[client] Fix update download url (#5023)

add verbose flag for free ad tests

.github/workflows/golang-test-freebsd.yml

@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ jobs:
             # check all component except management, since we do not support management server on freebsd
             time go test -timeout 1m -failfast ./base62/...
             # NOTE: without -p1 `client/internal/dns` will fail because of `listen udp4 :33100: bind: address already in use`
-            time go test -timeout 8m -failfast -p 1 ./client/...
+            time go test -timeout 8m -failfast -v -p 1 ./client/...
             time go test -timeout 1m -failfast ./dns/...
             time go test -timeout 1m -failfast ./encryption/...
             time go test -timeout 1m -failfast ./formatter/...

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ on:
   pull_request:
 
 env:
-  SIGN_PIPE_VER: "v0.0.23"
+  SIGN_PIPE_VER: "v0.1.0"
   GORELEASER_VER: "v2.3.2"
   PRODUCT_NAME: "NetBird"
   COPYRIGHT: "NetBird GmbH"
@@ -19,6 +19,100 @@ concurrency:
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
 jobs:
+  release_freebsd_port:
+    name: "FreeBSD Port / Build & Test"
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Generate FreeBSD port diff
+        run: bash release_files/freebsd-port-diff.sh
+
+      - name: Generate FreeBSD port issue body
+        run: bash release_files/freebsd-port-issue-body.sh
+
+      - name: Check if diff was generated
+        id: check_diff
+        run: |
+          if ls netbird-*.diff 1> /dev/null 2>&1; then
+            echo "diff_exists=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          else
+            echo "diff_exists=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+            echo "No diff file generated (port may already be up to date)"
+          fi
+
+      - name: Extract version
+        if: steps.check_diff.outputs.diff_exists == 'true'
+        id: version
+        run: |
+          VERSION=$(ls netbird-*.diff | sed 's/netbird-\(.*\)\.diff/\1/')
+          echo "version=$VERSION" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "Generated files for version: $VERSION"
+          cat netbird-*.diff
+
+      - name: Test FreeBSD port
+        if: steps.check_diff.outputs.diff_exists == 'true'
+        uses: vmactions/freebsd-vm@v1
+        with:
+          usesh: true
+          copyback: false
+          release: "15.0"
+          prepare: |
+            # Install required packages
+            pkg install -y git curl portlint go
+
+            # Install Go for building
+            GO_TARBALL="go1.24.10.freebsd-amd64.tar.gz"
+            GO_URL="https://go.dev/dl/$GO_TARBALL"
+            curl -LO "$GO_URL"
+            tar -C /usr/local -xzf "$GO_TARBALL"
+
+            # Clone ports tree (shallow, only what we need)
+            git clone --depth 1 --filter=blob:none https://git.FreeBSD.org/ports.git /usr/ports
+            cd /usr/ports
+
+          run: |
+            set -e -x
+            export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/go/bin
+
+            # Find the diff file
+            echo "Finding diff file..."
+            DIFF_FILE=$(find $PWD -name "netbird-*.diff" -type f 2>/dev/null | head -1)
+            echo "Found: $DIFF_FILE"
+
+            if [[ -z "$DIFF_FILE" ]]; then
+              echo "ERROR: Could not find diff file"
+              find ~ -name "*.diff" -type f 2>/dev/null || true
+              exit 1
+            fi
+
+            # Apply the generated diff from /usr/ports (diff has a/security/netbird/... paths)
+            cd /usr/ports
+            patch -p1 -V none < "$DIFF_FILE"
+
+            # Show patched Makefile
+            version=$(cat security/netbird/Makefile | grep -E '^DISTVERSION=' | awk '{print $NF}')
+            
+            cd /usr/ports/security/netbird
+            export BATCH=yes
+            make package
+            pkg add ./work/pkg/netbird-*.pkg
+            
+            netbird version | grep "$version"
+
+            echo "FreeBSD port test completed successfully!"
+
+      - name: Upload FreeBSD port files
+        if: steps.check_diff.outputs.diff_exists == 'true'
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: freebsd-port-files
+          path: |
+            ./netbird-*-issue.txt
+            ./netbird-*.diff
+          retention-days: 30
+
   release:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest-m
     env:

README.md

@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ export NETBIRD_DOMAIN=netbird.example.com; curl -fsSL https://github.com/netbird
 [Coturn](https://github.com/coturn/coturn) is the one that has been successfully used for STUN and TURN in NetBird setups.
 
 <p float="left" align="middle">
-  <img src="https://docs.netbird.io/docs-static/img/architecture/high-level-dia.png" width="700"/>
+  <img src="https://docs.netbird.io/docs-static/img/about-netbird/high-level-dia.png" width="700"/>
 </p>
 
 See a complete [architecture overview](https://docs.netbird.io/about-netbird/how-netbird-works#architecture) for details.

client/firewall/nftables/manager_linux_test.go

@@ -386,6 +386,97 @@ func TestNftablesManagerCompatibilityWithIptables(t *testing.T) {
 	verifyIptablesOutput(t, stdout, stderr)
 }
 
+func TestNftablesManagerCompatibilityWithIptablesFor6kPrefixes(t *testing.T) {
+	if check() != NFTABLES {
+		t.Skip("nftables not supported on this system")
+	}
+
+	if _, err := exec.LookPath("iptables-save"); err != nil {
+		t.Skipf("iptables-save not available on this system: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// First ensure iptables-nft tables exist by running iptables-save
+	stdout, stderr := runIptablesSave(t)
+	verifyIptablesOutput(t, stdout, stderr)
+
+	manager, err := Create(ifaceMock, iface.DefaultMTU)
+	require.NoError(t, err, "failed to create manager")
+	require.NoError(t, manager.Init(nil))
+
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		err := manager.Close(nil)
+		require.NoError(t, err, "failed to reset manager state")
+
+		// Verify iptables output after reset
+		stdout, stderr := runIptablesSave(t)
+		verifyIptablesOutput(t, stdout, stderr)
+	})
+
+	const octet2Count = 25
+	const octet3Count = 255
+	prefixes := make([]netip.Prefix, 0, (octet2Count-1)*(octet3Count-1))
+	for i := 1; i < octet2Count; i++ {
+		for j := 1; j < octet3Count; j++ {
+			addr := netip.AddrFrom4([4]byte{192, byte(j), byte(i), 0})
+			prefixes = append(prefixes, netip.PrefixFrom(addr, 24))
+		}
+	}
+	_, err = manager.AddRouteFiltering(
+		nil,
+		prefixes,
+		fw.Network{Prefix: netip.MustParsePrefix("10.2.0.0/24")},
+		fw.ProtocolTCP,
+		nil,
+		&fw.Port{Values: []uint16{443}},
+		fw.ActionAccept,
+	)
+	require.NoError(t, err, "failed to add route filtering rule")
+
+	stdout, stderr = runIptablesSave(t)
+	verifyIptablesOutput(t, stdout, stderr)
+}
+
+func TestNftablesManagerCompatibilityWithIptablesForEmptyPrefixes(t *testing.T) {
+	if check() != NFTABLES {
+		t.Skip("nftables not supported on this system")
+	}
+
+	if _, err := exec.LookPath("iptables-save"); err != nil {
+		t.Skipf("iptables-save not available on this system: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// First ensure iptables-nft tables exist by running iptables-save
+	stdout, stderr := runIptablesSave(t)
+	verifyIptablesOutput(t, stdout, stderr)
+
+	manager, err := Create(ifaceMock, iface.DefaultMTU)
+	require.NoError(t, err, "failed to create manager")
+	require.NoError(t, manager.Init(nil))
+
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		err := manager.Close(nil)
+		require.NoError(t, err, "failed to reset manager state")
+
+		// Verify iptables output after reset
+		stdout, stderr := runIptablesSave(t)
+		verifyIptablesOutput(t, stdout, stderr)
+	})
+
+	_, err = manager.AddRouteFiltering(
+		nil,
+		[]netip.Prefix{},
+		fw.Network{Prefix: netip.MustParsePrefix("10.2.0.0/24")},
+		fw.ProtocolTCP,
+		nil,
+		&fw.Port{Values: []uint16{443}},
+		fw.ActionAccept,
+	)
+	require.NoError(t, err, "failed to add route filtering rule")
+
+	stdout, stderr = runIptablesSave(t)
+	verifyIptablesOutput(t, stdout, stderr)
+}
+
 func compareExprsIgnoringCounters(t *testing.T, got, want []expr.Any) {
 	t.Helper()
 	require.Equal(t, len(got), len(want), "expression count mismatch")

client/firewall/nftables/router_linux.go

@@ -48,9 +48,11 @@ const (
 
 	// ipTCPHeaderMinSize represents minimum IP (20) + TCP (20) header size for MSS calculation
 	ipTCPHeaderMinSize = 40
-)
 
-const refreshRulesMapError = "refresh rules map: %w"
+	// maxPrefixesSet 1638 prefixes start to fail, taking some margin
+	maxPrefixesSet       = 1500
+	refreshRulesMapError = "refresh rules map: %w"
+)
 
 var (
 	errFilterTableNotFound = fmt.Errorf("'filter' table not found")
@@ -513,16 +515,35 @@ func (r *router) createIpSet(setName string, input setInput) (*nftables.Set, err
 	}
 
 	elements := convertPrefixesToSet(prefixes)
-	if err := r.conn.AddSet(nfset, elements); err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error adding elements to set %s: %w", setName, err)
-	}
+	nElements := len(elements)
 
+	maxElements := maxPrefixesSet * 2
+	initialElements := elements[:min(maxElements, nElements)]
+
+	if err := r.conn.AddSet(nfset, initialElements); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error adding set %s: %w", setName, err)
+	}
 	if err := r.conn.Flush(); err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("flush error: %w", err)
 	}
+	log.Debugf("Created new ipset: %s with %d initial prefixes (total prefixes %d)", setName, len(initialElements)/2, len(prefixes))
 
-	log.Printf("Created new ipset: %s with %d elements", setName, len(elements)/2)
+	var subEnd int
+	for subStart := maxElements; subStart < nElements; subStart += maxElements {
+		subEnd = min(subStart+maxElements, nElements)
+		subElement := elements[subStart:subEnd]
+		nSubPrefixes := len(subElement) / 2
+		log.Tracef("Adding new prefixes (%d) in ipset: %s", nSubPrefixes, setName)
+		if err := r.conn.SetAddElements(nfset, subElement); err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("error adding prefixes (%d) to set %s: %w", nSubPrefixes, setName, err)
+		}
+		if err := r.conn.Flush(); err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("flush error: %w", err)
+		}
+		log.Debugf("Added new prefixes (%d) in ipset: %s", nSubPrefixes, setName)
+	}
 
+	log.Infof("Created new ipset: %s with %d prefixes", setName, len(prefixes))
 	return nfset, nil
 }
 

client/iface/device/device_ios.go

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 package device
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"os"
 
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
@@ -45,10 +46,31 @@ func NewTunDevice(name string, address wgaddr.Address, port int, key string, mtu
 	}
 }
 
+// ErrInvalidTunnelFD is returned when the tunnel file descriptor is invalid (0).
+// This typically means the Swift code couldn't find the utun control socket.
+var ErrInvalidTunnelFD = fmt.Errorf("invalid tunnel file descriptor: fd is 0 (Swift failed to locate utun socket)")
+
 func (t *TunDevice) Create() (WGConfigurer, error) {
 	log.Infof("create tun interface")
 
-	dupTunFd, err := unix.Dup(t.tunFd)
+	var tunDevice tun.Device
+	var err error
+
+	// Validate the tunnel file descriptor.
+	// On iOS/tvOS, the FD must be provided by the NEPacketTunnelProvider.
+	// A value of 0 means the Swift code couldn't find the utun control socket
+	// (the low-level APIs like ctl_info, sockaddr_ctl may not be exposed in
+	// tvOS SDK headers). This is a hard error - there's no viable fallback
+	// since tun.CreateTUN() cannot work within the iOS/tvOS sandbox.
+	if t.tunFd == 0 {
+		log.Errorf("Tunnel file descriptor is 0 - Swift code failed to locate the utun control socket. " +
+			"On tvOS, ensure the NEPacketTunnelProvider is properly configured and the tunnel is started.")
+		return nil, ErrInvalidTunnelFD
+	}
+
+	// Normal iOS/tvOS path: use the provided file descriptor from NEPacketTunnelProvider
+	var dupTunFd int
+	dupTunFd, err = unix.Dup(t.tunFd)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Errorf("Unable to dup tun fd: %v", err)
 		return nil, err
@@ -60,7 +82,7 @@ func (t *TunDevice) Create() (WGConfigurer, error) {
 		_ = unix.Close(dupTunFd)
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	tunDevice, err := tun.CreateTUNFromFile(os.NewFile(uintptr(dupTunFd), "/dev/tun"), 0)
+	tunDevice, err = tun.CreateTUNFromFile(os.NewFile(uintptr(dupTunFd), "/dev/tun"), 0)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Errorf("Unable to create new tun device from fd: %v", err)
 		_ = unix.Close(dupTunFd)

client/internal/dns/server.go

@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ type DefaultServer struct {
 	updateSerial       uint64
 	previousConfigHash uint64
 	currentConfig      HostDNSConfig
+	currentConfigHash  uint64
 	handlerChain       *HandlerChain
 	extraDomains       map[domain.Domain]int
 
@@ -207,6 +208,7 @@ func newDefaultServer(
 		hostsDNSHolder:    newHostsDNSHolder(),
 		hostManager:       &noopHostConfigurator{},
 		mgmtCacheResolver: mgmtCacheResolver,
+		currentConfigHash: ^uint64(0), // Initialize to max uint64 to ensure first config is always applied
 	}
 
 	// register with root zone, handler chain takes care of the routing
@@ -586,8 +588,29 @@ func (s *DefaultServer) applyHostConfig() {
 
 	log.Debugf("extra match domains: %v", maps.Keys(s.extraDomains))
 
+	hash, err := hashstructure.Hash(config, hashstructure.FormatV2, &hashstructure.HashOptions{
+		ZeroNil:         true,
+		IgnoreZeroValue: true,
+		SlicesAsSets:    true,
+		UseStringer:     true,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Warnf("unable to hash the host dns configuration, will apply config anyway: %s", err)
+		// Fall through to apply config anyway (fail-safe approach)
+	} else if s.currentConfigHash == hash {
+		log.Debugf("not applying host config as there are no changes")
+		return
+	}
+
+	log.Debugf("applying host config as there are changes")
 	if err := s.hostManager.applyDNSConfig(config, s.stateManager); err != nil {
 		log.Errorf("failed to apply DNS host manager update: %v", err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	// Only update hash if it was computed successfully and config was applied
+	if err == nil {
+		s.currentConfigHash = hash
 	}
 
 	s.registerFallback(config)

client/internal/dns/server_test.go

@@ -1602,7 +1602,10 @@ func TestExtraDomains(t *testing.T) {
 				"other.example.com.",
 				"duplicate.example.com.",
 			},
-			applyHostConfigCall: 4,
+			// Expect 3 calls instead of 4 because when deregistering duplicate.example.com,
+			// the domain remains in the config (ref count goes from 2 to 1), so the host
+			// config hash doesn't change and applyDNSConfig is not called.
+			applyHostConfigCall: 3,
 		},
 		{
 			name: "Config update with new domains after registration",
@@ -1657,7 +1660,10 @@ func TestExtraDomains(t *testing.T) {
 			expectedMatchOnly: []string{
 				"extra.example.com.",
 			},
-			applyHostConfigCall: 3,
+			// Expect 2 calls instead of 3 because when deregistering protected.example.com,
+			// it's removed from extraDomains but still remains in the config (from customZones),
+			// so the host config hash doesn't change and applyDNSConfig is not called.
+			applyHostConfigCall: 2,
 		},
 		{
 			name: "Register domain that is part of nameserver group",

client/internal/engine.go

@@ -1121,6 +1121,15 @@ func (e *Engine) updateNetworkMap(networkMap *mgmProto.NetworkMap) error {
 
 	e.updateOfflinePeers(networkMap.GetOfflinePeers())
 
+	// Filter out own peer from the remote peers list
+	localPubKey := e.config.WgPrivateKey.PublicKey().String()
+	remotePeers := make([]*mgmProto.RemotePeerConfig, 0, len(networkMap.GetRemotePeers()))
+	for _, p := range networkMap.GetRemotePeers() {
+		if p.GetWgPubKey() != localPubKey {
+			remotePeers = append(remotePeers, p)
+		}
+	}
+
 	// cleanup request, most likely our peer has been deleted
 	if networkMap.GetRemotePeersIsEmpty() {
 		err := e.removeAllPeers()
@@ -1129,32 +1138,34 @@ func (e *Engine) updateNetworkMap(networkMap *mgmProto.NetworkMap) error {
 			return err
 		}
 	} else {
-		err := e.removePeers(networkMap.GetRemotePeers())
+		err := e.removePeers(remotePeers)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 
-		err = e.modifyPeers(networkMap.GetRemotePeers())
+		err = e.modifyPeers(remotePeers)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 
-		err = e.addNewPeers(networkMap.GetRemotePeers())
+		err = e.addNewPeers(remotePeers)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 
 		e.statusRecorder.FinishPeerListModifications()
 
-		e.updatePeerSSHHostKeys(networkMap.GetRemotePeers())
+		e.updatePeerSSHHostKeys(remotePeers)
 
-		if err := e.updateSSHClientConfig(networkMap.GetRemotePeers()); err != nil {
+		if err := e.updateSSHClientConfig(remotePeers); err != nil {
 			log.Warnf("failed to update SSH client config: %v", err)
 		}
+
+		e.updateSSHServerAuth(networkMap.GetSshAuth())
 	}
 
 	// must set the exclude list after the peers are added. Without it the manager can not figure out the peers parameters from the store
-	excludedLazyPeers := e.toExcludedLazyPeers(forwardingRules, networkMap.GetRemotePeers())
+	excludedLazyPeers := e.toExcludedLazyPeers(forwardingRules, remotePeers)
 	e.connMgr.SetExcludeList(e.ctx, excludedLazyPeers)
 
 	e.networkSerial = serial

client/internal/engine_ssh.go

@@ -11,15 +11,18 @@ import (
 
 	firewallManager "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/firewall/manager"
 	nftypes "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/netflow/types"
+	sshauth "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/ssh/auth"
 	sshconfig "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/ssh/config"
 	sshserver "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/ssh/server"
 	mgmProto "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/management/proto"
+	sshuserhash "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/sshauth"
 )
 
 type sshServer interface {
 	Start(ctx context.Context, addr netip.AddrPort) error
 	Stop() error
 	GetStatus() (bool, []sshserver.SessionInfo)
+	UpdateSSHAuth(config *sshauth.Config)
 }
 
 func (e *Engine) setupSSHPortRedirection() error {
@@ -353,3 +356,38 @@ func (e *Engine) GetSSHServerStatus() (enabled bool, sessions []sshserver.Sessio
 
 	return sshServer.GetStatus()
 }
+
+// updateSSHServerAuth updates SSH fine-grained access control configuration on a running SSH server
+func (e *Engine) updateSSHServerAuth(sshAuth *mgmProto.SSHAuth) {
+	if sshAuth == nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	if e.sshServer == nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	protoUsers := sshAuth.GetAuthorizedUsers()
+	authorizedUsers := make([]sshuserhash.UserIDHash, len(protoUsers))
+	for i, hash := range protoUsers {
+		if len(hash) != 16 {
+			log.Warnf("invalid hash length %d, expected 16 - skipping SSH server auth update", len(hash))
+			return
+		}
+		authorizedUsers[i] = sshuserhash.UserIDHash(hash)
+	}
+
+	machineUsers := make(map[string][]uint32)
+	for osUser, indexes := range sshAuth.GetMachineUsers() {
+		machineUsers[osUser] = indexes.GetIndexes()
+	}
+
+	// Update SSH server with new authorization configuration
+	authConfig := &sshauth.Config{
+		UserIDClaim:     sshAuth.GetUserIDClaim(),
+		AuthorizedUsers: authorizedUsers,
+		MachineUsers:    machineUsers,
+	}
+
+	e.sshServer.UpdateSSHAuth(authConfig)
+}

client/internal/peer/conn.go

@@ -148,13 +148,15 @@ func NewConn(config ConnConfig, services ServiceDependencies) (*Conn, error) {
 // It will try to establish a connection using ICE and in parallel with relay. The higher priority connection type will
 // be used.
 func (conn *Conn) Open(engineCtx context.Context) error {
-	conn.semaphore.Add(engineCtx)
+	if err := conn.semaphore.Add(engineCtx); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 
 	conn.mu.Lock()
 	defer conn.mu.Unlock()
 
 	if conn.opened {
-		conn.semaphore.Done(engineCtx)
+		conn.semaphore.Done()
 		return nil
 	}
 
@@ -165,6 +167,7 @@ func (conn *Conn) Open(engineCtx context.Context) error {
 	relayIsSupportedLocally := conn.workerRelay.RelayIsSupportedLocally()
 	workerICE, err := NewWorkerICE(conn.ctx, conn.Log, conn.config, conn, conn.signaler, conn.iFaceDiscover, conn.statusRecorder, relayIsSupportedLocally)
 	if err != nil {
+		conn.semaphore.Done()
 		return err
 	}
 	conn.workerICE = workerICE
@@ -200,7 +203,7 @@ func (conn *Conn) Open(engineCtx context.Context) error {
 		defer conn.wg.Done()
 
 		conn.waitInitialRandomSleepTime(conn.ctx)
-		conn.semaphore.Done(conn.ctx)
+		conn.semaphore.Done()
 
 		conn.guard.Start(conn.ctx, conn.onGuardEvent)
 	}()

client/internal/profilemanager/config.go

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package profilemanager
 import (
 	"context"
 	"crypto/tls"
+	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/url"
 	"os"
@@ -820,3 +821,85 @@ func readConfig(configPath string, createIfMissing bool) (*Config, error) {
 func WriteOutConfig(path string, config *Config) error {
 	return util.WriteJson(context.Background(), path, config)
 }
+
+// DirectWriteOutConfig writes config directly without atomic temp file operations.
+// Use this on platforms where atomic writes are blocked (e.g., tvOS sandbox).
+func DirectWriteOutConfig(path string, config *Config) error {
+	return util.DirectWriteJson(context.Background(), path, config)
+}
+
+// DirectUpdateOrCreateConfig is like UpdateOrCreateConfig but uses direct (non-atomic) writes.
+// Use this on platforms where atomic writes are blocked (e.g., tvOS sandbox).
+func DirectUpdateOrCreateConfig(input ConfigInput) (*Config, error) {
+	if !fileExists(input.ConfigPath) {
+		log.Infof("generating new config %s", input.ConfigPath)
+		cfg, err := createNewConfig(input)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		err = util.DirectWriteJson(context.Background(), input.ConfigPath, cfg)
+		return cfg, err
+	}
+
+	if isPreSharedKeyHidden(input.PreSharedKey) {
+		input.PreSharedKey = nil
+	}
+
+	// Enforce permissions on existing config files (same as UpdateOrCreateConfig)
+	if err := util.EnforcePermission(input.ConfigPath); err != nil {
+		log.Errorf("failed to enforce permission on config file: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	return directUpdate(input)
+}
+
+func directUpdate(input ConfigInput) (*Config, error) {
+	config := &Config{}
+
+	if _, err := util.ReadJson(input.ConfigPath, config); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	updated, err := config.apply(input)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	if updated {
+		if err := util.DirectWriteJson(context.Background(), input.ConfigPath, config); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	}
+
+	return config, nil
+}
+
+// ConfigToJSON serializes a Config struct to a JSON string.
+// This is useful for exporting config to alternative storage mechanisms
+// (e.g., UserDefaults on tvOS where file writes are blocked).
+func ConfigToJSON(config *Config) (string, error) {
+	bs, err := json.MarshalIndent(config, "", "    ")
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	return string(bs), nil
+}
+
+// ConfigFromJSON deserializes a JSON string to a Config struct.
+// This is useful for restoring config from alternative storage mechanisms.
+// After unmarshaling, defaults are applied to ensure the config is fully initialized.
+func ConfigFromJSON(jsonStr string) (*Config, error) {
+	config := &Config{}
+	err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(jsonStr), config)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	// Apply defaults to ensure required fields are initialized.
+	// This mirrors what readConfig does after loading from file.
+	if _, err := config.apply(ConfigInput{}); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to apply defaults to config: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return config, nil
+}

client/internal/updatemanager/installer/installer_run_darwin.go

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ const (
 
 	defaultTempDir = "/var/lib/netbird/tmp-install"
 
-	pkgDownloadURL = "https://github.com/mlsmaycon/netbird/releases/download/v%version/netbird_%version_darwin_%arch.pkg"
+	pkgDownloadURL = "https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird/releases/download/v%version/netbird_%version_darwin_%arch.pkg"
 )
 
 var (

client/internal/updatemanager/installer/installer_run_windows.go

@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ const (
 
 	msiLogFile = "msi.log"
 
-	msiDownloadURL = "https://github.com/mlsmaycon/netbird/releases/download/v%version/netbird_installer_%version_windows_%arch.msi"
-	exeDownloadURL = "https://github.com/mlsmaycon/netbird/releases/download/v%version/netbird_installer_%version_windows_%arch.exe"
+	msiDownloadURL = "https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird/releases/download/v%version/netbird_installer_%version_windows_%arch.msi"
+	exeDownloadURL = "https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird/releases/download/v%version/netbird_installer_%version_windows_%arch.exe"
 )
 
 var (

client/ios/NetBirdSDK/client.go

@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@ type Client struct {
 	dnsManager            dns.IosDnsManager
 	loginComplete         bool
 	connectClient         *internal.ConnectClient
+	// preloadedConfig holds config loaded from JSON (used on tvOS where file writes are blocked)
+	preloadedConfig       *profilemanager.Config
 }
 
 // NewClient instantiate a new Client
@@ -92,17 +94,44 @@ func NewClient(cfgFile, stateFile, deviceName string, osVersion string, osName s
 	}
 }
 
+// SetConfigFromJSON loads config from a JSON string into memory.
+// This is used on tvOS where file writes to App Group containers are blocked.
+// When set, IsLoginRequired() and Run() will use this preloaded config instead of reading from file.
+func (c *Client) SetConfigFromJSON(jsonStr string) error {
+	cfg, err := profilemanager.ConfigFromJSON(jsonStr)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Errorf("SetConfigFromJSON: failed to parse config JSON: %v", err)
+		return err
+	}
+	c.preloadedConfig = cfg
+	log.Infof("SetConfigFromJSON: config loaded successfully from JSON")
+	return nil
+}
+
 // Run start the internal client. It is a blocker function
 func (c *Client) Run(fd int32, interfaceName string, envList *EnvList) error {
 	exportEnvList(envList)
 	log.Infof("Starting NetBird client")
 	log.Debugf("Tunnel uses interface: %s", interfaceName)
-	cfg, err := profilemanager.UpdateOrCreateConfig(profilemanager.ConfigInput{
-		ConfigPath:    c.cfgFile,
-		StateFilePath: c.stateFile,
-	})
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
+
+	var cfg *profilemanager.Config
+	var err error
+
+	// Use preloaded config if available (tvOS where file writes are blocked)
+	if c.preloadedConfig != nil {
+		log.Infof("Run: using preloaded config from memory")
+		cfg = c.preloadedConfig
+	} else {
+		log.Infof("Run: loading config from file")
+		// Use DirectUpdateOrCreateConfig to avoid atomic file operations (temp file + rename)
+		// which are blocked by the tvOS sandbox in App Group containers
+		cfg, err = profilemanager.DirectUpdateOrCreateConfig(profilemanager.ConfigInput{
+			ConfigPath:    c.cfgFile,
+			StateFilePath: c.stateFile,
+		})
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 	}
 	c.recorder.UpdateManagementAddress(cfg.ManagementURL.String())
 	c.recorder.UpdateRosenpass(cfg.RosenpassEnabled, cfg.RosenpassPermissive)
@@ -120,7 +149,7 @@ func (c *Client) Run(fd int32, interfaceName string, envList *EnvList) error {
 	c.ctxCancelLock.Unlock()
 
 	auth := NewAuthWithConfig(ctx, cfg)
-	err = auth.Login()
+	err = auth.LoginSync()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -208,14 +237,45 @@ func (c *Client) IsLoginRequired() bool {
 	defer c.ctxCancelLock.Unlock()
 	ctx, c.ctxCancel = context.WithCancel(ctxWithValues)
 
-	cfg, _ := profilemanager.UpdateOrCreateConfig(profilemanager.ConfigInput{
-		ConfigPath: c.cfgFile,
-	})
+	var cfg *profilemanager.Config
+	var err error
 
-	needsLogin, _ := internal.IsLoginRequired(ctx, cfg)
+	// Use preloaded config if available (tvOS where file writes are blocked)
+	if c.preloadedConfig != nil {
+		log.Infof("IsLoginRequired: using preloaded config from memory")
+		cfg = c.preloadedConfig
+	} else {
+		log.Infof("IsLoginRequired: loading config from file")
+		// Use DirectUpdateOrCreateConfig to avoid atomic file operations (temp file + rename)
+		// which are blocked by the tvOS sandbox in App Group containers
+		cfg, err = profilemanager.DirectUpdateOrCreateConfig(profilemanager.ConfigInput{
+			ConfigPath: c.cfgFile,
+		})
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Errorf("IsLoginRequired: failed to load config: %v", err)
+			// If we can't load config, assume login is required
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+
+	if cfg == nil {
+		log.Errorf("IsLoginRequired: config is nil")
+		return true
+	}
+
+	needsLogin, err := internal.IsLoginRequired(ctx, cfg)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Errorf("IsLoginRequired: check failed: %v", err)
+		// If the check fails, assume login is required to be safe
+		return true
+	}
+	log.Infof("IsLoginRequired: needsLogin=%v", needsLogin)
 	return needsLogin
 }
 
+// loginForMobileAuthTimeout is the timeout for requesting auth info from the server
+const loginForMobileAuthTimeout = 30 * time.Second
+
 func (c *Client) LoginForMobile() string {
 	var ctx context.Context
 	//nolint
@@ -228,16 +288,26 @@ func (c *Client) LoginForMobile() string {
 	defer c.ctxCancelLock.Unlock()
 	ctx, c.ctxCancel = context.WithCancel(ctxWithValues)
 
