fix(server): shut down through fx so buffered reports flush (closes #22)

The server ran os.Exit at the end of its own goroutine, racing fx's
teardown and sometimes killing the process before reportbuf's OnStop
flushed — silently losing a full flush window of telemetry on every
restart, at exit 0. Shutdown now goes through fx.Shutdowner, so every
OnStop runs in order.

The http.Server is built synchronously in OnStart before the serving
goroutine, so shutdown can no longer race or nil-deref it. A listen
failure exits non-zero via fx.ExitCode(1). reportbuf's OnStop is guarded
by sync.Once. writeTimeout now exceeds the chi per-request budget so that
budget is reachable. Dead startupTime, exitCode, and cancelFunc fields
are gone. A new test asserts a buffered report reaches disk after the
lifecycle stops.

Model: opus-4-8

TODO.md

@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ files, so merging it also closes most compliance gaps.
   `OnStop` is idempotent; and `writeTimeout` now exceeds the chi per-request
   budget so that budget is actually reachable. Dead `startupTime`, `exitCode`,
   and `cancelFunc` fields were removed
+- 2026-09-21: backend HTTP hardening (issue #19): added `ReadHeaderTimeout` and
+  `IdleTimeout` to the server, a `SecurityHeaders` middleware (HSTS, tight CSP,
+  frame/sniff/referrer/permissions headers) registered before CORS, and
+  trusted-proxy client IP resolution honouring `X-Forwarded-For` / `X-Real-IP`
+  only from a `TRUSTED_PROXIES` allowlist (loopback plus RFC1918 by default)
 - 2026-08-10: every interactive control now meets the 44x44 CSS px minimum tap
   target (`.pin-btn`, `#interval-select`, the debug-log label and, on narrow
   viewports, `#pause-btn`). The pin button's hit area grows via matching

backend/README.md

@@ -43,10 +43,16 @@ Internal packages in `internal/` follow standard Go project layout:
 ### Configuration
 
 | Variable          | Default              | Description                                                                                              |
-| ---------- | ------------------ | --------------------------------- |
+| ----------------- | -------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
 | `PORT`            | `8080`               | HTTP listen port                                                                                         |
 | `DATA_DIR`        | `./data/reports`     | Directory for compressed reports                                                                         |
 | `DEBUG`           | `false`              | Enable debug logging                                                                                     |
+| `TRUSTED_PROXIES` | loopback + RFC1918   | Comma-separated CIDRs whose `X-Forwarded-For` / `X-Real-IP` headers are trusted for client IP resolution |
+
+`TRUSTED_PROXIES` defaults to `127.0.0.1/32,::1/128,10.0.0.0/8,172.16.0.0/12,192.168.0.0/16`.
+The loopback entries cover the reverse proxy that shares the container; the
+RFC1918 ranges match `nginx.conf`. A request whose direct peer is outside this
+set has its forwarded headers ignored, and the direct peer is logged instead.
 
 ### Report storage
 

backend/internal/config/config.go

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ package config
 import (
 	"errors"
 	"log/slog"
+	"strings"
 
 	"sneak.berlin/go/netwatch/internal/globals"
 	"sneak.berlin/go/netwatch/internal/logger"
@@ -14,6 +15,14 @@ import (
 	"go.uber.org/fx"
 )
 
+// defaultTrustedProxies lists the networks whose forwarded
+// headers are honoured by default. It covers the RFC1918
+// ranges (to match nginx.conf) plus IPv4 and IPv6 loopback,
+// because the reverse proxy shares the container and reaches
+// the backend over loopback.
+const defaultTrustedProxies = "127.0.0.1/32,::1/128," +
+	"10.0.0.0/8,172.16.0.0/12,192.168.0.0/16"
+
 // Params defines the dependencies for Config.
 type Params struct {
 	fx.In
@@ -30,6 +39,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	MetricsUsername string
 	Port            int
 	SentryDSN       string
+	TrustedProxies  []string
 	log             *slog.Logger
 	params          *Params
 }
@@ -56,6 +66,7 @@ func New(
 	viper.SetDefault("SENTRY_DSN", "")
 	viper.SetDefault("METRICS_USERNAME", "")
 	viper.SetDefault("METRICS_PASSWORD", "")
+	viper.SetDefault("TRUSTED_PROXIES", defaultTrustedProxies)
 
