Add HMAC authentication with comprehensive tests

Implements device authentication using HMAC-SHA256 signatures with constant-time comparison for security. Includes timestamp-based auth headers with configurable freshness checking (default 5min) and clock skew tolerance.
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Jared Miller 2026-01-28 11:14:54 -05:00
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import { expect, test } from "bun:test";
import {
createAuthHeader,
generateSecret,
signMessage,
verifyAuthHeader,
verifySignature,
} from "./auth";
// Secret generation tests
test("generateSecret creates a 32-byte base64 secret", () => {
const secret = generateSecret();
// Base64 encoding of 32 bytes should be 44 characters (with padding)
expect(secret.length).toBe(44);
// Should be valid base64
const decoded = Buffer.from(secret, "base64");
expect(decoded.length).toBe(32);
});
test("generateSecret creates unique secrets", () => {
const secret1 = generateSecret();
const secret2 = generateSecret();
const secret3 = generateSecret();
expect(secret1).not.toBe(secret2);
expect(secret2).not.toBe(secret3);
expect(secret1).not.toBe(secret3);
});
// Sign/verify tests
test("signMessage creates a signature", async () => {
const secret = generateSecret();
const message = "test message";
const signature = await signMessage(secret, message);
expect(signature).toBeTruthy();
expect(signature.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
// HMAC-SHA256 produces 32 bytes, base64 encoded is 44 chars
expect(signature.length).toBe(44);
});
test("verifySignature succeeds with correct secret and message", async () => {
const secret = generateSecret();
const message = "test message";
const signature = await signMessage(secret, message);
const valid = await verifySignature(secret, message, signature);
expect(valid).toBe(true);
});
test("verifySignature fails with wrong secret", async () => {
const secret1 = generateSecret();
const secret2 = generateSecret();
const message = "test message";
const signature = await signMessage(secret1, message);
const valid = await verifySignature(secret2, message, signature);
expect(valid).toBe(false);
});
test("verifySignature fails with wrong message", async () => {
const secret = generateSecret();
const message1 = "test message";
const message2 = "different message";
const signature = await signMessage(secret, message1);
const valid = await verifySignature(secret, message2, signature);
expect(valid).toBe(false);
});
test("verifySignature fails with tampered signature", async () => {
const secret = generateSecret();
const message = "test message";
const signature = await signMessage(secret, message);
// Tamper with the signature
const tamperedSignature = `${signature.slice(0, -1)}X`;
const valid = await verifySignature(secret, message, tamperedSignature);
expect(valid).toBe(false);
});
test("verifySignature fails with invalid base64 signature", async () => {
const secret = generateSecret();
const message = "test message";
const valid = await verifySignature(secret, message, "not-valid-base64!!!");
expect(valid).toBe(false);
});
// Auth header tests
test("createAuthHeader creates header with timestamp and signature", async () => {
const secret = generateSecret();
const timestamp = Date.now();
const header = await createAuthHeader(secret, timestamp);
const parts = header.split(":");
expect(parts.length).toBe(2);
expect(parts[0]).toBe(timestamp.toString());
expect(parts[1]?.length).toBe(44); // HMAC-SHA256 base64 length
});
test("verifyAuthHeader succeeds with valid header", async () => {
const secret = generateSecret();
const timestamp = Date.now();
const header = await createAuthHeader(secret, timestamp);
const valid = await verifyAuthHeader(secret, header);
expect(valid).toBe(true);
});
test("verifyAuthHeader fails with wrong secret", async () => {
const secret1 = generateSecret();
const secret2 = generateSecret();
const timestamp = Date.now();
const header = await createAuthHeader(secret1, timestamp);
const valid = await verifyAuthHeader(secret2, header);
expect(valid).toBe(false);
});
test("verifyAuthHeader fails with tampered timestamp", async () => {
const secret = generateSecret();
const timestamp = Date.now();
const header = await createAuthHeader(secret, timestamp);
// Tamper with timestamp
const parts = header.split(":");
const tamperedHeader = `${Number.parseInt(parts[0] || "0", 10) + 1000}:${parts[1]}`;
const valid = await verifyAuthHeader(secret, tamperedHeader);
expect(valid).toBe(false);
});
test("verifyAuthHeader fails with tampered signature", async () => {
const secret = generateSecret();
const timestamp = Date.now();
const header = await createAuthHeader(secret, timestamp);
// Tamper with signature
const parts = header.split(":");
const tamperedHeader = `${parts[0]}:${parts[1]?.slice(0, -1)}X`;
const valid = await verifyAuthHeader(secret, tamperedHeader);
expect(valid).toBe(false);
});
test("verifyAuthHeader fails with expired timestamp", async () => {
const secret = generateSecret();
// Timestamp from 10 minutes ago
const timestamp = Date.now() - 10 * 60 * 1000;
const header = await createAuthHeader(secret, timestamp);
// Default maxAge is 5 minutes, so this should fail
const valid = await verifyAuthHeader(secret, header);
expect(valid).toBe(false);
});
test("verifyAuthHeader succeeds with timestamp within maxAge", async () => {
const secret = generateSecret();
// Timestamp from 3 minutes ago
const timestamp = Date.now() - 3 * 60 * 1000;
const header = await createAuthHeader(secret, timestamp);
