handle virtio header in ctrl messages

* honor remote_allow_ilst in hole punch response

When we receive a "hole punch notification" from a Lighthouse, we send
a hole punch packet to every remote of that host, even if we don't
include those remotes in our "remote_allow_list". Change the logic here
to check if the remote IP is in our allow list before sending the hole
punch packet.

* fix for netip

* cleanup

.github/workflows/gofmt.yml

@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ jobs:
 
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-    - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+    - uses: actions/setup-go@v6
       with:
-        go-version: '1.24'
+        go-version: '1.25'
         check-latest: true
 
     - name: Install goimports

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@v6
         with:
-          go-version: '1.24'
+          go-version: '1.25'
           check-latest: true
 
       - name: Build
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@v6
         with:
-          go-version: '1.24'
+          go-version: '1.25'
           check-latest: true
 
       - name: Build
@@ -68,9 +68,9 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@v6
         with:
-          go-version: '1.24'
+          go-version: '1.25'
           check-latest: true
 
       - name: Import certificates

.github/workflows/smoke-extra.yml

@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ jobs:
 
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-    - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+    - uses: actions/setup-go@v6
       with:
-        go-version-file: 'go.mod'
+        go-version: '1.25'
         check-latest: true
 
     - name: add hashicorp source

.github/workflows/smoke.yml

@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ jobs:
 
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-    - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+    - uses: actions/setup-go@v6
       with:
-        go-version: '1.24'
+        go-version: '1.25'
         check-latest: true
 
     - name: build
@@ -52,12 +52,4 @@ jobs:
       working-directory: ./.github/workflows/smoke
       run: NAME="smoke-p256" ./smoke.sh
 
-    - name: setup docker image for fips140
-      working-directory: ./.github/workflows/smoke
-      run: NAME="smoke-fips140" CURVE=P256 GOFIPS140=v1.0.0 LDFLAGS=-checklinkname=0 ./build.sh
-
-    - name: run smoke-fips140
-      working-directory: ./.github/workflows/smoke
-      run: NAME="smoke-fips140" ./smoke.sh
-
     timeout-minutes: 10

.github/workflows/test.yml

@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ jobs:
 
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-    - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+    - uses: actions/setup-go@v6
       with:
-        go-version: '1.24'
+        go-version: '1.25'
         check-latest: true
 
     - name: Build
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: golangci-lint
       uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v8
       with:
-        version: v2.1
+        version: v2.5
 
     - name: Test
       run: make test
@@ -58,9 +58,9 @@ jobs:
 
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-    - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+    - uses: actions/setup-go@v6
       with:
-        go-version: '1.24'
+        go-version: '1.25'
         check-latest: true
 
     - name: Build
@@ -79,9 +79,9 @@ jobs:
 
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-    - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+    - uses: actions/setup-go@v6
       with:
-        go-version: '1.22'
+        go-version: '1.25'
         check-latest: true
 
     - name: Build
@@ -100,9 +100,9 @@ jobs:
 
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-    - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+    - uses: actions/setup-go@v6
       with:
-        go-version: '1.24'
+        go-version: '1.25'
         check-latest: true
 
     - name: Build nebula
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: golangci-lint
       uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v8
       with:
-        version: v2.1
+        version: v2.5
 
     - name: Test
       run: make test

Makefile

@@ -121,12 +121,12 @@ bin-pkcs11: CGO_ENABLED = 1
 bin-pkcs11: bin
 
 bin:
-	$(GOENV) go build $(BUILD_ARGS) -ldflags "$(LDFLAGS)" -o ./nebula${NEBULA_CMD_SUFFIX} ${NEBULA_CMD_PATH}
+	go build $(BUILD_ARGS) -ldflags "$(LDFLAGS)" -o ./nebula${NEBULA_CMD_SUFFIX} ${NEBULA_CMD_PATH}
-	$(GOENV) go build $(BUILD_ARGS) -ldflags "$(LDFLAGS)" -o ./nebula-cert${NEBULA_CMD_SUFFIX} ./cmd/nebula-cert
+	go build $(BUILD_ARGS) -ldflags "$(LDFLAGS)" -o ./nebula-cert${NEBULA_CMD_SUFFIX} ./cmd/nebula-cert
 
