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authorPaul Buetow <paul@buetow.org>2026-01-31 19:51:08 +0200
committerPaul Buetow <paul@buetow.org>2026-01-31 19:51:08 +0200
commitc66343f3e3bfd06ef8f971e06f762734fc1b56d4 (patch)
tree2104ac86df3efd47016ac270b0e223ef253aa9f4 /gemfeed
parent0397f74c06e070025c1e31c9611407bad4d0661f (diff)
Update content for md
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-rw-r--r--gemfeed/2025-07-14-f3s-kubernetes-with-freebsd-part-6.md12
-rw-r--r--gemfeed/DRAFT-ipv6test-deployment.md274
2 files changed, 281 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/gemfeed/2025-07-14-f3s-kubernetes-with-freebsd-part-6.md b/gemfeed/2025-07-14-f3s-kubernetes-with-freebsd-part-6.md
index c588985f..63505c9e 100644
--- a/gemfeed/2025-07-14-f3s-kubernetes-with-freebsd-part-6.md
+++ b/gemfeed/2025-07-14-f3s-kubernetes-with-freebsd-part-6.md
@@ -1070,6 +1070,8 @@ paul@f0:~ % doas sh -c 'for client in r0 r1 r2 earth; do
-subj "/C=US/ST=State/L=City/O=F3S Storage/CN=${client}.lan.buetow.org"
openssl x509 -req -days 3650 -in ${client}.csr -CA ca-cert.pem \
-CAkey ca-key.pem -CAcreateserial -out ${client}-cert.pem
+ # Combine cert and key into a single file for stunnel client
+ cat ${client}-cert.pem ${client}-key.pem > ${client}-stunnel.pem
done'
```
@@ -1515,12 +1517,12 @@ On the Rocky Linux VMs, we run:
[root@r0 ~]# dnf install -y stunnel nfs-utils
# Copy client certificate and CA certificate from f0
-[root@r0 ~]# scp f0:/usr/local/etc/stunnel/ca/r0-key.pem /etc/stunnel/
+[root@r0 ~]# scp f0:/usr/local/etc/stunnel/ca/r0-stunnel.pem /etc/stunnel/
[root@r0 ~]# scp f0:/usr/local/etc/stunnel/ca/ca-cert.pem /etc/stunnel/
# Configure stunnel client with certificate authentication
[root@r0 ~]# tee /etc/stunnel/stunnel.conf <<'EOF'
-cert = /etc/stunnel/r0-key.pem
+cert = /etc/stunnel/r0-stunnel.pem
CAfile = /etc/stunnel/ca-cert.pem
client = yes
verify = 2
@@ -1536,7 +1538,7 @@ EOF
# Repeat for r1 and r2 with their respective certificates
```
-Note: Each client must use its certificate file (`r0-key.pem`, `r1-key.pem`, `r2-key.pem`, or `earth-key.pem` - the latter is for my Laptop, which can also mount the NFS shares).
+Note: Each client must use its certificate file (`r0-stunnel.pem`, `r1-stunnel.pem`, `r2-stunnel.pem`, or `earth-stunnel.pem` - the latter is for my Laptop, which can also mount the NFS shares).
### NFSv4 user mapping config on Rocky
@@ -1578,11 +1580,11 @@ To mount NFS through the stunnel encrypted tunnel, we run:
[root@r0 ~]# mkdir -p /data/nfs/k3svolumes
# Mount through stunnel (using localhost and NFSv4)
-[root@r0 ~]# mount -t nfs4 -o port=2323 127.0.0.1:/data/nfs/k3svolumes /data/nfs/k3svolumes
+[root@r0 ~]# mount -t nfs4 -o port=2323 127.0.0.1:/k3svolumes /data/nfs/k3svolumes
# Verify mount
[root@r0 ~]# mount | grep k3svolumes
-127.0.0.1:/data/nfs/k3svolumes on /data/nfs/k3svolumes
+127.0.0.1:/k3svolumes on /data/nfs/k3svolumes
type nfs4 (rw,relatime,vers=4.2,rsize=131072,wsize=131072,
namlen=255,hard,proto=tcp,port=2323,timeo=600,retrans=2,sec=sys,
clientaddr=127.0.0.1,local_lock=none,addr=127.0.0.1)
diff --git a/gemfeed/DRAFT-ipv6test-deployment.md b/gemfeed/DRAFT-ipv6test-deployment.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..290b0f07
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gemfeed/DRAFT-ipv6test-deployment.md
@@ -0,0 +1,274 @@
+# Deploying an IPv6 Test Service on Kubernetes
+
+## Introduction
+
+This post covers deploying a simple IPv6/IPv4 connectivity test application to the f3s Kubernetes cluster. The application displays visitors' IP addresses and determines whether they're connecting via IPv6 or IPv4—useful for testing dual-stack connectivity.
+
+The interesting technical challenge was preserving the original client IP address through multiple reverse proxies: from the OpenBSD relayd frontends, through Traefik ingress, to the Apache CGI backend.
