Refactor CI/CD pipeline: remove version update step in main.go, add git status check for GoReleaser, and update GoReleaser version to 2.14.0

Signed-off-by: Marc Schäfer <git@marcschaeferger.de>

.github/workflows/cicd.yml

@@ -20,16 +20,6 @@ on:
         description: "SemVer version to release (e.g., 1.2.3, no leading 'v')"
         required: true
         type: string
-      publish_latest:
-        description: "Also publish the 'latest' image tag"
-        required: true
-        type: boolean
-        default: false
-      publish_minor:
-        description: "Also publish the 'major.minor' image tag (e.g., 1.2)"
-        required: true
-        type: boolean
-        default: false
       target_branch:
         description: "Branch to tag"
         required: false
@@ -86,9 +76,6 @@ jobs:
     name: Build and Release
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     timeout-minutes: 120
-    env:
-      DOCKERHUB_IMAGE: docker.io/fosrl/${{ github.event.repository.name }}
-      GHCR_IMAGE: ghcr.io/${{ github.repository_owner }}/${{ github.event.repository.name }}
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
@@ -96,37 +83,6 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
-      - name: Capture created timestamp
-        run: echo "IMAGE_CREATED=$(date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-        shell: bash
-
-      - name: Set up QEMU
-        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@c7c53464625b32c7a7e944ae62b3e17d2b600130 # v3.7.0
-
-      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
-        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@8d2750c68a42422c14e847fe6c8ac0403b4cbd6f # v3.12.0
-
-      - name: Log in to Docker Hub
-        uses: docker/login-action@5e57cd118135c172c3672efd75eb46360885c0ef # v3.6.0
-        with:
-          registry: docker.io
-          username: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_HUB_USERNAME }}
-          password: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_HUB_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
-
-      - name: Log in to GHCR
-        uses: docker/login-action@5e57cd118135c172c3672efd75eb46360885c0ef # v3.6.0
-        with:
-          registry: ghcr.io
-          username: ${{ github.actor }}
-          password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-
-      - name: Normalize image names to lowercase
-        run: |
-          set -euo pipefail
-          echo "GHCR_IMAGE=${GHCR_IMAGE,,}" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
-          echo "DOCKERHUB_IMAGE=${DOCKERHUB_IMAGE,,}" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
-        shell: bash
-
       - name: Extract tag name
         env:
           EVENT_NAME: ${{ github.event_name }}
@@ -166,16 +122,6 @@ jobs:
           echo "Tag ${TAG} not visible after waiting"; exit 1
         shell: bash
 
-      - name: Update version in main.go
-        run: |
-            TAG=${{ env.TAG }}
-            if [ -f main.go ]; then
-            sed -i 's/version_replaceme/'"$TAG"'/' main.go
-            echo "Updated main.go with version $TAG"
-            else
-            echo "main.go not found"
-            fi
-
       - name: Ensure repository is at the tagged commit (dispatch only)
         if: ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' }}
         run: |
@@ -200,38 +146,6 @@ jobs:
         with:
           go-version-file: go.mod
 
-      - name: Resolve publish-latest flag
-        env:
-          EVENT_NAME: ${{ github.event_name }}
-          PL_INPUT: ${{ inputs.publish_latest }}
-          PL_VAR: ${{ vars.PUBLISH_LATEST }}
-        run: |
-          set -euo pipefail
-          val="false"
-          if [ "$EVENT_NAME" = "workflow_dispatch" ]; then
-            if [ "${PL_INPUT}" = "true" ]; then val="true"; fi
-          else
-            if [ "${PL_VAR}" = "true" ]; then val="true"; fi
-          fi
-          echo "PUBLISH_LATEST=$val" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-        shell: bash
-
-      - name: Resolve publish-minor flag
-        env:
-          EVENT_NAME: ${{ github.event_name }}
-          PM_INPUT: ${{ inputs.publish_minor }}
-          PM_VAR: ${{ vars.PUBLISH_MINOR }}
-        run: |
-          set -euo pipefail
-          val="false"
-          if [ "$EVENT_NAME" = "workflow_dispatch" ]; then
-            if [ "${PM_INPUT}" = "true" ]; then val="true"; fi
-          else
-            if [ "${PM_VAR}" = "true" ]; then val="true"; fi
-          fi
-          echo "PUBLISH_MINOR=$val" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-        shell: bash
-
       - name: Cache Go modules
         if: ${{ hashFiles('**/go.sum') != '' }}
         uses: actions/cache@9255dc7a253b0ccc959486e2bca901246202afeb # v5.0.1
@@ -250,326 +164,6 @@ jobs:
           go test ./... -race -covermode=atomic
         shell: bash
 