 install:
-	$(GOENV) go install $(BUILD_ARGS) -ldflags "$(LDFLAGS)" ${NEBULA_CMD_PATH}
+	go install $(BUILD_ARGS) -ldflags "$(LDFLAGS)" ${NEBULA_CMD_PATH}
-	$(GOENV) go install $(BUILD_ARGS) -ldflags "$(LDFLAGS)" ./cmd/nebula-cert
+	go install $(BUILD_ARGS) -ldflags "$(LDFLAGS)" ./cmd/nebula-cert
 
 build/linux-arm-%: GOENV += GOARM=$(word 3, $(subst -, ,$*))
 build/linux-mips-%: GOENV += GOMIPS=$(word 3, $(subst -, ,$*))
@@ -215,14 +215,6 @@ ifeq ($(words $(MAKECMDGOALS)),1)
 	@$(MAKE) service ${.DEFAULT_GOAL} --no-print-directory
 endif
 
-fips140:
-	@echo > $(NULL_FILE)
-	$(eval GOENV += GOFIPS140=v1.0.0)
-	$(eval LDFLAGS += -checklinkname=0)
-ifeq ($(words $(MAKECMDGOALS)),1)
-	@$(MAKE) fips140 ${.DEFAULT_GOAL} --no-print-directory
-endif
-
 bin-docker: bin build/linux-amd64/nebula build/linux-amd64/nebula-cert
 
 smoke-docker: bin-docker
@@ -244,5 +236,5 @@ smoke-vagrant/%: bin-docker build/%/nebula
 	cd .github/workflows/smoke/ && ./smoke-vagrant.sh $*
 
 .FORCE:
-.PHONY: bench bench-cpu bench-cpu-long bin build-test-mobile e2e e2ev e2evv e2evvv e2evvvv fips140 proto release service smoke-docker smoke-docker-race test test-cov-html smoke-vagrant/%
+.PHONY: bench bench-cpu bench-cpu-long bin build-test-mobile e2e e2ev e2evv e2evvv e2evvvv proto release service smoke-docker smoke-docker-race test test-cov-html smoke-vagrant/%
 .DEFAULT_GOAL := bin

README.md

@@ -143,24 +143,17 @@ To build nebula for a specific platform (ex, Windows):
 
 See the [Makefile](Makefile) for more details on build targets
 
-## Curve P256, BoringCrypto and FIPS 140-3 mode
+## Curve P256 and BoringCrypto
 
 The default curve used for cryptographic handshakes and signatures is Curve25519. This is the recommended setting for most users. If your deployment has certain compliance requirements, you have the option of creating your CA using `nebula-cert ca -curve P256` to use NIST Curve P256. The CA will then sign certificates using ECDSA P256, and any hosts using these certificates will use P256 for ECDH handshakes.
 
-Nebula can be built using the [BoringCrypto GOEXPERIMENT](https://github.com/golang/go/blob/go1.20/src/crypto/internal/boring/README.md) by running either of the following make targets:
+In addition, Nebula can be built using the [BoringCrypto GOEXPERIMENT](https://github.com/golang/go/blob/go1.20/src/crypto/internal/boring/README.md) by running either of the following make targets:
 
 ```sh
 make bin-boringcrypto
 make release-boringcrypto
 ```
 
-Nebula can also be built using the [FIPS 140-3](https://go.dev/doc/security/fips140) mode of Go by running either of the following make targets:
-
-```sh
-make fips140
-make fips140 release
-```
-
 This is not the recommended default deployment, but may be useful based on your compliance requirements.
 
