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//! Session management for Actix Web
//!
//! The HTTP protocol, at a first glance, is stateless: the client sends a request, the server
//! parses its content, performs some processing and returns a response. The outcome is only
//! influenced by the provided inputs (i.e. the request content) and whatever state the server
//! queries while performing its processing.
//!
//! Stateless systems are easier to reason about, but they are not quite as powerful as we need to
//! be - e.g. how do you authenticate a user? The user would be forced to authenticate **for every
//! single request**. That is, for example, how 'Basic' Authentication works. While it may work for
//! a machine user (i.e. an API client), it is impractical for a person—you do not want a login
//! prompt on every single page you navigate to!
//!
//! There is a solution - **sessions**. Using sessions the server can attach state to a set of
//! requests coming from the same client. They are built on top of cookies - the server sets a
//! cookie in the HTTP response (`Set-Cookie` header), the client (e.g. the browser) will store the
//! cookie and play it back to the server when sending new requests (using the `Cookie` header).
//!
//! We refer to the cookie used for sessions as a **session cookie**. Its content is called
//! **session key** (or **session ID**), while the state attached to the session is referred to as
//! **session state**.
//!
//! `actix-session` provides an easy-to-use framework to manage sessions in applications built on
//! top of Actix Web. [`SessionMiddleware`] is the middleware underpinning the functionality
//! provided by `actix-session`; it takes care of all the session cookie handling and instructs the
//! **storage backend** to create/delete/update the session state based on the operations performed
//! against the active [`Session`].
//!
//! `actix-session` provides some built-in storage backends: ([`storage::CookieSessionStore`],
//! [`storage::RedisSessionStore`], and [`storage::RedisActorSessionStore`]) - you can create a
//! custom storage backend by implementing the [`SessionStore`](storage::SessionStore) trait.
//!
//! Further reading on sessions:
//! - [RFC6265](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc6265);
//! - [OWASP's session management cheat-sheet](https://cheatsheetseries.owasp.org/cheatsheets/Session_Management_Cheat_Sheet.html).
//!
//! # Getting started
//! To start using sessions in your Actix Web application you must register [`SessionMiddleware`]
//! as a middleware on your `App`:
//!
//! ```no_run
//! use actix_web::{web, App, HttpServer, HttpResponse, Error};
//! use actix_session::{Session, SessionMiddleware, storage::RedisActorSessionStore};
//! use actix_web::cookie::Key;
//!
//! #[actix_web::main]
//! async fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
//! // The secret key would usually be read from a configuration file/environment variables.
//! let secret_key = Key::generate();
//! let redis_connection_string = "127.0.0.1:6379";
//! HttpServer::new(move ||
//! App::new()
//! // Add session management to your application using Redis for session state storage
//! .wrap(
//! SessionMiddleware::new(
//! RedisActorSessionStore::new(redis_connection_string),
//! secret_key.clone()
//! )
//! )
//! .default_service(web::to(|| HttpResponse::Ok())))
//! .bind(("127.0.0.1", 8080))?
//! .run()
//! .await
//! }
//! ```
//!
//! The session state can be accessed and modified by your request handlers using the [`Session`]
//! extractor.
//!
//! ```no_run
//! use actix_web::Error;
//! use actix_session::Session;
//!
//! fn index(session: Session) -> Result<&'static str, Error> {
//! // Access the session state
//! if let Some(count) = session.get::<i32>("counter")? {
//! println!("SESSION value: {}", count);
//! // Modify the session state
//! session.insert("counter", count + 1)?;
//! } else {
//! session.insert("counter", 1)?;
//! }
//!
//! Ok("Welcome!")
//! }
//! ```
//!
//! # Choosing A Backend
//!
//! By default, `actix-session` does not provide any storage backend to retrieve and save the state
//! attached to your sessions. You can enable:
//!
//! - a purely cookie-based "backend", [`storage::CookieSessionStore`], using the `cookie-session`
//! feature flag.
//!
//! ```toml
//! [dependencies]
//! # ...
//! actix-session = { version = "...", features = ["cookie-session"] }
//! ```
//!
//! - a Redis-based backend via `actix-redis`, [`storage::RedisActorSessionStore`], using the
//! `redis-actor-session` feature flag.
//!
//! ```toml
//! [dependencies]
//! # ...
//! actix-session = { version = "...", features = ["redis-actor-session"] }
//! ```
//!
//! - a Redis-based backend via [`redis-rs`](https://github.com/mitsuhiko/redis-rs),
//! [`storage::RedisSessionStore`], using the `redis-rs-session` feature flag.
//!
//! ```toml
//! [dependencies]
//! # ...
//! actix-session = { version = "...", features = ["redis-rs-session"] }
//! ```
//!
