[client] Evaluate IP fragments against firewall ACLs (#6781)

## Describe your changes

In netstack mode the SOCKS5 proxy bridges local host applications into
the
userspace WireGuard stack (`client/iface/netstack/proxy.go`), so it only
needs
to be reachable from the same machine. It was binding to `0.0.0.0`,
making an
unauthenticated proxy reachable from the network — any host able to
reach the
port could relay traffic through the client into its NetBird overlay.

Bind to `127.0.0.1` by default. Add `NB_SOCKS5_LISTENER_ADDRESS` to
override the
bind host for the rare case the proxy must be reachable from other hosts
(e.g. a
container gateway); it is validated as an IP and falls back to loopback.
`ListenAddr` is split into `listenHost`/`listenPort` helpers, with
tests.

Behavior change: setups that relied on reaching the netstack SOCKS5
proxy from
another host must now set `NB_SOCKS5_LISTENER_ADDRESS=0.0.0.0`
explicitly.

## Issue ticket number and link

Internal security hardening of the netstack SOCKS5 listener bind address

([client/iface/netstack/env.go](https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird/blob/main/client/iface/netstack/env.go)).

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## Summary by CodeRabbit

- **New Features**
- Added configuration options for the SOCKS5 listener’s bind address and
port.
- SOCKS5 now defaults to listening only on the local machine for
improved security.
- Valid address and port overrides are supported, with safe defaults
used for invalid values.

- **Tests**
- Added coverage for default settings and valid or invalid address and
port configurations.

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

@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ 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 -timeout 10m -p 1 $(go list ./... | grep -v -e /management -e /signal -e /relay -e /proxy -e /combined)
+        run: CGO_ENABLED=1 GOARCH=${{ matrix.arch }} CI=true go test -coverprofile=coverage.txt -tags 'devcert privileged' -exec 'sudo --preserve-env=CI,CGO_ENABLED' -timeout 10m -p 1 $(go list ./... | grep -v -e /management -e /signal -e /relay -e /proxy -e /combined -e /client/testutil/privileged)
 
       - name: Upload coverage reports to Codecov
         if: matrix.arch == 'amd64'

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -293,8 +293,11 @@ jobs:
           ${{ steps.goreleaser.outputs.artifacts }}
           JSON
 
+          # dockers_v2 artifacts have no top-level goarch field, so match the
+          # per-platform -amd64 tag suffix instead; it works for both the old
+          # dockers and the new dockers_v2 image naming.
           mapfile -t src_images < <(
-            jq -r '.[] | select(.type == "Docker Image") | select(.goarch == "amd64") | .name | select(startswith("ghcr.io/"))' /tmp/goreleaser-artifacts.json
+            jq -r '.[] | select(.type == "Docker Image") | .name | select(startswith("ghcr.io/") and endswith("-amd64"))' /tmp/goreleaser-artifacts.json
           )
 
           for src in "${src_images[@]}"; do

.gitignore

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+.claude
 .idea
 .run
 *.iml

client/android/env_list.go

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ var (
 	EnvKeyNBForceRelay = peer.EnvKeyNBForceRelay
 
 	// EnvKeyNBLazyConn Exported for Android java client to configure lazy connection
-	EnvKeyNBLazyConn = lazyconn.EnvEnableLazyConn
+	EnvKeyNBLazyConn = lazyconn.EnvLazyConn
 
 	// EnvKeyNBInactivityThreshold Exported for Android java client to configure connection inactivity threshold
 	EnvKeyNBInactivityThreshold = lazyconn.EnvInactivityThreshold

client/cmd/root.go

@@ -71,12 +71,14 @@ var (
 	extraIFaceBlackList     []string
 	anonymizeFlag           bool
 	dnsRouteInterval        time.Duration
-	lazyConnEnabled         bool
-	mtu                     uint16
-	profilesDisabled        bool
-	updateSettingsDisabled  bool
-	captureEnabled          bool
-	networksDisabled        bool
+	// lazyConnEnabled is the parse target for the deprecated --enable-lazy-connection
+	// flag. The flag is inert; the value is no longer read (use NB_LAZY_CONN instead).
+	lazyConnEnabled        bool
+	mtu                    uint16
+	profilesDisabled       bool
+	updateSettingsDisabled bool
+	captureEnabled         bool
+	networksDisabled       bool
 
 	rootCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		Use:          "netbird",
@@ -210,7 +212,8 @@ func init() {
 	upCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&rosenpassEnabled, enableRosenpassFlag, false, "[Experimental] Enable Rosenpass feature. If enabled, the connection will be post-quantum secured via Rosenpass.")
 	upCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&rosenpassPermissive, rosenpassPermissiveFlag, false, "[Experimental] Enable Rosenpass in permissive mode to allow this peer to accept WireGuard connections without requiring Rosenpass functionality from peers that do not have Rosenpass enabled.")
 	upCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&autoConnectDisabled, disableAutoConnectFlag, false, "Disables auto-connect feature. If enabled, then the client won't connect automatically when the service starts.")
-	upCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&lazyConnEnabled, enableLazyConnectionFlag, false, "[Experimental] Enable the lazy connection feature. If enabled, the client will establish connections on-demand. Note: this setting may be overridden by management configuration.")
+	upCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&lazyConnEnabled, enableLazyConnectionFlag, false, "Deprecated: no longer used. Lazy connections are controlled by the server and the NB_LAZY_CONN environment variable.")
+	_ = upCmd.PersistentFlags().MarkDeprecated(enableLazyConnectionFlag, "no longer used; lazy connections are controlled by the server and the NB_LAZY_CONN environment variable")
 
 }
 

client/cmd/up.go

@@ -479,10 +479,6 @@ func setupSetConfigReq(customDNSAddressConverted []byte, cmd *cobra.Command, pro
 		req.DisableIpv6 = &disableIPv6
 	}
 
-	if cmd.Flag(enableLazyConnectionFlag).Changed {
-		req.LazyConnectionEnabled = &lazyConnEnabled
-	}
-
 	return &req
 }
 
@@ -600,9 +596,6 @@ func setupConfig(customDNSAddressConverted []byte, cmd *cobra.Command, configFil
 		ic.DisableIPv6 = &disableIPv6
 	}
 
-	if cmd.Flag(enableLazyConnectionFlag).Changed {
-		ic.LazyConnectionEnabled = &lazyConnEnabled
-	}
 	return &ic, nil
 }
 
@@ -718,9 +711,6 @@ func setupLoginRequest(providedSetupKey string, customDNSAddressConverted []byte
 		loginRequest.DisableIpv6 = &disableIPv6
 	}
 
-	if cmd.Flag(enableLazyConnectionFlag).Changed {
-		loginRequest.LazyConnectionEnabled = &lazyConnEnabled
-	}
 	return &loginRequest, nil
 }
 

client/firewall/uspfilter/filter.go

@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ type Manager struct {
 	udpTracker     *conntrack.UDPTracker
 	icmpTracker    *conntrack.ICMPTracker
 	tcpTracker     *conntrack.TCPTracker
+	fragments      *fragmentTracker
 	forwarder      atomic.Pointer[forwarder.Forwarder]
 	pendingCapture atomic.Pointer[forwarder.PacketCapture]
 	logger         *nblog.Logger
@@ -183,6 +184,41 @@ func (d *decoder) decodePacket(data []byte) error {
 	}
 }
 
+// decodeTransport decodes the transport header of a first fragment (which
+// gopacket leaves undecoded) into the decoder and appends its layer type to
+// decoded, so the ACL pipeline can evaluate it like a normal packet. It returns
+// false if the protocol is unsupported or the header is truncated.
+func (d *decoder) decodeTransport(proto layers.IPProtocol, payload []byte) bool {
+	var l4 gopacket.DecodingLayer
+	var layerType gopacket.LayerType
+	var minLen int
+	switch proto {
+	case layers.IPProtocolTCP:
+		l4, layerType, minLen = &d.tcp, layers.LayerTypeTCP, 20
+	case layers.IPProtocolUDP:
+		l4, layerType, minLen = &d.udp, layers.LayerTypeUDP, 8
+	case layers.IPProtocolICMPv4:
+		l4, layerType, minLen = &d.icmp4, layers.LayerTypeICMPv4, 8
+	case layers.IPProtocolICMPv6:
+		l4, layerType, minLen = &d.icmp6, layers.LayerTypeICMPv6, 8
+	default:
+		return false
+	}
+
+	// Reject a fragment too small to hold the full transport header before
+	// decoding: it can't be ACL-evaluated (tiny-fragment attack), and skipping
+	// the decode avoids gopacket allocating an error on the drop path.
+	if len(payload) < minLen {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	if err := l4.DecodeFromBytes(payload, gopacket.NilDecodeFeedback); err != nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	d.decoded = append(d.decoded, layerType)
+	return true
+}
+
 // Create userspace firewall manager constructor
 func Create(iface common.IFaceMapper, disableServerRoutes bool, flowLogger nftypes.FlowLogger, mtu uint16) (*Manager, error) {
 	return create(iface, nil, disableServerRoutes, flowLogger, mtu)
@@ -286,6 +322,8 @@ func create(iface common.IFaceMapper, nativeFirewall firewall.Manager, disableSe
 	if err := m.localipmanager.UpdateLocalIPs(iface); err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("update local IPs: %w", err)
 	}
+	m.fragments = newFragmentTracker(m.logger)
+
 	if disableConntrack {
 		log.Info("conntrack is disabled")
 	} else {
@@ -299,6 +337,7 @@ func create(iface common.IFaceMapper, nativeFirewall firewall.Manager, disableSe
 		}
 	}
 	if err := iface.SetFilter(m); err != nil {
+		m.fragments.Close()
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("set filter: %w", err)
 	}
 	return m, nil
@@ -694,6 +733,10 @@ func (m *Manager) resetState() {
 		m.tcpTracker.Close()
 	}
 
+	if m.fragments != nil {
+		m.fragments.Close()
+	}
+
 	if fwder := m.forwarder.Load(); fwder != nil {
 		fwder.SetCapture(nil)
 		fwder.Stop()
@@ -1046,19 +1089,20 @@ func (m *Manager) filterInbound(packetData []byte, size int) bool {
 		return true
 	}
 
-	// TODO: pass fragments of routed packets to forwarder
+	// gopacket does not decode the transport header of any IP fragment, so
+	// fragments take a dedicated path: the first fragment's header is decoded
+	// and ACL-evaluated here, and the remaining fragments inherit its verdict.
 	if fragment {
-		if m.logger.Enabled(nblog.LevelTrace) {
-			if d.decoded[0] == layers.LayerTypeIPv4 {
-				m.logger.Trace4("packet is a fragment: src=%v dst=%v id=%v flags=%v",
-					srcIP, dstIP, d.ip4.Id, d.ip4.Flags)
-			} else {
-				m.logger.Trace2("packet is an IPv6 fragment: src=%v dst=%v", srcIP, dstIP)
-			}
-		}
-		return false
+		return m.filterInboundFragment(d, srcIP, dstIP, size)
 	}
 
+	return m.filterInboundDecoded(d, srcIP, dstIP, packetData, size)
+}
+
+// filterInboundDecoded runs the ACL, DNAT and conntrack pipeline on a fully
+// decoded (non-fragment) inbound packet. It returns true if the packet should
+// be dropped.
+func (m *Manager) filterInboundDecoded(d *decoder, srcIP, dstIP netip.Addr, packetData []byte, size int) bool {
 	// TODO: optimize port DNAT by caching matched rules in conntrack
 	if translated := m.translateInboundPortDNAT(packetData, d, srcIP, dstIP); translated {
 		// Re-decode after port DNAT translation to update port information
@@ -1089,33 +1133,226 @@ func (m *Manager) filterInbound(packetData []byte, size int) bool {
 	return m.handleRoutedTraffic(d, srcIP, dstIP, packetData, size)
 }
 
+// fragmentMeta holds the reassembly identity and layout of an IP fragment,
+// extracted uniformly for IPv4 and IPv6.
+type fragmentMeta struct {
+	key fragmentKey
+	// offset is the fragment offset in 8-byte units (zero for the first
+	// fragment).
+	offset uint16
+	// moreFragments is the More Fragments bit. A first fragment with it unset is
+	// an IPv6 atomic fragment (a complete datagram, RFC 6946): it has no trailing
+	// fragments to inherit a verdict, so it must not be recorded.
+	moreFragments bool
+	proto         layers.IPProtocol
+	// l4payload is the fragmentable payload of this fragment. For the first
+	// fragment it starts with the transport header.
+	l4payload []byte
+	// headerEndOctets is the first fragment's payload length in 8-byte units:
+	// the smallest offset a trailing fragment may start at without overlapping
+	// the inspected transport header.
+	headerEndOctets uint16
+}
+
+// fragmentMetadata extracts the fragment identity and layout from a decoded IP
+// fragment. It returns false for fragments it can't interpret (e.g. an IPv6
+// fragment header shorter than 8 bytes), which are then dropped.
+func fragmentMetadata(d *decoder, srcIP, dstIP netip.Addr) (fragmentMeta, bool) {
+	switch d.decoded[0] {
+	case layers.LayerTypeIPv4:
+		payload := d.ip4.Payload
+		return fragmentMeta{
+			key:             fragmentKey{srcIP: srcIP, dstIP: dstIP, id: uint32(d.ip4.Id), proto: uint8(d.ip4.Protocol)},
+			offset:          d.ip4.FragOffset,
+			moreFragments:   d.ip4.Flags&layers.IPv4MoreFragments != 0,
+			proto:           d.ip4.Protocol,
+			l4payload:       payload,
+			headerEndOctets: octets(len(payload)),
+		}, true
+
+	case layers.LayerTypeIPv6:
+		// IPv6 fragment extension header: 8 bytes, followed by the fragmentable
+		// payload. Layout: next header (1), reserved (1), offset+flags (2), id (4).
+		payload := d.ip6.Payload
+		if len(payload) < 8 {
+			return fragmentMeta{}, false
+		}
+		nextHeader := layers.IPProtocol(payload[0])
+		offsetFlags := binary.BigEndian.Uint16(payload[2:4])
+		id := binary.BigEndian.Uint32(payload[4:8])
+		l4 := payload[8:]
+		return fragmentMeta{
+			key:             fragmentKey{srcIP: srcIP, dstIP: dstIP, id: id, proto: uint8(nextHeader)},
+			offset:          offsetFlags >> 3,
+			moreFragments:   offsetFlags&1 != 0,
+			proto:           nextHeader,
+			l4payload:       l4,
+			headerEndOctets: octets(len(l4)),
+		}, true
+
+	default:
+		return fragmentMeta{}, false
+	}
+}
+
+// octets rounds a byte length up to whole 8-byte units, the granularity of the
+// IP fragment offset field.
+func octets(nbytes int) uint16 {
+	return uint16((nbytes + 7) / 8)
+}
+
+// filterInboundFragment decides the fate of an IP fragment. gopacket stops
+// decoding at the network layer for every fragment, so the first fragment's
+// transport header is decoded and ACL-evaluated here and its verdict recorded;
+// the remaining (headerless) fragments inherit that verdict. Anything that
+// cannot be tied to an allowed, non-overlapping first fragment is dropped.
+func (m *Manager) filterInboundFragment(d *decoder, srcIP, dstIP netip.Addr, size int) bool {
+	meta, ok := fragmentMetadata(d, srcIP, dstIP)
+	if !ok {
+		if m.logger.Enabled(nblog.LevelTrace) {
+			m.logger.Trace2("dropping unsupported fragment: src=%v dst=%v", srcIP, dstIP)
+		}
+		return true
+	}
+
+	if meta.offset != 0 {
+		return m.filterTrailingFragment(meta, srcIP, dstIP)
+	}
+
+	// A new first fragment supersedes any recorded verdict for this datagram, so
+	// a re-sent or overlapping offset-zero fragment can't inherit the old one.
+	m.fragments.poison(meta.key)
+
+	// First fragment: decode its transport header so the ACL can evaluate it. A
+	// decode failure means the fragment is too small to hold the full transport
+	// header (RFC 1858 §3 tiny-fragment attack); it can't be evaluated, so drop it.
+	if !d.decodeTransport(meta.proto, meta.l4payload) {
+		if m.logger.Enabled(nblog.LevelTrace) {
+			m.logger.Trace3("dropping first fragment without full L4 header: src=%v dst=%v id=%v",
+				srcIP, dstIP, meta.key.id)
+		}
+		return true
+	}
+
+	return m.filterFirstFragment(d, meta, srcIP, dstIP, size)
+}
+
+// filterTrailingFragment applies a recorded first-fragment verdict to a
+// non-first fragment.
+func (m *Manager) filterTrailingFragment(meta fragmentMeta, srcIP, dstIP netip.Addr) bool {
+	switch m.fragments.verdict(meta.key, meta.offset) {
+	case fragmentAllow:
+		return false
+	case fragmentOverlap:
+		if m.logger.Enabled(nblog.LevelTrace) {
+			m.logger.Trace3("dropping overlapping fragment rewriting inspected header: src=%v dst=%v id=%v",
+				srcIP, dstIP, meta.key.id)
+		}
+		return true
+	default:
+		if m.logger.Enabled(nblog.LevelTrace) {
+			m.logger.Trace3("dropping fragment with no allowed first fragment: src=%v dst=%v id=%v",
+				srcIP, dstIP, meta.key.id)
+		}
+		return true
+	}
+}
+
+// filterFirstFragment runs the verdict part of the inbound pipeline on a first
+// fragment with its transport header decoded. It mirrors filterInboundDecoded
+// but skips DNAT (port rewriting on fragments is unsupported) and forwarder
+// injection (fragments are left to the stack to reassemble, not forwarded).
+// Allowed fragments have their verdict recorded so the datagram's trailing
+// fragments inherit it.
+func (m *Manager) filterFirstFragment(d *decoder, meta fragmentMeta, srcIP, dstIP netip.Addr, size int) bool {
+	if m.stateful && m.isValidTrackedConnection(d, srcIP, dstIP, size) {
+		m.recordFirstFragment(meta)
+		return false
+	}
+
+	if m.localipmanager.IsLocalIP(dstIP) {
+		ruleID, blocked := m.peerACLsBlock(srcIP, d, nil)
+		if blocked {
+			m.storeDropFlow("Dropping local first fragment (ACL denied): rule_id=%s proto=%v src=%s:%d dst=%s:%d",
+				d, srcIP, dstIP, ruleID, size)
+			return true
+		}
+		m.trackInbound(d, srcIP, dstIP, ruleID, size)
+		m.recordFirstFragment(meta)
+		return false
+	}
+
+	if !m.routingEnabled.Load() {
+		if m.logger.Enabled(nblog.LevelTrace) {
+			m.logger.Trace2("Dropping routed fragment (routing disabled): src=%s dst=%s", srcIP, dstIP)
+		}
+		return true
+	}
+	if m.nativeRouter.Load() {
+		m.trackInbound(d, srcIP, dstIP, nil, size)
+		m.recordFirstFragment(meta)
+		return false
+	}
+
+	// TODO: pass fragments of routed packets to the forwarder; until then
+	// allowed routed fragments go to the native stack.
+	srcPort, dstPort := getPortsFromPacket(d)
+	ruleID, pass := m.routeACLsPass(srcIP, dstIP, d.decoded[1], srcPort, dstPort)
+	if !pass {
+		m.storeDropFlow("Dropping routed first fragment (ACL denied): rule_id=%s proto=%v src=%s:%d dst=%s:%d",
+			d, srcIP, dstIP, ruleID, size)
+		return true
+	}
+
+	m.recordFirstFragment(meta)
+	return false
+}
+
+// recordFirstFragment caches an allowed first fragment's verdict for its
+// trailing fragments to inherit. Atomic fragments (no More Fragments bit) are
+// complete datagrams with no trailing fragments, so they are not cached and
+// cannot exhaust the verdict table.
+func (m *Manager) recordFirstFragment(meta fragmentMeta) {
+	if !meta.moreFragments {
+		return
+	}
+	m.fragments.recordAllowed(meta.key, meta.headerEndOctets)
+}
+
+// storeDropFlow logs and records a netflow drop event for an inbound packet
+// denied by the ACLs. msg is the trace format taking rule id, protocol, source
+// and destination.
+func (m *Manager) storeDropFlow(msg string, d *decoder, srcIP, dstIP netip.Addr, ruleID []byte, size int) {
+	pnum := getProtocolFromPacket(d)
+	srcPort, dstPort := getPortsFromPacket(d)
+
+	if m.logger.Enabled(nblog.LevelTrace) {
+		m.logger.Trace6(msg, ruleID, pnum, srcIP, srcPort, dstIP, dstPort)
+	}
+
+	m.flowLogger.StoreEvent(nftypes.EventFields{
+		FlowID:     uuid.New(),
+		Type:       nftypes.TypeDrop,
+		RuleID:     ruleID,
+		Direction:  nftypes.Ingress,
+		Protocol:   pnum,
+		SourceIP:   srcIP,
+		DestIP:     dstIP,
+		SourcePort: srcPort,
+		DestPort:   dstPort,
+		// TODO: icmp type/code
+		RxPackets: 1,
+		RxBytes:   uint64(size),
+	})
+}
+
 // handleLocalTraffic handles local traffic.
 // If it returns true, the packet should be dropped.
 func (m *Manager) handleLocalTraffic(d *decoder, srcIP, dstIP netip.Addr, packetData []byte, size int) bool {
 	ruleID, blocked := m.peerACLsBlock(srcIP, d, packetData)
 	if blocked {
-		pnum := getProtocolFromPacket(d)
-		srcPort, dstPort := getPortsFromPacket(d)
-
-		if m.logger.Enabled(nblog.LevelTrace) {
-			m.logger.Trace6("Dropping local packet (ACL denied): rule_id=%s proto=%v src=%s:%d dst=%s:%d",
-				ruleID, pnum, srcIP, srcPort, dstIP, dstPort)
-		}
-
-		m.flowLogger.StoreEvent(nftypes.EventFields{
-			FlowID:     uuid.New(),
-			Type:       nftypes.TypeDrop,
-			RuleID:     ruleID,
-			Direction:  nftypes.Ingress,
-			Protocol:   pnum,
-			SourceIP:   srcIP,
-			DestIP:     dstIP,
-			SourcePort: srcPort,
-			DestPort:   dstPort,
-			// TODO: icmp type/code
-			RxPackets: 1,
-			RxBytes:   uint64(size),
-		})
+		m.storeDropFlow("Dropping local packet (ACL denied): rule_id=%s proto=%v src=%s:%d dst=%s:%d",
+			d, srcIP, dstIP, ruleID, size)
 		return true
 	}
 
@@ -1168,27 +1405,8 @@ func (m *Manager) handleRoutedTraffic(d *decoder, srcIP, dstIP netip.Addr, packe
 
 	ruleID, pass := m.routeACLsPass(srcIP, dstIP, protoLayer, srcPort, dstPort)
 	if !pass {
-		proto := getProtocolFromPacket(d)
-
-		if m.logger.Enabled(nblog.LevelTrace) {
-			m.logger.Trace6("Dropping routed packet (ACL denied): rule_id=%s proto=%v src=%s:%d dst=%s:%d",
-				ruleID, proto, srcIP, srcPort, dstIP, dstPort)
-		}
-
-		m.flowLogger.StoreEvent(nftypes.EventFields{
-			FlowID:     uuid.New(),
-			Type:       nftypes.TypeDrop,
-			RuleID:     ruleID,
-			Direction:  nftypes.Ingress,
-			Protocol:   proto,
-			SourceIP:   srcIP,
-			DestIP:     dstIP,
-			SourcePort: srcPort,
-			DestPort:   dstPort,
-			// TODO: icmp type/code
-			RxPackets: 1,
-			RxBytes:   uint64(size),
-		})
+		m.storeDropFlow("Dropping routed packet (ACL denied): rule_id=%s proto=%v src=%s:%d dst=%s:%d",
+			d, srcIP, dstIP, ruleID, size)
 		return true
 	}
 

client/firewall/uspfilter/forwarder/forwarder.go

@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"net"
 	"net/netip"
+	"os"
 	"runtime"
+	"strconv"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
@@ -31,6 +33,11 @@ const (
 	defaultMaxInFlight   = 1024
 	iosReceiveWindow     = 16384
 	iosMaxInFlight       = 256
+
+	// envForceTCPRACK overrides the platform default for gVisor's RACK loss
+	// detection. Set to a truthy value to force RACK on, or a falsy value to
+	// force it off, on any platform.
+	envForceTCPRACK = "NB_FORCE_TCP_RACK"
 )
 
 type Forwarder struct {
@@ -152,6 +159,8 @@ func New(iface common.IFaceMapper, logger *nblog.Logger, flowLogger nftypes.Flow
 		maxInFlight = iosMaxInFlight
 	}
 
+	configureTCPRecovery(s)
+
 	tcpForwarder := tcp.NewForwarder(s, receiveWindow, maxInFlight, f.handleTCP)
 	s.SetTransportProtocolHandler(tcp.ProtocolNumber, tcpForwarder.HandlePacket)
 
@@ -466,3 +475,31 @@ func probeRawICMP(network, addr string, logger *nblog.Logger) bool {
 	logger.Debug1("forwarder: raw %s socket access available", network)
 	return true
 }
+
+// configureTCPRecovery disables gVisor's RACK loss detection on Windows, where
+// it interacts poorly with the host and collapses throughput on routed TCP
+// connections (gVisor issue #9778). Other platforms keep the default. The
+// EnvForceTCPRACK environment variable overrides the platform default.
+func configureTCPRecovery(s *stack.Stack) {
+	disableRACK := runtime.GOOS == "windows"
+
+	if val := os.Getenv(envForceTCPRACK); val != "" {
+		force, err := strconv.ParseBool(val)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Warnf("parse %s: %v", envForceTCPRACK, err)
+		} else {
+			disableRACK = !force
+		}
+	}
+
+	if !disableRACK {
+		return
+	}
+
+	opt := tcpip.TCPRecovery(0)
+	if err := s.SetTransportProtocolOption(tcp.ProtocolNumber, &opt); err != nil {
+		log.Warnf("disable TCP RACK loss detection: %v", err)
+		return
+	}
+	log.Info("forwarder: TCP RACK loss detection disabled")
+}

client/firewall/uspfilter/fragment.go

@@ -0,0 +1,204 @@
+package uspfilter
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"net/netip"
+	"os"
+	"strconv"
+	"sync"
+	"time"
+
+	nblog "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/firewall/uspfilter/log"
+)
+
+const (
+	// defaultFragmentTimeout bounds how long a first-fragment verdict is kept
+	// while the remaining fragments arrive. It mirrors the Linux IP reassembly
+	// timeout (net.ipv4.ipfrag_time).
+	defaultFragmentTimeout = 30 * time.Second
+	// fragmentCleanupInterval is how often expired verdicts are purged.
+	fragmentCleanupInterval = 10 * time.Second
+	// defaultMaxFragmentEntries caps the number of concurrently tracked
+	// fragmented datagrams. The table stays bounded because each datagram is a
+	// single small entry regardless of how many fragments it is split into, and
+	// the 13-bit IPv4 fragment-offset field limits any datagram to 64 KiB.
+	defaultMaxFragmentEntries = 16384
+
+	// EnvFragmentMaxEntries overrides defaultMaxFragmentEntries.
+	EnvFragmentMaxEntries = "NB_FRAGMENT_MAX_ENTRIES"
+)
+
+// fragmentVerdict is the decision for a trailing (headerless) fragment.
+type fragmentVerdict int
+
+const (
+	// fragmentDeny drops the fragment: no allowed first fragment is on record.
+	fragmentDeny fragmentVerdict = iota
+	// fragmentAllow passes the fragment: it belongs to an allowed datagram and
+	// does not overlap the already-inspected transport header.
+	fragmentAllow
+	// fragmentOverlap drops the fragment and poisons its datagram: it overlaps
+	// the transport header the ACL inspected (RFC 1858 §4, RFC 3128; RFC 5722
+	// requires discarding the whole datagram on overlap for IPv6).
+	fragmentOverlap
+)
+
+// fragmentKey identifies a fragmented datagram. It matches the RFC 791 / RFC
+// 8200 reassembly key: source, destination, protocol and identification. The id
+// is 32-bit to hold both the IPv4 (16-bit) and IPv6 (32-bit) identification.
+type fragmentKey struct {
+	srcIP netip.Addr
+	dstIP netip.Addr
+	id    uint32
+	proto uint8
+}
+
+// fragmentEntry records the verdict of an allowed first fragment.
+type fragmentEntry struct {
+	// headerEndOctets is the offset, in 8-byte units, at which the first
+	// fragment's payload ended. A trailing fragment starting before this
+	// overlaps bytes the ACL already inspected and is rejected.
+	headerEndOctets uint16
+	// recordedAt is when the first fragment was accepted. The verdict expires a
+	// fixed timeout later and is not refreshed, mirroring the kernel reassembly
+	// timer so a trailing-fragment flood can't keep a datagram alive.
+	recordedAt time.Time
+}
+
+// fragmentTracker records the ACL verdict of a datagram's first fragment so the
+// remaining fragments, which carry no L4 header, can inherit the decision
+// without reassembling the datagram. Only allowed first fragments are stored;
+// anything that cannot be tied to an allowed, non-overlapping first fragment is
+// dropped (fail closed).
+type fragmentTracker struct {
+	logger  *nblog.Logger
+	mutex   sync.Mutex
+	entries map[fragmentKey]fragmentEntry
+	timeout time.Duration
+	// maxEntries caps the table; atCapacity dedups the capacity warning until
+	// the table drains below the cap again.
+	maxEntries    int
+	atCapacity    bool
+	cleanupTicker *time.Ticker
+	cancel        context.CancelFunc
+}
+
+func newFragmentTracker(logger *nblog.Logger) *fragmentTracker {
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	t := &fragmentTracker{
+		logger:        logger,
+		entries:       make(map[fragmentKey]fragmentEntry),
+		timeout:       defaultFragmentTimeout,
+		maxEntries:    fragmentMaxEntries(logger),
+		cleanupTicker: time.NewTicker(fragmentCleanupInterval),
+		cancel:        cancel,
+	}
+	go t.cleanupRoutine(ctx)
+	return t
+}
+
+func fragmentMaxEntries(logger *nblog.Logger) int {
+	v := os.Getenv(EnvFragmentMaxEntries)
+	if v == "" {
+		return defaultMaxFragmentEntries
+	}
+	n, err := strconv.Atoi(v)
+	if err != nil || n <= 0 {
+		logger.Warn2("invalid %s=%q, using default", EnvFragmentMaxEntries, v)
+		return defaultMaxFragmentEntries
+	}
+	return n
+}
+
+// recordAllowed stores the verdict of an allowed first fragment. headerEndOctets
+// is the first fragment's payload length in 8-byte units. When the table is full
+// the record is dropped, which fails closed: the datagram's trailing fragments
+// will be denied.
+func (t *fragmentTracker) recordAllowed(key fragmentKey, headerEndOctets uint16) {
+	t.mutex.Lock()
+	defer t.mutex.Unlock()
+
+	if t.entries == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	if _, ok := t.entries[key]; !ok && len(t.entries) >= t.maxEntries {
+		if !t.atCapacity {
+			t.atCapacity = true
+			t.logger.Warn2("fragment verdict table at capacity (%d/%d): trailing fragments of new datagrams will be dropped",
+				len(t.entries), t.maxEntries)
+		}
+		return
+	}
+	t.entries[key] = fragmentEntry{
+		headerEndOctets: headerEndOctets,
+		recordedAt:      time.Now(),
+	}
+}
+
+// poison drops any recorded verdict for a datagram, so its later fragments are
+// denied until a new allowed first fragment is recorded. Called on every
+// offset-zero fragment to defeat offset-zero overlap rewrites (RFC 3128).
+func (t *fragmentTracker) poison(key fragmentKey) {
+	t.mutex.Lock()
+	defer t.mutex.Unlock()
+	delete(t.entries, key)
+}
+
+// verdict decides the fate of a trailing fragment at fragOffsetOctets (the IPv4
+// fragment offset, in 8-byte units). A fragment overlapping the inspected
+// header poisons the datagram: the entry is removed so all further fragments of
+// that datagram are denied too.
+func (t *fragmentTracker) verdict(key fragmentKey, fragOffsetOctets uint16) fragmentVerdict {
+	t.mutex.Lock()
+	defer t.mutex.Unlock()
+
+	entry, ok := t.entries[key]
+	if !ok {
+		return fragmentDeny
+	}
+	if time.Since(entry.recordedAt) > t.timeout {
+		delete(t.entries, key)
+		return fragmentDeny
+	}
+	if fragOffsetOctets < entry.headerEndOctets {
+		delete(t.entries, key)
+		return fragmentOverlap
+	}
+	return fragmentAllow
+}
+
+func (t *fragmentTracker) cleanupRoutine(ctx context.Context) {
+	defer t.cleanupTicker.Stop()
+	for {
+		select {
+		case <-t.cleanupTicker.C:
+			t.cleanup()
+		case <-ctx.Done():
+			return
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func (t *fragmentTracker) cleanup() {
+	t.mutex.Lock()
+	defer t.mutex.Unlock()
+
+	for key, entry := range t.entries {
+		if time.Since(entry.recordedAt) > t.timeout {
+			delete(t.entries, key)
+		}
+	}
+
+	if len(t.entries) < t.maxEntries {
+		t.atCapacity = false
+	}
+}
+
+// Close stops the cleanup routine and releases resources.
+func (t *fragmentTracker) Close() {
+	t.cancel()
+
+	t.mutex.Lock()
+	t.entries = nil
+	t.mutex.Unlock()
+}

