lightning-terminal/rpc_proxy.go

package terminal

import (
	"context"
	"encoding/base64"
	"encoding/hex"
	"fmt"
	"io/ioutil"
	"net/http"
	"strings"
	"time"

	"github.com/improbable-eng/grpc-web/go/grpcweb"
	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/macaroons"
	grpcProxy "github.com/mwitkow/grpc-proxy/proxy"
	"google.golang.org/grpc"
	"google.golang.org/grpc/backoff"
	"google.golang.org/grpc/credentials"
	"google.golang.org/grpc/metadata"
	"gopkg.in/macaroon-bakery.v2/bakery"
	"gopkg.in/macaroon.v2"
)

const (
	contentTypeGrpc = "application/grpc"

	// HeaderMacaroon is the HTTP header field name that is used to send
	// the macaroon.
	HeaderMacaroon = "Macaroon"
)

// newRpcProxy creates a new RPC proxy that can take any native gRPC, grpc-web
// or REST request and delegate (and convert if necessary) it to the correct
// component.
func newRpcProxy(cfg *Config, validator macaroons.MacaroonValidator,
	permissionMap map[string][]bakery.Op) *rpcProxy {

	// The gRPC web calls are protected by HTTP basic auth which is defined
	// by base64(username:password). Because we only have a password, we
	// just use base64(password:password).
	basicAuth := base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString([]byte(fmt.Sprintf(
		"%s:%s", cfg.UIPassword, cfg.UIPassword,
	)))

	// Set up the final gRPC server that will serve gRPC web to the browser
	// and translate all incoming gRPC web calls into native gRPC that are
	// then forwarded to lnd's RPC interface. GRPC web has a few kinks that
	// need to be addressed with a custom director that just takes care of a
	// few HTTP header fields.
	p := &rpcProxy{
		cfg:          cfg,
		basicAuth:    basicAuth,
		macValidator: validator,
	}
	p.grpcServer = grpc.NewServer(
		// From the grpxProxy doc: This codec is *crucial* to the
		// functioning of the proxy.
		grpc.CustomCodec(grpcProxy.Codec()),
		grpc.ChainStreamInterceptor(p.StreamServerInterceptor(
			permissionMap,
		)),
		grpc.ChainUnaryInterceptor(p.UnaryServerInterceptor(
			permissionMap,
		)),
		grpc.UnknownServiceHandler(
			grpcProxy.TransparentHandler(p.director),
		),
	)

	// Create the gRPC web proxy that wraps the just created grpcServer and
	// converts the browser's gRPC web calls into native gRPC.
	options := []grpcweb.Option{
		grpcweb.WithWebsockets(true),
		grpcweb.WithWebsocketPingInterval(2 * time.Minute),
		grpcweb.WithCorsForRegisteredEndpointsOnly(false),
	}
	p.grpcWebProxy = grpcweb.WrapServer(p.grpcServer, options...)
	return p
}

// rpcProxy is an RPC proxy server that can take any native gRPC, grpc-web or
// REST request and delegate it to the correct component. Any grpc-web request
// is first converted into a native gRPC request. The gRPC call is then handed
// to our local gRPC server that has all in-process RPC servers registered. If
// the call is meant for a component that is registered as running in-process,
// it is handled there. If not, the director will forward the call to either a
// local or remote lnd instance.
//
//    any RPC or REST call
//        |
//        V
//    +---+----------------------+
//    | grpc-web proxy           |
//    +---+----------------------+
//        |
//        v native gRPC call with basic auth
//    +---+----------------------+
//    | interceptors             |
//    +---+----------------------+
//        |
//        v native gRPC call with macaroon
//    +---+----------------------+ registered call
//    | gRPC server              +--------------+
//    +---+----------------------+              |
//        |                                     |
//        v non-registered call                 |
//    +---+----------------------+    +---------v----------+
//    | director                 |    | local subserver    |
//    +---+----------------------+    |  - loop            |
//        |                           |  - faraday         |
//        v authenticated call        |  - pool            |
//    +---+----------------------+    +--------------------+
//    | lnd (remote or local)    |
//    +--------------------------+
//
type rpcProxy struct {
	cfg       *Config
	basicAuth string

	macValidator macaroons.MacaroonValidator

	lndConn      *grpc.ClientConn
	grpcServer   *grpc.Server
	grpcWebProxy *grpcweb.WrappedGrpcServer
}

// Start creates initial connection to lnd.
func (p *rpcProxy) Start() error {
	var err error

