initialization of username, password on client (from server) and initialization of agentinfo on server is now done as soon as the agent registered and not through a side channel.

Making use of some simple utilities for GOB to make it easy to send objects over the line.

cmd/agent/agent.go

@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/pkg/sftp"
 	"io"
 	"log"
-	"math/rand"
 	"net"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
@@ -33,7 +32,7 @@ import (
 var hostPrivateKey []byte
 
 func SftpHandler(sess ssh.Session) {
-	uid := int(time.Now().UnixMilli())
+	uid := int(time.Now().UnixMicro())
 	agent.Login(uid, sess)
 	defer agent.LogOut(uid)
 
@@ -249,8 +248,9 @@ func main() {
 	wsConn := websocketutil.NewWebSocketConn(conn)
 	defer wsConn.Close()
 
-	err = comms.CheckProtocolVersion(comms.Agent, wsConn)
+	serverInfo, err := comms.AgentInitialization(wsConn, comms.NewAgentInfo())
 	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("ERROR: %+v", err)
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 
@@ -261,7 +261,10 @@ func main() {
 
 	// Authentiocation
 
-	sshUserCredentials, passwordHandler, authorizedKeys := setupAuthentication(commChannel, authorizedKeysFile)
+	passwordHandler, authorizedKeys := setupAuthentication(
+		commChannel,
+		serverInfo.UserPassword,
+		authorizedKeysFile)
 
 	// Choose shell
 
@@ -279,9 +282,9 @@ func main() {
 	log.Println()
 	clientUrl := strings.ReplaceAll(wsURL, "/agent/", "/client/")
 	sshCommand := fmt.Sprintf("ssh -oServerAliveInterval=10 -oProxyCommand=\"wsproxy %s\"  %s@localhost",
-		clientUrl, sshUserCredentials.Username)
+		clientUrl, serverInfo.UserPassword.Username)
 	sftpCommand := fmt.Sprintf("sftp -oServerAliveInterval=10 -oProxyCommand=\"wsproxy %s\" %s@localhost",
-		clientUrl, sshUserCredentials.Username)
+		clientUrl, serverInfo.UserPassword.Username)
 	log.Println("  # For SSH")
 	log.Println("  " + sshCommand)
 	log.Println()
@@ -302,26 +305,20 @@ func main() {
 	service.Run(listener)
 }
 
-func setupAuthentication(commChannel comms.CommChannel, authorizedKeysFile string) (comms.UserPassword, func(ctx ssh.Context, password string) bool, AuthorizedPublicKeys) {
+func setupAuthentication(commChannel comms.CommChannel,
-	// Random user name and password so that effectively no one can login
+	userPassword comms.UserPassword,
-	// until the user and password have been received from the server.
+	authorizedKeysFile string) (func(ctx ssh.Context, password string) bool, AuthorizedPublicKeys) {
-	sshUserCredentials := comms.UserPassword{
+
-		Username: strconv.Itoa(rand.Int()),
-		Password: strconv.Itoa(rand.Int()),
-	}
 	passwordHandler := func(ctx ssh.Context, password string) bool {
 		// Replace with your own logic to validate username and password
-		return ctx.User() == sshUserCredentials.Username && password == sshUserCredentials.Password
+		return ctx.User() == userPassword.Username && password == userPassword.Password
 	}
-	go comms.ListenForServerEvents(commChannel, func(user comms.UserPassword) {
+	go comms.ListenForServerEvents(commChannel)
-		log.Println("Username and password configuration received from server")
-		sshUserCredentials = user
-	})
 	authorizedKeys := ParseOpenSSHAuthorizedKeysFile(authorizedKeysFile)
 	if len(authorizedKeys.keys) > 0 {
 		log.Printf("A total of %d authorized ssh keys were found", len(authorizedKeys.keys))
 	}
-	return sshUserCredentials, passwordHandler, authorizedKeys
+	return passwordHandler, authorizedKeys
 }
 
 func chooseShell() string {

pkg/agent/session.go

@@ -101,8 +101,10 @@ func ConfigureAgent(commChannel comms.CommChannel,
 	log.Printf("Agent expires at %s",
 		state.expiryTime(holdFilename).Format(time.DateTime))
 
