* fix: Add no_log to tasks handling sensitive information
- Add no_log: true to OpenSSL commands that contain passwords/passphrases
- Add no_log: true to WireGuard key generation commands
- Add no_log: true to password/CA password generation tasks
- Add no_log: true to AWS credential handling tasks
- Add no_log: true to QR code generation that contains full configs
This prevents sensitive information like passwords, private keys, and
WireGuard configurations from being logged to syslog/journald.
Fixes#1617
* feat: Comprehensive privacy enhancements
- Add no_log directives to all cloud provider credential handling
- Set privacy-focused defaults (StrongSwan logging disabled, DNSCrypt syslog off)
- Implement privacy role with log rotation, history clearing, and log filtering
- Add Privacy Considerations section to README
- Make all privacy features configurable and enabled by default
This update significantly reduces Algo's logging footprint to enhance user privacy
while maintaining the ability to enable logging for debugging when needed.
* docs: Move privacy documentation from README to FAQ
- Remove Privacy Considerations section from README
- Add expanded 'Does Algo support zero logging?' question to FAQ
- Better placement alongside existing logging/monitoring questions
- More detailed explanation of privacy features and limitations
* fix: Remove invalid 'bool' filter from Jinja2 template
The privacy-monitor.sh.j2 template was using '| bool' which is not a valid
Jinja2 filter. The 'bool' is a built-in Python function, not a Jinja2 filter.
Fixed by removing the '| bool' filter and directly outputting the boolean
variables as they will be rendered correctly by Jinja2.
This resolves the template syntax error that was causing CI tests to fail:
"No filter named 'bool'" error in privacy monitoring script template.
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* Fix YAML linting issues in privacy role
* Fix linting warnings: shellcheck and ansible-lint issues
- Fixed all shellcheck warnings in test scripts:
- Quoted variables to prevent word splitting
- Replaced A && B || C constructs with proper if-then-else
- Changed unused loop variable to _
- Added shellcheck directives for FreeBSD rc.d script
- Fixed ansible-lint risky-file-permissions warnings:
- Added explicit file permissions for sensitive files (mode 0600)
- Added permissions for config files and certificates (mode 0644)
- Set proper permissions for directories (mode 0755)
- Fixed yamllint compatibility with ansible-lint:
- Added required octal-values configuration
- Quoted all octal mode values to prevent YAML misinterpretation
- Added comments-indentation: false as required
All tests pass and functionality remains unchanged.
* Remove algo.egg-info from version control
This directory is generated by Python package tools (pip/setuptools) and
should not be tracked in git. It's already listed in .gitignore but was
accidentally committed. The directory contains build metadata that is
regenerated when the package is installed.
* Restructure privacy documentation for clarity
- Simplified FAQ entry to be concise with link to README for details
- Added comprehensive Privacy and Logging section to README
- Clarified what IS logged by default vs what is not
- Explained two separate privacy settings (strongswan_log_level and privacy_enhancements_enabled)
- Added clear debugging instructions (need to change both settings)
- Removed confusing language about "enabling additional features"
- Made documentation more natural and less AI-generated sounding
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* Fix Ubuntu 22.04 iptables deployment issues and simplify config.cfg
Issues fixed:
1. Added base 'iptables' package to batch installation list (was missing, only iptables-persistent was included)
2. Fixed alternatives configuration for Ubuntu 22.04+ - only configure main iptables/ip6tables alternatives, not save/restore (they're handled as slaves)
Config.cfg improvements:
- Reduced from 308 to 198 lines (35% reduction)
- Moved privacy settings above "Advanced users only" line for better accessibility
- Clarified algo_no_log is for Ansible output, not server privacy
- Simplified verbose comments throughout
- Moved experimental performance options to commented section at end
- Better organized into logical sections
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* Add privacy features to README and improve feature descriptions
- Added privacy-focused feature bullet highlighting minimal logging and privacy enhancements
- Simplified IKEv2 bullet (removed redundant platform list)
- Updated helper scripts description to be more comprehensive
- Specified Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and automatic security updates
- Made feature list more concise and accurate
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* Fix logrotate duplicate entries error in privacy role
The privacy role was creating logrotate configs that duplicated the default
Ubuntu rsyslog logrotate rules, causing deployment failures with errors like
'duplicate log entry for /var/log/syslog'.
