Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/main' into embedded-vnc

# Conflicts:
#	client/proto/daemon.pb.go
#	client/ssh/proxy/proxy_test.go
#	client/wasm/cmd/main.go
#	shared/management/http/api/types.gen.go

management/server/account.go

@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import (
 
 	nbdns "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/dns"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/formatter/hook"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/idp/dex"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/internals/controllers/network_map"
 	nbconfig "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/internals/server/config"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/account"
@@ -1588,7 +1589,10 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) updateUserAuthWithSingleMode(ctx context.Contex
 // and propagates changes to peers if group propagation is enabled.
 // requires userAuth to have been ValidateAndParseToken and EnsureUserAccessByJWTGroups by the AuthManager
 func (am *DefaultAccountManager) SyncUserJWTGroups(ctx context.Context, userAuth auth.UserAuth) error {
-	if userAuth.IsChild || userAuth.IsPAT {
+	// Child accounts and PAT-authenticated requests do not sync JWT groups.
+	// Embedded-Dex local users also skip sync because local password authentication
+	// does not provide external IdP group claims.
+	if userAuth.IsChild || userAuth.IsPAT || dex.IsLocalUserID(userAuth.UserId) {
 		return nil
 	}
 
@@ -1885,12 +1889,12 @@ func domainIsUpToDate(domain string, domainCategory string, userAuth auth.UserAu
 // concurrent stream that started earlier loses the optimistic-lock race
 // in MarkPeerConnected and bails without writing.
 func (am *DefaultAccountManager) SyncAndMarkPeer(ctx context.Context, accountID string, peerPubKey string, meta nbpeer.PeerSystemMeta, realIP net.IP, syncTime time.Time) (*nbpeer.Peer, *types.NetworkMap, []*posture.Checks, int64, error) {
-	peer, netMap, postureChecks, dnsfwdPort, err := am.SyncPeer(ctx, types.PeerSync{WireGuardPubKey: peerPubKey, Meta: meta}, accountID)
+	peer, netMap, postureChecks, dnsfwdPort, err := am.SyncPeer(ctx, types.PeerSync{WireGuardPubKey: peerPubKey, Meta: meta, RealIP: realIP}, accountID)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, nil, 0, fmt.Errorf("error syncing peer: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	if err := am.MarkPeerConnected(ctx, peerPubKey, realIP, accountID, syncTime.UnixNano()); err != nil {
+	if err := am.MarkPeerConnected(ctx, peerPubKey, accountID, syncTime.UnixNano(), netMap); err != nil {
 		log.WithContext(ctx).Warnf("failed marking peer as connected %s %v", peerPubKey, err)
 	}
 
@@ -1910,13 +1914,13 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) OnPeerDisconnected(ctx context.Context, account
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (am *DefaultAccountManager) SyncPeerMeta(ctx context.Context, peerPubKey string, meta nbpeer.PeerSystemMeta) error {
+func (am *DefaultAccountManager) SyncPeerMeta(ctx context.Context, peerPubKey string, meta nbpeer.PeerSystemMeta, realIP net.IP) error {
 	accountID, err := am.Store.GetAccountIDByPeerPubKey(ctx, peerPubKey)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	_, _, _, _, err = am.SyncPeer(ctx, types.PeerSync{WireGuardPubKey: peerPubKey, Meta: meta, UpdateAccountPeers: true}, accountID)
+	_, _, _, _, err = am.SyncPeer(ctx, types.PeerSync{WireGuardPubKey: peerPubKey, Meta: meta, RealIP: realIP, UpdateAccountPeers: true}, accountID)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -2573,7 +2577,9 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) UpdatePeerIP(ctx context.Context, accountID, us
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		err = am.networkMapController.OnPeersUpdated(ctx, peer.AccountID, []string{peerID})
+		changedPeerIDs := []string{peerID}
+		affectedPeerIDs := am.resolveAffectedPeersForPeerChanges(ctx, am.Store, accountID, changedPeerIDs)
+		err = am.networkMapController.OnPeersUpdated(ctx, peer.AccountID, changedPeerIDs, affectedPeerIDs)
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("notify network map controller of peer update: %w", err)
 		}
@@ -2664,7 +2670,9 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) UpdatePeerIPv6(ctx context.Context, accountID,
 	}
 
 	if updateNetworkMap {
-		if err := am.networkMapController.OnPeersUpdated(ctx, accountID, []string{peerID}); err != nil {
+		changedPeerIDs := []string{peerID}
+		affectedPeerIDs := am.resolveAffectedPeersForPeerChanges(ctx, am.Store, accountID, changedPeerIDs)
+		if err := am.networkMapController.OnPeersUpdated(ctx, accountID, changedPeerIDs, affectedPeerIDs); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("notify network map controller: %w", err)
 		}
 	}

management/server/account/manager.go

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 
 	nbdns "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/dns"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/activity"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/affectedpeers"
 	nbcache "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/cache"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/idp"
 	nbpeer "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/peer"
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@ type Manager interface {
 	GetUserFromUserAuth(ctx context.Context, userAuth auth.UserAuth) (*types.User, error)
 	ListUsers(ctx context.Context, accountID string) ([]*types.User, error)
 	GetPeers(ctx context.Context, accountID, userID, nameFilter, ipFilter string) ([]*nbpeer.Peer, error)
-	MarkPeerConnected(ctx context.Context, peerKey string, realIP net.IP, accountID string, sessionStartedAt int64) error
+	MarkPeerConnected(ctx context.Context, peerKey string, accountID string, sessionStartedAt int64, nmap *types.NetworkMap) error
 	MarkPeerDisconnected(ctx context.Context, peerKey string, accountID string, sessionStartedAt int64) error
 	DeletePeer(ctx context.Context, accountID, peerID, userID string) error
 	UpdatePeer(ctx context.Context, accountID, userID string, p *nbpeer.Peer) (*nbpeer.Peer, error)
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ type Manager interface {
 	UpdatePeerIPv6(ctx context.Context, accountID, userID, peerID string, newIPv6 netip.Addr) error
 	GetNetworkMap(ctx context.Context, peerID string) (*types.NetworkMap, error)
 	GetPeerNetwork(ctx context.Context, peerID string) (*types.Network, error)
-	AddPeer(ctx context.Context, accountID, setupKey, userID string, p *nbpeer.Peer, temporary bool) (*nbpeer.Peer, *types.NetworkMap, []*posture.Checks, error)
+	AddPeer(ctx context.Context, accountID, setupKey, userID string, p *nbpeer.Peer, temporary bool) (*nbpeer.Peer, *types.Network, []*posture.Checks, bool, error)
 	CreatePAT(ctx context.Context, accountID string, initiatorUserID string, targetUserID string, tokenName string, expiresIn int) (*types.PersonalAccessTokenGenerated, error)
 	DeletePAT(ctx context.Context, accountID string, initiatorUserID string, targetUserID string, tokenID string) error
 	GetPAT(ctx context.Context, accountID string, initiatorUserID string, targetUserID string, tokenID string) (*types.PersonalAccessToken, error)
@@ -108,8 +109,8 @@ type Manager interface {
 	GetPeer(ctx context.Context, accountID, peerID, userID string) (*nbpeer.Peer, error)
 	UpdateAccountSettings(ctx context.Context, accountID, userID string, newSettings *types.Settings) (*types.Settings, error)
 	UpdateAccountOnboarding(ctx context.Context, accountID, userID string, newOnboarding *types.AccountOnboarding) (*types.AccountOnboarding, error)
-	LoginPeer(ctx context.Context, login types.PeerLogin) (*nbpeer.Peer, *types.NetworkMap, []*posture.Checks, error)                       // used by peer gRPC API
-	ExtendPeerSession(ctx context.Context, peerPubKey, userID string) (time.Time, error)                                                   // used by peer gRPC API for ExtendAuthSession
+	LoginPeer(ctx context.Context, login types.PeerLogin) (*nbpeer.Peer, *types.Network, []*posture.Checks, bool, error)                    // used by peer gRPC API
+	ExtendPeerSession(ctx context.Context, peerPubKey, userID string) (time.Time, error)                                                    // used by peer gRPC API for ExtendAuthSession
 	SyncPeer(ctx context.Context, sync types.PeerSync, accountID string) (*nbpeer.Peer, *types.NetworkMap, []*posture.Checks, int64, error) // used by peer gRPC API
 	GetExternalCacheManager() ExternalCacheManager
 	GetPostureChecks(ctx context.Context, accountID, postureChecksID, userID string) (*posture.Checks, error)
@@ -122,12 +123,13 @@ type Manager interface {
 	GetValidatedPeers(ctx context.Context, accountID string) (map[string]struct{}, map[string]string, error)
 	SyncAndMarkPeer(ctx context.Context, accountID string, peerPubKey string, meta nbpeer.PeerSystemMeta, realIP net.IP, syncTime time.Time) (*nbpeer.Peer, *types.NetworkMap, []*posture.Checks, int64, error)
 	OnPeerDisconnected(ctx context.Context, accountID string, peerPubKey string, streamStartTime time.Time) error
-	SyncPeerMeta(ctx context.Context, peerPubKey string, meta nbpeer.PeerSystemMeta) error
+	SyncPeerMeta(ctx context.Context, peerPubKey string, meta nbpeer.PeerSystemMeta, realIP net.IP) error
 	FindExistingPostureCheck(accountID string, checks *posture.ChecksDefinition) (*posture.Checks, error)
 	GetAccountIDForPeerKey(ctx context.Context, peerKey string) (string, error)
 	GetAccountSettings(ctx context.Context, accountID string, userID string) (*types.Settings, error)
 	DeleteSetupKey(ctx context.Context, accountID, userID, keyID string) error
 	UpdateAccountPeers(ctx context.Context, accountID string, reason types.UpdateReason)
+	ExpandAndUpdateAffected(ctx context.Context, accountID string, snap *affectedpeers.Snapshot, change affectedpeers.Change)
 	BufferUpdateAccountPeers(ctx context.Context, accountID string, reason types.UpdateReason)
 	BuildUserInfosForAccount(ctx context.Context, accountID, initiatorUserID string, accountUsers []*types.User) (map[string]*types.UserInfo, error)
 	SyncUserJWTGroups(ctx context.Context, userAuth auth.UserAuth) error

management/server/account/manager_mock.go

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 	dns "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/dns"
 	service "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/internals/modules/reverseproxy/service"
 	activity "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/activity"
+	affectedpeers "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/affectedpeers"
 	idp "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/idp"
 	peer "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/peer"
 	posture "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/posture"
@@ -79,14 +80,15 @@ func (mr *MockManagerMockRecorder) AccountExists(ctx, accountID interface{}) *go
 }
 
 // AddPeer mocks base method.
-func (m *MockManager) AddPeer(ctx context.Context, accountID, setupKey, userID string, p *peer.Peer, temporary bool) (*peer.Peer, *types.NetworkMap, []*posture.Checks, error) {
+func (m *MockManager) AddPeer(ctx context.Context, accountID, setupKey, userID string, p *peer.Peer, temporary bool) (*peer.Peer, *types.Network, []*posture.Checks, bool, error) {
 	m.ctrl.T.Helper()
 	ret := m.ctrl.Call(m, "AddPeer", ctx, accountID, setupKey, userID, p, temporary)
 	ret0, _ := ret[0].(*peer.Peer)
-	ret1, _ := ret[1].(*types.NetworkMap)
+	ret1, _ := ret[1].(*types.Network)
 	ret2, _ := ret[2].([]*posture.Checks)
-	ret3, _ := ret[3].(error)
-	return ret0, ret1, ret2, ret3
+	ret3, _ := ret[3].(bool)
+	ret4, _ := ret[4].(error)
+	return ret0, ret1, ret2, ret3, ret4
 }
 
 // AddPeer indicates an expected call of AddPeer.
@@ -1288,14 +1290,15 @@ func (mr *MockManagerMockRecorder) ListUsers(ctx, accountID interface{}) *gomock
 }
 
 // LoginPeer mocks base method.
-func (m *MockManager) LoginPeer(ctx context.Context, login types.PeerLogin) (*peer.Peer, *types.NetworkMap, []*posture.Checks, error) {
+func (m *MockManager) LoginPeer(ctx context.Context, login types.PeerLogin) (*peer.Peer, *types.Network, []*posture.Checks, bool, error) {
 	m.ctrl.T.Helper()
 	ret := m.ctrl.Call(m, "LoginPeer", ctx, login)
 	ret0, _ := ret[0].(*peer.Peer)
-	ret1, _ := ret[1].(*types.NetworkMap)
+	ret1, _ := ret[1].(*types.Network)
 	ret2, _ := ret[2].([]*posture.Checks)
-	ret3, _ := ret[3].(error)
-	return ret0, ret1, ret2, ret3
+	ret3, _ := ret[3].(bool)
+	ret4, _ := ret[4].(error)
+	return ret0, ret1, ret2, ret3, ret4
 }
 
 // LoginPeer indicates an expected call of LoginPeer.
@@ -1320,17 +1323,17 @@ func (mr *MockManagerMockRecorder) ExtendPeerSession(ctx, peerPubKey, userID int
 }
 
 // MarkPeerConnected mocks base method.
-func (m *MockManager) MarkPeerConnected(ctx context.Context, peerKey string, realIP net.IP, accountID string, sessionStartedAt int64) error {
+func (m *MockManager) MarkPeerConnected(ctx context.Context, peerKey string, accountID string, sessionStartedAt int64, nmap *types.NetworkMap) error {
 	m.ctrl.T.Helper()
-	ret := m.ctrl.Call(m, "MarkPeerConnected", ctx, peerKey, realIP, accountID, sessionStartedAt)
+	ret := m.ctrl.Call(m, "MarkPeerConnected", ctx, peerKey, accountID, sessionStartedAt, nmap)
 	ret0, _ := ret[0].(error)
 	return ret0
 }
 
 // MarkPeerConnected indicates an expected call of MarkPeerConnected.
-func (mr *MockManagerMockRecorder) MarkPeerConnected(ctx, peerKey, realIP, accountID, sessionStartedAt interface{}) *gomock.Call {
+func (mr *MockManagerMockRecorder) MarkPeerConnected(ctx, peerKey, accountID, sessionStartedAt, nmap interface{}) *gomock.Call {
 	mr.mock.ctrl.T.Helper()
-	return mr.mock.ctrl.RecordCallWithMethodType(mr.mock, "MarkPeerConnected", reflect.TypeOf((*MockManager)(nil).MarkPeerConnected), ctx, peerKey, realIP, accountID, sessionStartedAt)
+	return mr.mock.ctrl.RecordCallWithMethodType(mr.mock, "MarkPeerConnected", reflect.TypeOf((*MockManager)(nil).MarkPeerConnected), ctx, peerKey, accountID, sessionStartedAt, nmap)
 }
 
 // MarkPeerDisconnected mocks base method.
@@ -1583,17 +1586,17 @@ func (mr *MockManagerMockRecorder) SyncPeer(ctx, sync, accountID interface{}) *g
 }
 
 // SyncPeerMeta mocks base method.
-func (m *MockManager) SyncPeerMeta(ctx context.Context, peerPubKey string, meta peer.PeerSystemMeta) error {
+func (m *MockManager) SyncPeerMeta(ctx context.Context, peerPubKey string, meta peer.PeerSystemMeta, realIP net.IP) error {
 	m.ctrl.T.Helper()
-	ret := m.ctrl.Call(m, "SyncPeerMeta", ctx, peerPubKey, meta)
+	ret := m.ctrl.Call(m, "SyncPeerMeta", ctx, peerPubKey, meta, realIP)
 	ret0, _ := ret[0].(error)
 	return ret0
 }
 
 // SyncPeerMeta indicates an expected call of SyncPeerMeta.
-func (mr *MockManagerMockRecorder) SyncPeerMeta(ctx, peerPubKey, meta interface{}) *gomock.Call {
+func (mr *MockManagerMockRecorder) SyncPeerMeta(ctx, peerPubKey, meta, realIP interface{}) *gomock.Call {
 	mr.mock.ctrl.T.Helper()
-	return mr.mock.ctrl.RecordCallWithMethodType(mr.mock, "SyncPeerMeta", reflect.TypeOf((*MockManager)(nil).SyncPeerMeta), ctx, peerPubKey, meta)
+	return mr.mock.ctrl.RecordCallWithMethodType(mr.mock, "SyncPeerMeta", reflect.TypeOf((*MockManager)(nil).SyncPeerMeta), ctx, peerPubKey, meta, realIP)
 }
 
 // SyncUserJWTGroups mocks base method.
@@ -1637,6 +1640,18 @@ func (mr *MockManagerMockRecorder) UpdateAccountPeers(ctx, accountID, reason int
 	return mr.mock.ctrl.RecordCallWithMethodType(mr.mock, "UpdateAccountPeers", reflect.TypeOf((*MockManager)(nil).UpdateAccountPeers), ctx, accountID, reason)
 }
 
+// ExpandAndUpdateAffected mocks base method.
+func (m *MockManager) ExpandAndUpdateAffected(ctx context.Context, accountID string, snap *affectedpeers.Snapshot, change affectedpeers.Change) {
+	m.ctrl.T.Helper()
+	m.ctrl.Call(m, "ExpandAndUpdateAffected", ctx, accountID, snap, change)
+}
+
+// ExpandAndUpdateAffected indicates an expected call of ExpandAndUpdateAffected.
+func (mr *MockManagerMockRecorder) ExpandAndUpdateAffected(ctx, accountID, snap, change interface{}) *gomock.Call {
+	mr.mock.ctrl.T.Helper()
+	return mr.mock.ctrl.RecordCallWithMethodType(mr.mock, "ExpandAndUpdateAffected", reflect.TypeOf((*MockManager)(nil).ExpandAndUpdateAffected), ctx, accountID, snap, change)
+}
+
 // UpdateAccountSettings mocks base method.
 func (m *MockManager) UpdateAccountSettings(ctx context.Context, accountID, userID string, newSettings *types.Settings) (*types.Settings, error) {
 	m.ctrl.T.Helper()

management/server/account_test.go

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/management/status"
 
 	nbdns "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/dns"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/idp/dex"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/internals/controllers/network_map"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/internals/controllers/network_map/controller"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/internals/controllers/network_map/update_channel"
@@ -83,7 +84,7 @@ func verifyCanAddPeerToAccount(t *testing.T, manager nbAccount.Manager, account
 		setupKey = key.Key
 	}
 
-	_, _, _, err := manager.AddPeer(context.Background(), "", setupKey, userID, peer, false)
+	_, _, _, _, err := manager.AddPeer(context.Background(), "", setupKey, userID, peer, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Error("expected to add new peer successfully after creating new account, but failed", err)
 	}
@@ -723,6 +724,28 @@ func TestDefaultAccountManager_SyncUserJWTGroups(t *testing.T) {
 		require.Equal(t, g2.Name, "group2", "group2 name should match")
 		require.Equal(t, g2.Issued, types.GroupIssuedJWT, "group2 issued should match")
 	})
+	t.Run("local embedded-Dex user is skipped", func(t *testing.T) {
+		initAccount.Settings.JWTGroupsEnabled = true
+		initAccount.Settings.JWTGroupsClaimName = "idp-groups"
+		err := manager.Store.SaveAccount(context.Background(), initAccount)
+		require.NoError(t, err, "save account failed")
+
+		localClaims := auth.UserAuth{
+			AccountId: accountID,
+			Domain:    domain,
+			UserId:    dex.EncodeDexUserID("local-owner", "local"),
+			Groups:    []string{"group3", "group4"},
+		}
+		err = manager.SyncUserJWTGroups(context.Background(), localClaims)
+		require.NoError(t, err, "sync should be a no-op for local users")
+
+		account, err := manager.Store.GetAccount(context.Background(), accountID)
+		require.NoError(t, err, "get account failed")
+		for _, g := range account.Groups {
+			require.NotEqual(t, "group3", g.Name, "local user JWT groups must not be synced")
+			require.NotEqual(t, "group4", g.Name, "local user JWT groups must not be synced")
+		}
+	})
 }
 
 func TestAccountManager_PrivateAccount(t *testing.T) {
@@ -1069,7 +1092,7 @@ func TestAccountManager_AddPeer(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	expectedPeerKey := key.PublicKey().String()
 
-	peer, _, _, err := manager.AddPeer(context.Background(), "", setupKey.Key, "", &nbpeer.Peer{
+	peer, _, _, _, err := manager.AddPeer(context.Background(), "", setupKey.Key, "", &nbpeer.Peer{
 		Key:  expectedPeerKey,
 		Meta: nbpeer.PeerSystemMeta{Hostname: expectedPeerKey},
 	}, false)
@@ -1133,7 +1156,7 @@ func TestAccountManager_AddPeerWithUserID(t *testing.T) {
 	expectedPeerKey := key.PublicKey().String()
 	expectedUserID := userID
 
-	peer, _, _, err := manager.AddPeer(context.Background(), "", "", userID, &nbpeer.Peer{
+	peer, _, _, _, err := manager.AddPeer(context.Background(), "", "", userID, &nbpeer.Peer{
 		Key:  expectedPeerKey,
 		Meta: nbpeer.PeerSystemMeta{Hostname: expectedPeerKey},
 	}, false)
@@ -1481,7 +1504,7 @@ func TestAccountManager_DeletePeer(t *testing.T) {
 
 	peerKey := key.PublicKey().String()
 
-	peer, _, _, err := manager.AddPeer(context.Background(), "", setupKey.Key, "", &nbpeer.Peer{
+	peer, _, _, _, err := manager.AddPeer(context.Background(), "", setupKey.Key, "", &nbpeer.Peer{
 		Key:  peerKey,
 		Meta: nbpeer.PeerSystemMeta{Hostname: peerKey},
 	}, false)
@@ -1803,7 +1826,7 @@ func TestDefaultAccountManager_UpdatePeer_PeerLoginExpiration(t *testing.T) {
 
 	key, err := wgtypes.GenerateKey()
 	require.NoError(t, err, "unable to generate WireGuard key")
-	peer, _, _, err := manager.AddPeer(context.Background(), "", "", userID, &nbpeer.Peer{
+	peer, _, _, _, err := manager.AddPeer(context.Background(), "", "", userID, &nbpeer.Peer{
 		Key:                    key.PublicKey().String(),
 		Meta:                   nbpeer.PeerSystemMeta{Hostname: "test-peer"},
 		LoginExpirationEnabled: true,
@@ -1813,7 +1836,7 @@ func TestDefaultAccountManager_UpdatePeer_PeerLoginExpiration(t *testing.T) {
 	accountID, err := manager.GetAccountIDByUserID(context.Background(), auth.UserAuth{UserId: userID})
 	require.NoError(t, err, "unable to get the account")
 
-	err = manager.MarkPeerConnected(context.Background(), key.PublicKey().String(), nil, accountID, time.Now().UTC().UnixNano())
+	err = manager.MarkPeerConnected(context.Background(), key.PublicKey().String(), accountID, time.Now().UTC().UnixNano(), nil)
 	require.NoError(t, err, "unable to mark peer connected")
 
 	_, err = manager.UpdateAccountSettings(context.Background(), accountID, userID, &types.Settings{
@@ -1859,7 +1882,7 @@ func TestDefaultAccountManager_MarkPeerConnected_PeerLoginExpiration(t *testing.
 
 	key, err := wgtypes.GenerateKey()
 	require.NoError(t, err, "unable to generate WireGuard key")
-	_, _, _, err = manager.AddPeer(context.Background(), "", "", userID, &nbpeer.Peer{
+	_, _, _, _, err = manager.AddPeer(context.Background(), "", "", userID, &nbpeer.Peer{
 		Key:                    key.PublicKey().String(),
 		Meta:                   nbpeer.PeerSystemMeta{Hostname: "test-peer"},
 		LoginExpirationEnabled: true,
@@ -1884,7 +1907,7 @@ func TestDefaultAccountManager_MarkPeerConnected_PeerLoginExpiration(t *testing.
 	require.NoError(t, err, "unable to get the account")
 
 	// when we mark peer as connected, the peer login expiration routine should trigger
-	err = manager.MarkPeerConnected(context.Background(), key.PublicKey().String(), nil, accountID, time.Now().UTC().UnixNano())
+	err = manager.MarkPeerConnected(context.Background(), key.PublicKey().String(), accountID, time.Now().UTC().UnixNano(), nil)
 	require.NoError(t, err, "unable to mark peer connected")
 
 	failed := waitTimeout(wg, time.Second)
@@ -1893,6 +1916,117 @@ func TestDefaultAccountManager_MarkPeerConnected_PeerLoginExpiration(t *testing.
 	}
 }
 
+func TestDefaultAccountManager_MarkPeerDisconnected_SchedulesInactivityExpiration(t *testing.T) {
+	manager, _, err := createManager(t)
+	require.NoError(t, err, "unable to create account manager")
+
+	accountID, err := manager.GetAccountIDByUserID(context.Background(), auth.UserAuth{UserId: userID})
+	require.NoError(t, err, "unable to create an account")
+
+	key, err := wgtypes.GenerateKey()
+	require.NoError(t, err, "unable to generate WireGuard key")
+	peerPubKey := key.PublicKey().String()
+
+	_, _, _, _, err = manager.AddPeer(context.Background(), "", "", userID, &nbpeer.Peer{
+		Key:                         peerPubKey,
+		Meta:                        nbpeer.PeerSystemMeta{Hostname: "test-peer"},
+		InactivityExpirationEnabled: true,
+	}, false)
+	require.NoError(t, err, "unable to add peer")
+
+	_, err = manager.UpdateAccountSettings(context.Background(), accountID, userID, &types.Settings{
+		PeerLoginExpiration:             time.Hour,
+		PeerLoginExpirationEnabled:      true,
+		PeerInactivityExpiration:        time.Hour,
+		PeerInactivityExpirationEnabled: true,
+		Extra:                           &types.ExtraSettings{},
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err, "expecting to update account settings successfully but got error")
+
+	// Establish a session so the matching-token disconnect is actually applied.
+	streamStartTime := time.Now().UTC()
+	err = manager.MarkPeerConnected(context.Background(), peerPubKey, accountID, streamStartTime.UnixNano(), nil)
+	require.NoError(t, err, "unable to mark peer connected")
+
+	// Install the mock only now, so the assertion observes the disconnect, not
+	// the earlier connect.
+	scheduled := make(chan struct{}, 1)
+	manager.peerInactivityExpiry = &MockScheduler{
+		CancelFunc: func(ctx context.Context, IDs []string) {},
+		ScheduleFunc: func(ctx context.Context, in time.Duration, ID string, job func() (nextRunIn time.Duration, reschedule bool)) {
+			select {
+			case scheduled <- struct{}{}:
+			default:
+			}
+		},
+	}
+
+	err = manager.MarkPeerDisconnected(context.Background(), peerPubKey, accountID, streamStartTime.UnixNano())
+	require.NoError(t, err, "unable to mark peer disconnected")
+
+	select {
+	case <-scheduled:
+		// expected: disconnect re-armed the inactivity expiry timer
+	case <-time.After(time.Second):
+		t.Fatal("expected inactivity expiration to be rescheduled when an eligible peer disconnects")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDefaultAccountManager_MarkPeerDisconnected_SkipsInactivityExpirationWhenDisabled(t *testing.T) {
+	manager, _, err := createManager(t)
+	require.NoError(t, err, "unable to create account manager")
+
+	accountID, err := manager.GetAccountIDByUserID(context.Background(), auth.UserAuth{UserId: userID})
+	require.NoError(t, err, "unable to create an account")
+
+	key, err := wgtypes.GenerateKey()
+	require.NoError(t, err, "unable to generate WireGuard key")
+	peerPubKey := key.PublicKey().String()
+
+	_, _, _, _, err = manager.AddPeer(context.Background(), "", "", userID, &nbpeer.Peer{
+		Key:                         peerPubKey,
+		Meta:                        nbpeer.PeerSystemMeta{Hostname: "test-peer"},
+		InactivityExpirationEnabled: true,
+	}, false)
+	require.NoError(t, err, "unable to add peer")
+
+	// Peer is eligible (SSO + inactivity enabled) but the account-level setting
+	// stays disabled, so disconnect must not schedule anything.
+	_, err = manager.UpdateAccountSettings(context.Background(), accountID, userID, &types.Settings{
+		PeerLoginExpiration:             time.Hour,
+		PeerLoginExpirationEnabled:      true,
+		PeerInactivityExpiration:        time.Hour,
+		PeerInactivityExpirationEnabled: false,
+		Extra:                           &types.ExtraSettings{},
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err, "expecting to update account settings successfully but got error")
+
+	streamStartTime := time.Now().UTC()
+	err = manager.MarkPeerConnected(context.Background(), peerPubKey, accountID, streamStartTime.UnixNano(), nil)
+	require.NoError(t, err, "unable to mark peer connected")
+
+	scheduled := make(chan struct{}, 1)
+	manager.peerInactivityExpiry = &MockScheduler{
+		CancelFunc: func(ctx context.Context, IDs []string) {},
+		ScheduleFunc: func(ctx context.Context, in time.Duration, ID string, job func() (nextRunIn time.Duration, reschedule bool)) {
+			select {
+			case scheduled <- struct{}{}:
+			default:
+			}
+		},
+	}
+
+	err = manager.MarkPeerDisconnected(context.Background(), peerPubKey, accountID, streamStartTime.UnixNano())
+	require.NoError(t, err, "unable to mark peer disconnected")
+
+	select {
+	case <-scheduled:
+		t.Fatal("inactivity expiration must not be scheduled while the account-level setting is disabled")
+	case <-time.After(200 * time.Millisecond):
+		// expected: nothing scheduled
+	}
+}
+
 func TestDefaultAccountManager_OnPeerDisconnected_LastSeenCheck(t *testing.T) {
 	manager, _, err := createManager(t)
 	require.NoError(t, err, "unable to create account manager")
@@ -1904,7 +2038,7 @@ func TestDefaultAccountManager_OnPeerDisconnected_LastSeenCheck(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err, "unable to generate WireGuard key")
 	peerPubKey := key.PublicKey().String()
 
-	_, _, _, err = manager.AddPeer(context.Background(), "", "", userID, &nbpeer.Peer{
+	_, _, _, _, err = manager.AddPeer(context.Background(), "", "", userID, &nbpeer.Peer{
 		Key:  peerPubKey,
 		Meta: nbpeer.PeerSystemMeta{Hostname: "test-peer"},
 	}, false)
@@ -1912,7 +2046,7 @@ func TestDefaultAccountManager_OnPeerDisconnected_LastSeenCheck(t *testing.T) {
 
 	t.Run("disconnect peer when session token matches", func(t *testing.T) {
 		streamStartTime := time.Now().UTC()
-		err = manager.MarkPeerConnected(context.Background(), peerPubKey, nil, accountID, streamStartTime.UnixNano())
+		err = manager.MarkPeerConnected(context.Background(), peerPubKey, accountID, streamStartTime.UnixNano(), nil)
 		require.NoError(t, err, "unable to mark peer connected")
 
 		peer, err := manager.Store.GetPeerByPeerPubKey(context.Background(), store.LockingStrengthNone, peerPubKey)
@@ -1933,7 +2067,7 @@ func TestDefaultAccountManager_OnPeerDisconnected_LastSeenCheck(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("skip disconnect when stored session is newer (zombie stream protection)", func(t *testing.T) {
 		// Newer stream wins on connect (sets SessionStartedAt = now ns).
 		streamStartTime := time.Now().UTC()
-		err = manager.MarkPeerConnected(context.Background(), peerPubKey, nil, accountID, streamStartTime.UnixNano())
+		err = manager.MarkPeerConnected(context.Background(), peerPubKey, accountID, streamStartTime.UnixNano(), nil)
 		require.NoError(t, err, "unable to mark peer connected")
 
 		peer, err := manager.Store.GetPeerByPeerPubKey(context.Background(), store.LockingStrengthNone, peerPubKey)
@@ -1957,7 +2091,7 @@ func TestDefaultAccountManager_OnPeerDisconnected_LastSeenCheck(t *testing.T) {
 
 	t.Run("skip stale connect when stored session is newer (blocked goroutine protection)", func(t *testing.T) {
 		node2SyncTime := time.Now().UTC()
-		err = manager.MarkPeerConnected(context.Background(), peerPubKey, nil, accountID, node2SyncTime.UnixNano())
+		err = manager.MarkPeerConnected(context.Background(), peerPubKey, accountID, node2SyncTime.UnixNano(), nil)
 		require.NoError(t, err, "node 2 should connect peer")
 
 		peer, err := manager.Store.GetPeerByPeerPubKey(context.Background(), store.LockingStrengthNone, peerPubKey)
@@ -1967,7 +2101,7 @@ func TestDefaultAccountManager_OnPeerDisconnected_LastSeenCheck(t *testing.T) {
 			"SessionStartedAt should equal node2SyncTime token")
 
 		node1StaleSyncTime := node2SyncTime.Add(-1 * time.Minute)
-		err = manager.MarkPeerConnected(context.Background(), peerPubKey, nil, accountID, node1StaleSyncTime.UnixNano())
+		err = manager.MarkPeerConnected(context.Background(), peerPubKey, accountID, node1StaleSyncTime.UnixNano(), nil)
 		require.NoError(t, err, "stale connect should not return error")
 
 		peer, err = manager.Store.GetPeerByPeerPubKey(context.Background(), store.LockingStrengthNone, peerPubKey)
@@ -1994,7 +2128,7 @@ func TestDefaultAccountManager_MarkPeerConnected_ConcurrentRace(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err, "unable to generate WireGuard key")
 	peerPubKey := key.PublicKey().String()
 
-	_, _, _, err = manager.AddPeer(context.Background(), "", "", userID, &nbpeer.Peer{
+	_, _, _, _, err = manager.AddPeer(context.Background(), "", "", userID, &nbpeer.Peer{
 		Key:  peerPubKey,
 		Meta: nbpeer.PeerSystemMeta{Hostname: "race-peer"},
 	}, false)
@@ -2029,7 +2163,7 @@ func TestDefaultAccountManager_MarkPeerConnected_ConcurrentRace(t *testing.T) {
 			defer done.Done()
 			ready.Done()
 			start.Wait()
-			errs <- manager.MarkPeerConnected(context.Background(), peerPubKey, nil, accountID, token)
+			errs <- manager.MarkPeerConnected(context.Background(), peerPubKey, accountID, token, nil)
 		}()
 	}
 
@@ -2057,7 +2191,7 @@ func TestDefaultAccountManager_UpdateAccountSettings_PeerLoginExpiration(t *test
 
 	key, err := wgtypes.GenerateKey()
 	require.NoError(t, err, "unable to generate WireGuard key")
-	_, _, _, err = manager.AddPeer(context.Background(), "", "", userID, &nbpeer.Peer{
+	_, _, _, _, err = manager.AddPeer(context.Background(), "", "", userID, &nbpeer.Peer{
 		Key:                    key.PublicKey().String(),
 		Meta:                   nbpeer.PeerSystemMeta{Hostname: "test-peer"},
 		LoginExpirationEnabled: true,
@@ -2070,7 +2204,7 @@ func TestDefaultAccountManager_UpdateAccountSettings_PeerLoginExpiration(t *test
 	account, err := manager.Store.GetAccount(context.Background(), accountID)
 	require.NoError(t, err, "unable to get the account")
 
-	err = manager.MarkPeerConnected(context.Background(), key.PublicKey().String(), nil, accountID, time.Now().UTC().UnixNano())
+	err = manager.MarkPeerConnected(context.Background(), key.PublicKey().String(), accountID, time.Now().UTC().UnixNano(), nil)
 	require.NoError(t, err, "unable to mark peer connected")
 
 	wg := &sync.WaitGroup{}
@@ -3192,7 +3326,7 @@ func createManager(t testing.TB) (*DefaultAccountManager, *update_channel.PeersU
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
 
-	proxyGrpcServer := nbgrpc.NewProxyServiceServer(nil, nil, nil, nbgrpc.ProxyOIDCConfig{}, peersManager, nil, proxyManager, nil)
+	proxyGrpcServer := nbgrpc.NewProxyServiceServer(nil, nil, nil, nbgrpc.ProxyOIDCConfig{}, peersManager, nil, nil, proxyManager, nil)
 	proxyController, err := proxymanager.NewGRPCController(proxyGrpcServer, noop.Meter{})
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
@@ -3253,7 +3387,7 @@ func setupNetworkMapTest(t *testing.T) (*DefaultAccountManager, *update_channel.
 		}
 		expectedPeerKey := key.PublicKey().String()
 
-		peer, _, _, err := manager.AddPeer(context.Background(), "", setupKey.Key, "", &nbpeer.Peer{
+		peer, _, _, _, err := manager.AddPeer(context.Background(), "", setupKey.Key, "", &nbpeer.Peer{
 			Key:  expectedPeerKey,
 			Meta: nbpeer.PeerSystemMeta{Hostname: expectedPeerKey},
 			Status: &nbpeer.PeerStatus{
@@ -3282,6 +3416,19 @@ func setupNetworkMapTest(t *testing.T) (*DefaultAccountManager, *update_channel.
 // when the channel delivers.
 const peerUpdateTimeout = 5 * time.Second
 
+func drainPeerUpdates(ch <-chan *network_map.UpdateMessage) {
+	for {
+		select {
+		case _, ok := <-ch:
+			if !ok {
+				return
+			}
+		case <-time.After(200 * time.Millisecond):
+			return
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func peerShouldNotReceiveUpdate(t *testing.T, updateMessage <-chan *network_map.UpdateMessage) {
 	t.Helper()
 	select {
@@ -3408,7 +3555,7 @@ func BenchmarkLoginPeer_ExistingPeer(b *testing.B) {
 			b.ResetTimer()
 			start := time.Now()
 			for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
-				_, _, _, err := manager.LoginPeer(context.Background(), types.PeerLogin{
+				_, _, _, _, err := manager.LoginPeer(context.Background(), types.PeerLogin{
 					WireGuardPubKey: account.Peers["peer-1"].Key,
 					SSHKey:          "someKey",
 					Meta:            nbpeer.PeerSystemMeta{Hostname: strconv.Itoa(i)},
@@ -3477,7 +3624,7 @@ func BenchmarkLoginPeer_NewPeer(b *testing.B) {
 			b.ResetTimer()
 			start := time.Now()
 			for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
-				_, _, _, err := manager.LoginPeer(context.Background(), types.PeerLogin{
+				_, _, _, _, err := manager.LoginPeer(context.Background(), types.PeerLogin{
 					WireGuardPubKey: "some-new-key" + strconv.Itoa(i),
 					SSHKey:          "someKey",
 					Meta:            nbpeer.PeerSystemMeta{Hostname: strconv.Itoa(i)},
@@ -3872,13 +4019,13 @@ func TestDefaultAccountManager_UpdatePeerIP(t *testing.T) {
 	key2, err := wgtypes.GenerateKey()
 	require.NoError(t, err, "unable to generate WireGuard key")
 
-	peer1, _, _, err := manager.AddPeer(context.Background(), "", "", userID, &nbpeer.Peer{
+	peer1, _, _, _, err := manager.AddPeer(context.Background(), "", "", userID, &nbpeer.Peer{
 		Key:  key1.PublicKey().String(),
 		Meta: nbpeer.PeerSystemMeta{Hostname: "test-peer-1"},
 	}, false)
 	require.NoError(t, err, "unable to add peer1")
 
