Merge 014ee87066 into 29119bb7f4

.github/workflows/test-integration.yaml

@@ -30,8 +30,7 @@ jobs:
           - TestPreAuthKeyCorrectUserLoggedInCommand
           - TestApiKeyCommand
           - TestNodeTagCommand
-          - TestNodeAdvertiseTagNoACLCommand
+          - TestNodeAdvertiseTagCommand
-          - TestNodeAdvertiseTagWithACLCommand
           - TestNodeCommand
           - TestNodeExpireCommand
           - TestNodeRenameCommand

hscontrol/app.go

@@ -88,7 +88,8 @@ type Headscale struct {
 	DERPMap    *tailcfg.DERPMap
 	DERPServer *derpServer.DERPServer
 
-	ACLPolicy *policy.ACLPolicy
+	polManOnce sync.Once
+	polMan     policy.PolicyManager
 
 	mapper       *mapper.Mapper
 	nodeNotifier *notifier.Notifier
@@ -153,6 +154,10 @@ func NewHeadscale(cfg *types.Config) (*Headscale, error) {
 		}
 	})
 
+	if err = app.loadPolicyManager(); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to load ACL policy: %w", err)
+	}
+
 	var authProvider AuthProvider
 	authProvider = NewAuthProviderWeb(cfg.ServerURL)
 	if cfg.OIDC.Issuer != "" {
@@ -165,6 +170,7 @@ func NewHeadscale(cfg *types.Config) (*Headscale, error) {
 			app.db,
 			app.nodeNotifier,
 			app.ipAlloc,
+			app.polMan,
 		)
 		if err != nil {
 			if cfg.OIDC.OnlyStartIfOIDCIsAvailable {
@@ -473,6 +479,52 @@ func (h *Headscale) createRouter(grpcMux *grpcRuntime.ServeMux) *mux.Router {
 	return router
 }
 
+// TODO(kradalby): Do a variant of this, and polman which only updates the node that has changed.
+// Maybe we should attempt a new in memory state and not go via the DB?
+func usersChangedHook(db *db.HSDatabase, polMan policy.PolicyManager, notif *notifier.Notifier) error {
+	users, err := db.ListUsers()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	changed, err := polMan.SetUsers(users)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if changed {
+		ctx := types.NotifyCtx(context.Background(), "acl-users-change", "all")
+		notif.NotifyAll(ctx, types.StateUpdate{
+			Type: types.StateFullUpdate,
+		})
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// TODO(kradalby): Do a variant of this, and polman which only updates the node that has changed.
+// Maybe we should attempt a new in memory state and not go via the DB?
+func nodesChangedHook(db *db.HSDatabase, polMan policy.PolicyManager, notif *notifier.Notifier) error {
+	nodes, err := db.ListNodes()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	changed, err := polMan.SetNodes(nodes)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if changed {
+		ctx := types.NotifyCtx(context.Background(), "acl-nodes-change", "all")
+		notif.NotifyAll(ctx, types.StateUpdate{
+			Type: types.StateFullUpdate,
+		})
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 // Serve launches the HTTP and gRPC server service Headscale and the API.
 func (h *Headscale) Serve() error {
 	if profilingEnabled {
@@ -488,19 +540,13 @@ func (h *Headscale) Serve() error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	var err error
-
-	if err = h.loadACLPolicy(); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to load ACL policy: %w", err)
-	}
-
 	if dumpConfig {
 		spew.Dump(h.cfg)
 	}
 
 	// Fetch an initial DERP Map before we start serving
 	h.DERPMap = derp.GetDERPMap(h.cfg.DERP)
-	h.mapper = mapper.NewMapper(h.db, h.cfg, h.DERPMap, h.nodeNotifier)
+	h.mapper = mapper.NewMapper(h.db, h.cfg, h.DERPMap, h.nodeNotifier, h.polMan)
 
 	if h.cfg.DERP.ServerEnabled {
 		// When embedded DERP is enabled we always need a STUN server
@@ -770,12 +816,21 @@ func (h *Headscale) Serve() error {
 					Str("signal", sig.String()).
 					Msg("Received SIGHUP, reloading ACL and Config")
 
-				// TODO(kradalby): Reload config on SIGHUP
+				if err := h.loadPolicyManager(); err != nil {
-				if err := h.loadACLPolicy(); err != nil {
+					log.Error().Err(err).Msg("failed to reload Policy")
-					log.Error().Err(err).Msg("failed to reload ACL policy")
 				}
 
-				if h.ACLPolicy != nil {
+				pol, err := h.policyBytes()
+				if err != nil {
+					log.Error().Err(err).Msg("failed to get policy blob")
+				}
+
+				changed, err := h.polMan.SetPolicy(pol)
+				if err != nil {
+					log.Error().Err(err).Msg("failed to set new policy")
+				}
+
+				if changed {
 					log.Info().
 						Msg("ACL policy successfully reloaded, notifying nodes of change")
 
@@ -994,27 +1049,46 @@ func readOrCreatePrivateKey(path string) (*key.MachinePrivate, error) {
 	return &machineKey, nil
 }
 
-func (h *Headscale) loadACLPolicy() error {
+// policyBytes returns the appropriate policy for the
-	var (
+// current configuration as a []byte array.
-		pol *policy.ACLPolicy
+func (h *Headscale) policyBytes() ([]byte, error) {
-		err error
-	)
-
 	switch h.cfg.Policy.Mode {
 	case types.PolicyModeFile:
 		path := h.cfg.Policy.Path
 
 		// It is fine to start headscale without a policy file.
 		if len(path) == 0 {
-			return nil
+			return nil, nil
 		}
 
 		absPath := util.AbsolutePathFromConfigPath(path)
-		pol, err = policy.LoadACLPolicyFromPath(absPath)
+		policyFile, err := os.Open(absPath)
 		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("failed to load ACL policy from file: %w", err)
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		defer policyFile.Close()
+
+		return io.ReadAll(policyFile)
+
+	case types.PolicyModeDB:
+		p, err := h.db.GetPolicy()
+		if err != nil {
+			if errors.Is(err, types.ErrPolicyNotFound) {
+				return nil, nil
+			}
+
+			return nil, err
 		}
 
+		return []byte(p.Data), err
+	}
+
+	return nil, fmt.Errorf("unsupported policy mode: %s", h.cfg.Policy.Mode)
+}
+
+func (h *Headscale) loadPolicyManager() error {
+	var errOut error
+	h.polManOnce.Do(func() {
 		// Validate and reject configuration that would error when applied
 		// when creating a map response. This requires nodes, so there is still
 		// a scenario where they might be allowed if the server has no nodes
@@ -1025,42 +1099,35 @@ func (h *Headscale) loadACLPolicy() error {
 		// allowed to be written to the database.
 		nodes, err := h.db.ListNodes()
 		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("loading nodes from database to validate policy: %w", err)
+			errOut = fmt.Errorf("loading nodes from database to validate policy: %w", err)
+			return
+		}
+		users, err := h.db.ListUsers()
+		if err != nil {
+			errOut = fmt.Errorf("loading users from database to validate policy: %w", err)
+			return
 		}
 
-		_, err = pol.CompileFilterRules(nodes)
+		pol, err := h.policyBytes()
 		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("verifying policy rules: %w", err)
+			errOut = fmt.Errorf("loading policy bytes: %w", err)
+			return
+		}
+
+		h.polMan, err = policy.NewPolicyManager(pol, users, nodes)
+		if err != nil {
+			errOut = fmt.Errorf("creating policy manager: %w", err)
+			return
 		}
 
 		if len(nodes) > 0 {
-			_, err = pol.CompileSSHPolicy(nodes[0], nodes)
+			_, err = h.polMan.SSHPolicy(nodes[0])
 			if err != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("verifying SSH rules: %w", err)
+				errOut = fmt.Errorf("verifying SSH rules: %w", err)
+				return
 			}
 		}
+	})
 
-	case types.PolicyModeDB:
+	return errOut
-		p, err := h.db.GetPolicy()
-		if err != nil {
-			if errors.Is(err, types.ErrPolicyNotFound) {
-				return nil
-			}
-
-			return fmt.Errorf("failed to get policy from database: %w", err)
-		}
-
-		pol, err = policy.LoadACLPolicyFromBytes([]byte(p.Data))
-		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("failed to parse policy: %w", err)
-		}
-	default:
-		log.Fatal().
-			Str("mode", string(h.cfg.Policy.Mode)).
-			Msg("Unknown ACL policy mode")
-	}
-
-	h.ACLPolicy = pol
-
-	return nil
 }

hscontrol/auth.go

@@ -384,6 +384,13 @@ func (h *Headscale) handleAuthKey(
 
 			return
 		}
+
+		err = nodesChangedHook(h.db, h.polMan, h.nodeNotifier)
+		if err != nil {
+			http.Error(writer, "Internal server error", http.StatusInternalServerError)
+			return
+		}
+
 	}
 
 	err = h.db.Write(func(tx *gorm.DB) error {

hscontrol/db/node_test.go

@@ -255,10 +255,10 @@ func (s *Suite) TestGetACLFilteredPeers(c *check.C) {
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(len(testPeers), check.Equals, 9)
 
-	adminRules, _, err := policy.GenerateFilterAndSSHRulesForTests(aclPolicy, adminNode, adminPeers)
+	adminRules, _, err := policy.GenerateFilterAndSSHRulesForTests(aclPolicy, adminNode, adminPeers, []types.User{*stor[0].user, *stor[1].user})
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 
-	testRules, _, err := policy.GenerateFilterAndSSHRulesForTests(aclPolicy, testNode, testPeers)
+	testRules, _, err := policy.GenerateFilterAndSSHRulesForTests(aclPolicy, testNode, testPeers, []types.User{*stor[0].user, *stor[1].user})
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 
 	peersOfAdminNode := policy.FilterNodesByACL(adminNode, adminPeers, adminRules)
@@ -559,10 +559,6 @@ func TestAutoApproveRoutes(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			adb, err := newTestDB()
 			assert.NoError(t, err)
-			pol, err := policy.LoadACLPolicyFromBytes([]byte(tt.acl))
-
-			assert.NoError(t, err)
-			assert.NotNil(t, pol)
 
 			user, err := adb.CreateUser("test")
 			assert.NoError(t, err)
@@ -599,8 +595,17 @@ func TestAutoApproveRoutes(t *testing.T) {
 			node0ByID, err := adb.GetNodeByID(0)
 			assert.NoError(t, err)
 
+			users, err := adb.ListUsers()
+			assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+			nodes, err := adb.ListNodes()
+			assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+			pm, err := policy.NewPolicyManager([]byte(tt.acl), users, nodes)
+			assert.NoError(t, err)
+
 			// TODO(kradalby): Check state update
-			err = adb.EnableAutoApprovedRoutes(pol, node0ByID)
+			err = adb.EnableAutoApprovedRoutes(pm, node0ByID)
 			assert.NoError(t, err)
 
 			enabledRoutes, err := adb.GetEnabledRoutes(node0ByID)

hscontrol/db/routes.go

@@ -598,18 +598,18 @@ func failoverRoute(
 }
 
 func (hsdb *HSDatabase) EnableAutoApprovedRoutes(
-	aclPolicy *policy.ACLPolicy,
+	polMan policy.PolicyManager,
 	node *types.Node,
 ) error {
 	return hsdb.Write(func(tx *gorm.DB) error {
-		return EnableAutoApprovedRoutes(tx, aclPolicy, node)
+		return EnableAutoApprovedRoutes(tx, polMan, node)
 	})
 }
 
