot communicate with daemon")
+				// Send failure response back to cloud
+				err := client.SendMessage("ws/round-trip/complete", map[string]interface{}{
+					"messageId": certData.MessageId,
+					"complete":  true,
+					"error":     "auth daemon key not configured",
+				})
+				if err != nil {
+					logger.Error("Failed to send SSH cert failure response: %v", err)
+				}
+				return
+			}
+
+			// Prepare the request body for the auth daemon
+			requestBody := map[string]interface{}{
+				"caCert":   certData.CACert,
+				"niceId":   certData.NiceID,
+				"username": certData.Username,
+				"metadata": map[string]interface{}{
+					"sudo":    certData.Metadata.Sudo,
+					"homedir": certData.Metadata.Homedir,
+				},
+			}
+
+			requestJSON, err := json.Marshal(requestBody)
+			if err != nil {
+				logger.Error("Failed to marshal auth daemon request: %v", err)
+				// Send failure response
+				client.SendMessage("ws/round-trip/complete", map[string]interface{}{
+					"messageId": certData.MessageId,
+					"complete":  true,
+					"error":     fmt.Sprintf("failed to marshal request: %v", err),
+				})
+				return
+			}
+
+			// Create HTTPS client that skips certificate verification
+			// (auth daemon uses self-signed cert)
+			httpClient := &http.Client{
+				Transport: &http.Transport{
+					TLSClientConfig: &tls.Config{
+						InsecureSkipVerify: true,
+					},
+				},
+				Timeout: 10 * time.Second,
+			}
+
+			// Make the request to the auth daemon
+			url := fmt.Sprintf("https://%s:%d/connection", certData.AgentHost, certData.AgentPort)
+			req, err := http.NewRequest("POST", url, bytes.NewBuffer(requestJSON))
+			if err != nil {
+				logger.Error("Failed to create auth daemon request: %v", err)
+				client.SendMessage("ws/round-trip/complete", map[string]interface{}{
+					"messageId": certData.MessageId,
+					"complete":  true,
+					"error":     fmt.Sprintf("failed to create request: %v", err),
+				})
+				return
+			}
+
+			// Set headers
+			req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+			req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer "+authDaemonKey)
+
+			logger.Debug("Sending SSH cert to auth daemon at %s", url)
+
+			// Send the request
+			resp, err := httpClient.Do(req)
+			if err != nil {
+				logger.Error("Failed to connect to auth daemon: %v", err)
+				client.SendMessage("ws/round-trip/complete", map[string]interface{}{
+					"messageId": certData.MessageId,
+					"complete":  true,
+					"error":     fmt.Sprintf("failed to connect to auth daemon: %v", err),
+				})
+				return
+			}
+			defer resp.Body.Close()
+
+			// Check response status
+			if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+				logger.Error("Auth daemon returned non-OK status: %d", resp.StatusCode)
+				client.SendMessage("ws/round-trip/complete", map[string]interface{}{
+					"messageId": certData.MessageId,
+					"complete":  true,
+					"error":     fmt.Sprintf("auth daemon returned status %d", resp.StatusCode),
+				})
+				return
+			}
+
+			logger.Info("Successfully registered SSH certificate with external auth daemon for user %s", certData.Username)
+		}
+
+		// Send success response back to cloud
+		err = client.SendMessage("ws/round-trip/complete", map[string]interface{}{
+			"messageId": certData.MessageId,
+			"complete":  true,
+		})
+		if err != nil {
+			logger.Error("Failed to send SSH cert success response: %v", err)
+		}
+	})
+
 	client.OnConnect(func() error {
 		publicKey = privateKey.PublicKey()
 		logger.Debug("Public key: %s", publicKey)
--- a/netstack2/handlers.go
+++ b/netstack2/handlers.go
@@ -10,12 +10,18 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"net"
+	"net/netip"
+	"os/exec"
 	"sync"
 	"time"

 	"github.com/fosrl/newt/logger"
+	"golang.org/x/net/icmp"
+	"golang.org/x/net/ipv4"
 	"gvisor.dev/gvisor/pkg/tcpip"
 	"gvisor.dev/gvisor/pkg/tcpip/adapters/gonet"
+	"gvisor.dev/gvisor/pkg/tcpip/checksum"
+	"gvisor.dev/gvisor/pkg/tcpip/header"
 	"gvisor.dev/gvisor/pkg/tcpip/stack"
 	"gvisor.dev/gvisor/pkg/tcpip/transport/tcp"
 	"gvisor.dev/gvisor/pkg/tcpip/transport/udp"
@@ -58,6 +64,9 @@ const (

 	// Buffer size for copying data
 	bufferSize = 32 * 1024
+
+	// icmpTimeout is the default timeout for ICMP ping requests.
+	icmpTimeout = 5 * time.Second
 )

 // TCPHandler handles TCP connections from netstack
@@ -72,6 +81,12 @@ type UDPHandler struct {
 	proxyHandler *ProxyHandler
 }

+// ICMPHandler handles ICMP packets from netstack
+type ICMPHandler struct {
+	stack        *stack.Stack
+	proxyHandler *ProxyHandler
+}
+
 // NewTCPHandler creates a new TCP handler
 func NewTCPHandler(s *stack.Stack, ph *ProxyHandler) *TCPHandler {
 	return &TCPHandler{stack: s, proxyHandler: ph}
@@ -82,6 +97,11 @@ func NewUDPHandler(s *stack.Stack, ph *ProxyHandler) *UDPHandler {
 	return &UDPHandler{stack: s, proxyHandler: ph}
 }