//! Add the `redis-rs-tls-session` feature flag if you want to connect to Redis using a secured
//! connection:
//!
//! ```toml
//! [dependencies]
//! # ...
//! actix-session = { version = "...", features = ["redis-rs-session", "redis-rs-tls-session"] }
//! ```
//!
//! You can provide a different session store by implementing the [`storage::SessionStore`] trait.
#![deny(rust_2018_idioms, nonstandard_style)]
#![warn(future_incompatible, missing_docs)]
#![doc(html_logo_url = "https://actix.rs/img/logo.png")]
#![doc(html_favicon_url = "https://actix.rs/favicon.ico")]
#![cfg_attr(docsrs, feature(doc_cfg))]
mod middleware;
mod session;
mod session_ext;
pub mod storage;
pub use self::middleware::{
CookieContentSecurity, SessionLength, SessionMiddleware, SessionMiddlewareBuilder,
};
pub use self::session::{Session, SessionStatus};
pub use self::session_ext::SessionExt;
#[cfg(test)]
pub mod test_helpers {
use actix_web::cookie::Key;
use rand::{distributions::Alphanumeric, thread_rng, Rng};
use crate::{storage::SessionStore, CookieContentSecurity};
/// Generate a random cookie signing/encryption key.
pub fn key() -> Key {
let signing_key: String = thread_rng()
.sample_iter(&Alphanumeric)
.take(64)
.map(char::from)
.collect();
Key::from(signing_key.as_bytes())
}
/// A ready-to-go acceptance test suite to verify that sessions behave as expected
/// regardless of the underlying session store.
///
/// `is_invalidation_supported` must be set to `true` if the backend supports
/// "remembering" that a session has been invalidated (e.g. by logging out).
/// It should be to `false` if the backend allows multiple cookies to be active
/// at the same time (e.g. cookie store backend).
pub async fn acceptance_test_suite<F, Store>(store_builder: F, is_invalidation_supported: bool)
where
Store: SessionStore + 'static,
F: Fn() -> Store + Clone + Send + 'static,
{
for policy in &[
CookieContentSecurity::Signed,
CookieContentSecurity::Private,
] {
println!("Using {:?} as cookie content security policy.", policy);
acceptance_tests::basic_workflow(store_builder.clone(), *policy).await;
acceptance_tests::expiration_is_refreshed_on_changes(store_builder.clone(), *policy)
.await;
acceptance_tests::complex_workflow(
store_builder.clone(),
is_invalidation_supported,
*policy,
)
.await;
}
}
mod acceptance_tests {
use actix_web::{
dev::Service,
middleware, test,
web::{self, get, post, resource, Bytes},
App, HttpResponse, Result,
};
use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
use serde_json::json;
use time::Duration;
use crate::{
middleware::SessionLength, storage::SessionStore, test_helpers::key,
CookieContentSecurity, Session, SessionMiddleware,
};
pub(super) async fn basic_workflow<F, Store>(
store_builder: F,
policy: CookieContentSecurity,
) where
Store: SessionStore + 'static,
F: Fn() -> Store + Clone + Send + 'static,
{
let app = test::init_service(
App::new()
.wrap(
SessionMiddleware::builder(store_builder(), key())
.cookie_path("/test/".into())
.cookie_name("actix-test".into())
.cookie_domain(Some("localhost".into()))
.cookie_content_security(policy)
.session_length(SessionLength::Predetermined {
max_session_length: Some(time::Duration::seconds(100)),
})
.build(),
)
.service(web::resource("/").to(|ses: Session| async move {
let _ = ses.insert("counter", 100);
"test"
}))
.service(web::resource("/test/").to(|ses: Session| async move {
let val: usize = ses.get("counter").unwrap().unwrap();
format!("counter: {}", val)
})),
)
.await;
let request = test::TestRequest::get().to_request();
let response = app.call(request).await.unwrap();
let cookie = response
.response()
.cookies()
.find(|c| c.name() == "actix-test")
.unwrap()
.clone();
assert_eq!(cookie.path().unwrap(), "/test/");
let request = test::TestRequest::with_uri("/test/")
.cookie(cookie)
.to_request();
let body = test::call_and_read_body(&app, request).await;
assert_eq!(body, Bytes::from_static(b"counter: 100"));
}
pub(super) async fn expiration_is_refreshed_on_changes<F, Store>(
store_builder: F,
policy: CookieContentSecurity,
) where
Store: SessionStore + 'static,
F: Fn() -> Store + Clone + Send + 'static,
{
let app = test::init_service(
App::new()
.wrap(
SessionMiddleware::builder(store_builder(), key())
.cookie_content_security(policy)
.session_length(SessionLength::Predetermined {
max_session_length: Some(time::Duration::seconds(60)),
})
.build(),
)
.service(web::resource("/").to(|ses: Session| async move {
let _ = ses.insert("counter", 100);
"test"
}))
.service(web::resource("/test/").to(|| async move { "no-changes-in-session" })),
)
.await;
let request = test::TestRequest::get().to_request();
let response = app.call(request).await.unwrap();
let cookie_1 = response
.response()
.cookies()
.find(|c| c.name() == "id")
.expect("Cookie is set");
assert_eq!(cookie_1.max_age(), Some(Duration::seconds(60)));
let request = test::TestRequest::with_uri("/test/").to_request();