-      - name: Resolve license fallback
-        run: echo "IMAGE_LICENSE=${{ github.event.repository.license.spdx_id || 'NOASSERTION' }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-        shell: bash
-
-      - name: Resolve registries list (GHCR always, Docker Hub only if creds)
-        shell: bash
-        run: |
-          set -euo pipefail
-          images="${GHCR_IMAGE}"
-          if [ -n "${{ secrets.DOCKER_HUB_ACCESS_TOKEN }}" ] && [ -n "${{ secrets.DOCKER_HUB_USERNAME }}" ]; then
-            images="${images}\n${DOCKERHUB_IMAGE}"
-          fi
-          {
-            echo 'IMAGE_LIST<<EOF'
-            echo -e "$images"
-            echo 'EOF'
-          } >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
-      - name: Docker meta
-        id: meta
-        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=${{ env.IS_RC != 'true' }}
-          flavor: |
-            latest=false
-          labels: |
-            org.opencontainers.image.title=${{ github.event.repository.name }}
-            org.opencontainers.image.version=${{ env.TAG }}
-            org.opencontainers.image.revision=${{ github.sha }}
-            org.opencontainers.image.source=${{ github.event.repository.html_url }}
-            org.opencontainers.image.url=${{ github.event.repository.html_url }}
-            org.opencontainers.image.documentation=${{ github.event.repository.html_url }}
-            org.opencontainers.image.description=${{ github.event.repository.description }}
-            org.opencontainers.image.licenses=${{ env.IMAGE_LICENSE }}
-            org.opencontainers.image.created=${{ env.IMAGE_CREATED }}
-            org.opencontainers.image.ref.name=${{ env.TAG }}
-            org.opencontainers.image.authors=${{ github.repository_owner }}
-      - name: Echo build config (non-secret)
-        shell: bash
-        env:
-          IMAGE_TITLE:        ${{ github.event.repository.name }}
-          IMAGE_VERSION:      ${{ env.TAG }}
-          IMAGE_REVISION:     ${{ github.sha }}
-          IMAGE_SOURCE_URL:   ${{ github.event.repository.html_url }}
-          IMAGE_URL:          ${{ github.event.repository.html_url }}
-          IMAGE_DESCRIPTION:  ${{ github.event.repository.description }}
-          IMAGE_LICENSE:      ${{ env.IMAGE_LICENSE }}
-          DOCKERHUB_IMAGE:    ${{ env.DOCKERHUB_IMAGE }}
-          GHCR_IMAGE:         ${{ env.GHCR_IMAGE }}
-          DOCKER_HUB_USER:    ${{ secrets.DOCKER_HUB_USERNAME }}
-          REPO:               ${{ github.repository }}
-          OWNER:              ${{ github.repository_owner }}
-          WORKFLOW_REF:       ${{ github.workflow_ref }}
-          REF:                ${{ github.ref }}
-          REF_NAME:           ${{ github.ref_name }}
-          RUN_URL:            https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}/actions/runs/${{ github.run_id }}
-        run: |
-          set -euo pipefail
-          echo "=== OCI Label Values ==="
-          echo "org.opencontainers.image.title=${IMAGE_TITLE}"
-          echo "org.opencontainers.image.version=${IMAGE_VERSION}"
-          echo "org.opencontainers.image.revision=${IMAGE_REVISION}"
-          echo "org.opencontainers.image.source=${IMAGE_SOURCE_URL}"
-          echo "org.opencontainers.image.url=${IMAGE_URL}"
-          echo "org.opencontainers.image.description=${IMAGE_DESCRIPTION}"
-          echo "org.opencontainers.image.licenses=${IMAGE_LICENSE}"
-          echo
-          echo "=== Images ==="
-          echo "DOCKERHUB_IMAGE=${DOCKERHUB_IMAGE}"
-          echo "GHCR_IMAGE=${GHCR_IMAGE}"
-          echo "DOCKER_HUB_USERNAME=${DOCKER_HUB_USER}"
-          echo
-          echo "=== GitHub Kontext ==="
-          echo "repository=${REPO}"
-          echo "owner=${OWNER}"
-          echo "workflow_ref=${WORKFLOW_REF}"
-          echo "ref=${REF}"
-          echo "ref_name=${REF_NAME}"
-          echo "run_url=${RUN_URL}"
-          echo
-          echo "=== docker/metadata-action outputs (Tags/Labels), raw ==="
-          echo "::group::tags"
-          echo "${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}"
-          echo "::endgroup::"
-          echo "::group::labels"
-          echo "${{ steps.meta.outputs.labels }}"
-          echo "::endgroup::"
-      - name: Build and push (Docker Hub + GHCR)
-        id: build
-        uses: docker/build-push-action@263435318d21b8e681c14492fe198d362a7d2c83 # v6.18.0
-        with:
-          context: .
-          push: true
-          platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64,linux/arm/v7
-          tags: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}
-          labels: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.labels }}
-          cache-from: type=gha,scope=${{ github.repository }}
-          cache-to: type=gha,mode=max,scope=${{ github.repository }}
-          provenance: mode=max
-          sbom: true
-
-      - name: Compute image digest refs
-        run: |
-          echo "DIGEST=${{ steps.build.outputs.digest }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          echo "GHCR_REF=$GHCR_IMAGE@${{ steps.build.outputs.digest }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          echo "DH_REF=$DOCKERHUB_IMAGE@${{ steps.build.outputs.digest }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          echo "Built digest: ${{ steps.build.outputs.digest }}"
-        shell: bash
-
-      - name: Attest build provenance (GHCR)
-        id: attest-ghcr
-        uses: actions/attest-build-provenance@00014ed6ed5efc5b1ab7f7f34a39eb55d41aa4f8 # v3.1.0
-        with:
-          subject-name: ${{ env.GHCR_IMAGE }}
-          subject-digest: ${{ steps.build.outputs.digest }}
-          push-to-registry: true
-          show-summary: true
-
-      - name: Attest build provenance (Docker Hub)
-        continue-on-error: true
-        id: attest-dh
-        uses: actions/attest-build-provenance@00014ed6ed5efc5b1ab7f7f34a39eb55d41aa4f8 # v3.1.0
-        with:
-          subject-name: index.docker.io/fosrl/${{ github.event.repository.name }}
-          subject-digest: ${{ steps.build.outputs.digest }}
-          push-to-registry: true
-          show-summary: true
-
-      - name: Install cosign
-        uses: sigstore/cosign-installer@faadad0cce49287aee09b3a48701e75088a2c6ad # v4.0.0
-        with:
-          cosign-release: 'v3.0.2'
-
-      - name: Sanity check cosign private key
-        env:
-          COSIGN_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.COSIGN_PRIVATE_KEY }}
-          COSIGN_PASSWORD:    ${{ secrets.COSIGN_PASSWORD }}
-        run: |
-          set -euo pipefail
-          cosign public-key --key env://COSIGN_PRIVATE_KEY >/dev/null
-        shell: bash
-
-      - name: Sign GHCR image (digest) with key (recursive)
-        env:
-          COSIGN_YES: "true"
-          COSIGN_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.COSIGN_PRIVATE_KEY }}
-          COSIGN_PASSWORD:    ${{ secrets.COSIGN_PASSWORD }}
-        run: |
-          set -euo pipefail
-          echo "Signing ${GHCR_REF} (digest) recursively with provided key"
-          cosign sign --key env://COSIGN_PRIVATE_KEY --recursive "${GHCR_REF}"
-          echo "Waiting 30 seconds for signatures to propagate..."
