Dummy file

e2e/harness documents itself as feature-agnostic, but three details
assumed the caller lives in this repo, so the terraform provider's
acceptance suite would otherwise carry a second harness for the same
product.

repoRoot took the first module root above the working directory as the
Docker build context, which from another module is the caller's own
root, with no combined/Dockerfile.multistage in it. It now requires that
ancestor to be this module, and otherwise asks the go tool for the
source: for a dependent, the extracted directory of the version it pins,
so the server matches the client library it was compiled against. That
lookup uses -mod=readonly, since automatic vendor mode otherwise reports
an empty Dir.

Geolocation was disabled unconditionally. Agent-network ingest does not
use it, but location-based posture checks need the database, and a rule
management cannot evaluate fails rather than passing.
StartClient pinned one network alias and set no hostname, so a second
agent could not start and a peer's name was arbitrary. Management
records that hostname, making it the peer's name in the API.
The client entrypoint is copied with an explicit mode: git tracks it
100755, but the module cache extracts 0444, so a dependent's build
produced a container exiting with "permission denied".

Adds CombinedOption, WithGeolocation, WithServerEnv, ClientOption and
WithClientName.

.goreleaser_ui.yaml

@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ nfpms:
       - netbird (>= 0.75.0)
       - libgtk-4-1 (>= 4.14)
       - libwebkitgtk-6.0-4
+      - xdg-utils
 
   - maintainer: Netbird <dev@netbird.io>
     description: Netbird client UI.
@@ -119,6 +120,7 @@ nfpms:
       - netbird >= 0.75.0
       - (gtk4 >= 4.14 or libgtk-4-1 >= 4.14)
       - (webkitgtk6.0 or libwebkitgtk-6_0-4)
+      - xdg-utils
 
     rpm:
       signature:

.goreleaser_ui_gtk3.yaml

@@ -43,19 +43,17 @@ archives:
       - netbird-ui-gtk3
 
 nfpms:
-  # Same package_name as the GTK4 packages -- the two are mutually-exclusive
-  # alternatives served from separate repo paths (see uploads below); a given
-  # distro points at exactly one of them. The file names must still differ:
-  # the Debian pool is shared storage keyed by file name, so a default-named
-  # gtk3 .deb would overwrite the stable one.
+  # Mutually-exclusive alternative to the GTK4 netbird-ui package -- both
+  # ship the same /usr/bin/netbird-ui from the shared stable/yum repos, so
+  # this one carries its own name and conflicts with the GTK4 package.
   - maintainer: Netbird <dev@netbird.io>
     description: Netbird client UI.
     homepage: https://netbird.io/
     license: BSD-3-Clause
     vendor: NetBird
     id: netbird_ui_deb_gtk3
-    package_name: netbird-ui
-    file_name_template: "{{ .PackageName }}-gtk3_{{ .Version }}_{{ .Os }}_{{ .Arch }}"
+    package_name: netbird-ui-gtk3
+    file_name_template: "{{ .PackageName }}_{{ .Version }}_{{ .Os }}_{{ .Arch }}"
     builds:
       - netbird-ui-gtk3
     formats:
@@ -67,10 +65,15 @@ nfpms:
         dst: /usr/share/applications/org.wails.netbird.desktop
       - src: client/ui/build/appicon.png
         dst: /usr/share/pixmaps/netbird.png
+    conflicts:
+      - netbird-ui
+    replaces:
+      - netbird-ui
     dependencies:
       - netbird (>= 0.75.0)
       - libgtk-3-0
       - libwebkit2gtk-4.1-0
+      - xdg-utils
 
   - maintainer: Netbird <dev@netbird.io>
     description: Netbird client UI.
@@ -78,8 +81,8 @@ nfpms:
     license: BSD-3-Clause
     vendor: NetBird
     id: netbird_ui_rpm_gtk3
-    package_name: netbird-ui
-    file_name_template: "{{ .PackageName }}-gtk3_{{ .Version }}_{{ .Os }}_{{ .Arch }}"
+    package_name: netbird-ui-gtk3
+    file_name_template: "{{ .PackageName }}_{{ .Version }}_{{ .Os }}_{{ .Arch }}"
     builds:
       - netbird-ui-gtk3
     formats:
@@ -91,10 +94,15 @@ nfpms:
         dst: /usr/share/applications/org.wails.netbird.desktop
       - src: client/ui/build/appicon.png
         dst: /usr/share/pixmaps/netbird.png
+    # No `replaces` here: nfpm maps it to rpm Obsoletes, which would make
+    # dnf swap installed GTK4 netbird-ui packages for this one on upgrade.
+    conflicts:
+      - netbird-ui
     dependencies:
       - netbird >= 0.75.0
       - (gtk3 or libgtk-3-0)
       - (webkit2gtk4.1 or libwebkit2gtk-4_1-0)
+      - xdg-utils
 
     rpm:
       signature:
@@ -109,23 +117,20 @@ changelog:
   disable: true
 
 uploads:
-  # The gtk3 packages reuse the netbird-ui package name, so they live in
-  # dedicated repo paths (deb distribution `gtk3`, yum path `yum-gtk3`) that
-  # legacy distros point their repo config at.
-  - name: debian-gtk3
+  - name: debian
     skip: "{{ .Env.SKIP_PUBLISH }}"
     ids:
       - netbird_ui_deb_gtk3
     mode: archive
-    target: https://pkgs.wiretrustee.com/debian/pool/{{ .ArtifactName }};deb.distribution=gtk3;deb.component=main;deb.architecture={{ if .Arm }}armhf{{ else }}{{ .Arch }}{{ end }};deb.package=
+    target: https://pkgs.wiretrustee.com/debian/pool/{{ .ArtifactName }};deb.distribution=stable;deb.component=main;deb.architecture={{ if .Arm }}armhf{{ else }}{{ .Arch }}{{ end }};deb.package=
     username: dev@wiretrustee.com
     method: PUT
 
-  - name: yum-gtk3
+  - name: yum
     skip: "{{ .Env.SKIP_PUBLISH }}"
     ids:
       - netbird_ui_rpm_gtk3
     mode: archive
-    target: https://pkgs.wiretrustee.com/yum-gtk3/{{ .Arch }}{{ if .Arm }}{{ .Arm }}{{ end }}
+    target: https://pkgs.wiretrustee.com/yum/{{ .Arch }}{{ if .Arm }}{{ .Arm }}{{ end }}
     username: dev@wiretrustee.com
     method: PUT

CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ aligns with our security standards and design expectations.
         - [Test suite](#test-suite)
     - [Checklist before submitting a PR](#checklist-before-submitting-a-pr)
     - [When we close a PR](#when-we-close-a-pr)
+    - [Translations](#translations)
     - [Other project repositories](#other-project-repositories)
     - [Contributor License Agreement](#contributor-license-agreement)
 
@@ -612,6 +613,17 @@ A closed PR is not a rejected idea. Take it back to the
 [discussion](https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird/discussions), settle the
 approach, and reopen the work from there.
 
+## Translations
+
+Desktop UI translations are not contributed through pull requests. Translate on
+[Crowdin](https://crowdin.com/project/netbird) instead: no ticket needed, just
+join the project and pick your language. Crowdin syncs with this repository and
+opens the service PRs itself, so hand-edited locale files would conflict with
+the next sync. Style, terminology, and review guidance live in
+[client/ui/i18n/TRANSLATING.md](client/ui/i18n/TRANSLATING.md). To request a
+language the project does not offer yet, ask on the Crowdin project page or in
+a [discussion](https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird/discussions).
+
 ## Other project repositories
 
 NetBird project is composed of 3 main repositories:

client/android/client.go

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 
+	nbAnonymize "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/anonymize"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/device"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/debug"
@@ -24,7 +25,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/profilemanager"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/routemanager"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/stdnet"
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/mdm"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/net"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/system"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/formatter"
@@ -33,6 +33,13 @@ import (
 	types "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/upload-server/types"
 )
 
+// AnonymizeLevelDefault and AnonymizeLevelStrict are the accepted
+// anonymizeLevel values for DebugBundle.
+const (
+	AnonymizeLevelDefault = nbAnonymize.LevelDefaultString
+	AnonymizeLevelStrict  = nbAnonymize.LevelStrictString
+)
+
 // ConnectionListener export internal Listener for mobile
 type ConnectionListener interface {
 	peer.Listener
@@ -83,14 +90,6 @@ type Client struct {
 	connectClient *internal.ConnectClient
 	config        *profilemanager.Config
 	cacheDir      string
-
-	// mdmLoader holds the per-Client MDM policy source. Set by
-	// SetMDMPolicyFetcher (called from the Kotlin side). Each Run
-	// passes this loader to the resolved Config so applyMDMPolicy
-	// picks up the active overlay. Nil means "MDM enforcement off
-	// for this Client".
-	mdmLoader *mdm.Loader
-
 	// Identifies the running profile for the SSO login hint; see profile_state.go.
 	cfgPath string
 
@@ -176,7 +175,6 @@ func (c *Client) Run(platformFiles PlatformFiles, urlOpener URLOpener, isAndroid
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	c.applyMDMOverlay(cfg)
 	c.recorder.UpdateManagementAddress(cfg.ManagementURL.String())
 	c.recorder.UpdateRosenpass(cfg.RosenpassEnabled, cfg.RosenpassPermissive)
 
@@ -226,7 +224,6 @@ func (c *Client) RunWithoutLogin(platformFiles PlatformFiles, dns *DNSList, dnsR
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	c.applyMDMOverlay(cfg)
 	c.recorder.UpdateManagementAddress(cfg.ManagementURL.String())
 	c.recorder.UpdateRosenpass(cfg.RosenpassEnabled, cfg.RosenpassPermissive)
 
@@ -289,8 +286,10 @@ func (c *Client) GetTunSettings() (*TunSettings, error) {
 }
 
 // DebugBundle generates a debug bundle, uploads it, and returns the upload key.
-// It works both with and without a running engine.
-func (c *Client) DebugBundle(platformFiles PlatformFiles, anonymize bool) (string, error) {
+// It works both with and without a running engine. anonymizeLevel is "default"
+// or "strict"; strict also anonymizes internal IP ranges, peer names, and
+// WireGuard public keys, and implies anonymize.
+func (c *Client) DebugBundle(platformFiles PlatformFiles, anonymize bool, anonymizeLevel string) (string, error) {
 	cfg, cacheDir, cc := c.stateSnapshot()
 
 	// If the engine hasn't been started, load config from disk
@@ -302,7 +301,6 @@ func (c *Client) DebugBundle(platformFiles PlatformFiles, anonymize bool) (strin
 		if err != nil {
 			return "", fmt.Errorf("load config: %w", err)
 		}
-		c.applyMDMOverlay(cfg)
 		cacheDir = platformFiles.CacheDir()
 	}
 
@@ -310,6 +308,7 @@ func (c *Client) DebugBundle(platformFiles PlatformFiles, anonymize bool) (strin
 		InternalConfig: cfg,
 		StatusRecorder: c.recorder,
 		TempDir:        cacheDir,
+		StatePath:      platformFiles.StateFilePath(),
 	}
 
 	if cc != nil {
@@ -333,6 +332,7 @@ func (c *Client) DebugBundle(platformFiles PlatformFiles, anonymize bool) (strin
 		deps,
 		debug.BundleConfig{
 			Anonymize:         anonymize,
+			AnonymizeLevel:    nbAnonymize.ParseLevel(anonymizeLevel),
 			IncludeSystemInfo: true,
 		},
 	)

client/android/mdm.go

@@ -1,80 +0,0 @@
-//go:build android
-
-package android
-
-import (
-	"encoding/json"
-
-	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
-
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/profilemanager"
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/mdm"
-)
-
-// PolicyFetcher is the mobile-side bridge for the MDM managed-config
-// snapshot. The native layer (Kotlin) implements this and registers
-// the instance per Client via Client.SetMDMPolicyFetcher. Every
-// invocation of fetchJSON must read the current RestrictionsManager
-// state and return the result as a JSON-encoded map[string]any string.
-//
-// JSON is used because gomobile does not support map[string]any
-// crossing the JNI boundary — the adapter on the Go side parses the
-// string back into the map[string]any expected by mdm.Loader.
-//
-// Return value contract:
-//   - "" (empty)         : interpreted as "no MDM source / no managed keys"
-//   - "{}"               : managed config explicitly empty
-//   - "{...}"            : JSON object with key/value pairs
-//   - malformed JSON     : logged and treated as empty
-type PolicyFetcher interface {
-	FetchJSON() string
-}
-
-// jsonFetcherAdapter wraps a gomobile-exposed PolicyFetcher into the
-// internal mdm.PolicyFetcher interface, taking care of JSON decoding
-// on every Fetch.
-type jsonFetcherAdapter struct {
-	inner PolicyFetcher
-}
-
-func (a *jsonFetcherAdapter) Fetch() map[string]any {
-	raw := a.inner.FetchJSON()
-	if raw == "" {
-		return nil
-	}
-	var out map[string]any
-	if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(raw), &out); err != nil {
-		log.Warnf("MDM mobile fetcher: invalid JSON payload from native: %v", err)
-		return nil
-	}
-	return out
-}
-
-// SetMDMPolicyFetcher registers the native-provided MDM policy fetcher
-// on this Client. Call once from the gomobile-init code (Kotlin
-// Application.onCreate or Service onCreate) before invoking Run /
-// RunWithoutLogin. Passing nil disables MDM enforcement on this
-// Client.
-//
-// The fetcher is held as a *mdm.Loader instance on the Client (no
-// package-level state) — multiple Clients in the same process get
-// independent Loaders, and tests can inject fakes per Client.
-func (c *Client) SetMDMPolicyFetcher(p PolicyFetcher) {
-	if p == nil {
-		c.mdmLoader = mdm.NewLoader(nil)
-		return
-	}
-	c.mdmLoader = mdm.NewLoader(&jsonFetcherAdapter{inner: p})
-}
-
-// applyMDMOverlay applies the Client-held MDM Loader's current policy
-// on top of the just-read Config. Called immediately after every
-// UpdateOrCreateConfig — profilemanager's apply() initialises the
-// policy to empty and leaves overlay responsibility to the lifecycle
-// owner. No-op when no fetcher was registered.
-func (c *Client) applyMDMOverlay(cfg *profilemanager.Config) {
-	if cfg == nil || c.mdmLoader == nil {
-		return
-	}
-	cfg.ApplyMDMPolicy(c.mdmLoader.Load())
-}

client/anonymize/anonymize.go

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package anonymize
 
 import (
 	"crypto/rand"
+	"encoding/base64"
 	"fmt"
 	"math/big"
 	"net"
@@ -15,13 +16,88 @@ import (
 
 const anonTLD = ".domain"
 
+// Level selects how much the anonymizer redacts. Levels are ordered: a higher
+// level redacts strictly more. On the wire (protos, flags) levels travel as
+// their string form.
+type Level int
+
+const (
+	// LevelDefault anonymizes public IP addresses, IPv6 ULA, domains, and MAC
+	// addresses. Internal IPv4 ranges (RFC 1918, CGNAT, link-local) are
+	// preserved so support can reason about the real topology.
+	LevelDefault Level = iota
+	// LevelStrict additionally anonymizes internal IP ranges, peer names, and
+	// WireGuard public keys.
+	LevelStrict
+)
+
+// LevelDefaultString and LevelStrictString are the wire forms of the levels,
+// for boundaries that pass levels as strings (flags, protos, mobile bindings).
+const (
+	LevelDefaultString = "default"
+	LevelStrictString  = "strict"
+)
+
+// ParseLevel maps s to a Level. Empty means LevelDefault; anything
+// unrecognized maps to LevelStrict so an unknown request never yields less
+// anonymization than intended.
+func ParseLevel(s string) Level {
+	switch strings.ToLower(s) {
+	case "", LevelDefaultString:
+		return LevelDefault
+	default:
+		return LevelStrict
+	}
+}
+
+// String returns the wire form of the level: "default" or "strict".
+func (l Level) String() string {
+	if l >= LevelStrict {
+		return LevelStrictString
+	}
+	return LevelDefaultString
+}
+
+// protectedDomains are NetBird-operated suffixes that stay recognizable in an
+// anonymized bundle. At LevelStrict the labels in front of them (the peer
+// name) are still replaced, except under netbird.io, which only hosts
+// NetBird infrastructure (api, signal, flow), never peer names.
+var protectedDomains = []string{"netbird.io", "netbird.selfhosted", "netbird.cloud", "netbird.stage"}
+
+const infraDomain = "netbird.io"
+
+var (
+	macColonRegex = regexp.MustCompile(`\b[0-9a-fA-F]{2}(?::[0-9a-fA-F]{2}){5}\b`)
+	macDashRegex  = regexp.MustCompile(`\b[0-9a-fA-F]{2}(?:-[0-9a-fA-F]{2}){5}\b`)
+	wgKeyRegex    = regexp.MustCompile(`\b[A-Za-z0-9+/]{43}=`)
+)
+
 type Anonymizer struct {
 	ipAnonymizer     map[netip.Addr]netip.Addr
 	domainAnonymizer map[string]string
-	currentAnonIPv4  netip.Addr
-	currentAnonIPv6  netip.Addr
-	startAnonIPv4    netip.Addr
-	startAnonIPv6    netip.Addr
+	// domainOrder caches the keys of domainAnonymizer sorted longest-first
+	// for AnonymizeString; it is rebuilt when the map gains entries.
+	domainOrder     []string
+	labelAnonymizer map[string]string
+	labelAnonymized map[string]struct{}
+	labelCounter    uint32
+	macAnonymizer   map[string]string
+	macCounter      uint32
+	wgKeyAnonymizer map[string]string
+	wgKeyAnonymized map[string]struct{}
+	currentAnonIPv4 netip.Addr
+	currentAnonIPv6 netip.Addr
+	startAnonIPv4   netip.Addr
+	startAnonIPv6   netip.Addr
+
+	// LevelStrict also anonymizes internal ranges (RFC 1918, CGNAT,
+	// link-local), replacing them from the dedicated internal pools below so
+	// a reader can still tell an internal address from a public one.
+	level                   Level
+	currentAnonInternalIPv4 netip.Addr
+	currentAnonInternalIPv6 netip.Addr
+	startAnonInternalIPv4   netip.Addr
+	startAnonInternalIPv6   netip.Addr
 
 	domainKeyRegex *regexp.Regexp
 }
@@ -32,25 +108,50 @@ func DefaultAddresses() (netip.Addr, netip.Addr) {
 	return netip.AddrFrom4([4]byte{198, 51, 100, 0}), netip.MustParseAddr("2001:db8:ffff::")
 }
 
+// InternalAddresses returns the pool starts used in strict mode for internal
+// ranges. Both are reserved ranges that cannot collide with real addressing:
+// 198.18.0.0 (RFC 2544 benchmarking), 2001:db8:1:: (RFC 3849 documentation).
+func InternalAddresses() (netip.Addr, netip.Addr) {
+	return netip.AddrFrom4([4]byte{198, 18, 0, 0}), netip.MustParseAddr("2001:db8:1::")
+}
+
 func NewAnonymizer(startIPv4, startIPv6 netip.Addr) *Anonymizer {
+	internalIPv4, internalIPv6 := InternalAddresses()
 	return &Anonymizer{
 		ipAnonymizer:     map[netip.Addr]netip.Addr{},
 		domainAnonymizer: map[string]string{},
+		labelAnonymizer:  map[string]string{},
+		labelAnonymized:  map[string]struct{}{},
+		macAnonymizer:    map[string]string{},
+		wgKeyAnonymizer:  map[string]string{},
+		wgKeyAnonymized:  map[string]struct{}{},
 		currentAnonIPv4:  startIPv4,
 		currentAnonIPv6:  startIPv6,
 		startAnonIPv4:    startIPv4,
 		startAnonIPv6:    startIPv6,
 
+		level:                   LevelDefault,
+		currentAnonInternalIPv4: internalIPv4,
+		currentAnonInternalIPv6: internalIPv6,
+		startAnonInternalIPv4:   internalIPv4,
+		startAnonInternalIPv6:   internalIPv6,
+
 		domainKeyRegex: regexp.MustCompile(`\bdomain=([^\s,:"]+)`),
 	}
 }
 
+// SetLevel selects the anonymization level. The zero value of a new
+// Anonymizer is LevelDefault.
+func (a *Anonymizer) SetLevel(level Level) {
+	a.level = level
+}
+
 func (a *Anonymizer) AnonymizeIP(ip netip.Addr) netip.Addr {
+	// Normalize 4-in-6 addresses so ::ffff:192.168.1.1 classifies and maps
+	// like 192.168.1.1.
+	ip = ip.Unmap()
+
 	if ip.IsLoopback() ||
-		ip.IsLinkLocalUnicast() ||
-		ip.IsLinkLocalMulticast() ||
-		ip.IsInterfaceLocalMulticast() ||
-		(ip.Is4() && ip.IsPrivate()) ||
 		ip.IsUnspecified() ||
 		ip.IsMulticast() ||
 		isWellKnown(ip) ||
@@ -59,18 +160,100 @@ func (a *Anonymizer) AnonymizeIP(ip netip.Addr) netip.Addr {
 		return ip
 	}
 
+	if isInternal(ip) && a.level < LevelStrict {
+		return ip
+	}
+
 	if _, ok := a.ipAnonymizer[ip]; !ok {
-		if ip.Is4() {
-			a.ipAnonymizer[ip] = a.currentAnonIPv4
-			a.currentAnonIPv4 = a.currentAnonIPv4.Next()
-		} else {
-			a.ipAnonymizer[ip] = a.currentAnonIPv6
-			a.currentAnonIPv6 = a.currentAnonIPv6.Next()
-		}
+		a.ipAnonymizer[ip] = a.nextAnonIP(ip)
 	}
 	return a.ipAnonymizer[ip]
 }
 
+func (a *Anonymizer) nextAnonIP(ip netip.Addr) netip.Addr {
+	// At the strict level, internal addresses (including IPv6 ULA, matched
+	// by IsPrivate) come from the internal pools so they remain recognizable
+	// as internal without disclosing the real values.
+	if a.level >= LevelStrict && (isInternal(ip) || ip.IsPrivate()) {
+		if ip.Is4() {
+			anon := a.currentAnonInternalIPv4
+			a.currentAnonInternalIPv4 = a.currentAnonInternalIPv4.Next()
+			return anon
+		}
+		anon := a.currentAnonInternalIPv6
+		a.currentAnonInternalIPv6 = a.currentAnonInternalIPv6.Next()
+		return anon
+	}
+
+	if ip.Is4() {
+		anon := a.currentAnonIPv4
+		a.currentAnonIPv4 = a.currentAnonIPv4.Next()
+		return anon
+	}
+	anon := a.currentAnonIPv6
+	a.currentAnonIPv6 = a.currentAnonIPv6.Next()
+	return anon
+}
+
+// AnonymizeMAC replaces a MAC address with a consistent placeholder from the
+// locally administered range starting at 02:00:00:00:00:01, at every
+// anonymization level. Broadcast, multicast, all-zero, and already assigned
+// placeholder addresses are preserved. The colon and dash spellings of the
+// same address share one placeholder; the output keeps the input's separator.
+func (a *Anonymizer) AnonymizeMAC(mac string) string {
+	hw, err := net.ParseMAC(mac)
+	if err != nil || len(hw) != 6 {
+		return mac
+	}
+
+	if isWellKnownMAC(hw) || a.isAnonymizedMAC(hw) {
+		return mac
+	}
+
+	key := hw.String()
+	anon, ok := a.macAnonymizer[key]
+	if !ok {
+		a.macCounter++
+		anon = fmt.Sprintf("02:00:00:%02x:%02x:%02x", byte(a.macCounter>>16), byte(a.macCounter>>8), byte(a.macCounter))
+		a.macAnonymizer[key] = anon
+	}
+
+	if strings.Contains(mac, "-") {
+		anon = strings.ReplaceAll(anon, ":", "-")
+	}
+	return anon
+}
+
+// isAnonymizedMAC reports whether hw is a placeholder this anonymizer already
+// handed out, so a second pass over anonymized output leaves it unchanged.
+func (a *Anonymizer) isAnonymizedMAC(hw net.HardwareAddr) bool {
+	if hw[0] != 0x02 || hw[1] != 0 || hw[2] != 0 {
+		return false
+	}
+	value := uint32(hw[3])<<16 | uint32(hw[4])<<8 | uint32(hw[5])
+	return value <= a.macCounter
+}
+
+// AnonymizeWGKey replaces a WireGuard public key with a consistent random
+// placeholder of the same shape. Keys are only anonymized at LevelStrict;
+// placeholders already handed out pass through unchanged.
+func (a *Anonymizer) AnonymizeWGKey(key string) string {
+	if a.level < LevelStrict || !looksLikeWGKey(key) {
+		return key
+	}
+	if _, ok := a.wgKeyAnonymized[key]; ok {
+		return key
+	}
+
+	anon, ok := a.wgKeyAnonymizer[key]
+	if !ok {
+		anon = generateAnonymousKey()
+		a.wgKeyAnonymizer[key] = anon
+		a.wgKeyAnonymized[anon] = struct{}{}
+	}
+	return anon
+}
+
 func (a *Anonymizer) AnonymizeUDPAddr(addr net.UDPAddr) net.UDPAddr {
 	// Convert IP to netip.Addr
 	ip, ok := netip.AddrFromSlice(addr.IP)
@@ -89,12 +272,12 @@ func (a *Anonymizer) AnonymizeUDPAddr(addr net.UDPAddr) net.UDPAddr {
 
 // isInAnonymizedRange checks if an IP is within the range of already assigned anonymized IPs
 func (a *Anonymizer) isInAnonymizedRange(ip netip.Addr) bool {
-	if ip.Is4() && ip.Compare(a.startAnonIPv4) >= 0 && ip.Compare(a.currentAnonIPv4) <= 0 {
-		return true
-	} else if !ip.Is4() && ip.Compare(a.startAnonIPv6) >= 0 && ip.Compare(a.currentAnonIPv6) <= 0 {
-		return true
+	if ip.Is4() {
+		return inPoolRange(ip, a.startAnonIPv4, a.currentAnonIPv4) ||
+			inPoolRange(ip, a.startAnonInternalIPv4, a.currentAnonInternalIPv4)
 	}
-	return false
+	return inPoolRange(ip, a.startAnonIPv6, a.currentAnonIPv6) ||
+		inPoolRange(ip, a.startAnonInternalIPv6, a.currentAnonInternalIPv6)
 }
 
 func (a *Anonymizer) AnonymizeIPString(ip string) string {
@@ -118,14 +301,17 @@ func (a *Anonymizer) AnonymizeDomain(domain string) string {
 		baseDomain = domain[:len(domain)-1]
 	}
 
-	if strings.HasSuffix(baseDomain, "netbird.io") ||
-		strings.HasSuffix(baseDomain, "netbird.selfhosted") ||
-		strings.HasSuffix(baseDomain, "netbird.cloud") ||
-		strings.HasSuffix(baseDomain, "netbird.stage") ||
-		strings.HasSuffix(baseDomain, anonTLD) {
+	if strings.HasSuffix(baseDomain, anonTLD) {
 		return domain
 	}
 
+	if suffix := protectedSuffix(baseDomain); suffix != "" {
+		if a.level < LevelStrict || baseDomain == suffix || suffix == infraDomain {
+			return domain
+		}
+		return withTrailingDot(a.anonymizePeerName(baseDomain, suffix), hasDot)
+	}
+
 	parts := strings.Split(baseDomain, ".")
 	if len(parts) < 2 {
 		return domain
@@ -141,12 +327,53 @@ func (a *Anonymizer) AnonymizeDomain(domain string) string {
 	}
 
 	result := strings.Replace(baseDomain, baseForLookup, anonymized, 1)
-	if hasDot {
-		result += "."
+	if a.level >= LevelStrict && len(parts) > 2 {
+		prefix := strings.TrimSuffix(baseDomain, "."+baseForLookup)
+		result = a.anonymizeLabels(prefix, "host") + "." + anonymized
+		// The full mapping feeds AnonymizeString so seeded FQDNs are caught
+		// in log lines as a whole, labels included.
+		a.domainAnonymizer[baseDomain] = result
+	}
+	return withTrailingDot(result, hasDot)
+}
+
+// anonymizePeerName replaces the labels in front of a protected suffix with
+// numbered peer placeholders, keeping the suffix, and records the full
+// mapping for string replacement in logs. The numbering keeps a peer
+// recognizable across the whole bundle without disclosing its name.
+func (a *Anonymizer) anonymizePeerName(baseDomain, suffix string) string {
+	prefix := strings.TrimSuffix(baseDomain, "."+suffix)
+	result := a.anonymizeLabels(prefix, "peer") + "." + suffix
+	if result != baseDomain {
+		a.domainAnonymizer[baseDomain] = result
 	}
 	return result
 }
 
+// anonymizeLabels replaces each dot-separated label with a consistent
+// numbered placeholder ("<placeholder>-<n>"). Wildcard labels and
+// placeholders already handed out pass through unchanged.
+func (a *Anonymizer) anonymizeLabels(prefix, placeholder string) string {
+	labels := strings.Split(prefix, ".")
+	for i, label := range labels {
+		if label == "*" {
+			continue
+		}
+		if _, ok := a.labelAnonymized[label]; ok {
+			continue
+		}
+		anon, ok := a.labelAnonymizer[label]
+		if !ok {
+			a.labelCounter++
+			anon = fmt.Sprintf("%s-%d", placeholder, a.labelCounter)
+			a.labelAnonymizer[label] = anon
+			a.labelAnonymized[anon] = struct{}{}
+		}
+		labels[i] = anon
+	}
+	return strings.Join(labels, ".")
+}
+
 func (a *Anonymizer) AnonymizeURI(uri string) string {
 	u, err := url.Parse(uri)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -181,16 +408,70 @@ func (a *Anonymizer) AnonymizeString(str string) string {
 	str = ipv4Regex.ReplaceAllStringFunc(str, a.AnonymizeIPString)
 	str = ipv6Regex.ReplaceAllStringFunc(str, a.AnonymizeIPString)
 
-	for domain, anonDomain := range a.domainAnonymizer {
-		str = strings.ReplaceAll(str, domain, anonDomain)
+	for _, domain := range a.sortedDomains() {
+		str = strings.ReplaceAll(str, domain, a.domainAnonymizer[domain])
 	}
 
 	str = a.AnonymizeSchemeURI(str)
 	str = a.AnonymizeDNSLogLine(str)
 
+	// MAC handling runs after the IP passes so preserved IPv6 addresses are
+	// already out of the way; the separator guard skips matches embedded in a
+	// longer colon- or dash-separated sequence (such as an IPv6 tail).
+	str = a.anonymizeMACsInString(str, macColonRegex, ':')
+	str = a.anonymizeMACsInString(str, macDashRegex, '-')
+
+	if a.level >= LevelStrict {
+		str = wgKeyRegex.ReplaceAllStringFunc(str, a.AnonymizeWGKey)
+	}
+
 	return str
 }
 
+// sortedDomains returns the domain mappings longest-first, so a full-FQDN
+// mapping (strict level) is applied before the base-domain mapping it
+// contains. The order is rebuilt only when domainAnonymizer has grown.
+func (a *Anonymizer) sortedDomains() []string {
+	if len(a.domainOrder) == len(a.domainAnonymizer) {
+		return a.domainOrder
+	}
+
+	a.domainOrder = a.domainOrder[:0]
+	for domain := range a.domainAnonymizer {
+		a.domainOrder = append(a.domainOrder, domain)
+	}
+	slices.SortFunc(a.domainOrder, func(x, y string) int {
+		if d := len(y) - len(x); d != 0 {
+			return d
+		}
+		return strings.Compare(x, y)
+	})
+	return a.domainOrder
+}
+
+// anonymizeMACsInString replaces MAC addresses matched by re, skipping
+// matches that directly adjoin another sep so a six-group run inside a longer
+// separated sequence is left alone.
+func (a *Anonymizer) anonymizeMACsInString(str string, re *regexp.Regexp, sep byte) string {
+	matches := re.FindAllStringIndex(str, -1)
+	if len(matches) == 0 {
+		return str
+	}
+
+	var b strings.Builder
+	last := 0
+	for _, m := range matches {
+		if (m[0] > 0 && str[m[0]-1] == sep) || (m[1] < len(str) && str[m[1]] == sep) {
+			continue
+		}
+		b.WriteString(str[last:m[0]])
+		b.WriteString(a.AnonymizeMAC(str[m[0]:m[1]]))
+		last = m[1]
+	}
+	b.WriteString(str[last:])
+	return b.String()
+}
+
 // AnonymizeSchemeURI finds and anonymizes URIs with ws, wss, rel, rels, stun, stuns, turn, and turns schemes.
 func (a *Anonymizer) AnonymizeSchemeURI(text string) string {
 	re := regexp.MustCompile(`(?i)\b(wss?://|rels?://|stuns?:|turns?:|https?://)\S+\b`)
@@ -239,10 +520,79 @@ func isWellKnown(addr netip.Addr) bool {
 		"128.0.0.0", "8000::", // 2nd split subnet for default routes
 	}
 
-	if slices.Contains(wellKnown, addr.String()) {
+	return slices.Contains(wellKnown, addr.String())
+}
+
+// isInternal reports whether ip identifies a host only within the local
+// network: IPv4 private (RFC 1918), CGNAT (RFC 6598), and link-local (v4 and
+// v6). These are preserved at the default level so support can reason about
+// the real topology, and replaced from the internal pools at the strict
+// level. IPv6 ULA is deliberately not internal: its random global ID uniquely
+// fingerprints the network, so it is anonymized at every level.
+func isInternal(ip netip.Addr) bool {
+	return (ip.Is4() && ip.IsPrivate()) ||
+		ip.IsLinkLocalUnicast() ||
+		isCGNAT(ip)
+}
+
+func inPoolRange(ip, start, current netip.Addr) bool {
+	return ip.Compare(start) >= 0 && ip.Compare(current) <= 0
+}
+
+// isWellKnownMAC reports whether hw carries no stable host identity: all-zero
+// or a group address (broadcast and multicast).
+func isWellKnownMAC(hw net.HardwareAddr) bool {
+	if hw[0]&1 == 1 {
 		return true
 	}
+	for _, b := range hw {
+		if b != 0 {
+			return false
+		}
+	}
+	return true
+}
 
+// looksLikeWGKey reports whether s has the shape of a WireGuard key:
+// 44 base64 characters decoding to 32 bytes.
+func looksLikeWGKey(s string) bool {
+	if len(s) != 44 || s[43] != '=' {
+		return false
+	}
+	decoded, err := base64.StdEncoding.DecodeString(s)
+	return err == nil && len(decoded) == 32
+}
+
+func generateAnonymousKey() string {
+	buf := make([]byte, 32)
+	if _, err := rand.Read(buf); err != nil {
+		return strings.Repeat("A", 43) + "="
+	}
+	return base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString(buf)
+}
+
+// protectedSuffix returns the protected NetBird suffix baseDomain ends with,
+// or empty. The match is label-anchored so an unrelated domain that merely
+// ends in the same characters is not preserved.
+func protectedSuffix(baseDomain string) string {
+	for _, d := range protectedDomains {
+		if baseDomain == d || strings.HasSuffix(baseDomain, "."+d) {
+			return d
+		}
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
+func withTrailingDot(domain string, hasDot bool) string {
+	if hasDot {
+		return domain + "."
+	}
+	return domain
+}
+
+// isCGNAT reports whether addr is in 100.64.0.0/10 (RFC 6598), the range
+// NetBird assigns overlay peer addresses from.
+func isCGNAT(addr netip.Addr) bool {
 	cgnatRangeStart := netip.AddrFrom4([4]byte{100, 64, 0, 0})
 	cgnatRange := netip.PrefixFrom(cgnatRangeStart, 10)
 

client/anonymize/anonymize_test.go

@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 package anonymize_test
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
+	"encoding/base64"
 	"net/netip"
 	"regexp"
+	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
@@ -44,6 +47,301 @@ func TestAnonymizeIP(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestParseLevel(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		input  string
+		expect anonymize.Level
+	}{
+		{"", anonymize.LevelDefault},
+		{"default", anonymize.LevelDefault},
+		{"DEFAULT", anonymize.LevelDefault},
+		{"strict", anonymize.LevelStrict},
+		{"STRICT", anonymize.LevelStrict},
+		// Unknown values must never yield less anonymization than requested.
+		{"garbage", anonymize.LevelStrict},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range tests {
+		t.Run("input="+tc.input, func(t *testing.T) {
+			assert.Equal(t, tc.expect, anonymize.ParseLevel(tc.input), "parsed level should match")
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestAnonymizeIP_DefaultLevelInternalRanges(t *testing.T) {
+	anonymizer := anonymize.NewAnonymizer(anonymize.DefaultAddresses())
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		name   string
+		ip     string
+		expect string
+	}{
+		{"RFC1918 10/8", "10.1.2.3", "10.1.2.3"},
+		{"RFC1918 172.16/12", "172.16.5.5", "172.16.5.5"},
+		{"RFC1918 192.168/16", "192.168.1.1", "192.168.1.1"},
+		{"CGNAT", "100.64.0.5", "100.64.0.5"},
+		{"IPv4 link-local", "169.254.1.1", "169.254.1.1"},
+		{"IPv6 link-local", "fe80::1", "fe80::1"},
+		// ULA is anonymized even at the default level: its random global ID
+		// uniquely fingerprints the network, unlike shared RFC 1918 space.
+		{"IPv6 ULA", "fd12:3456:789a::1", "2001:db8:ffff::"},
+		// 4-in-6 addresses classify like their unmapped IPv4 form.
+		{"4-in-6 RFC1918", "::ffff:192.168.1.1", "192.168.1.1"},
+		{"4-in-6 CGNAT", "::ffff:100.64.0.5", "100.64.0.5"},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range tests {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			result := anonymizer.AnonymizeIP(netip.MustParseAddr(tc.ip))
+			assert.Equal(t, tc.expect, result.String(), "default level should preserve internal ranges except ULA")
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestAnonymizeIP_StrictLevel(t *testing.T) {
+	anonymizer := anonymize.NewAnonymizer(anonymize.DefaultAddresses())
+	anonymizer.SetLevel(anonymize.LevelStrict)
+
+	// Order matters: internal pool addresses are assigned sequentially.
+	tests := []struct {
+		name   string
+		ip     string
+		expect string
+	}{
+		{"RFC1918 192.168/16", "192.168.1.1", "198.18.0.0"},
+		{"Second RFC1918", "192.168.1.2", "198.18.0.1"},
+		{"Repeated RFC1918", "192.168.1.1", "198.18.0.0"},
+		{"RFC1918 10/8", "10.1.2.3", "198.18.0.2"},
+		{"RFC1918 172.16/12", "172.16.5.5", "198.18.0.3"},
+		{"CGNAT", "100.64.0.5", "198.18.0.4"},
+		{"IPv4 link-local", "169.254.1.1", "198.18.0.5"},
+		{"Public IPv4 uses public pool", "1.2.3.4", "198.51.100.0"},
+		{"IPv6 link-local", "fe80::1", "2001:db8:1::"},
+		{"IPv6 ULA", "fd12:3456:789a::1", "2001:db8:1::1"},
+		{"Public IPv6 uses public pool", "2607:f8b0:4005:805::200e", "2001:db8:ffff::"},
+		{"Loopback IPv4", "127.0.0.1", "127.0.0.1"},
+		{"Loopback IPv6", "::1", "::1"},
+		{"Unspecified", "0.0.0.0", "0.0.0.0"},
+		{"Multicast", "224.0.0.251", "224.0.0.251"},
+		{"Well known resolver", "8.8.8.8", "8.8.8.8"},
+		{"Well known split marker", "128.0.0.0", "128.0.0.0"},
+		{"In internal pool range", "198.18.0.3", "198.18.0.3"},
+		{"In public pool range", "198.51.100.0", "198.51.100.0"},
+		{"4-in-6 repeated RFC1918", "::ffff:192.168.1.1", "198.18.0.0"},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range tests {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			result := anonymizer.AnonymizeIP(netip.MustParseAddr(tc.ip))
+			assert.Equal(t, tc.expect, result.String(), "strict level should replace internal ranges from the internal pools")
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestAnonymizeString_StrictInternalIPs(t *testing.T) {
+	anonymizer := anonymize.NewAnonymizer(anonymize.DefaultAddresses())
+	anonymizer.SetLevel(anonymize.LevelStrict)
+
+	input := "route 10.20.30.0/24 via 192.168.1.1 dev eth0 src 100.64.0.7"
+	firstPass := anonymizer.AnonymizeString(input)
+	secondPass := anonymizer.AnonymizeString(firstPass)
+
+	assert.NotContains(t, firstPass, "10.20.30.0", "private network address should be anonymized")
+	assert.NotContains(t, firstPass, "192.168.1.1", "private gateway should be anonymized")
+	assert.NotContains(t, firstPass, "100.64.0.7", "CGNAT address should be anonymized")
+	assert.Contains(t, firstPass, "/24", "prefix length should be preserved")
+	assert.Equal(t, firstPass, secondPass, "second pass should not further anonymize the string")
+}
+
+func TestAnonymizeMAC(t *testing.T) {
+	anonymizer := anonymize.NewAnonymizer(anonymize.DefaultAddresses())
+
+	first := anonymizer.AnonymizeMAC("aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:0f")
+	assert.Equal(t, "02:00:00:00:00:01", first, "first MAC should get the first placeholder")
+	assert.Equal(t, first, anonymizer.AnonymizeMAC("aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:0f"), "repeated MAC should map to the same placeholder")
+	assert.Equal(t, first, anonymizer.AnonymizeMAC("AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:0F"), "case should not affect the mapping")
+	assert.Equal(t, "02-00-00-00-00-01", anonymizer.AnonymizeMAC("AA-BB-CC-DD-EE-0F"), "dash form should keep its separator but share the mapping")
+
+	second := anonymizer.AnonymizeMAC("10:22:33:44:55:66")
+	assert.Equal(t, "02:00:00:00:00:02", second, "second distinct MAC should get the next placeholder")
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		name string
+		mac  string
+	}{
+		{"Broadcast", "ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff"},
+		{"IPv4 multicast", "01:00:5e:00:00:fb"},
+		{"IPv6 multicast", "33:33:00:00:00:01"},
+		{"All zero", "00:00:00:00:00:00"},
+		{"Assigned placeholder", "02:00:00:00:00:01"},
+		{"Invalid", "not-a-mac"},
+	}
+	for _, tc := range tests {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			assert.Equal(t, tc.mac, anonymizer.AnonymizeMAC(tc.mac), "should be preserved")
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestAnonymizeString_MACAddresses(t *testing.T) {
+	anonymizer := anonymize.NewAnonymizer(anonymize.DefaultAddresses())
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		name   string
+		input  string
+		expect string
+	}{
+		{
+			name:   "nftables ether rule",
+			input:  "ether saddr aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff drop",
+			expect: "ether saddr 02:00:00:00:00:01 drop",
+		},
+		{
+			name:   "Windows dash form",
+			input:  "Physical Address : AA-BB-CC-DD-EE-FF",
+			expect: "Physical Address : 02-00-00-00-00-01",
+		},
+		{
+			name:   "IPv6 address tail is not treated as MAC",
+			input:  "addr fe80:0:11:22:33:44:55:66 scope link",
+			expect: "addr fe80:0:11:22:33:44:55:66 scope link",
+		},
+		{
+			name:   "broadcast MAC preserved",
+			input:  "dst ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff type ARP",
+			expect: "dst ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff type ARP",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range tests {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			result := anonymizer.AnonymizeString(tc.input)
+			assert.Equal(t, tc.expect, result, "MAC addresses should be anonymized at every level")
+			assert.Equal(t, result, anonymizer.AnonymizeString(result), "second pass should not change the result")
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestAnonymizeWGKey(t *testing.T) {
+	key := base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString(bytes.Repeat([]byte{0x42}, 32))
+
+	t.Run("default level preserves keys", func(t *testing.T) {
+		anonymizer := anonymize.NewAnonymizer(anonymize.DefaultAddresses())
+		assert.Equal(t, key, anonymizer.AnonymizeWGKey(key), "default level should not touch WireGuard keys")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("strict level replaces keys", func(t *testing.T) {
+		anonymizer := anonymize.NewAnonymizer(anonymize.DefaultAddresses())
+		anonymizer.SetLevel(anonymize.LevelStrict)
+
+		anon := anonymizer.AnonymizeWGKey(key)
+		assert.NotEqual(t, key, anon, "strict level should replace the key")
+		assert.Regexp(t, `^[A-Za-z0-9+/]{43}=$`, anon, "placeholder should keep the WireGuard key shape")
+		assert.Equal(t, anon, anonymizer.AnonymizeWGKey(key), "repeated key should map to the same placeholder")
+		assert.Equal(t, anon, anonymizer.AnonymizeWGKey(anon), "an assigned placeholder should pass through unchanged")
+
+		assert.Equal(t, "not-a-key", anonymizer.AnonymizeWGKey("not-a-key"), "non-key values should be preserved")
+	})
+}
+
+func TestAnonymizeString_WGKeys(t *testing.T) {
+	key := base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString(bytes.Repeat([]byte{0x42}, 32))
+	input := "peer " + key + " handshake completed"
+
+	t.Run("default level preserves keys", func(t *testing.T) {
+		anonymizer := anonymize.NewAnonymizer(anonymize.DefaultAddresses())
+		assert.Equal(t, input, anonymizer.AnonymizeString(input), "default level should not touch WireGuard keys in strings")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("strict level replaces keys", func(t *testing.T) {
+		anonymizer := anonymize.NewAnonymizer(anonymize.DefaultAddresses())
+		anonymizer.SetLevel(anonymize.LevelStrict)
+
+		firstPass := anonymizer.AnonymizeString(input)
+		assert.NotContains(t, firstPass, key, "the key should not survive strict anonymization")
+		assert.Equal(t, anonymizer.AnonymizeWGKey(key), extractKey(t, firstPass), "string replacement should be consistent with AnonymizeWGKey")
+		assert.Equal(t, firstPass, anonymizer.AnonymizeString(firstPass), "second pass should not change the result")
+	})
+}
+
+func extractKey(t *testing.T, logLine string) string {
+	t.Helper()
+	fields := strings.Fields(logLine)
+	require.Len(t, fields, 4, "log line should keep its structure")
+	return fields[1]
+}
+
+func TestAnonymizeDomain_StrictLevel(t *testing.T) {
+	anonymizer := anonymize.NewAnonymizer(anonymize.DefaultAddresses())
+	anonymizer.SetLevel(anonymize.LevelStrict)
+
+	t.Run("netbird peer name", func(t *testing.T) {
+		result := anonymizer.AnonymizeDomain("my-laptop.netbird.cloud")
+		assert.Regexp(t, `^peer-\d+\.netbird\.cloud$`, result, "peer name should be anonymized, suffix kept")
+		assert.NotContains(t, result, "my-laptop", "the peer name should not survive")
+		assert.Equal(t, result, anonymizer.AnonymizeDomain("my-laptop.netbird.cloud"), "repeated domain should map consistently")
+		assert.Equal(t, result, anonymizer.AnonymizeDomain(result), "an anonymized domain should pass through unchanged")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("bare netbird domain", func(t *testing.T) {
+		assert.Equal(t, "netbird.cloud", anonymizer.AnonymizeDomain("netbird.cloud"), "the bare protected suffix should be preserved")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("netbird infrastructure preserved", func(t *testing.T) {
+		assert.Equal(t, "api.netbird.io", anonymizer.AnonymizeDomain("api.netbird.io"),
+			"netbird.io hosts infrastructure, not peer names, and should stay readable")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("leading labels of other domains", func(t *testing.T) {
+		result := anonymizer.AnonymizeDomain("host1.corp.example.com")
+		assert.Regexp(t, `^host-\d+\.host-\d+\.anon-[a-zA-Z0-9]+\.domain$`, result, "every label should be anonymized")
+		for _, label := range []string{"host1", "corp", "example"} {
+			assert.NotContains(t, result, label, "no original label should survive")
+		}
+		assert.Equal(t, result, anonymizer.AnonymizeDomain("host1.corp.example.com"), "repeated domain should map consistently")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("same label maps consistently across domains", func(t *testing.T) {
+		first := anonymizer.AnonymizeDomain("shared.one.com")
+		second := anonymizer.AnonymizeDomain("shared.two.com")
+		assert.Equal(t, strings.Split(first, ".")[0], strings.Split(second, ".")[0], "the shared host label should get one placeholder")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("wildcard label preserved", func(t *testing.T) {
+		result := anonymizer.AnonymizeDomain("*.example.com")
+		assert.Regexp(t, `^\*\.anon-[a-zA-Z0-9]+\.domain$`, result, "the wildcard label should stay a wildcard")
+	})
+}
+
+func TestAnonymizeDomain_DefaultLevelKeepsPeerNames(t *testing.T) {
+	anonymizer := anonymize.NewAnonymizer(anonymize.DefaultAddresses())
+
+	assert.Equal(t, "my-laptop.netbird.cloud", anonymizer.AnonymizeDomain("my-laptop.netbird.cloud"),
+		"default level should preserve netbird FQDNs including the peer name")
+	assert.Regexp(t, `^sub\.anon-[a-zA-Z0-9]+\.domain$`, anonymizer.AnonymizeDomain("sub.example.com"),
+		"default level should keep subdomain labels")
+}
+
+func TestAnonymizeString_StrictPeerNames(t *testing.T) {
+	anonymizer := anonymize.NewAnonymizer(anonymize.DefaultAddresses())
+	anonymizer.SetLevel(anonymize.LevelStrict)
+
+	// Seed like the bundle generator does from the status: base first, then
+	// the full FQDN, so replacement must prefer the longer mapping.
+	anonBase := anonymizer.AnonymizeDomain("example.com")
+	anonPeer := anonymizer.AnonymizeDomain("peer1.netbird.cloud")
+	anonHost := anonymizer.AnonymizeDomain("host1.example.com")
+
+	logLine := "connected to peer1.netbird.cloud via host1.example.com endpoint"
+	firstPass := anonymizer.AnonymizeString(logLine)
+	assert.NotContains(t, firstPass, "peer1", "the peer name should not survive in logs")
+	assert.NotContains(t, firstPass, "host1", "the host label should not survive in logs")
+	assert.Contains(t, firstPass, anonPeer, "the seeded peer mapping should be applied")
+	assert.Contains(t, firstPass, anonHost, "the seeded host mapping should be applied, not just the base mapping")
+	assert.NotContains(t, firstPass, "host1."+anonBase, "the base mapping must not preempt the longer FQDN mapping")
+	assert.Equal(t, firstPass, anonymizer.AnonymizeString(firstPass), "second pass should not change the result")
+}
+
 func TestAnonymizeDNSLogLine(t *testing.T) {
 	anonymizer := anonymize.NewAnonymizer(netip.Addr{}, netip.Addr{})
 	tests := []struct {

