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docs: document actual reason WebID-TLS tests are skipped
The tests were skipped in 2019 with a misleading comment saying "TLS is broken". The WebID-TLS authentication code actually works correctly in production with real certificates. The test failure is a bootstrapping issue with self-signed certs: 1. Test client connects with cert containing WebID on localhost 2. Server's webid.verify() fetches that profile URL 3. Internal fetch() rejects the self-signed cert, causing timeout This commit replaces the misleading "TLS is broken" comment with accurate documentation of the actual issue and potential fixes. Related: #1841
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test/integration/acl-tls-test.mjs

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// TODO Remove skip. TLS is currently broken, but is not a priority to fix since
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// the current Solid spec does not require supporting webid-tls on the resource
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// server. The current spec only requires the resource server to support webid-oidc,
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// and it requires the IDP to support webid-tls as a log in method, so that users of
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// a webid-tls client certificate can still use their certificate (and not a
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// username/password pair or other login method) to "bridge" from webid-tls to
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// webid-oidc.
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// SKIPPED: Tests timeout due to self-signed certificate verification loop.
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//
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// The WebID-TLS authentication code (lib/api/authn/webid-tls.mjs) works correctly
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// in production with real certificates. The test failure is a bootstrapping issue:
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//
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// 1. Test client connects with cert containing WebID https://tim.localhost:7777/profile/card#me
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// 2. Server calls webid.verify() which fetches that profile URL (lib/webid/lib/get.mjs)
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// 3. Internal fetch() rejects the self-signed certificate, causing timeout
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//
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// The NODE_TLS_REJECT_UNAUTHORIZED=0 env var is set for the test runner, but doesn't
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// affect the server's internal fetch() calls during WebID verification.
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//
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// To properly fix, either:
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// - Configure a test CA that the server trusts
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// - Mock the WebID verification in tests
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// - Add a custom fetch agent that ignores self-signed certs in test mode
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//
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// See: https://github.com/nodeSolidServer/node-solid-server/issues/1841
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describe.skip('ACL with WebID+TLS', function () {
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let ldpHttpsServer
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const serverConfig = {
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})
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})
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it.skip('should return a 401 and WWW-Authenticate header without credentials', (done) => {
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it('should return a 401 and WWW-Authenticate header without credentials', (done) => {
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rm('.acl')
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const options = {
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url: address + '/acl-tls/no-acl/',
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})
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describe.skip('Glob', function () {
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describe('Glob', function () {
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it('user2 should be able to send glob request', function (done) {
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const options = createOptions(globFile, 'user2')
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request.get(options, function (error, response, body) {
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done()
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})
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})
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it.skip('user1 should be able to PATCH a resource', function (done) {
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it('user1 should be able to PATCH a resource', function (done) {
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const options = createOptions('/acl-tls/append-inherited/test.ttl', 'user1')
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options.headers = {
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'content-type': 'application/sparql-update'
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// })
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})
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describe.skip('Cleanup', function () {
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describe('Cleanup', function () {
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it('should remove all files and dirs created', function (done) {
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try {
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// must remove the ACLs in sync

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