-          sleep 30
-        shell: bash
-
-      - name: Generate SBOM (SPDX JSON)
-        uses: aquasecurity/trivy-action@b6643a29fecd7f34b3597bc6acb0a98b03d33ff8 # v0.33.1
-        with:
-          image-ref: ${{ env.GHCR_IMAGE }}@${{ steps.build.outputs.digest }}
-          format: spdx-json
-          output: sbom.spdx.json
-
-      - name: Validate SBOM JSON
-        run: jq -e . sbom.spdx.json >/dev/null
-        shell: bash
-
-      - name: Minify SBOM JSON (optional hardening)
-        run: jq -c . sbom.spdx.json > sbom.min.json && mv sbom.min.json sbom.spdx.json
-        shell: bash
-
-      - name: Create SBOM attestation (GHCR, private key)
-        env:
-          COSIGN_YES: "true"
-          COSIGN_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.COSIGN_PRIVATE_KEY }}
-          COSIGN_PASSWORD:    ${{ secrets.COSIGN_PASSWORD }}
-        run: |
-          set -euo pipefail
-          cosign attest \
-            --key env://COSIGN_PRIVATE_KEY \
-            --type spdxjson \
-            --predicate sbom.spdx.json \
-            "${GHCR_REF}"
-        shell: bash
-
-      - name: Create SBOM attestation (Docker Hub, private key)
-        continue-on-error: true
-        env:
-          COSIGN_YES: "true"
-          COSIGN_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.COSIGN_PRIVATE_KEY }}
-          COSIGN_PASSWORD:    ${{ secrets.COSIGN_PASSWORD }}
-          COSIGN_DOCKER_MEDIA_TYPES: "1"
-        run: |
-          set -euo pipefail
-          cosign attest \
-            --key env://COSIGN_PRIVATE_KEY \
-            --type spdxjson \
-            --predicate sbom.spdx.json \
-            "${DH_REF}"
-        shell: bash
-
-      - name: Keyless sign & verify GHCR digest (OIDC)
-        env:
-          COSIGN_YES: "true"
-          WORKFLOW_REF: ${{ github.workflow_ref }}  # owner/repo/.github/workflows/<file>@refs/tags/<tag>
-          ISSUER: https://token.actions.githubusercontent.com
-        run: |
-          set -euo pipefail
-          echo "Keyless signing ${GHCR_REF}"
-          cosign sign --rekor-url https://rekor.sigstore.dev --recursive "${GHCR_REF}"
-          echo "Verify keyless (OIDC) signature policy on ${GHCR_REF}"
-          cosign verify \
-            --certificate-oidc-issuer "${ISSUER}" \
-            --certificate-identity "https://github.com/${WORKFLOW_REF}" \
-            "${GHCR_REF}" -o text
-        shell: bash
-
-      - name: Sign Docker Hub image (digest) with key (recursive)
-        continue-on-error: true
-        env:
-          COSIGN_YES: "true"
-          COSIGN_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.COSIGN_PRIVATE_KEY }}
-          COSIGN_PASSWORD:    ${{ secrets.COSIGN_PASSWORD }}
-          COSIGN_DOCKER_MEDIA_TYPES: "1"
-        run: |
-          set -euo pipefail
-          echo "Signing ${DH_REF} (digest) recursively with provided key (Docker media types fallback)"
-          cosign sign --key env://COSIGN_PRIVATE_KEY --recursive "${DH_REF}"
-        shell: bash
-
-      - name: Keyless sign & verify Docker Hub digest (OIDC)
-        continue-on-error: true
-        env:
-          COSIGN_YES: "true"
-          ISSUER: https://token.actions.githubusercontent.com
-          COSIGN_DOCKER_MEDIA_TYPES: "1"
-        run: |
-          set -euo pipefail
-          echo "Keyless signing ${DH_REF} (force public-good Rekor)"
-          cosign sign --rekor-url https://rekor.sigstore.dev --recursive "${DH_REF}"
-          echo "Keyless verify via Rekor (strict identity)"
-          if ! cosign verify \
-            --rekor-url https://rekor.sigstore.dev \
-            --certificate-oidc-issuer "${ISSUER}" \
-            --certificate-identity "https://github.com/${{ github.workflow_ref }}" \
-            "${DH_REF}" -o text; then
-            echo "Rekor verify failed — retry offline bundle verify (no Rekor)"
-            if ! cosign verify \
-              --offline \
-              --certificate-oidc-issuer "${ISSUER}" \
-              --certificate-identity "https://github.com/${{ github.workflow_ref }}" \
-              "${DH_REF}" -o text; then
-              echo "Offline bundle verify failed — ignore tlog (TEMP for debugging)"
-              cosign verify \
-                --insecure-ignore-tlog=true \
-                --certificate-oidc-issuer "${ISSUER}" \
-                --certificate-identity "https://github.com/${{ github.workflow_ref }}" \
-                "${DH_REF}" -o text || true
-            fi
-          fi
-      - name: Verify signature (public key) GHCR digest + tag
-        env:
-          COSIGN_PUBLIC_KEY: ${{ secrets.COSIGN_PUBLIC_KEY }}
-        run: |
-          set -euo pipefail
-          TAG_VAR="${TAG}"
-          echo "Verifying (digest) ${GHCR_REF}"
-          cosign verify --key env://COSIGN_PUBLIC_KEY "$GHCR_REF" -o text
-          echo "Verifying (tag) $GHCR_IMAGE:$TAG_VAR"
-          cosign verify --key env://COSIGN_PUBLIC_KEY "$GHCR_IMAGE:$TAG_VAR" -o text
-        shell: bash
-
-      - name: Verify SBOM attestation (GHCR)
-        env:
-          COSIGN_PUBLIC_KEY: ${{ secrets.COSIGN_PUBLIC_KEY }}
-        run: cosign verify-attestation --key env://COSIGN_PUBLIC_KEY --type spdxjson "$GHCR_REF" -o text
-        shell: bash
-
-      - name: Verify SLSA provenance (GHCR)
-        env:
-          ISSUER: https://token.actions.githubusercontent.com
-          WFREF: ${{ github.workflow_ref }}
-        run: |
-          set -euo pipefail
-          # (optional) show which predicate types are present to aid debugging
-          cosign download attestation "$GHCR_REF" \
-            | jq -r '.payload | @base64d | fromjson | .predicateType' | sort -u || true
-          # Verify the SLSA v1 provenance attestation (predicate URL)
-          cosign verify-attestation \
-            --type 'https://slsa.dev/provenance/v1' \
-            --certificate-oidc-issuer "$ISSUER" \
-            --certificate-identity "https://github.com/${WFREF}" \
-            --rekor-url https://rekor.sigstore.dev \
-            "$GHCR_REF" -o text
-        shell: bash
-
-      - name: Verify signature (public key) Docker Hub digest
-        continue-on-error: true
-        env:
-          COSIGN_PUBLIC_KEY: ${{ secrets.COSIGN_PUBLIC_KEY }}
-          COSIGN_DOCKER_MEDIA_TYPES: "1"
-        run: |
-          set -euo pipefail
-          echo "Verifying (digest) ${DH_REF} with Docker media types"
-          cosign verify --key env://COSIGN_PUBLIC_KEY "${DH_REF}" -o text
-        shell: bash
-
-      - name: Verify signature (public key) Docker Hub tag
-        continue-on-error: true
-        env:
-          COSIGN_PUBLIC_KEY: ${{ secrets.COSIGN_PUBLIC_KEY }}
-          COSIGN_DOCKER_MEDIA_TYPES: "1"
-        run: |
-          set -euo pipefail
-          echo "Verifying (tag) $DOCKERHUB_IMAGE:$TAG with Docker media types"
-          cosign verify --key env://COSIGN_PUBLIC_KEY "$DOCKERHUB_IMAGE:$TAG" -o text
-        shell: bash
-
       # - name: Trivy scan (GHCR image)
       #   id: trivy
       #   uses: aquasecurity/trivy-action@b6643a29fecd7f34b3597bc6acb0a98b03d33ff8 # v0.33.1
@@ -589,28 +183,46 @@ jobs:
       #     sarif_file: trivy-ghcr.sarif
       #     category: Image Vulnerability Scan
 