 // EnableAutoApprovedRoutes enables any routes advertised by a node that match the ACL autoApprovers policy.
 func EnableAutoApprovedRoutes(
 	tx *gorm.DB,
-	aclPolicy *policy.ACLPolicy,
+	polMan policy.PolicyManager,
 	node *types.Node,
 ) error {
 	if node.IPv4 == nil && node.IPv6 == nil {
@@ -630,12 +630,7 @@ func EnableAutoApprovedRoutes(
 			continue
 		}
 
-		routeApprovers, err := aclPolicy.AutoApprovers.GetRouteApprovers(
+		routeApprovers := polMan.ApproversForRoute(netip.Prefix(advertisedRoute.Prefix))
-			netip.Prefix(advertisedRoute.Prefix),
-		)
-		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("failed to resolve autoApprovers for route(%d) for node(%s %d): %w", advertisedRoute.ID, node.Hostname, node.ID, err)
-		}
 
 		log.Trace().
 			Str("node", node.Hostname).
@@ -649,7 +644,7 @@ func EnableAutoApprovedRoutes(
 				approvedRoutes = append(approvedRoutes, advertisedRoute)
 			} else {
 				// TODO(kradalby): figure out how to get this to depend on less stuff
-				approvedIps, err := aclPolicy.ExpandAlias(types.Nodes{node}, approvedAlias)
+				approvedIps, err := polMan.ExpandAlias(approvedAlias)
 				if err != nil {
 					return fmt.Errorf("expanding alias %q for autoApprovers: %w", approvedAlias, err)
 				}

hscontrol/grpcv1.go

@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import (
 
 	v1 "github.com/juanfont/headscale/gen/go/headscale/v1"
 	"github.com/juanfont/headscale/hscontrol/db"
-	"github.com/juanfont/headscale/hscontrol/policy"
 	"github.com/juanfont/headscale/hscontrol/types"
 	"github.com/juanfont/headscale/hscontrol/util"
 )
@@ -58,6 +57,11 @@ func (api headscaleV1APIServer) CreateUser(
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	err = usersChangedHook(api.h.db, api.h.polMan, api.h.nodeNotifier)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("updating resources using user: %w", err)
+	}
+
 	return &v1.CreateUserResponse{User: user.Proto()}, nil
 }
 
@@ -87,6 +91,11 @@ func (api headscaleV1APIServer) DeleteUser(
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	err = usersChangedHook(api.h.db, api.h.polMan, api.h.nodeNotifier)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("updating resources using user: %w", err)
+	}
+
 	return &v1.DeleteUserResponse{}, nil
 }
 
@@ -221,6 +230,11 @@ func (api headscaleV1APIServer) RegisterNode(
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	err = nodesChangedHook(api.h.db, api.h.polMan, api.h.nodeNotifier)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("updating resources using node: %w", err)
+	}
+
 	return &v1.RegisterNodeResponse{Node: node.Proto()}, nil
 }
 
@@ -450,10 +464,7 @@ func (api headscaleV1APIServer) ListNodes(
 			resp.Online = true
 		}
 
-		validTags, invalidTags := api.h.ACLPolicy.TagsOfNode(
+		validTags := api.h.polMan.Tags(node)
-			node,
-		)
-		resp.InvalidTags = invalidTags
 		resp.ValidTags = validTags
 		response[index] = resp
 	}
@@ -723,11 +734,6 @@ func (api headscaleV1APIServer) SetPolicy(
 
 	p := request.GetPolicy()
 
-	pol, err := policy.LoadACLPolicyFromBytes([]byte(p))
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("loading ACL policy file: %w", err)
-	}
-
 	// Validate and reject configuration that would error when applied
 	// when creating a map response. This requires nodes, so there is still
 	// a scenario where they might be allowed if the server has no nodes
@@ -737,14 +743,13 @@ func (api headscaleV1APIServer) SetPolicy(
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("loading nodes from database to validate policy: %w", err)
 	}
-
+	changed, err := api.h.polMan.SetPolicy([]byte(p))
-	_, err = pol.CompileFilterRules(nodes)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("verifying policy rules: %w", err)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("setting policy: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	if len(nodes) > 0 {
-		_, err = pol.CompileSSHPolicy(nodes[0], nodes)
+		_, err = api.h.polMan.SSHPolicy(nodes[0])
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("verifying SSH rules: %w", err)
 		}
@@ -755,12 +760,13 @@ func (api headscaleV1APIServer) SetPolicy(
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	api.h.ACLPolicy = pol
+	// Only send update if the packet filter has changed.
-
+	if changed {
-	ctx := types.NotifyCtx(context.Background(), "acl-update", "na")
+		ctx := types.NotifyCtx(context.Background(), "acl-update", "na")
-	api.h.nodeNotifier.NotifyAll(ctx, types.StateUpdate{
+		api.h.nodeNotifier.NotifyAll(ctx, types.StateUpdate{
-		Type: types.StateFullUpdate,
+			Type: types.StateFullUpdate,
-	})
+		})
+	}
 
 	response := &v1.SetPolicyResponse{
 		Policy:    updated.Data,

hscontrol/mapper/mapper.go

@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ type Mapper struct {
 	cfg     *types.Config
 	derpMap *tailcfg.DERPMap
 	notif   *notifier.Notifier
+	polMan  policy.PolicyManager
 
 	uid     string
 	created time.Time
@@ -71,6 +72,7 @@ func NewMapper(
 	cfg *types.Config,
 	derpMap *tailcfg.DERPMap,
 	notif *notifier.Notifier,
+	polMan policy.PolicyManager,
 ) *Mapper {
 	uid, _ := util.GenerateRandomStringDNSSafe(mapperIDLength)
 
@@ -79,6 +81,7 @@ func NewMapper(
 		cfg:     cfg,
 		derpMap: derpMap,
 		notif:   notif,
+		polMan:  polMan,
 
 		uid:     uid,
 		created: time.Now(),
@@ -153,10 +156,9 @@ func addNextDNSMetadata(resolvers []*dnstype.Resolver, node *types.Node) {
 func (m *Mapper) fullMapResponse(
 	node *types.Node,
 	peers types.Nodes,
-	pol *policy.ACLPolicy,
 	capVer tailcfg.CapabilityVersion,
 ) (*tailcfg.MapResponse, error) {
-	resp, err := m.baseWithConfigMapResponse(node, pol, capVer)
+	resp, err := m.baseWithConfigMapResponse(node, capVer)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -164,11 +166,10 @@ func (m *Mapper) fullMapResponse(
 	err = appendPeerChanges(
 		resp,
 		true, // full change
-		pol,
+		m.polMan,
 		node,
 		capVer,
 		peers,
-		peers,
 		m.cfg,
 	)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -182,7 +183,6 @@ func (m *Mapper) fullMapResponse(
 func (m *Mapper) FullMapResponse(
 	mapRequest tailcfg.MapRequest,
 	node *types.Node,
-	pol *policy.ACLPolicy,
 	messages ...string,
 ) ([]byte, error) {
 	peers, err := m.ListPeers(node.ID)
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ func (m *Mapper) FullMapResponse(
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	resp, err := m.fullMapResponse(node, peers, pol, mapRequest.Version)
+	resp, err := m.fullMapResponse(node, peers, mapRequest.Version)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -204,10 +204,9 @@ func (m *Mapper) FullMapResponse(
 func (m *Mapper) ReadOnlyMapResponse(
 	mapRequest tailcfg.MapRequest,
 	node *types.Node,
-	pol *policy.ACLPolicy,
 	messages ...string,
 ) ([]byte, error) {
-	resp, err := m.baseWithConfigMapResponse(node, pol, mapRequest.Version)
+	resp, err := m.baseWithConfigMapResponse(node, mapRequest.Version)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -243,7 +242,6 @@ func (m *Mapper) PeerChangedResponse(
 	node *types.Node,
 	changed map[types.NodeID]bool,
 	patches []*tailcfg.PeerChange,
-	pol *policy.ACLPolicy,
 	messages ...string,
 ) ([]byte, error) {
 	resp := m.baseMapResponse()
@@ -273,10 +271,9 @@ func (m *Mapper) PeerChangedResponse(
 	err = appendPeerChanges(
 		&resp,
 		false, // partial change
-		pol,
+		m.polMan,
 		node,
 		mapRequest.Version,
-		peers,
 		changedNodes,
 		m.cfg,
 	)
@@ -303,7 +300,7 @@ func (m *Mapper) PeerChangedResponse(
 
 	// Add the node itself, it might have changed, and particularly
 	// if there are no patches or changes, this is a self update.
-	tailnode, err := tailNode(node, mapRequest.Version, pol, m.cfg)
+	tailnode, err := tailNode(node, mapRequest.Version, m.polMan, m.cfg)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -318,7 +315,6 @@ func (m *Mapper) PeerChangedPatchResponse(
 	mapRequest tailcfg.MapRequest,
 	node *types.Node,
 	changed []*tailcfg.PeerChange,
-	pol *policy.ACLPolicy,
 ) ([]byte, error) {
 	resp := m.baseMapResponse()
 	resp.PeersChangedPatch = changed
@@ -447,12 +443,11 @@ func (m *Mapper) baseMapResponse() tailcfg.MapResponse {
 // incremental.
 func (m *Mapper) baseWithConfigMapResponse(
 	node *types.Node,
-	pol *policy.ACLPolicy,
 	capVer tailcfg.CapabilityVersion,
 ) (*tailcfg.MapResponse, error) {
 	resp := m.baseMapResponse()
 
-	tailnode, err := tailNode(node, capVer, pol, m.cfg)
+	tailnode, err := tailNode(node, capVer, m.polMan, m.cfg)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -505,34 +500,30 @@ func appendPeerChanges(
 	resp *tailcfg.MapResponse,
 
 	fullChange bool,
-	pol *policy.ACLPolicy,
+	polMan policy.PolicyManager,
 	node *types.Node,
 	capVer tailcfg.CapabilityVersion,
-	peers types.Nodes,
 	changed types.Nodes,
 	cfg *types.Config,
 ) error {
-	packetFilter, err := pol.CompileFilterRules(append(peers, node))
+	filter := polMan.Filter()
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
 
-	sshPolicy, err := pol.CompileSSHPolicy(node, peers)
+	sshPolicy, err := polMan.SSHPolicy(node)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
 	// If there are filter rules present, see if there are any nodes that cannot
 	// access each-other at all and remove them from the peers.
-	if len(packetFilter) > 0 {
+	if len(filter) > 0 {
-		changed = policy.FilterNodesByACL(node, changed, packetFilter)
+		changed = policy.FilterNodesByACL(node, changed, filter)
 	}
 
 	profiles := generateUserProfiles(node, changed)
 
 	dnsConfig := generateDNSConfig(cfg, node)
 