client/cmd/debug.go

@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ import (
 const errCloseConnection = "Failed to close connection: %v"
 
 var (
-	logFileCount        uint32
-	systemInfoFlag      bool
+	logFileCount             uint32
+	systemInfoFlag           bool
 	uploadBundleFlag         bool
 	uploadBundleURLFlag      string
 	uploadBundleInsecureFlag bool
@@ -156,6 +156,11 @@ func debugConfigDump(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) error {
 // request. Returns an error if the RPC fails or if the daemon reports
 // an upload failure reason.
 func debugBundle(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) error {
+	anonymizeEnabled, anonymizeLevel, err := effectiveAnonymize()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	conn, err := getClient(cmd)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -168,10 +173,11 @@ func debugBundle(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) error {
 
 	client := proto.NewDaemonServiceClient(conn)
 	request := &proto.DebugBundleRequest{
-		Anonymize:    anonymizeFlag,
-		SystemInfo:   systemInfoFlag,
-		LogFileCount: logFileCount,
-		CliVersion:   version.NetbirdVersion(),
+		Anonymize:      anonymizeEnabled,
+		AnonymizeLevel: anonymizeLevel.String(),
+		SystemInfo:     systemInfoFlag,
+		LogFileCount:   logFileCount,
+		CliVersion:     version.NetbirdVersion(),
 	}
 	if uploadBundleFlag {
 		request.UploadURL = uploadBundleURLFlag
@@ -229,6 +235,11 @@ func runForDuration(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("invalid duration format: %v", err)
 	}
 
+	anonymizeEnabled, anonymizeLevel, err := effectiveAnonymize()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	conn, err := getClient(cmd)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -368,10 +379,11 @@ func runForDuration(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	cmd.Println("Creating debug bundle...")
 
 	request := &proto.DebugBundleRequest{
-		Anonymize:    anonymizeFlag,
-		SystemInfo:   systemInfoFlag,
-		LogFileCount: logFileCount,
-		CliVersion:   version.NetbirdVersion(),
+		Anonymize:      anonymizeEnabled,
+		AnonymizeLevel: anonymizeLevel.String(),
+		SystemInfo:     systemInfoFlag,
+		LogFileCount:   logFileCount,
+		CliVersion:     version.NetbirdVersion(),
 	}
 	if uploadBundleFlag {
 		request.UploadURL = uploadBundleURLFlag

client/cmd/login.go

@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/auth"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/profilemanager"
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/mdm"
 	nbnet "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/net"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/proto"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/server"
@@ -333,11 +332,6 @@ func doForegroundLogin(ctx context.Context, cmd *cobra.Command, setupKey string,
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("read config file %s: %v", configFilePath, err)
 	}
-	// CLI standalone login: profilemanager no longer auto-applies MDM,
-	// so layer in the OS-native policy here. Desktop builds construct
-	// a Loader with no fetcher — the build-tagged loadPlatform reads
-	// the registry/plist directly.
-	config.ApplyMDMPolicy(mdm.NewLoader(nil).Load())
 
 	// Mirror runInForegroundMode: recover residual state (DNS, firewall,
 	// ssh config, legacy routing) from a previous unclean shutdown and

client/cmd/root.go

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/pflag"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
 
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/anonymize"
 	daddr "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/daemonaddr"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/profilemanager"
 )
@@ -69,6 +70,7 @@ var (
 	autoConnectDisabled     bool
 	extraIFaceBlackList     []string
 	anonymizeFlag           bool
+	anonymizeLevelFlag      string
 	dnsRouteInterval        time.Duration
 	// lazyConnEnabled is the parse target for the deprecated --enable-lazy-connection
 	// flag. The flag is inert; the value is no longer read (use NB_LAZY_CONN instead).
@@ -156,7 +158,8 @@ func init() {
 	rootCmd.MarkFlagsMutuallyExclusive("setup-key", "setup-key-file")
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&preSharedKey, preSharedKeyFlag, "", "Sets WireGuard PreSharedKey property. If set, then only peers that have the same key can communicate.")
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&hostName, "hostname", "n", "", "Sets a custom hostname for the device")
-	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&anonymizeFlag, "anonymize", "A", false, "anonymize IP addresses and non-netbird.io domains in logs and status output")
+	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&anonymizeFlag, "anonymize", "A", false, "anonymize public IP addresses, MAC addresses, and non-netbird.io domains in logs and status output; private, CGNAT, and link-local IP ranges are kept (see --anonymize-level strict)")
+	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&anonymizeLevelFlag, "anonymize-level", "", "anonymization level: \"default\" or \"strict\"; strict also anonymizes private, CGNAT, and link-local IP ranges, peer names, and WireGuard public keys. Setting this flag implies --anonymize")
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&configPath, "config", "c", profilemanager.DefaultConfigPath, "Overrides the default profile file location")
 
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(upCmd)
@@ -293,6 +296,19 @@ var CLIBackOffSettings = &backoff.ExponentialBackOff{
 	Clock:               backoff.SystemClock,
 }
 
+// effectiveAnonymize resolves the --anonymize and --anonymize-level flags:
+// setting a level implies anonymization, and an invalid level is rejected.
+func effectiveAnonymize() (bool, anonymize.Level, error) {
+	if anonymizeLevelFlag == "" {
+		return anonymizeFlag, anonymize.LevelDefault, nil
+	}
+	level := anonymize.ParseLevel(anonymizeLevelFlag)
+	if !strings.EqualFold(anonymizeLevelFlag, level.String()) {
+		return false, anonymize.LevelDefault, fmt.Errorf("invalid anonymize level %q: use %q or %q", anonymizeLevelFlag, anonymize.LevelDefault.String(), anonymize.LevelStrict.String())
+	}
+	return true, level, nil
+}
+
 func getSetupKey() (string, error) {
 	if setupKeyPath != "" && setupKey == "" {
 		return getSetupKeyFromFile(setupKeyPath)

client/cmd/status.go

@@ -121,8 +121,14 @@ func statusFunc(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		sessionExpiresAt = ts.AsTime().UTC()
 	}
 
+	anonymizeEnabled, anonymizeLevel, err := effectiveAnonymize()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	var outputInformationHolder = nbstatus.ConvertToStatusOutputOverview(resp.GetFullStatus(), nbstatus.ConvertOptions{
-		Anonymize:            anonymizeFlag,
+		Anonymize:            anonymizeEnabled,
+		AnonymizeLevel:       anonymizeLevel,
 		DaemonVersion:        resp.GetDaemonVersion(),
 		DaemonStatus:         nbstatus.ParseDaemonStatus(status),
 		StatusFilter:         statusFilter,

client/cmd/up.go

@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/peer"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/profilemanager"
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/mdm"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/proto"
 	nbnet "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/net"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/server"
@@ -229,10 +228,6 @@ func runInForegroundMode(ctx context.Context, cmd *cobra.Command, activeProf *pr
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("get config file: %v", err)
 	}
-	// CLI foreground path runs without the daemon Server: layer in the
-	// active MDM policy explicitly so a forced ManagementURL / PSK /
-	// other managed key actually takes effect on this run.
-	config.ApplyMDMPolicy(mdm.NewLoader(nil).Load())
 
 	_, _ = profilemanager.UpdateOldManagementURL(ctx, config, configFilePath)
 

client/embed/embed.go

@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/auth"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/peer"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/profilemanager"
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/mdm"
 	sshcommon "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/ssh"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/system"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/management/domain"
@@ -216,10 +215,6 @@ func New(opts Options) (*Client, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("create config: %w", err)
 	}
-	// Embedded path runs without the daemon Server: apply the active
-	// MDM policy explicitly so a forced ManagementURL / PSK / other
-	// managed key takes effect on this embedded engine instance.
-	config.ApplyMDMPolicy(mdm.NewLoader(nil).Load())
 
 	if opts.PrivateKey != "" {
 		config.PrivateKey = opts.PrivateKey

client/firewall/iptables/acl_linux.go

@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ type aclManager struct {
 	optionalEntries map[string][]entry
 	ipsetStore      *ipsetStore
 	v6              bool
+	ipsetSupported  bool
 
 	stateManager *statemanager.Manager
 }
@@ -60,6 +61,8 @@ func newAclManager(iptablesClient *iptables.IPTables, wgIface iFaceMapper) (*acl
 func (m *aclManager) init(stateManager *statemanager.Manager) error {
 	m.stateManager = stateManager
 
+	m.ipsetSupported = m.probeIPSetSupport()
+
 	m.seedInitialEntries()
 	m.seedInitialOptionalEntries()
 
@@ -91,6 +94,12 @@ func (m *aclManager) AddPeerFiltering(
 	if m.v6 && ipsetName != "" {
 		ipsetName += "-v6"
 	}
+	// When the kernel lacks the required ipset hash module, fall back to
+	// per-IP iptables rules (pre-0.68 behavior) so ACLs keep working instead
+	// of silently leaving the chain empty.
+	if ipsetName != "" && !m.ipsetSupported {
+		ipsetName = ""
+	}
 	proto := protoForFamily(protocol, m.v6)
 	specs := filterRuleSpecs(ip, proto, sPort, dPort, action, ipsetName)
 
@@ -498,6 +507,40 @@ func transformIPsetName(ipsetName string, sPort, dPort *firewall.Port, action fi
 	}
 }
 
+// probeIPSetSupport checks whether the kernel can create the ipset type used for
+// ACL rules. On kernels lacking the required ipset hash module, ipset creation
+// fails (e.g. "invalid argument"), which would otherwise leave the ACL chain
+// empty and silently drop all policy-permitted inbound traffic. When unsupported,
+// the manager falls back to per-IP iptables rules.
+func (m *aclManager) probeIPSetSupport() bool {
+	// Use a unique name so concurrent processes don't collide and we only ever
+	// destroy the set we created ourselves. ipset names are limited to 31 chars,
+	// so use a short random suffix.
+	probeName := "nb-probe-" + uuid.New().String()[:8]
+
+	opts := ipset.CreateOptions{
+		Replace: true,
+	}
+	if m.v6 {
+		opts.Family = ipset.FamilyIPV6
+	}
+
+	if err := ipset.Create(probeName, ipset.TypeHashNet, opts); err != nil {
+		log.Warnf("ipset is not available (failed to create probe set: %v); "+
+			"falling back to per-IP iptables ACL rules. Ensure the kernel provides "+
+			"the ipset hash:net module (ip_set_hash_net) for better performance with large rule sets", err)
+		return false
+	}
+
+	defer func() {
+		if err := ipset.Destroy(probeName); err != nil {
+			log.Debugf("destroy ipset probe set %q: %v", probeName, err)
+		}
+	}()
+
+	return true
+}
+
 func (m *aclManager) createIPSet(name string) error {
 	opts := ipset.CreateOptions{
 		Replace: true,

client/firewall/iptables/manager_linux_test.go

@@ -291,3 +291,40 @@ func TestIptablesCreatePerformance(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+// TestIptablesACLIPSetFallback verifies that when the kernel lacks ipset support,
+// the ACL manager falls back to per-IP iptables rules (-s <ip>) instead of
+// silently leaving the chain empty. See discussion #6125.
+func TestIptablesACLIPSetFallback(t *testing.T) {
+	ipv4Client, err := iptables.NewWithProtocol(iptables.ProtocolIPv4)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// Use Create()/Init() so the router-owned chains (chainRTFWDIN/OUT) are
+	// created before the ACL manager's createDefaultChains() references them.
+	manager, err := Create(ifaceMock, iface.DefaultMTU)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NoError(t, manager.Init(nil))
+
+	aclMgr := manager.aclMgr
+	// Simulate a kernel without the ipset hash module.
+	aclMgr.ipsetSupported = false
+
+	defer func() {
+		require.NoError(t, manager.Close(nil))
+	}()
+
+	ip := netip.MustParseAddr("10.20.0.42")
+	port := &fw.Port{Values: []uint16{22}}
+
+	rules, err := aclMgr.AddPeerFiltering(nil, ip.AsSlice(), "tcp", nil, port, fw.ActionAccept, "nb0000001")
+	require.NoError(t, err, "AddPeerFiltering should succeed via fallback")
+	require.NotEmpty(t, rules)
+
+	rule := rules[0].(*Rule)
+	require.Empty(t, rule.ipsetName, "fallback rule must not reference an ipset")
+	require.Contains(t, strings.Join(rule.specs, " "), "-s 10.20.0.42", "fallback rule must match by source IP")
+	require.NotContains(t, strings.Join(rule.specs, " "), "--match-set", "fallback rule must not use ipset matching")
+
+	// The rule must actually be present in the ACL chain (not silently dropped).
+	checkRuleSpecs(t, ipv4Client, rule.chain, true, rule.specs...)
+}

client/iface/bind/ice_bind.go

@@ -22,6 +22,16 @@ import (
 	nbnet "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/net"
 )
 
+const (
+	// wgMsgTypeHandshakeInitiation is the lowest WireGuard message type.
+	wgMsgTypeHandshakeInitiation uint32 = 1
+	// wgMsgTypeTransport is the highest WireGuard message type.
+	wgMsgTypeTransport uint32 = 4
+	// wgMinMsgSize is the smallest WireGuard message: transport data with an empty
+	// payload, which is what a keepalive is.
+	wgMinMsgSize = 32
+)
+
 type receiverCreator struct {
 	iceBind *ICEBind
 }
@@ -216,8 +226,15 @@ func (s *ICEBind) createReceiverFn(pc wgConn.BatchReader, conn *net.UDPConn, rxO
 		for i := 0; i < numMsgs; i++ {
 			msg := &(*msgs)[i]
 
-			// todo: handle err
-			if ok, _ := s.filterOutStunMessages(msg.Buffers, msg.N, msg.Addr); ok {
+			if ok, err := s.filterOutStunMessages(msg.Buffers, msg.N, msg.Addr); ok {
+				if err != nil {
+					log.Debugf("failed to handle STUN packet from %s: %v", msg.Addr, err)
+				}
+				// WireGuard reuses sizes and eps across reads and only skips a slot
+				// whose size is below the minimum message size. Leaving a consumed
+				// slot untouched makes it process this buffer again under the
+				// previous packet's length and endpoint.
+				sizes[i] = 0
 				continue
 			}
 			sizes[i] = msg.N
@@ -271,11 +288,16 @@ func (s *ICEBind) createOrUpdateMux() {
 
 func (s *ICEBind) filterOutStunMessages(buffers [][]byte, n int, addr net.Addr) (bool, error) {
 	for i := range buffers {
-		if !stun.IsMessage(buffers[i]) {
+		if n > len(buffers[i]) {
+			continue
+		}
+		pkt := buffers[i][:n]
+
+		if isWireGuardMsg(pkt) || !stun.IsMessage(pkt) {
 			continue
 		}
 
-		msg, err := s.parseSTUNMessage(buffers[i][:n])
+		msg, err := s.parseSTUNMessage(pkt)
 		if err != nil {
 			buffers[i] = []byte{}
 			return true, err
@@ -347,18 +369,34 @@ func putMessages(msgs *[]ipv6.Message, msgsPool *sync.Pool) {
 	msgsPool.Put(msgs)
 }
 
-func isTransportPkg(buffers [][]byte, n int) bool {
-	// The first buffer should contain at least 4 bytes for type
-	if len(buffers[0]) < 4 {
-		return true
+// isWireGuardMsg reports whether the packet carries a WireGuard message header: a
+// little-endian uint32 message type in the range 1..4, which leaves the three bytes
+// after the type byte zero, in a packet long enough to hold any WireGuard message.
+//
+// A well formed STUN message cannot take that shape. Its length field sits in the two
+// bytes the type must leave zero, and for a message of at least wgMinMsgSize bytes that
+// field holds at least 12, so the two framings do not overlap. The test has to be this
+// tight because stun.IsMessage only looks at the magic cookie, which in a WireGuard
+// message overlaps the receiver index: a session whose index happens to equal the cookie
+// would otherwise have all of its inbound data misrouted to the STUN handler until the
+// next rekey.
+func isWireGuardMsg(pkt []byte) bool {
+	if len(pkt) < wgMinMsgSize {
+		return false
 	}
 
-	// WireGuard packet type is a little-endian uint32 at start
-	packetType := binary.LittleEndian.Uint32(buffers[0][:4])
-
-	// Check if packetType matches known WireGuard message types
-	if packetType == 4 && n > 32 {
-		return true
-	}
-	return false
+	msgType := binary.LittleEndian.Uint32(pkt[:4])
+	return msgType >= wgMsgTypeHandshakeInitiation && msgType <= wgMsgTypeTransport
+}
+
+// isTransportPkg reports whether the packet is WireGuard transport data carrying a
+// payload, which is what counts as peer activity. A keepalive holds no payload and is
+// exactly wgMinMsgSize bytes.
+func isTransportPkg(buffers [][]byte, n int) bool {
+	if n < 4 || n > len(buffers[0]) {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	msgType := binary.LittleEndian.Uint32(buffers[0][:4])
+	return msgType == wgMsgTypeTransport && n > wgMinMsgSize
 }

client/iface/bind/stun_filter_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,215 @@
+//go:build !js
+
+package bind
+
+import (
+	"encoding/binary"
+	"net"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/pion/stun/v3"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	"golang.org/x/net/ipv4"
+	wgConn "golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard/conn"
+)
+
+// magicCookieBytes is the STUN magic cookie as it appears on the wire. In a
+// WireGuard message the same offset holds the receiver (or sender) index, which is
+// a random uint32, so a session can draw exactly this value.
+var magicCookieBytes = []byte{0x21, 0x12, 0xA4, 0x42}
+
+const testBufSize = 1500
+
+// wgMsg builds a WireGuard message of the given type and size, with the index field
+// at bytes 4:8 set to index.
+func wgMsg(msgType uint32, size int, index []byte) []byte {
+	pkt := make([]byte, size)
+	binary.LittleEndian.PutUint32(pkt[:4], msgType)
+	copy(pkt[4:8], index)
+	return pkt
+}
+
+// intoBuffer copies pkt into a full-size receive buffer, the way the kernel read
+// does, so tests see the same buffer/length split as the hot path.
+func intoBuffer(pkt []byte) [][]byte {
+	buf := make([]byte, testBufSize)
+	copy(buf, pkt)
+	return [][]byte{buf}
+}
+
+func TestFilterOutStunMessages_PassesWireGuardWithCookieShapedIndex(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name    string
+		msgType uint32
+		size    int
+	}{
+		{"transport data", wgMsgTypeTransport, 128},
+		{"keepalive", wgMsgTypeTransport, wgMinMsgSize},
+		{"handshake initiation", wgMsgTypeHandshakeInitiation, 148},
+		{"handshake response", 2, 92},
+		{"cookie reply", 3, 64},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range tests {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			pkt := wgMsg(tc.msgType, tc.size, magicCookieBytes)
+			require.True(t, stun.IsMessage(pkt), "precondition: pion sees this as STUN")
+
+			buffers := intoBuffer(pkt)
+			bind := &ICEBind{}
+
+			filtered, err := bind.filterOutStunMessages(buffers, tc.size, &net.UDPAddr{})
+			assert.NoError(t, err)
+			assert.False(t, filtered, "WireGuard message must be handed to WireGuard, not the STUN handler")
+			assert.Len(t, buffers[0], testBufSize, "buffer must be left intact for WireGuard")
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestFilterOutStunMessages_FiltersRealSTUNMessage(t *testing.T) {
+	msg, err := stun.Build(stun.BindingRequest, stun.TransactionID, stun.Fingerprint)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	buffers := intoBuffer(msg.Raw)
+	bind := &ICEBind{}
+
+	filtered, err := bind.filterOutStunMessages(buffers, len(msg.Raw), &net.UDPAddr{})
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.True(t, filtered, "STUN message must be consumed by the STUN handler")
+	assert.Empty(t, buffers[0], "consumed buffer must be emptied so WireGuard does not see it")
+}
+
+// TestIsWireGuardMsg_DisjointFromSTUN locks the invariant the filter relies on: a
+// well formed STUN message long enough to be a WireGuard message always has a
+// non-zero length field, so it cannot be mistaken for a WireGuard header.
+func TestIsWireGuardMsg_DisjointFromSTUN(t *testing.T) {
+	types := []stun.MessageType{
+		stun.BindingRequest,
+		stun.BindingSuccess,
+		stun.BindingError,
+		{Method: stun.MethodBinding, Class: stun.ClassIndication},
+	}
+
+	for _, msgType := range types {
+		// Long enough that the length guard is not what makes this pass.
+		msg, err := stun.Build(msgType, stun.TransactionID,
+			stun.NewUsername("remoteUfrag:localUfrag"), stun.Fingerprint)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.GreaterOrEqual(t, len(msg.Raw), wgMinMsgSize, "precondition: %s", msgType)
+		assert.False(t, isWireGuardMsg(msg.Raw),
+			"%s must not look like a WireGuard message", msgType)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestIsWireGuardMsg(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name string
+		pkt  []byte
+		want bool
+	}{
+		{"transport data", wgMsg(wgMsgTypeTransport, 128, nil), true},
+		{"handshake initiation", wgMsg(wgMsgTypeHandshakeInitiation, 148, nil), true},
+		{"unknown type 5", wgMsg(5, 128, nil), false},
+		{"type 0", wgMsg(0, 128, nil), false},
+		{"non-zero reserved byte", []byte{0x04, 0x00, 0x01, 0x00}, false},
+		{"too short", []byte{0x04, 0x00, 0x00}, false},
+		{"empty", nil, false},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range tests {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			assert.Equal(t, tc.want, isWireGuardMsg(tc.pkt), "wrong classification for %s", tc.name)
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+// TestFilterOutStunMessages_IgnoresBytesBeyondPacket guards against classifying on
+// buffer contents left over from an earlier, longer packet.
+func TestFilterOutStunMessages_IgnoresBytesBeyondPacket(t *testing.T) {
+	buf := make([]byte, testBufSize)
+	copy(buf[4:8], magicCookieBytes)
+	buffers := [][]byte{buf}
+	bind := &ICEBind{}
+
+	filtered, err := bind.filterOutStunMessages(buffers, 2, &net.UDPAddr{})
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.False(t, filtered, "a 2 byte packet must not be classified from stale buffer bytes")
+}
+
+// TestReceiveFn_ClearsSizeOfConsumedPacket covers the accounting WireGuard relies
+// on: sizes is reused across reads, so a slot whose packet was consumed as STUN must
+// be reported as empty. Otherwise WireGuard reprocesses the same buffer under the
+// previous packet's length, which for a WireGuard-shaped packet means it is handled
+// twice.
+func TestReceiveFn_ClearsSizeOfConsumedPacket(t *testing.T) {
+	conn := listenUDP(t, "udp4", "127.0.0.1:0")
+	defer conn.Close()
+
+	recvFn := receiverCreator{setupICEBind(t)}.CreateReceiverFn(
+		ipv4.NewPacketConn(conn), conn, false, createMsgPool(),
+	)
+
+	msg, err := stun.Build(stun.BindingRequest, stun.TransactionID, stun.Fingerprint)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	sender := listenUDP(t, "udp4", "127.0.0.1:0")
+	defer sender.Close()
+	_, err = sender.WriteTo(msg.Raw, conn.LocalAddr())
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	require.NoError(t, conn.SetReadDeadline(time.Now().Add(3*time.Second)))
+
+	bufs := [][]byte{make([]byte, 1500)}
+	// A leftover size from an earlier read, which is what makes the missing reset
+	// observable.
+	sizes := []int{148}
+	eps := make([]wgConn.Endpoint, 1)
+
+	n, err := recvFn(bufs, sizes, eps)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, 1, n)
+	assert.Zero(t, sizes[0], "consumed STUN packet must not leave a size behind for WireGuard")
+}
+
+func TestIsTransportPkg(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name string
+		pkt  []byte
+		n    int
+		want bool
+	}{
+		{"transport data with payload", wgMsg(wgMsgTypeTransport, 128, nil), 128, true},
+		{"keepalive", wgMsg(wgMsgTypeTransport, wgMinMsgSize, nil), wgMinMsgSize, false},
+		{"handshake initiation", wgMsg(wgMsgTypeHandshakeInitiation, 148, nil), 148, false},
+		{"stale type bytes beyond packet", wgMsg(wgMsgTypeTransport, 128, nil), 2, false},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range tests {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			assert.Equal(t, tc.want, isTransportPkg(intoBuffer(tc.pkt), tc.n),
+				"wrong activity classification for %s", tc.name)
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+// TestFilterOutStunMessages_ConsumesSTUNWithWireGuardShapedType covers the one STUN
+// encoding whose leading bytes collide with a WireGuard message type: method 0x080 as a
+// request encodes to 0x0200, so the type byte reads as a handshake response and the byte
+// after it is zero. Only the length check keeps such a message out of WireGuard's hands.
+// pion implements no method in that range, so this is a synthetic worst case rather than
+// traffic ICE produces.
+func TestFilterOutStunMessages_ConsumesSTUNWithWireGuardShapedType(t *testing.T) {
+	msg, err := stun.Build(stun.NewType(stun.Method(0x080), stun.ClassRequest), stun.TransactionID)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, []byte{0x02, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00}, msg.Raw[:4],
+		"precondition: the leading bytes read as a WireGuard message type")
+
+	buffers := intoBuffer(msg.Raw)
+	bind := &ICEBind{}
+
+	filtered, err := bind.filterOutStunMessages(buffers, len(msg.Raw), &net.UDPAddr{})
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.True(t, filtered, "STUN message must be consumed despite its WireGuard-shaped type")
+}

client/internal/debug/debug.go

@@ -34,9 +34,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/netiputil"
 )
 
-const readmeContent = `Netbird debug bundle
-This debug bundle contains the following files.
-If the --anonymize flag is set, the files are anonymized to protect sensitive information.
+const readmeContent = `This debug bundle contains the following files.
+If anonymization is enabled (--anonymize / --anonymize-level), the files are anonymized to protect sensitive information.
 
 status.txt: Anonymized status information of the NetBird client.
 client.log: Most recent, anonymized client log file of the NetBird client.
@@ -70,21 +69,34 @@ capture.pcap: Packet capture in pcap format. Only present when capture was runni
 
 
 Anonymization Process
-The files in this bundle have been anonymized to protect sensitive information. Here's how the anonymization was applied:
+The files in this bundle have been anonymized to protect sensitive information. The level applied to this bundle is recorded at the top of this file. Here's how the anonymization was applied:
 
 IP Addresses
 
-IPv4 addresses are replaced with addresses starting from 198.51.100.0
-IPv6 addresses are replaced with addresses starting from 100::
+Default level:
+- Public IPv4 addresses are replaced with addresses starting from 198.51.100.0
+- Public IPv6 addresses are replaced with addresses starting from 2001:db8:ffff::
+- IPv6 unique local addresses (fc00::/7) are anonymized as well: their random global ID uniquely identifies the network.
+- IP addresses from internal IPv4 ranges and well-known addresses are not anonymized (e.g. 8.8.8.8, 100.64.0.0/10, addresses starting with 192.168., 172.16., 10., 169.254., fe80::).
+
+Strict level (--anonymize-level strict), in addition to the default level:
+- Private (RFC 1918), CGNAT (100.64.0.0/10), and link-local (169.254.0.0/16, fe80::/10) addresses are anonymized too.
+- Internal IPv4 addresses are replaced with addresses starting from 198.18.0.0 and internal IPv6 addresses with addresses starting from 2001:db8:1::, so internal addresses remain distinguishable from public ones.
+- Addresses are mapped in order of first appearance: subnet structure, allocation scheme, and gateway conventions are not preserved. Prefix lengths of networks are preserved.
+- Peer names in front of NetBird domains are replaced with numbered placeholders (e.g. peer-1.netbird.cloud), and subdomain labels of other domains with host-N placeholders.
+- WireGuard public keys are replaced with consistent placeholder keys.
 
-IP addresses from non public ranges and well known addresses are not anonymized (e.g. 8.8.8.8, 100.64.0.0/10, addresses starting with 192.168., 172.16., 10., etc.).
 Reoccuring IP addresses are replaced with the same anonymized address.
 
 Note: The anonymized IP addresses in the status file do not match those in the log and routes files. However, the anonymized IP addresses are consistent within the status file and across the routes and log files.
 
+MAC Addresses
+MAC addresses are replaced at every anonymization level with consistent placeholders counting up from 02:00:00:00:00:01. Broadcast, multicast, and all-zero addresses are kept. At the default level a preserved IPv6 link-local address may still embed a MAC address (EUI-64); the strict level anonymizes those addresses.
+
 Domains
 All domain names (except for the netbird domains) are replaced with randomly generated strings ending in ".domain". Anonymized domains are consistent across all files in the bundle.
 Reoccuring domain names are replaced with the same anonymized domain.
+At the strict level, the peer name labels in front of netbird domains are anonymized as well.
 
 Sync Response
 The network_map.json file contains the following anonymized information:
@@ -281,6 +293,7 @@ type BundleGenerator struct {
 	cliVersion     string
 
 	anonymize         bool
+	anonymizeLevel    anonymize.Level
 	includeSystemInfo bool
 	logFileCount      uint32
 
@@ -288,7 +301,10 @@ type BundleGenerator struct {
 }
 
 type BundleConfig struct {
-	Anonymize         bool
+	Anonymize bool
+	// AnonymizeLevel selects how much the anonymizer redacts.
+	// anonymize.LevelStrict implies Anonymize.
+	AnonymizeLevel    anonymize.Level
 	IncludeSystemInfo bool
 	LogFileCount      uint32
 }
@@ -327,8 +343,11 @@ func NewBundleGenerator(deps GeneratorDependencies, cfg BundleConfig) *BundleGen
 		uiLogOpener = openLogFile
 	}
 
+	anonymizer := anonymize.NewAnonymizer(anonymize.DefaultAddresses())
+	anonymizer.SetLevel(cfg.AnonymizeLevel)
+
 	return &BundleGenerator{
-		anonymizer: anonymize.NewAnonymizer(anonymize.DefaultAddresses()),
+		anonymizer: anonymizer,
 
 		internalConfig: deps.InternalConfig,
 		statusRecorder: deps.StatusRecorder,
@@ -345,7 +364,8 @@ func NewBundleGenerator(deps GeneratorDependencies, cfg BundleConfig) *BundleGen
 		daemonVersion:  deps.DaemonVersion,
 		cliVersion:     deps.CliVersion,
 
-		anonymize:         cfg.Anonymize,
+		anonymize:         cfg.Anonymize || cfg.AnonymizeLevel >= anonymize.LevelStrict,
+		anonymizeLevel:    cfg.AnonymizeLevel,
 		includeSystemInfo: cfg.IncludeSystemInfo,
 		logFileCount:      logFileCount,
 	}
@@ -485,7 +505,13 @@ func (g *BundleGenerator) addSystemInfo() {
 }
 
 func (g *BundleGenerator) addReadme() error {
-	readmeReader := strings.NewReader(readmeContent)
+	level := "none (anonymization disabled)"
+	if g.anonymize {
+		level = g.anonymizeLevel.String()
+	}
+	header := fmt.Sprintf("Netbird debug bundle\nAnonymization level applied to this bundle: %s\n", level)
+
+	readmeReader := strings.NewReader(header + readmeContent)
 	if err := g.addFileToZip(readmeReader, "README.txt"); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("add README file to zip: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -507,9 +533,10 @@ func (g *BundleGenerator) addStatus() error {
 		fullStatus := g.statusRecorder.GetFullStatus()
 		protoFullStatus := nbstatus.ToProtoFullStatus(fullStatus)
 		overview := nbstatus.ConvertToStatusOutputOverview(protoFullStatus, nbstatus.ConvertOptions{
-			Anonymize:     g.anonymize,
-			ProfileName:   profName,
-			DaemonVersion: g.daemonVersion,
+			Anonymize:      g.anonymize,
+			AnonymizeLevel: g.anonymizeLevel,
+			ProfileName:    profName,
+			DaemonVersion:  g.daemonVersion,
 		})
 		overview.CliVersion = g.cliVersion
 		statusOutput := overview.FullDetailSummary()
@@ -662,7 +689,7 @@ func (g *BundleGenerator) addCommonConfigFields(configContent *strings.Builder)
 	configContent.WriteString("NetBird Client Configuration:\n\n")
 
 	if key, err := wgtypes.ParseKey(g.internalConfig.PrivateKey); err == nil {
-		configContent.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("PublicKey: %s\n", key.PublicKey().String()))
+		configContent.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("PublicKey: %s\n", g.anonymizer.AnonymizeWGKey(key.PublicKey().String())))
 	}
 	configContent.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("WgIface: %s\n", g.internalConfig.WgIface))
 	configContent.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("WgPort: %d\n", g.internalConfig.WgPort))
@@ -952,6 +979,11 @@ func (g *BundleGenerator) addUpdateLogs() error {
 		}
 
 		baseName := filepath.Base(logFile)
+		data, err = g.anonymizeBytes(data)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Warnf("skipping update log file %s: %v", baseName, err)
+			continue
+		}
 		if err := g.addFileToZip(bytes.NewReader(data), filepath.Join("update-logs", baseName)); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("add update log file %s to zip: %w", baseName, err)
 		}
@@ -979,6 +1011,13 @@ func (g *BundleGenerator) addCorruptedStateFiles() error {
 		}
 
 		fileName := filepath.Base(match)
+		// Corrupted state files usually fail structured JSON anonymization,
+		// so run them through the string anonymizer instead.
+		data, err = g.anonymizeBytes(data)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Warnf("skipping corrupted state file %s: %v", fileName, err)
+			continue
+		}
 		if err := g.addFileToZip(bytes.NewReader(data), "corrupted_states/"+fileName); err != nil {
 			log.Warnf("Failed to add corrupted state file %s to zip: %v", fileName, err)
 			continue
@@ -990,6 +1029,27 @@ func (g *BundleGenerator) addCorruptedStateFiles() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// anonymizeBytes runs raw file content through the string anonymizer line by
+// line when anonymization is enabled. It errors instead of returning partial
+// content, so a caller never adds an unanonymized fallback to the bundle.
+func (g *BundleGenerator) anonymizeBytes(data []byte) ([]byte, error) {
+	if !g.anonymize {
+		return data, nil
+	}
+
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(bytes.NewReader(data))
+	scanner.Buffer(make([]byte, 1024*1024), 1024*1024)
+	for scanner.Scan() {
+		buf.WriteString(g.anonymizer.AnonymizeString(scanner.Text()))
+		buf.WriteByte('\n')
+	}
+	if err := scanner.Err(); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("anonymize content: %w", err)
+	}
+	return buf.Bytes(), nil
+}
+
 func (g *BundleGenerator) addMetrics() error {
 	if g.clientMetrics == nil {
 		log.Debugf("skipping metrics in debug bundle: no metrics collector")
@@ -1462,6 +1522,7 @@ func anonymizeRemotePeer(peer *mgmProto.RemotePeerConfig, anonymizer *anonymize.
 	}
 
 	peer.Fqdn = anonymizer.AnonymizeDomain(peer.Fqdn)
+	peer.WgPubKey = anonymizer.AnonymizeWGKey(peer.WgPubKey)
 
 	anonymizeSSHConfig(peer.SshConfig)
 }

client/internal/debug/wgshow.go

@@ -35,14 +35,14 @@ func (g *BundleGenerator) toWGShowFormat(s *configurer.Stats) string {
 	var sb strings.Builder
 
 	sb.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("interface: %s\n", s.DeviceName))
-	sb.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("  public key: %s\n", s.PublicKey))
+	sb.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("  public key: %s\n", g.anonymizer.AnonymizeWGKey(s.PublicKey)))
 	sb.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("  listen port: %d\n", s.ListenPort))
 	if s.FWMark != 0 {
 		sb.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("  fwmark: %#x\n", s.FWMark))
 	}
 
 	for _, peer := range s.Peers {
-		sb.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("\npeer: %s\n", peer.PublicKey))
+		sb.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("\npeer: %s\n", g.anonymizer.AnonymizeWGKey(peer.PublicKey)))
 		if peer.Endpoint.IP != nil {
 			if g.anonymize {
 				anonEndpoint := g.anonymizer.AnonymizeUDPAddr(peer.Endpoint)
@@ -54,7 +54,11 @@ func (g *BundleGenerator) toWGShowFormat(s *configurer.Stats) string {
 		if len(peer.AllowedIPs) > 0 {
 			var ipStrings []string
 			for _, ipnet := range peer.AllowedIPs {
-				ipStrings = append(ipStrings, ipnet.String())
+				ipStr := ipnet.String()
+				if g.anonymize {
+					ipStr = g.anonymizer.AnonymizeIPString(ipStr)
+				}
+				ipStrings = append(ipStrings, ipStr)
 			}
 			sb.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("  allowed ips: %s\n", strings.Join(ipStrings, ", ")))
 		}

client/internal/dns/host_darwin.go

@@ -267,18 +267,38 @@ func (s *systemConfigurator) getSystemDNSSettings() (SystemDNSSettings, error) {
 		return SystemDNSSettings{}, fmt.Errorf("sending the command: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	var dnsSettings SystemDNSSettings
+	dnsSettings, serverAddresses, err := parseSystemDNSSettings(b)
+	if err != nil {
+		return dnsSettings, err
+	}
+
+	s.mu.Lock()
+	s.origNameservers = serverAddresses
+	s.mu.Unlock()
+
+	return dnsSettings, nil
+}
+
+// parseSystemDNSSettings parses the output of `scutil show State:/Network/Service/<id>/DNS`.
+// Lines that don't match the expected "index : value" shape are skipped: hosts with unusual
+// network services (e.g. orphaned hardware ports) can produce entries without a value.
+func parseSystemDNSSettings(out []byte) (SystemDNSSettings, []netip.Addr, error) {
+	// port is not exposed by scutil, default to 53
+	dnsSettings := SystemDNSSettings{ServerPort: DefaultPort}
 	var serverAddresses []netip.Addr
 	inSearchDomainsArray := false
 	inServerAddressesArray := false
 
-	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(bytes.NewReader(b))
+	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(bytes.NewReader(out))
 	for scanner.Scan() {
 		line := strings.TrimSpace(scanner.Text())
 		switch {
 		case strings.HasPrefix(line, "DomainName :"):
-			domainName := strings.TrimSpace(strings.Split(line, ":")[1])
-			dnsSettings.Domains = append(dnsSettings.Domains, domainName)
+			domainName := strings.TrimSpace(strings.TrimPrefix(line, "DomainName :"))
+			if domainName != "" {
+				dnsSettings.Domains = append(dnsSettings.Domains, domainName)
+			}
+			continue
 		case line == "SearchDomains : <array> {":
 			inSearchDomainsArray = true
 			continue
@@ -288,36 +308,45 @@ func (s *systemConfigurator) getSystemDNSSettings() (SystemDNSSettings, error) {
 		case line == "}":
 			inSearchDomainsArray = false
 			inServerAddressesArray = false
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if !inSearchDomainsArray && !inServerAddressesArray {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		parts := strings.SplitN(line, " : ", 2)
+		if len(parts) != 2 {
+			log.Debugf("skipping unexpected scutil DNS line %q", line)
+			continue
+		}
+		value := strings.TrimSpace(parts[1])
+		if value == "" {
+			continue
 		}
 
 		if inSearchDomainsArray {
-			searchDomain := strings.Split(line, " : ")[1]
-			dnsSettings.Domains = append(dnsSettings.Domains, searchDomain)
-		} else if inServerAddressesArray {
-			address := strings.Split(line, " : ")[1]
-			if ip, err := netip.ParseAddr(address); err == nil && !ip.IsUnspecified() {
-				ip = ip.Unmap()
-				serverAddresses = append(serverAddresses, ip)
-				// Prefer the first IPv4 server as ServerIP since our DNS listener is IPv4.
-				if !dnsSettings.ServerIP.IsValid() && ip.Is4() {
-					dnsSettings.ServerIP = ip
-				}
-			}
+			dnsSettings.Domains = append(dnsSettings.Domains, value)
+			continue
+		}
+
+		ip, err := netip.ParseAddr(value)
+		if err != nil || ip.IsUnspecified() {
+			continue
+		}
+		ip = ip.Unmap()
+		serverAddresses = append(serverAddresses, ip)
+		// Prefer the first IPv4 server as ServerIP since our DNS listener is IPv4.
+		if !dnsSettings.ServerIP.IsValid() && ip.Is4() {
+			dnsSettings.ServerIP = ip
 		}
 	}
 
 	if err := scanner.Err(); err != nil {
-		return dnsSettings, err
+		return dnsSettings, serverAddresses, err
 	}
 