-      - name: Build binaries
+      #- name: Build binaries
-        env:
+      #  env:
-          CGO_ENABLED: "0"
+      #    CGO_ENABLED: "0"
-          GOFLAGS: "-trimpath"
+      #    GOFLAGS: "-trimpath"
+      #  run: |
+      #    set -euo pipefail
+      #    TAG_VAR="${TAG}"
+      #    make -j 10 go-build-release tag=$TAG_VAR
+      #  shell: bash
+
+      - name: Ensure clean git state for GoReleaser
+        shell: bash
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
-          TAG_VAR="${TAG}"
+          echo "Checking git status before GoReleaser..."
-          make -j 10 go-build-release tag=$TAG_VAR
+          git status --porcelain || true
-        shell: bash
+          if [ -n "$(git status --porcelain)" ]; then
+            echo "Repository contains local changes. Listing files and diff:"
+            git status --porcelain
+            git --no-pager diff --name-status || true
+            echo "Resetting tracked files to HEAD to ensure a clean release state"
+            git restore --source=HEAD --worktree --staged -- .
+            echo "After reset git status:"
+            git status --porcelain || true
+          else
+            echo "Repository clean."
+          fi
 
-      - name: Create GitHub Release
+      - name: Run GoReleaser config check
-        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@5be0e66d93ac7ed76da52eca8bb058f665c3a5fe # v2.4.2
+        uses: goreleaser/goreleaser-action@v6
         with:
-          tag_name: ${{ env.TAG }}
+          version: 2.14.0
-          generate_release_notes: true
+          args: check
-          prerelease: ${{ env.IS_RC == 'true' }}
+        env:
-          files: |
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-            bin/*
+
-          fail_on_unmatched_files: true
+      - name: Run GoReleaser (binaries + deb/rpm/apk)
-          draft: true
+        uses: goreleaser/goreleaser-action@v6
-          body: |
+        with:
-            ## Container Images
+          version: 2.14.0
-            - GHCR: `${{ env.GHCR_REF }}`
+          args: release --clean
-            - Docker Hub: `${{ env.DH_REF || 'N/A' }}`
+        env:
-            **Digest:** `${{ steps.build.outputs.digest }}`
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}

.github/workflows/mirror.yaml

@@ -1,20 +1,28 @@
 name: Mirror & Sign (Docker Hub to GHCR)
 
 on:
-  workflow_dispatch: {}
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      source_image:
+        description: "Source image (e.g., docker.io/owner/newt)"
+        required: true
+        type: string
+      dest_image:
+        description: "Destination image (e.g., ghcr.io/owner/newt)"
+        required: true
+        type: string
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
   packages: write
   id-token: write   # for keyless OIDC
 
-env:
-  SOURCE_IMAGE: docker.io/fosrl/newt
-  DEST_IMAGE: ghcr.io/${{ github.repository_owner }}/${{ github.event.repository.name }}
-
 jobs:
   mirror-and-dual-sign:
-    runs-on: amd64-runner
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    env:
+      SOURCE_IMAGE: ${{ inputs.source_image }}
+      DEST_IMAGE: ${{ inputs.dest_image }}
     steps:
       - name: Install skopeo + jq
         run: |

.github/workflows/publish-apt.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+name: Publish APT repo to S3/CloudFront
+
+on:
+  release:
+    types: [published]
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - "[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+"
+      - "[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+-rc.[0-9]+"
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      tag:
+        description: "Tag to publish (e.g. 1.9.0). Leave empty to use latest release."
+        required: false
+        type: string
+      backfill_all:
+        description: "Build/publish repo for ALL releases."
+        required: false
+        default: false
+        type: boolean
+
+permissions:
+  id-token: write
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  publish:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    env:
+      PKG_NAME: newt
+      SUITE: stable
+      COMPONENT: main
+      REPO_BASE_URL: https://repo.dev.fosrl.io/apt
+
+      AWS_REGION: ${{ vars.AWS_REGION }}
+      S3_BUCKET: ${{ vars.S3_BUCKET }}
+      S3_PREFIX: ${{ vars.S3_PREFIX }}
+      CLOUDFRONT_DISTRIBUTION_ID: ${{ vars.CLOUDFRONT_DISTRIBUTION_ID }}
+
+      INPUT_TAG: ${{ inputs.tag }}
+      BACKFILL_ALL: ${{ inputs.backfill_all }}
+      EVENT_TAG: ${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}
+      PUSH_TAG: ${{ github.ref_name }}
+      GH_REPO: ${{ github.repository }}
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Configure AWS credentials (OIDC)
+        uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v4
+        with:
+          role-to-assume: ${{ secrets.AWS_ROLE_ARN }}
+          aws-region: ${{ vars.AWS_REGION }}
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y dpkg-dev apt-utils gnupg curl jq gh
+
+      - name: Publish APT repo
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          APT_GPG_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.APT_GPG_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+          APT_GPG_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.APT_GPG_PASSPHRASE }}
+        run: ./scripts/publish-apt.sh

.github/workflows/test.yml

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         target:
           - local
-          - docker-build
+          #- docker-build
           - go-build-release-darwin-amd64
           - go-build-release-darwin-arm64
           - go-build-release-freebsd-amd64

.goreleaser.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+version: 2
+project_name: newt
+
+release:
+  draft: true
+  prerelease: "{{ contains .Tag \"-rc.\" }}"
+  name_template: "{{ .Tag }}"
+
+builds:
+  - id: newt
+    main: ./main.go
+    binary: newt
+    env:
+      - CGO_ENABLED=0
+    goos:
+      - linux
+    goarch:
+      - amd64
+      - arm64
+    flags:
+      - -trimpath
+    ldflags:
+      - -s -w -X main.newtVersion={{ .Tag }}
+
+archives:
+  - id: binaries
+    builds:
+      - newt
+    format: binary
+    name_template: "{{ .ProjectName }}_{{ .Os }}_{{ .Arch }}"
+
+checksum:
+  name_template: "checksums.txt"
+
+nfpms:
+  - id: packages
+    package_name: newt
+    builds:
+      - newt
+    vendor: fosrl
+    maintainer: fosrl <repo@fosrl.io>
+    description: Newt - userspace tunnel client and TCP/UDP proxy
+    license: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+    formats:
+      - deb
+      - rpm
+      - apk
+    bindir: /usr/bin
+    file_name_template: "newt_{{ .Version }}_{{ .Arch }}"
+    contents:
+      - src: LICENSE
+        dst: /usr/share/doc/newt/LICENSE

Dockerfile

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-# FROM golang:1.25-alpine AS builder
+FROM golang:1.25-alpine AS builder
-FROM public.ecr.aws/docker/library/golang:1.25-alpine AS builder
 
 # Install git and ca-certificates
 RUN apk --no-cache add ca-certificates git tzdata
@@ -19,7 +18,7 @@ COPY . .
 # Build the application
 RUN CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux go build -ldflags="-s -w" -o /newt
 
-FROM public.ecr.aws/docker/library/alpine:3.23 AS runner
+FROM alpine:3.23 AS runner
 
 RUN apk --no-cache add ca-certificates tzdata iputils
 

README.md

@@ -1,15 +1,24 @@
 # Newt
+
 [![PkgGoDev](https://pkg.go.dev/badge/github.com/fosrl/newt)](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/fosrl/newt)
 [![GitHub License](https://img.shields.io/github/license/fosrl/newt)](https://github.com/fosrl/newt/blob/main/LICENSE)
 [![Go Report Card](https://goreportcard.com/badge/github.com/fosrl/newt)](https://goreportcard.com/report/github.com/fosrl/newt)
 
 Newt is a fully user space [WireGuard](https://www.wireguard.com/) tunnel client and TCP/UDP proxy, designed to securely expose private resources controlled by Pangolin. By using Newt, you don't need to manage complex WireGuard tunnels and NATing.
 
