Merge branch 'main' into nmap/compaction-deploy

.dockerignore

@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-.env
-.env.*
-*.pem
-*.key
-*.crt
-*.p12

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml

@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-blank_issues_enabled: true
-contact_links:
-  - name: Community Support
-    url: https://forum.netbird.io/
-    about: Community support forum
-  - name: Cloud Support
-    url: https://docs.netbird.io/help/report-bug-issues
-    about: Contact us for support
-  - name: Client/Connection Troubleshooting
-    url: https://docs.netbird.io/help/troubleshooting-client
-    about: See our client troubleshooting guide for help addressing common issues
-  - name: Self-host Troubleshooting
-    url: https://docs.netbird.io/selfhosted/troubleshooting
-    about: See our self-host troubleshooting guide for help addressing common issues

.github/workflows/check-license-dependencies.yml

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Check for problematic license dependencies
         run: |
-          echo "Checking for dependencies on management/, signal/, relay/, and proxy/ packages..."
+          echo "Checking for dependencies on management/, signal/, and relay/ packages..."
           echo ""
 
           # Find all directories except the problematic ones and system dirs
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ jobs:
           while IFS= read -r dir; do
             echo "=== Checking $dir ==="
             # Search for problematic imports, excluding test files
-            RESULTS=$(grep -r "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/\(management\|signal\|relay\|proxy\)" "$dir" --include="*.go" 2>/dev/null | grep -v "_test.go" | grep -v "test_" | grep -v "/test/" | grep -v "tools/idp-migrate/" || true)
+            RESULTS=$(grep -r "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/\(management\|signal\|relay\)" "$dir" --include="*.go" 2>/dev/null | grep -v "_test.go" | grep -v "test_" | grep -v "/test/" || true)
             if [ -n "$RESULTS" ]; then
               echo "❌ Found problematic dependencies:"
               echo "$RESULTS"
@@ -39,11 +39,11 @@ jobs:
             else
               echo "✓ No problematic dependencies found"
             fi
-          done < <(find . -maxdepth 1 -type d -not -name "." -not -name "management" -not -name "signal" -not -name "relay" -not -name "proxy" -not -name "combined" -not -name ".git*" | sort)
+          done < <(find . -maxdepth 1 -type d -not -name "." -not -name "management" -not -name "signal" -not -name "relay" -not -name ".git*" | sort)
 
           echo ""
           if [ $FOUND_ISSUES -eq 1 ]; then
-            echo "❌ Found dependencies on management/, signal/, relay/, or proxy/ packages"
+            echo "❌ Found dependencies on management/, signal/, or relay/ packages"
             echo "These packages are licensed under AGPLv3 and must not be imported by BSD-licensed code"
             exit 1
           else
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ jobs:
               IMPORTERS=$(go list -json -deps ./... 2>/dev/null | jq -r "select(.Imports[]? == \"$package\") | .ImportPath")
 
               # Check if any importer is NOT in management/signal/relay
-              BSD_IMPORTER=$(echo "$IMPORTERS" | grep -v "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/\(management\|signal\|relay\|proxy\|combined\|tools/idp-migrate\)" | head -1)
+              BSD_IMPORTER=$(echo "$IMPORTERS" | grep -v "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/\(management\|signal\|relay\)" | head -1)
 
               if [ -n "$BSD_IMPORTER" ]; then
                 echo "❌ $package ($license) is imported by BSD-licensed code: $BSD_IMPORTER"

.github/workflows/golang-test-darwin.yml

@@ -43,5 +43,5 @@ jobs:
         run: git --no-pager diff --exit-code
 
       - name: Test
-        run: NETBIRD_STORE_ENGINE=${{ matrix.store }} CI=true go test -tags=devcert -exec 'sudo --preserve-env=CI,NETBIRD_STORE_ENGINE' -timeout 5m -p 1 $(go list ./... | grep -v -e /management -e /signal -e /relay -e /proxy -e /combined)
+        run: NETBIRD_STORE_ENGINE=${{ matrix.store }} CI=true go test -tags=devcert -exec 'sudo --preserve-env=CI,NETBIRD_STORE_ENGINE' -timeout 5m -p 1 $(go list ./... | grep -v /management)
 

.github/workflows/golang-test-freebsd.yml

@@ -46,5 +46,6 @@ jobs:
             time go test -timeout 1m -failfast ./client/iface/...
             time go test -timeout 1m -failfast ./route/...
             time go test -timeout 1m -failfast ./sharedsock/...
+            time go test -timeout 1m -failfast ./signal/...
             time go test -timeout 1m -failfast ./util/...
             time go test -timeout 1m -failfast ./version/...

.github/workflows/golang-test-linux.yml

@@ -97,16 +97,6 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: relay
         run: CGO_ENABLED=1 GOARCH=386 go build -o relay-386 .
 
-      - name: Build combined
-        if: steps.cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-        working-directory: combined
-        run: CGO_ENABLED=1 go build .
-
-      - name: Build combined 386
-        if: steps.cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-        working-directory: combined
-        run: CGO_ENABLED=1 GOARCH=386 go build -o combined-386 .
-
   test:
     name: "Client / Unit"
     needs: [build-cache]
@@ -154,7 +144,7 @@ jobs:
         run: git --no-pager diff --exit-code
 
       - name: Test
-        run: CGO_ENABLED=1 GOARCH=${{ matrix.arch }} CI=true go test -tags devcert -exec 'sudo' -timeout 10m -p 1 $(go list ./... | grep -v -e /management -e /signal -e /relay -e /proxy -e /combined)
+        run: CGO_ENABLED=1 GOARCH=${{ matrix.arch }} CI=true go test -tags devcert -exec 'sudo' -timeout 10m -p 1 $(go list ./... | grep -v -e /management -e /signal -e /relay)
 
   test_client_on_docker:
     name: "Client (Docker) / Unit"
@@ -214,7 +204,7 @@ jobs:
             sh -c ' \
               apk update; apk add --no-cache \
                 ca-certificates iptables ip6tables dbus dbus-dev libpcap-dev build-base; \
-              go test -buildvcs=false -tags devcert -v -timeout 10m -p 1 $(go list -buildvcs=false ./... | grep -v -e /management -e /signal -e /relay -e /proxy -e /combined -e /client/ui -e /upload-server)
+              go test -buildvcs=false -tags devcert -v -timeout 10m -p 1 $(go list -buildvcs=false ./... | grep -v -e /management -e /signal -e /relay -e /client/ui -e /upload-server)
             '
 
   test_relay:
@@ -271,53 +261,6 @@ jobs:
             -exec 'sudo' \
             -timeout 10m -p 1 ./relay/... ./shared/relay/...
 
-  test_proxy:
-    name: "Proxy / Unit"
-    needs: [build-cache]
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        arch: [ '386','amd64' ]
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - name: Install Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
-        with:
-          go-version-file: "go.mod"
-          cache: false
-
-      - name: Install dependencies
-        run: sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y gcc-multilib g++-multilib libc6-dev-i386
-
-      - name: Get Go environment
-        run: |
-          echo "cache=$(go env GOCACHE)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          echo "modcache=$(go env GOMODCACHE)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-
-      - name: Cache Go modules
-        uses: actions/cache/restore@v4
-        with:
-          path: |
-            ${{ env.cache }}
-            ${{ env.modcache }}
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-gotest-cache-${{ hashFiles('**/go.sum') }}
-          restore-keys: |
-            ${{ runner.os }}-gotest-cache-
-
-      - name: Install modules
-        run: go mod tidy
-
-      - name: check git status
-        run: git --no-pager diff --exit-code
-
-      - name: Test
-        run: |
-          CGO_ENABLED=1 GOARCH=${{ matrix.arch }} \
-          go test -timeout 10m -p 1 ./proxy/...
-
   test_signal:
     name: "Signal / Unit"
     needs: [build-cache]
@@ -409,19 +352,12 @@ jobs:
         run: git --no-pager diff --exit-code
 
       - name: Login to Docker hub
-        if: github.event.pull_request && github.event.pull_request.head.repo && github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == '' || github.repository == github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name || !github.head_ref
-        uses: docker/login-action@v3
+        if: matrix.store == 'mysql' && (github.repository == github.head.repo.full_name || !github.head_ref)
+        uses: docker/login-action@v1
         with:
           username: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USER }}
           password: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_TOKEN }}
 
-      - name: docker login for root user
-        if: github.event.pull_request && github.event.pull_request.head.repo && github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == '' || github.repository == github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name || !github.head_ref
-        env:
-          DOCKER_USER: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USER }}
-          DOCKER_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_TOKEN }}
-        run: echo "$DOCKER_TOKEN" | sudo docker login --username "$DOCKER_USER" --password-stdin
-
       - name: download mysql image
         if: matrix.store == 'mysql'
         run: docker pull mlsmaycon/warmed-mysql:8
@@ -504,18 +440,15 @@ jobs:
         run: git --no-pager diff --exit-code
 
       - name: Login to Docker hub
-        if: github.event.pull_request && github.event.pull_request.head.repo && github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == '' || github.repository == github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name || !github.head_ref
-        uses: docker/login-action@v3
+        if: matrix.store == 'mysql' && (github.repository == github.head.repo.full_name || !github.head_ref)
+        uses: docker/login-action@v1
         with:
           username: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USER }}
           password: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_TOKEN }}
 
-      - name: docker login for root user
-        if: github.event.pull_request && github.event.pull_request.head.repo && github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == '' || github.repository == github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name || !github.head_ref
-        env:
-          DOCKER_USER: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USER }}
-          DOCKER_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_TOKEN }}
-        run: echo "$DOCKER_TOKEN" | sudo docker login --username "$DOCKER_USER" --password-stdin
+      - name: download mysql image
+        if: matrix.store == 'mysql'
+        run: docker pull mlsmaycon/warmed-mysql:8
 
       - name: Test
         run: |
@@ -596,18 +529,15 @@ jobs:
         run: git --no-pager diff --exit-code
 
       - name: Login to Docker hub
-        if: github.event.pull_request && github.event.pull_request.head.repo && github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == '' || github.repository == github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name || !github.head_ref
-        uses: docker/login-action@v3
+        if: matrix.store == 'mysql' && (github.repository == github.head.repo.full_name || !github.head_ref)
+        uses: docker/login-action@v1
         with:
           username: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USER }}
           password: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_TOKEN }}
 
-      - name: docker login for root user
-        if: github.event.pull_request && github.event.pull_request.head.repo && github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == '' || github.repository == github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name || !github.head_ref
-        env:
-          DOCKER_USER: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USER }}
-          DOCKER_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_TOKEN }}
-        run: echo "$DOCKER_TOKEN" | sudo docker login --username "$DOCKER_USER" --password-stdin
+      - name: download mysql image
+        if: matrix.store == 'mysql'
+        run: docker pull mlsmaycon/warmed-mysql:8
 
       - name: Test
         run: |

.github/workflows/golang-test-windows.yml

@@ -63,15 +63,10 @@ jobs:
       - run: PsExec64 -s -w ${{ github.workspace }} C:\hostedtoolcache\windows\go\${{ steps.go.outputs.go-version }}\x64\bin\go.exe env -w GOMODCACHE=${{ env.cache }}
       - run: PsExec64 -s -w ${{ github.workspace }} C:\hostedtoolcache\windows\go\${{ steps.go.outputs.go-version }}\x64\bin\go.exe env -w GOCACHE=${{ env.modcache }}
       - run: PsExec64 -s -w ${{ github.workspace }} C:\hostedtoolcache\windows\go\${{ steps.go.outputs.go-version }}\x64\bin\go.exe mod tidy
-      - name: Generate test script
-        run: |
-          $packages = go list ./... | Where-Object { $_ -notmatch '/management' } | Where-Object { $_ -notmatch '/relay' } | Where-Object { $_ -notmatch '/signal' } | Where-Object { $_ -notmatch '/proxy' } | Where-Object { $_ -notmatch '/combined' }
-          $goExe = "C:\hostedtoolcache\windows\go\${{ steps.go.outputs.go-version }}\x64\bin\go.exe"
-          $cmd = "$goExe test -tags=devcert -timeout 10m -p 1 $($packages -join ' ') > test-out.txt 2>&1"
-          Set-Content -Path "${{ github.workspace }}\run-tests.cmd" -Value $cmd
+      - run: echo "files=$(go list ./... | ForEach-Object { $_ } | Where-Object { $_ -notmatch '/management' } | Where-Object { $_ -notmatch '/relay' } | Where-Object { $_ -notmatch '/signal' })" >> $env:GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: test
-        run: PsExec64 -s -w ${{ github.workspace }} cmd.exe /c "${{ github.workspace }}\run-tests.cmd"
+        run: PsExec64 -s -w ${{ github.workspace }} cmd.exe /c "C:\hostedtoolcache\windows\go\${{ steps.go.outputs.go-version }}\x64\bin\go.exe test -tags=devcert -timeout 10m -p 1 ${{ env.files }} > test-out.txt 2>&1"
       - name: test output
         if: ${{ always() }}
         run: Get-Content test-out.txt

.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml

@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: codespell
         uses: codespell-project/actions-codespell@v2
         with:
-          ignore_words_list: erro,clienta,hastable,iif,groupd,testin,groupe,cros,ans,deriver,te,userA
-          skip: go.mod,go.sum,**/proxy/web/**
+          ignore_words_list: erro,clienta,hastable,iif,groupd,testin,groupe,cros,ans
+          skip: go.mod,go.sum
   golangci:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false

.github/workflows/pr-title-check.yml

@@ -1,51 +0,0 @@
-name: PR Title Check
-
-on:
-  pull_request:
-    types: [opened, edited, synchronize, reopened]
-
-jobs:
-  check-title:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Validate PR title prefix
-        uses: actions/github-script@v7
-        with:
-          script: |
-            const title = context.payload.pull_request.title;
-            const allowedTags = [
-              'management',
-              'client',
-              'signal',
-              'proxy',
-              'relay',
-              'misc',
-              'infrastructure',
-              'self-hosted',
-              'doc',
-            ];
-
-            const pattern = /^\[([^\]]+)\]\s+.+/;
-            const match = title.match(pattern);
-
-            if (!match) {
-              core.setFailed(
-                `PR title must start with a tag in brackets.\n` +
-                `Example: [client] fix something\n` +
-                `Allowed tags: ${allowedTags.join(', ')}`
-              );
-              return;
-            }
-
-            const tags = match[1].split(',').map(t => t.trim().toLowerCase());
-
-            const invalid = tags.filter(t => !allowedTags.includes(t));
-            if (invalid.length > 0) {
-              core.setFailed(
-                `Invalid tag(s): ${invalid.join(', ')}\n` +
-                `Allowed tags: ${allowedTags.join(', ')}`
-              );
-              return;
-            }
-
-            console.log(`Valid PR title tags: [${tags.join(', ')}]`);

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ on:
   pull_request:
 
 env:
-  SIGN_PIPE_VER: "v0.1.1"
-  GORELEASER_VER: "v2.14.3"
+  SIGN_PIPE_VER: "v0.1.0"
+  GORELEASER_VER: "v2.3.2"
   PRODUCT_NAME: "NetBird"
   COPYRIGHT: "NetBird GmbH"
 
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ jobs:
           username: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USER }}
           password: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_TOKEN }}
       - name: Log in to the GitHub container registry
-        if: github.event_name != 'pull_request' || github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == github.repository
+        if: github.event_name != 'pull_request'
         uses: docker/login-action@v3
         with:
           registry: ghcr.io
@@ -169,14 +169,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install OS build dependencies
         run: sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y -q gcc-arm-linux-gnueabihf gcc-aarch64-linux-gnu
 
-      - name: Decode GPG signing key
-        if: github.event_name != 'pull_request' || github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == github.repository
-        env:
-          GPG_RPM_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.GPG_RPM_PRIVATE_KEY }}
-        run: |
-          echo "$GPG_RPM_PRIVATE_KEY" | base64 -d > /tmp/gpg-rpm-signing-key.asc
-          echo "GPG_RPM_KEY_FILE=/tmp/gpg-rpm-signing-key.asc" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-
       - name: Install goversioninfo
         run: go install github.com/josephspurrier/goversioninfo/cmd/goversioninfo@233067e
       - name: Generate windows syso amd64
@@ -184,7 +176,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Generate windows syso arm64
         run: goversioninfo -arm -64 -icon client/ui/assets/netbird.ico -manifest client/manifest.xml -product-name ${{ env.PRODUCT_NAME }} -copyright "${{ env.COPYRIGHT }}" -ver-major ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.major }} -ver-minor ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.minor }} -ver-patch ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.patch }} -ver-build 0 -file-version ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.fullversion }}.0 -product-version ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.fullversion }}.0 -o client/resources_windows_arm64.syso
       - name: Run GoReleaser
-        id: goreleaser
         uses: goreleaser/goreleaser-action@v4
         with:
           version: ${{ env.GORELEASER_VER }}
@@ -194,55 +185,6 @@ jobs:
           HOMEBREW_TAP_GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.HOMEBREW_TAP_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           UPLOAD_DEBIAN_SECRET: ${{ secrets.PKG_UPLOAD_SECRET }}
           UPLOAD_YUM_SECRET: ${{ secrets.PKG_UPLOAD_SECRET }}
-          GPG_RPM_KEY_FILE: ${{ env.GPG_RPM_KEY_FILE }}
-          NFPM_NETBIRD_RPM_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.GPG_RPM_PASSPHRASE }}
-      - name: Verify RPM signatures
-        run: |
-          docker run --rm -v $(pwd)/dist:/dist fedora:41 bash -c '
-            dnf install -y -q rpm-sign curl >/dev/null 2>&1
-            curl -sSL https://pkgs.netbird.io/yum/repodata/repomd.xml.key -o /tmp/rpm-pub.key
-            rpm --import /tmp/rpm-pub.key
-            echo "=== Verifying RPM signatures ==="
-            for rpm_file in /dist/*amd64*.rpm; do
-              [ -f "$rpm_file" ] || continue
-              echo "--- $(basename $rpm_file) ---"
-              rpm -K "$rpm_file"
-            done
-          '
-      - name: Clean up GPG key
-        if: always()
-        run: rm -f /tmp/gpg-rpm-signing-key.asc
-      - name: Tag and push images (amd64 only)
-        if: |
-          (github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == github.repository) ||
-          (github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/main')
-        run: |
-          resolve_tags() {
-            if [[ "${{ github.event_name }}" == "pull_request" ]]; then
-              echo "pr-${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}"
-            else
-              echo "main sha-$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)"
-            fi
-          }
-
-          tag_and_push() {
-            local src="$1" img_name tag dst
-            img_name="${src%%:*}"
-            for tag in $(resolve_tags); do
-              dst="${img_name}:${tag}"
-              echo "Tagging ${src} -> ${dst}"
-              docker tag "$src" "$dst"
-              docker push "$dst"
-            done
-          }
-
-          export -f tag_and_push resolve_tags
-
-          echo '${{ steps.goreleaser.outputs.artifacts }}' | \
-            jq -r '.[] | select(.type == "Docker Image") | select(.goarch == "amd64") | .name' | \
-            grep '^ghcr.io/' | while read -r SRC; do
-              tag_and_push "$SRC"
-            done
       - name: upload non tags for debug purposes
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
@@ -309,14 +251,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y -q libappindicator3-dev gir1.2-appindicator3-0.1 libxxf86vm-dev gcc-mingw-w64-x86-64
 
-      - name: Decode GPG signing key
-        if: github.event_name != 'pull_request' || github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == github.repository
-        env:
-          GPG_RPM_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.GPG_RPM_PRIVATE_KEY }}
-        run: |
-          echo "$GPG_RPM_PRIVATE_KEY" | base64 -d > /tmp/gpg-rpm-signing-key.asc
-          echo "GPG_RPM_KEY_FILE=/tmp/gpg-rpm-signing-key.asc" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-
       - name: Install LLVM-MinGW for ARM64 cross-compilation
         run: |
           cd /tmp
@@ -341,24 +275,6 @@ jobs:
           HOMEBREW_TAP_GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.HOMEBREW_TAP_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           UPLOAD_DEBIAN_SECRET: ${{ secrets.PKG_UPLOAD_SECRET }}
           UPLOAD_YUM_SECRET: ${{ secrets.PKG_UPLOAD_SECRET }}
-          GPG_RPM_KEY_FILE: ${{ env.GPG_RPM_KEY_FILE }}
-          NFPM_NETBIRD_UI_RPM_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.GPG_RPM_PASSPHRASE }}
-      - name: Verify RPM signatures
-        run: |
-          docker run --rm -v $(pwd)/dist:/dist fedora:41 bash -c '
-            dnf install -y -q rpm-sign curl >/dev/null 2>&1
-            curl -sSL https://pkgs.netbird.io/yum/repodata/repomd.xml.key -o /tmp/rpm-pub.key
-            rpm --import /tmp/rpm-pub.key
-            echo "=== Verifying RPM signatures ==="
-            for rpm_file in /dist/*.rpm; do
-              [ -f "$rpm_file" ] || continue
-              echo "--- $(basename $rpm_file) ---"
-              rpm -K "$rpm_file"
-            done
-          '
-      - name: Clean up GPG key
-        if: always()
-        run: rm -f /tmp/gpg-rpm-signing-key.asc
       - name: upload non tags for debug purposes
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:

.github/workflows/wasm-build-validation.yml

@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ jobs:
 
           echo "Size: ${SIZE} bytes (${SIZE_MB} MB)"
 
-          if [ ${SIZE} -gt 58720256 ]; then
-            echo "Wasm binary size (${SIZE_MB}MB) exceeds 56MB limit!"
+          if [ ${SIZE} -gt 57671680 ]; then
+            echo "Wasm binary size (${SIZE_MB}MB) exceeds 55MB limit!"
             exit 1
           fi
 

.gitignore

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 .run
 *.iml
 dist/
-!proxy/web/dist/
 bin/
 .env
 conf.json

.goreleaser.yaml

@@ -106,26 +106,6 @@ builds:
       - -s -w -X github.com/netbirdio/netbird/version.version={{.Version}} -X main.commit={{.Commit}} -X main.date={{.CommitDate}} -X main.builtBy=goreleaser
     mod_timestamp: "{{ .CommitTimestamp }}"
 
-  - id: netbird-server
-    dir: combined
-    env:
-      - CGO_ENABLED=1
-      - >-
-        {{- if eq .Runtime.Goos "linux" }}
-          {{- if eq .Arch "arm64"}}CC=aarch64-linux-gnu-gcc{{- end }}
-          {{- if eq .Arch "arm"}}CC=arm-linux-gnueabihf-gcc{{- end }}
-        {{- end }}
-    binary: netbird-server
-    goos:
-      - linux
-    goarch:
-      - amd64
-      - arm64
-      - arm
-    ldflags:
-      - -s -w -X github.com/netbirdio/netbird/version.version={{.Version}} -X main.commit={{.Commit}} -X main.date={{.CommitDate}} -X main.builtBy=goreleaser
-    mod_timestamp: "{{ .CommitTimestamp }}"
-
   - id: netbird-upload
     dir: upload-server
     env: [CGO_ENABLED=0]
@@ -140,40 +120,6 @@ builds:
       - -s -w -X github.com/netbirdio/netbird/version.version={{.Version}} -X main.commit={{.Commit}} -X main.date={{.CommitDate}} -X main.builtBy=goreleaser
     mod_timestamp: "{{ .CommitTimestamp }}"
 
-  - id: netbird-proxy
-    dir: proxy/cmd/proxy
-    env: [CGO_ENABLED=0]
-    binary: netbird-proxy
-    goos:
-      - linux
-    goarch:
-      - amd64
-      - arm64
-      - arm
-    ldflags:
-      - -s -w -X main.Version={{.Version}} -X main.Commit={{.Commit}} -X main.BuildDate={{.CommitDate}}
-    mod_timestamp: "{{ .CommitTimestamp }}"
-
-  - id: netbird-idp-migrate
-    dir: tools/idp-migrate
-    env:
-      - CGO_ENABLED=1
-      - >-
-        {{- if eq .Runtime.Goos "linux" }}
-          {{- if eq .Arch "arm64"}}CC=aarch64-linux-gnu-gcc{{- end }}
-          {{- if eq .Arch "arm"}}CC=arm-linux-gnueabihf-gcc{{- end }}
-        {{- end }}
-    binary: netbird-idp-migrate
-    goos:
-      - linux
-    goarch:
-      - amd64
-      - arm64
-      - arm
-    ldflags:
-      - -s -w -X github.com/netbirdio/netbird/version.version={{.Version}} -X main.commit={{.Commit}} -X main.date={{.CommitDate}} -X main.builtBy=goreleaser
-    mod_timestamp: "{{ .CommitTimestamp }}"
-
 universal_binaries:
   - id: netbird
 
@@ -186,22 +132,18 @@ archives:
       - netbird-wasm
     name_template: "{{ .ProjectName }}_{{ .Version }}"
     format: binary
-  - id: netbird-idp-migrate
-    builds:
-      - netbird-idp-migrate
-    name_template: "netbird-idp-migrate_{{ .Version }}_{{ .Os }}_{{ .Arch }}"
 
 nfpms:
   - maintainer: Netbird <dev@netbird.io>
     description: Netbird client.
     homepage: https://netbird.io/
-    license: BSD-3-Clause
-    id: netbird_deb
+    id: netbird-deb
     bindir: /usr/bin
     builds:
       - netbird
     formats:
       - deb
+
     scripts:
       postinstall: "release_files/post_install.sh"
       preremove: "release_files/pre_remove.sh"
@@ -209,19 +151,16 @@ nfpms:
   - maintainer: Netbird <dev@netbird.io>
     description: Netbird client.
     homepage: https://netbird.io/
-    license: BSD-3-Clause
-    id: netbird_rpm
+    id: netbird-rpm
     bindir: /usr/bin
     builds:
       - netbird
     formats:
       - rpm
+
     scripts:
       postinstall: "release_files/post_install.sh"
       preremove: "release_files/pre_remove.sh"
-    rpm:
-      signature:
-        key_file: '{{ if index .Env "GPG_RPM_KEY_FILE" }}{{ .Env.GPG_RPM_KEY_FILE }}{{ end }}'
 dockers:
   - image_templates:
       - netbirdio/netbird:{{ .Version }}-amd64
@@ -581,104 +520,6 @@ dockers:
       - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.revision={{.FullCommit}}"
       - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.source=https://github.com/netbirdio/{{.ProjectName}}"
       - "--label=maintainer=dev@netbird.io"
-  - image_templates:
-      - netbirdio/netbird-server:{{ .Version }}-amd64
-      - ghcr.io/netbirdio/netbird-server:{{ .Version }}-amd64
-    ids:
-      - netbird-server
-    goarch: amd64
-    use: buildx
-    dockerfile: combined/Dockerfile
-    build_flag_templates:
-      - "--platform=linux/amd64"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.created={{.Date}}"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.title={{.ProjectName}}"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.version={{.Version}}"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.revision={{.FullCommit}}"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.source=https://github.com/netbirdio/{{.ProjectName}}"
-      - "--label=maintainer=dev@netbird.io"
-  - image_templates:
-      - netbirdio/netbird-server:{{ .Version }}-arm64v8
-      - ghcr.io/netbirdio/netbird-server:{{ .Version }}-arm64v8
-    ids:
-      - netbird-server
-    goarch: arm64
-    use: buildx
-    dockerfile: combined/Dockerfile
-    build_flag_templates:
-      - "--platform=linux/arm64"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.created={{.Date}}"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.title={{.ProjectName}}"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.version={{.Version}}"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.revision={{.FullCommit}}"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.source=https://github.com/netbirdio/{{.ProjectName}}"
-      - "--label=maintainer=dev@netbird.io"
-  - image_templates:
-      - netbirdio/netbird-server:{{ .Version }}-arm
-      - ghcr.io/netbirdio/netbird-server:{{ .Version }}-arm
-    ids:
-      - netbird-server
-    goarch: arm
-    goarm: 6
-    use: buildx
-    dockerfile: combined/Dockerfile
-    build_flag_templates:
-      - "--platform=linux/arm"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.created={{.Date}}"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.title={{.ProjectName}}"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.version={{.Version}}"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.revision={{.FullCommit}}"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.source=https://github.com/netbirdio/{{.ProjectName}}"
-      - "--label=maintainer=dev@netbird.io"
-  - image_templates:
-      - netbirdio/reverse-proxy:{{ .Version }}-amd64
-      - ghcr.io/netbirdio/reverse-proxy:{{ .Version }}-amd64
-    ids:
-      - netbird-proxy
-    goarch: amd64
-    use: buildx
-    dockerfile: proxy/Dockerfile
-    build_flag_templates:
-      - "--platform=linux/amd64"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.created={{.Date}}"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.title={{.ProjectName}}"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.version={{.Version}}"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.revision={{.FullCommit}}"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.source=https://github.com/netbirdio/{{.ProjectName}}"
-      - "--label=maintainer=dev@netbird.io"
-  - image_templates:
-      - netbirdio/reverse-proxy:{{ .Version }}-arm64v8
-      - ghcr.io/netbirdio/reverse-proxy:{{ .Version }}-arm64v8
-    ids:
-      - netbird-proxy
-    goarch: arm64
-    use: buildx
-    dockerfile: proxy/Dockerfile
-    build_flag_templates:
-      - "--platform=linux/arm64"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.created={{.Date}}"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.title={{.ProjectName}}"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.version={{.Version}}"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.revision={{.FullCommit}}"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.source=https://github.com/netbirdio/{{.ProjectName}}"
-      - "--label=maintainer=dev@netbird.io"
-  - image_templates:
-      - netbirdio/reverse-proxy:{{ .Version }}-arm
-      - ghcr.io/netbirdio/reverse-proxy:{{ .Version }}-arm
-    ids:
-      - netbird-proxy
-    goarch: arm
-    goarm: 6
-    use: buildx
-    dockerfile: proxy/Dockerfile
-    build_flag_templates:
-      - "--platform=linux/arm"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.created={{.Date}}"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.title={{.ProjectName}}"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.version={{.Version}}"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.revision={{.FullCommit}}"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.source=https://github.com/netbirdio/{{.ProjectName}}"
-      - "--label=maintainer=dev@netbird.io"
 docker_manifests:
   - name_template: netbirdio/netbird:{{ .Version }}
     image_templates:
@@ -757,18 +598,6 @@ docker_manifests:
       - netbirdio/upload:{{ .Version }}-arm
       - netbirdio/upload:{{ .Version }}-amd64
 
-  - name_template: netbirdio/netbird-server:{{ .Version }}
-    image_templates:
-      - netbirdio/netbird-server:{{ .Version }}-arm64v8
-      - netbirdio/netbird-server:{{ .Version }}-arm
-      - netbirdio/netbird-server:{{ .Version }}-amd64
-
-  - name_template: netbirdio/netbird-server:latest
-    image_templates:
-      - netbirdio/netbird-server:{{ .Version }}-arm64v8
-      - netbirdio/netbird-server:{{ .Version }}-arm
-      - netbirdio/netbird-server:{{ .Version }}-amd64
-
   - name_template: ghcr.io/netbirdio/netbird:{{ .Version }}
     image_templates:
       - ghcr.io/netbirdio/netbird:{{ .Version }}-arm64v8
@@ -846,43 +675,6 @@ docker_manifests:
       - ghcr.io/netbirdio/upload:{{ .Version }}-arm64v8
       - ghcr.io/netbirdio/upload:{{ .Version }}-arm
       - ghcr.io/netbirdio/upload:{{ .Version }}-amd64
-
-  - name_template: ghcr.io/netbirdio/netbird-server:{{ .Version }}
-    image_templates:
-      - ghcr.io/netbirdio/netbird-server:{{ .Version }}-arm64v8
-      - ghcr.io/netbirdio/netbird-server:{{ .Version }}-arm
-      - ghcr.io/netbirdio/netbird-server:{{ .Version }}-amd64
-
-  - name_template: ghcr.io/netbirdio/netbird-server:latest
-    image_templates:
-      - ghcr.io/netbirdio/netbird-server:{{ .Version }}-arm64v8
-      - ghcr.io/netbirdio/netbird-server:{{ .Version }}-arm
-      - ghcr.io/netbirdio/netbird-server:{{ .Version }}-amd64
-
-  - name_template: netbirdio/reverse-proxy:{{ .Version }}
-    image_templates:
-      - netbirdio/reverse-proxy:{{ .Version }}-arm64v8
-      - netbirdio/reverse-proxy:{{ .Version }}-arm
-      - netbirdio/reverse-proxy:{{ .Version }}-amd64
-
-  - name_template: netbirdio/reverse-proxy:latest
-    image_templates:
-      - netbirdio/reverse-proxy:{{ .Version }}-arm64v8
-      - netbirdio/reverse-proxy:{{ .Version }}-arm
-      - netbirdio/reverse-proxy:{{ .Version }}-amd64
-
-  - name_template: ghcr.io/netbirdio/reverse-proxy:{{ .Version }}
-    image_templates:
-      - ghcr.io/netbirdio/reverse-proxy:{{ .Version }}-arm64v8
-      - ghcr.io/netbirdio/reverse-proxy:{{ .Version }}-arm
-      - ghcr.io/netbirdio/reverse-proxy:{{ .Version }}-amd64
-
-  - name_template: ghcr.io/netbirdio/reverse-proxy:latest
-    image_templates:
-      - ghcr.io/netbirdio/reverse-proxy:{{ .Version }}-arm64v8
-      - ghcr.io/netbirdio/reverse-proxy:{{ .Version }}-arm
-      - ghcr.io/netbirdio/reverse-proxy:{{ .Version }}-amd64
-
 brews:
   - ids:
       - default
@@ -903,7 +695,7 @@ brews:
 uploads:
   - name: debian
     ids:
-      - netbird_deb
+      - netbird-deb
     mode: archive
     target: https://pkgs.wiretrustee.com/debian/pool/{{ .ArtifactName }};deb.distribution=stable;deb.component=main;deb.architecture={{ if .Arm }}armhf{{ else }}{{ .Arch }}{{ end }};deb.package=
     username: dev@wiretrustee.com
@@ -911,7 +703,7 @@ uploads:
 
   - name: yum
     ids:
-      - netbird_rpm
+      - netbird-rpm
     mode: archive
     target: https://pkgs.wiretrustee.com/yum/{{ .Arch }}{{ if .Arm }}{{ .Arm }}{{ end }}
     username: dev@wiretrustee.com

.goreleaser_ui.yaml

@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ nfpms:
   - maintainer: Netbird <dev@netbird.io>
     description: Netbird client UI.
     homepage: https://netbird.io/
-    id: netbird_ui_deb
+    id: netbird-ui-deb
     package_name: netbird-ui
     builds:
       - netbird-ui
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ nfpms:
   - maintainer: Netbird <dev@netbird.io>
     description: Netbird client UI.
     homepage: https://netbird.io/
-    id: netbird_ui_rpm
+    id: netbird-ui-rpm
     package_name: netbird-ui
     builds:
       - netbird-ui
@@ -95,14 +95,11 @@ nfpms:
         dst: /usr/share/pixmaps/netbird.png
     dependencies:
       - netbird
-    rpm:
-      signature:
-        key_file: '{{ if index .Env "GPG_RPM_KEY_FILE" }}{{ .Env.GPG_RPM_KEY_FILE }}{{ end }}'
 
 uploads:
   - name: debian
     ids:
-      - netbird_ui_deb
+      - netbird-ui-deb
     mode: archive
     target: https://pkgs.wiretrustee.com/debian/pool/{{ .ArtifactName }};deb.distribution=stable;deb.component=main;deb.architecture={{ if .Arm }}armhf{{ else }}{{ .Arch }}{{ end }};deb.package=
     username: dev@wiretrustee.com
@@ -110,7 +107,7 @@ uploads:
 
   - name: yum
     ids:
-      - netbird_ui_rpm
+      - netbird-ui-rpm
     mode: archive
     target: https://pkgs.wiretrustee.com/yum/{{ .Arch }}{{ if .Arm }}{{ .Arm }}{{ end }}
     username: dev@wiretrustee.com

CONTRIBUTOR_LICENSE_AGREEMENT.md

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ##  Contributor License Agreement
 
 This Contributor License Agreement (referred to as the "Agreement") is entered into by the individual 
-submitting this Agreement and NetBird GmbH, Brunnenstraße 196, 10119 Berlin, Germany, 
+submitting this Agreement and NetBird GmbH, c/o Max-Beer-Straße 2-4 Münzstraße 12 10178 Berlin, Germany, 
 referred to as "NetBird" (collectively, the "Parties"). The Agreement outlines the terms and conditions 
 under which NetBird may utilize software contributions provided by the Contributor for inclusion in 
 its software development projects. By submitting this Agreement, the Contributor confirms their acceptance 

LICENSE

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-This BSD‑3‑Clause license applies to all parts of the repository except for the directories management/, signal/, relay/ and combined/.
+This BSD‑3‑Clause license applies to all parts of the repository except for the directories management/, signal/ and relay/.
 Those directories are licensed under the GNU Affero General Public License version 3.0 (AGPLv3). See the respective LICENSE files inside each directory.
 
 BSD 3-Clause License

README.md

@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@
 
 https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/10cec749-bb56-4ab3-97af-4e38850108d2
 
-### Self-Host NetBird (Video)
-[![Watch the video](https://img.youtube.com/vi/bZAgpT6nzaQ/0.jpg)](https://youtu.be/bZAgpT6nzaQ)
+### NetBird on Lawrence Systems (Video)
+[![Watch the video](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Kwrff6h0rEw/0.jpg)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kwrff6h0rEw)
 
 ### Key features
 
@@ -126,7 +126,6 @@ See a complete [architecture overview](https://docs.netbird.io/about-netbird/how
 ### Community projects
 -  [NetBird installer script](https://github.com/physk/netbird-installer)
 -  [NetBird ansible collection by Dominion Solutions](https://galaxy.ansible.com/ui/repo/published/dominion_solutions/netbird/)
--  [netbird-tui](https://github.com/n0pashkov/netbird-tui) — terminal UI for managing NetBird peers, routes, and settings
 
 **Note**: The `main` branch may be in an *unstable or even broken state* during development.
 For stable versions, see [releases](https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird/releases).

client/Dockerfile

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #   sudo podman build -t localhost/netbird:latest -f client/Dockerfile --ignorefile .dockerignore-client .
 #   sudo podman run --rm -it --cap-add={BPF,NET_ADMIN,NET_RAW} localhost/netbird:latest
 
-FROM alpine:3.23.3
+FROM alpine:3.23.2
 # iproute2: busybox doesn't display ip rules properly
 RUN apk add --no-cache \
     bash \
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ ENV \
     NETBIRD_BIN="/usr/local/bin/netbird" \
     NB_LOG_FILE="console,/var/log/netbird/client.log" \
     NB_DAEMON_ADDR="unix:///var/run/netbird.sock" \
-    NB_ENTRYPOINT_SERVICE_TIMEOUT="30"
+    NB_ENTRYPOINT_SERVICE_TIMEOUT="5" \
+    NB_ENTRYPOINT_LOGIN_TIMEOUT="5"
 
 ENTRYPOINT [ "/usr/local/bin/netbird-entrypoint.sh" ]
 

client/Dockerfile-rootless

@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ ENV \
     NB_DAEMON_ADDR="unix:///var/lib/netbird/netbird.sock" \
     NB_LOG_FILE="console,/var/lib/netbird/client.log" \
     NB_DISABLE_DNS="true" \
-    NB_ENTRYPOINT_SERVICE_TIMEOUT="30"
+    NB_ENTRYPOINT_SERVICE_TIMEOUT="5" \
+    NB_ENTRYPOINT_LOGIN_TIMEOUT="1"
 
 ENTRYPOINT [ "/usr/local/bin/netbird-entrypoint.sh" ]
 

client/android/client.go

@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ func (c *Client) Run(platformFiles PlatformFiles, urlOpener URLOpener, isAndroid
 
 	// todo do not throw error in case of cancelled context
 	ctx = internal.CtxInitState(ctx)
-	c.connectClient = internal.NewConnectClient(ctx, cfg, c.recorder)
+	c.connectClient = internal.NewConnectClient(ctx, cfg, c.recorder, false)
 	return c.connectClient.RunOnAndroid(c.tunAdapter, c.iFaceDiscover, c.networkChangeListener, slices.Clone(dns.items), dnsReadyListener, stateFile)
 }
 
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ func (c *Client) RunWithoutLogin(platformFiles PlatformFiles, dns *DNSList, dnsR
 
 	// todo do not throw error in case of cancelled context
 	ctx = internal.CtxInitState(ctx)
-	c.connectClient = internal.NewConnectClient(ctx, cfg, c.recorder)
+	c.connectClient = internal.NewConnectClient(ctx, cfg, c.recorder, false)
 	return c.connectClient.RunOnAndroid(c.tunAdapter, c.iFaceDiscover, c.networkChangeListener, slices.Clone(dns.items), dnsReadyListener, stateFile)
 }
 
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ func (c *Client) PeersList() *PeerInfoArray {
 		pi := PeerInfo{
 			p.IP,
 			p.FQDN,
-			int(p.ConnStatus),
+			p.ConnStatus.String(),
 			PeerRoutes{routes: maps.Keys(p.GetRoutes())},
 		}
 		peerInfos[n] = pi

client/android/env_list.go

@@ -1,19 +1,10 @@
 package android
 
-import (
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/lazyconn"
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/peer"
-)
+import "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/peer"
 
 var (
-	// EnvKeyNBForceRelay Exported for Android java client to force relay connections
+	// EnvKeyNBForceRelay Exported for Android java client
 	EnvKeyNBForceRelay = peer.EnvKeyNBForceRelay
-
-	// EnvKeyNBLazyConn Exported for Android java client to configure lazy connection
-	EnvKeyNBLazyConn = lazyconn.EnvEnableLazyConn
-
-	// EnvKeyNBInactivityThreshold Exported for Android java client to configure connection inactivity threshold
-	EnvKeyNBInactivityThreshold = lazyconn.EnvInactivityThreshold
 )
 
 // EnvList wraps a Go map for export to Java

client/android/login.go

@@ -3,7 +3,15 @@ package android
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"time"
 
+	"github.com/cenkalti/backoff/v4"
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
+	gstatus "google.golang.org/grpc/status"
+
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/cmd"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/auth"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/profilemanager"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/system"
@@ -76,21 +84,34 @@ func (a *Auth) SaveConfigIfSSOSupported(listener SSOListener) {
 }
 
 func (a *Auth) saveConfigIfSSOSupported() (bool, error) {
-	authClient, err := auth.NewAuth(a.ctx, a.config.PrivateKey, a.config.ManagementURL, a.config)
-	if err != nil {
-		return false, fmt.Errorf("failed to create auth client: %v", err)
-	}
-	defer authClient.Close()
+	supportsSSO := true
+	err := a.withBackOff(a.ctx, func() (err error) {
+		_, err = internal.GetPKCEAuthorizationFlowInfo(a.ctx, a.config.PrivateKey, a.config.ManagementURL, nil)
+		if s, ok := gstatus.FromError(err); ok && (s.Code() == codes.NotFound || s.Code() == codes.Unimplemented) {
+			_, err = internal.GetDeviceAuthorizationFlowInfo(a.ctx, a.config.PrivateKey, a.config.ManagementURL)
+			s, ok := gstatus.FromError(err)
+			if !ok {
+				return err
+			}
+			if s.Code() == codes.NotFound || s.Code() == codes.Unimplemented {
+				supportsSSO = false
+				err = nil
+			}
 
-	supportsSSO, err := authClient.IsSSOSupported(a.ctx)
-	if err != nil {
-		return false, fmt.Errorf("failed to check SSO support: %v", err)
-	}
+			return err
+		}
+
+		return err
+	})
 
 	if !supportsSSO {
 		return false, nil
 	}
 
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, fmt.Errorf("backoff cycle failed: %v", err)
+	}
+
 	err = profilemanager.WriteOutConfig(a.cfgPath, a.config)
 	return true, err
 }
@@ -108,17 +129,19 @@ func (a *Auth) LoginWithSetupKeyAndSaveConfig(resultListener ErrListener, setupK
 }
 
 func (a *Auth) loginWithSetupKeyAndSaveConfig(setupKey string, deviceName string) error {
-	authClient, err := auth.NewAuth(a.ctx, a.config.PrivateKey, a.config.ManagementURL, a.config)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create auth client: %v", err)
-	}
-	defer authClient.Close()
-
 	//nolint
 	ctxWithValues := context.WithValue(a.ctx, system.DeviceNameCtxKey, deviceName)
-	err, _ = authClient.Login(ctxWithValues, setupKey, "")
+
+	err := a.withBackOff(a.ctx, func() error {
+		backoffErr := internal.Login(ctxWithValues, a.config, setupKey, "")
+		if s, ok := gstatus.FromError(backoffErr); ok && (s.Code() == codes.PermissionDenied) {
+			// we got an answer from management, exit backoff earlier
+			return backoff.Permanent(backoffErr)
+		}
+		return backoffErr
+	})
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("login failed: %v", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("backoff cycle failed: %v", err)
 	}
 
 	return profilemanager.WriteOutConfig(a.cfgPath, a.config)
@@ -137,41 +160,49 @@ func (a *Auth) Login(resultListener ErrListener, urlOpener URLOpener, isAndroidT
 }
 
 func (a *Auth) login(urlOpener URLOpener, isAndroidTV bool) error {
-	authClient, err := auth.NewAuth(a.ctx, a.config.PrivateKey, a.config.ManagementURL, a.config)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create auth client: %v", err)
-	}
-	defer authClient.Close()
+	var needsLogin bool
 
