sftpd: support SSH user certificates signed by a trusted CA (#9815)

* sftpd: support SSH user certificates signed by a trusted CA

Adds a new "certificate" auth method to weed sftp. When enabled, the server
loads trusted CA public keys from -trustedUserCAKeysFile (OpenSSH
authorized_keys format, one or more keys) and accepts only ssh.Certificate
blobs of type UserCert on the public-key channel. Validation uses
ssh.CertChecker: CA signature, ValidAfter/ValidBefore, non-empty
ValidPrincipals and SSH login user must appear in ValidPrincipals. The
authenticated user must exist in the user store; home dir and permissions
resolve as before.

Behaviour mirrors MinIO's --sftp=trusted-user-ca-key and OpenSSH's
TrustedUserCAKeys: when certificate auth is active, plain (non-cert) public
keys are rejected even if "publickey" is also listed. Default authMethods
remain "password,publickey", so existing deployments are unaffected.

* Update weed/sftpd/auth/certificate.go

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* sftpd: address review feedback on certificate auth

- Pre-marshal trusted CA public keys in IsUserAuthority instead of
  re-marshaling on every authentication attempt (gemini-code-assist).
- Differentiate user-not-found from underlying store errors via
  errors.As(*user.UserNotFoundError) so backend/read failures are no
  longer reported as bad credentials (coderabbitai).
- Fix the corresponding sanity check in the missing-file test to use
  errors.As instead of errors.Is (UserNotFoundError has no Is method,
  so the previous check never matched) (coderabbitai).

* sftpd: register trustedUserCAKeysFile flag in filer and server commands

The new field on SftpOptions is dereferenced unconditionally in
resolvePaths(), but only the standalone `weed sftp` command was wiring
its flag. `weed filer` and `weed server` both embed an SftpOptions value
and call resolvePaths() on it, so they hit a nil pointer dereference at
startup.

Register `-sftp.trustedUserCAKeysFile` in both commands and update the
-sftp.authMethods help text to mention the new "certificate" method.

Fixes the SFTP Integration Tests CI failure on this PR.

* helm: expose SFTP certificate auth in the SeaweedFS chart

Adds Helm-chart support for the new SSH user-certificate auth method:

- values.yaml (sftp:) gains `trustedUserCAKeys` (inline OpenSSH
  authorized_keys-format CA public keys) and `existingCAKeysSecret`
  (reference an externally managed Secret). Same pair added under
  allInOne.sftp with a null default that falls back to the top-level
  sftp.* setting.
- New template templates/sftp/sftp-ca-secret.yaml renders a
  chart-managed Secret <release>-sftp-ca-secret with `ca_user.pub`,
  but only when SFTP is enabled, "certificate" is in authMethods,
  inline keys are provided, and no existingCAKeysSecret is set.
- templates/sftp/sftp-deployment.yaml and the all-in-one deployment
  template add `-trustedUserCAKeysFile=/etc/sw/sftp_ca/ca_user.pub`
  to the weed sftp command, mount the CA secret at /etc/sw/sftp_ca
  and add the corresponding volume. All cert-auth bits are guarded
  by `contains "certificate" authMethods` so existing users see no
  change.
- authMethods help text updated to mention "certificate".

Verified end-to-end on a local k3d cluster: cert login succeeds,
plain-pubkey login is rejected with "public key without certificate
not allowed".

* helm: fail render when SFTP certificate auth lacks CA keys

When certificate is in authMethods but neither trustedUserCAKeys nor
existingCAKeysSecret is set, the deployment mounted a secret that the
chart never renders, leaving the pod stuck on a missing volume. Fail at
template time with a clear message instead.

* sftpd: fix stale auth-method list in SFTPServiceOptions comment

keyboard-interactive was never implemented; certificate is the new
supported method. Match the CLI help text.

* sftpd: test Manager wiring of certificate vs public-key channel

Cover the channel takeover at the Manager level: certificate auth
displaces plain public-key auth when both are enabled, public-key auth
stays put otherwise, and enabling certificate without a CA file errors.

