# 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.
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.
* 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
* 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
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.
- Port support for ECC NIST/Brainpool profiles from prototyping_ecc branch
- Implement CertProvider to load certs per connection / profile
- Backward compatibility of configuration for existing apps
- SecurityConfiguration specifies app cert types for each profile
- Autodetect the ECC support for brainpool/nist based on platform (mac OS 10 doesn't support brainpool)
- ECC supported on net48 / net5.0 / net 6.0 / netstandard2.1
- ECC supported on windows / linux / macOS (brainpool not < macOS11)
- Self signed certs for each profile are created on start similar to RSA
- RSA only profiles are supported on .NET standard 2.0
Co-authored-by: Martin Regen <mregen@microsoft.com>
Headers incorrectly state that the RCL applies to members, however the OPC Source Deliverables license states RCL is applicable only to corporate members.
The OPC Foundation Technical Control Board on March 30th decided on the following changes with regard of the license headers:
• Change the dual license in the source files so that “members” are replaced with “corporate members”.
Co-authored-by: Suciu Mircea Adrian <Mircea-Adrian.Suciu@softing.com>
- create self signed cert on first start (kudos to bouncy castle)
- fix path handling in many areas,
- ./ or ../ is treated as rooted dir
- special %LocalFolder% for UWP apps to allow to write certs in app temp storage
- all batch helpers to create certs removed
Marc Schier