[client] Clarify outdated NetBird client overlay

client/internal/auth/device_flow.go

@@ -259,18 +259,12 @@ func (d *DeviceAuthorizationFlow) WaitToken(ctx context.Context, info AuthFlowIn
 	ticker := time.NewTicker(interval)
 	defer ticker.Stop()
 
-	log.Infof("device flow: waiting for user authorization, polling token endpoint every %s, code expires in %s", interval, timeout)
-
-	start := time.Now()
-	polls := 0
-
 	for {
 		select {
 		case <-waitCtx.Done():
 			return TokenInfo{}, waitCtx.Err()
 		case <-ticker.C:
 
-			polls++
 			tokenResponse, err := d.requestToken(info)
 			if err != nil {
 				return TokenInfo{}, fmt.Errorf("parsing token response failed with error: %v", err)
@@ -278,12 +272,10 @@ func (d *DeviceAuthorizationFlow) WaitToken(ctx context.Context, info AuthFlowIn
 
 			if tokenResponse.Error != "" {
 				if tokenResponse.Error == "authorization_pending" {
-					log.Tracef("device flow: authorization still pending after poll %d", polls)
 					continue
 				} else if tokenResponse.Error == "slow_down" {
 					interval += (3 * time.Second)
 					ticker.Reset(interval)
-					log.Infof("device flow: IdP requested slow_down, polling interval increased to %s", interval)
 					continue
 				}
 
@@ -304,7 +296,6 @@ func (d *DeviceAuthorizationFlow) WaitToken(ctx context.Context, info AuthFlowIn
 				return TokenInfo{}, fmt.Errorf("validate access token failed with error: %v", err)
 			}
 
-			log.Infof("device flow: user authorization confirmed after %d polls in %s", polls, time.Since(start).Round(time.Second))
 			return tokenInfo, err
 		}
 	}

client/internal/auth/pkce_flow.go

@@ -188,8 +188,6 @@ func (p *PKCEAuthorizationFlow) WaitToken(ctx context.Context, info AuthFlowInfo
 	waitCtx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, timeout)
 	defer cancel()
 
-	log.Infof("pkce flow: waiting for authorization callback on %s, timeout %s", p.oAuthConfig.RedirectURL, timeout)
-
 	tokenChan := make(chan *oauth2.Token, 1)
 	errChan := make(chan error, 1)
 
@@ -223,7 +221,6 @@ func (p *PKCEAuthorizationFlow) WaitToken(ctx context.Context, info AuthFlowInfo
 func (p *PKCEAuthorizationFlow) startServer(server *http.Server, tokenChan chan<- *oauth2.Token, errChan chan<- error) {
 	mux := http.NewServeMux()
 	mux.HandleFunc("/", func(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
-		log.Infof("pkce flow: received authorization callback from IdP")
 		cert := p.providerConfig.ClientCertPair
 		if cert != nil {
 			tr := &http.Transport{
@@ -274,18 +271,11 @@ func (p *PKCEAuthorizationFlow) handleRequest(req *http.Request) (*oauth2.Token,
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("authentication failed: missing code")
 	}
 
-	exchangeStart := time.Now()
-	token, err := p.oAuthConfig.Exchange(
+	return p.oAuthConfig.Exchange(
 		req.Context(),
 		code,
 		oauth2.SetAuthURLParam("code_verifier", p.codeVerifier),
 	)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	log.Infof("pkce flow: authorization code exchanged for token in %s", time.Since(exchangeStart).Round(time.Millisecond))
-	return token, nil
 }
 
 func (p *PKCEAuthorizationFlow) parseOAuthToken(token *oauth2.Token) (TokenInfo, error) {

client/internal/conn_mgr.go

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package internal
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"maps"
 	"os"
 	"strconv"
 	"sync"
@@ -15,7 +14,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/peer"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/peerstore"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/route"
-	mgmProto "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/management/proto"
 )
 
 // lazyForce is the resolved local decision for lazy connections, layered above the
@@ -42,14 +40,8 @@ type ConnMgr struct {
 	iface            lazyconn.WGIface
 	force            lazyForce
 	rosenpassEnabled bool
-	// remoteLazyEnabled caches the account-wide lazy feature flag from management.
-	// It is the default for peers that do not carry a per-peer lazy hint.
-	remoteLazyEnabled bool
 
 	lazyConnMgr *manager.Manager
-	// appliedExcludeList is the exclude set last handed to the lazy manager, kept so an
-	// unchanged set on the next sync skips the O(n) reconciliation.
-	appliedExcludeList map[string]bool
 
 	wg            sync.WaitGroup
 	lazyCtx       context.Context
@@ -67,56 +59,69 @@ func NewConnMgr(engineConfig *EngineConfig, statusRecorder *peer.Status, peerSto
 	return e
 }
 
-// Start initializes the connection manager. The lazy connection manager always runs so that
-// per-peer lazy defaults (e.g. proxy peers) work even when the account flag is off; the
-// account flag and the local override decide the default lazy state per peer (see
-// PeerLazyDefault). Rosenpass is the only condition that disables it.
+// 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
 	}
 
+	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 is enabled, lazy connection manager will not be started")
+		log.Warnf("rosenpass connection manager is enabled, lazy connection manager will not be started")
 		e.statusRecorder.UpdateLazyConnection(false)
 		return
 	}
 
 	e.initLazyManager(ctx)
-	e.statusRecorder.UpdateLazyConnection(e.PeerLazyDefault(mgmProto.LazyState_LazyStateDefault))
+	e.statusRecorder.UpdateLazyConnection(true)
 }
 
-// UpdatedRemoteFeatureFlag caches the account-wide lazy feature flag. The manager itself is
-// not started or stopped here; the per-sync exclude-list reconciliation moves normal peers
-// between the lazy and always-active sets when the flag flips.
-func (e *ConnMgr) UpdatedRemoteFeatureFlag(_ context.Context, enabled bool) error {
-	e.remoteLazyEnabled = enabled
-	if e.isStartedWithLazyMgr() {
-		e.statusRecorder.UpdateLazyConnection(e.PeerLazyDefault(mgmProto.LazyState_LazyStateDefault))
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
-// PeerLazyDefault reports whether a peer should be lazy. The local override
-// (NB_LAZY_CONN/MDM) wins over everything; without a local override the
-// management per-peer state applies (LazyStateLazy/Eager force the decision),
-// and LazyStateDefault follows the account-wide flag.
-func (e *ConnMgr) PeerLazyDefault(state mgmProto.LazyState) bool {
-	switch e.force {
-	case lazyForceOn:
-		return true
-	case lazyForceOff:
-		return false
+// UpdatedRemoteFeatureFlag is called when the remote feature flag is updated.
+// 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 {
+	// a local override (NB_LAZY_CONN or local config) takes precedence over management
+	if e.force != lazyForceNone {
+		return nil
 	}
 
-	switch state {
-	case mgmProto.LazyState_LazyStateLazy:
-		return true
-	case mgmProto.LazyState_LazyStateEager:
-		return false
-	default:
-		return e.remoteLazyEnabled
+	if enabled {
+		// if the lazy connection manager is already started, do not start it again
+		if e.lazyConnMgr != nil {
+			return nil
+		}
+
+		if e.rosenpassEnabled {
+			log.Infof("rosenpass connection manager is enabled, lazy connection manager will not be started")
+			e.statusRecorder.UpdateLazyConnection(false)
+			return nil
+		}
+
+		log.Infof("lazy connection manager is enabled by the management feature flag")
+		e.initLazyManager(ctx)
+		e.statusRecorder.UpdateLazyConnection(true)
+		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")
+		e.closeManager(ctx)
+		e.statusRecorder.UpdateLazyConnection(false)
+		return nil
 	}
 }
 
@@ -136,13 +141,6 @@ func (e *ConnMgr) SetExcludeList(ctx context.Context, peerIDs map[string]bool) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	// The exclude set is recomputed every sync but rarely changes; skip the O(n)
-	// store lookups and reconciliation when it matches what was already applied.
-	if maps.Equal(peerIDs, e.appliedExcludeList) {
-		return
-	}
-	e.appliedExcludeList = maps.Clone(peerIDs)
-
 	excludedPeers := make([]lazyconn.PeerConfig, 0, len(peerIDs))
 
 	for peerID := range peerIDs {
@@ -178,16 +176,12 @@ func (e *ConnMgr) SetExcludeList(ctx context.Context, peerIDs map[string]bool) {
 	}
 }
 
-// AddPeerConn registers a peer connection. permanent requests an always-active connection
-// (the peer belongs to the exclude set: a forwarder, or a peer that is not lazy by policy).
-// Non-permanent peers are handed to the lazy manager. The subsequent SetExcludeList call
-// reconciles membership for existing peers across flag flips.
-func (e *ConnMgr) AddPeerConn(ctx context.Context, peerKey string, conn *peer.Conn, permanent bool) (exists bool) {
+func (e *ConnMgr) AddPeerConn(ctx context.Context, peerKey string, conn *peer.Conn) (exists bool) {
 	if success := e.peerStore.AddPeerConn(peerKey, conn); !success {
 		return true
 	}
 
-	if !e.isStartedWithLazyMgr() || permanent {
+	if !e.isStartedWithLazyMgr() {
 		if err := conn.Open(ctx); err != nil {
 			conn.Log.Errorf("failed to open connection: %v", err)
 		}
@@ -275,7 +269,6 @@ func (e *ConnMgr) Close() {
 	e.lazyCtxCancel()
 	e.wg.Wait()
 	e.lazyConnMgr = nil
-	e.appliedExcludeList = nil
 }
 
 func (e *ConnMgr) initLazyManager(engineCtx context.Context) {
@@ -283,7 +276,6 @@ func (e *ConnMgr) initLazyManager(engineCtx context.Context) {
 		InactivityThreshold: inactivityThresholdEnv(),
 	}
 	e.lazyConnMgr = manager.NewManager(cfg, engineCtx, e.peerStore, e.iface)
-	e.appliedExcludeList = nil
 
 	e.lazyCtx, e.lazyCtxCancel = context.WithCancel(engineCtx)
 
@@ -294,6 +286,43 @@ func (e *ConnMgr) initLazyManager(engineCtx context.Context) {
 	}()
 }
 
+func (e *ConnMgr) addPeersToLazyConnManager() error {
+	peers := e.peerStore.PeersPubKey()
+	lazyPeerCfgs := make([]lazyconn.PeerConfig, 0, len(peers))
+	for _, peerID := range peers {
+		var peerConn *peer.Conn
+		var exists bool
+		if peerConn, exists = e.peerStore.PeerConn(peerID); !exists {
+			log.Warnf("failed to find peer conn for peerID: %s", peerID)
+			continue
+		}
+
+		lazyPeerCfg := lazyconn.PeerConfig{
+			PublicKey:  peerID,
+			AllowedIPs: peerConn.WgConfig().AllowedIps,
+			PeerConnID: peerConn.ConnID(),
+			Log:        peerConn.Log,
+		}
+		lazyPeerCfgs = append(lazyPeerCfgs, lazyPeerCfg)
+	}
+
+	return e.lazyConnMgr.AddActivePeers(lazyPeerCfgs)
+}
+
+func (e *ConnMgr) closeManager(ctx context.Context) {
+	if e.lazyConnMgr == nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	e.lazyCtxCancel()
+	e.wg.Wait()
+	e.lazyConnMgr = nil
+
+	for _, peerID := range e.peerStore.PeersPubKey() {
+		e.peerStore.PeerConnOpen(ctx, peerID)
+	}
+}
+
 func (e *ConnMgr) isStartedWithLazyMgr() bool {
 	return e.lazyConnMgr != nil && e.lazyCtxCancel != nil
 }

client/internal/conn_mgr_test.go

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/lazyconn"
-	mgmProto "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/management/proto"
 )
 
 func TestResolveLazyForce(t *testing.T) {
@@ -39,90 +38,3 @@ func TestResolveLazyForce(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
-
-func TestPeerLazyDefault(t *testing.T) {
-	tests := []struct {
-		name          string
-		force         lazyForce
-		remoteEnabled bool
-		state         mgmProto.LazyState
-		want          bool
-	}{
-		{name: "force on wins over eager state", force: lazyForceOn, state: mgmProto.LazyState_LazyStateEager, want: true},
-		{name: "force off wins over lazy state", force: lazyForceOff, remoteEnabled: true, state: mgmProto.LazyState_LazyStateLazy, want: false},
-		{name: "none, default, account off -> active", force: lazyForceNone, state: mgmProto.LazyState_LazyStateDefault, want: false},
-		{name: "none, default, account on -> lazy", force: lazyForceNone, remoteEnabled: true, state: mgmProto.LazyState_LazyStateDefault, want: true},
-		{name: "none, lazy state, account off -> lazy", force: lazyForceNone, state: mgmProto.LazyState_LazyStateLazy, want: true},
-		{name: "none, eager state, account on -> active", force: lazyForceNone, remoteEnabled: true, state: mgmProto.LazyState_LazyStateEager, want: false},
-	}
-
-	for _, tt := range tests {
-		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			e := &ConnMgr{force: tt.force, remoteLazyEnabled: tt.remoteEnabled}
-			if got := e.PeerLazyDefault(tt.state); got != tt.want {
-				t.Fatalf("PeerLazyDefault(%v) = %v, want %v", tt.state, got, tt.want)
-			}
-		})
-	}
-}
-
-// TestToExcludedLazyPeers covers the per-peer lazy classification (proxy vs
-// normal, across the force/account-flag matrix). Forwarder-target exclusion is
-// covered by TestToExcludedLazyPeers_ForwardTarget.
-func TestToExcludedLazyPeers(t *testing.T) {
-	const (
-		normalKey = "normal"
-		lazyKey   = "lazy-state"
-		eagerKey  = "eager-state"
-	)
-
-	peers := []*mgmProto.RemotePeerConfig{
-		{WgPubKey: normalKey, AllowedIps: []string{"100.64.0.1/32"}},
-		{WgPubKey: lazyKey, AllowedIps: []string{"100.64.0.2/32"}, LazyState: mgmProto.LazyState_LazyStateLazy},
-		{WgPubKey: eagerKey, AllowedIps: []string{"100.64.0.3/32"}, LazyState: mgmProto.LazyState_LazyStateEager},
-	}
-
-	tests := []struct {
-		name          string
-		force         lazyForce
-		remoteEnabled bool
-		want          map[string]bool
-	}{
-		{
-			name:  "account off: lazy-state peer lazy, normal + eager active",
-			force: lazyForceNone, remoteEnabled: false,
-			want: map[string]bool{normalKey: true, eagerKey: true},
-		},
-		{
-			name:  "account on: only eager-state peer active",
-			force: lazyForceNone, remoteEnabled: true,
-			want: map[string]bool{eagerKey: true},
-		},
-		{
-			name:  "force off: everything active",
-			force: lazyForceOff, remoteEnabled: true,
-			want: map[string]bool{normalKey: true, lazyKey: true, eagerKey: true},
-		},
-		{
-			name:  "force on: nothing active",
-			force: lazyForceOn, remoteEnabled: false,
-			want: map[string]bool{},
-		},
-	}
-
-	for _, tt := range tests {
-		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			e := &Engine{connMgr: &ConnMgr{force: tt.force, remoteLazyEnabled: tt.remoteEnabled}}
-			got := e.toExcludedLazyPeers(nil, peers)
-
-			if len(got) != len(tt.want) {
-				t.Fatalf("toExcludedLazyPeers() = %v, want %v", got, tt.want)
-			}
-			for k := range tt.want {
-				if !got[k] {
-					t.Fatalf("expected peer %s excluded, got %v", k, got)
-				}
-			}
-		})
-	}
-}

client/internal/debug/debug.go

@@ -480,6 +480,7 @@ func (g *BundleGenerator) addStatus() error {
 
 		fullStatus := g.statusRecorder.GetFullStatus()
 		protoFullStatus := nbstatus.ToProtoFullStatus(fullStatus)
+		protoFullStatus.Events = g.statusRecorder.GetEventHistory()
 		overview := nbstatus.ConvertToStatusOutputOverview(protoFullStatus, nbstatus.ConvertOptions{
 			Anonymize:     g.anonymize,
 			ProfileName:   profName,

client/internal/engine.go

@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ 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, publicKey)
+		e.rpManager, err = rosenpass.NewManager(e.config.PreSharedKey, e.config.WgIfaceName)
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("create rosenpass manager: %w", err)
 		}
@@ -803,7 +803,7 @@ func (e *Engine) blockLanAccess() {
 
