Add authentication and improve server side configuration

RemoteExec.Server/Configuration/ApiKeyConfiguration.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+namespace RemoteExec.Server.Configuration;
+
+public class ApiKeyConfiguration
+{
+    public required string Key { get; set; }
+    public string? Description { get; set; }
+    public bool Enabled { get; set; } = true;
+}

RemoteExec.Server/Configuration/AuthenticationConfiguration.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+namespace RemoteExec.Server.Configuration;
+
+public class AuthenticationConfiguration
+{
+    public List<ApiKeyConfiguration> ApiKeys { get; set; } = [];
+}

RemoteExec.Server/Configuration/ExecutionConfiguration.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+namespace RemoteExec.Server.Configuration;
+
+public class ExecutionConfiguration
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Maximum number of concurrent tasks. Default is ProcessorCount * 2.
+    /// </summary>
+    public int? MaxConcurrentTasks { get; set; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Timeout for assembly loading requests in seconds. Default is 30 seconds.
+    /// </summary>
+    public int AssemblyLoadTimeoutSeconds { get; set; } = 30;
+}

RemoteExec.Server/Configuration/MetricsConfiguration.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+namespace RemoteExec.Server.Configuration;
+
+public class MetricsConfiguration
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Minimum CPU usage difference (in percentage points) to trigger a metrics broadcast. Default is 1.0.
+    /// </summary>
+    public double CpuDifferenceThreshold { get; set; } = 1.0;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Minimum memory usage difference (in bytes) to trigger a metrics broadcast. Default is 10 MB.
+    /// </summary>
+    public long MemoryDifferenceThreshold { get; set; } = 10 * 1024 * 1024;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Broadcast interval in milliseconds. Default is 500 ms.
+    /// </summary>
+    public int BroadcastIntervalMs { get; set; } = 500;
+}

RemoteExec.Server/GlobalSuppressions.cs

@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@
 using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
 
 [assembly: SuppressMessage("Minor Code Smell", "S2325:Methods and properties that don't access instance data should be static", Justification = "<Pending>", Scope = "type", Target = "~T:RemoteExec.Server.Hubs.RemoteExecutionHub")]
-[assembly: SuppressMessage("Major Code Smell", "S2139:Exceptions should be either logged or rethrown but not both", Justification = "<Pending>", Scope = "member", Target = "~M:RemoteExec.Server.Hubs.RemoteExecutionHub.RequestAssemblyAsync(System.String)~System.Threading.Tasks.Task{System.Reflection.Assembly}")]
 [assembly: SuppressMessage("Major Code Smell", "S3011:Reflection should not be used to increase accessibility of classes, methods, or fields", Justification = "<Pending>", Scope = "member", Target = "~M:RemoteExec.Server.Hubs.RemoteExecutionHub.Execute(RemoteExec.Shared.RemoteExecutionRequest)~System.Threading.Tasks.Task{RemoteExec.Shared.RemoteExecutionResult}")]
+[assembly: SuppressMessage("Major Code Smell", "S3010:Static fields should not be updated in constructors", Justification = "<Pending>")]

RemoteExec.Server/Hubs/RemoteExecutionHub.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.SignalR;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Options;
 
+using RemoteExec.Server.Configuration;
 using RemoteExec.Shared;
 
 using System.Collections.Concurrent;
@@ -9,7 +11,7 @@ using System.Text.Json;
 
 namespace RemoteExec.Server.Hubs;
 
-public class RemoteExecutionHub(ILogger<RemoteExecutionHub> logger) : Hub
+public class RemoteExecutionHub : Hub
 {
     private static readonly ConcurrentDictionary<string, RemoteJobAssemblyLoadContext> connections = new();
 