-	tailPeers, err := tailNodes(changed, capVer, pol, cfg)
+	tailPeers, err := tailNodes(changed, capVer, polMan, cfg)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -557,7 +548,7 @@ func appendPeerChanges(
 		// new PacketFilters field and "base" allows us to send a full update when we
 		// have to send an empty list, avoiding the hack in the else block.
 		resp.PacketFilters = map[string][]tailcfg.FilterRule{
-			"base": policy.ReduceFilterRules(node, packetFilter),
+			"base": policy.ReduceFilterRules(node, filter),
 		}
 	} else {
 		// This is a hack to avoid sending an empty list of packet filters.
@@ -565,11 +556,11 @@ func appendPeerChanges(
 		// be omitted, causing the client to consider it unchanged, keeping the
 		// previous packet filter. Worst case, this can cause a node that previously
 		// has access to a node to _not_ loose access if an empty (allow none) is sent.
-		reduced := policy.ReduceFilterRules(node, packetFilter)
+		reduced := policy.ReduceFilterRules(node, filter)
 		if len(reduced) > 0 {
 			resp.PacketFilter = reduced
 		} else {
-			resp.PacketFilter = packetFilter
+			resp.PacketFilter = filter
 		}
 	}
 

hscontrol/mapper/mapper_test.go

@@ -159,6 +159,9 @@ func Test_fullMapResponse(t *testing.T) {
 	lastSeen := time.Date(2009, time.November, 10, 23, 9, 0, 0, time.UTC)
 	expire := time.Date(2500, time.November, 11, 23, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
 
+	user1 := types.User{Model: gorm.Model{ID: 0}, Name: "mini"}
+	user2 := types.User{Model: gorm.Model{ID: 1}, Name: "peer2"}
+
 	mini := &types.Node{
 		ID: 0,
 		MachineKey: mustMK(
@@ -173,8 +176,8 @@ func Test_fullMapResponse(t *testing.T) {
 		IPv4:       iap("100.64.0.1"),
 		Hostname:   "mini",
 		GivenName:  "mini",
-		UserID:     0,
+		UserID:     user1.ID,
-		User:       types.User{Name: "mini"},
+		User:       user1,
 		ForcedTags: []string{},
 		AuthKey:    &types.PreAuthKey{},
 		LastSeen:   &lastSeen,
@@ -253,8 +256,8 @@ func Test_fullMapResponse(t *testing.T) {
 		IPv4:       iap("100.64.0.2"),
 		Hostname:   "peer1",
 		GivenName:  "peer1",
-		UserID:     0,
+		UserID:     user1.ID,
-		User:       types.User{Name: "mini"},
+		User:       user1,
 		ForcedTags: []string{},
 		LastSeen:   &lastSeen,
 		Expiry:     &expire,
@@ -308,8 +311,8 @@ func Test_fullMapResponse(t *testing.T) {
 		IPv4:       iap("100.64.0.3"),
 		Hostname:   "peer2",
 		GivenName:  "peer2",
-		UserID:     1,
+		UserID:     user2.ID,
-		User:       types.User{Name: "peer2"},
+		User:       user2,
 		ForcedTags: []string{},
 		LastSeen:   &lastSeen,
 		Expiry:     &expire,
@@ -458,17 +461,19 @@ func Test_fullMapResponse(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			polMan, _ := policy.NewPolicyManagerForTest(tt.pol, []types.User{user1, user2}, append(tt.peers, tt.node))
+
 			mappy := NewMapper(
 				nil,
 				tt.cfg,
 				tt.derpMap,
 				nil,
+				polMan,
 			)
 
 			got, err := mappy.fullMapResponse(
 				tt.node,
 				tt.peers,
-				tt.pol,
 				0,
 			)
 

hscontrol/mapper/tail.go

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import (
 func tailNodes(
 	nodes types.Nodes,
 	capVer tailcfg.CapabilityVersion,
-	pol *policy.ACLPolicy,
+	polMan policy.PolicyManager,
 	cfg *types.Config,
 ) ([]*tailcfg.Node, error) {
 	tNodes := make([]*tailcfg.Node, len(nodes))
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ func tailNodes(
 		node, err := tailNode(
 			node,
 			capVer,
-			pol,
+			polMan,
 			cfg,
 		)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func tailNodes(
 func tailNode(
 	node *types.Node,
 	capVer tailcfg.CapabilityVersion,
-	pol *policy.ACLPolicy,
+	polMan policy.PolicyManager,
 	cfg *types.Config,
 ) (*tailcfg.Node, error) {
 	addrs := node.Prefixes()
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ func tailNode(
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("tailNode, failed to create FQDN: %s", err)
 	}
 
-	tags, _ := pol.TagsOfNode(node)
+	tags := polMan.Tags(node)
 	tags = lo.Uniq(append(tags, node.ForcedTags...))
 
 	tNode := tailcfg.Node{

hscontrol/mapper/tail_test.go

@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ func TestTailNode(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			polMan, _ := policy.NewPolicyManagerForTest(tt.pol, []types.User{}, types.Nodes{tt.node})
 			cfg := &types.Config{
 				BaseDomain:          tt.baseDomain,
 				DNSConfig:           tt.dnsConfig,
@@ -192,7 +193,7 @@ func TestTailNode(t *testing.T) {
 			got, err := tailNode(
 				tt.node,
 				0,
-				tt.pol,
+				polMan,
 				cfg,
 			)
 
@@ -245,7 +246,7 @@ func TestNodeExpiry(t *testing.T) {
 			tn, err := tailNode(
 				node,
 				0,
-				&policy.ACLPolicy{},
+				&policy.PolicyManagerV1{},
 				&types.Config{},
 			)
 			if err != nil {

hscontrol/oidc.go

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/gorilla/mux"
 	"github.com/juanfont/headscale/hscontrol/db"
 	"github.com/juanfont/headscale/hscontrol/notifier"
+	"github.com/juanfont/headscale/hscontrol/policy"
 	"github.com/juanfont/headscale/hscontrol/types"
 	"github.com/juanfont/headscale/hscontrol/util"
 	"github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ type AuthProviderOIDC struct {
 	registrationCache *zcache.Cache[string, key.MachinePublic]
 	notifier          *notifier.Notifier
 	ipAlloc           *db.IPAllocator
+	polMan            policy.PolicyManager
 
 	oidcProvider *oidc.Provider
 	oauth2Config *oauth2.Config
@@ -65,6 +67,7 @@ func NewAuthProviderOIDC(
 	db *db.HSDatabase,
 	notif *notifier.Notifier,
 	ipAlloc *db.IPAllocator,
+	polMan policy.PolicyManager,
 ) (*AuthProviderOIDC, error) {
 	var err error
 	// grab oidc config if it hasn't been already
@@ -96,6 +99,7 @@ func NewAuthProviderOIDC(
 		registrationCache: registrationCache,
 		notifier:          notif,
 		ipAlloc:           ipAlloc,
+		polMan:            polMan,
 
 		oidcProvider: oidcProvider,
 		oauth2Config: oauth2Config,
@@ -461,6 +465,11 @@ func (a *AuthProviderOIDC) createOrUpdateUserFromClaim(
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("creating or updating user: %w", err)
 	}
 
+	err = usersChangedHook(a.db, a.polMan, a.notifier)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("updating resources using user: %w", err)
+	}
+
 	return user, nil
 }
 
@@ -484,6 +493,11 @@ func (a *AuthProviderOIDC) registerNode(
 		return fmt.Errorf("could not register node: %w", err)
 	}
 
+	err = nodesChangedHook(a.db, a.polMan, a.notifier)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("updating resources using node: %w", err)
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }
 

hscontrol/policy/acls.go

@@ -137,20 +137,21 @@ func GenerateFilterAndSSHRulesForTests(
 	policy *ACLPolicy,
 	node *types.Node,
 	peers types.Nodes,
+	users []types.User,
 ) ([]tailcfg.FilterRule, *tailcfg.SSHPolicy, error) {
 	// If there is no policy defined, we default to allow all
 	if policy == nil {
 		return tailcfg.FilterAllowAll, &tailcfg.SSHPolicy{}, nil
 	}
 
-	rules, err := policy.CompileFilterRules(append(peers, node))
+	rules, err := policy.CompileFilterRules(users, append(peers, node))
 	if err != nil {
 		return []tailcfg.FilterRule{}, &tailcfg.SSHPolicy{}, err
 	}
 
 	log.Trace().Interface("ACL", rules).Str("node", node.GivenName).Msg("ACL rules")
 
-	sshPolicy, err := policy.CompileSSHPolicy(node, peers)
+	sshPolicy, err := policy.CompileSSHPolicy(node, users, peers)
 	if err != nil {
 		return []tailcfg.FilterRule{}, &tailcfg.SSHPolicy{}, err
 	}
@@ -161,6 +162,7 @@ func GenerateFilterAndSSHRulesForTests(
 // CompileFilterRules takes a set of nodes and an ACLPolicy and generates a
 // set of Tailscale compatible FilterRules used to allow traffic on clients.
 func (pol *ACLPolicy) CompileFilterRules(
+	users []types.User,
 	nodes types.Nodes,
 ) ([]tailcfg.FilterRule, error) {
 	if pol == nil {
@@ -176,9 +178,14 @@ func (pol *ACLPolicy) CompileFilterRules(
 
 		var srcIPs []string
 		for srcIndex, src := range acl.Sources {
-			srcs, err := pol.expandSource(src, nodes)
+			srcs, err := pol.expandSource(src, users, nodes)
 			if err != nil {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("parsing policy, acl index: %d->%d: %w", index, srcIndex, err)
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf(
+					"parsing policy, acl index: %d->%d: %w",
+					index,
+					srcIndex,
+					err,
+				)
 			}
 			srcIPs = append(srcIPs, srcs...)
 		}
@@ -197,6 +204,7 @@ func (pol *ACLPolicy) CompileFilterRules(
 
 			expanded, err := pol.ExpandAlias(
 				nodes,
+				users,
 				alias,
 			)
 			if err != nil {
@@ -281,6 +289,7 @@ func ReduceFilterRules(node *types.Node, rules []tailcfg.FilterRule) []tailcfg.F
 
 func (pol *ACLPolicy) CompileSSHPolicy(
 	node *types.Node,
+	users []types.User,
 	peers types.Nodes,
 ) (*tailcfg.SSHPolicy, error) {
 	if pol == nil {
@@ -312,7 +321,7 @@ func (pol *ACLPolicy) CompileSSHPolicy(
 	for index, sshACL := range pol.SSHs {
 		var dest netipx.IPSetBuilder
 		for _, src := range sshACL.Destinations {
-			expanded, err := pol.ExpandAlias(append(peers, node), src)
+			expanded, err := pol.ExpandAlias(append(peers, node), users, src)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}
@@ -335,12 +344,21 @@ func (pol *ACLPolicy) CompileSSHPolicy(
 		case "check":
 			checkAction, err := sshCheckAction(sshACL.CheckPeriod)
 			if err != nil {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("parsing SSH policy, parsing check duration, index: %d: %w", index, err)
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf(
+					"parsing SSH policy, parsing check duration, index: %d: %w",
+					index,
+					err,
+				)
 			} else {
 				action = *checkAction
 			}
 		default:
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("parsing SSH policy, unknown action %q, index: %d: %w", sshACL.Action, index, err)
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf(
+				"parsing SSH policy, unknown action %q, index: %d: %w",
+				sshACL.Action,
+				index,
+				err,
+			)
 		}
 
 		principals := make([]*tailcfg.SSHPrincipal, 0, len(sshACL.Sources))
@@ -363,6 +381,7 @@ func (pol *ACLPolicy) CompileSSHPolicy(
 			} else {
 				expandedSrcs, err := pol.ExpandAlias(
 					peers,
+					users,
 					rawSrc,
 				)
 				if err != nil {
@@ -512,9 +531,10 @@ func parseProtocol(protocol string) ([]int, bool, error) {
 // with the given src alias.
 func (pol *ACLPolicy) expandSource(
 	src string,
+	users []types.User,
 	nodes types.Nodes,
 ) ([]string, error) {
-	ipSet, err := pol.ExpandAlias(nodes, src)
+	ipSet, err := pol.ExpandAlias(nodes, users, src)
 	if err != nil {
 		return []string{}, err
 	}
@@ -538,6 +558,7 @@ func (pol *ACLPolicy) expandSource(
 // and transform these in IPAddresses.
 func (pol *ACLPolicy) ExpandAlias(
 	nodes types.Nodes,
+	users []types.User,
 	alias string,
 ) (*netipx.IPSet, error) {
 	if isWildcard(alias) {
@@ -552,12 +573,12 @@ func (pol *ACLPolicy) ExpandAlias(
 
