Log the Windows service's connection failures at warn

The service now answers Pause and Continue only after rewriting the hosts
file, returning the write's error so the tray's ControlService call fails
and shows it. The tray's popup includes the error's source, which
windows-service's own message hides.

core/src/aliasing/forward.rs

@@ -89,12 +89,16 @@ async fn handle(req: Request, firewall: &Firewall) -> Result<Response, Infallibl
     }
 
     info!(method = %req.method(), %url, "forwarding");
-    let index = firewall.is_index_url(&url);
+    // Only an HTTPS registry was downgraded to reach us, so only it is upgraded back and rewritten.
+    let tls = firewall.is_https_url(&url);
+    let index = tls && firewall.is_index_url(&url);
     let (mut parts, body) = req.into_parts();
-    let Ok(uri) = url.parse() else {
-        return Ok(text(400, "firewall: expected an absolute URL\n"));
-    };
-    parts.uri = uri;
+    if tls {
+        let Ok(uri) = url.parse() else {
+            return Ok(text(400, "firewall: expected an absolute URL\n"));
+        };
+        parts.uri = uri;
+    }
 
     let client = DecompressionLayer::new().into_layer(EasyHttpWebClient::default());
     let response = match client.serve(Request::from_parts(parts, body)).await {

core/src/blocks.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+use crate::policies::Package;
+use serde::Serialize;
+use std::sync::Mutex;
+
+/// Bounded, so blocks pile up harmlessly while nothing collects them.
+const KEPT: usize = 50;
+
+static RECENT: Mutex<Vec<BlockedPackage>> = Mutex::new(Vec::new());
+
+#[derive(Serialize)]
+pub struct BlockedPackage {
+    pub eco: &'static str,
+    pub name: String,
+    pub version: Option<String>,
+    pub filter: &'static str,
+    pub reason: String,
+}
+
+pub fn record(eco: &'static str, pkg: &Package, filter: &'static str, reason: &str) {
+    let mut recent = RECENT.lock().unwrap_or_else(|e| e.into_inner());
+    if recent.len() == KEPT {
+        recent.remove(0);
+    }
+    recent.push(BlockedPackage {
+        eco,
+        name: pkg.name.clone(),
+        version: pkg.version.clone(),
+        filter,
+        reason: reason.to_owned(),
+    });
+}
+
+/// Hands each block over once.
+pub fn take() -> Vec<BlockedPackage> {
+    std::mem::take(&mut *RECENT.lock().unwrap_or_else(|e| e.into_inner()))
+}

core/src/config/mod.rs

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ impl Default for FirewallConfig {
         FirewallConfig {
             port: DEFAULT_PORT,
             fail_open: true,
-            min_age_hours: 0,
+            min_age_hours: 24,
             denylist: DenylistSource::default(),
             allow: HashMap::new(),
             telemetry: true,

core/src/firewall.rs

@@ -47,6 +47,11 @@ impl Firewall {
         self.config.hosts()
     }
 
+    pub fn is_https_url(&self, url: &str) -> bool {
+        let host = host_of(url);
+        self.config.registries.iter().any(|r| r.upstream.starts_with("https://") && r.host() == host)
+    }
+
     pub fn is_index_url(&self, url: &str) -> bool {
         self.config.registries.iter().any(|r| r.index && r.host() == host_of(url))
     }

core/src/lib.rs

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 pub mod aliasing;
+pub mod blocks;
 pub mod config;
 pub mod firewall;
 pub mod http;

core/src/os/macos/mod.rs

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ mod uninstall;
 pub use uninstall::uninstall;
 
 use crate::config::FirewallConfig;
-use crate::{mitm, telemetry};
+use crate::{blocks, mitm, telemetry};
 use crate::Firewall;
 use rama::bytes::Bytes;
 use rama::error::BoxError;
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ impl TransparentProxyHandler for Handler {
         let message = String::from_utf8_lossy(&message).into_owned();
         Some(Bytes::from(match message.as_str() {
             "ca" => self.ca.pem.clone(),
+            "blocks" => serde_json::to_string(&blocks::take()).expect("blocks serialize"),
             other => format!("error: unknown message {other}"),
         }))
     }

