🐛 fix appsec bypass with invalid content-length (#321)

* Add Warn and Trace loglevels

* Move to slog

* fixes

* missing test file

* Fix tests

* Add wrapper with trace

* fix

* fix lint

* LINT

* LINT

* 🍱 Use only 4 level of logs

* fix after merge

* 🍱 fix lint

* 🍱 fix lint + remove trace logger from tests

* 🍱 fix tests

* 🍱 fix lint

* 🍱 try to fix test

* 🍱 Fix tests

* 🍱 fix README + adjust logs

---------

Co-authored-by: maxlerebourg <maxlerebourg@gmail.com>

.github/workflows/main.yml

@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 name: Main
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 on:
   push:
     branches:
@@ -37,7 +40,7 @@ jobs:
 
       # https://github.com/marketplace/actions/cache
       - name: Cache Go modules
-        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        uses: actions/cache@v5
         with:
           path: ${{ github.workspace }}/go/pkg/mod
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-go-${{ hashFiles('**/go.sum') }}

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+name: Release Version Update
+
+on:
+  release:
+    types: [published]
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+
+jobs:
+  update-version:
+    name: Update version in source
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        with:
+          ref: main
+
+      - name: Extract version from tag
+        id: get_version
+        run: |
+          TAG="${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}"
+          VERSION="${TAG#v}"
+          echo "version=$VERSION" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo "tag=$TAG" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+      - name: Update version in version.go
+        run: |
+          sed -i 's/pluginVersion = "[^"]*"/pluginVersion = "'"${{ steps.get_version.outputs.version }}"'"/' version.go
+          cat version.go
+
+      - name: Commit, push, and retag
+        run: |
+          git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
+          git config user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
+          git add version.go
+          if git diff --cached --quiet; then
+            echo "Version already up to date, nothing to commit"
+            exit 0
+          fi
+          git commit -m "⬆️ chore: bump version to ${{ steps.get_version.outputs.version }}"
+          git push origin main
+          # Move the release tag to include the version update
+          git tag -f "${{ steps.get_version.outputs.tag }}"
+          git push -f origin "${{ steps.get_version.outputs.tag }}"

.golangci.yml

@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ linters:
     - gci
     - mnd
     - exportloopref
+    - contextcheck
 issues:
   exclude-use-default: false
   max-same-issues: 0

Makefile

@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ clean_all_docker:
 	docker compose -f examples/redis-cache/docker-compose.yml down --remove-orphans
 	docker compose -f examples/trusted-ips/docker-compose.yml down --remove-orphans
 	docker compose -f examples/tls-auth/docker-compose.yml down --remove-orphans
-	docker compose -f examples/appsec-enabled/docker-compose.appsec-enabled.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

README.md

@@ -310,17 +310,16 @@ make run
 ### Note
 
 > [!IMPORTANT]  
-> Some of the behaviours and configuration parameters are shared globally across *all* crowdsec middlewares even if you declare different middlewares with different settings. 
+> 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.)
+> 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.)
 
 > [!WARNING]  
-> **Appsec maximum body limit is defaulted to 10MB**
+> **Appsec maximum body limit is defaulted to 10MB** > _Be careful when you upgrade to >1.4.x_
-> *Be careful when you upgrade to >1.4.x*
 
 ### Variables
 
@@ -330,8 +329,12 @@ make run
   - Enable the plugin
 - LogLevel
   - string
-  - default: `INFO`, expected values are: `INFO`, `DEBUG`, `ERROR`
+  - 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: ""
@@ -351,7 +354,18 @@ make run
 - 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 of Appsec
+- CrowdsecAppsecScheme
+  - string
+  - default: value of `CrowdsecLapiScheme`, expected values are: `http`, `https`
 - CrowdsecAppsecPath
   - string
   - default: "/"
@@ -368,6 +382,10 @@ make run
   - int64
   - default: 10485760 (= 10MB)
   - Transmit only the first number of bytes to Crowdsec Appsec Server.
+- CrowdsecAppsecKey
+  - string
+  - default: value of `CrowdsecLapiKey`
+  - Crowdsec AppSec key for the bouncer.
 - CrowdsecLapiScheme
   - string
   - default: `http`, expected values are: `http`, `https`
@@ -406,7 +424,7 @@ make run
 - 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"
@@ -522,7 +540,37 @@ 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:
@@ -546,6 +594,7 @@ http:
         bouncer:
           enabled: false
           logLevel: DEBUG
+          logFormat: common
           LogFilePath: ""
           updateIntervalSeconds: 60
           updateMaxFailure: 0
@@ -614,7 +663,7 @@ http:
 
