Merge main

client/internal/auth/pkce_flow.go

@@ -360,7 +360,13 @@ func isRedirectURLPortUsed(redirectURL string, excludedRanges []excludedPortRang
 		return true
 	}
 
-	addr := fmt.Sprintf(":%s", port)
+	// FreeBSD 15 disables connecting to INADDR_ANY (0.0.0.0) as a localhost
+	// alias by default, ensure explicit ip for localhost.
+	host := parsedURL.Hostname()
+	if host == "" {
+		host = "127.0.0.1"
+	}
+	addr := net.JoinHostPort(host, port)
 	conn, err := net.DialTimeout("tcp", addr, 3*time.Second)
 	if err != nil {
 		return false

client/internal/connect.go

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"net"
 	"net/netip"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"runtime"
 	"runtime/debug"
 	"strings"
@@ -117,6 +118,8 @@ func (c *ConnectClient) RunOniOS(
 	networkChangeListener listener.NetworkChangeListener,
 	dnsManager dns.IosDnsManager,
 	stateFilePath string,
+	cacheDir string,
+	logFilePath string,
 ) error {
 	// Set GC percent to 5% to reduce memory usage as iOS only allows 50MB of memory for the extension.
 	debug.SetGCPercent(5)
@@ -126,8 +129,9 @@ func (c *ConnectClient) RunOniOS(
 		NetworkChangeListener: networkChangeListener,
 		DnsManager:            dnsManager,
 		StateFilePath:         stateFilePath,
+		TempDir:               cacheDir,
 	}
-	return c.run(mobileDependency, nil, "")
+	return c.run(mobileDependency, nil, logFilePath)
 }
 
 func (c *ConnectClient) run(mobileDependency MobileDependency, runningChan chan struct{}, logPath string) error {
@@ -346,6 +350,11 @@ func (c *ConnectClient) run(mobileDependency MobileDependency, runningChan chan
 			return wrapErr(err)
 		}
 		engineConfig.TempDir = mobileDependency.TempDir
+		// Leave StateDir empty when there is no state path so a disk-backed
+		// syncstore falls back to os.TempDir() instead of filepath.Dir("") == ".".
+		if path != "" {
+			engineConfig.StateDir = filepath.Dir(path)
+		}
 
 		relayManager := relayClient.NewManager(engineCtx, relayURLs, myPrivateKey.PublicKey().String(), engineConfig.MTU)
 		c.statusRecorder.SetRelayMgr(relayManager)

client/internal/debug/debug.go

@@ -250,10 +250,13 @@ type BundleGenerator struct {
 	syncResponse   *mgmProto.SyncResponse
 	logPath        string
 	tempDir        string
+	statePath      string
 	cpuProfile     []byte
 	capturePath    string
 	refreshStatus  func() // Optional callback to refresh status before bundle generation
 	clientMetrics  MetricsExporter
+	daemonVersion  string
+	cliVersion     string
 
 	anonymize         bool
 	includeSystemInfo bool
@@ -274,10 +277,13 @@ type GeneratorDependencies struct {
 	SyncResponse   *mgmProto.SyncResponse
 	LogPath        string
 	TempDir        string // Directory for temporary bundle zip files. If empty, os.TempDir() is used.
+	StatePath      string // Path to the state file. If empty, the ServiceManager default path is used.
 	CPUProfile     []byte
 	CapturePath    string
 	RefreshStatus  func()
 	ClientMetrics  MetricsExporter
+	DaemonVersion  string
+	CliVersion     string
 }
 
 func NewBundleGenerator(deps GeneratorDependencies, cfg BundleConfig) *BundleGenerator {
@@ -295,10 +301,13 @@ func NewBundleGenerator(deps GeneratorDependencies, cfg BundleConfig) *BundleGen
 		syncResponse:   deps.SyncResponse,
 		logPath:        deps.LogPath,
 		tempDir:        deps.TempDir,
+		statePath:      deps.StatePath,
 		cpuProfile:     deps.CPUProfile,
 		capturePath:    deps.CapturePath,
 		refreshStatus:  deps.RefreshStatus,
 		clientMetrics:  deps.ClientMetrics,
+		daemonVersion:  deps.DaemonVersion,
+		cliVersion:     deps.CliVersion,
 
 		anonymize:         cfg.Anonymize,
 		includeSystemInfo: cfg.IncludeSystemInfo,
@@ -459,9 +468,11 @@ func (g *BundleGenerator) addStatus() error {
 		protoFullStatus := nbstatus.ToProtoFullStatus(fullStatus)
 		protoFullStatus.Events = g.statusRecorder.GetEventHistory()
 		overview := nbstatus.ConvertToStatusOutputOverview(protoFullStatus, nbstatus.ConvertOptions{
-			Anonymize:   g.anonymize,
-			ProfileName: profName,
+			Anonymize:     g.anonymize,
+			ProfileName:   profName,
+			DaemonVersion: g.daemonVersion,
 		})
+		overview.CliVersion = g.cliVersion
 		statusOutput := overview.FullDetailSummary()
 
 		statusReader := strings.NewReader(statusOutput)
@@ -508,6 +519,14 @@ func (g *BundleGenerator) addConfig() error {
 		}
 	}
 
+	// Surface the set of MDM-enforced keys so a support engineer reading
+	// the bundle can tell which field values are user-set vs MDM-overridden.
+	// Same semantics as the mDMManagedFields list returned by the
+	// GetConfig RPC consumed by `netbird debug config`.
+	if managed := g.internalConfig.Policy().ManagedKeys(); len(managed) > 0 {
+		configContent.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("MDMManagedFields: %v\n", managed))
+	}
+
 	configReader := strings.NewReader(configContent.String())
 	if err := g.addFileToZip(configReader, "config.txt"); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("add config file to zip: %w", err)
@@ -798,6 +817,8 @@ func (g *BundleGenerator) addSyncResponse() error {
 		AllowPartial:    true,
 	}
 
+	g.maskSecrets()
+
 	jsonBytes, err := options.Marshal(g.syncResponse)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("generate json: %w", err)
@@ -810,9 +831,33 @@ func (g *BundleGenerator) addSyncResponse() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (g *BundleGenerator) maskSecrets() {
+	if g.syncResponse == nil || g.syncResponse.NetbirdConfig == nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	if g.syncResponse.NetbirdConfig.Flow != nil {
+		g.syncResponse.NetbirdConfig.Flow.TokenPayload = maskedValue
+
+	}
+
+	if g.syncResponse.NetbirdConfig.Relay != nil {
+		g.syncResponse.NetbirdConfig.Relay.TokenPayload = maskedValue
+	}
+
+	for i := range g.syncResponse.NetbirdConfig.Turns {
+		if g.syncResponse.NetbirdConfig.Turns[i] != nil {
+			g.syncResponse.NetbirdConfig.Turns[i].Password = maskedValue
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func (g *BundleGenerator) addStateFile() error {
-	sm := profilemanager.NewServiceManager("")
-	path := sm.GetStatePath()
+	path := g.statePath
+	if path == "" {
+		sm := profilemanager.NewServiceManager("")
+		path = sm.GetStatePath()
+	}
 	if path == "" {
 		return nil
 	}
@@ -1039,7 +1084,8 @@ func (g *BundleGenerator) addRotatedLogFiles(logDir string) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	pattern := filepath.Join(logDir, "client-*.log.gz")
+	// This regex will match both logs rotated by us and logrotate on linux
+	pattern := filepath.Join(logDir, "client*.log.*")
 	files, err := filepath.Glob(pattern)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Warnf("failed to glob rotated logs: %v", err)
@@ -1072,7 +1118,12 @@ func (g *BundleGenerator) addRotatedLogFiles(logDir string) {
 
 	for i := 0; i < maxFiles; i++ {
 		name := filepath.Base(files[i])
-		if err := g.addSingleLogFileGz(files[i], name); err != nil {
+		if strings.HasSuffix(name, ".gz") {
+			err = g.addSingleLogFileGz(files[i], name)
+		} else {
+			err = g.addSingleLogfile(files[i], name)
+		}
+		if err != nil {
 			log.Warnf("failed to add rotated log %s: %v", name, err)
 		}
 	}

client/internal/debug/debug_ios.go

@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+//go:build ios
+
+package debug
+
+import (
+	"path/filepath"
+
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+)
+
+// swiftLogFile is the Swift app log written by the iOS app into the same log
+// directory as the Go client log, so it can be collected into the bundle.
+const swiftLogFile = "swift-log.log"
+
+// addPlatformLog collects logs for the iOS debug bundle. iOS has no logcat or
+// systemd journal, so we rely on file-based logs. addLogfile handles the Go
+// client log (logPath) with rotation, the stderr/stdout companions and
+// anonymization. The iOS app writes its own Swift log into the same directory,
+// so we add it alongside the Go log.
+func (g *BundleGenerator) addPlatformLog() error {
+	if err := g.addLogfile(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if g.logPath == "" {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	swiftLogPath := filepath.Join(filepath.Dir(g.logPath), swiftLogFile)
+	if err := g.addSingleLogfile(swiftLogPath, swiftLogFile); err != nil {
+		// The Swift log is best-effort: the app may not have written it yet.
+		log.Warnf("failed to add %s to debug bundle: %v", swiftLogFile, err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}

client/internal/debug/debug_logfiles_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+package debug
+
+import (
+	"archive/zip"
+	"bytes"
+	"compress/gzip"
+	"io"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+// TestAddRotatedLogFiles_PicksUpAllVariants asserts that the rotated-log
+// glob picks up logs rotated by timberjack (gzipped) and by logrotate (plain
+// and gzipped), and skips unrelated files.
+func TestAddRotatedLogFiles_PicksUpAllVariants(t *testing.T) {
+	dir := t.TempDir()
+
+	writeFile(t, filepath.Join(dir, "client.log"), "active log\n")
+	writeFile(t, filepath.Join(dir, "other.log"), "unrelated\n")
+
+	timberjackRotated := "client-2026-05-21T10-30-45.000.log.gz"
+	writeGzFile(t, filepath.Join(dir, timberjackRotated), "timberjack rotated content\n")
+
+	logrotatePlain := "client.log.1"
+	writeFile(t, filepath.Join(dir, logrotatePlain), "logrotate plain content\n")
+
+	logrotateGz := "client.log.2.gz"
+	writeGzFile(t, filepath.Join(dir, logrotateGz), "logrotate gz content\n")
+
+	names := runAddRotatedLogFiles(t, dir, 10)
+
+	require.Contains(t, names, timberjackRotated, "timberjack rotated file should be in bundle")
+	require.Contains(t, names, logrotatePlain, "logrotate plain rotated file should be in bundle")
+	require.Contains(t, names, logrotateGz, "logrotate gzipped rotated file should be in bundle")
+	require.NotContains(t, names, "client.log", "active log should not be added by addRotatedLogFiles")
+	require.NotContains(t, names, "other.log", "unrelated files should not be in bundle")
+}
+
+// TestAddRotatedLogFiles_RespectsLogFileCount asserts that only the newest
+// logFileCount rotated files are bundled, ordered by mtime.
+func TestAddRotatedLogFiles_RespectsLogFileCount(t *testing.T) {
+	dir := t.TempDir()
+
+	oldest := filepath.Join(dir, "client.log.3")
+	middle := filepath.Join(dir, "client.log.2")
+	newest := filepath.Join(dir, "client.log.1")
+	writeFile(t, oldest, "old\n")
+	writeFile(t, middle, "mid\n")
+	writeFile(t, newest, "new\n")
+
+	now := time.Now()
+	require.NoError(t, os.Chtimes(oldest, now.Add(-2*time.Hour), now.Add(-2*time.Hour)))
+	require.NoError(t, os.Chtimes(middle, now.Add(-1*time.Hour), now.Add(-1*time.Hour)))
+	require.NoError(t, os.Chtimes(newest, now, now))
+
+	names := runAddRotatedLogFiles(t, dir, 2)
+
+	require.Contains(t, names, "client.log.1")
+	require.Contains(t, names, "client.log.2")
+	require.NotContains(t, names, "client.log.3", "oldest file should be dropped when logFileCount=2")
+}
+
+// runAddRotatedLogFiles calls addRotatedLogFiles against a fresh in-memory
+// zip writer and returns the set of entry names that ended up in the archive.
+func runAddRotatedLogFiles(t *testing.T, dir string, logFileCount uint32) map[string]struct{} {
+	t.Helper()
+
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+	g := &BundleGenerator{
+		archive:      zip.NewWriter(&buf),
+		logFileCount: logFileCount,
+	}
+	g.addRotatedLogFiles(dir)
+	require.NoError(t, g.archive.Close())
+
+	zr, err := zip.NewReader(bytes.NewReader(buf.Bytes()), int64(buf.Len()))
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	names := make(map[string]struct{}, len(zr.File))
+	for _, f := range zr.File {
+		names[f.Name] = struct{}{}
+	}
+	return names
+}
+
+func writeFile(t *testing.T, path, content string) {
+	t.Helper()
+	require.NoError(t, os.WriteFile(path, []byte(content), 0o644))
+}
+
+func writeGzFile(t *testing.T, path, content string) {
+	t.Helper()
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+	gw := gzip.NewWriter(&buf)
+	_, err := io.WriteString(gw, content)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NoError(t, gw.Close())
+	require.NoError(t, os.WriteFile(path, buf.Bytes(), 0o644))
+}

