⬆️ renovate: Update all (#350)

Co-authored-by: Renovate Bot <22881669+maxlerebourg@users.noreply.github.com>

.github/dependabot.yml

@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-# To get started with Dependabot version updates, you'll need to specify which
-# package ecosystems to update and where the package manifests are located.
-# Please see the documentation for all configuration options:
-# https://docs.github.com/github/administering-a-repository/configuration-options-for-dependency-updates
-
-version: 2
-updates:
-  # Maintain dependencies for Go
-  - package-ecosystem: "gomod"
-    directory: "/"
-    schedule:
-      interval: "weekly"
-
-  # Maintain dependencies for build tools
-  - package-ecosystem: "gomod"
-    directory: "/tools"
-    schedule:
-      interval: "weekly"
-
-  # Maintain dependencies for GitHub Actions
-  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
-    directory: "/"
-    schedule:
-      interval: "weekly"

.github/workflows/e2e.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+name: E2E
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [main]
+  pull_request:
+
+concurrency:
+  group: e2e-${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  e2e:
+    name: e2e (binary + mock LAPI)
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
+      - name: Set up Go
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v6
+        with:
+          # Track go.mod (Go 1.22) — the plugin's yaegi-bound floor. Keeps the
+          # single source of truth and builds the mock on the supported version.
+          go-version-file: go.mod
+      # CI runs the binary/mock suite only: Traefik as a downloaded binary +
+      # a small LAPI mock (no Docker, no real Crowdsec). It validates the
+      # plugin's own behaviour. Crowdsec / AppSec correctness is upstream's
+      # responsibility, so those are intentionally out of scope here. The
+      # Docker suite (tests/e2e/scenarios) stays available for local debugging.
+      # `-k` keeps going after a failing scenario so the logs cover all of
+      # them, while make still exits non-zero if any scenario failed.
+      - name: Run mock scenarios
+        run: make -k e2e_mock
+      - name: Upload logs on failure
+        if: failure()
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
+        with:
+          name: e2e-logs
+          path: /tmp/e2e-mock-*.log
+          if-no-files-found: ignore

.github/workflows/main.yml

@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 name: Main
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 on:
   push:
     branches:
@@ -12,8 +15,13 @@ jobs:
     name: Main Process
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     env:
-      GO_VERSION: 1.23
+      # Keep in sync with go.mod. Capped at 1.22 because the plugin is run by
+      # yaegi (bundled in Traefik) and even Traefik v3.7.1 ships yaegi v0.16.1,
+      # which only supports Go 1.22. Building on the floor makes go build / go
+      # test reject newer stdlib before yaegi_test does.
+      GO_VERSION: 1.22
       GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION: v1.63.4
+      # yaegi_test guard — pin to the version current Traefik bundles.
       YAEGI_VERSION: v0.16.1
       CGO_ENABLED: 0
     defaults:
@@ -24,20 +32,20 @@ jobs:
 
       # https://github.com/marketplace/actions/setup-go-environment
       - name: Set up Go ${{ env.GO_VERSION }}
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v6
         with:
           go-version: ${{ env.GO_VERSION }}
 
       # https://github.com/marketplace/actions/checkout
       - name: Check out code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
         with:
           path: go/src/github.com/${{ github.repository }}
           fetch-depth: 0
 
       # https://github.com/marketplace/actions/cache
       - name: Cache Go modules
-        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        uses: actions/cache@v6
         with:
           path: ${{ github.workspace }}/go/pkg/mod
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-go-${{ hashFiles('**/go.sum') }}

.github/workflows/renovate.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+name: Renovate
+
+# Self-hosted Renovate: opens dependency-update PRs on a daily schedule.
+# Config lives in /renovate.json. Requires a repo/org secret RENOVATE_TOKEN
+# (a PAT with `repo` + `workflow` scope, or a fine-grained token with
+# contents:write + pull-requests:write) so Renovate can push branches and open
+# PRs. Trigger manually from the Actions tab via "Run workflow" to test.
+
+on:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: "0 4 * * *" # every day at 04:00 UTC
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      logLevel:
+        description: "Renovate log level"
+        required: false
+        default: "info"
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+concurrency:
+  group: renovate
+  cancel-in-progress: false
+
+jobs:
+  renovate:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Run Renovate
+        uses: renovatebot/github-action@v46.1.20
+        with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.RENOVATE_TOKEN }}
+        env:
+          RENOVATE_REPOSITORIES: ${{ github.repository }}
+          RENOVATE_ONBOARDING: "false"
+          RENOVATE_REQUIRE_CONFIG: "required"
+          # The grouped "all" branch holds many upgrades; changelog/PR-body
+          # rendering for it blew the default 4GB V8 heap (exit 134 OOM).
+          NODE_OPTIONS: "--max-old-space-size=8192"
+          LOG_LEVEL: ${{ github.event.inputs.logLevel || 'info' }}

.gitignore

@@ -5,3 +5,7 @@ conf
 db
 logs
 docker-compose.dev.yml
+
+# Binary e2e suite working cache: Traefik binary + compiled mock. Persisted
+# across local runs; CI runs on fresh runners so it is recreated every time.
+tests/e2e/mock/.cache/

.golangci.yml

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ linters-settings:
     disable:
       - fieldalignment
   gocyclo:
-    min-complexity: 15
+    min-complexity: 20
   goconst:
     min-len: 5
     min-occurrences: 4
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ linters-settings:
           - $test
         allow:
           - $gostd
+          - github.com/maxlerebourg/simpleredis
           - github.com/maxlerebourg/crowdsec-bouncer-traefik-plugin/pkg/logger
           - github.com/maxlerebourg/crowdsec-bouncer-traefik-plugin/pkg/ip
           - github.com/maxlerebourg/crowdsec-bouncer-traefik-plugin/pkg/configuration
@@ -73,6 +74,7 @@ linters:
     - gci
     - mnd
     - exportloopref
+    - contextcheck
 issues:
   exclude-use-default: false
   max-same-issues: 0

Makefile

@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
-.PHONY: lint test vendor clean
+.PHONY: lint test vendor clean e2e_mock
 
 export GO111MODULE=on
 
+# Binary/mock suite (Traefik binary + mock LAPI). This is what CI runs.
+# The local Docker suite (make e2e) lives in a separate PR/branch.
+E2E_MOCK_SCENARIOS := $(notdir $(wildcard tests/e2e/mock/scenarios/*))
+
 default: lint test
 
 lint:
@@ -13,6 +17,11 @@ test:
 yaegi_test:
 	yaegi test -v .
 
+e2e_mock: $(addprefix e2e_mock_,$(E2E_MOCK_SCENARIOS))
+
+e2e_mock_%:
+	bash ./tests/e2e/mock/scenarios/$*/run.sh
+
 vendor:
 	go mod vendor
 
@@ -41,13 +50,16 @@ run_tlsauth:
 	docker compose -f examples/tls-auth/docker-compose.yml up  -d --remove-orphans
 
 run_appsec:
-	docker compose -f examples/appsec-enabled/docker-compose.yml up -d
+	docker compose -f examples/appsec-enabled/docker-compose.yml up -d --remove-orphans
+
+run_custom_captcha:
+	docker compose -f examples/custom-captcha/docker-compose.yml up -d --remove-orphans
 
 run_captcha:
-	docker compose -f examples/captcha/docker-compose.yml up -d
+	docker compose -f examples/captcha/docker-compose.yml up -d --remove-orphans
 
 run_custom_ban_page:
-	docker compose -f examples/custom-ban-page/docker-compose.yml up -d
+	docker compose -f examples/custom-ban-page/docker-compose.yml up -d --remove-orphans
 
 run:
 	docker compose -f docker-compose.yml up -d --remove-orphans
@@ -98,6 +110,7 @@ clean_all_docker:
 	docker compose -f examples/tls-auth/docker-compose.yml down --remove-orphans
 	docker compose -f examples/appsec-enabled/docker-compose.yml down --remove-orphans
 	docker compose -f examples/captcha/docker-compose.yml down --remove-orphans
+	docker compose -f examples/custom-captcha/docker-compose.yml down --remove-orphans
 	docker compose -f examples/custom-ban-page/docker-compose.yml down --remove-orphans
 	docker compose -f docker-compose.local.yml down --remove-orphans
 	docker compose -f docker-compose.yml down --remove-orphans
@@ -111,4 +124,3 @@ show_metrics:
 
 show_decisions:
 	docker exec crowdsec cscli decisions list
-

README.md

@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ The following captcha providers are supported now:
 - [hcaptcha](https://www.hcaptcha.com/)
 - [recaptcha](https://www.google.com/recaptcha/about/)
 - [turnstile](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/turnstile/)
+- [custom/wicketkeeper](https://github.com/a-ve/wicketkeeper)
 
 There are 5 operating modes (CrowdsecMode) for this plugin:
 
@@ -67,7 +68,7 @@ sequenceDiagram
     User->>TraefikPlugin: Can I access that webpage
     create participant CrowdsecLAPI
     TraefikPlugin-->>CrowdsecLAPI: Does the User IP has a Crowdsec Decision ?
-    Destroy CrowdsecLAPI
+    destroy CrowdsecLAPI
     CrowdsecLAPI-->>TraefikPlugin: Yes a ban Decision
     TraefikPlugin->>User: No, HTTP 403
 ```
@@ -81,9 +82,9 @@ sequenceDiagram
     User->>TraefikPlugin: Can I access that webpage
     create participant CrowdsecLAPI
     TraefikPlugin-->>CrowdsecLAPI: Does the User IP has a crowdsec decision ?
-    Destroy CrowdsecLAPI
+    destroy CrowdsecLAPI
     CrowdsecLAPI-->>TraefikPlugin: Nothing, all good!
-    Destroy TraefikPlugin
+    destroy TraefikPlugin
     TraefikPlugin->>Webserver: Forwarding this HTTP Request from User
     Webserver->>User: HTTP Response
 ```
@@ -104,10 +105,10 @@ sequenceDiagram
     PluginCache-->>TraefikPlugin: Nothing, all good!
     create participant CrowdsecLAPI
     TraefikPlugin-->>CrowdsecLAPI: Does the User IP has a crowdsec decision ?
-    Destroy CrowdsecLAPI
+    destroy CrowdsecLAPI
     CrowdsecLAPI-->>TraefikPlugin: Yes a ban Decision
     TraefikPlugin-->>PluginCache: Store the information for this IP for DefaultDecisionSeconds
-    Destroy PluginCache
+    destroy PluginCache
     PluginCache-->>TraefikPlugin: Done
     TraefikPlugin->>User: No, HTTP 403
 ```
@@ -124,10 +125,10 @@ sequenceDiagram
     PluginCache-->>TraefikPlugin: Nothing, all good!
     create participant CrowdsecLAPI
     TraefikPlugin-->>CrowdsecLAPI: Does the User IP has a crowdsec decision ?
-    Destroy CrowdsecLAPI
+    destroy CrowdsecLAPI
     CrowdsecLAPI-->>TraefikPlugin: Nothing, all good!
     TraefikPlugin-->>PluginCache: Store the information for this IP for DefaultDecisionSeconds
-    Destroy PluginCache
+    destroy PluginCache
     PluginCache-->>TraefikPlugin: Done
     TraefikPlugin->>Webserver: Forwarding this HTTP Request from User
     Webserver->>User: HTTP Response
@@ -144,11 +145,11 @@ sequenceDiagram
     participant TraefikPlugin
     participant CrowdsecLAPI
     TraefikPlugin->>CrowdsecLAPI: What are the current decisions
-    Destroy CrowdsecLAPI
+    destroy CrowdsecLAPI
     CrowdsecLAPI->>TraefikPlugin: Here is the list
     create participant PluginCache
     TraefikPlugin-->>PluginCache: Store this list
-    Destroy PluginCache
+    destroy PluginCache
     PluginCache-->>TraefikPlugin: Done
 ```
 
@@ -161,9 +162,9 @@ sequenceDiagram
     User->>TraefikPlugin: Can I access that webpage
     create participant PluginCache
     TraefikPlugin-->>PluginCache: Does the User IP has a crowdsec decision ?
-    Destroy PluginCache
+    destroy PluginCache
     PluginCache-->>TraefikPlugin: Yes a ban decision
-    Destroy TraefikPlugin
+    destroy TraefikPlugin
     TraefikPlugin->>User: No, HTTP 403
 ```
 
@@ -176,9 +177,9 @@ sequenceDiagram
     User->>TraefikPlugin: Can I access that webpage
     create participant PluginCache
     TraefikPlugin-->>PluginCache: Does the User IP has a crowdsec decision ?
-    Destroy PluginCache
+    destroy PluginCache
     PluginCache-->>TraefikPlugin: Nothing, all good!
-    Destroy TraefikPlugin
+    destroy TraefikPlugin
     TraefikPlugin->>Webserver: Forwarding this HTTP Request from User
     Webserver->>User: HTTP Response
 ```
@@ -194,11 +195,11 @@ sequenceDiagram
     participant TraefikPlugin
     participant CrowdsecCAPI
     TraefikPlugin->>CrowdsecCAPI: What are the current decisions from CAPI
-    Destroy CrowdsecCAPI
+    destroy CrowdsecCAPI
     CrowdsecCAPI->>TraefikPlugin: Here is the list
     create participant PluginCache
     TraefikPlugin-->>PluginCache: Store this list
-    Destroy PluginCache
+    destroy PluginCache
     PluginCache-->>TraefikPlugin: Done
 ```
 
@@ -211,9 +212,9 @@ sequenceDiagram
     User->>TraefikPlugin: Can I access that webpage
     create participant PluginCache
     TraefikPlugin-->>PluginCache: Does the User IP has a crowdsec decision ?
-    Destroy PluginCache
+    destroy PluginCache
     PluginCache-->>TraefikPlugin: Yes a ban decision
-    Destroy TraefikPlugin
+    destroy TraefikPlugin
     TraefikPlugin->>User: No, HTTP 403
 ```
 
@@ -226,9 +227,9 @@ sequenceDiagram
     User->>TraefikPlugin: Can I access that webpage
     create participant PluginCache
     TraefikPlugin-->>PluginCache: Does the User IP has a crowdsec decision ?
-    Destroy PluginCache
+    destroy PluginCache
     PluginCache-->>TraefikPlugin: Nothing, all good!
-    Destroy TraefikPlugin
+    destroy TraefikPlugin
     TraefikPlugin->>Webserver: Forwarding this HTTP Request from User
     Webserver->>User: HTTP Response
 ```
@@ -246,9 +247,9 @@ sequenceDiagram
     User->>TraefikPlugin: Can I access that webpage
     create participant CrowdsecAppSec
     TraefikPlugin-->>CrowdsecAppSec: Is this request malicious ?
-    Destroy CrowdsecAppSec
+    destroy CrowdsecAppSec
     CrowdsecAppSec-->>TraefikPlugin: Yes I think so
-    Destroy TraefikPlugin
+    destroy TraefikPlugin
     TraefikPlugin->>User: No, HTTP 403
 ```
 
@@ -261,9 +262,9 @@ sequenceDiagram
     User->>TraefikPlugin: Can I access that webpage
     create participant CrowdsecAppSec
     TraefikPlugin-->>CrowdsecAppSec: Is this request malicious ?
-    Destroy CrowdsecAppSec
+    destroy CrowdsecAppSec
     CrowdsecAppSec-->>TraefikPlugin: No I don't think so
-    Destroy TraefikPlugin
+    destroy TraefikPlugin
     TraefikPlugin->>Webserver: Forwarding this HTTP Request from User
     Webserver->>User: HTTP Response
 ```
@@ -284,12 +285,12 @@ sequenceDiagram
     User->>TraefikPlugin: Fine, done!
     create participant ProviderCaptcha
     TraefikPlugin-->>ProviderCaptcha: Is the validation OK ?
-    Destroy ProviderCaptcha
+    destroy ProviderCaptcha
     ProviderCaptcha-->>TraefikPlugin: Yes
     TraefikPlugin-->>PluginCache: Set the User IP Clean for captchaGracePeriodSeconds
-    Destroy PluginCache
+    destroy PluginCache
     PluginCache-->>TraefikPlugin: Done
-    Destroy TraefikPlugin
+    destroy TraefikPlugin
     TraefikPlugin->>Webserver: Forwarding this HTTP Request from User
     Webserver->>User: HTTP Response
 ```
@@ -308,12 +309,17 @@ make run
 
 ### Note
 
-**/!\ Cache is shared by all services**
-_This means if an IP is banned, all services which are protected by an instance of the plugin will deny requests from that IP_
-Only one instance of the plugin is _possible_.
+> [!IMPORTANT]  
+> Some of the behaviours and configuration parameters are shared globally across _all_ crowdsec middlewares even if you declare different middlewares with different settings.
+>
+> **Cache is shared by all services**: This means if an IP is banned, all services which are protected by an instance of the plugin will deny requests from that IP
+>
+> If you define different caches for different middlewares, only the first one to be instantiated will be bound to the crowdsec stream.
+>
+> Overall, this middleware is designed in such a way that **only one instance of the plugin is _possible_.** You can have multiple crowdsec middlewares in the same cluster, the key parameters must be aligned (MetricsUpdateIntervalSeconds, CrowdsecMode, CrowdsecAppsecEnabled, etc.)
 
-**/!\ Appsec maximum body limit is defaulted to 10MB**
-_By careful when you upgrade to >1.4.x_
+> [!WARNING]  
+> **Appsec maximum body limit is defaulted to 10MB** > _Be careful when you upgrade to >1.4.x_
 
 ### Variables
 
@@ -323,12 +329,21 @@ _By careful when you upgrade to >1.4.x_
   - Enable the plugin
 - LogLevel
   - string
-  - default: `INFO`, expected values are: `INFO`, `DEBUG`, `ERROR`
-  - Log are written to `stdout` / `stderr` of file if LogFilePath is provided
+  - default: `INFO`, expected values are: `DEBUG`, `INFO`, `WARN`, `ERROR`
+  - Log are written to `stdout` / `stderr` or file if LogFilePath is provided
+- LogFormat
+  - string
+  - default: `common`, expected values are: `common`, `json`
+  - Log format: `common` for traditional text logs, `json` for structured JSON logs
 - LogFilePath
   - string
   - default: ""
   - File Path to write logs, must be writable by Traefik, Log rotation may require a restart of traefik
+- MetricsUpdateIntervalSeconds
+  - int64
+  - default: 600
+  - Interval in seconds between metrics updates to Crowdsec
+  - If set to zero or less, metrics collection is disabled
 - CrowdsecMode
   - string
   - default: `live`, expected values are: `none`, `live`, `stream`, `alone`, `appsec`
@@ -339,7 +354,18 @@ _By careful when you upgrade to >1.4.x_
 - CrowdsecAppsecHost
   - string
   - default: "crowdsec:7422"
-  - Crowdsec Appsec Server available on which host and port. The scheme will be handled by the CrowdsecLapiScheme var.
+  - Crowdsec Appsec Server available on which host and port.
+- CrowdsecAppsecTlsInsecureVerify
+  - bool
+  - default: false
+  - Disable verification of certificate presented by Appsec
+- CrowdsecAppsecTlsCertificateAuthority
+  - string
+  - default: ""
+  - PEM-encoded Certificate Authority used to verify Appsec's server certificate. When empty (and `crowdsecAppsecTlsInsecureVerify` is `false`), the host's system trust store is used.
+- CrowdsecAppsecScheme
+  - string
+  - default: value of `CrowdsecLapiScheme`, expected values are: `http`, `https`
 - CrowdsecAppsecPath
   - string
   - default: "/"
@@ -356,6 +382,14 @@ _By careful when you upgrade to >1.4.x_
   - int64
   - default: 10485760 (= 10MB)
   - Transmit only the first number of bytes to Crowdsec Appsec Server.
+- CrowdsecAppsecUnreadableBodyBlock
+  - bool
+  - default: false
+  - Behaviour when the request body cannot be buffered for inspection (HTTP/2 or HTTP/3 request without a `Content-Length`, typically a bidirectional gRPC stream). When `false` (default) the request is forwarded to the Appsec Server with headers only (the body is left to stream through untouched). When `true` the request is blocked outright. Mirrors the reference bouncers' `APPSEC_DROP_UNREADABLE_BODY` option.
+- CrowdsecAppsecKey
+  - string
+  - default: value of `CrowdsecLapiKey`
+  - Crowdsec AppSec key for the bouncer.
 - CrowdsecLapiScheme
   - string
   - default: `http`, expected values are: `http`, `https`
@@ -378,7 +412,7 @@ _By careful when you upgrade to >1.4.x_
 - CrowdsecLapiTlsCertificateAuthority
   - string
   - default: ""
-  - PEM-encoded Certificate Authority of the Crowdsec LAPI
+  - PEM-encoded Certificate Authority used to verify the LAPI's server certificate. When empty (and `crowdsecLapiTlsInsecureVerify` is `false`), the host's system trust store is used.
 - CrowdsecLapiTlsCertificateBouncer
   - string
   - default: ""
@@ -394,7 +428,7 @@ _By careful when you upgrade to >1.4.x_
 - RemediationHeadersCustomName
   - string
   - default: ""
-  - Name of the header you want in response when request are cancelled (possible value of the header `ban` or `captcha`)
+  - Name of the header you want in response when request are handled by plugin (possible value of the header `ban`, `captcha` or `solved-captcha`)
 - ForwardedHeadersCustomName
   - string
   - default: "X-Forwarded-For"
@@ -410,7 +444,12 @@ _By careful when you upgrade to >1.4.x_
 - RedisCacheHost
   - string
   - default: "redis:6379"
-  - hostname and port for the Redis service
+  - hostname and port for the Redis write host (primary)
+- RedisCacheReadHosts
+  - []string
+  - default: []
+  - List of Redis replica hostnames (host:port) to use for read operations. Reads are distributed round-robin across replicas. Falls back to RedisCacheHost when empty.
+  - Note: when set, reads are not retried against RedisCacheHost (the primary) if the replicas are unreachable. With RedisCacheUnreachableBlock at its default (true), a replica outage will therefore block/delay requests even though the primary is healthy.
 - RedisCachePassword
   - string
   - default: ""
@@ -435,6 +474,12 @@ _By careful when you upgrade to >1.4.x_
   - int64
   - default: 0
   - Used only in `stream` and `alone` mode, the maximum number of time we can not reach Crowdsec before blocking traffic (set -1 to never block)
+- StreamStartupBlock
+  - bool
+  - default: true
+  - Used only in `stream` and `alone` mode, controls whether the initial stream update runs synchronously or asynchronously during plugin initialization
+  - When `true`, plugin initialization waits for Crowdsec to be ready before serving traffic.
+  - **Warning**: When `false`, all requests bypass remediation until the first stream sync completes — banned IPs will be allowed through during this window. Only disable when startup availability is more important than blocking at startup.
 - DefaultDecisionSeconds
   - int64
   - default: 60
@@ -454,7 +499,19 @@ _By careful when you upgrade to >1.4.x_
   - Used only in `alone` mode, scenarios for Crowdsec CAPI
 - CaptchaProvider
   - string
-  - Provider to validate the captcha, expected values are: `hcaptcha`, `recaptcha`, `turnstile`
+  - Provider to validate the captcha, expected values are: `hcaptcha`, `recaptcha`, `turnstile` or `custom`
+- CaptchaCustomJsURL
+  - string
+  - If CaptchaProvider is `custom`, URL used to load the challenge in the HTML (in case of hcaptcha: `https://hcaptcha.com/1/api.js`)
+- CaptchaCustomValidateURL
+  - string
+  - If CaptchaProvider is `custom`, URL used to validate the challenge (in case of hcaptcha: `https://api.hcaptcha.com/siteverify`)
+- CaptchaCustomKey
+  - string
+  - If CaptchaProvider is `custom`, used to set class name of the div used by captcha provider (in case of hcaptcha: `h-captcha`)
+- CaptchaCustomResponse
+  - string
+  - If CaptchaProvider is `custom`, used to set the field in the POST body from the captcha.html to Traefik (in case of hcaptcha: `h-captcha-response`)
 - CaptchaSiteKey
   - string
   - Site key for the captcha provider
@@ -465,14 +522,18 @@ _By careful when you upgrade to >1.4.x_
   - int64
   - default: 1800 (= 30 minutes)
   - Period after validation of a captcha before a new validation is required if Crowdsec decision is still valid
-- CaptchaHTMLFilePath
+- CaptchaFilePath
   - string
   - default: /captcha.html
-  - Path where the captcha template is stored
-- BanHTMLFilePath
+  - Path where the captcha template is stored. The Content-Type header is automatically inferred from the file extension.
+- BanFilePath
   - string
   - default: ""
-  - Path where the ban html file is stored (default empty ""=disabled)
+  - Path where the ban file is stored (default empty ""=disabled). The Content-Type header is automatically inferred from the file extension.
+- TraceHeadersCustomName
+  - string
+  - default: ""
+  - Request Header name whose value to inject in ban HTML response (default empty ""=disabled)
 
 ### Configuration
 
@@ -494,7 +555,37 @@ experimental:
 ```
 
 ```yaml
-# Dynamic configuration
+# Simplified dynamic configuration
+
+http:
+  routers:
+    my-router:
+      rule: host(`whoami.localhost`)
+      service: service-foo
+      entryPoints:
+        - web
+      middlewares:
+        - crowdsec
+
+  services:
+    service-foo:
+      loadBalancer:
+        servers:
+          - url: http://127.0.0.1:5000
+
+  middlewares:
+    crowdsec:
+      plugin:
+        bouncer:
+          enabled: true
+          logLevel: DEBUG
+          crowdsecMode: live
+          crowdsecLapiKey: privateKey-foo
+          crowdsecLapiHost: crowdsec:8080
+```
+
+```yaml
+# Full dynamic configuration
 
 http:
   routers:
@@ -518,19 +609,23 @@ http:
         bouncer:
           enabled: false
           logLevel: DEBUG
+          logFormat: common
           LogFilePath: ""
           updateIntervalSeconds: 60
           updateMaxFailure: 0
+          streamStartupBlock: true
           defaultDecisionSeconds: 60
           remediationStatusCode: 403
           httpTimeoutSeconds: 10
           crowdsecMode: live
           crowdsecAppsecEnabled: false
+          crowdsecAppsecScheme: ""
           crowdsecAppsecHost: crowdsec:7422
           crowdsecAppsecPath: "/"
           crowdsecAppsecFailureBlock: true
           crowdsecAppsecUnreachableBlock: true
           crowdsecAppsecBodyLimit: 10485760
+          crowdsecAppsecUnreadableBodyBlock: false
           crowdsecLapiKey: privateKey-foo
           crowdsecLapiScheme: http
           crowdsecLapiHost: crowdsec:8080
@@ -550,7 +645,10 @@ http:
           forwardedHeadersCustomName: X-Custom-Header
           remediationHeadersCustomName: cs-remediation
           redisCacheEnabled: false
-          redisCacheHost: "redis:6379"
+          redisCacheHost: "redis-primary:6379"
+          redisCacheReadHosts:
+            - "redis-replica-1:6379"
+            - "redis-replica-2:6379"
           redisCachePassword: password
           redisCacheDatabase: "5"
           redisCacheUnreachableBlock: true
@@ -579,11 +677,13 @@ http:
           captchaGracePeriodSeconds: 1800
           captchaHTMLFilePath: /captcha.html
           banHTMLFilePath: /ban.html
+          traceHeadersCustomName: X-Request-ID
+          metricsUpdateIntervalSeconds: 600
 ```
 
 #### Fill variable with value of file
 
-`CrowdsecLapiTlsCertificateBouncerKey`, `CrowdsecLapiTlsCertificateBouncer`, `CrowdsecLapiTlsCertificateAuthority`, `CrowdsecCapiMachineId`, `CrowdsecCapiPassword`, `CrowdsecLapiKey`, `CaptchaSiteKey`, `CaptchaSecretKey` and `RedisCachePassword` can be provided with the content as raw or through a file path that Traefik can read.  
+`CrowdsecLapiTlsCertificateBouncerKey`, `CrowdsecLapiTlsCertificateBouncer`, `CrowdsecLapiTlsCertificateAuthority`, `CrowdsecAppsecTlsCertificateAuthority`, `CrowdsecCapiMachineId`, `CrowdsecCapiPassword`, `CrowdsecLapiKey`, `CrowdsecAppsecKey`, `CaptchaSiteKey`, `CaptchaSecretKey` and `RedisCachePassword` can be provided with the content as raw or through a file path that Traefik can read.  
 The file variable will be used as preference if both content and file are provided for the same variable.
 
 Format is:
@@ -640,12 +740,21 @@ A script is available to generate certificates in `examples/tls-auth/gencerts.sh
 
 #### Use HTTPS to communicate with the LAPI
 
-To communicate with the LAPI in HTTPS you need to either accept any certificates by setting the `crowdsecLapiTLSInsecureVerify` to true or add the CA used by the server certificate of Crowdsec using `crowdsecLapiTLSCertificateAuthority` or `crowdsecLapiTLSCertificateAuthorityFile`.
-Set the `crowdsecLapiScheme` to https.
+Set `crowdsecLapiScheme` to `https`. The plugin then validates Crowdsec's server certificate. Three options:
+
+- **Publicly trusted certificate** (e.g. Let's Encrypt behind a reverse proxy): leave `crowdsecLapiTLSCertificateAuthority` empty and `crowdsecLapiTLSInsecureVerify` `false`. The plugin falls back to the host's system trust store (the `traefik` image ships `ca-certificates`).
+- **Private/self-signed CA**: set `crowdsecLapiTLSCertificateAuthority` (or `…File`) to the PEM-encoded CA that signed Crowdsec's server cert.
+- **Skip verification entirely** (not recommended for production): set `crowdsecLapiTLSInsecureVerify` to `true`.
 
 Crowdsec must be listening in HTTPS for this to work.
 Please see the [tls-auth example](https://github.com/maxlerebourg/crowdsec-bouncer-traefik-plugin/blob/main/examples/tls-auth/README.md) or the official documentation: [docs.crowdsec.net/docs/local_api/tls_auth/](https://docs.crowdsec.net/docs/local_api/tls_auth/)
 
+#### Use HTTPS to communicate with the Appsec
+
+Set `crowdsecAppsecScheme` to `https`. Same three options as for the LAPI, prefixed `crowdsecAppsec…` instead of `crowdsecLapi…`: empty CA + secure verify falls back to the system trust store, a custom CA pins to your private PKI, and `crowdsecAppsecTLSInsecureVerify=true` skips verification altogether.
+
+Currently AppSec does not support mTLS authentication for the AppSec Component.
+
 #### Manually add an IP to the blocklist (for testing purposes)
 
 ```bash
@@ -678,6 +787,8 @@ docker exec crowdsec cscli decisions remove --ip 10.0.0.10 -t captcha
 
 #### 10. Using Traefik with Custom Ban HTML Page [examples/custom-ban-page/README.md](https://github.com/maxlerebourg/crowdsec-bouncer-traefik-plugin/blob/main/examples/custom-ban-page/README.md)
 
+#### 11. Using Traefik with Custom Captcha Whiketkeeper[examples/custom-captcha/README.md](https://github.com/maxlerebourg/crowdsec-bouncer-traefik-plugin/blob/main/examples/custom-captcha/README.md)
+
 ### Local Mode
 
 Traefik also offers a developer mode that can be used for temporary testing of plugins not hosted on GitHub.

bouncer.go

@@ -10,9 +10,12 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
+	"log/slog"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
+	"strconv"
 	"strings"
+	"sync/atomic"
 	"text/template"
 	"time"
 
@@ -33,6 +36,7 @@ const (
 	crowdsecLapiHeader       = "X-Api-Key"
 	crowdsecLapiRoute        = "v1/decisions"
 	crowdsecLapiStreamRoute  = "v1/decisions/stream"
+	crowdsecLapiMetricsRoute = "v1/usage-metrics"
 	crowdsecCapiHost         = "api.crowdsec.net"
 	crowdsecCapiHeader       = "Authorization"
 	crowdsecCapiLoginRoute   = "v2/watchers/login"
@@ -40,12 +44,32 @@ const (
 	cacheTimeoutKey          = "updated"
 )
 
+// ##############################################################
+// Important: traefik creates an instance of the bouncer per route.
+// We rely on globals (both here and in the memory cache) to share info between
+// routes. This means that some of the plugins parameters will only work "once"
+// and will take the values of the first middleware that was instantiated even
+// if you have different middlewares with different parameters. This design
+// makes it impossible to have multiple crowdsec implementations per cluster (unless you have multiple traefik deployments in it)
+// - updateInterval
+// - updateMaxFailure
+// - defaultDecisionTimeout
+// - redisUnreachableBlock
+// - appsecEnabled
+// - appsecHost
+// - metricsUpdateIntervalSeconds
+// - others...
+// ###################################
+
 //nolint:gochecknoglobals
 var (
-	isStartup               = true
+	isCrowdsecStreamStartup = true
 	isCrowdsecStreamHealthy = true
-	updateFailure           = 0
-	ticker                  chan bool
+	updateFailure           int64
+	streamTicker            chan bool
+	metricsTicker           chan bool
+	lastMetricsPush         time.Time
+	blockedRequests         int64
 )
 
 // CreateConfig creates the default plugin configuration.
@@ -59,44 +83,60 @@ type Bouncer struct {
 	name     string
 	template *template.Template
 