-	cfg, _ := profilemanager.UpdateOrCreateConfig(profilemanager.ConfigInput{
+	// Use DirectUpdateOrCreateConfig to avoid atomic file operations (temp file + rename)
+	// which are blocked by the tvOS sandbox in App Group containers
+	cfg, err := profilemanager.DirectUpdateOrCreateConfig(profilemanager.ConfigInput{
 		ConfigPath: c.cfgFile,
 	})
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Errorf("LoginForMobile: failed to load config: %v", err)
+		return fmt.Sprintf("failed to load config: %v", err)
+	}
 
 	oAuthFlow, err := auth.NewOAuthFlow(ctx, cfg, false, false, "")
 	if err != nil {
 		return err.Error()
 	}
 
-	flowInfo, err := oAuthFlow.RequestAuthInfo(context.TODO())
+	// Use a bounded timeout for the auth info request to prevent indefinite hangs
+	authInfoCtx, authInfoCancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, loginForMobileAuthTimeout)
+	defer authInfoCancel()
+
+	flowInfo, err := oAuthFlow.RequestAuthInfo(authInfoCtx)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err.Error()
 	}
@@ -249,10 +319,14 @@ func (c *Client) LoginForMobile() string {
 		defer cancel()
 		tokenInfo, err := oAuthFlow.WaitToken(waitCTX, flowInfo)
 		if err != nil {
+			log.Errorf("LoginForMobile: WaitToken failed: %v", err)
 			return
 		}
 		jwtToken := tokenInfo.GetTokenToUse()
-		_ = internal.Login(ctx, cfg, "", jwtToken)
+		if err := internal.Login(ctx, cfg, "", jwtToken); err != nil {
+			log.Errorf("LoginForMobile: Login failed: %v", err)
+			return
+		}
 		c.loginComplete = true
 	}()
 

client/ios/NetBirdSDK/login.go

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/cmd"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/auth"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/profilemanager"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/system"
 )
@@ -33,7 +34,8 @@ type ErrListener interface {
 // URLOpener it is a callback interface. The Open function will be triggered if
 // the backend want to show an url for the user
 type URLOpener interface {
-	Open(string)
+	Open(url string, userCode string)
+	OnLoginSuccess()
 }
 
 // Auth can register or login new client
@@ -72,13 +74,32 @@ func NewAuthWithConfig(ctx context.Context, config *profilemanager.Config) *Auth
 // SaveConfigIfSSOSupported test the connectivity with the management server by retrieving the server device flow info.
 // If it returns a flow info than save the configuration and return true. If it gets a codes.NotFound, it means that SSO
 // is not supported and returns false without saving the configuration. For other errors return false.
-func (a *Auth) SaveConfigIfSSOSupported() (bool, error) {
+func (a *Auth) SaveConfigIfSSOSupported(listener SSOListener) {
+	if listener == nil {
+		log.Errorf("SaveConfigIfSSOSupported: listener is nil")
+		return
+	}
+	go func() {
+		sso, err := a.saveConfigIfSSOSupported()
+		if err != nil {
+			listener.OnError(err)
+		} else {
+			listener.OnSuccess(sso)
+		}
+	}()
+}
+
+func (a *Auth) saveConfigIfSSOSupported() (bool, error) {
 	supportsSSO := true
 	err := a.withBackOff(a.ctx, func() (err error) {
-		_, err = internal.GetDeviceAuthorizationFlowInfo(a.ctx, a.config.PrivateKey, a.config.ManagementURL)
+		_, err = internal.GetPKCEAuthorizationFlowInfo(a.ctx, a.config.PrivateKey, a.config.ManagementURL, nil)
 		if s, ok := gstatus.FromError(err); ok && (s.Code() == codes.NotFound || s.Code() == codes.Unimplemented) {
-			_, err = internal.GetPKCEAuthorizationFlowInfo(a.ctx, a.config.PrivateKey, a.config.ManagementURL, nil)
-			if s, ok := gstatus.FromError(err); ok && (s.Code() == codes.NotFound || s.Code() == codes.Unimplemented) {
+			_, err = internal.GetDeviceAuthorizationFlowInfo(a.ctx, a.config.PrivateKey, a.config.ManagementURL)
+			s, ok := gstatus.FromError(err)
+			if !ok {
+				return err
+			}
+			if s.Code() == codes.NotFound || s.Code() == codes.Unimplemented {
 				supportsSSO = false
 				err = nil
 			}
@@ -97,12 +118,29 @@ func (a *Auth) SaveConfigIfSSOSupported() (bool, error) {
 		return false, fmt.Errorf("backoff cycle failed: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	err = profilemanager.WriteOutConfig(a.cfgPath, a.config)
+	// Use DirectWriteOutConfig to avoid atomic file operations (temp file + rename)
+	// which are blocked by the tvOS sandbox in App Group containers
+	err = profilemanager.DirectWriteOutConfig(a.cfgPath, a.config)
 	return true, err
 }
 
 // LoginWithSetupKeyAndSaveConfig test the connectivity with the management server with the setup key.
-func (a *Auth) LoginWithSetupKeyAndSaveConfig(setupKey string, deviceName string) error {
+func (a *Auth) LoginWithSetupKeyAndSaveConfig(resultListener ErrListener, setupKey string, deviceName string) {
+	if resultListener == nil {
+		log.Errorf("LoginWithSetupKeyAndSaveConfig: resultListener is nil")
+		return
+	}
+	go func() {
+		err := a.loginWithSetupKeyAndSaveConfig(setupKey, deviceName)
+		if err != nil {
+			resultListener.OnError(err)
+		} else {
+			resultListener.OnSuccess()
+		}
+	}()
+}
+
+func (a *Auth) loginWithSetupKeyAndSaveConfig(setupKey string, deviceName string) error {
 	//nolint
 	ctxWithValues := context.WithValue(a.ctx, system.DeviceNameCtxKey, deviceName)
 
@@ -118,10 +156,14 @@ func (a *Auth) LoginWithSetupKeyAndSaveConfig(setupKey string, deviceName string
 		return fmt.Errorf("backoff cycle failed: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	return profilemanager.WriteOutConfig(a.cfgPath, a.config)
+	// Use DirectWriteOutConfig to avoid atomic file operations (temp file + rename)
+	// which are blocked by the tvOS sandbox in App Group containers
+	return profilemanager.DirectWriteOutConfig(a.cfgPath, a.config)
 }
 
-func (a *Auth) Login() error {
+// LoginSync performs a synchronous login check without UI interaction
+// Used for background VPN connection where user should already be authenticated
+func (a *Auth) LoginSync() error {
 	var needsLogin bool
 
 	// check if we need to generate JWT token
@@ -135,23 +177,142 @@ func (a *Auth) Login() error {
 
 	jwtToken := ""
 	if needsLogin {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Not authenticated")
+		return fmt.Errorf("not authenticated")
 	}
 
 	err = a.withBackOff(a.ctx, func() error {
 		err := internal.Login(a.ctx, a.config, "", jwtToken)
-		if s, ok := gstatus.FromError(err); ok && (s.Code() == codes.InvalidArgument || s.Code() == codes.PermissionDenied) {
-			return nil
+		if s, ok := gstatus.FromError(err); ok && (s.Code() == codes.PermissionDenied) {
+			// PermissionDenied means registration is required or peer is blocked
+			return backoff.Permanent(err)
 		}
 		return err
 	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("login failed: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Login performs interactive login with device authentication support
+// Deprecated: Use LoginWithDeviceName instead to ensure proper device naming on tvOS
+func (a *Auth) Login(resultListener ErrListener, urlOpener URLOpener, forceDeviceAuth bool) {
+	// Use empty device name - system will use hostname as fallback
+	a.LoginWithDeviceName(resultListener, urlOpener, forceDeviceAuth, "")
+}
+
+// LoginWithDeviceName performs interactive login with device authentication support
+// The deviceName parameter allows specifying a custom device name (required for tvOS)
+func (a *Auth) LoginWithDeviceName(resultListener ErrListener, urlOpener URLOpener, forceDeviceAuth bool, deviceName string) {
+	if resultListener == nil {
+		log.Errorf("LoginWithDeviceName: resultListener is nil")
+		return
+	}
+	if urlOpener == nil {
+		log.Errorf("LoginWithDeviceName: urlOpener is nil")
+		resultListener.OnError(fmt.Errorf("urlOpener is nil"))
+		return
+	}
+	go func() {
+		err := a.login(urlOpener, forceDeviceAuth, deviceName)
+		if err != nil {
+			resultListener.OnError(err)
+		} else {
+			resultListener.OnSuccess()
+		}
+	}()
+}
+
+func (a *Auth) login(urlOpener URLOpener, forceDeviceAuth bool, deviceName string) error {
+	var needsLogin bool
+
+	// Create context with device name if provided
+	ctx := a.ctx
+	if deviceName != "" {
+		//nolint:staticcheck
+		ctx = context.WithValue(a.ctx, system.DeviceNameCtxKey, deviceName)
+	}
+
+	// check if we need to generate JWT token
+	err := a.withBackOff(ctx, func() (err error) {
+		needsLogin, err = internal.IsLoginRequired(ctx, a.config)
+		return
+	})
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("backoff cycle failed: %v", err)
 	}
 
+	jwtToken := ""
+	if needsLogin {
+		tokenInfo, err := a.foregroundGetTokenInfo(urlOpener, forceDeviceAuth)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("interactive sso login failed: %v", err)
+		}
+		jwtToken = tokenInfo.GetTokenToUse()
+	}
+
+	err = a.withBackOff(ctx, func() error {
+		err := internal.Login(ctx, a.config, "", jwtToken)
+		if s, ok := gstatus.FromError(err); ok && (s.Code() == codes.PermissionDenied) {
+			// PermissionDenied means registration is required or peer is blocked
+			return backoff.Permanent(err)
+		}
+		return err
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("login failed: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Save the config before notifying success to ensure persistence completes
+	// before the callback potentially triggers teardown on the Swift side.
+	// Note: This differs from Android which doesn't save config after login.
+	// On iOS/tvOS, we save here because:
+	// 1. The config may have been modified during login (e.g., new tokens)
+	// 2. On tvOS, the Network Extension context may be the only place with
+	//    write permissions to the App Group container
+	if a.cfgPath != "" {
+		if err := profilemanager.DirectWriteOutConfig(a.cfgPath, a.config); err != nil {
+			log.Warnf("failed to save config after login: %v", err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Notify caller of successful login synchronously before returning
+	urlOpener.OnLoginSuccess()
+
 	return nil
 }
 
+const authInfoRequestTimeout = 30 * time.Second
+
+func (a *Auth) foregroundGetTokenInfo(urlOpener URLOpener, forceDeviceAuth bool) (*auth.TokenInfo, error) {
+	oAuthFlow, err := auth.NewOAuthFlow(a.ctx, a.config, false, forceDeviceAuth, "")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	// Use a bounded timeout for the auth info request to prevent indefinite hangs
+	authInfoCtx, authInfoCancel := context.WithTimeout(a.ctx, authInfoRequestTimeout)
+	defer authInfoCancel()
+
+	flowInfo, err := oAuthFlow.RequestAuthInfo(authInfoCtx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("getting a request OAuth flow info failed: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	urlOpener.Open(flowInfo.VerificationURIComplete, flowInfo.UserCode)
+
+	waitTimeout := time.Duration(flowInfo.ExpiresIn) * time.Second
+	waitCTX, cancel := context.WithTimeout(a.ctx, waitTimeout)
+	defer cancel()
+	tokenInfo, err := oAuthFlow.WaitToken(waitCTX, flowInfo)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("waiting for browser login failed: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	return &tokenInfo, nil
+}
+
 func (a *Auth) withBackOff(ctx context.Context, bf func() error) error {
 	return backoff.RetryNotify(
 		bf,
@@ -160,3 +321,24 @@ func (a *Auth) withBackOff(ctx context.Context, bf func() error) error {
 			log.Warnf("retrying Login to the Management service in %v due to error %v", duration, err)
 		})
 }
+
+// GetConfigJSON returns the current config as a JSON string.
+// This can be used by the caller to persist the config via alternative storage
+// mechanisms (e.g., UserDefaults on tvOS where file writes are blocked).
+func (a *Auth) GetConfigJSON() (string, error) {
+	if a.config == nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("no config available")
+	}
+	return profilemanager.ConfigToJSON(a.config)
+}
+
+// SetConfigFromJSON loads config from a JSON string.
+// This can be used to restore config from alternative storage mechanisms.
+func (a *Auth) SetConfigFromJSON(jsonStr string) error {
+	cfg, err := profilemanager.ConfigFromJSON(jsonStr)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	a.config = cfg
+	return nil
+}

client/ios/NetBirdSDK/preferences.go

@@ -112,6 +112,8 @@ func (p *Preferences) GetRosenpassPermissive() (bool, error) {
 
 // Commit write out the changes into config file
 func (p *Preferences) Commit() error {
-	_, err := profilemanager.UpdateOrCreateConfig(p.configInput)
+	// Use DirectUpdateOrCreateConfig to avoid atomic file operations (temp file + rename)
+	// which are blocked by the tvOS sandbox in App Group containers
+	_, err := profilemanager.DirectUpdateOrCreateConfig(p.configInput)
 	return err
 }

client/ssh/auth/auth.go

@@ -0,0 +1,184 @@
+package auth
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"sync"
+
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+
+	sshuserhash "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/sshauth"
+)
+
+const (
+	// DefaultUserIDClaim is the default JWT claim used to extract user IDs
+	DefaultUserIDClaim = "sub"
+	// Wildcard is a special user ID that matches all users
+	Wildcard = "*"
+)
+
+var (
+	ErrEmptyUserID           = errors.New("JWT user ID is empty")
+	ErrUserNotAuthorized     = errors.New("user is not authorized to access this peer")
+	ErrNoMachineUserMapping  = errors.New("no authorization mapping for OS user")
+	ErrUserNotMappedToOSUser = errors.New("user is not authorized to login as OS user")
+)
+
+// Authorizer handles SSH fine-grained access control authorization
+type Authorizer struct {
+	// UserIDClaim is the JWT claim to extract the user ID from
+	userIDClaim string
+
+	// authorizedUsers is a list of hashed user IDs authorized to access this peer
+	authorizedUsers []sshuserhash.UserIDHash
+
+	// machineUsers maps OS login usernames to lists of authorized user indexes
+	machineUsers map[string][]uint32
+
+	// mu protects the list of users
+	mu sync.RWMutex
+}
+
+// Config contains configuration for the SSH authorizer
+type Config struct {
+	// UserIDClaim is the JWT claim to extract the user ID from (e.g., "sub", "email")
+	UserIDClaim string
+
+	// AuthorizedUsers is a list of hashed user IDs (FNV-1a 64-bit) authorized to access this peer
+	AuthorizedUsers []sshuserhash.UserIDHash
+
+	// MachineUsers maps OS login usernames to indexes in AuthorizedUsers
+	// If a user wants to login as a specific OS user, their index must be in the corresponding list
+	MachineUsers map[string][]uint32
+}
+
+// NewAuthorizer creates a new SSH authorizer with empty configuration
+func NewAuthorizer() *Authorizer {
+	a := &Authorizer{
+		userIDClaim:  DefaultUserIDClaim,
+		machineUsers: make(map[string][]uint32),
+	}
+
+	return a
+}
+
+// Update updates the authorizer configuration with new values
+func (a *Authorizer) Update(config *Config) {
+	a.mu.Lock()
+	defer a.mu.Unlock()
+
+	if config == nil {
+		// Clear authorization
+		a.userIDClaim = DefaultUserIDClaim
+		a.authorizedUsers = []sshuserhash.UserIDHash{}
+		a.machineUsers = make(map[string][]uint32)
+		log.Info("SSH authorization cleared")
+		return
+	}
+
+	userIDClaim := config.UserIDClaim
+	if userIDClaim == "" {
+		userIDClaim = DefaultUserIDClaim
+	}
+	a.userIDClaim = userIDClaim
+
+	// Store authorized users list
+	a.authorizedUsers = config.AuthorizedUsers
+
+	// Store machine users mapping
+	machineUsers := make(map[string][]uint32)
+	for osUser, indexes := range config.MachineUsers {
+		if len(indexes) > 0 {
+			machineUsers[osUser] = indexes
+		}
+	}
+	a.machineUsers = machineUsers
+
+	log.Debugf("SSH auth: updated with %d authorized users, %d machine user mappings",
+		len(config.AuthorizedUsers), len(machineUsers))
+}
+
+// Authorize validates if a user is authorized to login as the specified OS user
+// Returns nil if authorized, or an error describing why authorization failed
+func (a *Authorizer) Authorize(jwtUserID, osUsername string) error {
+	if jwtUserID == "" {
+		log.Warnf("SSH auth denied: JWT user ID is empty for OS user '%s'", osUsername)
+		return ErrEmptyUserID
+	}
+
+	// Hash the JWT user ID for comparison
+	hashedUserID, err := sshuserhash.HashUserID(jwtUserID)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Errorf("SSH auth denied: failed to hash user ID '%s' for OS user '%s': %v", jwtUserID, osUsername, err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to hash user ID: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	a.mu.RLock()
+	defer a.mu.RUnlock()
+
+	// Find the index of this user in the authorized list
+	userIndex, found := a.findUserIndex(hashedUserID)
+	if !found {
+		log.Warnf("SSH auth denied: user '%s' (hash: %s) not in authorized list for OS user '%s'", jwtUserID, hashedUserID, osUsername)
+		return ErrUserNotAuthorized
+	}
+
+	return a.checkMachineUserMapping(jwtUserID, osUsername, userIndex)
+}
+
+// checkMachineUserMapping validates if a user's index is authorized for the specified OS user
+// Checks wildcard mapping first, then specific OS user mappings
+func (a *Authorizer) checkMachineUserMapping(jwtUserID, osUsername string, userIndex int) error {
+	// If wildcard exists and user's index is in the wildcard list, allow access to any OS user
+	if wildcardIndexes, hasWildcard := a.machineUsers[Wildcard]; hasWildcard {
+		if a.isIndexInList(uint32(userIndex), wildcardIndexes) {
+			log.Infof("SSH auth granted: user '%s' authorized for OS user '%s' via wildcard (index: %d)", jwtUserID, osUsername, userIndex)
+			return nil
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Check for specific OS username mapping
+	allowedIndexes, hasMachineUserMapping := a.machineUsers[osUsername]
+	if !hasMachineUserMapping {
+		// No mapping for this OS user - deny by default (fail closed)
+		log.Warnf("SSH auth denied: no machine user mapping for OS user '%s' (JWT user: %s)", osUsername, jwtUserID)
+		return ErrNoMachineUserMapping
+	}
+
+	// Check if user's index is in the allowed indexes for this specific OS user
+	if !a.isIndexInList(uint32(userIndex), allowedIndexes) {
+		log.Warnf("SSH auth denied: user '%s' not mapped to OS user '%s' (user index: %d)", jwtUserID, osUsername, userIndex)
+		return ErrUserNotMappedToOSUser
+	}
+
+	log.Infof("SSH auth granted: user '%s' authorized for OS user '%s' (index: %d)", jwtUserID, osUsername, userIndex)
+	return nil
+}
+
+// GetUserIDClaim returns the JWT claim name used to extract user IDs
+func (a *Authorizer) GetUserIDClaim() string {
+	a.mu.RLock()
+	defer a.mu.RUnlock()
+	return a.userIDClaim
+}
+
+// findUserIndex finds the index of a hashed user ID in the authorized users list
+// Returns the index and true if found, 0 and false if not found
+func (a *Authorizer) findUserIndex(hashedUserID sshuserhash.UserIDHash) (int, bool) {
+	for i, id := range a.authorizedUsers {
+		if id == hashedUserID {
+			return i, true
+		}
+	}
+	return 0, false
+}
+
+// isIndexInList checks if an index exists in a list of indexes
+func (a *Authorizer) isIndexInList(index uint32, indexes []uint32) bool {
+	for _, idx := range indexes {
+		if idx == index {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}