+// NewICMPHandler creates a new ICMP handler
+func NewICMPHandler(s *stack.Stack, ph *ProxyHandler) *ICMPHandler {
+	return &ICMPHandler{stack: s, proxyHandler: ph}
+}
+
 // InstallTCPHandler installs the TCP forwarder on the stack
 func (h *TCPHandler) InstallTCPHandler() error {
 	tcpForwarder := tcp.NewForwarder(h.stack, defaultWndSize, maxConnAttempts, func(r *tcp.ForwarderRequest) {
@@ -348,3 +368,334 @@ func copyPacketData(dst, src net.PacketConn, to net.Addr, timeout time.Duration)
 		dst.SetReadDeadline(time.Now().Add(timeout))
 	}
 }
+
+// InstallICMPHandler installs the ICMP handler on the stack
+func (h *ICMPHandler) InstallICMPHandler() error {
+	h.stack.SetTransportProtocolHandler(header.ICMPv4ProtocolNumber, h.handleICMPPacket)
+	logger.Debug("ICMP Handler: Installed ICMP protocol handler")
+	return nil
+}
+
+// handleICMPPacket handles incoming ICMP packets
+func (h *ICMPHandler) handleICMPPacket(id stack.TransportEndpointID, pkt *stack.PacketBuffer) bool {
+	logger.Debug("ICMP Handler: Received ICMP packet from %s to %s", id.RemoteAddress, id.LocalAddress)
+
+	// Get the ICMP header from the packet
+	icmpData := pkt.TransportHeader().Slice()
+	if len(icmpData) < header.ICMPv4MinimumSize {
+		logger.Debug("ICMP Handler: Packet too small for ICMP header: %d bytes", len(icmpData))
+		return false
+	}
+
+	icmpHdr := header.ICMPv4(icmpData)
+	icmpType := icmpHdr.Type()
+	icmpCode := icmpHdr.Code()
+
+	logger.Debug("ICMP Handler: Type=%d, Code=%d, Ident=%d, Seq=%d",
+		icmpType, icmpCode, icmpHdr.Ident(), icmpHdr.Sequence())
+
+	// Only handle Echo Request (ping)
+	if icmpType != header.ICMPv4Echo {
+		logger.Debug("ICMP Handler: Ignoring non-echo ICMP type: %d", icmpType)
+		return false
+	}
+
+	// Extract source and destination addresses
+	srcIP := id.RemoteAddress.String()
+	dstIP := id.LocalAddress.String()
+
+	logger.Info("ICMP Handler: Echo Request from %s to %s (ident=%d, seq=%d)",
+		srcIP, dstIP, icmpHdr.Ident(), icmpHdr.Sequence())
+
+	// Convert to netip.Addr for subnet matching
+	srcAddr, err := netip.ParseAddr(srcIP)
+	if err != nil {
+		logger.Debug("ICMP Handler: Failed to parse source IP %s: %v", srcIP, err)
+		return false
+	}
+	dstAddr, err := netip.ParseAddr(dstIP)
+	if err != nil {
+		logger.Debug("ICMP Handler: Failed to parse dest IP %s: %v", dstIP, err)
+		return false
+	}
+
+	// Check subnet rules (use port 0 for ICMP since it doesn't have ports)
+	if h.proxyHandler == nil {
+		logger.Debug("ICMP Handler: No proxy handler configured")
+		return false
+	}
+
+	matchedRule := h.proxyHandler.subnetLookup.Match(srcAddr, dstAddr, 0, header.ICMPv4ProtocolNumber)
+	if matchedRule == nil {
+		logger.Debug("ICMP Handler: No matching subnet rule for %s -> %s", srcIP, dstIP)
+		return false
+	}
+
+	logger.Info("ICMP Handler: Matched subnet rule for %s -> %s", srcIP, dstIP)
+
+	// Determine actual destination (with possible rewrite)
+	actualDstIP := dstIP
+	if matchedRule.RewriteTo != "" {
+		resolvedAddr, err := h.proxyHandler.resolveRewriteAddress(matchedRule.RewriteTo)
+		if err != nil {
+			logger.Info("ICMP Handler: Failed to resolve rewrite address %s: %v", matchedRule.RewriteTo, err)
+		} else {
+			actualDstIP = resolvedAddr.String()
+			logger.Info("ICMP Handler: Using rewritten destination %s (original: %s)", actualDstIP, dstIP)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Get the full ICMP payload (including the data after the header)
+	icmpPayload := pkt.Data().AsRange().ToSlice()
+
+	// Handle the ping in a goroutine to avoid blocking
+	go h.proxyPing(srcIP, dstIP, actualDstIP, icmpHdr.Ident(), icmpHdr.Sequence(), icmpPayload)
+
+	return true
+}
+
+// proxyPing sends a ping to the actual destination and injects the reply back
+func (h *ICMPHandler) proxyPing(srcIP, originalDstIP, actualDstIP string, ident, seq uint16, payload []byte) {
+	logger.Debug("ICMP Handler: Proxying ping from %s to %s (actual: %s), ident=%d, seq=%d",
+		srcIP, originalDstIP, actualDstIP, ident, seq)
+
+	// Try three methods in order: ip4:icmp -> udp4 -> ping command
+	// Track which method succeeded so we can handle identifier matching correctly
+	method, success := h.tryICMPMethods(actualDstIP, ident, seq, payload)
+
+	if !success {
+		logger.Info("ICMP Handler: All ping methods failed for %s", actualDstIP)
+		return
+	}
+
+	logger.Info("ICMP Handler: Ping successful to %s using %s, injecting reply (ident=%d, seq=%d)",
+		actualDstIP, method, ident, seq)
+
+	// Build the reply packet to inject back into the netstack
+	// The reply should appear to come from the original destination (before rewrite)
+	h.injectICMPReply(srcIP, originalDstIP, ident, seq, payload)
+}
+
+// tryICMPMethods tries all available ICMP methods in order
+func (h *ICMPHandler) tryICMPMethods(actualDstIP string, ident, seq uint16, payload []byte) (string, bool) {
+	if h.tryRawICMP(actualDstIP, ident, seq, payload, false) {
+		return "raw ICMP", true
+	}
+	if h.tryUnprivilegedICMP(actualDstIP, ident, seq, payload) {
+		return "unprivileged ICMP", true
+	}
+	if h.tryPingCommand(actualDstIP, ident, seq, payload) {
+		return "ping command", true
+	}
+	return "", false
+}
+
+// tryRawICMP attempts to ping using raw ICMP sockets (requires CAP_NET_RAW or root)
+func (h *ICMPHandler) tryRawICMP(actualDstIP string, ident, seq uint16, payload []byte, ignoreIdent bool) bool {
+	conn, err := icmp.ListenPacket("ip4:icmp", "0.0.0.0")
+	if err != nil {
+		logger.Debug("ICMP Handler: Raw ICMP socket not available: %v", err)
+		return false
+	}
+	defer conn.Close()
+
+	logger.Debug("ICMP Handler: Using raw ICMP socket")
+	return h.sendAndReceiveICMP(conn, actualDstIP, ident, seq, payload, false, ignoreIdent)
+}
+
+// tryUnprivilegedICMP attempts to ping using unprivileged ICMP (requires ping_group_range configured)
+func (h *ICMPHandler) tryUnprivilegedICMP(actualDstIP string, ident, seq uint16, payload []byte) bool {
+	conn, err := icmp.ListenPacket("udp4", "0.0.0.0")
+	if err != nil {
+		logger.Debug("ICMP Handler: Unprivileged ICMP socket not available: %v", err)
+		return false
+	}
+	defer conn.Close()
+
+	logger.Debug("ICMP Handler: Using unprivileged ICMP socket")
+	// Unprivileged ICMP doesn't let us control the identifier, so we ignore it in matching
+	return h.sendAndReceiveICMP(conn, actualDstIP, ident, seq, payload, true, true)
+}
+
+// sendAndReceiveICMP sends an ICMP echo request and waits for the reply