-	peer2, _, _, err := manager.AddPeer(context.Background(), "", "", userID, &nbpeer.Peer{
+	peer2, _, _, _, err := manager.AddPeer(context.Background(), "", "", userID, &nbpeer.Peer{
 		Key:  key2.PublicKey().String(),
 		Meta: nbpeer.PeerSystemMeta{Hostname: "test-peer-2"},
 	}, false)

management/server/affected_peers_coverage_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+package server
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/affectedpeers"
+	resourceTypes "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/networks/resources/types"
+	networkTypes "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/networks/types"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/posture"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/types"
+)
+
+// TestAffectedPeers_DependencyCoverageMatrix enumerates each network-map
+// dependency crossed with the change-type that can alter it, asserting the
+// resolver folds in exactly the peers whose map changes. A new dependency that
+// the resolver fails to walk should fail one of these rows; a new change-type
+// without a row is a coverage gap to add here.
+func TestAffectedPeers_DependencyCoverageMatrix(t *testing.T) {
+	type row struct {
+		name  string
+		build func(t *testing.T, s *routerScenario, ctx context.Context) (affectedpeers.Change, []string, []string)
+	}
+
+	rows := []row{
+		{
+			name: "policy-groups/source-group-change refreshes source+routing, excludes unrelated",
+			build: func(t *testing.T, s *routerScenario, ctx context.Context) (affectedpeers.Change, []string, []string) {
+				_, err := s.manager.SavePolicy(ctx, s.accountID, userID, peerToResourcePolicyByGroup(s.sourceGroupID, s.resourceGroupID), true)
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+				return affectedpeers.Change{ChangedGroupIDs: []string{s.sourceGroupID}},
+					[]string{s.sourcePeerID, s.routerPeerID}, []string{s.unrelatedPeerID}
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "resource-routing-bridge/router-peer-change refreshes policy sources",
+			build: func(t *testing.T, s *routerScenario, ctx context.Context) (affectedpeers.Change, []string, []string) {
+				_, err := s.manager.SavePolicy(ctx, s.accountID, userID, peerToResourcePolicyByGroup(s.sourceGroupID, s.resourceGroupID), true)
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+				return affectedpeers.Change{ChangedPeerIDs: []string{s.routerPeerID}},
+					[]string{s.sourcePeerID, s.routerPeerID}, []string{s.unrelatedPeerID}
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "policy-change/explicit-policy refreshes source+routing",
+			build: func(t *testing.T, s *routerScenario, ctx context.Context) (affectedpeers.Change, []string, []string) {
+				policy := peerToResourcePolicyByGroup(s.sourceGroupID, s.resourceGroupID)
+				return affectedpeers.Change{Policies: []*types.Policy{policy}},
+					[]string{s.sourcePeerID, s.routerPeerID}, []string{s.unrelatedPeerID}
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "policy-destinationresource/explicit-policy bridges to routing peer",
+			build: func(t *testing.T, s *routerScenario, ctx context.Context) (affectedpeers.Change, []string, []string) {
+				policy := peerToResourcePolicyByResource(s.sourceGroupID, s.resourceID)
+				return affectedpeers.Change{Policies: []*types.Policy{policy}},
+					[]string{s.sourcePeerID, s.routerPeerID}, []string{s.unrelatedPeerID}
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "resource-change refreshes source+routing on its network",
+			build: func(t *testing.T, s *routerScenario, ctx context.Context) (affectedpeers.Change, []string, []string) {
+				_, err := s.manager.SavePolicy(ctx, s.accountID, userID, peerToResourcePolicyByGroup(s.sourceGroupID, s.resourceGroupID), true)
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+				return affectedpeers.Change{Resources: []*resourceTypes.NetworkResource{
+						{ID: s.resourceID, NetworkID: s.networkID, GroupIDs: []string{s.resourceGroupID}},
+					}},
+					[]string{s.sourcePeerID, s.routerPeerID}, []string{s.unrelatedPeerID}
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "network-change refreshes source+routing on that network",
+			build: func(t *testing.T, s *routerScenario, ctx context.Context) (affectedpeers.Change, []string, []string) {
+				_, err := s.manager.SavePolicy(ctx, s.accountID, userID, peerToResourcePolicyByGroup(s.sourceGroupID, s.resourceGroupID), true)
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+				return affectedpeers.Change{Networks: []*networkTypes.Network{{ID: s.networkID}}},
+					[]string{s.sourcePeerID, s.routerPeerID}, []string{s.unrelatedPeerID}
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "posture-check-change refreshes source+routing of gated policy",
+			build: func(t *testing.T, s *routerScenario, ctx context.Context) (affectedpeers.Change, []string, []string) {
+				check, err := s.manager.SavePostureChecks(ctx, s.accountID, userID, &posture.Checks{
+					Name:   "cov-min-version",
+					Checks: posture.ChecksDefinition{NBVersionCheck: &posture.NBVersionCheck{MinVersion: "0.30.0"}},
+				}, true)
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+				policy := peerToResourcePolicyByGroup(s.sourceGroupID, s.resourceGroupID)
+				policy.SourcePostureChecks = []string{check.ID}
+				_, err = s.manager.SavePolicy(ctx, s.accountID, userID, policy, true)
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+				return affectedpeers.Change{PostureCheckIDs: []string{check.ID}},
+					[]string{s.sourcePeerID, s.routerPeerID}, []string{s.unrelatedPeerID}
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, r := range rows {
+		t.Run(r.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			s := setupRouterScenario(t, true)
+			ctx := context.Background()
+
+			change, mustContain, mustExclude := r.build(t, s, ctx)
+			affected := resolveAffected(t, s.manager.Store, s.accountID, change)
+
+			assert.ElementsMatch(t, affected, mustContain, "expected peer to be affected")
+			for _, peerID := range mustExclude {
+				assert.NotContains(t, affected, peerID, "peer must not be affected")
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}

management/server/affected_peers_oldstate_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,143 @@
+package server
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+
+	resourceTypes "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/networks/resources/types"
+	routerTypes "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/networks/routers/types"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/store"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/types"
+)
+
+// An update spans an old and a new state. The affected set must be the UNION of
+// peers reachable before and after the change; resolving only against the final
+// state drops peers that were reachable but no longer are. These tests pin the
+// two paths where the old state is reachable only by the changed object's
+// previous references: detaching a resource group, and re-pointing a router peer.
+
+// TestAffectedPeers_E2E_UpdateResource_DetachGroup_RefreshesOldGroupSources:
+// a resource is reachable by a source group via two destination resource groups;
+// detaching one of them must still refresh that group's policy source peers, even
+// though the post-update resource no longer maps to it.
+func TestAffectedPeers_E2E_UpdateResource_DetachGroup_RefreshesOldGroupSources(t *testing.T) {
+	s := setupRouterScenario(t, true)
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	// A second resource group + a second source group/peer that reaches the
+	// resource only through that second group.
+	const detachGroupID = "rs-detach-grp"
+	require.NoError(t, s.manager.CreateGroup(ctx, s.accountID, userID, &types.Group{ID: detachGroupID, Name: "rs-detach"}))
+
+	const secondSourceGroupID = "rs-source-grp-2"
+	setupKey, err := s.manager.CreateSetupKey(ctx, s.accountID, "rs-detach-key", types.SetupKeyReusable, time.Hour, nil, 999, userID, false, false)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	secondSourcePeer := addPeerToAccount(t, s.manager, s.accountID, setupKey.Key)
+	require.NoError(t, s.manager.CreateGroup(ctx, s.accountID, userID, &types.Group{
+		ID: secondSourceGroupID, Name: "rs-source-2", Peers: []string{secondSourcePeer.ID},
+	}))
+
+	resourcesManager, _, _ := s.managers()
+
+	// Attach the resource to the detach group as well: now in [resourceGroup, detachGroup].
+	_, err = resourcesManager.UpdateResource(ctx, userID, &resourceTypes.NetworkResource{
+		ID:        s.resourceID,
+		AccountID: s.accountID,
+		NetworkID: s.networkID,
+		Name:      "rs-resource-host",
+		Address:   "10.20.30.0/24",
+		GroupIDs:  []string{s.resourceGroupID, detachGroupID},
+		Enabled:   true,
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// Policy granting the second source group access via the detach group.
+	_, err = s.manager.SavePolicy(ctx, s.accountID, userID, peerToResourcePolicyByGroup(secondSourceGroupID, detachGroupID), true)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	secondSrcCh := s.updateManager.CreateChannel(ctx, secondSourcePeer.ID)
+	t.Cleanup(func() { s.updateManager.CloseChannel(ctx, secondSourcePeer.ID) })
+	settleAffectedUpdates(secondSrcCh)
+
+	done := make(chan struct{})
+	go func() {
+		// Detaching the resource from detachGroup removes the second source's
+		// access; that source peer must be refreshed even though the post-update
+		// resource no longer maps to detachGroup.
+		peerShouldReceiveUpdate(t, secondSrcCh)
+		close(done)
+	}()
+
+	_, err = resourcesManager.UpdateResource(ctx, userID, &resourceTypes.NetworkResource{
+		ID:        s.resourceID,
+		AccountID: s.accountID,
+		NetworkID: s.networkID,
+		Name:      "rs-resource-host",
+		Address:   "10.20.30.0/24",
+		GroupIDs:  []string{s.resourceGroupID}, // detached detachGroup
+		Enabled:   true,
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	select {
+	case <-done:
+	case <-time.After(peerUpdateTimeout):
+		t.Error("timeout: detaching a resource group did not refresh the old group's policy source peer")
+	}
+}
+
+// TestAffectedPeers_E2E_UpdateRouter_RepointPeer_RefreshesOldRoutingPeer:
+// changing router.Peer within the same network must still refresh the OLD routing
+// peer, which loses its routing role.
+func TestAffectedPeers_E2E_UpdateRouter_RepointPeer_RefreshesOldRoutingPeer(t *testing.T) {
+	s := setupRouterScenario(t, true)
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	_, err := s.manager.SavePolicy(ctx, s.accountID, userID, peerToResourcePolicyByGroup(s.sourceGroupID, s.resourceGroupID), true)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	_, routersManager, _ := s.managers()
+
+	routers, err := s.manager.Store.GetNetworkRoutersByNetID(ctx, store.LockingStrengthNone, s.accountID, s.networkID)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Len(t, routers, 1)
+	router := routers[0]
+	oldRoutingPeer := router.Peer
+	require.NotEmpty(t, oldRoutingPeer)
+
+	// A new peer to become the routing peer in place of the old one.
+	setupKey, err := s.manager.CreateSetupKey(ctx, s.accountID, "rs-newrouter-key", types.SetupKeyReusable, time.Hour, nil, 999, userID, false, false)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	newRoutingPeer := addPeerToAccount(t, s.manager, s.accountID, setupKey.Key)
+
+	oldCh := s.updateManager.CreateChannel(ctx, oldRoutingPeer)
+	t.Cleanup(func() { s.updateManager.CloseChannel(ctx, oldRoutingPeer) })
+	settleAffectedUpdates(oldCh)
+
+	done := make(chan struct{})
+	go func() {
+		// The old routing peer stops serving the resource and must be refreshed.
+		peerShouldReceiveUpdate(t, oldCh)
+		close(done)
+	}()
+
+	_, err = routersManager.UpdateRouter(ctx, userID, &routerTypes.NetworkRouter{
+		ID:         router.ID,
+		NetworkID:  s.networkID,
+		AccountID:  s.accountID,
+		Peer:       newRoutingPeer.ID, // repoint within the same network
+		Masquerade: true,
+		Metric:     9999,
+		Enabled:    true,
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	select {
+	case <-done:
+	case <-time.After(peerUpdateTimeout):
+		t.Error("timeout: re-pointing the router peer did not refresh the old routing peer")
+	}
+}

management/server/affected_peers_property_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,255 @@
+package server
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"math/rand"
+	"sort"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	"golang.org/x/exp/maps"
+
+	nbdns "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/dns"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/affectedpeers"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/store"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/types"
+)
+
+// allPeerMaps computes the serialized per-peer network map for every peer in the
+// account, mirroring the controller's compute path so the property test compares
+// against real output.
+func allPeerMaps(t *testing.T, manager *DefaultAccountManager, accountID string) map[string]string {
+	t.Helper()
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	account, err := manager.Store.GetAccount(ctx, accountID)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	account.InjectProxyPolicies(ctx)
+
+	validated := make(map[string]struct{}, len(account.Peers))
+	for id := range account.Peers {
+		validated[id] = struct{}{}
+	}
+	resourcePolicies := account.GetResourcePoliciesMap()
+	routers := account.GetResourceRoutersMap()
+	groupIDToUserIDs := account.GetActiveGroupUsers()
+
+	out := make(map[string]string, len(account.Peers))
+	for peerID := range account.Peers {
+		nm := account.GetPeerNetworkMapFromComponents(ctx, peerID, nbdns.CustomZone{}, nil, validated, resourcePolicies, routers, nil, groupIDToUserIDs)
+		// Network.Serial is an account-global counter bumped on every change; it
+		// is not a per-peer dependency, so normalize it out of the comparison.
+		if nm.Network != nil {
+			nm.Network.Serial = 0
+		}
+		out[peerID] = canonicalJSON(t, nm)
+	}
+	return out
+}
+
+// canonicalJSON marshals v and returns an order-insensitive string form: every
+// JSON array is sorted by the canonical form of its elements. The network map's
+// Peers/Routes/FirewallRules/SourceRanges slices have nondeterministic order, so
+// a raw JSON compare would report spurious changes.
+func canonicalJSON(t *testing.T, v interface{}) string {
+	t.Helper()
+	b, err := json.Marshal(v)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	var parsed interface{}
+	require.NoError(t, json.Unmarshal(b, &parsed))
+	canonicalized, err := json.Marshal(sortAny(parsed))
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	return string(canonicalized)
+}
+
+func sortAny(v interface{}) interface{} {
+	switch val := v.(type) {
+	case []interface{}:
+		for i := range val {
+			val[i] = sortAny(val[i])
+		}
+		sort.Slice(val, func(i, j int) bool {
+			bi, _ := json.Marshal(val[i])
+			bj, _ := json.Marshal(val[j])
+			return string(bi) < string(bj)
+		})
+		return val
+	case map[string]interface{}:
+		for k := range val {
+			val[k] = sortAny(val[k])
+		}
+		return val
+	default:
+		return v
+	}
+}
+
+// changedPeers returns the peer IDs whose serialized map differs between before
+// and after.
+func changedPeers(before, after map[string]string) []string {
+	var changed []string
+	for id, b := range before {
+		a, ok := after[id]
+		if !ok || a != b {
+			changed = append(changed, id)
+		}
+	}
+	for id := range after {
+		if _, ok := before[id]; !ok {
+			changed = append(changed, id)
+		}
+	}
+	return changed
+}
+
+// TestAffectedPeers_Property_ResolverSupersetsRealChanges builds a topology,
+// applies random changes, and asserts that the resolver's affected set is a
+// superset of the peers whose real network map actually changed. If the resolver
+// ever misses a dependency, a change will alter a peer's map without that peer
+// appearing in the affected set, failing here.
+func TestAffectedPeers_Property_ResolverSupersetsRealChanges(t *testing.T) {
+	s := setupRouterScenario(t, true)
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	// A pre-existing peer->resource policy so the resource/router bridge is live.
+	_, err := s.manager.SavePolicy(ctx, s.accountID, userID, peerToResourcePolicyByGroup(s.sourceGroupID, s.resourceGroupID), true)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// Extra peers and groups to give mutations room to move membership around.
+	setupKey, err := s.manager.CreateSetupKey(ctx, s.accountID, "prop-key", types.SetupKeyReusable, 0, nil, 999, userID, false, false)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	extraPeers := make([]string, 0, 4)
+	for i := 0; i < 4; i++ {
+		p := addPeerToAccount(t, s.manager, s.accountID, setupKey.Key)
+		extraPeers = append(extraPeers, p.ID)
+	}
+	extraGroups := []string{"prop-grp-0", "prop-grp-1"}
+	for _, g := range extraGroups {
+		require.NoError(t, s.manager.CreateGroup(ctx, s.accountID, userID, &types.Group{ID: g, Name: g}))
+	}
+
+	rng := rand.New(rand.NewSource(1))
+	allGroups := append([]string{s.sourceGroupID, s.resourceGroupID, s.routerPeerGroupID}, extraGroups...)
+	allPeers := append([]string{s.sourcePeerID, s.routerPeerID, s.routerGroupPeerID, s.unrelatedPeerID}, extraPeers...)
+
+	for iter := 0; iter < 60; iter++ {
+		change, apply := s.randomMutation(t, rng, allGroups, allPeers)
+		if apply == nil {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		before := allPeerMaps(t, s.manager, s.accountID)
+
+		resolvedSet := make(map[string]struct{})
+		resolve := func() {
+			require.NoError(t, s.manager.Store.ExecuteInTransaction(ctx, func(tx store.Store) error {
+				snap, err := affectedpeers.Load(ctx, tx, s.accountID, change)
+				if err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+				for _, id := range snap.Expand(ctx, s.accountID, change) {
+					resolvedSet[id] = struct{}{}
+				}
+				return nil
+			}))
+		}
+
+		// Resolve on both sides of the mutation and union: removals are visible
+		// only pre-apply (the leaving peer is still a member), additions only
+		// post-apply (the joining peer is now a member). Production captures both
+		// via per-path handling (e.g. UpdateGroup passes peersToRemove); the union
+		// models that without coupling the test to each path's ordering.
+		resolve()
+		changedIDs := change.ChangedPeerIDs
+		apply()
+		resolve()
+
+		after := allPeerMaps(t, s.manager, s.accountID)
+
+		// The explicitly-changed peer's own map refresh is the caller's
+		// responsibility (the resolver returns the peers to propagate to), so it
+		// is allowed to be absent from the resolved set.
+		changedExplicitly := make(map[string]struct{}, len(changedIDs))
+		for _, id := range changedIDs {
+			changedExplicitly[id] = struct{}{}
+		}
+
+		for _, id := range changedPeers(before, after) {
+			if _, stillExists := after[id]; !stillExists {
+				continue
+			}
+			if _, isExplicit := changedExplicitly[id]; isExplicit {
+				continue
+			}
+			_, ok := resolvedSet[id]
+			require.Truef(t, ok,
+				"iter %d: peer %s network map changed but was not in the resolver's affected set %v (change=%+v)",
+				iter, id, maps.Keys(resolvedSet), change)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// randomMutation picks a random change, returns the Change to resolve and a
+// function that applies the underlying store mutation. apply is nil when the
+// drawn mutation is a no-op for the current state.
+func (s *routerScenario) randomMutation(t *testing.T, rng *rand.Rand, allGroups, allPeers []string) (affectedpeers.Change, func()) {
+	t.Helper()
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	switch rng.Intn(3) {
+	case 0:
+		groupID := allGroups[rng.Intn(len(allGroups))]
+		peerID := allPeers[rng.Intn(len(allPeers))]
+		grp, err := s.manager.Store.GetGroupByID(ctx, store.LockingStrengthNone, s.accountID, groupID)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		if slicesContains(grp.Peers, peerID) {
+			return affectedpeers.Change{}, nil
+		}
+		return affectedpeers.Change{ChangedGroupIDs: []string{groupID}, ChangedPeerIDs: []string{peerID}},
+			func() {
+				require.NoError(t, s.manager.GroupAddPeer(ctx, s.accountID, groupID, peerID))
+			}
+	case 1:
+		groupID := allGroups[rng.Intn(len(allGroups))]
+		grp, err := s.manager.Store.GetGroupByID(ctx, store.LockingStrengthNone, s.accountID, groupID)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		if len(grp.Peers) == 0 {
+			return affectedpeers.Change{}, nil
+		}
+		peerID := grp.Peers[rng.Intn(len(grp.Peers))]
+		return affectedpeers.Change{ChangedGroupIDs: []string{groupID}, ChangedPeerIDs: []string{peerID}},
+			func() {
+				require.NoError(t, s.manager.GroupDeletePeer(ctx, s.accountID, groupID, peerID))
+			}
+	default:
+		src := allGroups[rng.Intn(len(allGroups))]
+		dst := allGroups[rng.Intn(len(allGroups))]
+		policy := &types.Policy{
+			Enabled: true,
+			Name:    fmt.Sprintf("prop-policy-%d", rng.Int()),
+			Rules: []*types.PolicyRule{{
+				Enabled:      true,
+				Sources:      []string{src},
+				Destinations: []string{dst},
+				Action:       types.PolicyTrafficActionAccept,
+			}},
+		}
+		return affectedpeers.Change{Policies: []*types.Policy{policy}},
+			func() {
+				_, err := s.manager.SavePolicy(ctx, s.accountID, userID, policy, true)
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+			}
+	}
+}
+
+func slicesContains(s []string, v string) bool {
+	for _, x := range s {
+		if x == v {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}

management/server/affected_peers_querycount_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,164 @@
+package server
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"sync"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+
+	nbdns "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/dns"
+	rpservice "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/internals/modules/reverseproxy/service"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/affectedpeers"
+	resourceTypes "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/networks/resources/types"
+	routerTypes "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/networks/routers/types"
+	networkTypes "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/networks/types"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/store"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/types"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/route"
+)
+
+// countingStore wraps a real store and counts the per-account collection loads
+// the resolver performs, so a test can assert each is read at most once and that
+// irrelevant collections are skipped entirely.
+type countingStore struct {
+	store.Store
+	mu     sync.Mutex
+	counts map[string]int
+}
+
+func newCountingStore(s store.Store) *countingStore {
+	return &countingStore{Store: s, counts: map[string]int{}}
+}
+
+func (c *countingStore) bump(name string) {
+	c.mu.Lock()
+	c.counts[name]++
+	c.mu.Unlock()
+}
+
+func (c *countingStore) count(name string) int {
+	c.mu.Lock()
+	defer c.mu.Unlock()
+	return c.counts[name]
+}
+
+func (c *countingStore) total() int {
+	c.mu.Lock()
+	defer c.mu.Unlock()
+	n := 0
+	for _, v := range c.counts {
+		n += v
+	}
+	return n
+}
+
+func (c *countingStore) GetAccountPolicies(ctx context.Context, ls store.LockingStrength, accountID string) ([]*types.Policy, error) {
+	c.bump("policies")
+	return c.Store.GetAccountPolicies(ctx, ls, accountID)
+}
+
+func (c *countingStore) GetAccountRoutes(ctx context.Context, ls store.LockingStrength, accountID string) ([]*route.Route, error) {
+	c.bump("routes")
+	return c.Store.GetAccountRoutes(ctx, ls, accountID)
+}
+
+func (c *countingStore) GetAccountNameServerGroups(ctx context.Context, ls store.LockingStrength, accountID string) ([]*nbdns.NameServerGroup, error) {
+	c.bump("nameservers")
+	return c.Store.GetAccountNameServerGroups(ctx, ls, accountID)
+}
+
+func (c *countingStore) GetAccountDNSSettings(ctx context.Context, ls store.LockingStrength, accountID string) (*types.DNSSettings, error) {
+	c.bump("dnssettings")
+	return c.Store.GetAccountDNSSettings(ctx, ls, accountID)
+}
+
+func (c *countingStore) GetNetworkRoutersByAccountID(ctx context.Context, ls store.LockingStrength, accountID string) ([]*routerTypes.NetworkRouter, error) {
+	c.bump("routers")
+	return c.Store.GetNetworkRoutersByAccountID(ctx, ls, accountID)
+}
+
+func (c *countingStore) GetNetworkResourcesByAccountID(ctx context.Context, ls store.LockingStrength, accountID string) ([]*resourceTypes.NetworkResource, error) {
+	c.bump("resources")
+	return c.Store.GetNetworkResourcesByAccountID(ctx, ls, accountID)
+}
+
+func (c *countingStore) GetAccountServices(ctx context.Context, ls store.LockingStrength, accountID string) ([]*rpservice.Service, error) {
+	c.bump("services")
+	return c.Store.GetAccountServices(ctx, ls, accountID)
+}
+
+// TestAffectedPeers_QueryCount_NoRedundantFullTableLoads asserts the resolver
+// loads each per-account collection at most once per Resolve (memoization) even
+// on a change that drives every bridge, and skips the services table when the
+// account has no embedded proxy peers.
+func TestAffectedPeers_QueryCount_NoRedundantFullTableLoads(t *testing.T) {
+	s := setupRouterScenario(t, true)
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	_, err := s.manager.SavePolicy(ctx, s.accountID, userID, peerToResourcePolicyByGroup(s.sourceGroupID, s.resourceGroupID), true)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	cs := newCountingStore(s.manager.Store)
+
+	// A group change that exercises policies, routers, resources and the bridge.
+	change := affectedpeers.Change{ChangedGroupIDs: []string{s.sourceGroupID}}
+	snap, err := affectedpeers.Load(ctx, cs, s.accountID, change)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	affected := snap.Expand(ctx, s.accountID, change)
+	assert.Contains(t, affected, s.routerPeerID, "bridge must still resolve the routing peer")
+
+	for _, name := range []string{"policies", "routes", "nameservers", "dnssettings", "routers", "resources"} {
+		assert.LessOrEqualf(t, cs.count(name), 1,
+			"%s must be loaded at most once per Resolve, got %d", name, cs.count(name))
+	}
+	assert.Equal(t, 0, cs.count("services"),
+		"services must not be loaded when the account has no embedded proxy peers")
+}
+
+// TestAffectedPeers_QueryCount_NarrowChangeSkipsLoads asserts that a change with
+// no group/peer signal touches no per-account collections beyond what its inputs
+// require.
+func TestAffectedPeers_QueryCount_NarrowChangeSkipsLoads(t *testing.T) {
+	s := setupRouterScenario(t, true)
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	cs := newCountingStore(s.manager.Store)
+
+	// A bare network change drives only the router->source bridge: routers and
+	// resources are needed, but routes/nameservers/dnssettings/services are not.
+	_, err := affectedpeers.Load(ctx, cs, s.accountID, affectedpeers.Change{Networks: []*networkTypes.Network{{ID: s.networkID}}})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	assert.Equal(t, 0, cs.count("routes"), "routes must not be loaded for a network-only change")
+	assert.Equal(t, 0, cs.count("nameservers"), "nameservers must not be loaded for a network-only change")
+	assert.Equal(t, 0, cs.count("dnssettings"), "dnssettings must not be loaded for a network-only change")
+	assert.Equal(t, 0, cs.count("services"), "services must not be loaded for a network-only change")
+}
+
+// TestAffectedPeers_QueryCount_ExpandReadsNothing is the core invariant of the
+// Load/Expand split: Load (run inside the transaction) does all store reads;
+// Expand (run after commit) must touch the store ZERO times, so it never holds
+// the write lock and never reads post-commit state.
+func TestAffectedPeers_QueryCount_ExpandReadsNothing(t *testing.T) {
+	s := setupRouterScenario(t, true)
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	_, err := s.manager.SavePolicy(ctx, s.accountID, userID, peerToResourcePolicyByGroup(s.sourceGroupID, s.resourceGroupID), true)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	change := affectedpeers.Change{ChangedGroupIDs: []string{s.sourceGroupID}}
+
+	cs := newCountingStore(s.manager.Store)
+	snap, err := affectedpeers.Load(ctx, cs, s.accountID, change)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Greater(t, cs.total(), 0, "Load must read the store")
+
+	// Any store access during Expand would increment the same counter. Expand
+	// operates purely on the snapshot, so the count must not move.
+	readsAfterLoad := cs.total()
+	affected := snap.Expand(ctx, s.accountID, change)
+	assert.Contains(t, affected, s.routerPeerID, "Expand must still produce the affected peers from the snapshot")
+	assert.Equal(t, readsAfterLoad, cs.total(), "Expand must perform zero store reads — it operates purely on the loaded snapshot")
+}

management/server/affected_peers_router_paths_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,340 @@
+package server
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/affectedpeers"
+	resourceTypes "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/networks/resources/types"
+	routerTypes "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/networks/routers/types"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/posture"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/types"
+)
+
+func (s *routerScenario) resolveGroupChangeAffected(ctx context.Context, changedGroupIDs []string) []string {
+	change := affectedpeers.Change{ChangedGroupIDs: changedGroupIDs}
+	snap, err := affectedpeers.Load(ctx, s.manager.Store, s.accountID, change)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return snap.Expand(ctx, s.accountID, change)
+}
+
+func (s *routerScenario) resolvePeerChangeAffected(ctx context.Context, changedPeerIDs []string) []string {
+	change := affectedpeers.Change{ChangedPeerIDs: changedPeerIDs}
+	snap, err := affectedpeers.Load(ctx, s.manager.Store, s.accountID, change)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return snap.Expand(ctx, s.accountID, change)
+}
+
+func TestAffectedPeers_GroupChange_SourceGroupMembership_RefreshesRoutingPeer_DirectRouter(t *testing.T) {
+	s := setupRouterScenario(t, true)
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	_, err := s.manager.SavePolicy(ctx, s.accountID, userID, peerToResourcePolicyByGroup(s.sourceGroupID, s.resourceGroupID), true)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	affected := s.resolveGroupChangeAffected(ctx, []string{s.sourceGroupID})
+
+	assert.Contains(t, affected, s.sourcePeerID, "source group member must be affected")
+	assert.Contains(t, affected, s.routerPeerID,
+		"changing the source group of a peer->resource policy must refresh the resource's routing peer")
+	assert.NotContains(t, affected, s.unrelatedPeerID, "unrelated peer must not be affected")
+}
+
+func TestAffectedPeers_GroupChange_SourceGroupMembership_RefreshesRoutingPeer_RouterPeerGroups(t *testing.T) {
+	s := setupRouterScenario(t, false)
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	_, err := s.manager.SavePolicy(ctx, s.accountID, userID, peerToResourcePolicyByGroup(s.sourceGroupID, s.resourceGroupID), true)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	affected := s.resolveGroupChangeAffected(ctx, []string{s.sourceGroupID})
+
+	assert.Contains(t, affected, s.routerGroupPeerID,
+		"changing the source group must refresh the routing peer defined via router.PeerGroups")
+	assert.NotContains(t, affected, s.unrelatedPeerID, "unrelated peer must not be affected")
+}
+
+func TestAffectedPeers_GroupChange_RouterPeerGroupMembership_RefreshesPolicySources(t *testing.T) {
+	s := setupRouterScenario(t, false)
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	_, err := s.manager.SavePolicy(ctx, s.accountID, userID, peerToResourcePolicyByGroup(s.sourceGroupID, s.resourceGroupID), true)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	affected := s.resolveGroupChangeAffected(ctx, []string{s.routerPeerGroupID})
+
+	assert.Contains(t, affected, s.routerGroupPeerID, "the routing peer itself must be affected")
+	assert.Contains(t, affected, s.sourcePeerID,
+		"changing the router's PeerGroups must refresh the source peers of policies serving the resource")
+	assert.NotContains(t, affected, s.unrelatedPeerID, "unrelated peer must not be affected")
+}
+
+func TestAffectedPeers_PeerChange_SourcePeer_RefreshesRoutingPeer(t *testing.T) {
+	s := setupRouterScenario(t, true)
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	_, err := s.manager.SavePolicy(ctx, s.accountID, userID, peerToResourcePolicyByGroup(s.sourceGroupID, s.resourceGroupID), true)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	affected := s.resolvePeerChangeAffected(ctx, []string{s.sourcePeerID})
+
+	assert.Contains(t, affected, s.routerPeerID,
+		"a status change on a source peer must refresh the resource's routing peer that serves it")
+	assert.NotContains(t, affected, s.unrelatedPeerID, "unrelated peer must not be affected")
+}
+
+func TestAffectedPeers_PeerChange_SourcePeer_ByDestinationResource_RefreshesRoutingPeer(t *testing.T) {
+	s := setupRouterScenario(t, true)
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	_, err := s.manager.SavePolicy(ctx, s.accountID, userID, peerToResourcePolicyByResource(s.sourceGroupID, s.resourceID), true)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	affected := s.resolvePeerChangeAffected(ctx, []string{s.sourcePeerID})
+
+	assert.Contains(t, affected, s.routerPeerID,
+		"DestinationResource-targeted policy must still bridge a source-peer change to the routing peer")
+	assert.NotContains(t, affected, s.unrelatedPeerID, "unrelated peer must not be affected")
+}
+
+func TestAffectedPeers_E2E_DeleteGroup_ResolvesAffectedPeers(t *testing.T) {
+	s := setupRouterScenario(t, true)
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	const memberOnlyGroupID = "rs-memberonly-grp"
+	require.NoError(t, s.manager.CreateGroup(ctx, s.accountID, userID, &types.Group{
+		ID: memberOnlyGroupID, Name: "rs-memberonly", Peers: []string{s.sourcePeerID},
+	}))
+
+	affected := s.resolveGroupChangeAffected(ctx, []string{memberOnlyGroupID})
+	assert.Empty(t, affected, "an unlinked group has no network-map impact, so no peer is affected")
+
+	require.NoError(t, s.manager.DeleteGroup(ctx, s.accountID, userID, memberOnlyGroupID))
+}
+
+func TestAffectedPeers_GroupAddResource_RefreshesRoutingPeer(t *testing.T) {
+	s := setupRouterScenario(t, true)
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	const extraResourceGroupID = "rs-resource-grp-extra"
+	require.NoError(t, s.manager.CreateGroup(ctx, s.accountID, userID, &types.Group{
+		ID: extraResourceGroupID, Name: "rs-resource-extra",
+	}))
+
+	_, err := s.manager.SavePolicy(ctx, s.accountID, userID, peerToResourcePolicyByGroup(s.sourceGroupID, extraResourceGroupID), true)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	require.NoError(t, s.manager.GroupAddResource(ctx, s.accountID, extraResourceGroupID, types.Resource{
+		ID:   s.resourceID,
+		Type: types.ResourceTypeHost,
+	}))
+
+	affected := s.resolveGroupChangeAffected(ctx, []string{extraResourceGroupID})
+
+	assert.Contains(t, affected, s.routerPeerID,
+		"attaching a resource to a policy destination group must refresh the resource's routing peer")
+	assert.Contains(t, affected, s.sourcePeerID, "policy source peers must refresh")
+	assert.NotContains(t, affected, s.unrelatedPeerID, "unrelated peer must not be affected")
+}
+
+func (s *routerScenario) createPostureCheckGatedPolicy(t *testing.T, ctx context.Context) string {
+	t.Helper()
+
+	check, err := s.manager.SavePostureChecks(ctx, s.accountID, userID, &posture.Checks{
+		Name: "rs-min-version",
+		Checks: posture.ChecksDefinition{
+			NBVersionCheck: &posture.NBVersionCheck{MinVersion: "0.30.0"},
+		},
+	}, true)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	policy := peerToResourcePolicyByGroup(s.sourceGroupID, s.resourceGroupID)
+	policy.SourcePostureChecks = []string{check.ID}
+	_, err = s.manager.SavePolicy(ctx, s.accountID, userID, policy, true)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	return check.ID
+}
+
+func TestAffectedPeers_E2E_SavePostureCheck_RefreshesRoutingPeer(t *testing.T) {
+	s := setupRouterScenario(t, true)
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	checkID := s.createPostureCheckGatedPolicy(t, ctx)
+
+	srcCh := s.updateManager.CreateChannel(ctx, s.sourcePeerID)
+	routerCh := s.updateManager.CreateChannel(ctx, s.routerPeerID)
+	unrelatedCh := s.updateManager.CreateChannel(ctx, s.unrelatedPeerID)
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		s.updateManager.CloseChannel(ctx, s.sourcePeerID)
+		s.updateManager.CloseChannel(ctx, s.routerPeerID)
+		s.updateManager.CloseChannel(ctx, s.unrelatedPeerID)
+	})
+
+	settleAffectedUpdates(srcCh, routerCh, unrelatedCh)
+
+	done := make(chan struct{})
+	go func() {
+		peerShouldReceiveUpdate(t, srcCh)
+		peerShouldReceiveUpdate(t, routerCh)
+		peerShouldNotReceiveUpdate(t, unrelatedCh)
+		close(done)
+	}()
+
+	_, err := s.manager.SavePostureChecks(ctx, s.accountID, userID, &posture.Checks{
+		ID:   checkID,
+		Name: "rs-min-version",
+		Checks: posture.ChecksDefinition{
+			NBVersionCheck: &posture.NBVersionCheck{MinVersion: "0.31.0"},
+		},
+	}, false)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	select {
+	case <-done:
+	case <-time.After(peerUpdateTimeout):
+		t.Error("timeout: editing a posture check did not refresh source + routing peers")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestAffectedPeers_E2E_UpdateResource_DestinationResourcePolicy_RefreshesSourcePeer(t *testing.T) {
+	s := setupRouterScenario(t, true)
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	_, err := s.manager.SavePolicy(ctx, s.accountID, userID, peerToResourcePolicyByResource(s.sourceGroupID, s.resourceID), true)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	resourcesManager, _, _ := s.managers()
+
+	srcCh := s.updateManager.CreateChannel(ctx, s.sourcePeerID)
+	routerCh := s.updateManager.CreateChannel(ctx, s.routerPeerID)
+	unrelatedCh := s.updateManager.CreateChannel(ctx, s.unrelatedPeerID)
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		s.updateManager.CloseChannel(ctx, s.sourcePeerID)
+		s.updateManager.CloseChannel(ctx, s.routerPeerID)
+		s.updateManager.CloseChannel(ctx, s.unrelatedPeerID)
+	})
+
+	settleAffectedUpdates(srcCh, routerCh, unrelatedCh)
+
+	done := make(chan struct{})
+	go func() {
+		peerShouldReceiveUpdate(t, srcCh)
+		peerShouldReceiveUpdate(t, routerCh)
+		peerShouldNotReceiveUpdate(t, unrelatedCh)
+		close(done)
+	}()
+
+	_, err = resourcesManager.UpdateResource(ctx, userID, &resourceTypes.NetworkResource{
+		ID:        s.resourceID,
+		AccountID: s.accountID,
+		NetworkID: s.networkID,
+		Name:      "rs-resource-host",
+		Address:   "10.20.30.0/25",
+		GroupIDs:  []string{s.resourceGroupID},
+		Enabled:   true,
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	select {
+	case <-done:
+	case <-time.After(peerUpdateTimeout):
+		t.Error("timeout: updating a DestinationResource-targeted resource did not refresh its policy source peer")
+	}
+}
+
+// A disabled sibling router routes to nobody, so updating a resource on its network
+// must NOT refresh its peer (the enabled router carries the bridge instead).
+func TestAffectedPeers_E2E_UpdateResource_DisabledSiblingRouterNotBridged(t *testing.T) {
+	s := setupRouterScenario(t, true)
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	_, err := s.manager.SavePolicy(ctx, s.accountID, userID, peerToResourcePolicyByGroup(s.sourceGroupID, s.resourceGroupID), true)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	resourcesManager, routersManager, _ := s.managers()
+
+	setupKey, err := s.manager.CreateSetupKey(ctx, s.accountID, "rs-key-disabled", types.SetupKeyReusable, time.Hour, nil, 999, userID, false, false)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	disabledRouterPeer := addPeerToAccount(t, s.manager, s.accountID, setupKey.Key)
+	_, err = routersManager.CreateRouter(ctx, userID, &routerTypes.NetworkRouter{
+		NetworkID:  s.networkID,
+		AccountID:  s.accountID,
+		Peer:       disabledRouterPeer.ID,
+		Masquerade: true,
+		Metric:     9000,
+		Enabled:    false,
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	disabledCh := s.updateManager.CreateChannel(ctx, disabledRouterPeer.ID)
+	enabledCh := s.updateManager.CreateChannel(ctx, s.routerPeerID)
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		s.updateManager.CloseChannel(ctx, disabledRouterPeer.ID)
+		s.updateManager.CloseChannel(ctx, s.routerPeerID)
+	})
+
+	settleAffectedUpdates(disabledCh, enabledCh)
+
+	done := make(chan struct{})
+	go func() {
+		peerShouldReceiveUpdate(t, enabledCh)
+		peerShouldNotReceiveUpdate(t, disabledCh)
+		close(done)
+	}()
+
+	_, err = resourcesManager.UpdateResource(ctx, userID, &resourceTypes.NetworkResource{
+		ID:        s.resourceID,
+		AccountID: s.accountID,
+		NetworkID: s.networkID,
+		Name:      "rs-resource-host",
+		Address:   "10.20.30.0/25",
+		GroupIDs:  []string{s.resourceGroupID},
+		Enabled:   true,
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	select {
+	case <-done:
+	case <-time.After(peerUpdateTimeout):
+		t.Error("timeout")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestAffectedPeers_GroupChange_RouterInOtherNetworkNotAffected(t *testing.T) {
+	s := setupRouterScenario(t, true)
+	second := s.addSecondTopology(t, "groupiso")
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	_, err := s.manager.SavePolicy(ctx, s.accountID, userID, peerToResourcePolicyByGroup(s.sourceGroupID, s.resourceGroupID), true)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	affected := s.resolveGroupChangeAffected(ctx, []string{s.sourceGroupID})
+
+	assert.Contains(t, affected, s.routerPeerID, "network A's routing peer must be affected")
+	assert.NotContains(t, affected, second.routerPeerID,
+		"a router in an unrelated network must not be affected by a source-group change for another resource")
+}
+
+func TestAffectedPeers_PeerChange_RouterInOtherNetworkNotAffected(t *testing.T) {
+	s := setupRouterScenario(t, true)
+	second := s.addSecondTopology(t, "peeriso")
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	_, err := s.manager.SavePolicy(ctx, s.accountID, userID, peerToResourcePolicyByGroup(s.sourceGroupID, s.resourceGroupID), true)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	affected := s.resolvePeerChangeAffected(ctx, []string{s.sourcePeerID})
+
+	assert.Contains(t, affected, s.routerPeerID, "network A's routing peer must be affected")
+	assert.NotContains(t, affected, second.routerPeerID,
+		"a router in an unrelated network must not be affected by a source-peer change for another resource")
+}