-### Installation and Documentation
+## Installation and Documentation
 
 Newt is used with Pangolin and Gerbil as part of the larger system. See documentation below:
 
--   [Full Documentation](https://docs.pangolin.net/manage/sites/understanding-sites)
+- [Full Documentation](https://docs.pangolin.net/manage/sites/understanding-sites)
+
+### Install via APT (Debian/Ubuntu)
+
+```bash
+curl -fsSL https://repo.dev.fosrl.io/apt/public.key | sudo gpg --dearmor -o /usr/share/keyrings/newt-archive-keyring.gpg
+echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/newt-archive-keyring.gpg] https://repo.dev.fosrl.io/apt stable main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/newt.list
+sudo apt update && sudo apt install newt
+```
 
 ## Key Functions
 

authdaemon.go

@@ -46,12 +46,11 @@ func startAuthDaemon(ctx context.Context) error {
 
 	// Create auth daemon server
 	cfg := authdaemon.Config{
-		DisableHTTPS:           true,                   // We run without HTTP server in newt
+		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
+		PresharedKey:       "this-key-is-not-used",   // Not used in embedded mode, but set to non-empty to satisfy validation
-		PrincipalsFilePath:     principalsFile,
+		PrincipalsFilePath: principalsFile,
-		CACertPath:             caCertPath,
+		CACertPath:         caCertPath,
-		Force:                  true,
+		Force:              true,
-		GenerateRandomPassword: authDaemonGenerateRandomPassword,
 	}
 
 	srv, err := authdaemon.NewServer(cfg)
@@ -73,6 +72,8 @@ func startAuthDaemon(ctx context.Context) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+
+
 // runPrincipalsCmd executes the principals subcommand logic
 func runPrincipalsCmd(args []string) {
 	opts := struct {

authdaemon/connection.go

@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ import (
 // 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.sudoMode=%q metadata.sudoCommands=%v metadata.homedir=%v metadata.groups=%v",
+	logger.Info("connection: niceId=%q username=%q metadata.sudo=%v metadata.homedir=%v",
-		req.NiceId, req.Username, req.Metadata.SudoMode, req.Metadata.SudoCommands, req.Metadata.Homedir, req.Metadata.Groups)
+		req.NiceId, req.Username, req.Metadata.Sudo, req.Metadata.Homedir)
 
 	cfg := &s.cfg
 	if cfg.CACertPath != "" {
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ func (s *Server) ProcessConnection(req ConnectionRequest) {
 			logger.Warn("auth-daemon: write CA cert: %v", err)
 		}
 	}
-	if err := ensureUser(req.Username, req.Metadata, s.cfg.GenerateRandomPassword); err != nil {
+	if err := ensureUser(req.Username, req.Metadata); err != nil {
 		logger.Warn("auth-daemon: ensure user: %v", err)
 	}
 	if cfg.PrincipalsFilePath != "" {

authdaemon/host_linux.go

@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ package authdaemon
 
 import (
 	"bufio"
-	"crypto/rand"
-	"encoding/hex"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
@@ -124,73 +122,8 @@ func sudoGroup() string {
 	return "sudo"
 }
 
-// setRandomPassword generates a random password and sets it for username via chpasswd.
-// Used when GenerateRandomPassword is true so SSH with PermitEmptyPasswords no can accept the user.
-func setRandomPassword(username string) error {
-	b := make([]byte, 16)
-	if _, err := rand.Read(b); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("generate password: %w", err)
-	}
-	password := hex.EncodeToString(b)
-	cmd := exec.Command("chpasswd")
-	cmd.Stdin = strings.NewReader(username + ":" + password)
-	if out, err := cmd.CombinedOutput(); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("chpasswd: %w (output: %s)", err, string(out))
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
-const skelDir = "/etc/skel"
-
-// copySkelInto copies files from srcDir (e.g. /etc/skel) into dstDir (e.g. user's home).
-// Only creates files that don't already exist. All created paths are chowned to uid:gid.
-func copySkelInto(srcDir, dstDir string, uid, gid int) {
-	entries, err := os.ReadDir(srcDir)
-	if err != nil {
-		if !os.IsNotExist(err) {
-			logger.Warn("auth-daemon: read %s: %v", srcDir, err)
-		}
-		return
-	}
-	for _, e := range entries {
-		name := e.Name()
-		src := filepath.Join(srcDir, name)
-		dst := filepath.Join(dstDir, name)
-		if e.IsDir() {
-			if st, err := os.Stat(dst); err == nil && st.IsDir() {
-				copySkelInto(src, dst, uid, gid)
-				continue
-			}
-			if err := os.MkdirAll(dst, 0755); err != nil {
-				logger.Warn("auth-daemon: mkdir %s: %v", dst, err)
-				continue
-			}
-			if err := os.Chown(dst, uid, gid); err != nil {
-				logger.Warn("auth-daemon: chown %s: %v", dst, err)
-			}
-			copySkelInto(src, dst, uid, gid)
-			continue
-		}
-		if _, err := os.Stat(dst); err == nil {
-			continue
-		}
-		data, err := os.ReadFile(src)
-		if err != nil {
-			logger.Warn("auth-daemon: read %s: %v", src, err)
-			continue
-		}
-		if err := os.WriteFile(dst, data, 0644); err != nil {
-			logger.Warn("auth-daemon: write %s: %v", dst, err)
-			continue
-		}
-		if err := os.Chown(dst, uid, gid); err != nil {
-			logger.Warn("auth-daemon: chown %s: %v", dst, err)
-		}
-	}
-}
-
 // ensureUser creates the system user if missing, or reconciles sudo and homedir to match meta.
-func ensureUser(username string, meta ConnectionMetadata, generateRandomPassword bool) error {
+func ensureUser(username string, meta ConnectionMetadata) error {
 	if username == "" {
 		return nil
 	}
@@ -199,49 +132,12 @@ func ensureUser(username string, meta ConnectionMetadata, generateRandomPassword
 		if _, ok := err.(user.UnknownUserError); !ok {
 			return fmt.Errorf("lookup user %s: %w", username, err)
 		}
-		return createUser(username, meta, generateRandomPassword)
+		return createUser(username, meta)
 	}
 	return reconcileUser(u, meta)
 }
 