 ## Credits

calculated_remote.go

@@ -84,16 +84,11 @@ func NewCalculatedRemotesFromConfig(c *config.C, k string) (*bart.Table[[]*calcu
 
 	calculatedRemotes := new(bart.Table[[]*calculatedRemote])
 
-	rawMap, ok := value.(map[any]any)
+	rawMap, ok := value.(map[string]any)
 	if !ok {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("config `%s` has invalid type: %T", k, value)
 	}
-	for rawKey, rawValue := range rawMap {
+	for rawCIDR, rawValue := range rawMap {
-		rawCIDR, ok := rawKey.(string)
-		if !ok {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("config `%s` has invalid key (type %T): %v", k, rawKey, rawKey)
-		}
-
 		cidr, err := netip.ParsePrefix(rawCIDR)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("config `%s` has invalid CIDR: %s", k, rawCIDR)
@@ -129,7 +124,7 @@ func newCalculatedRemotesListFromConfig(cidr netip.Prefix, raw any) ([]*calculat
 }
 
 func newCalculatedRemotesEntryFromConfig(cidr netip.Prefix, raw any) (*calculatedRemote, error) {
-	rawMap, ok := raw.(map[any]any)
+	rawMap, ok := raw.(map[string]any)
 	if !ok {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid type: %T", raw)
 	}

cert/cert.go

@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ type Certificate interface {
 	// PublicKey is the raw bytes to be used in asymmetric cryptographic operations.
 	PublicKey() []byte
 
+	// MarshalPublicKeyPEM is the value of PublicKey marshalled to PEM
+	MarshalPublicKeyPEM() []byte
+
 	// Curve identifies which curve was used for the PublicKey and Signature.
 	Curve() Curve
 
@@ -135,8 +138,7 @@ func Recombine(v Version, rawCertBytes, publicKey []byte, curve Curve) (Certific
 	case Version2:
 		c, err = unmarshalCertificateV2(rawCertBytes, publicKey, curve)
 	default:
-		//TODO: CERT-V2 make a static var
+		return nil, ErrUnknownVersion
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unknown certificate version %d", v)
 	}
 
 	if err != nil {

cert/cert_v1.go

@@ -83,6 +83,10 @@ func (c *certificateV1) PublicKey() []byte {
 	return c.details.publicKey
 }
 
+func (c *certificateV1) MarshalPublicKeyPEM() []byte {
+	return marshalCertPublicKeyToPEM(c)
+}
+
 func (c *certificateV1) Signature() []byte {
 	return c.signature
 }
@@ -110,8 +114,10 @@ func (c *certificateV1) CheckSignature(key []byte) bool {
 	case Curve_CURVE25519:
 		return ed25519.Verify(key, b, c.signature)
 	case Curve_P256:
-		x, y := elliptic.Unmarshal(elliptic.P256(), key)
+		pubKey, err := ecdsa.ParseUncompressedPublicKey(elliptic.P256(), key)
-		pubKey := &ecdsa.PublicKey{Curve: elliptic.P256(), X: x, Y: y}
+		if err != nil {
+			return false
+		}
 		hashed := sha256.Sum256(b)
 		return ecdsa.VerifyASN1(pubKey, hashed[:], c.signature)
 	default:

cert/cert_v1_test.go

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package cert
 
 import (
+	"crypto/ed25519"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/netip"
 	"testing"
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestCertificateV1_Marshal(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
 	before := time.Now().Add(time.Second * -60).Round(time.Second)
 	after := time.Now().Add(time.Second * 60).Round(time.Second)
 	pubKey := []byte("1234567890abcedfghij1234567890ab")
@@ -60,6 +62,58 @@ func TestCertificateV1_Marshal(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, nc.Groups(), nc2.Groups())
 }
 