management/server/affected_peers_router_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,776 @@
+package server
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/internals/controllers/network_map"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/internals/controllers/network_map/update_channel"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/affectedpeers"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/groups"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/networks"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/networks/resources"
+	resourceTypes "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/networks/resources/types"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/networks/routers"
+	routerTypes "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/networks/routers/types"
+	networkTypes "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/networks/types"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/permissions"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/store"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/types"
+)
+
+// routerScenario captures the topology from the bug report:
+//
+//	network ── router (routing peer) ── resource (in resourceGroup)
+//	independent peer ──(policy: source -> resource)──> resource
+//
+// The routing peer must be refreshed when a policy grants a source peer access
+// to the resource, because the network map connects the source peer to the
+// routing peer at compute time (Account.GetPoliciesForNetworkResource +
+// addNetworksRoutingPeers). The routing peer is NOT a member of the resource
+// group, so static group/peer resolution alone cannot find it.
+type routerScenario struct {
+	manager       *DefaultAccountManager
+	updateManager *update_channel.PeersUpdateManager
+	accountID     string
+	networkID     string
+
+	sourcePeerID  string // independent peer that the policy grants access from
+	sourceGroupID string // group containing the source peer
+
+	routerPeerID      string // peer acting as the routing peer (direct router.Peer)
+	routerGroupPeerID string // peer that is a member of routerPeerGroup
+	routerPeerGroupID string // group used for router.PeerGroups
+
+	resourceID      string // network resource
+	resourceGroupID string // group whose member is the resource (no peers)
+
+	unrelatedPeerID string // peer in no relevant entity
+}
+
+// setupRouterScenario builds the topology above with the default policy removed
+// and channels NOT yet created, so callers control exactly when updates can flow.
+func setupRouterScenario(t *testing.T, directRouterPeer bool) *routerScenario {
+	t.Helper()
+
+	manager, updateManager, err := createManager(t)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	account, err := createAccount(manager, "router_scenario", userID, "")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	accountID := account.Id
+
+	// Remove the default policy so AddPeer/CreateGroup don't schedule unrelated updates.
+	policies, err := manager.Store.GetAccountPolicies(ctx, store.LockingStrengthNone, accountID)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	for _, p := range policies {
+		require.NoError(t, manager.Store.DeletePolicy(ctx, accountID, p.ID))
+	}
+
+	setupKey, err := manager.CreateSetupKey(ctx, accountID, "rs-key", types.SetupKeyReusable, time.Hour, nil, 999, userID, false, false)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	sourcePeer := addPeerToAccount(t, manager, accountID, setupKey.Key)
+	routerPeer := addPeerToAccount(t, manager, accountID, setupKey.Key)
+	routerGroupPeer := addPeerToAccount(t, manager, accountID, setupKey.Key)
+	unrelatedPeer := addPeerToAccount(t, manager, accountID, setupKey.Key)
+
+	const (
+		sourceGroupID     = "rs-source-grp"
+		routerPeerGroupID = "rs-router-grp"
+		resourceGroupID   = "rs-resource-grp"
+	)
+
+	for _, g := range []*types.Group{
+		{ID: sourceGroupID, Name: "rs-source", Peers: []string{sourcePeer.ID}},
+		{ID: routerPeerGroupID, Name: "rs-router", Peers: []string{routerGroupPeer.ID}},
+		{ID: resourceGroupID, Name: "rs-resource"}, // intentionally peerless; the resource is its only member
+	} {
+		require.NoError(t, manager.CreateGroup(ctx, accountID, userID, g))
+	}
+
+	permissionsManager := permissions.NewManager(manager.Store)
+	groupsManager := groups.NewManager(manager.Store, permissionsManager, manager)
+	resourcesManager := resources.NewManager(manager.Store, permissionsManager, groupsManager, manager, manager.serviceManager)
+	routersManager := routers.NewManager(manager.Store, permissionsManager, manager)
+	networksManager := networks.NewManager(manager.Store, permissionsManager, resourcesManager, routersManager, manager)
+
+	network, err := networksManager.CreateNetwork(ctx, userID, &networkTypes.Network{
+		ID:        "rs-network",
+		AccountID: accountID,
+		Name:      "rs-network",
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	resource, err := resourcesManager.CreateResource(ctx, userID, &resourceTypes.NetworkResource{
+		AccountID: accountID,
+		NetworkID: network.ID,
+		Name:      "rs-resource-host",
+		Address:   "10.20.30.0/24",
+		GroupIDs:  []string{resourceGroupID},
+		Enabled:   true,
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	router := &routerTypes.NetworkRouter{
+		ID:         "rs-router",
+		NetworkID:  network.ID,
+		AccountID:  accountID,
+		Masquerade: true,
+		Metric:     9999,
+		Enabled:    true,
+	}
+	if directRouterPeer {
+		router.Peer = routerPeer.ID
+	} else {
+		router.PeerGroups = []string{routerPeerGroupID}
+	}
+	_, err = routersManager.CreateRouter(ctx, userID, router)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	return &routerScenario{
+		manager:           manager,
+		updateManager:     updateManager,
+		accountID:         accountID,
+		networkID:         network.ID,
+		sourcePeerID:      sourcePeer.ID,
+		sourceGroupID:     sourceGroupID,
+		routerPeerID:      routerPeer.ID,
+		routerGroupPeerID: routerGroupPeer.ID,
+		routerPeerGroupID: routerPeerGroupID,
+		resourceID:        resource.ID,
+		resourceGroupID:   resourceGroupID,
+		unrelatedPeerID:   unrelatedPeer.ID,
+	}
+}
+
+// peerToResourcePolicy builds a policy granting the source group access to the
+// resource, referencing the resource by its group in the rule destination.
+func peerToResourcePolicyByGroup(sourceGroupID, resourceGroupID string) *types.Policy {
+	return &types.Policy{
+		Enabled: true,
+		Name:    "peer-to-resource-by-group",
+		Rules: []*types.PolicyRule{
+			{
+				Enabled:      true,
+				Sources:      []string{sourceGroupID},
+				Destinations: []string{resourceGroupID},
+				Action:       types.PolicyTrafficActionAccept,
+			},
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+// peerToResourcePolicyByResource builds a policy referencing the resource
+// directly via DestinationResource rather than its group.
+func peerToResourcePolicyByResource(sourceGroupID, resourceID string) *types.Policy {
+	return &types.Policy{
+		Enabled: true,
+		Name:    "peer-to-resource-by-resource",
+		Rules: []*types.PolicyRule{
+			{
+				Enabled:             true,
+				Sources:             []string{sourceGroupID},
+				DestinationResource: types.Resource{ID: resourceID, Type: types.ResourceTypeHost},
+				Action:              types.PolicyTrafficActionAccept,
+			},
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+// resolvePolicyAffected mirrors SavePolicy's resolution: resolve the affected
+// peers for the given policy.
+func (s *routerScenario) resolvePolicyAffected(ctx context.Context, policy *types.Policy) []string {
+	change := affectedpeers.Change{Policies: []*types.Policy{policy}}
+	snap, err := affectedpeers.Load(ctx, s.manager.Store, s.accountID, change)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return snap.Expand(ctx, s.accountID, change)
+}
+
+func TestAffectedPeers_SourcePeer_DirectRouter(t *testing.T) {
+	s := setupRouterScenario(t, true)
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	policy := peerToResourcePolicyByGroup(s.sourceGroupID, s.resourceGroupID)
+	affected := s.resolvePolicyAffected(ctx, policy)
+
+	assert.Contains(t, affected, s.sourcePeerID, "source peer must be affected")
+}
+
+func TestAffectedPeers_RoutingPeer_DirectRouter(t *testing.T) {
+	s := setupRouterScenario(t, true)
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	policy := peerToResourcePolicyByGroup(s.sourceGroupID, s.resourceGroupID)
+	affected := s.resolvePolicyAffected(ctx, policy)
+
+	// BUG: the direct routing peer serves the resource's subnet to the source
+	// peer, so it must be refreshed when the policy is created. The policy path
+	// only resolves the literal rule groups (source group + resource group);
+	// the resource group has no peer members and the router peer is reachable
+	// only through the network, so it is dropped.
+	assert.Contains(t, affected, s.routerPeerID,
+		"routing peer (router.Peer) serving the resource must be affected by a policy granting access to it")
+}
+
+func TestAffectedPeers_RoutingPeer_RouterPeerGroups(t *testing.T) {
+	s := setupRouterScenario(t, false)
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	policy := peerToResourcePolicyByGroup(s.sourceGroupID, s.resourceGroupID)
+	affected := s.resolvePolicyAffected(ctx, policy)
+
+	// Router defined via PeerGroups instead of a direct peer.
+	assert.Contains(t, affected, s.routerGroupPeerID,
+		"routing peer (router.PeerGroups member) serving the resource must be affected")
+}
+
+func TestAffectedPeers_DestResource_RoutingPeer_DirectRouter(t *testing.T) {
+	s := setupRouterScenario(t, true)
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	policy := peerToResourcePolicyByResource(s.sourceGroupID, s.resourceID)
+	affected := s.resolvePolicyAffected(ctx, policy)
+
+	// When the resource is referenced via DestinationResource, RuleGroups()
+	// returns only the source group and the resource ID is not a peer, so
+	// collectPolicyAffectedGroupsAndPeers yields nothing for the destination at
+	// all. The routing peer is dropped here too.
+	assert.Contains(t, affected, s.routerPeerID,
+		"routing peer must be affected when the resource is referenced via DestinationResource")
+}
+
+func TestAffectedPeers_DestResource_RoutingPeer_RouterPeerGroups(t *testing.T) {
+	s := setupRouterScenario(t, false)
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	policy := peerToResourcePolicyByResource(s.sourceGroupID, s.resourceID)
+	affected := s.resolvePolicyAffected(ctx, policy)
+
+	assert.Contains(t, affected, s.routerGroupPeerID,
+		"routing peer (PeerGroups) must be affected when the resource is referenced via DestinationResource")
+}
+
+func TestAffectedPeers_SourceResourcePeer_RoutingPeer(t *testing.T) {
+	s := setupRouterScenario(t, true)
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	// Source expressed as a direct peer (SourceResource), destination as resource group.
+	policy := &types.Policy{
+		Enabled: true,
+		Name:    "sourceResource-peer-to-resource",
+		Rules: []*types.PolicyRule{
+			{
+				Enabled:        true,
+				SourceResource: types.Resource{ID: s.sourcePeerID, Type: types.ResourceTypePeer},
+				Destinations:   []string{s.resourceGroupID},
+				Action:         types.PolicyTrafficActionAccept,
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	affected := s.resolvePolicyAffected(ctx, policy)
+
+	// The direct source peer IS picked up (collectPolicyAffectedGroupsAndPeers
+	// handles SourceResource peers), but the routing peer is still missing.
+	assert.Contains(t, affected, s.sourcePeerID, "direct source peer must be affected")
+	assert.Contains(t, affected, s.routerPeerID, "routing peer must be affected")
+}
+
+func TestAffectedPeers_PolicyToResource_UnrelatedPeerNotAffected(t *testing.T) {
+	s := setupRouterScenario(t, true)
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	policy := peerToResourcePolicyByGroup(s.sourceGroupID, s.resourceGroupID)
+	affected := s.resolvePolicyAffected(ctx, policy)
+
+	// Guard against an over-broad fix: a peer in no relevant entity must never
+	// be pulled in.
+	assert.NotContains(t, affected, s.unrelatedPeerID, "unrelated peer must not be affected")
+}
+
+func TestAffectedPeers_ResourceSideBridgesToRoutingPeer_DirectRouter(t *testing.T) {
+	s := setupRouterScenario(t, true)
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	// A pre-existing policy grants the source group access to the resource.
+	_, err := s.manager.SavePolicy(ctx, s.accountID, userID, peerToResourcePolicyByGroup(s.sourceGroupID, s.resourceGroupID), true)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// Drive an update through the resource manager and assert the routing peer
+	// is among the affected set by observing the channel. This path walks
+	// policies whose destinations reference the resource's groups, folds in the
+	// source groups, and loads the network's routers, so it reaches both the
+	// source peer and the routing peer.
+	permissionsManager := permissions.NewManager(s.manager.Store)
+	groupsManager := groups.NewManager(s.manager.Store, permissionsManager, s.manager)
+	rm := resources.NewManager(s.manager.Store, permissionsManager, groupsManager, s.manager, s.manager.serviceManager)
+
+	srcCh := s.updateManager.CreateChannel(ctx, s.sourcePeerID)
+	routerCh := s.updateManager.CreateChannel(ctx, s.routerPeerID)
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		s.updateManager.CloseChannel(ctx, s.sourcePeerID)
+		s.updateManager.CloseChannel(ctx, s.routerPeerID)
+	})
+
+	done := make(chan struct{})
+	go func() {
+		peerShouldReceiveUpdate(t, srcCh)
+		peerShouldReceiveUpdate(t, routerCh)
+		close(done)
+	}()
+
+	_, err = rm.UpdateResource(ctx, userID, &resourceTypes.NetworkResource{
+		ID:        s.resourceID,
+		AccountID: s.accountID,
+		NetworkID: s.networkID,
+		Name:      "rs-resource-host",
+		Address:   "10.20.30.0/24",
+		GroupIDs:  []string{s.resourceGroupID},
+		Enabled:   true,
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	select {
+	case <-done:
+	case <-time.After(peerUpdateTimeout):
+		t.Error("timeout: resource update did not refresh source peer + routing peer")
+	}
+}
+
+// settleAffectedUpdates waits for in-flight async updates to arrive, then drains
+// every given channel so subsequent assertions start from a clean slate.
+//
+// Setup (CreateNetwork/CreateResource/CreateRouter) fires async UpdateAffectedPeers
+// goroutines; draining first means the assertion only observes updates from the
+// action under test, not setup stragglers.
+func settleAffectedUpdates(chans ...<-chan *network_map.UpdateMessage) {
+	time.Sleep(300 * time.Millisecond)
+	for _, ch := range chans {
+		drainPeerUpdates(ch)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestAffectedPeers_E2E_CreatePolicy_RoutingPeer_DirectRouter(t *testing.T) {
+	s := setupRouterScenario(t, true)
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	srcCh := s.updateManager.CreateChannel(ctx, s.sourcePeerID)
+	routerCh := s.updateManager.CreateChannel(ctx, s.routerPeerID)
+	unrelatedCh := s.updateManager.CreateChannel(ctx, s.unrelatedPeerID)
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		s.updateManager.CloseChannel(ctx, s.sourcePeerID)
+		s.updateManager.CloseChannel(ctx, s.routerPeerID)
+		s.updateManager.CloseChannel(ctx, s.unrelatedPeerID)
+	})
+
+	settleAffectedUpdates(srcCh, routerCh, unrelatedCh)
+
+	done := make(chan struct{})
+	go func() {
+		peerShouldReceiveUpdate(t, srcCh)
+		peerShouldReceiveUpdate(t, routerCh)
+		peerShouldNotReceiveUpdate(t, unrelatedCh)
+		close(done)
+	}()
+
+	_, err := s.manager.SavePolicy(ctx, s.accountID, userID, peerToResourcePolicyByGroup(s.sourceGroupID, s.resourceGroupID), true)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	select {
+	case <-done:
+	case <-time.After(peerUpdateTimeout):
+		t.Error("timeout: creating peer->resource policy did not refresh the routing peer")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestAffectedPeers_E2E_CreatePolicy_RoutingPeer_RouterPeerGroups(t *testing.T) {
+	s := setupRouterScenario(t, false)
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	srcCh := s.updateManager.CreateChannel(ctx, s.sourcePeerID)
+	routerCh := s.updateManager.CreateChannel(ctx, s.routerGroupPeerID)
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		s.updateManager.CloseChannel(ctx, s.sourcePeerID)
+		s.updateManager.CloseChannel(ctx, s.routerGroupPeerID)
+	})
+
+	settleAffectedUpdates(srcCh, routerCh)
+
+	done := make(chan struct{})
+	go func() {
+		peerShouldReceiveUpdate(t, srcCh)
+		peerShouldReceiveUpdate(t, routerCh)
+		close(done)
+	}()
+
+	_, err := s.manager.SavePolicy(ctx, s.accountID, userID, peerToResourcePolicyByGroup(s.sourceGroupID, s.resourceGroupID), true)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	select {
+	case <-done:
+	case <-time.After(peerUpdateTimeout):
+		t.Error("timeout: routing peer (PeerGroups) not refreshed on policy create")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestAffectedPeers_E2E_DestResource_RoutingPeer(t *testing.T) {
+	s := setupRouterScenario(t, true)
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	srcCh := s.updateManager.CreateChannel(ctx, s.sourcePeerID)
+	routerCh := s.updateManager.CreateChannel(ctx, s.routerPeerID)
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		s.updateManager.CloseChannel(ctx, s.sourcePeerID)
+		s.updateManager.CloseChannel(ctx, s.routerPeerID)
+	})
+
+	settleAffectedUpdates(srcCh, routerCh)
+
+	done := make(chan struct{})
+	go func() {
+		peerShouldReceiveUpdate(t, srcCh)
+		peerShouldReceiveUpdate(t, routerCh)
+		close(done)
+	}()
+
+	_, err := s.manager.SavePolicy(ctx, s.accountID, userID, peerToResourcePolicyByResource(s.sourceGroupID, s.resourceID), true)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	select {
+	case <-done:
+	case <-time.After(peerUpdateTimeout):
+		t.Error("timeout: routing peer not refreshed when policy targets DestinationResource")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestAffectedPeers_E2E_DeletePolicy_RoutingPeer(t *testing.T) {
+	s := setupRouterScenario(t, true)
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	policy, err := s.manager.SavePolicy(ctx, s.accountID, userID, peerToResourcePolicyByGroup(s.sourceGroupID, s.resourceGroupID), true)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	srcCh := s.updateManager.CreateChannel(ctx, s.sourcePeerID)
+	routerCh := s.updateManager.CreateChannel(ctx, s.routerPeerID)
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		s.updateManager.CloseChannel(ctx, s.sourcePeerID)
+		s.updateManager.CloseChannel(ctx, s.routerPeerID)
+	})
+
+	settleAffectedUpdates(srcCh, routerCh)
+
+	done := make(chan struct{})
+	go func() {
+		peerShouldReceiveUpdate(t, srcCh)
+		peerShouldReceiveUpdate(t, routerCh)
+		close(done)
+	}()
+
+	require.NoError(t, s.manager.DeletePolicy(ctx, s.accountID, policy.ID, userID))
+
+	select {
+	case <-done:
+	case <-time.After(peerUpdateTimeout):
+		t.Error("timeout: deleting peer->resource policy did not refresh the routing peer")
+	}
+}
+
+func (s *routerScenario) managers() (resources.Manager, routers.Manager, networks.Manager) {
+	permissionsManager := permissions.NewManager(s.manager.Store)
+	groupsManager := groups.NewManager(s.manager.Store, permissionsManager, s.manager)
+	resourcesManager := resources.NewManager(s.manager.Store, permissionsManager, groupsManager, s.manager, s.manager.serviceManager)
+	routersManager := routers.NewManager(s.manager.Store, permissionsManager, s.manager)
+	networksManager := networks.NewManager(s.manager.Store, permissionsManager, resourcesManager, routersManager, s.manager)
+	return resourcesManager, routersManager, networksManager
+}
+
+type secondTopology struct {
+	networkID       string
+	resourceID      string
+	resourceGroupID string
+	routerPeerID    string
+}
+
+func (s *routerScenario) addSecondTopology(t *testing.T, suffix string) secondTopology {
+	t.Helper()
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	resourcesManager, routersManager, networksManager := s.managers()
+
+	setupKey, err := s.manager.CreateSetupKey(ctx, s.accountID, "rs-key-"+suffix, types.SetupKeyReusable, time.Hour, nil, 999, userID, false, false)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	routerPeer := addPeerToAccount(t, s.manager, s.accountID, setupKey.Key)
+
+	resourceGroupID := "rs-resource-grp-" + suffix
+	require.NoError(t, s.manager.CreateGroup(ctx, s.accountID, userID, &types.Group{
+		ID: resourceGroupID, Name: "rs-resource-" + suffix,
+	}))
+
+	network, err := networksManager.CreateNetwork(ctx, userID, &networkTypes.Network{
+		ID:        "rs-network-" + suffix,
+		AccountID: s.accountID,
+		Name:      "rs-network-" + suffix,
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	resource, err := resourcesManager.CreateResource(ctx, userID, &resourceTypes.NetworkResource{
+		AccountID: s.accountID,
+		NetworkID: network.ID,
+		Name:      "rs-resource-host-" + suffix,
+		Address:   "10.40.50.0/24",
+		GroupIDs:  []string{resourceGroupID},
+		Enabled:   true,
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	_, err = routersManager.CreateRouter(ctx, userID, &routerTypes.NetworkRouter{
+		NetworkID:  network.ID,
+		AccountID:  s.accountID,
+		Peer:       routerPeer.ID,
+		Masquerade: true,
+		Metric:     9999,
+		Enabled:    true,
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	return secondTopology{
+		networkID:       network.ID,
+		resourceID:      resource.ID,
+		resourceGroupID: resourceGroupID,
+		routerPeerID:    routerPeer.ID,
+	}
+}
+
+func TestAffectedPeers_E2E_UpdatePolicy_BothRoutingPeers(t *testing.T) {
+	s := setupRouterScenario(t, true)
+	second := s.addSecondTopology(t, "b")
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	policy, err := s.manager.SavePolicy(ctx, s.accountID, userID, peerToResourcePolicyByGroup(s.sourceGroupID, s.resourceGroupID), true)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	srcCh := s.updateManager.CreateChannel(ctx, s.sourcePeerID)
+	routerACh := s.updateManager.CreateChannel(ctx, s.routerPeerID)
+	routerBCh := s.updateManager.CreateChannel(ctx, second.routerPeerID)
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		s.updateManager.CloseChannel(ctx, s.sourcePeerID)
+		s.updateManager.CloseChannel(ctx, s.routerPeerID)
+		s.updateManager.CloseChannel(ctx, second.routerPeerID)
+	})
+
+	settleAffectedUpdates(srcCh, routerACh, routerBCh)
+
+	done := make(chan struct{})
+	go func() {
+		peerShouldReceiveUpdate(t, srcCh)
+		peerShouldReceiveUpdate(t, routerACh)
+		peerShouldReceiveUpdate(t, routerBCh)
+		close(done)
+	}()
+
+	policy.Rules[0].Destinations = []string{second.resourceGroupID}
+	_, err = s.manager.SavePolicy(ctx, s.accountID, userID, policy, false)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	select {
+	case <-done:
+	case <-time.After(peerUpdateTimeout):
+		t.Error("timeout: re-pointing the policy destination did not refresh both routing peers")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestAffectedPeers_E2E_UpdatePolicy_AddSource(t *testing.T) {
+	s := setupRouterScenario(t, true)
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	const secondSourceGroupID = "rs-source-grp-2"
+	setupKey, err := s.manager.CreateSetupKey(ctx, s.accountID, "rs-key-2", types.SetupKeyReusable, time.Hour, nil, 999, userID, false, false)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	secondSourcePeer := addPeerToAccount(t, s.manager, s.accountID, setupKey.Key)
+	require.NoError(t, s.manager.CreateGroup(ctx, s.accountID, userID, &types.Group{
+		ID: secondSourceGroupID, Name: "rs-source-2", Peers: []string{secondSourcePeer.ID},
+	}))
+
+	policy, err := s.manager.SavePolicy(ctx, s.accountID, userID, peerToResourcePolicyByGroup(s.sourceGroupID, s.resourceGroupID), true)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	newSrcCh := s.updateManager.CreateChannel(ctx, secondSourcePeer.ID)
+	routerCh := s.updateManager.CreateChannel(ctx, s.routerPeerID)
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		s.updateManager.CloseChannel(ctx, secondSourcePeer.ID)
+		s.updateManager.CloseChannel(ctx, s.routerPeerID)
+	})
+
+	settleAffectedUpdates(newSrcCh, routerCh)
+
+	done := make(chan struct{})
+	go func() {
+		peerShouldReceiveUpdate(t, newSrcCh)
+		peerShouldReceiveUpdate(t, routerCh)
+		close(done)
+	}()
+
+	policy.Rules[0].Sources = []string{s.sourceGroupID, secondSourceGroupID}
+	_, err = s.manager.SavePolicy(ctx, s.accountID, userID, policy, false)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	select {
+	case <-done:
+	case <-time.After(peerUpdateTimeout):
+		t.Error("timeout: adding a source group did not refresh the new source peer + routing peer")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestAffectedPeers_E2E_DestResource_RouterPeerGroups(t *testing.T) {
+	s := setupRouterScenario(t, false)
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	srcCh := s.updateManager.CreateChannel(ctx, s.sourcePeerID)
+	routerCh := s.updateManager.CreateChannel(ctx, s.routerGroupPeerID)
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		s.updateManager.CloseChannel(ctx, s.sourcePeerID)
+		s.updateManager.CloseChannel(ctx, s.routerGroupPeerID)
+	})
+
+	settleAffectedUpdates(srcCh, routerCh)
+
+	done := make(chan struct{})
+	go func() {
+		peerShouldReceiveUpdate(t, srcCh)
+		peerShouldReceiveUpdate(t, routerCh)
+		close(done)
+	}()
+
+	_, err := s.manager.SavePolicy(ctx, s.accountID, userID, peerToResourcePolicyByResource(s.sourceGroupID, s.resourceID), true)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	select {
+	case <-done:
+	case <-time.After(peerUpdateTimeout):
+		t.Error("timeout: DestinationResource policy with PeerGroups router did not refresh the routing peer")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestAffectedPeers_AllRoutingPeers_Network(t *testing.T) {
+	s := setupRouterScenario(t, true)
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	_, routersManager, _ := s.managers()
+	setupKey, err := s.manager.CreateSetupKey(ctx, s.accountID, "rs-key-r2", types.SetupKeyReusable, time.Hour, nil, 999, userID, false, false)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	secondRouterPeer := addPeerToAccount(t, s.manager, s.accountID, setupKey.Key)
+	_, err = routersManager.CreateRouter(ctx, userID, &routerTypes.NetworkRouter{
+		NetworkID:  s.networkID,
+		AccountID:  s.accountID,
+		Peer:       secondRouterPeer.ID,
+		Masquerade: true,
+		Metric:     9998,
+		Enabled:    true,
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	affected := s.resolvePolicyAffected(ctx, peerToResourcePolicyByGroup(s.sourceGroupID, s.resourceGroupID))
+
+	assert.Contains(t, affected, s.routerPeerID, "first routing peer must be affected")
+	assert.Contains(t, affected, secondRouterPeer.ID, "second routing peer on the same network must also be affected")
+}
+
+// A disabled router in the snapshot routes to nobody, so it is skipped when the
+// walk scans existing account data: a policy edit still folds the literal source
+// group, but not the disabled router's peer.
+func TestAffectedPeers_DisabledRouter(t *testing.T) {
+	s := setupRouterScenario(t, true)
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	routers, err := s.manager.Store.GetNetworkRoutersByNetID(ctx, store.LockingStrengthNone, s.accountID, s.networkID)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Len(t, routers, 1)
+	routers[0].Enabled = false
+	require.NoError(t, s.manager.Store.UpdateNetworkRouter(ctx, routers[0]))
+
+	affected := s.resolvePolicyAffected(ctx, peerToResourcePolicyByGroup(s.sourceGroupID, s.resourceGroupID))
+
+	assert.Contains(t, affected, s.sourcePeerID, "source peer (literal policy source group) must be affected")
+	assert.NotContains(t, affected, s.routerPeerID,
+		"a disabled router routes to nobody, so its peer must not be folded from snapshot data")
+}
+
+// A disabled resource in the snapshot is skipped: the policy edit still folds the
+// literal source group, but the resource no longer bridges to its network's router.
+func TestAffectedPeers_DisabledResource(t *testing.T) {
+	s := setupRouterScenario(t, true)
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	res, err := s.manager.Store.GetNetworkResourceByID(ctx, store.LockingStrengthNone, s.accountID, s.resourceID)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	res.Enabled = false
+	require.NoError(t, s.manager.Store.SaveNetworkResource(ctx, res))
+
+	affected := s.resolvePolicyAffected(ctx, peerToResourcePolicyByGroup(s.sourceGroupID, s.resourceGroupID))
+
+	assert.Contains(t, affected, s.sourcePeerID, "source peer (literal policy source group) must be affected")
+	assert.NotContains(t, affected, s.routerPeerID,
+		"a disabled resource routes to nobody, so its network's router must not be folded from snapshot data")
+}
+
+func TestAffectedPeers_DisabledRule(t *testing.T) {
+	s := setupRouterScenario(t, true)
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	policy := peerToResourcePolicyByGroup(s.sourceGroupID, s.resourceGroupID)
+	policy.Rules[0].Enabled = false
+
+	affected := s.resolvePolicyAffected(ctx, policy)
+
+	assert.Contains(t, affected, s.routerPeerID,
+		"disabled rule must still resolve the routing peer: Enabled must not gate affected-peers")
+}
+
+func TestAffectedPeers_MultiRule(t *testing.T) {
+	s := setupRouterScenario(t, true)
+	second := s.addSecondTopology(t, "c")
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	policy := &types.Policy{
+		Enabled: true,
+		Name:    "multi-rule-two-resources",
+		Rules: []*types.PolicyRule{
+			{
+				Enabled:      true,
+				Sources:      []string{s.sourceGroupID},
+				Destinations: []string{s.resourceGroupID},
+				Action:       types.PolicyTrafficActionAccept,
+			},
+			{
+				Enabled:      true,
+				Sources:      []string{s.sourceGroupID},
+				Destinations: []string{second.resourceGroupID},
+				Action:       types.PolicyTrafficActionAccept,
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	affected := s.resolvePolicyAffected(ctx, policy)
+
+	assert.Contains(t, affected, s.routerPeerID, "routing peer for resource A must be affected")
+	assert.Contains(t, affected, second.routerPeerID, "routing peer for resource B must be affected")
+}
+
+func TestAffectedPeers_RouterOtherNetwork(t *testing.T) {
+	s := setupRouterScenario(t, true)
+	second := s.addSecondTopology(t, "d")
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	affected := s.resolvePolicyAffected(ctx, peerToResourcePolicyByGroup(s.sourceGroupID, s.resourceGroupID))
+
+	assert.Contains(t, affected, s.routerPeerID, "network A's routing peer must be affected")
+	assert.NotContains(t, affected, second.routerPeerID,
+		"a router in an unrelated network must not be affected by a policy that does not target its resource")
+}

management/server/affectedpeers/resolver_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+package affectedpeers
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+
+	resourceTypes "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/networks/resources/types"
+	networkTypes "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/networks/types"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/types"
+)
+
+// policyGroupsAndPeers mirrors the both-sides extraction (RuleGroups + direct peers)
+// the resolver folds in for a changed policy, for asserting the pure logic.
+func policyGroupsAndPeers(policies ...*types.Policy) (groups []string, peers []string) {
+	peerSet := map[string]struct{}{}
+	for _, p := range policies {
+		if p == nil {
+			continue
+		}
+		groups = append(groups, p.RuleGroups()...)
+		for _, rule := range p.Rules {
+			if rule.SourceResource.Type == types.ResourceTypePeer && rule.SourceResource.ID != "" {
+				peerSet[rule.SourceResource.ID] = struct{}{}
+			}
+			if rule.DestinationResource.Type == types.ResourceTypePeer && rule.DestinationResource.ID != "" {
+				peerSet[rule.DestinationResource.ID] = struct{}{}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	for id := range peerSet {
+		peers = append(peers, id)
+	}
+	return groups, peers
+}
+
+func TestPolicyGroupsAndPeers_Basic(t *testing.T) {
+	policy := &types.Policy{Rules: []*types.PolicyRule{{Sources: []string{"g1", "g2"}, Destinations: []string{"g3"}}}}
+	groups, peers := policyGroupsAndPeers(policy)
+	assert.ElementsMatch(t, []string{"g1", "g2", "g3"}, groups)
+	assert.Empty(t, peers)
+}
+
+func TestPolicyGroupsAndPeers_WithPeerResources(t *testing.T) {
+	policy := &types.Policy{Rules: []*types.PolicyRule{{
+		Sources:             []string{"g1"},
+		SourceResource:      types.Resource{ID: "p1", Type: types.ResourceTypePeer},
+		Destinations:        []string{"g2"},
+		DestinationResource: types.Resource{ID: "p2", Type: types.ResourceTypePeer},
+	}}}
+	groups, peers := policyGroupsAndPeers(policy)
+	assert.ElementsMatch(t, []string{"g1", "g2"}, groups)
+	assert.ElementsMatch(t, []string{"p1", "p2"}, peers)
+}
+
+func TestPolicyGroupsAndPeers_NilPolicy(t *testing.T) {
+	groups, peers := policyGroupsAndPeers(nil)
+	assert.Nil(t, groups)
+	assert.Nil(t, peers)
+}
+
+func TestPolicyGroupsAndPeers_MultiplePolicies(t *testing.T) {
+	old := &types.Policy{Rules: []*types.PolicyRule{{Sources: []string{"g1"}, Destinations: []string{"g2"}}}}
+	updated := &types.Policy{Rules: []*types.PolicyRule{{Sources: []string{"g3"}, Destinations: []string{"g4"}}}}
+	groups, _ := policyGroupsAndPeers(updated, old)
+	assert.ElementsMatch(t, []string{"g1", "g2", "g3", "g4"}, groups)
+}
+
+func TestPolicyGroupsAndPeers_NonPeerResource(t *testing.T) {
+	policy := &types.Policy{Rules: []*types.PolicyRule{{
+		Sources:        []string{"g1"},
+		SourceResource: types.Resource{ID: "domain-1", Type: types.ResourceTypeDomain},
+		Destinations:   []string{"g2"},
+	}}}
+	groups, peers := policyGroupsAndPeers(policy)
+	assert.ElementsMatch(t, []string{"g1", "g2"}, groups)
+	assert.Empty(t, peers, "domain resource type should not produce direct peer IDs")
+}
+
+func TestChangeIsEmpty(t *testing.T) {
+	assert.True(t, Change{}.isEmpty())
+	assert.False(t, Change{ChangedGroupIDs: []string{"g"}}.isEmpty())
+	assert.False(t, Change{ChangedPeerIDs: []string{"p"}}.isEmpty())
+	assert.False(t, Change{Policies: []*types.Policy{{}}}.isEmpty())
+	assert.False(t, Change{Resources: []*resourceTypes.NetworkResource{{ID: "r"}}}.isEmpty())
+	assert.False(t, Change{Networks: []*networkTypes.Network{{ID: "n"}}}.isEmpty())
+	assert.False(t, Change{PostureCheckIDs: []string{"pc"}}.isEmpty())
+}
+
+func TestPolicyReferencesPostureChecks(t *testing.T) {
+	policy := &types.Policy{SourcePostureChecks: []string{"pc1", "pc2"}}
+
+	assert.True(t, policyReferencesPostureChecks(policy, map[string]struct{}{"pc1": {}}))
+	assert.False(t, policyReferencesPostureChecks(policy, map[string]struct{}{"pc3": {}}))
+}
+
+func TestCollectPolicySources(t *testing.T) {
+	policy := &types.Policy{Rules: []*types.PolicyRule{{
+		Enabled:        true,
+		Sources:        []string{"g1"},
+		SourceResource: types.Resource{Type: types.ResourceTypePeer, ID: "p1"},
+		Destinations:   []string{"g2"},
+	}}}
+
+	groupSet := map[string]struct{}{}
+	peerSet := map[string]struct{}{}
+	collectPolicySources(policy, groupSet, peerSet)
+
+	assert.Contains(t, groupSet, "g1")
+	assert.NotContains(t, groupSet, "g2", "destination groups must not be collected as sources")
+	assert.Contains(t, peerSet, "p1")
+}

management/server/auth/manager.go

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/auth"
 
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/base62"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/idp/dex"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/store"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/types"
 	nbjwt "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/auth/jwt"
@@ -74,7 +75,10 @@ func (m *manager) ValidateAndParseToken(ctx context.Context, value string) (auth
 }
 
 func (m *manager) EnsureUserAccessByJWTGroups(ctx context.Context, userAuth auth.UserAuth, token *jwt.Token) (auth.UserAuth, error) {
-	if userAuth.IsChild || userAuth.IsPAT {
+	// Child accounts and PAT-authenticated requests do not use JWT group access checks.
+	// Embedded-Dex local users also skip them because local password authentication
+	// does not provide external IdP group claims.
+	if userAuth.IsChild || userAuth.IsPAT || dex.IsLocalUserID(userAuth.UserId) {
 		return userAuth, nil
 	}
 

management/server/auth/manager_test.go

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/idp/dex"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/auth"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/store"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/types"
@@ -206,6 +207,43 @@ func TestAuthManager_EnsureUserAccessByJWTGroups(t *testing.T) {
 		_, err = manager.EnsureUserAccessByJWTGroups(context.Background(), userAuth, token)
 		require.Error(t, err, "ensure user access is not in allowed groups")
 	})
+
+	t.Run("Local embedded-Dex user is exempt from JWT allow-groups", func(t *testing.T) {
+		account.Settings.JWTGroupsEnabled = true
+		account.Settings.JWTGroupsClaimName = "idp-groups"
+		account.Settings.JWTAllowGroups = []string{"not-a-group"}
+		err := store.SaveAccount(context.Background(), account)
+		require.NoError(t, err, "save account failed")
+
+		// Local Dex users have a "local" connector encoded in their user ID.
+		localUserAuth := nbauth.UserAuth{
+			AccountId: account.Id,
+			Domain:    domain,
+			UserId:    dex.EncodeDexUserID("local-owner", "local"),
+		}
+
+		localUserAuth, err = manager.EnsureUserAccessByJWTGroups(context.Background(), localUserAuth, token)
+		require.NoError(t, err, "local user must not be locked out by JWT allow-groups (issue #5337)")
+		require.Len(t, localUserAuth.Groups, 0, "JWT groups must not be evaluated for local users")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("Federated embedded-Dex user is still subject to JWT allow-groups", func(t *testing.T) {
+		account.Settings.JWTGroupsEnabled = true
+		account.Settings.JWTGroupsClaimName = "idp-groups"
+		account.Settings.JWTAllowGroups = []string{"not-a-group"}
+		err := store.SaveAccount(context.Background(), account)
+		require.NoError(t, err, "save account failed")
+
+		// A federated user (non-"local" connector) must remain restricted.
+		fedUserAuth := nbauth.UserAuth{
+			AccountId: account.Id,
+			Domain:    domain,
+			UserId:    dex.EncodeDexUserID("entra-user", "entra"),
+		}
+
+		_, err = manager.EnsureUserAccessByJWTGroups(context.Background(), fedUserAuth, token)
+		require.Error(t, err, "federated user must still be restricted by JWT allow-groups")
+	})
 }
 
 func TestAuthManager_ValidateAndParseToken(t *testing.T) {

management/server/dns.go

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 
 	nbdns "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/dns"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/activity"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/affectedpeers"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/permissions/modules"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/permissions/operations"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/store"
@@ -47,8 +48,9 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) SaveDNSSettings(ctx context.Context, accountID
 		return status.NewPermissionDeniedError()
 	}
 
-	var updateAccountPeers bool
 	var eventsToStore []func()
+	var snap *affectedpeers.Snapshot
+	var change affectedpeers.Change
 
 	err = am.Store.ExecuteInTransaction(ctx, func(transaction store.Store) error {
 		if err = validateDNSSettings(ctx, transaction, accountID, dnsSettingsToSave); err != nil {
@@ -63,11 +65,6 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) SaveDNSSettings(ctx context.Context, accountID
 		addedGroups := util.Difference(dnsSettingsToSave.DisabledManagementGroups, oldSettings.DisabledManagementGroups)
 		removedGroups := util.Difference(oldSettings.DisabledManagementGroups, dnsSettingsToSave.DisabledManagementGroups)
 
-		updateAccountPeers, err = areDNSSettingChangesAffectPeers(ctx, transaction, accountID, addedGroups, removedGroups)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-
 		events := am.prepareDNSSettingsEvents(ctx, transaction, accountID, userID, addedGroups, removedGroups)
 		eventsToStore = append(eventsToStore, events...)
 
@@ -75,6 +72,11 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) SaveDNSSettings(ctx context.Context, accountID
 			return err
 		}
 
+		change = affectedpeers.Change{DistributionGroupIDs: slices.Concat(addedGroups, removedGroups)}
+		if snap, err = affectedpeers.Load(ctx, transaction, accountID, change); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
 		return transaction.IncrementNetworkSerial(ctx, accountID)
 	})
 	if err != nil {
@@ -85,9 +87,7 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) SaveDNSSettings(ctx context.Context, accountID
 		storeEvent()
 	}
 
-	if updateAccountPeers {
-		am.UpdateAccountPeers(ctx, accountID, types.UpdateReason{Resource: types.UpdateResourceDNSSettings, Operation: types.UpdateOperationUpdate})
-	}
+	am.ExpandAndUpdateAffected(ctx, accountID, snap, change)
 
 	return nil
 }
@@ -133,20 +133,6 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) prepareDNSSettingsEvents(ctx context.Context, t
 	return eventsToStore
 }
 
-// areDNSSettingChangesAffectPeers checks if the DNS settings changes affect any peers.
-func areDNSSettingChangesAffectPeers(ctx context.Context, transaction store.Store, accountID string, addedGroups, removedGroups []string) (bool, error) {
-	hasPeers, err := anyGroupHasPeersOrResources(ctx, transaction, accountID, addedGroups)
-	if err != nil {
-		return false, err
-	}
-
-	if hasPeers {
-		return true, nil
-	}
-
-	return anyGroupHasPeersOrResources(ctx, transaction, accountID, removedGroups)
-}
-
 // validateDNSSettings validates the DNS settings.
 func validateDNSSettings(ctx context.Context, transaction store.Store, accountID string, settings *types.DNSSettings) error {
 	if len(settings.DisabledManagementGroups) == 0 {

management/server/dns_test.go

@@ -298,11 +298,11 @@ func initTestDNSAccount(t *testing.T, am *DefaultAccountManager) (*types.Account
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	savedPeer1, _, _, err := am.AddPeer(context.Background(), "", "", dnsAdminUserID, peer1, false)
+	savedPeer1, _, _, _, err := am.AddPeer(context.Background(), "", "", dnsAdminUserID, peer1, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	_, _, _, err = am.AddPeer(context.Background(), "", "", dnsAdminUserID, peer2, false)
+	_, _, _, _, err = am.AddPeer(context.Background(), "", "", dnsAdminUserID, peer2, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}

management/server/group.go

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 
 	nbdns "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/dns"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/activity"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/affectedpeers"
 	routerTypes "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/networks/routers/types"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/permissions/modules"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/permissions/operations"
@@ -79,7 +80,8 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) CreateGroup(ctx context.Context, accountID, use
 	}
 
 	var eventsToStore []func()
-	var updateAccountPeers bool
+	var snap *affectedpeers.Snapshot
+	change := affectedpeers.Change{ChangedGroupIDs: []string{newGroup.ID}}
 
 	err = am.Store.ExecuteInTransaction(ctx, func(transaction store.Store) error {
 		if err = validateNewGroup(ctx, transaction, accountID, newGroup); err != nil {
@@ -91,11 +93,6 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) CreateGroup(ctx context.Context, accountID, use
 		events := am.prepareGroupEvents(ctx, transaction, accountID, userID, newGroup)
 		eventsToStore = append(eventsToStore, events...)
 
-		updateAccountPeers, err = areGroupChangesAffectPeers(ctx, transaction, accountID, []string{newGroup.ID})
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-
 		if err := transaction.CreateGroup(ctx, newGroup); err != nil {
 			return status.Errorf(status.Internal, "failed to create group: %v", err)
 		}
@@ -106,6 +103,11 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) CreateGroup(ctx context.Context, accountID, use
 			}
 		}
 
+		snap, err = affectedpeers.Load(ctx, transaction, accountID, change)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
 		return transaction.IncrementNetworkSerial(ctx, accountID)
 	})
 	if err != nil {
@@ -116,9 +118,7 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) CreateGroup(ctx context.Context, accountID, use
 		storeEvent()
 	}
 
-	if updateAccountPeers {
-		am.UpdateAccountPeers(ctx, accountID, types.UpdateReason{Resource: types.UpdateResourceGroup, Operation: types.UpdateOperationCreate})
-	}
+	am.ExpandAndUpdateAffected(ctx, accountID, snap, change)
 
 	return nil
 }
@@ -134,7 +134,8 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) UpdateGroup(ctx context.Context, accountID, use
 	}
 
 	var eventsToStore []func()
-	var updateAccountPeers bool
+	var snap *affectedpeers.Snapshot
+	change := affectedpeers.Change{ChangedGroupIDs: []string{newGroup.ID}}
 
 	err = am.Store.ExecuteInTransaction(ctx, func(transaction store.Store) error {
 		if err = validateNewGroup(ctx, transaction, accountID, newGroup); err != nil {
@@ -153,20 +154,7 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) UpdateGroup(ctx context.Context, accountID, use
 
 		peersToAdd := util.Difference(newGroup.Peers, oldGroup.Peers)
 		peersToRemove := util.Difference(oldGroup.Peers, newGroup.Peers)
-
-		for _, peerID := range peersToAdd {
-			if err := transaction.AddPeerToGroup(ctx, accountID, peerID, newGroup.ID); err != nil {
-				return status.Errorf(status.Internal, "failed to add peer %s to group %s: %v", peerID, newGroup.ID, err)
-			}
-		}
-		for _, peerID := range peersToRemove {
-			if err := transaction.RemovePeerFromGroup(ctx, peerID, newGroup.ID); err != nil {
-				return status.Errorf(status.Internal, "failed to remove peer %s from group %s: %v", peerID, newGroup.ID, err)
-			}
-		}
-
-		updateAccountPeers, err = areGroupChangesAffectPeers(ctx, transaction, accountID, []string{newGroup.ID})
-		if err != nil {
+		if err = syncGroupMembership(ctx, transaction, accountID, newGroup.ID, peersToAdd, peersToRemove); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 
@@ -178,6 +166,17 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) UpdateGroup(ctx context.Context, accountID, use
 			return err
 		}
 
+		// A membership change does not alter which entities reference the group, so
+		// the dependency walk runs once against the post-change snapshot. The new
+		// members are already in the snapshot's index; the removed members are
+		// carried separately and folded in only when the group is linked.
+		if len(peersToRemove) > 0 {
+			change.RemovedPeersByGroup = map[string][]string{newGroup.ID: peersToRemove}
+		}
+		if snap, err = affectedpeers.Load(ctx, transaction, accountID, change); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
 		return transaction.IncrementNetworkSerial(ctx, accountID)
 	})
 	if err != nil {
@@ -188,13 +187,26 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) UpdateGroup(ctx context.Context, accountID, use
 		storeEvent()
 	}
 
-	if updateAccountPeers {
-		am.UpdateAccountPeers(ctx, accountID, types.UpdateReason{Resource: types.UpdateResourceGroup, Operation: types.UpdateOperationUpdate})
-	}
+	am.ExpandAndUpdateAffected(ctx, accountID, snap, change)
 
 	return nil
 }
 
+// syncGroupMembership applies the peer membership delta for a group within a transaction.
+func syncGroupMembership(ctx context.Context, transaction store.Store, accountID, groupID string, peersToAdd, peersToRemove []string) error {
+	for _, peerID := range peersToAdd {
+		if err := transaction.AddPeerToGroup(ctx, accountID, peerID, groupID); err != nil {
+			return status.Errorf(status.Internal, "failed to add peer %s to group %s: %v", peerID, groupID, err)
+		}
+	}
+	for _, peerID := range peersToRemove {
+		if err := transaction.RemovePeerFromGroup(ctx, peerID, groupID); err != nil {
+			return status.Errorf(status.Internal, "failed to remove peer %s from group %s: %v", peerID, groupID, err)
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 // CreateGroups adds new groups to the account.
 // Note: This function does not acquire the global lock.
 // It is the caller's responsibility to ensure proper locking is in place before invoking this method.
@@ -209,11 +221,14 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) CreateGroups(ctx context.Context, accountID, us
 	}
 
 	var eventsToStore []func()
-	var updateAccountPeers bool
+	var snaps []*affectedpeers.Snapshot
+	var changes []affectedpeers.Change
 
 	var globalErr error
-	groupIDs := make([]string, 0, len(groups))
+	createdCount := 0
 	for _, newGroup := range groups {
+		change := affectedpeers.Change{ChangedGroupIDs: []string{newGroup.ID}}
+		var snap *affectedpeers.Snapshot
 		err = am.Store.ExecuteInTransaction(ctx, func(transaction store.Store) error {
 			if err = validateNewGroup(ctx, transaction, accountID, newGroup); err != nil {
 				return err
@@ -230,35 +245,31 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) CreateGroups(ctx context.Context, accountID, us
 				return err
 			}
 
-			groupIDs = append(groupIDs, newGroup.ID)
-
 			events := am.prepareGroupEvents(ctx, transaction, accountID, userID, newGroup)
 			eventsToStore = append(eventsToStore, events...)
 