-	enabled                 bool
-	appsecEnabled           bool
-	appsecHost              string
-	appsecPath              string
-	appsecFailureBlock      bool
-	appsecUnreachableBlock  bool
-	appsecBodyLimit         int64
-	crowdsecScheme          string
-	crowdsecHost            string
-	crowdsecPath            string
-	crowdsecKey             string
-	crowdsecMode            string
-	crowdsecMachineID       string
-	crowdsecPassword        string
-	crowdsecScenarios       []string
-	updateInterval          int64
-	updateMaxFailure        int
-	defaultDecisionTimeout  int64
-	remediationStatusCode   int
-	remediationCustomHeader string
-	forwardedCustomHeader   string
-	crowdsecStreamRoute     string
-	crowdsecHeader          string
-	redisUnreachableBlock   bool
-	banTemplateString       string
-	clientPoolStrategy      *ip.PoolStrategy
-	serverPoolStrategy      *ip.PoolStrategy
-	httpClient              *http.Client
-	cacheClient             *cache.Client
-	captchaClient           *captcha.Client
-	log                     *logger.Log
+	enabled                   bool
+	appsecEnabled             bool
+	appsecScheme              string
+	appsecHost                string
+	appsecPath                string
+	appsecKey                 string
+	appsecFailureBlock        bool
+	appsecUnreachableBlock    bool
+	appsecUnreadableBodyBlock bool
+	appsecBodyLimit           int64
+	crowdsecScheme            string
+	crowdsecHost              string
+	crowdsecPath              string
+	crowdsecKey               string
+	crowdsecMode              string
+	crowdsecMachineID         string
+	crowdsecPassword          string
+	crowdsecScenarios         []string
+	updateInterval            int64
+	updateMaxFailure          int64
+	defaultDecisionTimeout    int64
+	remediationStatusCode     int
+	remediationCustomHeader   string
+	forwardedCustomHeader     string
+	crowdsecStreamRoute       string
+	crowdsecHeader            string
+	redisUnreachableBlock     bool
+	banTemplate               *template.Template
+	banTemplateContentType    string
+	traceCustomHeader         string
+	clientPoolStrategy        *ip.PoolStrategy
+	serverPoolStrategy        *ip.PoolStrategy
+	httpClient                *http.Client
+	httpAppsecClient          *http.Client
+	cacheClient               *cache.Client
+	captchaClient             *captcha.Client
+	log                       *slog.Logger
 }
 
 // New creates the crowdsec bouncer plugin.
+//
+//nolint:nestif,gocyclo,gocognit,funlen,maintidx
 func New(_ context.Context, next http.Handler, config *configuration.Config, name string) (http.Handler, error) {
 	config.LogLevel = strings.ToUpper(config.LogLevel)
-	log := logger.New(config.LogLevel, config.LogFilePath)
-	err := configuration.ValidateParams(config)
+	log := logger.NewWithFormat(config.LogLevel, config.LogFilePath, config.LogFormat)
+
+	if config.BanFilePath == "" && config.BanHTMLFilePath != "" {
+		config.BanFilePath = config.BanHTMLFilePath
+	}
+	if config.CaptchaHTMLFilePath != "" {
+		config.CaptchaFilePath = config.CaptchaHTMLFilePath
+	}
+
+	err := configuration.ValidateParams(config, log)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Error("New:validateParams " + err.Error())
 		return nil, err
@@ -105,6 +145,23 @@ func New(_ context.Context, next http.Handler, config *configuration.Config, nam
 	serverChecker, _ := ip.NewChecker(log, config.ForwardedHeadersTrustedIPs)
 	clientChecker, _ := ip.NewChecker(log, config.ClientTrustedIPs)
 
+	var tlsAppsecConfig *tls.Config
+	if config.CrowdsecAppsecEnabled {
+		tlsAppsecConfig, err = configuration.GetTLSConfigCrowdsec(config, log, true)
+		if config.CrowdsecAppsecScheme == "" {
+			config.CrowdsecAppsecScheme = config.CrowdsecLapiScheme
+		}
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Error("New:getTLSConfigCrowdsec fail to get tlsAppsecConfig " + err.Error())
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		apiAppsecKey, errAppsecKey := configuration.GetVariable(config, "CrowdsecAppsecKey")
+		if errAppsecKey != nil && len(tlsAppsecConfig.Certificates) == 0 {
+			log.Info("New:crowdsecLapiKey fail to get CrowdsecAppsecKey and no client certificate setup " + errAppsecKey.Error())
+		}
+		config.CrowdsecAppsecKey = apiAppsecKey
+	}
+
 	var tlsConfig *tls.Config
 	crowdsecStreamRoute := ""
 	crowdsecHeader := ""
@@ -114,36 +171,32 @@ func New(_ context.Context, next http.Handler, config *configuration.Config, nam
 		config.CrowdsecLapiScheme = configuration.HTTPS
 		config.CrowdsecLapiHost = crowdsecCapiHost
 		config.CrowdsecLapiPath = "/"
-		config.CrowdsecAppsecEnabled = false
 		config.UpdateIntervalSeconds = 7200 // 2 hours
 		crowdsecStreamRoute = crowdsecCapiStreamRoute
 		crowdsecHeader = crowdsecCapiHeader
 	} else {
 		crowdsecStreamRoute = crowdsecLapiStreamRoute
 		crowdsecHeader = crowdsecLapiHeader
-		tlsConfig, err = configuration.GetTLSConfigCrowdsec(config, log)
+		tlsConfig, err = configuration.GetTLSConfigCrowdsec(config, log, false)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Error("New:getTLSConfigCrowdsec fail to get tlsConfig " + err.Error())
 			return nil, err
 		}
-		apiKey, errAPIKey := configuration.GetVariable(config, "CrowdsecLapiKey")
-		if errAPIKey != nil && len(tlsConfig.Certificates) == 0 {
-			log.Error("New:crowdsecLapiKey fail to get CrowdsecLapiKey and no client certificate setup " + errAPIKey.Error())
-			return nil, errAPIKey
+		apiKey, errKey := configuration.GetVariable(config, "CrowdsecLapiKey")
+		if errKey != nil && len(tlsConfig.Certificates) == 0 {
+			log.Error("New:crowdsecLapiKey fail to get CrowdsecLapiKey and no client certificate setup " + errKey.Error())
+			return nil, errKey
 		}
 		config.CrowdsecLapiKey = apiKey
+		if config.CrowdsecAppsecKey == "" {
+			config.CrowdsecAppsecKey = apiKey
+		}
 	}
 
-	var banTemplateString string
-	if config.BanHTMLFilePath != "" {
-		var buf bytes.Buffer
-		banTemplate, _ := configuration.GetHTMLTemplate(config.BanHTMLFilePath)
-		err = banTemplate.Execute(&buf, nil)
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Error("New:banTemplate is bad formatted " + err.Error())
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		banTemplateString = buf.String()
+	var banTemplate *template.Template
+	var banTemplateContentType string
+	if config.BanFilePath != "" {
+		banTemplate, banTemplateContentType, _ = configuration.GetTemplate(config.BanFilePath)
 	}
 
 	bouncer := &Bouncer{
@@ -151,32 +204,37 @@ func New(_ context.Context, next http.Handler, config *configuration.Config, nam
 		name:     name,
 		template: template.New("CrowdsecBouncer").Delims("[[", "]]"),
 
-		enabled:                 config.Enabled,
-		crowdsecMode:            config.CrowdsecMode,
-		appsecEnabled:           config.CrowdsecAppsecEnabled,
-		appsecHost:              config.CrowdsecAppsecHost,
-		appsecPath:              config.CrowdsecAppsecPath,
-		appsecFailureBlock:      config.CrowdsecAppsecFailureBlock,
-		appsecUnreachableBlock:  config.CrowdsecAppsecUnreachableBlock,
-		appsecBodyLimit:         config.CrowdsecAppsecBodyLimit,
-		crowdsecScheme:          config.CrowdsecLapiScheme,
-		crowdsecHost:            config.CrowdsecLapiHost,
-		crowdsecPath:            config.CrowdsecLapiPath,
-		crowdsecKey:             config.CrowdsecLapiKey,
-		crowdsecMachineID:       config.CrowdsecCapiMachineID,
-		crowdsecPassword:        config.CrowdsecCapiPassword,
-		crowdsecScenarios:       config.CrowdsecCapiScenarios,
-		updateInterval:          config.UpdateIntervalSeconds,
-		updateMaxFailure:        config.UpdateMaxFailure,
-		remediationCustomHeader: config.RemediationHeadersCustomName,
-		forwardedCustomHeader:   config.ForwardedHeadersCustomName,
-		defaultDecisionTimeout:  config.DefaultDecisionSeconds,
-		remediationStatusCode:   config.RemediationStatusCode,
-		redisUnreachableBlock:   config.RedisCacheUnreachableBlock,
-		banTemplateString:       banTemplateString,
-		crowdsecStreamRoute:     crowdsecStreamRoute,
-		crowdsecHeader:          crowdsecHeader,
-		log:                     log,
+		enabled:                   config.Enabled,
+		crowdsecMode:              config.CrowdsecMode,
+		appsecEnabled:             config.CrowdsecAppsecEnabled,
+		appsecScheme:              config.CrowdsecAppsecScheme,
+		appsecHost:                config.CrowdsecAppsecHost,
+		appsecPath:                config.CrowdsecAppsecPath,
+		appsecKey:                 config.CrowdsecAppsecKey,
+		appsecFailureBlock:        config.CrowdsecAppsecFailureBlock,
+		appsecUnreachableBlock:    config.CrowdsecAppsecUnreachableBlock,
+		appsecUnreadableBodyBlock: config.CrowdsecAppsecUnreadableBodyBlock,
+		appsecBodyLimit:           config.CrowdsecAppsecBodyLimit,
+		crowdsecScheme:            config.CrowdsecLapiScheme,
+		crowdsecHost:              config.CrowdsecLapiHost,
+		crowdsecPath:              config.CrowdsecLapiPath,
+		crowdsecKey:               config.CrowdsecLapiKey,
+		crowdsecMachineID:         config.CrowdsecCapiMachineID,
+		crowdsecPassword:          config.CrowdsecCapiPassword,
+		crowdsecScenarios:         config.CrowdsecCapiScenarios,
+		updateInterval:            config.UpdateIntervalSeconds,
+		updateMaxFailure:          config.UpdateMaxFailure,
+		remediationCustomHeader:   config.RemediationHeadersCustomName,
+		forwardedCustomHeader:     config.ForwardedHeadersCustomName,
+		defaultDecisionTimeout:    config.DefaultDecisionSeconds,
+		remediationStatusCode:     config.RemediationStatusCode,
+		redisUnreachableBlock:     config.RedisCacheUnreachableBlock,
+		banTemplate:               banTemplate,
+		banTemplateContentType:    banTemplateContentType,
+		traceCustomHeader:         config.TraceHeadersCustomName,
+		crowdsecStreamRoute:       crowdsecStreamRoute,
+		crowdsecHeader:            crowdsecHeader,
+		log:                       log,
 		serverPoolStrategy: &ip.PoolStrategy{
 			Checker: serverChecker,
 		},
@@ -191,6 +249,14 @@ func New(_ context.Context, next http.Handler, config *configuration.Config, nam
 			},
 			Timeout: time.Duration(config.HTTPTimeoutSeconds) * time.Second,
 		},
+		httpAppsecClient: &http.Client{
+			Transport: &http.Transport{
+				MaxIdleConns:    10,
+				IdleConnTimeout: 30 * time.Second,
+				TLSClientConfig: tlsAppsecConfig,
+			},
+			Timeout: time.Duration(config.HTTPTimeoutSeconds) * time.Second,
+		},
 		cacheClient:   &cache.Client{},
 		captchaClient: &captcha.Client{},
 	}
@@ -202,6 +268,7 @@ func New(_ context.Context, next http.Handler, config *configuration.Config, nam
 		log,
 		config.RedisCacheEnabled,
 		config.RedisCacheHost,
+		config.RedisCacheReadHosts,
 		config.RedisCachePassword,
 		config.RedisCacheDatabase,
 	)
@@ -215,29 +282,47 @@ func New(_ context.Context, next http.Handler, config *configuration.Config, nam
 			Timeout:   time.Duration(config.HTTPTimeoutSeconds) * time.Second,
 		},
 		config.CaptchaProvider,
+		config.CaptchaCustomJsURL,
+		config.CaptchaCustomKey,
+		config.CaptchaCustomResponse,
+		config.CaptchaCustomValidateURL,
 		config.CaptchaSiteKey,
 		config.CaptchaSecretKey,
 		config.RemediationHeadersCustomName,
-		config.CaptchaHTMLFilePath,
+		config.CaptchaFilePath,
 		config.CaptchaGracePeriodSeconds,
 	)
 	if err != nil {
+		log.Error("CaptchaClient not valid " + err.Error())
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	if (config.CrowdsecMode == configuration.StreamMode || config.CrowdsecMode == configuration.AloneMode) && ticker == nil {
+	if (config.CrowdsecMode == configuration.StreamMode || config.CrowdsecMode == configuration.AloneMode) && streamTicker == nil {
 		if config.CrowdsecMode == configuration.AloneMode {
 			if err := getToken(bouncer); err != nil {
 				bouncer.log.Error("New:getToken " + err.Error())
 				return nil, err
 			}
 		}
-		handleStreamTicker(bouncer)
-		isStartup = false
-		ticker = startTicker(config, log, func() {
+		if config.StreamStartupBlock {
+			handleStreamTicker(bouncer)
+		} else {
+			go handleStreamTicker(bouncer)
+		}
+		streamTicker = startTicker("stream", config.UpdateIntervalSeconds, log, func() {
 			handleStreamTicker(bouncer)
 		})
 	}
+
+	// Start metrics ticker if not already running
+	if metricsTicker == nil && config.MetricsUpdateIntervalSeconds > 0 {
+		lastMetricsPush = time.Now() // Initialize lastMetricsPush when starting the metrics ticker
+		go handleMetricsTicker(bouncer)
+		metricsTicker = startTicker("metrics", config.MetricsUpdateIntervalSeconds, log, func() {
+			handleMetricsTicker(bouncer)
+		})
+	}
+
 	bouncer.log.Debug("New initialized mode:" + config.CrowdsecMode)
 
 	return bouncer, nil
@@ -245,7 +330,7 @@ func New(_ context.Context, next http.Handler, config *configuration.Config, nam
 
 // ServeHTTP principal function of plugin.
 //
-//nolint:nestif,gocyclo
+//nolint:nestif
 func (bouncer *Bouncer) ServeHTTP(rw http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 	if !bouncer.enabled {
 		bouncer.next.ServeHTTP(rw, req)
@@ -256,13 +341,13 @@ func (bouncer *Bouncer) ServeHTTP(rw http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 	remoteIP, err := ip.GetRemoteIP(req, bouncer.serverPoolStrategy, bouncer.forwardedCustomHeader)
 	if err != nil {
 		bouncer.log.Error(fmt.Sprintf("ServeHTTP:getRemoteIp ip:%s %s", remoteIP, err.Error()))
-		handleBanServeHTTP(bouncer, rw)
+		bouncer.handleBanServeHTTP(rw, req, remoteIP, configuration.ReasonTECH)
 		return
 	}
 	isTrusted, err := bouncer.clientPoolStrategy.Checker.Contains(remoteIP)
 	if err != nil {
 		bouncer.log.Error(fmt.Sprintf("ServeHTTP:checkerContains ip:%s %s", remoteIP, err.Error()))
-		handleBanServeHTTP(bouncer, rw)
+		bouncer.handleBanServeHTTP(rw, req, remoteIP, configuration.ReasonTECH)
 		return
 	}
 	// if our IP is in the trusted list we bypass the next checks
@@ -273,7 +358,7 @@ func (bouncer *Bouncer) ServeHTTP(rw http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 	}
 
 	if bouncer.crowdsecMode == configuration.AppsecMode {
-		handleNextServeHTTP(bouncer, remoteIP, rw, req)
+		bouncer.handleNextServeHTTP(rw, req, remoteIP)
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -285,20 +370,20 @@ func (bouncer *Bouncer) ServeHTTP(rw http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 			bouncer.log.Debug(fmt.Sprintf("ServeHTTP:Get ip:%s isBanned:false %s", remoteIP, cacheErrString))
 			if !bouncer.redisUnreachableBlock && cacheErrString == cache.CacheUnreachable {
 				bouncer.log.Error(fmt.Sprintf("ServeHTTP:Get ip:%s redisUnreachable=true", remoteIP))
-				handleNextServeHTTP(bouncer, remoteIP, rw, req)
+				bouncer.handleNextServeHTTP(rw, req, remoteIP)
 				return
 			}
 			if cacheErrString != cache.CacheMiss {
 				bouncer.log.Error(fmt.Sprintf("ServeHTTP:Get ip:%s %s", remoteIP, cacheErrString))
-				handleBanServeHTTP(bouncer, rw)
+				bouncer.handleBanServeHTTP(rw, req, remoteIP, configuration.ReasonTECH)
 				return
 			}
 		} else {
 			bouncer.log.Debug(fmt.Sprintf("ServeHTTP ip:%s cache:hit isBanned:%v", remoteIP, value))
 			if value == cache.NoBannedValue {
-				handleNextServeHTTP(bouncer, remoteIP, rw, req)
+				bouncer.handleNextServeHTTP(rw, req, remoteIP)
 			} else {
-				handleRemediationServeHTTP(bouncer, remoteIP, value, rw, req)
+				bouncer.handleRemediationServeHTTP(rw, req, remoteIP, value)
 			}
 			return
 		}
@@ -307,18 +392,21 @@ func (bouncer *Bouncer) ServeHTTP(rw http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 	// Right here if we cannot join the stream we forbid the request to go on.
 	if bouncer.crowdsecMode == configuration.StreamMode || bouncer.crowdsecMode == configuration.AloneMode {
 		if isCrowdsecStreamHealthy {
-			handleNextServeHTTP(bouncer, remoteIP, rw, req)
+			bouncer.handleNextServeHTTP(rw, req, remoteIP)
 		} else {
 			bouncer.log.Debug(fmt.Sprintf("ServeHTTP isCrowdsecStreamHealthy:false ip:%s updateFailure:%d", remoteIP, updateFailure))
-			handleBanServeHTTP(bouncer, rw)
+			bouncer.handleBanServeHTTP(rw, req, remoteIP, configuration.ReasonTECH)
 		}
 	} else {
 		value, err := handleNoStreamCache(bouncer, remoteIP)
+		if err != nil {
+			bouncer.log.Debug("handleNoStreamCache:crowdsecQuery " + err.Error())
+		}
 		if value == cache.NoBannedValue {
-			handleNextServeHTTP(bouncer, remoteIP, rw, req)
+			bouncer.handleNextServeHTTP(rw, req, remoteIP)
 		} else {
 			bouncer.log.Debug(fmt.Sprintf("ServeHTTP:handleNoStreamCache ip:%s isBanned:%v %s", remoteIP, value, err.Error()))
-			handleRemediationServeHTTP(bouncer, remoteIP, value, rw, req)
+			bouncer.handleRemediationServeHTTP(rw, req, remoteIP, value)
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -352,40 +440,56 @@ type Login struct {
 }
 
 // To append Headers we need to call rw.WriteHeader after set any header.
-func handleBanServeHTTP(bouncer *Bouncer, rw http.ResponseWriter) {
+func (bouncer *Bouncer) handleBanServeHTTP(rw http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request, remoteIP, reason string) {
+	atomic.AddInt64(&blockedRequests, 1)
+
 	if bouncer.remediationCustomHeader != "" {
 		rw.Header().Set(bouncer.remediationCustomHeader, "ban")
 	}
-	if bouncer.banTemplateString == "" {
-		rw.WriteHeader(bouncer.remediationStatusCode)
+	rw.Header().Set("Content-Type", bouncer.banTemplateContentType)
+	rw.WriteHeader(bouncer.remediationStatusCode)
+	if bouncer.banTemplate == nil || req.Method == http.MethodHead {
 		return
 	}
-	rw.Header().Set("Content-Type", "text/html; charset=utf-8")
-	rw.WriteHeader(bouncer.remediationStatusCode)
-	_, err := fmt.Fprint(rw, bouncer.banTemplateString)
+	templateData := map[string]string{
+		"RemediationReason": reason,
+		"ClientIP":          remoteIP,
+	}
+
+	if bouncer.traceCustomHeader != "" {
+		headerVal := req.Header.Get(bouncer.traceCustomHeader)
+
+		if headerVal != "" {
+			templateData["TraceID"] = headerVal
+		}
+	}
+
+	err := bouncer.banTemplate.Execute(rw, templateData)
+
 	if err != nil {
-		bouncer.log.Error("handleBanServeHTTP could not write template to ResponseWriter")
+		bouncer.log.Warn("handleBanServeHTTP could not write template to ResponseWriter: " + err.Error())
 	}
 }
 
-func handleRemediationServeHTTP(bouncer *Bouncer, remoteIP, remediation string, rw http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
+func (bouncer *Bouncer) handleRemediationServeHTTP(rw http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request, remoteIP, remediation string) {
 	bouncer.log.Debug(fmt.Sprintf("handleRemediationServeHTTP ip:%s remediation:%s", remoteIP, remediation))
-	if bouncer.captchaClient.Valid && remediation == cache.CaptchaValue {
+	if bouncer.captchaClient.Valid && remediation == cache.CaptchaValue && req.Method != http.MethodHead {
 		if bouncer.captchaClient.Check(remoteIP) {
-			handleNextServeHTTP(bouncer, remoteIP, rw, req)
+			bouncer.handleNextServeHTTP(rw, req, remoteIP)
 			return
 		}
+		atomic.AddInt64(&blockedRequests, 1) //  If we serve a captcha that should count as a dropped request.
 		bouncer.captchaClient.ServeHTTP(rw, req, remoteIP)
 		return
 	}
-	handleBanServeHTTP(bouncer, rw)
+	bouncer.handleBanServeHTTP(rw, req, remoteIP, configuration.ReasonLAPI)
 }
 
-func handleNextServeHTTP(bouncer *Bouncer, remoteIP string, rw http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
+func (bouncer *Bouncer) handleNextServeHTTP(rw http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request, remoteIP string) {
 	if bouncer.appsecEnabled {
 		if err := appsecQuery(bouncer, remoteIP, req); err != nil {
 			bouncer.log.Debug(fmt.Sprintf("handleNextServeHTTP ip:%s isWaf:true %s", remoteIP, err.Error()))
-			handleBanServeHTTP(bouncer, rw)
+			bouncer.handleBanServeHTTP(rw, req, remoteIP, configuration.ReasonAPPSEC)
 			return
 		}
 	}
@@ -394,7 +498,7 @@ func handleNextServeHTTP(bouncer *Bouncer, remoteIP string, rw http.ResponseWrit
 
 func handleStreamTicker(bouncer *Bouncer) {
 	if err := handleStreamCache(bouncer); err != nil {
-		bouncer.log.Debug(fmt.Sprintf("handleStreamTicker updateFailure:%d isCrowdsecStreamHealthy:%t %s", updateFailure, isCrowdsecStreamHealthy, err.Error()))
+		bouncer.log.Warn(fmt.Sprintf("handleStreamTicker updateFailure:%d isCrowdsecStreamHealthy:%t %s", updateFailure, isCrowdsecStreamHealthy, err.Error()))
 		if bouncer.updateMaxFailure != -1 && updateFailure >= bouncer.updateMaxFailure && isCrowdsecStreamHealthy {
 			isCrowdsecStreamHealthy = false
 			bouncer.log.Error(fmt.Sprintf("handleStreamTicker:error updateFailure:%d %s", updateFailure, err.Error()))
@@ -406,11 +510,17 @@ func handleStreamTicker(bouncer *Bouncer) {
 	}
 }
 
-func startTicker(config *configuration.Config, log *logger.Log, work func()) chan bool {
-	ticker := time.NewTicker(time.Duration(config.UpdateIntervalSeconds) * time.Second)
+func handleMetricsTicker(bouncer *Bouncer) {
+	if err := reportMetrics(bouncer); err != nil {
+		bouncer.log.Error("handleMetricsTicker:reportMetrics " + err.Error())
+	}
+}
+
+func startTicker(name string, updateInterval int64, log *slog.Logger, work func()) chan bool {
+	ticker := time.NewTicker(time.Duration(updateInterval) * time.Second)
 	stop := make(chan bool, 1)
 	go func() {
-		defer log.Debug("ticker:stopped")
+		defer log.Debug(name + "_ticker:stopped")
 		for {
 			select {
 			case <-ticker.C:
@@ -432,7 +542,7 @@ func handleNoStreamCache(bouncer *Bouncer, remoteIP string) (string, error) {
 		Path:     bouncer.crowdsecPath + crowdsecLapiRoute,
 		RawQuery: fmt.Sprintf("ip=%v", remoteIP),
 	}
-	body, err := crowdsecQuery(bouncer, routeURL.String(), false)
+	body, err := crowdsecQuery(bouncer, routeURL.String(), nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return cache.BannedValue, err
 	}
@@ -473,9 +583,9 @@ func handleNoStreamCache(bouncer *Bouncer, remoteIP string) (string, error) {
 	case "captcha":
 		value = cache.CaptchaValue
 	default:
-		bouncer.log.Debug("handleStreamCache:unknownType " + decision.Type)
+		bouncer.log.Info("handleStreamCache:unknownType " + decision.Type)
 	}
-	if isLiveMode {
+	if isLiveMode && bouncer.defaultDecisionTimeout > 0 {
 		durationSecond := int64(duration.Seconds())
 		if bouncer.defaultDecisionTimeout < durationSecond {
 			durationSecond = bouncer.defaultDecisionTimeout
@@ -491,7 +601,16 @@ func getToken(bouncer *Bouncer) error {
 		Host:   bouncer.crowdsecHost,
 		Path:   crowdsecCapiLoginRoute,
 	}
-	body, err := crowdsecQuery(bouncer, loginURL.String(), true)
+
+	// Move the login-specific payload here
+	loginData := []byte(fmt.Sprintf(
+		`{"machine_id": "%v","password": "%v","scenarios": ["%v"]}`,
+		bouncer.crowdsecMachineID,
+		bouncer.crowdsecPassword,
+		strings.Join(bouncer.crowdsecScenarios, `","`),
+	))
+
+	body, err := crowdsecQuery(bouncer, loginURL.String(), loginData)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -500,11 +619,11 @@ func getToken(bouncer *Bouncer) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("getToken:parsingBody %w", err)
 	}
-	if login.Code == 200 && len(login.Token) > 0 {
+	if login.Code == http.StatusOK && len(login.Token) > 0 {
 		bouncer.crowdsecKey = login.Token
-		bouncer.log.Debug(fmt.Sprintf("getToken statusCode:%d", login.Code))
 		return nil
 	}
+	bouncer.log.Warn(fmt.Sprintf("getToken statusCode:%d", login.Code))
 	return fmt.Errorf("getToken statusCode:%d", login.Code)
 }
 
@@ -516,6 +635,7 @@ func handleStreamCache(bouncer *Bouncer) error {
 	_, err := bouncer.cacheClient.Get(cacheTimeoutKey)
 	if err == nil {
 		bouncer.log.Debug("handleStreamCache:alreadyUpdated")
+		isCrowdsecStreamStartup = false
 		return nil
 	}
 	if err.Error() != cache.CacheMiss {
@@ -526,9 +646,9 @@ func handleStreamCache(bouncer *Bouncer) error {
 		Scheme:   bouncer.crowdsecScheme,
 		Host:     bouncer.crowdsecHost,
 		Path:     bouncer.crowdsecPath + bouncer.crowdsecStreamRoute,
-		RawQuery: fmt.Sprintf("startup=%t", !isCrowdsecStreamHealthy || isStartup),
+		RawQuery: fmt.Sprintf("startup=%t", !isCrowdsecStreamHealthy || isCrowdsecStreamStartup),
 	}
-	body, err := crowdsecQuery(bouncer, streamRouteURL.String(), false)
+	body, err := crowdsecQuery(bouncer, streamRouteURL.String(), nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -547,7 +667,7 @@ func handleStreamCache(bouncer *Bouncer) error {
 			case "captcha":
 				value = cache.CaptchaValue
 			default:
-				bouncer.log.Debug("handleStreamCache:unknownType " + decision.Type)
+				bouncer.log.Info("handleStreamCache:unknownType " + decision.Type)
 			}
 			bouncer.cacheClient.Set(decision.Value, value, int64(duration.Seconds()))
 		}
@@ -556,27 +676,28 @@ func handleStreamCache(bouncer *Bouncer) error {
 		bouncer.cacheClient.Delete(decision.Value)
 	}
 	bouncer.log.Debug("handleStreamCache:updated")
+	isCrowdsecStreamStartup = false
 	return nil
 }
 
-func crowdsecQuery(bouncer *Bouncer, stringURL string, isPost bool) ([]byte, error) {
+func isReverseProxyError(statusCode int) bool {
+	return statusCode == http.StatusBadGateway ||
+		statusCode == http.StatusServiceUnavailable ||
+		statusCode == http.StatusGatewayTimeout
+}
+
+func crowdsecQuery(bouncer *Bouncer, stringURL string, data []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 	var req *http.Request
-	if isPost {
-		data := []byte(fmt.Sprintf(
-			`{"machine_id": "%v","password": "%v","scenarios": ["%v"]}`,
-			bouncer.crowdsecMachineID,
-			bouncer.crowdsecPassword,
-			strings.Join(bouncer.crowdsecScenarios, `","`),
-		))
+	if len(data) > 0 {
 		req, _ = http.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, stringURL, bytes.NewBuffer(data))
 	} else {
 		req, _ = http.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, stringURL, nil)
 	}
-	req.Header.Add(bouncer.crowdsecHeader, bouncer.crowdsecKey)
-	req.Header.Add("User-Agent", "Crowdsec-Bouncer-Traefik-Plugin/1.X.X")
+	req.Header.Set(bouncer.crowdsecHeader, bouncer.crowdsecKey)
+	req.Header.Set("User-Agent", "Crowdsec-Bouncer-Traefik-Plugin/"+pluginVersion)
 
 	res, err := bouncer.httpClient.Do(req)
-	if err != nil {
+	if err != nil || isReverseProxyError(res.StatusCode) {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("crowdsecQuery:unreachable url:%s %w", stringURL, err)
 	}
 	defer func() {
@@ -588,27 +709,57 @@ func crowdsecQuery(bouncer *Bouncer, stringURL string, isPost bool) ([]byte, err
 		if errToken := getToken(bouncer); errToken != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("crowdsecQuery:renewToken url:%s %w", stringURL, errToken)
 		}
-		return crowdsecQuery(bouncer, stringURL, false)
+		return crowdsecQuery(bouncer, stringURL, nil)
 	}
-	if res.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("crowdsecQuery url:%s, statusCode:%d", stringURL, res.StatusCode)
-	}
-	body, err := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
 
+	// Check if the status code starts with 2
+	statusStr := strconv.Itoa(res.StatusCode)
+	if len(statusStr) < 1 || statusStr[0] != '2' {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("crowdsecQuery method:%s url:%s, statusCode:%d (expected: 2xx)", req.Method, stringURL, res.StatusCode)
+	}
+
+	body, err := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("crowdsecQuery:readBody %w", err)
 	}
 	return body, nil
 }
 
+// isBodyUnreadable reports whether the request body cannot be buffered before
+// forwarding it to the Appsec component. An HTTP/2 or HTTP/3 request without a
+// Content-Length (typically a bidirectional gRPC stream) keeps its body open
+// for the whole life of the stream and never reaches EOF, so reading it with
+// io.ReadAll would block until the request times out and is wrongly turned into
+// a 403. This mirrors the reference lua-cs-bouncer behavior, which refuses to
+// read the body of an HTTP/2+ request that has no Content-Length.
+func isBodyUnreadable(httpReq *http.Request) bool {
+	return httpReq.Body != nil && httpReq.Body != http.NoBody && httpReq.ProtoMajor >= 2 && httpReq.ContentLength < 0
+}
+
+// isMethodWithBody used only when isBodyUnreadable returns true but the request method can't have body.
+func isMethodWithBody(method string) bool {
+	switch method {
+	case http.MethodPost, http.MethodPut, http.MethodPatch, http.MethodDelete:
+		return true
+	default:
+		return false
+	}
+}
+
 func appsecQuery(bouncer *Bouncer, ip string, httpReq *http.Request) error {
 	routeURL := url.URL{
-		Scheme: bouncer.crowdsecScheme,
+		Scheme: bouncer.appsecScheme,
 		Host:   bouncer.appsecHost,
 		Path:   bouncer.appsecPath,
 	}
 	var req *http.Request
-	if bouncer.appsecBodyLimit > 0 && httpReq.Body != nil && httpReq.ContentLength > 0 {
+	switch {
+	case isBodyUnreadable(httpReq):
+		if bouncer.appsecUnreadableBodyBlock && isMethodWithBody(httpReq.Method) {
+			return errors.New("appsecQuery:unreadableBody dropped")
+		}
+		req, _ = http.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, routeURL.String(), nil)
+	case bouncer.appsecBodyLimit > 0 && httpReq.Body != nil:
 		var bodyBuffer bytes.Buffer
 		limitedReader := io.LimitReader(httpReq.Body, bouncer.appsecBodyLimit)
 		teeReader := io.TeeReader(limitedReader, &bodyBuffer)
@@ -619,7 +770,7 @@ func appsecQuery(bouncer *Bouncer, ip string, httpReq *http.Request) error {
 		// Conserve body intact after reading it for other middlewares and service
 		httpReq.Body = io.NopCloser(io.MultiReader(&bodyBuffer, httpReq.Body))
 		req, _ = http.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, routeURL.String(), bytes.NewBuffer(bodyBytes))
-	} else {
+	default:
 		req, _ = http.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, routeURL.String(), nil)
 	}
 
@@ -628,15 +779,16 @@ func appsecQuery(bouncer *Bouncer, ip string, httpReq *http.Request) error {
 			req.Header.Add(key, value)
 		}
 	}
-	req.Header.Set(crowdsecAppsecHeader, bouncer.crowdsecKey)
+	req.Header.Set(crowdsecAppsecHeader, bouncer.appsecKey)
 	req.Header.Set(crowdsecAppsecIPHeader, ip)
 	req.Header.Set(crowdsecAppsecVerbHeader, httpReq.Method)
 	req.Header.Set(crowdsecAppsecHostHeader, httpReq.Host)
 	req.Header.Set(crowdsecAppsecURIHeader, httpReq.URL.String())
 	req.Header.Set(crowdsecAppsecUserAgent, httpReq.Header.Get("User-Agent"))
+	req.Header.Set("User-Agent", "Crowdsec-Bouncer-Traefik-Plugin/"+pluginVersion)
 