 	// check if we need to generate JWT token
-	needsLogin, err := authClient.IsLoginRequired(a.ctx)
+	err := a.withBackOff(a.ctx, func() (err error) {
+		needsLogin, err = internal.IsLoginRequired(a.ctx, a.config)
+		return
+	})
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to check login requirement: %v", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("backoff cycle failed: %v", err)
 	}
 
 	jwtToken := ""
 	if needsLogin {
-		tokenInfo, err := a.foregroundGetTokenInfo(authClient, urlOpener, isAndroidTV)
+		tokenInfo, err := a.foregroundGetTokenInfo(urlOpener, isAndroidTV)
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("interactive sso login failed: %v", err)
 		}
 		jwtToken = tokenInfo.GetTokenToUse()
 	}
 
-	err, _ = authClient.Login(a.ctx, "", jwtToken)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("login failed: %v", err)
-	}
+	err = a.withBackOff(a.ctx, func() error {
+		err := internal.Login(a.ctx, a.config, "", jwtToken)
 
-	go urlOpener.OnLoginSuccess()
+		if err == nil {
+			go urlOpener.OnLoginSuccess()
+		}
+
+		if s, ok := gstatus.FromError(err); ok && (s.Code() == codes.InvalidArgument || s.Code() == codes.PermissionDenied) {
+			return nil
+		}
+		return err
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("backoff cycle failed: %v", err)
+	}
 
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (a *Auth) foregroundGetTokenInfo(authClient *auth.Auth, urlOpener URLOpener, isAndroidTV bool) (*auth.TokenInfo, error) {
-	oAuthFlow, err := authClient.GetOAuthFlow(a.ctx, isAndroidTV)
+func (a *Auth) foregroundGetTokenInfo(urlOpener URLOpener, isAndroidTV bool) (*auth.TokenInfo, error) {
+	oAuthFlow, err := auth.NewOAuthFlow(a.ctx, a.config, false, isAndroidTV, "")
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get OAuth flow: %v", err)
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	flowInfo, err := oAuthFlow.RequestAuthInfo(context.TODO())
@@ -181,10 +212,22 @@ func (a *Auth) foregroundGetTokenInfo(authClient *auth.Auth, urlOpener URLOpener
 
 	go urlOpener.Open(flowInfo.VerificationURIComplete, flowInfo.UserCode)
 
-	tokenInfo, err := oAuthFlow.WaitToken(a.ctx, flowInfo)
+	waitTimeout := time.Duration(flowInfo.ExpiresIn) * time.Second
+	waitCTX, cancel := context.WithTimeout(a.ctx, waitTimeout)
+	defer cancel()
+	tokenInfo, err := oAuthFlow.WaitToken(waitCTX, flowInfo)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("waiting for browser login failed: %v", err)
 	}
 
 	return &tokenInfo, nil
 }
+
+func (a *Auth) withBackOff(ctx context.Context, bf func() error) error {
+	return backoff.RetryNotify(
+		bf,
+		backoff.WithContext(cmd.CLIBackOffSettings, ctx),
+		func(err error, duration time.Duration) {
+			log.Warnf("retrying Login to the Management service in %v due to error %v", duration, err)
+		})
+}

client/android/peer_notifier.go

@@ -2,20 +2,11 @@
 
 package android
 
-import "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/peer"
-
-// Connection status constants exported via gomobile.
-const (
-	ConnStatusIdle       = int(peer.StatusIdle)
-	ConnStatusConnecting = int(peer.StatusConnecting)
-	ConnStatusConnected  = int(peer.StatusConnected)
-)
-
 // PeerInfo describe information about the peers. It designed for the UI usage
 type PeerInfo struct {
 	IP         string
 	FQDN       string
-	ConnStatus int
+	ConnStatus string // Todo replace to enum
 	Routes     PeerRoutes
 }
 

client/cmd/debug.go

@@ -181,11 +181,10 @@ func runForDuration(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 
 	if stateWasDown {
 		if _, err := client.Up(cmd.Context(), &proto.UpRequest{}); err != nil {
-			cmd.PrintErrf("Failed to bring service up: %v\n", status.Convert(err).Message())
-		} else {
-			cmd.Println("netbird up")
-			time.Sleep(time.Second * 10)
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to up: %v", status.Convert(err).Message())
 		}
+		cmd.Println("netbird up")
+		time.Sleep(time.Second * 10)
 	}
 
 	initialLevelTrace := initialLogLevel.GetLevel() >= proto.LogLevel_TRACE
@@ -200,10 +199,9 @@ func runForDuration(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	}
 
 	if _, err := client.Down(cmd.Context(), &proto.DownRequest{}); err != nil {
-		cmd.PrintErrf("Failed to bring service down: %v\n", status.Convert(err).Message())
-	} else {
-		cmd.Println("netbird down")
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to down: %v", status.Convert(err).Message())
 	}
+	cmd.Println("netbird down")
 
 	time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
 
@@ -211,14 +209,13 @@ func runForDuration(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	if _, err := client.SetSyncResponsePersistence(cmd.Context(), &proto.SetSyncResponsePersistenceRequest{
 		Enabled: true,
 	}); err != nil {
-		cmd.PrintErrf("Failed to enable sync response persistence: %v\n", status.Convert(err).Message())
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to enable sync response persistence: %v", status.Convert(err).Message())
 	}
 
 	if _, err := client.Up(cmd.Context(), &proto.UpRequest{}); err != nil {
-		cmd.PrintErrf("Failed to bring service up: %v\n", status.Convert(err).Message())
-	} else {
-		cmd.Println("netbird up")
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to up: %v", status.Convert(err).Message())
 	}
+	cmd.Println("netbird up")
 
 	time.Sleep(3 * time.Second)
 
@@ -266,18 +263,16 @@ func runForDuration(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 
 	if stateWasDown {
 		if _, err := client.Down(cmd.Context(), &proto.DownRequest{}); err != nil {
-			cmd.PrintErrf("Failed to restore service down state: %v\n", status.Convert(err).Message())
-		} else {
-			cmd.Println("netbird down")
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to down: %v", status.Convert(err).Message())
 		}
+		cmd.Println("netbird down")
 	}
 
 	if !initialLevelTrace {
 		if _, err := client.SetLogLevel(cmd.Context(), &proto.SetLogLevelRequest{Level: initialLogLevel.GetLevel()}); err != nil {
-			cmd.PrintErrf("Failed to restore log level: %v\n", status.Convert(err).Message())
-		} else {
-			cmd.Println("Log level restored to", initialLogLevel.GetLevel())
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to restore log level: %v", status.Convert(err).Message())
 		}
+		cmd.Println("Log level restored to", initialLogLevel.GetLevel())
 	}
 
 	cmd.Printf("Local file:\n%s\n", resp.GetPath())

client/cmd/expose.go

@@ -1,286 +0,0 @@
-package cmd
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"errors"
-	"fmt"
-	"io"
-	"os"
-	"os/signal"
-	"regexp"
-	"strconv"
-	"strings"
-	"syscall"
-
-	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
-	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
-
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/expose"
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/proto"
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/util"
-)
-
-var pinRegexp = regexp.MustCompile(`^\d{6}$`)
-
-var (
-	exposePin          string
-	exposePassword     string
-	exposeUserGroups   []string
-	exposeDomain       string
-	exposeNamePrefix   string
-	exposeProtocol     string
-	exposeExternalPort uint16
-)
-
-var exposeCmd = &cobra.Command{
-	Use:   "expose <port>",
-	Short: "Expose a local port via the NetBird reverse proxy",
-	Args:  cobra.ExactArgs(1),
-	Example: `  netbird expose --with-password safe-pass 8080
-  netbird expose --protocol tcp 5432
-  netbird expose --protocol tcp --with-external-port 5433 5432
-  netbird expose --protocol tls --with-custom-domain tls.example.com 4443`,
-	RunE: exposeFn,
-}
-
-func init() {
-	exposeCmd.Flags().StringVar(&exposePin, "with-pin", "", "Protect the exposed service with a 6-digit PIN (e.g. --with-pin 123456)")
-	exposeCmd.Flags().StringVar(&exposePassword, "with-password", "", "Protect the exposed service with a password (e.g. --with-password my-secret)")
-	exposeCmd.Flags().StringSliceVar(&exposeUserGroups, "with-user-groups", nil, "Restrict access to specific user groups with SSO (e.g. --with-user-groups devops,Backend)")
-	exposeCmd.Flags().StringVar(&exposeDomain, "with-custom-domain", "", "Custom domain for the exposed service, must be configured to your account (e.g. --with-custom-domain myapp.example.com)")
-	exposeCmd.Flags().StringVar(&exposeNamePrefix, "with-name-prefix", "", "Prefix for the generated service name (e.g. --with-name-prefix my-app)")
-	exposeCmd.Flags().StringVar(&exposeProtocol, "protocol", "http", "Protocol to use: http, https, tcp, udp, or tls (e.g. --protocol tcp)")
-	exposeCmd.Flags().Uint16Var(&exposeExternalPort, "with-external-port", 0, "Public-facing external port on the proxy cluster (defaults to the target port for L4)")
-}
-
-// isClusterProtocol returns true for L4/TLS protocols that reject HTTP-style auth flags.
-func isClusterProtocol(protocol string) bool {
-	switch strings.ToLower(protocol) {
-	case "tcp", "udp", "tls":
-		return true
-	default:
-		return false
-	}
-}
-
-// isPortBasedProtocol returns true for pure port-based protocols (TCP/UDP)
-// where domain display doesn't apply. TLS uses SNI so it has a domain.
-func isPortBasedProtocol(protocol string) bool {
-	switch strings.ToLower(protocol) {
-	case "tcp", "udp":
-		return true
-	default:
-		return false
-	}
-}
-
-// extractPort returns the port portion of a URL like "tcp://host:12345", or
-// falls back to the given default formatted as a string.
-func extractPort(serviceURL string, fallback uint16) string {
-	u := serviceURL
-	if idx := strings.Index(u, "://"); idx != -1 {
-		u = u[idx+3:]
-	}
-	if i := strings.LastIndex(u, ":"); i != -1 {
-		if p := u[i+1:]; p != "" {
-			return p
-		}
-	}
-	return strconv.FormatUint(uint64(fallback), 10)
-}
-
-// resolveExternalPort returns the effective external port, defaulting to the target port.
-func resolveExternalPort(targetPort uint64) uint16 {
-	if exposeExternalPort != 0 {
-		return exposeExternalPort
-	}
-	return uint16(targetPort)
-}
-
-func validateExposeFlags(cmd *cobra.Command, portStr string) (uint64, error) {
-	port, err := strconv.ParseUint(portStr, 10, 32)
-	if err != nil {
-		return 0, fmt.Errorf("invalid port number: %s", portStr)
-	}
-	if port == 0 || port > 65535 {
-		return 0, fmt.Errorf("invalid port number: must be between 1 and 65535")
-	}
-
-	if !isProtocolValid(exposeProtocol) {
-		return 0, fmt.Errorf("unsupported protocol %q: must be http, https, tcp, udp, or tls", exposeProtocol)
-	}
-
-	if isClusterProtocol(exposeProtocol) {
-		if exposePin != "" || exposePassword != "" || len(exposeUserGroups) > 0 {
-			return 0, fmt.Errorf("auth flags (--with-pin, --with-password, --with-user-groups) are not supported for %s protocol", exposeProtocol)
-		}
-	} else if cmd.Flags().Changed("with-external-port") {
-		return 0, fmt.Errorf("--with-external-port is not supported for %s protocol", exposeProtocol)
-	}
-
-	if exposePin != "" && !pinRegexp.MatchString(exposePin) {
-		return 0, fmt.Errorf("invalid pin: must be exactly 6 digits")
-	}
-
-	if cmd.Flags().Changed("with-password") && exposePassword == "" {
-		return 0, fmt.Errorf("password cannot be empty")
-	}
-
-	if cmd.Flags().Changed("with-user-groups") && len(exposeUserGroups) == 0 {
-		return 0, fmt.Errorf("user groups cannot be empty")
-	}
-
-	return port, nil
-}
-
-func isProtocolValid(exposeProtocol string) bool {
-	switch strings.ToLower(exposeProtocol) {
-	case "http", "https", "tcp", "udp", "tls":
-		return true
-	default:
-		return false
-	}
-}
-
-func exposeFn(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-	SetFlagsFromEnvVars(rootCmd)
-
-	if err := util.InitLog(logLevel, util.LogConsole); err != nil {
-		log.Errorf("failed initializing log %v", err)
-		return err
-	}
-
-	cmd.Root().SilenceUsage = false
-
-	port, err := validateExposeFlags(cmd, args[0])
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	cmd.Root().SilenceUsage = true
-
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(cmd.Context())
-	defer cancel()
-
-	sigCh := make(chan os.Signal, 1)
-	signal.Notify(sigCh, syscall.SIGINT, syscall.SIGTERM)
-	go func() {
-		<-sigCh
-		cancel()
-	}()
-
-	conn, err := DialClientGRPCServer(ctx, daemonAddr)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("connect to daemon: %w", err)
-	}
-	defer func() {
-		if err := conn.Close(); err != nil {
-			log.Debugf("failed to close daemon connection: %v", err)
-		}
-	}()
-
-	client := proto.NewDaemonServiceClient(conn)
-
-	protocol, err := toExposeProtocol(exposeProtocol)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	req := &proto.ExposeServiceRequest{
-		Port:       uint32(port),
-		Protocol:   protocol,
-		Pin:        exposePin,
-		Password:   exposePassword,
-		UserGroups: exposeUserGroups,
-		Domain:     exposeDomain,
-		NamePrefix: exposeNamePrefix,
-	}
-	if isClusterProtocol(exposeProtocol) {
-		req.ListenPort = uint32(resolveExternalPort(port))
-	}
-
-	stream, err := client.ExposeService(ctx, req)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("expose service: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	if err := handleExposeReady(cmd, stream, port); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	return waitForExposeEvents(cmd, ctx, stream)
-}
-
-func toExposeProtocol(exposeProtocol string) (proto.ExposeProtocol, error) {
-	p, err := expose.ParseProtocolType(exposeProtocol)
-	if err != nil {
-		return 0, fmt.Errorf("invalid protocol: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	switch p {
-	case expose.ProtocolHTTP:
-		return proto.ExposeProtocol_EXPOSE_HTTP, nil
-	case expose.ProtocolHTTPS:
-		return proto.ExposeProtocol_EXPOSE_HTTPS, nil
-	case expose.ProtocolTCP:
-		return proto.ExposeProtocol_EXPOSE_TCP, nil
-	case expose.ProtocolUDP:
-		return proto.ExposeProtocol_EXPOSE_UDP, nil
-	case expose.ProtocolTLS:
-		return proto.ExposeProtocol_EXPOSE_TLS, nil
-	default:
-		return 0, fmt.Errorf("unhandled protocol type: %d", p)
-	}
-}
-
-func handleExposeReady(cmd *cobra.Command, stream proto.DaemonService_ExposeServiceClient, port uint64) error {
-	event, err := stream.Recv()
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("receive expose event: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	ready, ok := event.Event.(*proto.ExposeServiceEvent_Ready)
-	if !ok {
-		return fmt.Errorf("unexpected expose event: %T", event.Event)
-	}
-	printExposeReady(cmd, ready.Ready, port)
-	return nil
-}
-
-func printExposeReady(cmd *cobra.Command, r *proto.ExposeServiceReady, port uint64) {
-	cmd.Println("Service exposed successfully!")
-	cmd.Printf("  Name:     %s\n", r.ServiceName)
-	if r.ServiceUrl != "" {
-		cmd.Printf("  URL:      %s\n", r.ServiceUrl)
-	}
-	if r.Domain != "" && !isPortBasedProtocol(exposeProtocol) {
-		cmd.Printf("  Domain:   %s\n", r.Domain)
-	}
-	cmd.Printf("  Protocol: %s\n", exposeProtocol)
-	cmd.Printf("  Internal: %d\n", port)
-	if isClusterProtocol(exposeProtocol) {
-		cmd.Printf("  External: %s\n", extractPort(r.ServiceUrl, resolveExternalPort(port)))
-	}
-	if r.PortAutoAssigned && exposeExternalPort != 0 {
-		cmd.Printf("\n  Note: requested port %d was reassigned\n", exposeExternalPort)
-	}
-	cmd.Println()
-	cmd.Println("Press Ctrl+C to stop exposing.")
-}
-
-func waitForExposeEvents(cmd *cobra.Command, ctx context.Context, stream proto.DaemonService_ExposeServiceClient) error {
-	for {
-		_, err := stream.Recv()
-		if err != nil {
-			if ctx.Err() != nil {
-				cmd.Println("\nService stopped.")
-				//nolint:nilerr
-				return nil
-			}
-			if errors.Is(err, io.EOF) {
-				return fmt.Errorf("connection to daemon closed unexpectedly")
-			}
-			return fmt.Errorf("stream error: %w", err)
-		}
-	}
-}

client/cmd/login.go

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"os/user"
 	"runtime"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
@@ -276,15 +277,18 @@ func handleSSOLogin(ctx context.Context, cmd *cobra.Command, loginResp *proto.Lo
 }
 
 func foregroundLogin(ctx context.Context, cmd *cobra.Command, config *profilemanager.Config, setupKey, profileName string) error {
-	authClient, err := auth.NewAuth(ctx, config.PrivateKey, config.ManagementURL, config)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create auth client: %v", err)
-	}
-	defer authClient.Close()
+	needsLogin := false
 
-	needsLogin, err := authClient.IsLoginRequired(ctx)
+	err := WithBackOff(func() error {
+		err := internal.Login(ctx, config, "", "")
+		if s, ok := gstatus.FromError(err); ok && (s.Code() == codes.InvalidArgument || s.Code() == codes.PermissionDenied) {
+			needsLogin = true
+			return nil
+		}
+		return err
+	})
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("check login required: %v", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("backoff cycle failed: %v", err)
 	}
 
 	jwtToken := ""
@@ -296,9 +300,23 @@ func foregroundLogin(ctx context.Context, cmd *cobra.Command, config *profileman
 		jwtToken = tokenInfo.GetTokenToUse()
 	}
 
-	err, _ = authClient.Login(ctx, setupKey, jwtToken)
+	var lastError error
+
+	err = WithBackOff(func() error {
+		err := internal.Login(ctx, config, setupKey, jwtToken)
+		if s, ok := gstatus.FromError(err); ok && (s.Code() == codes.InvalidArgument || s.Code() == codes.PermissionDenied) {
+			lastError = err
+			return nil
+		}
+		return err
+	})
+
+	if lastError != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("login failed: %v", lastError)
+	}
+
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("login failed: %v", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("backoff cycle failed: %v", err)
 	}
 
 	return nil
@@ -326,7 +344,11 @@ func foregroundGetTokenInfo(ctx context.Context, cmd *cobra.Command, config *pro
 
 	openURL(cmd, flowInfo.VerificationURIComplete, flowInfo.UserCode, noBrowser)
 
-	tokenInfo, err := oAuthFlow.WaitToken(context.TODO(), flowInfo)
+	waitTimeout := time.Duration(flowInfo.ExpiresIn) * time.Second
+	waitCTX, c := context.WithTimeout(context.TODO(), waitTimeout)
+	defer c()
+
+	tokenInfo, err := oAuthFlow.WaitToken(waitCTX, flowInfo)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("waiting for browser login failed: %v", err)
 	}

client/cmd/root.go

@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import (
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/credentials/insecure"
 
-	daddr "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/daemonaddr"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/profilemanager"
 )
 
@@ -81,15 +80,6 @@ var (
 		Short:        "",
 		Long:         "",
 		SilenceUsage: true,
-		PersistentPreRunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-			SetFlagsFromEnvVars(cmd.Root())
-
-			// Don't resolve for service commands — they create the socket, not connect to it.
-			if !isServiceCmd(cmd) {
-				daemonAddr = daddr.ResolveUnixDaemonAddr(daemonAddr)
-			}
-			return nil
-		},
 	}
 )
 
@@ -154,7 +144,6 @@ func init() {
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(forwardingRulesCmd)
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(debugCmd)
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(profileCmd)
-	rootCmd.AddCommand(exposeCmd)
 
 	networksCMD.AddCommand(routesListCmd)
 	networksCMD.AddCommand(routesSelectCmd, routesDeselectCmd)
@@ -396,6 +385,7 @@ func migrateToNetbird(oldPath, newPath string) bool {
 }
 
 func getClient(cmd *cobra.Command) (*grpc.ClientConn, error) {
+	SetFlagsFromEnvVars(rootCmd)
 	cmd.SetOut(cmd.OutOrStdout())
 
 	conn, err := DialClientGRPCServer(cmd.Context(), daemonAddr)
@@ -408,13 +398,3 @@ func getClient(cmd *cobra.Command) (*grpc.ClientConn, error) {
 
 	return conn, nil
 }
-
-// isServiceCmd returns true if cmd is the "service" command or a child of it.
-func isServiceCmd(cmd *cobra.Command) bool {
-	for c := cmd; c != nil; c = c.Parent() {
-		if c.Name() == "service" {
-			return true
-		}
-	}
-	return false
-}

client/cmd/service.go

@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ func init() {
 		defaultServiceName = "Netbird"
 	}
 
-	serviceCmd.AddCommand(runCmd, startCmd, stopCmd, restartCmd, svcStatusCmd, installCmd, uninstallCmd, reconfigureCmd, resetParamsCmd)
+	serviceCmd.AddCommand(runCmd, startCmd, stopCmd, restartCmd, svcStatusCmd, installCmd, uninstallCmd, reconfigureCmd)
 	serviceCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&profilesDisabled, "disable-profiles", false, "Disables profiles feature. If enabled, the client will not be able to change or edit any profile. To persist this setting, use: netbird service install --disable-profiles")
 	serviceCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&updateSettingsDisabled, "disable-update-settings", false, "Disables update settings feature. If enabled, the client will not be able to change or edit any settings. To persist this setting, use: netbird service install --disable-update-settings")
 

client/cmd/service_controller.go

@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ func (p *program) Stop(srv service.Service) error {
 
 // Common setup for service control commands
 func setupServiceControlCommand(cmd *cobra.Command, ctx context.Context, cancel context.CancelFunc) (service.Service, error) {
-	// rootCmd env vars are already applied by PersistentPreRunE.
+	SetFlagsFromEnvVars(rootCmd)
 	SetFlagsFromEnvVars(serviceCmd)
 
 	cmd.SetOut(cmd.OutOrStdout())

client/cmd/service_installer.go

@@ -119,10 +119,6 @@ var installCmd = &cobra.Command{
 			return err
 		}
 
-		if err := loadAndApplyServiceParams(cmd); err != nil {
-			cmd.PrintErrf("Warning: failed to load saved service params: %v\n", err)
-		}
-
 		svcConfig, err := createServiceConfigForInstall()
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
@@ -140,10 +136,6 @@ var installCmd = &cobra.Command{
 			return fmt.Errorf("install service: %w", err)
 		}
 
-		if err := saveServiceParams(currentServiceParams()); err != nil {
-			cmd.PrintErrf("Warning: failed to save service params: %v\n", err)
-		}
-
 		cmd.Println("NetBird service has been installed")
 		return nil
 	},
@@ -195,10 +187,6 @@ This command will temporarily stop the service, update its configuration, and re
 			return err
 		}
 
-		if err := loadAndApplyServiceParams(cmd); err != nil {
-			cmd.PrintErrf("Warning: failed to load saved service params: %v\n", err)
-		}
-
 		wasRunning, err := isServiceRunning()
 		if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, ErrGetServiceStatus) {
 			return fmt.Errorf("check service status: %w", err)
@@ -234,10 +222,6 @@ This command will temporarily stop the service, update its configuration, and re
 			return fmt.Errorf("install service with new config: %w", err)
 		}
 
-		if err := saveServiceParams(currentServiceParams()); err != nil {
-			cmd.PrintErrf("Warning: failed to save service params: %v\n", err)
-		}
-
 		if wasRunning {
 			cmd.Println("Starting NetBird service...")
 			if err := s.Start(); err != nil {

client/cmd/service_params.go

@@ -1,201 +0,0 @@
-//go:build !ios && !android
-
-package cmd
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"encoding/json"
-	"fmt"
-	"maps"
-	"os"
-	"path/filepath"
-
-	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
-
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/configs"
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/util"
-)
-
-const serviceParamsFile = "service.json"
-
-// serviceParams holds install-time service parameters that persist across
-// uninstall/reinstall cycles. Saved to <stateDir>/service.json.
-type serviceParams struct {
-	LogLevel              string            `json:"log_level"`
-	DaemonAddr            string            `json:"daemon_addr"`
-	ManagementURL         string            `json:"management_url,omitempty"`
-	ConfigPath            string            `json:"config_path,omitempty"`
-	LogFiles              []string          `json:"log_files,omitempty"`
-	DisableProfiles       bool              `json:"disable_profiles,omitempty"`
-	DisableUpdateSettings bool              `json:"disable_update_settings,omitempty"`
-	ServiceEnvVars        map[string]string `json:"service_env_vars,omitempty"`
-}
-
-// serviceParamsPath returns the path to the service params file.
-func serviceParamsPath() string {
-	return filepath.Join(configs.StateDir, serviceParamsFile)
-}
-
-// loadServiceParams reads saved service parameters from disk.
-// Returns nil with no error if the file does not exist.
-func loadServiceParams() (*serviceParams, error) {
-	path := serviceParamsPath()
-
-	data, err := os.ReadFile(path)
-	if err != nil {
-		if os.IsNotExist(err) {
-			return nil, nil //nolint:nilnil
-		}
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("read service params %s: %w", path, err)
-	}
-
-	var params serviceParams
-	if err := json.Unmarshal(data, &params); err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("parse service params %s: %w", path, err)
-	}
-
-	return &params, nil
-}
-
-// saveServiceParams writes current service parameters to disk atomically
-// with restricted permissions.
-func saveServiceParams(params *serviceParams) error {
-	path := serviceParamsPath()
-	if err := util.WriteJsonWithRestrictedPermission(context.Background(), path, params); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("save service params: %w", err)
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
-// currentServiceParams captures the current state of all package-level
-// variables into a serviceParams struct.
-func currentServiceParams() *serviceParams {
-	params := &serviceParams{
-		LogLevel:              logLevel,
-		DaemonAddr:            daemonAddr,
-		ManagementURL:         managementURL,
-		ConfigPath:            configPath,
-		LogFiles:              logFiles,
-		DisableProfiles:       profilesDisabled,
-		DisableUpdateSettings: updateSettingsDisabled,
-	}
-
-	if len(serviceEnvVars) > 0 {
-		parsed, err := parseServiceEnvVars(serviceEnvVars)
-		if err == nil && len(parsed) > 0 {
-			params.ServiceEnvVars = parsed
-		}
-	}
-
-	return params
-}
-
-// loadAndApplyServiceParams loads saved params from disk and applies them
-// to any flags that were not explicitly set.
-func loadAndApplyServiceParams(cmd *cobra.Command) error {
-	params, err := loadServiceParams()
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	applyServiceParams(cmd, params)
-	return nil
-}
-
-// applyServiceParams merges saved parameters into package-level variables
-// for any flag that was not explicitly set by the user (via CLI or env var).
-// Flags that were Changed() are left untouched.
-func applyServiceParams(cmd *cobra.Command, params *serviceParams) {
-	if params == nil {
-		return
-	}
-
-	// For fields with non-empty defaults (log-level, daemon-addr), keep the
-	// != "" guard so that an older service.json missing the field doesn't
-	// clobber the default with an empty string.
-	if !rootCmd.PersistentFlags().Changed("log-level") && params.LogLevel != "" {
-		logLevel = params.LogLevel
-	}
-
-	if !rootCmd.PersistentFlags().Changed("daemon-addr") && params.DaemonAddr != "" {
-		daemonAddr = params.DaemonAddr
-	}
-
-	// For optional fields where empty means "use default", always apply so
-	// that an explicit clear (--management-url "") persists across reinstalls.
-	if !rootCmd.PersistentFlags().Changed("management-url") {
-		managementURL = params.ManagementURL
-	}
-
-	if !rootCmd.PersistentFlags().Changed("config") {
-		configPath = params.ConfigPath
-	}
-
-	if !rootCmd.PersistentFlags().Changed("log-file") {
-		logFiles = params.LogFiles
-	}
-
-	if !serviceCmd.PersistentFlags().Changed("disable-profiles") {
-		profilesDisabled = params.DisableProfiles
-	}
-
-	if !serviceCmd.PersistentFlags().Changed("disable-update-settings") {
-		updateSettingsDisabled = params.DisableUpdateSettings
-	}
-
-	applyServiceEnvParams(cmd, params)
-}
-
-// applyServiceEnvParams merges saved service environment variables.
-// If --service-env was explicitly set, explicit values win on key conflict
-// but saved keys not in the explicit set are carried over.
-// If --service-env was not set, saved env vars are used entirely.
-func applyServiceEnvParams(cmd *cobra.Command, params *serviceParams) {
-	if len(params.ServiceEnvVars) == 0 {
-		return
-	}
-
-	if !cmd.Flags().Changed("service-env") {
-		// No explicit env vars: rebuild serviceEnvVars from saved params.
-		serviceEnvVars = envMapToSlice(params.ServiceEnvVars)
-		return
-	}
-
-	// Explicit env vars were provided: merge saved values underneath.
-	explicit, err := parseServiceEnvVars(serviceEnvVars)
-	if err != nil {
-		cmd.PrintErrf("Warning: parse explicit service env vars for merge: %v\n", err)
-		return
-	}
-
-	merged := make(map[string]string, len(params.ServiceEnvVars)+len(explicit))
-	maps.Copy(merged, params.ServiceEnvVars)
-	maps.Copy(merged, explicit) // explicit wins on conflict
-	serviceEnvVars = envMapToSlice(merged)
-}
-
-var resetParamsCmd = &cobra.Command{
-	Use:   "reset-params",
-	Short: "Remove saved service install parameters",
-	Long:  "Removes the saved service.json file so the next install uses default parameters.",
-	RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-		path := serviceParamsPath()
-		if err := os.Remove(path); err != nil {
-			if os.IsNotExist(err) {
-				cmd.Println("No saved service parameters found")
-				return nil
-			}
-			return fmt.Errorf("remove service params: %w", err)
-		}
-		cmd.Printf("Removed saved service parameters (%s)\n", path)
-		return nil
-	},
-}
-
-// envMapToSlice converts a map of env vars to a KEY=VALUE slice.
-func envMapToSlice(m map[string]string) []string {
-	s := make([]string, 0, len(m))
-	for k, v := range m {
-		s = append(s, k+"="+v)
-	}
-	return s
-}

client/cmd/service_params_test.go

@@ -1,523 +0,0 @@
-//go:build !ios && !android
-
-package cmd
-
-import (
-	"encoding/json"
-	"go/ast"
-	"go/parser"
-	"go/token"
-	"os"
-	"path/filepath"
-	"strings"
-	"testing"
-
-	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
-	"github.com/spf13/pflag"
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
-
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/configs"
-)
-
-func TestServiceParamsPath(t *testing.T) {
-	original := configs.StateDir
-	t.Cleanup(func() { configs.StateDir = original })
-
-	configs.StateDir = "/var/lib/netbird"
-	assert.Equal(t, filepath.Join("/var/lib/netbird", "service.json"), serviceParamsPath())
-
-	configs.StateDir = "/custom/state"
-	assert.Equal(t, filepath.Join("/custom/state", "service.json"), serviceParamsPath())
-}
-
-func TestSaveAndLoadServiceParams(t *testing.T) {
-	tmpDir := t.TempDir()
-
-	original := configs.StateDir
-	t.Cleanup(func() { configs.StateDir = original })
-	configs.StateDir = tmpDir
-
-	params := &serviceParams{
-		LogLevel:              "debug",
-		DaemonAddr:            "unix:///var/run/netbird.sock",
-		ManagementURL:         "https://my.server.com",
-		ConfigPath:            "/etc/netbird/config.json",
-		LogFiles:              []string{"/var/log/netbird/client.log", "console"},
-		DisableProfiles:       true,
-		DisableUpdateSettings: false,
-		ServiceEnvVars:        map[string]string{"NB_LOG_FORMAT": "json", "CUSTOM": "val"},
-	}
-
-	err := saveServiceParams(params)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	// Verify the file exists and is valid JSON.
-	data, err := os.ReadFile(filepath.Join(tmpDir, "service.json"))
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.True(t, json.Valid(data))
-
-	loaded, err := loadServiceParams()
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.NotNil(t, loaded)
-
-	assert.Equal(t, params.LogLevel, loaded.LogLevel)
-	assert.Equal(t, params.DaemonAddr, loaded.DaemonAddr)
-	assert.Equal(t, params.ManagementURL, loaded.ManagementURL)
-	assert.Equal(t, params.ConfigPath, loaded.ConfigPath)
-	assert.Equal(t, params.LogFiles, loaded.LogFiles)
-	assert.Equal(t, params.DisableProfiles, loaded.DisableProfiles)
-	assert.Equal(t, params.DisableUpdateSettings, loaded.DisableUpdateSettings)
-	assert.Equal(t, params.ServiceEnvVars, loaded.ServiceEnvVars)
-}
-
-func TestLoadServiceParams_FileNotExists(t *testing.T) {
-	tmpDir := t.TempDir()
-
-	original := configs.StateDir
-	t.Cleanup(func() { configs.StateDir = original })
-	configs.StateDir = tmpDir
-
-	params, err := loadServiceParams()
-	assert.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.Nil(t, params)
-}
-
-func TestLoadServiceParams_InvalidJSON(t *testing.T) {
-	tmpDir := t.TempDir()
-
-	original := configs.StateDir
-	t.Cleanup(func() { configs.StateDir = original })
-	configs.StateDir = tmpDir
-
-	err := os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(tmpDir, "service.json"), []byte("not json"), 0600)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	params, err := loadServiceParams()
-	assert.Error(t, err)
-	assert.Nil(t, params)
-}
-
-func TestCurrentServiceParams(t *testing.T) {
-	origLogLevel := logLevel
-	origDaemonAddr := daemonAddr
-	origManagementURL := managementURL
-	origConfigPath := configPath
-	origLogFiles := logFiles
-	origProfilesDisabled := profilesDisabled
-	origUpdateSettingsDisabled := updateSettingsDisabled
-	origServiceEnvVars := serviceEnvVars
-	t.Cleanup(func() {
-		logLevel = origLogLevel
-		daemonAddr = origDaemonAddr
-		managementURL = origManagementURL
-		configPath = origConfigPath
-		logFiles = origLogFiles
-		profilesDisabled = origProfilesDisabled
-		updateSettingsDisabled = origUpdateSettingsDisabled
-		serviceEnvVars = origServiceEnvVars
-	})
-
-	logLevel = "trace"
-	daemonAddr = "tcp://127.0.0.1:9999"
-	managementURL = "https://mgmt.example.com"
-	configPath = "/tmp/test-config.json"
-	logFiles = []string{"/tmp/test.log"}
-	profilesDisabled = true
-	updateSettingsDisabled = true
-	serviceEnvVars = []string{"FOO=bar", "BAZ=qux"}
-
-	params := currentServiceParams()
-
-	assert.Equal(t, "trace", params.LogLevel)
-	assert.Equal(t, "tcp://127.0.0.1:9999", params.DaemonAddr)
-	assert.Equal(t, "https://mgmt.example.com", params.ManagementURL)
-	assert.Equal(t, "/tmp/test-config.json", params.ConfigPath)
-	assert.Equal(t, []string{"/tmp/test.log"}, params.LogFiles)
-	assert.True(t, params.DisableProfiles)
-	assert.True(t, params.DisableUpdateSettings)
-	assert.Equal(t, map[string]string{"FOO": "bar", "BAZ": "qux"}, params.ServiceEnvVars)
-}
-
-func TestApplyServiceParams_OnlyUnchangedFlags(t *testing.T) {
-	origLogLevel := logLevel
-	origDaemonAddr := daemonAddr
-	origManagementURL := managementURL
-	origConfigPath := configPath
-	origLogFiles := logFiles
-	origProfilesDisabled := profilesDisabled
-	origUpdateSettingsDisabled := updateSettingsDisabled
-	origServiceEnvVars := serviceEnvVars
-	t.Cleanup(func() {
-		logLevel = origLogLevel
-		daemonAddr = origDaemonAddr
-		managementURL = origManagementURL
-		configPath = origConfigPath
-		logFiles = origLogFiles
-		profilesDisabled = origProfilesDisabled
-		updateSettingsDisabled = origUpdateSettingsDisabled
-		serviceEnvVars = origServiceEnvVars
-	})
-
-	// Reset all flags to defaults.
-	logLevel = "info"
-	daemonAddr = "unix:///var/run/netbird.sock"
-	managementURL = ""
-	configPath = "/etc/netbird/config.json"
-	logFiles = []string{"/var/log/netbird/client.log"}
-	profilesDisabled = false
-	updateSettingsDisabled = false
-	serviceEnvVars = nil
-
-	// Reset Changed state on all relevant flags.
-	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().VisitAll(func(f *pflag.Flag) {
-		f.Changed = false
-	})
-	serviceCmd.PersistentFlags().VisitAll(func(f *pflag.Flag) {
-		f.Changed = false
-	})
-
-	// Simulate user explicitly setting --log-level via CLI.
-	logLevel = "warn"
-	require.NoError(t, rootCmd.PersistentFlags().Set("log-level", "warn"))
-
-	saved := &serviceParams{
-		LogLevel:              "debug",
-		DaemonAddr:            "tcp://127.0.0.1:5555",
-		ManagementURL:         "https://saved.example.com",
-		ConfigPath:            "/saved/config.json",
-		LogFiles:              []string{"/saved/client.log"},
-		DisableProfiles:       true,
-		DisableUpdateSettings: true,
-		ServiceEnvVars:        map[string]string{"SAVED_KEY": "saved_val"},
-	}
-
-	cmd := &cobra.Command{}
-	cmd.Flags().StringSlice("service-env", nil, "")
-	applyServiceParams(cmd, saved)
-
-	// log-level was Changed, so it should keep "warn", not use saved "debug".
-	assert.Equal(t, "warn", logLevel)
-
-	// All other fields were not Changed, so they should use saved values.
-	assert.Equal(t, "tcp://127.0.0.1:5555", daemonAddr)
-	assert.Equal(t, "https://saved.example.com", managementURL)
-	assert.Equal(t, "/saved/config.json", configPath)
-	assert.Equal(t, []string{"/saved/client.log"}, logFiles)
-	assert.True(t, profilesDisabled)
-	assert.True(t, updateSettingsDisabled)
-	assert.Equal(t, []string{"SAVED_KEY=saved_val"}, serviceEnvVars)
-}
-
-func TestApplyServiceParams_BooleanRevertToFalse(t *testing.T) {
-	origProfilesDisabled := profilesDisabled
-	origUpdateSettingsDisabled := updateSettingsDisabled
-	t.Cleanup(func() {
-		profilesDisabled = origProfilesDisabled
-		updateSettingsDisabled = origUpdateSettingsDisabled
-	})
-
-	// Simulate current state where booleans are true (e.g. set by previous install).
-	profilesDisabled = true
-	updateSettingsDisabled = true
-
-	// Reset Changed state so flags appear unset.
-	serviceCmd.PersistentFlags().VisitAll(func(f *pflag.Flag) {
-		f.Changed = false
-	})
-
-	// Saved params have both as false.
-	saved := &serviceParams{
-		DisableProfiles:       false,
-		DisableUpdateSettings: false,
-	}
-
-	cmd := &cobra.Command{}
-	cmd.Flags().StringSlice("service-env", nil, "")
-	applyServiceParams(cmd, saved)
-
-	assert.False(t, profilesDisabled, "saved false should override current true")
-	assert.False(t, updateSettingsDisabled, "saved false should override current true")
-}
-
-func TestApplyServiceParams_ClearManagementURL(t *testing.T) {
-	origManagementURL := managementURL
-	t.Cleanup(func() { managementURL = origManagementURL })
-
-	managementURL = "https://leftover.example.com"
-
-	// Simulate saved params where management URL was explicitly cleared.
-	saved := &serviceParams{
-		LogLevel:   "info",
-		DaemonAddr: "unix:///var/run/netbird.sock",
-		// ManagementURL intentionally empty: was cleared with --management-url "".
-	}
-
-	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().VisitAll(func(f *pflag.Flag) {
-		f.Changed = false
-	})
-
-	cmd := &cobra.Command{}
-	cmd.Flags().StringSlice("service-env", nil, "")
-	applyServiceParams(cmd, saved)
-
-	assert.Equal(t, "", managementURL, "saved empty management URL should clear the current value")
-}
-
-func TestApplyServiceParams_NilParams(t *testing.T) {
-	origLogLevel := logLevel
-	t.Cleanup(func() { logLevel = origLogLevel })
-
-	logLevel = "info"
-	cmd := &cobra.Command{}
-	cmd.Flags().StringSlice("service-env", nil, "")
-
-	// Should be a no-op.
-	applyServiceParams(cmd, nil)
-	assert.Equal(t, "info", logLevel)
-}
-
-func TestApplyServiceEnvParams_MergeExplicitAndSaved(t *testing.T) {
-	origServiceEnvVars := serviceEnvVars
-	t.Cleanup(func() { serviceEnvVars = origServiceEnvVars })
-
-	// Set up a command with --service-env marked as Changed.
-	cmd := &cobra.Command{}
-	cmd.Flags().StringSlice("service-env", nil, "")
-	require.NoError(t, cmd.Flags().Set("service-env", "EXPLICIT=yes,OVERLAP=explicit"))
-
-	serviceEnvVars = []string{"EXPLICIT=yes", "OVERLAP=explicit"}
-
-	saved := &serviceParams{
-		ServiceEnvVars: map[string]string{
-			"SAVED":   "val",
-			"OVERLAP": "saved",
-		},
-	}
-
-	applyServiceEnvParams(cmd, saved)
-
-	// Parse result for easier assertion.
-	result, err := parseServiceEnvVars(serviceEnvVars)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	assert.Equal(t, "yes", result["EXPLICIT"])
-	assert.Equal(t, "val", result["SAVED"])
-	// Explicit wins on conflict.
-	assert.Equal(t, "explicit", result["OVERLAP"])
-}
-
-func TestApplyServiceEnvParams_NotChanged(t *testing.T) {
-	origServiceEnvVars := serviceEnvVars
-	t.Cleanup(func() { serviceEnvVars = origServiceEnvVars })
-
-	serviceEnvVars = nil
-
-	cmd := &cobra.Command{}
-	cmd.Flags().StringSlice("service-env", nil, "")
-
-	saved := &serviceParams{
-		ServiceEnvVars: map[string]string{"FROM_SAVED": "val"},
-	}
-
-	applyServiceEnvParams(cmd, saved)
-
-	result, err := parseServiceEnvVars(serviceEnvVars)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.Equal(t, map[string]string{"FROM_SAVED": "val"}, result)
-}
-
-// TestServiceParams_FieldsCoveredInFunctions ensures that all serviceParams fields are
-// referenced in both currentServiceParams() and applyServiceParams(). If a new field is
-// added to serviceParams but not wired into these functions, this test fails.
-func TestServiceParams_FieldsCoveredInFunctions(t *testing.T) {
-	fset := token.NewFileSet()
-	file, err := parser.ParseFile(fset, "service_params.go", nil, 0)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	// Collect all JSON field names from the serviceParams struct.
-	structFields := extractStructJSONFields(t, file, "serviceParams")
-	require.NotEmpty(t, structFields, "failed to find serviceParams struct fields")
-
-	// Collect field names referenced in currentServiceParams and applyServiceParams.
-	currentFields := extractFuncFieldRefs(t, file, "currentServiceParams", structFields)
-	applyFields := extractFuncFieldRefs(t, file, "applyServiceParams", structFields)
-	// applyServiceEnvParams handles ServiceEnvVars indirectly.
-	applyEnvFields := extractFuncFieldRefs(t, file, "applyServiceEnvParams", structFields)
-	for k, v := range applyEnvFields {
-		applyFields[k] = v
-	}
-
-	for _, field := range structFields {
-		assert.Contains(t, currentFields, field,
-			"serviceParams field %q is not captured in currentServiceParams()", field)
-		assert.Contains(t, applyFields, field,
-			"serviceParams field %q is not restored in applyServiceParams()/applyServiceEnvParams()", field)
-	}
-}
-
-// TestServiceParams_BuildArgsCoversAllFlags ensures that buildServiceArguments references
-// all serviceParams fields that should become CLI args. ServiceEnvVars is excluded because
-// it flows through newSVCConfig() EnvVars, not CLI args.
-func TestServiceParams_BuildArgsCoversAllFlags(t *testing.T) {
-	fset := token.NewFileSet()
-	file, err := parser.ParseFile(fset, "service_params.go", nil, 0)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	structFields := extractStructJSONFields(t, file, "serviceParams")
-	require.NotEmpty(t, structFields)
-
-	installerFile, err := parser.ParseFile(fset, "service_installer.go", nil, 0)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	// Fields that are handled outside of buildServiceArguments (env vars go through newSVCConfig).
-	fieldsNotInArgs := map[string]bool{
-		"ServiceEnvVars": true,
-	}
-
-	buildFields := extractFuncGlobalRefs(t, installerFile, "buildServiceArguments")
-
-	// Forward: every struct field must appear in buildServiceArguments.
-	for _, field := range structFields {
-		if fieldsNotInArgs[field] {
-			continue
-		}
-		globalVar := fieldToGlobalVar(field)
-		assert.Contains(t, buildFields, globalVar,
-			"serviceParams field %q (global %q) is not referenced in buildServiceArguments()", field, globalVar)
-	}
-
-	// Reverse: every service-related global used in buildServiceArguments must
-	// have a corresponding serviceParams field. This catches a developer adding
-	// a new flag to buildServiceArguments without adding it to the struct.
-	globalToField := make(map[string]string, len(structFields))
-	for _, field := range structFields {
-		globalToField[fieldToGlobalVar(field)] = field
-	}
-	// Identifiers in buildServiceArguments that are not service params
-	// (builtins, boilerplate, loop variables).
-	nonParamGlobals := map[string]bool{
-		"args": true, "append": true, "string": true, "_": true,
-		"logFile": true, // range variable over logFiles
-	}
-	for ref := range buildFields {
-		if nonParamGlobals[ref] {
-			continue
-		}
-		_, inStruct := globalToField[ref]
-		assert.True(t, inStruct,
-			"buildServiceArguments() references global %q which has no corresponding serviceParams field", ref)
-	}
-}
-
-// extractStructJSONFields returns field names from a named struct type.
-func extractStructJSONFields(t *testing.T, file *ast.File, structName string) []string {
-	t.Helper()
-	var fields []string
-	ast.Inspect(file, func(n ast.Node) bool {
-		ts, ok := n.(*ast.TypeSpec)
-		if !ok || ts.Name.Name != structName {
-			return true
-		}
-		st, ok := ts.Type.(*ast.StructType)
-		if !ok {
-			return false
-		}
-		for _, f := range st.Fields.List {
-			if len(f.Names) > 0 {
-				fields = append(fields, f.Names[0].Name)
-			}
-		}
-		return false
-	})
-	return fields
-}
-
-// extractFuncFieldRefs returns which of the given field names appear inside the
-// named function, either as selector expressions (params.FieldName) or as
-// composite literal keys (&serviceParams{FieldName: ...}).
-func extractFuncFieldRefs(t *testing.T, file *ast.File, funcName string, fields []string) map[string]bool {
-	t.Helper()
-	fieldSet := make(map[string]bool, len(fields))
-	for _, f := range fields {
-		fieldSet[f] = true
-	}
-
-	found := make(map[string]bool)
-	fn := findFuncDecl(file, funcName)
-	require.NotNil(t, fn, "function %s not found", funcName)
-
-	ast.Inspect(fn.Body, func(n ast.Node) bool {
-		switch v := n.(type) {
-		case *ast.SelectorExpr:
-			if fieldSet[v.Sel.Name] {
-				found[v.Sel.Name] = true
-			}
-		case *ast.KeyValueExpr:
-			if ident, ok := v.Key.(*ast.Ident); ok && fieldSet[ident.Name] {
-				found[ident.Name] = true
-			}
-		}
-		return true
-	})
-	return found
-}
-
-// extractFuncGlobalRefs returns all identifier names referenced in the named function body.
-func extractFuncGlobalRefs(t *testing.T, file *ast.File, funcName string) map[string]bool {
-	t.Helper()
-	fn := findFuncDecl(file, funcName)
-	require.NotNil(t, fn, "function %s not found", funcName)
-
-	refs := make(map[string]bool)
-	ast.Inspect(fn.Body, func(n ast.Node) bool {
-		if ident, ok := n.(*ast.Ident); ok {
-			refs[ident.Name] = true
-		}
-		return true
-	})
-	return refs
-}
-
-func findFuncDecl(file *ast.File, name string) *ast.FuncDecl {
-	for _, decl := range file.Decls {
-		fn, ok := decl.(*ast.FuncDecl)
-		if ok && fn.Name.Name == name {
-			return fn
-		}
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
-// fieldToGlobalVar maps serviceParams field names to the package-level variable
-// names used in buildServiceArguments and applyServiceParams.
-func fieldToGlobalVar(field string) string {
-	m := map[string]string{
-		"LogLevel":              "logLevel",
-		"DaemonAddr":            "daemonAddr",
-		"ManagementURL":         "managementURL",
-		"ConfigPath":            "configPath",
-		"LogFiles":              "logFiles",
-		"DisableProfiles":       "profilesDisabled",
-		"DisableUpdateSettings": "updateSettingsDisabled",
-		"ServiceEnvVars":        "serviceEnvVars",
-	}
-	if v, ok := m[field]; ok {
-		return v
-	}
-	// Default: lowercase first letter.
-	return strings.ToLower(field[:1]) + field[1:]
-}
-
-func TestEnvMapToSlice(t *testing.T) {
-	m := map[string]string{"A": "1", "B": "2"}
-	s := envMapToSlice(m)
-	assert.Len(t, s, 2)
-	assert.Contains(t, s, "A=1")
-	assert.Contains(t, s, "B=2")
-}
-
-func TestEnvMapToSlice_Empty(t *testing.T) {
-	s := envMapToSlice(map[string]string{})
-	assert.Empty(t, s)
-}

client/cmd/service_test.go

@@ -4,9 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
-	"os/signal"
 	"runtime"
-	"syscall"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
@@ -15,22 +13,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
-// TestMain intercepts when this test binary is run as a daemon subprocess.
-// On FreeBSD, the rc.d service script runs the binary via daemon(8) -r with
-// "service run ..." arguments. Since the test binary can't handle cobra CLI
-// args, it exits immediately, causing daemon -r to respawn rapidly until
-// hitting the rate limit and exiting. This makes service restart unreliable.
-// Blocking here keeps the subprocess alive until the init system sends SIGTERM.
-func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
-	if len(os.Args) > 2 && os.Args[1] == "service" && os.Args[2] == "run" {
-		sig := make(chan os.Signal, 1)
-		signal.Notify(sig, syscall.SIGTERM, os.Interrupt)
-		<-sig
-		return
-	}
-	os.Exit(m.Run())
-}
-
 const (
 	serviceStartTimeout = 10 * time.Second
 	serviceStopTimeout  = 5 * time.Second
@@ -97,34 +79,6 @@ func TestServiceLifecycle(t *testing.T) {
 	logLevel = "info"
 	daemonAddr = fmt.Sprintf("unix://%s/netbird-test.sock", tempDir)
 
-	// Ensure cleanup even if a subtest fails and Stop/Uninstall subtests don't run.
-	t.Cleanup(func() {
-		cfg, err := newSVCConfig()
-		if err != nil {
-			t.Errorf("cleanup: create service config: %v", err)
-			return
-		}
-		ctxSvc, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
-		defer cancel()
-		s, err := newSVC(newProgram(ctxSvc, cancel), cfg)
-		if err != nil {
-			t.Errorf("cleanup: create service: %v", err)
-			return
-		}
-
-		// If the subtests already cleaned up, there's nothing to do.
-		if _, err := s.Status(); err != nil {
-			return
-		}
-
-		if err := s.Stop(); err != nil {
-			t.Errorf("cleanup: stop service: %v", err)
-		}
-		if err := s.Uninstall(); err != nil {
-			t.Errorf("cleanup: uninstall service: %v", err)
-		}
-	})
-
 	ctx := context.Background()
 
 	t.Run("Install", func(t *testing.T) {

client/cmd/signer/artifactkey.go

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/updater/reposign"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/updatemanager/reposign"
 )
 
 var (

client/cmd/signer/artifactsign.go

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/updater/reposign"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/updatemanager/reposign"
 )
 
 const (

client/cmd/signer/revocation.go

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/updater/reposign"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/updatemanager/reposign"
 )
 
 const (

client/cmd/signer/rootkey.go

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/updater/reposign"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/updatemanager/reposign"
 )
 
 var (

client/cmd/status.go

@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ var (
 	ipsFilterMap         map[string]struct{}
 	prefixNamesFilterMap map[string]struct{}
 	connectionTypeFilter string
-	checkFlag            string
 )
 
 var statusCmd = &cobra.Command{
@@ -50,7 +49,6 @@ func init() {
 	statusCmd.PersistentFlags().StringSliceVar(&prefixNamesFilter, "filter-by-names", []string{}, "filters the detailed output by a list of one or more peer FQDN or hostnames, e.g., --filter-by-names peer-a,peer-b.netbird.cloud")
 	statusCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&statusFilter, "filter-by-status", "", "filters the detailed output by connection status(idle|connecting|connected), e.g., --filter-by-status connected")
 	statusCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&connectionTypeFilter, "filter-by-connection-type", "", "filters the detailed output by connection type (P2P|Relayed), e.g., --filter-by-connection-type P2P")
-	statusCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&checkFlag, "check", "", "run a health check and exit with code 0 on success, 1 on failure (live|ready|startup)")
 }
 
 func statusFunc(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
@@ -58,10 +56,6 @@ func statusFunc(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 
 	cmd.SetOut(cmd.OutOrStdout())
 
-	if checkFlag != "" {
-		return runHealthCheck(cmd)
-	}
-
 	err := parseFilters()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -74,17 +68,15 @@ func statusFunc(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 
 	ctx := internal.CtxInitState(cmd.Context())
 
-	resp, err := getStatus(ctx, true, false)
+	resp, err := getStatus(ctx, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
 	status := resp.GetStatus()
 
-	needsAuth := status == string(internal.StatusNeedsLogin) || status == string(internal.StatusLoginFailed) ||
-		status == string(internal.StatusSessionExpired)
-
-	if needsAuth && !jsonFlag && !yamlFlag {
+	if status == string(internal.StatusNeedsLogin) || status == string(internal.StatusLoginFailed) ||
+		status == string(internal.StatusSessionExpired) {
 		cmd.Printf("Daemon status: %s\n\n"+
 			"Run UP command to log in with SSO (interactive login):\n\n"+
 			" netbird up \n\n"+
@@ -107,17 +99,7 @@ func statusFunc(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		profName = activeProf.Name
 	}
 
-	var outputInformationHolder = nbstatus.ConvertToStatusOutputOverview(resp.GetFullStatus(), nbstatus.ConvertOptions{
-		Anonymize:            anonymizeFlag,
-		DaemonVersion:        resp.GetDaemonVersion(),
-		DaemonStatus:         nbstatus.ParseDaemonStatus(status),
-		StatusFilter:         statusFilter,
-		PrefixNamesFilter:    prefixNamesFilter,
-		PrefixNamesFilterMap: prefixNamesFilterMap,
-		IPsFilter:            ipsFilterMap,
-		ConnectionTypeFilter: connectionTypeFilter,
-		ProfileName:          profName,
-	})
+	var outputInformationHolder = nbstatus.ConvertToStatusOutputOverview(resp.GetFullStatus(), anonymizeFlag, resp.GetDaemonVersion(), statusFilter, prefixNamesFilter, prefixNamesFilterMap, ipsFilterMap, connectionTypeFilter, profName)
 	var statusOutputString string
 	switch {
 	case detailFlag:
@@ -139,7 +121,7 @@ func statusFunc(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func getStatus(ctx context.Context, fullPeerStatus bool, shouldRunProbes bool) (*proto.StatusResponse, error) {
+func getStatus(ctx context.Context, shouldRunProbes bool) (*proto.StatusResponse, error) {
 	conn, err := DialClientGRPCServer(ctx, daemonAddr)
 	if err != nil {
 		//nolint
@@ -149,7 +131,7 @@ func getStatus(ctx context.Context, fullPeerStatus bool, shouldRunProbes bool) (
 	}
 	defer conn.Close()
 
-	resp, err := proto.NewDaemonServiceClient(conn).Status(ctx, &proto.StatusRequest{GetFullPeerStatus: fullPeerStatus, ShouldRunProbes: shouldRunProbes})
+	resp, err := proto.NewDaemonServiceClient(conn).Status(ctx, &proto.StatusRequest{GetFullPeerStatus: true, ShouldRunProbes: shouldRunProbes})
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("status failed: %v", status.Convert(err).Message())
 	}
@@ -203,83 +185,6 @@ func enableDetailFlagWhenFilterFlag() {
 	}
 }
 
-func runHealthCheck(cmd *cobra.Command) error {
-	check := strings.ToLower(checkFlag)
-	switch check {
-	case "live", "ready", "startup":
-	default:
-		return fmt.Errorf("unknown check %q, must be one of: live, ready, startup", checkFlag)
-	}
-
-	if err := util.InitLog(logLevel, util.LogConsole); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("init log: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	ctx := internal.CtxInitState(cmd.Context())
-
-	isStartup := check == "startup"
-	resp, err := getStatus(ctx, isStartup, false)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	switch check {
-	case "live":
-		return nil
-	case "ready":
-		return checkReadiness(resp)
-	case "startup":
-		return checkStartup(resp)
-	default:
-		return nil
-	}
-}
-
-func checkReadiness(resp *proto.StatusResponse) error {
-	daemonStatus := internal.StatusType(resp.GetStatus())
-	switch daemonStatus {
-	case internal.StatusIdle, internal.StatusConnecting, internal.StatusConnected:
-		return nil
-	case internal.StatusNeedsLogin, internal.StatusLoginFailed, internal.StatusSessionExpired:
-		return fmt.Errorf("readiness check: daemon status is %s", daemonStatus)
-	default:
-		return fmt.Errorf("readiness check: unexpected daemon status %q", daemonStatus)
-	}
-}
-
-func checkStartup(resp *proto.StatusResponse) error {
-	fullStatus := resp.GetFullStatus()
-	if fullStatus == nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("startup check: no full status available")
-	}
-
-	if !fullStatus.GetManagementState().GetConnected() {
-		return fmt.Errorf("startup check: management not connected")
-	}
-
-	if !fullStatus.GetSignalState().GetConnected() {
-		return fmt.Errorf("startup check: signal not connected")
-	}
-
-	var relayCount, relaysConnected int
-	for _, r := range fullStatus.GetRelays() {
-		uri := r.GetURI()
-		if !strings.HasPrefix(uri, "rel://") && !strings.HasPrefix(uri, "rels://") {
-			continue
-		}
-		relayCount++
-		if r.GetAvailable() {
-			relaysConnected++
-		}
-	}
-
-	if relayCount > 0 && relaysConnected == 0 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("startup check: no relay servers available (0/%d connected)", relayCount)
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
 func parseInterfaceIP(interfaceIP string) string {
 	ip, _, err := net.ParseCIDR(interfaceIP)
 	if err != nil {

client/cmd/up.go

@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ func runInForegroundMode(ctx context.Context, cmd *cobra.Command, activeProf *pr
 	r := peer.NewRecorder(config.ManagementURL.String())
 	r.GetFullStatus()
 
-	connectClient := internal.NewConnectClient(ctx, config, r)
+	connectClient := internal.NewConnectClient(ctx, config, r, false)
 	SetupDebugHandler(ctx, config, r, connectClient, "")
 
 	return connectClient.Run(nil, util.FindFirstLogPath(logFiles))

client/cmd/update_supported.go

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/updater/installer"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/updatemanager/installer"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/util"
 )
 

client/embed/embed.go

@@ -14,15 +14,12 @@ import (
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	wgnetstack "golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard/tun/netstack"
 
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/netstack"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal"
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/auth"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/peer"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/profilemanager"
 	sshcommon "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/ssh"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/system"
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/management/domain"
 	mgmProto "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/management/proto"
 )
 
@@ -33,14 +30,6 @@ var (
 	ErrConfigNotInitialized = errors.New("config not initialized")
 )
 
-const (
-	// PeerStatusConnected indicates the peer is in connected state.
-	PeerStatusConnected = peer.StatusConnected
-)
-
-// PeerConnStatus is a peer's connection status.
-type PeerConnStatus = peer.ConnStatus
-
 // Client manages a netbird embedded client instance.
 type Client struct {
 	deviceName string
@@ -79,18 +68,6 @@ type Options struct {
 	StatePath string
 	// DisableClientRoutes disables the client routes
 	DisableClientRoutes bool
-	// BlockInbound blocks all inbound connections from peers
-	BlockInbound bool
-	// WireguardPort is the port for the WireGuard interface. Use 0 for a random port.
-	WireguardPort *int
-	// MTU is the MTU for the WireGuard interface.
-	// Valid values are in the range 576..8192 bytes.
-	// If non-nil, this value overrides any value stored in the config file.
-	// If nil, the existing config MTU (if non-zero) is preserved; otherwise it defaults to 1280.
-	// Set to a higher value (e.g. 1400) if carrying QUIC or other protocols that require larger datagrams.
-	MTU *uint16
-	// DNSLabels defines additional DNS labels configured in the peer.
-	DNSLabels []string
 }
 
 // validateCredentials checks that exactly one credential type is provided
@@ -122,12 +99,6 @@ func New(opts Options) (*Client, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	if opts.MTU != nil {
-		if err := iface.ValidateMTU(*opts.MTU); err != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid MTU: %w", err)
-		}
-	}
-
 	if opts.LogOutput != nil {
 		logrus.SetOutput(opts.LogOutput)
 	}
@@ -156,24 +127,15 @@ func New(opts Options) (*Client, error) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	var err error
-	var parsedLabels domain.List
-	if parsedLabels, err = domain.FromStringList(opts.DNSLabels); err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid dns labels: %w", err)
-	}
-
 	t := true
 	var config *profilemanager.Config
+	var err error
 	input := profilemanager.ConfigInput{
 		ConfigPath:          opts.ConfigPath,
 		ManagementURL:       opts.ManagementURL,
 		PreSharedKey:        &opts.PreSharedKey,
 		DisableServerRoutes: &t,
 		DisableClientRoutes: &opts.DisableClientRoutes,
-		BlockInbound:        &opts.BlockInbound,
-		WireguardPort:       opts.WireguardPort,
-		MTU:                 opts.MTU,
-		DNSLabels:           parsedLabels,
 	}
 	if opts.ConfigPath != "" {
 		config, err = profilemanager.UpdateOrCreateConfig(input)
@@ -193,7 +155,6 @@ func New(opts Options) (*Client, error) {
 		setupKey:   opts.SetupKey,
 		jwtToken:   opts.JWTToken,
 		config:     config,
-		recorder:   peer.NewRecorder(config.ManagementURL.String()),
 	}, nil
 }
 
@@ -215,17 +176,13 @@ func (c *Client) Start(startCtx context.Context) error {
 
 	// nolint:staticcheck
 	ctx = context.WithValue(ctx, system.DeviceNameCtxKey, c.deviceName)
-
-	authClient, err := auth.NewAuth(ctx, c.config.PrivateKey, c.config.ManagementURL, c.config)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("create auth client: %w", err)
-	}
-	defer authClient.Close()
-
-	if err, _ := authClient.Login(ctx, c.setupKey, c.jwtToken); err != nil {
+	if err := internal.Login(ctx, c.config, c.setupKey, c.jwtToken); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("login: %w", err)
 	}
-	client := internal.NewConnectClient(ctx, c.config, c.recorder)
+
+	recorder := peer.NewRecorder(c.config.ManagementURL.String())
+	c.recorder = recorder
+	client := internal.NewConnectClient(ctx, c.config, recorder, false)
 	client.SetSyncResponsePersistence(true)
 
 	// either startup error (permanent backoff err) or nil err (successful engine up)
@@ -375,38 +332,17 @@ func (c *Client) NewHTTPClient() *http.Client {
 	}
 }
 
-// Expose exposes a local service via the NetBird reverse proxy, making it accessible through a public URL.
-// It returns an ExposeSession. Call Wait on the session to keep it alive.
-func (c *Client) Expose(ctx context.Context, req ExposeRequest) (*ExposeSession, error) {
-	engine, err := c.getEngine()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	mgr := engine.GetExposeManager()
-	if mgr == nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("expose manager not available")
-	}
-
-	resp, err := mgr.Expose(ctx, req)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("expose: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	return &ExposeSession{
-		Domain:      resp.Domain,
-		ServiceName: resp.ServiceName,
-		ServiceURL:  resp.ServiceURL,
-		mgr:         mgr,
-	}, nil
-}
-
 // Status returns the current status of the client.
 func (c *Client) Status() (peer.FullStatus, error) {
 	c.mu.Lock()
+	recorder := c.recorder
 	connect := c.connect
 	c.mu.Unlock()
 
+	if recorder == nil {
+		return peer.FullStatus{}, errors.New("client not started")
+	}
+
 	if connect != nil {
 		engine := connect.Engine()
 		if engine != nil {
@@ -414,7 +350,7 @@ func (c *Client) Status() (peer.FullStatus, error) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	return c.recorder.GetFullStatus(), nil
+	return recorder.GetFullStatus(), nil
 }
 
 // GetLatestSyncResponse returns the latest sync response from the management server.

client/embed/expose.go

@@ -1,45 +0,0 @@
-package embed
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"errors"
-
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/expose"
-)
-
-const (
-	// ExposeProtocolHTTP exposes the service as HTTP.
-	ExposeProtocolHTTP = expose.ProtocolHTTP
-	// ExposeProtocolHTTPS exposes the service as HTTPS.
-	ExposeProtocolHTTPS = expose.ProtocolHTTPS
-	// ExposeProtocolTCP exposes the service as TCP.
-	ExposeProtocolTCP = expose.ProtocolTCP
-	// ExposeProtocolUDP exposes the service as UDP.
-	ExposeProtocolUDP = expose.ProtocolUDP
-	// ExposeProtocolTLS exposes the service as TLS.
-	ExposeProtocolTLS = expose.ProtocolTLS
-)
-
-// ExposeRequest is a request to expose a local service via the NetBird reverse proxy.
-type ExposeRequest = expose.Request
-
-// ExposeProtocolType represents the protocol used for exposing a service.
-type ExposeProtocolType = expose.ProtocolType
-
-// ExposeSession represents an active expose session. Use Wait to block until the session ends.
-type ExposeSession struct {
-	Domain      string
-	ServiceName string
-	ServiceURL  string
-
-	mgr *expose.Manager
-}
-
-// Wait blocks while keeping the expose session alive.
-// It returns when ctx is cancelled or a keep-alive error occurs, then terminates the session.
-func (s *ExposeSession) Wait(ctx context.Context) error {
-	if s == nil || s.mgr == nil {
-		return errors.New("expose session is not initialized")
-	}
-	return s.mgr.KeepAlive(ctx, s.Domain)
-}

client/firewall/iptables/manager_linux.go

@@ -23,10 +23,9 @@ type Manager struct {
 
 	wgIface iFaceMapper
 
-	ipv4Client   *iptables.IPTables
-	aclMgr       *aclManager
-	router       *router
-	rawSupported bool
+	ipv4Client *iptables.IPTables
+	aclMgr     *aclManager
+	router     *router
 }
 
 // iFaceMapper defines subset methods of interface required for manager
@@ -84,10 +83,6 @@ func (m *Manager) Init(stateManager *statemanager.Manager) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("acl manager init: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	if err := m.initNoTrackChain(); err != nil {
-		log.Warnf("raw table not available, notrack rules will be disabled: %v", err)
-	}
-
 	// persist early to ensure cleanup of chains
 	go func() {
 		if err := stateManager.PersistState(context.Background()); err != nil {
@@ -182,10 +177,6 @@ func (m *Manager) Close(stateManager *statemanager.Manager) error {
 
 	var merr *multierror.Error
 
-	if err := m.cleanupNoTrackChain(); err != nil {
-		merr = multierror.Append(merr, fmt.Errorf("cleanup notrack chain: %w", err))
-	}
-
 	if err := m.aclMgr.Reset(); err != nil {
 		merr = multierror.Append(merr, fmt.Errorf("reset acl manager: %w", err))
 	}
@@ -286,134 +277,6 @@ func (m *Manager) RemoveInboundDNAT(localAddr netip.Addr, protocol firewall.Prot
 	return m.router.RemoveInboundDNAT(localAddr, protocol, sourcePort, targetPort)
 }
 
-const (
-	chainNameRaw = "NETBIRD-RAW"
-	chainOUTPUT  = "OUTPUT"
-	tableRaw     = "raw"
-)
-
-// SetupEBPFProxyNoTrack creates notrack rules for eBPF proxy loopback traffic.
-// This prevents conntrack from tracking WireGuard proxy traffic on loopback, which
-// can interfere with MASQUERADE rules (e.g., from container runtimes like Podman/netavark).
-//
-// Traffic flows that need NOTRACK:
-//
-//  1. Egress: WireGuard -> fake endpoint (before eBPF rewrite)
-//     src=127.0.0.1:wgPort -> dst=127.0.0.1:fakePort
-//     Matched by: sport=wgPort
-//
-//  2. Egress: Proxy -> WireGuard (via raw socket)
-//     src=127.0.0.1:fakePort -> dst=127.0.0.1:wgPort
-//     Matched by: dport=wgPort
-//
-//  3. Ingress: Packets to WireGuard
-//     dst=127.0.0.1:wgPort
-//     Matched by: dport=wgPort
-//
-//  4. Ingress: Packets to proxy (after eBPF rewrite)
-//     dst=127.0.0.1:proxyPort
-//     Matched by: dport=proxyPort
-//
-// Rules are cleaned up when the firewall manager is closed.
-func (m *Manager) SetupEBPFProxyNoTrack(proxyPort, wgPort uint16) error {
-	m.mutex.Lock()
-	defer m.mutex.Unlock()
-
-	if !m.rawSupported {
-		return fmt.Errorf("raw table not available")
-	}
-
-	wgPortStr := fmt.Sprintf("%d", wgPort)
-	proxyPortStr := fmt.Sprintf("%d", proxyPort)
-
-	// Egress rules: match outgoing loopback UDP packets
-	outputRuleSport := []string{"-o", "lo", "-s", "127.0.0.1", "-d", "127.0.0.1", "-p", "udp", "--sport", wgPortStr, "-j", "NOTRACK"}
-	if err := m.ipv4Client.AppendUnique(tableRaw, chainNameRaw, outputRuleSport...); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("add output sport notrack rule: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	outputRuleDport := []string{"-o", "lo", "-s", "127.0.0.1", "-d", "127.0.0.1", "-p", "udp", "--dport", wgPortStr, "-j", "NOTRACK"}
-	if err := m.ipv4Client.AppendUnique(tableRaw, chainNameRaw, outputRuleDport...); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("add output dport notrack rule: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	// Ingress rules: match incoming loopback UDP packets
-	preroutingRuleWg := []string{"-i", "lo", "-s", "127.0.0.1", "-d", "127.0.0.1", "-p", "udp", "--dport", wgPortStr, "-j", "NOTRACK"}
-	if err := m.ipv4Client.AppendUnique(tableRaw, chainNameRaw, preroutingRuleWg...); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("add prerouting wg notrack rule: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	preroutingRuleProxy := []string{"-i", "lo", "-s", "127.0.0.1", "-d", "127.0.0.1", "-p", "udp", "--dport", proxyPortStr, "-j", "NOTRACK"}
-	if err := m.ipv4Client.AppendUnique(tableRaw, chainNameRaw, preroutingRuleProxy...); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("add prerouting proxy notrack rule: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	log.Debugf("set up ebpf proxy notrack rules for ports %d,%d", proxyPort, wgPort)
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (m *Manager) initNoTrackChain() error {
-	if err := m.cleanupNoTrackChain(); err != nil {
-		log.Debugf("cleanup notrack chain: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	if err := m.ipv4Client.NewChain(tableRaw, chainNameRaw); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("create chain: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	jumpRule := []string{"-j", chainNameRaw}
-
-	if err := m.ipv4Client.InsertUnique(tableRaw, chainOUTPUT, 1, jumpRule...); err != nil {
-		if delErr := m.ipv4Client.DeleteChain(tableRaw, chainNameRaw); delErr != nil {
-			log.Debugf("delete orphan chain: %v", delErr)
-		}
-		return fmt.Errorf("add output jump rule: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	if err := m.ipv4Client.InsertUnique(tableRaw, chainPREROUTING, 1, jumpRule...); err != nil {
-		if delErr := m.ipv4Client.DeleteIfExists(tableRaw, chainOUTPUT, jumpRule...); delErr != nil {
-			log.Debugf("delete output jump rule: %v", delErr)
-		}
-		if delErr := m.ipv4Client.DeleteChain(tableRaw, chainNameRaw); delErr != nil {
-			log.Debugf("delete orphan chain: %v", delErr)
-		}
-		return fmt.Errorf("add prerouting jump rule: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	m.rawSupported = true
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (m *Manager) cleanupNoTrackChain() error {
-	exists, err := m.ipv4Client.ChainExists(tableRaw, chainNameRaw)
-	if err != nil {
-		if !m.rawSupported {
-			return nil
-		}
-		return fmt.Errorf("check chain exists: %w", err)
-	}
-	if !exists {
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	jumpRule := []string{"-j", chainNameRaw}
-
-	if err := m.ipv4Client.DeleteIfExists(tableRaw, chainOUTPUT, jumpRule...); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("remove output jump rule: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	if err := m.ipv4Client.DeleteIfExists(tableRaw, chainPREROUTING, jumpRule...); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("remove prerouting jump rule: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	if err := m.ipv4Client.ClearAndDeleteChain(tableRaw, chainNameRaw); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("clear and delete chain: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	m.rawSupported = false
-	return nil
-}
-
 func getConntrackEstablished() []string {
 	return []string{"-m", "conntrack", "--ctstate", "RELATED,ESTABLISHED", "-j", "ACCEPT"}
 }

client/firewall/manager/firewall.go

@@ -168,10 +168,6 @@ type Manager interface {
 
 	// RemoveInboundDNAT removes inbound DNAT rule
 	RemoveInboundDNAT(localAddr netip.Addr, protocol Protocol, sourcePort, targetPort uint16) error
-
-	// SetupEBPFProxyNoTrack creates static notrack rules for eBPF proxy loopback traffic.
-	// This prevents conntrack from interfering with WireGuard proxy communication.
-	SetupEBPFProxyNoTrack(proxyPort, wgPort uint16) error
 }
 
 func GenKey(format string, pair RouterPair) string {

client/firewall/nftables/manager_linux.go

@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/google/nftables/binaryutil"
 	"github.com/google/nftables/expr"
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
-	"golang.org/x/sys/unix"
 
 	firewall "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/firewall/manager"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/wgaddr"
@@ -49,10 +48,8 @@ type Manager struct {
 	rConn   *nftables.Conn
 	wgIface iFaceMapper
 
-	router                 *router
-	aclManager             *AclManager
-	notrackOutputChain     *nftables.Chain
-	notrackPreroutingChain *nftables.Chain
+	router     *router
+	aclManager *AclManager
 }
 
 // Create nftables firewall manager
@@ -94,10 +91,6 @@ func (m *Manager) Init(stateManager *statemanager.Manager) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("acl manager init: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	if err := m.initNoTrackChains(workTable); err != nil {
-		log.Warnf("raw priority chains not available, notrack rules will be disabled: %v", err)
-	}
-
 	stateManager.RegisterState(&ShutdownState{})
 
 	// We only need to record minimal interface state for potential recreation.
@@ -295,15 +288,7 @@ func (m *Manager) Flush() error {
 	m.mutex.Lock()
 	defer m.mutex.Unlock()
 
-	if err := m.aclManager.Flush(); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	if err := m.refreshNoTrackChains(); err != nil {
-		log.Errorf("failed to refresh notrack chains: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	return nil
+	return m.aclManager.Flush()
 }
 
 // AddDNATRule adds a DNAT rule
@@ -346,176 +331,6 @@ func (m *Manager) RemoveInboundDNAT(localAddr netip.Addr, protocol firewall.Prot
 	return m.router.RemoveInboundDNAT(localAddr, protocol, sourcePort, targetPort)
 }
 
-const (
-	chainNameRawOutput     = "netbird-raw-out"
-	chainNameRawPrerouting = "netbird-raw-pre"
-)
-
-// SetupEBPFProxyNoTrack creates notrack rules for eBPF proxy loopback traffic.
-// This prevents conntrack from tracking WireGuard proxy traffic on loopback, which
-// can interfere with MASQUERADE rules (e.g., from container runtimes like Podman/netavark).
-//
-// Traffic flows that need NOTRACK:
-//
-//  1. Egress: WireGuard -> fake endpoint (before eBPF rewrite)
-//     src=127.0.0.1:wgPort -> dst=127.0.0.1:fakePort
-//     Matched by: sport=wgPort
-//
-//  2. Egress: Proxy -> WireGuard (via raw socket)
-//     src=127.0.0.1:fakePort -> dst=127.0.0.1:wgPort
-//     Matched by: dport=wgPort
-//
-//  3. Ingress: Packets to WireGuard
-//     dst=127.0.0.1:wgPort
-//     Matched by: dport=wgPort
-//
-//  4. Ingress: Packets to proxy (after eBPF rewrite)
-//     dst=127.0.0.1:proxyPort
-//     Matched by: dport=proxyPort
-//
-// Rules are cleaned up when the firewall manager is closed.
-func (m *Manager) SetupEBPFProxyNoTrack(proxyPort, wgPort uint16) error {
-	m.mutex.Lock()
-	defer m.mutex.Unlock()
-
-	if m.notrackOutputChain == nil || m.notrackPreroutingChain == nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("notrack chains not initialized")
-	}
-
-	proxyPortBytes := binaryutil.BigEndian.PutUint16(proxyPort)
-	wgPortBytes := binaryutil.BigEndian.PutUint16(wgPort)
-	loopback := []byte{127, 0, 0, 1}
-
-	// Egress rules: match outgoing loopback UDP packets
-	m.rConn.AddRule(&nftables.Rule{
-		Table: m.notrackOutputChain.Table,
-		Chain: m.notrackOutputChain,
-		Exprs: []expr.Any{
-			&expr.Meta{Key: expr.MetaKeyOIFNAME, Register: 1},
-			&expr.Cmp{Op: expr.CmpOpEq, Register: 1, Data: ifname("lo")},
-			&expr.Payload{DestRegister: 1, Base: expr.PayloadBaseNetworkHeader, Offset: 12, Len: 4}, // saddr
-			&expr.Cmp{Op: expr.CmpOpEq, Register: 1, Data: loopback},
-			&expr.Payload{DestRegister: 1, Base: expr.PayloadBaseNetworkHeader, Offset: 16, Len: 4}, // daddr
-			&expr.Cmp{Op: expr.CmpOpEq, Register: 1, Data: loopback},
-			&expr.Meta{Key: expr.MetaKeyL4PROTO, Register: 1},
-			&expr.Cmp{Op: expr.CmpOpEq, Register: 1, Data: []byte{unix.IPPROTO_UDP}},
-			&expr.Payload{DestRegister: 1, Base: expr.PayloadBaseTransportHeader, Offset: 0, Len: 2},
-			&expr.Cmp{Op: expr.CmpOpEq, Register: 1, Data: wgPortBytes}, // sport=wgPort
-			&expr.Counter{},
-			&expr.Notrack{},
-		},
-	})
-	m.rConn.AddRule(&nftables.Rule{
-		Table: m.notrackOutputChain.Table,
-		Chain: m.notrackOutputChain,
-		Exprs: []expr.Any{
-			&expr.Meta{Key: expr.MetaKeyOIFNAME, Register: 1},
-			&expr.Cmp{Op: expr.CmpOpEq, Register: 1, Data: ifname("lo")},
-			&expr.Payload{DestRegister: 1, Base: expr.PayloadBaseNetworkHeader, Offset: 12, Len: 4}, // saddr
-			&expr.Cmp{Op: expr.CmpOpEq, Register: 1, Data: loopback},
-			&expr.Payload{DestRegister: 1, Base: expr.PayloadBaseNetworkHeader, Offset: 16, Len: 4}, // daddr
-			&expr.Cmp{Op: expr.CmpOpEq, Register: 1, Data: loopback},
-			&expr.Meta{Key: expr.MetaKeyL4PROTO, Register: 1},
-			&expr.Cmp{Op: expr.CmpOpEq, Register: 1, Data: []byte{unix.IPPROTO_UDP}},
-			&expr.Payload{DestRegister: 1, Base: expr.PayloadBaseTransportHeader, Offset: 2, Len: 2},
-			&expr.Cmp{Op: expr.CmpOpEq, Register: 1, Data: wgPortBytes}, // dport=wgPort
-			&expr.Counter{},
-			&expr.Notrack{},
-		},
-	})
-
-	// Ingress rules: match incoming loopback UDP packets
-	m.rConn.AddRule(&nftables.Rule{
-		Table: m.notrackPreroutingChain.Table,
-		Chain: m.notrackPreroutingChain,
-		Exprs: []expr.Any{
-			&expr.Meta{Key: expr.MetaKeyIIFNAME, Register: 1},
-			&expr.Cmp{Op: expr.CmpOpEq, Register: 1, Data: ifname("lo")},
-			&expr.Payload{DestRegister: 1, Base: expr.PayloadBaseNetworkHeader, Offset: 12, Len: 4}, // saddr
-			&expr.Cmp{Op: expr.CmpOpEq, Register: 1, Data: loopback},
-			&expr.Payload{DestRegister: 1, Base: expr.PayloadBaseNetworkHeader, Offset: 16, Len: 4}, // daddr
-			&expr.Cmp{Op: expr.CmpOpEq, Register: 1, Data: loopback},
-			&expr.Meta{Key: expr.MetaKeyL4PROTO, Register: 1},
-			&expr.Cmp{Op: expr.CmpOpEq, Register: 1, Data: []byte{unix.IPPROTO_UDP}},
-			&expr.Payload{DestRegister: 1, Base: expr.PayloadBaseTransportHeader, Offset: 2, Len: 2},
-			&expr.Cmp{Op: expr.CmpOpEq, Register: 1, Data: wgPortBytes}, // dport=wgPort
-			&expr.Counter{},
-			&expr.Notrack{},
-		},
-	})
-	m.rConn.AddRule(&nftables.Rule{
-		Table: m.notrackPreroutingChain.Table,
-		Chain: m.notrackPreroutingChain,
-		Exprs: []expr.Any{
-			&expr.Meta{Key: expr.MetaKeyIIFNAME, Register: 1},
-			&expr.Cmp{Op: expr.CmpOpEq, Register: 1, Data: ifname("lo")},
-			&expr.Payload{DestRegister: 1, Base: expr.PayloadBaseNetworkHeader, Offset: 12, Len: 4}, // saddr
-			&expr.Cmp{Op: expr.CmpOpEq, Register: 1, Data: loopback},
-			&expr.Payload{DestRegister: 1, Base: expr.PayloadBaseNetworkHeader, Offset: 16, Len: 4}, // daddr
-			&expr.Cmp{Op: expr.CmpOpEq, Register: 1, Data: loopback},
-			&expr.Meta{Key: expr.MetaKeyL4PROTO, Register: 1},
-			&expr.Cmp{Op: expr.CmpOpEq, Register: 1, Data: []byte{unix.IPPROTO_UDP}},
-			&expr.Payload{DestRegister: 1, Base: expr.PayloadBaseTransportHeader, Offset: 2, Len: 2},
-			&expr.Cmp{Op: expr.CmpOpEq, Register: 1, Data: proxyPortBytes}, // dport=proxyPort
-			&expr.Counter{},
-			&expr.Notrack{},
-		},
-	})
-
-	if err := m.rConn.Flush(); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("flush notrack rules: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	log.Debugf("set up ebpf proxy notrack rules for ports %d,%d", proxyPort, wgPort)
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (m *Manager) initNoTrackChains(table *nftables.Table) error {
-	m.notrackOutputChain = m.rConn.AddChain(&nftables.Chain{
-		Name:     chainNameRawOutput,
-		Table:    table,
-		Type:     nftables.ChainTypeFilter,
-		Hooknum:  nftables.ChainHookOutput,
-		Priority: nftables.ChainPriorityRaw,
-	})
-
-	m.notrackPreroutingChain = m.rConn.AddChain(&nftables.Chain{
-		Name:     chainNameRawPrerouting,
-		Table:    table,
-		Type:     nftables.ChainTypeFilter,
-		Hooknum:  nftables.ChainHookPrerouting,
-		Priority: nftables.ChainPriorityRaw,
-	})
-
-	if err := m.rConn.Flush(); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("flush chain creation: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (m *Manager) refreshNoTrackChains() error {
-	chains, err := m.rConn.ListChainsOfTableFamily(nftables.TableFamilyIPv4)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("list chains: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	tableName := getTableName()
-	for _, c := range chains {
-		if c.Table.Name != tableName {
-			continue
-		}
-		switch c.Name {
-		case chainNameRawOutput:
-			m.notrackOutputChain = c
-		case chainNameRawPrerouting:
-			m.notrackPreroutingChain = c
-		}
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
 func (m *Manager) createWorkTable() (*nftables.Table, error) {
 	tables, err := m.rConn.ListTablesOfFamily(nftables.TableFamilyIPv4)
 	if err != nil {

client/firewall/nftables/router_linux.go

@@ -483,12 +483,7 @@ func (r *router) DeleteRouteRule(rule firewall.Rule) error {
 	}
 
 	if nftRule.Handle == 0 {
-		log.Warnf("route rule %s has no handle, removing stale entry", ruleKey)
-		if err := r.decrementSetCounter(nftRule); err != nil {
-			log.Warnf("decrement set counter for stale rule %s: %v", ruleKey, err)
-		}
-		delete(r.rules, ruleKey)
-		return nil
+		return fmt.Errorf("route rule %s has no handle", ruleKey)
 	}
 
 	if err := r.deleteNftRule(nftRule, ruleKey); err != nil {
@@ -665,32 +660,13 @@ func (r *router) AddNatRule(pair firewall.RouterPair) error {
 	}
 
 	if err := r.conn.Flush(); err != nil {
-		r.rollbackRules(pair)
-		return fmt.Errorf("insert rules for %s: %w", pair.Destination, err)
+		// TODO: rollback ipset counter
+		return fmt.Errorf("insert rules for %s: %v", pair.Destination, err)
 	}
 
 	return nil
 }
 
-// rollbackRules cleans up unflushed rules and their set counters after a flush failure.
-func (r *router) rollbackRules(pair firewall.RouterPair) {
-	keys := []string{
-		firewall.GenKey(firewall.ForwardingFormat, pair),
-		firewall.GenKey(firewall.PreroutingFormat, pair),
-		firewall.GenKey(firewall.PreroutingFormat, firewall.GetInversePair(pair)),
-	}
-	for _, key := range keys {
-		rule, ok := r.rules[key]
-		if !ok {
-			continue
-		}
-		if err := r.decrementSetCounter(rule); err != nil {
-			log.Warnf("rollback set counter for %s: %v", key, err)
-		}
-		delete(r.rules, key)
-	}
-}
-
 // addNatRule inserts a nftables rule to the conn client flush queue
 func (r *router) addNatRule(pair firewall.RouterPair) error {
 	sourceExp, err := r.applyNetwork(pair.Source, nil, true)
@@ -952,30 +928,18 @@ func (r *router) addLegacyRouteRule(pair firewall.RouterPair) error {
 func (r *router) removeLegacyRouteRule(pair firewall.RouterPair) error {
 	ruleKey := firewall.GenKey(firewall.ForwardingFormat, pair)
 
-	rule, exists := r.rules[ruleKey]
-	if !exists {
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	if rule.Handle == 0 {
-		log.Warnf("legacy forwarding rule %s has no handle, removing stale entry", ruleKey)
-		if err := r.decrementSetCounter(rule); err != nil {
-			log.Warnf("decrement set counter for stale rule %s: %v", ruleKey, err)
+	if rule, exists := r.rules[ruleKey]; exists {
+		if err := r.conn.DelRule(rule); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("remove legacy forwarding rule %s -> %s: %v", pair.Source, pair.Destination, err)
 		}
+
+		log.Debugf("removed legacy forwarding rule %s -> %s", pair.Source, pair.Destination)
+
 		delete(r.rules, ruleKey)
-		return nil
-	}
 
-	if err := r.conn.DelRule(rule); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("remove legacy forwarding rule %s -> %s: %w", pair.Source, pair.Destination, err)
-	}
-
-	log.Debugf("removed legacy forwarding rule %s -> %s", pair.Source, pair.Destination)
-
-	delete(r.rules, ruleKey)
-
-	if err := r.decrementSetCounter(rule); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("decrement set counter: %w", err)
+		if err := r.decrementSetCounter(rule); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("decrement set counter: %w", err)
+		}
 	}
 
 	return nil
@@ -1365,89 +1329,65 @@ func (r *router) RemoveNatRule(pair firewall.RouterPair) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf(refreshRulesMapError, err)
 	}
 
