refactor Caddyfile generation to improve policy handling and cookie collection

containers/caddy/process_config.py

@@ -73,6 +73,12 @@ def collect_all_applications():
 def build_caddyfile(apps, auth_policies, routes):
     lines = []
     has_authelia = auth_policies is not None
+    policies = auth_policies.get("policies", {}) if has_authelia else {}
+
+    def get_policy_type(policy_name):
+        if policy_name and policy_name in policies:
+            return policies[policy_name].get("policy_type", "bypass")
+        return "bypass"
 
     for app in apps:
         app_id = app.get("id", "unknown")
@@ -116,27 +122,61 @@ def build_caddyfile(apps, auth_policies, routes):
                 for route in app_route_data.get("routes", []):
                     app_routes[route.get("path_prefix", "")] = route.get("policy", "")
 
+        default_policy_type = get_policy_type(app_default_policy)
+
+        # When the default policy is deny, use handle blocks for specific
+        # non-deny routes and a catch-all respond 403 at Caddy level,
+        # avoiding an unnecessary Authelia round-trip.
+        if has_authelia and default_policy_type == "deny":
+            for path_prefix, policy_name in app_routes.items():
+                ptype = get_policy_type(policy_name)
+                if ptype == "bypass":
+                    lines.append(f"  handle {path_prefix}/* {{")
+                    lines.append(f"    reverse_proxy {upstream}")
+                    lines.append(f"  }}")
+                    lines.append("")
+                elif ptype == "deny":
+                    lines.append(f"  handle {path_prefix}/* {{")
+                    lines.append(f"    respond 403")
+                    lines.append(f"  }}")
+                    lines.append("")
+                else:
+                    lines.append(f"  handle {path_prefix}/* {{")
+                    lines.append(f"    forward_auth {AUTHELIA_INTERNAL_URL} {{")
+                    lines.append(f"      uri {AUTHELIA_PORTAL_PATH}/api/authz/forward-auth")
+                    lines.append(f"      copy_headers Remote-User Remote-Groups Remote-Name Remote-Email")
+                    lines.append(f"    }}")
+                    lines.append(f"    reverse_proxy {upstream}")
+                    lines.append(f"  }}")
+                    lines.append("")
+            lines.append(f"  respond 403")
+            lines.append(f"}}")
+            lines.append("")
+            continue
+
+        # For bypass/protected default policy: emit explicit deny blocks for
+        # any per-route deny entries before the forward_auth check.
+        for path_prefix, policy_name in app_routes.items():
+            if get_policy_type(policy_name) == "deny":
+                lines.append(f"  handle {path_prefix}/* {{")
+                lines.append(f"    respond 403")
+                lines.append(f"  }}")
+                lines.append("")
+
         needs_auth = False
         if has_authelia and auth_policies:
-            policies = auth_policies.get("policies", {})
+            if default_policy_type not in ("bypass", "deny"):
-            if app_default_policy and app_default_policy in policies:
+                needs_auth = True
-                policy_data = policies[app_default_policy]
-                if policy_data.get("policy_type") != "bypass":
-                    needs_auth = True
             for path_prefix, policy_name in app_routes.items():
-                if policy_name in policies:
+                if get_policy_type(policy_name) not in ("bypass", "deny"):
-                    policy_data = policies[policy_name]
+                    needs_auth = True
-                    if policy_data.get("policy_type") != "bypass":
-                        needs_auth = True
 
         if needs_auth:
             for path_prefix, policy_name in app_routes.items():
-                if policy_name in auth_policies.get("policies", {}):
+                if get_policy_type(policy_name) == "bypass":
-                    policy_data = auth_policies["policies"][policy_name]
+                    lines.append(f"  @bypass_{_sanitize_id(path_prefix)} path {path_prefix}*")
-                    if policy_data.get("policy_type") == "bypass":
+                    lines.append(f"  skip_log @bypass_{_sanitize_id(path_prefix)}")
-                        lines.append(f"  @bypass_{_sanitize_id(path_prefix)} path {path_prefix}*")
+                    lines.append("")
-                        lines.append(f"  skip_log @bypass_{_sanitize_id(path_prefix)}")
-                        lines.append("")
 
             lines.append(f"  forward_auth {AUTHELIA_INTERNAL_URL} {{")
             lines.append(f"    uri {AUTHELIA_PORTAL_PATH}/api/authz/forward-auth")
@@ -155,6 +195,33 @@ def _sanitize_id(value):
     return value.strip("/").replace("/", "_").replace("-", "_")
 
 
+def _collect_app_domains(apps, server_address):
+    """Return session cookie entries for all unique app hostnames.
+
+    Authelia v4.37+ requires a session.cookies entry for every domain managed
+    via forward_auth. Without it, Authelia does not recognise the domain and
+    may allow requests through regardless of the access_control policy.
+    """
+    seen = {server_address}
+    cookies = [
+        {
+            "domain": server_address,
+            "authelia_url": f"https://{server_address}{AUTHELIA_PORTAL_PATH}",
+            "default_redirection_url": f"https://{server_address}",
+        }
+    ]
+    for app in apps:
+        for host in app.get("hosts", []):
+            if host not in seen:
+                seen.add(host)
+                cookies.append({
+                    "domain": host,
+                    "authelia_url": f"https://{server_address}{AUTHELIA_PORTAL_PATH}",
+                    "default_redirection_url": f"https://{server_address}",
+                })
+    return cookies
+
+
 def build_authelia_config(auth_policies, routes, apps):
     server_address = os.environ.get("SERVER_ADDRESS", "localhost")
 
@@ -181,13 +248,7 @@ def build_authelia_config(auth_policies, routes, apps):
         },
         "session": {
             "secret": session_secret,
-            "cookies": [
+            "cookies": _collect_app_domains(apps, server_address),
-                {
-                    "domain": server_address,
-                    "authelia_url": f"https://{server_address}{AUTHELIA_PORTAL_PATH}",
-                    "default_redirection_url": f"https://{server_address}",
-                },
-            ],
         },
         "storage": {
             "encryption_key": storage_encryption_key,