-	// default to 53 port
-	dnsSettings.ServerPort = DefaultPort
-
-	s.mu.Lock()
-	s.origNameservers = serverAddresses
-	s.mu.Unlock()
-
-	return dnsSettings, nil
+	return dnsSettings, serverAddresses, nil
 }
 
 func (s *systemConfigurator) getOriginalNameservers() []netip.Addr {
@@ -435,11 +464,15 @@ func (s *systemConfigurator) getPrimaryService() (string, string, error) {
 	router := ""
 	for scanner.Scan() {
 		text := scanner.Text()
+		parts := strings.SplitN(text, ":", 2)
+		if len(parts) != 2 {
+			continue
+		}
 		if strings.Contains(text, "PrimaryService") {
-			primaryService = strings.TrimSpace(strings.Split(text, ":")[1])
+			primaryService = strings.TrimSpace(parts[1])
 		}
 		if strings.Contains(text, "Router") {
-			router = strings.TrimSpace(strings.Split(text, ":")[1])
+			router = strings.TrimSpace(parts[1])
 		}
 	}
 	if err := scanner.Err(); err != nil && err != io.EOF {

client/internal/dns/host_darwin_test.go

@@ -328,6 +328,120 @@ func removeTestDNSKey(key string) error {
 	return err
 }
 
+func TestParseSystemDNSSettings(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name            string
+		output          string
+		expectedDomains []string
+		expectedServers []netip.Addr
+		expectedIP      netip.Addr
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "well_formed",
+			output: `<dictionary> {
+  DomainName : example.com
+  SearchDomains : <array> {
+    0 : example.com
+    1 : corp.example.com
+  }
+  ServerAddresses : <array> {
+    0 : 192.168.1.1
+    1 : fd00::53
+  }
+}
+`,
+			expectedDomains: []string{"example.com", "example.com", "corp.example.com"},
+			expectedServers: []netip.Addr{netip.MustParseAddr("192.168.1.1"), netip.MustParseAddr("fd00::53")},
+			expectedIP:      netip.MustParseAddr("192.168.1.1"),
+		},
+		{
+			// entries without a value after the separator used to panic with
+			// "index out of range [1] with length 1"
+			name: "malformed_array_entries_skipped",
+			output: `<dictionary> {
+  SearchDomains : <array> {
+    0 :
+    (null)
+
+    1 : corp.example.com
+  }
+  ServerAddresses : <array> {
+    0 :
+    1 : 192.168.1.1
+  }
+}
+`,
+			expectedDomains: []string{"corp.example.com"},
+			expectedServers: []netip.Addr{netip.MustParseAddr("192.168.1.1")},
+			expectedIP:      netip.MustParseAddr("192.168.1.1"),
+		},
+		{
+			name: "domain_name_without_value_skipped",
+			output: `<dictionary> {
+  DomainName :
+  ServerAddresses : <array> {
+    0 : 192.168.1.1
+  }
+}
+`,
+			expectedServers: []netip.Addr{netip.MustParseAddr("192.168.1.1")},
+			expectedIP:      netip.MustParseAddr("192.168.1.1"),
+		},
+		{
+			name: "ipv6_first_prefers_ipv4_server_ip",
+			output: `<dictionary> {
+  ServerAddresses : <array> {
+    0 : fd00::53
+    1 : 192.168.1.1
+  }
+}
+`,
+			expectedServers: []netip.Addr{netip.MustParseAddr("fd00::53"), netip.MustParseAddr("192.168.1.1")},
+			expectedIP:      netip.MustParseAddr("192.168.1.1"),
+		},
+		{
+			name: "invalid_and_unspecified_addresses_skipped",
+			output: `<dictionary> {
+  ServerAddresses : <array> {
+    0 : (null)
+    1 : 0.0.0.0
+    2 : 192.168.1.1
+  }
+}
+`,
+			expectedServers: []netip.Addr{netip.MustParseAddr("192.168.1.1")},
+			expectedIP:      netip.MustParseAddr("192.168.1.1"),
+		},
+		{
+			name: "v4_mapped_address_unmapped",
+			output: `<dictionary> {
+  ServerAddresses : <array> {
+    0 : ::ffff:192.168.1.1
+  }
+}
+`,
+			expectedServers: []netip.Addr{netip.MustParseAddr("192.168.1.1")},
+			expectedIP:      netip.MustParseAddr("192.168.1.1"),
+		},
+		{
+			name:   "empty_output",
+			output: "",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range tests {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			settings, servers, err := parseSystemDNSSettings([]byte(tc.output))
+			require.NoError(t, err, "parsing should not fail")
+
+			assert.Equal(t, tc.expectedDomains, settings.Domains, "domains should match")
+			assert.Equal(t, tc.expectedServers, servers, "server addresses should match")
+			assert.Equal(t, tc.expectedIP, settings.ServerIP, "server IP should match")
+			assert.Equal(t, DefaultPort, settings.ServerPort, "server port should default to 53")
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func TestGetOriginalNameservers(t *testing.T) {
 	configurator := &systemConfigurator{
 		createdKeys: make(map[string]struct{}),

client/internal/engine.go

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard/tun/netstack"
 	"golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard/wgctrl/wgtypes"
 
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/anonymize"
 	nberrors "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/errors"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/firewall"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/firewall/firewalld"
@@ -1385,6 +1386,7 @@ func (e *Engine) handleBundle(params *mgmProto.BundleParameters) (*mgmProto.JobR
 
 	bundleJobParams := debug.BundleConfig{
 		Anonymize:         params.Anonymize,
+		AnonymizeLevel:    anonymize.ParseLevel(params.AnonymizeLevel),
 		IncludeSystemInfo: true,
 		LogFileCount:      uint32(params.LogFileCount),
 	}

client/internal/metrics/connection_type.go

@@ -4,11 +4,17 @@ package metrics
 type ConnectionType string
 
 const (
-	// ConnectionTypeICE represents a direct peer-to-peer connection using ICE
-	ConnectionTypeICE ConnectionType = "ice"
+	// ConnectionTypeICEP2P represents a direct peer-to-peer connection using ICE
+	ConnectionTypeICEP2P ConnectionType = "ice_p2p"
+
+	// ConnectionTypeICETurn represents an ICE connection through a TURN server
+	ConnectionTypeICETurn ConnectionType = "ice_turn"
 
 	// ConnectionTypeRelay represents a relayed connection
 	ConnectionTypeRelay ConnectionType = "relay"
+
+	// ConnectionTypeUnknown represents a connection with no active transport. It is not pushed.
+	ConnectionTypeUnknown ConnectionType = "unknown"
 )
 
 // String returns the string representation of the connection type

client/internal/metrics/influxdb_test.go

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ func TestInfluxDBMetrics_RecordAndExport(t *testing.T) {
 		WgHandshakeSuccess: time.Now().Add(-1 * time.Second),
 	}
 
-	m.RecordConnectionStages(context.Background(), agentInfo, "pair123", ConnectionTypeICE, false, ts)
+	m.RecordConnectionStages(context.Background(), agentInfo, "pair123", ConnectionTypeICEP2P, false, ts)
 
 	var buf bytes.Buffer
 	err := m.Export(&buf)
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ func TestInfluxDBMetrics_ExportDeterministicFieldOrder(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// Record multiple times and verify consistent field order
 	for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
-		m.RecordConnectionStages(context.Background(), agentInfo, "pair123", ConnectionTypeICE, false, ts)
+		m.RecordConnectionStages(context.Background(), agentInfo, "pair123", ConnectionTypeICEP2P, false, ts)
 	}
 
 	var buf bytes.Buffer

client/internal/metrics/infra/README.md

@@ -56,14 +56,33 @@ Measurement: `netbird_peer_connection`
 
 Tags:
 - `deployment_type`: "cloud" | "selfhosted" | "unknown"
-- `connection_type`: "ice" | "relay"
+- `connection_type`: "ice_p2p" | "ice_turn" | "relay" (see below)
 - `attempt_type`: "initial" | "reconnection"
 - `version`: NetBird version string
 - `os`: Operating system (linux, darwin, windows, android, ios, etc.)
 - `arch`: CPU architecture (amd64, arm64, etc.)
+- `peer_id`: anonymised peer identifier (truncated SHA-256 of the WireGuard public key)
+- `connection_pair_id`: deterministic identifier for the peer pair, identical on both sides
 
 **Note:** `SignalingReceived` is set when the first offer or answer arrives from the remote peer (in both initial and reconnection paths). It excludes the potentially unbounded wait for the remote peer to come online.
 
+#### `connection_type` values
+
+Derived from the connection priority (`conntype.ConnPriority`) by `metricsConnType` in `client/internal/peer/conn.go`:
+
+| Value | Priority | Traffic is |
+|-------|----------|------------|
+| `ice_p2p` | `ICEP2P` | direct peer-to-peer |
+| `ice_turn` | `ICETurn` | relayed, through a TURN server |
+| `relay` | `Relay` | relayed, through a NetBird relay |
+| `unknown` | `None` or unrecognised | no active transport — **the sample is not pushed** |
+
+**Direct traffic is `ice_p2p` only.** `ice_turn` is relayed despite being negotiated by ICE, matching `Conn.isRelayed`.
+
+`None` means no transport is active: not established yet, or reset after a relay drop or a peer-state reset. Such a sample cannot be attributed to a transport, so `recordConnectionMetrics` drops it instead of pushing it — `unknown` therefore never appears in the bucket. Connection counts are counts of connections whose transport was known at sampling time.
+
+**Samples recorded before 0.77 used a single `ice` value** which covered `ICEP2P`, `ICETurn` *and* `None`, so historical `ice` samples overstate direct connections by an unknown amount and must not be compared with `ice_p2p`.
+
 ### Sync Duration
 
 Measurement: `netbird_sync`

client/internal/peer/conn.go

@@ -307,6 +307,8 @@ func (conn *Conn) Close(signalToRemote bool) {
 
 	if conn.wgWatcherCancel != nil {
 		conn.wgWatcherCancel()
+		conn.wgWatcher = nil
+		conn.wgWatcherCancel = nil
 	}
 	conn.workerRelay.CloseConn()
 	if conn.workerICE != nil {
@@ -959,12 +961,9 @@ func (conn *Conn) recordConnectionMetrics() {
 	priority := conn.currentConnPriority
 	conn.mu.Unlock()
 
-	var connType metrics.ConnectionType
-	switch priority {
-	case conntype.Relay:
-		connType = metrics.ConnectionTypeRelay
-	default:
-		connType = metrics.ConnectionTypeICE
+	connType := metricsConnType(priority)
+	if connType == metrics.ConnectionTypeUnknown {
+		return
 	}
 
 	// Record metrics with timestamps - duration calculation happens in metrics package
@@ -1065,3 +1064,16 @@ func boolToConnStatus(connected bool) guard.ConnStatus {
 	}
 	return guard.ConnStatusDisconnected
 }
+
+func metricsConnType(priority conntype.ConnPriority) metrics.ConnectionType {
+	switch priority {
+	case conntype.Relay:
+		return metrics.ConnectionTypeRelay
+	case conntype.ICETurn:
+		return metrics.ConnectionTypeICETurn
+	case conntype.ICEP2P:
+		return metrics.ConnectionTypeICEP2P
+	default:
+		return metrics.ConnectionTypeUnknown
+	}
+}

client/internal/peer/conn_test.go

@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/metrics"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/peer/conntype"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/peer/dispatcher"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/peer/guard"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/peer/ice"
@@ -386,3 +388,33 @@ func TestConn_onWGDisconnected_NoEscalationWithoutRosenpass(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	assert.Empty(t, disconnected, "escalation must be limited to rosenpass connections")
 }
+
+func TestMetricsConnType(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name     string
+		priority conntype.ConnPriority
+		expected metrics.ConnectionType
+	}{
+		{"relay", conntype.Relay, metrics.ConnectionTypeRelay},
+		{"ice over turn is relayed, not p2p", conntype.ICETurn, metrics.ConnectionTypeICETurn},
+		{"direct p2p", conntype.ICEP2P, metrics.ConnectionTypeICEP2P},
+		{"unset priority is unknown, not p2p", conntype.None, metrics.ConnectionTypeUnknown},
+		{"unrecognised priority is unknown", conntype.ConnPriority(99), metrics.ConnectionTypeUnknown},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range tests {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			assert.Equal(t, tc.expected, metricsConnType(tc.priority))
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestMetricsConnType_RelayedMatchesIsRelayed(t *testing.T) {
+	for _, priority := range []conntype.ConnPriority{conntype.None, conntype.Relay, conntype.ICETurn, conntype.ICEP2P} {
+		conn := &Conn{currentConnPriority: priority}
+		tag := metricsConnType(priority)
+		relayedTag := tag == metrics.ConnectionTypeRelay || tag == metrics.ConnectionTypeICETurn
+		assert.Equal(t, conn.isRelayed(), relayedTag,
+			"priority %s: isRelayed and the %q metric tag must agree", priority, tag)
+	}
+}

client/internal/profilemanager/config.go

@@ -58,6 +58,10 @@ var DefaultInterfaceBlacklist = []string{
 	"Tailscale", "tailscale", "docker", "veth", "br-", "lo",
 }
 
+// loadMDMPolicy is the package-level indirection used by apply() to read the
+// active MDM policy. Tests override this to inject a fake policy.
+var loadMDMPolicy = mdm.LoadPolicy
+
 // ConfigInput carries configuration changes to the client
 type ConfigInput struct {
 	ManagementURL                 string
@@ -182,27 +186,14 @@ type Config struct {
 
 	MTU uint16
 
-	// policy is the MDM policy that produced the currently-set values
-	// for any MDM-enforced fields. Set by ApplyMDMPolicy on every
-	// invocation. Never persisted to disk. Callers query enforcement
-	// state via Policy() and the mdm.Policy API (HasKey, ManagedKeys,
-	// IsEmpty).
+	// policy is the MDM policy that produced the currently-set values for
+	// any MDM-enforced fields. Set by applyMDMPolicy at the tail of apply()
+	// and reset on every apply() invocation. Never persisted to disk.
+	// Callers query enforcement state via Policy() and the mdm.Policy API
+	// (HasKey, ManagedKeys, IsEmpty).
 	policy *mdm.Policy `json:"-"`
 }
 
-// ApplyMDMPolicy overlays the supplied MDM Policy on top of the
-// currently resolved Config values. Idempotent — pass an empty Policy
-// to clear any prior overlay. The lifecycle owner (Server.getConfig
-// on desktop, the Client.Run path on mobile) calls this with
-// loader.Load() once the per-process Loader is known; the Config
-// itself holds no reference to the Loader.
-func (config *Config) ApplyMDMPolicy(policy *mdm.Policy) {
-	if config == nil {
-		return
-	}
-	config.applyMDMPolicy(policy)
-}
-
 // Policy returns the MDM policy applied to this Config. Returns a non-nil
 // empty Policy when MDM enforcement is inactive; callers can always invoke
 // HasKey / ManagedKeys / IsEmpty without a nil check.
@@ -659,11 +650,9 @@ func (config *Config) apply(input ConfigInput) (updated bool, err error) {
 		updated = true
 	}
 
-	// Initialise the MDM overlay to "no enforcement" so Config.Policy()
-	// never returns a stale or nil policy on a freshly applied Config.
-	// Lifecycle owners that want to enforce a real MDM policy invoke
-	// Config.ApplyMDMPolicy(loader.Load()) after this returns.
-	config.applyMDMPolicy(mdm.NewPolicy(nil))
+	// MDM is the last override layer: any key present in the policy
+	// supersedes defaults, on-disk config, env vars and CLI input.
+	config.applyMDMPolicy(loadMDMPolicy())
 
 	return updated, nil
 }

client/internal/profilemanager/config_mdm_test.go

@@ -10,58 +10,24 @@ import (
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/mdm"
 )
 
-// fakeFetcher implements mdm.PolicyFetcher returning a pre-set policy
-// map. Test helper used to construct a Loader without touching the OS
-// or any package-level state.
-type fakeFetcher struct{ values map[string]any }
-
-func (f *fakeFetcher) Fetch() map[string]any { return f.values }
-
-// loaderFor builds an mdm.Loader whose loadPlatform returns the
-// supplied Policy's underlying values.
-func loaderFor(policy *mdm.Policy) *mdm.Loader {
-	if policy == nil || policy.IsEmpty() {
-		return mdm.NewLoader(&fakeFetcher{values: nil})
-	}
-	values := make(map[string]any)
-	for _, k := range policy.ManagedKeys() {
-		if v, ok := policy.GetString(k); ok {
-			values[k] = v
-			continue
-		}
-		if v, ok := policy.GetBool(k); ok {
-			values[k] = v
-			continue
-		}
-		if v, ok := policy.GetInt(k); ok {
-			values[k] = v
-			continue
-		}
-		if v, ok := policy.GetStringSlice(k); ok {
-			values[k] = v
-		}
-	}
-	return mdm.NewLoader(&fakeFetcher{values: values})
-}
-
-// configWithMDM is the test convenience that builds a Config via
-// UpdateOrCreateConfig and overlays the supplied MDM policy on top —
-// mirrors the production pattern (Server.getConfig / Client.applyMDMOverlay)
-// where the Loader lives outside Config and the apply step is driven
-// by the lifecycle owner.
-func configWithMDM(t *testing.T, input ConfigInput, policy *mdm.Policy) *Config {
+// withMDMPolicy temporarily overrides the package-level loadMDMPolicy hook so
+// apply() observes the supplied Policy. The original loader is restored at
+// test cleanup.
+func withMDMPolicy(t *testing.T, policy *mdm.Policy) {
 	t.Helper()
-	cfg, err := UpdateOrCreateConfig(input)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.NotNil(t, cfg)
-	cfg.ApplyMDMPolicy(loaderFor(policy).Load())
-	return cfg
+	prev := loadMDMPolicy
+	loadMDMPolicy = func() *mdm.Policy { return policy }
+	t.Cleanup(func() { loadMDMPolicy = prev })
 }
 
 func TestApply_MDMEmpty_NoEnforcement(t *testing.T) {
-	cfg := configWithMDM(t, ConfigInput{
+	withMDMPolicy(t, mdm.NewPolicy(nil))
+
+	cfg, err := UpdateOrCreateConfig(ConfigInput{
 		ConfigPath: filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "config.json"),
-	}, mdm.NewPolicy(nil))
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NotNil(t, cfg)
 
 	assert.True(t, cfg.Policy().IsEmpty(), "no MDM source ⇒ empty Policy")
 	assert.False(t, cfg.Policy().HasKey(mdm.KeyManagementURL))
@@ -73,15 +39,18 @@ func TestApply_MDMEmpty_NoEnforcement(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestApply_MDMOnly_OverridesDefaults(t *testing.T) {
 	const mdmURL = "https://corp.mdm.example.com:443"
-
-	cfg := configWithMDM(t, ConfigInput{
-		ConfigPath: filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "config.json"),
-	}, mdm.NewPolicy(map[string]any{
+	withMDMPolicy(t, mdm.NewPolicy(map[string]any{
 		mdm.KeyManagementURL:       mdmURL,
 		mdm.KeyDisableClientRoutes: true,
 		mdm.KeyBlockInbound:        true,
 	}))
 
+	cfg, err := UpdateOrCreateConfig(ConfigInput{
+		ConfigPath: filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "config.json"),
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NotNil(t, cfg)
+
 	assert.Equal(t, mdmURL, cfg.ManagementURL.String())
 	assert.True(t, cfg.DisableClientRoutes)
 	assert.True(t, cfg.BlockInbound)
@@ -96,25 +65,33 @@ func TestApply_MDMBeatsCLIInput(t *testing.T) {
 	const mdmURL = "https://mdm.example.com:443"
 	const cliURL = "https://cli.example.com:443"
 
-	cfg := configWithMDM(t, ConfigInput{
-		ConfigPath:    filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "config.json"),
-		ManagementURL: cliURL,
-	}, mdm.NewPolicy(map[string]any{
+	withMDMPolicy(t, mdm.NewPolicy(map[string]any{
 		mdm.KeyManagementURL: mdmURL,
 	}))
 
+	cfg, err := UpdateOrCreateConfig(ConfigInput{
+		ConfigPath:    filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "config.json"),
+		ManagementURL: cliURL,
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NotNil(t, cfg)
+
 	// MDM wins over CLI-supplied management URL.
 	assert.Equal(t, mdmURL, cfg.ManagementURL.String())
 	assert.True(t, cfg.Policy().HasKey(mdm.KeyManagementURL))
 }
 
 func TestApply_MDMInvalidURL_KeepsPreviousValue(t *testing.T) {
-	cfg := configWithMDM(t, ConfigInput{
-		ConfigPath: filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "config.json"),
-	}, mdm.NewPolicy(map[string]any{
+	withMDMPolicy(t, mdm.NewPolicy(map[string]any{
 		mdm.KeyManagementURL: "not-a-url",
 	}))
 
+	cfg, err := UpdateOrCreateConfig(ConfigInput{
+		ConfigPath: filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "config.json"),
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NotNil(t, cfg)
+
 	// Invalid MDM URL is logged and skipped: default URL stays in place
 	// to keep the client functional.
 	assert.Equal(t, DefaultManagementURL, cfg.ManagementURL.String())
@@ -129,20 +106,24 @@ func TestApply_MDMBoolKeysOverrideOnDiskValue(t *testing.T) {
 	tmp := filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "config.json")
 
 	// Seed without MDM.
-	configWithMDM(t, ConfigInput{
+	withMDMPolicy(t, mdm.NewPolicy(nil))
+	_, err := UpdateOrCreateConfig(ConfigInput{
 		ConfigPath:          tmp,
 		DisableClientRoutes: boolPtr(false),
 		RosenpassEnabled:    boolPtr(false),
-	}, mdm.NewPolicy(nil))
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	// Now enable MDM enforcement for these keys.
-	cfg := configWithMDM(t, ConfigInput{
-		ConfigPath: tmp,
-	}, mdm.NewPolicy(map[string]any{
+	withMDMPolicy(t, mdm.NewPolicy(map[string]any{
 		mdm.KeyDisableClientRoutes: true,
 		mdm.KeyRosenpassEnabled:    true,
 	}))
 
+	cfg, err := UpdateOrCreateConfig(ConfigInput{ConfigPath: tmp})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NotNil(t, cfg)
+
 	assert.True(t, cfg.DisableClientRoutes, "MDM override should flip on-disk false to true")
 	assert.True(t, cfg.RosenpassEnabled)
 	assert.True(t, cfg.Policy().HasKey(mdm.KeyDisableClientRoutes))
@@ -164,12 +145,16 @@ func TestApply_MDMLazyConnection(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for _, c := range cases {
 		t.Run(c.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			cfg := configWithMDM(t, ConfigInput{
-				ConfigPath: filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "config.json"),
-			}, mdm.NewPolicy(map[string]any{
+			withMDMPolicy(t, mdm.NewPolicy(map[string]any{
 				mdm.KeyLazyConnection: c.raw,
 			}))
 
+			cfg, err := UpdateOrCreateConfig(ConfigInput{
+				ConfigPath: filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "config.json"),
+			})
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			require.NotNil(t, cfg)
+
 			assert.Equal(t, c.want, cfg.LazyConnection)
 			assert.True(t, cfg.Policy().HasKey(mdm.KeyLazyConnection))
 		})
@@ -179,12 +164,16 @@ func TestApply_MDMLazyConnection(t *testing.T) {
 func TestApply_MDMPreSharedKeyRedactionSentinelRejected(t *testing.T) {
 	const maskSentinel = "**********"
 
-	cfg := configWithMDM(t, ConfigInput{
-		ConfigPath: filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "config.json"),
-	}, mdm.NewPolicy(map[string]any{
+	withMDMPolicy(t, mdm.NewPolicy(map[string]any{
 		mdm.KeyPreSharedKey: maskSentinel,
 	}))
 
+	cfg, err := UpdateOrCreateConfig(ConfigInput{
+		ConfigPath: filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "config.json"),
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NotNil(t, cfg)
+
 	// Mask sentinel must not be persisted as the actual PSK.
 	assert.NotEqual(t, maskSentinel, cfg.PreSharedKey)
 	// Key still marked managed so user writes are still rejected.

client/ios/NetBirdSDK/client.go

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 
+	nbAnonymize "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/anonymize"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/auth"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/debug"
@@ -21,7 +22,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/listener"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/peer"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/profilemanager"
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/mdm"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/system"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/formatter"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/route"
@@ -29,6 +29,13 @@ import (
 	types "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/upload-server/types"
 )
 
+// AnonymizeLevelDefault and AnonymizeLevelStrict are the accepted
+// anonymizeLevel values for DebugBundle.
+const (
+	AnonymizeLevelDefault = nbAnonymize.LevelDefaultString
+	AnonymizeLevelStrict  = nbAnonymize.LevelStrictString
+)
+
 // ConnectionListener export internal Listener for mobile
 type ConnectionListener interface {
 	peer.Listener
@@ -83,13 +90,6 @@ type Client struct {
 	// preloadedConfig holds config loaded from JSON (used on tvOS where file writes are blocked)
 	preloadedConfig *profilemanager.Config
 
-	// mdmLoader holds the per-Client MDM policy source. Set by
-	// SetMDMPolicyFetcher (called from the Swift side at extension
-	// init). Each Run passes this loader to the resolved Config so
-	// applyMDMPolicy picks up the active overlay. Nil means "MDM
-	// enforcement off for this Client".
-	mdmLoader *mdm.Loader
-
 	stateMu       sync.RWMutex
 	connectClient *internal.ConnectClient
 	config        *profilemanager.Config
@@ -150,7 +150,6 @@ func (c *Client) Run(fd int32, interfaceName string, envList *EnvList) error {
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		c.applyMDMOverlay(cfg)
 	}
 	c.recorder.UpdateManagementAddress(cfg.ManagementURL.String())
 	c.recorder.UpdateRosenpass(cfg.RosenpassEnabled, cfg.RosenpassPermissive)
@@ -209,8 +208,10 @@ func (c *Client) Stop() {
 // DebugBundle generates a debug bundle, uploads it and returns the upload key.
 // It works with or without a running engine: when the engine is up it reuses
 // the live config, sync response and client metrics; otherwise it loads the
-// config from disk (or the preloaded tvOS config).
-func (c *Client) DebugBundle(anonymize bool) (string, error) {
+// config from disk (or the preloaded tvOS config). anonymizeLevel is "default"
+// or "strict"; strict also anonymizes internal IP ranges, peer names, and
+// WireGuard public keys, and implies anonymize.
+func (c *Client) DebugBundle(anonymize bool, anonymizeLevel string) (string, error) {
 	cfg, cc := c.stateSnapshot()
 
 	// If the engine hasn't been started, load config so we can reach management.
@@ -229,7 +230,6 @@ func (c *Client) DebugBundle(anonymize bool) (string, error) {
 				return "", fmt.Errorf("load config: %w", err)
 			}
 		}
-		c.applyMDMOverlay(cfg)
 	}
 
 	deps := debug.GeneratorDependencies{
@@ -261,6 +261,7 @@ func (c *Client) DebugBundle(anonymize bool) (string, error) {
 		deps,
 		debug.BundleConfig{
 			Anonymize:         anonymize,
+			AnonymizeLevel:    nbAnonymize.ParseLevel(anonymizeLevel),
 			IncludeSystemInfo: true,
 		},
 	)
@@ -379,7 +380,6 @@ func (c *Client) IsLoginRequired() bool {
 			// If we can't load config, assume login is required
 			return true
 		}
-		c.applyMDMOverlay(cfg)
 	}
 
 	if cfg == nil {
@@ -428,7 +428,6 @@ func (c *Client) LoginForMobile() string {
 		log.Errorf("LoginForMobile: failed to load config: %v", err)
 		return fmt.Sprintf("failed to load config: %v", err)
 	}
-	c.applyMDMOverlay(cfg)
 
 	oAuthFlow, err := auth.NewOAuthFlow(ctx, cfg, false, false, "")
 	if err != nil {

client/ios/NetBirdSDK/mdm.go

@@ -1,82 +0,0 @@
-//go:build ios
-
-package NetBirdSDK
-
-import (
-	"encoding/json"
-
-	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
-
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/profilemanager"
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/mdm"
-)
-
-// PolicyFetcher is the mobile-side bridge for the MDM managed-config
-// snapshot. The native layer (Swift) implements this and registers
-// the instance per Client via Client.SetMDMPolicyFetcher. Every
-// invocation of fetchJSON must read the current
-// UserDefaults.standard.dictionary(forKey: "com.apple.configuration.managed")
-// and return the result as a JSON-encoded map[string]any string.
-//
-// JSON is used because gomobile does not support map[string]any
-// crossing the Objective-C boundary — the adapter on the Go side
-// parses the string back into the map[string]any expected by
-// mdm.Loader.
-//
-// Return value contract:
-//   - "" (empty)         : interpreted as "no MDM source / no managed keys"
-//   - "{}"               : managed config explicitly empty
-//   - "{...}"            : JSON object with key/value pairs
-//   - malformed JSON     : logged and treated as empty
-type PolicyFetcher interface {
-	FetchJSON() string
-}
-
-// jsonFetcherAdapter wraps a gomobile-exposed PolicyFetcher into the
-// internal mdm.PolicyFetcher interface, taking care of JSON decoding
-// on every Fetch.
-type jsonFetcherAdapter struct {
-	inner PolicyFetcher
-}
-
-func (a *jsonFetcherAdapter) Fetch() map[string]any {
-	raw := a.inner.FetchJSON()
-	if raw == "" {
-		return nil
-	}
-	var out map[string]any
-	if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(raw), &out); err != nil {
-		log.Warnf("MDM mobile fetcher: invalid JSON payload from native: %v", err)
-		return nil
-	}
-	return out
-}
-
-// SetMDMPolicyFetcher registers the native-provided MDM policy fetcher
-// on this Client. Call once from the gomobile-init code (Swift
-// AppDelegate / PacketTunnelProvider.startTunnel) before invoking Run.
-// Passing nil disables MDM enforcement on this Client.
-//
-// The fetcher is held as a *mdm.Loader instance on the Client (no
-// package-level state) — multiple Clients in the same process get
-// independent Loaders, and tests can inject fakes per Client.
-func (c *Client) SetMDMPolicyFetcher(p PolicyFetcher) {
-	if p == nil {
-		c.mdmLoader = mdm.NewLoader(nil)
-		return
-	}
-	c.mdmLoader = mdm.NewLoader(&jsonFetcherAdapter{inner: p})
-}
-
-// applyMDMOverlay applies the Client-held MDM Loader's current policy
-// on top of the just-read Config. Called immediately after every
-// UpdateOrCreateConfig / DirectUpdateOrCreateConfig — profilemanager's
-// apply() initialises the policy to empty and leaves overlay
-// responsibility to the lifecycle owner. No-op when no fetcher was
-// registered.
-func (c *Client) applyMDMOverlay(cfg *profilemanager.Config) {
-	if cfg == nil || c.mdmLoader == nil {
-		return
-	}
-	cfg.ApplyMDMPolicy(c.mdmLoader.Load())
-}

client/mdm/policy.go

@@ -104,48 +104,16 @@ func NewPolicy(values map[string]any) *Policy {
 	return &Policy{values: values}
 }
 
-// PolicyFetcher is implemented by mobile platforms (Android / iOS) that
-// push the OS-managed configuration into the Go runtime instead of
-// having Go read an on-disk source directly. Desktop platforms ignore
-// this interface — Loader.loadPlatform on windows/darwin reads the
-// registry / plist on its own. A Loader constructed with a non-nil
-// fetcher delegates to it on mobile; passing nil disables MDM
-// enforcement (loadPlatform returns nil values).
-type PolicyFetcher interface {
-	Fetch() map[string]any
-}
-
-// Loader is the DI-friendly entry point for reading the active MDM
-// policy. Construct one at the daemon's lifecycle owner (Server on
-// desktop, gomobile-exposed bridge on mobile) and pass it to anything
-// that needs to read MDM state (the reload ticker, profilemanager's
-// Config). Each callsite has the Loader handed in instead of looking
-// up package-level state.
-type Loader struct {
-	fetcher PolicyFetcher
-}
-
-// NewLoader constructs a Loader. The fetcher is consulted only on
-// mobile builds (ios || android); on desktop it is unused but accepted
-// to keep a single constructor signature across platforms — pass nil
-// on desktop.
-func NewLoader(f PolicyFetcher) *Loader {
-	return &Loader{fetcher: f}
-}
-
-// Load reads the platform-native MDM configuration and returns a
-// Policy. Returns an empty (but non-nil) Policy when no source is
-// present, the source is empty, or the platform is unsupported.
+// LoadPolicy reads the platform-native MDM configuration. Returns an
+// empty (but non-nil) Policy when no source is present, the source is
+// empty, or the platform is unsupported.
 //
 // Diagnostic logging differentiates the three states:
 //   - source absent / unsupported platform: trace log only
 //   - source present, zero keys:             info "MDM enrolled (no managed keys)"
 //   - source present, N keys:                info "MDM enrolled with N managed keys: [...]"
-func (l *Loader) Load() *Policy {
-	if l == nil {
-		return &Policy{values: map[string]any{}}
-	}
-	values, err := l.loadPlatform()
+func LoadPolicy() *Policy {
+	values, err := loadPlatformPolicy()
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Tracef("MDM policy load: %v", err)
 		return &Policy{values: map[string]any{}}

client/mdm/policy_darwin.go

@@ -25,10 +25,8 @@ import (
 // writable plist, as a defense against tampered installs.
 const policyPlistPath = "/Library/Managed Preferences/io.netbird.client.plist"
 
-// loadPlatform reads the MDM-managed configuration from the macOS
-// managed-preferences plist at policyPlistPath. The Loader's fetcher
-// field is unused on this platform — the plist is the authoritative
-// source. Returns:
+// loadPlatformPolicy reads the MDM-managed configuration from the macOS
+// managed-preferences plist at policyPlistPath. Returns:
 //   - (nil, nil)  when the plist is absent (device not MDM-enrolled for
 //     NetBird, or admin has not yet pushed a payload)
 //   - (map, nil)  with N entries when N managed values are present
@@ -41,13 +39,7 @@ const policyPlistPath = "/Library/Managed Preferences/io.netbird.client.plist"
 // skipped so a stray entry in the payload does not block startup.
 // Native plist value types map naturally onto the Policy accessor
 // expectations (GetString / GetBool / GetInt / GetStringSlice).
-func (l *Loader) loadPlatform() (map[string]any, error) {
-	// Honour the injected fetcher when present so tests (and any
-	// future non-macOS MDM channel) can short-circuit the plist read
-	// with a scripted policy.
-	if l != nil && l.fetcher != nil {
-		return l.fetcher.Fetch(), nil
-	}
+func loadPlatformPolicy() (map[string]any, error) {
 	f, err := os.Open(policyPlistPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		if errors.Is(err, fs.ErrNotExist) {

client/mdm/policy_mobile.go

@@ -2,14 +2,13 @@
 
 package mdm
 
-// loadPlatform reads the OS-managed configuration via the native
-// PolicyFetcher injected at Loader construction. Returns
-// (nil, nil) — the platform-absent sentinel that Loader.Load treats as
-// "no MDM source present" — when no fetcher was provided.
-func (l *Loader) loadPlatform() (map[string]any, error) {
-	if l == nil || l.fetcher == nil {
-		//nolint:nilnil // (nil, nil) is the documented platform-absent sentinel; see Loader.Load.
-		return nil, nil
-	}
-	return l.fetcher.Fetch(), nil
+// loadPlatformPolicy is unused on mobile: the native layer (Swift on iOS,
+// Kotlin/Java on Android) reads the OS managed-config store and pushes the
+// resulting dictionary in-process via a gomobile entry point that lands in
+// Phase 5 / Phase 6. The stub keeps the package compilable for mobile
+// builds and returns (nil, nil) — the platform-absent sentinel that
+// LoadPolicy in policy.go treats as "no MDM source present".
+func loadPlatformPolicy() (map[string]any, error) {
+	//nolint:nilnil // (nil, nil) is the documented platform-absent sentinel; see LoadPolicy.
+	return nil, nil
 }

client/mdm/policy_other.go

@@ -2,17 +2,13 @@
 
 package mdm
 
-// loadPlatform reads the MDM policy on platforms without a native MDM
-// channel (Linux, FreeBSD). When no fetcher was injected the policy is
-// (nil, nil) — the platform-absent sentinel that Loader.Load treats as
-// "MDM enforcement disabled". A non-nil fetcher takes precedence: it
-// is the test-seam used by unit tests to inject a scripted policy
-// without touching the OS, and the same hook supports any future
-// non-mobile OS that grows an out-of-band MDM channel.
-func (l *Loader) loadPlatform() (map[string]any, error) {
-	if l != nil && l.fetcher != nil {
-		return l.fetcher.Fetch(), nil
-	}
-	//nolint:nilnil // (nil, nil) is the documented platform-absent sentinel; see Loader.Load.
+// loadPlatformPolicy returns no policy on platforms without an MDM channel
+// (Linux, FreeBSD). MDM enforcement is off and the client behaves as if
+// the feature did not exist. Returns (nil, nil) — the platform-absent
+// sentinel the caller (LoadPolicy in policy.go) treats as "no MDM
+// source present"; an error here would just translate to the same
+// outcome with an extra log line.
+func loadPlatformPolicy() (map[string]any, error) {
+	//nolint:nilnil // (nil, nil) is the documented platform-absent sentinel; see LoadPolicy.
 	return nil, nil
 }

client/mdm/policy_test.go

@@ -155,12 +155,10 @@ func TestPolicy_GetStringSlice(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
-func TestLoader_NilFetcherReturnsEmpty(t *testing.T) {
-	// Loader.Load with no fetcher (desktop construction) must degrade
-	// gracefully and never return nil; on linux loadPlatform is a stub
-	// returning (nil, nil), and Load is expected to translate that
-	// into a non-nil empty Policy.
-	p := NewLoader(nil).Load()
+func TestLoadPolicy_PlatformStubReturnsEmpty(t *testing.T) {
+	// loadPlatformPolicy is a stub on every OS for Phase 1. LoadPolicy must
+	// degrade gracefully and never return nil.
+	p := LoadPolicy()
 	require.NotNil(t, p)
 	assert.True(t, p.IsEmpty())
 	assert.Empty(t, p.ManagedKeys())

client/mdm/policy_windows.go

@@ -61,10 +61,8 @@ func readRegistryValue(k registry.Key, name, canonical string, out map[string]an
 	}
 }
 
-// loadPlatform reads the MDM-managed configuration from the Windows
-// registry under HKLM\Software\Policies\NetBird. The Loader's fetcher
-// field is unused on this platform — the registry is the
-// authoritative source. Returns:
+// loadPlatformPolicy reads the MDM-managed configuration from the
+// Windows registry under HKLM\Software\Policies\NetBird. Returns:
 //   - (nil, nil)  when the key is absent (device not MDM-enrolled for NetBird)
 //   - (map, nil)  with N entries when N managed values are set (N may be 0)
 //   - (nil, err)  on open / enumerate registry errors
@@ -72,13 +70,7 @@ func readRegistryValue(k registry.Key, name, canonical string, out map[string]an
 // Per-value type coercion + skip-on-error is delegated to
 // readRegistryValue. Unknown value names are logged and skipped so a
 // malformed deployment does not block startup.
-func (l *Loader) loadPlatform() (map[string]any, error) {
-	// Honour the injected fetcher when present so tests (and any
-	// future non-Windows MDM channel) can short-circuit the registry
-	// read with a scripted policy.
-	if l != nil && l.fetcher != nil {
-		return l.fetcher.Fetch(), nil
-	}
+func loadPlatformPolicy() (map[string]any, error) {
 	k, err := registry.OpenKey(registry.LOCAL_MACHINE, policyRegistryPath, registry.QUERY_VALUE)
 	if err != nil {
 		if errors.Is(err, registry.ErrNotExist) {

client/mdm/ticker.go

@@ -15,33 +15,33 @@ import (
 // instead, hence anticipating the ticker mechanism entirely.
 const DefaultReloadInterval = 1 * time.Minute
 
-// Ticker periodically re-reads the OS-native MDM policy via the
-// injected Loader and invokes the onChange callback (supplied to Run)
-// whenever the observed Policy diverges from the last observation
-// (added / removed / changed keys). Launch with Run from a goroutine;
-// cancel the supplied context to stop.
+// policyLoader is the indirection through which the ticker reads the
+// OS-native policy, both for the initial observation and on every tick.
+// Production points it at LoadPolicy; tests in this package override it to
+// feed a scripted sequence of policies without touching the real OS store.
+var policyLoader = LoadPolicy
+
+// Ticker periodically re-reads the OS-native MDM policy via LoadPolicy and
+// invokes the onChange callback (supplied to Run) whenever the observed
+// Policy diverges from the last observation (added / removed / changed
+// keys). Launch with Run from a goroutine; cancel the supplied context
+// to stop.
 type Ticker struct {
 	interval time.Duration
-	loader   *Loader
 	prev     *Policy
 }
 
 // NewTicker constructs a Ticker that will re-read the OS-native policy
-// every reloadInterval once Run is called. The Loader is injected so
-// the ticker doesn't depend on any package-level state — production
-// passes the daemon-owned Loader, tests pass a fake Loader (built with
-// a fake PolicyFetcher).
-//
-// The initial snapshot is populated by calling loader.Load() at
+// every reloadInterval once Run is called.
+// The initial snapshot is populated by calling policyLoader at
 // construction time so the first tick only fires
 // onChange when the policy actually changed since boot — without
 // this baseline the first tick would report every currently-managed
 // key as "added" and trigger a spurious engine restart.
-func NewTicker(reloadInterval time.Duration, loader *Loader) *Ticker {
+func NewTicker(reloadInterval time.Duration) *Ticker {
 	return &Ticker{
 		interval: reloadInterval,
-		loader:   loader,
-		prev:     loader.Load(),
+		prev:     policyLoader(),
 	}
 }
 
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ func (t *Ticker) Run(ctx context.Context, onChange func(prev, curr *Policy) erro
 			log.Info("MDM policy reload ticker stopped")
 			return
 		case <-tk.C:
-			curr := t.loader.Load()
+			curr := policyLoader()
 			if policiesEqual(t.prev, curr) {
 				continue
 			}

client/mdm/ticker_test.go

@@ -13,40 +13,28 @@ import (
 // testReloadInterval for speeding up the ticker cadence under `go test`
 const testReloadInterval = 1 * time.Second
 
-// fakePolicyFetcher implements PolicyFetcher returning a scripted
-// policy map. Goroutine-safe so the test can mutate the script while
-// the ticker is observing it.
-type fakePolicyFetcher struct {
-	mu     sync.Mutex
-	values map[string]any
-}
-
-func (f *fakePolicyFetcher) Fetch() map[string]any {
-	f.mu.Lock()
-	defer f.mu.Unlock()
-	if f.values == nil {
-		return nil
-	}
-	out := make(map[string]any, len(f.values))
-	for k, v := range f.values {
-		out[k] = v
-	}
-	return out
-}
-
-func (f *fakePolicyFetcher) set(values map[string]any) {
-	f.mu.Lock()
-	defer f.mu.Unlock()
-	f.values = values
+// withPolicyLoader overrides the package-level policyLoader for the duration
+// of the test so the ticker observes a scripted policy instead of the real
+// OS-native store. The original loader is restored on cleanup.
+func withPolicyLoader(t *testing.T, fn func() *Policy) {
+	t.Helper()
+	prev := policyLoader
+	policyLoader = fn
+	t.Cleanup(func() { policyLoader = prev })
 }
 
 func TestTicker_FiresOnChangeWithDelta(t *testing.T) {
-	fetcher := &fakePolicyFetcher{} // initial observation: empty (no enforcement)
-	loader := NewLoader(fetcher)
+	var mu sync.Mutex
+	current := NewPolicy(nil) // initial observation: empty (no enforcement)
+	withPolicyLoader(t, func() *Policy {
+		mu.Lock()
+		defer mu.Unlock()
+		return current
+	})
 
 	type change struct{ prev, curr *Policy }
 	changes := make(chan change, 1)
-	tk := NewTicker(testReloadInterval, loader)
+	tk := NewTicker(testReloadInterval)
 	require.Equal(t, testReloadInterval, tk.interval)
 
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
@@ -61,13 +49,15 @@ func TestTicker_FiresOnChangeWithDelta(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 		close(done)
 	}()
-	// Stop Run and wait for it to exit before returning, so the test
-	// goroutine doesn't race the still-running ticker.
+	// Stop Run and wait for it to exit before returning, so the policyLoader
+	// restore in t.Cleanup can't race the ticker goroutine still reading it.
 	defer func() { cancel(); <-done }()
 