+func TestCertificateV1_PublicKeyPem(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	before := time.Now().Add(time.Second * -60).Round(time.Second)
+	after := time.Now().Add(time.Second * 60).Round(time.Second)
+	pubKey := ed25519.PublicKey("1234567890abcedfghij1234567890ab")
+
+	nc := certificateV1{
+		details: detailsV1{
+			name:           "testing",
+			networks:       []netip.Prefix{},
+			unsafeNetworks: []netip.Prefix{},
+			groups:         []string{"test-group1", "test-group2", "test-group3"},
+			notBefore:      before,
+			notAfter:       after,
+			publicKey:      pubKey,
+			isCA:           false,
+			issuer:         "1234567890abcedfghij1234567890ab",
+		},
+		signature: []byte("1234567890abcedfghij1234567890ab"),
+	}
+
+	assert.Equal(t, Version1, nc.Version())
+	assert.Equal(t, Curve_CURVE25519, nc.Curve())
+	pubPem := "-----BEGIN NEBULA X25519 PUBLIC KEY-----\nMTIzNDU2Nzg5MGFiY2VkZmdoaWoxMjM0NTY3ODkwYWI=\n-----END NEBULA X25519 PUBLIC KEY-----\n"
+	assert.Equal(t, string(nc.MarshalPublicKeyPEM()), pubPem)
+	assert.False(t, nc.IsCA())
+
+	nc.details.isCA = true
+	assert.Equal(t, Curve_CURVE25519, nc.Curve())
+	pubPem = "-----BEGIN NEBULA ED25519 PUBLIC KEY-----\nMTIzNDU2Nzg5MGFiY2VkZmdoaWoxMjM0NTY3ODkwYWI=\n-----END NEBULA ED25519 PUBLIC KEY-----\n"
+	assert.Equal(t, string(nc.MarshalPublicKeyPEM()), pubPem)
+	assert.True(t, nc.IsCA())
+
+	pubP256KeyPem := []byte(`-----BEGIN NEBULA P256 PUBLIC KEY-----
+AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
+AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA=
+-----END NEBULA P256 PUBLIC KEY-----
+`)
+	pubP256Key, _, _, err := UnmarshalPublicKeyFromPEM(pubP256KeyPem)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	nc.details.curve = Curve_P256
+	nc.details.publicKey = pubP256Key
+	assert.Equal(t, Curve_P256, nc.Curve())
+	assert.Equal(t, string(nc.MarshalPublicKeyPEM()), string(pubP256KeyPem))
+	assert.True(t, nc.IsCA())
+
+	nc.details.isCA = false
+	assert.Equal(t, Curve_P256, nc.Curve())
+	assert.Equal(t, string(nc.MarshalPublicKeyPEM()), string(pubP256KeyPem))
+	assert.False(t, nc.IsCA())
+}
+
 func TestCertificateV1_Expired(t *testing.T) {
 	nc := certificateV1{
 		details: detailsV1{

cert/cert_v2.go

@@ -114,6 +114,10 @@ func (c *certificateV2) PublicKey() []byte {
 	return c.publicKey
 }
 
+func (c *certificateV2) MarshalPublicKeyPEM() []byte {
+	return marshalCertPublicKeyToPEM(c)
+}
+
 func (c *certificateV2) Signature() []byte {
 	return c.signature
 }
@@ -149,8 +153,10 @@ func (c *certificateV2) CheckSignature(key []byte) bool {
 	case Curve_CURVE25519:
 		return ed25519.Verify(key, b, c.signature)
 	case Curve_P256:
-		x, y := elliptic.Unmarshal(elliptic.P256(), key)
+		pubKey, err := ecdsa.ParseUncompressedPublicKey(elliptic.P256(), key)
-		pubKey := &ecdsa.PublicKey{Curve: elliptic.P256(), X: x, Y: y}
+		if err != nil {
+			return false
+		}
 		hashed := sha256.Sum256(b)
 		return ecdsa.VerifyASN1(pubKey, hashed[:], c.signature)
 	default:

cert/cert_v2_test.go

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestCertificateV2_Marshal(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
 	before := time.Now().Add(time.Second * -60).Round(time.Second)
 	after := time.Now().Add(time.Second * 60).Round(time.Second)
 	pubKey := []byte("1234567890abcedfghij1234567890ab")
@@ -75,6 +76,58 @@ func TestCertificateV2_Marshal(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, nc.Groups(), nc2.Groups())
 }
 
