Clean up middleware and move auth middlewa into module

client/cmd/testutil_test.go

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
 
-	"github.com/netbirdio/management-integrations/integrations"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/integrations/integrated_validator/validator"
 
 	nbcache "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/cache"
 
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ func startManagement(t *testing.T, config *config.Config, testFile string) (*grp
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	iv, _ := integrations.NewIntegratedValidator(ctx, peersmanager, settingsManagerMock, eventStore, cacheStore)
+	iv, _ := validator.NewIntegratedValidator(ctx, peersmanager, settingsManagerMock, eventStore, cacheStore)
 
 	metrics, err := telemetry.NewDefaultAppMetrics(ctx)
 	require.NoError(t, err)

client/embed/embed.go

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	wgdevice "golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard/device"
 	wgnetstack "golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard/tun/netstack"
 
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface"
@@ -100,6 +101,26 @@ type Options struct {
 	MTU *uint16
 	// DNSLabels defines additional DNS labels configured in the peer.
 	DNSLabels []string
+	// Performance configures the tunnel's buffer pool cap and batch size.
+	Performance Performance
+}
+
+// Performance configures the embedded client's tunnel memory/throughput knobs.
+//
+// These settings are process-global: any non-nil field also becomes the
+// default for Clients constructed by later embed.New calls in the same
+// process. Nil fields are ignored.
+type Performance struct {
+	// PreallocatedBuffersPerPool caps the per-tunnel buffer pool. Zero
+	// leaves the pool unbounded. Lower values trade throughput for a
+	// tighter memory ceiling. May also be changed on a running Client via
+	// Client.SetPerformance, provided this field was nonzero at construction.
+	PreallocatedBuffersPerPool *uint32
+	// MaxBatchSize overrides the number of packets the tunnel reads or
+	// writes per syscall, which also bounds eager buffer allocation per
+	// worker. Zero uses the platform default. Applied at construction
+	// only; ignored by Client.SetPerformance.
+	MaxBatchSize *uint32
 }
 
 // validateCredentials checks that exactly one credential type is provided
@@ -199,6 +220,13 @@ func New(opts Options) (*Client, error) {
 		config.PrivateKey = opts.PrivateKey
 	}
 
+	if opts.Performance.PreallocatedBuffersPerPool != nil {
+		wgdevice.SetPreallocatedBuffersPerPool(*opts.Performance.PreallocatedBuffersPerPool)
+	}
+	if opts.Performance.MaxBatchSize != nil {
+		wgdevice.SetMaxBatchSizeOverride(*opts.Performance.MaxBatchSize)
+	}
+
 	return &Client{
 		deviceName: opts.DeviceName,
 		setupKey:   opts.SetupKey,
@@ -495,6 +523,25 @@ func (c *Client) VerifySSHHostKey(peerAddress string, key []byte) error {
 	return sshcommon.VerifyHostKey(storedKey, key, peerAddress)
 }
 
+// SetPerformance retunes a running Client. Only PreallocatedBuffersPerPool
+// takes effect, and only when it was nonzero at construction;
+// MaxBatchSize is construction-only and returns an error if set here.
+//
+// Returns ErrClientNotStarted / ErrEngineNotStarted if the Client is not
+// running yet.
+func (c *Client) SetPerformance(t Performance) error {
+	if t.MaxBatchSize != nil {
+		return errors.New("MaxBatchSize is construction-only and cannot be changed at runtime")
+	}
+	engine, err := c.getEngine()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return engine.SetPerformance(internal.Performance{
+		PreallocatedBuffersPerPool: t.PreallocatedBuffersPerPool,
+	})
+}
+
 // StartCapture begins capturing packets on this client's tunnel device.
 // Only one capture can be active at a time; starting a new one stops the previous.
 // Call StopCapture (or CaptureSession.Stop) to end it.

client/internal/engine.go

@@ -1967,6 +1967,29 @@ func (e *Engine) GetClientMetrics() *metrics.ClientMetrics {
 	return e.clientMetrics
 }
 
+// Performance bundles runtime-adjustable tunnel pool knobs.
+// See Engine.SetPerformance. Nil fields are ignored.
+type Performance struct {
+	PreallocatedBuffersPerPool *uint32
+}
+
+// SetPerformance applies the given tuning to this engine's live Device.
+func (e *Engine) SetPerformance(t Performance) error {
+	e.syncMsgMux.Lock()
+	defer e.syncMsgMux.Unlock()
+	if e.wgInterface == nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("wg interface not initialized")
+	}
+	dev := e.wgInterface.GetWGDevice()
+	if dev == nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("wg device not initialized")
+	}
+	if t.PreallocatedBuffersPerPool != nil {
+		dev.SetPreallocatedBuffersPerPool(*t.PreallocatedBuffersPerPool)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 func findIPFromInterfaceName(ifaceName string) (net.IP, error) {
 	iface, err := net.InterfaceByName(ifaceName)
 	if err != nil {

client/internal/engine_test.go

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/stdnet"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/job"
 
-	"github.com/netbirdio/management-integrations/integrations"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/integrations/integrated_validator/validator"
 
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/internals/controllers/network_map/controller"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/internals/controllers/network_map/update_channel"
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/route"
 	mgmt "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/management/client"
 	mgmtProto "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/management/proto"
-	relayClient "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/relay/client"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/netiputil"
+	relayClient "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/relay/client"
 	signal "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/signal/client"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/signal/proto"
 	signalServer "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/signal/server"
@@ -1641,7 +1641,7 @@ func startManagement(t *testing.T, dataDir, testFile string) (*grpc.Server, stri
 		return nil, "", err
 	}
 
-	ia, _ := integrations.NewIntegratedValidator(context.Background(), peersManager, nil, eventStore, cacheStore)
+	ia, _ := validator.NewIntegratedValidator(context.Background(), peersManager, nil, eventStore, cacheStore)
 
 	metrics, err := telemetry.NewDefaultAppMetrics(context.Background())
 	require.NoError(t, err)

client/server/server_test.go

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel"
 
-	"github.com/netbirdio/management-integrations/integrations"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/integrations/integrated_validator/validator"
 
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/internals/controllers/network_map/controller"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/internals/controllers/network_map/update_channel"
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ func startManagement(t *testing.T, signalAddr string, counter *int) (*grpc.Serve
 		return nil, "", err
 	}
 
-	ia, _ := integrations.NewIntegratedValidator(context.Background(), peersManager, settingsManagerMock, eventStore, cacheStore)
+	ia, _ := validator.NewIntegratedValidator(context.Background(), peersManager, settingsManagerMock, eventStore, cacheStore)
 
 	metrics, err := telemetry.NewDefaultAppMetrics(context.Background())
 	require.NoError(t, err)

client/wasm/internal/rdp/cert_validation.go

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"crypto/tls"
 	"crypto/x509"
 	"fmt"
+	"sync"
 	"syscall/js"
 	"time"
 
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	certValidationTimeout = 60 * time.Second
+	certValidationTimeout = 5 * time.Minute
 )
 
 func (p *RDCleanPathProxy) validateCertificateWithJS(conn *proxyConnection, certChain [][]byte) (bool, error) {
@@ -46,17 +47,31 @@ func (p *RDCleanPathProxy) validateCertificateWithJS(conn *proxyConnection, cert
 
 	promise := conn.wsHandlers.Call("onCertificateRequest", certInfo)
 
-	resultChan := make(chan bool)
-	errorChan := make(chan error)
+	resultChan := make(chan bool, 1)
+	errorChan := make(chan error, 1)
 
-	promise.Call("then", js.FuncOf(func(this js.Value, args []js.Value) interface{} {
-		result := args[0].Bool()
-		resultChan <- result
+	// Release from inside the callbacks so a post-timeout promise resolution
+	// does not invoke an already-released func.
+	var thenFn, catchFn js.Func
+	var releaseOnce sync.Once
+	release := func() {
+		releaseOnce.Do(func() {
+			thenFn.Release()
+			catchFn.Release()
+		})
+	}
+	thenFn = js.FuncOf(func(this js.Value, args []js.Value) interface{} {
+		defer release()
+		resultChan <- args[0].Bool()
 		return nil
-	})).Call("catch", js.FuncOf(func(this js.Value, args []js.Value) interface{} {
+	})
+	catchFn = js.FuncOf(func(this js.Value, args []js.Value) interface{} {
+		defer release()
 		errorChan <- fmt.Errorf("certificate validation failed")
 		return nil
-	}))
+	})
+
+	promise.Call("then", thenFn).Call("catch", catchFn)
 
 	select {
 	case result := <-resultChan:

client/wasm/internal/rdp/rdcleanpath.go

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"net"
 	"sync"
+	"sync/atomic"
 	"syscall/js"
 	"time"
 
@@ -57,6 +58,8 @@ type RDCleanPathProxy struct {
 	}
 	activeConnections map[string]*proxyConnection
 	destinations      map[string]string
+	pendingHandlers   map[string]js.Func
+	nextID            atomic.Uint64
 	mu                sync.Mutex
 }
 
@@ -66,8 +69,15 @@ type proxyConnection struct {
 	rdpConn     net.Conn
 	tlsConn     *tls.Conn
 	wsHandlers  js.Value
-	ctx         context.Context
-	cancel      context.CancelFunc
+	// Go-side callbacks exposed to JS. js.FuncOf pins the Go closure in a
+	// global handle map and MUST be released, otherwise every connection
+	// leaks the Go memory the closure captures.
+	wsHandlerFn  js.Func
+	onMessageFn  js.Func
+	onCloseFn    js.Func
+	cleanupOnce  sync.Once
+	ctx          context.Context
+	cancel       context.CancelFunc
 }
 
 // NewRDCleanPathProxy creates a new RDCleanPath proxy
@@ -80,7 +90,11 @@ func NewRDCleanPathProxy(client interface {
 	}
 }
 
-// CreateProxy creates a new proxy endpoint for the given destination
+// CreateProxy creates a new proxy endpoint for the given destination.
+// The registered handler fn and its destinations/pendingHandlers entries are
+// only released once a connection is established and cleanupConnection runs.
+// If a caller invokes CreateProxy but never connects to the returned URL,
+// those entries stay pinned for the lifetime of the page.
 func (p *RDCleanPathProxy) CreateProxy(hostname, port string) js.Value {
 	destination := net.JoinHostPort(hostname, port)
 
