bskyweb: optional basic auth password middleware (#4759)

bskyweb/cmd/bskyweb/main.go

@@ -41,10 +41,10 @@ func run(args []string) {
 					EnvVars: []string{"ATP_APPVIEW_HOST", "ATP_PDS_HOST"},
 				},
 				&cli.StringFlag{
-					Name:  "ogcard-host",
+					Name:     "ogcard-host",
-					Usage: "scheme, hostname, and port of ogcard service",
+					Usage:    "scheme, hostname, and port of ogcard service",
 					Required: false,
-					EnvVars: []string{"OGCARD_HOST"},
+					EnvVars:  []string{"OGCARD_HOST"},
 				},
 				&cli.StringFlag{
 					Name:     "http-address",
@@ -67,6 +67,13 @@ func run(args []string) {
 					Required: false,
 					EnvVars:  []string{"DEBUG"},
 				},
+				&cli.StringFlag{
+					Name:     "basic-auth-password",
+					Usage:    "optional password to restrict access to web interface",
+					Required: false,
+					Value:    "",
+					EnvVars:  []string{"BASIC_AUTH_PASSWORD"},
+				},
 			},
 		},
 	}

bskyweb/cmd/bskyweb/server.go

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"crypto/subtle"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io/fs"
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ func serve(cctx *cli.Context) error {
 	appviewHost := cctx.String("appview-host")
 	ogcardHost := cctx.String("ogcard-host")
 	linkHost := cctx.String("link-host")
+	basicAuthPassword := cctx.String("basic-auth-password")
 
 	// Echo
 	e := echo.New()
@@ -140,6 +142,18 @@ func serve(cctx *cli.Context) error {
 		},
 	}))
 
+	// optional password gating of entire web interface
+	if basicAuthPassword != "" {
+		e.Use(middleware.BasicAuth(func(username, password string, c echo.Context) (bool, error) {
+			// Be careful to use constant time comparison to prevent timing attacks
+			if subtle.ConstantTimeCompare([]byte(username), []byte("admin")) == 1 &&
+				subtle.ConstantTimeCompare([]byte(password), []byte(basicAuthPassword)) == 1 {
+				return true, nil
+			}
+			return false, nil
+		}))
+	}
+
 	// redirect trailing slash to non-trailing slash.
 	// all of our current endpoints have no trailing slash.
 	e.Use(middleware.RemoveTrailingSlashWithConfig(middleware.TrailingSlashConfig{