@@ -23,8 +25,29 @@ public class RemoteExecutionHub(ILogger<RemoteExecutionHub> logger) : Hub
     private static TimeSpan lastTotalProcessorTime;
 
     private static int activeTasks = 0;
-    private static readonly int maxConcurrentTasks = Environment.ProcessorCount * 2;
-    private static readonly SemaphoreSlim taskSemaphore = new SemaphoreSlim(maxConcurrentTasks, maxConcurrentTasks);
+    private static int maxConcurrentTasks;
+    private static SemaphoreSlim taskSemaphore = null!;
+
+    private static int assemblyLoadTimeoutSeconds;
+    private static double cpuDifferenceThreshold;
+    private static long memoryDifferenceThreshold;
+
+    private readonly ILogger<RemoteExecutionHub> logger;
+
+    public RemoteExecutionHub(ILogger<RemoteExecutionHub> logger, IOptions<ExecutionConfiguration> executionOptions, IOptions<MetricsConfiguration> metricsOptions)
+    {
+        this.logger = logger;
+
+        // Initialize static configuration values once
+        if (taskSemaphore is null)
+        {
+            maxConcurrentTasks = executionOptions.Value.MaxConcurrentTasks ?? (Environment.ProcessorCount * 2);
+            taskSemaphore = new SemaphoreSlim(maxConcurrentTasks, maxConcurrentTasks);
+            assemblyLoadTimeoutSeconds = executionOptions.Value.AssemblyLoadTimeoutSeconds;
+            cpuDifferenceThreshold = metricsOptions.Value.CpuDifferenceThreshold;
+            memoryDifferenceThreshold = metricsOptions.Value.MemoryDifferenceThreshold;
+        }
+    }
 
     public override Task OnConnectedAsync()
     {
@@ -234,7 +257,7 @@ public class RemoteExecutionHub(ILogger<RemoteExecutionHub> logger) : Hub
             int tasksDiff = Math.Abs(metrics.ActiveTasks - lastMetrics.ActiveTasks);
             int maxTasksDiff = Math.Abs(metrics.MaxConcurrentTasks - lastMetrics.MaxConcurrentTasks);
 
-            if (cpuDiff < 1.0 && memoryDiff < 10 * 1024 * 1024 && connectionsDiff == 0 && tasksDiff == 0 && maxTasksDiff == 0)
+            if (cpuDiff < cpuDifferenceThreshold && memoryDiff < memoryDifferenceThreshold && connectionsDiff == 0 && tasksDiff == 0 && maxTasksDiff == 0)
             {
                 return; // No significant change
             }
@@ -296,7 +319,7 @@ public class RemoteExecutionHub(ILogger<RemoteExecutionHub> logger) : Hub
 
                         await Clients.Caller.SendAsync("RequestAssembly", key, guid);
 
-                        byte[] assemblyBytes = await tcs.Task.WaitAsync(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(30));
+                        byte[] assemblyBytes = await tcs.Task.WaitAsync(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(assemblyLoadTimeoutSeconds));
 
                         using MemoryStream ms = new MemoryStream(assemblyBytes);
                         return assemblyLoadContext.LoadFromStream(ms);