+func (h *ICMPHandler) sendAndReceiveICMP(conn *icmp.PacketConn, actualDstIP string, ident, seq uint16, payload []byte, isUnprivileged bool, ignoreIdent bool) bool {
+	// Build the ICMP echo request message
+	echoMsg := &icmp.Message{
+		Type: ipv4.ICMPTypeEcho,
+		Code: 0,
+		Body: &icmp.Echo{
+			ID:   int(ident),
+			Seq:  int(seq),
+			Data: payload,
+		},
+	}
+
+	msgBytes, err := echoMsg.Marshal(nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		logger.Debug("ICMP Handler: Failed to marshal ICMP message: %v", err)
+		return false
+	}
+
+	// Resolve destination address based on socket type
+	var writeErr error
+	if isUnprivileged {
+		// For unprivileged ICMP, use UDP-style addressing
+		udpAddr := &net.UDPAddr{IP: net.ParseIP(actualDstIP)}
+		logger.Debug("ICMP Handler: Sending ping to %s (unprivileged)", udpAddr.String())
+		conn.SetDeadline(time.Now().Add(icmpTimeout))
+		_, writeErr = conn.WriteTo(msgBytes, udpAddr)
+	} else {
+		// For raw ICMP, use IP addressing
+		dst, err := net.ResolveIPAddr("ip4", actualDstIP)
+		if err != nil {
+			logger.Debug("ICMP Handler: Failed to resolve destination %s: %v", actualDstIP, err)
+			return false
+		}
+		logger.Debug("ICMP Handler: Sending ping to %s (raw)", dst.String())
+		conn.SetDeadline(time.Now().Add(icmpTimeout))
+		_, writeErr = conn.WriteTo(msgBytes, dst)
+	}
+
+	if writeErr != nil {
+		logger.Debug("ICMP Handler: Failed to send ping to %s: %v", actualDstIP, writeErr)
+		return false
+	}
+
+	logger.Debug("ICMP Handler: Ping sent to %s, waiting for reply (ident=%d, seq=%d)", actualDstIP, ident, seq)
+
+	// Wait for reply - loop to filter out non-matching packets
+	replyBuf := make([]byte, 1500)
+
+	for {
+		n, peer, err := conn.ReadFrom(replyBuf)
+		if err != nil {
+			logger.Debug("ICMP Handler: Failed to receive ping reply from %s: %v", actualDstIP, err)
+			return false
+		}
+
+		logger.Debug("ICMP Handler: Received %d bytes from %s", n, peer.String())
+
+		// Parse the reply
+		replyMsg, err := icmp.ParseMessage(1, replyBuf[:n])
+		if err != nil {
+			logger.Debug("ICMP Handler: Failed to parse ICMP message: %v", err)
+			continue
+		}
+
+		// Check if it's an echo reply (type 0), not an echo request (type 8)
+		if replyMsg.Type != ipv4.ICMPTypeEchoReply {
+			logger.Debug("ICMP Handler: Received non-echo-reply type: %v, continuing to wait", replyMsg.Type)
+			continue
+		}
+
+		reply, ok := replyMsg.Body.(*icmp.Echo)
+		if !ok {
+			logger.Debug("ICMP Handler: Invalid echo reply body type, continuing to wait")
+			continue
+		}
+
+		// Verify the sequence matches what we sent
+		// For unprivileged ICMP, the kernel controls the identifier, so we only check sequence
+		if reply.Seq != int(seq) {
+			logger.Debug("ICMP Handler: Reply seq mismatch: got seq=%d, want seq=%d", reply.Seq, seq)
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if !ignoreIdent && reply.ID != int(ident) {
+			logger.Debug("ICMP Handler: Reply ident mismatch: got ident=%d, want ident=%d", reply.ID, ident)
+			continue
+		}
+
+		// Found matching reply
+		logger.Debug("ICMP Handler: Received valid echo reply")
+		return true
+	}
+}
+
+// tryPingCommand attempts to ping using the system ping command (always works, but less control)
+func (h *ICMPHandler) tryPingCommand(actualDstIP string, ident, seq uint16, payload []byte) bool {
+	logger.Debug("ICMP Handler: Attempting to use system ping command")
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), icmpTimeout)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	// Send one ping with timeout
+	// -c 1: count = 1 packet
+	// -W 5: timeout = 5 seconds
+	// -q: quiet output (just summary)
+	cmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, "ping", "-c", "1", "-W", "5", "-q", actualDstIP)
+	output, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
+
+	if err != nil {
+		logger.Debug("ICMP Handler: System ping command failed: %v, output: %s", err, string(output))
+		return false
+	}
+
+	logger.Debug("ICMP Handler: System ping command succeeded")
+	return true
+}
+
+// injectICMPReply creates an ICMP echo reply packet and queues it to be sent back through the tunnel
+func (h *ICMPHandler) injectICMPReply(dstIP, srcIP string, ident, seq uint16, payload []byte) {
+	logger.Debug("ICMP Handler: Creating reply from %s to %s (ident=%d, seq=%d)",
+		srcIP, dstIP, ident, seq)
+
+	// Parse addresses
+	srcAddr, err := netip.ParseAddr(srcIP)
+	if err != nil {
+		logger.Info("ICMP Handler: Failed to parse source IP for reply: %v", err)
+		return
+	}
+	dstAddr, err := netip.ParseAddr(dstIP)
+	if err != nil {
+		logger.Info("ICMP Handler: Failed to parse dest IP for reply: %v", err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	// Calculate total packet size
+	ipHeaderLen := header.IPv4MinimumSize
+	icmpHeaderLen := header.ICMPv4MinimumSize
+	totalLen := ipHeaderLen + icmpHeaderLen + len(payload)
+
+	// Create the packet buffer
+	pkt := make([]byte, totalLen)
+
+	// Build IPv4 header
+	ipHdr := header.IPv4(pkt[:ipHeaderLen])
+	ipHdr.Encode(&header.IPv4Fields{
+		TotalLength: uint16(totalLen),
+		TTL:         64,
+		Protocol:    uint8(header.ICMPv4ProtocolNumber),
+		SrcAddr:     tcpip.AddrFrom4(srcAddr.As4()),
+		DstAddr:     tcpip.AddrFrom4(dstAddr.As4()),
+	})
+	ipHdr.SetChecksum(^ipHdr.CalculateChecksum())
+
+	// Build ICMP header
+	icmpHdr := header.ICMPv4(pkt[ipHeaderLen : ipHeaderLen+icmpHeaderLen])
+	icmpHdr.SetType(header.ICMPv4EchoReply)
+	icmpHdr.SetCode(0)
+	icmpHdr.SetIdent(ident)
+	icmpHdr.SetSequence(seq)
+
+	// Copy payload
+	copy(pkt[ipHeaderLen+icmpHeaderLen:], payload)
+
+	// Calculate ICMP checksum (covers ICMP header + payload)
+	icmpHdr.SetChecksum(0)
+	icmpData := pkt[ipHeaderLen:]
+	icmpHdr.SetChecksum(^checksum.Checksum(icmpData, 0))
+
+	logger.Debug("ICMP Handler: Built reply packet, total length=%d", totalLen)
+
+	// Queue the packet to be sent back through the tunnel
+	if h.proxyHandler != nil {
+		if h.proxyHandler.QueueICMPReply(pkt) {
+			logger.Info("ICMP Handler: Queued echo reply packet for transmission")
+		} else {
+			logger.Info("ICMP Handler: Failed to queue echo reply packet")
+		}
+	} else {
+		logger.Info("ICMP Handler: Cannot queue reply - proxy handler not available")
+	}
+}
--- a/netstack2/proxy.go
+++ b/netstack2/proxy.go
@@ -22,10 +22,12 @@ import (
 	"gvisor.dev/gvisor/pkg/tcpip/transport/udp"
 )

