[client] UI refactor (#6069)

Refactor UI

---------

Co-authored-by: Eduard Gert <kontakt@eduardgert.de>
Co-authored-by: braginini <bangvalo@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: Pascal Fischer <32096965+pascal-fischer@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
Co-authored-by: riccardom <riccardomanfrin@gmail.com>

.coderabbit.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# yaml-language-server: $schema=https://coderabbit.ai/integrations/schema.v2.json
+language: en-US
+reviews:
+  profile: chill
+  request_changes_workflow: false
+  high_level_summary: true
+  poem: false
+  review_status: true
+  auto_review:
+    enabled: true
+    drafts: false
+  path_filters:
+    - "!**/*.tsx"
+    - "!**/*.ts"
+    - "!**/*.js"
+    - "!**/*.svg"
+chat:
+  auto_reply: true

.devcontainer/Dockerfile

@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ RUN apt-get update && export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive \
         iptables=1.8.9-2 \
         libgl1-mesa-dev=22.3.6-1+deb12u1 \
         xorg-dev=1:7.7+23 \
-        libayatana-appindicator3-dev=0.5.92-1 \
     && apt-get clean \
     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* \
     && go install -v golang.org/x/tools/gopls@latest

.github/workflows/frontend-ui.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+name: UI Frontend
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - "client/ui/frontend/**"
+      - "client/ui/i18n/**"
+      - "client/ui/**/*.go"
+      - ".github/workflows/frontend-ui.yml"
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+    paths:
+      - "client/ui/frontend/**"
+      - "client/ui/i18n/**"
+      - "client/ui/**/*.go"
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}-${{ github.head_ref || github.actor_id }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+jobs:
+  lint-and-build:
+    name: Lint & Build
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 15
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        working-directory: client/ui/frontend
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
+
+      - name: Set up Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: "22"
+
+      - name: Set up pnpm
+        uses: pnpm/action-setup@a3252b78c470c02df07e9d59298aecedc3ccdd6d # v3.0.0
+        with:
+          version: 11
+
+      # Bindings are generated by wails3 from the Go service definitions and
+      # are not checked in (see client/ui/frontend/bindings/). Without them,
+      # typecheck/build fail on missing module imports.
+      - name: Set up Go
+        uses: actions/setup-go@4b73464bb391d4059bd26b0524d20df3927bd417 # v6.3.0
+        with:
+          go-version-file: "go.mod"
+          cache: false
+
+      # wails3 CLI links against GTK4 / WebKitGTK 6.0 via its internal/operatingsystem
+      # package, so the dev libraries must be present before `go install`.
+      - name: Install Wails Linux system dependencies
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+            pkg-config \
+            libgtk-4-dev \
+            libwebkitgtk-6.0-dev
+
+      - name: Install wails3 CLI
+        # Version derived from go.mod so the binding generator always matches
+        # the wails runtime the daemon links against.
+        working-directory: ${{ github.workspace }}
+        run: |
+          WAILS_VERSION=$(go list -m -f '{{.Version}}' github.com/wailsapp/wails/v3)
+          go install github.com/wailsapp/wails/v3/cmd/wails3@$WAILS_VERSION
+
+      - name: Get pnpm store directory
+        id: pnpm-store
+        run: echo "path=$(pnpm store path --silent)" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+      - name: Cache pnpm store
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        with:
+          path: ${{ steps.pnpm-store.outputs.path }}
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-pnpm-${{ hashFiles('client/ui/frontend/pnpm-lock.yaml') }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            ${{ runner.os }}-pnpm-
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
+
+      - name: Generate Wails bindings
+        run: pnpm run bindings
+
+      - name: Lint, typecheck, format
+        run: pnpm check
+
+      - name: Build
+        run: pnpm build

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

@@ -45,7 +45,15 @@ jobs:
         run: git --no-pager diff --exit-code
 
       - name: Test
-        run: NETBIRD_STORE_ENGINE=${{ matrix.store }} CI=true go test -coverprofile=coverage.txt -tags=devcert -exec 'sudo --preserve-env=CI,NETBIRD_STORE_ENGINE' -timeout 5m -p 1 $(go list ./... | grep -v -e /management -e /signal -e /relay -e /proxy -e /combined)
+        # Exclude client/ui: its main.go uses //go:embed all:frontend/dist,
+        # which fails to compile until the frontend has been built. The Wails UI
+        # has no Go-side unit tests, and its release pipeline runs `pnpm build`
+        # before goreleaser.
+        # `go list -e` lets the listing succeed even though the embed fails to
+        # resolve; the grep then drops the broken package by path. Without -e,
+        # go list aborts with empty stdout and `go test` falls back to the repo
+        # root, which has no Go files.
+        run: NETBIRD_STORE_ENGINE=${{ matrix.store }} CI=true go test -coverprofile=coverage.txt -tags=devcert -exec 'sudo --preserve-env=CI,NETBIRD_STORE_ENGINE' -timeout 5m -p 1 $(go list -e ./... | grep -v -e /management -e /signal -e /relay -e /proxy -e /combined -e /client/ui)
 
       - name: Upload coverage reports to Codecov
         uses: codecov/codecov-action@e79a6962e0d4c0c17b229090214935d2e33f8354 #v6.0.1

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

@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         if: steps.cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-        run: sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y -q libgtk-3-dev libayatana-appindicator3-dev libgl1-mesa-dev xorg-dev gcc-multilib libpcap-dev
+        run: sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y -q libgtk-4-dev libwebkitgtk-6.0-dev libsoup-3.0-dev libgl1-mesa-dev xorg-dev gcc-multilib libpcap-dev
 
       - name: Install 32-bit libpcap
         if: steps.cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ jobs:
             ${{ runner.os }}-gotest-cache-
 
       - name: Install dependencies
-        run: sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y -q libgtk-3-dev libayatana-appindicator3-dev libgl1-mesa-dev xorg-dev gcc-multilib libpcap-dev
+        run: sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y -q libgtk-4-dev libwebkitgtk-6.0-dev libsoup-3.0-dev libgl1-mesa-dev xorg-dev gcc-multilib libpcap-dev
 
       - name: Install 32-bit libpcap
         if: matrix.arch == '386'
@@ -158,7 +158,15 @@ jobs:
         run: git --no-pager diff --exit-code
 
       - name: Test
-        run: CGO_ENABLED=1 GOARCH=${{ matrix.arch }} CI=true go test -coverprofile=coverage.txt -tags devcert -exec 'sudo' -timeout 10m -p 1 $(go list ./... | grep -v -e /management -e /signal -e /relay -e /proxy -e /combined)
+        # Exclude client/ui: its main.go uses //go:embed all:frontend/dist,
+        # which fails to compile until the frontend has been built. The Wails UI
+        # has no Go-side unit tests, and its release pipeline runs `pnpm build`
+        # before goreleaser.
+        # `go list -e` lets the listing succeed even though the embed fails to
+        # resolve; the grep then drops the broken package by path. Without -e,
+        # go list aborts with empty stdout and `go test` falls back to the repo
+        # root, which has no Go files.
+        run: CGO_ENABLED=1 GOARCH=${{ matrix.arch }} CI=true go test -coverprofile=coverage.txt -tags devcert -exec 'sudo' -timeout 10m -p 1 $(go list -e ./... | grep -v -e /management -e /signal -e /relay -e /proxy -e /combined -e /client/ui)
 
       - name: Upload coverage reports to Codecov
         if: matrix.arch == 'amd64'
@@ -168,7 +176,6 @@ jobs:
           slug: netbirdio/netbird
           flags: unit,client
 
-
   test_client_on_docker:
     name: "Client (Docker) / Unit"
     needs: [build-cache]
@@ -229,7 +236,7 @@ jobs:
             sh -c ' \
               apk update; apk add --no-cache \
                 ca-certificates iptables ip6tables dbus dbus-dev libpcap-dev build-base; \
-              go test -buildvcs=false -tags devcert -v -timeout 10m -p 1 $(go list -buildvcs=false ./... | grep -v -e /management -e /signal -e /relay -e /proxy -e /combined -e /client/ui -e /upload-server)
+              go test -buildvcs=false -tags devcert -v -timeout 10m -p 1 $(go list -e -buildvcs=false ./... | grep -v -e /management -e /signal -e /relay -e /proxy -e /combined -e /client/ui -e /upload-server)
             '
 
   test_relay:

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

@@ -65,8 +65,15 @@ jobs:
       - run: PsExec64 -s -w ${{ github.workspace }} C:\hostedtoolcache\windows\go\${{ steps.go.outputs.go-version }}\x64\bin\go.exe env -w GOCACHE=${{ env.modcache }}
       - run: PsExec64 -s -w ${{ github.workspace }} C:\hostedtoolcache\windows\go\${{ steps.go.outputs.go-version }}\x64\bin\go.exe mod tidy
       - name: Generate test script
+        # Exclude client/ui: its main.go uses //go:embed all:frontend/dist,
+        # which fails to compile until the frontend has been built. The Wails UI
+        # has no Go-side unit tests, and its release pipeline runs `pnpm build`
+        # before goreleaser.
+        # `go list -e` lets the listing succeed even though the embed fails to
+        # resolve; the Where-Object pipeline then drops the broken package by
+        # path. Without -e, go list aborts with empty stdout.
         run: |
-          $packages = go list ./... | Where-Object { $_ -notmatch '/management' } | Where-Object { $_ -notmatch '/relay' } | Where-Object { $_ -notmatch '/signal' } | Where-Object { $_ -notmatch '/proxy' } | Where-Object { $_ -notmatch '/combined' }
+          $packages = go list -e ./... | Where-Object { $_ -notmatch '/management' } | Where-Object { $_ -notmatch '/relay' } | Where-Object { $_ -notmatch '/signal' } | Where-Object { $_ -notmatch '/proxy' } | Where-Object { $_ -notmatch '/combined' } | Where-Object { $_ -notmatch '/client/ui' }
           $goExe = "C:\hostedtoolcache\windows\go\${{ steps.go.outputs.go-version }}\x64\bin\go.exe"
           $cmd = "$goExe test -tags=devcert -timeout 10m -p 1 $($packages -join ' ') > test-out.txt 2>&1"
           Set-Content -Path "${{ github.workspace }}\run-tests.cmd" -Value $cmd

.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml

@@ -22,7 +22,15 @@ jobs:
         uses: codespell-project/actions-codespell@8f01853be192eb0f849a5c7d721450e7a467c579 # v2.2
         with:
           ignore_words_list: erro,clienta,hastable,iif,groupd,testin,groupe,cros,ans,deriver,te,userA,ede,additionals
-          skip: go.mod,go.sum,**/proxy/web/**
+          # Non-English UI translations trip codespell on real foreign words
+          # (de: "Sie", "oder", "ist"). Only en/common.json is the source of
+          # truth that should be spell-checked. List each translated locale
+          # dir below and add new ones as languages are added under
+          # client/ui/i18n/locales/. Single-star globs are matched per path
+          # segment by codespell and behave the same across versions; the
+          # recursive "**" form did not take effect with the codespell shipped
+          # by this action.
+          skip: go.mod,go.sum,*/proxy/web/*,*pnpm-lock.yaml,*package-lock.json,*/locales/de/*,*/locales/es/*,*/locales/fr/*,*/locales/hu/*,*/locales/it/*,*/locales/pt/*,*/locales/ru/*,*/locales/zh-CN/*,*/i18n/TRANSLATING.md
   golangci:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
@@ -54,7 +62,16 @@ jobs:
           cache: false
       - name: Install dependencies
         if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest'
-        run: sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y -q libgtk-3-dev libayatana-appindicator3-dev libgl1-mesa-dev xorg-dev libpcap-dev
+        run: sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y -q libgtk-4-dev libwebkitgtk-6.0-dev libsoup-3.0-dev libgl1-mesa-dev xorg-dev libpcap-dev
+      - name: Stub Wails frontend bundle
+        # client/ui/main.go has //go:embed all:frontend/dist. The
+        # directory is produced by `pnpm run build` and is gitignored, so
+        # lint-only runs (no frontend toolchain) need a placeholder file
+        # for the embed pattern to match.
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          mkdir -p client/ui/frontend/dist
+          touch client/ui/frontend/dist/.embed-placeholder
       - name: golangci-lint
         uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@82606bf257cbaff209d206a39f5134f0cfbfd2ee #v9.2.1
         with:

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ on:
   pull_request:
 
 env:
-  SIGN_PIPE_VER: "v0.1.6"
+  SIGN_PIPE_VER: "v0.1.7"
   GORELEASER_VER: "v2.16.0"
   PRODUCT_NAME: "NetBird"
   COPYRIGHT: "NetBird GmbH"
@@ -216,9 +216,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install goversioninfo
         run: go install github.com/josephspurrier/goversioninfo/cmd/goversioninfo@233067e
       - name: Generate windows syso amd64
-        run: goversioninfo  -icon client/ui/assets/netbird.ico -manifest client/manifest.xml -product-name ${{ env.PRODUCT_NAME }} -copyright "${{ env.COPYRIGHT }}" -ver-major ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.major }} -ver-minor ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.minor }} -ver-patch ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.patch }} -ver-build 0 -file-version ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.fullversion }}.0 -product-version ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.fullversion }}.0 -o client/resources_windows_amd64.syso
+        run: goversioninfo  -icon client/ui/build/windows/icon.ico -manifest client/manifest.xml -product-name ${{ env.PRODUCT_NAME }} -copyright "${{ env.COPYRIGHT }}" -ver-major ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.major }} -ver-minor ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.minor }} -ver-patch ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.patch }} -ver-build 0 -file-version ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.fullversion }}.0 -product-version ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.fullversion }}.0 -o client/resources_windows_amd64.syso
       - name: Generate windows syso arm64
-        run: goversioninfo -arm -64 -icon client/ui/assets/netbird.ico -manifest client/manifest.xml -product-name ${{ env.PRODUCT_NAME }} -copyright "${{ env.COPYRIGHT }}" -ver-major ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.major }} -ver-minor ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.minor }} -ver-patch ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.patch }} -ver-build 0 -file-version ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.fullversion }}.0 -product-version ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.fullversion }}.0 -o client/resources_windows_arm64.syso
+        run: goversioninfo -arm -64 -icon client/ui/build/windows/icon.ico -manifest client/manifest.xml -product-name ${{ env.PRODUCT_NAME }} -copyright "${{ env.COPYRIGHT }}" -ver-major ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.major }} -ver-minor ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.minor }} -ver-patch ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.patch }} -ver-build 0 -file-version ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.fullversion }}.0 -product-version ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.fullversion }}.0 -o client/resources_windows_arm64.syso
       - name: Run GoReleaser
         id: goreleaser
         uses: goreleaser/goreleaser-action@4c6ab561adb47e50c45ef534e2155934e91c40c1 # v7.2.0
@@ -394,8 +394,18 @@ jobs:
       - name: check git status
         run: git --no-pager diff --exit-code
 
+      - name: Set up Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: '22'
+
+      - name: Set up pnpm
+        uses: pnpm/action-setup@a3252b78c470c02df07e9d59298aecedc3ccdd6d # v3.0.0
+        with:
+          version: 11
+
       - name: Install dependencies
-        run: sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y -q libappindicator3-dev gir1.2-appindicator3-0.1 libxxf86vm-dev gcc-mingw-w64-x86-64
+        run: sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y -q libgtk-4-dev libwebkitgtk-6.0-dev libsoup-3.0-dev gcc-mingw-w64-x86-64
 
       - name: Decode GPG signing key
         if: github.event_name != 'pull_request' || github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == github.repository
@@ -414,10 +424,16 @@ jobs:
           echo "/tmp/llvm-mingw-20250709-ucrt-ubuntu-22.04-x86_64/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
       - name: Install goversioninfo
         run: go install github.com/josephspurrier/goversioninfo/cmd/goversioninfo@233067e
+      - name: Install wails3 CLI
+        # Version derived from go.mod so the binding generator always matches
+        # the wails runtime the binary links against.
+        run: |
+          WAILS_VERSION=$(go list -m -f '{{.Version}}' github.com/wailsapp/wails/v3)
+          go install github.com/wailsapp/wails/v3/cmd/wails3@$WAILS_VERSION
       - name: Generate windows syso amd64
-        run: goversioninfo -64 -icon client/ui/assets/netbird.ico -manifest client/ui/manifest.xml -product-name ${{ env.PRODUCT_NAME }}-"UI" -copyright "${{ env.COPYRIGHT }}" -ver-major ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.major }} -ver-minor ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.minor }} -ver-patch ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.patch }} -ver-build 0 -file-version ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.fullversion }}.0 -product-version ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.fullversion }}.0 -o client/ui/resources_windows_amd64.syso
+        run: goversioninfo -64 -icon client/ui/build/windows/icon.ico -manifest client/ui/build/windows/wails.exe.manifest -product-name ${{ env.PRODUCT_NAME }}-"UI" -copyright "${{ env.COPYRIGHT }}" -ver-major ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.major }} -ver-minor ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.minor }} -ver-patch ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.patch }} -ver-build 0 -file-version ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.fullversion }}.0 -product-version ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.fullversion }}.0 -o client/ui/resources_windows_amd64.syso
       - name: Generate windows syso arm64
-        run: goversioninfo -arm -64 -icon client/ui/assets/netbird.ico -manifest client/ui/manifest.xml -product-name ${{ env.PRODUCT_NAME }}-"UI" -copyright "${{ env.COPYRIGHT }}" -ver-major ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.major }} -ver-minor ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.minor }} -ver-patch ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.patch }} -ver-build 0 -file-version ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.fullversion }}.0 -product-version ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.fullversion }}.0 -o client/ui/resources_windows_arm64.syso
+        run: goversioninfo -arm -64 -icon client/ui/build/windows/icon.ico -manifest client/ui/build/windows/wails.exe.manifest -product-name ${{ env.PRODUCT_NAME }}-"UI" -copyright "${{ env.COPYRIGHT }}" -ver-major ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.major }} -ver-minor ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.minor }} -ver-patch ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.patch }} -ver-build 0 -file-version ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.fullversion }}.0 -product-version ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.fullversion }}.0 -o client/ui/resources_windows_arm64.syso
 
       - name: Run GoReleaser
         uses: goreleaser/goreleaser-action@4c6ab561adb47e50c45ef534e2155934e91c40c1 # v7.2.0
@@ -486,6 +502,20 @@ jobs:
         run: go mod tidy
       - name: check git status
         run: git --no-pager diff --exit-code
+      - name: Set up Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: '22'
+      - name: Set up pnpm
+        uses: pnpm/action-setup@a3252b78c470c02df07e9d59298aecedc3ccdd6d # v3.0.0
+        with:
+          version: 11
+      - name: Install wails3 CLI
+        # Version derived from go.mod so the binding generator always matches
+        # the wails runtime the binary links against.
+        run: |
+          WAILS_VERSION=$(go list -m -f '{{.Version}}' github.com/wailsapp/wails/v3)
+          go install github.com/wailsapp/wails/v3/cmd/wails3@$WAILS_VERSION
       - name: Run GoReleaser
         id: goreleaser
         uses: goreleaser/goreleaser-action@4c6ab561adb47e50c45ef534e2155934e91c40c1 # v7.2.0
@@ -573,23 +603,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Move wintun.dll into dist
         run: mv ${{ env.downloadPath }}\wintun\bin\${{ matrix.wintun_arch }}\wintun.dll ${{ github.workspace }}\dist\${{ env.PackageWorkdir }}\
 
-      - name: Download Mesa3D (amd64 only)
-        id: download-mesa3d
-        if: matrix.arch == 'amd64'
-        uses: netbirdio/shared-actions/actions/win-download-and-verify@be5df6047383da2236e02243cceb857d8567c27e # v0.0.2
-        with:
-          url: https://pkgs.netbird.io/mesa3d/MesaForWindows-x64-20.1.8.7z
-          destination: ${{ env.downloadPath }}\mesa3d.7z
-          sha256: 71c7cb64ec229a1d6b8d62fa08e1889ed2bd17c0eeede8689daf0f25cb31d6b9
-
-      - name: Extract Mesa3D driver (amd64 only)
-        if: matrix.arch == 'amd64'
-        run: 7z x -o"${{ env.downloadPath }}" "${{ env.downloadPath }}/mesa3d.7z"
-
-      - name: Move opengl32.dll into dist (amd64 only)
-        if: matrix.arch == 'amd64'
-        run: mv ${{ env.downloadPath }}\opengl32.dll ${{ github.workspace }}\dist\${{ env.PackageWorkdir }}\
-
       - name: Download EnVar plugin for NSIS
         uses: netbirdio/shared-actions/actions/win-download-and-verify@be5df6047383da2236e02243cceb857d8567c27e # v0.0.2
         with:
@@ -612,6 +625,28 @@ jobs:
         if: matrix.arch == 'amd64'
         run: 7z x -o"${{ github.workspace }}/NSIS_Plugins" "${{ github.workspace }}/ShellExecAsUser_amd64-Unicode.7z"
 
+      - name: Set up Go for wails3 CLI
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        with:
+          go-version-file: "go.mod"
+          cache: false
+
+      - name: Install wails3 CLI
+        # Version derived from go.mod so the bootstrapper payload always
+        # matches the wails runtime the binary links against.
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          WAILS_VERSION=$(go list -m -f '{{.Version}}' github.com/wailsapp/wails/v3)
+          go install github.com/wailsapp/wails/v3/cmd/wails3@$WAILS_VERSION
+
+      - name: Stage WebView2 bootstrapper for installers
+        # Both client/installer.nsis and client/netbird.wxs reference
+        # client/MicrosoftEdgeWebview2Setup.exe. wails3 writes it there.
+        # The signing pipeline (netbirdio/sign-pipelines) does the same
+        # step for release builds; this mirrors it for PR sanity testing.
+        shell: bash
+        run: wails3 generate webview2bootstrapper -dir client
+
       - name: Build NSIS installer
         shell: pwsh
         env:

.github/workflows/wasm-build-validation.yml

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           go-version-file: "go.mod"
       - name: Install dependencies
-        run: sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y -q libgtk-3-dev libayatana-appindicator3-dev libgl1-mesa-dev xorg-dev libpcap-dev
+        run: sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y -q libgtk-4-dev libwebkitgtk-6.0-dev libsoup-3.0-dev libgl1-mesa-dev xorg-dev libpcap-dev
       - name: Install golangci-lint
         uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@82606bf257cbaff209d206a39f5134f0cfbfd2ee #v9.2.1
         with:

.golangci.yaml

@@ -114,6 +114,16 @@ linters:
       - linters:
           - staticcheck
         text: "QF1012"
+      # client/ui/main.go uses //go:embed all:frontend/dist; the
+      # directory is populated by `pnpm build` in the release pipeline
+      # and missing at lint time, so the embed parses to "no matching
+      # files found" — surfaced by golangci-lint's typecheck pre-pass.
+      # Suppress just that one diagnostic; the rest of the package
+      # (services/, tray.go, grpc.go, ...) still gets linted normally.
+      - linters:
+          - typecheck
+        path: client/ui/main\.go
+        text: "pattern all:frontend/dist"
     paths:
       - third_party$
       - builtin$

.goreleaser.yaml

@@ -212,6 +212,7 @@ nfpms:
     description: Netbird client.
     homepage: https://netbird.io/
     license: BSD-3-Clause
+    vendor: NetBird
     id: netbird_deb
     bindir: /usr/bin
     builds:
@@ -226,6 +227,7 @@ nfpms:
     description: Netbird client.
     homepage: https://netbird.io/
     license: BSD-3-Clause
+    vendor: NetBird
     id: netbird_rpm
     bindir: /usr/bin
     builds:
@@ -247,7 +249,7 @@ dockers_v2:
        - netbirdio/netbird
        - ghcr.io/netbirdio/netbird
      tags:
-       - "v{{ .Version }}"
+       - "{{ .Version }}"
        - "{{ if eq .Env.SKIP_PUBLISH \"false\" }}latest{{ end }}"
      dockerfile: client/Dockerfile
      extra_files:
@@ -295,7 +297,7 @@ dockers_v2:
        - netbirdio/relay
        - ghcr.io/netbirdio/relay
      tags:
-       - "v{{ .Version }}"
+       - "{{ .Version }}"
        - "{{ if eq .Env.SKIP_PUBLISH \"false\" }}latest{{ end }}"
      dockerfile: relay/Dockerfile
      platforms:
@@ -317,7 +319,7 @@ dockers_v2:
        - netbirdio/signal
        - ghcr.io/netbirdio/signal
      tags:
-       - "v{{ .Version }}"
+       - "{{ .Version }}"
        - "{{ if eq .Env.SKIP_PUBLISH \"false\" }}latest{{ end }}"
      dockerfile: signal/Dockerfile
      platforms:
@@ -339,7 +341,7 @@ dockers_v2:
        - netbirdio/management
        - ghcr.io/netbirdio/management
      tags:
-       - "v{{ .Version }}"
+       - "{{ .Version }}"
        - "{{ if eq .Env.SKIP_PUBLISH \"false\" }}latest{{ end }}"
      dockerfile: management/Dockerfile
      platforms:
@@ -361,7 +363,7 @@ dockers_v2:
        - netbirdio/upload
        - ghcr.io/netbirdio/upload
      tags:
-       - "v{{ .Version }}"
+       - "{{ .Version }}"
        - "{{ if eq .Env.SKIP_PUBLISH \"false\" }}latest{{ end }}"
      dockerfile: upload-server/Dockerfile
      platforms:
@@ -383,7 +385,7 @@ dockers_v2:
        - netbirdio/netbird-server
        - ghcr.io/netbirdio/netbird-server
      tags:
-       - "v{{ .Version }}"
+       - "{{ .Version }}"
        - "{{ if eq .Env.SKIP_PUBLISH \"false\" }}latest{{ end }}"
      dockerfile: combined/Dockerfile
      platforms:
@@ -405,7 +407,7 @@ dockers_v2:
        - netbirdio/reverse-proxy
        - ghcr.io/netbirdio/reverse-proxy
      tags:
-       - "v{{ .Version }}"
+       - "{{ .Version }}"
        - "{{ if eq .Env.SKIP_PUBLISH \"false\" }}latest{{ end }}"
      dockerfile: proxy/Dockerfile
      platforms:

.goreleaser_ui.yaml

@@ -2,6 +2,15 @@ version: 2
 env:
   - SKIP_PUBLISH={{ if index .Env "SKIP_PUBLISH" }}{{ .Env.SKIP_PUBLISH }}{{ else }}true{{ end }}
 project_name: netbird-ui
+
+before:
+  hooks:
+    # Bindings are gitignored; regenerate before the frontend build so
+    # the @wailsio/runtime Vite plugin can resolve them (vite refuses to
+    # build without them).
+    - sh -c 'cd client/ui && wails3 generate bindings -clean=true -ts'
+    - sh -c 'cd client/ui/frontend && pnpm install --frozen-lockfile && pnpm build'
+
 builds:
   - id: netbird-ui
     dir: client/ui
@@ -62,6 +71,8 @@ nfpms:
   - maintainer: Netbird <dev@netbird.io>
     description: Netbird client UI.
     homepage: https://netbird.io/
+    license: BSD-3-Clause
+    vendor: NetBird
     id: netbird_ui_deb
     package_name: netbird-ui
     builds:
@@ -71,9 +82,9 @@ nfpms:
     scripts:
       postinstall: "release_files/ui-post-install.sh"
     contents:
-      - src: client/ui/build/netbird.desktop
-        dst: /usr/share/applications/netbird.desktop
-      - src: client/ui/assets/netbird.png
+      - src: client/ui/build/linux/netbird.desktop
+        dst: /usr/share/applications/org.wails.netbird.desktop
+      - src: client/ui/build/appicon.png
         dst: /usr/share/pixmaps/netbird.png
     dependencies:
       - netbird
@@ -81,6 +92,8 @@ nfpms:
   - maintainer: Netbird <dev@netbird.io>
     description: Netbird client UI.
     homepage: https://netbird.io/
+    license: BSD-3-Clause
+    vendor: NetBird
     id: netbird_ui_rpm
     package_name: netbird-ui
     builds:
@@ -90,12 +103,13 @@ nfpms:
     scripts:
       postinstall: "release_files/ui-post-install.sh"
     contents:
-      - src: client/ui/build/netbird.desktop
-        dst: /usr/share/applications/netbird.desktop
-      - src: client/ui/assets/netbird.png
+      - src: client/ui/build/linux/netbird.desktop
+        dst: /usr/share/applications/org.wails.netbird.desktop
+      - src: client/ui/build/appicon.png
         dst: /usr/share/pixmaps/netbird.png
     dependencies:
       - netbird
+
     rpm:
       signature:
         key_file: '{{ if index .Env "GPG_RPM_KEY_FILE" }}{{ .Env.GPG_RPM_KEY_FILE }}{{ end }}'

.goreleaser_ui_darwin.yaml

@@ -1,6 +1,15 @@
 version: 2
 
 project_name: netbird-ui
+
+before:
+  hooks:
+    # Bindings are gitignored; regenerate before the frontend build so
+    # the @wailsio/runtime Vite plugin can resolve them (vite refuses to
+    # build without them).
+    - sh -c 'cd client/ui && wails3 generate bindings -clean=true -ts'
+    - sh -c 'cd client/ui/frontend && pnpm install --frozen-lockfile && pnpm build'
+
 builds:
   - id: netbird-ui-darwin
     dir: client/ui
@@ -20,8 +29,6 @@ builds:
     ldflags:
       - -s -w -X github.com/netbirdio/netbird/version.version={{.Version}} -X main.commit={{.Commit}} -X main.date={{.CommitDate}} -X main.builtBy=goreleaser
     mod_timestamp: "{{ .CommitTimestamp }}"
-    tags:
-      - load_wgnt_from_rsrc
 
 universal_binaries:
   - id: netbird-ui-darwin

CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -79,13 +79,21 @@ dependencies are installed. Here is a short guide on how that can be done.
 
 ### Requirements
 
-#### Go 1.21
+#### Go 1.25
 
 Follow the installation guide from https://go.dev/
 
-#### UI client - Fyne toolkit 
+#### UI client - Wails v3 + React
 
-We use the fyne toolkit in our UI client. You can follow its requirement guide to have all its dependencies installed: https://developer.fyne.io/started/#prerequisites
+The desktop UI client (`client/ui`) is built with [Wails v3](https://v3.wails.io/) and a React frontend rendered in a WebView. To build it you need:
+
+- Go ≥ 1.25
+- Node ≥ 20 and **pnpm** (`corepack enable && corepack prepare pnpm@latest --activate`)
+- The `wails3` CLI: `go install github.com/wailsapp/wails/v3/cmd/wails3@latest`
+- The `task` runner: `go install github.com/go-task/task/v3/cmd/task@latest`
+- Linux only: `libwebkitgtk-6.0-dev`, `libgtk-4-dev`, `libsoup-3.0-dev`
+
+All UI build, dev-loop, and cross-compile commands are described in the [UI client](#ui-client) section below.
 
 #### gRPC
 You can follow the instructions from the quickstarter guide https://grpc.io/docs/languages/go/quickstart/#prerequisites and then run the `generate.sh` files located in each `proto` directory to generate changes.
@@ -214,6 +222,39 @@ To start NetBird the client in the foreground:
 sudo ./client up --log-level debug --log-file console
 ```
 > On Windows use a powershell with administrator privileges
+
+#### UI client
+
+The desktop UI lives in `client/ui` and is built with Wails v3 (see [Requirements](#ui-client---wails-v3--react)). All commands run from `client/ui`.
+
+Live-reload development (Vite + Go binary + `*.go` watcher):
+
+```
+cd client/ui
+task dev
+```
+
+Pass daemon flags after `--`:
+
+```
+task dev -- --daemon-addr=tcp://127.0.0.1:41731
+```
+
+Production build (frontend assets embedded into the binary, output in `client/ui/bin/`):
+
+```
+cd client/ui
+task build
+```
+
+Cross-compile the Windows binary from Linux (requires the mingw-w64 toolchain, e.g. `sudo apt install gcc-mingw-w64-x86-64`):
+
+```
+CGO_ENABLED=1 task windows:build
+```
+
+> macOS cross-compile from Linux is not supported (signing and notarization need a real Mac).
+
 #### Signal service
 
 To start NetBird's signal, execute:
@@ -251,10 +292,10 @@ Create dist directory
 mkdir -p dist/netbird_windows_amd64
 ```
 
-UI client
+UI client (built with Wails v3 — see the [UI client](#ui-client) section above)
 ```shell
-CC=x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc CGO_ENABLED=1 GOOS=windows GOARCH=amd64 go build -o netbird-ui.exe -ldflags "-s -w -H windowsgui" ./client/ui
-mv netbird-ui.exe ./dist/netbird_windows_amd64/
+(cd client/ui && CGO_ENABLED=1 task windows:build)
+mv client/ui/bin/netbird-ui.exe ./dist/netbird_windows_amd64/
 ```
 