 #### 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:
@@ -677,6 +726,13 @@ Set the `crowdsecLapiScheme` to https.
 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
+
+To communicate with the Appsec in HTTPS you need to either accept any certificates by setting the `crowdsecAppsecTLSInsecureVerify` to true or add the CA used by the server certificate of Crowdsec using `crowdsecAppsecTLSCertificateAuthority` or `crowdsecAppsecTLSCertificateAuthorityFile`.
+Set the `crowdsecAppsecScheme` to https.
+
+Currently AppSec does not support mTLS authentication for the AppSec Component.
+
 #### Manually add an IP to the blocklist (for testing purposes)
 
 ```bash

bouncer.go

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	htmltemplate "html/template"
 	"io"
+	"log/slog"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
 	"strconv"
@@ -117,7 +118,7 @@ type Bouncer struct {
 	httpAppsecClient        *http.Client
 	cacheClient             *cache.Client
 	captchaClient           *captcha.Client
-	log                     *logger.Log
+	log                     *slog.Logger
 }
 
 // New creates the crowdsec bouncer plugin.
@@ -125,8 +126,8 @@ type Bouncer struct {
 //nolint:gocyclo
 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)
+	log := logger.NewWithFormat(config.LogLevel, config.LogFilePath, config.LogFormat)
-	err := configuration.ValidateParams(config)
+	err := configuration.ValidateParams(config, log)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Error("New:validateParams " + err.Error())
 		return nil, err
@@ -134,17 +135,23 @@ func New(_ context.Context, next http.Handler, config *configuration.Config, nam
 
 	serverChecker, _ := ip.NewChecker(log, config.ForwardedHeadersTrustedIPs)
 	clientChecker, _ := ip.NewChecker(log, config.ClientTrustedIPs)
-	tlsAppsecConfig, err := configuration.GetTLSConfigCrowdsec(config, log, true)
+
+	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.Error("New:crowdsecLapiKey fail to get CrowdsecAppsecKey and no client certificate setup " + errAppsecKey.Error())
+			log.Info("New:crowdsecLapiKey fail to get CrowdsecAppsecKey and no client certificate setup " + errAppsecKey.Error())
-		return nil, errAppsecKey
 		}
 		config.CrowdsecAppsecKey = apiAppsecKey
+	}
 
 	var tlsConfig *tls.Config
 	crowdsecStreamRoute := ""
@@ -155,7 +162,6 @@ func New(_ context.Context, next http.Handler, config *configuration.Config, nam
 		config.CrowdsecLapiScheme = configuration.HTTPS
 		config.CrowdsecLapiHost = crowdsecCapiHost
 		config.CrowdsecLapiPath = "/"
-		config.CrowdsecAppsecEnabled = config.CrowdsecAppsecEnabled && config.CrowdsecAppsecScheme != ""
 		config.UpdateIntervalSeconds = 7200 // 2 hours
 		crowdsecStreamRoute = crowdsecCapiStreamRoute
 		crowdsecHeader = crowdsecCapiHeader
@@ -173,6 +179,9 @@ func New(_ context.Context, next http.Handler, config *configuration.Config, nam
 			return nil, errKey
 		}
 		config.CrowdsecLapiKey = apiKey
+		if config.CrowdsecAppsecKey == "" {
+			config.CrowdsecAppsecKey = apiKey
+		}
 	}
 
 	var banTemplate *htmltemplate.Template
@@ -374,6 +383,9 @@ func (bouncer *Bouncer) ServeHTTP(rw http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 		}
 	} else {
 		value, err := handleNoStreamCache(bouncer, remoteIP)
+		if err != nil {
+			bouncer.log.Debug("handleNoStreamCache:crowdsecQuery " + err.Error())
+		}
 		if value == cache.NoBannedValue {
 			bouncer.handleNextServeHTTP(rw, req, remoteIP)
 		} else {
@@ -444,7 +456,7 @@ func (bouncer *Bouncer) handleBanServeHTTP(rw http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Req
 	err := bouncer.banTemplate.Execute(rw, templateData)
 
 	if err != nil {
-		bouncer.log.Error("handleBanServeHTTP banTemplateServe " + err.Error())
+		bouncer.log.Warn("handleBanServeHTTP could not write template to ResponseWriter: " + err.Error())
 	}
 }
 
@@ -475,7 +487,7 @@ func (bouncer *Bouncer) handleNextServeHTTP(rw http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Re
 
 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()))
@@ -493,7 +505,7 @@ func handleMetricsTicker(bouncer *Bouncer) {
 	}
 }
 
-func startTicker(name string, updateInterval int64, log *logger.Log, work func()) chan bool {