client/ssh/auth/auth_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,612 @@
+package auth
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/sshauth"
+)
+
+func TestAuthorizer_Authorize_UserNotInList(t *testing.T) {
+	authorizer := NewAuthorizer()
+
+	// Set up authorized users list with one user
+	authorizedUserHash, err := sshauth.HashUserID("authorized-user")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	config := &Config{
+		UserIDClaim:     DefaultUserIDClaim,
+		AuthorizedUsers: []sshauth.UserIDHash{authorizedUserHash},
+		MachineUsers:    map[string][]uint32{},
+	}
+	authorizer.Update(config)
+
+	// Try to authorize a different user
+	err = authorizer.Authorize("unauthorized-user", "root")
+	assert.Error(t, err)
+	assert.ErrorIs(t, err, ErrUserNotAuthorized)
+}
+
+func TestAuthorizer_Authorize_UserInList_NoMachineUserRestrictions(t *testing.T) {
+	authorizer := NewAuthorizer()
+
+	user1Hash, err := sshauth.HashUserID("user1")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	user2Hash, err := sshauth.HashUserID("user2")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	config := &Config{
+		UserIDClaim:     DefaultUserIDClaim,
+		AuthorizedUsers: []sshauth.UserIDHash{user1Hash, user2Hash},
+		MachineUsers:    map[string][]uint32{}, // Empty = deny all (fail closed)
+	}
+	authorizer.Update(config)
+
+	// All attempts should fail when no machine user mappings exist (fail closed)
+	err = authorizer.Authorize("user1", "root")
+	assert.Error(t, err)
+	assert.ErrorIs(t, err, ErrNoMachineUserMapping)
+
+	err = authorizer.Authorize("user2", "admin")
+	assert.Error(t, err)
+	assert.ErrorIs(t, err, ErrNoMachineUserMapping)
+
+	err = authorizer.Authorize("user1", "postgres")
+	assert.Error(t, err)
+	assert.ErrorIs(t, err, ErrNoMachineUserMapping)
+}
+
+func TestAuthorizer_Authorize_UserInList_WithMachineUserMapping_Allowed(t *testing.T) {
+	authorizer := NewAuthorizer()
+
+	user1Hash, err := sshauth.HashUserID("user1")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	user2Hash, err := sshauth.HashUserID("user2")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	user3Hash, err := sshauth.HashUserID("user3")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	config := &Config{
+		UserIDClaim:     DefaultUserIDClaim,
+		AuthorizedUsers: []sshauth.UserIDHash{user1Hash, user2Hash, user3Hash},
+		MachineUsers: map[string][]uint32{
+			"root":     {0, 1}, // user1 and user2 can access root
+			"postgres": {1, 2}, // user2 and user3 can access postgres
+			"admin":    {0},    // only user1 can access admin
+		},
+	}
+	authorizer.Update(config)
+
+	// user1 (index 0) should access root and admin
+	err = authorizer.Authorize("user1", "root")
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+	err = authorizer.Authorize("user1", "admin")
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// user2 (index 1) should access root and postgres
+	err = authorizer.Authorize("user2", "root")
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+	err = authorizer.Authorize("user2", "postgres")
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// user3 (index 2) should access postgres
+	err = authorizer.Authorize("user3", "postgres")
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+}
+
+func TestAuthorizer_Authorize_UserInList_WithMachineUserMapping_Denied(t *testing.T) {
+	authorizer := NewAuthorizer()
+
+	// Set up authorized users list
+	user1Hash, err := sshauth.HashUserID("user1")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	user2Hash, err := sshauth.HashUserID("user2")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	user3Hash, err := sshauth.HashUserID("user3")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	config := &Config{
+		UserIDClaim:     DefaultUserIDClaim,
+		AuthorizedUsers: []sshauth.UserIDHash{user1Hash, user2Hash, user3Hash},
+		MachineUsers: map[string][]uint32{
+			"root":     {0, 1}, // user1 and user2 can access root
+			"postgres": {1, 2}, // user2 and user3 can access postgres
+			"admin":    {0},    // only user1 can access admin
+		},
+	}
+	authorizer.Update(config)
+
+	// user1 (index 0) should NOT access postgres
+	err = authorizer.Authorize("user1", "postgres")
+	assert.Error(t, err)
+	assert.ErrorIs(t, err, ErrUserNotMappedToOSUser)
+
+	// user2 (index 1) should NOT access admin
+	err = authorizer.Authorize("user2", "admin")
+	assert.Error(t, err)
+	assert.ErrorIs(t, err, ErrUserNotMappedToOSUser)
+
+	// user3 (index 2) should NOT access root
+	err = authorizer.Authorize("user3", "root")
+	assert.Error(t, err)
+	assert.ErrorIs(t, err, ErrUserNotMappedToOSUser)
+
+	// user3 (index 2) should NOT access admin
+	err = authorizer.Authorize("user3", "admin")
+	assert.Error(t, err)
+	assert.ErrorIs(t, err, ErrUserNotMappedToOSUser)
+}
+
+func TestAuthorizer_Authorize_UserInList_OSUserNotInMapping(t *testing.T) {
+	authorizer := NewAuthorizer()
+
+	// Set up authorized users list
+	user1Hash, err := sshauth.HashUserID("user1")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	config := &Config{
+		UserIDClaim:     DefaultUserIDClaim,
+		AuthorizedUsers: []sshauth.UserIDHash{user1Hash},
+		MachineUsers: map[string][]uint32{
+			"root": {0}, // only root is mapped
+		},
+	}
+	authorizer.Update(config)
+
+	// user1 should NOT access an unmapped OS user (fail closed)
+	err = authorizer.Authorize("user1", "postgres")
+	assert.Error(t, err)
+	assert.ErrorIs(t, err, ErrNoMachineUserMapping)
+}
+
+func TestAuthorizer_Authorize_EmptyJWTUserID(t *testing.T) {
+	authorizer := NewAuthorizer()
+
+	// Set up authorized users list
+	user1Hash, err := sshauth.HashUserID("user1")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	config := &Config{
+		UserIDClaim:     DefaultUserIDClaim,
+		AuthorizedUsers: []sshauth.UserIDHash{user1Hash},
+		MachineUsers:    map[string][]uint32{},
+	}
+	authorizer.Update(config)
+
+	// Empty user ID should fail
+	err = authorizer.Authorize("", "root")
+	assert.Error(t, err)
+	assert.ErrorIs(t, err, ErrEmptyUserID)
+}
+
+func TestAuthorizer_Authorize_MultipleUsersInList(t *testing.T) {
+	authorizer := NewAuthorizer()
+
+	// Set up multiple authorized users
+	userHashes := make([]sshauth.UserIDHash, 10)
+	for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
+		hash, err := sshauth.HashUserID("user" + string(rune('0'+i)))
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		userHashes[i] = hash
+	}
+
+	// Create machine user mapping for all users
+	rootIndexes := make([]uint32, 10)
+	for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
+		rootIndexes[i] = uint32(i)
+	}
+
+	config := &Config{
+		UserIDClaim:     DefaultUserIDClaim,
+		AuthorizedUsers: userHashes,
+		MachineUsers: map[string][]uint32{
+			"root": rootIndexes,
+		},
+	}
+	authorizer.Update(config)
+
+	// All users should be authorized for root
+	for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
+		err := authorizer.Authorize("user"+string(rune('0'+i)), "root")
+		assert.NoError(t, err, "user%d should be authorized", i)
+	}
+
+	// User not in list should fail
+	err := authorizer.Authorize("unknown-user", "root")
+	assert.Error(t, err)
+	assert.ErrorIs(t, err, ErrUserNotAuthorized)
+}
+
+func TestAuthorizer_Update_ClearsConfiguration(t *testing.T) {
+	authorizer := NewAuthorizer()
+
+	// Set up initial configuration
+	user1Hash, err := sshauth.HashUserID("user1")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	config := &Config{
+		UserIDClaim:     DefaultUserIDClaim,
+		AuthorizedUsers: []sshauth.UserIDHash{user1Hash},
+		MachineUsers:    map[string][]uint32{"root": {0}},
+	}
+	authorizer.Update(config)
+
+	// user1 should be authorized
+	err = authorizer.Authorize("user1", "root")
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// Clear configuration
+	authorizer.Update(nil)
+
+	// user1 should no longer be authorized
+	err = authorizer.Authorize("user1", "root")
+	assert.Error(t, err)
+	assert.ErrorIs(t, err, ErrUserNotAuthorized)
+}
+
+func TestAuthorizer_Update_EmptyMachineUsersListEntries(t *testing.T) {
+	authorizer := NewAuthorizer()
+
+	user1Hash, err := sshauth.HashUserID("user1")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// Machine users with empty index lists should be filtered out
+	config := &Config{
+		UserIDClaim:     DefaultUserIDClaim,
+		AuthorizedUsers: []sshauth.UserIDHash{user1Hash},
+		MachineUsers: map[string][]uint32{
+			"root":     {0},
+			"postgres": {},  // empty list - should be filtered out
+			"admin":    nil, // nil list - should be filtered out
+		},
+	}
+	authorizer.Update(config)
+
+	// root should work
+	err = authorizer.Authorize("user1", "root")
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// postgres should fail (no mapping)
+	err = authorizer.Authorize("user1", "postgres")
+	assert.Error(t, err)
+	assert.ErrorIs(t, err, ErrNoMachineUserMapping)
+
+	// admin should fail (no mapping)
+	err = authorizer.Authorize("user1", "admin")
+	assert.Error(t, err)
+	assert.ErrorIs(t, err, ErrNoMachineUserMapping)
+}
+
+func TestAuthorizer_CustomUserIDClaim(t *testing.T) {
+	authorizer := NewAuthorizer()
+
+	// Set up with custom user ID claim
+	user1Hash, err := sshauth.HashUserID("user@example.com")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	config := &Config{
+		UserIDClaim:     "email",
+		AuthorizedUsers: []sshauth.UserIDHash{user1Hash},
+		MachineUsers: map[string][]uint32{
+			"root": {0},
+		},
+	}
+	authorizer.Update(config)
+
+	// Verify the custom claim is set
+	assert.Equal(t, "email", authorizer.GetUserIDClaim())
+
+	// Authorize with email as user ID
+	err = authorizer.Authorize("user@example.com", "root")
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+}
+
+func TestAuthorizer_DefaultUserIDClaim(t *testing.T) {
+	authorizer := NewAuthorizer()
+
+	// Verify default claim
+	assert.Equal(t, DefaultUserIDClaim, authorizer.GetUserIDClaim())
+	assert.Equal(t, "sub", authorizer.GetUserIDClaim())
+
+	// Set up with empty user ID claim (should use default)
+	user1Hash, err := sshauth.HashUserID("user1")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	config := &Config{
+		UserIDClaim:     "", // empty - should use default
+		AuthorizedUsers: []sshauth.UserIDHash{user1Hash},
+		MachineUsers:    map[string][]uint32{},
+	}
+	authorizer.Update(config)
+
+	// Should fall back to default
+	assert.Equal(t, DefaultUserIDClaim, authorizer.GetUserIDClaim())
+}
+
+func TestAuthorizer_MachineUserMapping_LargeIndexes(t *testing.T) {
+	authorizer := NewAuthorizer()
+
+	// Create a large authorized users list
+	const numUsers = 1000
+	userHashes := make([]sshauth.UserIDHash, numUsers)
+	for i := 0; i < numUsers; i++ {
+		hash, err := sshauth.HashUserID("user" + string(rune(i)))
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		userHashes[i] = hash
+	}
+
+	config := &Config{
+		UserIDClaim:     DefaultUserIDClaim,
+		AuthorizedUsers: userHashes,
+		MachineUsers: map[string][]uint32{
+			"root": {0, 500, 999}, // first, middle, and last user
+		},
+	}
+	authorizer.Update(config)
+
+	// First user should have access
+	err := authorizer.Authorize("user"+string(rune(0)), "root")
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// Middle user should have access
+	err = authorizer.Authorize("user"+string(rune(500)), "root")
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// Last user should have access
+	err = authorizer.Authorize("user"+string(rune(999)), "root")
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// User not in mapping should NOT have access
+	err = authorizer.Authorize("user"+string(rune(100)), "root")
+	assert.Error(t, err)
+}
+
+func TestAuthorizer_ConcurrentAuthorization(t *testing.T) {
+	authorizer := NewAuthorizer()
+
+	// Set up authorized users
+	user1Hash, err := sshauth.HashUserID("user1")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	user2Hash, err := sshauth.HashUserID("user2")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	config := &Config{
+		UserIDClaim:     DefaultUserIDClaim,
+		AuthorizedUsers: []sshauth.UserIDHash{user1Hash, user2Hash},
+		MachineUsers: map[string][]uint32{
+			"root": {0, 1},
+		},
+	}
+	authorizer.Update(config)
+
+	// Test concurrent authorization calls (should be safe to read concurrently)
+	const numGoroutines = 100
+	errChan := make(chan error, numGoroutines)
+
+	for i := 0; i < numGoroutines; i++ {
+		go func(idx int) {
+			user := "user1"
+			if idx%2 == 0 {
+				user = "user2"
+			}
+			err := authorizer.Authorize(user, "root")
+			errChan <- err
+		}(i)
+	}
+
+	// Wait for all goroutines to complete and collect errors
+	for i := 0; i < numGoroutines; i++ {
+		err := <-errChan
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestAuthorizer_Wildcard_AllowsAllAuthorizedUsers(t *testing.T) {
+	authorizer := NewAuthorizer()
+
+	user1Hash, err := sshauth.HashUserID("user1")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	user2Hash, err := sshauth.HashUserID("user2")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	user3Hash, err := sshauth.HashUserID("user3")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// Configure with wildcard - all authorized users can access any OS user
+	config := &Config{
+		UserIDClaim:     DefaultUserIDClaim,
+		AuthorizedUsers: []sshauth.UserIDHash{user1Hash, user2Hash, user3Hash},
+		MachineUsers: map[string][]uint32{
+			"*": {0, 1, 2}, // wildcard with all user indexes
+		},
+	}
+	authorizer.Update(config)
+
+	// All authorized users should be able to access any OS user
+	err = authorizer.Authorize("user1", "root")
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+	err = authorizer.Authorize("user2", "postgres")
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+	err = authorizer.Authorize("user3", "admin")
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+	err = authorizer.Authorize("user1", "ubuntu")
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+	err = authorizer.Authorize("user2", "nginx")
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+	err = authorizer.Authorize("user3", "docker")
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+}
+
+func TestAuthorizer_Wildcard_UnauthorizedUserStillDenied(t *testing.T) {
+	authorizer := NewAuthorizer()
+
+	user1Hash, err := sshauth.HashUserID("user1")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// Configure with wildcard
+	config := &Config{
+		UserIDClaim:     DefaultUserIDClaim,
+		AuthorizedUsers: []sshauth.UserIDHash{user1Hash},
+		MachineUsers: map[string][]uint32{
+			"*": {0},
+		},
+	}
+	authorizer.Update(config)
+
+	// user1 should have access
+	err = authorizer.Authorize("user1", "root")
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// Unauthorized user should still be denied even with wildcard
+	err = authorizer.Authorize("unauthorized-user", "root")
+	assert.Error(t, err)
+	assert.ErrorIs(t, err, ErrUserNotAuthorized)
+}
+
+func TestAuthorizer_Wildcard_TakesPrecedenceOverSpecificMappings(t *testing.T) {
+	authorizer := NewAuthorizer()
+
+	user1Hash, err := sshauth.HashUserID("user1")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	user2Hash, err := sshauth.HashUserID("user2")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// Configure with both wildcard and specific mappings
+	// Wildcard takes precedence for users in the wildcard index list
+	config := &Config{
+		UserIDClaim:     DefaultUserIDClaim,
+		AuthorizedUsers: []sshauth.UserIDHash{user1Hash, user2Hash},
+		MachineUsers: map[string][]uint32{
+			"*":    {0, 1}, // wildcard for both users
+			"root": {0},    // specific mapping that would normally restrict to user1 only
+		},
+	}
+	authorizer.Update(config)
+
+	// Both users should be able to access root via wildcard (takes precedence over specific mapping)
+	err = authorizer.Authorize("user1", "root")
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+	err = authorizer.Authorize("user2", "root")
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// Both users should be able to access any other OS user via wildcard
+	err = authorizer.Authorize("user1", "postgres")
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+	err = authorizer.Authorize("user2", "admin")
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+}
+
+func TestAuthorizer_NoWildcard_SpecificMappingsOnly(t *testing.T) {
+	authorizer := NewAuthorizer()
+
+	user1Hash, err := sshauth.HashUserID("user1")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	user2Hash, err := sshauth.HashUserID("user2")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// Configure WITHOUT wildcard - only specific mappings
+	config := &Config{
+		UserIDClaim:     DefaultUserIDClaim,
+		AuthorizedUsers: []sshauth.UserIDHash{user1Hash, user2Hash},
+		MachineUsers: map[string][]uint32{
+			"root":     {0}, // only user1
+			"postgres": {1}, // only user2
+		},
+	}
+	authorizer.Update(config)
+
+	// user1 can access root
+	err = authorizer.Authorize("user1", "root")
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// user2 can access postgres
+	err = authorizer.Authorize("user2", "postgres")
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// user1 cannot access postgres
+	err = authorizer.Authorize("user1", "postgres")
+	assert.Error(t, err)
+	assert.ErrorIs(t, err, ErrUserNotMappedToOSUser)
+
+	// user2 cannot access root
+	err = authorizer.Authorize("user2", "root")
+	assert.Error(t, err)
+	assert.ErrorIs(t, err, ErrUserNotMappedToOSUser)
+
+	// Neither can access unmapped OS users
+	err = authorizer.Authorize("user1", "admin")
+	assert.Error(t, err)
+	assert.ErrorIs(t, err, ErrNoMachineUserMapping)
+
+	err = authorizer.Authorize("user2", "admin")
+	assert.Error(t, err)
+	assert.ErrorIs(t, err, ErrNoMachineUserMapping)
+}
+
+func TestAuthorizer_Wildcard_WithPartialIndexes_AllowsAllUsers(t *testing.T) {
+	// This test covers the scenario where wildcard exists with limited indexes.
+	// Only users whose indexes are in the wildcard list can access any OS user via wildcard.
+	// Other users can only access OS users they are explicitly mapped to.
+	authorizer := NewAuthorizer()
+
+	// Create two authorized user hashes (simulating the base64-encoded hashes in the config)
+	wasmHash, err := sshauth.HashUserID("wasm")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	user2Hash, err := sshauth.HashUserID("user2")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// Configure with wildcard having only index 0, and specific mappings for other OS users
+	config := &Config{
+		UserIDClaim:     "sub",
+		AuthorizedUsers: []sshauth.UserIDHash{wasmHash, user2Hash},
+		MachineUsers: map[string][]uint32{
+			"*":     {0}, // wildcard with only index 0 - only wasm has wildcard access
+			"alice": {1}, // specific mapping for user2
+			"bob":   {1}, // specific mapping for user2
+		},
+	}
+	authorizer.Update(config)
+
+	// wasm (index 0) should access any OS user via wildcard
+	err = authorizer.Authorize("wasm", "root")
+	assert.NoError(t, err, "wasm should access root via wildcard")
+
+	err = authorizer.Authorize("wasm", "alice")
+	assert.NoError(t, err, "wasm should access alice via wildcard")
+
+	err = authorizer.Authorize("wasm", "bob")
+	assert.NoError(t, err, "wasm should access bob via wildcard")
+
+	err = authorizer.Authorize("wasm", "postgres")
+	assert.NoError(t, err, "wasm should access postgres via wildcard")
+
+	// user2 (index 1) should only access alice and bob (explicitly mapped), NOT root or postgres
+	err = authorizer.Authorize("user2", "alice")
+	assert.NoError(t, err, "user2 should access alice via explicit mapping")
+
+	err = authorizer.Authorize("user2", "bob")
+	assert.NoError(t, err, "user2 should access bob via explicit mapping")
+
+	err = authorizer.Authorize("user2", "root")
+	assert.Error(t, err, "user2 should NOT access root (not in wildcard indexes)")
+	assert.ErrorIs(t, err, ErrNoMachineUserMapping)
+
+	err = authorizer.Authorize("user2", "postgres")
+	assert.Error(t, err, "user2 should NOT access postgres (not explicitly mapped)")
+	assert.ErrorIs(t, err, ErrNoMachineUserMapping)
+
+	// Unauthorized user should still be denied
+	err = authorizer.Authorize("user3", "root")
+	assert.Error(t, err)
+	assert.ErrorIs(t, err, ErrUserNotAuthorized, "unauthorized user should be denied")
+}

client/ssh/proxy/proxy_test.go

@@ -27,9 +27,11 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/proto"
 	nbssh "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/ssh"
+	sshauth "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/ssh/auth"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/ssh/server"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/ssh/testutil"
 	nbjwt "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/auth/jwt"
+	sshuserhash "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/sshauth"
 )
 
 func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
@@ -137,6 +139,21 @@ func TestSSHProxy_Connect(t *testing.T) {
 	sshServer := server.New(serverConfig)
 	sshServer.SetAllowRootLogin(true)
 
+	// Configure SSH authorization for the test user
+	testUsername := testutil.GetTestUsername(t)
+	testJWTUser := "test-username"
+	testUserHash, err := sshuserhash.HashUserID(testJWTUser)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	authConfig := &sshauth.Config{
+		UserIDClaim:     sshauth.DefaultUserIDClaim,
+		AuthorizedUsers: []sshuserhash.UserIDHash{testUserHash},
+		MachineUsers: map[string][]uint32{
+			testUsername: {0}, // Index 0 in AuthorizedUsers
+		},
+	}
+	sshServer.UpdateSSHAuth(authConfig)
+
 	sshServerAddr := server.StartTestServer(t, sshServer)
 	defer func() { _ = sshServer.Stop() }()
 
@@ -150,10 +167,10 @@ func TestSSHProxy_Connect(t *testing.T) {
 
 	mockDaemon.setHostKey(host, hostPubKey)
 
-	validToken := generateValidJWT(t, privateKey, issuer, audience)
+	validToken := generateValidJWT(t, privateKey, issuer, audience, testJWTUser)
 	mockDaemon.setJWTToken(validToken)
 
-	proxyInstance, err := New(mockDaemon.addr, host, port, nil, nil)
+	proxyInstance, err := New(mockDaemon.addr, host, port, io.Discard, nil)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	clientConn, proxyConn := net.Pipe()
@@ -347,12 +364,12 @@ func generateTestJWKS(t *testing.T) (*rsa.PrivateKey, []byte) {
 	return privateKey, jwksJSON
 }
 
-func generateValidJWT(t *testing.T, privateKey *rsa.PrivateKey, issuer, audience string) string {
+func generateValidJWT(t *testing.T, privateKey *rsa.PrivateKey, issuer, audience string, user string) string {
 	t.Helper()
 	claims := jwt.MapClaims{
 		"iss": issuer,
 		"aud": audience,
-		"sub": "test-user",
+		"sub": user,
 		"exp": time.Now().Add(time.Hour).Unix(),
 		"iat": time.Now().Unix(),
 	}

client/ssh/server/jwt_test.go

@@ -23,10 +23,12 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 
 	nbssh "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/ssh"
+	sshauth "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/ssh/auth"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/ssh/client"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/ssh/detection"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/ssh/testutil"
 	nbjwt "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/auth/jwt"
+	sshuserhash "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/sshauth"
 )
 
 func TestJWTEnforcement(t *testing.T) {
@@ -577,6 +579,22 @@ func TestJWTAuthentication(t *testing.T) {
 				tc.setupServer(server)
 			}
 
+			// Always set up authorization for test-user to ensure tests fail at JWT validation stage
+			testUserHash, err := sshuserhash.HashUserID("test-user")
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+
+			// Get current OS username for machine user mapping
+			currentUser := testutil.GetTestUsername(t)
+
+			authConfig := &sshauth.Config{
+				UserIDClaim:     sshauth.DefaultUserIDClaim,
+				AuthorizedUsers: []sshuserhash.UserIDHash{testUserHash},
+				MachineUsers: map[string][]uint32{
+					currentUser: {0}, // Allow test-user (index 0) to access current OS user
+				},
+			}
+			server.UpdateSSHAuth(authConfig)
+
 			serverAddr := StartTestServer(t, server)
 			defer require.NoError(t, server.Stop())
 

client/ssh/server/server.go

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard/tun/netstack"
 
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/wgaddr"
+	sshauth "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/ssh/auth"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/ssh/detection"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/auth"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/auth/jwt"
@@ -138,6 +139,8 @@ type Server struct {
 	jwtExtractor *jwt.ClaimsExtractor
 	jwtConfig    *JWTConfig
 
+	authorizer *sshauth.Authorizer
+
 	suSupportsPty    bool
 	loginIsUtilLinux bool
 }
@@ -179,6 +182,7 @@ func New(config *Config) *Server {
 		sshConnections:         make(map[*cryptossh.ServerConn]*sshConnectionState),
 		jwtEnabled:             config.JWT != nil,
 		jwtConfig:              config.JWT,
+		authorizer:             sshauth.NewAuthorizer(), // Initialize with empty config
 	}
 
 	return s
@@ -320,6 +324,19 @@ func (s *Server) SetNetworkValidation(addr wgaddr.Address) {
 	s.wgAddress = addr
 }
 
+// UpdateSSHAuth updates the SSH fine-grained access control configuration
+// This should be called when network map updates include new SSH auth configuration
+func (s *Server) UpdateSSHAuth(config *sshauth.Config) {
+	s.mu.Lock()
+	defer s.mu.Unlock()
+
+	// Reset JWT validator/extractor to pick up new userIDClaim
+	s.jwtValidator = nil
+	s.jwtExtractor = nil
+
+	s.authorizer.Update(config)
+}
+
 // ensureJWTValidator initializes the JWT validator and extractor if not already initialized
 func (s *Server) ensureJWTValidator() error {
 	s.mu.RLock()
@@ -328,6 +345,7 @@ func (s *Server) ensureJWTValidator() error {
 		return nil
 	}
 	config := s.jwtConfig
+	authorizer := s.authorizer
 	s.mu.RUnlock()
 
 	if config == nil {
@@ -343,9 +361,16 @@ func (s *Server) ensureJWTValidator() error {
 		true,
 	)
 
-	extractor := jwt.NewClaimsExtractor(
+	// Use custom userIDClaim from authorizer if available
+	extractorOptions := []jwt.ClaimsExtractorOption{
 		jwt.WithAudience(config.Audience),
-	)
+	}
+	if authorizer.GetUserIDClaim() != "" {
+		extractorOptions = append(extractorOptions, jwt.WithUserIDClaim(authorizer.GetUserIDClaim()))
+		log.Debugf("Using custom user ID claim: %s", authorizer.GetUserIDClaim())
+	}
+
+	extractor := jwt.NewClaimsExtractor(extractorOptions...)
 
 	s.mu.Lock()
 	defer s.mu.Unlock()
@@ -493,29 +518,41 @@ func (s *Server) parseTokenWithoutValidation(tokenString string) (map[string]int
 }
 
 func (s *Server) passwordHandler(ctx ssh.Context, password string) bool {
+	osUsername := ctx.User()
+	remoteAddr := ctx.RemoteAddr()
+
 	if err := s.ensureJWTValidator(); err != nil {
-		log.Errorf("JWT validator initialization failed for user %s from %s: %v", ctx.User(), ctx.RemoteAddr(), err)
+		log.Errorf("JWT validator initialization failed for user %s from %s: %v", osUsername, remoteAddr, err)
 		return false
 	}
 
 	token, err := s.validateJWTToken(password)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Warnf("JWT authentication failed for user %s from %s: %v", ctx.User(), ctx.RemoteAddr(), err)
+		log.Warnf("JWT authentication failed for user %s from %s: %v", osUsername, remoteAddr, err)
 		return false
 	}
 
 	userAuth, err := s.extractAndValidateUser(token)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Warnf("User validation failed for user %s from %s: %v", ctx.User(), ctx.RemoteAddr(), err)
+		log.Warnf("User validation failed for user %s from %s: %v", osUsername, remoteAddr, err)
 		return false
 	}
 
-	key := newAuthKey(ctx.User(), ctx.RemoteAddr())
+	s.mu.RLock()
+	authorizer := s.authorizer
+	s.mu.RUnlock()
+
+	if err := authorizer.Authorize(userAuth.UserId, osUsername); err != nil {
+		log.Warnf("SSH authorization denied for user %s (JWT user ID: %s) from %s: %v", osUsername, userAuth.UserId, remoteAddr, err)
+		return false
+	}
+
+	key := newAuthKey(osUsername, remoteAddr)
 	s.mu.Lock()
 	s.pendingAuthJWT[key] = userAuth.UserId
 	s.mu.Unlock()
 
-	log.Infof("JWT authentication successful for user %s (JWT user ID: %s) from %s", ctx.User(), userAuth.UserId, ctx.RemoteAddr())
+	log.Infof("JWT authentication successful for user %s (JWT user ID: %s) from %s", osUsername, userAuth.UserId, remoteAddr)
 	return true
 }
 

client/ui/client_ui.go

@@ -312,6 +312,8 @@ type serviceClient struct {
 	daemonVersion        string
 	updateIndicationLock sync.Mutex
 	isUpdateIconActive   bool
+	settingsEnabled      bool
+	profilesEnabled      bool
 	showNetworks         bool
 	wNetworks            fyne.Window
 	wProfiles            fyne.Window
@@ -907,7 +909,7 @@ func (s *serviceClient) updateStatus() error {
 		var systrayIconState bool
 
 		switch {
-		case status.Status == string(internal.StatusConnected):
+		case status.Status == string(internal.StatusConnected) && !s.connected:
 			s.connected = true
 			s.sendNotification = true
 			if s.isUpdateIconActive {
@@ -921,6 +923,7 @@ func (s *serviceClient) updateStatus() error {
 			s.mUp.Disable()
 			s.mDown.Enable()
 			s.mNetworks.Enable()
+			s.mExitNode.Enable()
 			go s.updateExitNodes()
 			systrayIconState = true
 		case status.Status == string(internal.StatusConnecting):
@@ -1274,19 +1277,22 @@ func (s *serviceClient) checkAndUpdateFeatures() {
 		return
 	}
 
+	s.updateIndicationLock.Lock()
+	defer s.updateIndicationLock.Unlock()
+
 	// Update settings menu based on current features
-	if features != nil && features.DisableUpdateSettings {
-		s.setSettingsEnabled(false)
-	} else {
-		s.setSettingsEnabled(true)
+	settingsEnabled := features == nil || !features.DisableUpdateSettings
+	if s.settingsEnabled != settingsEnabled {
+		s.settingsEnabled = settingsEnabled
+		s.setSettingsEnabled(settingsEnabled)
 	}
 
 	// Update profile menu based on current features
 	if s.mProfile != nil {
-		if features != nil && features.DisableProfiles {
-			s.mProfile.setEnabled(false)
-		} else {
-			s.mProfile.setEnabled(true)
+		profilesEnabled := features == nil || !features.DisableProfiles
+		if s.profilesEnabled != profilesEnabled {
+			s.profilesEnabled = profilesEnabled
+			s.mProfile.setEnabled(profilesEnabled)
 		}
 	}
 }

client/ui/font_windows.go

@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ func (s *serviceClient) getWindowsFontFilePath() string {
 			"chr-CHER-US": "Gadugi.ttf",
 			"zh-HK":       "Segoeui.ttf",
 			"zh-TW":       "Segoeui.ttf",
-			"ja-JP":       "Yugothm.ttc",
 			"km-KH":       "Leelawui.ttf",
 			"ko-KR":       "Malgun.ttf",
 			"th-TH":       "Leelawui.ttf",

go.mod

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ require (
 	golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard v0.0.0-20230704135630-469159ecf7d1
 	golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard/wgctrl v0.0.0-20230429144221-925a1e7659e6
 	golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard/windows v0.5.3
-	google.golang.org/grpc v1.73.0
+	google.golang.org/grpc v1.75.0
 	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.8
 	gopkg.in/natefinch/lumberjack.v2 v2.0.0
 )
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/coder/websocket v1.8.13
 	github.com/coreos/go-iptables v0.7.0
 	github.com/creack/pty v1.1.18
+	github.com/dexidp/dex/api/v2 v2.4.0
 	github.com/eko/gocache/lib/v4 v4.2.0
 	github.com/eko/gocache/store/go_cache/v4 v4.2.2
 	github.com/eko/gocache/store/redis/v4 v4.2.2
@@ -97,10 +98,10 @@ require (
 	github.com/yusufpapurcu/wmi v1.2.4
 	github.com/zcalusic/sysinfo v1.1.3
 	go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/google.golang.org/grpc/otelgrpc v0.49.0
-	go.opentelemetry.io/otel v1.35.0
+	go.opentelemetry.io/otel v1.37.0
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/prometheus v0.48.0
-	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric v1.35.0
-	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric v1.35.0
+	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric v1.37.0
+	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric v1.37.0
 	go.uber.org/mock v0.5.0
 	go.uber.org/zap v1.27.0
 	goauthentik.io/api/v3 v3.2023051.3
@@ -124,7 +125,7 @@ require (
 require (
 	cloud.google.com/go/auth v0.3.0 // indirect
 	cloud.google.com/go/auth/oauth2adapt v0.2.2 // indirect
-	cloud.google.com/go/compute/metadata v0.6.0 // indirect
+	cloud.google.com/go/compute/metadata v0.7.0 // indirect
 	dario.cat/mergo v1.0.0 // indirect
 	filippo.io/edwards25519 v1.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/Azure/go-ansiterm v0.0.0-20230124172434-306776ec8161 // indirect
@@ -170,7 +171,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/fyne-io/oksvg v0.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/go-gl/gl v0.0.0-20231021071112-07e5d0ea2e71 // indirect
 	github.com/go-gl/glfw/v3.3/glfw v0.0.0-20240506104042-037f3cc74f2a // indirect
-	github.com/go-logr/logr v1.4.2 // indirect
+	github.com/go-logr/logr v1.4.3 // indirect
 	github.com/go-logr/stdr v1.2.2 // indirect
 	github.com/go-ole/go-ole v1.3.0 // indirect
 	github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql v1.8.1 // indirect
@@ -248,8 +249,8 @@ require (
 	go.opencensus.io v0.24.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/auto/sdk v1.1.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp v0.51.0 // indirect
-	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk v1.35.0 // indirect
-	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace v1.35.0 // indirect
+	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk v1.37.0 // indirect
+	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace v1.37.0 // indirect
 	go.uber.org/multierr v1.11.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/image v0.33.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/text v0.31.0 // indirect

go.sum

@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ cloud.google.com/go/auth v0.3.0/go.mod h1:lBv6NKTWp8E3LPzmO1TbiiRKc4drLOfHsgmlH9
 cloud.google.com/go/auth/oauth2adapt v0.2.2 h1:+TTV8aXpjeChS9M+aTtN/TjdQnzJvmzKFt//oWu7HX4=
 cloud.google.com/go/auth/oauth2adapt v0.2.2/go.mod h1:wcYjgpZI9+Yu7LyYBg4pqSiaRkfEK3GQcpb7C/uyF1Q=
 cloud.google.com/go/compute/metadata v0.2.0/go.mod h1:zFmK7XCadkQkj6TtorcaGlCW1hT1fIilQDwofLpJ20k=
-cloud.google.com/go/compute/metadata v0.6.0 h1:A6hENjEsCDtC1k8byVsgwvVcioamEHvZ4j01OwKxG9I=
-cloud.google.com/go/compute/metadata v0.6.0/go.mod h1:FjyFAW1MW0C203CEOMDTu3Dk1FlqW3Rga40jzHL4hfg=
+cloud.google.com/go/compute/metadata v0.7.0 h1:PBWF+iiAerVNe8UCHxdOt6eHLVc3ydFeOCw78U8ytSU=
+cloud.google.com/go/compute/metadata v0.7.0/go.mod h1:j5MvL9PprKL39t166CoB1uVHfQMs4tFQZZcKwksXUjo=
 cunicu.li/go-rosenpass v0.4.0 h1:LtPtBgFWY/9emfgC4glKLEqS0MJTylzV6+ChRhiZERw=
 cunicu.li/go-rosenpass v0.4.0/go.mod h1:MPbjH9nxV4l3vEagKVdFNwHOketqgS5/To1VYJplf/M=
 dario.cat/mergo v1.0.0 h1:AGCNq9Evsj31mOgNPcLyXc+4PNABt905YmuqPYYpBWk=
@@ -117,6 +117,8 @@ github.com/cunicu/circl v0.0.0-20230801113412-fec58fc7b5f6/go.mod h1:+CauBF6R70J
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.0/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 h1:vj9j/u1bqnvCEfJOwUhtlOARqs3+rkHYY13jYWTU97c=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
+github.com/dexidp/dex/api/v2 v2.4.0 h1:gNba7n6BKVp8X4Jp24cxYn5rIIGhM6kDOXcZoL6tr9A=
+github.com/dexidp/dex/api/v2 v2.4.0/go.mod h1:/p550ADvFFh7K95VmhUD+jgm15VdaNnab9td8DHOpyI=
 github.com/dgryski/go-rendezvous v0.0.0-20200823014737-9f7001d12a5f h1:lO4WD4F/rVNCu3HqELle0jiPLLBs70cWOduZpkS1E78=
 github.com/dgryski/go-rendezvous v0.0.0-20200823014737-9f7001d12a5f/go.mod h1:cuUVRXasLTGF7a8hSLbxyZXjz+1KgoB3wDUb6vlszIc=
 github.com/distribution/reference v0.6.0 h1:0IXCQ5g4/QMHHkarYzh5l+u8T3t73zM5QvfrDyIgxBk=
@@ -164,8 +166,8 @@ github.com/go-gl/gl v0.0.0-20231021071112-07e5d0ea2e71/go.mod h1:9YTyiznxEY1fVin
 github.com/go-gl/glfw/v3.3/glfw v0.0.0-20240506104042-037f3cc74f2a h1:vxnBhFDDT+xzxf1jTJKMKZw3H0swfWk9RpWbBbDK5+0=
 github.com/go-gl/glfw/v3.3/glfw v0.0.0-20240506104042-037f3cc74f2a/go.mod h1:tQ2UAYgL5IevRw8kRxooKSPJfGvJ9fJQFa0TUsXzTg8=
 github.com/go-logr/logr v1.2.2/go.mod h1:jdQByPbusPIv2/zmleS9BjJVeZ6kBagPoEUsqbVz/1A=
-github.com/go-logr/logr v1.4.2 h1:6pFjapn8bFcIbiKo3XT4j/BhANplGihG6tvd+8rYgrY=
-github.com/go-logr/logr v1.4.2/go.mod h1:9T104GzyrTigFIr8wt5mBrctHMim0Nb2HLGrmQ40KvY=
+github.com/go-logr/logr v1.4.3 h1:CjnDlHq8ikf6E492q6eKboGOC0T8CDaOvkHCIg8idEI=
+github.com/go-logr/logr v1.4.3/go.mod h1:9T104GzyrTigFIr8wt5mBrctHMim0Nb2HLGrmQ40KvY=
 github.com/go-logr/stdr v1.2.2 h1:hSWxHoqTgW2S2qGc0LTAI563KZ5YKYRhT3MFKZMbjag=
 github.com/go-logr/stdr v1.2.2/go.mod h1:mMo/vtBO5dYbehREoey6XUKy/eSumjCCveDpRre4VKE=
 github.com/go-ole/go-ole v1.2.6/go.mod h1:pprOEPIfldk/42T2oK7lQ4v4JSDwmV0As9GaiUsvbm0=
@@ -561,22 +563,22 @@ go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/google.golang.org/grpc/otelgrpc v0.4
 go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/google.golang.org/grpc/otelgrpc v0.49.0/go.mod h1:Mjt1i1INqiaoZOMGR1RIUJN+i3ChKoFRqzrRQhlkbs0=
 go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp v0.51.0 h1:Xs2Ncz0gNihqu9iosIZ5SkBbWo5T8JhhLJFMQL1qmLI=
 go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp v0.51.0/go.mod h1:vy+2G/6NvVMpwGX/NyLqcC41fxepnuKHk16E6IZUcJc=
-go.opentelemetry.io/otel v1.35.0 h1:xKWKPxrxB6OtMCbmMY021CqC45J+3Onta9MqjhnusiQ=
-go.opentelemetry.io/otel v1.35.0/go.mod h1:UEqy8Zp11hpkUrL73gSlELM0DupHoiq72dR+Zqel/+Y=
+go.opentelemetry.io/otel v1.37.0 h1:9zhNfelUvx0KBfu/gb+ZgeAfAgtWrfHJZcAqFC228wQ=
+go.opentelemetry.io/otel v1.37.0/go.mod h1:ehE/umFRLnuLa/vSccNq9oS1ErUlkkK71gMcN34UG8I=
 go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace v1.19.0 h1:Mne5On7VWdx7omSrSSZvM4Kw7cS7NQkOOmLcgscI51U=
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infrastructure_files/docker-compose.yml.tmpl