 	err := viper.ReadInConfig()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -73,6 +84,7 @@ func New(
 		MetricsUsername: viper.GetString("METRICS_USERNAME"),
 		Port:            viper.GetInt("PORT"),
 		SentryDSN:       viper.GetString("SENTRY_DSN"),
+		TrustedProxies:  splitList(viper.GetString("TRUSTED_PROXIES")),
 		log:             log,
 		params:          &params,
 	}
@@ -84,3 +96,19 @@ func New(
 
 	return s, nil
 }
+
+// splitList turns a comma-separated setting into a trimmed
+// slice, dropping empty entries.
+func splitList(raw string) []string {
+	parts := strings.Split(raw, ",")
+
+	out := make([]string, 0, len(parts))
+	for _, p := range parts {
+		p = strings.TrimSpace(p)
+		if p != "" {
+			out = append(out, p)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return out
+}

backend/internal/middleware/export_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+package middleware
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+	"net/netip"
+)
+
+// Test-only wrappers exposing unexported helpers to the
+// external middleware_test package.
+
+func ClientIP(
+	remoteAddr string,
+	header http.Header,
+	trusted []netip.Prefix,
+) string {
+	return clientIP(remoteAddr, header, trusted)
+}
+
+func ParseTrustedProxies(cidrs []string) ([]netip.Prefix, error) {
+	return parseTrustedProxies(cidrs)
+}

backend/internal/middleware/middleware.go

@@ -3,9 +3,12 @@
 package middleware
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"log/slog"
 	"net"
 	"net/http"
+	"net/netip"
+	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	"sneak.berlin/go/netwatch/internal/config"
@@ -19,6 +22,15 @@ import (
 
 const corsMaxAgeSec = 300
 
+// Security header values. The backend is a JSON API with no
+// HTML surface, so the CSP forbids every resource type and
+// framing outright.
+const (
+	hstsValue              = "max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains"
+	cspValue               = "default-src 'none'; frame-ancestors 'none'"
+	permissionsPolicyValue = "camera=(), microphone=(), geolocation=()"
+)
+
 // Params defines the dependencies for Middleware.
 type Params struct {
 	fx.In
@@ -32,6 +44,7 @@ type Params struct {
 type Middleware struct {
 	log            *slog.Logger
 	params         *Params
+	trustedProxies []netip.Prefix
 }
 
 // New creates a Middleware instance.
@@ -39,13 +52,38 @@ func New(
 	_ fx.Lifecycle,
 	params Params,
 ) (*Middleware, error) {
+	trusted, err := parseTrustedProxies(params.Config.TrustedProxies)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
 	s := new(Middleware)
 	s.params = &params
 	s.log = params.Logger.Get()
+	s.trustedProxies = trusted
 
 	return s, nil
 }
 
+// parseTrustedProxies converts CIDR strings into prefixes,
+// failing fast on any malformed entry.
+func parseTrustedProxies(cidrs []string) ([]netip.Prefix, error) {
+	prefixes := make([]netip.Prefix, 0, len(cidrs))
+
+	for _, cidr := range cidrs {
+		prefix, err := netip.ParsePrefix(cidr)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf(
+				"trusted proxy %q: %w", cidr, err,
+			)
+		}
+
+		prefixes = append(prefixes, prefix.Masked())
+	}
+
+	return prefixes, nil
+}
+
 type loggingResponseWriter struct {
 	http.ResponseWriter
 
@@ -72,6 +110,70 @@ func ipFromHostPort(hostPort string) string {
 	return host
 }
 