// Default maxAge is 5 minutes, so this should succeed
const valid = await verifyAuthHeader(secret, header);
expect(valid).toBe(true);
});
test("verifyAuthHeader respects custom maxAge", async () => {
const secret = generateSecret();
// Timestamp from 2 minutes ago
const timestamp = Date.now() - 2 * 60 * 1000;
const header = await createAuthHeader(secret, timestamp);
// Should fail with 1 minute maxAge
const valid1 = await verifyAuthHeader(secret, header, 1 * 60 * 1000);
expect(valid1).toBe(false);
// Should succeed with 3 minute maxAge
const valid2 = await verifyAuthHeader(secret, header, 3 * 60 * 1000);
expect(valid2).toBe(true);
});
test("verifyAuthHeader rejects future timestamps beyond clock skew", async () => {
const secret = generateSecret();
// Timestamp from 2 minutes in the future
const timestamp = Date.now() + 2 * 60 * 1000;
const header = await createAuthHeader(secret, timestamp);
const valid = await verifyAuthHeader(secret, header);
expect(valid).toBe(false);
});
test("verifyAuthHeader allows small future timestamps (clock skew)", async () => {
const secret = generateSecret();
// Timestamp from 30 seconds in the future (within 1 minute tolerance)
const timestamp = Date.now() + 30 * 1000;
const header = await createAuthHeader(secret, timestamp);
const valid = await verifyAuthHeader(secret, header);
expect(valid).toBe(true);
});
test("verifyAuthHeader fails with malformed header (no colon)", async () => {
const secret = generateSecret();
const valid = await verifyAuthHeader(secret, "malformed-header");
expect(valid).toBe(false);
});
test("verifyAuthHeader fails with malformed header (extra colons)", async () => {
const secret = generateSecret();
const timestamp = Date.now();
const header = await createAuthHeader(secret, timestamp);
const malformed = `${header}:extra`;
const valid = await verifyAuthHeader(secret, malformed);
expect(valid).toBe(false);
});
test("verifyAuthHeader fails with empty timestamp", async () => {
const secret = generateSecret();
const valid = await verifyAuthHeader(secret, ":signature");
expect(valid).toBe(false);
});
test("verifyAuthHeader fails with empty signature", async () => {
const secret = generateSecret();
const timestamp = Date.now();
const valid = await verifyAuthHeader(secret, `${timestamp}:`);
expect(valid).toBe(false);
});
test("verifyAuthHeader fails with non-numeric timestamp", async () => {
const secret = generateSecret();
const signature = await signMessage(secret, "not-a-number");
const valid = await verifyAuthHeader(secret, `not-a-number:${signature}`);
expect(valid).toBe(false);
});

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// Device authentication and HMAC signing // Device authentication and HMAC signing
/**
* Generates a random device secret (32 bytes, base64 encoded)
*/
export function generateSecret(): string {
const bytes = new Uint8Array(32);
crypto.getRandomValues(bytes);
return Buffer.from(bytes).toString("base64");
}
/**
* Creates an HMAC-SHA256 signature for a message
*/
export async function signMessage(
secret: string,
message: string,
): Promise<string> {
const key = await crypto.subtle.importKey(
"raw",
Buffer.from(secret, "base64"),
{ name: "HMAC", hash: "SHA-256" },
false,
["sign"],
);
const signature = await crypto.subtle.sign(
"HMAC",
key,
Buffer.from(message, "utf-8"),
);
return Buffer.from(signature).toString("base64");
}
/**
* Verifies an HMAC-SHA256 signature using constant-time comparison
*/
export async function verifySignature(
secret: string,
message: string,
signature: string,
): Promise<boolean> {
const expected = await signMessage(secret, message);
// Constant-time comparison to prevent timing attacks
if (expected.length !== signature.length) {
return false;
}
const expectedBytes = Buffer.from(expected, "base64");
const signatureBytes = Buffer.from(signature, "base64");
if (expectedBytes.length !== signatureBytes.length) {
return false;
}
let result = 0;
for (let i = 0; i < expectedBytes.length; i++) {
// biome-ignore lint/style/noNonNullAssertion: loop bounds ensure this exists
result |= expectedBytes[i]! ^ signatureBytes[i]!;
}
return result === 0;
}
/**
* Creates an auth header: "timestamp:signature"
* The signature is HMAC-SHA256 of the timestamp string
*/
export async function createAuthHeader(
secret: string,
timestamp: number,
): Promise<string> {
const timestampStr = timestamp.toString();
const signature = await signMessage(secret, timestampStr);
return `${timestampStr}:${signature}`;
}
/**
* Verifies an auth header and checks timestamp freshness
* @param secret - Device secret
* @param header - Auth header in format "timestamp:signature"
* @param maxAge - Maximum age in milliseconds (default: 5 minutes)
* @returns true if valid and fresh, false otherwise
*/
export async function verifyAuthHeader(
secret: string,
header: string,
maxAge = 5 * 60 * 1000, // 5 minutes default
): Promise<boolean> {
const parts = header.split(":");
if (parts.length !== 2) {
return false;
}
const [timestampStr, signature] = parts;
if (!timestampStr || !signature) {
return false;
}
// Verify the signature
const valid = await verifySignature(secret, timestampStr, signature);
if (!valid) {
return false;
}
// Check timestamp freshness
const timestamp = Number.parseInt(timestampStr, 10);
if (Number.isNaN(timestamp)) {
return false;
}
const now = Date.now();
const age = now - timestamp;
// Reject timestamps from the future (with 1 minute tolerance for clock skew)
if (age < -60_000) {
return false;
}
// Reject timestamps older than maxAge
if (age > maxAge) {
return false;
}
return true;
}