-	state.commChannel.SideChannel.Send(comms.NewAgentInfo())
+	comms.Send(state.commChannel.SideChannel,
-	state.commChannel.SideChannel.Send(comms.NewExpiryTimeUpdate(state.expiryTime(holdFilename)))
+		comms.ConvergeMessage{
+			Value: comms.NewExpiryTimeUpdate(state.expiryTime(holdFilename)),
+		})
 
 	go func() {
 		for {
@@ -182,7 +184,10 @@ func login(sessionId int, sshSession ssh.Session) {
 	if sessionType == "" {
 		sessionType = "ssh"
 	}
-	state.commChannel.SideChannel.Send(comms.NewSessionInfo(sessionType))
+	comms.Send(state.commChannel.SideChannel,
+		comms.ConvergeMessage{
+			Value: comms.NewSessionInfo(sessionType),
+		})
 
 	holdFileStats, ok := fileExistsWithStats(holdFilename)
 	if ok {
@@ -297,7 +302,10 @@ func holdFileChange() {
 		message += holdFileMessage()
 		messageUsers(message)
 		state.lastExpiryTimmeReported = newExpiryTIme
-		state.commChannel.SideChannel.Send(comms.NewExpiryTimeUpdate(state.expiryTime(holdFilename)))
+		comms.Send(state.commChannel.SideChannel,
+			comms.ConvergeMessage{
+				Value: comms.NewExpiryTimeUpdate(state.expiryTime(holdFilename)),
+			})
 	}
 }
 

pkg/comms/agentserver.go

@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ import (
 	"time"
 )
 
+const MESSAGE_TIMEOUT = 10 * time.Second
+
 type CommChannel struct {
 	// a separet connection outside of the ssh session
 	SideChannel GOBChannel
@@ -70,7 +72,10 @@ func NewCommChannel(role Role, wsConn io.ReadWriteCloser) (CommChannel, error) {
 		go func() {
 			for {
 				time.Sleep(10 * time.Second)
-				err := commChannel.SideChannel.Send(HeartBeat{})
+				err := Send(commChannel.SideChannel,
+					ConvergeMessage{
+						Value: HeartBeat{},
+					})
 				if err != nil {
 					log.Println("Sending heartbeat to server failed")
 				}
@@ -113,13 +118,12 @@ func ListenForAgentEvents(channel GOBChannel,
 			// intended to keep the connection up
 
 		default:
-			fmt.Printf("  Unknown type: %T\n", v)
+			fmt.Printf("  Unknown type: %v %T\n", v, v)
 		}
 	}
 }
 
-func ListenForServerEvents(channel CommChannel,
+func ListenForServerEvents(channel CommChannel) {
-	setUsernamePassword func(user UserPassword)) {
 	for {
 		var result ConvergeMessage
 		err := channel.SideChannel.Decoder.Decode(&result)
@@ -129,10 +133,9 @@ func ListenForServerEvents(channel CommChannel,
 			log.Printf("Exiting agent listener %v", err)
 			return
 		}
-		switch v := result.Value.(type) {
 
-		case UserPassword:
+		// no supported server events at this time.
-			setUsernamePassword(v)
+		switch v := result.Value.(type) {
 
 		default:
 			fmt.Printf("  Unknown type: %T\n", v)
@@ -140,25 +143,102 @@ func ListenForServerEvents(channel CommChannel,
 	}
 }
 
-func CheckProtocolVersion(role Role, conn io.ReadWriter) error {
+func AgentInitialization(conn io.ReadWriter, agentInto AgentInfo) (ServerInfo, error) {
+	channel := NewGOBChannel(conn)
+	err := CheckProtocolVersion(Agent, channel)
+
+	err = SendWithTimeout(channel, agentInto)
+	if err != nil {
+		return ServerInfo{}, nil
+	}
+	serverInfo, err := ReceiveWithTimeout[ServerInfo](channel)
+	if err != nil {
+		return ServerInfo{}, nil
+	}
+	// TODO remove logging
+	log.Println("Server info received: ", serverInfo)
+
+	return serverInfo, err
+}
+
+func ServerInitialization(conn io.ReadWriter, serverInfo ServerInfo) (AgentInfo, error) {
+	channel := NewGOBChannel(conn)
+	err := CheckProtocolVersion(ConvergeServer, channel)
+
+	agentInfo, err := ReceiveWithTimeout[AgentInfo](channel)
+	if err != nil {
+		return AgentInfo{}, err
+	}
+	log.Println("Agent info received: ", agentInfo)
+	err = SendWithTimeout(channel, serverInfo)
+	if err != nil {
+		return AgentInfo{}, nil
+	}
+	return agentInfo, err
+}
+
+// Events sent over the websocket connection that is established between
+// agent and converge server. This is done as soon as the agent starts.
+
+// First commmunication between agent and Converge Server
+// Both exchange their protocol version and if it is incorrect, the session
+// is terminated.
+
+func CheckProtocolVersion(role Role, channel GOBChannel) error {
+	log.Println("ROLE ", role)
+	switch role {
+	case Agent:
+		err := SendWithTimeout(channel, ProtocolVersion{Version: PROTOCOL_VERSION})
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		version, err := ReceiveWithTimeout[ProtocolVersion](channel)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if version.Version != PROTOCOL_VERSION {
+			return fmt.Errorf("Protocol version mismatch: agent %d, converge server %d",
+				PROTOCOL_VERSION, version.Version)
+		}
+		return nil
+	case ConvergeServer:
+		version, err := ReceiveWithTimeout[ProtocolVersion](channel)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		err = SendWithTimeout(channel, ProtocolVersion{Version: PROTOCOL_VERSION})
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if version.Version != PROTOCOL_VERSION {
+			return fmt.Errorf("Protocol version mismatch: agent %d, converge server %d",
+				PROTOCOL_VERSION, version.Version)
+		}
+		return nil
+	default:
+		panic(fmt.Errorf("unexpected rolg %v", role))
+	}
+}
+
+func CheckProtocolVersionOld(role Role, conn io.ReadWriter) error {
 	channel := NewGOBChannel(conn)
 
