README.md

@@ -67,7 +67,10 @@ hosts require an HMAC-SHA256 signature.
 #### Signature Specification
 
 Signatures use HMAC-SHA256 and include an expiration timestamp to
-prevent replay attacks.
+prevent replay attacks. Signatures are **exact match only**: every
+component (host, path, query, dimensions, format, expiration) must
+match exactly what was signed. No suffix matching, wildcard matching,
+or partial matching is supported.
 
 **Signed data format** (colon-separated):
 

internal/imgcache/service_test.go

@@ -151,6 +151,74 @@ func TestService_Get_NonWhitelistedHost_InvalidSignature(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+// TestService_ValidateRequest_SignatureExactHostMatch verifies that
+// ValidateRequest enforces exact host matching for signatures. A
+// signature for one host must not verify for a different host, even
+// if they share a domain suffix.
+func TestService_ValidateRequest_SignatureExactHostMatch(t *testing.T) {
+	signingKey := "test-signing-key-must-be-32-chars"
+	svc, _ := SetupTestService(t,
+		WithSigningKey(signingKey),
+		WithNoWhitelist(),
+	)
+
+	signer := NewSigner(signingKey)
+
+	// Sign a request for "cdn.example.com"
+	signedReq := &ImageRequest{
+		SourceHost: "cdn.example.com",
+		SourcePath: "/photos/cat.jpg",
+		Size:       Size{Width: 50, Height: 50},
+		Format:     FormatJPEG,
+		Quality:    85,
+		FitMode:    FitCover,
+		Expires:    time.Now().Add(time.Hour),
+	}
+	signedReq.Signature = signer.Sign(signedReq)
+
+	// The original request should pass validation
+	t.Run("exact host passes", func(t *testing.T) {
+		err := svc.ValidateRequest(signedReq)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("ValidateRequest() exact host failed: %v", err)
+		}
+	})
+
+	// Try to reuse the signature with different hosts
+	tests := []struct {
+		name string
+		host string
+	}{
+		{"parent domain", "example.com"},
+		{"sibling subdomain", "images.example.com"},
+		{"deeper subdomain", "a.cdn.example.com"},
+		{"evil suffix domain", "cdn.example.com.evil.com"},
+		{"prefixed host", "evilcdn.example.com"},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name+" rejected", func(t *testing.T) {
+			req := &ImageRequest{
+				SourceHost:  tt.host,
+				SourcePath:  signedReq.SourcePath,
+				SourceQuery: signedReq.SourceQuery,
+				Size:        signedReq.Size,
+				Format:      signedReq.Format,
+				Quality:     signedReq.Quality,
+				FitMode:     signedReq.FitMode,
+				Expires:     signedReq.Expires,
+				Signature:   signedReq.Signature,
+			}
+
+			err := svc.ValidateRequest(req)
+			if err == nil {
+				t.Errorf("ValidateRequest() should reject signature for host %q (signed for %q)",
+					tt.host, signedReq.SourceHost)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func TestService_Get_InvalidFile(t *testing.T) {
 	svc, fixtures := SetupTestService(t)
 	ctx := context.Background()

internal/imgcache/signature.go

@@ -43,6 +43,11 @@ func (s *Signer) Sign(req *ImageRequest) string {
 }
 
 // Verify checks if the signature on the request is valid and not expired.
+// Signatures are exact-match only: every component of the signed data
+// (host, path, query, dimensions, format, expiration) must match exactly.
+// No suffix matching, wildcard matching, or partial matching is supported.
+// A signature for "cdn.example.com" will NOT verify for "example.com" or
+// "other.cdn.example.com", and vice versa.
 func (s *Signer) Verify(req *ImageRequest) error {
 	// Check expiration first
 	if req.Expires.IsZero() {
@@ -66,6 +71,8 @@ func (s *Signer) Verify(req *ImageRequest) error {
 