-			return nil
+			snap, err = affectedpeers.Load(ctx, transaction, accountID, change)
+			return err
 		})
 		if err != nil {
 			log.WithContext(ctx).Errorf("failed to update group %s: %v", newGroup.ID, err)
-			if len(groupIDs) == 1 {
+			if createdCount == 0 {
 				return err
 			}
 			globalErr = errors.Join(globalErr, err)
 			// continue updating other groups
+			continue
 		}
-	}
-
-	updateAccountPeers, err = areGroupChangesAffectPeers(ctx, am.Store, accountID, groupIDs)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		createdCount++
+		snaps = append(snaps, snap)
+		changes = append(changes, change)
 	}
 
 	for _, storeEvent := range eventsToStore {
 		storeEvent()
 	}
 
-	if updateAccountPeers {
-		am.UpdateAccountPeers(ctx, accountID, types.UpdateReason{Resource: types.UpdateResourceGroup, Operation: types.UpdateOperationCreate})
-	}
+	go am.dispatchAffected(ctx, accountID, snaps, changes)
 
 	return globalErr
 }
@@ -277,12 +288,13 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) UpdateGroups(ctx context.Context, accountID, us
 	}
 
 	var eventsToStore []func()
-	var updateAccountPeers bool
+	var snaps []*affectedpeers.Snapshot
+	var changes []affectedpeers.Change
 
 	var globalErr error
-	groupIDs := make([]string, 0, len(groups))
 	for _, newGroup := range groups {
-		events, err := am.updateSingleGroup(ctx, accountID, userID, newGroup)
+		change := affectedpeers.Change{ChangedGroupIDs: []string{newGroup.ID}}
+		events, snap, err := am.updateSingleGroup(ctx, accountID, userID, newGroup, change)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.WithContext(ctx).Errorf("failed to update group %s: %v", newGroup.ID, err)
 			if len(groups) == 1 {
@@ -292,27 +304,22 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) UpdateGroups(ctx context.Context, accountID, us
 			continue
 		}
 		eventsToStore = append(eventsToStore, events...)
-		groupIDs = append(groupIDs, newGroup.ID)
-	}
-
-	updateAccountPeers, err = areGroupChangesAffectPeers(ctx, am.Store, accountID, groupIDs)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		snaps = append(snaps, snap)
+		changes = append(changes, change)
 	}
 
 	for _, storeEvent := range eventsToStore {
 		storeEvent()
 	}
 
-	if updateAccountPeers {
-		am.UpdateAccountPeers(ctx, accountID, types.UpdateReason{Resource: types.UpdateResourceGroup, Operation: types.UpdateOperationUpdate})
-	}
+	go am.dispatchAffected(ctx, accountID, snaps, changes)
 
 	return globalErr
 }
 
-func (am *DefaultAccountManager) updateSingleGroup(ctx context.Context, accountID, userID string, newGroup *types.Group) ([]func(), error) {
+func (am *DefaultAccountManager) updateSingleGroup(ctx context.Context, accountID, userID string, newGroup *types.Group, change affectedpeers.Change) ([]func(), *affectedpeers.Snapshot, error) {
 	var events []func()
+	var snap *affectedpeers.Snapshot
 	err := am.Store.ExecuteInTransaction(ctx, func(transaction store.Store) error {
 		if err := validateNewGroup(ctx, transaction, accountID, newGroup); err != nil {
 			return err
@@ -333,9 +340,12 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) updateSingleGroup(ctx context.Context, accountI
 		}
 
 		events = am.prepareGroupEvents(ctx, transaction, accountID, userID, newGroup)
-		return nil
+
+		var err error
+		snap, err = affectedpeers.Load(ctx, transaction, accountID, change)
+		return err
 	})
-	return events, err
+	return events, snap, err
 }
 
 // prepareGroupEvents prepares a list of event functions to be stored.
@@ -438,6 +448,8 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) DeleteGroups(ctx context.Context, accountID, us
 	var allErrors error
 	var groupIDsToDelete []string
 	var deletedGroups []*types.Group
+	var snap *affectedpeers.Snapshot
+	var change affectedpeers.Change
 
 	extraSettings, err := am.settingsManager.GetExtraSettings(ctx, accountID)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -445,26 +457,23 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) DeleteGroups(ctx context.Context, accountID, us
 	}
 
 	err = am.Store.ExecuteInTransaction(ctx, func(transaction store.Store) error {
-		for _, groupID := range groupIDs {
-			group, err := transaction.GetGroupByID(ctx, store.LockingStrengthNone, accountID, groupID)
-			if err != nil {
-				allErrors = errors.Join(allErrors, err)
-				continue
-			}
-
-			if err = validateDeleteGroup(ctx, transaction, group, userID, extraSettings.FlowGroups); err != nil {
-				allErrors = errors.Join(allErrors, err)
-				continue
-			}
-
-			groupIDsToDelete = append(groupIDsToDelete, groupID)
-			deletedGroups = append(deletedGroups, group)
+		deletedGroups, allErrors = collectDeletableGroups(ctx, transaction, accountID, userID, groupIDs, extraSettings.FlowGroups)
+		for _, group := range deletedGroups {
+			groupIDsToDelete = append(groupIDsToDelete, group.ID)
 		}
 
 		if len(groupIDsToDelete) == 0 {
 			return allErrors
 		}
 
+		// Delete: compute affected peers from the PRE-delete state. The groups,
+		// their members and the entities referencing them still exist, so a plain
+		// Load+Expand captures everyone — no removed-peer folding needed.
+		change = affectedpeers.Change{ChangedGroupIDs: groupIDsToDelete}
+		if snap, err = affectedpeers.Load(ctx, transaction, accountID, change); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
 		if err = transaction.DeleteGroups(ctx, accountID, groupIDsToDelete); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -483,25 +492,52 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) DeleteGroups(ctx context.Context, accountID, us
 		am.StoreEvent(ctx, userID, group.ID, accountID, activity.GroupDeleted, group.EventMeta())
 	}
 
+	am.ExpandAndUpdateAffected(ctx, accountID, snap, change)
+
 	return allErrors
 }
 
+// collectDeletableGroups loads and validates each group for deletion, returning
+// the groups that may be deleted and the joined validation errors for the rest.
+func collectDeletableGroups(ctx context.Context, transaction store.Store, accountID, userID string, groupIDs, flowGroups []string) ([]*types.Group, error) {
+	var deletable []*types.Group
+	var allErrors error
+	for _, groupID := range groupIDs {
+		group, err := transaction.GetGroupByID(ctx, store.LockingStrengthNone, accountID, groupID)
+		if err != nil {
+			allErrors = errors.Join(allErrors, err)
+			continue
+		}
+		if err = validateDeleteGroup(ctx, transaction, group, userID, flowGroups); err != nil {
+			allErrors = errors.Join(allErrors, err)
+			continue
+		}
+		deletable = append(deletable, group)
+	}
+	return deletable, allErrors
+}
+
 // GroupAddPeer appends peer to the group
 func (am *DefaultAccountManager) GroupAddPeer(ctx context.Context, accountID, groupID, peerID string) error {
-	var updateAccountPeers bool
-	var err error
+	var snap *affectedpeers.Snapshot
+	// A membership change affects only the peer itself and the opposite side of THIS
+	// group's policies — not the group's other members, and not the peer's other
+	// groups. LinkGroups walks only this group (matched, not expanded); OutputPeerIDs
+	// refreshes the peer without seeding its other group memberships. For an
+	// intra-group policy the opposite side is the group, so its members still refresh.
+	change := affectedpeers.Change{OutputPeerIDs: []string{peerID}, LinkGroups: []string{groupID}}
 
-	err = am.Store.ExecuteInTransaction(ctx, func(transaction store.Store) error {
-		updateAccountPeers, err = areGroupChangesAffectPeers(ctx, transaction, accountID, []string{groupID})
-		if err != nil {
+	err := am.Store.ExecuteInTransaction(ctx, func(transaction store.Store) error {
+		if err := transaction.AddPeerToGroup(ctx, accountID, peerID, groupID); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 
-		if err = transaction.AddPeerToGroup(ctx, accountID, peerID, groupID); err != nil {
+		if err := am.reconcileIPv6ForGroupChanges(ctx, transaction, accountID, []string{groupID}); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 
-		if err = am.reconcileIPv6ForGroupChanges(ctx, transaction, accountID, []string{groupID}); err != nil {
+		var err error
+		if snap, err = affectedpeers.Load(ctx, transaction, accountID, change); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 
@@ -511,9 +547,7 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) GroupAddPeer(ctx context.Context, accountID, gr
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if updateAccountPeers {
-		am.UpdateAccountPeers(ctx, accountID, types.UpdateReason{Resource: types.UpdateResourceGroup, Operation: types.UpdateOperationUpdate})
-	}
+	am.ExpandAndUpdateAffected(ctx, accountID, snap, change)
 
 	return nil
 }
@@ -521,8 +555,9 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) GroupAddPeer(ctx context.Context, accountID, gr
 // GroupAddResource appends resource to the group
 func (am *DefaultAccountManager) GroupAddResource(ctx context.Context, accountID, groupID string, resource types.Resource) error {
 	var group *types.Group
-	var updateAccountPeers bool
+	var snap *affectedpeers.Snapshot
 	var err error
+	change := affectedpeers.Change{ChangedGroupIDs: []string{groupID}}
 
 	err = am.Store.ExecuteInTransaction(ctx, func(transaction store.Store) error {
 		group, err = transaction.GetGroupByID(context.Background(), store.LockingStrengthUpdate, accountID, groupID)
@@ -534,12 +569,11 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) GroupAddResource(ctx context.Context, accountID
 			return nil
 		}
 
-		updateAccountPeers, err = areGroupChangesAffectPeers(ctx, transaction, accountID, []string{groupID})
-		if err != nil {
+		if err = transaction.UpdateGroup(ctx, group); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 
-		if err = transaction.UpdateGroup(ctx, group); err != nil {
+		if snap, err = affectedpeers.Load(ctx, transaction, accountID, change); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 
@@ -549,29 +583,31 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) GroupAddResource(ctx context.Context, accountID
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if updateAccountPeers {
-		am.UpdateAccountPeers(ctx, accountID, types.UpdateReason{Resource: types.UpdateResourceGroup, Operation: types.UpdateOperationUpdate})
-	}
+	am.ExpandAndUpdateAffected(ctx, accountID, snap, change)
 
 	return nil
 }
 
 // GroupDeletePeer removes peer from the group
 func (am *DefaultAccountManager) GroupDeletePeer(ctx context.Context, accountID, groupID, peerID string) error {
-	var updateAccountPeers bool
-	var err error
+	var snap *affectedpeers.Snapshot
+	// Same as GroupAddPeer: the removed peer and the opposite side of THIS group's
+	// policies refresh, not the group's other members or the peer's other groups. The
+	// peer is no longer in the group's index, but LinkGroups still drives the
+	// opposite-side walk, and OutputPeerIDs refreshes the removed peer itself.
+	change := affectedpeers.Change{OutputPeerIDs: []string{peerID}, LinkGroups: []string{groupID}}
 
-	err = am.Store.ExecuteInTransaction(ctx, func(transaction store.Store) error {
-		updateAccountPeers, err = areGroupChangesAffectPeers(ctx, transaction, accountID, []string{groupID})
-		if err != nil {
+	err := am.Store.ExecuteInTransaction(ctx, func(transaction store.Store) error {
+		if err := transaction.RemovePeerFromGroup(ctx, peerID, groupID); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 
-		if err = transaction.RemovePeerFromGroup(ctx, peerID, groupID); err != nil {
+		if err := am.reconcileIPv6ForGroupChanges(ctx, transaction, accountID, []string{groupID}); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 
-		if err = am.reconcileIPv6ForGroupChanges(ctx, transaction, accountID, []string{groupID}); err != nil {
+		var err error
+		if snap, err = affectedpeers.Load(ctx, transaction, accountID, change); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 
@@ -581,9 +617,7 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) GroupDeletePeer(ctx context.Context, accountID,
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if updateAccountPeers {
-		am.UpdateAccountPeers(ctx, accountID, types.UpdateReason{Resource: types.UpdateResourceGroup, Operation: types.UpdateOperationUpdate})
-	}
+	am.ExpandAndUpdateAffected(ctx, accountID, snap, change)
 
 	return nil
 }
@@ -591,8 +625,9 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) GroupDeletePeer(ctx context.Context, accountID,
 // GroupDeleteResource removes resource from the group
 func (am *DefaultAccountManager) GroupDeleteResource(ctx context.Context, accountID, groupID string, resource types.Resource) error {
 	var group *types.Group
-	var updateAccountPeers bool
+	var snap *affectedpeers.Snapshot
 	var err error
+	change := affectedpeers.Change{ChangedGroupIDs: []string{groupID}}
 
 	err = am.Store.ExecuteInTransaction(ctx, func(transaction store.Store) error {
 		group, err = transaction.GetGroupByID(context.Background(), store.LockingStrengthUpdate, accountID, groupID)
@@ -604,8 +639,9 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) GroupDeleteResource(ctx context.Context, accoun
 			return nil
 		}
 
-		updateAccountPeers, err = areGroupChangesAffectPeers(ctx, transaction, accountID, []string{groupID})
-		if err != nil {
+		// Load before persisting the removal, so the snapshot still maps the group
+		// to the resource and the bridge can reach its routing peers.
+		if snap, err = affectedpeers.Load(ctx, transaction, accountID, change); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 
@@ -619,9 +655,7 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) GroupDeleteResource(ctx context.Context, accoun
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if updateAccountPeers {
-		am.UpdateAccountPeers(ctx, accountID, types.UpdateReason{Resource: types.UpdateResourceGroup, Operation: types.UpdateOperationUpdate})
-	}
+	am.ExpandAndUpdateAffected(ctx, accountID, snap, change)
 
 	return nil
 }
@@ -832,49 +866,103 @@ func isGroupLinkedToNetworkRouter(ctx context.Context, transaction store.Store,
 }
 
 // areGroupChangesAffectPeers checks if any changes to the specified groups will affect peers.
+// It fetches each collection once and checks all groupIDs against them in memory.
 func areGroupChangesAffectPeers(ctx context.Context, transaction store.Store, accountID string, groupIDs []string) (bool, error) {
 	if len(groupIDs) == 0 {
 		return false, nil
 	}
 
+	groupSet := make(map[string]struct{}, len(groupIDs))
+	for _, id := range groupIDs {
+		groupSet[id] = struct{}{}
+	}
+
+	if affected, err := dnsSettingsReferenceGroups(ctx, transaction, accountID, groupSet); affected || err != nil {
+		return affected, err
+	}
+	if affected, err := nameServersReferenceGroups(ctx, transaction, accountID, groupSet); affected || err != nil {
+		return affected, err
+	}
+	if affected, err := policiesReferenceGroups(ctx, transaction, accountID, groupSet); affected || err != nil {
+		return affected, err
+	}
+	if affected, err := routesReferenceGroups(ctx, transaction, accountID, groupSet); affected || err != nil {
+		return affected, err
+	}
+	if affected, err := networkRoutersReferenceGroups(ctx, transaction, accountID, groupSet); affected || err != nil {
+		return affected, err
+	}
+
+	return false, nil
+}
+
+func dnsSettingsReferenceGroups(ctx context.Context, transaction store.Store, accountID string, groupSet map[string]struct{}) (bool, error) {
 	dnsSettings, err := transaction.GetAccountDNSSettings(ctx, store.LockingStrengthNone, accountID)
 	if err != nil {
 		return false, err
 	}
-
-	for _, groupID := range groupIDs {
-		if slices.Contains(dnsSettings.DisabledManagementGroups, groupID) {
-			return true, nil
-		}
-		if linked, _ := isGroupLinkedToDns(ctx, transaction, accountID, groupID); linked {
-			return true, nil
-		}
-		if linked, _ := isGroupLinkedToPolicy(ctx, transaction, accountID, groupID); linked {
-			return true, nil
-		}
-		if linked, _ := isGroupLinkedToRoute(ctx, transaction, accountID, groupID); linked {
-			return true, nil
-		}
-		if linked, _ := isGroupLinkedToNetworkRouter(ctx, transaction, accountID, groupID); linked {
-			return true, nil
-		}
-	}
-
-	return false, nil
+	return anyInSet(dnsSettings.DisabledManagementGroups, groupSet), nil
 }
 
-// anyGroupHasPeersOrResources checks if any of the given groups in the account have peers or resources.
-func anyGroupHasPeersOrResources(ctx context.Context, transaction store.Store, accountID string, groupIDs []string) (bool, error) {
-	groups, err := transaction.GetGroupsByIDs(ctx, store.LockingStrengthNone, accountID, groupIDs)
+func nameServersReferenceGroups(ctx context.Context, transaction store.Store, accountID string, groupSet map[string]struct{}) (bool, error) {
+	nameServerGroups, err := transaction.GetAccountNameServerGroups(ctx, store.LockingStrengthNone, accountID)
 	if err != nil {
 		return false, err
 	}
-
-	for _, group := range groups {
-		if group.HasPeers() || group.HasResources() {
+	for _, ns := range nameServerGroups {
+		if anyInSet(ns.Groups, groupSet) {
 			return true, nil
 		}
 	}
-
 	return false, nil
 }
+
+func policiesReferenceGroups(ctx context.Context, transaction store.Store, accountID string, groupSet map[string]struct{}) (bool, error) {
+	policies, err := transaction.GetAccountPolicies(ctx, store.LockingStrengthNone, accountID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, err
+	}
+	for _, policy := range policies {
+		for _, rule := range policy.Rules {
+			if anyInSet(rule.Sources, groupSet) || anyInSet(rule.Destinations, groupSet) {
+				return true, nil
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return false, nil
+}
+
+func routesReferenceGroups(ctx context.Context, transaction store.Store, accountID string, groupSet map[string]struct{}) (bool, error) {
+	routes, err := transaction.GetAccountRoutes(ctx, store.LockingStrengthNone, accountID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, err
+	}
+	for _, r := range routes {
+		if anyInSet(r.Groups, groupSet) || anyInSet(r.PeerGroups, groupSet) || anyInSet(r.AccessControlGroups, groupSet) {
+			return true, nil
+		}
+	}
+	return false, nil
+}
+
+func networkRoutersReferenceGroups(ctx context.Context, transaction store.Store, accountID string, groupSet map[string]struct{}) (bool, error) {
+	routers, err := transaction.GetNetworkRoutersByAccountID(ctx, store.LockingStrengthNone, accountID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, err
+	}
+	for _, router := range routers {
+		if anyInSet(router.PeerGroups, groupSet) {
+			return true, nil
+		}
+	}
+	return false, nil
+}
+
+func anyInSet(ids []string, set map[string]struct{}) bool {
+	for _, id := range ids {
+		if _, ok := set[id]; ok {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}

management/server/group_ipv6_test.go

@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func TestGroupIPv6Assignment(t *testing.T) {
 	key, err := wgtypes.GeneratePrivateKey()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	peer, _, _, err := am.AddPeer(ctx, "", setupKey.Key, "", &nbpeer.Peer{
+	peer, _, _, _, err := am.AddPeer(ctx, "", setupKey.Key, "", &nbpeer.Peer{
 		Key:  key.PublicKey().String(),
 		Meta: nbpeer.PeerSystemMeta{Hostname: "ipv6-test-host"},
 	}, false)

management/server/http/handlers/peers/peers_handler.go

@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ func (h *Handler) CreateTemporaryAccess(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request)
 		return
 	}
 
-	peer, _, _, err := h.accountManager.AddPeer(r.Context(), userAuth.AccountId, "", userAuth.UserId, newPeer, true)
+	peer, _, _, _, err := h.accountManager.AddPeer(r.Context(), userAuth.AccountId, "", userAuth.UserId, newPeer, true)
 	if err != nil {
 		util.WriteError(r.Context(), err, w)
 		return

management/server/http/handlers/proxy/auth_callback_integration_test.go

@@ -217,6 +217,7 @@ func setupAuthCallbackTest(t *testing.T) *testSetup {
 		usersManager,
 		nil,
 		nil,
+		nil,
 	)
 
 	proxyService.SetServiceManager(&testServiceManager{store: testStore})

management/server/http/handlers/users/users_handler.go

@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ func (h *handler) getAllUsers(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		}
 
 		includeServiceUser, err := strconv.ParseBool(serviceUser)
-		log.WithContext(r.Context()).Debugf("Should include service user: %v", includeServiceUser)
+		log.WithContext(r.Context()).Tracef("Should include service user: %v", includeServiceUser)
 		if err != nil {
 			util.WriteError(r.Context(), status.Errorf(status.InvalidArgument, "invalid service_user query parameter"), w)
 			return

management/server/http/testing/testing_tools/channel/channel.go

@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ func BuildApiBlackBoxWithDBState(t testing_tools.TB, sqlFile string, expectedPee
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Failed to create proxy manager: %v", err)
 	}
-	proxyServiceServer := nbgrpc.NewProxyServiceServer(accessLogsManager, proxyTokenStore, pkceverifierStore, nbgrpc.ProxyOIDCConfig{}, peersManager, userManager, proxyMgr, nil)
+	proxyServiceServer := nbgrpc.NewProxyServiceServer(accessLogsManager, proxyTokenStore, pkceverifierStore, nbgrpc.ProxyOIDCConfig{}, peersManager, userManager, nil, proxyMgr, nil)
 	domainManager := manager.NewManager(store, proxyMgr, permissionsManager, am)
 	serviceProxyController, err := proxymanager.NewGRPCController(proxyServiceServer, noopMeter)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ func BuildApiBlackBoxWithDBStateAndPeerChannel(t testing_tools.TB, sqlFile strin
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Failed to create proxy manager: %v", err)
 	}
-	proxyServiceServer := nbgrpc.NewProxyServiceServer(accessLogsManager, proxyTokenStore, pkceverifierStore, nbgrpc.ProxyOIDCConfig{}, peersManager, userManager, proxyMgr, nil)
+	proxyServiceServer := nbgrpc.NewProxyServiceServer(accessLogsManager, proxyTokenStore, pkceverifierStore, nbgrpc.ProxyOIDCConfig{}, peersManager, userManager, nil, proxyMgr, nil)
 	domainManager := manager.NewManager(store, proxyMgr, permissionsManager, am)
 	serviceProxyController, err := proxymanager.NewGRPCController(proxyServiceServer, noopMeter)
 	if err != nil {

management/server/management_proto_test.go

@@ -729,7 +729,7 @@ func Test_LoginPerformance(t *testing.T) {
 						}
 
 						login := func() error {
-							_, _, _, err = am.LoginPeer(context.Background(), peerLogin)
+							_, _, _, _, err = am.LoginPeer(context.Background(), peerLogin)
 							if err != nil {
 								t.Logf("failed to login peer: %v", err)
 								return err
@@ -747,7 +747,7 @@ func Test_LoginPerformance(t *testing.T) {
 
 						go func(peerLogin types.PeerLogin, counterStart *int32) {
 							defer wgPeer.Done()
-							_, _, _, err = am.LoginPeer(context.Background(), peerLogin)
+							_, _, _, _, err = am.LoginPeer(context.Background(), peerLogin)
 							if err != nil {
 								t.Logf("failed to login peer: %v", err)
 								return

management/server/mock_server/account_mock.go

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/internals/modules/reverseproxy/service"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/account"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/activity"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/affectedpeers"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/idp"
 	nbpeer "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/peer"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/posture"
@@ -38,13 +39,13 @@ type MockAccountManager struct {
 	GetUserFromUserAuthFunc               func(ctx context.Context, userAuth auth.UserAuth) (*types.User, error)
 	ListUsersFunc                         func(ctx context.Context, accountID string) ([]*types.User, error)
 	GetPeersFunc                          func(ctx context.Context, accountID, userID, nameFilter, ipFilter string) ([]*nbpeer.Peer, error)
-	MarkPeerConnectedFunc                 func(ctx context.Context, peerKey string, realIP net.IP, accountID string, sessionStartedAt int64) error
+	MarkPeerConnectedFunc                 func(ctx context.Context, peerKey string, accountID string, sessionStartedAt int64, nmap *types.NetworkMap) error
 	MarkPeerDisconnectedFunc              func(ctx context.Context, peerKey string, accountID string, sessionStartedAt int64) error
 	SyncAndMarkPeerFunc                   func(ctx context.Context, accountID string, peerPubKey string, meta nbpeer.PeerSystemMeta, realIP net.IP, syncTime time.Time) (*nbpeer.Peer, *types.NetworkMap, []*posture.Checks, int64, error)
 	DeletePeerFunc                        func(ctx context.Context, accountID, peerKey, userID string) error
 	GetNetworkMapFunc                     func(ctx context.Context, peerKey string) (*types.NetworkMap, error)
 	GetPeerNetworkFunc                    func(ctx context.Context, peerKey string) (*types.Network, error)
-	AddPeerFunc                           func(ctx context.Context, accountID string, setupKey string, userId string, peer *nbpeer.Peer, temporary bool) (*nbpeer.Peer, *types.NetworkMap, []*posture.Checks, error)
+	AddPeerFunc                           func(ctx context.Context, accountID string, setupKey string, userId string, peer *nbpeer.Peer, temporary bool) (*nbpeer.Peer, *types.Network, []*posture.Checks, bool, error)
 	GetGroupFunc                          func(ctx context.Context, accountID, groupID, userID string) (*types.Group, error)
 	GetAllGroupsFunc                      func(ctx context.Context, accountID, userID string) ([]*types.Group, error)
 	GetGroupByNameFunc                    func(ctx context.Context, groupName, accountID, userID string) (*types.Group, error)
@@ -97,7 +98,7 @@ type MockAccountManager struct {
 	SaveDNSSettingsFunc                   func(ctx context.Context, accountID, userID string, dnsSettingsToSave *types.DNSSettings) error
 	GetPeerFunc                           func(ctx context.Context, accountID, peerID, userID string) (*nbpeer.Peer, error)
 	UpdateAccountSettingsFunc             func(ctx context.Context, accountID, userID string, newSettings *types.Settings) (*types.Settings, error)
-	LoginPeerFunc                         func(ctx context.Context, login types.PeerLogin) (*nbpeer.Peer, *types.NetworkMap, []*posture.Checks, error)
+	LoginPeerFunc                         func(ctx context.Context, login types.PeerLogin) (*nbpeer.Peer, *types.Network, []*posture.Checks, bool, error)
 	ExtendPeerSessionFunc                 func(ctx context.Context, peerPubKey, userID string) (time.Time, error)
 	SyncPeerFunc                          func(ctx context.Context, sync types.PeerSync, accountID string) (*nbpeer.Peer, *types.NetworkMap, []*posture.Checks, int64, error)
 	InviteUserFunc                        func(ctx context.Context, accountID string, initiatorUserID string, targetUserEmail string) error
@@ -113,7 +114,7 @@ type MockAccountManager struct {
 	GetIdpManagerFunc                     func() idp.Manager
 	UpdateIntegratedValidatorFunc         func(ctx context.Context, accountID, userID, validator string, groups []string) error
 	GroupValidationFunc                   func(ctx context.Context, accountId string, groups []string) (bool, error)
-	SyncPeerMetaFunc                      func(ctx context.Context, peerPubKey string, meta nbpeer.PeerSystemMeta) error
+	SyncPeerMetaFunc                      func(ctx context.Context, peerPubKey string, meta nbpeer.PeerSystemMeta, realIP net.IP) error
 	FindExistingPostureCheckFunc          func(accountID string, checks *posture.ChecksDefinition) (*posture.Checks, error)
 	GetAccountIDForPeerKeyFunc            func(ctx context.Context, peerKey string) (string, error)
 	GetAccountByIDFunc                    func(ctx context.Context, accountID string, userID string) (*types.Account, error)
@@ -132,6 +133,7 @@ type MockAccountManager struct {
 
 	AllowSyncFunc                  func(string, uint64) bool
 	UpdateAccountPeersFunc         func(ctx context.Context, accountID string, reason types.UpdateReason)
+	ExpandAndUpdateAffectedFunc    func(ctx context.Context, accountID string, snap *affectedpeers.Snapshot, change affectedpeers.Change)
 	BufferUpdateAccountPeersFunc   func(ctx context.Context, accountID string, reason types.UpdateReason)
 	RecalculateNetworkMapCacheFunc func(ctx context.Context, accountId string) error
 
@@ -209,6 +211,12 @@ func (am *MockAccountManager) UpdateAccountPeers(ctx context.Context, accountID
 	}
 }
 
+func (am *MockAccountManager) ExpandAndUpdateAffected(ctx context.Context, accountID string, snap *affectedpeers.Snapshot, change affectedpeers.Change) {
+	if am.ExpandAndUpdateAffectedFunc != nil {
+		am.ExpandAndUpdateAffectedFunc(ctx, accountID, snap, change)
+	}
+}
+
 func (am *MockAccountManager) BufferUpdateAccountPeers(ctx context.Context, accountID string, reason types.UpdateReason) {
 	if am.BufferUpdateAccountPeersFunc != nil {
 		am.BufferUpdateAccountPeersFunc(ctx, accountID, reason)
@@ -337,9 +345,9 @@ func (am *MockAccountManager) GetAccountIDByUserID(ctx context.Context, userAuth
 }
 
 // MarkPeerConnected mock implementation of MarkPeerConnected from server.AccountManager interface
-func (am *MockAccountManager) MarkPeerConnected(ctx context.Context, peerKey string, realIP net.IP, accountID string, sessionStartedAt int64) error {
+func (am *MockAccountManager) MarkPeerConnected(ctx context.Context, peerKey string, accountID string, sessionStartedAt int64, nmap *types.NetworkMap) error {
 	if am.MarkPeerConnectedFunc != nil {
-		return am.MarkPeerConnectedFunc(ctx, peerKey, realIP, accountID, sessionStartedAt)
+		return am.MarkPeerConnectedFunc(ctx, peerKey, accountID, sessionStartedAt, nmap)
 	}
 	return status.Errorf(codes.Unimplemented, "method MarkPeerConnected is not implemented")
 }
@@ -416,11 +424,11 @@ func (am *MockAccountManager) AddPeer(
 	userId string,
 	peer *nbpeer.Peer,
 	temporary bool,
-) (*nbpeer.Peer, *types.NetworkMap, []*posture.Checks, error) {
+) (*nbpeer.Peer, *types.Network, []*posture.Checks, bool, error) {
 	if am.AddPeerFunc != nil {
 		return am.AddPeerFunc(ctx, accountID, setupKey, userId, peer, temporary)
 	}
-	return nil, nil, nil, status.Errorf(codes.Unimplemented, "method AddPeer is not implemented")
+	return nil, nil, nil, false, status.Errorf(codes.Unimplemented, "method AddPeer is not implemented")
 }
 
 // GetGroupByName mock implementation of GetGroupByName from server.AccountManager interface
@@ -854,11 +862,11 @@ func (am *MockAccountManager) UpdateAccountSettings(ctx context.Context, account
 }
 
 // LoginPeer mocks LoginPeer of the AccountManager interface
-func (am *MockAccountManager) LoginPeer(ctx context.Context, login types.PeerLogin) (*nbpeer.Peer, *types.NetworkMap, []*posture.Checks, error) {
+func (am *MockAccountManager) LoginPeer(ctx context.Context, login types.PeerLogin) (*nbpeer.Peer, *types.Network, []*posture.Checks, bool, error) {
 	if am.LoginPeerFunc != nil {
 		return am.LoginPeerFunc(ctx, login)
 	}
-	return nil, nil, nil, status.Errorf(codes.Unimplemented, "method LoginPeer is not implemented")
+	return nil, nil, nil, false, status.Errorf(codes.Unimplemented, "method LoginPeer is not implemented")
 }
 
 // ExtendPeerSession mocks ExtendPeerSession of the AccountManager interface
@@ -967,9 +975,9 @@ func (am *MockAccountManager) GroupValidation(ctx context.Context, accountId str
 }
 
 // SyncPeerMeta mocks SyncPeerMeta of the AccountManager interface
-func (am *MockAccountManager) SyncPeerMeta(ctx context.Context, peerPubKey string, meta nbpeer.PeerSystemMeta) error {
+func (am *MockAccountManager) SyncPeerMeta(ctx context.Context, peerPubKey string, meta nbpeer.PeerSystemMeta, realIP net.IP) error {
 	if am.SyncPeerMetaFunc != nil {
-		return am.SyncPeerMetaFunc(ctx, peerPubKey, meta)
+		return am.SyncPeerMetaFunc(ctx, peerPubKey, meta, realIP)
 	}
 	return status.Errorf(codes.Unimplemented, "method SyncPeerMeta is not implemented")
 }

management/server/nameserver.go

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"slices"
 	"strings"
 	"unicode/utf8"
 
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 
 	nbdns "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/dns"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/activity"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/affectedpeers"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/permissions/modules"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/permissions/operations"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/store"
@@ -57,19 +59,19 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) CreateNameServerGroup(ctx context.Context, acco
 		SearchDomainsEnabled: searchDomainEnabled,
 	}
 
-	var updateAccountPeers bool
+	var snap *affectedpeers.Snapshot
+	change := affectedpeers.Change{DistributionGroupIDs: newNSGroup.Groups}
 
 	err = am.Store.ExecuteInTransaction(ctx, func(transaction store.Store) error {
 		if err = validateNameServerGroup(ctx, transaction, accountID, newNSGroup); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 
-		updateAccountPeers, err = anyGroupHasPeersOrResources(ctx, transaction, accountID, newNSGroup.Groups)
-		if err != nil {
+		if err = transaction.SaveNameServerGroup(ctx, newNSGroup); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 
-		if err = transaction.SaveNameServerGroup(ctx, newNSGroup); err != nil {
+		if snap, err = affectedpeers.Load(ctx, transaction, accountID, change); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 
@@ -81,9 +83,7 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) CreateNameServerGroup(ctx context.Context, acco
 
 	am.StoreEvent(ctx, userID, newNSGroup.ID, accountID, activity.NameserverGroupCreated, newNSGroup.EventMeta())
 
-	if updateAccountPeers {
-		am.UpdateAccountPeers(ctx, accountID, types.UpdateReason{Resource: types.UpdateResourceNameServerGroup, Operation: types.UpdateOperationCreate})
-	}
+	am.ExpandAndUpdateAffected(ctx, accountID, snap, change)
 
 	return newNSGroup.Copy(), nil
 }
@@ -102,7 +102,8 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) SaveNameServerGroup(ctx context.Context, accoun
 		return status.NewPermissionDeniedError()
 	}
 
-	var updateAccountPeers bool
+	var snap *affectedpeers.Snapshot
+	var change affectedpeers.Change
 
 	err = am.Store.ExecuteInTransaction(ctx, func(transaction store.Store) error {
 		oldNSGroup, err := transaction.GetNameServerGroupByID(ctx, store.LockingStrengthNone, accountID, nsGroupToSave.ID)
@@ -115,12 +116,12 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) SaveNameServerGroup(ctx context.Context, accoun
 			return err
 		}
 
-		updateAccountPeers, err = areNameServerGroupChangesAffectPeers(ctx, transaction, nsGroupToSave, oldNSGroup)
-		if err != nil {
+		if err = transaction.SaveNameServerGroup(ctx, nsGroupToSave); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 
-		if err = transaction.SaveNameServerGroup(ctx, nsGroupToSave); err != nil {
+		change = affectedpeers.Change{DistributionGroupIDs: slices.Concat(nsGroupToSave.Groups, oldNSGroup.Groups)}
+		if snap, err = affectedpeers.Load(ctx, transaction, accountID, change); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 
@@ -132,9 +133,7 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) SaveNameServerGroup(ctx context.Context, accoun
 
 	am.StoreEvent(ctx, userID, nsGroupToSave.ID, accountID, activity.NameserverGroupUpdated, nsGroupToSave.EventMeta())
 
-	if updateAccountPeers {
-		am.UpdateAccountPeers(ctx, accountID, types.UpdateReason{Resource: types.UpdateResourceNameServerGroup, Operation: types.UpdateOperationUpdate})
-	}
+	am.ExpandAndUpdateAffected(ctx, accountID, snap, change)
 
 	return nil
 }
@@ -150,7 +149,8 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) DeleteNameServerGroup(ctx context.Context, acco
 	}
 
 	var nsGroup *nbdns.NameServerGroup
-	var updateAccountPeers bool
+	var snap *affectedpeers.Snapshot
+	var change affectedpeers.Change
 
 	err = am.Store.ExecuteInTransaction(ctx, func(transaction store.Store) error {
 		nsGroup, err = transaction.GetNameServerGroupByID(ctx, store.LockingStrengthUpdate, accountID, nsGroupID)
@@ -158,8 +158,9 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) DeleteNameServerGroup(ctx context.Context, acco
 			return err
 		}
 
-		updateAccountPeers, err = anyGroupHasPeersOrResources(ctx, transaction, accountID, nsGroup.Groups)
-		if err != nil {
+		// Load before delete: the post-delete state no longer references the groups.
+		change = affectedpeers.Change{DistributionGroupIDs: nsGroup.Groups}
+		if snap, err = affectedpeers.Load(ctx, transaction, accountID, change); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 
@@ -175,9 +176,7 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) DeleteNameServerGroup(ctx context.Context, acco
 
 	am.StoreEvent(ctx, userID, nsGroup.ID, accountID, activity.NameserverGroupDeleted, nsGroup.EventMeta())
 
-	if updateAccountPeers {
-		am.UpdateAccountPeers(ctx, accountID, types.UpdateReason{Resource: types.UpdateResourceNameServerGroup, Operation: types.UpdateOperationDelete})
-	}
+	am.ExpandAndUpdateAffected(ctx, accountID, snap, change)
 
 	return nil
 }
@@ -224,24 +223,6 @@ func validateNameServerGroup(ctx context.Context, transaction store.Store, accou
 	return validateGroups(nameserverGroup.Groups, groups)
 }
 
-// areNameServerGroupChangesAffectPeers checks if the changes in the nameserver group affect the peers.
-func areNameServerGroupChangesAffectPeers(ctx context.Context, transaction store.Store, newNSGroup, oldNSGroup *nbdns.NameServerGroup) (bool, error) {
-	if !newNSGroup.Enabled && !oldNSGroup.Enabled {
-		return false, nil
-	}
-
-	hasPeers, err := anyGroupHasPeersOrResources(ctx, transaction, newNSGroup.AccountID, newNSGroup.Groups)
-	if err != nil {
-		return false, err
-	}
-
-	if hasPeers {
-		return true, nil
-	}
-
-	return anyGroupHasPeersOrResources(ctx, transaction, oldNSGroup.AccountID, oldNSGroup.Groups)
-}
-
 func validateDomainInput(primary bool, domains []string, searchDomainsEnabled bool) error {
 	if !primary && len(domains) == 0 {
 		return status.Errorf(status.InvalidArgument, "nameserver group primary status is false and domains are empty,"+

management/server/nameserver_test.go

@@ -896,11 +896,11 @@ func initTestNSAccount(t *testing.T, am *DefaultAccountManager) (*types.Account,
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	_, _, _, err = am.AddPeer(context.Background(), "", "", userID, peer1, false)
+	_, _, _, _, err = am.AddPeer(context.Background(), "", "", userID, peer1, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	_, _, _, err = am.AddPeer(context.Background(), "", "", userID, peer2, false)
+	_, _, _, _, err = am.AddPeer(context.Background(), "", "", userID, peer2, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}

management/server/networks/manager.go

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/account"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/activity"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/affectedpeers"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/networks/resources"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/networks/routers"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/networks/types"
@@ -15,7 +16,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/permissions/modules"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/permissions/operations"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/store"
-	serverTypes "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/types"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/management/status"
 )
 
@@ -127,30 +127,39 @@ func (m *managerImpl) DeleteNetwork(ctx context.Context, accountID, userID, netw
 	}
 
 	var eventsToStore []func()
+	var snap *affectedpeers.Snapshot
+	change := affectedpeers.Change{Networks: []*types.Network{network}}
 	err = m.store.ExecuteInTransaction(ctx, func(transaction store.Store) error {
 		resources, err := transaction.GetNetworkResourcesByNetID(ctx, store.LockingStrengthUpdate, accountID, networkID)
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to get resources in network: %w", err)
 		}
 
