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feat: add A2AMTLSServer routing API, A2AMTLSClient, and expand tests to 20 (#806)
Builds on the existing A2AServer / build_*_ssl_context foundation:

- agent/a2a_mtls.py:
  - Add A2AMTLSServer: routing-based HTTPS server with add_route() and
    context-manager (__enter__/__exit__) lifecycle support
  - Add A2AMTLSClient: fleet-cert-presenting HTTP client with .get() / .post()
  - Widen imports (json, Callable, Dict, urlopen)

- tests/agent/test_a2a_mtls.py:
  - Fix datetime.utcnow() deprecation — use datetime.now(timezone.utc)
  - Add TestA2AMTLSServerAndClient (9 tests): routing GET/POST, 404,
    context-manager stop, rogue-cert rejection, A2AMTLSClient, concurrency
  - Total: 11 → 20 passing tests

Refs #806
2026-04-21 15:21:10 -04:00

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"""
A2A mutual-TLS server — secure agent-to-agent communication.
Each fleet agent runs an A2A server that:
- Presents its own TLS certificate (signed by the fleet CA).
- Requires the connecting peer to present a valid client certificate
also signed by the fleet CA.
- Rejects connections from unknown / self-signed peers.
Usage (standalone):
python -m agent.a2a_mtls \\
--cert ~/.hermes/pki/agents/timmy/timmy.crt \\
--key ~/.hermes/pki/agents/timmy/timmy.key \\
--ca ~/.hermes/pki/ca/fleet-ca.crt \\
--host 0.0.0.0 --port 9443
Environment variables (alternative to CLI flags):
HERMES_A2A_CERT path to agent certificate
HERMES_A2A_KEY path to agent private key
HERMES_A2A_CA path to fleet CA certificate
Refs #806
"""
from __future__ import annotations
import json
import logging
import os
import ssl
import threading
from http.server import BaseHTTPRequestHandler, HTTPServer
from pathlib import Path
from typing import Any, Callable, Dict, Optional
from urllib.error import URLError
from urllib.request import Request, urlopen
logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# mTLS SSL context helpers
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def build_server_ssl_context(
cert: str | Path,
key: str | Path,
ca: str | Path,
) -> ssl.SSLContext:
"""Return an SSLContext that presents *cert/key* and requires a valid
client certificate signed by *ca*.
Raises ``FileNotFoundError`` if any path is missing.
Raises ``ssl.SSLError`` if the files are malformed.
"""
cert, key, ca = Path(cert), Path(key), Path(ca)
for p in (cert, key, ca):
if not p.exists():
raise FileNotFoundError(f"mTLS: file not found: {p}")
ctx = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS_SERVER)
ctx.minimum_version = ssl.TLSVersion.TLSv1_2
ctx.load_cert_chain(certfile=str(cert), keyfile=str(key))
ctx.load_verify_locations(cafile=str(ca))
# CERT_REQUIRED — reject peers that don't present a cert signed by *ca*.
ctx.verify_mode = ssl.CERT_REQUIRED
return ctx
def build_client_ssl_context(
cert: str | Path,
key: str | Path,
ca: str | Path,
) -> ssl.SSLContext:
"""Return an SSLContext for an outgoing mTLS connection.
Presents *cert/key* as the client identity and verifies the server
certificate against *ca*.
"""
cert, key, ca = Path(cert), Path(key), Path(ca)
for p in (cert, key, ca):
if not p.exists():
raise FileNotFoundError(f"mTLS client: file not found: {p}")
ctx = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS_CLIENT)
ctx.minimum_version = ssl.TLSVersion.TLSv1_2
ctx.load_cert_chain(certfile=str(cert), keyfile=str(key))
ctx.load_verify_locations(cafile=str(ca))
ctx.verify_mode = ssl.CERT_REQUIRED
ctx.check_hostname = True
return ctx
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Minimal A2A HTTP request handler
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
class A2AHandler(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
"""Handles A2A requests over a mutually-authenticated TLS connection.
GET /.well-known/agent-card.json — returns the local agent card.
POST /a2a/task — dispatches an A2A task (stub).
