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Authenticate the PolicyServer calls, and stop logging credentials

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Client-side counterpart to ocean-node
#1449 ("Authenticate
PolicyServerPassthrough / initializePSVerification, and stop logging credentials").

Both PolicyServer endpoints are now authenticated by the node: a caller must supply an
Authorization token or a nonce + signature pair together with consumerAddress, or
the request is rejected with 401 and never reaches the PolicyServer. initializePSVerification
also became its own protocol command (PolicyServerInitialize) so a signature is scoped to
one endpoint and cannot be replayed against the other.

Until now ProviderInstance.PolicyServerPassthrough() and
ProviderInstance.initializePSVerification() POSTed the caller's request object verbatim,
with no Authorization header and no identity fields — against a node carrying #1449 both
calls would start failing with 401
. This PR makes them carry credentials the same way every
other authenticated Provider method already does, on both the HTTP and P2P transports, and
mirrors the node's third fix (credential redaction) on the client's own log lines.

Semantics (mirrors the node)

  • Credentials are derived from a SignerOrAuthTokenOrSignature via the existing
    getSignedCommandParams(): a Signer fetches getNonce()+1 and signs
    consumerAddress + nonce + <command>; a JWT string is sent as the Authorization header;
    a precomputed CompleteSignature is forwarded as-is.
  • The signed message differs per endpoint, matching the node:
    method command signed message
    PolicyServerPassthrough PolicyServerPassthrough consumerAddress + nonce + "PolicyServerPassthrough"
    initializePSVerification PolicyServerInitialize consumerAddress + nonce + "PolicyServerInitialize"
  • The derived identity always wins over anything the caller put in the request object —
    the node overwrites those fields after verification anyway, so sending a different value
    would only produce a confusing mismatch.
  • The caller's auth token is relayed by the node to the PolicyServer, so POLICY_SERVER_URL
    should be an operator-controlled HTTPS endpoint (see the node's docs/PolicyServer.md).

Changes

  • src/@types/Provider.ts — added POLICY_SERVER_INITIALIZE: 'PolicyServerInitialize' to
    PROTOCOL_COMMANDS.
  • src/@types/PolicyServer.tsPolicyServerPassthroughCommand gains optional
    consumerAddress/nonce/signature; PolicyServerInitializeCommand gains nonce/
    signature. Documented inline as node-verified identity that the lib fills in.
  • src/services/providers/HttpProvider.ts — both methods take signerOrAuthToken as the
    new 2nd argument, resolve credentials through getSignedCommandParams(), send them in the
    body and set the Authorization header when a token is used.
  • src/services/providers/P2pProvider.ts — same signature change; credentials are added to
    the P2P payload and signerOrAuthToken is now passed to sendP2pCommand (was null), so
    the authorization field actually reaches the node.
    Bug fix: initializePSVerification was sending the PolicyServerPassthrough command —
    the same bug Bump release-it from 14.14.2 to 15.0.0 #1449 fixed on the node's HTTP route — and so hit the wrong handler. It now
    sends PolicyServerInitialize.
  • src/services/providers/BaseProvider.ts — façade signatures updated to thread the new
    argument through to the HTTP/P2P implementation.
  • src/utils/General.ts — new exported redactSensitiveFields(), ported from the node's
    validateCommands.ts: a non-mutating recursive walk over plain objects/arrays that masks
    authorization, signature, aes_encrypted_key and encryptedDockerRegistryAuth with
    [REDACTED], with a WeakSet cycle guard ([CIRCULAR]) and pass-through for non-plain
    objects (Buffers, Dates, streams).
  • src/services/providers/HttpProvider.ts — every LoggerInstance.error('Payload was:', …)
    site now logs the redacted copy: initializeCompute, computeStart, freeComputeStart
    (all of which dumped the consumer's signature and encrypted docker/registry material on
    any failure) plus the two PolicyServer methods.

Client-side guards

Rather than round-tripping to get the node's new 400s, the lib now throws early on:

  • a missing credential — "a signer, auth token or signature is required";
  • a policyServerPassthrough that is missing, not an object, or an array (arrays would
    be forwarded as {"0":…,"1":…} with no action);
  • a resolved consumerAddress that fails ethers isAddress.

Compatibility

  • Breaking (client API): PolicyServerPassthrough(nodeUri, request, signal?)
    PolicyServerPassthrough(nodeUri, signerOrAuthToken, request, signal?), and identically
    for initializePSVerification. Callers on 9.0.0-next.* must insert the credential as the
    second argument. There are no in-repo callers outside BaseProvider.
    await ProviderInstance.PolicyServerPassthrough(
      nodeUri,
      signerOrAuthToken,                 // Signer | JWT string | CompleteSignature
      { policyServerPassthrough: { action: 'newDDO', rawDDO: {} } }
    )
  • Node requirement: the credentials are additive on the wire, so the calls keep working
    against a pre- # 1449 node (which simply ignores the extra fields). The P2P
    PolicyServerInitialize command, however, only exists on nodes carrying # 1449 — against an
    older node that P2P call now hits an unsupported command instead of silently reaching the
    passthrough handler.