-		for _, resource := range resources {
-			event, err := m.resourcesManager.DeleteResourceInTransaction(ctx, transaction, accountID, userID, networkID, resource.ID)
-			if err != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("failed to delete resource: %w", err)
-			}
-			eventsToStore = append(eventsToStore, event...)
-		}
-
-		routers, err := transaction.GetNetworkRoutersByNetID(ctx, store.LockingStrengthUpdate, accountID, networkID)
+		netRouters, err := transaction.GetNetworkRoutersByNetID(ctx, store.LockingStrengthUpdate, accountID, networkID)
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to get routers in network: %w", err)
 		}
 
-		for _, router := range routers {
-			event, err := m.routersManager.DeleteRouterInTransaction(ctx, transaction, accountID, userID, networkID, router.ID)
+		var lerr error
+		if snap, lerr = affectedpeers.Load(ctx, transaction, accountID, change); lerr != nil {
+			return lerr
+		}
+
+		for _, resource := range resources {
+			deleted, event, err := m.resourcesManager.DeleteResourceInTransaction(ctx, transaction, accountID, userID, networkID, resource.ID)
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("failed to delete resource: %w", err)
+			}
+			change.Resources = append(change.Resources, deleted)
+			eventsToStore = append(eventsToStore, event...)
+		}
+
+		for _, router := range netRouters {
+			deleted, event, err := m.routersManager.DeleteRouterInTransaction(ctx, transaction, accountID, userID, networkID, router.ID)
 			if err != nil {
 				return fmt.Errorf("failed to delete router: %w", err)
 			}
+			change.Routers = append(change.Routers, deleted)
 			eventsToStore = append(eventsToStore, event)
 		}
 
@@ -178,7 +187,7 @@ func (m *managerImpl) DeleteNetwork(ctx context.Context, accountID, userID, netw
 		event()
 	}
 
-	go m.accountManager.UpdateAccountPeers(ctx, accountID, serverTypes.UpdateReason{Resource: serverTypes.UpdateResourceNetwork, Operation: serverTypes.UpdateOperationDelete})
+	m.accountManager.ExpandAndUpdateAffected(ctx, accountID, snap, change)
 
 	return nil
 }

management/server/networks/resources/manager.go

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/internals/modules/reverseproxy/service"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/account"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/activity"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/affectedpeers"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/groups"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/networks/resources/types"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/permissions"
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ type Manager interface {
 	GetResource(ctx context.Context, accountID, userID, networkID, resourceID string) (*types.NetworkResource, error)
 	UpdateResource(ctx context.Context, userID string, resource *types.NetworkResource) (*types.NetworkResource, error)
 	DeleteResource(ctx context.Context, accountID, userID, networkID, resourceID string) error
-	DeleteResourceInTransaction(ctx context.Context, transaction store.Store, accountID, userID, networkID, resourceID string) ([]func(), error)
+	DeleteResourceInTransaction(ctx context.Context, transaction store.Store, accountID, userID, networkID, resourceID string) (*types.NetworkResource, []func(), error)
 }
 
 type managerImpl struct {
@@ -114,45 +115,12 @@ func (m *managerImpl) CreateResource(ctx context.Context, userID string, resourc
 	}
 
 	var eventsToStore []func()
+	var snap *affectedpeers.Snapshot
+	change := affectedpeers.Change{Resources: []*types.NetworkResource{resource}}
 	err = m.store.ExecuteInTransaction(ctx, func(transaction store.Store) error {
-		_, err = transaction.GetNetworkResourceByName(ctx, store.LockingStrengthNone, resource.AccountID, resource.Name)
-		if err == nil {
-			return status.Errorf(status.InvalidArgument, "resource with name %s already exists", resource.Name)
-		}
-
-		network, err := transaction.GetNetworkByID(ctx, store.LockingStrengthUpdate, resource.AccountID, resource.NetworkID)
-		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("failed to get network: %w", err)
-		}
-
-		err = transaction.SaveNetworkResource(ctx, resource)
-		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("failed to save network resource: %w", err)
-		}
-
-		event := func() {
-			m.accountManager.StoreEvent(ctx, userID, resource.ID, resource.AccountID, activity.NetworkResourceCreated, resource.EventMeta(network))
-		}
-		eventsToStore = append(eventsToStore, event)
-
-		res := nbtypes.Resource{
-			ID:   resource.ID,
-			Type: nbtypes.ResourceType(resource.Type.String()),
-		}
-		for _, groupID := range resource.GroupIDs {
-			event, err := m.groupsManager.AddResourceToGroupInTransaction(ctx, transaction, resource.AccountID, userID, groupID, &res)
-			if err != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("failed to add resource to group: %w", err)
-			}
-			eventsToStore = append(eventsToStore, event)
-		}
-
-		err = transaction.IncrementNetworkSerial(ctx, resource.AccountID)
-		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("failed to increment network serial: %w", err)
-		}
-
-		return nil
+		var txErr error
+		eventsToStore, snap, txErr = m.createResourceInTransaction(ctx, transaction, userID, resource, change)
+		return txErr
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create network resource: %w", err)
@@ -162,11 +130,55 @@ func (m *managerImpl) CreateResource(ctx context.Context, userID string, resourc
 		event()
 	}
 
-	go m.accountManager.UpdateAccountPeers(ctx, resource.AccountID, nbtypes.UpdateReason{Resource: nbtypes.UpdateResourceNetworkResource, Operation: nbtypes.UpdateOperationCreate})
+	m.accountManager.ExpandAndUpdateAffected(ctx, resource.AccountID, snap, change)
 
 	return resource, nil
 }
 
+func (m *managerImpl) createResourceInTransaction(ctx context.Context, transaction store.Store, userID string, resource *types.NetworkResource, change affectedpeers.Change) ([]func(), *affectedpeers.Snapshot, error) {
+	_, err := transaction.GetNetworkResourceByName(ctx, store.LockingStrengthNone, resource.AccountID, resource.Name)
+	if err == nil {
+		return nil, nil, status.Errorf(status.InvalidArgument, "resource with name %s already exists", resource.Name)
+	}
+
+	network, err := transaction.GetNetworkByID(ctx, store.LockingStrengthUpdate, resource.AccountID, resource.NetworkID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get network: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	if err = transaction.SaveNetworkResource(ctx, resource); err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to save network resource: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	var eventsToStore []func()
+	eventsToStore = append(eventsToStore, func() {
+		m.accountManager.StoreEvent(ctx, userID, resource.ID, resource.AccountID, activity.NetworkResourceCreated, resource.EventMeta(network))
+	})
+
+	res := nbtypes.Resource{
+		ID:   resource.ID,
+		Type: nbtypes.ResourceType(resource.Type.String()),
+	}
+	for _, groupID := range resource.GroupIDs {
+		event, err := m.groupsManager.AddResourceToGroupInTransaction(ctx, transaction, resource.AccountID, userID, groupID, &res)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to add resource to group: %w", err)
+		}
+		eventsToStore = append(eventsToStore, event)
+	}
+
+	if err = transaction.IncrementNetworkSerial(ctx, resource.AccountID); err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to increment network serial: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	snap, err := affectedpeers.Load(ctx, transaction, resource.AccountID, change)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, err
+	}
+
+	return eventsToStore, snap, nil
+}
+
 func (m *managerImpl) GetResource(ctx context.Context, accountID, userID, networkID, resourceID string) (*types.NetworkResource, error) {
 	ok, ctx, err := m.permissionsManager.ValidateUserPermissions(ctx, accountID, userID, modules.Networks, operations.Read)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -207,6 +219,8 @@ func (m *managerImpl) UpdateResource(ctx context.Context, userID string, resourc
 	resource.Prefix = prefix
 
 	var eventsToStore []func()
+	var snap *affectedpeers.Snapshot
+	var change affectedpeers.Change
 	err = m.store.ExecuteInTransaction(ctx, func(transaction store.Store) error {
 		network, err := transaction.GetNetworkByID(ctx, store.LockingStrengthUpdate, resource.AccountID, resource.NetworkID)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -232,6 +246,14 @@ func (m *managerImpl) UpdateResource(ctx context.Context, userID string, resourc
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to get network resource: %w", err)
 		}
 
+		oldGroups, err := m.groupsManager.GetResourceGroupsInTransaction(ctx, transaction, store.LockingStrengthNone, resource.AccountID, resource.ID)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to get old resource groups: %w", err)
+		}
+		for _, g := range oldGroups {
+			oldResource.GroupIDs = append(oldResource.GroupIDs, g.ID)
+		}
+
 		err = transaction.SaveNetworkResource(ctx, resource)
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to save network resource: %w", err)
@@ -247,6 +269,11 @@ func (m *managerImpl) UpdateResource(ctx context.Context, userID string, resourc
 			m.accountManager.StoreEvent(ctx, userID, resource.ID, resource.AccountID, activity.NetworkResourceUpdated, resource.EventMeta(network))
 		})
 
+		change = affectedpeers.Change{Resources: []*types.NetworkResource{oldResource, resource}}
+		if snap, err = affectedpeers.Load(ctx, transaction, resource.AccountID, change); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
 		err = transaction.IncrementNetworkSerial(ctx, resource.AccountID)
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to increment network serial: %w", err)
@@ -270,7 +297,7 @@ func (m *managerImpl) UpdateResource(ctx context.Context, userID string, resourc
 		}
 	}()
 
-	go m.accountManager.UpdateAccountPeers(ctx, resource.AccountID, nbtypes.UpdateReason{Resource: nbtypes.UpdateResourceNetworkResource, Operation: nbtypes.UpdateOperationUpdate})
+	m.accountManager.ExpandAndUpdateAffected(ctx, resource.AccountID, snap, change)
 
 	return resource, nil
 }
@@ -331,8 +358,26 @@ func (m *managerImpl) DeleteResource(ctx context.Context, accountID, userID, net
 	}
 
 	var events []func()
+	var snap *affectedpeers.Snapshot
+	var change affectedpeers.Change
 	err = m.store.ExecuteInTransaction(ctx, func(transaction store.Store) error {
-		events, err = m.DeleteResourceInTransaction(ctx, transaction, accountID, userID, networkID, resourceID)
+		existing, err := transaction.GetNetworkResourceByID(ctx, store.LockingStrengthUpdate, accountID, resourceID)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to get network resource: %w", err)
+		}
+		oldGroups, err := m.groupsManager.GetResourceGroupsInTransaction(ctx, transaction, store.LockingStrengthNone, accountID, resourceID)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to get resource groups: %w", err)
+		}
+		for _, g := range oldGroups {
+			existing.GroupIDs = append(existing.GroupIDs, g.ID)
+		}
+		change = affectedpeers.Change{Resources: []*types.NetworkResource{existing}}
+		if snap, err = affectedpeers.Load(ctx, transaction, accountID, change); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		_, events, err = m.DeleteResourceInTransaction(ctx, transaction, accountID, userID, networkID, resourceID)
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to delete resource: %w", err)
 		}
@@ -352,51 +397,53 @@ func (m *managerImpl) DeleteResource(ctx context.Context, accountID, userID, net
 		event()
 	}
 
-	go m.accountManager.UpdateAccountPeers(ctx, accountID, nbtypes.UpdateReason{Resource: nbtypes.UpdateResourceNetworkResource, Operation: nbtypes.UpdateOperationDelete})
+	m.accountManager.ExpandAndUpdateAffected(ctx, accountID, snap, change)
 
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (m *managerImpl) DeleteResourceInTransaction(ctx context.Context, transaction store.Store, accountID, userID, networkID, resourceID string) ([]func(), error) {
+func (m *managerImpl) DeleteResourceInTransaction(ctx context.Context, transaction store.Store, accountID, userID, networkID, resourceID string) (*types.NetworkResource, []func(), error) {
 	resource, err := transaction.GetNetworkResourceByID(ctx, store.LockingStrengthUpdate, accountID, resourceID)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get network resource: %w", err)
+		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get network resource: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	network, err := transaction.GetNetworkByID(ctx, store.LockingStrengthUpdate, accountID, networkID)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get network: %w", err)
+		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get network: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	if resource.NetworkID != networkID {
-		return nil, errors.New("resource not part of network")
+		return nil, nil, errors.New("resource not part of network")
 	}
 
 	groups, err := m.groupsManager.GetResourceGroupsInTransaction(ctx, transaction, store.LockingStrengthUpdate, accountID, resourceID)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get resource groups: %w", err)
+		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get resource groups: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	var eventsToStore []func()
 
 	for _, group := range groups {
+		resource.GroupIDs = append(resource.GroupIDs, group.ID)
+
 		event, err := m.groupsManager.RemoveResourceFromGroupInTransaction(ctx, transaction, accountID, userID, group.ID, resourceID)
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to remove resource from group: %w", err)
+			return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to remove resource from group: %w", err)
 		}
 		eventsToStore = append(eventsToStore, event)
 	}
 
 	err = transaction.DeleteNetworkResource(ctx, accountID, resourceID)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to delete network resource: %w", err)
+		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to delete network resource: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	eventsToStore = append(eventsToStore, func() {
 		m.accountManager.StoreEvent(ctx, userID, resourceID, accountID, activity.NetworkResourceDeleted, resource.EventMeta(network))
 	})
 
-	return eventsToStore, nil
+	return resource, eventsToStore, nil
 }
 
 func NewManagerMock() Manager {
@@ -431,6 +478,6 @@ func (m *mockManager) DeleteResource(ctx context.Context, accountID, userID, net
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (m *mockManager) DeleteResourceInTransaction(ctx context.Context, transaction store.Store, accountID, userID, networkID, resourceID string) ([]func(), error) {
-	return []func(){}, nil
+func (m *mockManager) DeleteResourceInTransaction(ctx context.Context, transaction store.Store, accountID, userID, networkID, resourceID string) (*types.NetworkResource, []func(), error) {
+	return nil, []func(){}, nil
 }

management/server/networks/routers/manager.go

@@ -9,13 +9,13 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/account"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/activity"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/affectedpeers"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/networks/routers/types"
 	networkTypes "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/networks/types"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/permissions"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/permissions/modules"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/permissions/operations"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/store"
-	serverTypes "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/types"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/management/status"
 )
 
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ type Manager interface {
 	GetRouter(ctx context.Context, accountID, userID, networkID, routerID string) (*types.NetworkRouter, error)
 	UpdateRouter(ctx context.Context, userID string, router *types.NetworkRouter) (*types.NetworkRouter, error)
 	DeleteRouter(ctx context.Context, accountID, userID, networkID, routerID string) error
-	DeleteRouterInTransaction(ctx context.Context, transaction store.Store, accountID, userID, networkID, routerID string) (func(), error)
+	DeleteRouterInTransaction(ctx context.Context, transaction store.Store, accountID, userID, networkID, routerID string) (*types.NetworkRouter, func(), error)
 }
 
 type managerImpl struct {
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@ func (m *managerImpl) CreateRouter(ctx context.Context, userID string, router *t
 	}
 
 	var network *networkTypes.Network
+	var snap *affectedpeers.Snapshot
+	change := affectedpeers.Change{Routers: []*types.NetworkRouter{router}}
 	err = m.store.ExecuteInTransaction(ctx, func(transaction store.Store) error {
 		network, err = transaction.GetNetworkByID(ctx, store.LockingStrengthNone, router.AccountID, router.NetworkID)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -112,6 +114,10 @@ func (m *managerImpl) CreateRouter(ctx context.Context, userID string, router *t
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to increment network serial: %w", err)
 		}
 
+		if snap, err = affectedpeers.Load(ctx, transaction, router.AccountID, change); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
 		return nil
 	})
 	if err != nil {
@@ -120,7 +126,7 @@ func (m *managerImpl) CreateRouter(ctx context.Context, userID string, router *t
 
 	m.accountManager.StoreEvent(ctx, userID, router.ID, router.AccountID, activity.NetworkRouterCreated, router.EventMeta(network))
 
-	go m.accountManager.UpdateAccountPeers(ctx, router.AccountID, serverTypes.UpdateReason{Resource: serverTypes.UpdateResourceNetworkRouter, Operation: serverTypes.UpdateOperationCreate})
+	m.accountManager.ExpandAndUpdateAffected(ctx, router.AccountID, snap, change)
 
 	return router, nil
 }
@@ -156,36 +162,12 @@ func (m *managerImpl) UpdateRouter(ctx context.Context, userID string, router *t
 	}
 
 	var network *networkTypes.Network
+	var snap *affectedpeers.Snapshot
+	var change affectedpeers.Change
 	err = m.store.ExecuteInTransaction(ctx, func(transaction store.Store) error {
-		network, err = transaction.GetNetworkByID(ctx, store.LockingStrengthNone, router.AccountID, router.NetworkID)
-		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("failed to get network: %w", err)
-		}
-
-		existing, err := transaction.GetNetworkRouterByID(ctx, store.LockingStrengthUpdate, router.AccountID, router.ID)
-		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("failed to get network router: %w", err)
-		}
-
-		if existing.AccountID != router.AccountID {
-			return status.NewNetworkRouterNotFoundError(router.ID)
-		}
-
-		if existing.NetworkID != router.NetworkID {
-			return status.NewRouterNotPartOfNetworkError(router.ID, router.NetworkID)
-		}
-
-		err = transaction.UpdateNetworkRouter(ctx, router)
-		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("failed to update network router: %w", err)
-		}
-
-		err = transaction.IncrementNetworkSerial(ctx, router.AccountID)
-		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("failed to increment network serial: %w", err)
-		}
-
-		return nil
+		var txErr error
+		network, snap, change, txErr = m.updateRouterInTransaction(ctx, transaction, router)
+		return txErr
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -193,11 +175,47 @@ func (m *managerImpl) UpdateRouter(ctx context.Context, userID string, router *t
 
 	m.accountManager.StoreEvent(ctx, userID, router.ID, router.AccountID, activity.NetworkRouterUpdated, router.EventMeta(network))
 
-	go m.accountManager.UpdateAccountPeers(ctx, router.AccountID, serverTypes.UpdateReason{Resource: serverTypes.UpdateResourceNetworkRouter, Operation: serverTypes.UpdateOperationUpdate})
+	m.accountManager.ExpandAndUpdateAffected(ctx, router.AccountID, snap, change)
 
 	return router, nil
 }
 
+func (m *managerImpl) updateRouterInTransaction(ctx context.Context, transaction store.Store, router *types.NetworkRouter) (*networkTypes.Network, *affectedpeers.Snapshot, affectedpeers.Change, error) {
+	network, err := transaction.GetNetworkByID(ctx, store.LockingStrengthNone, router.AccountID, router.NetworkID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, affectedpeers.Change{}, fmt.Errorf("failed to get network: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	existing, err := transaction.GetNetworkRouterByID(ctx, store.LockingStrengthUpdate, router.AccountID, router.ID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, affectedpeers.Change{}, fmt.Errorf("failed to get network router: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	if existing.AccountID != router.AccountID {
+		return nil, nil, affectedpeers.Change{}, status.NewNetworkRouterNotFoundError(router.ID)
+	}
+
+	if existing.NetworkID != router.NetworkID {
+		return nil, nil, affectedpeers.Change{}, status.NewRouterNotPartOfNetworkError(router.ID, router.NetworkID)
+	}
+
+	if err = transaction.UpdateNetworkRouter(ctx, router); err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, affectedpeers.Change{}, fmt.Errorf("failed to update network router: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	if err = transaction.IncrementNetworkSerial(ctx, router.AccountID); err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, affectedpeers.Change{}, fmt.Errorf("failed to increment network serial: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	change := affectedpeers.Change{Routers: []*types.NetworkRouter{existing, router}}
+	snap, err := affectedpeers.Load(ctx, transaction, router.AccountID, change)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, affectedpeers.Change{}, err
+	}
+
+	return network, snap, change, nil
+}
+
 func (m *managerImpl) DeleteRouter(ctx context.Context, accountID, userID, networkID, routerID string) error {
 	ok, ctx, err := m.permissionsManager.ValidateUserPermissions(ctx, accountID, userID, modules.Networks, operations.Delete)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -208,8 +226,19 @@ func (m *managerImpl) DeleteRouter(ctx context.Context, accountID, userID, netwo
 	}
 
 	var event func()
+	var snap *affectedpeers.Snapshot
+	var change affectedpeers.Change
 	err = m.store.ExecuteInTransaction(ctx, func(transaction store.Store) error {
-		event, err = m.DeleteRouterInTransaction(ctx, transaction, accountID, userID, networkID, routerID)
+		existing, err := transaction.GetNetworkRouterByID(ctx, store.LockingStrengthUpdate, accountID, routerID)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to get network router: %w", err)
+		}
+		change = affectedpeers.Change{Routers: []*types.NetworkRouter{existing}}
+		if snap, err = affectedpeers.Load(ctx, transaction, accountID, change); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		_, event, err = m.DeleteRouterInTransaction(ctx, transaction, accountID, userID, networkID, routerID)
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to delete network router: %w", err)
 		}
@@ -227,36 +256,36 @@ func (m *managerImpl) DeleteRouter(ctx context.Context, accountID, userID, netwo
 
 	event()
 
-	go m.accountManager.UpdateAccountPeers(ctx, accountID, serverTypes.UpdateReason{Resource: serverTypes.UpdateResourceNetworkRouter, Operation: serverTypes.UpdateOperationDelete})
+	m.accountManager.ExpandAndUpdateAffected(ctx, accountID, snap, change)
 
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (m *managerImpl) DeleteRouterInTransaction(ctx context.Context, transaction store.Store, accountID, userID, networkID, routerID string) (func(), error) {
+func (m *managerImpl) DeleteRouterInTransaction(ctx context.Context, transaction store.Store, accountID, userID, networkID, routerID string) (*types.NetworkRouter, func(), error) {
 	network, err := transaction.GetNetworkByID(ctx, store.LockingStrengthNone, accountID, networkID)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get network: %w", err)
+		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get network: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	router, err := transaction.GetNetworkRouterByID(ctx, store.LockingStrengthUpdate, accountID, routerID)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get network router: %w", err)
+		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get network router: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	if router.NetworkID != networkID {
-		return nil, status.NewRouterNotPartOfNetworkError(routerID, networkID)
+		return nil, nil, status.NewRouterNotPartOfNetworkError(routerID, networkID)
 	}
 
 	err = transaction.DeleteNetworkRouter(ctx, accountID, routerID)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to delete network router: %w", err)
+		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to delete network router: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	event := func() {
 		m.accountManager.StoreEvent(ctx, userID, routerID, accountID, activity.NetworkRouterDeleted, router.EventMeta(network))
 	}
 
-	return event, nil
+	return router, event, nil
 }
 
 func NewManagerMock() Manager {
@@ -287,6 +316,9 @@ func (m *mockManager) DeleteRouter(ctx context.Context, accountID, userID, netwo
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (m *mockManager) DeleteRouterInTransaction(ctx context.Context, transaction store.Store, accountID, userID, networkID, routerID string) (func(), error) {
-	return func() {}, nil
+func (m *mockManager) DeleteRouterInTransaction(ctx context.Context, transaction store.Store, accountID, userID, networkID, routerID string) (*types.NetworkRouter, func(), error) {
+	return nil, func() {
+		// no-op mock: returns zero values so tests that don't exercise router deletion
+		// can satisfy the Manager interface without a real store.
+	}, nil
 }

management/server/peer.go

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/types"
 
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/activity"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/affectedpeers"
 	nbpeer "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/peer"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/telemetry"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/management/status"
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) GetPeers(ctx context.Context, accountID, userID
 //
 // Disconnects use MarkPeerDisconnected and require the session to match
 // exactly; see PeerStatus.SessionStartedAt for the protocol.
-func (am *DefaultAccountManager) MarkPeerConnected(ctx context.Context, peerPubKey string, realIP net.IP, accountID string, sessionStartedAt int64) error {
+func (am *DefaultAccountManager) MarkPeerConnected(ctx context.Context, peerPubKey string, accountID string, sessionStartedAt int64, nmap *types.NetworkMap) error {
 	start := time.Now()
 	defer func() {
 		am.metrics.AccountManagerMetrics().RecordPeerStatusUpdateDuration(telemetry.PeerStatusConnect, time.Since(start))
@@ -101,39 +102,22 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) MarkPeerConnected(ctx context.Context, peerPubK
 	}
 	am.metrics.AccountManagerMetrics().CountPeerStatusUpdate(telemetry.PeerStatusConnect, telemetry.PeerStatusApplied)
 
-	if am.geo != nil && realIP != nil {
-		am.updatePeerLocationIfChanged(ctx, accountID, peer, realIP)
+	if err = am.schedulePeerExpirations(ctx, accountID, peer); err != nil {
+		return err
 	}
 
-	expired := peer.Status != nil && peer.Status.LoginExpired
-
-	if peer.AddedWithSSOLogin() {
-		settings, err := am.Store.GetAccountSettings(ctx, store.LockingStrengthNone, accountID)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		if peer.LoginExpirationEnabled && settings.PeerLoginExpirationEnabled {
-			am.schedulePeerLoginExpiration(ctx, accountID)
-		}
-		if peer.InactivityExpirationEnabled && settings.PeerInactivityExpirationEnabled {
-			am.checkAndSchedulePeerInactivityExpiration(ctx, accountID)
-		}
-	}
-
-	if expired {
-		if err = am.networkMapController.OnPeersUpdated(ctx, accountID, []string{peer.ID}); err != nil {
+	// A login-expired peer reconnecting, or an embedded proxy peer flipping to
+	// connected (which triggers SynthesizePrivateServiceZones), must refresh the
+	// peers reachable from it. The embedded-proxy fan-out tolerates a dispatch error.
+	if peer.Status != nil && peer.Status.LoginExpired {
+		affectedPeerIDs := am.markConnectedAffectedPeers(ctx, accountID, peer.ID, nmap)
+		if err = am.networkMapController.OnPeersUpdated(ctx, accountID, []string{peer.ID}, affectedPeerIDs); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("notify network map controller of peer update: %w", err)
 		}
 	}
-
-	// An embedded proxy peer flipping to connected is the trigger for
-	// SynthesizePrivateServiceZones to emit DNS A records pointing at its
-	// tunnel IP. Without an account-wide netmap recompute, user peers keep
-	// the stale synth (or no synth at all on first connect) until some
-	// other change pokes the controller. Fire OnPeersUpdated so the
-	// buffered recompute fans the new state out to every peer.
 	if peer.ProxyMeta.Embedded {
-		if err := am.networkMapController.OnPeersUpdated(ctx, accountID, []string{peer.ID}); err != nil {
+		affectedPeerIDs := am.markConnectedAffectedPeers(ctx, accountID, peer.ID, nmap)
+		if err := am.networkMapController.OnPeersUpdated(ctx, accountID, []string{peer.ID}, affectedPeerIDs); err != nil {
 			log.WithContext(ctx).Warnf("notify network map controller of embedded proxy %s connect: %v", peer.ID, err)
 		}
 	}
@@ -141,6 +125,25 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) MarkPeerConnected(ctx context.Context, peerPubK
 	return nil
 }
 
+// schedulePeerExpirations reschedules the account's login/inactivity expiration
+// timers for an SSO peer that just connected.
+func (am *DefaultAccountManager) schedulePeerExpirations(ctx context.Context, accountID string, peer *nbpeer.Peer) error {
+	if !peer.AddedWithSSOLogin() {
+		return nil
+	}
+	settings, err := am.Store.GetAccountSettings(ctx, store.LockingStrengthNone, accountID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if peer.LoginExpirationEnabled && settings.PeerLoginExpirationEnabled {
+		am.schedulePeerLoginExpiration(ctx, accountID)
+	}
+	if peer.InactivityExpirationEnabled && settings.PeerInactivityExpirationEnabled {
+		am.checkAndSchedulePeerInactivityExpiration(ctx, accountID)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 // MarkPeerDisconnected marks a peer as disconnected, but only when the
 // stored session token matches the one passed in. A mismatch means a
 // newer stream has already taken ownership of the peer — disconnects from
@@ -175,36 +178,50 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) MarkPeerDisconnected(ctx context.Context, peerP
 	am.metrics.AccountManagerMetrics().CountPeerStatusUpdate(telemetry.PeerStatusDisconnect, telemetry.PeerStatusApplied)
 
 	// Symmetric with MarkPeerConnected: when an embedded proxy peer goes
-	// offline, drive an account-wide netmap recompute so the synthesized
-	// DNS records that pointed at it are pulled. Without this the records
-	// linger client-side at TTL until something else triggers a refresh.
+	// offline, refresh the peers that had synthesized records pointing at
+	// it so they pull the stale entries instead of waiting out TTL.
 	if peer.ProxyMeta.Embedded {
-		if err := am.networkMapController.OnPeersUpdated(ctx, accountID, []string{peer.ID}); err != nil {
+		changedPeerIDs := []string{peer.ID}
+		affectedPeerIDs := am.resolveAffectedPeersForPeerChanges(ctx, am.Store, accountID, changedPeerIDs)
+		if err := am.networkMapController.OnPeersUpdated(ctx, accountID, changedPeerIDs, affectedPeerIDs); err != nil {
 			log.WithContext(ctx).Warnf("notify network map controller of embedded proxy %s disconnect: %v", peer.ID, err)
 		}
 	}
 
+	if peer.AddedWithSSOLogin() && peer.InactivityExpirationEnabled {
+		settings, err := am.Store.GetAccountSettings(ctx, store.LockingStrengthNone, accountID)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.WithContext(ctx).Warnf("failed getting account settings to schedule inactivity expiration for peer %s: %v", peer.ID, err)
+		} else if settings.PeerInactivityExpirationEnabled {
+			am.checkAndSchedulePeerInactivityExpiration(ctx, accountID)
+		}
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }
 
-// updatePeerLocationIfChanged refreshes the geolocation on a separate
-// row update, only when the connection IP actually changed. Geo lookups
-// are expensive so we skip same-IP reconnects.
-func (am *DefaultAccountManager) updatePeerLocationIfChanged(ctx context.Context, accountID string, peer *nbpeer.Peer, realIP net.IP) {
-	if peer.Location.ConnectionIP != nil && peer.Location.ConnectionIP.Equal(realIP) {
-		return
+// resolvePeerLocation looks up the geo location for realIP, returning nil when
+// there is nothing to apply: geo disabled, no real IP, the IP is unchanged from
+// what the peer already has, or the lookup failed. Geo lookups are skipped on
+// same-IP reconnects since they are comparatively expensive. The returned value
+// is applied by Peer.UpdateMetaIfNew so the change is persisted by its peer save.
+func (am *DefaultAccountManager) resolvePeerLocation(ctx context.Context, peer *nbpeer.Peer, realIP net.IP) *nbpeer.Location {
+	if am.geo == nil || realIP == nil {
+		return nil
 	}
 	location, err := am.geo.Lookup(realIP)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.WithContext(ctx).Warnf("failed to get location for peer %s realip: [%s]: %v", peer.ID, realIP.String(), err)
-		return
+		return nil
 	}
-	peer.Location.ConnectionIP = realIP
-	peer.Location.CountryCode = location.Country.ISOCode
-	peer.Location.CityName = location.City.Names.En
-	peer.Location.GeoNameID = location.City.GeonameID
-	if err := am.Store.SavePeerLocation(ctx, accountID, peer); err != nil {
-		log.WithContext(ctx).Warnf("could not store location for peer %s: %s", peer.ID, err)
+	if peer.Location.ConnectionIP != nil && peer.Location.ConnectionIP.Equal(realIP) && peer.Location.GeoNameID == location.City.GeonameID {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return &nbpeer.Location{
+		ConnectionIP: realIP,
+		CountryCode:  location.Country.ISOCode,
+		CityName:     location.City.Names.En,
+		GeoNameID:    location.City.GeonameID,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -346,7 +363,10 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) UpdatePeer(ctx context.Context, accountID, user
 		}
 	}
 
-	err = am.networkMapController.OnPeersUpdated(ctx, accountID, []string{peer.ID})
+	changedPeerIDs := []string{peer.ID}
+	affectedPeerIDs := am.resolveAffectedPeersForPeerChanges(ctx, am.Store, accountID, changedPeerIDs)
+	affectedPeerIDs = append(affectedPeerIDs, peer.ID)
+	err = am.networkMapController.OnPeersUpdated(ctx, accountID, changedPeerIDs, affectedPeerIDs)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("notify network map controller of peer update: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -501,10 +521,6 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) DeletePeer(ctx context.Context, accountID, peer
 		return status.NewPeerNotPartOfAccountError()
 	}
 
-	var peer *nbpeer.Peer
-	var settings *types.Settings
-	var eventsToStore []func()
-
 	serviceID, err := am.serviceManager.GetServiceIDByTargetID(ctx, accountID, peerID)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to check if resource is used by service: %w", err)
@@ -513,8 +529,38 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) DeletePeer(ctx context.Context, accountID, peer
 		return status.NewPeerInUseError(peerID, serviceID)
 	}
 
-	err = am.Store.ExecuteInTransaction(ctx, func(transaction store.Store) error {
-		peer, err = transaction.GetPeerByID(ctx, store.LockingStrengthNone, accountID, peerID)
+	change := affectedpeers.Change{ChangedPeerIDs: []string{peerID}}
+	settings, eventsToStore, snap, err := am.deletePeerInTransaction(ctx, accountID, userID, peerID, change)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	for _, storeEvent := range eventsToStore {
+		storeEvent()
+	}
+
+	if err = am.integratedPeerValidator.PeerDeleted(ctx, accountID, peerID, settings.Extra); err != nil {
+		log.WithContext(ctx).Errorf("failed to delete peer %s from integrated validator: %v", peerID, err)
+	}
+
+	affectedPeerIDs := snap.Expand(ctx, accountID, change)
+	if err = am.networkMapController.OnPeersDeleted(ctx, accountID, []string{peerID}, affectedPeerIDs); err != nil {
+		log.WithContext(ctx).Errorf("failed to delete peer %s from network map: %v", peerID, err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// deletePeerInTransaction loads the peer + settings, captures the affected-peers
+// snapshot (before the delete, while the peer's group memberships still exist),
+// then deletes the peer and bumps the network serial — all in one transaction.
+func (am *DefaultAccountManager) deletePeerInTransaction(ctx context.Context, accountID, userID, peerID string, change affectedpeers.Change) (*types.Settings, []func(), *affectedpeers.Snapshot, error) {
+	var settings *types.Settings
+	var eventsToStore []func()
+	var snap *affectedpeers.Snapshot
+
+	err := am.Store.ExecuteInTransaction(ctx, func(transaction store.Store) error {
+		peer, err := transaction.GetPeerByID(ctx, store.LockingStrengthNone, accountID, peerID)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -528,8 +574,11 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) DeletePeer(ctx context.Context, accountID, peer
 			return err
 		}
 
-		eventsToStore, err = deletePeers(ctx, am, transaction, accountID, userID, []*nbpeer.Peer{peer}, settings)
-		if err != nil {
+		if snap, err = affectedpeers.Load(ctx, transaction, accountID, change); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		if eventsToStore, err = deletePeers(ctx, am, transaction, accountID, userID, []*nbpeer.Peer{peer}, settings); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to delete peer: %w", err)
 		}
 
@@ -539,23 +588,7 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) DeletePeer(ctx context.Context, accountID, peer
 
 		return nil
 	})
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	for _, storeEvent := range eventsToStore {
-		storeEvent()
-	}
-
-	if err = am.integratedPeerValidator.PeerDeleted(ctx, accountID, peerID, settings.Extra); err != nil {
-		log.WithContext(ctx).Errorf("failed to delete peer %s from integrated validator: %v", peerID, err)
-	}
-
-	if err = am.networkMapController.OnPeersDeleted(ctx, accountID, []string{peerID}); err != nil {
-		log.WithContext(ctx).Errorf("failed to delete peer %s from network map: %v", peerID, err)
-	}
-
-	return nil
+	return settings, eventsToStore, snap, err
 }
 
 // GetNetworkMap returns Network map for a given peer (omits original peer from the Peers result)
@@ -694,10 +727,10 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) handleSetupKeyAddedPeer(ctx context.Context, en
 // to it. We also add the User ID to the peer metadata to identify registrant. If no userID provided, then fail with status.PermissionDenied
 // Each new Peer will be assigned a new next net.IP from the Account.Network and Account.Network.LastIP will be updated (IP's are not reused).
 // The peer property is just a placeholder for the Peer properties to pass further
-func (am *DefaultAccountManager) AddPeer(ctx context.Context, accountID, setupKey, userID string, peer *nbpeer.Peer, temporary bool) (*nbpeer.Peer, *types.NetworkMap, []*posture.Checks, error) {
+func (am *DefaultAccountManager) AddPeer(ctx context.Context, accountID, setupKey, userID string, peer *nbpeer.Peer, temporary bool) (*nbpeer.Peer, *types.Network, []*posture.Checks, bool, error) {
 	if setupKey == "" && userID == "" && !peer.ProxyMeta.Embedded {
 		// no auth method provided => reject access
-		return nil, nil, nil, status.Errorf(status.Unauthenticated, "no peer auth method provided, please use a setup key or interactive SSO login")
+		return nil, nil, nil, false, status.ErrNoAuthMethodProvided
 	}
 
 	upperKey := strings.ToUpper(setupKey)
@@ -713,7 +746,7 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) AddPeer(ctx context.Context, accountID, setupKe
 	// The connecting peer should be able to recover with a retry.
 	_, err := am.Store.GetPeerByPeerPubKey(ctx, store.LockingStrengthNone, peer.Key)
 	if err == nil {
-		return nil, nil, nil, status.Errorf(status.PreconditionFailed, "peer has been already registered")
+		return nil, nil, nil, false, status.Errorf(status.PreconditionFailed, "peer has been already registered")
 	}
 
 	opEvent := &activity.Event{
@@ -724,7 +757,7 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) AddPeer(ctx context.Context, accountID, setupKe
 
 	peerAddConfig, err := am.processPeerAddAuth(ctx, accountID, userID, encodedHashedKey, peer, temporary, addedByUser, addedBySetupKey, opEvent)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, nil, err
+		return nil, nil, nil, false, err
 	}
 	accountID = peerAddConfig.AccountID
 	ephemeral := peerAddConfig.Ephemeral
@@ -739,7 +772,7 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) AddPeer(ctx context.Context, accountID, setupKe
 	}
 
 	if err := domain.ValidateDomainsList(peer.ExtraDNSLabels); err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, nil, status.Errorf(status.InvalidArgument, "invalid extra DNS labels: %v", err)
+		return nil, nil, nil, false, status.Errorf(status.InvalidArgument, "invalid extra DNS labels: %v", err)
 	}
 
 	registrationTime := time.Now().UTC()
@@ -765,7 +798,7 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) AddPeer(ctx context.Context, accountID, setupKe
 	}
 	settings, err := am.Store.GetAccountSettings(ctx, store.LockingStrengthNone, accountID)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get account settings: %w", err)
+		return nil, nil, nil, false, fmt.Errorf("failed to get account settings: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	if am.geo != nil && newPeer.Location.ConnectionIP != nil {
@@ -783,30 +816,30 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) AddPeer(ctx context.Context, accountID, setupKe
 
 	network, err := am.Store.GetAccountNetwork(ctx, store.LockingStrengthNone, accountID)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed getting network: %w", err)
+		return nil, nil, nil, false, fmt.Errorf("failed getting network: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	maxAttempts := 10
 	for attempt := 1; attempt <= maxAttempts; attempt++ {
 		netPrefix, err := netip.ParsePrefix(network.Net.String())
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("parse network prefix: %w", err)
+			return nil, nil, nil, false, fmt.Errorf("parse network prefix: %w", err)
 		}
 		freeIP, err := types.AllocateRandomPeerIP(netPrefix)
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get free IP: %w", err)
+			return nil, nil, nil, false, fmt.Errorf("failed to get free IP: %w", err)
 		}
 
 		var freeLabel string
 		if ephemeral || attempt > 1 {
 			freeLabel, err = getPeerIPDNSLabel(freeIP, peer.Meta.Hostname)
 			if err != nil {
-				return nil, nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get free DNS label: %w", err)
+				return nil, nil, nil, false, fmt.Errorf("failed to get free DNS label: %w", err)
 			}
 		} else {
 			freeLabel, err = nbdns.GetParsedDomainLabel(peer.Meta.Hostname)
 			if err != nil {
-				return nil, nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get free DNS label: %w", err)
+				return nil, nil, nil, false, fmt.Errorf("failed to get free DNS label: %w", err)
 			}
 		}
 		newPeer.DNSLabel = freeLabel
@@ -828,11 +861,11 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) AddPeer(ctx context.Context, accountID, setupKe
 			if allocate {
 				v6Prefix, err := netip.ParsePrefix(network.NetV6.String())
 				if err != nil {
-					return nil, nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("parse IPv6 prefix: %w", err)
+					return nil, nil, nil, false, fmt.Errorf("parse IPv6 prefix: %w", err)
 				}
 				freeIPv6, err := types.AllocateRandomPeerIPv6(v6Prefix)
 				if err != nil {
-					return nil, nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("allocate peer IPv6: %w", err)
+					return nil, nil, nil, false, fmt.Errorf("allocate peer IPv6: %w", err)
 				}
 				newPeer.IPv6 = freeIPv6
 			}
@@ -905,10 +938,10 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) AddPeer(ctx context.Context, accountID, setupKe
 			continue
 		}
 
-		return nil, nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to add peer to database: %w", err)
+		return nil, nil, nil, false, fmt.Errorf("failed to add peer to database: %w", err)
 	}
 	if newPeer == nil {
-		return nil, nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("new peer is nil")
+		return nil, nil, nil, false, fmt.Errorf("new peer is nil")
 	}
 
 	opEvent.TargetID = newPeer.ID
@@ -916,7 +949,8 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) AddPeer(ctx context.Context, accountID, setupKe
 	if !addedByUser {
 		opEvent.Meta["setup_key_name"] = peerAddConfig.SetupKeyName
 	}
-	if newPeer.Status != nil && newPeer.Status.RequiresApproval {
+	requiresApproval := newPeer.Status != nil && newPeer.Status.RequiresApproval
+	if requiresApproval {
 		opEvent.Meta["pending_approval"] = true
 	}
 
@@ -924,12 +958,18 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) AddPeer(ctx context.Context, accountID, setupKe
 		am.StoreEvent(ctx, opEvent.InitiatorID, opEvent.TargetID, opEvent.AccountID, opEvent.Activity, opEvent.Meta)
 	}
 