-	// Flip the OS-observed policy from empty to one managed key. The
-	// next tick must detect the diff and invoke onChange.
-	fetcher.set(map[string]any{KeyManagementURL: "https://mdm.example.com:443"})
+	// Flip the OS-observed policy from empty to one managed key. The next
+	// tick must detect the diff and invoke onChange.
+	mu.Lock()
+	current = NewPolicy(map[string]any{KeyManagementURL: "https://mdm.example.com:443"})
+	mu.Unlock()
 
 	select {
 	case c := <-changes:
@@ -79,11 +69,12 @@ func TestTicker_FiresOnChangeWithDelta(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestTicker_NoCallbackWhenPolicyUnchanged(t *testing.T) {
-	fetcher := &fakePolicyFetcher{values: map[string]any{KeyBlockInbound: true}}
-	loader := NewLoader(fetcher)
+	withPolicyLoader(t, func() *Policy {
+		return NewPolicy(map[string]any{KeyBlockInbound: true})
+	})
 
 	fired := make(chan struct{}, 1)
-	tk := NewTicker(testReloadInterval, loader)
+	tk := NewTicker(testReloadInterval)
 
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 	done := make(chan struct{})
@@ -99,8 +90,8 @@ func TestTicker_NoCallbackWhenPolicyUnchanged(t *testing.T) {
 	}()
 	defer func() { cancel(); <-done }()
 
-	// Over ~2 ticks at the 1s test cadence the policy never changes,
-	// so the diff guard must suppress the callback entirely.
+	// Over ~2 ticks at the 1s test cadence the policy never changes, so the
+	// diff guard must suppress the callback entirely.
 	select {
 	case <-fired:
 		t.Fatal("onChange fired despite an unchanged policy")

client/proto/daemon.pb.go

@@ -2781,6 +2781,11 @@ type DebugBundleRequest struct {
 	// untrusted TLS certificate. Restricted to privileged callers; for
 	// self-hosted upload servers.
 	UploadInsecure bool `protobuf:"varint,7,opt,name=uploadInsecure,proto3" json:"uploadInsecure,omitempty"`
+	// anonymizeLevel selects how much the anonymizer redacts: "default"
+	// (or empty) keeps internal IP ranges, "strict" also anonymizes them.
+	// Unknown values are treated as "strict". Only meaningful with anonymize;
+	// "strict" implies it.
+	AnonymizeLevel string `protobuf:"bytes,8,opt,name=anonymizeLevel,proto3" json:"anonymizeLevel,omitempty"`
 	unknownFields  protoimpl.UnknownFields
 	sizeCache      protoimpl.SizeCache
 }
@@ -2857,6 +2862,13 @@ func (x *DebugBundleRequest) GetUploadInsecure() bool {
 	return false
 }
 
+func (x *DebugBundleRequest) GetAnonymizeLevel() string {
+	if x != nil {
+		return x.AnonymizeLevel
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
 type DebugBundleResponse struct {
 	state               protoimpl.MessageState `protogen:"open.v1"`
 	Path                string                 `protobuf:"bytes,1,opt,name=path,proto3" json:"path,omitempty"`
@@ -7253,7 +7265,7 @@ const file_daemon_proto_rawDesc = "" +
 	"\x12translatedHostname\x18\x04 \x01(\tR\x12translatedHostname\x128\n" +
 	"\x0etranslatedPort\x18\x05 \x01(\v2\x10.daemon.PortInfoR\x0etranslatedPort\"G\n" +
 	"\x17ForwardingRulesResponse\x12,\n" +
-	"\x05rules\x18\x01 \x03(\v2\x16.daemon.ForwardingRuleR\x05rules\"\xdc\x01\n" +
+	"\x05rules\x18\x01 \x03(\v2\x16.daemon.ForwardingRuleR\x05rules\"\x84\x02\n" +
 	"\x12DebugBundleRequest\x12\x1c\n" +
 	"\tanonymize\x18\x01 \x01(\bR\tanonymize\x12\x1e\n" +
 	"\n" +
@@ -7264,7 +7276,8 @@ const file_daemon_proto_rawDesc = "" +
 	"\n" +
 	"cliVersion\x18\x06 \x01(\tR\n" +
 	"cliVersion\x12&\n" +
-	"\x0euploadInsecure\x18\a \x01(\bR\x0euploadInsecure\"}\n" +
+	"\x0euploadInsecure\x18\a \x01(\bR\x0euploadInsecure\x12&\n" +
+	"\x0eanonymizeLevel\x18\b \x01(\tR\x0eanonymizeLevel\"}\n" +
 	"\x13DebugBundleResponse\x12\x12\n" +
 	"\x04path\x18\x01 \x01(\tR\x04path\x12 \n" +
 	"\vuploadedKey\x18\x02 \x01(\tR\vuploadedKey\x120\n" +

client/proto/daemon.proto

@@ -540,6 +540,11 @@ message DebugBundleRequest {
   // untrusted TLS certificate. Restricted to privileged callers; for
   // self-hosted upload servers.
   bool uploadInsecure = 7;
+  // anonymizeLevel selects how much the anonymizer redacts: "default"
+  // (or empty) keeps internal IP ranges, "strict" also anonymizes them.
+  // Unknown values are treated as "strict". Only meaningful with anonymize;
+  // "strict" implies it.
+  string anonymizeLevel = 8;
 }
 
 message DebugBundleResponse {

client/server/debug.go

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import (
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
 	gstatus "google.golang.org/grpc/status"
 
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/anonymize"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/debug"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/ipcauth"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/proto"
@@ -122,6 +123,7 @@ func (s *Server) generateDebugBundle(req *proto.DebugBundleRequest, uiOpener deb
 		},
 		debug.BundleConfig{
 			Anonymize:         req.GetAnonymize(),
+			AnonymizeLevel:    anonymize.ParseLevel(req.GetAnonymizeLevel()),
 			IncludeSystemInfo: req.GetSystemInfo(),
 			LogFileCount:      req.GetLogFileCount(),
 		},

client/server/mdm.go

@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ import (
 // a no-op echo, never as a conflict with the policy.
 const preSharedKeyRedactedSentinel = "**********"
 
+// loadMDMPolicy is the indirection used by server handlers to read the
+// active MDM policy. Tests override this to inject a fake policy.
+var loadMDMPolicy = mdm.LoadPolicy
+
 // conflictCheck is a value-aware comparison between a single field in
 // the incoming request and the corresponding MDM-enforced value. It
 // runs only when the field was actually set in the request (presence

client/server/server.go

@@ -132,15 +132,6 @@ type Server struct {
 	// stopped by the rootCtx cancellation.
 	mdmTicker *mdm.Ticker
 
-	// mdmLoader is the daemon-owned source of the active MDM policy.
-	// Constructed once during Server.Start (with a nil PolicyFetcher on
-	// desktop — the build-tagged Loader.loadPlatform reads the OS
-	// registry / plist directly) and injected into every consumer:
-	// mdmTicker for its periodic reload, the SetConfig / Login MDM
-	// gates for conflict detection, and every Config produced via
-	// getConfig() so its apply() picks up the same overlay.
-	mdmLoader *mdm.Loader
-
 	updateManager *updater.Manager
 
 	jwtCache *jwtCache
@@ -222,14 +213,8 @@ func (s *Server) Start() error {
 	// Runs re-resolves Config (re-running profilemanager.Config.apply which
 	// applies the freshly-read MDM policy as the last layer) and brings
 	// the engine back with the new values.
-	if s.mdmLoader == nil {
-		// Desktop builds pass a nil PolicyFetcher: the Loader's
-		// build-tagged loadPlatform reads the OS source directly
-		// (registry on Windows, plist on macOS, no-op elsewhere).
-		s.mdmLoader = mdm.NewLoader(nil)
-	}
 	if s.mdmTicker == nil {
-		s.mdmTicker = mdm.NewTicker(mdm.DefaultReloadInterval, s.mdmLoader)
+		s.mdmTicker = mdm.NewTicker(mdm.DefaultReloadInterval)
 		go s.mdmTicker.Run(s.rootCtx, s.onMDMPolicyChange)
 	}
 
@@ -474,7 +459,7 @@ func (s *Server) SetConfig(callerCtx context.Context, msg *proto.SetConfigReques
 	// by the active MDM policy. The error carries an MDMManagedFields-
 	// Violation detail listing the offending key names. Non-conflicting
 	// fields in the same request are not applied either.
-	policy := s.mdmLoader.Load()
+	policy := loadMDMPolicy()
 	if err := rejectMDMManagedFieldConflicts(mdmManagedFieldConflicts(msg, policy)); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -607,7 +592,7 @@ func (s *Server) Login(callerCtx context.Context, msg *proto.LoginRequest) (*pro
 		if s.checkUpdateSettingsDisabled() {
 			return nil, gstatus.Errorf(codes.Unavailable, errUpdateSettingsDisabled)
 		}
-		policy := s.mdmLoader.Load()
+		policy := loadMDMPolicy()
 		if err := rejectMDMManagedFieldConflicts(loginRequestMDMConflicts(msg, policy)); err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
@@ -1400,12 +1385,6 @@ func (s *Server) getConfig(activeProf *profilemanager.ActiveProfileState) (*prof
 		return nil, false, fmt.Errorf("failed to get config: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	// Apply the daemon-owned MDM policy on top of the just-resolved
-	// Config. profilemanager's apply() initialises the policy to
-	// empty — the Loader lives outside Config, so this overlay step
-	// is driven externally here.
-	config.ApplyMDMPolicy(s.mdmLoader.Load())
-
 	return config, configExisted, nil
 }
 
@@ -1455,9 +1434,6 @@ func (s *Server) logoutFromProfile(ctx context.Context, profile *profilemanager.
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("profile '%s' not found", profile.ID)
 	}
-	// Honour any MDM-enforced ManagementURL when issuing the logout
-	// RPC: the user-stored value may have been overridden by policy.
-	config.ApplyMDMPolicy(s.mdmLoader.Load())
 
 	return s.sendLogoutRequestWithConfig(ctx, config)
 }
@@ -2068,11 +2044,6 @@ func (s *Server) GetConfig(ctx context.Context, req *proto.GetConfigRequest) (*p
 		log.Errorf("failed to get active profile config: %v", err)
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get active profile config: %w", err)
 	}
-	// Overlay the active MDM policy so the response's MDMManagedFields
-	// list reflects what the GUI / CLI must render as read-only.
-	// profilemanager.GetConfig itself returns a Config without the
-	// overlay (Loader lives outside profilemanager).
-	cfg.ApplyMDMPolicy(s.mdmLoader.Load())
 	managementURL := cfg.ManagementURL
 	adminURL := cfg.AdminURL
 

client/server/setconfig_mdm_test.go

@@ -16,40 +16,14 @@ import (
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/proto"
 )
 
-// fakeMDMFetcher implements mdm.PolicyFetcher returning a pre-set
-// policy map. Tests build one per Server instance to inject a
-// scripted MDM overlay via a Loader rather than via package-level state.
-type fakeMDMFetcher struct{ values map[string]any }
-
-func (f *fakeMDMFetcher) Fetch() map[string]any { return f.values }
-
-// withMDMPolicy installs an mdm.Loader on the given Server whose
-// loadPlatform returns the supplied Policy's underlying values. Use
-// after setupServerWithProfile to inject the scripted policy the
-// SetConfig / Login MDM gates will observe.
-func withMDMPolicy(t *testing.T, s *Server, policy *mdm.Policy) {
+// withMDMPolicy temporarily overrides the server-package loadMDMPolicy hook
+// so SetConfig observes the supplied Policy. Restores the original loader
+// at test cleanup.
+func withMDMPolicy(t *testing.T, policy *mdm.Policy) {
 	t.Helper()
-	values := map[string]any{}
-	if policy != nil {
-		for _, k := range policy.ManagedKeys() {
-			if v, ok := policy.GetString(k); ok {
-				values[k] = v
-				continue
-			}
-			if v, ok := policy.GetBool(k); ok {
-				values[k] = v
-				continue
-			}
-			if v, ok := policy.GetInt(k); ok {
-				values[k] = v
-				continue
-			}
-			if v, ok := policy.GetStringSlice(k); ok {
-				values[k] = v
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	s.mdmLoader = mdm.NewLoader(&fakeMDMFetcher{values: values})
+	prev := loadMDMPolicy
+	loadMDMPolicy = func() *mdm.Policy { return policy }
+	t.Cleanup(func() { loadMDMPolicy = prev })
 }
 
 // setupServerWithProfile mirrors the boilerplate of TestSetConfig_AllFieldsSaved:
@@ -119,11 +93,12 @@ func extractViolation(t *testing.T, err error) *proto.MDMManagedFieldsViolation
 }
 
 func TestSetConfig_MDMReject_SingleField(t *testing.T) {
-	s, ctx, profName, username, _ := setupServerWithProfile(t)
-	withMDMPolicy(t, s, mdm.NewPolicy(map[string]any{
+	withMDMPolicy(t, mdm.NewPolicy(map[string]any{
 		mdm.KeyManagementURL: "https://mdm.example.com:443",
 	}))
 
+	s, ctx, profName, username, _ := setupServerWithProfile(t)
+
 	_, err := s.SetConfig(ctx, &proto.SetConfigRequest{
 		ProfileName:   profName,
 		Username:      username,
@@ -135,13 +110,14 @@ func TestSetConfig_MDMReject_SingleField(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestSetConfig_MDMReject_MultipleFields(t *testing.T) {
-	s, ctx, profName, username, _ := setupServerWithProfile(t)
-	withMDMPolicy(t, s, mdm.NewPolicy(map[string]any{
+	withMDMPolicy(t, mdm.NewPolicy(map[string]any{
 		mdm.KeyManagementURL:    "https://mdm.example.com:443",
 		mdm.KeyBlockInbound:     true,
 		mdm.KeyRosenpassEnabled: true,
 	}))
 
+	s, ctx, profName, username, _ := setupServerWithProfile(t)
+
 	blockInbound := false
 	rosenpassEnabled := false
 	_, err := s.SetConfig(ctx, &proto.SetConfigRequest{
@@ -165,11 +141,12 @@ func TestSetConfig_MDMReject_AllOrNothing(t *testing.T) {
 	// enforced field AND a non-enforced field (RosenpassEnabled).
 	// The whole request must be rejected — non-conflicting fields are not
 	// applied either.
-	s, ctx, profName, username, cfgPath := setupServerWithProfile(t)
-	withMDMPolicy(t, s, mdm.NewPolicy(map[string]any{
+	withMDMPolicy(t, mdm.NewPolicy(map[string]any{
 		mdm.KeyManagementURL: "https://mdm.example.com:443",
 	}))
 
+	s, ctx, profName, username, cfgPath := setupServerWithProfile(t)
+
 	rosenpassEnabled := true
 	_, err := s.SetConfig(ctx, &proto.SetConfigRequest{
 		ProfileName:      profName,
@@ -191,11 +168,12 @@ func TestSetConfig_MDMReject_AllOrNothing(t *testing.T) {
 func TestSetConfig_MDMAllow_NonManagedFields(t *testing.T) {
 	// MDM enforces ManagementURL but the user only writes RosenpassEnabled.
 	// Request must succeed.
-	s, ctx, profName, username, _ := setupServerWithProfile(t)
-	withMDMPolicy(t, s, mdm.NewPolicy(map[string]any{
+	withMDMPolicy(t, mdm.NewPolicy(map[string]any{
 		mdm.KeyManagementURL: "https://mdm.example.com:443",
 	}))
 
+	s, ctx, profName, username, _ := setupServerWithProfile(t)
+
 	rosenpassEnabled := true
 	resp, err := s.SetConfig(ctx, &proto.SetConfigRequest{
 		ProfileName:      profName,
@@ -224,11 +202,12 @@ func TestSetConfig_MDMAllow_ManagementURLPortNormalized(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for _, tc := range tests {
 		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			s, ctx, profName, username, _ := setupServerWithProfile(t)
-			withMDMPolicy(t, s, mdm.NewPolicy(map[string]any{
+			withMDMPolicy(t, mdm.NewPolicy(map[string]any{
 				mdm.KeyManagementURL: tc.mdmURL,
 			}))
 
+			s, ctx, profName, username, _ := setupServerWithProfile(t)
+
 			rosenpassEnabled := true
 			resp, err := s.SetConfig(ctx, &proto.SetConfigRequest{
 				ProfileName:      profName,
@@ -245,8 +224,9 @@ func TestSetConfig_MDMAllow_ManagementURLPortNormalized(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestSetConfig_MDMEmpty_NoEnforcement(t *testing.T) {
 	// No MDM policy active: any field can be written.
+	withMDMPolicy(t, mdm.NewPolicy(nil))
+
 	s, ctx, profName, username, _ := setupServerWithProfile(t)
-	withMDMPolicy(t, s, mdm.NewPolicy(nil))
 
 	resp, err := s.SetConfig(ctx, &proto.SetConfigRequest{
 		ProfileName:   profName,

client/ssh/server/command_execution_windows.go

@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ func (s *Server) setUserEnvironmentVariables(envMap map[string]string, userProfi
 
 // prepareCommandEnv prepares environment variables for command execution on Windows
 func (s *Server) prepareCommandEnv(logger *log.Entry, localUser *user.User, session ssh.Session) []string {
-	username, domain := s.parseUsername(localUser.Username)
+	username, domain := parseUsername(localUser.Username)
 	userEnv, err := s.getUserEnvironment(logger, username, domain)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Debugf("failed to get user environment for %s\\%s, using fallback: %v", domain, username, err)
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ func (s *Server) executeCommandWithPty(logger *log.Entry, session ssh.Session, _
 		return false
 	}
 
-	username, domain := s.parseUsername(localUser.Username)
+	username, domain := parseUsername(localUser.Username)
 	shell := getUserShell(localUser.Uid)
 
 	req := PtyExecutionRequest{

client/ssh/server/port_forwarding.go

@@ -133,7 +133,12 @@ func (s *Server) checkPrivilegedPortAccess(forwardType string, port uint32, resu
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	if result.User != nil && isPrivilegedUsername(result.User.Username) {
+	// Only uid 0 may bind below the threshold, which is the kernel's own rule and
+	// is asked directly rather than through isPrivilegedOrUnknown: that helper
+	// reports an account it cannot evaluate as privileged, which is safe for a
+	// refusal and unsafe for a grant such as this one. Windows has returned
+	// above, so Uid here is a Unix uid and never a SID.
+	if result.User != nil && result.User.Uid == "0" {
 		return nil
 	}
 

client/ssh/server/privileges_other.go

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+//go:build !windows
+
+package server
+
+// isProcessElevated is only meaningful on Windows; other platforms use the
+// effective UID check in isCurrentProcessPrivileged.
+func isProcessElevated() bool {
+	return false
+}
+
+// isWindowsAccountPrivilegedOrUnknown is only reachable on Windows. Report
+// privileged on other platforms so a caller refusing privileged accounts fails
+// closed.
+func isWindowsAccountPrivilegedOrUnknown(string) bool {
+	return true
+}

client/ssh/server/privileges_windows.go

@@ -0,0 +1,228 @@
+//go:build windows
+
+package server
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+	"unsafe"
+
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	"golang.org/x/sys/windows"
+)
+
+var (
+	netapi32                  = windows.NewLazySystemDLL("netapi32.dll")
+	procNetUserGetLocalGroups = netapi32.NewProc("NetUserGetLocalGroups")
+)
+
+const (
+	// lgIncludeIndirect makes NetUserGetLocalGroups also return local groups
+	// the user belongs to through a global group.
+	lgIncludeIndirect  = 0x1
+	maxPreferredLength = 0xFFFFFFFF
+)
+
+// localGroupUsersInfo0 mirrors LOCALGROUP_USERS_INFO_0.
+type localGroupUsersInfo0 struct {
+	name *uint16
+}
+
+// isProcessElevated reports whether the current process token is elevated
+// (TokenElevation): true for elevated administrators, the built-in
+// Administrator, administrators with UAC disabled, and SYSTEM; false for
+// standard users and administrators running with a UAC-filtered token.
+func isProcessElevated() bool {
+	return windows.GetCurrentProcessToken().IsElevated()
+}
+
+// isWindowsAccountPrivilegedOrUnknown reports whether the account is privileged
+// on this machine: a well-known service account, a built-in Administrator
+// (RID 500), or a member of the local Administrators group, directly or through
+// nested groups.
+//
+// An account whose privilege cannot be determined counts as privileged, which
+// is why the name says "or unknown". That is fail-closed for a caller that
+// refuses privileged accounts, and fail-open for a caller that grants something
+// to them, so only the former may use this.
+func isWindowsAccountPrivilegedOrUnknown(username string) bool {
+	sid, _, _, err := windows.LookupSID("", username)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Warnf("privilege check: SID lookup for %q failed, treating as privileged: %v", username, err)
+		return true
+	}
+
+	if isPrivilegedUserSID(sid) {
+		return true
+	}
+
+	member, err := isLocalAdminsMember(username)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Warnf("privilege check: cannot determine Administrators membership for %q, treating as privileged: %v", username, err)
+		return true
+	}
+	return member
+}
+
+// isPrivilegedUserSID reports whether the SID itself identifies a privileged
+// principal, without consulting group membership.
+func isPrivilegedUserSID(sid *windows.SID) bool {
+	wellKnown := []windows.WELL_KNOWN_SID_TYPE{
+		windows.WinLocalSystemSid,
+		windows.WinLocalServiceSid,
+		windows.WinNetworkServiceSid,
+		windows.WinBuiltinAdministratorsSid,
+	}
+	for _, sidType := range wellKnown {
+		if sid.IsWellKnown(sidType) {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return isBuiltinAdministratorSID(sid)
+}
+
+// isBuiltinAdministratorSID reports whether the SID is a machine or domain
+// built-in Administrator account (S-1-5-21-...-500). RID 500 is reserved for
+// that account; it can be renamed but cannot be removed from the
+// Administrators group.
+func isBuiltinAdministratorSID(sid *windows.SID) bool {
+	if sid.IdentifierAuthority() != windows.SECURITY_NT_AUTHORITY {
+		return false
+	}
+	count := sid.SubAuthorityCount()
+	if count < 2 || sid.SubAuthority(0) != 21 {
+		return false
+	}
+	return sid.SubAuthority(uint32(count-1)) == 500
+}
+
+// isLocalAdminsMember reports whether the account is a member of the local
+// Administrators group.
+//
+// Local accounts are checked against the local SAM, which is authoritative for
+// them and, unlike a token, cannot under-report: UAC filters the tokens of
+// local administrators, and a filtered token carries Administrators as
+// deny-only, which a membership check on the token would read as "not a
+// member". Domain accounts are exempt from that filtering, so for them an S4U
+// token is preferred because its group list is LSA's transitive expansion and
+// therefore covers nested and universal groups plus the machine's own local
+// groups. NetUserGetLocalGroups expands only one global-group hop but needs no
+// logon, so it serves as the fallback when no token can be obtained.
+func isLocalAdminsMember(username string) (bool, error) {
+	adminSid, err := windows.CreateWellKnownSid(windows.WinBuiltinAdministratorsSid)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, fmt.Errorf("create Administrators SID: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	account, domain := parseUsername(username)
+	if NewPrivilegeDropper().isLocalUser(domain) {
+		return localGroupsContainSID(account, adminSid)
+	}
+
+	member, s4uErr := s4uTokenIsMember(account, domain, adminSid)
+	if s4uErr == nil {
+		return member, nil
+	}
+	log.Debugf("privilege check: S4U membership check for %q failed, falling back to local group enumeration: %v", username, s4uErr)
+
+	member, err = localGroupsContainSID(buildUserCpn(account, domain), adminSid)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, fmt.Errorf("S4U check: %w; local group enumeration: %w", s4uErr, err)
+	}
+	return member, nil
+}
+
+// s4uTokenIsMember obtains an S4U token for the account and checks whether the
+// given SID is enabled in it.
+func s4uTokenIsMember(account, domain string, sid *windows.SID) (bool, error) {
+	token, err := generateS4UUserToken(log.NewEntry(log.StandardLogger()), account, domain)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, err
+	}
+	defer func() {
+		if err := windows.CloseHandle(token); err != nil {
+			log.Debugf("close S4U token: %v", err)
+		}
+	}()
+	return windows.Token(token).IsMember(sid)
+}
+
+// localGroupsContainSID reports whether the wanted group is among the local
+// groups the account belongs to, directly or through a global group.
+//
+// The wanted SID is resolved to its group name once and compared against the
+// enumerated names. Well-known SIDs resolve from a static table, so that lookup
+// needs no domain controller, and it keeps the comparison correct for a renamed
+// or localized group because both sides then carry the new name. Resolving each
+// enumerated name back to a SID instead would add a lookup per group that can
+// block until it times out while a domain controller is unreachable, and cannot
+// change the outcome: the names enumerated here are local groups of this
+// machine, whose names are unique, so a name match identifies the group.
+//
+// A failure to resolve the wanted SID is returned rather than reported as
+// "not a member", so a privilege check built on this fails closed.
+func localGroupsContainSID(username string, want *windows.SID) (bool, error) {
+	wantName, _, _, err := want.LookupAccount("")
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, fmt.Errorf("resolve group SID %s to a name: %w", want, err)
+	}
+
+	groups, err := netUserGetLocalGroups(username)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, err
+	}
+
+	for _, group := range groups {
+		if strings.EqualFold(group, wantName) {
+			return true, nil
+		}
+	}
+	return false, nil
+}
+
+// netUserGetLocalGroups returns the names of the local groups the account is a
+// member of, including indirect membership through global groups.
+func netUserGetLocalGroups(username string) ([]string, error) {
+	name16, err := windows.UTF16PtrFromString(username)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("convert username: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	var buf *byte
+	var entriesRead, totalEntries uint32
+	status, _, _ := procNetUserGetLocalGroups.Call(
+		0, // local server
+		uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(name16)),
+		0, // level 0: LOCALGROUP_USERS_INFO_0
+		lgIncludeIndirect,
+		uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&buf)),
+		maxPreferredLength,
+		uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&entriesRead)),
+		uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&totalEntries)),
+	)
+	if status != 0 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("NetUserGetLocalGroups for %q: status %d", username, status)
+	}
+	if buf == nil {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+	defer func() {
+		if err := windows.NetApiBufferFree(buf); err != nil {
+			log.Debugf("free NetApi buffer: %v", err)
+		}
+	}()
+
+	// MAX_PREFERRED_LENGTH makes the API allocate as much as it needs, so a
+	// short read is not expected. Report it rather than silently returning a
+	// subset of the account's groups.
+	if entriesRead != totalEntries {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("NetUserGetLocalGroups for %q returned %d of %d groups", username, entriesRead, totalEntries)
+	}
+
+	entries := unsafe.Slice((*localGroupUsersInfo0)(unsafe.Pointer(buf)), entriesRead)
+	groups := make([]string, 0, entriesRead)
+	for _, entry := range entries {
+		groups = append(groups, windows.UTF16PtrToString(entry.name))
+	}
+	return groups, nil
+}

client/ssh/server/privileges_windows_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,293 @@
+//go:build windows
+
+package server
+
+import (
+	"os/user"
+	"testing"
+	"unsafe"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	"golang.org/x/sys/windows"
+)
+
+// filterNormalAccount limits NetUserEnum to normal user accounts.
+const filterNormalAccount = 0x2
+
+// TOKEN_ELEVATION_TYPE values.
+const (
+	tokenElevationTypeDefault = 1
+	tokenElevationTypeFull    = 2
+	tokenElevationTypeLimited = 3
+)
+
+// tokenElevationType reads TokenElevationType from a token.
+func tokenElevationType(token windows.Token) (uint32, error) {
+	var elevationType, returnedLen uint32
+	err := windows.GetTokenInformation(token, windows.TokenElevationType,
+		(*byte)(unsafe.Pointer(&elevationType)), uint32(unsafe.Sizeof(elevationType)), &returnedLen)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+	return elevationType, nil
+}
+
+// userInfo0 mirrors USER_INFO_0.
+type userInfo0 struct {
+	name *uint16
+}
+
+func mustParseSID(t *testing.T, s string) *windows.SID {
+	t.Helper()
+	sid, err := windows.StringToSid(s)
+	require.NoError(t, err, "parse SID %s", s)
+	return sid
+}
+
+// localAccountNames returns the names of the local user accounts.
+func localAccountNames(t *testing.T) []string {
+	t.Helper()
+
+	var buf *byte
+	var entriesRead, totalEntries, resume uint32
+	err := windows.NetUserEnum(nil, 0, filterNormalAccount, &buf, maxPreferredLength,
+		&entriesRead, &totalEntries, &resume)
+	require.NoError(t, err, "enumerate local users")
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		require.NoError(t, windows.NetApiBufferFree(buf), "free NetApi buffer")
+	})
+
+	entries := unsafe.Slice((*userInfo0)(unsafe.Pointer(buf)), entriesRead)
+	names := make([]string, 0, entriesRead)
+	for _, entry := range entries {
+		names = append(names, windows.UTF16PtrToString(entry.name))
+	}
+	return names
+}
+
+// localAccountNameByRID returns the name of the local account carrying the
+// given RID. Accounts such as Administrator and Guest can be renamed and are
+// localized, so tests must not name them literally.
+func localAccountNameByRID(t *testing.T, rid uint32) string {
+	t.Helper()
+
+	for _, name := range localAccountNames(t) {
+		sid, _, _, err := windows.LookupSID("", name)
+		if err != nil {
+			continue
+		}
+		if sid.IdentifierAuthority() != windows.SECURITY_NT_AUTHORITY {
+			continue
+		}
+		count := sid.SubAuthorityCount()
+		if count < 2 || sid.SubAuthority(0) != 21 {
+			continue
+		}
+		if sid.SubAuthority(uint32(count-1)) == rid {
+			return name
+		}
+	}
+
+	t.Fatalf("no local account with RID %d", rid)
+	return ""
+}
+
+// wellKnownAccountName resolves a well-known SID to the qualified account name
+// the local system uses for it, which is localized.
+func wellKnownAccountName(t *testing.T, sidType windows.WELL_KNOWN_SID_TYPE) string {
+	t.Helper()
+
+	sid, err := windows.CreateWellKnownSid(sidType)
+	require.NoError(t, err, "create well-known SID")
+	name, domain, _, err := sid.LookupAccount("")
+	require.NoError(t, err, "resolve %s to an account name", sid)
+	if domain == "" {
+		return name
+	}
+	return domain + `\` + name
+}
+
+func TestIsBuiltinAdministratorSID(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name string
+		sid  string
+		want bool
+	}{
+		{"machine_administrator", "S-1-5-21-1111111111-2222222222-3333333333-500", true},
+		{"domain_administrator", "S-1-5-21-3390233681-4087452608-412898826-500", true},
+		{"regular_user", "S-1-5-21-1111111111-2222222222-3333333333-1001", false},
+		{"guest_account", "S-1-5-21-1111111111-2222222222-3333333333-501", false},
+		{"domain_admins_group", "S-1-5-21-1111111111-2222222222-3333333333-512", false},
+		{"system", "S-1-5-18", false},
+		{"administrators_group", "S-1-5-32-544", false},
+		{"non_nt_authority", "S-1-1-0", false},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			result := isBuiltinAdministratorSID(mustParseSID(t, tt.sid))
+			assert.Equal(t, tt.want, result, "RID 500 detection for %s", tt.sid)
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestIsPrivilegedUserSID(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name string
+		sid  string
+		want bool
+	}{
+		{"local_system", "S-1-5-18", true},
+		{"local_service", "S-1-5-19", true},
+		{"network_service", "S-1-5-20", true},
+		{"administrators_group", "S-1-5-32-544", true},
+		{"builtin_administrator", "S-1-5-21-1111111111-2222222222-3333333333-500", true},
+		{"regular_user", "S-1-5-21-1111111111-2222222222-3333333333-1001", false},
+		{"users_group", "S-1-5-32-545", false},
+		{"everyone", "S-1-1-0", false},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			result := isPrivilegedUserSID(mustParseSID(t, tt.sid))
+			assert.Equal(t, tt.want, result, "SID privilege classification for %s", tt.sid)
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestIsWindowsAccountPrivilegedOrUnknown(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name     string
+		username string
+		want     bool
+	}{
+		{"system", wellKnownAccountName(t, windows.WinLocalSystemSid), true},
+		{"local_service", wellKnownAccountName(t, windows.WinLocalServiceSid), true},
+		{"network_service", wellKnownAccountName(t, windows.WinNetworkServiceSid), true},
+		{"administrators_group", wellKnownAccountName(t, windows.WinBuiltinAdministratorsSid), true},
+		// The built-in Administrator (RID 500) and Guest (RID 501) accounts
+		// exist on every Windows installation, though they may be disabled.
+		{"builtin_administrator", localAccountNameByRID(t, 500), true},
+		{"guest", localAccountNameByRID(t, 501), false},
+		// Unresolvable accounts fail closed.
+		{"nonexistent_user", "netbird-no-such-user", true},
+		{"empty_username", "", true},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			result := isWindowsAccountPrivilegedOrUnknown(tt.username)
+			assert.Equal(t, tt.want, result, "account privilege classification for %q", tt.username)
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestIsProcessElevated(t *testing.T) {
+	elevated := isProcessElevated()
+
+	// TokenElevationType is a second, independent view of the same token:
+	// Full means elevated and Limited means a filtered administrator, while
+	// Default covers both a standard user and an administrator with no linked
+	// token (UAC off, the built-in Administrator, SYSTEM), so it implies nothing.
+	elevationType, err := tokenElevationType(windows.GetCurrentProcessToken())
+	require.NoError(t, err, "read token elevation type")
+
+	adminSid, err := windows.CreateWellKnownSid(windows.WinBuiltinAdministratorsSid)
+	require.NoError(t, err, "create Administrators SID")
+
+	// Token(0) makes CheckTokenMembership evaluate the caller's own token. It
+	// counts only enabled SIDs, so a filtered administrator reports false here.
+	member, err := windows.Token(0).IsMember(adminSid)
+	require.NoError(t, err, "check own Administrators membership")
+
+	t.Logf("elevated=%v elevationType=%d memberOfAdministrators=%v", elevated, elevationType, member)
+
+	switch elevationType {
+	case tokenElevationTypeFull:
+		assert.True(t, elevated, "a token of elevation type Full must report elevated")
+	case tokenElevationTypeLimited:
+		assert.False(t, elevated, "a filtered administrator token must not report elevated")
+	}
+
+	// Administrators enabled in the token means the token wields administrative
+	// rights, which is what elevation reports.
+	if member {
+		assert.True(t, elevated, "token with enabled Administrators membership must report elevated")
+	}
+}
+
+// TestS4UMembershipAgreesWithLocalGroups exercises the S4U token path used
+// for domain accounts. S4U logons need the TCB privilege, so the test runs
+// only as SYSTEM (which is how CI executes the suite). For local accounts the
+// token's Administrators membership must agree with the SAM enumeration.
+func TestS4UMembershipAgreesWithLocalGroups(t *testing.T) {
+	system, err := windows.CreateWellKnownSid(windows.WinLocalSystemSid)
+	require.NoError(t, err, "create SYSTEM SID")
+	current, err := user.Current()
+	require.NoError(t, err, "get current user")
+	if current.Uid != system.String() {
+		t.Skipf("S4U logon requires SYSTEM (running as %s)", current.Username)
+	}
+
+	adminSid, err := windows.CreateWellKnownSid(windows.WinBuiltinAdministratorsSid)
+	require.NoError(t, err, "create Administrators SID")
+
+	checked := 0
+	for _, name := range localAccountNames(t) {
+		viaToken, err := s4uTokenIsMember(name, ".", adminSid)
+		if err != nil {
+			// Disabled or logon-restricted accounts cannot get an S4U logon.
+			t.Logf("skipping %s: %v", name, err)
+			continue
+		}
+		viaSAM, err := localGroupsContainSID(name, adminSid)
+		require.NoError(t, err, "enumerate local groups for %s", name)
+
+		assert.Equal(t, viaSAM, viaToken, "S4U token and SAM enumeration must agree on Administrators membership for %s", name)
+		checked++
+	}
+	// Ineligible accounts are skipped, so without this the test could report
+	// success while comparing nothing at all.
+	require.Positive(t, checked, "no local account completed an S4U logon, so nothing was compared")
+	t.Logf("checked %d local accounts via S4U", checked)
+}
+
+// TestLocalGroupsContainSID_Administrator checks the positive case against the
+// built-in Administrator, a member of Administrators on every installation.
+func TestLocalGroupsContainSID_Administrator(t *testing.T) {
+	adminSid, err := windows.CreateWellKnownSid(windows.WinBuiltinAdministratorsSid)
+	require.NoError(t, err, "create Administrators SID")
+
+	administrator := localAccountNameByRID(t, 500)
+	member, err := localGroupsContainSID(administrator, adminSid)
+	require.NoError(t, err, "enumerate local groups for %s", administrator)
+	assert.True(t, member, "%s is a member of the Administrators group", administrator)
+}
+
+// TestLocalGroupsContainSID_UnresolvableGroupFailsClosed covers a wanted SID
+// that resolves to no group: the error must surface rather than being reported
+// as "not a member", so the privilege check treats the account as privileged.
+func TestLocalGroupsContainSID_UnresolvableGroupFailsClosed(t *testing.T) {
+	unknown := mustParseSID(t, "S-1-5-21-1111111111-2222222222-3333333333-4444")
+
+	_, err := localGroupsContainSID(localAccountNameByRID(t, 500), unknown)
+	require.Error(t, err, "must report an error when the wanted group cannot be identified")
+}
+
+func TestLocalGroupsContainSID_Guest(t *testing.T) {
+	guestsSid, err := windows.CreateWellKnownSid(windows.WinBuiltinGuestsSid)
+	require.NoError(t, err, "create Guests SID")
+	adminsSid, err := windows.CreateWellKnownSid(windows.WinBuiltinAdministratorsSid)
+	require.NoError(t, err, "create Administrators SID")
+
+	guest := localAccountNameByRID(t, 501)
+
+	inGuests, err := localGroupsContainSID(guest, guestsSid)
+	require.NoError(t, err, "enumerate local groups for %s", guest)
+	assert.True(t, inGuests, "%s is a member of the Guests group", guest)
+
+	inAdmins, err := localGroupsContainSID(guest, adminsSid)
+	require.NoError(t, err, "enumerate local groups for %s", guest)
+	assert.False(t, inAdmins, "%s is not a member of the Administrators group", guest)
+}

client/ssh/server/server_config_test.go

@@ -239,6 +239,7 @@ func TestServer_PrivilegedPortAccess(t *testing.T) {
 		forwardType   string
 		port          uint32
 		username      string
+		uid           string
 		expectError   bool
 		errorMsg      string
 		skipOnWindows bool
@@ -248,6 +249,7 @@ func TestServer_PrivilegedPortAccess(t *testing.T) {
 			forwardType:   "remote",
 			port:          80,
 			username:      "testuser",
+			uid:           "1000",
 			expectError:   true,
 			errorMsg:      "cannot bind to privileged port",
 			skipOnWindows: true,
@@ -257,6 +259,7 @@ func TestServer_PrivilegedPortAccess(t *testing.T) {
 			forwardType:   "tcpip-forward",
 			port:          443,
 			username:      "testuser",
+			uid:           "1000",
 			expectError:   true,
 			errorMsg:      "cannot bind to privileged port",
 			skipOnWindows: true,
@@ -266,6 +269,7 @@ func TestServer_PrivilegedPortAccess(t *testing.T) {
 			forwardType: "remote",
 			port:        8080,
 			username:    "testuser",
+			uid:         "1000",
 			expectError: false,
 		},
 		{
@@ -273,6 +277,7 @@ func TestServer_PrivilegedPortAccess(t *testing.T) {
 			forwardType: "remote",
 			port:        0,
 			username:    "testuser",
+			uid:         "1000",
 			expectError: false,
 		},
 		{
@@ -280,13 +285,35 @@ func TestServer_PrivilegedPortAccess(t *testing.T) {
 			forwardType: "remote",
 			port:        22,
 			username:    "root",
+			uid:         "0",
 			expectError: false,
 		},
+		{
+			// Only uid 0 is privileged, whatever the account is called.
+			name:          "uid 0 under another name may bind a privileged port",
+			forwardType:   "remote",
+			port:          22,
+			username:      "toor",
+			uid:           "0",
+			expectError:   false,
+			skipOnWindows: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:          "account named root without uid 0 may not",
+			forwardType:   "remote",
+			port:          22,
+			username:      "root",
+			uid:           "1000",
+			expectError:   true,
+			errorMsg:      "cannot bind to privileged port",
+			skipOnWindows: true,
+		},
 		{
 			name:        "local forward privileged port allowed for non-root",
 			forwardType: "local",
 			port:        80,
 			username:    "testuser",
+			uid:         "1000",
 			expectError: false,
 		},
 	}
@@ -299,7 +326,7 @@ func TestServer_PrivilegedPortAccess(t *testing.T) {
 
 			result := PrivilegeCheckResult{
 				Allowed: true,
-				User:    &user.User{Username: tt.username},
+				User:    &user.User{Username: tt.username, Uid: tt.uid},
 			}
 
 			err := server.checkPrivilegedPortAccess(tt.forwardType, tt.port, result)
@@ -420,6 +447,13 @@ func TestServer_PortConflictHandling(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestServer_IsPrivilegedUser(t *testing.T) {
 
+	// Windows classification depends on account SIDs and group membership, and
+	// the accounts involved carry localized, renameable names. It is covered by
+	// TestIsWindowsAccountPrivileged, which resolves them from well-known SIDs.
+	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
+		t.Skip("covered by TestIsWindowsAccountPrivileged")
+	}
+
 	tests := []struct {
 		username    string
 		expected    bool
@@ -440,44 +474,16 @@ func TestServer_IsPrivilegedUser(t *testing.T) {
 			expected:    false,
 			description: "empty username should not be privileged",
 		},
-	}
-
-	// Add Windows-specific tests
-	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
-		tests = append(tests, []struct {
-			username    string
-			expected    bool
-			description string
-		}{
-			{
-				username:    "Administrator",
-				expected:    true,
-				description: "Administrator should be considered privileged on Windows",
-			},
-			{
-				username:    "administrator",
-				expected:    true,
-				description: "administrator should be considered privileged on Windows (case insensitive)",
-			},
-		}...)
-	} else {
-		// On non-Windows systems, Administrator should not be privileged
-		tests = append(tests, []struct {
-			username    string
-			expected    bool
-			description string
-		}{
-			{
-				username:    "Administrator",
-				expected:    false,
-				description: "Administrator should not be privileged on non-Windows systems",
-			},
-		}...)
+		{
+			username:    "Administrator",
+			expected:    false,
+			description: "Administrator should not be privileged on non-Windows systems",
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.description, func(t *testing.T) {
-			result := isPrivilegedUsername(tt.username)
+			result := isPrivilegedOrUnknown(tt.username)
 			assert.Equal(t, tt.expected, result, tt.description)
 		})
 	}

client/ssh/server/sftp_windows.go

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import (
 // createSftpCommand creates a Windows SFTP command with user switching.
 // The caller must close the returned token handle after starting the process.
 func (s *Server) createSftpCommand(targetUser *user.User, sess ssh.Session) (*exec.Cmd, windows.Token, error) {
-	username, domain := s.parseUsername(targetUser.Username)
+	username, domain := parseUsername(targetUser.Username)
 
 	netbirdPath, err := os.Executable()
 	if err != nil {

client/ssh/server/user_utils.go

@@ -16,11 +16,6 @@ var (
 	ErrPrivilegedUserSwitch = errors.New("cannot switch to privileged user - current user lacks required privileges")
 )
 
-// isPlatformUnix returns true for Unix-like platforms (Linux, macOS, etc.)
-func isPlatformUnix() bool {
-	return getCurrentOS() != "windows"
-}
-
 // Dependency injection variables for testing - allows mocking dynamic runtime checks
 var (
 	getCurrentUser         = currentUserWithGetent
@@ -29,6 +24,9 @@ var (
 	getIsProcessPrivileged = isCurrentProcessPrivileged
 
 	getEuid = os.Geteuid
+
+	getProcessElevated                   = isProcessElevated
+	getWindowsAccountPrivilegedOrUnknown = isWindowsAccountPrivilegedOrUnknown
 )
 
 const (
@@ -65,6 +63,13 @@ type PrivilegeCheckResult struct {
 	RequiresUserSwitching bool
 }
 
+// privilegeCheckContext holds all context needed for privilege checking
+type privilegeCheckContext struct {
+	currentUser           *user.User
+	currentUserPrivileged bool
+	allowRoot             bool
+}
+
 // CheckPrivileges performs comprehensive privilege checking for all SSH features.
 // This is the single source of truth for privilege decisions across the SSH server.
 func (s *Server) CheckPrivileges(req PrivilegeCheckRequest) PrivilegeCheckResult {
@@ -75,7 +80,7 @@ func (s *Server) CheckPrivileges(req PrivilegeCheckRequest) PrivilegeCheckResult
 
 	// Handle empty username case - but still check root access controls
 	if req.RequestedUsername == "" {
-		if isPrivilegedUsername(context.currentUser.Username) && !context.allowRoot {
+		if isPrivilegedOrUnknown(context.currentUser.Username) && !context.allowRoot {
 			return PrivilegeCheckResult{
 				Allowed: false,
 				Error:   &PrivilegedUserError{Username: context.currentUser.Username},
@@ -135,7 +140,7 @@ func (s *Server) checkUserRequest(ctx *privilegeCheckContext, req PrivilegeCheck
 
 	needsUserSwitching := !isSameResolvedUser(resolvedUser, ctx.currentUser)
 
-	if isPrivilegedUsername(resolvedUser.Username) && !ctx.allowRoot {
+	if isPrivilegedOrUnknown(resolvedUser.Username) && !ctx.allowRoot {
 		return PrivilegeCheckResult{
 			Allowed:               false,
 			Error:                 &PrivilegedUserError{Username: resolvedUser.Username},
@@ -175,6 +180,42 @@ func (s *Server) resolveRequestedUser(requestedUsername string) (*user.User, err
 	return u, nil
 }
 