-	var merr *multierror.Error
-
 	if pair.Masquerade {
 		if err := r.removeNatRule(pair); err != nil {
-			merr = multierror.Append(merr, fmt.Errorf("remove prerouting rule: %w", err))
+			return fmt.Errorf("remove prerouting rule: %w", err)
 		}
 
 		if err := r.removeNatRule(firewall.GetInversePair(pair)); err != nil {
-			merr = multierror.Append(merr, fmt.Errorf("remove inverse prerouting rule: %w", err))
+			return fmt.Errorf("remove inverse prerouting rule: %w", err)
 		}
 	}
 
 	if err := r.removeLegacyRouteRule(pair); err != nil {
-		merr = multierror.Append(merr, fmt.Errorf("remove legacy routing rule: %w", err))
+		return fmt.Errorf("remove legacy routing rule: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	// Set counters are decremented in the sub-methods above before flush. If flush fails,
-	// counters will be off until the next successful removal or refresh cycle.
 	if err := r.conn.Flush(); err != nil {
-		merr = multierror.Append(merr, fmt.Errorf("flush remove nat rules %s: %w", pair.Destination, err))
-	}
-
-	return nberrors.FormatErrorOrNil(merr)
-}
-
-func (r *router) removeNatRule(pair firewall.RouterPair) error {
-	ruleKey := firewall.GenKey(firewall.PreroutingFormat, pair)
-
-	rule, exists := r.rules[ruleKey]
-	if !exists {
-		log.Debugf("prerouting rule %s not found", ruleKey)
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	if rule.Handle == 0 {
-		log.Warnf("prerouting rule %s has no handle, removing stale entry", ruleKey)
-		if err := r.decrementSetCounter(rule); err != nil {
-			log.Warnf("decrement set counter for stale rule %s: %v", ruleKey, err)
-		}
-		delete(r.rules, ruleKey)
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	if err := r.conn.DelRule(rule); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("remove prerouting rule %s -> %s: %w", pair.Source, pair.Destination, err)
-	}
-
-	log.Debugf("removed prerouting rule %s -> %s", pair.Source, pair.Destination)
-
-	delete(r.rules, ruleKey)
-
-	if err := r.decrementSetCounter(rule); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("decrement set counter: %w", err)
+		// TODO: rollback set counter
+		return fmt.Errorf("remove nat rules rule %s: %v", pair.Destination, err)
 	}
 
 	return nil
 }
 
-// refreshRulesMap rebuilds the rule map from the kernel. This removes stale entries
-// (e.g. from failed flushes) and updates handles for all existing rules.
+func (r *router) removeNatRule(pair firewall.RouterPair) error {
+	ruleKey := firewall.GenKey(firewall.PreroutingFormat, pair)
+
+	if rule, exists := r.rules[ruleKey]; exists {
+		if err := r.conn.DelRule(rule); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("remove prerouting rule %s -> %s: %v", pair.Source, pair.Destination, err)
+		}
+
+		log.Debugf("removed prerouting rule %s -> %s", pair.Source, pair.Destination)
+
+		delete(r.rules, ruleKey)
+
+		if err := r.decrementSetCounter(rule); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("decrement set counter: %w", err)
+		}
+	} else {
+		log.Debugf("prerouting rule %s not found", ruleKey)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// refreshRulesMap refreshes the rule map with the latest rules. this is useful to avoid
+// duplicates and to get missing attributes that we don't have when adding new rules
 func (r *router) refreshRulesMap() error {
-	var merr *multierror.Error
-	newRules := make(map[string]*nftables.Rule)
 	for _, chain := range r.chains {
 		rules, err := r.conn.GetRules(chain.Table, chain)
 		if err != nil {
-			merr = multierror.Append(merr, fmt.Errorf("list rules for chain %s: %w", chain.Name, err))
-			// preserve existing entries for this chain since we can't verify their state
-			for k, v := range r.rules {
-				if v.Chain != nil && v.Chain.Name == chain.Name {
-					newRules[k] = v
-				}
-			}
-			continue
+			return fmt.Errorf("list rules: %w", err)
 		}
 		for _, rule := range rules {
 			if len(rule.UserData) > 0 {
-				newRules[string(rule.UserData)] = rule
+				r.rules[string(rule.UserData)] = rule
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	r.rules = newRules
-	return nberrors.FormatErrorOrNil(merr)
+	return nil
 }
 
 func (r *router) AddDNATRule(rule firewall.ForwardRule) (firewall.Rule, error) {
@@ -1689,34 +1629,20 @@ func (r *router) DeleteDNATRule(rule firewall.Rule) error {
 	}
 
 	var merr *multierror.Error
-	var needsFlush bool
-
 	if dnatRule, exists := r.rules[ruleKey+dnatSuffix]; exists {
-		if dnatRule.Handle == 0 {
-			log.Warnf("dnat rule %s has no handle, removing stale entry", ruleKey+dnatSuffix)
-			delete(r.rules, ruleKey+dnatSuffix)
-		} else if err := r.conn.DelRule(dnatRule); err != nil {
+		if err := r.conn.DelRule(dnatRule); err != nil {
 			merr = multierror.Append(merr, fmt.Errorf("delete dnat rule: %w", err))
-		} else {
-			needsFlush = true
 		}
 	}
 
 	if masqRule, exists := r.rules[ruleKey+snatSuffix]; exists {
-		if masqRule.Handle == 0 {
-			log.Warnf("snat rule %s has no handle, removing stale entry", ruleKey+snatSuffix)
-			delete(r.rules, ruleKey+snatSuffix)
-		} else if err := r.conn.DelRule(masqRule); err != nil {
+		if err := r.conn.DelRule(masqRule); err != nil {
 			merr = multierror.Append(merr, fmt.Errorf("delete snat rule: %w", err))
-		} else {
-			needsFlush = true
 		}
 	}
 
-	if needsFlush {
-		if err := r.conn.Flush(); err != nil {
-			merr = multierror.Append(merr, fmt.Errorf(flushError, err))
-		}
+	if err := r.conn.Flush(); err != nil {
+		merr = multierror.Append(merr, fmt.Errorf(flushError, err))
 	}
 
 	if merr == nil {
@@ -1831,25 +1757,16 @@ func (r *router) RemoveInboundDNAT(localAddr netip.Addr, protocol firewall.Proto
 
 	ruleID := fmt.Sprintf("inbound-dnat-%s-%s-%d-%d", localAddr.String(), protocol, sourcePort, targetPort)
 
-	rule, exists := r.rules[ruleID]
-	if !exists {
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	if rule.Handle == 0 {
-		log.Warnf("inbound DNAT rule %s has no handle, removing stale entry", ruleID)
+	if rule, exists := r.rules[ruleID]; exists {
+		if err := r.conn.DelRule(rule); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("delete inbound DNAT rule %s: %w", ruleID, err)
+		}
+		if err := r.conn.Flush(); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("flush delete inbound DNAT rule: %w", err)
+		}
 		delete(r.rules, ruleID)
-		return nil
 	}
 
-	if err := r.conn.DelRule(rule); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("delete inbound DNAT rule %s: %w", ruleID, err)
-	}
-	if err := r.conn.Flush(); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("flush delete inbound DNAT rule: %w", err)
-	}
-	delete(r.rules, ruleID)
-
 	return nil
 }
 

client/firewall/nftables/router_linux_test.go

@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ import (
 	firewall "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/firewall/manager"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/firewall/test"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface"
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/acl/id"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -720,137 +719,3 @@ func deleteWorkTable() {
 		}
 	}
 }
-
-func TestRouter_RefreshRulesMap_RemovesStaleEntries(t *testing.T) {
-	if check() != NFTABLES {
-		t.Skip("nftables not supported on this system")
-	}
-
-	workTable, err := createWorkTable()
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	defer deleteWorkTable()
-
-	r, err := newRouter(workTable, ifaceMock, iface.DefaultMTU)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.NoError(t, r.init(workTable))
-	defer func() { require.NoError(t, r.Reset()) }()
-
-	// Add a real rule to the kernel
-	ruleKey, err := r.AddRouteFiltering(
-		nil,
-		[]netip.Prefix{netip.MustParsePrefix("192.168.1.0/24")},
-		firewall.Network{Prefix: netip.MustParsePrefix("10.0.0.0/24")},
-		firewall.ProtocolTCP,
-		nil,
-		&firewall.Port{Values: []uint16{80}},
-		firewall.ActionAccept,
-	)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	t.Cleanup(func() {
-		require.NoError(t, r.DeleteRouteRule(ruleKey))
-	})
-
-	// Inject a stale entry with Handle=0 (simulates store-before-flush failure)
-	staleKey := "stale-rule-that-does-not-exist"
-	r.rules[staleKey] = &nftables.Rule{
-		Table:    r.workTable,
-		Chain:    r.chains[chainNameRoutingFw],
-		Handle:   0,
-		UserData: []byte(staleKey),
-	}
-
-	require.Contains(t, r.rules, staleKey, "stale entry should be in map before refresh")
-
-	err = r.refreshRulesMap()
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	assert.NotContains(t, r.rules, staleKey, "stale entry should be removed after refresh")
-
-	realRule, ok := r.rules[ruleKey.ID()]
-	assert.True(t, ok, "real rule should still exist after refresh")
-	assert.NotZero(t, realRule.Handle, "real rule should have a valid handle")
-}
-
-func TestRouter_DeleteRouteRule_StaleHandle(t *testing.T) {
-	if check() != NFTABLES {
-		t.Skip("nftables not supported on this system")
-	}
-
-	workTable, err := createWorkTable()
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	defer deleteWorkTable()
-
-	r, err := newRouter(workTable, ifaceMock, iface.DefaultMTU)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.NoError(t, r.init(workTable))
-	defer func() { require.NoError(t, r.Reset()) }()
-
-	// Inject a stale entry with Handle=0
-	staleKey := "stale-route-rule"
-	r.rules[staleKey] = &nftables.Rule{
-		Table:    r.workTable,
-		Chain:    r.chains[chainNameRoutingFw],
-		Handle:   0,
-		UserData: []byte(staleKey),
-	}
-
-	// DeleteRouteRule should not return an error for stale handles
-	err = r.DeleteRouteRule(id.RuleID(staleKey))
-	assert.NoError(t, err, "deleting a stale rule should not error")
-	assert.NotContains(t, r.rules, staleKey, "stale entry should be cleaned up")
-}
-
-func TestRouter_AddNatRule_WithStaleEntry(t *testing.T) {
-	if check() != NFTABLES {
-		t.Skip("nftables not supported on this system")
-	}
-
-	manager, err := Create(ifaceMock, iface.DefaultMTU)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.NoError(t, manager.Init(nil))
-	t.Cleanup(func() {
-		require.NoError(t, manager.Close(nil))
-	})
-
-	pair := firewall.RouterPair{
-		ID:          "staletest",
-		Source:      firewall.Network{Prefix: netip.MustParsePrefix("100.100.100.1/32")},
-		Destination: firewall.Network{Prefix: netip.MustParsePrefix("100.100.200.0/24")},
-		Masquerade:  true,
-	}
-
-	rtr := manager.router
-
-	// First add succeeds
-	err = rtr.AddNatRule(pair)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	t.Cleanup(func() {
-		require.NoError(t, rtr.RemoveNatRule(pair))
-	})
-
-	// Corrupt the handle to simulate stale state
-	natRuleKey := firewall.GenKey(firewall.PreroutingFormat, pair)
-	if rule, exists := rtr.rules[natRuleKey]; exists {
-		rule.Handle = 0
-	}
-	inverseKey := firewall.GenKey(firewall.PreroutingFormat, firewall.GetInversePair(pair))
-	if rule, exists := rtr.rules[inverseKey]; exists {
-		rule.Handle = 0
-	}
-
-	// Adding the same rule again should succeed despite stale handles
-	err = rtr.AddNatRule(pair)
-	assert.NoError(t, err, "AddNatRule should succeed even with stale entries")
-
-	// Verify rules exist in kernel
-	rules, err := rtr.conn.GetRules(rtr.workTable, rtr.chains[chainNameManglePrerouting])
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	found := 0
-	for _, rule := range rules {
-		if len(rule.UserData) > 0 && string(rule.UserData) == natRuleKey {
-			found++
-		}
-	}
-	assert.Equal(t, 1, found, "NAT rule should exist in kernel")
-}

client/firewall/uspfilter/allow_netbird.go

@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@
 package uspfilter
 
 import (
+	"context"
+	"net/netip"
+	"time"
+
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/statemanager"
 )
 
@@ -11,7 +17,33 @@ func (m *Manager) Close(stateManager *statemanager.Manager) error {
 	m.mutex.Lock()
 	defer m.mutex.Unlock()
 
-	m.resetState()
+	m.outgoingRules = make(map[netip.Addr]RuleSet)
+	m.incomingDenyRules = make(map[netip.Addr]RuleSet)
+	m.incomingRules = make(map[netip.Addr]RuleSet)
+
+	if m.udpTracker != nil {
+		m.udpTracker.Close()
+	}
+
+	if m.icmpTracker != nil {
+		m.icmpTracker.Close()
+	}
+
+	if m.tcpTracker != nil {
+		m.tcpTracker.Close()
+	}
+
+	if fwder := m.forwarder.Load(); fwder != nil {
+		fwder.Stop()
+	}
+
+	if m.logger != nil {
+		ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 2*time.Second)
+		defer cancel()
+		if err := m.logger.Stop(ctx); err != nil {
+			log.Errorf("failed to shutdown logger: %v", err)
+		}
+	}
 
 	if m.nativeFirewall != nil {
 		return m.nativeFirewall.Close(stateManager)

client/firewall/uspfilter/allow_netbird_windows.go

@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 package uspfilter
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"net/netip"
 	"os/exec"
 	"syscall"
+	"time"
 
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 
@@ -23,7 +26,33 @@ func (m *Manager) Close(*statemanager.Manager) error {
 	m.mutex.Lock()
 	defer m.mutex.Unlock()
 
-	m.resetState()
+	m.outgoingRules = make(map[netip.Addr]RuleSet)
+	m.incomingDenyRules = make(map[netip.Addr]RuleSet)
+	m.incomingRules = make(map[netip.Addr]RuleSet)
+
+	if m.udpTracker != nil {
+		m.udpTracker.Close()
+	}
+
+	if m.icmpTracker != nil {
+		m.icmpTracker.Close()
+	}
+
+	if m.tcpTracker != nil {
+		m.tcpTracker.Close()
+	}
+
+	if fwder := m.forwarder.Load(); fwder != nil {
+		fwder.Stop()
+	}
+
+	if m.logger != nil {
+		ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 2*time.Second)
+		defer cancel()
+		if err := m.logger.Stop(ctx); err != nil {
+			log.Errorf("failed to shutdown logger: %v", err)
+		}
+	}
 
 	if !isWindowsFirewallReachable() {
 		return nil

client/firewall/uspfilter/conntrack/tcp.go

@@ -115,17 +115,6 @@ func (t *TCPConnTrack) IsTombstone() bool {
 	return t.tombstone.Load()
 }
 
-// IsSupersededBy returns true if this connection should be replaced by a new one
-// carrying the given flags. Tombstoned connections are always superseded; TIME-WAIT
-// connections are superseded by a pure SYN (a new connection attempt for the same
-// four-tuple, as contemplated by RFC 1122 §4.2.2.13 and RFC 6191).
-func (t *TCPConnTrack) IsSupersededBy(flags uint8) bool {
-	if t.tombstone.Load() {
-		return true
-	}
-	return flags&TCPSyn != 0 && flags&TCPAck == 0 && TCPState(t.state.Load()) == TCPStateTimeWait
-}
-
 // SetTombstone safely marks the connection for deletion
 func (t *TCPConnTrack) SetTombstone() {
 	t.tombstone.Store(true)
@@ -180,7 +169,7 @@ func (t *TCPTracker) updateIfExists(srcIP, dstIP netip.Addr, srcPort, dstPort ui
 	conn, exists := t.connections[key]
 	t.mutex.RUnlock()
 
-	if exists && !conn.IsSupersededBy(flags) {
+	if exists {
 		t.updateState(key, conn, flags, direction, size)
 		return key, uint16(conn.DNATOrigPort.Load()), true
 	}
@@ -252,7 +241,7 @@ func (t *TCPTracker) IsValidInbound(srcIP, dstIP netip.Addr, srcPort, dstPort ui
 	conn, exists := t.connections[key]
 	t.mutex.RUnlock()
 
-	if !exists || conn.IsSupersededBy(flags) {
+	if !exists || conn.IsTombstone() {
 		return false
 	}
 

client/firewall/uspfilter/conntrack/tcp_test.go

@@ -485,261 +485,6 @@ func TestTCPAbnormalSequences(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
-// TestTCPPortReuseTombstone verifies that a new connection on a port with a
-// tombstoned (closed) conntrack entry is properly tracked. Without the fix,
-// updateIfExists treats tombstoned entries as live, causing track() to skip
-// creating a new connection. The subsequent SYN-ACK then fails IsValidInbound
-// because the entry is tombstoned, and the response packet gets dropped by ACL.
-func TestTCPPortReuseTombstone(t *testing.T) {
-	srcIP := netip.MustParseAddr("100.64.0.1")
-	dstIP := netip.MustParseAddr("100.64.0.2")
-	srcPort := uint16(12345)
-	dstPort := uint16(80)
-
-	t.Run("Outbound port reuse after graceful close", func(t *testing.T) {
-		tracker := NewTCPTracker(DefaultTCPTimeout, logger, flowLogger)
-		defer tracker.Close()
-
-		key := ConnKey{SrcIP: srcIP, DstIP: dstIP, SrcPort: srcPort, DstPort: dstPort}
-
-		// Establish and gracefully close a connection (server-initiated close)
-		establishConnection(t, tracker, srcIP, dstIP, srcPort, dstPort)
-
-		// Server sends FIN
-		valid := tracker.IsValidInbound(dstIP, srcIP, dstPort, srcPort, TCPFin|TCPAck, 0)
-		require.True(t, valid)
-
-		// Client sends FIN-ACK
-		tracker.TrackOutbound(srcIP, dstIP, srcPort, dstPort, TCPFin|TCPAck, 0)
-
-		// Server sends final ACK
-		valid = tracker.IsValidInbound(dstIP, srcIP, dstPort, srcPort, TCPAck, 0)
-		require.True(t, valid)
-
-		// Connection should be tombstoned
-		conn := tracker.connections[key]
-		require.NotNil(t, conn, "old connection should still be in map")
-		require.True(t, conn.IsTombstone(), "old connection should be tombstoned")
-
-		// Now reuse the same port for a new connection
-		tracker.TrackOutbound(srcIP, dstIP, srcPort, dstPort, TCPSyn, 100)
-
-		// The old tombstoned entry should be replaced with a new one
-		newConn := tracker.connections[key]
-		require.NotNil(t, newConn, "new connection should exist")
-		require.False(t, newConn.IsTombstone(), "new connection should not be tombstoned")
-		require.Equal(t, TCPStateSynSent, newConn.GetState())
-
-		// SYN-ACK for the new connection should be valid
-		valid = tracker.IsValidInbound(dstIP, srcIP, dstPort, srcPort, TCPSyn|TCPAck, 100)
-		require.True(t, valid, "SYN-ACK for new connection on reused port should be accepted")
-		require.Equal(t, TCPStateEstablished, newConn.GetState())
-
-		// Data transfer should work
-		tracker.TrackOutbound(srcIP, dstIP, srcPort, dstPort, TCPAck, 100)
-		valid = tracker.IsValidInbound(dstIP, srcIP, dstPort, srcPort, TCPPush|TCPAck, 500)
-		require.True(t, valid, "data should be allowed on new connection")
-	})
-
-	t.Run("Outbound port reuse after RST", func(t *testing.T) {
-		tracker := NewTCPTracker(DefaultTCPTimeout, logger, flowLogger)
-		defer tracker.Close()
-
-		key := ConnKey{SrcIP: srcIP, DstIP: dstIP, SrcPort: srcPort, DstPort: dstPort}
-
-		// Establish and RST a connection
-		establishConnection(t, tracker, srcIP, dstIP, srcPort, dstPort)
-		valid := tracker.IsValidInbound(dstIP, srcIP, dstPort, srcPort, TCPRst|TCPAck, 0)
-		require.True(t, valid)
-
-		conn := tracker.connections[key]
-		require.True(t, conn.IsTombstone(), "RST connection should be tombstoned")
-
-		// Reuse the same port
-		tracker.TrackOutbound(srcIP, dstIP, srcPort, dstPort, TCPSyn, 100)
-
-		newConn := tracker.connections[key]
-		require.NotNil(t, newConn)
-		require.False(t, newConn.IsTombstone())
-		require.Equal(t, TCPStateSynSent, newConn.GetState())
-
-		valid = tracker.IsValidInbound(dstIP, srcIP, dstPort, srcPort, TCPSyn|TCPAck, 100)
-		require.True(t, valid, "SYN-ACK should be accepted after RST tombstone")
-	})
-
-	t.Run("Inbound port reuse after close", func(t *testing.T) {
-		tracker := NewTCPTracker(DefaultTCPTimeout, logger, flowLogger)
-		defer tracker.Close()
-
-		clientIP := srcIP
-		serverIP := dstIP
-		clientPort := srcPort
-		serverPort := dstPort
-		key := ConnKey{SrcIP: clientIP, DstIP: serverIP, SrcPort: clientPort, DstPort: serverPort}
-
-		// Inbound connection: client SYN → server SYN-ACK → client ACK
-		tracker.TrackInbound(clientIP, serverIP, clientPort, serverPort, TCPSyn, nil, 100, 0)
-		tracker.TrackOutbound(serverIP, clientIP, serverPort, clientPort, TCPSyn|TCPAck, 100)
-		tracker.TrackInbound(clientIP, serverIP, clientPort, serverPort, TCPAck, nil, 100, 0)
-
-		conn := tracker.connections[key]
-		require.Equal(t, TCPStateEstablished, conn.GetState())
-
-		// Server-initiated close to reach Closed/tombstoned:
-		// Server FIN (opposite dir) → CloseWait
-		tracker.TrackOutbound(serverIP, clientIP, serverPort, clientPort, TCPFin|TCPAck, 100)
-		require.Equal(t, TCPStateCloseWait, conn.GetState())
-		// Client FIN-ACK (same dir as conn) → LastAck
-		tracker.TrackInbound(clientIP, serverIP, clientPort, serverPort, TCPFin|TCPAck, nil, 100, 0)
-		require.Equal(t, TCPStateLastAck, conn.GetState())
-		// Server final ACK (opposite dir) → Closed → tombstoned
-		tracker.TrackOutbound(serverIP, clientIP, serverPort, clientPort, TCPAck, 100)
-
-		require.True(t, conn.IsTombstone())
-
-		// New inbound connection on same ports
-		tracker.TrackInbound(clientIP, serverIP, clientPort, serverPort, TCPSyn, nil, 100, 0)
-
-		newConn := tracker.connections[key]
-		require.NotNil(t, newConn)
-		require.False(t, newConn.IsTombstone())
-		require.Equal(t, TCPStateSynReceived, newConn.GetState())
-
-		// Complete handshake: server SYN-ACK, then client ACK
-		tracker.TrackOutbound(serverIP, clientIP, serverPort, clientPort, TCPSyn|TCPAck, 100)
-		tracker.TrackInbound(clientIP, serverIP, clientPort, serverPort, TCPAck, nil, 100, 0)
-		require.Equal(t, TCPStateEstablished, newConn.GetState())
-	})
-
-	t.Run("Late ACK on tombstoned connection is harmless", func(t *testing.T) {
-		tracker := NewTCPTracker(DefaultTCPTimeout, logger, flowLogger)
-		defer tracker.Close()
-
-		key := ConnKey{SrcIP: srcIP, DstIP: dstIP, SrcPort: srcPort, DstPort: dstPort}
-
-		// Establish and close via passive close (server-initiated FIN → Closed → tombstoned)
-		establishConnection(t, tracker, srcIP, dstIP, srcPort, dstPort)
-		tracker.IsValidInbound(dstIP, srcIP, dstPort, srcPort, TCPFin|TCPAck, 0) // CloseWait
-		tracker.TrackOutbound(srcIP, dstIP, srcPort, dstPort, TCPFin|TCPAck, 0)  // LastAck
-		tracker.IsValidInbound(dstIP, srcIP, dstPort, srcPort, TCPAck, 0)        // Closed
-
-		conn := tracker.connections[key]
-		require.True(t, conn.IsTombstone())
-
-		// Late ACK should be rejected (tombstoned)
-		valid := tracker.IsValidInbound(dstIP, srcIP, dstPort, srcPort, TCPAck, 0)
-		require.False(t, valid, "late ACK on tombstoned connection should be rejected")
-
-		// Late outbound ACK should not create a new connection (not a SYN)
-		tracker.TrackOutbound(srcIP, dstIP, srcPort, dstPort, TCPAck, 0)
-		require.True(t, tracker.connections[key].IsTombstone(), "late outbound ACK should not replace tombstoned entry")
-	})
-}
-
-func TestTCPPortReuseTimeWait(t *testing.T) {
-	srcIP := netip.MustParseAddr("100.64.0.1")
-	dstIP := netip.MustParseAddr("100.64.0.2")
-	srcPort := uint16(12345)
-	dstPort := uint16(80)
-
-	t.Run("Outbound port reuse during TIME-WAIT (active close)", func(t *testing.T) {
-		tracker := NewTCPTracker(DefaultTCPTimeout, logger, flowLogger)
-		defer tracker.Close()
-
-		key := ConnKey{SrcIP: srcIP, DstIP: dstIP, SrcPort: srcPort, DstPort: dstPort}
-
-		// Establish connection
-		establishConnection(t, tracker, srcIP, dstIP, srcPort, dstPort)
-
-		// Active close: client (outbound initiator) sends FIN first
-		tracker.TrackOutbound(srcIP, dstIP, srcPort, dstPort, TCPFin|TCPAck, 0)
-		conn := tracker.connections[key]
-		require.Equal(t, TCPStateFinWait1, conn.GetState())
-
-		// Server ACKs the FIN
-		valid := tracker.IsValidInbound(dstIP, srcIP, dstPort, srcPort, TCPAck, 0)
-		require.True(t, valid)
-		require.Equal(t, TCPStateFinWait2, conn.GetState())
-
-		// Server sends its own FIN
-		valid = tracker.IsValidInbound(dstIP, srcIP, dstPort, srcPort, TCPFin|TCPAck, 0)
-		require.True(t, valid)
-		require.Equal(t, TCPStateTimeWait, conn.GetState())
-
-		// Client sends final ACK (TIME-WAIT stays, not tombstoned)
-		tracker.TrackOutbound(srcIP, dstIP, srcPort, dstPort, TCPAck, 0)
-		require.False(t, conn.IsTombstone(), "TIME-WAIT should not be tombstoned")
-
-		// New outbound SYN on the same port (port reuse during TIME-WAIT)
-		tracker.TrackOutbound(srcIP, dstIP, srcPort, dstPort, TCPSyn, 100)
-
-		// Per RFC 1122/6191, new SYN during TIME-WAIT should start a new connection
-		newConn := tracker.connections[key]
-		require.NotNil(t, newConn, "new connection should exist")
-		require.False(t, newConn.IsTombstone(), "new connection should not be tombstoned")
-		require.Equal(t, TCPStateSynSent, newConn.GetState(), "new connection should be in SYN-SENT")
-
-		// SYN-ACK for new connection should be valid
-		valid = tracker.IsValidInbound(dstIP, srcIP, dstPort, srcPort, TCPSyn|TCPAck, 100)
-		require.True(t, valid, "SYN-ACK for new connection should be accepted")
-		require.Equal(t, TCPStateEstablished, newConn.GetState())
-	})
-
-	t.Run("Inbound SYN during TIME-WAIT falls through to normal tracking", func(t *testing.T) {
-		tracker := NewTCPTracker(DefaultTCPTimeout, logger, flowLogger)
-		defer tracker.Close()
-
-		key := ConnKey{SrcIP: srcIP, DstIP: dstIP, SrcPort: srcPort, DstPort: dstPort}
-
-		// Establish outbound connection and close via active close → TIME-WAIT
-		establishConnection(t, tracker, srcIP, dstIP, srcPort, dstPort)
-		tracker.TrackOutbound(srcIP, dstIP, srcPort, dstPort, TCPFin|TCPAck, 0)
-		tracker.IsValidInbound(dstIP, srcIP, dstPort, srcPort, TCPAck, 0)
-		tracker.IsValidInbound(dstIP, srcIP, dstPort, srcPort, TCPFin|TCPAck, 0)
-		tracker.TrackOutbound(srcIP, dstIP, srcPort, dstPort, TCPAck, 0)
-
-		conn := tracker.connections[key]
-		require.Equal(t, TCPStateTimeWait, conn.GetState())
-
-		// Inbound SYN on same ports during TIME-WAIT: IsValidInbound returns false
-		// so the filter falls through to ACL check + TrackInbound (which creates
-		// a new connection via track() → updateIfExists skips TIME-WAIT for SYN)
-		valid := tracker.IsValidInbound(dstIP, srcIP, dstPort, srcPort, TCPSyn, 0)
-		require.False(t, valid, "inbound SYN during TIME-WAIT should fail conntrack validation")
-
-		// Simulate what the filter does next: TrackInbound via the normal path
-		tracker.TrackInbound(dstIP, srcIP, dstPort, srcPort, TCPSyn, nil, 100, 0)
-
-		// The new inbound connection uses the inverted key (dst→src becomes src→dst in track)
-		invertedKey := ConnKey{SrcIP: dstIP, DstIP: srcIP, SrcPort: dstPort, DstPort: srcPort}
-		newConn := tracker.connections[invertedKey]
-		require.NotNil(t, newConn, "new inbound connection should be tracked")
-		require.Equal(t, TCPStateSynReceived, newConn.GetState())
-		require.False(t, newConn.IsTombstone())
-	})
-
-	t.Run("Late retransmit during TIME-WAIT still allowed", func(t *testing.T) {
-		tracker := NewTCPTracker(DefaultTCPTimeout, logger, flowLogger)
-		defer tracker.Close()
-
-		key := ConnKey{SrcIP: srcIP, DstIP: dstIP, SrcPort: srcPort, DstPort: dstPort}
-
-		// Establish and active close → TIME-WAIT
-		establishConnection(t, tracker, srcIP, dstIP, srcPort, dstPort)
-		tracker.TrackOutbound(srcIP, dstIP, srcPort, dstPort, TCPFin|TCPAck, 0)
-		tracker.IsValidInbound(dstIP, srcIP, dstPort, srcPort, TCPAck, 0)
-		tracker.IsValidInbound(dstIP, srcIP, dstPort, srcPort, TCPFin|TCPAck, 0)
-		tracker.TrackOutbound(srcIP, dstIP, srcPort, dstPort, TCPAck, 0)
-
-		conn := tracker.connections[key]
-		require.Equal(t, TCPStateTimeWait, conn.GetState())
-
-		// Late ACK retransmits during TIME-WAIT should still be accepted
-		valid := tracker.IsValidInbound(dstIP, srcIP, dstPort, srcPort, TCPAck, 0)
-		require.True(t, valid, "retransmitted ACK during TIME-WAIT should be accepted")
-	})
-}
-
 func TestTCPTimeoutHandling(t *testing.T) {
 	// Create tracker with a very short timeout for testing
 	shortTimeout := 100 * time.Millisecond

client/firewall/uspfilter/filter.go

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package uspfilter
 
 import (
-	"context"
 	"encoding/binary"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
@@ -13,13 +12,11 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"sync/atomic"
-	"time"
 
 	"github.com/google/gopacket"
 	"github.com/google/gopacket/layers"
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
-	"golang.org/x/exp/maps"
 
 	firewall "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/firewall/manager"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/firewall/uspfilter/common"
@@ -27,7 +24,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/firewall/uspfilter/forwarder"
 	nblog "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/firewall/uspfilter/log"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/netstack"
-	nbid "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/acl/id"
 	nftypes "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/netflow/types"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/statemanager"
 )
@@ -93,7 +89,6 @@ type Manager struct {
 	incomingDenyRules map[netip.Addr]RuleSet
 	incomingRules     map[netip.Addr]RuleSet
 	routeRules        RouteRules
-	routeRulesMap     map[nbid.RuleID]*RouteRule
 	decoders          sync.Pool
 	wgIface           common.IFaceMapper
 	nativeFirewall    firewall.Manager
@@ -234,7 +229,6 @@ func create(iface common.IFaceMapper, nativeFirewall firewall.Manager, disableSe
 		flowLogger:          flowLogger,
 		netstack:            netstack.IsEnabled(),
 		localForwarding:     enableLocalForwarding,
-		routeRulesMap:       make(map[nbid.RuleID]*RouteRule),
 		dnatMappings:        make(map[netip.Addr]netip.Addr),
 		portDNATRules:       []portDNATRule{},
 		netstackServices:    make(map[serviceKey]struct{}),
@@ -486,15 +480,11 @@ func (m *Manager) addRouteFiltering(
 		return m.nativeFirewall.AddRouteFiltering(id, sources, destination, proto, sPort, dPort, action)
 	}
 
-	ruleKey := nbid.GenerateRouteRuleKey(sources, destination, proto, sPort, dPort, action)
-
-	if existingRule, ok := m.routeRulesMap[ruleKey]; ok {
-		return existingRule, nil
-	}
+	ruleID := uuid.New().String()
 
 	rule := RouteRule{
 		// TODO: consolidate these IDs
-		id:         string(ruleKey),
+		id:         ruleID,
 		mgmtId:     id,
 		sources:    sources,
 		dstSet:     destination.Set,
@@ -509,7 +499,6 @@ func (m *Manager) addRouteFiltering(
 
 	m.routeRules = append(m.routeRules, &rule)
 	m.routeRules.Sort()
-	m.routeRulesMap[ruleKey] = &rule
 
 	return &rule, nil
 }
@@ -526,20 +515,15 @@ func (m *Manager) deleteRouteRule(rule firewall.Rule) error {
 		return m.nativeFirewall.DeleteRouteRule(rule)
 	}
 
-	ruleKey := nbid.RuleID(rule.ID())
-	if _, ok := m.routeRulesMap[ruleKey]; !ok {
-		return fmt.Errorf("route rule not found: %s", ruleKey)
-	}
-
+	ruleID := rule.ID()
 	idx := slices.IndexFunc(m.routeRules, func(r *RouteRule) bool {
-		return r.id == string(ruleKey)
+		return r.id == ruleID
 	})
 	if idx < 0 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("route rule not found in slice: %s", ruleKey)
+		return fmt.Errorf("route rule not found: %s", ruleID)
 	}
 
 	m.routeRules = slices.Delete(m.routeRules, idx, idx+1)
-	delete(m.routeRulesMap, ruleKey)
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -586,48 +570,6 @@ func (m *Manager) SetLegacyManagement(isLegacy bool) error {
 // Flush doesn't need to be implemented for this manager
 func (m *Manager) Flush() error { return nil }
 
-// resetState clears all firewall rules and closes connection trackers.
-// Must be called with m.mutex held.
-func (m *Manager) resetState() {
-	maps.Clear(m.outgoingRules)
-	maps.Clear(m.incomingDenyRules)
-	maps.Clear(m.incomingRules)
-	maps.Clear(m.routeRulesMap)
-	m.routeRules = m.routeRules[:0]
-
-	if m.udpTracker != nil {
-		m.udpTracker.Close()
-	}
-
-	if m.icmpTracker != nil {
-		m.icmpTracker.Close()
-	}
-
-	if m.tcpTracker != nil {
-		m.tcpTracker.Close()
-	}
-
-	if fwder := m.forwarder.Load(); fwder != nil {
-		fwder.Stop()
-	}
-
-	if m.logger != nil {
-		ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 2*time.Second)
-		defer cancel()
-		if err := m.logger.Stop(ctx); err != nil {
-			log.Errorf("failed to shutdown logger: %v", err)
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-// SetupEBPFProxyNoTrack creates notrack rules for eBPF proxy loopback traffic.
-func (m *Manager) SetupEBPFProxyNoTrack(proxyPort, wgPort uint16) error {
-	if m.nativeFirewall == nil {
-		return nil
-	}
-	return m.nativeFirewall.SetupEBPFProxyNoTrack(proxyPort, wgPort)
-}
-
 // UpdateSet updates the rule destinations associated with the given set
 // by merging the existing prefixes with the new ones, then deduplicating.
 func (m *Manager) UpdateSet(set firewall.Set, prefixes []netip.Prefix) error {

client/firewall/uspfilter/filter_routeacl_test.go

@@ -1,376 +0,0 @@
-package uspfilter
-
-import (
-	"net/netip"
-	"testing"
-
-	"github.com/golang/mock/gomock"
-	"github.com/google/gopacket/layers"
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
-	wgdevice "golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard/device"
-
-	fw "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/firewall/manager"
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface"
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/device"
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/mocks"
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/wgaddr"
-)
-
-// TestAddRouteFilteringReturnsExistingRule verifies that adding the same route
-// filtering rule twice returns the same rule ID (idempotent behavior).
-func TestAddRouteFilteringReturnsExistingRule(t *testing.T) {
-	manager := setupTestManager(t)
-
-	sources := []netip.Prefix{
-		netip.MustParsePrefix("100.64.1.0/24"),
-		netip.MustParsePrefix("100.64.2.0/24"),
-	}
-	destination := fw.Network{Prefix: netip.MustParsePrefix("192.168.1.0/24")}
-
-	// Add rule first time
-	rule1, err := manager.AddRouteFiltering(
-		[]byte("policy-1"),
-		sources,
-		destination,
-		fw.ProtocolTCP,
-		nil,
-		&fw.Port{Values: []uint16{443}},
-		fw.ActionAccept,
-	)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.NotNil(t, rule1)
-
-	// Add the same rule again
-	rule2, err := manager.AddRouteFiltering(
-		[]byte("policy-1"),
-		sources,
-		destination,
-		fw.ProtocolTCP,
-		nil,
-		&fw.Port{Values: []uint16{443}},
-		fw.ActionAccept,
-	)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.NotNil(t, rule2)
-
-	// These should be the same (idempotent) like nftables/iptables implementations
-	assert.Equal(t, rule1.ID(), rule2.ID(),
-		"Adding the same rule twice should return the same rule ID (idempotent)")
-
-	manager.mutex.RLock()
-	ruleCount := len(manager.routeRules)
-	manager.mutex.RUnlock()
-
-	assert.Equal(t, 2, ruleCount,
-		"Should have exactly 2 rules (1 user rule + 1 block rule)")
-}
-
-// TestAddRouteFilteringDifferentRulesGetDifferentIDs verifies that rules with
-// different parameters get distinct IDs.
-func TestAddRouteFilteringDifferentRulesGetDifferentIDs(t *testing.T) {
-	manager := setupTestManager(t)
-
-	sources := []netip.Prefix{netip.MustParsePrefix("100.64.1.0/24")}
-
-	// Add first rule
-	rule1, err := manager.AddRouteFiltering(
-		[]byte("policy-1"),
-		sources,
-		fw.Network{Prefix: netip.MustParsePrefix("192.168.1.0/24")},
-		fw.ProtocolTCP,
-		nil,
-		&fw.Port{Values: []uint16{443}},
-		fw.ActionAccept,
-	)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	// Add different rule (different destination)
-	rule2, err := manager.AddRouteFiltering(
-		[]byte("policy-2"),
-		sources,
-		fw.Network{Prefix: netip.MustParsePrefix("192.168.2.0/24")}, // Different!
-		fw.ProtocolTCP,
-		nil,
-		&fw.Port{Values: []uint16{443}},
-		fw.ActionAccept,
-	)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	assert.NotEqual(t, rule1.ID(), rule2.ID(),
-		"Different rules should have different IDs")
-
-	manager.mutex.RLock()
-	ruleCount := len(manager.routeRules)
-	manager.mutex.RUnlock()
-
-	assert.Equal(t, 3, ruleCount, "Should have 3 rules (2 user rules + 1 block rule)")
-}
-
-// TestRouteRuleUpdateDoesNotCauseGap verifies that re-adding the same route
-// rule during a network map update does not disrupt existing traffic.
-func TestRouteRuleUpdateDoesNotCauseGap(t *testing.T) {
-	manager := setupTestManager(t)
-
-	sources := []netip.Prefix{netip.MustParsePrefix("100.64.1.0/24")}
-	destination := fw.Network{Prefix: netip.MustParsePrefix("192.168.1.0/24")}
-
-	rule1, err := manager.AddRouteFiltering(
-		[]byte("policy-1"),
-		sources,
-		destination,
-		fw.ProtocolTCP,
-		nil,
-		nil,
-		fw.ActionAccept,
-	)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	srcIP := netip.MustParseAddr("100.64.1.5")
-	dstIP := netip.MustParseAddr("192.168.1.10")
-	_, pass := manager.routeACLsPass(srcIP, dstIP, layers.LayerTypeTCP, 12345, 443)
-	require.True(t, pass, "Traffic should pass with rule in place")
-
-	// Re-add same rule (simulates network map update)
-	rule2, err := manager.AddRouteFiltering(
-		[]byte("policy-1"),
-		sources,
-		destination,
-		fw.ProtocolTCP,
-		nil,
-		nil,
-		fw.ActionAccept,
-	)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	// Idempotent IDs mean rule1.ID() == rule2.ID(), so the ACL manager
-	// won't delete rule1 during cleanup. If IDs differed, deleting rule1
-	// would remove the only matching rule and cause a traffic gap.
-	if rule1.ID() != rule2.ID() {
-		err = manager.DeleteRouteRule(rule1)
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-	}
-
-	_, passAfter := manager.routeACLsPass(srcIP, dstIP, layers.LayerTypeTCP, 12345, 443)
-	assert.True(t, passAfter,
-		"Traffic should still pass after rule update - no gap should occur")
-}
-
-// TestBlockInvalidRoutedIdempotent verifies that blockInvalidRouted creates
-// exactly one drop rule for the WireGuard network prefix, and calling it again
-// returns the same rule without duplicating.
-func TestBlockInvalidRoutedIdempotent(t *testing.T) {
-	ctrl := gomock.NewController(t)
-	dev := mocks.NewMockDevice(ctrl)
-	dev.EXPECT().MTU().Return(1500, nil).AnyTimes()
-
-	wgNet := netip.MustParsePrefix("100.64.0.1/16")
-
-	ifaceMock := &IFaceMock{
-		SetFilterFunc: func(device.PacketFilter) error { return nil },
-		AddressFunc: func() wgaddr.Address {
-			return wgaddr.Address{
-				IP:      wgNet.Addr(),
-				Network: wgNet,
-			}
-		},
-		GetDeviceFunc: func() *device.FilteredDevice {
-			return &device.FilteredDevice{Device: dev}
-		},
-		GetWGDeviceFunc: func() *wgdevice.Device {
-			return &wgdevice.Device{}
-		},
-	}
-
-	manager, err := Create(ifaceMock, false, flowLogger, iface.DefaultMTU)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	t.Cleanup(func() {
-		require.NoError(t, manager.Close(nil))
-	})
-
-	// Call blockInvalidRouted directly multiple times
-	rule1, err := manager.blockInvalidRouted(ifaceMock)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.NotNil(t, rule1)
-
-	rule2, err := manager.blockInvalidRouted(ifaceMock)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.NotNil(t, rule2)
-
-	rule3, err := manager.blockInvalidRouted(ifaceMock)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.NotNil(t, rule3)
-
-	// All should return the same rule
-	assert.Equal(t, rule1.ID(), rule2.ID(), "Second call should return same rule")
-	assert.Equal(t, rule2.ID(), rule3.ID(), "Third call should return same rule")
-
-	// Should have exactly 1 route rule
-	manager.mutex.RLock()
-	ruleCount := len(manager.routeRules)
-	manager.mutex.RUnlock()
-
-	assert.Equal(t, 1, ruleCount, "Should have exactly 1 block rule after 3 calls")
-
-	// Verify the rule blocks traffic to the WG network
-	srcIP := netip.MustParseAddr("10.0.0.1")
-	dstIP := netip.MustParseAddr("100.64.0.50")
-	_, pass := manager.routeACLsPass(srcIP, dstIP, layers.LayerTypeTCP, 12345, 80)
-	assert.False(t, pass, "Block rule should deny traffic to WG prefix")
-}
-
-// TestBlockRuleNotAccumulatedOnRepeatedEnableRouting verifies that calling
-// EnableRouting multiple times (as happens on each route update) does not
-// accumulate duplicate block rules in the routeRules slice.
-func TestBlockRuleNotAccumulatedOnRepeatedEnableRouting(t *testing.T) {
-	ctrl := gomock.NewController(t)
-	dev := mocks.NewMockDevice(ctrl)
-	dev.EXPECT().MTU().Return(1500, nil).AnyTimes()
-
-	wgNet := netip.MustParsePrefix("100.64.0.1/16")
-
-	ifaceMock := &IFaceMock{
-		SetFilterFunc: func(device.PacketFilter) error { return nil },
-		AddressFunc: func() wgaddr.Address {
-			return wgaddr.Address{
-				IP:      wgNet.Addr(),
-				Network: wgNet,
-			}
-		},
-		GetDeviceFunc: func() *device.FilteredDevice {
-			return &device.FilteredDevice{Device: dev}
-		},
-		GetWGDeviceFunc: func() *wgdevice.Device {
-			return &wgdevice.Device{}
-		},
-	}
-
-	manager, err := Create(ifaceMock, false, flowLogger, iface.DefaultMTU)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	t.Cleanup(func() {
-		require.NoError(t, manager.Close(nil))
-	})
-
-	// Call EnableRouting multiple times (simulating repeated route updates)
-	for i := 0; i < 5; i++ {
-		require.NoError(t, manager.EnableRouting())
-	}
-
-	manager.mutex.RLock()
-	ruleCount := len(manager.routeRules)
-	manager.mutex.RUnlock()
-
-	assert.Equal(t, 1, ruleCount,
-		"Repeated EnableRouting should not accumulate block rules")
-}
-
-// TestRouteRuleCountStableAcrossUpdates verifies that adding the same route
-// rule multiple times does not create duplicate entries.
-func TestRouteRuleCountStableAcrossUpdates(t *testing.T) {
-	manager := setupTestManager(t)
-
-	sources := []netip.Prefix{netip.MustParsePrefix("100.64.1.0/24")}
-	destination := fw.Network{Prefix: netip.MustParsePrefix("192.168.1.0/24")}
-
-	// Simulate 5 network map updates with the same route rule
-	for i := 0; i < 5; i++ {
-		rule, err := manager.AddRouteFiltering(
-			[]byte("policy-1"),
-			sources,
-			destination,
-			fw.ProtocolTCP,
-			nil,
-			&fw.Port{Values: []uint16{443}},
-			fw.ActionAccept,
-		)
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-		require.NotNil(t, rule)
-	}
-
-	manager.mutex.RLock()
-	ruleCount := len(manager.routeRules)
-	manager.mutex.RUnlock()
-
-	assert.Equal(t, 2, ruleCount,
-		"Should have exactly 2 rules (1 user rule + 1 block rule) after 5 updates")
-}
-
-// TestDeleteRouteRuleAfterIdempotentAdd verifies that deleting a route rule
-// after adding it multiple times works correctly.
-func TestDeleteRouteRuleAfterIdempotentAdd(t *testing.T) {
-	manager := setupTestManager(t)
-
-	sources := []netip.Prefix{netip.MustParsePrefix("100.64.1.0/24")}
-	destination := fw.Network{Prefix: netip.MustParsePrefix("192.168.1.0/24")}
-
-	// Add same rule twice
-	rule1, err := manager.AddRouteFiltering(
-		[]byte("policy-1"),
-		sources,
-		destination,
-		fw.ProtocolTCP,
-		nil,
-		nil,
-		fw.ActionAccept,
-	)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	rule2, err := manager.AddRouteFiltering(
-		[]byte("policy-1"),
-		sources,
-		destination,
-		fw.ProtocolTCP,
-		nil,
-		nil,
-		fw.ActionAccept,
-	)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	require.Equal(t, rule1.ID(), rule2.ID(), "Should return same rule ID")
-
-	// Delete using first reference
-	err = manager.DeleteRouteRule(rule1)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	// Verify traffic no longer passes
-	srcIP := netip.MustParseAddr("100.64.1.5")
-	dstIP := netip.MustParseAddr("192.168.1.10")
-	_, pass := manager.routeACLsPass(srcIP, dstIP, layers.LayerTypeTCP, 12345, 443)
-	assert.False(t, pass, "Traffic should not pass after rule deletion")
-}
-
-func setupTestManager(t *testing.T) *Manager {
-	t.Helper()
-
-	ctrl := gomock.NewController(t)
-	dev := mocks.NewMockDevice(ctrl)
-	dev.EXPECT().MTU().Return(1500, nil).AnyTimes()
-
-	wgNet := netip.MustParsePrefix("100.64.0.1/16")
-
-	ifaceMock := &IFaceMock{
-		SetFilterFunc: func(device.PacketFilter) error { return nil },
-		AddressFunc: func() wgaddr.Address {
-			return wgaddr.Address{
-				IP:      wgNet.Addr(),
-				Network: wgNet,
-			}
-		},
-		GetDeviceFunc: func() *device.FilteredDevice {
-			return &device.FilteredDevice{Device: dev}
-		},
-		GetWGDeviceFunc: func() *wgdevice.Device {
-			return &wgdevice.Device{}
-		},
-	}
-
-	manager, err := Create(ifaceMock, false, flowLogger, iface.DefaultMTU)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.NoError(t, manager.EnableRouting())
-
-	t.Cleanup(func() {
-		require.NoError(t, manager.Close(nil))
-	})
-
-	return manager
-}

client/firewall/uspfilter/filter_test.go

@@ -263,158 +263,6 @@ func TestAddUDPPacketHook(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-// TestPeerRuleLifecycleDenyRules verifies that deny rules are correctly added
-// to the deny map and can be cleanly deleted without leaving orphans.
-func TestPeerRuleLifecycleDenyRules(t *testing.T) {
-	ifaceMock := &IFaceMock{
-		SetFilterFunc: func(device.PacketFilter) error { return nil },
-	}
-
-	m, err := Create(ifaceMock, false, flowLogger, nbiface.DefaultMTU)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	defer func() {
-		require.NoError(t, m.Close(nil))
-	}()
-
-	ip := net.ParseIP("192.168.1.1")
-	addr := netip.MustParseAddr("192.168.1.1")
-
-	// Add multiple deny rules for different ports
-	rule1, err := m.AddPeerFiltering(nil, ip, fw.ProtocolTCP, nil,
-		&fw.Port{Values: []uint16{22}}, fw.ActionDrop, "")
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	rule2, err := m.AddPeerFiltering(nil, ip, fw.ProtocolTCP, nil,
-		&fw.Port{Values: []uint16{80}}, fw.ActionDrop, "")
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	m.mutex.RLock()
-	denyCount := len(m.incomingDenyRules[addr])
-	m.mutex.RUnlock()
-	require.Equal(t, 2, denyCount, "Should have exactly 2 deny rules")
-
-	// Delete the first deny rule
-	err = m.DeletePeerRule(rule1[0])
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	m.mutex.RLock()
-	denyCount = len(m.incomingDenyRules[addr])
-	m.mutex.RUnlock()
-	require.Equal(t, 1, denyCount, "Should have 1 deny rule after deleting first")
-
-	// Delete the second deny rule
-	err = m.DeletePeerRule(rule2[0])
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	m.mutex.RLock()
-	_, exists := m.incomingDenyRules[addr]
-	m.mutex.RUnlock()
-	require.False(t, exists, "Deny rules IP entry should be cleaned up when empty")
-}
-
-// TestPeerRuleAddAndDeleteDontLeak verifies that repeatedly adding and deleting
-// peer rules (simulating network map updates) does not leak rules in the maps.
-func TestPeerRuleAddAndDeleteDontLeak(t *testing.T) {
-	ifaceMock := &IFaceMock{
-		SetFilterFunc: func(device.PacketFilter) error { return nil },
-	}
-
-	m, err := Create(ifaceMock, false, flowLogger, nbiface.DefaultMTU)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	defer func() {
-		require.NoError(t, m.Close(nil))
-	}()
-
-	ip := net.ParseIP("192.168.1.1")
-	addr := netip.MustParseAddr("192.168.1.1")
-
-	// Simulate 10 network map updates: add rule, delete old, add new
-	for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
-		// Add a deny rule
-		rules, err := m.AddPeerFiltering(nil, ip, fw.ProtocolTCP, nil,
-			&fw.Port{Values: []uint16{22}}, fw.ActionDrop, "")
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-
-		// Add an allow rule
-		allowRules, err := m.AddPeerFiltering(nil, ip, fw.ProtocolTCP, nil,
-			&fw.Port{Values: []uint16{80}}, fw.ActionAccept, "")
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-
-		// Delete them (simulating ACL manager cleanup)
-		for _, r := range rules {
-			require.NoError(t, m.DeletePeerRule(r))
-		}
-		for _, r := range allowRules {
-			require.NoError(t, m.DeletePeerRule(r))
-		}
-	}
-
-	m.mutex.RLock()
-	denyCount := len(m.incomingDenyRules[addr])
-	allowCount := len(m.incomingRules[addr])
-	m.mutex.RUnlock()
-
-	require.Equal(t, 0, denyCount, "No deny rules should remain after cleanup")
-	require.Equal(t, 0, allowCount, "No allow rules should remain after cleanup")
-}
-
-// TestMixedAllowDenyRulesSameIP verifies that allow and deny rules for the same
-// IP are stored in separate maps and don't interfere with each other.
-func TestMixedAllowDenyRulesSameIP(t *testing.T) {
-	ifaceMock := &IFaceMock{
-		SetFilterFunc: func(device.PacketFilter) error { return nil },
-	}
-
-	m, err := Create(ifaceMock, false, flowLogger, nbiface.DefaultMTU)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	defer func() {
-		require.NoError(t, m.Close(nil))
-	}()
-
-	ip := net.ParseIP("192.168.1.1")
-
-	// Add allow rule for port 80
-	allowRule, err := m.AddPeerFiltering(nil, ip, fw.ProtocolTCP, nil,
-		&fw.Port{Values: []uint16{80}}, fw.ActionAccept, "")
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	// Add deny rule for port 22
-	denyRule, err := m.AddPeerFiltering(nil, ip, fw.ProtocolTCP, nil,
-		&fw.Port{Values: []uint16{22}}, fw.ActionDrop, "")
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	addr := netip.MustParseAddr("192.168.1.1")
-	m.mutex.RLock()
-	allowCount := len(m.incomingRules[addr])
-	denyCount := len(m.incomingDenyRules[addr])
-	m.mutex.RUnlock()
-
-	require.Equal(t, 1, allowCount, "Should have 1 allow rule")
-	require.Equal(t, 1, denyCount, "Should have 1 deny rule")
-
-	// Delete allow rule should not affect deny rule
-	err = m.DeletePeerRule(allowRule[0])
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	m.mutex.RLock()
-	denyCountAfter := len(m.incomingDenyRules[addr])
-	m.mutex.RUnlock()
-
-	require.Equal(t, 1, denyCountAfter, "Deny rule should still exist after deleting allow rule")
-
-	// Delete deny rule
-	err = m.DeletePeerRule(denyRule[0])
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	m.mutex.RLock()
-	_, denyExists := m.incomingDenyRules[addr]
-	_, allowExists := m.incomingRules[addr]
-	m.mutex.RUnlock()
-
-	require.False(t, denyExists, "Deny rules should be empty")
-	require.False(t, allowExists, "Allow rules should be empty")
-}
-
 func TestManagerReset(t *testing.T) {
 	ifaceMock := &IFaceMock{
 		SetFilterFunc: func(device.PacketFilter) error { return nil },

client/firewall/uspfilter/log/log.go

@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
-	"os"
-	"strconv"
 	"sync"
 	"sync/atomic"
 	"time"
@@ -18,18 +16,9 @@ const (
 	maxBatchSize         = 1024 * 16
 	maxMessageSize       = 1024 * 2
 	defaultFlushInterval = 2 * time.Second
-	defaultLogChanSize   = 1000
+	logChannelSize       = 1000
 )
 
-func getLogChannelSize() int {
-	if v := os.Getenv("NB_USPFILTER_LOG_BUFFER"); v != "" {
-		if n, err := strconv.Atoi(v); err == nil && n > 0 {
-			return n
-		}
-	}
-	return defaultLogChanSize
-}
-
 type Level uint32
 
 const (
@@ -80,7 +69,7 @@ type Logger struct {
 func NewFromLogrus(logrusLogger *log.Logger) *Logger {
 	l := &Logger{
 		output:     logrusLogger.Out,
-		msgChannel: make(chan logMessage, getLogChannelSize()),
+		msgChannel: make(chan logMessage, logChannelSize),
 		shutdown:   make(chan struct{}),
 		bufPool: sync.Pool{
 			New: func() any {

client/firewall/uspfilter/nat.go

@@ -358,9 +358,9 @@ func incrementalUpdate(oldChecksum uint16, oldBytes, newBytes []byte) uint16 {
 	// Fast path for IPv4 addresses (4 bytes) - most common case
 	if len(oldBytes) == 4 && len(newBytes) == 4 {
 		sum += uint32(^binary.BigEndian.Uint16(oldBytes[0:2]))
-		sum += uint32(^binary.BigEndian.Uint16(oldBytes[2:4])) //nolint:gosec // length checked above
+		sum += uint32(^binary.BigEndian.Uint16(oldBytes[2:4]))
 		sum += uint32(binary.BigEndian.Uint16(newBytes[0:2]))
-		sum += uint32(binary.BigEndian.Uint16(newBytes[2:4])) //nolint:gosec // length checked above
+		sum += uint32(binary.BigEndian.Uint16(newBytes[2:4]))
 	} else {
 		// Fallback for other lengths
 		for i := 0; i < len(oldBytes)-1; i += 2 {

client/grpc/dialer.go

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ func Backoff(ctx context.Context) backoff.BackOff {
 
 // CreateConnection creates a gRPC client connection with the appropriate transport options.
 // The component parameter specifies the WebSocket proxy component path (e.g., "/management", "/signal").
-func CreateConnection(ctx context.Context, addr string, tlsEnabled bool, component string, extraOpts ...grpc.DialOption) (*grpc.ClientConn, error) {
+func CreateConnection(ctx context.Context, addr string, tlsEnabled bool, component string) (*grpc.ClientConn, error) {
 	transportOption := grpc.WithTransportCredentials(insecure.NewCredentials())
 	// for js, the outer websocket layer takes care of tls
 	if tlsEnabled && runtime.GOOS != "js" {
@@ -46,7 +46,9 @@ func CreateConnection(ctx context.Context, addr string, tlsEnabled bool, compone
 	connCtx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, 30*time.Second)
 	defer cancel()
 
-	opts := []grpc.DialOption{
+	conn, err := grpc.DialContext(
+		connCtx,
+		addr,
 		transportOption,
 		WithCustomDialer(tlsEnabled, component),
 		grpc.WithBlock(),
@@ -54,10 +56,7 @@ func CreateConnection(ctx context.Context, addr string, tlsEnabled bool, compone
 			Time:    30 * time.Second,
 			Timeout: 10 * time.Second,
 		}),
-	}
-	opts = append(opts, extraOpts...)
-
-	conn, err := grpc.DialContext(connCtx, addr, opts...)
+	)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("dial context: %w", err)
 	}

client/iface/configurer/uapi.go

@@ -5,18 +5,20 @@ package configurer
 import (
 	"net"
 
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard/ipc"
 )
 
 func openUAPI(deviceName string) (net.Listener, error) {
 	uapiSock, err := ipc.UAPIOpen(deviceName)
 	if err != nil {
+		log.Errorf("failed to open uapi socket: %v", err)
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	listener, err := ipc.UAPIListen(deviceName, uapiSock)
 	if err != nil {
-		_ = uapiSock.Close()
+		log.Errorf("failed to listen on uapi socket: %v", err)
 		return nil, err
 	}
 

client/iface/configurer/usp.go

@@ -54,14 +54,6 @@ func NewUSPConfigurer(device *device.Device, deviceName string, activityRecorder
 	return wgCfg
 }
 
-func NewUSPConfigurerNoUAPI(device *device.Device, deviceName string, activityRecorder *bind.ActivityRecorder) *WGUSPConfigurer {
-	return &WGUSPConfigurer{
-		device:           device,
-		deviceName:       deviceName,
-		activityRecorder: activityRecorder,
-	}
-}
-
 func (c *WGUSPConfigurer) ConfigureInterface(privateKey string, port int) error {
 	log.Debugf("adding Wireguard private key")
 	key, err := wgtypes.ParseKey(privateKey)
@@ -566,7 +558,7 @@ func parseStatus(deviceName, ipcStr string) (*Stats, error) {
 				continue
 			}
 
-			host, portStr, err := net.SplitHostPort(val)
+			host, portStr, err := net.SplitHostPort(strings.Trim(val, "[]"))
 			if err != nil {
 				log.Errorf("failed to parse endpoint: %v", err)
 				continue

client/iface/device/device_filter.go

@@ -29,9 +29,8 @@ type PacketFilter interface {
 type FilteredDevice struct {
 	tun.Device
 
-	filter    PacketFilter
-	mutex     sync.RWMutex
-	closeOnce sync.Once
+	filter PacketFilter
+	mutex  sync.RWMutex
 }
 
 // newDeviceFilter constructor function
@@ -41,20 +40,6 @@ func newDeviceFilter(device tun.Device) *FilteredDevice {
 	}
 }
 
-// Close closes the underlying tun device exactly once.
-// wireguard-go's netTun.Close() panics on double-close due to a bare close(channel),
-// and multiple code paths can trigger Close on the same device.
-func (d *FilteredDevice) Close() error {
-	var err error
-	d.closeOnce.Do(func() {
-		err = d.Device.Close()
-	})
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
 // Read wraps read method with filtering feature
 func (d *FilteredDevice) Read(bufs [][]byte, sizes []int, offset int) (n int, err error) {
 	if n, err = d.Device.Read(bufs, sizes, offset); err != nil {

client/iface/device/device_netstack.go

@@ -79,12 +79,10 @@ func (t *TunNetstackDevice) create() (WGConfigurer, error) {
 		device.NewLogger(wgLogLevel(), "[netbird] "),
 	)
 
-	t.configurer = configurer.NewUSPConfigurerNoUAPI(t.device, t.name, t.bind.ActivityRecorder())
+	t.configurer = configurer.NewUSPConfigurer(t.device, t.name, t.bind.ActivityRecorder())
 	err = t.configurer.ConfigureInterface(t.key, t.port)
 	if err != nil {
-		if cErr := tunIface.Close(); cErr != nil {
-			log.Debugf("failed to close tun device: %v", cErr)
-		}
+		_ = tunIface.Close()
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error configuring interface: %s", err)
 	}
 

client/iface/iface.go

@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/errors"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/configurer"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/device"
-	nbnetstack "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/netstack"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/udpmux"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/wgaddr"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/wgproxy"
@@ -51,7 +50,6 @@ func ValidateMTU(mtu uint16) error {
 
 type wgProxyFactory interface {
 	GetProxy() wgproxy.Proxy
-	GetProxyPort() uint16
 	Free() error
 }
 
@@ -82,12 +80,6 @@ func (w *WGIface) GetProxy() wgproxy.Proxy {
 	return w.wgProxyFactory.GetProxy()
 }
 
-// GetProxyPort returns the proxy port used by the WireGuard proxy.
-// Returns 0 if no proxy port is used (e.g., for userspace WireGuard).
-func (w *WGIface) GetProxyPort() uint16 {
-	return w.wgProxyFactory.GetProxyPort()
-}
-
 // GetBind returns the EndpointManager userspace bind mode.
 func (w *WGIface) GetBind() device.EndpointManager {
 	w.mu.Lock()
@@ -229,10 +221,6 @@ func (w *WGIface) Close() error {
 		result = multierror.Append(result, fmt.Errorf("failed to close wireguard interface %s: %w", w.Name(), err))
 	}
 
-	if nbnetstack.IsEnabled() {
-		return errors.FormatErrorOrNil(result)
-	}
-
 	if err := w.waitUntilRemoved(); err != nil {
 		log.Warnf("failed to remove WireGuard interface %s: %v", w.Name(), err)
 		if err := w.Destroy(); err != nil {

client/iface/netstack/tun.go

@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ func (t *NetStackTun) Create() (tun.Device, *netstack.Net, error) {
 		}
 	}()
 
-	return t.tundev, tunNet, nil
+	return nsTunDev, tunNet, nil
 }
 
 func (t *NetStackTun) Close() error {

client/iface/wgproxy/bind/proxy.go

@@ -114,21 +114,21 @@ func (p *ProxyBind) Pause() {
 }
 
 func (p *ProxyBind) RedirectAs(endpoint *net.UDPAddr) {
-	ep, err := addrToEndpoint(endpoint)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Errorf("failed to start package redirection: %v", err)
-		return
-	}
-
 	p.pausedCond.L.Lock()
 	p.paused = false
 
-	p.wgCurrentUsed = ep
+	p.wgCurrentUsed = addrToEndpoint(endpoint)
 
 	p.pausedCond.Signal()
 	p.pausedCond.L.Unlock()
 }
 
+func addrToEndpoint(addr *net.UDPAddr) *bind.Endpoint {
+	ip, _ := netip.AddrFromSlice(addr.IP.To4())
+	addrPort := netip.AddrPortFrom(ip, uint16(addr.Port))
+	return &bind.Endpoint{AddrPort: addrPort}
+}
+
 func (p *ProxyBind) CloseConn() error {
 	if p.cancel == nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("proxy not started")
@@ -212,16 +212,3 @@ func fakeAddress(peerAddress *net.UDPAddr) (*netip.AddrPort, error) {
 	netipAddr := netip.AddrPortFrom(fakeIP, uint16(peerAddress.Port))
 	return &netipAddr, nil
 }
-
-func addrToEndpoint(addr *net.UDPAddr) (*bind.Endpoint, error) {
-	if addr == nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid address")
-	}
-	ip, ok := netip.AddrFromSlice(addr.IP)
-	if !ok {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("convert %s to netip.Addr", addr)
-	}
-
-	addrPort := netip.AddrPortFrom(ip.Unmap(), uint16(addr.Port))
-	return &bind.Endpoint{AddrPort: addrPort}, nil
-}

client/iface/wgproxy/ebpf/proxy.go

@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ import (
 	"net"
 	"sync"
 
+	"github.com/google/gopacket"
+	"github.com/google/gopacket/layers"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/go-multierror"
 	"github.com/pion/transport/v3"
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
@@ -24,10 +26,13 @@ const (
 	loopbackAddr = "127.0.0.1"
 )
 
+var (
+	localHostNetIP = net.ParseIP("127.0.0.1")
+)
+
 // WGEBPFProxy definition for proxy with EBPF support
 type WGEBPFProxy struct {
 	localWGListenPort int
-	proxyPort         int
 	mtu               uint16
 
 	ebpfManager   ebpfMgr.Manager
@@ -35,8 +40,7 @@ type WGEBPFProxy struct {
 	turnConnMutex sync.Mutex
 
 	lastUsedPort uint16
-	rawConnIPv4  net.PacketConn
-	rawConnIPv6  net.PacketConn
+	rawConn      net.PacketConn
 	conn         transport.UDPConn
 
 	ctx       context.Context
@@ -58,39 +62,23 @@ func NewWGEBPFProxy(wgPort int, mtu uint16) *WGEBPFProxy {
 // Listen load ebpf program and listen the proxy
 func (p *WGEBPFProxy) Listen() error {
 	pl := portLookup{}
-	proxyPort, err := pl.searchFreePort()
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	p.proxyPort = proxyPort
-
-	// Prepare IPv4 raw socket (required)
-	p.rawConnIPv4, err = rawsocket.PrepareSenderRawSocketIPv4()
+	wgPorxyPort, err := pl.searchFreePort()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	// Prepare IPv6 raw socket (optional)
-	p.rawConnIPv6, err = rawsocket.PrepareSenderRawSocketIPv6()
+	p.rawConn, err = rawsocket.PrepareSenderRawSocket()
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Warnf("failed to prepare IPv6 raw socket, continuing with IPv4 only: %v", err)
+		return err
 	}
 
-	err = p.ebpfManager.LoadWgProxy(proxyPort, p.localWGListenPort)
+	err = p.ebpfManager.LoadWgProxy(wgPorxyPort, p.localWGListenPort)
 	if err != nil {
-		if closeErr := p.rawConnIPv4.Close(); closeErr != nil {
-			log.Warnf("failed to close IPv4 raw socket: %v", closeErr)
-		}
-		if p.rawConnIPv6 != nil {
-			if closeErr := p.rawConnIPv6.Close(); closeErr != nil {
-				log.Warnf("failed to close IPv6 raw socket: %v", closeErr)
-			}
-		}
 		return err
 	}
 
 	addr := net.UDPAddr{
-		Port: proxyPort,
+		Port: wgPorxyPort,
 		IP:   net.ParseIP(loopbackAddr),
 	}
 
@@ -106,7 +94,7 @@ func (p *WGEBPFProxy) Listen() error {
 	p.conn = conn
 
 	go p.proxyToRemote()
-	log.Infof("local wg proxy listening on: %d", proxyPort)
+	log.Infof("local wg proxy listening on: %d", wgPorxyPort)
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -147,25 +135,12 @@ func (p *WGEBPFProxy) Free() error {
 		result = multierror.Append(result, err)
 	}
 
-	if p.rawConnIPv4 != nil {
-		if err := p.rawConnIPv4.Close(); err != nil {
-			result = multierror.Append(result, err)
-		}
-	}
-
-	if p.rawConnIPv6 != nil {
-		if err := p.rawConnIPv6.Close(); err != nil {
-			result = multierror.Append(result, err)
-		}
+	if err := p.rawConn.Close(); err != nil {
+		result = multierror.Append(result, err)
 	}
 	return nberrors.FormatErrorOrNil(result)
 }
 
-// GetProxyPort returns the proxy listening port.
-func (p *WGEBPFProxy) GetProxyPort() uint16 {
-	return uint16(p.proxyPort)
-}
-
 // proxyToRemote read messages from local WireGuard interface and forward it to remote conn
 // From this go routine has only one instance.
 func (p *WGEBPFProxy) proxyToRemote() {
@@ -241,3 +216,34 @@ generatePort:
 	}
 	return p.lastUsedPort, nil
 }
+
+func (p *WGEBPFProxy) sendPkg(data []byte, endpointAddr *net.UDPAddr) error {
+	payload := gopacket.Payload(data)
+	ipH := &layers.IPv4{
+		DstIP:    localHostNetIP,
+		SrcIP:    endpointAddr.IP,
+		Version:  4,
+		TTL:      64,
+		Protocol: layers.IPProtocolUDP,
+	}
+	udpH := &layers.UDP{
+		SrcPort: layers.UDPPort(endpointAddr.Port),
+		DstPort: layers.UDPPort(p.localWGListenPort),
+	}
+
+	err := udpH.SetNetworkLayerForChecksum(ipH)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("set network layer for checksum: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	layerBuffer := gopacket.NewSerializeBuffer()
+
+	err = gopacket.SerializeLayers(layerBuffer, gopacket.SerializeOptions{ComputeChecksums: true, FixLengths: true}, ipH, udpH, payload)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("serialize layers: %w", err)
+	}
+	if _, err = p.rawConn.WriteTo(layerBuffer.Bytes(), &net.IPAddr{IP: localHostNetIP}); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("write to raw conn: %w", err)
+	}
+	return nil
+}

client/iface/wgproxy/ebpf/wrapper.go

@@ -10,89 +10,12 @@ import (
 	"net"
 	"sync"
 
-	"github.com/google/gopacket"
-	"github.com/google/gopacket/layers"
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/bufsize"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/wgproxy/listener"
 )
 
-var (
-	errIPv6ConnNotAvailable = errors.New("IPv6 endpoint but rawConnIPv6 is not available")
-	errIPv4ConnNotAvailable = errors.New("IPv4 endpoint but rawConnIPv4 is not available")
-
-	localHostNetIPv4 = net.ParseIP("127.0.0.1")
-	localHostNetIPv6 = net.ParseIP("::1")
-
-	serializeOpts = gopacket.SerializeOptions{
-		ComputeChecksums: true,
-		FixLengths:       true,
-	}
-)
-
-// PacketHeaders holds pre-created headers and buffers for efficient packet sending
-type PacketHeaders struct {
-	ipH           gopacket.SerializableLayer
-	udpH          *layers.UDP
-	layerBuffer   gopacket.SerializeBuffer
-	localHostAddr net.IP
-	isIPv4        bool
-}
-
-func NewPacketHeaders(localWGListenPort int, endpoint *net.UDPAddr) (*PacketHeaders, error) {
-	var ipH gopacket.SerializableLayer
-	var networkLayer gopacket.NetworkLayer
-	var localHostAddr net.IP
-	var isIPv4 bool
-
-	// Check if source address is IPv4 or IPv6
-	if endpoint.IP.To4() != nil {
-		// IPv4 path
-		ipv4 := &layers.IPv4{
-			DstIP:    localHostNetIPv4,
-			SrcIP:    endpoint.IP,
-			Version:  4,
-			TTL:      64,
-			Protocol: layers.IPProtocolUDP,
-		}
-		ipH = ipv4
-		networkLayer = ipv4
-		localHostAddr = localHostNetIPv4
-		isIPv4 = true
-	} else {
-		// IPv6 path
-		ipv6 := &layers.IPv6{
-			DstIP:      localHostNetIPv6,
-			SrcIP:      endpoint.IP,
-			Version:    6,
-			HopLimit:   64,
-			NextHeader: layers.IPProtocolUDP,
-		}
-		ipH = ipv6
-		networkLayer = ipv6
-		localHostAddr = localHostNetIPv6
-		isIPv4 = false
-	}
-
-	udpH := &layers.UDP{
-		SrcPort: layers.UDPPort(endpoint.Port),
-		DstPort: layers.UDPPort(localWGListenPort),
-	}
-
-	if err := udpH.SetNetworkLayerForChecksum(networkLayer); err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("set network layer for checksum: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	return &PacketHeaders{
-		ipH:           ipH,
-		udpH:          udpH,
-		layerBuffer:   gopacket.NewSerializeBuffer(),
-		localHostAddr: localHostAddr,
-		isIPv4:        isIPv4,
-	}, nil
-}
-
 // ProxyWrapper help to keep the remoteConn instance for net.Conn.Close function call
 type ProxyWrapper struct {
 	wgeBPFProxy *WGEBPFProxy
@@ -101,10 +24,8 @@ type ProxyWrapper struct {
 	ctx        context.Context
 	cancel     context.CancelFunc
 
-	wgRelayedEndpointAddr *net.UDPAddr
-	headers               *PacketHeaders
-	headerCurrentUsed     *PacketHeaders
-	rawConn               net.PacketConn
+	wgRelayedEndpointAddr     *net.UDPAddr
+	wgEndpointCurrentUsedAddr *net.UDPAddr
 
 	paused     bool
 	pausedCond *sync.Cond
@@ -120,32 +41,15 @@ func NewProxyWrapper(proxy *WGEBPFProxy) *ProxyWrapper {
 		closeListener: listener.NewCloseListener(),
 	}
 }
-
-func (p *ProxyWrapper) AddTurnConn(ctx context.Context, _ *net.UDPAddr, remoteConn net.Conn) error {
+func (p *ProxyWrapper) AddTurnConn(ctx context.Context, endpoint *net.UDPAddr, remoteConn net.Conn) error {
 	addr, err := p.wgeBPFProxy.AddTurnConn(remoteConn)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("add turn conn: %w", err)
 	}
-
-	headers, err := NewPacketHeaders(p.wgeBPFProxy.localWGListenPort, addr)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("create packet sender: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	// Check if required raw connection is available
-	if !headers.isIPv4 && p.wgeBPFProxy.rawConnIPv6 == nil {
-		return errIPv6ConnNotAvailable
-	}
-	if headers.isIPv4 && p.wgeBPFProxy.rawConnIPv4 == nil {
-		return errIPv4ConnNotAvailable
-	}
-
 	p.remoteConn = remoteConn
 	p.ctx, p.cancel = context.WithCancel(ctx)
 	p.wgRelayedEndpointAddr = addr
-	p.headers = headers
-	p.rawConn = p.selectRawConn(headers)
-	return nil
+	return err
 }
 
 func (p *ProxyWrapper) EndpointAddr() *net.UDPAddr {
@@ -164,8 +68,7 @@ func (p *ProxyWrapper) Work() {
 	p.pausedCond.L.Lock()
 	p.paused = false
 
-	p.headerCurrentUsed = p.headers
-	p.rawConn = p.selectRawConn(p.headerCurrentUsed)
+	p.wgEndpointCurrentUsedAddr = p.wgRelayedEndpointAddr
 
 	if !p.isStarted {
 		p.isStarted = true
@@ -188,32 +91,10 @@ func (p *ProxyWrapper) Pause() {
 }
 
 func (p *ProxyWrapper) RedirectAs(endpoint *net.UDPAddr) {
-	if endpoint == nil || endpoint.IP == nil {
-		log.Errorf("failed to start package redirection, endpoint is nil")
-		return
-	}
-
-	header, err := NewPacketHeaders(p.wgeBPFProxy.localWGListenPort, endpoint)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Errorf("failed to create packet headers: %s", err)
-		return
-	}
-
-	// Check if required raw connection is available
-	if !header.isIPv4 && p.wgeBPFProxy.rawConnIPv6 == nil {
-		log.Error(errIPv6ConnNotAvailable)
-		return
-	}
-	if header.isIPv4 && p.wgeBPFProxy.rawConnIPv4 == nil {
-		log.Error(errIPv4ConnNotAvailable)
-		return
-	}
-
 	p.pausedCond.L.Lock()
 	p.paused = false
 
-	p.headerCurrentUsed = header
-	p.rawConn = p.selectRawConn(header)
+	p.wgEndpointCurrentUsedAddr = endpoint
 
 	p.pausedCond.Signal()
 	p.pausedCond.L.Unlock()
@@ -255,7 +136,7 @@ func (p *ProxyWrapper) proxyToLocal(ctx context.Context) {
 			p.pausedCond.Wait()
 		}
 
-		err = p.sendPkg(buf[:n], p.headerCurrentUsed)
+		err = p.wgeBPFProxy.sendPkg(buf[:n], p.wgEndpointCurrentUsedAddr)
 		p.pausedCond.L.Unlock()
 
 		if err != nil {
@@ -281,29 +162,3 @@ func (p *ProxyWrapper) readFromRemote(ctx context.Context, buf []byte) (int, err
 	}
 	return n, nil
 }
-
-func (p *ProxyWrapper) sendPkg(data []byte, header *PacketHeaders) error {
-	defer func() {
-		if err := header.layerBuffer.Clear(); err != nil {
-			log.Errorf("failed to clear layer buffer: %s", err)
-		}
-	}()
-
-	payload := gopacket.Payload(data)
-
-	if err := gopacket.SerializeLayers(header.layerBuffer, serializeOpts, header.ipH, header.udpH, payload); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("serialize layers: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	if _, err := p.rawConn.WriteTo(header.layerBuffer.Bytes(), &net.IPAddr{IP: header.localHostAddr}); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("write to raw conn: %w", err)
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (p *ProxyWrapper) selectRawConn(header *PacketHeaders) net.PacketConn {
-	if header.isIPv4 {
-		return p.wgeBPFProxy.rawConnIPv4
-	}
-	return p.wgeBPFProxy.rawConnIPv6
-}

client/iface/wgproxy/factory_kernel.go

@@ -54,14 +54,6 @@ func (w *KernelFactory) GetProxy() Proxy {
 	return ebpf.NewProxyWrapper(w.ebpfProxy)
 }
 
-// GetProxyPort returns the eBPF proxy port, or 0 if eBPF is not active.
-func (w *KernelFactory) GetProxyPort() uint16 {
-	if w.ebpfProxy == nil {
-		return 0
-	}
-	return w.ebpfProxy.GetProxyPort()
-}
-
 func (w *KernelFactory) Free() error {
 	if w.ebpfProxy == nil {
 		return nil

client/iface/wgproxy/factory_usp.go

@@ -24,11 +24,6 @@ func (w *USPFactory) GetProxy() Proxy {
 	return proxyBind.NewProxyBind(w.bind, w.mtu)
 }
 
-// GetProxyPort returns 0 as userspace WireGuard doesn't use a separate proxy port.
-func (w *USPFactory) GetProxyPort() uint16 {
-	return 0
-}
-
 func (w *USPFactory) Free() error {
 	return nil
 }

client/iface/wgproxy/rawsocket/rawsocket.go

@@ -8,87 +8,43 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"syscall"
 
-	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
-	"golang.org/x/sys/unix"
-
 	nbnet "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/net"
 )
 
-// PrepareSenderRawSocketIPv4 creates and configures a raw socket for sending IPv4 packets
-func PrepareSenderRawSocketIPv4() (net.PacketConn, error) {
-	return prepareSenderRawSocket(syscall.AF_INET, true)
-}
-
-// PrepareSenderRawSocketIPv6 creates and configures a raw socket for sending IPv6 packets
-func PrepareSenderRawSocketIPv6() (net.PacketConn, error) {
-	return prepareSenderRawSocket(syscall.AF_INET6, false)
-}
-
-func prepareSenderRawSocket(family int, isIPv4 bool) (net.PacketConn, error) {
+func PrepareSenderRawSocket() (net.PacketConn, error) {
 	// Create a raw socket.
-	fd, err := syscall.Socket(family, syscall.SOCK_RAW, syscall.IPPROTO_RAW)
+	fd, err := syscall.Socket(syscall.AF_INET, syscall.SOCK_RAW, syscall.IPPROTO_RAW)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("creating raw socket failed: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	// Set the header include option on the socket to tell the kernel that headers are included in the packet.
-	// For IPv4, we need to set IP_HDRINCL. For IPv6, we need to set IPV6_HDRINCL to accept application-provided IPv6 headers.
-	if isIPv4 {
-		err = syscall.SetsockoptInt(fd, syscall.IPPROTO_IP, unix.IP_HDRINCL, 1)
-		if err != nil {
-			if closeErr := syscall.Close(fd); closeErr != nil {
-				log.Warnf("failed to close raw socket fd: %v", closeErr)
-			}
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("setting IP_HDRINCL failed: %w", err)
-		}
-	} else {
-		err = syscall.SetsockoptInt(fd, syscall.IPPROTO_IPV6, unix.IPV6_HDRINCL, 1)
-		if err != nil {
-			if closeErr := syscall.Close(fd); closeErr != nil {
-				log.Warnf("failed to close raw socket fd: %v", closeErr)
-			}
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("setting IPV6_HDRINCL failed: %w", err)
-		}
+	// Set the IP_HDRINCL option on the socket to tell the kernel that headers are included in the packet.
+	err = syscall.SetsockoptInt(fd, syscall.IPPROTO_IP, syscall.IP_HDRINCL, 1)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("setting IP_HDRINCL failed: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	// Bind the socket to the "lo" interface.
 	err = syscall.SetsockoptString(fd, syscall.SOL_SOCKET, syscall.SO_BINDTODEVICE, "lo")
 	if err != nil {
-		if closeErr := syscall.Close(fd); closeErr != nil {
-			log.Warnf("failed to close raw socket fd: %v", closeErr)
-		}
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("binding to lo interface failed: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	// Set the fwmark on the socket.
 	err = nbnet.SetSocketOpt(fd)
 	if err != nil {
-		if closeErr := syscall.Close(fd); closeErr != nil {
-			log.Warnf("failed to close raw socket fd: %v", closeErr)
-		}
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("setting fwmark failed: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	// Convert the file descriptor to a PacketConn.
 	file := os.NewFile(uintptr(fd), fmt.Sprintf("fd %d", fd))
 	if file == nil {
-		if closeErr := syscall.Close(fd); closeErr != nil {
-			log.Warnf("failed to close raw socket fd: %v", closeErr)
-		}
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("converting fd to file failed")
 	}
 	packetConn, err := net.FilePacketConn(file)
 	if err != nil {
-		if closeErr := file.Close(); closeErr != nil {
-			log.Warnf("failed to close file: %v", closeErr)
-		}
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("converting file to packet conn failed: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	// Close the original file to release the FD (net.FilePacketConn duplicates it)
-	if closeErr := file.Close(); closeErr != nil {
-		log.Warnf("failed to close file after creating packet conn: %v", closeErr)
-	}
-
 	return packetConn, nil
 }

client/iface/wgproxy/redirect_test.go

@@ -1,353 +0,0 @@
-//go:build linux && !android
-
-package wgproxy
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"net"
-	"testing"
-	"time"
-
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/wgproxy/ebpf"
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/wgproxy/udp"
-)
-
-// compareUDPAddr compares two UDP addresses, ignoring IPv6 zone IDs
-// IPv6 link-local addresses include zone IDs (e.g., fe80::1%lo) which we should ignore
-func compareUDPAddr(addr1, addr2 net.Addr) bool {
-	udpAddr1, ok1 := addr1.(*net.UDPAddr)
-	udpAddr2, ok2 := addr2.(*net.UDPAddr)
-
-	if !ok1 || !ok2 {
-		return addr1.String() == addr2.String()
-	}
-
-	// Compare IP and Port, ignoring zone
-	return udpAddr1.IP.Equal(udpAddr2.IP) && udpAddr1.Port == udpAddr2.Port
-}
-
-// TestRedirectAs_eBPF_IPv4 tests RedirectAs with eBPF proxy using IPv4 addresses
-func TestRedirectAs_eBPF_IPv4(t *testing.T) {
-	wgPort := 51850
-	ebpfProxy := ebpf.NewWGEBPFProxy(wgPort, 1280)
-	if err := ebpfProxy.Listen(); err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("failed to initialize ebpf proxy: %v", err)
-	}
-	defer func() {
-		if err := ebpfProxy.Free(); err != nil {
-			t.Errorf("failed to free ebpf proxy: %v", err)
-		}
-	}()
-
-	proxy := ebpf.NewProxyWrapper(ebpfProxy)
-
-	// NetBird UDP address of the remote peer
-	nbAddr := &net.UDPAddr{
-		IP:   net.ParseIP("100.108.111.177"),
-		Port: 38746,
-	}
-
-	p2pEndpoint := &net.UDPAddr{
-		IP:   net.ParseIP("192.168.0.56"),
-		Port: 51820,
-	}
-
-	testRedirectAs(t, proxy, wgPort, nbAddr, p2pEndpoint)
-}
-
-// TestRedirectAs_eBPF_IPv6 tests RedirectAs with eBPF proxy using IPv6 addresses
-func TestRedirectAs_eBPF_IPv6(t *testing.T) {
-	wgPort := 51851
-	ebpfProxy := ebpf.NewWGEBPFProxy(wgPort, 1280)
-	if err := ebpfProxy.Listen(); err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("failed to initialize ebpf proxy: %v", err)
-	}
-	defer func() {
-		if err := ebpfProxy.Free(); err != nil {
-			t.Errorf("failed to free ebpf proxy: %v", err)
-		}
-	}()
-
-	proxy := ebpf.NewProxyWrapper(ebpfProxy)
-
-	// NetBird UDP address of the remote peer
-	nbAddr := &net.UDPAddr{
-		IP:   net.ParseIP("100.108.111.177"),
-		Port: 38746,
-	}
-
-	p2pEndpoint := &net.UDPAddr{
-		IP:   net.ParseIP("fe80::56"),
-		Port: 51820,
-	}
-
-	testRedirectAs(t, proxy, wgPort, nbAddr, p2pEndpoint)
-}
-
-// TestRedirectAs_UDP_IPv4 tests RedirectAs with UDP proxy using IPv4 addresses
-func TestRedirectAs_UDP_IPv4(t *testing.T) {
-	wgPort := 51852
-	proxy := udp.NewWGUDPProxy(wgPort, 1280)
-
-	// NetBird UDP address of the remote peer
-	nbAddr := &net.UDPAddr{
-		IP:   net.ParseIP("100.108.111.177"),
-		Port: 38746,
-	}
-
-	p2pEndpoint := &net.UDPAddr{
-		IP:   net.ParseIP("192.168.0.56"),
-		Port: 51820,
-	}
-
-	testRedirectAs(t, proxy, wgPort, nbAddr, p2pEndpoint)
-}
-
-// TestRedirectAs_UDP_IPv6 tests RedirectAs with UDP proxy using IPv6 addresses
-func TestRedirectAs_UDP_IPv6(t *testing.T) {
-	wgPort := 51853
-	proxy := udp.NewWGUDPProxy(wgPort, 1280)
-
-	// NetBird UDP address of the remote peer
-	nbAddr := &net.UDPAddr{
-		IP:   net.ParseIP("100.108.111.177"),
-		Port: 38746,
-	}
-
-	p2pEndpoint := &net.UDPAddr{
-		IP:   net.ParseIP("fe80::56"),
-		Port: 51820,
-	}
-
-	testRedirectAs(t, proxy, wgPort, nbAddr, p2pEndpoint)
-}
-
-// testRedirectAs is a helper function that tests the RedirectAs functionality
-// It verifies that:
-// 1. Initial traffic from relay connection works
-// 2. After calling RedirectAs, packets appear to come from the p2p endpoint
-// 3. Multiple packets are correctly redirected with the new source address
-func testRedirectAs(t *testing.T, proxy Proxy, wgPort int, nbAddr, p2pEndpoint *net.UDPAddr) {
-	t.Helper()
-
-	ctx := context.Background()
-
-	// Create WireGuard listeners on both IPv4 and IPv6 to support both P2P connection types
-	// In reality, WireGuard binds to a port and receives from both IPv4 and IPv6
-	wgListener4, err := net.ListenUDP("udp4", &net.UDPAddr{
-		IP:   net.ParseIP("127.0.0.1"),
-		Port: wgPort,
-	})
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("failed to create IPv4 WireGuard listener: %v", err)
-	}
-	defer wgListener4.Close()
-
-	wgListener6, err := net.ListenUDP("udp6", &net.UDPAddr{
-		IP:   net.ParseIP("::1"),
-		Port: wgPort,
-	})
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("failed to create IPv6 WireGuard listener: %v", err)
-	}
-	defer wgListener6.Close()
-
-	// Determine which listener to use based on the NetBird address IP version
-	// (this is where initial traffic will come from before RedirectAs is called)
-	var wgListener *net.UDPConn
-	if p2pEndpoint.IP.To4() == nil {
-		wgListener = wgListener6
-	} else {
-		wgListener = wgListener4
-	}
-
-	// Create relay server and connection
-	relayServer, err := net.ListenUDP("udp", &net.UDPAddr{
-		IP:   net.ParseIP("127.0.0.1"),
-		Port: 0, // Random port
-	})
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("failed to create relay server: %v", err)
-	}
-	defer relayServer.Close()
-
-	relayConn, err := net.Dial("udp", relayServer.LocalAddr().String())
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("failed to create relay connection: %v", err)
-	}
-	defer relayConn.Close()
-
-	// Add TURN connection to proxy
-	if err := proxy.AddTurnConn(ctx, nbAddr, relayConn); err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("failed to add TURN connection: %v", err)
-	}
-	defer func() {
-		if err := proxy.CloseConn(); err != nil {
-			t.Errorf("failed to close proxy connection: %v", err)
-		}
-	}()
-
-	// Start the proxy
-	proxy.Work()
-
-	// Phase 1: Test initial relay traffic
-	msgFromRelay := []byte("hello from relay")
-	if _, err := relayServer.WriteTo(msgFromRelay, relayConn.LocalAddr()); err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("failed to write to relay server: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	// Set read deadline to avoid hanging
-	if err := wgListener4.SetReadDeadline(time.Now().Add(2 * time.Second)); err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("failed to set read deadline: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	buf := make([]byte, 1024)
-	n, _, err := wgListener4.ReadFrom(buf)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("failed to read from WireGuard listener: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	if n != len(msgFromRelay) {
-		t.Errorf("expected %d bytes, got %d", len(msgFromRelay), n)
-	}
-
-	if string(buf[:n]) != string(msgFromRelay) {
-		t.Errorf("expected message %q, got %q", msgFromRelay, buf[:n])
-	}
-
-	// Phase 2: Redirect to p2p endpoint
-	proxy.RedirectAs(p2pEndpoint)
-
-	// Give the proxy a moment to process the redirect
-	time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond)
-
-	// Phase 3: Test redirected traffic
-	redirectedMessages := [][]byte{
-		[]byte("redirected message 1"),
-		[]byte("redirected message 2"),
-		[]byte("redirected message 3"),
-	}
-
-	for i, msg := range redirectedMessages {
-		if _, err := relayServer.WriteTo(msg, relayConn.LocalAddr()); err != nil {
-			t.Fatalf("failed to write redirected message %d: %v", i+1, err)
-		}
-
-		if err := wgListener.SetReadDeadline(time.Now().Add(2 * time.Second)); err != nil {
-			t.Fatalf("failed to set read deadline: %v", err)
-		}
-
-		n, srcAddr, err := wgListener.ReadFrom(buf)
-		if err != nil {
-			t.Fatalf("failed to read redirected message %d: %v", i+1, err)
-		}
-
-		// Verify message content
-		if string(buf[:n]) != string(msg) {
-			t.Errorf("message %d: expected %q, got %q", i+1, msg, buf[:n])
-		}
-
-		// Verify source address matches p2p endpoint (this is the key test)
-		// Use compareUDPAddr to ignore IPv6 zone IDs
-		if !compareUDPAddr(srcAddr, p2pEndpoint) {
-			t.Errorf("message %d: expected source address %s, got %s",
-				i+1, p2pEndpoint.String(), srcAddr.String())
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-// TestRedirectAs_Multiple_Switches tests switching between multiple endpoints
-func TestRedirectAs_Multiple_Switches(t *testing.T) {
-	wgPort := 51856
-	ebpfProxy := ebpf.NewWGEBPFProxy(wgPort, 1280)
-	if err := ebpfProxy.Listen(); err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("failed to initialize ebpf proxy: %v", err)
-	}
-	defer func() {
-		if err := ebpfProxy.Free(); err != nil {
-			t.Errorf("failed to free ebpf proxy: %v", err)
-		}
-	}()
-
-	proxy := ebpf.NewProxyWrapper(ebpfProxy)
-
-	ctx := context.Background()
-
-	// Create WireGuard listener
-	wgListener, err := net.ListenUDP("udp4", &net.UDPAddr{
-		IP:   net.ParseIP("127.0.0.1"),
-		Port: wgPort,
-	})
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("failed to create WireGuard listener: %v", err)
-	}
-	defer wgListener.Close()
-
-	// Create relay server and connection
-	relayServer, err := net.ListenUDP("udp", &net.UDPAddr{
-		IP:   net.ParseIP("127.0.0.1"),
-		Port: 0,
-	})
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("failed to create relay server: %v", err)
-	}
-	defer relayServer.Close()
-
-	relayConn, err := net.Dial("udp", relayServer.LocalAddr().String())
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("failed to create relay connection: %v", err)
-	}
-	defer relayConn.Close()
-
-	nbAddr := &net.UDPAddr{
-		IP:   net.ParseIP("100.108.111.177"),
-		Port: 38746,
-	}
-
-	if err := proxy.AddTurnConn(ctx, nbAddr, relayConn); err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("failed to add TURN connection: %v", err)
-	}
-	defer func() {
-		if err := proxy.CloseConn(); err != nil {
-			t.Errorf("failed to close proxy connection: %v", err)
-		}
-	}()
-
-	proxy.Work()
-
-	// Test switching between multiple endpoints - using addresses in local subnet
-	endpoints := []*net.UDPAddr{
-		{IP: net.ParseIP("192.168.0.100"), Port: 51820},
-		{IP: net.ParseIP("192.168.0.101"), Port: 51821},
-		{IP: net.ParseIP("192.168.0.102"), Port: 51822},
-	}
-
-	for i, endpoint := range endpoints {
-		proxy.RedirectAs(endpoint)
-		time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond)
-
-		msg := []byte("test message")
-		if _, err := relayServer.WriteTo(msg, relayConn.LocalAddr()); err != nil {
-			t.Fatalf("failed to write message for endpoint %d: %v", i, err)
-		}
-
-		buf := make([]byte, 1024)
-		if err := wgListener.SetReadDeadline(time.Now().Add(2 * time.Second)); err != nil {
-			t.Fatalf("failed to set read deadline: %v", err)
-		}
-
-		n, srcAddr, err := wgListener.ReadFrom(buf)
-		if err != nil {
-			t.Fatalf("failed to read message for endpoint %d: %v", i, err)
-		}
-
-		if string(buf[:n]) != string(msg) {
-			t.Errorf("endpoint %d: expected message %q, got %q", i, msg, buf[:n])
-		}
-
-		if !compareUDPAddr(srcAddr, endpoint) {
-			t.Errorf("endpoint %d: expected source %s, got %s",
-				i, endpoint.String(), srcAddr.String())
-		}
-	}
-}