 // modifyPeers updates peers that have been modified (e.g. IP address has been changed).
 // It closes the existing connection, removes it from the peerConns map, and creates a new one.
-func (e *Engine) modifyPeers(peersUpdate []*mgmProto.RemotePeerConfig, forwardingRules []firewallManager.ForwardRule) error {
+func (e *Engine) modifyPeers(peersUpdate []*mgmProto.RemotePeerConfig) error {
 
 	// first, check if peers have been modified
 	var modified []*mgmProto.RemotePeerConfig
@@ -842,7 +842,7 @@ func (e *Engine) modifyPeers(peersUpdate []*mgmProto.RemotePeerConfig, forwardin
 	}
 	// third, add the peer connections again
 	for _, p := range modified {
-		err := e.addNewPeer(p, forwardingRules)
+		err := e.addNewPeer(p)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -1482,14 +1482,15 @@ func (e *Engine) updateNetworkMap(networkMap *mgmProto.NetworkMap) error {
 	e.updateOfflinePeers(networkMap.GetOfflinePeers())
 	done()
 
-	remotePeers, err := e.reconcilePeers(networkMap, forwardingRules)
+	remotePeers, err := e.reconcilePeers(networkMap)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
 	// must set the exclude list after the peers are added. Without it the manager can not figure out the peers parameters from the store
 	done = e.phase("lazy_exclude")
-	e.connMgr.SetExcludeList(e.ctx, e.toExcludedLazyPeers(forwardingRules, remotePeers))
+	excludedLazyPeers := e.toExcludedLazyPeers(forwardingRules, remotePeers)
+	e.connMgr.SetExcludeList(e.ctx, excludedLazyPeers)
 	done()
 
 	e.networkSerial = serial
@@ -1499,10 +1500,8 @@ func (e *Engine) updateNetworkMap(networkMap *mgmProto.NetworkMap) error {
 
 // reconcilePeers applies the remote peer list from the network map (removing,
 // modifying and adding peers, then updating SSH config) and returns the remote
-// peers with our own peer filtered out, for use by later sync steps. The
-// forwarding rules are used to decide whether a newly added peer needs an
-// always-active connection.
-func (e *Engine) reconcilePeers(networkMap *mgmProto.NetworkMap, forwardingRules []firewallManager.ForwardRule) ([]*mgmProto.RemotePeerConfig, error) {
+// peers with our own peer filtered out, for use by later sync steps.
+func (e *Engine) reconcilePeers(networkMap *mgmProto.NetworkMap) ([]*mgmProto.RemotePeerConfig, error) {
 	// Filter out own peer from the remote peers list
 	localPubKey := e.config.WgPrivateKey.PublicKey().String()
 	remotePeers := make([]*mgmProto.RemotePeerConfig, 0, len(networkMap.GetRemotePeers()))
@@ -1530,14 +1529,14 @@ func (e *Engine) reconcilePeers(networkMap *mgmProto.NetworkMap, forwardingRules
 	}
 
 	done = e.phase("modified_peers")
-	err = e.modifyPeers(remotePeers, forwardingRules)
+	err = e.modifyPeers(remotePeers)
 	done()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	done = e.phase("added_peers")
-	err = e.addNewPeers(remotePeers, forwardingRules)
+	err = e.addNewPeers(remotePeers)
 	done()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -1733,9 +1732,9 @@ func addrToString(addr netip.Addr) string {
 }
 
 // addNewPeers adds peers that were not know before but arrived from the Management service with the update
-func (e *Engine) addNewPeers(peersUpdate []*mgmProto.RemotePeerConfig, forwardingRules []firewallManager.ForwardRule) error {
+func (e *Engine) addNewPeers(peersUpdate []*mgmProto.RemotePeerConfig) error {
 	for _, p := range peersUpdate {
-		err := e.addNewPeer(p, forwardingRules)
+		err := e.addNewPeer(p)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -1743,9 +1742,8 @@ func (e *Engine) addNewPeers(peersUpdate []*mgmProto.RemotePeerConfig, forwardin
 	return nil
 }
 
-// addNewPeer add peer if connection doesn't exist. A peer that is not lazy by
-// policy (or is a forwarder) gets an always-active connection instead.
-func (e *Engine) addNewPeer(peerConfig *mgmProto.RemotePeerConfig, forwardingRules []firewallManager.ForwardRule) error {
+// addNewPeer add peer if connection doesn't exist
+func (e *Engine) addNewPeer(peerConfig *mgmProto.RemotePeerConfig) error {
 	peerKey := peerConfig.GetWgPubKey()
 	peerIPs := make([]netip.Prefix, 0, len(peerConfig.GetAllowedIps()))
 	if _, ok := e.peerStore.PeerConn(peerKey); ok {
@@ -1779,7 +1777,7 @@ func (e *Engine) addNewPeer(peerConfig *mgmProto.RemotePeerConfig, forwardingRul
 		log.Warnf("error adding peer %s to status recorder, got error: %v", peerKey, err)
 	}
 
-	if exists := e.connMgr.AddPeerConn(e.ctx, peerKey, conn, e.isPermanentPeer(peerConfig, forwardingRules)); exists {
+	if exists := e.connMgr.AddPeerConn(e.ctx, peerKey, conn); exists {
 		conn.Close(false)
 		return fmt.Errorf("peer already exists: %s", peerKey)
 	}
@@ -2605,54 +2603,22 @@ func (e *Engine) updateForwardRules(rules []*mgmProto.ForwardingRule) ([]firewal
 	return forwardingRules, nberrors.FormatErrorOrNil(merr)
 }
 
-// toExcludedLazyPeers returns the peers that must have an always-active
-// connection, so the caller can reconcile the lazy manager's exclude list.
 func (e *Engine) toExcludedLazyPeers(rules []firewallManager.ForwardRule, peers []*mgmProto.RemotePeerConfig) map[string]bool {
 	excludedPeers := make(map[string]bool)
-	for _, p := range peers {
-		if e.isPermanentPeer(p, rules) {
-			excludedPeers[p.GetWgPubKey()] = true
-		}
-	}
-	return excludedPeers
-}
-
-// isPermanentPeer reports whether a peer needs an always-active connection: it
-// is not lazy by policy (the per-peer lazy hint or account flag, subject to the
-// local override), or it is an ingress forward target. Inbound forwarded traffic
-// is initiated remotely and cannot wake a lazy connection, so the peer routing
-// the target must stay permanently connected.
-func (e *Engine) isPermanentPeer(p *mgmProto.RemotePeerConfig, rules []firewallManager.ForwardRule) bool {
-	if !e.connMgr.PeerLazyDefault(p.GetLazyState()) {
-		return true
-	}
-
-	// Match against the incoming config's AllowedIPs rather than the peer store:
-	// isPermanentPeer runs in addNewPeer before the peer is in the store, so a
-	// store lookup would miss a forward target and register it as lazy.
-	prefixes := make([]netip.Prefix, 0, len(p.GetAllowedIps()))
-	for _, ipStr := range p.GetAllowedIps() {
-		if prefix, err := netip.ParsePrefix(ipStr); err == nil {
-			prefixes = append(prefixes, prefix)
-		}
-	}
 	for _, r := range rules {
-		if prefixesContain(prefixes, r.TranslatedAddress) {
-			log.Infof("exclude forwarder peer from lazy connection: %s", p.GetWgPubKey())
-			return true
+		ip := r.TranslatedAddress
+		for _, p := range peers {
+			for _, allowedIP := range p.GetAllowedIps() {
+				if allowedIP != ip.String() {
+					continue
+				}
+				log.Infof("exclude forwarder peer from lazy connection: %s", p.GetWgPubKey())
+				excludedPeers[p.GetWgPubKey()] = true
+			}
 		}
 	}
-	return false
-}
 
-// prefixesContain reports whether addr falls within any of the prefixes.
-func prefixesContain(prefixes []netip.Prefix, addr netip.Addr) bool {
-	for _, prefix := range prefixes {
-		if prefix.Contains(addr) {
-			return true
-		}
-	}
-	return false
+	return excludedPeers
 }
 
 // isChecksEqual checks if two slices of checks are equal.

client/internal/engine_lazy_exclude_test.go

@@ -1,89 +0,0 @@
-package internal
-
-import (
-	"net/netip"
-	"testing"
-
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
-
-	firewallManager "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/firewall/manager"
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/peer"
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/peerstore"
-	mgmProto "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/management/proto"
-)
-
-func TestPrefixesContain(t *testing.T) {
-	tests := []struct {
-		name     string
-		prefixes []string
-		addr     string
-		want     bool
-	}{
-		{name: "own overlay /32 matches", prefixes: []string{"100.110.8.145/32"}, addr: "100.110.8.145", want: true},
-		{name: "addr inside routed subnet", prefixes: []string{"10.121.0.0/16"}, addr: "10.121.208.4", want: true},
-		{name: "addr outside subnet", prefixes: []string{"10.121.0.0/16"}, addr: "10.122.0.1", want: false},
-		{name: "different /32", prefixes: []string{"100.110.8.145/32"}, addr: "100.110.8.146", want: false},
-		{name: "ipv6 /128 matches", prefixes: []string{"fd00::1/128"}, addr: "fd00::1", want: true},
-		{name: "no prefixes", prefixes: nil, addr: "10.121.208.4", want: false},
-	}
-
-	for _, tt := range tests {
-		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			prefixes := make([]netip.Prefix, 0, len(tt.prefixes))
-			for _, p := range tt.prefixes {
-				prefixes = append(prefixes, netip.MustParsePrefix(p))
-			}
-			require.Equal(t, tt.want, prefixesContain(prefixes, netip.MustParseAddr(tt.addr)))
-		})
-	}
-}
-
-// TestToExcludedLazyPeers_ForwardTarget guards a regression: the forward-target
-// peer (the peer routing a ForwardRule.TranslatedAddress) must be excluded from
-// lazy connections, matched via the peer's already-parsed AllowedIPs.
-func TestToExcludedLazyPeers_ForwardTarget(t *testing.T) {
-	const targetPeerKey = "cccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccc0="
-	const otherPeerKey = "dddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd0="
-
-	store := peerstore.NewConnStore()
-	store.AddPeerConn(targetPeerKey, newTestConn(t, targetPeerKey, "100.110.8.145/32"))
-	store.AddPeerConn(otherPeerKey, newTestConn(t, otherPeerKey, "100.110.9.10/32"))
-
-	// Lazy on for normal peers, so the only exclusion under test is the forward target.
-	e := &Engine{peerStore: store, connMgr: &ConnMgr{force: lazyForceOn}}
-
-	peers := []*mgmProto.RemotePeerConfig{
-		{WgPubKey: targetPeerKey, AllowedIps: []string{"100.110.8.145/32"}},
-		{WgPubKey: otherPeerKey, AllowedIps: []string{"100.110.9.10/32"}},
-	}
-	rules := []firewallManager.ForwardRule{
-		{TranslatedAddress: netip.MustParseAddr("100.110.8.145")},
-	}
-
-	excluded := e.toExcludedLazyPeers(rules, peers)
-
-	require.True(t, excluded[targetPeerKey], "forward-target peer must be excluded from lazy connections")
-	require.False(t, excluded[otherPeerKey], "non-target peer must not be excluded")
-	require.Len(t, excluded, 1)
-}
-
-func TestToExcludedLazyPeers_NoRules(t *testing.T) {
-	// Lazy on for normal peers and no forward rules, so nothing is excluded.
-	e := &Engine{peerStore: peerstore.NewConnStore(), connMgr: &ConnMgr{force: lazyForceOn}}
-
-	peers := []*mgmProto.RemotePeerConfig{
-		{WgPubKey: "peer-a", AllowedIps: []string{"100.110.8.145/32"}},
-	}
-
-	require.Empty(t, e.toExcludedLazyPeers(nil, peers))
-}
-
-func newTestConn(t *testing.T, key, allowedIP string) *peer.Conn {
-	t.Helper()
-	conn, err := peer.NewConn(peer.ConnConfig{
-		Key:      key,
-		WgConfig: peer.WgConfig{AllowedIps: []netip.Prefix{netip.MustParsePrefix(allowedIP)}},
-	}, peer.ServiceDependencies{})
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	return conn
-}

client/internal/engine_test.go

@@ -279,8 +279,7 @@ func TestEngine_UpdateNetworkMap(t *testing.T) {
 	}, MobileDependency{})
 
 	wgIface := &MockWGIface{
-		NameFunc:            func() string { return "utun102" },
-		IsUserspaceBindFunc: func() bool { return true },
+		NameFunc: func() string { return "utun102" },
 		RemovePeerFunc: func(peerKey string) error {
 			return nil
 		},

client/internal/peer/conn.go

@@ -30,11 +30,6 @@ 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(
@@ -123,9 +118,6 @@ 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
@@ -203,6 +195,7 @@ func NewConn(config ConnConfig, services ServiceDependencies) (*Conn, error) {
 		statusICE:          worker.NewAtomicStatus(),
 		dumpState:          dumpState,
 		endpointUpdater:    NewEndpointUpdater(connLog, config.WgConfig, isController(config)),
+		wgWatcher:          NewWGWatcher(connLog, config.WgConfig.WgInterface, config.Key, dumpState),
 		metricsRecorder:    services.MetricsRecorder,
 	}
 
@@ -670,12 +663,11 @@ func (conn *Conn) onGuardEvent() {
 	}
 }
 
-func (conn *Conn) onWGDisconnected(watcherCtx context.Context) {
+func (conn *Conn) onWGDisconnected() {
 	conn.mu.Lock()
 	defer conn.mu.Unlock()
 
-	// watcherCtx guards against a stale watcher tearing down a connection that already superseded it.
-	if conn.ctx.Err() != nil || watcherCtx.Err() != nil {
+	if conn.ctx.Err() != nil {
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -691,29 +683,6 @@ func (conn *Conn) onWGDisconnected(watcherCtx context.Context) {
 	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) {
@@ -833,39 +802,25 @@ func (conn *Conn) isConnectedOnAllWay() (status guard.ConnStatus) {
 	})
 }
 
-// enableWgWatcherIfNeeded starts a fresh watcher instance per connection attempt, so its
-// lifecycle stays bound to conn.mu and enable/disable can't race an old goroutine's shutdown.
-// Caller must hold conn.mu.
 func (conn *Conn) enableWgWatcherIfNeeded(enabledTime time.Time) {
-	if conn.wgWatcher != nil {
+	if !conn.wgWatcher.PrepareInitialHandshake() {
 		return
 	}
 
