fabro/docs/public/administration/security.mdx
fabro-sh-0530[bot] 29a9a3f7d6
refactor: Remove inbound IP allowlisting (#443)
## Summary

Removes Fabro's in-process inbound source-IP allowlist entirely.
`[server.ip_allowlist]` and
`[server.integrations.github.webhooks.ip_allowlist]` are gone from
config parsing, resolved settings types, the OpenAPI spec, generated API
clients, and the Settings > Security UI. Existing `settings.toml` files
containing those keys now fail as unknown fields — this is a hard
removal with no migration path.

Network source restrictions should be enforced upstream via a reverse
proxy, firewall, VPN, Tailscale ACLs, Kubernetes ingress, or platform
policy.

### What changed

- **Config/types** (`fabro-config`, `fabro-types`): Removed
`ServerIpAllowlistLayer`, `ServerIpAllowlistOverrideLayer`,
`ServerIpAllowlistSettings`, `ServerIpAllowlistOverrideSettings`,
`IpAllowEntry`, associated resolver functions, GitHub `/meta` hook-range
parsing, and Unix socket trusted-proxy validation. `ipnet` dropped from
`fabro-types`; kept in `fabro-config` for sandbox CIDR validation.
- **Server runtime** (`fabro-server`): Deleted `ip_allowlist.rs`,
removed `IpAllowlistConfig` parameter from `build_router_with_options`
and `RouterOptions`, removed the global allowlist middleware layer, and
removed `GitHubMetaResolver` startup logic. GitHub webhook HMAC
verification is unchanged.
- **OpenAPI + generated clients**: Removed `ServerIpAllowlistSettings`,
`ServerIpAllowlistOverrideSettings`, `IpAllowEntry`,
`LiteralIpAllowEntry`, `GitHubMetaHooksEntry` schemas; removed
`ip_allowlist` from `ServerNamespace` and `IntegrationWebhooksSettings`;
dropped `IpAllowEntry` re-exports from `fabro-api`.
- **Web UI**: Removed IP allowlist row from Settings > Security; updated
nav description and page copy.
- **Docs/changelog**: Security docs explicitly state Fabro provides no
source-IP filtering and direct operators upstream. Changelog entry dated
2026-05-27 documents the breaking removal and annotates the 2026-04-19
entry where the feature was introduced.

### Also in this diff (unrelated to IP allowlisting)

The worker control stream was migrated from reading newline-delimited
JSON on stdin to a reconnecting WebSocket
(`/api/v1/runs/{id}/worker/control-stream`). This adds
`tokio-tungstenite` to `fabro-cli`/`fabro-server`, introduces
`WorkerControlManagerHandle` with backoff reconnection and deduplication
of replayed delivery IDs, and adds `RunPause`/`RunUnpause` message
handling. A new integration test
(`detached_run_cancel_reaches_worker_over_control_websocket`) exercises
the full cancel path over the WebSocket.

### Key decisions

- **Hard removal via `deny_unknown_fields`**: stale config is
immediately visible as a startup error rather than silently ignored.
- **No stub or default pass-through**: `IpAllowlistConfig::default()` is
gone, not left as a no-op wrapper, to avoid keeping the feature shape
alive.
- **Webhook HMAC boundary unchanged**: source-IP filtering on webhook
routes is removed; cryptographic signature verification remains the
security boundary.


### Fabro Details

<details>
<summary>Ran 9 stages in 59m 53s for $27.24</summary>

| Stage | Duration | Cost | Retries |
|---|---|---|---|
| start | 0s | – | 0 |
| toolchain | 1s | – | 0 |
| preflight_compile | 2m 15s | – | 0 |
| preflight_lint | 2m 22s | – | 0 |
| implement | 33m 54s | $22.81 | 0 |
| simplify_opus | 5m 55s | $0.75 | 0 |
| simplify_gpt | 3m 35s | $2.81 | 0 |
| verify | 8m 34s | – | 0 |
| fixup | 2m 24s | $0.87 | 0 |
| **Total** | **59m 53s** | **$27.24** | **0** |