client/internal/debug/debug_nonandroid.go

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-//go:build !android
+//go:build !android && !ios
 
 package debug
 

client/internal/debug/debug_test.go

@@ -843,6 +843,7 @@ func TestAddConfig_AllFieldsCovered(t *testing.T) {
 		"PreSharedKey":      "sensitive: WireGuard pre-shared key",
 		"SSHKey":            "sensitive: SSH private key",
 		"ClientCertKeyPair": "non-config: parsed cert pair, not serialized",
+		"policy":            "non-config: in-memory MDM policy snapshot, surfaced via Config.Policy() / GetConfigResponse.MDMManagedFields",
 	}
 
 	mURL, _ := url.Parse("https://api.example.com:443")

client/internal/dns/local/local.go

@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ func (d *Resolver) logDNSError(logger *log.Entry, hostname string, qtype uint16,
 // completely when every proxy peer is offline (the upstream may still
 // be reachable some other way, or the peerstore may be stale).
 func (d *Resolver) filterDisconnectedPeerAnswers(logger *log.Entry, question dns.Question, records []dns.RR) []dns.RR {
-	if len(records) == 0 {
+	if len(records) < 2 {
 		return records
 	}
 	d.mu.RLock()

client/internal/dns/local/local_test.go

@@ -2738,6 +2738,17 @@ func TestLocalResolver_FilterDisconnectedPeerAnswers(t *testing.T) {
 			connByIP:    nil,
 			wantInOrder: []string{"100.64.0.10", "100.64.0.11"},
 		},
+		{
+			// A single answer is never filtered: dropping it would only
+			// trigger the empty-answer escape hatch, so the fast path
+			// returns it untouched.
+			name:    "single disconnected answer passes through",
+			records: []nbdns.SimpleRecord{disconnectedRec},
+			connByIP: map[string]ipState{
+				"100.64.0.11": {known: true, connected: false},
+			},
+			wantInOrder: []string{"100.64.0.11"},
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, tc := range tests {

client/internal/dns/resutil/resolve.go

@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ import (
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
 
+// errNoSuitableAddress mirrors the unexported error string the net package
+// uses when a resolved host has no addresses of the requested family.
+const errNoSuitableAddress = "no suitable address found"
+
 // GenerateRequestID creates a random 8-character hex string for request tracing.
 func GenerateRequestID() string {
 	bytes := make([]byte, 4)
@@ -126,6 +130,14 @@ func LookupIP(ctx context.Context, r resolver, network, host string, qtype uint1
 }
 
 func getRcodeForError(ctx context.Context, r resolver, host string, qtype uint16, err error) int {
+	// The net package returns this AddrError when the host resolves but has
+	// no addresses of the requested family. The domain exists, so answer
+	// NODATA instead of SERVFAIL.
+	var addrErr *net.AddrError
+	if errors.As(err, &addrErr) && addrErr.Err == errNoSuitableAddress {
+		return dns.RcodeSuccess
+	}
+
 	var dnsErr *net.DNSError
 	if !errors.As(err, &dnsErr) {
 		return dns.RcodeServerFailure

client/internal/dns/resutil/resolve_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+package resutil
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"net"
+	"net/netip"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/miekg/dns"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+type mockResolver struct {
+	// results maps network ("ip4"/"ip6") to the lookup outcome.
+	results map[string]mockLookup
+}
+
+type mockLookup struct {
+	ips []netip.Addr
+	err error
+}
+
+func (m *mockResolver) LookupNetIP(_ context.Context, network, _ string) ([]netip.Addr, error) {
+	res, ok := m.results[network]
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, errors.New("unexpected network: " + network)
+	}
+	return res.ips, res.err
+}
+
+func TestLookupIP_Success(t *testing.T) {
+	r := &mockResolver{results: map[string]mockLookup{
+		"ip4": {ips: []netip.Addr{netip.MustParseAddr("::ffff:192.0.2.1")}},
+	}}
+
+	result := LookupIP(context.Background(), r, "ip4", "example.com.", dns.TypeA)
+
+	assert.Equal(t, dns.RcodeSuccess, result.Rcode, "successful lookup should return NOERROR")
+	require.Len(t, result.IPs, 1, "should return the resolved address")
+	assert.Equal(t, netip.MustParseAddr("192.0.2.1"), result.IPs[0], "v4-mapped address should be unmapped")
+}
+
+func TestLookupIP_NoSuitableAddress(t *testing.T) {
+	// The net package returns this AddrError when the host resolves but has
+	// no addresses of the requested family (e.g. AAAA query for a v4-only
+	// hosts file entry). The domain exists, so this is NODATA, not SERVFAIL.
+	r := &mockResolver{results: map[string]mockLookup{
+		"ip6": {err: &net.AddrError{Err: "no suitable address found", Addr: "example.com."}},
+	}}
+
+	result := LookupIP(context.Background(), r, "ip6", "example.com.", dns.TypeAAAA)
+
+	assert.Equal(t, dns.RcodeSuccess, result.Rcode, "no suitable address should map to NODATA")
+	assert.Empty(t, result.IPs, "NODATA response should carry no addresses")
+}
+
+// TestErrNoSuitableAddressMatchesNetPackage pins our copy of the error string
+// to what the net package actually emits. A literal IP of the wrong family
+// takes the same filterAddrList path as a resolved hostname, without network
+// access.
+func TestErrNoSuitableAddressMatchesNetPackage(t *testing.T) {
+	_, err := (&net.Resolver{}).LookupNetIP(context.Background(), "ip6", "192.0.2.1")
+	require.Error(t, err)
+
+	var addrErr *net.AddrError
+	require.ErrorAs(t, err, &addrErr, "wrong-family lookup should return AddrError")
+	assert.Equal(t, errNoSuitableAddress, addrErr.Err, "net package error string should match our constant")
+}
+
+func TestLookupIP_OtherAddrError(t *testing.T) {
+	r := &mockResolver{results: map[string]mockLookup{
+		"ip4": {err: &net.AddrError{Err: "some other address problem", Addr: "example.com."}},
+	}}
+
+	result := LookupIP(context.Background(), r, "ip4", "example.com.", dns.TypeA)
+
+	assert.Equal(t, dns.RcodeServerFailure, result.Rcode, "unrecognized AddrError should map to SERVFAIL")
+}
+
+func TestLookupIP_NotFoundNXDomain(t *testing.T) {
+	r := &mockResolver{results: map[string]mockLookup{
+		"ip4": {err: &net.DNSError{Err: "no such host", Name: "example.com.", IsNotFound: true}},
+		"ip6": {err: &net.DNSError{Err: "no such host", Name: "example.com.", IsNotFound: true}},
+	}}
+
+	result := LookupIP(context.Background(), r, "ip4", "example.com.", dns.TypeA)
+
+	assert.Equal(t, dns.RcodeNameError, result.Rcode, "not found for both families should map to NXDOMAIN")
+}
+
+func TestLookupIP_NotFoundNoData(t *testing.T) {
+	r := &mockResolver{results: map[string]mockLookup{
+		"ip6": {err: &net.DNSError{Err: "no such host", Name: "example.com.", IsNotFound: true}},
+		"ip4": {ips: []netip.Addr{netip.MustParseAddr("192.0.2.1")}},
+	}}
+
+	result := LookupIP(context.Background(), r, "ip6", "example.com.", dns.TypeAAAA)
+
+	assert.Equal(t, dns.RcodeSuccess, result.Rcode, "not found with the other family present should map to NODATA")
+}
+
+func TestLookupIP_GenericError(t *testing.T) {
+	r := &mockResolver{results: map[string]mockLookup{
+		"ip4": {err: errors.New("connection refused")},
+	}}
+
+	result := LookupIP(context.Background(), r, "ip4", "example.com.", dns.TypeA)
+
+	assert.Equal(t, dns.RcodeServerFailure, result.Rcode, "generic error should map to SERVFAIL")
+}
+
+func TestLookupIP_DNSErrorNotIsNotFound(t *testing.T) {
+	r := &mockResolver{results: map[string]mockLookup{
+		"ip4": {err: &net.DNSError{Err: "server misbehaving", Name: "example.com.", IsTemporary: true}},
+	}}
+
+	result := LookupIP(context.Background(), r, "ip4", "example.com.", dns.TypeA)
+
+	assert.Equal(t, dns.RcodeServerFailure, result.Rcode, "upstream failure should map to SERVFAIL")
+}

client/internal/dns/server.go

@@ -777,13 +777,24 @@ func (s *DefaultServer) applyHostConfig() {
 // context is released rather than leaked until GC.
 func (s *DefaultServer) registerFallback() {
 	originalNameservers := s.hostManager.getOriginalNameservers()
-	if len(originalNameservers) == 0 {
+
+	serverIP := s.service.RuntimeIP()
+	var servers []netip.AddrPort
+	for _, ns := range originalNameservers {
+		if ns == serverIP {
+			log.Debugf("skipping original nameserver %s as it is the same as the server IP %s", ns, serverIP)
+			continue
+		}
+		servers = append(servers, netip.AddrPortFrom(ns, DefaultPort))
+	}
+
+	if len(servers) == 0 {
 		log.Debugf("no fallback upstreams to register; clearing PriorityFallback handler")
 		s.clearFallback()
 		return
 	}
 
-	log.Infof("registering original nameservers %v as upstream handlers with priority %d", originalNameservers, PriorityFallback)
+	log.Infof("registering original nameservers %v as upstream handlers with priority %d", servers, PriorityFallback)
 
 	handler, err := newUpstreamResolver(
 		s.ctx,
@@ -797,11 +808,6 @@ func (s *DefaultServer) registerFallback() {
 		return
 	}
 	handler.selectedRoutes = s.selectedRoutes
-
-	var servers []netip.AddrPort
-	for _, ns := range originalNameservers {
-		servers = append(servers, netip.AddrPortFrom(ns, DefaultPort))
-	}
 	handler.addRace(servers)
 
 	prev := s.fallbackHandler

client/internal/engine.go

@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import (
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard/tun/netstack"
 	"golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard/wgctrl/wgtypes"
-	"google.golang.org/protobuf/proto"
 
 	nberrors "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/errors"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/firewall"
@@ -54,19 +53,19 @@ import (
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/relay"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/rosenpass"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/routemanager"
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/routemanager/systemops"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/statemanager"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/syncstore"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/updater"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/jobexec"
 	cProto "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/proto"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/system"
 	nbdns "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/dns"
-	types "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/management/types"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/route"
 	mgm "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/management/client"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/management/domain"
 	nbnetworkmap "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/management/networkmap"
 	mgmProto "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/management/proto"
+	types "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/management/types"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/netiputil"
 	auth "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/relay/auth/hmac"
 	relayClient "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/relay/client"
@@ -74,6 +73,7 @@ import (
 	sProto "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/signal/proto"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/util"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/util/capture"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/version"
 )
 