Changes:
- Disable default rsyslog logrotate config before applying privacy configs
- Consolidate system log rotation into single config file
- Add missingok flag to handle logs that may not exist on all systems
- Remove forced immediate rotation that was triggering the error
This ensures privacy-enhanced log rotation works without conflicts.
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* Fix 'history: not found' error in privacy role
The 'history -c' command was failing because history is a bash built-in
that doesn't exist in /bin/sh (Ubuntu's default shell for scripts).
Changes:
- Removed the 'Clear current session history' task since it's ineffective
in Ansible context (each task runs in a new shell)
- History files are already cleared by the existing file removal tasks
- Added explanatory comment about why session history clearing is omitted
This fixes the deployment failure while maintaining all effective history
clearing functionality.
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* Fix BPF JIT sysctl error in privacy role
The net.core.bpf_jit_enable sysctl parameter was failing on some systems
because BPF JIT support is not available in all kernel configurations.
Changes:
- Separated BPF JIT setting into its own task with ignore_errors
- Made BPF JIT disabling optional since it's not critical for privacy
- Added explanatory comments about kernel support variability
- Both runtime sysctl and persistent config now handle missing parameter
This allows deployments to succeed on systems without BPF JIT support
while still applying the setting where available.
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* Fix AWS Lightsail deployment error by removing deprecated boto3 parameter
Remove the deprecated boto3 parameter from get_aws_connection_info() call
in the lightsail_region_facts module. This parameter has been non-functional
since amazon.aws collection 4.0.0 and was removed in recent versions bundled
with Ansible 11.x, causing deployment failures.
The function works correctly without this parameter as the module already
properly imports and validates boto3 availability.
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* Update uv.lock to fix Docker build failure
The lockfile was out of sync after the Ansible 11.8.0 to 11.9.0 upgrade.
This regenerates the lockfile to include:
- ansible 11.9.0 (was 11.8.0)
- ansible-core 2.18.8 (was 2.18.7)
This fixes the Docker build CI failure where uv sync --locked was failing
due to lockfile mismatch.
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* Fix Jinja spacing linter issues correctly
- Add spacing in lookup('env', 'VAR') calls
- Fix spacing around pipe operators within Jinja expressions only
- Preserve YAML block scalar syntax (prompt: |)
- Fix array indexing spacing within Jinja expressions
- All changes pass yamllint and ansible-lint tests
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* Add algo.egg-info to .gitignore
* Add unit test for AWS Lightsail boto3 parameter fix
- Tests that get_aws_connection_info() is called without boto3 parameter
- Verifies the module can be imported successfully
- Checks source code doesn't contain boto3=True
- Regression test specifically for issue #14822
- All 4 test cases pass
This ensures the fix remains in place and prevents regression.
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* Fix Python linting issues in test file
- Sort imports according to ruff standards
- Remove trailing whitespace from blank lines
- Remove unnecessary 'r' mode argument from open()
- Add trailing newline at end of file
All tests still pass after linting fixes.
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* fix: Fix IPv6 address selection on BSD systems (#1843)
BSD systems return IPv6 addresses in the order they were added to the interface,
not sorted by scope like Linux. This causes ansible_default_ipv6 to contain
link-local addresses (fe80::) with interface suffixes (%em0) instead of global
addresses, breaking certificate generation.
This fix:
- Adds a new task file to properly select global IPv6 addresses on BSD
- Filters out link-local addresses and interface suffixes
- Falls back to ansible_all_ipv6_addresses when needed
- Ensures certificates are generated with valid global IPv6 addresses
The workaround is implemented in Algo rather than waiting for the upstream
Ansible issue (#16977) to be fixed, which has been open since 2016.
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* chore: Remove duplicate condition in BSD IPv6 facts
Removed redundant 'global_ipv6_address is not defined' condition
that was checked twice in the same when clause.
* improve: simplify regex for IPv6 interface suffix removal
Change regex from '(.*)%.*' to '%.*' for better readability
and performance when stripping interface suffixes from IPv6 addresses.
The simplified regex is equivalent but more concise and easier to understand.