-	watcher := NewWGWatcher(conn.Log, conn.config.WgConfig.WgInterface, conn.config.Key, conn.dumpState)
-	watcher.PrepareInitialHandshake()
-
 	wgWatcherCtx, wgWatcherCancel := context.WithCancel(conn.ctx)
-	conn.wgWatcher = watcher
 	conn.wgWatcherCancel = wgWatcherCancel
-
 	conn.wgWatcherWg.Add(1)
 	go func() {
 		defer conn.wgWatcherWg.Done()
-		onDisconnected := func() { conn.onWGDisconnected(wgWatcherCtx) }
-		watcher.EnableWgWatcher(wgWatcherCtx, enabledTime, onDisconnected, conn.onWGHandshakeSuccess, conn.onWGCheckSuccess)
+		conn.wgWatcher.EnableWgWatcher(wgWatcherCtx, enabledTime, conn.onWGDisconnected, conn.onWGHandshakeSuccess)
 	}()
 }
 
-// disableWgWatcherIfNeeded cancels and drops the watcher once no transport is active. It never
-// waits for the goroutine: the timeout path reentrantly calls back here under conn.mu, so
-// blocking would deadlock. Caller must hold conn.mu.
 func (conn *Conn) disableWgWatcherIfNeeded() {
-	if conn.currentConnPriority != conntype.None || conn.wgWatcher == nil {
-		return
+	if conn.currentConnPriority == conntype.None && conn.wgWatcherCancel != nil {
+		conn.wgWatcherCancel()
+		conn.wgWatcherCancel = nil
 	}
-	conn.wgWatcherCancel()
-	conn.wgWatcher = nil
-	conn.wgWatcherCancel = nil
 }
 
 func (conn *Conn) newProxy(remoteConn net.Conn) (wgproxy.Proxy, error) {
@@ -888,9 +843,7 @@ func (conn *Conn) resetEndpoint() {
 		return
 	}
 	conn.Log.Infof("reset wg endpoint")
-	if conn.wgWatcher != nil {
-		conn.wgWatcher.Reset()
-	}
+	conn.wgWatcher.Reset()
 	if err := conn.endpointUpdater.RemoveEndpointAddress(); err != nil {
 		conn.Log.Warnf("failed to remove endpoint address before update: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -939,15 +892,6 @@ 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

@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface"
@@ -305,84 +304,3 @@ 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(conn.ctx)
-	}
-	assert.Empty(t, disconnected, "escalation must not fire below the threshold")
-
-	conn.onWGDisconnected(conn.ctx)
-	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(conn.ctx)
-	}
-	assert.Len(t, disconnected, 1, "escalation must restart counting after firing")
-
-	conn.onWGDisconnected(conn.ctx)
-	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.ctx)
-	}
-	conn.onWGCheckSuccess()
-
-	for i := 0; i < wgTimeoutEscalationThreshold-1; i++ {
-		conn.onWGDisconnected(conn.ctx)
-	}
-	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(conn.ctx)
-	}
-	assert.Empty(t, disconnected, "escalation must be limited to rosenpass connections")
-}

client/internal/peer/wg_watcher.go

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package peer
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"sync"
 	"time"
 
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
@@ -23,14 +24,14 @@ type WGInterfaceStater interface {
 	GetStats() (map[string]configurer.WGStats, error)
 }
 
-// WGWatcher is single-shot: one instance per connection attempt, run once, then discarded.
-// Lifecycle is owned by Conn under conn.mu, so it keeps no "enabled" state to go stale.
 type WGWatcher struct {
 	log           *log.Entry
 	wgIfaceStater WGInterfaceStater
 	peerKey       string
 	stateDump     *stateDump
 
+	enabled   bool
+	muEnabled sync.Mutex
 	// initialHandshake is not thread-safe; never call PrepareInitialHandshake and EnableWgWatcher concurrently.
 	initialHandshake time.Time
 
@@ -47,23 +48,36 @@ func NewWGWatcher(log *log.Entry, wgIfaceStater WGInterfaceStater, peerKey strin
 	}
 }
 
-// PrepareInitialHandshake reads the peer's current WireGuard handshake time. It must be
-// called before the peer is (re)configured on the WireGuard interface, so the captured
-// baseline reflects the state prior to this connection attempt instead of racing with
-// that configuration.
-func (w *WGWatcher) PrepareInitialHandshake() {
+// PrepareInitialHandshake reserves the watcher and reads the peer's current WireGuard
+// handshake time. It must be called before the peer is (re)configured on the WireGuard
+// interface, so the captured baseline reflects the state prior to this connection attempt
+// instead of racing with that configuration. Returns ok=false if the watcher is already
+// running, in which case EnableWgWatcher must not be called.
+func (w *WGWatcher) PrepareInitialHandshake() (ok bool) {
+	w.muEnabled.Lock()
+	if w.enabled {
+		w.muEnabled.Unlock()
+		return false
+	}
+
 	w.log.Debugf("enable WireGuard watcher")
+	w.enabled = true
+	w.muEnabled.Unlock()
+
 	handshake, _ := w.wgState()
 	w.initialHandshake = handshake
+	return true
 }
 
 // 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. 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)
+// 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)
+
+	w.muEnabled.Lock()
+	w.enabled = false
+	w.muEnabled.Unlock()
 }
 
 // Reset signals the watcher that the WireGuard peer has been reset and a new
@@ -76,7 +90,7 @@ 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), onCheckSuccessFn func(), enabledTime time.Time, initialHandshake time.Time) {
+func (w *WGWatcher) periodicHandshakeCheck(ctx context.Context, onDisconnectedFn func(), onHandshakeSuccessFn func(when time.Time), enabledTime time.Time, initialHandshake time.Time) {
 	w.log.Infof("WireGuard watcher started")
 
 	timer := time.NewTimer(wgHandshakeOvertime)
@@ -89,7 +103,6 @@ func (w *WGWatcher) periodicHandshakeCheck(ctx context.Context, onDisconnectedFn
 		case <-timer.C:
 			handshake, ok := w.handshakeCheck(lastHandshake)
 			if !ok {
-				// early ctx cancel check return
 				if ctx.Err() != nil {
 					return
 				}
@@ -104,10 +117,6 @@ func (w *WGWatcher) periodicHandshakeCheck(ctx context.Context, onDisconnectedFn
 				}
 			}
 
-			if onCheckSuccessFn != nil && ctx.Err() == nil {
-				onCheckSuccessFn()
-			}
-
 			lastHandshake = *handshake
 
 			resetTime := time.Until(handshake.Add(checkPeriod))
@@ -138,9 +147,9 @@ func (w *WGWatcher) handshakeCheck(lastHandshake time.Time) (*time.Time, bool) {
 
 	w.log.Tracef("previous handshake, handshake: %v, %v", lastHandshake, handshake)
 
-	// the current known handshake did not change
+	// the current know handshake did not change
 	if handshake.Equal(lastHandshake) {
-		w.log.Warnf("WireGuard handshake not updated: %v", handshake)
+		w.log.Warnf("WireGuard handshake timed out: %v", handshake)
 		return nil, false
 	}
 

client/internal/peer/wg_watcher_test.go

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/configurer"
 )
@@ -23,72 +24,6 @@ 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()
-
-	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
@@ -100,7 +35,8 @@ func TestWGWatcher_EnableWgWatcher(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 	defer cancel()
 
-	watcher.PrepareInitialHandshake()
+	ok := watcher.PrepareInitialHandshake()
+	require.True(t, ok, "watcher should not be enabled yet")
 
 	onDisconnected := make(chan struct{}, 1)
 	go watcher.EnableWgWatcher(ctx, time.Now(), func() {
@@ -108,7 +44,7 @@ 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)
@@ -130,13 +66,14 @@ func TestWGWatcher_ReEnable(t *testing.T) {
 	watcher := NewWGWatcher(mlog, mocWgIface, "", newStateDump("peer", mlog, &Status{}))
 
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
-	watcher.PrepareInitialHandshake()
+	ok := watcher.PrepareInitialHandshake()
+	require.True(t, ok, "watcher should not be enabled yet")
 
 	wg := &sync.WaitGroup{}
 	wg.Add(1)
 	go func() {
 		defer wg.Done()
-		watcher.EnableWgWatcher(ctx, time.Now(), func() {}, func(when time.Time) {}, nil)
+		watcher.EnableWgWatcher(ctx, time.Now(), func() {}, func(when time.Time) {})
 	}()
 	cancel()
 
@@ -146,12 +83,13 @@ func TestWGWatcher_ReEnable(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx, cancel = context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 	defer cancel()
 
-	watcher.PrepareInitialHandshake()
+	ok = watcher.PrepareInitialHandshake()
+	require.True(t, ok, "watcher should be re-enabled after the previous run stopped")
 
 	onDisconnected := make(chan struct{}, 1)
 	go watcher.EnableWgWatcher(ctx, time.Now(), func() {
 		onDisconnected <- struct{}{}
-	}, func(when time.Time) {}, nil)
+	}, func(when time.Time) {})
 
 	time.Sleep(2 * time.Second)
 	mocWgIface.disconnect()

client/internal/rosenpass/manager.go

@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ type rpServer interface {
 
 type Manager struct {
 	ifaceName    string
-	localWgKey   wgtypes.Key
 	spk          []byte
 	ssk          []byte
 	rpKeyHash    string
@@ -52,9 +51,8 @@ type Manager struct {
 	wgIface      PresharedKeySetter
 }
 
-// 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) {
+// NewManager creates a new Rosenpass manager
+func NewManager(preSharedKey *wgtypes.Key, wgIfaceName string) (*Manager, error) {
 	public, secret, err := rp.GenerateKeyPair()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -64,7 +62,6 @@ func NewManager(preSharedKey *wgtypes.Key, wgIfaceName string, localWgKey wgtype
 	log.Tracef("generated new rosenpass key pair with public key %s", rpKeyHash)
 	return &Manager{
 		ifaceName:    wgIfaceName,
-		localWgKey:   localWgKey,
 		rpKeyHash:    rpKeyHash,
 		spk:          public,
 		ssk:          secret,
@@ -76,7 +73,7 @@ func NewManager(preSharedKey *wgtypes.Key, wgIfaceName string, localWgKey wgtype
 		// 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((*[32]byte)(preSharedKey), localWgKey),
+		rpWgHandler: NewNetbirdHandler(),
 		lock:        sync.Mutex{},
 	}, nil
 }
@@ -164,7 +161,7 @@ func (m *Manager) generateConfig() (rp.Config, error) {
 	cfg.Peers = []rp.PeerConfig{}
 
 	m.lock.Lock()
-	m.rpWgHandler = NewNetbirdHandler(m.preSharedKey, m.localWgKey)
+	m.rpWgHandler = NewNetbirdHandler()
 	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(nil, wgtypes.Key{0x01}),
+		rpWgHandler: NewNetbirdHandler(),
 		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", wgtypes.Key{0x01})
+	m, err := NewManager(&psk, "wt0")
 	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.applyKey ----------------------------------------------
+// --- NetbirdHandler.outputKey ----------------------------------------------
 
-func TestHandler_ApplyKey_FirstCallUsesUpdateOnlyFalse(t *testing.T) {
-	h := NewNetbirdHandler(nil, wgtypes.Key{0x01})
+func TestHandler_OutputKey_FirstCallUsesUpdateOnlyFalse(t *testing.T) {
+	h := NewNetbirdHandler()
 	iface := &mockIface{}
 	h.SetInterface(iface)
 
@@ -348,8 +348,8 @@ func TestHandler_ApplyKey_FirstCallUsesUpdateOnlyFalse(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Equal(t, wgKey.String(), iface.calls[0].peerKey)
 }
 
-func TestHandler_ApplyKey_SubsequentCallsUseUpdateOnlyTrue(t *testing.T) {
-	h := NewNetbirdHandler(nil, wgtypes.Key{0x01})
+func TestHandler_OutputKey_SubsequentCallsUseUpdateOnlyTrue(t *testing.T) {
+	h := NewNetbirdHandler()
 	iface := &mockIface{}
 	h.SetInterface(iface)
 
@@ -364,8 +364,8 @@ func TestHandler_ApplyKey_SubsequentCallsUseUpdateOnlyTrue(t *testing.T) {
 	require.True(t, iface.calls[1].updateOnly, "subsequent rotations must use updateOnly=true")
 }
 
-func TestHandler_ApplyKey_NilInterface_NoCrashNoCall(t *testing.T) {
-	h := NewNetbirdHandler(nil, wgtypes.Key{0x01})
+func TestHandler_OutputKey_NilInterface_NoCrashNoCall(t *testing.T) {
+	h := NewNetbirdHandler()
 	// no SetInterface — iface remains nil
 	pid := rp.PeerID{0x03}
 	h.AddPeer(pid, "wt0", rp.Key(wgtypes.Key{}))
@@ -374,8 +374,8 @@ func TestHandler_ApplyKey_NilInterface_NoCrashNoCall(t *testing.T) {
 	h.HandshakeCompleted(pid, rp.Key{})
 }
 
-func TestHandler_ApplyKey_UnknownPeer_NoCall(t *testing.T) {
-	h := NewNetbirdHandler(nil, wgtypes.Key{0x01})
+func TestHandler_OutputKey_UnknownPeer_NoCall(t *testing.T) {
+	h := NewNetbirdHandler()
 	iface := &mockIface{}
 	h.SetInterface(iface)
 
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ func TestHandler_ApplyKey_UnknownPeer_NoCall(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestHandler_RemovePeer_ClearsInitializedState(t *testing.T) {
-	h := NewNetbirdHandler(nil, wgtypes.Key{0x01})
+	h := NewNetbirdHandler()
 	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(nil, wgtypes.Key{0x01})
+	h := NewNetbirdHandler()
 	pid := rp.PeerID{0x05}
 	wgKey := wgtypes.Key{0xEE}
 	h.AddPeer(pid, "wt0", rp.Key(wgKey))

client/internal/rosenpass/netbird_handler.go

@@ -18,34 +18,19 @@ 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
-	// 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
+	mu               sync.Mutex
+	iface            PresharedKeySetter
+	peers            map[rp.PeerID]wireGuardPeer
+	initializedPeers map[rp.PeerID]bool
 }
 
-func NewNetbirdHandler(preSharedKey *[32]byte, localWgKey wgtypes.Key) *NetbirdHandler {
+func NewNetbirdHandler() *NetbirdHandler {
 	return &NetbirdHandler{
-		preSharedKey: preSharedKey,
-		localWgKey:   localWgKey,
-		peers:        map[rp.PeerID]*wireGuardPeer{},
+		peers:            map[rp.PeerID]wireGuardPeer{},
+		initializedPeers: map[rp.PeerID]bool{},
 	}
 }
 
@@ -57,16 +42,10 @@ 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()
-	if existing, ok := h.peers[pid]; ok && existing.PublicKey == pk {
-		existing.Interface = intf
-		return
-	}
-	h.peers[pid] = &wireGuardPeer{
+	h.peers[pid] = wireGuardPeer{
 		Interface: intf,
 		PublicKey: pk,
 	}
@@ -76,6 +55,7 @@ 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
@@ -83,120 +63,50 @@ func (h *NetbirdHandler) RemovePeer(pid rp.PeerID) {
 func (h *NetbirdHandler) IsPeerInitialized(pid rp.PeerID) bool {
 	h.mu.Lock()
 	defer h.mu.Unlock()
-	peer, ok := h.peers[pid]
-	return ok && peer.initialized
+	return h.initializedPeers[pid]
 }
 