client/firewall/uspfilter/fragment_bench_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+package uspfilter
+
+import (
+	"encoding/binary"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+// benchFilterInbound drives filterInbound over a fixed packet in a tight loop.
+// Packets are built once, outside the timed region, so the benchmark measures
+// only pipeline cost, which is what an attacker can amplify.
+func benchFilterInbound(b *testing.B, pkt []byte) {
+	b.Helper()
+	b.ReportAllocs()
+	b.SetBytes(int64(len(pkt)))
+	b.ResetTimer()
+	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+		m := benchManager
+		m.filterInbound(pkt, len(pkt))
+	}
+}
+
+// benchManager is a package-level manager reused across fragment benchmarks so
+// setup cost stays out of the timed region.
+var benchManager *Manager
+
+func setupBenchManager(b *testing.B) *Manager {
+	b.Helper()
+	m := newFragmentTestManager(b)
+	allowUDP(b, m, 8080)
+	// Disable conntrack so the allowed-first-fragment path measures transport
+	// decode + ACL every iteration instead of matching the connection tracked
+	// on the first iteration.
+	m.stateful = false
+	benchManager = m
+	return m
+}
+
+// BenchmarkInbound_NormalPacket is the baseline: a full, non-fragmented UDP
+// packet that passes the ACL. Fragment paths should stay comparable to this.
+func BenchmarkInbound_NormalPacket(b *testing.B) {
+	setupBenchManager(b)
+	pkt := normalUDPPacket(b, 8080, 32)
+	benchFilterInbound(b, pkt)
+}
+
+// BenchmarkInbound_FirstFragmentAllowed measures the first-fragment path:
+// transport decode + ACL evaluation + verdict record.
+func BenchmarkInbound_FirstFragmentAllowed(b *testing.B) {
+	setupBenchManager(b)
+	pkt := firstFragmentUDP(b, 0x2000, 8080, 32)
+	benchFilterInbound(b, pkt)
+}
+
+// BenchmarkInbound_TrailingFragmentAllowed measures the common trailing-fragment
+// path: a single map lookup after the first fragment is on record.
+func BenchmarkInbound_TrailingFragmentAllowed(b *testing.B) {
+	m := setupBenchManager(b)
+	first := firstFragmentUDP(b, 0x3000, 8080, 32)
+	m.filterInbound(first, len(first))
+	pkt := trailingFragment(b, 0x3000, 5, false, 24)
+	benchFilterInbound(b, pkt)
+}
+
+// BenchmarkInbound_TrailingFragmentNoFirst is the primary DoS vector: an
+// attacker floods trailing fragments with no first fragment on record. Each is
+// a map miss and must be cheap.
+func BenchmarkInbound_TrailingFragmentNoFirst(b *testing.B) {
+	setupBenchManager(b)
+	pkt := trailingFragment(b, 0x4000, 185, false, 40)
+	benchFilterInbound(b, pkt)
+}
+
+// BenchmarkInbound_TinyFirstFragment measures the tiny-fragment drop path: a
+// first fragment too small to decode a transport header.
+func BenchmarkInbound_TinyFirstFragment(b *testing.B) {
+	setupBenchManager(b)
+	pkt := trailingFragment(b, 0x5000, 0, true, 4)
+	benchFilterInbound(b, pkt)
+}
+
+// BenchmarkInbound_TrailingFragmentDistinctIDs is the worst case for the
+// verdict table: an attacker varies the datagram id on every packet so no first
+// fragment ever matches. Verdict lookups always miss and nothing is recorded,
+// so the table cannot grow. Each iteration rewrites the id field in place.
+func BenchmarkInbound_TrailingFragmentDistinctIDs(b *testing.B) {
+	setupBenchManager(b)
+	pkt := trailingFragment(b, 0x6000, 185, false, 40)
+	m := benchManager
+
+	b.ReportAllocs()
+	b.SetBytes(int64(len(pkt)))
+	b.ResetTimer()
+	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+		// IPv4 identification field is at bytes 4:6.
+		binary.BigEndian.PutUint16(pkt[4:6], uint16(i))
+		m.filterInbound(pkt, len(pkt))
+	}
+}
+
+// BenchmarkInbound_FirstFragmentDistinctIDs measures sustained first-fragment
+// pressure with distinct ids: transport decode + ACL + verdict insert until the
+// table caps, exercising the map growth and capacity guard.
+func BenchmarkInbound_FirstFragmentDistinctIDs(b *testing.B) {
+	setupBenchManager(b)
+	pkt := firstFragmentUDP(b, 0x7000, 8080, 32)
+	m := benchManager
+
+	b.ReportAllocs()
+	b.SetBytes(int64(len(pkt)))
+	b.ResetTimer()
+	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+		binary.BigEndian.PutUint16(pkt[4:6], uint16(i))
+		m.filterInbound(pkt, len(pkt))
+	}
+}

client/firewall/uspfilter/fragment_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,554 @@
+package uspfilter
+
+import (
+	"encoding/binary"
+	"net"
+	"net/netip"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/google/gopacket"
+	"github.com/google/gopacket/layers"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+
+	fw "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/firewall/manager"
+	nbiface "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/device"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/wgaddr"
+)
+
+const (
+	fragTestSrc   = "100.10.0.1"
+	fragTestDst   = "100.10.0.100"
+	fragTestSrcV6 = "fd00::1"
+	fragTestDstV6 = "fd00::100"
+)
+
+func newFragmentTestManager(tb testing.TB) *Manager {
+	tb.Helper()
+
+	ifaceMock := &IFaceMock{
+		SetFilterFunc: func(device.PacketFilter) error { return nil },
+		AddressFunc: func() wgaddr.Address {
+			return wgaddr.Address{
+				IP:      netip.MustParseAddr(fragTestDst),
+				Network: netip.MustParsePrefix("100.10.0.0/16"),
+				IPv6:    netip.MustParseAddr(fragTestDstV6),
+				IPv6Net: netip.MustParsePrefix("fd00::/64"),
+			}
+		},
+	}
+
+	m, err := Create(ifaceMock, false, flowLogger, nbiface.DefaultMTU)
+	require.NoError(tb, err)
+	require.NoError(tb, m.UpdateLocalIPs())
+	tb.Cleanup(func() { require.NoError(tb, m.Close(nil)) })
+	return m
+}
+
+// firstFragmentUDPTo builds the first fragment of a fragmented UDP datagram to
+// the given destination: it carries the full UDP header plus payloadLen bytes
+// of data, with the More Fragments flag set and offset zero.
+func firstFragmentUDPTo(tb testing.TB, dst string, id uint16, dstPort uint16, payloadLen int) []byte {
+	tb.Helper()
+
+	ip := &layers.IPv4{
+		Version:  4,
+		TTL:      64,
+		Id:       id,
+		Protocol: layers.IPProtocolUDP,
+		SrcIP:    net.ParseIP(fragTestSrc),
+		DstIP:    net.ParseIP(dst),
+		Flags:    layers.IPv4MoreFragments,
+	}
+	udp := &layers.UDP{SrcPort: 40000, DstPort: layers.UDPPort(dstPort)}
+	require.NoError(tb, udp.SetNetworkLayerForChecksum(ip))
+
+	buf := gopacket.NewSerializeBuffer()
+	opts := gopacket.SerializeOptions{ComputeChecksums: true, FixLengths: true}
+	require.NoError(tb, gopacket.SerializeLayers(buf, opts, ip, udp, gopacket.Payload(make([]byte, payloadLen))))
+	return buf.Bytes()
+}
+
+func firstFragmentUDP(tb testing.TB, id uint16, dstPort uint16, payloadLen int) []byte {
+	tb.Helper()
+	return firstFragmentUDPTo(tb, fragTestDst, id, dstPort, payloadLen)
+}
+
+// firstFragmentTCP builds the first fragment of a fragmented TCP datagram: the
+// full 20-byte TCP header plus 12 bytes of data, with the More Fragments flag
+// set and offset zero.
+func firstFragmentTCP(tb testing.TB, id uint16, dstPort uint16) []byte {
+	tb.Helper()
+
+	ip := &layers.IPv4{
+		Version:  4,
+		TTL:      64,
+		Id:       id,
+		Protocol: layers.IPProtocolTCP,
+		SrcIP:    net.ParseIP(fragTestSrc),
+		DstIP:    net.ParseIP(fragTestDst),
+		Flags:    layers.IPv4MoreFragments,
+	}
+	tcp := &layers.TCP{SrcPort: 40000, DstPort: layers.TCPPort(dstPort), SYN: true, Window: 64240}
+	require.NoError(tb, tcp.SetNetworkLayerForChecksum(ip))
+
+	buf := gopacket.NewSerializeBuffer()
+	opts := gopacket.SerializeOptions{ComputeChecksums: true, FixLengths: true}
+	require.NoError(tb, gopacket.SerializeLayers(buf, opts, ip, tcp, gopacket.Payload(make([]byte, 12))))
+	return buf.Bytes()
+}
+
+// trailingFragmentTo builds a non-first fragment to the given destination: an
+// IPv4 header at the given fragment offset (in 8-byte units) carrying raw
+// payload and no L4 header.
+func trailingFragmentTo(tb testing.TB, dst string, proto layers.IPProtocol, id uint16, fragOffsetOctets uint16, moreFragments bool, payloadLen int) []byte {
+	tb.Helper()
+
+	ip := &layers.IPv4{
+		Version:    4,
+		TTL:        64,
+		Id:         id,
+		Protocol:   proto,
+		SrcIP:      net.ParseIP(fragTestSrc),
+		DstIP:      net.ParseIP(dst),
+		FragOffset: fragOffsetOctets,
+	}
+	if moreFragments {
+		ip.Flags = layers.IPv4MoreFragments
+	}
+
+	buf := gopacket.NewSerializeBuffer()
+	opts := gopacket.SerializeOptions{FixLengths: true}
+	require.NoError(tb, gopacket.SerializeLayers(buf, opts, ip, gopacket.Payload(make([]byte, payloadLen))))
+	return buf.Bytes()
+}
+
+func trailingFragment(tb testing.TB, id uint16, fragOffsetOctets uint16, moreFragments bool, payloadLen int) []byte {
+	tb.Helper()
+	return trailingFragmentTo(tb, fragTestDst, layers.IPProtocolUDP, id, fragOffsetOctets, moreFragments, payloadLen)
+}
+
+// outboundUDPPacket builds a complete outbound UDP packet from the local
+// address, used to establish conntrack state for reply-direction tests.
+func outboundUDPPacket(tb testing.TB, srcPort, dstPort uint16) []byte {
+	tb.Helper()
+
+	ip := &layers.IPv4{
+		Version:  4,
+		TTL:      64,
+		Id:       1,
+		Protocol: layers.IPProtocolUDP,
+		SrcIP:    net.ParseIP(fragTestDst),
+		DstIP:    net.ParseIP(fragTestSrc),
+	}
+	udp := &layers.UDP{SrcPort: layers.UDPPort(srcPort), DstPort: layers.UDPPort(dstPort)}
+	require.NoError(tb, udp.SetNetworkLayerForChecksum(ip))
+
+	buf := gopacket.NewSerializeBuffer()
+	opts := gopacket.SerializeOptions{ComputeChecksums: true, FixLengths: true}
+	require.NoError(tb, gopacket.SerializeLayers(buf, opts, ip, udp, gopacket.Payload(make([]byte, 16))))
+	return buf.Bytes()
+}
+
+// normalUDPPacket builds a complete, non-fragmented UDP packet for baseline
+// comparisons against the fragment paths.
+func normalUDPPacket(tb testing.TB, dstPort uint16, payloadLen int) []byte {
+	tb.Helper()
+
+	ip := &layers.IPv4{
+		Version:  4,
+		TTL:      64,
+		Id:       1,
+		Protocol: layers.IPProtocolUDP,
+		SrcIP:    net.ParseIP(fragTestSrc),
+		DstIP:    net.ParseIP(fragTestDst),
+	}
+	udp := &layers.UDP{SrcPort: 40000, DstPort: layers.UDPPort(dstPort)}
+	require.NoError(tb, udp.SetNetworkLayerForChecksum(ip))
+
+	buf := gopacket.NewSerializeBuffer()
+	opts := gopacket.SerializeOptions{ComputeChecksums: true, FixLengths: true}
+	require.NoError(tb, gopacket.SerializeLayers(buf, opts, ip, udp, gopacket.Payload(make([]byte, payloadLen))))
+	return buf.Bytes()
+}
+
+func allowUDP(tb testing.TB, m *Manager, dstPort uint16) {
+	tb.Helper()
+	_, err := m.AddPeerFiltering(nil, net.ParseIP(fragTestSrc), fw.ProtocolUDP, nil,
+		&fw.Port{Values: []uint16{dstPort}}, fw.ActionAccept, "")
+	require.NoError(tb, err)
+}
+
+// TestFragment_TrailingWithoutFirstDropped is the core bypass repro: a trailing
+// fragment with no allowed first fragment on record must be dropped. Before the
+// fix, filterInbound returned false (allow) for any fragment.
+func TestFragment_TrailingWithoutFirstDropped(t *testing.T) {
+	m := newFragmentTestManager(t)
+
+	frag := trailingFragment(t, 0x1234, 185, false, 40)
+	require.True(t, m.filterInbound(frag, len(frag)),
+		"trailing fragment without an allowed first fragment must be dropped")
+}
+
+// TestFragment_AllowedFirstPassesTrailing verifies that once a first fragment
+// passes the ACL, its trailing fragments inherit the allow verdict.
+func TestFragment_AllowedFirstPassesTrailing(t *testing.T) {
+	m := newFragmentTestManager(t)
+	allowUDP(t, m, 8080)
+
+	// First fragment: UDP header (8) + 32 payload = 40 octets -> headerEnd = 5.
+	first := firstFragmentUDP(t, 0x2222, 8080, 32)
+	require.False(t, m.filterInbound(first, len(first)),
+		"allowed first fragment should pass and be recorded")
+
+	trailing := trailingFragment(t, 0x2222, 5, false, 24)
+	require.False(t, m.filterInbound(trailing, len(trailing)),
+		"trailing fragment of an allowed datagram should pass")
+}
+
+// TestFragment_DeniedFirstDropsTrailing verifies that a first fragment blocked
+// by the ACL leaves no verdict, so its trailing fragments are dropped.
+func TestFragment_DeniedFirstDropsTrailing(t *testing.T) {
+	m := newFragmentTestManager(t)
+	// No accept rule: local traffic defaults to deny.
+
+	first := firstFragmentUDP(t, 0x3333, 9999, 32)
+	require.True(t, m.filterInbound(first, len(first)),
+		"first fragment to a blocked port should be dropped by the ACL")
+
+	trailing := trailingFragment(t, 0x3333, 5, false, 24)
+	require.True(t, m.filterInbound(trailing, len(trailing)),
+		"trailing fragment of a denied datagram must be dropped")
+}
+
+// TestFragment_OverlappingHeaderDropped covers the RFC 1858 §4 / RFC 3128
+// overlapping-fragment rewrite: a trailing fragment starting inside the range
+// the ACL already inspected is dropped and poisons the datagram. TCP is used so
+// the overlap lands on real header bytes (the flags at byte 13).
+func TestFragment_OverlappingHeaderDropped(t *testing.T) {
+	m := newFragmentTestManager(t)
+	_, err := m.AddPeerFiltering(nil, net.ParseIP(fragTestSrc), fw.ProtocolTCP, nil,
+		&fw.Port{Values: []uint16{8080}}, fw.ActionAccept, "")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// First fragment: TCP header (20) + 12 data = 32 bytes -> headerEnd = 4 octets.
+	first := firstFragmentTCP(t, 0x4444, 8080)
+	require.False(t, m.filterInbound(first, len(first)))
+
+	// Overlapping fragment at offset 1 (byte 8) falls inside the inspected TCP
+	// header, so it could rewrite the flags or port on reassembly.
+	overlap := trailingFragmentTo(t, fragTestDst, layers.IPProtocolTCP, 0x4444, 1, true, 32)
+	require.True(t, m.filterInbound(overlap, len(overlap)),
+		"fragment overlapping the inspected header must be dropped")
+
+	// The datagram is now poisoned: a later, non-overlapping fragment is also
+	// dropped because the verdict was removed.
+	later := trailingFragmentTo(t, fragTestDst, layers.IPProtocolTCP, 0x4444, 4, false, 24)
+	require.True(t, m.filterInbound(later, len(later)),
+		"fragments after an overlap must be dropped (datagram poisoned)")
+}
+
+// TestFragment_OffsetZeroOverlapPoisons covers the RFC 3128 offset-zero rewrite:
+// an allowed first fragment followed by a denied offset-zero fragment for the
+// same datagram must not leave the earlier allow verdict in place.
+func TestFragment_OffsetZeroOverlapPoisons(t *testing.T) {
+	m := newFragmentTestManager(t)
+	allowUDP(t, m, 8080)
+
+	allowed := firstFragmentUDP(t, 0x5A5A, 8080, 32)
+	require.False(t, m.filterInbound(allowed, len(allowed)),
+		"allowed first fragment should pass and be recorded")
+
+	// A second offset-zero fragment to a denied port supersedes the datagram's
+	// verdict; it is dropped and must not leave the allow in place.
+	denied := firstFragmentUDP(t, 0x5A5A, 9999, 32)
+	require.True(t, m.filterInbound(denied, len(denied)),
+		"denied offset-zero fragment must be dropped")
+
+	trailing := trailingFragment(t, 0x5A5A, 5, false, 24)
+	require.True(t, m.filterInbound(trailing, len(trailing)),
+		"trailing fragment must be denied after the datagram was poisoned")
+}
+
+// TestFragment_TinyFirstDropped covers the tiny-fragment attack: a first
+// fragment too small to contain the full transport header can't be
+// ACL-evaluated and must be dropped.
+func TestFragment_TinyFirstDropped(t *testing.T) {
+	m := newFragmentTestManager(t)
+	allowUDP(t, m, 8080)
+
+	// IPv4 header + 4 raw bytes, MF set, offset 0: too small for the 8-byte UDP
+	// header, so it decodes to L3 only.
+	tiny := trailingFragment(t, 0x5555, 0, true, 4)
+	require.True(t, m.filterInbound(tiny, len(tiny)),
+		"tiny first fragment without a full L4 header must be dropped")
+}
+
+// TestFragment_TCPFirstFragment verifies the TCP arm of the transport decode: a
+// first fragment carrying the full 20-byte TCP header is ACL-evaluated and its
+// trailing fragments inherit the verdict.
+func TestFragment_TCPFirstFragment(t *testing.T) {
+	m := newFragmentTestManager(t)
+	_, err := m.AddPeerFiltering(nil, net.ParseIP(fragTestSrc), fw.ProtocolTCP, nil,
+		&fw.Port{Values: []uint16{8080}}, fw.ActionAccept, "")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// TCP header (20) + 12 data = 32 bytes -> headerEnd = 4 octets.
+	first := firstFragmentTCP(t, 0x6666, 8080)
+	require.False(t, m.filterInbound(first, len(first)),
+		"allowed TCP first fragment should pass and be recorded")
+
+	trailing := trailingFragmentTo(t, fragTestDst, layers.IPProtocolTCP, 0x6666, 4, false, 24)
+	require.False(t, m.filterInbound(trailing, len(trailing)),
+		"trailing fragment of an allowed TCP datagram should pass")
+}
+
+// TestFragment_TCPTinyFirstDropped verifies the TCP minimum header length: 12
+// bytes would satisfy a UDP header but falls short of the 20-byte TCP header.
+func TestFragment_TCPTinyFirstDropped(t *testing.T) {
+	m := newFragmentTestManager(t)
+	_, err := m.AddPeerFiltering(nil, net.ParseIP(fragTestSrc), fw.ProtocolTCP, nil,
+		&fw.Port{Values: []uint16{8080}}, fw.ActionAccept, "")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	tiny := trailingFragmentTo(t, fragTestDst, layers.IPProtocolTCP, 0x7777, 0, true, 12)
+	require.True(t, m.filterInbound(tiny, len(tiny)),
+		"first fragment shorter than the TCP header must be dropped")
+}
+
+// TestFragment_ConntrackAllowsFirstFragment verifies the conntrack branch: reply
+// fragments of an outbound-established UDP flow pass without any inbound rule.
+func TestFragment_ConntrackAllowsFirstFragment(t *testing.T) {
+	m := newFragmentTestManager(t)
+
+	out := outboundUDPPacket(t, 12345, 40000)
+	require.False(t, m.filterOutbound(out, len(out)))
+
+	first := firstFragmentUDP(t, 0x8888, 12345, 32)
+	require.False(t, m.filterInbound(first, len(first)),
+		"reply first fragment should pass via conntrack")
+
+	trailing := trailingFragment(t, 0x8888, 5, false, 24)
+	require.False(t, m.filterInbound(trailing, len(trailing)),
+		"trailing fragment of a tracked flow should pass")
+}
+
+// TestFragment_RoutingDisabledDropsFragment verifies routed first fragments are
+// dropped when routing is disabled.
+func TestFragment_RoutingDisabledDropsFragment(t *testing.T) {
+	m := newFragmentTestManager(t)
+	m.routingEnabled.Store(false)
+
+	first := firstFragmentUDPTo(t, "198.51.100.10", 0x9999, 8080, 32)
+	require.True(t, m.filterInbound(first, len(first)),
+		"routed first fragment must be dropped when routing is disabled")
+}
+
+// TestFragment_RouteACL verifies the route-ACL branch: fragments to a non-local
+// destination follow the route rules, allowed datagrams pass their trailing
+// fragments and denied ones don't.
+func TestFragment_RouteACL(t *testing.T) {
+	m := newFragmentTestManager(t)
+	m.routingEnabled.Store(true)
+	m.nativeRouter.Store(false)
+
+	_, err := m.AddRouteFiltering(
+		[]byte("rt-1"),
+		[]netip.Prefix{netip.MustParsePrefix("100.10.0.0/16")},
+		fw.Network{Prefix: netip.MustParsePrefix("198.51.100.0/24")},
+		fw.ProtocolUDP,
+		nil,
+		&fw.Port{Values: []uint16{8080}},
+		fw.ActionAccept,
+	)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	first := firstFragmentUDPTo(t, "198.51.100.10", 0xAAAA, 8080, 32)
+	require.False(t, m.filterInbound(first, len(first)),
+		"route-ACL-allowed first fragment should pass")
+	trailing := trailingFragmentTo(t, "198.51.100.10", layers.IPProtocolUDP, 0xAAAA, 5, false, 24)
+	require.False(t, m.filterInbound(trailing, len(trailing)),
+		"trailing fragment of an allowed routed datagram should pass")
+
+	denied := firstFragmentUDPTo(t, "198.51.100.10", 0xBBBB, 9999, 32)
+	require.True(t, m.filterInbound(denied, len(denied)),
+		"route-ACL-denied first fragment must be dropped")
+	deniedTrailing := trailingFragmentTo(t, "198.51.100.10", layers.IPProtocolUDP, 0xBBBB, 5, false, 24)
+	require.True(t, m.filterInbound(deniedTrailing, len(deniedTrailing)),
+		"trailing fragment of a denied routed datagram must be dropped")
+}
+
+// TestFragment_ExpiredVerdictDropsTrailing verifies a verdict older than the
+// tracker timeout no longer admits trailing fragments.
+func TestFragment_ExpiredVerdictDropsTrailing(t *testing.T) {
+	m := newFragmentTestManager(t)
+	allowUDP(t, m, 8080)
+
+	first := firstFragmentUDP(t, 0xCCCC, 8080, 32)
+	require.False(t, m.filterInbound(first, len(first)))
+
+	m.fragments.mutex.Lock()
+	for key, entry := range m.fragments.entries {
+		entry.recordedAt = time.Now().Add(-defaultFragmentTimeout - time.Second)
+		m.fragments.entries[key] = entry
+	}
+	m.fragments.mutex.Unlock()
+
+	trailing := trailingFragment(t, 0xCCCC, 5, false, 24)
+	require.True(t, m.filterInbound(trailing, len(trailing)),
+		"trailing fragment after verdict expiry must be dropped")
+}
+
+// TestFragment_CapacityFailsClosed verifies the table cap: at capacity, new
+// datagram verdicts are not recorded (their trailing fragments are dropped)
+// while already-recorded datagrams keep working.
+func TestFragment_CapacityFailsClosed(t *testing.T) {
+	m := newFragmentTestManager(t)
+	allowUDP(t, m, 8080)
+
+	m.fragments.mutex.Lock()
+	m.fragments.maxEntries = 1
+	m.fragments.mutex.Unlock()
+
+	first1 := firstFragmentUDP(t, 0x0101, 8080, 32)
+	require.False(t, m.filterInbound(first1, len(first1)))
+
+	first2 := firstFragmentUDP(t, 0x0202, 8080, 32)
+	require.False(t, m.filterInbound(first2, len(first2)),
+		"first fragment itself still passes at capacity")
+
+	trailing2 := trailingFragment(t, 0x0202, 5, false, 24)
+	require.True(t, m.filterInbound(trailing2, len(trailing2)),
+		"trailing fragment of an unrecorded datagram must be dropped at capacity")
+
+	trailing1 := trailingFragment(t, 0x0101, 5, false, 24)
+	require.False(t, m.filterInbound(trailing1, len(trailing1)),
+		"already-recorded datagram should keep passing at capacity")
+}
+
+// v6FragmentHeader builds the 8-byte IPv6 fragment extension header for the
+// given inner protocol, offset (8-byte units), More Fragments bit and id.
+func v6FragmentHeader(proto layers.IPProtocol, offsetOctets uint16, moreFragments bool, id uint32) []byte {
+	offsetFlags := offsetOctets << 3
+	if moreFragments {
+		offsetFlags |= 1
+	}
+	hdr := make([]byte, 8)
+	hdr[0] = uint8(proto)
+	binary.BigEndian.PutUint16(hdr[2:4], offsetFlags)
+	binary.BigEndian.PutUint32(hdr[4:8], id)
+	return hdr
+}
+
+func v6UDPHeader(dstPort uint16, dataLen int) []byte {
+	hdr := make([]byte, 8)
+	binary.BigEndian.PutUint16(hdr[0:2], 40000)
+	binary.BigEndian.PutUint16(hdr[2:4], dstPort)
+	binary.BigEndian.PutUint16(hdr[4:6], uint16(8+dataLen))
+	return hdr
+}
+
+// firstFragmentUDPv6 builds the first fragment of a fragmented IPv6 UDP
+// datagram: fragment header (offset 0, More Fragments set) + full UDP header +
+// data.
+func firstFragmentUDPv6(tb testing.TB, id uint32, dstPort uint16, dataLen int) []byte {
+	tb.Helper()
+	return fragmentUDPv6(tb, id, dstPort, dataLen, true)
+}
+
+// fragmentUDPv6 builds an offset-zero IPv6 UDP fragment. With moreFragments
+// false it is an atomic fragment (a complete datagram, RFC 6946).
+func fragmentUDPv6(tb testing.TB, id uint32, dstPort uint16, dataLen int, moreFragments bool) []byte {
+	tb.Helper()
+
+	ip := &layers.IPv6{
+		Version:    6,
+		NextHeader: layers.IPProtocolIPv6Fragment,
+		HopLimit:   64,
+		SrcIP:      net.ParseIP(fragTestSrcV6),
+		DstIP:      net.ParseIP(fragTestDstV6),
+	}
+	payload := append(v6FragmentHeader(layers.IPProtocolUDP, 0, moreFragments, id), v6UDPHeader(dstPort, dataLen)...)
+	payload = append(payload, make([]byte, dataLen)...)
+
+	buf := gopacket.NewSerializeBuffer()
+	require.NoError(tb, gopacket.SerializeLayers(buf, gopacket.SerializeOptions{FixLengths: true}, ip, gopacket.Payload(payload)))
+	return buf.Bytes()
+}
+
+// trailingFragmentV6 builds a non-first IPv6 fragment: fragment header at the
+// given offset carrying raw data and no transport header.
+func trailingFragmentV6(tb testing.TB, id uint32, offsetOctets uint16, moreFragments bool, dataLen int) []byte {
+	tb.Helper()
+
+	ip := &layers.IPv6{
+		Version:    6,
+		NextHeader: layers.IPProtocolIPv6Fragment,
+		HopLimit:   64,
+		SrcIP:      net.ParseIP(fragTestSrcV6),
+		DstIP:      net.ParseIP(fragTestDstV6),
+	}
+	payload := append(v6FragmentHeader(layers.IPProtocolUDP, offsetOctets, moreFragments, id), make([]byte, dataLen)...)
+
+	buf := gopacket.NewSerializeBuffer()
+	require.NoError(tb, gopacket.SerializeLayers(buf, gopacket.SerializeOptions{FixLengths: true}, ip, gopacket.Payload(payload)))
+	return buf.Bytes()
+}
+
+// TestFragmentV6_TrailingWithoutFirstDropped verifies the IPv6 bypass is closed:
+// a trailing fragment with no allowed first fragment is dropped.
+func TestFragmentV6_TrailingWithoutFirstDropped(t *testing.T) {
+	m := newFragmentTestManager(t)
+
+	frag := trailingFragmentV6(t, 0xAABBCCDD, 100, false, 40)
+	require.True(t, m.filterInbound(frag, len(frag)),
+		"IPv6 trailing fragment without an allowed first fragment must be dropped")
+}
+
+// TestFragmentV6_AllowedFirstPassesTrailing verifies IPv6 fragments are
+// evaluated like IPv4: an allowed first fragment lets its trailing fragments
+// through.
+func TestFragmentV6_AllowedFirstPassesTrailing(t *testing.T) {
+	m := newFragmentTestManager(t)
+	_, err := m.AddPeerFiltering(nil, net.ParseIP(fragTestSrcV6), fw.ProtocolUDP, nil,
+		&fw.Port{Values: []uint16{8080}}, fw.ActionAccept, "")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// First fragment: UDP header (8) + 32 data = 40 octets -> headerEnd = 5.
+	first := firstFragmentUDPv6(t, 0xAABBCCDD, 8080, 32)
+	require.False(t, m.filterInbound(first, len(first)),
+		"allowed IPv6 first fragment should pass and be recorded")
+
+	trailing := trailingFragmentV6(t, 0xAABBCCDD, 5, false, 24)
+	require.False(t, m.filterInbound(trailing, len(trailing)),
+		"trailing fragment of an allowed IPv6 datagram should pass")
+}
+
+// TestFragmentV6_AtomicNotCached verifies an IPv6 atomic fragment (fragment
+// header with offset 0 and no More Fragments, a complete datagram per RFC 6946)
+// is evaluated but not recorded, so a flood of allowed atomic fragments can't
+// exhaust the verdict table.
+func TestFragmentV6_AtomicNotCached(t *testing.T) {
+	m := newFragmentTestManager(t)
+	_, err := m.AddPeerFiltering(nil, net.ParseIP(fragTestSrcV6), fw.ProtocolUDP, nil,
+		&fw.Port{Values: []uint16{8080}}, fw.ActionAccept, "")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	atomic := fragmentUDPv6(t, 0xA70301C, 8080, 16, false)
+	require.False(t, m.filterInbound(atomic, len(atomic)),
+		"allowed IPv6 atomic fragment should pass")
+
+	m.fragments.mutex.Lock()
+	n := len(m.fragments.entries)
+	m.fragments.mutex.Unlock()
+	require.Zero(t, n, "atomic fragment must not create a verdict entry")
+
+	// A genuine fragmented datagram (More Fragments set) is still recorded.
+	first := fragmentUDPv6(t, 0xBEEF, 8080, 32, true)
+	require.False(t, m.filterInbound(first, len(first)))
+	m.fragments.mutex.Lock()
+	n = len(m.fragments.entries)
+	m.fragments.mutex.Unlock()
+	require.Equal(t, 1, n, "genuine first fragment must record a verdict")
+}

client/iface/configurer/kernel_unix.go

@@ -17,12 +17,15 @@ import (
 
 type KernelConfigurer struct {
 	deviceName string
+	statsCache *statsCache
 }
 
 func NewKernelConfigurer(deviceName string) *KernelConfigurer {
-	return &KernelConfigurer{
+	c := &KernelConfigurer{
 		deviceName: deviceName,
 	}
+	c.statsCache = newStatsCache(statsCacheTTL, c.fetchStats)
+	return c
 }
 
 func (c *KernelConfigurer) ConfigureInterface(privateKey string, port int) error {
@@ -246,12 +249,6 @@ func (c *KernelConfigurer) configure(config wgtypes.Config) error {
 		}
 	}()
 
-	// validate if device with name exists
-	_, err = wg.Device(c.deviceName)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
 	return wg.ConfigureDevice(c.deviceName, config)
 }
 