-// PortRange represents an allowed range of ports (inclusive)
+// PortRange represents an allowed range of ports (inclusive) with optional protocol filtering
+// Protocol can be "tcp", "udp", or "" (empty string means both protocols)
 type PortRange struct {
-	Min uint16
-	Max uint16
+	Min      uint16
+	Max      uint16
+	Protocol string // "tcp", "udp", or "" for both
 }

 // SubnetRule represents a subnet with optional port restrictions and source address
@@ -41,6 +43,7 @@ type PortRange struct {
 type SubnetRule struct {
 	SourcePrefix netip.Prefix // Source IP prefix (who is sending)
 	DestPrefix   netip.Prefix // Destination IP prefix (where it's going)
+	DisableIcmp  bool         // If true, ICMP traffic is blocked for this subnet
 	RewriteTo    string       // Optional rewrite address for DNAT - can be IP/CIDR or domain name
 	PortRanges   []PortRange  // empty slice means all ports allowed
 }
@@ -67,7 +70,7 @@ func NewSubnetLookup() *SubnetLookup {
 // AddSubnet adds a subnet rule with source and destination prefixes and optional port restrictions
 // If portRanges is nil or empty, all ports are allowed for this subnet
 // rewriteTo can be either an IP/CIDR (e.g., "192.168.1.1/32") or a domain name (e.g., "example.com")
-func (sl *SubnetLookup) AddSubnet(sourcePrefix, destPrefix netip.Prefix, rewriteTo string, portRanges []PortRange) {
+func (sl *SubnetLookup) AddSubnet(sourcePrefix, destPrefix netip.Prefix, rewriteTo string, portRanges []PortRange, disableIcmp bool) {
 	sl.mu.Lock()
 	defer sl.mu.Unlock()

@@ -79,6 +82,7 @@ func (sl *SubnetLookup) AddSubnet(sourcePrefix, destPrefix netip.Prefix, rewrite
 	sl.rules[key] = &SubnetRule{
 		SourcePrefix: sourcePrefix,
 		DestPrefix:   destPrefix,
+		DisableIcmp:  disableIcmp,
 		RewriteTo:    rewriteTo,
 		PortRanges:   portRanges,
 	}
@@ -97,14 +101,16 @@ func (sl *SubnetLookup) RemoveSubnet(sourcePrefix, destPrefix netip.Prefix) {
 	delete(sl.rules, key)
 }

-// Match checks if a source IP, destination IP, and port match any subnet rule
-// Returns the matched rule if BOTH:
+// Match checks if a source IP, destination IP, port, and protocol match any subnet rule
+// Returns the matched rule if ALL of these conditions are met:
 //   - The source IP is in the rule's source prefix
 //   - The destination IP is in the rule's destination prefix
 //   - The port is in an allowed range (or no port restrictions exist)
+//   - The protocol matches (or the port range allows both protocols)
 //
+// proto should be header.TCPProtocolNumber or header.UDPProtocolNumber
 // Returns nil if no rule matches
-func (sl *SubnetLookup) Match(srcIP, dstIP netip.Addr, port uint16) *SubnetRule {
+func (sl *SubnetLookup) Match(srcIP, dstIP netip.Addr, port uint16, proto tcpip.TransportProtocolNumber) *SubnetRule {
 	sl.mu.RLock()
 	defer sl.mu.RUnlock()

@@ -119,16 +125,31 @@ func (sl *SubnetLookup) Match(srcIP, dstIP netip.Addr, port uint16) *SubnetRule
 			continue
 		}

