fix(server): use listener port for managed tunnel origins

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What Changed

• Use the T3 server listener port as the origin in Cloudflare tunnel link proofs.
• Use the listener host for IPv4 and IPv6 loopback bindings.
• Map IPv4 and IPv6 wildcard listeners to their loopback hosts.
• Keep the loopback host and forwarded-header checks for managed links.
• Add a TCP-forwarded regression test that uses different client and server ports.
• Verify that an unauthenticated request through the same TCP forward remains rejected.

Why

An SSH port forward can expose T3 Code on a different client port (this also breaks the T3 Code iOS app). The link-proof handler signed that client port as the Cloudflare origin. Cloudflared then used the client port on the server, where no T3 server was listening.

Manual links still require the request port and origin port to match.

Fixes #7458.

Safety

• The handler still requires an authenticated session with relay write access before it creates a proof.
• The handler still rejects forwarded authority headers and non-loopback request hosts.
• The handler validates the client origin as loopback before it replaces the managed origin with the bound listener.
• The challenge, endpoint, environment identity, key, expiry, and proof scopes do not change.
• Manual providers keep the existing host and port validation.

The change corrects the local origin for an authorized Cloudflare tunnel link. It does not grant a new scope or accept a public link request.

Validation

• pnpm exec vp test run apps/server/src/server.test.ts -t "link proofs" passed 8 tests.
• pnpm exec vp test run apps/server/src/cloud/http.test.ts -t "managed tunnel listener origins" passed 3 tests.
• pnpm --filter t3 typecheck passed. It reported existing suggestions in unrelated files.
• Focused lint and format checks passed.
• git diff --check passed before each commit.
• The forwarded-port test failed when the proof used the forwarded port.
• The IPv6 test failed when the proof used a hard-coded IPv4 host.

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Medium Risk
Changes managed-tunnel link-proof signing and validation in a security-sensitive connect flow, but scope stays limited to loopback origins and existing auth/forwarded-header checks.

Overview
Fixes Cloudflare tunnel link proofs when the client reaches T3 through a local port forward (e.g. SSH): the signed origin now comes from the server’s bound TCP listener, not the URL the client used.

For cloudflare_tunnel requests, cloudLinkProofHandler reads HttpServer’s address via new managedTunnelOriginForAddress, which maps wildcard binds (0.0.0.0 / ::) to loopback (127.0.0.1 / ::1), keeps IPv6 loopback as-is, and rejects non-loopback or non-TCP listeners. The JWT and proof URL use that listener host/port after a loopback-only host check; manual links still require the request URL port to match the declared origin.

Tests cover listener-origin mapping and a TCP-forward regression (proof uses real server port; unauthenticated forwards still 401).

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Note

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Fix cloudLinkProofHandler to use server listener port for managed tunnel origins

• Adds managedTunnelOriginForAddress in http.ts to derive a loopback-only origin from the server's TCP listener, mapping wildcard bindings (0.0.0.0 → 127.0.0.1, :: → ::1) and rejecting non-loopback or non-TCP addresses
• For cloudflare_tunnel link proofs, cloudLinkProofHandler now pins the proof's origin host/port to the server's listener address and rejects non-loopback origins with EnvironmentHttpBadRequestError
• Adds integration tests in server.test.ts verifying the proof origin uses the server's actual listener port through a TCP forward, not the forwarded port
• Risk: the proof's origin.localHttpPort now reflects the server listener port rather than a forwarded port; requests to cloudLinkProofHandler with providerKind cloudflare_tunnel that do not originate from loopback will now fail with a 400

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Summary by CodeRabbit

• Bug Fixes

  • Improved managed tunnel link validation to accept only valid local server origins.
  • Ensured tunnel proofs use the server’s actual listening port, including when accessed through a local TCP forward.
  • Added clearer handling for wildcard and IPv6 loopback addresses.
  • Unauthorized tunnel proof requests are correctly rejected.

• Tests

  • Added coverage for loopback, wildcard, IPv6, forwarded-port, and unauthorized access scenarios.

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The server now derives Cloudflare tunnel link proofs from its bound TCP listener. It separates loopback host checks from port checks and rejects unsupported listener addresses. Tests cover wildcard and IPv6 mappings, forwarded requests, and authentication.

Changes

Cloudflare tunnel origin handling

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Validate and construct tunnel proof origins apps/server/src/cloud/http.ts	The handler separates loopback host validation from port validation. managedTunnelOriginForAddress maps wildcard listeners to loopback hosts and rejects non-loopback or non-TCP addresses. Cloudflare tunnel proofs use the resolved host and listener port.
Test listener origin resolution apps/server/src/cloud/http.test.ts, apps/server/src/server.test.ts	Tests cover IPv6, wildcard, non-loopback, and Unix listener addresses. Integration tests use a local TCP forward to verify the proof uses the server listener port and that authentication remains required.

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Managed tunnel proofs now use the server’s listener host and port while preserving authentication and loopback protections, with focused regression tests covering forwarded ports and IPv6 behavior. No actionable merge-blocking risk remains after normal checks and review.

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Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
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Check name	Status	Explanation
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	The changes address issue #7458 by deriving managed Cloudflare tunnel proof origins from the active T3 listener host and port. Regression tests cover forwarded ports and listener mappings.
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	The implementation and tests remain focused on managed tunnel origin validation and link-proof behavior. No unrelated changes are evident.
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly and concisely describes the main change: using the server listener port for managed tunnel origins.
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Move the shared URL host formatter to packages/client-runtime.

formatHostForUrl is now shared by apps/server/src/cloud/http.ts and apps/server/src/startupAccess.ts. Move this pure helper to packages/client-runtime and import it from both modules.

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Macroscope's review found this PR not approvable — This targeted fix changes authenticated managed-tunnel link-proof generation, including the server origin and signed JWT payload used for tunnel access. Its scope is limited and tested, but the security-sensitive authentication behavior warrants human review.

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Note: GPT-6 on behalf of shivam (@shivamhwp).

This corrects the link-proof origin when a client connects through a port forward. Please keep #7458 open for its remaining service-restart and relay-authentication reports rather than treating this as full closure.

Startup reconciliation uses reconcileDesiredCloudLinkWith and calls makeCloudLinkProof directly with its supplied local origin. It does not pass through the handler changed here. The later report also describes a correct origin with HTTP 401, so fixing the forwarded port does not establish that those failures are resolved.