</details>

<details>
<summary>Ran <code>ImplementPlan.fabro</code> (11 nodes and 14
edges)</summary>

```dot
digraph ImplementPlan {
    graph [
        goal="Implement and simplify",
        model_stylesheet="
            * { model: claude-opus-4-7; }
        "
    ]
    rankdir=LR

    start [shape=Mdiamond, label="Start"]
    exit  [shape=Msquare, label="Exit"]

    toolchain         [label="Toolchain", shape=parallelogram, script="command -v cargo >/dev/null || { curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh -s -- -y && sudo ln -sf $HOME/.cargo/bin/* /usr/local/bin/; }; cargo --version 2>&1", max_retries=0]
    preflight_compile [label="Preflight Compile", shape=parallelogram, script="cargo check -q --workspace 2>&1", max_retries=0]
    preflight_lint    [label="Preflight Lint", shape=parallelogram, script="cargo +nightly-2026-04-14 clippy -q --workspace --all-targets -- -D warnings 2>&1", max_retries=0]
    fix_lints         [label="Fix Lints", prompt="The preflight lint step failed. Read the build output from context and fix all clippy lint warnings.", max_visits=3]
    implement         [label="Implement", prompt="Read the plan file referenced in the goal and implement every step. Make all the code changes described in the plan. Use red/green TDD.", model="gpt-55", reasoning_effort="xhigh"]
    simplify_opus     [label="Simplify (Opus)", prompt="@prompts/simplify.md"]
    simplify_gpt      [label="Simplify (GPT-55)", prompt="@prompts/simplify.md", model="gpt-55"]
    verify            [label="Verify", shape=parallelogram, script="git fetch origin main 2>&1 && git merge --no-edit --no-stat origin/main 2>&1 && cargo +nightly-2026-04-14 fmt --all 2>&1 && cargo dev docs refresh 2>&1 && cargo +nightly-2026-04-14 fmt --check --all 2>&1 && { command -v rg >/dev/null 2>&1 || { echo 'rg is required for verify'; exit 127; }; } && ! rg -n 'AuthMode::Disabled|RunAuthMethod|RunSubjectProvenance|\bActorRef\b|\bActorKind\b|AuthenticatedSubject|AuthenticatedService|AuthorizeRunScoped|AuthorizeRunBlob|AuthorizeStageArtifact|AuthorizeCommandLog|auth_method\s*==\s*\"disabled\"' lib/crates apps lib/packages docs/public/api-reference/fabro-api.yaml 2>&1 && cargo +nightly-2026-04-14 clippy --workspace --all-targets -- -D warnings 2>&1 && cargo nextest run --workspace --status-level slow --profile ci 2>&1 && cargo dev docs check 2>&1 && bun install --frozen-lockfile 2>&1 && (cd apps/fabro-web && bun run typecheck) 2>&1 && (cd apps/fabro-web && bun run test) 2>&1 && (cd lib/packages/fabro-api-client && bun run typecheck) 2>&1 && cargo dev build -- -p fabro-cli --release 2>&1", goal_gate=true, retry_target="fixup"]
    fixup             [label="Fixup", prompt="The verify step failed. Read the build output from context and fix all format, clippy, Rust test, docs, TypeScript typecheck/test, and build failures.", max_visits=3]

    start -> toolchain
    toolchain -> preflight_compile [condition="outcome=succeeded"]
    toolchain -> exit
    preflight_compile -> preflight_lint [condition="outcome=succeeded"]
    preflight_compile -> exit
    preflight_lint -> implement [condition="outcome=succeeded"]
    preflight_lint -> fix_lints
    fix_lints -> preflight_lint
    implement -> simplify_opus -> simplify_gpt -> verify
    verify -> exit  [condition="outcome=succeeded"]
    verify -> fixup
    fixup -> verify
}

```

</details>

⚒️ Generated with [Fabro](https://fabro.sh)

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Co-authored-by: Fabro <noreply@fabro.sh>
2026-05-27 22:29:08 -04:00