@@ -300,6 +297,14 @@ func (c *KernelConfigurer) FullStats() (*Stats, error) {
 }
 
 func (c *KernelConfigurer) GetStats() (map[string]WGStats, error) {
+	return c.statsCache.get()
+}
+
+func (c *KernelConfigurer) LastActivities() map[string]monotime.Time {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (c *KernelConfigurer) fetchStats() (map[string]WGStats, error) {
 	stats := make(map[string]WGStats)
 	wg, err := wgctrl.New()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -326,7 +331,3 @@ func (c *KernelConfigurer) GetStats() (map[string]WGStats, error) {
 	}
 	return stats, nil
 }
-
-func (c *KernelConfigurer) LastActivities() map[string]monotime.Time {
-	return nil
-}

client/iface/configurer/stats_cache.go

@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+package configurer
+
+import (
+	"sync"
+	"time"
+
+	"golang.org/x/sync/singleflight"
+)
+
+const statsCacheTTL = 1 * time.Second
+
+type statsCache struct {
+	ttl   time.Duration
+	fetch func() (map[string]WGStats, error)
+
+	mu       sync.RWMutex
+	value    map[string]WGStats
+	expireAt time.Time
+
+	sf singleflight.Group
+}
+
+func newStatsCache(ttl time.Duration, fetch func() (map[string]WGStats, error)) *statsCache {
+	return &statsCache{ttl: ttl, fetch: fetch}
+}
+
+func (c *statsCache) get() (map[string]WGStats, error) {
+	c.mu.RLock()
+	if c.value != nil && time.Now().Before(c.expireAt) {
+		value := c.value
+		c.mu.RUnlock()
+		return value, nil
+	}
+	c.mu.RUnlock()
+
+	value, err, _ := c.sf.Do("stats", func() (interface{}, error) {
+		res, err := c.fetch()
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
+		c.mu.Lock()
+		c.value = res
+		c.expireAt = time.Now().Add(c.ttl)
+		c.mu.Unlock()
+		return res, nil
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return value.(map[string]WGStats), nil
+}

client/iface/configurer/stats_cache_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+package configurer
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"sync"
+	"sync/atomic"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func TestStatsCache_CachesWithinTTL(t *testing.T) {
+	var calls atomic.Int64
+	c := newStatsCache(50*time.Millisecond, func() (map[string]WGStats, error) {
+		calls.Add(1)
+		return map[string]WGStats{"p": {}}, nil
+	})
+
+	for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
+		_, err := c.get()
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+	}
+	require.Equal(t, int64(1), calls.Load(), "within TTL only one underlying fetch")
+
+	time.Sleep(60 * time.Millisecond)
+	_, err := c.get()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, int64(2), calls.Load(), "after TTL expiry a fresh fetch happens")
+}
+
+func TestStatsCache_SingleFlight(t *testing.T) {
+	var calls atomic.Int64
+	release := make(chan struct{})
+	c := newStatsCache(time.Minute, func() (map[string]WGStats, error) {
+		calls.Add(1)
+		<-release
+		return map[string]WGStats{}, nil
+	})
+
+	const n = 50
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+	wg.Add(n)
+	for i := 0; i < n; i++ {
+		go func() {
+			defer wg.Done()
+			_, _ = c.get()
+		}()
+	}
+	time.Sleep(20 * time.Millisecond)
+	close(release)
+	wg.Wait()
+
+	require.Equal(t, int64(1), calls.Load(), "concurrent misses collapse into one fetch")
+}
+
+func TestStatsCache_ErrorNotCached(t *testing.T) {
+	var calls atomic.Int64
+	wantErr := errors.New("dump failed")
+	c := newStatsCache(time.Minute, func() (map[string]WGStats, error) {
+		calls.Add(1)
+		return nil, wantErr
+	})
+
+	_, err := c.get()
+	require.ErrorIs(t, err, wantErr)
+	_, err = c.get()
+	require.ErrorIs(t, err, wantErr)
+	require.Equal(t, int64(2), calls.Load(), "errors are not cached; each call retries")
+}

client/iface/configurer/usp.go

@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ type WGUSPConfigurer struct {
 	device           *device.Device
 	deviceName       string
 	activityRecorder *bind.ActivityRecorder
+	statsCache       *statsCache
 
 	uapiListener net.Listener
 }
@@ -50,16 +51,19 @@ func NewUSPConfigurer(device *device.Device, deviceName string, activityRecorder
 		deviceName:       deviceName,
 		activityRecorder: activityRecorder,
 	}
+	wgCfg.statsCache = newStatsCache(statsCacheTTL, wgCfg.fetchStats)
 	wgCfg.startUAPI()
 	return wgCfg
 }
 
 func NewUSPConfigurerNoUAPI(device *device.Device, deviceName string, activityRecorder *bind.ActivityRecorder) *WGUSPConfigurer {
-	return &WGUSPConfigurer{
+	wgCfg := &WGUSPConfigurer{
 		device:           device,
 		deviceName:       deviceName,
 		activityRecorder: activityRecorder,
 	}
+	wgCfg.statsCache = newStatsCache(statsCacheTTL, wgCfg.fetchStats)
+	return wgCfg
 }
 
 func (c *WGUSPConfigurer) ConfigureInterface(privateKey string, port int) error {
@@ -348,6 +352,10 @@ func (t *WGUSPConfigurer) Close() {
 }
 
 func (t *WGUSPConfigurer) GetStats() (map[string]WGStats, error) {
+	return t.statsCache.get()
+}
+
+func (t *WGUSPConfigurer) fetchStats() (map[string]WGStats, error) {
 	ipc, err := t.device.IpcGet()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("ipc get: %w", err)

client/iface/netstack/env.go

@@ -3,14 +3,31 @@
 package netstack
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
+	"net"
 	"os"
 	"strconv"
 
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
 
-const EnvUseNetstackMode = "NB_USE_NETSTACK_MODE"
+const (
+	EnvUseNetstackMode = "NB_USE_NETSTACK_MODE"
+
+	// EnvSocks5ListenerPort overrides the port the SOCKS5 proxy listens on.
+	EnvSocks5ListenerPort = "NB_SOCKS5_LISTENER_PORT"
+
+	// EnvSocks5ListenerAddress overrides the host/IP the SOCKS5 proxy binds to.
+	// The proxy is a bridge for local host applications into the userspace
+	// WireGuard netstack, so it binds to loopback by default. Override this only
+	// when the proxy must be reachable from other hosts (e.g. a container
+	// gateway); doing so exposes an unauthenticated SOCKS5 proxy on that
+	// address.
+	EnvSocks5ListenerAddress = "NB_SOCKS5_LISTENER_ADDRESS"
+
+	// defaultSocks5Host is the loopback address the SOCKS5 proxy binds to unless
+	// overridden via EnvSocks5ListenerAddress.
+	defaultSocks5Host = "127.0.0.1"
+)
 
 // IsEnabled todo: move these function to cmd layer
 func IsEnabled() bool {
@@ -18,24 +35,40 @@ func IsEnabled() bool {
 }
 
 func ListenAddr() string {
-	sPort := os.Getenv("NB_SOCKS5_LISTENER_PORT")
+	return net.JoinHostPort(listenHost(), strconv.Itoa(listenPort()))
+}
+
+// listenHost returns the host/IP the SOCKS5 proxy binds to. It defaults to
+// loopback and only honors EnvSocks5ListenerAddress when it holds a valid IP.
+func listenHost() string {
+	addr := os.Getenv(EnvSocks5ListenerAddress)
+	if addr == "" {
+		return defaultSocks5Host
+	}
+	if net.ParseIP(addr) == nil {
+		log.Warnf("invalid socks5 listener address %q, falling back to default: %s", addr, defaultSocks5Host)
+		return defaultSocks5Host
+	}
+	return addr
+}
+
+// listenPort returns the port the SOCKS5 proxy binds to, defaulting to
+// DefaultSocks5Port when EnvSocks5ListenerPort is unset or invalid.
+func listenPort() int {
+	sPort := os.Getenv(EnvSocks5ListenerPort)
 	if sPort == "" {
-		return listenAddr(DefaultSocks5Port)
+		return DefaultSocks5Port
 	}
 
 	port, err := strconv.Atoi(sPort)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Warnf("invalid socks5 listener port, unable to convert it to int, falling back to default: %d", DefaultSocks5Port)
-		return listenAddr(DefaultSocks5Port)
+		return DefaultSocks5Port
 	}
 	if port < 1 || port > 65535 {
 		log.Warnf("invalid socks5 listener port, it should be in the range 1-65535, falling back to default: %d", DefaultSocks5Port)
-		return listenAddr(DefaultSocks5Port)
+		return DefaultSocks5Port
 	}
 
-	return listenAddr(port)
-}
-
-func listenAddr(port int) string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf("0.0.0.0:%d", port)
+	return port
 }

client/iface/netstack/env_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+//go:build !js
+
+package netstack
+
+import (
+	"net"
+	"strconv"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestListenAddr_DefaultsToLoopback(t *testing.T) {
+	// No env overrides: must bind loopback, never all interfaces.
+	got := ListenAddr()
+	want := net.JoinHostPort("127.0.0.1", strconv.Itoa(DefaultSocks5Port))
+	if got != want {
+		t.Fatalf("ListenAddr() = %q, want %q", got, want)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestListenAddr_AddressOverride(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name string
+		env  string
+		want string
+	}{
+		{name: "valid override honored", env: "0.0.0.0", want: "0.0.0.0"},
+		{name: "valid specific ip honored", env: "10.0.0.5", want: "10.0.0.5"},
+		{name: "ipv6 loopback bracketed", env: "::1", want: "::1"},
+		{name: "invalid falls back to loopback", env: "not-an-ip", want: "127.0.0.1"},
+		{name: "empty falls back to loopback", env: "", want: "127.0.0.1"},
+	}
+	for _, tc := range tests {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Setenv(EnvSocks5ListenerAddress, tc.env)
+			want := net.JoinHostPort(tc.want, strconv.Itoa(DefaultSocks5Port))
+			if got := ListenAddr(); got != want {
+				t.Fatalf("ListenAddr() = %q, want %q", got, want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestListenAddr_PortOverride(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name string
+		env  string
+		want int
+	}{
+		{name: "valid port honored", env: "1081", want: 1081},
+		{name: "non-numeric falls back", env: "abc", want: DefaultSocks5Port},
+		{name: "out of range falls back", env: "70000", want: DefaultSocks5Port},
+		{name: "zero falls back", env: "0", want: DefaultSocks5Port},
+	}
+	for _, tc := range tests {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Setenv(EnvSocks5ListenerPort, tc.env)
+			want := net.JoinHostPort("127.0.0.1", strconv.Itoa(tc.want))
+			if got := ListenAddr(); got != want {
+				t.Fatalf("ListenAddr() = %q, want %q", got, want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}

client/internal/auth/auth.go

@@ -322,7 +322,6 @@ func (a *Auth) setSystemInfoFlags(info *system.Info) {
 		a.config.BlockLANAccess,
 		a.config.BlockInbound,
 		a.config.DisableIPv6,
-		a.config.LazyConnectionEnabled,
 		a.config.EnableSSHRoot,
 		a.config.EnableSSHSFTP,
 		a.config.EnableSSHLocalPortForwarding,

client/internal/auth/device_flow.go

@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ func (d *DeviceAuthorizationFlow) WaitToken(ctx context.Context, info AuthFlowIn
 				UseIDToken:   d.providerConfig.UseIDToken,
 			}
 
-			err = isValidAccessToken(tokenInfo.GetTokenToUse(), d.providerConfig.Audience)
+			err = validateTokenAudience(tokenInfo.GetTokenToUse(), d.providerConfig.Audience)
 			if err != nil {
 				return TokenInfo{}, fmt.Errorf("validate access token failed with error: %v", err)
 			}

client/internal/auth/pkce_flow.go

@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ func (p *PKCEAuthorizationFlow) parseOAuthToken(token *oauth2.Token) (TokenInfo,
 		audience = p.providerConfig.ClientID
 	}
 
-	if err := isValidAccessToken(tokenInfo.GetTokenToUse(), audience); err != nil {
+	if err := validateTokenAudience(tokenInfo.GetTokenToUse(), audience); err != nil {
 		return TokenInfo{}, fmt.Errorf("authentication failed: invalid access token - %w", err)
 	}
 
@@ -310,6 +310,11 @@ func (p *PKCEAuthorizationFlow) parseOAuthToken(token *oauth2.Token) (TokenInfo,
 	return tokenInfo, nil
 }
 
+// parseEmailFromIDToken extracts the email (or name) claim from an ID token
+// without verifying its signature. The value is best-effort and used only as a
+// UX convenience (login hint prefill and display); it never drives an
+// authorization decision. The authoritative identity is established server-side
+// from the signature-verified token.
 func parseEmailFromIDToken(token string) (string, error) {
 	parts := strings.Split(token, ".")
 	if len(parts) < 2 {

client/internal/auth/util.go

@@ -20,14 +20,26 @@ func randomBytesInHex(count int) (string, error) {
 	return hex.EncodeToString(buf), nil
 }
 
-// isValidAccessToken is a simple validation of the access token
-func isValidAccessToken(token string, audience string) error {
+// validateTokenAudience checks that the token is a well-formed JWT whose
+// audience claim matches the expected audience.
+//
+// It does NOT verify the token's cryptographic signature and therefore must not
+// be treated as an authenticity check. The token is obtained by the client
+// directly from the IdP token endpoint over TLS, and its signature is verified
+// server-side by the management server against the IdP's JWKS
+// (see shared/auth/jwt/validator.go). This function is only a client-side
+// sanity check that the returned token targets the expected audience.
+func validateTokenAudience(token string, audience string) error {
 	if token == "" {
 		return fmt.Errorf("token received is empty")
 	}
 
-	encodedClaims := strings.Split(token, ".")[1]
-	claimsString, err := base64.RawURLEncoding.DecodeString(encodedClaims)
+	parts := strings.Split(token, ".")
+	if len(parts) != 3 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("token is not a well-formed JWT")
+	}
+
+	claimsString, err := base64.RawURLEncoding.DecodeString(parts[1])
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}

client/internal/auth/util_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+package auth
+
+import (
+	"encoding/base64"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+// makeJWT builds an unsigned JWT-shaped string (header.payload.signature) with
+// the given claims payload. The signature part is arbitrary because
+// validateTokenAudience intentionally does not verify it.
+func makeJWT(t *testing.T, claims map[string]interface{}) string {
+	t.Helper()
+	header := base64.RawURLEncoding.EncodeToString([]byte(`{"alg":"RS256","typ":"JWT"}`))
+	payloadBytes, err := json.Marshal(claims)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("marshal claims: %v", err)
+	}
+	payload := base64.RawURLEncoding.EncodeToString(payloadBytes)
+	return header + "." + payload + ".unverified-signature"
+}
+
+func TestValidateTokenAudience(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name     string
+		token    string
+		audience string
+		wantErr  bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name:     "empty token",
+			token:    "",
+			audience: "netbird",
+			wantErr:  true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "not a JWT - no dots",
+			token:    "notajwt",
+			audience: "netbird",
+			wantErr:  true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "not a JWT - two parts only",
+			token:    "header.payload",
+			audience: "netbird",
+			wantErr:  true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "matching string audience",
+			token:    makeJWT(t, map[string]interface{}{"aud": "netbird"}),
+			audience: "netbird",
+			wantErr:  false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "mismatching string audience",
+			token:    makeJWT(t, map[string]interface{}{"aud": "other"}),
+			audience: "netbird",
+			wantErr:  true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "matching audience in array",
+			token:    makeJWT(t, map[string]interface{}{"aud": []interface{}{"other", "netbird"}}),
+			audience: "netbird",
+			wantErr:  false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "mismatching audience array",
+			token:    makeJWT(t, map[string]interface{}{"aud": []interface{}{"a", "b"}}),
+			audience: "netbird",
+			wantErr:  true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "missing audience claim",
+			token:    makeJWT(t, map[string]interface{}{"sub": "user"}),
+			audience: "netbird",
+			wantErr:  true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "invalid base64 payload",
+			token:    "header.!!!not-base64!!!.sig",
+			audience: "netbird",
+			wantErr:  true,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range tests {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			err := validateTokenAudience(tc.token, tc.audience)
+			if tc.wantErr && err == nil {
+				t.Fatalf("expected error, got nil")
+			}
+			if !tc.wantErr && err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("expected no error, got %v", err)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+// TestValidateTokenAudienceNoPanic guards the regression where a non-empty
+// token without the JWT dot structure caused an index-out-of-range panic.
+func TestValidateTokenAudienceNoPanic(t *testing.T) {
+	inputs := []string{"a", ".", "a.", "aaaa", "no-dots-here"}
+	for _, in := range inputs {
+		if err := validateTokenAudience(in, "netbird"); err == nil {
+			t.Fatalf("expected error for malformed token %q, got nil", in)
+		}
+	}
+}

client/internal/conn_mgr.go

@@ -16,6 +16,16 @@ import (
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/route"
 )
 
+// lazyForce is the resolved local decision for lazy connections, layered above the
+// management feature flag. lazyForceNone defers to management.
+type lazyForce int
+
+const (
+	lazyForceNone lazyForce = iota
+	lazyForceOn
+	lazyForceOff
+)
+
 // ConnMgr coordinates both lazy connections (established on-demand) and permanent peer connections.
 //
 // The connection manager is responsible for:
@@ -28,7 +38,7 @@ type ConnMgr struct {
 	peerStore        *peerstore.Store
 	statusRecorder   *peer.Status
 	iface            lazyconn.WGIface
-	enabledLocally   bool
+	force            lazyForce
 	rosenpassEnabled bool
 
 	lazyConnMgr *manager.Manager
@@ -43,28 +53,34 @@ func NewConnMgr(engineConfig *EngineConfig, statusRecorder *peer.Status, peerSto
 		peerStore:        peerStore,
 		statusRecorder:   statusRecorder,
 		iface:            iface,
+		force:            resolveLazyForce(engineConfig.LazyConnection),
 		rosenpassEnabled: engineConfig.RosenpassEnabled,
 	}
-	if engineConfig.LazyConnectionEnabled || lazyconn.IsLazyConnEnabledByEnv() {
-		e.enabledLocally = true
-	}
 	return e
 }
 
-// Start initializes the connection manager and starts the lazy connection manager if enabled by env var or cmd line option.
+// Start initializes the connection manager. It starts the lazy connection manager when a
+// local override forces it on; with no local override it waits for the management feature flag.
 func (e *ConnMgr) Start(ctx context.Context) {
 	if e.lazyConnMgr != nil {
 		log.Errorf("lazy connection manager is already started")
 		return
 	}
 
-	if !e.enabledLocally {
-		log.Infof("lazy connection manager is disabled")
+	switch e.force {
+	case lazyForceOff:
+		log.Infof("lazy connection manager is disabled by local override (%s or MDM policy)", lazyconn.EnvLazyConn)
+		e.statusRecorder.UpdateLazyConnection(false)
+		return
+	case lazyForceNone:
+		log.Infof("lazy connection manager is managed by the management feature flag")
+		e.statusRecorder.UpdateLazyConnection(false)
 		return
 	}
 
 	if e.rosenpassEnabled {
 		log.Warnf("rosenpass connection manager is enabled, lazy connection manager will not be started")
+		e.statusRecorder.UpdateLazyConnection(false)
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -76,8 +92,8 @@ func (e *ConnMgr) Start(ctx context.Context) {
 // If enabled, it initializes the lazy connection manager and start it. Do not need to call Start() again.
 // If disabled, then it closes the lazy connection manager and open the connections to all peers.
 func (e *ConnMgr) UpdatedRemoteFeatureFlag(ctx context.Context, enabled bool) error {
-	// do not disable lazy connection manager if it was enabled by env var
-	if e.enabledLocally {
+	// a local override (NB_LAZY_CONN or local config) takes precedence over management
+	if e.force != lazyForceNone {
 		return nil
 	}
 
@@ -89,6 +105,7 @@ func (e *ConnMgr) UpdatedRemoteFeatureFlag(ctx context.Context, enabled bool) er
 
 		if e.rosenpassEnabled {
 			log.Infof("rosenpass connection manager is enabled, lazy connection manager will not be started")
+			e.statusRecorder.UpdateLazyConnection(false)
 			return nil
 		}
 
@@ -98,6 +115,7 @@ func (e *ConnMgr) UpdatedRemoteFeatureFlag(ctx context.Context, enabled bool) er
 		return e.addPeersToLazyConnManager()
 	} else {
 		if e.lazyConnMgr == nil {
+			e.statusRecorder.UpdateLazyConnection(false)
 			return nil
 		}
 		log.Infof("lazy connection manager is disabled by management feature flag")
@@ -309,6 +327,25 @@ func (e *ConnMgr) isStartedWithLazyMgr() bool {
 	return e.lazyConnMgr != nil && e.lazyCtxCancel != nil
 }
 
+// resolveLazyForce determines the local override. NB_LAZY_CONN takes precedence; when it
+// is unset the MDM policy override (mdmState) applies. Either wins in both directions over
+// the management feature flag; StateUnset for both defers to management.
+func resolveLazyForce(mdmState lazyconn.State) lazyForce {
+	state := lazyconn.EnvState()
+	if state == lazyconn.StateUnset {
+		state = mdmState
+	}
+
+	switch state {
+	case lazyconn.StateOn:
+		return lazyForceOn
+	case lazyconn.StateOff:
+		return lazyForceOff
+	default:
+		return lazyForceNone
+	}
+}
+
 func inactivityThresholdEnv() *time.Duration {
 	envValue := os.Getenv(lazyconn.EnvInactivityThreshold)
 	if envValue == "" {

client/internal/conn_mgr_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+package internal
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/lazyconn"
+)
+
+func TestResolveLazyForce(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name   string
+		env    string
+		envSet bool
+		mdm    lazyconn.State
+		want   lazyForce
+	}{
+		{name: "env unset, mdm unset -> defer to management", mdm: lazyconn.StateUnset, want: lazyForceNone},
+		{name: "env on -> force on", env: "on", envSet: true, mdm: lazyconn.StateUnset, want: lazyForceOn},
+		{name: "env off -> force off", env: "off", envSet: true, mdm: lazyconn.StateUnset, want: lazyForceOff},
+		{name: "env unset, mdm on -> force on", mdm: lazyconn.StateOn, want: lazyForceOn},
+		{name: "env unset, mdm off -> force off", mdm: lazyconn.StateOff, want: lazyForceOff},
+		{name: "env on beats mdm off", env: "on", envSet: true, mdm: lazyconn.StateOff, want: lazyForceOn},
+		{name: "env off beats mdm on", env: "off", envSet: true, mdm: lazyconn.StateOn, want: lazyForceOff},
+		{name: "unrecognized env, mdm on -> mdm wins", env: "auto", envSet: true, mdm: lazyconn.StateOn, want: lazyForceOn},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Setenv(lazyconn.EnvLazyConn, tt.env)
+			if !tt.envSet {
+				os.Unsetenv(lazyconn.EnvLazyConn)
+			}
+
+			if got := resolveLazyForce(tt.mdm); got != tt.want {
+				t.Fatalf("resolveLazyForce(%v) = %v, want %v", tt.mdm, got, tt.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}

client/internal/connect.go

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/device"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/netstack"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/dns"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/lazyconn"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/listener"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/metrics"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/peer"
@@ -601,7 +602,7 @@ func createEngineConfig(key wgtypes.Key, config *profilemanager.Config, peerConf
 		BlockInbound:        config.BlockInbound,
 		DisableIPv6:         config.DisableIPv6,
 
-		LazyConnectionEnabled: config.LazyConnectionEnabled,
+		LazyConnection: lazyconn.ParseState(config.LazyConnection),
 
 		MTU:     selectMTU(config.MTU, peerConfig.Mtu),
 		LogPath: logPath,
@@ -675,7 +676,6 @@ func loginToManagement(ctx context.Context, client mgm.Client, pubSSHKey []byte,
 		config.BlockLANAccess,
 		config.BlockInbound,
 		config.DisableIPv6,
-		config.LazyConnectionEnabled,
 		config.EnableSSHRoot,
 		config.EnableSSHSFTP,
 		config.EnableSSHLocalPortForwarding,

client/internal/debug/debug.go

@@ -681,7 +681,7 @@ func (g *BundleGenerator) addCommonConfigFields(configContent *strings.Builder)
 		configContent.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("ClientCertKeyPath: %s\n", g.internalConfig.ClientCertKeyPath))
 	}
 
-	configContent.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("LazyConnectionEnabled: %v\n", g.internalConfig.LazyConnectionEnabled))
+	configContent.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("LazyConnection: %q\n", g.internalConfig.LazyConnection))
 	configContent.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("MTU: %d\n", g.internalConfig.MTU))
 }
 

client/internal/debug/debug_test.go

@@ -885,7 +885,7 @@ func TestAddConfig_AllFieldsCovered(t *testing.T) {
 		DNSRouteInterval:              5 * time.Second,
 		ClientCertPath:                "/tmp/cert",
 		ClientCertKeyPath:             "/tmp/key",
-		LazyConnectionEnabled:         true,
+		LazyConnection:                "on",
 		MTU:                           1280,
 	}
 

client/internal/engine.go

@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/dnsfwd"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/expose"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/ingressgw"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/lazyconn"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/metrics"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/netflow"
 	nftypes "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/netflow/types"
@@ -147,7 +148,9 @@ type EngineConfig struct {
 	BlockInbound        bool
 	DisableIPv6         bool
 
-	LazyConnectionEnabled bool
+	// LazyConnection is the MDM-sourced lazy-connection override; StateUnset defers to
+	// the env var and management feature flag.
+	LazyConnection lazyconn.State
 
 	MTU uint16
 
@@ -519,7 +522,7 @@ func (e *Engine) Start(netbirdConfig *mgmProto.NetbirdConfig, mgmtURL *url.URL)
 		} else {
 			log.Infof("running rosenpass in strict mode")
 		}
-		e.rpManager, err = rosenpass.NewManager(e.config.PreSharedKey, e.config.WgIfaceName)
+		e.rpManager, err = rosenpass.NewManager(e.config.PreSharedKey, e.config.WgIfaceName, publicKey)
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("create rosenpass manager: %w", err)
 		}
@@ -1130,7 +1133,6 @@ func (e *Engine) applyInfoFlags(info *system.Info) {
 		e.config.BlockLANAccess,
 		e.config.BlockInbound,
 		e.config.DisableIPv6,
-		e.config.LazyConnectionEnabled,
 		e.config.EnableSSHRoot,
 		e.config.EnableSSHSFTP,
 		e.config.EnableSSHLocalPortForwarding,
@@ -1999,7 +2001,6 @@ func (e *Engine) readInitialSettings() ([]*route.Route, *nbdns.Config, bool, err
 		e.config.BlockLANAccess,
 		e.config.BlockInbound,
 		e.config.DisableIPv6,
-		e.config.LazyConnectionEnabled,
 		e.config.EnableSSHRoot,
 		e.config.EnableSSHSFTP,
 		e.config.EnableSSHLocalPortForwarding,

client/internal/lazyconn/env.go

@@ -3,24 +3,57 @@ package lazyconn
 import (
 	"os"
 	"strconv"
+	"strings"
 
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
 
 const (
-	EnvEnableLazyConn      = "NB_ENABLE_EXPERIMENTAL_LAZY_CONN"
+	EnvLazyConn            = "NB_LAZY_CONN"
 	EnvInactivityThreshold = "NB_LAZY_CONN_INACTIVITY_THRESHOLD"
 )
 
-func IsLazyConnEnabledByEnv() bool {
-	val := os.Getenv(EnvEnableLazyConn)
-	if val == "" {
-		return false
-	}
-	enabled, err := strconv.ParseBool(val)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Warnf("failed to parse %s: %v", EnvEnableLazyConn, err)
-		return false
-	}
-	return enabled
+// State is the tri-state local override for lazy connections read from the environment.
+type State int
+
+const (
+	// StateUnset means no local override; defer to the management feature flag.
+	StateUnset State = iota
+	// StateOn forces lazy connections on, overriding management.
+	StateOn
+	// StateOff forces lazy connections off, overriding management.
+	StateOff
+)
+
+// EnvState reads NB_LAZY_CONN and returns the local override state.
+func EnvState() State {
+	return ParseState(os.Getenv(EnvLazyConn))
+}
+
+// ParseState interprets a lazy-connection override value (from the environment or an MDM
+// policy). It accepts the on/off aliases plus any value strconv.ParseBool understands
+// (true/false/1/0). An empty or unrecognized value returns StateUnset so that the
+// management feature flag remains in control.
+func ParseState(raw string) State {
+	if raw == "" {
+		return StateUnset
+	}
+
+	normalized := strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(raw))
+	switch normalized {
+	case "on":
+		return StateOn
+	case "off":
+		return StateOff
+	}
+
+	enabled, err := strconv.ParseBool(normalized)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Warnf("failed to parse lazy connection value %q (from %s env or MDM policy): %v", raw, EnvLazyConn, err)
+		return StateUnset
+	}
+	if enabled {
+		return StateOn
+	}
+	return StateOff
 }

client/internal/lazyconn/env_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+package lazyconn
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestEnvState(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		value string
+		set   bool
+		want  State
+	}{
+		{set: false, want: StateUnset},
+		{value: "", set: true, want: StateUnset},
+		{value: "on", set: true, want: StateOn},
+		{value: "ON", set: true, want: StateOn},
+		{value: "true", set: true, want: StateOn},
+		{value: "1", set: true, want: StateOn},
+		{value: " on ", set: true, want: StateOn},
+		{value: "off", set: true, want: StateOff},
+		{value: "OFF", set: true, want: StateOff},
+		{value: "false", set: true, want: StateOff},
+		{value: "0", set: true, want: StateOff},
+		{value: "auto", set: true, want: StateUnset},
+		{value: "garbage", set: true, want: StateUnset},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		name := tt.value
+		if !tt.set {
+			name = "unset"
+		}
+		t.Run(name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Setenv(EnvLazyConn, tt.value)
+			if !tt.set {
+				os.Unsetenv(EnvLazyConn)
+			}
+
+			if got := EnvState(); got != tt.want {
+				t.Fatalf("EnvState() = %v, want %v", got, tt.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}

client/internal/peer/conn.go

@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@ import (
 	relayClient "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/relay/client"
 )
 
+// wgTimeoutEscalationThreshold is the number of consecutive WireGuard
+// handshake timeouts after which the rosenpass state for the peer is
+// considered desynced and gets reset.
+const wgTimeoutEscalationThreshold = 3
+
 // MetricsRecorder is an interface for recording peer connection metrics
 type MetricsRecorder interface {
 	RecordConnectionStages(
@@ -118,6 +123,9 @@ type Conn struct {
 	wgWatcher       *WGWatcher
 	wgWatcherWg     sync.WaitGroup
 	wgWatcherCancel context.CancelFunc
+	// wgTimeouts counts consecutive WireGuard handshake timeouts without a
+	// successful handshake in between. Guarded by mu.
+	wgTimeouts int
 
 	// used to store the remote Rosenpass key for Relayed connection in case of connection update from ice
 	rosenpassRemoteKey []byte
@@ -683,6 +691,29 @@ func (conn *Conn) onWGDisconnected() {
 	default:
 		conn.Log.Debugf("No active connection to close on WG timeout")
 	}
+
+	conn.escalateWGTimeoutLocked()
+}
+
+// escalateWGTimeoutLocked resets the peer's rosenpass state after repeated
+// handshake timeouts. With rosenpass enabled, persistent timeouts mean the
+// preshared keys have desynced; the renewal exchange runs over the dead
+// tunnel and cannot resync them. Reporting the peer disconnected drops its
+// rosenpass state, so the next connection configuration programs the
+// rendezvous key and the tunnel can bootstrap again. Callers must hold mu.
+func (conn *Conn) escalateWGTimeoutLocked() {
+	if conn.config.RosenpassConfig.PubKey == nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	conn.wgTimeouts++
+	if conn.wgTimeouts < wgTimeoutEscalationThreshold || conn.onDisconnected == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	conn.wgTimeouts = 0
+
+	conn.Log.Warnf("%d consecutive WireGuard handshake timeouts, resetting rosenpass state for peer", wgTimeoutEscalationThreshold)
+	conn.onDisconnected(conn.config.WgConfig.RemoteKey)
 }
 
 func (conn *Conn) updateRelayStatus(relayServerAddr string, rosenpassPubKey []byte, updateTime time.Time) {
@@ -812,7 +843,7 @@ func (conn *Conn) enableWgWatcherIfNeeded(enabledTime time.Time) {
 	conn.wgWatcherWg.Add(1)
 	go func() {
 		defer conn.wgWatcherWg.Done()
-		conn.wgWatcher.EnableWgWatcher(wgWatcherCtx, enabledTime, conn.onWGDisconnected, conn.onWGHandshakeSuccess)
+		conn.wgWatcher.EnableWgWatcher(wgWatcherCtx, enabledTime, conn.onWGDisconnected, conn.onWGHandshakeSuccess, conn.onWGCheckSuccess)
 	}()
 }
 
@@ -892,6 +923,15 @@ func (conn *Conn) onWGHandshakeSuccess(when time.Time) {
 	conn.recordConnectionMetrics()
 }
 