 Client
@@ -291,8 +332,6 @@ go test -exec sudo ./...
 ```
 > On Windows use a powershell with administrator privileges
 
-> Non-GTK environments will need the `libayatana-appindicator3-dev` (debian/ubuntu) package installed
-
 ## Checklist before submitting a PR
 As a critical network service and open-source project, we must enforce a few things before submitting the pull-requests:
 - Keep functions as simple as possible, with a single purpose

client/android/profile_manager.go

@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
-	"strings"
 
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 
@@ -24,6 +23,7 @@ const (
 
 // Profile represents a profile for gomobile
 type Profile struct {
+	ID       string
 	Name     string
 	IsActive bool
 }
@@ -53,10 +53,10 @@ func (p *ProfileArray) Get(i int) *Profile {
 ├── state.json                                  ← Default profile state
 ├── active_profile.json                         ← Active profile tracker (JSON with Name + Username)
 └── profiles/                                   ← Subdirectory for non-default profiles
-    ├── work.json                              ← Work profile config
-    ├── work.state.json                        ← Work profile state
-    ├── personal.json                          ← Personal profile config
-    └── personal.state.json                    ← Personal profile state
+    ├── work.json                              			← Legacy work profile config
+    ├── work.state.json                        			← Legacy work profile state
+    ├── 4c5f5c8198c3989cffb5b5394f5a7ae0.json  			← ID profile config
+    ├── 4c5f5c8198c3989cffb5b5394f5a7ae0.state.json ← ID profile state
 */
 
 // ProfileManager manages profiles for Android
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ func (pm *ProfileManager) ListProfiles() (*ProfileArray, error) {
 	var profiles []*Profile
 	for _, p := range internalProfiles {
 		profiles = append(profiles, &Profile{
+			ID:       p.ID.String(),
 			Name:     p.Name,
 			IsActive: p.IsActive,
 		})
@@ -108,55 +109,65 @@ func (pm *ProfileManager) ListProfiles() (*ProfileArray, error) {
 }
 
 // GetActiveProfile returns the currently active profile name
-func (pm *ProfileManager) GetActiveProfile() (string, error) {
+func (pm *ProfileManager) GetActiveProfile() (*Profile, error) {
 	// Use ServiceManager to stay consistent with ListProfiles
 	// ServiceManager uses active_profile.json
 	activeState, err := pm.serviceMgr.GetActiveProfileState()
 	if err != nil {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to get active profile: %w", err)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get active profile: %w", err)
 	}
-	return activeState.Name, nil
+
+	// ActiveProfileState only stores the ID (and username), not the display
+	// name. Resolve the ID to the full profile so callers get the real Name.
+	prof, err := pm.serviceMgr.ResolveProfile(activeState.ID.String(), androidUsername)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to resolve active profile %q: %w", activeState.ID, err)
+	}
+	return &Profile{ID: prof.ID.String(), Name: prof.Name, IsActive: true}, nil
 }
 
 // SwitchProfile switches to a different profile
-func (pm *ProfileManager) SwitchProfile(profileName string) error {
+func (pm *ProfileManager) SwitchProfile(id string) error {
 	// Use ServiceManager to stay consistent with ListProfiles
 	// ServiceManager uses active_profile.json
 	err := pm.serviceMgr.SetActiveProfileState(&profilemanager.ActiveProfileState{
-		Name:     profileName,
+		ID:       profilemanager.ID(id),
 		Username: androidUsername,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to switch profile: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	log.Infof("switched to profile: %s", profileName)
+	log.Infof("switched to profile: %s", id)
 	return nil
 }
 
 // AddProfile creates a new profile
 func (pm *ProfileManager) AddProfile(profileName string) error {
 	// Use ServiceManager (creates profile in profiles/ directory)
-	if err := pm.serviceMgr.AddProfile(profileName, androidUsername); err != nil {
+	profile, err := pm.serviceMgr.AddProfile(profileName, androidUsername)
+	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to add profile: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	log.Infof("created new profile: %s", profileName)
+	log.Infof("created new profile: %s", profile.ID)
 	return nil
 }
 
 // LogoutProfile logs out from a profile (clears authentication)
-func (pm *ProfileManager) LogoutProfile(profileName string) error {
-	profileName = sanitizeProfileName(profileName)
-
-	configPath, err := pm.getProfileConfigPath(profileName)
+func (pm *ProfileManager) LogoutProfile(id string) error {
+	configPath, err := pm.getProfileConfigPath(id)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	if !profilemanager.IsValidProfileFilenameStem(profilemanager.ID(id)) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("id '%s' is not valid", id)
+	}
+
 	// Check if profile exists
 	if _, err := os.Stat(configPath); os.IsNotExist(err) {
-		return fmt.Errorf("profile '%s' does not exist", profileName)
+		return fmt.Errorf("profile '%s' does not exist", id)
 	}
 
 	// Read current config using internal profilemanager
@@ -174,53 +185,57 @@ func (pm *ProfileManager) LogoutProfile(profileName string) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to save config: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	log.Infof("logged out from profile: %s", profileName)
+	log.Infof("logged out from profile: %s", id)
 	return nil
 }
 
 // RemoveProfile deletes a profile
-func (pm *ProfileManager) RemoveProfile(profileName string) error {
+func (pm *ProfileManager) RemoveProfile(id string) error {
 	// Use ServiceManager (removes profile from profiles/ directory)
-	if err := pm.serviceMgr.RemoveProfile(profileName, androidUsername); err != nil {
+	if err := pm.serviceMgr.RemoveProfile(profilemanager.ID(id), androidUsername); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to remove profile: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	log.Infof("removed profile: %s", profileName)
+	log.Infof("removed profile: %s", id)
 	return nil
 }
 
 // getProfileConfigPath returns the config file path for a profile
 // This is needed for Android-specific path handling (netbird.cfg for default profile)
-func (pm *ProfileManager) getProfileConfigPath(profileName string) (string, error) {
-	if profileName == "" || profileName == profilemanager.DefaultProfileName {
+func (pm *ProfileManager) getProfileConfigPath(id string) (string, error) {
+	if !profilemanager.IsValidProfileFilenameStem(profilemanager.ID(id)) {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("id %q is not valid", id)
+	}
+
+	if id == profilemanager.DefaultProfileName {
 		// Android uses netbird.cfg for default profile instead of default.json
 		// Default profile is stored in root configDir, not in profiles/
 		return filepath.Join(pm.configDir, defaultConfigFilename), nil
 	}
 
-	// Non-default profiles are stored in profiles subdirectory
-	// This matches the Java Preferences.java expectation
-	profileName = sanitizeProfileName(profileName)
 	profilesDir := filepath.Join(pm.configDir, profilesSubdir)
-	return filepath.Join(profilesDir, profileName+".json"), nil
+	return filepath.Join(profilesDir, id+".json"), nil
 }
 
-// GetConfigPath returns the config file path for a given profile
+// GetConfigPath returns the config file path for a given profile id
 // Java should call this instead of constructing paths with Preferences.configFile()
-func (pm *ProfileManager) GetConfigPath(profileName string) (string, error) {
-	return pm.getProfileConfigPath(profileName)
+func (pm *ProfileManager) GetConfigPath(id string) (string, error) {
+	return pm.getProfileConfigPath(id)
 }
 
 // GetStateFilePath returns the state file path for a given profile
 // Java should call this instead of constructing paths with Preferences.stateFile()
-func (pm *ProfileManager) GetStateFilePath(profileName string) (string, error) {
-	if profileName == "" || profileName == profilemanager.DefaultProfileName {
+func (pm *ProfileManager) GetStateFilePath(id string) (string, error) {
+	if id == "" || id == profilemanager.DefaultProfileName {
 		return filepath.Join(pm.configDir, "state.json"), nil
 	}
 
-	profileName = sanitizeProfileName(profileName)
+	if !profilemanager.IsValidProfileFilenameStem(profilemanager.ID(id)) {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("id %q is not valid", id)
+	}
+
 	profilesDir := filepath.Join(pm.configDir, profilesSubdir)
-	return filepath.Join(profilesDir, profileName+".state.json"), nil
+	return filepath.Join(profilesDir, id+".state.json"), nil
 }
 
 // GetActiveConfigPath returns the config file path for the currently active profile
@@ -230,7 +245,7 @@ func (pm *ProfileManager) GetActiveConfigPath() (string, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to get active profile: %w", err)
 	}
-	return pm.GetConfigPath(activeProfile)
+	return pm.GetConfigPath(activeProfile.ID)
 }
 
 // GetActiveStateFilePath returns the state file path for the currently active profile
@@ -240,18 +255,5 @@ func (pm *ProfileManager) GetActiveStateFilePath() (string, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to get active profile: %w", err)
 	}
-	return pm.GetStateFilePath(activeProfile)
-}
-
-// sanitizeProfileName removes invalid characters from profile name
-func sanitizeProfileName(name string) string {
-	// Keep only alphanumeric, underscore, and hyphen
-	var result strings.Builder
-	for _, r := range name {
-		if (r >= 'a' && r <= 'z') || (r >= 'A' && r <= 'Z') ||
-			(r >= '0' && r <= '9') || r == '_' || r == '-' {
-			result.WriteRune(r)
-		}
-	}
-	return result.String()
+	return pm.GetStateFilePath(activeProfile.ID)
 }

client/cmd/login.go

@@ -22,11 +22,19 @@ import (
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/util"
 )
 
+// extendSessionFlag drives the `netbird login --extend` flow: refresh the
+// SSO session expiry on the management server without tearing down the
+// tunnel. Mutually exclusive with setup-key login (a setup-key cannot
+// refresh an SSO-tracked peer — see auth.errSetupKeyOnSSOExpiredPeer).
+var extendSessionFlag bool
+
 func init() {
 	loginCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&noBrowser, noBrowserFlag, false, noBrowserDesc)
 	loginCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&showQR, showQRFlag, false, showQRDesc)
 	loginCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&profileName, profileNameFlag, "", profileNameDesc)
 	loginCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&configPath, "config", "c", "", "(DEPRECATED) Netbird config file location")
+	loginCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&extendSessionFlag, "extend", false,
+		"refresh the SSO session expiry without tearing down the tunnel (requires an active connection)")
 }
 
 var loginCmd = &cobra.Command{
@@ -61,6 +69,16 @@ var loginCmd = &cobra.Command{
 			return err
 		}
 
+		if extendSessionFlag {
+			if providedSetupKey != "" {
+				return fmt.Errorf("--extend cannot be combined with a setup key; setup keys can only enrol new peers")
+			}
+			if err := doExtendSession(ctx, cmd); err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("extend session failed: %v", err)
+			}
+			return nil
+		}
+
 		// workaround to run without service
 		if util.FindFirstLogPath(logFiles) == "" {
 			if err := doForegroundLogin(ctx, cmd, providedSetupKey, activeProf); err != nil {
@@ -96,17 +114,19 @@ func doDaemonLogin(ctx context.Context, cmd *cobra.Command, providedSetupKey str
 		dnsLabelsReq = dnsLabelsValidated.ToSafeStringList()
 	}
 
+	handle := activeProf.ID.String()
+
 	loginRequest := proto.LoginRequest{
 		SetupKey:            providedSetupKey,
 		ManagementUrl:       managementURL,
 		IsUnixDesktopClient: isUnixRunningDesktop(),
 		Hostname:            hostName,
 		DnsLabels:           dnsLabelsReq,
-		ProfileName:         &activeProf.Name,
+		ProfileName:         &handle,
 		Username:            &username,
 	}
 
-	profileState, err := pm.GetProfileState(activeProf.Name)
+	profileState, err := pm.GetProfileState(activeProf.ID)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Debugf("failed to get profile state for login hint: %v", err)
 	} else if profileState.Email != "" {
@@ -150,6 +170,65 @@ func doDaemonLogin(ctx context.Context, cmd *cobra.Command, providedSetupKey str
 	return nil
 }
 
+// doExtendSession drives the daemon's RequestExtendAuthSession /
+// WaitExtendAuthSession pair. The user is sent through a regular SSO flow
+// (browser + verification URL) and the resulting JWT is forwarded to the
+// management server's ExtendAuthSession RPC. The tunnel stays up
+// throughout — no Down/Up, no network-map resync.
+func doExtendSession(ctx context.Context, cmd *cobra.Command) error {
+	conn, err := DialClientGRPCServer(ctx, daemonAddr)
+	if err != nil {
+		//nolint
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to connect to daemon error: %v\n"+
+			"If the daemon is not running please run: "+
+			"\nnetbird service install \nnetbird service start\n", err)
+	}
+	defer conn.Close()
+
+	client := proto.NewDaemonServiceClient(conn)
+
+	req := &proto.RequestExtendAuthSessionRequest{}
+	// Pre-fill the IdP login hint from the active profile so the user
+	// doesn't have to retype their email. Best-effort: we still proceed
+	// without a hint if the lookup fails.
+	pm := profilemanager.NewProfileManager()
+	if active, perr := pm.GetActiveProfile(); perr == nil {
+		if profState, sperr := pm.GetProfileState(active.ID); sperr == nil && profState.Email != "" {
+			req.Hint = &profState.Email
+		}
+	}
+
+	startResp, err := client.RequestExtendAuthSession(ctx, req)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("start extend session: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	uri := startResp.GetVerificationURIComplete()
+	if uri == "" {
+		uri = startResp.GetVerificationURI()
+	}
+	openURL(cmd, uri, startResp.GetUserCode(), noBrowser, showQR)
+
+	waitResp, err := client.WaitExtendAuthSession(ctx, &proto.WaitExtendAuthSessionRequest{
+		DeviceCode: startResp.GetDeviceCode(),
+		UserCode:   startResp.GetUserCode(),
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("wait for extend session: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if ts := waitResp.GetSessionExpiresAt(); ts.IsValid() && !ts.AsTime().IsZero() {
+		deadline := ts.AsTime().Local()
+		cmd.Printf("Session extended. New expiry: %s\n", deadline.Format("2006-01-02 15:04:05 MST"))
+	} else {
+		// Management reported the peer is not eligible (e.g. login
+		// expiration disabled on the account). Surface that fact
+		// instead of pretending the call succeeded.
+		cmd.Println("Session extension call completed, but the management server did not return a new deadline (peer may not be SSO-tracked or login expiration is disabled).")
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 func getActiveProfile(ctx context.Context, pm *profilemanager.ProfileManager, profileName string, username string) (*profilemanager.Profile, error) {
 	// switch profile if provided
 
@@ -170,14 +249,13 @@ func getActiveProfile(ctx context.Context, pm *profilemanager.ProfileManager, pr
 	return activeProf, nil
 }
 
-func switchProfileOnDaemon(ctx context.Context, pm *profilemanager.ProfileManager, profileName string, username string) error {
-	err := switchProfile(context.Background(), profileName, username)
+func switchProfileOnDaemon(ctx context.Context, pm *profilemanager.ProfileManager, handle string, username string) error {
+	resolvedID, err := switchProfile(ctx, handle, username)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("switch profile on daemon: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	err = pm.SwitchProfile(profileName)
-	if err != nil {
+	if err := pm.SwitchProfile(resolvedID); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("switch profile: %v", err)
 	}
 
@@ -205,11 +283,15 @@ func switchProfileOnDaemon(ctx context.Context, pm *profilemanager.ProfileManage
 	return nil
 }
 
-func switchProfile(ctx context.Context, profileName string, username string) error {
+// switchProfile asks the daemon to switch to the profile identified by
+// handle (a name, ID, or unique ID prefix). Returns the resolved profile
+// ID so the caller can update the local active-profile state without
+// re-resolving the handle.
+func switchProfile(ctx context.Context, handle string, username string) (profilemanager.ID, error) {
 	conn, err := DialClientGRPCServer(ctx, daemonAddr)
 	if err != nil {
 		//nolint
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to connect to daemon error: %v\n"+
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to connect to daemon error: %v\n"+
 			"If the daemon is not running please run: "+
 			"\nnetbird service install \nnetbird service start\n", err)
 	}
@@ -217,15 +299,15 @@ func switchProfile(ctx context.Context, profileName string, username string) err
 
 	client := proto.NewDaemonServiceClient(conn)
 
-	_, err = client.SwitchProfile(ctx, &proto.SwitchProfileRequest{
-		ProfileName: &profileName,
+	resp, err := client.SwitchProfile(ctx, &proto.SwitchProfileRequest{
+		ProfileName: &handle,
 		Username:    &username,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("switch profile failed: %v", err)
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("switch profile failed: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	return nil
+	return profilemanager.ID(resp.Id), nil
 }
 
 func doForegroundLogin(ctx context.Context, cmd *cobra.Command, setupKey string, activeProf *profilemanager.Profile) error {
@@ -249,7 +331,7 @@ func doForegroundLogin(ctx context.Context, cmd *cobra.Command, setupKey string,
 		return fmt.Errorf("read config file %s: %v", configFilePath, err)
 	}
 
-	err = foregroundLogin(ctx, cmd, config, setupKey, activeProf.Name)
+	err = foregroundLogin(ctx, cmd, config, setupKey, activeProf.ID)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("foreground login failed: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -277,7 +359,7 @@ func handleSSOLogin(ctx context.Context, cmd *cobra.Command, loginResp *proto.Lo
 	return nil
 }
 
-func foregroundLogin(ctx context.Context, cmd *cobra.Command, config *profilemanager.Config, setupKey, profileName string) error {
+func foregroundLogin(ctx context.Context, cmd *cobra.Command, config *profilemanager.Config, setupKey string, profileID profilemanager.ID) error {
 	authClient, err := auth.NewAuth(ctx, config.PrivateKey, config.ManagementURL, config)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create auth client: %v", err)
@@ -291,7 +373,7 @@ func foregroundLogin(ctx context.Context, cmd *cobra.Command, config *profileman
 
 	jwtToken := ""
 	if setupKey == "" && needsLogin {
-		tokenInfo, err := foregroundGetTokenInfo(ctx, cmd, config, profileName)
+		tokenInfo, err := foregroundGetTokenInfo(ctx, cmd, config, profileID)
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("interactive sso login failed: %v", err)
 		}
@@ -306,10 +388,10 @@ func foregroundLogin(ctx context.Context, cmd *cobra.Command, config *profileman
 	return nil
 }
 
-func foregroundGetTokenInfo(ctx context.Context, cmd *cobra.Command, config *profilemanager.Config, profileName string) (*auth.TokenInfo, error) {
+func foregroundGetTokenInfo(ctx context.Context, cmd *cobra.Command, config *profilemanager.Config, profileID profilemanager.ID) (*auth.TokenInfo, error) {
 	hint := ""
 	pm := profilemanager.NewProfileManager()
-	profileState, err := pm.GetProfileState(profileName)
+	profileState, err := pm.GetProfileState(profileID)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Debugf("failed to get profile state for login hint: %v", err)
 	} else if profileState.Email != "" {

client/cmd/login_test.go

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ func TestLogin(t *testing.T) {
 	profilemanager.ActiveProfileStatePath = tempDir + "/active_profile.json"
 	sm := profilemanager.ServiceManager{}
 	err = sm.SetActiveProfileState(&profilemanager.ActiveProfileState{
-		Name:     "default",
+		ID:       "default",
 		Username: currUser.Username,
 	})
 	if err != nil {

client/cmd/profile.go

@@ -2,11 +2,16 @@ package cmd
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"os/user"
+	"strings"
+	"text/tabwriter"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
+	gstatus "google.golang.org/grpc/status"
 
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/profilemanager"
@@ -14,6 +19,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/util"
 )
 
+var profileListShowID bool
+
 var profileCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   "profile",
 	Short: "Manage NetBird client profiles",
@@ -31,27 +38,40 @@ var profileListCmd = &cobra.Command{
 var profileAddCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   "add <profile_name>",
 	Short: "Add a new profile",
-	Long:  `Add a new profile to the NetBird client. The profile name must be unique.`,
+	Long:  `Add a new profile. Profile name is free-form, a unique ID is generated for the on-disk config file.`,
 	Args:  cobra.ExactArgs(1),
 	RunE:  addProfileFunc,
 }
 
+var profileRenameCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:   "rename <profile> <new_profile_name>",
+	Short: "Renames an existing profile",
+	Long:  `Renames an existing profile (by a name, ID, or unique ID prefix). Profile name is free-form.`,
+	Args:  cobra.ExactArgs(2),
+	RunE:  renameProfileFunc,
+}
+
 var profileRemoveCmd = &cobra.Command{
-	Use:   "remove <profile_name>",
-	Short: "Remove a profile",
-	Long:  `Remove a profile from the NetBird client. The profile must not be inactive.`,
-	Args:  cobra.ExactArgs(1),
-	RunE:  removeProfileFunc,
+	Use:     "remove <profile>",
+	Short:   "Remove a profile",
+	Long:    `Remove a profile by name, ID, or unique ID prefix.`,
+	Aliases: []string{"rm"},
+	Args:    cobra.ExactArgs(1),
+	RunE:    removeProfileFunc,
 }
 
 var profileSelectCmd = &cobra.Command{
-	Use:   "select <profile_name>",
+	Use:   "select <profile>",
 	Short: "Select a profile",
-	Long:  `Make the specified profile active. This will switch the client to use the selected profile's configuration.`,
+	Long:  `Make the specified profile active. Accepts a name, ID, or unique ID prefix.`,
 	Args:  cobra.ExactArgs(1),
 	RunE:  selectProfileFunc,
 }
 
+func init() {
+	profileListCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&profileListShowID, "show-id", false, "show the profile ID column")
+}
+
 func setupCmd(cmd *cobra.Command) error {
 	SetFlagsFromEnvVars(rootCmd)
 	SetFlagsFromEnvVars(cmd)
@@ -65,6 +85,7 @@ func setupCmd(cmd *cobra.Command) error {
 
 	return nil
 }
+
 func listProfilesFunc(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) error {
 	if err := setupCmd(cmd); err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -83,25 +104,33 @@ func listProfilesFunc(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) error {
 
 	daemonClient := proto.NewDaemonServiceClient(conn)
 
-	profiles, err := daemonClient.ListProfiles(cmd.Context(), &proto.ListProfilesRequest{
+	resp, err := daemonClient.ListProfiles(cmd.Context(), &proto.ListProfilesRequest{
 		Username: currUser.Username,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	// list profiles, add a tick if the profile is active
-	cmd.Println("Found", len(profiles.Profiles), "profiles:")
-	for _, profile := range profiles.Profiles {
-		// use a cross to indicate the passive profiles
-		activeMarker := "✗"
-		if profile.IsActive {
-			activeMarker = "✓"
-		}
-		cmd.Println(activeMarker, profile.Name)
+	tw := tabwriter.NewWriter(cmd.OutOrStdout(), 0, 0, 2, ' ', 0)
+	if profileListShowID {
+		fmt.Fprintln(tw, "ID\tNAME\tACTIVE")
+	} else {
+		fmt.Fprintln(tw, "NAME\tACTIVE")
 	}
-
-	return nil
+	for _, profile := range resp.Profiles {
+		marker := ""
+		if profile.IsActive {
+			marker = "✓"
+		}
+		name := profilemanager.StripCtrlChars(profile.Name)
+		id := profilemanager.ID(profile.Id)
+		if profileListShowID {
+			fmt.Fprintf(tw, "%s\t%s\t%s\n", id.ShortID(), name, marker)
+		} else {
+			fmt.Fprintf(tw, "%s\t%s\n", name, marker)
+		}
+	}
+	return tw.Flush()
 }
 
 func addProfileFunc(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
@@ -121,21 +150,82 @@ func addProfileFunc(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	}
 
 	daemonClient := proto.NewDaemonServiceClient(conn)
-
 	profileName := args[0]
 
-	_, err = daemonClient.AddProfile(cmd.Context(), &proto.AddProfileRequest{
+	resp, err := daemonClient.AddProfile(cmd.Context(), &proto.AddProfileRequest{
 		ProfileName: profileName,
 		Username:    currUser.Username,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("add profile request: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	dupCount, _ := countProfilesWithName(cmd.Context(), daemonClient, currUser.Username, profileName)
+	if dupCount > 1 {
+		cmd.Printf("Warning: %d other profile(s) already use the name %q.\n", dupCount-1, profileName)
+		cmd.Println("Use `netbird profile list --show-id` to disambiguate later.")
+	}
+
+	id := profilemanager.ID(resp.Id)
+	cmd.Printf("Profile added: %s  %s\n", id.ShortID(), profilemanager.StripCtrlChars(profileName))
+	return nil
+
+}
+
+func renameProfileFunc(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+	if err := setupCmd(cmd); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	cmd.Println("Profile added successfully:", profileName)
+	conn, err := DialClientGRPCServer(cmd.Context(), daemonAddr)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("connect to service CLI interface: %w", err)
+	}
+	defer conn.Close()
+
+	currUser, err := user.Current()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("get current user: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	daemonClient := proto.NewDaemonServiceClient(conn)
+	handle := args[0]
+	newProfilename := args[1]
+
+	resp, err := daemonClient.RenameProfile(cmd.Context(), &proto.RenameProfileRequest{
+		Handle:         handle,
+		Username:       currUser.Username,
+		NewProfileName: newProfilename,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return wrapAmbiguityError(err, handle)
+	}
+
+	dupCount, _ := countProfilesWithName(cmd.Context(), daemonClient, currUser.Username, newProfilename)
+	if dupCount > 1 {
+		cmd.Printf("Warning: %d other profile(s) already use the name %q.\n", dupCount-1, newProfilename)
+		cmd.Println("Use `netbird profile list --show-id` to disambiguate later.")
+	}
+
+	cmd.Printf("Profile renamed from %s to %s\n", profilemanager.StripCtrlChars(resp.OldProfileName), profilemanager.StripCtrlChars(newProfilename))
+
 	return nil
 }
 
+func countProfilesWithName(ctx context.Context, c proto.DaemonServiceClient, username, name string) (int, error) {
+	resp, err := c.ListProfiles(ctx, &proto.ListProfilesRequest{Username: username})
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+	n := 0
+	for _, p := range resp.Profiles {
+		if p.Name == name {
+			n++
+		}
+	}
+	return n, nil
+}
+
 func removeProfileFunc(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	if err := setupCmd(cmd); err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -153,18 +243,17 @@ func removeProfileFunc(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	}
 
 	daemonClient := proto.NewDaemonServiceClient(conn)
+	handle := args[0]
 
-	profileName := args[0]
-
-	_, err = daemonClient.RemoveProfile(cmd.Context(), &proto.RemoveProfileRequest{
-		ProfileName: profileName,
+	resp, err := daemonClient.RemoveProfile(cmd.Context(), &proto.RemoveProfileRequest{
+		ProfileName: handle,
 		Username:    currUser.Username,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		return wrapAmbiguityError(err, handle)
 	}
 
-	cmd.Println("Profile removed successfully:", profileName)
+	cmd.Printf("Profile removed: %s\n", resp.Id)
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -174,7 +263,7 @@ func selectProfileFunc(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	}
 
 	profileManager := profilemanager.NewProfileManager()
-	profileName := args[0]
+	handle := args[0]
 
 	currUser, err := user.Current()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -191,32 +280,15 @@ func selectProfileFunc(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 
 	daemonClient := proto.NewDaemonServiceClient(conn)
 
-	profiles, err := daemonClient.ListProfiles(ctx, &proto.ListProfilesRequest{
-		Username: currUser.Username,
+	switchResp, err := daemonClient.SwitchProfile(ctx, &proto.SwitchProfileRequest{
+		ProfileName: &handle,
+		Username:    &currUser.Username,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("list profiles: %w", err)
+		return wrapAmbiguityError(err, handle)
 	}
 
-	var profileExists bool
-
-	for _, profile := range profiles.Profiles {
-		if profile.Name == profileName {
-			profileExists = true
-			break
-		}
-	}
-
-	if !profileExists {
-		return fmt.Errorf("profile %s does not exist", profileName)
-	}
-
-	if err := switchProfile(cmd.Context(), profileName, currUser.Username); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	err = profileManager.SwitchProfile(profileName)
-	if err != nil {
+	if err := profileManager.SwitchProfile(profilemanager.ID(switchResp.Id)); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -231,6 +303,30 @@ func selectProfileFunc(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	cmd.Println("Profile switched successfully to:", profileName)
+	id := profilemanager.ID(switchResp.Id)
+	cmd.Printf("Profile switched to: %s\n", id.ShortID())
 	return nil
 }
+
+// wrapAmbiguityError turns the daemon's gRPC InvalidArgument errors
+// (which carry the resolver's message verbatim) into CLI-friendly text
+// that points the user at --show-id.
+func wrapAmbiguityError(err error, handle string) error {
+	if err == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	st, ok := gstatus.FromError(err)
+	if !ok {
+		return err
+	}
+	switch st.Code() {
+	case codes.InvalidArgument:
+		msg := st.Message()
+		if strings.Contains(msg, "ambiguous") {
+			return errors.New(msg + "\nRun `netbird profile list --show-id` to see IDs, then select by ID prefix:\n  netbird profile select|remove <id-prefix>")
+		}
+	case codes.NotFound:
+		return fmt.Errorf("profile %q not found", handle)
+	}
+	return err
+}

client/cmd/root.go

@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ func init() {
 	// profile commands
 	profileCmd.AddCommand(profileListCmd)
 	profileCmd.AddCommand(profileAddCmd)
+	profileCmd.AddCommand(profileRenameCmd)
 	profileCmd.AddCommand(profileRemoveCmd)
 	profileCmd.AddCommand(profileSelectCmd)
 

client/cmd/status.go

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"net"
 	"net/netip"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/status"
@@ -117,6 +118,11 @@ func statusFunc(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		profName = activeProf.Name
 	}
 
+	var sessionExpiresAt time.Time
+	if ts := resp.GetSessionExpiresAt(); ts.IsValid() {
+		sessionExpiresAt = ts.AsTime().UTC()
+	}
+
 	var outputInformationHolder = nbstatus.ConvertToStatusOutputOverview(resp.GetFullStatus(), nbstatus.ConvertOptions{
 		Anonymize:            anonymizeFlag,
 		DaemonVersion:        resp.GetDaemonVersion(),
@@ -127,6 +133,7 @@ func statusFunc(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		IPsFilter:            ipsFilterMap,
 		ConnectionTypeFilter: connectionTypeFilter,
 		ProfileName:          profName,
+		SessionExpiresAt:     sessionExpiresAt,
 	})
 	var statusOutputString string
 	switch {

client/cmd/up.go

@@ -128,13 +128,12 @@ func upFunc(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	var profileSwitched bool
 	// switch profile if provided
 	if profileName != "" {
-		err = switchProfile(cmd.Context(), profileName, username.Username)
+		resolvedID, err := switchProfile(cmd.Context(), profileName, username.Username)
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("switch profile: %v", err)
 		}
 
-		err = pm.SwitchProfile(profileName)
-		if err != nil {
+		if err := pm.SwitchProfile(resolvedID); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("switch profile: %v", err)
 		}
 
@@ -190,7 +189,7 @@ func runInForegroundMode(ctx context.Context, cmd *cobra.Command, activeProf *pr
 
 	_, _ = profilemanager.UpdateOldManagementURL(ctx, config, configFilePath)
 
-	err = foregroundLogin(ctx, cmd, config, providedSetupKey, activeProf.Name)
+	err = foregroundLogin(ctx, cmd, config, providedSetupKey, activeProf.ID)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("foreground login failed: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -261,10 +260,10 @@ func runInDaemonMode(ctx context.Context, cmd *cobra.Command, pm *profilemanager
 	}
 
 	// set the new config
-	req := setupSetConfigReq(customDNSAddressConverted, cmd, activeProf.Name, username.Username)
+	req := setupSetConfigReq(customDNSAddressConverted, cmd, activeProf.ID.String(), username.Username)
 	if _, err := client.SetConfig(ctx, req); err != nil {
 		if st, ok := gstatus.FromError(err); ok && st.Code() == codes.Unavailable {
-			log.Warnf("setConfig method is not available in the daemon")
+			log.Warnf("setConfig method is not available in the daemon: %s", st.Message())
 		} else {
 			return fmt.Errorf("call service setConfig method: %v", err)
 		}
@@ -289,10 +288,11 @@ func doDaemonUp(ctx context.Context, cmd *cobra.Command, client proto.DaemonServ
 		return fmt.Errorf("setup login request: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	loginRequest.ProfileName = &activeProf.Name
+	profileID := activeProf.ID.String()
+	loginRequest.ProfileName = &profileID
 	loginRequest.Username = &username
 
-	profileState, err := pm.GetProfileState(activeProf.Name)
+	profileState, err := pm.GetProfileState(activeProf.ID)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Debugf("failed to get profile state for login hint: %v", err)
 	} else if profileState.Email != "" {
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ func doDaemonUp(ctx context.Context, cmd *cobra.Command, client proto.DaemonServ
 	}
 
 	if _, err := client.Up(ctx, &proto.UpRequest{
-		ProfileName: &activeProf.Name,
+		ProfileName: &profileID,
 		Username:    &username,
 	}); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("call service up method: %v", err)

client/cmd/up_daemon_test.go

@@ -29,14 +29,14 @@ func TestUpDaemon(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	sm := profilemanager.ServiceManager{}
-	err = sm.AddProfile("test1", currUser.Username)
+	created, err := sm.AddProfile("test1", currUser.Username)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("failed to add profile: %v", err)
 		return
 	}
 
 	err = sm.SetActiveProfileState(&profilemanager.ActiveProfileState{
-		Name:     "test1",
+		ID:       created.ID,
 		Username: currUser.Username,
 	})
 	if err != nil {

client/embed/embed.go

@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ func (c *Client) Status() (peer.FullStatus, error) {
 	if connect != nil {
 		engine := connect.Engine()
 		if engine != nil {
-			_ = engine.RunHealthProbes(false)
+			_ = engine.RunHealthProbes(context.Background(), false)
 		}
 	}
 

client/installer.nsis

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 !define DESCRIPTION "Connect your devices into a secure WireGuard-based overlay network with SSO, MFA, and granular access controls."
 !define INSTALLER_NAME "netbird-installer.exe"
 !define MAIN_APP_EXE "Netbird"
-!define ICON "ui\\assets\\netbird.ico"
+!define ICON "ui\\build\\windows\\icon.ico"
 !define BANNER "ui\\build\\banner.bmp"
 !define LICENSE_DATA "..\\LICENSE"
 
@@ -280,6 +280,43 @@ CreateShortCut "$SMPROGRAMS\${APP_NAME}.lnk" "$INSTDIR\${UI_APP_EXE}"
 CreateShortCut "$DESKTOP\${APP_NAME}.lnk" "$INSTDIR\${UI_APP_EXE}"
 SectionEnd
 
+# Install the Microsoft Edge WebView2 runtime if it isn't already present.
+# Macro adapted from Wails3's NSIS template (wails_tools.nsh): a registry
+# probe followed by a silent install of the embedded evergreen bootstrapper.
+# The MicrosoftEdgeWebview2Setup.exe payload is staged next to this script
+# by the sign-pipelines build step (`wails3 generate webview2bootstrapper`).
+!macro nb.webview2runtime
+    SetRegView 64
+    # Per-machine install marker — populated when the runtime ships with
+    # Edge or has been installed by an admin previously.
+    ReadRegStr $0 HKLM "SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\Clients\{F3017226-FE2A-4295-8BDF-00C3A9A7E4C5}" "pv"
+    ${If} $0 != ""
+        Goto webview2_ok
+    ${EndIf}
+    # Per-user fallback for HKCU installs.
+    ReadRegStr $0 HKCU "Software\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\Clients\{F3017226-FE2A-4295-8BDF-00C3A9A7E4C5}" "pv"
+    ${If} $0 != ""
+        Goto webview2_ok
+    ${EndIf}
+
+    SetDetailsPrint both
+    DetailPrint "Installing: WebView2 Runtime"
+    SetDetailsPrint listonly
+
+    InitPluginsDir
+    CreateDirectory "$pluginsdir\webview2bootstrapper"
+    SetOutPath "$pluginsdir\webview2bootstrapper"
+    File "MicrosoftEdgeWebview2Setup.exe"
+    ExecWait '"$pluginsdir\webview2bootstrapper\MicrosoftEdgeWebview2Setup.exe" /silent /install'
+
+    SetDetailsPrint both
+    webview2_ok:
+!macroend
+
+Section -WebView2
+    !insertmacro nb.webview2runtime
+SectionEnd
+
 Section -Post
 ExecWait '"$INSTDIR\${MAIN_APP_EXE}" service install'
 ExecWait '"$INSTDIR\${MAIN_APP_EXE}" service start'
@@ -326,9 +363,9 @@ DetailPrint "Deleting application files..."