 // PeerConnectionTimeoutMax is a timeout of an initial connection attempt to a remote peer.
@@ -150,6 +150,10 @@ type EngineConfig struct {
 
 	LogPath string
 	TempDir string
+
+	// StateDir is the directory holding the state file. The sync response
+	// (network map) is serialized here on platforms that persist it to disk.
+	StateDir string
 }
 
 // EngineServices holds the external service dependencies required by the Engine.
@@ -235,11 +239,16 @@ type Engine struct {
 
 	afpacketCapture *capture.AFPacketCapture
 
-	// Sync response persistence (protected by syncRespMux)
-	syncRespMux         sync.RWMutex
-	persistSyncResponse bool
-	latestSyncResponse  *mgmProto.SyncResponse
-	flowManager         nftypes.FlowManager
+	// Sync response persistence (protected by syncRespMux).
+	// syncStore is nil unless persistence has been enabled; its presence is
+	// what marks persistence as active. The backend (disk or memory) is
+	// selected per-platform; see the syncstore package. syncStoreDir is where
+	// a disk-backed store serializes to.
+	syncRespMux  sync.RWMutex
+	syncStore    syncstore.Store
+	syncStoreDir string
+
+	flowManager nftypes.FlowManager
 
 	// auto-update
 	updateManager *updater.Manager
@@ -301,6 +310,7 @@ func NewEngine(
 		jobExecutor:        jobexec.NewExecutor(),
 		clientMetrics:      services.ClientMetrics,
 		updateManager:      services.UpdateManager,
+		syncStoreDir:       config.StateDir,
 	}
 
 	log.Infof("I am: %s", config.WgPrivateKey.PublicKey().String())
@@ -529,6 +539,10 @@ func (e *Engine) Start(netbirdConfig *mgmProto.NetbirdConfig, mgmtURL *url.URL)
 		return fmt.Errorf("create wg interface: %w", err)
 	}
 
+	if filteredDevice := e.wgInterface.GetDevice(); filteredDevice != nil {
+		filteredDevice.SetPanicHandler(e.triggerClientRestart)
+	}
+
 	if err := e.createFirewall(); err != nil {
 		e.close()
 		return err
@@ -882,44 +896,13 @@ func (e *Engine) handleSync(update *mgmProto.SyncResponse) error {
 		e.handleAutoUpdateVersion(nm.GetPeerConfig().GetAutoUpdate())
 	}
 
-	if update.GetNetbirdConfig() != nil {
-		wCfg := update.GetNetbirdConfig()
-		err := e.updateTURNs(wCfg.GetTurns())
-		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("update TURNs: %w", err)
-		}
-
-		err = e.updateSTUNs(wCfg.GetStuns())
-		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("update STUNs: %w", err)
-		}
-
-		var stunTurn []*stun.URI
-		stunTurn = append(stunTurn, e.STUNs...)
-		stunTurn = append(stunTurn, e.TURNs...)
-		e.stunTurn.Store(stunTurn)
-
-		err = e.handleRelayUpdate(wCfg.GetRelay())
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-
-		err = e.handleFlowUpdate(wCfg.GetFlow())
-		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("handle the flow configuration: %w", err)
-		}
-
-		if err := e.PopulateNetbirdConfig(wCfg, nil); err != nil {
-			log.Warnf("Failed to update DNS server config: %v", err)
-		}
-
-		// todo update signal
-	}
-
-	if err := e.updateChecksIfNew(update.Checks); err != nil {
+	if err := e.updateNetbirdConfig(update.GetNetbirdConfig()); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	// Decode the network map from either the components envelope or the
+	// legacy proto.NetworkMap before the posture-check gating below, so the
+	// "is there a network map" decision covers both wire shapes.
 	var (
 		nm         *mgmProto.NetworkMap
 		components *types.NetworkMapComponents
@@ -947,10 +930,20 @@ func (e *Engine) handleSync(update *mgmProto.SyncResponse) error {
 	} else {
 		nm = update.GetNetworkMap()
 	}
+
+	// Posture checks are bound to the network map presence:
+	//   NetworkMap != nil, checks present -> apply the received checks
+	//   NetworkMap != nil, checks nil     -> posture checks were removed, clear them
+	//   NetworkMap == nil                 -> config-only update (e.g. relay token rotation),
+	//                                        leave the previously applied checks untouched
 	if nm == nil {
 		return nil
 	}
 
+	if err := e.updateChecksIfNew(update.Checks); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	// Only retain the components view when the server sent the envelope
 	// path. A legacy proto.NetworkMap means components == nil; writing it
 	// here would clobber a previously-cached snapshot, breaking the
@@ -959,20 +952,7 @@ func (e *Engine) handleSync(update *mgmProto.SyncResponse) error {
 		e.latestComponents = components
 	}
 
-	// Persist sync response under the dedicated lock (syncRespMux), not under syncMsgMux.
-	// Read the storage-enabled flag under the syncRespMux too.
-	e.syncRespMux.RLock()
-	enabled := e.persistSyncResponse
-	e.syncRespMux.RUnlock()
-
-	// Store sync response if persistence is enabled
-	if enabled {
-		e.syncRespMux.Lock()
-		e.latestSyncResponse = update
-		e.syncRespMux.Unlock()
-
-		log.Debugf("sync response persisted with serial %d", nm.GetSerial())
-	}
+	e.persistSyncResponse(update)
 
 	// only apply new changes and ignore old ones
 	if err := e.updateNetworkMap(nm); err != nil {
@@ -997,6 +977,64 @@ func extractDNSDomainFromFQDN(fqdn string) string {
 	return ""
 }
 
+// updateNetbirdConfig applies the management-provided NetBird configuration:
+// STUN/TURN and relay servers, flow logging and DNS settings. A nil config is a no-op,
+// which is the case for sync updates carrying only a network map.
+func (e *Engine) updateNetbirdConfig(wCfg *mgmProto.NetbirdConfig) error {
+	if wCfg == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	if err := e.updateTURNs(wCfg.GetTurns()); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("update TURNs: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	if err := e.updateSTUNs(wCfg.GetStuns()); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("update STUNs: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	var stunTurn []*stun.URI
+	stunTurn = append(stunTurn, e.STUNs...)
+	stunTurn = append(stunTurn, e.TURNs...)
+	e.stunTurn.Store(stunTurn)
+
+	if err := e.handleRelayUpdate(wCfg.GetRelay()); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if err := e.handleFlowUpdate(wCfg.GetFlow()); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("handle the flow configuration: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	if err := e.PopulateNetbirdConfig(wCfg, nil); err != nil {
+		log.Warnf("Failed to update DNS server config: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// todo update signal
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// persistSyncResponse stores the full sync response so it can be restored on the next
+// startup. Persistence is enabled only when syncStore is set. The dedicated syncRespMux
+// (not syncMsgMux) is held for the whole Set so the store cannot be cleared (disabled /
+// engine close) mid-call and have this write resurrect a file that was just removed.
+func (e *Engine) persistSyncResponse(update *mgmProto.SyncResponse) {
+	e.syncRespMux.RLock()
+	defer e.syncRespMux.RUnlock()
+
+	if e.syncStore == nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	if err := e.syncStore.Set(update); err != nil {
+		log.Errorf("failed to persist sync response: %v", err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	log.Debugf("sync response persisted with serial %d", update.GetNetworkMap().GetSerial())
+}
+
 func (e *Engine) handleRelayUpdate(update *mgmProto.RelayConfig) error {
 	if update != nil {
 		// when we receive token we expect valid address list too
@@ -1123,6 +1161,7 @@ func (e *Engine) updateConfig(conf *mgmProto.PeerConfig) error {
 	state.PubKey = e.config.WgPrivateKey.PublicKey().String()
 	state.KernelInterface = !e.wgInterface.IsUserspaceBind()
 	state.FQDN = conf.GetFqdn()
+	state.WgPort = e.config.WgPort
 
 	e.statusRecorder.UpdateLocalPeerState(state)
 
@@ -1201,6 +1240,7 @@ func (e *Engine) handleBundle(params *mgmProto.BundleParameters) (*mgmProto.JobR
 		LogPath:        e.config.LogPath,
 		TempDir:        e.config.TempDir,
 		ClientMetrics:  e.clientMetrics,
+		DaemonVersion:  version.NetbirdVersion(),
 		RefreshStatus: func() {
 			e.RunHealthProbes(true)
 		},
@@ -1873,6 +1913,18 @@ func (e *Engine) close() {
 	if err := e.portForwardManager.GracefullyStop(ctx); err != nil {
 		log.Warnf("failed to gracefully stop port forwarding manager: %s", err)
 	}
+
+	// Drop any persisted sync response so its network map does not linger on
+	// disk after the engine stops (and cannot leak into a later run).
+	e.syncRespMux.Lock()
+	store := e.syncStore
+	e.syncStore = nil
+	e.syncRespMux.Unlock()
+	if store != nil {
+		if err := store.Clear(); err != nil {
+			log.Warnf("failed to clear persisted sync response on close: %v", err)
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 func (e *Engine) readInitialSettings() ([]*route.Route, *nbdns.Config, bool, error) {
@@ -1924,7 +1976,6 @@ func (e *Engine) newWgIface() (*iface.WGIface, error) {
 		WGPrivKey:    e.config.WgPrivateKey.String(),
 		MTU:          e.config.MTU,
 		TransportNet: transportNet,
-		FilterFn:     e.addrViaRoutes,
 		DisableDNS:   e.config.DisableDNS,
 	}
 
@@ -2172,21 +2223,6 @@ func (e *Engine) startNetworkMonitor() {
 	}()
 }
 
-func (e *Engine) addrViaRoutes(addr netip.Addr) (bool, netip.Prefix, error) {
-	var vpnRoutes []netip.Prefix
-	for _, routes := range e.routeManager.GetClientRoutes() {
-		if len(routes) > 0 && routes[0] != nil {
-			vpnRoutes = append(vpnRoutes, routes[0].Network)
-		}
-	}
-
-	if isVpn, prefix := systemops.IsAddrRouted(addr, vpnRoutes); isVpn {
-		return true, prefix, nil
-	}
-
-	return false, netip.Prefix{}, nil
-}
-
 func (e *Engine) stopDNSServer() {
 	if e.dnsServer == nil {
 		return
@@ -2202,45 +2238,42 @@ func (e *Engine) stopDNSServer() {
 	e.statusRecorder.UpdateDNSStates(nsGroupStates)
 }
 
-// SetSyncResponsePersistence enables or disables sync response persistence
+// SetSyncResponsePersistence enables or disables sync response persistence.
+// The store is only instantiated while persistence is enabled; construction
+// itself drops any stale data left over from an earlier run (see syncstore).
 func (e *Engine) SetSyncResponsePersistence(enabled bool) {
 	e.syncRespMux.Lock()
 	defer e.syncRespMux.Unlock()
 
