fix: encrypt the cookie in sessions (#225)

* fix: encrypt the cookie in sessions

* tests: use new auth config in tests

* fix: coderabbit suggestions

cmd/root.go

@@ -74,6 +74,15 @@ var rootCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		csrfCookieName := fmt.Sprintf("%s-%s", constants.CsrfCookieName, cookieId)
 		redirectCookieName := fmt.Sprintf("%s-%s", constants.RedirectCookieName, cookieId)
 
+		// Generate HMAC and encryption secrets
+		log.Debug().Msg("Deriving HMAC and encryption secrets")
+
+		hmacSecret, err := utils.DeriveKey(config.Secret, "hmac")
+		HandleError(err, "Failed to derive HMAC secret")
+
+		encryptionSecret, err := utils.DeriveKey(config.Secret, "encryption")
+		HandleError(err, "Failed to derive encryption secret")
+
 		// Create OAuth config
 		oauthConfig := types.OAuthConfig{
 			GithubClientId:      config.GithubClientId,
@@ -115,13 +124,14 @@ var rootCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		authConfig := types.AuthConfig{
 			Users:             users,
 			OauthWhitelist:    config.OAuthWhitelist,
-			Secret:            config.Secret,
 			CookieSecure:      config.CookieSecure,
 			SessionExpiry:     config.SessionExpiry,
 			Domain:            domain,
 			LoginTimeout:      config.LoginTimeout,
 			LoginMaxRetries:   config.LoginMaxRetries,
 			SessionCookieName: sessionCookieName,
+			HMACSecret:        hmacSecret,
+			EncryptionSecret:  encryptionSecret,
 		}
 
 		// Create hooks config

internal/api/api_test.go

@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ var handlersConfig = types.HandlersConfig{
 var authConfig = types.AuthConfig{
 	Users:             types.Users{},
 	OauthWhitelist:    "",
-	Secret:            "super-secret-api-thing-for-tests", // It is 32 chars long
+	HMACSecret:        "super-secret-api-thing-for-test1",
+	EncryptionSecret:  "super-secret-api-thing-for-test2",
 	CookieSecure:      false,
 	SessionExpiry:     3600,
 	LoginTimeout:      0,

internal/auth/auth.go

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ type Auth struct {
 
 func (auth *Auth) GetSession(c *gin.Context) (*sessions.Session, error) {
 	// Create cookie store
-	store := sessions.NewCookieStore([]byte(auth.Config.Secret))
+	store := sessions.NewCookieStore([]byte(auth.Config.HMACSecret), []byte(auth.Config.EncryptionSecret))
 
 	// Configure cookie store
 	store.Options = &sessions.Options{
@@ -46,9 +46,21 @@ func (auth *Auth) GetSession(c *gin.Context) (*sessions.Session, error) {
 
 	// Get session
 	session, err := store.Get(c.Request, auth.Config.SessionCookieName)
+
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Error().Err(err).Msg("Failed to get session")
+		log.Warn().Err(err).Msg("Invalid session, clearing cookie and retrying")
-		return nil, err
+
+		// Delete the session cookie if there is an error
+		c.SetCookie(auth.Config.SessionCookieName, "", -1, "/", fmt.Sprintf(".%s", auth.Config.Domain), auth.Config.CookieSecure, true)
+
+		// Try to get the session again
+		session, err = store.Get(c.Request, auth.Config.SessionCookieName)
+
+		if err != nil {
+			// If we still can't get the session, log the error and return nil
+			log.Error().Err(err).Msg("Failed to get session")
+			return nil, err
+		}
 	}
 
 	return session, nil

internal/types/config.go

@@ -80,12 +80,13 @@ type AuthConfig struct {
 	Users             Users
 	OauthWhitelist    string
 	SessionExpiry     int
-	Secret            string
 	CookieSecure      bool
 	Domain            string
 	LoginTimeout      int
 	LoginMaxRetries   int
 	SessionCookieName string
+	HMACSecret        string
+	EncryptionSecret  string
 }
 
 // HooksConfig is the configuration for the hooks service

internal/utils/utils.go

@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 package utils
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
+	"crypto/sha256"
 	"encoding/base64"
 	"errors"
+	"io"
 	"net"
 	"net/url"
 	"os"
@@ -11,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"tinyauth/internal/types"
 
 	"github.com/traefik/paerser/parser"
+	"golang.org/x/crypto/hkdf"
 
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
 	"github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
@@ -405,3 +409,32 @@ func FilterIP(filter string, ip string) (bool, error) {
 	// If the filter is not a CIDR range or a single IP, return false
 	return false, nil
 }
+
+func DeriveKey(secret string, info string) (string, error) {
+	// Create hashing function
+	hash := sha256.New
+
+	// Create a new key using the secret and info
+	hkdf := hkdf.New(hash, []byte(secret), nil, []byte(info)) // I am not using a salt because I just want two different keys from one secret, maybe bad practice
+
+	// Create a new key
+	key := make([]byte, 24)
+
+	// Read the key from the HKDF
+	_, err := io.ReadFull(hkdf, key)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	// Verify the key is not empty
+	if bytes.Equal(key, make([]byte, 24)) {
+		return "", errors.New("derived key is empty")
+	}
+
+	// Encode the key to base64
+	encodedKey := base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString(key)
+
+	// Return the key as a base64 encoded string
+	return encodedKey, nil
+}