+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() {
@@ -560,7 +572,7 @@ 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 && bouncer.defaultDecisionTimeout > 0 {
 		durationSecond := int64(duration.Seconds())
@@ -596,11 +608,11 @@ 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)
 }
 
@@ -643,7 +655,7 @@ 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()))
 		}
@@ -651,7 +663,7 @@ func handleStreamCache(bouncer *Bouncer) error {
 	for _, decision := range stream.Deleted {
 		bouncer.cacheClient.Delete(decision.Value)
 	}
-	bouncer.log.Debug("handleStreamCache:updated")
+	bouncer.log.Info("handleStreamCache:updated")
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -663,7 +675,7 @@ func crowdsecQuery(bouncer *Bouncer, stringURL string, data []byte) ([]byte, err
 		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.Add("User-Agent", "Crowdsec-Bouncer-Traefik-Plugin/"+pluginVersion)
 
 	res, err := bouncer.httpClient.Do(req)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -701,7 +713,7 @@ func appsecQuery(bouncer *Bouncer, ip string, httpReq *http.Request) error {
 		Path:   bouncer.appsecPath,
 	}
 	var req *http.Request
-	if bouncer.appsecBodyLimit > 0 && httpReq.Body != nil && httpReq.ContentLength > 0 {
+	if bouncer.appsecBodyLimit > 0 && httpReq.Body != nil {
 		var bodyBuffer bytes.Buffer
 		limitedReader := io.LimitReader(httpReq.Body, bouncer.appsecBodyLimit)
 		teeReader := io.TeeReader(limitedReader, &bodyBuffer)
@@ -768,7 +780,7 @@ func reportMetrics(bouncer *Bouncer) error {
 	metrics := map[string]interface{}{
 		"remediation_components": []map[string]interface{}{
 			{
-				"version": "1.X.X",
+				"version": pluginVersion,
 				"type":    "bouncer",
 				"name":    "traefik_plugin",
 				"metrics": []map[string]interface{}{

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,
+		BanHTMLFilePath:                      "",
+		RemediationHeadersCustomName:         "",
+		CaptchaProvider:                      "",
+		CaptchaSiteKey:                       "",
+		CaptchaSecretKey:                     "",
+		CaptchaGracePeriodSeconds:            1,
+		CaptchaHTMLFilePath:                  "",
+		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))
+}

docker-compose.local.yml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 services:
   traefik:
-    image: "traefik:v3.0.0"
+    image: "traefik:v3.5.0"
     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'
+      - "./ban.html:/ban.html:ro"
-      - './captcha.html:/captcha.html:ro'
+      - "./captcha.html:/captcha.html:ro"
       - ./:/plugins-local/src/github.com/maxlerebourg/crowdsec-bouncer-traefik-plugin
     ports:
       - 8000:80
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ services:
       - "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

examples/appsec-enabled/docker-compose.yml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 services:
   traefik:
-    image: "traefik:v3.0.0"
+    image: "traefik:v3.5.0"
     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=v1.5.0"
       # - "--experimental.localplugins.bouncer.modulename=github.com/maxlerebourg/crowdsec-bouncer-traefik-plugin"
     volumes:
       - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock:ro

examples/tls-auth/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:
@@ -44,7 +50,9 @@ http:
             Q0veeNzBQXg1f/JxfeA39IDIX1kiCf71tGlT
             -----END CERTIFICATE-----
 ```
+
 In a dynamic configuration of a provider (ex docker) as a Label
+
 ```yaml
 services:
   whoami-foo:
@@ -71,26 +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 restarted 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:v3.5.0"
     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=v1.5.0"
       # - "--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
@@ -53,27 +51,34 @@ services:
     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"
-
+      # 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:latest
     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

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"  && \

pkg/cache/cache.go

@@ -5,11 +5,10 @@ package cache
 import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"log/slog"
 