core/src/os/windows/service.rs

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ use std::net::{IpAddr, Ipv4Addr};
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::time::Duration;
 use tracing_appender::rolling::{RollingFileAppender, Rotation};
+use windows::Win32::Foundation::ERROR_GEN_FAILURE;
 use windows_service::service::*;
 use windows_service::service_control_handler::{
     self, ServiceControlHandlerResult, ServiceStatusHandle,
@@ -73,8 +74,12 @@ fn run_until_stopped() -> Result<(), BoxError> {
         | ServiceControl::Shutdown
         | ServiceControl::Pause
         | ServiceControl::Continue => {
-            let _ = control_sender.send(control);
-            ServiceControlHandlerResult::NoError
+            // Answered once handled, so a failed pause fails the caller's ControlService.
+            let (reply, handled) = tokio::sync::oneshot::channel();
+            let _ = control_sender.send((control, reply));
+            handled
+                .blocking_recv()
+                .unwrap_or(ServiceControlHandlerResult::NoError)
         }
         ServiceControl::Interrogate => ServiceControlHandlerResult::NoError,
         _ => ServiceControlHandlerResult::NotImplemented,
@@ -89,16 +94,26 @@ fn run_until_stopped() -> Result<(), BoxError> {
             }
         };
         // Only pausing removes our hosts entries; a stop or crash keeps them, failing closed.
-        while let Some(control) = control_receiver.recv().await {
+        while let Some((control, reply)) = control_receiver.recv().await {
             let (hosts, state) = match control {
                 ServiceControl::Pause => (&[][..], ServiceState::Paused),
                 ServiceControl::Continue => (&hosts[..], ServiceState::Running),
                 _ => break,
             };
-            match write_hosts_entries(hosts) {
-                Ok(()) => set_status(&status, state, false)?,
-                Err(error) => tracing::error!(%error, "could not rewrite the hosts file"),
-            }
+            let result = match write_hosts_entries(hosts) {
+                Ok(()) => {
+                    set_status(&status, state, false)?;
+                    ServiceControlHandlerResult::NoError
+                }
+                Err(error) => {
+                    tracing::error!(%error, "could not rewrite the hosts file");
+                    let code = error
+                        .raw_os_error()
+                        .map_or(ERROR_GEN_FAILURE.0, |code| code as u32);
+                    ServiceControlHandlerResult::Other(code)
+                }
+            };
+            let _ = reply.send(result);
         }
         Ok::<_, BoxError>(())
     });
@@ -147,7 +162,7 @@ async fn start_screening(status: &ServiceStatusHandle) -> Result<Vec<&'static st
                 resolver: resolver.clone(),
                 service: service.clone(),
             };
-            let upstream = ConsumeErrLayer::trace_as_debug().into_layer(upstream);
+            let upstream = ConsumeErrLayer::trace_as_warning().into_layer(upstream);
             tokio::spawn(listen_on(address, port, &exec)?.serve(upstream));
         }
     }

core/src/os/windows/tray.rs

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 use super::*;
 use muda::{Menu, MenuEvent, MenuItem, PredefinedMenuItem};
 use std::io::Cursor;
+use std::time::Duration;
 use tray_icon::{Icon, MouseButtonState, TrayIcon, TrayIconBuilder, TrayIconEvent};
 use windows::core::{w, PCWSTR};
 use windows::Win32::Foundation::*;
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ use windows_service::service::{Service, ServiceAccess, ServiceState};
 use windows_service::service_manager::{ServiceManager, ServiceManagerAccess};
 