-// 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) {
-	psk := wgtypes.Key(key)
-
-	h.mu.Lock()
-	defer h.mu.Unlock()
-
-	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
+	h.outputKey(rp.KeyOutputReasonStale, pid, key)
 }
 
-// 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) {
+	key, _ := rp.GeneratePresharedKey()
+	h.outputKey(rp.KeyOutputReasonStale, pid, key)
+}
+
+func (h *NetbirdHandler) outputKey(_ rp.KeyOutputReason, pid rp.PeerID, psk rp.Key) {
 	h.mu.Lock()
-	defer h.mu.Unlock()
+	iface := h.iface
+	wg, ok := h.peers[pid]
+	isInitialized := h.initializedPeers[pid]
+	h.mu.Unlock()
 
-	peer, ok := h.peers[pid]
-	if !ok {
-		return
-	}
-
-	peer.expiries++
-
-	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 {
+	if 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
 	}
-	h.applyKeyLocked(pid, wgtypes.Key(key), true)
+
+	if !ok {
+		return
+	}
+
+	peerKey := wgtypes.Key(wg.PublicKey).String()
+	pskKey := wgtypes.Key(psk)
+
+	// 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 {
+		log.Errorf("Failed to apply rosenpass 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()
+	}
 }

client/internal/rosenpass/netbird_handler_test.go

@@ -1,250 +0,0 @@
-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

@@ -1,28 +1,11 @@
 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/mdm/canonical_loaders.go

@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ var allKeys = []string{
 	KeyDisableMetricsCollection,
 	KeyAllowServerSSH,
 	KeyDisableAutoConnect,
-	KeyDisableAutostart,
 	KeyPreSharedKey,
 	KeyRosenpassEnabled,
 	KeyRosenpassPermissive,

client/mdm/policy.go

@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@ import (
 // names (lowerCamelCase) so the daemon can map a Policy key directly to a
 // configuration field.
 const (
-	KeyManagementURL         = "managementURL"
-	KeyDisableUpdateSettings = "disableUpdateSettings"
-	KeyDisableProfiles       = "disableProfiles"
-	KeyDisableNetworks       = "disableNetworks"
+	KeyManagementURL            = "managementURL"
+	KeyDisableUpdateSettings    = "disableUpdateSettings"
+	KeyDisableProfiles          = "disableProfiles"
+	KeyDisableNetworks          = "disableNetworks"
 	// KeyDisableAdvancedView gates the advanced-view section in the
 	// upcoming UI revision. UI-only: NOT stored on Config, not
 	// applied by applyMDMPolicy, not rejectable via SetConfig. The
@@ -37,16 +37,10 @@ const (
 	KeyDisableMetricsCollection = "disableMetricsCollection"
 	KeyAllowServerSSH           = "allowServerSSH"
 	KeyDisableAutoConnect       = "disableAutoConnect"
-	// KeyDisableAutostart suppresses the GUI's fresh-install
-	// launch-on-login default and marks the Settings toggle as
-	// MDM-managed. UI-only: NOT stored on Config and not applied by
-	// applyMDMPolicy; the GUI reads it directly and it appears in
-	// GetConfigResponse.mDMManagedFields when set.
-	KeyDisableAutostart    = "disableAutostart"
-	KeyPreSharedKey        = "preSharedKey"
-	KeyRosenpassEnabled    = "rosenpassEnabled"
-	KeyRosenpassPermissive = "rosenpassPermissive"
-	KeyWireguardPort       = "wireguardPort"
+	KeyPreSharedKey             = "preSharedKey"
+	KeyRosenpassEnabled         = "rosenpassEnabled"
+	KeyRosenpassPermissive      = "rosenpassPermissive"
+	KeyWireguardPort            = "wireguardPort"
 
 	// Split tunnel is modeled as a single conceptual policy with two
 	// registry/plist values. KeySplitTunnelMode is the discriminator

client/server/server.go

@@ -828,7 +828,6 @@ func (s *Server) WaitSSOLogin(callerCtx context.Context, msg *proto.WaitSSOLogin
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	log.Infof("SSO login flow finished, returning success to caller")
 	return &proto.WaitSSOLoginResponse{
 		Email: tokenInfo.Email,
 	}, nil
@@ -836,7 +835,6 @@ func (s *Server) WaitSSOLogin(callerCtx context.Context, msg *proto.WaitSSOLogin
 
 // Up starts engine work in the daemon.
 func (s *Server) Up(callerCtx context.Context, msg *proto.UpRequest) (*proto.UpResponse, error) {
-	log.Infof("up request received")
 	s.mutex.Lock()
 	// clientRunning is the daemon-intent flag (set by previous Up/Start, cleared
 	// by Down). connectionGoroutineRunning() reports whether the previous retry-loop

client/status/status.go

@@ -746,8 +746,6 @@ func ToProtoFullStatus(fullStatus peer.FullStatus) *proto.FullStatus {
 		pbFullStatus.DnsServers = append(pbFullStatus.DnsServers, pbDnsState)
 	}
 
-	pbFullStatus.Events = fullStatus.Events
-
 	return &pbFullStatus
 }
 

client/ui/autostart_default.go

@@ -1,107 +0,0 @@
-//go:build !android && !ios && !freebsd && !js
-
-package main
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"os"
-	"path/filepath"
-
-	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
-
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/profilemanager"
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/mdm"
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/ui/preferences"
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/ui/services"
-)
-
-// autostartDefaultState carries the guard inputs of the one-time autostart
-// default decision so the decision itself stays a pure, testable function.
-type autostartDefaultState struct {
-	supported    bool
-	mdmDisabled  bool
-	priorInstall bool
-}
-
-// shouldEnableAutostartDefault applies the first-run guards in order and
-// returns whether autostart may be enabled, plus the reason when it may not.
-func shouldEnableAutostartDefault(s autostartDefaultState) (bool, string) {
-	switch {
-	case !s.supported:
-		return false, "autostart not supported on this platform"
-	case s.mdmDisabled:
-		return false, "autostart disabled by MDM policy"
-	case s.priorInstall:
-		return false, "existing NetBird installation"
-	}
-	return true, ""
-}
-
-// autostartDisabledByMDM reports whether the MDM policy manages the
-// disableAutostart key in a way that must suppress the default. An
-// unparseable managed value is treated as disabled to stay on the safe side.
-func autostartDisabledByMDM(policy *mdm.Policy) bool {
-	if !policy.HasKey(mdm.KeyDisableAutostart) {
-		return false
-	}
-	disabled, ok := policy.GetBool(mdm.KeyDisableAutostart)
-	return !ok || disabled
-}
-
-// netbirdFootprintExists reports whether the machine already carries NetBird
-// daemon config or state, meaning this is not a genuinely fresh install. It is
-// the update-safety gate for the autostart default: upgrading users always
-// have a footprint, so an update can never trigger a login-item write.
-func netbirdFootprintExists() bool {
-	candidates := []string{
-		profilemanager.DefaultConfigPath,
-		filepath.Join(profilemanager.DefaultConfigPathDir, "config.json"),
-		filepath.Join(profilemanager.DefaultConfigPathDir, "state.json"),
-	}
-	for _, path := range candidates {
-		if path != "" && fileExists(path) {
-			return true
-		}
-	}
-	return false
-}
-
-// applyAutostartDefault runs the one-time launch-on-login default for genuinely
-// fresh installs. The autostartInitialized marker is persisted before any
-// enable attempt so a crash mid-flow degrades to "never enabled" instead of
-// retrying login-item writes on every launch. A user's later disable in
-// Settings is never overridden: the marker guarantees at-most-once, ever.
-func applyAutostartDefault(ctx context.Context, autostart *services.Autostart, prefs *preferences.Store, prefsFileExisted bool) {
-	priorFootprint := netbirdFootprintExists() || prefsFileExisted
-
-	if prefs.Get().AutostartInitialized {
-		return
-	}
-	if err := prefs.SetAutostartInitialized(true); err != nil {
-		log.Warnf("persist autostart marker, skipping autostart default: %v", err)
-		return
-	}
-
-	state := autostartDefaultState{
-		supported:    autostart.Supported(ctx),
-		mdmDisabled:  autostartDisabledByMDM(mdm.LoadPolicy()),
-		priorInstall: priorFootprint,
-	}
-	enable, reason := shouldEnableAutostartDefault(state)
-	if !enable {
-		log.Debugf("skipping autostart default: %s", reason)
-		return
-	}
-
-	if err := autostart.SetEnabled(ctx, true); err != nil {
-		log.Warnf("enable autostart on fresh install: %v", err)
-		return
-	}
-	log.Info("autostart enabled by default on fresh install")
-}
-
-// fileExists reports whether path exists.
-func fileExists(path string) bool {
-	_, err := os.Stat(path)
-	return err == nil
-}

client/ui/autostart_default_test.go

@@ -1,125 +0,0 @@
-//go:build !android && !ios && !freebsd && !js
-
-package main
-
-import (
-	"testing"
-
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
-
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/mdm"
-)
-
-func TestShouldEnableAutostartDefault(t *testing.T) {
-	allPass := autostartDefaultState{
-		supported:    true,
-		mdmDisabled:  false,
-		priorInstall: false,
-	}
-
-	tests := []struct {
-		name       string
-		mutate     func(*autostartDefaultState)
-		wantEnable bool
-		wantReason string
-	}{
-		{
-			name:       "fresh install with all guards passing enables",
-			mutate:     func(*autostartDefaultState) {},
-			wantEnable: true,
-		},
-		{
-			name:       "unsupported platform skips",
-			mutate:     func(s *autostartDefaultState) { s.supported = false },
-			wantReason: "autostart not supported on this platform",
-		},
-		{
-			name:       "MDM disable skips",
-			mutate:     func(s *autostartDefaultState) { s.mdmDisabled = true },
-			wantReason: "autostart disabled by MDM policy",
-		},
-		{
-			name:       "existing installation (upgrade) skips",
-			mutate:     func(s *autostartDefaultState) { s.priorInstall = true },
-			wantReason: "existing NetBird installation",
-		},
-		{
-			name: "unsupported wins over every other guard",
-			mutate: func(s *autostartDefaultState) {
-				s.supported = false
-				s.mdmDisabled = true
-				s.priorInstall = true
-			},
-			wantReason: "autostart not supported on this platform",
-		},
-		{
-			name: "MDM disable wins over prior install",
-			mutate: func(s *autostartDefaultState) {
-				s.mdmDisabled = true
-				s.priorInstall = true
-			},
-			wantReason: "autostart disabled by MDM policy",
-		},
-	}
-
-	for _, tc := range tests {
-		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			state := allPass
-			tc.mutate(&state)
-			enable, reason := shouldEnableAutostartDefault(state)
-			assert.Equal(t, tc.wantEnable, enable, "enable decision should match for state %+v", state)
-			assert.Equal(t, tc.wantReason, reason, "skip reason should identify the failing guard")
-		})
-	}
-}
-
-func TestAutostartDisabledByMDM(t *testing.T) {
-	tests := []struct {
-		name   string
-		values map[string]any
-		want   bool
-	}{
-		{
-			name:   "empty policy does not disable",
-			values: nil,
-			want:   false,
-		},
-		{
-			name:   "unrelated managed keys do not disable",
-			values: map[string]any{mdm.KeyDisableAutoConnect: true},
-			want:   false,
-		},
-		{
-			name:   "disableAutostart true disables",
-			values: map[string]any{mdm.KeyDisableAutostart: true},
-			want:   true,
-		},
-		{
-			name:   "disableAutostart registry DWORD 1 disables",
-			values: map[string]any{mdm.KeyDisableAutostart: int64(1)},
-			want:   true,
-		},
-		{
-			name:   "disableAutostart string true disables",
-			values: map[string]any{mdm.KeyDisableAutostart: "true"},
-			want:   true,
-		},
-		{
-			name:   "disableAutostart explicit false allows",
-			values: map[string]any{mdm.KeyDisableAutostart: false},
-			want:   false,
-		},
-		{
-			name:   "unparseable managed value is treated as disabled",
-			values: map[string]any{mdm.KeyDisableAutostart: "not-a-bool"},
-			want:   true,
-		},
-	}
-
-	for _, tc := range tests {
-		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			got := autostartDisabledByMDM(mdm.NewPolicy(tc.values))
-			assert.Equal(t, tc.want, got, "MDM disable decision should match for values %v", tc.values)
-		})
-	}
-}

client/ui/frontend/src/app.tsx

@@ -16,13 +16,10 @@ import LoginWaitingForBrowserDialog from "@/modules/login/LoginWaitingForBrowser
 import { initI18n } from "@/lib/i18n";
 import { initPlatform } from "@/lib/platform";
 import { initLogForwarding } from "@/lib/logs";
-import { initStallWatch } from "@/lib/stallwatch";
 
 // Must run first so even init-time logs reach the Go log pipeline.
 initLogForwarding();
 
-initStallWatch();
-
 welcome();
 
 Promise.all([

client/ui/frontend/src/components/empty-state/DaemonOutdatedOverlay.tsx

@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
+import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
 import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 import { AlertTriangleIcon, DownloadIcon } from "lucide-react";
 import { Browser } from "@wailsio/runtime";
+import { Version } from "@bindings/services";
 import { Button } from "@/components/buttons/Button";
 import { useStatus } from "@/contexts/StatusContext.tsx";
 
 const RELEASES_URL = "https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird/releases/latest";
+const RC_RELEASES_URL = "https://pkgs.netbird.io/releases/rc";
 
 function openUrl(url: string) {
     Browser.OpenURL(url).catch(() => globalThis.open(url, "_blank"));
@@ -12,7 +15,26 @@ function openUrl(url: string) {
 
 export const DaemonOutdatedOverlay = () => {
     const { t } = useTranslation();
-    const { isDaemonOutdated } = useStatus();
+    const { status, isDaemonOutdated } = useStatus();
+
+    const [guiVersion, setGuiVersion] = useState<string>("-");
+    const clientVersion = status?.daemonVersion ?? "—";
+
+    const isRc = /-rc/i.test(guiVersion) || /-rc/i.test(clientVersion);
+    const downloadUrl = isRc ? RC_RELEASES_URL : RELEASES_URL;
+
+    useEffect(() => {
+        if (!isDaemonOutdated) return;
+        let cancelled = false;
+        Version.GUI()
+            .then((v) => {
+                if (!cancelled) setGuiVersion(v);
+            })
+            .catch((err) => console.error("[DaemonOutdatedOverlay] GUI version error", err));
+        return () => {
+            cancelled = true;
+        };
+    }, [isDaemonOutdated]);
 
     if (!isDaemonOutdated) return null;
 
@@ -38,10 +60,37 @@ export const DaemonOutdatedOverlay = () => {
                     <p className={"text-sm text-nb-gray-300"}>{t("daemon.outdated.description")}</p>
                 </div>
 