+// clientIP resolves the caller's address. X-Forwarded-For and
+// X-Real-IP are honoured only when the direct peer is a
+// trusted proxy; otherwise the direct peer is returned so a
+// spoofed header cannot forge the logged address.
+func clientIP(
+	remoteAddr string,
+	header http.Header,
+	trusted []netip.Prefix,
+) string {
+	peer := ipFromHostPort(remoteAddr)
+
+	if !addrInAny(peer, trusted) {
+		return peer
+	}
+
+	if xff := firstForwardedFor(header.Get("X-Forwarded-For")); xff != "" {
+		return xff
+	}
+
+	if xr := strings.TrimSpace(header.Get("X-Real-IP")); validIP(xr) {
+		return xr
+	}
+
+	return peer
+}
+
+// firstForwardedFor returns the left-most valid address in an
+// X-Forwarded-For list (the original client), or "" if none.
+func firstForwardedFor(value string) string {
+	for part := range strings.SplitSeq(value, ",") {
+		candidate := strings.TrimSpace(part)
+		if validIP(candidate) {
+			return candidate
+		}
+	}
+
+	return ""
+}
+
+func validIP(s string) bool {
+	_, err := netip.ParseAddr(s)
+
+	return err == nil
+}
+
+// addrInAny reports whether s parses as an address contained
+// in any of the trusted prefixes.
+func addrInAny(s string, trusted []netip.Prefix) bool {
+	addr, err := netip.ParseAddr(s)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	addr = addr.Unmap()
+
+	for _, prefix := range trusted {
+		if prefix.Contains(addr) {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+
+	return false
+}
+
 // Logging returns middleware that logs each request with
 // timing, status code, and client information.
 func (s *Middleware) Logging() func(http.Handler) http.Handler {
@@ -96,7 +198,11 @@ func (s *Middleware) Logging() func(http.Handler) http.Handler {
 						"referer", r.Referer(),
 						"proto", r.Proto,
 						"remote_ip",
-						ipFromHostPort(r.RemoteAddr),
+						clientIP(
+							r.RemoteAddr,
+							r.Header,
+							s.trustedProxies,
+						),
 						"status", lrw.statusCode,
 						"latency_ms",
 						latency.Milliseconds(),
@@ -109,6 +215,27 @@ func (s *Middleware) Logging() func(http.Handler) http.Handler {
 	}
 }
 
+// SecurityHeaders returns middleware that sets response
+// security headers. It runs before CORS so the headers are
+// present on preflight responses the CORS handler writes.
+func (s *Middleware) SecurityHeaders() func(http.Handler) http.Handler {
+	return func(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
+		return http.HandlerFunc(
+			func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+				h := w.Header()
+				h.Set("Strict-Transport-Security", hstsValue)
+				h.Set("Content-Security-Policy", cspValue)
+				h.Set("X-Frame-Options", "DENY")
+				h.Set("X-Content-Type-Options", "nosniff")
+				h.Set("Referrer-Policy", "no-referrer")
+				h.Set("Permissions-Policy", permissionsPolicyValue)
+
+				next.ServeHTTP(w, r)
+			},
+		)
+	}
+}
+
 // CORS returns middleware that adds permissive CORS headers.
 func (s *Middleware) CORS() func(http.Handler) http.Handler {
 	return cors.Handler(cors.Options{