let response = app.call(request).await.unwrap();
assert!(response.response().cookies().next().is_none());
let request = test::TestRequest::get().to_request();
let response = app.call(request).await.unwrap();
let cookie_2 = response
.response()
.cookies()
.find(|c| c.name() == "id")
.expect("Cookie is set");
assert_eq!(cookie_2.max_age(), Some(Duration::seconds(60)));
}
pub(super) async fn complex_workflow<F, Store>(
store_builder: F,
is_invalidation_supported: bool,
policy: CookieContentSecurity,
) where
Store: SessionStore + 'static,
F: Fn() -> Store + Clone + Send + 'static,
{
let srv = actix_test::start(move || {
App::new()
.wrap(
SessionMiddleware::builder(store_builder(), key())
.cookie_name("test-session".into())
.cookie_content_security(policy)
.session_length(SessionLength::Predetermined {
max_session_length: Some(time::Duration::days(7)),
})
.build(),
)
.wrap(middleware::Logger::default())
.service(resource("/").route(get().to(index)))
.service(resource("/do_something").route(post().to(do_something)))
.service(resource("/login").route(post().to(login)))
.service(resource("/logout").route(post().to(logout)))
});
// Step 1: GET index
// - set-cookie actix-session should NOT be in response (session data is empty)
// - response should be: {"counter": 0, "user_id": None}
let req_1a = srv.get("/").send();
let mut resp_1 = req_1a.await.unwrap();
assert!(resp_1.cookies().unwrap().is_empty());
let result_1 = resp_1.json::<IndexResponse>().await.unwrap();
assert_eq!(
result_1,
IndexResponse {
user_id: None,
counter: 0
}
);
// Step 2: POST to do_something
// - adds new session state in redis: {"counter": 1}
// - set-cookie actix-session should be in response (session cookie #1)
// - response should be: {"counter": 1, "user_id": None}
let req_2 = srv.post("/do_something").send();
let mut resp_2 = req_2.await.unwrap();
let result_2 = resp_2.json::<IndexResponse>().await.unwrap();
assert_eq!(
result_2,
IndexResponse {
user_id: None,
counter: 1
}
);
let cookie_1 = resp_2
.cookies()
.unwrap()
.clone()
.into_iter()
.find(|c| c.name() == "test-session")
.unwrap();
assert_eq!(cookie_1.max_age(), Some(Duration::days(7)));
// Step 3: GET index, including session cookie #1 in request
// - set-cookie will *not* be in response
// - response should be: {"counter": 1, "user_id": None}
let req_3 = srv.get("/").cookie(cookie_1.clone()).send();
let mut resp_3 = req_3.await.unwrap();
assert!(resp_3.cookies().unwrap().is_empty());
let result_3 = resp_3.json::<IndexResponse>().await.unwrap();
assert_eq!(
result_3,
IndexResponse {
user_id: None,
counter: 1
}
);
// Step 4: POST again to do_something, including session cookie #1 in request
// - set-cookie will be in response (session cookie #2)
// - updates session state: {"counter": 2}
// - response should be: {"counter": 2, "user_id": None}
let req_4 = srv.post("/do_something").cookie(cookie_1.clone()).send();
let mut resp_4 = req_4.await.unwrap();
let result_4 = resp_4.json::<IndexResponse>().await.unwrap();
assert_eq!(
result_4,
IndexResponse {
user_id: None,
counter: 2
}
);
let cookie_2 = resp_4
.cookies()
.unwrap()
.clone()
.into_iter()
.find(|c| c.name() == "test-session")
.unwrap();
assert_eq!(cookie_2.max_age(), Some(Duration::days(7)));
// Step 5: POST to login, including session cookie #2 in request
// - set-cookie actix-session will be in response (session cookie #3)
// - updates session state: {"counter": 2, "user_id": "ferris"}
let req_5 = srv
.post("/login")
.cookie(cookie_2.clone())
.send_json(&json!({"user_id": "ferris"}));
let mut resp_5 = req_5.await.unwrap();
let cookie_3 = resp_5
.cookies()
.unwrap()
.clone()
.into_iter()
.find(|c| c.name() == "test-session")
.unwrap();
assert_ne!(cookie_2.value(), cookie_3.value());
let result_5 = resp_5.json::<IndexResponse>().await.unwrap();
assert_eq!(
result_5,
IndexResponse {
user_id: Some("ferris".into()),
counter: 2
}
);
// Step 6: GET index, including session cookie #3 in request
// - response should be: {"counter": 2, "user_id": "ferris"}
let req_6 = srv.get("/").cookie(cookie_3.clone()).send();
let mut resp_6 = req_6.await.unwrap();
let result_6 = resp_6.json::<IndexResponse>().await.unwrap();
assert_eq!(
result_6,
IndexResponse {
user_id: Some("ferris".into()),
counter: 2
}
);
// Step 7: POST again to do_something, including session cookie #3 in request
// - updates session state: {"counter": 3, "user_id": "ferris"}
// - response should be: {"counter": 3, "user_id": "ferris"}
let req_7 = srv.post("/do_something").cookie(cookie_3.clone()).send();
let mut resp_7 = req_7.await.unwrap();
let result_7 = resp_7.json::<IndexResponse>().await.unwrap();
assert_eq!(
result_7,
IndexResponse {
user_id: Some("ferris".into()),
counter: 3
}
);
// Step 8: GET index, including session cookie #2 in request
// If invalidation is supported, no state will be found associated to this session.
// If invalidation is not supported, the old state will still be retrieved.
let req_8 = srv.get("/").cookie(cookie_2.clone()).send();
let mut resp_8 = req_8.await.unwrap();
if is_invalidation_supported {
assert!(resp_8.cookies().unwrap().is_empty());
let result_8 = resp_8.json::<IndexResponse>().await.unwrap();
assert_eq!(
result_8,
IndexResponse {
user_id: None,
counter: 0
}
);
} else {
let result_8 = resp_8.json::<IndexResponse>().await.unwrap();
assert_eq!(
result_8,
IndexResponse {
user_id: None,
counter: 2
}
);
}
// Step 9: POST to logout, including session cookie #3
// - set-cookie actix-session will be in response with session cookie #3
// invalidation logic
let req_9 = srv.post("/logout").cookie(cookie_3.clone()).send();
let resp_9 = req_9.await.unwrap();
let cookie_3 = resp_9
.cookies()
.unwrap()
.clone()
.into_iter()
.find(|c| c.name() == "test-session")
.unwrap();
assert_eq!(0, cookie_3.max_age().map(|t| t.whole_seconds()).unwrap());
assert_eq!("/", cookie_3.path().unwrap());
// Step 10: GET index, including session cookie #3 in request
// - set-cookie actix-session should NOT be in response if invalidation is supported
// - response should be: {"counter": 0, "user_id": None}
let req_10 = srv.get("/").cookie(cookie_3.clone()).send();
let mut resp_10 = req_10.await.unwrap();
if is_invalidation_supported {
assert!(resp_10.cookies().unwrap().is_empty());
}
let result_10 = resp_10.json::<IndexResponse>().await.unwrap();
assert_eq!(
result_10,
IndexResponse {
user_id: None,
counter: 0
}
);
}
#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug, PartialEq)]
pub struct IndexResponse {
user_id: Option<String>,
counter: i32,
}
async fn index(session: Session) -> Result<HttpResponse> {
let user_id: Option<String> = session.get::<String>("user_id").unwrap();
let counter: i32 = session
.get::<i32>("counter")
.unwrap_or(Some(0))
.unwrap_or(0);
Ok(HttpResponse::Ok().json(&IndexResponse { user_id, counter }))
}
async fn do_something(session: Session) -> Result<HttpResponse> {
let user_id: Option<String> = session.get::<String>("user_id").unwrap();
let counter: i32 = session
.get::<i32>("counter")
.unwrap_or(Some(0))
.map_or(1, |inner| inner + 1);
session.insert("counter", &counter)?;
Ok(HttpResponse::Ok().json(&IndexResponse { user_id, counter }))
}
#[derive(Deserialize)]
struct Identity {
user_id: String,
}
async fn login(user_id: web::Json<Identity>, session: Session) -> Result<HttpResponse> {
let id = user_id.into_inner().user_id;
session.insert("user_id", &id)?;
session.renew();
let counter: i32 = session
.get::<i32>("counter")
.unwrap_or(Some(0))
.unwrap_or(0);
Ok(HttpResponse::Ok().json(&IndexResponse {
user_id: Some(id),
counter,
}))
}
async fn logout(session: Session) -> Result<HttpResponse> {
let id: Option<String> = session.get("user_id")?;
let body = if let Some(x) = id {
session.purge();
format!("Logged out: {}", x)
} else {
"Could not log out anonymous user".to_owned()
};
Ok(HttpResponse::Ok().body(body))
}
}
}