@@ -88,7 +102,7 @@ func (p *RDCleanPathProxy) CreateProxy(hostname, port string) js.Value {
 		resolve := args[0]
 
 		go func() {
-			proxyID := fmt.Sprintf("proxy_%d", len(p.activeConnections))
+			proxyID := fmt.Sprintf("proxy_%d", p.nextID.Add(1))
 
 			p.mu.Lock()
 			if p.destinations == nil {
@@ -100,7 +114,7 @@ func (p *RDCleanPathProxy) CreateProxy(hostname, port string) js.Value {
 			proxyURL := fmt.Sprintf("%s://%s/%s", RDCleanPathProxyScheme, RDCleanPathProxyHost, proxyID)
 
 			// Register the WebSocket handler for this specific proxy
-			js.Global().Set(fmt.Sprintf("handleRDCleanPathWebSocket_%s", proxyID), js.FuncOf(func(_ js.Value, args []js.Value) any {
+			handlerFn := js.FuncOf(func(_ js.Value, args []js.Value) any {
 				if len(args) < 1 {
 					return js.ValueOf("error: requires WebSocket argument")
 				}
@@ -108,7 +122,14 @@ func (p *RDCleanPathProxy) CreateProxy(hostname, port string) js.Value {
 				ws := args[0]
 				p.HandleWebSocketConnection(ws, proxyID)
 				return nil
-			}))
+			})
+			p.mu.Lock()
+			if p.pendingHandlers == nil {
+				p.pendingHandlers = make(map[string]js.Func)
+			}
+			p.pendingHandlers[proxyID] = handlerFn
+			p.mu.Unlock()
+			js.Global().Set(fmt.Sprintf("handleRDCleanPathWebSocket_%s", proxyID), handlerFn)
 
 			log.Infof("Created RDCleanPath proxy endpoint: %s for destination: %s", proxyURL, destination)
 			resolve.Invoke(proxyURL)
@@ -142,6 +163,10 @@ func (p *RDCleanPathProxy) HandleWebSocketConnection(ws js.Value, proxyID string
 
 	p.mu.Lock()
 	p.activeConnections[proxyID] = conn
+	if fn, ok := p.pendingHandlers[proxyID]; ok {
+		conn.wsHandlerFn = fn
+		delete(p.pendingHandlers, proxyID)
+	}
 	p.mu.Unlock()
 
 	p.setupWebSocketHandlers(ws, conn)
@@ -150,7 +175,7 @@ func (p *RDCleanPathProxy) HandleWebSocketConnection(ws js.Value, proxyID string
 }
 
 func (p *RDCleanPathProxy) setupWebSocketHandlers(ws js.Value, conn *proxyConnection) {
-	ws.Set("onGoMessage", js.FuncOf(func(this js.Value, args []js.Value) any {
+	conn.onMessageFn = js.FuncOf(func(this js.Value, args []js.Value) any {
 		if len(args) < 1 {
 			return nil
 		}
@@ -158,13 +183,15 @@ func (p *RDCleanPathProxy) setupWebSocketHandlers(ws js.Value, conn *proxyConnec
 		data := args[0]
 		go p.handleWebSocketMessage(conn, data)
 		return nil
-	}))
+	})
+	ws.Set("onGoMessage", conn.onMessageFn)
 
-	ws.Set("onGoClose", js.FuncOf(func(_ js.Value, args []js.Value) any {
+	conn.onCloseFn = js.FuncOf(func(_ js.Value, args []js.Value) any {
 		log.Debug("WebSocket closed by JavaScript")
 		conn.cancel()
 		return nil
-	}))
+	})
+	ws.Set("onGoClose", conn.onCloseFn)
 }
 
 func (p *RDCleanPathProxy) handleWebSocketMessage(conn *proxyConnection, data js.Value) {
@@ -261,25 +288,49 @@ func (p *RDCleanPathProxy) handleDirectRDP(conn *proxyConnection, firstPacket []
 }
 
 func (p *RDCleanPathProxy) cleanupConnection(conn *proxyConnection) {
-	log.Debugf("Cleaning up connection %s", conn.id)
-	conn.cancel()
-	if conn.tlsConn != nil {
-		log.Debug("Closing TLS connection")
-		if err := conn.tlsConn.Close(); err != nil {
-			log.Debugf("Error closing TLS connection: %v", err)
+	conn.cleanupOnce.Do(func() {
+		log.Debugf("Cleaning up connection %s", conn.id)
+		conn.cancel()
+		if conn.tlsConn != nil {
+			log.Debug("Closing TLS connection")
+			if err := conn.tlsConn.Close(); err != nil {
+				log.Debugf("Error closing TLS connection: %v", err)
+			}
+			conn.tlsConn = nil
 		}
-		conn.tlsConn = nil
-	}
-	if conn.rdpConn != nil {
-		log.Debug("Closing TCP connection")
-		if err := conn.rdpConn.Close(); err != nil {
-			log.Debugf("Error closing TCP connection: %v", err)
+		if conn.rdpConn != nil {
+			log.Debug("Closing TCP connection")
+			if err := conn.rdpConn.Close(); err != nil {
+				log.Debugf("Error closing TCP connection: %v", err)
+			}
+			conn.rdpConn = nil
 		}
-		conn.rdpConn = nil
-	}
-	p.mu.Lock()
-	delete(p.activeConnections, conn.id)
-	p.mu.Unlock()
+		js.Global().Delete(fmt.Sprintf("handleRDCleanPathWebSocket_%s", conn.id))
+
+		// Detach before releasing so late JS calls surface as TypeError instead
+		// of silent "call to released function".
+		if conn.wsHandlers.Truthy() {
+			conn.wsHandlers.Set("onGoMessage", js.Undefined())
+			conn.wsHandlers.Set("onGoClose", js.Undefined())
+		}
+
+		// wsHandlerFn may be zero-value if the pending handler lookup missed.
+		if conn.wsHandlerFn.Truthy() {
+			conn.wsHandlerFn.Release()
+		}
+		if conn.onMessageFn.Truthy() {
+			conn.onMessageFn.Release()
+		}
+		if conn.onCloseFn.Truthy() {
+			conn.onCloseFn.Release()
+		}
+
+		p.mu.Lock()
+		delete(p.activeConnections, conn.id)
+		delete(p.destinations, conn.id)
+		delete(p.pendingHandlers, conn.id)
+		p.mu.Unlock()
+	})
 }
 
 func (p *RDCleanPathProxy) sendToWebSocket(conn *proxyConnection, data []byte) {

client/wasm/internal/ssh/handlers.go

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import (
 func CreateJSInterface(client *Client) js.Value {
 	jsInterface := js.Global().Get("Object").Call("create", js.Null())
 
-	jsInterface.Set("write", js.FuncOf(func(this js.Value, args []js.Value) any {
+	writeFunc := js.FuncOf(func(this js.Value, args []js.Value) any {
 		if len(args) < 1 {
 			return js.ValueOf(false)
 		}
@@ -32,9 +32,10 @@ func CreateJSInterface(client *Client) js.Value {
 
 		_, err := client.Write(bytes)
 		return js.ValueOf(err == nil)
-	}))
+	})
+	jsInterface.Set("write", writeFunc)
 
-	jsInterface.Set("resize", js.FuncOf(func(this js.Value, args []js.Value) any {
+	resizeFunc := js.FuncOf(func(this js.Value, args []js.Value) any {
 		if len(args) < 2 {
 			return js.ValueOf(false)
 		}
@@ -42,14 +43,26 @@ func CreateJSInterface(client *Client) js.Value {
 		rows := args[1].Int()
 		err := client.Resize(cols, rows)
 		return js.ValueOf(err == nil)
-	}))
+	})
+	jsInterface.Set("resize", resizeFunc)
 
-	jsInterface.Set("close", js.FuncOf(func(this js.Value, args []js.Value) any {
+	closeFunc := js.FuncOf(func(this js.Value, args []js.Value) any {
 		client.Close()
 		return js.Undefined()
-	}))
+	})
+	jsInterface.Set("close", closeFunc)
 
-	go readLoop(client, jsInterface)
+	go func() {
+		readLoop(client, jsInterface)
+		// Detach before releasing so late JS calls surface as TypeError instead
+		// of silent "call to released function".
+		jsInterface.Set("write", js.Undefined())
+		jsInterface.Set("resize", js.Undefined())
+		jsInterface.Set("close", js.Undefined())
+		writeFunc.Release()
+		resizeFunc.Release()
+		closeFunc.Release()
+	}()
 
 	return jsInterface
 }

combined/cmd/root.go

@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ func setupServerHooks(servers *serverInstances, cfg *CombinedConfig) {
 			log.Infof("Signal server registered on port %s", cfg.Server.ListenAddress)
 		}
 
-		s.SetHandlerFunc(createCombinedHandler(grpcSrv, s.APIHandler(), servers.relaySrv, servers.metricsServer.Meter, cfg))
+		s.SetHandlerFunc(createCombinedHandler(grpcSrv, s.APIHandler(), s.IDPHandler(), servers.relaySrv, servers.metricsServer.Meter, cfg))
 		if servers.relaySrv != nil {
 			log.Infof("Relay WebSocket handler added (path: /relay)")
 		}
@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@ func createManagementServer(cfg *CombinedConfig, mgmtConfig *nbconfig.Config) (*
 }
 
 // createCombinedHandler creates an HTTP handler that multiplexes Management, Signal (via wsproxy), and Relay WebSocket traffic
-func createCombinedHandler(grpcServer *grpc.Server, httpHandler http.Handler, relaySrv *relayServer.Server, meter metric.Meter, cfg *CombinedConfig) http.Handler {
+func createCombinedHandler(grpcServer *grpc.Server, httpHandler http.Handler, idpHandler http.Handler, relaySrv *relayServer.Server, meter metric.Meter, cfg *CombinedConfig) http.Handler {
 	wsProxy := wsproxyserver.New(grpcServer, wsproxyserver.WithOTelMeter(meter))
 
 	var relayAcceptFn func(conn listener.Conn)
@@ -556,6 +556,10 @@ func createCombinedHandler(grpcServer *grpc.Server, httpHandler http.Handler, re
 				http.Error(w, "Relay service not enabled", http.StatusNotFound)
 			}
 