-	if enabled == e.persistSyncResponse {
+	if enabled == (e.syncStore != nil) {
 		return
 	}
-	e.persistSyncResponse = enabled
 	log.Debugf("Sync response persistence is set to %t", enabled)
 
 	if !enabled {
-		e.latestSyncResponse = nil
+		if err := e.syncStore.Clear(); err != nil {
+			log.Warnf("failed to clear persisted sync response: %v", err)
+		}
+		e.syncStore = nil
+		return
 	}
+
+	e.syncStore = syncstore.New(e.syncStoreDir)
 }
 
 // GetLatestSyncResponse returns the stored sync response if persistence is enabled
 func (e *Engine) GetLatestSyncResponse() (*mgmProto.SyncResponse, error) {
+	// Hold the lock for the whole Get so the store cannot be cleared
+	// (disabled / engine close) mid-call.
 	e.syncRespMux.RLock()
-	enabled := e.persistSyncResponse
-	latest := e.latestSyncResponse
-	e.syncRespMux.RUnlock()
+	defer e.syncRespMux.RUnlock()
 
-	if !enabled {
+	if e.syncStore == nil {
 		return nil, errors.New("sync response persistence is disabled")
 	}
 
-	if latest == nil {
-		//nolint:nilnil
-		return nil, nil
-	}
-
-	log.Debugf("Retrieving latest sync response with size %d bytes", proto.Size(latest))
-	sr, ok := proto.Clone(latest).(*mgmProto.SyncResponse)
-	if !ok {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to clone sync response")
-	}
-
-	return sr, nil
+	//nolint:nilnil
+	return e.syncStore.Get()
 }
 
 // GetWgAddr returns the wireguard address
@@ -2276,7 +2309,7 @@ func (e *Engine) updateDNSForwarder(
 	enabled bool,
 	fwdEntries []*dnsfwd.ForwarderEntry,
 ) {
-	if e.config.DisableServerRoutes {
+	if e.config.DisableServerRoutes || e.config.BlockInbound {
 		return
 	}
 

client/internal/lazyconn/support.go

@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/go-version"
+
+	nbversion "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/version"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -11,7 +13,7 @@ var (
 )
 
 func IsSupported(agentVersion string) bool {
-	if agentVersion == "development" {
+	if nbversion.IsDevelopmentVersion(agentVersion) {
 		return true
 	}
 

client/internal/peer/conn_status.go

@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ type connStatusInputs struct {
 	iceInProgress       bool // a negotiation is currently in flight
 }
 
-
 // ConnStatus describe the status of a peer's connection
 type ConnStatus int32
 

client/internal/peer/status.go

@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ type LocalPeerState struct {
 	PubKey          string
 	KernelInterface bool
 	FQDN            string
+	WgPort          int
 	Routes          map[string]struct{}
 }
 
@@ -192,6 +193,7 @@ func (s *StatusChangeSubscription) Events() chan map[string]RouterState {
 type Status struct {
 	mux                   sync.RWMutex
 	peers                 map[string]State
+	ipToKey               map[string]string
 	changeNotify          map[string]map[string]*StatusChangeSubscription // map[peerID]map[subscriptionID]*StatusChangeSubscription
 	signalState           bool
 	signalError           error
@@ -230,6 +232,7 @@ type Status struct {
 func NewRecorder(mgmAddress string) *Status {
 	return &Status{
 		peers:                 make(map[string]State),
+		ipToKey:               make(map[string]string),
 		changeNotify:          make(map[string]map[string]*StatusChangeSubscription),
 		eventStreams:          make(map[string]chan *proto.SystemEvent),
 		eventQueue:            NewEventQueue(eventQueueSize),
@@ -281,6 +284,12 @@ func (d *Status) AddPeer(peerPubKey string, fqdn string, ip string, ipv6 string)
 		Mux:        new(sync.RWMutex),
 	}
 	d.peerListChangedForNotification = true
+	if ipv6 != "" {
+		d.ipToKey[ipv6] = peerPubKey
+	}
+	if ip != "" {
+		d.ipToKey[ip] = peerPubKey
+	}
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -310,19 +319,22 @@ func (d *Status) PeerByIP(ip string) (string, bool) {
 
 // PeerStateByIP returns the full peer State for the given tunnel IP.
 // Matches against either the IPv4 (State.IP) or IPv6 (State.IPv6) tunnel
-// address so dual-stack peers are reachable on either family. Returns the
-// zero State and false when no peer matches or the input is empty.
+// address so dual-stack peers are reachable on either family. Only
+// active peers are matched; peers moved into the offline slice by
+// ReplaceOfflinePeers are intentionally treated as unknown.
 func (d *Status) PeerStateByIP(ip string) (State, bool) {
 	if ip == "" {
 		return State{}, false
 	}
 	d.mux.RLock()
 	defer d.mux.RUnlock()
-
-	for _, state := range d.peers {
-		if (state.IP != "" && state.IP == ip) || (state.IPv6 != "" && state.IPv6 == ip) {
-			return state, true
-		}
+	key, ok := d.ipToKey[ip]
+	if !ok {
+		return State{}, false
+	}
+	state, ok := d.peers[key]
+	if ok {
+		return state, true
 	}
 	return State{}, false
 }
@@ -332,12 +344,18 @@ func (d *Status) RemovePeer(peerPubKey string) error {
 	d.mux.Lock()
 	defer d.mux.Unlock()
 
-	_, ok := d.peers[peerPubKey]
+	p, ok := d.peers[peerPubKey]
 	if !ok {
 		return errors.New("no peer with to remove")
 	}
 
 	delete(d.peers, peerPubKey)
+	if mappedKey, exists := d.ipToKey[p.IP]; exists && mappedKey == peerPubKey {
+		delete(d.ipToKey, p.IP)
+	}
+	if mappedKey, exists := d.ipToKey[p.IPv6]; exists && mappedKey == peerPubKey {
+		delete(d.ipToKey, p.IPv6)
+	}
 	d.peerListChangedForNotification = true
 	return nil
 }
@@ -1006,14 +1024,17 @@ func (d *Status) GetRelayStates() []relay.ProbeResult {
 		return d.relayStates
 	}
 
-	// extend the list of stun, turn servers with relay address
+	// extend the list of stun, turn servers with the relay server connections
 	relayStates := slices.Clone(d.relayStates)
 
-	// if the server connection is not established then we will use the general address
-	// in case of connection we will use the instance specific address
-	instanceAddr, _, err := d.relayMgr.RelayInstanceAddress()
-	if err != nil {
-		// TODO add their status
+	states := d.relayMgr.RelayStates()
+	if len(states) == 0 {
+		// no relay connection tracked yet; surface configured servers as
+		// unavailable with the real reconnect error when known
+		err := relayClient.ErrRelayClientNotConnected
+		if connErr := d.relayMgr.RelayConnectError(); connErr != nil {
+			err = connErr
+		}
 		for _, r := range d.relayMgr.ServerURLs() {
 			relayStates = append(relayStates, relay.ProbeResult{
 				URI: r,
@@ -1023,10 +1044,14 @@ func (d *Status) GetRelayStates() []relay.ProbeResult {
 		return relayStates
 	}
 
-	relayState := relay.ProbeResult{
-		URI: instanceAddr,
+	for _, rs := range states {
+		relayStates = append(relayStates, relay.ProbeResult{
+			URI:       rs.URL,
+			Err:       rs.Err,
+			Transport: rs.Transport,
+		})
 	}
-	return append(relayStates, relayState)
+	return relayStates
 }
 
 func (d *Status) ForwardingRules() []firewall.ForwardRule {
@@ -1348,6 +1373,7 @@ func (fs FullStatus) ToProto() *proto.FullStatus {
 	pbFullStatus.LocalPeerState.PubKey = fs.LocalPeerState.PubKey
 	pbFullStatus.LocalPeerState.KernelInterface = fs.LocalPeerState.KernelInterface
 	pbFullStatus.LocalPeerState.Fqdn = fs.LocalPeerState.FQDN
+	pbFullStatus.LocalPeerState.WgPort = int32(fs.LocalPeerState.WgPort)
 	pbFullStatus.LocalPeerState.RosenpassPermissive = fs.RosenpassState.Permissive
 	pbFullStatus.LocalPeerState.RosenpassEnabled = fs.RosenpassState.Enabled
 	pbFullStatus.NumberOfForwardingRules = int32(fs.NumOfForwardingRules)
@@ -1386,6 +1412,7 @@ func (fs FullStatus) ToProto() *proto.FullStatus {
 		pbRelayState := &proto.RelayState{
 			URI:       relayState.URI,
 			Available: relayState.Err == nil,
+			Transport: relayState.Transport,
 		}
 		if err := relayState.Err; err != nil {
 			pbRelayState.Error = err.Error()

client/internal/peer/status_test.go

@@ -90,6 +90,45 @@ func TestStatus_PeerStateByIP_MatchesIPv6(t *testing.T) {
 	req.Equal("pk-1", state.PubKey, "matching state must carry the right pub key")
 }
 
+// TestStatus_PeerStateByIP_IgnoresOfflinePeers documents that peers
+// moved into the offline slice via ReplaceOfflinePeers are intentionally
+// not resolvable by IP: only active peers can carry traffic, so callers
+// (DNS filter, embed.Client.IdentityForIP) treat them as unknown.
+func TestStatus_PeerStateByIP_IgnoresOfflinePeers(t *testing.T) {
+	status := NewRecorder("https://mgm")
+	req := require.New(t)
+
+	status.ReplaceOfflinePeers([]State{
+		{PubKey: "pk-offline", FQDN: "offline.netbird", IP: "100.64.0.20", IPv6: "fd00::20"},
+	})
+
+	_, ok := status.PeerStateByIP("100.64.0.20")
+	req.False(ok, "offline peer must not resolve by IPv4 tunnel address")
+
+	_, ok = status.PeerStateByIP("fd00::20")
+	req.False(ok, "offline peer must not resolve by IPv6 tunnel address")
+}
+
+// TestStatus_PeerStateByIP_RemovedPeer verifies RemovePeer drops the
+// IP index entries for both address families.
+func TestStatus_PeerStateByIP_RemovedPeer(t *testing.T) {
+	status := NewRecorder("https://mgm")
+	req := require.New(t)
+
+	req.NoError(status.AddPeer("pk-1", "peer-1.netbird", "100.64.0.10", "fd00::1"))
+
+	_, ok := status.PeerStateByIP("100.64.0.10")
+	req.True(ok, "active peer must resolve before removal")
+
+	req.NoError(status.RemovePeer("pk-1"))
+
+	_, ok = status.PeerStateByIP("100.64.0.10")
+	req.False(ok, "removed peer must not resolve by IPv4 tunnel address")
+
+	_, ok = status.PeerStateByIP("fd00::1")
+	req.False(ok, "removed peer must not resolve by IPv6 tunnel address")
+}
+
 func TestStatus_UpdatePeerFQDN(t *testing.T) {
 	key := "abc"
 	fqdn := "peer-a.netbird.local"

client/internal/peer/worker_ice.go

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"net"
-	"net/netip"
 	"strconv"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
@@ -165,10 +164,6 @@ func (w *WorkerICE) OnRemoteCandidate(candidate ice.Candidate, haRoutes route.HA
 		return
 	}
 
-	if candidateViaRoutes(candidate, haRoutes) {
-		return
-	}
-
 	if err := w.agent.AddRemoteCandidate(candidate); err != nil {
 		w.log.Errorf("error while handling remote candidate")
 		return
@@ -589,34 +584,6 @@ func extraSrflxCandidate(candidate ice.Candidate) (*ice.CandidateServerReflexive
 	return ec, nil
 }
 
