Allow health check to http self signed by default

Fixes #122

healthcheck/healthcheck.go

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package healthcheck
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"crypto/tls"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
@@ -66,20 +67,31 @@ type StatusChangeCallback func(targets map[int]*Target)
 
 // Monitor manages health check targets and their monitoring
 type Monitor struct {
-	targets  map[int]*Target
+	targets     map[int]*Target
-	mutex    sync.RWMutex
+	mutex       sync.RWMutex
-	callback StatusChangeCallback
+	callback    StatusChangeCallback
-	client   *http.Client
+	client      *http.Client
+	enforceCert bool
 }
 
 // NewMonitor creates a new health check monitor
-func NewMonitor(callback StatusChangeCallback) *Monitor {
+func NewMonitor(callback StatusChangeCallback, enforceCert bool) *Monitor {
-	logger.Info("Creating new health check monitor")
+	logger.Info("Creating new health check monitor with certificate enforcement: %t", enforceCert)
+
+	// Configure TLS settings based on certificate enforcement
+	transport := &http.Transport{
+		TLSClientConfig: &tls.Config{
+			InsecureSkipVerify: !enforceCert,
+		},
+	}
+
 	return &Monitor{
-		targets:  make(map[int]*Target),
+		targets:     make(map[int]*Target),
-		callback: callback,
+		callback:    callback,
+		enforceCert: enforceCert,
 		client: &http.Client{
-			Timeout: 30 * time.Second,
+			Timeout:   30 * time.Second,
+			Transport: transport,
 		},
 	}
 }
@@ -367,6 +379,11 @@ func (m *Monitor) performHealthCheck(target *Target) {
 	logger.Debug("Target %d: performing health check %d to %s",
 		target.Config.ID, target.CheckCount, url)
 
+	if target.Config.Scheme == "https" {
+		logger.Debug("Target %d: HTTPS health check with certificate enforcement: %t",
+			target.Config.ID, m.enforceCert)
+	}
+
 	// Create request
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), time.Duration(target.Config.Timeout)*time.Second)
 	defer cancel()

main.go

@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ var (
 	authorizedKeysFile                 string
 	preferEndpoint                     string
 	healthMonitor                      *healthcheck.Monitor
+	enforceHealthcheckCert             bool
 
 	// New mTLS configuration variables
 	tlsClientCert string
@@ -138,10 +139,12 @@ func main() {
 	keepInterfaceEnv := os.Getenv("KEEP_INTERFACE")
 	acceptClientsEnv := os.Getenv("ACCEPT_CLIENTS")
 	useNativeInterfaceEnv := os.Getenv("USE_NATIVE_INTERFACE")
+	enforceHealthcheckCertEnv := os.Getenv("ENFORCE_HC_CERT")
 
 	keepInterface = keepInterfaceEnv == "true"
 	acceptClients = acceptClientsEnv == "true"
 	useNativeInterface = useNativeInterfaceEnv == "true"
+	enforceHealthcheckCert = enforceHealthcheckCertEnv == "true"
 
 	dockerSocket = os.Getenv("DOCKER_SOCKET")
 	pingIntervalStr := os.Getenv("PING_INTERVAL")
@@ -206,8 +209,8 @@ func main() {
 	if acceptClientsEnv == "" {
 		flag.BoolVar(&acceptClients, "accept-clients", false, "Accept clients on the WireGuard interface")
 	}
-	if tlsPrivateKey == "" {
+	if enforceHealthcheckCertEnv == "" {
-		flag.StringVar(&tlsPrivateKey, "tls-client-cert", "", "Path to client certificate used for mTLS")
+		flag.BoolVar(&enforceHealthcheckCert, "enforce-hc-cert", false, "Enforce certificate validation for health checks (default: false, accepts any cert)")
 	}
 	if dockerSocket == "" {
 		flag.StringVar(&dockerSocket, "docker-socket", "", "Path or address to Docker socket (typically unix:///var/run/docker.sock)")
@@ -364,6 +367,7 @@ func main() {
 	logger.Debug("Endpoint: %v", endpoint)
 	logger.Debug("Log Level: %v", logLevel)
 	logger.Debug("Docker Network Validation Enabled: %v", dockerEnforceNetworkValidationBool)
+	logger.Debug("Health Check Certificate Enforcement: %v", enforceHealthcheckCert)
 
 	// Add new TLS debug logging
 	if tlsClientCert != "" {
@@ -429,7 +433,7 @@ func main() {
 		if err != nil {
 			logger.Error("Failed to send health check status update: %v", err)
 		}
-	})
+	}, enforceHealthcheckCert)
 
 	var pingWithRetryStopChan chan struct{}