+		// Embedded IdP (Dex)
+		case idpHandler != nil && strings.HasPrefix(r.URL.Path, "/oauth2"):
+			idpHandler.ServeHTTP(w, r)
+
 		// Management HTTP API (default)
 		default:
 			httpHandler.ServeHTTP(w, r)

go.mod

@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ replace github.com/kardianos/service => github.com/netbirdio/service v0.0.0-2024
 
 replace github.com/getlantern/systray => github.com/netbirdio/systray v0.0.0-20231030152038-ef1ed2a27949
 
-replace golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard => github.com/netbirdio/wireguard-go v0.0.0-20260107100953-33b7c9d03db0
+replace golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard => github.com/netbirdio/wireguard-go v0.0.0-20260523085312-4b4a4e36017f
 
 replace github.com/cloudflare/circl => codeberg.org/cunicu/circl v0.0.0-20230801113412-fec58fc7b5f6
 

go.sum

@@ -499,8 +499,8 @@ github.com/netbirdio/service v0.0.0-20240911161631-f62744f42502 h1:3tHlFmhTdX9ax
 github.com/netbirdio/service v0.0.0-20240911161631-f62744f42502/go.mod h1:CIMRFEJVL+0DS1a3Nx06NaMn4Dz63Ng6O7dl0qH0zVM=
 github.com/netbirdio/signal-dispatcher/dispatcher v0.0.0-20250805121659-6b4ac470ca45 h1:ujgviVYmx243Ksy7NdSwrdGPSRNE3pb8kEDSpH0QuAQ=
 github.com/netbirdio/signal-dispatcher/dispatcher v0.0.0-20250805121659-6b4ac470ca45/go.mod h1:5/sjFmLb8O96B5737VCqhHyGRzNFIaN/Bu7ZodXc3qQ=
-github.com/netbirdio/wireguard-go v0.0.0-20260107100953-33b7c9d03db0 h1:h/QnNzm7xzHPm+gajcblYUOclrW2FeNeDlUNj6tTWKQ=
-github.com/netbirdio/wireguard-go v0.0.0-20260107100953-33b7c9d03db0/go.mod h1:rpwXGsirqLqN2L0JDJQlwOboGHmptD5ZD6T2VmcqhTw=
+github.com/netbirdio/wireguard-go v0.0.0-20260523085312-4b4a4e36017f h1:ff2D57RBjWtyQ2wVwJOxOgXAXOe/J2lJWtSX0Bz/BRk=
+github.com/netbirdio/wireguard-go v0.0.0-20260523085312-4b4a4e36017f/go.mod h1:rpwXGsirqLqN2L0JDJQlwOboGHmptD5ZD6T2VmcqhTw=
 github.com/nfnt/resize v0.0.0-20180221191011-83c6a9932646 h1:zYyBkD/k9seD2A7fsi6Oo2LfFZAehjjQMERAvZLEDnQ=
 github.com/nfnt/resize v0.0.0-20180221191011-83c6a9932646/go.mod h1:jpp1/29i3P1S/RLdc7JQKbRpFeM1dOBd8T9ki5s+AY8=
 github.com/nicksnyder/go-i18n/v2 v2.5.1 h1:IxtPxYsR9Gp60cGXjfuR/llTqV8aYMsC472zD0D1vHk=

management/internals/server/boot.go

@@ -10,8 +10,10 @@ import (
 	"slices"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/gorilla/mux"
 	grpcMiddleware "github.com/grpc-ecosystem/go-grpc-middleware/v2"
 	"github.com/grpc-ecosystem/go-grpc-middleware/v2/interceptors/realip"
+	"github.com/rs/cors"
 	"github.com/rs/xid"
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
@@ -19,7 +21,6 @@ import (
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/keepalive"
 
 	cachestore "github.com/eko/gocache/lib/v4/store"
-	"github.com/netbirdio/management-integrations/integrations"
 
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/encryption"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/formatter/hook"
@@ -27,16 +28,20 @@ import (
 	accesslogsmanager "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/internals/modules/reverseproxy/accesslogs/manager"
 	nbgrpc "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/internals/shared/grpc"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/activity"
+	activitystore "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/activity/store"
 	nbcache "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/cache"
 	nbContext "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/context"
 	nbhttp "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/http"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/http/middleware"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/idp"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/store"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/telemetry"
 	mgmtProto "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/management/proto"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/util/crypt"
 )
 
+const apiPrefix = "/api"
+
 var (
 	kaep = keepalive.EnforcementPolicy{
 		MinTime:             15 * time.Second,
@@ -94,12 +99,17 @@ func (s *BaseServer) Store() store.Store {
 
 func (s *BaseServer) EventStore() activity.Store {
 	return Create(s, func() activity.Store {
-		integrationMetrics, err := integrations.InitIntegrationMetrics(context.Background(), s.Metrics())
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Fatalf("failed to initialize integration metrics: %v", err)
+		var err error
+		key := s.Config.DataStoreEncryptionKey
+		if key == "" {
+			log.Debugf("generate new activity store encryption key")
+			key, err = crypt.GenerateKey()
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Fatalf("failed to generate event store encryption key: %v", err)
+			}
 		}
 
-		eventStore, _, err := integrations.InitEventStore(context.Background(), s.Config.Datadir, s.Config.DataStoreEncryptionKey, integrationMetrics)
+		eventStore, err := activitystore.NewSqlStore(context.Background(), s.Config.Datadir, key)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Fatalf("failed to initialize event store: %v", err)
 		}
@@ -110,7 +120,7 @@ func (s *BaseServer) EventStore() activity.Store {
 
 func (s *BaseServer) APIHandler() http.Handler {
 	return Create(s, func() http.Handler {
-		httpAPIHandler, err := nbhttp.NewAPIHandler(context.Background(), s.AccountManager(), s.NetworksManager(), s.ResourcesManager(), s.RoutesManager(), s.GroupsManager(), s.GeoLocationManager(), s.AuthManager(), s.Metrics(), s.IntegratedValidator(), s.ProxyController(), s.PermissionsManager(), s.PeersManager(), s.SettingsManager(), s.ZonesManager(), s.RecordsManager(), s.NetworkMapController(), s.IdpManager(), s.ServiceManager(), s.ReverseProxyDomainManager(), s.AccessLogsManager(), s.ReverseProxyGRPCServer(), s.Config.ReverseProxy.TrustedHTTPProxies, s.RateLimiter())
+		httpAPIHandler, err := nbhttp.NewAPIHandler(context.Background(), s.Router(), s.AccountManager(), s.NetworksManager(), s.ResourcesManager(), s.RoutesManager(), s.GroupsManager(), s.GeoLocationManager(), s.Metrics(), s.PermissionsManager(), s.SettingsManager(), s.ZonesManager(), s.RecordsManager(), s.NetworkMapController(), s.InstanceManager(), s.ServiceManager(), s.ReverseProxyDomainManager(), s.AccessLogsManager(), s.ReverseProxyGRPCServer(), s.Config.ReverseProxy.TrustedHTTPProxies, s.AuthMiddleware())
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Fatalf("failed to create API handler: %v", err)
 		}
@@ -118,6 +128,22 @@ func (s *BaseServer) APIHandler() http.Handler {
 	})
 }
 
+// IDPHandler returns the HTTP handler for the embedded IdP (Dex), or nil if
+// the deployment isn't using the embedded variant.
+func (s *BaseServer) IDPHandler() http.Handler {
+	embeddedIdP, ok := s.IdpManager().(*idp.EmbeddedIdPManager)
+	if !ok || embeddedIdP == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return cors.AllowAll().Handler(embeddedIdP.Handler())
+}
+
+func (s *BaseServer) Router() *mux.Router {
+	return Create(s, func() *mux.Router {
+		return mux.NewRouter().PathPrefix(apiPrefix).Subrouter()
+	})
+}
+
 func (s *BaseServer) RateLimiter() *middleware.APIRateLimiter {
 	return Create(s, func() *middleware.APIRateLimiter {
 		cfg, enabled := middleware.RateLimiterConfigFromEnv()
@@ -127,6 +153,20 @@ func (s *BaseServer) RateLimiter() *middleware.APIRateLimiter {
 	})
 }
 
+func (s *BaseServer) AuthMiddleware() mux.MiddlewareFunc {
+	return Create(s, func() mux.MiddlewareFunc {
+		m := middleware.NewAuthMiddleware(
+			s.AuthManager(),
+			s.AccountManager().GetAccountIDFromUserAuth,
+			s.AccountManager().SyncUserJWTGroups,
+			s.AccountManager().GetUserFromUserAuth,
+			s.RateLimiter(),
+			s.Metrics().GetMeter(),
+		)
+		return m.Handler
+	})
+}
+
 func (s *BaseServer) GRPCServer() *grpc.Server {
 	return Create(s, func() *grpc.Server {
 		trustedPeers := s.Config.ReverseProxy.TrustedPeers

management/internals/server/controllers.go

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/auth"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/integrations/integrated_validator"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/integrations/integrated_validator/validator"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/integrations/port_forwarding"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/job"
 	nbjwt "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/auth/jwt"
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ func (s *BaseServer) JobManager() *job.Manager {
 
 func (s *BaseServer) IntegratedValidator() integrated_validator.IntegratedValidator {
 	return Create(s, func() integrated_validator.IntegratedValidator {
-		integratedPeerValidator, err := integrations.NewIntegratedValidator(
+		integratedPeerValidator, err := validator.NewIntegratedValidator(
 			context.Background(),
 			s.PeersManager(),
 			s.SettingsManager(),

management/internals/server/modules.go

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/geolocation"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/groups"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/idp"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/instance"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/networks"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/networks/resources"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/networks/routers"
@@ -57,13 +58,7 @@ func (s *BaseServer) GeoLocationManager() geolocation.Geolocation {
 
 func (s *BaseServer) PermissionsManager() permissions.Manager {
 	return Create(s, func() permissions.Manager {
-		manager := integrations.InitPermissionsManager(s.Store(), s.Metrics().GetMeter())
-
-		s.AfterInit(func(s *BaseServer) {
-			manager.SetAccountManager(s.AccountManager())
-		})
-
-		return manager
+		return permissions.NewManager(s.Store())
 	})
 }
 
@@ -153,11 +148,20 @@ func (s *BaseServer) IdpManager() idp.Manager {
 			return idpManager
 		}
 
