# Description
Adopt
[`System.TimeProvider`](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.timeprovider)
across the stack so that every place that creates timers, runs duration
math, or schedules periodic work is mockable, deterministic in tests,
and immune to wall-clock changes.
The migration touches Core, Core.Types, Server, Client, PubSub,
Configuration, Gds (server + client), Lds, and the Quickstarts/Console
reference apps. Per-component changes follow the same pattern:
1. Add a `private readonly TimeProvider m_timeProvider;` field.
2. Accept a nullable `TimeProvider? timeProvider = null` as the **last**
constructor parameter (new overload; legacy constructor stays for binary
compatibility and delegates with `timeProvider: null`).
3. Initialise the field with `m_timeProvider = timeProvider ??=
TimeProvider.System;`.
4. Replace `new Timer(...)`, `Stopwatch`, `HiResClock.*`,
`DateTime.UtcNow`-based duration math, and `Task.Delay(delay, ct)` in
timing loops with the matching `m_timeProvider` API (`CreateTimer`,
`GetTimestamp` / `GetElapsedTime`, `GetUtcNow().UtcDateTime`,
`Task.Delay(delay, m_timeProvider, ct)`).
5. Wire the provider through DI: `AddOpcUaServerBuilder` /
`AddOpcUaClientBuilder` register `TimeProvider.System` via
`TryAddSingleton<TimeProvider>()` so tests can swap in
`Microsoft.Extensions.Time.Testing.FakeTimeProvider`.
`HiResClock` itself is kept (so the
`ApplicationConfiguration.DisableHiResClock` schema flag still
round-trips), but **every public member** is now `[Obsolete]` with a
single shared message pointing to the new migration-guide section. The
few internal call sites that still need to set/read `HiResClock` are
wrapped with `#pragma warning disable CS0618`.
### Highlights per component
- **Core / Stack** — `Opc.Ua.Core`, `Opc.Ua.Core.Types`, channel
pipeline (`UaSCBinaryClientChannel`, `ChannelToken`,
`UaSCBinaryChannel`), `ApplicationConfiguration`, certificate
validators, `JwksIssuerKeyResolver`, `TimeProviderExtensions` polyfills
(`GetTimestampMilliseconds`, `GetTickCount`,
`CancellationTokenSource(timeout, timeProvider)`, `Task.Delay(delay,
provider, ct)` polyfill for older TFMs).
- **Server** — session lockout, subscription pipeline
(publish/sample/keep-alive/lifetime), `MonitoredItemQueue`, alarm
sampling rate, `IntervalRunner`, server diagnostics, configuration state
machines, hosted services.
- **Client** — `Session`, managed/V2 subscription engines, reconnect
handlers, channel keep-alive, periodic publishing, complex-type
discovery polling.
- **PubSub** — `IntervalRunner` pipeline, message-receive timers,
MQTT/UDP keep-alive, publishers/readers.
- **Gds / Lds** — `LdsServer`, `LinqApplicationsDatabase` expiry
housekeeping, GDS clients (push, pull), `DirectoryCertificateStore`,
`ConnectionStateMachine`, classic subscription engine.
- **Quickstarts / Console samples** — `SampleNodeManager`,
`ReferenceNodeManager`, `AlarmNodeManager`, `BoilerState`,
`MemoryBufferState`, `PublishedValuesWrites`. Samples resolve via
`(Server as ITimeProviderProvider)?.TimeProvider ?? TimeProvider.System`
so existing ctor signatures stay binary-compatible.
- **Tests** — `Opc.Ua.PubSub.Tests` adds `IntervalRunnerTests`; existing
`SubscriptionTests`, `UaPublisherTests`, and `TestDataSystem` move off
`HiResClock`. Added `Microsoft.Extensions.TimeProvider.Testing` package
for `FakeTimeProvider` (project-load warning surfaces on net48/net472
only — runtime is .NET 8+).
### Migration guide
New section [**Time and Timer abstraction
(`TimeProvider`)**](Docs/MigrationGuide.md#time-and-timer-abstraction-timeprovider)
documents:
- The canonical replacement table (`HiResClock.UtcNow` →
`timeProvider.GetUtcNow().UtcDateTime`, `HiResClock.TickCount64` →
`timeProvider.GetTimestamp()`, `new Timer` → `timeProvider.CreateTimer`,
`Task.Delay(delay, ct)` → `Task.Delay(delay, timeProvider, ct)`, …).
- The `TimeProvider? timeProvider = null` + `??=` constructor pattern.
- DI wiring and how to swap in `FakeTimeProvider` in tests.
- Before/after snippets for `HiResClock.TickCount64`,
`HiResClock.UtcNow`, and `new Timer(...)`.
## Related Issues
- Fixes#2458
## Checklist
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[CLA](https://opcfoundation.org/license/cla/ContributorLicenseAgreementv1.0.pdf)
and read the
[CONTRIBUTING](https://github.com/OPCFoundation/UA-.NETStandard/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md)
doc.
- [x] I have added tests that prove my fix is effective or that my
feature works and increased code coverage.
- [x] I have added all necessary documentation.
- [x] I have verified that my changes do not introduce (new) build or
analyzer warnings.
- [ ] I ran **all** tests locally using the **UA.slnx** solution against
at least .net **framework** and .net **10**, and all passed.
- [ ] I fixed **all** failing and flaky tests in the CI pipelines and
**all** CodeQL warnings.
- [ ] I have addressed **all** PR feedback received.
