Feat: Implement PAM authentication support

server/database/db.js

@@ -39,11 +39,11 @@ const userDb = {
   },
 
   // Create a new user
-  createUser: (username, passwordHash) => {
+  createUser: (username, passwordHash, isPamUser = false) => {
     try {
-      const stmt = db.prepare('INSERT INTO users (username, password_hash) VALUES (?, ?)');
-      const result = stmt.run(username, passwordHash);
-      return { id: result.lastInsertRowid, username };
+      const stmt = db.prepare('INSERT INTO users (username, password_hash, is_pam_user) VALUES (?, ?, ?)');
+      const result = stmt.run(username, passwordHash, isPamUser ? 1 : 0);
+      return { id: result.lastInsertRowid, username, is_pam_user: isPamUser };
     } catch (err) {
       throw err;
     }
@@ -71,11 +71,31 @@ const userDb = {
   // Get user by ID
   getUserById: (userId) => {
     try {
-      const row = db.prepare('SELECT id, username, created_at, last_login FROM users WHERE id = ? AND is_active = 1').get(userId);
+      const row = db.prepare('SELECT id, username, created_at, last_login, is_pam_user FROM users WHERE id = ? AND is_active = 1').get(userId);
       return row;
     } catch (err) {
       throw err;
     }
+  },
+
+  // Update user PAM status
+  updateUserPamStatus: (userId, isPamUser) => {
+    try {
+      const stmt = db.prepare('UPDATE users SET is_pam_user = ? WHERE id = ?');
+      stmt.run(isPamUser ? 1 : 0, userId);
+    } catch (err) {
+      throw err;
+    }
+  },
+
+  // Check if user is PAM user
+  isPamUser: (userId) => {
+    try {
+      const row = db.prepare('SELECT is_pam_user FROM users WHERE id = ? AND is_active = 1').get(userId);
+      return row ? row.is_pam_user === 1 : false;
+    } catch (err) {
+      throw err;
+    }
   }
 };
 

server/database/init.sql

@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ PRAGMA foreign_keys = ON;
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS users (
     id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
     username TEXT UNIQUE NOT NULL,
-    password_hash TEXT NOT NULL,
+    password_hash TEXT, -- Can be null for PAM users
+    is_pam_user BOOLEAN DEFAULT 0,
     created_at DATETIME DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
     last_login DATETIME,
     is_active BOOLEAN DEFAULT 1

server/routes/auth.js

@@ -2,15 +2,18 @@ import express from 'express';
 import bcrypt from 'bcrypt';
 import { userDb, db } from '../database/db.js';
 import { generateToken, authenticateToken } from '../middleware/auth.js';
+import pamAuth from '../services/pamAuth.js';
 
 const router = express.Router();
 
 // Check auth status and setup requirements
 router.get('/status', async (req, res) => {
   try {
     const hasUsers = await userDb.hasUsers();
-    res.json({ 
+    const pamAvailable = await pamAuth.isAvailable();
+    res.json({
       needsSetup: !hasUsers,
+      pamAvailable,
       isAuthenticated: false // Will be overridden by frontend if token exists
     });
   } catch (error) {
@@ -125,6 +128,80 @@ router.get('/user', authenticateToken, (req, res) => {
   });
 });
 