 Delete "$INSTDIR\${UI_APP_EXE}"
 Delete "$INSTDIR\${MAIN_APP_EXE}"
 Delete "$INSTDIR\wintun.dll"
-!if ${ARCH} == "amd64"
+# Legacy: pre-Wails installs shipped opengl32.dll (Mesa3D for Fyne); remove
+# any leftover copy on uninstall so old upgrades don't leave it behind.
 Delete "$INSTDIR\opengl32.dll"
-!endif
 DetailPrint "Removing application directory..."
 RmDir /r "$INSTDIR"
 

client/internal/auth/auth.go

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package auth
 import (
 	"context"
 	"net/url"
+	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
@@ -21,6 +22,25 @@ import (
 	mgmProto "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/management/proto"
 )
 
+// peerLoginExpiredMsg is the exact phrase the management server returns
+// when a previously SSO-enrolled peer's login has expired. Sourced from
+// shared/management/status/error.go (NewPeerLoginExpiredError). Matched
+// by substring so a future server-side rewording that keeps the phrase
+// still triggers the friendly fallback in Login().
+const peerLoginExpiredMsg = "peer login has expired"
+
+// errSetupKeyOnSSOExpiredPeer replaces the raw management error when the
+// user runs `netbird login -k <setup-key>` against a peer that was
+// originally enrolled via SSO. Wrapped in a PermissionDenied gRPC status
+// so callers' existing isPermissionDenied / isAuthError checks still
+// classify it correctly (early-exit from retry backoff, StatusNeedsLogin
+// in the server state machine).
+var errSetupKeyOnSSOExpiredPeer = status.Error(
+	codes.PermissionDenied,
+	"this peer was originally enrolled via SSO and its session has expired. "+
+		"Setup keys can only enrol new peers — run `netbird up` (interactive SSO) to re-login.",
+)
+
 // Auth manages authentication operations with the management server
 // It maintains a long-lived connection and automatically handles reconnection with backoff
 type Auth struct {
@@ -184,6 +204,15 @@ func (a *Auth) Login(ctx context.Context, setupKey string, jwtToken string) (err
 			log.Debugf("peer registration required")
 			_, err = a.registerPeer(client, ctx, setupKey, jwtToken, pubSSHKey)
 			if err != nil {
+				// The peer pub-key is already on file with the management
+				// server (originally enrolled via SSO) and the session has
+				// expired. The setup-key path can only enrol new peers, so
+				// retrying with -k will keep failing. Replace the raw mgm
+				// message with an actionable hint that tells the user to
+				// re-authenticate via SSO instead.
+				if setupKey != "" && jwtToken == "" && isPeerLoginExpired(err) {
+					err = errSetupKeyOnSSOExpiredPeer
+				}
 				isAuthError = isPermissionDenied(err)
 				return err
 			}
@@ -474,3 +503,16 @@ func isLoginNeeded(err error) bool {
 func isRegistrationNeeded(err error) bool {
 	return isPermissionDenied(err)
 }
+
+// isPeerLoginExpired reports whether err is the management server's
+// "peer login has expired" PermissionDenied response. Used by Login to
+// detect the case where the caller passed a setup-key but the peer is
+// actually an SSO-enrolled record whose session needs refreshing — the
+// setup-key path cannot help there.
+func isPeerLoginExpired(err error) bool {
+	if !isPermissionDenied(err) {
+		return false
+	}
+	s, _ := status.FromError(err)
+	return strings.Contains(s.Message(), peerLoginExpiredMsg)
+}

client/internal/auth/auth_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+package auth
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	"google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc/status"
+)
+
+func TestIsPeerLoginExpired(t *testing.T) {
+	cases := []struct {
+		name string
+		err  error
+		want bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "nil",
+			err:  nil,
+			want: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "plain error (not a gRPC status)",
+			err:  errors.New("network read: connection reset"),
+			want: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "PermissionDenied with different message",
+			err:  status.Error(codes.PermissionDenied, "user is blocked"),
+			want: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Unauthenticated with the expected phrase",
+			// Wrong status code — must still return false.
+			err:  status.Error(codes.Unauthenticated, "peer login has expired, please log in once more"),
+			want: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "exact server message",
+			err:  status.Error(codes.PermissionDenied, "peer login has expired, please log in once more"),
+			want: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "phrase as substring",
+			// Future-proofing: if mgm reworords but keeps the phrase,
+			// the friendly fallback must still kick in.
+			err:  status.Error(codes.PermissionDenied, "session refused: peer login has expired (account=foo)"),
+			want: true,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range cases {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			if got := isPeerLoginExpired(tc.err); got != tc.want {
+				t.Fatalf("isPeerLoginExpired(%v) = %v, want %v", tc.err, got, tc.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestErrSetupKeyOnSSOExpiredPeer(t *testing.T) {
+	// Sentinel must surface as PermissionDenied so the upstream
+	// isPermissionDenied / isAuthError checks classify it correctly
+	// (short-circuit retry backoff, set StatusNeedsLogin).
+	if !isPermissionDenied(errSetupKeyOnSSOExpiredPeer) {
+		t.Fatalf("errSetupKeyOnSSOExpiredPeer must be a PermissionDenied gRPC error")
+	}
+
+	// Message must actually mention SSO and `netbird up` so it is
+	// actionable for the end user. Loose substring checks keep the
+	// test resilient to copy edits.
+	s, _ := status.FromError(errSetupKeyOnSSOExpiredPeer)
+	msg := strings.ToLower(s.Message())
+	for _, want := range []string{"sso", "netbird up"} {
+		if !strings.Contains(msg, want) {
+			t.Errorf("sentinel message should contain %q, got %q", want, s.Message())
+		}
+	}
+}

client/internal/auth/pending_flow.go

@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+package auth
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"sync"
+	"time"
+)
+
+// PendingFlow stores an in-progress OAuth flow between the RPC that
+// initiates it (returns the verification URI to the UI) and the RPC
+// that waits for the user to complete it. The flow handle, the
+// device-code info, and the absolute expiry are kept together so the
+// waiting RPC can validate the device code and reuse the same flow.
+//
+// PendingFlow is safe for concurrent use; callers must not access the
+// stored fields directly.
+type PendingFlow struct {
+	mu         sync.Mutex
+	flow       OAuthFlow
+	info       AuthFlowInfo
+	expiresAt  time.Time
+	waitCancel context.CancelFunc
+}
+
+// NewPendingFlow returns an empty PendingFlow ready to be populated by Set.
+func NewPendingFlow() *PendingFlow {
+	return &PendingFlow{}
+}
+
+// Set stores the flow and its authorization info, computing the absolute
+// expiry from info.ExpiresIn (seconds, as returned by the IdP).
+func (p *PendingFlow) Set(flow OAuthFlow, info AuthFlowInfo) {
+	p.mu.Lock()
+	defer p.mu.Unlock()
+	p.flow = flow
+	p.info = info
+	p.expiresAt = time.Now().Add(time.Duration(info.ExpiresIn) * time.Second)
+}
+
+// Get returns the stored flow, info, and whether a flow is currently
+// pending. Returns (nil, zero, false) after Clear or before Set.
+func (p *PendingFlow) Get() (OAuthFlow, AuthFlowInfo, bool) {
+	p.mu.Lock()
+	defer p.mu.Unlock()
+	if p.flow == nil {
+		return nil, AuthFlowInfo{}, false
+	}
+	return p.flow, p.info, true
+}
+
+// ExpiresAt returns the absolute expiry of the pending flow. Returns
+// the zero time when no flow is pending.
+func (p *PendingFlow) ExpiresAt() time.Time {
+	p.mu.Lock()
+	defer p.mu.Unlock()
+	return p.expiresAt
+}
+
+// SetWaitCancel records the cancel function for the goroutine currently
+// blocked in WaitToken so a new RequestAuth can preempt it.
+func (p *PendingFlow) SetWaitCancel(cancel context.CancelFunc) {
+	p.mu.Lock()
+	defer p.mu.Unlock()
+	p.waitCancel = cancel
+}
+
+// CancelWait invokes and clears the stored wait-cancel, if any. Safe to
+// call when no wait is in progress.
+func (p *PendingFlow) CancelWait() {
+	p.mu.Lock()
+	cancel := p.waitCancel
+	p.waitCancel = nil
+	p.mu.Unlock()
+	if cancel != nil {
+		cancel()
+	}
+}
+
+// Clear resets the pending flow to empty. Any stored wait-cancel is
+// dropped without being invoked — call CancelWait first if the waiting
+// goroutine must be stopped.
+func (p *PendingFlow) Clear() {
+	p.mu.Lock()
+	defer p.mu.Unlock()
+	p.flow = nil
+	p.info = AuthFlowInfo{}
+	p.expiresAt = time.Time{}
+	p.waitCancel = nil
+}

client/internal/auth/sessionwatch/event.go

@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+package sessionwatch
+
+import (
+	"strconv"
+	"time"
+)
+
+// internal event kinds are no longer exposed: the watcher drives the Sink
+// directly (NotifyStateChange on deadline change/clear, PublishEvent at
+// each warning lead). Tests use a mock Sink to observe what the watcher
+// emits.
+
+// Metadata keys attached by the daemon to session-warning SystemEvents.
+// The UI tray reads these to build a locale-aware notification without
+// relying on the daemon's locale-less UserMessage string, and to
+// disambiguate the T-WarningLead notification from the T-FinalWarningLead
+// fallback that auto-opens the SessionAboutToExpire dialog.
+const (
+	// MetaSessionWarning is set to "true" on both warning events (T-10 and
+	// T-2) so the UI can detect a session-warning SystemEvent without
+	// matching on the message text. Use MetaSessionFinal to distinguish
+	// the two.
+	MetaSessionWarning = "session_warning"
+	// MetaSessionFinal is set to "true" on the T-FinalWarningLead event
+	// only. Consumers that need to auto-open the SessionAboutToExpire
+	// dialog gate on this; T-WarningLead events leave the field unset.
+	MetaSessionFinal = "session_final_warning"
+	// MetaSessionExpiresAt carries the absolute UTC deadline encoded with
+	// FormatExpiresAt; consumers must decode with ParseExpiresAt so a
+	// future format change stays a single edit.
+	MetaSessionExpiresAt = "session_expires_at"
+	// MetaSessionLeadMinutes carries the lead in whole minutes (WarningLead
+	// for the T-10 event, FinalWarningLead for the T-2 event) so the UI
+	// can show "expires in ~N minutes" without hardcoding either constant.
+	MetaSessionLeadMinutes = "lead_minutes"
+	// MetaSessionDeadlineRejected is attached to the ERROR/AUTHENTICATION
+	// SystemEvent the daemon emits when it discards a deadline from the
+	// management server (pre-epoch, too far in the future, or past the
+	// clock-skew tolerance). The value is the rejection reason string.
+	// userMessage is left empty; the UI detects the event via this key
+	// and builds a localized notification — same pattern as the session
+	// warnings above.
+	MetaSessionDeadlineRejected = "session_deadline_rejected"
+)
+
+// expiresAtLayout is the wire format used for MetaSessionExpiresAt.
+// Producer and consumers both go through FormatExpiresAt/ParseExpiresAt
+// so this layout stays a single source of truth.
+const expiresAtLayout = time.RFC3339
+
+// FormatExpiresAt encodes a deadline for MetaSessionExpiresAt. Always
+// emits UTC so a consumer in another timezone reads the same wall-clock
+// deadline.
+func FormatExpiresAt(t time.Time) string {
+	return t.UTC().Format(expiresAtLayout)
+}
+
+// ParseExpiresAt decodes the MetaSessionExpiresAt value back to a UTC
+// time. Returns an error when the field is empty or malformed; the
+// caller decides whether to fall back (zero value) or propagate.
+func ParseExpiresAt(s string) (time.Time, error) {
+	t, err := time.Parse(expiresAtLayout, s)
+	if err != nil {
+		return time.Time{}, err
+	}
+	return t.UTC(), nil
+}
+
+// FormatLeadMinutes encodes a lead duration for MetaSessionLeadMinutes
+// as the integer count of whole minutes. Sub-minute residuals are
+// truncated — the field is informational ("expires in ~N minutes") and
+// fractional minutes don't change what the UI displays.
+func FormatLeadMinutes(d time.Duration) string {
+	return strconv.Itoa(int(d / time.Minute))
+}
+
+// ParseLeadMinutes decodes a MetaSessionLeadMinutes value. Returns 0
+// and the parse error for malformed input; consumers that prefer a
+// silent fallback can simply ignore the error.
+func ParseLeadMinutes(s string) (int, error) {
+	return strconv.Atoi(s)
+}

client/internal/auth/sessionwatch/watcher.go

@@ -0,0 +1,387 @@
+// Package sessionwatch tracks the SSO session expiry deadline that the
+// management server publishes via LoginResponse / SyncResponse and fires
+// two warning events at fixed lead times before expiry: an interactive
+// T-WarningLead notification and a dismiss-gated T-FinalWarningLead
+// fallback dialog.
+//
+// The watcher is idempotent: Update may be called as often as the network
+// map snapshots arrive. Repeating the same deadline is a no-op; a new
+// deadline reschedules the timers and arms a fresh warning cycle.
+//
+// Warning firing is edge-detected. Each unique deadline value fires each
+// warning callback at most once.
+package sessionwatch
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"sync"
+	"time"
+
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+
+	cProto "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/proto"
+)
+
+const (
+	// Skew tolerates a small clock difference between the management
+	// server and this peer before treating a deadline as "in the past".
+	// Slightly above typical NTP drift; tight enough that the UI doesn't
+	// paint a stale expiry as if it were valid.
+	Skew = 30 * time.Second
+
+	// maxDeadlineHorizon caps how far in the future an accepted deadline
+	// can sit. A timestamp beyond this is almost certainly a protocol
+	// glitch, and silently arming a 100-year timer would hide the bug.
+	maxDeadlineHorizon = 10 * 365 * 24 * time.Hour
+
+	// WarningLead is how far before expiry the first (interactive)
+	// warning fires. Drives the T-10 OS notification with
+	// Extend/Dismiss actions.
+	WarningLead = 10 * time.Minute
+
+	// FinalWarningLead is how far before expiry the fallback final
+	// warning fires. Drives the auto-opened SessionAboutToExpire dialog,
+	// but only when the user has not dismissed the T-WarningLead warning
+	// for the same deadline. Must be strictly less than WarningLead.
+	FinalWarningLead = 2 * time.Minute
+)
+
+var (
+	// ErrDeadlineBeforeEpoch is returned by Update when the supplied
+	// deadline pre-dates 1970-01-01.
+	ErrDeadlineBeforeEpoch = errors.New("session deadline before unix epoch")
+
+	// ErrDeadlineTooFarFuture is returned by Update when the supplied
+	// deadline is more than maxDeadlineHorizon in the future.
+	ErrDeadlineTooFarFuture = errors.New("session deadline too far in the future")
+
+	// ErrDeadlineInPast is returned by Update when the supplied deadline
+	// is more than Skew in the past.
+	ErrDeadlineInPast = errors.New("session deadline in the past")
+)
+
+// StatusRecorder is the side-effect surface the watcher drives on every
+// state transition. Production wires this to peer.Status (SetSessionExpiresAt
+// for deadline change/clear, PublishEvent for the two warnings); tests pass
+// a fake recorder so the same surface is observable without an engine.
+//
+// The watcher is the single owner of the deadline propagated to the
+// recorder: every set, clear, sanity-check rejection and Close routes the
+// value through SetSessionExpiresAt, so the SubscribeStatus snapshot the UI
+// reads can never drift from the watcher's timer state. (SetSessionExpiresAt
+// fans out its own state-change notification, so no separate notify is
+// needed.) The recorder is server-scoped and outlives this engine-scoped
+// watcher — without the Close-time clear a teardown (Down, or the Down+Up of
+// a profile switch) would leave the next session showing the previous one's
+// stale "expires in" value.
+//
+// PublishEvent's signature mirrors peer.Status.PublishEvent: the watcher
+// composes the metadata internally so the wire format (MetaSession*) is
+// owned by sessionwatch, not the caller.
+type StatusRecorder interface {
+	SetSessionExpiresAt(deadline time.Time)
+	PublishEvent(
+		severity cProto.SystemEvent_Severity,
+		category cProto.SystemEvent_Category,
+		message string,
+		userMessage string,
+		metadata map[string]string,
+	)
+}
+
+// Watcher observes the latest session deadline and fires two warnings
+// before it expires: the interactive T-WarningLead notification, and the
+// fallback T-FinalWarningLead dialog (suppressed when the user dismissed
+// the first one for the same deadline). Safe for concurrent use.
+type Watcher struct {
+	lead      time.Duration
+	finalLead time.Duration
+
+	mu           sync.Mutex
+	current      time.Time
+	timer        *time.Timer
+	finalTimer   *time.Timer
+	firedAt      time.Time // deadline value the T-WarningLead callback last fired against
+	finalFiredAt time.Time // deadline value the T-FinalWarningLead callback last fired against
+	dismissedAt  time.Time // deadline value the user dismissed via Dismiss(); gates fireFinal
+	closed       bool
+	recorder     StatusRecorder
+}
+
+// New returns a watcher with the package defaults WarningLead and
+// FinalWarningLead. Pass nil for recorder to silence side effects (handy
+// in unit tests that exercise sanity checks without observing the publish
+// path).
+func New(recorder StatusRecorder) *Watcher {
+	return NewWithLeads(WarningLead, FinalWarningLead, recorder)
+}
+
+// NewWithLeads returns a watcher with custom lead times. Useful for tests.
+// final must be strictly less than lead; otherwise both timers fire in the
+// wrong order or simultaneously and the UI flow breaks. A zero final lead
+// disables the final-warning timer entirely (see armTimerLocked) so a
+// millisecond-scale deadline doesn't flush both timers in one tick.
+func NewWithLeads(lead, final time.Duration, recorder StatusRecorder) *Watcher {
+	return &Watcher{
+		lead:      lead,
+		finalLead: final,
+		recorder:  recorder,
+	}
+}
+
+// Update sets the latest deadline. Pass the zero time to clear (e.g. when
+// a Sync push from the server omits the field because login expiration
+// was disabled).
+//
+// Same-value updates are no-ops. A different non-zero value cancels any
+// pending timer, resets the "already fired" guard, and arms a new one.
+//
+// Returns one of the sentinel Err* values when the deadline fails the
+// sanity checks (pre-epoch, far future, or in the past beyond Skew).
+// In every error case the watcher first clears its state so it stays
+// consistent with what the caller will push into its other sinks (e.g.
+// applySessionDeadline forces a zero deadline into the status recorder
+// after a non-nil error).
+func (w *Watcher) Update(deadline time.Time) error {
+	w.mu.Lock()
+	if w.closed {
+		w.mu.Unlock()
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	if deadline.IsZero() {
+		w.clearLocked()
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	now := time.Now()
+	switch {
+	case deadline.Before(time.Unix(0, 0)):
+		w.clearLocked()
+		return fmt.Errorf("%w: %v", ErrDeadlineBeforeEpoch, deadline)
+	case deadline.After(now.Add(maxDeadlineHorizon)):
+		w.clearLocked()
+		return fmt.Errorf("%w: %v", ErrDeadlineTooFarFuture, deadline)
+	case deadline.Before(now.Add(-Skew)):
+		w.clearLocked()
+		return fmt.Errorf("%w: %v (now=%v)", ErrDeadlineInPast, deadline, now)
+	}
+
+	if deadline.Equal(w.current) {
+		w.mu.Unlock()
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	w.stopTimerLocked()
+	w.current = deadline
+	// Reset every per-deadline guard so a refreshed deadline arms a fresh
+	// warning cycle: both edge triggers and the user Dismiss decision
+	// (the user agreed to the old deadline expiring; a new deadline
+	// restarts the contract).
+	w.firedAt = time.Time{}
+	w.finalFiredAt = time.Time{}
+	w.dismissedAt = time.Time{}
+
+	w.armTimerLocked(deadline)
+	recorder := w.recorder
+	w.mu.Unlock()
+	if recorder != nil {
+		recorder.SetSessionExpiresAt(deadline)
+	}
+	log.Infof("auth session deadline set to: %s (in %s)", deadline.Format(time.RFC3339), time.Until(deadline).Round(time.Second))
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Deadline returns the most recently observed deadline. Zero when no
+// deadline is currently tracked.
+func (w *Watcher) Deadline() time.Time {
+	w.mu.Lock()
+	defer w.mu.Unlock()
+	return w.current
+}
+
+// Dismiss records the user's "Dismiss" action against the current deadline
+// and suppresses the upcoming final-warning callback for that deadline.
+// Idempotent: repeated calls are no-ops. A subsequent Update with a fresh
+// deadline resets the dismissal so the final-warning cycle re-arms.
+//
+// No-op when the watcher holds no deadline or has been closed.
+func (w *Watcher) Dismiss() {
+	w.mu.Lock()
+	defer w.mu.Unlock()
+	if w.closed || w.current.IsZero() {
+		return
+	}
+	if w.dismissedAt.Equal(w.current) {
+		return
+	}
+	w.dismissedAt = w.current
+	// Cancel the armed final-warning timer eagerly. fireFinal would also
+	// gate on dismissedAt, but stopping the timer avoids a wakeup with
+	// nothing to do and makes the intent visible.
+	if w.finalTimer != nil {
+		w.finalTimer.Stop()
+		w.finalTimer = nil
+	}
+	log.Infof("auth session final-warning dismissed for deadline %s", w.current.Format(time.RFC3339))
+}
+
+// Close stops any pending timer and drops the deadline on the status
+// recorder. Update calls after Close are ignored. Clearing the recorder
+// here is what keeps a teardown (Down, or the Down+Up of a profile switch)
+// from leaving the next session showing this one's stale "expires in"
+// value — the recorder is server-scoped and outlives this engine-scoped
+// watcher, so nothing else drops the anchor on teardown.
+func (w *Watcher) Close() {
+	w.mu.Lock()
+	if w.closed {
+		w.mu.Unlock()
+		return
+	}
+	w.closed = true
+	w.stopTimerLocked()
+	hadDeadline := !w.current.IsZero()
+	w.current = time.Time{}
+	w.firedAt = time.Time{}
+	w.finalFiredAt = time.Time{}
+	w.dismissedAt = time.Time{}
+	recorder := w.recorder
+	w.mu.Unlock()
+	if recorder != nil && hadDeadline {
+		recorder.SetSessionExpiresAt(time.Time{})
+	}
+}
+
+// clearLocked drops the tracked deadline and notifies the recorder so
+// downstream consumers (SubscribeStatus stream, UI) drop their anchor.
+// The caller must hold w.mu; this helper releases it before invoking
+// the recorder.
+func (w *Watcher) clearLocked() {
+	if w.current.IsZero() {
+		w.mu.Unlock()
+		return
+	}
+	w.stopTimerLocked()
+	w.current = time.Time{}
+	w.firedAt = time.Time{}
+	w.finalFiredAt = time.Time{}
+	w.dismissedAt = time.Time{}
+	recorder := w.recorder
+	w.mu.Unlock()
+	if recorder != nil {
+		recorder.SetSessionExpiresAt(time.Time{})
+	}
+	log.Infof("auth session deadline cleared")
+}
+
+func (w *Watcher) stopTimerLocked() {
+	if w.timer != nil {
+		w.timer.Stop()
+		w.timer = nil
+	}
+	if w.finalTimer != nil {
+		w.finalTimer.Stop()
+		w.finalTimer = nil
+	}
+}
+
+func (w *Watcher) armTimerLocked(deadline time.Time) {
+	w.timer = armOneShotLocked(deadline.Add(-w.lead), func() { w.fire(deadline) })
+	// finalLead <= 0 disables the final-warning timer entirely. Used by
+	// tests that predate the final-warning fallback so a millisecond-scale
+	// deadline does not flush both timers at once.
+	if w.finalLead > 0 {
+		w.finalTimer = armOneShotLocked(deadline.Add(-w.finalLead), func() { w.fireFinal(deadline) })
+	}
+}
+
+func (w *Watcher) fire(armedFor time.Time) {
+	w.mu.Lock()
+	if w.closed || !w.current.Equal(armedFor) {
+		// Deadline moved while we were waiting (e.g. a successful extend).
+		// The reschedule path armed a fresh timer; this one is stale.
+		w.mu.Unlock()
+		return
+	}
+	if !w.firedAt.IsZero() && w.firedAt.Equal(armedFor) {
+		w.mu.Unlock()
+		return
+	}
+	w.firedAt = armedFor
+	recorder := w.recorder
+	w.mu.Unlock()
+	if recorder == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	log.Infof("auth session expiry soon warning fired")
+	publishWarning(recorder, armedFor, false)
+}
+
+// fireFinal mirrors fire for the T-FinalWarningLead timer with an extra
+// dismiss-gate: if the user dismissed the T-WarningLead notification for
+// this deadline, the final warning is suppressed entirely.
+func (w *Watcher) fireFinal(armedFor time.Time) {
+	w.mu.Lock()
+	if w.closed || !w.current.Equal(armedFor) {
+		w.mu.Unlock()
+		return
+	}
+	if !w.finalFiredAt.IsZero() && w.finalFiredAt.Equal(armedFor) {
+		w.mu.Unlock()
+		return
+	}
+	if w.dismissedAt.Equal(armedFor) {
+		w.mu.Unlock()
+		log.Infof("auth session final-warning skipped (dismissed by user)")
+		return
+	}
+	w.finalFiredAt = armedFor
+	recorder := w.recorder
+	w.mu.Unlock()
+	if recorder == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	log.Infof("auth session final-warning fired")
+	publishWarning(recorder, armedFor, true)
+}
+
+// armOneShotLocked schedules cb at fireAt. When fireAt is already in the
+// past it dispatches on the next scheduler tick so a state-change recorder
+// notification (invoked after w.mu is released) lands first. Caller must
+// hold w.mu.
+func armOneShotLocked(fireAt time.Time, cb func()) *time.Timer {
+	delay := time.Until(fireAt)
+	if delay <= 0 {
+		return time.AfterFunc(0, cb)
+	}
+	return time.AfterFunc(delay, cb)
+}
+
+// publishWarning composes the SystemEvent for a watcher-fired warning and
+// pushes it through the recorder. Severity is CRITICAL on both — bypassing
+// the user's Notifications toggle is deliberate: missing the warning
+// window forces the post-mortem SessionExpired flow (tunnel torn down,
+// lock icon, manual re-login), which is the UX we are trying to avoid.
+func publishWarning(recorder StatusRecorder, deadline time.Time, final bool) {
+	lead := WarningLead
+	message := "session expiry warning"
+	meta := map[string]string{
+		MetaSessionWarning:   "true",
+		MetaSessionExpiresAt: FormatExpiresAt(deadline),
+	}
+	if final {
+		lead = FinalWarningLead
+		message = "session expiry final warning"
+		meta[MetaSessionFinal] = "true"
+	}
+	meta[MetaSessionLeadMinutes] = FormatLeadMinutes(lead)
+
+	recorder.PublishEvent(
+		cProto.SystemEvent_CRITICAL,
+		cProto.SystemEvent_AUTHENTICATION,
+		message,
+		"",
+		meta,
+	)
+}

client/internal/auth/sessionwatch/watcher_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,519 @@
+package sessionwatch
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"sync"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	cProto "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/proto"
+)
+
+// fakeRecorder satisfies StatusRecorder and records every call so tests
+// can observe what the watcher emits. SetSessionExpiresAt and PublishEvent
+// land in the same ordered events slice (with the Kind distinguishing
+// them) so tests that care about ordering still work. lastDeadline holds
+// the most recent value passed to SetSessionExpiresAt so tests can assert
+// the recorder ended up cleared/set as expected.
+type fakeRecorder struct {
+	mu           sync.Mutex
+	events       []event
+	lastDeadline time.Time
+}
+
+type eventKind int
+
+const (
+	stateChange eventKind = iota
+	publish
+)
+
+type event struct {
+	kind eventKind
+	// Set only for publish events.
+	severity cProto.SystemEvent_Severity
+	category cProto.SystemEvent_Category
+	message  string
+	meta     map[string]string
+}
+
+// SetSessionExpiresAt mirrors peer.Status: a same-value write is a no-op,
+// a real change records the new value and fans out a state-change (the
+// production recorder calls notifyStateChange internally). The baseline
+// is the zero time, so an initial clear before any deadline is set emits
+// nothing — matching the real recorder.
+func (r *fakeRecorder) SetSessionExpiresAt(deadline time.Time) {
+	r.mu.Lock()
+	defer r.mu.Unlock()
+	if r.lastDeadline.Equal(deadline) {
+		return
+	}
+	r.lastDeadline = deadline
+	r.events = append(r.events, event{kind: stateChange})
+}
+
+func (r *fakeRecorder) deadline() time.Time {
+	r.mu.Lock()
+	defer r.mu.Unlock()
+	return r.lastDeadline
+}
+
+func (r *fakeRecorder) PublishEvent(
+	severity cProto.SystemEvent_Severity,
+	category cProto.SystemEvent_Category,
+	message string,
+	_ string,
+	metadata map[string]string,
+) {
+	r.mu.Lock()
+	defer r.mu.Unlock()
+	r.events = append(r.events, event{
+		kind:     publish,
+		severity: severity,
+		category: category,
+		message:  message,
+		meta:     metadata,
+	})
+}
+
+func (r *fakeRecorder) snapshot() []event {
+	r.mu.Lock()
+	defer r.mu.Unlock()
+	out := make([]event, len(r.events))
+	copy(out, r.events)
+	return out
+}
+
+func (e event) isFinalWarning() bool {
+	return e.kind == publish && e.meta[MetaSessionFinal] == "true"
+}
+
+func (e event) isWarning() bool {
+	return e.kind == publish && e.meta[MetaSessionWarning] == "true" && e.meta[MetaSessionFinal] != "true"
+}
+
+func countWhere(events []event, pred func(event) bool) int {
+	n := 0
+	for _, e := range events {
+		if pred(e) {
+			n++
+		}
+	}
+	return n
+}
+
+func waitForEvents(t *testing.T, r *fakeRecorder, want int) []event {
+	t.Helper()
+	deadline := time.Now().Add(500 * time.Millisecond)
+	for time.Now().Before(deadline) {
+		if got := r.snapshot(); len(got) >= want {
+			return got
+		}
+		time.Sleep(5 * time.Millisecond)
+	}
+	got := r.snapshot()
+	t.Fatalf("timed out waiting for %d events, got %d: %+v", want, len(got), got)
+	return nil
+}
+
+// newWatcher builds a watcher with the final timer disabled (finalLead=0),
+// matching the lead-only behaviour the pre-final-warning tests assume.
+func newWatcher(lead time.Duration, r *fakeRecorder) *Watcher {
+	return NewWithLeads(lead, 0, r)
+}
+
+func TestUpdateZeroBeforeAnythingIsNoop(t *testing.T) {
+	r := &fakeRecorder{}
+	w := newWatcher(50*time.Millisecond, r)
+	defer w.Close()
+
+	_ = w.Update(time.Time{})
+
+	if got := r.snapshot(); len(got) != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected no events on initial zero, got %+v", got)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestUpdateNonZeroFiresStateChange(t *testing.T) {
+	r := &fakeRecorder{}
+	w := newWatcher(50*time.Millisecond, r)
+	defer w.Close()
+
+	d := time.Now().Add(time.Hour)
+	_ = w.Update(d)
+
+	events := waitForEvents(t, r, 1)
+	if events[0].kind != stateChange {
+		t.Fatalf("expected stateChange, got %+v", events[0])
+	}
+	if !w.Deadline().Equal(d) {
+		t.Fatalf("deadline mismatch: %v vs %v", w.Deadline(), d)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSameDeadlineIsNoop(t *testing.T) {
+	r := &fakeRecorder{}
+	w := newWatcher(50*time.Millisecond, r)
+	defer w.Close()
+
+	d := time.Now().Add(time.Hour)
+	_ = w.Update(d)
+	_ = w.Update(d)
+	_ = w.Update(d)
+
+	events := waitForEvents(t, r, 1)
+	if len(events) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected exactly 1 event for repeated same deadline, got %d: %+v", len(events), events)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestWarningFiresOnceWithinLeadWindow(t *testing.T) {
+	r := &fakeRecorder{}
+	lead := 50 * time.Millisecond
+	w := newWatcher(lead, r)
+	defer w.Close()
+
+	// Deadline 80ms out — warning should fire after ~30ms.
+	d := time.Now().Add(80 * time.Millisecond)
+	_ = w.Update(d)
+
+	events := waitForEvents(t, r, 2)
+	if events[0].kind != stateChange {
+		t.Fatalf("event[0] should be stateChange, got %+v", events[0])
+	}
+	if !events[1].isWarning() {
+		t.Fatalf("event[1] should be a warning publish, got %+v", events[1])
+	}
+}
+
+func TestWarningFiresImmediatelyWhenAlreadyInsideWindow(t *testing.T) {
+	r := &fakeRecorder{}
+	w := newWatcher(time.Hour, r) // lead > delta => fire immediately
+	defer w.Close()
+
+	d := time.Now().Add(10 * time.Millisecond)
+	_ = w.Update(d)
+
+	events := waitForEvents(t, r, 2)
+	if !events[1].isWarning() {
+		t.Fatalf("expected immediate warning publish, got %+v", events[1])
+	}
+}
+
+func TestNewDeadlineCancelsPriorTimer(t *testing.T) {
+	r := &fakeRecorder{}
+	lead := 50 * time.Millisecond
+	w := newWatcher(lead, r)
+	defer w.Close()
+
+	first := time.Now().Add(80 * time.Millisecond) // would fire warning ~30ms in
+	_ = w.Update(first)
+
+	// Replace with a far-future deadline before the warning fires.
+	time.Sleep(5 * time.Millisecond)
+	second := time.Now().Add(time.Hour)
+	_ = w.Update(second)
+
+	// Wait past when first's warning would have fired.
+	time.Sleep(80 * time.Millisecond)
+
+	if n := countWhere(r.snapshot(), event.isWarning); n != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("warning fired for cancelled deadline: %+v", r.snapshot())
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRefreshAfterFireArmsNewWarning(t *testing.T) {
+	r := &fakeRecorder{}
+	lead := 30 * time.Millisecond
+	w := newWatcher(lead, r)
+	defer w.Close()
+
+	first := time.Now().Add(50 * time.Millisecond)
+	_ = w.Update(first)
+
+	// Wait for stateChange + warning of the first cycle.
+	waitForEvents(t, r, 2)
+
+	// Simulate a successful extend: brand new deadline.
+	second := time.Now().Add(60 * time.Millisecond)
+	_ = w.Update(second)
+
+	// 4 events total: stateChange, warning (first), stateChange, warning (second).
+	events := waitForEvents(t, r, 4)
+	if events[2].kind != stateChange {
+		t.Fatalf("event[2] should be stateChange for the new deadline, got %+v", events[2])
+	}
+	if !events[3].isWarning() {
+		t.Fatalf("event[3] should be a warning publish for the new deadline, got %+v", events[3])
+	}
+}
+
+func TestUpdateZeroAfterNonZeroClearsState(t *testing.T) {
+	r := &fakeRecorder{}
+	w := newWatcher(time.Hour, r)
+	defer w.Close()
+
+	d := time.Now().Add(2 * time.Hour)
+	_ = w.Update(d)
+	waitForEvents(t, r, 1)
+
+	_ = w.Update(time.Time{})
+
+	events := waitForEvents(t, r, 2)
+	if events[1].kind != stateChange {
+		t.Fatalf("expected stateChange on clear, got %+v", events[1])
+	}
+	if !w.Deadline().IsZero() {
+		t.Fatalf("Deadline should be zero after clear")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestUpdateRejectsBeforeEpoch(t *testing.T) {
+	r := &fakeRecorder{}
+	w := newWatcher(50*time.Millisecond, r)
+	defer w.Close()
+
+	good := time.Now().Add(time.Hour)
+	if err := w.Update(good); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("seed Update: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	err := w.Update(time.Unix(-100, 0))
+	if !errors.Is(err, ErrDeadlineBeforeEpoch) {
+		t.Fatalf("want ErrDeadlineBeforeEpoch, got %v", err)
+	}
+	if !w.Deadline().IsZero() {
+		t.Fatalf("rejected pre-epoch update must clear deadline; got %v", w.Deadline())
+	}
+}
+
+func TestUpdateRejectsTooFarFuture(t *testing.T) {
+	r := &fakeRecorder{}
+	w := newWatcher(50*time.Millisecond, r)
+	defer w.Close()
+
+	good := time.Now().Add(time.Hour)
+	if err := w.Update(good); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("seed Update: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	err := w.Update(time.Now().Add(50 * 365 * 24 * time.Hour))
+	if !errors.Is(err, ErrDeadlineTooFarFuture) {
+		t.Fatalf("want ErrDeadlineTooFarFuture, got %v", err)
+	}
+	if !w.Deadline().IsZero() {
+		t.Fatalf("rejected far-future update must clear deadline; got %v", w.Deadline())
+	}
+}
+
+func TestUpdateInPastClearsDeadline(t *testing.T) {
+	r := &fakeRecorder{}
+	w := newWatcher(50*time.Millisecond, r)
+	defer w.Close()
+
+	good := time.Now().Add(time.Hour)
+	if err := w.Update(good); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("seed Update: %v", err)
+	}
+	// Drain the stateChange from the seed.
+	waitForEvents(t, r, 1)
+
+	err := w.Update(time.Now().Add(-1 * time.Hour))
+	if !errors.Is(err, ErrDeadlineInPast) {
+		t.Fatalf("want ErrDeadlineInPast, got %v", err)
+	}
+	if !w.Deadline().IsZero() {
+		t.Fatalf("in-past update must clear the deadline, got %v", w.Deadline())
+	}
+	events := waitForEvents(t, r, 2)
+	if events[1].kind != stateChange {
+		t.Fatalf("expected stateChange on clear, got %+v", events[1])
+	}
+}
+
+func TestUpdateWithinSkewAccepted(t *testing.T) {
+	r := &fakeRecorder{}
+	w := newWatcher(50*time.Millisecond, r)
+	defer w.Close()
+
+	// 5 seconds in the past is within the 30s Skew tolerance — accept it.
+	d := time.Now().Add(-5 * time.Second)
+	if err := w.Update(d); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("within-skew Update should succeed, got %v", err)
+	}
+	if !w.Deadline().Equal(d) {
+		t.Fatalf("expected deadline to be applied, got %v want %v", w.Deadline(), d)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCloseSilencesUpdates(t *testing.T) {
+	r := &fakeRecorder{}
+	w := newWatcher(50*time.Millisecond, r)
+	w.Close()
+
+	_ = w.Update(time.Now().Add(time.Hour))
+
+	time.Sleep(20 * time.Millisecond)
+	if got := r.snapshot(); len(got) != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected no events after Close, got %+v", got)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestCloseClearsRecorderDeadline pins the profile-switch fix: a watcher
+// holding a live deadline must zero the recorder on Close so the next
+// engine's watcher (and the UI reading the shared server-scoped recorder)
+// doesn't start out showing the previous session's stale "expires in".
+func TestCloseClearsRecorderDeadline(t *testing.T) {
+	r := &fakeRecorder{}
+	w := newWatcher(time.Hour, r)
+
+	d := time.Now().Add(2 * time.Hour)
+	if err := w.Update(d); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("seed Update: %v", err)
+	}
+	if got := r.deadline(); !got.Equal(d) {
+		t.Fatalf("recorder deadline after Update = %v, want %v", got, d)
+	}
+
+	w.Close()
+