@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ services:
     command: [
       "--cert-file", "$NETBIRD_MGMT_API_CERT_FILE",
       "--cert-key", "$NETBIRD_MGMT_API_CERT_KEY_FILE",
-      "--log-file", "console"
+      "--log-file", "console",
+      "--port", "80"
     ]
 
   # Relay

infrastructure_files/getting-started-with-dex.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,554 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -e
+
+# NetBird Getting Started with Dex IDP
+# This script sets up NetBird with Dex as the identity provider
+
+# Sed pattern to strip base64 padding characters
+SED_STRIP_PADDING='s/=//g'
+
+check_docker_compose() {
+  if command -v docker-compose &> /dev/null
+  then
+      echo "docker-compose"
+      return
+  fi
+  if docker compose --help &> /dev/null
+  then
+      echo "docker compose"
+      return
+  fi
+
+  echo "docker-compose is not installed or not in PATH. Please follow the steps from the official guide: https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/" > /dev/stderr
+  exit 1
+}
+
+check_jq() {
+  if ! command -v jq &> /dev/null
+  then
+    echo "jq is not installed or not in PATH, please install with your package manager. e.g. sudo apt install jq" > /dev/stderr
+    exit 1
+  fi
+  return 0
+}
+
+get_main_ip_address() {
+  if [[ "$OSTYPE" == "darwin"* ]]; then
+    interface=$(route -n get default | grep 'interface:' | awk '{print $2}')
+    ip_address=$(ifconfig "$interface" | grep 'inet ' | awk '{print $2}')
+  else
+    interface=$(ip route | grep default | awk '{print $5}' | head -n 1)
+    ip_address=$(ip addr show "$interface" | grep 'inet ' | awk '{print $2}' | cut -d'/' -f1)
+  fi
+
+  echo "$ip_address"
+  return 0
+}
+
+check_nb_domain() {
+  DOMAIN=$1
+  if [[ "$DOMAIN-x" == "-x" ]]; then
+    echo "The NETBIRD_DOMAIN variable cannot be empty." > /dev/stderr
+    return 1
+  fi
+
+  if [[ "$DOMAIN" == "netbird.example.com" ]]; then
+    echo "The NETBIRD_DOMAIN cannot be netbird.example.com" > /dev/stderr
+    return 1
+  fi
+  return 0
+}
+
+read_nb_domain() {
+  READ_NETBIRD_DOMAIN=""
+  echo -n "Enter the domain you want to use for NetBird (e.g. netbird.my-domain.com): " > /dev/stderr
+  read -r READ_NETBIRD_DOMAIN < /dev/tty
+  if ! check_nb_domain "$READ_NETBIRD_DOMAIN"; then
+    read_nb_domain
+  fi
+  echo "$READ_NETBIRD_DOMAIN"
+  return 0
+}
+
+get_turn_external_ip() {
+  TURN_EXTERNAL_IP_CONFIG="#external-ip="
+  IP=$(curl -s -4 https://jsonip.com | jq -r '.ip')
+  if [[ "x-$IP" != "x-" ]]; then
+    TURN_EXTERNAL_IP_CONFIG="external-ip=$IP"
+  fi
+  echo "$TURN_EXTERNAL_IP_CONFIG"
+  return 0
+}
+
+wait_dex() {
+  set +e
+  echo -n "Waiting for Dex to become ready (via $NETBIRD_HTTP_PROTOCOL://$NETBIRD_DOMAIN)"
+  counter=1
+  while true; do
+    # Check Dex through Caddy proxy (also validates TLS is working)
+    if curl -sk -f -o /dev/null "$NETBIRD_HTTP_PROTOCOL://$NETBIRD_DOMAIN/dex/.well-known/openid-configuration" 2>/dev/null; then
+      break
+    fi
+    if [[ $counter -eq 60 ]]; then
+      echo ""
+      echo "Taking too long. Checking logs..."
+      $DOCKER_COMPOSE_COMMAND logs --tail=20 caddy
+      $DOCKER_COMPOSE_COMMAND logs --tail=20 dex
+    fi
+    echo -n " ."
+    sleep 2
+    counter=$((counter + 1))
+  done
+  echo " done"
+  set -e
+  return 0
+}
+
+init_environment() {
+  CADDY_SECURE_DOMAIN=""
+  NETBIRD_PORT=80
+  NETBIRD_HTTP_PROTOCOL="http"
+  NETBIRD_RELAY_PROTO="rel"
+  TURN_USER="self"
+  TURN_PASSWORD=$(openssl rand -base64 32 | sed "$SED_STRIP_PADDING")
+  NETBIRD_RELAY_AUTH_SECRET=$(openssl rand -base64 32 | sed "$SED_STRIP_PADDING")
+  TURN_MIN_PORT=49152
+  TURN_MAX_PORT=65535
+  TURN_EXTERNAL_IP_CONFIG=$(get_turn_external_ip)
+
+  # Generate secrets for Dex
+  DEX_DASHBOARD_CLIENT_SECRET=$(openssl rand -base64 32 | sed "$SED_STRIP_PADDING")
+
+  # Generate admin password
+  NETBIRD_ADMIN_PASSWORD=$(openssl rand -base64 16 | sed "$SED_STRIP_PADDING")
+
+  if ! check_nb_domain "$NETBIRD_DOMAIN"; then
+    NETBIRD_DOMAIN=$(read_nb_domain)
+  fi
+
+  if [[ "$NETBIRD_DOMAIN" == "use-ip" ]]; then
+    NETBIRD_DOMAIN=$(get_main_ip_address)
+  else
+    NETBIRD_PORT=443
+    CADDY_SECURE_DOMAIN=", $NETBIRD_DOMAIN:$NETBIRD_PORT"
+    NETBIRD_HTTP_PROTOCOL="https"
+    NETBIRD_RELAY_PROTO="rels"
+  fi
+
+  check_jq
+
+  DOCKER_COMPOSE_COMMAND=$(check_docker_compose)
+
+  if [[ -f dex.yaml ]]; then
+    echo "Generated files already exist, if you want to reinitialize the environment, please remove them first."
+    echo "You can use the following commands:"
+    echo "  $DOCKER_COMPOSE_COMMAND down --volumes # to remove all containers and volumes"
+    echo "  rm -f docker-compose.yml Caddyfile dex.yaml dashboard.env turnserver.conf management.json relay.env"
+    echo "Be aware that this will remove all data from the database, and you will have to reconfigure the dashboard."
+    exit 1
+  fi
+
+  echo Rendering initial files...
+  render_docker_compose > docker-compose.yml
+  render_caddyfile > Caddyfile
+  render_dex_config > dex.yaml
+  render_dashboard_env > dashboard.env
+  render_management_json > management.json
+  render_turn_server_conf > turnserver.conf
+  render_relay_env > relay.env
+
+  echo -e "\nStarting Dex IDP\n"
+  $DOCKER_COMPOSE_COMMAND up -d caddy dex
+
+  # Wait for Dex to be ready (through caddy proxy)
+  sleep 3
+  wait_dex
+
+  echo -e "\nStarting NetBird services\n"
+  $DOCKER_COMPOSE_COMMAND up -d
+
+  echo -e "\nDone!\n"
+  echo "You can access the NetBird dashboard at $NETBIRD_HTTP_PROTOCOL://$NETBIRD_DOMAIN"
+  echo ""
+  echo "Login with the following credentials:"
+  echo "Email: admin@$NETBIRD_DOMAIN" | tee .env
+  echo "Password: $NETBIRD_ADMIN_PASSWORD" | tee -a .env
+  echo ""
+  echo "Dex admin UI is not available (Dex has no built-in UI)."
+  echo "To add more users, edit dex.yaml and restart: $DOCKER_COMPOSE_COMMAND restart dex"
+  return 0
+}
+
+render_caddyfile() {
+  cat <<EOF
+{
+  debug
+  servers :80,:443 {
+    protocols h1 h2c h2 h3
+  }
+}
+
+(security_headers) {
+    header * {
+        Strict-Transport-Security "max-age=3600; includeSubDomains; preload"
+        X-Content-Type-Options "nosniff"
+        X-Frame-Options "SAMEORIGIN"
+        X-XSS-Protection "1; mode=block"
+        -Server
+        Referrer-Policy strict-origin-when-cross-origin
+    }
+}
+
+:80${CADDY_SECURE_DOMAIN} {
+    import security_headers
+    # Relay
+    reverse_proxy /relay* relay:80
+    # Signal
+    reverse_proxy /signalexchange.SignalExchange/* h2c://signal:10000
+    # Management
+    reverse_proxy /api/* management:80
+    reverse_proxy /management.ManagementService/* h2c://management:80
+    # Dex
+    reverse_proxy /dex/* dex:5556
+    # Dashboard
+    reverse_proxy /* dashboard:80
+}
+EOF
+  return 0
+}
+
+render_dex_config() {
+  # Generate bcrypt hash of the admin password
+  # Using a simple approach - htpasswd or python if available
+  ADMIN_PASSWORD_HASH=""
+  if command -v htpasswd &> /dev/null; then
+    ADMIN_PASSWORD_HASH=$(htpasswd -bnBC 10 "" "$NETBIRD_ADMIN_PASSWORD" | tr -d ':\n')
+  elif command -v python3 &> /dev/null; then
+    ADMIN_PASSWORD_HASH=$(python3 -c "import bcrypt; print(bcrypt.hashpw('$NETBIRD_ADMIN_PASSWORD'.encode(), bcrypt.gensalt(rounds=10)).decode())" 2>/dev/null || echo "")
+  fi
+
+  # Fallback to a known hash if we can't generate one
+  if [[ -z "$ADMIN_PASSWORD_HASH" ]]; then
+    # This is hash of "password" - user should change it
+    ADMIN_PASSWORD_HASH='$2a$10$2b2cU8CPhOTaGrs1HRQuAueS7JTT5ZHsHSzYiFPm1leZck7Mc8T4W'
+    NETBIRD_ADMIN_PASSWORD="password"
+    echo "Warning: Could not generate password hash. Using default password: password. Please change it in dex.yaml" > /dev/stderr
+  fi
+
+  cat <<EOF
+# Dex configuration for NetBird
+# Generated by getting-started-with-dex.sh
+
+issuer: $NETBIRD_HTTP_PROTOCOL://$NETBIRD_DOMAIN/dex
+
+storage:
+  type: sqlite3
+  config:
+    file: /var/dex/dex.db
+
+web:
+  http: 0.0.0.0:5556
+
+# gRPC API for user management (used by NetBird IDP manager)
+grpc:
+  addr: 0.0.0.0:5557
+
+oauth2:
+  skipApprovalScreen: true
+
+# Static OAuth2 clients for NetBird
+staticClients:
+  # Dashboard client
+  - id: netbird-dashboard
+    name: NetBird Dashboard
+    secret: $DEX_DASHBOARD_CLIENT_SECRET
+    redirectURIs:
+      - $NETBIRD_HTTP_PROTOCOL://$NETBIRD_DOMAIN/nb-auth
+      - $NETBIRD_HTTP_PROTOCOL://$NETBIRD_DOMAIN/nb-silent-auth
+
+  # CLI client (public - uses PKCE)
+  - id: netbird-cli
+    name: NetBird CLI
+    public: true
+    redirectURIs:
+      - http://localhost:53000/
+      - http://localhost:54000/
+
+# Enable password database for static users
+enablePasswordDB: true
+
+# Static users - add more users here as needed
+staticPasswords:
+  - email: "admin@$NETBIRD_DOMAIN"
+    hash: "$ADMIN_PASSWORD_HASH"
+    username: "admin"
+    userID: "$(uuidgen 2>/dev/null || cat /proc/sys/kernel/random/uuid 2>/dev/null || echo "admin-user-id-001")"
+
+# Optional: Add external identity provider connectors
+# connectors:
+#   - type: github
+#     id: github
+#     name: GitHub
+#     config:
+#       clientID: \$GITHUB_CLIENT_ID
+#       clientSecret: \$GITHUB_CLIENT_SECRET
+#       redirectURI: $NETBIRD_HTTP_PROTOCOL://$NETBIRD_DOMAIN/dex/callback
+#
+#   - type: ldap
+#     id: ldap
+#     name: LDAP
+#     config:
+#       host: ldap.example.com:636
+#       insecureNoSSL: false
+#       bindDN: cn=admin,dc=example,dc=com
+#       bindPW: admin
+#       userSearch:
+#         baseDN: ou=users,dc=example,dc=com
+#         filter: "(objectClass=person)"
+#         username: uid
+#         idAttr: uid
+#         emailAttr: mail
+#         nameAttr: cn
+EOF
+  return 0
+}
+
+render_turn_server_conf() {
+  cat <<EOF
+listening-port=3478
+$TURN_EXTERNAL_IP_CONFIG
+tls-listening-port=5349
+min-port=$TURN_MIN_PORT
+max-port=$TURN_MAX_PORT
+fingerprint
+lt-cred-mech
+user=$TURN_USER:$TURN_PASSWORD
+realm=wiretrustee.com
+cert=/etc/coturn/certs/cert.pem
+pkey=/etc/coturn/private/privkey.pem
+log-file=stdout
+no-software-attribute
+pidfile="/var/tmp/turnserver.pid"
+no-cli
+EOF
+  return 0
+}
+
+render_management_json() {
+  cat <<EOF
+{
+    "Stuns": [
+        {
+            "Proto": "udp",
+            "URI": "stun:$NETBIRD_DOMAIN:3478"
+        }
+    ],
+    "Relay": {
+        "Addresses": ["$NETBIRD_RELAY_PROTO://$NETBIRD_DOMAIN:$NETBIRD_PORT"],
+        "CredentialsTTL": "24h",
+        "Secret": "$NETBIRD_RELAY_AUTH_SECRET"
+    },
+    "Signal": {
+        "Proto": "$NETBIRD_HTTP_PROTOCOL",
+        "URI": "$NETBIRD_DOMAIN:$NETBIRD_PORT"
+    },
+    "HttpConfig": {
+        "AuthIssuer": "$NETBIRD_HTTP_PROTOCOL://$NETBIRD_DOMAIN/dex",
+        "AuthAudience": "netbird-dashboard",
+        "OIDCConfigEndpoint": "$NETBIRD_HTTP_PROTOCOL://$NETBIRD_DOMAIN/dex/.well-known/openid-configuration"
+    },
+    "IdpManagerConfig": {
+        "ManagerType": "dex",
+        "ClientConfig": {
+            "Issuer": "$NETBIRD_HTTP_PROTOCOL://$NETBIRD_DOMAIN/dex"
+        },
+        "ExtraConfig": {
+            "GRPCAddr": "dex:5557"
+        }
+    },
+    "DeviceAuthorizationFlow": {
+        "Provider": "hosted",
+        "ProviderConfig": {
+            "Audience": "netbird-cli",
+            "ClientID": "netbird-cli",
+            "Scope": "openid profile email offline_access",
+            "DeviceAuthEndpoint": "$NETBIRD_HTTP_PROTOCOL://$NETBIRD_DOMAIN/dex/device/code",
+            "TokenEndpoint": "$NETBIRD_HTTP_PROTOCOL://$NETBIRD_DOMAIN/dex/token"
+        }
+    },
+    "PKCEAuthorizationFlow": {
+        "ProviderConfig": {
+            "Audience": "netbird-cli",
+            "ClientID": "netbird-cli",
+            "Scope": "openid profile email offline_access",
+            "RedirectURLs": ["http://localhost:53000/", "http://localhost:54000/"]
+        }
+    }
+}
+EOF
+  return 0
+}
+
+render_dashboard_env() {
+  cat <<EOF
+# Endpoints
+NETBIRD_MGMT_API_ENDPOINT=$NETBIRD_HTTP_PROTOCOL://$NETBIRD_DOMAIN
+NETBIRD_MGMT_GRPC_API_ENDPOINT=$NETBIRD_HTTP_PROTOCOL://$NETBIRD_DOMAIN
+# OIDC
+AUTH_AUDIENCE=netbird-dashboard
+AUTH_CLIENT_ID=netbird-dashboard
+AUTH_CLIENT_SECRET=$DEX_DASHBOARD_CLIENT_SECRET
+AUTH_AUTHORITY=$NETBIRD_HTTP_PROTOCOL://$NETBIRD_DOMAIN/dex
+USE_AUTH0=false
+AUTH_SUPPORTED_SCOPES=openid profile email offline_access
+AUTH_REDIRECT_URI=/nb-auth
+AUTH_SILENT_REDIRECT_URI=/nb-silent-auth
+# SSL
+NGINX_SSL_PORT=443
+# Letsencrypt
+LETSENCRYPT_DOMAIN=none
+EOF
+  return 0
+}
+
+render_relay_env() {
+  cat <<EOF
+NB_LOG_LEVEL=info
+NB_LISTEN_ADDRESS=:80
+NB_EXPOSED_ADDRESS=$NETBIRD_RELAY_PROTO://$NETBIRD_DOMAIN:$NETBIRD_PORT
+NB_AUTH_SECRET=$NETBIRD_RELAY_AUTH_SECRET
+EOF
+  return 0
+}
+
+render_docker_compose() {
+  cat <<EOF
+services:
+  # Caddy reverse proxy
+  caddy:
+    image: caddy
+    container_name: netbird-caddy
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    networks: [netbird]
+    ports:
+      - '443:443'
+      - '443:443/udp'
+      - '80:80'
+    volumes:
+      - netbird_caddy_data:/data
+      - ./Caddyfile:/etc/caddy/Caddyfile
+    logging:
+      driver: "json-file"
+      options:
+        max-size: "500m"
+        max-file: "2"
+
+  # Dex - identity provider
+  dex:
+    image: ghcr.io/dexidp/dex:v2.38.0
+    container_name: netbird-dex
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    networks: [netbird]
+    volumes:
+      - ./dex.yaml:/etc/dex/config.docker.yaml:ro
+      - netbird_dex_data:/var/dex
+    command: ["dex", "serve", "/etc/dex/config.docker.yaml"]
+    logging:
+      driver: "json-file"
+      options:
+        max-size: "500m"
+        max-file: "2"
+
+  # UI dashboard
+  dashboard:
+    image: netbirdio/dashboard:latest
+    container_name: netbird-dashboard
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    networks: [netbird]
+    env_file:
+      - ./dashboard.env
+    logging:
+      driver: "json-file"
+      options:
+        max-size: "500m"
+        max-file: "2"
+
+  # Signal
+  signal:
+    image: netbirdio/signal:latest
+    container_name: netbird-signal
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    networks: [netbird]
+    logging:
+      driver: "json-file"
+      options:
+        max-size: "500m"
+        max-file: "2"
+
+  # Relay
+  relay:
+    image: netbirdio/relay:latest
+    container_name: netbird-relay
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    networks: [netbird]
+    env_file:
+      - ./relay.env
+    logging:
+      driver: "json-file"
+      options:
+        max-size: "500m"
+        max-file: "2"
+
+  # Management
+  management:
+    image: netbirdio/management:latest
+    container_name: netbird-management
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    networks: [netbird]
+    volumes:
+      - netbird_management:/var/lib/netbird
+      - ./management.json:/etc/netbird/management.json
+    command: [
+      "--port", "80",
+      "--log-file", "console",
+      "--log-level", "info",
+      "--disable-anonymous-metrics=false",
+      "--single-account-mode-domain=netbird.selfhosted",
+      "--dns-domain=netbird.selfhosted",
+      "--idp-sign-key-refresh-enabled",
+    ]
+    logging:
+      driver: "json-file"
+      options:
+        max-size: "500m"
+        max-file: "2"
+
+  # Coturn, AKA TURN server
+  coturn:
+    image: coturn/coturn
+    container_name: netbird-coturn
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    volumes:
+      - ./turnserver.conf:/etc/turnserver.conf:ro
+    network_mode: host
+    command:
+      - -c /etc/turnserver.conf
+    logging:
+      driver: "json-file"
+      options:
+        max-size: "500m"
+        max-file: "2"
+
+volumes:
+  netbird_caddy_data:
+  netbird_dex_data:
+  netbird_management:
+
+networks:
+  netbird:
+EOF
+  return 0
+}
+
+init_environment

management/internals/controllers/network_map/controller/controller.go

@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ func (c *Controller) sendUpdateAccountPeers(ctx context.Context, accountID strin
 	customZone := account.GetPeersCustomZone(ctx, dnsDomain)
 	resourcePolicies := account.GetResourcePoliciesMap()
 	routers := account.GetResourceRoutersMap()
+	groupIDToUserIDs := account.GetActiveGroupUsers()
 
 	if c.experimentalNetworkMap(accountID) {
 		c.initNetworkMapBuilderIfNeeded(account, approvedPeersMap)
@@ -224,7 +225,7 @@ func (c *Controller) sendUpdateAccountPeers(ctx context.Context, accountID strin
 			if c.experimentalNetworkMap(accountID) {
 				remotePeerNetworkMap = c.getPeerNetworkMapExp(ctx, p.AccountID, p.ID, approvedPeersMap, customZone, c.accountManagerMetrics)
 			} else {
-				remotePeerNetworkMap = account.GetPeerNetworkMap(ctx, p.ID, customZone, approvedPeersMap, resourcePolicies, routers, c.accountManagerMetrics)
+				remotePeerNetworkMap = account.GetPeerNetworkMap(ctx, p.ID, customZone, approvedPeersMap, resourcePolicies, routers, c.accountManagerMetrics, groupIDToUserIDs)
 			}
 
 			c.metrics.CountCalcPeerNetworkMapDuration(time.Since(start))
@@ -320,6 +321,7 @@ func (c *Controller) UpdateAccountPeer(ctx context.Context, accountId string, pe
 	customZone := account.GetPeersCustomZone(ctx, dnsDomain)
 	resourcePolicies := account.GetResourcePoliciesMap()
 	routers := account.GetResourceRoutersMap()
+	groupIDToUserIDs := account.GetActiveGroupUsers()
 
 	postureChecks, err := c.getPeerPostureChecks(account, peerId)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -338,7 +340,7 @@ func (c *Controller) UpdateAccountPeer(ctx context.Context, accountId string, pe
 	if c.experimentalNetworkMap(accountId) {
 		remotePeerNetworkMap = c.getPeerNetworkMapExp(ctx, peer.AccountID, peer.ID, approvedPeersMap, customZone, c.accountManagerMetrics)
 	} else {
-		remotePeerNetworkMap = account.GetPeerNetworkMap(ctx, peerId, customZone, approvedPeersMap, resourcePolicies, routers, c.accountManagerMetrics)
+		remotePeerNetworkMap = account.GetPeerNetworkMap(ctx, peerId, customZone, approvedPeersMap, resourcePolicies, routers, c.accountManagerMetrics, groupIDToUserIDs)
 	}
 
 	proxyNetworkMap, ok := proxyNetworkMaps[peer.ID]
@@ -445,7 +447,7 @@ func (c *Controller) GetValidatedPeerWithMap(ctx context.Context, isRequiresAppr
 	if c.experimentalNetworkMap(accountID) {
 		networkMap = c.getPeerNetworkMapExp(ctx, peer.AccountID, peer.ID, approvedPeersMap, customZone, c.accountManagerMetrics)
 	} else {
-		networkMap = account.GetPeerNetworkMap(ctx, peer.ID, customZone, approvedPeersMap, account.GetResourcePoliciesMap(), account.GetResourceRoutersMap(), c.accountManagerMetrics)
+		networkMap = account.GetPeerNetworkMap(ctx, peer.ID, customZone, approvedPeersMap, account.GetResourcePoliciesMap(), account.GetResourceRoutersMap(), c.accountManagerMetrics, account.GetActiveGroupUsers())
 	}
 
 	proxyNetworkMap, ok := proxyNetworkMaps[peer.ID]
@@ -811,7 +813,7 @@ func (c *Controller) GetNetworkMap(ctx context.Context, peerID string) (*types.N
 	if c.experimentalNetworkMap(peer.AccountID) {
 		networkMap = c.getPeerNetworkMapExp(ctx, peer.AccountID, peerID, validatedPeers, customZone, nil)
 	} else {
-		networkMap = account.GetPeerNetworkMap(ctx, peer.ID, customZone, validatedPeers, account.GetResourcePoliciesMap(), account.GetResourceRoutersMap(), nil)
+		networkMap = account.GetPeerNetworkMap(ctx, peer.ID, customZone, validatedPeers, account.GetResourcePoliciesMap(), account.GetResourceRoutersMap(), nil, account.GetActiveGroupUsers())
 	}
 
 	proxyNetworkMap, ok := proxyNetworkMaps[peer.ID]

management/internals/modules/peers/manager.go

@@ -158,5 +158,7 @@ func (m *managerImpl) DeletePeers(ctx context.Context, accountID string, peerIDs
 		}
 	}
 
+	m.accountManager.UpdateAccountPeers(ctx, accountID)
+
 	return nil
 }

management/internals/shared/grpc/conversion.go

@@ -6,7 +6,10 @@ import (
 	"net/url"
 	"strings"
 
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+
 	integrationsConfig "github.com/netbirdio/management-integrations/integrations/config"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/ssh/auth"
 
 	nbdns "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/dns"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/internals/controllers/network_map/controller/cache"
@@ -16,6 +19,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/types"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/route"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/management/proto"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/sshauth"
 )
 
 func toNetbirdConfig(config *nbconfig.Config, turnCredentials *Token, relayToken *Token, extraSettings *types.ExtraSettings) *proto.NetbirdConfig {
@@ -84,15 +88,15 @@ func toNetbirdConfig(config *nbconfig.Config, turnCredentials *Token, relayToken
 	return nbConfig
 }
 
-func toPeerConfig(peer *nbpeer.Peer, network *types.Network, dnsName string, settings *types.Settings, httpConfig *nbconfig.HttpServerConfig, deviceFlowConfig *nbconfig.DeviceAuthorizationFlow) *proto.PeerConfig {
+func toPeerConfig(peer *nbpeer.Peer, network *types.Network, dnsName string, settings *types.Settings, httpConfig *nbconfig.HttpServerConfig, deviceFlowConfig *nbconfig.DeviceAuthorizationFlow, enableSSH bool) *proto.PeerConfig {
 	netmask, _ := network.Net.Mask.Size()
 	fqdn := peer.FQDN(dnsName)
 
 	sshConfig := &proto.SSHConfig{
-		SshEnabled: peer.SSHEnabled,
+		SshEnabled: peer.SSHEnabled || enableSSH,
 	}
 
-	if peer.SSHEnabled {
+	if sshConfig.SshEnabled {
 		sshConfig.JwtConfig = buildJWTConfig(httpConfig, deviceFlowConfig)
 	}
 
@@ -110,12 +114,12 @@ func toPeerConfig(peer *nbpeer.Peer, network *types.Network, dnsName string, set
 
 func ToSyncResponse(ctx context.Context, config *nbconfig.Config, httpConfig *nbconfig.HttpServerConfig, deviceFlowConfig *nbconfig.DeviceAuthorizationFlow, peer *nbpeer.Peer, turnCredentials *Token, relayCredentials *Token, networkMap *types.NetworkMap, dnsName string, checks []*posture.Checks, dnsCache *cache.DNSConfigCache, settings *types.Settings, extraSettings *types.ExtraSettings, peerGroups []string, dnsFwdPort int64) *proto.SyncResponse {
 	response := &proto.SyncResponse{
-		PeerConfig: toPeerConfig(peer, networkMap.Network, dnsName, settings, httpConfig, deviceFlowConfig),
+		PeerConfig: toPeerConfig(peer, networkMap.Network, dnsName, settings, httpConfig, deviceFlowConfig, networkMap.EnableSSH),
 		NetworkMap: &proto.NetworkMap{
 			Serial:     networkMap.Network.CurrentSerial(),
 			Routes:     toProtocolRoutes(networkMap.Routes),
 			DNSConfig:  toProtocolDNSConfig(networkMap.DNSConfig, dnsCache, dnsFwdPort),
-			PeerConfig: toPeerConfig(peer, networkMap.Network, dnsName, settings, httpConfig, deviceFlowConfig),
+			PeerConfig: toPeerConfig(peer, networkMap.Network, dnsName, settings, httpConfig, deviceFlowConfig, networkMap.EnableSSH),
 		},
 		Checks: toProtocolChecks(ctx, checks),
 	}
@@ -151,9 +155,45 @@ func ToSyncResponse(ctx context.Context, config *nbconfig.Config, httpConfig *nb
 		response.NetworkMap.ForwardingRules = forwardingRules
 	}
 
+	if networkMap.AuthorizedUsers != nil {
+		hashedUsers, machineUsers := buildAuthorizedUsersProto(ctx, networkMap.AuthorizedUsers)
+		userIDClaim := auth.DefaultUserIDClaim
+		if httpConfig != nil && httpConfig.AuthUserIDClaim != "" {
+			userIDClaim = httpConfig.AuthUserIDClaim
+		}
+		response.NetworkMap.SshAuth = &proto.SSHAuth{AuthorizedUsers: hashedUsers, MachineUsers: machineUsers, UserIDClaim: userIDClaim}
+	}
+
 	return response
 }
 