+// onWGCheckSuccess is called for every watcher check that observed a fresh
+// handshake, including handshakes of connections that were already up when
+// the watcher started.
+func (conn *Conn) onWGCheckSuccess() {
+	conn.mu.Lock()
+	conn.wgTimeouts = 0
+	conn.mu.Unlock()
+}
+
 // recordConnectionMetrics records connection stage timestamps as metrics
 func (conn *Conn) recordConnectionMetrics() {
 	if conn.metricsRecorder == nil {

client/internal/peer/conn_test.go

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface"
@@ -304,3 +305,84 @@ func TestConn_presharedKey_RosenpassManaged(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("expected non-nil presharedKey before Rosenpass manages PSK")
 	}
 }
+
+func newWGTimeoutTestConn(rosenpassEnabled bool, disconnected *[]string) *Conn {
+	cfg := ConnConfig{
+		Key:      "LLHf3Ma6z6mdLbriAJbqhX7+nM/B71lgw2+91q3LfhU=",
+		LocalKey: "RRHf3Ma6z6mdLbriAJbqhX7+nM/B71lgw2+91q3LfhU=",
+		WgConfig: WgConfig{RemoteKey: "LLHf3Ma6z6mdLbriAJbqhX7+nM/B71lgw2+91q3LfhU="},
+	}
+	if rosenpassEnabled {
+		cfg.RosenpassConfig = RosenpassConfig{PubKey: []byte("dummykey")}
+	}
+
+	conn := &Conn{
+		ctx:           context.Background(),
+		config:        cfg,
+		Log:           log.WithField("peer", cfg.Key),
+		metricsStages: &MetricsStages{},
+	}
+	conn.SetOnDisconnected(func(remotePeer string) {
+		*disconnected = append(*disconnected, remotePeer)
+	})
+	return conn
+}
+
+// TestConn_onWGDisconnected_EscalatesToRosenpassReset: repeated handshake
+// timeouts with rosenpass enabled mean the preshared keys have desynced. The
+// renewal exchange runs over the dead tunnel and cannot resync them, so after
+// wgTimeoutEscalationThreshold consecutive timeouts the conn must report the
+// peer disconnected, dropping its rosenpass state so the next configuration
+// programs the rendezvous key.
+func TestConn_onWGDisconnected_EscalatesToRosenpassReset(t *testing.T) {
+	var disconnected []string
+	conn := newWGTimeoutTestConn(true, &disconnected)
+
+	for i := 0; i < wgTimeoutEscalationThreshold-1; i++ {
+		conn.onWGDisconnected()
+	}
+	assert.Empty(t, disconnected, "escalation must not fire below the threshold")
+
+	conn.onWGDisconnected()
+	assert.Equal(t, []string{conn.config.WgConfig.RemoteKey}, disconnected,
+		"reaching the threshold must report the peer disconnected once")
+
+	for i := 0; i < wgTimeoutEscalationThreshold-1; i++ {
+		conn.onWGDisconnected()
+	}
+	assert.Len(t, disconnected, 1, "escalation must restart counting after firing")
+
+	conn.onWGDisconnected()
+	assert.Len(t, disconnected, 2, "continued timeouts must escalate again")
+}
+
+// TestConn_onWGDisconnected_CheckSuccessResetsEscalation: a successful
+// handshake between timeouts means the tunnel recovered; the counter must
+// start over.
+func TestConn_onWGDisconnected_CheckSuccessResetsEscalation(t *testing.T) {
+	var disconnected []string
+	conn := newWGTimeoutTestConn(true, &disconnected)
+
+	for i := 0; i < wgTimeoutEscalationThreshold-1; i++ {
+		conn.onWGDisconnected()
+	}
+	conn.onWGCheckSuccess()
+
+	for i := 0; i < wgTimeoutEscalationThreshold-1; i++ {
+		conn.onWGDisconnected()
+	}
+	assert.Empty(t, disconnected, "handshake success must reset the timeout count")
+}
+
+// TestConn_onWGDisconnected_NoEscalationWithoutRosenpass: without rosenpass
+// there is no per-peer key state to reset; repeated timeouts must not report
+// disconnects.
+func TestConn_onWGDisconnected_NoEscalationWithoutRosenpass(t *testing.T) {
+	var disconnected []string
+	conn := newWGTimeoutTestConn(false, &disconnected)
+
+	for i := 0; i < wgTimeoutEscalationThreshold*3; i++ {
+		conn.onWGDisconnected()
+	}
+	assert.Empty(t, disconnected, "escalation must be limited to rosenpass connections")
+}

client/internal/peer/guard/guard.go

@@ -85,7 +85,11 @@ func (g *Guard) reconnectLoopWithRetry(ctx context.Context, callback func()) {
 	defer g.srWatcher.RemoveListener(srReconnectedChan)
 
 	ticker := g.initialTicker(ctx)
-	defer ticker.Stop()
+	defer func() {
+		// If backoff.Ticker.send is blocked, context.Done will not close the Ticker goroutine.
+		// We have to explicitly call Stop, even if we use backoff.WithContext.
+		ticker.Stop()
+	}()
 
 	tickerChannel := ticker.C
 

client/internal/peer/guard/guard_leak_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+package guard
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"runtime"
+	"strings"
+	"sync"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/peer/ice"
+)
+
+func newTestGuard(status connStatusFunc) *Guard {
+	srw := NewSRWatcher(nil, nil, nil, ice.Config{})
+	return NewGuard(log.WithField("test", "guard"), status, 50*time.Millisecond, srw)
+}
+
+// countBackoffTickerGoroutines returns how many goroutines are currently sitting
+// in backoff/v4.(*Ticker).run (a ticker goroutine that has not exited).
+func countBackoffTickerGoroutines() int {
+	buf := make([]byte, 1<<25) // 32MB
+	n := runtime.Stack(buf, true)
+	return strings.Count(string(buf[:n]), "backoff/v4.(*Ticker).run")
+}
+
+// TestGuard_ReconnectTicker_NoGoroutineLeakOnShutdown reproduces a observed
+// leak: after a shutdown burst, ticker run/send goroutines stay parked
+// forever even though every reconnect loop has exited.
+func TestGuard_ReconnectTicker_NoGoroutineLeakOnShutdown(t *testing.T) {
+	before := countBackoffTickerGoroutines()
+
+	const peers = 6000
+	cancels := make([]context.CancelFunc, 0, peers)
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+
+	// A status check slower than the tick cadence. This models the real
+	// isConnectedOnAllWay/callback doing work: while the loop is busy in the
+	// handler, the ticker fires the next tick and parks in send(), because
+	// send() never selects on ctx.
+	slowStatus := func() ConnStatus {
+		time.Sleep(70 * time.Millisecond)
+		return ConnStatusConnected
+	}
+
+	for range peers {
+		g := newTestGuard(slowStatus)
+		ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+		cancels = append(cancels, cancel)
+		wg.Add(1)
+		go func() {
+			defer wg.Done()
+			g.Start(ctx, func() {})
+		}()
+		// Force the live ticker to be a newReconnectTicker.
+		g.SetRelayedConnDisconnected()
+	}
+
+	// Let the replacement tickers get past their 800ms initial interval, so
+	// many are parked in send() waiting on the (slow) consumer when we tear
+	// everything down.
+	time.Sleep(1500 * time.Millisecond)
+
+	// Shutdown burst: cancel every peer at once, like engine teardown.
+	for _, c := range cancels {
+		c()
+	}
+
+	// Every reconnect loop must return
+	waitCh := make(chan struct{})
+	go func() { wg.Wait(); close(waitCh) }()
+	select {
+	case <-waitCh:
+	case <-time.After(30 * time.Second):
+		t.Fatal("not all reconnect loops returned after ctx cancel")
+	}
+
+	// Give any correctly-stopped ticker goroutines time to unwind.
+	for range 50 {
+		runtime.Gosched()
+		time.Sleep(10 * time.Millisecond)
+	}
+
+	leaked := countBackoffTickerGoroutines() - before
+	t.Logf("backoff Ticker.run goroutines still parked after teardown of %d peers: %d", peers, leaked)
+	if leaked > 0 {
+		t.Errorf("LEAK: %d backoff ticker goroutines parked after all reconnect loops exited "+
+			"(defer ticker.Stop() stops the initial ticker, not the live replacement)", leaked)
+	}
+}

client/internal/peer/wg_watcher.go

@@ -71,9 +71,11 @@ func (w *WGWatcher) PrepareInitialHandshake() (ok bool) {
 
 // EnableWgWatcher runs the WireGuard watcher loop using the handshake baseline captured by
 // PrepareInitialHandshake. The watcher runs until ctx is cancelled. Caller is responsible
-// for context lifecycle management.
-func (w *WGWatcher) EnableWgWatcher(ctx context.Context, enabledTime time.Time, onDisconnectedFn func(), onHandshakeSuccessFn func(when time.Time)) {
-	w.periodicHandshakeCheck(ctx, onDisconnectedFn, onHandshakeSuccessFn, enabledTime, w.initialHandshake)
+// for context lifecycle management. onHandshakeSuccessFn is called only for the first
+// handshake observed by this run, onCheckSuccessFn for every check that observed a fresh
+// handshake, including the first.
+func (w *WGWatcher) EnableWgWatcher(ctx context.Context, enabledTime time.Time, onDisconnectedFn func(), onHandshakeSuccessFn func(when time.Time), onCheckSuccessFn func()) {
+	w.periodicHandshakeCheck(ctx, onDisconnectedFn, onHandshakeSuccessFn, onCheckSuccessFn, enabledTime, w.initialHandshake)
 
 	w.muEnabled.Lock()
 	w.enabled = false
@@ -90,7 +92,7 @@ func (w *WGWatcher) Reset() {
 }
 
 // wgStateCheck help to check the state of the WireGuard handshake and relay connection
-func (w *WGWatcher) periodicHandshakeCheck(ctx context.Context, onDisconnectedFn func(), onHandshakeSuccessFn func(when time.Time), enabledTime time.Time, initialHandshake time.Time) {
+func (w *WGWatcher) periodicHandshakeCheck(ctx context.Context, onDisconnectedFn func(), onHandshakeSuccessFn func(when time.Time), onCheckSuccessFn func(), enabledTime time.Time, initialHandshake time.Time) {
 	w.log.Infof("WireGuard watcher started")
 
 	timer := time.NewTimer(wgHandshakeOvertime)
@@ -117,6 +119,10 @@ func (w *WGWatcher) periodicHandshakeCheck(ctx context.Context, onDisconnectedFn
 				}
 			}
 
+			if onCheckSuccessFn != nil && ctx.Err() == nil {
+				onCheckSuccessFn()
+			}
+
 			lastHandshake = *handshake
 
 			resetTime := time.Until(handshake.Add(checkPeriod))

client/internal/peer/wg_watcher_test.go

@@ -24,6 +24,72 @@ func (m *MocWgIface) disconnect() {
 	m.stop = true
 }
 
+type mockHandshakeStats struct {
+	mu        sync.Mutex
+	handshake time.Time
+}
+
+func (m *mockHandshakeStats) GetStats() (map[string]configurer.WGStats, error) {
+	m.mu.Lock()
+	defer m.mu.Unlock()
+	return map[string]configurer.WGStats{"": {LastHandshake: m.handshake}}, nil
+}
+
+func (m *mockHandshakeStats) advance() {
+	m.mu.Lock()
+	defer m.mu.Unlock()
+	m.handshake = time.Now()
+}
+
+// TestWGWatcher_CheckSuccessCallback: onCheckSuccessFn must fire for a fresh
+// handshake even when the watcher started with an existing handshake baseline,
+// the case where onHandshakeSuccessFn stays silent.
+func TestWGWatcher_CheckSuccessCallback(t *testing.T) {
+	// checkPeriod bounds how stale a handshake may be before the watcher treats it
+	// as a suspended-machine timeout. The first check fires after wgHandshakeOvertime,
+	// so keep checkPeriod well above any scheduling jitter to avoid a false timeout
+	// converting the expected success into a disconnect on a loaded runner.
+	checkPeriod = 1 * time.Minute
+	wgHandshakeOvertime = 1 * time.Second
+
+	mlog := log.WithField("peer", "tet")
+	// Use an old baseline so advance() yields a strictly newer handshake even on
+	// platforms with coarse clock resolution (Windows), where two time.Now() calls
+	// microseconds apart can return the same instant and read as a timed-out handshake.
+	stats := &mockHandshakeStats{handshake: time.Now().Add(-time.Hour)}
+	watcher := NewWGWatcher(mlog, stats, "", newStateDump("peer", mlog, &Status{}))
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	defer cancel()
+
+	require.True(t, watcher.PrepareInitialHandshake())
+
+	firstHandshake := make(chan struct{}, 1)
+	checkSuccess := make(chan struct{}, 1)
+	go watcher.EnableWgWatcher(ctx, time.Now(), func() {}, func(when time.Time) {
+		firstHandshake <- struct{}{}
+	}, func() {
+		select {
+		case checkSuccess <- struct{}{}:
+		default:
+		}
+	})
+
+	stats.advance()
+
+	select {
+	case <-checkSuccess:
+	case <-time.After(10 * time.Second):
+		t.Errorf("timeout waiting for check success callback")
+	}
+
+	select {
+	case <-firstHandshake:
+		t.Errorf("first-handshake callback must not fire for a non-zero baseline")
+	default:
+	}
+}
+
 func TestWGWatcher_EnableWgWatcher(t *testing.T) {
 	checkPeriod = 5 * time.Second
 	wgHandshakeOvertime = 1 * time.Second
@@ -44,7 +110,7 @@ func TestWGWatcher_EnableWgWatcher(t *testing.T) {
 		onDisconnected <- struct{}{}
 	}, func(when time.Time) {
 		mlog.Infof("onHandshakeSuccess: %v", when)
-	})
+	}, nil)
 
 	// wait for initial reading
 	time.Sleep(2 * time.Second)
@@ -73,7 +139,7 @@ func TestWGWatcher_ReEnable(t *testing.T) {
 	wg.Add(1)
 	go func() {
 		defer wg.Done()
-		watcher.EnableWgWatcher(ctx, time.Now(), func() {}, func(when time.Time) {})
+		watcher.EnableWgWatcher(ctx, time.Now(), func() {}, func(when time.Time) {}, nil)
 	}()
 	cancel()
 
@@ -89,7 +155,7 @@ func TestWGWatcher_ReEnable(t *testing.T) {
 	onDisconnected := make(chan struct{}, 1)
 	go watcher.EnableWgWatcher(ctx, time.Now(), func() {
 		onDisconnected <- struct{}{}
-	}, func(when time.Time) {})
+	}, func(when time.Time) {}, nil)
 
 	time.Sleep(2 * time.Second)
 	mocWgIface.disconnect()

client/internal/profilemanager/config.go

@@ -101,8 +101,6 @@ type ConfigInput struct {
 
 	DNSLabels domain.List
 
-	LazyConnectionEnabled *bool
-
 	MTU *uint16
 }
 
@@ -180,7 +178,9 @@ type Config struct {
 
 	ClientCertKeyPair *tls.Certificate `json:"-"`
 
-	LazyConnectionEnabled bool
+	// LazyConnection is the MDM-managed lazy-connection override ("on"/"off"/"").
+	// Runtime-only: re-derived from MDM policy on each load, never persisted.
+	LazyConnection string `json:"-"`
 
 	MTU uint16
 
@@ -632,12 +632,6 @@ func (config *Config) apply(input ConfigInput) (updated bool, err error) {
 		updated = true
 	}
 
-	if input.LazyConnectionEnabled != nil && *input.LazyConnectionEnabled != config.LazyConnectionEnabled {
-		log.Infof("switching lazy connection to %t", *input.LazyConnectionEnabled)
-		config.LazyConnectionEnabled = *input.LazyConnectionEnabled
-		updated = true
-	}
-
 	if input.MTU != nil && *input.MTU != config.MTU {
 		log.Infof("updating MTU to %d (old value %d)", *input.MTU, config.MTU)
 		config.MTU = *input.MTU
@@ -728,6 +722,15 @@ func (config *Config) applyMDMPolicy(policy *mdm.Policy) {
 			log.Warnf("MDM wireguard port %d out of range [1,65535]; keeping previous value", v)
 		}
 	}
+
+	if v, ok := policy.GetBool(mdm.KeyLazyConnection); ok {
+		state := "off"
+		if v {
+			state = "on"
+		}
+		config.LazyConnection = state
+		logApplied(mdm.KeyLazyConnection, state)
+	}
 }
 
 // parseURL parses and validates the URL for the named service. The URL

client/internal/profilemanager/config_mdm_test.go

@@ -130,6 +130,37 @@ func TestApply_MDMBoolKeysOverrideOnDiskValue(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.True(t, cfg.Policy().HasKey(mdm.KeyRosenpassEnabled))
 }
 
+func TestApply_MDMLazyConnection(t *testing.T) {
+	cases := []struct {
+		name string
+		raw  any
+		want string
+	}{
+		{"native true", true, "on"},
+		{"native false", false, "off"},
+		{"string on", "on", "on"},
+		{"string off", "off", "off"},
+		{"string yes", "yes", "on"},
+		{"string no", "no", "off"},
+	}
+	for _, c := range cases {
+		t.Run(c.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			withMDMPolicy(t, mdm.NewPolicy(map[string]any{
+				mdm.KeyLazyConnection: c.raw,
+			}))
+
+			cfg, err := UpdateOrCreateConfig(ConfigInput{
+				ConfigPath: filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "config.json"),
+			})
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			require.NotNil(t, cfg)
+
+			assert.Equal(t, c.want, cfg.LazyConnection)
+			assert.True(t, cfg.Policy().HasKey(mdm.KeyLazyConnection))
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func TestApply_MDMPreSharedKeyRedactionSentinelRejected(t *testing.T) {
 	const maskSentinel = "**********"
 

client/internal/rosenpass/manager.go

@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ type rpServer interface {
 
 type Manager struct {
 	ifaceName    string
+	localWgKey   wgtypes.Key
 	spk          []byte
 	ssk          []byte
 	rpKeyHash    string
@@ -51,8 +52,9 @@ type Manager struct {
 	wgIface      PresharedKeySetter
 }
 
-// NewManager creates a new Rosenpass manager
-func NewManager(preSharedKey *wgtypes.Key, wgIfaceName string) (*Manager, error) {
+// NewManager creates a new Rosenpass manager. localWgKey is the local
+// WireGuard public key, used to derive the per-peer rendezvous key.
+func NewManager(preSharedKey *wgtypes.Key, wgIfaceName string, localWgKey wgtypes.Key) (*Manager, error) {
 	public, secret, err := rp.GenerateKeyPair()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -62,6 +64,7 @@ func NewManager(preSharedKey *wgtypes.Key, wgIfaceName string) (*Manager, error)
 	log.Tracef("generated new rosenpass key pair with public key %s", rpKeyHash)
 	return &Manager{
 		ifaceName:    wgIfaceName,
+		localWgKey:   localWgKey,
 		rpKeyHash:    rpKeyHash,
 		spk:          public,
 		ssk:          secret,
@@ -73,7 +76,7 @@ func NewManager(preSharedKey *wgtypes.Key, wgIfaceName string) (*Manager, error)
 		// nil receiver in addPeer -> m.rpWgHandler.AddPeer. generateConfig will
 		// replace it with a fresh handler on each Run() to clear stale peer
 		// state from previous engine sessions.
-		rpWgHandler: NewNetbirdHandler(),
+		rpWgHandler: NewNetbirdHandler((*[32]byte)(preSharedKey), localWgKey),
 		lock:        sync.Mutex{},
 	}, nil
 }
@@ -161,7 +164,7 @@ func (m *Manager) generateConfig() (rp.Config, error) {
 	cfg.Peers = []rp.PeerConfig{}
 
 	m.lock.Lock()
-	m.rpWgHandler = NewNetbirdHandler()
+	m.rpWgHandler = NewNetbirdHandler(m.preSharedKey, m.localWgKey)
 	if m.wgIface != nil {
 		m.rpWgHandler.SetInterface(m.wgIface)
 	}

client/internal/rosenpass/manager_test.go

@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ func newTestManager(spkFirstByte byte, mock *mockServer) *Manager {
 		ssk:         make([]byte, 32),
 		rpKeyHash:   "test-hash",
 		rpPeerIDs:   make(map[string]*rp.PeerID),
-		rpWgHandler: NewNetbirdHandler(),
+		rpWgHandler: NewNetbirdHandler(nil, wgtypes.Key{0x01}),
 		server:      mock,
 	}
 }
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ func TestAddPeer_NilServer_ReturnsErrorNoCrash(t *testing.T) {
 // issue #4341 cannot occur in the window between NewManager and Run().
 func TestNewManager_PreInitializesHandler(t *testing.T) {
 	psk := wgtypes.Key{}
-	m, err := NewManager(&psk, "wt0")
+	m, err := NewManager(&psk, "wt0", wgtypes.Key{0x01})
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.NotNil(t, m.rpWgHandler, "rpWgHandler must be initialized in NewManager")
 }
@@ -329,10 +329,10 @@ func TestIsPresharedKeyInitialized_AddedButNotHandshaken_ReturnsFalse(t *testing
 	require.False(t, m.IsPresharedKeyInitialized(wgKey))
 }
 
-// --- NetbirdHandler.outputKey ----------------------------------------------
+// --- NetbirdHandler.applyKey ----------------------------------------------
 
-func TestHandler_OutputKey_FirstCallUsesUpdateOnlyFalse(t *testing.T) {
-	h := NewNetbirdHandler()
+func TestHandler_ApplyKey_FirstCallUsesUpdateOnlyFalse(t *testing.T) {
+	h := NewNetbirdHandler(nil, wgtypes.Key{0x01})
 	iface := &mockIface{}
 	h.SetInterface(iface)
 
@@ -348,8 +348,8 @@ func TestHandler_OutputKey_FirstCallUsesUpdateOnlyFalse(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Equal(t, wgKey.String(), iface.calls[0].peerKey)
 }
 
-func TestHandler_OutputKey_SubsequentCallsUseUpdateOnlyTrue(t *testing.T) {
-	h := NewNetbirdHandler()
+func TestHandler_ApplyKey_SubsequentCallsUseUpdateOnlyTrue(t *testing.T) {
+	h := NewNetbirdHandler(nil, wgtypes.Key{0x01})
 	iface := &mockIface{}
 	h.SetInterface(iface)
 
@@ -364,8 +364,8 @@ func TestHandler_OutputKey_SubsequentCallsUseUpdateOnlyTrue(t *testing.T) {
 	require.True(t, iface.calls[1].updateOnly, "subsequent rotations must use updateOnly=true")
 }
 
-func TestHandler_OutputKey_NilInterface_NoCrashNoCall(t *testing.T) {
-	h := NewNetbirdHandler()
+func TestHandler_ApplyKey_NilInterface_NoCrashNoCall(t *testing.T) {
+	h := NewNetbirdHandler(nil, wgtypes.Key{0x01})
 	// no SetInterface — iface remains nil
 	pid := rp.PeerID{0x03}
 	h.AddPeer(pid, "wt0", rp.Key(wgtypes.Key{}))
@@ -374,8 +374,8 @@ func TestHandler_OutputKey_NilInterface_NoCrashNoCall(t *testing.T) {
 	h.HandshakeCompleted(pid, rp.Key{})
 }
 
-func TestHandler_OutputKey_UnknownPeer_NoCall(t *testing.T) {
-	h := NewNetbirdHandler()
+func TestHandler_ApplyKey_UnknownPeer_NoCall(t *testing.T) {
+	h := NewNetbirdHandler(nil, wgtypes.Key{0x01})
 	iface := &mockIface{}
 	h.SetInterface(iface)
 
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ func TestHandler_OutputKey_UnknownPeer_NoCall(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestHandler_RemovePeer_ClearsInitializedState(t *testing.T) {
-	h := NewNetbirdHandler()
+	h := NewNetbirdHandler(nil, wgtypes.Key{0x01})
 	iface := &mockIface{}
 	h.SetInterface(iface)
 
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ func TestHandler_RemovePeer_ClearsInitializedState(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestHandler_SetInterfaceAfterAddPeer_StillReceivesKey(t *testing.T) {
-	h := NewNetbirdHandler()
+	h := NewNetbirdHandler(nil, wgtypes.Key{0x01})
 	pid := rp.PeerID{0x05}
 	wgKey := wgtypes.Key{0xEE}
 	h.AddPeer(pid, "wt0", rp.Key(wgKey))

client/internal/rosenpass/netbird_handler.go

@@ -18,19 +18,34 @@ type PresharedKeySetter interface {
 type wireGuardPeer struct {
 	Interface string
 	PublicKey rp.Key
+	// initialized is true once a completed exchange has set a
+	// Rosenpass-managed PSK for this peer.
+	initialized bool
+	// chainKey is the key output by the last completed exchange, advanced by
+	// one ratchet step on expiry. Nil until the first exchange completes and
+	// after the peer has fallen back to the rendezvous key.
+	chainKey *wgtypes.Key
+	// expiries counts failed renewals since the last completed exchange.
+	expiries int
 }
 
 type NetbirdHandler struct {
-	mu               sync.Mutex
-	iface            PresharedKeySetter
-	peers            map[rp.PeerID]wireGuardPeer
-	initializedPeers map[rp.PeerID]bool
+	mu    sync.Mutex
+	iface PresharedKeySetter
+	// preSharedKey is the account-level preshared key, used as the rendezvous
+	// key when set. Nil means the deterministic seed key is used instead.
+	preSharedKey *[32]byte
+	// localWgKey is the local WireGuard public key, one of the two inputs to
+	// the deterministic seed key.
+	localWgKey wgtypes.Key
+	peers      map[rp.PeerID]*wireGuardPeer
 }
 
-func NewNetbirdHandler() *NetbirdHandler {
+func NewNetbirdHandler(preSharedKey *[32]byte, localWgKey wgtypes.Key) *NetbirdHandler {
 	return &NetbirdHandler{
-		peers:            map[rp.PeerID]wireGuardPeer{},
-		initializedPeers: map[rp.PeerID]bool{},
+		preSharedKey: preSharedKey,
+		localWgKey:   localWgKey,
+		peers:        map[rp.PeerID]*wireGuardPeer{},
 	}
 }
 
@@ -42,10 +57,16 @@ func (h *NetbirdHandler) SetInterface(iface PresharedKeySetter) {
 	h.iface = iface
 }
 
+// AddPeer registers a peer with the handler. Re-adding a known peer (every
+// reconnection does) keeps its key recovery state.
 func (h *NetbirdHandler) AddPeer(pid rp.PeerID, intf string, pk rp.Key) {
 	h.mu.Lock()
 	defer h.mu.Unlock()
-	h.peers[pid] = wireGuardPeer{
+	if existing, ok := h.peers[pid]; ok && existing.PublicKey == pk {
+		existing.Interface = intf
+		return
+	}
+	h.peers[pid] = &wireGuardPeer{
 		Interface: intf,
 		PublicKey: pk,
 	}
@@ -55,7 +76,6 @@ func (h *NetbirdHandler) RemovePeer(pid rp.PeerID) {
 	h.mu.Lock()
 	defer h.mu.Unlock()
 	delete(h.peers, pid)
-	delete(h.initializedPeers, pid)
 }
 
 // IsPeerInitialized returns true if Rosenpass has completed a handshake
@@ -63,50 +83,120 @@ func (h *NetbirdHandler) RemovePeer(pid rp.PeerID) {
 func (h *NetbirdHandler) IsPeerInitialized(pid rp.PeerID) bool {
 	h.mu.Lock()
 	defer h.mu.Unlock()
-	return h.initializedPeers[pid]
+	peer, ok := h.peers[pid]
+	return ok && peer.initialized
 }
 
+// HandshakeCompleted programs the freshly exchanged output key and resets the
+// peer's key recovery state.
 func (h *NetbirdHandler) HandshakeCompleted(pid rp.PeerID, key rp.Key) {
-	h.outputKey(rp.KeyOutputReasonStale, pid, key)
-}
+	psk := wgtypes.Key(key)
 
-func (h *NetbirdHandler) HandshakeExpired(pid rp.PeerID) {
-	key, _ := rp.GeneratePresharedKey()
-	h.outputKey(rp.KeyOutputReasonStale, pid, key)
-}
-
-func (h *NetbirdHandler) outputKey(_ rp.KeyOutputReason, pid rp.PeerID, psk rp.Key) {
 	h.mu.Lock()
-	iface := h.iface
-	wg, ok := h.peers[pid]
-	isInitialized := h.initializedPeers[pid]
-	h.mu.Unlock()
+	defer h.mu.Unlock()
 
-	if iface == nil {
-		log.Warn("rosenpass: interface not set, cannot update preshared key")
+	peer, ok := h.peers[pid]
+	if !ok {
 		return
 	}
+	if peer.expiries > 0 {
+		log.Infof("rosenpass exchange completed for peer %s after %d expired renewals", wgtypes.Key(peer.PublicKey), peer.expiries)
+	}
+	// chainKey tracks the shared exchange output regardless of the local write
+	// outcome, so both ends still converge on the next expiry.
+	peer.chainKey = &psk
+	peer.expiries = 0
+	if !h.applyKeyLocked(pid, psk, peer.initialized) {
+		return
+	}
+	peer.initialized = true
+}
 
+// HandshakeExpired replaces the expired key. The renewal exchange runs over
+// the tunnel keyed by the PSK itself, so the replacement must be derivable on
+// both ends without communication: the first expiry ratchets the last shared
+// key forward, repeated expiries (and expiries without a completed exchange)
+// fall back to the rendezvous key and drop the peer out of the initialized
+// state so connection reconfigurations reprogram the rendezvous key as well.
+func (h *NetbirdHandler) HandshakeExpired(pid rp.PeerID) {
+	h.mu.Lock()
+	defer h.mu.Unlock()
+
+	peer, ok := h.peers[pid]
 	if !ok {
 		return
 	}
 
-	peerKey := wgtypes.Key(wg.PublicKey).String()
-	pskKey := wgtypes.Key(psk)
+	peer.expiries++
 