-	if err := am.networkMapController.OnPeersAdded(ctx, accountID, []string{newPeer.ID}); err != nil {
+	network, postureChecks, enableSSH, err := getPeerLoginInfo(ctx, am.Store, accountID, newPeer, !requiresApproval)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, nil, false, err
+	}
+
+	changedPeerIDs := []string{newPeer.ID}
+	affectedPeerIDs := am.resolveAffectedPeersForPeerChanges(ctx, am.Store, accountID, changedPeerIDs)
+	if err := am.networkMapController.OnPeersAdded(ctx, accountID, changedPeerIDs, affectedPeerIDs); err != nil {
 		log.WithContext(ctx).Errorf("failed to update network map cache for peer %s: %v", newPeer.ID, err)
 	}
 
-	p, nmap, pc, _, err := am.networkMapController.GetValidatedPeerWithMap(ctx, false, accountID, newPeer)
-	return p, nmap, pc, err
+	return newPeer, network, postureChecks, enableSSH, nil
 }
 
 func getPeerIPDNSLabel(ip netip.Addr, peerHostName string) (string, error) {
@@ -949,10 +989,9 @@ func getPeerIPDNSLabel(ip netip.Addr, peerHostName string) (string, error) {
 // SyncPeer checks whether peer is eligible for receiving NetworkMap (authenticated) and returns its NetworkMap if eligible
 func (am *DefaultAccountManager) SyncPeer(ctx context.Context, sync types.PeerSync, accountID string) (*nbpeer.Peer, *types.NetworkMap, []*posture.Checks, int64, error) {
 	var peer *nbpeer.Peer
-	var updated, versionChanged, ipv6CapabilityChanged bool
+	var ipv6CapabilityChanged bool
+	var metaDiff nbpeer.MetaDiff
 	var err error
-	var postureChecks []*posture.Checks
-	var peerGroupIDs []string
 
 	settings, err := am.Store.GetAccountSettings(ctx, store.LockingStrengthNone, accountID)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -980,25 +1019,16 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) SyncPeer(ctx context.Context, sync types.PeerSy
 			return status.NewPeerLoginExpiredError()
 		}
 
-		peerGroupIDs, err = getPeerGroupIDs(ctx, transaction, accountID, peer.ID)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-
 		oldHasIPv6Cap := peer.HasCapability(nbpeer.PeerCapabilityIPv6Overlay)
-		updated, versionChanged = peer.UpdateMetaIfNew(sync.Meta)
+		newLocation := am.resolvePeerLocation(ctx, peer, sync.RealIP)
+		metaDiff = peer.UpdateMetaIfNew(ctx, sync.Meta, newLocation)
 		ipv6CapabilityChanged = oldHasIPv6Cap != peer.HasCapability(nbpeer.PeerCapabilityIPv6Overlay)
-		if updated {
+		if metaDiff.Updated() {
 			am.metrics.AccountManagerMetrics().CountPeerMetUpdate()
 			log.WithContext(ctx).Tracef("peer %s metadata updated", peer.ID)
 			if err = transaction.SavePeer(ctx, accountID, peer); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
-
-			postureChecks, err = getPeerPostureChecks(ctx, transaction, accountID, peer.ID)
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
 		}
 		return nil
 	})
@@ -1006,22 +1036,85 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) SyncPeer(ctx context.Context, sync types.PeerSy
 		return nil, nil, nil, 0, err
 	}
 
+	peerGroupIDs, err := getPeerGroupIDs(ctx, am.Store, accountID, peer.ID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, nil, 0, err
+	}
+
 	peerNotValid, isStatusChanged, err := am.integratedPeerValidator.IsNotValidPeer(ctx, accountID, peer, peerGroupIDs, settings.Extra)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, nil, 0, err
 	}
 
-	if isStatusChanged || sync.UpdateAccountPeers || ipv6CapabilityChanged || (updated && (len(postureChecks) > 0 || versionChanged)) {
-		err = am.networkMapController.OnPeersUpdated(ctx, accountID, []string{peer.ID})
-		if err != nil {
+	nmap, resPostureChecks, dnsFwdPort, err := am.networkMapController.GetValidatedPeerWithMap(ctx, peerNotValid, accountID, peer.ID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, nil, 0, err
+	}
+
+	metaDiffAffectsPosture := posture.AffectsPosture(ctx, &metaDiff, resPostureChecks)
+	if requiresPeerUpdate(ctx, isStatusChanged, sync.UpdateAccountPeers, ipv6CapabilityChanged, metaDiffAffectsPosture, metaDiff.VersionChanged(), metaDiff.HostnameChanged()) {
+		changedPeerIDs := []string{peer.ID}
+		affectedPeerIDs := am.syncPeerAffectedPeers(ctx, accountID, peer.ID, nmap, peerNotValid, metaDiffAffectsPosture)
+		if err = am.networkMapController.OnPeersUpdated(ctx, accountID, changedPeerIDs, affectedPeerIDs); err != nil {
 			return nil, nil, nil, 0, fmt.Errorf("notify network map controller of peer update: %w", err)
 		}
 	}
 
-	return am.networkMapController.GetValidatedPeerWithMap(ctx, peerNotValid, accountID, peer)
+	return peer, nmap, resPostureChecks, dnsFwdPort, nil
 }
 
-func (am *DefaultAccountManager) handlePeerLoginNotFound(ctx context.Context, login types.PeerLogin, err error) (*nbpeer.Peer, *types.NetworkMap, []*posture.Checks, error) {
+func requiresPeerUpdate(ctx context.Context, isStatusChanged, updateAccountPeers, ipv6CapabilityChanged, metaDiffAffectsPosture, versionChanged, hostname bool) bool {
+	var reason string
+	switch {
+	case isStatusChanged:
+		reason = "status changed"
+	case updateAccountPeers:
+		reason = "update account peers"
+	case ipv6CapabilityChanged:
+		reason = "ipv6 capability changed"
+	case metaDiffAffectsPosture:
+		reason = "meta diff affects posture"
+	case versionChanged:
+		reason = "version changed"
+	case hostname:
+		reason = "hostname changed"
+	default:
+		return false
+	}
+
+	log.WithContext(ctx).Tracef("peer update required: %s", reason)
+	return true
+}
+
+// syncPeerAffectedPeers resolves the peers affected by a SyncPeer change. The
+// peer's own validated network map is bidirectional for policy and routing
+// reachability, so when the peer stays valid and no source-posture gate is in
+// play it already lists every affected peer — reuse it and skip the full
+// dependency walk. Posture checks gate the source side of a policy only, so a
+// metadata change that flips a posture result removes this peer from others'
+// maps asymmetrically; that case (and an invalid peer, whose map is empty) falls
+// back to the resolver.
+func (am *DefaultAccountManager) syncPeerAffectedPeers(ctx context.Context, accountID, peerID string, nmap *types.NetworkMap, peerNotValid, metaChangeAffectedPosture bool) []string {
+	if peerNotValid || metaChangeAffectedPosture {
+		return am.resolveAffectedPeersForPeerChanges(ctx, am.Store, accountID, []string{peerID})
+	}
+	return affectedPeerIDsFromNetworkMap(nmap, peerID)
+}
+
+// markConnectedAffectedPeers resolves the peers affected when a peer connects
+// (login-expiry reconnect or embedded-proxy connect). The connecting peer's
+// network map already lists them bidirectionally — the synthesized
+// private-service policy puts proxy access-group members in the proxy peer's own
+// map, and these edges carry no source-posture gate. An invalid peer has an
+// empty map, so fall back to the resolver in that case.
+func (am *DefaultAccountManager) markConnectedAffectedPeers(ctx context.Context, accountID, peerID string, nmap *types.NetworkMap) []string {
+	if nmap == nil || len(nmap.Peers)+len(nmap.OfflinePeers) == 0 {
+		return am.resolveAffectedPeersForPeerChanges(ctx, am.Store, accountID, []string{peerID})
+	}
+	return affectedPeerIDsFromNetworkMap(nmap, peerID)
+}
+
+func (am *DefaultAccountManager) handlePeerLoginNotFound(ctx context.Context, login types.PeerLogin, err error) (*nbpeer.Peer, *types.Network, []*posture.Checks, bool, error) {
 	if errStatus, ok := status.FromError(err); ok && errStatus.Type() == status.NotFound {
 		// we couldn't find this peer by its public key which can mean that peer hasn't been registered yet.
 		// Try registering it.
@@ -1037,12 +1130,12 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) handlePeerLoginNotFound(ctx context.Context, lo
 	}
 
 	log.WithContext(ctx).Errorf("failed while logging in peer %s: %v", login.WireGuardPubKey, err)
-	return nil, nil, nil, status.Errorf(status.Internal, "failed while logging in peer")
+	return nil, nil, nil, false, status.Errorf(status.Internal, "failed while logging in peer")
 }
 
 // LoginPeer logs in or registers a peer.
 // If peer doesn't exist the function checks whether a setup key or a user is present and registers a new peer if so.
-func (am *DefaultAccountManager) LoginPeer(ctx context.Context, login types.PeerLogin) (*nbpeer.Peer, *types.NetworkMap, []*posture.Checks, error) {
+func (am *DefaultAccountManager) LoginPeer(ctx context.Context, login types.PeerLogin) (*nbpeer.Peer, *types.Network, []*posture.Checks, bool, error) {
 	accountID, err := am.Store.GetAccountIDByPeerPubKey(ctx, login.WireGuardPubKey)
 	if err != nil {
 		return am.handlePeerLoginNotFound(ctx, login, err)
@@ -1054,20 +1147,17 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) LoginPeer(ctx context.Context, login types.Peer
 	if login.UserID == "" {
 		err = am.checkIFPeerNeedsLoginWithoutLock(ctx, accountID, login)
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, nil, nil, err
+			return nil, nil, nil, false, err
 		}
 	}
 
 	var peer *nbpeer.Peer
-	var updateRemotePeers bool
-	var isPeerUpdated bool
-	var ipv6CapabilityChanged bool
-	var postureChecks []*posture.Checks
+	var shouldStorePeer, shouldUpdatePeers bool
 	var peerGroupIDs []string
 
 	settings, err := am.Store.GetAccountSettings(ctx, store.LockingStrengthNone, accountID)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, nil, err
+		return nil, nil, nil, false, err
 	}
 
 	err = am.Store.ExecuteInTransaction(ctx, func(transaction store.Store) error {
@@ -1076,9 +1166,6 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) LoginPeer(ctx context.Context, login types.Peer
 			return err
 		}
 
-		// this flag prevents unnecessary calls to the persistent store.
-		shouldStorePeer := false
-
 		if login.UserID != "" {
 			if peer.UserID != login.UserID {
 				log.Warnf("user mismatch when logging in peer %s: peer user %s, login user %s ", peer.ID, peer.UserID, login.UserID)
@@ -1092,32 +1179,13 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) LoginPeer(ctx context.Context, login types.Peer
 
 			if changed {
 				shouldStorePeer = true
-				updateRemotePeers = true
-			}
-		}
-
-		peerGroupIDs, err = getPeerGroupIDs(ctx, transaction, accountID, peer.ID)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-
-		oldHasIPv6Cap := peer.HasCapability(nbpeer.PeerCapabilityIPv6Overlay)
-		isPeerUpdated, _ = peer.UpdateMetaIfNew(login.Meta)
-		ipv6CapabilityChanged = oldHasIPv6Cap != peer.HasCapability(nbpeer.PeerCapabilityIPv6Overlay)
-		if isPeerUpdated {
-			am.metrics.AccountManagerMetrics().CountPeerMetUpdate()
-			shouldStorePeer = true
-
-			postureChecks, err = getPeerPostureChecks(ctx, transaction, accountID, peer.ID)
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
+				shouldUpdatePeers = true
 			}
 		}
 
 		if peer.SSHKey != login.SSHKey {
 			peer.SSHKey = login.SSHKey
 			shouldStorePeer = true
-			updateRemotePeers = true
 		}
 
 		if !peer.AllowExtraDNSLabels && len(login.ExtraDNSLabels) > 0 {
@@ -1133,23 +1201,36 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) LoginPeer(ctx context.Context, login types.Peer
 		return nil
 	})
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, nil, err
+		return nil, nil, nil, false, err
 	}
 
-	isRequiresApproval, isStatusChanged, err := am.integratedPeerValidator.IsNotValidPeer(ctx, accountID, peer, peerGroupIDs, settings.Extra)
+	// This is needed to keep in memory for the peer config. Otherwise browser client will end in a retry loop
+	peer.Meta = login.Meta
+
+	peerGroupIDs, err = getPeerGroupIDs(ctx, am.Store, accountID, peer.ID)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, nil, err
+		return nil, nil, nil, false, err
 	}
 
-	if updateRemotePeers || isStatusChanged || ipv6CapabilityChanged || (isPeerUpdated && len(postureChecks) > 0) {
-		err = am.networkMapController.OnPeersUpdated(ctx, accountID, []string{peer.ID})
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("notify network map controller of peer update: %w", err)
+	isRequiresApproval, _, err := am.integratedPeerValidator.IsNotValidPeer(ctx, accountID, peer, peerGroupIDs, settings.Extra)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, nil, false, err
+	}
+
+	network, postureChecks, enableSSH, err := getPeerLoginInfo(ctx, am.Store, accountID, peer, !isRequiresApproval)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, nil, false, err
+	}
+
+	if shouldUpdatePeers {
+		changedPeerIDs := []string{peer.ID}
+		affectedPeerIDs := am.resolveAffectedPeersForPeerChanges(ctx, am.Store, accountID, changedPeerIDs)
+		if err = am.networkMapController.OnPeersUpdated(ctx, accountID, changedPeerIDs, affectedPeerIDs); err != nil {
+			return nil, nil, nil, false, fmt.Errorf("notify network map controller of peer update: %w", err)
 		}
 	}
 
-	p, nmap, pc, _, err := am.networkMapController.GetValidatedPeerWithMap(ctx, isRequiresApproval, accountID, peer)
-	return p, nmap, pc, err
+	return peer, network, postureChecks, enableSSH, nil
 }
 
 // ExtendPeerSession refreshes the peer's SSO session deadline by updating
@@ -1225,13 +1306,51 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) ExtendPeerSession(ctx context.Context, peerPubK
 	return refreshed.SessionExpiresAt(settings.PeerLoginExpirationEnabled, settings.PeerLoginExpiration), nil
 }
 
-// getPeerPostureChecks returns the posture checks for the peer.
-func getPeerPostureChecks(ctx context.Context, transaction store.Store, accountID, peerID string) ([]*posture.Checks, error) {
-	policies, err := transaction.GetAccountPolicies(ctx, store.LockingStrengthNone, accountID)
+// getPeerLoginInfo computes the login/register response data (network, posture
+// checks, SSH) from the store without building the peer's full network map.
+func getPeerLoginInfo(ctx context.Context, transaction store.Store, accountID string, peer *nbpeer.Peer, isValid bool) (*types.Network, []*posture.Checks, bool, error) {
+	network, err := transaction.GetAccountNetwork(ctx, store.LockingStrengthNone, accountID)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return nil, nil, false, fmt.Errorf("get account network: %w", err)
 	}
 
+	if !isValid {
+		return network, nil, false, nil
+	}
+
+	policies, err := transaction.GetAccountPolicies(ctx, store.LockingStrengthNone, accountID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, false, err
+	}
+
+	peerGroupIDs, err := transaction.GetPeerGroupIDs(ctx, store.LockingStrengthNone, accountID, peer.ID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, false, err
+	}
+
+	postureChecks, err := getPeerPostureChecks(ctx, transaction, accountID, peerGroupIDs, policies)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, false, err
+	}
+
+	enableSSH, err := isPeerSSHEnabled(ctx, peer, policies, peerGroupIDs)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, false, err
+	}
+
+	return network, postureChecks, enableSSH, nil
+}
+
+func isPeerSSHEnabled(ctx context.Context, peer *nbpeer.Peer, policies []*types.Policy, peerGroupIDs []string) (bool, error) {
+	groupIDsMap := make(map[string]struct{}, len(peerGroupIDs))
+	for _, peerID := range peerGroupIDs {
+		groupIDsMap[peerID] = struct{}{}
+	}
+	return types.PeerSSHEnabledFromPolicies(policies, peer.ID, groupIDsMap, peer.SSHEnabled), nil
+}
+
+// getPeerPostureChecks returns the posture checks for the peer.
+func getPeerPostureChecks(ctx context.Context, transaction store.Store, accountID string, peerGroupIDs []string, policies []*types.Policy) ([]*posture.Checks, error) {
 	if len(policies) == 0 {
 		return nil, nil
 	}
@@ -1243,11 +1362,7 @@ func getPeerPostureChecks(ctx context.Context, transaction store.Store, accountI
 			continue
 		}
 
-		postureChecksIDs, err := processPeerPostureChecks(ctx, transaction, policy, accountID, peerID)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-
+		postureChecksIDs := processPeerPostureChecks(policy, peerGroupIDs)
 		peerPostureChecksIDs = append(peerPostureChecksIDs, postureChecksIDs...)
 	}
 
@@ -1260,29 +1375,19 @@ func getPeerPostureChecks(ctx context.Context, transaction store.Store, accountI
 }
 
 // processPeerPostureChecks checks if the peer is in the source group of the policy and returns the posture checks.
-func processPeerPostureChecks(ctx context.Context, transaction store.Store, policy *types.Policy, accountID, peerID string) ([]string, error) {
+func processPeerPostureChecks(policy *types.Policy, peerGroupIDs []string) []string {
 	for _, rule := range policy.Rules {
 		if !rule.Enabled {
 			continue
 		}
 
-		sourceGroups, err := transaction.GetGroupsByIDs(ctx, store.LockingStrengthNone, accountID, rule.Sources)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-
 		for _, sourceGroup := range rule.Sources {
-			group, ok := sourceGroups[sourceGroup]
-			if !ok {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to check peer in policy source group")
-			}
-
-			if slices.Contains(group.Peers, peerID) {
-				return policy.SourcePostureChecks, nil
+			if slices.Contains(peerGroupIDs, sourceGroup) {
+				return policy.SourcePostureChecks
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	return nil, nil
+	return nil
 }
 
 // checkIFPeerNeedsLoginWithoutLock checks if the peer needs login without acquiring the account lock. The check validate if the peer was not added via SSO
@@ -1407,6 +1512,100 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) UpdateAccountPeers(ctx context.Context, account
 	_ = am.networkMapController.UpdateAccountPeers(ctx, accountID, reason)
 }
 
+// ExpandAndUpdateAffected expands a Snapshot (loaded INSIDE the now-committed
+// transaction) into the affected peers and dispatches the network-map refresh.
+// Pure in-memory work plus dispatch, so it runs AFTER commit — the fan-out walk
+// never holds the write lock, over the consistent in-tx snapshot. Exported so the
+// networks sub-package managers (which hold only account.Manager) share it.
+func (am *DefaultAccountManager) ExpandAndUpdateAffected(ctx context.Context, accountID string, snap *affectedpeers.Snapshot, change affectedpeers.Change) {
+	go am.dispatchAffected(ctx, accountID, []*affectedpeers.Snapshot{snap}, []affectedpeers.Change{change})
+}
+
+// dispatchAffected expands one or more (snapshot, change) pairs — collected across
+// one or several transactions — unions their affected peers, and dispatches a
+// single network-map refresh. Each snapshot must already be loaded inside its
+// transaction; this runs AFTER commit (pure in-memory + dispatch). It is spawned
+// in a goroutine that outlives the request, so it detaches from the request
+// context's cancellation up front.
+func (am *DefaultAccountManager) dispatchAffected(ctx context.Context, accountID string, snaps []*affectedpeers.Snapshot, changes []affectedpeers.Change) {
+	ctx = context.WithoutCancel(ctx)
+
+	var lists [][]string
+	for i, snap := range snaps {
+		if snap == nil {
+			continue
+		}
+		lists = append(lists, snap.Expand(ctx, accountID, changes[i]))
+	}
+
+	affectedPeerIDs := unionStrings(lists...)
+	if len(affectedPeerIDs) == 0 {
+		log.WithContext(ctx).Tracef("no affected peers for account %s", accountID)
+		return
+	}
+
+	log.WithContext(ctx).Debugf("updating %d affected peers for account %s: %v", len(affectedPeerIDs), accountID, affectedPeerIDs)
+	_ = am.networkMapController.UpdateAffectedPeers(ctx, accountID, affectedPeerIDs)
+}
+
+// unionStrings concatenates the given string lists into one deduplicated slice,
+// preserving first-occurrence order.
+func unionStrings(lists ...[]string) []string {
+	seen := make(map[string]struct{})
+	var out []string
+	for _, list := range lists {
+		for _, id := range list {
+			if _, ok := seen[id]; ok {
+				continue
+			}
+			seen[id] = struct{}{}
+			out = append(out, id)
+		}
+	}
+	return out
+}
+
+// affectedPeerIDsFromNetworkMap returns the peer IDs referenced by a peer's
+// network map (its connected and offline peers, which include routing and proxy
+// peers), excluding the peer itself. For a freshly added peer these are, by ACL
+// symmetry, exactly the peers its addition affects.
+func affectedPeerIDsFromNetworkMap(nmap *types.NetworkMap, selfPeerID string) []string {
+	if nmap == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	seen := make(map[string]struct{}, len(nmap.Peers)+len(nmap.OfflinePeers))
+	ids := make([]string, 0, len(nmap.Peers)+len(nmap.OfflinePeers))
+	add := func(peers []*nbpeer.Peer) {
+		for _, p := range peers {
+			if p == nil || p.ID == "" || p.ID == selfPeerID {
+				continue
+			}
+			if _, ok := seen[p.ID]; ok {
+				continue
+			}
+			seen[p.ID] = struct{}{}
+			ids = append(ids, p.ID)
+		}
+	}
+	add(nmap.Peers)
+	add(nmap.OfflinePeers)
+	return ids
+}
+
+// resolveAffectedPeersForPeerChanges loads a snapshot and expands it for a peer
+// change. The graph is unchanged by these paths, so it runs out of the mutating
+// transaction (after commit); the resolver derives the peers' group memberships
+// during the walk, so the caller passes only the changed peer IDs.
+func (am *DefaultAccountManager) resolveAffectedPeersForPeerChanges(ctx context.Context, s store.Store, accountID string, changedPeerIDs []string) []string {
+	change := affectedpeers.Change{ChangedPeerIDs: changedPeerIDs}
+	snap, err := affectedpeers.Load(ctx, s, accountID, change)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.WithContext(ctx).Errorf("failed to load snapshot for affected peers: %v", err)
+		return nil
+	}
+	return snap.Expand(ctx, accountID, change)
+}
+
 func (am *DefaultAccountManager) BufferUpdateAccountPeers(ctx context.Context, accountID string, reason types.UpdateReason) {
 	_ = am.networkMapController.BufferUpdateAccountPeers(ctx, accountID, reason)
 }

management/server/peer/peer.go

@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
 package peer
 
 import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
 	"net"
 	"net/netip"
 	"slices"
-	"sort"
+	"strings"
 	"time"
 
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/util"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/management/http/api"
 )
@@ -103,6 +107,15 @@ type Location struct {
 	GeoNameID    uint // city level geoname id
 }
 
+// equal reports whether two locations match. ConnectionIP is a net.IP slice, so it uses
+// IP.Equal, not ==.
+func (l Location) equal(other Location) bool {
+	return l.CountryCode == other.CountryCode &&
+		l.CityName == other.CityName &&
+		l.GeoNameID == other.GeoNameID &&
+		l.ConnectionIP.Equal(other.ConnectionIP)
+}
+
 // NetworkAddress is the IP address with network and MAC address of a network interface
 type NetworkAddress struct {
 	NetIP netip.Prefix `gorm:"serializer:json"`
@@ -163,49 +176,7 @@ type PeerSystemMeta struct { //nolint:revive
 }
 
 func (p PeerSystemMeta) isEqual(other PeerSystemMeta) bool {
-	sort.Slice(p.NetworkAddresses, func(i, j int) bool {
-		return p.NetworkAddresses[i].Mac < p.NetworkAddresses[j].Mac
-	})
-	sort.Slice(other.NetworkAddresses, func(i, j int) bool {
-		return other.NetworkAddresses[i].Mac < other.NetworkAddresses[j].Mac
-	})
-	equalNetworkAddresses := slices.EqualFunc(p.NetworkAddresses, other.NetworkAddresses, func(addr NetworkAddress, oAddr NetworkAddress) bool {
-		return addr.Mac == oAddr.Mac && addr.NetIP == oAddr.NetIP
-	})
-	if !equalNetworkAddresses {
-		return false
-	}
-
-	sort.Slice(p.Files, func(i, j int) bool {
-		return p.Files[i].Path < p.Files[j].Path
-	})
-	sort.Slice(other.Files, func(i, j int) bool {
-		return other.Files[i].Path < other.Files[j].Path
-	})
-	equalFiles := slices.EqualFunc(p.Files, other.Files, func(file File, oFile File) bool {
-		return file.Path == oFile.Path && file.Exist == oFile.Exist && file.ProcessIsRunning == oFile.ProcessIsRunning
-	})
-	if !equalFiles {
-		return false
-	}
-
-	return p.Hostname == other.Hostname &&
-		p.GoOS == other.GoOS &&
-		p.Kernel == other.Kernel &&
-		p.KernelVersion == other.KernelVersion &&
-		p.Core == other.Core &&
-		p.Platform == other.Platform &&
-		p.OS == other.OS &&
-		p.OSVersion == other.OSVersion &&
-		p.WtVersion == other.WtVersion &&
-		p.UIVersion == other.UIVersion &&
-		p.SystemSerialNumber == other.SystemSerialNumber &&
-		p.SystemProductName == other.SystemProductName &&
-		p.SystemManufacturer == other.SystemManufacturer &&
-		p.Environment.Cloud == other.Environment.Cloud &&
-		p.Environment.Platform == other.Environment.Platform &&
-		p.Flags.isEqual(other.Flags) &&
-		capabilitiesEqual(p.Capabilities, other.Capabilities)
+	return len(metaDiff(p, other)) == 0
 }
 
 func (p PeerSystemMeta) isEmpty() bool {
@@ -295,26 +266,173 @@ func (p *Peer) Copy() *Peer {
 	}
 }
 
-// UpdateMetaIfNew updates peer's system metadata if new information is provided
-// returns true if meta was updated, false otherwise
-func (p *Peer) UpdateMetaIfNew(meta PeerSystemMeta) (updated, versionChanged bool) {
+// UpdateMetaIfNew updates peer's system metadata and connection geo location if
+// new information is provided. newLocation is the geo location resolved from the
+// peer's current connection IP, or nil when there is nothing to apply (geo
+// disabled, no real IP, or the IP is unchanged); the caller owns the expensive
+// lookup and the same-IP guard. It returns a MetaDiff describing what changed;
+// diff.Updated() reports whether the peer needs to be persisted.
+func (p *Peer) UpdateMetaIfNew(ctx context.Context, meta PeerSystemMeta, newLocation *Location) MetaDiff {
 	if meta.isEmpty() {
-		return updated, versionChanged
+		return MetaDiff{}
 	}
 
-	versionChanged = p.Meta.WtVersion != meta.WtVersion
-
 	// Avoid overwriting UIVersion if the update was triggered sole by the CLI client
 	if meta.UIVersion == "" {
 		meta.UIVersion = p.Meta.UIVersion
 	}
 
-	if p.Meta.isEqual(meta) {
-		return updated, versionChanged
+	effectiveLocation := p.Location
+	if newLocation != nil {
+		effectiveLocation = *newLocation
 	}
-	p.Meta = meta
-	updated = true
-	return updated, versionChanged
+
+	diff := diffMeta(p.Meta, meta, p.Location, effectiveLocation)
+	if diff.Updated() {
+		p.Meta = meta
+	}
+	p.Location = effectiveLocation
+
+	if diff.Updated() {
+		log.WithContext(ctx).Debug(diff.LogSummary())
+	}
+
+	return diff
+}
+
+// MetaDiff holds a peer's full before/after state across a sync: both metas and both
+// connection locations (the location lives on Peer, not PeerSystemMeta, but posture
+// checks read it). Changed lists what moved, for logging and the persistence decision;
+// the snapshots let a posture check be replayed against old and new. Everything is derived
+// from these fields, so there are no parallel per-field flags to keep in sync.
+type MetaDiff struct {
+	OldMeta     PeerSystemMeta
+	NewMeta     PeerSystemMeta
+	OldLocation Location
+	NewLocation Location
+
+	Changed []string
+}
+
+// Updated reports whether anything changed and the peer must be persisted. diffMeta fills
+// Changed in the pass that builds the diff, so this is a length check, not a re-comparison.
+// Pointer receiver: MetaDiff embeds two metas, so copying it per call is wasteful.
+func (d *MetaDiff) Updated() bool {
+	return len(d.Changed) != 0
+}
+
+// VersionChanged reports whether the WireGuard client version changed (a client upgrade).
+func (d *MetaDiff) VersionChanged() bool {
+	return d.OldMeta.WtVersion != d.NewMeta.WtVersion
+}
+
+// HostnameChanged reports whether the peer's hostname changed.
+func (d *MetaDiff) HostnameChanged() bool {
+	return d.OldMeta.Hostname != d.NewMeta.Hostname
+}
+
+// LogSummary renders the changed fields as a single human-readable line.
+func (d *MetaDiff) LogSummary() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("peer meta updated, %d field(s) changed: %s",
+		len(d.Changed), strings.Join(d.Changed, ", "))
+}
+
+func metaDiff(oldMeta, newMeta PeerSystemMeta) []string {
+	return diffMeta(oldMeta, newMeta, Location{}, Location{}).Changed
+}
+
+// diffMeta snapshots a peer's old and new state and records a Changed entry per field that
+// moved. It is the single source of truth for the comparison: isEqual is an empty Changed
+// list, so the log line and the persistence decision can never disagree.
+func diffMeta(oldMeta, newMeta PeerSystemMeta, oldLocation, newLocation Location) MetaDiff {
+	d := MetaDiff{OldMeta: oldMeta, NewMeta: newMeta, OldLocation: oldLocation, NewLocation: newLocation}
+	add := func(field string, oldVal, newVal any) {
+		d.Changed = append(d.Changed, fmt.Sprintf("%s: %v -> %v", field, oldVal, newVal))
+	}
+
+	if oldMeta.Hostname != newMeta.Hostname {
+		add("hostname", oldMeta.Hostname, newMeta.Hostname)
+	}
+	if oldMeta.GoOS != newMeta.GoOS {
+		add("goos", oldMeta.GoOS, newMeta.GoOS)
+	}
+	if oldMeta.Kernel != newMeta.Kernel {
+		add("kernel", oldMeta.Kernel, newMeta.Kernel)
+	}
+	if oldMeta.KernelVersion != newMeta.KernelVersion {
+		add("kernel_version", oldMeta.KernelVersion, newMeta.KernelVersion)
+	}
+	if oldMeta.Core != newMeta.Core {
+		add("core", oldMeta.Core, newMeta.Core)
+	}
+	if oldMeta.Platform != newMeta.Platform {
+		add("platform", oldMeta.Platform, newMeta.Platform)
+	}
+	if oldMeta.OS != newMeta.OS {
+		add("os", oldMeta.OS, newMeta.OS)
+	}
+	if oldMeta.OSVersion != newMeta.OSVersion {
+		add("os_version", oldMeta.OSVersion, newMeta.OSVersion)
+	}
+	if oldMeta.WtVersion != newMeta.WtVersion {
+		add("wt_version", oldMeta.WtVersion, newMeta.WtVersion)
+	}
+	if oldMeta.UIVersion != newMeta.UIVersion {
+		add("ui_version", oldMeta.UIVersion, newMeta.UIVersion)
+	}
+	if oldMeta.SystemSerialNumber != newMeta.SystemSerialNumber {
+		add("system_serial_number", oldMeta.SystemSerialNumber, newMeta.SystemSerialNumber)
+	}
+	if oldMeta.SystemProductName != newMeta.SystemProductName {
+		add("system_product_name", oldMeta.SystemProductName, newMeta.SystemProductName)
+	}
+	if oldMeta.SystemManufacturer != newMeta.SystemManufacturer {
+		add("system_manufacturer", oldMeta.SystemManufacturer, newMeta.SystemManufacturer)
+	}
+	if oldMeta.Environment.Cloud != newMeta.Environment.Cloud {
+		add("environment_cloud", oldMeta.Environment.Cloud, newMeta.Environment.Cloud)
+	}
+	if oldMeta.Environment.Platform != newMeta.Environment.Platform {
+		add("environment_platform", oldMeta.Environment.Platform, newMeta.Environment.Platform)
+	}
+	if !oldMeta.Flags.isEqual(newMeta.Flags) {
+		add("flags", fmt.Sprintf("%+v", oldMeta.Flags), fmt.Sprintf("%+v", newMeta.Flags))
+	}
+	if !capabilitiesEqual(oldMeta.Capabilities, newMeta.Capabilities) {
+		add("capabilities", oldMeta.Capabilities, newMeta.Capabilities)
+	}
+	if !sameMultiset(oldMeta.NetworkAddresses, newMeta.NetworkAddresses) {
+		add("network_addresses", fmt.Sprintf("%v", oldMeta.NetworkAddresses), fmt.Sprintf("%v", newMeta.NetworkAddresses))
+	}
+	if !sameMultiset(oldMeta.Files, newMeta.Files) {
+		add("files", fmt.Sprintf("%v", oldMeta.Files), fmt.Sprintf("%v", newMeta.Files))
+	}
+
+	if !oldLocation.equal(newLocation) {
+		add("connection_ip", oldLocation.ConnectionIP, newLocation.ConnectionIP)
+	}
+
+	return d
+}
+
+// sameMultiset reports whether two slices contain the same elements with the
+// same multiplicity, ignoring order. The element type is the comparison key, so
+// every field participates in equality.
+func sameMultiset[T comparable](a, b []T) bool {
+	if len(a) != len(b) {
+		return false
+	}
+	counts := make(map[T]int, len(a))
+	for _, v := range a {
+		counts[v]++
+	}
+	for _, v := range b {
+		counts[v]--
+		if counts[v] == 0 {
+			delete(counts, v)
+		}
+	}
+	return len(counts) == 0
 }
 
 // GetLastLogin returns the last login time of the peer.

management/server/peer/peer_metadiff_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+package peer
+
+import (
+	"net/netip"
+	"reflect"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+// metaDiffExtraEntries accounts for PeerSystemMeta fields that metaDiff does not
+// map 1:1 to a single diff entry. Today the only such field is Environment, which
+// is exploded into two checks (Cloud, Platform) and therefore yields one extra
+// entry beyond its single struct field. If you teach metaDiff to explode another
+// field into N entries, bump this by N-1; if you collapse a field, lower it.
+const metaDiffExtraEntries = 1
+
+// TestMetaDiff_CoversAllFields fully populates a PeerSystemMeta with non-zero
+// values and diffs it against the zero value, then asserts metaDiff emits exactly
+// one entry per exported field (plus metaDiffExtraEntries for fields it explodes).
+//
+// The expected count is derived from the struct via reflection, so adding a field
+// to PeerSystemMeta raises the expectation automatically — but the actual diff
+// only grows if metaDiff was taught to compare the new field. A mismatch means
+// someone changed the struct without updating metaDiff (or this test's
+// extra-entry accounting), which is exactly what we want to catch.
+func TestMetaDiff_CoversAllFields(t *testing.T) {
+	var full PeerSystemMeta
+	exported := populateAll(t, reflect.ValueOf(&full).Elem())
+	require.NotZero(t, exported, "expected PeerSystemMeta to expose fields")
+
+	diff := metaDiff(PeerSystemMeta{}, full)
+
+	require.Len(t, diff, exported+metaDiffExtraEntries,
+		"metaDiff entry count no longer matches PeerSystemMeta's fields: a field was "+
+			"likely added or removed without updating metaDiff (or metaDiffExtraEntries). "+
+			"diff was: %v", diff)
+
+	require.False(t, full.isEqual(PeerSystemMeta{}),
+		"isEqual must report a fully-populated meta as different from the zero value")
+}
+
+// TestFlags_isEqualChecksEveryField guards the one field that the count-based
+// TestMetaDiff_CoversAllFields cannot: metaDiff collapses all of Flags into a
+// single "flags" diff entry, so a new Flags field that Flags.isEqual forgets to
+// compare would not change the diff count. This flips each Flags field on its own
+// and asserts Flags.isEqual notices, so adding a Flags field without comparing it
+// fails here.
+func TestFlags_isEqualChecksEveryField(t *testing.T) {
+	typ := reflect.TypeOf(Flags{})
+	for i := 0; i < typ.NumField(); i++ {
+		f := typ.Field(i)
+		require.Equal(t, reflect.Bool, f.Type.Kind(),
+			"Flags.%s is not a bool; extend this test to set it non-zero", f.Name)
+
+		var a, b Flags
+		reflect.ValueOf(&b).Elem().Field(i).SetBool(true)
+		require.False(t, a.isEqual(b), "Flags.isEqual ignores field %s", f.Name)
+	}
+}
+
+// populateAll sets every exported field of the struct to a deterministic non-zero
+// value, recursing into nested structs and the element type of struct slices so
+// that each leaf differs from zero. It returns the number of exported fields on
+// the top-level struct. netip.Prefix is treated as an opaque leaf (it has no
+// settable exported fields and is comparable with ==).
+func populateAll(t *testing.T, v reflect.Value) int {
+	t.Helper()
+
+	typ := v.Type()
+	exported := 0
+	for i := 0; i < typ.NumField(); i++ {
+		f := typ.Field(i)
+		if f.PkgPath != "" { // unexported
+			continue
+		}
+		exported++
+		setNonZero(t, v.Field(i))
+	}
+	return exported
+}
+
+// setNonZero assigns a deterministic non-zero value to a field based on its kind,
+// recursing into nested structs and populating one element of slice fields.
+func setNonZero(t *testing.T, field reflect.Value) {
+	t.Helper()
+
+	if field.Type() == reflect.TypeOf(netip.Prefix{}) {
+		field.Set(reflect.ValueOf(netip.MustParsePrefix("10.0.0.0/24")))
+		return
+	}
+
+	switch field.Kind() {
+	case reflect.String:
+		field.SetString("non-zero")
+	case reflect.Bool:
+		field.SetBool(true)
+	case reflect.Int, reflect.Int8, reflect.Int16, reflect.Int32, reflect.Int64:
+		field.SetInt(7)
+	case reflect.Uint, reflect.Uint8, reflect.Uint16, reflect.Uint32, reflect.Uint64:
+		field.SetUint(7)
+	case reflect.Float32, reflect.Float64:
+		field.SetFloat(7)
+	case reflect.Struct:
+		populateAll(t, field)
+	case reflect.Slice:
+		s := reflect.MakeSlice(field.Type(), 1, 1)
+		setNonZero(t, s.Index(0))
+		field.Set(s)
+	default:
+		t.Fatalf("unhandled field kind %s; extend setNonZero", field.Kind())
+	}
+}

management/server/peer_test.go

@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ import (
 
 	nbdns "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/dns"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/activity"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/geolocation"
 	nbpeer "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/peer"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/posture"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/store"
@@ -205,7 +206,7 @@ func testGetNetworkMapGeneral(t *testing.T) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	peer1, _, _, err := manager.AddPeer(context.Background(), "", setupKey.Key, "", &nbpeer.Peer{
+	peer1, _, _, _, err := manager.AddPeer(context.Background(), "", setupKey.Key, "", &nbpeer.Peer{
 		Key:  peerKey1.PublicKey().String(),
 		Meta: nbpeer.PeerSystemMeta{Hostname: "test-peer-1"},
 	}, false)
@@ -219,7 +220,7 @@ func testGetNetworkMapGeneral(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 		return
 	}
-	_, _, _, err = manager.AddPeer(context.Background(), "", setupKey.Key, "", &nbpeer.Peer{
+	_, _, _, _, err = manager.AddPeer(context.Background(), "", setupKey.Key, "", &nbpeer.Peer{
 		Key:  peerKey2.PublicKey().String(),
 		Meta: nbpeer.PeerSystemMeta{Hostname: "test-peer-2"},
 	}, false)
@@ -278,7 +279,7 @@ func TestAccountManager_GetNetworkMapWithPolicy(t *testing.T) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	peer1, _, _, err := manager.AddPeer(context.Background(), "", setupKey.Key, "", &nbpeer.Peer{
+	peer1, _, _, _, err := manager.AddPeer(context.Background(), "", setupKey.Key, "", &nbpeer.Peer{
 		Key:  peerKey1.PublicKey().String(),
 		Meta: nbpeer.PeerSystemMeta{Hostname: "test-peer-1"},
 	}, false)
@@ -292,7 +293,7 @@ func TestAccountManager_GetNetworkMapWithPolicy(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 		return
 	}
-	peer2, _, _, err := manager.AddPeer(context.Background(), "", setupKey.Key, "", &nbpeer.Peer{
+	peer2, _, _, _, err := manager.AddPeer(context.Background(), "", setupKey.Key, "", &nbpeer.Peer{
 		Key:  peerKey2.PublicKey().String(),
 		Meta: nbpeer.PeerSystemMeta{Hostname: "test-peer-2"},
 	}, false)
@@ -454,7 +455,7 @@ func TestAccountManager_GetPeerNetwork(t *testing.T) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	peer1, _, _, err := manager.AddPeer(context.Background(), "", setupKey.Key, "", &nbpeer.Peer{
+	peer1, _, _, _, err := manager.AddPeer(context.Background(), "", setupKey.Key, "", &nbpeer.Peer{
 		Key:  peerKey1.PublicKey().String(),
 		Meta: nbpeer.PeerSystemMeta{Hostname: "test-peer-1"},
 	}, false)
@@ -468,7 +469,7 @@ func TestAccountManager_GetPeerNetwork(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 		return
 	}
-	_, _, _, err = manager.AddPeer(context.Background(), "", setupKey.Key, "", &nbpeer.Peer{
+	_, _, _, _, err = manager.AddPeer(context.Background(), "", setupKey.Key, "", &nbpeer.Peer{
 		Key:  peerKey2.PublicKey().String(),
 		Meta: nbpeer.PeerSystemMeta{Hostname: "test-peer-2"},
 	}, false)
@@ -526,7 +527,7 @@ func TestDefaultAccountManager_GetPeer(t *testing.T) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	peer1, _, _, err := manager.AddPeer(context.Background(), "", "", someUser, &nbpeer.Peer{
+	peer1, _, _, _, err := manager.AddPeer(context.Background(), "", "", someUser, &nbpeer.Peer{
 		Key:  peerKey1.PublicKey().String(),
 		Meta: nbpeer.PeerSystemMeta{Hostname: "test-peer-2"},
 	}, false)
@@ -542,7 +543,7 @@ func TestDefaultAccountManager_GetPeer(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	// the second peer added with a setup key
-	peer2, _, _, err := manager.AddPeer(context.Background(), "", setupKey.Key, "", &nbpeer.Peer{
+	peer2, _, _, _, err := manager.AddPeer(context.Background(), "", setupKey.Key, "", &nbpeer.Peer{
 		Key:  peerKey2.PublicKey().String(),
 		Meta: nbpeer.PeerSystemMeta{Hostname: "test-peer-2"},
 	}, false)
@@ -698,7 +699,7 @@ func TestDefaultAccountManager_GetPeers(t *testing.T) {
 				return
 			}
 