-
 		return nil
 	})
 }
 
+func (s *BaseServer) InstanceManager() instance.Manager {
+	return Create(s, func() instance.Manager {
+		m, err := instance.NewManager(context.Background(), s.Store(), s.IdpManager())
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Fatalf("failed to create instance manager: %v", err)
+		}
+		return m
+	})
+}
+
 // OAuthConfigProvider is only relevant when we have an embedded IdP service. Otherwise must be nil
 func (s *BaseServer) OAuthConfigProvider() idp.OAuthConfigProvider {
 	if s.Config.EmbeddedIdP == nil || !s.Config.EmbeddedIdP.Enabled {
@@ -235,3 +239,4 @@ func (s *BaseServer) ReverseProxyDomainManager() *manager.Manager {
 		return &m
 	})
 }
+

management/internals/server/server.go

@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ func (s *BaseServer) Start(ctx context.Context) error {
 		log.WithContext(srvCtx).Infof("running gRPC backward compatibility server: %s", compatListener.Addr().String())
 	}
 
-	rootHandler := s.handlerFunc(srvCtx, s.GRPCServer(), s.APIHandler(), s.Metrics().GetMeter())
+	rootHandler := s.handlerFunc(srvCtx, s.GRPCServer(), s.APIHandler(), s.IDPHandler(), s.Metrics().GetMeter())
 	switch {
 	case s.certManager != nil:
 		// a call to certManager.Listener() always creates a new listener so we do it once
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ func (s *BaseServer) SetHandlerFunc(handler http.Handler) {
 	log.Tracef("custom handler set successfully")
 }
 
-func (s *BaseServer) handlerFunc(_ context.Context, gRPCHandler *grpc.Server, httpHandler http.Handler, meter metric.Meter) http.Handler {
+func (s *BaseServer) handlerFunc(_ context.Context, gRPCHandler *grpc.Server, httpHandler http.Handler, idpHandler http.Handler, meter metric.Meter) http.Handler {
 	// Check if a custom handler was set (for multiplexing additional services)
 	if customHandler, ok := s.GetContainer("customHandler"); ok {
 		if handler, ok := customHandler.(http.Handler); ok {
@@ -318,6 +318,8 @@ func (s *BaseServer) handlerFunc(_ context.Context, gRPCHandler *grpc.Server, ht
 			gRPCHandler.ServeHTTP(writer, request)
 		case request.URL.Path == wsproxy.ProxyPath+wsproxy.ManagementComponent:
 			wsProxy.Handler().ServeHTTP(writer, request)
+		case idpHandler != nil && strings.HasPrefix(request.URL.Path, "/oauth2"):
+			idpHandler.ServeHTTP(writer, request)
 		default:
 			httpHandler.ServeHTTP(writer, request)
 		}

management/server/http/handler.go

@@ -8,21 +8,17 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/gorilla/mux"
 	"github.com/rs/cors"
-	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/internals/modules/reverseproxy/domain/manager"
 
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/types"
 
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/internals/modules/reverseproxy/accesslogs"
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/internals/modules/reverseproxy/service"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/internals/modules/reverseproxy/proxytoken"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/internals/modules/reverseproxy/service"
 	reverseproxymanager "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/internals/modules/reverseproxy/service/manager"
 
 	nbgrpc "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/internals/shared/grpc"
-	idpmanager "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/idp"
-
-	"github.com/netbirdio/management-integrations/integrations"
 
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/internals/controllers/network_map"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/internals/modules/zones"
@@ -32,13 +28,10 @@ import (
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/account"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/settings"
 
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/integrations/port_forwarding"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/permissions"
 
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/http/handlers/proxy"
 
-	nbpeers "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/internals/modules/peers"
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/auth"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/geolocation"
 	nbgroups "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/groups"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/http/handlers/accounts"
@@ -53,20 +46,16 @@ import (
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/http/handlers/routes"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/http/handlers/setup_keys"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/http/handlers/users"
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/http/middleware"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/http/middleware/bypass"
 	nbinstance "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/instance"
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/integrations/integrated_validator"
 	nbnetworks "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/networks"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/networks/resources"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/networks/routers"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/telemetry"
 )
 
-const apiPrefix = "/api"
-
 // NewAPIHandler creates the Management service HTTP API handler registering all the available endpoints.
-func NewAPIHandler(ctx context.Context, accountManager account.Manager, networksManager nbnetworks.Manager, resourceManager resources.Manager, routerManager routers.Manager, groupsManager nbgroups.Manager, LocationManager geolocation.Geolocation, authManager auth.Manager, appMetrics telemetry.AppMetrics, integratedValidator integrated_validator.IntegratedValidator, proxyController port_forwarding.Controller, permissionsManager permissions.Manager, peersManager nbpeers.Manager, settingsManager settings.Manager, zManager zones.Manager, rManager records.Manager, networkMapController network_map.Controller, idpManager idpmanager.Manager, serviceManager service.Manager, reverseProxyDomainManager *manager.Manager, reverseProxyAccessLogsManager accesslogs.Manager, proxyGRPCServer *nbgrpc.ProxyServiceServer, trustedHTTPProxies []netip.Prefix, rateLimiter *middleware.APIRateLimiter) (http.Handler, error) {
+func NewAPIHandler(ctx context.Context, router *mux.Router, accountManager account.Manager, networksManager nbnetworks.Manager, resourceManager resources.Manager, routerManager routers.Manager, groupsManager nbgroups.Manager, LocationManager geolocation.Geolocation, appMetrics telemetry.AppMetrics, permissionsManager permissions.Manager, settingsManager settings.Manager, zManager zones.Manager, rManager records.Manager, networkMapController network_map.Controller, instanceManager nbinstance.Manager, serviceManager service.Manager, reverseProxyDomainManager *manager.Manager, reverseProxyAccessLogsManager accesslogs.Manager, proxyGRPCServer *nbgrpc.ProxyServiceServer, trustedHTTPProxies []netip.Prefix, authMiddleware mux.MiddlewareFunc) (http.Handler, error) {
 
 	// Register bypass paths for unauthenticated endpoints
 	if err := bypass.AddBypassPath("/api/instance"); err != nil {
@@ -87,41 +76,11 @@ func NewAPIHandler(ctx context.Context, accountManager account.Manager, networks
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to add bypass path: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	if rateLimiter == nil {
-		log.Warn("NewAPIHandler: nil rate limiter, rate limiting disabled")
-		rateLimiter = middleware.NewAPIRateLimiter(nil)
-		rateLimiter.SetEnabled(false)
-	}
-
-	authMiddleware := middleware.NewAuthMiddleware(
-		authManager,
-		accountManager.GetAccountIDFromUserAuth,
-		accountManager.SyncUserJWTGroups,
-		accountManager.GetUserFromUserAuth,
-		rateLimiter,
-		appMetrics.GetMeter(),
-	)
-
 	corsMiddleware := cors.AllowAll()
 
-	rootRouter := mux.NewRouter()
 	metricsMiddleware := appMetrics.HTTPMiddleware()
 
-	prefix := apiPrefix
-	router := rootRouter.PathPrefix(prefix).Subrouter()
-
-	router.Use(metricsMiddleware.Handler, corsMiddleware.Handler, authMiddleware.Handler)
-
-	if _, err := integrations.RegisterHandlers(ctx, prefix, router, accountManager, integratedValidator, appMetrics.GetMeter(), permissionsManager, peersManager, proxyController, settingsManager); err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("register integrations endpoints: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	// Check if embedded IdP is enabled for instance manager
-	embeddedIdP, embeddedIdpEnabled := idpManager.(*idpmanager.EmbeddedIdPManager)
-	instanceManager, err := nbinstance.NewManager(ctx, accountManager.GetStore(), embeddedIdP)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create instance manager: %w", err)
-	}
+	router.Use(metricsMiddleware.Handler, corsMiddleware.Handler, authMiddleware)
 
 	accounts.AddEndpoints(accountManager, settingsManager, router)
 	peers.AddEndpoints(accountManager, router, networkMapController, permissionsManager)
@@ -154,10 +113,5 @@ func NewAPIHandler(ctx context.Context, accountManager account.Manager, networks
 		oauthHandler.RegisterEndpoints(router)
 	}
 
-	// Mount embedded IdP handler at /oauth2 path if configured
-	if embeddedIdpEnabled {
-		rootRouter.PathPrefix("/oauth2").Handler(corsMiddleware.Handler(embeddedIdP.Handler()))
-	}
-
-	return rootRouter, nil
+	return router, nil
 }

management/server/http/middleware/auth_middleware.go

@@ -8,11 +8,10 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v5"
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric"
 
-	"github.com/netbirdio/management-integrations/integrations"
-
 	serverauth "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/auth"
 	nbcontext "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/context"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/http/middleware/bypass"
@@ -27,6 +26,9 @@ type SyncUserJWTGroupsFunc func(ctx context.Context, userAuth auth.UserAuth) err
 
 type GetUserFromUserAuthFunc func(ctx context.Context, userAuth auth.UserAuth) (*types.User, error)
 
+// jwtTokenCtxKey carries the parsed JWT token.
+type jwtTokenCtxKey struct{}
+
 // AuthMiddleware middleware to verify personal access tokens (PAT) and JWT tokens
 type AuthMiddleware struct {
 	authManager         serverauth.Manager
@@ -65,8 +67,15 @@ func NewAuthMiddleware(
 	}
 }
 
-// Handler method of the middleware which authenticates a user either by JWT claims or by PAT
+// Handler composes the full authentication chain by wrapping the given
+// handler with ValidationHandler followed by AccountAccessHandler.
 func (m *AuthMiddleware) Handler(h http.Handler) http.Handler {
+	return m.ValidationHandler(m.AccountAccessHandler(h))
+}
+
+// ValidationHandler authenticates the caller via JWT or PAT and stores the
+// resulting UserAuth in the request context. It performs no account-level work.
+func (m *AuthMiddleware) ValidationHandler(h http.Handler) http.Handler {
 	return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		if bypass.ShouldBypass(r.URL.Path, h, w, r) {
 			return
@@ -83,14 +92,14 @@ func (m *AuthMiddleware) Handler(h http.Handler) http.Handler {
 
 		switch authType {
 		case "bearer":
-			if err := m.checkJWTFromRequest(r, authHeader); err != nil {
+			if err := m.validateJWT(r, authHeader); err != nil {
 				log.WithContext(r.Context()).Errorf("Error when validating JWT: %s", err.Error())
 				util.WriteError(r.Context(), status.Errorf(status.Unauthorized, "token invalid"), w)
 				return
 			}
 			h.ServeHTTP(w, r)
 		case "token":
-			if err := m.checkPATFromRequest(r, authHeader); err != nil {
+			if err := m.validatePAT(r, authHeader); err != nil {
 				log.WithContext(r.Context()).Debugf("Error when validating PAT: %s", err.Error())
 				// Check if it's a status error, otherwise default to Unauthorized
 				if _, ok := status.FromError(err); !ok {
@@ -107,66 +116,55 @@ func (m *AuthMiddleware) Handler(h http.Handler) http.Handler {
 	})
 }
 