 	// if alias is a group
 	if isGroup(alias) {
-		return pol.expandIPsFromGroup(alias, nodes)
+		return pol.expandIPsFromGroup(alias, users, nodes)
 	}
 
 	// if alias is a tag
 	if isTag(alias) {
-		return pol.expandIPsFromTag(alias, nodes)
+		return pol.expandIPsFromTag(alias, users, nodes)
 	}
 
 	if isAutoGroup(alias) {
@@ -565,7 +586,7 @@ func (pol *ACLPolicy) ExpandAlias(
 	}
 
 	// if alias is a user
-	if ips, err := pol.expandIPsFromUser(alias, nodes); ips != nil {
+	if ips, err := pol.expandIPsFromUser(alias, users, nodes); ips != nil {
 		return ips, err
 	}
 
@@ -574,7 +595,7 @@ func (pol *ACLPolicy) ExpandAlias(
 	if h, ok := pol.Hosts[alias]; ok {
 		log.Trace().Str("host", h.String()).Msg("ExpandAlias got hosts entry")
 
-		return pol.ExpandAlias(nodes, h.String())
+		return pol.ExpandAlias(nodes, users, h.String())
 	}
 
 	// if alias is an IP
@@ -751,16 +772,17 @@ func (pol *ACLPolicy) expandUsersFromGroup(
 
 func (pol *ACLPolicy) expandIPsFromGroup(
 	group string,
+	users []types.User,
 	nodes types.Nodes,
 ) (*netipx.IPSet, error) {
 	var build netipx.IPSetBuilder
 
-	users, err := pol.expandUsersFromGroup(group)
+	userTokens, err := pol.expandUsersFromGroup(group)
 	if err != nil {
 		return &netipx.IPSet{}, err
 	}
-	for _, user := range users {
+	for _, user := range userTokens {
-		filteredNodes := filterNodesByUser(nodes, user)
+		filteredNodes := filterNodesByUser(nodes, users, user)
 		for _, node := range filteredNodes {
 			node.AppendToIPSet(&build)
 		}
@@ -771,6 +793,7 @@ func (pol *ACLPolicy) expandIPsFromGroup(
 
 func (pol *ACLPolicy) expandIPsFromTag(
 	alias string,
+	users []types.User,
 	nodes types.Nodes,
 ) (*netipx.IPSet, error) {
 	var build netipx.IPSetBuilder
@@ -803,7 +826,7 @@ func (pol *ACLPolicy) expandIPsFromTag(
 
 	// filter out nodes per tag owner
 	for _, user := range owners {
-		nodes := filterNodesByUser(nodes, user)
+		nodes := filterNodesByUser(nodes, users, user)
 		for _, node := range nodes {
 			if node.Hostinfo == nil {
 				continue
@@ -820,11 +843,12 @@ func (pol *ACLPolicy) expandIPsFromTag(
 
 func (pol *ACLPolicy) expandIPsFromUser(
 	user string,
+	users []types.User,
 	nodes types.Nodes,
 ) (*netipx.IPSet, error) {
 	var build netipx.IPSetBuilder
 
-	filteredNodes := filterNodesByUser(nodes, user)
+	filteredNodes := filterNodesByUser(nodes, users, user)
 	filteredNodes = excludeCorrectlyTaggedNodes(pol, filteredNodes, user)
 
 	// shortcurcuit if we have no nodes to get ips from.
@@ -953,10 +977,40 @@ func (pol *ACLPolicy) TagsOfNode(
 	return validTags, invalidTags
 }
 
-func filterNodesByUser(nodes types.Nodes, user string) types.Nodes {
+// filterNodesByUser returns a list of nodes that match the given userToken from a
+// policy.
+// Matching nodes are determined by first matching the user token to a user by checking:
+// - If it is an ID that mactches the user database ID
+// - It is the Provider Identifier from OIDC
+// - It matches the username or email of a user
+//
+// If the token matches more than one user, zero nodes will returned.
+func filterNodesByUser(nodes types.Nodes, users []types.User, userToken string) types.Nodes {
 	var out types.Nodes
+
+	var potentialUsers []types.User
+	for _, user := range users {
+		if user.ProviderIdentifier == userToken {
+			potentialUsers = append(potentialUsers, user)
+
+			break
+		}
+		if user.Email == userToken {
+			potentialUsers = append(potentialUsers, user)
+		}
+		if user.Name == userToken {
+			potentialUsers = append(potentialUsers, user)
+		}
+	}
+
+	if len(potentialUsers) != 1 {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	user := potentialUsers[0]
+
 	for _, node := range nodes {
-		if node.User.Username() == user {
+		if node.User.ID == user.ID {
 			out = append(out, node)
 		}
 	}

hscontrol/policy/acls_test.go

@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@ package policy
 
 import (
 	"errors"
+	"math/rand/v2"
 	"net/netip"
 	"slices"
+	"sort"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
@@ -14,6 +16,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"go4.org/netipx"
 	"gopkg.in/check.v1"
+	"gorm.io/gorm"
 	"tailscale.com/net/tsaddr"
 	"tailscale.com/tailcfg"
 )
@@ -375,18 +378,24 @@ func TestParsing(t *testing.T) {
 				return
 			}
 
-			rules, err := pol.CompileFilterRules(types.Nodes{
+			user := types.User{
-				&types.Node{
+				Model: gorm.Model{ID: 1},
-					IPv4: iap("100.100.100.100"),
+				Name:  "testuser",
+			}
+			rules, err := pol.CompileFilterRules(
+				[]types.User{
+					user,
 				},
-				&types.Node{
+				types.Nodes{
-					IPv4: iap("200.200.200.200"),
+					&types.Node{
-					User: types.User{
+						IPv4: iap("100.100.100.100"),
-						Name: "testuser",
 					},
-					Hostinfo: &tailcfg.Hostinfo{},
+					&types.Node{
-				},
+						IPv4:     iap("200.200.200.200"),
-			})
+						User:     user,
+						Hostinfo: &tailcfg.Hostinfo{},
+					},
+				})
 
 			if (err != nil) != tt.wantErr {
 				t.Errorf("parsing() error = %v, wantErr %v", err, tt.wantErr)
@@ -533,7 +542,7 @@ func (s *Suite) TestRuleInvalidGeneration(c *check.C) {
 	c.Assert(pol.ACLs, check.HasLen, 6)
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 
-	rules, err := pol.CompileFilterRules(types.Nodes{})
+	rules, err := pol.CompileFilterRules([]types.User{}, types.Nodes{})
 	c.Assert(err, check.NotNil)
 	c.Assert(rules, check.IsNil)
 }
@@ -549,7 +558,7 @@ func (s *Suite) TestInvalidAction(c *check.C) {
 			},
 		},
 	}
-	_, _, err := GenerateFilterAndSSHRulesForTests(pol, &types.Node{}, types.Nodes{})
+	_, _, err := GenerateFilterAndSSHRulesForTests(pol, &types.Node{}, types.Nodes{}, []types.User{})
 	c.Assert(errors.Is(err, ErrInvalidAction), check.Equals, true)
 }
 
@@ -568,7 +577,7 @@ func (s *Suite) TestInvalidGroupInGroup(c *check.C) {
 			},
 		},
 	}
-	_, _, err := GenerateFilterAndSSHRulesForTests(pol, &types.Node{}, types.Nodes{})
+	_, _, err := GenerateFilterAndSSHRulesForTests(pol, &types.Node{}, types.Nodes{}, []types.User{})
 	c.Assert(errors.Is(err, ErrInvalidGroup), check.Equals, true)
 }
 
@@ -584,7 +593,7 @@ func (s *Suite) TestInvalidTagOwners(c *check.C) {
 		},
 	}
 
-	_, _, err := GenerateFilterAndSSHRulesForTests(pol, &types.Node{}, types.Nodes{})
+	_, _, err := GenerateFilterAndSSHRulesForTests(pol, &types.Node{}, types.Nodes{}, []types.User{})
 	c.Assert(errors.Is(err, ErrInvalidTag), check.Equals, true)
 }
 
@@ -861,6 +870,14 @@ func Test_expandPorts(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func Test_listNodesInUser(t *testing.T) {
+	users := []types.User{
+		{Model: gorm.Model{ID: 1}, Name: "marc"},
+		{Model: gorm.Model{ID: 2}, Name: "joe", Email: "joe@headscale.net"},
+		{Model: gorm.Model{ID: 3}, Name: "mikael", Email: "mikael@headscale.net", ProviderIdentifier: "http://oidc.org/1234"},
+		{Model: gorm.Model{ID: 4}, Name: "mikael2", Email: "mikael@headscale.net"},
+		{Model: gorm.Model{ID: 5}, Name: "mikael", Email: "mikael2@headscale.net"},
+	}
+
 	type args struct {
 		nodes types.Nodes
 		user  string
@@ -874,50 +891,239 @@ func Test_listNodesInUser(t *testing.T) {
 			name: "1 node in user",
 			args: args{
 				nodes: types.Nodes{
-					&types.Node{User: types.User{Name: "joe"}},
+					&types.Node{User: users[1]},
 				},
 				user: "joe",
 			},
 			want: types.Nodes{
-				&types.Node{User: types.User{Name: "joe"}},
+				&types.Node{User: users[1]},
 			},
 		},
 		{
 			name: "3 nodes, 2 in user",
 			args: args{
 				nodes: types.Nodes{
-					&types.Node{ID: 1, User: types.User{Name: "joe"}},
+					&types.Node{ID: 1, User: users[1]},
-					&types.Node{ID: 2, User: types.User{Name: "marc"}},
+					&types.Node{ID: 2, User: users[0]},
-					&types.Node{ID: 3, User: types.User{Name: "marc"}},
+					&types.Node{ID: 3, User: users[0]},
 				},
 				user: "marc",
 			},
 			want: types.Nodes{
-				&types.Node{ID: 2, User: types.User{Name: "marc"}},
+				&types.Node{ID: 2, User: users[0]},
-				&types.Node{ID: 3, User: types.User{Name: "marc"}},
+				&types.Node{ID: 3, User: users[0]},
 			},
 		},
 		{
 			name: "5 nodes, 0 in user",
 			args: args{
 				nodes: types.Nodes{
-					&types.Node{ID: 1, User: types.User{Name: "joe"}},
+					&types.Node{ID: 1, User: users[1]},
-					&types.Node{ID: 2, User: types.User{Name: "marc"}},
+					&types.Node{ID: 2, User: users[0]},
-					&types.Node{ID: 3, User: types.User{Name: "marc"}},
+					&types.Node{ID: 3, User: users[0]},
-					&types.Node{ID: 4, User: types.User{Name: "marc"}},
+					&types.Node{ID: 4, User: users[0]},
-					&types.Node{ID: 5, User: types.User{Name: "marc"}},
+					&types.Node{ID: 5, User: users[0]},
 				},
 				user: "mickael",
 			},
 			want: nil,
 		},
+		{
+			name: "match-by-provider-ident",
+			args: args{
+				nodes: types.Nodes{
+					&types.Node{ID: 1, User: users[1]},
+					&types.Node{ID: 2, User: users[2]},
+				},
+				user: "http://oidc.org/1234",
+			},
+			want: types.Nodes{
+				&types.Node{ID: 2, User: users[2]},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "match-by-email",
+			args: args{
+				nodes: types.Nodes{
+					&types.Node{ID: 1, User: users[1]},
+					&types.Node{ID: 2, User: users[2]},
+				},
+				user: "joe@headscale.net",
+			},
+			want: types.Nodes{
+				&types.Node{ID: 1, User: users[1]},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "multi-match-is-zero",
+			args: args{
+				nodes: types.Nodes{
+					&types.Node{ID: 1, User: users[1]},
+					&types.Node{ID: 2, User: users[2]},
+					&types.Node{ID: 3, User: users[3]},
+				},
+				user: "mikael@headscale.net",
+			},
+			want: nil,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "multi-email-first-match-is-zero",
+			args: args{
+				nodes: types.Nodes{
+					// First match email, then provider id
+					&types.Node{ID: 3, User: users[3]},
+					&types.Node{ID: 2, User: users[2]},
+				},
+				user: "mikael@headscale.net",
+			},
+			want: nil,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "multi-username-first-match-is-zero",
+			args: args{
+				nodes: types.Nodes{
+					// First match username, then provider id
+					&types.Node{ID: 4, User: users[3]},
+					&types.Node{ID: 2, User: users[2]},
+				},
+				user: "mikael",
+			},
+			want: nil,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "all-users-duplicate-username-random-order",
+			args: args{
+				nodes: types.Nodes{
+					&types.Node{ID: 1, User: users[0]},
+					&types.Node{ID: 2, User: users[1]},
+					&types.Node{ID: 3, User: users[2]},
+					&types.Node{ID: 4, User: users[3]},
+					&types.Node{ID: 5, User: users[4]},
+				},
+				user: "mikael",
+			},
+			want: nil,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "all-users-unique-username-random-order",
+			args: args{
+				nodes: types.Nodes{
+					&types.Node{ID: 1, User: users[0]},
+					&types.Node{ID: 2, User: users[1]},
+					&types.Node{ID: 3, User: users[2]},
+					&types.Node{ID: 4, User: users[3]},
+					&types.Node{ID: 5, User: users[4]},
+				},
+				user: "marc",
+			},
+			want: types.Nodes{
+				&types.Node{ID: 1, User: users[0]},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "all-users-no-username-random-order",
+			args: args{
+				nodes: types.Nodes{
+					&types.Node{ID: 1, User: users[0]},
+					&types.Node{ID: 2, User: users[1]},
+					&types.Node{ID: 3, User: users[2]},
+					&types.Node{ID: 4, User: users[3]},
+					&types.Node{ID: 5, User: users[4]},
+				},
+				user: "not-working",
+			},
+			want: nil,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "all-users-duplicate-email-random-order",
+			args: args{
+				nodes: types.Nodes{
+					&types.Node{ID: 1, User: users[0]},
+					&types.Node{ID: 2, User: users[1]},
+					&types.Node{ID: 3, User: users[2]},
+					&types.Node{ID: 4, User: users[3]},
+					&types.Node{ID: 5, User: users[4]},
+				},
+				user: "mikael@headscale.net",
+			},
+			want: nil,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "all-users-duplicate-email-random-order",
+			args: args{
+				nodes: types.Nodes{
+					&types.Node{ID: 1, User: users[0]},
+					&types.Node{ID: 2, User: users[1]},
+					&types.Node{ID: 3, User: users[2]},
+					&types.Node{ID: 4, User: users[3]},
+					&types.Node{ID: 5, User: users[4]},
+				},
+				user: "joe@headscale.net",
+			},
+			want: types.Nodes{
+				&types.Node{ID: 2, User: users[1]},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "all-users-no-email-random-order",
+			args: args{
+				nodes: types.Nodes{
+					&types.Node{ID: 1, User: users[0]},
+					&types.Node{ID: 2, User: users[1]},
+					&types.Node{ID: 3, User: users[2]},
+					&types.Node{ID: 4, User: users[3]},
+					&types.Node{ID: 5, User: users[4]},
+				},
+				user: "not-working@headscale.net",
+			},
+			want: nil,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "all-users-provider-id-random-order",
+			args: args{
+				nodes: types.Nodes{
+					&types.Node{ID: 1, User: users[0]},
+					&types.Node{ID: 2, User: users[1]},
+					&types.Node{ID: 3, User: users[2]},
+					&types.Node{ID: 4, User: users[3]},
+					&types.Node{ID: 5, User: users[4]},
+				},
+				user: "http://oidc.org/1234",
+			},
+			want: types.Nodes{
+				&types.Node{ID: 3, User: users[2]},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "all-users-no-provider-id-random-order",
+			args: args{
+				nodes: types.Nodes{
+					&types.Node{ID: 1, User: users[0]},
+					&types.Node{ID: 2, User: users[1]},
+					&types.Node{ID: 3, User: users[2]},
+					&types.Node{ID: 4, User: users[3]},
+					&types.Node{ID: 5, User: users[4]},
+				},
+				user: "http://oidc.org/4321",
+			},
+			want: nil,
+		},
 	}
 	for _, test := range tests {
 		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			got := filterNodesByUser(test.args.nodes, test.args.user)
+			for range 1000 {
+				ns := test.args.nodes
+				rand.Shuffle(len(ns), func(i, j int) {
+					ns[i], ns[j] = ns[j], ns[i]
+				})
+				got := filterNodesByUser(ns, users, test.args.user)
+				sort.Slice(got, func(i, j int) bool {
+					return got[i].ID < got[j].ID
+				})
 
-			if diff := cmp.Diff(test.want, got, util.Comparers...); diff != "" {
+				if diff := cmp.Diff(test.want, got, util.Comparers...); diff != "" {
-				t.Errorf("listNodesInUser() = (-want +got):\n%s", diff)
+					t.Errorf("filterNodesByUser() = (-want +got):\n%s", diff)
+				}
 			}
 		})
 	}
@@ -940,6 +1146,12 @@ func Test_expandAlias(t *testing.T) {
 		return s
 	}
 