-	res, err := bouncer.httpClient.Do(req)
-	if err != nil {
+	res, err := bouncer.httpAppsecClient.Do(req)
+	if err != nil || isReverseProxyError(res.StatusCode) {
 		bouncer.log.Error("appsecQuery:unreachable")
 		if bouncer.appsecUnreachableBlock {
 			return fmt.Errorf("appsecQuery:unreachable %w", err)
@@ -664,3 +816,65 @@ func appsecQuery(bouncer *Bouncer, ip string, httpReq *http.Request) error {
 	}
 	return nil
 }
+
+func reportMetrics(bouncer *Bouncer) error {
+	now := time.Now()
+	currentCount := atomic.LoadInt64(&blockedRequests)
+	windowSizeSeconds := int(now.Sub(lastMetricsPush).Seconds())
+
+	bouncer.log.Debug(fmt.Sprintf("reportMetrics: blocked_requests=%d window_size=%ds", currentCount, windowSizeSeconds))
+
+	metrics := map[string]interface{}{
+		"remediation_components": []map[string]interface{}{
+			{
+				"version": pluginVersion,
+				"type":    "bouncer",
+				"name":    "traefik_plugin",
+				"metrics": []map[string]interface{}{
+					{
+						"items": []map[string]interface{}{
+							{
+								"name":  "dropped",
+								"value": currentCount,
+								"unit":  "request",
+								"labels": map[string]string{
+									"type": "traefik_plugin",
+								},
+							},
+						},
+						"meta": map[string]interface{}{
+							"window_size_seconds": windowSizeSeconds,
+							"utc_now_timestamp":   now.Unix(),
+						},
+					},
+				},
+				"utc_startup_timestamp": time.Now().Unix(),
+				"feature_flags":         []string{},
+				"os": map[string]string{
+					"name":    "unknown",
+					"version": "unknown",
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	data, err := json.Marshal(metrics)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("reportMetrics:marshal %w", err)
+	}
+
+	metricsURL := url.URL{
+		Scheme: bouncer.crowdsecScheme,
+		Host:   bouncer.crowdsecHost,
+		Path:   bouncer.crowdsecPath + crowdsecLapiMetricsRoute,
+	}
+
+	_, err = crowdsecQuery(bouncer, metricsURL.String(), data)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("reportMetrics:query %w", err)
+	}
+
+	atomic.StoreInt64(&blockedRequests, 0)
+	lastMetricsPush = now
+	return nil
+}

bouncer_logging_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,320 @@
+package crowdsec_bouncer_traefik_plugin //nolint:revive,stylecheck
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/maxlerebourg/crowdsec-bouncer-traefik-plugin/pkg/configuration"
+)
+
+// getTestConfig returns a minimal valid configuration for testing.
+// Override specific fields by modifying the returned config.
+func getTestConfig() *configuration.Config {
+	return &configuration.Config{
+		Enabled:                              true,
+		LogLevel:                             "INFO",
+		LogFormat:                            "common",
+		LogFilePath:                          "",
+		CrowdsecMode:                         "none",
+		CrowdsecLapiKey:                      "test-key",
+		CrowdsecLapiHost:                     "localhost",
+		CrowdsecLapiScheme:                   "http",
+		UpdateIntervalSeconds:                60,
+		DefaultDecisionSeconds:               60,
+		HTTPTimeoutSeconds:                   10,
+		ForwardedHeadersTrustedIPs:           []string{"127.0.0.1"},
+		ForwardedHeadersCustomName:           "",
+		RemediationStatusCode:                403,
+		BanFilePath:                          "",
+		RemediationHeadersCustomName:         "",
+		CaptchaProvider:                      "",
+		CaptchaSiteKey:                       "",
+		CaptchaSecretKey:                     "",
+		CaptchaGracePeriodSeconds:            1,
+		CaptchaFilePath:                      "",
+		RedisCacheEnabled:                    false,
+		RedisCacheHost:                       "",
+		RedisCachePassword:                   "",
+		RedisCacheDatabase:                   "",
+		RedisCacheUnreachableBlock:           false,
+		CrowdsecAppsecEnabled:                false,
+		CrowdsecAppsecHost:                   "",
+		CrowdsecAppsecPath:                   "",
+		CrowdsecAppsecFailureBlock:           false,
+		CrowdsecAppsecUnreachableBlock:       false,
+		CrowdsecLapiTLSInsecureVerify:        true,
+		CrowdsecLapiTLSCertificateBouncer:    "",
+		CrowdsecLapiTLSCertificateBouncerKey: "",
+		CrowdsecCapiMachineID:                "",
+		CrowdsecCapiPassword:                 "",
+		CrowdsecCapiScenarios:                []string{},
+		UpdateMaxFailure:                     0,
+		MetricsUpdateIntervalSeconds:         0,
+	}
+}
+
+// Helper function to create and execute a bouncer request for testing
+func createAndExecuteBouncerRequest(t *testing.T, config *configuration.Config) {
+	t.Helper()
+
+	// Create a mock next handler
+	nextHandler := http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request) {
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+		_, _ = w.Write([]byte("OK"))
+	})
+
+	// Create the bouncer plugin (this will initialize the logger with file output)
+	bouncerHandler, err := New(context.Background(), nextHandler, config, "test-bouncer")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to create bouncer: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Create a test request to trigger logging
+	req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "http://example.com/test", nil)
+	req.RemoteAddr = "192.168.1.100:12345" // Use a non-trusted IP to trigger logging
+	rw := httptest.NewRecorder()
+
+	// Process the request (this should generate log entries)
+	bouncerHandler.ServeHTTP(rw, req)
+
+	// Give a moment for log writes to complete
+	time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond)
+}
+
+// Helper function to parse log file and extract found levels
+func parseLogFileAndExtractLevels(t *testing.T, logFile string) map[string]bool {
+	t.Helper()
+
+	// Verify the log file was created and contains entries
+	if _, statErr := os.Stat(logFile); os.IsNotExist(statErr) {
+		t.Fatalf("Log file was not created: %s", logFile)
+	}
+
+	// Read the log file content
+	// #nosec G304 - logFile is a test-generated temporary file path
+	logContent, err := os.ReadFile(logFile)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to read log file: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	logString := string(logContent)
+	if len(logString) == 0 {
+		return make(map[string]bool) // Return empty map for empty log files
+	}
+
+	// Parse and verify JSON log entries
+	lines := strings.Split(strings.TrimSpace(logString), "\n")
+	foundLevels := make(map[string]bool)
+
+	for _, line := range lines {
+		if strings.TrimSpace(line) == "" {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		var logEntry map[string]interface{}
+		if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(line), &logEntry); err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("Invalid JSON log entry: %s, error: %v", line, err)
+			continue
+		}
+
+		// Verify required fields
+		validateLogEntry(t, logEntry)
+
+		// Track log levels we've seen
+		if level, ok := logEntry["level"].(string); ok {
+			foundLevels[level] = true
+		}
+	}
+
+	return foundLevels
+}
+
+// Helper function to validate log entry structure
+func validateLogEntry(t *testing.T, logEntry map[string]interface{}) {
+	t.Helper()
+
+	if logEntry["time"] == nil {
+		t.Error("Log entry missing 'time' field")
+	}
+	if logEntry["level"] == nil {
+		t.Error("Log entry missing 'level' field")
+	}
+	if logEntry["msg"] == nil {
+		t.Error("Log entry missing 'msg' field")
+	}
+	if logEntry["component"] != "CrowdsecBouncerTraefikPlugin" {
+		t.Errorf("Expected component 'CrowdsecBouncerTraefikPlugin', got %v", logEntry["component"])
+	}
+}
+
+// Helper function to verify expected and forbidden log levels
+func verifyLogLevels(t *testing.T, foundLevels map[string]bool, expectedLevels, forbiddenLevels []string, logLevel string) {
+	t.Helper()
+
+	// Handle case where no logs are expected
+	if len(expectedLevels) == 0 {
+		if len(foundLevels) > 0 {
+			t.Errorf("Expected no logs at %s level, but found: %v", logLevel, foundLevels)
+		}
+	} else {
+		// Verify we got some log entries
+		if len(foundLevels) == 0 {
+			t.Fatal("No valid log entries found")
+		}
+
+		// Verify expected levels are present
+		for _, expectedLevel := range expectedLevels {
+			if !foundLevels[expectedLevel] {
+				t.Errorf("Expected to find %s level logs, but didn't. Found levels: %v", expectedLevel, foundLevels)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Verify forbidden levels are NOT present
+	for _, forbiddenLevel := range forbiddenLevels {
+		if foundLevels[forbiddenLevel] {
+			t.Errorf("Found forbidden %s level logs at %s level. Found levels: %v", forbiddenLevel, logLevel, foundLevels)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestBouncerFileLoggingLevels(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name            string
+		logLevel        string
+		expectedLevels  []string // Levels that should appear
+		forbiddenLevels []string // Levels that should NOT appear
+	}{
+		{
+			name:            "DEBUG level should show DEBUG only",
+			logLevel:        "DEBUG",
+			expectedLevels:  []string{"DEBUG"},
+			forbiddenLevels: []string{},
+		},
+		{
+			name:            "INFO level should show no logs (bouncer doesn't generate INFO during normal operation)",
+			logLevel:        "INFO",
+			expectedLevels:  []string{}, // No logs expected for normal operation
+			forbiddenLevels: []string{"DEBUG"},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			// Create temporary directory for log file
+			tmpDir := t.TempDir()
+			logFile := filepath.Join(tmpDir, "bouncer.log")
+
+			// Get test config and override specific fields
+			config := getTestConfig()
+			config.LogLevel = tt.logLevel
+			config.LogFormat = "json" // Use JSON format for easier parsing
+			config.LogFilePath = logFile
+
+			// Create and execute bouncer request
+			createAndExecuteBouncerRequest(t, config)
+
+			// Parse log file and extract found levels
+			foundLevels := parseLogFileAndExtractLevels(t, logFile)
+
+			// Handle empty log files for higher log levels (expected behavior)
+			if len(foundLevels) == 0 && len(tt.expectedLevels) > 0 {
+				t.Fatalf("Expected log entries but log file is empty for level %s", tt.logLevel)
+			}
+			if len(foundLevels) == 0 {
+				// Empty file is expected for this log level
+				t.Logf("LogLevel %s: No logs generated (expected behavior)", tt.logLevel)
+				return
+			}
+
+			// Verify expected and forbidden log levels
+			verifyLogLevels(t, foundLevels, tt.expectedLevels, tt.forbiddenLevels, tt.logLevel)
+
+			t.Logf("LogLevel %s: Successfully logged to file with levels: %v", tt.logLevel, foundLevels)
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestBouncerFileLoggingCommonFormat(t *testing.T) {
+	// Create temporary directory for log file
+	tmpDir := t.TempDir()
+	logFile := filepath.Join(tmpDir, "bouncer-common.log")
+
+	// Get test config and override specific fields
+	config := getTestConfig()
+	config.LogLevel = "DEBUG"
+	config.LogFormat = "common" // Use common format
+	config.LogFilePath = logFile
+
+	// Create a mock next handler
+	nextHandler := http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request) {
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+		_, _ = w.Write([]byte("OK"))
+	})
+
+	// Create the bouncer plugin
+	bouncerHandler, err := New(context.Background(), nextHandler, config, "test-bouncer")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to create bouncer: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Create a test request to trigger logging
+	req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "http://example.com/test", nil)
+	req.RemoteAddr = "192.168.1.100:12345"
+	rw := httptest.NewRecorder()
+
+	// Process the request
+	bouncerHandler.ServeHTTP(rw, req)
+
+	// Give a moment for log writes to complete
+	time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond)
+
+	// Verify the log file was created and contains entries
+	if _, statErr := os.Stat(logFile); os.IsNotExist(statErr) {
+		t.Fatalf("Log file was not created: %s", logFile)
+	}
+
+	// Read the log file content
+	// #nosec G304 - logFile is a test-generated temporary file path
+	logContent, err := os.ReadFile(logFile)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to read log file: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	logString := string(logContent)
+	if len(logString) == 0 {
+		t.Fatal("Log file is empty")
+	}
+
+	// Verify common format structure
+	lines := strings.Split(strings.TrimSpace(logString), "\n")
+	foundDebug := false
+
+	for _, line := range lines {
+		if strings.TrimSpace(line) == "" {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		// Common format should contain time, level, msg, and component
+		if strings.Contains(line, "level=DEBUG") {
+			foundDebug = true
+		}
+		if !strings.Contains(line, "component=CrowdsecBouncerTraefikPlugin") {
+			t.Errorf("Log line missing component field: %s", line)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// We should see DEBUG level logs since we set LogLevel to DEBUG
+	if !foundDebug {
+		t.Errorf("Expected to find DEBUG level logs in common format. Log content:\n%s", logString)
+	}
+
+	t.Logf("Successfully logged to file %s in common format with %d lines", logFile, len(lines))
+}

bouncer_test.go

@@ -2,15 +2,20 @@ package crowdsec_bouncer_traefik_plugin //nolint:revive,stylecheck
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"io"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptest"
+	"net/url"
 	"reflect"
+	"strings"
 	"testing"
 	"text/template"
+	"time"
 
 	cache "github.com/maxlerebourg/crowdsec-bouncer-traefik-plugin/pkg/cache"
 	configuration "github.com/maxlerebourg/crowdsec-bouncer-traefik-plugin/pkg/configuration"
 	ip "github.com/maxlerebourg/crowdsec-bouncer-traefik-plugin/pkg/ip"
+	logger "github.com/maxlerebourg/crowdsec-bouncer-traefik-plugin/pkg/logger"
 )
 
 func TestServeHTTP(t *testing.T) {
@@ -163,7 +168,7 @@ func Test_crowdsecQuery(t *testing.T) {
 	type args struct {
 		bouncer   *Bouncer
 		stringURL string
-		isPost    bool
+		data      []byte
 	}
 	tests := []struct {
 		name    string
@@ -175,7 +180,7 @@ func Test_crowdsecQuery(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			got, err := crowdsecQuery(tt.args.bouncer, tt.args.stringURL, tt.args.isPost)
+			got, err := crowdsecQuery(tt.args.bouncer, tt.args.stringURL, tt.args.data)
 			if (err != nil) != tt.wantErr {
 				t.Errorf("crowdsecQuery() error = %v, wantErr %v", err, tt.wantErr)
 				return
@@ -186,3 +191,367 @@ func Test_crowdsecQuery(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestHandleBanServeHTTPWithDifferentMethods(t *testing.T) {
+	html := "<html>You are banned</html>"
+	banTemplate, _ := template.New("html").Delims("{{", "}}").Parse(html)
+	tests := []struct {
+		name              string
+		method            string
+		banTemplate       *template.Template
+		expectBodyContent bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name:              "GET request should have body with template",
+			method:            http.MethodGet,
+			banTemplate:       banTemplate,
+			expectBodyContent: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:              "HEAD request should NOT have body even with template",
+			method:            http.MethodHead,
+			banTemplate:       banTemplate,
+			expectBodyContent: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:              "POST request should have body with template",
+			method:            http.MethodPost,
+			banTemplate:       banTemplate,
+			expectBodyContent: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:              "PUT request should have body with template",
+			method:            http.MethodPut,
+			banTemplate:       banTemplate,
+			expectBodyContent: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:              "DELETE request should have body with template",
+			method:            http.MethodDelete,
+			banTemplate:       banTemplate,
+			expectBodyContent: true,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			bouncer := &Bouncer{
+				remediationStatusCode:   http.StatusForbidden,
+				remediationCustomHeader: "X-Test-Remediation",
+				banTemplate:             tt.banTemplate,
+				banTemplateContentType:  "text/html; charset=utf-8",
+			}
+
+			rw := httptest.NewRecorder()
+			req := &http.Request{Method: tt.method}
+			bouncer.handleBanServeHTTP(rw, req, "0.0.0.0", "TEST")
+
+			// Check status code
+			if rw.Code != http.StatusForbidden {
+				t.Errorf("Expected status code 403, got %d", rw.Code)
+			}
+
+			// Check custom header
+			headerValue := rw.Header().Get("X-Test-Remediation")
+			if headerValue != "ban" {
+				t.Errorf("Expected header X-Test-Remediation to be 'ban', got %s", headerValue)
+			}
+
+			// Check body content
+			body := rw.Body.String()
+			hasBodyContent := len(body) > 0
+
+			if hasBodyContent != tt.expectBodyContent {
+				t.Errorf("Method %s: expected body content: %v, got body content: %v (body: %q)",
+					tt.method, tt.expectBodyContent, hasBodyContent, body)
+			}
+
+			// If we expect body content, verify it matches template
+			if tt.expectBodyContent && body != html {
+				t.Errorf("Expected body %q, got %q", html, body)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestHandleBanServeHTTPContentType(t *testing.T) {
+	html := "<html>You are banned</html>"
+	banTemplate, _ := template.New("html").Delims("{{", "}}").Parse(html)
+	tests := []struct {
+		name                   string
+		banTemplate            *template.Template
+		banTemplateContentType string
+	}{
+		{
+			name:                   "Default HTML content type",
+			banTemplate:            banTemplate,
+			banTemplateContentType: "text/html; charset=utf-8",
+		},
+		{
+			name:                   "Custom JSON content type",
+			banTemplate:            banTemplate,
+			banTemplateContentType: "application/json",
+		},
+		{
+			name:                   "Content type set even when banTemplate is nil",
+			banTemplate:            nil,
+			banTemplateContentType: "application/json",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			bouncer := &Bouncer{
+				remediationStatusCode:  http.StatusForbidden,
+				banTemplate:            tt.banTemplate,
+				banTemplateContentType: tt.banTemplateContentType,
+			}
+
+			rw := httptest.NewRecorder()
+			req := &http.Request{Method: http.MethodGet}
+			bouncer.handleBanServeHTTP(rw, req, "0.0.0.0", "TEST")
+
+			if got := rw.Header().Get("Content-Type"); got != tt.banTemplateContentType {
+				t.Errorf("Expected Content-Type %q, got %q", tt.banTemplateContentType, got)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCaptchaMethodBasedLogic(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name              string
+		method            string
+		remediation       string
+		expectBanFallback bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name:              "GET with captcha remediation should allow captcha",
+			method:            http.MethodGet,
+			remediation:       cache.CaptchaValue,
+			expectBanFallback: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:              "HEAD with captcha remediation should fallback to ban",
+			method:            http.MethodHead,
+			remediation:       cache.CaptchaValue,
+			expectBanFallback: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:              "POST with captcha remediation should allow captcha",
+			method:            http.MethodPost,
+			remediation:       cache.CaptchaValue,
+			expectBanFallback: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:              "PUT with captcha remediation should allow captcha",
+			method:            http.MethodPut,
+			remediation:       cache.CaptchaValue,
+			expectBanFallback: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:              "DELETE with captcha remediation should allow captcha",
+			method:            http.MethodDelete,
+			remediation:       cache.CaptchaValue,
+			expectBanFallback: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:              "PATCH with captcha remediation should allow captcha",
+			method:            http.MethodPatch,
+			remediation:       cache.CaptchaValue,
+			expectBanFallback: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:              "OPTIONS with captcha remediation should allow captcha",
+			method:            http.MethodOptions,
+			remediation:       cache.CaptchaValue,
+			expectBanFallback: false,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			// Test the core logic: captcha is served for all methods except HEAD
+			shouldUseCaptcha := tt.remediation == cache.CaptchaValue && tt.method != http.MethodHead
+
+			if shouldUseCaptcha == tt.expectBanFallback {
+				t.Errorf("Method %s with %s remediation: expected ban fallback %v, but logic would use captcha %v",
+					tt.method, tt.remediation, tt.expectBanFallback, shouldUseCaptcha)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+// blockingBody simulates a request body that never reaches EOF, like a
+// bidirectional gRPC stream that keeps its body open for the whole life of
+// the connection. Reading from it blocks until the test is done.
+type blockingBody struct {
+	done <-chan struct{}
+}
+
+func (b blockingBody) Read(_ []byte) (int, error) {
+	<-b.done
+	return 0, io.EOF
+}
+
+func (blockingBody) Close() error { return nil }
+
+func Test_isBodyUnreadable(t *testing.T) {
+	realBody := func() io.ReadCloser { return io.NopCloser(strings.NewReader("data")) }
+	tests := []struct {
+		name          string
+		protoMajor    int
+		contentLength int64
+		body          io.ReadCloser
+		want          bool
+	}{
+		{name: "http2 grpc stream without content-length", protoMajor: 2, contentLength: -1, body: realBody(), want: true},
+		{name: "http3 stream without content-length", protoMajor: 3, contentLength: -1, body: realBody(), want: true},
+		{name: "http2 with content-length", protoMajor: 2, contentLength: 42, body: realBody(), want: false},
+		{name: "http1.1 chunked without content-length", protoMajor: 1, contentLength: -1, body: realBody(), want: false},
+		{name: "http2 without body", protoMajor: 2, contentLength: -1, body: nil, want: false},
+		{name: "http2 with http.NoBody", protoMajor: 2, contentLength: -1, body: http.NoBody, want: false},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			req, _ := http.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, "http://localhost", nil)
+			req.ProtoMajor = tt.protoMajor
+			req.ContentLength = tt.contentLength
+			req.Body = tt.body
+			if got := isBodyUnreadable(req); got != tt.want {
+				t.Errorf("isBodyUnreadable() = %v, want %v", got, tt.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+// newStreamingRequest builds an HTTP/2 request whose body never reaches EOF,
+// like a bidirectional gRPC stream (issue #323).
+func newStreamingRequest(done <-chan struct{}) *http.Request {
+	req, _ := http.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, "http://localhost/signalexchange.SignalExchange/ConnectStream", blockingBody{done: done})
+	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/grpc")
+	req.ProtoMajor = 2
+	req.ContentLength = -1
+	return req
+}
+
+// Test_appsecQuery_streamingDoesNotBlock is a regression test for issue #323:
+// a gRPC streaming request whose body never reaches EOF must not be buffered
+// (io.ReadAll would block until timeout and wrongly produce a 403). The appsec
+// query must complete promptly, inspecting headers only.
+func Test_appsecQuery_streamingDoesNotBlock(t *testing.T) {
+	appsecServer := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(rw http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request) {
+		rw.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+	}))
+	defer appsecServer.Close()
+
+	appsecURL, _ := url.Parse(appsecServer.URL)
+	bouncer := &Bouncer{
+		appsecScheme:           appsecURL.Scheme,
+		appsecHost:             appsecURL.Host,
+		appsecPath:             "/",
+		appsecBodyLimit:        10485760,
+		appsecUnreachableBlock: true,
+		appsecFailureBlock:     true,
+		httpAppsecClient:       appsecServer.Client(),
+		log:                    logger.New("INFO", ""),
+	}
+
+	done := make(chan struct{})
+	defer close(done)
+
+	finished := make(chan error, 1)
+	go func() {
+		finished <- appsecQuery(bouncer, "1.2.3.4", newStreamingRequest(done))
+	}()
+
+	select {
+	case err := <-finished:
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("appsecQuery() on streaming request returned error: %v", err)
+		}
+	case <-time.After(2 * time.Second):
+		t.Fatal("appsecQuery() blocked on a streaming request body (issue #323 regression)")
+	}
+}
+
+// Test_appsecQuery_dropUnreadableBody verifies that, when configured to do so,
+// a request with an unreadable body is dropped (blocked) instead of forwarded
+// without its body, mirroring the reference APPSEC_DROP_UNREADABLE_BODY option.
+func Test_appsecQuery_dropUnreadableBody(t *testing.T) {
+	appsecServer := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(rw http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request) {
+		rw.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+	}))
+	defer appsecServer.Close()
+
+	appsecURL, _ := url.Parse(appsecServer.URL)
+	bouncer := &Bouncer{
+		appsecScheme:              appsecURL.Scheme,
+		appsecHost:                appsecURL.Host,
+		appsecPath:                "/",
+		appsecBodyLimit:           10485760,
+		appsecUnreadableBodyBlock: true,
+		httpAppsecClient:          appsecServer.Client(),
+		log:                       logger.New("INFO", ""),
+	}
+
+	done := make(chan struct{})
+	defer close(done)
+
+	finished := make(chan error, 1)
+	go func() {
+		finished <- appsecQuery(bouncer, "1.2.3.4", newStreamingRequest(done))
+	}()
+
+	select {
+	case err := <-finished:
+		if err == nil {
+			t.Error("appsecQuery() expected an error to block the request, got nil")
+		}
+	case <-time.After(2 * time.Second):
+		t.Fatal("appsecQuery() blocked on a streaming request body (issue #323 regression)")
+	}
+}
+
+func newUnreadableGetRequest(done <-chan struct{}) *http.Request {
+	req, _ := http.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "http://localhost/", blockingBody{done: done})
+	req.ProtoMajor = 3
+	req.ContentLength = -1
+	return req
+}
+
+// Test_appsecQuery_unreadableBodyGetNotDropped is a regression test for issue #351
+func Test_appsecQuery_unreadableBodyGetNotDropped(t *testing.T) {
+	appsecServer := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(rw http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request) {
+		rw.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+	}))
+	defer appsecServer.Close()
+
+	appsecURL, _ := url.Parse(appsecServer.URL)
+	bouncer := &Bouncer{
+		appsecScheme:              appsecURL.Scheme,
+		appsecHost:                appsecURL.Host,
+		appsecPath:                "/",
+		appsecBodyLimit:           10485760,
+		appsecUnreadableBodyBlock: true,
+		httpAppsecClient:          appsecServer.Client(),
+		log:                       logger.New("INFO", ""),
+	}
+
+	done := make(chan struct{})
+	defer close(done)
+
+	finished := make(chan error, 1)
+	go func() {
+		finished <- appsecQuery(bouncer, "1.2.3.4", newUnreadableGetRequest(done))
+	}()
+
+	select {
+	case err := <-finished:
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("appsecQuery() on an HTTP/3 GET without content-length returned error: %v", err)
+		}
+	case <-time.After(2 * time.Second):
+		t.Fatal("appsecQuery() blocked on an HTTP/3 GET request body (issue #351 regression)")
+	}
+}

docker-compose.local.yml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 services:
   traefik:
-    image: "traefik:v3.0.0"
+    image: "traefik:v3.7.8"
     container_name: "traefik"
     restart: unless-stopped
     command:
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ services:
     volumes:
       - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock:ro
       - logs-local:/var/log/traefik
-      - './ban.html:/ban.html:ro'
-      - './captcha.html:/captcha.html:ro'
+      - "./ban.html:/ban.html:ro"
+      - "./captcha.html:/captcha.html:ro"
       - ./:/plugins-local/src/github.com/maxlerebourg/crowdsec-bouncer-traefik-plugin
     ports:
       - 8000:80
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ services:
       - "traefik.http.routers.router-foo.middlewares=crowdsec@docker"
       - "traefik.http.services.service-foo.loadbalancer.server.port=80"
 
-  whoami2:
+  bar:
     image: traefik/whoami
     container_name: "simple-service-bar"
     restart: unless-stopped
@@ -48,12 +48,39 @@ services:
       - "traefik.http.services.service-bar.loadbalancer.server.port=80"
       - "traefik.http.middlewares.crowdsec.plugin.bouncer.enabled=true"
       - "traefik.http.middlewares.crowdsec.plugin.bouncer.loglevel=DEBUG"
+      - "traefik.http.middlewares.crowdsec.plugin.bouncer.metricsupdateintervalseconds=15"
       - "traefik.http.middlewares.crowdsec.plugin.bouncer.crowdsecappsecenabled=true"
       - "traefik.http.middlewares.crowdsec.plugin.bouncer.crowdsecmode=stream"
       - "traefik.http.middlewares.crowdsec.plugin.bouncer.crowdseclapikey=40796d93c2958f9e58345514e67740e5="
+      - "traefik.http.middlewares.crowdsec.plugin.bouncer.ForwardedHeadersTrustedIPs=172.21.0.1/8"
 
+  bar2:
+    image: traefik/whoami
+    container_name: "simple-service-bar2"
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    labels:
+      - "traefik.enable=true"
+      - "traefik.http.routers.router-bar2.rule=PathPrefix(`/bar2`)"
+      - "traefik.http.routers.router-bar2.entrypoints=web"
+      - "traefik.http.routers.router-bar2.middlewares=crowdsec2@docker"
+      - "traefik.http.services.service-bar2.loadbalancer.server.port=80"
+      - "traefik.http.middlewares.crowdsec2.plugin.bouncer.enabled=true"
+      - "traefik.http.middlewares.crowdsec2.plugin.bouncer.loglevel=DEBUG"
+      - "traefik.http.middlewares.crowdsec2.plugin.bouncer.crowdsecmode=stream"
+      - "traefik.http.middlewares.crowdsec2.plugin.bouncer.updateintervalseconds=10"
+      - "traefik.http.middlewares.crowdsec2.plugin.bouncer.updatemaxfailure=-1"
+      - "traefik.http.middlewares.crowdsec2.plugin.bouncer.crowdseclapikey=40796d93c2958f9e58345514e67740e5="
+  bar3:
+    image: traefik/whoami
+    container_name: "simple-service-bar3"
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    labels:
+      - "traefik.enable=true"
+      - "traefik.http.routers.router-bar3.rule=PathPrefix(`/bar3`)"
+      - "traefik.http.routers.router-bar3.entrypoints=web"
+      - "traefik.http.routers.router-bar3.middlewares=crowdsec2@docker"
   crowdsec:
-    image: crowdsecurity/crowdsec:v1.6.1-2
+    image: crowdsecurity/crowdsec:v1.7.8
     container_name: "crowdsec"
     restart: unless-stopped
     environment:
@@ -67,7 +94,6 @@ services:
       - crowdsec-config-local:/etc/crowdsec/
     labels:
       - "traefik.enable=false"
-
 volumes:
   logs-local:
   crowdsec-db-local:

docker-compose.yml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 services:
   traefik:
-    image: "traefik:v3.0.0"
+    image: "traefik:v3.7.8"
     container_name: "traefik"
     restart: unless-stopped
     command:
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ services:
       - "--entrypoints.web.address=:80"
 
       - "--experimental.plugins.bouncer.modulename=github.com/maxlerebourg/crowdsec-bouncer-traefik-plugin"
-      - "--experimental.plugins.bouncer.version=v1.3.0"
+      - "--experimental.plugins.bouncer.version=v1.6.0"
     volumes:
       - "/var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock:ro"
       # - './ban.html:/ban.html:ro'
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ services:
       - "traefik.http.middlewares.crowdsec.plugin.bouncer.forwardedheaderstrustedips=172.21.0.5"
 
   crowdsec:
-    image: crowdsecurity/crowdsec:v1.6.1-2
+    image: crowdsecurity/crowdsec:v1.7.8
     container_name: "crowdsec"
     restart: unless-stopped
     environment:

examples/appsec-enabled/docker-compose.yml

@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
-version: "3.8"
-
 services:
   traefik:
-    image: "traefik:v3.0.0"
+    image: "traefik:v3.7.8"
     container_name: "traefik"
     restart: unless-stopped
     command:
@@ -15,7 +13,7 @@ services:
       - "--entrypoints.web.address=:80"
 
       - "--experimental.plugins.bouncer.modulename=github.com/maxlerebourg/crowdsec-bouncer-traefik-plugin"
-      - "--experimental.plugins.bouncer.version=v1.3.0"
+      - "--experimental.plugins.bouncer.version=v1.6.0"
       # - "--experimental.localplugins.bouncer.modulename=github.com/maxlerebourg/crowdsec-bouncer-traefik-plugin"
     volumes:
       - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock:ro
@@ -36,7 +34,7 @@ services:
       # Definition of the router
       - "traefik.http.routers.router-foo.rule=PathPrefix(`/foo`)"
       - "traefik.http.routers.router-foo.entrypoints=web"
-      - "traefik.http.routers.router-foo.middlewares=crowdsec@docker" 
+      - "traefik.http.routers.router-foo.middlewares=crowdsec@docker"
       # Definition of the service
       - "traefik.http.services.service-foo.loadbalancer.server.port=80"
       # Definition of the middleware
@@ -48,10 +46,8 @@ services:
       # Define AppSec host and port informations
       - "traefik.http.middlewares.crowdsec.plugin.bouncer.crowdsecappsechost=crowdsec:7422"
 
-  
-
   crowdsec:
-    image: crowdsecurity/crowdsec:v1.6.1-2
+    image: crowdsecurity/crowdsec:v1.7.8
     container_name: "crowdsec"
     restart: unless-stopped
     environment:
@@ -65,7 +61,7 @@ services:
       - crowdsec-config-appsec-enabled:/etc/crowdsec/
     labels:
       - "traefik.enable=false"
-  
+
 volumes:
   logs-appsec-enabled:
   crowdsec-db-appsec-enabled:

examples/behind-proxy/docker-compose.yml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 services:
   cloudflare:
-    image: "traefik:v3.0.0"
+    image: "traefik:v3.7.8"
     container_name: "cloudflare"
     restart: unless-stopped
     command:
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ services:
       - 8080:8080
 
   traefik:
-    image: "traefik:v3.0.0"
+    image: "traefik:v3.7.8"
     container_name: "traefik"
     restart: unless-stopped
     command:
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ services:
       - "--entrypoints.web.forwardedheaders.trustedips=172.21.0.5"
 
       - "--experimental.plugins.bouncer.modulename=github.com/maxlerebourg/crowdsec-bouncer-traefik-plugin"
-      - "--experimental.plugins.bouncer.version=v1.3.0"
+      - "--experimental.plugins.bouncer.version=v1.6.0"
     volumes:
       - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock:ro
       - logs-traefik:/var/log/traefik
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ services:
   
 
   crowdsec:
-    image: crowdsecurity/crowdsec:v1.6.1-2
+    image: crowdsecurity/crowdsec:v1.7.8
     container_name: "crowdsec"
     restart: unless-stopped
     environment:

examples/captcha/README.md

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ For now 3 captcha providers are supported:
       - "traefik.http.middlewares.crowdsec.plugin.bouncer.captchaSiteKey=FIXME"
       # Define captcha secret key
       - "traefik.http.middlewares.crowdsec.plugin.bouncer.captchaSecretKey=FIXME"
-      # Define captcha grade period seconds
+      # Define captcha grace period seconds
       - "traefik.http.middlewares.crowdsec.plugin.bouncer.captchaGracePeriodSeconds=1800"
       # Define captcha HTML file path
       - "traefik.http.middlewares.crowdsec.plugin.bouncer.captchaHTMLFilePath=/captcha.html"
@@ -47,12 +47,12 @@ To instruct Crowdsec to use captcha remediation, change the `/etc/crowdsec/profi
 - Return a captcha decision the first X times and then a ban decision.
 