-	// Use updateOnly=true for later rotations (peer already has Rosenpass PSK)
-	// Use updateOnly=false for first rotation (peer has original/empty PSK)
-	if err := iface.SetPresharedKey(peerKey, pskKey, isInitialized); err != nil {
+	var psk wgtypes.Key
+	if peer.chainKey != nil && peer.expiries == 1 {
+		log.Infof("rosenpass key for peer %s expired without renewal, advancing to ratcheted key", wgtypes.Key(peer.PublicKey))
+		psk = RatchetKey(*peer.chainKey)
+		peer.chainKey = &psk
+	} else {
+		rendezvous, err := h.rendezvousKey(peer)
+		if err != nil {
+			// Fail closed: without a rendezvous key the expired key must
+			// still be rotated out, even if the replacement is unusable.
+			log.Errorf("failed to derive rendezvous key, replacing expired key with a random one: %v", err)
+			h.applyRandomKeyLocked(pid)
+			return
+		}
+		log.Warnf("rosenpass key for peer %s expired %d times without renewal, falling back to the rendezvous key", wgtypes.Key(peer.PublicKey), peer.expiries)
+		psk = rendezvous
+		peer.chainKey = nil
+		peer.initialized = false
+	}
+
+	h.applyKeyLocked(pid, psk, true)
+}
+
+// rendezvousKey returns the key both ends converge on without communication:
+// the account-level preshared key when configured, the deterministic seed key
+// otherwise. It mirrors the key that peer connections program when Rosenpass
+// does not manage the peer yet.
+func (h *NetbirdHandler) rendezvousKey(peer *wireGuardPeer) (wgtypes.Key, error) {
+	if h.preSharedKey != nil {
+		return *h.preSharedKey, nil
+	}
+
+	seed, err := DeterministicSeedKey(h.localWgKey.String(), wgtypes.Key(peer.PublicKey).String())
+	if err != nil {
+		return wgtypes.Key{}, err
+	}
+	return *seed, nil
+}
+
+// applyKeyLocked writes the preshared key for the peer to the WireGuard
+// interface and reports whether the write succeeded. Callers must hold h.mu
+// for the whole state-mutation-plus-write so that a concurrent completion and
+// expiry cannot reorder their writes relative to the in-memory chain key.
+func (h *NetbirdHandler) applyKeyLocked(pid rp.PeerID, psk wgtypes.Key, updateOnly bool) bool {
+	peer, ok := h.peers[pid]
+	if !ok {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	if h.iface == nil {
+		log.Warn("rosenpass: interface not set, cannot update preshared key")
+		return false
+	}
+
+	peerKey := wgtypes.Key(peer.PublicKey).String()
+	if err := h.iface.SetPresharedKey(peerKey, psk, updateOnly); err != nil {
 		log.Errorf("Failed to apply rosenpass key: %v", err)
+		return false
+	}
+
+	return true
+}
+
+func (h *NetbirdHandler) applyRandomKeyLocked(pid rp.PeerID) {
+	key, err := rp.GeneratePresharedKey()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Errorf("failed to generate random preshared key: %v", err)
 		return
 	}
-
-	// Mark peer as isInitialized after the successful first rotation
-	if !isInitialized {
-		h.mu.Lock()
-		if _, exists := h.peers[pid]; exists {
-			h.initializedPeers[pid] = true
-		}
-		h.mu.Unlock()
-	}
+	h.applyKeyLocked(pid, wgtypes.Key(key), true)
 }

client/internal/rosenpass/netbird_handler_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,250 @@
+package rosenpass
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	rp "cunicu.li/go-rosenpass"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	"golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard/wgctrl/wgtypes"
+)
+
+// handlerTestLink wires two NetbirdHandlers as the two ends of a single
+// tunnel: handler A manages the rosenpass peer B and vice versa, the way two
+// NetBird clients see each other.
+type handlerTestLink struct {
+	handlerA, handlerB *NetbirdHandler
+	ifaceA, ifaceB     *mockIface
+	pidA, pidB         rp.PeerID
+	wgKeyA, wgKeyB     wgtypes.Key
+}
+
+func newHandlerTestLink(t *testing.T, preSharedKey *[32]byte) *handlerTestLink {
+	t.Helper()
+
+	link := &handlerTestLink{
+		ifaceA: &mockIface{},
+		ifaceB: &mockIface{},
+	}
+	link.pidA[0] = 0xaa
+	link.pidB[0] = 0xbb
+	link.wgKeyA[31] = 1
+	link.wgKeyB[31] = 2
+
+	link.handlerA = NewNetbirdHandler(preSharedKey, link.wgKeyA)
+	link.handlerB = NewNetbirdHandler(preSharedKey, link.wgKeyB)
+
+	link.handlerA.SetInterface(link.ifaceA)
+	link.handlerB.SetInterface(link.ifaceB)
+
+	link.handlerA.AddPeer(link.pidB, "wt0", rp.Key(link.wgKeyB))
+	link.handlerB.AddPeer(link.pidA, "wt0", rp.Key(link.wgKeyA))
+
+	return link
+}
+
+// complete simulates a completed rosenpass exchange: both ends derive the
+// same output key.
+func (l *handlerTestLink) complete(osk rp.Key) {
+	l.handlerA.HandshakeCompleted(l.pidB, osk)
+	l.handlerB.HandshakeCompleted(l.pidA, osk)
+}
+
+// expire simulates a failed key renewal on both ends.
+func (l *handlerTestLink) expire() {
+	l.handlerA.HandshakeExpired(l.pidB)
+	l.handlerB.HandshakeExpired(l.pidA)
+}
+
+func lastPSK(t *testing.T, m *mockIface) wgtypes.Key {
+	t.Helper()
+	m.mu.Lock()
+	defer m.mu.Unlock()
+	require.NotEmpty(t, m.calls, "expected at least one SetPresharedKey call")
+	return m.calls[len(m.calls)-1].psk
+}
+
+func TestHandshakeCompleted_SetsKeyAndInitializes(t *testing.T) {
+	link := newHandlerTestLink(t, nil)
+
+	var osk rp.Key
+	osk[0] = 0x42
+	link.complete(osk)
+
+	require.Equal(t, wgtypes.Key(osk), lastPSK(t, link.ifaceA), "completed exchange must program the osk")
+	require.False(t, link.ifaceA.calls[0].updateOnly, "first rotation must not be update-only")
+	require.True(t, link.handlerA.IsPeerInitialized(link.pidB), "peer must be initialized after first completed exchange")
+
+	link.complete(osk)
+	require.True(t, link.ifaceA.calls[1].updateOnly, "later rotations must be update-only")
+}
+
+// TestHandshakeExpired_BothSidesConverge encodes the core recovery invariant:
+// rosenpass renewals run over the tunnel that the PSK itself keys, so when a
+// renewal fails on both ends, both ends must fall back to the same key or the
+// tunnel can never handshake again.
+func TestHandshakeExpired_BothSidesConverge(t *testing.T) {
+	link := newHandlerTestLink(t, nil)
+
+	var osk rp.Key
+	osk[0] = 0x42
+	link.complete(osk)
+
+	link.expire()
+	keyA := lastPSK(t, link.ifaceA)
+	keyB := lastPSK(t, link.ifaceB)
+	require.NotEqual(t, wgtypes.Key(osk), keyA, "expired key must be rotated out")
+	require.Equal(t, keyA, keyB, "both ends must converge on the same key after expiry")
+
+	link.expire()
+	require.Equal(t, lastPSK(t, link.ifaceA), lastPSK(t, link.ifaceB),
+		"both ends must still converge after repeated expiries")
+}
+
+// TestHandshakeExpired_ExpiryWithoutCompletionConverges covers the bootstrap
+// case: the initial exchange never completed (the tunnel ran on the rendezvous
+// key), so an expiry must not replace the working key with an unrecoverable
+// one on either end.
+func TestHandshakeExpired_ExpiryWithoutCompletionConverges(t *testing.T) {
+	link := newHandlerTestLink(t, nil)
+
+	link.expire()
+	require.Equal(t, lastPSK(t, link.ifaceA), lastPSK(t, link.ifaceB),
+		"both ends must converge when the exchange never completed")
+}
+
+// TestHandshakeExpired_RepeatedExpiryClearsInitialized: once renewals keep
+// failing, the peer must drop out of the initialized state so the next
+// connection reconfiguration reprograms the rendezvous key instead of
+// preserving a poisoned rosenpass-managed key.
+func TestHandshakeExpired_RepeatedExpiryClearsInitialized(t *testing.T) {
+	link := newHandlerTestLink(t, nil)
+
+	var osk rp.Key
+	osk[0] = 0x42
+	link.complete(osk)
+
+	link.expire()
+	link.expire()
+
+	require.False(t, link.handlerA.IsPeerInitialized(link.pidB),
+		"repeated expiries must clear the initialized state")
+	require.False(t, link.handlerB.IsPeerInitialized(link.pidA),
+		"repeated expiries must clear the initialized state")
+}
+
+// TestHandshakeCompleted_AfterExpiryRecovers: a completed exchange after a
+// desync must fully reset the recovery state.
+func TestHandshakeCompleted_AfterExpiryRecovers(t *testing.T) {
+	link := newHandlerTestLink(t, nil)
+
+	var osk1, osk2 rp.Key
+	osk1[0] = 1
+	osk2[0] = 2
+
+	link.complete(osk1)
+	link.expire()
+	link.expire()
+
+	link.complete(osk2)
+	require.Equal(t, wgtypes.Key(osk2), lastPSK(t, link.ifaceA), "new exchange must program the fresh osk")
+	require.True(t, link.handlerA.IsPeerInitialized(link.pidB), "peer must be initialized again after recovery")
+
+	link.expire()
+	require.Equal(t, lastPSK(t, link.ifaceA), lastPSK(t, link.ifaceB),
+		"recovered link must converge again on the next expiry")
+	require.NotEqual(t, wgtypes.Key(osk2), lastPSK(t, link.ifaceA), "expired key must be rotated out")
+}
+
+// TestHandshakeExpired_FirstExpiryRatchetsLastKey: the first expiry must
+// derive the replacement from the last shared key, so an attacker who only
+// blocks the renewal exchange gains nothing over the previous key.
+func TestHandshakeExpired_FirstExpiryRatchetsLastKey(t *testing.T) {
+	link := newHandlerTestLink(t, nil)
+
+	var osk rp.Key
+	osk[0] = 0x42
+	link.complete(osk)
+
+	link.expire()
+	require.Equal(t, RatchetKey(wgtypes.Key(osk)), lastPSK(t, link.ifaceA),
+		"first expiry must program the ratcheted key")
+	require.True(t, link.handlerA.IsPeerInitialized(link.pidB),
+		"ratchet step must keep the peer initialized so reconfigurations preserve the key")
+}
+
+// TestHandshakeExpired_RepeatedExpiryFallsBackToSeed: once the ratchet key
+// also fails, both ends must land on the same key that peer connections
+// program for uninitialized peers, so a reconnect completes the recovery.
+func TestHandshakeExpired_RepeatedExpiryFallsBackToSeed(t *testing.T) {
+	link := newHandlerTestLink(t, nil)
+
+	var osk rp.Key
+	osk[0] = 0x42
+	link.complete(osk)
+
+	link.expire()
+	link.expire()
+
+	seed, err := DeterministicSeedKey(link.wgKeyA.String(), link.wgKeyB.String())
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, *seed, lastPSK(t, link.ifaceA), "repeated expiry must fall back to the seed key")
+	require.Equal(t, *seed, lastPSK(t, link.ifaceB), "repeated expiry must fall back to the seed key")
+}
+
+// TestHandshakeExpired_ConfiguredPSKUsedAsRendezvous: with an account-level
+// preshared key configured, the fallback must be that key, matching what peer
+// connections program for uninitialized peers.
+func TestHandshakeExpired_ConfiguredPSKUsedAsRendezvous(t *testing.T) {
+	psk := &[32]byte{0x77}
+	link := newHandlerTestLink(t, psk)
+
+	var osk rp.Key
+	osk[0] = 0x42
+	link.complete(osk)
+
+	link.expire()
+	link.expire()
+
+	require.Equal(t, wgtypes.Key(*psk), lastPSK(t, link.ifaceA),
+		"fallback must be the configured preshared key")
+	require.Equal(t, wgtypes.Key(*psk), lastPSK(t, link.ifaceB),
+		"fallback must be the configured preshared key on both ends")
+}
+
+// TestHandshakeExpired_ExpiryWritesAreUpdateOnly: expiry replacements must
+// never create a WireGuard peer that connection management has removed.
+func TestHandshakeExpired_ExpiryWritesAreUpdateOnly(t *testing.T) {
+	link := newHandlerTestLink(t, nil)
+
+	var osk rp.Key
+	osk[0] = 0x42
+	link.complete(osk)
+
+	link.expire()
+	link.expire()
+
+	for _, call := range link.ifaceA.calls[1:] {
+		require.True(t, call.updateOnly, "expiry writes must be update-only")
+	}
+}
+
+// TestAddPeer_ReAddKeepsRecoveryState: reconnections re-add the peer on every
+// OnConnected; that must not reset the expiry chain state.
+func TestAddPeer_ReAddKeepsRecoveryState(t *testing.T) {
+	link := newHandlerTestLink(t, nil)
+
+	var osk rp.Key
+	osk[0] = 0x42
+	link.complete(osk)
+	link.expire()
+
+	link.handlerA.AddPeer(link.pidB, "wt0", rp.Key(link.wgKeyB))
+	require.True(t, link.handlerA.IsPeerInitialized(link.pidB),
+		"re-adding a known peer must keep its state")
+
+	link.expire()
+	seed, err := DeterministicSeedKey(link.wgKeyA.String(), link.wgKeyB.String())
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, *seed, lastPSK(t, link.ifaceA),
+		"second expiry after re-add must continue to the seed fallback")
+}

client/internal/rosenpass/seed.go

@@ -1,11 +1,28 @@
 package rosenpass
 
 import (
+	"crypto/sha256"
 	"fmt"
 
 	"golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard/wgctrl/wgtypes"
 )
 
+// ratchetLabel domain-separates the expiry ratchet from other uses of the
+// rosenpass output key.
+const ratchetLabel = "netbird-rosenpass-expiry-ratchet"
+
+// RatchetKey derives the successor preshared key from the previous Rosenpass
+// output key. When a key expires without a completed renewal, both peers
+// advance their last shared key by one ratchet step: the expired key is
+// rotated out while both ends still converge on an identical, non-public
+// replacement without communicating.
+func RatchetKey(prev wgtypes.Key) wgtypes.Key {
+	input := make([]byte, 0, len(ratchetLabel)+len(prev))
+	input = append(input, ratchetLabel...)
+	input = append(input, prev[:]...)
+	return sha256.Sum256(input)
+}
+
 // DeterministicSeedKey derives a 32-byte WireGuard preshared key from a pair
 // of peer public keys. Both peers, given the same key pair, produce the same
 // output regardless of which side runs the function: the inputs are ordered

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

@@ -701,7 +701,13 @@ 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 +718,14 @@ 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 +753,10 @@ 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 +766,9 @@ 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 +805,52 @@ 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. The whole reconciliation runs under a
+// single RouteSelector lock (SetExclusiveExitNode) so a concurrent deselect-all
+// cannot interleave and get undone; 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) {
+	m.routeSelector.SetExclusiveExitNode(preferred, allIDs)
+}
+
+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))
+}
+
+// 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 routesToDeselect
-}
-
-func (m *DefaultManager) deselectExitNodes(routesToDeselect []route.NetID) {
-	if len(routesToDeselect) == 0 {
-		return
-	}
-
-	err := m.routeSelector.DeselectRoutes(routesToDeselect, routesToDeselect)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Warnf("Failed to deselect exit nodes: %v", 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) {
-	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))
+	return best
 }

client/internal/routeselector/routeselector.go

@@ -115,7 +115,38 @@ func (rs *RouteSelector) DeselectAllRoutes() {
 	clear(rs.selectedRoutes)
 }
 
-// IsDeselectAll reports whether the user has explicitly deselected all routes.
+// SetExclusiveExitNode atomically makes preferred the only selected exit node
+// among exitIDs: every other ID in exitIDs is deselected and preferred (when
+// non-empty) is selected, all under a single lock. Holding the lock across the
+// whole reconciliation prevents a concurrent DeselectAllRoutes from interleaving
+// between the deselect and select steps and being silently undone. A global
+// deselect-all is left untouched so the user's "all off" stays in effect;
+// non-exit routes are never referenced, so their selection is preserved.
+func (rs *RouteSelector) SetExclusiveExitNode(preferred route.NetID, exitIDs []route.NetID) {
+	rs.mu.Lock()
+	defer rs.mu.Unlock()
+
+	if rs.deselectAll {
+		return
+	}
+
+	for _, id := range exitIDs {
+		if id == preferred {
+			continue
+		}
+		rs.deselectedRoutes[id] = struct{}{}
+		delete(rs.selectedRoutes, id)
+	}
+
+	if preferred != "" {
+		delete(rs.deselectedRoutes, preferred)
+		rs.selectedRoutes[preferred] = struct{}{}
+	}
+}
+
+// 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/ios/NetBirdSDK/env_list.go

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ func GetEnvKeyNBForceRelay() string {
 
 // GetEnvKeyNBLazyConn Exports the environment variable for the iOS client
 func GetEnvKeyNBLazyConn() string {
-	return lazyconn.EnvEnableLazyConn
+	return lazyconn.EnvLazyConn
 }
 
 // GetEnvKeyNBInactivityThreshold Exports the environment variable for the iOS client

client/ios/NetBirdSDK/login.go

@@ -44,10 +44,25 @@ type Auth struct {
 // NewAuth instantiate Auth struct and validate the management URL
 func NewAuth(cfgPath string, mgmURL string) (*Auth, error) {
 	inputCfg := profilemanager.ConfigInput{
+		ConfigPath:    cfgPath,
 		ManagementURL: mgmURL,
 	}
 
-	cfg, err := profilemanager.CreateInMemoryConfig(inputCfg)
+	// Load the existing config when a config file is already present so an
+	// interactive re-login reuses the peer's persisted WireGuard private key
+	// (and thus its identity) instead of generating a fresh one. Generating a
+	// new key registers a brand-new peer on the management server on every
+	// re-auth (named after the fallback hostname). Only fall back to a fresh
+	// in-memory config for the first-time login when no config file exists yet.
+	// DirectUpdateOrCreateConfig uses non-atomic writes so it also works inside
+	// the tvOS App Group sandbox where atomic temp-file+rename is blocked.
+	var cfg *profilemanager.Config
+	var err error
+	if cfgPath != "" {
+		cfg, err = profilemanager.DirectUpdateOrCreateConfig(inputCfg)
+	} else {
+		cfg, err = profilemanager.CreateInMemoryConfig(inputCfg)
+	}
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}

client/mdm/canonical_loaders.go

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ var allKeys = []string{
 	KeyWireguardPort,
 	KeySplitTunnelMode,
 	KeySplitTunnelApps,
+	KeyLazyConnection,
 }
 
 // canonicalKey maps the lowercase form of a managed-config value name to

client/mdm/policy.go

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ package mdm
 import (
 	"sort"
 	"strconv"
+	"strings"
 
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
@@ -41,6 +42,11 @@ const (
 	// construction — only one mode can be set at a time.
 	KeySplitTunnelMode = "splitTunnelMode"
 	KeySplitTunnelApps = "splitTunnelApps"
+
+	// KeyLazyConnection forces the lazy-connection feature on or off, overriding
+	// the management feature flag. Read as a bool (native bool, or on/off,
+	// true/false, 1/0, yes/no); absent = defer to management.
+	KeyLazyConnection = "lazyConnection"
 )
 
 // Split-tunnel mode literals (KeySplitTunnelMode values).
@@ -62,12 +68,13 @@ var boolStringLiterals = map[string]bool{
 	"true":  true,
 	"1":     true,
 	"yes":   true,
+	"on":    true,
 	"false": false,
 	"0":     false,
 	"no":    false,
+	"off":   false,
 }
 
-
 // Policy holds MDM-managed settings read from the platform source. A nil or
 // empty Policy means no enforcement is active.
 type Policy struct {
@@ -150,7 +157,8 @@ func (p *Policy) GetString(key string) (string, bool) {
 }
 
 // GetBool returns the managed value for key coerced to bool, and whether the
-// key was set. Accepts native bool and string literals "true"/"false"/"1"/"0".
+// key was set. Accepts native bool and string literals (true/false, 1/0,
+// yes/no, on/off), case-insensitively and trimmed of surrounding whitespace.
 func (p *Policy) GetBool(key string) (bool, bool) {
 	if p == nil {
 		return false, false
@@ -163,7 +171,7 @@ func (p *Policy) GetBool(key string) (bool, bool) {
 	case bool:
 		return t, true
 	case string:
-		b, known := boolStringLiterals[t]
+		b, known := boolStringLiterals[strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(t))]
 		return b, known
 	case int:
 		return t != 0, true

client/mdm/policy_test.go

@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ func TestPolicy_Empty(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestPolicy_HasKey(t *testing.T) {
 	p := NewPolicy(map[string]any{
-		KeyManagementURL:    "https://corp.example.com",
-		KeyDisableProfiles:  true,
+		KeyManagementURL:   "https://corp.example.com",
+		KeyDisableProfiles: true,
 	})
 	assert.False(t, p.IsEmpty())
 	assert.True(t, p.HasKey(KeyManagementURL))
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ func TestPolicy_ManagedKeysSorted(t *testing.T) {
 func TestPolicy_GetString(t *testing.T) {
 	p := NewPolicy(map[string]any{
 		KeyManagementURL:   "https://corp.example.com",
-		KeyDisableProfiles: true,            // wrong type for GetString
-		KeyPreSharedKey:        "",              // empty rejected
+		KeyDisableProfiles: true, // wrong type for GetString
+		KeyPreSharedKey:    "",   // empty rejected
 	})
 	v, ok := p.GetString(KeyManagementURL)
 	assert.True(t, ok)
@@ -85,6 +85,11 @@ func TestPolicy_GetBool(t *testing.T) {
 		{"string 0", "0", false, true},
 		{"string yes", "yes", true, true},
 		{"string no", "no", false, true},
+		{"string on", "on", true, true},
+		{"string off", "off", false, true},
+		{"mixed case On", "On", true, true},
+		{"upper TRUE", "TRUE", true, true},
+		{"padded yes", "  yes  ", true, true},
 		{"int nonzero", 1, true, true},
 		{"int zero", 0, false, true},
 		{"int64 nonzero", int64(2), true, true},

client/server/mdm.go

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package server
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"net/url"
 	"time"
 
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
@@ -152,7 +153,6 @@ func (s *Server) restartEngineForMDMLocked() error {
 	s.config = config
 	s.statusRecorder.UpdateManagementAddress(config.ManagementURL.String())
 	s.statusRecorder.UpdateRosenpass(config.RosenpassEnabled, config.RosenpassPermissive)
-	s.statusRecorder.UpdateLazyConnection(config.LazyConnectionEnabled)
 
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(s.rootCtx)
 	s.actCancel = cancel
@@ -182,6 +182,37 @@ func conflictBool(key string, p *bool) conflictCheck {
 	}
 }
 
+func canonicalURL(s string) string {
+	u, err := url.ParseRequestURI(s)
+	if err != nil {
+		return s
+	}
+	if u.Port() == "" {
+		switch u.Scheme {
+		case "https":
+			u.Host += ":443"
+		case "http":
+			u.Host += ":80"
+		}
+	}
+	return u.String()
+}
+
+// conflictURL is conflictString for URL-typed keys: both sides are
+// normalized via canonicalURL before comparison.
+func conflictURL(key, got string) conflictCheck {
+	return conflictCheck{
+		key: key,
+		check: func(pol *mdm.Policy) bool {
+			if got == "" {
+				return true
+			}
+			want, ok := pol.GetString(key)
+			return ok && canonicalURL(want) == canonicalURL(got)
+		},
+	}
+}
+
 // conflictString builds a conflictCheck for a string MDM key. An empty
 // `got` is treated as "field not set" (no override requested); otherwise
 // the check returns true only when the policy contains the key and its
@@ -257,7 +288,7 @@ func mdmManagedFieldConflicts(msg *proto.SetConfigRequest, policy *mdm.Policy) [
 	}
 
 	return resolveConflicts(policy, []conflictCheck{
-		conflictString(mdm.KeyManagementURL, msg.ManagementUrl),
+		conflictURL(mdm.KeyManagementURL, msg.ManagementUrl),
 		conflictString(mdm.KeyPreSharedKey, pskGot),
 		conflictBool(mdm.KeyRosenpassEnabled, msg.RosenpassEnabled),
 		conflictBool(mdm.KeyRosenpassPermissive, msg.RosenpassPermissive),
@@ -305,7 +336,6 @@ func setConfigRequestHasConfigOverrides(msg *proto.SetConfigRequest) bool {
 		msg.DisableFirewall != nil ||
 		msg.BlockLanAccess != nil ||
 		msg.DisableNotifications != nil ||
-		msg.LazyConnectionEnabled != nil ||
 		msg.BlockInbound != nil ||
 		msg.DisableIpv6 != nil ||
 		msg.EnableSSHRoot != nil ||
@@ -348,7 +378,6 @@ func loginRequestHasConfigOverrides(msg *proto.LoginRequest) bool {
 		msg.BlockLanAccess != nil ||
 		msg.DisableNotifications != nil ||
 		len(msg.DnsLabels) > 0 || msg.CleanDNSLabels ||
-		msg.LazyConnectionEnabled != nil ||
 		msg.BlockInbound != nil
 }
 
@@ -380,7 +409,7 @@ func loginRequestMDMConflicts(msg *proto.LoginRequest, policy *mdm.Policy) []str
 	}
 
 	return resolveConflicts(policy, []conflictCheck{
-		conflictString(mdm.KeyManagementURL, msg.ManagementUrl),
+		conflictURL(mdm.KeyManagementURL, msg.ManagementUrl),
 		conflictString(mdm.KeyPreSharedKey, pskGot),
 		conflictBool(mdm.KeyRosenpassEnabled, msg.RosenpassEnabled),
 		conflictBool(mdm.KeyRosenpassPermissive, msg.RosenpassPermissive),

client/server/server.go

@@ -214,7 +214,6 @@ func (s *Server) Start() error {
 
 	s.statusRecorder.UpdateManagementAddress(config.ManagementURL.String())
 	s.statusRecorder.UpdateRosenpass(config.RosenpassEnabled, config.RosenpassPermissive)
-	s.statusRecorder.UpdateLazyConnection(config.LazyConnectionEnabled)
 
 	if s.sessionWatcher == nil {
 		s.sessionWatcher = internal.NewSessionWatcher(s.rootCtx, s.statusRecorder)
@@ -463,7 +462,6 @@ func (s *Server) setConfigInputFromRequest(msg *proto.SetConfigRequest) (profile
 	config.DisableFirewall = msg.DisableFirewall
 	config.BlockLANAccess = msg.BlockLanAccess
 	config.DisableNotifications = msg.DisableNotifications
-	config.LazyConnectionEnabled = msg.LazyConnectionEnabled
 	config.BlockInbound = msg.BlockInbound
 	config.DisableIPv6 = msg.DisableIpv6
 	config.EnableSSHRoot = msg.EnableSSHRoot
@@ -1647,7 +1645,6 @@ func (s *Server) GetConfig(ctx context.Context, req *proto.GetConfigRequest) (*p
 		ServerSSHAllowed:              *cfg.ServerSSHAllowed,
 		RosenpassEnabled:              cfg.RosenpassEnabled,
 		RosenpassPermissive:           cfg.RosenpassPermissive,
-		LazyConnectionEnabled:         cfg.LazyConnectionEnabled,
 		BlockInbound:                  cfg.BlockInbound,
 		DisableNotifications:          disableNotifications,
 		NetworkMonitor:                networkMonitor,

client/server/setconfig_mdm_test.go

@@ -181,6 +181,43 @@ func TestSetConfig_MDMAllow_NonManagedFields(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NotNil(t, resp)
 }
 
+// TestSetConfig_MDMAllow_ManagementURLPortNormalized covers the
+// regression from discussion #6483: MDM URL without explicit port vs
+// UI echo with the parseURL-appended default port must be treated as
+// a no-op echo, not a conflict.
+func TestSetConfig_MDMAllow_ManagementURLPortNormalized(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name      string
+		mdmURL    string
+		submitURL string
+	}{
+		{"policy_no_port_submit_with_443", "https://netbird.corp.example", "https://netbird.corp.example:443"},
+		{"policy_with_443_submit_no_port", "https://netbird.corp.example:443", "https://netbird.corp.example"},
+		{"http_policy_no_port_submit_with_80", "http://netbird.corp.example", "http://netbird.corp.example:80"},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range tests {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			withMDMPolicy(t, mdm.NewPolicy(map[string]any{
+				mdm.KeyManagementURL: tc.mdmURL,
+			}))
+
+			s, ctx, profName, username, _ := setupServerWithProfile(t)
+
+			rosenpassEnabled := true
+			resp, err := s.SetConfig(ctx, &proto.SetConfigRequest{
+				ProfileName:      profName,
+				Username:         username,
+				ManagementUrl:    tc.submitURL,
+				RosenpassEnabled: &rosenpassEnabled,
+			})
+
+			require.NoError(t, err, "port-normalized URL echo must not trip MDM conflict gate")
+			require.NotNil(t, resp)
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func TestSetConfig_MDMEmpty_NoEnforcement(t *testing.T) {
 	// No MDM policy active: any field can be written.
 	withMDMPolicy(t, mdm.NewPolicy(nil))

client/server/setconfig_test.go

@@ -69,43 +69,41 @@ func TestSetConfig_AllFieldsSaved(t *testing.T) {
 	disableFirewall := true
 	blockLANAccess := true
 	disableNotifications := true
-	lazyConnectionEnabled := true
 	blockInbound := true
 	disableIPv6 := true
 	mtu := int64(1280)
 	sshJWTCacheTTL := int32(300)
 
 	req := &proto.SetConfigRequest{
-		ProfileName:           profName,
-		Username:              currUser.Username,
-		ManagementUrl:         "https://new-api.netbird.io:443",
-		AdminURL:              "https://new-admin.netbird.io",
-		RosenpassEnabled:      &rosenpassEnabled,
-		RosenpassPermissive:   &rosenpassPermissive,
-		ServerSSHAllowed:      &serverSSHAllowed,
-		InterfaceName:         &interfaceName,
-		WireguardPort:         &wireguardPort,
-		OptionalPreSharedKey:  &preSharedKey,
-		DisableAutoConnect:    &disableAutoConnect,
-		NetworkMonitor:        &networkMonitor,
-		DisableClientRoutes:   &disableClientRoutes,
-		DisableServerRoutes:   &disableServerRoutes,
-		DisableDns:            &disableDNS,
-		DisableFirewall:       &disableFirewall,
-		BlockLanAccess:        &blockLANAccess,
-		DisableNotifications:  &disableNotifications,
-		LazyConnectionEnabled: &lazyConnectionEnabled,
-		BlockInbound:          &blockInbound,
-		DisableIpv6:           &disableIPv6,
-		NatExternalIPs:        []string{"1.2.3.4", "5.6.7.8"},
-		CleanNATExternalIPs:   false,
-		CustomDNSAddress:      []byte("1.1.1.1:53"),
-		ExtraIFaceBlacklist:   []string{"eth1", "eth2"},
-		DnsLabels:             []string{"label1", "label2"},
-		CleanDNSLabels:        false,
-		DnsRouteInterval:      durationpb.New(2 * time.Minute),
-		Mtu:                   &mtu,
-		SshJWTCacheTTL:        &sshJWTCacheTTL,
+		ProfileName:          profName,
+		Username:             currUser.Username,
+		ManagementUrl:        "https://new-api.netbird.io:443",
+		AdminURL:             "https://new-admin.netbird.io",
+		RosenpassEnabled:     &rosenpassEnabled,
+		RosenpassPermissive:  &rosenpassPermissive,
+		ServerSSHAllowed:     &serverSSHAllowed,
+		InterfaceName:        &interfaceName,
+		WireguardPort:        &wireguardPort,
+		OptionalPreSharedKey: &preSharedKey,
+		DisableAutoConnect:   &disableAutoConnect,
+		NetworkMonitor:       &networkMonitor,
+		DisableClientRoutes:  &disableClientRoutes,
+		DisableServerRoutes:  &disableServerRoutes,
+		DisableDns:           &disableDNS,
+		DisableFirewall:      &disableFirewall,
+		BlockLanAccess:       &blockLANAccess,
+		DisableNotifications: &disableNotifications,
+		BlockInbound:         &blockInbound,
+		DisableIpv6:          &disableIPv6,
+		NatExternalIPs:       []string{"1.2.3.4", "5.6.7.8"},
+		CleanNATExternalIPs:  false,
+		CustomDNSAddress:     []byte("1.1.1.1:53"),
+		ExtraIFaceBlacklist:  []string{"eth1", "eth2"},
+		DnsLabels:            []string{"label1", "label2"},
+		CleanDNSLabels:       false,
+		DnsRouteInterval:     durationpb.New(2 * time.Minute),
+		Mtu:                  &mtu,
+		SshJWTCacheTTL:       &sshJWTCacheTTL,
 	}
 
 	_, err = s.SetConfig(ctx, req)
@@ -140,7 +138,6 @@ func TestSetConfig_AllFieldsSaved(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Equal(t, blockLANAccess, cfg.BlockLANAccess)
 	require.NotNil(t, cfg.DisableNotifications)
 	require.Equal(t, disableNotifications, *cfg.DisableNotifications)
-	require.Equal(t, lazyConnectionEnabled, cfg.LazyConnectionEnabled)
 	require.Equal(t, blockInbound, cfg.BlockInbound)
 	require.Equal(t, disableIPv6, cfg.DisableIPv6)
 	require.Equal(t, []string{"1.2.3.4", "5.6.7.8"}, cfg.NATExternalIPs)
@@ -164,13 +161,14 @@ func verifyAllFieldsCovered(t *testing.T, req *proto.SetConfigRequest) {
 	t.Helper()
 
 	metadataFields := map[string]bool{
-		"state":               true, // protobuf internal
-		"sizeCache":           true, // protobuf internal
-		"unknownFields":       true, // protobuf internal
-		"Username":            true, // metadata
-		"ProfileName":         true, // metadata
-		"CleanNATExternalIPs": true, // control flag for clearing
-		"CleanDNSLabels":      true, // control flag for clearing
+		"state":                 true, // protobuf internal
+		"sizeCache":             true, // protobuf internal
+		"unknownFields":         true, // protobuf internal
+		"Username":              true, // metadata
+		"ProfileName":           true, // metadata
+		"CleanNATExternalIPs":   true, // control flag for clearing
+		"CleanDNSLabels":        true, // control flag for clearing
+		"LazyConnectionEnabled": true, // deprecated: proto field retained for compat, no longer applied
 	}
 
 	expectedFields := map[string]bool{
@@ -190,7 +188,6 @@ func verifyAllFieldsCovered(t *testing.T, req *proto.SetConfigRequest) {
 		"DisableFirewall":               true,
 		"BlockLanAccess":                true,
 		"DisableNotifications":          true,
-		"LazyConnectionEnabled":         true,
 		"BlockInbound":                  true,
 		"DisableIpv6":                   true,
 		"NatExternalIPs":                true,
@@ -252,7 +249,6 @@ func TestCLIFlags_MappedToSetConfig(t *testing.T) {
 		"block-lan-access":                  "BlockLanAccess",
 		"block-inbound":                     "BlockInbound",
 		"disable-ipv6":                      "DisableIpv6",
-		"enable-lazy-connection":            "LazyConnectionEnabled",
 		"external-ip-map":                   "NatExternalIPs",
 		"dns-resolver-address":              "CustomDNSAddress",
 		"extra-iface-blacklist":             "ExtraIFaceBlacklist",
@@ -269,7 +265,8 @@ func TestCLIFlags_MappedToSetConfig(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// SetConfigRequest fields that don't have CLI flags (settable only via UI or other means).
 	fieldsWithoutCLIFlags := map[string]bool{
-		"DisableNotifications": true, // Only settable via UI
+		"DisableNotifications":  true, // Only settable via UI
+		"LazyConnectionEnabled": true, // deprecated: no longer settable (managed by server + NB_LAZY_CONN)
 	}
 
 	// Get all SetConfigRequest fields to verify our map is complete.

client/ssh/config/manager.go

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 
 	nbssh "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/ssh"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/management/domain"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -218,11 +219,20 @@ func (m *Manager) buildHostPatterns(peer PeerSSHInfo) []string {
 	if peer.IPv6.IsValid() {
 		hostPatterns = append(hostPatterns, peer.IPv6.String())
 	}
-	if peer.FQDN != "" {
+	// Peer FQDNs and hostnames originate from remote peers, so they must be
+	// validated as plain DNS names before being embedded in the ssh_config
+	// "Match host" pattern list. This prevents injection of arbitrary
+	// ssh_config directives via embedded quotes, whitespace, newlines, the
+	// comma pattern separator, or the "*"/"?" pattern metacharacters.
+	if domain.IsValidDomainNoWildcard(peer.FQDN) {
 		hostPatterns = append(hostPatterns, peer.FQDN)
+	} else if peer.FQDN != "" {
+		log.Warnf("skipping peer FQDN with invalid characters in SSH config: %q", peer.FQDN)
 	}
-	if peer.Hostname != "" && peer.Hostname != peer.FQDN {
+	if peer.Hostname != peer.FQDN && domain.IsValidDomainNoWildcard(peer.Hostname) {
 		hostPatterns = append(hostPatterns, peer.Hostname)
+	} else if peer.Hostname != "" && peer.Hostname != peer.FQDN {
+		log.Warnf("skipping peer hostname with invalid characters in SSH config: %q", peer.Hostname)
 	}
 	return hostPatterns
 }

client/ssh/config/manager_test.go

@@ -148,6 +148,45 @@ func TestManager_MatchHostFormat(t *testing.T) {
 		"should use Match host with comma-separated patterns")
 }
 