-// desiredGroups returns the exact list of supplementary groups the user should have:
+func createUser(username string, meta ConnectionMetadata) error {
-// meta.Groups plus the sudo group when meta.SudoMode is "full" (deduped).
-func desiredGroups(meta ConnectionMetadata) []string {
-	seen := make(map[string]struct{})
-	var out []string
-	for _, g := range meta.Groups {
-		g = strings.TrimSpace(g)
-		if g == "" {
-			continue
-		}
-		if _, ok := seen[g]; ok {
-			continue
-		}
-		seen[g] = struct{}{}
-		out = append(out, g)
-	}
-	if meta.SudoMode == "full" {
-		sg := sudoGroup()
-		if _, ok := seen[sg]; !ok {
-			out = append(out, sg)
-		}
-	}
-	return out
-}
-
-// setUserGroups sets the user's supplementary groups to exactly groups (local mirrors metadata).
-// When groups is empty, clears all supplementary groups (usermod -G "").
-func setUserGroups(username string, groups []string) {
-	list := strings.Join(groups, ",")
-	cmd := exec.Command("usermod", "-G", list, username)
-	if out, err := cmd.CombinedOutput(); err != nil {
-		logger.Warn("auth-daemon: usermod -G %s: %v (output: %s)", list, err, string(out))
-	} else {
-		logger.Info("auth-daemon: set %s supplementary groups to %s", username, list)
-	}
-}
-
-func createUser(username string, meta ConnectionMetadata, generateRandomPassword bool) error {
 	args := []string{"-s", "/bin/bash"}
 	if meta.Homedir {
 		args = append(args, "-m")
@@ -254,143 +150,75 @@ func createUser(username string, meta ConnectionMetadata, generateRandomPassword
 		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 generateRandomPassword {
+	if meta.Sudo {
-		if err := setRandomPassword(username); err != nil {
+		group := sudoGroup()
-			logger.Warn("auth-daemon: set random password for %s: %v", username, err)
+		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: set random password for %s (PermitEmptyPasswords no)", username)
+			logger.Info("auth-daemon: added %s to %s", username, group)
 		}
 	}
-	if meta.Homedir {
-		if u, err := user.Lookup(username); err == nil && u.HomeDir != "" {
-			uid, gid := mustAtoi(u.Uid), mustAtoi(u.Gid)
-			copySkelInto(skelDir, u.HomeDir, uid, gid)
-		}
-	}
-	setUserGroups(username, desiredGroups(meta))
-	switch meta.SudoMode {
-	case "full":
-		if err := configurePasswordlessSudo(username); err != nil {
-			logger.Warn("auth-daemon: configure passwordless sudo for %s: %v", username, err)
-		}
-	case "commands":
-		if len(meta.SudoCommands) > 0 {
-			if err := configureSudoCommands(username, meta.SudoCommands); err != nil {
-				logger.Warn("auth-daemon: configure sudo commands for %s: %v", username, err)
-			}
-		}
-	default:
-		removeSudoers(username)
-	}
 	return nil
 }
 
-const sudoersFilePrefix = "90-pangolin-"
-
-func sudoersPath(username string) string {
-	return filepath.Join("/etc/sudoers.d", sudoersFilePrefix+username)
-}
-
-// writeSudoersFile writes content to the user's sudoers.d file and validates with visudo.
-func writeSudoersFile(username, content string) error {
-	sudoersFile := sudoersPath(username)
-	tmpFile := sudoersFile + ".tmp"
-	if err := os.WriteFile(tmpFile, []byte(content), 0440); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("write temp sudoers file: %w", err)
-	}
-	cmd := exec.Command("visudo", "-c", "-f", tmpFile)
-	if out, err := cmd.CombinedOutput(); err != nil {
-		os.Remove(tmpFile)
-		return fmt.Errorf("visudo validation failed: %w (output: %s)", err, string(out))
-	}
-	if err := os.Rename(tmpFile, sudoersFile); err != nil {
-		os.Remove(tmpFile)
-		return fmt.Errorf("move sudoers file: %w", err)
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
-// configurePasswordlessSudo creates a sudoers.d file to allow passwordless sudo for the user.
-func configurePasswordlessSudo(username string) error {
-	content := fmt.Sprintf("# Created by Pangolin auth-daemon\n%s ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:ALL\n", username)
-	if err := writeSudoersFile(username, content); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	logger.Info("auth-daemon: configured passwordless sudo for %s", username)
-	return nil
-}
-
-// configureSudoCommands creates a sudoers.d file allowing only the listed commands (NOPASSWD).
-// Each command should be a full path (e.g. /usr/bin/systemctl).
-func configureSudoCommands(username string, commands []string) error {
-	var b strings.Builder
-	b.WriteString("# Created by Pangolin auth-daemon (restricted commands)\n")
-	n := 0
-	for _, c := range commands {
-		c = strings.TrimSpace(c)
-		if c == "" {
-			continue
-		}
-		fmt.Fprintf(&b, "%s ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: %s\n", username, c)
-		n++
-	}
-	if n == 0 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("no valid sudo commands")
-	}
-	if err := writeSudoersFile(username, b.String()); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	logger.Info("auth-daemon: configured restricted sudo for %s (%d commands)", username, len(commands))
-	return nil
-}
-
-// removeSudoers removes the sudoers.d file for the user.
-func removeSudoers(username string) {
-	sudoersFile := sudoersPath(username)
-	if err := os.Remove(sudoersFile); err != nil && !os.IsNotExist(err) {
-		logger.Warn("auth-daemon: remove sudoers for %s: %v", username, err)
-	} else if err == nil {
-		logger.Info("auth-daemon: removed sudoers for %s", username)
-	}
-}
-
 func mustAtoi(s string) int {
 	n, _ := strconv.Atoi(s)
 	return n
 }
 
 func reconcileUser(u *user.User, meta ConnectionMetadata) error {
-	setUserGroups(u.Username, desiredGroups(meta))
+	group := sudoGroup()
-	switch meta.SudoMode {
+	inGroup, err := userInGroup(u.Username, group)
-	case "full":
+	if err != nil {
-		if err := configurePasswordlessSudo(u.Username); err != nil {
+		logger.Warn("auth-daemon: check group %s: %v", group, err)
-			logger.Warn("auth-daemon: configure passwordless sudo for %s: %v", u.Username, err)
+		inGroup = false
-		}
+	}
-	case "commands":
+	if meta.Sudo && !inGroup {
-		if len(meta.SudoCommands) > 0 {
+		cmd := exec.Command("usermod", "-aG", group, u.Username)
-			if err := configureSudoCommands(u.Username, meta.SudoCommands); err != nil {
+		if out, err := cmd.CombinedOutput(); err != nil {
-				logger.Warn("auth-daemon: configure sudo commands for %s: %v", u.Username, err)
+			logger.Warn("auth-daemon: usermod -aG %s %s: %v (output: %s)", group, u.Username, err, string(out))
-			}
 		} else {
-			removeSudoers(u.Username)
+			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)
 		}
-	default:
-		removeSudoers(u.Username)
 	}
 	if meta.Homedir && u.HomeDir != "" {
-		uid, gid := mustAtoi(u.Uid), mustAtoi(u.Gid)
 		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)
-				copySkelInto(skelDir, u.HomeDir, uid, gid)
 				logger.Info("auth-daemon: created home %s for %s", u.HomeDir, u.Username)
 			}
-		} else {
-			// Ensure .bashrc etc. exist (e.g. home existed but was empty or skel was minimal)
-			copySkelInto(skelDir, u.HomeDir, uid, gid)
 		}
 	}
 	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
+}

authdaemon/host_stub.go

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ func writeCACertIfNotExists(path, contents string, force bool) error {
 }
 