+		if rule.DisableIcmp && (proto == header.ICMPv4ProtocolNumber || proto == header.ICMPv6ProtocolNumber) {
+		    // ICMP is disabled for this subnet
+			return nil
+		}
+
 		// Both IPs match - now check port restrictions
 		// If no port ranges specified, all ports are allowed
 		if len(rule.PortRanges) == 0 {
 			return rule
 		}

-		// Check if port is in any of the allowed ranges
+		// Check if port and protocol are in any of the allowed ranges
 		for _, pr := range rule.PortRanges {
 			if port >= pr.Min && port <= pr.Max {
-				return rule
+				// Check protocol compatibility
+				if pr.Protocol == "" {
+					// Empty protocol means allow both TCP and UDP
+					return rule
+				}
+				// Check if the packet protocol matches the port range protocol
+				if (pr.Protocol == "tcp" && proto == header.TCPProtocolNumber) ||
+					(pr.Protocol == "udp" && proto == header.UDPProtocolNumber) {
+					return rule
+				}
+				// Port matches but protocol doesn't - continue checking other ranges
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -177,24 +198,28 @@ type ProxyHandler struct {
 	proxyNotifyHandle *channel.NotificationHandle
 	tcpHandler        *TCPHandler
 	udpHandler        *UDPHandler
+	icmpHandler       *ICMPHandler
 	subnetLookup      *SubnetLookup
 	natTable          map[connKey]*natState
 	reverseNatTable   map[reverseConnKey]*natState // Reverse lookup map for O(1) reply packet NAT
 	destRewriteTable  map[destKey]netip.Addr       // Maps original dest to rewritten dest for handler lookups
 	natMu             sync.RWMutex
 	enabled           bool
+	icmpReplies       chan []byte          // Channel for ICMP reply packets to be sent back through the tunnel
+	notifiable        channel.Notification // Notification handler for triggering reads
 }

 // ProxyHandlerOptions configures the proxy handler
 type ProxyHandlerOptions struct {
-	EnableTCP bool
-	EnableUDP bool
-	MTU       int
+	EnableTCP  bool
+	EnableUDP  bool
+	EnableICMP bool
+	MTU        int
 }

 // NewProxyHandler creates a new proxy handler for promiscuous mode
 func NewProxyHandler(options ProxyHandlerOptions) (*ProxyHandler, error) {
-	if !options.EnableTCP && !options.EnableUDP {
+	if !options.EnableTCP && !options.EnableUDP && !options.EnableICMP {
 		return nil, nil // No proxy needed
 	}

@@ -204,6 +229,7 @@ func NewProxyHandler(options ProxyHandlerOptions) (*ProxyHandler, error) {
 		natTable:         make(map[connKey]*natState),
 		reverseNatTable:  make(map[reverseConnKey]*natState),
 		destRewriteTable: make(map[destKey]netip.Addr),
+		icmpReplies:      make(chan []byte, 256), // Buffer for ICMP reply packets
 		proxyEp:          channel.New(1024, uint32(options.MTU), ""),
 		proxyStack: stack.New(stack.Options{
 			NetworkProtocols: []stack.NetworkProtocolFactory{
@@ -235,6 +261,15 @@ func NewProxyHandler(options ProxyHandlerOptions) (*ProxyHandler, error) {
 		}
 	}

+	// Initialize ICMP handler if enabled
+	if options.EnableICMP {
+		handler.icmpHandler = NewICMPHandler(handler.proxyStack, handler)
+		if err := handler.icmpHandler.InstallICMPHandler(); err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to install ICMP handler: %v", err)
+		}
+		logger.Debug("ProxyHandler: ICMP handler enabled")
+	}
+
 	// // Example 1: Add a rule with no port restrictions (all ports allowed)
 	// // This accepts all traffic FROM 10.0.0.0/24 TO 10.20.20.0/24
 	// sourceSubnet := netip.MustParsePrefix("10.0.0.0/24")
@@ -259,11 +294,11 @@ func NewProxyHandler(options ProxyHandlerOptions) (*ProxyHandler, error) {
 // destPrefix: The IP prefix of the destination
 // rewriteTo: Optional address to rewrite destination to - can be IP/CIDR or domain name
 // If portRanges is nil or empty, all ports are allowed for this subnet
-func (p *ProxyHandler) AddSubnetRule(sourcePrefix, destPrefix netip.Prefix, rewriteTo string, portRanges []PortRange) {
+func (p *ProxyHandler) AddSubnetRule(sourcePrefix, destPrefix netip.Prefix, rewriteTo string, portRanges []PortRange, disableIcmp bool) {
 	if p == nil || !p.enabled {
 		return
 	}
-	p.subnetLookup.AddSubnet(sourcePrefix, destPrefix, rewriteTo, portRanges)
+	p.subnetLookup.AddSubnet(sourcePrefix, destPrefix, rewriteTo, portRanges, disableIcmp)
 }

 // RemoveSubnetRule removes a subnet from the proxy handler
@@ -342,6 +377,9 @@ func (p *ProxyHandler) Initialize(notifiable channel.Notification) error {
 		return nil
 	}

+	// Store notifiable for triggering notifications on ICMP replies
+	p.notifiable = notifiable
+
 	// Add notification handler
 	p.proxyNotifyHandle = p.proxyEp.AddNotify(notifiable)

@@ -420,14 +458,21 @@ func (p *ProxyHandler) HandleIncomingPacket(packet []byte) bool {
 		}
 		udpHeader := header.UDP(packet[headerLen:])
 		dstPort = udpHeader.DestinationPort()
-	default:
-		// For other protocols (ICMP, etc.), use port 0 (must match rules with no port restrictions)
+	case header.ICMPv4ProtocolNumber:
+		// ICMP doesn't have ports, use port 0 (must match rules with no port restrictions)
 		dstPort = 0
+		logger.Debug("HandleIncomingPacket: ICMP packet from %s to %s", srcAddr, dstAddr)
+	default:
+		// For other protocols, use port 0 (must match rules with no port restrictions)
+		dstPort = 0
+		logger.Debug("HandleIncomingPacket: Unknown protocol %d from %s to %s", protocol, srcAddr, dstAddr)
 	}