-	sends := make(chan any)
+	sends := make(chan bool)
-	receives := make(chan any)
+	receives := make(chan ProtocolVersion)
 	errors := make(chan error)
 
-	channel.SendAsync(ProtocolVersion{Version: PROTOCOL_VERSION}, sends, errors)
+	SendAsync(channel, ProtocolVersion{Version: PROTOCOL_VERSION}, sends, errors)
-	channel.ReceiveAsync(receives, errors)
+	ReceiveAsync(channel, receives, errors)
 
 	select {
-	case <-time.After(10 * time.Second):
+	case <-time.After(MESSAGE_TIMEOUT):
 		log.Println("PROTOCOLVERSION: timeout")
 		return fmt.Errorf("Timeout waiting for protocol version")
 	case err := <-errors:
 		log.Printf("PROTOCOLVERSION: %v", err)
 		return err
 	case protocolVersion := <-receives:
-		otherVersion := protocolVersion.(ProtocolVersion).Version
+		otherVersion := protocolVersion.Version
 		if PROTOCOL_VERSION != otherVersion {
 			switch role {
 			case Agent:
@@ -170,7 +250,12 @@ func CheckProtocolVersion(role Role, conn io.ReadWriter) error {
 			}
 			return fmt.Errorf("Protocol version mismatch")
 		}
-		log.Printf("PROTOCOLVERSION: %v", protocolVersion.(ProtocolVersion).Version)
+		log.Printf("PROTOCOLVERSION: %v", protocolVersion.Version)
 		return nil
 	}
 }
+
+// Session info metadata exchange. These are sent over the SSH connection. The agent embedded
+// ssh serverlisterns for connections, but we provide a custom listener (AgentListener) that
+// decorates the yamux Session (which is a listener) and uses this connection to exchange some
+// metadata before the connection is handed back to SSH.

pkg/comms/events.go

@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ type AgentInfo struct {
 	OS       string
 }
 
+type ClientInfo struct {
+	ClientId string
+}
+
 type SessionInfo struct {
 	// "ssh", "sftp"
 	SessionType string
@@ -47,8 +51,7 @@ type UserPassword struct {
 	Password string
 }
 
-type ConnectionInfo struct {
+type ServerInfo struct {
-	ConnectionId int
 	UserPassword UserPassword
 }
 
@@ -88,7 +91,6 @@ func RegisterEventsWithGob() {
 	// ConvergeServer to Agent
 	gob.Register(ProtocolVersion{})
 	gob.Register(UserPassword{})
-	gob.Register(ConnectionInfo{})
 
 	// Wrapper event.
 	gob.Register(ConvergeMessage{})

pkg/comms/gobchannel.go

@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@ package comms
 
 import (
 	"encoding/gob"
+	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"log"
+	"time"
 )
 
 type GOBChannel struct {
@@ -22,12 +24,26 @@ func NewGOBChannel(conn io.ReadWriter) GOBChannel {
 	}
 }
 
+func Send(channel GOBChannel, object any) error {
+	err := channel.Encoder.Encode(object)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("Encoding error %v", err)
+	}
+	return err
+}
+
+func Receive[T any](channel GOBChannel) (T, error) {
+	target := *new(T)
+	err := channel.Decoder.Decode(&target)
+	return target, err
+}
+
 // Asynchronous send and receive on a single connection is guaranteed to preserver ordering of
 // messages. We use asynchronous to void blocking indefinitely or depending on network timeouts.
 