# Description
Introduces a pluggable user-identity provider model covering all OPC UA
Part 6 §6.5 mechanisms (Anonymous, UserName, X509, IssuedToken/JWT) on
both client and server, with full
`Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection` integration, plus the Part 12
§9 `AuthorizationService` two-phase token-request flow **including
refresh-token rotation**, the Part 12 §8 KeyCredential Push model, and a
clean provider model for OPC 10000-12 §7.2 `ApplicationSelfAdmin`. The
work is split across phase-by-phase commits so it can be reviewed
independently; nothing here changes wire-level behaviour or forces
existing applications to migrate.
### Documentation
All under `Docs/`:
- `IdentityProviders.md` — full developer guide: three-layer model,
recipes, configuration reference, "what gets auto-wired" matrix, JWS
algorithm table, identity-augmenters section, **"Implementing your own
provider"** how-to subsections for Entra / OIDC / Windows / AspNetCore
(sibling files merged in per review feedback).
- `DependencyInjection.md` — `Identity` sections with `appsettings.json`
examples, identity-extension matrix, `WithAuthorizationService` +
`WithKeyCredentialPush` + `AddIdentityAugmenter` extensions documented.
- `RoleBasedUserManagement.md` — claim-criteria callout describing
`IIdentityClaims` probe surface.
- `AuthorizationService.md` — Architecture diagram +
`IAccessTokenProvider` conceptual narrative restored from master; modern
`StartRequestToken` / `FinishRequestToken` flow leads; refresh-token
recipe added.
- `KeyCredentialService.md` — Push model + Pull vs Push vs Bridge
decision matrix + Hybrid (Push + Pull) section; explicit experimental
warning for the bridge.
- `GDS.md` — KeyCredential Push, `StartRequestToken`,
`GdsApplicationSelfAdminProvider`, **shipped Refresh-token support with
rotation policy and audit semantics** all documented.
- `MigrationGuide.md` — User Identity Providers section listing
`[Obsolete]` markers + mechanical recipes; SelfAdmin migration via
`IIdentityAugmenter`; `EnableRefreshTokens` default note.
- `README.md` index entries.
## Checklist
- [x] I have signed the
[CLA](https://opcfoundation.org/license/cla/ContributorLicenseAgreementv1.0.pdf)
and read the
[CONTRIBUTING](https://github.com/OPCFoundation/UA-.NETStandard/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md)
doc.
- [x] I have added tests that prove my fix is effective or that my
feature works and increased code coverage.
- [x] I have added all necessary documentation.
- [x] I have verified that my changes do not introduce (new) build or
analyzer warnings.
- [x] I ran **all** tests locally using the **UA.slnx** solution against
at least .net **framework** and .net **10**, and all passed.
- [x] I fixed **all** failing and flaky tests in the CI pipelines and
**all** CodeQL warnings.
- [x] I have addressed **all** PR feedback received.
## Proposed changes
This PR updates the server monitored-item pipeline to be
`IAsyncNodeManager`-aware and introduces channel-based FIFO queueing in
the monitored-node path to improve behavior under load.
It also includes follow-up fixes from review/CI feedback:
- Adjusted
`AsyncCustomNodeManagerTests.WriteAsync_PublishesValueToMonitoredItemQueueAsync`
to account for channel-based delivery timing/coalescing while still
asserting the written value is observed.
- Merged latest `master` into this branch and resolved merge conflicts
(notably in `ConfigurationNodeManager`), keeping async address-space
lookup behavior intact.
- Applied small compile-safety corrections needed for successful
validation.
## Proposed changes
Reduces sync-over-async in non-obsolete server APIs, removes stale
`#region/#endregion` noise from the test suite, and fixes analyzer/test
fallout from merging the Part 11 Historical Access framework (#3797).
Follow-up review feedback is included: `FileSystemNodeManager` is now
based on `AsyncCustomNodeManager`.
### Sync-over-async reduction (~24 `GetAwaiter().GetResult()` sites)
**Server-side:**
- `TrustList`: async `OnCallAsync` handlers added; sync `OnCall`
handlers retained as compat shims so legacy `CustomNodeManager2`
subclasses that host the TrustList but do not implement
`ICallAsyncNodeManager` keep working through `MethodState.Call`.
- `GDS ApplicationsNodeManager`: `RequestAccessToken`,
`KeyCredentialStart/FinishRequest`, and `Revoke` moved to `OnCallAsync`.
- `IKeyCredentialRequestStore`: interface + in-memory implementation
converted to async; `FinishKeyCredentialRequestResult` record carries
the previous out-set. Tests in `Tests/Opc.Ua.Gds.Tests/` updated to the
new async API.
- `FileSystem`:
- `DirectoryObjectState` methods (`CreateDirectory` / `CreateFile` /
`Delete` / `MoveOrCopy`) use `OnCallAsync`.
- `FileSystemNodeManager` now derives from `AsyncCustomNodeManager` and
overrides async address-space/node-resolution paths
(`CreateAddressSpaceAsync`, `DeleteAddressSpaceAsync`,
`GetManagerHandleAsync`, `ValidateNodeAsync`) to avoid sync-over-async
in dynamic node validation.
- `FileSystemNodeManagerFactory` now supports async creation
(`IAsyncNodeManagerFactory`) while retaining sync factory compatibility.
- Reference server registration of the FileSystem node manager is
aligned to the async node manager list.
- `ConfigurationNodeManager` namespace lookup uses sync
`GetManagerHandle` to keep the remaining `GetResult` inside the
documented `SyncNodeManagerAdapter` bridge.
- `ServerBase`: new `OnServerStartingAsync`; `StartAsync` now awaits it.
- `StandardServer.CreateMasterNodeManagerAsync` added; sync wrapper kept
for backward compatibility.
- `IServerInternal.CloseSession` marked `[Obsolete]`
(`CloseSessionAsync` exists).
- `IMasterNodeManager.RemoveReferences` marked `[Obsolete]`; in-tree
sync callers remain with scoped `CS0618` pragmas + TODO.
**Stack:**
- `EncryptedSecret`: added `VerifyHeaderForEccAsync` / `DecryptAsync` /
`TryDecryptAsync`; `UserNameIdentityTokenHandler.DecryptAsync` awaits
ECC validation.
- `CertificatePasswordProvider` ctor: `GetResult` fallback replaced with
explicit `InvalidOperationException`.
### Code-style and post-merge cleanup
- Removed unused `#region`/`#endregion` directives across test files.
- Restored green build state after Part 11 merge fallout fixes
(production + analyzer + test cleanup from earlier commits in this PR).
### CI / validation notes
- This PR branch surfaced runtime regressions introduced by Part 11
after the build-breaker was fixed (outside scope of this
async/code-style cleanup).
- Follow-up feedback change validation for `FileSystemNodeManager`:
- `dotnet build Libraries/Opc.Ua.Server/Opc.Ua.Server.csproj -f net10.0
--no-restore` ✅
- `dotnet test Tests/Opc.Ua.Server.Tests/Opc.Ua.Server.Tests.csproj -f
net10.0 --filter FileSystemNodeIdTests` ✅
- `dotnet test Tests/Opc.Ua.History.Tests/Opc.Ua.History.Tests.csproj -f
net10.0 --filter FileSystemSmokeTests` ✅ (test skipped in environment)
## Related Issues
- None.
## Types of changes
- [ ] Bugfix (non-breaking change which fixes an issue)
- [x] Enhancement (non-breaking change which adds functionality)
- [x] Test enhancement (non-breaking change to increase test coverage)
- [ ] Breaking change (fix or feature that would cause existing
functionality to not work as expected, requires version increase of
Nuget packages)
- [ ] Documentation Update (if none of the other choices apply)
## Checklist
- [x] I have read the
[CONTRIBUTING](https://github.com/OPCFoundation/UA-.NETStandard/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md)
doc.
- [x] I have signed the
[CLA](https://opcfoundation.org/license/cla/ContributorLicenseAgreementv1.0.pdf).
- [x] I ran tests locally with my changes, all passed.
- [ ] I fixed all failing tests in the CI pipelines.
- [ ] I fixed all introduced issues with CodeQL and LGTM.
- [x] I have added tests that prove my fix is effective or that my
feature works and increased code coverage.
- [x] I have added necessary documentation (if appropriate).
- [x] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream
modules.
## Proposed changes
Implements **OPC UA Part 11 (Historical Access)** end-to-end via a clean
**provider model** that lets servers back historizing variables with any
time-series storage engine. A reference-quality **in-memory engine**
ships in `Opc.Ua.Server` so getting started requires no extra packages.
The implementation replaces the legacy `HistoryArchive` /
`HistoryDataReader` / `HistoryFile` / `IHistoryDataSource` files
(removed from `Quickstarts.Servers/TestData/`) with a stack-level Part
11 surface.
### What's new
- **Server provider model** in `Libraries/Opc.Ua.Server/Historian/`:
- Umbrella `IHistorianProvider` + narrow capability interfaces
(`IHistorianDataProvider`, `IHistorianModifiedProvider`,
`IHistorianAtTimeProvider`, `IHistorianProcessedProvider`,
`IHistorianAnnotationProvider`, `IHistorianEventProvider`,
`IHistorianTransactionalProvider`).
- `HistorianDispatcher` — routes HistoryRead / HistoryUpdate (raw,
modified, at-time, processed, events, annotations) including
event-`WhereClause` evaluation via the framework's `FilterEvaluator`,
audit-event reporting, and continuation-point lifecycle.
- `HistorianProviderRegistry` with Node → Namespace → Default
precedence; surfaced via `IHistorianRegistryProvider` on
`ServerInternalData`.
- Fluent `HistorianBuilder`
(`server.UseHistorian().UseInMemory().Historize(...).RegisterAsDefault()`).
- Lazy `HistoricalDataConfigurationType` companion installer
(`OnPopulateBrowser`-attached).
- `ServerSystemContext` now exposes `IServerInternal Server { get; }` so
infrastructure code stops relying on the per-NM `SystemHandle`.
- **In-memory reference engine** (`InMemoryHistorianProvider`) — raw,
modified, processed via framework fallback, at-time via framework
fallback, annotations, events, transactional batches.
- **Client surface** in `Libraries/Opc.Ua.Client/Historian/`:
- `HistoryClient` with `IAsyncEnumerable<DataValue>`
raw/modified/at-time/processed/annotation reads (transparent
continuation-point handling and `try/finally`-based release on iterator
abandonment).
- `session.Historian()` extension.
- Capability discovery (`GetServerCapabilitiesAsync`,
`GetConfigurationAsync`).
- **Node-manager wiring** through both `AsyncCustomNodeManager` and
`CustomNodeManager2` (sync-via-dispatcher).