-	// Check if the source IP, destination IP, and port match any subnet rule
-	matchedRule := p.subnetLookup.Match(srcAddr, dstAddr, dstPort)
+	// Check if the source IP, destination IP, port, and protocol match any subnet rule
+	matchedRule := p.subnetLookup.Match(srcAddr, dstAddr, dstPort, protocol)
 	if matchedRule != nil {
+		logger.Debug("HandleIncomingPacket: Matched rule for %s -> %s (proto=%d, port=%d)",
+			srcAddr, dstAddr, protocol, dstPort)
 		// Check if we need to perform DNAT
 		if matchedRule.RewriteTo != "" {
 			// Create connection tracking key using original destination
@@ -527,9 +572,12 @@ func (p *ProxyHandler) HandleIncomingPacket(packet []byte) bool {
 			Payload: buffer.MakeWithData(packet),
 		})
 		p.proxyEp.InjectInbound(header.IPv4ProtocolNumber, pkb)
+		logger.Debug("HandleIncomingPacket: Injected packet into proxy stack (proto=%d)", protocol)
 		return true
 	}

+	// logger.Debug("HandleIncomingPacket: No matching rule for %s -> %s (proto=%d, port=%d)",
+		// srcAddr, dstAddr, protocol, dstPort)
 	return false
 }

@@ -652,6 +700,15 @@ func (p *ProxyHandler) ReadOutgoingPacket() *buffer.View {
 		return nil
 	}

+	// First check for ICMP reply packets (non-blocking)
+	select {
+	case icmpReply := <-p.icmpReplies:
+		logger.Debug("ReadOutgoingPacket: Returning ICMP reply packet (%d bytes)", len(icmpReply))
+		return buffer.NewViewWithData(icmpReply)
+	default:
+		// No ICMP reply available, continue to check proxy endpoint
+	}
+
 	pkt := p.proxyEp.Read()
 	if pkt != nil {
 		view := pkt.ToView()
@@ -681,6 +738,11 @@ func (p *ProxyHandler) ReadOutgoingPacket() *buffer.View {
 					srcPort = udpHeader.SourcePort()
 					dstPort = udpHeader.DestinationPort()
 				}
+			case header.ICMPv4ProtocolNumber:
+				// ICMP packets don't need NAT translation in our implementation
+				// since we construct reply packets with the correct addresses
+				logger.Debug("ReadOutgoingPacket: ICMP packet from %s to %s", srcIP, dstIP)
+				return view
 			}

 			// Look up NAT state for reverse translation using O(1) reverse lookup map
@@ -716,12 +778,37 @@ func (p *ProxyHandler) ReadOutgoingPacket() *buffer.View {
 	return nil
 }

+// QueueICMPReply queues an ICMP reply packet to be sent back through the tunnel
+func (p *ProxyHandler) QueueICMPReply(packet []byte) bool {
+	if p == nil || !p.enabled {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	select {
+	case p.icmpReplies <- packet:
+		logger.Debug("QueueICMPReply: Queued ICMP reply packet (%d bytes)", len(packet))
+		// Trigger notification so WriteNotify picks up the packet
+		if p.notifiable != nil {
+			p.notifiable.WriteNotify()
+		}
+		return true
+	default:
+		logger.Info("QueueICMPReply: ICMP reply channel full, dropping packet")
+		return false
+	}
+}
+
 // Close cleans up the proxy handler resources
 func (p *ProxyHandler) Close() error {
 	if p == nil || !p.enabled {
 		return nil
 	}

+	// Close ICMP replies channel
+	if p.icmpReplies != nil {
+		close(p.icmpReplies)
+	}
+
 	if p.proxyStack != nil {
 		p.proxyStack.RemoveNIC(1)
 		p.proxyStack.Close()
--- a/netstack2/tun.go
+++ b/netstack2/tun.go
@@ -56,15 +56,17 @@ type Net netTun

 // NetTunOptions contains options for creating a NetTUN device
 type NetTunOptions struct {
-	EnableTCPProxy bool
-	EnableUDPProxy bool
+	EnableTCPProxy  bool
+	EnableUDPProxy  bool
+	EnableICMPProxy bool
 }

 // CreateNetTUN creates a new TUN device with netstack without proxying
 func CreateNetTUN(localAddresses, dnsServers []netip.Addr, mtu int) (tun.Device, *Net, error) {
 	return CreateNetTUNWithOptions(localAddresses, dnsServers, mtu, NetTunOptions{
-		EnableTCPProxy: true,
-		EnableUDPProxy: true,
+		EnableTCPProxy:  true,
+		EnableUDPProxy:  true,
+		EnableICMPProxy: true,
 	})
 }

@@ -84,13 +86,14 @@ func CreateNetTUNWithOptions(localAddresses, dnsServers []netip.Addr, mtu int, o
 		mtu:            mtu,
 	}

-	// Initialize proxy handler if TCP or UDP proxying is enabled
-	if options.EnableTCPProxy || options.EnableUDPProxy {
+	// Initialize proxy handler if TCP, UDP, or ICMP proxying is enabled
+	if options.EnableTCPProxy || options.EnableUDPProxy || options.EnableICMPProxy {
 		var err error
 		dev.proxyHandler, err = NewProxyHandler(ProxyHandlerOptions{
-			EnableTCP: options.EnableTCPProxy,
-			EnableUDP: options.EnableUDPProxy,
-			MTU:       mtu,
+			EnableTCP:  options.EnableTCPProxy,
+			EnableUDP:  options.EnableUDPProxy,
+			EnableICMP: options.EnableICMPProxy,
+			MTU:        mtu,
 		})
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create proxy handler: %v", err)
@@ -351,10 +354,10 @@ func (net *Net) ListenUDP(laddr *net.UDPAddr) (*gonet.UDPConn, error) {
 // AddProxySubnetRule adds a subnet rule to the proxy handler
 // If portRanges is nil or empty, all ports are allowed for this subnet
 // rewriteTo can be either an IP/CIDR (e.g., "192.168.1.1/32") or a domain name (e.g., "example.com")
-func (net *Net) AddProxySubnetRule(sourcePrefix, destPrefix netip.Prefix, rewriteTo string, portRanges []PortRange) {
+func (net *Net) AddProxySubnetRule(sourcePrefix, destPrefix netip.Prefix, rewriteTo string, portRanges []PortRange, disableIcmp bool) {
 	tun := (*netTun)(net)
 	if tun.proxyHandler != nil {
-		tun.proxyHandler.AddSubnetRule(sourcePrefix, destPrefix, rewriteTo, portRanges)
+		tun.proxyHandler.AddSubnetRule(sourcePrefix, destPrefix, rewriteTo, portRanges, disableIcmp)
 	}
 }