 // buildSignatureData creates the string to be signed.
 // Format: "host:path:query:width:height:format:expiration"
+// All components are used verbatim (exact match). No normalization,
+// suffix matching, or wildcard expansion is performed.
 func (s *Signer) buildSignatureData(req *ImageRequest) string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s:%s:%d:%d:%s:%d",
 		req.SourceHost,

internal/imgcache/signature_test.go

@@ -152,6 +152,178 @@ func TestSigner_Verify(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+// TestSigner_Verify_ExactMatchOnly verifies that signatures enforce exact
+// matching on every URL component. No suffix matching, wildcard matching,
+// or partial matching is supported.
+func TestSigner_Verify_ExactMatchOnly(t *testing.T) {
+	signer := NewSigner("test-secret-key")
+
+	// Base request that we'll sign, then tamper with individual fields.
+	baseReq := func() *ImageRequest {
+		req := &ImageRequest{
+			SourceHost:  "cdn.example.com",
+			SourcePath:  "/photos/cat.jpg",
+			SourceQuery: "token=abc",
+			Size:        Size{Width: 800, Height: 600},
+			Format:      FormatWebP,
+			Expires:     time.Now().Add(1 * time.Hour),
+		}
+		req.Signature = signer.Sign(req)
+
+		return req
+	}
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		name   string
+		tamper func(req *ImageRequest)
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "parent domain does not match subdomain",
+			tamper: func(req *ImageRequest) {
+				// Signed for cdn.example.com, try example.com
+				req.SourceHost = "example.com"
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "subdomain does not match parent domain",
+			tamper: func(req *ImageRequest) {
+				// Signed for cdn.example.com, try images.cdn.example.com
+				req.SourceHost = "images.cdn.example.com"
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "sibling subdomain does not match",
+			tamper: func(req *ImageRequest) {
+				// Signed for cdn.example.com, try images.example.com
+				req.SourceHost = "images.example.com"
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "host with suffix appended does not match",
+			tamper: func(req *ImageRequest) {
+				// Signed for cdn.example.com, try cdn.example.com.evil.com
+				req.SourceHost = "cdn.example.com.evil.com"
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "host with prefix does not match",
+			tamper: func(req *ImageRequest) {
+				// Signed for cdn.example.com, try evilcdn.example.com
+				req.SourceHost = "evilcdn.example.com"
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "different path does not match",
+			tamper: func(req *ImageRequest) {
+				req.SourcePath = "/photos/dog.jpg"
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "path suffix does not match",
+			tamper: func(req *ImageRequest) {
+				req.SourcePath = "/photos/cat.jpg/extra"
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "path prefix does not match",
+			tamper: func(req *ImageRequest) {
+				req.SourcePath = "/other/photos/cat.jpg"
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "different query does not match",
+			tamper: func(req *ImageRequest) {
+				req.SourceQuery = "token=xyz"
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "added query does not match empty query",
+			tamper: func(req *ImageRequest) {
+				req.SourceQuery = "extra=1"
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "removed query does not match",
+			tamper: func(req *ImageRequest) {
+				req.SourceQuery = ""
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "different width does not match",
+			tamper: func(req *ImageRequest) {
+				req.Size.Width = 801
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "different height does not match",
+			tamper: func(req *ImageRequest) {
+				req.Size.Height = 601
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "different format does not match",
+			tamper: func(req *ImageRequest) {
+				req.Format = FormatPNG
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			req := baseReq()
+			tt.tamper(req)
+
+			err := signer.Verify(req)
+			if err != ErrSignatureInvalid {
+				t.Errorf("Verify() = %v, want %v", err, ErrSignatureInvalid)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+
+	// Verify the unmodified base request still passes
+	t.Run("unmodified request passes", func(t *testing.T) {
+		req := baseReq()
+		if err := signer.Verify(req); err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("Verify() unmodified request failed: %v", err)
+		}
+	})
+}
+
+// TestSigner_Sign_ExactHostInData verifies that Sign uses the exact host
+// string in the signature data, producing different signatures for
+// suffix-related hosts.
+func TestSigner_Sign_ExactHostInData(t *testing.T) {
+	signer := NewSigner("test-secret-key")
+
+	hosts := []string{
+		"cdn.example.com",
+		"example.com",
+		"images.example.com",
+		"images.cdn.example.com",
+		"cdn.example.com.evil.com",
+	}
+
+	sigs := make(map[string]string)
+
+	for _, host := range hosts {
+		req := &ImageRequest{
+			SourceHost:  host,
+			SourcePath:  "/photos/cat.jpg",
+			SourceQuery: "",
+			Size:        Size{Width: 800, Height: 600},
+			Format:      FormatWebP,
+			Expires:     time.Unix(1704067200, 0),
+		}
+
+		sig := signer.Sign(req)
+		if existing, ok := sigs[sig]; ok {
+			t.Errorf("hosts %q and %q produced the same signature", existing, host)
+		}
+
+		sigs[sig] = host
+	}
+}
+
 func TestSigner_DifferentKeys(t *testing.T) {
 	signer1 := NewSigner("secret-key-1")
 	signer2 := NewSigner("secret-key-2")