-			_, _, _, err = manager.AddPeer(context.Background(), "", "", someUser, &nbpeer.Peer{
+			_, _, _, _, err = manager.AddPeer(context.Background(), "", "", someUser, &nbpeer.Peer{
 				Key:  peerKey1.PublicKey().String(),
 				Meta: nbpeer.PeerSystemMeta{Hostname: "test-peer-1"},
 			}, false)
@@ -707,7 +708,7 @@ func TestDefaultAccountManager_GetPeers(t *testing.T) {
 				return
 			}
 
-			_, _, _, err = manager.AddPeer(context.Background(), "", "", adminUser, &nbpeer.Peer{
+			_, _, _, _, err = manager.AddPeer(context.Background(), "", "", adminUser, &nbpeer.Peer{
 				Key:  peerKey2.PublicKey().String(),
 				Meta: nbpeer.PeerSystemMeta{Hostname: "test-peer-2"},
 			}, false)
@@ -1332,7 +1333,7 @@ func Test_RegisterPeerByUser(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 
-	addedPeer, _, _, err := am.AddPeer(context.Background(), "", "", existingUserID, newPeer, false)
+	addedPeer, _, _, _, err := am.AddPeer(context.Background(), "", "", existingUserID, newPeer, false)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, newPeer.ExtraDNSLabels, addedPeer.ExtraDNSLabels)
 
@@ -1465,7 +1466,7 @@ func Test_RegisterPeerBySetupKey(t *testing.T) {
 				ExtraDNSLabels: newPeerTemplate.ExtraDNSLabels,
 			}
 
-			addedPeer, _, _, err := am.AddPeer(context.Background(), "", tc.existingSetupKeyID, "", currentPeer, false)
+			addedPeer, _, _, _, err := am.AddPeer(context.Background(), "", tc.existingSetupKeyID, "", currentPeer, false)
 
 			if tc.expectAddPeerError {
 				require.Error(t, err, "Expected an error when adding peer with setup key: %s", tc.existingSetupKeyID)
@@ -1577,7 +1578,7 @@ func Test_RegisterPeerRollbackOnFailure(t *testing.T) {
 		SSHEnabled: false,
 	}
 
-	_, _, _, err = am.AddPeer(context.Background(), "", faultyKey, "", newPeer, false)
+	_, _, _, _, err = am.AddPeer(context.Background(), "", faultyKey, "", newPeer, false)
 	require.Error(t, err)
 
 	_, err = s.GetPeerByPeerPubKey(context.Background(), store.LockingStrengthNone, newPeer.Key)
@@ -1723,7 +1724,7 @@ func Test_LoginPeer(t *testing.T) {
 			if sk.AllowExtraDNSLabels {
 				currentPeer.ExtraDNSLabels = newPeerTemplate.ExtraDNSLabels
 			}
-			_, _, _, err = am.AddPeer(context.Background(), "", tc.setupKey, "", currentPeer, false)
+			_, _, _, _, err = am.AddPeer(context.Background(), "", tc.setupKey, "", currentPeer, false)
 			require.NoError(t, err, "Expected no error when adding peer with setup key: %s", tc.setupKey)
 
 			loginInput := types.PeerLogin{
@@ -1739,12 +1740,12 @@ func Test_LoginPeer(t *testing.T) {
 				loginInput.ExtraDNSLabels = tc.extraDNSLabels
 			}
 
-			loggedinPeer, networkMap, postureChecks, loginErr := am.LoginPeer(context.Background(), loginInput)
+			loggedinPeer, network, postureChecks, _, loginErr := am.LoginPeer(context.Background(), loginInput)
 			if tc.expectLoginError {
 				require.Error(t, loginErr, "Expected an error during LoginPeer with setup key: %s", tc.setupKey)
 				assert.Contains(t, loginErr.Error(), tc.expectedErrorMsgSubstring, "Error message mismatch")
 				assert.Nil(t, loggedinPeer, "LoggedinPeer should be nil on error")
-				assert.Nil(t, networkMap, "NetworkMap should be nil on error")
+				assert.Nil(t, network, "Network should be nil on error")
 				assert.Nil(t, postureChecks, "PostureChecks should be empty or nil on error")
 				return
 			}
@@ -1757,7 +1758,7 @@ func Test_LoginPeer(t *testing.T) {
 			} else {
 				assert.Equal(t, currentPeer.ExtraDNSLabels, loggedinPeer.ExtraDNSLabels, "ExtraDNSLabels mismatch on loggedinPeer")
 			}
-			assert.NotNil(t, networkMap, "networkMap should not be nil on success")
+			assert.NotNil(t, network, "network should not be nil on success")
 
 			assert.Equal(t, existingAccountID, loggedinPeer.AccountID, "AccountID mismatch for logged peer")
 
@@ -1855,7 +1856,7 @@ func TestPeerAccountPeersUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("adding peer to unlinked group", func(t *testing.T) {
 		done := make(chan struct{})
 		go func() {
-			peerShouldReceiveUpdate(t, updMsg) //
+			peerShouldNotReceiveUpdate(t, updMsg)
 			close(done)
 		}()
 
@@ -1863,7 +1864,7 @@ func TestPeerAccountPeersUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 
 		expectedPeerKey := key.PublicKey().String()
-		peer4, _, _, err = manager.AddPeer(context.Background(), "", "", "regularUser1", &nbpeer.Peer{
+		peer4, _, _, _, err = manager.AddPeer(context.Background(), "", "", "regularUser1", &nbpeer.Peer{
 			Key:  expectedPeerKey,
 			Meta: nbpeer.PeerSystemMeta{Hostname: expectedPeerKey},
 		}, false)
@@ -1880,7 +1881,7 @@ func TestPeerAccountPeersUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("deleting peer with unlinked group", func(t *testing.T) {
 		done := make(chan struct{})
 		go func() {
-			peerShouldReceiveUpdate(t, updMsg)
+			peerShouldNotReceiveUpdate(t, updMsg)
 			close(done)
 		}()
 
@@ -1986,7 +1987,7 @@ func TestPeerAccountPeersUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 
 		expectedPeerKey := key.PublicKey().String()
-		peer4, _, _, err = manager.AddPeer(context.Background(), "", "", "regularUser1", &nbpeer.Peer{
+		peer4, _, _, _, err = manager.AddPeer(context.Background(), "", "", "regularUser1", &nbpeer.Peer{
 			Key:                    expectedPeerKey,
 			LoginExpirationEnabled: true,
 			Meta:                   nbpeer.PeerSystemMeta{Hostname: expectedPeerKey},
@@ -2018,7 +2019,10 @@ func TestPeerAccountPeersUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	})
 
-	// Adding peer to group linked with route should update account peers and send peer update
+	// drain any buffered updates from previous subtests
+	drainPeerUpdates(updMsg)
+
+	// Adding peer to group linked with route should update peers in that group, not unrelated peers
 	t.Run("adding peer to group linked with route", func(t *testing.T) {
 		route := nbroute.Route{
 			ID:          "testingRoute1",
@@ -2042,7 +2046,7 @@ func TestPeerAccountPeersUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 
 		done := make(chan struct{})
 		go func() {
-			peerShouldReceiveUpdate(t, updMsg)
+			peerShouldNotReceiveUpdate(t, updMsg)
 			close(done)
 		}()
 
@@ -2050,7 +2054,7 @@ func TestPeerAccountPeersUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 
 		expectedPeerKey := key.PublicKey().String()
-		peer5, _, _, err = manager.AddPeer(context.Background(), "", "", "regularUser2", &nbpeer.Peer{
+		peer5, _, _, _, err = manager.AddPeer(context.Background(), "", "", "regularUser2", &nbpeer.Peer{
 			Key:                    expectedPeerKey,
 			LoginExpirationEnabled: true,
 			Meta:                   nbpeer.PeerSystemMeta{Hostname: expectedPeerKey},
@@ -2059,16 +2063,16 @@ func TestPeerAccountPeersUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 
 		select {
 		case <-done:
-		case <-time.After(peerUpdateTimeout):
-			t.Error("timeout waiting for peerShouldReceiveUpdate")
+		case <-time.After(time.Second):
+			t.Error("timeout waiting for peerShouldNotReceiveUpdate")
 		}
 	})
 
-	// Deleting peer with linked group to route should update account peers and send peer update
+	// Deleting peer with linked group to route should update peers in that group, not unrelated peers
 	t.Run("deleting peer with linked group to route", func(t *testing.T) {
 		done := make(chan struct{})
 		go func() {
-			peerShouldReceiveUpdate(t, updMsg)
+			peerShouldNotReceiveUpdate(t, updMsg)
 			close(done)
 		}()
 
@@ -2077,12 +2081,12 @@ func TestPeerAccountPeersUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 
 		select {
 		case <-done:
-		case <-time.After(peerUpdateTimeout):
-			t.Error("timeout waiting for peerShouldReceiveUpdate")
+		case <-time.After(time.Second):
+			t.Error("timeout waiting for peerShouldNotReceiveUpdate")
 		}
 	})
 
-	// Adding peer to group linked with name server group should update account peers and send peer update
+	// Adding peer to group linked with name server group should update peers in that group, not unrelated peers
 	t.Run("adding peer to group linked with name server group", func(t *testing.T) {
 		_, err = manager.CreateNameServerGroup(
 			context.Background(), account.Id, "nsGroup", "nsGroup", []nbdns.NameServer{{
@@ -2097,7 +2101,7 @@ func TestPeerAccountPeersUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 
 		done := make(chan struct{})
 		go func() {
-			peerShouldReceiveUpdate(t, updMsg)
+			peerShouldNotReceiveUpdate(t, updMsg)
 			close(done)
 		}()
 
@@ -2105,7 +2109,7 @@ func TestPeerAccountPeersUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 
 		expectedPeerKey := key.PublicKey().String()
-		peer6, _, _, err = manager.AddPeer(context.Background(), "", "", "regularUser3", &nbpeer.Peer{
+		peer6, _, _, _, err = manager.AddPeer(context.Background(), "", "", "regularUser3", &nbpeer.Peer{
 			Key:                    expectedPeerKey,
 			LoginExpirationEnabled: true,
 			Meta:                   nbpeer.PeerSystemMeta{Hostname: expectedPeerKey},
@@ -2114,16 +2118,16 @@ func TestPeerAccountPeersUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 
 		select {
 		case <-done:
-		case <-time.After(peerUpdateTimeout):
-			t.Error("timeout waiting for peerShouldReceiveUpdate")
+		case <-time.After(time.Second):
+			t.Error("timeout waiting for peerShouldNotReceiveUpdate")
 		}
 	})
 
-	// Deleting peer with linked group to name server group should update account peers and send peer update
+	// Deleting peer with linked group to name server group should update peers in that group, not unrelated peers
 	t.Run("deleting peer with linked group to route", func(t *testing.T) {
 		done := make(chan struct{})
 		go func() {
-			peerShouldReceiveUpdate(t, updMsg)
+			peerShouldNotReceiveUpdate(t, updMsg)
 			close(done)
 		}()
 
@@ -2132,8 +2136,8 @@ func TestPeerAccountPeersUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 
 		select {
 		case <-done:
-		case <-time.After(peerUpdateTimeout):
-			t.Error("timeout waiting for peerShouldReceiveUpdate")
+		case <-time.After(time.Second):
+			t.Error("timeout waiting for peerShouldNotReceiveUpdate")
 		}
 	})
 }
@@ -2283,7 +2287,7 @@ func Test_AddPeer(t *testing.T) {
 
 			<-start
 
-			_, _, _, err := manager.AddPeer(context.Background(), "", setupKey.Key, "", newPeer, false)
+			_, _, _, _, err := manager.AddPeer(context.Background(), "", setupKey.Key, "", newPeer, false)
 			if err != nil {
 				errs <- fmt.Errorf("AddPeer failed for peer %d: %w", i, err)
 				return
@@ -2363,7 +2367,7 @@ func TestAddPeer_UserPendingApprovalBlocked(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 
-	_, _, _, err = manager.AddPeer(context.Background(), "", "", pendingUser.Id, peer, false)
+	_, _, _, _, err = manager.AddPeer(context.Background(), "", "", pendingUser.Id, peer, false)
 	require.Error(t, err)
 	assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "user pending approval cannot add peers")
 }
@@ -2398,7 +2402,7 @@ func TestAddPeer_ApprovedUserCanAddPeers(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 
-	_, _, _, err = manager.AddPeer(context.Background(), "", "", regularUser.Id, peer, false)
+	_, _, _, _, err = manager.AddPeer(context.Background(), "", "", regularUser.Id, peer, false)
 	require.NoError(t, err, "Regular user should be able to add peers")
 }
 
@@ -2441,7 +2445,7 @@ func TestLoginPeer_UserPendingApprovalBlocked(t *testing.T) {
 			WtVersion: "0.28.0",
 		},
 	}
-	existingPeer, _, _, err := manager.AddPeer(context.Background(), "", "", pendingUser.Id, newPeer, false)
+	existingPeer, _, _, _, err := manager.AddPeer(context.Background(), "", "", pendingUser.Id, newPeer, false)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	// Now set the user back to pending approval after peer was created
@@ -2460,7 +2464,7 @@ func TestLoginPeer_UserPendingApprovalBlocked(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 
-	_, _, _, err = manager.LoginPeer(context.Background(), login)
+	_, _, _, _, err = manager.LoginPeer(context.Background(), login)
 	require.Error(t, err)
 	e, ok := status.FromError(err)
 	require.True(t, ok, "error is not a gRPC status error")
@@ -2497,7 +2501,7 @@ func TestLoginPeer_ApprovedUserCanLogin(t *testing.T) {
 			WtVersion: "0.28.0",
 		},
 	}
-	existingPeer, _, _, err := manager.AddPeer(context.Background(), "", "", regularUser.Id, newPeer, false)
+	existingPeer, _, _, _, err := manager.AddPeer(context.Background(), "", "", regularUser.Id, newPeer, false)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	// Try to login with regular user
@@ -2510,7 +2514,7 @@ func TestLoginPeer_ApprovedUserCanLogin(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 
-	_, _, _, err = manager.LoginPeer(context.Background(), login)
+	_, _, _, _, err = manager.LoginPeer(context.Background(), login)
 	require.NoError(t, err, "Regular user should be able to login peers")
 }
 
@@ -2834,7 +2838,7 @@ func TestUpdatePeer_DnsLabelCollisionWithFQDN(t *testing.T) {
 	// Add first peer with hostname that produces DNS label "netbird1"
 	key1, err := wgtypes.GenerateKey()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	peer1, _, _, err := manager.AddPeer(context.Background(), "", "", userID, &nbpeer.Peer{
+	peer1, _, _, _, err := manager.AddPeer(context.Background(), "", "", userID, &nbpeer.Peer{
 		Key:  key1.PublicKey().String(),
 		Meta: nbpeer.PeerSystemMeta{Hostname: "netbird1.netbird.cloud"},
 	}, false)
@@ -2844,7 +2848,7 @@ func TestUpdatePeer_DnsLabelCollisionWithFQDN(t *testing.T) {
 	// Add second peer with a different hostname
 	key2, err := wgtypes.GenerateKey()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	peer2, _, _, err := manager.AddPeer(context.Background(), "", "", userID, &nbpeer.Peer{
+	peer2, _, _, _, err := manager.AddPeer(context.Background(), "", "", userID, &nbpeer.Peer{
 		Key:  key2.PublicKey().String(),
 		Meta: nbpeer.PeerSystemMeta{Hostname: "ip-10-29-5-130"},
 	}, false)
@@ -2868,7 +2872,7 @@ func TestUpdatePeer_DnsLabelUniqueName(t *testing.T) {
 
 	key1, err := wgtypes.GenerateKey()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	peer1, _, _, err := manager.AddPeer(context.Background(), "", "", userID, &nbpeer.Peer{
+	peer1, _, _, _, err := manager.AddPeer(context.Background(), "", "", userID, &nbpeer.Peer{
 		Key:  key1.PublicKey().String(),
 		Meta: nbpeer.PeerSystemMeta{Hostname: "web-server"},
 	}, false)
@@ -2878,7 +2882,7 @@ func TestUpdatePeer_DnsLabelUniqueName(t *testing.T) {
 	// Add second peer and rename it to a unique FQDN whose first label doesn't collide
 	key2, err := wgtypes.GenerateKey()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	peer2, _, _, err := manager.AddPeer(context.Background(), "", "", userID, &nbpeer.Peer{
+	peer2, _, _, _, err := manager.AddPeer(context.Background(), "", "", userID, &nbpeer.Peer{
 		Key:  key2.PublicKey().String(),
 		Meta: nbpeer.PeerSystemMeta{Hostname: "old-name"},
 	}, false)
@@ -2890,3 +2894,141 @@ func TestUpdatePeer_DnsLabelUniqueName(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err, "renaming to unique FQDN should succeed")
 	assert.Equal(t, "api-server", updated.DNSLabel, "DNS label should be first label of FQDN")
 }
+
+// fakeGeo is a configurable geolocation.Geolocation implementation for tests. It
+// returns a record built from the configured city geoname id, or an error when set.
+type fakeGeo struct {
+	geoNameID uint
+	isoCode   string
+	cityName  string
+	err       error
+}
+
+func (g *fakeGeo) Lookup(net.IP) (*geolocation.Record, error) {
+	if g.err != nil {
+		return nil, g.err
+	}
+	record := &geolocation.Record{}
+	record.City.GeonameID = g.geoNameID
+	record.City.Names.En = g.cityName
+	record.Country.ISOCode = g.isoCode
+	return record, nil
+}
+
+func (g *fakeGeo) GetAllCountries() ([]geolocation.Country, error) { return nil, nil }
+
+func (g *fakeGeo) GetCitiesByCountry(string) ([]geolocation.City, error) { return nil, nil }
+
+func (g *fakeGeo) Stop() error { return nil }
+
+func TestResolvePeerLocation(t *testing.T) {
+	realIP := net.ParseIP("203.0.113.10")
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		name    string
+		geo     geolocation.Geolocation
+		peer    *nbpeer.Peer
+		realIP  net.IP
+		want    *nbpeer.Location
+		wantNil bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name:    "no geo configured returns nil",
+			geo:     nil,
+			peer:    &nbpeer.Peer{ID: "p1"},
+			realIP:  realIP,
+			wantNil: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "nil real IP returns nil",
+			geo:     &fakeGeo{geoNameID: 100},
+			peer:    &nbpeer.Peer{ID: "p1"},
+			realIP:  nil,
+			wantNil: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "lookup error returns nil",
+			geo:     &fakeGeo{err: fmt.Errorf("lookup boom")},
+			peer:    &nbpeer.Peer{ID: "p1"},
+			realIP:  realIP,
+			wantNil: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "same IP and same geoname returns nil",
+			geo:  &fakeGeo{geoNameID: 100, isoCode: "US", cityName: "City A"},
+			peer: &nbpeer.Peer{
+				ID: "p1",
+				Location: nbpeer.Location{
+					ConnectionIP: realIP,
+					GeoNameID:    100,
+				},
+			},
+			realIP:  realIP,
+			wantNil: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "same IP but changed geoname returns location",
+			geo:  &fakeGeo{geoNameID: 200, isoCode: "US", cityName: "City B"},
+			peer: &nbpeer.Peer{
+				ID: "p1",
+				Location: nbpeer.Location{
+					ConnectionIP: realIP,
+					GeoNameID:    100,
+				},
+			},
+			realIP: realIP,
+			want: &nbpeer.Location{
+				ConnectionIP: realIP,
+				CountryCode:  "US",
+				CityName:     "City B",
+				GeoNameID:    200,
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "different IP returns location",
+			geo:  &fakeGeo{geoNameID: 100, isoCode: "US", cityName: "City A"},
+			peer: &nbpeer.Peer{
+				ID: "p1",
+				Location: nbpeer.Location{
+					ConnectionIP: net.ParseIP("198.51.100.7"),
+					GeoNameID:    100,
+				},
+			},
+			realIP: realIP,
+			want: &nbpeer.Location{
+				ConnectionIP: realIP,
+				CountryCode:  "US",
+				CityName:     "City A",
+				GeoNameID:    100,
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name:   "no prior location returns location",
+			geo:    &fakeGeo{geoNameID: 100, isoCode: "US", cityName: "City A"},
+			peer:   &nbpeer.Peer{ID: "p1"},
+			realIP: realIP,
+			want: &nbpeer.Location{
+				ConnectionIP: realIP,
+				CountryCode:  "US",
+				CityName:     "City A",
+				GeoNameID:    100,
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			am := &DefaultAccountManager{geo: tt.geo}
+			got := am.resolvePeerLocation(context.Background(), tt.peer, tt.realIP)
+			if tt.wantNil {
+				assert.Nil(t, got, "resolved location should be nil")
+				return
+			}
+			require.NotNil(t, got, "resolved location should not be nil")
+			assert.True(t, tt.want.ConnectionIP.Equal(got.ConnectionIP), "connection IP should match")
+			assert.Equal(t, tt.want.CountryCode, got.CountryCode, "country code should match")
+			assert.Equal(t, tt.want.CityName, got.CityName, "city name should match")
+			assert.Equal(t, tt.want.GeoNameID, got.GeoNameID, "geoname id should match")
+		})
+	}
+}

management/server/policy.go

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import (
 	_ "embed"
 
 	"github.com/rs/xid"
-	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/permissions/modules"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/permissions/operations"
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/types"
 
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/activity"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/affectedpeers"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/posture"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/management/status"
 )
@@ -45,44 +46,47 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) SavePolicy(ctx context.Context, accountID, user
 	}
 
 	var isUpdate = policy.ID != ""
-	var updateAccountPeers bool
+	var existingPolicy *types.Policy
 	var action = activity.PolicyAdded
 	var unchanged bool
+	var snap *affectedpeers.Snapshot
+	var change affectedpeers.Change
 
 	err = am.Store.ExecuteInTransaction(ctx, func(transaction store.Store) error {
-		existingPolicy, err := validatePolicy(ctx, transaction, accountID, policy)
+		existingPolicy, err = validatePolicy(ctx, transaction, accountID, policy)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 
 		if isUpdate {
 			if policy.Equal(existingPolicy) {
-				logrus.WithContext(ctx).Tracef("policy update skipped because equal to stored one - policy id %s", policy.ID)
+				log.WithContext(ctx).Tracef("policy update skipped because equal to stored one - policy id %s", policy.ID)
 				unchanged = true
 				return nil
 			}
 
 			action = activity.PolicyUpdated
 
-			updateAccountPeers, err = arePolicyChangesAffectPeersWithExisting(ctx, transaction, policy, existingPolicy)
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-
 			if err = transaction.SavePolicy(ctx, policy); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 		} else {
-			updateAccountPeers, err = arePolicyChangesAffectPeers(ctx, transaction, policy)
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-
 			if err = transaction.CreatePolicy(ctx, policy); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 		}
 
+		// On update carry both the old and new policy so peers losing access via a
+		// removed rule still refresh; on create there is no prior policy.
+		if isUpdate {
+			change = affectedpeers.Change{Policies: []*types.Policy{existingPolicy, policy}}
+		} else {
+			change = affectedpeers.Change{Policies: []*types.Policy{policy}}
+		}
+		if snap, err = affectedpeers.Load(ctx, transaction, accountID, change); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
 		return transaction.IncrementNetworkSerial(ctx, accountID)
 	})
 	if err != nil {
@@ -95,13 +99,7 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) SavePolicy(ctx context.Context, accountID, user
 
 	am.StoreEvent(ctx, userID, policy.ID, accountID, action, policy.EventMeta())
 
-	if updateAccountPeers {
-		policyOp := types.UpdateOperationCreate
-		if isUpdate {
-			policyOp = types.UpdateOperationUpdate
-		}
-		am.UpdateAccountPeers(ctx, accountID, types.UpdateReason{Resource: types.UpdateResourcePolicy, Operation: policyOp})
-	}
+	am.ExpandAndUpdateAffected(ctx, accountID, snap, change)
 
 	return policy, nil
 }
@@ -117,7 +115,8 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) DeletePolicy(ctx context.Context, accountID, po
 	}
 
 	var policy *types.Policy
-	var updateAccountPeers bool
+	var snap *affectedpeers.Snapshot
+	change := affectedpeers.Change{}
 
 	err = am.Store.ExecuteInTransaction(ctx, func(transaction store.Store) error {
 		policy, err = transaction.GetPolicyByID(ctx, store.LockingStrengthUpdate, accountID, policyID)
@@ -125,8 +124,9 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) DeletePolicy(ctx context.Context, accountID, po
 			return err
 		}
 
-		updateAccountPeers, err = arePolicyChangesAffectPeers(ctx, transaction, policy)
-		if err != nil {
+		// Load before delete: pre-state still references the policy.
+		change = affectedpeers.Change{Policies: []*types.Policy{policy}}
+		if snap, err = affectedpeers.Load(ctx, transaction, accountID, change); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 
@@ -142,9 +142,7 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) DeletePolicy(ctx context.Context, accountID, po
 
 	am.StoreEvent(ctx, userID, policyID, accountID, activity.PolicyRemoved, policy.EventMeta())
 
-	if updateAccountPeers {
-		am.UpdateAccountPeers(ctx, accountID, types.UpdateReason{Resource: types.UpdateResourcePolicy, Operation: types.UpdateOperationDelete})
-	}
+	am.ExpandAndUpdateAffected(ctx, accountID, snap, change)
 
 	return nil
 }
@@ -162,46 +160,6 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) ListPolicies(ctx context.Context, accountID, us
 	return am.Store.GetAccountPolicies(ctx, store.LockingStrengthNone, accountID)
 }
 
-// arePolicyChangesAffectPeers checks if a policy (being created or deleted) will affect any associated peers.
-func arePolicyChangesAffectPeers(ctx context.Context, transaction store.Store, policy *types.Policy) (bool, error) {
-	for _, rule := range policy.Rules {
-		if rule.SourceResource.Type != "" || rule.DestinationResource.Type != "" {
-			return true, nil
-		}
-	}
-
-	return anyGroupHasPeersOrResources(ctx, transaction, policy.AccountID, policy.RuleGroups())
-}
-
-func arePolicyChangesAffectPeersWithExisting(ctx context.Context, transaction store.Store, policy *types.Policy, existingPolicy *types.Policy) (bool, error) {
-	if !policy.Enabled && !existingPolicy.Enabled {
-		return false, nil
-	}
-
-	for _, rule := range existingPolicy.Rules {
-		if rule.SourceResource.Type != "" || rule.DestinationResource.Type != "" {
-			return true, nil
-		}
-	}
-
-	hasPeers, err := anyGroupHasPeersOrResources(ctx, transaction, policy.AccountID, existingPolicy.RuleGroups())
-	if err != nil {
-		return false, err
-	}
-
-	if hasPeers {
-		return true, nil
-	}
-
-	for _, rule := range policy.Rules {
-		if rule.SourceResource.Type != "" || rule.DestinationResource.Type != "" {
-			return true, nil
-		}
-	}
-
-	return anyGroupHasPeersOrResources(ctx, transaction, policy.AccountID, policy.RuleGroups())
-}
-
 // validatePolicy validates the policy and its rules. For updates it returns
 // the existing policy loaded from the store so callers can avoid a second read.
 func validatePolicy(ctx context.Context, transaction store.Store, accountID string, policy *types.Policy) (*types.Policy, error) {

management/server/policy_test.go

@@ -1319,12 +1319,14 @@ func TestPolicyAccountPeersUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	})
 
-	// Updating disabled policy with destination and source groups containing peers should not update account's peers
-	// or send peer update
+	// Updating disabled policy with destination and source groups containing peers should still update account's peers
+	// because affected peer resolution does not filter by policy enabled state
 	t.Run("updating disabled policy with source and destination groups with peers", func(t *testing.T) {
+		drainPeerUpdates(updMsg)
+
 		done := make(chan struct{})
 		go func() {
-			peerShouldNotReceiveUpdate(t, updMsg)
+			peerShouldReceiveUpdate(t, updMsg)
 			close(done)
 		}()
 
@@ -1335,8 +1337,8 @@ func TestPolicyAccountPeersUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 
 		select {
 		case <-done:
-		case <-time.After(time.Second):
-			t.Error("timeout waiting for peerShouldNotReceiveUpdate")
+		case <-time.After(peerUpdateTimeout):
+			t.Error("timeout waiting for peerShouldReceiveUpdate")
 		}
 	})
 

management/server/posture/affects_posture_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,202 @@
+package posture
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"net"
+	"net/netip"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+
+	nbpeer "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/peer"
+)
+
+// diffFrom builds a MetaDiff from the old/new snapshots AffectsPosture replays against.
+func diffFrom(oldMeta, newMeta nbpeer.PeerSystemMeta, oldLoc, newLoc nbpeer.Location) *nbpeer.MetaDiff {
+	return &nbpeer.MetaDiff{
+		OldMeta:     oldMeta,
+		NewMeta:     newMeta,
+		OldLocation: oldLoc,
+		NewLocation: newLoc,
+	}
+}
+
+func checks(def ChecksDefinition) []*Checks {
+	return []*Checks{{Checks: def}}
+}
+
+func TestAffectsPosture_NilDiff(t *testing.T) {
+	assert.False(t, AffectsPosture(context.Background(), nil, checks(ChecksDefinition{
+		NBVersionCheck: &NBVersionCheck{MinVersion: "1.0.0"},
+	})))
+}
+
+func TestAffectsPosture_NBVersion(t *testing.T) {
+	c := checks(ChecksDefinition{NBVersionCheck: &NBVersionCheck{MinVersion: "1.2.0"}})
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		name           string
+		oldVer, newVer string
+		want           bool
+	}{
+		{"both above min, no flip", "1.3.0", "1.4.0", false},
+		{"both below min, no flip", "1.0.0", "1.1.0", false},
+		{"crosses up below->above", "1.1.0", "1.3.0", true},
+		{"crosses down above->below", "1.3.0", "1.1.0", true},
+		{"unparsable old only -> flip", "garbage", "1.3.0", true},
+		{"unparsable both -> no flip", "garbage", "junk", false},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			diff := diffFrom(
+				nbpeer.PeerSystemMeta{WtVersion: tt.oldVer},
+				nbpeer.PeerSystemMeta{WtVersion: tt.newVer},
+				nbpeer.Location{}, nbpeer.Location{},
+			)
+			assert.Equal(t, tt.want, AffectsPosture(context.Background(), diff, c))
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestAffectsPosture_OSVersion_KernelBumpWithinMin(t *testing.T) {
+	c := checks(ChecksDefinition{OSVersionCheck: &OSVersionCheck{
+		Linux: &MinKernelVersionCheck{MinKernelVersion: "5.0.0"},
+	}})
+
+	// Kernel moves but stays above the minimum: verdict stays pass -> not affected.
+	withinMin := diffFrom(
+		nbpeer.PeerSystemMeta{GoOS: "linux", KernelVersion: "5.10.0-arch1"},
+		nbpeer.PeerSystemMeta{GoOS: "linux", KernelVersion: "5.15.0-arch2"},
+		nbpeer.Location{}, nbpeer.Location{},
+	)
+	assert.False(t, AffectsPosture(context.Background(), withinMin, c))
+
+	// Kernel drops below the minimum: verdict flips pass -> fail -> affected.
+	crossesDown := diffFrom(
+		nbpeer.PeerSystemMeta{GoOS: "linux", KernelVersion: "5.10.0-arch1"},
+		nbpeer.PeerSystemMeta{GoOS: "linux", KernelVersion: "4.19.0-arch1"},
+		nbpeer.Location{}, nbpeer.Location{},
+	)
+	assert.True(t, AffectsPosture(context.Background(), crossesDown, c))
+}
+
+func TestAffectsPosture_OSVersion_GoOSSwitchFlipsVerdict(t *testing.T) {
+	// Only Linux is constrained. An OS outside the switch (freebsd) passes; switching to a
+	// failing linux kernel flips the verdict pass -> fail.
+	c := checks(ChecksDefinition{OSVersionCheck: &OSVersionCheck{
+		Linux: &MinKernelVersionCheck{MinKernelVersion: "6.0.0"},
+	}})
+
+	diff := diffFrom(
+		nbpeer.PeerSystemMeta{GoOS: "freebsd"},
+		nbpeer.PeerSystemMeta{GoOS: "linux", KernelVersion: "4.19.0"},
+		nbpeer.Location{}, nbpeer.Location{},
+	)
+	assert.True(t, AffectsPosture(context.Background(), diff, c))
+}
+
+func TestAffectsPosture_Process_GoOSSwitchFlipsVerdict(t *testing.T) {
+	// Process runs at a linux path. Switching GoOS to windows (no WindowsPath configured)
+	// flips the verdict.
+	c := checks(ChecksDefinition{ProcessCheck: &ProcessCheck{
+		Processes: []Process{{LinuxPath: "/usr/bin/foo"}},
+	}})
+
+	files := []nbpeer.File{{Path: "/usr/bin/foo", ProcessIsRunning: true}}
+	diff := diffFrom(
+		nbpeer.PeerSystemMeta{GoOS: "linux", Files: files},
+		nbpeer.PeerSystemMeta{GoOS: "windows", Files: files},
+		nbpeer.Location{}, nbpeer.Location{},
+	)
+	assert.True(t, AffectsPosture(context.Background(), diff, c))
+}
+
+func TestAffectsPosture_Process_UnrelatedFileChange(t *testing.T) {
+	// A tracked process stays running while an unrelated file is added: the verdict does
+	// not move, so posture is not affected.
+	c := checks(ChecksDefinition{ProcessCheck: &ProcessCheck{
+		Processes: []Process{{LinuxPath: "/usr/bin/foo"}},
+	}})
+
+	diff := diffFrom(
+		nbpeer.PeerSystemMeta{GoOS: "linux", Files: []nbpeer.File{
+			{Path: "/usr/bin/foo", ProcessIsRunning: true},
+		}},
+		nbpeer.PeerSystemMeta{GoOS: "linux", Files: []nbpeer.File{
+			{Path: "/usr/bin/foo", ProcessIsRunning: true},
+			{Path: "/usr/bin/bar", ProcessIsRunning: true},
+		}},
+		nbpeer.Location{}, nbpeer.Location{},
+	)
+	assert.False(t, AffectsPosture(context.Background(), diff, c))
+}
+
+func TestAffectsPosture_GeoLocation(t *testing.T) {
+	c := checks(ChecksDefinition{GeoLocationCheck: &GeoLocationCheck{
+		Action:    CheckActionAllow,
+		Locations: []Location{{CountryCode: "DE"}},
+	}})
+
+	// Moving within allowed countries keeps the verdict; moving out flips it.
+	stayAllowed := diffFrom(
+		nbpeer.PeerSystemMeta{}, nbpeer.PeerSystemMeta{},
+		nbpeer.Location{CountryCode: "DE", CityName: "Berlin"},
+		nbpeer.Location{CountryCode: "DE", CityName: "Munich"},
+	)
+	assert.False(t, AffectsPosture(context.Background(), stayAllowed, c))
+
+	moveOut := diffFrom(
+		nbpeer.PeerSystemMeta{}, nbpeer.PeerSystemMeta{},
+		nbpeer.Location{CountryCode: "DE"},
+		nbpeer.Location{CountryCode: "FR"},
+	)
+	assert.True(t, AffectsPosture(context.Background(), moveOut, c))
+}
+
+func TestAffectsPosture_PeerNetworkRange_ConnectionIP(t *testing.T) {
+	// The check reads the connection IP. Moving out of the allowed range flips the verdict;
+	// moving within it does not.
+	_, allowed, _ := net.ParseCIDR("10.0.0.0/8")
+	c := checks(ChecksDefinition{PeerNetworkRangeCheck: &PeerNetworkRangeCheck{
+		Action: CheckActionAllow,
+		Ranges: []netip.Prefix{netip.MustParsePrefix(allowed.String())},
+	}})
+
+	movesOutOfRange := diffFrom(
+		nbpeer.PeerSystemMeta{}, nbpeer.PeerSystemMeta{},
+		nbpeer.Location{ConnectionIP: net.ParseIP("10.1.2.3")},
+		nbpeer.Location{ConnectionIP: net.ParseIP("8.8.8.8")},
+	)
+	assert.True(t, AffectsPosture(context.Background(), movesOutOfRange, c))
+
+	staysInRange := diffFrom(
+		nbpeer.PeerSystemMeta{}, nbpeer.PeerSystemMeta{},
+		nbpeer.Location{ConnectionIP: net.ParseIP("10.1.2.3")},
+		nbpeer.Location{ConnectionIP: net.ParseIP("10.9.9.9")},
+	)
+	assert.False(t, AffectsPosture(context.Background(), staysInRange, c))
+}
+
+func TestAffectsPosture_IrrelevantFieldChange(t *testing.T) {
+	// Hostname changes but no check reads it: not affected even with checks present.
+	c := checks(ChecksDefinition{
+		NBVersionCheck:   &NBVersionCheck{MinVersion: "1.0.0"},
+		GeoLocationCheck: &GeoLocationCheck{Action: CheckActionAllow, Locations: []Location{{CountryCode: "DE"}}},
+	})
+
+	diff := diffFrom(
+		nbpeer.PeerSystemMeta{Hostname: "old", WtVersion: "1.5.0"},
+		nbpeer.PeerSystemMeta{Hostname: "new", WtVersion: "1.5.0"},
+		nbpeer.Location{CountryCode: "DE"}, nbpeer.Location{CountryCode: "DE"},
+	)
+	assert.False(t, AffectsPosture(context.Background(), diff, c))
+}
+
+func TestAffectsPosture_NoChecks(t *testing.T) {
+	diff := diffFrom(
+		nbpeer.PeerSystemMeta{WtVersion: "1.0.0"},
+		nbpeer.PeerSystemMeta{WtVersion: "2.0.0"},
+		nbpeer.Location{}, nbpeer.Location{},
+	)
+	assert.False(t, AffectsPosture(context.Background(), diff, nil))
+}

management/server/posture/checks.go

@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ import (
 	"regexp"
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/go-version"
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+
 	nbpeer "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/peer"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/management/http/api"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/management/status"
@@ -51,6 +53,46 @@ type Checks struct {
 	Checks ChecksDefinition `gorm:"serializer:json"`
 }
 
+// AffectsPosture reports whether the change in diff flips the verdict of any check. It
+// replays each check against the peer's old and new state and compares verdicts, so a
+// change that moves a field but stays the right side of a threshold (e.g. a kernel bump
+// still above the minimum) does not force a re-evaluation. See verdictChanged for how an
+// evaluation error counts.
+func AffectsPosture(ctx context.Context, diff *nbpeer.MetaDiff, checks []*Checks) bool {
+	if diff == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	oldPeer := nbpeer.Peer{Meta: diff.OldMeta, Location: diff.OldLocation}
+	newPeer := nbpeer.Peer{Meta: diff.NewMeta, Location: diff.NewLocation}
+
+	for _, c := range checks {
+		for _, check := range c.GetChecks() {
+			if verdictChanged(ctx, check, oldPeer, newPeer) {
+				return true
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+// verdictChanged replays check against old and new state and reports whether the verdict
+// differs. Like callers, it treats an evaluation error as deny: two errors are the same
+// verdict (no change), an error on one side only is a flip.
+func verdictChanged(ctx context.Context, check Check, oldPeer, newPeer nbpeer.Peer) bool {
+	oldPass, oldErr := check.Check(ctx, oldPeer)
+	newPass, newErr := check.Check(ctx, newPeer)
+
+	oldVerdict := oldPass && (oldErr == nil)
+	newVerdict := newPass && (newErr == nil)
+	changed := oldVerdict != newVerdict
+
+	log.WithContext(ctx).Tracef("posture check %s replay: verdict %t -> %t (changed=%t), errs: %v -> %v",
+		check.Name(), oldVerdict, newVerdict, changed, oldErr, newErr)
+
+	return changed
+}
+
 // ChecksDefinition contains definition of actual check
 type ChecksDefinition struct {
 	NBVersionCheck        *NBVersionCheck        `json:",omitempty"`

management/server/posture_checks.go

@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@ import (
 	"github.com/rs/xid"
 
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/activity"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/affectedpeers"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/permissions/modules"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/permissions/operations"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/posture"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/store"
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/types"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/management/status"
 )
 
@@ -41,9 +41,10 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) SavePostureChecks(ctx context.Context, accountI
 		return nil, status.NewPermissionDeniedError()
 	}
 
-	var updateAccountPeers bool
 	var isUpdate = postureChecks.ID != ""
 	var action = activity.PostureCheckCreated
+	var snap *affectedpeers.Snapshot
+	change := affectedpeers.Change{PostureCheckIDs: []string{postureChecks.ID}}
 
 	err = am.Store.ExecuteInTransaction(ctx, func(transaction store.Store) error {
 		if err = validatePostureChecks(ctx, transaction, accountID, postureChecks); err != nil {
@@ -51,11 +52,6 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) SavePostureChecks(ctx context.Context, accountI
 		}
 
 		if isUpdate {
-			updateAccountPeers, err = arePostureCheckChangesAffectPeers(ctx, transaction, accountID, postureChecks.ID)
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-
 			action = activity.PostureCheckUpdated
 		}
 
@@ -65,6 +61,11 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) SavePostureChecks(ctx context.Context, accountI
 		}
 
 		if isUpdate {
+			// Editing a posture check does not change which policies reference it,
+			// so loading after the save is fine.
+			if snap, err = affectedpeers.Load(ctx, transaction, accountID, change); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
 			return transaction.IncrementNetworkSerial(ctx, accountID)
 		}
 
@@ -76,13 +77,7 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) SavePostureChecks(ctx context.Context, accountI
 
 	am.StoreEvent(ctx, userID, postureChecks.ID, accountID, action, postureChecks.EventMeta())
 
-	if updateAccountPeers {
-		postureOp := types.UpdateOperationCreate
-		if isUpdate {
-			postureOp = types.UpdateOperationUpdate
-		}
-		am.UpdateAccountPeers(ctx, accountID, types.UpdateReason{Resource: types.UpdateResourcePostureCheck, Operation: postureOp})
-	}
+	am.ExpandAndUpdateAffected(ctx, accountID, snap, change)
 
 	return postureChecks, nil
 }
@@ -137,29 +132,6 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) ListPostureChecks(ctx context.Context, accountI
 	return am.Store.GetAccountPostureChecks(ctx, store.LockingStrengthNone, accountID)
 }
 