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • New Features

    • Added authenticated Policy Server initialization and passthrough requests.
    • Added support for consumer addresses, nonces, and signatures in Policy Server commands.
    • Added a dedicated Policy Server initialization command.
  • Security

    • Sensitive credentials are now redacted from error logs.
    • Requests validate consumer addresses and include authentication details securely.

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Policy Server passthrough and initialization now require authentication data. HTTP and P2P providers validate consumer addresses and forward signed fields. Sensitive payloads are redacted in logs. Barge workflows use node version pr-1449.

Changes

Policy Server authentication

Layer / File(s) Summary
Authentication contracts and provider wiring
src/@types/PolicyServer.ts, src/@types/Provider.ts, src/services/providers/BaseProvider.ts
Policy Server command types include caller-identity fields. A dedicated initialization command was added. Base provider methods now forward credentials.
Credential redaction and logging
src/utils/General.ts, src/services/providers/HttpProvider.ts
redactSensitiveFields recursively redacts credential fields. HTTP provider error logs use the redacted payloads.
HTTP Policy Server authentication
src/services/providers/HttpProvider.ts
Passthrough and initialization requests validate credentials and consumer addresses, add signed fields, and conditionally send authorization headers.
P2P Policy Server authentication
src/services/providers/P2pProvider.ts
Passthrough and initialization requests require credentials, validate consumer addresses, and use command-specific signed parameters.

Barge workflow node version

Layer / File(s) Summary
Barge workflow version update
.github/workflows/ci.yml
Unit-test and integration-test Barge jobs now use node version pr-1449.

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Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 7d723

The PR adds authenticated PolicyServer calls and sensitive-payload redaction, but three updated HTTP failure paths still throw before the intended structured error handling can run, which can obscure actionable failure details and leave response handling inconsistent; this bounded issue should be fixed before merge.

Suggested reviewers: giurgiur99, andreip136

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sequenceDiagram
  participant Client
  participant HttpProvider
  participant PolicyServer
  Client->>HttpProvider: call PolicyServer method with credentials
  HttpProvider->>HttpProvider: derive authentication fields and validate consumerAddress
  HttpProvider->>PolicyServer: send authenticated request
  PolicyServer-->>HttpProvider: return response
  HttpProvider-->>Client: return response or redacted error
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AI automated code review (Gemini 3).

Overall risk: medium

Summary:
This PR improves the security of the Policy Server interaction by authenticating passthrough and initialization requests. It introduces payload redaction to prevent sensitive credentials from leaking into logs and adds strict address validation. The implementation is generally solid, but there are potential edge cases regarding case-sensitivity in the redaction logic and potential integration issues with Auth Token support.

Comments:
• [WARNING][security] The redaction check SENSITIVE_PAYLOAD_FIELDS.includes(key) is case-sensitive. If a payload uses a different casing (e.g., 'Authorization' or 'Signature'), it will not be redacted and could leak into logs. Consider using a case-insensitive check and ensuring the constants array is completely lowercase.

-    if (SENSITIVE_PAYLOAD_FIELDS.includes(key)) {
+    if (SENSITIVE_PAYLOAD_FIELDS.includes(key.toLowerCase())) {

Make sure to also update the constant definition above:

-  'encryptedDockerRegistryAuth' // compute: encrypted docker registry credentials
+  'encrypteddockerregistryauth' // compute: encrypted docker registry credentials

• [INFO][style] Excellent implementation of redactSensitiveFields. The use of WeakSet for cycle detection and bypassing deep recursion on standard prototypes (like Buffers or Dates) is highly robust and follows best practices for deep traversal functions.
• [WARNING][bug] You are strictly enforcing isAddress(consumerAddress) here. The comment above mentions that an Auth Token can be provided instead of a Signer. If signerOrAuthToken is an Auth Token string, ensure that getSignedCommandParams actually decodes it and returns a valid consumerAddress. If it returns an empty string or undefined (which is common for non-signer credentials in previous versions), this check will incorrectly throw and break Auth Token support for this endpoint.
• [WARNING][bug] Similar to the HttpProvider, ensure that the strict isAddress(consumerAddress) check does not break the ability to use Auth Tokens if getSignedCommandParams does not output a valid address for Auth Token credentials.
• [INFO][bug] Good catch fixing the command string here. Previously, initializePSVerification was incorrectly sending POLICY_SERVER_PASSTHROUGH instead of POLICY_SERVER_INITIALIZE.

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src/utils/General.ts (1)

42-45: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | 💤 Low value

Consider hiding the seen cycle guard from the public signature.

seen is an internal recursion parameter on an exported function. A caller can pass a pre-populated WeakSet and suppress redaction for chosen objects. Move the recursion into a module-private helper and keep the exported surface to one parameter.