- **Capability rollup** — `DiagnosticsNodeManager` populates the
server-wide `HistoryServerCapabilities` as the union of registered
providers' `GetCapabilitiesAsync(NodeId.Null, ...)` (runs whether the
node was loaded from the predefined nodeset or freshly created; fully
async).
- **Audit-event reporting** for HistoryUpdate (gated on
at-least-one-success):
`AuditHistoryValueUpdateEventType`,
`AuditHistoryAnnotationUpdateEventType`,
`AuditHistoryRawModifyDeleteEventType`,
`AuditHistoryAtTimeDeleteEventType`, `AuditHistoryEventUpdateEventType`,
`AuditHistoryEventDeleteEventType`.
- **ReferenceServer + TestData** historize sample variables through the
new pipeline (replaces the deleted legacy `HistoryArchive`).
- **Comprehensive developer documentation** in
`Docs/HistoricalAccess.md` (~657 lines): server-developer guide,
provider-author guide, client-developer guide, capability discovery,
auditing, limitations/roadmap.
### Tests
| Suite | Files | Tests |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Server unit (Opc.Ua.Server.Tests/Historian) | dispatcher,
event-dispatcher, registry, in-memory provider, transactional provider,
concurrency, coverage, event-filter target | **34** passing |
| Client integration (Opc.Ua.Client.Tests/Historian) |
`HistoryClientIntegrationTests` over the live `ReferenceServer` via
`ServerFixture` | **4** passing |
| AOT (Opc.Ua.Aot.Tests/HistoryAotTests) | positive assertions against
historized `Scalar_Static_Int32` (read raw, read processed/Average) |
**2** passing |
### Local validation
- `dotnet build UA.slnx -c Release` → **0 errors**.
- All historian / client integration / AOT history tests **green**.
### Hardening applied post-internal-review
- `DiagnosticsNodeManager.RollUpHistorianCapabilitiesAsync` — true async
(no more `.GetAwaiter().GetResult()` on the startup path).
- `HistoryClient` raw/modified/details readers — `try/finally` releases
the in-flight continuation point on `break`/exception/cancellation; also
detects malformed-server empty-page loops.
- `ReportAudit*` helpers gated on `HasAnyGood(...)` — audit events do
not fire when every per-value op failed.
- `ServerSystemContext` ctors throw
`ArgumentNullException(nameof(server))` at the boundary.
- `HistorianEventFilterTarget.IsTypeOf` logs a one-shot warning when
`IFilterContext.TypeTree` is null (degrades safely instead of silently).
- `InMemoryHistorianProvider.ReadEventsAsync` snapshots under lock,
filters outside (cuts lock-hold time).
- `TryRestoreContinuation` rejects cross-wired continuation points
(different `NodeId`).
- Processed-read framework fallback capped at 100 000 buffered outputs
(`BadTooManyOperations` when exceeded).
- ReferenceServer / TestData seeding is async-awaited /
`Task.Run`-bridged to escape any captured `SynchronizationContext`.
## Related Issues
- Fixes #
## Types of changes
- [x] Bugfix (non-breaking change which fixes an issue)
- [x] Enhancement (non-breaking change which adds functionality)
- [x] Test enhancement (non-breaking change to increase test coverage)
- [ ] Breaking change
- [x] Documentation Update
> The deletion of legacy
`Applications/Quickstarts.Servers/TestData/HistoryArchive*` is a
refactor of sample code only; the public stack surface is purely
additive.
## Checklist
- [x] I have read the
[CONTRIBUTING](https://github.com/OPCFoundation/UA-.NETStandard/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md)
doc.
- [x] I have signed the
[CLA](https://opcfoundation.org/license/cla/ContributorLicenseAgreementv1.0.pdf).
- [x] I ran tests locally with my changes, all passed.
- [ ] I fixed all failing tests in the CI pipelines.
- [ ] I fixed all introduced issues with CodeQL and LGTM.
- [x] I have added tests that prove my fix is effective or that my
feature works and increased code coverage.
- [x] I have added necessary documentation (`Docs/HistoricalAccess.md`).
- [x] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream
modules.
## Further comments
The provider model is intentionally minimal and orthogonal — providers
opt into specific Part 11 features by implementing one or more of the
narrow capability interfaces, and the dispatcher type-tests the concrete
provider at runtime. This keeps the bundled `InMemoryHistorianProvider`
simple while making it trivial for vendors to plug in their own
time-series database.
A few items remain explicitly deferred (documented in
`Docs/HistoricalAccess.md` *Limitations and roadmap*):
`HistoricalEventConfigurationType` auto-install for event notifiers,
audit-event `OldValues` fidelity (would require read-before-write across
update sites), true streaming processed-read continuation (the framework
fallback is bounded by the 100 k cap; native
`IHistorianProcessedProvider` providers already get arbitrary paging).
These are on-demand items, not gaps in the mandatory Part 11 surface.
Drive the solution to zero warnings / zero errors with analyzers on,
promote the consistently-fixed rules to error, and lock in coverage
on the only line of new logic.
* role management compliant with OPC UA Part 18
Server-side:
- New IRoleManager / RoleManager with spec-correct status codes
(Bad_AlreadyExists, Bad_NodeIdUnknown, Bad_RequestNotAllowed,
Bad_NotFound) for every mutator per Part 18 4.2 / 4.4.
- Pre-populate default identities for the three reserved well-known
roles per Part 18 4.3 (Anonymous, AuthenticatedUser,
TrustedApplication).
- Reject mutations on reserved roles with Bad_RequestNotAllowed.