-// arePostureCheckChangesAffectPeers checks if the changes in posture checks are affecting peers.
-func arePostureCheckChangesAffectPeers(ctx context.Context, transaction store.Store, accountID, postureCheckID string) (bool, error) {
-	policies, err := transaction.GetAccountPolicies(ctx, store.LockingStrengthNone, accountID)
-	if err != nil {
-		return false, err
-	}
-
-	for _, policy := range policies {
-		if slices.Contains(policy.SourcePostureChecks, postureCheckID) {
-			hasPeers, err := anyGroupHasPeersOrResources(ctx, transaction, accountID, policy.RuleGroups())
-			if err != nil {
-				return false, err
-			}
-
-			if hasPeers {
-				return true, nil
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	return false, nil
-}
-
 // validatePostureChecks validates the posture checks.
 func validatePostureChecks(ctx context.Context, transaction store.Store, accountID string, postureChecks *posture.Checks) error {
 	if err := postureChecks.Validate(); err != nil {

management/server/posture_checks_test.go

@@ -489,6 +489,7 @@ func TestArePostureCheckChangesAffectPeers(t *testing.T) {
 
 	policy := &types.Policy{
 		AccountID: account.Id,
+		Enabled:   true,
 		Rules: []*types.PolicyRule{
 			{
 				Enabled:      true,
@@ -503,21 +504,20 @@ func TestArePostureCheckChangesAffectPeers(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err, "failed to save policy")
 
 	t.Run("posture check exists and is linked to policy with peers", func(t *testing.T) {
-		result, err := arePostureCheckChangesAffectPeers(context.Background(), manager.Store, account.Id, postureCheckA.ID)
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-		assert.True(t, result)
+		groupIDs, _ := collectPostureCheckAffectedGroupsAndPeers(context.Background(), manager.Store, account.Id, postureCheckA.ID)
+		assert.NotEmpty(t, groupIDs)
 	})
 
 	t.Run("posture check exists but is not linked to any policy", func(t *testing.T) {
-		result, err := arePostureCheckChangesAffectPeers(context.Background(), manager.Store, account.Id, postureCheckB.ID)
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-		assert.False(t, result)
+		groupIDs, directPeerIDs := collectPostureCheckAffectedGroupsAndPeers(context.Background(), manager.Store, account.Id, postureCheckB.ID)
+		assert.Empty(t, groupIDs)
+		assert.Empty(t, directPeerIDs)
 	})
 
 	t.Run("posture check does not exist", func(t *testing.T) {
-		result, err := arePostureCheckChangesAffectPeers(context.Background(), manager.Store, account.Id, "unknown")
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-		assert.False(t, result)
+		groupIDs, directPeerIDs := collectPostureCheckAffectedGroupsAndPeers(context.Background(), manager.Store, account.Id, "unknown")
+		assert.Empty(t, groupIDs)
+		assert.Empty(t, directPeerIDs)
 	})
 
 	t.Run("posture check is linked to policy with no peers in source groups", func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -526,9 +526,8 @@ func TestArePostureCheckChangesAffectPeers(t *testing.T) {
 		_, err = manager.SavePolicy(context.Background(), account.Id, adminUserID, policy, true)
 		require.NoError(t, err, "failed to update policy")
 
-		result, err := arePostureCheckChangesAffectPeers(context.Background(), manager.Store, account.Id, postureCheckA.ID)
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-		assert.True(t, result)
+		groupIDs, _ := collectPostureCheckAffectedGroupsAndPeers(context.Background(), manager.Store, account.Id, postureCheckA.ID)
+		assert.NotEmpty(t, groupIDs)
 	})
 
 	t.Run("posture check is linked to policy with no peers in destination groups", func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -537,9 +536,8 @@ func TestArePostureCheckChangesAffectPeers(t *testing.T) {
 		_, err = manager.SavePolicy(context.Background(), account.Id, adminUserID, policy, true)
 		require.NoError(t, err, "failed to update policy")
 
-		result, err := arePostureCheckChangesAffectPeers(context.Background(), manager.Store, account.Id, postureCheckA.ID)
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-		assert.True(t, result)
+		groupIDs, _ := collectPostureCheckAffectedGroupsAndPeers(context.Background(), manager.Store, account.Id, postureCheckA.ID)
+		assert.NotEmpty(t, groupIDs)
 	})
 
 	t.Run("posture check is linked to policy but no peers in groups", func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -547,9 +545,9 @@ func TestArePostureCheckChangesAffectPeers(t *testing.T) {
 		err = manager.UpdateGroup(context.Background(), account.Id, adminUserID, groupA)
 		require.NoError(t, err, "failed to save groups")
 
-		result, err := arePostureCheckChangesAffectPeers(context.Background(), manager.Store, account.Id, postureCheckA.ID)
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-		assert.False(t, result)
+		// The collector returns groups even if they have no peers — the groups are still referenced
+		groupIDs, _ := collectPostureCheckAffectedGroupsAndPeers(context.Background(), manager.Store, account.Id, postureCheckA.ID)
+		assert.NotEmpty(t, groupIDs)
 	})
 
 	t.Run("posture check is linked to policy with non-existent group", func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -558,8 +556,10 @@ func TestArePostureCheckChangesAffectPeers(t *testing.T) {
 		_, err = manager.SavePolicy(context.Background(), account.Id, adminUserID, policy, true)
 		require.NoError(t, err, "failed to update policy")
 
-		result, err := arePostureCheckChangesAffectPeers(context.Background(), manager.Store, account.Id, postureCheckA.ID)
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-		assert.False(t, result)
+		// Non-existent groups are filtered out during SavePolicy validation,
+		// so the saved policy has empty Sources/Destinations
+		groupIDs, directPeerIDs := collectPostureCheckAffectedGroupsAndPeers(context.Background(), manager.Store, account.Id, postureCheckA.ID)
+		assert.Empty(t, groupIDs)
+		assert.Empty(t, directPeerIDs)
 	})
 }

management/server/route.go

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/rs/xid"
 
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/activity"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/affectedpeers"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/permissions/modules"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/permissions/operations"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/store"
@@ -147,7 +148,8 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) CreateRoute(ctx context.Context, accountID stri
 	}
 
 	var newRoute *route.Route
-	var updateAccountPeers bool
+	var snap *affectedpeers.Snapshot
+	var change affectedpeers.Change
 
 	err = am.Store.ExecuteInTransaction(ctx, func(transaction store.Store) error {
 		newRoute = &route.Route{
@@ -173,12 +175,12 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) CreateRoute(ctx context.Context, accountID stri
 			return err
 		}
 
-		updateAccountPeers, err = areRouteChangesAffectPeers(ctx, transaction, newRoute)
-		if err != nil {
+		if err = transaction.SaveRoute(ctx, newRoute); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 
-		if err = transaction.SaveRoute(ctx, newRoute); err != nil {
+		change = affectedpeers.Change{Routes: []*route.Route{newRoute}}
+		if snap, err = affectedpeers.Load(ctx, transaction, accountID, change); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 
@@ -190,9 +192,7 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) CreateRoute(ctx context.Context, accountID stri
 
 	am.StoreEvent(ctx, userID, string(newRoute.ID), accountID, activity.RouteCreated, newRoute.EventMeta())
 
-	if updateAccountPeers {
-		am.UpdateAccountPeers(ctx, accountID, types.UpdateReason{Resource: types.UpdateResourceRoute, Operation: types.UpdateOperationCreate})
-	}
+	am.ExpandAndUpdateAffected(ctx, accountID, snap, change)
 
 	return newRoute, nil
 }
@@ -208,8 +208,8 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) SaveRoute(ctx context.Context, accountID, userI
 	}
 
 	var oldRoute *route.Route
-	var oldRouteAffectsPeers bool
-	var newRouteAffectsPeers bool
+	var snap *affectedpeers.Snapshot
+	var change affectedpeers.Change
 
 	err = am.Store.ExecuteInTransaction(ctx, func(transaction store.Store) error {
 		if err = validateRoute(ctx, transaction, accountID, routeToSave); err != nil {
@@ -221,21 +221,17 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) SaveRoute(ctx context.Context, accountID, userI
 			return err
 		}
 
-		oldRouteAffectsPeers, err = areRouteChangesAffectPeers(ctx, transaction, oldRoute)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-
-		newRouteAffectsPeers, err = areRouteChangesAffectPeers(ctx, transaction, routeToSave)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
 		routeToSave.AccountID = accountID
 
 		if err = transaction.SaveRoute(ctx, routeToSave); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 
+		change = affectedpeers.Change{Routes: []*route.Route{routeToSave, oldRoute}}
+		if snap, err = affectedpeers.Load(ctx, transaction, accountID, change); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
 		return transaction.IncrementNetworkSerial(ctx, accountID)
 	})
 	if err != nil {
@@ -244,9 +240,7 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) SaveRoute(ctx context.Context, accountID, userI
 
 	am.StoreEvent(ctx, userID, string(routeToSave.ID), accountID, activity.RouteUpdated, routeToSave.EventMeta())
 
-	if oldRouteAffectsPeers || newRouteAffectsPeers {
-		am.UpdateAccountPeers(ctx, accountID, types.UpdateReason{Resource: types.UpdateResourceRoute, Operation: types.UpdateOperationUpdate})
-	}
+	am.ExpandAndUpdateAffected(ctx, accountID, snap, change)
 
 	return nil
 }
@@ -261,17 +255,19 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) DeleteRoute(ctx context.Context, accountID stri
 		return status.NewPermissionDeniedError()
 	}
 
-	var route *route.Route
-	var updateAccountPeers bool
+	var rt *route.Route
+	var snap *affectedpeers.Snapshot
+	var change affectedpeers.Change
 
 	err = am.Store.ExecuteInTransaction(ctx, func(transaction store.Store) error {
-		route, err = transaction.GetRouteByID(ctx, store.LockingStrengthUpdate, accountID, string(routeID))
+		rt, err = transaction.GetRouteByID(ctx, store.LockingStrengthUpdate, accountID, string(routeID))
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 
-		updateAccountPeers, err = areRouteChangesAffectPeers(ctx, transaction, route)
-		if err != nil {
+		// Load before delete: pre-state captures everyone referencing the route.
+		change = affectedpeers.Change{Routes: []*route.Route{rt}}
+		if snap, err = affectedpeers.Load(ctx, transaction, accountID, change); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 
@@ -285,11 +281,9 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) DeleteRoute(ctx context.Context, accountID stri
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to delete route %s: %w", routeID, err)
 	}
 
-	am.StoreEvent(ctx, userID, string(route.ID), accountID, activity.RouteRemoved, route.EventMeta())
+	am.StoreEvent(ctx, userID, string(rt.ID), accountID, activity.RouteRemoved, rt.EventMeta())
 
-	if updateAccountPeers {
-		am.UpdateAccountPeers(ctx, accountID, types.UpdateReason{Resource: types.UpdateResourceRoute, Operation: types.UpdateOperationDelete})
-	}
+	am.ExpandAndUpdateAffected(ctx, accountID, snap, change)
 
 	return nil
 }
@@ -377,25 +371,6 @@ func getPlaceholderIP() netip.Prefix {
 	return netip.PrefixFrom(netip.AddrFrom4([4]byte{192, 0, 2, 0}), 32)
 }
 
-// areRouteChangesAffectPeers checks if a given route affects peers by determining
-// if it has a routing peer, distribution, or peer groups that include peers.
-func areRouteChangesAffectPeers(ctx context.Context, transaction store.Store, route *route.Route) (bool, error) {
-	if route.Peer != "" {
-		return true, nil
-	}
-
-	hasPeers, err := anyGroupHasPeersOrResources(ctx, transaction, route.AccountID, route.Groups)
-	if err != nil {
-		return false, err
-	}
-
-	if hasPeers {
-		return true, nil
-	}
-
-	return anyGroupHasPeersOrResources(ctx, transaction, route.AccountID, route.PeerGroups)
-}
-
 // GetRoutesByPrefixOrDomains return list of routes by account and route prefix
 func getRoutesByPrefixOrDomains(ctx context.Context, transaction store.Store, accountID string, prefix netip.Prefix, domains domain.List) ([]*route.Route, error) {
 	accountRoutes, err := transaction.GetAccountRoutes(ctx, store.LockingStrengthNone, accountID)

management/server/route_test.go

@@ -1962,8 +1962,10 @@ func TestRouteAccountPeersUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 
 	})
 
-	// Creating a route with no routing peer and having peers in groups should update account peers and send peer update
+	// Creating a route with no routing peer and having peers in groups that don't include peer1 should not send peer1 an update
 	t.Run("creating a route with peers in  PeerGroups and Groups", func(t *testing.T) {
+		drainPeerUpdates(updMsg)
+
 		route := route.Route{
 			ID:          "testingRoute2",
 			Network:     netip.MustParsePrefix("192.0.2.0/32"),
@@ -1979,7 +1981,7 @@ func TestRouteAccountPeersUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 
 		done := make(chan struct{})
 		go func() {
-			peerShouldReceiveUpdate(t, updMsg)
+			peerShouldNotReceiveUpdate(t, updMsg)
 			close(done)
 		}()
 
@@ -1992,8 +1994,8 @@ func TestRouteAccountPeersUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 
 		select {
 		case <-done:
-		case <-time.After(peerUpdateTimeout):
-			t.Error("timeout waiting for peerShouldReceiveUpdate")
+		case <-time.After(time.Second):
+			t.Error("timeout waiting for peerShouldNotReceiveUpdate")
 		}
 
 	})

management/server/setupkey_test.go

@@ -426,6 +426,10 @@ func TestSetupKeyAccountPeersUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 		updateManager.CloseChannel(context.Background(), peer1.ID)
 	})
 
+	// The setup policy above dispatches affected-peer updates asynchronously; drain
+	// any in-flight ones so the assertions only observe the setup-key operations.
+	settleAffectedUpdates(updMsg)
+
 	var setupKey *types.SetupKey
 
 	// Creating setup key should not update account peers and not send peer update

management/server/store/sql_store.go

@@ -265,7 +265,8 @@ func (s *SqlStore) AcquireGlobalLock(ctx context.Context) (unlock func()) {
 	return unlock
 }
 
-// Deprecated: Full account operations are no longer supported
+// Deprecated: Full
+// account operations are no longer supported
 func (s *SqlStore) SaveAccount(ctx context.Context, account *types.Account) error {
 	start := time.Now()
 	defer func() {
@@ -580,28 +581,6 @@ func (s *SqlStore) MarkPeerDisconnectedIfSameSession(ctx context.Context, accoun
 	return result.RowsAffected > 0, nil
 }
 
-func (s *SqlStore) SavePeerLocation(ctx context.Context, accountID string, peerWithLocation *nbpeer.Peer) error {
-	// To maintain data integrity, we create a copy of the peer's location to prevent unintended updates to other fields.
-	var peerCopy nbpeer.Peer
-	// Since the location field has been migrated to JSON serialization,
-	// updating the struct ensures the correct data format is inserted into the database.
-	peerCopy.Location = peerWithLocation.Location
-
-	result := s.db.Model(&nbpeer.Peer{}).
-		Where(accountAndIDQueryCondition, accountID, peerWithLocation.ID).
-		Updates(peerCopy)
-
-	if result.Error != nil {
-		return status.Errorf(status.Internal, "failed to save peer locations to store: %v", result.Error)
-	}
-
-	if result.RowsAffected == 0 {
-		return status.Errorf(status.NotFound, peerNotFoundFMT, peerWithLocation.ID)
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
 // ApproveAccountPeers marks all peers that currently require approval in the given account as approved.
 func (s *SqlStore) ApproveAccountPeers(ctx context.Context, accountID string) (int, error) {
 	result := s.db.Model(&nbpeer.Peer{}).
@@ -4918,6 +4897,64 @@ func (s *SqlStore) GetPeersByGroupIDs(ctx context.Context, accountID string, gro
 	return peers, nil
 }
 
+func (s *SqlStore) GetPeerIDsByGroups(ctx context.Context, accountID string, groupIDs []string) ([]string, error) {
+	if len(groupIDs) == 0 {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+
+	var peerIDs []string
+	result := s.db.Model(&types.GroupPeer{}).
+		Select("DISTINCT peer_id").
+		Where("account_id = ? AND group_id IN ?", accountID, groupIDs).
+		Pluck("peer_id", &peerIDs)
+	if result.Error != nil {
+		return nil, status.Errorf(status.Internal, "failed to get peer IDs by groups: %s", result.Error)
+	}
+
+	return peerIDs, nil
+}
+
+func (s *SqlStore) GetGroupIDsByPeerIDs(ctx context.Context, accountID string, peerIDs []string) ([]string, error) {
+	if len(peerIDs) == 0 {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+
+	var groupIDs []string
+	result := s.db.Model(&types.GroupPeer{}).
+		Select("DISTINCT group_id").
+		Where("account_id = ? AND peer_id IN ?", accountID, peerIDs).
+		Pluck("group_id", &groupIDs)
+	if result.Error != nil {
+		return nil, status.Errorf(status.Internal, "failed to get group IDs by peers: %s", result.Error)
+	}
+
+	return groupIDs, nil
+}
+
+// GetEmbeddedProxyPeerIDsByCluster returns peer IDs of all embedded proxy peers
+// in the account, grouped by their ProxyCluster. The map is nil when no embedded
+// proxy peers exist.
+func (s *SqlStore) GetEmbeddedProxyPeerIDsByCluster(ctx context.Context, accountID string) (map[string][]string, error) {
+	type row struct {
+		ID      string
+		Cluster string
+	}
+	var rows []row
+	result := s.db.Model(&nbpeer.Peer{}).
+		Select("id, proxy_meta_cluster AS cluster").
+		Where("account_id = ? AND proxy_meta_embedded = ?", accountID, true).
+		Scan(&rows)
+	if result.Error != nil {
+		return nil, status.Errorf(status.Internal, "failed to get embedded proxy peers: %s", result.Error)
+	}
+
+	out := make(map[string][]string, len(rows))
+	for _, r := range rows {
+		out[r.Cluster] = append(out[r.Cluster], r.ID)
+	}
+	return out, nil
+}
+
 func (s *SqlStore) GetUserIDByPeerKey(ctx context.Context, lockStrength LockingStrength, peerKey string) (string, error) {
 	tx := s.db
 	if lockStrength != LockingStrengthNone {

management/server/store/sql_store_test.go

@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import (
 	b64 "encoding/base64"
 	"encoding/binary"
 	"fmt"
-	"math/rand"
 	"net"
 	"net/netip"
 	"os"
@@ -92,7 +91,7 @@ func runLargeTest(t *testing.T, store Store) {
 	account.SetupKeys[setupKey.Key] = setupKey
 	const numPerAccount = 6000
 	for n := 0; n < numPerAccount; n++ {
-		netIP := randomIPv4()
+		netIP := sequentialIPv4(n)
 		peerID := fmt.Sprintf("%s-peer-%d", account.Id, n)
 		addr, _ := netip.AddrFromSlice(netIP)
 
@@ -216,12 +215,12 @@ func runLargeTest(t *testing.T, store Store) {
 	}
 }
 
-func randomIPv4() net.IP {
-	rand.New(rand.NewSource(time.Now().UnixNano()))
+// sequentialIPv4 returns a unique IPv4 address for the given index, avoiding
+// the random collisions that would otherwise violate the unique (account_id, ip)
+// index when generating a large number of peers.
+func sequentialIPv4(n int) net.IP {
 	b := make([]byte, 4)
-	for i := range b {
-		b[i] = byte(rand.Intn(256))
-	}
+	binary.BigEndian.PutUint32(b, 0x0A000000+uint32(n))
 	return net.IP(b)
 }
 
@@ -619,56 +618,6 @@ func TestSqlStore_SavePeerStatus(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.WithinDurationf(t, newStatus.LastSeen, actual.LastSeen.UTC(), time.Millisecond, "LastSeen should be equal")
 }
 
-func TestSqlStore_SavePeerLocation(t *testing.T) {
-	store, cleanUp, err := NewTestStoreFromSQL(context.Background(), "../testdata/store.sql", t.TempDir())
-	t.Cleanup(cleanUp)
-	assert.NoError(t, err)
-
-	account, err := store.GetAccount(context.Background(), "bf1c8084-ba50-4ce7-9439-34653001fc3b")
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	peer := &nbpeer.Peer{
-		AccountID: account.Id,
-		ID:        "testpeer",
-		Location: nbpeer.Location{
-			ConnectionIP: net.ParseIP("0.0.0.0"),
-			CountryCode:  "YY",
-			CityName:     "City",
-			GeoNameID:    1,
-		},
-		CreatedAt: time.Now().UTC(),
-		Meta:      nbpeer.PeerSystemMeta{},
-	}
-	// error is expected as peer is not in store yet
-	err = store.SavePeerLocation(context.Background(), account.Id, peer)
-	assert.Error(t, err)
-
-	account.Peers[peer.ID] = peer
-	err = store.SaveAccount(context.Background(), account)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	peer.Location.ConnectionIP = net.ParseIP("35.1.1.1")
-	peer.Location.CountryCode = "DE"
-	peer.Location.CityName = "Berlin"
-	peer.Location.GeoNameID = 2950159
-
-	err = store.SavePeerLocation(context.Background(), account.Id, account.Peers[peer.ID])
-	assert.NoError(t, err)
-
-	account, err = store.GetAccount(context.Background(), account.Id)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	actual := account.Peers[peer.ID].Location
-	assert.Equal(t, peer.Location, actual)
-
-	peer.ID = "non-existing-peer"
-	err = store.SavePeerLocation(context.Background(), account.Id, peer)
-	assert.Error(t, err)
-	parsedErr, ok := status.FromError(err)
-	require.True(t, ok)
-	require.Equal(t, status.NotFound, parsedErr.Type(), "should return not found error")
-}
-
 func Test_TestGetAccountByPrivateDomain(t *testing.T) {
 	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
 		t.Skip("The SQLite store is not properly supported by Windows yet")

management/server/store/store.go

@@ -162,6 +162,9 @@ type Store interface {
 	GetPeerByID(ctx context.Context, lockStrength LockingStrength, accountID string, peerID string) (*nbpeer.Peer, error)
 	GetPeersByIDs(ctx context.Context, lockStrength LockingStrength, accountID string, peerIDs []string) (map[string]*nbpeer.Peer, error)
 	GetPeersByGroupIDs(ctx context.Context, accountID string, groupIDs []string) ([]*nbpeer.Peer, error)
+	GetPeerIDsByGroups(ctx context.Context, accountID string, groupIDs []string) ([]string, error)
+	GetGroupIDsByPeerIDs(ctx context.Context, accountID string, peerIDs []string) ([]string, error)
+	GetEmbeddedProxyPeerIDsByCluster(ctx context.Context, accountID string) (map[string][]string, error)
 	GetAccountPeersWithExpiration(ctx context.Context, lockStrength LockingStrength, accountID string) ([]*nbpeer.Peer, error)
 	GetAccountPeersWithInactivity(ctx context.Context, lockStrength LockingStrength, accountID string) ([]*nbpeer.Peer, error)
 	GetAllEphemeralPeers(ctx context.Context, lockStrength LockingStrength) ([]*nbpeer.Peer, error)
@@ -182,7 +185,6 @@ type Store interface {
 	// recorded by the database. Returns true when the update happened,
 	// false when a newer session has taken over.
 	MarkPeerDisconnectedIfSameSession(ctx context.Context, accountID, peerID string, sessionStartedAt int64) (bool, error)
-	SavePeerLocation(ctx context.Context, accountID string, peer *nbpeer.Peer) error
 	ApproveAccountPeers(ctx context.Context, accountID string) (int, error)
 	DeletePeer(ctx context.Context, accountID string, peerID string) error
 

management/server/store/store_mock.go

@@ -1925,6 +1925,51 @@ func (mr *MockStoreMockRecorder) GetPeersByGroupIDs(ctx, accountID, groupIDs int
 	return mr.mock.ctrl.RecordCallWithMethodType(mr.mock, "GetPeersByGroupIDs", reflect.TypeOf((*MockStore)(nil).GetPeersByGroupIDs), ctx, accountID, groupIDs)
 }
 
+// GetPeerIDsByGroups mocks base method.
+func (m *MockStore) GetPeerIDsByGroups(ctx context.Context, accountID string, groupIDs []string) ([]string, error) {
+	m.ctrl.T.Helper()
+	ret := m.ctrl.Call(m, "GetPeerIDsByGroups", ctx, accountID, groupIDs)
+	ret0, _ := ret[0].([]string)
+	ret1, _ := ret[1].(error)
+	return ret0, ret1
+}
+
+// GetPeerIDsByGroups indicates an expected call of GetPeerIDsByGroups.
+func (mr *MockStoreMockRecorder) GetPeerIDsByGroups(ctx, accountID, groupIDs interface{}) *gomock.Call {
+	mr.mock.ctrl.T.Helper()
+	return mr.mock.ctrl.RecordCallWithMethodType(mr.mock, "GetPeerIDsByGroups", reflect.TypeOf((*MockStore)(nil).GetPeerIDsByGroups), ctx, accountID, groupIDs)
+}
+
+// GetGroupIDsByPeerIDs mocks base method.
+func (m *MockStore) GetGroupIDsByPeerIDs(ctx context.Context, accountID string, peerIDs []string) ([]string, error) {
+	m.ctrl.T.Helper()
+	ret := m.ctrl.Call(m, "GetGroupIDsByPeerIDs", ctx, accountID, peerIDs)
+	ret0, _ := ret[0].([]string)
+	ret1, _ := ret[1].(error)
+	return ret0, ret1
+}
+
+// GetGroupIDsByPeerIDs indicates an expected call of GetGroupIDsByPeerIDs.
+func (mr *MockStoreMockRecorder) GetGroupIDsByPeerIDs(ctx, accountID, peerIDs interface{}) *gomock.Call {
+	mr.mock.ctrl.T.Helper()
+	return mr.mock.ctrl.RecordCallWithMethodType(mr.mock, "GetGroupIDsByPeerIDs", reflect.TypeOf((*MockStore)(nil).GetGroupIDsByPeerIDs), ctx, accountID, peerIDs)
+}
+
+// GetEmbeddedProxyPeerIDsByCluster mocks base method.
+func (m *MockStore) GetEmbeddedProxyPeerIDsByCluster(ctx context.Context, accountID string) (map[string][]string, error) {
+	m.ctrl.T.Helper()
+	ret := m.ctrl.Call(m, "GetEmbeddedProxyPeerIDsByCluster", ctx, accountID)
+	ret0, _ := ret[0].(map[string][]string)
+	ret1, _ := ret[1].(error)
+	return ret0, ret1
+}
+
+// GetEmbeddedProxyPeerIDsByCluster indicates an expected call of GetEmbeddedProxyPeerIDsByCluster.
+func (mr *MockStoreMockRecorder) GetEmbeddedProxyPeerIDsByCluster(ctx, accountID interface{}) *gomock.Call {
+	mr.mock.ctrl.T.Helper()
+	return mr.mock.ctrl.RecordCallWithMethodType(mr.mock, "GetEmbeddedProxyPeerIDsByCluster", reflect.TypeOf((*MockStore)(nil).GetEmbeddedProxyPeerIDsByCluster), ctx, accountID)
+}
+
 // GetPeersByIDs mocks base method.
 func (m *MockStore) GetPeersByIDs(ctx context.Context, lockStrength LockingStrength, accountID string, peerIDs []string) (map[string]*peer.Peer, error) {
 	m.ctrl.T.Helper()
@@ -2923,20 +2968,6 @@ func (mr *MockStoreMockRecorder) SavePeer(ctx, accountID, peer interface{}) *gom
 	return mr.mock.ctrl.RecordCallWithMethodType(mr.mock, "SavePeer", reflect.TypeOf((*MockStore)(nil).SavePeer), ctx, accountID, peer)
 }
 
-// SavePeerLocation mocks base method.
-func (m *MockStore) SavePeerLocation(ctx context.Context, accountID string, peer *peer.Peer) error {
-	m.ctrl.T.Helper()
-	ret := m.ctrl.Call(m, "SavePeerLocation", ctx, accountID, peer)
-	ret0, _ := ret[0].(error)
-	return ret0
-}
-
-// SavePeerLocation indicates an expected call of SavePeerLocation.
-func (mr *MockStoreMockRecorder) SavePeerLocation(ctx, accountID, peer interface{}) *gomock.Call {
-	mr.mock.ctrl.T.Helper()
-	return mr.mock.ctrl.RecordCallWithMethodType(mr.mock, "SavePeerLocation", reflect.TypeOf((*MockStore)(nil).SavePeerLocation), ctx, accountID, peer)
-}
-
 // SavePeerStatus mocks base method.
 func (m *MockStore) SavePeerStatus(ctx context.Context, accountID, peerID string, status peer.PeerStatus) error {
 	m.ctrl.T.Helper()

management/server/types/account.go

@@ -1153,6 +1153,47 @@ func policyRuleImpliesLegacySSH(rule *PolicyRule) bool {
 	return rule.Protocol == PolicyRuleProtocolALL || (rule.Protocol == PolicyRuleProtocolTCP && (portsIncludesSSH(rule.Ports) || portRangeIncludesSSH(rule.PortRanges)))
 }
 
+// PeerSSHEnabledFromPolicies is the network-map-free equivalent of the sshEnabled
+// determination in GetPeerConnectionResources / CalculateNetworkMapFromComponents.
+func PeerSSHEnabledFromPolicies(policies []*Policy, peerID string, peerGroupIDs map[string]struct{}, peerSSHEnabled bool) bool {
+	for _, policy := range policies {
+		if !policy.Enabled {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		for _, rule := range policy.Rules {
+			if !rule.Enabled {
+				continue
+			}
+
+			isSSHRule := rule.Protocol == PolicyRuleProtocolNetbirdSSH ||
+				(policyRuleImpliesLegacySSH(rule) && peerSSHEnabled)
+			if !isSSHRule {
+				continue
+			}
+
+			if ruleHasDestination(rule, peerID, peerGroupIDs) {
+				return true
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return false
+}
+
+func ruleHasDestination(rule *PolicyRule, peerID string, peerGroupIDs map[string]struct{}) bool {
+	if rule.DestinationResource.Type == ResourceTypePeer && rule.DestinationResource.ID != "" {
+		return rule.DestinationResource.ID == peerID
+	}
+
+	for _, groupID := range rule.Destinations {
+		if _, ok := peerGroupIDs[groupID]; ok {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
 func portRangeIncludesSSH(portRanges []RulePortRange) bool {
 	for _, pr := range portRanges {
 		if (pr.Start <= defaultSSHPortNumber && pr.End >= defaultSSHPortNumber) || (pr.Start <= nativeSSHPortNumber && pr.End >= nativeSSHPortNumber) {

management/server/types/networkmap_components_correctness_test.go

@@ -1233,3 +1233,97 @@ func TestComponents_DisabledRuleInEnabledPolicy(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.True(t, has3000, "enabled rule should generate firewall rule for port 3000")
 	assert.False(t, has3001, "disabled rule should NOT generate firewall rule for port 3001")
 }
+
+func peerGroupIDSet(account *types.Account, peerID string) map[string]struct{} {
+	return account.GetPeerGroups(peerID)
+}
+
+func assertSSHEquivalence(t *testing.T, account *types.Account, peerID string, validatedPeers map[string]struct{}) {
+	t.Helper()
+	nm := componentsNetworkMap(account, peerID, validatedPeers)
+	require.NotNil(t, nm)
+
+	got := types.PeerSSHEnabledFromPolicies(account.Policies, peerID, peerGroupIDSet(account, peerID), account.Peers[peerID].SSHEnabled)
+	assert.Equalf(t, nm.EnableSSH, got, "PeerSSHEnabledFromPolicies mismatch for %s", peerID)
+}
+
+func TestPeerSSHEnabledFromPolicies_MatchesMap_NetbirdSSHProtocol(t *testing.T) {
+	account, validatedPeers := scalableTestAccount(20, 2)
+	account.Groups["ssh-users"] = &types.Group{ID: "ssh-users", Name: "SSH Users", Peers: []string{}}
+	account.Policies = append(account.Policies, &types.Policy{
+		ID: "policy-ssh", Name: "SSH Access", Enabled: true, AccountID: "test-account",
+		Rules: []*types.PolicyRule{{
+			ID: "rule-ssh", Name: "Allow SSH", Enabled: true,
+			Action: types.PolicyTrafficActionAccept, Protocol: types.PolicyRuleProtocolNetbirdSSH,
+			Bidirectional: false,
+			Sources:       []string{"group-0"}, Destinations: []string{"group-1"},
+			AuthorizedGroups: map[string][]string{"ssh-users": {"root"}},
+		}},
+	})
+
+	assertSSHEquivalence(t, account, "peer-10", validatedPeers)
+	assertSSHEquivalence(t, account, "peer-0", validatedPeers)
+}
+
+func TestPeerSSHEnabledFromPolicies_MatchesMap_NoSSHPolicy(t *testing.T) {
+	account, validatedPeers := scalableTestAccount(20, 2)
+	assertSSHEquivalence(t, account, "peer-0", validatedPeers)
+}
+
+func TestPeerSSHEnabledFromPolicies_MatchesMap_LegacyImpliedSSH(t *testing.T) {
+	account, validatedPeers := scalableTestAccount(20, 2)
+	account.Peers["peer-10"].SSHEnabled = true
+	assertSSHEquivalence(t, account, "peer-10", validatedPeers)
+	assertSSHEquivalence(t, account, "peer-11", validatedPeers)
+}
+
+func TestPeerSSHEnabledFromPolicies_MatchesMap_PeerAsDestinationResource(t *testing.T) {
+	account, validatedPeers := scalableTestAccountWithoutDefaultPolicy(20, 2)
+	account.Policies = append(account.Policies, &types.Policy{
+		ID: "policy-ssh-res", Name: "SSH to peer", Enabled: true, AccountID: "test-account",
+		Rules: []*types.PolicyRule{{
+			ID: "rule-ssh-res", Name: "SSH to peer-5", Enabled: true,
+			Action: types.PolicyTrafficActionAccept, Protocol: types.PolicyRuleProtocolNetbirdSSH,
+			Sources:             []string{"group-0"},
+			DestinationResource: types.Resource{ID: "peer-5", Type: types.ResourceTypePeer},
+		}},
+	})
+
+	assertSSHEquivalence(t, account, "peer-5", validatedPeers)
+	assertSSHEquivalence(t, account, "peer-6", validatedPeers)
+}
+
+func TestPeerSSHEnabledFromPolicies_MatchesMap_DisabledSSHPolicy(t *testing.T) {
+	account, validatedPeers := scalableTestAccountWithoutDefaultPolicy(20, 2)
+	account.Policies = append(account.Policies, &types.Policy{
+		ID: "policy-ssh-off", Name: "SSH disabled", Enabled: false, AccountID: "test-account",
+		Rules: []*types.PolicyRule{{
+			ID: "rule-ssh-off", Name: "Allow SSH", Enabled: true,
+			Action: types.PolicyTrafficActionAccept, Protocol: types.PolicyRuleProtocolNetbirdSSH,
+			Sources: []string{"group-0"}, Destinations: []string{"group-1"},
+		}},
+	})
+	assertSSHEquivalence(t, account, "peer-10", validatedPeers)
+}
+
+func TestPeerSSHEnabledFromPolicies_MatchesMap_Sweep(t *testing.T) {
+	account, validatedPeers := scalableTestAccount(60, 6)
+	account.Policies = append(account.Policies, &types.Policy{
+		ID: "policy-ssh-sweep", Name: "SSH sweep", Enabled: true, AccountID: "test-account",
+		Rules: []*types.PolicyRule{{
+			ID: "rule-ssh-sweep", Name: "Allow SSH", Enabled: true,
+			Action: types.PolicyTrafficActionAccept, Protocol: types.PolicyRuleProtocolNetbirdSSH,
+			Sources: []string{"group-0"}, Destinations: []string{"group-2"},
+		}},
+	})
+	for peerID := range account.Peers {
+		account.Peers[peerID].SSHEnabled = len(peerID)%2 == 0
+	}
+
+	for peerID := range account.Peers {
+		if _, ok := validatedPeers[peerID]; !ok {
+			continue
+		}
+		assertSSHEquivalence(t, account, peerID, validatedPeers)
+	}
+}

management/server/types/peer.go

@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ type PeerSync struct {
 	WireGuardPubKey string
 	// Meta is the system information passed by peer, must be always present
 	Meta nbpeer.PeerSystemMeta
+	// RealIP is the peer's connection IP, used to refresh its geo location.
+	// May be nil when the request has no associated connection IP.
+	RealIP net.IP
 	// UpdateAccountPeers indicate updating account peers,
 	// which occurs when the peer's metadata is updated
 	UpdateAccountPeers bool

management/server/user.go

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/idp/dex"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/account"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/activity"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/affectedpeers"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/idp"
 	nbpeer "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/peer"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/permissions/modules"
@@ -1058,8 +1059,8 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) BuildUserInfosForAccount(ctx context.Context, a
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
-		log.WithContext(ctx).Debugf("Got %d users from ExternalCache for account %s", len(usersFromIntegration), accountID)
-		log.WithContext(ctx).Debugf("Got %d users from InternalCache for account %s", len(queriedUsers), accountID)
+		log.WithContext(ctx).Tracef("Got %d users from ExternalCache for account %s", len(usersFromIntegration), accountID)
+		log.WithContext(ctx).Tracef("Got %d users from InternalCache for account %s", len(queriedUsers), accountID)
 		queriedUsers = append(queriedUsers, usersFromIntegration...)
 	}
 
@@ -1157,7 +1158,8 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) expireAndUpdatePeers(ctx context.Context, accou
 		}
 	}
 
-	err = am.networkMapController.OnPeersUpdated(ctx, accountID, peerIDs)
+	affectedPeerIDs := am.resolveAffectedPeersForPeerChanges(ctx, am.Store, accountID, peerIDs)
+	err = am.networkMapController.OnPeersUpdated(ctx, accountID, peerIDs, affectedPeerIDs)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("notify network map controller of peer update: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -1273,6 +1275,8 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) deleteRegularUser(ctx context.Context, accountI
 	var userPeers []*nbpeer.Peer
 	var targetUser *types.User
 	var settings *types.Settings
+	var snap *affectedpeers.Snapshot
+	var change affectedpeers.Change
 	var err error
 
 	err = am.Store.ExecuteInTransaction(ctx, func(transaction store.Store) error {
@@ -1293,6 +1297,18 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) deleteRegularUser(ctx context.Context, accountI
 
 		if len(userPeers) > 0 {
 			updateAccountPeers = true
+
+			var peerIDs []string
+			for _, peer := range userPeers {
+				peerIDs = append(peerIDs, peer.ID)
+			}
+			// Load before delete so the snapshot still has the peers' group
+			// memberships; the resolver derives them from the peer IDs during the walk.
+			change = affectedpeers.Change{ChangedPeerIDs: peerIDs}
+			if snap, err = affectedpeers.Load(ctx, transaction, accountID, change); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
 			addPeerRemovedEvents, err = deletePeers(ctx, am, transaction, accountID, targetUserInfo.ID, userPeers, settings)
 			if err != nil {
 				return fmt.Errorf("failed to delete user peers: %w", err)
@@ -1316,7 +1332,8 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) deleteRegularUser(ctx context.Context, accountI
 			log.WithContext(ctx).Errorf("failed to delete peer %s from integrated validator: %v", peer.ID, err)
 		}
 	}
-	if err := am.networkMapController.OnPeersDeleted(ctx, accountID, peerIDs); err != nil {
+	affectedPeerIDs := snap.Expand(ctx, accountID, change)
+	if err := am.networkMapController.OnPeersDeleted(ctx, accountID, peerIDs, affectedPeerIDs); err != nil {
 		log.WithContext(ctx).Errorf("failed to delete peers %s from network map: %v", peerIDs, err)
 	}
 

management/server/user_test.go

@@ -846,7 +846,7 @@ func TestUser_DeleteUser_regularUser(t *testing.T) {
 	ctrl := gomock.NewController(t)
 	networkMapControllerMock := network_map.NewMockController(ctrl)
 	networkMapControllerMock.EXPECT().
-		OnPeersDeleted(gomock.Any(), gomock.Any(), gomock.Any()).
+		OnPeersDeleted(gomock.Any(), gomock.Any(), gomock.Any(), gomock.Any()).
 		Return(nil)
 
 	permissionsManager := permissions.NewManager(store)
@@ -962,7 +962,7 @@ func TestUser_DeleteUser_RegularUsers(t *testing.T) {
 	ctrl := gomock.NewController(t)
 	networkMapControllerMock := network_map.NewMockController(ctrl)
 	networkMapControllerMock.EXPECT().
-		OnPeersDeleted(gomock.Any(), gomock.Any(), gomock.Any()).
+		OnPeersDeleted(gomock.Any(), gomock.Any(), gomock.Any(), gomock.Any()).
 		Return(nil).
 		AnyTimes()
 
@@ -1531,11 +1531,14 @@ func TestUserAccountPeersUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	})
 
+	// drain any buffered updates from previous subtests
+	drainPeerUpdates(updMsg)
+
 	// deleting user with no linked peers should not update account peers and not send peer update
 	t.Run("deleting user with no linked peers", func(t *testing.T) {
 		done := make(chan struct{})
 		go func() {
-			peerShouldReceiveUpdate(t, updMsg)
+			peerShouldNotReceiveUpdate(t, updMsg)
 			close(done)
 		}()
 
@@ -1562,7 +1565,7 @@ func TestUserAccountPeersUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	expectedPeerKey := key.PublicKey().String()
-	peer4, _, _, err := manager.AddPeer(context.Background(), "", "", "regularUser2", &nbpeer.Peer{
+	peer4, _, _, _, err := manager.AddPeer(context.Background(), "", "", "regularUser2", &nbpeer.Peer{
 		Key:  expectedPeerKey,
 		Meta: nbpeer.PeerSystemMeta{Hostname: expectedPeerKey},
 	}, false)
@@ -2022,7 +2025,7 @@ func TestUser_Operations_WithEmbeddedIDP(t *testing.T) {
 	ctrl := gomock.NewController(t)
 	networkMapControllerMock := network_map.NewMockController(ctrl)
 	networkMapControllerMock.EXPECT().
-		OnPeersDeleted(gomock.Any(), gomock.Any(), gomock.Any()).
+		OnPeersDeleted(gomock.Any(), gomock.Any(), gomock.Any(), gomock.Any()).
 		Return(nil).
 		AnyTimes()