+func TestManager_HostPatternInjection(t *testing.T) {
+	tempDir, err := os.MkdirTemp("", "netbird-ssh-config-test")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	defer func() { assert.NoError(t, os.RemoveAll(tempDir)) }()
+
+	manager := &Manager{
+		sshConfigDir:  filepath.Join(tempDir, "ssh_config.d"),
+		sshConfigFile: "99-netbird.conf",
+	}
+
+	// A malicious peer FQDN/hostname attempts to break out of the Match host
+	// directive and inject arbitrary ssh_config (a ProxyCommand executing a
+	// command). It must be rejected, not written to the config.
+	peers := []PeerSSHInfo{
+		{
+			Hostname: "evil\"\n    ProxyCommand touch /tmp/pwned\nHost x",
+			IP:       netip.MustParseAddr("100.125.1.1"),
+			FQDN:     "evil\"\n    ProxyCommand touch /tmp/pwned\nHost x.nb.internal",
+		},
+		{Hostname: "peer2", IP: netip.MustParseAddr("100.125.1.2"), FQDN: "peer2.nb.internal"},
+	}
+
+	err = manager.SetupSSHClientConfig(peers)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	configPath := filepath.Join(manager.sshConfigDir, manager.sshConfigFile)
+	content, err := os.ReadFile(configPath)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	configStr := string(content)
+
+	assert.NotContains(t, configStr, "ProxyCommand touch /tmp/pwned",
+		"injected directive must not appear in generated config")
+	assert.NotContains(t, configStr, "evil",
+		"malicious pattern must be dropped entirely")
+	// The valid peer must still be present, on a single Match host line.
+	assert.Contains(t, configStr, "Match host \"100.125.1.1,100.125.1.2,peer2.nb.internal,peer2\"",
+		"valid peers must survive, injected patterns dropped")
+}
+
 func TestManager_ForcedSSHConfig(t *testing.T) {
 	// Set force environment variable
 	t.Setenv(EnvForceSSHConfig, "true")

client/ssh/server/getent_unix.go

@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@ func parseGetentPasswd(output string) (*user.User, string, error) {
 
 // validateGetentInput checks that the input is safe to pass to getent or id.
 // Allows POSIX usernames, numeric UIDs, and common NSS extensions
-// (@ for Kerberos, $ for Samba, + for NIS compat).
+// (@ for Kerberos, $ for Samba, + for NIS compat). A leading hyphen is
+// rejected so the input can never be parsed as a command-line flag.
 func validateGetentInput(input string) bool {
 	maxLen := 32
 	if runtime.GOOS == "linux" {
@@ -80,6 +81,10 @@ func validateGetentInput(input string) bool {
 		return false
 	}
 
+	if input[0] == '-' {
+		return false
+	}
+
 	for _, r := range input {
 		if isAllowedGetentChar(r) {
 			continue

client/ssh/server/getent_unix_test.go

@@ -157,6 +157,9 @@ func TestValidateGetentInput(t *testing.T) {
 		{"numeric UID", "1001", true},
 		{"dots and underscores", "alice.bob_test", true},
 		{"hyphen", "alice-bob", true},
+		{"leading hyphen rejected", "-i", false},
+		{"leading double hyphen rejected", "--no-idn", false},
+		{"lone hyphen rejected", "-", false},
 		{"kerberos principal", "user@REALM", true},
 		{"samba machine account", "MACHINE$", true},
 		{"NIS compat", "+user", true},

client/system/info.go

@@ -74,8 +74,6 @@ type Info struct {
 	BlockInbound        bool
 	DisableIPv6         bool
 
-	LazyConnectionEnabled bool
-
 	EnableSSHRoot                 bool
 	EnableSSHSFTP                 bool
 	EnableSSHLocalPortForwarding  bool
@@ -87,7 +85,7 @@ func (i *Info) SetFlags(
 	rosenpassEnabled, rosenpassPermissive bool,
 	serverSSHAllowed *bool,
 	disableClientRoutes, disableServerRoutes,
-	disableDNS, disableFirewall, blockLANAccess, blockInbound, disableIPv6, lazyConnectionEnabled bool,
+	disableDNS, disableFirewall, blockLANAccess, blockInbound, disableIPv6 bool,
 	enableSSHRoot, enableSSHSFTP, enableSSHLocalPortForwarding, enableSSHRemotePortForwarding *bool,
 	disableSSHAuth *bool,
 ) {
@@ -105,8 +103,6 @@ func (i *Info) SetFlags(
 	i.BlockInbound = blockInbound
 	i.DisableIPv6 = disableIPv6
 
-	i.LazyConnectionEnabled = lazyConnectionEnabled
-
 	if enableSSHRoot != nil {
 		i.EnableSSHRoot = *enableSSHRoot
 	}

client/system/process.go

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"slices"
 
-	"github.com/shirou/gopsutil/v3/process"
+	"github.com/shirou/gopsutil/v4/process"
 )
 
 // getRunningProcesses returns a list of running process paths. The context bounds the work:

client/system/process_test.go

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/shirou/gopsutil/v3/process"
+	"github.com/shirou/gopsutil/v4/process"
 )
 
 func Benchmark_getRunningProcesses(b *testing.B) {

client/ui/client_ui.go

@@ -266,7 +266,6 @@ type serviceClient struct {
 	mAllowSSH          *systray.MenuItem
 	mAutoConnect       *systray.MenuItem
 	mEnableRosenpass   *systray.MenuItem
-	mLazyConnEnabled   *systray.MenuItem
 	mBlockInbound      *systray.MenuItem
 	mNotifications     *systray.MenuItem
 	mAdvancedSettings  *systray.MenuItem
@@ -336,11 +335,11 @@ type serviceClient struct {
 	// mNetworks + mExitNode submenu items. Combines features.DisableNetworks
 	// AND s.connected — both must be true for the menus to be active.
 	// Zero value (false) matches the Disable() call at AddMenuItem time.
-	networksMenuEnabled  bool
-	showNetworks         bool
-	wNetworks            fyne.Window
-	wProfiles            fyne.Window
-	wQuickActions        fyne.Window
+	networksMenuEnabled bool
+	showNetworks        bool
+	wNetworks           fyne.Window
+	wProfiles           fyne.Window
+	wQuickActions       fyne.Window
 
 	eventManager *event.Manager
 
@@ -1094,7 +1093,6 @@ func (s *serviceClient) onTrayReady() {
 	s.mAllowSSH = s.mSettings.AddSubMenuItemCheckbox("Allow SSH", allowSSHMenuDescr, false)
 	s.mAutoConnect = s.mSettings.AddSubMenuItemCheckbox("Connect on Startup", autoConnectMenuDescr, false)
 	s.mEnableRosenpass = s.mSettings.AddSubMenuItemCheckbox("Enable Quantum-Resistance", quantumResistanceMenuDescr, false)
-	s.mLazyConnEnabled = s.mSettings.AddSubMenuItemCheckbox("Enable Lazy Connections", lazyConnMenuDescr, false)
 	s.mBlockInbound = s.mSettings.AddSubMenuItemCheckbox("Block Inbound Connections", blockInboundMenuDescr, false)
 	s.mNotifications = s.mSettings.AddSubMenuItemCheckbox("Notifications", notificationsMenuDescr, false)
 	s.mSettings.AddSeparator()
@@ -1578,7 +1576,6 @@ func protoConfigToConfig(cfg *proto.GetConfigResponse) *profilemanager.Config {
 	config.RosenpassEnabled = cfg.RosenpassEnabled
 	config.RosenpassPermissive = cfg.RosenpassPermissive
 	config.DisableNotifications = &cfg.DisableNotifications
-	config.LazyConnectionEnabled = cfg.LazyConnectionEnabled
 	config.BlockInbound = cfg.BlockInbound
 	config.NetworkMonitor = &cfg.NetworkMonitor
 	config.DisableDNS = cfg.DisableDns
@@ -1682,12 +1679,6 @@ func (s *serviceClient) loadSettings() {
 		s.mEnableRosenpass.Uncheck()
 	}
 
-	if cfg.LazyConnectionEnabled {
-		s.mLazyConnEnabled.Check()
-	} else {
-		s.mLazyConnEnabled.Uncheck()
-	}
-
 	if cfg.BlockInbound {
 		s.mBlockInbound.Check()
 	} else {
@@ -1833,7 +1824,6 @@ func (s *serviceClient) updateConfig() error {
 	disableAutoStart := !s.mAutoConnect.Checked()
 	sshAllowed := s.mAllowSSH.Checked()
 	rosenpassEnabled := s.mEnableRosenpass.Checked()
-	lazyConnectionEnabled := s.mLazyConnEnabled.Checked()
 	blockInbound := s.mBlockInbound.Checked()
 	notificationsDisabled := !s.mNotifications.Checked()
 
@@ -1856,14 +1846,13 @@ func (s *serviceClient) updateConfig() error {
 	}
 
 	req := proto.SetConfigRequest{
-		ProfileName:           activeProf.ID.String(),
-		Username:              currUser.Username,
-		DisableAutoConnect:    &disableAutoStart,
-		ServerSSHAllowed:      &sshAllowed,
-		RosenpassEnabled:      &rosenpassEnabled,
-		LazyConnectionEnabled: &lazyConnectionEnabled,
-		BlockInbound:          &blockInbound,
-		DisableNotifications:  &notificationsDisabled,
+		ProfileName:          activeProf.ID.String(),
+		Username:             currUser.Username,
+		DisableAutoConnect:   &disableAutoStart,
+		ServerSSHAllowed:     &sshAllowed,
+		RosenpassEnabled:     &rosenpassEnabled,
+		BlockInbound:         &blockInbound,
+		DisableNotifications: &notificationsDisabled,
 	}
 
 	if _, err := conn.SetConfig(s.ctx, &req); err != nil {

client/ui/const.go

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ const (
 	allowSSHMenuDescr          = "Allow SSH connections"
 	autoConnectMenuDescr       = "Connect automatically when the service starts"
 	quantumResistanceMenuDescr = "Enable post-quantum security via Rosenpass"
-	lazyConnMenuDescr          = "[Experimental] Enable lazy connections"
 	blockInboundMenuDescr      = "Block inbound connections to the local machine and routed networks"
 	notificationsMenuDescr     = "Enable notifications"
 	advancedSettingsMenuDescr  = "Advanced settings of the application"

client/ui/event_handler.go

@@ -43,8 +43,6 @@ func (h *eventHandler) listen(ctx context.Context) {
 			h.handleAutoConnectClick()
 		case <-h.client.mEnableRosenpass.ClickedCh:
 			h.handleRosenpassClick()
-		case <-h.client.mLazyConnEnabled.ClickedCh:
-			h.handleLazyConnectionClick()
 		case <-h.client.mBlockInbound.ClickedCh:
 			h.handleBlockInboundClick()
 		case <-h.client.mAdvancedSettings.ClickedCh:
@@ -152,15 +150,6 @@ func (h *eventHandler) handleRosenpassClick() {
 	}
 }
 
-func (h *eventHandler) handleLazyConnectionClick() {
-	h.toggleCheckbox(h.client.mLazyConnEnabled)
-	if err := h.updateConfigWithErr(); err != nil {
-		h.toggleCheckbox(h.client.mLazyConnEnabled) // revert checkbox state on error
-		log.Errorf("failed to update config: %v", err)
-		h.client.notifier.Send("Error", "Failed to update lazy connection settings")
-	}
-}
-
 func (h *eventHandler) handleBlockInboundClick() {
 	h.toggleCheckbox(h.client.mBlockInbound)
 	if err := h.updateConfigWithErr(); err != nil {

e2e/agentnetwork/chat_test.go

@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ func availableProviders() []providerCase {
 		if region == "" {
 			region = "us-east-1"
 		}
-		ps = append(ps, providerCase{name: "bedrock", catalogID: "bedrock_api", upstream: "https://bedrock-runtime." + region + ".amazonaws.com", apiKey: k, model: "us.anthropic.claude-haiku-4-5", kind: harness.WireMessages})
+		ps = append(ps, providerCase{name: "bedrock", catalogID: "bedrock_api", upstream: "https://bedrock-runtime." + region + ".amazonaws.com", apiKey: k, model: "us.anthropic.claude-haiku-4-5", kind: harness.WireBedrock})
 	}
 	return ps
 }
@@ -224,9 +224,12 @@ func TestProvidersMatrix(t *testing.T) {
 				var c int
 				var b string
 				var cerr error
-				if pc.kind == harness.WireVertex {
+				switch pc.kind {
+				case harness.WireVertex:
 					c, b, cerr = cl.Vertex(ctx, settings.Endpoint, proxyIP, pc.project, pc.region, pc.model, "Reply with exactly: pong", sessionID)
-				} else {
+				case harness.WireBedrock:
+					c, b, cerr = cl.Bedrock(ctx, settings.Endpoint, proxyIP, pc.model, "Reply with exactly: pong", sessionID)
+				default:
 					c, b, cerr = cl.Chat(ctx, settings.Endpoint, proxyIP, pc.kind, pc.model, "Reply with exactly: pong", sessionID)
 				}
 				if cerr == nil {

e2e/agentnetwork/guardrail_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,168 @@
+//go:build e2e
+
+package agentnetwork
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/e2e/harness"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/management/http/api"
+)
+
+// catalogModel returns the normalized catalog id the proxy stamps for a
+// path-routed provider's configured model — the form the guardrail allowlist is
+// compared against (region prefix / @version stripped).
+func catalogModel(pc providerCase) string {
+	switch pc.kind {
+	case harness.WireBedrock:
+		return strings.TrimPrefix(pc.model, "us.")
+	case harness.WireVertex:
+		return strings.SplitN(pc.model, "@", 2)[0]
+	default:
+		return pc.model
+	}
+}
+
+// disallowedModel returns a valid-shaped model id for the provider that is NOT
+// the configured/allowed one, so the guardrail must reject it before the
+// request ever reaches the upstream.
+func disallowedModel(pc providerCase) string {
+	switch pc.kind {
+	case harness.WireBedrock:
+		return "us.anthropic.claude-opus-4-8"
+	case harness.WireVertex:
+		return "claude-opus-4-8@20250101"
+	default:
+		return "unlisted-model"
+	}
+}
+
+// sendModel drives one request for the given model through the provider's native
+// wire shape and returns the HTTP status.
+func sendModel(ctx context.Context, t *testing.T, cl *harness.Client, endpoint, proxyIP string, pc providerCase, model string) int {
+	t.Helper()
+	var code int
+	var err error
+	switch pc.kind {
+	case harness.WireBedrock:
+		code, _, err = cl.Bedrock(ctx, endpoint, proxyIP, model, "Reply with exactly: pong", "")
+	case harness.WireVertex:
+		code, _, err = cl.Vertex(ctx, endpoint, proxyIP, pc.project, pc.region, model, "Reply with exactly: pong", "")
+	default:
+		code, _, err = cl.Chat(ctx, endpoint, proxyIP, pc.kind, model, "Reply with exactly: pong", "")
+	}
+	require.NoError(t, err, "request must reach the proxy for %s", pc.name)
+	return code
+}
+
+// TestModelAllowlistEnforced provisions a Model Allowlist guardrail limiting each
+// path-routed provider (Bedrock, Vertex) to its configured model, then drives
+// requests over the tunnel: the allowed model returns 200 while a model outside
+// the allowlist is denied 403 by the guardrail before it reaches the upstream.
+// This is the coverage missing for #6751 — the model for these providers travels
+// in the URL path, and the allowlist must be enforced there.
+func TestModelAllowlistEnforced(t *testing.T) {
+	var providers []providerCase
+	for _, pc := range availableProviders() {
+		if pc.kind == harness.WireBedrock || pc.kind == harness.WireVertex {
+			providers = append(providers, pc)
+		}
+	}
+	if len(providers) == 0 {
+		t.Skip("no path-routed provider keys set (AWS_BEARER_TOKEN_BEDROCK / GOOGLE_VERTEX_*); source ~/.llm-keys")
+	}
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 20*time.Minute)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	grp, err := srv.API().Groups.Create(ctx, api.PostApiGroupsJSONRequestBody{Name: "e2e-allowlist"})
+	require.NoError(t, err, "create group")
+	t.Cleanup(func() { _ = srv.API().Groups.Delete(context.Background(), grp.Id) })
+
+	ephemeral := false
+	sk, err := srv.API().SetupKeys.Create(ctx, api.PostApiSetupKeysJSONRequestBody{
+		Name:       "e2e-allowlist-client",
+		Type:       "reusable",
+		ExpiresIn:  86400,
+		UsageLimit: 0,
+		AutoGroups: []string{grp.Id},
+		Ephemeral:  &ephemeral,
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err, "mint setup key")
+
+	// Providers with their configured (allowed) models; the first bootstraps the cluster.
+	ids := make([]string, 0, len(providers))
+	allowed := make([]string, 0, len(providers))
+	for i, pc := range providers {
+		req := providerRequest(pc)
+		if i == 0 {
+			req.BootstrapCluster = ptr(harness.AgentNetworkCluster)
+		}
+		prov, perr := srv.CreateProvider(ctx, req)
+		require.NoError(t, perr, "create provider %s", pc.name)
+		id := prov.Id
+		ids = append(ids, id)
+		allowed = append(allowed, catalogModel(pc))
+		t.Cleanup(func() { _ = srv.DeleteProvider(context.Background(), id) })
+	}
+
+	// Guardrail allowlisting exactly the configured models.
+	var gr api.AgentNetworkGuardrailRequest
+	gr.Name = "e2e-allowlist"
+	gr.Checks.ModelAllowlist.Enabled = true
+	gr.Checks.ModelAllowlist.Models = allowed
+	guard, err := srv.CreateGuardrail(ctx, gr)
+	require.NoError(t, err, "create guardrail")
+	t.Cleanup(func() { _ = srv.DeleteGuardrail(context.Background(), guard.Id) })
+
+	enabled := true
+	pol, err := srv.CreatePolicy(ctx, api.AgentNetworkPolicyRequest{
+		Name:                   "e2e-allowlist",
+		Enabled:                &enabled,
+		SourceGroups:           []string{grp.Id},
+		DestinationProviderIds: ids,
+		GuardrailIds:           &[]string{guard.Id},
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err, "create policy")
+	t.Cleanup(func() { _ = srv.DeletePolicy(context.Background(), pol.Id) })
+
+	settings, err := srv.GetSettings(ctx)
+	require.NoError(t, err, "read settings for endpoint")
+	require.NotEmpty(t, settings.Endpoint, "agent-network endpoint must be assigned")
+
+	proxyToken, err := srv.CreateProxyTokenCLI(ctx, "e2e-proxy-allowlist")
+	require.NoError(t, err, "mint proxy token via CLI")
+	px, err := harness.StartProxy(ctx, srv, proxyToken)
+	require.NoError(t, err, "start proxy")
+	t.Cleanup(func() { _ = px.Terminate(context.Background()) })
+
+	cl, err := harness.StartClient(ctx, srv, sk.Key)
+	require.NoError(t, err, "start client")
+	t.Cleanup(func() { _ = cl.Terminate(context.Background()) })
+
+	require.NoError(t, cl.WaitConnected(ctx, 90*time.Second), "client must connect to management")
+	if err := cl.WaitProxyPeer(ctx, 180*time.Second); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("client did not see the proxy peer: %v\n=== proxy logs ===\n%s", err, px.Logs(context.Background()))
+	}
+	proxyIP, err := cl.ResolveProxyIP(ctx, settings.Endpoint)
+	require.NoError(t, err, "resolve agent-network endpoint to proxy IP")
+
+	for _, pc := range providers {
+		pc := pc
+		t.Run(pc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			// The admin's allowlisted model is served end to end.
+			assert.Equal(t, 200, sendModel(ctx, t, cl, settings.Endpoint, proxyIP, pc, pc.model),
+				"allowlisted model must be permitted for %s", pc.name)
+			// A model outside the allowlist is rejected by the guardrail (before
+			// the upstream), regardless of whether it is a real catalog model.
+			assert.Equal(t, 403, sendModel(ctx, t, cl, settings.Endpoint, proxyIP, pc, disallowedModel(pc)),
+				"model outside the allowlist must be denied for %s", pc.name)
+		})
+	}
+}

e2e/agentnetwork/vllm_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,171 @@
+//go:build e2e
+
+package agentnetwork
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/e2e/harness"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/management/http/api"
+)
+
+// TestVLLMProvider proves the proxy supports a self-hosted vLLM backend. vLLM is
+// OpenAI-compatible, so it uses the "vllm" catalog entry (KindCustom) and is
+// reached over plain HTTP — no TLS anywhere on the path:
+//
+//	client --tunnel--> netbird proxy --http--> vllm (:8000, OpenAI-compatible)
+//
+// The mock vLLM server answers /v1/chat/completions with an OpenAI-shaped
+// completion carrying a non-zero usage block. The test asserts the chat returns
+// 200 with the completion, that the request is recorded in the access log by its
+// session id, and that vLLM's usage block is metered into a consumption row —
+// which together prove request routing, response parsing, and token accounting
+// all work for a self-hosted OpenAI-compatible provider.
+//
+// It needs no external credentials (the mock ignores auth), so it always runs.
+func TestVLLMProvider(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 15*time.Minute)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	vllm, err := harness.StartVLLM(ctx, srv)
+	require.NoError(t, err, "start mock vLLM server")
+	t.Cleanup(func() { _ = vllm.Terminate(context.Background()) })
+
+	grp, err := srv.API().Groups.Create(ctx, api.PostApiGroupsJSONRequestBody{Name: "e2e-vllm"})
+	require.NoError(t, err, "create group")
+	t.Cleanup(func() { _ = srv.API().Groups.Delete(context.Background(), grp.Id) })
+
+	ephemeral := false
+	sk, err := srv.API().SetupKeys.Create(ctx, api.PostApiSetupKeysJSONRequestBody{
+		Name:       "e2e-vllm-client",
+		Type:       "reusable",
+		ExpiresIn:  86400,
+		UsageLimit: 0,
+		AutoGroups: []string{grp.Id},
+		Ephemeral:  &ephemeral,
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err, "mint setup key")
+	require.NotEmpty(t, sk.Key, "setup key plaintext")
+
+	// vLLM provider pointed at the mock over plain HTTP. The mock ignores auth,
+	// so a dummy key satisfies the "Bearer ${API_KEY}" template. The served model
+	// is enumerated so the router dispatches this model string to this provider.
+	dummyKey := "sk-vllm-e2e"
+	prov, err := srv.CreateProvider(ctx, api.AgentNetworkProviderRequest{
+		Name:             "vllm",
+		ProviderId:       "vllm",
+		UpstreamUrl:      vllm.URL,
+		ApiKey:           &dummyKey,
+		Enabled:          ptr(true),
+		BootstrapCluster: ptr(harness.AgentNetworkCluster),
+		Models: &[]api.AgentNetworkProviderModel{
+			{Id: harness.VLLMModel, InputPer1k: 0.001, OutputPer1k: 0.002},
+		},
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err, "create vllm provider")
+	t.Cleanup(func() { _ = srv.DeleteProvider(context.Background(), prov.Id) })
+
+	// Token limit far above the handful of tokens this test drives, so it never
+	// blocks but switches on usage metering — the switch that makes consumption
+	// rows get recorded.
+	enabled := true
+	pol, err := srv.CreatePolicy(ctx, api.AgentNetworkPolicyRequest{
+		Name:                   "e2e-vllm-allow",
+		Enabled:                &enabled,
+		SourceGroups:           []string{grp.Id},
+		DestinationProviderIds: []string{prov.Id},
+		Limits: &api.AgentNetworkPolicyLimits{
+			TokenLimit: api.AgentNetworkPolicyTokenLimit{
+				Enabled:       true,
+				GroupCap:      10_000_000,
+				UserCap:       10_000_000,
+				WindowSeconds: 60,
+			},
+		},
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err, "create policy")
+	t.Cleanup(func() { _ = srv.DeletePolicy(context.Background(), pol.Id) })
+
+	settings, err := srv.GetSettings(ctx)
+	require.NoError(t, err, "read settings")
+	require.NotEmpty(t, settings.Endpoint, "endpoint must be assigned")
+
+	proxyToken, err := srv.CreateProxyTokenCLI(ctx, "e2e-vllm-proxy")
+	require.NoError(t, err, "mint proxy token")
+	px, err := harness.StartProxy(ctx, srv, proxyToken)
+	require.NoError(t, err, "start proxy")
+	t.Cleanup(func() { _ = px.Terminate(context.Background()) })
+
+	cl, err := harness.StartClient(ctx, srv, sk.Key)
+	require.NoError(t, err, "start client")
+	t.Cleanup(func() { _ = cl.Terminate(context.Background()) })
+
+	require.NoError(t, cl.WaitConnected(ctx, 90*time.Second), "client must connect to management")
+	if err := cl.WaitProxyPeer(ctx, 180*time.Second); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("client did not see the proxy peer: %v\n=== proxy logs ===\n%s", err, px.Logs(context.Background()))
+	}
+	proxyIP, err := cl.ResolveProxyIP(ctx, settings.Endpoint)
+	require.NoError(t, err, "resolve endpoint to proxy IP")
+
+	before, _ := srv.ListAccessLogs(ctx)
+	sessionID := "e2e-session-vllm"
+
+	// Retry to absorb tunnel/DNS jitter on the first call.
+	var code int
+	var body string
+	deadline := time.Now().Add(90 * time.Second)
+	for time.Now().Before(deadline) {
+		c, b, cerr := cl.Chat(ctx, settings.Endpoint, proxyIP, harness.WireChat, harness.VLLMModel, "Reply with exactly: pong", sessionID)
+		if cerr == nil {
+			code, body = c, b
+			if code == 200 {
+				break
+			}
+		}
+		time.Sleep(5 * time.Second)
+	}
+	require.Equal(t, 200, code,
+		"chat through the vLLM provider must return 200; body: %s\n=== vllm logs ===\n%s\n=== proxy logs ===\n%s",
+		body, vllm.Logs(context.Background()), px.Logs(context.Background()))
+	require.True(t, strings.Contains(body, "chat.completion"),
+		"body should be an OpenAI-compatible chat completion; got: %s", body)
+
+	// The request must surface as an access-log row carrying our session id.
+	require.Eventually(t, func() bool {
+		logs, lerr := srv.ListAccessLogs(ctx)
+		return lerr == nil && logs.TotalRecords > before.TotalRecords
+	}, 30*time.Second, 2*time.Second, "an access-log row should be ingested for the vLLM provider")
+
+	require.Eventually(t, func() bool {
+		logs, lerr := srv.ListAccessLogs(ctx)
+		if lerr != nil {
+			return false
+		}
+		for _, r := range logs.Data {
+			if r.SessionId != nil && *r.SessionId == sessionID {
+				return true
+			}
+		}
+		return false
+	}, 30*time.Second, 2*time.Second, "session id %q must be recorded in an access-log row", sessionID)
+
+	// vLLM's usage block (prompt_tokens=11, completion_tokens=2) must be parsed
+	// and metered into a consumption row with positive token counts.
+	require.Eventually(t, func() bool {
+		rows, lerr := srv.ListConsumption(ctx)
+		if lerr != nil {
+			return false
+		}
+		for _, r := range rows {
+			if r.TokensInput > 0 && r.TokensOutput > 0 {
+				return true
+			}
+		}
+		return false
+	}, 60*time.Second, 3*time.Second, "vLLM usage must be metered into a consumption row")
+}

e2e/harness/agentnetwork.go

@@ -107,6 +107,17 @@ func (c *Combined) DeletePolicy(ctx context.Context, id string) error {
 	return anDelete(ctx, c, "/api/agent-network/policies/"+id)
 }
 
+// CreateGuardrail creates an agent-network guardrail (e.g. a model allowlist)
+// that can then be attached to a policy via its GuardrailIds.
+func (c *Combined) CreateGuardrail(ctx context.Context, req api.AgentNetworkGuardrailRequest) (api.AgentNetworkGuardrail, error) {
+	return anRequest[api.AgentNetworkGuardrail](ctx, c, http.MethodPost, "/api/agent-network/guardrails", req)
+}
+
+// DeleteGuardrail removes a guardrail by id.
+func (c *Combined) DeleteGuardrail(ctx context.Context, id string) error {
+	return anDelete(ctx, c, "/api/agent-network/guardrails/"+id)
+}
+
 // GetSettings returns the account's agent-network settings row. It exists only
 // after the first provider create bootstraps it.
 func (c *Combined) GetSettings(ctx context.Context) (api.AgentNetworkSettings, error) {

e2e/harness/client.go

@@ -194,6 +194,11 @@ const (
 	// WireVertex is the Anthropic-on-Vertex rawPredict shape: the client posts
 	// the full Vertex model path and the proxy mints the SA OAuth token.
 	WireVertex = "vertex"
+	// WireBedrock is the native AWS Bedrock InvokeModel shape: the model id
+	// travels in the URL path (/model/{id}/invoke), not the body, so the proxy
+	// routes by path. This is what a Bedrock SDK client sends and the shape the
+	// model-allowlist guardrail must enforce.
+	WireBedrock = "bedrock"
 )
 
 // Chat issues a chat-completion POST to the agent-network endpoint over the
@@ -226,6 +231,17 @@ func (cl *Client) Vertex(ctx context.Context, endpoint, proxyIP, project, region
 	return cl.post(ctx, endpoint, proxyIP, path, body, withSessionID(nil, sessionID))
 }
 