+                <div className={"flex flex-col items-center gap-0.5 text-center"}>
+                    <p className={"text-sm font-semibold text-nb-gray-100"}>
+                        {clientVersion === "development" ? (
+                            <span>
+                                {t("settings.about.clientName")}{" "}
+                                <span className={"font-mono text-yellow-400"}>
+                                    {t("settings.about.development")}
+                                </span>
+                            </span>
+                        ) : (
+                            t("settings.about.client", { version: clientVersion })
+                        )}
+                    </p>
+                    <p className={"text-sm font-medium text-nb-gray-250"}>
+                        {guiVersion === "development" ? (
+                            <span>
+                                {t("settings.about.guiName")}{" "}
+                                <span className={"font-mono text-yellow-400"}>
+                                    {t("settings.about.development")}
+                                </span>
+                            </span>
+                        ) : (
+                            t("settings.about.gui", { version: guiVersion })
+                        )}
+                    </p>
+                </div>
+
                 <div className={"wails-no-draggable"}>
-                    <Button variant={"primary"} size={"xs"} onClick={() => openUrl(RELEASES_URL)}>
+                    <Button variant={"primary"} size={"xs"} onClick={() => openUrl(downloadUrl)}>
                         <DownloadIcon size={14} />
-                        {t("update.card.getInstaller")}
+                        {t("daemon.outdated.download")}
                     </Button>
                 </div>
             </div>

client/ui/frontend/src/lib/connection.ts

@@ -51,14 +51,7 @@ async function runSsoLogin(
     if (uri) await openBrowserLoginUri(uri);
 
     const cancelPromise = buildSsoCancelPromise(state, signal);
-    // Combine wait + up in Go so the connection comes up the moment SSO
-    // completes. During SSO the tray window is hidden and the webview is
-    // suspended, so a frontend-driven Up (a promise continuation) would not
-    // fire until the user woke the window (e.g. hovering the tray icon).
-    const waitPromise = Connection.WaitSSOLoginAndUp(
-        { userCode: result.userCode, hostname: "" },
-        { profileName: "", username: "" },
-    );
+    const waitPromise = Connection.WaitSSOLogin({ userCode: result.userCode, hostname: "" });
 
     try {
         await Promise.race([waitPromise, cancelPromise]);
@@ -96,13 +89,13 @@ export async function startConnection(onSettled?: () => void, signal?: AbortSign
         if (signal?.aborted) state.cancelled = true;
 
         if (!state.cancelled && result.needsSsoLogin) {
-            // runSsoLogin brings the connection up in Go once SSO completes.
             await runSsoLogin(result, state, signal);
-        } else {
-            if (!state.cancelled && signal?.aborted) state.cancelled = true;
-            if (!state.cancelled) {
-                await Connection.Up({ profileName: "", username: "" });
-            }
+        }
+
+        if (!state.cancelled && signal?.aborted) state.cancelled = true;
+
+        if (!state.cancelled) {
+            await Connection.Up({ profileName: "", username: "" });
         }
     } catch (e) {
         WindowManager.CloseBrowserLogin().catch(console.error);

client/ui/frontend/src/lib/stallwatch.ts

@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-// Detects webview suspension (macOS App Nap / hidden-window timer throttling).
-// While the webview is suspended no JS runs at all, so detection happens on
-// resume: a 1s interval measures wall-clock drift and reports how long timers
-// were frozen. Silent unless a stall actually occurred; a stalled webview is
-// what delays promise continuations such as the WaitSSOLogin → Up handoff.
-
-const INTERVAL_MS = 1000;
-const STALL_THRESHOLD_MS = 5000;
-const REPORT_COOLDOWN_MS = 60_000;
-
-let started = false;
-
-export function initStallWatch() {
-    if (started) return;
-    started = true;
-
-    let last = Date.now();
-    let lastReport = 0;
-    setInterval(() => {
-        const now = Date.now();
-        const stall = now - last - INTERVAL_MS;
-        last = now;
-        if (stall < STALL_THRESHOLD_MS) return;
-        if (now - lastReport < REPORT_COOLDOWN_MS) return;
-        lastReport = now;
-        console.warn(
-            `webview timers were suspended for ${(stall / 1000).toFixed(1)}s ` +
-                `(App Nap / hidden-window throttling); pending UI work ran late`,
-        );
-    }, INTERVAL_MS);
-}

client/ui/i18n/locales/de/common.json

@@ -1293,10 +1293,13 @@
         "message": "Dokumentation"
     },
     "daemon.outdated.title": {
-        "message": "NetBird-Dienst ist veraltet"
+        "message": "NetBird Client ist veraltet"
     },
     "daemon.outdated.description": {
-        "message": "Aktualisieren Sie den NetBird-Dienst, um diese App zu verwenden."
+        "message": "Die neue GUI ist nicht mit Ihrem älteren Client kompatibel. Aktualisieren Sie Ihren Client, um die neue Anwendung zu verwenden."
+    },
+    "daemon.outdated.download": {
+        "message": "Neueste Version herunterladen"
     },
     "error.jwt_clock_skew": {
         "message": "Anmeldung fehlgeschlagen: Die Uhr dieses Geräts ist nicht mit dem Server synchron. Bitte synchronisieren Sie die Systemuhr und versuchen Sie es erneut."

client/ui/i18n/locales/en/common.json

@@ -1724,12 +1724,16 @@
         "description": "Documentation link on the daemon-unavailable overlay."
     },
     "daemon.outdated.title": {
-        "message": "NetBird Service Is Outdated",
-        "description": "Title of the overlay shown when the NetBird background service is too old to drive this UI."
+        "message": "NetBird Client Is Outdated",
+        "description": "Title of the overlay shown when the NetBird client (daemon) is too old to drive this UI."
     },
     "daemon.outdated.description": {
-        "message": "Update the NetBird service to use this app.",
-        "description": "Body of the daemon-outdated overlay telling the user to upgrade the service."
+        "message": "The new GUI isn't compatible with the older NetBird client. Update your client to use the new application.",
+        "description": "Body of the daemon-outdated overlay explaining that the GUI is newer than the client and the client must be updated."
+    },
+    "daemon.outdated.download": {
+        "message": "Download Latest",
+        "description": "Button on the daemon-outdated overlay that opens the download page for the latest release."
     },
     "error.jwt_clock_skew": {
         "message": "Sign-in failed: this device's clock is out of sync with the server. Please sync your system clock and try again.",

client/ui/i18n/locales/es/common.json

@@ -1293,10 +1293,13 @@
         "message": "Documentación"
     },
     "daemon.outdated.title": {
-        "message": "El servicio de NetBird está desactualizado"
+        "message": "NetBird Client está desactualizado"
     },
     "daemon.outdated.description": {
-        "message": "Actualice el servicio de NetBird para usar esta aplicación."
+        "message": "La nueva GUI no es compatible con su cliente anterior. Actualice su cliente para usar la nueva aplicación."
+    },
+    "daemon.outdated.download": {
+        "message": "Descargar la última versión"
     },
     "error.jwt_clock_skew": {
         "message": "Error al iniciar sesión: el reloj de este dispositivo no está sincronizado con el servidor. Sincronice el reloj del sistema e inténtelo de nuevo."

client/ui/i18n/locales/fr/common.json

@@ -1293,10 +1293,13 @@
         "message": "Documentation"
     },
     "daemon.outdated.title": {
-        "message": "Le service NetBird est obsolète"
+        "message": "Le Client NetBird est obsolète"
     },
     "daemon.outdated.description": {
-        "message": "Mettez à jour le service NetBird pour utiliser cette application."
+        "message": "La nouvelle GUI n'est pas compatible avec votre ancien client. Mettez à jour votre client pour utiliser la nouvelle application."
+    },
+    "daemon.outdated.download": {
+        "message": "Télécharger la dernière version"
     },
     "error.jwt_clock_skew": {
         "message": "Échec de la connexion : l’horloge de cet appareil n’est pas synchronisée avec le serveur. Veuillez synchroniser l’horloge de votre système et réessayer."

client/ui/i18n/locales/hu/common.json

@@ -1293,10 +1293,13 @@
         "message": "Dokumentáció"
     },
     "daemon.outdated.title": {
-        "message": "A NetBird szolgáltatás elavult"
+        "message": "A NetBird Kliens elavult"
     },
     "daemon.outdated.description": {
-        "message": "Frissítsd a NetBird szolgáltatást az alkalmazás használatához."
+        "message": "Az új GUI nem kompatibilis a régebbi klienseddel. Frissítsd a klienst az új alkalmazás használatához."
+    },
+    "daemon.outdated.download": {
+        "message": "Legújabb letöltése"
     },
     "error.jwt_clock_skew": {
         "message": "A bejelentkezés sikertelen: az eszköz órája eltér a szerverétől. Kérjük, szinkronizálja a rendszer óráját, majd próbálja újra."

client/ui/i18n/locales/it/common.json

@@ -1293,10 +1293,13 @@
         "message": "Documentazione"
     },
     "daemon.outdated.title": {
-        "message": "Il servizio NetBird è obsoleto"
+        "message": "NetBird Client è obsoleto"
     },
     "daemon.outdated.description": {
-        "message": "Aggiorna il servizio NetBird per usare questa app."
+        "message": "La nuova GUI non è compatibile con il tuo client precedente. Aggiorna il client per usare la nuova applicazione."
+    },
+    "daemon.outdated.download": {
+        "message": "Scarica l'ultima versione"
     },
     "error.jwt_clock_skew": {
         "message": "Accesso non riuscito: l'orologio di questo dispositivo non è sincronizzato con il server. Sincronizzi l'orologio di sistema e riprovi."

client/ui/i18n/locales/pt/common.json

@@ -1293,10 +1293,13 @@
         "message": "Documentação"
     },
     "daemon.outdated.title": {
-        "message": "O serviço NetBird está desatualizado"
+        "message": "O NetBird Client está desatualizado"
     },
     "daemon.outdated.description": {
-        "message": "Atualize o serviço NetBird para usar este aplicativo."
+        "message": "A nova GUI não é compatível com o seu cliente mais antigo. Atualize o seu cliente para usar o novo aplicativo."
+    },
+    "daemon.outdated.download": {
+        "message": "Baixar a versão mais recente"
     },
     "error.jwt_clock_skew": {
         "message": "Falha no login: o relógio deste dispositivo está fora de sincronia com o servidor. Sincronize o relógio do sistema e tente novamente."

client/ui/i18n/locales/ru/common.json

@@ -1293,10 +1293,13 @@
         "message": "Документация"
     },
     "daemon.outdated.title": {
-        "message": "Служба NetBird устарела"
+        "message": "Клиент NetBird устарел"
     },
     "daemon.outdated.description": {
-        "message": "Обновите службу NetBird, чтобы использовать это приложение."
+        "message": "Новый GUI несовместим с вашим более старым клиентом. Обновите клиент, чтобы использовать новое приложение."
+    },
+    "daemon.outdated.download": {
+        "message": "Скачать последнюю версию"
     },
     "error.jwt_clock_skew": {
         "message": "Не удалось войти: часы этого устройства рассинхронизированы с сервером. Синхронизируйте системные часы и повторите попытку."

client/ui/i18n/locales/zh-CN/common.json

@@ -1293,10 +1293,13 @@
         "message": "文档"
     },
     "daemon.outdated.title": {
-        "message": "NetBird 服务版本过旧"
+        "message": "NetBird 客户端版本过旧"
     },
     "daemon.outdated.description": {
-        "message": "请更新 NetBird 服务以使用此应用。"
+        "message": "新版 GUI 与您较旧的客户端不兼容。请更新客户端以使用新应用。"
+    },
+    "daemon.outdated.download": {
+        "message": "下载最新版本"
     },
     "error.jwt_clock_skew": {
         "message": "登录失败：此设备的时钟与服务器不同步。请同步您的系统时钟后重试。"

client/ui/main.go

@@ -197,9 +197,6 @@ func main() {
 		// daemon may keep the main window from showing, so the OS toast is the
 		// only reliable signal the user gets.
 		go notifyIfDaemonOutdated(compat, notifier, localizer)
-		// One-time launch-on-login default for fresh installs; gated by the
-		// NetBird footprint check, MDM policy, and the persisted marker.
-		go applyAutostartDefault(context.Background(), services.NewAutostart(app.Autostart), prefStore, prefStore.ExistedAtLoad())
 	})
 
 	if err := app.Run(); err != nil {

client/ui/preferences/store.go

@@ -54,10 +54,6 @@ type UIPreferences struct {
 	Language            i18n.LanguageCode `json:"language"`
 	ViewMode            ViewMode          `json:"viewMode"`
 	OnboardingCompleted bool              `json:"onboardingCompleted"`
-	// AutostartInitialized records that the one-time autostart default
-	// decision has run for this OS user. It only ever transitions to true
-	// and is never reset, so the default-on flow runs at most once, ever.
-	AutostartInitialized bool `json:"autostartInitialized"`
 }
 
 // LanguageValidator rejects SetLanguage inputs with no shipped bundle.
@@ -76,9 +72,8 @@ type Emitter interface {
 type Store struct {
 	path string
 
-	mu            sync.RWMutex
-	current       UIPreferences
-	existedAtLoad bool
+	mu      sync.RWMutex
+	current UIPreferences
 
 	subsMu sync.Mutex
 	subs   []chan UIPreferences
@@ -162,27 +157,6 @@ func (s *Store) SetOnboardingCompleted(done bool) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// SetAutostartInitialized persists the one-time autostart decision marker.
-// No-op if unchanged.
-func (s *Store) SetAutostartInitialized(done bool) error {
-	s.mu.Lock()
-	if s.current.AutostartInitialized == done {
-		s.mu.Unlock()
-		return nil
-	}
-	next := s.current
-	next.AutostartInitialized = done
-	if err := s.persistLocked(next); err != nil {
-		s.mu.Unlock()
-		return fmt.Errorf("persist preferences: %w", err)
-	}
-	s.current = next
-	s.mu.Unlock()
-
-	s.broadcast(next)
-	return nil
-}
-
 // SetLanguage validates, persists, and broadcasts. No-op if unchanged.
 func (s *Store) SetLanguage(lang i18n.LanguageCode) error {
 	if lang == "" {
@@ -232,29 +206,13 @@ func (s *Store) Subscribe() (<-chan UIPreferences, func()) {
 	return ch, unsubscribe
 }
 
-// ExistedAtLoad reports whether the backing preferences file was present on
-// disk when the store loaded. It distinguishes a user who ran a prior GUI
-// version from a brand-new OS user with no preferences yet.
-func (s *Store) ExistedAtLoad() bool {
-	s.mu.RLock()
-	defer s.mu.RUnlock()
-	return s.existedAtLoad
-}
-
 // load reads the file into current. A missing file is not an error (the
 // in-memory default stands); malformed contents return an error.
 func (s *Store) load() error {
-	if _, err := os.Stat(s.path); err != nil {
-		if errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
-			return nil
-		}
-		return fmt.Errorf("stat preferences: %w", err)
+	if _, err := os.Stat(s.path); errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
+		return nil
 	}
 
-	s.mu.Lock()
-	s.existedAtLoad = true
-	s.mu.Unlock()
-
 	var loaded UIPreferences
 	if _, err := util.ReadJson(s.path, &loaded); err != nil {
 		return err

client/ui/preferences/store_test.go

@@ -215,46 +215,6 @@ func TestStore_FileShapeIsJSON(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, i18n.LanguageCode("hu"), parsed.Language)
 }
 