 // ensureUser returns an error on non-Linux.
-func ensureUser(username string, meta ConnectionMetadata, generateRandomPassword bool) error {
+func ensureUser(username string, meta ConnectionMetadata) error {
 	return errLinuxOnly
 }
 

authdaemon/routes.go

@@ -13,10 +13,8 @@ func (s *Server) registerRoutes() {
 
 // ConnectionMetadata is the metadata object in POST /connection.
 type ConnectionMetadata struct {
-	SudoMode     string   `json:"sudoMode"`     // "none" | "full" | "commands"
+	Sudo    bool `json:"sudo"`
-	SudoCommands []string `json:"sudoCommands"`  // used when sudoMode is "commands"
+	Homedir bool `json:"homedir"`
-	Homedir      bool     `json:"homedir"`
-	Groups       []string `json:"groups"`        // system groups to add the user to
 }
 
 // ConnectionRequest is the JSON body for POST /connection.

authdaemon/server.go

@@ -27,9 +27,8 @@ type Config struct {
 	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.
+	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.
+	PrincipalsFilePath string // Required. Path to the principals data file (JSON: username -> array of principals). No default.
-	GenerateRandomPassword  bool   // If true, set a random password on users when they are provisioned (for SSH PermitEmptyPasswords no).
 }
 
 type Server struct {

main.go

@@ -116,7 +116,6 @@ var (
 	logLevel                           string
 	interfaceName                      string
 	port                               uint16
-	portStr                            string
 	disableClients                     bool
 	updownScript                       string
 	dockerSocket                       string
@@ -137,7 +136,6 @@ var (
 	authDaemonPrincipalsFile           string
 	authDaemonCACertPath               string
 	authDaemonEnabled                  bool
-	authDaemonGenerateRandomPassword   bool
 	// Build/version (can be overridden via -ldflags "-X main.newtVersion=...")
 	newtVersion = "version_replaceme"
 
@@ -212,12 +210,11 @@ func runNewtMain(ctx context.Context) {
 	logLevel = os.Getenv("LOG_LEVEL")
 	updownScript = os.Getenv("UPDOWN_SCRIPT")
 	interfaceName = os.Getenv("INTERFACE")
-	portStr = os.Getenv("PORT")
+	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")
-	authDaemonGenerateRandomPasswordEnv := os.Getenv("AD_GENERATE_RANDOM_PASSWORD")
 
 	// Metrics/observability env mirrors
 	metricsEnabledEnv := os.Getenv("NEWT_METRICS_PROMETHEUS_ENABLED")
@@ -423,13 +420,6 @@ func runNewtMain(ctx context.Context) {
 			authDaemonEnabled = v
 		}
 	}
-	if authDaemonGenerateRandomPasswordEnv == "" {
-		flag.BoolVar(&authDaemonGenerateRandomPassword, "ad-generate-random-password", false, "Generate a random password for authenticated users")
-	} else {
-		if v, err := strconv.ParseBool(authDaemonGenerateRandomPasswordEnv); err == nil {
-			authDaemonGenerateRandomPassword = v
-		}
-	}
 
 	// do a --version check
 	version := flag.Bool("version", false, "Print the version")
@@ -1388,18 +1378,15 @@ persistent_keepalive_interval=5`, util.FixKey(privateKey.String()), util.FixKey(
 
 		// Define the structure of the incoming message
 		type SSHCertData struct {
-			MessageId          int    `json:"messageId"`
+			MessageId int    `json:"messageId"`
-			AgentPort          int    `json:"agentPort"`
+			AgentPort int    `json:"agentPort"`
-			AgentHost          string `json:"agentHost"`
+			AgentHost string `json:"agentHost"`
-			ExternalAuthDaemon bool   `json:"externalAuthDaemon"`
+			CACert    string `json:"caCert"`
-			CACert             string `json:"caCert"`
+			Username  string `json:"username"`
-			Username           string `json:"username"`
+			NiceID    string `json:"niceId"`
-			NiceID             string `json:"niceId"`
+			Metadata  struct {
-			Metadata           struct {
+				Sudo    bool `json:"sudo"`
-				SudoMode     string   `json:"sudoMode"`
+				Homedir bool `json:"homedir"`
-				SudoCommands []string `json:"sudoCommands"`
-				Homedir      bool     `json:"homedir"`
-				Groups       []string `json:"groups"`
 			} `json:"metadata"`
 		}
 
@@ -1419,7 +1406,7 @@ persistent_keepalive_interval=5`, util.FixKey(privateKey.String()), util.FixKey(
 		}
 
 		// Check if we're running the auth daemon internally
-		if authDaemonServer != nil && !certData.ExternalAuthDaemon { // if the auth daemon is running internally and the external auth daemon is not enabled
+		if authDaemonServer != nil {
 			// Call ProcessConnection directly when running internally
 			logger.Debug("Calling internal auth daemon ProcessConnection for user %s", certData.Username)
 
@@ -1428,10 +1415,8 @@ persistent_keepalive_interval=5`, util.FixKey(privateKey.String()), util.FixKey(
 				NiceId:   certData.NiceID,
 				Username: certData.Username,
 				Metadata: authdaemon.ConnectionMetadata{
-					SudoMode:     certData.Metadata.SudoMode,
+					Sudo:    certData.Metadata.Sudo,
-					SudoCommands: certData.Metadata.SudoCommands,
+					Homedir: certData.Metadata.Homedir,
-					Homedir:      certData.Metadata.Homedir,
-					Groups:       certData.Metadata.Groups,
 				},
 			})
 
@@ -1465,10 +1450,8 @@ persistent_keepalive_interval=5`, util.FixKey(privateKey.String()), util.FixKey(
 				"niceId":   certData.NiceID,
 				"username": certData.Username,
 				"metadata": map[string]interface{}{
-					"sudoMode":     certData.Metadata.SudoMode,
+					"sudo":    certData.Metadata.Sudo,
-					"sudoCommands": certData.Metadata.SudoCommands,
+					"homedir": certData.Metadata.Homedir,
-					"homedir":      certData.Metadata.Homedir,
-					"groups":       certData.Metadata.Groups,
 				},
 			}
 

newt.iss

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ DefaultGroupName={#MyAppName}
 DisableProgramGroupPage=yes
 ; Uncomment the following line to run in non administrative install mode (install for current user only).
 ;PrivilegesRequired=lowest
-OutputBaseFilename=newt_windows_installer
+OutputBaseFilename=mysetup
 SolidCompression=yes
 WizardStyle=modern
 ; Add this to ensure PATH changes are applied and the system is prompted for a restart if needed

scripts/append-release-notes.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+: "${TAG:?}"
+: "${GHCR_REF:?}"
+: "${DIGEST:?}"
+
+NOTES_FILE="$(mktemp)"
+
+existing_body="$(gh release view "${TAG}" --json body --jq '.body')"
+cat > "${NOTES_FILE}" <<EOF
+${existing_body}
+
+## Container Images
+- GHCR: \`${GHCR_REF}\`
+- Docker Hub: \`${DH_REF:-N/A}\`
+**Digest:** \`${DIGEST}\`
+EOF
+
+gh release edit "${TAG}" --draft --notes-file "${NOTES_FILE}"
+
+rm -f "${NOTES_FILE}"