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Co-authored-by: Chris Lu <chris.lu@gmail.com>
This commit is contained in:
Fabian Hardt
2026-06-03 22:32:47 -07:00
committed by GitHub
co-authored by gemini-code-assist[bot] Chris Lu
parent df879e1ed7
commit ce6a51468a
12 changed files with 700 additions and 27 deletions
@@ -272,6 +272,9 @@ spec:
{{- $authMethods := .Values.allInOne.sftp.authMethods | default .Values.sftp.authMethods }}
{{- if $authMethods }}
-sftp.authMethods={{ $authMethods }} \
{{- if contains "certificate" $authMethods }}
-sftp.trustedUserCAKeysFile=/etc/sw/sftp_ca/ca_user.pub \
{{- end }}
{{- end }}
{{- $maxAuthTries := .Values.allInOne.sftp.maxAuthTries | default .Values.sftp.maxAuthTries }}
{{- if $maxAuthTries }}
@@ -319,6 +322,12 @@ spec:
name: config-users
readOnly: true
{{- end }}
{{- $aioAuthMethods := .Values.allInOne.sftp.authMethods | default .Values.sftp.authMethods }}
{{- if and $aioAuthMethods (contains "certificate" $aioAuthMethods) }}
- mountPath: /etc/sw/sftp_ca
name: config-sftp-ca
readOnly: true
{{- end }}
{{- end }}
{{- if .Values.filer.notificationConfig }}
- name: notification-config
@@ -454,6 +463,18 @@ spec:
defaultMode: 420
secretName: {{ default (printf "%s-sftp-secret" (include "seaweedfs.fullname" .)) (or .Values.allInOne.sftp.existingConfigSecret .Values.sftp.existingConfigSecret) }}
{{- end }}
{{- $aioAuthMethodsVol := .Values.allInOne.sftp.authMethods | default .Values.sftp.authMethods }}
{{- if and $aioAuthMethodsVol (contains "certificate" $aioAuthMethodsVol) }}
{{- $aioCASecret := or .Values.allInOne.sftp.existingCAKeysSecret .Values.sftp.existingCAKeysSecret }}
{{- $aioCAKeys := or .Values.allInOne.sftp.trustedUserCAKeys .Values.sftp.trustedUserCAKeys }}
{{- if and (not $aioCASecret) (not $aioCAKeys) }}
{{- fail "allInOne.sftp.authMethods includes \"certificate\" but neither trustedUserCAKeys nor existingCAKeysSecret is set" }}
{{- end }}
- name: config-sftp-ca
secret:
defaultMode: 420
secretName: {{ default (printf "%s-sftp-ca-secret" (include "seaweedfs.fullname" .)) $aioCASecret }}
{{- end }}
{{- end }}
{{- if .Values.filer.notificationConfig }}
- name: notification-config
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
{{- include "seaweedfs.compat" . -}}
{{- /*
Render a chart-managed Secret carrying the SSH user CA public key(s) for
certificate-based SFTP authentication, but only when:
- SFTP (standalone or all-in-one) is enabled,
- "certificate" is in the relevant authMethods list,
- the user provided inline CA keys via sftp.trustedUserCAKeys, and
- no existingCAKeysSecret is set (which would supersede this Secret).
*/}}
{{- $sftpEnabled := or .Values.sftp.enabled (and .Values.allInOne.enabled .Values.allInOne.sftp.enabled) -}}
{{- $authMethods := .Values.sftp.authMethods -}}
{{- if and .Values.allInOne.enabled .Values.allInOne.sftp.authMethods -}}
{{- $authMethods = .Values.allInOne.sftp.authMethods -}}
{{- end -}}
{{- $certInMethods := and $authMethods (contains "certificate" $authMethods) -}}
{{- $inlineCAKeys := .Values.sftp.trustedUserCAKeys -}}
{{- if and .Values.allInOne.enabled .Values.allInOne.sftp.trustedUserCAKeys -}}
{{- $inlineCAKeys = .Values.allInOne.sftp.trustedUserCAKeys -}}
{{- end -}}
{{- $existingSecret := .Values.sftp.existingCAKeysSecret -}}
{{- if and .Values.allInOne.enabled .Values.allInOne.sftp.existingCAKeysSecret -}}
{{- $existingSecret = .Values.allInOne.sftp.existingCAKeysSecret -}}
{{- end -}}
{{- if and $sftpEnabled $certInMethods $inlineCAKeys (not $existingSecret) }}
apiVersion: v1
kind: Secret
type: Opaque
metadata:
name: {{ include "seaweedfs.fullname" . }}-sftp-ca-secret
namespace: {{ .Release.Namespace }}
labels:
