package inbox
import (
"context"
"crypto/x509"
"encoding/pem"
"fmt"
"net/http"
"net/url"
"strings"
"github.com/pkg/errors"
"github.com/go-fed/httpsig"
"github.com/owncast/owncast/activitypub/apmodels"
"github.com/owncast/owncast/activitypub/persistence"
"github.com/owncast/owncast/activitypub/resolvers"
"github.com/owncast/owncast/core/data"
log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
)
func handle(request apmodels.InboxRequest) {
if verified, err := Verify(request.Request); err != nil {
log.Debugln("Error in attempting to verify request", err)
return
} else if !verified {
log.Debugln("Request failed verification", err)
}
if err := resolvers.Resolve(context.Background(), request.Body, handleUpdateRequest, handleFollowInboxRequest, handleLikeRequest, handleAnnounceRequest, handleUndoInboxRequest, handleCreateRequest); err != nil {
log.Debugln("resolver error:", err)
// Verify will Verify the http signature of an inbound request as well as
// check it against the list of blocked domains.
// nolint: cyclop
func Verify(request *http.Request) (bool, error) {
verifier, err := httpsig.NewVerifier(request)
if err != nil {
return false, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to create key verifier for request")
pubKeyID, err := url.Parse(verifier.KeyId())
return false, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to parse key to get key ID")
// Force federation only via servers using https.
if pubKeyID.Scheme != "https" {
return false, errors.New("federated servers must use https: " + pubKeyID.String())
signature := request.Header.Get("signature")
if signature == "" {
return false, errors.New("http signature header not found in request")
var algorithmString string
signatureComponents := strings.Split(signature, ",")
for _, component := range signatureComponents {
kv := strings.Split(component, "=")
if kv[0] == "algorithm" {
algorithmString = kv[1]
break
algorithmString = strings.Trim(algorithmString, "\"")
if algorithmString == "" {
return false, errors.New("Unable to determine algorithm to verify request")
publicKey, err := resolvers.GetResolvedPublicKeyFromIRI(pubKeyID.String())
return false, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to resolve actor from IRI to fetch key")
var publicKeyActorIRI *url.URL
if ownerProp := publicKey.GetW3IDSecurityV1Owner(); ownerProp != nil {
publicKeyActorIRI = ownerProp.Get()
if publicKeyActorIRI == nil {
return false, errors.New("public key owner IRI is empty")
// Test to see if the actor is in the list of blocked federated domains.
if isBlockedDomain(publicKeyActorIRI.Hostname()) {
return false, errors.New("domain is blocked")
// If actor is specifically blocked, then fail validation.
if blocked, err := isBlockedActor(publicKeyActorIRI); err != nil || blocked {
return false, err
key := publicKey.GetW3IDSecurityV1PublicKeyPem().Get()
block, _ := pem.Decode([]byte(key))
if block == nil {
log.Errorln("failed to parse PEM block containing the public key")
return false, errors.New("failed to parse PEM block containing the public key")
parsedKey, err := x509.ParsePKIXPublicKey(block.Bytes)
log.Errorln("failed to parse DER encoded public key: " + err.Error())
return false, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to parse DER encoded public key")
algos := []httpsig.Algorithm{
httpsig.Algorithm(algorithmString), // try stated algorithm first then other common algorithms
httpsig.RSA_SHA256, // <- used by almost all fedi software
httpsig.RSA_SHA512,
// The verifier will verify the Digest in addition to the HTTP signature
triedAlgos := make(map[httpsig.Algorithm]error)
for _, algorithm := range algos {
if _, tried := triedAlgos[algorithm]; !tried {
err := verifier.Verify(parsedKey, algorithm)
if err == nil {
return true, nil
triedAlgos[algorithm] = err
return false, fmt.Errorf("http signature verification error(s) for: %s: %+v", pubKeyID.String(), triedAlgos)
func isBlockedDomain(domain string) bool {
blockedDomains := data.GetBlockedFederatedDomains()
for _, blockedDomain := range blockedDomains {
if strings.Contains(domain, blockedDomain) {
return true
return false
func isBlockedActor(actorIRI *url.URL) (bool, error) {
blockedactor, err := persistence.GetFollower(actorIRI.String())
if blockedactor != nil && blockedactor.DisabledAt != nil {
return true, errors.Wrap(err, "remote actor is blocked")
return false, nil