 const MENU_PAUSE: &str = "pause";
+const MENU_RESTART: &str = "restart";
 const MENU_LOG: &str = "log";
 const MENU_QUIT: &str = "quit";
 const LOGO: &[u8] = include_bytes!("tray.png");
@@ -31,6 +33,7 @@ pub fn run() -> Result<(), BoxError> {
         &status,
         &PredefinedMenuItem::separator(),
         &pause,
+        &MenuItem::with_id(MENU_RESTART, "Restart", true, None),
         &MenuItem::with_id(MENU_LOG, "Open logs", true, None),
         &PredefinedMenuItem::separator(),
         &MenuItem::with_id(MENU_QUIT, "Quit", true, None),
@@ -123,6 +126,11 @@ impl Tray {
                 || Ok(open_service()?.resume().map(drop)?)
             }
             MENU_PAUSE => || Ok(open_service()?.start::<&str>(&[])?),
+            MENU_RESTART => {
+                // Off the UI thread, since stopping takes a while.
+                std::thread::spawn(|| restart().unwrap_or_else(show_error));
+                return;
+            }
             MENU_LOG => {
                 let log = HSTRING::from(data_dir().as_path());
                 let none = PCWSTR::null();
@@ -131,13 +139,19 @@ impl Tray {
             }
             _ => return,
         };
-        if let Err(error) = action() {
-            let text = HSTRING::from(error.to_string());
-            unsafe { MessageBoxW(None, &text, w!("Strix Firewall"), MB_ICONERROR) };
-        }
+        action().unwrap_or_else(show_error);
     }
 }
 
+fn show_error(error: BoxError) {
+    let text = match error.source() {
+        Some(source) => format!("{error}: {source}"),
+        None => error.to_string(),
+    };
+    let text = HSTRING::from(text);
+    unsafe { MessageBoxW(None, &text, w!("Strix Firewall"), MB_ICONERROR) };
+}
+
 /// `None` when the service is not installed.
 fn service_state() -> Option<ServiceState> {
     let manager =
@@ -166,10 +180,28 @@ fn status_text(state: Option<ServiceState>) -> &'static str {
 
 fn open_service() -> Result<Service, BoxError> {
     let manager = ServiceManager::local_computer(None::<&str>, ServiceManagerAccess::CONNECT)?;
-    let access = ServiceAccess::START | ServiceAccess::PAUSE_CONTINUE;
+    let access = ServiceAccess::QUERY_STATUS
+        | ServiceAccess::START
+        | ServiceAccess::STOP
+        | ServiceAccess::PAUSE_CONTINUE;
     Ok(manager.open_service(SERVICE_NAME, access)?)
 }
 
+/// Starting again re-reads the config.
+fn restart() -> Result<(), BoxError> {
+    let service = open_service()?;
+    if service.query_status()?.current_state != ServiceState::Stopped {
+        service.stop()?;
+    }
+    for _ in 0..60 {
+        if service.query_status()?.current_state == ServiceState::Stopped {
+            return Ok(service.start::<&str>(&[])?);
+        }
+        std::thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(500));
+    }
+    Err("The service did not stop.".into())
+}
+
 /// The alpha channel of the RGBA logo, and its width.
 fn logo_mask() -> Result<(Vec<u8>, u32), BoxError> {
     let mut reader = png::Decoder::new(Cursor::new(LOGO)).read_info()?;

core/src/policies/mod.rs

@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@ pub async fn screen(url: &str, firewall: &Firewall) -> Option<String> {
     };
     info!(eco = registry.eco, pkg = %pkg.label(), %url, "screening");
     match consult(firewall, registry, &pkg).await {
-        Some((_, Verdict::Deny(reason))) => {
+        Some((filter, Verdict::Deny(reason))) => {
+            crate::blocks::record(registry.eco, &pkg, filter, &reason);
             Some(format!("{} {reason}", pkg.label()))
         }
         Some((filter, Verdict::Unknown(e))) if !firewall.config.fail_open => {

core/tests/forward.rs

@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 use firewall::aliasing::forward::downgrade;
 use firewall::http::https_url;
-use firewall::Firewall;
+use firewall::{aliasing, Firewall, FirewallConfig};
 use rama::http::{Body, Request};
+use std::io::{Read, Write};
+use std::net::{TcpListener, TcpStream};
 
 fn request(target: &str, host: Option<&str>) -> Request {
     let mut builder = Request::builder().method("GET").uri(target);
@@ -35,6 +37,25 @@ fn requests_always_go_out_over_tls() {
     assert_eq!(https_url(&request("/six", None)), None);
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn a_plain_http_upstream_is_not_upgraded() {
+    let upstream = TcpListener::bind("127.0.0.1:0").expect("bind");
+    let addr = upstream.local_addr().expect("address");
+    std::thread::spawn(move || {
+        let (mut stream, _) = upstream.accept().expect("accept");
+        let _ = stream.read(&mut [0; 4096]);
+        let _ = stream.write_all(b"HTTP/1.1 200 OK\r\nContent-Length: 2\r\n\r\nok");
+    });
+
+    let port = aliasing::spawn(0, FirewallConfig::default()).expect("spawn");
+    let mut proxy = TcpStream::connect(("127.0.0.1", port)).expect("connect");
+    let request = format!("GET http://{addr}/x HTTP/1.1\r\nHost: {addr}\r\nConnection: close\r\n\r\n");
+    proxy.write_all(request.as_bytes()).expect("write");
+    let mut response = String::new();
+    proxy.read_to_string(&mut response).expect("read");
+    assert!(response.starts_with("HTTP/1.1 200") && response.ends_with("ok"), "{response}");
+}
+
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn downgrade_touches_known_hosts_in_text_only() {
     let text = b"https://pypi.org/x https://example.com/y".to_vec();

core/wix/main.wxs

@@ -162,6 +162,12 @@
             Execute='deferred'
             Impersonate='no'
             Return='check'/>
+        <!-- From the exit dialog, which runs as the signed-in user rather than elevated. -->
+        <CustomAction
+            Id='StartTray'
+            Directory='APPLICATIONFOLDER'
+            ExeCommand='"[#exe2]"'
+            Return='asyncNoWait'/>
         <!-- Before its file is replaced or removed. Trays WM_CLOSE does not reach, as in other sessions, are terminated. -->
         <util:CloseApplication Id='CloseTray' Target='firewall-tray.exe' CloseMessage='yes' RebootPrompt='no' TerminateProcess='0'/>
         <InstallExecuteSequence>
@@ -180,6 +186,7 @@
             <UIRef Id='WixUI_FeatureTree'/>
             <Publish Dialog='WelcomeDlg' Control='Next' Event='NewDialog' Value='CustomizeDlg' Order='99'>1</Publish>
             <Publish Dialog='CustomizeDlg' Control='Back' Event='NewDialog' Value='WelcomeDlg' Order='99'>1</Publish>
+            <Publish Dialog='ExitDialog' Control='Finish' Event='DoAction' Value='StartTray' Order='1'>NOT Installed</Publish>
         </UI>
     </Product>
 

macos/App/BlockAlerts.swift

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import AppKit
+
+struct BlockedPackage: Codable, Hashable, Identifiable {
+    let eco: String
+    let name: String
+    let version: String?
+    let filter: String
+    let reason: String
+
+    var id: String { "\(eco)/\(name)@\(version ?? "")" }
+    var label: String { version.map { "\(name) \($0)" } ?? name }
+    /// The denylist and OSV only flag packages known to be malicious; the age check only holds back new ones.
+    var malicious: Bool { filter != "age" }
+}
+
+@MainActor
+enum BlockAlert {
+    static func show(_ package: BlockedPackage) {
+        let alert = NSAlert()
+        alert.addButton(withTitle: "OK")
+        if package.malicious {
+            alert.alertStyle = .critical
+            alert.messageText = "Blocked a malicious package"
+            alert.informativeText = "\(package.label) (\(package.eco)) \(package.reason). Do not install it."
+        } else {
+            alert.messageText = "Held back a new package"
+            alert.informativeText = "\(package.label) (\(package.eco)) \(package.reason)."
+        }
+        NSApp.activate(ignoringOtherApps: true)
+        alert.runModal()
+    }
+}

macos/App/FirewallModel.swift

@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ final class FirewallModel: NSObject, ObservableObject {
     @Published private(set) var completed = false
     @Published private(set) var removed = false
     @Published private(set) var screening = false
+    @Published private(set) var blocked: [BlockedPackage] = []
 
     private let logger = Logger(subsystem: FirewallIDs.appBundleID, category: "installer")
     private var pendingRequest: (request: OSSystemExtensionRequest, continuation: CheckedContinuation<Void, Error>)?
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ final class FirewallModel: NSObject, ObservableObject {
             await refresh()
             if CommandLine.arguments.contains("--install") { await install() }
         }
+        Task { await watchBlocks() }
     }
 