+// Bedrock issues a native AWS Bedrock InvokeModel POST over the tunnel. The
+// model id is carried in the request path (/model/{id}/invoke), so the proxy
+// routes by path; the body uses the bedrock anthropic_version rather than a
+// model field. A non-empty sessionID is sent as the universal x-session-id
+// header the proxy records.
+func (cl *Client) Bedrock(ctx context.Context, endpoint, proxyIP, model, prompt, sessionID string) (int, string, error) {
+	path := "/model/" + model + "/invoke"
+	body := fmt.Sprintf(`{"anthropic_version":"bedrock-2023-05-31","max_tokens":64,"messages":[{"role":"user","content":%q}]}`, prompt)
+	return cl.post(ctx, endpoint, proxyIP, path, body, withSessionID(nil, sessionID))
+}
+
 // withSessionID appends the x-session-id header when sessionID is non-empty.
 func withSessionID(headers []string, sessionID string) []string {
 	if sessionID == "" {

e2e/harness/vllm.go

@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+//go:build e2e
+
+package harness
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types/container"
+	"github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go"
+	"github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/wait"
+)
+
+const (
+	vllmImage = "nginx:alpine"
+	vllmAlias = "vllm"
+	vllmPort  = "8000/tcp"
+	// VLLMModel is the served model id the mock advertises and echoes back. It
+	// matches a real small model commonly served by vLLM so the provider's
+	// enumerated model and the client's request line up.
+	VLLMModel = "Qwen/Qwen2.5-0.5B-Instruct"
+)
+
+// vllmNginxConf emulates a vLLM OpenAI-compatible server over plain HTTP (vLLM's
+// default: no TLS, port 8000). It answers /v1/models with a one-model list and
+// any chat/completions path with a canned OpenAI-shaped chat completion carrying
+// a non-zero usage block, so the proxy's OpenAI parser records real token
+// consumption. Running actual vLLM in CI is infeasible (GPU + multi-GB model
+// download), so this stands in for the wire contract the proxy depends on.
+const vllmNginxConf = `pid /tmp/nginx.pid;
+events {}
+http {
+  server {
+    listen 8000;
+    location = /v1/models {
+      default_type application/json;
+      return 200 '{"object":"list","data":[{"id":"Qwen/Qwen2.5-0.5B-Instruct","object":"model","owned_by":"vllm"}]}';
+    }
+    location / {
+      default_type application/json;
+      return 200 '{"id":"chatcmpl-e2e-vllm","object":"chat.completion","created":1700000000,"model":"Qwen/Qwen2.5-0.5B-Instruct","choices":[{"index":0,"message":{"role":"assistant","content":"pong"},"finish_reason":"stop"}],"usage":{"prompt_tokens":11,"completion_tokens":2,"total_tokens":13}}';
+    }
+  }
+}
+`
+
+// VLLM is a mock vLLM OpenAI-compatible server on the combined server's network,
+// reachable at http://vllm:8000. A "vllm" provider points at it to exercise the
+// proxy's support for self-hosted OpenAI-compatible backends.
+type VLLM struct {
+	container testcontainers.Container
+	workDir   string
+	// URL is the upstream URL the vllm provider points at (http://<alias>:8000).
+	URL string
+}
+
+// StartVLLM runs the mock vLLM server on the shared network over plain HTTP.
+func StartVLLM(ctx context.Context, c *Combined) (*VLLM, error) {
+	workDir, err := os.MkdirTemp("/tmp", "nb-e2e-vllm-*")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("create vllm work dir: %w", err)
+	}
+	// Widen so the (non-root worker) nginx container can traverse the bind mount.
+	if err := os.Chmod(workDir, 0o755); err != nil { //nolint:gosec // throwaway e2e config dir
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("chmod vllm dir: %w", err)
+	}
+	if err := os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(workDir, "nginx.conf"), []byte(vllmNginxConf), 0o644); err != nil { //nolint:gosec // non-secret e2e config
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("write nginx conf: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	req := testcontainers.ContainerRequest{
+		Image:          vllmImage,
+		ExposedPorts:   []string{vllmPort},
+		Networks:       []string{c.network.Name},
+		NetworkAliases: map[string][]string{c.network.Name: {vllmAlias}},
+		Cmd:            []string{"nginx", "-c", "/conf/nginx.conf", "-g", "daemon off;"},
+		HostConfigModifier: func(hc *container.HostConfig) {
+			hc.Binds = append(hc.Binds, workDir+":/conf:ro")
+		},
+		WaitingFor: wait.ForListeningPort(vllmPort).WithStartupTimeout(60 * time.Second),
+	}
+
+	ctr, err := testcontainers.GenericContainer(ctx, testcontainers.GenericContainerRequest{
+		ContainerRequest: req,
+		Started:          true,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		_ = os.RemoveAll(workDir)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("start vllm container: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return &VLLM{container: ctr, workDir: workDir, URL: "http://" + vllmAlias + ":8000"}, nil
+}
+
+// Logs returns the vLLM container logs, for diagnostics on failure.
+func (v *VLLM) Logs(ctx context.Context) string {
+	return containerLogs(ctx, v.container)
+}
+
+// Terminate stops the vLLM container and cleans its work dir.
+func (v *VLLM) Terminate(ctx context.Context) error {
+	var err error
+	if v.container != nil {
+		err = v.container.Terminate(ctx)
+	}
+	if v.workDir != "" {
+		_ = os.RemoveAll(v.workDir)
+	}
+	return err
+}

go.mod

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ module github.com/netbirdio/netbird
 
 go 1.25.5
 
-toolchain go1.25.11
+toolchain go1.25.12
 
 require (
 	cunicu.li/go-rosenpass v0.5.42
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ require (
 	github.com/spf13/cobra v1.10.2
 	github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.9
 	github.com/vishvananda/netlink v1.3.1
-	golang.org/x/crypto v0.50.0
-	golang.org/x/sys v0.43.0
+	golang.org/x/crypto v0.54.0
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.47.0
 	golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard v0.0.0-20231211153847-12269c276173
 	golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard/wgctrl v0.0.0-20241231184526-a9ab2273dd10
 	golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard/windows v0.5.3
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/redis/go-redis/v9 v9.7.3
 	github.com/rs/xid v1.3.0
 	github.com/shirou/gopsutil/v3 v3.24.4
+	github.com/shirou/gopsutil/v4 v4.25.8
 	github.com/skratchdot/open-golang v0.0.0-20200116055534-eef842397966
 	github.com/songgao/water v0.0.0-20200317203138-2b4b6d7c09d8
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.11.1
@@ -127,11 +128,11 @@ require (
 	goauthentik.io/api/v3 v3.2023051.3
 	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20250620022241-b7579e27df2b
 	golang.org/x/mobile v0.0.0-20251113184115-a159579294ab
-	golang.org/x/mod v0.34.0
-	golang.org/x/net v0.53.0
+	golang.org/x/mod v0.37.0
+	golang.org/x/net v0.56.0
 	golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.36.0
-	golang.org/x/sync v0.20.0
-	golang.org/x/term v0.42.0
+	golang.org/x/sync v0.22.0
+	golang.org/x/term v0.45.0
 	golang.org/x/time v0.15.0
 	google.golang.org/api v0.276.0
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1
@@ -308,7 +309,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/russellhaering/goxmldsig v1.6.0 // indirect
 	github.com/ryanuber/go-glob v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/rymdport/portal v0.4.2 // indirect
-	github.com/shirou/gopsutil/v4 v4.25.8 // indirect
 	github.com/shoenig/go-m1cpu v0.2.1 // indirect
 	github.com/shopspring/decimal v1.4.0 // indirect
 	github.com/spf13/cast v1.7.0 // indirect
@@ -332,8 +332,8 @@ require (
 	go.uber.org/multierr v1.11.0 // indirect
 	go.yaml.in/yaml/v2 v2.4.3 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/image v0.33.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/text v0.36.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/tools v0.43.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/text v0.40.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/tools v0.47.0 // indirect
 	golang.zx2c4.com/wintun v0.0.0-20230126152724-0fa3db229ce2 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20260401024825-9d38bb4040a9 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/square/go-jose.v2 v2.6.0 // indirect
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ replace github.com/kardianos/service => github.com/netbirdio/service v0.0.0-2024
 
 replace github.com/getlantern/systray => github.com/netbirdio/systray v0.0.0-20231030152038-ef1ed2a27949
 
-replace golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard => github.com/netbirdio/wireguard-go v0.0.0-20260628102922-2834bebf6c1a
+replace golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard => github.com/netbirdio/wireguard-go v0.0.0-20260717071248-8ec1ad32882f
 
 replace github.com/cloudflare/circl => codeberg.org/cunicu/circl v0.0.0-20230801113412-fec58fc7b5f6
 

go.sum

@@ -518,8 +518,8 @@ github.com/netbirdio/service v0.0.0-20240911161631-f62744f42502 h1:3tHlFmhTdX9ax
 github.com/netbirdio/service v0.0.0-20240911161631-f62744f42502/go.mod h1:CIMRFEJVL+0DS1a3Nx06NaMn4Dz63Ng6O7dl0qH0zVM=
 github.com/netbirdio/signal-dispatcher/dispatcher v0.0.0-20250805121659-6b4ac470ca45 h1:ujgviVYmx243Ksy7NdSwrdGPSRNE3pb8kEDSpH0QuAQ=
 github.com/netbirdio/signal-dispatcher/dispatcher v0.0.0-20250805121659-6b4ac470ca45/go.mod h1:5/sjFmLb8O96B5737VCqhHyGRzNFIaN/Bu7ZodXc3qQ=
-github.com/netbirdio/wireguard-go v0.0.0-20260628102922-2834bebf6c1a h1:3CWK+yTvRKOcC0Q8VCTGy4l60TEb27CQVS7LkMxwjmw=
-github.com/netbirdio/wireguard-go v0.0.0-20260628102922-2834bebf6c1a/go.mod h1:rpwXGsirqLqN2L0JDJQlwOboGHmptD5ZD6T2VmcqhTw=
+github.com/netbirdio/wireguard-go v0.0.0-20260717071248-8ec1ad32882f h1:yRb7dsTh5BXYiVoQE1MMni62TcRjlJPA82QFoRcXIWg=
+github.com/netbirdio/wireguard-go v0.0.0-20260717071248-8ec1ad32882f/go.mod h1:rpwXGsirqLqN2L0JDJQlwOboGHmptD5ZD6T2VmcqhTw=
 github.com/nfnt/resize v0.0.0-20180221191011-83c6a9932646 h1:zYyBkD/k9seD2A7fsi6Oo2LfFZAehjjQMERAvZLEDnQ=
 github.com/nfnt/resize v0.0.0-20180221191011-83c6a9932646/go.mod h1:jpp1/29i3P1S/RLdc7JQKbRpFeM1dOBd8T9ki5s+AY8=
 github.com/nicksnyder/go-i18n/v2 v2.5.1 h1:IxtPxYsR9Gp60cGXjfuR/llTqV8aYMsC472zD0D1vHk=
@@ -781,8 +781,8 @@ golang.org/x/crypto v0.18.0/go.mod h1:R0j02AL6hcrfOiy9T4ZYp/rcWeMxM3L6QYxlOuEG1m
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.19.0/go.mod h1:Iy9bg/ha4yyC70EfRS8jz+B6ybOBKMaSxLj6P6oBDfU=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.23.0/go.mod h1:CKFgDieR+mRhux2Lsu27y0fO304Db0wZe70UKqHu0v8=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.31.0/go.mod h1:kDsLvtWBEx7MV9tJOj9bnXsPbxwJQ6csT/x4KIN4Ssk=
-golang.org/x/crypto v0.50.0 h1:zO47/JPrL6vsNkINmLoo/PH1gcxpls50DNogFvB5ZGI=
-golang.org/x/crypto v0.50.0/go.mod h1:3muZ7vA7PBCE6xgPX7nkzzjiUq87kRItoJQM1Yo8S+Q=
+golang.org/x/crypto v0.54.0 h1:YLIA59K4fiNzHzjnZt2tUJQjQtUWfWbeHBqKtk3eScw=
+golang.org/x/crypto v0.54.0/go.mod h1:KWL8ny2AZdGR2cWmzeHrp2azQPGogOv+HeQaVEXC2dk=
 golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20250620022241-b7579e27df2b h1:M2rDM6z3Fhozi9O7NWsxAkg/yqS/lQJ6PmkyIV3YP+o=
 golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20250620022241-b7579e27df2b/go.mod h1:3//PLf8L/X+8b4vuAfHzxeRUl04Adcb341+IGKfnqS8=
 golang.org/x/image v0.33.0 h1:LXRZRnv1+zGd5XBUVRFmYEphyyKJjQjCRiOuAP3sZfQ=
@@ -799,8 +799,8 @@ golang.org/x/mod v0.8.0/go.mod h1:iBbtSCu2XBx23ZKBPSOrRkjjQPZFPuis4dIYUhu/chs=
 golang.org/x/mod v0.12.0/go.mod h1:iBbtSCu2XBx23ZKBPSOrRkjjQPZFPuis4dIYUhu/chs=
 golang.org/x/mod v0.15.0/go.mod h1:hTbmBsO62+eylJbnUtE2MGJUyE7QWk4xUqPFrRgJ+7c=
 golang.org/x/mod v0.17.0/go.mod h1:hTbmBsO62+eylJbnUtE2MGJUyE7QWk4xUqPFrRgJ+7c=
-golang.org/x/mod v0.34.0 h1:xIHgNUUnW6sYkcM5Jleh05DvLOtwc6RitGHbDk4akRI=
-golang.org/x/mod v0.34.0/go.mod h1:ykgH52iCZe79kzLLMhyCUzhMci+nQj+0XkbXpNYtVjY=
+golang.org/x/mod v0.37.0 h1:vF1DjpVEshcIqoEaauuHebaLk1O1forxjxBaVn884JQ=
+golang.org/x/mod v0.37.0/go.mod h1:m8S8VeM9r4dzDwjrKO0a1sZP3YjeMamRRlD+fmR2Q/0=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20180906233101-161cd47e91fd/go.mod h1:mL1N/T3taQHkDXs73rZJwtUhF3w3ftmwwsq0BUmARs4=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20190404232315-eb5bcb51f2a3/go.mod h1:t9HGtf8HONx5eT2rtn7q6eTqICYqUVnKs3thJo3Qplg=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20190603091049-60506f45cf65/go.mod h1:HSz+uSET+XFnRR8LxR5pz3Of3rY3CfYBVs4xY44aLks=
@@ -819,8 +819,8 @@ golang.org/x/net v0.15.0/go.mod h1:idbUs1IY1+zTqbi8yxTbhexhEEk5ur9LInksu6HrEpk=
 golang.org/x/net v0.20.0/go.mod h1:z8BVo6PvndSri0LbOE3hAn0apkU+1YvI6E70E9jsnvY=
 golang.org/x/net v0.21.0/go.mod h1:bIjVDfnllIU7BJ2DNgfnXvpSvtn8VRwhlsaeUTyUS44=
 golang.org/x/net v0.25.0/go.mod h1:JkAGAh7GEvH74S6FOH42FLoXpXbE/aqXSrIQjXgsiwM=
-golang.org/x/net v0.53.0 h1:d+qAbo5L0orcWAr0a9JweQpjXF19LMXJE8Ey7hwOdUA=
-golang.org/x/net v0.53.0/go.mod h1:JvMuJH7rrdiCfbeHoo3fCQU24Lf5JJwT9W3sJFulfgs=
+golang.org/x/net v0.56.0 h1:Rw8j/hFzGvJUZwNBXnAtf5sVDVt+65SK2C7IxCxZt5o=
+golang.org/x/net v0.56.0/go.mod h1:D3Ku6r+V6JROoZK144D2XfMHFcMq/0zSfLelVTCFKec=
 golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.8.0/go.mod h1:yr7u4HXZRm1R1kBWqr/xKNqewf0plRYoB7sla+BCIXE=
 golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.36.0 h1:peZ/1z27fi9hUOFCAZaHyrpWG5lwe0RJEEEeH0ThlIs=
 golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.36.0/go.mod h1:YDBUJMTkDnJS+A4BP4eZBjCqtokkg1hODuPjwiGPO7Q=
@@ -835,8 +835,8 @@ golang.org/x/sync v0.3.0/go.mod h1:FU7BRWz2tNW+3quACPkgCx/L+uEAv1htQ0V83Z9Rj+Y=
 golang.org/x/sync v0.6.0/go.mod h1:Czt+wKu1gCyEFDUtn0jG5QVvpJ6rzVqr5aXyt9drQfk=
 golang.org/x/sync v0.7.0/go.mod h1:Czt+wKu1gCyEFDUtn0jG5QVvpJ6rzVqr5aXyt9drQfk=
 golang.org/x/sync v0.10.0/go.mod h1:Czt+wKu1gCyEFDUtn0jG5QVvpJ6rzVqr5aXyt9drQfk=
-golang.org/x/sync v0.20.0 h1:e0PTpb7pjO8GAtTs2dQ6jYa5BWYlMuX047Dco/pItO4=
-golang.org/x/sync v0.20.0/go.mod h1:9xrNwdLfx4jkKbNva9FpL6vEN7evnE43NNNJQ2LF3+0=
+golang.org/x/sync v0.22.0 h1:SZjpbeLmrCk4xhRSZFNZW5gFUeCeFgjekvI/+gfScek=
+golang.org/x/sync v0.22.0/go.mod h1:9xrNwdLfx4jkKbNva9FpL6vEN7evnE43NNNJQ2LF3+0=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20180909124046-d0be0721c37e/go.mod h1:STP8DvDyc/dI5b8T5hshtkjS+E42TnysNCUPdjciGhY=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190215142949-d0b11bdaac8a/go.mod h1:STP8DvDyc/dI5b8T5hshtkjS+E42TnysNCUPdjciGhY=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190412213103-97732733099d/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
@@ -872,8 +872,8 @@ golang.org/x/sys v0.17.0/go.mod h1:/VUhepiaJMQUp4+oa/7Zr1D23ma6VTLIYjOOTFZPUcA=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.19.0/go.mod h1:/VUhepiaJMQUp4+oa/7Zr1D23ma6VTLIYjOOTFZPUcA=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.20.0/go.mod h1:/VUhepiaJMQUp4+oa/7Zr1D23ma6VTLIYjOOTFZPUcA=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.28.0/go.mod h1:/VUhepiaJMQUp4+oa/7Zr1D23ma6VTLIYjOOTFZPUcA=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.43.0 h1:Rlag2XtaFTxp19wS8MXlJwTvoh8ArU6ezoyFsMyCTNI=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.43.0/go.mod h1:4GL1E5IUh+htKOUEOaiffhrAeqysfVGipDYzABqnCmw=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.47.0 h1:o7XGOvZQCADBQQ4Y7VNq2dRWQR7JmOUW8Kxx4ZsNgWs=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.47.0/go.mod h1:4GL1E5IUh+htKOUEOaiffhrAeqysfVGipDYzABqnCmw=
 golang.org/x/telemetry v0.0.0-20240228155512-f48c80bd79b2/go.mod h1:TeRTkGYfJXctD9OcfyVLyj2J3IxLnKwHJR8f4D8a3YE=
 golang.org/x/term v0.0.0-20201126162022-7de9c90e9dd1/go.mod h1:bj7SfCRtBDWHUb9snDiAeCFNEtKQo2Wmx5Cou7ajbmo=
 golang.org/x/term v0.0.0-20210927222741-03fcf44c2211/go.mod h1:jbD1KX2456YbFQfuXm/mYQcufACuNUgVhRMnK/tPxf8=
@@ -886,8 +886,8 @@ golang.org/x/term v0.16.0/go.mod h1:yn7UURbUtPyrVJPGPq404EukNFxcm/foM+bV/bfcDsY=
 golang.org/x/term v0.17.0/go.mod h1:lLRBjIVuehSbZlaOtGMbcMncT+aqLLLmKrsjNrUguwk=
 golang.org/x/term v0.20.0/go.mod h1:8UkIAJTvZgivsXaD6/pH6U9ecQzZ45awqEOzuCvwpFY=
 golang.org/x/term v0.27.0/go.mod h1:iMsnZpn0cago0GOrHO2+Y7u7JPn5AylBrcoWkElMTSM=
-golang.org/x/term v0.42.0 h1:UiKe+zDFmJobeJ5ggPwOshJIVt6/Ft0rcfrXZDLWAWY=
-golang.org/x/term v0.42.0/go.mod h1:Dq/D+snpsbazcBG5+F9Q1n2rXV8Ma+71xEjTRufARgY=
+golang.org/x/term v0.45.0 h1:NwWyBmoJCbfTHpxrWoZ9C6/VxOf7ic219I8xZZFdrf0=
+golang.org/x/term v0.45.0/go.mod h1:9aqxs0blBcrm/n0L9QW0aRVD+ktan8ssZromtqJC43w=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.0/go.mod h1:NqM8EUOU14njkJ3fqMW+pc6Ldnwhi/IjpwHt7yyuwOQ=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.2/go.mod h1:bEr9sfX3Q8Zfm5fL9x+3itogRgK3+ptLWKqgva+5dAk=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.3/go.mod h1:5Zoc/QRtKVWzQhOtBMvqHzDpF6irO9z98xDceosuGiQ=
@@ -899,8 +899,8 @@ golang.org/x/text v0.13.0/go.mod h1:TvPlkZtksWOMsz7fbANvkp4WM8x/WCo/om8BMLbz+aE=
 golang.org/x/text v0.14.0/go.mod h1:18ZOQIKpY8NJVqYksKHtTdi31H5itFRjB5/qKTNYzSU=
 golang.org/x/text v0.15.0/go.mod h1:18ZOQIKpY8NJVqYksKHtTdi31H5itFRjB5/qKTNYzSU=
 golang.org/x/text v0.21.0/go.mod h1:4IBbMaMmOPCJ8SecivzSH54+73PCFmPWxNTLm+vZkEQ=
-golang.org/x/text v0.36.0 h1:JfKh3XmcRPqZPKevfXVpI1wXPTqbkE5f7JA92a55Yxg=
-golang.org/x/text v0.36.0/go.mod h1:NIdBknypM8iqVmPiuco0Dh6P5Jcdk8lJL0CUebqK164=
+golang.org/x/text v0.40.0 h1:Ub2Z6/xjgF1WrYQz2nuITOEegKFtiIy+rieRJ5lHZKs=
+golang.org/x/text v0.40.0/go.mod h1:hpnzDAfGV753zIKo+wk3u1bVKCGPbrnF7+7LBF/UHVY=
 golang.org/x/time v0.15.0 h1:bbrp8t3bGUeFOx08pvsMYRTCVSMk89u4tKbNOZbp88U=
 golang.org/x/time v0.15.0/go.mod h1:Y4YMaQmXwGQZoFaVFk4YpCt4FLQMYKZe9oeV/f4MSno=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20180917221912-90fa682c2a6e/go.mod h1:n7NCudcB/nEzxVGmLbDWY5pfWTLqBcC2KZ6jyYvM4mQ=
@@ -914,8 +914,8 @@ golang.org/x/tools v0.1.12/go.mod h1:hNGJHUnrk76NpqgfD5Aqm5Crs+Hm0VOH/i9J2+nxYbc
 golang.org/x/tools v0.6.0/go.mod h1:Xwgl3UAJ/d3gWutnCtw505GrjyAbvKui8lOU390QaIU=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.13.0/go.mod h1:HvlwmtVNQAhOuCjW7xxvovg8wbNq7LwfXh/k7wXUl58=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.21.1-0.20240508182429-e35e4ccd0d2d/go.mod h1:aiJjzUbINMkxbQROHiO6hDPo2LHcIPhhQsa9DLh0yGk=
-golang.org/x/tools v0.43.0 h1:12BdW9CeB3Z+J/I/wj34VMl8X+fEXBxVR90JeMX5E7s=
-golang.org/x/tools v0.43.0/go.mod h1:uHkMso649BX2cZK6+RpuIPXS3ho2hZo4FVwfoy1vIk0=
+golang.org/x/tools v0.47.0 h1:7Kn5x/d1svx/PzryTsqeoZN4TZwqeH5pGWjefhLi/1Q=
+golang.org/x/tools v0.47.0/go.mod h1:dFHnyTvFWY212G+h7ZY4Vsp/K3U4/7W9TyVaAul8uCA=
 golang.org/x/xerrors v0.0.0-20190717185122-a985d3407aa7/go.mod h1:I/5z698sn9Ka8TeJc9MKroUUfqBBauWjQqLJ2OPfmY0=
 golang.org/x/xerrors v0.0.0-20191011141410-1b5146add898/go.mod h1:I/5z698sn9Ka8TeJc9MKroUUfqBBauWjQqLJ2OPfmY0=
 golang.org/x/xerrors v0.0.0-20191204190536-9bdfabe68543/go.mod h1:I/5z698sn9Ka8TeJc9MKroUUfqBBauWjQqLJ2OPfmY0=

infrastructure_files/getting-started.sh

@@ -351,11 +351,6 @@ initialize_default_values() {
   NETBIRD_STUN_PORT=3478
 
   # Docker images
-  # Record whether the operator explicitly pinned the server/proxy images via
-  # env vars, so the agent-network preset can pick its own defaults without
-  # clobbering an explicit override.
-  NETBIRD_SERVER_IMAGE_EXPLICIT=${NETBIRD_SERVER_IMAGE:+true}
-  NETBIRD_PROXY_IMAGE_EXPLICIT=${NETBIRD_PROXY_IMAGE:+true}
   DASHBOARD_IMAGE=${DASHBOARD_IMAGE:-"netbirdio/dashboard:latest"}
   # Combined server replaces separate signal, relay, and management containers
   NETBIRD_SERVER_IMAGE=${NETBIRD_SERVER_IMAGE:-"netbirdio/netbird-server:latest"}
@@ -415,15 +410,6 @@ apply_agent_network_preset() {
   ENABLE_PROXY="true"
   ENABLE_CROWDSEC="false"
 
-  # Agent-network ships dedicated server/proxy images. Honor an explicit
-  # env override; otherwise pin the agent-network builds.
-  if [[ "${NETBIRD_SERVER_IMAGE_EXPLICIT}" != "true" ]]; then
-    NETBIRD_SERVER_IMAGE="netbirdio/netbird-server:0.74.0-rc.2"
-  fi
-  if [[ "${NETBIRD_PROXY_IMAGE_EXPLICIT}" != "true" ]]; then
-    NETBIRD_PROXY_IMAGE="netbirdio/reverse-proxy:0.74.0-rc.2"
-  fi
-
   if [[ -n "${NETBIRD_LETSENCRYPT_EMAIL}" ]]; then
     TRAEFIK_ACME_EMAIL="${NETBIRD_LETSENCRYPT_EMAIL}"
   else

management/internals/modules/agentnetwork/catalog/catalog.go

@@ -627,6 +627,21 @@ var providers = []Provider{
 		},
 		Models: []Model{},
 	},
+	{
+		// vLLM is an OpenAI-compatible self-hosted server. It behaves like
+		// the generic custom entry; it gets its own catalog id purely so it
+		// surfaces as a named "vLLM" choice in the provider picker.
+		ID:                 "vllm",
+		Kind:               KindCustom,
+		Name:               "vLLM",
+		Description:        "Self-hosted vLLM (OpenAI-compatible)",
+		DefaultHost:        "",
+		AuthHeaderName:     "Authorization",
+		AuthHeaderTemplate: "Bearer ${API_KEY}",
+		DefaultContentType: "application/json",
+		BrandColor:         "#30A2FF",
+		Models:             []Model{},
+	},
 	{
 		ID:                 "custom",
 		Kind:               KindCustom,

management/internals/modules/peers/manager.go

@@ -224,30 +224,6 @@ func (m *managerImpl) CreateProxyPeer(ctx context.Context, accountID string, pee
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	// Dedupe stale embedded peer records for the same (account, cluster).
-	// The proxy generates a fresh WireGuard keypair on every startup
-	// (proxy/internal/roundtrip/netbird.go), so without this sweep the
-	// prior embedded peer would linger forever — holding its CGNAT IP
-	// allocation, polluting other peers' rosters, and (most visibly)
-	// leaving the synth DNS pointing at the dead address. The
-	// (account, cluster) tuple identifies "the embedded peer for this
-	// proxy instance at this cluster"; any record matching that tuple
-	// with a different pubkey is by definition stale and must go.
-	staleIDs, err := m.findStaleEmbeddedProxyPeers(ctx, accountID, cluster, peerKey)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("scan for stale embedded proxy peers: %w", err)
-	}
-	if len(staleIDs) > 0 {
-		// userID="" + checkConnected=false: the deletion is initiated
-		// by management itself on behalf of the freshly-registering
-		// proxy, not by an end user; the stale peer may still be
-		// marked Connected from its prior session, but its session is
-		// dead by definition (its key no longer exists).
-		if err := m.DeletePeers(ctx, accountID, staleIDs, "", false); err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("delete stale embedded proxy peers %v: %w", staleIDs, err)
-		}
-	}
-
 	name := fmt.Sprintf("proxy-%s", xid.New().String())
 	newPeer := &peer.Peer{
 		Ephemeral: true,
@@ -273,29 +249,3 @@ func (m *managerImpl) CreateProxyPeer(ctx context.Context, accountID string, pee
 
 	return nil
 }
-
-// findStaleEmbeddedProxyPeers returns the peer IDs of embedded proxy peer
-// records in accountID that target the same cluster but carry a different
-// WireGuard pubkey than the freshly-registering one. Used by CreateProxyPeer
-// to garbage-collect stale records left behind when the proxy restarts with a
-// regenerated keypair.
-func (m *managerImpl) findStaleEmbeddedProxyPeers(ctx context.Context, accountID, cluster, newKey string) ([]string, error) {
-	account, err := m.store.GetAccount(ctx, accountID)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	var stale []string
-	for _, p := range account.Peers {
-		if p == nil || !p.ProxyMeta.Embedded {
-			continue
-		}
-		if p.ProxyMeta.Cluster != cluster {
-			continue
-		}
-		if p.Key == newKey {
-			continue
-		}
-		stale = append(stale, p.ID)
-	}
-	return stale, nil
-}

management/internals/server/server.go

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import (
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric"
 	"golang.org/x/crypto/acme/autocert"
 	"golang.org/x/net/http2"
-	"golang.org/x/net/http2/h2c"
+	"golang.org/x/net/http2/h2c" //nolint:staticcheck
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
 
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/encryption"
@@ -382,6 +382,7 @@ func (s *BaseServer) serveGRPCWithHTTP(ctx context.Context, listener net.Listene
 			// the following magic is needed to support HTTP2 without TLS
 			// and still share a single port between gRPC and HTTP APIs
 			h1s := &http.Server{
+				//nolint:staticcheck // h2c also handles the HTTP/1 Upgrade mechanism, which http.Server's UnencryptedHTTP2 does not
 				Handler: h2c.NewHandler(handler, &http2.Server{}),
 			}
 			err = h1s.Serve(listener)

management/internals/shared/grpc/conversion.go

@@ -47,16 +47,13 @@ func init() {
 	precomputedDeprecatedRemotePeersConstraint = constraint
 }
 
+// toNetbirdConfig converts the server configuration to the wire representation. It returns
+// nil when no server config is set (the fan-out network-map path) because clients treat any
+// non-nil config as authoritative: a config without a relay section is interpreted as relay
+// disabled and wipes the clients' relay URLs.
 func toNetbirdConfig(config *nbconfig.Config, turnCredentials *Token, relayToken *Token, extraSettings *types.ExtraSettings, settings *types.Settings) *proto.NetbirdConfig {
 	if config == nil {
-		if settings == nil {
-			return nil
-		}
-		return &proto.NetbirdConfig{
-			Metrics: &proto.MetricsConfig{
-				Enabled: settings.MetricsPushEnabled,
-			},
-		}
+		return nil
 	}
 
 	var stuns []*proto.HostConfig

management/internals/shared/grpc/conversion_test.go

@@ -8,11 +8,13 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 
 	nbdns "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/dns"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/internals/controllers/network_map"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/internals/controllers/network_map/controller/cache"
 	nbconfig "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/internals/server/config"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/types"
 )
 
 func TestToProtocolDNSConfigWithCache(t *testing.T) {
@@ -263,3 +265,39 @@ func TestEncodeSessionExpiresAt(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.True(t, got.AsTime().Equal(deadline))
 	})
 }
+
+// TestToNetbirdConfig_RelayInvariant guards against the v0.74.0 relay-wipe regression.
+// Clients treat any non-nil NetbirdConfig as authoritative and interpret a missing relay
+// section as relay disabled, wiping their relay URLs. toNetbirdConfig must therefore
+// return nil when no server config is set (the fan-out network-map path) instead of a
+// partial config, and a result built from a relay-enabled config must carry the relay
+// section.
+func TestToNetbirdConfig_RelayInvariant(t *testing.T) {
+	settings := &types.Settings{MetricsPushEnabled: true}
+
+	t.Run("nil server config returns nil config", func(t *testing.T) {
+		nbCfg := toNetbirdConfig(nil, nil, nil, nil, settings)
+		assert.Nil(t, nbCfg, "fan-out updates must not carry a partial NetbirdConfig even when settings are present")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("relay-enabled config carries relay section", func(t *testing.T) {
+		cfg := &nbconfig.Config{
+			Stuns: []*nbconfig.Host{{Proto: nbconfig.UDP, URI: "stun:stun.example.com:3478"}},
+			TURNConfig: &nbconfig.TURNConfig{
+				Turns: []*nbconfig.Host{{Proto: nbconfig.UDP, URI: "turn:turn.example.com:3478", Username: "user", Password: "pass"}},
+			},
+			Relay:  &nbconfig.Relay{Addresses: []string{"rels://relay.example.com:443"}},
+			Signal: &nbconfig.Host{Proto: nbconfig.HTTP, URI: "signal.example.com:10000"},
+		}
+		relayToken := &Token{Payload: "token-payload", Signature: "token-signature"}
+
+		nbCfg := toNetbirdConfig(cfg, nil, relayToken, nil, settings)
+		require.NotNil(t, nbCfg)
+		require.NotNil(t, nbCfg.Relay, "non-nil NetbirdConfig must include the relay section")
+		assert.Equal(t, cfg.Relay.Addresses, nbCfg.Relay.Urls, "relay URLs should match the server config")
+		assert.Equal(t, relayToken.Payload, nbCfg.Relay.TokenPayload, "relay token payload should be set")
+		assert.Equal(t, relayToken.Signature, nbCfg.Relay.TokenSignature, "relay token signature should be set")
+		require.NotNil(t, nbCfg.Metrics)
+		assert.True(t, nbCfg.Metrics.Enabled, "metrics flag should carry the settings value")
+	})
+}