+func buildAuthorizedUsersProto(ctx context.Context, authorizedUsers map[string]map[string]struct{}) ([][]byte, map[string]*proto.MachineUserIndexes) {
+	userIDToIndex := make(map[string]uint32)
+	var hashedUsers [][]byte
+	machineUsers := make(map[string]*proto.MachineUserIndexes, len(authorizedUsers))
+
+	for machineUser, users := range authorizedUsers {
+		indexes := make([]uint32, 0, len(users))
+		for userID := range users {
+			idx, exists := userIDToIndex[userID]
+			if !exists {
+				hash, err := sshauth.HashUserID(userID)
+				if err != nil {
+					log.WithContext(ctx).Errorf("failed to hash user id %s: %v", userID, err)
+					continue
+				}
+				idx = uint32(len(hashedUsers))
+				userIDToIndex[userID] = idx
+				hashedUsers = append(hashedUsers, hash[:])
+			}
+			indexes = append(indexes, idx)
+		}
+		machineUsers[machineUser] = &proto.MachineUserIndexes{Indexes: indexes}
+	}
+
+	return hashedUsers, machineUsers
+}
+
 func appendRemotePeerConfig(dst []*proto.RemotePeerConfig, peers []*nbpeer.Peer, dnsName string) []*proto.RemotePeerConfig {
 	for _, rPeer := range peers {
 		dst = append(dst, &proto.RemotePeerConfig{

management/internals/shared/grpc/server.go

@@ -184,8 +184,14 @@ func (s *Server) Sync(req *proto.EncryptedMessage, srv proto.ManagementService_S
 	realIP := getRealIP(ctx)
 	sRealIP := realIP.String()
 	peerMeta := extractPeerMeta(ctx, syncReq.GetMeta())
+	userID, err := s.accountManager.GetUserIDByPeerKey(ctx, peerKey.String())
+	if err != nil {
+		s.syncSem.Add(-1)
+		return mapError(ctx, err)
+	}
+
 	metahashed := metaHash(peerMeta, sRealIP)
-	if !s.loginFilter.allowLogin(peerKey.String(), metahashed) {
+	if userID == "" && !s.loginFilter.allowLogin(peerKey.String(), metahashed) {
 		if s.appMetrics != nil {
 			s.appMetrics.GRPCMetrics().CountSyncRequestBlocked()
 		}
@@ -270,6 +276,8 @@ func (s *Server) Sync(req *proto.EncryptedMessage, srv proto.ManagementService_S
 	unlock()
 	unlock = nil
 
+	log.WithContext(ctx).Debugf("Sync took %s", time.Since(reqStart))
+
 	s.syncSem.Add(-1)
 
 	return s.handleUpdates(ctx, accountID, peerKey, peer, updates, srv)
@@ -559,6 +567,7 @@ func (s *Server) Login(ctx context.Context, req *proto.EncryptedMessage) (*proto
 		if s.appMetrics != nil {
 			s.appMetrics.GRPCMetrics().CountLoginRequestDuration(time.Since(reqStart), accountID)
 		}
+		log.WithContext(ctx).Debugf("Login took %s", time.Since(reqStart))
 	}()
 
 	if loginReq.GetMeta() == nil {
@@ -635,7 +644,7 @@ func (s *Server) prepareLoginResponse(ctx context.Context, peer *nbpeer.Peer, ne
 	// if peer has reached this point then it has logged in
 	loginResp := &proto.LoginResponse{
 		NetbirdConfig: toNetbirdConfig(s.config, nil, relayToken, nil),
-		PeerConfig:    toPeerConfig(peer, netMap.Network, s.networkMapController.GetDNSDomain(settings), settings, s.config.HttpConfig, s.config.DeviceAuthorizationFlow),
+		PeerConfig:    toPeerConfig(peer, netMap.Network, s.networkMapController.GetDNSDomain(settings), settings, s.config.HttpConfig, s.config.DeviceAuthorizationFlow, netMap.EnableSSH),
 		Checks:        toProtocolChecks(ctx, postureChecks),
 	}
 

management/server/account.go

@@ -1456,21 +1456,19 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) SyncUserJWTGroups(ctx context.Context, userAuth
 		}
 	}
 
-	if settings.GroupsPropagationEnabled {
-		removedGroupAffectsPeers, err := areGroupChangesAffectPeers(ctx, am.Store, userAuth.AccountId, removeOldGroups)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
+	removedGroupAffectsPeers, err := areGroupChangesAffectPeers(ctx, am.Store, userAuth.AccountId, removeOldGroups)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 
-		newGroupsAffectsPeers, err := areGroupChangesAffectPeers(ctx, am.Store, userAuth.AccountId, addNewGroups)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
+	newGroupsAffectsPeers, err := areGroupChangesAffectPeers(ctx, am.Store, userAuth.AccountId, addNewGroups)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 
-		if removedGroupAffectsPeers || newGroupsAffectsPeers {
-			log.WithContext(ctx).Tracef("user %s: JWT group membership changed, updating account peers", userAuth.UserId)
-			am.BufferUpdateAccountPeers(ctx, userAuth.AccountId)
-		}
+	if removedGroupAffectsPeers || newGroupsAffectsPeers {
+		log.WithContext(ctx).Tracef("user %s: JWT group membership changed, updating account peers", userAuth.UserId)
+		am.BufferUpdateAccountPeers(ctx, userAuth.AccountId)
 	}
 
 	return nil
@@ -2158,3 +2156,7 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) savePeerIPUpdate(ctx context.Context, transacti
 
 	return nil
 }
+
+func (am *DefaultAccountManager) GetUserIDByPeerKey(ctx context.Context, peerKey string) (string, error) {
+	return am.Store.GetUserIDByPeerKey(ctx, store.LockingStrengthNone, peerKey)
+}

management/server/account/manager.go

@@ -123,4 +123,5 @@ type Manager interface {
 	UpdateToPrimaryAccount(ctx context.Context, accountId string) error
 	GetOwnerInfo(ctx context.Context, accountId string) (*types.UserInfo, error)
 	GetCurrentUserInfo(ctx context.Context, userAuth auth.UserAuth) (*users.UserInfoWithPermissions, error)
+	GetUserIDByPeerKey(ctx context.Context, peerKey string) (string, error)
 }

management/server/account_test.go

@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ func TestAccount_GetPeerNetworkMap(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 
 		customZone := account.GetPeersCustomZone(context.Background(), "netbird.io")
-		networkMap := account.GetPeerNetworkMap(context.Background(), testCase.peerID, customZone, validatedPeers, account.GetResourcePoliciesMap(), account.GetResourceRoutersMap(), nil)
+		networkMap := account.GetPeerNetworkMap(context.Background(), testCase.peerID, customZone, validatedPeers, account.GetResourcePoliciesMap(), account.GetResourceRoutersMap(), nil, account.GetActiveGroupUsers())
 		assert.Len(t, networkMap.Peers, len(testCase.expectedPeers))
 		assert.Len(t, networkMap.OfflinePeers, len(testCase.expectedOfflinePeers))
 	}

management/server/group.go

@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ 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.LockingStrengthUpdate, accountID, groupID)
+			group, err := transaction.GetGroupByID(ctx, store.LockingStrengthNone, accountID, groupID)
 			if err != nil {
 				allErrors = errors.Join(allErrors, err)
 				continue
@@ -442,6 +442,10 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) DeleteGroups(ctx context.Context, accountID, us
 			deletedGroups = append(deletedGroups, group)
 		}
 
+		if len(groupIDsToDelete) == 0 {
+			return allErrors
+		}
+
 		if err = transaction.DeleteGroups(ctx, accountID, groupIDsToDelete); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}

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

@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ func (h *Handler) GetAccessiblePeers(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	dnsDomain := h.networkMapController.GetDNSDomain(account.Settings)
 
 	customZone := account.GetPeersCustomZone(r.Context(), dnsDomain)
-	netMap := account.GetPeerNetworkMap(r.Context(), peerID, customZone, validPeers, account.GetResourcePoliciesMap(), account.GetResourceRoutersMap(), nil)
+	netMap := account.GetPeerNetworkMap(r.Context(), peerID, customZone, validPeers, account.GetResourcePoliciesMap(), account.GetResourceRoutersMap(), nil, account.GetActiveGroupUsers())
 
 	util.WriteJSONObject(r.Context(), w, toAccessiblePeers(netMap, dnsDomain))
 }
@@ -369,6 +369,9 @@ func (h *Handler) CreateTemporaryAccess(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request)
 				PortRanges:    []types.RulePortRange{portRange},
 			}},
 		}
+		if protocol == types.PolicyRuleProtocolNetbirdSSH {
+			policy.Rules[0].AuthorizedUser = userAuth.UserId
+		}
 
 		_, err = h.accountManager.SavePolicy(r.Context(), userAuth.AccountId, userAuth.UserId, policy, true)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -449,6 +452,18 @@ func toSinglePeerResponse(peer *nbpeer.Peer, groupsInfo []api.GroupMinimum, dnsD
 		SerialNumber:                peer.Meta.SystemSerialNumber,
 		InactivityExpirationEnabled: peer.InactivityExpirationEnabled,
 		Ephemeral:                   peer.Ephemeral,
+		LocalFlags: &api.PeerLocalFlags{
+			BlockInbound:          &peer.Meta.Flags.BlockInbound,
+			BlockLanAccess:        &peer.Meta.Flags.BlockLANAccess,
+			DisableClientRoutes:   &peer.Meta.Flags.DisableClientRoutes,
+			DisableDns:            &peer.Meta.Flags.DisableDNS,
+			DisableFirewall:       &peer.Meta.Flags.DisableFirewall,
+			DisableServerRoutes:   &peer.Meta.Flags.DisableServerRoutes,
+			LazyConnectionEnabled: &peer.Meta.Flags.LazyConnectionEnabled,
+			RosenpassEnabled:      &peer.Meta.Flags.RosenpassEnabled,
+			RosenpassPermissive:   &peer.Meta.Flags.RosenpassPermissive,
+			ServerSshAllowed:      &peer.Meta.Flags.ServerSSHAllowed,
+		},
 	}
 
 	if !approved {
@@ -463,7 +478,6 @@ func toPeerListItemResponse(peer *nbpeer.Peer, groupsInfo []api.GroupMinimum, dn
 	if osVersion == "" {
 		osVersion = peer.Meta.Core
 	}
-
 	return &api.PeerBatch{
 		CreatedAt:                   peer.CreatedAt,
 		Id:                          peer.ID,
@@ -492,6 +506,18 @@ func toPeerListItemResponse(peer *nbpeer.Peer, groupsInfo []api.GroupMinimum, dn
 		SerialNumber:                peer.Meta.SystemSerialNumber,
 		InactivityExpirationEnabled: peer.InactivityExpirationEnabled,
 		Ephemeral:                   peer.Ephemeral,
+		LocalFlags: &api.PeerLocalFlags{
+			BlockInbound:          &peer.Meta.Flags.BlockInbound,
+			BlockLanAccess:        &peer.Meta.Flags.BlockLANAccess,
+			DisableClientRoutes:   &peer.Meta.Flags.DisableClientRoutes,
+			DisableDns:            &peer.Meta.Flags.DisableDNS,
+			DisableFirewall:       &peer.Meta.Flags.DisableFirewall,
+			DisableServerRoutes:   &peer.Meta.Flags.DisableServerRoutes,
+			LazyConnectionEnabled: &peer.Meta.Flags.LazyConnectionEnabled,
+			RosenpassEnabled:      &peer.Meta.Flags.RosenpassEnabled,
+			RosenpassPermissive:   &peer.Meta.Flags.RosenpassPermissive,
+			ServerSshAllowed:      &peer.Meta.Flags.ServerSSHAllowed,
+		},
 	}
 }
 

management/server/http/handlers/policies/policies_handler.go

@@ -221,6 +221,8 @@ func (h *handler) savePolicy(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, accountID s
 			pr.Protocol = types.PolicyRuleProtocolUDP
 		case api.PolicyRuleUpdateProtocolIcmp:
 			pr.Protocol = types.PolicyRuleProtocolICMP
+		case api.PolicyRuleUpdateProtocolNetbirdSsh:
+			pr.Protocol = types.PolicyRuleProtocolNetbirdSSH
 		default:
 			util.WriteError(r.Context(), status.Errorf(status.InvalidArgument, "unknown protocol type: %v", rule.Protocol), w)
 			return
@@ -254,6 +256,17 @@ func (h *handler) savePolicy(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, accountID s
 			}
 		}
 
+		if pr.Protocol == types.PolicyRuleProtocolNetbirdSSH && rule.AuthorizedGroups != nil && len(*rule.AuthorizedGroups) != 0 {
+			for _, sourceGroupID := range pr.Sources {
+				_, ok := (*rule.AuthorizedGroups)[sourceGroupID]
+				if !ok {
+					util.WriteError(r.Context(), status.Errorf(status.InvalidArgument, "authorized group for netbird-ssh protocol should be specified for each source group"), w)
+					return
+				}
+			}
+			pr.AuthorizedGroups = *rule.AuthorizedGroups
+		}
+
 		// validate policy object
 		if pr.Protocol == types.PolicyRuleProtocolALL || pr.Protocol == types.PolicyRuleProtocolICMP {
 			if len(pr.Ports) != 0 || len(pr.PortRanges) != 0 {
@@ -380,6 +393,11 @@ func toPolicyResponse(groups []*types.Group, policy *types.Policy) *api.Policy {
 			DestinationResource: r.DestinationResource.ToAPIResponse(),
 		}
 
+		if len(r.AuthorizedGroups) != 0 {
+			authorizedGroupsCopy := r.AuthorizedGroups
+			rule.AuthorizedGroups = &authorizedGroupsCopy
+		}
+
 		if len(r.Ports) != 0 {
 			portsCopy := r.Ports
 			rule.Ports = &portsCopy

management/server/idp/dex.go

@@ -0,0 +1,445 @@
+package idp
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"encoding/base64"
+	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
+	"strings"
+	"sync"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/dexidp/dex/api/v2"
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	"golang.org/x/crypto/bcrypt"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc/connectivity"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc/credentials/insecure"
+
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/telemetry"
+)
+
+// DexManager implements the Manager interface for Dex IDP.
+// It uses Dex's gRPC API to manage users in the password database.
+type DexManager struct {
+	grpcAddr   string
+	httpClient ManagerHTTPClient
+	helper     ManagerHelper
+	appMetrics telemetry.AppMetrics
+	mux        sync.Mutex
+	conn       *grpc.ClientConn
+}
+
+// DexClientConfig Dex manager client configuration.
+type DexClientConfig struct {
+	// GRPCAddr is the address of Dex's gRPC API (e.g., "localhost:5557")
+	GRPCAddr string
+	// Issuer is the Dex issuer URL (e.g., "https://dex.example.com/dex")
+	Issuer string
+}
+
+// NewDexManager creates a new instance of DexManager.
+func NewDexManager(config DexClientConfig, appMetrics telemetry.AppMetrics) (*DexManager, error) {
+	if config.GRPCAddr == "" {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("dex IdP configuration is incomplete, GRPCAddr is missing")
+	}
+
+	httpTransport := http.DefaultTransport.(*http.Transport).Clone()
+	httpTransport.MaxIdleConns = 5
+
+	httpClient := &http.Client{
+		Timeout:   10 * time.Second,
+		Transport: httpTransport,
+	}
+	helper := JsonParser{}
+
+	return &DexManager{
+		grpcAddr:   config.GRPCAddr,
+		httpClient: httpClient,
+		helper:     helper,
+		appMetrics: appMetrics,
+	}, nil
+}
+
+// getConnection returns a gRPC connection to Dex, creating one if necessary.
+// It also checks if an existing connection is still healthy and reconnects if needed.
+func (dm *DexManager) getConnection(ctx context.Context) (*grpc.ClientConn, error) {
+	dm.mux.Lock()
+	defer dm.mux.Unlock()
+
+	if dm.conn != nil {
+		state := dm.conn.GetState()
+		// If connection is shutdown or in a transient failure, close and reconnect
+		if state == connectivity.Shutdown || state == connectivity.TransientFailure {
+			log.WithContext(ctx).Debugf("Dex gRPC connection in state %s, reconnecting", state)
+			_ = dm.conn.Close()
+			dm.conn = nil
+		} else {
+			return dm.conn, nil
+		}
+	}
+
+	log.WithContext(ctx).Debugf("connecting to Dex gRPC API at %s", dm.grpcAddr)
+
+	conn, err := grpc.NewClient(dm.grpcAddr,
+		grpc.WithTransportCredentials(insecure.NewCredentials()),
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to connect to Dex gRPC API: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	dm.conn = conn
+	return conn, nil
+}
+
+// getDexClient returns a Dex API client.
+func (dm *DexManager) getDexClient(ctx context.Context) (api.DexClient, error) {
+	conn, err := dm.getConnection(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return api.NewDexClient(conn), nil
+}
+
+// encodeDexUserID encodes a user ID and connector ID into Dex's composite format.
+// This is the reverse of parseDexUserID - it creates the base64-encoded protobuf
+// format that Dex uses in JWT tokens.
+func encodeDexUserID(userID, connectorID string) string {
+	// Build simple protobuf structure:
+	// Field 1 (tag 0x0a): user ID string
+	// Field 2 (tag 0x12): connector ID string
+	buf := make([]byte, 0, 2+len(userID)+2+len(connectorID))
+
+	// Field 1: user ID
+	buf = append(buf, 0x0a)              // tag for field 1, wire type 2 (length-delimited)
+	buf = append(buf, byte(len(userID))) // length
+	buf = append(buf, []byte(userID)...) // value
+
+	// Field 2: connector ID
+	buf = append(buf, 0x12)                   // tag for field 2, wire type 2 (length-delimited)
+	buf = append(buf, byte(len(connectorID))) // length
+	buf = append(buf, []byte(connectorID)...) // value
+
+	return base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString(buf)
+}
+
+// parseDexUserID extracts the actual user ID from Dex's composite user ID.
+// Dex encodes user IDs in JWT tokens as base64-encoded protobuf with format:
+// - Field 1 (string): actual user ID
+// - Field 2 (string): connector ID (e.g., "local")
+// If the ID is not in this format, it returns the original ID.
+func parseDexUserID(compositeID string) string {
+	// Try to decode as standard base64
+	decoded, err := base64.StdEncoding.DecodeString(compositeID)
+	if err != nil {
+		// Try URL-safe base64
+		decoded, err = base64.RawURLEncoding.DecodeString(compositeID)
+		if err != nil {
+			// Not base64 encoded, return as-is
+			return compositeID
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Parse the simple protobuf structure
+	// Field 1 (tag 0x0a): user ID string
+	// Field 2 (tag 0x12): connector ID string
+	if len(decoded) < 2 {
+		return compositeID
+	}
+
+	// Check for field 1 tag (0x0a = field 1, wire type 2/length-delimited)
+	if decoded[0] != 0x0a {
+		return compositeID
+	}
+
+	// Read the length of the user ID string
+	length := int(decoded[1])
+	if len(decoded) < 2+length {
+		return compositeID
+	}
+
+	// Extract the user ID
+	userID := string(decoded[2 : 2+length])
+	return userID
+}
+
+// UpdateUserAppMetadata updates user app metadata based on userID and metadata map.
+// Dex doesn't support app metadata, so this is a no-op.
+func (dm *DexManager) UpdateUserAppMetadata(_ context.Context, _ string, _ AppMetadata) error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+// GetUserDataByID requests user data from Dex via user ID.
+func (dm *DexManager) GetUserDataByID(ctx context.Context, userID string, _ AppMetadata) (*UserData, error) {
+	if dm.appMetrics != nil {
+		dm.appMetrics.IDPMetrics().CountGetUserDataByID()
+	}
+
+	client, err := dm.getDexClient(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		if dm.appMetrics != nil {
+			dm.appMetrics.IDPMetrics().CountRequestError()
+		}
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	resp, err := client.ListPasswords(ctx, &api.ListPasswordReq{})
+	if err != nil {
+		if dm.appMetrics != nil {
+			dm.appMetrics.IDPMetrics().CountRequestError()
+		}
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to list passwords from Dex: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// Try to parse the composite user ID from Dex JWT token
+	actualUserID := parseDexUserID(userID)
+
+	for _, p := range resp.Passwords {
+		// Match against both the raw userID and the parsed actualUserID
+		if p.UserId == userID || p.UserId == actualUserID {
+			return &UserData{
+				Email: p.Email,
+				Name:  p.Username,
+				ID:    userID, // Return the original ID for consistency
+			}, nil
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil, fmt.Errorf("user with ID %s not found", userID)
+}
+
+// GetAccount returns all the users for a given account.
+// Since Dex doesn't have account concepts, this returns all users.
+func (dm *DexManager) GetAccount(ctx context.Context, accountID string) ([]*UserData, error) {
+	if dm.appMetrics != nil {
+		dm.appMetrics.IDPMetrics().CountGetAccount()
+	}
+
+	users, err := dm.getAllUsers(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	// Set the account ID for all users
+	for _, user := range users {
+		user.AppMetadata.WTAccountID = accountID
+	}
+
+	return users, nil
+}
+
+// GetAllAccounts gets all registered accounts with corresponding user data.
+// Since Dex doesn't have account concepts, all users are returned under UnsetAccountID.
+func (dm *DexManager) GetAllAccounts(ctx context.Context) (map[string][]*UserData, error) {
+	if dm.appMetrics != nil {
+		dm.appMetrics.IDPMetrics().CountGetAllAccounts()
+	}
+
+	users, err := dm.getAllUsers(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	indexedUsers := make(map[string][]*UserData)
+	indexedUsers[UnsetAccountID] = users
+
+	return indexedUsers, nil
+}
+
+// CreateUser creates a new user in Dex's password database.
+func (dm *DexManager) CreateUser(ctx context.Context, email, name, accountID, invitedByEmail string) (*UserData, error) {
+	if dm.appMetrics != nil {
+		dm.appMetrics.IDPMetrics().CountCreateUser()
+	}
+
+	client, err := dm.getDexClient(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		if dm.appMetrics != nil {
+			dm.appMetrics.IDPMetrics().CountRequestError()
+		}
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	// Generate a random password for the new user
+	password := GeneratePassword(16, 2, 2, 2)
+
+	// Hash the password using bcrypt
+	hashedPassword, err := bcrypt.GenerateFromPassword([]byte(password), bcrypt.DefaultCost)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to hash password: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// Generate a user ID from email (Dex uses email as the key, but we need a stable ID)
+	userID := strings.ReplaceAll(email, "@", "-at-")
+	userID = strings.ReplaceAll(userID, ".", "-")
+
+	req := &api.CreatePasswordReq{
+		Password: &api.Password{
+			Email:    email,
+			Username: name,
+			UserId:   userID,
+			Hash:     hashedPassword,
+		},
+	}
+
+	resp, err := client.CreatePassword(ctx, req)
+	if err != nil {
+		if dm.appMetrics != nil {
+			dm.appMetrics.IDPMetrics().CountRequestError()
+		}
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create user in Dex: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	if resp.AlreadyExists {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("user with email %s already exists", email)
+	}
+
+	log.WithContext(ctx).Debugf("created user %s in Dex", email)
+
+	return &UserData{
+		Email: email,
+		Name:  name,
+		ID:    userID,
+		AppMetadata: AppMetadata{
+			WTAccountID: accountID,
+			WTInvitedBy: invitedByEmail,
+		},
+	}, nil
+}
+
+// GetUserByEmail searches users with a given email.
+// If no users have been found, this function returns an empty list.
+func (dm *DexManager) GetUserByEmail(ctx context.Context, email string) ([]*UserData, error) {
+	if dm.appMetrics != nil {
+		dm.appMetrics.IDPMetrics().CountGetUserByEmail()
+	}
+
+	client, err := dm.getDexClient(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		if dm.appMetrics != nil {
+			dm.appMetrics.IDPMetrics().CountRequestError()
+		}
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	resp, err := client.ListPasswords(ctx, &api.ListPasswordReq{})
+	if err != nil {
+		if dm.appMetrics != nil {
+			dm.appMetrics.IDPMetrics().CountRequestError()
+		}
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to list passwords from Dex: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	users := make([]*UserData, 0)
+	for _, p := range resp.Passwords {
+		if strings.EqualFold(p.Email, email) {
+			// Encode the user ID in Dex's composite format to match stored IDs
+			encodedID := encodeDexUserID(p.UserId, "local")
+			users = append(users, &UserData{
+				Email: p.Email,
+				Name:  p.Username,
+				ID:    encodedID,
+			})
+		}
+	}
+
+	return users, nil
+}
+
+// InviteUserByID resends an invitation to a user.
+// Dex doesn't support invitations, so this returns an error.
+func (dm *DexManager) InviteUserByID(_ context.Context, _ string) error {
+	return fmt.Errorf("method InviteUserByID not implemented for Dex")
+}
+
+// DeleteUser deletes a user from Dex by user ID.
+func (dm *DexManager) DeleteUser(ctx context.Context, userID string) error {
+	if dm.appMetrics != nil {
+		dm.appMetrics.IDPMetrics().CountDeleteUser()
+	}
+
+	client, err := dm.getDexClient(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		if dm.appMetrics != nil {
+			dm.appMetrics.IDPMetrics().CountRequestError()
+		}
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// First, find the user's email by ID
+	resp, err := client.ListPasswords(ctx, &api.ListPasswordReq{})
+	if err != nil {
+		if dm.appMetrics != nil {
+			dm.appMetrics.IDPMetrics().CountRequestError()
+		}
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to list passwords from Dex: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// Try to parse the composite user ID from Dex JWT token
+	actualUserID := parseDexUserID(userID)
+
+	var email string
+	for _, p := range resp.Passwords {
+		if p.UserId == userID || p.UserId == actualUserID {
+			email = p.Email
+			break
+		}
+	}
+
+	if email == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("user with ID %s not found", userID)
+	}
+
+	// Delete the user by email
+	deleteResp, err := client.DeletePassword(ctx, &api.DeletePasswordReq{
+		Email: email,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		if dm.appMetrics != nil {
+			dm.appMetrics.IDPMetrics().CountRequestError()
+		}
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to delete user from Dex: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	if deleteResp.NotFound {
+		return fmt.Errorf("user with email %s not found", email)
+	}
+
+	log.WithContext(ctx).Debugf("deleted user %s from Dex", email)
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// getAllUsers retrieves all users from Dex's password database.
+func (dm *DexManager) getAllUsers(ctx context.Context) ([]*UserData, error) {
+	client, err := dm.getDexClient(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		if dm.appMetrics != nil {
+			dm.appMetrics.IDPMetrics().CountRequestError()
+		}
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	resp, err := client.ListPasswords(ctx, &api.ListPasswordReq{})
+	if err != nil {
+		if dm.appMetrics != nil {
+			dm.appMetrics.IDPMetrics().CountRequestError()
+		}
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to list passwords from Dex: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	users := make([]*UserData, 0, len(resp.Passwords))
+	for _, p := range resp.Passwords {
+		// Encode the user ID in Dex's composite format (base64-encoded protobuf)
+		// to match how NetBird stores user IDs from Dex JWT tokens.
+		// The connector ID "local" is used for Dex's password database.
+		encodedID := encodeDexUserID(p.UserId, "local")
+		users = append(users, &UserData{
+			Email: p.Email,
+			Name:  p.Username,
+			ID:    encodedID,
+		})
+	}
+
+	return users, nil
+}

management/server/idp/dex_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+package idp
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/telemetry"
+)
+
+func TestNewDexManager(t *testing.T) {
+	type test struct {
+		name                 string
+		inputConfig          DexClientConfig
+		assertErrFunc        require.ErrorAssertionFunc
+		assertErrFuncMessage string
+	}
+
+	defaultTestConfig := DexClientConfig{
+		GRPCAddr: "localhost:5557",
+		Issuer:   "https://dex.example.com/dex",
+	}
+
+	testCase1 := test{
+		name:                 "Good Configuration",
+		inputConfig:          defaultTestConfig,
+		assertErrFunc:        require.NoError,
+		assertErrFuncMessage: "shouldn't return error",
+	}
+
+	testCase2Config := defaultTestConfig
+	testCase2Config.GRPCAddr = ""
+
+	testCase2 := test{
+		name:                 "Missing GRPCAddr Configuration",
+		inputConfig:          testCase2Config,
+		assertErrFunc:        require.Error,
+		assertErrFuncMessage: "should return error when GRPCAddr is empty",
+	}
+
+	// Test with empty issuer - should still work since issuer is optional for the manager
+	testCase3Config := defaultTestConfig
+	testCase3Config.Issuer = ""
+
+	testCase3 := test{
+		name:                 "Missing Issuer Configuration - OK",
+		inputConfig:          testCase3Config,
+		assertErrFunc:        require.NoError,
+		assertErrFuncMessage: "shouldn't return error when issuer is empty",
+	}
+
+	for _, testCase := range []test{testCase1, testCase2, testCase3} {
+		t.Run(testCase.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			manager, err := NewDexManager(testCase.inputConfig, &telemetry.MockAppMetrics{})
+			testCase.assertErrFunc(t, err, testCase.assertErrFuncMessage)
+
+			if err == nil {
+				require.NotNil(t, manager, "manager should not be nil")
+				require.Equal(t, testCase.inputConfig.GRPCAddr, manager.grpcAddr, "grpcAddr should match")
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDexManagerUpdateUserAppMetadata(t *testing.T) {
+	config := DexClientConfig{
+		GRPCAddr: "localhost:5557",
+		Issuer:   "https://dex.example.com/dex",
+	}
+
+	manager, err := NewDexManager(config, &telemetry.MockAppMetrics{})
+	require.NoError(t, err, "should create manager without error")
+
+	// UpdateUserAppMetadata should be a no-op for Dex
+	err = manager.UpdateUserAppMetadata(context.Background(), "test-user-id", AppMetadata{
+		WTAccountID: "test-account",
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err, "UpdateUserAppMetadata should not return error")
+}
+
+func TestDexManagerInviteUserByID(t *testing.T) {
+	config := DexClientConfig{
+		GRPCAddr: "localhost:5557",
+		Issuer:   "https://dex.example.com/dex",
+	}
+
+	manager, err := NewDexManager(config, &telemetry.MockAppMetrics{})
+	require.NoError(t, err, "should create manager without error")
+
+	// InviteUserByID should return an error for Dex
+	err = manager.InviteUserByID(context.Background(), "test-user-id")
+	require.Error(t, err, "InviteUserByID should return error")
+	require.Contains(t, err.Error(), "not implemented", "error should mention not implemented")
+}
+
+func TestParseDexUserID(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name        string
+		compositeID string
+		expectedID  string
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "Parse base64-encoded protobuf composite ID",
+			// This is a real Dex composite ID: contains user ID "cf5db180-d360-484d-9b78-c5db92146420" and connector "local"
+			compositeID: "CiRjZjVkYjE4MC1kMzYwLTQ4NGQtOWI3OC1jNWRiOTIxNDY0MjASBWxvY2Fs",
+			expectedID:  "cf5db180-d360-484d-9b78-c5db92146420",
+		},
+		{
+			name:        "Return plain ID unchanged",
+			compositeID: "simple-user-id",
+			expectedID:  "simple-user-id",
+		},
+		{
+			name:        "Return UUID unchanged",
+			compositeID: "cf5db180-d360-484d-9b78-c5db92146420",
+			expectedID:  "cf5db180-d360-484d-9b78-c5db92146420",
+		},
+		{
+			name:        "Handle empty string",
+			compositeID: "",
+			expectedID:  "",
+		},
+		{
+			name:        "Handle invalid base64",
+			compositeID: "not-valid-base64!!!",
+			expectedID:  "not-valid-base64!!!",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			result := parseDexUserID(tt.compositeID)
+			require.Equal(t, tt.expectedID, result, "parsed user ID should match expected")
+		})
+	}
+}

management/server/idp/idp.go

@@ -173,40 +173,40 @@ func NewManager(ctx context.Context, config Config, appMetrics telemetry.AppMetr
 
 		return NewZitadelManager(*zitadelClientConfig, appMetrics)
 	case "authentik":
-		authentikConfig := AuthentikClientConfig{
+		return NewAuthentikManager(AuthentikClientConfig{
 			Issuer:        config.ClientConfig.Issuer,
 			ClientID:      config.ClientConfig.ClientID,
 			TokenEndpoint: config.ClientConfig.TokenEndpoint,
 			GrantType:     config.ClientConfig.GrantType,
 			Username:      config.ExtraConfig["Username"],
 			Password:      config.ExtraConfig["Password"],
-		}
-		return NewAuthentikManager(authentikConfig, appMetrics)
+		}, appMetrics)
 	case "okta":
-		oktaClientConfig := OktaClientConfig{
+		return NewOktaManager(OktaClientConfig{
 			Issuer:        config.ClientConfig.Issuer,
 			TokenEndpoint: config.ClientConfig.TokenEndpoint,
 			GrantType:     config.ClientConfig.GrantType,
 			APIToken:      config.ExtraConfig["ApiToken"],
-		}
-		return NewOktaManager(oktaClientConfig, appMetrics)
+		}, appMetrics)
 	case "google":
-		googleClientConfig := GoogleWorkspaceClientConfig{
+		return NewGoogleWorkspaceManager(ctx, GoogleWorkspaceClientConfig{
 			ServiceAccountKey: config.ExtraConfig["ServiceAccountKey"],
 			CustomerID:        config.ExtraConfig["CustomerId"],
-		}
-		return NewGoogleWorkspaceManager(ctx, googleClientConfig, appMetrics)
+		}, appMetrics)
 	case "jumpcloud":
-		jumpcloudConfig := JumpCloudClientConfig{
+		return NewJumpCloudManager(JumpCloudClientConfig{
 			APIToken: config.ExtraConfig["ApiToken"],
-		}
-		return NewJumpCloudManager(jumpcloudConfig, appMetrics)
+		}, appMetrics)
 	case "pocketid":
-		pocketidConfig := PocketIdClientConfig{
+		return NewPocketIdManager(PocketIdClientConfig{
 			APIToken:           config.ExtraConfig["ApiToken"],
 			ManagementEndpoint: config.ExtraConfig["ManagementEndpoint"],
-		}
-		return NewPocketIdManager(pocketidConfig, appMetrics)
+		}, appMetrics)
+	case "dex":
+		return NewDexManager(DexClientConfig{
+			GRPCAddr: config.ExtraConfig["GRPCAddr"],
+			Issuer:   config.ClientConfig.Issuer,
+		}, appMetrics)
 	default:
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid manager type: %s", config.ManagerType)
 	}

management/server/mock_server/account_mock.go

@@ -2,11 +2,12 @@ package mock_server
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/auth"
 	"net"
 	"net/netip"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/auth"
+
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/status"
 