 	ttl_map "github.com/leprosus/golang-ttl-map"
 	simpleredis "github.com/maxlerebourg/simpleredis"
-
-	logger "github.com/maxlerebourg/crowdsec-bouncer-traefik-plugin/pkg/logger"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -53,7 +52,7 @@ func (localCache) delete(key string) {
 }
 
 type redisCache struct {
-	log *logger.Log
+	log *slog.Logger
 }
 
 func (redisCache) get(key string) (string, error) {
@@ -93,11 +92,11 @@ 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, host, pass, database string) {
 	c.log = log
 	if isRedis {
 		redis.Init(host, pass, database)

pkg/captcha/captcha.go

@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"html/template"
+	"log/slog"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
 	"strings"
 
 	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.
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ type Client struct {
 	captchaTemplate         *template.Template
 	cacheClient             *cache.Client
 	httpClient              *http.Client
-	log                     *logger.Log
+	log                     *slog.Logger
 	infoProvider            *infoProvider
 }
 
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ var infoProviders = map[string]*infoProvider{
 }
 
 // New Initialize captcha client.
-func (c *Client) New(log *logger.Log, cacheClient *cache.Client, httpClient *http.Client, provider, js, key, response, validate, 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
@@ -94,6 +94,9 @@ 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
 	}

pkg/configuration/configuration.go

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"html/template"
+	"log/slog"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
 	"os"
@@ -16,7 +17,6 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	ip "github.com/maxlerebourg/crowdsec-bouncer-traefik-plugin/pkg/ip"
-	logger "github.com/maxlerebourg/crowdsec-bouncer-traefik-plugin/pkg/logger"
 )
 
 // Enums for crowdsec mode.
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ const (
 	HTTP              = "http"
 	LogDEBUG          = "DEBUG"
 	LogINFO           = "INFO"
+	LogWARN           = "WARN"
 	LogERROR          = "ERROR"
 	ReasonTECH        = "TECHNICAL_ISSUE"
 	ReasonLAPI        = "LAPI"
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ const (
 type Config struct {
 	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"`
@@ -58,6 +60,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	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"`
 	CrowdsecAppsecBodyLimit                    int64    `json:"crowdsecAppsecBodyLimit,omitempty"`
@@ -123,6 +126,7 @@ func New() *Config {
 	return &Config{
 		Enabled:                         false,
 		LogLevel:                        LogINFO,
+		LogFormat:                       "common",
 		LogFilePath:                     "",
 		CrowdsecMode:                    LiveMode,
 		CrowdsecAppsecEnabled:           false,
@@ -217,7 +221,7 @@ func GetHTMLTemplate(path string) (*template.Template, error) {
 // ValidateParams validate all the param gave by user.
 //
 //nolint:gocyclo,gocognit
-func ValidateParams(config *Config) error {
+func ValidateParams(config *Config, log *slog.Logger) error {
 	if err := validateParamsRequired(config); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -226,10 +230,10 @@ func ValidateParams(config *Config) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if err := validateParamsIPs(config.ForwardedHeadersTrustedIPs, "ForwardedHeadersTrustedIPs"); err != nil {
+	if err := validateParamsIPs(log, config.ForwardedHeadersTrustedIPs, "ForwardedHeadersTrustedIPs"); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	if err := validateParamsIPs(config.ClientTrustedIPs, "ClientTrustedIPs"); err != nil {
+	if err := validateParamsIPs(log, config.ClientTrustedIPs, "ClientTrustedIPs"); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -276,6 +280,10 @@ 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
@@ -284,12 +292,21 @@ 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
 		}
 	}
@@ -303,8 +320,8 @@ 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)) {
+	if !contains([]string{LogDEBUG, LogINFO, LogWARN, LogERROR}, strings.ToUpper(config.LogLevel)) {