RemoteExec.Server/Middleware/ApiKeyAuthenticationMiddleware.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Options;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Primitives;
+
+using RemoteExec.Server.Configuration;
+
+using System.Collections.Concurrent;
+
+namespace RemoteExec.Server.Middleware;
+
+public class ApiKeyAuthenticationMiddleware
+{
+    private readonly RequestDelegate _next;
+    private readonly ILogger<ApiKeyAuthenticationMiddleware> _logger;
+    private readonly ConcurrentDictionary<string, ApiKeyConfiguration> _apiKeys;
+
+    public ApiKeyAuthenticationMiddleware(
+        RequestDelegate next,
+        IOptionsMonitor<AuthenticationConfiguration> authOptions,
+        ILogger<ApiKeyAuthenticationMiddleware> logger)
+    {
+        _next = next;
+        _logger = logger;
+
+        // Build lookup dictionary from configuration
+        _apiKeys = new ConcurrentDictionary<string, ApiKeyConfiguration>();
+
+        // Initial load
+        LoadApiKeys(authOptions.CurrentValue);
+
+        // Watch for configuration changes
+        _ = authOptions.OnChange(LoadApiKeys);
+    }
+
+    private void LoadApiKeys(AuthenticationConfiguration config)
+    {
+        _apiKeys.Clear();
+
+        if (config.ApiKeys == null || config.ApiKeys.Count == 0)
+        {
+            _logger.LogWarning("No API keys configured. All requests will be rejected.");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        foreach (ApiKeyConfiguration apiKey in config.ApiKeys.Where(k => k.Enabled))
+        {
+            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(apiKey.Key))
+            {
+                _logger.LogWarning("Skipping empty API key configuration");
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            if (_apiKeys.TryAdd(apiKey.Key, apiKey))
+            {
+                _logger.LogInformation(
+                    "Registered API key: {Description}",
+                    apiKey.Description ?? "No description");
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                _logger.LogWarning(
+                    "Duplicate API key found and skipped: {Description}",
+                    apiKey.Description ?? "No description");
+            }
+        }
+
+        _logger.LogInformation("Loaded {Count} active API keys", _apiKeys.Count);
+    }
+
+    public async Task InvokeAsync(HttpContext context)
+    {
+        // Skip authentication for health checks
+        if (context.Request.Path.StartsWithSegments("/health"))
+        {
+            await _next(context);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // Check if any API keys are configured
+        if (_apiKeys.IsEmpty)
+        {
+            _logger.LogError("No API keys configured. Rejecting request to {Path}", context.Request.Path);
+
+            context.Response.StatusCode = 503;
+
+            await context.Response.WriteAsync("Service is not properly configured");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // Check for API key in header
+        if (!context.Request.Headers.TryGetValue("X-API-Key", out StringValues extractedApiKey))
+        {
+            _logger.LogWarning("API Key missing from request to {Path} from {RemoteIp}", context.Request.Path, context.Connection.RemoteIpAddress);
+
+            context.Response.StatusCode = 401;
+
+            await context.Response.WriteAsync("API Key is missing");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        string providedKey = extractedApiKey.ToString();
+
+        // Validate API key
+        if (!_apiKeys.TryGetValue(providedKey, out ApiKeyConfiguration? apiKeyConfig))
+        {
+            _logger.LogWarning("Invalid API Key provided for request to {Path} from {RemoteIp}",
+                context.Request.Path,
+                context.Connection.RemoteIpAddress);
+            context.Response.StatusCode = 401;
+            await context.Response.WriteAsync("Invalid API Key");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // Store API key info in HttpContext for potential use in controllers
+        context.Items["ApiKeyDescription"] = apiKeyConfig.Description;
+        context.Items["ApiKey"] = providedKey;
+
+        _logger.LogDebug("Authenticated request to {Path} using key: {Description}",
+            context.Request.Path,
+            apiKeyConfig.Description ?? "No description");
+
+        await _next(context);
+    }
+}

RemoteExec.Server/Program.cs

@@ -1,20 +1,26 @@
+using RemoteExec.Server.Configuration;
 using RemoteExec.Server.Hubs;
+using RemoteExec.Server.Middleware;
 using RemoteExec.Server.Services;
 
 WebApplicationBuilder builder = WebApplication.CreateBuilder(args);
 
 // Add services to the container.
-
 builder.Services.AddControllers();
 builder.Services.AddSignalR();
 builder.Services.AddOpenApi();
 builder.Services.AddHealthChecks();
 
-// Add metrics broadcast background service
+builder.Services.Configure<AuthenticationConfiguration>(builder.Configuration.GetSection("Authentication"));
+builder.Services.Configure<ExecutionConfiguration>(builder.Configuration.GetSection("Execution"));
+builder.Services.Configure<MetricsConfiguration>(builder.Configuration.GetSection("Metrics"));
+
 builder.Services.AddHostedService<MetricsBroadcastService>();
 
 WebApplication app = builder.Build();
 
+app.UseMiddleware<ApiKeyAuthenticationMiddleware>();
+
 app.MapHub<RemoteExecutionHub>("/remote");
 
 // Configure the HTTP request pipeline.
@@ -23,7 +29,7 @@ if (app.Environment.IsDevelopment())
     _ = app.MapOpenApi();
 }
 