app.kubernetes.io/name: {{ template "seaweedfs.name" . }}
helm.sh/chart: {{ .Chart.Name }}-{{ .Chart.Version | replace "+" "_" }}
app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: {{ .Release.Service }}
app.kubernetes.io/instance: {{ .Release.Name }}
app.kubernetes.io/component: sftp
stringData:
ca_user.pub: |
{{ $inlineCAKeys | indent 4 }}
{{- end }}
@@ -135,6 +135,9 @@ spec:
{{- end }}
{{- if .Values.sftp.authMethods }}
-authMethods={{ .Values.sftp.authMethods }} \
{{- if contains "certificate" .Values.sftp.authMethods }}
-trustedUserCAKeysFile=/etc/sw/sftp_ca/ca_user.pub \
{{- end }}
{{- end }}
{{- if .Values.sftp.maxAuthTries }}
-maxAuthTries={{ .Values.sftp.maxAuthTries }} \
@@ -176,6 +179,11 @@ spec:
- mountPath: /etc/sw/ssh
name: config-ssh
readOnly: true
{{- if and .Values.sftp.authMethods (contains "certificate" .Values.sftp.authMethods) }}
- mountPath: /etc/sw/sftp_ca
name: config-sftp-ca
readOnly: true
{{- end }}
{{- if include "seaweedfs.securityConfigEnabled" . }}
- name: security-config
readOnly: true
@@ -256,6 +264,19 @@ spec:
{{- else }}
secretName: {{ include "seaweedfs.fullname" . }}-sftp-ssh-secret
{{- end }}
{{- if and .Values.sftp.authMethods (contains "certificate" .Values.sftp.authMethods) }}
{{- if and (not .Values.sftp.existingCAKeysSecret) (not .Values.sftp.trustedUserCAKeys) }}
{{- fail "sftp.authMethods includes \"certificate\" but neither sftp.trustedUserCAKeys nor sftp.existingCAKeysSecret is set" }}
{{- end }}
- name: config-sftp-ca
secret:
defaultMode: 420
{{- if .Values.sftp.existingCAKeysSecret }}
secretName: {{ .Values.sftp.existingCAKeysSecret }}
{{- else }}
secretName: {{ include "seaweedfs.fullname" . }}-sftp-ca-secret
{{- end }}
{{- end }}
{{- if eq .Values.sftp.logs.type "hostPath" }}
- name: logs
hostPath:
+17 -1
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@@ -1138,7 +1138,7 @@ sftp:
# SSH server configuration
sshPrivateKey: "/etc/sw/seaweedfs_sftp_ssh_private_key" # Path to the SSH private key file for host authentication
hostKeysFolder: "/etc/sw/ssh" # path to folder containing SSH private key files for host authentication
authMethods: "password,publickey" # Comma-separated list of allowed auth methods: password, publickey, keyboard-interactive
authMethods: "password,publickey" # Comma-separated list of allowed auth methods: password, publickey, certificate
maxAuthTries: 6 # Maximum number of authentication attempts per connection
bannerMessage: "SeaweedFS SFTP Server" # Message displayed before authentication
loginGraceTime: "2m" # Timeout for authentication
@@ -1155,6 +1155,18 @@ sftp:
# Set to the name of an existing kubernetes Secret with the list of ssh private keys for sftp
existingSshConfigSecret: null
# SSH user-certificate authentication (CA-signed user certs). Mirrors
# OpenSSH `TrustedUserCAKeys` and MinIO `--sftp=trusted-user-ca-key`.
# Add "certificate" to `authMethods` to activate; when active, plain
# public keys are rejected on the public-key channel.
#
# Inline CA public keys in OpenSSH authorized_keys format (one per
# line). Ignored when `existingCAKeysSecret` is set.
trustedUserCAKeys: ""
# Set to the name of an existing kubernetes Secret carrying the CA
# public keys under data key `ca_user.pub`.
existingCAKeysSecret: null
# Additional resources
sidecars: []
initContainers: ""
@@ -1545,6 +1557,10 @@ allInOne:
existingConfigSecret: null
# Set to the name of an existing kubernetes Secret with the SSH keys
existingSshConfigSecret: null
# SSH user-certificate authentication. See sftp.trustedUserCAKeys above.
# (null on either field inherits from the top-level sftp.* setting.)
trustedUserCAKeys: null
existingCAKeysSecret: null
# Service settings
service: