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feat: A2A auth — mutual TLS between fleet agents
Implements mutual TLS for secure agent-to-agent communication (#806).

- scripts/gen_fleet_ca.sh: generate fleet CA (4096-bit RSA, 10-year)
- scripts/gen_agent_cert.sh: per-agent cert signed by fleet CA (timmy, allegro, ezra)
- agent/a2a_mtls.py: A2AServer requiring client cert verification (CERT_REQUIRED),
  build_server_ssl_context / build_client_ssl_context helpers, server_from_env()
- ansible/roles/fleet_mtls_certs/: distribute CA + per-agent certs to fleet nodes,
  write /etc/hermes/a2a.env, notify hermes-a2a service on change
- ansible/fleet_mtls.yml + ansible/inventory/fleet.ini.example: playbook + example inventory
- tests/agent/test_a2a_mtls.py: 11 tests — authorized agent accepted (200/202),
  self-signed cert rejected, no-cert rejected, lifecycle, env-var wiring

Fixes #806

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-04-21 13:28:28 -04:00

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---
# fleet_mtls_certs/tasks/main.yml
#
# Distribute the fleet CA certificate and the per-agent TLS cert+key to
# each fleet node. Triggers a hermes-a2a service restart when any cert
# changes.
#
# Refs #806 — A2A mutual TLS between fleet agents.
- name: Verify agent cert source files exist on control node
ansible.builtin.stat:
path: "{{ item }}"
register: _src_stat
delegate_to: localhost
loop:
- "{{ fleet_mtls_ca_cert_src }}"
- "{{ fleet_mtls_agent_certs_dir }}/{{ fleet_mtls_agent_name }}/{{ fleet_mtls_agent_name }}.crt"
- "{{ fleet_mtls_agent_certs_dir }}/{{ fleet_mtls_agent_name }}/{{ fleet_mtls_agent_name }}.key"
loop_control:
label: "{{ item | basename }}"
- name: Fail if any source cert is missing
ansible.builtin.fail:
msg: >
Required cert file not found: {{ item.item }}
Run scripts/gen_fleet_ca.sh and scripts/gen_agent_cert.sh --agent {{ fleet_mtls_agent_name }} first.
when: not item.stat.exists
loop: "{{ _src_stat.results }}"
loop_control:
label: "{{ item.item | basename }}"
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
# Remote directory structure
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
- name: Create remote PKI directories
ansible.builtin.file:
path: "{{ item }}"
state: directory
owner: root
group: root
mode: "0750"
loop:
- "{{ fleet_mtls_remote_pki_dir }}"
- "{{ fleet_mtls_remote_ca_dir }}"
- "{{ fleet_mtls_remote_agent_dir }}"
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
# Fleet CA certificate (public — read-only for all)
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
- name: Deploy fleet CA certificate
ansible.builtin.copy:
src: "{{ fleet_mtls_ca_cert_src }}"
dest: "{{ fleet_mtls_remote_ca_dir }}/fleet-ca.crt"
owner: root
group: root
mode: "0644"
notify: Restart hermes-a2a
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
# Per-agent certificate (public portion)
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
- name: Deploy agent certificate
ansible.builtin.copy:
src: "{{ fleet_mtls_agent_certs_dir }}/{{ fleet_mtls_agent_name }}/{{ fleet_mtls_agent_name }}.crt"
dest: "{{ fleet_mtls_remote_agent_dir }}/agent.crt"
owner: root
group: root
mode: "0644"
notify: Restart hermes-a2a
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
# Per-agent private key (secret — root-only read)
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
- name: Deploy agent private key
ansible.builtin.copy:
src: "{{ fleet_mtls_agent_certs_dir }}/{{ fleet_mtls_agent_name }}/{{ fleet_mtls_agent_name }}.key"
dest: "{{ fleet_mtls_remote_agent_dir }}/agent.key"
owner: root
group: root
mode: "0600"
no_log: true # suppress file content from Ansible output
notify: Restart hermes-a2a
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
# Environment file for hermes-a2a systemd unit
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
- name: Write hermes-a2a environment file
ansible.builtin.template:
src: hermes_a2a_env.j2
dest: /etc/hermes/a2a.env
owner: root
group: root
mode: "0640"
notify: Restart hermes-a2a