feat(captcha): add ALTCHA proof-of-work captcha experiment (#2986)

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// SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
import {createTestAccount} from '@app/api/auth/tests/AuthTestUtils';
import {Config} from '@app/api/Config';
import {getInstanceConfigRepository} from '@app/api/middleware/ServiceSingletons';
import {type ApiTestHarness, createApiTestHarness} from '@app/api/test/ApiTestHarness';
import {HTTP_STATUS} from '@app/api/test/TestConstants';
import {createBuilder, createBuilderWithoutAuth, type TestRequestBuilder} from '@app/api/test/TestRequestBuilder';
import {APIErrorCodes} from '@fluxer/constants/src/ApiErrorCodes';
import {
type AltchaCaptchaConfig,
DEFAULT_ALTCHA_CAPTCHA_CONFIG,
} from '@fluxer/schema/src/domains/admin/AltchaCaptchaSchemas';
import {solveChallenge} from 'altcha-lib';
import {deriveKey} from 'altcha-lib/algorithms/pbkdf2';
import type {Challenge} from 'altcha-lib/types';
import {afterAll, afterEach, beforeAll, beforeEach, describe, expect, it} from 'vitest';
interface CaptchaErrorBody {
code: string;
captcha_provider?: string;
altcha_challenge?: Challenge;
}
const FORGOT_PATH = '/auth/forgot';
const FORGOT_BODY = {email: '[email protected]'};
async function setAltchaConfig(overrides: Partial<AltchaCaptchaConfig>): Promise<void> {
await getInstanceConfigRepository().setAltchaCaptchaConfig({
...DEFAULT_ALTCHA_CAPTCHA_CONFIG,
enabled: true,
cost: 1000,
max_counter: 100,
...overrides,
});
}
async function solve(challenge: Challenge): Promise<string> {
const solution = await solveChallenge({challenge, deriveKey, timeout: 0});
if (!solution) throw new Error('ALTCHA challenge was not solved');
return Buffer.from(JSON.stringify({challenge, solution}), 'utf8').toString('base64');
}
async function rejectWith(builder: TestRequestBuilder<CaptchaErrorBody>, code: string): Promise<CaptchaErrorBody> {
const {json} = await builder.expect(HTTP_STATUS.BAD_REQUEST, code).executeWithResponse();
expect(json.code).toBe(code);
return json;
}
function forgot(harness: ApiTestHarness): TestRequestBuilder<CaptchaErrorBody> {
return createBuilderWithoutAuth<CaptchaErrorBody>(harness).post(FORGOT_PATH).body(FORGOT_BODY);
}
describe('ALTCHA captcha experiment', () => {
let harness: ApiTestHarness;
let previousCaptchaEnabled: boolean;
let previousTestModeEnabled: boolean;
beforeAll(async () => {
harness = await createApiTestHarness();
});
beforeEach(async () => {
await harness.reset();
previousCaptchaEnabled = Config.captcha.enabled;
previousTestModeEnabled = Config.dev.testModeEnabled;
Config.captcha.enabled = true;
Config.dev.testModeEnabled = true;
});
afterEach(() => {
Config.captcha.enabled = previousCaptchaEnabled;
Config.dev.testModeEnabled = previousTestModeEnabled;
});
afterAll(async () => {
await harness.shutdown();
});
it('keeps the configured provider while the experiment is off', async () => {
const body = await rejectWith(forgot(harness), APIErrorCodes.CAPTCHA_REQUIRED);
expect(body).not.toHaveProperty('captcha_provider');
expect(body).not.toHaveProperty('altcha_challenge');
});
it('leaves anonymous requests on the configured provider unless anonymous_enabled is set', async () => {
await setAltchaConfig({rollout_basis_points: 10000});
const body = await rejectWith(forgot(harness), APIErrorCodes.CAPTCHA_REQUIRED);
expect(body).not.toHaveProperty('altcha_challenge');
});