+	if got := r.deadline(); !got.IsZero() {
+		t.Fatalf("recorder deadline after Close = %v, want zero", got)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestCloseWithoutDeadlineLeavesRecorderUntouched guards the symmetric
+// case: closing a watcher that never held a deadline must not emit a
+// redundant clear (the recorder may legitimately hold a value written by
+// some other path; the watcher only owns what it set).
+func TestCloseWithoutDeadlineLeavesRecorderUntouched(t *testing.T) {
+	r := &fakeRecorder{}
+	w := newWatcher(time.Hour, r)
+
+	w.Close()
+
+	if got := r.snapshot(); len(got) != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected no events from Close on an empty watcher, got %+v", got)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestFinalWarningFiresAfterRegularWarning(t *testing.T) {
+	r := &fakeRecorder{}
+	// Warning fires at deadline-80ms, final at deadline-30ms.
+	w := NewWithLeads(80*time.Millisecond, 30*time.Millisecond, r)
+	defer w.Close()
+
+	d := time.Now().Add(100 * time.Millisecond)
+	_ = w.Update(d)
+
+	// Expect stateChange + warning + final-warning.
+	events := waitForEvents(t, r, 3)
+
+	if countWhere(events, func(e event) bool { return e.kind == stateChange }) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected exactly 1 stateChange, got %+v", events)
+	}
+	if countWhere(events, event.isWarning) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected exactly 1 warning publish, got %+v", events)
+	}
+	if countWhere(events, event.isFinalWarning) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected exactly 1 final-warning publish, got %+v", events)
+	}
+
+	// Warning must precede final (same deadline, longer lead fires first).
+	var wIdx, fIdx int
+	for i, e := range events {
+		switch {
+		case e.isWarning():
+			wIdx = i
+		case e.isFinalWarning():
+			fIdx = i
+		}
+	}
+	if wIdx > fIdx {
+		t.Fatalf("warning must publish before final-warning, got order %+v", events)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDismissSuppressesFinalWarning(t *testing.T) {
+	r := &fakeRecorder{}
+	w := NewWithLeads(80*time.Millisecond, 30*time.Millisecond, r)
+	defer w.Close()
+
+	d := time.Now().Add(100 * time.Millisecond)
+	_ = w.Update(d)
+
+	// Wait for the warning publish so we know we're inside the warning
+	// window, then dismiss before the final timer would fire.
+	deadline := time.Now().Add(500 * time.Millisecond)
+	for time.Now().Before(deadline) {
+		if countWhere(r.snapshot(), event.isWarning) >= 1 {
+			break
+		}
+		time.Sleep(2 * time.Millisecond)
+	}
+	if countWhere(r.snapshot(), event.isWarning) < 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("warning did not publish in time, events=%+v", r.snapshot())
+	}
+
+	w.Dismiss()
+
+	// Now wait past when the final would have fired.
+	time.Sleep(120 * time.Millisecond)
+
+	if n := countWhere(r.snapshot(), event.isFinalWarning); n != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("final-warning published after Dismiss(), events=%+v", r.snapshot())
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDismissResetByNewDeadline(t *testing.T) {
+	r := &fakeRecorder{}
+	w := NewWithLeads(80*time.Millisecond, 30*time.Millisecond, r)
+	defer w.Close()
+
+	first := time.Now().Add(100 * time.Millisecond)
+	_ = w.Update(first)
+
+	// Dismiss against the first deadline.
+	w.Dismiss()
+
+	// Replace with a fresh deadline before the first's timers complete.
+	time.Sleep(10 * time.Millisecond)
+	second := time.Now().Add(100 * time.Millisecond)
+	_ = w.Update(second)
+
+	// The second cycle must publish a final-warning (the dismiss state
+	// did not carry over).
+	deadline := time.Now().Add(500 * time.Millisecond)
+	for time.Now().Before(deadline) {
+		if countWhere(r.snapshot(), event.isFinalWarning) >= 1 {
+			break
+		}
+		time.Sleep(5 * time.Millisecond)
+	}
+	if countWhere(r.snapshot(), event.isFinalWarning) < 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("final-warning did not publish on fresh deadline after Dismiss reset, events=%+v", r.snapshot())
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDismissBeforeUpdateIsNoop(t *testing.T) {
+	r := &fakeRecorder{}
+	w := NewWithLeads(80*time.Millisecond, 30*time.Millisecond, r)
+	defer w.Close()
+
+	// No deadline tracked yet; Dismiss must be a no-op (no panic, no state).
+	w.Dismiss()
+
+	d := time.Now().Add(100 * time.Millisecond)
+	_ = w.Update(d)
+
+	// Final warning should still publish — Dismiss only acts on the current
+	// deadline, and there was none at the time of the call.
+	deadline := time.Now().Add(500 * time.Millisecond)
+	for time.Now().Before(deadline) {
+		if countWhere(r.snapshot(), event.isFinalWarning) >= 1 {
+			return
+		}
+		time.Sleep(5 * time.Millisecond)
+	}
+	t.Fatalf("final-warning did not publish after no-op pre-Update Dismiss, events=%+v", r.snapshot())
+}

client/internal/conn_mgr.go

@@ -107,6 +107,37 @@ func (e *ConnMgr) UpdatedRemoteFeatureFlag(ctx context.Context, enabled bool) er
 	}
 }
 
+// SetLocalLazyConn applies a local lazy connection override (UI / CLI / env).
+// While enabledLocally is true, UpdatedRemoteFeatureFlag (management sync) is a
+// no-op, so the local setting wins until it is turned off again.
+func (e *ConnMgr) SetLocalLazyConn(ctx context.Context, enabled bool) error {
+	e.enabledLocally = enabled
+
+	if enabled {
+		if e.lazyConnMgr != nil {
+			return nil
+		}
+
+		if e.rosenpassEnabled {
+			log.Warnf("rosenpass connection manager is enabled, lazy connection manager will not be started")
+			return nil
+		}
+
+		log.Infof("lazy connection manager is enabled locally")
+		e.initLazyManager(ctx)
+		e.statusRecorder.UpdateLazyConnection(true)
+		return e.addPeersToLazyConnManager()
+	}
+
+	if e.lazyConnMgr == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	log.Infof("lazy connection manager is disabled locally")
+	e.closeManager(ctx)
+	e.statusRecorder.UpdateLazyConnection(false)
+	return nil
+}
+
 // UpdateRouteHAMap updates the route HA mappings in the lazy connection manager
 func (e *ConnMgr) UpdateRouteHAMap(haMap route.HAMap) {
 	if !e.isStartedWithLazyMgr() {

client/internal/connect.go

@@ -260,6 +260,15 @@ func (c *ConnectClient) run(mobileDependency MobileDependency, runningChan chan
 		log.Debugf("connecting to the Management service %s", c.config.ManagementURL.Host)
 		mgmClient, err := mgm.NewClient(engineCtx, c.config.ManagementURL.Host, myPrivateKey, mgmTlsEnabled)
 		if err != nil {
+			// On daemon shutdown / Down() the parent context is cancelled
+			// and the dial fails with "context canceled". Wrapping that
+			// into state would leave the snapshot stuck at Connecting+err
+			// until the backoff loop wakes up — instead let the operation
+			// return cleanly so the deferred state.Set(StatusIdle) takes
+			// effect on the next iteration.
+			if c.ctx.Err() != nil {
+				return nil
+			}
 			return wrapErr(gstatus.Errorf(codes.FailedPrecondition, "failed connecting to Management Service : %s", err))
 		}
 		mgmNotifier := statusRecorderToMgmConnStateNotifier(c.statusRecorder)
@@ -393,6 +402,10 @@ func (c *ConnectClient) run(mobileDependency MobileDependency, runningChan chan
 			return wrapErr(err)
 		}
 
+		// Seed the session-expiry deadline from the LoginResponse. Subsequent
+		// changes flow in through SyncResponse and are applied in handleSync.
+		engine.ApplySessionDeadline(loginResp.GetSessionExpiresAt())
+
 		log.Infof("Netbird engine started, the IP is: %s", peerConfig.GetAddress())
 		state.Set(StatusConnected)
 
@@ -433,7 +446,11 @@ func (c *ConnectClient) run(mobileDependency MobileDependency, runningChan chan
 	}
 
 	c.statusRecorder.ClientStart()
-	err = backoff.Retry(operation, backOff)
+	// Wrap the backoff with c.ctx so Down()/actCancel propagates into the
+	// inter-attempt sleep — otherwise a 15s MaxInterval can keep the retry
+	// loop alive long after the caller asked to give up, leaving the
+	// status stream stuck at Connecting.
+	err = backoff.Retry(operation, backoff.WithContext(backOff, c.ctx))
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Debugf("exiting client retry loop due to unrecoverable error: %s", err)
 		if s, ok := gstatus.FromError(err); ok && (s.Code() == codes.PermissionDenied) {

client/internal/debug/debug.go

@@ -229,9 +229,16 @@ scutil_dns.txt (macOS only):
 
 const (
 	clientLogFile = "client.log"
+	uiLogFile     = "gui-client.log"
 	errorLogFile  = "netbird.err"
 	stdoutLogFile = "netbird.out"
 
+	// Rotated-log glob prefixes (base log name without extension) passed to
+	// addRotatedLogFiles. The daemon's own log and the GUI log live in the same
+	// dir, so the prefixes must be disjoint to keep their rotated siblings apart.
+	clientLogPrefix = "client"
+	uiLogPrefix     = "gui-client"
+
 	darwinErrorLogPath  = "/var/log/netbird.out.log"
 	darwinStdoutLogPath = "/var/log/netbird.err.log"
 )
@@ -249,6 +256,7 @@ type BundleGenerator struct {
 	statusRecorder *peer.Status
 	syncResponse   *mgmProto.SyncResponse
 	logPath        string
+	uiLogPath      string
 	tempDir        string
 	statePath      string
 	cpuProfile     []byte
@@ -276,6 +284,7 @@ type GeneratorDependencies struct {
 	StatusRecorder *peer.Status
 	SyncResponse   *mgmProto.SyncResponse
 	LogPath        string
+	UILogPath      string // Absolute path to the desktop UI's gui-client.log, reported via RegisterUILog. Empty if no UI registered one.
 	TempDir        string // Directory for temporary bundle zip files. If empty, os.TempDir() is used.
 	StatePath      string // Path to the state file. If empty, the ServiceManager default path is used.
 	CPUProfile     []byte
@@ -300,6 +309,7 @@ func NewBundleGenerator(deps GeneratorDependencies, cfg BundleConfig) *BundleGen
 		statusRecorder: deps.StatusRecorder,
 		syncResponse:   deps.SyncResponse,
 		logPath:        deps.LogPath,
+		uiLogPath:      deps.UILogPath,
 		tempDir:        deps.TempDir,
 		statePath:      deps.StatePath,
 		cpuProfile:     deps.CPUProfile,
@@ -411,6 +421,10 @@ func (g *BundleGenerator) createArchive() error {
 		log.Errorf("failed to add logs to debug bundle: %v", err)
 	}
 
+	if err := g.addUILog(); err != nil {
+		log.Errorf("failed to add UI log to debug bundle: %v", err)
+	}
+
 	if err := g.addUpdateLogs(); err != nil {
 		log.Errorf("failed to add updater logs: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -986,7 +1000,7 @@ func (g *BundleGenerator) addLogfile() error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("add client log file to zip: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	g.addRotatedLogFiles(logDir)
+	g.addRotatedLogFiles(logDir, clientLogPrefix)
 
 	stdErrLogPath := filepath.Join(logDir, errorLogFile)
 	stdoutLogPath := filepath.Join(logDir, stdoutLogFile)
@@ -1006,6 +1020,25 @@ func (g *BundleGenerator) addLogfile() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// addUILog adds the desktop UI's gui-client.log (and its rotated siblings) to
+// the bundle. The path is reported by the UI via RegisterUILog; empty when no
+// UI registered one (e.g. headless / server). Missing file is non-fatal — the
+// UI only writes it while the daemon is in debug, so it's often absent.
+func (g *BundleGenerator) addUILog() error {
+	if g.uiLogPath == "" {
+		log.Debugf("no UI log path registered, skipping in debug bundle")
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	if err := g.addSingleLogfile(g.uiLogPath, uiLogFile); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("add UI log file to zip: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	g.addRotatedLogFiles(filepath.Dir(g.uiLogPath), uiLogPrefix)
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 // addSingleLogfile adds a single log file to the archive
 func (g *BundleGenerator) addSingleLogfile(logPath, targetName string) error {
 	logFile, err := os.Open(logPath)
@@ -1078,14 +1111,16 @@ func (g *BundleGenerator) addSingleLogFileGz(logPath, targetName string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// addRotatedLogFiles adds rotated log files to the bundle based on logFileCount
-func (g *BundleGenerator) addRotatedLogFiles(logDir string) {
+// addRotatedLogFiles adds rotated log files to the bundle based on logFileCount.
+// prefix is the base log name without extension (e.g. "client", "gui-client");
+// the glob matches both files rotated by us and by logrotate on linux.
+func (g *BundleGenerator) addRotatedLogFiles(logDir, prefix string) {
 	if g.logFileCount == 0 {
 		return
 	}
 
-	// This regex will match both logs rotated by us and logrotate on linux
-	pattern := filepath.Join(logDir, "client*.log.*")
+	// This pattern matches both logs rotated by us and logrotate on linux
+	pattern := filepath.Join(logDir, prefix+"*.log.*")
 	files, err := filepath.Glob(pattern)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Warnf("failed to glob rotated logs: %v", err)

client/internal/debug/debug_logfiles_test.go

@@ -40,6 +40,25 @@ func TestAddRotatedLogFiles_PicksUpAllVariants(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NotContains(t, names, "other.log", "unrelated files should not be in bundle")
 }
 
+// TestAddRotatedLogFiles_GUIPrefix asserts the prefix parameter scopes the glob
+// to the GUI log: gui-client.log.* rotated siblings are picked up and the
+// daemon's own client.log.* are not (and vice versa, covered above). This is
+// the load-bearing check for the gui-client.log bundle collection — the old
+// "client*.log.*" glob would have missed gui-client rotations.
+func TestAddRotatedLogFiles_GUIPrefix(t *testing.T) {
+	dir := t.TempDir()
+
+	writeFile(t, filepath.Join(dir, "gui-client.log.1"), "gui rotated\n")
+	writeGzFile(t, filepath.Join(dir, "gui-client.log.2.gz"), "gui rotated gz\n")
+	writeFile(t, filepath.Join(dir, "client.log.1"), "daemon rotated\n")
+
+	names := runAddRotatedLogFilesPrefix(t, dir, "gui-client", 10)
+
+	require.Contains(t, names, "gui-client.log.1", "gui-client rotated file should be in bundle")
+	require.Contains(t, names, "gui-client.log.2.gz", "gui-client gz rotated file should be in bundle")
+	require.NotContains(t, names, "client.log.1", "daemon rotated file must not match the gui-client prefix")
+}
+
 // TestAddRotatedLogFiles_RespectsLogFileCount asserts that only the newest
 // logFileCount rotated files are bundled, ordered by mtime.
 func TestAddRotatedLogFiles_RespectsLogFileCount(t *testing.T) {
@@ -67,6 +86,10 @@ func TestAddRotatedLogFiles_RespectsLogFileCount(t *testing.T) {
 // runAddRotatedLogFiles calls addRotatedLogFiles against a fresh in-memory
 // zip writer and returns the set of entry names that ended up in the archive.
 func runAddRotatedLogFiles(t *testing.T, dir string, logFileCount uint32) map[string]struct{} {
+	return runAddRotatedLogFilesPrefix(t, dir, "client", logFileCount)
+}
+
+func runAddRotatedLogFilesPrefix(t *testing.T, dir, prefix string, logFileCount uint32) map[string]struct{} {
 	t.Helper()
 
 	var buf bytes.Buffer
@@ -74,7 +97,7 @@ func runAddRotatedLogFiles(t *testing.T, dir string, logFileCount uint32) map[st
 		archive:      zip.NewWriter(&buf),
 		logFileCount: logFileCount,
 	}
-	g.addRotatedLogFiles(dir)
+	g.addRotatedLogFiles(dir, prefix)
 	require.NoError(t, g.archive.Close())
 
 	zr, err := zip.NewReader(bytes.NewReader(buf.Bytes()), int64(buf.Len()))

client/internal/debug/debug_test.go

@@ -843,6 +843,7 @@ func TestAddConfig_AllFieldsCovered(t *testing.T) {
 		"PreSharedKey":      "sensitive: WireGuard pre-shared key",
 		"SSHKey":            "sensitive: SSH private key",
 		"ClientCertKeyPair": "non-config: parsed cert pair, not serialized",
+		"Name":              "non-config: profile name is not needed for debug purposes",
 		"policy":            "non-config: in-memory MDM policy snapshot, surfaced via Config.Policy() / GetConfigResponse.MDMManagedFields",
 	}
 

client/internal/engine.go

@@ -259,6 +259,20 @@ type Engine struct {
 	jobExecutorWG sync.WaitGroup
 
 	exposeManager *expose.Manager
+
+	sessionWatcher sessionDeadlineWatcher
+}
+
+// sessionDeadlineWatcher is the engine-facing surface of the SSO session
+// expiry watcher. The concrete implementation (sessionwatch.Watcher) is wired
+// in via newSessionWatcher, which is build-tagged so the js/wasm build links a
+// no-op stub instead of pulling the full sessionwatch package (and its timer
+// machinery) into the binary — the wasm client never runs the engine's
+// session-warning flow.
+type sessionDeadlineWatcher interface {
+	Update(deadline time.Time) error
+	Dismiss()
+	Close()
 }
 
 // Peer is an instance of the Connection Peer
@@ -303,6 +317,17 @@ func NewEngine(
 		updateManager:      services.UpdateManager,
 		syncStoreDir:       config.StateDir,
 	}
+	// sessionWatcher keeps the SubscribeStatus consumers in sync with the
+	// session expiry deadline. Deadline-change ticks come for free via
+	// Status.SetSessionExpiresAt; the watcher exists to push a wake-up at
+	// T-WarningLead and T-FinalWarningLead so the UI repaints the remaining
+	// time / warning state even when nothing else changed, and to publish
+	// two SystemEvents (the warning composition lives in sessionwatch so
+	// the wire format stays owned by one package):
+	//   - T-WarningLead   → interactive "Extend now / Dismiss" notification
+	//   - T-FinalWarningLead → auto-opened SessionAboutToExpire dialog,
+	//     suppressed when the user dismissed the earlier warning
+	engine.sessionWatcher = newSessionWatcher(engine.statusRecorder)
 
 	log.Infof("I am: %s", config.WgPrivateKey.PublicKey().String())
 	return engine
@@ -343,6 +368,10 @@ func (e *Engine) Stop() error {
 		e.srWatcher.Close()
 	}
 
+	if e.sessionWatcher != nil {
+		e.sessionWatcher.Close()
+	}
+
 	if e.updateManager != nil {
 		e.updateManager.SetDownloadOnly()
 	}
@@ -879,6 +908,8 @@ func (e *Engine) handleSync(update *mgmProto.SyncResponse) error {
 		return e.ctx.Err()
 	}
 
+	e.ApplySessionDeadline(update.GetSessionExpiresAt())
+
 	if update.NetworkMap != nil && update.NetworkMap.PeerConfig != nil {
 		e.handleAutoUpdateVersion(update.NetworkMap.PeerConfig.AutoUpdate)
 	}
@@ -1178,7 +1209,7 @@ func (e *Engine) handleBundle(params *mgmProto.BundleParameters) (*mgmProto.JobR
 		ClientMetrics:  e.clientMetrics,
 		DaemonVersion:  version.NetbirdVersion(),
 		RefreshStatus: func() {
-			e.RunHealthProbes(true)
+			e.RunHealthProbes(e.ctx, true)
 		},
 	}
 
@@ -2081,7 +2112,20 @@ func (e *Engine) getRosenpassAddr() string {
 
 // RunHealthProbes executes health checks for Signal, Management, Relay, and WireGuard services
 // and updates the status recorder with the latest states.
-func (e *Engine) RunHealthProbes(waitForResult bool) bool {
+//
+// ctx scopes the (potentially slow) STUN/TURN probing: a caller that gives up —
+// e.g. a Status RPC whose client disconnected — cancels its ctx and the probe
+// returns instead of running to its per-component timeout. The engine's own
+// lifetime ctx still applies independently, so an engine shutdown aborts the
+// probe even if the caller's ctx is context.Background().
+func (e *Engine) RunHealthProbes(ctx context.Context, waitForResult bool) bool {
+	// Tie the caller's ctx to the engine lifetime: either cancelling aborts
+	// the probe below.
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(ctx)
+	defer cancel()
+	stop := context.AfterFunc(e.ctx, cancel)
+	defer stop()
+
 	e.syncMsgMux.Lock()
 
 	signalHealthy := e.signal.IsHealthy()
@@ -2104,9 +2148,9 @@ func (e *Engine) RunHealthProbes(waitForResult bool) bool {
 	if runtime.GOOS != "js" {
 		var results []relay.ProbeResult
 		if waitForResult {
-			results = e.probeStunTurn.ProbeAllWaitResult(e.ctx, stuns, turns)
+			results = e.probeStunTurn.ProbeAllWaitResult(ctx, stuns, turns)
 		} else {
-			results = e.probeStunTurn.ProbeAll(e.ctx, stuns, turns)
+			results = e.probeStunTurn.ProbeAll(ctx, stuns, turns)
 		}
 		e.statusRecorder.UpdateRelayStates(results)
 

client/internal/engine_authsession.go

@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+package internal
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"time"
+
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	"google.golang.org/protobuf/types/known/timestamppb"
+
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/auth/sessionwatch"
+	cProto "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/proto"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/system"
+)
+
+// ApplySessionDeadline propagates the absolute SSO session deadline carried on
+// LoginResponse / SyncResponse to both the watcher (for the edge-triggered
+// warning) and the status recorder (for the SubscribeStatus / Status RPC
+// snapshot the UI consumes).
+//
+// The wire field is 3-state:
+//   - nil                        → snapshot carries no info; keep the
+//     previously-anchored deadline (no-op)
+//   - explicit zero (s=0, n=0)   → peer is not SSO-registered or expiry is
+//     disabled; clear both sinks
+//   - valid timestamp            → new deadline; arm watcher, expose on
+//     status recorder
+//
+// Deadline sanity-checks live in sessionwatch.Watcher.Update. Any rejected
+// value is treated as a clear on both sinks: the alternative — leaving the
+// previously-known deadline in place — risks the UI confidently displaying
+// a stale "expires in X" while the server has actually invalidated it.
+func (e *Engine) ApplySessionDeadline(ts *timestamppb.Timestamp) {
+	if ts == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	var deadline time.Time
+	// Explicit zero (seconds=0 AND nanos=0) is the sentinel for "disabled".
+	// Everything else flows through Watcher.Update, whose sanity-checks
+	// reject out-of-range / pre-epoch / far-future / too-stale values and
+	// clear on rejection.
+	if ts.GetSeconds() != 0 || ts.GetNanos() != 0 {
+		deadline = ts.AsTime().UTC()
+	}
+	if e.sessionWatcher == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	// Watcher.Update owns the propagation to the status recorder (the
+	// SubscribeStatus / Status snapshot the UI reads): a set writes the
+	// deadline, a clear or a sanity-check rejection writes the zero value.
+	// Keeping a single writer is what stops the recorder from drifting out
+	// of sync with the warning timers.
+	if err := e.sessionWatcher.Update(deadline); err != nil {
+		log.Errorf("auth session deadline rejected: %v, clearing", err)
+		e.statusRecorder.PublishEvent(
+			cProto.SystemEvent_ERROR,
+			cProto.SystemEvent_AUTHENTICATION,
+			"session deadline rejected",
+			"",
+			map[string]string{sessionwatch.MetaSessionDeadlineRejected: err.Error()},
+		)
+	}
+}
+
+// DismissSessionWarning records the user's "Dismiss" click on the
+// T-WarningLead interactive notification and suppresses the upcoming
+// T-FinalWarningLead fallback for the current deadline. No-op when the
+// watcher is not running or holds no deadline.
+func (e *Engine) DismissSessionWarning() {
+	if e.sessionWatcher == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	e.sessionWatcher.Dismiss()
+}
+
+// ExtendAuthSession asks the management server to refresh the SSO session
+// expiry deadline using the supplied JWT, then mirrors the new deadline into
+// the daemon's state. The tunnel is untouched; no resync, no reconnect.
+//
+// Returns the new absolute UTC deadline (or zero time when the server
+// reports the peer is not eligible for extension).
+func (e *Engine) ExtendAuthSession(ctx context.Context, jwtToken string) (time.Time, error) {
+	if jwtToken == "" {
+		return time.Time{}, errors.New("jwt token is required")
+	}
+	if e.mgmClient == nil {
+		return time.Time{}, errors.New("management client is not initialised")
+	}
+
+	info, err := system.GetInfoWithChecks(ctx, e.checks)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Warnf("failed to collect system info for session extend: %v", err)
+		info = system.GetInfo(ctx)
+	}
+
+	resp, err := e.mgmClient.ExtendAuthSession(info, jwtToken)
+	if err != nil {
+		return time.Time{}, fmt.Errorf("extend auth session on management: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	e.ApplySessionDeadline(resp.GetSessionExpiresAt())
+
+	if resp.GetSessionExpiresAt().IsValid() {
+		return resp.GetSessionExpiresAt().AsTime().UTC(), nil
+	}
+	return time.Time{}, nil
+}

client/internal/engine_lazyconn.go

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+package internal
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+)
+
+// SetLazyConnEnabled applies a local lazy connection override to the running
+// engine. It pins the setting like an env/CLI flag, so a later management sync
+// cannot override it. syncMsgMux guards ConnMgr, which is not thread-safe.
+func (e *Engine) SetLazyConnEnabled(enabled bool) error {
+	e.syncMsgMux.Lock()
+	defer e.syncMsgMux.Unlock()
+
+	if e.connMgr == nil {
+		return errors.New("connection manager is not initialised")
+	}
+
+	return e.connMgr.SetLocalLazyConn(e.ctx, enabled)
+}

client/internal/engine_session_deadline_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+package internal
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	"google.golang.org/protobuf/types/known/timestamppb"
+
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/auth/sessionwatch"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/peer"
+)
+
+// TestApplySessionDeadline_ThreeState pins down the 3-state semantics of the
+// wire field carried on LoginResponse / SyncResponse:
+//
+//   - nil pointer            → no info; previously-anchored deadline survives
+//   - explicit zero value    → "expiry disabled" sentinel; both sinks cleared
+//   - valid future timestamp → new deadline propagated to both sinks
+func TestApplySessionDeadline_ThreeState(t *testing.T) {
+	newEngine := func() *Engine {
+		recorder := peer.NewRecorder("")
+		return &Engine{
+			statusRecorder: recorder,
+			sessionWatcher: sessionwatch.New(recorder),
+		}
+	}
+
+	t.Run("valid timestamp sets deadline on both sinks", func(t *testing.T) {
+		e := newEngine()
+		deadline := time.Now().Add(time.Hour).UTC().Truncate(time.Second)
+
+		e.ApplySessionDeadline(timestamppb.New(deadline))
+
+		require.True(t, e.statusRecorder.GetSessionExpiresAt().Equal(deadline),
+			"status recorder should hold the new deadline")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("nil is a no-op and preserves previous deadline", func(t *testing.T) {
+		e := newEngine()
+		seeded := time.Now().Add(time.Hour).UTC().Truncate(time.Second)
+		e.ApplySessionDeadline(timestamppb.New(seeded))
+		require.True(t, e.statusRecorder.GetSessionExpiresAt().Equal(seeded))
+
+		e.ApplySessionDeadline(nil)
+
+		require.True(t, e.statusRecorder.GetSessionExpiresAt().Equal(seeded),
+			"nil snapshot must not disturb the existing deadline")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("explicit zero clears a previously-anchored deadline", func(t *testing.T) {
+		e := newEngine()
+		seeded := time.Now().Add(time.Hour).UTC().Truncate(time.Second)
+		e.ApplySessionDeadline(timestamppb.New(seeded))
+		require.True(t, e.statusRecorder.GetSessionExpiresAt().Equal(seeded))
+
+		// Explicit zero Timestamp{} (seconds=0, nanos=0) is the
+		// "expiry disabled / not SSO" sentinel.
+		e.ApplySessionDeadline(&timestamppb.Timestamp{})
+
+		require.True(t, e.statusRecorder.GetSessionExpiresAt().IsZero(),
+			"explicit zero sentinel must clear the deadline")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("invalid timestamp clears the deadline", func(t *testing.T) {
+		e := newEngine()
+		seeded := time.Now().Add(time.Hour).UTC().Truncate(time.Second)
+		e.ApplySessionDeadline(timestamppb.New(seeded))
+		require.True(t, e.statusRecorder.GetSessionExpiresAt().Equal(seeded))
+
+		// Out-of-range nanos → IsValid()==false; same-meaning as the
+		// disabled sentinel for downstream sinks.
+		e.ApplySessionDeadline(&timestamppb.Timestamp{Seconds: 1, Nanos: -1})
+
+		require.True(t, e.statusRecorder.GetSessionExpiresAt().IsZero(),
+			"invalid timestamp must clear the deadline")
+	})
+}

client/internal/engine_sessionwatch.go

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+//go:build !js
+
+package internal
+
+import (
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/auth/sessionwatch"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/peer"
+)
+
+// newSessionWatcher returns the real SSO session expiry watcher for every
+// non-wasm build. The js/wasm build gets a no-op stub from
+// engine_sessionwatch_js.go so the sessionwatch package (and its timer
+// machinery) never links into the wasm binary.
+func newSessionWatcher(recorder *peer.Status) sessionDeadlineWatcher {
+	return sessionwatch.New(recorder)
+}

client/internal/engine_sessionwatch_js.go

@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+//go:build js
+
+package internal
+
+import (
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/peer"
+)
+
+// noopSessionWatcher is the js/wasm stand-in for sessionwatch.Watcher. The
+// wasm client never runs the engine's session-warning flow (the interactive
+// T-WarningLead notification and the T-FinalWarningLead fallback dialog live
+// in the desktop UI), so linking the full sessionwatch package (timers, event
+// composition) would only bloat the binary.
+//
+// It still mirrors the deadline into the status recorder so the SubscribeStatus
+// / Status snapshot the UI consumes stays correct — only the timer-driven
+// warnings are dropped.
+type noopSessionWatcher struct {
+	recorder *peer.Status
+}
+
+func newSessionWatcher(recorder *peer.Status) sessionDeadlineWatcher {
+	return noopSessionWatcher{recorder: recorder}
+}
+
+// Update mirrors the real watcher's recorder propagation without the timers or
+// sanity-check sentinels: a valid deadline is exposed on the status snapshot,
+// the zero time clears it.
+func (w noopSessionWatcher) Update(deadline time.Time) error {
+	if w.recorder != nil {
+		w.recorder.SetSessionExpiresAt(deadline)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (noopSessionWatcher) Dismiss() {
+	// No-op: only suppresses the timer-driven final-warning, which this stub never arms.
+}
+
+func (noopSessionWatcher) Close() {
+	// No-op: no timers to stop and no state to unwind; the recorder is cleared via Update(zero).
+}

client/internal/peer/status.go

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"net/netip"
 	"slices"
 	"sync"
+	"sync/atomic"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
@@ -191,22 +192,29 @@ func (s *StatusChangeSubscription) Events() chan map[string]RouterState {
 // every private-service request) don't contend against each other.
 // Pure read methods take RLock; anything that mutates state takes Lock.
 type Status struct {
-	mux                   sync.RWMutex
-	peers                 map[string]State
-	ipToKey               map[string]string
-	changeNotify          map[string]map[string]*StatusChangeSubscription // map[peerID]map[subscriptionID]*StatusChangeSubscription
-	signalState           bool
-	signalError           error
-	managementState       bool
-	managementError       error
-	relayStates           []relay.ProbeResult
-	localPeer             LocalPeerState
-	offlinePeers          []State
-	mgmAddress            string
-	signalAddress         string
-	notifier              *notifier
-	rosenpassEnabled      bool
-	rosenpassPermissive   bool
+	mux                 sync.RWMutex
+	peers               map[string]State
+	ipToKey             map[string]string
+	changeNotify        map[string]map[string]*StatusChangeSubscription // map[peerID]map[subscriptionID]*StatusChangeSubscription
+	signalState         bool
+	signalError         error
+	managementState     bool
+	managementError     error
+	relayStates         []relay.ProbeResult
+	localPeer           LocalPeerState
+	offlinePeers        []State
+	mgmAddress          string
+	signalAddress       string
+	notifier            *notifier
+	rosenpassEnabled    bool
+	rosenpassPermissive bool
+	// sessionExpiresAt is the absolute UTC instant at which the peer's SSO
+	// session expires. Zero when the peer is not SSO-tracked or login
+	// expiration is disabled. Populated from management LoginResponse /
+	// SyncResponse and exposed via the daemon's Status / SubscribeStatus RPC
+	// so the UI can show remaining time without itself talking to mgm.
+	sessionExpiresAt time.Time
+
 	nsGroupStates         []NSGroupState
 	resolvedDomainsStates map[domain.Domain]ResolvedDomainInfo
 	lazyConnectionEnabled bool
@@ -222,6 +230,21 @@ type Status struct {
 	eventStreams map[string]chan *proto.SystemEvent
 	eventQueue   *EventQueue
 
+	// stateChangeStreams fan-out connection-state changes (connected /
+	// disconnected / connecting / address change / peers list change) to
+	// every active SubscribeStatus gRPC stream. Each subscriber gets a
+	// buffered chan; the notifier non-blockingly pings them so a slow
+	// consumer can never stall the daemon.
+	stateChangeMux     sync.Mutex
+	stateChangeStreams map[string]chan struct{}
+
+	// networksRevision bumps whenever the routed-networks set or their
+	// selected state changes (driven by the route manager). Surfaced in the
+	// status snapshot so the UI can fingerprint on it and re-fetch
+	// ListNetworks only on a real change. Atomic so the snapshot builder can
+	// read it without taking mux.
+	networksRevision atomic.Uint64
+
 	ingressGwMgr *ingressgw.Manager
 
 	routeIDLookup routeIDLookup
@@ -236,6 +259,7 @@ func NewRecorder(mgmAddress string) *Status {
 		changeNotify:          make(map[string]map[string]*StatusChangeSubscription),
 		eventStreams:          make(map[string]chan *proto.SystemEvent),
 		eventQueue:            NewEventQueue(eventQueueSize),
+		stateChangeStreams:    make(map[string]chan struct{}),
 		offlinePeers:          make([]State, 0),
 		notifier:              newNotifier(),
 		mgmAddress:            mgmAddress,
@@ -400,6 +424,7 @@ func (d *Status) UpdatePeerState(receivedState State) error {
 	if notifyRouter {
 		d.dispatchRouterPeers(receivedState.PubKey, routerSnapshot)
 	}
+	d.notifyStateChange()
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -425,6 +450,7 @@ func (d *Status) AddPeerStateRoute(peer string, route string, resourceId route.R
 
 	// todo: consider to make sense of this notification or not
 	d.notifier.peerListChanged(numPeers)
+	d.notifyStateChange()
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -450,6 +476,7 @@ func (d *Status) RemovePeerStateRoute(peer string, route string) error {
 
 	// todo: consider to make sense of this notification or not
 	d.notifier.peerListChanged(numPeers)
+	d.notifyStateChange()
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -499,6 +526,7 @@ func (d *Status) UpdatePeerICEState(receivedState State) error {
 	if notifyRouter {
 		d.dispatchRouterPeers(receivedState.PubKey, routerSnapshot)
 	}
+	d.notifyStateChange()
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -535,6 +563,7 @@ func (d *Status) UpdatePeerRelayedState(receivedState State) error {
 	if notifyRouter {
 		d.dispatchRouterPeers(receivedState.PubKey, routerSnapshot)
 	}
+	d.notifyStateChange()
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -570,6 +599,7 @@ func (d *Status) UpdatePeerRelayedStateToDisconnected(receivedState State) error
 	if notifyRouter {
 		d.dispatchRouterPeers(receivedState.PubKey, routerSnapshot)
 	}
+	d.notifyStateChange()
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -608,6 +638,7 @@ func (d *Status) UpdatePeerICEStateToDisconnected(receivedState State) error {
 	if notifyRouter {
 		d.dispatchRouterPeers(receivedState.PubKey, routerSnapshot)
 	}
+	d.notifyStateChange()
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -701,6 +732,7 @@ func (d *Status) FinishPeerListModifications() {
 	for _, rd := range dispatches {
 		d.dispatchRouterPeers(rd.peerID, rd.snapshot)
 	}
+	d.notifyStateChange()
 }
 
 func (d *Status) SubscribeToPeerStateChanges(ctx context.Context, peerID string) *StatusChangeSubscription {
@@ -759,6 +791,41 @@ func (d *Status) UpdateLocalPeerState(localPeerState LocalPeerState) {
 	d.mux.Unlock()
 
 	d.notifier.localAddressChanged(fqdn, ip)
+	d.notifyStateChange()
+}
+
+// SetSessionExpiresAt records the absolute UTC instant at which the peer's
+// SSO session is set to expire. Pass the zero value to clear (e.g. when the
+// management server stops publishing a deadline because login expiration was
+// disabled or the peer is not SSO-tracked). Same-value updates are no-ops;
+// real changes fan out via notifyStateChange so SubscribeStatus consumers
+// pick up the new deadline on their next read.
+func (d *Status) SetSessionExpiresAt(deadline time.Time) {
+	d.mux.Lock()
+	if d.sessionExpiresAt.Equal(deadline) {
+		d.mux.Unlock()
+		return
+	}
+	d.sessionExpiresAt = deadline
+	d.mux.Unlock()
+	d.notifyStateChange()
+}
+
+// GetSessionExpiresAt returns the most recently recorded SSO session deadline,
+// or the zero value when no deadline is tracked. A deadline that has already
+// slipped into the past reports as "none": once the session has expired it is
+// no longer a meaningful countdown, and the sessionwatch.Watcher does not
+// arm a timer at the deadline itself to clear it (only the two pre-expiry
+// warnings). Without this guard the UI would keep painting a stale
+// "expires in …" against a moment that has passed until the next login,
+// extend, or teardown rewrote the value.
+func (d *Status) GetSessionExpiresAt() time.Time {
+	d.mux.Lock()
+	defer d.mux.Unlock()
+	if !d.sessionExpiresAt.IsZero() && d.sessionExpiresAt.Before(time.Now()) {
+		return time.Time{}
+	}
+	return d.sessionExpiresAt
 }
 