- Validate IdentityMappingRuleType per Part 18 4.4.3 (empty criteria
for Anonymous/AuthenticatedUser/TrustedApplication; upper-case hex
for Thumbprint; Name=Value grammar for X509Subject).
- Honour Part 18 4.4.2 default-field-as-wildcard EndpointType
comparisons; tighten TrustedApplication/Application rules to
require trusted certificate + signed channel.
- Introduce CustomConfiguration flag per Part 18 4.4.1.
- Add IRoleManager.RoleConfigurationChanged event raised after every
successful mutation per Part 18 4.4.1.
- Make RoleEntry an immutable snapshot.
Address-space binding (typed proxies):
- RoleStateBinding switched from stringly-typed OnCallMethod2 plumbing
to the source-generated typed proxies (RoleSetState, RoleState,
AddRoleMethodState, AddIdentityMethodState, ...).
- DiagnosticsNodeManager.AddBehaviourToPredefinedNodeAsync upgrades
passive BaseObjectState nodes of RoleSetType / RoleType to the
typed RoleSetState / RoleState proxies at predefined-node load time.
- New RoleAuthorizationGate.CheckAdmin centralizes SecurityAdmin role
plus SignAndEncrypt enforcement per Part 18 4.2 / 4.4 / 5.2.
- Bound writable ApplicationsExclude / EndpointsExclude /
CustomConfiguration with the same auth gate.
- Raise RoleMappingRuleChangedAuditEventType from every successful
mutator (Part 18 4.5) via the existing AuditEvents helper.
Client library:
- New Opc.Ua.Client.Roles.RoleManagementClient + IRoleManagementClient
+ RoleInfo + SessionRoleExtensions.OpenRoleManagementClient.
- Covers list / read / add / remove role, identity, application,
endpoint operations plus Set*Exclude via Write Service.
Tests:
- New RoleManagerTests.cs - 37 NUnit tests for pre-populated roles,
reserved-role immutability, spec-correct status codes, criteria
validation, ResolveGrantedRoles, exclude semantics,
CustomConfiguration, AddRole well-known NodeId reuse, and
RoleConfigurationChanged event.
Documentation:
- Rewrite Docs/RoleBasedUserManagement.md as a Part 18 compliance
reference (status-code matrix, client examples, known limitations).
Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
* Add Part 18 5 UserManagement implementation
Server-side:
- New IUserManagement interface (Opc.Ua.Server.UserManagement) modelling
Part 18 5.2.1 surface: PasswordLength, PasswordOptions, PasswordRestrictions,
SnapshotUsers, AddUser, ModifyUser, RemoveUser, ChangePassword,
MustChangePassword, IsUserActive, UserDeactivated event.
- Default UserManagement implementation wraps the existing IUserDatabase
and stores per-user UserConfigurationMask + description in memory.
Validates passwords against PasswordLength + character-class flags
from PasswordOptions; honours Part 18 5.2 result codes
(Bad_AlreadyExists, Bad_NotFound, Bad_OutOfRange, Bad_NotSupported,
Bad_ConfigurationError, Bad_InvalidSelfReference,
Bad_IdentityTokenInvalid).
- ChangePassword clears the MustChangePassword bit on success.
- New UserManagementBinding wires the typed source-generated proxies
(UserManagementState, AddUserMethodState, ModifyUserMethodState,
RemoveUserMethodState, ChangePasswordMethodState) - typed OnCallAsync
delegates everywhere; admin gate via RoleAuthorizationGate.CheckAdmin;
ChangePassword gated via RoleAuthorizationGate.CheckSelfUserName;
closes active sessions for deactivated users via ISessionManager.
- ConfigurationNodeManager.AddBehaviourToPredefinedNodeAsync upgrades
the passive UserManagement object to the typed UserManagementState
proxy at predefined-node load time; CreateServerConfiguration invokes
UserManagementBinding.Bind when an IUserManagement was injected.
- IServerInternal gains UserManagement getter + SetUserManagement
injector.
Tests:
- New Tests/Opc.Ua.Server.Tests/UserManagementTests.cs - 18 NUnit tests
covering AddUser happy path, duplicate / password-length / config-flag
validation, RemoveUser non-existent / self-reference / NoDelete,
ModifyUser self-disable / disable-other UserDeactivated event,
ChangePassword happy path / same-as-old / wrong-old /
MustChangePassword bit clearing / NoChangeByUser rejection,
IsUserActive on disabled vs active users.
Documentation:
- Update Docs/RoleBasedUserManagement.md with a User Management section
including the spec result-code matrix, example wiring code, and
reduce known limitations - UserManagement is no longer a limitation.
* Add SessionActivated notification to invalidate permission caches on identity change
* Fix code review: rename test methods to PascalCase, use default instead of new ValueTask()
* Improve comment clarity in AsyncCustomNodeManager.SessionActivatedAsync
* Add integration test for permission re-evaluation after TransferSubscriptions + ActivateSession
* Replace integration test to use restricted RolePermissions node and verify permission denial after re-activation
* Extract HasDataChangeNotificationForClientHandle helper to reduce duplication
* Add OPC UA Part 17 (Alias Names) support
Server-side: pluggable IAliasNameStore + thread-safe InMemoryAliasNameStore, AliasNameStoreRegistry (live dispatcher, surfaces through optional IAliasNameStoreRegistryProvider on ServerInternalData), AliasNameNodeManager (standalone CustomNodeManager2; defaults to SecurityAdmin-only mutations on SignAndEncrypt channels), AliasNameMethodDispatcher bridging generated typed FindAlias/FindAliasVerbose/Add/Delete *MethodState.OnCallAsync handlers, AliasNameWildcardMatcher (Part 4 §7.40 Like operator with proper escape handling), and a DiagnosticsNodeManager partial that late-binds the standard well-known Aliases (i=23470), TagVariables (i=23479) and Topics (i=23488) FindAlias methods plus Aliases.LastChange through the registry.