+// PAM authentication endpoint
+router.post('/pam-login', async (req, res) => {
+  try {
+    const { username, password } = req.body;
+
+    // Validate input
+    if (!username || !password) {
+      return res.status(400).json({ error: 'Username and password are required' });
+    }
+
+    // Check if PAM is available
+    const pamAvailable = await pamAuth.isAvailable();
+    if (!pamAvailable) {
+      return res.status(501).json({ error: 'PAM authentication is not available on this system' });
+    }
+
+    // Authenticate using PAM
+    const isAuthenticated = await pamAuth.authenticate(username, password);
+
+    if (!isAuthenticated) {
+      return res.status(401).json({ error: 'Invalid username or password' });
+    }
+
+    // Get user info from system
+    const userInfo = await pamAuth.getUserInfo(username);
+
+    // Create or get user from database
+    let user = userDb.getUserByUsername(username);
+
+    if (!user) {
+      // Create new user in database if doesn't exist
+      user = userDb.createUser(username, null, true); // true for PAM user
+    } else {
+      // Update user to be PAM authenticated
+      userDb.updateUserPamStatus(user.id, true);
+    }
+
+    // Generate token
+    const token = generateToken(user);
+
+    // Update last login
+    userDb.updateLastLogin(user.id);
+
+    res.json({
+      success: true,
+      user: {
+        id: user.id,
+        username: user.username,
+        userInfo: userInfo,
+        isPamUser: true
+      },
+      token
+    });
+
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error('PAM login error:', error);
+    res.status(500).json({ error: 'Internal server error' });
+  }
+});
+
+// Check PAM availability
+router.get('/pam-status', async (req, res) => {
+  try {
+    const pamAvailable = await pamAuth.isAvailable();
+    res.json({
+      pamAvailable,
+      message: pamAvailable ? 'PAM authentication is available' : 'PAM authentication is not available'
+    });
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error('PAM status check error:', error);
+    res.status(500).json({ error: 'Internal server error' });
+  }
+});
+
 // Logout (client-side token removal, but this endpoint can be used for logging)
 router.post('/logout', authenticateToken, (req, res) => {
   // In a simple JWT system, logout is mainly client-side

server/services/pamAuth.js

@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+import { spawn } from 'child_process';
+import { promisify } from 'util';
+
+class PAMAuthService {
+  constructor() {
+    this.serviceName = 'login'; // Default PAM service
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Authenticate a user using PAM via system commands
+   * @param {string} username - The username to authenticate
+   * @param {string} password - The password to verify
+   * @returns {Promise<boolean>} True if authentication succeeds
+   */
+  async authenticate(username, password) {
+    try {
+      // Only use su command for PAM authentication
+      const result = await this.authenticateWithSu(username, password);
+      return result;
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error('PAM authentication error:', error);
+      return false;
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Authenticate using su command
+   */
+  async authenticateWithSu(username, password) {
+    return new Promise((resolve) => {
+      const child = spawn('su', [username, '-c', 'exit'], {
+        stdio: ['pipe', 'pipe', 'pipe']
+      });
+
+      let output = '';
+      let error = '';
+
+      child.stdout.on('data', (data) => {
+        output += data.toString();
+      });
+
+      child.stderr.on('data', (data) => {
+        error += data.toString();
+      });
+
+      child.on('close', (code) => {
+        resolve(code === 0);
+      });
+
+      child.on('error', () => {
+        resolve(false);
+      });
+
+      // Send password to stdin
+      child.stdin.write(password + '\n');
+      child.stdin.end();
+
+      // Timeout after 5 seconds
+      setTimeout(() => {
+        if (!child.killed) {
+          child.kill();
+          resolve(false);
+        }
+      }, 5000);
+    });
+  }
+
+
+
+  /**
+   * Check if PAM authentication is available on this system
+   */
+  async isAvailable() {
+    try {
+      // Check if 'su' command is available (only command we need)
+      const child = spawn('which', ['su']);
+      await new Promise((resolve) => {
+        child.on('close', resolve);
+      });
+
+      return child.exitCode === 0;
+    } catch (error) {
+      return false;
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get user information from system
+   */
+  async getUserInfo(username) {
+    return new Promise((resolve) => {
+      const child = spawn('getent', ['passwd', username], {
+        stdio: ['pipe', 'pipe', 'pipe']
+      });
+
+      let output = '';
+
+      child.stdout.on('data', (data) => {
+        output += data.toString();
+      });
+
+      child.on('close', (code) => {
+        if (code === 0 && output) {
+          const parts = output.trim().split(':');
+          resolve({
+            username: parts[0],
+            uid: parts[2],
+            gid: parts[3],
+            name: parts[4],
+            home: parts[5],
+            shell: parts[6]
+          });
+        } else {
+          resolve(null);
+        }
+      });
+
+      child.on('error', () => {
+        resolve(null);
+      });
+    });
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Set the PAM service name
+   */
+  setServiceName(serviceName) {
+    this.serviceName = serviceName;
+  }
+}
+
+export default new PAMAuthService();