 The second mode could be used to prevent repeated malicious activity.
-More information is available on configuring Crowdsec in the [official documentation](https://docs.crowdsec.net/docs/next/profiles/captcha_profile/).
+More information is available on configuring Crowdsec in the [official documentation](https://docs.crowdsec.net/docs/next/local_api/profiles/captcha_profile/).
 
 ```yaml
   ...
   crowdsec:
-    image: crowdsecurity/crowdsec:v1.6.1-2
+    image: crowdsecurity/crowdsec:v1.6.8
     volumes:
       # For captcha and ban mixed decision
       - './profiles.yaml:/etc/crowdsec/profiles.yaml:ro' 
@@ -100,9 +100,9 @@ sequenceDiagram
     User->>TraefikPlugin: Can I access that webpage
     create participant PluginCache
     TraefikPlugin-->>PluginCache: Does the user IP has a crowdsec decision ?
-    Destroy PluginCache
+    destroy PluginCache
     PluginCache-->>TraefikPlugin: Nothing, all good!
-    Destroy TraefikPlugin
+    destroy TraefikPlugin
     TraefikPlugin->>Webserver: Forwarding this HTTP Request from User
     Webserver->>User: HTTP Response
 ```
@@ -121,12 +121,12 @@ sequenceDiagram
     User->>TraefikPlugin: Fine, done!
     create participant ProviderCaptcha
     TraefikPlugin-->>ProviderCaptcha: Is the validation OK ?
-    Destroy ProviderCaptcha    
+    destroy ProviderCaptcha    
     ProviderCaptcha-->>TraefikPlugin: Yes
     TraefikPlugin-->>PluginCache: Set the User IP Clean for captchaGracePeriodSeconds
-    Destroy PluginCache
+    destroy PluginCache
     PluginCache-->>TraefikPlugin: Done
-    Destroy TraefikPlugin
+    destroy TraefikPlugin
     TraefikPlugin->>Webserver: Forwarding this HTTP Request from User
     Webserver->>User: HTTP Response
 ```
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ sequenceDiagram
     User->>TraefikPlugin: Can I access that webpage
     create participant PluginCache
     TraefikPlugin-->>PluginCache: Does the User IP has a Crowdsec Decision ?
-    Destroy PluginCache
+    destroy PluginCache
     PluginCache-->>TraefikPlugin: Yes a ban Decision
     TraefikPlugin->>User: No, HTTP 403
 ```
@@ -158,4 +158,4 @@ TODO
 
 - Hcatpcha
 
-TODO
+TODO

examples/captcha/captcha.html

@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@
         </svg>
         <h1 class="text-2xl lg:text-3xl xl:text-4xl">CrowdSec Captcha</h1>
       </div>
-      <form action="" method="POST" class="flex flex-col space-y-1" id="captcha-form">
+      <form action="" method="POST" class="flex flex-col items-center space-y-1" id="captcha-form">
         <div id="captcha" class="{{ .FrontendKey }}" data-sitekey="{{ .SiteKey }}" data-callback="captchaCallback">
         </div>
       </form>

examples/captcha/docker-compose.yml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 services:
   traefik:
-    image: "traefik:v3.0.0"
+    image: "traefik:v3.7.8"
     container_name: "traefik"
     restart: unless-stopped
     command:
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ services:
       - "--entrypoints.web.address=:80"
 
       - "--experimental.plugins.bouncer.modulename=github.com/maxlerebourg/crowdsec-bouncer-traefik-plugin"
-      - "--experimental.plugins.bouncer.version=v1.3.0"
+      - "--experimental.plugins.bouncer.version=v1.6.0"
       # - "--experimental.localplugins.bouncer.modulename=github.com/maxlerebourg/crowdsec-bouncer-traefik-plugin"
     volumes:
       - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock:ro
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ services:
       - "traefik.http.middlewares.crowdsec.plugin.bouncer.captchaHTMLFilePath=/captcha.html"
 
   crowdsec:
-    image: crowdsecurity/crowdsec:v1.6.1-2
+    image: crowdsecurity/crowdsec:v1.7.8
     container_name: "crowdsec"
     restart: unless-stopped
     environment:

examples/custom-ban-page/README.md

@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ This can be usefull as some browser (Firefox for instance) return a 403 blank we
 
 ```yaml
   labels:
-      # Define ban HTML file path
-      - "traefik.http.middlewares.crowdsec.plugin.bouncer.banHtmlFilePath=/ban.html"
+      # Define ban file path
+      - "traefik.http.middlewares.crowdsec.plugin.bouncer.banFilePath=/ban.html"
 ```
 
-The ban HTML file must be present in the Traefik container (bind mounted or added during a custom build).  
+The ban file must be present in the Traefik container (bind mounted or added during a custom build).  
 It is not directly accessible from Traefik even when importing the plugin, so [download](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/maxlerebourg/crowdsec-bouncer-traefik-plugin/master/ban.html) it locally to expose it to Traefik.
 
 ```yaml 
@@ -45,3 +45,15 @@ To play the demo environment run:
 ```bash
 make run_custom_ban_page
 ```
+
+## Another thing to note
+In the html of the ban page, you can use:  
+- {{ .ClientIP }} to display the IP used to ban the request.  
+- {{ .RemediationReason }} that convert on runtime into why the ban page is served. It's an enum with "APPSEC", "LAPI", "TECHNICAL_ISSUE" and it is useful to help user understand why the request is blocked.  
+- {{ .CustomHeader }} value of the specified Request Header (for example X-Request-ID)
+```
+<script>var remediation = "{{ .RemediationReason }}"</script>
+<script>var clientIp = "{{ .ClientIP }}"</script>
+<script>var traceID = "{{ .TraceID }}"</script>
+```
+With the above tweak and some other js, you can customize your ban page on runtime.

examples/custom-ban-page/docker-compose.yml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 services:
   traefik:
-    image: "traefik:v3.0.0"
+    image: "traefik:v3.7.8"
     container_name: "traefik"
     restart: unless-stopped
     command:
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ services:
       - "--entrypoints.web.address=:80"
 
       - "--experimental.plugins.bouncer.modulename=github.com/maxlerebourg/crowdsec-bouncer-traefik-plugin"
-      - "--experimental.plugins.bouncer.version=v1.3.0"
+      - "--experimental.plugins.bouncer.version=v1.6.0"
       # - "--experimental.localplugins.bouncer.modulename=github.com/maxlerebourg/crowdsec-bouncer-traefik-plugin"
     volumes:
       - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock:ro
@@ -42,11 +42,11 @@ services:
       - "traefik.http.middlewares.crowdsec.plugin.bouncer.enabled=true"
       - "traefik.http.middlewares.crowdsec.plugin.bouncer.crowdseclapikey=40796d93c2958f9e58345514e67740e5"
       - "traefik.http.middlewares.crowdsec.plugin.bouncer.loglevel=DEBUG"
-      # Define ban HTML file path
-      - "traefik.http.middlewares.crowdsec.plugin.bouncer.banHtmlFilePath=/ban.html"
+      # Define ban file path
+      - "traefik.http.middlewares.crowdsec.plugin.bouncer.banFilePath=/ban.html"
 
   crowdsec:
-    image: crowdsecurity/crowdsec:v1.6.1-2
+    image: crowdsecurity/crowdsec:v1.7.8
     container_name: "crowdsec"
     restart: unless-stopped
     environment:

examples/custom-captcha/README.md

@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+# Example
+
+Read the example captcha before this, to better understand what is done here.
+
+### Traefik configuration
+
+The minimal configuration is defined below to implement custom captcha.  
+This documentation use https://github.com/a-ve/wicketkeeper, a self-hosted captcha provider that have a similar API than big providers.
+
+Minimal API requirement:
+
+- the JS file URL to load the captcha on the served `captcha.html`
+- the HTML className to tell to the JS where to display the challenge
+- the verify URL endpoint to send the field `response` from the captcha with `content-type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded`
+- the name of the field when you POST the resolved captcha to Traefik
+
+- the JS file need to respect the `data-callback` on the div that contains the captcha if you use our template, but you can customize it by your side
+
+```yaml
+  traefik:
+    ...
+    labels:
+      # Choose captcha provider
+      - "traefik.http.middlewares.crowdsec.plugin.bouncer.captchaProvider=custom"
+      # Define captcha grace period seconds
+      - "traefik.http.middlewares.crowdsec.plugin.bouncer.captchaGracePeriodSeconds=1800"
+      - "traefik.http.middlewares.crowdsec.plugin.bouncer.captchaCustomJsURL=http://captcha.localhost:8000/fast.js"
+      # Inside Traefik container the plugin must be able to reach wicketkeeper service so we can go through a Traefik localhost
+      # domain which would resolve traefik itself and the port for the dashboard
+      - "traefik.http.middlewares.crowdsec.plugin.bouncer.CaptchaCustomValidateURL=http://wicketkeeper:8080/v0/siteverify"
+      - "traefik.http.middlewares.crowdsec.plugin.bouncer.CaptchaCustomKey=wicketkeeper"
+      - "traefik.http.middlewares.crowdsec.plugin.bouncer.CaptchaCustomResponse=wicketkeeper_solution"
+      # Define captcha HTML file path
+      - "traefik.http.middlewares.crowdsec.plugin.bouncer.captchaHTMLFilePath=/captcha.html"
+```
+
+```yaml
+wicketkeeper:
+  image: ghcr.io/a-ve/wicketkeeper:latest
+  user: root
+  ports:
+    - "8080:8080"
+  environment:
+    - LISTEN_PORT=8080
+    - REDIS_ADDR=redis:6379
+    - DIFFICULTY=4
+    - ALLOWED_ORIGINS=*
+    - PRIVATE_KEY_PATH=/data/wicketkeeper.key
+  volumes:
+    - ./data:/data
+  depends_on:
+    - redis
+redis:
+  image: redis/redis-stack-server:latest
+```
+
+```html
+<div id="captcha" class="{{ .FrontendKey }}" data-sitekey="{{ .SiteKey }}" data-callback="captchaCallback" data-challenge-url="http://captcha.localhost:8000/v0/challenge">
+```
+
+## Exemple navigation
+
+We can try to query normally the whoami server:
+
+```bash
+curl http://localhost:8000/foo
+```
+
+We can try to ban ourself and retry.
+
+```bash
+docker exec crowdsec cscli decisions add --ip 10.0.0.20 -d 10m --type captcha
+```
+
+To play the demo environment run:
+
+```bash
+make run_custom_captcha
+```

examples/custom-captcha/acquis.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+filenames:
+ - /var/log/traefik/access.log
+labels:
+  type: traefik

examples/custom-captcha/captcha.html

@@ -0,0 +1,338 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="en">
+
+<head>
+  <title>CrowdSec Captcha</title>
+  <meta content="text/html; charset=utf-8" />
+  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
+  <style>
+    /*! tailwindcss v3.2.7 | MIT License | https://tailwindcss.com*/
+    *,
+    :after,
+    :before {
+      border: 0 solid #e5e7eb;
+      box-sizing: border-box
+    }
+
+    :after,
+    :before {
+      --tw-content: ""
+    }
+
+    html {
+      -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;
+      font-feature-settings: normal;
+      font-family: ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Noto Sans, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, Noto Color Emoji;
+      line-height: 1.5;
+      -moz-tab-size: 4;
+      -o-tab-size: 4;
+      tab-size: 4
+    }
+
+    body {
+      line-height: inherit;
+      margin: 0
+    }
+
+    h1,
+    h2,
+    h3,
+    h4,
+    h5,
+    h6 {
+      font-size: inherit;
+      font-weight: inherit
+    }
+
+    a {
+      color: inherit;
+      text-decoration: inherit
+    }
+
+    h1,
+    h2,
+    h3,
+    h4,
+    h5,
+    h6,
+    hr,
+    p,
+    pre {
+      margin: 0
+    }
+
+    *,
+    ::backdrop,
+    :after,
+    :before {
+      --tw-border-spacing-x: 0;
+      --tw-border-spacing-y: 0;
+      --tw-translate-x: 0;
+      --tw-translate-y: 0;
+      --tw-rotate: 0;
+      --tw-skew-x: 0;
+      --tw-skew-y: 0;
+      --tw-scale-x: 1;
+      --tw-scale-y: 1;
+      --tw-pan-x: ;
+      --tw-pan-y: ;
+      --tw-pinch-zoom: ;
+      --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity;
+      --tw-ordinal: ;
+      --tw-slashed-zero: ;
+      --tw-numeric-figure: ;
+      --tw-numeric-spacing: ;
+      --tw-numeric-fraction: ;
+      --tw-ring-inset: ;
+      --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px;
+      --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff;
+      --tw-ring-color: #3b82f680;
+      --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000;
+      --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000;
+      --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000;
+      --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000;
+      --tw-blur: ;
+      --tw-brightness: ;
+      --tw-contrast: ;
+      --tw-grayscale: ;
+      --tw-hue-rotate: ;
+      --tw-invert: ;
+      --tw-saturate: ;
+      --tw-sepia: ;
+      --tw-drop-shadow: ;
+      --tw-backdrop-blur: ;
+      --tw-backdrop-brightness: ;
+      --tw-backdrop-contrast: ;
+      --tw-backdrop-grayscale: ;
+      --tw-backdrop-hue-rotate: ;
+      --tw-backdrop-invert: ;
+      --tw-backdrop-opacity: ;
+      --tw-backdrop-saturate: ;
+      --tw-backdrop-sepia:
+    }
+
+    .flex {
+      display: flex
+    }
+    .flex-wrap {
+      flex-wrap: wrap
+    }
+
+    .inline-flex {
+      display: inline-flex
+    }
+
+    .h-24 {
+      height: 6rem
+    }
+
+    .h-6 {
+      height: 1.5rem
+    }
+
+    .h-full {
+      height: 100%
+    }
+
+    .h-screen {
+      height: 100vh
+    }
+
+    .text-center {
+      text-align: center
+    }
+
+    .w-24 {
+      width: 6rem
+    }
+
+    .w-6 {
+      width: 1.5rem
+    }
+
+    .w-full {
+      width: 100%
+    }
+
+    .w-screen {
+      width: 100vw
+    }
+
+    .my-3 {
+      margin-top: 0.75rem;
+      margin-bottom: 0.75rem
+    }
+
+    .flex-col {
+      flex-direction: column
+    }
+
+    .items-center {
+      align-items: center
+    }
+
+    .justify-center {
+      justify-content: center
+    }
+
+    .justify-between {
+      justify-content: space-between
+    }
+
+    .space-y-1>:not([hidden])~:not([hidden]) {
+      --tw-space-y-reverse: 0;
+      margin-bottom: calc(.25rem*var(--tw-space-y-reverse));
+      margin-top: calc(.25rem*(1 - var(--tw-space-y-reverse)))
+    }
+
+    .space-y-4>:not([hidden])~:not([hidden]) {
+      --tw-space-y-reverse: 0;
+      margin-bottom: calc(1rem*var(--tw-space-y-reverse));
+      margin-top: calc(1rem*(1 - var(--tw-space-y-reverse)))
+    }
+
+    .rounded-xl {
+      border-radius: .75rem
+    }
+
+    .border-2 {
+      border-width: 2px
+    }
+
+    .border-black {
+      --tw-border-opacity: 1;
+      border-color: rgb(0 0 0/var(--tw-border-opacity))
+    }
+
+    .p-4 {
+      padding: 1rem
+    }
+
+    .px-4 {
+      padding-left: 1rem;
+      padding-right: 1rem
+    }
+
+    .py-2 {
+      padding-bottom: .5rem;
+      padding-top: .5rem
+    }
+
+    .text-2xl {
+      font-size: 1.5rem;
+      line-height: 2rem
+    }
+
+    .text-sm {
+      font-size: .875rem;
+      line-height: 1.25rem
+    }
+
+    .text-xl {
+      font-size: 1.25rem;
+      line-height: 1.75rem
+    }
+
+    .font-bold {
+      font-weight: 700
+    }
+
+    .text-white {
+      --tw-text-opacity: 1;
+      color: rgb(255 255 255/var(--tw-text-opacity))
+    }
+
+    @media (min-width:640px) {
+      .sm\:w-2\/3 {
+        width: 66.666667%
+      }
+    }
+
+    @media (min-width:768px) {
+      .md\:flex-row {
+        flex-direction: row
+      }
+    }
+
+    @media (min-width:1024px) {
+      .lg\:w-1\/2 {
+        width: 50%
+      }
+
+      .lg\:text-3xl {
+        font-size: 1.875rem;
+        line-height: 2.25rem
+      }
+
+      .lg\:text-xl {
+        font-size: 1.25rem;
+        line-height: 1.75rem
+      }
+    }
+
+    @media (min-width:1280px) {
+      .xl\:text-4xl {
+        font-size: 2.25rem;
+        line-height: 2.5rem
+      }
+    }
+  </style>
+  <script src="{{ .FrontendJS }}" async defer></script>
+</head>
+
+<body class="h-screen w-screen p-4">
+  <div class="h-full w-full flex flex-col justify-center items-center">
+    <div class="border-2 border-black rounded-xl p-4 text-center w-full sm:w-2/3 lg:w-1/2">
+      <div class="flex flex-col items-center space-y-4">
+        <svg fill="black" class="h-24 w-24" aria-hidden="true" focusable="false" data-prefix="fas"
+          data-icon="exclamation-triangle" role="img" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 576 512"
+          class="warning">
+          <path
+            d="M569.517 440.013C587.975 472.007 564.806 512 527.94 512H48.054c-36.937 0-59.999-40.055-41.577-71.987L246.423 23.985c18.467-32.009 64.72-31.951 83.154 0l239.94 416.028zM288 354c-25.405 0-46 20.595-46 46s20.595 46 46 46 46-20.595 46-46-20.595-46-46-46zm-43.673-165.346l7.418 136c.347 6.364 5.609 11.346 11.982 11.346h48.546c6.373 0 11.635-4.982 11.982-11.346l7.418-136c.375-6.874-5.098-12.654-11.982-12.654h-63.383c-6.884 0-12.356 5.78-11.981 12.654z">
+          </path>
+        </svg>
+        <h1 class="text-2xl lg:text-3xl xl:text-4xl">CrowdSec Captcha</h1>
+      </div>
+      <form action="" method="POST" class="flex flex-col items-center space-y-1" id="captcha-form">
+        <div id="captcha" class="{{ .FrontendKey }}" data-sitekey="{{ .SiteKey }}" data-callback="captchaCallback" data-challenge-url="http://captcha.localhost:8000/v0/challenge">
+        </div>
+      </form>
+      <div class="flex justify-center flex-wrap">
+        <p class="my-3">This security check has been powered by</p>
+        <a href="https://crowdsec.net/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="inline-flex flex-col items-center">
+          <svg fill="black" width="33.92" height="33.76" viewBox="0 0 254.4 253.2">
+            <defs>
+              <clipPath id="a">
+                <path d="M0 52h84v201.2H0zm0 0" />
+              </clipPath>
+              <clipPath id="b">
+                <path d="M170 52h84.4v201.2H170zm0 0" />
+              </clipPath>
+            </defs>
+            <path
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+            <g clip-path="url(#a)">
+              <path
+                d="M83.5 136.6l-2.3.7c-5 1-9.8 1-14.8-.2-1.4-.3-2.7-1-3.8-1.9l3.1 13.7c1 4 1.7 8 2 12 .5 6.3-3.6 11.6-8.7 11.6H46.9c-5.1 0-9.2-5.3-8.7-11.6.3-4 1-8 2-12 1-4.2 1.8-8.5 2.9-12.6-1.8 1-3.9 1.5-6.3 1.6a71 71 0 01-11.1-.7 7.7 7.7 0 01-6.5-5.5c-1-2.7-1.6-5.6-2.6-8.3-.4-1.2-1.3-2.3-2-3.4-.2-.4-.6-1-.6-1.4v-6.3c6.4-2 13-2.6 19.6-2.5 4.9.1 9.6 1 14.2 2.6 3.9 1.4 7.9 1.5 11.7 0 1.8-.7 3.6-1.2 5.5-1.6a13 13 0 01-1.6-15.5A18.3 18.3 0 0159 73.1a11.5 11.5 0 00-17.4 8.1 7.2 7.2 0 00-12.9 3.3c-2.7-9-2.8-17-3.6-27.5-.2-3.4-4-6.5-8-1.4C7.5 67.8 7.9 86.9 10.6 91c1.1 1.7 2.8 3.1 4.7 4a7.2 7.2 0 00-5.6 11.7 11.5 11.5 0 00-2.9 21.9 7.2 7.2 0 004.5 13.2h.3c0 .6 0 1.1.2 1.7.9 5.4 5.6 9.5 11.3 9.5A1177.2 1177.2 0 0010 253.2c18.1-1.5 38.1-2.6 59.5-3.4.4-4.6.8-9.3 1.4-14 1.2-11.6 3.3-30.5 5.7-49.7 2.2-18 4.7-36.3 7-49.5" />
+            </g>
+            <g clip-path="url(#b)">
+              <path
+                d="M254.4 118.2c0-5.8-4.2-10.5-9.7-11.4a7.2 7.2 0 00-5.6-11.7c2-.9 3.6-2.3 4.7-4 2.7-4.2 3.1-23.3-6.5-35.5-4-5.1-7.8-2-8 1.4-.8 10.5-.9 18.5-3.6 27.5a7.2 7.2 0 00-12.8-3.3 11.5 11.5 0 00-17.8-7.9 18.4 18.4 0 01-4.5 22 13 13 0 01-1.3 15.2c2.4.5 4.8 1 7.1 2 3.8 1.3 7.8 1.4 11.6 0 7.2-2.8 14.6-3 22-2.4 4 .4 7.9 1.2 12 1.9l-.1 6.6c0 .5-.2 1.2-.5 1.3-1.7.7-1.8 2.2-2.2 3.7l-2.3 7.6a8.8 8.8 0 01-7 6.1c-5 1-10 1-14.9-.2-1.5-.3-2.8-1-3.9-1.9 1.2 4.5 2 9.1 3.2 13.7 1 4 1.6 8 2 12 .4 6.3-3.6 11.6-8.8 11.6h-12c-5.2 0-9.3-5.3-8.8-11.6.4-4 1-8 2-12 1-4.2 1.9-8.5 3-12.6-1.8 1-4 1.5-6.3 1.6-3.7 0-7.5-.3-11.2-.7a7.7 7.7 0 01-3.7-1.5c3.1 18.4 7.1 51.2 12.5 100.9l.6 5.3.8 7.9c21.4.7 41.5 1.9 59.7 3.4L243 243l-4.4-41.2a606 606 0 00-7-48.7 11.5 11.5 0 0011.2-11.2h.4a7.2 7.2 0 004.4-13.2c4-1.8 6.8-5.8 6.8-10.5" />
+            </g>
+            <path
+              d="M180 249.6h.4a6946 6946 0 00-7.1-63.9l5.4 51.3 1.4 12.6M164.4 125c2.5 10.7 5.7 33.9 8.9 60.7a570.9 570.9 0 00-8.9-60.7M74.8 236.3l-1.4 13.4 1.4-13.4" />
+          </svg>
+          <span>CrowdSec</span>
+        </a>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+  <script>
+    function captchaCallback() {
+      setTimeout(() => document.querySelector('#captcha-form').submit(), 500);
+    }
+  </script>
+</body>
+</html>

examples/custom-captcha/docker-compose.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+services:
+  traefik:
+    image: "traefik:v3.7.8"
+    container_name: "traefik"
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    command:
+      # - "--log.level=DEBUG"
+      - "--accesslog"
+      - "--accesslog.filepath=/var/log/traefik/access.log"
+      - "--api.insecure=true"
+      - "--providers.docker=true"
+      - "--providers.docker.exposedbydefault=false"
+      - "--entrypoints.web.address=:80"
+      - "--entrypoints.web.forwardedheaders.trustedips=172.18.0.0/24"
+
+      - "--experimental.plugins.bouncer.modulename=github.com/maxlerebourg/crowdsec-bouncer-traefik-plugin"
+      - "--experimental.plugins.bouncer.version=v1.6.0"
+      # - "--experimental.localplugins.bouncer.modulename=github.com/maxlerebourg/crowdsec-bouncer-traefik-plugin"
+    volumes:
+      - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock:ro
+      - logs-custom-captcha-enabled:/var/log/traefik
+      - "./captcha.html:/captcha.html"
+      # - ./../../:/plugins-local/src/github.com/maxlerebourg/crowdsec-bouncer-traefik-plugin
+    ports:
+      - 8000:80
+      - 8080:8080
+    depends_on:
+      - crowdsec
+
+  whoami-foo:
+    image: traefik/whoami
+    container_name: "simple-service-custom-captcha-foo"
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    labels:
+      - "traefik.enable=true"
+      # Definition of the router
+      - "traefik.http.routers.router-foo.rule=PathPrefix(`/foo`)"
+      - "traefik.http.routers.router-foo.entrypoints=web"
+      - "traefik.http.routers.router-foo.middlewares=crowdsec@docker"
+      # Definition of the service
+      - "traefik.http.services.service-foo.loadbalancer.server.port=80"
+      # Definition of the middleware
+      - "traefik.http.middlewares.crowdsec.plugin.bouncer.loglevel=DEBUG"
+      - "traefik.http.middlewares.crowdsec.plugin.bouncer.enabled=true"
+      - "traefik.http.middlewares.crowdsec.plugin.bouncer.crowdsecmode=none"
+      - "traefik.http.middlewares.crowdsec.plugin.bouncer.crowdseclapikey=40796d93c2958f9e58345514e67740e5"
+
+      # Choose captcha provider
+      - "traefik.http.middlewares.crowdsec.plugin.bouncer.captchaProvider=custom"
+      - "traefik.http.middlewares.crowdsec.plugin.bouncer.captchaCustomJsURL=http://captcha.localhost:8000/fast.js"
+      # Inside Traefik container the plugin must be able to reach wicketkeeper service so we can go through a Traefik localhost
+      # domain which would resolve traefik itself and the port for the dashboard
+      - "traefik.http.middlewares.crowdsec.plugin.bouncer.CaptchaCustomValidateURL=http://wicketkeeper:8080/v0/siteverify"
+      - "traefik.http.middlewares.crowdsec.plugin.bouncer.CaptchaCustomKey=wicketkeeper"
+      - "traefik.http.middlewares.crowdsec.plugin.bouncer.CaptchaCustomResponse=wicketkeeper_solution"
+      # Define captcha grade period seconds
+      - "traefik.http.middlewares.crowdsec.plugin.bouncer.captchaGracePeriodSeconds=20"
+      # Define captcha HTML file path
+      - "traefik.http.middlewares.crowdsec.plugin.bouncer.captchaHTMLFilePath=/captcha.html"
+
+  crowdsec:
+    image: crowdsecurity/crowdsec:v1.7.8
+    container_name: "crowdsec"
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    environment:
+      COLLECTIONS: crowdsecurity/traefik
+      CUSTOM_HOSTNAME: crowdsec
+      BOUNCER_KEY_TRAEFIK_DEV: 40796d93c2958f9e58345514e67740e5
+    volumes:
+      # For captcha and ban mixed decision
+      - "./profiles.yaml:/etc/crowdsec/profiles.yaml:ro"
+      # For captcha only remediation
+      # - './profiles_captcha_only.yaml:/etc/crowdsec/profiles.yaml:ro'
+      - "./acquis.yaml:/etc/crowdsec/acquis.yaml:ro"
+      - logs-custom-captcha-enabled:/var/log/traefik:ro
+      - crowdsec-db-custom-captcha-enabled:/var/lib/crowdsec/data/
+      - crowdsec-config-custom-captcha-enabled:/etc/crowdsec/
+    labels:
+      - "traefik.enable=false"
+
+  wicketkeeper:
+    image: ghcr.io/a-ve/wicketkeeper:latest
+    container_name: "wicketkeeper"
+    environment:
+      - LISTEN_PORT=8080
+      - REDIS_ADDR=redis:6379
+      - DIFFICULTY=4
+      - ALLOWED_ORIGINS=*
+      - PRIVATE_KEY_PATH=/data/wicketkeeper.key # To override in production environment
+    volumes:
+      - wicketkeeper-custom-captcha-enabled:/data
+    user: root
+    labels:
+      - "traefik.enable=true"
+      # Definition of the router
+      - "traefik.http.routers.router-wicketkeeper.rule=Host(`captcha.localhost`)"
+      - "traefik.http.routers.router-wicketkeeper.entrypoints=web"
+      # Definition of the service
+      - "traefik.http.services.service-wicketkeeper.loadbalancer.server.port=8080"
+    depends_on:
+      - redis
+
+  redis:
+    image: redis/redis-stack-server:latest
+
+volumes:
+  logs-custom-captcha-enabled:
+  wicketkeeper-custom-captcha-enabled:
+  crowdsec-db-custom-captcha-enabled:
+  crowdsec-config-custom-captcha-enabled:

examples/custom-captcha/profiles.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+name: captcha_remediation
+filters:
+  - Alert.Remediation == true && Alert.GetScope() == "Ip" && Alert.GetScenario() contains "http" && GetDecisionsSinceCount(Alert.GetValue(), "24h") <= 3
+## Same as above but only 3 captcha decision per 24 hours before ban
+decisions:
+ - type: captcha
+   duration: 4h
+on_success: break
+---
+name: default_ip_remediation
+filters:
+ - Alert.Remediation == true && Alert.GetScope() == "Ip"
+decisions:
+ - type: ban
+   duration: 4h
+#duration_expr: "Sprintf('%dh', (GetDecisionsCount(Alert.GetValue()) + 1) * 4)"
+on_success: break

examples/kubernetes/crowdsec/values.yml

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 image:
-  tag: v1.6.1-2
+  tag: v1.7.8-2
 
 agent:
   acquisition:

examples/kubernetes/traefik/values.yml

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 image:
-  tag: v3.0.0
+  tag: v3.7.8
 
 logs:
   general:
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@ experimental:
   plugins:
     bouncer:
       moduleName: "github.com/maxlerebourg/crowdsec-bouncer-traefik-plugin"
-      version: "v1.3.0"
+      version: "v1.6.0"

examples/redis-cache/docker-compose.yml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 services:
   traefik:
-    image: "traefik:v3.0.0"
+    image: "traefik:v3.7.8"
     container_name: "traefik"
     restart: unless-stopped
     command:
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ services:
       - "--entrypoints.web.address=:80"
 
       - "--experimental.plugins.bouncer.modulename=github.com/maxlerebourg/crowdsec-bouncer-traefik-plugin"
-      - "--experimental.plugins.bouncer.version=v1.3.0"
+      - "--experimental.plugins.bouncer.version=v1.6.0"
       # - "--experimental.localplugins.bouncer.modulename=github.com/maxlerebourg/crowdsec-bouncer-traefik-plugin"
     volumes:
       - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock:ro
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ services:
 
 
   crowdsec:
-    image: crowdsecurity/crowdsec:v1.6.1-2
+    image: crowdsecurity/crowdsec:v1.7.8
     container_name: "crowdsec"
     restart: unless-stopped
     environment:
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ services:
       - "traefik.enable=false"
 
   redis-secure:
-    image: "redis:7.0.12-alpine"
+    image: "redis:8.8.0-alpine"
     container_name: "redis-secure"
     hostname: redis-secure
     restart: unless-stopped

examples/standalone-mode/docker-compose.yml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 services:
   traefik:
-    image: "traefik:v3.0.0"
+    image: "traefik:v3.7.8"
     container_name: "traefik"
     restart: unless-stopped
     command:
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ services:
       - "--entrypoints.web.address=:80"
 
       - "--experimental.plugins.bouncer.modulename=github.com/maxlerebourg/crowdsec-bouncer-traefik-plugin"
-      - "--experimental.plugins.bouncer.version=v1.3.0"
+      - "--experimental.plugins.bouncer.version=v1.6.0"
       # - "--experimental.localplugins.bouncer.modulename=github.com/maxlerebourg/crowdsec-bouncer-traefik-plugin"
     volumes:
       - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock:ro

examples/tls-auth/Dockerfile

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM ubuntu:24.04
+FROM ubuntu:26.04
 
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y curl wget
 RUN VERSION=$(curl --silent "https://api.github.com/repos/cloudflare/cfssl/releases/latest" | grep '"tag_name"' | sed -E 's/.*"([^"]+)".*/\1/') && VNUMBER=${VERSION#"v"} && wget https://github.com/cloudflare/cfssl/releases/download/${VERSION}/cfssl_${VNUMBER}_linux_amd64 -O cfssl && chmod +x cfssl && mv cfssl /usr/local/bin

examples/tls-auth/README.md

@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 # Example
+
 ## Using https communication and tls authentication with Crowdsec
 
 ##### Summary
+
 This example demonstrates the use of https between the Traefik plugin and the Crowdsec LAPI.
 
 It is possible to communicate with the LAPI in https and still authenticate with API key.
@@ -17,7 +19,9 @@ In that case the setting **crowdsecLapiTLSInsecureVerify** must be set to true.
 It is recommended to validate the certificate presented by Crowdsec LAPI using the Certificate Authority which created it.
 
 You can provide the Certificate Authority using:
-* A file path readable by Traefik
+
+- A file path readable by Traefik
+
 ```yaml
 http:
   middlewares:
@@ -26,9 +30,11 @@ http:
         bouncer:
           crowdsecLapiTlsCertificateAuthorityFile: /etc/traefik/certs/crowdsecCA.pem
 ```
-* The PEM encoded certificate as a text variable
+
+- The PEM encoded certificate as a text variable
 
 In the static file configuration of Traefik
+
 ```yaml
 http:
   middlewares:
@@ -36,15 +42,17 @@ http:
       plugin:
         bouncer:
           crowdsecLapiTlsCertificateAuthority: |-
-              -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
-              MIIEBzCCAu+gAwIBAgICEAAwDQYJKoZIhvcNAQELBQAwgZQxCzAJBgNVBAYTAlVT
-              MRAwDgYDVQQHDAdTZWF0dGxlMRMwEQYDVQQIDApXYXNoaW5ndG9uMSIwIAYDVQQK
-              ...
-              C6qNieSwcvWL7C03ri0DefTQMY54r5wP33QU5hJ71JoaZI3YTeT0Nf+NRL4hM++w
-              Q0veeNzBQXg1f/JxfeA39IDIX1kiCf71tGlT
-              -----END CERTIFICATE-----
+            -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
+            MIIEBzCCAu+gAwIBAgICEAAwDQYJKoZIhvcNAQELBQAwgZQxCzAJBgNVBAYTAlVT
+            MRAwDgYDVQQHDAdTZWF0dGxlMRMwEQYDVQQIDApXYXNoaW5ndG9uMSIwIAYDVQQK
+            ...
+            C6qNieSwcvWL7C03ri0DefTQMY54r5wP33QU5hJ71JoaZI3YTeT0Nf+NRL4hM++w
+            Q0veeNzBQXg1f/JxfeA39IDIX1kiCf71tGlT
+            -----END CERTIFICATE-----
 ```
+
 In a dynamic configuration of a provider (ex docker) as a Label
+
 ```yaml
 services:
   whoami-foo:
@@ -71,22 +79,34 @@ The service `whoami-foo` will authenticate with an **API key** over HTTPS after
 The service `whoami-bar` will authenticate with a **client certificate** signed by the CA.
 
 Access to a route that communicate via https and authenticate with API-key:
+
 ```
 curl http://localhost:8000/foo
 ```
+
 Access to a route that communicate via https and authenticate with a client certificate:
+
 ```
 curl http://localhost:8000/bar
 ```
+
 Access to the traefik dashboard
+
 ```
 curl http://localhost:8080/dashboard/#/
 ```
 
 To play the demo environnement run:
+
 ```bash
 make run_tlsauth
 ```
 
 Note:
-> Traefik need to be restart if certificates are regenerated after his launch
+
+> Traefik need to be restarted if certificates are regenerated after his launch, crowdsec also
+
+## Separate LAPI and Appsec HTTP/S config
+
+To separate TLS config for LAPI and Appsec, you can use all the TLS LAPI variable beginning with `CrowdsecLapi...` into `CrowdsecAppsec...`.
+Don't forget to set `CrowdsecAppsecScheme: HTTP` or `HTTPS` to trigger the separate setup.

examples/tls-auth/config/acquis.yaml

@@ -2,3 +2,12 @@ filenames:
  - /var/log/traefik/access.log
 labels:
   type: traefik
+---
+listen_addr: 0.0.0.0:7422
+appsec_config: crowdsecurity/virtual-patching
+name: myAppSecComponent
+source: appsec
+labels:
+  type: appsec
+cert_file: /etc/crowdsec/certs/server.pem
+key_file: /etc/crowdsec/certs/server-key.pem

examples/tls-auth/docker-compose.yml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 services:
   traefik:
-    image: "traefik:v3.0.0"
+    image: "traefik:v3.7.8"
     container_name: "traefik"
     restart: unless-stopped
     command:
@@ -13,15 +13,13 @@ services:
       - "--entrypoints.web.address=:80"
 
       - "--experimental.plugins.bouncer.modulename=github.com/maxlerebourg/crowdsec-bouncer-traefik-plugin"
-      - "--experimental.plugins.bouncer.version=v1.3.0"
+      - "--experimental.plugins.bouncer.version=v1.6.0"
       # - "--experimental.localplugins.bouncer.modulename=github.com/maxlerebourg/crowdsec-bouncer-traefik-plugin"
     volumes:
       - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock:ro
-      - ./LAPIKEY:/etc/traefik/LAPIKEY:ro
       - logs-tls-auth:/var/log/traefik
       - crowdsec-certs-tls-auth:/etc/traefik/crowdsec-certs
       # - ./../../:/plugins-local/src/github.com/maxlerebourg/crowdsec-bouncer-traefik-plugin
-
     ports:
       - 8000:80
       - 8080:8080
@@ -29,7 +27,7 @@ services:
       - crowdsec
       - gencert
 
-# Use HTTPS scheme but with lapikey authentication
+  # Use HTTPS scheme but with lapikey authentication
   # whoami-foo:
   #   image: traefik/whoami
   #   container_name: "simple-service-foo"
@@ -38,7 +36,7 @@ services:
   #     - "traefik.enable=true"
   #     - "traefik.http.routers.router-foo.rule=Path(`/foo`)"
   #     - "traefik.http.routers.router-foo.entrypoints=web"
-  #     - "traefik.http.routers.router-foo.middlewares=crowdsec@docker" 
+  #     - "traefik.http.routers.router-foo.middlewares=crowdsec@docker"
   #     - "traefik.http.services.service-foo.loadbalancer.server.port=80"
   #     - "traefik.http.middlewares.crowdsec.plugin.bouncer.enabled=true"
   #     - "traefik.http.middlewares.crowdsec.plugin.bouncer.loglevel=DEBUG"
@@ -46,34 +44,41 @@ services:
   #     - "traefik.http.middlewares.crowdsec.plugin.bouncer.crowdseclapischeme=https"
   #     - "traefik.http.middlewares.crowdsec.plugin.bouncer.crowdsecLapiTLSCertificateAuthorityFile=/etc/traefik/crowdsec-certs/inter.pem"
 
-# Use HTTPS scheme with TLS cert authentication
+  # Use HTTPS scheme with TLS cert authentication
   whoami-bar:
     image: traefik/whoami
     container_name: "simple-service-bar"
     restart: unless-stopped
     labels:
       - "traefik.enable=true"
-      - "traefik.http.routers.router-bar.rule=Path(`/bar`)"
+      - "traefik.http.routers.router-bar.rule=PathPrefix(`/bar`)"
       - "traefik.http.routers.router-bar.entrypoints=web"
       - "traefik.http.routers.router-bar.middlewares=crowdsec@docker"
       - "traefik.http.services.service-bar.loadbalancer.server.port=80"
       - "traefik.http.middlewares.crowdsec.plugin.bouncer.enabled=true"
       - "traefik.http.middlewares.crowdsec.plugin.bouncer.loglevel=DEBUG"
+      - "traefik.http.middlewares.crowdsec.plugin.bouncer.crowdsecMode=none"
       - "traefik.http.middlewares.crowdsec.plugin.bouncer.crowdseclapischeme=https"
+      - "traefik.http.middlewares.crowdsec.plugin.bouncer.crowdsecappsecscheme=https"
+      - "traefik.http.middlewares.crowdsec.plugin.bouncer.crowdsecAppsecTLSCertificateAuthorityFile=/etc/traefik/crowdsec-certs/inter.pem"
+
+      - "traefik.http.middlewares.crowdsec.plugin.bouncer.crowdsecLapikey=40796d93c2958f9e58345514e67740e5="
       - "traefik.http.middlewares.crowdsec.plugin.bouncer.crowdsecLapiTLSCertificateAuthorityFile=/etc/traefik/crowdsec-certs/inter.pem"
       - "traefik.http.middlewares.crowdsec.plugin.bouncer.crowdsecLapiTLSCertificateBouncerFile=/etc/traefik/crowdsec-certs/bouncer.pem"
-      - "traefik.http.middlewares.crowdsec.plugin.bouncer.crowdsecLapiTLSCertificateBouncerKeyFile=/etc/traefik/crowdsec-certs/bouncer-key.pem"      
-
+      - "traefik.http.middlewares.crowdsec.plugin.bouncer.crowdsecLapiTLSCertificateBouncerKeyFile=/etc/traefik/crowdsec-certs/bouncer-key.pem"
+      # Enable AppSec
+      - "traefik.http.middlewares.crowdsec.plugin.bouncer.crowdsecappsecenabled=true"
+      # Define AppSec host and port informations
+      - "traefik.http.middlewares.crowdsec.plugin.bouncer.crowdsecappsechost=crowdsec:7422"
   crowdsec:
-    image: crowdsecurity/crowdsec:v1.6.1-2
+    image: crowdsecurity/crowdsec:v1.7.8
     container_name: "crowdsec"
     restart: unless-stopped
     environment:
-      COLLECTIONS: crowdsecurity/traefik
       CUSTOM_HOSTNAME: crowdsec
       # whoami-foo is authenticating with api key over https
       # whoami-bar is authenticating with tls cert over https
-      BOUNCER_KEY_TRAEFIK_FOO: 40796d93c2958f9e58345514e67740e5
+      BOUNCER_KEY_TRAEFIK_FOO: 40796d93c2958f9e58345514e67740e5=
       LOCAL_API_URL: https://127.0.0.1:8080
       USE_TLS: "true"
       CERT_FILE: "/etc/crowdsec/certs/server.pem"
@@ -88,6 +93,7 @@ services:
       # DISABLE_AGENT: "true"
       # Disabled for the examples
       DISABLE_ONLINE_API: "true"
+      COLLECTIONS: crowdsecurity/traefik crowdsecurity/appsec-virtual-patching crowdsecurity/appsec-generic-rules
     volumes:
       - ./config/acquis.yaml:/etc/crowdsec/acquis.yaml
       # - ./config/config.yaml:/etc/crowdsec/config_local.yaml
@@ -100,7 +106,7 @@ services:
       - "traefik.enable=false"
     depends_on:
       - gencert
-  
+
   gencert:
     build: .
     volumes:

examples/tls-auth/gencerts.sh

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-stdout=/out/res.log
+if [ -f "/out/inter-key.pem" ]; then
+  exit 0
+fi
 cfssl gencert --initca /in/ca.json 2>${stdout} | cfssljson --bare "/out/ca" && \
 # Generate an intermediate certificate that will be used to sign the client certificates
 cfssl gencert --initca /in/intermediate.json 2>${stdout} | cfssljson --bare "/out/inter"  && \

examples/trusted-ips/docker-compose.yml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 services:
   traefik:
-    image: "traefik:v3.0.0"
+    image: "traefik:v3.7.8"
     container_name: "traefik"
     restart: unless-stopped
     command:
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ services:
       - "--entrypoints.web.address=:80"
 
       - "--experimental.plugins.bouncer.modulename=github.com/maxlerebourg/crowdsec-bouncer-traefik-plugin"
-      - "--experimental.plugins.bouncer.version=v1.3.0"
+      - "--experimental.plugins.bouncer.version=v1.6.0"
       # - "--experimental.localplugins.bouncer.modulename=github.com/maxlerebourg/crowdsec-bouncer-traefik-plugin"
     volumes:
       - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock:ro
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ services:
 
 
   crowdsec:
-    image: crowdsecurity/crowdsec:v1.6.1-2
+    image: crowdsecurity/crowdsec:v1.7.8
     container_name: "crowdsec"
     restart: unless-stopped
     environment:

go.mod

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 module github.com/maxlerebourg/crowdsec-bouncer-traefik-plugin
 
-go 1.22
+go 1.22.12
 
 require (
 	github.com/leprosus/golang-ttl-map v1.1.7
-	github.com/maxlerebourg/simpleredis v1.0.11
+	github.com/maxlerebourg/simpleredis v1.0.12
 )

go.sum

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 github.com/leprosus/golang-ttl-map v1.1.7 h1:cF4AAFDDnJTFSV+/42sKLhmMluvLdRlCGS2UaifH6UM=
 github.com/leprosus/golang-ttl-map v1.1.7/go.mod h1:4QWHJPeVBbrkhOhXdhCv9IEiyj/YzkO04/iexy4vSe0=
-github.com/maxlerebourg/simpleredis v1.0.11 h1:B33TUeIrHtJH2/Qj2bRdU+UZ1BvZwFyP55JWMxHirWg=
-github.com/maxlerebourg/simpleredis v1.0.11/go.mod h1:lT4LX02SOsE9PxUcSrz1QW5ZnO86gPbaiYBxmtcXEls=
+github.com/maxlerebourg/simpleredis v1.0.12 h1:VsJpk2l8U9QqxOWbYnEXbrs7iSNZFm2fNmFvlxYlQNk=
+github.com/maxlerebourg/simpleredis v1.0.12/go.mod h1:lT4LX02SOsE9PxUcSrz1QW5ZnO86gPbaiYBxmtcXEls=

pkg/cache/cache.go

@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@ package cache
 import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"log/slog"
+	"sync/atomic"
 
 	ttl_map "github.com/leprosus/golang-ttl-map"
 	simpleredis "github.com/maxlerebourg/simpleredis"
-
-	logger "github.com/maxlerebourg/crowdsec-bouncer-traefik-plugin/pkg/logger"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -28,10 +28,7 @@ const (
 )
 
 //nolint:gochecknoglobals
-var (
-	redis simpleredis.SimpleRedis
-	cache = ttl_map.New()
-)
+var cache = ttl_map.New()
 
 type localCache struct{}
 
@@ -53,33 +50,48 @@ func (localCache) delete(key string) {
 }
 
 type redisCache struct {
-	log *logger.Log
+	log     *slog.Logger
+	writer  simpleredis.SimpleRedis
+	readers []simpleredis.SimpleRedis
+	counter atomic.Uint64
 }
 
-func (redisCache) get(key string) (string, error) {
-	value, err := redis.Get(key)
+func (rc *redisCache) nextReader() *simpleredis.SimpleRedis {
+	n := len(rc.readers)
+	if n == 0 {
+		return &rc.writer
+	}
+	idx := rc.counter.Add(1) % uint64(n)
+	return &rc.readers[idx]
+}
+
+func (rc *redisCache) get(key string) (string, error) {
+	value, err := rc.nextReader().Get(key)
+	if err != nil {
+		switch err.Error() {
+		case simpleredis.RedisMiss:
+			return "", errors.New(CacheMiss)
+		case simpleredis.RedisUnreachable:
+			return "", errors.New(CacheUnreachable)
+		default:
+			return "", err
+		}
+	}
 	valueString := string(value)
-	if err == nil && len(valueString) > 0 {
+	if len(valueString) > 0 {
 		return valueString, nil
 	}
-	errRedisMessage := err.Error()
-	if errRedisMessage == simpleredis.RedisMiss {
-		return "", errors.New(CacheMiss)
-	}
-	if errRedisMessage == simpleredis.RedisUnreachable {
-		return "", errors.New(CacheUnreachable)
-	}
-	return "", err
+	return "", errors.New(CacheMiss)
 }
 
-func (rc redisCache) set(key, value string, duration int64) {
-	if err := redis.Set(key, []byte(value), duration); err != nil {
+func (rc *redisCache) set(key, value string, duration int64) {
+	if err := rc.writer.Set(key, []byte(value), duration); err != nil {
 		rc.log.Error("cache:setDecisionRedisCache" + err.Error())
 	}
 }
 
-func (rc redisCache) delete(key string) {
-	if err := redis.Del(key); err != nil {
+func (rc *redisCache) delete(key string) {
+	if err := rc.writer.Del(key); err != nil {
 		rc.log.Error("cache:deleteDecisionRedisCache " + err.Error())
 	}
 }
@@ -93,19 +105,25 @@ type cacheInterface interface {
 // Client Cache client.
 type Client struct {
 	cache cacheInterface
-	log   *logger.Log
+	log   *slog.Logger
 }
 
 // New Initialize cache client.
-func (c *Client) New(log *logger.Log, isRedis bool, host, pass, database string) {
+func (c *Client) New(log *slog.Logger, isRedis bool, writeHost string, readHosts []string, pass, database string) {
 	c.log = log
 	if isRedis {
-		redis.Init(host, pass, database)
-		c.cache = &redisCache{log: log}
+		rc := &redisCache{log: log}
+		rc.writer.Init(writeHost, pass, database)
+		for _, h := range readHosts {
+			var r simpleredis.SimpleRedis
+			r.Init(h, pass, database)
+			rc.readers = append(rc.readers, r)
+		}
+		c.cache = rc
 	} else {
 		c.cache = &localCache{}
 	}
-	c.log.Debug(fmt.Sprintf("cache:New initialized isRedis:%v", isRedis))
+	c.log.Debug(fmt.Sprintf("cache:New initialized isRedis:%v writeHost:%v readHosts:%v", isRedis, writeHost, readHosts))
 }
 
 // Delete delete decision in cache.

pkg/cache/cache_test.go

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	logger "github.com/maxlerebourg/crowdsec-bouncer-traefik-plugin/pkg/logger"
+	simpleredis "github.com/maxlerebourg/simpleredis"
 )
 
 func Test_Get(t *testing.T) {
@@ -122,3 +123,40 @@ func Test_Delete(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+// indexOfReader returns the position of r inside rc.readers, or -1 when r is the writer (the no-readers fallback).
+func indexOfReader(rc *redisCache, r *simpleredis.SimpleRedis) int {
+	if r == &rc.writer {
+		return -1
+	}
+	for i := range rc.readers {
+		if r == &rc.readers[i] {
+			return i
+		}
+	}
+	return -2
+}
+
+func Test_nextReader(t *testing.T) {
+	// The counter starts at 0, so the first Add(1) yields index 1, then 2, 0, 1, ... over n readers.
+	tests := []struct {
+		name    string
+		readers int
+		want    []int
+	}{
+		{name: "round-robin over three readers", readers: 3, want: []int{1, 2, 0, 1, 2, 0, 1}},
+		{name: "single reader always selected", readers: 1, want: []int{0, 0, 0, 0, 0}},
+		{name: "no readers fall back to writer", readers: 0, want: []int{-1, -1, -1}},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			rc := &redisCache{log: logger.New("INFO", "")}
+			rc.readers = make([]simpleredis.SimpleRedis, tt.readers)
+			for call, want := range tt.want {
+				if got := indexOfReader(rc, rc.nextReader()); got != want {
+					t.Errorf("call %d: nextReader() -> reader[%d], want reader[%d]", call, got, want)
+				}
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}

pkg/captcha/captcha.go

@@ -4,69 +4,80 @@ package captcha
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
-	"html/template"
+	"log/slog"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
 	"strings"
+	"text/template"
 
 	cache "github.com/maxlerebourg/crowdsec-bouncer-traefik-plugin/pkg/cache"
 	configuration "github.com/maxlerebourg/crowdsec-bouncer-traefik-plugin/pkg/configuration"
-	logger "github.com/maxlerebourg/crowdsec-bouncer-traefik-plugin/pkg/logger"
 )
 
 // Client Captcha client.
 type Client struct {
 	Valid                   bool
-	provider                string
 	siteKey                 string
 	secretKey               string
 	remediationCustomHeader string
 	gracePeriodSeconds      int64
-	captchaTemplate         *template.Template
+	templateContentType     string
+	template                *template.Template
 	cacheClient             *cache.Client
 	httpClient              *http.Client
-	log                     *logger.Log
+	log                     *slog.Logger
+	infoProvider            *infoProvider
 }
 
+// Information for self-hosted provider.
 type infoProvider struct {
 	js       string
 	key      string
+	response string
 	validate string
 }
 
-var (
-	//nolint:gochecknoglobals
-	captcha = map[string]infoProvider{
-		configuration.HcaptchaProvider: {
-			js:       "https://hcaptcha.com/1/api.js",
-			key:      "h-captcha",
-			validate: "https://api.hcaptcha.com/siteverify",
-		},
-		configuration.RecaptchaProvider: {
-			js:       "https://www.google.com/recaptcha/api.js",
-			key:      "g-recaptcha",
-			validate: "https://www.google.com/recaptcha/api/siteverify",
-		},
-		configuration.TurnstileProvider: {
-			js:       "https://challenges.cloudflare.com/turnstile/v0/api.js",
-			key:      "cf-turnstile",
-			validate: "https://challenges.cloudflare.com/turnstile/v0/siteverify",
-		},
-	}
-)
+//nolint:gochecknoglobals
+var infoProviders = map[string]*infoProvider{
+	configuration.HcaptchaProvider: {
+		js:       "https://hcaptcha.com/1/api.js",
+		key:      "h-captcha",
+		response: "h-captcha-response",
+		validate: "https://api.hcaptcha.com/siteverify",
+	},
+	configuration.RecaptchaProvider: {
+		js:       "https://www.google.com/recaptcha/api.js",
+		key:      "g-recaptcha",
+		response: "g-recaptcha-response",
+		validate: "https://www.google.com/recaptcha/api/siteverify",
+	},
+	configuration.TurnstileProvider: {
+		js:       "https://challenges.cloudflare.com/turnstile/v0/api.js",
+		key:      "cf-turnstile",
+		response: "cf-turnstile-response",
+		validate: "https://challenges.cloudflare.com/turnstile/v0/siteverify",
+	},
+}
 
 // New Initialize captcha client.
-func (c *Client) New(log *logger.Log, cacheClient *cache.Client, httpClient *http.Client, provider, siteKey, secretKey, remediationCustomHeader, captchaTemplatePath string, gracePeriodSeconds int64) error {
+func (c *Client) New(log *slog.Logger, cacheClient *cache.Client, httpClient *http.Client, provider, js, key, response, validate, siteKey, secretKey, remediationCustomHeader, captchaTemplatePath string, gracePeriodSeconds int64) error {
 	c.Valid = provider != ""
 	if !c.Valid {
 		return nil
 	}
+	var info *infoProvider
+	if provider == configuration.CustomProvider {
+		info = &infoProvider{js: js, key: key, response: response, validate: validate}
+	} else {
+		info = infoProviders[provider]
+	}
+	c.infoProvider = info
 	c.siteKey = siteKey
 	c.secretKey = secretKey
-	c.provider = provider
 	c.remediationCustomHeader = remediationCustomHeader
-	html, _ := configuration.GetHTMLTemplate(captchaTemplatePath)
-	c.captchaTemplate = html
+	template, contentType, _ := configuration.GetTemplate(captchaTemplatePath)
+	c.template = template
+	c.templateContentType = contentType
 	c.gracePeriodSeconds = gracePeriodSeconds
 	c.log = log
 	c.httpClient = httpClient
@@ -85,18 +96,21 @@ func (c *Client) ServeHTTP(rw http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, remoteIP str
 	if valid {
 		c.log.Debug("captcha:ServeHTTP captcha:valid")
 		c.cacheClient.Set(remoteIP+"_captcha", cache.CaptchaDoneValue, c.gracePeriodSeconds)
+		if c.remediationCustomHeader != "" {
+			rw.Header().Set(c.remediationCustomHeader, "solved-captcha")
+		}
 		http.Redirect(rw, r, r.URL.String(), http.StatusFound)
 		return
 	}
-	rw.Header().Set("Content-Type", "text/html; charset=utf-8")
+	rw.Header().Set("Content-Type", c.templateContentType)
 	if c.remediationCustomHeader != "" {
 		rw.Header().Set(c.remediationCustomHeader, "captcha")
 	}
 	rw.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
-	err = c.captchaTemplate.Execute(rw, map[string]string{
+	err = c.template.Execute(rw, map[string]string{
 		"SiteKey":     c.siteKey,
-		"FrontendJS":  captcha[c.provider].js,
-		"FrontendKey": captcha[c.provider].key,
+		"FrontendJS":  c.infoProvider.js,
+		"FrontendKey": c.infoProvider.key,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		c.log.Info("captcha:ServeHTTP captchaTemplateServe " + err.Error())
@@ -121,7 +135,7 @@ func (c *Client) Validate(r *http.Request) (bool, error) {
 		c.log.Debug("captcha:Validate invalid method: " + r.Method)
 		return false, nil
 	}
-	var response = r.FormValue(captcha[c.provider].key + "-response")
+	var response = r.FormValue(c.infoProvider.response)
 	if response == "" {
 		c.log.Debug("captcha:Validate no captcha response found in request")
 		return false, nil
@@ -129,7 +143,7 @@ func (c *Client) Validate(r *http.Request) (bool, error) {
 	var body = url.Values{}
 	body.Add("secret", c.secretKey)
 	body.Add("response", response)
-	res, err := c.httpClient.PostForm(captcha[c.provider].validate, body)
+	res, err := c.httpClient.PostForm(c.infoProvider.validate, body)
 	if err != nil {
 		return false, err
 	}

pkg/configuration/configuration.go

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"crypto/x509"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
-	"html/template"
+	"log/slog"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
 	"os"
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ import (
 	"reflect"
 	"regexp"
 	"strings"
+	"text/template"
 
 	ip "github.com/maxlerebourg/crowdsec-bouncer-traefik-plugin/pkg/ip"
-	logger "github.com/maxlerebourg/crowdsec-bouncer-traefik-plugin/pkg/logger"
 )
 
 // Enums for crowdsec mode.
@@ -30,64 +30,91 @@ const (
 	HTTP              = "http"
 	LogDEBUG          = "DEBUG"
 	LogINFO           = "INFO"
+	LogWARN           = "WARN"
 	LogERROR          = "ERROR"
+	ReasonTECH        = "TECHNICAL_ISSUE"
+	ReasonLAPI        = "LAPI"
+	ReasonAPPSEC      = "APPSEC"
 	HcaptchaProvider  = "hcaptcha"
 	RecaptchaProvider = "recaptcha"
 	TurnstileProvider = "turnstile"
+	CustomProvider    = "custom"
 )
 
 // Config the plugin configuration.
 type Config struct {
-	Enabled                                  bool     `json:"enabled,omitempty"`
-	LogLevel                                 string   `json:"logLevel,omitempty"`
-	LogFilePath                              string   `json:"logFilePath,omitempty"`
-	CrowdsecMode                             string   `json:"crowdsecMode,omitempty"`
-	CrowdsecAppsecEnabled                    bool     `json:"crowdsecAppsecEnabled,omitempty"`
-	CrowdsecAppsecHost                       string   `json:"crowdsecAppsecHost,omitempty"`
-	CrowdsecAppsecPath                       string   `json:"crowdsecAppsecPath,omitempty"`
-	CrowdsecAppsecFailureBlock               bool     `json:"crowdsecAppsecFailureBlock,omitempty"`
-	CrowdsecAppsecUnreachableBlock           bool     `json:"crowdsecAppsecUnreachableBlock,omitempty"`
-	CrowdsecAppsecBodyLimit                  int64    `json:"crowdsecAppsecBodyLimit,omitempty"`
-	CrowdsecLapiScheme                       string   `json:"crowdsecLapiScheme,omitempty"`
-	CrowdsecLapiHost                         string   `json:"crowdsecLapiHost,omitempty"`
-	CrowdsecLapiPath                         string   `json:"crowdsecLapiPath,omitempty"`
-	CrowdsecLapiKey                          string   `json:"crowdsecLapiKey,omitempty"`
-	CrowdsecLapiKeyFile                      string   `json:"crowdsecLapiKeyFile,omitempty"`
-	CrowdsecLapiTLSInsecureVerify            bool     `json:"crowdsecLapiTlsInsecureVerify,omitempty"`
-	CrowdsecLapiTLSCertificateAuthority      string   `json:"crowdsecLapiTlsCertificateAuthority,omitempty"`
-	CrowdsecLapiTLSCertificateAuthorityFile  string   `json:"crowdsecLapiTlsCertificateAuthorityFile,omitempty"`
-	CrowdsecLapiTLSCertificateBouncer        string   `json:"crowdsecLapiTlsCertificateBouncer,omitempty"`
-	CrowdsecLapiTLSCertificateBouncerFile    string   `json:"crowdsecLapiTlsCertificateBouncerFile,omitempty"`
-	CrowdsecLapiTLSCertificateBouncerKey     string   `json:"crowdsecLapiTlsCertificateBouncerKey,omitempty"`
-	CrowdsecLapiTLSCertificateBouncerKeyFile string   `json:"crowdsecLapiTlsCertificateBouncerKeyFile,omitempty"`
-	CrowdsecCapiMachineID                    string   `json:"crowdsecCapiMachineId,omitempty"`
-	CrowdsecCapiMachineIDFile                string   `json:"crowdsecCapiMachineIdFile,omitempty"`
-	CrowdsecCapiPassword                     string   `json:"crowdsecCapiPassword,omitempty"`
-	CrowdsecCapiPasswordFile                 string   `json:"crowdsecCapiPasswordFile,omitempty"`
-	CrowdsecCapiScenarios                    []string `json:"crowdsecCapiScenarios,omitempty"`
-	UpdateIntervalSeconds                    int64    `json:"updateIntervalSeconds,omitempty"`
-	UpdateMaxFailure                         int      `json:"updateMaxFailure,omitempty"`
-	DefaultDecisionSeconds                   int64    `json:"defaultDecisionSeconds,omitempty"`
-	RemediationStatusCode                    int      `json:"remediationStatusCode,omitempty"`
-	HTTPTimeoutSeconds                       int64    `json:"httpTimeoutSeconds,omitempty"`
-	RemediationHeadersCustomName             string   `json:"remediationHeadersCustomName,omitempty"`
-	ForwardedHeadersCustomName               string   `json:"forwardedHeadersCustomName,omitempty"`
-	ForwardedHeadersTrustedIPs               []string `json:"forwardedHeadersTrustedIps,omitempty"`
-	ClientTrustedIPs                         []string `json:"clientTrustedIps,omitempty"`
-	RedisCacheEnabled                        bool     `json:"redisCacheEnabled,omitempty"`
-	RedisCacheHost                           string   `json:"redisCacheHost,omitempty"`
-	RedisCachePassword                       string   `json:"redisCachePassword,omitempty"`
-	RedisCachePasswordFile                   string   `json:"redisCachePasswordFile,omitempty"`
-	RedisCacheDatabase                       string   `json:"redisCacheDatabase,omitempty"`
-	RedisCacheUnreachableBlock               bool     `json:"redisCacheUnreachableBlock,omitempty"`
-	BanHTMLFilePath                          string   `json:"banHtmlFilePath,omitempty"`
-	CaptchaHTMLFilePath                      string   `json:"captchaHtmlFilePath,omitempty"`
-	CaptchaProvider                          string   `json:"captchaProvider,omitempty"`
-	CaptchaSiteKey                           string   `json:"captchaSiteKey,omitempty"`
-	CaptchaSiteKeyFile                       string   `json:"captchaSiteKeyFile,omitempty"`
-	CaptchaSecretKey                         string   `json:"captchaSecretKey,omitempty"`
-	CaptchaSecretKeyFile                     string   `json:"captchaSecretKeyFile,omitempty"`
-	CaptchaGracePeriodSeconds                int64    `json:"captchaGracePeriodSeconds,omitempty"`
+	Enabled                                    bool     `json:"enabled,omitempty"`
+	LogLevel                                   string   `json:"logLevel,omitempty"`
+	LogFormat                                  string   `json:"logFormat,omitempty"`
+	LogFilePath                                string   `json:"logFilePath,omitempty"`
+	CrowdsecMode                               string   `json:"crowdsecMode,omitempty"`
+	CrowdsecAppsecEnabled                      bool     `json:"crowdsecAppsecEnabled,omitempty"`
+	CrowdsecAppsecScheme                       string   `json:"crowdsecAppsecScheme,omitempty"`
+	CrowdsecAppsecHost                         string   `json:"crowdsecAppsecHost,omitempty"`
+	CrowdsecAppsecPath                         string   `json:"crowdsecAppsecPath,omitempty"`
+	CrowdsecAppsecKey                          string   `json:"crowdsecAppsecKey,omitempty"`
+	CrowdsecAppsecKeyFile                      string   `json:"crowdsecAppsecKeyFile,omitempty"`
+	CrowdsecAppsecTLSInsecureVerify            bool     `json:"crowdsecAppsecTlsInsecureVerify,omitempty"`
+	CrowdsecAppsecTLSCertificateAuthority      string   `json:"crowdsecAppsecTlsCertificateAuthority,omitempty"`
+	CrowdsecAppsecTLSCertificateAuthorityFile  string   `json:"crowdsecAppsecTlsCertificateAuthorityFile,omitempty"`
+	CrowdsecAppsecTLSCertificateBouncer        string   `json:"crowdsecAppsecTlsCertificateBouncer,omitempty"`
+	CrowdsecAppsecTLSCertificateBouncerFile    string   `json:"crowdsecAppsecTlsCertificateBouncerFile,omitempty"`
+	CrowdsecAppsecTLSCertificateBouncerKey     string   `json:"crowdsecAppsecTlsCertificateBouncerKey,omitempty"`
+	CrowdsecAppsecTLSCertificateBouncerKeyFile string   `json:"crowdsecAppsecTlsCertificateBouncerKeyFile,omitempty"`
+	CrowdsecAppsecFailureBlock                 bool     `json:"crowdsecAppsecFailureBlock,omitempty"`
+	CrowdsecAppsecUnreachableBlock             bool     `json:"crowdsecAppsecUnreachableBlock,omitempty"`
+	CrowdsecAppsecUnreadableBodyBlock          bool     `json:"crowdsecAppsecUnreadableBodyBlock,omitempty"`
+	CrowdsecAppsecBodyLimit                    int64    `json:"crowdsecAppsecBodyLimit,omitempty"`
+	CrowdsecLapiScheme                         string   `json:"crowdsecLapiScheme,omitempty"`
+	CrowdsecLapiHost                           string   `json:"crowdsecLapiHost,omitempty"`
+	CrowdsecLapiPath                           string   `json:"crowdsecLapiPath,omitempty"`
+	CrowdsecLapiKey                            string   `json:"crowdsecLapiKey,omitempty"`
+	CrowdsecLapiKeyFile                        string   `json:"crowdsecLapiKeyFile,omitempty"`
+	CrowdsecLapiTLSInsecureVerify              bool     `json:"crowdsecLapiTlsInsecureVerify,omitempty"`
+	CrowdsecLapiTLSCertificateAuthority        string   `json:"crowdsecLapiTlsCertificateAuthority,omitempty"`
+	CrowdsecLapiTLSCertificateAuthorityFile    string   `json:"crowdsecLapiTlsCertificateAuthorityFile,omitempty"`
+	CrowdsecLapiTLSCertificateBouncer          string   `json:"crowdsecLapiTlsCertificateBouncer,omitempty"`
+	CrowdsecLapiTLSCertificateBouncerFile      string   `json:"crowdsecLapiTlsCertificateBouncerFile,omitempty"`
+	CrowdsecLapiTLSCertificateBouncerKey       string   `json:"crowdsecLapiTlsCertificateBouncerKey,omitempty"`
+	CrowdsecLapiTLSCertificateBouncerKeyFile   string   `json:"crowdsecLapiTlsCertificateBouncerKeyFile,omitempty"`
+	CrowdsecCapiMachineID                      string   `json:"crowdsecCapiMachineId,omitempty"`
+	CrowdsecCapiMachineIDFile                  string   `json:"crowdsecCapiMachineIdFile,omitempty"`
+	CrowdsecCapiPassword                       string   `json:"crowdsecCapiPassword,omitempty"`
+	CrowdsecCapiPasswordFile                   string   `json:"crowdsecCapiPasswordFile,omitempty"`
+	CrowdsecCapiScenarios                      []string `json:"crowdsecCapiScenarios,omitempty"`
+	UpdateIntervalSeconds                      int64    `json:"updateIntervalSeconds,omitempty"`
+	MetricsUpdateIntervalSeconds               int64    `json:"metricsUpdateIntervalSeconds,omitempty"`
+	UpdateMaxFailure                           int64    `json:"updateMaxFailure,omitempty"`
+	StreamStartupBlock                         bool     `json:"streamStartupBlock,omitempty"`
+	DefaultDecisionSeconds                     int64    `json:"defaultDecisionSeconds,omitempty"`
+	RemediationStatusCode                      int      `json:"remediationStatusCode,omitempty"`
+	HTTPTimeoutSeconds                         int64    `json:"httpTimeoutSeconds,omitempty"`
+	TraceHeadersCustomName                     string   `json:"traceHeadersCustomName,omitempty"`
+	RemediationHeadersCustomName               string   `json:"remediationHeadersCustomName,omitempty"`
+	ForwardedHeadersCustomName                 string   `json:"forwardedHeadersCustomName,omitempty"`
+	ForwardedHeadersTrustedIPs                 []string `json:"forwardedHeadersTrustedIps,omitempty"`
+	ClientTrustedIPs                           []string `json:"clientTrustedIps,omitempty"`
+	RedisCacheEnabled                          bool     `json:"redisCacheEnabled,omitempty"`
+	RedisCacheHost                             string   `json:"redisCacheHost,omitempty"`
+	RedisCacheReadHosts                        []string `json:"redisCacheReadHosts,omitempty"`
+	RedisCachePassword                         string   `json:"redisCachePassword,omitempty"`
+	RedisCachePasswordFile                     string   `json:"redisCachePasswordFile,omitempty"`
+	RedisCacheDatabase                         string   `json:"redisCacheDatabase,omitempty"`
+	RedisCacheUnreachableBlock                 bool     `json:"redisCacheUnreachableBlock,omitempty"`
+	BanHTMLFilePath                            string   `json:"banHtmlFilePath,omitempty"` // Deprecated: Keep it for historical compatibility
+	BanFilePath                                string   `json:"banFilePath,omitempty"`
+	CaptchaHTMLFilePath                        string   `json:"captchaHtmlFilePath,omitempty"` // Deprecated: Keep it for historical compatibility
+	CaptchaFilePath                            string   `json:"captchaFilePath,omitempty"`
+	CaptchaProvider                            string   `json:"captchaProvider,omitempty"`
+	CaptchaCustomJsURL                         string   `json:"captchaCustomJsUrl,omitempty"`
+	CaptchaCustomValidateURL                   string   `json:"captchaCustomValidateUrl,omitempty"`
+	CaptchaCustomKey                           string   `json:"captchaCustomKey,omitempty"`
+	CaptchaCustomResponse                      string   `json:"captchaCustomResponse,omitempty"`
+	CaptchaSiteKey                             string   `json:"captchaSiteKey,omitempty"`
+	CaptchaSiteKeyFile                         string   `json:"captchaSiteKeyFile,omitempty"`
+	CaptchaSecretKey                           string   `json:"captchaSecretKey,omitempty"`
+	CaptchaSecretKeyFile                       string   `json:"captchaSecretKeyFile,omitempty"`
+	CaptchaGracePeriodSeconds                  int64    `json:"captchaGracePeriodSeconds,omitempty"`
 }
 
 func contains(source []string, target string) bool {
@@ -102,41 +129,54 @@ func contains(source []string, target string) bool {
 // New creates the default plugin configuration.
 func New() *Config {
 	return &Config{
-		Enabled:                        false,
-		LogLevel:                       LogINFO,
-		LogFilePath:                    "",
-		CrowdsecMode:                   LiveMode,
-		CrowdsecAppsecEnabled:          false,
-		CrowdsecAppsecHost:             "crowdsec:7422",
-		CrowdsecAppsecPath:             "/",
-		CrowdsecAppsecFailureBlock:     true,
-		CrowdsecAppsecUnreachableBlock: true,
-		CrowdsecAppsecBodyLimit:        10485760,
-		CrowdsecLapiScheme:             HTTP,
-		CrowdsecLapiHost:               "crowdsec:8080",
-		CrowdsecLapiPath:               "/",
-		CrowdsecLapiKey:                "",
-		CrowdsecLapiTLSInsecureVerify:  false,
-		UpdateIntervalSeconds:          60,
-		UpdateMaxFailure:               0,
-		DefaultDecisionSeconds:         60,
-		RemediationStatusCode:          http.StatusForbidden,
-		HTTPTimeoutSeconds:             10,
-		CaptchaProvider:                "",
-		CaptchaSiteKey:                 "",
-		CaptchaSecretKey:               "",
-		CaptchaGracePeriodSeconds:      1800,
-		CaptchaHTMLFilePath:            "/captcha.html",
-		BanHTMLFilePath:                "",
-		RemediationHeadersCustomName:   "",
-		ForwardedHeadersCustomName:     "X-Forwarded-For",
-		ForwardedHeadersTrustedIPs:     []string{},
-		ClientTrustedIPs:               []string{},
-		RedisCacheEnabled:              false,
-		RedisCacheHost:                 "redis:6379",
-		RedisCachePassword:             "",
-		RedisCacheDatabase:             "",
-		RedisCacheUnreachableBlock:     true,
+		Enabled:                           false,
+		LogLevel:                          LogINFO,
+		LogFormat:                         "common",
+		LogFilePath:                       "",
+		CrowdsecMode:                      LiveMode,
+		CrowdsecAppsecEnabled:             false,
+		CrowdsecAppsecFailureBlock:        true,
+		CrowdsecAppsecUnreachableBlock:    true,
+		CrowdsecAppsecUnreadableBodyBlock: true,
+		CrowdsecAppsecBodyLimit:           10485760,
+		CrowdsecAppsecScheme:              "",
+		CrowdsecAppsecHost:                "crowdsec:7422",
+		CrowdsecAppsecPath:                "/",
+		CrowdsecAppsecKey:                 "",
+		CrowdsecAppsecTLSInsecureVerify:   false,
+		CrowdsecLapiScheme:                HTTP,
+		CrowdsecLapiHost:                  "crowdsec:8080",
+		CrowdsecLapiPath:                  "/",
+		CrowdsecLapiKey:                   "",
+		CrowdsecLapiTLSInsecureVerify:     false,
+		UpdateIntervalSeconds:             60,
+		MetricsUpdateIntervalSeconds:      600,
+		UpdateMaxFailure:                  0,
+		StreamStartupBlock:                true,
+		DefaultDecisionSeconds:            60,
+		RemediationStatusCode:             http.StatusForbidden,
+		HTTPTimeoutSeconds:                10,
+		CaptchaProvider:                   "",
+		CaptchaCustomJsURL:                "",
+		CaptchaCustomValidateURL:          "",
+		CaptchaCustomKey:                  "",
+		CaptchaCustomResponse:             "",
+		CaptchaSiteKey:                    "",
+		CaptchaSecretKey:                  "",
+		CaptchaGracePeriodSeconds:         1800,
+		CaptchaFilePath:                   "/captcha.html",
+		BanFilePath:                       "",
+		TraceHeadersCustomName:            "",
+		RemediationHeadersCustomName:      "",
+		ForwardedHeadersCustomName:        "X-Forwarded-For",
+		ForwardedHeadersTrustedIPs:        []string{},
+		ClientTrustedIPs:                  []string{},
+		RedisCacheEnabled:                 false,
+		RedisCacheHost:                    "redis:6379",
+		RedisCacheReadHosts:               []string{},
+		RedisCachePassword:                "",
+		RedisCacheDatabase:                "",
+		RedisCacheUnreachableBlock:        true,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -167,37 +207,63 @@ func GetVariable(config *Config, key string) (string, error) {
 	return strings.TrimSpace(value), nil
 }
 
-// GetHTMLTemplate get compiled HTML template.
-func GetHTMLTemplate(path string) (*template.Template, error) {
-	var err error
+func getContentTypeFromPath(path string) string {
 	if path == "" {
-		return nil, errors.New("no html template provided")
+		return ""
 	}
+	ext := strings.ToLower(filepath.Ext(path))
+	contentTypeMap := map[string]string{
+		".html": "text/html; charset=utf-8",
+		".htm":  "text/html; charset=utf-8",
+		".json": "application/json",
+		".txt":  "text/plain",
+		".xml":  "application/xml",
+		".js":   "application/javascript",
+		".css":  "text/css",
+	}
+	if contentType, ok := contentTypeMap[ext]; ok {
+		return contentType
+	}
+	// Default to HTML for backward compatibility
+	return "text/html; charset=utf-8"
+}
+
+// GetTemplate get compiled template with {{ and }} delimiters.
+// Uses text/template for all file types to avoid HTML escaping issues.
+func GetTemplate(path string) (*template.Template, string, error) {
+	if path == "" {
+		return nil, "", errors.New("no template file provided")
+	}
+	contentType := getContentTypeFromPath(path)
 	//nolint:gosec
 	b, err := os.ReadFile(path)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return nil, "", err
 	}
-	html := string(b)
-	compiledTemplate, err := template.New("html").Parse(html)
+	content := string(b)
+	compiledTemplate, err := template.New(filepath.Base(path)).Delims("{{", "}}").Parse(content)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("impossible to compile html template: %w", err)
+		return nil, "", fmt.Errorf("impossible to compile template %s: %w", path, err)
 	}
-	return compiledTemplate, nil
+	return compiledTemplate, contentType, nil
 }
 
 // ValidateParams validate all the param gave by user.
 //
-//nolint:gocyclo,gocognit
-func ValidateParams(config *Config) error {
+//nolint:gocyclo,gocognit,nestif
+func ValidateParams(config *Config, log *slog.Logger) error {
 	if err := validateParamsRequired(config); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if err := validateParamsIPs(config.ForwardedHeadersTrustedIPs, "ForwardedHeadersTrustedIPs"); err != nil {
+	if err := validateCaptcha(config); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	if err := validateParamsIPs(config.ClientTrustedIPs, "ClientTrustedIPs"); err != nil {
+
+	if err := validateParamsIPs(log, config.ForwardedHeadersTrustedIPs, "ForwardedHeadersTrustedIPs"); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if err := validateParamsIPs(log, config.ClientTrustedIPs, "ClientTrustedIPs"); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -222,12 +288,14 @@ func ValidateParams(config *Config) error {
 		if _, err := GetVariable(config, "CaptchaSecretKey"); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		if _, err := GetHTMLTemplate(config.CaptchaHTMLFilePath); err != nil {
-			return err
+		if config.CaptchaFilePath != "" {
+			if _, _, err := GetTemplate(config.CaptchaFilePath); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
 		}
 	}
-	if config.BanHTMLFilePath != "" {
-		if _, err := GetHTMLTemplate(config.BanHTMLFilePath); err != nil {
+	if config.BanFilePath != "" {
+		if _, _, err := GetTemplate(config.BanFilePath); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
@@ -244,6 +312,10 @@ func ValidateParams(config *Config) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	appsecKey, err := GetVariable(config, "CrowdsecAppsecKey")
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	certBouncer, err := GetVariable(config, "CrowdsecLapiTLSCertificateBouncer")
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -252,12 +324,21 @@ func ValidateParams(config *Config) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+
 	// We need to either have crowdsecLapiKey defined or the BouncerCert and Bouncerkey
-	if lapiKey == "" && (certBouncer == "" || certBouncerKey == "") {
+	if lapiKey == "" && (certBouncer == "" || certBouncerKey == "") && config.CrowdsecMode != AppsecMode {
 		return errors.New("CrowdsecLapiKey || (CrowdsecLapiTLSCertificateBouncer && CrowdsecLapiTLSCertificateBouncerKey): cannot be all empty")
 	} else if lapiKey != "" && (certBouncer == "" || certBouncerKey == "") {
 		lapiKey = strings.TrimSpace(lapiKey)
-		if err = validateParamsAPIKey(lapiKey); err != nil {
+		if err = validateParamsAPIKey(lapiKey, "CrowdsecLapiKey"); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Validate CrowdsecAppsecKey if provided
+	if appsecKey != "" {
+		appsecKey = strings.TrimSpace(appsecKey)
+		if err = validateParamsAPIKey(appsecKey, "CrowdsecAppsecKey"); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
@@ -271,8 +352,8 @@ func ValidateParams(config *Config) error {
 
 	// Check logging configuration
 	// to upper allow of anycase of log level
-	if !contains([]string{LogERROR, LogDEBUG, LogINFO}, strings.ToUpper(config.LogLevel)) {
-		return fmt.Errorf("LogLevel should be one of (%s,%s,%s)", LogDEBUG, LogINFO, LogERROR)
+	if !contains([]string{LogDEBUG, LogINFO, LogWARN, LogERROR}, strings.ToUpper(config.LogLevel)) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("LogLevel should be one of (%s,%s,%s,%s)", LogDEBUG, LogINFO, LogWARN, LogERROR)
 	}
 	if config.LogFilePath != "" {
 		_, err = os.OpenFile(filepath.Clean(config.LogFilePath), os.O_APPEND|os.O_CREATE|os.O_WRONLY, 0600)
@@ -296,10 +377,10 @@ func validateURL(variable, scheme, host, path string) error {
 // field name. RFC 7230 says:
 // valid ! # $ % & ' * + - . ^ _ ` | ~ DIGIT ALPHA
 // See https://httpwg.github.io/specs/rfc7230.html#rule.token.separators
-func validateParamsAPIKey(lapiKey string) error {
+func validateParamsAPIKey(key string, paramName string) error {
 	reg := regexp.MustCompile("^[a-zA-Z0-9 !#$%&'*+-.^_`|~=/]*$")
-	if !reg.MatchString(lapiKey) {
-		return fmt.Errorf("CrowdsecLapiKey doesn't valid this regexp: '/%s/'", reg.String())
+	if !reg.MatchString(key) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("%s doesn't validate this regexp: '/%s/'", paramName, reg.String())
 	}
 	return nil
 }
@@ -310,7 +391,8 @@ func validateParamsTLS(config *Config) error {
 		return err
 	}
 	if certAuth == "" {
-		return errors.New("CrowdsecLapiTLSCertificateAuthority must be specified when CrowdsecLapiScheme='https' and CrowdsecLapiTLSInsecureVerify=false")
+		// No custom CA — runtime will fall back to the system trust store.
+		return nil
 	}
 	tlsConfig := new(tls.Config)
 	tlsConfig.RootCAs = x509.NewCertPool()
@@ -320,15 +402,33 @@ func validateParamsTLS(config *Config) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func validateParamsIPs(listIP []string, key string) error {
+func validateParamsIPs(log *slog.Logger, listIP []string, key string) error {
 	if len(listIP) > 0 {
-		if _, err := ip.NewChecker(logger.New(LogINFO, ""), listIP); err != nil {
+		if _, err := ip.NewChecker(log, listIP); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("%s must be a list of IP/CIDR :%w", key, err)
 		}
 	}
 	return nil
 }
 
+func validateCaptcha(config *Config) error {
+	if !contains([]string{"", HcaptchaProvider, RecaptchaProvider, TurnstileProvider, CustomProvider}, config.CaptchaProvider) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("CaptchaProvider: must be one of '%s', '%s', '%s' or '%s'", HcaptchaProvider, RecaptchaProvider, TurnstileProvider, CustomProvider)
+	}
+	if config.CaptchaProvider == CustomProvider {
+		if config.CaptchaCustomKey == "" || config.CaptchaCustomResponse == "" || config.CaptchaCustomValidateURL == "" || config.CaptchaCustomJsURL == "" {
+			return fmt.Errorf(
+				"CaptchaProvider: provider is custom, captchaCustom variables must be filled: CaptchaCustomKey:%s, CaptchaCustomResponse:%s, CaptchaCustomValidateURL:%s, CaptchaCustomJsURL:%s",
+				config.CaptchaCustomKey,
+				config.CaptchaCustomResponse,
+				config.CaptchaCustomValidateURL,
+				config.CaptchaCustomJsURL,
+			)
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 func validateParamsRequired(config *Config) error {
 	requiredStrings := map[string]string{
 		"CrowdsecLapiScheme": config.CrowdsecLapiScheme,
@@ -337,18 +437,27 @@ func validateParamsRequired(config *Config) error {
 	}
 	for key, val := range requiredStrings {
 		if len(val) == 0 {
-			return fmt.Errorf("%v: cannot be empty", key)
+			return errors.New(key + ": cannot be empty")
 		}
 	}
-	requiredInt := map[string]int64{
+	requiredInt0 := map[string]int64{
+		"CrowdsecAppsecBodyLimit":      config.CrowdsecAppsecBodyLimit,
+		"MetricsUpdateIntervalSeconds": config.MetricsUpdateIntervalSeconds,
+	}
+	for key, val := range requiredInt0 {
+		if val < 0 {
+			return errors.New(key + ": cannot be less than 0")
+		}
+	}
+	requiredInt1 := map[string]int64{
 		"UpdateIntervalSeconds":     config.UpdateIntervalSeconds,
 		"DefaultDecisionSeconds":    config.DefaultDecisionSeconds,
 		"HTTPTimeoutSeconds":        config.HTTPTimeoutSeconds,
 		"CaptchaGracePeriodSeconds": config.CaptchaGracePeriodSeconds,
 	}
-	for key, val := range requiredInt {
+	for key, val := range requiredInt1 {
 		if val < 1 {
-			return fmt.Errorf("%v: cannot be less than 1", key)
+			return errors.New(key + ": cannot be less than 1")
 		}
 	}
 	if config.UpdateMaxFailure < -1 {
@@ -367,47 +476,46 @@ func validateParamsRequired(config *Config) error {
 	if !contains([]string{HTTP, HTTPS}, config.CrowdsecLapiScheme) {
 		return errors.New("CrowdsecLapiScheme: must be one of 'http' or 'https'")
 	}
-	if !contains([]string{"", HcaptchaProvider, RecaptchaProvider, TurnstileProvider}, config.CaptchaProvider) {
-		return errors.New("CaptchaProvider: must be one of 'hcaptcha', 'recaptcha' or 'turnstile'")
+	if !contains([]string{HTTP, HTTPS, ""}, config.CrowdsecAppsecScheme) {
+		return errors.New("CrowdsecAppsecScheme: must be one of 'http' or 'https'")
 	}
 	return nil
 }
 
-// GetTLSConfigCrowdsec get TLS config from Config.
-//
-//nolint:nestif
-func GetTLSConfigCrowdsec(config *Config, log *logger.Log) (*tls.Config, error) {
+func getTLSConfig(config *Config, log *slog.Logger, prefix, scheme string, insecureVerify bool) (*tls.Config, error) {
 	tlsConfig := new(tls.Config)
-	tlsConfig.RootCAs = x509.NewCertPool()
-	//nolint:gocritic
-	if config.CrowdsecLapiScheme != HTTPS {
-		log.Debug("getTLSConfigCrowdsec:CrowdsecLapiScheme https:no")
+	if scheme != HTTPS {
+		log.Debug("getTLSConfig:" + prefix + "Scheme https:no")
 		return tlsConfig, nil
-	} else if config.CrowdsecLapiTLSInsecureVerify {
+	}
+	// RootCAs is intentionally left nil unless a custom CA is provided:
+	// crypto/tls then falls back to x509.SystemCertPool(), which is what we
+	// want when the LAPI is exposed behind a reverse proxy with a publicly
+	// trusted certificate (e.g. Let's Encrypt).
+	//nolint:nestif
+	if insecureVerify {
 		tlsConfig.InsecureSkipVerify = true
-		log.Debug("getTLSConfigCrowdsec:CrowdsecLapiTLSInsecureVerify tlsInsecure:true")
-		// If we return here and still want to use client auth this won't work
-		// return tlsConfig, nil
+		log.Debug("getTLSConfig:" + prefix + "TLSInsecureVerify tlsInsecure:true")
 	} else {
-		certAuthority, err := GetVariable(config, "CrowdsecLapiTLSCertificateAuthority")
+		certAuthority, err := GetVariable(config, prefix+"TLSCertificateAuthority")
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 		if len(certAuthority) > 0 {
+			tlsConfig.RootCAs = x509.NewCertPool()
 			if !tlsConfig.RootCAs.AppendCertsFromPEM([]byte(certAuthority)) {
-				// here we return because if CrowdsecLapiTLSInsecureVerify is false
-				// and CA not load, we can't communicate with https
-				return nil, errors.New("getTLSConfigCrowdsec:cannot load CA and verify cert is enabled")
+				return nil, errors.New("getTLSConfig:" + prefix + " cannot load CA and verify cert is enabled")
 			}
-			log.Debug("getTLSConfigCrowdsec:CrowdsecLapiTLSCertificateAuthority CA added successfully")
+			log.Debug("getTLSConfig:" + prefix + "TLSCertificateAuthority CA added successfully")
+		} else {
+			log.Debug("getTLSConfig:" + prefix + " no CA provided, using system trust store")
 		}
 	}
-
-	certBouncer, err := GetVariable(config, "CrowdsecLapiTLSCertificateBouncer")
+	certBouncer, err := GetVariable(config, prefix+"TLSCertificateBouncer")
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	certBouncerKey, err := GetVariable(config, "CrowdsecLapiTLSCertificateBouncerKey")
+	certBouncerKey, err := GetVariable(config, prefix+"TLSCertificateBouncerKey")
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -422,3 +530,14 @@ func GetTLSConfigCrowdsec(config *Config, log *logger.Log) (*tls.Config, error)
 
 	return tlsConfig, nil
 }
+
+// GetTLSConfigCrowdsec get TLS config from Config.
+func GetTLSConfigCrowdsec(config *Config, log *slog.Logger, isAppsec bool) (*tls.Config, error) {
+	var prefix string
+	if isAppsec && config.CrowdsecAppsecScheme != "" {
+		prefix = "CrowdsecAppsec"
+		return getTLSConfig(config, log, prefix, config.CrowdsecAppsecScheme, config.CrowdsecAppsecTLSInsecureVerify)
+	}
+	prefix = "CrowdsecLapi"
+	return getTLSConfig(config, log, prefix, config.CrowdsecLapiScheme, config.CrowdsecLapiTLSInsecureVerify)
+}

pkg/configuration/configuration_test.go

@@ -1,13 +1,25 @@
 package configuration
 
 import (
-	"crypto/tls"
-	"reflect"
 	"testing"
 
 	logger "github.com/maxlerebourg/crowdsec-bouncer-traefik-plugin/pkg/logger"
 )
 
+// validPEM is a minimal self-signed certificate accepted by AppendCertsFromPEM,
+// shared by the TLS tests below.
+const validPEM = `-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----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+-----END CERTIFICATE-----`
+
 func getMinimalConfig() *Config {
 	cfg := New()
 	cfg.CrowdsecLapiKey = "test"
@@ -72,6 +84,7 @@ func Test_GetVariable(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func Test_ValidateParams(t *testing.T) {
+	log := logger.New("INFO", "")
 	cfg1 := New()
 	cfg1.CrowdsecLapiKey = "test\n\n"
 	cfg2 := New()
@@ -110,14 +123,14 @@ func Test_ValidateParams(t *testing.T) {
 		{name: "Not validate a bad clients ips", args: args{config: cfg5}, wantErr: true},
 		// HTTPS enabled
 		{name: "Validate https config with insecure verify", args: args{config: cfg6}, wantErr: false},
-		{name: "Not validate https without cert authority", args: args{config: cfg7}, wantErr: true},
+		{name: "Validate https without cert authority (falls back to system trust store)", args: args{config: cfg7}, wantErr: false},
 		{name: "Valid log level uppercase INFO", args: args{config: cfg8}, wantErr: false},
 		{name: "Valid log level lowercase info", args: args{config: cfg9}, wantErr: false},
 		{name: "Invalid log level Warning", args: args{config: cfg10}, wantErr: true},
 	}
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			if err := ValidateParams(tt.args.config); (err != nil) != tt.wantErr {
+			if err := ValidateParams(tt.args.config, log); (err != nil) != tt.wantErr {
 				t.Errorf("validateParams() error = %v, wantErr %v", err, tt.wantErr)
 			}
 		})
@@ -125,19 +138,24 @@ func Test_ValidateParams(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func Test_validateParamsTLS(t *testing.T) {
-	type args struct {
-		config *Config
-	}
+	cfgEmpty := getMinimalConfig()
+	cfgValid := getMinimalConfig()
+	cfgValid.CrowdsecLapiTLSCertificateAuthority = validPEM
+	cfgInvalidCA := getMinimalConfig()
+	cfgInvalidCA.CrowdsecLapiTLSCertificateAuthority = "not a pem"
+
 	tests := []struct {
 		name    string
-		args    args
+		config  *Config
 		wantErr bool
 	}{
-		// TODO: Add test cases.
+		{name: "Empty CA is accepted (system trust store used at runtime)", config: cfgEmpty, wantErr: false},
+		{name: "Valid PEM CA is accepted", config: cfgValid, wantErr: false},
+		{name: "Invalid CA is rejected", config: cfgInvalidCA, wantErr: true},
 	}
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			if err := validateParamsTLS(tt.args.config); (err != nil) != tt.wantErr {
+			if err := validateParamsTLS(tt.config); (err != nil) != tt.wantErr {
 				t.Errorf("validateParamsTLS() error = %v, wantErr %v", err, tt.wantErr)
 			}
 		})
@@ -145,6 +163,7 @@ func Test_validateParamsTLS(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func Test_validateParamsIPs(t *testing.T) {
+	log := logger.New("INFO", "")
 	type args struct {
 		listIP []string
 		key    string
@@ -164,7 +183,7 @@ func Test_validateParamsIPs(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			if err := validateParamsIPs(tt.args.listIP, tt.args.key); (err != nil) != tt.wantErr {
+			if err := validateParamsIPs(log, tt.args.listIP, tt.args.key); (err != nil) != tt.wantErr {
 				t.Errorf("validateParamsIPs() error = %v, wantErr %v", err, tt.wantErr)
 			}
 		})
@@ -205,23 +224,24 @@ func Test_validateParamsRequired(t *testing.T) {
 
 func Test_validateParamsAPIKey(t *testing.T) {
 	type args struct {
-		lapiKey string
+		lapiKey   string
+		paramName string
 	}
 	tests := []struct {
 		name    string
 		args    args
 		wantErr bool
 	}{
-		{name: "Validate all the valid characters", args: args{lapiKey: "test!#$%&'*+-.^_`|~"}, wantErr: false},
-		{name: "Not validate a @", args: args{lapiKey: "test@"}, wantErr: true},
-		{name: "Not validate a (", args: args{lapiKey: "test("}, wantErr: true},
-		{name: "Not validate a [", args: args{lapiKey: "test["}, wantErr: true},
-		{name: "Not validate a ?", args: args{lapiKey: "test?"}, wantErr: true},
-		{name: "Not validate a \\n, (must be trimed before)", args: args{lapiKey: "test\n"}, wantErr: true},
+		{name: "Validate all the valid characters", args: args{lapiKey: "test!#$%&'*+-.^_`|~", paramName: "CrowdsecParamName"}, wantErr: false},
+		{name: "Not validate a @", args: args{lapiKey: "test@", paramName: "CrowdsecParamName"}, wantErr: true},
+		{name: "Not validate a (", args: args{lapiKey: "test(", paramName: "CrowdsecParamName"}, wantErr: true},
+		{name: "Not validate a [", args: args{lapiKey: "test[", paramName: "CrowdsecParamName"}, wantErr: true},
+		{name: "Not validate a ?", args: args{lapiKey: "test?", paramName: "CrowdsecParamName"}, wantErr: true},
+		{name: "Not validate a \\n, (must be trimed before)", args: args{lapiKey: "test\n", paramName: "CrowdsecParamName"}, wantErr: true},
 	}
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			if err := validateParamsAPIKey(tt.args.lapiKey); (err != nil) != tt.wantErr {
+			if err := validateParamsAPIKey(tt.args.lapiKey, tt.args.paramName); (err != nil) != tt.wantErr {
 				t.Errorf("validateParamsAPIKey() error = %v, wantErr %v", err, tt.wantErr)
 			}
 		})
@@ -229,26 +249,79 @@ func Test_validateParamsAPIKey(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func Test_GetTLSConfigCrowdsec(t *testing.T) {
-	type args struct {
-		config *Config
-	}
+	log := logger.New("INFO", "")
+
+	httpCfg := getMinimalConfig()
+	httpCfg.CrowdsecLapiScheme = HTTP
+
+	httpsSystemCA := getMinimalConfig()
+	httpsSystemCA.CrowdsecLapiScheme = HTTPS
+
+	httpsCustomCA := getMinimalConfig()
+	httpsCustomCA.CrowdsecLapiScheme = HTTPS
+	httpsCustomCA.CrowdsecLapiTLSCertificateAuthority = validPEM
+
+	httpsInsecure := getMinimalConfig()
+	httpsInsecure.CrowdsecLapiScheme = HTTPS
+	httpsInsecure.CrowdsecLapiTLSInsecureVerify = true
+
+	httpsBadCA := getMinimalConfig()
+	httpsBadCA.CrowdsecLapiScheme = HTTPS
+	httpsBadCA.CrowdsecLapiTLSCertificateAuthority = "not a pem"
+
 	tests := []struct {
-		name    string
-		args    args
-		want    *tls.Config
-		wantErr bool
+		name             string
+		config           *Config
+		wantErr          bool
+		wantRootCAsNil   bool
+		wantInsecureSkip bool
 	}{
-		// TODO: Add test cases.
+		{name: "HTTP scheme returns empty tls.Config", config: httpCfg, wantRootCAsNil: true},
+		{name: "HTTPS without CA leaves RootCAs nil (system trust store)", config: httpsSystemCA, wantRootCAsNil: true},
+		{name: "HTTPS with custom CA populates RootCAs", config: httpsCustomCA, wantRootCAsNil: false},
+		{name: "HTTPS with insecure verify sets InsecureSkipVerify", config: httpsInsecure, wantRootCAsNil: true, wantInsecureSkip: true},
+		{name: "HTTPS with garbage CA is rejected", config: httpsBadCA, wantErr: true},
 	}
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			got, err := GetTLSConfigCrowdsec(tt.args.config, logger.New("INFO", ""))
+			got, err := GetTLSConfigCrowdsec(tt.config, log, false)
 			if (err != nil) != tt.wantErr {
-				t.Errorf("getTLSConfigCrowdsec() error = %v, wantErr %v", err, tt.wantErr)
+				t.Errorf("GetTLSConfigCrowdsec() error = %v, wantErr %v", err, tt.wantErr)
 				return
 			}
-			if !reflect.DeepEqual(got, tt.want) {
-				t.Errorf("getTLSConfigCrowdsec() = %v, want %v", got, tt.want)
+			if tt.wantErr {
+				return
+			}
+			if (got.RootCAs == nil) != tt.wantRootCAsNil {
+				t.Errorf("GetTLSConfigCrowdsec() RootCAs nil = %v, want nil = %v", got.RootCAs == nil, tt.wantRootCAsNil)
+			}
+			if got.InsecureSkipVerify != tt.wantInsecureSkip {
+				t.Errorf("GetTLSConfigCrowdsec() InsecureSkipVerify = %v, want %v", got.InsecureSkipVerify, tt.wantInsecureSkip)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func Test_getContentTypeFromPath(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name     string
+		path     string
+		expected string
+	}{
+		{name: "HTML file with .html extension", path: "/ban.html", expected: "text/html; charset=utf-8"},
+		{name: "JSON file", path: "/ban.json", expected: "application/json"},
+		{name: "Text file", path: "/ban.txt", expected: "text/plain"},
+		{name: "File with mixed case extension", path: "/ban.HtMl", expected: "text/html; charset=utf-8"},
+		{name: "Unknown extension defaults to HTML", path: "/ban.xyz", expected: "text/html; charset=utf-8"},
+		{name: "File without extension", path: "/ban", expected: "text/html; charset=utf-8"},
+		{name: "Empty path", path: "", expected: ""},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			got := getContentTypeFromPath(tt.path)
+			if got != tt.expected {
+				t.Errorf("GetContentTypeFromPath(%q) = %q, want %q", tt.path, got, tt.expected)
 			}
 		})
 	}

pkg/ip/ip.go

@@ -5,11 +5,10 @@ package ip
 import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"log/slog"
 	"net"
 	"net/http"
 	"strings"
-
-	logger "github.com/maxlerebourg/crowdsec-bouncer-traefik-plugin/pkg/logger"
 )
 
 // CHECKER
@@ -21,7 +20,7 @@ type Checker struct {
 }
 
 // NewChecker builds a new Checker given a list of CIDR-Strings to trusted IPs.
-func NewChecker(log *logger.Log, trustedIPs []string) (*Checker, error) {
+func NewChecker(log *slog.Logger, trustedIPs []string) (*Checker, error) {
 	checker := &Checker{}
 
 	for _, ipMaskRaw := range trustedIPs {

pkg/logger/logger.go

@@ -1,65 +1,92 @@
 // Package logger implements utility routines to write to stdout and stderr.
-// It supports debug, info and error level
+// It supports trace, debug, info, warn and error level using Go's standard log/slog
 package logger
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
-	"io"
-	"log"
+	"log/slog"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 )
 
-// Log Logger struct.
-type Log struct {
-	logError *log.Logger
-	logInfo  *log.Logger
-	logDebug *log.Logger
+// Custom log levels following slog best practices.
+const (
+	LevelDebug = slog.LevelDebug
+	LevelInfo  = slog.LevelInfo
+	LevelWarn  = slog.LevelWarn
+	LevelError = slog.LevelError
+)
+
+// New creates a Log wrapper with default format (common).
+func New(logLevel string, logFilePath string) *slog.Logger {
+	return NewWithFormat(logLevel, logFilePath, "common")
 }
 
-// New Set Default log level to info in case log level to defined.
-func New(logLevel string, logFilePath string) *Log {
-	logError := log.New(io.Discard, "ERROR: CrowdsecBouncerTraefikPlugin: ", log.Ldate|log.Ltime)
-	logInfo := log.New(io.Discard, "INFO: CrowdsecBouncerTraefikPlugin: ", log.Ldate|log.Ltime)
-	logDebug := log.New(io.Discard, "DEBUG: CrowdsecBouncerTraefikPlugin: ", log.Ldate|log.Ltime)
-
-	logError.SetOutput(os.Stderr)
-	logInfo.SetOutput(os.Stdout)
-	// we initialize logger to STDOUT/STDERR first so if the file logger cannot be initialized we can inform the user
-	if logLevel == "DEBUG" {
-		logDebug.SetOutput(os.Stdout)
+// NewWithFormat creates a Log wrapper with specified format (common or json).
+func NewWithFormat(logLevel, logFilePath, logFormat string) *slog.Logger {
+	// Determine log level
+	var level slog.Level
+	switch logLevel {
+	case "ERROR":
+		level = LevelError
+	case "WARN":
+		level = LevelWarn
+	case "INFO":
+		level = LevelInfo
+	case "DEBUG":
+		level = LevelDebug
+	default:
+		// Default to INFO level
+		level = LevelInfo
 	}
+
+	// Set output destination
+	var output *os.File
 	if logFilePath != "" {
 		logFile, err := os.OpenFile(filepath.Clean(logFilePath), os.O_APPEND|os.O_CREATE|os.O_WRONLY, 0600)
-		if err != nil {
-			_ = fmt.Errorf("LogFilePath is not writable %w", err)
+		if err == nil {
+			output = logFile
 		} else {
-			logInfo.SetOutput(logFile)
-			logError.SetOutput(logFile)
-			if logLevel == "DEBUG" {
-				logDebug.SetOutput(logFile)
-			}
+			// Fall back to stdout and log the error
+			output = os.Stdout
+			slog.Warn("LogFilePath is not writable, using stdout", "error", err)
 		}
+	} else {
+		output = os.Stdout
 	}
 
-	return &Log{
-		logError: logError,
-		logInfo:  logInfo,
-		logDebug: logDebug,
+	// Create handler based on format with custom level names
+	var handler slog.Handler
+	opts := &slog.HandlerOptions{
+		Level: level,
+		ReplaceAttr: func(_ []string, a slog.Attr) slog.Attr {
+			// Customize level names to match our expected format
+			if a.Key == slog.LevelKey {
+				lvl, ok := a.Value.Any().(slog.Level)
+				if !ok {
+					return a
+				}
+				switch {
+				case lvl < LevelInfo:
+					a.Value = slog.StringValue("DEBUG")
+				case lvl < LevelWarn:
+					a.Value = slog.StringValue("INFO")
+				case lvl < LevelError:
+					a.Value = slog.StringValue("WARN")
+				default:
+					a.Value = slog.StringValue("ERROR")
+				}
+			}
+			return a
+		},
 	}
-}
 
-// Info log to Stdout.
-func (l *Log) Info(str string) {
-	l.logInfo.Printf("%s", str)
-}
+	if logFormat == "json" {
+		handler = slog.NewJSONHandler(output, opts)
+	} else {
+		// Common format (default)
+		handler = slog.NewTextHandler(output, opts)
+	}
 
-// Debug log to Stdout.
-func (l *Log) Debug(str string) {
-	l.logDebug.Printf("%s", str)
-}
-
-// Error log to Stderr.
-func (l *Log) Error(str string) {
-	l.logError.Printf("%s", str)
+	// Create logger with component attribute
+	return slog.New(handler).With("component", "CrowdsecBouncerTraefikPlugin")
 }

pkg/logger/logger_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,156 @@
+package logger
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"log/slog"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestNew(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name     string
+		logLevel string
+	}{
+		{name: "ERROR level", logLevel: "ERROR"},
+		{name: "WARN level", logLevel: "WARN"},
+		{name: "INFO level", logLevel: "INFO"},
+		{name: "DEBUG level", logLevel: "DEBUG"},
+		{name: "Default level (INFO)", logLevel: "INVALID"},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			logger := New(tt.logLevel, "")
+
+			// Verify logger is created
+			if logger == nil {
+				t.Fatal("Expected logger to be created, got nil")
+			}
+
+			// Verify it's a slog.Logger (we can call methods on it)
+			logger.Info("test initialization")
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestJSONLogFormat(t *testing.T) {
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+
+	// Create a logger with JSON handler to capture output
+	handler := slog.NewJSONHandler(&buf, &slog.HandlerOptions{Level: slog.LevelInfo})
+	logger := slog.New(handler).With("component", "CrowdsecBouncerTraefikPlugin")
+
+	testMessage := "json test message"
+	logger.Info(testMessage)
+
+	output := buf.String()
+	lines := strings.Split(strings.TrimSpace(output), "\n")
+
+	if len(lines) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected 1 log line, got %d", len(lines))
+	}
+
+	// Verify it's valid JSON
+	var logEntry map[string]interface{}
+	err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(lines[0]), &logEntry)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected valid JSON output, got error: %v, output: %s", err, output)
+	}
+
+	// Verify JSON structure
+	if logEntry["level"] != "INFO" {
+		t.Errorf("Expected level 'INFO', got '%v'", logEntry["level"])
+	}
+	if logEntry["msg"] != testMessage {
+		t.Errorf("Expected message '%s', got '%v'", testMessage, logEntry["msg"])
+	}
+	if logEntry["time"] == nil {
+		t.Error("Expected timestamp to be set")
+	}
+	if logEntry["component"] != "CrowdsecBouncerTraefikPlugin" {
+		t.Errorf("Expected component 'CrowdsecBouncerTraefikPlugin', got '%v'", logEntry["component"])
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCommonLogFormat(t *testing.T) {
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+
+	// Create a logger with text handler to capture output
+	handler := slog.NewTextHandler(&buf, &slog.HandlerOptions{Level: slog.LevelInfo})
+	logger := slog.New(handler).With("component", "CrowdsecBouncerTraefikPlugin")
+
+	testMessage := "common test message"
+	logger.Info(testMessage)
+
+	output := buf.String()
+
+	// Verify common format (should contain level and message)
+	if !strings.Contains(output, "level=INFO") {
+		t.Error("Expected common format with INFO level")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(output, testMessage) {
+		t.Error("Expected test message in common format")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(output, "component=CrowdsecBouncerTraefikPlugin") {
+		t.Error("Expected component field in common format")
+	}
+
+	// Should NOT be JSON (should be slog text format)
+	var logEntry map[string]interface{}
+	err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(strings.TrimSpace(output)), &logEntry)
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Error("Expected common format (not JSON), but got valid JSON")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestErrorLevel(t *testing.T) {
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+
+	// Create a logger with ERROR level to capture output
+	handler := slog.NewTextHandler(&buf, &slog.HandlerOptions{Level: slog.LevelError})
+	logger := slog.New(handler).With("component", "CrowdsecBouncerTraefikPlugin")
+
+	testMessage := "error only test"
+
+	// Test all log methods
+	logger.Error(testMessage)
+	logger.Warn(testMessage)  // Should not appear
+	logger.Info(testMessage)  // Should not appear
+	logger.Debug(testMessage) // Should not appear
+
+	output := buf.String()
+
+	// Only ERROR should appear
+	if !strings.Contains(output, "level=ERROR") {
+		t.Error("Expected ERROR message to appear")
+	}
+
+	// Other levels should NOT appear
+	unwantedLevels := []string{"level=WARN", "level=INFO", "level=DEBUG"}
+	for _, level := range unwantedLevels {
+		if strings.Contains(output, level) {
+			t.Errorf("Unexpected %s message appeared at ERROR level", level)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Verify only one message appears
+	messageCount := strings.Count(output, testMessage)
+	if messageCount != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("Expected 1 occurrence of test message at ERROR level, got %d", messageCount)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestInvalidLogFile(t *testing.T) {
+	// Try to create logger with invalid file path
+	logger := New("INFO", "/invalid/path/that/does/not/exist/test.log")
+
+	// Logger should still be created (falls back to stdout)
+	if logger == nil {
+		t.Fatal("Expected logger to be created even with invalid file path")
+	}
+
+	// Should not panic when logging
+	logger.Info("test message")
+}

renovate.json

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+{
+  "$schema": "https://docs.renovatebot.com/renovate-schema.json",
+  "extends": ["config:recommended"],
+  "gitAuthor": "Renovate Bot <22881669+maxlerebourg@users.noreply.github.com>",
+  "fetchChangeLogs": "off",
+  "labels": ["dependencies"],
+  "ignorePaths": ["**/vendor/**", "**/node_modules/**"],
+  "rangeStrategy": "bump",
+  "prConcurrentLimit": 1,
+  "branchPrefix": "renovate/",
+  "commitMessagePrefix": "⬆️ renovate: ",
+  "groupName": "all",
+  "dependencyDashboard": false,
+  "packageRules": [
+    {
+      "description": "Cap the Go version at what yaegi supports. The plugin is interpreted by yaegi (bundled in Traefik), and even Traefik v3.7.1 ships yaegi v0.16.1 = Go 1.22. A newer Go would break the plugin on every current Traefik. Raise this only once Traefik ships a yaegi supporting a newer Go.",
+      "matchManagers": ["gomod"],
+      "matchDepNames": ["go", "toolchain"],
+      "allowedVersions": "<1.23"
+    },
+    {
+      "description": "whoami is a throwaway demo backend; leave it on latest",
+      "matchPackageNames": ["traefik/whoami"],
+      "enabled": false
+    }
+  ],
+  "customManagers": [
+    {
+      "description": "Plugin self-pin in version.go (pluginVersion)",
+      "customType": "regex",
+      "managerFilePatterns": ["/^version\\.go$/"],
+      "matchStrings": [
+        "pluginVersion\\s*=\\s*\"(?<currentValue>v[0-9]+\\.[0-9]+\\.[0-9]+)\""
+      ],
+      "depNameTemplate": "maxlerebourg/crowdsec-bouncer-traefik-plugin",
+      "datasourceTemplate": "github-tags"
+    },
+    {
+      "description": "Plugin self-pin in docker-compose CLI args (--experimental.plugins.bouncer.version=vX)",
+      "customType": "regex",
+      "managerFilePatterns": ["/(^|/)docker-compose[^/]*\\.ya?ml$/"],
+      "matchStrings": [
+        "experimental\\.plugins\\.bouncer\\.version=(?<currentValue>v[0-9]+\\.[0-9]+\\.[0-9]+)"
+      ],
+      "depNameTemplate": "maxlerebourg/crowdsec-bouncer-traefik-plugin",
+      "datasourceTemplate": "github-tags"
+    },
+    {
+      "description": "Plugin self-pin in the Traefik Helm values (version: \"vX\")",
+      "customType": "regex",
+      "managerFilePatterns": ["/^examples/kubernetes/traefik/values\\.ya?ml$/"],
+      "matchStrings": [
+        "version:\\s*\"(?<currentValue>v[0-9]+\\.[0-9]+\\.[0-9]+)\""
+      ],
+      "depNameTemplate": "maxlerebourg/crowdsec-bouncer-traefik-plugin",
+      "datasourceTemplate": "github-tags"
+    },
+    {
+      "description": "Traefik image tag in the Traefik Helm values (no repository key, so match by file)",
+      "customType": "regex",
+      "managerFilePatterns": ["/^examples/kubernetes/traefik/values\\.ya?ml$/"],
+      "matchStrings": ["tag:\\s*(?<currentValue>v[0-9]+\\.[0-9]+\\.[0-9]+)"],
+      "depNameTemplate": "traefik",
+      "datasourceTemplate": "docker"
+    },
+    {
+      "description": "Crowdsec image tag in the Crowdsec Helm values (no repository key, so match by file)",
+      "customType": "regex",
+      "managerFilePatterns": [
+        "/^examples/kubernetes/crowdsec/values\\.ya?ml$/"
+      ],
+      "matchStrings": ["tag:\\s*(?<currentValue>v[0-9]+\\.[0-9]+\\.[0-9]+)"],
+      "depNameTemplate": "crowdsecurity/crowdsec",
+      "datasourceTemplate": "docker"
+    },
+    {
+      "description": "Pinned Traefik binary in the e2e mock suite (TRAEFIK_VERSION:-vX in common.sh)",
+      "customType": "regex",
+      "managerFilePatterns": ["/^tests/e2e/mock/lib/common\\.sh$/"],
+      "matchStrings": [
+        "TRAEFIK_VERSION:-(?<currentValue>v[0-9]+\\.[0-9]+\\.[0-9]+)"
+      ],
+      "depNameTemplate": "traefik/traefik",
+      "datasourceTemplate": "github-releases"
+    }
+  ]
+}

tests/e2e/mock/README.md

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+# Binary e2e suite (Traefik binary + mock LAPI)
+
+This suite runs **Traefik as a downloaded binary** with the plugin loaded from
+the local source tree, and replaces Crowdsec with a small **HTTP mock**
+([`mocklapi/`](mocklapi/main.go), a stdlib-only Go command). No Docker, no real
+Crowdsec.
+
+It is what **CI runs** (`make e2e_mock`). A separate, local-only **Docker
+suite** (real Traefik + Crowdsec, under `tests/e2e/scenarios`) is kept for
+high-fidelity debugging against a real Crowdsec but is not exercised in CI; it
+ships in its own PR (#333).
+
+## Scope — what this suite tests
+
+These tests validate the **plugin's own behaviour**: the request flow through
+the Traefik middleware, the live / none / stream modes, caching, trusted-IP
+bypass, ban / captcha page rendering, and the AppSec request path (header
+forwarding + enforcing the engine's allow/block verdict).
+
+The mock stands in for Crowdsec, emulating the slice of the LAPI HTTP contract
+the plugin consumes — including a single, deterministic AppSec rule (block any
+URI containing `rpc2`, the probe from [`examples/appsec-enabled`](../../../examples/appsec-enabled)).
+It is not the real WAF engine, so this suite exercises the plugin's AppSec
+*wiring* rather than the detection accuracy of OWASP CRS / virtual patching —
+that lives upstream in Crowdsec.
+
+## What runs
+
+| Component | How |
+|-----------|-----|
+| Traefik   | Binary `v3.7.1`, downloaded into `.cache/` (reused across local runs; re-downloaded on fresh CI runners) |
+| Plugin    | Loaded via `experimental.localPlugins` from the repo root (symlinked into `plugins-local/`) |
+| LAPI      | `mocklapi` — a stdlib-only Go command (its own nested module), compiled and cached under `.cache/`, driven through `/admin` endpoints instead of `cscli`. Serves plain HTTP, or HTTPS when `--lapi-tls-cert/--lapi-tls-key` are passed (the `tls-system-ca` scenario) |
+| AppSec    | WAF stand-in built into the mock — blocks URIs containing `rpc2`, allows the rest |
+| Backend   | A plain HTTP responder built into the mock |
+
+Fixed ports (override with env vars if needed): Traefik `8000`, LAPI `8090`,
+backend `8091`, AppSec `8092`.
+
+## Running locally
+
+Prerequisites: `bash`, `curl`, `go`, `tar` (plus `openssl` for the
+`tls-system-ca` scenario, which mints a throwaway CA at runtime). On first use
+the Traefik binary is fetched and the mock is compiled into `.cache/`. That
+cache is reused across local runs; CI runs on fresh runners, so both are
+recreated on every CI run.
+
+The `tls-system-ca` scenario verifies that, with no custom CA configured, the
+bouncer falls back to the OS/system trust store for an HTTPS LAPI: it serves the
+mock over TLS and points the Traefik process's `SSL_CERT_FILE` at the test CA
+(trusted → 200) or an empty bundle (untrusted → 403, proving it still verifies).
+
+```bash
+# one scenario
+make e2e_mock_stream-mode
+# or directly
+./tests/e2e/mock/scenarios/stream-mode/run.sh
+
+# the whole suite
+make e2e_mock
+```
+
+## Layout
+
+```
+mock/
+  lib/
+    common.sh     # stack lifecycle, Traefik download, mock build, assertions, admin client
+    traefik.yml   # static Traefik config (shared by all scenarios)
+  mocklapi/
+    go.mod        # nested module — kept out of the plugin's build/lint/vendor
+    main.go       # mock LAPI + AppSec stand-in + backend
+  scenarios/
+    <name>/
+      dynamic.yml # Traefik dynamic config (router + bouncer middleware + backend)
+      run.sh      # assertions for the scenario
+      *.html      # optional fixtures (ban / captcha templates)
+```
+
+`dynamic.yml` uses placeholders (`@@APIKEY@@`, `@@LAPI_HOST@@`,
+`@@BACKEND_URL@@`, `@@SCENARIO_DIR@@`) that `common.sh` substitutes at runtime.
+
+## Adding a scenario
+
+1. Create `scenarios/<name>/dynamic.yml` and `run.sh` (copy `stream-mode/` as a
+   template).
+2. In `run.sh`, define a `body` function with the assertions and call
+   `run_scenario "<name>" "$HERE" body`.
+3. Drive decisions with `lapi_add_decision <ip> [type] [duration]` and
+   `lapi_delete_decision <ip>`.
+4. Add `<name>` to `E2E_MOCK_SCENARIOS` in the `Makefile`.

tests/e2e/mock/lib/common.sh

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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Shared helpers for the binary (mock) e2e suite.
+#
+# Unlike the Docker suite under tests/e2e/scenarios, this one runs Traefik as a
+# downloaded binary and replaces Crowdsec with a small HTTP mock (the mocklapi
+# Go command). It validates the plugin's own behaviour (modes, cache, trusted
+# IPs, ban / captcha rendering, AppSec wiring) — not the accuracy of Crowdsec's
+# detection or its WAF engine, which the mock only stands in for.
+#
+# Dependencies: bash, curl, go, tar. The Traefik binary is downloaded and the
+# mock is compiled into .cache/ on first use. That cache persists across local
+# runs; CI runs on fresh runners, so both are recreated on every CI run.
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+# Pinned to match the Docker suite (tests/e2e/scenarios/*/docker-compose.yml).
+TRAEFIK_VERSION="${TRAEFIK_VERSION:-v3.7.8}"
+
+WEB_PORT="${WEB_PORT:-8000}"
+LAPI_PORT="${LAPI_PORT:-8090}"
+BACKEND_PORT="${BACKEND_PORT:-8091}"
+APPSEC_PORT="${APPSEC_PORT:-8092}"
+REDIS_PORT="${REDIS_PORT:-8093}"
+REDIS_READ_PORT="${REDIS_READ_PORT:-8094}"
+LAPI_KEY="${LAPI_KEY:-e2e-mock-key}"
+
+MOCK_LIB_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+REPO_ROOT="$(cd "$MOCK_LIB_DIR/../../../.." && pwd)"
+CACHE_DIR="$MOCK_LIB_DIR/../.cache"
+
+# Populated by start_stack / run_scenario, consumed by the EXIT trap.
+WORKDIR=""
+TRAEFIK_PID=""
+MOCK_PID=""
+SCENARIO_NAME=""
+SCENARIO_LOG=""
+
+# Resolve (and cache) the Traefik binary for this host, echoing its path.
+ensure_traefik() {
+  local bin="$CACHE_DIR/traefik-$TRAEFIK_VERSION"
+  if [[ -x "$bin" ]]; then
+    echo "$bin"
+    return 0
+  fi
+  mkdir -p "$CACHE_DIR"
+  local os arch
+  case "$(uname -s)" in
+    Linux) os=linux ;;
+    Darwin) os=darwin ;;
+    *) echo "ensure_traefik: unsupported OS $(uname -s)" >&2; return 1 ;;
+  esac
+  case "$(uname -m)" in
+    x86_64 | amd64) arch=amd64 ;;
+    aarch64 | arm64) arch=arm64 ;;
+    *) echo "ensure_traefik: unsupported arch $(uname -m)" >&2; return 1 ;;
+  esac
+  local url="https://github.com/traefik/traefik/releases/download/${TRAEFIK_VERSION}/traefik_${TRAEFIK_VERSION}_${os}_${arch}.tar.gz"
+  echo "ensure_traefik: downloading $url" >&2
+  local tmp
+  tmp="$(mktemp -d)"
+  curl -sSfL "$url" -o "$tmp/traefik.tar.gz"
+  tar -xzf "$tmp/traefik.tar.gz" -C "$tmp" traefik
+  mv "$tmp/traefik" "$bin"
+  chmod +x "$bin"
+  rm -rf "$tmp"
+  echo "$bin"
+}
+
+# Build (and cache) the mock LAPI binary, echoing its path. Go's build cache
+# makes the rebuild near-instant after the first run.
+ensure_mock() {
+  local bin="$CACHE_DIR/mocklapi"
+  mkdir -p "$CACHE_DIR"
+  ( cd "$MOCK_LIB_DIR/../mocklapi" && go build -o "$bin" . ) >&2
+  echo "$bin"
+}
+
+# Poll a URL until it returns the expected status code, or fail.
+# Usage: wait_for_status URL CODE [TIMEOUT_SECONDS] [curl args...]
+wait_for_status() {
+  local url="$1" expected="$2" timeout="${3:-30}"
+  shift 3 || true
+  local elapsed=0 got=""
+  while (( elapsed < timeout )); do
+    got=$(curl -s -o /dev/null -w '%{http_code}' "$@" "$url" || true)
+    if [[ "$got" == "$expected" ]]; then
+      return 0
+    fi
+    sleep 1
+    # Note: `((elapsed++))` returns exit 1 when elapsed is 0, which trips set -e.
+    elapsed=$((elapsed + 1))
+  done
+  echo "wait_for_status: $url expected $expected, last seen ${got:-<none>}" >&2
+  return 1
+}
+
+# Poll a URL until its body contains a substring, or fail. Used when the status
+# code alone can't tell the states apart (e.g. captcha page vs backend, both 200).
+# Usage: wait_for_body_contains URL NEEDLE [TIMEOUT_SECONDS] [curl args...]
+wait_for_body_contains() {
+  local url="$1" needle="$2" timeout="${3:-30}"
+  shift 3 || true
+  local elapsed=0 body=""
+  while (( elapsed < timeout )); do
+    body=$(curl -s "$@" "$url" || true)
+    if grep -q "$needle" <<<"$body"; then
+      return 0
+    fi
+    sleep 1
+    elapsed=$((elapsed + 1))
+  done
+  echo "wait_for_body_contains: $url did not contain \"$needle\" within ${timeout}s" >&2
+  return 1
+}
+
+# Assert a single curl returns the expected status code.
+# Usage: assert_status URL CODE [curl args...]
+assert_status() {
+  local url="$1" expected="$2"
+  shift 2 || true
+  local got
+  got=$(curl -s -o /dev/null -w '%{http_code}' "$@" "$url")
+  if [[ "$got" != "$expected" ]]; then
+    echo "assert_status: $url expected $expected, got $got" >&2
+    return 1
+  fi
+}
+
+# Assert a response header matches a value (case-insensitive name).
+# Usage: assert_header URL HEADER VALUE [curl args...]
+assert_header() {
+  local url="$1" header="$2" expected="$3"
+  shift 3 || true
+  local got
+  got=$(curl -s -D - -o /dev/null "$@" "$url" | tr -d '\r' \
+    | awk -v h="${header,,}" -F': ' 'tolower($1) == h { print $2; exit }')
+  if [[ "$got" != "$expected" ]]; then
+    echo "assert_header: $url header $header expected \"$expected\", got \"$got\"" >&2
+    return 1
+  fi
+}
+
+# Assert a response body contains a substring.
+# Usage: assert_body_contains URL NEEDLE [curl args...]
+assert_body_contains() {
+  local url="$1" needle="$2"
+  shift 2 || true
+  local body
+  body=$(curl -s "$@" "$url")
+  if ! grep -q "$needle" <<<"$body"; then
+    echo "assert_body_contains: $url expected to contain \"$needle\", got:" >&2
+    echo "$body" >&2
+    return 1
+  fi
+}
+
+# --- mock admin client -------------------------------------------------------
+
+lapi_add_decision() {
+  local ip="$1" type="${2:-ban}" duration="${3:-4h}"
+  curl -sS -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:${LAPI_PORT}/admin/decisions?ip=${ip}&type=${type}&duration=${duration}" >/dev/null
+}
+
+lapi_delete_decision() {
+  local ip="$1"
+  curl -sS -X DELETE "http://127.0.0.1:${LAPI_PORT}/admin/decisions?ip=${ip}" >/dev/null
+}
+
+# --- stack lifecycle ---------------------------------------------------------
+
+# start_stack SCENARIO_DIR
+# Spins up the mock + Traefik (with the scenario's dynamic.yml) and waits ready.
+start_stack() {
+  local scenario_dir="$1"
+  local traefik_bin mock_bin
+  traefik_bin="$(ensure_traefik)"
+  mock_bin="$(ensure_mock)"
+
+  WORKDIR="$(mktemp -d)"
+  # Expose the plugin source where Traefik's localPlugins loader expects it.
+  mkdir -p "$WORKDIR/plugins-local/src/github.com/maxlerebourg"
+  ln -s "$REPO_ROOT" "$WORKDIR/plugins-local/src/github.com/maxlerebourg/crowdsec-bouncer-traefik-plugin"
+
+  cp "$MOCK_LIB_DIR/traefik.yml" "$WORKDIR/traefik.yml"
+
+  # Render the scenario's dynamic config with the live ports / key / paths.
+  sed \
+    -e "s|@@APIKEY@@|${LAPI_KEY}|g" \
+    -e "s|@@LAPI_HOST@@|127.0.0.1:${LAPI_PORT}|g" \
+    -e "s|@@APPSEC_HOST@@|127.0.0.1:${APPSEC_PORT}|g" \
+    -e "s|@@BACKEND_URL@@|http://127.0.0.1:${BACKEND_PORT}|g" \
+    -e "s|@@REDIS_HOST@@|127.0.0.1:${REDIS_PORT}|g" \
+    -e "s|@@REDIS_READ_HOST@@|127.0.0.1:${REDIS_READ_PORT}|g" \
+    -e "s|@@SCENARIO_DIR@@|${scenario_dir}|g" \
+    "$scenario_dir/dynamic.yml" > "$WORKDIR/dynamic.yml"
+
+  # Opt-in HTTPS LAPI: a scenario exports LAPI_TLS_CERT/LAPI_TLS_KEY to serve the
+  # LAPI over TLS (used by tls-system-ca). Default empty -> plaintext as before.
+  local mock_tls_args=() lapi_scheme=http lapi_curl=()
+  if [[ -n "${LAPI_TLS_CERT:-}" && -n "${LAPI_TLS_KEY:-}" ]]; then
+    mock_tls_args=(--lapi-tls-cert "$LAPI_TLS_CERT" --lapi-tls-key "$LAPI_TLS_KEY")
+    lapi_scheme=https
+    lapi_curl=(-k) # the readiness probe ignores trust; the bouncer's trust is what we test
+  fi
+
+  "$mock_bin" \
+    --lapi-addr "127.0.0.1:${LAPI_PORT}" \
+    --backend-addr "127.0.0.1:${BACKEND_PORT}" \
+    --appsec-addr "127.0.0.1:${APPSEC_PORT}" \
+    --redis-addr "127.0.0.1:${REDIS_PORT}" \
+    --redis-read-addr "127.0.0.1:${REDIS_READ_PORT}" \
+    "${mock_tls_args[@]}" >"$WORKDIR/mock.log" 2>&1 &
+  MOCK_PID=$!
+
+  # Opt-in trust store for the Traefik process: a scenario exports
+  # TRAEFIK_SSL_CERT_FILE to point Go's x509.SystemCertPool() at a specific CA
+  # bundle. Empty -> Go's default system store (unchanged behaviour).
+  ( cd "$WORKDIR" && SSL_CERT_FILE="${TRAEFIK_SSL_CERT_FILE:-}" exec "$traefik_bin" --configfile=traefik.yml ) >"$WORKDIR/traefik.log" 2>&1 &
+  TRAEFIK_PID=$!
+
+  wait_for_status "${lapi_scheme}://127.0.0.1:${LAPI_PORT}/health" 200 30 "${lapi_curl[@]}"
+  # AppSec stand-in: a bare GET carries no "rpc2" URI, so it answers 200 (allow).
+  wait_for_status "http://127.0.0.1:${APPSEC_PORT}/" 200 30
+  # /ping is served by Traefik itself once it is up (plugin compilation included).
+  wait_for_status "http://127.0.0.1:${WEB_PORT}/ping" 200 60
+}
+
+stop_stack() {
+  [[ -n "$TRAEFIK_PID" ]] && kill "$TRAEFIK_PID" 2>/dev/null || true
+  [[ -n "$MOCK_PID" ]] && kill "$MOCK_PID" 2>/dev/null || true
+  [[ -n "$TRAEFIK_PID" ]] && wait "$TRAEFIK_PID" 2>/dev/null || true
+  [[ -n "$MOCK_PID" ]] && wait "$MOCK_PID" 2>/dev/null || true
+  [[ -n "$WORKDIR" && -d "$WORKDIR" ]] && rm -rf "$WORKDIR" || true
+}
+
+dump_diagnostics() {
+  echo "=== traefik.log ==="
+  cat "$WORKDIR/traefik.log" 2>/dev/null || true
+  echo "=== mock.log ==="
+  cat "$WORKDIR/mock.log" 2>/dev/null || true
+}
+
+# EXIT trap: runs after the scenario body (or after a failed assertion under
+# `set -e`), so it relies only on globals, never on run_scenario's locals.
+_scenario_cleanup() {
+  local rc=$?
+  if (( rc != 0 )); then
+    dump_diagnostics > "$SCENARIO_LOG" 2>&1 || true
+    echo "[$SCENARIO_NAME] failed. Logs written to $SCENARIO_LOG" >&2
+  fi
+  stop_stack
+  exit $rc
+}
+
+# run_scenario SCENARIO_NAME SCENARIO_DIR BODY_FN
+# Wraps lifecycle + diagnostics so each run.sh stays declarative.
+run_scenario() {
+  SCENARIO_NAME="$1"
+  local dir="$2" body="$3"
+  SCENARIO_LOG="/tmp/e2e-mock-${SCENARIO_NAME}.log"
+  trap _scenario_cleanup EXIT
+
+  echo "[$SCENARIO_NAME] starting binary stack (Traefik + mock LAPI)..."
+  start_stack "$dir"
+  "$body"
+  echo "[$SCENARIO_NAME] OK"
+}

tests/e2e/mock/lib/traefik.yml

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+# Static Traefik configuration for the binary e2e suite.
+# The dynamic part (router + bouncer middleware + backend service) lives in
+# dynamic.yml, generated per scenario by common.sh.
+entryPoints:
+  web:
+    address: ":8000"
+    forwardedHeaders:
+      # The test's curl sets X-Forwarded-For; preserve it through the proxy.
+      insecure: true
+
+log:
+  level: INFO
+
+accessLog: {}
+
+# /ping on the web entrypoint is the readiness probe — no dashboard/API needed.
+ping:
+  entryPoint: web
+
+providers:
+  file:
+    filename: dynamic.yml
+    watch: false
+
+experimental:
+  localPlugins:
+    bouncer:
+      moduleName: github.com/maxlerebourg/crowdsec-bouncer-traefik-plugin

tests/e2e/mock/mocklapi/go.mod

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+// Standalone module so this test helper stays out of the plugin module:
+// it is excluded from the plugin's `go build ./...`, `go test ./...`,
+// golangci-lint and `go mod vendor`. Stdlib only — no dependencies.
+module mocklapi
+
+go 1.22.12