-		return fmt.Errorf("LogLevel should be one of (%s,%s,%s)", LogDEBUG, LogINFO, LogERROR)
+		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)
@@ -328,10 +345,10 @@ 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) {
+	if !reg.MatchString(key) {
-		return fmt.Errorf("CrowdsecLapiKey doesn't valid this regexp: '/%s/'", reg.String())
+		return fmt.Errorf("%s doesn't validate this regexp: '/%s/'", paramName, reg.String())
 	}
 	return nil
 }
@@ -352,9 +369,9 @@ 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)
 		}
 	}
@@ -432,17 +449,17 @@ func validateParamsRequired(config *Config) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func getTLSConfig(config *Config, log *logger.Log, prefix, scheme string, insecureVerify bool) (*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()
 	if scheme != HTTPS {
-		log.Debug("getTLSConfigCrowdsec:" + prefix + "Scheme https:no")
+		log.Debug("getTLSConfig:" + prefix + "Scheme https:no")
 		return tlsConfig, nil
 	}
 	//nolint:nestif
 	if insecureVerify {
 		tlsConfig.InsecureSkipVerify = true
-		log.Debug("getTLSConfigCrowdsec:" + prefix + "TLSInsecureVerify tlsInsecure:true")
+		log.Debug("getTLSConfig:" + prefix + "TLSInsecureVerify tlsInsecure:true")
 		// If we return here and still want to use client auth this won't work
 		// return tlsConfig, nil
 	} else {
@@ -454,9 +471,9 @@ func getTLSConfig(config *Config, log *logger.Log, prefix, scheme string, insecu
 			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:" + prefix + "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:" + prefix + "TLSCertificateAuthority CA added successfully")
+			log.Debug("getTLSConfig:" + prefix + "TLSCertificateAuthority CA added successfully")
 		}
 	}
 	certBouncer, err := GetVariable(config, prefix+"TLSCertificateBouncer")
@@ -480,7 +497,7 @@ func getTLSConfig(config *Config, log *logger.Log, prefix, scheme string, insecu
 }
 
 // GetTLSConfigCrowdsec get TLS config from Config.
-func GetTLSConfigCrowdsec(config *Config, log *logger.Log, isAppsec bool) (*tls.Config, error) {
+func GetTLSConfigCrowdsec(config *Config, log *slog.Logger, isAppsec bool) (*tls.Config, error) {
 	var prefix string
 	if isAppsec && config.CrowdsecAppsecScheme != "" {
 		prefix = "CrowdsecAppsec"

pkg/configuration/configuration_test.go

@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ 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()
@@ -117,7 +118,7 @@ func Test_ValidateParams(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	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)
 			}
 		})
@@ -145,6 +146,7 @@ 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 +166,7 @@ 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)
 			}
 		})
@@ -206,22 +208,23 @@ func Test_validateParamsRequired(t *testing.T) {
 func Test_validateParamsAPIKey(t *testing.T) {
 	type args struct {
 		lapiKey   string
+		paramName string
 	}
 	tests := []struct {
 		name    string
 		args    args
 		wantErr bool
 	}{
-		{name: "Validate all the valid characters", args: args{lapiKey: "test!#$%&'*+-.^_`|~"}, wantErr: false},
+		{name: "Validate all the valid characters", args: args{lapiKey: "test!#$%&'*+-.^_`|~", paramName: "CrowdsecParamName"}, wantErr: false},
-		{name: "Not validate a @", args: args{lapiKey: "test@"}, wantErr: true},
+		{name: "Not validate a @", args: args{lapiKey: "test@", paramName: "CrowdsecParamName"}, wantErr: true},
-		{name: "Not validate a (", args: args{lapiKey: "test("}, wantErr: true},
+		{name: "Not validate a (", args: args{lapiKey: "test(", paramName: "CrowdsecParamName"}, wantErr: true},
-		{name: "Not validate a [", args: args{lapiKey: "test["}, wantErr: true},
+		{name: "Not validate a [", args: args{lapiKey: "test[", paramName: "CrowdsecParamName"}, wantErr: true},
-		{name: "Not validate a ?", args: args{lapiKey: "test?"}, 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"}, 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)
 			}
 		})
@@ -229,6 +232,7 @@ func Test_validateParamsAPIKey(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func Test_GetTLSConfigCrowdsec(t *testing.T) {
+	log := logger.New("INFO", "")
 	type args struct {
 		config *Config
 	}