scripts/nfpm.yaml.tmpl

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+name: __PKG_NAME__
+arch: __ARCH__
+platform: linux
+version: __VERSION__
+section: net
+priority: optional
+maintainer: fosrl
+description: Newt - userspace tunnel client and TCP/UDP proxy
+contents:
+  - src: build/newt
+    dst: /usr/bin/newt

scripts/publish-apt.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,149 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+# ---- required env ----
+: "${GH_REPO:?}"
+: "${S3_BUCKET:?}"
+: "${AWS_REGION:?}"
+: "${CLOUDFRONT_DISTRIBUTION_ID:?}"
+: "${PKG_NAME:?}"
+: "${SUITE:?}"
+: "${COMPONENT:?}"
+: "${APT_GPG_PRIVATE_KEY:?}"
+
+S3_PREFIX="${S3_PREFIX:-}"
+if [[ -n "${S3_PREFIX}" && "${S3_PREFIX}" != */ ]]; then
+  S3_PREFIX="${S3_PREFIX}/"
+fi
+
+WORKDIR="$(pwd)"
+mkdir -p repo/apt assets build
+
+download_asset() {
+  local tag="$1"
+  local pattern="$2"
+  local attempts=12
+
+  for attempt in $(seq 1 "${attempts}"); do
+    if gh release download "${tag}" -R "${GH_REPO}" -p "${pattern}" -D assets; then
+      return 0
+    fi
+    echo "Asset ${pattern} not available yet (attempt ${attempt}/${attempts}); retrying..."
+    sleep 5
+  done
+
+  echo "ERROR: Failed to download asset ${pattern} for ${tag} after ${attempts} attempts"
+  return 1
+}
+
+echo "${APT_GPG_PRIVATE_KEY}" | gpg --batch --import >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+
+KEYID="$(gpg --list-secret-keys --with-colons | awk -F: '$1=="sec"{print $5; exit}')"
+if [[ -z "${KEYID}" ]]; then
+  echo "ERROR: No GPG secret key available after import."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# Determine which tags to process
+TAGS=""
+if [[ "${BACKFILL_ALL:-false}" == "true" ]]; then
+  echo "Backfill mode: collecting all release tags..."
+  TAGS="$(gh release list -R "${GH_REPO}" --limit 200 --json tagName --jq '.[].tagName')"
+else
+  if [[ -n "${INPUT_TAG:-}" ]]; then
+    TAGS="${INPUT_TAG}"
+  elif [[ -n "${EVENT_TAG:-}" ]]; then
+    TAGS="${EVENT_TAG}"
+  elif [[ -n "${PUSH_TAG:-}" ]]; then
+    TAGS="${PUSH_TAG}"
+  else
+    echo "No tag provided; using latest release tag..."
+    TAGS="$(gh release view -R "${GH_REPO}" --json tagName --jq '.tagName')"
+  fi
+fi
+
+echo "Tags to process:"
+printf '%s\n' "${TAGS}"
+
+# Pull existing repo from S3 so we keep older versions
+echo "Sync existing repo from S3..."
+aws s3 sync "s3://${S3_BUCKET}/${S3_PREFIX}apt/" repo/apt/ >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+
+# Build and add packages
+while IFS= read -r TAG; do
+  [[ -z "${TAG}" ]] && continue
+  echo "=== Processing tag: ${TAG} ==="
+
+  rm -rf assets build
+  mkdir -p assets build
+
+  deb_amd64="${PKG_NAME}_${TAG}_amd64.deb"
+  deb_arm64="${PKG_NAME}_${TAG}_arm64.deb"
+
+  download_asset "${TAG}" "${deb_amd64}"
+  download_asset "${TAG}" "${deb_arm64}"
+
+  if [[ ! -f "assets/${deb_amd64}" ]]; then
+    echo "ERROR: Missing release asset: ${deb_amd64}"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+  if [[ ! -f "assets/${deb_arm64}" ]]; then
+    echo "ERROR: Missing release asset: ${deb_arm64}"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+
+  mkdir -p "repo/apt/pool/${COMPONENT}/${PKG_NAME:0:1}/${PKG_NAME}/"
+  cp -v assets/*.deb "repo/apt/pool/${COMPONENT}/${PKG_NAME:0:1}/${PKG_NAME}/"
+
+done <<< "${TAGS}"
+
+# Regenerate metadata
+cd repo/apt
+
+for arch in amd64 arm64; do
+  mkdir -p "dists/${SUITE}/${COMPONENT}/binary-${arch}"
+  dpkg-scanpackages -a "${arch}" pool > "dists/${SUITE}/${COMPONENT}/binary-${arch}/Packages"
+  gzip -fk "dists/${SUITE}/${COMPONENT}/binary-${arch}/Packages"
+done
+
+# Release file with hashes
+cat > apt-ftparchive.conf <<EOF
+APT::FTPArchive::Release::Origin "fosrl";
+APT::FTPArchive::Release::Label "newt";
+APT::FTPArchive::Release::Suite "${SUITE}";
+APT::FTPArchive::Release::Codename "${SUITE}";
+APT::FTPArchive::Release::Architectures "amd64 arm64";
+APT::FTPArchive::Release::Components "${COMPONENT}";
+APT::FTPArchive::Release::Description "Newt APT repository";
+EOF
+
+apt-ftparchive -c apt-ftparchive.conf release "dists/${SUITE}" > "dists/${SUITE}/Release"
+
+# Sign Release
+cd "dists/${SUITE}"
+
+gpg --batch --yes --pinentry-mode loopback \
+  ${APT_GPG_PASSPHRASE:+--passphrase "${APT_GPG_PASSPHRASE}"} \
+  --local-user "${KEYID}" \
+  --clearsign -o InRelease Release
+
+gpg --batch --yes --pinentry-mode loopback \
+  ${APT_GPG_PASSPHRASE:+--passphrase "${APT_GPG_PASSPHRASE}"} \
+  --local-user "${KEYID}" \
+  -abs -o Release.gpg Release
+
+# Export public key into apt repo root
+cd ../../..
+gpg --batch --yes --armor --export "${KEYID}" > "${WORKDIR}/repo/apt/public.key"
+
+# Upload to S3
+echo "Uploading to S3..."
+aws s3 sync "${WORKDIR}/repo/apt" "s3://${S3_BUCKET}/${S3_PREFIX}apt/" --delete
+
+# Invalidate metadata
+echo "CloudFront invalidation..."
+aws cloudfront create-invalidation \
+  --distribution-id "${CLOUDFRONT_DISTRIBUTION_ID}" \
+  --paths "/${S3_PREFIX}apt/dists/*" "/${S3_PREFIX}apt/public.key"
+
+echo "Done. Repo base: ${REPO_BASE_URL}"