+// SetAllowRootLogin configures root login access
+func (s *Server) SetAllowRootLogin(allow bool) {
+	s.mu.Lock()
+	defer s.mu.Unlock()
+	s.allowRootLogin = allow
+}
+
+// userNameLookup performs user lookup with root login permission check
+func (s *Server) userNameLookup(username string) (*user.User, error) {
+	result, err := s.userPrivilegeCheck(username)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return result.User, nil
+}
+
+// userPrivilegeCheck performs user lookup with full privilege check result
+func (s *Server) userPrivilegeCheck(username string) (PrivilegeCheckResult, error) {
+	result := s.CheckPrivileges(PrivilegeCheckRequest{
+		RequestedUsername:         username,
+		FeatureSupportsUserSwitch: true,
+		FeatureName:               FeatureSSHLogin,
+	})
+
+	if !result.Allowed {
+		return result, result.Error
+	}
+
+	return result, nil
+}
+
+// isPlatformUnix returns true for Unix-like platforms (Linux, macOS, etc.)
+func isPlatformUnix() bool {
+	return getCurrentOS() != "windows"
+}
+
 // isSameResolvedUser compares two resolved user identities
 func isSameResolvedUser(user1, user2 *user.User) bool {
 	if user1 == nil || user2 == nil {
@@ -183,13 +224,6 @@ func isSameResolvedUser(user1, user2 *user.User) bool {
 	return user1.Uid == user2.Uid
 }
 
-// privilegeCheckContext holds all context needed for privilege checking
-type privilegeCheckContext struct {
-	currentUser           *user.User
-	currentUserPrivileged bool
-	allowRoot             bool
-}
-
 // isSameUser checks if two usernames refer to the same user
 // SECURITY: This function must be conservative - it should only return true
 // when we're certain both usernames refer to the exact same user identity
@@ -253,159 +287,30 @@ func isWindowsSameUser(requestedUsername, currentUsername string) bool {
 	return strings.EqualFold(reqDomain, curDomain)
 }
 
-// SetAllowRootLogin configures root login access
-func (s *Server) SetAllowRootLogin(allow bool) {
-	s.mu.Lock()
-	defer s.mu.Unlock()
-	s.allowRootLogin = allow
-}
-
-// userNameLookup performs user lookup with root login permission check
-func (s *Server) userNameLookup(username string) (*user.User, error) {
-	result := s.CheckPrivileges(PrivilegeCheckRequest{
-		RequestedUsername:         username,
-		FeatureSupportsUserSwitch: true,
-		FeatureName:               FeatureSSHLogin,
-	})
-
-	if !result.Allowed {
-		return nil, result.Error
-	}
-
-	return result.User, nil
-}
-
-// userPrivilegeCheck performs user lookup with full privilege check result
-func (s *Server) userPrivilegeCheck(username string) (PrivilegeCheckResult, error) {
-	result := s.CheckPrivileges(PrivilegeCheckRequest{
-		RequestedUsername:         username,
-		FeatureSupportsUserSwitch: true,
-		FeatureName:               FeatureSSHLogin,
-	})
-
-	if !result.Allowed {
-		return result, result.Error
-	}
-
-	return result, nil
-}
-
-// isPrivilegedUsername checks if the given username represents a privileged user across platforms.
-// On Unix: root
-// On Windows: Administrator, SYSTEM (case-insensitive)
-// Handles domain-qualified usernames like "DOMAIN\Administrator" or "user@domain.com"
-func isPrivilegedUsername(username string) bool {
+// isPrivilegedOrUnknown reports whether the given username represents a
+// privileged user, or on Windows an account whose privilege could not be
+// determined.
+// On Unix: root.
+// On Windows: well-known service accounts, built-in Administrator accounts,
+// and members of the local Administrators group; handles domain-qualified
+// usernames like "DOMAIN\user" or "user@domain.com". An account that cannot be
+// resolved or evaluated is reported as privileged.
+//
+// Use this to refuse privileged accounts, never to grant them anything: the
+// undetermined case is safe for a refusal and unsafe for a grant.
+func isPrivilegedOrUnknown(username string) bool {
 	if getCurrentOS() != "windows" {
 		return username == "root"
 	}
-
-	bareUsername := username
-	// Handle Windows domain format: DOMAIN\username
-	if idx := strings.LastIndex(username, `\`); idx != -1 {
-		bareUsername = username[idx+1:]
-	}
-	// Handle email-style format: username@domain.com
-	if idx := strings.Index(bareUsername, "@"); idx != -1 {
-		bareUsername = bareUsername[:idx]
-	}
-
-	return isWindowsPrivilegedUser(bareUsername)
-}
-
-// isWindowsPrivilegedUser checks if a bare username (domain already stripped) represents a Windows privileged account
-func isWindowsPrivilegedUser(bareUsername string) bool {
-	// common privileged usernames (case insensitive)
-	privilegedNames := []string{
-		"administrator",
-		"admin",
-		"root",
-		"system",
-		"localsystem",
-		"networkservice",
-		"localservice",
-	}
-
-	usernameLower := strings.ToLower(bareUsername)
-	for _, privilegedName := range privilegedNames {
-		if usernameLower == privilegedName {
-			return true
-		}
-	}
-
-	// computer accounts (ending with $) are not privileged by themselves
-	// They only gain privileges through group membership or specific SIDs
-
-	if targetUser, err := lookupUser(bareUsername); err == nil {
-		return isWindowsPrivilegedSID(targetUser.Uid)
-	}
-
-	return false
-}
-
-// isWindowsPrivilegedSID checks if a Windows SID represents a privileged account
-func isWindowsPrivilegedSID(sid string) bool {
-	privilegedSIDs := []string{
-		"S-1-5-18",     // Local System (SYSTEM)
-		"S-1-5-19",     // Local Service (NT AUTHORITY\LOCAL SERVICE)
-		"S-1-5-20",     // Network Service (NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE)
-		"S-1-5-32-544", // Administrators group (BUILTIN\Administrators)
-		"S-1-5-500",    // Built-in Administrator account (local machine RID 500)
-	}
-
-	for _, privilegedSID := range privilegedSIDs {
-		if sid == privilegedSID {
-			return true
-		}
-	}
-
-	// Check for domain administrator accounts (RID 500 in any domain)
-	// Format: S-1-5-21-domain-domain-domain-500
-	// This is reliable as RID 500 is reserved for the domain Administrator account
-	if strings.HasPrefix(sid, "S-1-5-21-") && strings.HasSuffix(sid, "-500") {
-		return true
-	}
-
-	// Check for other well-known privileged RIDs in domain contexts
-	// RID 512 = Domain Admins group, RID 516 = Domain Controllers group
-	if strings.HasPrefix(sid, "S-1-5-21-") {
-		if strings.HasSuffix(sid, "-512") || // Domain Admins group
-			strings.HasSuffix(sid, "-516") || // Domain Controllers group
-			strings.HasSuffix(sid, "-519") { // Enterprise Admins group
-			return true
-		}
-	}
-
-	return false
+	return getWindowsAccountPrivilegedOrUnknown(username)
 }
 
 // isCurrentProcessPrivileged checks if the current process is running with elevated privileges.
 // On Unix systems, this means running as root (UID 0).
-// On Windows, this means running as Administrator or SYSTEM.
+// On Windows, this means the process token is elevated (administrators, SYSTEM).
 func isCurrentProcessPrivileged() bool {
 	if getCurrentOS() == "windows" {
-		return isWindowsElevated()
+		return getProcessElevated()
 	}
 	return getEuid() == 0
 }
-
-// isWindowsElevated checks if the current process is running with elevated privileges on Windows
-func isWindowsElevated() bool {
-	currentUser, err := getCurrentUser()
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Errorf("failed to get current user for privilege check, assuming non-privileged: %v", err)
-		return false
-	}
-
-	if isWindowsPrivilegedSID(currentUser.Uid) {
-		log.Debugf("Windows user switching supported: running as privileged SID %s", currentUser.Uid)
-		return true
-	}
-
-	if isPrivilegedUsername(currentUser.Username) {
-		log.Debugf("Windows user switching supported: running as privileged username %s", currentUser.Username)
-		return true
-	}
-
-	log.Debugf("Windows user switching not supported: not running as privileged user (current: %s)", currentUser.Uid)
-	return false
-}

client/ssh/server/user_utils_test.go

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"os/user"
 	"runtime"
+	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
@@ -27,8 +28,8 @@ func setupTestDependencies(currentUser *user.User, currentUserErr error, os stri
 	originalLookupUser := lookupUser
 	originalGetCurrentOS := getCurrentOS
 	originalGetEuid := getEuid
-
-	// Reset caches to ensure clean test state
+	originalGetProcessElevated := getProcessElevated
+	originalGetWindowsAccountPrivilegedOrUnknown := getWindowsAccountPrivilegedOrUnknown
 
 	// Set test values - inject platform dependencies
 	getCurrentUser = func() (*user.User, error) {
@@ -53,16 +54,31 @@ func setupTestDependencies(currentUser *user.User, currentUserErr error, os stri
 		return euid
 	}
 
-	// Mock privilege detection based on the test user
-	getIsProcessPrivileged = func() bool {
+	// Simulate the Windows token elevation check based on the fixture user:
+	// the built-in Administrator (RID 500) and SYSTEM run elevated.
+	getProcessElevated = func() bool {
 		if currentUser == nil {
 			return false
 		}
-		// Check both username and SID for Windows systems
-		if os == "windows" && isWindowsPrivilegedSID(currentUser.Uid) {
+		return currentUser.Uid == "S-1-5-18" || strings.HasSuffix(currentUser.Uid, "-500")
+	}
+
+	// Simulate the Windows account classifier for the fixture accounts.
+	// "root" does not exist on Windows; the real classifier fails closed on
+	// unresolvable accounts, so it counts as privileged here too.
+	getWindowsAccountPrivilegedOrUnknown = func(username string) bool {
+		bare := username
+		if idx := strings.LastIndex(bare, `\`); idx != -1 {
+			bare = bare[idx+1:]
+		}
+		if idx := strings.Index(bare, "@"); idx != -1 {
+			bare = bare[:idx]
+		}
+		switch strings.ToLower(bare) {
+		case "administrator", "system", "root":
 			return true
 		}
-		return isPrivilegedUsername(currentUser.Username)
+		return false
 	}
 
 	// Return cleanup function
@@ -71,10 +87,8 @@ func setupTestDependencies(currentUser *user.User, currentUserErr error, os stri
 		lookupUser = originalLookupUser
 		getCurrentOS = originalGetCurrentOS
 		getEuid = originalGetEuid
-
-		getIsProcessPrivileged = isCurrentProcessPrivileged
-
-		// Reset caches after test
+		getProcessElevated = originalGetProcessElevated
+		getWindowsAccountPrivilegedOrUnknown = originalGetWindowsAccountPrivilegedOrUnknown
 	}
 }
 
@@ -421,6 +435,9 @@ func TestUsedFallback_MeansNoPrivilegeDropping(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestPrivilegedUsernameDetection(t *testing.T) {
+	// Windows classification is syscall-backed (SID resolution, group
+	// membership) and is covered by privileges_windows_test.go; here only the
+	// Unix logic and the platform dispatch are exercised.
 	tests := []struct {
 		name       string
 		username   string
@@ -432,25 +449,9 @@ func TestPrivilegedUsernameDetection(t *testing.T) {
 		{"unix_regular_user", "alice", "linux", false},
 		{"unix_root_capital", "Root", "linux", false}, // Case-sensitive
 
-		// Windows tests
+		// Windows dispatch to the (mocked) account classifier
 		{"windows_administrator", "Administrator", "windows", true},
-		{"windows_system", "SYSTEM", "windows", true},
-		{"windows_admin", "admin", "windows", true},
-		{"windows_admin_lowercase", "administrator", "windows", true}, // Case-insensitive
-		{"windows_domain_admin", "DOMAIN\\Administrator", "windows", true},
-		{"windows_email_admin", "admin@domain.com", "windows", true},
 		{"windows_regular_user", "alice", "windows", false},
-		{"windows_domain_user", "DOMAIN\\alice", "windows", false},
-		{"windows_localsystem", "localsystem", "windows", true},
-		{"windows_networkservice", "networkservice", "windows", true},
-		{"windows_localservice", "localservice", "windows", true},
-
-		// Computer accounts (these depend on current user context in real implementation)
-		{"windows_computer_account", "WIN2K19-C2$", "windows", false},      // Computer account by itself not privileged
-		{"windows_domain_computer", "DOMAIN\\COMPUTER$", "windows", false}, // Domain computer account
-
-		// Cross-platform
-		{"root_on_windows", "root", "windows", true}, // Root should be privileged everywhere
 	}
 
 	for _, tt := range tests {
@@ -459,50 +460,8 @@ func TestPrivilegedUsernameDetection(t *testing.T) {
 			cleanup := setupTestDependencies(nil, nil, tt.platform, 1000, nil, nil)
 			defer cleanup()
 
-			result := isPrivilegedUsername(tt.username)
-			assert.Equal(t, tt.privileged, result)
-		})
-	}
-}
-
-func TestWindowsPrivilegedSIDDetection(t *testing.T) {
-	tests := []struct {
-		name        string
-		sid         string
-		privileged  bool
-		description string
-	}{
-		// Well-known system accounts
-		{"system_account", "S-1-5-18", true, "Local System (SYSTEM)"},
-		{"local_service", "S-1-5-19", true, "Local Service"},
-		{"network_service", "S-1-5-20", true, "Network Service"},
-		{"administrators_group", "S-1-5-32-544", true, "Administrators group"},
-		{"builtin_administrator", "S-1-5-500", true, "Built-in Administrator"},
-
-		// Domain accounts
-		{"domain_administrator", "S-1-5-21-1234567890-1234567890-1234567890-500", true, "Domain Administrator (RID 500)"},
-		{"domain_admins_group", "S-1-5-21-1234567890-1234567890-1234567890-512", true, "Domain Admins group"},
-		{"domain_controllers_group", "S-1-5-21-1234567890-1234567890-1234567890-516", true, "Domain Controllers group"},
-		{"enterprise_admins_group", "S-1-5-21-1234567890-1234567890-1234567890-519", true, "Enterprise Admins group"},
-
-		// Regular users
-		{"regular_user", "S-1-5-21-1234567890-1234567890-1234567890-1001", false, "Regular domain user"},
-		{"another_regular_user", "S-1-5-21-1234567890-1234567890-1234567890-1234", false, "Another regular user"},
-		{"local_user", "S-1-5-21-1234567890-1234567890-1234567890-1000", false, "Local regular user"},
-
-		// Groups that are not privileged
-		{"domain_users", "S-1-5-21-1234567890-1234567890-1234567890-513", false, "Domain Users group"},
-		{"power_users", "S-1-5-32-547", false, "Power Users group"},
-
-		// Invalid SIDs
-		{"malformed_sid", "S-1-5-invalid", false, "Malformed SID"},
-		{"empty_sid", "", false, "Empty SID"},
-	}
-
-	for _, tt := range tests {
-		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			result := isWindowsPrivilegedSID(tt.sid)
-			assert.Equal(t, tt.privileged, result, "Failed for %s: %s", tt.description, tt.sid)
+			result := isPrivilegedOrUnknown(tt.username)
+			assert.Equal(t, tt.privileged, result, "privilege classification for %s on %s", tt.username, tt.platform)
 		})
 	}
 }

client/ssh/server/userswitching_windows.go

@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ func validateUsernameFormat(username string) error {
 func (s *Server) createExecutorCommand(logger *log.Entry, session ssh.Session, localUser *user.User, hasPty bool) (*exec.Cmd, func(), error) {
 	logger.Debugf("creating Windows executor command for user %s (Pty: %v)", localUser.Username, hasPty)
 
-	username, _ := s.parseUsername(localUser.Username)
+	username, _ := parseUsername(localUser.Username)
 	if err := validateUsername(username); err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid username %q: %w", username, err)
 	}
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ func (s *Server) createExecutorCommand(logger *log.Entry, session ssh.Session, l
 // createUserSwitchCommand creates a command with Windows user switching.
 // Returns the command and a cleanup function that must be called after starting the process.
 func (s *Server) createUserSwitchCommand(logger *log.Entry, session ssh.Session, localUser *user.User) (*exec.Cmd, func(), error) {
-	username, domain := s.parseUsername(localUser.Username)
+	username, domain := parseUsername(localUser.Username)
 
 	shell := getUserShell(localUser.Uid)
 
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ func (s *Server) createUserSwitchCommand(logger *log.Entry, session ssh.Session,
 }
 
 // parseUsername extracts username and domain from a Windows username
-func (s *Server) parseUsername(fullUsername string) (username, domain string) {
+func parseUsername(fullUsername string) (username, domain string) {
 	// Handle DOMAIN\username format
 	if idx := strings.LastIndex(fullUsername, `\`); idx != -1 {
 		domain = fullUsername[:idx]

client/status/status.go

@@ -46,7 +46,10 @@ func ParseDaemonStatus(s string) DaemonStatus {
 
 // ConvertOptions holds parameters for ConvertToStatusOutputOverview.
 type ConvertOptions struct {
-	Anonymize            bool
+	Anonymize bool
+	// AnonymizeLevel selects how much the anonymizer redacts. Only
+	// meaningful when Anonymize is set.
+	AnonymizeLevel       anonymize.Level
 	DaemonVersion        string
 	DaemonStatus         DaemonStatus
 	StatusFilter         string
@@ -217,6 +220,7 @@ func ConvertToStatusOutputOverview(pbFullStatus *proto.FullStatus, opts ConvertO
 
 	if opts.Anonymize {
 		anonymizer := anonymize.NewAnonymizer(anonymize.DefaultAddresses())
+		anonymizer.SetLevel(opts.AnonymizeLevel)
 		anonymizeOverview(anonymizer, &overview)
 	}
 
@@ -976,6 +980,7 @@ func timeAgo(t time.Time) string {
 
 func anonymizePeerDetail(a *anonymize.Anonymizer, peer *PeerStateDetailOutput) {
 	peer.FQDN = a.AnonymizeDomain(peer.FQDN)
+	peer.PubKey = a.AnonymizeWGKey(peer.PubKey)
 	if localIP, port, err := net.SplitHostPort(peer.IceCandidateEndpoint.Local); err == nil {
 		peer.IceCandidateEndpoint.Local = fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s", a.AnonymizeIPString(localIP), port)
 	}
@@ -1007,6 +1012,7 @@ func anonymizeOverview(a *anonymize.Anonymizer, overview *OutputOverview) {
 	overview.SignalState.URL = a.AnonymizeURI(overview.SignalState.URL)
 	overview.SignalState.Error = a.AnonymizeString(overview.SignalState.Error)
 
+	overview.PubKey = a.AnonymizeWGKey(overview.PubKey)
 	overview.IP = a.AnonymizeIPString(overview.IP)
 	overview.IPv6 = a.AnonymizeIPString(overview.IPv6)
 	for i, detail := range overview.Relays.Details {

client/ui/autostart_default.go

@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ func netbirdFootprintExists() bool {
 // retrying autostart entry 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) {
-	mdmDisabled := autostartDisabledByMDM(mdm.NewLoader(nil).Load())
+	mdmDisabled := autostartDisabledByMDM(mdm.LoadPolicy())
 
 	if mdmDisabled {
 		if enabled, err := autostart.IsEnabled(ctx); err != nil {

client/ui/frontend/src/contexts/DebugBundleContext.tsx

@@ -71,10 +71,12 @@ type BundleOptions = {
     hasWindow: boolean;
     totalSec: number;
     uploadUrl: string;
-    anonymize: boolean;
+    anonymizeLevel: AnonymizeLevel;
     systemInfo: boolean;
 };
 
+export type AnonymizeLevel = "none" | "default" | "strict";
+
 const startCaptureBestEffort = async (totalSec: number, pcap: CaptureState) => {
     try {
         // Mirror the CLI's safety margin: window + 30s, server caps at 10m.
@@ -187,7 +189,10 @@ const runBundleFlow = async (
 
     if (opts.uploadUrl) setStage({ kind: "uploading" });
     const result = await DebugSvc.Bundle({
-        anonymize: opts.anonymize,
+        anonymize: opts.anonymizeLevel !== "none",
+        // The daemon only knows "default" and "strict"; "none" is expressed
+        // through the anonymize flag being off.
+        anonymizeLevel: opts.anonymizeLevel === "strict" ? "strict" : "default",
         systemInfo: opts.systemInfo,
         uploadUrl: opts.uploadUrl,
         logFileCount,
@@ -198,7 +203,7 @@ const runBundleFlow = async (
 };
 
 const useDebugBundle = () => {
-    const [anonymize, setAnonymize] = useState(false);
+    const [anonymizeLevel, setAnonymizeLevel] = useState<AnonymizeLevel>("none");
     const [systemInfo, setSystemInfo] = useState(true);
     const [upload, setUpload] = useState(true);
     const [trace, setTrace] = useState(true);
@@ -240,7 +245,7 @@ const useDebugBundle = () => {
             hasWindow: capture && totalSec > 0,
             totalSec,
             uploadUrl: upload ? NETBIRD_UPLOAD_URL : "",
-            anonymize,
+            anonymizeLevel,
             systemInfo,
         };
 
@@ -272,8 +277,8 @@ const useDebugBundle = () => {
     };
 
     return {
-        anonymize,
-        setAnonymize,
+        anonymizeLevel,
+        setAnonymizeLevel,
         systemInfo,
         setSystemInfo,
         upload,

client/ui/frontend/src/modules/settings/SettingsTroubleshooting.tsx

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { useId, type ReactNode } from "react";
 import { Trans, useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
-import { CircleCheckBig, FolderOpen, Loader2 } from "lucide-react";
+import { ChevronDown, CircleCheckBig, FolderOpen, Info, Loader2 } from "lucide-react";
 import { Browser } from "@wailsio/runtime";
 import { Debug as DebugSvc } from "@bindings/services";
 import type { DebugBundleResult } from "@bindings/services/models.js";
@@ -8,13 +8,22 @@ import { Button } from "@/components/buttons/Button";
 import { DialogActions } from "@/components/dialog/DialogActions";
 import { DialogDescription } from "@/components/dialog/DialogDescription";
 import { DialogHeading } from "@/components/dialog/DialogHeading";
+import {
+    DropdownMenu,
+    DropdownMenuContent,
+    DropdownMenuRadioGroup,
+    DropdownMenuRadioItem,
+    DropdownMenuTrigger,
+} from "@/components/DropdownMenu";
 import FancyToggleSwitch from "@/components/switches/FancyToggleSwitch";
 import HelpText from "@/components/typography/HelpText.tsx";
 import { Input } from "@/components/inputs/Input";
 import { Label } from "@/components/typography/Label";
 import { SquareIcon } from "@/components/SquareIcon";
+import { Tooltip } from "@/components/Tooltip";
+import { cn } from "@/lib/cn";
 import { formatRemaining } from "@/lib/formatters";
-import type { DebugStage } from "@/contexts/DebugBundleContext";
+import type { AnonymizeLevel, DebugStage } from "@/contexts/DebugBundleContext";
 import { useDebugBundleContext } from "@/contexts/DebugBundleContext";
 import { SectionGroup, SettingsBottomBar } from "@/modules/settings/SettingsSection.tsx";
 
@@ -24,8 +33,8 @@ export function SettingsTroubleshooting() {
     const { t } = useTranslation();
     const durationId = useId();
     const {
-        anonymize,
-        setAnonymize,
+        anonymizeLevel,
+        setAnonymizeLevel,
         systemInfo,
         setSystemInfo,
         upload,
@@ -55,12 +64,71 @@ export function SettingsTroubleshooting() {
 
     return (
         <SectionGroup title={t("settings.troubleshooting.section.title")}>
-            <FancyToggleSwitch
-                value={anonymize}
-                onChange={setAnonymize}
-                label={t("settings.troubleshooting.anonymize.label")}
-                helpText={t("settings.troubleshooting.anonymize.help")}
-            />
+            <div className={"flex items-center justify-between gap-6"}>
+                <div className={"max-w-md flex-1"}>
+                    <Label as={"div"}>
+                        <span className={"inline-flex items-center gap-1.5"}>
+                            {t("settings.troubleshooting.anonymize.label")}
+                            <Tooltip
+                                content={
+                                    <div className={"max-w-xs whitespace-normal leading-relaxed"}>
+                                        {t("settings.troubleshooting.anonymize.info")}
+                                    </div>
+                                }
+                            >
+                                <Info
+                                    size={14}
+                                    aria-label={t("settings.troubleshooting.anonymize.label")}
+                                    className={"shrink-0 cursor-default text-nb-gray-400"}
+                                />
+                            </Tooltip>
+                        </span>
+                    </Label>
+                    <HelpText margin={false}>
+                        {t("settings.troubleshooting.anonymize.help")}
+                    </HelpText>
+                </div>
+                <div className={"shrink-0"}>
+                    <DropdownMenu>
+                        <DropdownMenuTrigger asChild>
+                            <button
+                                type={"button"}
+                                aria-label={t("settings.troubleshooting.anonymize.label")}
+                                className={cn(
+                                    "inline-flex h-[40px] min-w-[160px] items-center justify-between gap-2 px-3",
+                                    "rounded-md border bg-white dark:bg-nb-gray-900",
+                                    "border-neutral-200 dark:border-nb-gray-700",
+                                    "cursor-default text-xs font-semibold text-nb-gray-100 outline-none",
+                                    "hover:border-nb-gray-600 data-[state=open]:border-nb-gray-600",
+                                )}
+                            >
+                                {t(`settings.troubleshooting.anonymize.${anonymizeLevel}`)}
+                                <ChevronDown
+                                    size={16}
+                                    aria-hidden={"true"}
+                                    className={"shrink-0 text-nb-gray-200"}
+                                />
+                            </button>
+                        </DropdownMenuTrigger>
+                        <DropdownMenuContent align={"end"} className={"min-w-[160px]"}>
+                            <DropdownMenuRadioGroup
+                                value={anonymizeLevel}
+                                onValueChange={(v) => setAnonymizeLevel(v as AnonymizeLevel)}
+                            >
+                                <DropdownMenuRadioItem value={"none"}>
+                                    {t("settings.troubleshooting.anonymize.none")}
+                                </DropdownMenuRadioItem>
+                                <DropdownMenuRadioItem value={"default"}>
+                                    {t("settings.troubleshooting.anonymize.default")}
+                                </DropdownMenuRadioItem>
+                                <DropdownMenuRadioItem value={"strict"}>
+                                    {t("settings.troubleshooting.anonymize.strict")}
+                                </DropdownMenuRadioItem>
+                            </DropdownMenuRadioGroup>
+                        </DropdownMenuContent>
+                    </DropdownMenu>
+                </div>
+            </div>
             <FancyToggleSwitch
                 value={systemInfo}
                 onChange={setSystemInfo}

client/ui/i18n/TRANSLATING.md

@@ -2,9 +2,24 @@
 
 A short brief for translating the desktop UI — for any translator, human or AI agent (*"you"* = whoever's translating).
 
-**Drive an agent with:** *"Read `i18n/TRANSLATING.md` and translate the UI to Russian"* — or *"…and review the existing German translation."*
+**Translations are managed on Crowdin: <https://crowdin.com/project/netbird>.** Join the project, pick your language, and translate in the editor. Each string carries a context note (the `description` from the source file) telling you what it is and where it shows up, and the project's glossary, style guide, and QA checks mirror this document.
 
-> 💡 **The one habit that matters most:** read each key's `description` before translating it. Labels are terse and ambiguous on their own; the `description` tells you what the string is, where it shows up, what to keep verbatim, and what it actually means.
+> 💡 **The one habit that matters most:** read each string's context before translating it. Labels are terse and ambiguous on their own; the context tells you what the string is, where it shows up, what to keep verbatim, and what it actually means.
+
+---
+
+## How contributions flow
+
+```text
+i18n/locales/en/common.json ──sync──▶ Crowdin ──service PR──▶ i18n/locales/<code>/common.json
+```
+
+- `i18n/locales/en/common.json` is the source of truth. New and changed strings sync to Crowdin automatically (see `crowdin.yml` in the repository root).
+- Crowdin opens and updates a service pull request with the translated bundles, keeping the source's file shape and key order. Keys nobody has translated yet are left out of the export; the app falls back to English for them at runtime. Maintainers review and merge that PR.
+- Don't hand-edit `i18n/locales/<code>/common.json` in your own PRs: the next sync would conflict with or overwrite your changes. Translate on Crowdin instead.
+- Missing your language? Request it on the Crowdin project page or in a [GitHub discussion](https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird/discussions). When a language first ships, a maintainer adds its row to `i18n/locales/_index.json` with `code`, `displayName` (the native name), and `englishName`, which puts it in the app's language picker.
+
+**Prefer translating with an AI agent?** That still works: drive it with *"Read `i18n/TRANSLATING.md` and translate the UI to Russian"* as before, but deliver the result to Crowdin instead of a pull request. Download your language's file from the Crowdin editor, let the agent translate it, and upload it back (the editor's offline translation flow). Crowdin runs its QA checks on upload, and the next service PR carries the strings into the repo.
 
 ---
 
@@ -30,25 +45,6 @@ A **business zero-trust VPN** — an encrypted **overlay mesh** between a compan
 
 ---
 
-## The files
-
-```
-i18n/locales/_index.json         shipped-language list
-i18n/locales/en/common.json      source of truth — message + description
-i18n/locales/<code>/common.json  a target — message only
-```
-
-Chrome-extension JSON, each key → `{ "message", "description" }`. You translate the **`message`**.
-
-| ✅ Do | ❌ Don't |
-|---|---|
-| Keep **every key** from `en`, in the same order | Translate, rename, reorder, drop, or add keys (they're identifiers; the set grows over time) |
-| Put **only `message`** in target bundles | Copy `description` into a target bundle |
-| Give every key a non-empty `message` | Leave keys missing or empty |
-| Save valid UTF-8 JSON, no BOM | Add trailing commas or break the JSON |
-
----
-
 ## Hard rules — get these exactly right
 
 These are the usual ways a translation *breaks the app*, not just reads oddly.
@@ -58,7 +54,7 @@ These are the usual ways a translation *breaks the app*, not just reads oddly.
 | Copy `{placeholders}` verbatim — `{version}`, `{count}`, `{name}`… | Translate the word inside the braces (`{verbleibend}` breaks it) |
 | Reposition a placeholder so the sentence flows | Drop or duplicate a placeholder |
 | Preserve every `\n`, leading/trailing space, and trailing `...` | Trim "invisible" spaces or the `...` (they're load-bearing) |
-| Keep `®` in WireGuard® and quotes around `{name}` | Strip punctuation the description flags |
+| Keep `®` in WireGuard® and quotes around `{name}` | Strip punctuation the context flags |
 
 **Plurals:** the app has only a *one / other* split — the singular key fires only when `count == 1`; the `{count}` key covers everything else (0, 2, 5, 100…). Languages with more than two forms (ru, pl, uk) can't be fully correct here — use the form that fits the widest range (Russian genitive plural: `минут` / `часов` / `дней`). Don't invent extra keys or cram multiple forms into one string. When no single form fits every value — a unit label after a number field, say — reach for a number-agnostic form (an abbreviation, or wording that reads the same for 1 and 100) instead of forcing a plural the *one / other* split can't supply.
 
@@ -78,13 +74,15 @@ When a brand sits beside a common noun, keep its exact spelling but join them th
 
 > **Use the word that language's IT users actually say.** Translate when a natural, common term exists; keep the English term *only* when the literal translation would be awkward or no one in that field really uses it.
 
-Apply each term **consistently** — same English term → same translation everywhere — and keep a term once you've settled it. Whether a term stays English or takes a native word is **language-dependent**: a technical loanword (e.g. *Daemon*, *Handshake*) often stays, an everyday word (e.g. *Latency*, *Public key*) usually localizes, and some (*Exit Node*, *Peer*) go either way depending on the language. Decide per term with the rule above — a foreign origin alone is no reason to keep English. **Your main reference is the existing bundles:** match how a term was already rendered for your language rather than re-deciding it.
+Apply each term **consistently** — same English term → same translation everywhere — and keep a term once you've settled it. Whether a term stays English or takes a native word is **language-dependent**: a technical loanword (e.g. *Daemon*, *Handshake*) often stays, an everyday word (e.g. *Latency*, *Public key*) usually localizes, and some (*Exit Node*, *Peer*) go either way depending on the language. Decide per term with the rule above — a foreign origin alone is no reason to keep English. **Your main reference is the existing translation:** match how a term was already rendered for your language rather than re-deciding it.
 
 Two checks before you commit a term:
 
 - **Prefer established localized wording.** If a widely used tool in this space (for example WireGuard) ships your language, its wording for a shared term such as *handshake* is what users already expect — look at the translated app, not just English docs. For generic UI verbs and formal address, follow your OS vendor's style guide (Microsoft / Apple / Google).
 - **Watch for false friends.** A literal translation can collide with a *different* established term in your field — confirm your word doesn't already mean something else in this domain before using it.
 
+These tiers are mirrored in the Crowdin project glossary, so the editor highlights them inline. When you settle a new Tier C term for your language, add its translation to the glossary entry so it sticks for everyone who comes after you.
+
 ---
 
 ## Style
@@ -98,7 +96,7 @@ Two checks before you commit a term:
 
 Where it reads naturally, aim to keep each string **roughly the same length** as the English — the UI is tight and over-long strings can wrap or truncate. It's a soft preference, not a rule: if your language simply needs more words, use them.
 
-A few habits that keep a bundle reading like one product rather than a word-for-word port:
+A few habits that keep a translation reading like one product rather than a word-for-word port:
 
 - **Translate meaning, not words.** Render what a string *does*. An idiom or an awkward source phrase should become natural in your language, not a literal calque.
 - **Keep one voice within a family.** Sibling strings — the connection states, every settings *help* caption, every "… Failed" title — should share a grammatical form. If one member sounds wrong in that form, re-voice the whole family rather than leave one odd sibling.
@@ -107,27 +105,26 @@ A few habits that keep a bundle reading like one product rather than a word-for-
 
 ---
 
-## Procedure
+## Reviewing a language
 
-**New language** — read `en/common.json` *with* descriptions → settle your Tier C terms → write `i18n/locales/<code>/common.json` (same keys and order as `en`, `message` only, placeholders & brands preserved) → add a row to `_index.json` (`{"code","displayName"` = native name`,"englishName"}`) → run the QA list. Use the locale-code style the existing entries use (e.g. `fr`, `pt`, `zh-CN`).
+**On Crowdin:** proofread in the editor — context, glossary highlights, and QA flags sit inline next to each string.
 
-**Review (de / hu / …)** — read source and target side by side; for each key check glossary conformance (e.g. de `Exit-Node` → `Exit Node`, hu `Kilépő csomópont` → `Exit Node`), placeholder/`\n` integrity, consistency, tone, and that the meaning matches the English `description`. Fix in place, then report what you changed (especially term standardizations) so a native speaker can sanity-check.
+**In the repo** — e.g. driving an AI agent with *"Read `i18n/TRANSLATING.md` and review the existing German translation"* — read source and target side by side; for each key check glossary conformance (e.g. de `Exit-Node` → `Exit Node`, hu `Kilépő csomópont` → `Exit Node`), placeholder/`\n` integrity, consistency, tone, and that the meaning matches the English `description`. Report what you found, and apply the fixes **on Crowdin** — direct edits to the locale files are overwritten by the next sync.
 
 ---
 
 ## QA before you finish
 
-- [ ] Valid JSON · **every `en` key** present, same order · **no `description`** fields
 - [ ] Every `{placeholder}`, `\n`, and intentional space preserved · `...` / `… Failed` / `{name}` quotes kept
-- [ ] Tier A/B left intact · Tier C applied consistently (and matching the existing bundle for your language)
+- [ ] Tier A/B left intact · Tier C applied consistently (and matching the existing translation for your language)
 - [ ] Buttons & tray short · locale punctuation and capitalization applied
-- [ ] New language added to `_index.json`
+- [ ] Crowdin QA flags resolved (variables, glossary terms, punctuation)
 - [ ] **Tested in the running app** ↓
 
 ---
 
 ## Test it in the app
 
-A bundle can pass every check above and still read wrong on screen. **Run the app, switch to your language, and click through the real surfaces** — tray menu, main window, every Settings tab, the dialogs. Watch for text overflow or truncation, labels that are technically right but wrong *for what the control does*, leaked placeholders, and terms that drift between screens.
+A translation can pass every check above and still read wrong on screen. **Run the app, switch to your language, and click through the real surfaces** — tray menu, main window, every Settings tab, the dialogs. Watch for text overflow or truncation, labels that are technically right but wrong *for what the control does*, leaked placeholders, and terms that drift between screens.
 
 How to run the app and switch language: see the project README. Can't run it (e.g. a headless agent)? Say so in your summary — don't silently skip this step.

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

@@ -1013,11 +1013,27 @@
     },
     "settings.troubleshooting.anonymize.label": {
         "message": "Anonymize Sensitive Information",
-        "description": "Toggle label: anonymize sensitive information in the bundle."
+        "description": "Label for the anonymization level dropdown (None, Default, Strict)."
     },
     "settings.troubleshooting.anonymize.help": {
-        "message": "Hides public IP addresses and non-NetBird domains from logs.",
-        "description": "Helper text for anonymizing logs (hides public IPs and non-NetBird domains)."
+        "message": "Hides IP addresses, domains, and other sensitive values.",
+        "description": "Helper text under the anonymization dropdown. The level details live in the info tooltip."
+    },
+    "settings.troubleshooting.anonymize.info": {
+        "message": "Default keeps internal IPv4 addresses and peer names readable for support. Strict additionally anonymizes private (RFC 1918), CGNAT, and link-local IP addresses, peer names, and WireGuard public keys. Recurring values map to the same placeholder, so peers stay distinguishable. Use Strict when sharing the bundle outside your organization.",
+        "description": "Info tooltip explaining the anonymization levels. 'RFC 1918', 'CGNAT', 'link-local', and 'WireGuard' are technical terms — keep them."
+    },
+    "settings.troubleshooting.anonymize.none": {
+        "message": "None",
+        "description": "Dropdown option: no anonymization."
+    },
+    "settings.troubleshooting.anonymize.default": {
+        "message": "Default",
+        "description": "Dropdown option: default anonymization level."
+    },
+    "settings.troubleshooting.anonymize.strict": {
+        "message": "Strict",
+        "description": "Dropdown option: strict anonymization level."
     },
     "settings.troubleshooting.systemInfo.label": {
         "message": "Include System Information",

client/ui/services/debug.go

@@ -15,10 +15,13 @@ import (
 )
 
 type DebugBundleParams struct {
-	Anonymize    bool   `json:"anonymize"`
-	SystemInfo   bool   `json:"systemInfo"`
-	UploadURL    string `json:"uploadUrl"`
-	LogFileCount uint32 `json:"logFileCount"`
+	Anonymize bool `json:"anonymize"`
+	// AnonymizeLevel is "default" or "strict"; strict also anonymizes
+	// private IP ranges, peer names, and WireGuard public keys.
+	AnonymizeLevel string `json:"anonymizeLevel"`
+	SystemInfo     bool   `json:"systemInfo"`
+	UploadURL      string `json:"uploadUrl"`
+	LogFileCount   uint32 `json:"logFileCount"`
 }
 
 // DebugBundleResult: Path is set for local-only bundles, UploadedKey on upload
@@ -48,11 +51,12 @@ func (s *Debug) Bundle(ctx context.Context, p DebugBundleParams) (DebugBundleRes
 		return DebugBundleResult{}, err
 	}
 	resp, err := cli.DebugBundle(ctx, &proto.DebugBundleRequest{
-		Anonymize:    p.Anonymize,
-		SystemInfo:   p.SystemInfo,
-		UploadURL:    p.UploadURL,
-		LogFileCount: p.LogFileCount,
-		CliVersion:   version.NetbirdVersion(),
+		Anonymize:      p.Anonymize,
+		AnonymizeLevel: p.AnonymizeLevel,
+		SystemInfo:     p.SystemInfo,
+		UploadURL:      p.UploadURL,
+		LogFileCount:   p.LogFileCount,
+		CliVersion:     version.NetbirdVersion(),
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		return DebugBundleResult{}, err

crowdin.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+skip_untranslated_strings: true
+skip_untranslated_files: true
+import_eq_suggestions: true
+
+files:
+  - source: /client/ui/i18n/locales/en/common.json
+    translation: /client/ui/i18n/locales/%two_letters_code%/common.json
+    type: chrome
+    languages_mapping:
+      two_letters_code:
+        zh-CN: zh-CN

e2e/agentnetwork/chat_test.go

@@ -438,14 +438,10 @@ func TestProvidersMatrix(t *testing.T) {
 	// Create every provider, all enabled, each with a unique model string so the
 	// proxy's connect-time snapshot carries them all and model→provider routing
 	// is unambiguous (provider toggles after connect don't reconcile to the
-	// proxy, so we enable everything up front). The first create bootstraps the
-	// cluster.
+	// proxy, so we enable everything up front).
 	ids := make([]string, 0, len(matrix))
-	for i, pc := range matrix {
+	for _, pc := range matrix {
 		req := providerRequest(pc)
-		if i == 0 {
-			req.BootstrapCluster = ptr(harness.AgentNetworkCluster)
-		}
 		prov, perr := srv.CreateProvider(ctx, req)
 		require.NoError(t, perr, "create provider %s", pc.name)
 		ids = append(ids, prov.Id)

e2e/agentnetwork/custom_pricing_test.go

@@ -82,13 +82,12 @@ func provisionPricedProvider(t *testing.T, ctx context.Context, name string, mod
 	// need NOT be in the catalog — the operator names it and prices it here.
 	dummyKey := "sk-price-e2e"
 	prov, err := srv.CreateProvider(ctx, api.AgentNetworkProviderRequest{
-		Name:             name,
-		ProviderId:       "openai_api",
-		UpstreamUrl:      vllm.URL,
-		ApiKey:           &dummyKey,
-		Enabled:          ptr(true),
-		BootstrapCluster: ptr(harness.AgentNetworkCluster),
-		Models:           &models,
+		Name:        name,
+		ProviderId:  "openai_api",
+		UpstreamUrl: vllm.URL,
+		ApiKey:      &dummyKey,
+		Enabled:     ptr(true),
+		Models:      &models,
 	})
 	require.NoError(t, err, "create provider")
 	t.Cleanup(func() { _ = srv.DeleteProvider(context.Background(), prov.Id) })

e2e/agentnetwork/guardrail_block_test.go

@@ -113,15 +113,14 @@ func runPathRoutedGuardrailCase(t *testing.T, tc pathRoutedGuardrailCase) {
 
 	// Catch-all provider (no models) so the router forwards any model; a static
 	// bearer key means the router injects a static auth header instead of minting
-	// a GCP token. Bootstraps the cluster if it isn't already.
+	// a GCP token.
 	staticKey := "static-e2e-token"
 	prov, err := srv.CreateProvider(ctx, api.AgentNetworkProviderRequest{
-		Name:             tc.name,
-		ProviderId:       tc.catalogID,
-		UpstreamUrl:      vllm.URL,
-		ApiKey:           &staticKey,
-		Enabled:          ptr(true),
-		BootstrapCluster: ptr(harness.AgentNetworkCluster),
+		Name:        tc.name,
+		ProviderId:  tc.catalogID,
+		UpstreamUrl: vllm.URL,
+		ApiKey:      &staticKey,
+		Enabled:     ptr(true),
 	})
 	require.NoError(t, err, "create %s provider", tc.name)
 	t.Cleanup(func() { _ = srv.DeleteProvider(context.Background(), prov.Id) })

e2e/agentnetwork/guardrail_groupswitch_test.go

@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ func TestGuardrailGroupSwitchTakesEffectAfterTTL(t *testing.T) {
 			{Id: modelA, InputPer1k: 0.001, OutputPer1k: 0.001},
 			{Id: modelB, InputPer1k: 0.001, OutputPer1k: 0.001},
 		},
-		BootstrapCluster: ptr(harness.AgentNetworkCluster),
 	})
 	require.NoError(t, err, "create provider")
 	t.Cleanup(func() { _ = srv.DeleteProvider(context.Background(), prov.Id) })

e2e/agentnetwork/guardrail_multipolicy_test.go

@@ -61,15 +61,14 @@ func TestGuardrailMultiPolicyModelAllowlist(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	// pRestricted declares the two guardrailed models so routing is deterministic
-	// (model -> provider). Created first, so it carries the bootstrap cluster.
+	// (model -> provider).
 	pRestricted, err := srv.CreateProvider(ctx, api.AgentNetworkProviderRequest{
-		Name:             "restricted",
-		ProviderId:       "openai_api",
-		UpstreamUrl:      vllm.URL,
-		ApiKey:           &staticKey,
-		Enabled:          ptr(true),
-		Models:           models(modelSelected, modelOther),
-		BootstrapCluster: ptr(harness.AgentNetworkCluster),
+		Name:        "restricted",
+		ProviderId:  "openai_api",
+		UpstreamUrl: vllm.URL,
+		ApiKey:      &staticKey,
+		Enabled:     ptr(true),
+		Models:      models(modelSelected, modelOther),
 	})
 	require.NoError(t, err, "create restricted provider")
 	t.Cleanup(func() { _ = srv.DeleteProvider(context.Background(), pRestricted.Id) })

e2e/agentnetwork/guardrail_pergroup_providers_test.go

@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ func TestGuardrailPerGroupAllowlist_AllProviders(t *testing.T) {
 	staticKey := "static-e2e-token"
 	enabled := true
 