tests/e2e/mock/mocklapi/main.go

@@ -0,0 +1,218 @@
+// Command mocklapi is a minimal Crowdsec LAPI stand-in for the binary e2e
+// suite. It answers only the few LAPI routes the plugin calls — live/none
+// decision lookups, the stream poll and the usage-metrics push — and lets the
+// test drive decisions through /admin instead of `cscli`. It also serves the
+// stub upstream that Traefik proxies allowed requests to, and a hardcoded Redis
+// stand-in for exercising the redis cache path.
+//
+// It is NOT a Crowdsec/AppSec conformance harness — the real WAF engine (OWASP
+// CRS, virtual patching) is out of scope. The AppSec endpoint here emulates a
+// single deterministic rule so the suite can exercise the plugin's AppSec
+// wiring (header forwarding, allow/block handling) end to end. See the README.
+package main
+
+import (
+	"bufio"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"flag"
+	"io"
+	"log"
+	"net"
+	"net/http"
+	"strings"
+	"sync"
+)
+
+// Decision is the subset of a LAPI decision the plugin actually reads.
+type Decision struct {
+	Value    string `json:"value"`
+	Type     string `json:"type"`
+	Duration string `json:"duration"`
+}
+
+var (
+	mu      sync.Mutex
+	active  = map[string]Decision{} // ip -> decision currently in force
+	deleted = map[string]Decision{} // ip -> decision to report in the stream "deleted" list
+)
+
+func writeJSON(w http.ResponseWriter, v any) {
+	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+	_ = json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(v)
+}
+
+func list(m map[string]Decision) []Decision {
+	out := make([]Decision, 0, len(m))
+	for _, d := range m {
+		out = append(out, d)
+	}
+	return out
+}
+
+// --- Redis mock (inline-command wire format, as spoken by simpleredis) ---
+
+// serveRedis is a hardcoded stand-in. When verdicts is true it plays a replica
+// that holds decisions: every line is scanned for known IPs, 1.2.3.4 → "f"
+// (clean), 1.2.3.5 → "t" (banned); any other GET is a miss ($-1). When verdicts
+// is false it plays the primary and answers every GET with a miss, so a
+// scenario can prove reads are served from the replica and not the primary.
+// SET, DEL, AUTH, SELECT get +OK (they don't read the response anyway).
+func serveRedis(addr string, verdicts bool) {
+	ln, err := net.Listen("tcp", addr)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	defer ln.Close()
+
+	for {
+		conn, err := ln.Accept()
+		if err != nil {
+			continue
+		}
+		go func(conn net.Conn) {
+			defer conn.Close()
+			rd := bufio.NewReader(conn)
+			for {
+				line, _, err := rd.ReadLine()
+				if err != nil {
+					return
+				}
+				s := string(line)
+				switch {
+				case verdicts && strings.Contains(s, "1.2.3.4"):
+					conn.Write([]byte("$1\r\nf\r\n"))
+				case verdicts && strings.Contains(s, "1.2.3.5"):
+					conn.Write([]byte("$1\r\nt\r\n"))
+				case strings.HasPrefix(strings.ToUpper(s), "GET "):
+					conn.Write([]byte("$-1\r\n"))
+				default:
+					conn.Write([]byte("+OK\r\n"))
+				}
+			}
+		}(conn)
+	}
+}
+
+func main() {
+	lapiAddr := flag.String("lapi-addr", "127.0.0.1:8090", "address for the LAPI mock")
+	// The stub upstream Traefik proxies allowed requests to — the binary-suite
+	// equivalent of the traefik/whoami container. Not AppSec.
+	backendAddr := flag.String("backend-addr", "127.0.0.1:8091", "address for the stub upstream service")
+	// AppSec WAF stand-in (the real engine listens on :7422). Not a CRS engine.
+	appsecAddr := flag.String("appsec-addr", "127.0.0.1:8092", "address for the AppSec mock")
+	// Redis stand-ins on plain TCP ports, enough to exercise the plugin's redis
+	// cache path. The primary answers every GET with a miss; the replica serves
+	// the hardcoded verdicts, so a scenario pointing redisCacheReadHosts at the
+	// replica proves reads are offloaded to replicas.
+	redisAddr := flag.String("redis-addr", "127.0.0.1:8093", "address for the Redis primary mock (writes; GET always misses)")
+	redisReadAddr := flag.String("redis-read-addr", "127.0.0.1:8094", "address for the Redis replica mock (serves cached verdicts)")
+	// Optional TLS for the LAPI: when both are set the LAPI is served over HTTPS
+	// (cert signed by the scenario's throwaway CA) so the suite can exercise the
+	// bouncer's system-trust-store path. Backend and AppSec stay plaintext.
+	lapiTLSCert := flag.String("lapi-tls-cert", "", "PEM cert to serve the LAPI over HTTPS (optional)")
+	lapiTLSKey := flag.String("lapi-tls-key", "", "PEM key for --lapi-tls-cert")
+	flag.Parse()
+
+	go func() {
+		log.Fatal(http.ListenAndServe(*backendAddr, http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request) {
+			_, _ = w.Write([]byte("E2E_BACKEND_OK\n"))
+		})))
+	}()
+
+	// AppSec mock: the plugin forwards the request metadata in X-Crowdsec-Appsec-*
+	// headers and reads our status — 200 allows, 403 blocks. We emulate one
+	// deterministic virtual-patching rule (block any URI containing "rpc2", the
+	// exact probe from examples/appsec-enabled) so the plugin's AppSec path is
+	// exercised without standing up the real WAF.
+	go func() {
+		log.Fatal(http.ListenAndServe(*appsecAddr, http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+			if strings.Contains(r.Header.Get("X-Crowdsec-Appsec-Uri"), "403") {
+				w.WriteHeader(http.StatusForbidden)
+			}
+			if strings.Contains(r.Header.Get("X-Crowdsec-Appsec-Uri"), "500") {
+				w.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
+			}
+			if strings.Contains(r.Header.Get("X-Crowdsec-Appsec-Uri"), "502") {
+				w.WriteHeader(http.StatusBadGateway)
+			}
+			// Read body
+			body, err := io.ReadAll(r.Body)
+			if err != nil {
+				w.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
+				return
+			}
+			defer r.Body.Close()
+			if strings.Contains(string(body), "a=0") {
+				w.WriteHeader(http.StatusForbidden)
+				return
+			}
+		})))
+	}()
+
+	go serveRedis(*redisAddr, false)
+	go serveRedis(*redisReadAddr, true)
+
+	mux := http.NewServeMux()
+
+	// Readiness probe for the test harness (empty body, 200).
+	mux.HandleFunc("/health", func(http.ResponseWriter, *http.Request) {})
+
+	// live / none mode: the plugin asks about one IP and expects a decision
+	// array, or the literal `null` when there is none.
+	mux.HandleFunc("/v1/decisions", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		mu.Lock()
+		defer mu.Unlock()
+		if d, ok := active[r.URL.Query().Get("ip")]; ok {
+			writeJSON(w, []Decision{d})
+			return
+		}
+		_, _ = w.Write([]byte("null"))
+	})
+
+	// stream mode: report the whole active set as "new" and anything removed as
+	// "deleted". Re-sending the same on every poll is harmless — the plugin just
+	// re-adds to / re-deletes from its cache.
+	mux.HandleFunc("/v1/decisions/stream", func(w http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request) {
+		mu.Lock()
+		defer mu.Unlock()
+		writeJSON(w, map[string][]Decision{"new": list(active), "deleted": list(deleted)})
+	})
+
+	// usage-metrics push: accept and ignore.
+	mux.HandleFunc("/v1/usage-metrics", func(w http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request) {
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusCreated)
+	})
+
+	// Test control plane: add / remove decisions instead of cscli.
+	mux.HandleFunc("/admin/decisions", func(_ http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		q := r.URL.Query()
+		ip := q.Get("ip")
+		mu.Lock()
+		defer mu.Unlock()
+		switch r.Method {
+		case http.MethodPost:
+			dtype := q.Get("type")
+			if dtype == "" {
+				dtype = "ban"
+			}
+			duration := q.Get("duration")
+			if duration == "" {
+				duration = "4h"
+			}
+			active[ip] = Decision{Value: ip, Type: dtype, Duration: duration}
+			delete(deleted, ip)
+		case http.MethodDelete:
+			if d, ok := active[ip]; ok {
+				deleted[ip] = d
+				delete(active, ip)
+			}
+		}
+	})
+
+	if *lapiTLSCert != "" && *lapiTLSKey != "" {
+		log.Printf("mocklapi: LAPI on %s (TLS), backend on %s, appsec on %s, redis on %s (read %s)", *lapiAddr, *backendAddr, *appsecAddr, *redisAddr, *redisReadAddr)
+		log.Fatal(http.ListenAndServeTLS(*lapiAddr, *lapiTLSCert, *lapiTLSKey, mux))
+	}
+	log.Printf("mocklapi: LAPI on %s, backend on %s, appsec on %s, redis on %s (read %s)", *lapiAddr, *backendAddr, *appsecAddr, *redisAddr, *redisReadAddr)
+	log.Fatal(http.ListenAndServe(*lapiAddr, mux))
+}

tests/e2e/mock/scenarios/appsec/dynamic.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+http:
+  routers:
+    r:
+      rule: "PathPrefix(`/foo`)"
+      entryPoints:
+        - web
+      service: backend
+      middlewares:
+        - bouncer
+  services:
+    backend:
+      loadBalancer:
+        servers:
+          - url: "@@BACKEND_URL@@"
+  middlewares:
+    bouncer:
+      plugin:
+        bouncer:
+          enabled: "true"
+          # IP bouncing disabled — this scenario exercises AppSec only.
+          crowdsecMode: appsec
+          crowdsecLapiScheme: http
+          crowdsecLapiHost: "@@LAPI_HOST@@"
+          crowdsecLapiKey: "@@APIKEY@@"
+          crowdsecAppsecEnabled: "true"
+          crowdsecAppsecFailureBlock: "true"
+          crowdsecAppsecBodyLimit: 4
+          crowdsecAppsecUnreachableBlock: "false"
+          crowdsecAppsecScheme: http
+          crowdsecAppsecHost: "@@APPSEC_HOST@@"
+          forwardedHeadersTrustedIps:
+            - "127.0.0.1/32"

tests/e2e/mock/scenarios/appsec/run.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+HERE="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd)"
+# shellcheck source=../../lib/common.sh
+source "$HERE/../../lib/common.sh"
+
+SCENARIO=appsec
+
+# AppSec wiring check: the plugin forwards each request to the AppSec engine and
+# enforces its verdict. The mock emulates one virtual-patching rule (block any
+# URI containing "rpc2"), mirroring examples/appsec-enabled. This proves the
+# plugin's AppSec path end to end (header forwarding + allow/block handling); it
+# does not test the real WAF's detection accuracy.
+body() {
+  echo "[$SCENARIO] benign request must pass (AppSec 200)"
+  assert_status "http://127.0.0.1:${WEB_PORT}/foo" 200 -H "X-Forwarded-For: 1.2.3.4"
+
+  echo "[$SCENARIO] request that return 403 must be blocked (AppSec 403)"
+  assert_status "http://127.0.0.1:${WEB_PORT}/foo/403" 403 -H "X-Forwarded-For: 1.2.3.4"
+
+  echo "[$SCENARIO] request that return 500 must be blocked (because CrowdsecAppsecFailureBlock = true) (AppSec 500)"
+  assert_status "http://127.0.0.1:${WEB_PORT}/foo/500" 403 -H "X-Forwarded-For: 1.2.3.4"
+
+  echo "[$SCENARIO] request that return 502 must pass (because CrowdsecAppsecUnreachableBlock = false) (Proxy error 502)"
+  assert_status "http://127.0.0.1:${WEB_PORT}/foo/502" 200 -H "X-Forwarded-For: 1.2.3.4"
+
+  echo "[$SCENARIO] request that send bad body after crowdsecAppsecBodyLimit must pass (AppSec 200)"
+  assert_status "http://127.0.0.1:${WEB_PORT}/foo" 200 -H "X-Forwarded-For: 1.2.3.4" -X POST -d "______&a=0"
+
+  echo "[$SCENARIO] request that send bad body before crowdsecAppsecBodyLimit must pass (AppSec 403)"
+  assert_status "http://127.0.0.1:${WEB_PORT}/foo" 403 -H "X-Forwarded-For: 1.2.3.4" -X POST -d "a=0&______"
+
+  echo "[$SCENARIO] request http2 that send no body GET (AppSec 200)"
+  assert_status "http://127.0.0.1:${WEB_PORT}/foo" 200 -H "X-Forwarded-For: 1.2.3.4" --http2-prior-knowledge -H "Content-Length:"
+
+  echo "[$SCENARIO] request http2 that send unreadable body GET (AppSec 403)"
+  assert_status "http://127.0.0.1:${WEB_PORT}/foo" 403 -H "X-Forwarded-For: 1.2.3.4" --http2-prior-knowledge -H "Content-Length:" -d "test"
+
+  echo "[$SCENARIO] request http2 that send unreadable body POST (AppSec 403)"
+  assert_status "http://127.0.0.1:${WEB_PORT}/foo" 403 -H "X-Forwarded-For: 1.2.3.4" --http2-prior-knowledge -H "Content-Length:" -X POST -d "test"
+}
+
+run_scenario "$SCENARIO" "$HERE" body

tests/e2e/mock/scenarios/captcha/captcha.html

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="en">
+<head><meta charset="utf-8"><title>E2E captcha marker</title></head>
+<body>
+<h1 id="e2e-captcha-marker">E2E_CAPTCHA_PAGE_MARKER</h1>
+<script src="{{ .FrontendJS }}"></script>
+<div class="{{ .FrontendKey }}" data-sitekey="{{ .SiteKey }}"></div>
+</body>
+</html>

tests/e2e/mock/scenarios/captcha/dynamic.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+http:
+  routers:
+    r:
+      rule: "PathPrefix(`/foo`)"
+      entryPoints:
+        - web
+      service: backend
+      middlewares:
+        - bouncer
+  services:
+    backend:
+      loadBalancer:
+        servers:
+          - url: "@@BACKEND_URL@@"
+  middlewares:
+    bouncer:
+      plugin:
+        bouncer:
+          enabled: "true"
+          crowdsecMode: stream
+          updateIntervalSeconds: "2"
+          crowdsecLapiScheme: http
+          crowdsecLapiHost: "@@LAPI_HOST@@"
+          crowdsecLapiKey: "@@APIKEY@@"
+          forwardedHeadersTrustedIps:
+            - "127.0.0.1/32"
+          captchaProvider: turnstile
+          # Cloudflare Turnstile public test keys: render a valid widget without
+          # contacting a real API key.
+          captchaSiteKey: "1x00000000000000000000AA"
+          captchaSecretKey: "1x0000000000000000000000000000000AA"
+          captchaHtmlFilePath: "@@SCENARIO_DIR@@/captcha.html"
+          captchaGracePeriodSeconds: "10"

tests/e2e/mock/scenarios/captcha/run.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+HERE="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd)"
+# shellcheck source=../../lib/common.sh
+source "$HERE/../../lib/common.sh"
+
+SCENARIO=captcha
+
+body() {
+  echo "[$SCENARIO] adding captcha decision for 1.2.3.4"
+  lapi_add_decision 1.2.3.4 captcha 5m
+
+  # Status stays 200 before/after (captcha page vs backend), so gate on the body
+  # marker appearing once the captcha decision has been polled.
+  echo "[$SCENARIO] captcha page must be served once the decision is polled (200 + marker)"
+  wait_for_body_contains "http://127.0.0.1:${WEB_PORT}/foo" "E2E_CAPTCHA_PAGE_MARKER" 15 -H "X-Forwarded-For: 1.2.3.4"
+
+  echo "[$SCENARIO] captcha response Content-Type is HTML"
+  assert_header "http://127.0.0.1:${WEB_PORT}/foo" Content-Type "text/html; charset=utf-8" -H "X-Forwarded-For: 1.2.3.4"
+
+  echo "[$SCENARIO] captcha response is HTTP 200 (the captcha page itself, not a 403)"
+  assert_status "http://127.0.0.1:${WEB_PORT}/foo" 200 -H "X-Forwarded-For: 1.2.3.4"
+
+  echo "[$SCENARIO] non-flagged IP must still pass through to the backend"
+  assert_status "http://127.0.0.1:${WEB_PORT}/foo" 200 -H "X-Forwarded-For: 5.6.7.8"
+}
+
+run_scenario "$SCENARIO" "$HERE" body

tests/e2e/mock/scenarios/custom-ban-page/ban.json

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+  "marker": "E2E_CUSTOM_BAN_PAGE_MARKER",
+  "body": "IP: {{ .ClientIP }}, reason: {{ .RemediationReason }}, trace: {{ .TraceID }}"
+}

tests/e2e/mock/scenarios/custom-ban-page/dynamic.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+http:
+  routers:
+    r:
+      rule: "PathPrefix(`/foo`)"
+      entryPoints:
+        - web
+      service: backend
+      middlewares:
+        - bouncer
+  services:
+    backend:
+      loadBalancer:
+        servers:
+          - url: "@@BACKEND_URL@@"
+  middlewares:
+    bouncer:
+      plugin:
+        bouncer:
+          enabled: "true"
+          crowdsecMode: stream
+          updateIntervalSeconds: "2"
+          crowdsecLapiScheme: http
+          crowdsecLapiHost: "@@LAPI_HOST@@"
+          crowdsecLapiKey: "@@APIKEY@@"
+          forwardedHeadersTrustedIps:
+            - "127.0.0.1/32"
+          banFilePath: "@@SCENARIO_DIR@@/ban.json"
+          remediationHeadersCustomName: "X-E2E-Remediation"
+          traceHeadersCustomName: x-trace

tests/e2e/mock/scenarios/custom-ban-page/run.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+HERE="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd)"
+# shellcheck source=../../lib/common.sh
+source "$HERE/../../lib/common.sh"
+
+SCENARIO=custom-ban-page
+
+body() {
+  echo "[$SCENARIO] adding ban decision"
+  lapi_add_decision 1.2.3.4 ban 5m
+
+  echo "[$SCENARIO] banned response becomes 403 once the next stream poll lands"
+  wait_for_status "http://127.0.0.1:${WEB_PORT}/foo" 403 15 -H "X-Forwarded-For: 1.2.3.4"
+
+  echo "[$SCENARIO] banned response Content-Type is HTML"
+  assert_header "http://127.0.0.1:${WEB_PORT}/foo" Content-Type "application/json" -H "X-Forwarded-For: 1.2.3.4"
+
+  echo "[$SCENARIO] banned response body contains the custom marker"
+  assert_body_contains "http://127.0.0.1:${WEB_PORT}/foo" "E2E_CUSTOM_BAN_PAGE_MARKER" -H "X-Forwarded-For: 1.2.3.4"
+
+  echo "[$SCENARIO] banned response body contains the IP and reason from templating"
+  assert_body_contains "http://127.0.0.1:${WEB_PORT}/foo" "IP: 1.2.3.4, reason: LAPI, trace: 0123456789" -H "X-Forwarded-For: 1.2.3.4" -H "X-Trace: 0123456789"
+
+  echo "[$SCENARIO] banned response carries the custom remediation header (remediationHeadersCustomName)"
+  assert_header "http://127.0.0.1:${WEB_PORT}/foo" X-E2E-Remediation "ban" -H "X-Forwarded-For: 1.2.3.4"
+}
+
+run_scenario "$SCENARIO" "$HERE" body

tests/e2e/mock/scenarios/live-mode/dynamic.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+http:
+  routers:
+    r:
+      rule: "PathPrefix(`/foo`)"
+      entryPoints:
+        - web
+      service: backend
+      middlewares:
+        - bouncer
+  services:
+    backend:
+      loadBalancer:
+        servers:
+          - url: "@@BACKEND_URL@@"
+  middlewares:
+    bouncer:
+      plugin:
+        bouncer:
+          enabled: "true"
+          crowdsecMode: live
+          defaultDecisionSeconds: "2"
+          crowdsecLapiScheme: http
+          crowdsecLapiHost: "@@LAPI_HOST@@"
+          crowdsecLapiKey: "@@APIKEY@@"
+          forwardedHeadersTrustedIps:
+            - "127.0.0.1/32"

tests/e2e/mock/scenarios/live-mode/run.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+HERE="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd)"
+# shellcheck source=../../lib/common.sh
+source "$HERE/../../lib/common.sh"
+
+SCENARIO=live-mode
+
+body() {
+  echo "[$SCENARIO] no decision -> first hit queries LAPI, returns 200, caches 'allowed' for 2s"
+  assert_status "http://127.0.0.1:${WEB_PORT}/foo" 200 -H "X-Forwarded-For: 1.2.3.4"
+
+  echo "[$SCENARIO] adding ban decision for 1.2.3.4"
+  lapi_add_decision 1.2.3.4 ban 5m
+
+  # Stays 200 until the cached 'allowed' (defaultDecisionSeconds) expires, then
+  # the re-query sees the ban — poll instead of guessing the cache TTL.
+  echo "[$SCENARIO] hit must turn 403 once the cached 'allowed' expires and LAPI is re-queried"
+  wait_for_status "http://127.0.0.1:${WEB_PORT}/foo" 403 15 -H "X-Forwarded-For: 1.2.3.4"
+
+  echo "[$SCENARIO] another non-banned IP must still pass"
+  assert_status "http://127.0.0.1:${WEB_PORT}/foo" 200 -H "X-Forwarded-For: 5.6.7.8"
+}
+
+run_scenario "$SCENARIO" "$HERE" body

tests/e2e/mock/scenarios/none-mode/dynamic.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+http:
+  routers:
+    r:
+      rule: "PathPrefix(`/foo`)"
+      entryPoints:
+        - web
+      service: backend
+      middlewares:
+        - bouncer
+  services:
+    backend:
+      loadBalancer:
+        servers:
+          - url: "@@BACKEND_URL@@"
+  middlewares:
+    bouncer:
+      plugin:
+        bouncer:
+          enabled: "true"
+          crowdsecMode: none
+          crowdsecLapiScheme: http
+          crowdsecLapiHost: "@@LAPI_HOST@@"
+          crowdsecLapiKey: "@@APIKEY@@"
+          forwardedHeadersTrustedIps:
+            - "127.0.0.1/32"

tests/e2e/mock/scenarios/none-mode/run.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+HERE="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd)"
+# shellcheck source=../../lib/common.sh
+source "$HERE/../../lib/common.sh"
+
+SCENARIO=none-mode
+
+body() {
+  echo "[$SCENARIO] no decision -> request passes (LAPI queried per request)"
+  assert_status "http://127.0.0.1:${WEB_PORT}/foo" 200 -H "X-Forwarded-For: 1.2.3.4"
+
+  echo "[$SCENARIO] adding ban decision for 1.2.3.4"
+  lapi_add_decision 1.2.3.4 ban 5m
+
+  echo "[$SCENARIO] none mode has no cache -> next request must be blocked immediately"
+  assert_status "http://127.0.0.1:${WEB_PORT}/foo" 403 -H "X-Forwarded-For: 1.2.3.4"
+
+  echo "[$SCENARIO] deleting decision"
+  lapi_delete_decision 1.2.3.4
+
+  echo "[$SCENARIO] previously banned IP must pass again immediately"
+  assert_status "http://127.0.0.1:${WEB_PORT}/foo" 200 -H "X-Forwarded-For: 1.2.3.4"
+}
+
+run_scenario "$SCENARIO" "$HERE" body

tests/e2e/mock/scenarios/redis/dynamic.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+http:
+  routers:
+    r:
+      rule: "PathPrefix(`/foo`)"
+      entryPoints:
+        - web
+      service: backend
+      middlewares:
+        - bouncer
+  services:
+    backend:
+      loadBalancer:
+        servers:
+          - url: "@@BACKEND_URL@@"
+  middlewares:
+    bouncer:
+      plugin:
+        bouncer:
+          enabled: "true"
+          crowdsecMode: live
+          crowdsecLapiScheme: http
+          crowdsecLapiHost: "@@LAPI_HOST@@"
+          crowdsecLapiKey: "@@APIKEY@@"
+          redisCacheEnabled: "true"
+          redisCacheHost: "@@REDIS_HOST@@"
+          redisCacheReadHosts:
+            - "@@REDIS_READ_HOST@@"
+            - "@@REDIS_HOST@@"
+          forwardedHeadersTrustedIps:
+            - "127.0.0.1/32"

tests/e2e/mock/scenarios/redis/run.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+HERE="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd)"
+# shellcheck source=../../lib/common.sh
+source "$HERE/../../lib/common.sh"
+
+SCENARIO=redis
+
+# The replica mock returns "f" (not banned) for 1.2.3.4 and "t" (banned) for 1.2.3.5.
+# The primary mock always misses.
+body() {
+  echo "[$SCENARIO] cached banned IP must not be blocked because call for primary (test rotation)"
+  assert_status "http://127.0.0.1:${WEB_PORT}/foo" 200 -H "X-Forwarded-For: 1.2.3.5"
+
+  echo "[$SCENARIO] cached banned IP must be blocked"
+  assert_status "http://127.0.0.1:${WEB_PORT}/foo" 403 -H "X-Forwarded-For: 1.2.3.5"
+
+  echo "[$SCENARIO] cached clean IP must pass"
+  assert_status "http://127.0.0.1:${WEB_PORT}/foo" 200 -H "X-Forwarded-For: 1.2.3.4"
+
+  echo "[$SCENARIO] unknown IP (redis miss) must fall through to LAPI and pass"
+  assert_status "http://127.0.0.1:${WEB_PORT}/foo" 200 -H "X-Forwarded-For: 1.2.3.6"
+}
+
+run_scenario "$SCENARIO" "$HERE" body

tests/e2e/mock/scenarios/stream-mode/dynamic.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+http:
+  routers:
+    r:
+      rule: "PathPrefix(`/foo`)"
+      entryPoints:
+        - web
+      service: backend
+      middlewares:
+        - bouncer
+  services:
+    backend:
+      loadBalancer:
+        servers:
+          - url: "@@BACKEND_URL@@"
+  middlewares:
+    bouncer:
+      plugin:
+        bouncer:
+          enabled: "true"
+          crowdsecMode: stream
+          updateIntervalSeconds: "2"
+          crowdsecLapiScheme: http
+          crowdsecLapiHost: "@@LAPI_HOST@@"
+          crowdsecLapiKey: "@@APIKEY@@"
+          forwardedHeadersTrustedIps:
+            - "127.0.0.1/32"

tests/e2e/mock/scenarios/stream-mode/run.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+HERE="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd)"
+# shellcheck source=../../lib/common.sh
+source "$HERE/../../lib/common.sh"
+
+SCENARIO=stream-mode
+
+body() {
+  echo "[$SCENARIO] no decision yet -> request allowed"
+  assert_status "http://127.0.0.1:${WEB_PORT}/foo" 200 -H "X-Forwarded-For: 1.2.3.4"
+
+  echo "[$SCENARIO] adding ban decision for 1.2.3.4"
+  lapi_add_decision 1.2.3.4 ban 5m
+
+  echo "[$SCENARIO] banned IP must be blocked once the next stream poll lands (HTTP 403)"
+  wait_for_status "http://127.0.0.1:${WEB_PORT}/foo" 403 15 -H "X-Forwarded-For: 1.2.3.4"
+
+  echo "[$SCENARIO] non-banned IP must still pass (HTTP 200)"
+  assert_status "http://127.0.0.1:${WEB_PORT}/foo" 200 -H "X-Forwarded-For: 5.6.7.8"
+
+  echo "[$SCENARIO] deleting ban decision"
+  lapi_delete_decision 1.2.3.4
+
+  echo "[$SCENARIO] previously banned IP must pass again once the deletion is polled"
+  wait_for_status "http://127.0.0.1:${WEB_PORT}/foo" 200 15 -H "X-Forwarded-For: 1.2.3.4"
+}
+
+run_scenario "$SCENARIO" "$HERE" body

tests/e2e/mock/scenarios/tls-system-ca/dynamic.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+http:
+  routers:
+    r:
+      rule: "PathPrefix(`/foo`)"
+      entryPoints:
+        - web
+      service: backend
+      middlewares:
+        - bouncer
+  services:
+    backend:
+      loadBalancer:
+        servers:
+          - url: "@@BACKEND_URL@@"
+  middlewares:
+    bouncer:
+      plugin:
+        bouncer:
+          enabled: "true"
+          crowdsecMode: live
+          defaultDecisionSeconds: "2"
+          # HTTPS LAPI with NO custom CA configured: the bouncer must fall back to
+          # the OS/system trust store (which the scenario controls via SSL_CERT_FILE).
+          crowdsecLapiScheme: https
+          crowdsecLapiHost: "@@LAPI_HOST@@"
+          crowdsecLapiKey: "@@APIKEY@@"
+          forwardedHeadersTrustedIps:
+            - "127.0.0.1/32"

tests/e2e/mock/scenarios/tls-system-ca/run.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Scenario: HTTPS LAPI with no custom CA configured -> the bouncer must fall back
+# to the OS/system trust store (PR #331). In the binary suite the "system trust
+# store" is whatever Go's x509.SystemCertPool() reads, which honours SSL_CERT_FILE
+# on the Traefik process. We mint a throwaway CA, serve the mock LAPI over HTTPS
+# with a cert signed by it, and run the stack twice:
+#
+#   positive: SSL_CERT_FILE = our CA      -> LAPI trusted        -> 200
+#   negative: SSL_CERT_FILE = empty bundle -> LAPI not trusted    -> 403
+#
+# live mode is fail-closed, so a TLS error becomes a 403. The negative run proves
+# the patch still VERIFIES (it is not an insecure skip).
+#
+# Extra dependency vs other scenarios: openssl.
+set -euo pipefail
+
+HERE="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd)"
+# shellcheck source=../../lib/common.sh
+source "$HERE/../../lib/common.sh"
+
+SCENARIO=tls-system-ca
+SCENARIO_NAME="$SCENARIO"
+SCENARIO_LOG="/tmp/e2e-mock-${SCENARIO}.log"
+CERT_DIR="$(mktemp -d)"
+
+cleanup() {
+  local rc=$?
+  if (( rc != 0 )); then
+    dump_diagnostics > "$SCENARIO_LOG" 2>&1 || true
+    echo "[$SCENARIO] failed. Logs written to $SCENARIO_LOG" >&2
+  fi
+  stop_stack
+  rm -rf "$CERT_DIR"
+  exit $rc
+}
+trap cleanup EXIT
+
+echo "[$SCENARIO] minting throwaway CA + LAPI cert (SAN=IP:127.0.0.1)..."
+openssl ecparam -name prime256v1 -genkey -noout -out "$CERT_DIR/ca.key" 2>/dev/null
+openssl req -x509 -new -key "$CERT_DIR/ca.key" -sha256 -days 3650 \
+  -subj "/CN=crowdsec-bouncer e2e test CA" -out "$CERT_DIR/ca.crt" 2>/dev/null
+openssl ecparam -name prime256v1 -genkey -noout -out "$CERT_DIR/lapi.key" 2>/dev/null
+openssl req -new -key "$CERT_DIR/lapi.key" -subj "/CN=lapi" -out "$CERT_DIR/lapi.csr" 2>/dev/null
+openssl x509 -req -in "$CERT_DIR/lapi.csr" -CA "$CERT_DIR/ca.crt" -CAkey "$CERT_DIR/ca.key" \
+  -CAcreateserial -days 3650 -sha256 -out "$CERT_DIR/lapi.crt" \
+  -extfile <(printf "subjectAltName=IP:127.0.0.1\nbasicConstraints=CA:FALSE\nkeyUsage=digitalSignature,keyEncipherment\nextendedKeyUsage=serverAuth") 2>/dev/null
+: > "$CERT_DIR/empty.crt" # an empty bundle = a system store that trusts nothing
+
+# The mock serves the same CA-signed cert in both runs; only Traefik's trust differs.
+export LAPI_TLS_CERT="$CERT_DIR/lapi.crt" LAPI_TLS_KEY="$CERT_DIR/lapi.key"
+
+echo "[$SCENARIO] === positive: CA in the system trust store ==="
+export TRAEFIK_SSL_CERT_FILE="$CERT_DIR/ca.crt"
+start_stack "$HERE"
+echo "[$SCENARIO] HTTPS LAPI verifies via system trust store -> request passes (200)"
+assert_status "http://127.0.0.1:${WEB_PORT}/foo" 200 -H "X-Forwarded-For: 1.2.3.4"
+stop_stack
+
+echo "[$SCENARIO] === negative: CA absent from the system trust store ==="
+export TRAEFIK_SSL_CERT_FILE="$CERT_DIR/empty.crt"
+start_stack "$HERE"
+echo "[$SCENARIO] LAPI cert not trusted -> TLS fails, fail-closed (403)"
+assert_status "http://127.0.0.1:${WEB_PORT}/foo" 403 -H "X-Forwarded-For: 1.2.3.4"
+stop_stack
+
+echo "[$SCENARIO] OK"

tests/e2e/mock/scenarios/trusted-ips/dynamic.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+http:
+  routers:
+    r:
+      rule: "PathPrefix(`/foo`)"
+      entryPoints:
+        - web
+      service: backend
+      middlewares:
+        - bouncer
+  services:
+    backend:
+      loadBalancer:
+        servers:
+          - url: "@@BACKEND_URL@@"
+  middlewares:
+    bouncer:
+      plugin:
+        bouncer:
+          enabled: "true"
+          crowdsecMode: stream
+          updateIntervalSeconds: "2"
+          crowdsecLapiScheme: http
+          crowdsecLapiHost: "@@LAPI_HOST@@"
+          crowdsecLapiKey: "@@APIKEY@@"
+          forwardedHeadersTrustedIps:
+            - "127.0.0.1/32"
+          clientTrustedIps:
+            - "1.2.3.4/32"

tests/e2e/mock/scenarios/trusted-ips/run.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+HERE="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd)"
+# shellcheck source=../../lib/common.sh
+source "$HERE/../../lib/common.sh"
+
+SCENARIO=trusted-ips
+
+body() {
+  echo "[$SCENARIO] banning the trusted IP 1.2.3.4 and an untrusted IP 5.6.7.8"
+  lapi_add_decision 1.2.3.4 ban 5m
+  lapi_add_decision 5.6.7.8 ban 5m
+
+  # The untrusted IP turning 403 is our signal that the bans have been polled;
+  # it also doubles as the control proving the bouncer is active.
+  echo "[$SCENARIO] untrusted banned IP must be blocked once the bans are polled (HTTP 403)"
+  wait_for_status "http://127.0.0.1:${WEB_PORT}/foo" 403 15 -H "X-Forwarded-For: 5.6.7.8"
+
+  echo "[$SCENARIO] trusted IP must bypass the bouncer even though it is banned"
+  assert_status "http://127.0.0.1:${WEB_PORT}/foo" 200 -H "X-Forwarded-For: 1.2.3.4"
+}
+
+run_scenario "$SCENARIO" "$HERE" body

vendor/github.com/maxlerebourg/simpleredis/simpleredis.go

@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ func (sr *SimpleRedis) askRedis(cmd redisCmd, channel chan redisCmd) redisCmd {
 				str := string(read)
 				if strings.Contains(str, "-NOAUTH") {
 					return redisCmd{Error: fmt.Errorf(RedisNoAuth)}
-				} else if str != "$1" {
+				} else if str == "$-1" {
 					return redisCmd{Error: fmt.Errorf(RedisMiss)}
 				}
 				read, _ = reader.ReadLineBytes()

vendor/modules.txt

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # github.com/leprosus/golang-ttl-map v1.1.7
 ## explicit; go 1.15
 github.com/leprosus/golang-ttl-map
-# github.com/maxlerebourg/simpleredis v1.0.11
+# github.com/maxlerebourg/simpleredis v1.0.12
 ## explicit; go 1.22
 github.com/maxlerebourg/simpleredis

version.go

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+package crowdsec_bouncer_traefik_plugin //nolint:revive,stylecheck
+
+// pluginVersion is updated automatically by the release workflow and Renovate.
+var pluginVersion = "v1.6.0" //nolint:gochecknoglobals