registry/tools/publisher/auth/dns.go
adam jones 316cbb08ee
auth: Add DNS auth (#279)
Fixes #270
Closes #233

Adds support for DNS-based authentication for proving ownership of a
particular domain. E.g. if you can add a TXT record to `anthropic.com`,
you can publish anything at `com.anthropic/*` or `com.anthropic.*`.

Notes:
- Uses Ed25519 signatures with 15-second timestamp windows to prevent
replay attacks
- Supports multiple public keys in DNS TXT records for key rotation
scenarios
- Publisher CLI supports DNS auth via --dns-domain and --dns-private-key
flags
- Includes key generation commands in publisher README for easy setup

## Motivation and Context

This implements DNS-based public/private key authentication to allow
people to actually publish at their own domains. Currently,
authentication requires GitHub accounts which limits publishing to the
io.github.* namespace.

DNS-based auth enables:
- Publishing under your actual domain (e.g., com.anthropic/* for
anthropic.com)
- Independence from GitHub or other external auth providers
- Organizations managing their own keys and access to publishing

## How Has This Been Tested?

- Unit tests cover signature verification, DNS TXT parsing, timestamp
validation, and error cases
- Tested locally by editing my own DNS records
- All existing auth methods covered by passing tests

## Breaking Changes

None

## Types of changes
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the boxes that apply: -->
- [ ] Bug fix (non-breaking change which fixes an issue)
- [x] New feature (non-breaking change which adds functionality)
- [ ] Breaking change (fix or feature that would cause existing
functionality to change)
- [ ] Documentation update

## Checklist
<!-- Go over all the following points, and put an `x` in all the boxes
that apply. -->
- [x] I have read the [MCP
Documentation](https://modelcontextprotocol.io)
- [x] My code follows the repository's style guidelines
- [x] New and existing tests pass locally
- [x] I have added appropriate error handling
- [x] I have added or updated documentation as needed

## Additional context

Will be adding HTTP challenge auth in a similar way as a separate PR,
e.g. for verifying you own `github.com` by hosting a
`github.com/.well-known/mcp-server-challenge` or similar. Just
mentioning this as we discussed HTTP challenges as closely related to
DNS challenges elsewhere, and want to reassure reviewer that this hasn't
been forgotten with this approach. :) Update: tracking the HTTP auth in
https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/registry/issues/280
2025-08-21 22:43:20 +01:00

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package auth
import (
"bytes"
"context"
"crypto/ed25519"
"encoding/hex"
"encoding/json"
"fmt"
"io"
"net/http"
"time"
)
type DNSProvider struct {
registryURL string
domain string
hexSeed string
}
//nolint:ireturn
func NewDNSProvider(registryURL, domain, hexSeed string) Provider {
return &DNSProvider{
registryURL: registryURL,
domain: domain,
hexSeed: hexSeed,
}
}
// GetToken retrieves the registry JWT token using DNS authentication
func (d *DNSProvider) GetToken(ctx context.Context) (string, error) {
if d.domain == "" {
return "", fmt.Errorf("DNS domain is required")
}
if d.hexSeed == "" {
return "", fmt.Errorf("DNS private key (hex seed) is required")
}
// Decode hex seed to private key
seedBytes, err := hex.DecodeString(d.hexSeed)
if err != nil {
return "", fmt.Errorf("invalid hex seed format: %w", err)
}
if len(seedBytes) != ed25519.SeedSize {
return "", fmt.Errorf("invalid seed length: expected %d bytes, got %d", ed25519.SeedSize, len(seedBytes))
}
privateKey := ed25519.NewKeyFromSeed(seedBytes)
// Generate current timestamp
timestamp := time.Now().UTC().Format(time.RFC3339)
// Sign the timestamp
signature := ed25519.Sign(privateKey, []byte(timestamp))
signedTimestamp := hex.EncodeToString(signature)
// Exchange signature for registry token
registryToken, err := d.exchangeDNSTokenForRegistry(ctx, d.domain, timestamp, signedTimestamp)
if err != nil {
return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to exchange DNS signature: %w", err)
}
return registryToken, nil
}
// NeedsLogin always returns false for DNS since no interactive login is needed
func (d *DNSProvider) NeedsLogin() bool {
return false
}
// Login is not needed for DNS since authentication is cryptographic
func (d *DNSProvider) Login(_ context.Context) error {
return nil
}
// Name returns the name of this auth provider
func (d *DNSProvider) Name() string {
return "dns"
}
// exchangeDNSTokenForRegistry exchanges DNS signature for a registry JWT token
func (d *DNSProvider) exchangeDNSTokenForRegistry(ctx context.Context, domain, timestamp, signedTimestamp string) (string, error) {
if d.registryURL == "" {
return "", fmt.Errorf("registry URL is required for token exchange")
}
// Prepare the request body
payload := map[string]string{
"domain": domain,
"timestamp": timestamp,
"signed_timestamp": signedTimestamp,
}
jsonData, err := json.Marshal(payload)
if err != nil {
return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to marshal request: %w", err)
}
// Make the token exchange request
exchangeURL := d.registryURL + "/v0/auth/dns"
req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, http.MethodPost, exchangeURL, bytes.NewBuffer(jsonData))
if err != nil {
return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to create request: %w", err)
}
req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
req.Header.Set("Accept", "application/json")
client := &http.Client{}
resp, err := client.Do(req)
if err != nil {
return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to send request: %w", err)
}
defer resp.Body.Close()
body, err := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
if err != nil {
return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to read response: %w", err)
}
if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
return "", fmt.Errorf("token exchange failed with status %d: %s", resp.StatusCode, body)
}
var tokenResp RegistryTokenResponse
err = json.Unmarshal(body, &tokenResp)
if err != nil {
return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to unmarshal response: %w", err)
}
return tokenResp.RegistryToken, nil
}