-	for i, c := range cases {
+	for _, c := range cases {
 		req := api.AgentNetworkProviderRequest{
 			Name:        "e2e-pergroup-" + c.name,
 			ProviderId:  c.catalogID,
@@ -124,9 +124,6 @@ func TestGuardrailPerGroupAllowlist_AllProviders(t *testing.T) {
 			Enabled:     ptr(true),
 			Models:      c.models,
 		}
-		if i == 0 {
-			req.BootstrapCluster = ptr(harness.AgentNetworkCluster)
-		}
 		prov, perr := srv.CreateProvider(ctx, req)
 		require.NoError(t, perr, "create provider %s", c.name)
 		c.providerID = prov.Id
@@ -283,13 +280,12 @@ func TestGuardrailMultiGroupUser(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// P1 — union scenario: two restricting policies, one per group.
 	p1, err := srv.CreateProvider(ctx, api.AgentNetworkProviderRequest{
-		Name:             "e2e-mg-union",
-		ProviderId:       "openai_api",
-		UpstreamUrl:      vllm.URL,
-		ApiKey:           &staticKey,
-		Enabled:          ptr(true),
-		Models:           priced(unionA, unionB, unionC),
-		BootstrapCluster: ptr(harness.AgentNetworkCluster),
+		Name:        "e2e-mg-union",
+		ProviderId:  "openai_api",
+		UpstreamUrl: vllm.URL,
+		ApiKey:      &staticKey,
+		Enabled:     ptr(true),
+		Models:      priced(unionA, unionB, unionC),
 	})
 	require.NoError(t, err, "create union provider")
 	t.Cleanup(func() { _ = srv.DeleteProvider(context.Background(), p1.Id) })

e2e/agentnetwork/guardrail_test.go

@@ -115,14 +115,11 @@ func TestModelAllowlistEnforced(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 	require.NoError(t, err, "mint setup key")
 
-	// Providers with their configured (allowed) models; the first bootstraps the cluster.
+	// Providers with their configured (allowed) models
 	ids := make([]string, 0, len(providers))
 	allowed := make([]string, 0, len(providers))
-	for i, pc := range providers {
+	for _, pc := range providers {
 		req := providerRequest(pc)
-		if i == 0 {
-			req.BootstrapCluster = ptr(harness.AgentNetworkCluster)
-		}
 		prov, perr := srv.CreateProvider(ctx, req)
 		require.NoError(t, perr, "create provider %s", pc.name)
 		id := prov.Id

e2e/agentnetwork/main_test.go

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/e2e/harness"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/management/http/api"
 )
 
 // srv is the shared combined server for the package, ready (PAT-authenticated)
@@ -42,5 +43,14 @@ func run(m *testing.M) int {
 		return 1
 	}
 
+	// Bootstrap the account's agent-network endpoint once for the package:
+	// providers no longer have settings side effects, and every data-plane
+	// test expects the shared account pinned to the combined proxy cluster.
+	cluster := harness.AgentNetworkCluster
+	if _, err := srv.CreateSettings(ctx, api.AgentNetworkSettingsCreateRequest{ProxyAddress: &cluster}); err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "e2e: bootstrap agent-network endpoint: %v\n", err)
+		return 1
+	}
+
 	return m.Run()
 }

e2e/agentnetwork/management_test.go

@@ -21,11 +21,10 @@ func ptr[T any](v T) *T { return &v }
 func newProvider(t *testing.T, ctx context.Context, name string) api.AgentNetworkProvider {
 	t.Helper()
 	prov, err := srv.CreateProvider(ctx, api.AgentNetworkProviderRequest{
-		Name:             name,
-		ProviderId:       "openai_api",
-		UpstreamUrl:      "https://api.openai.com",
-		ApiKey:           ptr("sk-dummy-e2e-key"),
-		BootstrapCluster: ptr("eu.proxy.netbird.test"),
+		Name:        name,
+		ProviderId:  "openai_api",
+		UpstreamUrl: "https://api.openai.com",
+		ApiKey:      ptr("sk-dummy-e2e-key"),
 	})
 	require.NoError(t, err, "create provider %q", name)
 	t.Cleanup(func() { _ = srv.DeleteProvider(context.Background(), prov.Id) })
@@ -57,17 +56,11 @@ func TestProviderLifecycle(t *testing.T) {
 		}}
 	}
 
-	for i, pc := range cases {
-		i, pc := i, pc
+	for _, pc := range cases {
+		pc := pc
 		t.Run(pc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			req := providerRequest(pc)
 			req.Name = "lc-" + pc.name
-			// Bootstrap the cluster on the first create in case the matrix has
-			// not run (e.g. no provider keys → settings not yet bootstrapped).
-			if i == 0 {
-				req.BootstrapCluster = ptr(harness.AgentNetworkCluster)
-			}
-
 			prov, err := srv.CreateProvider(ctx, req)
 			require.NoError(t, err, "create %s provider", pc.name)
 			t.Cleanup(func() { _ = srv.DeleteProvider(context.Background(), prov.Id) })
@@ -137,45 +130,65 @@ func TestProviderValidation(t *testing.T) {
 	requireClientError(t, err)
 }
 
-// TestSettingsRoundTrip flips the collection toggles and confirms cluster /
-// subdomain stay immutable, then restores the original state.
+// TestSettingsRoundTrip flips the collection toggles and confirms the
+// endpoint and proxy address stay immutable, then restores the original
+// state. A second bootstrap attempt must be rejected as a conflict.
 func TestSettingsRoundTrip(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
 
-	// Settings are bootstrapped on first provider create.
-	newProvider(t, ctx, "Settings Bootstrap")
-
+	// The package's TestMain bootstrapped the shared account's endpoint.
 	before, err := srv.GetSettings(ctx)
 	require.NoError(t, err, "get settings")
-	require.NotEmpty(t, before.Cluster, "settings must carry an assigned cluster")
+	require.NotEmpty(t, before.Endpoint, "settings must carry the bootstrapped endpoint")
+	require.NotEmpty(t, before.ProxyAddress, "settings must carry the bootstrapped proxy address")
+
+	require.NotNil(t, before.AccessLogRetentionDays, "bootstrapped settings must carry a retention")
+	beforeRetention := *before.AccessLogRetentionDays
 
 	flipped, err := srv.UpdateSettings(ctx, api.AgentNetworkSettingsRequest{
+		Endpoint:               before.Endpoint,
+		ProxyAddress:           before.ProxyAddress,
 		EnableLogCollection:    !before.EnableLogCollection,
 		EnablePromptCollection: !before.EnablePromptCollection,
 		RedactPii:              !before.RedactPii,
+		AccessLogRetentionDays: beforeRetention,
 	})
 	require.NoError(t, err, "update settings")
 	assert.Equal(t, !before.EnableLogCollection, flipped.EnableLogCollection, "log collection toggle must flip")
 	assert.Equal(t, !before.EnablePromptCollection, flipped.EnablePromptCollection, "prompt collection toggle must flip")
-	assert.Equal(t, before.Cluster, flipped.Cluster, "cluster must be immutable across updates")
-	assert.Equal(t, before.Subdomain, flipped.Subdomain, "subdomain must be immutable across updates")
+	require.NotNil(t, flipped.AccessLogRetentionDays)
+	assert.Equal(t, beforeRetention, *flipped.AccessLogRetentionDays,
+		"retention sent unchanged must round-trip, not reset to the zero value")
+	assert.Equal(t, before.Endpoint, flipped.Endpoint, "endpoint must be immutable across updates")
+	assert.Equal(t, before.ProxyAddress, flipped.ProxyAddress, "proxy address must be immutable across updates")
 
-	// A cluster different from the pinned one must be rejected; echoing the
-	// pinned one back is valid.
+	// The account is already bootstrapped: a second bootstrap is a conflict,
+	// whatever shape it asks for.
+	_, err = srv.CreateSettings(ctx, api.AgentNetworkSettingsCreateRequest{
+		Endpoint: ptr("attacker.cluster.invalid"),
+	})
+	requireClientError(t, err)
+
+	// The identity fields ride along on the PUT as a required echo: a request
+	// carrying a different endpoint is rejected without applying anything.
 	_, err = srv.UpdateSettings(ctx, api.AgentNetworkSettingsRequest{
-		Cluster:                ptr("attacker.cluster.invalid"),
+		Endpoint:               "other.cluster.invalid",
+		ProxyAddress:           before.ProxyAddress,
 		EnableLogCollection:    before.EnableLogCollection,
 		EnablePromptCollection: before.EnablePromptCollection,
 		RedactPii:              before.RedactPii,
+		AccessLogRetentionDays: beforeRetention,
 	})
 	requireClientError(t, err)
 
 	// Restore the original toggles.
 	_, err = srv.UpdateSettings(ctx, api.AgentNetworkSettingsRequest{
-		Cluster:                ptr(before.Cluster),
+		Endpoint:               before.Endpoint,
+		ProxyAddress:           before.ProxyAddress,
 		EnableLogCollection:    before.EnableLogCollection,
 		EnablePromptCollection: before.EnablePromptCollection,
 		RedactPii:              before.RedactPii,
+		AccessLogRetentionDays: beforeRetention,
 	})
 	require.NoError(t, err, "restore settings")
 }

e2e/agentnetwork/settings_bootstrap_test.go

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ package agentnetwork
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
@@ -14,7 +15,8 @@ import (
 )
 
 // harnessStartFresh boots a dedicated combined server with its own fresh
-// account and registers its teardown on t.
+// account and registers its teardown on t. Unlike the shared srv, the fresh
+// account has NOT had its agent-network endpoint bootstrapped.
 func harnessStartFresh(ctx context.Context, t *testing.T) (*harness.Combined, error) {
 	t.Helper()
 	fresh, err := harness.StartCombined(ctx)
@@ -28,16 +30,16 @@ func harnessStartFresh(ctx context.Context, t *testing.T) (*harness.Combined, er
 	return fresh, nil
 }
 
-// TestSettingsBootstrapViaPut covers the settings-first bootstrap path on an
+// TestSettingsBootstrapViaPost covers the explicit bootstrap contract on an
 // account that has never been bootstrapped: the GET reads as the defaults
-// with an empty cluster/subdomain/endpoint, a PUT without a cluster has
-// nothing to pin and fails, and a PUT carrying a cluster creates the row and
-// pins it immutably. The shared srv cannot provide that starting state (any
-// provider-creating test bootstraps it, and test order is deliberately not
-// relied on), so this boots a dedicated combined server — the image is
-// already built and cached by TestMain's StartCombined, so the extra cost is
-// one container start.
-func TestSettingsBootstrapViaPut(t *testing.T) {
+// with an empty endpoint/proxy_address, a PUT has no row to update and fails,
+// and a POST creates the row and assigns the immutable endpoint — labeled
+// beneath a proxy address here, with the toggle overrides from the same
+// request applied. The shared srv cannot provide that starting state
+// (TestMain bootstraps it), so this boots a dedicated combined server — the
+// image is already built and cached by TestMain's StartCombined, so the extra
+// cost is one container start.
+func TestSettingsBootstrapViaPost(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
 
 	fresh, err := harnessStartFresh(ctx, t)
@@ -47,32 +49,35 @@ func TestSettingsBootstrapViaPut(t *testing.T) {
 	// as an error and not as a null body.
 	before, err := fresh.GetSettings(ctx)
 	require.NoError(t, err, "get settings on a fresh account must succeed")
-	assert.Empty(t, before.Cluster, "cluster must be empty before bootstrap")
-	assert.Empty(t, before.Subdomain, "subdomain must be empty before bootstrap")
-	assert.Empty(t, before.Endpoint, "endpoint must be empty before bootstrap, not a bare dot")
+	assert.Empty(t, before.Endpoint, "endpoint must be empty before bootstrap")
+	assert.Empty(t, before.ProxyAddress, "proxy address must be empty before bootstrap")
+	assert.False(t, before.Dedicated, "an unbootstrapped account has no serving shape")
 	assert.True(t, before.EnableLogCollection, "defaults must show log collection on, matching bootstrap")
 	assert.False(t, before.EnablePromptCollection, "defaults must show prompt collection off")
 
-	// A PUT without a cluster has nothing to pin the account to.
+	// A PUT has no row to update yet — bootstrap is the explicit POST.
 	_, err = fresh.UpdateSettings(ctx, api.AgentNetworkSettingsRequest{
-		EnableLogCollection: true,
+		EnableLogCollection:    true,
+		AccessLogRetentionDays: 30,
 	})
 	requireClientError(t, err)
 
-	// A PUT carrying a cluster bootstraps the account and applies the
-	// mutable fields from the same request. Every toggle is set away from
-	// its bootstrap default so each assertion can actually fail.
+	// A POST with a proxy address bootstraps a labeled endpoint and applies
+	// the toggles from the same request. Every toggle is set away from its
+	// bootstrap default so each assertion can actually fail.
 	const cluster = "e2e.bootstrap.netbird.selfhosted"
-	bootstrapped, err := fresh.UpdateSettings(ctx, api.AgentNetworkSettingsRequest{
-		Cluster:                ptr(cluster),
-		EnableLogCollection:    false,
-		EnablePromptCollection: true,
-		RedactPii:              true,
+	bootstrapped, err := fresh.CreateSettings(ctx, api.AgentNetworkSettingsCreateRequest{
+		ProxyAddress:           ptr(cluster),
+		EnableLogCollection:    ptr(false),
+		EnablePromptCollection: ptr(true),
+		RedactPii:              ptr(true),
 	})
-	require.NoError(t, err, "bootstrap settings via PUT must succeed")
-	assert.Equal(t, cluster, bootstrapped.Cluster, "cluster must be pinned from the request")
-	require.NotEmpty(t, bootstrapped.Subdomain, "subdomain must be assigned at bootstrap")
-	assert.Equal(t, bootstrapped.Subdomain+"."+cluster, bootstrapped.Endpoint, "endpoint must combine subdomain and cluster")
+	require.NoError(t, err, "bootstrap settings via POST must succeed")
+	assert.Equal(t, cluster, bootstrapped.ProxyAddress, "proxy address must be pinned from the request")
+	require.NotEmpty(t, bootstrapped.Endpoint, "endpoint must be assigned at bootstrap")
+	assert.True(t, strings.HasSuffix(bootstrapped.Endpoint, "."+cluster),
+		"labeled endpoint must hang one label beneath the proxy address: %s", bootstrapped.Endpoint)
+	assert.False(t, bootstrapped.Dedicated, "a labeled pin is not dedicated")
 	assert.False(t, bootstrapped.EnableLogCollection, "log collection from the bootstrap request must override the default")
 	assert.True(t, bootstrapped.EnablePromptCollection, "prompt collection from the bootstrap request must apply")
 	assert.True(t, bootstrapped.RedactPii, "redact toggle from the bootstrap request must apply")
@@ -85,30 +90,90 @@ func TestSettingsBootstrapViaPut(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, bootstrapped.EnablePromptCollection, after.EnablePromptCollection, "prompt collection must persist")
 	assert.Equal(t, bootstrapped.RedactPii, after.RedactPii, "redact toggle must persist")
 
-	// Once bootstrapped, later updates may omit the cluster entirely.
+	// Once bootstrapped, PUT updates the toggles. The identity fields ride
+	// along as a required echo of the assigned values; a matching echo is
+	// accepted and never written.
 	persisted, err := fresh.UpdateSettings(ctx, api.AgentNetworkSettingsRequest{
+		Endpoint:               bootstrapped.Endpoint,
+		ProxyAddress:           bootstrapped.ProxyAddress,
 		EnableLogCollection:    true,
 		EnablePromptCollection: false,
 		RedactPii:              true,
+		AccessLogRetentionDays: 21,
 	})
-	require.NoError(t, err, "post-bootstrap update without cluster must succeed")
-	assert.Equal(t, cluster, persisted.Cluster, "omitted cluster must keep the pinned value")
+	require.NoError(t, err, "post-bootstrap update must succeed")
+	require.NotNil(t, persisted.AccessLogRetentionDays)
+	assert.Equal(t, 21, *persisted.AccessLogRetentionDays, "retention from the update must apply")
+	assert.Equal(t, bootstrapped.Endpoint, persisted.Endpoint, "endpoint must survive updates untouched")
+	assert.Equal(t, cluster, persisted.ProxyAddress, "proxy address must survive updates untouched")
 	assert.True(t, persisted.EnableLogCollection, "post-bootstrap toggle must apply")
 	assert.False(t, persisted.EnablePromptCollection, "post-bootstrap toggle must apply")
 
-	// The cluster is immutable: a different value is rejected rather than
-	// silently ignored, and the rejected update must not disturb anything.
+	// The endpoint is immutable: a PUT carrying a different endpoint is
+	// rejected, and a second bootstrap is rejected as a conflict. Neither
+	// rejected write may disturb anything.
 	_, err = fresh.UpdateSettings(ctx, api.AgentNetworkSettingsRequest{
-		Cluster:             ptr("other.cluster.invalid"),
-		EnableLogCollection: false,
+		Endpoint:               "other.cluster.invalid",
+		ProxyAddress:           persisted.ProxyAddress,
+		EnableLogCollection:    persisted.EnableLogCollection,
+		EnablePromptCollection: persisted.EnablePromptCollection,
+		RedactPii:              persisted.RedactPii,
+		AccessLogRetentionDays: 21,
+	})
+	requireClientError(t, err)
+
+	_, err = fresh.CreateSettings(ctx, api.AgentNetworkSettingsCreateRequest{
+		Endpoint: ptr("other.cluster.invalid"),
 	})
 	requireClientError(t, err)
 
 	final, err := fresh.GetSettings(ctx)
-	require.NoError(t, err, "get settings after the rejected cluster change must succeed")
-	assert.Equal(t, persisted.Cluster, final.Cluster, "rejected update must not change the cluster")
-	assert.Equal(t, persisted.Endpoint, final.Endpoint, "rejected update must not change the endpoint")
-	assert.Equal(t, persisted.EnableLogCollection, final.EnableLogCollection, "rejected update must not apply its toggles")
-	assert.Equal(t, persisted.EnablePromptCollection, final.EnablePromptCollection, "rejected update must not apply its toggles")
-	assert.Equal(t, persisted.RedactPii, final.RedactPii, "rejected update must not apply its toggles")
+	require.NoError(t, err, "get settings after the rejected bootstrap must succeed")
+	assert.Equal(t, persisted.Endpoint, final.Endpoint, "rejected bootstrap must not change the endpoint")
+	assert.Equal(t, persisted.ProxyAddress, final.ProxyAddress, "rejected bootstrap must not change the proxy address")
+	assert.Equal(t, persisted.EnableLogCollection, final.EnableLogCollection, "rejected bootstrap must not apply its toggles")
+	assert.Equal(t, persisted.EnablePromptCollection, final.EnablePromptCollection, "rejected bootstrap must not apply its toggles")
+	assert.Equal(t, persisted.RedactPii, final.RedactPii, "rejected bootstrap must not apply its toggles")
+}
+
+// TestSettingsBootstrapSelfAddressed covers the dedicated shape end to end:
+// a POST carrying an endpoint claims the hostname verbatim, the proxy address
+// equals it, and the pin reads as dedicated — the address-first flow a
+// self-hosted operator uses before deploying the proxy that will declare it.
+// The tail covers the recovery path the guarded DELETE exists for: with no
+// providers and no proxy at the address, the claim can be released and a
+// fresh bootstrap succeeds — the fix for a typo'd immutable endpoint.
+func TestSettingsBootstrapSelfAddressed(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	fresh, err := harnessStartFresh(ctx, t)
+	require.NoError(t, err, "start dedicated combined server")
+
+	created, err := fresh.CreateSettings(ctx, api.AgentNetworkSettingsCreateRequest{
+		Endpoint: ptr("gw.e2e.netbird.selfhosted"),
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err, "self-addressed bootstrap must succeed")
+	assert.Equal(t, "gw.e2e.netbird.selfhosted", created.Endpoint, "endpoint must be claimed verbatim")
+	assert.Equal(t, created.Endpoint, created.ProxyAddress, "self-addressed: proxy address is the endpoint")
+	assert.True(t, created.Dedicated, "a self-addressed pin is dedicated")
+
+	// No providers exist and no proxy declares the address, so both delete
+	// guards are clear: the delete releases the claim and the account reads
+	// as unbootstrapped defaults again.
+	require.NoError(t, fresh.DeleteSettings(ctx), "guarded delete with both guards clear must succeed")
+
+	after, err := fresh.GetSettings(ctx)
+	require.NoError(t, err, "get settings after delete must succeed")
+	assert.Empty(t, after.Endpoint, "a deleted account must read as unbootstrapped")
+
+	// A second delete has nothing to remove.
+	requireClientError(t, fresh.DeleteSettings(ctx))
+
+	// Re-creating is a fresh bootstrap — the released hostname is free to be
+	// claimed again, or a different one chosen.
+	recreated, err := fresh.CreateSettings(ctx, api.AgentNetworkSettingsCreateRequest{
+		Endpoint: ptr("gw2.e2e.netbird.selfhosted"),
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err, "bootstrap after delete must succeed")
+	assert.Equal(t, "gw2.e2e.netbird.selfhosted", recreated.Endpoint, "the fresh bootstrap claims the new hostname")
 }

e2e/agentnetwork/skiptls_test.go

@@ -66,9 +66,7 @@ func TestProviderSkipTLSVerification(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	// First create bootstraps the account cluster.
 	insecureReq := newReq("skip-tls", insecureModel, true)
-	insecureReq.BootstrapCluster = ptr(harness.AgentNetworkCluster)
 	insecureProv, err := srv.CreateProvider(ctx, insecureReq)
 	require.NoError(t, err, "create skip-tls provider")
 	t.Cleanup(func() { _ = srv.DeleteProvider(context.Background(), insecureProv.Id) })

e2e/agentnetwork/vllm_test.go

@@ -57,12 +57,11 @@ func TestVLLMProvider(t *testing.T) {
 	// is enumerated so the router dispatches this model string to this provider.
 	dummyKey := "sk-vllm-e2e"
 	prov, err := srv.CreateProvider(ctx, api.AgentNetworkProviderRequest{
-		Name:             "vllm",
-		ProviderId:       "vllm",
-		UpstreamUrl:      vllm.URL,
-		ApiKey:           &dummyKey,
-		Enabled:          ptr(true),
-		BootstrapCluster: ptr(harness.AgentNetworkCluster),
+		Name:        "vllm",
+		ProviderId:  "vllm",
+		UpstreamUrl: vllm.URL,
+		ApiKey:      &dummyKey,
+		Enabled:     ptr(true),
 		Models: &[]api.AgentNetworkProviderModel{
 			{Id: harness.VLLMModel, InputPer1k: 0.001, OutputPer1k: 0.002},
 		},

e2e/harness/Dockerfile.client

@@ -20,5 +20,9 @@ ENV NETBIRD_BIN="/usr/local/bin/netbird" \
     NB_ENABLE_CAPTURE="false" \
     NB_ENTRYPOINT_SERVICE_TIMEOUT="30"
 ENTRYPOINT [ "/usr/local/bin/netbird-entrypoint.sh" ]
-COPY client/netbird-entrypoint.sh /usr/local/bin/netbird-entrypoint.sh
+# --chmod because the build context is not always a git checkout. A suite in
+# another module builds from this module's extracted copy in the module cache,
+# where every file is 0444 — the cache drops the executable bit git records — and
+# a bare COPY then produces an entrypoint the runtime cannot exec.
+COPY --chmod=0755 client/netbird-entrypoint.sh /usr/local/bin/netbird-entrypoint.sh
 COPY --from=builder /out/netbird /usr/local/bin/netbird

e2e/harness/agentnetwork.go

@@ -126,17 +126,33 @@ func (c *Combined) DeleteGuardrail(ctx context.Context, id string) error {
 	return anDelete(ctx, c, "/api/agent-network/guardrails/"+id)
 }
 
-// GetSettings returns the account's agent-network settings row. It exists only
-// after the first provider create bootstraps it.
+// CreateSettings bootstraps the account's agent-network settings row,
+// assigning the immutable endpoint. Exactly one of req.ProxyAddress (labeled
+// endpoint beneath that cluster) and req.Endpoint (self-addressed dedicated
+// endpoint) must be set; a second bootstrap returns a conflict.
+func (c *Combined) CreateSettings(ctx context.Context, req api.AgentNetworkSettingsCreateRequest) (api.AgentNetworkSettings, error) {
+	return anRequest[api.AgentNetworkSettings](ctx, c, http.MethodPost, "/api/agent-network/settings", req)
+}
+
+// GetSettings returns the account's agent-network settings row. Before the
+// CreateSettings bootstrap it reads as the defaults with an empty endpoint.
 func (c *Combined) GetSettings(ctx context.Context) (api.AgentNetworkSettings, error) {
 	return anRequest[api.AgentNetworkSettings](ctx, c, http.MethodGet, "/api/agent-network/settings", nil)
 }
 
-// UpdateSettings applies the mutable collection toggles.
+// UpdateSettings applies the mutable collection toggles. The request must
+// echo the assigned endpoint and proxy address unchanged — the server rejects
+// a PUT that tries to change them.
 func (c *Combined) UpdateSettings(ctx context.Context, req api.AgentNetworkSettingsRequest) (api.AgentNetworkSettings, error) {
 	return anRequest[api.AgentNetworkSettings](ctx, c, http.MethodPut, "/api/agent-network/settings", req)
 }
 
+// DeleteSettings removes the account's settings row, releasing the endpoint.
+// Refused while providers exist or a proxy is actively serving the endpoint.
+func (c *Combined) DeleteSettings(ctx context.Context) error {
+	return anDelete(ctx, c, "/api/agent-network/settings")
+}
+
 // ListConsumption returns the account's consumption rows (possibly empty).
 func (c *Combined) ListConsumption(ctx context.Context) ([]api.AgentNetworkConsumption, error) {
 	return anRequest[[]api.AgentNetworkConsumption](ctx, c, http.MethodGet, "/api/agent-network/consumption", nil)

e2e/harness/client.go

@@ -32,12 +32,36 @@ type Client struct {
 	container testcontainers.Container
 }
 
+// clientOptions is what the ClientOption values assemble.
+type clientOptions struct {
+	name string
+}
+
+// ClientOption adjusts how StartClient runs the agent.
+type ClientOption func(*clientOptions)
+
+// WithClientName names the agent, which sets both its network alias and its
+// container hostname. The hostname matters beyond addressing: the agent reports
+// it to management at registration, so it is the name the peer appears under in
+// the API.
+//
+// Required to run more than one agent against the same server — the default name
+// is shared, and two containers cannot hold the same alias on one network.
+func WithClientName(name string) ClientOption {
+	return func(o *clientOptions) { o.name = name }
+}
+
 // StartClient builds the client image and runs it on the combined server's
 // network, joining via the given setup key. The image entrypoint brings the
 // daemon up automatically; callers wait for connectivity with WaitConnected /
 // WaitProxyPeer.
-func StartClient(ctx context.Context, c *Combined, setupKey string) (*Client, error) {
-	root, err := repoRoot()
+func StartClient(ctx context.Context, c *Combined, setupKey string, opts ...ClientOption) (*Client, error) {
+	o := clientOptions{name: clientAlias}
+	for _, opt := range opts {
+		opt(&o)
+	}
+
+	root, err := repoRoot(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -47,9 +71,13 @@ func StartClient(ctx context.Context, c *Combined, setupKey string) (*Client, er
 	}
 
 	req := testcontainers.ContainerRequest{
-		Image:          clientImage,
+		Image: clientImage,
+		// The agent reports the container's hostname to management, so this is
+		// the name the peer is addressable by in the API as well as on the
+		// network. The entrypoint takes no hostname flag of its own.
+		Hostname:       o.name,
 		Networks:       []string{c.network.Name},
-		NetworkAliases: map[string][]string{c.network.Name: {clientAlias}},
+		NetworkAliases: map[string][]string{c.network.Name: {o.name}},
 		Env: map[string]string{
 			"NB_MANAGEMENT_URL": combinedExposedURL,
 			"NB_SETUP_KEY":      setupKey,

e2e/harness/combined.go

@@ -61,11 +61,68 @@ type Combined struct {
 	workDir string
 }
 
+// combinedOptions is what the CombinedOption values assemble.
+type combinedOptions struct {
+	geolocation bool
+	env         map[string]string
+}
+
+// CombinedOption adjusts how StartCombined boots the server. The defaults suit a
+// suite that only drives the API; the options exist for the ones that need more
+// of the product than that.
+type CombinedOption func(*combinedOptions)
+
+// WithGeolocation leaves the GeoLite database download enabled. It is off by
+// default because the download adds startup latency that most suites get nothing
+// for. A suite asserting on location-based posture checks needs it: management
+// evaluates those rules against the database, and without it the rule fails
+// instead of passing without having been checked.
+func WithGeolocation() CombinedOption {
+	return func(o *combinedOptions) { o.geolocation = true }
+}
+
+// WithServerEnv adds environment variables to the combined container, overriding
+// the defaults on a key collision. For settings this harness does not model
+// directly, so a suite needing one does not have to fork the harness to get it.
+func WithServerEnv(env map[string]string) CombinedOption {
+	return func(o *combinedOptions) {
+		if o.env == nil {
+			o.env = map[string]string{}
+		}
+		for k, v := range env {
+			o.env[k] = v
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// combinedEnv is the combined container's environment: setup-PAT enabled so the
+// caller can mint an admin token through /api/setup, geolocation off unless the
+// suite asked for it, and whatever the suite added on top.
+func combinedEnv(o combinedOptions) map[string]string {
+	env := map[string]string{
+		"NB_SETUP_PAT_ENABLED": "true",
+	}
+	if !o.geolocation {
+		// Skip the GeoLite DB download — it blocks startup and agent-network
+		// ingest doesn't use geolocation.
+		env["NB_DISABLE_GEOLOCATION"] = "true"
+	}
+	for k, v := range o.env {
+		env[k] = v
+	}
+	return env
+}
+
 // StartCombined builds the combined server from its multistage Dockerfile and
 // boots it with setup-PAT enabled on a fresh shared network, returning once the
 // API is serving. The caller still owns minting the admin PAT via Bootstrap.
-func StartCombined(ctx context.Context) (*Combined, error) {
-	root, err := repoRoot()
+func StartCombined(ctx context.Context, opts ...CombinedOption) (*Combined, error) {
+	var o combinedOptions
+	for _, opt := range opts {
+		opt(&o)
+	}
+
+	root, err := repoRoot(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -88,7 +145,7 @@ func StartCombined(ctx context.Context) (*Combined, error) {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("create work dir: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	cfg := fmt.Sprintf(combinedConfigYAML, combinedExposedURL, containerIssuer)
+	cfg := fmt.Sprintf(combinedConfigYAML, combinedExposedURL, !o.geolocation, containerIssuer)
 	if err := os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(workDir, "config.yaml"), []byte(cfg), 0o644); err != nil { //nolint:gosec // non-secret config, bind-mounted and read by the container
 		_ = net.Remove(ctx)
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("write combined config: %w", err)
@@ -112,13 +169,8 @@ func StartCombined(ctx context.Context) (*Combined, error) {
 		ExposedPorts:   []string{combinedHTTPPort},
 		Networks:       []string{net.Name},
 		NetworkAliases: map[string][]string{net.Name: {combinedAlias}},
-		Env: map[string]string{
-			"NB_SETUP_PAT_ENABLED": "true",
-			// Skip the GeoLite DB download — it blocks startup and agent-network
-			// ingest doesn't use geolocation.
-			"NB_DISABLE_GEOLOCATION": "true",
-		},
-		Cmd: []string{"--config", "/nb/config.yaml"},
+		Env:            combinedEnv(o),
+		Cmd:            []string{"--config", "/nb/config.yaml"},
 		HostConfigModifier: func(hc *container.HostConfig) {
 			hc.Binds = append(hc.Binds, workDir+":/nb")
 		},

e2e/harness/config.go

@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ package harness
 // server is required to load it — a broken path or malformed file fails startup
 // rather than silently falling back to the compiled-in rates, and TestMain then
 // fails with the container logs.
+//
+// disableGeoliteUpdate is a parameter rather than a fixed true because a suite
+// that exercises geolocation needs the database: management can only evaluate a
+// location rule with GeoLite loaded, and a rule it cannot evaluate fails rather
+// than passing vacuously. See WithGeolocation.
 const combinedConfigYAML = `server:
   listenAddress: ":8080"
   exposedAddress: "%s"
@@ -25,7 +30,7 @@ const combinedConfigYAML = `server:
   authSecret: "e2e-relay-secret"
   dataDir: "/nb/data"
   disableAnonymousMetrics: true
-  disableGeoliteUpdate: true
+  disableGeoliteUpdate: %t
   auth:
     issuer: "%s"
   store:

e2e/harness/options_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,161 @@
+//go:build e2e
+
+package harness
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+// The options exist so a suite can ask for a deployment this harness would not
+// otherwise give it. What they configure is a container environment and a config
+// file, both assembled before anything is started, so they are checkable without
+// Docker — which is the point: a wiring mistake here would otherwise only show up
+// as a puzzling failure minutes into a container run.
+
+func TestCombinedEnvGeolocation(t *testing.T) {
+	var off combinedOptions
+	assert.Equal(t, "true", combinedEnv(off)["NB_DISABLE_GEOLOCATION"],
+		"geolocation should be off by default")
+
+	var on combinedOptions
+	WithGeolocation()(&on)
+	assert.NotContains(t, combinedEnv(on), "NB_DISABLE_GEOLOCATION",
+		"WithGeolocation must leave NB_DISABLE_GEOLOCATION unset, so the server downloads the database")
+	assert.Equal(t, "true", combinedEnv(on)["NB_SETUP_PAT_ENABLED"],
+		"the setup PAT must stay enabled whatever else is configured; Bootstrap depends on it")
+}
+
+// The config file carries the same decision as the environment variable, and the
+// server needs both to agree: disableGeoliteUpdate suppresses the download even
+// when geolocation itself is enabled.
+func TestCombinedConfigGeolocation(t *testing.T) {
+	for _, tc := range []struct {
+		name string
+		opts []CombinedOption
+		want string
+	}{
+		{name: "default", want: "disableGeoliteUpdate: true"},
+		{name: "with geolocation", opts: []CombinedOption{WithGeolocation()}, want: "disableGeoliteUpdate: false"},
+	} {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			var o combinedOptions
+			for _, opt := range tc.opts {
+				opt(&o)
+			}
+			cfg := fmt.Sprintf(combinedConfigYAML, combinedExposedURL, !o.geolocation, containerIssuer)
+			assert.Contains(t, cfg, tc.want, "geolocation not rendered as expected")
+			// The issuer is the last verb; a mis-ordered argument list would put
+			// the boolean here instead and the server would fail to start.
+			assert.Contains(t, cfg, `issuer: "`+containerIssuer+`"`, "issuer not rendered")
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestWithServerEnvOverrides(t *testing.T) {
+	var o combinedOptions
+	WithServerEnv(map[string]string{"NB_LOG_LEVEL": "debug"})(&o)
+	WithServerEnv(map[string]string{"NB_SETUP_PAT_ENABLED": "false"})(&o)
+
+	env := combinedEnv(o)
+	assert.Equal(t, "debug", env["NB_LOG_LEVEL"], "added variable missing")
+	assert.Equal(t, "false", env["NB_SETUP_PAT_ENABLED"], "a suite must be able to override a default")
+}
+
+// Two agents on one network cannot share an alias, so the name has to reach both
+// the alias and the hostname. The hostname is the one management records, so it is
+// also what the peer is addressable by through the API.
+func TestWithClientName(t *testing.T) {
+	o := clientOptions{name: clientAlias}
+	require.Equal(t, "client", o.name, "unexpected default client name")
+
+	WithClientName("peer2")(&o)
+	assert.Equal(t, "peer2", o.name, "WithClientName did not take")
+}
+
+// repoRoot has to recognise this module rather than merely finding a go.mod, or a
+// suite in another module gets its own root and a build context without the
+// component Dockerfiles in it.
+func TestIsModule(t *testing.T) {
+	dir := t.TempDir()
+
+	other := filepath.Join(dir, "go.mod")
+	require.NoError(t, os.WriteFile(other, []byte("module example.com/other\n\ngo 1.25\n"), 0o600))
+	assert.False(t, isModule(other, modulePath), "another module's go.mod must not be taken for this repo")
+
+	ours := filepath.Join(dir, "ours.mod")
+	require.NoError(t, os.WriteFile(ours, []byte("// a comment\n\nmodule "+modulePath+"\n\ngo 1.25\n"), 0o600))
+	assert.True(t, isModule(ours, modulePath), "this repo's go.mod was not recognised")
+
+	assert.False(t, isModule(filepath.Join(dir, "absent.mod"), modulePath),
+		"a missing go.mod must not report a match")
+}
+
+// Running from inside the repo, repoRoot finds it by walking up — the module
+// lookup is only the fallback, and this asserts the walk still wins so an in-repo
+// run never depends on the module cache.
+func TestRepoRootFindsThisRepo(t *testing.T) {
+	root, err := repoRoot(context.Background())
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.True(t, isModule(filepath.Join(root, "go.mod"), modulePath),
+		"repoRoot returned %s, which is not this module", root)
+
+	for _, f := range []string{combinedDockerfile, clientDockerfile} {
+		_, err := os.Stat(filepath.Join(root, f))
+		assert.NoError(t, err, "%s is not present under the reported root %s", f, root)
+	}
+}
+
+// A caller that vendors its dependencies puts the go command in automatic vendor
+// mode, where `go list -m -f {{.Dir}}` succeeds and reports an EMPTY directory:
+// vendor/ holds packages, not module source. Without -mod=readonly the lookup
+// would come back empty and the harness would report a missing module for a
+// dependency that is present.
+func TestModuleDirResolvesUnderVendorMode(t *testing.T) {
+	if _, err := exec.LookPath("go"); err != nil {
+		t.Skip("no go tool on PATH")
+	}
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	base := t.TempDir()
+	dep := filepath.Join(base, "dep")
+	main := filepath.Join(base, "main")
+	require.NoError(t, os.MkdirAll(dep, 0o750))
+	require.NoError(t, os.MkdirAll(main, 0o750))
+
+	// A local replacement rather than a real dependency, so this needs no network.
+	require.NoError(t, os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(dep, "go.mod"),
+		[]byte("module example.com/dep\n\ngo 1.25\n"), 0o600))
+	require.NoError(t, os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(dep, "dep.go"),
+		[]byte("package dep\n"), 0o600))
+	require.NoError(t, os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(main, "go.mod"),
+		[]byte("module example.com/main\n\ngo 1.25\n\nrequire example.com/dep v0.0.0\n\nreplace example.com/dep v0.0.0 => ../dep\n"), 0o600))
+	require.NoError(t, os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(main, "main.go"),
+		[]byte("package main\n\nimport _ \"example.com/dep\"\n\nfunc main() {}\n"), 0o600))
+
+	t.Chdir(main)
+	vendor := exec.CommandContext(ctx, "go", "mod", "vendor")
+	out, err := vendor.CombinedOutput()
+	require.NoError(t, err, "go mod vendor: %s", out)
+
+	dir, err := moduleDir(ctx, "example.com/dep")
+	require.NoError(t, err, "the module must still resolve with a vendor directory present")
+	assert.Equal(t, dep, dir, "resolved the wrong directory")
+}
+
+// A cancelled context has to stop the lookup rather than leaving the caller
+// waiting on a subprocess it has already given up on.
+func TestModuleDirHonoursContext(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	cancel()
+
+	_, err := moduleDir(ctx, modulePath)
+	assert.ErrorIs(t, err, context.Canceled, "a cancelled context must stop the lookup")
+}

e2e/harness/paths.go

@@ -3,27 +3,82 @@
 package harness
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
+	"os/exec"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
 )
 