Client-side: AliasNameClient (OpenStandardAliases/TagVariables/Topics + arbitrary category root) covering all four Part 17 methods, sub-category enumeration and ReadLastChangeAsync. Hardcoded method-id fast-path for standard categories; cached TranslateBrowsePaths resolution for custom ones. Service-level errors map to typed exceptions (UnauthorizedAccessException / NotSupportedException). AliasNameResolver (IAsyncDisposable) gives a name->NodeId cache with forward and reverse lookup; default refresh is Manual with opt-in AutoOnLastChange polling that compares VersionTime on inequality (wrap-safe).
Reference server: registers an InMemoryAliasNameStore for the standard TagVariables + Topics categories with sample seeds (TIC101_Setpoint, TIC101_PV, FIC202_Flow, Pump1_Status, Heater_Power, MultiRefAlias, ServerEvents, AuditEvents) so the standard well-known FindAlias methods return data through the DiagnosticsNodeManager late binder.
Tests: 45 server-side cases (wildcard matcher, in-memory store, registry, node manager) plus 11 mocked-session client cases and 4 end-to-end integration cases against a live ReferenceServer over a real OPC UA channel. All 60 tests pass; full solution builds clean across net472/net48/netstandard2.1/net8.0/net9.0/net10.0.
Docs: Docs/Part17AliasNames.md plus a link from Docs/README.md.
* New certificate and secrete abstraction with certificate infrastructure and certificate/secret stores.
* leak testing for certificate resources to validate new ref counting in every test assembly
* Migration guide updated and documentation added for all
* Remove IDisposable from Nodestate and UserIdentity.
* UserCertificateTokenHandler now just points into certificate registry/stores, no dispose required
* Fix CA2000 warnings and cleanup of other diagnostics, increase warning levels in .editorconfig
- Add new managed session, wrapping session and providing connection management and failover handling
- Add new Subscription engine that can act as alternative to current engine, but is based on channels with worker tasks
- Add a fluent builder for managed session clients
- Replace NodeCache with LruNodeCache, rename ILruNodeCache and LruNodeCache to INodeCache and NodeCache
- Update migration guide and document new functionality.
* merged security changes
* Tailor SecurityPolicyUri for format expected in s_securityPolicyUriToInfo
* Enhance security policy handling and key computation logic
* Merge SecurityEnhancements.
* Add support for SessionTransferToken. Removed obsolete SoftwareCertificate code.
* Fix NonceLength for None.
* Add support for RSA_DH, more fixes from IOP testings.
* Finish implementation of SecureChannelEnhancements.
* Rename EccUtils.cs to CryptoUtils.cs
* Address feedback from reviewers.
* Fix CoPilot flagged spelling errors.
* Rename EccUtils to CryptoUtils
* Update version from 1.5.378-preview to 1.5.378
* Fix unit tests.
* Allow SignatureData.Algorithm to be NULL or Empty.
* Fix issue with BrainPool_p256r1_ChaChaPoly
* Fix RSA_DH_AesGcm
* Fix OSC/padding by deriving HMAC keys, tightening symmetric size math, and correcting ECC_brainpoolP384r1/Basic128Rsa15 IV, signature, padding, and nonce parameters.
* Policies without asymmetric encryption (ECC) return the plaintext when encrypting user tokens; this prevents null payloads from causing BadIdentityTokenInvalid.
* Reserve outer CBC padding for avoiding SymetricEncryptAndSign->AddPadding to overwrite next fields (signature)
* Nonce stored as byte array in SessionConfiguration; Sesion snapshot restores ServerNonce and reconstructs ECC ephemeral key Nonce from bytes and policy
* Added _AesGcm and _ChaChaPoly variants to BuildSupportedSecurityPolicies() for all six ECC certificate types (nistP256, nistP384, brainpoolP256r1, brainpoolP384r1, curve25519, curve448) to SecurityConfiguration. Added Sign and SignAndEncrypt endpoints for the four ECC AesGcm/ChaChaPoly policy pairs (nistP256, nistP384, brainpoolP256r1, brainpoolP384r1) to ServerFixture.
* make ephemeralKeyPolicyUri nullable
* GenerateSecret also for NET7 and NET8
* Adjust Basic128Rsa15 policy properties for backword compatibility
* Exclude unsuported AEAD policies from .NET Framework client tests
* Addapt to new changes (still build fail)
* Addapt code to make it compile
* Fixed failing build on net48 (by ignoring potential null ref which is not reported on other newer targets)
* Preserve the certificate reference in Clone() so copied handlers can still sign
* Remove extra code and addapt to existing master configuration settings
* Filter *_AesGcm and *_ChaChaPoly security policies based on actual runtime support, so unsupported AEAD policies are not advertised or selected on older frameworks
* Expand ECC/RSA policy test coverage and keep Basic128Rsa15 nonce length backward-compatible
* Fix ReconnectSessionOnAlternateChannel _AES and _ChaCha policies
* Fixed IgnoreIfPolicyNotAdvertised so it now fetches endpoints on-demand (instead of relying on Endpoints being preloaded by earlier tests), which avoids false ignores when running tests directlyy
* Merge with commit 5e627f2ca1 from secure-channel-enhancements-2025-11 branch
* minor log mesatge formating
* Fix ClientLockoutTests
* Add ServerFixture policies upfront only if framework and runtime capability supports them
* A few cosmetic/config changes as review sugested
* Moved the session/security handling from StandardServer into a dedicated helper
* use X509IdentityTokenHandler from secure-channel-enhancements-2025-11
* Removed unused Opc.Ua.Types.UnitTests.csproj
* test(client): fix Basic128Rsa15 reconnect token-policy coverage
Advertise an explicit Basic128Rsa15 user token policy in the test fixture and tighten the reconnect test preconditions for non-advertised policies.