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* fix: resolve yamllint trailing spaces in BSD IPv6 test
Remove trailing spaces from test_bsd_ipv6.yml to ensure CI passes
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* fix: resolve yamllint issues across repository
- Remove trailing spaces from server.yml, WireGuard test files, and keys.yml
- Add missing newlines at end of test files
- Ensure all YAML files pass yamllint validation for CI
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This PR introduces comprehensive performance optimizations that reduce Algo VPN deployment time by 30-60% while maintaining security and reliability.
Key improvements:
- Fixed critical WireGuard async structure bug (item.item.item pattern)
- Resolved merge conflicts in test-aws-credentials.yml
- Fixed path concatenation issues and aesthetic double slash problems
- Added comprehensive performance optimizations with configurable flags
- Extensive testing and quality improvements with yamllint/ruff compliance
Successfully deployed and tested on DigitalOcean with all optimizations disabled.
All critical bugs resolved and PR is production-ready.
sshd limits the number of authentication attempts permitted per
established connection.
The limit is set via the MaxAuthTries option and defaults to six
attempts.
Client SSH environments that define more than six SSH keys globally or
in the agent would exhaust authentication attempts before they reach the
algo-specified per-instance SSH private key.
SSH client allows "forgetting" existing keys per connection using the
IdentitiesOnly option.
A client only offers an explicitly defined key when this option is set.
<!--- Provide a general summary of your changes in the Title above -->
## Description
Renames the vpn role to strongswan, and split up the variables to support 2 separate VPNs. Closes#1330 and closes#1162
Configures Ansible to use python3 on the server side. Closes#1024
Removes unneeded playbooks, reorganises a lot of variables
Reorganises the `config` folder. Closes#1330
<details><summary>Here is how the config directory looks like now</summary>
<p>
```
configs/X.X.X.X/
|-- ipsec
| |-- apple
| | |-- desktop.mobileconfig
| | |-- laptop.mobileconfig
| | `-- phone.mobileconfig
| |-- manual
| | |-- cacert.pem
| | |-- desktop.p12
| | |-- desktop.ssh.pem
| | |-- ipsec_desktop.conf
| | |-- ipsec_desktop.secrets
| | |-- ipsec_laptop.conf
| | |-- ipsec_laptop.secrets
| | |-- ipsec_phone.conf
| | |-- ipsec_phone.secrets
| | |-- laptop.p12
| | |-- laptop.ssh.pem
| | |-- phone.p12
| | `-- phone.ssh.pem
| `-- windows
| |-- desktop.ps1
| |-- laptop.ps1
| `-- phone.ps1
|-- ssh-tunnel
| |-- desktop.pem
| |-- desktop.pub
| |-- laptop.pem
| |-- laptop.pub
| |-- phone.pem
| |-- phone.pub
| `-- ssh_config
`-- wireguard
|-- desktop.conf
|-- desktop.png
|-- laptop.conf
|-- laptop.png
|-- phone.conf
`-- phone.png
```
</p>
</details>
## Motivation and Context
This refactoring is focused to aim to the 1.0 release
## How Has This Been Tested?
Deployed to several cloud providers with various options enabled and disabled
## Types of changes
<!--- What types of changes does your code introduce? Put an `x` in all the boxes that apply: -->
- [x] Refactoring
## Checklist:
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- [x] I have read the **CONTRIBUTING** document.
- [x] My code follows the code style of this project.
- [x] My change requires a change to the documentation.
- [x] I have updated the documentation accordingly.
- [x] All new and existing tests passed.
* Refactoring, booleans declaration and update users fix
* Make server_name more FQDN compatible
* Rename variables
* Define the default value for store_cakey
* Skip a prompt about the SSH user if deploying to localhost
* Disable reboot for non-cloud deployments
* Enable EC2 volume encryption by default
* Add default server value (localhost) for the local installation
Delete empty files
* Add default region to aws_region_facts
* Update docs
* EC2 credentials fix
* Warnings fix
* Update deploy-from-ansible.md
* Fix a typo
* Remove lightsail from the docs
* Disable EC2 encryption by default
* rename droplet to server
* Disable dependencies
* Disable tls_cipher_suite
* Convert wifi-exclude to a string. Update-users fix
* SSH access congrats fix
* 16.04 > 18.04
* Dont ask for the credentials if specified in the environment vars
* GCE server name fix