-// CheckJWTFromRequest checks if the JWT is valid
-func (m *AuthMiddleware) checkJWTFromRequest(r *http.Request, authHeaderParts []string) error {
-	token, err := getTokenFromJWTRequest(authHeaderParts)
+// AccountAccessHandler runs post-validation access checks for JWT-authenticated
+// requests. PAT requests pass through unchanged.
+func (m *AuthMiddleware) AccountAccessHandler(h http.Handler) http.Handler {
+	return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		if bypass.ShouldBypass(r.URL.Path, h, w, r) {
+			return
+		}
 
-	// If an error occurs, call the error handler and return an error
+		userAuth, err := nbcontext.GetUserAuthFromRequest(r)
+		if err != nil {
+			util.WriteError(r.Context(), status.Errorf(status.Unauthorized, "no valid authentication provided"), w)
+			return
+		}
+
+		if userAuth.IsPAT {
+			h.ServeHTTP(w, r)
+			return
+		}
+
+		validatedToken, _ := r.Context().Value(jwtTokenCtxKey{}).(*jwt.Token)
+
+		if err := m.applyAccountAccess(r, userAuth, validatedToken); err != nil {
+			log.WithContext(r.Context()).Errorf("Error applying JWT account access: %s", err.Error())
+			util.WriteError(r.Context(), status.Errorf(status.Unauthorized, "token invalid"), w)
+			return
+		}
+
+		h.ServeHTTP(w, r)
+	})
+}
+
+func (m *AuthMiddleware) validateJWT(r *http.Request, authHeaderParts []string) error {
+	token, err := getTokenFromJWTRequest(authHeaderParts)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error extracting token: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	ctx := r.Context()
-
-	userAuth, validatedToken, err := m.authManager.ValidateAndParseToken(ctx, token)
+	userAuth, validatedToken, err := m.authManager.ValidateAndParseToken(r.Context(), token)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if impersonate, ok := r.URL.Query()["account"]; ok && len(impersonate) == 1 {
-		if integrations.IsValidChildAccount(ctx, userAuth.UserId, userAuth.AccountId, impersonate[0]) {
-			userAuth.AccountId = impersonate[0]
-			userAuth.IsChild = true
-		}
-	}
-
-	// Email is now extracted in ToUserAuth (from claims or userinfo endpoint)
-	// Available as userAuth.Email
-
-	// we need to call this method because if user is new, we will automatically add it to existing or create a new account
-	accountId, _, err := m.ensureAccount(ctx, userAuth)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	if userAuth.AccountId != accountId {
-		log.WithContext(ctx).Tracef("Auth middleware sets accountId from ensure, before %s, now %s", userAuth.AccountId, accountId)
-		userAuth.AccountId = accountId
-	}
-
-	userAuth, err = m.authManager.EnsureUserAccessByJWTGroups(ctx, userAuth, validatedToken)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	err = m.syncUserJWTGroups(ctx, userAuth)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.WithContext(ctx).Errorf("HTTP server failed to sync user JWT groups: %s", err)
-	}
-
-	_, err = m.getUserFromUserAuth(ctx, userAuth)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.WithContext(ctx).Errorf("HTTP server failed to update user from user auth: %s", err)
-		return err
-	}
-
 	// propagates ctx change to upstream middleware
 	*r = *nbcontext.SetUserAuthInRequest(r, userAuth)
+	*r = *r.WithContext(context.WithValue(r.Context(), jwtTokenCtxKey{}, validatedToken))
 	return nil
 }
 
-// CheckPATFromRequest checks if the PAT is valid
-func (m *AuthMiddleware) checkPATFromRequest(r *http.Request, authHeaderParts []string) error {
+func (m *AuthMiddleware) validatePAT(r *http.Request, authHeaderParts []string) error {
 	token, err := getTokenFromPATRequest(authHeaderParts)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error extracting token: %w", err)
@@ -189,8 +187,7 @@ func (m *AuthMiddleware) checkPATFromRequest(r *http.Request, authHeaderParts []
 		return fmt.Errorf("token expired")
 	}
 
-	err = m.authManager.MarkPATUsed(ctx, pat.ID)
-	if err != nil {
+	if err := m.authManager.MarkPATUsed(ctx, pat.ID); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -202,11 +199,40 @@ func (m *AuthMiddleware) checkPATFromRequest(r *http.Request, authHeaderParts []
 		IsPAT:          true,
 	}
 
-	if impersonate, ok := r.URL.Query()["account"]; ok && len(impersonate) == 1 {
-		if integrations.IsValidChildAccount(r.Context(), userAuth.UserId, userAuth.AccountId, impersonate[0]) {
-			userAuth.AccountId = impersonate[0]
-			userAuth.IsChild = true
-		}
+	// propagates ctx change to upstream middleware
+	*r = *nbcontext.SetUserAuthInRequest(r, userAuth)
+	return nil
+}
+
+// applyAccountAccess executes account-level checks for an authenticated JWT
+// user: ensures the account exists, verifies access via JWT groups, syncs
+// groups, and fetches the user record.
+func (m *AuthMiddleware) applyAccountAccess(r *http.Request, userAuth auth.UserAuth, validatedToken *jwt.Token) error {
+	ctx := r.Context()
+
+	// we need to call this method because if user is new, we will automatically add it to existing or create a new account
+	accountId, _, err := m.ensureAccount(ctx, userAuth)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if userAuth.AccountId != accountId {
+		log.WithContext(ctx).Tracef("Auth middleware sets accountId from ensure, before %s, now %s", userAuth.AccountId, accountId)
+		userAuth.AccountId = accountId
+	}
+
+	userAuth, err = m.authManager.EnsureUserAccessByJWTGroups(ctx, userAuth, validatedToken)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if err := m.syncUserJWTGroups(ctx, userAuth); err != nil {
+		log.WithContext(ctx).Errorf("HTTP server failed to sync user JWT groups: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	if _, err := m.getUserFromUserAuth(ctx, userAuth); err != nil {
+		log.WithContext(ctx).Errorf("HTTP server failed to update user from user auth: %s", err)
+		return err
 	}
 
 	// propagates ctx change to upstream middleware

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

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v5"
+	"github.com/gorilla/mux"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric/noop"
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/geolocation"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/groups"
 	http2 "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/http"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/http/middleware"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/http/testing/testing_tools"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/networks"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/networks/resources"
@@ -135,7 +137,12 @@ func BuildApiBlackBoxWithDBState(t testing_tools.TB, sqlFile string, expectedPee
 	customZonesManager := zonesManager.NewManager(store, am, permissionsManager, "")
 	zoneRecordsManager := recordsManager.NewManager(store, am, permissionsManager)
 
-	apiHandler, err := http2.NewAPIHandler(context.Background(), am, networksManager, resourcesManager, routersManager, groupsManager, geoMock, authManagerMock, metrics, validatorMock, proxyController, permissionsManager, peersManager, settingsManager, customZonesManager, zoneRecordsManager, networkMapController, nil, serviceManager, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil)
+	rateLimiter := middleware.NewAPIRateLimiter(nil)
+	rateLimiter.SetEnabled(false)
+	authMiddleware := middleware.NewAuthMiddleware(authManagerMock, am.GetAccountIDFromUserAuth, am.SyncUserJWTGroups, am.GetUserFromUserAuth, rateLimiter, metrics.GetMeter())
+
+	apiRouter := mux.NewRouter().PathPrefix("/api").Subrouter()
+	apiHandler, err := http2.NewAPIHandler(context.Background(), apiRouter, am, networksManager, resourcesManager, routersManager, groupsManager, geoMock, metrics, permissionsManager, settingsManager, customZonesManager, zoneRecordsManager, networkMapController, nil, serviceManager, nil, nil, nil, nil, authMiddleware.Handler)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Failed to create API handler: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -264,7 +271,12 @@ func BuildApiBlackBoxWithDBStateAndPeerChannel(t testing_tools.TB, sqlFile strin
 	customZonesManager := zonesManager.NewManager(store, am, permissionsManager, "")
 	zoneRecordsManager := recordsManager.NewManager(store, am, permissionsManager)
 