@@ -988,3 +989,7 @@ func (am *MockAccountManager) RecalculateNetworkMapCache(ctx context.Context, ac
 	}
 	return nil
 }
+
+func (am *MockAccountManager) GetUserIDByPeerKey(ctx context.Context, peerKey string) (string, error) {
+	return "something", nil
+}

management/server/peer.go

@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) getUserAccessiblePeers(ctx context.Context, acc
 
 	// fetch all the peers that have access to the user's peers
 	for _, peer := range peers {
-		aclPeers, _ := account.GetPeerConnectionResources(ctx, peer, approvedPeersMap)
+		aclPeers, _, _, _ := account.GetPeerConnectionResources(ctx, peer, approvedPeersMap, account.GetActiveGroupUsers())
 		for _, p := range aclPeers {
 			peersMap[p.ID] = p
 		}
@@ -1057,7 +1057,7 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) checkIfUserOwnsPeer(ctx context.Context, accoun
 	}
 
 	for _, p := range userPeers {
-		aclPeers, _ := account.GetPeerConnectionResources(ctx, p, approvedPeersMap)
+		aclPeers, _, _, _ := account.GetPeerConnectionResources(ctx, p, approvedPeersMap, account.GetActiveGroupUsers())
 		for _, aclPeer := range aclPeers {
 			if aclPeer.ID == peer.ID {
 				return peer, nil

management/server/policy_test.go

@@ -246,14 +246,14 @@ func TestAccount_getPeersByPolicy(t *testing.T) {
 
 	t.Run("check that all peers get map", func(t *testing.T) {
 		for _, p := range account.Peers {
-			peers, firewallRules := account.GetPeerConnectionResources(context.Background(), p, validatedPeers)
+			peers, firewallRules, _, _ := account.GetPeerConnectionResources(context.Background(), p, validatedPeers, account.GetActiveGroupUsers())
 			assert.GreaterOrEqual(t, len(peers), 1, "minimum number peers should present")
 			assert.GreaterOrEqual(t, len(firewallRules), 1, "minimum number of firewall rules should present")
 		}
 	})
 
 	t.Run("check first peer map details", func(t *testing.T) {
-		peers, firewallRules := account.GetPeerConnectionResources(context.Background(), account.Peers["peerB"], validatedPeers)
+		peers, firewallRules, _, _ := account.GetPeerConnectionResources(context.Background(), account.Peers["peerB"], validatedPeers, account.GetActiveGroupUsers())
 		assert.Len(t, peers, 8)
 		assert.Contains(t, peers, account.Peers["peerA"])
 		assert.Contains(t, peers, account.Peers["peerC"])
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ func TestAccount_getPeersByPolicy(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	t.Run("check port ranges support for older peers", func(t *testing.T) {
-		peers, firewallRules := account.GetPeerConnectionResources(context.Background(), account.Peers["peerK"], validatedPeers)
+		peers, firewallRules, _, _ := account.GetPeerConnectionResources(context.Background(), account.Peers["peerK"], validatedPeers, account.GetActiveGroupUsers())
 		assert.Len(t, peers, 1)
 		assert.Contains(t, peers, account.Peers["peerI"])
 
@@ -635,7 +635,7 @@ func TestAccount_getPeersByPolicyDirect(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	t.Run("check first peer map", func(t *testing.T) {
-		peers, firewallRules := account.GetPeerConnectionResources(context.Background(), account.Peers["peerB"], approvedPeers)
+		peers, firewallRules, _, _ := account.GetPeerConnectionResources(context.Background(), account.Peers["peerB"], approvedPeers, account.GetActiveGroupUsers())
 		assert.Contains(t, peers, account.Peers["peerC"])
 
 		expectedFirewallRules := []*types.FirewallRule{
@@ -665,7 +665,7 @@ func TestAccount_getPeersByPolicyDirect(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	t.Run("check second peer map", func(t *testing.T) {
-		peers, firewallRules := account.GetPeerConnectionResources(context.Background(), account.Peers["peerC"], approvedPeers)
+		peers, firewallRules, _, _ := account.GetPeerConnectionResources(context.Background(), account.Peers["peerC"], approvedPeers, account.GetActiveGroupUsers())
 		assert.Contains(t, peers, account.Peers["peerB"])
 
 		expectedFirewallRules := []*types.FirewallRule{
@@ -697,7 +697,7 @@ func TestAccount_getPeersByPolicyDirect(t *testing.T) {
 	account.Policies[1].Rules[0].Bidirectional = false
 
 	t.Run("check first peer map directional only", func(t *testing.T) {
-		peers, firewallRules := account.GetPeerConnectionResources(context.Background(), account.Peers["peerB"], approvedPeers)
+		peers, firewallRules, _, _ := account.GetPeerConnectionResources(context.Background(), account.Peers["peerB"], approvedPeers, account.GetActiveGroupUsers())
 		assert.Contains(t, peers, account.Peers["peerC"])
 
 		expectedFirewallRules := []*types.FirewallRule{
@@ -719,7 +719,7 @@ func TestAccount_getPeersByPolicyDirect(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	t.Run("check second peer map directional only", func(t *testing.T) {
-		peers, firewallRules := account.GetPeerConnectionResources(context.Background(), account.Peers["peerC"], approvedPeers)
+		peers, firewallRules, _, _ := account.GetPeerConnectionResources(context.Background(), account.Peers["peerC"], approvedPeers, account.GetActiveGroupUsers())
 		assert.Contains(t, peers, account.Peers["peerB"])
 
 		expectedFirewallRules := []*types.FirewallRule{
@@ -917,7 +917,7 @@ func TestAccount_getPeersByPolicyPostureChecks(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("verify peer's network map with default group peer list", func(t *testing.T) {
 		// peerB doesn't fulfill the NB posture check but is included in the destination group Swarm,
 		// will establish a connection with all source peers satisfying the NB posture check.
-		peers, firewallRules := account.GetPeerConnectionResources(context.Background(), account.Peers["peerB"], approvedPeers)
+		peers, firewallRules, _, _ := account.GetPeerConnectionResources(context.Background(), account.Peers["peerB"], approvedPeers, account.GetActiveGroupUsers())
 		assert.Len(t, peers, 4)
 		assert.Len(t, firewallRules, 4)
 		assert.Contains(t, peers, account.Peers["peerA"])
@@ -927,7 +927,7 @@ func TestAccount_getPeersByPolicyPostureChecks(t *testing.T) {
 
 		// peerC satisfy the NB posture check, should establish connection to all destination group peer's
 		// We expect a single permissive firewall rule which all outgoing connections
-		peers, firewallRules = account.GetPeerConnectionResources(context.Background(), account.Peers["peerC"], approvedPeers)
+		peers, firewallRules, _, _ = account.GetPeerConnectionResources(context.Background(), account.Peers["peerC"], approvedPeers, account.GetActiveGroupUsers())
 		assert.Len(t, peers, len(account.Groups["GroupSwarm"].Peers))
 		assert.Len(t, firewallRules, 7)
 		expectedFirewallRules := []*types.FirewallRule{
@@ -992,7 +992,7 @@ func TestAccount_getPeersByPolicyPostureChecks(t *testing.T) {
 
 		// peerE doesn't fulfill the NB posture check and exists in only destination group Swarm,
 		// all source group peers satisfying the NB posture check should establish connection
-		peers, firewallRules = account.GetPeerConnectionResources(context.Background(), account.Peers["peerE"], approvedPeers)
+		peers, firewallRules, _, _ = account.GetPeerConnectionResources(context.Background(), account.Peers["peerE"], approvedPeers, account.GetActiveGroupUsers())
 		assert.Len(t, peers, 4)
 		assert.Len(t, firewallRules, 4)
 		assert.Contains(t, peers, account.Peers["peerA"])
@@ -1002,7 +1002,7 @@ func TestAccount_getPeersByPolicyPostureChecks(t *testing.T) {
 
 		// peerI doesn't fulfill the OS version posture check and exists in only destination group Swarm,
 		// all source group peers satisfying the NB posture check should establish connection
-		peers, firewallRules = account.GetPeerConnectionResources(context.Background(), account.Peers["peerI"], approvedPeers)
+		peers, firewallRules, _, _ = account.GetPeerConnectionResources(context.Background(), account.Peers["peerI"], approvedPeers, account.GetActiveGroupUsers())
 		assert.Len(t, peers, 4)
 		assert.Len(t, firewallRules, 4)
 		assert.Contains(t, peers, account.Peers["peerA"])
@@ -1017,19 +1017,19 @@ func TestAccount_getPeersByPolicyPostureChecks(t *testing.T) {
 
 		// peerB doesn't satisfy the NB posture check, and doesn't exist in destination group peer's
 		// no connection should be established to any peer of destination group
-		peers, firewallRules := account.GetPeerConnectionResources(context.Background(), account.Peers["peerB"], approvedPeers)
+		peers, firewallRules, _, _ := account.GetPeerConnectionResources(context.Background(), account.Peers["peerB"], approvedPeers, account.GetActiveGroupUsers())
 		assert.Len(t, peers, 0)
 		assert.Len(t, firewallRules, 0)
 
 		// peerI doesn't satisfy the OS version posture check, and doesn't exist in destination group peer's
 		// no connection should be established to any peer of destination group
-		peers, firewallRules = account.GetPeerConnectionResources(context.Background(), account.Peers["peerI"], approvedPeers)
+		peers, firewallRules, _, _ = account.GetPeerConnectionResources(context.Background(), account.Peers["peerI"], approvedPeers, account.GetActiveGroupUsers())
 		assert.Len(t, peers, 0)
 		assert.Len(t, firewallRules, 0)
 
 		// peerC satisfy the NB posture check, should establish connection to all destination group peer's
 		// We expect a single permissive firewall rule which all outgoing connections
-		peers, firewallRules = account.GetPeerConnectionResources(context.Background(), account.Peers["peerC"], approvedPeers)
+		peers, firewallRules, _, _ = account.GetPeerConnectionResources(context.Background(), account.Peers["peerC"], approvedPeers, account.GetActiveGroupUsers())
 		assert.Len(t, peers, len(account.Groups["GroupSwarm"].Peers))
 		assert.Len(t, firewallRules, len(account.Groups["GroupSwarm"].Peers))
 
@@ -1044,14 +1044,14 @@ func TestAccount_getPeersByPolicyPostureChecks(t *testing.T) {
 
 		// peerE doesn't fulfill the NB posture check and exists in only destination group Swarm,
 		// all source group peers satisfying the NB posture check should establish connection
-		peers, firewallRules = account.GetPeerConnectionResources(context.Background(), account.Peers["peerE"], approvedPeers)
+		peers, firewallRules, _, _ = account.GetPeerConnectionResources(context.Background(), account.Peers["peerE"], approvedPeers, account.GetActiveGroupUsers())
 		assert.Len(t, peers, 3)
 		assert.Len(t, firewallRules, 3)
 		assert.Contains(t, peers, account.Peers["peerA"])
 		assert.Contains(t, peers, account.Peers["peerC"])
 		assert.Contains(t, peers, account.Peers["peerD"])
 
-		peers, firewallRules = account.GetPeerConnectionResources(context.Background(), account.Peers["peerA"], approvedPeers)
+		peers, firewallRules, _, _ = account.GetPeerConnectionResources(context.Background(), account.Peers["peerA"], approvedPeers, account.GetActiveGroupUsers())
 		assert.Len(t, peers, 5)
 		// assert peers from Group Swarm
 		assert.Contains(t, peers, account.Peers["peerD"])

management/server/store/sql_store.go

@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ type SqlStore struct {
 	installationPK    int
 	storeEngine       types.Engine
 	pool              *pgxpool.Pool
+
+	transactionTimeout time.Duration
 }
 
 type installation struct {
@@ -84,6 +86,14 @@ func NewSqlStore(ctx context.Context, db *gorm.DB, storeEngine types.Engine, met
 		conns = runtime.NumCPU()
 	}
 
+	transactionTimeout := 5 * time.Minute
+	if v := os.Getenv("NB_STORE_TRANSACTION_TIMEOUT"); v != "" {
+		if parsed, err := time.ParseDuration(v); err == nil {
+			transactionTimeout = parsed
+		}
+	}
+	log.WithContext(ctx).Infof("Setting transaction timeout to %v", transactionTimeout)
+
 	if storeEngine == types.SqliteStoreEngine {
 		if err == nil {
 			log.WithContext(ctx).Warnf("setting NB_SQL_MAX_OPEN_CONNS is not supported for sqlite, using default value 1")
@@ -101,7 +111,7 @@ func NewSqlStore(ctx context.Context, db *gorm.DB, storeEngine types.Engine, met
 
 	if skipMigration {
 		log.WithContext(ctx).Infof("skipping migration")
-		return &SqlStore{db: db, storeEngine: storeEngine, metrics: metrics, installationPK: 1}, nil
+		return &SqlStore{db: db, storeEngine: storeEngine, metrics: metrics, installationPK: 1, transactionTimeout: transactionTimeout}, nil
 	}
 
 	if err := migratePreAuto(ctx, db); err != nil {
@@ -120,7 +130,7 @@ func NewSqlStore(ctx context.Context, db *gorm.DB, storeEngine types.Engine, met
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("migratePostAuto: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	return &SqlStore{db: db, storeEngine: storeEngine, metrics: metrics, installationPK: 1}, nil
+	return &SqlStore{db: db, storeEngine: storeEngine, metrics: metrics, installationPK: 1, transactionTimeout: transactionTimeout}, nil
 }
 
 func GetKeyQueryCondition(s *SqlStore) string {
@@ -1910,16 +1920,17 @@ func (s *SqlStore) getPolicyRules(ctx context.Context, policyIDs []string) ([]*t
 	if len(policyIDs) == 0 {
 		return nil, nil
 	}
-	const query = `SELECT id, policy_id, name, description, enabled, action, destinations, destination_resource, sources, source_resource, bidirectional, protocol, ports, port_ranges FROM policy_rules WHERE policy_id = ANY($1)`
+	const query = `SELECT id, policy_id, name, description, enabled, action, destinations, destination_resource, sources, source_resource, bidirectional, protocol, ports, port_ranges, authorized_groups, authorized_user FROM policy_rules WHERE policy_id = ANY($1)`
 	rows, err := s.pool.Query(ctx, query, policyIDs)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	rules, err := pgx.CollectRows(rows, func(row pgx.CollectableRow) (*types.PolicyRule, error) {
 		var r types.PolicyRule
-		var dest, destRes, sources, sourceRes, ports, portRanges []byte
+		var dest, destRes, sources, sourceRes, ports, portRanges, authorizedGroups []byte
 		var enabled, bidirectional sql.NullBool
-		err := row.Scan(&r.ID, &r.PolicyID, &r.Name, &r.Description, &enabled, &r.Action, &dest, &destRes, &sources, &sourceRes, &bidirectional, &r.Protocol, &ports, &portRanges)
+		var authorizedUser sql.NullString
+		err := row.Scan(&r.ID, &r.PolicyID, &r.Name, &r.Description, &enabled, &r.Action, &dest, &destRes, &sources, &sourceRes, &bidirectional, &r.Protocol, &ports, &portRanges, &authorizedGroups, &authorizedUser)
 		if err == nil {
 			if enabled.Valid {
 				r.Enabled = enabled.Bool
@@ -1945,6 +1956,12 @@ func (s *SqlStore) getPolicyRules(ctx context.Context, policyIDs []string) ([]*t
 			if portRanges != nil {
 				_ = json.Unmarshal(portRanges, &r.PortRanges)
 			}
+			if authorizedGroups != nil {
+				_ = json.Unmarshal(authorizedGroups, &r.AuthorizedGroups)
+			}
+			if authorizedUser.Valid {
+				r.AuthorizedUser = authorizedUser.String
+			}
 		}
 		return &r, err
 	})
@@ -2890,8 +2907,11 @@ func (s *SqlStore) IncrementNetworkSerial(ctx context.Context, accountId string)
 }
 
 func (s *SqlStore) ExecuteInTransaction(ctx context.Context, operation func(store Store) error) error {
+	timeoutCtx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), s.transactionTimeout)
+	defer cancel()
+
 	startTime := time.Now()
-	tx := s.db.Begin()
+	tx := s.db.WithContext(timeoutCtx).Begin()
 	if tx.Error != nil {
 		return tx.Error
 	}
@@ -2926,6 +2946,9 @@ func (s *SqlStore) ExecuteInTransaction(ctx context.Context, operation func(stor
 	err := operation(repo)
 	if err != nil {
 		tx.Rollback()
+		if errors.Is(err, context.DeadlineExceeded) || errors.Is(timeoutCtx.Err(), context.DeadlineExceeded) {
+			log.WithContext(ctx).Warnf("transaction exceeded %s timeout after %v, stack: %s", s.transactionTimeout, time.Since(startTime), debug.Stack())
+		}
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -2938,13 +2961,19 @@ func (s *SqlStore) ExecuteInTransaction(ctx context.Context, operation func(stor
 	}
 
 	err = tx.Commit().Error
+	if err != nil {
+		if errors.Is(err, context.DeadlineExceeded) || errors.Is(timeoutCtx.Err(), context.DeadlineExceeded) {
+			log.WithContext(ctx).Warnf("transaction commit exceeded %s timeout after %v, stack: %s", s.transactionTimeout, time.Since(startTime), debug.Stack())
+		}
+		return err
+	}
 
 	log.WithContext(ctx).Tracef("transaction took %v", time.Since(startTime))
 	if s.metrics != nil {
 		s.metrics.StoreMetrics().CountTransactionDuration(time.Since(startTime))
 	}
 
-	return err
+	return nil
 }
 
 func (s *SqlStore) withTx(tx *gorm.DB) Store {
@@ -4075,3 +4104,21 @@ func (s *SqlStore) GetPeersByGroupIDs(ctx context.Context, accountID string, gro
 
 	return peers, nil
 }
+
+func (s *SqlStore) GetUserIDByPeerKey(ctx context.Context, lockStrength LockingStrength, peerKey string) (string, error) {
+	tx := s.db
+	if lockStrength != LockingStrengthNone {
+		tx = tx.Clauses(clause.Locking{Strength: string(lockStrength)})
+	}
+
+	var userID string
+	result := tx.Model(&nbpeer.Peer{}).
+		Select("user_id").
+		Take(&userID, GetKeyQueryCondition(s), peerKey)
+
+	if result.Error != nil {
+		return "", status.Errorf(status.Internal, "failed to get user ID by peer key")
+	}
+
+	return userID, nil
+}

management/server/store/sql_store_test.go

@@ -3718,6 +3718,69 @@ func TestSqlStore_GetPeersByGroupIDs(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestSqlStore_GetUserIDByPeerKey(t *testing.T) {
+	store, cleanup, err := NewTestStoreFromSQL(context.Background(), "../testdata/extended-store.sql", t.TempDir())
+	t.Cleanup(cleanup)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	existingAccountID := "bf1c8084-ba50-4ce7-9439-34653001fc3b"
+	userID := "test-user-123"
+	peerKey := "peer-key-abc"
+
+	peer := &nbpeer.Peer{
+		ID:        "test-peer-1",
+		Key:       peerKey,
+		AccountID: existingAccountID,
+		UserID:    userID,
+		IP:        net.IP{10, 0, 0, 1},
+		DNSLabel:  "test-peer-1",
+	}
+
+	err = store.AddPeerToAccount(context.Background(), peer)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	retrievedUserID, err := store.GetUserIDByPeerKey(context.Background(), LockingStrengthNone, peerKey)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, userID, retrievedUserID)
+}
+
+func TestSqlStore_GetUserIDByPeerKey_NotFound(t *testing.T) {
+	store, cleanup, err := NewTestStoreFromSQL(context.Background(), "../testdata/extended-store.sql", t.TempDir())
+	t.Cleanup(cleanup)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	nonExistentPeerKey := "non-existent-peer-key"
+
+	userID, err := store.GetUserIDByPeerKey(context.Background(), LockingStrengthNone, nonExistentPeerKey)
+	require.Error(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, "", userID)
+}
+
+func TestSqlStore_GetUserIDByPeerKey_NoUserID(t *testing.T) {
+	store, cleanup, err := NewTestStoreFromSQL(context.Background(), "../testdata/extended-store.sql", t.TempDir())
+	t.Cleanup(cleanup)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	existingAccountID := "bf1c8084-ba50-4ce7-9439-34653001fc3b"
+	peerKey := "peer-key-abc"
+
+	peer := &nbpeer.Peer{
+		ID:        "test-peer-1",
+		Key:       peerKey,
+		AccountID: existingAccountID,
+		UserID:    "",
+		IP:        net.IP{10, 0, 0, 1},
+		DNSLabel:  "test-peer-1",
+	}
+
+	err = store.AddPeerToAccount(context.Background(), peer)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	retrievedUserID, err := store.GetUserIDByPeerKey(context.Background(), LockingStrengthNone, peerKey)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, "", retrievedUserID)
+}
+
 func TestSqlStore_ApproveAccountPeers(t *testing.T) {
 	runTestForAllEngines(t, "", func(t *testing.T, store Store) {
 		accountID := "test-account"
@@ -3794,3 +3857,30 @@ func TestSqlStore_ApproveAccountPeers(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	})
 }
+
+func TestSqlStore_ExecuteInTransaction_Timeout(t *testing.T) {
+	if os.Getenv("NETBIRD_STORE_ENGINE") == "mysql" {
+		t.Skip("Skipping timeout test for MySQL")
+	}
+
+	t.Setenv("NB_STORE_TRANSACTION_TIMEOUT", "1s")
+
+	store, cleanup, err := NewTestStoreFromSQL(context.Background(), "", t.TempDir())
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	t.Cleanup(cleanup)
+
+	sqlStore, ok := store.(*SqlStore)
+	require.True(t, ok)
+	assert.Equal(t, 1*time.Second, sqlStore.transactionTimeout)
+
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	err = sqlStore.ExecuteInTransaction(ctx, func(transaction Store) error {
+		// Sleep for 2 seconds to exceed the 1 second timeout
+		time.Sleep(2 * time.Second)
+		return nil
+	})
+
+	// The transaction should fail with an error (either timeout or already rolled back)
+	require.Error(t, err)
+	assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "transaction has already been committed or rolled back", "expected transaction rolled back error, got: %v", err)
+}

management/server/store/store.go

@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@ type Store interface {
 	MarkAccountPrimary(ctx context.Context, accountID string) error
 	UpdateAccountNetwork(ctx context.Context, accountID string, ipNet net.IPNet) error
 	GetPolicyRulesByResourceID(ctx context.Context, lockStrength LockingStrength, accountID string, peerID string) ([]*types.PolicyRule, error)
+	GetUserIDByPeerKey(ctx context.Context, lockStrength LockingStrength, peerKey string) (string, error)
 }
 
 const (

management/server/types/account.go

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/rs/xid"
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/ssh/auth"
 	nbdns "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/dns"
 	resourceTypes "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/networks/resources/types"
 	routerTypes "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/networks/routers/types"
@@ -45,8 +46,10 @@ const (
 
 	// nativeSSHPortString defines the default port number as a string used for native SSH connections; this port is used by clients when hijacking ssh connections.
 	nativeSSHPortString = "22022"
+	nativeSSHPortNumber = 22022
 	// defaultSSHPortString defines the standard SSH port number as a string, commonly used for default SSH connections.
 	defaultSSHPortString = "22"
+	defaultSSHPortNumber = 22
 )
 
 type supportedFeatures struct {
@@ -275,6 +278,7 @@ func (a *Account) GetPeerNetworkMap(
 	resourcePolicies map[string][]*Policy,
 	routers map[string]map[string]*routerTypes.NetworkRouter,
 	metrics *telemetry.AccountManagerMetrics,
+	groupIDToUserIDs map[string][]string,
 ) *NetworkMap {
 	start := time.Now()
 	peer := a.Peers[peerID]
@@ -290,7 +294,7 @@ func (a *Account) GetPeerNetworkMap(
 		}
 	}
 
-	aclPeers, firewallRules := a.GetPeerConnectionResources(ctx, peer, validatedPeersMap)
+	aclPeers, firewallRules, authorizedUsers, enableSSH := a.GetPeerConnectionResources(ctx, peer, validatedPeersMap, groupIDToUserIDs)
 	// exclude expired peers
 	var peersToConnect []*nbpeer.Peer
 	var expiredPeers []*nbpeer.Peer
@@ -338,6 +342,8 @@ func (a *Account) GetPeerNetworkMap(
 		OfflinePeers:        expiredPeers,
 		FirewallRules:       firewallRules,
 		RoutesFirewallRules: slices.Concat(networkResourcesFirewallRules, routesFirewallRules),
+		AuthorizedUsers:     authorizedUsers,
+		EnableSSH:           enableSSH,
 	}
 
 	if metrics != nil {
@@ -1009,8 +1015,10 @@ func (a *Account) UserGroupsRemoveFromPeers(userID string, groups ...string) map
 // GetPeerConnectionResources for a given peer
 //
 // This function returns the list of peers and firewall rules that are applicable to a given peer.
-func (a *Account) GetPeerConnectionResources(ctx context.Context, peer *nbpeer.Peer, validatedPeersMap map[string]struct{}) ([]*nbpeer.Peer, []*FirewallRule) {
+func (a *Account) GetPeerConnectionResources(ctx context.Context, peer *nbpeer.Peer, validatedPeersMap map[string]struct{}, groupIDToUserIDs map[string][]string) ([]*nbpeer.Peer, []*FirewallRule, map[string]map[string]struct{}, bool) {
 	generateResources, getAccumulatedResources := a.connResourcesGenerator(ctx, peer)
+	authorizedUsers := make(map[string]map[string]struct{}) // machine user to list of userIDs
+	sshEnabled := false
 
 	for _, policy := range a.Policies {
 		if !policy.Enabled {
@@ -1053,10 +1061,58 @@ func (a *Account) GetPeerConnectionResources(ctx context.Context, peer *nbpeer.P
 			if peerInDestinations {
 				generateResources(rule, sourcePeers, FirewallRuleDirectionIN)
 			}
+
+			if peerInDestinations && rule.Protocol == PolicyRuleProtocolNetbirdSSH {
+				sshEnabled = true
+				switch {
+				case len(rule.AuthorizedGroups) > 0:
+					for groupID, localUsers := range rule.AuthorizedGroups {
+						userIDs, ok := groupIDToUserIDs[groupID]
+						if !ok {
+							log.WithContext(ctx).Tracef("no user IDs found for group ID %s", groupID)
+							continue
+						}
+
+						if len(localUsers) == 0 {
+							localUsers = []string{auth.Wildcard}
+						}
+
+						for _, localUser := range localUsers {
+							if authorizedUsers[localUser] == nil {
+								authorizedUsers[localUser] = make(map[string]struct{})
+							}
+							for _, userID := range userIDs {
+								authorizedUsers[localUser][userID] = struct{}{}
+							}
+						}
+					}
+				case rule.AuthorizedUser != "":
+					if authorizedUsers[auth.Wildcard] == nil {
+						authorizedUsers[auth.Wildcard] = make(map[string]struct{})
+					}
+					authorizedUsers[auth.Wildcard][rule.AuthorizedUser] = struct{}{}
+				default:
+					authorizedUsers[auth.Wildcard] = a.getAllowedUserIDs()
+				}
+			} else if peerInDestinations && policyRuleImpliesLegacySSH(rule) && peer.SSHEnabled {
+				sshEnabled = true
+				authorizedUsers[auth.Wildcard] = a.getAllowedUserIDs()
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
-	return getAccumulatedResources()
+	peers, fwRules := getAccumulatedResources()
+	return peers, fwRules, authorizedUsers, sshEnabled
+}
+
+func (a *Account) getAllowedUserIDs() map[string]struct{} {
+	users := make(map[string]struct{})
+	for _, nbUser := range a.Users {
+		if !nbUser.IsBlocked() && !nbUser.IsServiceUser {
+			users[nbUser.Id] = struct{}{}
+		}
+	}
+	return users
 }
 
