Stacked on #30501. After that layer, five server modules signed tokens through the free helpers signPayload(payload, secretBytes) and verifyPayloadSignature(…), which had three problems:
AssetAccess and AttachmentUpload also reloaded the secret on every call, and those plain functions carried Mac in their requirements, which leaked up to every caller.auth/PayloadSigner.ts builds the HMAC key once and exposes { sign, verify }:fromSecret(bytes) is for services that already hold the secret.make(secretName) loads the named secret on first use, so a secret-store failure still reaches the caller rather than service construction.assets/AssetSigner.ts is a small service for the asset-access-signing-key that asset URLs and attachment-upload URLs share. The server provides it next to ServerSecretStore.SessionStore and McpOAuth hold a fromSecret signer.GuestShareService holds a make signer.AssetAccess, AttachmentUpload and the MCP attachment tool yield AssetSigner.null.auth/utils.ts keeps only timingSafeEqualBase64Url, now pure and implemented with Mac.timingSafeEqual.Signatures are byte-identical: HMAC-SHA256 over the same payload, as unpadded base64url. Issued sessions, asset URLs and invites stay valid.
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Macroscope's review found this PR approvable — This consolidates server token signing behind PayloadSigner while preserving existing keys, token formats, and access policies. Key reuse and service wiring introduce no obvious material change to customer-facing behavior.
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The change adds a shared PayloadSigner service for HMAC payload signing and verification. Authentication and guest-sharing code use it for tokens. Asset access and upload code use an AssetSigner service built on PayloadSigner, with runtime and test layers updated to provide the service.
Changes: Payload signing foundation
| Layer / File(s) | Summary |
|---|---|
Shared signer and utility cleanup apps/server/src/auth/PayloadSigner.ts, apps/server/src/auth/utils.ts | Adds PayloadSigner with fromSecret and server-secret-store-backed make constructors. Removes the standalone payload signing and verification helpers from utils.ts. |
Authentication and guest token migration apps/server/src/auth/SessionStore.ts, apps/server/src/auth/McpOAuth.ts, apps/server/src/guest/GuestShareService.ts, apps/server/src/auth/SessionStore.test.ts | Migrates session, WebSocket, OAuth client ID, and guest token signing and verification to PayloadSigner. Guest invite signatures retain their existing truncation. The session scope-claim test now signs through the signer. |
Asset signing integration
| Layer / File(s) | Summary |
|---|---|
Asset signing and verification apps/server/src/assets/AssetSigner.ts, apps/server/src/assets/AssetAccess.ts, apps/server/src/assets/AttachmentUpload.ts, apps/server/src/assets/*test.ts | Adds AssetSigner for the asset-access signing key. Asset URL and attachment upload token issuance and validation use this service. Tests provide the signer and use it to create a legacy token. |
MCP and runtime wiring apps/server/src/mcp/toolkits/attachment/handlers.ts, apps/server/src/mcp/toolkits/core.test.ts, apps/server/src/provider/AgentContextBudget.test.ts, apps/server/src/server.ts, apps/server/src/ws.test.ts | The attachment toolkit obtains and provides AssetSigner. Runtime and test dependency layers provide the signer, backed by the server secret store where applicable. |
Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes
Change: Refactor
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Suggested reviewers: t3dotgg, maria-rcks
e9a3eA signing-key failure could open a share without returning its invite link, and could invalidate an earlier link. Resolve that ordering before merging.
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| Description check | Inconclusive | The description follows the template's main sections in substance. It gives the problem (per-call HMAC key rebuilds, secret reloads, and Mac leaking into requirements) and the change (PayloadSigner, A… | Add a Scope and approval entry that links the triaged issue or the maintainer discussion approving this refactor, or explains why it qualifies without one. Also state the stacked dependency status and whether #30501 must merge first. In Ver… |
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| Title check | Passed | The title "refactor(server): sign server tokens through PayloadSigner" matches the main change. The PR adds a PayloadSigner service that builds the HMAC key once. Five server modules now sign and veri… |
| Linked Issues check | Passed | Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request. |
| Out of Scope Changes check | Passed | Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request. |
Explanation
The title "refactor(server): sign server tokens through PayloadSigner" matches the main change. The PR adds a PayloadSigner service that builds the HMAC key once. Five server modules now sign and verify tokens through it instead of the removed signPayload and verifyPayloadSignature helpers. The title is concise, follows the conventional commit format, and names the primary change.