client/iface/wgproxy/udp/proxy.go

@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ func NewWGUDPProxy(wgPort int, mtu uint16) *WGUDPProxy {
 // the connection is complete, an error is returned. Once successfully
 // connected, any expiration of the context will not affect the
 // connection.
-func (p *WGUDPProxy) AddTurnConn(ctx context.Context, _ *net.UDPAddr, remoteConn net.Conn) error {
+func (p *WGUDPProxy) AddTurnConn(ctx context.Context, endpoint *net.UDPAddr, remoteConn net.Conn) error {
 	dialer := net.Dialer{}
 	localConn, err := dialer.DialContext(ctx, "udp", fmt.Sprintf(":%d", p.localWGListenPort))
 	if err != nil {

client/iface/wgproxy/udp/rawsocket.go

@@ -19,56 +19,37 @@ var (
 		FixLengths:       true,
 	}
 
-	localHostNetIPAddrV4 = &net.IPAddr{
+	localHostNetIPAddr = &net.IPAddr{
 		IP: net.ParseIP("127.0.0.1"),
 	}
-	localHostNetIPAddrV6 = &net.IPAddr{
-		IP: net.ParseIP("::1"),
-	}
 )
 
 type SrcFaker struct {
 	srcAddr *net.UDPAddr
 
-	rawSocket     net.PacketConn
-	ipH           gopacket.SerializableLayer
-	udpH          gopacket.SerializableLayer
-	layerBuffer   gopacket.SerializeBuffer
-	localHostAddr *net.IPAddr
+	rawSocket   net.PacketConn
+	ipH         gopacket.SerializableLayer
+	udpH        gopacket.SerializableLayer
+	layerBuffer gopacket.SerializeBuffer
 }
 
 func NewSrcFaker(dstPort int, srcAddr *net.UDPAddr) (*SrcFaker, error) {
-	// Create only the raw socket for the address family we need
-	var rawSocket net.PacketConn
-	var err error
-	var localHostAddr *net.IPAddr
-
-	if srcAddr.IP.To4() != nil {
-		rawSocket, err = rawsocket.PrepareSenderRawSocketIPv4()
-		localHostAddr = localHostNetIPAddrV4
-	} else {
-		rawSocket, err = rawsocket.PrepareSenderRawSocketIPv6()
-		localHostAddr = localHostNetIPAddrV6
-	}
+	rawSocket, err := rawsocket.PrepareSenderRawSocket()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	ipH, udpH, err := prepareHeaders(dstPort, srcAddr)
 	if err != nil {
-		if closeErr := rawSocket.Close(); closeErr != nil {
-			log.Warnf("failed to close raw socket: %v", closeErr)
-		}
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	f := &SrcFaker{
-		srcAddr:       srcAddr,
-		rawSocket:     rawSocket,
-		ipH:           ipH,
-		udpH:          udpH,
-		layerBuffer:   gopacket.NewSerializeBuffer(),
-		localHostAddr: localHostAddr,
+		srcAddr:     srcAddr,
+		rawSocket:   rawSocket,
+		ipH:         ipH,
+		udpH:        udpH,
+		layerBuffer: gopacket.NewSerializeBuffer(),
 	}
 
 	return f, nil
@@ -91,7 +72,7 @@ func (f *SrcFaker) SendPkg(data []byte) (int, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0, fmt.Errorf("serialize layers: %w", err)
 	}
-	n, err := f.rawSocket.WriteTo(f.layerBuffer.Bytes(), f.localHostAddr)
+	n, err := f.rawSocket.WriteTo(f.layerBuffer.Bytes(), localHostNetIPAddr)
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0, fmt.Errorf("write to raw conn: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -99,40 +80,19 @@ func (f *SrcFaker) SendPkg(data []byte) (int, error) {
 }
 
 func prepareHeaders(dstPort int, srcAddr *net.UDPAddr) (gopacket.SerializableLayer, gopacket.SerializableLayer, error) {
-	var ipH gopacket.SerializableLayer
-	var networkLayer gopacket.NetworkLayer
-
-	// Check if source IP is IPv4 or IPv6
-	if srcAddr.IP.To4() != nil {
-		// IPv4
-		ipv4 := &layers.IPv4{
-			DstIP:    localHostNetIPAddrV4.IP,
-			SrcIP:    srcAddr.IP,
-			Version:  4,
-			TTL:      64,
-			Protocol: layers.IPProtocolUDP,
-		}
-		ipH = ipv4
-		networkLayer = ipv4
-	} else {
-		// IPv6
-		ipv6 := &layers.IPv6{
-			DstIP:      localHostNetIPAddrV6.IP,
-			SrcIP:      srcAddr.IP,
-			Version:    6,
-			HopLimit:   64,
-			NextHeader: layers.IPProtocolUDP,
-		}
-		ipH = ipv6
-		networkLayer = ipv6
+	ipH := &layers.IPv4{
+		DstIP:    net.ParseIP("127.0.0.1"),
+		SrcIP:    srcAddr.IP,
+		Version:  4,
+		TTL:      64,
+		Protocol: layers.IPProtocolUDP,
 	}
-
 	udpH := &layers.UDP{
 		SrcPort: layers.UDPPort(srcAddr.Port),
 		DstPort: layers.UDPPort(dstPort), // dst is the localhost WireGuard port
 	}
 
-	err := udpH.SetNetworkLayerForChecksum(networkLayer)
+	err := udpH.SetNetworkLayerForChecksum(ipH)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("set network layer for checksum: %w", err)
 	}

client/internal/acl/manager_test.go

@@ -189,212 +189,6 @@ func TestDefaultManagerStateless(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
-// TestDenyRulesNotAccumulatedOnRepeatedApply verifies that applying the same
-// deny rules repeatedly does not accumulate duplicate rules in the uspfilter.
-// This tests the full ACL manager -> uspfilter integration.
-func TestDenyRulesNotAccumulatedOnRepeatedApply(t *testing.T) {
-	t.Setenv("NB_WG_KERNEL_DISABLED", "true")
-
-	networkMap := &mgmProto.NetworkMap{
-		FirewallRules: []*mgmProto.FirewallRule{
-			{
-				PeerIP:    "10.93.0.1",
-				Direction: mgmProto.RuleDirection_IN,
-				Action:    mgmProto.RuleAction_DROP,
-				Protocol:  mgmProto.RuleProtocol_TCP,
-				Port:      "22",
-			},
-			{
-				PeerIP:    "10.93.0.2",
-				Direction: mgmProto.RuleDirection_IN,
-				Action:    mgmProto.RuleAction_DROP,
-				Protocol:  mgmProto.RuleProtocol_TCP,
-				Port:      "80",
-			},
-			{
-				PeerIP:    "10.93.0.3",
-				Direction: mgmProto.RuleDirection_IN,
-				Action:    mgmProto.RuleAction_ACCEPT,
-				Protocol:  mgmProto.RuleProtocol_TCP,
-				Port:      "443",
-			},
-		},
-		FirewallRulesIsEmpty: false,
-	}
-
-	ctrl := gomock.NewController(t)
-	defer ctrl.Finish()
-
-	ifaceMock := mocks.NewMockIFaceMapper(ctrl)
-	ifaceMock.EXPECT().IsUserspaceBind().Return(true).AnyTimes()
-	ifaceMock.EXPECT().SetFilter(gomock.Any())
-	network := netip.MustParsePrefix("172.0.0.1/32")
-	ifaceMock.EXPECT().Name().Return("lo").AnyTimes()
-	ifaceMock.EXPECT().Address().Return(wgaddr.Address{
-		IP:      network.Addr(),
-		Network: network,
-	}).AnyTimes()
-	ifaceMock.EXPECT().GetWGDevice().Return(nil).AnyTimes()
-
-	fw, err := firewall.NewFirewall(ifaceMock, nil, flowLogger, false, iface.DefaultMTU)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	defer func() {
-		require.NoError(t, fw.Close(nil))
-	}()
-
-	acl := NewDefaultManager(fw)
-
-	// Apply the same rules 5 times (simulating repeated network map updates)
-	for i := 0; i < 5; i++ {
-		acl.ApplyFiltering(networkMap, false)
-	}
-
-	// The ACL manager should track exactly 3 rule pairs (2 deny + 1 accept inbound)
-	assert.Equal(t, 3, len(acl.peerRulesPairs),
-		"Should have exactly 3 rule pairs after 5 identical updates")
-}
-
-// TestDenyRulesCleanedUpOnRemoval verifies that deny rules are properly cleaned
-// up when they're removed from the network map in a subsequent update.
-func TestDenyRulesCleanedUpOnRemoval(t *testing.T) {
-	t.Setenv("NB_WG_KERNEL_DISABLED", "true")
-
-	ctrl := gomock.NewController(t)
-	defer ctrl.Finish()
-
-	ifaceMock := mocks.NewMockIFaceMapper(ctrl)
-	ifaceMock.EXPECT().IsUserspaceBind().Return(true).AnyTimes()
-	ifaceMock.EXPECT().SetFilter(gomock.Any())
-	network := netip.MustParsePrefix("172.0.0.1/32")
-	ifaceMock.EXPECT().Name().Return("lo").AnyTimes()
-	ifaceMock.EXPECT().Address().Return(wgaddr.Address{
-		IP:      network.Addr(),
-		Network: network,
-	}).AnyTimes()
-	ifaceMock.EXPECT().GetWGDevice().Return(nil).AnyTimes()
-
-	fw, err := firewall.NewFirewall(ifaceMock, nil, flowLogger, false, iface.DefaultMTU)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	defer func() {
-		require.NoError(t, fw.Close(nil))
-	}()
-
-	acl := NewDefaultManager(fw)
-
-	// First update: add deny and accept rules
-	networkMap1 := &mgmProto.NetworkMap{
-		FirewallRules: []*mgmProto.FirewallRule{
-			{
-				PeerIP:    "10.93.0.1",
-				Direction: mgmProto.RuleDirection_IN,
-				Action:    mgmProto.RuleAction_DROP,
-				Protocol:  mgmProto.RuleProtocol_TCP,
-				Port:      "22",
-			},
-			{
-				PeerIP:    "10.93.0.2",
-				Direction: mgmProto.RuleDirection_IN,
-				Action:    mgmProto.RuleAction_ACCEPT,
-				Protocol:  mgmProto.RuleProtocol_TCP,
-				Port:      "443",
-			},
-		},
-		FirewallRulesIsEmpty: false,
-	}
-
-	acl.ApplyFiltering(networkMap1, false)
-	assert.Equal(t, 2, len(acl.peerRulesPairs), "Should have 2 rules after first update")
-
-	// Second update: remove the deny rule, keep only accept
-	networkMap2 := &mgmProto.NetworkMap{
-		FirewallRules: []*mgmProto.FirewallRule{
-			{
-				PeerIP:    "10.93.0.2",
-				Direction: mgmProto.RuleDirection_IN,
-				Action:    mgmProto.RuleAction_ACCEPT,
-				Protocol:  mgmProto.RuleProtocol_TCP,
-				Port:      "443",
-			},
-		},
-		FirewallRulesIsEmpty: false,
-	}
-
-	acl.ApplyFiltering(networkMap2, false)
-	assert.Equal(t, 1, len(acl.peerRulesPairs),
-		"Should have 1 rule after removing deny rule")
-
-	// Third update: remove all rules
-	networkMap3 := &mgmProto.NetworkMap{
-		FirewallRules:        []*mgmProto.FirewallRule{},
-		FirewallRulesIsEmpty: true,
-	}
-
-	acl.ApplyFiltering(networkMap3, false)
-	assert.Equal(t, 0, len(acl.peerRulesPairs),
-		"Should have 0 rules after removing all rules")
-}
-
-// TestRuleUpdateChangingAction verifies that when a rule's action changes from
-// accept to deny (or vice versa), the old rule is properly removed and the new
-// one added without leaking.
-func TestRuleUpdateChangingAction(t *testing.T) {
-	t.Setenv("NB_WG_KERNEL_DISABLED", "true")
-
-	ctrl := gomock.NewController(t)
-	defer ctrl.Finish()
-
-	ifaceMock := mocks.NewMockIFaceMapper(ctrl)
-	ifaceMock.EXPECT().IsUserspaceBind().Return(true).AnyTimes()
-	ifaceMock.EXPECT().SetFilter(gomock.Any())
-	network := netip.MustParsePrefix("172.0.0.1/32")
-	ifaceMock.EXPECT().Name().Return("lo").AnyTimes()
-	ifaceMock.EXPECT().Address().Return(wgaddr.Address{
-		IP:      network.Addr(),
-		Network: network,
-	}).AnyTimes()
-	ifaceMock.EXPECT().GetWGDevice().Return(nil).AnyTimes()
-
-	fw, err := firewall.NewFirewall(ifaceMock, nil, flowLogger, false, iface.DefaultMTU)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	defer func() {
-		require.NoError(t, fw.Close(nil))
-	}()
-
-	acl := NewDefaultManager(fw)
-
-	// First update: accept rule
-	networkMap := &mgmProto.NetworkMap{
-		FirewallRules: []*mgmProto.FirewallRule{
-			{
-				PeerIP:    "10.93.0.1",
-				Direction: mgmProto.RuleDirection_IN,
-				Action:    mgmProto.RuleAction_ACCEPT,
-				Protocol:  mgmProto.RuleProtocol_TCP,
-				Port:      "22",
-			},
-		},
-		FirewallRulesIsEmpty: false,
-	}
-	acl.ApplyFiltering(networkMap, false)
-	assert.Equal(t, 1, len(acl.peerRulesPairs))
-
-	// Second update: change to deny (same IP/port/proto, different action)
-	networkMap.FirewallRules = []*mgmProto.FirewallRule{
-		{
-			PeerIP:    "10.93.0.1",
-			Direction: mgmProto.RuleDirection_IN,
-			Action:    mgmProto.RuleAction_DROP,
-			Protocol:  mgmProto.RuleProtocol_TCP,
-			Port:      "22",
-		},
-	}
-	acl.ApplyFiltering(networkMap, false)
-
-	// Should still have exactly 1 rule (the old accept removed, new deny added)
-	assert.Equal(t, 1, len(acl.peerRulesPairs),
-		"Changing action should result in exactly 1 rule, not 2")
-}
-
 func TestPortInfoEmpty(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		name     string

client/internal/auth/auth.go

@@ -1,499 +0,0 @@
-package auth
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"net/url"
-	"sync"
-	"time"
-
-	"github.com/cenkalti/backoff/v4"
-	"github.com/google/uuid"
-	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
-	"golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard/wgctrl/wgtypes"
-	"google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
-	"google.golang.org/grpc/status"
-
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/profilemanager"
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/ssh"
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/system"
-	mgm "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/management/client"
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/management/client/common"
-	mgmProto "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/management/proto"
-)
-
-// Auth manages authentication operations with the management server
-// It maintains a long-lived connection and automatically handles reconnection with backoff
-type Auth struct {
-	mutex         sync.RWMutex
-	client        *mgm.GrpcClient
-	config        *profilemanager.Config
-	privateKey    wgtypes.Key
-	mgmURL        *url.URL
-	mgmTLSEnabled bool
-}
-
-// NewAuth creates a new Auth instance that manages authentication flows
-// It establishes a connection to the management server that will be reused for all operations
-// The connection is automatically recreated with backoff if it becomes disconnected
-func NewAuth(ctx context.Context, privateKey string, mgmURL *url.URL, config *profilemanager.Config) (*Auth, error) {
-	// Validate WireGuard private key
-	myPrivateKey, err := wgtypes.ParseKey(privateKey)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	// Determine TLS setting based on URL scheme
-	mgmTLSEnabled := mgmURL.Scheme == "https"
-
-	log.Debugf("connecting to Management Service %s", mgmURL.String())
-	mgmClient, err := mgm.NewClient(ctx, mgmURL.Host, myPrivateKey, mgmTLSEnabled)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Errorf("failed connecting to Management Service %s: %v", mgmURL.String(), err)
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	log.Debugf("connected to the Management service %s", mgmURL.String())
-
-	return &Auth{
-		client:        mgmClient,
-		config:        config,
-		privateKey:    myPrivateKey,
-		mgmURL:        mgmURL,
-		mgmTLSEnabled: mgmTLSEnabled,
-	}, nil
-}
-
-// Close closes the management client connection
-func (a *Auth) Close() error {
-	a.mutex.Lock()
-	defer a.mutex.Unlock()
-
-	if a.client == nil {
-		return nil
-	}
-	return a.client.Close()
-}
-
-// IsSSOSupported checks if the management server supports SSO by attempting to retrieve auth flow configurations.
-// Returns true if either PKCE or Device authorization flow is supported, false otherwise.
-// This function encapsulates the SSO detection logic to avoid exposing gRPC error codes to upper layers.
-// Automatically retries with backoff and reconnection on connection errors.
-func (a *Auth) IsSSOSupported(ctx context.Context) (bool, error) {
-	var supportsSSO bool
-
-	err := a.withRetry(ctx, func(client *mgm.GrpcClient) error {
-		// Try PKCE flow first
-		_, err := a.getPKCEFlow(client)
-		if err == nil {
-			supportsSSO = true
-			return nil
-		}
-
-		// Check if PKCE is not supported
-		if s, ok := status.FromError(err); ok && (s.Code() == codes.NotFound || s.Code() == codes.Unimplemented) {
-			// PKCE not supported, try Device flow
-			_, err = a.getDeviceFlow(client)
-			if err == nil {
-				supportsSSO = true
-				return nil
-			}
-
-			// Check if Device flow is also not supported
-			if s, ok := status.FromError(err); ok && (s.Code() == codes.NotFound || s.Code() == codes.Unimplemented) {
-				// Neither PKCE nor Device flow is supported
-				supportsSSO = false
-				return nil
-			}
-
-			// Device flow check returned an error other than NotFound/Unimplemented
-			return err
-		}
-
-		// PKCE flow check returned an error other than NotFound/Unimplemented
-		return err
-	})
-
-	return supportsSSO, err
-}
-
-// GetOAuthFlow returns an OAuth flow (PKCE or Device) using the existing management connection
-// This avoids creating a new connection to the management server
-func (a *Auth) GetOAuthFlow(ctx context.Context, forceDeviceAuth bool) (OAuthFlow, error) {
-	var flow OAuthFlow
-	var err error
-
-	err = a.withRetry(ctx, func(client *mgm.GrpcClient) error {
-		if forceDeviceAuth {
-			flow, err = a.getDeviceFlow(client)
-			return err
-		}
-
-		// Try PKCE flow first
-		flow, err = a.getPKCEFlow(client)
-		if err != nil {
-			// If PKCE not supported, try Device flow
-			if s, ok := status.FromError(err); ok && (s.Code() == codes.NotFound || s.Code() == codes.Unimplemented) {
-				flow, err = a.getDeviceFlow(client)
-				return err
-			}
-			return err
-		}
-		return nil
-	})
-
-	return flow, err
-}
-
-// IsLoginRequired checks if login is required by attempting to authenticate with the server
-// Automatically retries with backoff and reconnection on connection errors.
-func (a *Auth) IsLoginRequired(ctx context.Context) (bool, error) {
-	pubSSHKey, err := ssh.GeneratePublicKey([]byte(a.config.SSHKey))
-	if err != nil {
-		return false, err
-	}
-
-	var needsLogin bool
-
-	err = a.withRetry(ctx, func(client *mgm.GrpcClient) error {
-		_, _, err := a.doMgmLogin(client, ctx, pubSSHKey)
-		if isLoginNeeded(err) {
-			needsLogin = true
-			return nil
-		}
-		needsLogin = false
-		return err
-	})
-
-	return needsLogin, err
-}
-
-// Login attempts to log in or register the client with the management server
-// Returns error and a boolean indicating if it's an authentication error (permission denied) that should stop retries.
-// Automatically retries with backoff and reconnection on connection errors.
-func (a *Auth) Login(ctx context.Context, setupKey string, jwtToken string) (error, bool) {
-	pubSSHKey, err := ssh.GeneratePublicKey([]byte(a.config.SSHKey))
-	if err != nil {
-		return err, false
-	}
-
-	var isAuthError bool
-
-	err = a.withRetry(ctx, func(client *mgm.GrpcClient) error {
-		serverKey, _, err := a.doMgmLogin(client, ctx, pubSSHKey)
-		if serverKey != nil && isRegistrationNeeded(err) {
-			log.Debugf("peer registration required")
-			_, err = a.registerPeer(client, ctx, setupKey, jwtToken, pubSSHKey)
-			if err != nil {
-				isAuthError = isPermissionDenied(err)
-				return err
-			}
-		} else if err != nil {
-			isAuthError = isPermissionDenied(err)
-			return err
-		}
-
-		isAuthError = false
-		return nil
-	})
-
-	return err, isAuthError
-}
-
-// getPKCEFlow retrieves PKCE authorization flow configuration and creates a flow instance
-func (a *Auth) getPKCEFlow(client *mgm.GrpcClient) (*PKCEAuthorizationFlow, error) {
-	serverKey, err := client.GetServerPublicKey()
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Errorf("failed while getting Management Service public key: %v", err)
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	protoFlow, err := client.GetPKCEAuthorizationFlow(*serverKey)
-	if err != nil {
-		if s, ok := status.FromError(err); ok && s.Code() == codes.NotFound {
-			log.Warnf("server couldn't find pkce flow, contact admin: %v", err)
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		log.Errorf("failed to retrieve pkce flow: %v", err)
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	protoConfig := protoFlow.GetProviderConfig()
-	config := &PKCEAuthProviderConfig{
-		Audience:              protoConfig.GetAudience(),
-		ClientID:              protoConfig.GetClientID(),
-		ClientSecret:          protoConfig.GetClientSecret(), //nolint:staticcheck
-		TokenEndpoint:         protoConfig.GetTokenEndpoint(),
-		AuthorizationEndpoint: protoConfig.GetAuthorizationEndpoint(),
-		Scope:                 protoConfig.GetScope(),
-		RedirectURLs:          protoConfig.GetRedirectURLs(),
-		UseIDToken:            protoConfig.GetUseIDToken(),
-		ClientCertPair:        a.config.ClientCertKeyPair,
-		DisablePromptLogin:    protoConfig.GetDisablePromptLogin(),
-		LoginFlag:             common.LoginFlag(protoConfig.GetLoginFlag()),
-	}
-
-	if err := validatePKCEConfig(config); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	flow, err := NewPKCEAuthorizationFlow(*config)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	return flow, nil
-}
-
-// getDeviceFlow retrieves device authorization flow configuration and creates a flow instance
-func (a *Auth) getDeviceFlow(client *mgm.GrpcClient) (*DeviceAuthorizationFlow, error) {
-	serverKey, err := client.GetServerPublicKey()
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Errorf("failed while getting Management Service public key: %v", err)
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	protoFlow, err := client.GetDeviceAuthorizationFlow(*serverKey)
-	if err != nil {
-		if s, ok := status.FromError(err); ok && s.Code() == codes.NotFound {
-			log.Warnf("server couldn't find device flow, contact admin: %v", err)
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		log.Errorf("failed to retrieve device flow: %v", err)
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	protoConfig := protoFlow.GetProviderConfig()
-	config := &DeviceAuthProviderConfig{
-		Audience:           protoConfig.GetAudience(),
-		ClientID:           protoConfig.GetClientID(),
-		ClientSecret:       protoConfig.GetClientSecret(), //nolint:staticcheck
-		Domain:             protoConfig.Domain,
-		TokenEndpoint:      protoConfig.GetTokenEndpoint(),
-		DeviceAuthEndpoint: protoConfig.GetDeviceAuthEndpoint(),
-		Scope:              protoConfig.GetScope(),
-		UseIDToken:         protoConfig.GetUseIDToken(),
-	}
-
-	// Keep compatibility with older management versions
-	if config.Scope == "" {
-		config.Scope = "openid"
-	}
-
-	if err := validateDeviceAuthConfig(config); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	flow, err := NewDeviceAuthorizationFlow(*config)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	return flow, nil
-}
-
-// doMgmLogin performs the actual login operation with the management service
-func (a *Auth) doMgmLogin(client *mgm.GrpcClient, ctx context.Context, pubSSHKey []byte) (*wgtypes.Key, *mgmProto.LoginResponse, error) {
-	serverKey, err := client.GetServerPublicKey()
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Errorf("failed while getting Management Service public key: %v", err)
-		return nil, nil, err
-	}
-
-	sysInfo := system.GetInfo(ctx)
-	a.setSystemInfoFlags(sysInfo)
-	loginResp, err := client.Login(*serverKey, sysInfo, pubSSHKey, a.config.DNSLabels)
-	return serverKey, loginResp, err
-}
-
-// registerPeer checks whether setupKey was provided via cmd line and if not then it prompts user to enter a key.
-// Otherwise tries to register with the provided setupKey via command line.
-func (a *Auth) registerPeer(client *mgm.GrpcClient, ctx context.Context, setupKey string, jwtToken string, pubSSHKey []byte) (*mgmProto.LoginResponse, error) {
-	serverPublicKey, err := client.GetServerPublicKey()
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Errorf("failed while getting Management Service public key: %v", err)
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	validSetupKey, err := uuid.Parse(setupKey)
-	if err != nil && jwtToken == "" {
-		return nil, status.Errorf(codes.InvalidArgument, "invalid setup-key or no sso information provided, err: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	log.Debugf("sending peer registration request to Management Service")
-	info := system.GetInfo(ctx)
-	a.setSystemInfoFlags(info)
-	loginResp, err := client.Register(*serverPublicKey, validSetupKey.String(), jwtToken, info, pubSSHKey, a.config.DNSLabels)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Errorf("failed registering peer %v", err)
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	log.Infof("peer has been successfully registered on Management Service")
-
-	return loginResp, nil
-}
-
-// setSystemInfoFlags sets all configuration flags on the provided system info
-func (a *Auth) setSystemInfoFlags(info *system.Info) {
-	info.SetFlags(
-		a.config.RosenpassEnabled,
-		a.config.RosenpassPermissive,
-		a.config.ServerSSHAllowed,
-		a.config.DisableClientRoutes,
-		a.config.DisableServerRoutes,
-		a.config.DisableDNS,
-		a.config.DisableFirewall,
-		a.config.BlockLANAccess,
-		a.config.BlockInbound,
-		a.config.LazyConnectionEnabled,
-		a.config.EnableSSHRoot,
-		a.config.EnableSSHSFTP,
-		a.config.EnableSSHLocalPortForwarding,
-		a.config.EnableSSHRemotePortForwarding,
-		a.config.DisableSSHAuth,
-	)
-}
-
-// reconnect closes the current connection and creates a new one
-// It checks if the brokenClient is still the current client before reconnecting
-// to avoid multiple threads reconnecting unnecessarily
-func (a *Auth) reconnect(ctx context.Context, brokenClient *mgm.GrpcClient) error {
-	a.mutex.Lock()
-	defer a.mutex.Unlock()
-
-	// Double-check: if client has already been replaced by another thread, skip reconnection
-	if a.client != brokenClient {
-		log.Debugf("client already reconnected by another thread, skipping")
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	// Create new connection FIRST, before closing the old one
-	// This ensures a.client is never nil, preventing panics in other threads
-	log.Debugf("reconnecting to Management Service %s", a.mgmURL.String())
-	mgmClient, err := mgm.NewClient(ctx, a.mgmURL.Host, a.privateKey, a.mgmTLSEnabled)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Errorf("failed reconnecting to Management Service %s: %v", a.mgmURL.String(), err)
-		// Keep the old client if reconnection fails
-		return err
-	}
-
-	// Close old connection AFTER new one is successfully created
-	oldClient := a.client
-	a.client = mgmClient
-
-	if oldClient != nil {
-		if err := oldClient.Close(); err != nil {
-			log.Debugf("error closing old connection: %v", err)
-		}
-	}
-
-	log.Debugf("successfully reconnected to Management service %s", a.mgmURL.String())
-	return nil
-}
-
-// isConnectionError checks if the error is a connection-related error that should trigger reconnection
-func isConnectionError(err error) bool {
-	if err == nil {
-		return false
-	}
-	s, ok := status.FromError(err)
-	if !ok {
-		return false
-	}
-	// These error codes indicate connection issues
-	return s.Code() == codes.Unavailable ||
-		s.Code() == codes.DeadlineExceeded ||
-		s.Code() == codes.Canceled ||
-		s.Code() == codes.Internal
-}
-
-// withRetry wraps an operation with exponential backoff retry logic
-// It automatically reconnects on connection errors
-func (a *Auth) withRetry(ctx context.Context, operation func(client *mgm.GrpcClient) error) error {
-	backoffSettings := &backoff.ExponentialBackOff{
-		InitialInterval:     500 * time.Millisecond,
-		RandomizationFactor: 0.5,
-		Multiplier:          1.5,
-		MaxInterval:         10 * time.Second,
-		MaxElapsedTime:      2 * time.Minute,
-		Stop:                backoff.Stop,
-		Clock:               backoff.SystemClock,
-	}
-	backoffSettings.Reset()
-
-	return backoff.RetryNotify(
-		func() error {
-			// Capture the client BEFORE the operation to ensure we track the correct client
-			a.mutex.RLock()
-			currentClient := a.client
-			a.mutex.RUnlock()
-
-			if currentClient == nil {
-				return status.Errorf(codes.Unavailable, "client is not initialized")
-			}
-
-			// Execute operation with the captured client
-			err := operation(currentClient)
-			if err == nil {
-				return nil
-			}
-
-			// If it's a connection error, attempt reconnection using the client that was actually used
-			if isConnectionError(err) {
-				log.Warnf("connection error detected, attempting reconnection: %v", err)
-
-				if reconnectErr := a.reconnect(ctx, currentClient); reconnectErr != nil {
-					log.Errorf("reconnection failed: %v", reconnectErr)
-					return reconnectErr
-				}
-				// Return the original error to trigger retry with the new connection
-				return err
-			}
-
-			// For authentication errors, don't retry
-			if isAuthenticationError(err) {
-				return backoff.Permanent(err)
-			}
-
-			return err
-		},
-		backoff.WithContext(backoffSettings, ctx),
-		func(err error, duration time.Duration) {
-			log.Warnf("operation failed, retrying in %v: %v", duration, err)
-		},
-	)
-}
-
-// isAuthenticationError checks if the error is an authentication-related error that should not be retried.
-// Returns true if the error is InvalidArgument or PermissionDenied, indicating that retrying won't help.
-func isAuthenticationError(err error) bool {
-	if err == nil {
-		return false
-	}
-	s, ok := status.FromError(err)
-	if !ok {
-		return false
-	}
-	return s.Code() == codes.InvalidArgument || s.Code() == codes.PermissionDenied
-}
-
-// isPermissionDenied checks if the error is a PermissionDenied error.
-// This is used to determine if early exit from backoff is needed (e.g., when the server responded but denied access).
-func isPermissionDenied(err error) bool {
-	if err == nil {
-		return false
-	}
-	s, ok := status.FromError(err)
-	if !ok {
-		return false
-	}
-	return s.Code() == codes.PermissionDenied
-}
-
-func isLoginNeeded(err error) bool {
-	return isAuthenticationError(err)
-}
-
-func isRegistrationNeeded(err error) bool {
-	return isPermissionDenied(err)
-}

client/internal/auth/device_flow.go

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/util/embeddedroots"
 )
 
@@ -25,56 +26,12 @@ const (
 
 var _ OAuthFlow = &DeviceAuthorizationFlow{}
 
-// DeviceAuthProviderConfig has all attributes needed to initiate a device authorization flow
-type DeviceAuthProviderConfig struct {
-	// ClientID An IDP application client id
-	ClientID string
-	// ClientSecret An IDP application client secret
-	ClientSecret string
-	// Domain An IDP API domain
-	// Deprecated. Use OIDCConfigEndpoint instead
-	Domain string
-	// Audience An Audience for to authorization validation
-	Audience string
-	// TokenEndpoint is the endpoint of an IDP manager where clients can obtain access token
-	TokenEndpoint string
-	// DeviceAuthEndpoint is the endpoint of an IDP manager where clients can obtain device authorization code
-	DeviceAuthEndpoint string
-	// Scopes provides the scopes to be included in the token request
-	Scope string
-	// UseIDToken indicates if the id token should be used for authentication
-	UseIDToken bool
-	// LoginHint is used to pre-fill the email/username field during authentication
-	LoginHint string
-}
-
-// validateDeviceAuthConfig validates device authorization provider configuration
-func validateDeviceAuthConfig(config *DeviceAuthProviderConfig) error {
-	errorMsgFormat := "invalid provider configuration received from management: %s value is empty. Contact your NetBird administrator"
-
-	if config.Audience == "" {
-		return fmt.Errorf(errorMsgFormat, "Audience")
-	}
-	if config.ClientID == "" {
-		return fmt.Errorf(errorMsgFormat, "Client ID")
-	}
-	if config.TokenEndpoint == "" {
-		return fmt.Errorf(errorMsgFormat, "Token Endpoint")
-	}
-	if config.DeviceAuthEndpoint == "" {
-		return fmt.Errorf(errorMsgFormat, "Device Auth Endpoint")
-	}
-	if config.Scope == "" {
-		return fmt.Errorf(errorMsgFormat, "Device Auth Scopes")
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
 // DeviceAuthorizationFlow implements the OAuthFlow interface,
 // for the Device Authorization Flow.
 type DeviceAuthorizationFlow struct {
-	providerConfig DeviceAuthProviderConfig
-	HTTPClient     HTTPClient
+	providerConfig internal.DeviceAuthProviderConfig
+
+	HTTPClient HTTPClient
 }
 
 // RequestDeviceCodePayload used for request device code payload for auth0
@@ -100,7 +57,7 @@ type TokenRequestResponse struct {
 }
 
 // NewDeviceAuthorizationFlow returns device authorization flow client
-func NewDeviceAuthorizationFlow(config DeviceAuthProviderConfig) (*DeviceAuthorizationFlow, error) {
+func NewDeviceAuthorizationFlow(config internal.DeviceAuthProviderConfig) (*DeviceAuthorizationFlow, error) {
 	httpTransport := http.DefaultTransport.(*http.Transport).Clone()
 	httpTransport.MaxIdleConns = 5
 
@@ -132,11 +89,6 @@ func (d *DeviceAuthorizationFlow) GetClientID(ctx context.Context) string {
 	return d.providerConfig.ClientID
 }
 
-// SetLoginHint sets the login hint for the device authorization flow
-func (d *DeviceAuthorizationFlow) SetLoginHint(hint string) {
-	d.providerConfig.LoginHint = hint
-}
-
 // RequestAuthInfo requests a device code login flow information from Hosted
 func (d *DeviceAuthorizationFlow) RequestAuthInfo(ctx context.Context) (AuthFlowInfo, error) {
 	form := url.Values{}
@@ -247,22 +199,14 @@ func (d *DeviceAuthorizationFlow) requestToken(info AuthFlowInfo) (TokenRequestR
 }
 
 // WaitToken waits user's login and authorize the app. Once the user's authorize
-// it retrieves the access token from Hosted's endpoint and validates it before returning.
-// The method creates a timeout context internally based on info.ExpiresIn.
+// it retrieves the access token from Hosted's endpoint and validates it before returning
 func (d *DeviceAuthorizationFlow) WaitToken(ctx context.Context, info AuthFlowInfo) (TokenInfo, error) {
-	// Create timeout context based on flow expiration
-	timeout := time.Duration(info.ExpiresIn) * time.Second
-	waitCtx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, timeout)
-	defer cancel()
-
 	interval := time.Duration(info.Interval) * time.Second
 	ticker := time.NewTicker(interval)
-	defer ticker.Stop()
-
 	for {
 		select {
-		case <-waitCtx.Done():
-			return TokenInfo{}, waitCtx.Err()
+		case <-ctx.Done():
+			return TokenInfo{}, ctx.Err()
 		case <-ticker.C:
 
 			tokenResponse, err := d.requestToken(info)

client/internal/auth/device_flow_test.go

@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v5"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal"
 )
 
 type mockHTTPClient struct {
@@ -113,19 +115,18 @@ func TestHosted_RequestDeviceCode(t *testing.T) {
 				err:     testCase.inputReqError,
 			}
 
-			config := DeviceAuthProviderConfig{
-				Audience:           expectedAudience,
-				ClientID:           expectedClientID,
-				Scope:              expectedScope,
-				TokenEndpoint:      "test.hosted.com/token",
-				DeviceAuthEndpoint: "test.hosted.com/device/auth",
-				UseIDToken:         false,
+			deviceFlow := &DeviceAuthorizationFlow{
+				providerConfig: internal.DeviceAuthProviderConfig{
+					Audience:           expectedAudience,
+					ClientID:           expectedClientID,
+					Scope:              expectedScope,
+					TokenEndpoint:      "test.hosted.com/token",
+					DeviceAuthEndpoint: "test.hosted.com/device/auth",
+					UseIDToken:         false,
+				},
+				HTTPClient: &httpClient,
 			}
 
-			deviceFlow, err := NewDeviceAuthorizationFlow(config)
-			require.NoError(t, err, "creating device flow should not fail")
-			deviceFlow.HTTPClient = &httpClient
-
 			authInfo, err := deviceFlow.RequestAuthInfo(context.TODO())
 			testCase.testingErrFunc(t, err, testCase.expectedErrorMSG)
 
@@ -279,19 +280,18 @@ func TestHosted_WaitToken(t *testing.T) {
 				countResBody: testCase.inputCountResBody,
 			}
 
-			config := DeviceAuthProviderConfig{
-				Audience:           testCase.inputAudience,
-				ClientID:           clientID,
-				TokenEndpoint:      "test.hosted.com/token",
-				DeviceAuthEndpoint: "test.hosted.com/device/auth",
-				Scope:              "openid",
-				UseIDToken:         false,
+			deviceFlow := DeviceAuthorizationFlow{
+				providerConfig: internal.DeviceAuthProviderConfig{
+					Audience:           testCase.inputAudience,
+					ClientID:           clientID,
+					TokenEndpoint:      "test.hosted.com/token",
+					DeviceAuthEndpoint: "test.hosted.com/device/auth",
+					Scope:              "openid",
+					UseIDToken:         false,
+				},
+				HTTPClient: &httpClient,
 			}
 
-			deviceFlow, err := NewDeviceAuthorizationFlow(config)
-			require.NoError(t, err, "creating device flow should not fail")
-			deviceFlow.HTTPClient = &httpClient
-
 			ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.TODO(), testCase.inputTimeout)
 			defer cancel()
 			tokenInfo, err := deviceFlow.WaitToken(ctx, testCase.inputInfo)

client/internal/auth/oauth.go

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
 	gstatus "google.golang.org/grpc/status"
 
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/profilemanager"
 )
 
@@ -86,33 +87,19 @@ func NewOAuthFlow(ctx context.Context, config *profilemanager.Config, isUnixDesk
 
 // authenticateWithPKCEFlow initializes the Proof Key for Code Exchange flow auth flow
 func authenticateWithPKCEFlow(ctx context.Context, config *profilemanager.Config, hint string) (OAuthFlow, error) {
-	authClient, err := NewAuth(ctx, config.PrivateKey, config.ManagementURL, config)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create auth client: %v", err)
-	}
-	defer authClient.Close()
-
-	pkceFlowInfo, err := authClient.getPKCEFlow(authClient.client)
+	pkceFlowInfo, err := internal.GetPKCEAuthorizationFlowInfo(ctx, config.PrivateKey, config.ManagementURL, config.ClientCertKeyPair)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("getting pkce authorization flow info failed with error: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	if hint != "" {
-		pkceFlowInfo.SetLoginHint(hint)
-	}
+	pkceFlowInfo.ProviderConfig.LoginHint = hint
 