-// repoRoot walks up from the working directory to the module root (the
-// directory holding go.mod), so the Docker build context is correct no matter
-// which package the test runs from.
-func repoRoot() (string, error) {
+// modulePath is this module, used both to recognise the repo when walking up
+// from the working directory and to locate it when the suite lives elsewhere.
+const modulePath = "github.com/netbirdio/netbird"
+
+// repoRoot returns the directory the component Dockerfiles are built from.
+//
+// Walking up from the working directory finds it for any test inside this repo,
+// no matter which package it runs from. A suite in another module gets a
+// different answer that way — its own module root, where combined/Dockerfile
+// does not exist — so the ancestor has to be this module and not merely some
+// module. When it is not, the build context is the extracted module directory of
+// whichever version that suite depends on, which is the right one: the server it
+// tests against is then built from the same revision as the client library it
+// was compiled with.
+func repoRoot(ctx context.Context) (string, error) {
 	dir, err := os.Getwd()
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
 	for {
-		if _, statErr := os.Stat(filepath.Join(dir, "go.mod")); statErr == nil {
+		if isModule(filepath.Join(dir, "go.mod"), modulePath) {
 			return dir, nil
 		}
 		parent := filepath.Dir(dir)
 		if parent == dir {
-			return "", fmt.Errorf("go.mod not found above %s", dir)
+			break
 		}
 		dir = parent
 	}
+	return moduleDir(ctx, modulePath)
+}
+
+// isModule reports whether the go.mod at path declares the given module.
+func isModule(path, want string) bool {
+	b, err := os.ReadFile(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	for _, line := range strings.Split(string(b), "\n") {
+		if rest, ok := strings.CutPrefix(strings.TrimSpace(line), "module "); ok {
+			return strings.TrimSpace(rest) == want
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+// moduleDir asks the go tool where a module's source is, which for a dependent
+// module is its extracted copy in the module cache. The cache is read-only, and
+// a Docker build context is only ever read.
+//
+// -mod=readonly is required rather than cosmetic. A caller that vendors its
+// dependencies puts the go command in automatic vendor mode, where this lookup
+// succeeds with an EMPTY directory — vendor/ holds packages, not module source,
+// so there is nothing to report. Asking in readonly mode resolves against the
+// module graph instead, which answers for both a cached module and a local
+// replacement, and neither writes to go.mod.
+func moduleDir(ctx context.Context, module string) (string, error) {
+	cmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, "go", "list", "-mod=readonly", "-m", "-f", "{{.Dir}}", module)
+	out, err := cmd.Output()
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("locate %s: %w", module, err)
+	}
+	dir := strings.TrimSpace(string(out))
+	if dir == "" {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("locate %s: the go tool reported no directory; run `go mod download %s`", module, module)
+	}
+	if _, err := os.Stat(dir); err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("locate %s: %w", module, err)
+	}
+	return dir, nil
 }

e2e/harness/proxy.go

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ type Proxy struct {
 // or override any NB_PROXY_* var (e.g. NB_PROXY_TUNNEL_CACHE_TTL for tests that
 // need a short authorization-cache window).
 func StartProxy(ctx context.Context, c *Combined, proxyToken string, envOverrides ...map[string]string) (*Proxy, error) {
-	root, err := repoRoot()
+	root, err := repoRoot(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}

go.mod

@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/pires/go-proxyproto v0.11.0
 	github.com/pkg/sftp v1.13.9
 	github.com/prometheus/client_golang v1.23.2
-	github.com/quic-go/quic-go v0.55.0
+	github.com/quic-go/quic-go v0.59.1
 	github.com/redis/go-redis/v9 v9.7.3
 	github.com/rs/xid v1.3.0
 	github.com/shirou/gopsutil/v4 v4.25.8
@@ -239,7 +239,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/jackc/pgservicefile v0.0.0-20221227161230-091c0ba34f0a // indirect
 	github.com/jackc/puddle/v2 v2.2.1 // indirect
 	github.com/jackpal/go-nat-pmp v1.0.2 // indirect
-	github.com/jchv/go-winloader v0.0.0-20250406163304-c1995be93bd1 // indirect
 	github.com/jinzhu/inflection v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/jinzhu/now v1.1.5 // indirect
 	github.com/jmespath/go-jmespath v0.4.0 // indirect
@@ -340,4 +339,4 @@ replace github.com/dexidp/dex/api/v2 => github.com/netbirdio/dex/api/v2 v2.0.0-2
 
 replace github.com/mailru/easyjson => github.com/netbirdio/easyjson v0.9.0
 
-replace github.com/wailsapp/wails/v3 => github.com/netbirdio/wails/v3 v3.0.0-beta.3.0.20260807055527-fc03f984d701
+replace github.com/wailsapp/wails/v3 => github.com/netbirdio/wails/v3 v3.0.0-beta.3.0.20260810103952-24e716aea4db

go.sum

@@ -349,8 +349,6 @@ github.com/jackc/puddle/v2 v2.2.1 h1:RhxXJtFG022u4ibrCSMSiu5aOq1i77R3OHKNJj77OAk
 github.com/jackc/puddle/v2 v2.2.1/go.mod h1:vriiEXHvEE654aYKXXjOvZM39qJ0q+azkZFrfEOc3H4=
 github.com/jackpal/go-nat-pmp v1.0.2 h1:KzKSgb7qkJvOUTqYl9/Hg/me3pWgBmERKrTGD7BdWus=
 github.com/jackpal/go-nat-pmp v1.0.2/go.mod h1:QPH045xvCAeXUZOxsnwmrtiCoxIr9eob+4orBN1SBKc=
-github.com/jchv/go-winloader v0.0.0-20250406163304-c1995be93bd1 h1:njuLRcjAuMKr7kI3D85AXWkw6/+v9PwtV6M6o11sWHQ=
-github.com/jchv/go-winloader v0.0.0-20250406163304-c1995be93bd1/go.mod h1:alcuEEnZsY1WQsagKhZDsoPCRoOijYqhZvPwLG0kzVs=
 github.com/jcmturner/aescts/v2 v2.0.0 h1:9YKLH6ey7H4eDBXW8khjYslgyqG2xZikXP0EQFKrle8=
 github.com/jcmturner/aescts/v2 v2.0.0/go.mod h1:AiaICIRyfYg35RUkr8yESTqvSy7csK90qZ5xfvvsoNs=
 github.com/jcmturner/dnsutils/v2 v2.0.0 h1:lltnkeZGL0wILNvrNiVCR6Ro5PGU/SeBvVO/8c/iPbo=
@@ -490,8 +488,8 @@ github.com/netbirdio/service v0.0.0-20240911161631-f62744f42502 h1:3tHlFmhTdX9ax
 github.com/netbirdio/service v0.0.0-20240911161631-f62744f42502/go.mod h1:CIMRFEJVL+0DS1a3Nx06NaMn4Dz63Ng6O7dl0qH0zVM=
 github.com/netbirdio/signal-dispatcher/dispatcher v0.0.0-20250805121659-6b4ac470ca45 h1:ujgviVYmx243Ksy7NdSwrdGPSRNE3pb8kEDSpH0QuAQ=
 github.com/netbirdio/signal-dispatcher/dispatcher v0.0.0-20250805121659-6b4ac470ca45/go.mod h1:5/sjFmLb8O96B5737VCqhHyGRzNFIaN/Bu7ZodXc3qQ=
-github.com/netbirdio/wails/v3 v3.0.0-beta.3.0.20260807055527-fc03f984d701 h1:QL9nupfRom0L9jcY7N9l/Bc6QK2PtC6pHzC+ftpTqpw=
-github.com/netbirdio/wails/v3 v3.0.0-beta.3.0.20260807055527-fc03f984d701/go.mod h1:BzATbK71VFikMMMCo434wAi0QcaI03P+xeaWgDvQvjw=
+github.com/netbirdio/wails/v3 v3.0.0-beta.3.0.20260810103952-24e716aea4db h1:gBOE2r4AW1soSmpYJC5/n9/1L8UQ8+HLjed8CY/TzZY=
+github.com/netbirdio/wails/v3 v3.0.0-beta.3.0.20260810103952-24e716aea4db/go.mod h1:bsdahLwBQxXjlmdPPeQyrTcDJfcqAr/ymFj0RXhwtWI=
 github.com/netbirdio/wireguard-go v0.0.0-20260628102922-2834bebf6c1a h1:3CWK+yTvRKOcC0Q8VCTGy4l60TEb27CQVS7LkMxwjmw=
 github.com/netbirdio/wireguard-go v0.0.0-20260628102922-2834bebf6c1a/go.mod h1:rpwXGsirqLqN2L0JDJQlwOboGHmptD5ZD6T2VmcqhTw=
 github.com/nxadm/tail v1.4.4/go.mod h1:kenIhsEOeOJmVchQTgglprH7qJGnHDVpk1VPCcaMI8A=
@@ -582,8 +580,8 @@ github.com/prometheus/otlptranslator v1.0.0 h1:s0LJW/iN9dkIH+EnhiD3BlkkP5QVIUVEo
 github.com/prometheus/otlptranslator v1.0.0/go.mod h1:vRYWnXvI6aWGpsdY/mOT/cbeVRBlPWtBNDb7kGR3uKM=
 github.com/prometheus/procfs v0.19.2 h1:zUMhqEW66Ex7OXIiDkll3tl9a1ZdilUOd/F6ZXw4Vws=
 github.com/prometheus/procfs v0.19.2/go.mod h1:M0aotyiemPhBCM0z5w87kL22CxfcH05ZpYlu+b4J7mw=
-github.com/quic-go/quic-go v0.55.0 h1:zccPQIqYCXDt5NmcEabyYvOnomjs8Tlwl7tISjJh9Mk=
-github.com/quic-go/quic-go v0.55.0/go.mod h1:DR51ilwU1uE164KuWXhinFcKWGlEjzys2l8zUl5Ss1U=
+github.com/quic-go/quic-go v0.59.1 h1:0Gmua0HW1Tv7ANR7hUYwRyD0MG5OJfgvYSZasGZzBic=
+github.com/quic-go/quic-go v0.59.1/go.mod h1:upnsH4Ju1YkqpLXC305eW3yDZ4NfnNbmQRCMWS58IKU=
 github.com/redis/go-redis/v9 v9.7.3 h1:YpPyAayJV+XErNsatSElgRZZVCwXX9QzkKYNvO7x0wM=
 github.com/redis/go-redis/v9 v9.7.3/go.mod h1:bGUrSggJ9X9GUmZpZNEOQKaANxSGgOEBRltRTZHSvrA=
 github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal v1.14.1 h1:UQB4HGPB6osV0SQTLymcB4TgvyWu6ZyliaW0tI/otEQ=
@@ -793,7 +791,6 @@ golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190916202348-b4ddaad3f8a3/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7w
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20191005200804-aed5e4c7ecf9/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20191120155948-bd437916bb0e/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20200323222414-85ca7c5b95cd/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20200810151505-1b9f1253b3ed/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20200930185726-fdedc70b468f/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20201015000850-e3ed0017c211/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20201119102817-f84b799fce68/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=

infrastructure_files/migrate-to-enterprise.sh

@@ -173,11 +173,11 @@ EOF
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 detect_combined_service() {
-  yq eval '.services | to_entries | map(select(.value.image | test("^netbirdio/netbird-server"))) | .[0].key // ""' "$COMPOSE_FILE"
+  yq eval '.services | to_entries | map(select(.value.image | test("^(ghcr\\.io/)?netbirdio/netbird-server([:@]|$)"))) | .[0].key // ""' "$COMPOSE_FILE"
 }
 
 detect_dashboard_service() {
-  yq eval '.services | to_entries | map(select(.value.image | test("^netbirdio/dashboard"))) | .[0].key // ""' "$COMPOSE_FILE"
+  yq eval '.services | to_entries | map(select(.value.image | test("^(ghcr\\.io/)?netbirdio/dashboard([:@]|$)"))) | .[0].key // ""' "$COMPOSE_FILE"
 }
 
 detect_config_yaml_host_path() {
@@ -661,12 +661,12 @@ init_migration() {
   COMPOSE_NETWORK=$(detect_compose_network)
 
   if [[ -z "$COMBINED_SERVICE" ]]; then
-    echo "Could not find a service running netbirdio/netbird-server* in $COMPOSE_FILE." > /dev/stderr
+    echo "Could not find a service running netbirdio/netbird-server or ghcr.io/netbirdio/netbird-server in $COMPOSE_FILE." > /dev/stderr
     echo "This script targets the community combined-server deployment." > /dev/stderr
     exit 1
   fi
   if [[ -z "$DASHBOARD_SERVICE" ]]; then
-    echo "Could not find a service running netbirdio/dashboard* in $COMPOSE_FILE." > /dev/stderr
+    echo "Could not find a service running netbirdio/dashboard or ghcr.io/netbirdio/dashboard in $COMPOSE_FILE." > /dev/stderr
     exit 1
   fi
   if [[ -z "$CONFIG_YAML_HOST" ]]; then

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

@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ func (c *Controller) sendUpdateAccountPeers(ctx context.Context, accountID strin
 	semaphore := make(chan struct{}, 10)
 
 	c.injectAllProxyPolicies(ctx, account)
+	account.PrecomputePostureValidation(ctx)
 	dnsCache := &cache.DNSConfigCache{}
 	dnsDomain := c.GetDNSDomain(account.Settings)
 	peersCustomZone := account.GetPeersCustomZone(ctx, dnsDomain)
@@ -357,6 +358,7 @@ func (c *Controller) sendUpdateForAffectedPeers(ctx context.Context, accountID s
 	// network map that omitted the synth DNS zone, and the agent kept
 	// resolving against the stale or absent record.
 	c.injectAllProxyPolicies(ctx, account)
+	account.PrecomputePostureValidation(ctx)
 	dnsCache := &cache.DNSConfigCache{}
 	dnsDomain := c.GetDNSDomain(account.Settings)
 	peersCustomZone := account.GetPeersCustomZone(ctx, dnsDomain)

management/internals/modules/agentnetwork/handlers/budget_handler_test.go

@@ -102,8 +102,8 @@ func TestSettingsHandler_GetExposesCollectionToggles(t *testing.T) {
 
 	require.NoError(t, f.store.SaveAgentNetworkSettings(context.Background(), &agentNetworkTypes.Settings{
 		AccountID:              testAccountID,
-		Cluster:                "eu.proxy.netbird.io",
-		Subdomain:              "violet",
+		Domain:                 "violet.eu.proxy.netbird.io",
+		ProxyAddress:           "eu.proxy.netbird.io",
 		EnableLogCollection:    true,
 		EnablePromptCollection: true,
 		RedactPii:              false,

management/internals/modules/agentnetwork/handlers/providers_handler.go

@@ -155,12 +155,7 @@ func (h *handler) createProvider(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	provider := types.NewProvider(userAuth.AccountId)
 	provider.FromAPIRequest(&req)
 
-	bootstrapCluster := ""
-	if req.BootstrapCluster != nil {
-		bootstrapCluster = *req.BootstrapCluster
-	}
-
-	created, err := h.manager.CreateProvider(r.Context(), userAuth.UserId, provider, bootstrapCluster)
+	created, err := h.manager.CreateProvider(r.Context(), userAuth.UserId, provider)
 	if err != nil {
 		util.WriteError(r.Context(), err, w)
 		return

management/internals/modules/agentnetwork/handlers/settings_handler.go

@@ -12,13 +12,55 @@ import (
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/management/http/util"
 )
 
-// addSettingsEndpoints registers the Agent Network settings routes. The
-// settings row is bootstrapped server-side on first provider create or on the
-// first PUT carrying a cluster; GET reads it and PUT applies a partial update
-// of the mutable collection toggles (cluster/subdomain stay immutable).
+// addSettingsEndpoints registers the Agent Network settings routes. POST
+// bootstraps the settings row, assigning the account's immutable endpoint;
+// GET reads it (defaults with an empty endpoint before bootstrap); PUT
+// carries every field, replacing the mutable collection toggles and rejecting
+// any change to the identity fields; DELETE removes the row — guarded so it
+// stays a bootstrap-repair operation — releasing the endpoint for a fresh
+// bootstrap.
 func (h *handler) addSettingsEndpoints(router *mux.Router) {
 	router.HandleFunc("/agent-network/settings", h.getSettings).Methods("GET", "OPTIONS")
+	router.HandleFunc("/agent-network/settings", h.createSettings).Methods("POST", "OPTIONS")
 	router.HandleFunc("/agent-network/settings", h.updateSettings).Methods("PUT", "OPTIONS")
+	router.HandleFunc("/agent-network/settings", h.deleteSettings).Methods("DELETE", "OPTIONS")
+}
+
+// createSettings bootstraps the account's settings row. Exactly one of
+// proxy_address (labeled endpoint; the server allocates the label) and
+// endpoint (self-addressed, claimed verbatim) must be provided; optional
+// collection toggles ride along with defaults for omitted fields.
+func (h *handler) createSettings(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	userAuth, err := nbcontext.GetUserAuthFromContext(r.Context())
+	if err != nil {
+		util.WriteError(r.Context(), err, w)
+		return
+	}
+
+	var req api.AgentNetworkSettingsCreateRequest
+	if err := json.NewDecoder(r.Body).Decode(&req); err != nil {
+		util.WriteErrorResponse("couldn't parse JSON request", http.StatusBadRequest, w)
+		return
+	}
+
+	settings := types.DefaultSettings(userAuth.AccountId)
+	settings.FromAPICreateRequest(&req)
+
+	proxyAddress := ""
+	if req.ProxyAddress != nil {
+		proxyAddress = *req.ProxyAddress
+	}
+	endpoint := ""
+	if req.Endpoint != nil {
+		endpoint = *req.Endpoint
+	}
+
+	created, err := h.manager.CreateSettings(r.Context(), userAuth.UserId, settings, proxyAddress, endpoint)
+	if err != nil {
+		util.WriteError(r.Context(), err, w)
+		return
+	}
+	util.WriteJSONObject(r.Context(), w, created.ToAPIResponse())
 }
 
 // updateSettings replaces the mutable settings fields on the account's row.
@@ -48,6 +90,24 @@ func (h *handler) updateSettings(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	util.WriteJSONObject(r.Context(), w, updated.ToAPIResponse())
 }
 
+// deleteSettings removes the account's settings row, releasing the endpoint.
+// The manager refuses (412) while providers exist or a proxy is actively
+// serving the endpoint; a later POST bootstraps fresh, allocating a new
+// endpoint.
+func (h *handler) deleteSettings(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	userAuth, err := nbcontext.GetUserAuthFromContext(r.Context())
+	if err != nil {
+		util.WriteError(r.Context(), err, w)
+		return
+	}
+
+	if err := h.manager.DeleteSettings(r.Context(), userAuth.AccountId, userAuth.UserId); err != nil {
+		util.WriteError(r.Context(), err, w)
+		return
+	}
+	util.WriteJSONObject(r.Context(), w, util.EmptyObject{})
+}
+
 // getSettings returns the account's agent-network settings. Accounts that
 // haven't been bootstrapped yet read as the defaults with an empty cluster,
 // subdomain and endpoint; the manager synthesises that view.

management/internals/modules/agentnetwork/handlers/settings_handler_test.go

@@ -1,20 +1,25 @@
 package handlers
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
+	"strings"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 
+	rpproxy "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/internals/modules/reverseproxy/proxy"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/management/http/api"
 )
 
 // TestSettingsHandler_GetUnbootstrappedReturnsDefaults pins the settings-read
 // convention shared with the account and DNS settings endpoints: settings
 // always read as a JSON object. Before bootstrap that object carries the
-// defaults with an empty cluster/subdomain/endpoint (the "not bootstrapped"
+// defaults with an empty endpoint/proxy_address (the "not bootstrapped"
 // signal) and no timestamps — never a 404 and never the legacy null body.
 func TestSettingsHandler_GetUnbootstrappedReturnsDefaults(t *testing.T) {
 	f := newAgentNetworkHandlerFixture(t)
@@ -27,9 +32,9 @@ func TestSettingsHandler_GetUnbootstrappedReturnsDefaults(t *testing.T) {
 
 	var got api.AgentNetworkSettings
 	require.NoError(t, json.Unmarshal(rec.Body.Bytes(), &got))
-	assert.Empty(t, got.Cluster, "cluster must be empty until bootstrapped")
-	assert.Empty(t, got.Subdomain, "subdomain must be empty until bootstrapped")
-	assert.Empty(t, got.Endpoint, "endpoint must be empty until bootstrapped, not a bare dot")
+	assert.Empty(t, got.Endpoint, "endpoint must be empty until bootstrapped")
+	assert.Empty(t, got.ProxyAddress, "proxy address must be empty until bootstrapped")
+	assert.False(t, got.Dedicated, "an unbootstrapped account has no serving shape")
 	assert.True(t, got.EnableLogCollection, "defaults must show log collection on, matching bootstrap")
 	assert.False(t, got.EnablePromptCollection, "defaults must show prompt collection off")
 	assert.False(t, got.RedactPii, "defaults must show redaction off")
@@ -39,62 +44,149 @@ func TestSettingsHandler_GetUnbootstrappedReturnsDefaults(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Nil(t, got.UpdatedAt, "no timestamps before a row exists")
 }
 
-// TestSettingsHandler_PutBootstrapsWithCluster covers the settings-first
-// bootstrap path: a PUT carrying a cluster on an unbootstrapped account
-// creates the row (cluster pinned, subdomain assigned) and applies the
-// mutable fields from the same request.
-func TestSettingsHandler_PutBootstrapsWithCluster(t *testing.T) {
+// TestSettingsHandler_PostBootstrapsLabeled covers the labeled bootstrap
+// shape: a POST carrying a proxy_address allocates a label beneath it, so the
+// endpoint hangs one label under the shared cluster's address and the pin is
+// not dedicated. Toggles riding along apply; omitted ones keep defaults.
+func TestSettingsHandler_PostBootstrapsLabeled(t *testing.T) {
 	f := newAgentNetworkHandlerFixture(t)
 
-	rec := f.do(t, http.MethodPut, "/agent-network/settings",
-		`{"cluster": "eu.proxy.netbird.io", "enable_log_collection": true, "enable_prompt_collection": true, "redact_pii": false, "access_log_retention_days": 30}`)
-	require.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, rec.Code, "bootstrap PUT must succeed: %s", rec.Body.String())
+	rec := f.do(t, http.MethodPost, "/agent-network/settings",
+		`{"proxy_address": "eu.proxy.netbird.io", "enable_prompt_collection": true, "access_log_retention_days": 14}`)
+	require.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, rec.Code, "bootstrap POST must succeed: %s", rec.Body.String())
 
 	var got api.AgentNetworkSettings
 	require.NoError(t, json.Unmarshal(rec.Body.Bytes(), &got))
-	assert.Equal(t, "eu.proxy.netbird.io", got.Cluster, "cluster must be pinned from the request")
-	assert.NotEmpty(t, got.Subdomain, "subdomain must be assigned at bootstrap")
-	assert.Equal(t, got.Subdomain+".eu.proxy.netbird.io", got.Endpoint, "endpoint must combine subdomain and cluster")
-	assert.True(t, got.EnableLogCollection, "toggle from the bootstrap request must apply")
+	assert.Equal(t, "eu.proxy.netbird.io", got.ProxyAddress, "proxy address must be pinned from the request")
+	require.NotEmpty(t, got.Endpoint, "endpoint must be allocated at bootstrap")
+	assert.True(t, strings.HasSuffix(got.Endpoint, ".eu.proxy.netbird.io"),
+		"labeled endpoint must hang off the proxy address: %s", got.Endpoint)
+	label := strings.TrimSuffix(got.Endpoint, ".eu.proxy.netbird.io")
+	assert.NotContains(t, label, ".", "the allocated label must be a single DNS label: %s", label)
+	assert.False(t, got.Dedicated, "a labeled pin is not dedicated")
+	assert.True(t, got.EnableLogCollection, "omitted toggle must keep its default")
 	assert.True(t, got.EnablePromptCollection, "toggle from the bootstrap request must apply")
 	require.NotNil(t, got.AccessLogRetentionDays)
-	assert.Equal(t, 30, *got.AccessLogRetentionDays, "retention from the bootstrap request must apply")
+	assert.Equal(t, 14, *got.AccessLogRetentionDays, "retention from the bootstrap request must apply")
+	assert.NotNil(t, got.CreatedAt, "a persisted row carries timestamps")
 
 	// The row is now readable via GET.
 	rec = f.do(t, http.MethodGet, "/agent-network/settings", "")
 	require.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, rec.Code, "GET after bootstrap must succeed")
+	var read api.AgentNetworkSettings
+	require.NoError(t, json.Unmarshal(rec.Body.Bytes(), &read))
+	assert.Equal(t, got.Endpoint, read.Endpoint, "GET must return the bootstrapped endpoint")
 }
 
-// TestSettingsHandler_PutWithoutClusterOnUnbootstrapped pins that a PUT
-// without a cluster cannot conjure a settings row out of nothing — there is
-// no cluster to pin — and surfaces as 404 like the GET.
-func TestSettingsHandler_PutWithoutClusterOnUnbootstrapped(t *testing.T) {
+// TestSettingsHandler_PostBootstrapsSelfAddressed covers the dedicated shape:
+// a POST carrying an endpoint claims the hostname verbatim, the proxy address
+// equals it, and the pin reads as dedicated. The claim is legitimate before
+// any proxy declares the address (address-first).
+func TestSettingsHandler_PostBootstrapsSelfAddressed(t *testing.T) {
+	f := newAgentNetworkHandlerFixture(t)
+
+	rec := f.do(t, http.MethodPost, "/agent-network/settings",
+		`{"endpoint": "Brave-Otter.Gateway.Example.com"}`)
+	require.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, rec.Code, "bootstrap POST must succeed: %s", rec.Body.String())
+
+	var got api.AgentNetworkSettings
+	require.NoError(t, json.Unmarshal(rec.Body.Bytes(), &got))
+	assert.Equal(t, "brave-otter.gateway.example.com", got.Endpoint,
+		"endpoint must be claimed verbatim, lowercased")
+	assert.Equal(t, got.Endpoint, got.ProxyAddress, "self-addressed: the proxy address is the endpoint")
+	assert.True(t, got.Dedicated, "a self-addressed pin is dedicated")
+	assert.True(t, got.EnableLogCollection, "omitted toggles must keep their defaults")
+}
+
+// TestSettingsHandler_PostRequiresExactlyOneIdentityField pins the request
+// contract: proxy_address and endpoint are mutually exclusive and one is
+// required — both or neither is a validation error, not a guess.
+func TestSettingsHandler_PostRequiresExactlyOneIdentityField(t *testing.T) {
+	f := newAgentNetworkHandlerFixture(t)
+
+	rec := f.do(t, http.MethodPost, "/agent-network/settings", `{}`)
+	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusUnprocessableEntity, rec.Code,
+		"empty POST must be rejected: got %d body=%s", rec.Code, rec.Body.String())
+
+	rec = f.do(t, http.MethodPost, "/agent-network/settings",
+		`{"proxy_address": "eu.proxy.netbird.io", "endpoint": "brave-otter.gateway.example.com"}`)
+	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusUnprocessableEntity, rec.Code,
+		"POST with both identity fields must be rejected: got %d body=%s", rec.Code, rec.Body.String())
+}
+
+// TestSettingsHandler_PostRejectsMalformedHostnames pins per-write input
+// validation: shapes canonicalization cannot repair — trailing dots, embedded
+// whitespace, empty labels — are rejected with a validation error instead of
+// landing in an immutable column.
+func TestSettingsHandler_PostRejectsMalformedHostnames(t *testing.T) {
+	f := newAgentNetworkHandlerFixture(t)
+
+	for name, body := range map[string]string{
+		"trailing dot":     `{"endpoint": "gateway.example.com."}`,
+		"leading dot":      `{"endpoint": ".gateway.example.com"}`,
+		"inner whitespace": `{"endpoint": "gate way.example.com"}`,
+		"empty label":      `{"proxy_address": "eu..proxy.netbird.io"}`,
+	} {
+		rec := f.do(t, http.MethodPost, "/agent-network/settings", body)
+		assert.Equal(t, http.StatusUnprocessableEntity, rec.Code,
+			"%s must be rejected: got %d body=%s", name, rec.Code, rec.Body.String())
+	}
+}
+
+// TestSettingsHandler_PostConflictsOnSecondBootstrap pins that bootstrap is a
+// one-time create: a second POST returns 409 and leaves the row untouched.
+func TestSettingsHandler_PostConflictsOnSecondBootstrap(t *testing.T) {
+	f := newAgentNetworkHandlerFixture(t)
+
+	rec := f.do(t, http.MethodPost, "/agent-network/settings", `{"proxy_address": "eu.proxy.netbird.io"}`)
+	require.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, rec.Code, "first bootstrap must succeed: %s", rec.Body.String())
+	var first api.AgentNetworkSettings
+	require.NoError(t, json.Unmarshal(rec.Body.Bytes(), &first))
+
+	rec = f.do(t, http.MethodPost, "/agent-network/settings", `{"proxy_address": "us.proxy.netbird.io"}`)
+	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusConflict, rec.Code,
+		"second bootstrap must 409: got %d body=%s", rec.Code, rec.Body.String())
+
+	rec = f.do(t, http.MethodGet, "/agent-network/settings", "")
+	require.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, rec.Code)
+	var got api.AgentNetworkSettings
+	require.NoError(t, json.Unmarshal(rec.Body.Bytes(), &got))
+	assert.Equal(t, first.Endpoint, got.Endpoint, "the original endpoint must survive the rejected bootstrap")
+	assert.Equal(t, first.ProxyAddress, got.ProxyAddress, "the original proxy address must survive")
+}
+
+// TestSettingsHandler_PutBeforeBootstrapIs404 pins that a PUT cannot conjure a
+// settings row out of nothing — bootstrap is the explicit POST — and the
+// error points the caller there.
+func TestSettingsHandler_PutBeforeBootstrapIs404(t *testing.T) {
 	f := newAgentNetworkHandlerFixture(t)
 
 	rec := f.do(t, http.MethodPut, "/agent-network/settings",
 		`{"enable_log_collection": false, "enable_prompt_collection": false, "redact_pii": false}`)
 	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusNotFound, rec.Code,
-		"cluster-less PUT on an unbootstrapped account must 404: got %d body=%s", rec.Code, rec.Body.String())
-	assert.Contains(t, rec.Body.String(), "cluster",
-		"the error must point the caller at the bootstrap paths: %s", rec.Body.String())
+		"PUT on an unbootstrapped account must 404: got %d body=%s", rec.Code, rec.Body.String())
+	assert.Contains(t, rec.Body.String(), "/api/agent-network/settings",
+		"the error must point the caller at the bootstrap POST: %s", rec.Body.String())
 }
 
 // TestSettingsHandler_PutReplacesMutableFields pins the update contract shared
-// with the other PUT endpoints: the request replaces every mutable field, so a
-// toggle absent from the JSON lands as its zero value rather than being
-// preserved. Cluster and subdomain survive untouched.
+// with the other PUT endpoints: the request carries every field, replacing the
+// mutable ones. The identity fields ride along as a required echo of the
+// assigned values — compared, never written — so the endpoint and proxy
+// address survive every accepted update.
 func TestSettingsHandler_PutReplacesMutableFields(t *testing.T) {
 	f := newAgentNetworkHandlerFixture(t)
 
-	rec := f.do(t, http.MethodPut, "/agent-network/settings",
-		`{"cluster": "eu.proxy.netbird.io", "enable_log_collection": true, "enable_prompt_collection": true, "redact_pii": true, "access_log_retention_days": 14}`)
-	require.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, rec.Code, "bootstrap PUT must succeed: %s", rec.Body.String())
+	rec := f.do(t, http.MethodPost, "/agent-network/settings",
+		`{"proxy_address": "eu.proxy.netbird.io", "enable_prompt_collection": true, "redact_pii": true, "access_log_retention_days": 14}`)
+	require.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, rec.Code, "bootstrap POST must succeed: %s", rec.Body.String())
 
 	var before api.AgentNetworkSettings
 	require.NoError(t, json.Unmarshal(rec.Body.Bytes(), &before))
 
-	rec = f.do(t, http.MethodPut, "/agent-network/settings",
-		`{"enable_log_collection": true, "enable_prompt_collection": false, "redact_pii": false}`)
+	rec = f.do(t, http.MethodPut, "/agent-network/settings", fmt.Sprintf(
+		`{"endpoint": %q, "proxy_address": %q, "enable_log_collection": true, "enable_prompt_collection": false, "redact_pii": false, "access_log_retention_days": 7}`,
+		before.Endpoint, before.ProxyAddress))
 	require.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, rec.Code, "update PUT must succeed: %s", rec.Body.String())
 
 	var got api.AgentNetworkSettings
@@ -103,35 +195,201 @@ func TestSettingsHandler_PutReplacesMutableFields(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.False(t, got.EnablePromptCollection, "sent toggle must apply")
 	assert.False(t, got.RedactPii, "sent toggle must apply")
 	require.NotNil(t, got.AccessLogRetentionDays)
-	assert.Equal(t, 0, *got.AccessLogRetentionDays,
-		"retention absent from the request must land as the zero value — PUT replaces all mutable fields")
-	assert.Equal(t, before.Cluster, got.Cluster, "cluster must survive updates untouched")
-	assert.Equal(t, before.Subdomain, got.Subdomain, "subdomain must survive updates untouched")
+	assert.Equal(t, 7, *got.AccessLogRetentionDays, "sent retention must apply")
+	assert.Equal(t, before.Endpoint, got.Endpoint, "endpoint must survive updates untouched")
+	assert.Equal(t, before.ProxyAddress, got.ProxyAddress, "proxy address must survive updates untouched")
 }
 
-// TestSettingsHandler_PutRejectsClusterChange pins cluster immutability: once
-// assigned, a differing cluster is rejected as a validation error instead of
-// being silently ignored, so callers never observe a value other than the one
-// they sent. Echoing the assigned cluster back stays valid, which lets
-// declarative clients send their full desired state idempotently.
-func TestSettingsHandler_PutRejectsClusterChange(t *testing.T) {
+// TestSettingsHandler_PutRejectsChangedIdentity pins the immutability contract:
+// the PUT carries the identity fields like every other field, but they are an
+// echo — a request carrying a different endpoint or proxy address is rejected
+// as a validation error and the row is left untouched. The comparison is
+// lenient about casing (the stored values are normalized lowercase), so a
+// client replaying a GET response with different casing is not rejected.
+func TestSettingsHandler_PutRejectsChangedIdentity(t *testing.T) {
 	f := newAgentNetworkHandlerFixture(t)
 
-	rec := f.do(t, http.MethodPut, "/agent-network/settings",
-		`{"cluster": "eu.proxy.netbird.io", "enable_log_collection": true, "enable_prompt_collection": false, "redact_pii": false}`)
-	require.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, rec.Code, "bootstrap PUT must succeed: %s", rec.Body.String())
+	rec := f.do(t, http.MethodPost, "/agent-network/settings",
+		`{"proxy_address": "eu.proxy.netbird.io", "enable_prompt_collection": true}`)
+	require.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, rec.Code, "bootstrap POST must succeed: %s", rec.Body.String())
+	var before api.AgentNetworkSettings
+	require.NoError(t, json.Unmarshal(rec.Body.Bytes(), &before))
 
-	rec = f.do(t, http.MethodPut, "/agent-network/settings",
-		`{"cluster": "us.proxy.netbird.io", "enable_log_collection": true, "enable_prompt_collection": false, "redact_pii": false}`)
-	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusUnprocessableEntity, rec.Code,
-		"cluster change must be rejected as a validation error: got %d body=%s", rec.Code, rec.Body.String())
+	for name, body := range map[string]string{
+		"changed endpoint": fmt.Sprintf(
+			`{"endpoint": "other.gateway.example.com", "proxy_address": %q, "enable_log_collection": false, "enable_prompt_collection": false, "redact_pii": false, "access_log_retention_days": 30}`,
+			before.ProxyAddress),
+		"changed proxy_address": fmt.Sprintf(
+			`{"endpoint": %q, "proxy_address": "us.proxy.netbird.io", "enable_log_collection": false, "enable_prompt_collection": false, "redact_pii": false, "access_log_retention_days": 30}`,
+			before.Endpoint),
+		"omitted identity": `{"enable_log_collection": false, "enable_prompt_collection": false, "redact_pii": false, "access_log_retention_days": 30}`,
+	} {
+		rec = f.do(t, http.MethodPut, "/agent-network/settings", body)
+		assert.Equal(t, http.StatusUnprocessableEntity, rec.Code,
+			"%s must be rejected: got %d body=%s", name, rec.Code, rec.Body.String())
+	}
 
-	rec = f.do(t, http.MethodPut, "/agent-network/settings",
-		`{"cluster": "eu.proxy.netbird.io", "enable_log_collection": true, "enable_prompt_collection": false, "redact_pii": true}`)
-	require.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, rec.Code, "echoing the assigned cluster must stay valid: %s", rec.Body.String())
+	// The rejected updates must not have applied anything — toggles included.
+	rec = f.do(t, http.MethodGet, "/agent-network/settings", "")
+	require.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, rec.Code)
+	var got api.AgentNetworkSettings
+	require.NoError(t, json.Unmarshal(rec.Body.Bytes(), &got))
+	assert.Equal(t, before.Endpoint, got.Endpoint, "rejected PUT must not change the endpoint")
+	assert.Equal(t, before.ProxyAddress, got.ProxyAddress, "rejected PUT must not change the proxy address")
+	assert.True(t, got.EnablePromptCollection, "rejected PUT must not apply its toggles")
+
+	// An uppercased echo of the assigned values still names the same host and
+	// must be accepted.
+	rec = f.do(t, http.MethodPut, "/agent-network/settings", fmt.Sprintf(
+		`{"endpoint": %q, "proxy_address": %q, "enable_log_collection": true, "enable_prompt_collection": true, "redact_pii": false, "access_log_retention_days": 30}`,
+		strings.ToUpper(before.Endpoint), strings.ToUpper(before.ProxyAddress)))
+	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, rec.Code,
+		"an uppercased identity echo must be accepted: got %d body=%s", rec.Code, rec.Body.String())
+}
+
+// TestSettingsHandler_PutOmittedRetentionLandsAsZero documents a residual the
+// required-ness of access_log_retention_days does not remove. Marking the field
+// required changes the generated client type from *int to int, so a generated
+// client cannot omit it — but nothing validates OpenAPI required-ness at
+// runtime, so a hand-rolled body without the field still decodes as 0, which
+// the API documents as "keep indefinitely".
+//
+// That is the same latitude the three booleans already have, so it is left
+// consistent rather than special-cased. This test exists to make the gap
+// explicit: if request validation is ever added, this expectation is what
+// changes.
+func TestSettingsHandler_PutOmittedRetentionLandsAsZero(t *testing.T) {
+	f := newAgentNetworkHandlerFixture(t)
+
+	rec := f.do(t, http.MethodPost, "/agent-network/settings",
+		`{"proxy_address": "eu.proxy.netbird.io", "access_log_retention_days": 14}`)
+	require.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, rec.Code, "bootstrap POST must succeed: %s", rec.Body.String())
+	var before api.AgentNetworkSettings
+	require.NoError(t, json.Unmarshal(rec.Body.Bytes(), &before))
+
+	rec = f.do(t, http.MethodPut, "/agent-network/settings", fmt.Sprintf(
+		`{"endpoint": %q, "proxy_address": %q, "enable_log_collection": true, "enable_prompt_collection": false, "redact_pii": false}`,
+		before.Endpoint, before.ProxyAddress))
+	require.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, rec.Code, "update PUT must succeed: %s", rec.Body.String())
 
 	var got api.AgentNetworkSettings
 	require.NoError(t, json.Unmarshal(rec.Body.Bytes(), &got))
-	assert.Equal(t, "eu.proxy.netbird.io", got.Cluster, "cluster must be unchanged")
-	assert.True(t, got.RedactPii, "toggle sent alongside the echoed cluster must apply")
+	require.NotNil(t, got.AccessLogRetentionDays)
+	assert.Equal(t, 0, *got.AccessLogRetentionDays,
+		"a non-conforming body that omits retention still replaces it with the zero value")
+}
+
+// TestSettingsHandler_DeleteBeforeBootstrapIs404 pins that DELETE on an
+// account with no settings row is a 404, mirroring the PUT.
+func TestSettingsHandler_DeleteBeforeBootstrapIs404(t *testing.T) {
+	f := newAgentNetworkHandlerFixture(t)
+
+	rec := f.do(t, http.MethodDelete, "/agent-network/settings", "")
+	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusNotFound, rec.Code,
+		"DELETE on an unbootstrapped account must 404: got %d body=%s", rec.Code, rec.Body.String())
+}
+
+// TestSettingsHandler_DeleteBlockedByProviders pins the first delete guard:
+// while any provider exists for the account, the delete is refused with 412
+// and the row survives. Providers route through the endpoint — the guard
+// keeps DELETE a bootstrap-repair operation rather than a way to abandon a
+// configured gateway.
+func TestSettingsHandler_DeleteBlockedByProviders(t *testing.T) {
+	f := newAgentNetworkHandlerFixture(t)
+
+	rec := f.do(t, http.MethodPost, "/agent-network/settings", `{"proxy_address": "eu.proxy.netbird.io"}`)
+	require.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, rec.Code, "bootstrap POST must succeed: %s", rec.Body.String())
+	var before api.AgentNetworkSettings
+	require.NoError(t, json.Unmarshal(rec.Body.Bytes(), &before))
+
+	f.seedProvider(t, "prov-guard")
+
+	rec = f.do(t, http.MethodDelete, "/agent-network/settings", "")
+	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusPreconditionFailed, rec.Code,
+		"delete with a provider present must be refused: got %d body=%s", rec.Code, rec.Body.String())
+
+	rec = f.do(t, http.MethodGet, "/agent-network/settings", "")
+	require.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, rec.Code)
+	var got api.AgentNetworkSettings
+	require.NoError(t, json.Unmarshal(rec.Body.Bytes(), &got))
+	assert.Equal(t, before.Endpoint, got.Endpoint, "the refused delete must leave the row intact")
+}
+
+// TestSettingsHandler_DeleteBlockedByActiveProxy pins the second delete
+// guard: while a proxy is actively serving the endpoint — an active proxy
+// row declaring the endpoint hostname as its cluster address, the dedicated
+// shape — the delete is refused with 412. A proxy that has disconnected no
+// longer blocks: the guard is about a live serving path, not history.
+//
+// The proxy declares its address with mixed casing on purpose: Connect
+// stores the declared address verbatim while the settings row is normalized
+// lowercase, and hostnames are case-insensitive, so the guard must match
+// across the casing difference rather than be sidestepped by it.
+func TestSettingsHandler_DeleteBlockedByActiveProxy(t *testing.T) {
+	f := newAgentNetworkHandlerFixture(t)
+
+	const endpoint = "gw.dedicated.example.com"
+	rec := f.do(t, http.MethodPost, "/agent-network/settings", fmt.Sprintf(`{"endpoint": %q}`, endpoint))
+	require.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, rec.Code, "bootstrap POST must succeed: %s", rec.Body.String())
+
+	now := time.Now()
+	accountID := testAccountID
+	proxyRow := &rpproxy.Proxy{
+		ID:             "proxy-guard",
+		SessionID:      "sess-1",
+		ClusterAddress: "GW.Dedicated.Example.Com",
+		AccountID:      &accountID,
+		LastSeen:       now,
+		ConnectedAt:    &now,
+		Status:         rpproxy.StatusConnected,
+	}
+	require.NoError(t, f.store.SaveProxy(context.Background(), proxyRow))
+
+	rec = f.do(t, http.MethodDelete, "/agent-network/settings", "")
+	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusPreconditionFailed, rec.Code,
+		"delete with an active proxy at the endpoint must be refused: got %d body=%s", rec.Code, rec.Body.String())
+
+	// Once the proxy disconnects it no longer serves the endpoint, so the
+	// delete goes through.
+	require.NoError(t, f.store.DisconnectProxy(context.Background(), proxyRow.ID, proxyRow.SessionID))
+	rec = f.do(t, http.MethodDelete, "/agent-network/settings", "")
+	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, rec.Code,
+		"delete after the proxy disconnected must succeed: got %d body=%s", rec.Code, rec.Body.String())
+}
+
+// TestSettingsHandler_DeleteReleasesEndpointForFreshBootstrap pins the
+// full-reset semantic that gives replace-on-change clients (e.g. Terraform's
+// RequiresReplace) a real path: with both guards clear the delete succeeds,
+// the account reads as the defaults again, and a fresh bootstrap draws a
+// fresh label. The released hostname is not reserved — a fresh draw may even
+// legitimately re-pick it — so the assertions check the new row's shape, not
+// that the label differs.
+func TestSettingsHandler_DeleteReleasesEndpointForFreshBootstrap(t *testing.T) {
+	f := newAgentNetworkHandlerFixture(t)
+
+	rec := f.do(t, http.MethodPost, "/agent-network/settings",
+		`{"proxy_address": "eu.proxy.netbird.io", "enable_prompt_collection": true}`)
+	require.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, rec.Code, "bootstrap POST must succeed: %s", rec.Body.String())
+
+	rec = f.do(t, http.MethodDelete, "/agent-network/settings", "")
+	require.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, rec.Code,
+		"delete with both guards clear must succeed: got %d body=%s", rec.Code, rec.Body.String())
+
+	rec = f.do(t, http.MethodGet, "/agent-network/settings", "")
+	require.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, rec.Code)
+	var after api.AgentNetworkSettings
+	require.NoError(t, json.Unmarshal(rec.Body.Bytes(), &after))
+	assert.Empty(t, after.Endpoint, "a deleted account must read as unbootstrapped defaults")
+	assert.False(t, after.EnablePromptCollection, "the deleted row's toggles must not linger")
+
+	rec = f.do(t, http.MethodPost, "/agent-network/settings", `{"proxy_address": "eu.proxy.netbird.io"}`)
+	require.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, rec.Code, "re-bootstrap after delete must succeed: %s", rec.Body.String())
+	var second api.AgentNetworkSettings
+	require.NoError(t, json.Unmarshal(rec.Body.Bytes(), &second))
+	require.NotEmpty(t, second.Endpoint, "the fresh bootstrap must allocate an endpoint")
+	assert.True(t, strings.HasSuffix(second.Endpoint, ".eu.proxy.netbird.io"),
+		"the fresh endpoint must hang beneath the requested proxy address: %s", second.Endpoint)
+	assert.False(t, second.EnablePromptCollection,
+		"the fresh row must carry bootstrap defaults, not the deleted row's toggles")
+	assert.NotNil(t, second.CreatedAt, "the fresh row is persisted and carries timestamps")
 }

management/internals/modules/agentnetwork/labelgen/adjectives.go

@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+package labelgen
+
+// adjectives is the descriptor half of a generated label. It pairs with the
+// noun pool in words.go to form `<adjective>-<noun>` labels, and is kept
+// separate because words.go is almost entirely nouns — drawing both halves
+// from it produced unreadable pairs like "millet-hammock". Entries are
+// lowercase ASCII, 4-12 chars, free of hyphens and digits, screened for
+// offensive/brand/region-specific terms, and disjoint from the noun pool
+// (enforced by TestAdjectives_AreDisjointFromNouns).
+var adjectives = []string{
+	"able", "active", "adept", "agile", "airy", "alert", "amiable", "ample",
+	"ancient", "ardent", "artful", "astute", "balmy", "blithe", "bold", "bonny",
+	"brave", "breezy", "brisk", "bubbly", "buoyant", "bushy", "candid", "canny",
+	"cheery", "chilly", "chipper", "chunky", "civil", "classic", "clever", "comely",
+	"compact", "cordial", "cosmic", "courtly", "crafty", "creamy", "crisp", "cuddly",
+	"curious", "dainty", "dapper", "daring", "dashing", "deft", "dewy", "diligent",
+	"downy", "dreamy", "dulcet", "durable", "dusky", "eager", "earnest", "earthy",
+	"easy", "elated", "elegant", "epic", "fabled", "faithful", "fancy", "fearless",
+	"feisty", "fervent", "fleet", "fluffy", "fond", "frisky", "frosty", "gallant",
+	"genial", "genteel", "gentle", "giddy", "gilded", "glad", "glassy", "gleaming",
+	"glossy", "graceful", "grand", "grainy", "hale", "hardy", "hearty", "hefty",
+	"honest", "hopeful", "humble", "hushed", "immense", "jaunty", "jolly", "jovial",
+	"joyful", "jubilant", "keen", "kindly", "kindred", "lanky", "leafy", "limber",
+	"lively", "lofty", "loyal", "lucent", "lucid", "luminous", "lush", "maroon",
+	"mellow", "merry", "mighty", "mindful", "mirthful", "misty", "modest", "muted",
+	"nifty", "nimble", "noble", "patient", "peaceful", "pearly", "peppy", "perky",
+	"petite", "placid", "playful", "pleasant", "plucky", "plush", "polite", "posh",
+	"prancing", "pristine", "prompt", "proud", "prudent", "quaint", "quick", "quirky",
+	"radiant", "ready", "regal", "restful", "robust", "rosy", "ruddy", "rugged",
+	"sandy", "satin", "saucy", "savvy", "sedate", "serene", "shady", "shiny",
+	"silken", "silky", "sincere", "sleek", "slender", "smart", "smooth", "snappy",
+	"snug", "soaring", "sparkly", "spiffy", "spirited", "sprightly", "spry", "stalwart",
+	"stately", "steady", "sterling", "stoic", "stormy", "stout", "sturdy", "sunlit",
+	"supple", "svelte", "tawny", "tender", "tidy", "timeless", "trusty", "upbeat",
+	"urbane", "valiant", "vast", "vernal", "vibrant", "vintage", "whimsy", "willing",
+	"windy", "winsome", "wintry", "witty", "worthy", "zesty", "zippy",
+}

management/internals/modules/agentnetwork/labelgen/labelgen.go

@@ -64,3 +64,20 @@ func PickUnique(rng *rand.Rand, taken map[string]struct{}, fallbackSuffix string
 	w := pool[rng.Intn(len(pool))]
 	return fmt.Sprintf("%s-%s", w, fallbackSuffix)
 }
+
+// PickTuple returns an adjective-noun label such as "brave-otter". It is still
+// a single DNS label.
+//
+// Unlike PickUnique it takes no `taken` set and has no fallback suffix. The
+// noun pool holds 857 entries, which is ample per cluster but a hard ceiling
+// once labels must be unique across one shared zone; pairing an adjective with
+// a noun spans len(adjectives) * 857 instead. Uniqueness is enforced by a
+// database constraint and retried by the caller, rather than guessed from a
+// pre-read set that a concurrent allocation can invalidate.
+func PickTuple(rng *rand.Rand) string {
+	nouns := uniqueWords()
+	if len(nouns) == 0 || len(adjectives) == 0 {
+		return ""
+	}
+	return adjectives[rng.Intn(len(adjectives))] + "-" + nouns[rng.Intn(len(nouns))]
+}

management/internals/modules/agentnetwork/labelgen/labelgen_test.go

@@ -99,3 +99,82 @@ func TestUniqueWords_DropsDuplicates(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	assert.GreaterOrEqual(t, len(pool), 500, "Pool must contain at least 500 unique words")
 }
+
+// TestPickTuple_ShapeAndPoolMembership locks the wire-visible shape: an
+// adjective and a noun, each from its own pool, joined by a single hyphen so
+// the result stays one DNS label.
+func TestPickTuple_ShapeAndPoolMembership(t *testing.T) {
+	nouns := uniqueWords()
+	inNouns := make(map[string]struct{}, len(nouns))
+	for _, w := range nouns {
+		inNouns[w] = struct{}{}
+	}
+	inAdjectives := make(map[string]struct{}, len(adjectives))
+	for _, a := range adjectives {
+		inAdjectives[a] = struct{}{}
+	}
+
+	rng := rand.New(rand.NewSource(7))
+	for i := 0; i < 200; i++ {
+		got := PickTuple(rng)
+
+		parts := strings.Split(got, "-")
+		require.Len(t, parts, 2, "PickTuple must produce exactly two hyphen-joined words; got %q", got)
+
+		_, adjOK := inAdjectives[parts[0]]
+		assert.True(t, adjOK, "First half must be an adjective; %q not in adjectives (from %q)", parts[0], got)
+		_, nounOK := inNouns[parts[1]]
+		assert.True(t, nounOK, "Second half must be a noun; %q not in words (from %q)", parts[1], got)
+
+		assert.LessOrEqual(t, len(got), 63, "Label must fit a DNS label; got %q (%d chars)", got, len(got))
+	}
+}
+
+// TestAdjectives_AreDisjointFromNouns keeps the namespace a clean product and
+// prevents nonsense like "azure-azure": a handful of the noun pool's entries
+// are adjectival, and any overlap would let the same word land on both sides.
+func TestAdjectives_AreDisjointFromNouns(t *testing.T) {
+	nouns := make(map[string]struct{}, len(uniqueWords()))
+	for _, w := range uniqueWords() {
+		nouns[w] = struct{}{}
+	}
+	for _, a := range adjectives {
+		_, clash := nouns[a]
+		assert.False(t, clash, "Adjective %q also appears in the noun pool; remove it from one list", a)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestAdjectives_AreDNSSafeAndDeduplicated mirrors the curation contract stated
+// in words.go: lowercase ASCII, 4-12 chars, no digits or hyphens, no repeats.
+func TestAdjectives_AreDNSSafeAndDeduplicated(t *testing.T) {
+	seen := make(map[string]struct{}, len(adjectives))
+	for _, a := range adjectives {
+		_, dup := seen[a]
+		assert.False(t, dup, "Duplicate adjective %q", a)
+		seen[a] = struct{}{}
+
+		assert.Regexp(t, `^[a-z]{4,12}$`, a, "Adjective %q must be 4-12 lowercase ASCII letters", a)
+	}
+	assert.Greater(t, len(adjectives), 150, "Adjective pool too small to give a useful namespace")
+}
+
+// TestPickTuple_DeterministicWithSeededRng documents that generation is a pure
+// function of the rng, which is what makes allocation retries reproducible in tests.
+func TestPickTuple_DeterministicWithSeededRng(t *testing.T) {
+	a := PickTuple(rand.New(rand.NewSource(42)))
+	b := PickTuple(rand.New(rand.NewSource(42)))
+	assert.Equal(t, a, b, "Same seed must yield the same tuple")
+}
+
+// TestPickTuple_SpansALargeNamespace guards the reason we moved to tuples: a
+// single-word pool caps the GLOBAL namespace at 857. Drawing many tuples must
+// yield overwhelmingly distinct values.
+func TestPickTuple_SpansALargeNamespace(t *testing.T) {
+	rng := rand.New(rand.NewSource(11))
+	seen := make(map[string]struct{}, 2000)
+	for i := 0; i < 2000; i++ {
+		seen[PickTuple(rng)] = struct{}{}
+	}
+	assert.Greater(t, len(seen), 1900,
+		"2000 draws should be nearly all distinct across a ~200k namespace; got %d unique", len(seen))
+}

management/internals/modules/agentnetwork/manager.go

@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/permissions/modules"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/permissions/operations"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/store"
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/management/proto"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/management/status"
 )
 