 // AddLocalPeerStateRoute adds a route to the local peer state
@@ -827,11 +894,19 @@ func (d *Status) CleanLocalPeerState() {
 	d.mux.Unlock()
 
 	d.notifier.localAddressChanged(fqdn, ip)
+	d.notifyStateChange()
 }
 
 // MarkManagementDisconnected sets ManagementState to disconnected
 func (d *Status) MarkManagementDisconnected(err error) {
 	d.mux.Lock()
+	// Health checks re-mark the same state on every probe; skip the fan-out
+	// when nothing actually changed so we don't flood SubscribeStatus
+	// consumers with identical snapshots.
+	if !d.managementState && errors.Is(d.managementError, err) {
+		d.mux.Unlock()
+		return
+	}
 	d.managementState = false
 	d.managementError = err
 	mgm := d.managementState
@@ -839,11 +914,16 @@ func (d *Status) MarkManagementDisconnected(err error) {
 	d.mux.Unlock()
 
 	d.notifier.updateServerStates(mgm, sig)
+	d.notifyStateChange()
 }
 
 // MarkManagementConnected sets ManagementState to connected
 func (d *Status) MarkManagementConnected() {
 	d.mux.Lock()
+	if d.managementState && d.managementError == nil {
+		d.mux.Unlock()
+		return
+	}
 	d.managementState = true
 	d.managementError = nil
 	mgm := d.managementState
@@ -851,6 +931,7 @@ func (d *Status) MarkManagementConnected() {
 	d.mux.Unlock()
 
 	d.notifier.updateServerStates(mgm, sig)
+	d.notifyStateChange()
 }
 
 // UpdateSignalAddress update the address of the signal server
@@ -884,6 +965,10 @@ func (d *Status) UpdateLazyConnection(enabled bool) {
 // MarkSignalDisconnected sets SignalState to disconnected
 func (d *Status) MarkSignalDisconnected(err error) {
 	d.mux.Lock()
+	if !d.signalState && errors.Is(d.signalError, err) {
+		d.mux.Unlock()
+		return
+	}
 	d.signalState = false
 	d.signalError = err
 	mgm := d.managementState
@@ -891,11 +976,16 @@ func (d *Status) MarkSignalDisconnected(err error) {
 	d.mux.Unlock()
 
 	d.notifier.updateServerStates(mgm, sig)
+	d.notifyStateChange()
 }
 
 // MarkSignalConnected sets SignalState to connected
 func (d *Status) MarkSignalConnected() {
 	d.mux.Lock()
+	if d.signalState && d.signalError == nil {
+		d.mux.Unlock()
+		return
+	}
 	d.signalState = true
 	d.signalError = nil
 	mgm := d.managementState
@@ -903,6 +993,7 @@ func (d *Status) MarkSignalConnected() {
 	d.mux.Unlock()
 
 	d.notifier.updateServerStates(mgm, sig)
+	d.notifyStateChange()
 }
 
 func (d *Status) UpdateRelayStates(relayResults []relay.ProbeResult) {
@@ -1107,16 +1198,19 @@ func (d *Status) GetFullStatus() FullStatus {
 // ClientStart will notify all listeners about the new service state
 func (d *Status) ClientStart() {
 	d.notifier.clientStart()
+	d.notifyStateChange()
 }
 
 // ClientStop will notify all listeners about the new service state
 func (d *Status) ClientStop() {
 	d.notifier.clientStop()
+	d.notifyStateChange()
 }
 
 // ClientTeardown will notify all listeners about the service is under teardown
 func (d *Status) ClientTeardown() {
 	d.notifier.clientTearDown()
+	d.notifyStateChange()
 }
 
 // SetConnectionListener set a listener to the notifier
@@ -1258,6 +1352,79 @@ func (d *Status) GetEventHistory() []*proto.SystemEvent {
 	return d.eventQueue.GetAll()
 }
 
+// SubscribeToStateChanges hands back a channel that receives a tick on
+// every connection-state change (connected / disconnected / connecting /
+// address change / peers-list change). The channel is buffered to one
+// pending tick so a coalesced burst still wakes the consumer exactly
+// once. Pass the returned id to UnsubscribeFromStateChanges to detach.
+func (d *Status) SubscribeToStateChanges() (string, <-chan struct{}) {
+	d.stateChangeMux.Lock()
+	defer d.stateChangeMux.Unlock()
+
+	id := uuid.New().String()
+	ch := make(chan struct{}, 1)
+	d.stateChangeStreams[id] = ch
+	return id, ch
+}
+
+// UnsubscribeFromStateChanges releases a SubscribeToStateChanges channel
+// and closes it so any consumer goroutine selecting on the channel
+// unblocks cleanly.
+func (d *Status) UnsubscribeFromStateChanges(id string) {
+	d.stateChangeMux.Lock()
+	defer d.stateChangeMux.Unlock()
+
+	if ch, ok := d.stateChangeStreams[id]; ok {
+		close(ch)
+		delete(d.stateChangeStreams, id)
+	}
+}
+
+// notifyStateChange wakes every SubscribeToStateChanges subscriber. Drops
+// the tick if a subscriber's buffer is full — by definition the consumer
+// is already going to fetch the latest snapshot, so multiple pending ticks
+// would be redundant.
+func (d *Status) notifyStateChange() {
+	d.stateChangeMux.Lock()
+	defer d.stateChangeMux.Unlock()
+
+	for _, ch := range d.stateChangeStreams {
+		select {
+		case ch <- struct{}{}:
+		default:
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// NotifyStateChange is the public wake-the-subscribers entry point used by
+// callers that mutate state outside the peer recorder — most importantly
+// the connect-state machine, which writes StatusNeedsLogin into the
+// shared contextState (client/internal/state.go) without touching any
+// recorder field. Without this push the SubscribeStatus stream stays on
+// the previous snapshot until an unrelated peer/management/signal
+// change happens to fire notifyStateChange, leaving the UI's status
+// out of sync with the daemon.
+func (d *Status) NotifyStateChange() {
+	d.notifyStateChange()
+}
+
+// BumpNetworksRevision increments the routed-networks revision and wakes every
+// SubscribeStatus subscriber. The route manager calls it when a network map
+// changes the available routes or when a selection is applied — the peer
+// status itself only records actively-routed (chosen) networks, so without
+// this bump a candidate route appearing/disappearing would never reach the UI.
+func (d *Status) BumpNetworksRevision() {
+	d.networksRevision.Add(1)
+	d.notifyStateChange()
+}
+
+// GetNetworksRevision returns the current routed-networks revision, surfaced in
+// the status snapshot so the UI can detect route/selection changes (see
+// BumpNetworksRevision).
+func (d *Status) GetNetworksRevision() uint64 {
+	return d.networksRevision.Load()
+}
+
 func (d *Status) SetWgIface(wgInterface WGIfaceStatus) {
 	d.mux.Lock()
 	defer d.mux.Unlock()

client/internal/peer/status_test.go

@@ -314,3 +314,39 @@ func TestGetFullStatus(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, signalState, fullStatus.SignalState, "signal status should be equal")
 	assert.ElementsMatch(t, []State{peerState1, peerState2}, fullStatus.Peers, "peers states should match")
 }
+
+// notified reports whether a state-change tick is pending on ch, draining it.
+func notified(ch <-chan struct{}) bool {
+	select {
+	case <-ch:
+		return true
+	default:
+		return false
+	}
+}
+
+func TestMarkServerStateDoesNotNotifyWhenUnchanged(t *testing.T) {
+	status := NewRecorder("https://mgm")
+	_, ch := status.SubscribeToStateChanges()
+
+	// First transition is a real change and must notify.
+	status.MarkManagementConnected()
+	require.True(t, notified(ch), "first connect should notify")
+
+	// Re-marking the same state must not notify again.
+	status.MarkManagementConnected()
+	assert.False(t, notified(ch), "redundant connect should not notify")
+
+	// Same for signal.
+	status.MarkSignalConnected()
+	require.True(t, notified(ch), "first signal connect should notify")
+	status.MarkSignalConnected()
+	assert.False(t, notified(ch), "redundant signal connect should not notify")
+
+	// A genuine change (disconnect with an error) notifies again.
+	err := errors.New("boom")
+	status.MarkManagementDisconnected(err)
+	require.True(t, notified(ch), "disconnect should notify")
+	status.MarkManagementDisconnected(err)
+	assert.False(t, notified(ch), "redundant disconnect should not notify")
+}

client/internal/profilemanager/config.go

@@ -108,6 +108,10 @@ type ConfigInput struct {
 
 // Config Configuration type
 type Config struct {
+	// Name is the human-readable profile name shown in CLI/UI listings.
+	// It is independent of the profile's on-disk filename (which is the ID).
+	Name string
+
 	// Wireguard private key of local peer
 	PrivateKey                    string
 	PreSharedKey                  string
@@ -270,6 +274,16 @@ func createNewConfig(input ConfigInput) (*Config, error) {
 }
 
 func (config *Config) apply(input ConfigInput) (updated bool, err error) {
+	if config.Name != "" {
+		sanitized, err := sanitizeDisplayName(config.Name)
+		if err != nil {
+			return false, fmt.Errorf("invalid profile name: %w", err)
+		}
+		if sanitized != config.Name {
+			config.Name = sanitized
+			updated = true
+		}
+	}
 	if config.ManagementURL == nil {
 		log.Infof("using default Management URL %s", DefaultManagementURL)
 		config.ManagementURL, err = parseURL("Management URL", DefaultManagementURL)

client/internal/profilemanager/id.go

@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+package profilemanager
+
+import (
+	"crypto/rand"
+	"encoding/hex"
+	"fmt"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+	"unicode"
+	"unicode/utf8"
+)
+
+const (
+	// profileIDByteLen is the number of random bytes generated for a new
+	// profile ID. The resulting hex string is twice this length.
+	profileIDByteLen = 16
+
+	// shortIDLen is the number of leading characters of an ID we render in
+	// list output. Profiles per device are few, so 8 chars is collision-safe
+	// in practice and easy to type as a prefix.
+	shortIDLen = 8
+
+	// maxProfileNameLen caps the human-readable profile name to keep table
+	// output legible and prevent denial-of-service via huge JSON fields.
+	maxProfileNameLen = 128
+
+	// maxProfileIDLen bounds the on-disk filename we'll accept. New
+	// IDs are 32 hex chars, legacy stems are sanitized profile names. The
+	// cap is generous enough to cover both without permitting absurdly
+	// long filenames.
+	maxProfileIDLen = 64
+)
+
+type ID string
+
+// generateProfileID returns a new random hex ID for a profile file.
+func generateProfileID() (ID, error) {
+	buf := make([]byte, profileIDByteLen)
+	if _, err := rand.Read(buf); err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("read random bytes: %w", err)
+	}
+	return ID(hex.EncodeToString(buf)), nil
+}
+
+// IsValidProfileFilenameStem reports whether id is safe to use as the stem
+// of a profile JSON filename.
+func IsValidProfileFilenameStem(id ID) bool {
+	s := id.String()
+	if s == "" || len(s) > maxProfileIDLen {
+		return false
+	}
+	if s == defaultProfileName {
+		return true
+	}
+	if strings.ContainsAny(s, `/\`) || strings.Contains(s, "..") {
+		return false
+	}
+	// filepath.Base catches any leftover separators on platforms with
+	// exotic path conventions.
+	if filepath.Base(s) != s {
+		return false
+	}
+	for _, r := range s {
+		if !(unicode.IsLetter(r) || unicode.IsDigit(r) || r == '_' || r == '-') {
+			return false
+		}
+	}
+	return true
+}
+
+// sanitizeDisplayName normalizes a user-supplied profile display name for
+// storage. It strips ASCII control characters, rejects invalid UTF-8, and
+// caps the length. Emojis, spaces, punctuation, and non-ASCII letters are
+// preserved. Returns an error if nothing usable remains.
+func sanitizeDisplayName(name string) (string, error) {
+	if !utf8.ValidString(name) {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("name is not valid UTF-8")
+	}
+	name = StripCtrlChars(name)
+	name = strings.TrimSpace(name)
+	if name == "" {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("name is empty after sanitization")
+	}
+	if utf8.RuneCountInString(name) > maxProfileNameLen {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("name exceeds %d characters", maxProfileNameLen)
+	}
+	return name, nil
+}
+
+// StripCtrlChars control characters from a name before printing it.
+func StripCtrlChars(name string) string {
+	var b strings.Builder
+	b.Grow(len(name))
+	for _, r := range name {
+		// Skip C0 controls and DEL, plus C1 controls (0x80–0x9F).
+		if r < 0x20 || r == 0x7F || (r >= 0x80 && r <= 0x9F) {
+			continue
+		}
+		b.WriteRune(r)
+	}
+	return b.String()
+}
+
+// ShortID truncates an ID for display.
+func (id ID) ShortID() string {
+	if id == DefaultProfileName {
+		return DefaultProfileName
+	}
+	runes := []rune(id)
+	if len(runes) <= shortIDLen {
+		return id.String()
+	}
+	return string(runes[:shortIDLen])
+}
+
+func (id ID) String() string {
+	return string(id)
+}

client/internal/profilemanager/profilemanager.go

@@ -19,19 +19,41 @@ const (
 )
 
 type Profile struct {
-	Name     string
+	// ID is the on-disk filename stem (without .json). For new profiles
+	// it is a 32-char hex string; legacy profiles created before the
+	// ID-keyed layout keep their original name as their ID. The reserved
+	// value "default" identifies the special default profile.
+	ID ID
+	// Name is the human-readable display name. Falls back to ID when the
+	// underlying JSON has no "name" field set.
+	Name string
+	// Path is the absolute path to the profile JSON. Populated by the
+	// loader so callers do not have to reconstruct it from ID + dir.
+	Path     string
 	IsActive bool
 }
 
 func (p *Profile) FilePath() (string, error) {
-	if p.Name == "" {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("active profile name is empty")
+	if p.Path != "" {
+		return p.Path, nil
 	}
 
-	if p.Name == defaultProfileName {
+	id := p.ID
+	if id == "" {
+		id = ID(p.Name)
+	}
+	if id == "" {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("profile ID is empty")
+	}
+
+	if id == defaultProfileName {
 		return DefaultConfigPath, nil
 	}
 
+	if !IsValidProfileFilenameStem(id) {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("invalid profile ID: %q", id)
+	}
+
 	username, err := user.Current()
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to get current user: %w", err)
@@ -42,10 +64,13 @@ func (p *Profile) FilePath() (string, error) {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to get config directory for user %s: %w", username.Username, err)
 	}
 
-	return filepath.Join(configDir, p.Name+".json"), nil
+	return filepath.Join(configDir, id.String()+".json"), nil
 }
 
 func (p *Profile) IsDefault() bool {
+	if p.ID != "" {
+		return p.ID == defaultProfileName
+	}
 	return p.Name == defaultProfileName
 }
 
@@ -57,18 +82,24 @@ func NewProfileManager() *ProfileManager {
 	return &ProfileManager{}
 }
 
+// GetActiveProfile returns the active profile as recorded in the local
+// user state file. Only ID is populated.
 func (pm *ProfileManager) GetActiveProfile() (*Profile, error) {
 	pm.mu.Lock()
 	defer pm.mu.Unlock()
 
-	prof := pm.getActiveProfileState()
-	return &Profile{Name: prof}, nil
+	id := pm.getActiveProfileState()
+	return &Profile{ID: id}, nil
 }
 
-func (pm *ProfileManager) SwitchProfile(profileName string) error {
-	profileName = sanitizeProfileName(profileName)
+// SwitchProfile records the given profile ID as active in the local user
+// state file.
+func (pm *ProfileManager) SwitchProfile(id ID) error {
+	if id != defaultProfileName && !IsValidProfileFilenameStem(id) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid profile ID: %q", id)
+	}
 
-	if err := pm.setActiveProfileState(profileName); err != nil {
+	if err := pm.setActiveProfileState(id); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to switch profile: %w", err)
 	}
 	return nil
@@ -85,7 +116,7 @@ func sanitizeProfileName(name string) string {
 	}, name)
 }
 
-func (pm *ProfileManager) getActiveProfileState() string {
+func (pm *ProfileManager) getActiveProfileState() ID {
 
 	configDir, err := getConfigDir()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -113,10 +144,10 @@ func (pm *ProfileManager) getActiveProfileState() string {
 		return defaultProfileName
 	}
 
-	return profileName
+	return ID(profileName)
 }
 
-func (pm *ProfileManager) setActiveProfileState(profileName string) error {
+func (pm *ProfileManager) setActiveProfileState(id ID) error {
 
 	configDir, err := getConfigDir()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -125,7 +156,7 @@ func (pm *ProfileManager) setActiveProfileState(profileName string) error {
 
 	statePath := filepath.Join(configDir, activeProfileStateFilename)
 
-	err = os.WriteFile(statePath, []byte(profileName), 0600)
+	err = os.WriteFile(statePath, []byte(id), 0600)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to write active profile state: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -142,7 +173,7 @@ func GetLoginHint() string {
 		return ""
 	}
 
-	profileState, err := pm.GetProfileState(activeProf.Name)
+	profileState, err := pm.GetProfileState(activeProf.ID)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Debugf("failed to get profile state for login hint: %v", err)
 		return ""

client/internal/profilemanager/profilemanager_test.go

@@ -50,14 +50,14 @@ func TestServiceManager_CreateAndGetDefaultProfile(t *testing.T) {
 
 			state, err := sm.GetActiveProfileState()
 			assert.NoError(t, err)
-			assert.Equal(t, state.Name, defaultProfileName) // No active profile state yet
+			assert.Equal(t, defaultProfileName, state.ID.String()) // No active profile state yet
 
 			err = sm.SetActiveProfileStateToDefault()
 			assert.NoError(t, err)
 
 			active, err := sm.GetActiveProfileState()
 			assert.NoError(t, err)
-			assert.Equal(t, "default", active.Name)
+			assert.Equal(t, "default", active.ID.String())
 		})
 	})
 }
@@ -92,14 +92,14 @@ func TestServiceManager_SetActiveProfileState(t *testing.T) {
 			currUser, err := user.Current()
 			assert.NoError(t, err)
 			sm := &ServiceManager{}
-			state := &ActiveProfileState{Name: "foo", Username: currUser.Username}
+			state := &ActiveProfileState{ID: "foo", Username: currUser.Username}
 			err = sm.SetActiveProfileState(state)
 			assert.NoError(t, err)
 
 			// Should error on nil or incomplete state
 			err = sm.SetActiveProfileState(nil)
 			assert.Error(t, err)
-			err = sm.SetActiveProfileState(&ActiveProfileState{Name: "", Username: ""})
+			err = sm.SetActiveProfileState(&ActiveProfileState{ID: "", Username: ""})
 			assert.Error(t, err)
 		})
 	})

client/internal/profilemanager/service.go

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package profilemanager
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
@@ -23,12 +24,43 @@ var (
 	DefaultConfigPathDir   = ""
 	DefaultConfigPath      = ""
 	ActiveProfileStatePath = ""
-)
 
-var (
 	ErrorOldDefaultConfigNotFound = errors.New("old default config not found")
 )
 
+// ErrAmbiguousHandle is returned when a profile handle (ID prefix or name)
+// matches more than one profile. Callers can render Candidates to help the
+// user disambiguate.
+type ErrAmbiguousHandle struct {
+	Handle     string
+	Candidates []Profile
+	Kind       AmbiguityKind
+}
+
+// AmbiguityKind describes which matcher produced the ambiguity, so callers
+// can tailor the error message.
+type AmbiguityKind int
+
+const (
+	AmbiguityKindIDPrefix AmbiguityKind = iota
+	AmbiguityKindName
+)
+
+// profileMeta is the minimal slice of a profile JSON we need, so we avoid
+// reading all fields
+type profileMeta struct {
+	Name string
+}
+
+func (e *ErrAmbiguousHandle) Error() string {
+	switch e.Kind {
+	case AmbiguityKindIDPrefix:
+		return fmt.Sprintf("ID prefix %q is ambiguous (matches %d profiles)", e.Handle, len(e.Candidates))
+	default:
+		return fmt.Sprintf("name %q is ambiguous (%d profiles share this name)", e.Handle, len(e.Candidates))
+	}
+}
+
 func init() {
 
 	DefaultConfigPathDir = "/var/lib/netbird/"
@@ -54,25 +86,34 @@ func init() {
 }
 
 type ActiveProfileState struct {
-	Name     string `json:"name"`
+	// ID is the on-disk filename stem of the active profile. The JSON tag stays
+	// as "name" for backwards compatibility with active state files written
+	// before the ID-based config files. Legacy values were profile names, which
+	// were also the legacy filename stems, so they still resolve to the correct
+	// file on disk.
+	ID       ID     `json:"name"`
 	Username string `json:"username"`
 }
 
 func (a *ActiveProfileState) FilePath() (string, error) {
-	if a.Name == "" {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("active profile name is empty")
+	if a.ID == "" {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("active profile ID is empty")
 	}
 
-	if a.Name == defaultProfileName {
+	if a.ID == defaultProfileName {
 		return DefaultConfigPath, nil
 	}
 
+	if !IsValidProfileFilenameStem(a.ID) {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("invalid profile ID: %q", a.ID)
+	}
+
 	configDir, err := getConfigDirForUser(a.Username)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to get config directory for user %s: %w", a.Username, err)
 	}
 
-	return filepath.Join(configDir, a.Name+".json"), nil
+	return filepath.Join(configDir, a.ID.String()+".json"), nil
 }
 
 type ServiceManager struct {
@@ -178,7 +219,7 @@ func (s *ServiceManager) GetActiveProfileState() (*ActiveProfileState, error) {
 				return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to set active profile to default: %w", err)
 			}
 			return &ActiveProfileState{
-				Name:     "default",
+				ID:       defaultProfileName,
 				Username: "",
 			}, nil
 		} else {
@@ -186,12 +227,12 @@ func (s *ServiceManager) GetActiveProfileState() (*ActiveProfileState, error) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	if activeProfile.Name == "" {
+	if activeProfile.ID == "" {
 		if err := s.SetActiveProfileStateToDefault(); err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to set active profile to default: %w", err)
 		}
 		return &ActiveProfileState{
-			Name:     "default",
+			ID:       defaultProfileName,
 			Username: "",
 		}, nil
 	}
@@ -216,25 +257,29 @@ func (s *ServiceManager) setDefaultActiveState() error {
 }
 
 func (s *ServiceManager) SetActiveProfileState(a *ActiveProfileState) error {
-	if a == nil || a.Name == "" {
+	if a == nil || a.ID == "" {
 		return errors.New("invalid active profile state")
 	}
 
-	if a.Name != defaultProfileName && a.Username == "" {
-		return fmt.Errorf("username must be set for non-default profiles, got: %s", a.Name)
+	if a.ID != defaultProfileName && a.Username == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("username must be set for non-default profiles, got: %s", a.ID)
+	}
+
+	if a.ID != defaultProfileName && !IsValidProfileFilenameStem(a.ID) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid profile ID: %q", a.ID)
 	}
 
 	if err := util.WriteJsonWithRestrictedPermission(context.Background(), ActiveProfileStatePath, a); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to write active profile state: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	log.Infof("active profile set to %s for %s", a.Name, a.Username)
+	log.Infof("active profile set to %s for %s", a.ID, a.Username)
 	return nil
 }
 
 func (s *ServiceManager) SetActiveProfileStateToDefault() error {
 	return s.SetActiveProfileState(&ActiveProfileState{
-		Name:     "default",
+		ID:       defaultProfileName,
 		Username: "",
 	})
 }
@@ -243,57 +288,117 @@ func (s *ServiceManager) DefaultProfilePath() string {
 	return DefaultConfigPath
 }
 
-func (s *ServiceManager) AddProfile(profileName, username string) error {
+// AddProfile creates a new profile with a generated ID. The user-supplied
+// displayName is stored inside the JSON's name field, the on-disk filename
+// uses the generated ID.
+//
+// The returned Profile carries the freshly-generated ID so callers can
+// show it to the user (and so the gRPC AddProfileResponse can include
+// it).
+func (s *ServiceManager) AddProfile(displayName, username string) (*Profile, error) {
 	configDir, err := s.getConfigDir(username)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to get config directory: %w", err)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get config directory: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	profileName = sanitizeProfileName(profileName)
-
-	if profileName == defaultProfileName {
-		return fmt.Errorf("cannot create profile with reserved name: %s", defaultProfileName)
-	}
-
-	profPath := filepath.Join(configDir, profileName+".json")
-	profileExists, err := fileExists(profPath)
+	displayName, err = sanitizeDisplayName(displayName)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to check if profile exists: %w", err)
-	}
-	if profileExists {
-		return ErrProfileAlreadyExists
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid profile name: %w", err)
 	}
 
+	id, err := generateProfileID()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("generate profile id: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	profPath := filepath.Join(configDir, id.String()+".json")
 	cfg, err := createNewConfig(ConfigInput{ConfigPath: profPath})
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create new config: %w", err)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create new config: %w", err)
+	}
+	cfg.Name = displayName
+
+	if err := util.WriteJson(context.Background(), profPath, cfg); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to write profile config: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	err = util.WriteJson(context.Background(), profPath, cfg)
+	return &Profile{
+		ID:   id,
+		Name: displayName,
+		Path: profPath,
+	}, nil
+}
+
+func (s *ServiceManager) RenameProfile(id ID, username string, newName string) error {
+	displayName, err := sanitizeDisplayName(newName)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to write profile config: %w", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid profile name: %w", err)
 	}
 
+	if !IsValidProfileFilenameStem(id) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid profile ID: %q", id)
+	}
+
+	profiles, err := s.loadAllProfiles(username)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("load profiles: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	var target *Profile
+	for i := range profiles {
+		if profiles[i].ID == id {
+			target = &profiles[i]
+			break
+		}
+	}
+	if target == nil {
+		return ErrProfileNotFound
+	}
+
+	data, err := os.ReadFile(target.Path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	var cfg Config
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(data, &cfg); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	cfg.Name = displayName
+
+	if err := util.WriteJson(context.Background(), target.Path, cfg); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to write profile name: %w", err)
+	}
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (s *ServiceManager) RemoveProfile(profileName, username string) error {
-	configDir, err := s.getConfigDir(username)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to get config directory: %w", err)
+// RemoveProfile deletes the profile identified by id. Callers must have
+// already resolved any user-supplied handle to a concrete ID via
+// ResolveProfile.
+func (s *ServiceManager) RemoveProfile(id ID, username string) error {
+	if id == defaultProfileName {
+		defaultName := readProfileName(DefaultConfigPath)
+		if defaultName == "" {
+			defaultName = defaultProfileName
+		}
+		return fmt.Errorf("cannot remove default profile with name: %s", defaultName)
+	}
+	if !IsValidProfileFilenameStem(id) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid profile ID: %q", id)
 	}
 
-	profileName = sanitizeProfileName(profileName)
-
-	if profileName == defaultProfileName {
-		return fmt.Errorf("cannot remove profile with reserved name: %s", defaultProfileName)
-	}
-	profPath := filepath.Join(configDir, profileName+".json")
-	profileExists, err := fileExists(profPath)
+	profiles, err := s.loadAllProfiles(username)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to check if profile exists: %w", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("load profiles: %w", err)
 	}
-	if !profileExists {
+
+	var target *Profile
+	for i := range profiles {
+		if profiles[i].ID == id {
+			target = &profiles[i]
+			break
+		}
+	}
+	if target == nil {
 		return ErrProfileNotFound
 	}
 
@@ -301,57 +406,26 @@ func (s *ServiceManager) RemoveProfile(profileName, username string) error {
 	if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, ErrNoActiveProfile) {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to get active profile: %w", err)
 	}
-
-	if activeProf != nil && activeProf.Name == profileName {
-		return fmt.Errorf("cannot remove active profile: %s", profileName)
+	if activeProf != nil && activeProf.ID == id {
+		return fmt.Errorf("cannot remove active profile: %s", id)
 	}
 
-	err = util.RemoveJson(profPath)
-	if err != nil {
+	if err := util.RemoveJson(target.Path); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to remove profile config: %w", err)
 	}
+
+	stateFile := filepath.Join(filepath.Dir(target.Path), id.String()+".state.json")
+	if err := os.Remove(stateFile); err != nil && !os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		log.Warnf("failed to remove profile state file %s: %v", stateFile, err)
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }
 
+// ListProfiles returns every profile for the given user, including the
+// default profile, with IsActive flags set.
 func (s *ServiceManager) ListProfiles(username string) ([]Profile, error) {
-	configDir, err := s.getConfigDir(username)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get config directory: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	files, err := util.ListFiles(configDir, "*.json")
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to list profile files: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	var filtered []string
-	for _, file := range files {
-		if strings.HasSuffix(file, "state.json") {
-			continue // skip state files
-		}
-		filtered = append(filtered, file)
-	}
-	sort.Strings(filtered)
-
-	var activeProfName string
-	activeProf, err := s.GetActiveProfileState()
-	if err == nil {
-		activeProfName = activeProf.Name
-	}
-
-	var profiles []Profile
-	// add default profile always
-	profiles = append(profiles, Profile{Name: defaultProfileName, IsActive: activeProfName == "" || activeProfName == defaultProfileName})
-	for _, file := range filtered {
-		profileName := strings.TrimSuffix(filepath.Base(file), ".json")
-		var isActive bool
-		if activeProfName != "" && activeProfName == profileName {
-			isActive = true
-		}
-		profiles = append(profiles, Profile{Name: profileName, IsActive: isActive})
-	}
-
-	return profiles, nil
+	return s.loadAllProfiles(username)
 }
 
 // GetStatePath returns the path to the state file based on the operating system
@@ -369,7 +443,12 @@ func (s *ServiceManager) GetStatePath() string {
 		return defaultStatePath
 	}
 
-	if activeProf.Name == defaultProfileName {
+	if activeProf.ID == defaultProfileName {
+		return defaultStatePath
+	}
+
+	if !IsValidProfileFilenameStem(activeProf.ID) {
+		log.Warnf("invalid active profile ID %q, using default state path", activeProf.ID)
 		return defaultStatePath
 	}
 
@@ -379,7 +458,7 @@ func (s *ServiceManager) GetStatePath() string {
 		return defaultStatePath
 	}
 
-	return filepath.Join(configDir, activeProf.Name+".state.json")
+	return filepath.Join(configDir, activeProf.ID.String()+".state.json")
 }
 
 // getConfigDir returns the profiles directory, using profilesDir if set, otherwise getConfigDirForUser
@@ -390,3 +469,169 @@ func (s *ServiceManager) getConfigDir(username string) (string, error) {
 
 	return getConfigDirForUser(username)
 }
+
+// loadAllProfiles returns every profile visible to the daemon for the
+// given user, including the default profile. The returned slice is sorted
+// by ID for a stable display order.
+//
+// Each Profile is fully populated: ID is the filename stem, Name comes
+// from the JSON's "name" field (falling back to the filename stem when absent)
+// and Path is built from a basename read off disk.
+func (s *ServiceManager) loadAllProfiles(username string) ([]Profile, error) {
+	activeID, activeIsDefault := s.activeProfileID()
+	defaultName := readProfileName(DefaultConfigPath)
+	if defaultName == "" {
+		defaultName = defaultProfileName
+	}
+
+	profiles := []Profile{{
+		ID:       defaultProfileName,
+		Name:     defaultName,
+		Path:     DefaultConfigPath,
+		IsActive: activeIsDefault,
+	}}
+
+	configDir, err := s.getConfigDir(username)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("get config directory: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	entries, err := os.ReadDir(configDir)
+	if err != nil {
+		if errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
+			return profiles, nil
+		}
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("read profile directory: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	var fileProfiles []Profile
+	for _, entry := range entries {
+		if entry.IsDir() {
+			continue
+		}
+		base := entry.Name()
+		if !strings.HasSuffix(base, ".json") {
+			continue
+		}
+		if strings.HasSuffix(base, ".state.json") {
+			continue
+		}
+		stem := ID(strings.TrimSuffix(base, ".json"))
+		if stem == defaultProfileName {
+			// default lives at the top-level config dir, not under /<user>
+			continue
+		}
+		if !IsValidProfileFilenameStem(ID(stem)) {
+			continue
+		}
+		path := filepath.Join(configDir, base)
+		name := readProfileName(path)
+		if name == "" {
+			name = stem.String()
+		}
+		fileProfiles = append(fileProfiles, Profile{
+			ID:       stem,
+			Name:     name,
+			Path:     path,
+			IsActive: stem == ID(activeID),
+		})
+	}
+
+	sort.Slice(fileProfiles, func(i, j int) bool {
+		if fileProfiles[i].Name != fileProfiles[j].Name {
+			return fileProfiles[i].Name < fileProfiles[j].Name
+		}
+		// Sort tie-break on ID so duplicate names always render in the same order.
+		return fileProfiles[i].ID < fileProfiles[j].ID
+	})
+	profiles = append(profiles, fileProfiles...)
+	return profiles, nil
+}
+
+// readProfileName parses just the "name" field from the profile Json.
+func readProfileName(path string) string {
+	data, err := os.ReadFile(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return ""
+	}
+	var meta profileMeta
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(data, &meta); err != nil {
+		return ""
+	}
+	return meta.Name
+}
+
+// activeProfileID returns the currently-active profile's ID. The second
+// return value is true when the active profile is the default one.
+func (s *ServiceManager) activeProfileID() (ID, bool) {
+	state, err := s.GetActiveProfileState()
+	if err != nil || state == nil {
+		return defaultProfileName, true
+	}
+	if state.ID == "" || state.ID == defaultProfileName {
+		return defaultProfileName, true
+	}
+	return state.ID, false
+}
+
+// ResolveProfile turns a user-supplied handle into a Profile. Resolution
+// precedence is: exact ID match, then unique exact name, then unique ID
+// prefix. Ambiguous matches return *ErrAmbiguousHandle so callers can
+// surface the candidates.
+func (s *ServiceManager) ResolveProfile(handle, username string) (*Profile, error) {
+	if handle == "" {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("profile handle is empty")
+	}
+
+	profiles, err := s.loadAllProfiles(username)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	for i := range profiles {
+		if profiles[i].ID == ID(handle) {
+			return &profiles[i], nil
+		}
+	}
+
+	var nameMatches []Profile
+	for i := range profiles {
+		if profiles[i].Name == handle {
+			nameMatches = append(nameMatches, profiles[i])
+		}
+	}
+	if len(nameMatches) == 1 {
+		return &nameMatches[0], nil
+	}
+	if len(nameMatches) > 1 {
+		return nil, &ErrAmbiguousHandle{
+			Handle:     handle,
+			Candidates: nameMatches,
+			Kind:       AmbiguityKindName,
+		}
+	}
+
+	// ID prefix match. Skip the default profile so `select d` does not
+	// accidentally pick it via prefix.
+	var prefixMatches []Profile
+	for i := range profiles {
+		if profiles[i].ID == defaultProfileName {
+			continue
+		}
+		if strings.HasPrefix(profiles[i].ID.String(), handle) {
+			prefixMatches = append(prefixMatches, profiles[i])
+		}
+	}
+	if len(prefixMatches) == 1 {
+		return &prefixMatches[0], nil
+	}
+	if len(prefixMatches) > 1 {
+		return nil, &ErrAmbiguousHandle{
+			Handle:     handle,
+			Candidates: prefixMatches,
+			Kind:       AmbiguityKindIDPrefix,
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil, ErrProfileNotFound
+}

client/internal/profilemanager/service_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,230 @@
+package profilemanager
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"os"
+	"os/user"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/util"
+)
+
+// withTestSM wires up patched globals + a clean config dir and returns a
+// fully initialized ServiceManager plus the username we are scoped to.
+func withTestSM(t *testing.T, fn func(sm *ServiceManager, username string)) {
+	t.Helper()
+	withTempConfigDir(t, func(configDir string) {
+		withPatchedGlobals(t, configDir, func() {
+			u, err := user.Current()
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			sm := &ServiceManager{}
+			require.NoError(t, sm.CreateDefaultProfile())
+			fn(sm, u.Username)
+		})
+	})
+}
+
+func TestServiceProfile_ExactID(t *testing.T) {
+	withTestSM(t, func(sm *ServiceManager, username string) {
+		created, err := sm.AddProfile("work", username)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		got, err := sm.ResolveProfile(created.ID.String(), username)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Equal(t, created.ID, got.ID)
+		assert.Equal(t, "work", got.Name)
+	})
+}
+
+func TestServiceProfile_IDPrefix(t *testing.T) {
+	withTestSM(t, func(sm *ServiceManager, username string) {
+		created, err := sm.AddProfile("work", username)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		prefix := created.ID[:4]