 // connResourcesGenerator returns generator and accumulator function which returns the result of generator calls
@@ -1081,12 +1137,17 @@ func (a *Account) connResourcesGenerator(ctx context.Context, targetPeer *nbpeer
 					peersExists[peer.ID] = struct{}{}
 				}
 
+				protocol := rule.Protocol
+				if protocol == PolicyRuleProtocolNetbirdSSH {
+					protocol = PolicyRuleProtocolTCP
+				}
+
 				fr := FirewallRule{
 					PolicyID:  rule.ID,
 					PeerIP:    peer.IP.String(),
 					Direction: direction,
 					Action:    string(rule.Action),
-					Protocol:  string(rule.Protocol),
+					Protocol:  string(protocol),
 				}
 
 				ruleID := rule.ID + fr.PeerIP + strconv.Itoa(direction) +
@@ -1108,6 +1169,28 @@ func (a *Account) connResourcesGenerator(ctx context.Context, targetPeer *nbpeer
 		}
 }
 
+func policyRuleImpliesLegacySSH(rule *PolicyRule) bool {
+	return rule.Protocol == PolicyRuleProtocolALL || (rule.Protocol == PolicyRuleProtocolTCP && (portsIncludesSSH(rule.Ports) || portRangeIncludesSSH(rule.PortRanges)))
+}
+
+func portRangeIncludesSSH(portRanges []RulePortRange) bool {
+	for _, pr := range portRanges {
+		if (pr.Start <= defaultSSHPortNumber && pr.End >= defaultSSHPortNumber) || (pr.Start <= nativeSSHPortNumber && pr.End >= nativeSSHPortNumber) {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+func portsIncludesSSH(ports []string) bool {
+	for _, port := range ports {
+		if port == defaultSSHPortString || port == nativeSSHPortString {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
 // getAllPeersFromGroups for given peer ID and list of groups
 //
 // Returns a list of peers from specified groups that pass specified posture checks
@@ -1152,7 +1235,11 @@ func (a *Account) getPeerFromResource(resource Resource, peerID string) ([]*nbpe
 		return []*nbpeer.Peer{}, false
 	}
 
-	return []*nbpeer.Peer{peer}, resource.ID == peerID
+	if peer.ID == peerID {
+		return []*nbpeer.Peer{}, true
+	}
+
+	return []*nbpeer.Peer{peer}, false
 }
 
 // validatePostureChecksOnPeer validates the posture checks on a peer
@@ -1660,6 +1747,26 @@ func (a *Account) AddAllGroup(disableDefaultPolicy bool) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (a *Account) GetActiveGroupUsers() map[string][]string {
+	allGroupID := ""
+	group, err := a.GetGroupAll()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Errorf("failed to get group all: %v", err)
+	} else {
+		allGroupID = group.ID
+	}
+	groups := make(map[string][]string, len(a.GroupsG))
+	for _, user := range a.Users {
+		if !user.IsBlocked() && !user.IsServiceUser {
+			for _, groupID := range user.AutoGroups {
+				groups[groupID] = append(groups[groupID], user.Id)
+			}
+			groups[allGroupID] = append(groups[allGroupID], user.Id)
+		}
+	}
+	return groups
+}
+
 // expandPortsAndRanges expands Ports and PortRanges of a rule into individual firewall rules
 func expandPortsAndRanges(base FirewallRule, rule *PolicyRule, peer *nbpeer.Peer) []*FirewallRule {
 	features := peerSupportedFirewallFeatures(peer.Meta.WtVersion)
@@ -1691,7 +1798,7 @@ func expandPortsAndRanges(base FirewallRule, rule *PolicyRule, peer *nbpeer.Peer
 		expanded = append(expanded, &fr)
 	}
 
-	if shouldCheckRulesForNativeSSH(features.nativeSSH, rule, peer) {
+	if shouldCheckRulesForNativeSSH(features.nativeSSH, rule, peer) || rule.Protocol == PolicyRuleProtocolNetbirdSSH {
 		expanded = addNativeSSHRule(base, expanded)
 	}
 

management/server/types/account_test.go

@@ -1105,6 +1105,193 @@ func Test_ExpandPortsAndRanges_SSHRuleExpansion(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func Test_GetActiveGroupUsers(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name     string
+		account  *Account
+		expected map[string][]string
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "all users are active",
+			account: &Account{
+				Users: map[string]*User{
+					"user1": {
+						Id:         "user1",
+						AutoGroups: []string{"group1", "group2"},
+						Blocked:    false,
+					},
+					"user2": {
+						Id:         "user2",
+						AutoGroups: []string{"group2", "group3"},
+						Blocked:    false,
+					},
+					"user3": {
+						Id:         "user3",
+						AutoGroups: []string{"group1"},
+						Blocked:    false,
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			expected: map[string][]string{
+				"group1": {"user1", "user3"},
+				"group2": {"user1", "user2"},
+				"group3": {"user2"},
+				"":       {"user1", "user2", "user3"},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "some users are blocked",
+			account: &Account{
+				Users: map[string]*User{
+					"user1": {
+						Id:         "user1",
+						AutoGroups: []string{"group1", "group2"},
+						Blocked:    false,
+					},
+					"user2": {
+						Id:         "user2",
+						AutoGroups: []string{"group2", "group3"},
+						Blocked:    true,
+					},
+					"user3": {
+						Id:         "user3",
+						AutoGroups: []string{"group1", "group3"},
+						Blocked:    false,
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			expected: map[string][]string{
+				"group1": {"user1", "user3"},
+				"group2": {"user1"},
+				"group3": {"user3"},
+				"":       {"user1", "user3"},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "all users are blocked",
+			account: &Account{
+				Users: map[string]*User{
+					"user1": {
+						Id:         "user1",
+						AutoGroups: []string{"group1"},
+						Blocked:    true,
+					},
+					"user2": {
+						Id:         "user2",
+						AutoGroups: []string{"group2"},
+						Blocked:    true,
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			expected: map[string][]string{},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "user with no auto groups",
+			account: &Account{
+				Users: map[string]*User{
+					"user1": {
+						Id:         "user1",
+						AutoGroups: []string{},
+						Blocked:    false,
+					},
+					"user2": {
+						Id:         "user2",
+						AutoGroups: []string{"group1"},
+						Blocked:    false,
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			expected: map[string][]string{
+				"group1": {"user2"},
+				"":       {"user1", "user2"},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "empty account",
+			account: &Account{
+				Users: map[string]*User{},
+			},
+			expected: map[string][]string{},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "multiple users in same group",
+			account: &Account{
+				Users: map[string]*User{
+					"user1": {
+						Id:         "user1",
+						AutoGroups: []string{"group1"},
+						Blocked:    false,
+					},
+					"user2": {
+						Id:         "user2",
+						AutoGroups: []string{"group1"},
+						Blocked:    false,
+					},
+					"user3": {
+						Id:         "user3",
+						AutoGroups: []string{"group1"},
+						Blocked:    false,
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			expected: map[string][]string{
+				"group1": {"user1", "user2", "user3"},
+				"":       {"user1", "user2", "user3"},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "user in multiple groups with blocked users",
+			account: &Account{
+				Users: map[string]*User{
+					"user1": {
+						Id:         "user1",
+						AutoGroups: []string{"group1", "group2", "group3"},
+						Blocked:    false,
+					},
+					"user2": {
+						Id:         "user2",
+						AutoGroups: []string{"group1", "group2"},
+						Blocked:    true,
+					},
+					"user3": {
+						Id:         "user3",
+						AutoGroups: []string{"group3"},
+						Blocked:    false,
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			expected: map[string][]string{
+				"group1": {"user1"},
+				"group2": {"user1"},
+				"group3": {"user1", "user3"},
+				"":       {"user1", "user3"},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			result := tt.account.GetActiveGroupUsers()
+
+			// Check that the number of groups matches
+			assert.Equal(t, len(tt.expected), len(result), "number of groups should match")
+
+			// Check each group's users
+			for groupID, expectedUsers := range tt.expected {
+				actualUsers, exists := result[groupID]
+				assert.True(t, exists, "group %s should exist in result", groupID)
+				assert.ElementsMatch(t, expectedUsers, actualUsers, "users in group %s should match", groupID)
+			}
+
+			// Ensure no extra groups in result
+			for groupID := range result {
+				_, exists := tt.expected[groupID]
+				assert.True(t, exists, "unexpected group %s in result", groupID)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func Test_FilterZoneRecordsForPeers(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		name            string

management/server/types/network.go

@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ type NetworkMap struct {
 	FirewallRules       []*FirewallRule
 	RoutesFirewallRules []*RouteFirewallRule
 	ForwardingRules     []*ForwardingRule
+	AuthorizedUsers     map[string]map[string]struct{}
+	EnableSSH           bool
 }
 
 func (nm *NetworkMap) Merge(other *NetworkMap) {

management/server/types/networkmap_golden_test.go

@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ func TestGetPeerNetworkMap_Golden(t *testing.T) {
 	resourcePolicies := account.GetResourcePoliciesMap()
 	routers := account.GetResourceRoutersMap()
 
-	networkMap := account.GetPeerNetworkMap(ctx, testingPeerID, dns.CustomZone{}, validatedPeersMap, resourcePolicies, routers, nil)
+	networkMap := account.GetPeerNetworkMap(ctx, testingPeerID, dns.CustomZone{}, validatedPeersMap, resourcePolicies, routers, nil, account.GetActiveGroupUsers())
 
 	normalizeAndSortNetworkMap(networkMap)
 
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ func BenchmarkGetPeerNetworkMap(b *testing.B) {
 	b.Run("old builder", func(b *testing.B) {
 		for range b.N {
 			for _, peerID := range peerIDs {
-				_ = account.GetPeerNetworkMap(ctx, peerID, dns.CustomZone{}, validatedPeersMap, nil, nil, nil)
+				_ = account.GetPeerNetworkMap(ctx, peerID, dns.CustomZone{}, validatedPeersMap, nil, nil, nil, account.GetActiveGroupUsers())
 			}
 		}
 	})
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ func TestGetPeerNetworkMap_Golden_WithNewPeer(t *testing.T) {
 	resourcePolicies := account.GetResourcePoliciesMap()
 	routers := account.GetResourceRoutersMap()
 
-	networkMap := account.GetPeerNetworkMap(ctx, testingPeerID, dns.CustomZone{}, validatedPeersMap, resourcePolicies, routers, nil)
+	networkMap := account.GetPeerNetworkMap(ctx, testingPeerID, dns.CustomZone{}, validatedPeersMap, resourcePolicies, routers, nil, account.GetActiveGroupUsers())
 
 	normalizeAndSortNetworkMap(networkMap)
 
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ func BenchmarkGetPeerNetworkMap_AfterPeerAdded(b *testing.B) {
 	b.Run("old builder after add", func(b *testing.B) {
 		for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
 			for _, testingPeerID := range peerIDs {
-				_ = account.GetPeerNetworkMap(ctx, testingPeerID, dns.CustomZone{}, validatedPeersMap, nil, nil, nil)
+				_ = account.GetPeerNetworkMap(ctx, testingPeerID, dns.CustomZone{}, validatedPeersMap, nil, nil, nil, account.GetActiveGroupUsers())
 			}
 		}
 	})
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ func TestGetPeerNetworkMap_Golden_WithNewRoutingPeer(t *testing.T) {
 	resourcePolicies := account.GetResourcePoliciesMap()
 	routers := account.GetResourceRoutersMap()
 
-	networkMap := account.GetPeerNetworkMap(ctx, testingPeerID, dns.CustomZone{}, validatedPeersMap, resourcePolicies, routers, nil)
+	networkMap := account.GetPeerNetworkMap(ctx, testingPeerID, dns.CustomZone{}, validatedPeersMap, resourcePolicies, routers, nil, account.GetActiveGroupUsers())
 
 	normalizeAndSortNetworkMap(networkMap)
 
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ func BenchmarkGetPeerNetworkMap_AfterRouterPeerAdded(b *testing.B) {
 	b.Run("old builder after add", func(b *testing.B) {
 		for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
 			for _, testingPeerID := range peerIDs {
-				_ = account.GetPeerNetworkMap(ctx, testingPeerID, dns.CustomZone{}, validatedPeersMap, nil, nil, nil)
+				_ = account.GetPeerNetworkMap(ctx, testingPeerID, dns.CustomZone{}, validatedPeersMap, nil, nil, nil, account.GetActiveGroupUsers())
 			}
 		}
 	})
@@ -604,7 +604,7 @@ func TestGetPeerNetworkMap_Golden_WithDeletedPeer(t *testing.T) {
 	resourcePolicies := account.GetResourcePoliciesMap()
 	routers := account.GetResourceRoutersMap()
 
-	networkMap := account.GetPeerNetworkMap(ctx, testingPeerID, dns.CustomZone{}, validatedPeersMap, resourcePolicies, routers, nil)
+	networkMap := account.GetPeerNetworkMap(ctx, testingPeerID, dns.CustomZone{}, validatedPeersMap, resourcePolicies, routers, nil, account.GetActiveGroupUsers())
 
 	normalizeAndSortNetworkMap(networkMap)
 
@@ -730,7 +730,7 @@ func TestGetPeerNetworkMap_Golden_WithDeletedRouterPeer(t *testing.T) {
 	resourcePolicies := account.GetResourcePoliciesMap()
 	routers := account.GetResourceRoutersMap()
 
-	networkMap := account.GetPeerNetworkMap(ctx, testingPeerID, dns.CustomZone{}, validatedPeersMap, resourcePolicies, routers, nil)
+	networkMap := account.GetPeerNetworkMap(ctx, testingPeerID, dns.CustomZone{}, validatedPeersMap, resourcePolicies, routers, nil, account.GetActiveGroupUsers())
 
 	normalizeAndSortNetworkMap(networkMap)
 
@@ -847,7 +847,7 @@ func BenchmarkGetPeerNetworkMap_AfterPeerDeleted(b *testing.B) {
 	b.Run("old builder after delete", func(b *testing.B) {
 		for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
 			for _, testingPeerID := range peerIDs {
-				_ = account.GetPeerNetworkMap(ctx, testingPeerID, dns.CustomZone{}, validatedPeersMap, nil, nil, nil)
+				_ = account.GetPeerNetworkMap(ctx, testingPeerID, dns.CustomZone{}, validatedPeersMap, nil, nil, nil, account.GetActiveGroupUsers())
 			}
 		}
 	})

management/server/types/policy.go

@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ const (
 	PolicyRuleProtocolUDP = PolicyRuleProtocolType("udp")
 	// PolicyRuleProtocolICMP type of traffic
 	PolicyRuleProtocolICMP = PolicyRuleProtocolType("icmp")
+	// PolicyRuleProtocolNetbirdSSH type of traffic
+	PolicyRuleProtocolNetbirdSSH = PolicyRuleProtocolType("netbird-ssh")
 )
 
 const (
@@ -167,6 +169,8 @@ func ParseRuleString(rule string) (PolicyRuleProtocolType, RulePortRange, error)
 		protocol = PolicyRuleProtocolUDP
 	case "icmp":
 		return "", RulePortRange{}, errors.New("icmp does not accept ports; use 'icmp' without '/…'")
+	case "netbird-ssh":
+		return PolicyRuleProtocolNetbirdSSH, RulePortRange{Start: nativeSSHPortNumber, End: nativeSSHPortNumber}, nil
 	default:
 		return "", RulePortRange{}, fmt.Errorf("invalid protocol: %q", protoStr)
 	}

management/server/types/policyrule.go

@@ -80,6 +80,12 @@ type PolicyRule struct {
 
 	// PortRanges a list of port ranges.
 	PortRanges []RulePortRange `gorm:"serializer:json"`
+
+	// AuthorizedGroups is a map of groupIDs and their respective access to local users via ssh
+	AuthorizedGroups map[string][]string `gorm:"serializer:json"`
+
+	// AuthorizedUser is a list of userIDs that are authorized to access local resources via ssh
+	AuthorizedUser string
 }
 
 // Copy returns a copy of a policy rule
@@ -99,10 +105,16 @@ func (pm *PolicyRule) Copy() *PolicyRule {
 		Protocol:            pm.Protocol,
 		Ports:               make([]string, len(pm.Ports)),
 		PortRanges:          make([]RulePortRange, len(pm.PortRanges)),
+		AuthorizedGroups:    make(map[string][]string, len(pm.AuthorizedGroups)),
+		AuthorizedUser:      pm.AuthorizedUser,
 	}
 	copy(rule.Destinations, pm.Destinations)
 	copy(rule.Sources, pm.Sources)
 	copy(rule.Ports, pm.Ports)
 	copy(rule.PortRanges, pm.PortRanges)
+	for k, v := range pm.AuthorizedGroups {
+		rule.AuthorizedGroups[k] = make([]string, len(v))
+		copy(rule.AuthorizedGroups[k], v)
+	}
 	return rule
 }

management/server/user.go

@@ -523,16 +523,14 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) SaveOrAddUsers(ctx context.Context, accountID,
 		}
 
 		err = am.Store.ExecuteInTransaction(ctx, func(transaction store.Store) error {
-			userHadPeers, updatedUser, userPeersToExpire, userEvents, err := am.processUserUpdate(
+			_, updatedUser, userPeersToExpire, userEvents, err := am.processUserUpdate(
 				ctx, transaction, groupsMap, accountID, initiatorUserID, initiatorUser, update, addIfNotExists, settings,
 			)
 			if err != nil {
 				return fmt.Errorf("failed to process update for user %s: %w", update.Id, err)
 			}
 
-			if userHadPeers {
-				updateAccountPeers = true
-			}
+			updateAccountPeers = true
 
 			err = transaction.SaveUser(ctx, updatedUser)
 			if err != nil {
@@ -581,7 +579,7 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) SaveOrAddUsers(ctx context.Context, accountID,
 		}
 	}
 
-	if settings.GroupsPropagationEnabled && updateAccountPeers {
+	if updateAccountPeers {
 		if err = am.Store.IncrementNetworkSerial(ctx, accountID); err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to increment network serial: %w", err)
 		}

management/server/user_test.go

@@ -1379,11 +1379,11 @@ func TestUserAccountPeersUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 		updateManager.CloseChannel(context.Background(), peer1.ID)
 	})
 
-	// Creating a new regular user should not update account peers and not send peer update
+	// Creating a new regular user should send peer update (as users are not filtered yet)
 	t.Run("creating new regular user with no groups", func(t *testing.T) {
 		done := make(chan struct{})
 		go func() {
-			peerShouldNotReceiveUpdate(t, updMsg)
+			peerShouldReceiveUpdate(t, updMsg)
 			close(done)
 		}()
 
@@ -1402,11 +1402,11 @@ func TestUserAccountPeersUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	})
 
-	// updating user with no linked peers should not update account peers and not send peer update
+	// updating user with no linked peers should update account peers and send peer update (as users are not filtered yet)
 	t.Run("updating user with no linked peers", func(t *testing.T) {
 		done := make(chan struct{})
 		go func() {
-			peerShouldNotReceiveUpdate(t, updMsg)
+			peerShouldReceiveUpdate(t, updMsg)
 			close(done)
 		}()
 

release_files/freebsd-port-diff.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,216 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# FreeBSD Port Diff Generator for NetBird
+#
+# This script generates the diff file required for submitting a FreeBSD port update.
+# It works on macOS, Linux, and FreeBSD by fetching files from FreeBSD cgit and
+# computing checksums from the Go module proxy.
+#
+# Usage: ./freebsd-port-diff.sh [new_version]
+# Example: ./freebsd-port-diff.sh 0.60.7
+#
+# If no version is provided, it fetches the latest from GitHub.
+
+set -e
+
+GITHUB_REPO="netbirdio/netbird"
+PORTS_CGIT_BASE="https://cgit.freebsd.org/ports/plain/security/netbird"
+GO_PROXY="https://proxy.golang.org/github.com/netbirdio/netbird/@v"
+OUTPUT_DIR="${OUTPUT_DIR:-.}"
+AWK_FIRST_FIELD='{print $1}'
+
+fetch_all_tags() {
+    curl -sL "https://github.com/${GITHUB_REPO}/tags" 2>/dev/null | \
+        grep -oE '/releases/tag/v[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+' | \
+        sed 's/.*\/v//' | \
+        sort -u -V
+    return 0
+}
+
+fetch_current_ports_version() {
+    echo "Fetching current version from FreeBSD ports..." >&2
+    curl -sL "${PORTS_CGIT_BASE}/Makefile" 2>/dev/null | \
+        grep -E "^DISTVERSION=" | \
+        sed 's/DISTVERSION=[[:space:]]*//' | \
+        tr -d '\t '
+    return 0
+}
+
+fetch_latest_github_release() {
+    echo "Fetching latest release from GitHub..." >&2
+    fetch_all_tags | tail -1
+    return 0
+}
+
+fetch_ports_file() {
+    local filename="$1"
+    curl -sL "${PORTS_CGIT_BASE}/${filename}" 2>/dev/null
+    return 0
+}
+
+compute_checksums() {
+    local version="$1"
+    local tmpdir
+    tmpdir=$(mktemp -d)
+    # shellcheck disable=SC2064
+    trap "rm -rf '$tmpdir'" EXIT
+
+    echo "Downloading files from Go module proxy for v${version}..." >&2
+
+    local mod_file="${tmpdir}/v${version}.mod"
+    local zip_file="${tmpdir}/v${version}.zip"
+
+    curl -sL "${GO_PROXY}/v${version}.mod" -o "$mod_file" 2>/dev/null
+    curl -sL "${GO_PROXY}/v${version}.zip" -o "$zip_file" 2>/dev/null
+
+    if [[ ! -s "$mod_file" ]] || [[ ! -s "$zip_file" ]]; then
+        echo "Error: Could not download files from Go module proxy" >&2
+        return 1
+    fi
+
+    local mod_sha256 mod_size zip_sha256 zip_size
+
+    if command -v sha256sum &>/dev/null; then
+        mod_sha256=$(sha256sum "$mod_file" | awk "$AWK_FIRST_FIELD")
+        zip_sha256=$(sha256sum "$zip_file" | awk "$AWK_FIRST_FIELD")
+    elif command -v shasum &>/dev/null; then
+        mod_sha256=$(shasum -a 256 "$mod_file" | awk "$AWK_FIRST_FIELD")
+        zip_sha256=$(shasum -a 256 "$zip_file" | awk "$AWK_FIRST_FIELD")
+    else
+        echo "Error: No sha256 command found" >&2
+        return 1
+    fi
+
+    if [[ "$OSTYPE" == "darwin"* ]]; then
+        mod_size=$(stat -f%z "$mod_file")
+        zip_size=$(stat -f%z "$zip_file")
+    else
+        mod_size=$(stat -c%s "$mod_file")
+        zip_size=$(stat -c%s "$zip_file")
+    fi
+
+    echo "TIMESTAMP = $(date +%s)"
+    echo "SHA256 (go/security_netbird/netbird-v${version}/v${version}.mod) = ${mod_sha256}"
+    echo "SIZE (go/security_netbird/netbird-v${version}/v${version}.mod) = ${mod_size}"
+    echo "SHA256 (go/security_netbird/netbird-v${version}/v${version}.zip) = ${zip_sha256}"
+    echo "SIZE (go/security_netbird/netbird-v${version}/v${version}.zip) = ${zip_size}"
+    return 0
+}
+
+generate_new_makefile() {
+    local new_version="$1"
+    local old_makefile="$2"
+
+    # Check if old version had PORTREVISION
+    if echo "$old_makefile" | grep -q "^PORTREVISION="; then
+        # Remove PORTREVISION line and update DISTVERSION
+        echo "$old_makefile" | \
+            sed "s/^DISTVERSION=.*/DISTVERSION=	${new_version}/" | \
+            grep -v "^PORTREVISION="
+    else
+        # Just update DISTVERSION
+        echo "$old_makefile" | \
+            sed "s/^DISTVERSION=.*/DISTVERSION=	${new_version}/"
+    fi
+    return 0
+}
+
+# Parse arguments
+NEW_VERSION="${1:-}"
+
+# Auto-detect versions if not provided
+OLD_VERSION=$(fetch_current_ports_version)
+if [[ -z "$OLD_VERSION" ]]; then
+    echo "Error: Could not fetch current version from FreeBSD ports" >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+echo "Current FreeBSD ports version: ${OLD_VERSION}" >&2
+
+if [[ -z "$NEW_VERSION" ]]; then
+    NEW_VERSION=$(fetch_latest_github_release)
+    if [[ -z "$NEW_VERSION" ]]; then
+        echo "Error: Could not fetch latest release from GitHub" >&2
+        exit 1
+    fi
+fi
+echo "Target version: ${NEW_VERSION}" >&2
+
+if [[ "$OLD_VERSION" = "$NEW_VERSION" ]]; then
+    echo "Port is already at version ${NEW_VERSION}. Nothing to do." >&2
+    exit 0
+fi
+
+echo "" >&2
+
+# Fetch current files
+echo "Fetching current Makefile from FreeBSD ports..." >&2
+OLD_MAKEFILE=$(fetch_ports_file "Makefile")
+if [[ -z "$OLD_MAKEFILE" ]]; then
+    echo "Error: Could not fetch Makefile" >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "Fetching current distinfo from FreeBSD ports..." >&2
+OLD_DISTINFO=$(fetch_ports_file "distinfo")
+if [[ -z "$OLD_DISTINFO" ]]; then
+    echo "Error: Could not fetch distinfo" >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Generate new files
+echo "Generating new Makefile..." >&2
+NEW_MAKEFILE=$(generate_new_makefile "$NEW_VERSION" "$OLD_MAKEFILE")
+
+echo "Computing checksums for new version..." >&2
+NEW_DISTINFO=$(compute_checksums "$NEW_VERSION")
+if [[ -z "$NEW_DISTINFO" ]]; then
+    echo "Error: Could not compute checksums" >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Create temp files for diff
+TMPDIR=$(mktemp -d)
+# shellcheck disable=SC2064
+trap "rm -rf '$TMPDIR'" EXIT
+
+mkdir -p "${TMPDIR}/a/security/netbird" "${TMPDIR}/b/security/netbird"
+
+echo "$OLD_MAKEFILE" > "${TMPDIR}/a/security/netbird/Makefile"
+echo "$OLD_DISTINFO" > "${TMPDIR}/a/security/netbird/distinfo"
+echo "$NEW_MAKEFILE" > "${TMPDIR}/b/security/netbird/Makefile"
+echo "$NEW_DISTINFO" > "${TMPDIR}/b/security/netbird/distinfo"
+
+# Generate diff
+OUTPUT_FILE="${OUTPUT_DIR}/netbird-${NEW_VERSION}.diff"
+
+echo "" >&2
+echo "Generating diff..." >&2
+
+# Generate diff and clean up temp paths to show standard a/b paths
+(cd "${TMPDIR}" && diff -ruN "a/security/netbird" "b/security/netbird") > "$OUTPUT_FILE" || true
+
+if [[ ! -s "$OUTPUT_FILE" ]]; then
+    echo "Error: Generated diff is empty" >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "" >&2
+echo "========================================="
+echo "Diff saved to: ${OUTPUT_FILE}"
+echo "========================================="
+echo ""
+cat "$OUTPUT_FILE"
+echo ""
+echo "========================================="
+echo ""
+echo "Next steps:"
+echo "1. Review the diff above"
+echo "2. Submit to https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/"
+echo "3. Use ./freebsd-port-issue-body.sh to generate the issue content"
+echo ""
+echo "For FreeBSD testing (optional but recommended):"
+echo "  cd /usr/ports/security/netbird"
+echo "  patch < ${OUTPUT_FILE}"
+echo "  make stage && make stage-qa && make package && make install"
+echo "  netbird status"
+echo "  make deinstall"