     // MARK: - Flows
@@ -199,6 +201,21 @@ final class FirewallModel: NSObject, ObservableObject {
         if let url = URL(string: pane) { NSWorkspace.shared.open(url) }
     }
 
+    /// The extension cannot message the app, so the app asks it for blocks.
+    private func watchBlocks() async {
+        while true {
+            if screening, let reply = try? await providerMessage("blocks"),
+               let packages = try? JSONDecoder().decode([BlockedPackage].self, from: Data(reply.utf8)) {
+                for package in packages where !blocked.contains(package) {
+                    blocked.append(package)
+                    BlockAlert.show(package)
+                }
+                blocked = Array(blocked.suffix(10))
+            }
+            try? await Task.sleep(nanoseconds: 2_000_000_000)
+        }
+    }
+
     private func stage(_ step: ReferenceWritableKeyPath<FirewallModel, StepStatus>,
                        running: String,
                        work: @MainActor () async throws -> String) async -> Bool {

macos/App/MenuBarView.swift

@@ -22,5 +22,20 @@ struct MenuBarView: View {
             Task { await model.restart() }
         }
         .disabled(model.busy)
+
+        if !model.blocked.isEmpty {
+            Divider()
+            ForEach(model.blocked) { package in
+                if !package.malicious {
+                    Menu("Held back \(package.label) (\(package.eco))") {
+                        Text(package.reason)
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    Menu("Blocked \(package.label) (\(package.eco))") {
+                        Text("Malicious: \(package.reason)")
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
     }
 }

macos/build.sh

@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ build() {
   echo "==> Building"
   xcodegen generate >/dev/null
   xcodebuild -project Firewall.xcodeproj -scheme StrixFirewall -configuration $CONFIGURATION \
+    -destination generic/platform=macOS \
     -derivedDataPath build CODE_SIGNING_ALLOWED=NO CODE_SIGNING_REQUIRED=NO \
     CODE_SIGN_IDENTITY="" CODE_SIGN_ENTITLEMENTS="" build >/dev/null
 }

macos/project.yml

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ settings:
     "CARGO_PROFILE[config=Debug]": debug
     "LIBRARY_SEARCH_PATHS[arch=arm64]": $(SRCROOT)/../core/target/aarch64-apple-darwin/$(CARGO_PROFILE)
     "LIBRARY_SEARCH_PATHS[arch=x86_64]": $(SRCROOT)/../core/target/x86_64-apple-darwin/$(CARGO_PROFILE)
-    ARCHS: arm64
+    ARCHS: arm64 x86_64
     "ONLY_ACTIVE_ARCH[config=Debug]": "YES"
     SWIFT_VERSION: "5.0"
     DEVELOPMENT_TEAM: ${TEAM}
@@ -127,5 +127,13 @@ targets:
           unset CC CXX CFLAGS CXXFLAGS
           export SDKROOT="$(xcrun --sdk macosx --show-sdk-path)"
           cd "$SRCROOT/../core"
-          cargo build --bin firewall-uninstall --target aarch64-apple-darwin $([ "$CONFIGURATION" = Debug ] || echo --release)
-          cp "target/aarch64-apple-darwin/$CARGO_PROFILE/firewall-uninstall" "$TARGET_BUILD_DIR/$EXECUTABLE_FOLDER_PATH/"
+          bins=
+          for arch in $ARCHS; do
+            case $arch in
+              arm64|arm64e) triple=aarch64-apple-darwin ;;
+              x86_64)       triple=x86_64-apple-darwin ;;
+            esac
+            cargo build --bin firewall-uninstall --target $triple $([ "$CONFIGURATION" = Debug ] || echo --release)
+            bins="$bins target/$triple/$CARGO_PROFILE/firewall-uninstall"
+          done
+          lipo -create $bins -output "$TARGET_BUILD_DIR/$EXECUTABLE_FOLDER_PATH/firewall-uninstall"