-func TestStore_SetAutostartInitializedPersistsAcrossReload(t *testing.T) {
-	withTempConfigDir(t)
-	emitter := &recordingEmitter{}
-	s, err := NewStore(nil, emitter)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	assert.False(t, s.Get().AutostartInitialized, "marker must default to false when no file is on disk")
-
-	require.NoError(t, s.SetAutostartInitialized(true))
-	assert.True(t, s.Get().AutostartInitialized, "Get should reflect the persisted marker")
-	require.Len(t, emitter.calledWith(EventPreferencesChanged), 1, "first marker write should broadcast")
-
-	// Re-setting the same value must be a no-op: no disk write, no broadcast.
-	require.NoError(t, s.SetAutostartInitialized(true))
-	assert.Len(t, emitter.calledWith(EventPreferencesChanged), 1, "idempotent marker write should not broadcast again")
-
-	// A fresh Store (new GUI launch) must see the marker so the autostart
-	// default decision never runs twice.
-	reloaded, err := NewStore(nil, nil)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.True(t, reloaded.Get().AutostartInitialized, "marker must survive a reload from disk")
-}
-
-func TestStore_ExistedAtLoad(t *testing.T) {
-	withTempConfigDir(t)
-
-	// Brand-new OS user: no preferences file on disk yet.
-	fresh, err := NewStore(nil, nil)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.False(t, fresh.ExistedAtLoad(), "ExistedAtLoad must be false when no file is on disk")
-
-	// Persisting a value writes the file to disk.
-	require.NoError(t, fresh.SetLanguage("en"))
-
-	// A subsequent GUI launch reopens the now-present file.
-	reopened, err := NewStore(nil, nil)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.True(t, reopened.ExistedAtLoad(), "ExistedAtLoad must be true after the store has persisted and is reopened")
-}
-
 func TestStore_ErrUnsupportedSentinel(t *testing.T) {
 	// Verifies callers can match on the sentinel error rather than parsing
 	// strings — protects against accidental %v -> %w changes that would

client/ui/services/connection.go

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ type LoginResult struct {
 	VerificationURIComplete string `json:"verificationUriComplete"`
 }
 
-// WaitSSOParams are the inputs to waitSSOLogin.
+// WaitSSOParams are the inputs to WaitSSOLogin.
 type WaitSSOParams struct {
 	UserCode string `json:"userCode"`
 	Hostname string `json:"hostname"`
@@ -116,7 +116,6 @@ func (s *Connection) Login(ctx context.Context, p LoginParams) (LoginResult, err
 	if err != nil {
 		return LoginResult{}, s.classifyDaemonError(err)
 	}
-	log.Infof("daemon login response received, needs SSO login: %v", resp.GetNeedsSSOLogin())
 	return LoginResult{
 		NeedsSSOLogin:           resp.GetNeedsSSOLogin(),
 		UserCode:                resp.GetUserCode(),
@@ -125,12 +124,26 @@ func (s *Connection) Login(ctx context.Context, p LoginParams) (LoginResult, err
 	}, nil
 }
 
+func (s *Connection) WaitSSOLogin(ctx context.Context, p WaitSSOParams) (string, error) {
+	cli, err := s.conn.Client()
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	resp, err := cli.WaitSSOLogin(ctx, &proto.WaitSSOLoginRequest{
+		UserCode: p.UserCode,
+		Hostname: p.Hostname,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", s.classifyDaemonError(err)
+	}
+	return resp.GetEmail(), nil
+}
+
 func (s *Connection) Up(ctx context.Context, p UpParams) error {
 	cli, err := s.conn.Client()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	log.Infof("sending up request to daemon")
 	// Always async: status updates flow via SubscribeStatus.
 	req := &proto.UpRequest{Async: true}
 	if p.ProfileName != "" {
@@ -145,27 +158,6 @@ func (s *Connection) Up(ctx context.Context, p UpParams) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// WaitSSOLoginAndUp blocks until the SSO login completes and then brings the
-// connection up, both from the Go side. Keeping the post-login Up here rather
-// than as a frontend continuation is deliberate: during SSO the tray window is
-// hidden and the webview is suspended (macOS App Nap / hidden-window timer
-// throttling), so a frontend-driven Up would not run until the user woke the
-// window (e.g. by hovering the tray icon). Doing it in Go connects the moment
-// the daemon reports SSO success. Returns the authenticated user's email.
-func (s *Connection) WaitSSOLoginAndUp(ctx context.Context, wait WaitSSOParams, up UpParams) (string, error) {
-	email, err := s.waitSSOLogin(ctx, wait)
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", err
-	}
-	if err := ctx.Err(); err != nil {
-		return "", err
-	}
-	if err := s.Up(ctx, up); err != nil {
-		return "", err
-	}
-	return email, nil
-}
-
 func (s *Connection) Down(ctx context.Context) error {
 	cli, err := s.conn.Client()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -225,26 +217,6 @@ func (s *Connection) Logout(ctx context.Context, p LogoutParams) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// waitSSOLogin blocks until the daemon reports the SSO login result and returns
-// the authenticated user's email. It is unexported because the frontend drives
-// SSO through the exported WaitSSOLoginAndUp.
-func (s *Connection) waitSSOLogin(ctx context.Context, p WaitSSOParams) (string, error) {
-	cli, err := s.conn.Client()
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", err
-	}
-	log.Infof("waiting for SSO login to complete")
-	resp, err := cli.WaitSSOLogin(ctx, &proto.WaitSSOLoginRequest{
-		UserCode: p.UserCode,
-		Hostname: p.Hostname,
-	})
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", s.classifyDaemonError(err)
-	}
-	log.Infof("SSO login completed, daemon reported success")
-	return resp.GetEmail(), nil
-}
-
 // classifyDaemonError maps a gRPC error to a localised ClientError.
 func (s *Connection) classifyDaemonError(err error) *ClientError {
 	return s.classifier.classify(err)

client/ui/services/settings.go

@@ -20,12 +20,11 @@ type MDMFields struct {
 	DisableServerRoutes      bool   `json:"disableServerRoutes"`
 	AllowServerSSH           *bool  `json:"allowServerSSH"`
 	DisableAutoConnect       bool   `json:"disableAutoConnect"`
-	DisableAutostart         bool   `json:"disableAutostart"`
 	BlockInbound             bool   `json:"blockInbound"`
 	DisableMetricsCollection bool   `json:"disableMetricsCollection"`
 	SplitTunnelMode          bool   `json:"splitTunnelMode"`
 	SplitTunnelApps          bool   `json:"splitTunnelApps"`
-	DisableAdvancedView      bool   `json:"disableAdvancedView"`
+	DisableAdvancedView bool `json:"disableAdvancedView"`
 }
 
 type Features struct {

go.mod

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ module github.com/netbirdio/netbird
 
 go 1.25.5
 
-toolchain go1.25.12
+toolchain go1.25.11
 
 require (
 	cunicu.li/go-rosenpass v0.5.42
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ require (
 	github.com/spf13/cobra v1.10.2
 	github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.10
 	github.com/vishvananda/netlink v1.3.1
-	golang.org/x/crypto v0.54.0
-	golang.org/x/sys v0.47.0
+	golang.org/x/crypto v0.50.0
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.43.0
 	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
@@ -126,11 +126,11 @@ require (
 	goauthentik.io/api/v3 v3.2023051.3
 	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20260410095643-746e56fc9e2f
 	golang.org/x/mobile v0.0.0-20251113184115-a159579294ab
-	golang.org/x/mod v0.37.0
-	golang.org/x/net v0.56.0
+	golang.org/x/mod v0.35.0
+	golang.org/x/net v0.53.0
 	golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.36.0
-	golang.org/x/sync v0.22.0
-	golang.org/x/term v0.45.0
+	golang.org/x/sync v0.20.0
+	golang.org/x/term v0.42.0
 	golang.org/x/time v0.15.0
 	google.golang.org/api v0.276.0
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1
@@ -314,8 +314,8 @@ require (
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace v1.43.0 // indirect
 	go.uber.org/multierr v1.11.0 // indirect
 	go.yaml.in/yaml/v2 v2.4.3 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/text v0.40.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/tools v0.47.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/text v0.37.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/tools v0.44.0 // indirect
 	golang.zx2c4.com/wintun v0.0.0-20230126152724-0fa3db229ce2 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/api v0.0.0-20260319201613-d00831a3d3e7 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20260401024825-9d38bb4040a9 // indirect

go.sum

@@ -732,8 +732,8 @@ 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 v0.54.0 h1:YLIA59K4fiNzHzjnZt2tUJQjQtUWfWbeHBqKtk3eScw=
-golang.org/x/crypto v0.54.0/go.mod h1:KWL8ny2AZdGR2cWmzeHrp2azQPGogOv+HeQaVEXC2dk=
+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/exp v0.0.0-20260410095643-746e56fc9e2f h1:W3F4c+6OLc6H2lb//N1q4WpJkhzJCK5J6kUi1NTVXfM=
 golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20260410095643-746e56fc9e2f/go.mod h1:J1xhfL/vlindoeF/aINzNzt2Bket5bjo9sdOYzOsU80=
 golang.org/x/lint v0.0.0-20200302205851-738671d3881b/go.mod h1:3xt1FjdF8hUf6vQPIChWIBhFzV8gjjsPE/fR3IyQdNY=
@@ -748,8 +748,8 @@ 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 v0.37.0 h1:vF1DjpVEshcIqoEaauuHebaLk1O1forxjxBaVn884JQ=
-golang.org/x/mod v0.37.0/go.mod h1:m8S8VeM9r4dzDwjrKO0a1sZP3YjeMamRRlD+fmR2Q/0=
+golang.org/x/mod v0.35.0 h1:Ww1D637e6Pg+Zb2KrWfHQUnH2dQRLBQyAtpr/haaJeM=
+golang.org/x/mod v0.35.0/go.mod h1:+GwiRhIInF8wPm+4AoT6L0FA1QWAad3OMdTRx4tFYlU=
 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=
@@ -768,8 +768,8 @@ 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 v0.56.0 h1:Rw8j/hFzGvJUZwNBXnAtf5sVDVt+65SK2C7IxCxZt5o=
-golang.org/x/net v0.56.0/go.mod h1:D3Ku6r+V6JROoZK144D2XfMHFcMq/0zSfLelVTCFKec=
+golang.org/x/net v0.53.0 h1:d+qAbo5L0orcWAr0a9JweQpjXF19LMXJE8Ey7hwOdUA=
+golang.org/x/net v0.53.0/go.mod h1:JvMuJH7rrdiCfbeHoo3fCQU24Lf5JJwT9W3sJFulfgs=
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@@ -784,8 +784,8 @@ golang.org/x/sync v0.3.0/go.mod h1:FU7BRWz2tNW+3quACPkgCx/L+uEAv1htQ0V83Z9Rj+Y=
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-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/sync v0.20.0 h1:e0PTpb7pjO8GAtTs2dQ6jYa5BWYlMuX047Dco/pItO4=
+golang.org/x/sync v0.20.0/go.mod h1:9xrNwdLfx4jkKbNva9FpL6vEN7evnE43NNNJQ2LF3+0=
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@@ -821,8 +821,8 @@ golang.org/x/sys v0.16.0/go.mod h1:/VUhepiaJMQUp4+oa/7Zr1D23ma6VTLIYjOOTFZPUcA=
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-golang.org/x/sys v0.47.0 h1:o7XGOvZQCADBQQ4Y7VNq2dRWQR7JmOUW8Kxx4ZsNgWs=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.47.0/go.mod h1:4GL1E5IUh+htKOUEOaiffhrAeqysfVGipDYzABqnCmw=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.43.0 h1:Rlag2XtaFTxp19wS8MXlJwTvoh8ArU6ezoyFsMyCTNI=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.43.0/go.mod h1:4GL1E5IUh+htKOUEOaiffhrAeqysfVGipDYzABqnCmw=
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@@ -835,8 +835,8 @@ golang.org/x/term v0.16.0/go.mod h1:yn7UURbUtPyrVJPGPq404EukNFxcm/foM+bV/bfcDsY=
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-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/term v0.42.0 h1:UiKe+zDFmJobeJ5ggPwOshJIVt6/Ft0rcfrXZDLWAWY=
+golang.org/x/term v0.42.0/go.mod h1:Dq/D+snpsbazcBG5+F9Q1n2rXV8Ma+71xEjTRufARgY=
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@@ -848,8 +848,8 @@ golang.org/x/text v0.13.0/go.mod h1:TvPlkZtksWOMsz7fbANvkp4WM8x/WCo/om8BMLbz+aE=
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-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/text v0.37.0 h1:Cqjiwd9eSg8e0QAkyCaQTNHFIIzWtidPahFWR83rTrc=
+golang.org/x/text v0.37.0/go.mod h1:a5sjxXGs9hsn/AJVwuElvCAo9v8QYLzvavO5z2PiM38=
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@@ -863,8 +863,8 @@ golang.org/x/tools v0.1.12/go.mod h1:hNGJHUnrk76NpqgfD5Aqm5Crs+Hm0VOH/i9J2+nxYbc
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-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/tools v0.44.0 h1:UP4ajHPIcuMjT1GqzDWRlalUEoY+uzoZKnhOjbIPD2c=
+golang.org/x/tools v0.44.0/go.mod h1:KA0AfVErSdxRZIsOVipbv3rQhVXTnlU6UhKxHd1seDI=
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management/internals/modules/peers/ephemeral/manager/ephemeral.go

@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ func (e *EphemeralManager) cleanup(ctx context.Context) {
 	}
 
 	for accountID, peerIDs := range peerIDsPerAccount {
-		log.WithContext(ctx).Debugf("cleanup: deleting %d ephemeral peers for account %s: %s", len(peerIDs), accountID, peerIDs)
+		log.WithContext(ctx).Tracef("cleanup: deleting %d ephemeral peers for account %s", len(peerIDs), accountID)
 		err := e.peersManager.DeletePeers(ctx, accountID, peerIDs, activity.SystemInitiator, true)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.WithContext(ctx).Errorf("failed to delete ephemeral peers: %s", err)

management/internals/modules/peers/manager.go

@@ -184,8 +184,6 @@ func (m *managerImpl) DeletePeers(ctx context.Context, accountID string, peerIDs
 				return err
 			}
 
-			log.WithContext(ctx).Debugf("DeletePeers: deleted peer %s", peerID)
-
 			if !(peer.ProxyMeta.Embedded || peer.Meta.KernelVersion == "wasm") {
 				eventsToStore = append(eventsToStore, func() {
 					m.accountManager.StoreEvent(ctx, userID, peer.ID, accountID, activity.PeerRemovedByUser, peer.EventMeta(dnsDomain))

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" //nolint:staticcheck
+	"golang.org/x/net/http2/h2c"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
 
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/encryption"
@@ -382,7 +382,6 @@ 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

@@ -164,7 +164,6 @@ func ToSyncResponse(ctx context.Context, config *nbconfig.Config, httpConfig *nb
 	// filtered at the source (network map builder).
 	includeIPv6 := peer.SupportsIPv6() && peer.IPv6.IsValid()
 	useSourcePrefixes := peer.SupportsSourcePrefixes()
-	localIsProxy := peer.ProxyMeta.Embedded
 
 	response := &proto.SyncResponse{
 		PeerConfig: toPeerConfig(peer, networkMap.Network, dnsName, settings, httpConfig, deviceFlowConfig, networkMap.EnableSSH),
@@ -184,7 +183,7 @@ func ToSyncResponse(ctx context.Context, config *nbconfig.Config, httpConfig *nb
 	response.NetworkMap.PeerConfig = response.PeerConfig
 
 	remotePeers := make([]*proto.RemotePeerConfig, 0, len(networkMap.Peers)+len(networkMap.OfflinePeers))
-	remotePeers = appendRemotePeerConfig(remotePeers, networkMap.Peers, dnsName, includeIPv6, localIsProxy)
+	remotePeers = appendRemotePeerConfig(remotePeers, networkMap.Peers, dnsName, includeIPv6)
 
 	if !shouldSkipSendingDeprecatedRemotePeers(peer.Meta.WtVersion) {
 		response.RemotePeers = remotePeers
@@ -194,7 +193,7 @@ func ToSyncResponse(ctx context.Context, config *nbconfig.Config, httpConfig *nb
 	response.RemotePeersIsEmpty = len(remotePeers) == 0
 	response.NetworkMap.RemotePeersIsEmpty = response.RemotePeersIsEmpty
 