+		got, err := sm.ResolveProfile(prefix.String(), username)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Equal(t, created.ID, got.ID)
+	})
+}
+
+func TestServiceProfile_AmbiguousPrefix(t *testing.T) {
+	withTestSM(t, func(sm *ServiceManager, username string) {
+		// Plant two profiles whose IDs share a known prefix by writing
+		// the files directly, since generated IDs are random.
+		configDir, err := sm.getConfigDir(username)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		for _, id := range []string{"abcd1111aaaa", "abcd2222bbbb"} {
+			path := filepath.Join(configDir, id+".json")
+			require.NoError(t, util.WriteJson(context.Background(), path, &Config{Name: id}))
+		}
+
+		_, err = sm.ResolveProfile("abcd", username)
+		var amb *ErrAmbiguousHandle
+		require.ErrorAs(t, err, &amb)
+		assert.Equal(t, AmbiguityKindIDPrefix, amb.Kind)
+		assert.Len(t, amb.Candidates, 2)
+	})
+}
+
+func TestServiceProfile_ExactNameUnique(t *testing.T) {
+	withTestSM(t, func(sm *ServiceManager, username string) {
+		_, err := sm.AddProfile("work", username)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		got, err := sm.ResolveProfile("work", username)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Equal(t, "work", got.Name)
+	})
+}
+
+func TestServiceProfile_AmbiguousName(t *testing.T) {
+	withTestSM(t, func(sm *ServiceManager, username string) {
+		_, err := sm.AddProfile("work", username)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		_, err = sm.AddProfile("work", username)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		_, err = sm.ResolveProfile("work", username)
+		var amb *ErrAmbiguousHandle
+		require.ErrorAs(t, err, &amb)
+		assert.Equal(t, AmbiguityKindName, amb.Kind)
+		assert.Len(t, amb.Candidates, 2)
+	})
+}
+
+func TestServiceProfile_NotFound(t *testing.T) {
+	withTestSM(t, func(sm *ServiceManager, username string) {
+		_, err := sm.ResolveProfile("nope", username)
+		assert.ErrorIs(t, err, ErrProfileNotFound)
+	})
+}
+
+func TestServiceProfile_DefaultByExactID(t *testing.T) {
+	withTestSM(t, func(sm *ServiceManager, username string) {
+		got, err := sm.ResolveProfile(defaultProfileName, username)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Equal(t, defaultProfileName, got.ID.String())
+	})
+}
+
+func TestServiceProfile_LegacyFilenameCoexists(t *testing.T) {
+	// Legacy profiles stored as <name>.json with no "name" JSON field
+	// should still be discoverable by name and removable by name.
+	withTestSM(t, func(sm *ServiceManager, username string) {
+		configDir, err := sm.getConfigDir(username)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		path := filepath.Join(configDir, "legacy.json")
+		require.NoError(t, util.WriteJson(context.Background(), path, &Config{}))
+
+		got, err := sm.ResolveProfile("legacy", username)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Equal(t, "legacy", got.ID.String())
+		// Name falls back to the filename stem when JSON omits it.
+		assert.Equal(t, "legacy", got.Name)
+	})
+}
+
+func TestAddProfile_AllowsDuplicateWithFlag(t *testing.T) {
+	withTestSM(t, func(sm *ServiceManager, username string) {
+		first, err := sm.AddProfile("work", username)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		second, err := sm.AddProfile("work", username)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.NotEqual(t, first.ID, second.ID)
+		assert.Equal(t, "work", second.Name)
+	})
+}
+
+func TestAddProfile_RejectsInvalidNames(t *testing.T) {
+	withTestSM(t, func(sm *ServiceManager, username string) {
+		cases := []string{
+			"",                                       // empty
+			"\x00\x01",                               // only control chars (becomes empty)
+			strings.Repeat("a", maxProfileNameLen+1), // too long
+		}
+		for _, name := range cases {
+			_, err := sm.AddProfile(name, username)
+			assert.Error(t, err, "expected error for %q", name)
+		}
+	})
+}
+
+func TestRemoveProfile_RejectsInvalidID(t *testing.T) {
+	withTestSM(t, func(sm *ServiceManager, username string) {
+		err := sm.RemoveProfile("../escape", username)
+		assert.Error(t, err)
+	})
+}
+
+func TestSanitizeDisplayName(t *testing.T) {
+	cases := []struct {
+		in      string
+		want    string
+		wantErr bool
+	}{
+		{"work", "work", false},
+		{"My Work Account", "My Work Account", false},
+		{"emoji 🚀 ok", "emoji 🚀 ok", false},
+		{"漢字テスト", "漢字テスト", false},
+		{"with\x00null", "withnull", false},
+		{"\x01\x02\x03", "", true},
+		{"", "", true},
+	}
+	for _, tc := range cases {
+		got, err := sanitizeDisplayName(tc.in)
+		if tc.wantErr {
+			assert.Error(t, err, "case %q", tc.in)
+			continue
+		}
+		assert.NoError(t, err, "case %q", tc.in)
+		assert.Equal(t, tc.want, got, "case %q", tc.in)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestIsValidProfileFilenameStem(t *testing.T) {
+	cases := []struct {
+		in   string
+		want bool
+	}{
+		{"default", true},
+		{"abc123def456", true},
+		{"legacy-name", true},
+		{"legacy_name", true},
+		{"", false},
+		{"..", false},
+		{"../etc", false},
+		{"foo/bar", false},
+		{`foo\bar`, false},
+		{"with space", false},
+		{"with.dot", false},
+		{strings.Repeat("a", maxProfileIDLen+1), false},
+	}
+	for _, tc := range cases {
+		got := IsValidProfileFilenameStem(ID(tc.in))
+		assert.Equal(t, tc.want, got, "case %q", tc.in)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRemoveProfile_DeletesStateFile(t *testing.T) {
+	withTestSM(t, func(sm *ServiceManager, username string) {
+		created, err := sm.AddProfile("work", username)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		configDir, err := sm.getConfigDir(username)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		statePath := filepath.Join(configDir, created.ID.String()+".state.json")
+		require.NoError(t, os.WriteFile(statePath, []byte(`{"email":"a@b"}`), 0600))
+
+		require.NoError(t, sm.RemoveProfile(created.ID, username))
+		_, err = os.Stat(statePath)
+		assert.True(t, errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist), "state file should be removed")
+	})
+}

client/internal/profilemanager/state.go

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/util"
@@ -13,13 +14,20 @@ type ProfileState struct {
 	Email string `json:"email"`
 }
 
-func (pm *ProfileManager) GetProfileState(profileName string) (*ProfileState, error) {
+// GetProfileState reads the per-profile state file keyed by profile ID.
+// The state file lives in the user's config directory. Legacy state files
+// keyed by the old profile name remain readable.
+func (pm *ProfileManager) GetProfileState(id ID) (*ProfileState, error) {
 	configDir, err := getConfigDir()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("get config directory: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	stateFile := filepath.Join(configDir, profileName+".state.json")
+	if id != defaultProfileName && !IsValidProfileFilenameStem(id) {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid profile ID: %q", id)
+	}
+
+	stateFile := filepath.Join(configDir, id.String()+".state.json")
 	stateFileExists, err := fileExists(stateFile)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to check if profile state file exists: %w", err)
@@ -51,7 +59,12 @@ func (pm *ProfileManager) SetActiveProfileState(state *ProfileState) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("get active profile: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	stateFile := filepath.Join(configDir, activeProf.Name+".state.json")
+	id := activeProf.ID
+	if id != defaultProfileName && !IsValidProfileFilenameStem(id) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid active profile ID: %q", id)
+	}
+
+	stateFile := filepath.Join(configDir, id.String()+".state.json")
 	err = util.WriteJsonWithRestrictedPermission(context.Background(), stateFile, state)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("write profile state: %w", err)
@@ -59,3 +72,22 @@ func (pm *ProfileManager) SetActiveProfileState(state *ProfileState) error {
 
 	return nil
 }
+
+// RemoveProfileState deletes the per-profile state file (which holds the
+// account email used for the SSO login hint and the UI display). Called after
+// a successful logout so a logged-out profile no longer shows a stale account
+// email. The state file only stores the email, so deleting it is equivalent to
+// clearing it; the next SSO login recreates it. A missing file is not an error.
+func (pm *ProfileManager) RemoveProfileState(profileName string) error {
+	configDir, err := getConfigDir()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("get config directory: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	stateFile := filepath.Join(configDir, profileName+".state.json")
+	if err := os.Remove(stateFile); err != nil && !os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("remove profile state: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}

client/internal/routemanager/exit_node_selection_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,191 @@
+package routemanager
+
+import (
+	"net/netip"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/routeselector"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/route"
+)
+
+func newExitNodeTestManager() *DefaultManager {
+	return &DefaultManager{routeSelector: routeselector.NewRouteSelector()}
+}
+
+func exitRoute(netID, peer string, skipAutoApply bool) *route.Route {
+	return &route.Route{
+		NetID:         route.NetID(netID),
+		Network:       netip.MustParsePrefix("0.0.0.0/0"),
+		Peer:          peer,
+		SkipAutoApply: skipAutoApply,
+	}
+}
+
+func TestPickPreferredExitNode(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name string
+		info exitNodeInfo
+		want route.NetID
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "persisted user selection wins over management",
+			info: exitNodeInfo{
+				allIDs:               []route.NetID{"a", "b", "c"},
+				userSelected:         []route.NetID{"b"},
+				selectedByManagement: []route.NetID{"a"},
+			},
+			want: "b",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "multiple user-selected self-heal to deterministic min",
+			info: exitNodeInfo{
+				allIDs:       []route.NetID{"a", "b", "c"},
+				userSelected: []route.NetID{"c", "a"},
+			},
+			want: "a",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "explicit opt-out keeps none",
+			info: exitNodeInfo{
+				allIDs:         []route.NetID{"a", "b"},
+				userDeselected: []route.NetID{"a", "b"},
+			},
+			want: "",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "fresh defaults to management auto-apply pick",
+			info: exitNodeInfo{
+				allIDs:               []route.NetID{"a", "b", "c"},
+				selectedByManagement: []route.NetID{"b"},
+			},
+			want: "b",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "no user pick and no management auto-apply selects none",
+			info: exitNodeInfo{
+				allIDs: []route.NetID{"c", "a", "b"},
+			},
+			want: "",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "user-deselect does not block a management auto-apply sibling",
+			info: exitNodeInfo{
+				allIDs:               []route.NetID{"a", "b"},
+				userDeselected:       []route.NetID{"a"},
+				selectedByManagement: []route.NetID{"b"},
+			},
+			want: "b",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			assert.Equal(t, tt.want, pickPreferredExitNode(tt.info), "preferred exit node")
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestEnforceSingleExitNode(t *testing.T) {
+	m := newExitNodeTestManager()
+	all := []route.NetID{"a", "b", "c"}
+
+	m.enforceSingleExitNode("b", all)
+	assert.False(t, m.routeSelector.IsSelected("a"), "a should be deselected")
+	assert.True(t, m.routeSelector.IsSelected("b"), "b should be the only selected exit node")
+	assert.False(t, m.routeSelector.IsSelected("c"), "c should be deselected")
+
+	// Switching the preferred node moves the single selection.
+	m.enforceSingleExitNode("c", all)
+	assert.False(t, m.routeSelector.IsSelected("a"), "a stays deselected")
+	assert.False(t, m.routeSelector.IsSelected("b"), "b should now be deselected")
+	assert.True(t, m.routeSelector.IsSelected("c"), "c should now be selected")
+
+	// Empty preferred turns every exit node off.
+	m.enforceSingleExitNode("", all)
+	for _, id := range all {
+		assert.False(t, m.routeSelector.IsSelected(id), "no exit node should be selected")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestEnforceSingleExitNode_RespectsDeselectAll(t *testing.T) {
+	m := newExitNodeTestManager()
+	m.routeSelector.DeselectAllRoutes()
+
+	m.enforceSingleExitNode("b", []route.NetID{"a", "b"})
+
+	assert.True(t, m.routeSelector.IsDeselectAll(), "global deselect-all must stay in effect")
+	assert.False(t, m.routeSelector.IsSelected("b"), "no exit node should be forced on while deselect-all is set")
+}
+
+func TestUpdateRouteSelectorFromManagement_FreshSelectsOne(t *testing.T) {
+	m := newExitNodeTestManager()
+	routes := route.HAMap{
+		"exitA|0.0.0.0/0":    {exitRoute("exitA", "p1", false)},
+		"exitB|0.0.0.0/0":    {exitRoute("exitB", "p2", false)},
+		"lan|192.168.1.0/24": {{NetID: "lan", Network: netip.MustParsePrefix("192.168.1.0/24"), Peer: "p3"}},
+		"exitC|0.0.0.0/0":    {exitRoute("exitC", "p4", false)},
+	}
+
+	m.updateRouteSelectorFromManagement(routes)
+
+	// Exactly one exit node (the deterministic first) is selected.
+	assert.True(t, m.routeSelector.IsSelected("exitA"), "exitA is the deterministic default")
+	assert.False(t, m.routeSelector.IsSelected("exitB"), "exitB must not also be selected")
+	assert.False(t, m.routeSelector.IsSelected("exitC"), "exitC must not also be selected")
+	// Non-exit routes are left at their default-on state.
+	assert.True(t, m.routeSelector.IsSelected("lan"), "non-exit route selection is untouched")
+}
+
+func TestUpdateRouteSelectorFromManagement_HonorsPersistedPick(t *testing.T) {
+	m := newExitNodeTestManager()
+	routes := route.HAMap{
+		"exitA|0.0.0.0/0": {exitRoute("exitA", "p1", false)},
+		"exitB|0.0.0.0/0": {exitRoute("exitB", "p2", false)},
+	}
+	all := []route.NetID{"exitA", "exitB"}
+
+	// Simulate the state the runtime select path leaves behind: exactly one
+	// exit node explicitly selected, its sibling deselected.
+	require.NoError(t, m.routeSelector.SelectRoutes([]route.NetID{"exitB"}, true, all))
+	require.NoError(t, m.routeSelector.DeselectRoutes([]route.NetID{"exitA"}, all))
+
+	m.updateRouteSelectorFromManagement(routes)
+
+	assert.True(t, m.routeSelector.IsSelected("exitB"), "persisted pick must stay selected")
+	assert.False(t, m.routeSelector.IsSelected("exitA"), "the other exit node stays deselected")
+}
+
+func TestUpdateRouteSelectorFromManagement_OptOutKeepsNone(t *testing.T) {
+	m := newExitNodeTestManager()
+	routes := route.HAMap{
+		"exitA|0.0.0.0/0": {exitRoute("exitA", "p1", false)},
+		"exitB|0.0.0.0/0": {exitRoute("exitB", "p2", false)},
+	}
+	all := []route.NetID{"exitA", "exitB"}
+
+	// User deselected exit nodes and selected none.
+	require.NoError(t, m.routeSelector.DeselectRoutes(all, all))
+
+	m.updateRouteSelectorFromManagement(routes)
+
+	assert.False(t, m.routeSelector.IsSelected("exitA"), "opt-out keeps exitA off")
+	assert.False(t, m.routeSelector.IsSelected("exitB"), "opt-out keeps exitB off")
+}
+
+func TestUpdateRouteSelectorFromManagement_NoAutoApplySelectsNone(t *testing.T) {
+	m := newExitNodeTestManager()
+	// SkipAutoApply=true: management offers the exit nodes but doesn't request
+	// auto-activation, so none should be selected until the user picks one.
+	routes := route.HAMap{
+		"exitA|0.0.0.0/0": {exitRoute("exitA", "p1", true)},
+		"exitB|0.0.0.0/0": {exitRoute("exitB", "p2", true)},
+	}
+
+	m.updateRouteSelectorFromManagement(routes)
+
+	assert.False(t, m.routeSelector.IsSelected("exitA"), "no auto-apply keeps exitA off")
+	assert.False(t, m.routeSelector.IsSelected("exitB"), "no auto-apply keeps exitB off")
+}

client/internal/routemanager/manager.go

@@ -442,6 +442,11 @@ func (m *DefaultManager) UpdateRoutes(
 
 		m.updateClientNetworks(updateSerial, filteredClientRoutes)
 		m.notifier.OnNewRoutes(filteredClientRoutes)
+		// A new network map can add or drop route/exit-node candidates without
+		// touching any peer's chosen-route state, so the peer status alone
+		// wouldn't notify SubscribeStatus subscribers. Bump the revision so the
+		// UI re-fetches ListNetworks.
+		m.statusRecorder.BumpNetworksRevision()
 	}
 	m.clientRoutes = clientRoutes
 
@@ -582,6 +587,10 @@ func (m *DefaultManager) TriggerSelection(networks route.HAMap) {
 	if err := m.stateManager.UpdateState((*SelectorState)(m.routeSelector)); err != nil {
 		log.Errorf("failed to update state: %v", err)
 	}
+
+	// A selection change flips Network.selected without altering the candidate
+	// set, so bump the revision to push the new state to the UI.
+	m.statusRecorder.BumpNetworksRevision()
 }
 
 // stopObsoleteClients stops the client network watcher for the networks that are not in the new list
@@ -701,7 +710,13 @@ func resolveURLsToIPs(urls []string) []net.IP {
 	return ips
 }
 
-// updateRouteSelectorFromManagement updates the route selector based on the isSelected status from the management server
+// updateRouteSelectorFromManagement reconciles exit-node selection on every
+// network map: it keeps at most one exit node selected — the user's persisted
+// pick, else whatever management marks for auto-apply (SkipAutoApply=false),
+// else none. We never auto-activate an exit node the map doesn't request; it
+// stays off until the user picks it. Exit nodes are mutually exclusive, but the
+// RouteSelector stores routes with default-on semantics, so without this every
+// available exit node would report selected at once.
 func (m *DefaultManager) updateRouteSelectorFromManagement(clientRoutes route.HAMap) {
 	m.mirrorV6ExitPairSelections(clientRoutes)
 
@@ -712,13 +727,14 @@ func (m *DefaultManager) updateRouteSelectorFromManagement(clientRoutes route.HA
 		return
 	}
 
-	exitNodeInfo := m.collectExitNodeInfo(clientRoutes)
-	if len(exitNodeInfo.allIDs) == 0 {
+	info := m.collectExitNodeInfo(clientRoutes)
+	if len(info.allIDs) == 0 {
 		return
 	}
 
-	m.updateExitNodeSelections(exitNodeInfo)
-	m.logExitNodeUpdate(exitNodeInfo)
+	preferred := pickPreferredExitNode(info)
+	m.enforceSingleExitNode(preferred, info.allIDs)
+	m.logExitNodeUpdate(info, preferred)
 }
 
 // mirrorV6ExitPairSelections keeps every synthesized "-v6" exit route's selection
@@ -746,6 +762,10 @@ type exitNodeInfo struct {
 	userDeselected       []route.NetID
 }
 
+// collectExitNodeInfo categorises the available exit nodes by their persisted
+// selection state. It keys on the base (v4) NetID and skips the synthesized
+// "-v6" partner, which inherits its base's selection through the RouteSelector
+// — counting it separately would double-count the pair.
 func (m *DefaultManager) collectExitNodeInfo(clientRoutes route.HAMap) exitNodeInfo {
 	var info exitNodeInfo
 
@@ -755,6 +775,9 @@ func (m *DefaultManager) collectExitNodeInfo(clientRoutes route.HAMap) exitNodeI
 		}
 
 		netID := haID.NetID()
+		if strings.HasSuffix(string(netID), route.V6ExitSuffix) {
+			continue
+		}
 		info.allIDs = append(info.allIDs, netID)
 
 		if m.routeSelector.HasUserSelectionForRoute(netID) {
@@ -791,45 +814,69 @@ func (m *DefaultManager) checkManagementSelection(routes []*route.Route, netID r
 	}
 }
 
-func (m *DefaultManager) updateExitNodeSelections(info exitNodeInfo) {
-	routesToDeselect := m.getRoutesToDeselect(info.allIDs)
-	m.deselectExitNodes(routesToDeselect)
-	m.selectExitNodesByManagement(info.selectedByManagement, info.allIDs)
+// pickPreferredExitNode chooses the single exit node to keep selected. In order:
+//   - a persisted user selection wins (deterministic if several survive from
+//     legacy state, so the set self-heals down to one);
+//   - otherwise activate only what management marks for auto-apply
+//     (SkipAutoApply=false); the lexicographically first if it marks several.
+//
+// Returns "" when neither holds — we never force an arbitrary exit node on. A
+// route the map doesn't auto-apply stays off until the user selects it.
+// info.userDeselected is informational only: an explicit deselect simply keeps
+// that route out of both lists above, so it can't be picked.
+func pickPreferredExitNode(info exitNodeInfo) route.NetID {
+	if len(info.userSelected) > 0 {
+		return minNetID(info.userSelected)
+	}
+	if len(info.selectedByManagement) > 0 {
+		return minNetID(info.selectedByManagement)
+	}
+	return ""
 }
 
-func (m *DefaultManager) getRoutesToDeselect(allIDs []route.NetID) []route.NetID {
-	var routesToDeselect []route.NetID
-	for _, netID := range allIDs {
-		if !m.routeSelector.HasUserSelectionForRoute(netID) {
-			routesToDeselect = append(routesToDeselect, netID)
+// enforceSingleExitNode makes preferred the only selected exit node: every other
+// available exit node is deselected and preferred (if any) is selected, without
+// disturbing non-exit route selections. A global deselect-all is left untouched
+// so the user's "all off" stays in effect.
+func (m *DefaultManager) enforceSingleExitNode(preferred route.NetID, allIDs []route.NetID) {
+	if m.routeSelector.IsDeselectAll() {
+		return
+	}
+
+	others := make([]route.NetID, 0, len(allIDs))
+	for _, id := range allIDs {
+		if id != preferred {
+			others = append(others, id)
 		}
 	}
-	return routesToDeselect
-}
-
-func (m *DefaultManager) deselectExitNodes(routesToDeselect []route.NetID) {
-	if len(routesToDeselect) == 0 {
-		return
+	if len(others) > 0 {
+		if err := m.routeSelector.DeselectRoutes(others, allIDs); err != nil {
+			log.Warnf("deselect other exit nodes: %v", err)
+		}
 	}
-
-	err := m.routeSelector.DeselectRoutes(routesToDeselect, routesToDeselect)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Warnf("Failed to deselect exit nodes: %v", err)
+	if preferred != "" {
+		if err := m.routeSelector.SelectRoutes([]route.NetID{preferred}, true, allIDs); err != nil {
+			log.Warnf("select preferred exit node %q: %v", preferred, err)
+		}
 	}
 }
 
-func (m *DefaultManager) selectExitNodesByManagement(selectedByManagement []route.NetID, allIDs []route.NetID) {
-	if len(selectedByManagement) == 0 {
-		return
-	}
-
-	err := m.routeSelector.SelectRoutes(selectedByManagement, true, allIDs)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Warnf("Failed to select exit nodes: %v", err)
-	}
+func (m *DefaultManager) logExitNodeUpdate(info exitNodeInfo, preferred route.NetID) {
+	log.Debugf("Exit node selection: %d available, preferred=%q (%d user-selected, %d user-deselected, %d management-selected)",
+		len(info.allIDs), preferred, len(info.userSelected), len(info.userDeselected), len(info.selectedByManagement))
 }
 
-func (m *DefaultManager) logExitNodeUpdate(info exitNodeInfo) {
-	log.Debugf("Updated route selector: %d exit nodes available, %d selected by management, %d user-selected, %d user-deselected",
-		len(info.allIDs), len(info.selectedByManagement), len(info.userSelected), len(info.userDeselected))
+// minNetID returns the lexicographically smallest NetID, for a deterministic
+// default pick that stays stable across restarts.
+func minNetID(ids []route.NetID) route.NetID {
+	if len(ids) == 0 {
+		return ""
+	}
+	best := ids[0]
+	for _, id := range ids[1:] {
+		if id < best {
+			best = id
+		}
+	}
+	return best
 }

client/internal/routeselector/routeselector.go

@@ -115,7 +115,9 @@ func (rs *RouteSelector) DeselectAllRoutes() {
 	clear(rs.selectedRoutes)
 }
 
-// IsDeselectAll reports whether the user has explicitly deselected all routes.
+// IsDeselectAll reports whether the global "deselect all" flag is set, i.e. the
+// user explicitly disabled every route. Callers enforcing per-route invariants
+// (e.g. single exit node) should leave the selection untouched when it is.
 func (rs *RouteSelector) IsDeselectAll() bool {
 	rs.mu.RLock()
 	defer rs.mu.RUnlock()

client/internal/routeselector/routeselector_test.go

@@ -859,3 +859,31 @@ func TestRouteSelector_ComplexScenarios(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+// TestRouteSelector_EnableExitNodeKeepsOtherRoutes is a regression test for the
+// tray exit-node toggle disabling every non-exit routed network. The tray used
+// to Select an exit node with append=false, which the RouteSelector treats as
+// "drop the whole current selection" (default-on semantics) — so enabling an
+// exit node also turned off every LAN/route the user had on. The fix sends
+// append=true and lets the daemon's SelectNetworks handler deselect only the
+// sibling exit nodes. This test models that handler sequence against the
+// selector: SelectRoutes(exit, append=true) followed by DeselectRoutes(other
+// exit nodes) must leave non-exit routes untouched.
+func TestRouteSelector_EnableExitNodeKeepsOtherRoutes(t *testing.T) {
+	rs := routeselector.NewRouteSelector()
+	all := []route.NetID{"exitA", "exitB", "lan1", "lan2"}
+
+	// User has two LAN routes on (default-on: nothing deselected => all selected).
+	require.True(t, rs.IsSelected("lan1"))
+	require.True(t, rs.IsSelected("lan2"))
+
+	// Tray enables exitA: SelectNetworks handler does SelectRoutes(append=true)
+	// then deselects sibling exit nodes (exitB), never the LAN routes.
+	require.NoError(t, rs.SelectRoutes([]route.NetID{"exitA"}, true, all))
+	require.NoError(t, rs.DeselectRoutes([]route.NetID{"exitB"}, all))
+
+	assert.True(t, rs.IsSelected("exitA"), "selected exit node stays on")
+	assert.False(t, rs.IsSelected("exitB"), "sibling exit node is deselected")
+	assert.True(t, rs.IsSelected("lan1"), "non-exit route must stay selected")
+	assert.True(t, rs.IsSelected("lan2"), "non-exit route must stay selected")
+}

client/internal/state.go

@@ -33,17 +33,34 @@ func CtxGetState(ctx context.Context) *contextState {
 }
 
 type contextState struct {
-	err    error
-	status StatusType
-	mutex  sync.Mutex
+	err      error
+	status   StatusType
+	mutex    sync.Mutex
+	onChange func()
+}
+
+// SetOnChange installs a callback fired after every successful Set. Used by
+// the daemon to wire the status recorder's notifyStateChange so any
+// state.Set in the connect/login paths pushes a fresh snapshot to
+// SubscribeStatus subscribers without each callsite having to opt in.
+// The callback runs outside the contextState mutex to avoid a lock-order
+// dependency with the recorder's stateChangeMux.
+func (c *contextState) SetOnChange(fn func()) {
+	c.mutex.Lock()
+	c.onChange = fn
+	c.mutex.Unlock()
 }
 
 func (c *contextState) Set(update StatusType) {
 	c.mutex.Lock()
-	defer c.mutex.Unlock()
-
 	c.status = update
 	c.err = nil
+	cb := c.onChange
+	c.mutex.Unlock()
+
+	if cb != nil {
+		cb()
+	}
 }
 
 func (c *contextState) Status() (StatusType, error) {
@@ -57,6 +74,17 @@ func (c *contextState) Status() (StatusType, error) {
 	return c.status, nil
 }
 
+// CurrentStatus returns the last status set via Set, ignoring any wrapped
+// error. Use when the status is needed for reporting purposes (e.g. the
+// status snapshot stream) and a transient wrapped error from a retry loop
+// shouldn't blank out the underlying status.
+func (c *contextState) CurrentStatus() StatusType {
+	c.mutex.Lock()
+	defer c.mutex.Unlock()
+
+	return c.status
+}
+
 func (c *contextState) Wrap(err error) error {
 	c.mutex.Lock()
 	defer c.mutex.Unlock()

client/mdm/canonical_loaders.go

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ var allKeys = []string{
 	KeyDisableUpdateSettings,
 	KeyDisableProfiles,
 	KeyDisableNetworks,
+	KeyDisableAdvancedView,
 	KeyDisableClientRoutes,
 	KeyDisableServerRoutes,
 	KeyBlockInbound,

client/mdm/policy.go

@@ -23,6 +23,13 @@ const (
 	KeyDisableUpdateSettings    = "disableUpdateSettings"
 	KeyDisableProfiles          = "disableProfiles"
 	KeyDisableNetworks          = "disableNetworks"
+	// KeyDisableAdvancedView gates the advanced-view section in the
+	// upcoming UI revision. UI-only: NOT stored on Config, not
+	// applied by applyMDMPolicy, not rejectable via SetConfig. The
+	// daemon surfaces it through GetFeatures (tristate: present
+	// true / present false / absent) and the same key appears in
+	// GetConfigResponse.mDMManagedFields when set.
+	KeyDisableAdvancedView      = "disableAdvancedView"
 	KeyDisableClientRoutes      = "disableClientRoutes"
 	KeyDisableServerRoutes      = "disableServerRoutes"
 	KeyBlockInbound             = "blockInbound"

client/netbird.wxs

@@ -32,9 +32,6 @@
 					</File>
 					<File ProcessorArchitecture="$(var.ProcessorArchitecture)" Source=".\dist\netbird_windows_$(var.ArchSuffix)\wintun.dll" />
 					<File Id="NetbirdToastIcon" Name="netbird.png" Source=".\client\ui\assets\netbird.png" />
-					<?if $(var.ArchSuffix) = "amd64" ?>
-					<File ProcessorArchitecture="$(var.ProcessorArchitecture)" Source=".\dist\netbird_windows_$(var.ArchSuffix)\opengl32.dll" />
-					<?endif ?>
 
 					<ServiceInstall
                                      Id="NetBirdService"
@@ -62,6 +59,14 @@
 			<Component Id="NetbirdAumidRegistry" Guid="*">
 				<RegistryKey Root="HKCU" Key="Software\Classes\AppUserModelId\NetBird" ForceDeleteOnUninstall="yes">
 					<RegistryValue Name="InstalledByMSI" Type="integer" Value="1" KeyPath="yes" />
+					<!-- Pre-seed the CLSID the Wails notifications service reads on
+					     first startup (notifications_windows.go:getGUID looks for
+					     the CustomActivator value under this key). Without this
+					     the service generates a fresh per-install UUID, which
+					     diverges from the ToastActivatorCLSID set on the Start
+					     Menu / Desktop shortcuts above and the COM activator
+					     never fires when a toast is clicked. -->
+					<RegistryValue Name="CustomActivator" Type="string" Value="{0E1B4DE7-E148-432B-9814-544F941826EC}" />
 				</RegistryKey>
 			</Component>
 		</StandardDirectory>
@@ -85,10 +90,40 @@
 		<util:CloseApplication Id="CloseNetBird" CloseMessage="no" Target="netbird.exe" RebootPrompt="no" />
 		<util:CloseApplication Id="CloseNetBirdUI" CloseMessage="no" Target="netbird-ui.exe" RebootPrompt="no" TerminateProcess="0" />
 
+		<!-- WebView2 evergreen runtime detection.
+		     Probe both the per-machine and per-user EdgeUpdate keys; if either
+		     reports a non-empty `pv` value the runtime is already installed
+		     and we skip the bootstrapper. -->
+		<Property Id="WEBVIEW2_VERSION_HKLM">
+			<RegistrySearch Id="WV2HKLM" Root="HKLM"
+				Key="SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\Clients\{F3017226-FE2A-4295-8BDF-00C3A9A7E4C5}"
+				Name="pv" Type="raw" Bitness="always64" />
+		</Property>
+		<Property Id="WEBVIEW2_VERSION_HKCU">
+			<RegistrySearch Id="WV2HKCU" Root="HKCU"
+				Key="Software\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\Clients\{F3017226-FE2A-4295-8BDF-00C3A9A7E4C5}"
+				Name="pv" Type="raw" />
+		</Property>
 
+		<!-- Embed the bootstrapper payload. Path is relative to the WiX
+		     working directory; sign-pipelines stages it next to client/
+		     via `wails3 generate webview2bootstrapper`. -->
+		<Binary Id="WebView2Bootstrapper" SourceFile=".\client\MicrosoftEdgeWebview2Setup.exe" />
+
+		<CustomAction Id="InstallWebView2"
+			BinaryRef="WebView2Bootstrapper"
+			ExeCommand="/silent /install"
+			Execute="deferred"
+			Impersonate="no"
+			Return="check" />
+
+		<InstallExecuteSequence>
+			<Custom Action="InstallWebView2" Before="InstallFinalize"
+				Condition="NOT WEBVIEW2_VERSION_HKLM AND NOT WEBVIEW2_VERSION_HKCU AND NOT REMOVE" />
+		</InstallExecuteSequence>
 
 		<!-- Icons -->
-		<Icon Id="NetbirdIcon" SourceFile=".\client\ui\assets\netbird.ico" />
+		<Icon Id="NetbirdIcon" SourceFile=".\client\ui\build\windows\icon.ico" />
 		<Property Id="ARPPRODUCTICON" Value="NetbirdIcon" />
 
 	</Package>

client/proto/daemon.proto

@@ -24,6 +24,12 @@ service DaemonService {
   // Status of the service.
   rpc Status(StatusRequest) returns (StatusResponse) {}
 
+  // SubscribeStatus pushes a fresh StatusResponse on connection state
+  // changes (Connected / Disconnected / Connecting / address change /
+  // peers list change). The first message on the stream is the current
+  // snapshot, so a freshly-subscribed UI doesn't need to also call Status.
+  rpc SubscribeStatus(StatusRequest) returns (stream StatusResponse) {}
+
   // Down stops engine work in the daemon.
   rpc Down(DownRequest) returns (DownResponse) {}
 
@@ -79,12 +85,19 @@ service DaemonService {
 
   rpc GetEvents(GetEventsRequest) returns (GetEventsResponse) {}
 
+  // RegisterUILog records the desktop UI's absolute log path so the daemon's
+  // debug bundle can collect it (the daemon runs as root and can't resolve the
+  // user's config dir).
+  rpc RegisterUILog(RegisterUILogRequest) returns (RegisterUILogResponse) {}
+
   rpc SwitchProfile(SwitchProfileRequest) returns (SwitchProfileResponse) {}
 
   rpc SetConfig(SetConfigRequest) returns (SetConfigResponse) {}
 
   rpc AddProfile(AddProfileRequest) returns (AddProfileResponse) {}
 
+  rpc RenameProfile(RenameProfileRequest) returns (RenameProfileResponse) {}
+
   rpc RemoveProfile(RemoveProfileRequest) returns (RemoveProfileResponse) {}
 
   rpc ListProfiles(ListProfilesRequest) returns (ListProfilesResponse) {}
@@ -109,6 +122,25 @@ service DaemonService {
   // WaitJWTToken waits for JWT authentication completion
   rpc WaitJWTToken(WaitJWTTokenRequest) returns (WaitJWTTokenResponse) {}
 
+  // RequestExtendAuthSession initiates an SSO session-extension flow.
+  // The daemon prepares a PKCE/device-code request against the IdP and
+  // returns the verification URI; the UI is expected to open it. The flow
+  // state is kept in the daemon until WaitExtendAuthSession completes it.
+  rpc RequestExtendAuthSession(RequestExtendAuthSessionRequest) returns (RequestExtendAuthSessionResponse) {}
+
+  // WaitExtendAuthSession blocks until the user finishes the SSO step
+  // started by RequestExtendAuthSession, then forwards the resulting JWT
+  // to the management server's ExtendAuthSession RPC. Returns the new
+  // session expiry deadline. The tunnel stays up the entire time.
+  rpc WaitExtendAuthSession(WaitExtendAuthSessionRequest) returns (WaitExtendAuthSessionResponse) {}
+
+  // DismissSessionWarning records that the user clicked "Dismiss" on the
+  // T-WarningLead interactive notification, suppressing the auto-opened
+  // SessionAboutToExpire dialog that would otherwise fire at
+  // T-FinalWarningLead for the current deadline. Idempotent and best-effort:
+  // a missed call only means the fallback dialog will still appear.
+  rpc DismissSessionWarning(DismissSessionWarningRequest) returns (DismissSessionWarningResponse) {}
+
 // StartCPUProfile starts CPU profiling in the daemon
   rpc StartCPUProfile(StartCPUProfileRequest) returns (StartCPUProfileResponse) {}
 
@@ -119,6 +151,11 @@ service DaemonService {
 
   // ExposeService exposes a local port via the NetBird reverse proxy
   rpc ExposeService(ExposeServiceRequest) returns (stream ExposeServiceEvent) {}
+
+  // WailsUIReady is a no-op probe the Wails UI calls once at startup. The UI
+  // only cares whether the daemon implements it: an Unimplemented response
+  // means the daemon predates this UI and is too old to drive it.
+  rpc WailsUIReady(WailsUIReadyRequest) returns (WailsUIReadyResponse) {}
 }
 
 
@@ -227,6 +264,12 @@ message UpRequest {
   optional string profileName = 1;
   optional string username = 2;
   reserved 3;
+  // async instructs the daemon to start the connection attempt and return
+  // immediately without waiting for the engine to become ready. Status updates
+  // are delivered via the SubscribeStatus stream. When false (the default) the
+  // RPC blocks until the engine is running or gives up, which is the behaviour
+  // needed by the CLI.
+  bool async = 4;
 }
 
 message UpResponse {}
@@ -244,6 +287,10 @@ message StatusResponse{
   FullStatus fullStatus = 2;
   // NetBird daemon version
   string daemonVersion = 3;
+  // Absolute UTC instant at which the peer's SSO session expires.
+  // Unset when the peer is not SSO-registered or login expiration is disabled.
+  // The UI derives "warning active" from this value and its own clock.
+  google.protobuf.Timestamp sessionExpiresAt = 4;
 }
 
 message DownRequest {}
@@ -419,6 +466,12 @@ message FullStatus {
 
   bool lazyConnectionEnabled = 9;
   SSHServerState sshServerState = 10;
+
+  // networksRevision bumps whenever the set of routed networks (route and
+  // exit-node candidates) or their selected state changes. The UI fingerprints
+  // on it to know when to re-fetch ListNetworks via the push stream, instead
+  // of polling on every status snapshot.
+  uint64 networksRevision = 11;
 }
 
 // Networks
@@ -516,6 +569,13 @@ message SetLogLevelRequest {
 message SetLogLevelResponse {
 }
 
+message RegisterUILogRequest {
+  string path = 1;
+}
+
+message RegisterUILogResponse {
+}
+
 // State represents a daemon state entry
 message State {
   string name = 1;
@@ -625,11 +685,18 @@ message GetEventsResponse {
 }
 
 message SwitchProfileRequest {
+  // profileName is treated as a handle: exact ID, unique ID prefix, or
+  // unique display name. The daemon resolves it server-side.
   optional string profileName = 1;
   optional string username = 2;
 }
 
-message SwitchProfileResponse {}
+message SwitchProfileResponse {
+  // id is the resolved on-disk ID of the profile that became active.
+  // Lets CLI clients update their local active-profile state without
+  // duplicating the resolution logic.
+  string id = 1;
+}
 
 message SetConfigRequest {
   string username = 1;
@@ -696,17 +763,42 @@ message SetConfigResponse{}
 