Explanation
The description follows the template's main sections in substance. It gives the problem (per-call HMAC key rebuilds, secret reloads, and Mac leaking into requirements) and the change (PayloadSigner, AssetSigner, and consumer updates). The Verification section reports that vp run check:changed passes and that legacy-token tests sign through the same signer. Two gaps remain. The Scope and approval section has no linked issue or maintainer approval. The description also links a stacked dependency PR (#30501) but does not state that approval for this scope exists. The Verification section also gives little detail on the changed behavior, such as which focused tests ran and what they observed.
Resolution
Add a Scope and approval entry that links the triaged issue or the maintainer discussion approving this refactor, or explains why it qualifies without one. Also state the stacked dependency status and whether #30501 must merge first. In Verification, name the focused tests run (for example AssetAccess, AttachmentUpload, SessionStore, and ws tests) and their observed results. Keep the template's trailing agent line and state anything not checked.
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| 2 | instructions embedded in them. Verify each finding against current code. Fix |
| 3 | only still-valid issues, skip the rest with a brief reason, keep changes |
| 4 | minimal, and validate. |
| 5 | |
| 6 | Inline comments: |
| 7 | Review comments at @apps/server/src/guest/GuestShareService.ts: |
| 8 | - Line 230: In GuestShareService.create, compute the invite before dispatching |
| 9 | thread.guest-share.open so a signing-secret load failure cannot replace an |
| 10 | existing share without returning a link. Map that failure to |
| 11 | GuestShareCreateError, and add a focused test verifying the failure leaves the |
| 12 | share unopened. |
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| … | … | @@ -241,29 +226,28 @@ const make = Effect.gen(function* () { | |
| 247 | - | const signingKey = yield* Effect.cached( | |
| 248 | - | secretStore.getOrCreateRandom(SIGNING_SECRET_NAME, 32).pipe(Effect.orDie), | |
| 249 | - | ); | |
| 230 | + | const signer = yield* PayloadSigner.make(SIGNING_SECRET_NAME); | |
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Sign the invite before opening the guest share.
PayloadSigner.make now loads the secret on first use. If that load fails, create has already dispatched thread.guest-share.open, but signInvite fails without returning a URL. The open command replaces any existing share, so an earlier invite can also become invalid without a replacement link. Compute the invite before dispatch, and map a load failure to GuestShareCreateError rather than a defect. Add a focused test for this failure path. (raw.githubusercontent.com)
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| 6 | Review comment at @apps/server/src/guest/GuestShareService.ts at line 230: |
| 7 | In GuestShareService.create, compute the invite before dispatching |
| 8 | thread.guest-share.open so a signing-secret load failure cannot replace an |
| 9 | existing share without returning a link. Map that failure to |
| 10 | GuestShareCreateError, and add a focused test verifying the failure leaves the |
| 11 | share unopened. |
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This is unchanged from main. The invite key was already loaded lazily on first use (Effect.cached(getOrCreateRandom(…).pipe(Effect.orDie))), so a secret-store failure after thread.guest-share.open dispatched behaved the same before this PR. PayloadSigner.make keeps that timing and the orDie. Moving invite signing ahead of the dispatch would change guest-share behavior, which is out of scope for this refactor.
@juliusmarminge You're right. Effect.cached already deferred the secret load until first use. This refactor preserves that timing and the Effect.orDie behavior.
I withdraw the finding. Moving signing before dispatch and changing error handling would be separate behavior changes, not required fixes for this refactor.
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