refactor: Clarify WebACL algorithm.

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Ruben Verborgh
2021-05-12 23:08:23 +02:00
committed by Joachim Van Herwegen
parent 96a07e4853
commit 0f22fb5ddb

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@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export class WebAclAuthorizer extends Authorizer {
public async canHandle({ identifier }: AuthorizerArgs): Promise<void> {
if (this.aclStrategy.isAuxiliaryIdentifier(identifier)) {
throw new NotImplementedHttpError('WebAclAuthorizer does not support permissions on acl files.');
throw new NotImplementedHttpError('WebAclAuthorizer does not support permissions on auxiliary resources.');
}
}
@@ -50,37 +50,48 @@ export class WebAclAuthorizer extends Authorizer {
* @param input - Relevant data needed to check if access can be granted.
*/
public async handle({ identifier, permissions, credentials }: AuthorizerArgs): Promise<WebAclAuthorization> {
// Determine the required access modes
const modes = (Object.keys(permissions) as (keyof PermissionSet)[]).filter((key): boolean => permissions[key]);
// Verify that all required modes are set for the given agent
this.logger.debug(`Checking if ${credentials.webId} has ${modes.join()} permissions for ${identifier.path}`);
const store = await this.getAclRecursive(identifier);
const authorization = this.createAuthorization(credentials, store);
// Determine the full authorization for the agent granted by the applicable ACL
const acl = await this.getAclRecursive(identifier);
const authorization = this.createAuthorization(credentials, acl);
// Verify that the authorization allows all required modes
for (const mode of modes) {
this.checkPermission(credentials, authorization, mode);
this.requirePermission(credentials, authorization, mode);
}
this.logger.debug(`${credentials.webId} has ${modes.join()} permissions for ${identifier.path}`);
return authorization;
}
/**
* Creates an Authorization object based on the quads found in the store.
* @param agent - Agent who's credentials will be used for the `user` field.
* @param store - Store containing all relevant authorization triples.
* Checks whether the agent is authenticated (logged in) or not (public/anonymous).
* @param agent - Agent whose credentials will be checked.
*/
private createAuthorization(agent: Credentials, store: Store): WebAclAuthorization {
const publicPermissions = this.createPermissions({}, store);
const userPermissions = this.createPermissions(agent, store);
private isAuthenticated(agent: Credentials): agent is ({ webId: string }) {
return typeof agent.webId === 'string';
}
/**
* Creates an Authorization object based on the quads found in the ACL.
* @param agent - Agent whose credentials will be used for the `user` field.
* @param acl - Store containing all relevant authorization triples.
*/
private createAuthorization(agent: Credentials, acl: Store): WebAclAuthorization {
const publicPermissions = this.determinePermissions({}, acl);
const userPermissions = this.determinePermissions(agent, acl);
return new WebAclAuthorization(userPermissions, publicPermissions);
}
/**
* Creates the authorization permissions for the given credentials.
* Determines the available permissions for the given credentials.
* @param credentials - Credentials to find the permissions for.
* @param store - Store containing all relevant authorization triples.
* @param acl - Store containing all relevant authorization triples.
*/
private createPermissions(credentials: Credentials, store: Store): PermissionSet {
private determinePermissions(credentials: Credentials, acl: Store): PermissionSet {
const permissions: PermissionSet = {
read: false,
write: false,
@@ -88,7 +99,7 @@ export class WebAclAuthorizer extends Authorizer {
control: false,
};
for (const mode of (Object.keys(permissions) as (keyof PermissionSet)[])) {
permissions[mode] = this.hasPermission(credentials, store, mode);
permissions[mode] = this.hasPermission(credentials, acl, mode);
}
return permissions;
}
@@ -101,10 +112,9 @@ export class WebAclAuthorizer extends Authorizer {
* @param authorization - An Authorization containing the permissions the agent has on the resource.
* @param mode - Which mode is requested.
*/
private checkPermission(agent: Credentials, authorization: WebAclAuthorization, mode: keyof PermissionSet): void {
private requirePermission(agent: Credentials, authorization: WebAclAuthorization, mode: keyof PermissionSet): void {
if (!authorization.user[mode]) {
const isLoggedIn = typeof agent.webId === 'string';
if (isLoggedIn) {
if (this.isAuthenticated(agent)) {
this.logger.warn(`Agent ${agent.webId} has no ${mode} permissions`);
throw new ForbiddenHttpError();
} else {
@@ -118,21 +128,23 @@ export class WebAclAuthorizer extends Authorizer {
}
/**
* Checks if the given agent has permission to execute the given mode based on the triples in the store.
* Checks if the given agent has permission to execute the given mode based on the triples in the ACL.
* @param agent - Agent that wants access.
* @param store - A store containing the relevant triples for authorization.
* @param acl - A store containing the relevant triples for authorization.
* @param mode - Which mode is requested.
