Pulse/docs/security/SENSOR_PROXY_HARDENING.md
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# 🛡️ Sensor Proxy Hardening
The `pulse-sensor-proxy` runs on the host to securely collect temperatures, keeping SSH keys out of containers.
## 🏗️ Architecture
* **Host**: Runs `pulse-sensor-proxy` (unprivileged user).
* **Container**: Connects via Unix socket (`/run/pulse-sensor-proxy/pulse-sensor-proxy.sock`).
* **Auth**: Uses `SO_PEERCRED` to verify container UID/PID.
## 🔒 Host Hardening
### Service Account
Runs as `pulse-sensor-proxy` (no shell, no home).
```bash
id pulse-sensor-proxy # uid=XXX(pulse-sensor-proxy)
```
### Systemd Security
The service unit uses:
* `User=pulse-sensor-proxy`
* `NoNewPrivileges=true`
* `ProtectSystem=strict`
* `PrivateTmp=true`
### File Permissions
| Path | Owner | Mode |
| :--- | :--- | :--- |
| `/var/lib/pulse-sensor-proxy/` | `pulse-sensor-proxy` | `0750` |
| `/var/lib/pulse-sensor-proxy/ssh/` | `pulse-sensor-proxy` | `0700` |
| `/run/pulse-sensor-proxy/` | `pulse-sensor-proxy` | `0775` |
## 📦 LXC Configuration
Required for the container to access the proxy socket.
**`/etc/pve/lxc/<VMID>.conf`**:
```ini
unprivileged: 1
lxc.apparmor.profile: generated
lxc.mount.entry: /run/pulse-sensor-proxy mnt/pulse-proxy none bind,create=dir 0 0
```
## 🔑 Key Management
SSH keys are restricted to `sensors -j` only.
**Rotation**:
```bash
/opt/pulse/scripts/pulse-sensor-proxy-rotate-keys.sh
```
* **Dry Run**: Add `--dry-run`.
* **Rollback**: Add `--rollback`.
## 🚨 Incident Response
If compromised:
1. **Stop Proxy**: `systemctl stop pulse-sensor-proxy`.
2. **Rotate Keys**: Remove old keys from nodes manually or use `pulse-sensor-proxy-rotate-keys.sh`.
3. **Audit Logs**: Check `journalctl -u pulse-sensor-proxy`.
4. **Reinstall**: Run `/opt/pulse/scripts/install-sensor-proxy.sh`.