--- a/network/interface.go
+++ b/network/interface.go
@@ -44,9 +44,13 @@ func ConfigureInterface(interfaceName string, tunnelIp string, mtu int) error {
 		return configureDarwin(interfaceName, ip, ipNet)
 	case "windows":
 		return configureWindows(interfaceName, ip, ipNet)
-	default:
-		return fmt.Errorf("unsupported operating system: %s", runtime.GOOS)
+	case "android":
+		return nil
+	case "ios":
+		return nil
 	}
+
+	return nil
 }

 // waitForInterfaceUp polls the network interface until it's up or times out
--- a/network/route.go
+++ b/network/route.go
@@ -126,13 +126,14 @@ func LinuxRemoveRoute(destination string) error {

 // addRouteForServerIP adds an OS-specific route for the server IP
 func AddRouteForServerIP(serverIP, interfaceName string) error {
-	if err := AddRouteForNetworkConfig(serverIP); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
 	if interfaceName == "" {
 		return nil
 	}
-	if runtime.GOOS == "darwin" {
+	// TODO: does this also need to be ios?
+	if runtime.GOOS == "darwin" { // macos requires routes for each peer to be added but this messes with other platforms
+		if err := AddRouteForNetworkConfig(serverIP); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 		return DarwinAddRoute(serverIP, "", interfaceName)
 	}
 	// else if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
@@ -145,13 +146,14 @@ func AddRouteForServerIP(serverIP, interfaceName string) error {

 // removeRouteForServerIP removes an OS-specific route for the server IP
 func RemoveRouteForServerIP(serverIP string, interfaceName string) error {
-	if err := RemoveRouteForNetworkConfig(serverIP); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
 	if interfaceName == "" {
 		return nil
 	}
-	if runtime.GOOS == "darwin" {
+	// TODO: does this also need to be ios?
+	if runtime.GOOS == "darwin" { // macos requires routes for each peer to be added but this messes with other platforms
+		if err := RemoveRouteForNetworkConfig(serverIP); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 		return DarwinRemoveRoute(serverIP)
 	}
 	// else if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
@@ -217,21 +219,22 @@ func AddRoutes(remoteSubnets []string, interfaceName string) error {
 			continue
 		}

-		if runtime.GOOS == "darwin" {
+		switch runtime.GOOS {
+		case "darwin":
 			if err := DarwinAddRoute(subnet, "", interfaceName); err != nil {
 				logger.Error("Failed to add Darwin route for subnet %s: %v", subnet, err)
-				return err
 			}
-		} else if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
+		case "windows":
 			if err := WindowsAddRoute(subnet, "", interfaceName); err != nil {
 				logger.Error("Failed to add Windows route for subnet %s: %v", subnet, err)
-				return err
 			}
-		} else if runtime.GOOS == "linux" {
+		case "linux":
 			if err := LinuxAddRoute(subnet, "", interfaceName); err != nil {
 				logger.Error("Failed to add Linux route for subnet %s: %v", subnet, err)
-				return err
 			}
+		case "android", "ios":
+			// Routes handled by the OS/VPN service
+			continue
 		}

 		logger.Info("Added route for remote subnet: %s", subnet)
@@ -258,21 +261,22 @@ func RemoveRoutes(remoteSubnets []string) error {
 		}

 		// Remove route based on operating system
-		if runtime.GOOS == "darwin" {
+		switch runtime.GOOS {
+		case "darwin":
 			if err := DarwinRemoveRoute(subnet); err != nil {
 				logger.Error("Failed to remove Darwin route for subnet %s: %v", subnet, err)
-				return err
 			}
-		} else if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
+		case "windows":
 			if err := WindowsRemoveRoute(subnet); err != nil {
 				logger.Error("Failed to remove Windows route for subnet %s: %v", subnet, err)
-				return err
 			}
-		} else if runtime.GOOS == "linux" {
+		case "linux":
 			if err := LinuxRemoveRoute(subnet); err != nil {
 				logger.Error("Failed to remove Linux route for subnet %s: %v", subnet, err)
-				return err
 			}
+		case "android", "ios":
+			// Routes handled by the OS/VPN service
+			continue
 		}