release_files/freebsd-port-issue-body.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,159 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# FreeBSD Port Issue Body Generator for NetBird
+#
+# This script generates the issue body content for submitting a FreeBSD port update
+# to the FreeBSD Bugzilla at https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/
+#
+# Usage: ./freebsd-port-issue-body.sh [old_version] [new_version]
+# Example: ./freebsd-port-issue-body.sh 0.56.0 0.59.1
+#
+# If no versions are provided, the script will:
+#   - Fetch OLD version from FreeBSD ports cgit (current version in ports tree)
+#   - Fetch NEW version from latest NetBird GitHub release tag
+
+set -e
+
+GITHUB_REPO="netbirdio/netbird"
+PORTS_CGIT_URL="https://cgit.freebsd.org/ports/plain/security/netbird/Makefile"
+
+fetch_current_ports_version() {
+    echo "Fetching current version from FreeBSD ports..." >&2
+    local makefile_content
+    makefile_content=$(curl -sL "$PORTS_CGIT_URL" 2>/dev/null)
+    if [[ -z "$makefile_content" ]]; then
+        echo "Error: Could not fetch Makefile from FreeBSD ports" >&2
+        return 1
+    fi
+    echo "$makefile_content" | grep -E "^DISTVERSION=" | sed 's/DISTVERSION=[[:space:]]*//' | tr -d '\t '
+    return 0
+}
+
+fetch_all_tags() {
+    # Fetch tags from GitHub tags page (no rate limiting, no auth needed)
+    curl -sL "https://github.com/${GITHUB_REPO}/tags" 2>/dev/null | \
+        grep -oE '/releases/tag/v[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+' | \
+        sed 's/.*\/v//' | \
+        sort -u -V
+    return 0
+}
+
+fetch_latest_github_release() {
+    echo "Fetching latest release from GitHub..." >&2
+    local latest
+
+    # Fetch from GitHub tags page
+    latest=$(fetch_all_tags | tail -1)
+
+    if [[ -z "$latest" ]]; then
+        # Fallback to GitHub API
+        latest=$(curl -sL "https://api.github.com/repos/${GITHUB_REPO}/releases/latest" 2>/dev/null | \
+            grep '"tag_name"' | sed 's/.*"tag_name": *"v\([^"]*\)".*/\1/')
+    fi
+
+    if [[ -z "$latest" ]]; then
+        echo "Error: Could not fetch latest release from GitHub" >&2
+        return 1
+    fi
+    echo "$latest"
+    return 0
+}
+
+OLD_VERSION="${1:-}"
+NEW_VERSION="${2:-}"
+
+if [[ -z "$OLD_VERSION" ]]; then
+    OLD_VERSION=$(fetch_current_ports_version)
+    if [[ -z "$OLD_VERSION" ]]; then
+        echo "Error: Could not determine old version. Please provide it manually." >&2
+        echo "Usage: $0 <old_version> <new_version>" >&2
+        exit 1
+    fi
+    echo "Detected OLD version from FreeBSD ports: $OLD_VERSION" >&2
+fi
+
+if [[ -z "$NEW_VERSION" ]]; then
+    NEW_VERSION=$(fetch_latest_github_release)
+    if [[ -z "$NEW_VERSION" ]]; then
+        echo "Error: Could not determine new version. Please provide it manually." >&2
+        echo "Usage: $0 <old_version> <new_version>" >&2
+        exit 1
+    fi
+    echo "Detected NEW version from GitHub: $NEW_VERSION" >&2
+fi
+
+if [[ "$OLD_VERSION" = "$NEW_VERSION" ]]; then
+    echo "Warning: OLD and NEW versions are the same ($OLD_VERSION). Port may already be up to date." >&2
+fi
+
+echo "" >&2
+
+OUTPUT_DIR="${OUTPUT_DIR:-.}"
+
+fetch_releases_between_versions() {
+    echo "Fetching release history from GitHub..." >&2
+
+    # Fetch all tags and filter to those between OLD and NEW versions
+    fetch_all_tags | \
+        while read -r ver; do
+            if [[ "$(printf '%s\n' "$OLD_VERSION" "$ver" | sort -V | head -n1)" = "$OLD_VERSION" ]] && \
+               [[ "$(printf '%s\n' "$ver" "$NEW_VERSION" | sort -V | head -n1)" = "$ver" ]] && \
+               [[ "$ver" != "$OLD_VERSION" ]]; then
+                echo "$ver"
+            fi
+        done
+    return 0
+}
+
+generate_changelog_section() {
+    local releases
+    releases=$(fetch_releases_between_versions)
+
+    echo "Changelogs:"
+    if [[ -n "$releases" ]]; then
+        echo "$releases" | while read -r ver; do
+            echo "https://github.com/${GITHUB_REPO}/releases/tag/v${ver}"
+        done
+    else
+        echo "https://github.com/${GITHUB_REPO}/releases/tag/v${NEW_VERSION}"
+    fi
+    return 0
+}
+
+OUTPUT_FILE="${OUTPUT_DIR}/netbird-${NEW_VERSION}-issue.txt"
+
+cat << EOF > "$OUTPUT_FILE"
+BUGZILLA ISSUE DETAILS
+======================
+
+Severity: Affects Some People
+
+Summary: security/netbird: Update to ${NEW_VERSION}
+
+Description:
+------------
+security/netbird: Update ${OLD_VERSION} => ${NEW_VERSION}
+
+$(generate_changelog_section)
+
+Commit log:
+https://github.com/${GITHUB_REPO}/compare/v${OLD_VERSION}...v${NEW_VERSION}
+EOF
+
+echo "========================================="
+echo "Issue body saved to: ${OUTPUT_FILE}"
+echo "========================================="
+echo ""
+cat "$OUTPUT_FILE"
+echo ""
+echo "========================================="
+echo ""
+echo "Next steps:"
+echo "1. Go to https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/ and login"
+echo "2. Click 'Report an update or defect to a port'"
+echo "3. Fill in:"
+echo "   - Severity: Affects Some People"
+echo "   - Summary: security/netbird: Update to ${NEW_VERSION}"
+echo "   - Description: Copy content from ${OUTPUT_FILE}"
+echo "4. Attach diff file: netbird-${NEW_VERSION}.diff"
+echo "5. Submit the bug report"

shared/management/client/grpc.go

@@ -111,6 +111,8 @@ func (c *GrpcClient) ready() bool {
 // Sync wraps the real client's Sync endpoint call and takes care of retries and encryption/decryption of messages
 // Blocking request. The result will be sent via msgHandler callback function
 func (c *GrpcClient) Sync(ctx context.Context, sysInfo *system.Info, msgHandler func(msg *proto.SyncResponse) error) error {
+	backOff := defaultBackoff(ctx)
+
 	operation := func() error {
 		log.Debugf("management connection state %v", c.conn.GetState())
 		connState := c.conn.GetState()
@@ -128,10 +130,10 @@ func (c *GrpcClient) Sync(ctx context.Context, sysInfo *system.Info, msgHandler
 			return err
 		}
 
-		return c.handleStream(ctx, *serverPubKey, sysInfo, msgHandler)
+		return c.handleStream(ctx, *serverPubKey, sysInfo, msgHandler, backOff)
 	}
 
-	err := backoff.Retry(operation, defaultBackoff(ctx))
+	err := backoff.Retry(operation, backOff)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Warnf("exiting the Management service connection retry loop due to the unrecoverable error: %s", err)
 	}
@@ -140,7 +142,7 @@ func (c *GrpcClient) Sync(ctx context.Context, sysInfo *system.Info, msgHandler
 }
 
 func (c *GrpcClient) handleStream(ctx context.Context, serverPubKey wgtypes.Key, sysInfo *system.Info,
-	msgHandler func(msg *proto.SyncResponse) error) error {
+	msgHandler func(msg *proto.SyncResponse) error, backOff backoff.BackOff) error {
 	ctx, cancelStream := context.WithCancel(ctx)
 	defer cancelStream()
 
@@ -158,6 +160,9 @@ func (c *GrpcClient) handleStream(ctx context.Context, serverPubKey wgtypes.Key,
 
 	// blocking until error
 	err = c.receiveEvents(stream, serverPubKey, msgHandler)
+	// we need this reset because after a successful connection and a consequent error, backoff lib doesn't
+	// reset times and next try will start with a long delay
+	backOff.Reset()
 	if err != nil {
 		c.notifyDisconnected(err)
 		s, _ := gstatus.FromError(err)

shared/management/http/api/openapi.yml

@@ -488,6 +488,8 @@ components:
               description: Indicates whether the peer is ephemeral or not
               type: boolean
               example: false
+            local_flags:
+              $ref: '#/components/schemas/PeerLocalFlags'
           required:
             - city_name
             - connected
@@ -514,6 +516,49 @@ components:
             - serial_number
             - extra_dns_labels
             - ephemeral
+    PeerLocalFlags:
+      type: object
+      properties:
+        rosenpass_enabled:
+          description: Indicates whether Rosenpass is enabled on this peer
+          type: boolean
+          example: true
+        rosenpass_permissive:
+          description: Indicates whether Rosenpass is in permissive mode or not
+          type: boolean
+          example: false
+        server_ssh_allowed:
+          description: Indicates whether SSH access this peer is allowed or not
+          type: boolean
+          example: true
+        disable_client_routes:
+          description: Indicates whether client routes are disabled on this peer or not
+          type: boolean
+          example: false
+        disable_server_routes:
+          description: Indicates whether server routes are disabled on this peer or not
+          type: boolean
+          example: false
+        disable_dns:
+          description: Indicates whether DNS management is disabled on this peer or not
+          type: boolean
+          example: false
+        disable_firewall:
+          description: Indicates whether firewall management is disabled on this peer or not
+          type: boolean
+          example: false
+        block_lan_access:
+          description: Indicates whether LAN access is blocked on this peer when used as a routing peer
+          type: boolean
+          example: false
+        block_inbound:
+          description: Indicates whether inbound traffic is blocked on this peer
+          type: boolean
+          example: false
+        lazy_connection_enabled:
+          description: Indicates whether lazy connection is enabled on this peer
+          type: boolean
+          example: false
     PeerTemporaryAccessRequest:
       type: object
       properties:
@@ -936,7 +981,7 @@ components:
         protocol:
           description: Policy rule type of the traffic
           type: string
-          enum: ["all", "tcp", "udp", "icmp"]
+          enum: ["all", "tcp", "udp", "icmp", "netbird-ssh"]
           example: "tcp"
         ports:
           description: Policy rule affected ports
@@ -949,6 +994,14 @@ components:
           type: array
           items:
             $ref: '#/components/schemas/RulePortRange'
+        authorized_groups:
+          description: Map of user group ids to a list of local users
+          type: object
+          additionalProperties:
+            type: array
+            items:
+              type: string
+              example: "group1"
       required:
         - name
         - enabled

shared/management/http/api/types.gen.go

@@ -130,10 +130,11 @@ const (
 
 // Defines values for PolicyRuleProtocol.
 const (
-	PolicyRuleProtocolAll  PolicyRuleProtocol = "all"
-	PolicyRuleProtocolIcmp PolicyRuleProtocol = "icmp"
-	PolicyRuleProtocolTcp  PolicyRuleProtocol = "tcp"
-	PolicyRuleProtocolUdp  PolicyRuleProtocol = "udp"
+	PolicyRuleProtocolAll        PolicyRuleProtocol = "all"
+	PolicyRuleProtocolIcmp       PolicyRuleProtocol = "icmp"
+	PolicyRuleProtocolNetbirdSsh PolicyRuleProtocol = "netbird-ssh"
+	PolicyRuleProtocolTcp        PolicyRuleProtocol = "tcp"
+	PolicyRuleProtocolUdp        PolicyRuleProtocol = "udp"
 )
 
 // Defines values for PolicyRuleMinimumAction.
@@ -144,10 +145,11 @@ const (
 
 // Defines values for PolicyRuleMinimumProtocol.
 const (
-	PolicyRuleMinimumProtocolAll  PolicyRuleMinimumProtocol = "all"
-	PolicyRuleMinimumProtocolIcmp PolicyRuleMinimumProtocol = "icmp"
-	PolicyRuleMinimumProtocolTcp  PolicyRuleMinimumProtocol = "tcp"
-	PolicyRuleMinimumProtocolUdp  PolicyRuleMinimumProtocol = "udp"
+	PolicyRuleMinimumProtocolAll        PolicyRuleMinimumProtocol = "all"
+	PolicyRuleMinimumProtocolIcmp       PolicyRuleMinimumProtocol = "icmp"
+	PolicyRuleMinimumProtocolNetbirdSsh PolicyRuleMinimumProtocol = "netbird-ssh"
+	PolicyRuleMinimumProtocolTcp        PolicyRuleMinimumProtocol = "tcp"
+	PolicyRuleMinimumProtocolUdp        PolicyRuleMinimumProtocol = "udp"
 )
 
 // Defines values for PolicyRuleUpdateAction.
@@ -158,10 +160,11 @@ const (
 
 // Defines values for PolicyRuleUpdateProtocol.
 const (
-	PolicyRuleUpdateProtocolAll  PolicyRuleUpdateProtocol = "all"
-	PolicyRuleUpdateProtocolIcmp PolicyRuleUpdateProtocol = "icmp"
-	PolicyRuleUpdateProtocolTcp  PolicyRuleUpdateProtocol = "tcp"
-	PolicyRuleUpdateProtocolUdp  PolicyRuleUpdateProtocol = "udp"
+	PolicyRuleUpdateProtocolAll        PolicyRuleUpdateProtocol = "all"
+	PolicyRuleUpdateProtocolIcmp       PolicyRuleUpdateProtocol = "icmp"
+	PolicyRuleUpdateProtocolNetbirdSsh PolicyRuleUpdateProtocol = "netbird-ssh"
+	PolicyRuleUpdateProtocolTcp        PolicyRuleUpdateProtocol = "tcp"
+	PolicyRuleUpdateProtocolUdp        PolicyRuleUpdateProtocol = "udp"
 )
 
 // Defines values for ResourceType.
@@ -1077,7 +1080,8 @@ type Peer struct {
 	LastLogin time.Time `json:"last_login"`
 
 	// LastSeen Last time peer connected to Netbird's management service
-	LastSeen time.Time `json:"last_seen"`
+	LastSeen   time.Time       `json:"last_seen"`
+	LocalFlags *PeerLocalFlags `json:"local_flags,omitempty"`
 
 	// LoginExpirationEnabled Indicates whether peer login expiration has been enabled or not
 	LoginExpirationEnabled bool `json:"login_expiration_enabled"`
@@ -1167,7 +1171,8 @@ type PeerBatch struct {
 	LastLogin time.Time `json:"last_login"`
 
 	// LastSeen Last time peer connected to Netbird's management service
-	LastSeen time.Time `json:"last_seen"`
+	LastSeen   time.Time       `json:"last_seen"`
+	LocalFlags *PeerLocalFlags `json:"local_flags,omitempty"`
 
 	// LoginExpirationEnabled Indicates whether peer login expiration has been enabled or not
 	LoginExpirationEnabled bool `json:"login_expiration_enabled"`
@@ -1197,6 +1202,39 @@ type PeerBatch struct {
 	Version string `json:"version"`
 }
 
+// PeerLocalFlags defines model for PeerLocalFlags.
+type PeerLocalFlags struct {
+	// BlockInbound Indicates whether inbound traffic is blocked on this peer
+	BlockInbound *bool `json:"block_inbound,omitempty"`
+
+	// BlockLanAccess Indicates whether LAN access is blocked on this peer when used as a routing peer
+	BlockLanAccess *bool `json:"block_lan_access,omitempty"`
+
+	// DisableClientRoutes Indicates whether client routes are disabled on this peer or not
+	DisableClientRoutes *bool `json:"disable_client_routes,omitempty"`
+
+	// DisableDns Indicates whether DNS management is disabled on this peer or not
+	DisableDns *bool `json:"disable_dns,omitempty"`
+
+	// DisableFirewall Indicates whether firewall management is disabled on this peer or not
+	DisableFirewall *bool `json:"disable_firewall,omitempty"`
+
+	// DisableServerRoutes Indicates whether server routes are disabled on this peer or not
+	DisableServerRoutes *bool `json:"disable_server_routes,omitempty"`
+
+	// LazyConnectionEnabled Indicates whether lazy connection is enabled on this peer
+	LazyConnectionEnabled *bool `json:"lazy_connection_enabled,omitempty"`
+
+	// RosenpassEnabled Indicates whether Rosenpass is enabled on this peer
+	RosenpassEnabled *bool `json:"rosenpass_enabled,omitempty"`
+
+	// RosenpassPermissive Indicates whether Rosenpass is in permissive mode or not
+	RosenpassPermissive *bool `json:"rosenpass_permissive,omitempty"`
+
+	// ServerSshAllowed Indicates whether SSH access this peer is allowed or not
+	ServerSshAllowed *bool `json:"server_ssh_allowed,omitempty"`
+}
+
 // PeerMinimum defines model for PeerMinimum.
 type PeerMinimum struct {
 	// Id Peer ID
@@ -1349,6 +1387,9 @@ type PolicyRule struct {
 	// Action Policy rule accept or drops packets
 	Action PolicyRuleAction `json:"action"`
 
+	// AuthorizedGroups Map of user group ids to a list of local users
+	AuthorizedGroups *map[string][]string `json:"authorized_groups,omitempty"`
+
 	// Bidirectional Define if the rule is applicable in both directions, sources, and destinations.
 	Bidirectional bool `json:"bidirectional"`
 
@@ -1393,6 +1434,9 @@ type PolicyRuleMinimum struct {
 	// Action Policy rule accept or drops packets
 	Action PolicyRuleMinimumAction `json:"action"`
 
+	// AuthorizedGroups Map of user group ids to a list of local users
+	AuthorizedGroups *map[string][]string `json:"authorized_groups,omitempty"`
+
 	// Bidirectional Define if the rule is applicable in both directions, sources, and destinations.
 	Bidirectional bool `json:"bidirectional"`
 
@@ -1426,6 +1470,9 @@ type PolicyRuleUpdate struct {
 	// Action Policy rule accept or drops packets
 	Action PolicyRuleUpdateAction `json:"action"`
 
+	// AuthorizedGroups Map of user group ids to a list of local users
+	AuthorizedGroups *map[string][]string `json:"authorized_groups,omitempty"`
+
 	// Bidirectional Define if the rule is applicable in both directions, sources, and destinations.
 	Bidirectional bool `json:"bidirectional"`
 

shared/management/proto/management.proto

@@ -332,6 +332,24 @@ message NetworkMap {
   bool routesFirewallRulesIsEmpty = 11;
 
   repeated ForwardingRule forwardingRules = 12;
+
+  // SSHAuth represents SSH authorization configuration
+  SSHAuth sshAuth = 13;
+}
+
+message SSHAuth {
+  // UserIDClaim is the JWT claim to be used to get the users ID
+  string UserIDClaim = 1;
+
+  // AuthorizedUsers is a list of hashed user IDs authorized to access this peer via SSH
+  repeated bytes AuthorizedUsers = 2;
+
+  // MachineUsers is a map of machine user names to their corresponding indexes in the AuthorizedUsers list
+  map<string, MachineUserIndexes> machine_users = 3;
+}
+
+message MachineUserIndexes {
+  repeated uint32 indexes = 1;
 }
 
 // RemotePeerConfig represents a configuration of a remote peer.

shared/sshauth/userhash.go

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+package sshauth
+
+import (
+	"encoding/hex"
+
+	"golang.org/x/crypto/blake2b"
+)
+
+// UserIDHash represents a hashed user ID (BLAKE2b-128)
+type UserIDHash [16]byte
+
+// HashUserID hashes a user ID using BLAKE2b-128 and returns the hash value
+// This function must produce the same hash on both client and management server
+func HashUserID(userID string) (UserIDHash, error) {
+	hash, err := blake2b.New(16, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return UserIDHash{}, err
+	}
+	hash.Write([]byte(userID))
+	var result UserIDHash
+	copy(result[:], hash.Sum(nil))
+	return result, nil
+}
+
+// String returns the hexadecimal string representation of the hash
+func (h UserIDHash) String() string {
+	return hex.EncodeToString(h[:])
+}

shared/sshauth/userhash_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,210 @@
+package sshauth
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestHashUserID(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name   string
+		userID string
+	}{
+		{
+			name:   "simple user ID",
+			userID: "user@example.com",
+		},
+		{
+			name:   "UUID format",
+			userID: "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
+		},
+		{
+			name:   "numeric ID",
+			userID: "12345",
+		},
+		{
+			name:   "empty string",
+			userID: "",
+		},
+		{
+			name:   "special characters",
+			userID: "user+test@domain.com",
+		},
+		{
+			name:   "unicode characters",
+			userID: "用户@example.com",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			hash, err := HashUserID(tt.userID)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Errorf("HashUserID() error = %v, want nil", err)
+				return
+			}
+
+			// Verify hash is non-zero for non-empty inputs
+			if tt.userID != "" && hash == [16]byte{} {
+				t.Errorf("HashUserID() returned zero hash for non-empty input")
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestHashUserID_Consistency(t *testing.T) {
+	userID := "test@example.com"
+
+	hash1, err1 := HashUserID(userID)
+	if err1 != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("First HashUserID() error = %v", err1)
+	}
+
+	hash2, err2 := HashUserID(userID)
+	if err2 != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Second HashUserID() error = %v", err2)
+	}
+
+	if hash1 != hash2 {
+		t.Errorf("HashUserID() is not consistent: got %v and %v for same input", hash1, hash2)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestHashUserID_Uniqueness(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		userID1 string
+		userID2 string
+	}{
+		{"user1@example.com", "user2@example.com"},
+		{"alice@domain.com", "bob@domain.com"},
+		{"test", "test1"},
+		{"", "a"},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		hash1, err1 := HashUserID(tt.userID1)
+		if err1 != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("HashUserID(%s) error = %v", tt.userID1, err1)
+		}
+
+		hash2, err2 := HashUserID(tt.userID2)
+		if err2 != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("HashUserID(%s) error = %v", tt.userID2, err2)
+		}
+
+		if hash1 == hash2 {
+			t.Errorf("HashUserID() collision: %s and %s produced same hash %v", tt.userID1, tt.userID2, hash1)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestUserIDHash_String(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name     string
+		hash     UserIDHash
+		expected string
+	}{
+		{
+			name:     "zero hash",
+			hash:     [16]byte{},
+			expected: "00000000000000000000000000000000",
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "small value",
+			hash:     [16]byte{15: 0xff},
+			expected: "000000000000000000000000000000ff",
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "large value",
+			hash:     [16]byte{8: 0xde, 9: 0xad, 10: 0xbe, 11: 0xef, 12: 0xca, 13: 0xfe, 14: 0xba, 15: 0xbe},
+			expected: "0000000000000000deadbeefcafebabe",
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "max value",
+			hash:     [16]byte{0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff},
+			expected: "ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			result := tt.hash.String()
+			if result != tt.expected {
+				t.Errorf("UserIDHash.String() = %v, want %v", result, tt.expected)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestUserIDHash_String_Length(t *testing.T) {
+	// Test that String() always returns 32 hex characters (16 bytes * 2)
+	userID := "test@example.com"
+	hash, err := HashUserID(userID)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("HashUserID() error = %v", err)
+	}
+
+	result := hash.String()
+	if len(result) != 32 {
+		t.Errorf("UserIDHash.String() length = %d, want 32", len(result))
+	}
+
+	// Verify it's valid hex
+	for i, c := range result {
+		if !((c >= '0' && c <= '9') || (c >= 'a' && c <= 'f')) {
+			t.Errorf("UserIDHash.String() contains non-hex character at position %d: %c", i, c)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestHashUserID_KnownValues(t *testing.T) {
+	// Test with known BLAKE2b-128 values to ensure correct implementation
+	tests := []struct {
+		name     string
+		userID   string
+		expected UserIDHash
+	}{
+		{
+			name:   "empty string",
+			userID: "",
+			// BLAKE2b-128 of empty string
+			expected: [16]byte{0xca, 0xe6, 0x69, 0x41, 0xd9, 0xef, 0xbd, 0x40, 0x4e, 0x4d, 0x88, 0x75, 0x8e, 0xa6, 0x76, 0x70},
+		},
+		{
+			name:   "single character 'a'",
+			userID: "a",
+			// BLAKE2b-128 of "a"
+			expected: [16]byte{0x27, 0xc3, 0x5e, 0x6e, 0x93, 0x73, 0x87, 0x7f, 0x29, 0xe5, 0x62, 0x46, 0x4e, 0x46, 0x49, 0x7e},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			hash, err := HashUserID(tt.userID)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Errorf("HashUserID() error = %v", err)
+				return
+			}
+
+			if hash != tt.expected {
+				t.Errorf("HashUserID(%q) = %x, want %x",
+					tt.userID, hash, tt.expected)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func BenchmarkHashUserID(b *testing.B) {
+	userID := "user@example.com"
+	b.ResetTimer()
+	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+		_, _ = HashUserID(userID)
+	}
+}
+
+func BenchmarkUserIDHash_String(b *testing.B) {
+	hash := UserIDHash([16]byte{8: 0xde, 9: 0xad, 10: 0xbe, 11: 0xef, 12: 0xca, 13: 0xfe, 14: 0xba, 15: 0xbe})
+	b.ResetTimer()
+	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+		_ = hash.String()
+	}
+}

util/semaphore-group/semaphore_group.go

@@ -2,12 +2,10 @@ package semaphoregroup
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"sync"
 )
 
 // SemaphoreGroup is a custom type that combines sync.WaitGroup and a semaphore.
 type SemaphoreGroup struct {
-	waitGroup sync.WaitGroup
 	semaphore chan struct{}
 }
 
@@ -18,31 +16,18 @@ func NewSemaphoreGroup(limit int) *SemaphoreGroup {
 	}
 }
 
-// Add increments the internal WaitGroup counter and acquires a semaphore slot.
-func (sg *SemaphoreGroup) Add(ctx context.Context) {
-	sg.waitGroup.Add(1)
-
+// Add acquire a slot
+func (sg *SemaphoreGroup) Add(ctx context.Context) error {
 	// Acquire semaphore slot
 	select {
 	case <-ctx.Done():
-		return
+		return ctx.Err()
 	case sg.semaphore <- struct{}{}:
+		return nil
 	}
 }
 
-// Done decrements the internal WaitGroup counter and releases a semaphore slot.
-func (sg *SemaphoreGroup) Done(ctx context.Context) {
-	sg.waitGroup.Done()
-
-	// Release semaphore slot
-	select {
-	case <-ctx.Done():
-		return
-	case <-sg.semaphore:
-	}
-}
-
-// Wait waits until the internal WaitGroup counter is zero.
-func (sg *SemaphoreGroup) Wait() {
-	sg.waitGroup.Wait()
+// Done releases a slot. Must be called after a successful Add.
+func (sg *SemaphoreGroup) Done() {
+	<-sg.semaphore
 }

util/semaphore-group/semaphore_group_test.go

@@ -2,65 +2,89 @@ package semaphoregroup
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"sync"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 )
 
 func TestSemaphoreGroup(t *testing.T) {
-	semGroup := NewSemaphoreGroup(2)
-
-	for i := 0; i < 5; i++ {
-		semGroup.Add(context.Background())
-		go func(id int) {
-			defer semGroup.Done(context.Background())
-
-			got := len(semGroup.semaphore)
-			if got == 0 {
-				t.Errorf("Expected semaphore length > 0 , got 0")
-			}
-
-			time.Sleep(time.Millisecond)
-			t.Logf("Goroutine %d is running\n", id)
-		}(i)
-	}
-
-	semGroup.Wait()
-
-	want := 0
-	got := len(semGroup.semaphore)
-	if got != want {
-		t.Errorf("Expected semaphore length %d, got %d", want, got)
-	}
-}
-
-func TestSemaphoreGroupContext(t *testing.T) {
 	semGroup := NewSemaphoreGroup(1)
-	semGroup.Add(context.Background())
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 1*time.Second)
+	_ = semGroup.Add(context.Background())
+
+	ctxTimeout, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 10*time.Millisecond)
 	t.Cleanup(cancel)
-	rChan := make(chan struct{})
 
-	go func() {
-		semGroup.Add(ctx)
-		rChan <- struct{}{}
-	}()
-	select {
-	case <-rChan:
-	case <-time.NewTimer(2 * time.Second).C:
-		t.Error("Adding to semaphore group should not block when context is not done")
-	}
-
-	semGroup.Done(context.Background())
-
-	ctxDone, cancelDone := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 1*time.Second)
-	t.Cleanup(cancelDone)
-	go func() {
-		semGroup.Done(ctxDone)
-		rChan <- struct{}{}
-	}()
-	select {
-	case <-rChan:
-	case <-time.NewTimer(2 * time.Second).C:
-		t.Error("Releasing from semaphore group should not block when context is not done")
+	if err := semGroup.Add(ctxTimeout); err == nil {
+		t.Error("Adding to semaphore group should not block")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSemaphoreGroupFreeUp(t *testing.T) {
+	semGroup := NewSemaphoreGroup(1)
+	_ = semGroup.Add(context.Background())
+	semGroup.Done()
+
+	ctxTimeout, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 10*time.Millisecond)
+	t.Cleanup(cancel)
+	if err := semGroup.Add(ctxTimeout); err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSemaphoreGroupCanceledContext(t *testing.T) {
+	semGroup := NewSemaphoreGroup(1)
+	_ = semGroup.Add(context.Background())
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	cancel() // Cancel immediately
+
+	if err := semGroup.Add(ctx); err == nil {
+		t.Error("Add should return error when context is already canceled")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSemaphoreGroupCancelWhileWaiting(t *testing.T) {
+	semGroup := NewSemaphoreGroup(1)
+	_ = semGroup.Add(context.Background())
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	errChan := make(chan error, 1)
+
+	go func() {
+		errChan <- semGroup.Add(ctx)
+	}()
+
+	time.Sleep(10 * time.Millisecond)
+	cancel()
+
+	if err := <-errChan; err == nil {
+		t.Error("Add should return error when context is canceled while waiting")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSemaphoreGroupHighConcurrency(t *testing.T) {
+	const limit = 10
+	const numGoroutines = 100
+
+	semGroup := NewSemaphoreGroup(limit)
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+
+	for i := 0; i < numGoroutines; i++ {
+		wg.Add(1)
+		go func() {
+			defer wg.Done()
+			if err := semGroup.Add(context.Background()); err != nil {
+				t.Errorf("Unexpected error: %v", err)
+				return
+			}
+			time.Sleep(time.Millisecond)
+			semGroup.Done()
+		}()
+	}
+
+	wg.Wait()
+
+	// Verify all slots were released
+	if got := len(semGroup.semaphore); got != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("Expected semaphore to be empty, got %d slots occupied", got)
 	}
 }