it('serves anonymous requests a challenge and accepts the solved payload once', async () => {
await setAltchaConfig({anonymous_enabled: true});
const required = await rejectWith(forgot(harness), APIErrorCodes.CAPTCHA_REQUIRED);
expect(required.captcha_provider).toBe('altcha');
expect(required.altcha_challenge?.parameters).toMatchObject({algorithm: 'PBKDF2/SHA-256', cost: 1000});
const token = await solve(required.altcha_challenge as Challenge);
await forgot(harness)
.header('X-Captcha-Token', token)
.header('X-Captcha-Type', 'altcha')
.expect(HTTP_STATUS.NO_CONTENT)
.execute();
const replayed = await rejectWith(
forgot(harness).header('X-Captcha-Token', token).header('X-Captcha-Type', 'altcha'),
APIErrorCodes.INVALID_CAPTCHA,
);
expect(replayed.captcha_provider).toBe('altcha');
expect(replayed.altcha_challenge?.signature).not.toBe(required.altcha_challenge?.signature);
});
it('rejects a payload whose derived key does not match the challenge', async () => {
await setAltchaConfig({anonymous_enabled: true});
const required = await rejectWith(forgot(harness), APIErrorCodes.CAPTCHA_REQUIRED);
const challenge = required.altcha_challenge as Challenge;
const forged = Buffer.from(
JSON.stringify({challenge, solution: {counter: 1, derivedKey: '00'.repeat(32)}}),
'utf8',
).toString('base64');
await rejectWith(
forgot(harness).header('X-Captcha-Token', forged).header('X-Captcha-Type', 'altcha'),
APIErrorCodes.INVALID_CAPTCHA,
);
});
it('rejects an ALTCHA payload from a requester outside the experiment', async () => {
await setAltchaConfig({anonymous_enabled: true});
const required = await rejectWith(forgot(harness), APIErrorCodes.CAPTCHA_REQUIRED);
const token = await solve(required.altcha_challenge as Challenge);
await setAltchaConfig({anonymous_enabled: false});
const rejected = await rejectWith(
forgot(harness).header('X-Captcha-Token', token).header('X-Captcha-Type', 'altcha'),
APIErrorCodes.INVALID_CAPTCHA,
);
expect(rejected).not.toHaveProperty('altcha_challenge');
});
it('buckets signed-in users by their own rollout and still accepts the configured provider', async () => {
Config.captcha.enabled = false;
const included = await createTestAccount(harness);
const excluded = await createTestAccount(harness);
Config.captcha.enabled = true;
await setAltchaConfig({
anonymous_enabled: true,
included_user_ids: [included.userId],
excluded_user_ids: [excluded.userId],
});
const redeemPath = '/gifts/altcha-gift-code/redeem';
const excludedBody = await rejectWith(
createBuilder<CaptchaErrorBody>(harness, excluded.token).post(redeemPath),
APIErrorCodes.CAPTCHA_REQUIRED,
);
expect(excludedBody).not.toHaveProperty('altcha_challenge');
const includedBody = await rejectWith(
createBuilder<CaptchaErrorBody>(harness, included.token).post(redeemPath),
APIErrorCodes.CAPTCHA_REQUIRED,
);
const token = await solve(includedBody.altcha_challenge as Challenge);
const solved = await createBuilder<CaptchaErrorBody>(harness, included.token)
.post(redeemPath)
.header('X-Captcha-Token', token)
.header('X-Captcha-Type', 'altcha')
.executeRaw();
expect([APIErrorCodes.CAPTCHA_REQUIRED, APIErrorCodes.INVALID_CAPTCHA]).not.toContain(solved.json?.code);
const classic = await createBuilder<CaptchaErrorBody>(harness, included.token)
.post(redeemPath)
.header('X-Captcha-Token', 'hcaptcha-token')
.header('X-Captcha-Type', 'hcaptcha')
.executeRaw();
expect([APIErrorCodes.CAPTCHA_REQUIRED, APIErrorCodes.INVALID_CAPTCHA]).not.toContain(classic.json?.code);
});
});