 		logger.Info("Removed route for remote subnet: %s", subnet)
--- a/network/settings.go
+++ b/network/settings.go
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ func RemoveIPv4IncludedRoute(route IPv4Route) {
 		if r == route {
 			networkSettings.IPv4IncludedRoutes = append(routes[:i], routes[i+1:]...)
 			logger.Info("Removed IPv4 included route: %+v", route)
-			return
+			break
 		}
 	}
 	incrementor++
--- a/udp_client.py
+++ b/udp_client.py
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+import socket
+import sys
+
+# Argument parsing: Check if IP and Port are provided
+if len(sys.argv) != 3:
+    print("Usage: python udp_client.py <HOST_IP> <HOST_PORT>")
+    # Example: python udp_client.py 127.0.0.1 12000
+    sys.exit(1)
+
+HOST = sys.argv[1]
+try:
+    PORT = int(sys.argv[2])
+except ValueError:
+    print("Error: HOST_PORT must be an integer.")
+    sys.exit(1)
+
+# The message to send to the server
+MESSAGE = "Hello UDP Server! How are you?"
+
+# Create a UDP socket
+try:
+    client_socket = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_DGRAM)
+except socket.error as err:
+    print(f"Failed to create socket: {err}")
+    sys.exit()
+
+try:
+    print(f"Sending message to {HOST}:{PORT}...")
+
+    # Send the message (data must be encoded to bytes)
+    client_socket.sendto(MESSAGE.encode('utf-8'), (HOST, PORT))
+
+    # Wait for the server's response (buffer size 1024 bytes)
+    data, server_address = client_socket.recvfrom(1024)
+
+    # Decode and print the server's response
+    response = data.decode('utf-8')
+    print("-" * 30)
+    print(f"Received response from server {server_address[0]}:{server_address[1]}:")
+    print(f"-> Data: '{response}'")
+
+except socket.error as err:
+    print(f"Error during communication: {err}")
+
+finally:
+    # Close the socket
+    client_socket.close()
+    print("-" * 30)
+    print("Client finished and socket closed.")
--- a/udp_server.py
+++ b/udp_server.py
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+import socket
+import sys
+
+# optionally take in some positional args for the port
+if len(sys.argv) > 1:
+    try:
+        PORT = int(sys.argv[1])
+    except ValueError:
+        print("Invalid port number. Using default port 12000.")
+        PORT = 12000
+else:
+    PORT = 12000
+
+# Define the server host and port
+HOST = '0.0.0.0'  # Standard loopback interface address (localhost)
+
+# Create a UDP socket
+try:
+    server_socket = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_DGRAM)
+except socket.error as err:
+    print(f"Failed to create socket: {err}")
+    sys.exit()
+
+# Bind the socket to the address
+try:
+    server_socket.bind((HOST, PORT))
+    print(f"UDP Server listening on {HOST}:{PORT}")
+except socket.error as err:
+    print(f"Bind failed: {err}")
+    server_socket.close()
+    sys.exit()
+
+# Wait for and process incoming data
+while True:
+    try:
+        # Receive data and the client's address (buffer size 1024 bytes)
+        data, client_address = server_socket.recvfrom(1024)
+
+        # Decode the data and print the message
+        message = data.decode('utf-8')
+        print("-" * 30)
+        print(f"Received message from {client_address[0]}:{client_address[1]}:")
+        print(f"-> Data: '{message}'")
+
+        # Prepare the response message
+        response_message = f"Hello client! Server received: '{message.upper()}'"
+
+        # Send the response back to the client
+        server_socket.sendto(response_message.encode('utf-8'), client_address)
+        print(f"Sent response back to client.")
+
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"An error occurred: {e}")
+        break
+
+# Clean up (though usually unreachable in an infinite server loop)
+server_socket.close()
+print("Server stopped.")
--- a/updates/updates.go
+++ b/updates/updates.go
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ func CheckForUpdate(owner, repo, currentVersion string) error {

 	// Check if update is available
 	if currentVer.isNewer(latestVer) {
-		printUpdateBanner(currentVer.String(), latestVer.String(), release.HTMLURL)
+		printUpdateBanner(currentVer.String(), latestVer.String(), "curl -fsSL https://static.pangolin.net/get-newt.sh | bash")
 	}

 	return nil
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ func printUpdateBanner(currentVersion, latestVersion, releaseURL string) {
 		"║  A newer version is available! Please update to get the" + padRight("", contentWidth-56) + "║",
 		"║  latest features, bug fixes, and security improvements." + padRight("", contentWidth-56) + "║",
 		emptyLine,
-		"║  Release URL: " + padRight(releaseURL, contentWidth-15) + "║",
+		"║  Update: " + padRight(releaseURL, contentWidth-10) + "║",
 		emptyLine,
 		borderBot,
 	}
--- a/wgtester/wgtester.go
+++ b/wgtester/wgtester.go
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ type Server struct {
 	isRunning    bool
 	runningLock  sync.Mutex
 	newtID       string
-	outputPrefix string
 	useNetstack  bool
 	tnet         interface{} // Will be *netstack2.Net when using netstack
 }
@@ -50,7 +49,6 @@ func NewServer(serverAddr string, serverPort uint16, newtID string) *Server {
 		serverPort:   serverPort + 1, // use the next port for the server
 		shutdownCh:   make(chan struct{}),
 		newtID:       newtID,
-		outputPrefix: "[WGTester] ",
 		useNetstack:  false,
 		tnet:         nil,
 	}
@@ -63,7 +61,6 @@ func NewServerWithNetstack(serverAddr string, serverPort uint16, newtID string,
 		serverPort:   serverPort + 1, // use the next port for the server
 		shutdownCh:   make(chan struct{}),
 		newtID:       newtID,
-		outputPrefix: "[WGTester] ",
 		useNetstack:  true,
 		tnet:         tnet,
 	}
@@ -109,7 +106,7 @@ func (s *Server) Start() error {
 	s.isRunning = true
 	go s.handleConnections()

-	logger.Info("%sServer started on %s:%d", s.outputPrefix, s.serverAddr, s.serverPort)
+	logger.Debug("WGTester Server started on %s:%d", s.serverAddr, s.serverPort)
 	return nil
 }

@@ -127,7 +124,7 @@ func (s *Server) Stop() {
 		s.conn.Close()
 	}
 	s.isRunning = false
-	logger.Info("%sServer stopped", s.outputPrefix)
+	logger.Info("WGTester Server stopped")
 }

 // RestartWithNetstack stops the current server and restarts it with netstack
@@ -162,7 +159,7 @@ func (s *Server) handleConnections() {
 			// Set read deadline to avoid blocking forever
 			err := s.conn.SetReadDeadline(time.Now().Add(1 * time.Second))
 			if err != nil {
-				logger.Error("%sError setting read deadline: %v", s.outputPrefix, err)
+				logger.Error("Error setting read deadline: %v", err)
 				continue
 			}

@@ -192,7 +189,7 @@ func (s *Server) handleConnections() {
 					if err == io.EOF {
 						return
 					}
-					logger.Error("%sError reading from UDP: %v", s.outputPrefix, err)
+					logger.Error("Error reading from UDP: %v", err)
 				}
 				continue
 			}
@@ -224,7 +221,7 @@ func (s *Server) handleConnections() {
 			copy(responsePacket[5:13], buffer[5:13])

 			// Log response being sent for debugging
-			// logger.Debug("%sSending response to %s", s.outputPrefix, addr.String())
+			// logger.Debug("Sending response to %s", addr.String())

 			// Send the response packet - handle both regular UDP and netstack UDP
 			if s.useNetstack {
@@ -238,9 +235,9 @@ func (s *Server) handleConnections() {
 			}

 			if err != nil {
-				logger.Error("%sError sending response: %v", s.outputPrefix, err)
+				logger.Error("Error sending response: %v", err)
 			} else {
-				// logger.Debug("%sResponse sent successfully", s.outputPrefix)
+				// logger.Debug("Response sent successfully")
 			}
 		}
 	}