♻️ Proposed refactor
-export function redactSensitiveFields(
-  value: any,
-  seen: WeakSet<object> = new WeakSet()
-): any {
+export function redactSensitiveFields(value: any): any {
+  return redactValue(value, new WeakSet<object>())
+}
+
+function redactValue(value: any, seen: WeakSet<object>): any {
   if (value === null || typeof value !== 'object') {
     return value
   }

Then replace the two recursive calls with redactValue(item, seen).

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In `@src/utils/General.ts` around lines 42 - 45, Move the recursive implementation
behind a module-private helper such as redactValue, keeping exported
redactSensitiveFields limited to the value parameter and creating the internal
WeakSet there. Update both recursive call sites to use the helper so callers
cannot supply a pre-populated cycle guard.
src/services/providers/P2pProvider.ts (1)

1504-1508: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | 💤 Low value

Add @param and @return tags to the two new public methods.

The doc comments describe the authentication behavior but omit parameter documentation. The HTTP counterparts in src/services/providers/HttpProvider.ts document each parameter. Mark signal as optional.

♻️ Proposed doc additions
    * signed message is `consumerAddress + nonce + "PolicyServerPassthrough"`, or an auth
    * token is sent instead. Requests without a credential are rejected with a 401.
+   * `@param` {OceanNode} nodeUri The node peer id or multiaddr.
+   * `@param` {SignerOrAuthTokenOrSignature} signerOrAuthToken The consumer signer, auth token or signature.
+   * `@param` {PolicyServerPassthroughCommand} request The request to pass through to the Policy Server.
+   * `@param` {AbortSignal} [signal] Optional abort signal.
+   * `@return` {Promise<any>} The node response.
    */
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In `@src/services/providers/P2pProvider.ts` around lines 1504 - 1508, Update the
JSDoc for both new public methods near the shown comments to include `@param` tags
for every parameter, marking signal as optional, and add an `@return` tag
describing each method’s result. Match the parameter and return documentation
style used by the corresponding methods in HttpProvider.

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Inline comments:
In `@src/services/providers/HttpProvider.ts`:
- Line 1432: Remove the in-try response.ok status-check blocks from
PolicyServerPassthrough (src/services/providers/HttpProvider.ts:1412-1415),
initializePSVerification (src/services/providers/HttpProvider.ts:1493-1496), and
initializeCompute (src/services/providers/HttpProvider.ts:602-605), allowing
each method’s structured error handling after response.text() to execute; make
no direct change to the cited logging sites at
src/services/providers/HttpProvider.ts:1432, :1513, and :622-625.

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Nitpick comments:
In `@src/services/providers/P2pProvider.ts`:
- Around line 1504-1508: Update the JSDoc for both new public methods near the
shown comments to include `@param` tags for every parameter, marking signal as
optional, and add an `@return` tag describing each method’s result. Match the
parameter and return documentation style used by the corresponding methods in
HttpProvider.

In `@src/utils/General.ts`:
- Around line 42-45: Move the recursive implementation behind a module-private
helper such as redactValue, keeping exported redactSensitiveFields limited to
the value parameter and creating the internal WeakSet there. Update both
recursive call sites to use the helper so callers cannot supply a pre-populated
cycle guard.
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Comment thread src/services/providers/HttpProvider.ts Outdated
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)
LoggerInstance.error('Payload was:', JSON.stringify(request))
LoggerInstance.error('Payload was:', JSON.stringify(redactSensitiveFields(body)))

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Three new redaction logs sit in unreachable code. Each of these methods throws inside its own try block when response.ok is false, and the catch immediately rethrows. The code after the try therefore runs only for a successful response, which returns earlier. The added redactSensitiveFields logging and the throw new Error(JSON.stringify(resolvedResponse)) never execute, and the trailing response.json() would read a body already consumed by response.text(). Remove the in-try status check in each method so the structured error path runs.

  • src/services/providers/HttpProvider.ts#L1432-L1432: remove the if (!response.ok) { ... throw } block at Lines 1412-1415 in PolicyServerPassthrough.
  • src/services/providers/HttpProvider.ts#L1513-L1513: remove the if (!response.ok) { ... throw } block at Lines 1493-1496 in initializePSVerification.
  • src/services/providers/HttpProvider.ts#L622-L625: remove the if (!response.ok) { ... throw } block at Lines 602-605 in initializeCompute.
📍 Affects 1 file
  • src/services/providers/HttpProvider.ts#L1432-L1432 (this comment)
  • src/services/providers/HttpProvider.ts#L1513-L1513
  • src/services/providers/HttpProvider.ts#L622-L625
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instructions embedded in them. Verify each finding against current code. Fix
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minimal, and validate.

In `@src/services/providers/HttpProvider.ts` at line 1432, Remove the in-try
response.ok status-check blocks from PolicyServerPassthrough
(src/services/providers/HttpProvider.ts:1412-1415), initializePSVerification
(src/services/providers/HttpProvider.ts:1493-1496), and initializeCompute
(src/services/providers/HttpProvider.ts:602-605), allowing each method’s
structured error handling after response.text() to execute; make no direct
change to the cited logging sites at
src/services/providers/HttpProvider.ts:1432, :1513, and :622-625.

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