-	return pkceFlowInfo, nil
+	return NewPKCEAuthorizationFlow(pkceFlowInfo.ProviderConfig)
 }
 
 // authenticateWithDeviceCodeFlow initializes the Device Code auth Flow
 func authenticateWithDeviceCodeFlow(ctx context.Context, config *profilemanager.Config, hint string) (OAuthFlow, error) {
-	authClient, err := NewAuth(ctx, config.PrivateKey, config.ManagementURL, config)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create auth client: %v", err)
-	}
-	defer authClient.Close()
-
-	deviceFlowInfo, err := authClient.getDeviceFlow(authClient.client)
+	deviceFlowInfo, err := internal.GetDeviceAuthorizationFlowInfo(ctx, config.PrivateKey, config.ManagementURL)
 	if err != nil {
 		switch s, ok := gstatus.FromError(err); {
 		case ok && s.Code() == codes.NotFound:
@@ -127,9 +114,7 @@ func authenticateWithDeviceCodeFlow(ctx context.Context, config *profilemanager.
 		}
 	}
 
-	if hint != "" {
-		deviceFlowInfo.SetLoginHint(hint)
-	}
+	deviceFlowInfo.ProviderConfig.LoginHint = hint
 
-	return deviceFlowInfo, nil
+	return NewDeviceAuthorizationFlow(deviceFlowInfo.ProviderConfig)
 }

client/internal/auth/pkce_flow.go

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"golang.org/x/oauth2"
 
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/templates"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/management/client/common"
 )
@@ -34,67 +35,17 @@ const (
 	defaultPKCETimeoutSeconds = 300
 )
 
-// PKCEAuthProviderConfig has all attributes needed to initiate PKCE authorization flow
-type PKCEAuthProviderConfig struct {
-	// ClientID An IDP application client id
-	ClientID string
-	// ClientSecret An IDP application client secret
-	ClientSecret string
-	// Audience An Audience for to authorization validation
-	Audience string
-	// TokenEndpoint is the endpoint of an IDP manager where clients can obtain access token
-	TokenEndpoint string
-	// AuthorizationEndpoint is the endpoint of an IDP manager where clients can obtain authorization code
-	AuthorizationEndpoint string
-	// Scopes provides the scopes to be included in the token request
-	Scope string
-	// RedirectURL handles authorization code from IDP manager
-	RedirectURLs []string
-	// UseIDToken indicates if the id token should be used for authentication
-	UseIDToken bool
-	// ClientCertPair is used for mTLS authentication to the IDP
-	ClientCertPair *tls.Certificate
-	// DisablePromptLogin makes the PKCE flow to not prompt the user for login
-	DisablePromptLogin bool
-	// LoginFlag is used to configure the PKCE flow login behavior
-	LoginFlag common.LoginFlag
-	// LoginHint is used to pre-fill the email/username field during authentication
-	LoginHint string
-}
-
-// validatePKCEConfig validates PKCE provider configuration
-func validatePKCEConfig(config *PKCEAuthProviderConfig) error {
-	errorMsgFormat := "invalid provider configuration received from management: %s value is empty. Contact your NetBird administrator"
-
-	if config.ClientID == "" {
-		return fmt.Errorf(errorMsgFormat, "Client ID")
-	}
-	if config.TokenEndpoint == "" {
-		return fmt.Errorf(errorMsgFormat, "Token Endpoint")
-	}
-	if config.AuthorizationEndpoint == "" {
-		return fmt.Errorf(errorMsgFormat, "Authorization Auth Endpoint")
-	}
-	if config.Scope == "" {
-		return fmt.Errorf(errorMsgFormat, "PKCE Auth Scopes")
-	}
-	if config.RedirectURLs == nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf(errorMsgFormat, "PKCE Redirect URLs")
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
 // PKCEAuthorizationFlow implements the OAuthFlow interface for
 // the Authorization Code Flow with PKCE.
 type PKCEAuthorizationFlow struct {
-	providerConfig PKCEAuthProviderConfig
+	providerConfig internal.PKCEAuthProviderConfig
 	state          string
 	codeVerifier   string
 	oAuthConfig    *oauth2.Config
 }
 
 // NewPKCEAuthorizationFlow returns new PKCE authorization code flow.
-func NewPKCEAuthorizationFlow(config PKCEAuthProviderConfig) (*PKCEAuthorizationFlow, error) {
+func NewPKCEAuthorizationFlow(config internal.PKCEAuthProviderConfig) (*PKCEAuthorizationFlow, error) {
 	var availableRedirectURL string
 
 	excludedRanges := getSystemExcludedPortRanges()
@@ -173,21 +124,10 @@ func (p *PKCEAuthorizationFlow) RequestAuthInfo(ctx context.Context) (AuthFlowIn
 	}, nil
 }
 
-// SetLoginHint sets the login hint for the PKCE authorization flow
-func (p *PKCEAuthorizationFlow) SetLoginHint(hint string) {
-	p.providerConfig.LoginHint = hint
-}
-
 // WaitToken waits for the OAuth token in the PKCE Authorization Flow.
 // It starts an HTTP server to receive the OAuth token callback and waits for the token or an error.
 // Once the token is received, it is converted to TokenInfo and validated before returning.
-// The method creates a timeout context internally based on info.ExpiresIn.
-func (p *PKCEAuthorizationFlow) WaitToken(ctx context.Context, info AuthFlowInfo) (TokenInfo, error) {
-	// Create timeout context based on flow expiration
-	timeout := time.Duration(info.ExpiresIn) * time.Second
-	waitCtx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, timeout)
-	defer cancel()
-
+func (p *PKCEAuthorizationFlow) WaitToken(ctx context.Context, _ AuthFlowInfo) (TokenInfo, error) {
 	tokenChan := make(chan *oauth2.Token, 1)
 	errChan := make(chan error, 1)
 
@@ -198,7 +138,7 @@ func (p *PKCEAuthorizationFlow) WaitToken(ctx context.Context, info AuthFlowInfo
 
 	server := &http.Server{Addr: fmt.Sprintf(":%s", parsedURL.Port())}
 	defer func() {
-		shutdownCtx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 5*time.Second)
+		shutdownCtx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, 5*time.Second)
 		defer cancel()
 
 		if err := server.Shutdown(shutdownCtx); err != nil {
@@ -209,8 +149,8 @@ func (p *PKCEAuthorizationFlow) WaitToken(ctx context.Context, info AuthFlowInfo
 	go p.startServer(server, tokenChan, errChan)
 
 	select {
-	case <-waitCtx.Done():
-		return TokenInfo{}, waitCtx.Err()
+	case <-ctx.Done():
+		return TokenInfo{}, ctx.Err()
 	case token := <-tokenChan:
 		return p.parseOAuthToken(token)
 	case err := <-errChan:

client/internal/auth/pkce_flow_test.go

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal"
 	mgm "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/management/client/common"
 )
 
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ func TestPromptLogin(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for _, tc := range tt {
 		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			config := PKCEAuthProviderConfig{
+			config := internal.PKCEAuthProviderConfig{
 				ClientID:              "test-client-id",
 				Audience:              "test-audience",
 				TokenEndpoint:         "https://test-token-endpoint.com/token",

client/internal/auth/pkce_flow_windows_test.go

@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal"
 )
 
 func TestParseExcludedPortRanges(t *testing.T) {
@@ -93,7 +95,7 @@ func TestNewPKCEAuthorizationFlow_WithActualExcludedPorts(t *testing.T) {
 
 	availablePort := 65432
 
-	config := PKCEAuthProviderConfig{
+	config := internal.PKCEAuthProviderConfig{
 		ClientID:              "test-client-id",
 		Audience:              "test-audience",
 		TokenEndpoint:         "https://test-token-endpoint.com/token",

client/internal/connect.go

@@ -20,16 +20,14 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/device"
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/netstack"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/dns"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/listener"
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/metrics"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/peer"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/profilemanager"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/statemanager"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/stdnet"
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/updater"
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/updater/installer"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/updatemanager"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/updatemanager/installer"
 	nbnet "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/net"
 	cProto "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/proto"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/ssh"
@@ -44,19 +42,14 @@ import (
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/version"
 )
 
-// androidRunOverride is set on Android to inject mobile dependencies
-// when using embed.Client (which calls Run() with empty MobileDependency).
-var androidRunOverride func(c *ConnectClient, runningChan chan struct{}, logPath string) error
-
 type ConnectClient struct {
-	ctx            context.Context
-	config         *profilemanager.Config
-	statusRecorder *peer.Status
+	ctx                 context.Context
+	config              *profilemanager.Config
+	statusRecorder      *peer.Status
+	doInitialAutoUpdate bool
 
-	engine        *Engine
-	engineMutex   sync.Mutex
-	clientMetrics *metrics.ClientMetrics
-	updateManager *updater.Manager
+	engine      *Engine
+	engineMutex sync.Mutex
 
 	persistSyncResponse bool
 }
@@ -65,24 +58,19 @@ func NewConnectClient(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	config *profilemanager.Config,
 	statusRecorder *peer.Status,
+	doInitalAutoUpdate bool,
 ) *ConnectClient {
 	return &ConnectClient{
-		ctx:            ctx,
-		config:         config,
-		statusRecorder: statusRecorder,
-		engineMutex:    sync.Mutex{},
+		ctx:                 ctx,
+		config:              config,
+		statusRecorder:      statusRecorder,
+		doInitialAutoUpdate: doInitalAutoUpdate,
+		engineMutex:         sync.Mutex{},
 	}
 }
 
-func (c *ConnectClient) SetUpdateManager(um *updater.Manager) {
-	c.updateManager = um
-}
-
 // Run with main logic.
 func (c *ConnectClient) Run(runningChan chan struct{}, logPath string) error {
-	if androidRunOverride != nil {
-		return androidRunOverride(c, runningChan, logPath)
-	}
 	return c.run(MobileDependency{}, runningChan, logPath)
 }
 
@@ -142,34 +130,10 @@ func (c *ConnectClient) run(mobileDependency MobileDependency, runningChan chan
 		}
 	}()
 
-	// Stop metrics push on exit
-	defer func() {
-		if c.clientMetrics != nil {
-			c.clientMetrics.StopPush()
-		}
-	}()
-
 	log.Infof("starting NetBird client version %s on %s/%s", version.NetbirdVersion(), runtime.GOOS, runtime.GOARCH)
 
 	nbnet.Init()
 
-	// Initialize metrics once at startup (always active for debug bundles)
-	if c.clientMetrics == nil {
-		agentInfo := metrics.AgentInfo{
-			DeploymentType: metrics.DeploymentTypeUnknown,
-			Version:        version.NetbirdVersion(),
-			OS:             runtime.GOOS,
-			Arch:           runtime.GOARCH,
-		}
-		c.clientMetrics = metrics.NewClientMetrics(agentInfo)
-		log.Debugf("initialized client metrics")
-
-		// Start metrics push if enabled (uses daemon context, persists across engine restarts)
-		if metrics.IsMetricsPushEnabled() {
-			c.clientMetrics.StartPush(c.ctx, metrics.PushConfigFromEnv())
-		}
-	}
-
 	backOff := &backoff.ExponentialBackOff{
 		InitialInterval:     time.Second,
 		RandomizationFactor: 1,
@@ -222,13 +186,14 @@ func (c *ConnectClient) run(mobileDependency MobileDependency, runningChan chan
 	stateManager := statemanager.New(path)
 	stateManager.RegisterState(&sshconfig.ShutdownState{})
 
-	if c.updateManager != nil {
-		c.updateManager.CheckUpdateSuccess(c.ctx)
-	}
+	updateManager, err := updatemanager.NewManager(c.statusRecorder, stateManager)
+	if err == nil {
+		updateManager.CheckUpdateSuccess(c.ctx)
 
-	inst := installer.New()
-	if err := inst.CleanUpInstallerFiles(); err != nil {
-		log.Errorf("failed to clean up temporary installer file: %v", err)
+		inst := installer.New()
+		if err := inst.CleanUpInstallerFiles(); err != nil {
+			log.Errorf("failed to clean up temporary installer file: %v", err)
+		}
 	}
 
 	defer c.statusRecorder.ClientStop()
@@ -256,16 +221,6 @@ func (c *ConnectClient) run(mobileDependency MobileDependency, runningChan chan
 		mgmNotifier := statusRecorderToMgmConnStateNotifier(c.statusRecorder)
 		mgmClient.SetConnStateListener(mgmNotifier)
 
-		// Update metrics with actual deployment type after connection
-		deploymentType := metrics.DetermineDeploymentType(mgmClient.GetServerURL())
-		agentInfo := metrics.AgentInfo{
-			DeploymentType: deploymentType,
-			Version:        version.NetbirdVersion(),
-			OS:             runtime.GOOS,
-			Arch:           runtime.GOARCH,
-		}
-		c.clientMetrics.UpdateAgentInfo(agentInfo, myPrivateKey.PublicKey().String())
-
 		log.Debugf("connected to the Management service %s", c.config.ManagementURL.Host)
 		defer func() {
 			if err = mgmClient.Close(); err != nil {
@@ -274,10 +229,8 @@ func (c *ConnectClient) run(mobileDependency MobileDependency, runningChan chan
 		}()
 
 		// connect (just a connection, no stream yet) and login to Management Service to get an initial global Netbird config
-		loginStarted := time.Now()
 		loginResp, err := loginToManagement(engineCtx, mgmClient, publicSSHKey, c.config)
 		if err != nil {
-			c.clientMetrics.RecordLoginDuration(engineCtx, time.Since(loginStarted), false)
 			log.Debug(err)
 			if s, ok := gstatus.FromError(err); ok && (s.Code() == codes.PermissionDenied) {
 				state.Set(StatusNeedsLogin)
@@ -286,13 +239,12 @@ func (c *ConnectClient) run(mobileDependency MobileDependency, runningChan chan
 			}
 			return wrapErr(err)
 		}
-		c.clientMetrics.RecordLoginDuration(engineCtx, time.Since(loginStarted), true)
 		c.statusRecorder.MarkManagementConnected()
 
 		localPeerState := peer.LocalPeerState{
 			IP:              loginResp.GetPeerConfig().GetAddress(),
 			PubKey:          myPrivateKey.PublicKey().String(),
-			KernelInterface: device.WireGuardModuleIsLoaded() && !netstack.IsEnabled(),
+			KernelInterface: device.WireGuardModuleIsLoaded(),
 			FQDN:            loginResp.GetPeerConfig().GetFqdn(),
 		}
 		c.statusRecorder.UpdateLocalPeerState(localPeerState)
@@ -355,16 +307,7 @@ func (c *ConnectClient) run(mobileDependency MobileDependency, runningChan chan
 		checks := loginResp.GetChecks()
 
 		c.engineMutex.Lock()
-		engine := NewEngine(engineCtx, cancel, engineConfig, EngineServices{
-			SignalClient:   signalClient,
-			MgmClient:      mgmClient,
-			RelayManager:   relayManager,
-			StatusRecorder: c.statusRecorder,
-			Checks:         checks,
-			StateManager:   stateManager,
-			UpdateManager:  c.updateManager,
-			ClientMetrics:  c.clientMetrics,
-		}, mobileDependency)
+		engine := NewEngine(engineCtx, cancel, signalClient, mgmClient, relayManager, engineConfig, mobileDependency, c.statusRecorder, checks, stateManager)
 		engine.SetSyncResponsePersistence(c.persistSyncResponse)
 		c.engine = engine
 		c.engineMutex.Unlock()
@@ -374,15 +317,21 @@ func (c *ConnectClient) run(mobileDependency MobileDependency, runningChan chan
 			return wrapErr(err)
 		}
 
+		if loginResp.PeerConfig != nil && loginResp.PeerConfig.AutoUpdate != nil {
+			// AutoUpdate will be true when the user click on "Connect" menu on the UI
+			if c.doInitialAutoUpdate {
+				log.Infof("start engine by ui, run auto-update check")
+				c.engine.InitialUpdateHandling(loginResp.PeerConfig.AutoUpdate)
+				c.doInitialAutoUpdate = false
+			}
+		}
+
 		log.Infof("Netbird engine started, the IP is: %s", peerConfig.GetAddress())
 		state.Set(StatusConnected)
 
 		if runningChan != nil {
-			select {
-			case <-runningChan:
-			default:
-				close(runningChan)
-			}
+			close(runningChan)
+			runningChan = nil
 		}
 
 		<-engineCtx.Done()

client/internal/connect_android_default.go

@@ -1,73 +0,0 @@
-//go:build android
-
-package internal
-
-import (
-	"net/netip"
-
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/dns"
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/listener"
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/stdnet"
-)
-
-// noopIFaceDiscover is a stub ExternalIFaceDiscover for embed.Client on Android.
-// It returns an empty interface list, which means ICE P2P candidates won't be
-// discovered — connections will fall back to relay. Applications that need P2P
-// should provide a real implementation via runOnAndroidEmbed that uses
-// Android's ConnectivityManager to enumerate network interfaces.
-type noopIFaceDiscover struct{}
-
-func (noopIFaceDiscover) IFaces() (string, error) {
-	// Return empty JSON array — no local interfaces advertised for ICE.
-	// This is intentional: without Android's ConnectivityManager, we cannot
-	// reliably enumerate interfaces (netlink is restricted on Android 11+).
-	// Relay connections still work; only P2P hole-punching is disabled.
-	return "[]", nil
-}
-
-// noopNetworkChangeListener is a stub for embed.Client on Android.
-// Network change events are ignored since the embed client manages its own
-// reconnection logic via the engine's built-in retry mechanism.
-type noopNetworkChangeListener struct{}
-
-func (noopNetworkChangeListener) OnNetworkChanged(string) {
-	// No-op: embed.Client relies on the engine's internal reconnection
-	// logic rather than OS-level network change notifications.
-}
-
-func (noopNetworkChangeListener) SetInterfaceIP(string) {
-	// No-op: in netstack mode, the overlay IP is managed by the userspace
-	// network stack, not by OS-level interface configuration.
-}
-
-// noopDnsReadyListener is a stub for embed.Client on Android.
-// DNS readiness notifications are not needed in netstack/embed mode
-// since system DNS is disabled and DNS resolution happens externally.
-type noopDnsReadyListener struct{}
-
-func (noopDnsReadyListener) OnReady() {
-	// No-op: embed.Client does not need DNS readiness notifications.
-	// System DNS is disabled in netstack mode.
-}
-
-var _ stdnet.ExternalIFaceDiscover = noopIFaceDiscover{}
-var _ listener.NetworkChangeListener = noopNetworkChangeListener{}
-var _ dns.ReadyListener = noopDnsReadyListener{}
-
-func init() {
-	// Wire up the default override so embed.Client.Start() works on Android
-	// with netstack mode. Provides complete no-op stubs for all mobile
-	// dependencies so the engine's existing Android code paths work unchanged.
-	// Applications that need P2P ICE or real DNS should replace this by
-	// setting androidRunOverride before calling Start().
-	androidRunOverride = func(c *ConnectClient, runningChan chan struct{}, logPath string) error {
-		return c.runOnAndroidEmbed(
-			noopIFaceDiscover{},
-			noopNetworkChangeListener{},
-			[]netip.AddrPort{},
-			noopDnsReadyListener{},
-			runningChan,
-			logPath,
-		)
-	}
-}

client/internal/connect_android_embed.go

@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-//go:build android
-
-package internal
-
-import (
-	"net/netip"
-
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/dns"
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/listener"
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/stdnet"
-)
-
-// runOnAndroidEmbed is like RunOnAndroid but accepts a runningChan
-// so embed.Client.Start() can detect when the engine is ready.
-// It provides complete MobileDependency so the engine's existing
-// Android code paths work unchanged.
-func (c *ConnectClient) runOnAndroidEmbed(
-	iFaceDiscover stdnet.ExternalIFaceDiscover,
-	networkChangeListener listener.NetworkChangeListener,
-	dnsAddresses []netip.AddrPort,
-	dnsReadyListener dns.ReadyListener,
-	runningChan chan struct{},
-	logPath string,
-) error {
-	mobileDependency := MobileDependency{
-		IFaceDiscover:         iFaceDiscover,
-		NetworkChangeListener: networkChangeListener,
-		HostDNSAddresses:      dnsAddresses,
-		DnsReadyListener:      dnsReadyListener,
-	}
-	return c.run(mobileDependency, runningChan, logPath)
-}

client/internal/daemonaddr/resolve.go

@@ -1,60 +0,0 @@
-//go:build !windows && !ios && !android
-
-package daemonaddr
-
-import (
-	"os"
-	"path/filepath"
-	"strings"
-
-	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
-)
-
-var scanDir = "/var/run/netbird"
-
-// setScanDir overrides the scan directory (used by tests).
-func setScanDir(dir string) {
-	scanDir = dir
-}
-
-// ResolveUnixDaemonAddr checks whether the default Unix socket exists and, if not,
-// scans /var/run/netbird/ for a single .sock file to use instead. This handles the
-// mismatch between the netbird@.service template (which places the socket under
-// /var/run/netbird/<instance>.sock) and the CLI default (/var/run/netbird.sock).
-func ResolveUnixDaemonAddr(addr string) string {
-	if !strings.HasPrefix(addr, "unix://") {
-		return addr
-	}
-
-	sockPath := strings.TrimPrefix(addr, "unix://")
-	if _, err := os.Stat(sockPath); err == nil {
-		return addr
-	}
-
-	entries, err := os.ReadDir(scanDir)
-	if err != nil {
-		return addr
-	}
-
-	var found []string
-	for _, e := range entries {
-		if e.IsDir() {
-			continue
-		}
-		if strings.HasSuffix(e.Name(), ".sock") {
-			found = append(found, filepath.Join(scanDir, e.Name()))
-		}
-	}
-
-	switch len(found) {
-	case 1:
-		resolved := "unix://" + found[0]
-		log.Debugf("Default daemon socket not found, using discovered socket: %s", resolved)
-		return resolved
-	case 0:
-		return addr
-	default:
-		log.Warnf("Default daemon socket not found and multiple sockets discovered in %s; pass --daemon-addr explicitly", scanDir)
-		return addr
-	}
-}

client/internal/daemonaddr/resolve_stub.go

@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-//go:build windows || ios || android
-
-package daemonaddr
-
-// ResolveUnixDaemonAddr is a no-op on platforms that don't use Unix sockets.
-func ResolveUnixDaemonAddr(addr string) string {
-	return addr
-}

client/internal/daemonaddr/resolve_test.go

@@ -1,121 +0,0 @@
-//go:build !windows && !ios && !android
-
-package daemonaddr
-
-import (
-	"os"
-	"path/filepath"
-	"testing"
-)
-
-// createSockFile creates a regular file with a .sock extension.
-// ResolveUnixDaemonAddr uses os.Stat (not net.Dial), so a regular file is
-// sufficient and avoids Unix socket path-length limits on macOS.
-func createSockFile(t *testing.T, path string) {
-	t.Helper()
-	if err := os.WriteFile(path, nil, 0o600); err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("failed to create test sock file at %s: %v", path, err)
-	}
-}
-
-func TestResolveUnixDaemonAddr_DefaultExists(t *testing.T) {
-	tmp := t.TempDir()
-	sock := filepath.Join(tmp, "netbird.sock")
-	createSockFile(t, sock)
-
-	addr := "unix://" + sock
-	got := ResolveUnixDaemonAddr(addr)
-	if got != addr {
-		t.Errorf("expected %s, got %s", addr, got)
-	}
-}
-
-func TestResolveUnixDaemonAddr_SingleDiscovered(t *testing.T) {
-	tmp := t.TempDir()
-
-	// Default socket does not exist
-	defaultAddr := "unix://" + filepath.Join(tmp, "netbird.sock")
-
-	// Create a scan dir with one socket
-	sd := filepath.Join(tmp, "netbird")
-	if err := os.MkdirAll(sd, 0o755); err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-	instanceSock := filepath.Join(sd, "main.sock")
-	createSockFile(t, instanceSock)
-
-	origScanDir := scanDir
-	setScanDir(sd)
-	t.Cleanup(func() { setScanDir(origScanDir) })
-
-	got := ResolveUnixDaemonAddr(defaultAddr)
-	expected := "unix://" + instanceSock
-	if got != expected {
-		t.Errorf("expected %s, got %s", expected, got)
-	}
-}
-
-func TestResolveUnixDaemonAddr_MultipleDiscovered(t *testing.T) {
-	tmp := t.TempDir()
-
-	defaultAddr := "unix://" + filepath.Join(tmp, "netbird.sock")
-
-	sd := filepath.Join(tmp, "netbird")
-	if err := os.MkdirAll(sd, 0o755); err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-	createSockFile(t, filepath.Join(sd, "main.sock"))
-	createSockFile(t, filepath.Join(sd, "other.sock"))
-
-	origScanDir := scanDir
-	setScanDir(sd)
-	t.Cleanup(func() { setScanDir(origScanDir) })
-
-	got := ResolveUnixDaemonAddr(defaultAddr)
-	if got != defaultAddr {
-		t.Errorf("expected original %s, got %s", defaultAddr, got)
-	}
-}
-
-func TestResolveUnixDaemonAddr_NoSocketsFound(t *testing.T) {
-	tmp := t.TempDir()
-
-	defaultAddr := "unix://" + filepath.Join(tmp, "netbird.sock")
-
-	sd := filepath.Join(tmp, "netbird")
-	if err := os.MkdirAll(sd, 0o755); err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-
-	origScanDir := scanDir
-	setScanDir(sd)
-	t.Cleanup(func() { setScanDir(origScanDir) })
-
-	got := ResolveUnixDaemonAddr(defaultAddr)
-	if got != defaultAddr {
-		t.Errorf("expected original %s, got %s", defaultAddr, got)
-	}
-}
-
-func TestResolveUnixDaemonAddr_NonUnixAddr(t *testing.T) {
-	addr := "tcp://127.0.0.1:41731"
-	got := ResolveUnixDaemonAddr(addr)
-	if got != addr {
-		t.Errorf("expected %s, got %s", addr, got)
-	}
-}
-
-func TestResolveUnixDaemonAddr_ScanDirMissing(t *testing.T) {
-	tmp := t.TempDir()
-
-	defaultAddr := "unix://" + filepath.Join(tmp, "netbird.sock")
-
-	origScanDir := scanDir
-	setScanDir(filepath.Join(tmp, "nonexistent"))
-	t.Cleanup(func() { setScanDir(origScanDir) })
-
-	got := ResolveUnixDaemonAddr(defaultAddr)
-	if got != defaultAddr {
-		t.Errorf("expected original %s, got %s", defaultAddr, got)
-	}
-}

client/internal/debug/debug.go

@@ -27,10 +27,11 @@ import (
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/anonymize"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/peer"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/profilemanager"
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/updater/installer"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/updatemanager/installer"
 	nbstatus "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/status"
 	mgmProto "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/management/proto"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/util"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/version"
 )
 
 const readmeContent = `Netbird debug bundle
@@ -52,7 +53,6 @@ resolved_domains.txt: Anonymized resolved domain IP addresses from the status re
 config.txt: Anonymized configuration information of the NetBird client.
 network_map.json: Anonymized sync response containing peer configurations, routes, DNS settings, and firewall rules.
 state.json: Anonymized client state dump containing netbird states for the active profile.
-metrics.txt: Buffered client metrics in InfluxDB line protocol format. Only present when metrics collection is enabled. Peer identifiers are anonymized.
 mutex.prof: Mutex profiling information.
 goroutine.prof: Goroutine profiling information.
 block.prof: Block profiling information.
@@ -219,11 +219,6 @@ const (
 	darwinStdoutLogPath = "/var/log/netbird.err.log"
 )
 
-// MetricsExporter is an interface for exporting metrics
-type MetricsExporter interface {
-	Export(w io.Writer) error
-}
-
 type BundleGenerator struct {
 	anonymizer *anonymize.Anonymizer
 
@@ -233,8 +228,6 @@ type BundleGenerator struct {
 	syncResponse   *mgmProto.SyncResponse
 	logPath        string
 	cpuProfile     []byte
-	refreshStatus  func() // Optional callback to refresh status before bundle generation
-	clientMetrics  MetricsExporter
 
 	anonymize         bool
 	includeSystemInfo bool
@@ -255,8 +248,6 @@ type GeneratorDependencies struct {
 	SyncResponse   *mgmProto.SyncResponse
 	LogPath        string
 	CPUProfile     []byte
-	RefreshStatus  func() // Optional callback to refresh status before bundle generation
-	ClientMetrics  MetricsExporter
 }
 
 func NewBundleGenerator(deps GeneratorDependencies, cfg BundleConfig) *BundleGenerator {
@@ -274,8 +265,6 @@ func NewBundleGenerator(deps GeneratorDependencies, cfg BundleConfig) *BundleGen
 		syncResponse:   deps.SyncResponse,
 		logPath:        deps.LogPath,
 		cpuProfile:     deps.CPUProfile,
-		refreshStatus:  deps.RefreshStatus,
-		clientMetrics:  deps.ClientMetrics,
 
 		anonymize:         cfg.Anonymize,
 		includeSystemInfo: cfg.IncludeSystemInfo,
@@ -359,10 +348,6 @@ func (g *BundleGenerator) createArchive() error {
 		log.Errorf("failed to add corrupted state files to debug bundle: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	if err := g.addMetrics(); err != nil {
-		log.Errorf("failed to add metrics to debug bundle: %v", err)
-	}
-
 	if err := g.addWgShow(); err != nil {
 		log.Errorf("failed to add wg show output: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -423,17 +408,10 @@ func (g *BundleGenerator) addStatus() error {
 			profName = activeProf.Name
 		}
 
-		if g.refreshStatus != nil {
-			g.refreshStatus()
-		}
-
 		fullStatus := g.statusRecorder.GetFullStatus()
 		protoFullStatus := nbstatus.ToProtoFullStatus(fullStatus)
 		protoFullStatus.Events = g.statusRecorder.GetEventHistory()
-		overview := nbstatus.ConvertToStatusOutputOverview(protoFullStatus, nbstatus.ConvertOptions{
-			Anonymize:   g.anonymize,
-			ProfileName: profName,
-		})
+		overview := nbstatus.ConvertToStatusOutputOverview(protoFullStatus, g.anonymize, version.NetbirdVersion(), "", nil, nil, nil, "", profName)
 		statusOutput := overview.FullDetailSummary()
 
 		statusReader := strings.NewReader(statusOutput)
@@ -759,30 +737,6 @@ func (g *BundleGenerator) addCorruptedStateFiles() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (g *BundleGenerator) addMetrics() error {
-	if g.clientMetrics == nil {
-		log.Debugf("skipping metrics in debug bundle: no metrics collector")
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	var buf bytes.Buffer
-	if err := g.clientMetrics.Export(&buf); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("export metrics: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	if buf.Len() == 0 {
-		log.Debugf("skipping metrics.txt in debug bundle: no metrics data")
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	if err := g.addFileToZip(&buf, "metrics.txt"); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("add metrics file to zip: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	log.Debugf("added metrics to debug bundle")
-	return nil
-}
-
 func (g *BundleGenerator) addLogfile() error {
 	if g.logPath == "" {
 		log.Debugf("skipping empty log file in debug bundle")

client/internal/device_auth.go

@@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
+package internal
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"net/url"
+
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	"golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard/wgctrl/wgtypes"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc/status"
+
+	mgm "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/management/client"
+)
+
+// DeviceAuthorizationFlow represents Device Authorization Flow information
+type DeviceAuthorizationFlow struct {
+	Provider       string
+	ProviderConfig DeviceAuthProviderConfig
+}
+
+// DeviceAuthProviderConfig has all attributes needed to initiate a device authorization flow
+type DeviceAuthProviderConfig struct {
+	// ClientID An IDP application client id
+	ClientID string
+	// ClientSecret An IDP application client secret
+	ClientSecret string
+	// Domain An IDP API domain
+	// Deprecated. Use OIDCConfigEndpoint instead
+	Domain string
+	// Audience An Audience for to authorization validation
+	Audience string
+	// TokenEndpoint is the endpoint of an IDP manager where clients can obtain access token
+	TokenEndpoint string
+	// DeviceAuthEndpoint is the endpoint of an IDP manager where clients can obtain device authorization code
+	DeviceAuthEndpoint string
+	// Scopes provides the scopes to be included in the token request
+	Scope string
+	// UseIDToken indicates if the id token should be used for authentication
+	UseIDToken bool
+	// LoginHint is used to pre-fill the email/username field during authentication
+	LoginHint string
+}
+
+// GetDeviceAuthorizationFlowInfo initialize a DeviceAuthorizationFlow instance and return with it
+func GetDeviceAuthorizationFlowInfo(ctx context.Context, privateKey string, mgmURL *url.URL) (DeviceAuthorizationFlow, error) {
+	// validate our peer's Wireguard PRIVATE key
+	myPrivateKey, err := wgtypes.ParseKey(privateKey)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Errorf("failed parsing Wireguard key %s: [%s]", privateKey, err.Error())
+		return DeviceAuthorizationFlow{}, err
+	}
+
+	var mgmTLSEnabled bool
+	if mgmURL.Scheme == "https" {
+		mgmTLSEnabled = true
+	}
+
+	log.Debugf("connecting to Management Service %s", mgmURL.String())
+	mgmClient, err := mgm.NewClient(ctx, mgmURL.Host, myPrivateKey, mgmTLSEnabled)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Errorf("failed connecting to Management Service %s %v", mgmURL.String(), err)
+		return DeviceAuthorizationFlow{}, err
+	}
+	log.Debugf("connected to the Management service %s", mgmURL.String())
+
+	defer func() {
+		err = mgmClient.Close()
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Warnf("failed to close the Management service client %v", err)
+		}
+	}()
+
+	serverKey, err := mgmClient.GetServerPublicKey()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Errorf("failed while getting Management Service public key: %v", err)
+		return DeviceAuthorizationFlow{}, err
+	}
+
+	protoDeviceAuthorizationFlow, err := mgmClient.GetDeviceAuthorizationFlow(*serverKey)
+	if err != nil {
+		if s, ok := status.FromError(err); ok && s.Code() == codes.NotFound {
+			log.Warnf("server couldn't find device flow, contact admin: %v", err)
+			return DeviceAuthorizationFlow{}, err
+		}
+		log.Errorf("failed to retrieve device flow: %v", err)
+		return DeviceAuthorizationFlow{}, err
+	}
+
+	deviceAuthorizationFlow := DeviceAuthorizationFlow{
+		Provider: protoDeviceAuthorizationFlow.Provider.String(),
+
+		ProviderConfig: DeviceAuthProviderConfig{
+			Audience:           protoDeviceAuthorizationFlow.GetProviderConfig().GetAudience(),
+			ClientID:           protoDeviceAuthorizationFlow.GetProviderConfig().GetClientID(),
+			ClientSecret:       protoDeviceAuthorizationFlow.GetProviderConfig().GetClientSecret(),
+			Domain:             protoDeviceAuthorizationFlow.GetProviderConfig().Domain,
+			TokenEndpoint:      protoDeviceAuthorizationFlow.GetProviderConfig().GetTokenEndpoint(),
+			DeviceAuthEndpoint: protoDeviceAuthorizationFlow.GetProviderConfig().GetDeviceAuthEndpoint(),
+			Scope:              protoDeviceAuthorizationFlow.GetProviderConfig().GetScope(),
+			UseIDToken:         protoDeviceAuthorizationFlow.GetProviderConfig().GetUseIDToken(),
+		},
+	}
+
+	// keep compatibility with older management versions
+	if deviceAuthorizationFlow.ProviderConfig.Scope == "" {
+		deviceAuthorizationFlow.ProviderConfig.Scope = "openid"
+	}
+
+	err = isDeviceAuthProviderConfigValid(deviceAuthorizationFlow.ProviderConfig)
+	if err != nil {
+		return DeviceAuthorizationFlow{}, err
+	}
+
+	return deviceAuthorizationFlow, nil
+}
+
+func isDeviceAuthProviderConfigValid(config DeviceAuthProviderConfig) error {
+	errorMSGFormat := "invalid provider configuration received from management: %s value is empty. Contact your NetBird administrator"
+	if config.Audience == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf(errorMSGFormat, "Audience")
+	}
+	if config.ClientID == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf(errorMSGFormat, "Client ID")
+	}
+	if config.TokenEndpoint == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf(errorMSGFormat, "Token Endpoint")
+	}
+	if config.DeviceAuthEndpoint == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf(errorMSGFormat, "Device Auth Endpoint")
+	}
+	if config.Scope == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf(errorMSGFormat, "Device Auth Scopes")
+	}
+	return nil
+}

client/internal/dns/handler_chain_test.go

@@ -112,54 +112,6 @@ func TestHandlerChain_ServeDNS_DomainMatching(t *testing.T) {
 			matchSubdomains: false,
 			shouldMatch:     false,
 		},
-		{
-			name:            "single letter TLD exact match",
-			handlerDomain:   "example.x.",
-			queryDomain:     "example.x.",
-			isWildcard:      false,
-			matchSubdomains: false,
-			shouldMatch:     true,
-		},
-		{
-			name:            "single letter TLD subdomain match",
-			handlerDomain:   "example.x.",
-			queryDomain:     "sub.example.x.",
-			isWildcard:      false,
-			matchSubdomains: true,
-			shouldMatch:     true,
-		},
-		{
-			name:            "single letter TLD wildcard match",
-			handlerDomain:   "*.example.x.",
-			queryDomain:     "sub.example.x.",
-			isWildcard:      true,
-			matchSubdomains: false,
-			shouldMatch:     true,
-		},
-		{
-			name:            "two letter domain labels",
-			handlerDomain:   "a.b.",
-			queryDomain:     "a.b.",
-			isWildcard:      false,
-			matchSubdomains: false,
-			shouldMatch:     true,
-		},
-		{
-			name:            "single character domain",
-			handlerDomain:   "x.",
-			queryDomain:     "x.",
-			isWildcard:      false,
-			matchSubdomains: false,
-			shouldMatch:     true,
-		},
-		{
-			name:            "single character domain with subdomain match",
-			handlerDomain:   "x.",
-			queryDomain:     "sub.x.",
-			isWildcard:      false,
-			matchSubdomains: true,
-			shouldMatch:     true,
-		},
 	}
 
 	for _, tt := range tests {

client/internal/dns/host_darwin.go

@@ -9,13 +9,9 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"net/netip"
 	"os/exec"
-	"slices"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
-	"sync"
 
-	"github.com/hashicorp/go-multierror"
-	nberrors "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/errors"
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"golang.org/x/exp/maps"
 
@@ -24,7 +20,6 @@ import (
 
 const (
 	netbirdDNSStateKeyFormat            = "State:/Network/Service/NetBird-%s/DNS"
-	netbirdDNSStateKeyIndexedFormat     = "State:/Network/Service/NetBird-%s-%d/DNS"
 	globalIPv4State                     = "State:/Network/Global/IPv4"
 	primaryServiceStateKeyFormat        = "State:/Network/Service/%s/DNS"
 	keySupplementalMatchDomains         = "SupplementalMatchDomains"
@@ -38,22 +33,11 @@ const (
 	searchSuffix                        = "Search"
 	matchSuffix                         = "Match"
 	localSuffix                         = "Local"
-
-	// maxDomainsPerResolverEntry is the max number of domains per scutil resolver key.
-	// scutil's d.add has maxArgs=101 (key + * + 99 values), so 99 is the hard cap.
-	maxDomainsPerResolverEntry = 50
-
-	// maxDomainBytesPerResolverEntry is the max total bytes of domain strings per key.
-	// scutil has an undocumented ~2048 byte value buffer; we stay well under it.
-	maxDomainBytesPerResolverEntry = 1500
 )
 
 type systemConfigurator struct {
 	createdKeys       map[string]struct{}
 	systemDNSSettings SystemDNSSettings
-
-	mu              sync.RWMutex
-	origNameservers []netip.Addr
 }
 
 func newHostManager() (*systemConfigurator, error) {
@@ -95,23 +79,28 @@ func (s *systemConfigurator) applyDNSConfig(config HostDNSConfig, stateManager *
 		searchDomains = append(searchDomains, strings.TrimSuffix(""+dConf.Domain, "."))
 	}
 
-	if err := s.removeKeysContaining(matchSuffix); err != nil {
-		log.Warnf("failed to remove old match keys: %v", err)
-	}
+	matchKey := getKeyWithInput(netbirdDNSStateKeyFormat, matchSuffix)
+	var err error
 	if len(matchDomains) != 0 {
-		if err := s.addBatchedDomains(matchSuffix, matchDomains, config.ServerIP, config.ServerPort, false); err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("add match domains: %w", err)
-		}
+		err = s.addMatchDomains(matchKey, strings.Join(matchDomains, " "), config.ServerIP, config.ServerPort)
+	} else {
+		log.Infof("removing match domains from the system")
+		err = s.removeKeyFromSystemConfig(matchKey)
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("add match domains: %w", err)
 	}
 	s.updateState(stateManager)
 
-	if err := s.removeKeysContaining(searchSuffix); err != nil {
-		log.Warnf("failed to remove old search keys: %v", err)
-	}
+	searchKey := getKeyWithInput(netbirdDNSStateKeyFormat, searchSuffix)
 	if len(searchDomains) != 0 {
-		if err := s.addBatchedDomains(searchSuffix, searchDomains, config.ServerIP, config.ServerPort, true); err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("add search domains: %w", err)
-		}
+		err = s.addSearchDomains(searchKey, strings.Join(searchDomains, " "), config.ServerIP, config.ServerPort)
+	} else {
+		log.Infof("removing search domains from the system")
+		err = s.removeKeyFromSystemConfig(searchKey)
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("add search domains: %w", err)
 	}
 	s.updateState(stateManager)
 
@@ -155,7 +144,8 @@ func (s *systemConfigurator) restoreHostDNS() error {
 
 func (s *systemConfigurator) getRemovableKeysWithDefaults() []string {
 	if len(s.createdKeys) == 0 {
-		return s.discoverExistingKeys()
+		// return defaults for startup calls
+		return []string{getKeyWithInput(netbirdDNSStateKeyFormat, searchSuffix), getKeyWithInput(netbirdDNSStateKeyFormat, matchSuffix)}
 	}
 
 	keys := make([]string, 0, len(s.createdKeys))
@@ -165,47 +155,6 @@ func (s *systemConfigurator) getRemovableKeysWithDefaults() []string {
 	return keys
 }
 
-// discoverExistingKeys probes scutil for all NetBird DNS keys that may exist.
-// This handles the case where createdKeys is empty (e.g., state file lost after unclean shutdown).
-func (s *systemConfigurator) discoverExistingKeys() []string {
-	dnsKeys, err := getSystemDNSKeys()
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Errorf("failed to get system DNS keys: %v", err)
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	var keys []string
-
-	for _, suffix := range []string{searchSuffix, matchSuffix, localSuffix} {
-		key := getKeyWithInput(netbirdDNSStateKeyFormat, suffix)
-		if strings.Contains(dnsKeys, key) {
-			keys = append(keys, key)
-		}
-	}
-
-	for _, suffix := range []string{searchSuffix, matchSuffix} {
-		for i := 0; ; i++ {
-			key := fmt.Sprintf(netbirdDNSStateKeyIndexedFormat, suffix, i)
-			if !strings.Contains(dnsKeys, key) {
-				break
-			}
-			keys = append(keys, key)
-		}
-	}
-
-	return keys
-}
-
-// getSystemDNSKeys gets all DNS keys
-func getSystemDNSKeys() (string, error) {
-	command := "list .*DNS\nquit\n"
-	out, err := runSystemConfigCommand(command)
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", err
-	}
-	return string(out), nil
-}
-
 func (s *systemConfigurator) removeKeyFromSystemConfig(key string) error {
 	line := buildRemoveKeyOperation(key)
 	_, err := runSystemConfigCommand(wrapCommand(line))
@@ -230,11 +179,12 @@ func (s *systemConfigurator) addLocalDNS() error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	domainsStr := strings.Join(s.systemDNSSettings.Domains, " ")
-	if err := s.addDNSState(localKey, domainsStr, s.systemDNSSettings.ServerIP, s.systemDNSSettings.ServerPort, true); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("add local dns state: %w", err)
+	if err := s.addSearchDomains(
+		localKey,
+		strings.Join(s.systemDNSSettings.Domains, " "), s.systemDNSSettings.ServerIP, s.systemDNSSettings.ServerPort,
+	); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("add search domains: %w", err)
 	}
-	s.createdKeys[localKey] = struct{}{}
 
 	return nil
 }
@@ -268,7 +218,6 @@ func (s *systemConfigurator) getSystemDNSSettings() (SystemDNSSettings, error) {
 	}
 
 	var dnsSettings SystemDNSSettings
-	var serverAddresses []netip.Addr
 	inSearchDomainsArray := false
 	inServerAddressesArray := false
 