+	users := []types.User{
+		{Model: gorm.Model{ID: 1}, Name: "joe"},
+		{Model: gorm.Model{ID: 2}, Name: "marc"},
+		{Model: gorm.Model{ID: 3}, Name: "mickael"},
+	}
+
 	type field struct {
 		pol ACLPolicy
 	}
@@ -989,19 +1201,19 @@ func Test_expandAlias(t *testing.T) {
 				nodes: types.Nodes{
 					&types.Node{
 						IPv4: iap("100.64.0.1"),
-						User: types.User{Name: "joe"},
+						User: users[0],
 					},
 					&types.Node{
 						IPv4: iap("100.64.0.2"),
-						User: types.User{Name: "joe"},
+						User: users[0],
 					},
 					&types.Node{
 						IPv4: iap("100.64.0.3"),
-						User: types.User{Name: "marc"},
+						User: users[1],
 					},
 					&types.Node{
 						IPv4: iap("100.64.0.4"),
-						User: types.User{Name: "mickael"},
+						User: users[2],
 					},
 				},
 			},
@@ -1022,19 +1234,19 @@ func Test_expandAlias(t *testing.T) {
 				nodes: types.Nodes{
 					&types.Node{
 						IPv4: iap("100.64.0.1"),
-						User: types.User{Name: "joe"},
+						User: users[0],
 					},
 					&types.Node{
 						IPv4: iap("100.64.0.2"),
-						User: types.User{Name: "joe"},
+						User: users[0],
 					},
 					&types.Node{
 						IPv4: iap("100.64.0.3"),
-						User: types.User{Name: "marc"},
+						User: users[1],
 					},
 					&types.Node{
 						IPv4: iap("100.64.0.4"),
-						User: types.User{Name: "mickael"},
+						User: users[2],
 					},
 				},
 			},
@@ -1185,7 +1397,7 @@ func Test_expandAlias(t *testing.T) {
 				nodes: types.Nodes{
 					&types.Node{
 						IPv4: iap("100.64.0.1"),
-						User: types.User{Name: "joe"},
+						User: users[0],
 						Hostinfo: &tailcfg.Hostinfo{
 							OS:          "centos",
 							Hostname:    "foo",
@@ -1194,7 +1406,7 @@ func Test_expandAlias(t *testing.T) {
 					},
 					&types.Node{
 						IPv4: iap("100.64.0.2"),
-						User: types.User{Name: "joe"},
+						User: users[0],
 						Hostinfo: &tailcfg.Hostinfo{
 							OS:          "centos",
 							Hostname:    "foo",
@@ -1203,11 +1415,11 @@ func Test_expandAlias(t *testing.T) {
 					},
 					&types.Node{
 						IPv4: iap("100.64.0.3"),
-						User: types.User{Name: "marc"},
+						User: users[1],
 					},
 					&types.Node{
 						IPv4: iap("100.64.0.4"),
-						User: types.User{Name: "joe"},
+						User: users[0],
 					},
 				},
 			},
@@ -1260,21 +1472,21 @@ func Test_expandAlias(t *testing.T) {
 				nodes: types.Nodes{
 					&types.Node{
 						IPv4:       iap("100.64.0.1"),
-						User:       types.User{Name: "joe"},
+						User:       users[0],
 						ForcedTags: []string{"tag:hr-webserver"},
 					},
 					&types.Node{
 						IPv4:       iap("100.64.0.2"),
-						User:       types.User{Name: "joe"},
+						User:       users[0],
 						ForcedTags: []string{"tag:hr-webserver"},
 					},
 					&types.Node{
 						IPv4: iap("100.64.0.3"),
-						User: types.User{Name: "marc"},
+						User: users[1],
 					},
 					&types.Node{
 						IPv4: iap("100.64.0.4"),
-						User: types.User{Name: "mickael"},
+						User: users[2],
 					},
 				},
 			},
@@ -1295,12 +1507,12 @@ func Test_expandAlias(t *testing.T) {
 				nodes: types.Nodes{
 					&types.Node{
 						IPv4:       iap("100.64.0.1"),
-						User:       types.User{Name: "joe"},
+						User:       users[0],
 						ForcedTags: []string{"tag:hr-webserver"},
 					},
 					&types.Node{
 						IPv4: iap("100.64.0.2"),
-						User: types.User{Name: "joe"},
+						User: users[0],
 						Hostinfo: &tailcfg.Hostinfo{
 							OS:          "centos",
 							Hostname:    "foo",
@@ -1309,11 +1521,11 @@ func Test_expandAlias(t *testing.T) {
 					},
 					&types.Node{
 						IPv4: iap("100.64.0.3"),
-						User: types.User{Name: "marc"},
+						User: users[1],
 					},
 					&types.Node{
 						IPv4: iap("100.64.0.4"),
-						User: types.User{Name: "mickael"},
+						User: users[2],
 					},
 				},
 			},
@@ -1350,12 +1562,12 @@ func Test_expandAlias(t *testing.T) {
 					},
 					&types.Node{
 						IPv4:     iap("100.64.0.3"),
-						User:     types.User{Name: "marc"},
+						User:     users[1],
 						Hostinfo: &tailcfg.Hostinfo{},
 					},
 					&types.Node{
 						IPv4:     iap("100.64.0.4"),
-						User:     types.User{Name: "joe"},
+						User:     users[0],
 						Hostinfo: &tailcfg.Hostinfo{},
 					},
 				},
@@ -1368,6 +1580,7 @@ func Test_expandAlias(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			got, err := test.field.pol.ExpandAlias(
 				test.args.nodes,
+				users,
 				test.args.alias,
 			)
 			if (err != nil) != test.wantErr {
@@ -1715,6 +1928,7 @@ func TestACLPolicy_generateFilterRules(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			got, err := tt.field.pol.CompileFilterRules(
+				[]types.User{},
 				tt.args.nodes,
 			)
 			if (err != nil) != tt.wantErr {
@@ -1834,6 +2048,13 @@ func TestTheInternet(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestReduceFilterRules(t *testing.T) {
+	users := []types.User{
+		{Model: gorm.Model{ID: 1}, Name: "mickael"},
+		{Model: gorm.Model{ID: 2}, Name: "user1"},
+		{Model: gorm.Model{ID: 3}, Name: "user2"},
+		{Model: gorm.Model{ID: 4}, Name: "user100"},
+	}
+
 	tests := []struct {
 		name  string
 		node  *types.Node
@@ -1855,13 +2076,13 @@ func TestReduceFilterRules(t *testing.T) {
 			node: &types.Node{
 				IPv4: iap("100.64.0.1"),
 				IPv6: iap("fd7a:115c:a1e0:ab12:4843:2222:6273:2221"),
-				User: types.User{Name: "mickael"},
+				User: users[0],
 			},
 			peers: types.Nodes{
 				&types.Node{
 					IPv4: iap("100.64.0.2"),
 					IPv6: iap("fd7a:115c:a1e0:ab12:4843:2222:6273:2222"),
-					User: types.User{Name: "mickael"},
+					User: users[0],
 				},
 			},
 			want: []tailcfg.FilterRule{},
@@ -1888,7 +2109,7 @@ func TestReduceFilterRules(t *testing.T) {
 			node: &types.Node{
 				IPv4: iap("100.64.0.1"),
 				IPv6: iap("fd7a:115c:a1e0::1"),
-				User: types.User{Name: "user1"},
+				User: users[1],
 				Hostinfo: &tailcfg.Hostinfo{
 					RoutableIPs: []netip.Prefix{
 						netip.MustParsePrefix("10.33.0.0/16"),
@@ -1899,7 +2120,7 @@ func TestReduceFilterRules(t *testing.T) {
 				&types.Node{
 					IPv4: iap("100.64.0.2"),
 					IPv6: iap("fd7a:115c:a1e0::2"),
-					User: types.User{Name: "user1"},
+					User: users[1],
 				},
 			},
 			want: []tailcfg.FilterRule{
@@ -1967,19 +2188,19 @@ func TestReduceFilterRules(t *testing.T) {
 			node: &types.Node{
 				IPv4: iap("100.64.0.1"),
 				IPv6: iap("fd7a:115c:a1e0::1"),
-				User: types.User{Name: "user1"},
+				User: users[1],
 			},
 			peers: types.Nodes{
 				&types.Node{
 					IPv4: iap("100.64.0.2"),
 					IPv6: iap("fd7a:115c:a1e0::2"),
-					User: types.User{Name: "user2"},
+					User: users[2],
 				},
 				// "internal" exit node
 				&types.Node{
 					IPv4: iap("100.64.0.100"),
 					IPv6: iap("fd7a:115c:a1e0::100"),
-					User: types.User{Name: "user100"},
+					User: users[3],
 					Hostinfo: &tailcfg.Hostinfo{
 						RoutableIPs: tsaddr.ExitRoutes(),
 					},
@@ -2026,12 +2247,12 @@ func TestReduceFilterRules(t *testing.T) {
 				&types.Node{
 					IPv4: iap("100.64.0.2"),
 					IPv6: iap("fd7a:115c:a1e0::2"),
-					User: types.User{Name: "user2"},
+					User: users[2],
 				},
 				&types.Node{
 					IPv4: iap("100.64.0.1"),
 					IPv6: iap("fd7a:115c:a1e0::1"),
-					User: types.User{Name: "user1"},
+					User: users[1],
 				},
 			},
 			want: []tailcfg.FilterRule{
@@ -2113,7 +2334,7 @@ func TestReduceFilterRules(t *testing.T) {
 			node: &types.Node{
 				IPv4: iap("100.64.0.100"),
 				IPv6: iap("fd7a:115c:a1e0::100"),
-				User: types.User{Name: "user100"},
+				User: users[3],
 				Hostinfo: &tailcfg.Hostinfo{
 					RoutableIPs: tsaddr.ExitRoutes(),
 				},
@@ -2122,12 +2343,12 @@ func TestReduceFilterRules(t *testing.T) {
 				&types.Node{
 					IPv4: iap("100.64.0.2"),
 					IPv6: iap("fd7a:115c:a1e0::2"),
-					User: types.User{Name: "user2"},
+					User: users[2],
 				},
 				&types.Node{
 					IPv4: iap("100.64.0.1"),
 					IPv6: iap("fd7a:115c:a1e0::1"),
-					User: types.User{Name: "user1"},
+					User: users[1],
 				},
 			},
 			want: []tailcfg.FilterRule{
@@ -2215,7 +2436,7 @@ func TestReduceFilterRules(t *testing.T) {
 			node: &types.Node{
 				IPv4: iap("100.64.0.100"),
 				IPv6: iap("fd7a:115c:a1e0::100"),
-				User: types.User{Name: "user100"},
+				User: users[3],
 				Hostinfo: &tailcfg.Hostinfo{
 					RoutableIPs: []netip.Prefix{netip.MustParsePrefix("8.0.0.0/16"), netip.MustParsePrefix("16.0.0.0/16")},
 				},
@@ -2224,12 +2445,12 @@ func TestReduceFilterRules(t *testing.T) {
 				&types.Node{
 					IPv4: iap("100.64.0.2"),
 					IPv6: iap("fd7a:115c:a1e0::2"),
-					User: types.User{Name: "user2"},
+					User: users[2],
 				},
 				&types.Node{
 					IPv4: iap("100.64.0.1"),
 					IPv6: iap("fd7a:115c:a1e0::1"),
-					User: types.User{Name: "user1"},
+					User: users[1],
 				},
 			},
 			want: []tailcfg.FilterRule{
@@ -2292,7 +2513,7 @@ func TestReduceFilterRules(t *testing.T) {
 			node: &types.Node{
 				IPv4: iap("100.64.0.100"),
 				IPv6: iap("fd7a:115c:a1e0::100"),
-				User: types.User{Name: "user100"},
+				User: users[3],
 				Hostinfo: &tailcfg.Hostinfo{
 					RoutableIPs: []netip.Prefix{netip.MustParsePrefix("8.0.0.0/8"), netip.MustParsePrefix("16.0.0.0/8")},
 				},
@@ -2301,12 +2522,12 @@ func TestReduceFilterRules(t *testing.T) {
 				&types.Node{
 					IPv4: iap("100.64.0.2"),
 					IPv6: iap("fd7a:115c:a1e0::2"),
-					User: types.User{Name: "user2"},
+					User: users[2],
 				},
 				&types.Node{
 					IPv4: iap("100.64.0.1"),
 					IPv6: iap("fd7a:115c:a1e0::1"),
-					User: types.User{Name: "user1"},
+					User: users[1],
 				},
 			},
 			want: []tailcfg.FilterRule{
@@ -2362,7 +2583,7 @@ func TestReduceFilterRules(t *testing.T) {
 			node: &types.Node{
 				IPv4: iap("100.64.0.100"),
 				IPv6: iap("fd7a:115c:a1e0::100"),
-				User: types.User{Name: "user100"},
+				User: users[3],
 				Hostinfo: &tailcfg.Hostinfo{
 					RoutableIPs: []netip.Prefix{netip.MustParsePrefix("172.16.0.0/24")},
 				},
@@ -2372,7 +2593,7 @@ func TestReduceFilterRules(t *testing.T) {
 				&types.Node{
 					IPv4: iap("100.64.0.1"),
 					IPv6: iap("fd7a:115c:a1e0::1"),
-					User: types.User{Name: "user1"},
+					User: users[1],
 				},
 			},
 			want: []tailcfg.FilterRule{
@@ -2400,6 +2621,7 @@ func TestReduceFilterRules(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			got, _ := tt.pol.CompileFilterRules(
+				users,
 				append(tt.peers, tt.node),
 			)
 
@@ -3391,7 +3613,7 @@ func TestSSHRules(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			got, err := tt.pol.CompileSSHPolicy(&tt.node, tt.peers)
+			got, err := tt.pol.CompileSSHPolicy(&tt.node, []types.User{}, tt.peers)
 			assert.NoError(t, err)
 
 			if diff := cmp.Diff(tt.want, got); diff != "" {
@@ -3474,14 +3696,17 @@ func TestValidExpandTagOwnersInSources(t *testing.T) {
 		RequestTags: []string{"tag:test"},
 	}
 
+	user := types.User{
+		Model: gorm.Model{ID: 1},
+		Name:  "user1",
+	}
+
 	node := &types.Node{
-		ID:       0,
+		ID:             0,
-		Hostname: "testnodes",
+		Hostname:       "testnodes",
-		IPv4:     iap("100.64.0.1"),
+		IPv4:           iap("100.64.0.1"),
-		UserID:   0,
+		UserID:         0,
-		User: types.User{
+		User:           user,
-			Name: "user1",
-		},
 		RegisterMethod: util.RegisterMethodAuthKey,
 		Hostinfo:       &hostInfo,
 	}
@@ -3498,7 +3723,7 @@ func TestValidExpandTagOwnersInSources(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 
-	got, _, err := GenerateFilterAndSSHRulesForTests(pol, node, types.Nodes{})
+	got, _, err := GenerateFilterAndSSHRulesForTests(pol, node, types.Nodes{}, []types.User{user})
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 
 	want := []tailcfg.FilterRule{
@@ -3532,7 +3757,8 @@ func TestInvalidTagValidUser(t *testing.T) {
 		IPv4:     iap("100.64.0.1"),
 		UserID:   1,
 		User: types.User{
-			Name: "user1",
+			Model: gorm.Model{ID: 1},
+			Name:  "user1",
 		},
 		RegisterMethod: util.RegisterMethodAuthKey,
 		Hostinfo:       &hostInfo,
@@ -3549,7 +3775,7 @@ func TestInvalidTagValidUser(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 
-	got, _, err := GenerateFilterAndSSHRulesForTests(pol, node, types.Nodes{})
+	got, _, err := GenerateFilterAndSSHRulesForTests(pol, node, types.Nodes{}, []types.User{node.User})
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 
 	want := []tailcfg.FilterRule{
@@ -3583,7 +3809,8 @@ func TestValidExpandTagOwnersInDestinations(t *testing.T) {
 		IPv4:     iap("100.64.0.1"),
 		UserID:   1,
 		User: types.User{
-			Name: "user1",
+			Model: gorm.Model{ID: 1},
+			Name:  "user1",
 		},
 		RegisterMethod: util.RegisterMethodAuthKey,
 		Hostinfo:       &hostInfo,
@@ -3608,7 +3835,7 @@ func TestValidExpandTagOwnersInDestinations(t *testing.T) {
 	// c.Assert(rules[0].DstPorts, check.HasLen, 1)
 	// c.Assert(rules[0].DstPorts[0].IP, check.Equals, "100.64.0.1/32")
 