+
+[f3s series](./2024-11-17-f3s-kubernetes-with-freebsd-part-1.md)
+
+## Architecture Overview
+
+The request flow looks like this:
+
+```
+Client → relayd (OpenBSD) → Traefik (k3s) → Apache + CGI (Pod)
+```
+
+Each hop needs to preserve the client's real IP address via the `X-Forwarded-For` header.
+
+## The Application
+
+The application is a simple Perl CGI script that:
+
+1. Detects whether the client is using IPv4 or IPv6
+2. Performs DNS lookups on client and server addresses
+3. Displays diagnostic information
+
+```perl
+#!/usr/bin/perl
+use strict;
+use warnings;
+
+print "Content-type: text/html\n\n";
+
+my $is_ipv4 = ($ENV{REMOTE_ADDR} =~ /(?:\d+\.){3}\d/);
+print "You are using: " . ($is_ipv4 ? "IPv4" : "IPv6") . "\n";
+print "Client address: $ENV{REMOTE_ADDR}\n";
+```
+
+## Docker Image
+
+The Docker image uses Apache httpd with CGI and `mod_remoteip` enabled:
+
+```dockerfile
+FROM httpd:2.4-alpine
+
+RUN apk add --no-cache perl bind-tools
+
+# Enable CGI and remoteip modules
+RUN sed -i 's/#LoadModule cgid_module/LoadModule cgid_module/' \
+ /usr/local/apache2/conf/httpd.conf && \
+ sed -i 's/#LoadModule remoteip_module/LoadModule remoteip_module/' \
+ /usr/local/apache2/conf/httpd.conf && \
+ echo 'RemoteIPHeader X-Forwarded-For' >> /usr/local/apache2/conf/httpd.conf && \
+ echo 'RemoteIPInternalProxy 10.0.0.0/8' >> /usr/local/apache2/conf/httpd.conf && \
+ echo 'RemoteIPInternalProxy 192.168.0.0/16' >> /usr/local/apache2/conf/httpd.conf
+
+COPY index.pl /usr/local/apache2/cgi-bin/index.pl
+```
+
+The key is `mod_remoteip`: it reads the `X-Forwarded-For` header and sets `REMOTE_ADDR` to the original client IP. The `RemoteIPInternalProxy` directives tell Apache which upstream proxies to trust.
+
+## Kubernetes Deployment
+
+The Helm chart is straightforward:
+
+```yaml
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+ name: ipv6test
+ namespace: services
+spec:
+ replicas: 1
+ selector:
+ matchLabels:
+ app: ipv6test
+ template:
+ spec:
+ containers:
+ - name: ipv6test
+ image: registry.lan.buetow.org:30001/ipv6test:1.1.0
+ ports:
+ - containerPort: 80
+```
+
+## Configuring Traefik to Trust Forwarded Headers
+
+By default, Traefik overwrites `X-Forwarded-For` with its own view of the client IP (which is the upstream proxy, not the real client). To preserve the original header, Traefik needs to trust the upstream proxies.
+
+In k3s, this is configured via a HelmChartConfig:
+
+```yaml
+apiVersion: helm.cattle.io/v1
+kind: HelmChartConfig
+metadata:
+ name: traefik
+ namespace: kube-system
+spec:
+ valuesContent: |-
+ additionalArguments:
+ - "--entryPoints.web.forwardedHeaders.trustedIPs=192.168.0.0/16,10.0.0.0/8"
+ - "--entryPoints.websecure.forwardedHeaders.trustedIPs=192.168.0.0/16,10.0.0.0/8"
+```
+
+This tells Traefik to trust `X-Forwarded-For` headers from the WireGuard tunnel IPs (where relayd connects from) and internal pod networks.
+
+## Relayd Configuration
+
+The OpenBSD relayd proxy already sets the `X-Forwarded-For` header:
+
+```
+http protocol "https" {
+ match request header set "X-Forwarded-For" value "$REMOTE_ADDR"
+ match request header set "X-Forwarded-Proto" value "https"
+}
+```
+
+## IPv4-Only and IPv6-Only Subdomains
+
+To properly test IPv4 and IPv6 connectivity separately, three hostnames are configured:
+
+* ipv6test.f3s.buetow.org - Dual stack (A + AAAA records)
+* ipv4.ipv6test.f3s.buetow.org - IPv4 only (A record only)
+* ipv6.ipv6test.f3s.buetow.org - IPv6 only (AAAA record only)
+
+The NSD zone template dynamically generates the correct record types:
+
+```perl
+<% for my $host (@$f3s_hosts) {
+ my $is_ipv6_only = $host =~ /^ipv6\./;
+ my $is_ipv4_only = $host =~ /^ipv4\./;
+-%>
+<% unless ($is_ipv6_only) { -%>
+<%= $host %>. 300 IN A <%= $ips->{current_master}{ipv4} %>
+<% } -%>
+<% unless ($is_ipv4_only) { -%>
+<%= $host %>. 300 IN AAAA <%= $ips->{current_master}{ipv6} %>
+<% } -%>
+<% } -%>
+```
+
+This ensures:
+* Hosts starting with `ipv6.` get only AAAA records
+* Hosts starting with `ipv4.` get only A records
+* All other hosts get both A and AAAA records
+
+The Kubernetes ingress handles all three hostnames, routing to the same backend service.