 message AddProfileRequest {
   string username = 1;
+  // profileName carries the human-readable display name for the new
+  // profile. The on-disk filename is a separately-generated ID.
   string profileName = 2;
 }
 
-message AddProfileResponse {}
+message AddProfileResponse {
+  // id is the generated on-disk ID of the new profile. CLI clients
+  // display a truncated form, UI clients can ignore it.
+  string id = 1;
+}
+
+message RenameProfileRequest {
+  string username = 1;
+  // handle: an exact ID, a unique ID prefix, or a unique display name.
+  string handle = 2;
+  // newProfileName is the new human-readable display name for the profile.
+  string newProfileName = 3;
+}
+
+message RenameProfileResponse {
+  // confirm the old profile name after resolving handle.
+  string oldProfileName = 1;
+}
 
 message RemoveProfileRequest {
   string username = 1;
+  // profileName is treated as a handle: an exact ID, a unique ID
+  // prefix, or a unique display name. Resolution happens server-side.
   string profileName = 2;
 }
 
-message RemoveProfileResponse {}
+message RemoveProfileResponse {
+  // id is the full resolved ID of the removed profile, so callers can
+  // confirm exactly which profile a name/prefix handle resolved to.
+  string id = 1;
+}
 
 message ListProfilesRequest {
   string username = 1;
@@ -719,6 +811,7 @@ message ListProfilesResponse {
 message Profile {
   string name = 1;
   bool is_active = 2;
+  string id = 3;
 }
 
 message GetActiveProfileRequest {}
@@ -726,6 +819,7 @@ message GetActiveProfileRequest {}
 message GetActiveProfileResponse {
   string profileName = 1;
   string username = 2;
+  string id = 3;
 }
 
 message LogoutRequest {
@@ -735,12 +829,22 @@ message LogoutRequest {
 
 message LogoutResponse {}
 
+message WailsUIReadyRequest {}
+
+message WailsUIReadyResponse {}
+
 message GetFeaturesRequest{}
 
 message GetFeaturesResponse{
   bool disable_profiles = 1;
   bool disable_update_settings = 2;
   bool disable_networks = 3;
+  // disableAdvancedView gates the upcoming UI revision's advanced
+  // section. Tristate: unset = no MDM directive, the UI applies its
+  // own default; true = MDM enforces disable; false = MDM enforces
+  // enable. Sourced exclusively from the MDM policy — no CLI /
+  // config flag backs this value.
+  optional bool disable_advanced_view = 4;
 }
 
 // MDMManagedFieldsViolation is attached as a gRPC error detail on a
@@ -819,6 +923,55 @@ message WaitJWTTokenResponse {
   int64 expiresIn = 3;
 }
 
+// RequestExtendAuthSessionRequest kicks off the session-extension SSO flow.
+message RequestExtendAuthSessionRequest {
+  // Optional OIDC login_hint (typically the user's email) to pre-fill the
+  // IdP login form.
+  optional string hint = 1;
+}
+
+// RequestExtendAuthSessionResponse carries the verification URI the UI
+// should open in a browser. The daemon retains the flow state and resolves
+// it via WaitExtendAuthSession.
+message RequestExtendAuthSessionResponse {
+  // verification URI for the user to open in the browser
+  string verificationURI = 1;
+  // complete verification URI (with embedded user code)
+  string verificationURIComplete = 2;
+  // user code to enter on verification URI (for device-code flows)
+  string userCode = 3;
+  // device code for matching the WaitExtendAuthSession call to this flow
+  string deviceCode = 4;
+  // expiration time in seconds for the device code / PKCE flow
+  int64 expiresIn = 5;
+}
+
+// WaitExtendAuthSessionRequest is sent by the UI after it opens the
+// verification URI. The daemon blocks on this call until the user
+// completes (or aborts) the SSO step.
+message WaitExtendAuthSessionRequest {
+  // device code returned by RequestExtendAuthSession
+  string deviceCode = 1;
+  // user code for verification
+  string userCode = 2;
+}
+
+// WaitExtendAuthSessionResponse carries the refreshed deadline returned
+// by the management server. Unset when the management server reports the
+// peer is not eligible for session extension.
+message WaitExtendAuthSessionResponse {
+  google.protobuf.Timestamp sessionExpiresAt = 1;
+}
+
+// DismissSessionWarningRequest is sent by the UI when the user clicks
+// "Dismiss" on the T-WarningLead notification.
+message DismissSessionWarningRequest {}
+
+// DismissSessionWarningResponse acknowledges the dismissal. Carries no
+// payload — the daemon's only obligation is to silence the upcoming
+// T-FinalWarningLead fallback for the current deadline.
+message DismissSessionWarningResponse {}
+
 // StartCPUProfileRequest for starting CPU profiling
 message StartCPUProfileRequest {}
 

client/proto/daemon_grpc.pb.go

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ const (
 	DaemonService_WaitSSOLogin_FullMethodName               = "/daemon.DaemonService/WaitSSOLogin"
 	DaemonService_Up_FullMethodName                         = "/daemon.DaemonService/Up"
 	DaemonService_Status_FullMethodName                     = "/daemon.DaemonService/Status"
+	DaemonService_SubscribeStatus_FullMethodName            = "/daemon.DaemonService/SubscribeStatus"
 	DaemonService_Down_FullMethodName                       = "/daemon.DaemonService/Down"
 	DaemonService_GetConfig_FullMethodName                  = "/daemon.DaemonService/GetConfig"
 	DaemonService_ListNetworks_FullMethodName               = "/daemon.DaemonService/ListNetworks"
@@ -42,9 +43,11 @@ const (
 	DaemonService_StopBundleCapture_FullMethodName          = "/daemon.DaemonService/StopBundleCapture"
 	DaemonService_SubscribeEvents_FullMethodName            = "/daemon.DaemonService/SubscribeEvents"
 	DaemonService_GetEvents_FullMethodName                  = "/daemon.DaemonService/GetEvents"
+	DaemonService_RegisterUILog_FullMethodName              = "/daemon.DaemonService/RegisterUILog"
 	DaemonService_SwitchProfile_FullMethodName              = "/daemon.DaemonService/SwitchProfile"
 	DaemonService_SetConfig_FullMethodName                  = "/daemon.DaemonService/SetConfig"
 	DaemonService_AddProfile_FullMethodName                 = "/daemon.DaemonService/AddProfile"
+	DaemonService_RenameProfile_FullMethodName              = "/daemon.DaemonService/RenameProfile"
 	DaemonService_RemoveProfile_FullMethodName              = "/daemon.DaemonService/RemoveProfile"
 	DaemonService_ListProfiles_FullMethodName               = "/daemon.DaemonService/ListProfiles"
 	DaemonService_GetActiveProfile_FullMethodName           = "/daemon.DaemonService/GetActiveProfile"
@@ -54,10 +57,14 @@ const (
 	DaemonService_GetPeerSSHHostKey_FullMethodName          = "/daemon.DaemonService/GetPeerSSHHostKey"
 	DaemonService_RequestJWTAuth_FullMethodName             = "/daemon.DaemonService/RequestJWTAuth"
 	DaemonService_WaitJWTToken_FullMethodName               = "/daemon.DaemonService/WaitJWTToken"
+	DaemonService_RequestExtendAuthSession_FullMethodName   = "/daemon.DaemonService/RequestExtendAuthSession"
+	DaemonService_WaitExtendAuthSession_FullMethodName      = "/daemon.DaemonService/WaitExtendAuthSession"
+	DaemonService_DismissSessionWarning_FullMethodName      = "/daemon.DaemonService/DismissSessionWarning"
 	DaemonService_StartCPUProfile_FullMethodName            = "/daemon.DaemonService/StartCPUProfile"
 	DaemonService_StopCPUProfile_FullMethodName             = "/daemon.DaemonService/StopCPUProfile"
 	DaemonService_GetInstallerResult_FullMethodName         = "/daemon.DaemonService/GetInstallerResult"
 	DaemonService_ExposeService_FullMethodName              = "/daemon.DaemonService/ExposeService"
+	DaemonService_WailsUIReady_FullMethodName               = "/daemon.DaemonService/WailsUIReady"
 )
 
 // DaemonServiceClient is the client API for DaemonService service.
@@ -73,6 +80,11 @@ type DaemonServiceClient interface {
 	Up(ctx context.Context, in *UpRequest, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (*UpResponse, error)
 	// Status of the service.
 	Status(ctx context.Context, in *StatusRequest, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (*StatusResponse, error)
+	// SubscribeStatus pushes a fresh StatusResponse on connection state
+	// changes (Connected / Disconnected / Connecting / address change /
+	// peers list change). The first message on the stream is the current
+	// snapshot, so a freshly-subscribed UI doesn't need to also call Status.
+	SubscribeStatus(ctx context.Context, in *StatusRequest, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (grpc.ServerStreamingClient[StatusResponse], error)
 	// Down stops engine work in the daemon.
 	Down(ctx context.Context, in *DownRequest, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (*DownResponse, error)
 	// GetConfig of the daemon.
@@ -109,9 +121,14 @@ type DaemonServiceClient interface {
 	StopBundleCapture(ctx context.Context, in *StopBundleCaptureRequest, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (*StopBundleCaptureResponse, error)
 	SubscribeEvents(ctx context.Context, in *SubscribeRequest, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (grpc.ServerStreamingClient[SystemEvent], error)
 	GetEvents(ctx context.Context, in *GetEventsRequest, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (*GetEventsResponse, error)
+	// RegisterUILog records the desktop UI's absolute log path so the daemon's
+	// debug bundle can collect it (the daemon runs as root and can't resolve the
+	// user's config dir).
+	RegisterUILog(ctx context.Context, in *RegisterUILogRequest, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (*RegisterUILogResponse, error)
 	SwitchProfile(ctx context.Context, in *SwitchProfileRequest, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (*SwitchProfileResponse, error)
 	SetConfig(ctx context.Context, in *SetConfigRequest, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (*SetConfigResponse, error)
 	AddProfile(ctx context.Context, in *AddProfileRequest, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (*AddProfileResponse, error)
+	RenameProfile(ctx context.Context, in *RenameProfileRequest, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (*RenameProfileResponse, error)
 	RemoveProfile(ctx context.Context, in *RemoveProfileRequest, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (*RemoveProfileResponse, error)
 	ListProfiles(ctx context.Context, in *ListProfilesRequest, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (*ListProfilesResponse, error)
 	GetActiveProfile(ctx context.Context, in *GetActiveProfileRequest, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (*GetActiveProfileResponse, error)
@@ -127,6 +144,22 @@ type DaemonServiceClient interface {
 	RequestJWTAuth(ctx context.Context, in *RequestJWTAuthRequest, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (*RequestJWTAuthResponse, error)
 	// WaitJWTToken waits for JWT authentication completion
 	WaitJWTToken(ctx context.Context, in *WaitJWTTokenRequest, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (*WaitJWTTokenResponse, error)
+	// RequestExtendAuthSession initiates an SSO session-extension flow.
+	// The daemon prepares a PKCE/device-code request against the IdP and
+	// returns the verification URI; the UI is expected to open it. The flow
+	// state is kept in the daemon until WaitExtendAuthSession completes it.
+	RequestExtendAuthSession(ctx context.Context, in *RequestExtendAuthSessionRequest, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (*RequestExtendAuthSessionResponse, error)
+	// WaitExtendAuthSession blocks until the user finishes the SSO step
+	// started by RequestExtendAuthSession, then forwards the resulting JWT
+	// to the management server's ExtendAuthSession RPC. Returns the new
+	// session expiry deadline. The tunnel stays up the entire time.
+	WaitExtendAuthSession(ctx context.Context, in *WaitExtendAuthSessionRequest, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (*WaitExtendAuthSessionResponse, error)
+	// DismissSessionWarning records that the user clicked "Dismiss" on the
+	// T-WarningLead interactive notification, suppressing the auto-opened
+	// SessionAboutToExpire dialog that would otherwise fire at
+	// T-FinalWarningLead for the current deadline. Idempotent and best-effort:
+	// a missed call only means the fallback dialog will still appear.
+	DismissSessionWarning(ctx context.Context, in *DismissSessionWarningRequest, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (*DismissSessionWarningResponse, error)
 	// StartCPUProfile starts CPU profiling in the daemon
 	StartCPUProfile(ctx context.Context, in *StartCPUProfileRequest, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (*StartCPUProfileResponse, error)
 	// StopCPUProfile stops CPU profiling in the daemon
@@ -134,6 +167,10 @@ type DaemonServiceClient interface {
 	GetInstallerResult(ctx context.Context, in *InstallerResultRequest, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (*InstallerResultResponse, error)
 	// ExposeService exposes a local port via the NetBird reverse proxy
 	ExposeService(ctx context.Context, in *ExposeServiceRequest, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (grpc.ServerStreamingClient[ExposeServiceEvent], error)
+	// WailsUIReady is a no-op probe the Wails UI calls once at startup. The UI
+	// only cares whether the daemon implements it: an Unimplemented response
+	// means the daemon predates this UI and is too old to drive it.
+	WailsUIReady(ctx context.Context, in *WailsUIReadyRequest, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (*WailsUIReadyResponse, error)
 }
 
 type daemonServiceClient struct {
@@ -184,6 +221,25 @@ func (c *daemonServiceClient) Status(ctx context.Context, in *StatusRequest, opt
 	return out, nil
 }
 
+func (c *daemonServiceClient) SubscribeStatus(ctx context.Context, in *StatusRequest, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (grpc.ServerStreamingClient[StatusResponse], error) {
+	cOpts := append([]grpc.CallOption{grpc.StaticMethod()}, opts...)
+	stream, err := c.cc.NewStream(ctx, &DaemonService_ServiceDesc.Streams[0], DaemonService_SubscribeStatus_FullMethodName, cOpts...)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	x := &grpc.GenericClientStream[StatusRequest, StatusResponse]{ClientStream: stream}
+	if err := x.ClientStream.SendMsg(in); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if err := x.ClientStream.CloseSend(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return x, nil
+}
+
+// This type alias is provided for backwards compatibility with existing code that references the prior non-generic stream type by name.
+type DaemonService_SubscribeStatusClient = grpc.ServerStreamingClient[StatusResponse]
+
 func (c *daemonServiceClient) Down(ctx context.Context, in *DownRequest, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (*DownResponse, error) {
 	cOpts := append([]grpc.CallOption{grpc.StaticMethod()}, opts...)
 	out := new(DownResponse)
@@ -326,7 +382,7 @@ func (c *daemonServiceClient) TracePacket(ctx context.Context, in *TracePacketRe
 
 func (c *daemonServiceClient) StartCapture(ctx context.Context, in *StartCaptureRequest, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (grpc.ServerStreamingClient[CapturePacket], error) {
 	cOpts := append([]grpc.CallOption{grpc.StaticMethod()}, opts...)
-	stream, err := c.cc.NewStream(ctx, &DaemonService_ServiceDesc.Streams[0], DaemonService_StartCapture_FullMethodName, cOpts...)
+	stream, err := c.cc.NewStream(ctx, &DaemonService_ServiceDesc.Streams[1], DaemonService_StartCapture_FullMethodName, cOpts...)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -365,7 +421,7 @@ func (c *daemonServiceClient) StopBundleCapture(ctx context.Context, in *StopBun
 
 func (c *daemonServiceClient) SubscribeEvents(ctx context.Context, in *SubscribeRequest, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (grpc.ServerStreamingClient[SystemEvent], error) {
 	cOpts := append([]grpc.CallOption{grpc.StaticMethod()}, opts...)
-	stream, err := c.cc.NewStream(ctx, &DaemonService_ServiceDesc.Streams[1], DaemonService_SubscribeEvents_FullMethodName, cOpts...)
+	stream, err := c.cc.NewStream(ctx, &DaemonService_ServiceDesc.Streams[2], DaemonService_SubscribeEvents_FullMethodName, cOpts...)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -392,6 +448,16 @@ func (c *daemonServiceClient) GetEvents(ctx context.Context, in *GetEventsReques
 	return out, nil
 }
 
+func (c *daemonServiceClient) RegisterUILog(ctx context.Context, in *RegisterUILogRequest, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (*RegisterUILogResponse, error) {
+	cOpts := append([]grpc.CallOption{grpc.StaticMethod()}, opts...)
+	out := new(RegisterUILogResponse)
+	err := c.cc.Invoke(ctx, DaemonService_RegisterUILog_FullMethodName, in, out, cOpts...)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return out, nil
+}
+
 func (c *daemonServiceClient) SwitchProfile(ctx context.Context, in *SwitchProfileRequest, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (*SwitchProfileResponse, error) {
 	cOpts := append([]grpc.CallOption{grpc.StaticMethod()}, opts...)
 	out := new(SwitchProfileResponse)
@@ -422,6 +488,16 @@ func (c *daemonServiceClient) AddProfile(ctx context.Context, in *AddProfileRequ
 	return out, nil
 }
 
+func (c *daemonServiceClient) RenameProfile(ctx context.Context, in *RenameProfileRequest, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (*RenameProfileResponse, error) {
+	cOpts := append([]grpc.CallOption{grpc.StaticMethod()}, opts...)
+	out := new(RenameProfileResponse)
+	err := c.cc.Invoke(ctx, DaemonService_RenameProfile_FullMethodName, in, out, cOpts...)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return out, nil
+}
+
 func (c *daemonServiceClient) RemoveProfile(ctx context.Context, in *RemoveProfileRequest, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (*RemoveProfileResponse, error) {
 	cOpts := append([]grpc.CallOption{grpc.StaticMethod()}, opts...)
 	out := new(RemoveProfileResponse)
@@ -512,6 +588,36 @@ func (c *daemonServiceClient) WaitJWTToken(ctx context.Context, in *WaitJWTToken
 	return out, nil
 }
 
+func (c *daemonServiceClient) RequestExtendAuthSession(ctx context.Context, in *RequestExtendAuthSessionRequest, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (*RequestExtendAuthSessionResponse, error) {
+	cOpts := append([]grpc.CallOption{grpc.StaticMethod()}, opts...)
+	out := new(RequestExtendAuthSessionResponse)
+	err := c.cc.Invoke(ctx, DaemonService_RequestExtendAuthSession_FullMethodName, in, out, cOpts...)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return out, nil
+}
+
+func (c *daemonServiceClient) WaitExtendAuthSession(ctx context.Context, in *WaitExtendAuthSessionRequest, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (*WaitExtendAuthSessionResponse, error) {
+	cOpts := append([]grpc.CallOption{grpc.StaticMethod()}, opts...)
+	out := new(WaitExtendAuthSessionResponse)
+	err := c.cc.Invoke(ctx, DaemonService_WaitExtendAuthSession_FullMethodName, in, out, cOpts...)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return out, nil
+}
+
+func (c *daemonServiceClient) DismissSessionWarning(ctx context.Context, in *DismissSessionWarningRequest, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (*DismissSessionWarningResponse, error) {
+	cOpts := append([]grpc.CallOption{grpc.StaticMethod()}, opts...)
+	out := new(DismissSessionWarningResponse)
+	err := c.cc.Invoke(ctx, DaemonService_DismissSessionWarning_FullMethodName, in, out, cOpts...)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return out, nil
+}
+
 func (c *daemonServiceClient) StartCPUProfile(ctx context.Context, in *StartCPUProfileRequest, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (*StartCPUProfileResponse, error) {
 	cOpts := append([]grpc.CallOption{grpc.StaticMethod()}, opts...)
 	out := new(StartCPUProfileResponse)
@@ -544,7 +650,7 @@ func (c *daemonServiceClient) GetInstallerResult(ctx context.Context, in *Instal
 
 func (c *daemonServiceClient) ExposeService(ctx context.Context, in *ExposeServiceRequest, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (grpc.ServerStreamingClient[ExposeServiceEvent], error) {
 	cOpts := append([]grpc.CallOption{grpc.StaticMethod()}, opts...)
-	stream, err := c.cc.NewStream(ctx, &DaemonService_ServiceDesc.Streams[2], DaemonService_ExposeService_FullMethodName, cOpts...)
+	stream, err := c.cc.NewStream(ctx, &DaemonService_ServiceDesc.Streams[3], DaemonService_ExposeService_FullMethodName, cOpts...)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -561,6 +667,16 @@ func (c *daemonServiceClient) ExposeService(ctx context.Context, in *ExposeServi
 // This type alias is provided for backwards compatibility with existing code that references the prior non-generic stream type by name.
 type DaemonService_ExposeServiceClient = grpc.ServerStreamingClient[ExposeServiceEvent]
 
+func (c *daemonServiceClient) WailsUIReady(ctx context.Context, in *WailsUIReadyRequest, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (*WailsUIReadyResponse, error) {
+	cOpts := append([]grpc.CallOption{grpc.StaticMethod()}, opts...)
+	out := new(WailsUIReadyResponse)
+	err := c.cc.Invoke(ctx, DaemonService_WailsUIReady_FullMethodName, in, out, cOpts...)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return out, nil
+}
+
 // DaemonServiceServer is the server API for DaemonService service.
 // All implementations must embed UnimplementedDaemonServiceServer
 // for forward compatibility.
@@ -574,6 +690,11 @@ type DaemonServiceServer interface {
 	Up(context.Context, *UpRequest) (*UpResponse, error)
 	// Status of the service.
 	Status(context.Context, *StatusRequest) (*StatusResponse, error)
+	// SubscribeStatus pushes a fresh StatusResponse on connection state
+	// changes (Connected / Disconnected / Connecting / address change /
+	// peers list change). The first message on the stream is the current
+	// snapshot, so a freshly-subscribed UI doesn't need to also call Status.
+	SubscribeStatus(*StatusRequest, grpc.ServerStreamingServer[StatusResponse]) error
 	// Down stops engine work in the daemon.
 	Down(context.Context, *DownRequest) (*DownResponse, error)
 	// GetConfig of the daemon.
@@ -610,9 +731,14 @@ type DaemonServiceServer interface {
 	StopBundleCapture(context.Context, *StopBundleCaptureRequest) (*StopBundleCaptureResponse, error)
 	SubscribeEvents(*SubscribeRequest, grpc.ServerStreamingServer[SystemEvent]) error
 	GetEvents(context.Context, *GetEventsRequest) (*GetEventsResponse, error)
+	// RegisterUILog records the desktop UI's absolute log path so the daemon's
+	// debug bundle can collect it (the daemon runs as root and can't resolve the
+	// user's config dir).
+	RegisterUILog(context.Context, *RegisterUILogRequest) (*RegisterUILogResponse, error)
 	SwitchProfile(context.Context, *SwitchProfileRequest) (*SwitchProfileResponse, error)
 	SetConfig(context.Context, *SetConfigRequest) (*SetConfigResponse, error)
 	AddProfile(context.Context, *AddProfileRequest) (*AddProfileResponse, error)
+	RenameProfile(context.Context, *RenameProfileRequest) (*RenameProfileResponse, error)
 	RemoveProfile(context.Context, *RemoveProfileRequest) (*RemoveProfileResponse, error)
 	ListProfiles(context.Context, *ListProfilesRequest) (*ListProfilesResponse, error)
 	GetActiveProfile(context.Context, *GetActiveProfileRequest) (*GetActiveProfileResponse, error)
@@ -628,6 +754,22 @@ type DaemonServiceServer interface {
 	RequestJWTAuth(context.Context, *RequestJWTAuthRequest) (*RequestJWTAuthResponse, error)
 	// WaitJWTToken waits for JWT authentication completion
 	WaitJWTToken(context.Context, *WaitJWTTokenRequest) (*WaitJWTTokenResponse, error)
+	// RequestExtendAuthSession initiates an SSO session-extension flow.
+	// The daemon prepares a PKCE/device-code request against the IdP and
+	// returns the verification URI; the UI is expected to open it. The flow
+	// state is kept in the daemon until WaitExtendAuthSession completes it.
+	RequestExtendAuthSession(context.Context, *RequestExtendAuthSessionRequest) (*RequestExtendAuthSessionResponse, error)
+	// WaitExtendAuthSession blocks until the user finishes the SSO step
+	// started by RequestExtendAuthSession, then forwards the resulting JWT
+	// to the management server's ExtendAuthSession RPC. Returns the new
+	// session expiry deadline. The tunnel stays up the entire time.
+	WaitExtendAuthSession(context.Context, *WaitExtendAuthSessionRequest) (*WaitExtendAuthSessionResponse, error)
+	// DismissSessionWarning records that the user clicked "Dismiss" on the
+	// T-WarningLead interactive notification, suppressing the auto-opened
+	// SessionAboutToExpire dialog that would otherwise fire at
+	// T-FinalWarningLead for the current deadline. Idempotent and best-effort:
+	// a missed call only means the fallback dialog will still appear.
+	DismissSessionWarning(context.Context, *DismissSessionWarningRequest) (*DismissSessionWarningResponse, error)
 	// StartCPUProfile starts CPU profiling in the daemon
 	StartCPUProfile(context.Context, *StartCPUProfileRequest) (*StartCPUProfileResponse, error)
 	// StopCPUProfile stops CPU profiling in the daemon
@@ -635,6 +777,10 @@ type DaemonServiceServer interface {
 	GetInstallerResult(context.Context, *InstallerResultRequest) (*InstallerResultResponse, error)
 	// ExposeService exposes a local port via the NetBird reverse proxy
 	ExposeService(*ExposeServiceRequest, grpc.ServerStreamingServer[ExposeServiceEvent]) error
+	// WailsUIReady is a no-op probe the Wails UI calls once at startup. The UI
+	// only cares whether the daemon implements it: an Unimplemented response
+	// means the daemon predates this UI and is too old to drive it.
+	WailsUIReady(context.Context, *WailsUIReadyRequest) (*WailsUIReadyResponse, error)
 	mustEmbedUnimplementedDaemonServiceServer()
 }
 
@@ -657,6 +803,9 @@ func (UnimplementedDaemonServiceServer) Up(context.Context, *UpRequest) (*UpResp
 func (UnimplementedDaemonServiceServer) Status(context.Context, *StatusRequest) (*StatusResponse, error) {
 	return nil, status.Error(codes.Unimplemented, "method Status not implemented")
 }
+func (UnimplementedDaemonServiceServer) SubscribeStatus(*StatusRequest, grpc.ServerStreamingServer[StatusResponse]) error {
+	return status.Error(codes.Unimplemented, "method SubscribeStatus not implemented")
+}
 func (UnimplementedDaemonServiceServer) Down(context.Context, *DownRequest) (*DownResponse, error) {
 	return nil, status.Error(codes.Unimplemented, "method Down not implemented")
 }
@@ -714,6 +863,9 @@ func (UnimplementedDaemonServiceServer) SubscribeEvents(*SubscribeRequest, grpc.
 func (UnimplementedDaemonServiceServer) GetEvents(context.Context, *GetEventsRequest) (*GetEventsResponse, error) {
 	return nil, status.Error(codes.Unimplemented, "method GetEvents not implemented")
 }
+func (UnimplementedDaemonServiceServer) RegisterUILog(context.Context, *RegisterUILogRequest) (*RegisterUILogResponse, error) {
+	return nil, status.Error(codes.Unimplemented, "method RegisterUILog not implemented")
+}
 func (UnimplementedDaemonServiceServer) SwitchProfile(context.Context, *SwitchProfileRequest) (*SwitchProfileResponse, error) {
 	return nil, status.Error(codes.Unimplemented, "method SwitchProfile not implemented")
 }
@@ -723,6 +875,9 @@ func (UnimplementedDaemonServiceServer) SetConfig(context.Context, *SetConfigReq
 func (UnimplementedDaemonServiceServer) AddProfile(context.Context, *AddProfileRequest) (*AddProfileResponse, error) {
 	return nil, status.Error(codes.Unimplemented, "method AddProfile not implemented")
 }
+func (UnimplementedDaemonServiceServer) RenameProfile(context.Context, *RenameProfileRequest) (*RenameProfileResponse, error) {
+	return nil, status.Error(codes.Unimplemented, "method RenameProfile not implemented")
+}
 func (UnimplementedDaemonServiceServer) RemoveProfile(context.Context, *RemoveProfileRequest) (*RemoveProfileResponse, error) {
 	return nil, status.Error(codes.Unimplemented, "method RemoveProfile not implemented")
 }
@@ -750,6 +905,15 @@ func (UnimplementedDaemonServiceServer) RequestJWTAuth(context.Context, *Request
 func (UnimplementedDaemonServiceServer) WaitJWTToken(context.Context, *WaitJWTTokenRequest) (*WaitJWTTokenResponse, error) {
 	return nil, status.Error(codes.Unimplemented, "method WaitJWTToken not implemented")
 }
+func (UnimplementedDaemonServiceServer) RequestExtendAuthSession(context.Context, *RequestExtendAuthSessionRequest) (*RequestExtendAuthSessionResponse, error) {
+	return nil, status.Error(codes.Unimplemented, "method RequestExtendAuthSession not implemented")
+}
+func (UnimplementedDaemonServiceServer) WaitExtendAuthSession(context.Context, *WaitExtendAuthSessionRequest) (*WaitExtendAuthSessionResponse, error) {
+	return nil, status.Error(codes.Unimplemented, "method WaitExtendAuthSession not implemented")
+}
+func (UnimplementedDaemonServiceServer) DismissSessionWarning(context.Context, *DismissSessionWarningRequest) (*DismissSessionWarningResponse, error) {
+	return nil, status.Error(codes.Unimplemented, "method DismissSessionWarning not implemented")
+}
 func (UnimplementedDaemonServiceServer) StartCPUProfile(context.Context, *StartCPUProfileRequest) (*StartCPUProfileResponse, error) {
 	return nil, status.Error(codes.Unimplemented, "method StartCPUProfile not implemented")
 }
@@ -762,6 +926,9 @@ func (UnimplementedDaemonServiceServer) GetInstallerResult(context.Context, *Ins
 func (UnimplementedDaemonServiceServer) ExposeService(*ExposeServiceRequest, grpc.ServerStreamingServer[ExposeServiceEvent]) error {
 	return status.Error(codes.Unimplemented, "method ExposeService not implemented")
 }
+func (UnimplementedDaemonServiceServer) WailsUIReady(context.Context, *WailsUIReadyRequest) (*WailsUIReadyResponse, error) {
+	return nil, status.Error(codes.Unimplemented, "method WailsUIReady not implemented")
+}
 func (UnimplementedDaemonServiceServer) mustEmbedUnimplementedDaemonServiceServer() {}
 func (UnimplementedDaemonServiceServer) testEmbeddedByValue()                       {}
 
@@ -855,6 +1022,17 @@ func _DaemonService_Status_Handler(srv interface{}, ctx context.Context, dec fun
 	return interceptor(ctx, in, info, handler)
 }
 
+func _DaemonService_SubscribeStatus_Handler(srv interface{}, stream grpc.ServerStream) error {
+	m := new(StatusRequest)
+	if err := stream.RecvMsg(m); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return srv.(DaemonServiceServer).SubscribeStatus(m, &grpc.GenericServerStream[StatusRequest, StatusResponse]{ServerStream: stream})
+}
+
+// This type alias is provided for backwards compatibility with existing code that references the prior non-generic stream type by name.
+type DaemonService_SubscribeStatusServer = grpc.ServerStreamingServer[StatusResponse]
+
 func _DaemonService_Down_Handler(srv interface{}, ctx context.Context, dec func(interface{}) error, interceptor grpc.UnaryServerInterceptor) (interface{}, error) {
 	in := new(DownRequest)
 	if err := dec(in); err != nil {
@@ -1183,6 +1361,24 @@ func _DaemonService_GetEvents_Handler(srv interface{}, ctx context.Context, dec
 	return interceptor(ctx, in, info, handler)
 }
 
+func _DaemonService_RegisterUILog_Handler(srv interface{}, ctx context.Context, dec func(interface{}) error, interceptor grpc.UnaryServerInterceptor) (interface{}, error) {
+	in := new(RegisterUILogRequest)
+	if err := dec(in); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if interceptor == nil {
+		return srv.(DaemonServiceServer).RegisterUILog(ctx, in)
+	}
+	info := &grpc.UnaryServerInfo{
+		Server:     srv,
+		FullMethod: DaemonService_RegisterUILog_FullMethodName,
+	}
+	handler := func(ctx context.Context, req interface{}) (interface{}, error) {
+		return srv.(DaemonServiceServer).RegisterUILog(ctx, req.(*RegisterUILogRequest))
+	}
+	return interceptor(ctx, in, info, handler)
+}
+
 func _DaemonService_SwitchProfile_Handler(srv interface{}, ctx context.Context, dec func(interface{}) error, interceptor grpc.UnaryServerInterceptor) (interface{}, error) {
 	in := new(SwitchProfileRequest)
 	if err := dec(in); err != nil {
@@ -1237,6 +1433,24 @@ func _DaemonService_AddProfile_Handler(srv interface{}, ctx context.Context, dec
 	return interceptor(ctx, in, info, handler)
 }
 
+func _DaemonService_RenameProfile_Handler(srv interface{}, ctx context.Context, dec func(interface{}) error, interceptor grpc.UnaryServerInterceptor) (interface{}, error) {
+	in := new(RenameProfileRequest)
+	if err := dec(in); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if interceptor == nil {
+		return srv.(DaemonServiceServer).RenameProfile(ctx, in)
+	}
+	info := &grpc.UnaryServerInfo{
+		Server:     srv,
+		FullMethod: DaemonService_RenameProfile_FullMethodName,
+	}
+	handler := func(ctx context.Context, req interface{}) (interface{}, error) {
+		return srv.(DaemonServiceServer).RenameProfile(ctx, req.(*RenameProfileRequest))
+	}
+	return interceptor(ctx, in, info, handler)
+}
+
 func _DaemonService_RemoveProfile_Handler(srv interface{}, ctx context.Context, dec func(interface{}) error, interceptor grpc.UnaryServerInterceptor) (interface{}, error) {
 	in := new(RemoveProfileRequest)
 	if err := dec(in); err != nil {
@@ -1399,6 +1613,60 @@ func _DaemonService_WaitJWTToken_Handler(srv interface{}, ctx context.Context, d
 	return interceptor(ctx, in, info, handler)
 }
 
+func _DaemonService_RequestExtendAuthSession_Handler(srv interface{}, ctx context.Context, dec func(interface{}) error, interceptor grpc.UnaryServerInterceptor) (interface{}, error) {
+	in := new(RequestExtendAuthSessionRequest)
+	if err := dec(in); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if interceptor == nil {
+		return srv.(DaemonServiceServer).RequestExtendAuthSession(ctx, in)
+	}
+	info := &grpc.UnaryServerInfo{
+		Server:     srv,
+		FullMethod: DaemonService_RequestExtendAuthSession_FullMethodName,
+	}
+	handler := func(ctx context.Context, req interface{}) (interface{}, error) {
+		return srv.(DaemonServiceServer).RequestExtendAuthSession(ctx, req.(*RequestExtendAuthSessionRequest))
+	}
+	return interceptor(ctx, in, info, handler)
+}
+
+func _DaemonService_WaitExtendAuthSession_Handler(srv interface{}, ctx context.Context, dec func(interface{}) error, interceptor grpc.UnaryServerInterceptor) (interface{}, error) {
+	in := new(WaitExtendAuthSessionRequest)
+	if err := dec(in); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if interceptor == nil {
+		return srv.(DaemonServiceServer).WaitExtendAuthSession(ctx, in)
+	}
+	info := &grpc.UnaryServerInfo{
+		Server:     srv,
+		FullMethod: DaemonService_WaitExtendAuthSession_FullMethodName,
+	}
+	handler := func(ctx context.Context, req interface{}) (interface{}, error) {
+		return srv.(DaemonServiceServer).WaitExtendAuthSession(ctx, req.(*WaitExtendAuthSessionRequest))
+	}
+	return interceptor(ctx, in, info, handler)
+}
+
+func _DaemonService_DismissSessionWarning_Handler(srv interface{}, ctx context.Context, dec func(interface{}) error, interceptor grpc.UnaryServerInterceptor) (interface{}, error) {
+	in := new(DismissSessionWarningRequest)
+	if err := dec(in); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if interceptor == nil {
+		return srv.(DaemonServiceServer).DismissSessionWarning(ctx, in)
+	}
+	info := &grpc.UnaryServerInfo{
+		Server:     srv,
+		FullMethod: DaemonService_DismissSessionWarning_FullMethodName,
+	}
+	handler := func(ctx context.Context, req interface{}) (interface{}, error) {
+		return srv.(DaemonServiceServer).DismissSessionWarning(ctx, req.(*DismissSessionWarningRequest))
+	}
+	return interceptor(ctx, in, info, handler)
+}
+
 func _DaemonService_StartCPUProfile_Handler(srv interface{}, ctx context.Context, dec func(interface{}) error, interceptor grpc.UnaryServerInterceptor) (interface{}, error) {
 	in := new(StartCPUProfileRequest)
 	if err := dec(in); err != nil {
@@ -1464,6 +1732,24 @@ func _DaemonService_ExposeService_Handler(srv interface{}, stream grpc.ServerStr
 // This type alias is provided for backwards compatibility with existing code that references the prior non-generic stream type by name.
 type DaemonService_ExposeServiceServer = grpc.ServerStreamingServer[ExposeServiceEvent]
 
+func _DaemonService_WailsUIReady_Handler(srv interface{}, ctx context.Context, dec func(interface{}) error, interceptor grpc.UnaryServerInterceptor) (interface{}, error) {
+	in := new(WailsUIReadyRequest)
+	if err := dec(in); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if interceptor == nil {
+		return srv.(DaemonServiceServer).WailsUIReady(ctx, in)
+	}
+	info := &grpc.UnaryServerInfo{
+		Server:     srv,
+		FullMethod: DaemonService_WailsUIReady_FullMethodName,
+	}
+	handler := func(ctx context.Context, req interface{}) (interface{}, error) {
+		return srv.(DaemonServiceServer).WailsUIReady(ctx, req.(*WailsUIReadyRequest))
+	}
+	return interceptor(ctx, in, info, handler)
+}
+
 // DaemonService_ServiceDesc is the grpc.ServiceDesc for DaemonService service.
 // It's only intended for direct use with grpc.RegisterService,
 // and not to be introspected or modified (even as a copy)
@@ -1555,6 +1841,10 @@ var DaemonService_ServiceDesc = grpc.ServiceDesc{
 			MethodName: "GetEvents",
 			Handler:    _DaemonService_GetEvents_Handler,
 		},
+		{
+			MethodName: "RegisterUILog",
+			Handler:    _DaemonService_RegisterUILog_Handler,
+		},
 		{
 			MethodName: "SwitchProfile",
 			Handler:    _DaemonService_SwitchProfile_Handler,
@@ -1567,6 +1857,10 @@ var DaemonService_ServiceDesc = grpc.ServiceDesc{
 			MethodName: "AddProfile",
 			Handler:    _DaemonService_AddProfile_Handler,
 		},
+		{
+			MethodName: "RenameProfile",
+			Handler:    _DaemonService_RenameProfile_Handler,