-func candidateViaRoutes(candidate ice.Candidate, clientRoutes route.HAMap) bool {
-	addr, err := netip.ParseAddr(candidate.Address())
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Errorf("Failed to parse IP address %s: %v", candidate.Address(), err)
-		return false
-	}
-
-	var routePrefixes []netip.Prefix
-	for _, routes := range clientRoutes {
-		if len(routes) > 0 && routes[0] != nil {
-			routePrefixes = append(routePrefixes, routes[0].Network)
-		}
-	}
-
-	for _, prefix := range routePrefixes {
-		// default route is handled by route exclusion / ip rules
-		if prefix.Bits() == 0 {
-			continue
-		}
-
-		if prefix.Contains(addr) {
-			log.Debugf("Ignoring candidate [%s], its address is part of routed network %s", candidate.String(), prefix)
-			return true
-		}
-	}
-	return false
-}
-
 func isRelayCandidate(candidate ice.Candidate) bool {
 	return candidate.Type() == ice.CandidateTypeRelay
 }

client/internal/portforward/pcp/nat.go

@@ -179,8 +179,10 @@ func getDefaultGateway() (gateway net.IP, localIP net.IP, err error) {
 	}
 
 	dst := net.IPv4zero
-	if runtime.GOOS == "linux" {
-		// go-netroute v0.4.0 rejects unspecified destinations client-side on Linux.
+	if runtime.GOOS == "linux" || runtime.GOOS == "android" {
+		// go-netroute v0.4.0 rejects unspecified destinations client-side on Linux/Android.
+		// TODO: on android/ios, use platform APIs (ConnectivityManager.getLinkProperties /
+		// NWPathMonitor) when netlink-based lookup is restricted or unavailable.
 		dst = net.IPv4(0, 0, 0, 1)
 	}
 	_, gateway, localIP, err = router.Route(dst)
@@ -203,7 +205,7 @@ func getDefaultGateway6() (gateway net.IP, localIP net.IP, err error) {
 	}
 
 	dst := net.IPv6zero
-	if runtime.GOOS == "linux" {
+	if runtime.GOOS == "linux" || runtime.GOOS == "android" {
 		// ::2
 		dst = net.IP{0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 2}
 	}

client/internal/profilemanager/config.go

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/routemanager/dynamic"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/mdm"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/ssh"
 	mgm "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/management/client"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/management/domain"
@@ -57,6 +58,10 @@ var DefaultInterfaceBlacklist = []string{
 	"Tailscale", "tailscale", "docker", "veth", "br-", "lo",
 }
 
+// loadMDMPolicy is the package-level indirection used by apply() to read the
+// active MDM policy. Tests override this to inject a fake policy.
+var loadMDMPolicy = mdm.LoadPolicy
+
 // ConfigInput carries configuration changes to the client
 type ConfigInput struct {
 	ManagementURL                 string
@@ -174,6 +179,23 @@ type Config struct {
 	LazyConnectionEnabled bool
 
 	MTU uint16
+
+	// policy is the MDM policy that produced the currently-set values for
+	// any MDM-enforced fields. Set by applyMDMPolicy at the tail of apply()
+	// and reset on every apply() invocation. Never persisted to disk.
+	// Callers query enforcement state via Policy() and the mdm.Policy API
+	// (HasKey, ManagedKeys, IsEmpty).
+	policy *mdm.Policy `json:"-"`
+}
+
+// Policy returns the MDM policy applied to this Config. Returns a non-nil
+// empty Policy when MDM enforcement is inactive; callers can always invoke
+// HasKey / ManagedKeys / IsEmpty without a nil check.
+func (config *Config) Policy() *mdm.Policy {
+	if config == nil || config.policy == nil {
+		return mdm.NewPolicy(nil)
+	}
+	return config.policy
 }
 
 var ConfigDirOverride string
@@ -612,10 +634,93 @@ func (config *Config) apply(input ConfigInput) (updated bool, err error) {
 		updated = true
 	}
 
+	// MDM is the last override layer: any key present in the policy
+	// supersedes defaults, on-disk config, env vars and CLI input.
+	config.applyMDMPolicy(loadMDMPolicy())
+
 	return updated, nil
 }
 
-// parseURL parses and validates a service URL
+// applyMDMPolicy overlays MDM-supplied values on top of the resolved Config.
+// The provided Policy is also stored on the Config so callers can later query
+// which fields are enforced. Invalid values (e.g. malformed URLs) are logged
+// and skipped to avoid bricking the client; the field keeps its previous
+// resolved value but is still marked as managed (Policy.HasKey returns true
+// for the key, so per-field rejection of user writes still applies).
+func (config *Config) applyMDMPolicy(policy *mdm.Policy) {
+	config.policy = policy
+	if policy.IsEmpty() {
+		return
+	}
+
+	// Helper: log the application of a single MDM-managed key. Values for
+	// keys in mdm.SecretKeys are redacted.
+	logApplied := func(key string, displayValue any) {
+		if _, secret := mdm.SecretKeys[key]; secret {
+			log.Infof("MDM override %s = ********** (secret)", key)
+			return
+		}
+		log.Infof("MDM override %s = %v", key, displayValue)
+	}
+
+	if v, ok := policy.GetString(mdm.KeyManagementURL); ok {
+		if u, err := parseURL("Management URL", v); err != nil {
+			log.Warnf("MDM management URL %q invalid: %v; keeping previous value", v, err)
+		} else {
+			config.ManagementURL = u
+			logApplied(mdm.KeyManagementURL, u.String())
+		}
+	}
+
+	if v, ok := policy.GetString(mdm.KeyPreSharedKey); ok {
+		// Defensive: refuse the redaction mask in case it round-tripped
+		// through a manifest by mistake.
+		if !isPreSharedKeyHidden(&v) {
+			config.PreSharedKey = v
+			logApplied(mdm.KeyPreSharedKey, "")
+		}
+	}
+
+	// applyBool collapses the per-key "read + set + log" boilerplate
+	// for every plain bool MDM key into a single helper. Keeps the
+	// outer function's cognitive complexity below SonarCube's
+	// threshold; functional behaviour is identical to the inlined
+	// branches it replaces.
+	applyBool := func(key string, setter func(bool)) {
+		v, ok := policy.GetBool(key)
+		if !ok {
+			return
+		}
+		setter(v)
+		logApplied(key, v)
+	}
+
+	applyBool(mdm.KeyAllowServerSSH, func(v bool) { bv := v; config.ServerSSHAllowed = &bv })
+	applyBool(mdm.KeyDisableClientRoutes, func(v bool) { config.DisableClientRoutes = v })
+	applyBool(mdm.KeyDisableServerRoutes, func(v bool) { config.DisableServerRoutes = v })
+	applyBool(mdm.KeyBlockInbound, func(v bool) { config.BlockInbound = v })
+	applyBool(mdm.KeyDisableAutoConnect, func(v bool) { config.DisableAutoConnect = v })
+	applyBool(mdm.KeyRosenpassEnabled, func(v bool) { config.RosenpassEnabled = v })
+	applyBool(mdm.KeyRosenpassPermissive, func(v bool) { config.RosenpassPermissive = v })
+
+	if v, ok := policy.GetInt(mdm.KeyWireguardPort); ok {
+		// REG_DWORD is 32-bit; UDP port range is 1-65535. Clamp at the
+		// upper bound and reject obviously-invalid values to avoid the
+		// engine binding to an unusable port if the admin pushes garbage.
+		if v >= 1 && v <= 65535 {
+			config.WgPort = int(v)
+			logApplied(mdm.KeyWireguardPort, v)
+		} else {
+			log.Warnf("MDM wireguard port %d out of range [1,65535]; keeping previous value", v)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// parseURL parses and validates the URL for the named service. The URL
+// must use the http or https scheme; if no port is present, ":443" is
+// appended for https or ":80" for http. The serviceName parameter is
+// used to contextualise error messages. On success returns the parsed
+// *url.URL; on failure returns a non-nil error.
 func parseURL(serviceName, serviceURL string) (*url.URL, error) {
 	parsedMgmtURL, err := url.ParseRequestURI(serviceURL)
 	if err != nil {

client/internal/profilemanager/config_mdm_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,152 @@
+package profilemanager
+
+import (
+	"path/filepath"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/mdm"
+)
+
+// withMDMPolicy temporarily overrides the package-level loadMDMPolicy hook so
+// apply() observes the supplied Policy. The original loader is restored at
+// test cleanup.
+func withMDMPolicy(t *testing.T, policy *mdm.Policy) {
+	t.Helper()
+	prev := loadMDMPolicy
+	loadMDMPolicy = func() *mdm.Policy { return policy }
+	t.Cleanup(func() { loadMDMPolicy = prev })
+}
+
+func TestApply_MDMEmpty_NoEnforcement(t *testing.T) {
+	withMDMPolicy(t, mdm.NewPolicy(nil))
+
+	cfg, err := UpdateOrCreateConfig(ConfigInput{
+		ConfigPath: filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "config.json"),
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NotNil(t, cfg)
+
+	assert.True(t, cfg.Policy().IsEmpty(), "no MDM source ⇒ empty Policy")
+	assert.False(t, cfg.Policy().HasKey(mdm.KeyManagementURL))
+	assert.Empty(t, cfg.Policy().ManagedKeys())
+
+	// Default management URL still resolves.
+	assert.Equal(t, DefaultManagementURL, cfg.ManagementURL.String())
+}
+
+func TestApply_MDMOnly_OverridesDefaults(t *testing.T) {
+	const mdmURL = "https://corp.mdm.example.com:443"
+	withMDMPolicy(t, mdm.NewPolicy(map[string]any{
+		mdm.KeyManagementURL:       mdmURL,
+		mdm.KeyDisableClientRoutes: true,
+		mdm.KeyBlockInbound:        true,
+	}))
+
+	cfg, err := UpdateOrCreateConfig(ConfigInput{
+		ConfigPath: filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "config.json"),
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NotNil(t, cfg)
+
+	assert.Equal(t, mdmURL, cfg.ManagementURL.String())
+	assert.True(t, cfg.DisableClientRoutes)
+	assert.True(t, cfg.BlockInbound)
+
+	assert.True(t, cfg.Policy().HasKey(mdm.KeyManagementURL))
+	assert.True(t, cfg.Policy().HasKey(mdm.KeyDisableClientRoutes))
+	assert.True(t, cfg.Policy().HasKey(mdm.KeyBlockInbound))
+	assert.False(t, cfg.Policy().HasKey(mdm.KeyAllowServerSSH))
+}
+
+func TestApply_MDMBeatsCLIInput(t *testing.T) {
+	const mdmURL = "https://mdm.example.com:443"
+	const cliURL = "https://cli.example.com:443"
+
+	withMDMPolicy(t, mdm.NewPolicy(map[string]any{
+		mdm.KeyManagementURL: mdmURL,
+	}))
+
+	cfg, err := UpdateOrCreateConfig(ConfigInput{
+		ConfigPath:    filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "config.json"),
+		ManagementURL: cliURL,
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NotNil(t, cfg)
+
+	// MDM wins over CLI-supplied management URL.
+	assert.Equal(t, mdmURL, cfg.ManagementURL.String())
+	assert.True(t, cfg.Policy().HasKey(mdm.KeyManagementURL))
+}
+
+func TestApply_MDMInvalidURL_KeepsPreviousValue(t *testing.T) {
+	withMDMPolicy(t, mdm.NewPolicy(map[string]any{
+		mdm.KeyManagementURL: "not-a-url",
+	}))
+
+	cfg, err := UpdateOrCreateConfig(ConfigInput{
+		ConfigPath: filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "config.json"),
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NotNil(t, cfg)
+
+	// Invalid MDM URL is logged and skipped: default URL stays in place
+	// to keep the client functional.
+	assert.Equal(t, DefaultManagementURL, cfg.ManagementURL.String())
+
+	// But the key is still considered MDM-managed (admin intent is to
+	// enforce, daemon rejects user writes to this field — phase-1 scaffolding
+	// reflects this by keeping Policy.HasKey true even on parse failure).
+	assert.True(t, cfg.Policy().HasKey(mdm.KeyManagementURL))
+}
+
+func TestApply_MDMBoolKeysOverrideOnDiskValue(t *testing.T) {
+	tmp := filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "config.json")
+
+	// Seed without MDM.
+	withMDMPolicy(t, mdm.NewPolicy(nil))
+	_, err := UpdateOrCreateConfig(ConfigInput{
+		ConfigPath:          tmp,
+		DisableClientRoutes: boolPtr(false),
+		RosenpassEnabled:    boolPtr(false),
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// Now enable MDM enforcement for these keys.
+	withMDMPolicy(t, mdm.NewPolicy(map[string]any{
+		mdm.KeyDisableClientRoutes: true,
+		mdm.KeyRosenpassEnabled:    true,
+	}))
+
+	cfg, err := UpdateOrCreateConfig(ConfigInput{ConfigPath: tmp})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NotNil(t, cfg)
+
+	assert.True(t, cfg.DisableClientRoutes, "MDM override should flip on-disk false to true")
+	assert.True(t, cfg.RosenpassEnabled)
+	assert.True(t, cfg.Policy().HasKey(mdm.KeyDisableClientRoutes))
+	assert.True(t, cfg.Policy().HasKey(mdm.KeyRosenpassEnabled))
+}
+
+func TestApply_MDMPreSharedKeyRedactionSentinelRejected(t *testing.T) {
+	const maskSentinel = "**********"
+
+	withMDMPolicy(t, mdm.NewPolicy(map[string]any{
+		mdm.KeyPreSharedKey: maskSentinel,
+	}))
+
+	cfg, err := UpdateOrCreateConfig(ConfigInput{
+		ConfigPath: filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "config.json"),
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NotNil(t, cfg)
+
+	// Mask sentinel must not be persisted as the actual PSK.
+	assert.NotEqual(t, maskSentinel, cfg.PreSharedKey)
+	// Key still marked managed so user writes are still rejected.
+	assert.True(t, cfg.Policy().HasKey(mdm.KeyPreSharedKey))
+}
+
+func boolPtr(b bool) *bool { return &b }