@@ -295,12 +244,9 @@ func (s *systemConfigurator) getSystemDNSSettings() (SystemDNSSettings, error) {
 			dnsSettings.Domains = append(dnsSettings.Domains, searchDomain)
 		} else if inServerAddressesArray {
 			address := strings.Split(line, " : ")[1]
-			if ip, err := netip.ParseAddr(address); err == nil && !ip.IsUnspecified() {
-				ip = ip.Unmap()
-				serverAddresses = append(serverAddresses, ip)
-				if !dnsSettings.ServerIP.IsValid() && ip.Is4() {
-					dnsSettings.ServerIP = ip
-				}
+			if ip, err := netip.ParseAddr(address); err == nil && ip.Is4() {
+				dnsSettings.ServerIP = ip.Unmap()
+				inServerAddressesArray = false // Stop reading after finding the first IPv4 address
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -312,90 +258,31 @@ func (s *systemConfigurator) getSystemDNSSettings() (SystemDNSSettings, error) {
 	// default to 53 port
 	dnsSettings.ServerPort = DefaultPort
 
-	s.mu.Lock()
-	s.origNameservers = serverAddresses
-	s.mu.Unlock()
-
 	return dnsSettings, nil
 }
 
-func (s *systemConfigurator) getOriginalNameservers() []netip.Addr {
-	s.mu.RLock()
-	defer s.mu.RUnlock()
-	return slices.Clone(s.origNameservers)
+func (s *systemConfigurator) addSearchDomains(key, domains string, ip netip.Addr, port int) error {
+	err := s.addDNSState(key, domains, ip, port, true)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("add dns state: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	log.Infof("added %d search domains to the state. Domain list: %s", len(strings.Split(domains, " ")), domains)
+
+	s.createdKeys[key] = struct{}{}
+
+	return nil
 }
 
-// splitDomainsIntoBatches splits domains into batches respecting both element count and byte size limits.
-func splitDomainsIntoBatches(domains []string) [][]string {
-	if len(domains) == 0 {
-		return nil
+func (s *systemConfigurator) addMatchDomains(key, domains string, dnsServer netip.Addr, port int) error {
+	err := s.addDNSState(key, domains, dnsServer, port, false)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("add dns state: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	var batches [][]string
-	var current []string
-	currentBytes := 0
+	log.Infof("added %d match domains to the state. Domain list: %s", len(strings.Split(domains, " ")), domains)
 
-	for _, d := range domains {
-		domainLen := len(d)
-		newBytes := currentBytes + domainLen
-		if currentBytes > 0 {
-			newBytes++ // space separator
-		}
-
-		if len(current) > 0 && (len(current) >= maxDomainsPerResolverEntry || newBytes > maxDomainBytesPerResolverEntry) {
-			batches = append(batches, current)
-			current = nil
-			currentBytes = 0
-		}
-
-		current = append(current, d)
-		if currentBytes > 0 {
-			currentBytes += 1 + domainLen
-		} else {
-			currentBytes = domainLen
-		}
-	}
-
-	if len(current) > 0 {
-		batches = append(batches, current)
-	}
-
-	return batches
-}
-
-// removeKeysContaining removes all created keys that contain the given substring.
-func (s *systemConfigurator) removeKeysContaining(suffix string) error {
-	var toRemove []string
-	for key := range s.createdKeys {
-		if strings.Contains(key, suffix) {
-			toRemove = append(toRemove, key)
-		}
-	}
-	var multiErr *multierror.Error
-	for _, key := range toRemove {
-		if err := s.removeKeyFromSystemConfig(key); err != nil {
-			multiErr = multierror.Append(multiErr, fmt.Errorf("couldn't remove key %s: %w", key, err))
-		}
-	}
-	return nberrors.FormatErrorOrNil(multiErr)
-}
-
-// addBatchedDomains splits domains into batches and creates indexed scutil keys for each batch.
-func (s *systemConfigurator) addBatchedDomains(suffix string, domains []string, ip netip.Addr, port int, enableSearch bool) error {
-	batches := splitDomainsIntoBatches(domains)
-
-	for i, batch := range batches {
-		key := fmt.Sprintf(netbirdDNSStateKeyIndexedFormat, suffix, i)
-		domainsStr := strings.Join(batch, " ")
-
-		if err := s.addDNSState(key, domainsStr, ip, port, enableSearch); err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("add dns state for batch %d: %w", i, err)
-		}
-
-		s.createdKeys[key] = struct{}{}
-	}
-
-	log.Infof("added %d %s domains across %d resolver entries", len(domains), suffix, len(batches))
+	s.createdKeys[key] = struct{}{}
 
 	return nil
 }
@@ -458,6 +345,7 @@ func (s *systemConfigurator) flushDNSCache() error {
 	if out, err := cmd.CombinedOutput(); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("restart mDNSResponder: %w, output: %s", err, out)
 	}
+
 	log.Info("flushed DNS cache")
 	return nil
 }

client/internal/dns/host_darwin_test.go

@@ -3,10 +3,7 @@
 package dns
 
 import (
-	"bufio"
-	"bytes"
 	"context"
-	"fmt"
 	"net/netip"
 	"os/exec"
 	"path/filepath"
@@ -52,22 +49,17 @@ func TestDarwinDNSUncleanShutdownCleanup(t *testing.T) {
 
 	require.NoError(t, sm.PersistState(context.Background()))
 
+	searchKey := getKeyWithInput(netbirdDNSStateKeyFormat, searchSuffix)
+	matchKey := getKeyWithInput(netbirdDNSStateKeyFormat, matchSuffix)
 	localKey := getKeyWithInput(netbirdDNSStateKeyFormat, localSuffix)
 
-	// Collect all created keys for cleanup verification
-	createdKeys := make([]string, 0, len(configurator.createdKeys))
-	for key := range configurator.createdKeys {
-		createdKeys = append(createdKeys, key)
-	}
-
 	defer func() {
-		for _, key := range createdKeys {
+		for _, key := range []string{searchKey, matchKey, localKey} {
 			_ = removeTestDNSKey(key)
 		}
-		_ = removeTestDNSKey(localKey)
 	}()
 
-	for _, key := range createdKeys {
+	for _, key := range []string{searchKey, matchKey, localKey} {
 		exists, err := checkDNSKeyExists(key)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		if exists {
@@ -91,223 +83,13 @@ func TestDarwinDNSUncleanShutdownCleanup(t *testing.T) {
 	err = shutdownState.Cleanup()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	for _, key := range createdKeys {
+	for _, key := range []string{searchKey, matchKey, localKey} {
 		exists, err := checkDNSKeyExists(key)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.False(t, exists, "Key %s should NOT exist after cleanup", key)
 	}
 }
 
-// generateShortDomains generates domains like a.com, b.com, ..., aa.com, ab.com, etc.
-func generateShortDomains(count int) []string {
-	domains := make([]string, 0, count)
-	for i := range count {
-		label := ""
-		n := i
-		for {
-			label = string(rune('a'+n%26)) + label
-			n = n/26 - 1
-			if n < 0 {
-				break
-			}
-		}
-		domains = append(domains, label+".com")
-	}
-	return domains
-}
-
-// generateLongDomains generates domains like subdomain-000.department.organization-name.example.com
-func generateLongDomains(count int) []string {
-	domains := make([]string, 0, count)
-	for i := range count {
-		domains = append(domains, fmt.Sprintf("subdomain-%03d.department.organization-name.example.com", i))
-	}
-	return domains
-}
-
-// readDomainsFromKey reads the SupplementalMatchDomains array back from scutil for a given key.
-func readDomainsFromKey(t *testing.T, key string) []string {
-	t.Helper()
-
-	cmd := exec.Command(scutilPath)
-	cmd.Stdin = strings.NewReader(fmt.Sprintf("open\nshow %s\nquit\n", key))
-	out, err := cmd.Output()
-	require.NoError(t, err, "scutil show should succeed")
-
-	var domains []string
-	inArray := false
-	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(bytes.NewReader(out))
-	for scanner.Scan() {
-		line := strings.TrimSpace(scanner.Text())
-		if strings.HasPrefix(line, "SupplementalMatchDomains") && strings.Contains(line, "<array>") {
-			inArray = true
-			continue
-		}
-		if inArray {
-			if line == "}" {
-				break
-			}
-			// lines look like: "0 : a.com"
-			parts := strings.SplitN(line, " : ", 2)
-			if len(parts) == 2 {
-				domains = append(domains, parts[1])
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	require.NoError(t, scanner.Err())
-	return domains
-}
-
-func TestSplitDomainsIntoBatches(t *testing.T) {
-	tests := []struct {
-		name            string
-		domains         []string
-		expectedCount   int
-		checkAllPresent bool
-	}{
-		{
-			name:          "empty",
-			domains:       nil,
-			expectedCount: 0,
-		},
-		{
-			name:            "under_limit",
-			domains:         generateShortDomains(10),
-			expectedCount:   1,
-			checkAllPresent: true,
-		},
-		{
-			name:            "at_element_limit",
-			domains:         generateShortDomains(50),
-			expectedCount:   1,
-			checkAllPresent: true,
-		},
-		{
-			name:            "over_element_limit",
-			domains:         generateShortDomains(51),
-			expectedCount:   2,
-			checkAllPresent: true,
-		},
-		{
-			name:            "triple_element_limit",
-			domains:         generateShortDomains(150),
-			expectedCount:   3,
-			checkAllPresent: true,
-		},
-		{
-			name:            "long_domains_hit_byte_limit",
-			domains:         generateLongDomains(50),
-			checkAllPresent: true,
-		},
-		{
-			name:            "500_short_domains",
-			domains:         generateShortDomains(500),
-			expectedCount:   10,
-			checkAllPresent: true,
-		},
-		{
-			name:            "500_long_domains",
-			domains:         generateLongDomains(500),
-			checkAllPresent: true,
-		},
-	}
-
-	for _, tc := range tests {
-		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			batches := splitDomainsIntoBatches(tc.domains)
-
-			if tc.expectedCount > 0 {
-				assert.Len(t, batches, tc.expectedCount, "expected %d batches", tc.expectedCount)
-			}
-
-			// Verify each batch respects limits
-			for i, batch := range batches {
-				assert.LessOrEqual(t, len(batch), maxDomainsPerResolverEntry,
-					"batch %d exceeds element limit", i)
-
-				totalBytes := 0
-				for j, d := range batch {
-					if j > 0 {
-						totalBytes++
-					}
-					totalBytes += len(d)
-				}
-				assert.LessOrEqual(t, totalBytes, maxDomainBytesPerResolverEntry,
-					"batch %d exceeds byte limit (%d bytes)", i, totalBytes)
-			}
-
-			if tc.checkAllPresent {
-				var all []string
-				for _, batch := range batches {
-					all = append(all, batch...)
-				}
-				assert.Equal(t, tc.domains, all, "all domains should be present in order")
-			}
-		})
-	}
-}
-
-// TestMatchDomainBatching writes increasing numbers of domains via the batching mechanism
-// and verifies all domains are readable across multiple scutil keys.
-func TestMatchDomainBatching(t *testing.T) {
-	if testing.Short() {
-		t.Skip("skipping scutil integration test in short mode")
-	}
-
-	testCases := []struct {
-		name      string
-		count     int
-		generator func(int) []string
-	}{
-		{"short_10", 10, generateShortDomains},
-		{"short_50", 50, generateShortDomains},
-		{"short_100", 100, generateShortDomains},
-		{"short_200", 200, generateShortDomains},
-		{"short_500", 500, generateShortDomains},
-		{"long_10", 10, generateLongDomains},
-		{"long_50", 50, generateLongDomains},
-		{"long_100", 100, generateLongDomains},
-		{"long_200", 200, generateLongDomains},
-		{"long_500", 500, generateLongDomains},
-	}
-
-	for _, tc := range testCases {
-		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			configurator := &systemConfigurator{
-				createdKeys: make(map[string]struct{}),
-			}
-
-			defer func() {
-				for key := range configurator.createdKeys {
-					_ = removeTestDNSKey(key)
-				}
-			}()
-
-			domains := tc.generator(tc.count)
-			err := configurator.addBatchedDomains(matchSuffix, domains, netip.MustParseAddr("100.64.0.1"), 53, false)
-			require.NoError(t, err)
-
-			batches := splitDomainsIntoBatches(domains)
-			t.Logf("wrote %d domains across %d batched keys", tc.count, len(batches))
-
-			// Read back all domains from all batched keys
-			var got []string
-			for i := range batches {
-				key := fmt.Sprintf(netbirdDNSStateKeyIndexedFormat, matchSuffix, i)
-				exists, err := checkDNSKeyExists(key)
-				require.NoError(t, err)
-				require.True(t, exists, "key %s should exist", key)
-
-				got = append(got, readDomainsFromKey(t, key)...)
-			}
-
-			t.Logf("read back %d/%d domains from %d keys", len(got), tc.count, len(batches))
-			assert.Equal(t, tc.count, len(got), "all domains should be readable")
-			assert.Equal(t, domains, got, "domains should match in order")
-		})
-	}
-}
-
 func checkDNSKeyExists(key string) (bool, error) {
 	cmd := exec.Command(scutilPath)
 	cmd.Stdin = strings.NewReader("show " + key + "\nquit\n")
@@ -327,169 +109,3 @@ func removeTestDNSKey(key string) error {
 	_, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
 	return err
 }
-
-func TestGetOriginalNameservers(t *testing.T) {
-	configurator := &systemConfigurator{
-		createdKeys: make(map[string]struct{}),
-		origNameservers: []netip.Addr{
-			netip.MustParseAddr("8.8.8.8"),
-			netip.MustParseAddr("1.1.1.1"),
-		},
-	}
-
-	servers := configurator.getOriginalNameservers()
-	assert.Len(t, servers, 2)
-	assert.Equal(t, netip.MustParseAddr("8.8.8.8"), servers[0])
-	assert.Equal(t, netip.MustParseAddr("1.1.1.1"), servers[1])
-}
-
-func TestGetOriginalNameserversFromSystem(t *testing.T) {
-	configurator := &systemConfigurator{
-		createdKeys: make(map[string]struct{}),
-	}
-
-	_, err := configurator.getSystemDNSSettings()
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	servers := configurator.getOriginalNameservers()
-
-	require.NotEmpty(t, servers, "expected at least one DNS server from system configuration")
-
-	for _, server := range servers {
-		assert.True(t, server.IsValid(), "server address should be valid")
-		assert.False(t, server.IsUnspecified(), "server address should not be unspecified")
-	}
-
-	t.Logf("found %d original nameservers: %v", len(servers), servers)
-}
-
-func setupTestConfigurator(t *testing.T) (*systemConfigurator, *statemanager.Manager, func()) {
-	t.Helper()
-
-	tmpDir := t.TempDir()
-	stateFile := filepath.Join(tmpDir, "state.json")
-	sm := statemanager.New(stateFile)
-	sm.RegisterState(&ShutdownState{})
-	sm.Start()
-
-	configurator := &systemConfigurator{
-		createdKeys: make(map[string]struct{}),
-	}
-
-	cleanup := func() {
-		_ = sm.Stop(context.Background())
-		for key := range configurator.createdKeys {
-			_ = removeTestDNSKey(key)
-		}
-		// Also clean up old-format keys and local key in case they exist
-		_ = removeTestDNSKey(getKeyWithInput(netbirdDNSStateKeyFormat, searchSuffix))
-		_ = removeTestDNSKey(getKeyWithInput(netbirdDNSStateKeyFormat, matchSuffix))
-		_ = removeTestDNSKey(getKeyWithInput(netbirdDNSStateKeyFormat, localSuffix))
-	}
-
-	return configurator, sm, cleanup
-}
-
-func TestOriginalNameserversNoTransition(t *testing.T) {
-	netbirdIP := netip.MustParseAddr("100.64.0.1")
-
-	testCases := []struct {
-		name     string
-		routeAll bool
-	}{
-		{"routeall_false", false},
-		{"routeall_true", true},
-	}
-
-	for _, tc := range testCases {
-		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			configurator, sm, cleanup := setupTestConfigurator(t)
-			defer cleanup()
-
-			_, err := configurator.getSystemDNSSettings()
-			require.NoError(t, err)
-			initialServers := configurator.getOriginalNameservers()
-			t.Logf("Initial servers: %v", initialServers)
-			require.NotEmpty(t, initialServers)
-
-			for _, srv := range initialServers {
-				require.NotEqual(t, netbirdIP, srv, "initial servers should not contain NetBird IP")
-			}
-
-			config := HostDNSConfig{
-				ServerIP:   netbirdIP,
-				ServerPort: 53,
-				RouteAll:   tc.routeAll,
-				Domains:    []DomainConfig{{Domain: "example.com", MatchOnly: true}},
-			}
-
-			for i := 1; i <= 2; i++ {
-				err = configurator.applyDNSConfig(config, sm)
-				require.NoError(t, err)
-
-				servers := configurator.getOriginalNameservers()
-				t.Logf("After apply %d (RouteAll=%v): %v", i, tc.routeAll, servers)
-				assert.Equal(t, initialServers, servers)
-			}
-		})
-	}
-}
-
-func TestOriginalNameserversRouteAllTransition(t *testing.T) {
-	netbirdIP := netip.MustParseAddr("100.64.0.1")
-
-	testCases := []struct {
-		name         string
-		initialRoute bool
-	}{
-		{"start_with_routeall_false", false},
-		{"start_with_routeall_true", true},
-	}
-
-	for _, tc := range testCases {
-		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			configurator, sm, cleanup := setupTestConfigurator(t)
-			defer cleanup()
-
-			_, err := configurator.getSystemDNSSettings()
-			require.NoError(t, err)
-			initialServers := configurator.getOriginalNameservers()
-			t.Logf("Initial servers: %v", initialServers)
-			require.NotEmpty(t, initialServers)
-
-			config := HostDNSConfig{
-				ServerIP:   netbirdIP,
-				ServerPort: 53,
-				RouteAll:   tc.initialRoute,
-				Domains:    []DomainConfig{{Domain: "example.com", MatchOnly: true}},
-			}
-
-			// First apply
-			err = configurator.applyDNSConfig(config, sm)
-			require.NoError(t, err)
-			servers := configurator.getOriginalNameservers()
-			t.Logf("After first apply (RouteAll=%v): %v", tc.initialRoute, servers)
-			assert.Equal(t, initialServers, servers)
-
-			// Toggle RouteAll
-			config.RouteAll = !tc.initialRoute
-			err = configurator.applyDNSConfig(config, sm)
-			require.NoError(t, err)
-			servers = configurator.getOriginalNameservers()
-			t.Logf("After toggle (RouteAll=%v): %v", config.RouteAll, servers)
-			assert.Equal(t, initialServers, servers)
-
-			// Toggle back
-			config.RouteAll = tc.initialRoute
-			err = configurator.applyDNSConfig(config, sm)
-			require.NoError(t, err)
-			servers = configurator.getOriginalNameservers()
-			t.Logf("After toggle back (RouteAll=%v): %v", config.RouteAll, servers)
-			assert.Equal(t, initialServers, servers)
-
-			for _, srv := range servers {
-				assert.NotEqual(t, netbirdIP, srv, "servers should not contain NetBird IP")
-			}
-		})
-	}
-}

client/internal/dns/host_windows.go

@@ -42,8 +42,6 @@ const (
 	dnsPolicyConfigConfigOptionsKey     = "ConfigOptions"
 	dnsPolicyConfigConfigOptionsValue   = 0x8
 
-	nrptMaxDomainsPerRule = 50
-
 	interfaceConfigPath          = `SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Interfaces`
 	interfaceConfigNameServerKey = "NameServer"
 	interfaceConfigSearchListKey = "SearchList"
@@ -200,11 +198,10 @@ func (r *registryConfigurator) applyDNSConfig(config HostDNSConfig, stateManager
 
 	if len(matchDomains) != 0 {
 		count, err := r.addDNSMatchPolicy(matchDomains, config.ServerIP)
-		// Update count even on error to ensure cleanup covers partially created rules
-		r.nrptEntryCount = count
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("add dns match policy: %w", err)
 		}
+		r.nrptEntryCount = count
 	} else {
 		r.nrptEntryCount = 0
 	}
@@ -242,33 +239,23 @@ func (r *registryConfigurator) addDNSSetupForAll(ip netip.Addr) error {
 func (r *registryConfigurator) addDNSMatchPolicy(domains []string, ip netip.Addr) (int, error) {
 	// if the gpo key is present, we need to put our DNS settings there, otherwise our config might be ignored
 	// see https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/openspecs/windows_protocols/ms-gpnrpt/8cc31cb9-20cb-4140-9e85-3e08703b4745
+	for i, domain := range domains {
+		localPath := fmt.Sprintf("%s-%d", dnsPolicyConfigMatchPath, i)
+		gpoPath := fmt.Sprintf("%s-%d", gpoDnsPolicyConfigMatchPath, i)
 
-	// We need to batch domains into chunks and create one NRPT rule per batch.
-	ruleIndex := 0
-	for i := 0; i < len(domains); i += nrptMaxDomainsPerRule {
-		end := i + nrptMaxDomainsPerRule
-		if end > len(domains) {
-			end = len(domains)
+		singleDomain := []string{domain}
+
+		if err := r.configureDNSPolicy(localPath, singleDomain, ip); err != nil {
+			return i, fmt.Errorf("configure DNS Local policy for domain %s: %w", domain, err)
 		}
-		batchDomains := domains[i:end]
-
-		localPath := fmt.Sprintf("%s-%d", dnsPolicyConfigMatchPath, ruleIndex)
-		gpoPath := fmt.Sprintf("%s-%d", gpoDnsPolicyConfigMatchPath, ruleIndex)
-
-		if err := r.configureDNSPolicy(localPath, batchDomains, ip); err != nil {
-			return ruleIndex, fmt.Errorf("configure DNS Local policy for rule %d: %w", ruleIndex, err)
-		}
-
-		// Increment immediately so the caller's cleanup path knows about this rule
-		ruleIndex++
 
 		if r.gpo {
-			if err := r.configureDNSPolicy(gpoPath, batchDomains, ip); err != nil {
-				return ruleIndex, fmt.Errorf("configure gpo DNS policy for rule %d: %w", ruleIndex-1, err)
+			if err := r.configureDNSPolicy(gpoPath, singleDomain, ip); err != nil {
+				return i, fmt.Errorf("configure gpo DNS policy: %w", err)
 			}
 		}
 
-		log.Debugf("added NRPT rule %d with %d domains", ruleIndex-1, len(batchDomains))
+		log.Debugf("added NRPT entry for domain: %s", domain)
 	}
 
 	if r.gpo {
@@ -277,8 +264,8 @@ func (r *registryConfigurator) addDNSMatchPolicy(domains []string, ip netip.Addr
 		}
 	}
 
-	log.Infof("added %d NRPT rules for %d domains", ruleIndex, len(domains))
-	return ruleIndex, nil
+	log.Infof("added %d separate NRPT entries. Domain list: %s", len(domains), domains)
+	return len(domains), nil
 }
 
 func (r *registryConfigurator) configureDNSPolicy(policyPath string, domains []string, ip netip.Addr) error {

client/internal/dns/host_windows_test.go

@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import (
 
 // TestNRPTEntriesCleanupOnConfigChange tests that old NRPT entries are properly cleaned up
 // when the number of match domains decreases between configuration changes.
-// With batching enabled (50 domains per rule), we need enough domains to create multiple rules.
 func TestNRPTEntriesCleanupOnConfigChange(t *testing.T) {
 	if testing.Short() {
 		t.Skip("skipping registry integration test in short mode")
@@ -38,60 +37,51 @@ func TestNRPTEntriesCleanupOnConfigChange(t *testing.T) {
 		gpo:  false,
 	}
 
-	// Create 125 domains which will result in 3 NRPT rules (50+50+25)
-	domains125 := make([]DomainConfig, 125)
-	for i := 0; i < 125; i++ {
-		domains125[i] = DomainConfig{
-			Domain:    fmt.Sprintf("domain%d.com", i+1),
-			MatchOnly: true,
-		}
-	}
-
-	config125 := HostDNSConfig{
+	config5 := HostDNSConfig{
 		ServerIP: testIP,
-		Domains:  domains125,
+		Domains: []DomainConfig{
+			{Domain: "domain1.com", MatchOnly: true},
+			{Domain: "domain2.com", MatchOnly: true},
+			{Domain: "domain3.com", MatchOnly: true},
+			{Domain: "domain4.com", MatchOnly: true},
+			{Domain: "domain5.com", MatchOnly: true},
+		},
 	}
 
-	err = cfg.applyDNSConfig(config125, nil)
+	err = cfg.applyDNSConfig(config5, nil)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	// Verify 3 NRPT rules exist
-	assert.Equal(t, 3, cfg.nrptEntryCount, "Should create 3 NRPT rules for 125 domains")
-	for i := 0; i < 3; i++ {
+	// Verify all 5 entries exist
+	for i := 0; i < 5; i++ {
 		exists, err := registryKeyExists(fmt.Sprintf("%s-%d", dnsPolicyConfigMatchPath, i))
 		require.NoError(t, err)
-		assert.True(t, exists, "NRPT rule %d should exist after first config", i)
+		assert.True(t, exists, "Entry %d should exist after first config", i)
 	}
 
-	// Reduce to 75 domains which will result in 2 NRPT rules (50+25)
-	domains75 := make([]DomainConfig, 75)
-	for i := 0; i < 75; i++ {
-		domains75[i] = DomainConfig{
-			Domain:    fmt.Sprintf("domain%d.com", i+1),
-			MatchOnly: true,
-		}
-	}
-
-	config75 := HostDNSConfig{
+	config2 := HostDNSConfig{
 		ServerIP: testIP,
-		Domains:  domains75,
+		Domains: []DomainConfig{
+			{Domain: "domain1.com", MatchOnly: true},
+			{Domain: "domain2.com", MatchOnly: true},
+		},
 	}
 
-	err = cfg.applyDNSConfig(config75, nil)
+	err = cfg.applyDNSConfig(config2, nil)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	// Verify first 2 NRPT rules exist
-	assert.Equal(t, 2, cfg.nrptEntryCount, "Should create 2 NRPT rules for 75 domains")
+	// Verify first 2 entries exist
 	for i := 0; i < 2; i++ {
 		exists, err := registryKeyExists(fmt.Sprintf("%s-%d", dnsPolicyConfigMatchPath, i))
 		require.NoError(t, err)
-		assert.True(t, exists, "NRPT rule %d should exist after second config", i)
+		assert.True(t, exists, "Entry %d should exist after second config", i)
 	}
 
-	// Verify rule 2 is cleaned up
-	exists, err := registryKeyExists(fmt.Sprintf("%s-%d", dnsPolicyConfigMatchPath, 2))
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.False(t, exists, "NRPT rule 2 should NOT exist after reducing to 75 domains")
+	// Verify entries 2-4 are cleaned up
+	for i := 2; i < 5; i++ {
+		exists, err := registryKeyExists(fmt.Sprintf("%s-%d", dnsPolicyConfigMatchPath, i))
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.False(t, exists, "Entry %d should NOT exist after reducing to 2 domains", i)
+	}
 }
 
 func registryKeyExists(path string) (bool, error) {
@@ -107,106 +97,6 @@ func registryKeyExists(path string) (bool, error) {
 }
 
 func cleanupRegistryKeys(*testing.T) {
-	// Clean up more entries to account for batching tests with many domains
-	cfg := &registryConfigurator{nrptEntryCount: 20}
+	cfg := &registryConfigurator{nrptEntryCount: 10}
 	_ = cfg.removeDNSMatchPolicies()
 }
-
-// TestNRPTDomainBatching verifies that domains are correctly batched into NRPT rules.
-func TestNRPTDomainBatching(t *testing.T) {
-	if testing.Short() {
-		t.Skip("skipping registry integration test in short mode")
-	}
-
-	defer cleanupRegistryKeys(t)
-	cleanupRegistryKeys(t)
-
-	testIP := netip.MustParseAddr("100.64.0.1")
-
-	// Create a test interface registry key so updateSearchDomains doesn't fail
-	testGUID := "{12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789ABC}"
-	interfacePath := `SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Interfaces\` + testGUID
-	testKey, _, err := registry.CreateKey(registry.LOCAL_MACHINE, interfacePath, registry.SET_VALUE)
-	require.NoError(t, err, "Should create test interface registry key")
-	testKey.Close()
-	defer func() {
-		_ = registry.DeleteKey(registry.LOCAL_MACHINE, interfacePath)
-	}()
-
-	cfg := &registryConfigurator{
-		guid: testGUID,
-		gpo:  false,
-	}
-
-	testCases := []struct {
-		name              string
-		domainCount       int
-		expectedRuleCount int
-	}{
-		{
-			name:              "Less than 50 domains (single rule)",
-			domainCount:       30,
-			expectedRuleCount: 1,
-		},
-		{
-			name:              "Exactly 50 domains (single rule)",
-			domainCount:       50,
-			expectedRuleCount: 1,
-		},
-		{
-			name:              "51 domains (two rules)",
-			domainCount:       51,
-			expectedRuleCount: 2,
-		},
-		{
-			name:              "100 domains (two rules)",
-			domainCount:       100,
-			expectedRuleCount: 2,
-		},
-		{
-			name:              "125 domains (three rules: 50+50+25)",
-			domainCount:       125,
-			expectedRuleCount: 3,
-		},
-	}
-
-	for _, tc := range testCases {
-		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			// Clean up before each subtest
-			cleanupRegistryKeys(t)
-
-			// Generate domains
-			domains := make([]DomainConfig, tc.domainCount)
-			for i := 0; i < tc.domainCount; i++ {
-				domains[i] = DomainConfig{
-					Domain:    fmt.Sprintf("domain%d.com", i+1),
-					MatchOnly: true,
-				}
-			}
-
-			config := HostDNSConfig{
-				ServerIP: testIP,
-				Domains:  domains,
-			}
-
-			err := cfg.applyDNSConfig(config, nil)
-			require.NoError(t, err)
-
-			// Verify that exactly expectedRuleCount rules were created
-			assert.Equal(t, tc.expectedRuleCount, cfg.nrptEntryCount,
-				"Should create %d NRPT rules for %d domains", tc.expectedRuleCount, tc.domainCount)
-
-			// Verify all expected rules exist
-			for i := 0; i < tc.expectedRuleCount; i++ {
-				exists, err := registryKeyExists(fmt.Sprintf("%s-%d", dnsPolicyConfigMatchPath, i))
-				require.NoError(t, err)
-				assert.True(t, exists, "NRPT rule %d should exist", i)
-			}
-
-			// Verify no extra rules were created
-			exists, err := registryKeyExists(fmt.Sprintf("%s-%d", dnsPolicyConfigMatchPath, tc.expectedRuleCount))
-			require.NoError(t, err)
-			assert.False(t, exists, "No NRPT rule should exist at index %d", tc.expectedRuleCount)
-		})
-	}
-}

client/internal/dns/local/local.go

@@ -77,14 +77,11 @@ func (d *Resolver) ID() types.HandlerID {
 	return "local-resolver"
 }
 
-func (d *Resolver) ProbeAvailability(context.Context) {}
+func (d *Resolver) ProbeAvailability() {}
 
 // ServeDNS handles a DNS request
 func (d *Resolver) ServeDNS(w dns.ResponseWriter, r *dns.Msg) {
-	logger := log.WithFields(log.Fields{
-		"request_id": resutil.GetRequestID(w),
-		"dns_id":     fmt.Sprintf("%04x", r.Id),
-	})
+	logger := log.WithField("request_id", resutil.GetRequestID(w))
 
 	if len(r.Question) == 0 {
 		logger.Debug("received local resolver request with no question")

client/internal/dns/mgmt/mgmt.go

@@ -376,9 +376,9 @@ func (m *Resolver) extractDomainsFromServerDomains(serverDomains dnsconfig.Serve
 		}
 	}
 
-	// Flow receiver domain is intentionally excluded from caching.
-	// Cloud providers may rotate the IP behind this domain; a stale cached record
-	// causes TLS certificate verification failures on reconnect.
+	if serverDomains.Flow != "" {
+		domains = append(domains, serverDomains.Flow)
+	}
 
 	for _, stun := range serverDomains.Stuns {
 		if stun != "" {

client/internal/dns/mgmt/mgmt_test.go

@@ -391,8 +391,7 @@ func TestResolver_PartialUpdateAddsNewTypePreservesExisting(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	assert.Len(t, resolver.GetCachedDomains(), 3)
 
-	// Update with partial ServerDomains (only flow domain - flow is intentionally excluded from
-	// caching to prevent TLS failures from stale records, so all existing domains are preserved)
+	// Update with partial ServerDomains (only flow domain - new type, should preserve all existing)
 	partialDomains := dnsconfig.ServerDomains{
 		Flow: "github.com",
 	}
@@ -401,10 +400,10 @@ func TestResolver_PartialUpdateAddsNewTypePreservesExisting(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Skipf("Skipping test due to DNS resolution failure: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	assert.Len(t, removedDomains, 0, "Should not remove any domains when only flow domain is provided")
+	assert.Len(t, removedDomains, 0, "Should not remove any domains when adding new type")
 
 	finalDomains := resolver.GetCachedDomains()
-	assert.Len(t, finalDomains, 3, "Flow domain is not cached; all original domains should be preserved")
+	assert.Len(t, finalDomains, 4, "Should have all original domains plus new flow domain")
 
 	domainStrings := make([]string, len(finalDomains))
 	for i, d := range finalDomains {
@@ -413,5 +412,5 @@ func TestResolver_PartialUpdateAddsNewTypePreservesExisting(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Contains(t, domainStrings, "example.org")
 	assert.Contains(t, domainStrings, "google.com")
 	assert.Contains(t, domainStrings, "cloudflare.com")
-	assert.NotContains(t, domainStrings, "github.com")
+	assert.Contains(t, domainStrings, "github.com")
 }

client/internal/dns/mock_server.go

@@ -84,23 +84,3 @@ func (m *MockServer) UpdateServerConfig(domains dnsconfig.ServerDomains) error {
 func (m *MockServer) PopulateManagementDomain(mgmtURL *url.URL) error {
 	return nil
 }
-
-// SetRouteChecker mock implementation of SetRouteChecker from Server interface
-func (m *MockServer) SetRouteChecker(func(netip.Addr) bool) {
-	// Mock implementation - no-op
-}
-
-// BeginBatch mock implementation of BeginBatch from Server interface
-func (m *MockServer) BeginBatch() {
-	// Mock implementation - no-op
-}
-
-// EndBatch mock implementation of EndBatch from Server interface
-func (m *MockServer) EndBatch() {
-	// Mock implementation - no-op
-}
-
-// CancelBatch mock implementation of CancelBatch from Server interface
-func (m *MockServer) CancelBatch() {
-	// Mock implementation - no-op
-}

client/internal/dns/server.go

@@ -6,9 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"net/netip"
 	"net/url"
-	"os"
 	"runtime"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 
@@ -29,8 +27,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/management/domain"
 )
 
-const envSkipDNSProbe = "NB_SKIP_DNS_PROBE"
-
 // ReadyListener is a notification mechanism what indicate the server is ready to handle host dns address changes
 type ReadyListener interface {
 	OnReady()
@@ -45,9 +41,6 @@ type IosDnsManager interface {
 type Server interface {
 	RegisterHandler(domains domain.List, handler dns.Handler, priority int)
 	DeregisterHandler(domains domain.List, priority int)
-	BeginBatch()
-	EndBatch()
-	CancelBatch()
 	Initialize() error
 	Stop()
 	DnsIP() netip.Addr
@@ -57,7 +50,6 @@ type Server interface {
 	ProbeAvailability()
 	UpdateServerConfig(domains dnsconfig.ServerDomains) error
 	PopulateManagementDomain(mgmtURL *url.URL) error
-	SetRouteChecker(func(netip.Addr) bool)
 }
 
 type nsGroupsByDomain struct {
@@ -91,7 +83,6 @@ type DefaultServer struct {
 	currentConfigHash  uint64
 	handlerChain       *HandlerChain
 	extraDomains       map[domain.Domain]int
-	batchMode          bool
 
 	mgmtCacheResolver *mgmt.Resolver
 
@@ -105,17 +96,12 @@ type DefaultServer struct {
 
 	statusRecorder *peer.Status
 	stateManager   *statemanager.Manager
-	routeMatch     func(netip.Addr) bool
-
-	probeMu     sync.Mutex
-	probeCancel context.CancelFunc
-	probeWg     sync.WaitGroup
 }
 
 type handlerWithStop interface {
 	dns.Handler
 	Stop()
-	ProbeAvailability(context.Context)
+	ProbeAvailability()
 	ID() types.HandlerID
 }
 
@@ -231,14 +217,6 @@ func newDefaultServer(
 	return defaultServer
 }
 
-// SetRouteChecker sets the function used by upstream resolvers to determine
-// whether an IP is routed through the tunnel.
-func (s *DefaultServer) SetRouteChecker(f func(netip.Addr) bool) {
-	s.mux.Lock()
-	defer s.mux.Unlock()
-	s.routeMatch = f
-}
-
 // RegisterHandler registers a handler for the given domains with the given priority.
 // Any previously registered handler for the same domain and priority will be replaced.
 func (s *DefaultServer) RegisterHandler(domains domain.List, handler dns.Handler, priority int) {
@@ -252,9 +230,7 @@ func (s *DefaultServer) RegisterHandler(domains domain.List, handler dns.Handler
 		// convert to zone with simple ref counter
 		s.extraDomains[toZone(domain)]++
 	}
-	if !s.batchMode {
-		s.applyHostConfig()
-	}
+	s.applyHostConfig()
 }
 
 func (s *DefaultServer) registerHandler(domains []string, handler dns.Handler, priority int) {
@@ -283,41 +259,9 @@ func (s *DefaultServer) DeregisterHandler(domains domain.List, priority int) {
 			delete(s.extraDomains, zone)
 		}
 	}
-	if !s.batchMode {
-		s.applyHostConfig()
-	}
-}
-
-// BeginBatch starts batch mode for DNS handler registration/deregistration.
-// In batch mode, applyHostConfig() is not called after each handler operation,
-// allowing multiple handlers to be registered/deregistered efficiently.
-// Must be followed by EndBatch() to apply the accumulated changes.
-func (s *DefaultServer) BeginBatch() {
-	s.mux.Lock()
-	defer s.mux.Unlock()
-	log.Debugf("DNS batch mode enabled")
-	s.batchMode = true
-}
-
-// EndBatch ends batch mode and applies all accumulated DNS configuration changes.
-func (s *DefaultServer) EndBatch() {
-	s.mux.Lock()
-	defer s.mux.Unlock()
-	log.Debugf("DNS batch mode disabled, applying accumulated changes")
-	s.batchMode = false
 	s.applyHostConfig()
 }
 
-// CancelBatch cancels batch mode without applying accumulated changes.
-// This is useful when operations fail partway through and you want to
-// discard partial state rather than applying it.
-func (s *DefaultServer) CancelBatch() {
-	s.mux.Lock()
-	defer s.mux.Unlock()
-	log.Debugf("DNS batch mode cancelled, discarding accumulated changes")
-	s.batchMode = false
-}
-
 func (s *DefaultServer) deregisterHandler(domains []string, priority int) {
 	log.Debugf("deregistering handler with priority %d for %v", priority, domains)
 
@@ -376,13 +320,7 @@ func (s *DefaultServer) DnsIP() netip.Addr {
 
 // Stop stops the server
 func (s *DefaultServer) Stop() {
-	s.probeMu.Lock()
-	if s.probeCancel != nil {
-		s.probeCancel()
-	}
 	s.ctxCancel()
-	s.probeMu.Unlock()
-	s.probeWg.Wait()
 	s.shutdownWg.Wait()
 
 	s.mux.Lock()
@@ -499,66 +437,17 @@ func (s *DefaultServer) SearchDomains() []string {
 }
 
 // ProbeAvailability tests each upstream group's servers for availability
-// and deactivates the group if no server responds.
-// If a previous probe is still running, it will be cancelled before starting a new one.
+// and deactivates the group if no server responds
 func (s *DefaultServer) ProbeAvailability() {
-	if val := os.Getenv(envSkipDNSProbe); val != "" {
-		skipProbe, err := strconv.ParseBool(val)
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Warnf("failed to parse %s: %v", envSkipDNSProbe, err)
-		}
-		if skipProbe {
-			log.Infof("skipping DNS probe due to %s", envSkipDNSProbe)
-			return
-		}
-	}
-
-	s.probeMu.Lock()
-
-	// don't start probes on a stopped server
-	if s.ctx.Err() != nil {
-		s.probeMu.Unlock()
-		return
-	}
-
-	// cancel any running probe
-	if s.probeCancel != nil {
-		s.probeCancel()
-		s.probeCancel = nil
-	}
-
-	// wait for the previous probe goroutines to finish while holding
-	// the mutex so no other caller can start a new probe concurrently
-	s.probeWg.Wait()
-
-	// start a new probe
-	probeCtx, probeCancel := context.WithCancel(s.ctx)
-	s.probeCancel = probeCancel
-
-	s.probeWg.Add(1)
-	defer s.probeWg.Done()
-
-	// Snapshot handlers under s.mux to avoid racing with updateMux/dnsMuxMap writers.
-	s.mux.Lock()
-	handlers := make([]handlerWithStop, 0, len(s.dnsMuxMap))
-	for _, mux := range s.dnsMuxMap {
-		handlers = append(handlers, mux.handler)
-	}
-	s.mux.Unlock()
-
 	var wg sync.WaitGroup
-	for _, handler := range handlers {
+	for _, mux := range s.dnsMuxMap {
 		wg.Add(1)
-		go func(h handlerWithStop) {
+		go func(mux handlerWithStop) {
 			defer wg.Done()
-			h.ProbeAvailability(probeCtx)
-		}(handler)
+			mux.ProbeAvailability()
+		}(mux.handler)
 	}
-
-	s.probeMu.Unlock()
-
 	wg.Wait()
-	probeCancel()
 }
 
 func (s *DefaultServer) UpdateServerConfig(domains dnsconfig.ServerDomains) error {
@@ -619,7 +508,6 @@ func (s *DefaultServer) applyConfiguration(update nbdns.Config) error {
 		s.currentConfig.RouteAll = false
 	}
 
-	// Always apply host config for management updates, regardless of batch mode
 	s.applyHostConfig()
 
 	s.shutdownWg.Add(1)
@@ -727,7 +615,7 @@ func (s *DefaultServer) applyHostConfig() {
 	s.registerFallback(config)
 }
 
-// registerFallback registers original nameservers as low-priority fallback handlers.
+// registerFallback registers original nameservers as low-priority fallback handlers
 func (s *DefaultServer) registerFallback(config HostDNSConfig) {
 	hostMgrWithNS, ok := s.hostManager.(hostManagerWithOriginalNS)
 	if !ok {
@@ -736,7 +624,6 @@ func (s *DefaultServer) registerFallback(config HostDNSConfig) {
 
 	originalNameservers := hostMgrWithNS.getOriginalNameservers()
 	if len(originalNameservers) == 0 {
-		s.deregisterHandler([]string{nbdns.RootZone}, PriorityFallback)
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -753,7 +640,6 @@ func (s *DefaultServer) registerFallback(config HostDNSConfig) {
 		log.Errorf("failed to create upstream resolver for original nameservers: %v", err)
 		return
 	}
-	handler.routeMatch = s.routeMatch
 
 	for _, ns := range originalNameservers {
 		if ns == config.ServerIP {
@@ -863,7 +749,6 @@ func (s *DefaultServer) createHandlersForDomainGroup(domainGroup nsGroupsByDomai
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("create upstream resolver: %v", err)
 		}
-		handler.routeMatch = s.routeMatch
 
 		for _, ns := range nsGroup.NameServers {
 			if ns.NSType != nbdns.UDPNameServerType {
@@ -986,7 +871,6 @@ func (s *DefaultServer) upstreamCallbacks(
 			}
 		}
 
-		// Always apply host config when nameserver goes down, regardless of batch mode
 		s.applyHostConfig()
 
 		go func() {
@@ -1022,7 +906,6 @@ func (s *DefaultServer) upstreamCallbacks(
 			s.registerHandler([]string{nbdns.RootZone}, handler, priority)
 		}
 
-		// Always apply host config when nameserver reactivates, regardless of batch mode
 		s.applyHostConfig()
 
 		s.updateNSState(nsGroup, nil, true)
@@ -1048,7 +931,6 @@ func (s *DefaultServer) addHostRootZone() {
 		log.Errorf("unable to create a new upstream resolver, error: %v", err)
 		return
 	}
-	handler.routeMatch = s.routeMatch
 
 	handler.upstreamServers = maps.Keys(hostDNSServers)
 	handler.deactivate = func(error) {}

client/internal/dns/server_export_test.go

@@ -18,12 +18,7 @@ func TestGetServerDns(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("invalid dns server instance: %s", err)
 	}
 
-	mockSrvB, ok := srvB.(*MockServer)
-	if !ok {
-		t.Errorf("returned server is not a MockServer")
-	}
-
-	if mockSrvB != srv {
+	if srvB != srv {
 		t.Errorf("mismatch dns instances")
 	}
 }

client/internal/dns/server_test.go

@@ -1065,7 +1065,7 @@ type mockHandler struct {
 
 func (m *mockHandler) ServeDNS(dns.ResponseWriter, *dns.Msg) {}
 func (m *mockHandler) Stop()                                 {}
-func (m *mockHandler) ProbeAvailability(context.Context)     {}
+func (m *mockHandler) ProbeAvailability()                    {}
 func (m *mockHandler) ID() types.HandlerID                   { return types.HandlerID(m.Id) }
 
 type mockService struct{}