*/
private hasPermission(agent: Credentials, store: Store, mode: keyof PermissionSet): boolean {
private hasPermission(agent: Credentials, acl: Store, mode: keyof PermissionSet): boolean {
// Collect all authorization blocks for this specific mode
const modeString = ACL[this.capitalize(mode) as 'Write' | 'Read' | 'Append' | 'Control'];
const auths = this.getModePermissions(store, modeString);
const auths = this.getModePermissions(acl, modeString);
// Having write permissions implies having append permissions
// Append permissions are implied by Write permissions
if (modeString === ACL.Append) {
auths.push(...this.getModePermissions(store, ACL.Write));
auths.push(...this.getModePermissions(acl, ACL.Write));
}
return auths.some((term): boolean => this.hasAccess(agent, term, store));
// Check if any collected authorization block allows the specific agent
return auths.some((term): boolean => this.hasAccess(agent, term, acl));
}
/**
@@ -147,44 +159,54 @@ export class WebAclAuthorizer extends Authorizer {
/**
* Returns the identifiers of all authorizations that grant the given mode access for a resource.
* @param store - The store containing the quads of the acl resource.
* @param acl - The store containing the quads of the ACL resource.
* @param aclMode - A valid acl mode (ACL.Write/Read/...)
*/
private getModePermissions(store: Store, aclMode: string): Term[] {
return store.getQuads(null, ACL.mode, aclMode, null).map((quad: Quad): Term => quad.subject);
private getModePermissions(acl: Store, aclMode: string): Term[] {
return acl.getQuads(null, ACL.mode, aclMode, null).map((quad: Quad): Term => quad.subject);
}
/**
* Checks if the given agent has access to the modes specified by the given authorization.
* @param agent - Credentials of agent that needs access.
* @param auth - acl:Authorization that needs to be checked.
* @param store - A store containing the relevant triples of the authorization.
* @param acl - A store containing the relevant triples of the authorization.
*
* @returns If the agent has access.
*/
private hasAccess(agent: Credentials, auth: Term, store: Store): boolean {
if (store.countQuads(auth, ACL.agentClass, FOAF.Agent, null) > 0) {
private hasAccess(agent: Credentials, auth: Term, acl: Store): boolean {
// Check if public access is allowed
if (acl.countQuads(auth, ACL.agentClass, FOAF.Agent, null) !== 0) {
return true;
}
if (typeof agent.webId !== 'string') {
return false;
// Check if authenticated access is allowed
if (this.isAuthenticated(agent)) {
// Check if any authenticated agent is allowed
if (acl.countQuads(auth, ACL.agentClass, ACL.AuthenticatedAgent, null) !== 0) {
return true;
}
// Check if this specific agent is allowed
if (acl.countQuads(auth, ACL.agent, agent.webId, null) !== 0) {
return true;
}
}
if (store.countQuads(auth, ACL.agentClass, ACL.AuthenticatedAgent, null) > 0) {
return true;
}
return store.countQuads(auth, ACL.agent, agent.webId, null) > 0;
// Neither unauthenticated nor authenticated access are allowed
return false;
}
/**
* Returns the acl triples that are relevant for the given identifier.
* These can either be from a corresponding acl file or an acl file higher up with defaults.
* Returns the ACL triples that are relevant for the given identifier.
* These can either be from a corresponding ACL document or an ACL document higher up with defaults.
* Rethrows any non-NotFoundHttpErrors thrown by the ResourceStore.
* @param id - ResourceIdentifier of which we need the acl triples.
* @param id - ResourceIdentifier of which we need the ACL triples.
* @param recurse - Only used internally for recursion.
*
* @returns A store containing the relevant acl triples.
* @returns A store containing the relevant ACL triples.
*/
private async getAclRecursive(id: ResourceIdentifier, recurse?: boolean): Promise<Store> {
// Obtain the direct ACL document for the resource, if it exists
this.logger.debug(`Trying to read the direct ACL document of ${id.path}`);
try {
const acl = this.aclStrategy.getAuxiliaryIdentifier(id);
@@ -202,6 +224,7 @@ export class WebAclAuthorizer extends Authorizer {
}
}
// Obtain the applicable ACL of the parent container
this.logger.debug(`Traversing to the parent of ${id.path}`);
if (this.identifierStrategy.isRootContainer(id)) {
this.logger.error(`No ACL document found for root container ${id.path}`);
@@ -227,16 +250,18 @@ export class WebAclAuthorizer extends Authorizer {
* @returns A store containing the relevant triples.
*/
private async filterData(data: Representation, predicate: string, object: string): Promise<Store> {
const store = new Store();
const importEmitter = store.import(data.data);
// Import all triples from the representation into a queryable store
const quads = new Store();
const importer = quads.import(data.data);
await new Promise((resolve, reject): void => {
importEmitter.on('end', resolve);
importEmitter.on('error', reject);
importer.on('end', resolve);
importer.on('error', reject);
});
const auths = store.getQuads(null, predicate, object, null).map((quad: Quad): Term => quad.subject);
const newStore = new Store();
auths.forEach((subject): any => newStore.addQuads(store.getQuads(subject, null, null, null)));
return newStore;
// Find subjects that occur with a given predicate/object, and collect all their triples
const subjectData = new Store();
const subjects = quads.getQuads(null, predicate, object, null).map((quad: Quad): Term => quad.subject);
subjects.forEach((subject): any => subjectData.addQuads(quads.getQuads(subject, null, null, null)));
return subjectData;
}
}