client/internal/relay/relay.go

@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ type ProbeResult struct {
 	URI  string
 	Err  error
 	Addr string
+	// Transport is the negotiated relay transport, empty
+	// for stun/turn probes or when not connected.
+	Transport string
 }
 
 type StunTurnProbe struct {

client/internal/rosenpass/manager_test.go

@@ -22,14 +22,14 @@ type removePeerCall struct {
 }
 
 type mockServer struct {
-	mu         sync.Mutex
-	addCalls   []addPeerCall
-	removed    []removePeerCall
-	nextID     rp.PeerID
-	addErr     error
-	removeErr  error
-	closed     bool
-	ran        bool
+	mu        sync.Mutex
+	addCalls  []addPeerCall
+	removed   []removePeerCall
+	nextID    rp.PeerID
+	addErr    error
+	removeErr error
+	closed    bool
+	ran       bool
 }
 
 func (m *mockServer) AddPeer(cfg rp.PeerConfig) (rp.PeerID, error) {
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func (m *mockServer) RemovePeer(id rp.PeerID) error {
 	return m.removeErr
 }
 
-func (m *mockServer) Run() error  { m.ran = true; return nil }
+func (m *mockServer) Run() error   { m.ran = true; return nil }
 func (m *mockServer) Close() error { m.closed = true; return nil }
 
 type setPSKCall struct {

client/internal/rosenpass/seed_test.go

@@ -41,4 +41,3 @@ func TestDeterministicSeedKey_TooShortKey_ReturnsError(t *testing.T) {
 	_, err = DeterministicSeedKey(long, short)
 	require.Error(t, err)
 }
-

client/internal/routemanager/manager.go

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"net/url"
 	"runtime"
 	"slices"
+	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"sync/atomic"
 	"time"
@@ -700,6 +701,15 @@ func resolveURLsToIPs(urls []string) []net.IP {
 
 // updateRouteSelectorFromManagement updates the route selector based on the isSelected status from the management server
 func (m *DefaultManager) updateRouteSelectorFromManagement(clientRoutes route.HAMap) {
+	m.mirrorV6ExitPairSelections(clientRoutes)
+
+	// An explicit user "deselect all" must not be overridden by management auto-apply.
+	// Auto-applying an exit node here would call SelectRoutes, which clears the
+	// deselect-all flag and re-enables every route the user turned off.
+	if m.routeSelector.IsDeselectAll() {
+		return
+	}
+
 	exitNodeInfo := m.collectExitNodeInfo(clientRoutes)
 	if len(exitNodeInfo.allIDs) == 0 {
 		return
@@ -709,6 +719,24 @@ func (m *DefaultManager) updateRouteSelectorFromManagement(clientRoutes route.HA
 	m.logExitNodeUpdate(exitNodeInfo)
 }
 
+// mirrorV6ExitPairSelections keeps every synthesized "-v6" exit route's selection
+// consistent with its v4 base. The v4/v6 exit pair is a single toggle, so the v6
+// entry always follows the base: deselecting the v4 exit node also drops its ::/0
+// pair, and any stale (orphaned) explicit selection on the v6 entry is reset. This
+// runs before selection is read so both collectExitNodeInfo and FilterSelectedExitNodes
+// see consistent state, including pairs loaded from persisted selector state.
+func (m *DefaultManager) mirrorV6ExitPairSelections(clientRoutes route.HAMap) {
+	routesByNetID := make(map[route.NetID][]*route.Route, len(clientRoutes))
+	for haID, routes := range clientRoutes {
+		routesByNetID[haID.NetID()] = routes
+	}
+
+	for v6ID := range route.V6ExitMergeSet(routesByNetID) {
+		baseID := route.NetID(strings.TrimSuffix(string(v6ID), route.V6ExitSuffix))
+		m.routeSelector.SyncPairedSelection(baseID, v6ID)
+	}
+}
+
 type exitNodeInfo struct {
 	allIDs               []route.NetID
 	selectedByManagement []route.NetID

client/internal/routemanager/manager_v6exit_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+package routemanager
+
+import (
+	"net/netip"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/routeselector"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/route"
+)
+
+// TestUpdateRouteSelectorFromManagement_MirrorsV6ExitPair reproduces the bug seen
+// in netbird-engine.log: persisted selector state has the v4 exit node deselected
+// but its synthesized "-v6" pair explicitly selected (orphaned), so the ::/0 route
+// leaked onto the tunnel. The management update must mirror the v4 deselect onto the
+// v6 pair so FilterSelectedExitNodes drops it.
+func TestUpdateRouteSelectorFromManagement_MirrorsV6ExitPair(t *testing.T) {
+	const (
+		v4ID = route.NetID("Exit Node (raspberrypi)")
+		v6ID = route.NetID("Exit Node (raspberrypi)-v6")
+	)
+	all := []route.NetID{v4ID, v6ID}
+
+	rs := routeselector.NewRouteSelector()
+	// Orphan the v6 selection: select the pair, then deselect only the v4 base.
+	require.NoError(t, rs.SelectRoutes([]route.NetID{v4ID, v6ID}, true, all))
+	require.NoError(t, rs.DeselectRoutes([]route.NetID{v4ID}, all))
+	require.True(t, rs.IsSelected(v6ID), "precondition: orphaned v6 selection survives v4 deselect")
+
+	m := &DefaultManager{routeSelector: rs}
+
+	v4Route := &route.Route{NetID: v4ID, Network: netip.MustParsePrefix("0.0.0.0/0")}
+	v6Route := &route.Route{NetID: v6ID, Network: netip.MustParsePrefix("::/0")}
+	clientRoutes := route.HAMap{
+		"Exit Node (raspberrypi)|0.0.0.0/0": {v4Route},
+		"Exit Node (raspberrypi)-v6|::/0":   {v6Route},
+	}
+
+	m.updateRouteSelectorFromManagement(clientRoutes)
+
+	assert.False(t, rs.IsSelected(v6ID), "v6 pair must follow the v4 base deselect after the management update")
+
+	filtered := rs.FilterSelectedExitNodes(clientRoutes)
+	assert.Empty(t, filtered, "deselected v4 exit node must not leak its ::/0 pair onto the tunnel")
+}

client/internal/routemanager/selector_management_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+package routemanager
+
+import (
+	"net/netip"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/routeselector"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/route"
+)
+
+func exitNodeRoutes(netID route.NetID, skipAutoApply bool) route.HAMap {
+	haID := route.HAUniqueID(string(netID) + "|0.0.0.0/0")
+	return route.HAMap{
+		haID: []*route.Route{
+			{
+				ID:            "r-" + route.ID(netID),
+				NetID:         netID,
+				Network:       netip.MustParsePrefix("0.0.0.0/0"),
+				NetworkType:   route.IPv4Network,
+				Enabled:       true,
+				SkipAutoApply: skipAutoApply,
+			},
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+func TestUpdateRouteSelectorFromManagement(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("management auto-apply selects exit node without user selection", func(t *testing.T) {
+		m := &DefaultManager{routeSelector: routeselector.NewRouteSelector()}
+		routes := exitNodeRoutes("exit1", false)
+
+		m.updateRouteSelectorFromManagement(routes)
+
+		require.True(t, m.routeSelector.IsSelected("exit1"), "auto-apply exit node should be selected")
+		require.Len(t, m.routeSelector.FilterSelectedExitNodes(routes), 1, "selected exit node should pass the filter")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("management SkipAutoApply leaves exit node deselected", func(t *testing.T) {
+		m := &DefaultManager{routeSelector: routeselector.NewRouteSelector()}
+		routes := exitNodeRoutes("exit1", true)
+
+		m.updateRouteSelectorFromManagement(routes)
+
+		require.False(t, m.routeSelector.IsSelected("exit1"), "SkipAutoApply exit node should not be selected")
+		require.Empty(t, m.routeSelector.FilterSelectedExitNodes(routes), "deselected exit node should be filtered out")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("user selection is not overridden by management", func(t *testing.T) {
+		m := &DefaultManager{routeSelector: routeselector.NewRouteSelector()}
+		require.NoError(t, m.routeSelector.SelectRoutes([]route.NetID{"exit1"}, true, []route.NetID{"exit1"}))
+		routes := exitNodeRoutes("exit1", true)
+
+		m.updateRouteSelectorFromManagement(routes)
+
+		require.True(t, m.routeSelector.IsSelected("exit1"), "explicit user selection must survive a management sync that wants to skip auto-apply")
+		require.Len(t, m.routeSelector.FilterSelectedExitNodes(routes), 1, "user-selected exit node should pass the filter")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("deselect-all is preserved across a management sync", func(t *testing.T) {
+		m := &DefaultManager{routeSelector: routeselector.NewRouteSelector()}
+		m.routeSelector.DeselectAllRoutes()
+		routes := exitNodeRoutes("exit1", false)
+
+		m.updateRouteSelectorFromManagement(routes)
+
+		require.True(t, m.routeSelector.IsDeselectAll(), "an explicit deselect-all must not be cleared by management auto-apply")
+		require.Empty(t, m.routeSelector.FilterSelectedExitNodes(routes), "no routes should be selected while deselect-all is set")
+	})
+}

client/internal/routemanager/systemops/systemops_generic.go

@@ -121,9 +121,12 @@ func (r *SysOps) addRouteToNonVPNIntf(prefix netip.Prefix, vpnIntf wgIface, init
 		return Nexthop{}, vars.ErrRouteNotAllowed
 	}
 