-//app.UseHttpsRedirection();
+app.UseHttpsRedirection();
 
 app.UseAuthorization();
 

RemoteExec.Server/Services/MetricsBroadcastService.cs

@@ -1,22 +1,24 @@
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.SignalR;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Options;
 
+using RemoteExec.Server.Configuration;
 using RemoteExec.Server.Hubs;
 
 namespace RemoteExec.Server.Services;
 
-public class MetricsBroadcastService(IHubContext<RemoteExecutionHub> hubContext, ILogger<MetricsBroadcastService> logger) : BackgroundService
+public class MetricsBroadcastService(IHubContext<RemoteExecutionHub> hubContext, ILogger<MetricsBroadcastService> logger, IOptions<MetricsConfiguration> metricsOptions) : BackgroundService
 {
-    private readonly TimeSpan _broadcastInterval = TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(500);
+    private readonly TimeSpan broadcastInterval = TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(metricsOptions.Value.BroadcastIntervalMs);
 
     protected override async Task ExecuteAsync(CancellationToken stoppingToken)
     {
-        logger.LogInformation("Metrics broadcast service started");
+        logger.LogInformation("Metrics broadcast service started with interval {Interval}ms", broadcastInterval.TotalMilliseconds);
 
         while (!stoppingToken.IsCancellationRequested)
         {
             try
             {
-                await Task.Delay(_broadcastInterval, stoppingToken);
+                await Task.Delay(broadcastInterval, stoppingToken);
 
                 await RemoteExecutionHub.BroadcastMetricsAsync(hubContext);
             }

RemoteExec.Server/appsettings.Development.json

@@ -15,5 +15,19 @@
       }
     }
   },
-  "AllowedHosts": "*"
+  "AllowedHosts": "*",
+  "Authentication": {
+    "ApiKeys": [
+      {
+        "Key": "dev-api-key-1",
+        "Description": "Dev client 1",
+        "Enabled": true
+      },
+      {
+        "Key": "dev-api-key-2",
+        "Description": "Dev client 2",
+        "Enabled": false
+      }
+    ]
+  }
 }

RemoteExec.Server/appsettings.json

@@ -5,5 +5,49 @@
       "Microsoft.AspNetCore": "Warning"
     }
   },
-  "AllowedHosts": "*"
+  "AllowedHosts": "*",
+  
+  // Authentication configuration
+  "Authentication": {
+    // List of API keys for authenticating clients
+    // Each entry should contain key identification and validation information
+    "ApiKeys": [
+      // Example:
+      // {
+      //   "Key": "your-secret-api-key-here",
+      //   "Name": "Client1",
+      //   "Enabled": true
+      // }
+    ]
+  },
+  
+  // Remote execution configuration
+  "Execution": {
+    // Maximum number of tasks that can execute concurrently on the server
+    // null = uses Environment.ProcessorCount * 2 (default)
+    // Increase for CPU-light tasks, decrease for resource-intensive operations
+    "MaxConcurrentTasks": null,
+    
+    // Timeout in seconds for loading assemblies from clients
+    // If a client doesn't respond with assembly bytes within this time, the request fails
+    // Default: 30 seconds
+    "AssemblyLoadTimeoutSeconds": 30
+  },
+  
+  // Server metrics broadcasting configuration
+  "Metrics": {
+    // Minimum CPU usage difference (in percentage points) required to trigger a metrics broadcast
+    // Lower values = more frequent updates, higher values = less network traffic
+    // Default: 1.0 (1%)
+    "CpuDifferenceThreshold": 1.0,
+    
+    // Minimum memory usage difference (in bytes) required to trigger a metrics broadcast
+    // Default: 10485760 (10 MB)
+    "MemoryDifferenceThreshold": 10485760,
+    
+    // Interval in milliseconds between metrics broadcasts to all connected clients
+    // Lower values = more real-time updates, higher values = less server load
+    // Default: 5000 (5 seconds)
+    "BroadcastIntervalMs": 5000
+  }
 }