[relay] only trust X-Real-Ip headers from configured trusted proxies (#6833)

The WS listener unconditionally trusted X-Real-Ip/X-Real-Port headers,
letting any client forge the source address the relay logs. Gate header
trust behind a trusted-proxy allowlist; ignore the headers unless the
immediate peer matches a configured prefix. Defaults to never trusting
the headers when the allowlist is empty.

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## Summary by CodeRabbit

* **New Features**
* Added `--trusted-proxies` to configure a comma-separated allowlist of
trusted upstream proxy IPs/CIDRs.
* **Behavior Changes**
* Relay WebSocket now uses `X-Real-Ip` / `X-Real-Port` only when the
immediate peer is from the configured trusted set; otherwise it falls
back to the direct remote address.
* Proxy client IP resolution is now consistent and honors
`X-Forwarded-For` only through trusted hops.
* **Operational**
  * Invalid `--trusted-proxies` values fail fast on startup.
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Zoltan Papp
2026-07-20 18:15:03 +02:00
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parent d64e9542eb
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package proxy
import (
"fmt"
"net/netip"
"strings"
)
// ParseTrustedProxies parses a comma-separated list of CIDR prefixes or bare IPs
// into a slice of netip.Prefix values suitable for trusted proxy configuration.
// Bare IPs are converted to single-host prefixes (/32 or /128).
func ParseTrustedProxies(raw string) ([]netip.Prefix, error) {
if raw == "" {
return nil, nil
}
parts := strings.Split(raw, ",")
prefixes := make([]netip.Prefix, 0, len(parts))
for _, part := range parts {
part = strings.TrimSpace(part)
if part == "" {
continue
}
prefix, err := netip.ParsePrefix(part)
if err == nil {
prefixes = append(prefixes, prefix)
continue
}
addr, addrErr := netip.ParseAddr(part)
if addrErr != nil {
return nil, fmt.Errorf("parse trusted proxy %q: not a valid CIDR or IP: %w", part, addrErr)
}
bits := 32
if addr.Is6() {
bits = 128
}
prefixes = append(prefixes, netip.PrefixFrom(addr, bits))
}
return prefixes, nil
}