-	// Check if the prefix is part of any local subnets
-	if isLocal, subnet := r.isPrefixInLocalSubnets(prefix); isLocal {
-		return Nexthop{}, fmt.Errorf("prefix %s is part of local subnet %s: %w", prefix, subnet, vars.ErrRouteNotAllowed)
+	// BSDs blackhole a /32 added inside a directly-connected subnet; Linux/Windows need it to beat the wt0 route.
+	switch runtime.GOOS {
+	case "darwin", "freebsd", "netbsd", "openbsd", "dragonfly":
+		if isLocal, subnet := r.isPrefixInLocalSubnets(prefix); isLocal {
+			return Nexthop{}, fmt.Errorf("prefix %s is part of local subnet %s: %w", prefix, subnet, vars.ErrRouteNotAllowed)
+		}
 	}
 
 	// Determine the exit interface and next hop for the prefix, so we can add a specific route

client/internal/routeselector/routeselector.go

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"slices"
-	"strings"
 	"sync"
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/go-multierror"
@@ -116,6 +115,14 @@ func (rs *RouteSelector) DeselectAllRoutes() {
 	clear(rs.selectedRoutes)
 }
 
+// IsDeselectAll reports whether the user has explicitly deselected all routes.
+func (rs *RouteSelector) IsDeselectAll() bool {
+	rs.mu.RLock()
+	defer rs.mu.RUnlock()
+
+	return rs.deselectAll
+}
+
 // IsSelected checks if a specific route is selected.
 func (rs *RouteSelector) IsSelected(routeID route.NetID) bool {
 	rs.mu.RLock()
@@ -124,6 +131,33 @@ func (rs *RouteSelector) IsSelected(routeID route.NetID) bool {
 	return rs.isSelectedLocked(routeID)
 }
 
+// SyncPairedSelection forces pairedID's explicit selection state to match baseID's,
+// so a synthesized "-v6" exit route always follows its v4 base: selecting or
+// deselecting the v4 exit node governs the ::/0 pair, and any stale (orphaned)
+// explicit state on the v6 entry is reset. The v4/v6 exit pair is treated as a single
+// toggle, so the v6 entry carries no independent selection of its own.
+func (rs *RouteSelector) SyncPairedSelection(baseID, pairedID route.NetID) {
+	rs.mu.Lock()
+	defer rs.mu.Unlock()
+
+	if rs.deselectAll {
+		return
+	}
+
+	_, baseSelected := rs.selectedRoutes[baseID]
+	_, baseDeselected := rs.deselectedRoutes[baseID]
+
+	delete(rs.selectedRoutes, pairedID)
+	delete(rs.deselectedRoutes, pairedID)
+
+	switch {
+	case baseSelected:
+		rs.selectedRoutes[pairedID] = struct{}{}
+	case baseDeselected:
+		rs.deselectedRoutes[pairedID] = struct{}{}
+	}
+}
+
 // FilterSelected removes unselected routes from the provided map.
 func (rs *RouteSelector) FilterSelected(routes route.HAMap) route.HAMap {
 	rs.mu.RLock()
@@ -143,14 +177,13 @@ func (rs *RouteSelector) FilterSelected(routes route.HAMap) route.HAMap {
 }
 
 // HasUserSelectionForRoute returns true if the user has explicitly selected or deselected this route.
-// Intended for exit-node code paths: a v6 exit-node pair (e.g. "MyExit-v6") with no explicit state of
-// its own inherits its v4 base's state, so legacy persisted selections that predate v6 pairing
-// transparently apply to the synthesized v6 entry.
+// The lookup is literal; v4/v6 exit pairs are kept consistent at write time via SyncPairedSelection,
+// so a synthesized "-v6" entry carries the same explicit state as its v4 base.
 func (rs *RouteSelector) HasUserSelectionForRoute(routeID route.NetID) bool {
 	rs.mu.RLock()
 	defer rs.mu.RUnlock()
 
-	return rs.hasUserSelectionForRouteLocked(rs.effectiveNetID(routeID))
+	return rs.hasUserSelectionForRouteLocked(routeID)
 }
 
 func (rs *RouteSelector) FilterSelectedExitNodes(routes route.HAMap) route.HAMap {
@@ -179,83 +212,6 @@ func (rs *RouteSelector) FilterSelectedExitNodes(routes route.HAMap) route.HAMap
 	return filtered
 }
 
-// effectiveNetID returns the v4 base for a "-v6" exit pair entry that has no explicit
-// state of its own, so selections made on the v4 entry govern the v6 entry automatically.
-// Only call this from exit-node-specific code paths: applying it to a non-exit "-v6" route
-// would make it inherit unrelated v4 state. Must be called with rs.mu held.
-func (rs *RouteSelector) effectiveNetID(id route.NetID) route.NetID {
-	name := string(id)
-	if !strings.HasSuffix(name, route.V6ExitSuffix) {
-		return id
-	}
-	if _, ok := rs.selectedRoutes[id]; ok {
-		return id
-	}
-	if _, ok := rs.deselectedRoutes[id]; ok {
-		return id
-	}
-	return route.NetID(strings.TrimSuffix(name, route.V6ExitSuffix))
-}
-
-func (rs *RouteSelector) isSelectedLocked(routeID route.NetID) bool {
-	if rs.deselectAll {
-		return false
-	}
-	_, deselected := rs.deselectedRoutes[routeID]
-	return !deselected
-}
-
-func (rs *RouteSelector) isDeselectedLocked(netID route.NetID) bool {
-	if rs.deselectAll {
-		return true
-	}
-	_, deselected := rs.deselectedRoutes[netID]
-	return deselected
-}
-
-func (rs *RouteSelector) hasUserSelectionForRouteLocked(routeID route.NetID) bool {
-	_, selected := rs.selectedRoutes[routeID]
-	_, deselected := rs.deselectedRoutes[routeID]
-	return selected || deselected
-}
-
-func isExitNode(rt []*route.Route) bool {
-	return len(rt) > 0 && (route.IsV4DefaultRoute(rt[0].Network) || route.IsV6DefaultRoute(rt[0].Network))
-}
-
-func (rs *RouteSelector) applyExitNodeFilter(
-	id route.HAUniqueID,
-	netID route.NetID,
-	rt []*route.Route,
-	out route.HAMap,
-) {
-	// Exit-node path: apply the v4/v6 pair mirror so a deselect on the v4 base also
-	// drops the synthesized v6 entry that lacks its own explicit state.
-	effective := rs.effectiveNetID(netID)
-	if rs.hasUserSelectionForRouteLocked(effective) {
-		if rs.isSelectedLocked(effective) {
-			out[id] = rt
-		}
-		return
-	}
-
-	// no explicit selection for this route: defer to management's SkipAutoApply flag
-	sel := collectSelected(rt)
-	if len(sel) > 0 {
-		out[id] = sel
-	}
-}
-
-func collectSelected(rt []*route.Route) []*route.Route {
-	var sel []*route.Route
-	for _, r := range rt {
-		if !r.SkipAutoApply {
-			sel = append(sel, r)
-		}
-	}
-	return sel
-}
-
 // MarshalJSON implements the json.Marshaler interface
 func (rs *RouteSelector) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
 	rs.mu.RLock()
@@ -309,3 +265,59 @@ func (rs *RouteSelector) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error {
 
 	return nil
 }
+
+func (rs *RouteSelector) isSelectedLocked(routeID route.NetID) bool {
+	if rs.deselectAll {
+		return false
+	}
+	_, deselected := rs.deselectedRoutes[routeID]
+	return !deselected
+}
+
+func (rs *RouteSelector) isDeselectedLocked(netID route.NetID) bool {
+	if rs.deselectAll {
+		return true
+	}
+	_, deselected := rs.deselectedRoutes[netID]
+	return deselected
+}
+
+func (rs *RouteSelector) hasUserSelectionForRouteLocked(routeID route.NetID) bool {
+	_, selected := rs.selectedRoutes[routeID]
+	_, deselected := rs.deselectedRoutes[routeID]
+	return selected || deselected
+}
+
+func (rs *RouteSelector) applyExitNodeFilter(
+	id route.HAUniqueID,
+	netID route.NetID,
+	rt []*route.Route,
+	out route.HAMap,
+) {
+	if rs.hasUserSelectionForRouteLocked(netID) {
+		if rs.isSelectedLocked(netID) {
+			out[id] = rt
+		}
+		return
+	}
+
+	// no explicit selection for this route: defer to management's SkipAutoApply flag
+	sel := collectSelected(rt)
+	if len(sel) > 0 {
+		out[id] = sel
+	}
+}
+
+func isExitNode(rt []*route.Route) bool {
+	return len(rt) > 0 && (route.IsV4DefaultRoute(rt[0].Network) || route.IsV6DefaultRoute(rt[0].Network))
+}
+
+func collectSelected(rt []*route.Route) []*route.Route {
+	var sel []*route.Route
+	for _, r := range rt {
+		if !r.SkipAutoApply {
+			sel = append(sel, r)
+		}
+	}
+	return sel
+}

client/internal/routeselector/routeselector_test.go

@@ -330,39 +330,73 @@ func TestRouteSelector_FilterSelectedExitNodes(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Len(t, filtered, 0) // No routes should be selected
 }
 
-// TestRouteSelector_V6ExitPairInherits covers the v4/v6 exit-node pair selection
-// mirror. The mirror is scoped to exit-node code paths: HasUserSelectionForRoute
-// and FilterSelectedExitNodes resolve a "-v6" entry without explicit state to its
-// v4 base, so legacy persisted selections that predate v6 pairing transparently
-// apply to the synthesized v6 entry. General lookups (IsSelected, FilterSelected)
-// stay literal so unrelated routes named "*-v6" don't inherit unrelated state.
-func TestRouteSelector_V6ExitPairInherits(t *testing.T) {
+// TestRouteSelector_V6ExitPairSync covers SyncPairedSelection, which keeps a v4
+// exit node and its synthesized "-v6" counterpart consistent. The selector itself
+// is literal and never infers a v6 entry's state from its v4 base; callers that know
+// the pairing (exit-node code paths) call SyncPairedSelection to force the v6 entry
+// to follow the base, treating the pair as a single toggle.
+func TestRouteSelector_V6ExitPairSync(t *testing.T) {
 	all := []route.NetID{"exit1", "exit1-v6", "exit2", "exit2-v6", "corp", "corp-v6"}
 
-	t.Run("HasUserSelectionForRoute mirrors deselected v4 base", func(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("selector lookups stay literal without sync", func(t *testing.T) {
 		rs := routeselector.NewRouteSelector()
 		require.NoError(t, rs.DeselectRoutes([]route.NetID{"exit1"}, all))
 
-		assert.True(t, rs.HasUserSelectionForRoute("exit1-v6"), "v6 pair sees v4 base's user selection")
+		// The selector does not pair-resolve: the v6 entry is independent until synced.
+		assert.False(t, rs.HasUserSelectionForRoute("exit1-v6"), "v6 entry has no state of its own")
+		assert.True(t, rs.IsSelected("exit1-v6"), "unsynced v6 entry stays selected by default")
 
-		// unrelated v6 with no v4 base touched is unaffected
-		assert.False(t, rs.HasUserSelectionForRoute("exit2-v6"))
+		// A route literally named "exit1-something" must never pair-resolve either.
+		assert.False(t, rs.HasUserSelectionForRoute("exit1-something"))
 	})
 