-	apiHandler, err := http2.NewAPIHandler(context.Background(), am, networksManager, resourcesManager, routersManager, groupsManager, geoMock, authManagerMock, metrics, validatorMock, proxyController, permissionsManager, peersManager, settingsManager, customZonesManager, zoneRecordsManager, networkMapController, nil, serviceManager, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil)
+	rateLimiter := middleware.NewAPIRateLimiter(nil)
+	rateLimiter.SetEnabled(false)
+	authMiddleware := middleware.NewAuthMiddleware(authManagerMock, am.GetAccountIDFromUserAuth, am.SyncUserJWTGroups, am.GetUserFromUserAuth, rateLimiter, metrics.GetMeter())
+
+	apiRouter := mux.NewRouter().PathPrefix("/api").Subrouter()
+	apiHandler, err := http2.NewAPIHandler(context.Background(), apiRouter, am, networksManager, resourcesManager, routersManager, groupsManager, geoMock, metrics, permissionsManager, settingsManager, customZonesManager, zoneRecordsManager, networkMapController, nil, serviceManager, nil, nil, nil, nil, authMiddleware.Handler)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Failed to create API handler: %v", err)
 	}

management/server/integrations/integrated_validator/validator/validator.go

@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+package validator
+
+import (
+	"context"
+
+	cachestore "github.com/eko/gocache/lib/v4/store"
+
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/internals/modules/peers"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/activity"
+	nbpeer "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/peer"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/settings"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/types"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/management/proto"
+)
+
+type IntegratedValidatorImpl struct{}
+
+func NewIntegratedValidator(_ context.Context, _ peers.Manager, _ settings.Manager, _ activity.Store, _ cachestore.StoreInterface) (*IntegratedValidatorImpl, error) {
+	return &IntegratedValidatorImpl{}, nil
+}
+
+func (v *IntegratedValidatorImpl) ValidateExtraSettings(context.Context, *types.ExtraSettings, *types.ExtraSettings, string, string) error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (v *IntegratedValidatorImpl) ValidatePeer(_ context.Context, update *nbpeer.Peer, _ *nbpeer.Peer, _ string, _ string, _ string, _ []string, _ *types.ExtraSettings) (*nbpeer.Peer, bool, error) {
+	return update, false, nil
+}
+
+func (v *IntegratedValidatorImpl) PreparePeer(_ context.Context, _ string, peer *nbpeer.Peer, _ []string, _ *types.ExtraSettings, _ bool) *nbpeer.Peer {
+	return peer.Copy()
+}
+
+func (v *IntegratedValidatorImpl) IsNotValidPeer(_ context.Context, _ string, _ *nbpeer.Peer, _ []string, _ *types.ExtraSettings) (bool, bool, error) {
+	return false, false, nil
+}
+
+func (v *IntegratedValidatorImpl) GetValidatedPeers(_ context.Context, _ string, _ []*types.Group, peers []*nbpeer.Peer, _ *types.ExtraSettings) (map[string]struct{}, error) {
+	validatedPeers := make(map[string]struct{})
+	for _, p := range peers {
+		validatedPeers[p.ID] = struct{}{}
+	}
+	return validatedPeers, nil
+}
+
+func (v *IntegratedValidatorImpl) GetInvalidPeers(_ context.Context, _ string, _ *types.ExtraSettings) (map[string]string, error) {
+	return make(map[string]string), nil
+}
+
+func (v *IntegratedValidatorImpl) PeerDeleted(_ context.Context, _, _ string, _ *types.ExtraSettings) error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (v *IntegratedValidatorImpl) SetPeerInvalidationListener(_ func(accountID string, peerIDs []string)) {
+}
+
+func (v *IntegratedValidatorImpl) Stop(_ context.Context) {
+}
+
+func (v *IntegratedValidatorImpl) ValidateFlowResponse(_ context.Context, _ string, flowResponse *proto.PKCEAuthorizationFlow) *proto.PKCEAuthorizationFlow {
+	return flowResponse
+}

management/server/user.go

@@ -762,7 +762,7 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) processUserUpdate(ctx context.Context, transact
 		}
 
 		// Ensure the initiator still has admin privileges
-		if initiatorUser.HasAdminPower() && !freshInitiator.HasAdminPower() {
+		if !freshInitiator.HasAdminPower() {
 			return false, nil, nil, nil, status.Errorf(status.PermissionDenied, "initiator role was changed during request processing")
 		}
 		initiatorUser = freshInitiator
@@ -906,19 +906,23 @@ func validateUserUpdate(groupsMap map[string]*types.Group, initiatorUser, oldUse
 		return nil
 	}
 
+	if !initiatorUser.HasAdminPower() {
+		return status.Errorf(status.PermissionDenied, "only admins and owners can update users")
+	}
+
 	if initiatorUser.HasAdminPower() && initiatorUser.Id == update.Id && oldUser.Blocked != update.Blocked {
 		return status.Errorf(status.PermissionDenied, "admins can't block or unblock themselves")
 	}
 	if initiatorUser.HasAdminPower() && initiatorUser.Id == update.Id && update.Role != initiatorUser.Role {
 		return status.Errorf(status.PermissionDenied, "admins can't change their role")
 	}
-	if initiatorUser.Role == types.UserRoleAdmin && oldUser.Role == types.UserRoleOwner && update.Role != oldUser.Role {
+	if initiatorUser.Role != types.UserRoleOwner && oldUser.Role == types.UserRoleOwner && update.Role != oldUser.Role {
 		return status.Errorf(status.PermissionDenied, "only owners can remove owner role from their user")
 	}
-	if initiatorUser.Role == types.UserRoleAdmin && oldUser.Role == types.UserRoleOwner && update.IsBlocked() && !oldUser.IsBlocked() {
+	if oldUser.Role == types.UserRoleOwner && update.IsBlocked() && !oldUser.IsBlocked() {
 		return status.Errorf(status.PermissionDenied, "unable to block owner user")
 	}
-	if initiatorUser.Role == types.UserRoleAdmin && update.Role == types.UserRoleOwner && update.Role != oldUser.Role {
+	if initiatorUser.Role != types.UserRoleOwner && update.Role == types.UserRoleOwner && update.Role != oldUser.Role {
 		return status.Errorf(status.PermissionDenied, "only owners can add owner role to other users")
 	}
 	if oldUser.IsServiceUser && update.Role == types.UserRoleOwner {

proxy/cmd/proxy/cmd/debug.go

@@ -109,6 +109,22 @@ var debugStopCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	SilenceUsage: true,
 }
 
+var debugPerfCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:          "perf <pool-cap>",
+	Short:        "Live-retune the tunnel buffer pool cap on all running clients",
+	Args:         cobra.ExactArgs(1),
+	RunE:         runDebugPerfSet,
+	SilenceUsage: true,
+}
+
+var debugRuntimeCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:          "runtime",
+	Short:        "Show runtime stats (heap, goroutines, RSS)",
+	Args:         cobra.NoArgs,
+	RunE:         runDebugRuntime,
+	SilenceUsage: true,
+}
+
 var debugCaptureCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   "capture <account-id> [filter expression]",
 	Short: "Capture packets on a client's WireGuard interface",
@@ -159,6 +175,8 @@ func init() {
 	debugCmd.AddCommand(debugLogCmd)
 	debugCmd.AddCommand(debugStartCmd)
 	debugCmd.AddCommand(debugStopCmd)
+	debugCmd.AddCommand(debugPerfCmd)
+	debugCmd.AddCommand(debugRuntimeCmd)
 	debugCmd.AddCommand(debugCaptureCmd)
 
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(debugCmd)
@@ -220,6 +238,18 @@ func runDebugStop(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	return getDebugClient(cmd).StopClient(cmd.Context(), args[0])
 }
 
+func runDebugPerfSet(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+	n, err := strconv.ParseUint(args[0], 10, 32)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid value %q: %w", args[0], err)
+	}
+	return getDebugClient(cmd).PerfSet(cmd.Context(), uint32(n))
+}
+
+func runDebugRuntime(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) error {
+	return getDebugClient(cmd).Runtime(cmd.Context())
+}
+
 func runDebugCapture(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	duration, _ := cmd.Flags().GetDuration("duration")
 	forcePcap, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("pcap")

proxy/cmd/proxy/cmd/root.go

@@ -15,11 +15,22 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/management/domain"
 
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/embed"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/proxy"
 	nbacme "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/proxy/internal/acme"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/util"
 )
 
+const (
+	// envPreallocatedBuffers caps the per-tunnel buffer pool. Zero (unset)
+	// keeps the upstream uncapped default.
+	envPreallocatedBuffers = "NB_PROXY_PREALLOCATED_BUFFERS"
+	// envMaxBatchSize overrides the per-tunnel batch size, which controls
+	// how many buffers each receive/TUN worker eagerly allocates. Zero
+	// (unset) keeps the platform default.
+	envMaxBatchSize = "NB_PROXY_MAX_BATCH_SIZE"
+)
+
 const DefaultManagementURL = "https://api.netbird.io:443"
 
 // envProxyToken is the environment variable name for the proxy access token.
@@ -148,6 +159,45 @@ func runServer(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 
 	logger.Infof("configured log level: %s", level)
 
+	var wgPool, wgBatch uint64
+	var perf embed.Performance
+	if raw := os.Getenv(envPreallocatedBuffers); raw != "" {
+		n, err := strconv.ParseUint(raw, 10, 32)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("invalid %s %q: %w", envPreallocatedBuffers, raw, err)
+		}
+		wgPool = n
+		v := uint32(n)
+		perf.PreallocatedBuffersPerPool = &v
+		logger.Infof("tunnel preallocated buffers per pool: %d", n)
+	}
+	if raw := os.Getenv(envMaxBatchSize); raw != "" {
+		n, err := strconv.ParseUint(raw, 10, 32)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("invalid %s %q: %w", envMaxBatchSize, raw, err)
+		}
+		wgBatch = n
+		v := uint32(n)
+		perf.MaxBatchSize = &v
+		logger.Infof("tunnel max batch size override: %d", n)
+	}
+	if wgPool > 0 {
+		// Each bind recv goroutine (IPv4 + IPv6 + ICE relay) plus
+		// RoutineReadFromTUN eagerly reserves `batch` message buffers for
+		// the lifetime of the Device. A pool cap below that floor blocks
+		// the receive pipeline at startup.
+		batch := wgBatch
+		if batch == 0 {
+			batch = 128
+		}
+		const recvGoroutines = 4
+		floor := batch * recvGoroutines
+		if wgPool < floor {
+			logger.Warnf("%s=%d is below the eager-allocation floor (~%d for batch=%d); startup may deadlock",
+				envPreallocatedBuffers, wgPool, floor, batch)
+		}
+	}
+
 	switch forwardedProto {
 	case "auto", "http", "https":
 	default:
@@ -188,6 +238,7 @@ func runServer(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		CertLockMethod:           nbacme.CertLockMethod(certLockMethod),
 		WildcardCertDir:          wildcardCertDir,
 		WireguardPort:            wgPort,
+		Performance:              perf,
 		ProxyProtocol:            proxyProtocol,
 		PreSharedKey:             preSharedKey,
 		SupportsCustomPorts:      supportsCustomPorts,

proxy/internal/debug/client.go

@@ -333,6 +333,63 @@ func (c *Client) printLogLevelResult(data map[string]any) {
 	}
 }
 