"""
log_message = logger.debug # route access log to Python logger
def do_GET(self) -> None: # noqa: N802
if self.path in ("/.well-known/agent-card.json", "/agent-card.json"):
self._serve_agent_card()
else:
self._send_json(404, {"error": "not found"})
def do_POST(self) -> None: # noqa: N802
if self.path == "/a2a/task":
self._handle_task()
else:
self._send_json(404, {"error": "not found"})
# ------------------------------------------------------------------
def _serve_agent_card(self) -> None:
try:
from agent.agent_card import get_agent_card_json
body = get_agent_card_json().encode()
except Exception as exc:
logger.warning("agent-card unavailable: %s", exc)
body = b'{"error": "agent card unavailable"}'
self._send_raw(200, "application/json", body)
def _handle_task(self) -> None:
length = int(self.headers.get("Content-Length", 0))
_body = self.rfile.read(length) if length else b""
# Stub: echo back a 202 Accepted with the peer CN so callers can
# confirm which agent processed the request.
peer_cn = _peer_cn(self.connection)
self._send_json(202, {"status": "accepted", "handled_by": peer_cn})
# ------------------------------------------------------------------
def _send_json(self, code: int, data: dict) -> None:
import json
body = json.dumps(data).encode()
self._send_raw(code, "application/json", body)
def _send_raw(self, code: int, content_type: str, body: bytes) -> None:
self.send_response(code)
self.send_header("Content-Type", content_type)
self.send_header("Content-Length", str(len(body)))
self.end_headers()
self.wfile.write(body)
def log_message(self, fmt: str, *args: object) -> None: # type: ignore[override]
logger.debug("a2a: " + fmt, *args)
def _peer_cn(conn: ssl.SSLSocket) -> Optional[str]:
"""Extract the Common Name from the peer certificate, or None."""
try:
peer = conn.getpeercert()
if not peer:
return None
for rdn in peer.get("subject", ()):
for key, val in rdn:
if key == "commonName":
return val
except Exception:
pass
return None
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Server lifecycle
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
class A2AServer:
"""Mutual-TLS A2A server.
Example::
server = A2AServer(
cert="~/.hermes/pki/agents/timmy/timmy.crt",
key="~/.hermes/pki/agents/timmy/timmy.key",
ca="~/.hermes/pki/ca/fleet-ca.crt",
)
server.start() # non-blocking (daemon thread)
...
server.stop()
"""
def __init__(
self,
cert: str | Path,
key: str | Path,
ca: str | Path,
host: str = "0.0.0.0",
port: int = 9443,
) -> None:
self.cert = Path(cert).expanduser()
self.key = Path(key).expanduser()
self.ca = Path(ca).expanduser()
self.host = host
self.port = port
self._httpd: Optional[HTTPServer] = None
self._thread: Optional[threading.Thread] = None
def start(self, daemon: bool = True) -> None:
"""Start the server in a background thread (default: daemon)."""
ssl_ctx = build_server_ssl_context(self.cert, self.key, self.ca)
self._httpd = HTTPServer((self.host, self.port), A2AHandler)
self._httpd.socket = ssl_ctx.wrap_socket(
self._httpd.socket, server_side=True
)
self._thread = threading.Thread(
target=self._httpd.serve_forever, daemon=daemon
)
self._thread.start()
logger.info(
"A2A mTLS server listening on %s:%s (cert=%s)",
self.host, self.port, self.cert.name,
)
def stop(self) -> None:
if self._httpd:
self._httpd.shutdown()
self._httpd = None
if self._thread:
self._thread.join(timeout=5)
self._thread = None
def server_from_env() -> A2AServer:
"""Build an A2AServer from environment variables / defaults."""
hermes_home = Path(os.environ.get("HERMES_HOME", Path.home() / ".hermes"))
agent_name = os.environ.get("HERMES_AGENT_NAME", "hermes").lower()
default_cert = hermes_home / "pki" / "agents" / agent_name / f"{agent_name}.crt"
default_key = hermes_home / "pki" / "agents" / agent_name / f"{agent_name}.key"
default_ca = hermes_home / "pki" / "ca" / "fleet-ca.crt"
cert = os.environ.get("HERMES_A2A_CERT", str(default_cert))
key = os.environ.get("HERMES_A2A_KEY", str(default_key))
ca = os.environ.get("HERMES_A2A_CA", str(default_ca))
host = os.environ.get("HERMES_A2A_HOST", "0.0.0.0")
port = int(os.environ.get("HERMES_A2A_PORT", "9443"))
return A2AServer(cert=cert, key=key, ca=ca, host=host, port=port)
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# CLI entry point
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def _main() -> None:
import argparse
logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO, format="%(levelname)s %(message)s")
parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
description="Hermes A2A mutual-TLS server"
)
parser.add_argument("--cert", required=True, help="Path to agent certificate")
parser.add_argument("--key", required=True, help="Path to agent private key")
parser.add_argument("--ca", required=True, help="Path to fleet CA certificate")
parser.add_argument("--host", default="0.0.0.0")
parser.add_argument("--port", type=int, default=9443)
args = parser.parse_args()
server = A2AServer(
cert=args.cert, key=args.key, ca=args.ca,
host=args.host, port=args.port,
)
server.start(daemon=False)
if __name__ == "__main__":
_main()
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# A2AMTLSServer — routing-based server with context-manager support
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
class _RoutingHandler(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
"""HTTP request handler that dispatches to per-path callables."""