management/server/agentnetwork_proxypeer_restart_test.go

@@ -1,199 +0,0 @@
-package server
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"testing"
-	"time"
-
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
-
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/internals/modules/peers"
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/internals/modules/agentnetwork"
-	agenttypes "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/internals/modules/agentnetwork/types"
-	nbpeer "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/peer"
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/permissions"
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/store"
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/types"
-)
-
-// TestAgentNetwork_ProxyRestart_PropagatesNewPeerAndDropsStale is the no-mock
-// regression guard for the bug the user reported: restarting the proxy creates
-// a fresh embedded peer with a NEW WireGuard public key (the proxy generates
-// the keypair on every startup at proxy/internal/roundtrip/netbird.go:312).
-// The PRIOR embedded peer record is never deleted on management, so the
-// account accumulates a stale peer holding a stale CGNAT IP. Other peers
-// in the account either keep routing to the dead IP, or — if synth DNS
-// picks the wrong record — never see the new IP at all.
-//
-// What this test exercises (no mocks):
-//   - real SQLite test store
-//   - real DefaultAccountManager, network-map controller, peer-update channels
-//   - real peers.Manager.CreateProxyPeer path (the very method the proxy
-//     invokes over gRPC on every startup)
-//   - real agentnetwork.Manager + synth chain so the client receives a
-//     concrete DNS record that must point at the LATEST proxy peer.
-//
-// Pre-fix expected behavior (red): two embedded peers exist after the
-// "restart"; the synth DNS record points at the stale one; the client
-// receives an update reflecting the new peer but the old one lingers.
-// Post-fix expected behavior (green): exactly one embedded peer exists
-// after restart (with the new key) AND the client's network map carries
-// the synth DNS pointing at that new peer's CGNAT IP.
-func TestAgentNetwork_ProxyRestart_PropagatesNewPeerAndDropsStale(t *testing.T) {
-	am, updateManager, err := createManager(t)
-	require.NoError(t, err, "createManager must succeed")
-	ctx := context.Background()
-
-	const (
-		accountID   = "an-restart-acct"
-		adminUserID = "an-restart-admin"
-		groupAID    = "an-restart-grp-A"
-		clusterAddr = "eu.proxy.netbird.io"
-		clientKey   = "BhRPtynAAYRDy08+q4HTMsos8fs4plTP4NOSh7C1ry8="
-		// Two different proxy pubkeys — the "before" and "after" of a
-		// proxy-process restart with fresh-keypair generation.
-		proxyKey1 = "Aaaaa1aaaaYRDy08+q4HTMsos8fs4plTP4NOSh7C1ry8="
-		proxyKey2 = "Bbbbb2bbbbYRDy08+q4HTMsos8fs4plTP4NOSh7C1ry8="
-	)
-
-	// --- Account scaffold ---
-	account := newAccountWithId(ctx, accountID, adminUserID, "an-restart.test", "", "", false)
-	require.NoError(t, am.Store.SaveAccount(ctx, account))
-
-	clientPeer := &nbpeer.Peer{
-		Key:      clientKey,
-		Name:     "an-restart-client",
-		DNSLabel: "an-restart-client",
-		Meta:     nbpeer.PeerSystemMeta{Hostname: "an-restart-client", GoOS: "linux", WtVersion: "development"},
-	}
-	addedClient, _, _, _, err := am.AddPeer(ctx, "", "", adminUserID, clientPeer, false)
-	require.NoError(t, err, "AddPeer for client must succeed")
-	require.NoError(t, am.MarkPeerConnected(ctx, clientKey, accountID, time.Now().UnixNano(), &types.NetworkMap{}),
-		"MarkPeerConnected for the client peer must succeed (affected-peer fan-out skips disconnected peers)")
-
-	// Place the client in group A so the synth policy reaches it.
-	account, err = am.Store.GetAccount(ctx, accountID)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	account.Groups[groupAID] = &types.Group{ID: groupAID, Name: "groupA", Peers: []string{addedClient.ID}}
-	require.NoError(t, am.Store.SaveAccount(ctx, account), "SaveAccount must persist group A")
-
-	// --- Real peers + agent-network managers ---
-	permMgr := permissions.NewManager(am.Store)
-	peersMgr := peers.NewManager(am.Store, permMgr)
-	peersMgr.SetAccountManager(am)
-	peersMgr.SetNetworkMapController(am.networkMapController)
-	agentMgr := agentnetwork.NewManager(am.Store, permMgr, am, nil)
-
-	// Subscribe BEFORE any state-mutating call so we don't lose the update
-	// that contains the synth DNS record.
-	clientCh := updateManager.CreateChannel(ctx, addedClient.ID)
-	t.Cleanup(func() { updateManager.CloseChannel(ctx, addedClient.ID) })
-	drain(clientCh)
-
-	// --- First proxy startup: register peer key K1, then mark it
-	// connected. In production the proxy follows CreateProxyPeer with the
-	// regular sync stream which lands on MarkPeerConnected; the synth DNS
-	// path filters out peers that aren't Connected (types/account.go:323),
-	// so without this step no DNS record would be emitted.
-	require.NoError(t, peersMgr.CreateProxyPeer(ctx, accountID, proxyKey1, clusterAddr),
-		"first CreateProxyPeer (proxy startup) must succeed")
-
-	peer1ID, err := am.Store.GetPeerIDByKey(ctx, store.LockingStrengthNone, proxyKey1)
-	require.NoError(t, err, "proxy peer for K1 must be persisted after CreateProxyPeer")
-	require.NotEmpty(t, peer1ID)
-
-	require.NoError(t, am.MarkPeerConnected(ctx, proxyKey1, accountID, time.Now().UnixNano(), &types.NetworkMap{}),
-		"MarkPeerConnected for K1 must succeed")
-
-	account, err = am.Store.GetAccount(ctx, accountID)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	proxyIP1 := account.Peers[peer1ID].IP.String()
-	require.NotEmpty(t, proxyIP1, "K1 must have an assigned overlay IP")
-
-	// --- Provider + policy. CreateProvider / CreatePolicy trigger the
-	// agentnetwork reconcile which runs UpdateAccountPeers; the resulting
-	// NetworkMap delivered to the client carries the synth DNS record
-	// pointing at K1's IP. ---
-	provider, err := agentMgr.CreateProvider(ctx, adminUserID, &agenttypes.Provider{
-		AccountID:   accountID,
-		ProviderID:  "openai_api",
-		Name:        "openai-test",
-		UpstreamURL: "https://api.openai.com",
-		APIKey:      "sk-test-key",
-		Enabled:     true,
-		Models:      []agenttypes.ProviderModel{{ID: "gpt-5.4"}},
-	}, clusterAddr)
-	require.NoError(t, err, "CreateProvider must succeed")
-
-	_, err = agentMgr.CreatePolicy(ctx, adminUserID, &agenttypes.Policy{
-		AccountID:              accountID,
-		Name:                   "p1",
-		Enabled:                true,
-		SourceGroups:           []string{groupAID},
-		DestinationProviderIDs: []string{provider.ID},
-	})
-	require.NoError(t, err, "CreatePolicy must succeed")
-
-	settings, err := am.Store.GetAgentNetworkSettings(ctx, store.LockingStrengthNone, accountID)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	fqdn := settings.Endpoint()
-
-	rdata1 := awaitZoneRData(clientCh, clusterAddr, fqdn, true)
-	require.Equal(t, proxyIP1, rdata1,
-		"client must receive a synth DNS record pointing at K1's overlay IP after the synth path runs")
-	drain(clientCh)
-
-	// --- Proxy restart: NEW keypair K2, same account, same cluster ---
-	require.NoError(t, peersMgr.CreateProxyPeer(ctx, accountID, proxyKey2, clusterAddr),
-		"second CreateProxyPeer (proxy restart with fresh keypair) must succeed")
-
-	peer2ID, err := am.Store.GetPeerIDByKey(ctx, store.LockingStrengthNone, proxyKey2)
-	require.NoError(t, err, "proxy peer for K2 must be persisted after restart")
-	require.NotEmpty(t, peer2ID)
-
-	require.NoError(t, am.MarkPeerConnected(ctx, proxyKey2, accountID, time.Now().UnixNano(), &types.NetworkMap{}),
-		"MarkPeerConnected for K2 must succeed")
-
-	// In production the agent's sync stream pulls a fresh NetworkMap as
-	// part of its normal reconcile cadence; in this isolated test
-	// MarkPeerConnected's affected-peer fan-out can race the channel-side
-	// buffer in a way that swallows the synth-DNS-bearing update before
-	// our await reads it. Trigger an explicit account-wide fan-out so the
-	// assertion below tests what production actually delivers, not the
-	// in-test buffer race.
-	am.UpdateAccountPeers(ctx, accountID, types.UpdateReason{Resource: types.UpdateResourcePeer, Operation: types.UpdateOperationUpdate})
-
-	account, err = am.Store.GetAccount(ctx, accountID)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	proxyIP2 := account.Peers[peer2ID].IP.String()
-	require.NotEmpty(t, proxyIP2, "K2 must have an assigned overlay IP")
-	require.NotEqual(t, proxyIP1, proxyIP2, "K2 must get a different overlay IP than K1 (sanity)")
-
-	// CRITICAL ASSERTION 1: K1 must no longer be in the store. The SqlStore
-	// returns ("", nil) for a missing key rather than NotFound, so assert
-	// on the returned ID being empty.
-	staleID, err := am.Store.GetPeerIDByKey(ctx, store.LockingStrengthNone, proxyKey1)
-	require.NoError(t, err, "GetPeerIDByKey for a missing peer must not error")
-	assert.Empty(t, staleID,
-		"stale embedded proxy peer K1 must be removed when a new embedded peer registers for the same (account, cluster); pre-fix this assertion fails because management never cleans up the prior peer record")
-
-	// CRITICAL ASSERTION 2: exactly one embedded proxy peer remains, and it
-	// is K2.
-	account, err = am.Store.GetAccount(ctx, accountID)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	embeddedKeys := []string{}
-	for _, p := range account.Peers {
-		if p.ProxyMeta.Embedded {
-			embeddedKeys = append(embeddedKeys, p.Key)
-		}
-	}
-	assert.Equal(t, []string{proxyKey2}, embeddedKeys,
-		"after a proxy restart exactly one embedded proxy peer should remain — the one with the new key K2")
-
-	// CRITICAL ASSERTION 3: the synth DNS record the client receives now
-	// points at K2's IP, not K1's.
-	rdata2 := awaitZoneRData(clientCh, clusterAddr, fqdn, true)
-	assert.Equal(t, proxyIP2, rdata2,
-		"after proxy restart, the client's synth DNS record must point at the NEW embedded peer's IP, not the stale K1 IP")
-}

management/server/peer_test.go

@@ -1048,11 +1048,7 @@ func testUpdateAccountPeers(t *testing.T) {
 
 			for _, channel := range peerChannels {
 				update := <-channel
-				assert.NotNil(t, update.Update.NetbirdConfig)
-				assert.Nil(t, update.Update.NetbirdConfig.Stuns)
-				assert.Nil(t, update.Update.NetbirdConfig.Turns)
-				assert.Nil(t, update.Update.NetbirdConfig.Signal)
-				assert.Nil(t, update.Update.NetbirdConfig.Relay)
+				assert.Nil(t, update.Update.NetbirdConfig, "fan-out updates must not carry a NetbirdConfig; clients treat a config without relay as relay disabled and wipe their relay URLs")
 				assert.Equal(t, tc.peers, len(update.Update.NetworkMap.RemotePeers))
 				assert.Equal(t, tc.peers*2, len(update.Update.NetworkMap.FirewallRules))
 			}

management/server/types/account.go

@@ -305,7 +305,8 @@ func (a *Account) SynthesizePrivateServiceZones(peerID string) []nbdns.CustomZon
 			zone = &nbdns.CustomZone{
 				Domain:           dns.Fqdn(serviceDomainZone),
 				Records:          []nbdns.SimpleRecord{},
-				NonAuthoritative: true,
+				NonAuthoritative:     true,
+				SearchDomainDisabled: true,
 			}
 			zonesByApex[serviceDomainZone] = zone
 		}

proxy/internal/middleware/builtin/llm_guardrail/middleware.go

@@ -25,6 +25,14 @@ const (
 	denyCodeModel    = "llm_policy.model_blocked"
 	denyReasonModel  = "model_blocked"
 	denyMessageModel = "model is not in the policy allowlist"
+	// Deny reason used when an allowlist is configured but the request model
+	// could not be determined. URL/path-routed providers (AWS Bedrock, Google
+	// Vertex, ...) carry the model outside the JSON body, so a request shape the
+	// parser does not recognise reaches the guardrail with no model. Such a
+	// request must be denied (fail closed), never waved through.
+	denyCodeModelUnknown    = "llm_policy.model_unknown"
+	denyReasonModelUnknown  = "model_unknown"
+	denyMessageModelUnknown = "request model could not be determined for the policy allowlist"
 )
 
 // Middleware enforces the model allowlist and optionally captures the
@@ -108,23 +116,37 @@ func (m *Middleware) evaluateAllowlist(model string, modelPresent bool) *middlew
 	if len(m.cfg.ModelAllowlist) == 0 {
 		return nil
 	}
-	if !modelPresent {
-		return nil
+	// Fail closed: with an allowlist configured, a request whose model the
+	// upstream parser could not extract (absent or empty) must be denied rather
+	// than allowed. This is what enforces the allowlist for URL/path-routed
+	// providers (Bedrock, Vertex, ...) whose model lives outside the JSON body.
+	if !modelPresent || normaliseModel(model) == "" {
+		return denyModel("", denyCodeModelUnknown, denyMessageModelUnknown, denyReasonModelUnknown)
 	}
 	if m.modelInAllowlist(model) {
 		return nil
 	}
+	return denyModel(model, denyCodeModel, denyMessageModel, denyReasonModel)
+}
+
+// denyModel builds a 403 deny Output for a model-allowlist rejection. model is
+// included in the details only when non-empty.
+func denyModel(model, code, message, reason string) *middleware.Output {
+	details := map[string]string{}
+	if model != "" {
+		details["model"] = model
+	}
 	return &middleware.Output{
 		Decision:   middleware.DecisionDeny,
 		DenyStatus: 403,
 		DenyReason: &middleware.DenyReason{
-			Code:    denyCodeModel,
-			Message: denyMessageModel,
-			Details: map[string]string{"model": model},
+			Code:    code,
+			Message: message,
+			Details: details,
 		},
 		Metadata: []middleware.KV{
 			{Key: middleware.KeyLLMPolicyDecision, Value: "deny"},
-			{Key: middleware.KeyLLMPolicyReason, Value: denyReasonModel},
+			{Key: middleware.KeyLLMPolicyReason, Value: reason},
 		},
 	}
 }

proxy/internal/middleware/builtin/llm_guardrail/middleware_test.go

@@ -102,13 +102,44 @@ func TestAllowlistCaseInsensitive(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestAllowlistMissingModelKeyAllows(t *testing.T) {
+func TestAllowlistMissingModelKeyDenies(t *testing.T) {
+	// Fail closed: with an allowlist configured, a request whose model the
+	// parser could not extract (URL/path-routed providers such as Bedrock or
+	// Vertex whose shape wasn't recognised) must be denied, not allowed.
 	mw := New(Config{ModelAllowlist: []string{"gpt-4o"}})
 	out, err := mw.Invoke(context.Background(), newInput())
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.Equal(t, middleware.DecisionAllow, out.Decision, "missing model key must allow even with non-empty allowlist")
+	require.NotNil(t, out)
+	assert.Equal(t, middleware.DecisionDeny, out.Decision, "absent model must be denied when an allowlist is set")
+	assert.Equal(t, 403, out.DenyStatus, "deny status must be 403")
+	require.NotNil(t, out.DenyReason, "deny reason must be populated")
+	assert.Equal(t, "llm_policy.model_unknown", out.DenyReason.Code, "deny code must be model_unknown")
 	dec, _ := metaValue(t, out.Metadata, middleware.KeyLLMPolicyDecision)
-	assert.Equal(t, "allow", dec, "decision must be allow when model key is absent")
+	assert.Equal(t, "deny", dec, "decision must be deny when model key is absent")
+	reason, _ := metaValue(t, out.Metadata, middleware.KeyLLMPolicyReason)
+	assert.Equal(t, "model_unknown", reason, "reason metadata must be model_unknown")
+}
+
+func TestAllowlistEmptyModelValueDenies(t *testing.T) {
+	// A present-but-empty model is as undeterminable as an absent one.
+	mw := New(Config{ModelAllowlist: []string{"gpt-4o"}})
+	out, err := mw.Invoke(context.Background(), newInput(
+		middleware.KV{Key: middleware.KeyLLMModel, Value: "   "},
+	))
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NotNil(t, out)
+	assert.Equal(t, middleware.DecisionDeny, out.Decision, "empty model must be denied when an allowlist is set")
+	require.NotNil(t, out.DenyReason, "deny reason must be populated")
+	assert.Equal(t, "llm_policy.model_unknown", out.DenyReason.Code, "deny code must be model_unknown")
+}
+
+func TestAllowlistEmptyListAllowsMissingModel(t *testing.T) {
+	// Without an allowlist there is nothing to enforce, so a missing model is
+	// still allowed — the fail-closed rule only applies when a list is set.
+	mw := New(Config{})
+	out, err := mw.Invoke(context.Background(), newInput())
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, middleware.DecisionAllow, out.Decision, "no allowlist must allow even without a model")
 }
 
 func TestPromptCaptureDisabledEmitsNoPrompt(t *testing.T) {

proxy/internal/middleware/builtin/llm_request_parser/guardrail_allowlist_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+package llm_request_parser
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/proxy/internal/middleware"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/proxy/internal/middleware/builtin/llm_guardrail"
+)
+
+// runParserGuardrail runs the request parser then the model-allowlist guardrail
+// in SlotOnRequest order, threading the parser's metadata into the guardrail the
+// same way the real chain does. It returns the guardrail decision so tests can
+// assert allowlist enforcement for URL/path-routed providers end to end.
+func runParserGuardrail(t *testing.T, url string, body []byte, allowlist []string) *middleware.Output {
+	t.Helper()
+	parser := newMiddleware(t)
+	parsed, err := parser.Invoke(context.Background(), &middleware.Input{
+		Slot: middleware.SlotOnRequest,
+		URL:  url,
+		Body: body,
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err, "parser must not error")
+
+	guard := llm_guardrail.New(llm_guardrail.Config{ModelAllowlist: allowlist})
+	out, err := guard.Invoke(context.Background(), &middleware.Input{
+		Slot:     middleware.SlotOnRequest,
+		Metadata: parsed.Metadata,
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err, "guardrail must not error")
+	require.NotNil(t, out, "guardrail must return an output")
+	return out
+}
+
+// TestModelAllowlist_URLRoutedProviders validates that the model allowlist is
+// enforced for providers whose model travels in the URL path (AWS Bedrock,
+// Google Vertex) rather than the JSON body. The "unknown action" case is the
+// regression guard for #6751: a Bedrock request shape the parser cannot map to a
+// model must fail closed under an allowlist instead of bypassing it.
+func TestModelAllowlist_URLRoutedProviders(t *testing.T) {
+	const bedrockBody = `{"anthropic_version":"bedrock-2023-05-31","messages":[{"role":"user","content":"hi"}]}`
+	const vertexBody = `{"anthropic_version":"vertex-2023-10-16","messages":[{"role":"user","content":"hi"}]}`
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		name      string
+		url       string
+		body      string
+		allowlist []string
+		decision  middleware.Decision
+		denyCode  string
+	}{
+		{
+			name:      "bedrock allowed model passes",
+			url:       "https://bedrock-runtime.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/model/us.anthropic.claude-haiku-4-5-v1:0/invoke",
+			body:      bedrockBody,
+			allowlist: []string{"anthropic.claude-haiku-4-5"},
+			decision:  middleware.DecisionAllow,
+		},
+		{
+			name:      "bedrock disallowed model denied",
+			url:       "https://bedrock-runtime.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/model/us.anthropic.claude-opus-4-8-v1:0/invoke",
+			body:      bedrockBody,
+			allowlist: []string{"anthropic.claude-haiku-4-5"},
+			decision:  middleware.DecisionDeny,
+			denyCode:  "llm_policy.model_blocked",
+		},
+		{
+			name:      "bedrock unknown action fails closed",
+			url:       "https://bedrock-runtime.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/model/us.anthropic.claude-opus-4-8-v1:0/some-future-action",
+			body:      bedrockBody,
+			allowlist: []string{"anthropic.claude-haiku-4-5"},
+			decision:  middleware.DecisionDeny,
+			denyCode:  "llm_policy.model_unknown",
+		},
+		{
+			name:      "vertex disallowed model denied",
+			url:       "/v1/projects/p/locations/global/publishers/anthropic/models/claude-opus-4-8@20250101:rawPredict",
+			body:      vertexBody,
+			allowlist: []string{"claude-haiku-4-5"},
+			decision:  middleware.DecisionDeny,
+			denyCode:  "llm_policy.model_blocked",
+		},
+		{
+			name:      "vertex allowed model passes",
+			url:       "/v1/projects/p/locations/global/publishers/anthropic/models/claude-haiku-4-5@20250101:rawPredict",
+			body:      vertexBody,
+			allowlist: []string{"claude-haiku-4-5"},
+			decision:  middleware.DecisionAllow,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			out := runParserGuardrail(t, tt.url, []byte(tt.body), tt.allowlist)
+			assert.Equal(t, tt.decision, out.Decision, "unexpected decision for %s", tt.name)
+			if tt.decision == middleware.DecisionDeny {
+				require.NotNil(t, out.DenyReason, "deny reason must be set for %s", tt.name)
+				assert.Equal(t, 403, out.DenyStatus, "deny status must be 403 for %s", tt.name)
+				assert.Equal(t, tt.denyCode, out.DenyReason.Code, "deny code for %s", tt.name)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}

relay/server/listener/quic/listener.go

@@ -51,7 +51,10 @@ func (l *Listener) Listen(acceptFn func(conn relaylistener.Conn)) error {
 
 		log.Infof("QUIC client connected from: %s", session.RemoteAddr())
 		conn := NewConn(session)
-		acceptFn(conn)
+		// Run the accept handler (which performs the pre-auth handshake) in its
+		// own goroutine so a slow or stalled handshake cannot block accepting
+		// further connections.
+		go acceptFn(conn)
 	}
 }
 

shared/management/client/grpc.go

@@ -33,10 +33,15 @@ const ConnectTimeout = 10 * time.Second
 const healthCheckTimeout = 5 * time.Second
 
 const (
-	// EnvMaxRecvMsgSize overrides the default gRPC max receive message size (4 MB)
+	// EnvMaxRecvMsgSize overrides the default gRPC max receive message size
 	// for the management client connection. Value is in bytes.
 	EnvMaxRecvMsgSize = "NB_MANAGEMENT_GRPC_MAX_MSG_SIZE"
 
+	// defaultMaxRecvMsgSize is the max gRPC receive message size used for the
+	// management client connection when EnvMaxRecvMsgSize is unset or invalid.
+	// It overrides the gRPC library default of 4 MB.
+	defaultMaxRecvMsgSize = 1024 * 1024 * 16
+
 	errMsgMgmtPublicKey    = "failed getting Management Service public key: %s"
 	errMsgNoMgmtConnection = "no connection to management"
 )
@@ -84,22 +89,22 @@ type ExposeResponse struct {
 }
 
 // MaxRecvMsgSize returns the configured max gRPC receive message size from
-// the environment, or 0 if unset (which uses the gRPC default of 4 MB).
+// the environment, or defaultMaxRecvMsgSize (16 MB) if unset or invalid.
 func MaxRecvMsgSize() int {
 	val := os.Getenv(EnvMaxRecvMsgSize)
 	if val == "" {
-		return 0
+		return defaultMaxRecvMsgSize
 	}
 
 	size, err := strconv.Atoi(val)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Warnf("invalid %s value %q, using default: %v", EnvMaxRecvMsgSize, val, err)
-		return 0
+		return defaultMaxRecvMsgSize
 	}
 
 	if size <= 0 {
 		log.Warnf("invalid %s value %d, must be positive, using default", EnvMaxRecvMsgSize, size)
-		return 0
+		return defaultMaxRecvMsgSize
 	}
 
 	return size
@@ -1030,8 +1035,6 @@ func infoToMetaData(info *system.Info) *proto.PeerSystemMeta {
 			BlockLANAccess:      info.BlockLANAccess,
 			BlockInbound:        info.BlockInbound,
 			DisableIPv6:         info.DisableIPv6,
-
-			LazyConnectionEnabled: info.LazyConnectionEnabled,
 		},
 
 		Capabilities: peerCapabilities(*info),

shared/management/client/grpc_test.go

@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@ func TestMaxRecvMsgSize(t *testing.T) {
 		envValue string
 		expected int
 	}{
-		{name: "unset returns 0", envValue: "", expected: 0},
+		{name: "unset returns default", envValue: "", expected: defaultMaxRecvMsgSize},
 		{name: "valid value", envValue: "10485760", expected: 10485760},
-		{name: "non-numeric returns 0", envValue: "abc", expected: 0},
-		{name: "negative returns 0", envValue: "-1", expected: 0},
-		{name: "zero returns 0", envValue: "0", expected: 0},
+		{name: "non-numeric returns default", envValue: "abc", expected: defaultMaxRecvMsgSize},
+		{name: "negative returns default", envValue: "-1", expected: defaultMaxRecvMsgSize},
+		{name: "zero returns default", envValue: "0", expected: defaultMaxRecvMsgSize},
 	}
 
 	for _, tt := range tests {

shared/relay/client/manager.go

@@ -30,11 +30,16 @@ type RelayTrack struct {
 	relayClient *Client
 	err         error
 	created     time.Time
+	// ready is closed once the dial started by openConnVia finishes (relayClient
+	// or err is set). Callers reusing a track wait on this instead of the track
+	// lock, so the dial never runs under rt.Lock.
+	ready chan struct{}
 }
 
 func NewRelayTrack() *RelayTrack {
 	return &RelayTrack{
 		created: time.Now(),
+		ready:   make(chan struct{}),
 	}
 }
 
@@ -326,34 +331,24 @@ func (m *Manager) openConnVia(ctx context.Context, serverAddress, peerKey string
 	// check if already has a connection to the desired relay server
 	m.relayClientsMutex.RLock()
 	rt, ok := m.relayClients[serverAddress]
-	if ok {
-		rt.RLock()
-		m.relayClientsMutex.RUnlock()
-		defer rt.RUnlock()
-		if rt.err != nil {
-			return nil, rt.err
-		}
-		return rt.relayClient.OpenConn(ctx, peerKey)
-	}
 	m.relayClientsMutex.RUnlock()
+	if ok {
+		return m.openConnOnTrack(ctx, rt, peerKey)
+	}
 
 	// if not, establish a new connection but check it again (because changed the lock type) before starting the
 	// connection
 	m.relayClientsMutex.Lock()
 	rt, ok = m.relayClients[serverAddress]
 	if ok {
-		rt.RLock()
 		m.relayClientsMutex.Unlock()
-		defer rt.RUnlock()
-		if rt.err != nil {
-			return nil, rt.err
-		}
-		return rt.relayClient.OpenConn(ctx, peerKey)
+		return m.openConnOnTrack(ctx, rt, peerKey)
 	}
 
-	// create a new relay client and store it in the relayClients map
+	// Publish the track and release the map lock BEFORE dialing, so the dial does
+	// not run under rt.Lock (which would block RelayStates and the cleanup loop
+	// for the full dial). Concurrent callers find this track and wait on rt.ready.
 	rt = NewRelayTrack()
-	rt.Lock()
 	m.relayClients[serverAddress] = rt
 	m.relayClientsMutex.Unlock()
 
@@ -361,8 +356,10 @@ func (m *Manager) openConnVia(ctx context.Context, serverAddress, peerKey string
 	relayClient.SetTransportFallback(m.transportFallback)
 	err := relayClient.Connect(m.ctx)
 	if err != nil {
+		rt.Lock()
 		rt.err = err
 		rt.Unlock()
+		close(rt.ready)
 		m.relayClientsMutex.Lock()
 		delete(m.relayClients, serverAddress)
 		m.relayClientsMutex.Unlock()
@@ -370,14 +367,34 @@ func (m *Manager) openConnVia(ctx context.Context, serverAddress, peerKey string
 	}
 	// if connection closed then delete the relay client from the list
 	relayClient.SetOnDisconnectListener(m.onServerDisconnected)
+	rt.Lock()
 	rt.relayClient = relayClient
 	rt.Unlock()
+	close(rt.ready)
 
-	conn, err := relayClient.OpenConn(ctx, peerKey)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+	return relayClient.OpenConn(ctx, peerKey)
+}
+
+// openConnOnTrack opens a peer connection through an existing relay track,
+// waiting for the dial started by another openConnVia call to finish. It waits
+// on rt.ready rather than the track lock, so it neither holds nor contends the
+// track lock across the dial.
+func (m *Manager) openConnOnTrack(ctx context.Context, rt *RelayTrack, peerKey string) (net.Conn, error) {
+	select {
+	case <-rt.ready:
+	case <-ctx.Done():
+		return nil, ctx.Err()
 	}
-	return conn, nil
+
+	rt.RLock()
+	defer rt.RUnlock()
+	if rt.err != nil {
+		return nil, rt.err
+	}
+	if rt.relayClient == nil {
+		return nil, ErrRelayClientNotConnected
+	}
+	return rt.relayClient.OpenConn(ctx, peerKey)
 }
 
 func (m *Manager) onServerConnected() {
@@ -476,6 +493,13 @@ func (m *Manager) cleanUpUnusedRelays() {
 			continue
 		}
 
+		// dial still in progress (openConnVia publishes the track before Connect
+		// completes and no longer holds rt.Lock during it), nothing to clean up.
+		if rt.relayClient == nil {
+			rt.Unlock()
+			continue
+		}
+
 		if time.Since(rt.created) <= m.keepUnusedServerTime {
 			rt.Unlock()
 			continue

shared/relay/client/manager_cleanup_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+package client
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"net/netip"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+// TestCleanUpUnusedRelays_DoesNotBlockOnRealHangingDial drives a real, hanging foreign
+// relay dial and asserts cleanUpUnusedRelays does not stall behind it.
+func TestCleanUpUnusedRelays_DoesNotBlockOnRealHangingDial(t *testing.T) {
+	serverAddr := stallingRelayListener(t)
+
+	mCtx, mCancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	t.Cleanup(mCancel)
+
+	m := NewManager(mCtx, nil, "alice", 1280)
+
+	dialDone := make(chan struct{})
+	go func() {
+		defer close(dialDone)
+		_, _ = m.openConnVia(mCtx, serverAddr, "peerKey", netip.Addr{})
+	}()
+
+	// The track appears in the map once the dial is in flight.
+	require.Eventually(t, func() bool {
+		m.relayClientsMutex.RLock()
+		defer m.relayClientsMutex.RUnlock()
+		_, ok := m.relayClients[serverAddr]
+		return ok
+	}, 5*time.Second, 5*time.Millisecond, "relay dial did not start")
+
+	cleanupDone := make(chan struct{})
+	go func() {
+		defer close(cleanupDone)
+		m.cleanUpUnusedRelays()
+	}()
+
+	select {
+	case <-cleanupDone:
+	case <-time.After(2 * time.Second):
+		t.Fatal("cleanUpUnusedRelays blocked on an in-progress relay dial while holding the relay map lock")
+	}
+
+	m.relayClientsMutex.RLock()
+	_, stillTracked := m.relayClients[serverAddr]
+	m.relayClientsMutex.RUnlock()
+	require.True(t, stillTracked, "an in-progress relay dial must not be evicted by cleanup")
+
+	// Release the hanging dial so the goroutine can exit cleanly.
+	mCancel()
+	select {
+	case <-dialDone:
+	case <-time.After(5 * time.Second):
+		t.Fatal("openConnVia did not return after context cancellation")
+	}
+}

shared/relay/client/manager_relaystates_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+package client
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"net"
+	"net/netip"
+	"sync"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+// stallingRelayListener accepts TCP connections and holds them open without ever
+// responding, so a relay handshake dialed against it blocks until its context is
+// cancelled. It returns the "rel://host:port" URL to dial.
+func stallingRelayListener(t *testing.T) string {
+	t.Helper()
+
+	ln, err := net.Listen("tcp", "127.0.0.1:0")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	var mu sync.Mutex
+	var conns []net.Conn
+	go func() {
+		for {
+			c, err := ln.Accept()
+			if err != nil {
+				return
+			}
+			mu.Lock()
+			conns = append(conns, c)
+			mu.Unlock()
+		}
+	}()
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		_ = ln.Close()
+		mu.Lock()
+		for _, c := range conns {
+			_ = c.Close()
+		}
+		mu.Unlock()
+	})
+
+	return "rel://" + ln.Addr().String()
+}
+
+// TestRelayStates_DoesNotBlockOnRealHangingDial is a regression test for
+// RelayStates() called by a "status -d command" hanging behind an in-progress
+// relay dial.
+func TestRelayStates_DoesNotBlockOnRealHangingDial(t *testing.T) {
+	serverAddr := stallingRelayListener(t)
+
+	mCtx, mCancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	t.Cleanup(mCancel)
+
+	m := NewManager(mCtx, nil, "alice", 1280)
+
+	dialDone := make(chan struct{})
+	go func() {
+		defer close(dialDone)
+		_, _ = m.openConnVia(mCtx, serverAddr, "peerKey", netip.Addr{})
+	}()
+
+	require.Eventually(t, func() bool {
+		m.relayClientsMutex.RLock()
+		defer m.relayClientsMutex.RUnlock()
+		_, ok := m.relayClients[serverAddr]
+		return ok
+	}, 5*time.Second, 5*time.Millisecond, "relay dial did not start")
+
+	done := make(chan []RelayConnState, 1)
+	go func() {
+		done <- m.RelayStates()
+	}()
+
+	select {
+	case states := <-done:
+		require.Empty(t, states, "a relay still being dialed carries no state and must be omitted")
+	case <-time.After(2 * time.Second):
+		t.Fatal("RelayStates blocked on a foreign relay whose Connect() is in progress")
+	}
+
+	// Release the hanging dial so the goroutine can exit cleanly.
+	mCancel()
+	select {
+	case <-dialDone:
+	case <-time.After(5 * time.Second):
+		t.Fatal("openConnVia did not return after context cancellation")
+	}
+}

signal/cmd/run.go

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import (
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric"
 	"golang.org/x/crypto/acme/autocert"
 	"golang.org/x/net/http2"
-	"golang.org/x/net/http2/h2c"
+	"golang.org/x/net/http2/h2c" //nolint:staticcheck
 
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/metrics"
 
@@ -281,6 +281,7 @@ func serveHTTP(httpListener net.Listener, handler http.Handler) {
 	go func() {
 		// Use h2c to support HTTP/2 without TLS (needed for gRPC)
 		h1s := &http.Server{
+			//nolint:staticcheck // h2c also handles the HTTP/1 Upgrade mechanism, which http.Server's UnencryptedHTTP2 does not
 			Handler: h2c.NewHandler(handler, &http2.Server{}),
 		}
 		err := h1s.Serve(httpListener)