+// PerfSet live-retunes the tunnel buffer pool cap on all running embedded
+// clients. Batch size is not live-tunable; configure it at proxy startup.
+func (c *Client) PerfSet(ctx context.Context, value uint32) error {
+	path := fmt.Sprintf("/debug/perf?value=%d", value)
+	return c.fetchAndPrint(ctx, path, c.printPerfSet)
+}
+
+func (c *Client) printPerfSet(data map[string]any) {
+	if errMsg, ok := data["error"].(string); ok && errMsg != "" {
+		c.printError(data)
+		return
+	}
+	val, _ := data["value"].(float64)
+	applied, _ := data["applied"].(float64)
+	_, _ = fmt.Fprintf(c.out, "Pool cap set to: %d\n", uint32(val))
+	_, _ = fmt.Fprintf(c.out, "Applied to %d live clients\n", int(applied))
+	if failed, ok := data["failed"].(map[string]any); ok && len(failed) > 0 {
+		_, _ = fmt.Fprintln(c.out, "Failed:")
+		for k, v := range failed {
+			_, _ = fmt.Fprintf(c.out, "  %s: %v\n", k, v)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// Runtime fetches runtime stats (heap, goroutines, RSS).
+func (c *Client) Runtime(ctx context.Context) error {
+	return c.fetchAndPrint(ctx, "/debug/runtime", c.printRuntime)
+}
+
+func (c *Client) printRuntime(data map[string]any) {
+	i := func(k string) uint64 {
+		v, _ := data[k].(float64)
+		return uint64(v)
+	}
+	mb := func(n uint64) string { return fmt.Sprintf("%.1f MB", float64(n)/(1<<20)) }
+
+	_, _ = fmt.Fprintf(c.out, "Uptime:       %v\n", data["uptime"])
+	_, _ = fmt.Fprintf(c.out, "Go:           %v on %d CPU (GOMAXPROCS=%d)\n", data["go_version"], uint32(i("num_cpu")), uint32(i("gomaxprocs")))
+	_, _ = fmt.Fprintf(c.out, "Goroutines:   %d\n", i("goroutines"))
+	_, _ = fmt.Fprintf(c.out, "Live objects: %d\n", i("live_objects"))
+	_, _ = fmt.Fprintf(c.out, "GC:           %d cycles, %v pause total\n", i("num_gc"), time.Duration(i("pause_total_ns")))
+	_, _ = fmt.Fprintln(c.out, "Heap:")
+	_, _ = fmt.Fprintf(c.out, "  alloc:      %s\n", mb(i("heap_alloc")))
+	_, _ = fmt.Fprintf(c.out, "  in-use:     %s\n", mb(i("heap_inuse")))
+	_, _ = fmt.Fprintf(c.out, "  idle:       %s\n", mb(i("heap_idle")))
+	_, _ = fmt.Fprintf(c.out, "  released:   %s\n", mb(i("heap_released")))
+	_, _ = fmt.Fprintf(c.out, "  sys:        %s\n", mb(i("heap_sys")))
+	_, _ = fmt.Fprintf(c.out, "Total sys:    %s\n", mb(i("sys")))
+	if _, ok := data["vm_rss"]; ok {
+		_, _ = fmt.Fprintln(c.out, "Process:")
+		_, _ = fmt.Fprintf(c.out, "  VmRSS:      %s\n", mb(i("vm_rss")))
+		_, _ = fmt.Fprintf(c.out, "  VmSize:     %s\n", mb(i("vm_size")))
+		_, _ = fmt.Fprintf(c.out, "  VmData:     %s\n", mb(i("vm_data")))
+	}
+	_, _ = fmt.Fprintf(c.out, "Clients:      %d (%d started)\n", i("clients"), i("started"))
+}
+
 // StartClient starts a specific client.
 func (c *Client) StartClient(ctx context.Context, accountID string) error {
 	path := "/debug/clients/" + url.PathEscape(accountID) + "/start"

proxy/internal/debug/handler.go

@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ import (
 	"maps"
 	"net"
 	"net/http"
+	"os"
+	"runtime"
 	"slices"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
@@ -59,6 +61,7 @@ func sortedAccountIDs(m map[types.AccountID]roundtrip.ClientDebugInfo) []types.A
 type clientProvider interface {
 	GetClient(accountID types.AccountID) (*nbembed.Client, bool)
 	ListClientsForDebug() map[types.AccountID]roundtrip.ClientDebugInfo
+	ListClientsForStartup() map[types.AccountID]*nbembed.Client
 }
 
 // InboundListenerInfo describes a per-account inbound listener as
@@ -165,6 +168,10 @@ func (h *Handler) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		h.handleListClients(w, r, wantJSON)
 	case "/debug/health":
 		h.handleHealth(w, r, wantJSON)
+	case "/debug/perf":
+		h.handlePerf(w, r)
+	case "/debug/runtime":
+		h.handleRuntime(w, r)
 	default:
 		if h.handleClientRoutes(w, r, path, wantJSON) {
 			return
@@ -258,10 +265,10 @@ func (h *Handler) handleIndex(w http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request, wantJSON b
 	}
 
 	if wantJSON {
-		clientsJSON := make([]map[string]interface{}, 0, len(clients))
+		clientsJSON := make([]map[string]any, 0, len(clients))
 		for _, id := range sortedIDs {
 			info := clients[id]
-			clientsJSON = append(clientsJSON, map[string]interface{}{
+			clientsJSON = append(clientsJSON, map[string]any{
 				"account_id":    info.AccountID,
 				"service_count": info.ServiceCount,
 				"service_keys":  info.ServiceKeys,
@@ -270,7 +277,7 @@ func (h *Handler) handleIndex(w http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request, wantJSON b
 				"age":           time.Since(info.CreatedAt).Round(time.Second).String(),
 			})
 		}
-		resp := map[string]interface{}{
+		resp := map[string]any{
 			"version":        version.NetbirdVersion(),
 			"uptime":         time.Since(h.startTime).Round(time.Second).String(),
 			"client_count":   len(clients),
@@ -352,10 +359,10 @@ func (h *Handler) handleListClients(w http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request, want
 		if h.inbound != nil {
 			inboundAll = h.inbound.InboundListeners()
 		}
-		clientsJSON := make([]map[string]interface{}, 0, len(clients))
+		clientsJSON := make([]map[string]any, 0, len(clients))
 		for _, id := range sortedIDs {
 			info := clients[id]
-			row := map[string]interface{}{
+			row := map[string]any{
 				"account_id":    info.AccountID,
 				"service_count": info.ServiceCount,
 				"service_keys":  info.ServiceKeys,
@@ -368,7 +375,7 @@ func (h *Handler) handleListClients(w http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request, want
 			}
 			clientsJSON = append(clientsJSON, row)
 		}
-		resp := map[string]interface{}{
+		resp := map[string]any{
 			"uptime":       time.Since(h.startTime).Round(time.Second).String(),
 			"client_count": len(clients),
 			"clients":      clientsJSON,
@@ -458,7 +465,7 @@ func (h *Handler) handleClientStatus(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, acc
 	})
 
 	if wantJSON {
-		resp := map[string]interface{}{
+		resp := map[string]any{
 			"account_id": accountID,
 			"status":     overview.FullDetailSummary(),
 		}
@@ -557,20 +564,20 @@ func (h *Handler) handleClientTools(w http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request, acco
 func (h *Handler) handlePingTCP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, accountID types.AccountID) {
 	client, ok := h.provider.GetClient(accountID)
 	if !ok {
-		h.writeJSON(w, map[string]interface{}{"error": "client not found"})
+		h.writeJSON(w, map[string]any{"error": "client not found"})
 		return
 	}
 
 	host := r.URL.Query().Get("host")
 	portStr := r.URL.Query().Get("port")
 	if host == "" || portStr == "" {
-		h.writeJSON(w, map[string]interface{}{"error": "host and port parameters required"})
+		h.writeJSON(w, map[string]any{"error": "host and port parameters required"})
 		return
 	}
 
 	port, err := strconv.Atoi(portStr)
 	if err != nil || port < 1 || port > 65535 {
-		h.writeJSON(w, map[string]interface{}{"error": "invalid port"})
+		h.writeJSON(w, map[string]any{"error": "invalid port"})
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -594,7 +601,7 @@ func (h *Handler) handlePingTCP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, accountI
 
 	conn, err := client.Dial(ctx, network, address)
 	if err != nil {
-		h.writeJSON(w, map[string]interface{}{
+		h.writeJSON(w, map[string]any{
 			"success": false,
 			"host":    host,
 			"port":    port,
@@ -609,39 +616,38 @@ func (h *Handler) handlePingTCP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, accountI
 	}
 
 	latency := time.Since(start)
-	resp := map[string]interface{}{
+	h.writeJSON(w, map[string]any{
 		"success":    true,
 		"host":       host,
 		"port":       port,
 		"remote":     remote,
 		"latency_ms": latency.Milliseconds(),
 		"latency":    formatDuration(latency),
-	}
-	h.writeJSON(w, resp)
+	})
 }
 
 func (h *Handler) handleLogLevel(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, accountID types.AccountID) {
 	client, ok := h.provider.GetClient(accountID)
 	if !ok {
-		h.writeJSON(w, map[string]interface{}{"error": "client not found"})
+		h.writeJSON(w, map[string]any{"error": "client not found"})
 		return
 	}
 
 	level := r.URL.Query().Get("level")
 	if level == "" {
-		h.writeJSON(w, map[string]interface{}{"error": "level parameter required (trace, debug, info, warn, error)"})
+		h.writeJSON(w, map[string]any{"error": "level parameter required (trace, debug, info, warn, error)"})
 		return
 	}
 
 	if err := client.SetLogLevel(level); err != nil {
-		h.writeJSON(w, map[string]interface{}{
+		h.writeJSON(w, map[string]any{
 			"success": false,
 			"error":   err.Error(),
 		})
 		return
 	}
 
-	h.writeJSON(w, map[string]interface{}{
+	h.writeJSON(w, map[string]any{
 		"success": true,
 		"level":   level,
 	})
@@ -652,7 +658,7 @@ const clientActionTimeout = 30 * time.Second
 func (h *Handler) handleClientStart(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, accountID types.AccountID) {
 	client, ok := h.provider.GetClient(accountID)
 	if !ok {
-		h.writeJSON(w, map[string]interface{}{"error": "client not found"})
+		h.writeJSON(w, map[string]any{"error": "client not found"})
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -660,14 +666,14 @@ func (h *Handler) handleClientStart(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, acco
 	defer cancel()
 
 	if err := client.Start(ctx); err != nil {
-		h.writeJSON(w, map[string]interface{}{
+		h.writeJSON(w, map[string]any{
 			"success": false,
 			"error":   err.Error(),
 		})
 		return
 	}
 
