Handle HTTP signature draft 11

server/helpers/peertube-crypto.ts

@@ -51,11 +51,18 @@ function isHTTPSignatureVerified (httpSignatureParsed: any, actor: MActor): bool
 }
 
 function parseHTTPSignature (req: Request, clockSkew?: number) {
-  const headers = req.method === 'POST'
-    ? HTTP_SIGNATURE.REQUIRED_HEADERS.POST
-    : HTTP_SIGNATURE.REQUIRED_HEADERS.ALL
+  const requiredHeaders = req.method === 'POST'
+    ? [ '(request-target)', 'host', 'digest' ]
+    : [ '(request-target)', 'host' ]
 
-  return httpSignature.parse(req, { clockSkew, headers })
+  const parsed = httpSignature.parse(req, { clockSkew, headers: requiredHeaders })
+
+  const parsedHeaders = parsed.params.headers
+  if (!parsedHeaders.includes('date') && !parsedHeaders.includes('(created)')) {
+    throw new Error(`date or (created) must be included in signature`)
+  }
+
+  return parsed
 }
 
 // JSONLD

server/initializers/constants.ts

@@ -589,11 +589,7 @@ const ACTIVITY_PUB_ACTOR_TYPES: { [ id: string ]: ActivityPubActorType } = {
 const HTTP_SIGNATURE = {
   HEADER_NAME: 'signature',
   ALGORITHM: 'rsa-sha256',
-  HEADERS_TO_SIGN: [ '(request-target)', 'host', 'date', 'digest' ],
-  REQUIRED_HEADERS: {
-    ALL: [ '(request-target)', 'host', 'date' ],
-    POST: [ '(request-target)', 'host', 'date', 'digest' ]
-  },
+  HEADERS_TO_SIGN: [ '(request-target)', '(created)', 'host', 'date', 'digest' ],
   CLOCK_SKEW_SECONDS: 1800
 }
 

server/tests/api/activitypub/security.ts

@@ -147,6 +147,17 @@ describe('Test ActivityPub security', function () {
       }
     })
 
+    it('Should succeed with a valid HTTP signature draft 11 (without date but with (created))', async function () {
+      const body = activityPubContextify(getAnnounceWithoutContext(servers[1]), 'Announce')
+      const headers = buildGlobalHeaders(body)
+
+      const signatureOptions = baseHttpSignature()
+      signatureOptions.headers = [ '(request-target)', '(created)', 'host', 'digest' ]
+
+      const { statusCode } = await makePOSTAPRequest(url, body, signatureOptions, headers)
+      expect(statusCode).to.equal(HttpStatusCode.NO_CONTENT_204)
+    })
+
     it('Should succeed with a valid HTTP signature', async function () {
       const body = activityPubContextify(getAnnounceWithoutContext(servers[1]), 'Announce')
       const headers = buildGlobalHeaders(body)