routes: Dict[str, Callable] = {}
def log_message(self, fmt: str, *args: Any) -> None:
logger.debug("A2AMTLSServer: " + fmt, *args)
def _peer_cn(self) -> Optional[str]:
cert = self.connection.getpeercert() # type: ignore[attr-defined]
if not cert:
return None
for rdn in cert.get("subject", ()):
for attr, value in rdn:
if attr == "commonName":
return value
return None
def do_POST(self) -> None:
handler = self.routes.get(self.path)
if handler is None:
self.send_response(404)
self.end_headers()
return
length = int(self.headers.get("Content-Length", 0))
body = self.rfile.read(length) if length else b""
try:
payload = json.loads(body) if body else {}
except json.JSONDecodeError:
self.send_response(400)
self.end_headers()
return
result = handler(payload, peer_cn=self._peer_cn())
self.send_response(200)
self.send_header("Content-Type", "application/json")
self.end_headers()
self.wfile.write(json.dumps(result).encode())
def do_GET(self) -> None:
handler = self.routes.get(self.path)
if handler is None:
self.send_response(404)
self.end_headers()
return
result = handler({}, peer_cn=self._peer_cn())
self.send_response(200)
self.send_header("Content-Type", "application/json")
self.end_headers()
self.wfile.write(json.dumps(result).encode())
class A2AMTLSServer:
"""Routing-based mTLS HTTPS server with context-manager support.
Unlike ``A2AServer`` (which serves fixed A2A paths), this server lets
callers register arbitrary path handlers — useful for tests and custom
A2A endpoint implementations.
handler signature: ``handler(payload: dict, *, peer_cn: str | None) -> dict``
Example::
server = A2AMTLSServer(cert="timmy.crt", key="timmy.key", ca="fleet-ca.crt")
server.add_route("/tasks/send", my_handler)
with server:
... # server runs for the duration of the block
"""
def __init__(
self,
cert: str | Path,
key: str | Path,
ca: str | Path,
host: str = "127.0.0.1",
port: int = 9443,
) -> None:
self.cert = Path(cert).expanduser()
self.key = Path(key).expanduser()
self.ca = Path(ca).expanduser()
self.host = host
self.port = port
self._routes: Dict[str, Callable] = {}
self._httpd: Optional[HTTPServer] = None
self._thread: Optional[threading.Thread] = None
def add_route(self, path: str, handler: Callable) -> None:
self._routes[path] = handler
def start(self) -> None:
ssl_ctx = build_server_ssl_context(self.cert, self.key, self.ca)
class _Handler(_RoutingHandler):
routes = self._routes
self._httpd = HTTPServer((self.host, self.port), _Handler)
self._httpd.socket = ssl_ctx.wrap_socket(self._httpd.socket, server_side=True)
self._thread = threading.Thread(
target=self._httpd.serve_forever,
daemon=True,
name=f"a2a-mtls-{self.port}",
)
self._thread.start()
logger.info("A2AMTLSServer on %s:%d (mTLS)", self.host, self.port)
def stop(self) -> None:
if self._httpd:
self._httpd.shutdown()
self._httpd = None
if self._thread:
self._thread.join(timeout=5)
self._thread = None
def __enter__(self) -> "A2AMTLSServer":
self.start()
return self
def __exit__(self, *_: Any) -> None:
self.stop()
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# A2AMTLSClient — mTLS HTTP client
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
class A2AMTLSClient:
"""HTTP client that presents a fleet cert on every outgoing connection.
Example::
client = A2AMTLSClient(cert="allegro.crt", key="allegro.key", ca="fleet-ca.crt")
result = client.post("https://timmy:9443/tasks/send", json={"task": "..."})
"""
def __init__(
self,
cert: str | Path,
key: str | Path,
ca: str | Path,
) -> None:
self._ssl_ctx = build_client_ssl_context(cert, key, ca)
self._ssl_ctx.check_hostname = False # callers connecting by IP
def _request(
self,
method: str,
url: str,
data: Optional[bytes] = None,
timeout: float = 10.0,
) -> Dict[str, Any]:
headers = {"Content-Type": "application/json"}
req = Request(url, data=data, headers=headers, method=method)
try:
with urlopen(req, context=self._ssl_ctx, timeout=timeout) as resp:
body = resp.read()
return json.loads(body) if body else {}
except URLError as exc:
raise ConnectionError(f"A2AMTLSClient {method} {url} failed: {exc.reason}") from exc
def get(self, url: str, **kwargs: Any) -> Dict[str, Any]:
return self._request("GET", url, **kwargs)
def post(self, url: str, json: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None, **kwargs: Any) -> Dict[str, Any]:
data = (__import__("json").dumps(json).encode() if json is not None else None)
return self._request("POST", url, data=data, **kwargs)