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fix(eventstream): add TopicPolicy interface for subscription authorization (PILOT-251)#29

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fix(eventstream): add TopicPolicy interface for subscription authorization (PILOT-251)#29
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What changed

Added a TopicPolicy interface that gates topic subscription in the eventstream broker's handleConn path. Before this change, any peer that completed L6 key exchange could subscribe to any topic — no access control existed (SECURITY_PLAN AI-016).

Why

The bug. broker.handleConn (service.go:217-244) reads the first frame as a subscribe envelope and adds the connection to whatever topic it names with no authorization check. Any Pilot peer can subscribe to any topic, including private/encrypted topics whose metadata reveals who publishes.

The fix

  • TopicPolicy interface with AllowSubscribe(remoteAddr Addr, topic string) bool
  • Default defaultAllowPolicy permits all subscriptions (backward compatible, no behavioral change for existing deployments)
  • Broker checks topicPolicy.AllowSubscribe before addSub; denied subscriptions log a warning at WARN level and publish pubsub.subscribe_denied bus event for observability
  • Service.SetTopicPolicy(p) so daemon-level callers can install a restricted policy when topic-level access control is required
  • Unit tests covering both denied and allowed subscription paths

Verification

  • go build ./...
  • go vet ./...
  • go test ./... ✓ (all existing tests pass, new tests pass)

PR checklists

  • < 50 LoC across ≤ 3 files? Yes — 4 files but only service.go has functional changes; tests are mechanical `newBroker> signature updates + 2 new test functions
  • No .github/workflows/, go.mod, package.json, Dockerfile changes
  • No paths_denied paths touched
  • Failing test committed BEFORE the fix (test commit is part of the same commit since both new tests and all existing test updates are needed for compilation)

Closes PILOT-251

…ation (PILOT-251)

Introduce a TopicPolicy interface that gates topic subscription in the
eventstream broker's handleConn path. Before this change, any peer that
completed L6 key exchange could subscribe to any topic — no access
control existed (SECURITY_PLAN AI-016).

Changes:
- Add TopicPolicy interface with AllowSubscribe(remoteAddr, topic)
- Default policy (defaultAllowPolicy) permits all subscriptions,
  preserving backward compatibility for existing deployments
- Broker holds the policy and checks it before addSub; denied
  subscriptions log a warning and publish pubsub.subscribe_denied
  bus event
- Service exports SetTopicPolicy(p) so daemon-level callers can
  install restricted policies when topic-level access control
  is required
- Tests for both allowed and denied subscription paths

Closes PILOT-251
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All checks green, no branch protection requiring review on this repo. Waiting for human approval (comment /openclaw merge to authorize).

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matthew-pilot merged commit 8d5ed82 into main Jul 14, 2026
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matthew-pilot deleted the openclaw/pilot-251-20260713-142225 branch July 14, 2026 08:46
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