* test(client): fix session nonce persistence test helpers
Replace the generic reflection helpers in SessionTests with explicit client/server nonce accessors that match the actual field types.
Add a short Session comment to explain why client and server nonces currently use different representations.
* Merge branch 'master' into secure-channel-enhancements-2025-11-merge5
Merge with latest master and fix conflicts.
* Removed unused Opc.Ua.Types.UnitTests.csproj
* test(client): fix Basic128Rsa15 reconnect token-policy coverage
Advertise an explicit Basic128Rsa15 user token policy in the test fixture and tighten the reconnect test preconditions for non-advertised policies.
* test(client): fix session nonce persistence test helpers
Replace the generic reflection helpers in SessionTests with explicit client/server nonce accessors that match the actual field types.
Add a short Session comment to explain why client and server nonces currently use different representations.
* Build fixes
* Fix build
* update
* Minor updates
* Fix tests
* Add code to check all Endpoints.
* Update Design files to 1.05.7
* Run code fixers, add missing docs
* Fix build
* Revert removal of using
* Increase build timeout
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Co-authored-by: mrsuciu <Mircea-Adrian.Suciu@Softing.com>
Co-authored-by: Randy Armstrong <randy@sparhawksoftware.com>
* make most ptojects aot compatible
* Remove newtonsoft
* Migrate all projects from Mono.Options to System.CommandLine 2.0.5
* Fix array clone
* Replace serializers for storage using new attribute driven type geberator
* Add new AOT integration tests covering all functional areas
* Documentation updates
Use RequestLifetime throughout the server stack for unified request lifetime and cancellation management. Update all service method signatures, OperationContext, and request processing logic to use RequestLifetime, enabling precise tracking of cancellation reasons with UA StatusCodes. Remove obsolete synchronous request handling and legacy delegates. Update code generation, tests, and interfaces to support the new model. This change improves cancellation, timeout, and abort handling, and prepares the server for advanced request management features.
* Refactor MonitoredItem.ValueChanged & cert validation
Refactored MonitoredItem.ValueChanged for correctness, performance, and comprehensive test coverage, including improved deadband and array handling. Rewrote equality logic for Variants and arrays. Made certificate validation thread-safe using ConcurrentDictionary and proper semaphore usage. Added extensive unit tests and benchmarks for value change detection.
* Implement DiagnosticsNodeManager using AsyncCustomNodeManager
* Implement CoreNodeManager using AsyncCustomNodeManager
* Use Interfaces Introduced with 1.5.378
Refactor to use interfaces for node managers and server
Replaced concrete types with interfaces (e.g., IMasterNodeManager, ICoreNodeManager, IDiagnosticsNodeManager, IConfigurationNodeManager, IServerBase) across method signatures, properties, and internal structures to improve abstraction and flexibility.
* Refactor CoreNodeManager to be Based on CustomNodeManager2
* Add Test
* fix
* Use Interfaces Introduced with 1.5.378
Refactor to use interfaces for node managers and server
Replaced concrete types with interfaces (e.g., IMasterNodeManager, ICoreNodeManager, IDiagnosticsNodeManager, IConfigurationNodeManager, IServerBase) across method signatures, properties, and internal structures to improve abstraction and flexibility.
* [Server] Refactor CoreNodeManager to be based on CustomNodeManager2 (#3552)
* Refactor CoreNodeManager to be Based on CustomNodeManager2
* Add Test
* Revert "[Server] Refactor CoreNodeManager to be based on CustomNodeManager2 (#3552)"
This reverts commit bb1d868c81.
Generate stack and application code using source generators
Change built in types to readonly structs
Update localized text implementation to use JSON text serializer
Status code with symbolic names
Immutable node ids
No boxing for all built in types <= 8 bytes in Variant.
Split user identity token and token handling via token handler
Add migration guide for breaking changes
This pull request modernizes the OPC UA .NET codebase and tests, removes .NET Standard 2.0 support from certificate/security code, and updates test code to use C# 12 and .NET 8+ features for clarity and maintainability.
- Certificate and BouncyCastle interop files (e.g., CertificateBuilder.cs, X509Extensions.cs, X509SignatureFactory.cs) are refactored to drop NETSTANDARD2_0 support and use modern .NET APIs and conditional compilation.
- Test code across the codebase is updated to use default, strongly-typed Parse methods, collection expressions, and improved async/await patterns.
- Exception handling and assertions in tests are modernized, and test method naming is made consistent with Async suffixes.
- The project and build files are updated to clarify Roslynator analyzer usage and remove obsolete netstandard tags.
- General code and test cleanup includes improved null safety, type safety, and removal of deprecated or unused code.