-	got, _, err := GenerateFilterAndSSHRulesForTests(pol, node, types.Nodes{})
+	got, _, err := GenerateFilterAndSSHRulesForTests(pol, node, types.Nodes{}, []types.User{node.User})
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 
 	want := []tailcfg.FilterRule{
@@ -3637,15 +3864,17 @@ func TestValidTagInvalidUser(t *testing.T) {
 		Hostname:    "webserver",
 		RequestTags: []string{"tag:webapp"},
 	}
+	user := types.User{
+		Model: gorm.Model{ID: 1},
+		Name:  "user1",
+	}
 
 	node := &types.Node{
-		ID:       1,
+		ID:             1,
-		Hostname: "webserver",
+		Hostname:       "webserver",
-		IPv4:     iap("100.64.0.1"),
+		IPv4:           iap("100.64.0.1"),
-		UserID:   1,
+		UserID:         1,
-		User: types.User{
+		User:           user,
-			Name: "user1",
-		},
 		RegisterMethod: util.RegisterMethodAuthKey,
 		Hostinfo:       &hostInfo,
 	}
@@ -3656,13 +3885,11 @@ func TestValidTagInvalidUser(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	nodes2 := &types.Node{
-		ID:       2,
+		ID:             2,
-		Hostname: "user",
+		Hostname:       "user",
-		IPv4:     iap("100.64.0.2"),
+		IPv4:           iap("100.64.0.2"),
-		UserID:   1,
+		UserID:         1,
-		User: types.User{
+		User:           user,
-			Name: "user1",
-		},
 		RegisterMethod: util.RegisterMethodAuthKey,
 		Hostinfo:       &hostInfo2,
 	}
@@ -3678,7 +3905,7 @@ func TestValidTagInvalidUser(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 
-	got, _, err := GenerateFilterAndSSHRulesForTests(pol, node, types.Nodes{nodes2})
+	got, _, err := GenerateFilterAndSSHRulesForTests(pol, node, types.Nodes{nodes2}, []types.User{user})
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 
 	want := []tailcfg.FilterRule{

hscontrol/policy/pm.go

@@ -0,0 +1,181 @@
+package policy
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"net/netip"
+	"os"
+	"sync"
+
+	"github.com/juanfont/headscale/hscontrol/types"
+	"go4.org/netipx"
+	"tailscale.com/tailcfg"
+	"tailscale.com/util/deephash"
+)
+
+type PolicyManager interface {
+	Filter() []tailcfg.FilterRule
+	SSHPolicy(*types.Node) (*tailcfg.SSHPolicy, error)
+	Tags(*types.Node) []string
+	ApproversForRoute(netip.Prefix) []string
+	ExpandAlias(string) (*netipx.IPSet, error)
+	SetPolicy([]byte) (bool, error)
+	SetUsers(users []types.User) (bool, error)
+	SetNodes(nodes types.Nodes) (bool, error)
+}
+
+func NewPolicyManagerFromPath(path string, users []types.User, nodes types.Nodes) (PolicyManager, error) {
+	policyFile, err := os.Open(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer policyFile.Close()
+
+	policyBytes, err := io.ReadAll(policyFile)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return NewPolicyManager(policyBytes, users, nodes)
+}
+
+func NewPolicyManager(polB []byte, users []types.User, nodes types.Nodes) (PolicyManager, error) {
+	var pol *ACLPolicy
+	var err error
+	if polB != nil && len(polB) > 0 {
+		pol, err = LoadACLPolicyFromBytes(polB)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("parsing policy: %w", err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	pm := PolicyManagerV1{
+		pol:   pol,
+		users: users,
+		nodes: nodes,
+	}
+
+	_, err = pm.updateLocked()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return &pm, nil
+}
+
+func NewPolicyManagerForTest(pol *ACLPolicy, users []types.User, nodes types.Nodes) (PolicyManager, error) {
+	pm := PolicyManagerV1{
+		pol:   pol,
+		users: users,
+		nodes: nodes,
+	}
+
+	_, err := pm.updateLocked()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return &pm, nil
+}
+
+type PolicyManagerV1 struct {
+	mu  sync.Mutex
+	pol *ACLPolicy
+
+	users []types.User
+	nodes types.Nodes
+
+	filterHash deephash.Sum
+	filter     []tailcfg.FilterRule
+}
+
+// updateLocked updates the filter rules based on the current policy and nodes.
+// It must be called with the lock held.
+func (pm *PolicyManagerV1) updateLocked() (bool, error) {
+	filter, err := pm.pol.CompileFilterRules(pm.users, pm.nodes)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, fmt.Errorf("compiling filter rules: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	filterHash := deephash.Hash(&filter)
+	if filterHash == pm.filterHash {
+		return false, nil
+	}
+
+	pm.filter = filter
+	pm.filterHash = filterHash
+
+	return true, nil
+}
+
+func (pm *PolicyManagerV1) Filter() []tailcfg.FilterRule {
+	pm.mu.Lock()
+	defer pm.mu.Unlock()
+	return pm.filter
+}
+
+func (pm *PolicyManagerV1) SSHPolicy(node *types.Node) (*tailcfg.SSHPolicy, error) {
+	pm.mu.Lock()
+	defer pm.mu.Unlock()
+
+	return pm.pol.CompileSSHPolicy(node, pm.users, pm.nodes)
+}
+
+func (pm *PolicyManagerV1) SetPolicy(polB []byte) (bool, error) {
+	pol, err := LoadACLPolicyFromBytes(polB)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, fmt.Errorf("parsing policy: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	pm.mu.Lock()
+	defer pm.mu.Unlock()
+
+	pm.pol = pol
+
+	return pm.updateLocked()
+}
+
+// SetUsers updates the users in the policy manager and updates the filter rules.
+func (pm *PolicyManagerV1) SetUsers(users []types.User) (bool, error) {
+	pm.mu.Lock()
+	defer pm.mu.Unlock()
+
+	pm.users = users
+	return pm.updateLocked()
+}
+
+// SetNodes updates the nodes in the policy manager and updates the filter rules.
+func (pm *PolicyManagerV1) SetNodes(nodes types.Nodes) (bool, error) {
+	pm.mu.Lock()
+	defer pm.mu.Unlock()
+	pm.nodes = nodes
+	return pm.updateLocked()
+}
+
+func (pm *PolicyManagerV1) Tags(node *types.Node) []string {
+	if pm == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	tags, _ := pm.pol.TagsOfNode(node)
+	return tags
+}
+
+func (pm *PolicyManagerV1) ApproversForRoute(route netip.Prefix) []string {
+	// TODO(kradalby): This can be a parse error of the address in the policy,
+	// in the new policy this will be typed and not a problem, in this policy
+	// we will just return empty list
+	if pm.pol == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	approvers, _ := pm.pol.AutoApprovers.GetRouteApprovers(route)
+	return approvers
+}
+
+func (pm *PolicyManagerV1) ExpandAlias(alias string) (*netipx.IPSet, error) {
+	ips, err := pm.pol.ExpandAlias(pm.nodes, pm.users, alias)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return ips, nil
+}

hscontrol/policy/pm_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,158 @@
+package policy
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
+	"github.com/juanfont/headscale/hscontrol/types"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	"gorm.io/gorm"
+	"tailscale.com/tailcfg"
+)
+
+func TestPolicySetChange(t *testing.T) {
+	users := []types.User{
+		{
+			Model: gorm.Model{ID: 1},
+			Name:  "testuser",
+		},
+	}
+	tests := []struct {
+		name             string
+		users            []types.User
+		nodes            types.Nodes
+		policy           []byte
+		wantUsersChange  bool
+		wantNodesChange  bool
+		wantPolicyChange bool
+		wantFilter       []tailcfg.FilterRule
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "set-nodes",
+			nodes: types.Nodes{
+				{
+					IPv4: iap("100.64.0.2"),
+					User: users[0],
+				},
+			},
+			wantNodesChange: false,
+			wantFilter: []tailcfg.FilterRule{
+				{
+					DstPorts: []tailcfg.NetPortRange{{IP: "100.64.0.1/32", Ports: tailcfg.PortRangeAny}},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name:            "set-users",
+			users:           users,
+			wantUsersChange: false,
+			wantFilter: []tailcfg.FilterRule{
+				{
+					DstPorts: []tailcfg.NetPortRange{{IP: "100.64.0.1/32", Ports: tailcfg.PortRangeAny}},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name:  "set-users-and-node",
+			users: users,
+			nodes: types.Nodes{
+				{
+					IPv4: iap("100.64.0.2"),
+					User: users[0],
+				},
+			},
+			wantUsersChange: false,
+			wantNodesChange: true,
+			wantFilter: []tailcfg.FilterRule{
+				{
+					SrcIPs:   []string{"100.64.0.2/32"},
+					DstPorts: []tailcfg.NetPortRange{{IP: "100.64.0.1/32", Ports: tailcfg.PortRangeAny}},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "set-policy",
+			policy: []byte(`
+{
+"acls": [
+		{
+			"action": "accept",
+			"src": [
+				"100.64.0.61",
+			],
+			"dst": [
+				"100.64.0.62:*",
+			],
+		},
+		],
+}
+				`),
+			wantPolicyChange: true,
+			wantFilter: []tailcfg.FilterRule{
+				{
+					SrcIPs:   []string{"100.64.0.61/32"},
+					DstPorts: []tailcfg.NetPortRange{{IP: "100.64.0.62/32", Ports: tailcfg.PortRangeAny}},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			pol := `
+{
+	"groups": {
+		"group:example": [
+			"testuser",
+		],
+	},
+
+	"hosts": {
+		"host-1": "100.64.0.1",
+		"subnet-1": "100.100.101.100/24",
+	},
+
+	"acls": [
+		{
+			"action": "accept",
+			"src": [
+				"group:example",
+			],
+			"dst": [
+				"host-1:*",
+			],
+		},
+	],
+}
+`
+			pm, err := NewPolicyManager([]byte(pol), []types.User{}, types.Nodes{})
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+
+			if tt.policy != nil {
+				change, err := pm.SetPolicy(tt.policy)
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+
+				assert.Equal(t, tt.wantPolicyChange, change)
+			}
+
+			if tt.users != nil {
+				change, err := pm.SetUsers(tt.users)
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+
+				assert.Equal(t, tt.wantUsersChange, change)
+			}
+
+			if tt.nodes != nil {
+				change, err := pm.SetNodes(tt.nodes)
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+
+				assert.Equal(t, tt.wantNodesChange, change)
+			}
+
+			if diff := cmp.Diff(tt.wantFilter, pm.Filter()); diff != "" {
+				t.Errorf("TestPolicySetChange() unexpected result (-want +got):\n%s", diff)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}

hscontrol/poll.go

@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ func (m *mapSession) serveLongPoll() {
 			switch update.Type {
 			case types.StateFullUpdate:
 				m.tracef("Sending Full MapResponse")
-				data, err = m.mapper.FullMapResponse(m.req, m.node, m.h.ACLPolicy, fmt.Sprintf("from mapSession: %p, stream: %t", m, m.isStreaming()))
+				data, err = m.mapper.FullMapResponse(m.req, m.node, fmt.Sprintf("from mapSession: %p, stream: %t", m, m.isStreaming()))
 			case types.StatePeerChanged:
 				changed := make(map[types.NodeID]bool, len(update.ChangeNodes))
 