-func (channel GOBChannel) SendAsync(obj any, done chan<- any, errors chan<- error) {
+func SendAsync[T any](channel GOBChannel, obj T, done chan<- bool, errors chan<- error) {
 	go func() {
-		err := channel.Send(obj)
+		err := Send(channel, obj)
 		if err != nil {
 			errors <- err
 		} else {
@@ -36,9 +52,9 @@ func (channel GOBChannel) SendAsync(obj any, done chan<- any, errors chan<- erro
 	}()
 }
 
-func (channel GOBChannel) ReceiveAsync(result chan<- any, errors chan<- error) {
+func ReceiveAsync[T any](channel GOBChannel, result chan T, errors chan<- error) {
 	go func() {
-		value, err := channel.Receive()
+		value, err := Receive[T](channel)
 		if err != nil {
 			errors <- err
 		} else {
@@ -47,16 +63,32 @@ func (channel GOBChannel) ReceiveAsync(result chan<- any, errors chan<- error) {
 	}()
 }
 
-func (channel GOBChannel) Send(object any) error {
+func SendWithTimeout[T any](channel GOBChannel, obj T) error {
-	err := channel.Encoder.Encode(ConvergeMessage{Value: object})
+	done := make(chan bool)
-	if err != nil {
+	errors := make(chan error)
-		log.Printf("Encoding error %v", err)
+
-	}
+	SendAsync(channel, obj, done, errors)
+	select {
+	case <-time.After(MESSAGE_TIMEOUT):
+		return fmt.Errorf("Timeout in SwndWithTimout")
+	case err := <-errors:
 		return err
+	case <-done:
+		return nil
+	}
 }
 
-func (channel GOBChannel) Receive() (any, error) {
+func ReceiveWithTimeout[T any](channel GOBChannel) (T, error) {
-	var target ConvergeMessage
+	result := make(chan T)
-	err := channel.Decoder.Decode(&target)
+	errors := make(chan error)
-	return target.Value, err
+
+	ReceiveAsync(channel, result, errors)
+	select {
+	case <-time.After(MESSAGE_TIMEOUT):
+		return *new(T), fmt.Errorf("Timeout in ReceiveWithTimout")
+	case err := <-errors:
+		return *new(T), err
+	case value := <-result:
+		return value, nil
+	}
 }

pkg/converge/admin.go

@@ -29,11 +29,12 @@ type Client struct {
 	sessionType string
 }
 
-func NewAgent(commChannel comms.CommChannel, publicId string) *Agent {
+func NewAgent(commChannel comms.CommChannel, publicId string, agentInfo comms.AgentInfo) *Agent {
 	return &Agent{
 		commChannel: commChannel,
 		publicId:    publicId,
 		startTime:   time.Now(),
+		agentInfo:   agentInfo,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -88,7 +89,7 @@ func (admin *Admin) logStatus() {
 	log.Printf("\n")
 }
 
-func (admin *Admin) addAgent(publicId string, conn io.ReadWriteCloser) (*Agent, error) {
+func (admin *Admin) addAgent(publicId string, agentInfo comms.AgentInfo, conn io.ReadWriteCloser) (*Agent, error) {
 	admin.mutex.Lock()
 	defer admin.mutex.Unlock()
 
@@ -102,7 +103,7 @@ func (admin *Admin) addAgent(publicId string, conn io.ReadWriteCloser) (*Agent,
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	agent = NewAgent(commChannel, publicId)
+	agent = NewAgent(commChannel, publicId, agentInfo)
 	admin.agents[publicId] = agent
 	admin.logStatus()
 	return agent, nil
@@ -172,13 +173,16 @@ func (admin *Admin) Register(publicId string, conn io.ReadWriteCloser,
 	userPassword comms.UserPassword) error {
 	defer conn.Close()
 
-	err := comms.CheckProtocolVersion(comms.ConvergeServer, conn)
+	serverInfo := comms.ServerInfo{
+		UserPassword: userPassword,
+	}
+
+	agentInfo, err := comms.ServerInitialization(conn, serverInfo)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	// TODO: remove agent return value
+	agent, err := admin.addAgent(publicId, agentInfo, conn)
-	agent, err := admin.addAgent(publicId, conn)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -186,9 +190,6 @@ func (admin *Admin) Register(publicId string, conn io.ReadWriteCloser,
 		admin.RemoveAgent(publicId)
 	}()
 
-	log.Println("Sending username and password to agent")
-	agent.commChannel.SideChannel.Send(userPassword)
-
 	go func() {
 		comms.ListenForAgentEvents(agent.commChannel.SideChannel,
 			func(info comms.AgentInfo) {