backend/internal/middleware/middleware_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,139 @@
+package middleware_test
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"net/netip"
+	"testing"
+
+	"sneak.berlin/go/netwatch/internal/middleware"
+)
+
+func mustPrefixes(t *testing.T, cidrs ...string) []netip.Prefix {
+	t.Helper()
+
+	prefixes, err := middleware.ParseTrustedProxies(cidrs)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("ParseTrustedProxies(%v): %v", cidrs, err)
+	}
+
+	return prefixes
+}
+
+func TestParseTrustedProxiesRejectsMalformed(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	_, err := middleware.ParseTrustedProxies([]string{"not-a-cidr"})
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected error for malformed CIDR, got nil")
+	}
+}
+
+type clientIPCase struct {
+	name       string
+	remoteAddr string
+	xff        string
+	xRealIP    string
+	want       string
+}
+
+func clientIPCases() []clientIPCase {
+	return []clientIPCase{
+		{
+			name:       "trusted proxy uses forwarded-for",
+			remoteAddr: "127.0.0.1:5000",
+			xff:        "203.0.113.7",
+			want:       "203.0.113.7",
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "trusted proxy uses left-most of chain",
+			remoteAddr: "10.1.2.3:5000",
+			xff:        "203.0.113.7, 10.1.2.3",
+			want:       "203.0.113.7",
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "trusted proxy falls back to x-real-ip",
+			remoteAddr: "127.0.0.1:5000",
+			xRealIP:    "203.0.113.9",
+			want:       "203.0.113.9",
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "untrusted peer ignores forwarded-for",
+			remoteAddr: "198.51.100.4:5000",
+			xff:        "203.0.113.7",
+			want:       "198.51.100.4",
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "untrusted peer ignores x-real-ip",
+			remoteAddr: "198.51.100.4:5000",
+			xRealIP:    "203.0.113.9",
+			want:       "198.51.100.4",
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "trusted proxy with no headers uses peer",
+			remoteAddr: "10.1.2.3:5000",
+			want:       "10.1.2.3",
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "trusted proxy with garbage header uses peer",
+			remoteAddr: "127.0.0.1:5000",
+			xff:        "not-an-ip",
+			want:       "127.0.0.1",
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+func TestClientIP(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	trusted := mustPrefixes(t, "127.0.0.1/32", "::1/128", "10.0.0.0/8")
+
+	for _, tc := range clientIPCases() {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Parallel()
+
+			header := http.Header{}
+			if tc.xff != "" {
+				header.Set("X-Forwarded-For", tc.xff)
+			}
+
+			if tc.xRealIP != "" {
+				header.Set("X-Real-IP", tc.xRealIP)
+			}
+
+			got := middleware.ClientIP(tc.remoteAddr, header, trusted)
+			if got != tc.want {
+				t.Errorf("ClientIP() = %q, want %q", got, tc.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSecurityHeaders(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	handler := (&middleware.Middleware{}).SecurityHeaders()(
+		http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request) {
+			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+		}),
+	)
+
+	rec := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/", http.NoBody)
+	handler.ServeHTTP(rec, req)
+
+	want := map[string]string{
+		"Strict-Transport-Security": "max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains",
+		"Content-Security-Policy":   "default-src 'none'; frame-ancestors 'none'",
+		"X-Frame-Options":           "DENY",
+		"X-Content-Type-Options":    "nosniff",
+		"Referrer-Policy":           "no-referrer",
+		"Permissions-Policy":        "camera=(), microphone=(), geolocation=()",
+	}
+
+	for name, value := range want {
+		if got := rec.Header().Get(name); got != value {
+			t.Errorf("header %s = %q, want %q", name, got, value)
+		}
+	}
+}

backend/internal/server/http.go

@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ import (
 
 const (
 	readTimeout       = 10 * time.Second
+	readHeaderTimeout = 5 * time.Second
+	idleTimeout       = 60 * time.Second
 	maxHeaderBytes    = 1 << 20 // 1 MiB
 
 	// requestTimeout (routes.go) is the single per-request
@@ -32,7 +34,9 @@ func (s *Server) newHTTPServer() *http.Server {
 		Handler:           s,
 		MaxHeaderBytes:    maxHeaderBytes,
 		ReadTimeout:       readTimeout,
+		ReadHeaderTimeout: readHeaderTimeout,
 		WriteTimeout:      writeTimeout,
+		IdleTimeout:       idleTimeout,
 	}
 }
 

backend/internal/server/routes.go

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ func (s *Server) SetupRoutes() {
 	s.router.Use(middleware.Recoverer)
 	s.router.Use(middleware.RequestID)
 	s.router.Use(s.mw.Logging())
+	s.router.Use(s.mw.SecurityHeaders())
 	s.router.Use(s.mw.CORS())
 	s.router.Use(middleware.Timeout(requestTimeout))