@@ -296,12 +296,12 @@ func (m *mapSession) serveLongPoll() {
 
 				lastMessage = update.Message
 				m.tracef(fmt.Sprintf("Sending Changed MapResponse: %v", lastMessage))
-				data, err = m.mapper.PeerChangedResponse(m.req, m.node, changed, update.ChangePatches, m.h.ACLPolicy, lastMessage)
+				data, err = m.mapper.PeerChangedResponse(m.req, m.node, changed, update.ChangePatches, lastMessage)
 				updateType = "change"
 
 			case types.StatePeerChangedPatch:
 				m.tracef(fmt.Sprintf("Sending Changed Patch MapResponse: %v", lastMessage))
-				data, err = m.mapper.PeerChangedPatchResponse(m.req, m.node, update.ChangePatches, m.h.ACLPolicy)
+				data, err = m.mapper.PeerChangedPatchResponse(m.req, m.node, update.ChangePatches)
 				updateType = "patch"
 			case types.StatePeerRemoved:
 				changed := make(map[types.NodeID]bool, len(update.Removed))
@@ -310,13 +310,13 @@ func (m *mapSession) serveLongPoll() {
 					changed[nodeID] = false
 				}
 				m.tracef(fmt.Sprintf("Sending Changed MapResponse: %v", lastMessage))
-				data, err = m.mapper.PeerChangedResponse(m.req, m.node, changed, update.ChangePatches, m.h.ACLPolicy, lastMessage)
+				data, err = m.mapper.PeerChangedResponse(m.req, m.node, changed, update.ChangePatches, lastMessage)
 				updateType = "remove"
 			case types.StateSelfUpdate:
 				lastMessage = update.Message
 				m.tracef(fmt.Sprintf("Sending Changed MapResponse: %v", lastMessage))
 				// create the map so an empty (self) update is sent
-				data, err = m.mapper.PeerChangedResponse(m.req, m.node, make(map[types.NodeID]bool), update.ChangePatches, m.h.ACLPolicy, lastMessage)
+				data, err = m.mapper.PeerChangedResponse(m.req, m.node, make(map[types.NodeID]bool), update.ChangePatches, lastMessage)
 				updateType = "remove"
 			case types.StateDERPUpdated:
 				m.tracef("Sending DERPUpdate MapResponse")
@@ -488,9 +488,12 @@ func (m *mapSession) handleEndpointUpdate() {
 			return
 		}
 
-		if m.h.ACLPolicy != nil {
+		// TODO(kradalby): Only update the node that has actually changed
+		nodesChangedHook(m.h.db, m.h.polMan, m.h.nodeNotifier)
+
+		if m.h.polMan != nil {
 			// update routes with peer information
-			err := m.h.db.EnableAutoApprovedRoutes(m.h.ACLPolicy, m.node)
+			err := m.h.db.EnableAutoApprovedRoutes(m.h.polMan, m.node)
 			if err != nil {
 				m.errf(err, "Error running auto approved routes")
 				mapResponseEndpointUpdates.WithLabelValues("error").Inc()
@@ -544,7 +547,7 @@ func (m *mapSession) handleEndpointUpdate() {
 func (m *mapSession) handleReadOnlyRequest() {
 	m.tracef("Client asked for a lite update, responding without peers")
 
-	mapResp, err := m.mapper.ReadOnlyMapResponse(m.req, m.node, m.h.ACLPolicy)
+	mapResp, err := m.mapper.ReadOnlyMapResponse(m.req, m.node)
 	if err != nil {
 		m.errf(err, "Failed to create MapResponse")
 		http.Error(m.w, "", http.StatusInternalServerError)

integration/cli_test.go

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/juanfont/headscale/integration/hsic"
 	"github.com/juanfont/headscale/integration/tsic"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"golang.org/x/exp/slices"
 )
 
 func executeAndUnmarshal[T any](headscale ControlServer, command []string, result T) error {
@@ -786,117 +787,85 @@ func TestNodeTagCommand(t *testing.T) {
 	)
 }
 
-func TestNodeAdvertiseTagNoACLCommand(t *testing.T) {
+func TestNodeAdvertiseTagCommand(t *testing.T) {
 	IntegrationSkip(t)
 	t.Parallel()
 
-	scenario, err := NewScenario(dockertestMaxWait())
+	tests := []struct {
-	assertNoErr(t, err)
+		name    string
-	defer scenario.ShutdownAssertNoPanics(t)
+		policy  *policy.ACLPolicy
-
+		wantTag bool
-	spec := map[string]int{
+	}{
-		"user1": 1,
+		{
-	}
+			name:    "no-policy",
-
+			wantTag: false,
-	err = scenario.CreateHeadscaleEnv(spec, []tsic.Option{tsic.WithTags([]string{"tag:test"})}, hsic.WithTestName("cliadvtags"))
-	assertNoErr(t, err)
-
-	headscale, err := scenario.Headscale()
-	assertNoErr(t, err)
-
-	// Test list all nodes after added seconds
-	resultMachines := make([]*v1.Node, spec["user1"])
-	err = executeAndUnmarshal(
-		headscale,
-		[]string{
-			"headscale",
-			"nodes",
-			"list",
-			"--tags",
-			"--output", "json",
 		},
-		&resultMachines,
+		{
-	)
+			name: "with-policy",
-	assert.Nil(t, err)
+			policy: &policy.ACLPolicy{
-	found := false
+				ACLs: []policy.ACL{
-	for _, node := range resultMachines {
+					{
-		if node.GetInvalidTags() != nil {
+						Action:       "accept",
-			for _, tag := range node.GetInvalidTags() {
+						Sources:      []string{"*"},
-				if tag == "tag:test" {
+						Destinations: []string{"*:*"},
-					found = true
+					},
-				}
+				},
-			}
+				TagOwners: map[string][]string{
-		}
+					"tag:test": {"user1"},
-	}
-	assert.Equal(
-		t,
-		true,
-		found,
-		"should not find a node with the tag 'tag:test' in the list of nodes",
-	)
-}
-
-func TestNodeAdvertiseTagWithACLCommand(t *testing.T) {
-	IntegrationSkip(t)
-	t.Parallel()
-
-	scenario, err := NewScenario(dockertestMaxWait())
-	assertNoErr(t, err)
-	defer scenario.ShutdownAssertNoPanics(t)
-
-	spec := map[string]int{
-		"user1": 1,
-	}
-
-	err = scenario.CreateHeadscaleEnv(spec, []tsic.Option{tsic.WithTags([]string{"tag:exists"})}, hsic.WithTestName("cliadvtags"), hsic.WithACLPolicy(
-		&policy.ACLPolicy{
-			ACLs: []policy.ACL{
-				{
-					Action:       "accept",
-					Sources:      []string{"*"},
-					Destinations: []string{"*:*"},
 				},
 			},
-			TagOwners: map[string][]string{
+			wantTag: true,
-				"tag:exists": {"user1"},
-			},
 		},
-	))
+	}
-	assertNoErr(t, err)
 
-	headscale, err := scenario.Headscale()
+	for _, tt := range tests {
-	assertNoErr(t, err)
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			scenario, err := NewScenario(dockertestMaxWait())
+			assertNoErr(t, err)
+			// defer scenario.ShutdownAssertNoPanics(t)
 
-	// Test list all nodes after added seconds
+			spec := map[string]int{
-	resultMachines := make([]*v1.Node, spec["user1"])
+				"user1": 1,
-	err = executeAndUnmarshal(
+			}
-		headscale,
+
-		[]string{
+			err = scenario.CreateHeadscaleEnv(spec,
-			"headscale",
+				[]tsic.Option{tsic.WithTags([]string{"tag:test"})},
-			"nodes",
+				hsic.WithTestName("cliadvtags"),
-			"list",
+				hsic.WithACLPolicy(tt.policy),
-			"--tags",
+			)
-			"--output", "json",
+			assertNoErr(t, err)
-		},
+
-		&resultMachines,
+			headscale, err := scenario.Headscale()
-	)
+			assertNoErr(t, err)
-	assert.Nil(t, err)
+
-	found := false
+			// Test list all nodes after added seconds
-	for _, node := range resultMachines {
+			resultMachines := make([]*v1.Node, spec["user1"])
-		if node.GetValidTags() != nil {
+			err = executeAndUnmarshal(
-			for _, tag := range node.GetValidTags() {
+				headscale,
-				if tag == "tag:exists" {
+				[]string{
-					found = true
+					"headscale",
+					"nodes",
+					"list",
+					"--tags",
+					"--output", "json",
+				},
+				&resultMachines,
+			)
+			assert.Nil(t, err)
+			found := false
+			for _, node := range resultMachines {
+				if tags := node.GetValidTags(); tags != nil {
+					found = slices.Contains(tags, "tag:test")
 				}
 			}
-		}
+			assert.Equalf(
+				t,
+				tt.wantTag,
+				found,
+				"'tag:test' found(%t) is the list of nodes, expected %t", found, tt.wantTag,
+			)
+		})
 	}
-	assert.Equal(
-		t,
-		true,
-		found,
-		"should not find a node with the tag 'tag:exists' in the list of nodes",
-	)
 }
 
 func TestNodeCommand(t *testing.T) {
@@ -1732,7 +1701,7 @@ func TestPolicyBrokenConfigCommand(t *testing.T) {
 			policyFilePath,
 		},
 	)
-	assert.ErrorContains(t, err, "verifying policy rules: invalid action")
+	assert.ErrorContains(t, err, "compiling filter rules: invalid action")
 
 	// The new policy was invalid, the old one should still be in place, which
 	// is none.

integration/hsic/hsic.go

@@ -81,6 +81,10 @@ type Option = func(c *HeadscaleInContainer)
 // HeadscaleInContainer instance.
 func WithACLPolicy(acl *policy.ACLPolicy) Option {
 	return func(hsic *HeadscaleInContainer) {
+		if acl == nil {
+			return
+		}
+
 		// TODO(kradalby): Move somewhere appropriate
 		hsic.env["HEADSCALE_POLICY_PATH"] = aclPolicyPath