@@ -242,7 +246,7 @@ func Test_GetTLSConfigCrowdsec(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			got, err := GetTLSConfigCrowdsec(tt.args.config, logger.New("INFO", ""), false)
+			got, err := GetTLSConfigCrowdsec(tt.args.config, log, false)
 			if (err != nil) != tt.wantErr {
 				t.Errorf("getTLSConfigCrowdsec() error = %v, wantErr %v", err, tt.wantErr)
 				return

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

@@ -1,79 +1,92 @@
 // Package logger implements utility routines to write to stdout and stderr.
-// It supports trace, debug, info and error level
+// It supports trace, debug, info, warn and error level using Go's standard log/slog
 package logger
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
+	"log/slog"
-	"io"
-	"log"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 )
 
-// Log Logger struct.
+// Custom log levels following slog best practices.
-type Log struct {
+const (
-	logError *log.Logger
+	LevelDebug = slog.LevelDebug
-	logInfo  *log.Logger
+	LevelInfo  = slog.LevelInfo
-	logDebug *log.Logger
+	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.
+// NewWithFormat creates a Log wrapper with specified format (common or json).
-func New(logLevel string, logFilePath string) *Log {
+func NewWithFormat(logLevel, logFilePath, logFormat string) *slog.Logger {
-	// Initialize loggers with discard output
+	// Determine log level
-	logError := log.New(io.Discard, "ERROR: CrowdsecBouncerTraefikPlugin: ", log.Ldate|log.Ltime)
+	var level slog.Level
-	logInfo := log.New(io.Discard, "INFO: CrowdsecBouncerTraefikPlugin: ", log.Ldate|log.Ltime)
+	switch logLevel {
-	logDebug := log.New(io.Discard, "DEBUG: CrowdsecBouncerTraefikPlugin: ", log.Ldate|log.Ltime)
+	case "ERROR":
+		level = LevelError
+	case "WARN":
+		level = LevelWarn
+	case "INFO":
+		level = LevelInfo
+	case "DEBUG":
+		level = LevelDebug
+	default:
+		// Default to INFO level
+		level = LevelInfo
+	}
 
-	// we initialize logger to STDOUT/STDERR first so if the file logger cannot be initialized we can inform the user
+	// Set output destination
-	output := os.Stdout
+	var output *os.File
-	errorOutput := os.Stderr
-
-	// prepare file logging if specified
 	if logFilePath != "" {
 		logFile, err := os.OpenFile(filepath.Clean(logFilePath), os.O_APPEND|os.O_CREATE|os.O_WRONLY, 0600)
 		if err == nil {
 			output = logFile
-			errorOutput = logFile
 		} else {
-			_ = fmt.Errorf("LogFilePath is not writable %w", err)
+			// 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
 	}
 
-	// Set error logger output
+	// Create handler based on format with custom level names
-	logError.SetOutput(errorOutput)
+	var handler slog.Handler
-
+	opts := &slog.HandlerOptions{
-	// Configure log levels
+		Level: level,
-	switch logLevel {
+		ReplaceAttr: func(_ []string, a slog.Attr) slog.Attr {
-	case "ERROR":
+			// Customize level names to match our expected format
-		// Only error logging is enabled
+			if a.Key == slog.LevelKey {
-	case "INFO":
+				lvl, ok := a.Value.Any().(slog.Level)
-		logInfo.SetOutput(output)
+				if !ok {
-	case "DEBUG":
+					return a
-		logInfo.SetOutput(output)
+				}
-		logDebug.SetOutput(output)
+				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:
-		// Default to INFO level
+					a.Value = slog.StringValue("ERROR")
-		logInfo.SetOutput(output)
+				}
+			}
+			return a
+		},
 	}
 
-	return &Log{
+	if logFormat == "json" {
-		logError: logError,
+		handler = slog.NewJSONHandler(output, opts)
-		logInfo:  logInfo,
+	} else {
-		logDebug: logDebug,
+		// Common format (default)
-	}
+		handler = slog.NewTextHandler(output, opts)
 	}
 
-// Info log to Stdout.
+	// Create logger with component attribute
-func (l *Log) Info(str string) {
+	return slog.New(handler).With("component", "CrowdsecBouncerTraefikPlugin")
-	l.logInfo.Printf("%s", str)
-}
-
-// 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)
 }

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")
+}

version.go

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+package crowdsec_bouncer_traefik_plugin //nolint:revive,stylecheck
+
+// pluginVersion is updated automatically by the release workflow.
+var pluginVersion = "1.5.0" //nolint:gochecknoglobals