-	h.writeJSON(w, map[string]interface{}{
+	h.writeJSON(w, map[string]any{
 		"success": true,
 		"message": "client started",
 	})
@@ -676,7 +682,7 @@ func (h *Handler) handleClientStart(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, acco
 func (h *Handler) handleClientStop(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, accountID types.AccountID) {
 	client, ok := h.provider.GetClient(accountID)
 	if !ok {
-		h.writeJSON(w, map[string]interface{}{"error": "client not found"})
+		h.writeJSON(w, map[string]any{"error": "client not found"})
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -684,19 +690,125 @@ func (h *Handler) handleClientStop(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, accou
 	defer cancel()
 
 	if err := client.Stop(ctx); err != nil {
-		h.writeJSON(w, map[string]interface{}{
+		h.writeJSON(w, map[string]any{
 			"success": false,
 			"error":   err.Error(),
 		})
 		return
 	}
 
-	h.writeJSON(w, map[string]interface{}{
+	h.writeJSON(w, map[string]any{
 		"success": true,
 		"message": "client stopped",
 	})
 }
 
+func (h *Handler) handlePerf(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	raw := r.URL.Query().Get("value")
+	if raw == "" {
+		http.Error(w, "value parameter is required", http.StatusBadRequest)
+		return
+	}
+	n, err := strconv.ParseUint(raw, 10, 32)
+	if err != nil {
+		http.Error(w, fmt.Sprintf("invalid value %q: %v", raw, err), http.StatusBadRequest)
+		return
+	}
+
+	capN := uint32(n)
+	applied := 0
+	failed := map[string]string{}
+	for accountID, client := range h.provider.ListClientsForStartup() {
+		if err := client.SetPerformance(nbembed.Performance{PreallocatedBuffersPerPool: &capN}); err != nil {
+			failed[string(accountID)] = err.Error()
+			continue
+		}
+		applied++
+	}
+
+	resp := map[string]any{
+		"success": true,
+		"value":   capN,
+		"applied": applied,
+	}
+	if len(failed) > 0 {
+		resp["failed"] = failed
+	}
+	h.writeJSON(w, resp)
+}
+
+// handleRuntime returns cheap runtime and process stats. Safe to hit on a
+// running proxy; does not read pprof profiles.
+func (h *Handler) handleRuntime(w http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request) {
+	var m runtime.MemStats
+	runtime.ReadMemStats(&m)
+
+	clients := h.provider.ListClientsForDebug()
+	started := 0
+	for _, c := range clients {
+		if c.HasClient {
+			started++
+		}
+	}
+
+	resp := map[string]any{
+		"uptime":         time.Since(h.startTime).Round(time.Second).String(),
+		"goroutines":     runtime.NumGoroutine(),
+		"num_cpu":        runtime.NumCPU(),
+		"gomaxprocs":     runtime.GOMAXPROCS(0),
+		"go_version":     runtime.Version(),
+		"heap_alloc":     m.HeapAlloc,
+		"heap_inuse":     m.HeapInuse,
+		"heap_idle":      m.HeapIdle,
+		"heap_released":  m.HeapReleased,
+		"heap_sys":       m.HeapSys,
+		"sys":            m.Sys,
+		"live_objects":   m.Mallocs - m.Frees,
+		"num_gc":         m.NumGC,
+		"pause_total_ns": m.PauseTotalNs,
+		"clients":        len(clients),
+		"started":        started,
+	}
+
+	if proc := readProcStatus(); proc != nil {
+		resp["vm_rss"] = proc["VmRSS"]
+		resp["vm_size"] = proc["VmSize"]
+		resp["vm_data"] = proc["VmData"]
+	}
+
+	h.writeJSON(w, resp)
+}
+
+// readProcStatus parses /proc/self/status on Linux and returns size fields
+// in bytes. Returns nil on non-Linux or read failure.
+func readProcStatus() map[string]uint64 {
+	raw, err := os.ReadFile("/proc/self/status")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	out := map[string]uint64{}
+	for _, line := range strings.Split(string(raw), "\n") {
+		k, v, ok := strings.Cut(line, ":")
+		if !ok {
+			continue
+		}
+		if k != "VmRSS" && k != "VmSize" && k != "VmData" {
+			continue
+		}
+		fields := strings.Fields(v)
+		if len(fields) < 1 {
+			continue
+		}
+		n, err := strconv.ParseUint(fields[0], 10, 64)
+		if err != nil {
+			continue
+		}
+		// Values are reported in kB.
+		out[k] = n * 1024
+	}
+	return out
+}
+
 const maxCaptureDuration = 30 * time.Minute
 
 // handleCapture streams a pcap or text packet capture for the given client.
@@ -825,7 +937,7 @@ func (h *Handler) handleHealth(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, wantJSON
 	h.writeJSON(w, resp)
 }
 
-func (h *Handler) renderTemplate(w http.ResponseWriter, name string, data interface{}) {
+func (h *Handler) renderTemplate(w http.ResponseWriter, name string, data any) {
 	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "text/html; charset=utf-8")
 	tmpl := h.getTemplates()
 	if tmpl == nil {
@@ -838,7 +950,7 @@ func (h *Handler) renderTemplate(w http.ResponseWriter, name string, data interf
 	}
 }
 
-func (h *Handler) writeJSON(w http.ResponseWriter, v interface{}) {
+func (h *Handler) writeJSON(w http.ResponseWriter, v any) {
 	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
 	enc := json.NewEncoder(w)
 	enc.SetIndent("", "  ")

proxy/internal/roundtrip/netbird.go

@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ type ClientConfig struct {
 	MgmtAddr     string
 	WGPort       uint16
 	PreSharedKey string
+	Performance  embed.Performance
 	// BlockInbound mirrors embed.Options.BlockInbound. Set to true on the
 	// standalone proxy where the embedded client never accepts inbound;
 	// set to false on the private/embedded proxy so the engine creates
@@ -306,7 +307,7 @@ func (n *NetBird) createClientEntry(ctx context.Context, accountID types.Account
 		ManagementURL: n.clientCfg.MgmtAddr,
 		PrivateKey:    privateKey.String(),
 		LogLevel:      log.WarnLevel.String(),
-		BlockInbound:  n.clientCfg.BlockInbound,
+		BlockInbound:   n.clientCfg.BlockInbound,
 		// The embedded proxy peer must never be a stepping stone into
 		// the proxy host's LAN: it only exists to reach NetBird mesh
 		// targets or, when direct_upstream is set, the host network
@@ -315,6 +316,7 @@ func (n *NetBird) createClientEntry(ctx context.Context, accountID types.Account
 		BlockLANAccess: true,
 		WireguardPort:  &wgPort,
 		PreSharedKey:   n.clientCfg.PreSharedKey,
+		Performance:    n.clientCfg.Performance,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("create netbird client: %w", err)

proxy/lifecycle.go

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/embed"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/proxy/internal/acme"
 )
 
@@ -89,6 +90,10 @@ type Config struct {
 	// PreSharedKey is the WireGuard pre-shared key used between the
 	// proxy's embedded clients and peers.
 	PreSharedKey string
+	// Performance configures the tunnel pool/batch sizes for every
+	// embedded client this proxy creates. Zero values fall back to
+	// upstream defaults.
+	Performance embed.Performance
 
 	// SupportsCustomPorts indicates whether the proxy can bind arbitrary
 	// ports for TCP/UDP/TLS services.
@@ -148,6 +153,7 @@ func New(cfg Config) *Server {
 		WireguardPort:            cfg.WireguardPort,
 		ProxyProtocol:            cfg.ProxyProtocol,
 		PreSharedKey:             cfg.PreSharedKey,
+		Performance:              cfg.Performance,
 		SupportsCustomPorts:      cfg.SupportsCustomPorts,
 		RequireSubdomain:         cfg.RequireSubdomain,
 		Private:                  cfg.Private,

proxy/server.go

@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ import (
 	goproto "google.golang.org/protobuf/proto"
 	"google.golang.org/protobuf/types/known/timestamppb"
 
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/embed"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/proxy/internal/accesslog"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/proxy/internal/acme"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/proxy/internal/auth"
@@ -185,6 +186,9 @@ type Server struct {
 	// single-account deployments; multiple accounts will fail to bind
 	// the same port.
 	WireguardPort uint16
+	// Performance configures the tunnel pool/batch sizes for every
+	// embedded client this proxy spawns.
+	Performance embed.Performance
 	// ProxyProtocol enables PROXY protocol (v1/v2) on TCP listeners.
 	// When enabled, the real client IP is extracted from the PROXY header
 	// sent by upstream L4 proxies that support PROXY protocol.
@@ -333,6 +337,8 @@ func (s *Server) Start(ctx context.Context) error {
 	s.runCancel = runCancel
 
 	s.initNetBirdClient()
+	// Create health checker before the mapping worker so it can track
+	// management connectivity from the first stream connection.
 	s.healthChecker = health.NewChecker(s.Logger, s.netbird)
 
 	s.crowdsecRegistry = crowdsec.NewRegistry(s.CrowdSecAPIURL, s.CrowdSecAPIKey, log.NewEntry(s.Logger))
@@ -529,6 +535,7 @@ func (s *Server) initNetBirdClient() {
 		MgmtAddr:     s.ManagementAddress,
 		WGPort:       s.WireguardPort,
 		PreSharedKey: s.PreSharedKey,
+		Performance:  s.Performance,
 		// On --private the embedded client serves per-account inbound
 		// listeners and must apply management's ACL: keep BlockInbound off
 		// so the engine creates the ACL manager. On the standalone proxy

shared/management/client/client_test.go

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import (
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/status"
 
-	"github.com/netbirdio/management-integrations/integrations"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/integrations/integrated_validator/validator"
 	ephemeral_manager "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/internals/modules/peers/ephemeral/manager"
 
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/internals/controllers/network_map/controller"
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ func startManagement(t *testing.T) (*grpc.Server, net.Listener) {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	ia, _ := integrations.NewIntegratedValidator(ctx, peersManger, settingsManagerMock, eventStore, cacheStore)
+	ia, _ := validator.NewIntegratedValidator(ctx, peersManger, settingsManagerMock, eventStore, cacheStore)
 
 	metrics, err := telemetry.NewDefaultAppMetrics(ctx)
 	require.NoError(t, err)