+
+## TLS Certificates with Subject Alternative Names
+
+Since Let's Encrypt validates domains via HTTP, the IPv6-only subdomain (`ipv6.ipv6test.f3s.buetow.org`) cannot be validated directly—Let's Encrypt's validation servers use IPv4. The solution is to include all subdomains as Subject Alternative Names (SANs) in the parent certificate.
+
+The ACME client configuration template dynamically builds the SAN list:
+
+```perl
+<% for my $host (@$acme_hosts) {
+ # Skip ipv4/ipv6 subdomains - they're included as SANs in parent cert
+ next if $host =~ /^(ipv4|ipv6)\./;
+-%>
+<% my @alt_names = ("www.$host");
+ for my $sub_host (@$acme_hosts) {
+ if ($sub_host =~ /^(ipv4|ipv6)\.\Q$host\E$/) {
+ push @alt_names, $sub_host;
+ }
+ }
+-%>
+domain <%= $host %> {
+ alternative names { <%= join(' ', @alt_names) %> }
+ ...
+}
+<% } -%>
+```
+
+This generates a single certificate for `ipv6test.f3s.buetow.org` that includes:
+* www.ipv6test.f3s.buetow.org
+* ipv4.ipv6test.f3s.buetow.org
+* ipv6.ipv6test.f3s.buetow.org
+
+## DNS and TLS Deployment
+
+The DNS records and ACME certificates are managed via Rex automation:
+
+```perl
+our @f3s_hosts = qw/
+ ...
+ ipv6test.f3s.buetow.org
+ ipv4.ipv6test.f3s.buetow.org
+ ipv6.ipv6test.f3s.buetow.org
+/;
+
+our @acme_hosts = qw/
+ ...
+ ipv6test.f3s.buetow.org
+ ipv4.ipv6test.f3s.buetow.org
+ ipv6.ipv6test.f3s.buetow.org
+/;
+```
+
+Running `rex nsd httpd acme acme_invoke relayd` deploys the DNS zone, configures httpd for ACME challenges, obtains the certificates, and reloads relayd.
+
+## Testing
+
+Verify DNS records are correct:
+
+```sh
+$ dig ipv4.ipv6test.f3s.buetow.org A +short
+46.23.94.99
+
+$ dig ipv4.ipv6test.f3s.buetow.org AAAA +short
+(no output - IPv4 only)
+
+$ dig ipv6.ipv6test.f3s.buetow.org AAAA +short
+2a03:6000:6f67:624::99
+
+$ dig ipv6.ipv6test.f3s.buetow.org A +short
+(no output - IPv6 only)
+```
+
+Verify the application shows the correct test type:
+
+```sh
+$ curl -s https://ipv4.ipv6test.f3s.buetow.org/cgi-bin/index.pl | grep "Test Results"
+<h3>IPv4 Only Test Results:</h3>
+```
+
+The displayed IP should be the real client IP, not an internal cluster address.
+
+## W3C Compliant HTML
+
+The CGI script generates valid HTML5 that passes W3C validation. Key considerations:
+
+* Proper DOCTYPE, charset, and lang attributes
+* HTML-escaping command outputs (dig output contains `<<>>` characters)
+
+```perl
+sub html_escape {
+ my $str = shift;
+ $str =~ s/&/&amp;/g;
+ $str =~ s/</&lt;/g;
+ $str =~ s/>/&gt;/g;
+ return $str;
+}
+
+my $digremote = html_escape(`dig -x $ENV{REMOTE_ADDR}`);
+```
+
+You can verify the output passes validation:
+
+[W3C Validator](https://validator.w3.org/nu/?doc=https%3A%2F%2Fipv6test.f3s.buetow.org%2Fcgi-bin%2Findex.pl)
+
+## Summary
+
+Preserving client IP addresses through multiple reverse proxies requires configuration at each layer:
+
+1. **relayd**: Sets `X-Forwarded-For` header
+2. **Traefik**: Trusts headers from known proxy IPs via `forwardedHeaders.trustedIPs`
+3. **Apache**: Uses `mod_remoteip` to set `REMOTE_ADDR` from the header
+
+Additional challenges solved:
+
+* **TLS for IPv6-only hosts**: Use SANs to include all subdomains in a single certificate validated via the dual-stack parent domain
+* **W3C compliance**: HTML-escape all command outputs to handle special characters
+
+The configuration is managed via GitOps with ArgoCD, including the Traefik HelmChartConfig.
+
+[Source code](https://codeberg.org/snonux/ipv6test)
+[Kubernetes manifests](https://codeberg.org/snonux/conf/src/branch/master/f3s/ipv6test)
+[Traefik configuration](https://codeberg.org/snonux/conf/src/branch/master/f3s/traefik-config)
+
+E-Mail your comments to paul@paulbias.net :-)
+
+[← Back to the index](./index.md)