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---
title: "Security"
description: "Security model and best practices"
---
<Warning>
Fabro is currently a research preview. It has not yet been subject to third-party penetration testing. There may be vulnerabilities. We strongly recommend only deploying Fabro on private, self-hosted resources within a controlled networking environment.
</Warning>
## Security controls not in Fabro
Fabro is single-tenant software designed for small, trusted teams. The following controls are **not implemented** — plan your deployment accordingly.
| Control | Status |
|---|---|
| **Multi-tenancy** | Not supported. Fabro is single-tenant only — there is no organization or tenant isolation. |
| **Roles or ACLs** | Not supported. All authenticated users have identical, full access to every run, workflow, and API endpoint. |
| **Inbound source-IP allowlisting** | Not implemented in Fabro. Restrict source networks with a reverse proxy, firewall, VPN, Tailscale, platform ingress policy, or another deployment-layer control. |
| **Rate limiting** | Not implemented. The API server does not throttle requests. |
| **Custom security header policy** | Not configurable. Fabro emits default security headers, including enforced `Content-Security-Policy`, `X-Frame-Options`, `X-Content-Type-Options`, `Referrer-Policy`, `Permissions-Policy`, and `Strict-Transport-Security` when HTTPS is detected. |
## Security recommendations
### Network
- **Deploy the web app on a private network.** Use a Tailscale tailnet, VPN, or internal network to keep the web UI off the public internet.
- **Deploy the API on a private network.** Only allow access from expected hosts (the web app, CI runners, developer machines). The API binds to `127.0.0.1` by default — do not expose it with `--host 0.0.0.0` unless it is behind a firewall or private network.
- **Enforce source-IP restrictions upstream.** Fabro does not provide inbound source-IP allowlisting. Use your reverse proxy, firewall, VPN, Tailscale ACLs, cloud load balancer, Kubernetes ingress, or platform policy to limit who can connect.
- **Use Daytona sandboxes with network controls.** When running untrusted or generated code, use the Daytona sandbox provider with `network = "block"` or a CIDR-based allow list to restrict agent egress.
### Authentication
- **Enable authentication.** Fabro supports `dev-token` and GitHub OAuth. Do not disable auth outside of local development or controlled demos.
- **Configure a username allowlist for GitHub OAuth.** `[server.auth.github].allowed_usernames` should contain the exact GitHub users allowed to log in. An empty list rejects everyone.
- **Configure the session secret used by the web flow.** `SESSION_SECRET` should be provisioned with a strong value on long-lived deployments.
- **Terminate HTTPS or mTLS upstream when needed.** Fabro's listener is plain HTTP/Unix only. If CI, scripts, or a browser must connect over HTTPS, terminate TLS at a reverse proxy or load balancer and keep the Fabro listener on a private network.
### Secrets
- **Keep API keys out of sandboxes.** The local sandbox strips environment variables ending in `_API_KEY`, `_SECRET`, `_TOKEN`, `_PASSWORD`, or `_CREDENTIAL`, but Docker and Daytona sandboxes provide stronger isolation — only explicitly configured variables are passed through.
- **Use the server vault for optional integration credentials.** For server-backed workflows, persist LLM provider keys, Slack, Daytona, Brave Search, GitHub token, and GitHub App secrets with `fabro provider login`, `fabro secret set`, or `fabro install`. Process env and `server.env` are reserved for bootstrap secrets such as `SESSION_SECRET`, `FABRO_DEV_TOKEN`, and object-store credentials. Do not commit secrets to version control.
- **Rotate the session secret.** The `SESSION_SECRET` environment variable encrypts web app sessions. Rotate it periodically and use a strong random value.
### Execution
- **Use Docker or Daytona for untrusted workflows.** The `local` sandbox offers no filesystem or network isolation — agents have the same access as the host. Use `docker` or `daytona` when running code you haven't reviewed.
- **Restrict agent permissions.** Use `--permissions read-only` or `--permissions read-write` to limit which tools agents can invoke without approval. In non-interactive mode (`--auto-approve`), tools outside the permission level are denied outright.
## Security reporting
If you discover a security vulnerability in Fabro, please report it responsibly:
1. **Email** [security@fabro.dev](mailto:security@fabro.dev) with a description of the vulnerability, steps to reproduce, and any relevant details.
2. **Do not** disclose the vulnerability publicly until we have had a chance to investigate and release a fix.
3. We will acknowledge receipt within 48 hours and aim to provide an initial assessment within 5 business days.
4. We will work with you to understand the issue and coordinate disclosure timing.
We appreciate the security research community's efforts in helping keep Fabro and its users safe.