-	t.Run("IsSelected stays literal for non-exit lookups", func(t *testing.T) {
-		rs := routeselector.NewRouteSelector()
-		require.NoError(t, rs.DeselectRoutes([]route.NetID{"corp"}, all))
-
-		// A non-exit route literally named "corp-v6" must not inherit "corp"'s state
-		// via the mirror; the mirror only applies in exit-node code paths.
-		assert.False(t, rs.IsSelected("corp"))
-		assert.True(t, rs.IsSelected("corp-v6"), "non-exit *-v6 routes must not inherit unrelated v4 state")
-	})
-
-	t.Run("explicit v6 state overrides v4 base in filter", func(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("sync mirrors deselected v4 base onto v6", func(t *testing.T) {
 		rs := routeselector.NewRouteSelector()
 		require.NoError(t, rs.DeselectRoutes([]route.NetID{"exit1"}, all))
+
+		rs.SyncPairedSelection("exit1", "exit1-v6")
+
+		assert.False(t, rs.IsSelected("exit1"))
+		assert.False(t, rs.IsSelected("exit1-v6"), "v6 pair follows v4 base deselect")
+		assert.True(t, rs.HasUserSelectionForRoute("exit1-v6"), "v6 carries explicit deselect after sync")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("sync mirrors selected v4 base onto v6", func(t *testing.T) {
+		rs := routeselector.NewRouteSelector()
+		require.NoError(t, rs.SelectRoutes([]route.NetID{"exit1"}, false, all))
+
+		rs.SyncPairedSelection("exit1", "exit1-v6")
+
+		assert.True(t, rs.IsSelected("exit1"))
+		assert.True(t, rs.IsSelected("exit1-v6"), "v6 pair follows v4 base select")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("sync clears v6 state when base has no explicit selection", func(t *testing.T) {
+		rs := routeselector.NewRouteSelector()
 		require.NoError(t, rs.SelectRoutes([]route.NetID{"exit1-v6"}, true, all))
+		require.True(t, rs.HasUserSelectionForRoute("exit1-v6"))
+
+		rs.SyncPairedSelection("exit1", "exit1-v6")
+
+		assert.False(t, rs.HasUserSelectionForRoute("exit1-v6"),
+			"v6 explicit state is cleared so it follows management like its base")
+	})
+
+	// Regression for the observed bug (see netbird-engine.log): persisted state has
+	// the v4 base deselected but the v6 sibling explicitly selected (orphaned). The
+	// sync must reset the orphan so the ::/0 route does not leak onto the tunnel.
+	t.Run("sync clears orphaned explicit v6 selection on deselected base", func(t *testing.T) {
+		rs := routeselector.NewRouteSelector()
+
+		// Prior state: both explicitly selected, then only the v4 base deselected,
+		// leaving the v6 entry as a stale explicit selection.
+		require.NoError(t, rs.SelectRoutes([]route.NetID{"exit1", "exit1-v6"}, true, all))
+		require.NoError(t, rs.DeselectRoutes([]route.NetID{"exit1"}, all))
+		require.True(t, rs.IsSelected("exit1-v6"), "precondition: orphaned v6 selection")
+
+		rs.SyncPairedSelection("exit1", "exit1-v6")
+
+		assert.False(t, rs.IsSelected("exit1-v6"), "orphaned v6 selection reset to follow v4 deselect")
 
 		v4Route := &route.Route{NetID: "exit1", Network: netip.MustParsePrefix("0.0.0.0/0")}
 		v6Route := &route.Route{NetID: "exit1-v6", Network: netip.MustParsePrefix("::/0")}
@@ -370,23 +404,14 @@ func TestRouteSelector_V6ExitPairInherits(t *testing.T) {
 			"exit1|0.0.0.0/0": {v4Route},
 			"exit1-v6|::/0":   {v6Route},
 		}
-
 		filtered := rs.FilterSelectedExitNodes(routes)
-		assert.NotContains(t, filtered, route.HAUniqueID("exit1|0.0.0.0/0"))
-		assert.Contains(t, filtered, route.HAUniqueID("exit1-v6|::/0"), "explicit v6 select wins over v4 base")
+		assert.Empty(t, filtered, "deselecting v4 base must drop the v6 pair even if it was explicitly selected before")
 	})
 
-	t.Run("non-v6-suffix routes unaffected", func(t *testing.T) {
-		rs := routeselector.NewRouteSelector()
-		require.NoError(t, rs.DeselectRoutes([]route.NetID{"exit1"}, all))
-
-		// A route literally named "exit1-something" must not pair-resolve.
-		assert.False(t, rs.HasUserSelectionForRoute("exit1-something"))
-	})
-
-	t.Run("filter v6 paired with deselected v4 base", func(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("filter drops synced v6 pair of deselected v4 base", func(t *testing.T) {
 		rs := routeselector.NewRouteSelector()
 		require.NoError(t, rs.DeselectRoutes([]route.NetID{"exit1"}, all))
+		rs.SyncPairedSelection("exit1", "exit1-v6")
 
 		v4Route := &route.Route{NetID: "exit1", Network: netip.MustParsePrefix("0.0.0.0/0")}
 		v6Route := &route.Route{NetID: "exit1-v6", Network: netip.MustParsePrefix("::/0")}
@@ -399,6 +424,15 @@ func TestRouteSelector_V6ExitPairInherits(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Empty(t, filtered, "deselecting v4 base must also drop the v6 pair")
 	})
 
+	t.Run("deselectAll makes sync a no-op", func(t *testing.T) {
+		rs := routeselector.NewRouteSelector()
+		rs.DeselectAllRoutes()
+
+		rs.SyncPairedSelection("exit1", "exit1-v6")
+
+		assert.False(t, rs.HasUserSelectionForRoute("exit1-v6"), "sync must not write explicit state under deselectAll")
+	})
+
 	t.Run("non-exit *-v6 routes pass through FilterSelectedExitNodes", func(t *testing.T) {
 		rs := routeselector.NewRouteSelector()
 		require.NoError(t, rs.DeselectRoutes([]route.NetID{"corp"}, all))

client/internal/syncstore/disk.go

@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+package syncstore
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"sync"
+
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	"google.golang.org/protobuf/proto"
+
+	mgmProto "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/management/proto"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/util"
+)
+
+// syncResponseFileName is the name of the file the sync response is serialized
+// to, placed inside the configured directory (the state directory).
+const syncResponseFileName = "networkmap.pb"
+
+// diskStore serializes the latest sync response to a file on disk instead of
+// keeping it in memory. This trades disk I/O for a much smaller memory
+// footprint, which matters on memory-constrained platforms (iOS).
+type diskStore struct {
+	mu   sync.Mutex
+	path string
+}
+
+// NewDiskStore returns a Store that serializes the sync response to a file in
+// the given directory. If dir is empty it falls back to the OS temp directory.
+//
+// Any file left over from a previous run is removed on construction so a fresh
+// store never reads stale data (e.g. another profile's network map).
+func NewDiskStore(dir string) Store {
+	if dir == "" {
+		dir = os.TempDir()
+	}
+	s := &diskStore{
+		path: filepath.Join(dir, syncResponseFileName),
+	}
+	if err := s.Clear(); err != nil {
+		log.Warnf("failed to clear stale sync response file: %v", err)
+	}
+	return s
+}
+
+func (s *diskStore) Set(resp *mgmProto.SyncResponse) error {
+	if resp == nil {
+		return s.Clear()
+	}
+
+	bs, err := proto.Marshal(resp)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("marshal sync response: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	s.mu.Lock()
+	defer s.mu.Unlock()
+
+	if err := util.WriteBytesWithRestrictedPermission(context.Background(), s.path, bs); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("write sync response to %s: %w", s.path, err)
+	}
+
+	log.Debugf("sync response persisted to %s (%d bytes)", s.path, len(bs))
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (s *diskStore) Get() (*mgmProto.SyncResponse, error) {
+	s.mu.Lock()
+	defer s.mu.Unlock()
+
+	bs, err := os.ReadFile(s.path)
+	if err != nil {
+		if errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
+			//nolint:nilnil // nil,nil means "nothing stored", per the Store contract; preserve the original behaviour
+			return nil, nil
+		}
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("read sync response from %s: %w", s.path, err)
+	}
+
+	resp := &mgmProto.SyncResponse{}
+	if err := proto.Unmarshal(bs, resp); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unmarshal sync response: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	log.Debugf("retrieving latest sync response from %s (%d bytes)", s.path, len(bs))
+	return resp, nil
+}
+
+func (s *diskStore) Clear() error {
+	s.mu.Lock()
+	defer s.mu.Unlock()
+
+	if err := os.Remove(s.path); err != nil && !errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("remove sync response file %s: %w", s.path, err)
+	}
+	return nil
+}

client/internal/syncstore/factory_ios.go

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+//go:build ios
+
+package syncstore
+
+// New returns the platform default store. On iOS the sync response is
+// serialized to disk (in dir) to keep it out of the constrained process memory.
+func New(dir string) Store {
+	return NewDiskStore(dir)
+}

client/internal/syncstore/factory_other.go

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+//go:build !ios
+
+package syncstore
+
+// New returns the platform default store. On all non-iOS platforms the sync
+// response is kept in memory; dir is unused.
+func New(_ string) Store {
+	return NewMemoryStore()
+}

client/internal/syncstore/memory.go

@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+package syncstore
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"sync"
+
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	"google.golang.org/protobuf/proto"
+
+	mgmProto "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/management/proto"
+)
+
+// memoryStore keeps the latest sync response in memory.
+type memoryStore struct {
+	mu     sync.RWMutex
+	latest *mgmProto.SyncResponse
+}
+
+// NewMemoryStore returns a Store that keeps the sync response in memory.
+func NewMemoryStore() Store {
+	return &memoryStore{}
+}
+
+func (s *memoryStore) Set(resp *mgmProto.SyncResponse) error {
+	s.mu.Lock()
+	defer s.mu.Unlock()
+
+	s.latest = resp
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (s *memoryStore) Get() (*mgmProto.SyncResponse, error) {
+	s.mu.RLock()
+	latest := s.latest
+	s.mu.RUnlock()
+
+	if latest == nil {
+		//nolint:nilnil // nil,nil means "nothing stored", per the Store contract; preserve the original behaviour
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+
+	log.Debugf("retrieving latest sync response with size %d bytes", proto.Size(latest))
+	sr, ok := proto.Clone(latest).(*mgmProto.SyncResponse)
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("clone sync response")
+	}
+	return sr, nil
+}
+
+func (s *memoryStore) Clear() error {
+	s.mu.Lock()
+	defer s.mu.Unlock()
+
+	s.latest = nil
+	return nil
+}

client/internal/syncstore/syncstore.go

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+// Package syncstore stores the latest Management sync response (which carries
+// the network map) for debug bundle generation.
+//
+// The storage backend is selected at build time per operating system: on iOS
+// the response is serialized to disk to keep it out of the (tightly
+// constrained) process memory, while on all other platforms it is kept in
+// memory. The backend is chosen by the New constructor; see factory_ios.go and
+// factory_other.go.
+package syncstore
+
+import (
+	mgmProto "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/management/proto"
+)
+
+// Store persists the latest sync response and returns it on demand.
+//
+// Implementations must be safe for concurrent use.
+type Store interface {
+	// Set stores the given sync response, replacing any previously stored one.
+	Set(resp *mgmProto.SyncResponse) error
+
+	// Get returns the stored sync response, or nil if none is stored.
+	// The returned value is an independent copy that the caller may retain.
+	Get() (*mgmProto.SyncResponse, error)
+
+	// Clear removes any stored sync response. It is safe to call when nothing
+	// is stored.
+	Clear() error
+}

client/internal/updater/manager.go

@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@ import (
 
 const (
 	latestVersion = "latest"
-	// this version will be ignored
-	developmentVersion = "development"
 )
 
 var errNoUpdateState = errors.New("no update state found")
@@ -483,7 +481,7 @@ func (m *Manager) loadAndDeleteUpdateState(ctx context.Context) (*UpdateState, e
 }
 
 func (m *Manager) shouldUpdate(updateVersion *v.Version, forceUpdate bool) bool {
-	if m.currentVersion == developmentVersion {
+	if version.IsDevelopmentVersion(m.currentVersion) {
 		log.Debugf("skipping auto-update, running development version")
 		return false
 	}