	// Setup the connection to lnd.
	host, _, tlsPath, _ := p.cfg.lndConnectParams()
	p.lndConn, err = dialBackend("lnd", host, tlsPath)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("could not dial lnd: %v", err)
	}

	return nil
}

// Stop shuts down the lnd connection.
func (p *rpcProxy) Stop() error {
	p.grpcServer.Stop()

	if p.lndConn != nil {
		if err := p.lndConn.Close(); err != nil {
			log.Errorf("Error closing lnd connection: %v", err)
			return err
		}
	}

	return nil
}

// isHandling checks if the specified request is something to be handled by lnd
// or any of the attached sub daemons. If true is returned, the call was handled
// by the RPC proxy and the caller MUST NOT handle it again. If false is
// returned, the request was not handled and the caller MUST handle it.
func (p *rpcProxy) isHandling(resp http.ResponseWriter,
	req *http.Request) bool {

	// gRPC web requests are easy to identify. Send them to the gRPC
	// web proxy.
	if p.grpcWebProxy.IsGrpcWebRequest(req) ||
		p.grpcWebProxy.IsGrpcWebSocketRequest(req) {

		log.Infof("Handling gRPC web request: %s", req.URL.Path)
		p.grpcWebProxy.ServeHTTP(resp, req)

		return true
	}

	// Normal gRPC requests are also easy to identify. These we can
	// send directly to the lnd proxy's gRPC server.
	if isGrpcRequest(req) {
		log.Infof("Handling gRPC request: %s", req.URL.Path)
		p.grpcServer.ServeHTTP(resp, req)

		return true
	}

	// TODO(guggero): Handle REST calls as well.

	return false
}

// director is a function that directs an incoming request to the correct
// backend, depending on what kind of authentication information is attached to
// the request.
func (p *rpcProxy) director(ctx context.Context,
	_ string) (context.Context, *grpc.ClientConn, error) {

	// If this header is present in the request from the web client,
	// the actual connection to the backend will not be established.
	// https://github.com/improbable-eng/grpc-web/issues/568
	md, _ := metadata.FromIncomingContext(ctx)
	mdCopy := md.Copy()
	delete(mdCopy, "connection")

	outCtx := metadata.NewOutgoingContext(ctx, mdCopy)

	return outCtx, p.lndConn, nil
}

// UnaryServerInterceptor is a gRPC interceptor that checks whether the
// request is authorized by the included macaroons.
func (p *rpcProxy) UnaryServerInterceptor(
	permissionMap map[string][]bakery.Op) grpc.UnaryServerInterceptor {

	return func(ctx context.Context, req interface{},
		info *grpc.UnaryServerInfo,
		handler grpc.UnaryHandler) (interface{}, error) {

		uriPermissions, ok := permissionMap[info.FullMethod]
		if !ok {
			return nil, fmt.Errorf("%s: unknown permissions "+
				"required for method", info.FullMethod)
		}

		// For now, basic authentication is just a quick fix until we
		// have proper macaroon support implemented in the UI. We allow
		// gRPC web requests to have it and "convert" the auth into a
		// proper macaroon now.
		newCtx, err := p.basicAuthToMacaroon(ctx, info.FullMethod)
		if err != nil {
			return nil, fmt.Errorf("error upgrading basic auth: %v",
				err)
		}

		// With the basic auth converted to a macaroon if necessary,
		// let's now validate the macaroon.
		err = p.macValidator.ValidateMacaroon(
			newCtx, uriPermissions, info.FullMethod,
		)
		if err != nil {
			return nil, err
		}

		return handler(ctx, req)
	}
}

// StreamServerInterceptor is a GRPC interceptor that checks whether the
// request is authorized by the included macaroons.
func (p *rpcProxy) StreamServerInterceptor(
	permissionMap map[string][]bakery.Op) grpc.StreamServerInterceptor {

	return func(srv interface{}, ss grpc.ServerStream,
		info *grpc.StreamServerInfo, handler grpc.StreamHandler) error {

		uriPermissions, ok := permissionMap[info.FullMethod]
		if !ok {
			return fmt.Errorf("%s: unknown permissions required "+
				"for method", info.FullMethod)
		}

		// For now, basic authentication is just a quick fix until we
		// have proper macaroon support implemented in the UI. We allow
		// gRPC web requests to have it and "convert" the auth into a
		// proper macaroon now.
		ctx, err := p.basicAuthToMacaroon(ss.Context(), info.FullMethod)
		if err != nil {
			return fmt.Errorf("error upgrading basic auth: %v", err)
		}