-	response.NetworkMap.OfflinePeers = appendRemotePeerConfig(nil, networkMap.OfflinePeers, dnsName, includeIPv6, localIsProxy)
+	response.NetworkMap.OfflinePeers = appendRemotePeerConfig(nil, networkMap.OfflinePeers, dnsName, includeIPv6)
 
 	firewallRules := toProtocolFirewallRules(networkMap.FirewallRules, includeIPv6, useSourcePrefixes)
 	response.NetworkMap.FirewallRules = firewallRules
@@ -293,7 +292,7 @@ func shouldSkipSendingDeprecatedRemotePeers(peerVersion string) bool {
 	return precomputedDeprecatedRemotePeersConstraint.Check(peerNBVersion)
 }
 
-func appendRemotePeerConfig(dst []*proto.RemotePeerConfig, peers []*nbpeer.Peer, dnsName string, includeIPv6 bool, localIsProxy bool) []*proto.RemotePeerConfig {
+func appendRemotePeerConfig(dst []*proto.RemotePeerConfig, peers []*nbpeer.Peer, dnsName string, includeIPv6 bool) []*proto.RemotePeerConfig {
 	for _, rPeer := range peers {
 		allowedIPs := []string{rPeer.IP.String() + "/32"}
 		if includeIPv6 && rPeer.IPv6.IsValid() {
@@ -305,24 +304,11 @@ func appendRemotePeerConfig(dst []*proto.RemotePeerConfig, peers []*nbpeer.Peer,
 			SshConfig:    &proto.SSHConfig{SshPubKey: []byte(rPeer.SSHKey)},
 			Fqdn:         rPeer.FQDN(dnsName),
 			AgentVersion: rPeer.Meta.WtVersion,
-			LazyState:    lazyStateFor(localIsProxy, rPeer),
 		})
 	}
 	return dst
 }
 
-// lazyStateFor returns the per-peer lazy override for a remote peer. Connections
-// involving an ephemeral proxy peer on either endpoint default to lazy so shared
-// proxy infrastructure is not kept permanently connected to every peer. All
-// other peers follow the account-wide flag. A future admin-facing per-peer
-// setting can return LazyStateEager here to force a peer always-active.
-func lazyStateFor(localIsProxy bool, rPeer *nbpeer.Peer) proto.LazyState {
-	if localIsProxy || rPeer.ProxyMeta.Embedded {
-		return proto.LazyState_LazyStateLazy
-	}
-	return proto.LazyState_LazyStateDefault
-}
-
 // toProtocolDNSConfig converts nbdns.Config to proto.DNSConfig using the cache
 func toProtocolDNSConfig(update nbdns.Config, cache *cache.DNSConfigCache, forwardPort int64) *proto.DNSConfig {
 	protoUpdate := &proto.DNSConfig{

management/internals/shared/grpc/token_mgr.go

@@ -161,8 +161,6 @@ func (m *TimeBasedAuthSecretsManager) SetupRefresh(ctx context.Context, accountI
 		m.turnCancelMap[peerID] = turnCancel
 		go m.refreshTURNTokens(ctx, accountID, peerID, turnCancel)
 		log.WithContext(ctx).Debugf("starting TURN refresh for %s", peerID)
-	} else {
-		log.WithContext(ctx).Debugf("no TURN configuration, skipping TURN refresh for %s", peerID)
 	}
 
 	if m.relayCfg != nil {
@@ -170,8 +168,6 @@ func (m *TimeBasedAuthSecretsManager) SetupRefresh(ctx context.Context, accountI
 		m.relayCancelMap[peerID] = relayCancel
 		go m.refreshRelayTokens(ctx, accountID, peerID, relayCancel)
 		log.WithContext(ctx).Tracef("starting relay refresh for %s", peerID)
-	} else {
-		log.WithContext(ctx).Tracef("no relay configuration, skipping relay refresh for %s", peerID)
 	}
 }
 

management/server/http/handlers/accounts/accounts_handler.go

@@ -286,21 +286,6 @@ func (h *handler) updateAccountRequestSettings(req api.PutApiAccountsAccountIdJS
 	if req.Settings.MetricsPushEnabled != nil {
 		returnSettings.MetricsPushEnabled = *req.Settings.MetricsPushEnabled
 	}
-	if req.Settings.AgentNetworkOnly != nil {
-		returnSettings.AgentNetworkOnly = *req.Settings.AgentNetworkOnly
-	}
-	if req.Settings.DashboardFeatures != nil {
-		returnSettings.DashboardFeatures = &types.DashboardFeatures{
-			AgentNetwork: req.Settings.DashboardFeatures.AgentNetwork,
-		}
-	}
-
-	if returnSettings.AgentNetworkOnly &&
-		(returnSettings.DashboardFeatures == nil ||
-			returnSettings.DashboardFeatures.AgentNetwork == nil ||
-			!*returnSettings.DashboardFeatures.AgentNetwork) {
-		return nil, status.Errorf(status.InvalidArgument, "agent network only mode requires dashboard_features.agent_network to be enabled")
-	}
 
 	return returnSettings, nil
 }
@@ -432,7 +417,6 @@ func toAccountResponse(accountID string, settings *types.Settings, meta *types.A
 		AutoUpdateAlways:                &settings.AutoUpdateAlways,
 		Ipv6EnabledGroups:               &settings.IPv6EnabledGroups,
 		MetricsPushEnabled:              &settings.MetricsPushEnabled,
-		AgentNetworkOnly:                &settings.AgentNetworkOnly,
 		EmbeddedIdpEnabled:              &settings.EmbeddedIdpEnabled,
 		LocalAuthDisabled:               &settings.LocalAuthDisabled,
 		LocalMfaEnabled:                 &settings.LocalMfaEnabled,
@@ -446,11 +430,6 @@ func toAccountResponse(accountID string, settings *types.Settings, meta *types.A
 		networkRangeV6Str := settings.NetworkRangeV6.String()
 		apiSettings.NetworkRangeV6 = &networkRangeV6Str
 	}
-	if settings.DashboardFeatures != nil {
-		apiSettings.DashboardFeatures = &api.AccountDashboardFeatures{
-			AgentNetwork: settings.DashboardFeatures.AgentNetwork,
-		}
-	}
 
 	apiOnboarding := api.AccountOnboarding{
 		OnboardingFlowPending: onboarding.OnboardingFlowPending,

management/server/http/handlers/accounts/accounts_handler_test.go

@@ -130,7 +130,6 @@ func TestAccounts_AccountsHandler(t *testing.T) {
 				AutoUpdateAlways:                br(false),
 				AutoUpdateVersion:               sr(""),
 				MetricsPushEnabled:              br(false),
-				AgentNetworkOnly:                br(false),
 				EmbeddedIdpEnabled:              br(false),
 				LocalAuthDisabled:               br(false),
 				LocalMfaEnabled:                 br(false),
@@ -159,7 +158,6 @@ func TestAccounts_AccountsHandler(t *testing.T) {
 				AutoUpdateAlways:                br(false),
 				AutoUpdateVersion:               sr(""),
 				MetricsPushEnabled:              br(false),
-				AgentNetworkOnly:                br(false),
 				EmbeddedIdpEnabled:              br(false),
 				LocalAuthDisabled:               br(false),
 				LocalMfaEnabled:                 br(false),
@@ -188,7 +186,6 @@ func TestAccounts_AccountsHandler(t *testing.T) {
 				AutoUpdateAlways:                br(false),
 				AutoUpdateVersion:               sr("latest"),
 				MetricsPushEnabled:              br(false),
-				AgentNetworkOnly:                br(false),
 				EmbeddedIdpEnabled:              br(false),
 				LocalAuthDisabled:               br(false),
 				LocalMfaEnabled:                 br(false),
@@ -217,7 +214,6 @@ func TestAccounts_AccountsHandler(t *testing.T) {
 				AutoUpdateAlways:                br(false),
 				AutoUpdateVersion:               sr(""),
 				MetricsPushEnabled:              br(false),
-				AgentNetworkOnly:                br(false),
 				EmbeddedIdpEnabled:              br(false),
 				LocalAuthDisabled:               br(false),
 				LocalMfaEnabled:                 br(false),
@@ -246,7 +242,6 @@ func TestAccounts_AccountsHandler(t *testing.T) {
 				AutoUpdateAlways:                br(false),
 				AutoUpdateVersion:               sr(""),
 				MetricsPushEnabled:              br(false),
-				AgentNetworkOnly:                br(false),
 				EmbeddedIdpEnabled:              br(false),
 				LocalAuthDisabled:               br(false),
 				LocalMfaEnabled:                 br(false),
@@ -275,109 +270,6 @@ func TestAccounts_AccountsHandler(t *testing.T) {
 				AutoUpdateAlways:                br(false),
 				AutoUpdateVersion:               sr(""),
 				MetricsPushEnabled:              br(false),
-				AgentNetworkOnly:                br(false),
-				EmbeddedIdpEnabled:              br(false),
-				LocalAuthDisabled:               br(false),
-				LocalMfaEnabled:                 br(false),
-			},
-			expectedArray: false,
-			expectedID:    accountID,
-		},
-		{
-			name:           "PutAccount OK enabling agent_network_only",
-			expectedBody:   true,
-			requestType:    http.MethodPut,
-			requestPath:    "/api/accounts/" + accountID,
-			requestBody:    bytes.NewBufferString("{\"settings\": {\"peer_login_expiration\": 15552000,\"peer_login_expiration_enabled\": true,\"agent_network_only\": true,\"dashboard_features\": {\"agent_network\": true}},\"onboarding\": {\"onboarding_flow_pending\": true,\"signup_form_pending\": true}}"),
-			expectedStatus: http.StatusOK,
-			expectedSettings: api.AccountSettings{
-				PeerLoginExpiration:             15552000,
-				PeerLoginExpirationEnabled:      true,
-				GroupsPropagationEnabled:        br(false),
-				JwtGroupsClaimName:              sr(""),
-				JwtGroupsEnabled:                br(false),
-				JwtAllowGroups:                  &[]string{},
-				RegularUsersViewBlocked:         false,
-				RoutingPeerDnsResolutionEnabled: br(false),
-				LazyConnectionEnabled:           br(false),
-				DnsDomain:                       sr(""),
-				AutoUpdateAlways:                br(false),
-				AutoUpdateVersion:               sr(""),
-				MetricsPushEnabled:              br(false),
-				AgentNetworkOnly:                br(true),
-				DashboardFeatures: &api.AccountDashboardFeatures{
-					AgentNetwork: br(true),
-				},
-				EmbeddedIdpEnabled: br(false),
-				LocalAuthDisabled:  br(false),
-				LocalMfaEnabled:    br(false),
-			},
-			expectedArray: false,
-			expectedID:    accountID,
-		},
-		{
-			name:           "PutAccount fails enabling agent_network_only without dashboard_features",
-			expectedBody:   true,
-			requestType:    http.MethodPut,
-			requestPath:    "/api/accounts/" + accountID,
-			requestBody:    bytes.NewBufferString("{\"settings\": {\"peer_login_expiration\": 15552000,\"peer_login_expiration_enabled\": true,\"agent_network_only\": true},\"onboarding\": {\"onboarding_flow_pending\": true,\"signup_form_pending\": true}}"),
-			expectedStatus: http.StatusUnprocessableEntity,
-			expectedArray:  false,
-		},
-		{
-			name:           "PutAccount OK setting dashboard_features agent_network",
-			expectedBody:   true,
-			requestType:    http.MethodPut,
-			requestPath:    "/api/accounts/" + accountID,
-			requestBody:    bytes.NewBufferString("{\"settings\": {\"peer_login_expiration\": 15552000,\"peer_login_expiration_enabled\": true,\"dashboard_features\": {\"agent_network\": true}},\"onboarding\": {\"onboarding_flow_pending\": true,\"signup_form_pending\": true}}"),
-			expectedStatus: http.StatusOK,
-			expectedSettings: api.AccountSettings{
-				PeerLoginExpiration:             15552000,
-				PeerLoginExpirationEnabled:      true,
-				GroupsPropagationEnabled:        br(false),
-				JwtGroupsClaimName:              sr(""),
-				JwtGroupsEnabled:                br(false),
-				JwtAllowGroups:                  &[]string{},
-				RegularUsersViewBlocked:         false,
-				RoutingPeerDnsResolutionEnabled: br(false),
-				LazyConnectionEnabled:           br(false),
-				DnsDomain:                       sr(""),
-				AutoUpdateAlways:                br(false),
-				AutoUpdateVersion:               sr(""),
-				MetricsPushEnabled:              br(false),
-				AgentNetworkOnly:                br(false),
-				DashboardFeatures: &api.AccountDashboardFeatures{
-					AgentNetwork: br(true),
-				},
-				EmbeddedIdpEnabled: br(false),
-				LocalAuthDisabled:  br(false),
-				LocalMfaEnabled:    br(false),
-			},
-			expectedArray: false,
-			expectedID:    accountID,
-		},
-		{
-			name:           "PutAccount OK disabling agent_network_only again",
-			expectedBody:   true,
-			requestType:    http.MethodPut,
-			requestPath:    "/api/accounts/" + accountID,
-			requestBody:    bytes.NewBufferString("{\"settings\": {\"peer_login_expiration\": 15552000,\"peer_login_expiration_enabled\": true,\"agent_network_only\": false},\"onboarding\": {\"onboarding_flow_pending\": true,\"signup_form_pending\": true}}"),
-			expectedStatus: http.StatusOK,
-			expectedSettings: api.AccountSettings{
-				PeerLoginExpiration:             15552000,
-				PeerLoginExpirationEnabled:      true,
-				GroupsPropagationEnabled:        br(false),
-				JwtGroupsClaimName:              sr(""),
-				JwtGroupsEnabled:                br(false),
-				JwtAllowGroups:                  &[]string{},
-				RegularUsersViewBlocked:         false,
-				RoutingPeerDnsResolutionEnabled: br(false),
-				LazyConnectionEnabled:           br(false),
-				DnsDomain:                       sr(""),
-				AutoUpdateAlways:                br(false),
-				AutoUpdateVersion:               sr(""),
-				MetricsPushEnabled:              br(false),
-				AgentNetworkOnly:                br(false),
 				EmbeddedIdpEnabled:              br(false),
 				LocalAuthDisabled:               br(false),
 				LocalMfaEnabled:                 br(false),

management/server/peer.go

@@ -106,13 +106,11 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) MarkPeerConnected(ctx context.Context, peerPubK
 	}
 	if !updated {
 		am.metrics.AccountManagerMetrics().CountPeerStatusUpdate(telemetry.PeerStatusConnect, telemetry.PeerStatusStale)
-		log.WithContext(ctx).Debugf("peer %s already has a newer session in store, skipping connect", peer.ID)
+		log.WithContext(ctx).Tracef("peer %s already has a newer session in store, skipping connect", peer.ID)
 		return nil
 	}
 	am.metrics.AccountManagerMetrics().CountPeerStatusUpdate(telemetry.PeerStatusConnect, telemetry.PeerStatusApplied)
 