Refactor to make OPC UA server subscription and monitored item management fully asynchronous, improving scalability and responsiveness. All key methods in ISubscription, ISubscriptionManager, and related classes are now async, with synchronous counterparts removed.
* remove all usages of SoftwareCertificates
- Client
- Server
As per spec they are not relevant for security.
If an SDK User wants to use the SoftwareCertificates ActivateSession can be overriden
* remove from SessionClientBatchTests
This change adds a **new Opc.Ua.Types** nuget that contains core types that do not rely on generated code. Why the name? Because almost all code that was in the Types subfolder is part of it, and because we do not want to change the name of the Opc.Ua.Core nuget/assembly because code relies on it. Any other name like base or bootstrap felt out of place due to the current structure already defining the name "types". Key design is to depend on only a small set of libraries with limited transitive dependencies, that includes hashcode, logging.abstraction, and for non standard20 builds System.Text.Json (needed for localizedText mul parsing). Also, key is to support .netstd 2.0 to support source generators and to allow removal of EEC_SUPPORT defines by removing std2.0 from core and all libraries.
The changes are mostly restructuring, and thus small but contain some key changes:
- **Status code** struct now comes with a Symbol field, which is used to carry symbols in case the code is not generated. Currently (until generated) the status code struct must be manually created with a symbol or the ToSymbolicId extension must be called in the core project. Future will generate Status code constants just like NodeId that contain the symbol which also removes the reflection-based lookup. Several tests needed to be adjusted as they checked the status code symbol strings instead of the code.
- **Core identifiers** are copied as they were needed for code to compile, that includes attributes, a subset of status codes and node identifiers. These will never change so no need to generate them.
- The types folder now contains **encoders**, except for json which is still in core. Once the json encoder is ported to system.text.json it will also be included and Newtonsoft.Json dropped as dependency (-> #3329).
- Since types relies on **IOperationContext** and **ISystemContext**, and these export IUserIdentity which relies on crypto, these were split and extended in core with ISessionOperationContext and ISessionSystemContext, which mean changes to ServerSystemContext and introduction of SessionOperationContext and SessionSystemContext classes that extend OperationContext and SystemContext. Some runtime checks in the server are therefore needed to get at the session and auth info, however, those are anyway optional fields and are not on the critical paths, and thus a type check is in order (and was done in the past already, but against OperationContext class).
- **Manifest resources** are now split between Core (nodeset zip, some generated resoures) and Types (built in bsd/xsds). This needs to be revisited later if the bsd/xsd need to be regenerated during type generation. Note that the embedded resource names changed as a result. Since these are only used internally and do not constitute public API this feels reasonable vs duplication of resources in 2 assemblies.
- Reflection however now needs to load not just the built in **encodeables** from Opc.Ua.Types assembly, but also the generated encodeables from Opc.Ua.Core assembly. For this a new helper Utils method was added to get the Core assembly when linked against Opc.Ua.Core otherwise null.
- Whatever utils methods needed to be split out into the new Opc.Ua.Types assembly, they are now in **CoreUtils** static class in Opc.Ua.Types, and Utils.xxxx forwards to them to ensure minimal changes. Later we would want to obsolete them in favor of CoreUtils, although it might make sense to split them again into domain specific utilities, such as networking, files, etc
Refactored client-side logic to support batching of service requests, ensuring compliance with operation limits and improving scalability. Added telemetry and activity tracing using `ActivityTraceFlags` for better observability, including metrics collection and logging. Enhanced error handling with descriptive exception messages and improved certificate validation.
Introduced a comprehensive suite of unit tests for `SessionClientBatchTests.cs` and `ClientBaseTests.cs`, covering batching, error scenarios, and edge cases. Added helper classes for testing logging, metrics, and activity tracing. Updated tests to align with modern C# practices, including nullable reference types and collection initializers.
Improved code consistency, readability, and maintainability by standardizing method signatures, simplifying redundant patterns, and removing legacy constructs. Updated XML documentation and added conditional compilation for .NET 8.0+ compatibility.
* Added RejectCertificateUriMismatch property and explicit ApplicationUri validation after certificates are loaded
* Perform duplicate detection on thumbprint only
* Ported handle multiple ApplictionUri, removed assign ApplictionUri from certificate
* Missing letter
* Fixed LoadPrivateKeyAsync when no applicationUri is passed.
* Add tests for validating certificates with multiple AplicationUris on ApplicationInstance level and server side
* Renamed into CheckOrCreateCertificateAsync, logged Certificate, improved tests
* Added retry logic for transient connect errors in CreateSessionApplicationUriValidationTests
* Added TODO log when telemetry instance available
* Removed unused ValidateServerCertificateApplicationUri(X509Certificate2 serverCertificate)
* Refactor for robustness and async improvements
Refactored code to enhance robustness and maintainability by enabling nullable reference types and using `async`/`await` for asynchronous operations. Updated exception handling to use `BadNotConnected()` for more accurate error states. Removed unused code and improved test files to align with these changes. Introduced `OpenInternalAsync` for better channel management and handled on-demand connection creation in `SendRequestAsync`.
* Obsolete APM
* Remove WCF remainders, channel clean up and initial cut at Channel factory
* Clean up copyright notice formatting
* Make connect async in Socket and abstract bindings for easier testing
* Fix unit tests
These changes enhance robustness, maintainability, and correctness of channel and task management.
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Co-authored-by: Copilot <175728472+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Roman Ettlinger <romanett98@gmail.com>
Marc Schier