		// With the basic auth converted to a macaroon if necessary,
		// let's now validate the macaroon.
		err = p.macValidator.ValidateMacaroon(
			ctx, uriPermissions, info.FullMethod,
		)
		if err != nil {
			return err
		}

		return handler(srv, ss)
	}
}

// basicAuthToMacaroon checks that the incoming request context has the expected
// and valid basic authentication header then attaches the correct macaroon to
// the context so it can be forwarded to the actual gRPC server.
func (p *rpcProxy) basicAuthToMacaroon(ctx context.Context,
	requestURI string) (context.Context, error) {

	md, ok := metadata.FromIncomingContext(ctx)
	if !ok {
		return ctx, nil
	}

	authHeaders := md.Get("authorization")
	if len(authHeaders) == 0 {
		// No basic auth provided, we don't add a macaroon and let the
		// gRPC security interceptor reject the request.
		return ctx, nil
	}

	// The user specified an authorization header so this is very likely a
	// gRPC Web call from the UI. But we only attach the macaroon if the
	// auth is correct. That way an attacker doesn't know that basic auth
	// is even allowed as the error message will only be the macaroon error
	// from the lnd backend.
	authHeaderParts := strings.Split(authHeaders[0], " ")
	if len(authHeaderParts) != 2 {
		return ctx, nil
	}
	if authHeaderParts[1] != p.basicAuth {
		return ctx, nil
	}

	var macPath string
	switch {
	case isLndURI(requestURI):
		_, _, _, macPath = p.cfg.lndConnectParams()

	case isLoopURI(requestURI):
		macPath = p.cfg.Loop.MacaroonPath

	case isFaradayURI(requestURI):
		macPath = p.cfg.Faraday.MacaroonPath

	case isPoolURI(requestURI):
		macPath = p.cfg.Pool.MacaroonPath

	default:
		return ctx, fmt.Errorf("unknown gRPC web request: %v",
			requestURI)
	}

	// Now that we know which macaroon to load, do it and attach it to the
	// request context.
	macBytes, err := readMacaroon(macPath)
	if err != nil {
		return ctx, fmt.Errorf("error reading macaroon: %v", err)
	}
	md.Set(HeaderMacaroon, hex.EncodeToString(macBytes))
	return metadata.NewIncomingContext(ctx, md), nil
}

// dialBackend connects to a gRPC backend through the given address and uses the
// given TLS certificate to authenticate the connection.
func dialBackend(name, dialAddr, tlsCertPath string) (*grpc.ClientConn, error) {
	var opts []grpc.DialOption
	tlsConfig, err := credentials.NewClientTLSFromFile(tlsCertPath, "")
	if err != nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not read %s TLS cert %s: %v",
			name, tlsCertPath, err)
	}

	opts = append(
		opts,

		// From the grpcProxy doc: This codec is *crucial* to the
		// functioning of the proxy.
		grpc.WithCodec(grpcProxy.Codec()), // nolint
		grpc.WithTransportCredentials(tlsConfig),
		grpc.WithDefaultCallOptions(maxMsgRecvSize),
		grpc.WithConnectParams(grpc.ConnectParams{
			Backoff:           backoff.DefaultConfig,
			MinConnectTimeout: defaultConnectTimeout,
		}),
	)

	log.Infof("Dialing %s gRPC server at %s", name, dialAddr)
	cc, err := grpc.Dial(dialAddr, opts...)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed dialing %s backend: %v", name,
			err)
	}
	return cc, nil
}

// readMacaroon tries to read the macaroon file at the specified path and create
// gRPC dial options from it.
func readMacaroon(macPath string) ([]byte, error) {
	// Load the specified macaroon file.
	macBytes, err := ioutil.ReadFile(macPath)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to read macaroon path : %v", err)
	}

	// Make sure it actually is a macaroon by parsing it.
	mac := &macaroon.Macaroon{}
	if err = mac.UnmarshalBinary(macBytes); err != nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to decode macaroon: %v", err)
	}

	// It's a macaroon alright, let's return the binary data now.
	return macBytes, nil
}

// isGrpcRequest determines if a request is a gRPC request by checking that the
// "content-type" is "application/grpc" and that the protocol is HTTP/2.
func isGrpcRequest(req *http.Request) bool {
	contentType := req.Header.Get("content-type")
	return req.ProtoMajor == 2 &&
		strings.HasPrefix(contentType, contentTypeGrpc)
}