-	log.WithContext(ctx).Debugf("mark peer %s connected", peer.ID)
-
 	if err = am.schedulePeerExpirations(ctx, accountID, peer); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -182,14 +180,12 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) MarkPeerDisconnected(ctx context.Context, peerP
 	}
 	if !updated {
 		am.metrics.AccountManagerMetrics().CountPeerStatusUpdate(telemetry.PeerStatusDisconnect, telemetry.PeerStatusStale)
-		log.WithContext(ctx).Debugf("peer %s session token mismatch on disconnect (token=%d), skipping",
+		log.WithContext(ctx).Tracef("peer %s session token mismatch on disconnect (token=%d), skipping",
 			peer.ID, sessionStartedAt)
 		return nil
 	}
 	am.metrics.AccountManagerMetrics().CountPeerStatusUpdate(telemetry.PeerStatusDisconnect, telemetry.PeerStatusApplied)
 
-	log.WithContext(ctx).Debugf("mark peer %s disconnected", peer.ID)
-
 	// Symmetric with MarkPeerConnected: when an embedded proxy peer goes
 	// offline, refresh the peers that had synthesized records pointing at
 	// it so they pull the stale entries instead of waiting out TTL.

management/server/store/sql_store.go

@@ -1605,8 +1605,7 @@ func (s *SqlStore) getAccount(ctx context.Context, accountID string) (*types.Acc
 			settings_jwt_groups_enabled, settings_jwt_groups_claim_name, settings_jwt_allow_groups,
 			settings_routing_peer_dns_resolution_enabled, settings_dns_domain, settings_network_range,
 			settings_network_range_v6, settings_ipv6_enabled_groups, settings_lazy_connection_enabled,
-			settings_local_mfa_enabled, settings_metrics_push_enabled, settings_agent_network_only,
-			settings_dashboard_features,
+			settings_local_mfa_enabled, settings_metrics_push_enabled,
 			-- Embedded ExtraSettings
 			settings_extra_peer_approval_enabled, settings_extra_user_approval_required,
 			settings_extra_integrated_validator, settings_extra_integrated_validator_groups
@@ -1630,8 +1629,6 @@ func (s *SqlStore) getAccount(ctx context.Context, accountID string) (*types.Acc
 		sLazyConnectionEnabled           sql.NullBool
 		sLocalMFAEnabled                 sql.NullBool
 		sMetricsPushEnabled              sql.NullBool
-		sAgentNetworkOnly                sql.NullBool
-		sDashboardFeatures               sql.NullString
 		sExtraPeerApprovalEnabled        sql.NullBool
 		sExtraUserApprovalRequired       sql.NullBool
 		sExtraIntegratedValidator        sql.NullString
@@ -1654,8 +1651,7 @@ func (s *SqlStore) getAccount(ctx context.Context, accountID string) (*types.Acc
 		&sJWTGroupsEnabled, &sJWTGroupsClaimName, &sJWTAllowGroups,
 		&sRoutingPeerDNSResolutionEnabled, &sDNSDomain, &sNetworkRange,
 		&sNetworkRangeV6, &sIPv6EnabledGroups, &sLazyConnectionEnabled,
-		&sLocalMFAEnabled, &sMetricsPushEnabled, &sAgentNetworkOnly,
-		&sDashboardFeatures,
+		&sLocalMFAEnabled, &sMetricsPushEnabled,
 		&sExtraPeerApprovalEnabled, &sExtraUserApprovalRequired,
 		&sExtraIntegratedValidator, &sExtraIntegratedValidatorGroups,
 	)
@@ -1724,14 +1720,6 @@ func (s *SqlStore) getAccount(ctx context.Context, accountID string) (*types.Acc
 	if sMetricsPushEnabled.Valid {
 		account.Settings.MetricsPushEnabled = sMetricsPushEnabled.Bool
 	}
-	if sAgentNetworkOnly.Valid {
-		account.Settings.AgentNetworkOnly = sAgentNetworkOnly.Bool
-	}
-	if sDashboardFeatures.Valid && sDashboardFeatures.String != "" {
-		if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(sDashboardFeatures.String), &account.Settings.DashboardFeatures); err != nil {
-			log.WithContext(ctx).Warnf("failed to unmarshal dashboard features for account %s: %v", accountID, err)
-		}
-	}
 	if sJWTAllowGroups.Valid {
 		_ = json.Unmarshal([]byte(sJWTAllowGroups.String), &account.Settings.JWTAllowGroups)
 	}

management/server/store/sql_store_test.go

@@ -1245,61 +1245,6 @@ func TestSqlite_CreateAndGetObjectInTransaction(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 }
 
-func TestSqlStore_SaveAccountPersistsAgentNetworkOnly(t *testing.T) {
-	store, cleanup, err := NewTestStoreFromSQL(context.Background(), "../testdata/store.sql", t.TempDir())
-	t.Cleanup(cleanup)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	accountID := "bf1c8084-ba50-4ce7-9439-34653001fc3b"
-	account, err := store.GetAccount(context.Background(), accountID)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.False(t, account.Settings.AgentNetworkOnly, "setting should default to false")
-
-	account.Settings.AgentNetworkOnly = true
-	require.NoError(t, store.SaveAccount(context.Background(), account))
-
-	reloaded, err := store.GetAccount(context.Background(), accountID)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.True(t, reloaded.Settings.AgentNetworkOnly, "setting should survive a save/load round-trip")
-
-	reloaded.Settings.AgentNetworkOnly = false
-	require.NoError(t, store.SaveAccount(context.Background(), reloaded))
-
-	disabled, err := store.GetAccount(context.Background(), accountID)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.False(t, disabled.Settings.AgentNetworkOnly, "disabling should persist")
-}
-
-func TestSqlStore_SaveAccountPersistsDashboardFeatures(t *testing.T) {
-	store, cleanup, err := NewTestStoreFromSQL(context.Background(), "../testdata/store.sql", t.TempDir())
-	t.Cleanup(cleanup)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	accountID := "bf1c8084-ba50-4ce7-9439-34653001fc3b"
-	account, err := store.GetAccount(context.Background(), accountID)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.Nil(t, account.Settings.DashboardFeatures, "dashboard features should default to unset")
-
-	agentNetwork := true
-	account.Settings.DashboardFeatures = &types.DashboardFeatures{AgentNetwork: &agentNetwork}
-	require.NoError(t, store.SaveAccount(context.Background(), account))
-
-	reloaded, err := store.GetAccount(context.Background(), accountID)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.NotNil(t, reloaded.Settings.DashboardFeatures, "dashboard features should survive a save/load round-trip")
-	require.NotNil(t, reloaded.Settings.DashboardFeatures.AgentNetwork, "agent network flag should be set")
-	require.True(t, *reloaded.Settings.DashboardFeatures.AgentNetwork, "agent network flag should persist as true")
-
-	disabled := false
-	reloaded.Settings.DashboardFeatures = &types.DashboardFeatures{AgentNetwork: &disabled}
-	require.NoError(t, store.SaveAccount(context.Background(), reloaded))
-
-	reloadedDisabled, err := store.GetAccount(context.Background(), accountID)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.NotNil(t, reloadedDisabled.Settings.DashboardFeatures.AgentNetwork, "agent network flag should remain set")
-	require.False(t, *reloadedDisabled.Settings.DashboardFeatures.AgentNetwork, "explicit false should persist")
-}
-
 func TestSqlStore_GetAccountUsers(t *testing.T) {
 	store, cleanup, err := NewTestStoreFromSQL(context.Background(), "../testdata/extended-store.sql", t.TempDir())
 	t.Cleanup(cleanup)

management/server/types/account.go

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

management/server/types/settings.go

@@ -76,15 +76,6 @@ type Settings struct {
 	// MetricsPushEnabled globally enables or disables client metrics push for the account
 	MetricsPushEnabled bool `gorm:"default:false"`
 
-	// AgentNetworkOnly limits the dashboard to the Agent Network surface for this account.
-	// Set for accounts created via netbird.ai signups; users can disable it later.
-	AgentNetworkOnly bool `gorm:"default:false"`
-
-	// DashboardFeatures holds per-account dashboard section visibility overrides.
-	// It serializes to a single JSON column so new sections can be added without
-	// a schema change.
-	DashboardFeatures *DashboardFeatures `gorm:"serializer:json"`
-
 	// EmbeddedIdpEnabled indicates if the embedded identity provider is enabled.
 	// This is a runtime-only field, not stored in the database.
 	EmbeddedIdpEnabled bool `gorm:"-"`
@@ -123,7 +114,6 @@ func (s *Settings) Copy() *Settings {
 		AutoUpdateAlways:                s.AutoUpdateAlways,
 		IPv6EnabledGroups:               slices.Clone(s.IPv6EnabledGroups),
 		MetricsPushEnabled:              s.MetricsPushEnabled,
-		AgentNetworkOnly:                s.AgentNetworkOnly,
 		EmbeddedIdpEnabled:              s.EmbeddedIdpEnabled,
 		LocalAuthDisabled:               s.LocalAuthDisabled,
 		LocalMfaEnabled:                 s.LocalMfaEnabled,
@@ -131,31 +121,9 @@ func (s *Settings) Copy() *Settings {
 	if s.Extra != nil {
 		settings.Extra = s.Extra.Copy()
 	}
-	if s.DashboardFeatures != nil {
-		settings.DashboardFeatures = s.DashboardFeatures.Copy()
-	}
 	return settings
 }
 
-// DashboardFeatures holds per-account dashboard section visibility overrides.
-// Nil fields are unset and follow the default dashboard behavior; an explicit
-// value forces that section shown or hidden for the account.
-type DashboardFeatures struct {
-	// AgentNetwork, when set, forces the Agent Network menu shown (true) or
-	// hidden (false) regardless of the deployment feature flag.
-	AgentNetwork *bool `json:"agent_network,omitempty"`
-}
-
-// Copy returns a deep copy of the DashboardFeatures struct.
-func (d *DashboardFeatures) Copy() *DashboardFeatures {
-	c := &DashboardFeatures{}
-	if d.AgentNetwork != nil {
-		v := *d.AgentNetwork
-		c.AgentNetwork = &v
-	}
-	return c
-}
-
 type ExtraSettings struct {
 	// PeerApprovalEnabled enables or disables the need for peers bo be approved by an administrator
 	PeerApprovalEnabled bool

shared/management/http/api/openapi.yml

@@ -375,12 +375,6 @@ components:
           description: Enables or disables client metrics push for all peers in the account
           type: boolean
           example: false
-        agent_network_only:
-          description: Limits the dashboard to the Agent Network surface for this account. Set for accounts created via netbird.ai signups and can be disabled later. Enabling this requires dashboard_features.agent_network to be true in the same request.
-          type: boolean
-          example: false
-        dashboard_features:
-          $ref: '#/components/schemas/AccountDashboardFeatures'
         embedded_idp_enabled:
           description: Indicates whether the embedded identity provider (Dex) is enabled for this account. This is a read-only field.
           type: boolean
@@ -409,14 +403,6 @@ components:
         - regular_users_view_blocked
         - peer_expose_enabled
         - peer_expose_groups
-    AccountDashboardFeatures:
-      description: Per-account dashboard section visibility overrides. Omitted keys follow the default dashboard behavior.
-      type: object
-      properties:
-        agent_network:
-          description: Controls the Agent Network menu for the account regardless of the deployment feature flag. When true the menu is shown, when false it is hidden, and when omitted the default behavior applies. Must be true when agent_network_only is enabled.
-          type: boolean
-          example: true
     AccountExtraSettings:
       type: object
       properties:
@@ -10504,7 +10490,7 @@ paths:
         - EDR Intune Integrations
       summary: Delete EDR Intune Integration
       description: Deletes an EDR Intune Integration by its ID.
-      operationId: deleteEDRIntuneIntegration
+      operationId: deleteIntegration
       responses:
         '200':
           description: Integration deleted successfully. Returns an empty object.
@@ -12588,7 +12574,7 @@ paths:
         - Event Streaming Integrations
       summary: Delete Event Streaming Integration
       description: Deletes an event streaming integration by its ID.
-      operationId: deleteEventStreamingIntegration
+      operationId: deleteIntegration
       responses:
         '200':
           description: Integration deleted successfully. Returns an empty object.

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

@@ -1612,12 +1612,6 @@ type Account struct {
 	Settings   AccountSettings   `json:"settings"`
 }
 
-// AccountDashboardFeatures Per-account dashboard section visibility overrides. Omitted keys follow the default dashboard behavior.
-type AccountDashboardFeatures struct {
-	// AgentNetwork Controls the Agent Network menu for the account regardless of the deployment feature flag. When true the menu is shown, when false it is hidden, and when omitted the default behavior applies. Must be true when agent_network_only is enabled.
-	AgentNetwork *bool `json:"agent_network,omitempty"`
-}
-
 // AccountExtraSettings defines model for AccountExtraSettings.
 type AccountExtraSettings struct {
 	// NetworkTrafficLogsEnabled Enables or disables network traffic logging. If enabled, all network traffic events from peers will be stored.
@@ -1653,18 +1647,12 @@ type AccountRequest struct {
 
 // AccountSettings defines model for AccountSettings.
 type AccountSettings struct {
-	// AgentNetworkOnly Limits the dashboard to the Agent Network surface for this account. Set for accounts created via netbird.ai signups and can be disabled later. Enabling this requires dashboard_features.agent_network to be true in the same request.
-	AgentNetworkOnly *bool `json:"agent_network_only,omitempty"`
-
 	// AutoUpdateAlways When true, updates are installed automatically in the background. When false, updates require user interaction from the UI.
 	AutoUpdateAlways *bool `json:"auto_update_always,omitempty"`
 
 	// AutoUpdateVersion Set Clients auto-update version. "latest", "disabled", or a specific version (e.g "0.50.1")
 	AutoUpdateVersion *string `json:"auto_update_version,omitempty"`
 
-	// DashboardFeatures Per-account dashboard section visibility overrides. Omitted keys follow the default dashboard behavior.
-	DashboardFeatures *AccountDashboardFeatures `json:"dashboard_features,omitempty"`
-
 	// DnsDomain Allows to define a custom dns domain for the account
 	DnsDomain *string `json:"dns_domain,omitempty"`
 

shared/management/proto/management.proto

@@ -486,22 +486,6 @@ message RemotePeerConfig {
   string fqdn = 4;
 
   string agentVersion = 5;
-
-  // lazyState is the management per-peer override for lazy (on-demand)
-  // connections to this remote peer. LazyStateDefault follows the account-wide
-  // flag; LazyStateLazy forces lazy; LazyStateEager forces an always-active
-  // connection. A local NB_LAZY_CONN/MDM override still wins over this.
-  LazyState lazyState = 6;
-}
-
-// LazyState is the management per-peer override for lazy connections.
-enum LazyState {
-  // Follow the account-wide lazy connection flag.
-  LazyStateDefault = 0;
-  // Force a lazy (on-demand) connection regardless of the account flag.
-  LazyStateLazy = 1;
-  // Force an always-active connection regardless of the account flag.
-  LazyStateEager = 2;
 }
 
 // SSHConfig represents SSH configurations of a peer.

shared/relay/client/early_msg_buffer.go

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import (
 
 const (
 	earlyMsgTTL      = 5 * time.Second
-	earlyMsgCapacity = 10000
+	earlyMsgCapacity = 1000
 )
 
 // earlyMsgBuffer buffers transport messages that arrive before the corresponding

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" //nolint:staticcheck
+	"golang.org/x/net/http2/h2c"
 
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/metrics"
 
@@ -281,7 +281,6 @@ 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)