@@ -48,7 +47,7 @@ func ensureSessionKeys(p *types.Provider) error {
 type Manager interface {
 	GetAllProviders(ctx context.Context, accountID, userID string) ([]*types.Provider, error)
 	GetProvider(ctx context.Context, accountID, userID, providerID string) (*types.Provider, error)
-	CreateProvider(ctx context.Context, userID string, provider *types.Provider, bootstrapCluster string) (*types.Provider, error)
+	CreateProvider(ctx context.Context, userID string, provider *types.Provider) (*types.Provider, error)
 	UpdateProvider(ctx context.Context, userID string, provider *types.Provider) (*types.Provider, error)
 	DeleteProvider(ctx context.Context, accountID, userID, providerID string) error
 
@@ -71,7 +70,9 @@ type Manager interface {
 	DeleteBudgetRule(ctx context.Context, accountID, userID, ruleID string) error
 
 	GetSettings(ctx context.Context, accountID, userID string) (*types.Settings, error)
+	CreateSettings(ctx context.Context, userID string, settings *types.Settings, proxyAddress, endpoint string) (*types.Settings, error)
 	UpdateSettings(ctx context.Context, userID string, settings *types.Settings) (*types.Settings, error)
+	DeleteSettings(ctx context.Context, accountID, userID string) error
 
 	ListConsumption(ctx context.Context, accountID, userID string) ([]*types.Consumption, error)
 	ListAccessLogs(ctx context.Context, accountID, userID string, filter types.AgentNetworkAccessLogFilter) ([]*types.AgentNetworkAccessLog, int64, error)
@@ -123,11 +124,10 @@ type managerImpl struct {
 	proxyController    proxy.Controller
 
 	// reconcileCache holds the last set of synthesised proxy mappings
-	// per account so reconcile can emit precise Create/Update/Delete
-	// updates instead of a full re-push on every mutation. Keyed by
-	// accountID, then by synthesised service ID.
+	// per account, each paired with the proxy that served it, so a change
+	// of serving proxy can be diffed without re-deriving it.
 	reconcileMu    sync.Mutex
-	reconcileCache map[string]map[string]*proto.ProxyMapping
+	reconcileCache map[string]map[string]syntheticMapping
 
 	// labelRngMu guards labelRng. PickUnique consumes math/rand.Source
 	// state; concurrent provider creates would otherwise race.
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ func NewManager(
 		accountManager:     accountManager,
 		permissionsManager: permissionsManager,
 		proxyController:    proxyController,
-		reconcileCache:     make(map[string]map[string]*proto.ProxyMapping),
+		reconcileCache:     make(map[string]map[string]syntheticMapping),
 		labelRng:           rand.New(rand.NewSource(time.Now().UnixNano())),
 	}
 }
@@ -170,19 +170,14 @@ func (m *managerImpl) GetProvider(ctx context.Context, accountID, userID, provid
 	return m.store.GetAgentNetworkProviderByID(ctx, store.LockingStrengthNone, accountID, providerID)
 }
 
-// CreateProvider persists a new provider for the account. bootstrapCluster
-// is used only when the per-account agent-network Settings row hasn't
-// been created yet; otherwise it is ignored (the cluster is pinned on
-// Settings and every provider in the account routes through it).
-func (m *managerImpl) CreateProvider(ctx context.Context, userID string, provider *types.Provider, bootstrapCluster string) (*types.Provider, error) {
+// CreateProvider persists a new provider for the account. Providers have no
+// settings side effects: the account's endpoint is bootstrapped separately and
+// explicitly via CreateSettings, and every provider in the account routes
+// through it.
+func (m *managerImpl) CreateProvider(ctx context.Context, userID string, provider *types.Provider) (*types.Provider, error) {
 	if err := m.requirePermission(ctx, provider.AccountID, userID, modules.AgentNetworkProviders, operations.Create); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	if strings.TrimSpace(bootstrapCluster) != "" {
-		if err := m.requireSettingsBootstrapPermission(ctx, provider.AccountID, userID); err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-	}
 
 	// An empty api_key would silently produce a synthesised service
 	// that 401s on every upstream request. Surface the misconfiguration
@@ -206,16 +201,6 @@ func (m *managerImpl) CreateProvider(ctx context.Context, userID string, provide
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("save agent network provider: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	if strings.TrimSpace(bootstrapCluster) != "" {
-		if _, err := m.bootstrapSettingsIfNeeded(ctx, m.store, provider.AccountID, bootstrapCluster); err != nil {
-			// The provider create has already succeeded; logging the
-			// bootstrap miss matches the plan's PoC behaviour. The synth
-			// path treats a missing settings row as a no-op, and the next
-			// provider create retries the bootstrap.
-			log.WithContext(ctx).Debugf("agent-network bootstrap settings for account %s on cluster %s: %v", provider.AccountID, bootstrapCluster, err)
-		}
-	}
-
 	m.accountManager.StoreEvent(ctx, userID, provider.ID, provider.AccountID, activity.AgentNetworkProviderCreated, provider.EventMeta())
 	m.reconcile(ctx, provider.AccountID)
 
@@ -560,52 +545,44 @@ func (m *managerImpl) DeleteBudgetRule(ctx context.Context, accountID, userID, r
 }
 
 // UpdateSettings replaces the mutable account-level settings — the collection
-// toggles and retention — on the account's row. When the account has no
-// settings row yet, a non-empty settings.Cluster bootstraps one (same path as
-// first provider create); without it the update fails with NotFound. On an
-// existing row the cluster and subdomain are immutable: a differing
-// settings.Cluster is rejected rather than silently ignored so callers never
-// observe a value other than what they sent. Because the collection toggles
-// change the synthesised service config (prompt-capture gating, access-log
-// emission), a reconcile is triggered so the proxy and peer network maps
-// converge on the new state.
+// toggles and retention — on the account's row. The identity fields (Domain,
+// ProxyAddress) are assigned at bootstrap (CreateSettings) and immutable: the
+// request carries them, matching the PUT convention of every other endpoint,
+// but they are only compared against the stored row — a request carrying
+// different values is rejected, and the stored values are never overwritten.
+// When the account has no settings row yet the update fails with NotFound.
+// Because the collection toggles change the synthesised service config
+// (prompt-capture gating, access-log emission), a reconcile is triggered so
+// the proxy and peer network maps converge on the new state.
 func (m *managerImpl) UpdateSettings(ctx context.Context, userID string, settings *types.Settings) (*types.Settings, error) {
 	if err := m.requirePermission(ctx, settings.AccountID, userID, modules.AgentNetworkSettings, operations.Update); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	requestedCluster := strings.TrimSpace(settings.Cluster)
-
 	// The row lock from LockingStrengthUpdate only holds for the duration of
-	// the surrounding transaction, so the read, the cluster-immutability
-	// check, and the save must share one — otherwise concurrent PUTs could
-	// interleave between them.
+	// the surrounding transaction, so the read and the save must share one —
+	// otherwise concurrent PUTs could interleave between them.
 	var updated *types.Settings
 	err := m.store.ExecuteInTransaction(ctx, func(tx store.Store) error {
 		existing, err := tx.GetAgentNetworkSettings(ctx, store.LockingStrengthUpdate, settings.AccountID)
 		switch {
 		case err == nil:
-			if requestedCluster != "" && requestedCluster != existing.Cluster {
-				return status.Errorf(status.InvalidArgument, "cluster is immutable once assigned (current: %s)", existing.Cluster)
-			}
 		case isNotFound(err):
-			if requestedCluster == "" {
-				return status.Errorf(status.NotFound, "agent network settings have not been bootstrapped yet; pass cluster to bootstrap them, or create a provider with bootstrap_cluster set")
-			}
-			// Bootstrapping pins the cluster and subdomain — a settings
-			// create on top of the update the caller already passed, matching
-			// the gate on the provider-create bootstrap path.
-			if err := m.requirePermission(ctx, settings.AccountID, userID, modules.AgentNetworkSettings, operations.Create); err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-			existing, err = m.bootstrapSettingsIfNeeded(ctx, tx, settings.AccountID, requestedCluster)
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
+			return status.Errorf(status.NotFound, "agent network settings have not been bootstrapped yet; POST /api/agent-network/settings to bootstrap them")
 		default:
 			return fmt.Errorf("get agent network settings: %w", err)
 		}
 
+		// The identity echo is compared leniently (trimmed, case-insensitive):
+		// the stored values are normalized lowercase, and a client replaying a
+		// GET response must never be rejected over casing it didn't choose.
+		if !hostnamesEquivalent(settings.Domain, existing.Domain) {
+			return status.Errorf(status.InvalidArgument, "endpoint is immutable: it must match the assigned endpoint %q; delete the settings to release it and bootstrap again", existing.Domain)
+		}
+		if !hostnamesEquivalent(settings.ProxyAddress, existing.ProxyAddress) {
+			return status.Errorf(status.InvalidArgument, "proxy_address is immutable: it must match the assigned proxy address %q; delete the settings to release it and bootstrap again", existing.ProxyAddress)
+		}
+
 		existing.EnableLogCollection = settings.EnableLogCollection
 		existing.EnablePromptCollection = settings.EnablePromptCollection
 		existing.RedactPii = settings.RedactPii
@@ -632,6 +609,83 @@ func (m *managerImpl) UpdateSettings(ctx context.Context, userID string, setting
 	return updated, nil
 }
 
+// hostnamesEquivalent reports whether a caller-supplied hostname names the
+// same host as a stored (normalized, lowercase) one: equal after trimming and
+// case folding. No structural validation — an arbitrary mismatch and a
+// malformed value are both simply "not the assigned value".
+func hostnamesEquivalent(supplied, stored string) bool {
+	return strings.EqualFold(strings.TrimSpace(supplied), stored)
+}
+
+// DeleteSettings removes the account's settings row, releasing the endpoint.
+// Two guards make this a bootstrap-repair operation rather than a way to tear
+// down a serving gateway, both re-checked under the row lock:
+//
+//   - No Agent Network providers may exist for the account. Providers route
+//     through the endpoint; delete them first.
+//   - No proxy may be actively serving the endpoint — that is, no active proxy
+//     declares the endpoint hostname as its cluster address. This is the
+//     dedicated (self-addressed) shape's guard: the proxy at the address IS
+//     this account's gateway. A labeled endpoint hangs beneath a shared
+//     cluster's address, and with the account's providers already gone the
+//     shared proxy serves nothing of the account's, so the parent cluster
+//     being up does not block the delete.
+//
+// Bootstrapping again after a delete allocates fresh — the released hostname
+// is not reserved. That full-reset semantic is what gives clients that model
+// immutability as replace-on-change (e.g. Terraform's RequiresReplace) a real
+// path: tear down providers, delete, re-create.
+func (m *managerImpl) DeleteSettings(ctx context.Context, accountID, userID string) error {
+	if err := m.requirePermission(ctx, accountID, userID, modules.AgentNetworkSettings, operations.Delete); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	var deleted *types.Settings
+	err := m.store.ExecuteInTransaction(ctx, func(tx store.Store) error {
+		existing, err := tx.GetAgentNetworkSettings(ctx, store.LockingStrengthUpdate, accountID)
+		switch {
+		case err == nil:
+		case isNotFound(err):
+			return status.Errorf(status.NotFound, "agent network settings have not been bootstrapped yet; there is nothing to delete")
+		default:
+			return fmt.Errorf("get agent network settings: %w", err)
+		}
+
+		providers, err := tx.GetAccountAgentNetworkProviders(ctx, store.LockingStrengthNone, accountID)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("get agent network providers: %w", err)
+		}
+		if len(providers) > 0 {
+			return status.Errorf(status.PreconditionFailed, "agent network settings cannot be deleted while %d provider(s) exist; delete the providers first", len(providers))
+		}
+
+		serving, err := tx.HasActiveProxyAtClusterAddress(ctx, existing.Domain)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("check for a proxy serving the endpoint: %w", err)
+		}
+		if serving {
+			return status.Errorf(status.PreconditionFailed, "agent network settings cannot be deleted while a proxy is actively serving the endpoint %q", existing.Domain)
+		}
+
+		if err := tx.DeleteAgentNetworkSettings(ctx, accountID); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("delete agent network settings: %w", err)
+		}
+		deleted = existing
+		return nil
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	m.accountManager.StoreEvent(ctx, userID, accountID, accountID, activity.AgentNetworkSettingsDeleted, map[string]any{
+		"endpoint":      deleted.Domain,
+		"proxy_address": deleted.ProxyAddress,
+	})
+	m.reconcile(ctx, accountID)
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 // isNotFound reports whether err is a status.NotFound error.
 func isNotFound(err error) bool {
 	var sErr *status.Error
@@ -678,74 +732,162 @@ func (m *managerImpl) GetSettings(ctx context.Context, accountID, userID string)
 	}
 }
 
-// requireSettingsBootstrapPermission gates the one-time settings bootstrap a
-// first provider create performs. Pinning the account's cluster and subdomain
-// is a settings write, so it needs the settings permission on top of the
-// provider one. No-op once the settings row exists.
-func (m *managerImpl) requireSettingsBootstrapPermission(ctx context.Context, accountID, userID string) error {
-	_, err := m.store.GetAgentNetworkSettings(ctx, store.LockingStrengthNone, accountID)
-	if err == nil {
-		return nil
-	}
-	if !isNotFound(err) {
-		return fmt.Errorf("get agent network settings: %w", err)
-	}
-	return m.requirePermission(ctx, accountID, userID, modules.AgentNetworkSettings, operations.Create)
-}
+// maxDomainAllocationAttempts bounds the label search when bootstrapping a
+// labeled endpoint. Package-level (rather than function-local) so tests can
+// assert on the exhaustion path without duplicating the literal.
+const maxDomainAllocationAttempts = 10
 
-// bootstrapSettingsIfNeeded creates the per-account agent-network
-// settings row when missing. The cluster comes from the create-time
-// hint the dashboard sends (auto-picked from the active cluster list);
-// the subdomain is picked from the curated wordlist avoiding
-// collisions on the same cluster. Idempotent: if a row already exists
-// it is returned untouched and the hint is ignored. st is the store to
-// operate on — pass the transaction store when calling from within one.
-func (m *managerImpl) bootstrapSettingsIfNeeded(ctx context.Context, st store.Store, accountID, providerCluster string) (*types.Settings, error) {
-	if accountID == "" {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("bootstrap settings: account id is required")
+// CreateSettings bootstraps the per-account settings row, assigning the
+// account's immutable endpoint. Exactly one of proxyAddress and endpoint must
+// be non-empty: proxyAddress allocates a labeled endpoint one label beneath
+// the given cluster address; endpoint claims the given hostname verbatim as a
+// self-addressed (dedicated) endpoint — a legitimate claim before any proxy
+// declares the address (address-first). settings carries the account ID and
+// the initial collection toggles; its identity fields are assigned here.
+func (m *managerImpl) CreateSettings(ctx context.Context, userID string, settings *types.Settings, proxyAddress, endpoint string) (*types.Settings, error) {
+	if settings == nil || settings.AccountID == "" {
+		return nil, status.Errorf(status.InvalidArgument, "account id is required")
 	}
-	if strings.TrimSpace(providerCluster) == "" {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("bootstrap settings: provider cluster is required")
+	if err := m.requirePermission(ctx, settings.AccountID, userID, modules.AgentNetworkSettings, operations.Create); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	existing, err := st.GetAgentNetworkSettings(ctx, store.LockingStrengthNone, accountID)
-	if err == nil {
-		return existing, nil
+	hasProxyAddress := strings.TrimSpace(proxyAddress) != ""
+	hasEndpoint := strings.TrimSpace(endpoint) != ""
+	if hasProxyAddress == hasEndpoint {
+		return nil, status.Errorf(status.InvalidArgument, "exactly one of proxy_address and endpoint is required")
 	}
-	if !isNotFound(err) {
+
+	// Fail fast on an existing row for a clean 409; the insert below stays
+	// the authority against concurrent bootstraps (the primary key wins).
+	if _, err := m.store.GetAgentNetworkSettings(ctx, store.LockingStrengthNone, settings.AccountID); err == nil {
+		return nil, status.Errorf(status.AlreadyExists, "agent network settings already bootstrapped for account %s", settings.AccountID)
+	} else if !isNotFound(err) {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("get agent network settings: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	siblings, err := st.GetAgentNetworkSettingsByCluster(ctx, store.LockingStrengthNone, providerCluster)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("list agent network settings on cluster: %w", err)
-	}
-	taken := make(map[string]struct{}, len(siblings))
-	for _, s := range siblings {
-		taken[s.Subdomain] = struct{}{}
-	}
-
-	suffix := accountID
-	if len(suffix) > 4 {
-		suffix = suffix[:4]
-	}
-
-	m.labelRngMu.Lock()
-	subdomain := labelgen.PickUnique(m.labelRng, taken, suffix)
-	m.labelRngMu.Unlock()
-
 	now := time.Now().UTC()
-	settings := types.DefaultSettings(accountID)
-	settings.Cluster = providerCluster
-	settings.Subdomain = subdomain
 	settings.CreatedAt = now
 	settings.UpdatedAt = now
-	if err := st.SaveAgentNetworkSettings(ctx, settings); err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("save agent network settings: %w", err)
+
+	var err error
+	if hasEndpoint {
+		err = m.bootstrapSelfAddressed(ctx, settings, endpoint)
+	} else {
+		err = m.bootstrapLabeled(ctx, settings, proxyAddress)
 	}
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	m.accountManager.StoreEvent(ctx, userID, settings.AccountID, settings.AccountID, activity.AgentNetworkSettingsUpdated, map[string]any{
+		"bootstrapped": true,
+		"endpoint":     settings.Domain,
+		"dedicated":    settings.Dedicated(),
+	})
+	m.reconcile(ctx, settings.AccountID)
+
 	return settings, nil
 }
 
+// bootstrapSelfAddressed claims the given hostname as the account's endpoint,
+// served only by a proxy declaring exactly that address (Domain ==
+// ProxyAddress). The domain unique index is the arbiter of availability.
+func (m *managerImpl) bootstrapSelfAddressed(ctx context.Context, settings *types.Settings, endpoint string) error {
+	hostname, err := types.NormalizeHostname(endpoint)
+	if err != nil {
+		return status.Errorf(status.InvalidArgument, "invalid endpoint: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	settings.Domain = hostname
+	settings.ProxyAddress = hostname
+	if err := m.store.CreateAgentNetworkSettings(ctx, settings); err != nil {
+		if isUniqueConstraintError(err) {
+			// The violation is either the account primary key (a concurrent
+			// bootstrap for the same account won) or the domain index
+			// (another account holds the hostname). Distinguish by re-read.
+			if _, getErr := m.store.GetAgentNetworkSettings(ctx, store.LockingStrengthNone, settings.AccountID); getErr == nil {
+				return status.Errorf(status.AlreadyExists, "agent network settings already bootstrapped for account %s", settings.AccountID)
+			}
+			return status.Errorf(status.AlreadyExists, "endpoint %s is already taken", hostname)
+		}
+		return fmt.Errorf("create agent network settings: %w", err)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// bootstrapLabeled allocates a labeled endpoint one label beneath the given
+// cluster address: Domain = <label>.<proxyAddress>, served by whichever proxy
+// declares the parent. Labels are adjective-noun tuples; a candidate is
+// checked by read and the domain unique index stays the authority, so a
+// concurrent allocation of the same tuple surfaces as a unique violation and
+// another tuple is drawn.
+func (m *managerImpl) bootstrapLabeled(ctx context.Context, settings *types.Settings, proxyAddress string) error {
+	parent, err := types.NormalizeHostname(proxyAddress)
+	if err != nil {
+		return status.Errorf(status.InvalidArgument, "invalid proxy_address: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	for attempt := 1; attempt <= maxDomainAllocationAttempts; attempt++ {
+		m.labelRngMu.Lock()
+		label := labelgen.PickTuple(m.labelRng)
+		m.labelRngMu.Unlock()
+		if label == "" {
+			// Only reachable if either word pool were emptied. An empty label
+			// would produce a broken endpoint like ".example.com", so fail
+			// loudly rather than looping or inserting.
+			return fmt.Errorf("allocate agent network endpoint for account %s: label generator returned an empty label", settings.AccountID)
+		}
+
+		candidate, err := types.NormalizeHostname(label + "." + parent)
+		if err != nil {
+			return status.Errorf(status.InvalidArgument, "proxy_address leaves no room for a label: %s", err)
+		}
+
+		_, err = m.store.GetAgentNetworkSettingsByDomain(ctx, store.LockingStrengthNone, candidate)
+		if err == nil {
+			log.WithContext(ctx).Tracef("agent-network endpoint %q taken, retrying (attempt %d/%d)", candidate, attempt, maxDomainAllocationAttempts)
+			continue
+		}
+		if !isNotFound(err) {
+			return fmt.Errorf("check agent network endpoint availability: %w", err)
+		}
+
+		settings.Domain = candidate
+		settings.ProxyAddress = parent
+		if err := m.store.CreateAgentNetworkSettings(ctx, settings); err != nil {
+			if isUniqueConstraintError(err) {
+				// A concurrent bootstrap for the same account may have won on
+				// the primary key — return the conflict. A lost race on the
+				// domain index just means the tuple was taken between the
+				// read and the insert: draw another.
+				if _, getErr := m.store.GetAgentNetworkSettings(ctx, store.LockingStrengthNone, settings.AccountID); getErr == nil {
+					return status.Errorf(status.AlreadyExists, "agent network settings already bootstrapped for account %s", settings.AccountID)
+				}
+				log.WithContext(ctx).Tracef("agent-network endpoint %q lost an allocation race, retrying (attempt %d/%d)", candidate, attempt, maxDomainAllocationAttempts)
+				continue
+			}
+			return fmt.Errorf("create agent network settings: %w", err)
+		}
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	return fmt.Errorf("allocate agent network endpoint for account %s: %d attempts exhausted", settings.AccountID, maxDomainAllocationAttempts)
+}
+
+// isUniqueConstraintError reports whether err is a database unique-constraint
+// violation, matched on the driver message because CreateAgentNetworkSettings
+// deliberately returns the driver error unwrapped.
+func isUniqueConstraintError(err error) bool {
+	if err == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	msg := err.Error()
+	return strings.Contains(msg, "(SQLSTATE 23505)") || // postgres
+		strings.Contains(msg, "Error 1062 (23000)") || // mysql
+		strings.Contains(msg, "UNIQUE constraint failed") // sqlite
+}
+
 // ListConsumption returns every consumption row recorded for the
 // account, ordered window-newest-first. Backs the dashboard's basic
 // counter view; permission gate is the same Read role that gates
@@ -879,7 +1021,7 @@ func (*mockManager) GetProvider(_ context.Context, _, _, _ string) (*types.Provi
 	return &types.Provider{}, nil
 }
 
-func (*mockManager) CreateProvider(_ context.Context, _ string, p *types.Provider, _ string) (*types.Provider, error) {
+func (*mockManager) CreateProvider(_ context.Context, _ string, p *types.Provider) (*types.Provider, error) {
 	return p, nil
 }
 
@@ -947,10 +1089,23 @@ func (*mockManager) GetSettings(_ context.Context, accountID, _ string) (*types.
 	return types.DefaultSettings(accountID), nil
 }
 
+func (*mockManager) CreateSettings(_ context.Context, _ string, s *types.Settings, proxyAddress, endpoint string) (*types.Settings, error) {
+	if endpoint != "" {
+		s.Domain = endpoint
+		s.ProxyAddress = endpoint
+	} else {
+		s.Domain = "mock." + proxyAddress
+		s.ProxyAddress = proxyAddress
+	}
+	return s, nil
+}
+
 func (*mockManager) UpdateSettings(_ context.Context, _ string, s *types.Settings) (*types.Settings, error) {
 	return s, nil
 }
 
+func (*mockManager) DeleteSettings(_ context.Context, _, _ string) error { return nil }
+
 func (*mockManager) ListConsumption(_ context.Context, _, _ string) ([]*types.Consumption, error) {
 	return nil, nil
 }

management/internals/modules/agentnetwork/provider_bootstrap_test.go

@@ -1,134 +0,0 @@
-package agentnetwork
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"runtime"
-	"testing"
-
-	"github.com/golang/mock/gomock"
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
-
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/internals/modules/agentnetwork/types"
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/account"
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/permissions"
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/permissions/modules"
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/permissions/operations"
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/store"
-	nbtypes "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/types"
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/management/status"
-)
-
-// bootstrapFixture wires a real sqlite store to a gomock permissions manager
-// so tests can grant the provider permission while denying (or never
-// expecting) the settings one.
-type bootstrapFixture struct {
-	manager Manager
-	store   store.Store
-	perms   *permissions.MockManager
-}
-
-func newBootstrapFixture(t *testing.T) *bootstrapFixture {
-	t.Helper()
-	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
-		t.Skip("sqlite store not properly supported on Windows yet")
-	}
-	t.Setenv("NETBIRD_STORE_ENGINE", string(nbtypes.SqliteStoreEngine))
-
-	st, cleanUp, err := store.NewTestStoreFromSQL(context.Background(), "", t.TempDir())
-	require.NoError(t, err, "test store setup must succeed")
-	t.Cleanup(cleanUp)
-
-	ctrl := gomock.NewController(t)
-	perms := permissions.NewMockManager(ctrl)
-
-	accounts := account.NewMockManager(ctrl)
-	accounts.EXPECT().StoreEvent(gomock.Any(), gomock.Any(), gomock.Any(), gomock.Any(), gomock.Any(), gomock.Any()).AnyTimes()
-	accounts.EXPECT().UpdateAccountPeers(gomock.Any(), gomock.Any(), gomock.Any()).AnyTimes()
-	accounts.EXPECT().BufferUpdateAccountPeers(gomock.Any(), gomock.Any(), gomock.Any()).AnyTimes()
-
-	return &bootstrapFixture{
-		manager: NewManager(st, perms, accounts, nil),
-		store:   st,
-		perms:   perms,
-	}
-}
-
-func (f *bootstrapFixture) expectPermission(accountID, userID string, module modules.Module, op operations.Operation, allowed bool) {
-	f.perms.EXPECT().
-		ValidateUserPermissions(gomock.Any(), accountID, userID, module, op).
-		Return(allowed, context.Background(), nil)
-}
-
-func newBootstrapProvider(accountID string) *types.Provider {
-	p := types.NewProvider(accountID)
-	p.Name = "openai"
-	p.UpstreamURL = "https://api.openai.com"
-	p.APIKey = "sk-test"
-	p.Enabled = true
-	return p
-}
-
-// TestCreateProviderBootstrapRequiresSettingsPermission pins the gate on the
-// one-time settings bootstrap: creating the first provider with a
-// bootstrap_cluster pins the account's cluster and subdomain, which is a
-// settings write and must not ride on the providers permission alone.
-func TestCreateProviderBootstrapRequiresSettingsPermission(t *testing.T) {
-	ctx := context.Background()
-
-	t.Run("denied without settings permission", func(t *testing.T) {
-		f := newBootstrapFixture(t)
-		f.expectPermission("account1", "user1", modules.AgentNetworkProviders, operations.Create, true)
-		f.expectPermission("account1", "user1", modules.AgentNetworkSettings, operations.Create, false)
-
-		_, err := f.manager.CreateProvider(ctx, "user1", newBootstrapProvider("account1"), "cluster1.example.com")
-		require.Error(t, err, "bootstrap without settings permission must fail")
-		var sErr *status.Error
-		require.ErrorAs(t, err, &sErr)
-		assert.Equal(t, status.PermissionDenied, sErr.Type(), "denial should surface as permission denied")
-
-		providers, err := f.store.GetAccountAgentNetworkProviders(ctx, store.LockingStrengthNone, "account1")
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-		assert.Empty(t, providers, "provider must not be persisted when bootstrap is denied")
-		_, err = f.store.GetAgentNetworkSettings(ctx, store.LockingStrengthNone, "account1")
-		assert.Error(t, err, "settings row must not be created when bootstrap is denied")
-	})
-
-	t.Run("allowed with settings permission", func(t *testing.T) {
-		f := newBootstrapFixture(t)
-		f.expectPermission("account1", "user1", modules.AgentNetworkProviders, operations.Create, true)
-		f.expectPermission("account1", "user1", modules.AgentNetworkSettings, operations.Create, true)
-
-		created, err := f.manager.CreateProvider(ctx, "user1", newBootstrapProvider("account1"), "cluster1.example.com")
-		require.NoError(t, err, "bootstrap with both permissions must succeed")
-		require.NotNil(t, created)
-
-		settings, err := f.store.GetAgentNetworkSettings(ctx, store.LockingStrengthNone, "account1")
-		require.NoError(t, err, "bootstrap must create the settings row")
-		assert.Equal(t, "cluster1.example.com", settings.Cluster, "settings should pin the bootstrap cluster")
-	})
-
-	t.Run("existing settings need no settings permission", func(t *testing.T) {
-		f := newBootstrapFixture(t)
-		require.NoError(t, f.store.SaveAgentNetworkSettings(ctx, &types.Settings{
-			AccountID: "account1",
-			Cluster:   "cluster1.example.com",
-			Subdomain: "existing",
-		}), "pre-existing settings row setup must succeed")
-
-		// Only the providers permission may be consulted: gomock fails the
-		// test on any unexpected settings-permission call.
-		f.expectPermission("account1", "user1", modules.AgentNetworkProviders, operations.Create, true)
-
-		_, err := f.manager.CreateProvider(ctx, "user1", newBootstrapProvider("account1"), "cluster1.example.com")
-		require.NoError(t, err, "create with existing settings must not require the settings permission")
-	})
-
-	t.Run("no bootstrap cluster needs no settings permission", func(t *testing.T) {
-		f := newBootstrapFixture(t)
-		f.expectPermission("account1", "user1", modules.AgentNetworkProviders, operations.Create, true)
-
-		_, err := f.manager.CreateProvider(ctx, "user1", newBootstrapProvider("account1"), "")
-		require.NoError(t, err, "create without bootstrap must not require the settings permission")
-	})
-}

management/internals/modules/agentnetwork/reconcile.go

@@ -10,6 +10,17 @@ import (
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/management/proto"
 )
 
+// syntheticMapping pairs a synthesised proxy mapping with the address of the
+// proxy that serves it. The cluster is recorded rather than derived from the
+// mapping's domain: ProxyMapping does not carry it, and the previous derivation
+// -- everything after the first DNS label -- is wrong whenever the service's
+// domain is not one label under its proxy's address, which silently addressed
+// updates to a cluster no proxy declares.
+type syntheticMapping struct {
+	mapping *proto.ProxyMapping
+	cluster string
+}
+
 // reconcile recomputes the synthesised reverse-proxy services for an
 // account, diffs them against the previously-synthesised set in the
 // in-memory cache, and emits Create / Update / Delete proxy mappings
@@ -45,18 +56,21 @@ func (m *managerImpl) reconcile(ctx context.Context, accountID string) {
 	}
 
 	oidcCfg := m.proxyController.GetOIDCValidationConfig()
-	current := make(map[string]*proto.ProxyMapping, len(services))
+	current := make(map[string]syntheticMapping, len(services))
 	for _, svc := range services {
 		if svc == nil || svc.ID == "" {
 			continue
 		}
-		current[svc.ID] = svc.ToProtoMapping(rpservice.Update, "", oidcCfg)
+		current[svc.ID] = syntheticMapping{
+			mapping: svc.ToProtoMapping(rpservice.Update, "", oidcCfg),
+			cluster: svc.ProxyCluster,
+		}
 	}
 
 	m.reconcileMu.Lock()
 	previous := m.reconcileCache[accountID]
 	if previous == nil {
-		previous = make(map[string]*proto.ProxyMapping)
+		previous = make(map[string]syntheticMapping)
 	}
 
 	creates, updates, deletes := diffMappings(previous, current)
@@ -67,34 +81,36 @@ func (m *managerImpl) reconcile(ctx context.Context, accountID string) {
 	}
 	m.reconcileMu.Unlock()
 
-	for _, mapping := range creates {
-		mapping.Type = proto.ProxyMappingUpdateType_UPDATE_TYPE_CREATED
-		m.proxyController.SendServiceUpdateToCluster(ctx, accountID, mapping, clusterFromMapping(mapping))
+	for _, entry := range creates {
+		entry.mapping.Type = proto.ProxyMappingUpdateType_UPDATE_TYPE_CREATED
+		m.proxyController.SendServiceUpdateToCluster(ctx, accountID, entry.mapping, entry.cluster)
 	}
-	for _, mapping := range updates {
-		mapping.Type = proto.ProxyMappingUpdateType_UPDATE_TYPE_MODIFIED
-		m.proxyController.SendServiceUpdateToCluster(ctx, accountID, mapping, clusterFromMapping(mapping))
+	for _, entry := range updates {
+		entry.mapping.Type = proto.ProxyMappingUpdateType_UPDATE_TYPE_MODIFIED
+		m.proxyController.SendServiceUpdateToCluster(ctx, accountID, entry.mapping, entry.cluster)
 	}
-	for _, mapping := range deletes {
-		mapping.Type = proto.ProxyMappingUpdateType_UPDATE_TYPE_REMOVED
-		m.proxyController.SendServiceUpdateToCluster(ctx, accountID, mapping, clusterFromMapping(mapping))
+	for _, entry := range deletes {
+		entry.mapping.Type = proto.ProxyMappingUpdateType_UPDATE_TYPE_REMOVED
+		m.proxyController.SendServiceUpdateToCluster(ctx, accountID, entry.mapping, entry.cluster)
 	}
 }
 
-// diffMappings classifies the previous→current transition for a
-// single account into Create / Update / Delete sets.
+// diffMappings classifies the previous→current transition for a single
+// account into Create / Update / Delete sets.
 //
-// Cluster moves (current.cluster != previous.cluster) are surfaced as
-// a Delete on the old cluster + Create on the new — handled by
-// emitting both a delete (on previous mapping) and a create (on the
-// current mapping) for that service ID.
-func diffMappings(previous, current map[string]*proto.ProxyMapping) (creates, updates, deletes []*proto.ProxyMapping) {
+// A change of serving proxy for the same service ID is surfaced as a Delete
+// addressed to the old proxy plus a Create addressed to the new one, so the
+// mapping actually moves. Comparing the recorded cluster is what makes that
+// detectable: with a placement-free endpoint the mapping's domain is identical
+// before and after the move, so nothing about the mapping itself reveals it.
+func diffMappings(previous, current map[string]syntheticMapping) (creates, updates, deletes []syntheticMapping) {
 	for id, cur := range current {
 		prev, existed := previous[id]
 		switch {
 		case !existed:
 			creates = append(creates, cur)
-		case prev.GetDomain() == "" || cur.GetAccountId() == prev.GetAccountId() && currentClusterChanged(prev, cur):
+		case prev.mapping.GetDomain() == "" ||
+			cur.mapping.GetAccountId() == prev.mapping.GetAccountId() && prev.cluster != cur.cluster:
 			deletes = append(deletes, prev)
 			creates = append(creates, cur)
 		default:
@@ -108,24 +124,3 @@ func diffMappings(previous, current map[string]*proto.ProxyMapping) (creates, up
 	}
 	return creates, updates, deletes
 }
-
-func currentClusterChanged(prev, cur *proto.ProxyMapping) bool {
-	return clusterFromMapping(prev) != clusterFromMapping(cur)
-}
-
-// clusterFromMapping returns the cluster the mapping should be sent
-// to. ProxyMapping doesn't carry the cluster directly, so we rely on
-// the synthesised service's domain (`<slug>.<cluster>`) and split on
-// the first '.'.
-func clusterFromMapping(m *proto.ProxyMapping) string {
-	if m == nil {
-		return ""
-	}
-	domain := m.GetDomain()
-	for i := 0; i < len(domain); i++ {
-		if domain[i] == '.' {
-			return domain[i+1:]
-		}
-	}
-	return ""
-}

management/internals/modules/agentnetwork/reconcile_test.go

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ func newReconcileMgr(t *testing.T, ctrl *gomock.Controller) (*managerImpl, *stor
 	return &managerImpl{
 		store:           mockStore,
 		proxyController: mockProxy,
-		reconcileCache:  make(map[string]map[string]*proto.ProxyMapping),
+		reconcileCache:  make(map[string]map[string]syntheticMapping),
 	}, mockStore, mockProxy
 }
 
@@ -52,9 +52,9 @@ func newReconcileTestPolicy(providerID, sourceGroupID string) *types.Policy {
 
 func newReconcileTestSettings() *types.Settings {
 	return &types.Settings{
-		AccountID: "acct-1",
-		Cluster:   "eu.proxy.netbird.io",
-		Subdomain: "violet",
+		AccountID:    "acct-1",
+		Domain:       "violet.eu.proxy.netbird.io",
+		ProxyAddress: "eu.proxy.netbird.io",
 	}
 }
 
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ func TestReconcile_PolicyRemoved_EmitsDelete(t *testing.T) {
 func TestReconcile_NilProxyController_NoOp(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	mgr := &managerImpl{
-		reconcileCache: make(map[string]map[string]*proto.ProxyMapping),
+		reconcileCache: make(map[string]map[string]syntheticMapping),
 	}
 	// Must not panic; must not query the store.
 	mgr.reconcile(ctx, "acct-1")
@@ -212,21 +212,78 @@ func TestReconcile_EmptyAccountID_NoOp(t *testing.T) {
 	mgr.reconcile(ctx, "")
 }
 
-func TestClusterFromMapping(t *testing.T) {
-	tests := []struct {
-		name   string
-		domain string
-		want   string
-	}{
-		{"simple", "openai.eu.proxy.netbird.io", "eu.proxy.netbird.io"},
-		{"deeply nested", "a.b.c.d", "b.c.d"},
-		{"no dot", "openai", ""},
-		{"empty", "", ""},
+// TestDiffMappings_ServingProxyChange — when the proxy serving an account
+// changes, the same service ID must be deleted on the old proxy and created on
+// the new one. The cluster cannot be recovered from the mapping's domain: with a
+// placement-free endpoint the domain does not change at all when the serving
+// proxy does, so a domain-derived cluster sees no change and emits a plain
+// update, addressed to a proxy that does not exist.
+func TestDiffMappings_ServingProxyChange(t *testing.T) {
+	previous := map[string]syntheticMapping{
+		"svc-1": {
+			mapping: &proto.ProxyMapping{Id: "svc-1", AccountId: "acct-1", Domain: "brave-otter.gateway.example.com"},
+			cluster: "proxy.example.com",
+		},
 	}
-	for _, tt := range tests {
-		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			got := clusterFromMapping(&proto.ProxyMapping{Domain: tt.domain})
-			assert.Equal(t, tt.want, got)
-		})
+	current := map[string]syntheticMapping{
+		"svc-1": {
+			mapping: &proto.ProxyMapping{Id: "svc-1", AccountId: "acct-1", Domain: "brave-otter.gateway.example.com"},
+			cluster: "brave-otter.gateway.example.com",
+		},
+	}
+
+	creates, updates, deletes := diffMappings(previous, current)
+
+	if assert.Len(t, deletes, 1, "the old proxy must be told to drop the mapping") {
+		assert.Equal(t, "proxy.example.com", deletes[0].cluster)
+	}
+	if assert.Len(t, creates, 1, "the new proxy must be told to add it") {
+		assert.Equal(t, "brave-otter.gateway.example.com", creates[0].cluster)
+	}
+	assert.Empty(t, updates, "a serving-proxy move is a delete plus a create, not an update")
+}
+
+// TestDiffMappings_UnchangedClusterIsAnUpdate keeps the ordinary path: same
+// service, same proxy, changed contents.
+func TestDiffMappings_UnchangedClusterIsAnUpdate(t *testing.T) {
+	previous := map[string]syntheticMapping{
+		"svc-1": {
+			mapping: &proto.ProxyMapping{Id: "svc-1", AccountId: "acct-1", Domain: "otter.proxy.example.com"},
+			cluster: "proxy.example.com",
+		},
+	}
+	current := map[string]syntheticMapping{
+		"svc-1": {
+			mapping: &proto.ProxyMapping{Id: "svc-1", AccountId: "acct-1", Domain: "otter.proxy.example.com"},
+			cluster: "proxy.example.com",
+		},
+	}
+
+	creates, updates, deletes := diffMappings(previous, current)
+
+	assert.Empty(t, creates)
+	assert.Empty(t, deletes)
+	if assert.Len(t, updates, 1) {
+		assert.Equal(t, "proxy.example.com", updates[0].cluster)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestDiffMappings_RemovedServiceIsDeletedOnItsOwnCluster — a service that has
+// gone away is deleted on the cluster it was last served by, which is recorded
+// rather than re-derived.
+func TestDiffMappings_RemovedServiceIsDeletedOnItsOwnCluster(t *testing.T) {
+	previous := map[string]syntheticMapping{
+		"svc-1": {
+			mapping: &proto.ProxyMapping{Id: "svc-1", AccountId: "acct-1", Domain: "brave-otter.gateway.example.com"},
+			cluster: "brave-otter.gateway.example.com",
+		},
+	}
+
+	creates, updates, deletes := diffMappings(previous, map[string]syntheticMapping{})
+
+	assert.Empty(t, creates)
+	assert.Empty(t, updates)
+	if assert.Len(t, deletes, 1) {
+		assert.Equal(t, "brave-otter.gateway.example.com", deletes[0].cluster)
 	}
 }