+		},
 		{
 			MethodName: "RemoveProfile",
 			Handler:    _DaemonService_RemoveProfile_Handler,
@@ -1603,6 +1897,18 @@ var DaemonService_ServiceDesc = grpc.ServiceDesc{
 			MethodName: "WaitJWTToken",
 			Handler:    _DaemonService_WaitJWTToken_Handler,
 		},
+		{
+			MethodName: "RequestExtendAuthSession",
+			Handler:    _DaemonService_RequestExtendAuthSession_Handler,
+		},
+		{
+			MethodName: "WaitExtendAuthSession",
+			Handler:    _DaemonService_WaitExtendAuthSession_Handler,
+		},
+		{
+			MethodName: "DismissSessionWarning",
+			Handler:    _DaemonService_DismissSessionWarning_Handler,
+		},
 		{
 			MethodName: "StartCPUProfile",
 			Handler:    _DaemonService_StartCPUProfile_Handler,
@@ -1615,8 +1921,17 @@ var DaemonService_ServiceDesc = grpc.ServiceDesc{
 			MethodName: "GetInstallerResult",
 			Handler:    _DaemonService_GetInstallerResult_Handler,
 		},
+		{
+			MethodName: "WailsUIReady",
+			Handler:    _DaemonService_WailsUIReady_Handler,
+		},
 	},
 	Streams: []grpc.StreamDesc{
+		{
+			StreamName:    "SubscribeStatus",
+			Handler:       _DaemonService_SubscribeStatus_Handler,
+			ServerStreams: true,
+		},
 		{
 			StreamName:    "StartCapture",
 			Handler:       _DaemonService_StartCapture_Handler,

client/proto/metadata.go

@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+package proto
+
+// SystemEvent metadata markers. The daemon stamps these on internal control
+// events it publishes over SubscribeEvents (profile-list refresh, log-level
+// change); the desktop UI recognises them and acts on them instead of
+// surfacing them as user-facing notifications.
+//
+// These live in the proto package — the shared contract both the daemon
+// (client/server) and the UI (client/ui/services) already import — so producer
+// and consumer reference the same constant rather than duplicating literals.
+// This file is hand-written and not touched by protoc.
+const (
+	// MetadataKindKey is the SystemEvent.metadata key carrying the event-kind
+	// marker (one of the MetadataKind* values below).
+	MetadataKindKey = "kind"
+
+	// MetadataKindProfileListChanged marks a CLI-driven profile add/remove that
+	// should nudge the UI's profile views to refresh.
+	MetadataKindProfileListChanged = "profile-list-changed"
+	// MetadataKindLogLevelChanged marks a daemon log-level change (or the
+	// per-subscription snapshot) that drives the GUI's file logging on/off.
+	MetadataKindLogLevelChanged = "log-level-changed"
+
+	// MetadataProfileKey carries the profile name for
+	// MetadataKindProfileListChanged.
+	MetadataProfileKey = "profile"
+	// MetadataLevelKey carries the lowercase logrus level name for
+	// MetadataKindLogLevelChanged.
+	MetadataLevelKey = "level"
+)
+
+// SystemEvent metadata markers for daemon config-change events. The daemon
+// publishes a SYSTEM-category event whenever its effective Config is
+// replaced (engine spawn, Up RPC, MDM policy diff); the UI re-fetches its
+// cached config/features in response and, for the MDM source, shows a
+// localised toast. Producer (client/server) and consumer (client/ui) share
+// these so neither duplicates the wire literals.
+const (
+	// MetadataTypeKey is the SystemEvent.metadata key carrying the
+	// config-change event type (one of the MetadataType* values below).
+	MetadataTypeKey = "type"
+	// MetadataTypeConfigChanged marks a config replacement that should nudge
+	// UIs to re-fetch their cached config + features. UserMessage is empty so
+	// the change is silent; the source is carried in MetadataSourceKey.
+	MetadataTypeConfigChanged = "config_changed"
+	// MetadataTypePolicyApplied marks an MDM-policy-driven config change. The
+	// daemon stamps it with a (non-localised) UserMessage; the UI suppresses
+	// that and builds its own localised toast off the paired config_changed
+	// event instead.
+	MetadataTypePolicyApplied = "policy_applied"
+
+	// MetadataSourceKey is the SystemEvent.metadata key carrying what
+	// triggered a config_changed event (one of the MetadataSource* values).
+	MetadataSourceKey = "source"
+	// MetadataSourceStartup marks a config_changed from the daemon Start path.
+	MetadataSourceStartup = "startup"
+	// MetadataSourceUpRPC marks a config_changed from the Up RPC.
+	MetadataSourceUpRPC = "up_rpc"
+	// MetadataSourceMDM marks a config_changed driven by an MDM policy diff.
+	MetadataSourceMDM = "mdm"
+)

client/server/debug.go

@@ -53,7 +53,10 @@ func (s *Server) DebugBundle(_ context.Context, req *proto.DebugBundleRequest) (
 		if engine != nil {
 			refreshStatus = func() {
 				log.Debug("refreshing system health status for debug bundle")
-				engine.RunHealthProbes(true)
+				// Background ctx: the bundle wants a full, fresh probe regardless
+				// of the DebugBundle RPC client's lifetime. The engine's own ctx
+				// still aborts it on shutdown.
+				engine.RunHealthProbes(context.Background(), true)
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -64,6 +67,7 @@ func (s *Server) DebugBundle(_ context.Context, req *proto.DebugBundleRequest) (
 			StatusRecorder: s.statusRecorder,
 			SyncResponse:   syncResponse,
 			LogPath:        s.logFile,
+			UILogPath:      s.uiLogPath,
 			CPUProfile:     cpuProfileData,
 			CapturePath:    capturePath,
 			RefreshStatus:  refreshStatus,
@@ -124,9 +128,26 @@ func (s *Server) SetLogLevel(_ context.Context, req *proto.SetLogLevelRequest) (
 
 	log.Infof("Log level set to %s", level.String())
 
+	// Signal the desktop UI so it can attach/detach its gui-client.log. Rides
+	// the SubscribeEvents stream as a marked event (see publishLogLevelChanged).
+	s.publishLogLevelChanged(level.String())
+
 	return &proto.SetLogLevelResponse{}, nil
 }
 
+// RegisterUILog records the desktop UI's absolute log path so DebugBundle can
+// collect the GUI log. The daemon runs as root and can't resolve the user's
+// config dir, so the UI reports it. Last-writer-wins (one UI per socket).
+func (s *Server) RegisterUILog(_ context.Context, req *proto.RegisterUILogRequest) (*proto.RegisterUILogResponse, error) {
+	s.mutex.Lock()
+	defer s.mutex.Unlock()
+
+	s.uiLogPath = req.GetPath()
+	log.Infof("registered UI log path: %s", s.uiLogPath)
+
+	return &proto.RegisterUILogResponse{}, nil
+}
+
 // SetSyncResponsePersistence sets the sync response persistence for the server.
 func (s *Server) SetSyncResponsePersistence(_ context.Context, req *proto.SetSyncResponsePersistenceRequest) (*proto.SetSyncResponsePersistenceResponse, error) {
 	s.mutex.Lock()

client/server/event.go

@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 package server
 
 import (
+	"github.com/google/uuid"
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	"google.golang.org/protobuf/types/known/timestamppb"
 
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/proto"
 )
@@ -16,6 +18,15 @@ func (s *Server) SubscribeEvents(req *proto.SubscribeRequest, stream proto.Daemo
 	log.Debug("client subscribed to events")
 	s.startUpdateManagerForGUI()
 
+	// Replay the current log level to this subscriber so a freshly-connected UI
+	// learns it even when the daemon was already started with --log-level debug
+	// (the change-driven publishLogLevelChanged only fires on SetLogLevel). Sent
+	// directly on this stream rather than via PublishEvent so it reaches only
+	// the new subscriber, not every connected client.
+	if err := s.sendCurrentLogLevel(stream); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	for {
 		select {
 		case event := <-subscription.Events():
@@ -28,3 +39,24 @@ func (s *Server) SubscribeEvents(req *proto.SubscribeRequest, stream proto.Daemo
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+// sendCurrentLogLevel sends a marked log-level-changed SystemEvent carrying the
+// daemon's current level directly to one subscriber. Mirrors the shape
+// publishLogLevelChanged emits so the UI's dispatchSystemEvent handles both the
+// same way.
+func (s *Server) sendCurrentLogLevel(stream proto.DaemonService_SubscribeEventsServer) error {
+	level := log.GetLevel().String()
+	event := &proto.SystemEvent{
+		Id:        uuid.New().String(),
+		Severity:  proto.SystemEvent_INFO,
+		Category:  proto.SystemEvent_SYSTEM,
+		Message:   "Log level changed",
+		Metadata:  map[string]string{proto.MetadataKindKey: proto.MetadataKindLogLevelChanged, proto.MetadataLevelKey: level},
+		Timestamp: timestamppb.Now(),
+	}
+	if err := stream.Send(event); err != nil {
+		log.Warnf("error sending initial log level event: %v", err)
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}

client/server/extend_authsession_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+package server
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
+	gstatus "google.golang.org/grpc/status"
+)
+
+func TestInnermostStatus(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("wrapped gRPC status", func(t *testing.T) {
+		inner := gstatus.Error(codes.PermissionDenied, "peer is already registered by a different User or a Setup Key")
+		// Mirror the daemon wrap chain: engine wraps with %w, mgm error is the inner status.
+		wrapped := fmt.Errorf("extend auth session on management: %w", inner)
+
+		st := innermostStatus(wrapped)
+		require.NotNil(t, st)
+		require.Equal(t, codes.PermissionDenied, st.Code())
+		require.Equal(t, "peer is already registered by a different User or a Setup Key", st.Message())
+	})
+
+	t.Run("deepest status wins over an outer one", func(t *testing.T) {
+		inner := gstatus.Error(codes.PermissionDenied, "deepest")
+		chain := fmt.Errorf("outer: %w", fmt.Errorf("mid: %w", inner))
+
+		st := innermostStatus(chain)
+		require.NotNil(t, st)
+		require.Equal(t, codes.PermissionDenied, st.Code())
+		require.Equal(t, "deepest", st.Message())
+	})
+
+	t.Run("no status in chain", func(t *testing.T) {
+		require.Nil(t, innermostStatus(errors.New("plain error")))
+	})
+
+	t.Run("nil error", func(t *testing.T) {
+		require.Nil(t, innermostStatus(nil))
+	})
+}

client/server/login_overrides_test.go

@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ func TestPersistLoginOverrides(t *testing.T) {
 			_, err := profilemanager.UpdateOrCreateConfig(seed)
 			require.NoError(t, err, "seed config")
 
-			activeProf := &profilemanager.ActiveProfileState{Name: "default"}
+			activeProf := &profilemanager.ActiveProfileState{ID: "default"}
 			err = persistLoginOverrides(activeProf, tt.newMgmtURL, tt.newPSK)
 			require.NoError(t, err, "persistLoginOverrides")
 

client/server/mdm.go

@@ -99,7 +99,10 @@ func (s *Server) onMDMPolicyChange(_, _ *mdm.Policy) error {
 		proto.SystemEvent_SYSTEM,
 		"MDM policy applied",
 		"NetBird configuration was updated by your IT policy.",
-		map[string]string{"source": "mdm", "type": "policy_applied"},
+		map[string]string{
+			proto.MetadataSourceKey: proto.MetadataSourceMDM,
+			proto.MetadataTypeKey:   proto.MetadataTypePolicyApplied,
+		},
 	)
 	return nil
 }
@@ -124,8 +127,8 @@ func (s *Server) publishConfigChangedEvent(source string) {
 		fmt.Sprintf("daemon config changed (source=%s)", source),
 		"",
 		map[string]string{
-			"source": source,
-			"type":   "config_changed",
+			proto.MetadataSourceKey: source,
+			proto.MetadataTypeKey:   proto.MetadataTypeConfigChanged,
 		},
 	)
 }
@@ -161,7 +164,7 @@ func (s *Server) restartEngineForMDMLocked() error {
 	s.clientGiveUpChan = make(chan struct{})
 	log.Info("MDM restart: spawning connectWithRetryRuns with re-resolved config")
 	go s.connectWithRetryRuns(ctx, config, s.statusRecorder, s.clientRunningChan, s.clientGiveUpChan)
-	s.publishConfigChangedEvent("mdm")
+	s.publishConfigChangedEvent(proto.MetadataSourceMDM)
 	return nil
 }
 

client/server/network.go

@@ -172,6 +172,17 @@ func (s *Server) SelectNetworks(_ context.Context, req *proto.SelectNetworksRequ
 		if err := routeSelector.SelectRoutes(routes, req.GetAppend(), netIdRoutes); err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("select routes: %w", err)
 		}
+
+		// Exit nodes are mutually exclusive: if this selection activates an
+		// exit node, deselect every other available exit node so two can't be
+		// selected at once. Non-exit route selections are left untouched.
+		if requestActivatesExitNode(routes, routesMap) {
+			if others := otherExitNodeIDs(routesMap, routes); len(others) > 0 {
+				if err := routeSelector.DeselectRoutes(others, netIdRoutes); err != nil {
+					return nil, fmt.Errorf("deselect sibling exit nodes: %w", err)
+				}
+			}
+		}
 	}
 	routeManager.TriggerSelection(routeManager.GetClientRoutes())
 
@@ -249,3 +260,38 @@ func toNetIDs(routes []string) []route.NetID {
 	}
 	return netIDs
 }
+
+func isExitNodeRoutes(routes []*route.Route) bool {
+	return len(routes) > 0 && (route.IsV4DefaultRoute(routes[0].Network) || route.IsV6DefaultRoute(routes[0].Network))
+}
+
+// requestActivatesExitNode reports whether any requested NetID maps to an exit
+// node (default route) in the current route table.
+func requestActivatesExitNode(requested []route.NetID, routesMap map[route.NetID][]*route.Route) bool {
+	for _, id := range requested {
+		if isExitNodeRoutes(routesMap[id]) {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+// otherExitNodeIDs returns every available exit-node NetID that is not in the
+// requested set — the siblings to deselect so a single exit node stays active.
+func otherExitNodeIDs(routesMap map[route.NetID][]*route.Route, requested []route.NetID) []route.NetID {
+	keep := make(map[route.NetID]struct{}, len(requested))
+	for _, id := range requested {
+		keep[id] = struct{}{}
+	}
+	var others []route.NetID
+	for id, routes := range routesMap {
+		if !isExitNodeRoutes(routes) {
+			continue
+		}
+		if _, ok := keep[id]; ok {
+			continue
+		}
+		others = append(others, id)
+	}
+	return others
+}

client/server/network_exitnode_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+package server
+
+import (
+	"net/netip"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/route"
+)
+
+func TestExitNodeSelectionHelpers(t *testing.T) {
+	routesMap := map[route.NetID][]*route.Route{
+		"exitA": {{Network: netip.MustParsePrefix("0.0.0.0/0")}},
+		"exitB": {{Network: netip.MustParsePrefix("::/0")}},
+		"lan":   {{Network: netip.MustParsePrefix("192.168.0.0/16")}},
+	}
+
+	assert.True(t, requestActivatesExitNode([]route.NetID{"exitA"}, routesMap), "v4 default route is an exit node")
+	assert.True(t, requestActivatesExitNode([]route.NetID{"exitB"}, routesMap), "v6 default route is an exit node")
+	assert.False(t, requestActivatesExitNode([]route.NetID{"lan"}, routesMap), "lan route is not an exit node")
+	assert.False(t, requestActivatesExitNode([]route.NetID{"missing"}, routesMap), "unknown id is not an exit node")
+
+	others := otherExitNodeIDs(routesMap, []route.NetID{"exitB"})
+	assert.ElementsMatch(t, []route.NetID{"exitA"}, others, "only the other exit node is a sibling; the lan route is ignored")
+}

client/server/probe_throttle.go

@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+package server
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"sync"
+	"time"
+
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+)
+
+// healthProbeRunner runs the full, expensive probe (network round-trips to
+// management, signal and the relays) and reports whether every component was
+// healthy. ctx cancels the probe when the caller gives up. Satisfied by
+// *internal.Engine.
+type healthProbeRunner interface {
+	RunHealthProbes(ctx context.Context, waitForResult bool) bool
+}
+
+// statsRefresher does the cheap WireGuard-stats refresh callers fall back to
+// when a fresh probe isn't warranted. Satisfied by *peer.Status.
+type statsRefresher interface {
+	RefreshWireGuardStats() error
+}
+
+// probeThrottle rate-limits and single-flights the daemon's health probes.
+//
+// Health probes are expensive (network round-trips to management, signal and
+// the relays), while Status(GetFullPeerStatus=true) RPCs can arrive frequently
+// and concurrently — the desktop UI alone issues one per connect/disconnect.
+// probeThrottle keeps that load bounded with two rules:
+//
+//   - Single-flight: only one probe runs at a time. Callers that pile up while
+//     a probe is in flight share its result instead of each launching another,
+//     even when that probe failed. A failed probe therefore does not make every
+//     waiter re-probe in turn; the next, non-overlapping caller can try again.
+//   - Throttle: after a fully successful probe the result is cached for
+//     interval. While any component is unhealthy the cache is not advanced, so
+//     later callers keep probing frequently and notice recovery quickly — the
+//     intentional "probe often while unhealthy" behaviour from the original
+//     design.
+type probeThrottle struct {
+	interval time.Duration
+
+	mu          sync.Mutex
+	lastOK      time.Time // last fully-successful probe; drives the throttle window
+	completedAt time.Time // when the most recent probe finished; drives single-flight sharing
+}
+
+func newProbeThrottle(interval time.Duration) *probeThrottle {
+	return &probeThrottle{interval: interval}
+}
+
+// Run decides whether to run a fresh health probe or serve the most recent
+// result. It serialises concurrent callers: at most one runner.RunHealthProbes
+// executes at a time and the rest call refresher.RefreshWireGuardStats and read
+// the snapshot it produced.
+//
+// Both calls run while the throttle's lock is held, so a slow probe blocks
+// other callers until it completes — that blocking is the single-flight
+// guarantee. ctx is forwarded to RunHealthProbes so a caller that gives up
+// cancels the in-flight probe (and any caller still queued on the lock falls
+// through quickly once it acquires it, since the probe ctx is already done).
+func (t *probeThrottle) Run(ctx context.Context, runner healthProbeRunner, refresher statsRefresher, waitForResult bool) {
+	entered := time.Now()
+
+	t.mu.Lock()
+	defer t.mu.Unlock()
+
+	// A probe that finished after we entered ran while we were waiting on the
+	// lock — i.e. a peer in the same burst already probed for us, so share its
+	// result rather than launch another. This holds even when that probe
+	// failed, so a failed probe doesn't make every waiter re-probe in turn.
+	sharedRecentProbe := t.completedAt.After(entered)
+	throttled := time.Since(t.lastOK) <= t.interval
+
+	if sharedRecentProbe || throttled {
+		if err := refresher.RefreshWireGuardStats(); err != nil {
+			log.Debugf("failed to refresh WireGuard stats: %v", err)
+		}
+		return
+	}
+
+	healthy := runner.RunHealthProbes(ctx, waitForResult)
+	t.completedAt = time.Now()
+	if healthy {
+		t.lastOK = t.completedAt
+	}
+}

client/server/probe_throttle_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+package server
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"sync"
+	"sync/atomic"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+)
+
+// fakeProber implements both healthProbeRunner and statsRefresher with
+// caller-supplied behaviour.
+type fakeProber struct {
+	onProbe   func() bool
+	onRefresh func()
+}
+
+func (f fakeProber) RunHealthProbes(context.Context, bool) bool {
+	return f.onProbe()
+}
+
+func (f fakeProber) RefreshWireGuardStats() error {
+	if f.onRefresh != nil {
+		f.onRefresh()
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func TestProbeThrottle_CachesAfterSuccess(t *testing.T) {
+	pt := newProbeThrottle(time.Minute)
+
+	var probes, refreshes int
+	prober := fakeProber{
+		onProbe:   func() bool { probes++; return true },
+		onRefresh: func() { refreshes++ },
+	}
+
+	pt.Run(context.Background(), prober, prober, false)
+	pt.Run(context.Background(), prober, prober, false)
+
+	if probes != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 1 probe within the throttle window, got %d", probes)
+	}
+	if refreshes != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected the throttled caller to refresh stats once, got %d", refreshes)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestProbeThrottle_StaysOpenWhileUnhealthy(t *testing.T) {
+	pt := newProbeThrottle(time.Minute)
+
+	var probes int
+	prober := fakeProber{onProbe: func() bool { probes++; return false }} // never healthy
+
+	// Sequential, non-overlapping callers must each re-probe while unhealthy:
+	// a failed probe does not advance the throttle window.
+	pt.Run(context.Background(), prober, prober, false)
+	pt.Run(context.Background(), prober, prober, false)
+	pt.Run(context.Background(), prober, prober, false)
+
+	if probes != 3 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected every non-overlapping caller to probe while unhealthy, got %d", probes)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestProbeThrottle_SingleFlightSharesResult(t *testing.T) {
+	pt := newProbeThrottle(time.Minute)
+
+	var probes int32
+	release := make(chan struct{})
+	started := make(chan struct{})
+
+	// First caller blocks inside the probe until released, holding the lock so
+	// the others pile up behind it.
+	prober := fakeProber{onProbe: func() bool {
+		if atomic.AddInt32(&probes, 1) == 1 {
+			close(started)
+			<-release
+		}
+		return false // unhealthy — the share must happen regardless of result
+	}}
+
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+	wg.Add(1)
+	go func() {
+		defer wg.Done()
+		pt.Run(context.Background(), prober, prober, false)
+	}()
+
+	<-started // ensure the first probe is in flight before the burst arrives
+
+	const waiters = 9
+	wg.Add(waiters)
+	for i := 0; i < waiters; i++ {
+		go func() {
+			defer wg.Done()
+			pt.Run(context.Background(), prober, prober, false)
+		}()
+	}
+
+	// Give the waiters time to block on the lock, then let the first finish.
+	time.Sleep(50 * time.Millisecond)
+	close(release)
+	wg.Wait()
+
+	if got := atomic.LoadInt32(&probes); got != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected a concurrent burst to run exactly 1 probe, got %d", got)
+	}
+}

client/server/server_test.go

@@ -61,9 +61,25 @@ var (
 	}
 )
 
-// TestConnectWithRetryRuns checks that the connectWithRetry function runs and runs the retries according to the times specified via environment variables
-// we will use a management server started via to simulate the server and capture the number of retries
-func TestConnectWithRetryRuns(t *testing.T) {
+// TestConnectStopsRetryOnPermissionDenied verifies connectWithRetryRuns stops after a single login
+// attempt on PermissionDenied, despite the fast retry config that would otherwise drive several.
+func TestConnectStopsRetryOnPermissionDenied(t *testing.T) {
+	// Redirect profile paths to a temp dir so the test does not need root.
+	tempDir := t.TempDir()
+	origDefaultProfileDir := profilemanager.DefaultConfigPathDir
+	origActiveProfileStatePath := profilemanager.ActiveProfileStatePath
+	origDefaultConfigPath := profilemanager.DefaultConfigPath
+	profilemanager.ConfigDirOverride = tempDir
+	profilemanager.DefaultConfigPathDir = tempDir
+	profilemanager.ActiveProfileStatePath = filepath.Join(tempDir, "active_profile.json")
+	profilemanager.DefaultConfigPath = filepath.Join(tempDir, "default.json")
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		profilemanager.DefaultConfigPathDir = origDefaultProfileDir
+		profilemanager.ActiveProfileStatePath = origActiveProfileStatePath
+		profilemanager.DefaultConfigPath = origDefaultConfigPath
+		profilemanager.ConfigDirOverride = ""
+	})
+
 	// start the signal server
 	_, signalAddr, err := startSignal(t)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -97,7 +113,7 @@ func TestConnectWithRetryRuns(t *testing.T) {
 
 	pm := profilemanager.ServiceManager{}
 	err = pm.SetActiveProfileState(&profilemanager.ActiveProfileState{
-		Name:     "test-profile",
+		ID:       "test-profile",
 		Username: currUser.Username,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
@@ -115,8 +131,8 @@ func TestConnectWithRetryRuns(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Setenv(retryMultiplierVar, "1")
 
 	s.connectWithRetryRuns(ctx, config, s.statusRecorder, nil, nil)
-	if counter < 3 {
-		t.Fatalf("expected counter > 2, got %d", counter)
+	if counter != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected exactly 1 login attempt (PermissionDenied must stop the retry loop), got %d", counter)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -158,7 +174,7 @@ func TestServer_Up(t *testing.T) {
 
 	pm := profilemanager.ServiceManager{}
 	err = pm.SetActiveProfileState(&profilemanager.ActiveProfileState{
-		Name:     profName,
+		ID:       profilemanager.ID(profName),
 		Username: currUser.Username,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
@@ -228,7 +244,7 @@ func TestServer_SubcribeEvents(t *testing.T) {
 
 	pm := profilemanager.ServiceManager{}
 	err = pm.SetActiveProfileState(&profilemanager.ActiveProfileState{
-		Name:     "default",
+		ID:       "default",
 		Username: currUser.Username,
 	})
 	if err != nil {

client/server/setconfig_mdm_test.go

@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ func setupServerWithProfile(t *testing.T) (s *Server, ctx context.Context, profN
 
 	pm := profilemanager.ServiceManager{}
 	require.NoError(t, pm.SetActiveProfileState(&profilemanager.ActiveProfileState{
-		Name:     profName,
+		ID:       profilemanager.ID(profName),
 		Username: currUser.Username,
 	}))
 
@@ -107,9 +107,9 @@ func TestSetConfig_MDMReject_SingleField(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestSetConfig_MDMReject_MultipleFields(t *testing.T) {
 	withMDMPolicy(t, mdm.NewPolicy(map[string]any{
-		mdm.KeyManagementURL:     "https://mdm.example.com:443",
-		mdm.KeyBlockInbound:      true,
-		mdm.KeyRosenpassEnabled:  true,
+		mdm.KeyManagementURL:    "https://mdm.example.com:443",
+		mdm.KeyBlockInbound:     true,
+		mdm.KeyRosenpassEnabled: true,
 	}))
 
 	s, ctx, profName, username, _ := setupServerWithProfile(t)

client/server/setconfig_test.go

@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func TestSetConfig_AllFieldsSaved(t *testing.T) {
 
 	pm := profilemanager.ServiceManager{}
 	err = pm.SetActiveProfileState(&profilemanager.ActiveProfileState{
-		Name:     profName,
+		ID:       profilemanager.ID(profName),
 		Username: currUser.Username,
 	})
 	require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ func TestSetConfig_AllFieldsSaved(t *testing.T) {
 		DisableNotifications:  &disableNotifications,
 		LazyConnectionEnabled: &lazyConnectionEnabled,
 		BlockInbound:          &blockInbound,
-		DisableIpv6:          &disableIPv6,
+		DisableIpv6:           &disableIPv6,
 		NatExternalIPs:        []string{"1.2.3.4", "5.6.7.8"},
 		CleanNATExternalIPs:   false,
 		CustomDNSAddress:      []byte("1.1.1.1:53"),
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ func TestSetConfig_AllFieldsSaved(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	profState := profilemanager.ActiveProfileState{
-		Name:     profName,
+		ID:       profilemanager.ID(profName),
 		Username: currUser.Username,
 	}
 	cfgPath, err := profState.FilePath()

client/server/status_stream.go

@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+package server
+
+import (
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/proto"
+)
+
+// SubscribeStatus pushes a fresh StatusResponse on every connection state
+// change. The first message is the current snapshot, so a re-subscribing
+// client doesn't need to also call Status. Subsequent messages fire when
+// the peer recorder reports any of: connected/disconnected/connecting,
+// management or signal flip, address change, or peers list change.
+//
+// The change channel coalesces bursts to a single tick. If the consumer
+// is slow the daemon drops extras (not blocks), and the next snapshot
+// the consumer pulls already reflects everything.
+func (s *Server) SubscribeStatus(req *proto.StatusRequest, stream proto.DaemonService_SubscribeStatusServer) error {
+	subID, ch := s.statusRecorder.SubscribeToStateChanges()
+	defer func() {
+		s.statusRecorder.UnsubscribeFromStateChanges(subID)
+		log.Debug("client unsubscribed from status updates")
+	}()
+
+	log.Debug("client subscribed to status updates")
+
+	if err := s.sendStatusSnapshot(req, stream); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	for {
+		select {
+		case _, ok := <-ch:
+			if !ok {
+				return nil
+			}
+			if err := s.sendStatusSnapshot(req, stream); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		case <-stream.Context().Done():
+			return nil
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func (s *Server) sendStatusSnapshot(req *proto.StatusRequest, stream proto.DaemonService_SubscribeStatusServer) error {
+	resp, err := s.buildStatusResponse(stream.Context(), req)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Warnf("build status snapshot for stream: %v", err)
+		return err
+	}
+	if err := stream.Send(resp); err != nil {
+		log.Warnf("send status snapshot to stream: %v", err)
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}

client/ssh/server/test.go

@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+// This file is intentionally named test.go (not test_test.go) so the exported
+// StartTestServer helper is visible to the ssh/proxy and ssh/client external
+// test packages, not just this package's own tests. The //go:build !js tag
+// keeps its "testing" import — and the whole testing/flag/regexp transitive
+// chain it drags in — out of the wasm client, which links ssh/server through
+// the engine but never runs Go tests under GOOS=js.
+//go:build !js
+
 package server
 
 import (

client/status/status.go

@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@ type ConvertOptions struct {
 	IPsFilter            map[string]struct{}
 	ConnectionTypeFilter string
 	ProfileName          string
+	// SessionExpiresAt is the absolute UTC instant at which the peer's SSO
+	// session expires. Zero when the peer is not SSO-tracked or login
+	// expiration is disabled. Sourced from StatusResponse.SessionExpiresAt.
+	SessionExpiresAt time.Time
 }
 
 type PeerStateDetailOutput struct {
@@ -155,6 +159,11 @@ type OutputOverview struct {
 	LazyConnectionEnabled   bool                       `json:"lazyConnectionEnabled" yaml:"lazyConnectionEnabled"`
 	ProfileName             string                     `json:"profileName" yaml:"profileName"`
 	SSHServerState          SSHServerStateOutput       `json:"sshServer" yaml:"sshServer"`
+	// SessionExpiresAt is the absolute UTC instant at which the peer's SSO
+	// session expires. nil when the peer is not SSO-tracked or login
+	// expiration is disabled. Pointer (rather than zero-value time.Time) so
+	// JSON / YAML omit the field entirely with `,omitempty`.
+	SessionExpiresAt *time.Time `json:"sessionExpiresAt,omitempty" yaml:"sessionExpiresAt,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // ConvertToStatusOutputOverview converts protobuf status to the output overview.
@@ -201,6 +210,10 @@ func ConvertToStatusOutputOverview(pbFullStatus *proto.FullStatus, opts ConvertO
 		ProfileName:             opts.ProfileName,
 		SSHServerState:          sshServerOverview,
 	}
+	if !opts.SessionExpiresAt.IsZero() {
+		t := opts.SessionExpiresAt
+		overview.SessionExpiresAt = &t
+	}
 
 	if opts.Anonymize {
 		anonymizer := anonymize.NewAnonymizer(anonymize.DefaultAddresses())
@@ -547,6 +560,15 @@ func (o *OutputOverview) GeneralSummary(showURL bool, showRelays bool, showNameS
 
 	peersCountString := fmt.Sprintf("%d/%d Connected", o.Peers.Connected, o.Peers.Total)
 
+	var sessionExpiryString string
+	if o.SessionExpiresAt != nil && !o.SessionExpiresAt.IsZero() {
+		sessionExpiryString = fmt.Sprintf(
+			"Session expires: %s (in %s)\n",
+			o.SessionExpiresAt.Format(time.RFC3339),
+			FormatRemainingDuration(time.Until(*o.SessionExpiresAt)),
+		)
+	}
+
 	var forwardingRulesString string
 	if o.NumberOfForwardingRules > 0 {
 		forwardingRulesString = fmt.Sprintf("Forwarding rules: %d\n", o.NumberOfForwardingRules)
@@ -593,6 +615,7 @@ func (o *OutputOverview) GeneralSummary(showURL bool, showRelays bool, showNameS
 			"SSH Server: %s\n"+
 			"Networks: %s\n"+
 			"%s"+
+			"%s"+
 			"Peers count: %s\n",
 		fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s%s", goos, goarch, goarm),
 		daemonVersion,
@@ -612,6 +635,7 @@ func (o *OutputOverview) GeneralSummary(showURL bool, showRelays bool, showNameS
 		sshServerStatus,
 		networks,
 		forwardingRulesString,
+		sessionExpiryString,
 		peersCountString,
 	)
 	return summary
@@ -1025,3 +1049,57 @@ func anonymizeOverview(a *anonymize.Anonymizer, overview *OutputOverview) {
 		overview.SSHServerState.Sessions[i].Command = a.AnonymizeString(session.Command)
 	}
 }
+
+// FormatRemainingDuration renders a time.Duration for the "Session expires"
+// line. Examples: "2h 15m", "47m 12s", "8s", "expired 3m ago".
+//
+// Granularity drops to seconds only under a minute, otherwise minutes are
+// the smallest unit shown — sub-minute precision is noise for a deadline
+// that's hours or days out.
+func FormatRemainingDuration(d time.Duration) string {
+	if d <= 0 {
+		return "expired " + HumaniseDuration(-d) + " ago"
+	}
+	return HumaniseDuration(d)
+}
+
+// HumaniseDuration renders a positive duration in compact form (e.g.
+// "2h 15m", "47m", "8s"). Exposed alongside FormatRemainingDuration so
+// callers that don't need the "expired … ago" wording can format
+// positive durations directly.
+func HumaniseDuration(d time.Duration) string {
+	if d < time.Minute {
+		s := int(d.Round(time.Second).Seconds())
+		if s < 1 {
+			s = 1
+		}
+		return fmt.Sprintf("%ds", s)
+	}
+
+	const (
+		day    = 24 * time.Hour
+		hour   = time.Hour
+		minute = time.Minute
+	)
+
+	days := int64(d / day)
+	d -= time.Duration(days) * day
+	hours := int64(d / hour)
+	d -= time.Duration(hours) * hour
+	minutes := int64(d / minute)
+
+	switch {
+	case days > 0:
+		if hours == 0 {
+			return fmt.Sprintf("%dd", days)
+		}
+		return fmt.Sprintf("%dd %dh", days, hours)
+	case hours > 0:
+		if minutes == 0 {
+			return fmt.Sprintf("%dh", hours)
+		}
+		return fmt.Sprintf("%dh %dm", hours, minutes)
+	default:
+		return fmt.Sprintf("%dm", minutes)
+	}
+}

client/status/status_test.go

@@ -648,6 +648,53 @@ func TestTimeAgo(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestHumaniseDuration(t *testing.T) {
+	cases := []struct {
+		in   time.Duration
+		want string
+	}{
+		{0, "1s"},
+		{500 * time.Millisecond, "1s"},
+		{8 * time.Second, "8s"},
+		{59 * time.Second, "59s"},
+		{time.Minute, "1m"},
+		{47*time.Minute + 12*time.Second, "47m"},
+		{time.Hour, "1h"},
+		{2*time.Hour + 15*time.Minute, "2h 15m"},
+		{2 * time.Hour, "2h"},
+		{24 * time.Hour, "1d"},
+		{2*24*time.Hour + 3*time.Hour, "2d 3h"},
+	}
+	for _, tc := range cases {
+		got := HumaniseDuration(tc.in)
+		assert.Equal(t, tc.want, got, "input %s", tc.in)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestFormatRemainingDuration_Expired(t *testing.T) {
+	assert.Equal(t, "expired 3m ago", FormatRemainingDuration(-3*time.Minute))
+	assert.Equal(t, "expired 1s ago", FormatRemainingDuration(-500*time.Millisecond))
+}
+
+func TestSessionExpiresLineRendered(t *testing.T) {
+	in := overview // copy of the package-level fixture
+	deadline := time.Now().Add(2*time.Hour + 30*time.Minute).UTC()
+	in.SessionExpiresAt = &deadline
+
+	out := in.GeneralSummary(false, false, false, false)
+	assert.Contains(t, out, "Session expires: ")
+	assert.Contains(t, out, deadline.Format(time.RFC3339))
+	// 2h 30m drifts to "2h 29m" within 60s — match the family prefix.
+	assert.Contains(t, out, "(in 2h ")
+}
+
+func TestSessionExpiresLineOmittedWhenNil(t *testing.T) {
+	in := overview
+	in.SessionExpiresAt = nil
+	out := in.GeneralSummary(false, false, false, false)
+	assert.NotContains(t, out, "Session expires")
+}
+
 func TestMapRelaysTransport(t *testing.T) {
 	out := mapRelays([]*proto.RelayState{
 		{URI: "rels://relay.example:443", Available: true, Transport: "quic"},

client/ui/.gitignore

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+.task
+bin
+frontend/dist
+frontend/node_modules
+frontend/bindings
+frontend/.vite
+build/linux/appimage/build
+build/windows/nsis/MicrosoftEdgeWebview2Setup.exe

client/ui/Taskfile.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+version: '3'
+
+includes:
+  common: ./build/Taskfile.yml
+  windows: ./build/windows/Taskfile.yml
+  darwin: ./build/darwin/Taskfile.yml
+  linux: ./build/linux/Taskfile.yml
+
+vars:
+  APP_NAME: "netbird-ui"
+  BIN_DIR: "bin"
+  VITE_PORT: '{{.WAILS_VITE_PORT | default 9245}}'
+
+tasks:
+  build:
+    summary: Builds the application
+    cmds:
+      - task: "{{OS}}:build"
+
+  package:
+    summary: Packages a production build of the application
+    cmds:
+      - task: "{{OS}}:package"
+
+  run:
+    summary: Runs the application
+    cmds:
+      - task: "{{OS}}:run"
+
+  dev:
+    summary: Runs the application in development mode
+    cmds:
+      - wails3 dev -config ./build/config.yml -port {{.VITE_PORT}}
+
+  setup:docker:
+    summary: Builds Docker image for cross-compilation (~800MB download)
+    cmds:
+      - task: common:setup:docker
+
+  build:server:
+    summary: Builds the application in server mode (no GUI, HTTP server only)
+    cmds:
+      - task: common:build:server
+
+  run:server:
+    summary: Runs the application in server mode
+    cmds:
+      - task: common:run:server
+
+  build:docker:
+    summary: Builds a Docker image for server mode deployment
+    cmds:
+      - task: common:build:docker
+
+  run:docker:
+    summary: Builds and runs the Docker image
+    cmds:
+      - task: common:run:docker