+func TestCertificateV2_PublicKeyPem(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	before := time.Now().Add(time.Second * -60).Round(time.Second)
+	after := time.Now().Add(time.Second * 60).Round(time.Second)
+	pubKey := ed25519.PublicKey("1234567890abcedfghij1234567890ab")
+
+	nc := certificateV2{
+		details: detailsV2{
+			name:           "testing",
+			networks:       []netip.Prefix{},
+			unsafeNetworks: []netip.Prefix{},
+			groups:         []string{"test-group1", "test-group2", "test-group3"},
+			notBefore:      before,
+			notAfter:       after,
+			isCA:           false,
+			issuer:         "1234567890abcedfghij1234567890ab",
+		},
+		publicKey: pubKey,
+		signature: []byte("1234567890abcedfghij1234567890ab"),
+	}
+
+	assert.Equal(t, Version2, nc.Version())
+	assert.Equal(t, Curve_CURVE25519, nc.Curve())
+	pubPem := "-----BEGIN NEBULA X25519 PUBLIC KEY-----\nMTIzNDU2Nzg5MGFiY2VkZmdoaWoxMjM0NTY3ODkwYWI=\n-----END NEBULA X25519 PUBLIC KEY-----\n"
+	assert.Equal(t, string(nc.MarshalPublicKeyPEM()), pubPem)
+	assert.False(t, nc.IsCA())
+
+	nc.details.isCA = true
+	assert.Equal(t, Curve_CURVE25519, nc.Curve())
+	pubPem = "-----BEGIN NEBULA ED25519 PUBLIC KEY-----\nMTIzNDU2Nzg5MGFiY2VkZmdoaWoxMjM0NTY3ODkwYWI=\n-----END NEBULA ED25519 PUBLIC KEY-----\n"
+	assert.Equal(t, string(nc.MarshalPublicKeyPEM()), pubPem)
+	assert.True(t, nc.IsCA())
+
+	pubP256KeyPem := []byte(`-----BEGIN NEBULA P256 PUBLIC KEY-----
+AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
+AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA=
+-----END NEBULA P256 PUBLIC KEY-----
+`)
+	pubP256Key, _, _, err := UnmarshalPublicKeyFromPEM(pubP256KeyPem)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	nc.curve = Curve_P256
+	nc.publicKey = pubP256Key
+	assert.Equal(t, Curve_P256, nc.Curve())
+	assert.Equal(t, string(nc.MarshalPublicKeyPEM()), string(pubP256KeyPem))
+	assert.True(t, nc.IsCA())
+
+	nc.details.isCA = false
+	assert.Equal(t, Curve_P256, nc.Curve())
+	assert.Equal(t, string(nc.MarshalPublicKeyPEM()), string(pubP256KeyPem))
+	assert.False(t, nc.IsCA())
+}
+
 func TestCertificateV2_Expired(t *testing.T) {
 	nc := certificateV2{
 		details: detailsV2{

cert/errors.go

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ var (
 	ErrPublicPrivateKeyMismatch   = errors.New("public key and private key are not a pair")
 	ErrPrivateKeyEncrypted        = errors.New("private key must be decrypted")
 	ErrCaNotFound                 = errors.New("could not find ca for the certificate")
+	ErrUnknownVersion             = errors.New("certificate version unrecognized")
 
 	ErrInvalidPEMBlock                   = errors.New("input did not contain a valid PEM encoded block")
 	ErrInvalidPEMCertificateBanner       = errors.New("bytes did not contain a proper certificate banner")

cert/pem.go

@@ -7,19 +7,26 @@ import (
 	"golang.org/x/crypto/ed25519"
 )
 
-const (
+const ( //cert banners
-	CertificateBanner                = "NEBULA CERTIFICATE"
+	CertificateBanner   = "NEBULA CERTIFICATE"
-	CertificateV2Banner              = "NEBULA CERTIFICATE V2"
+	CertificateV2Banner = "NEBULA CERTIFICATE V2"
-	X25519PrivateKeyBanner           = "NEBULA X25519 PRIVATE KEY"
+)
-	X25519PublicKeyBanner            = "NEBULA X25519 PUBLIC KEY"
-	EncryptedEd25519PrivateKeyBanner = "NEBULA ED25519 ENCRYPTED PRIVATE KEY"
-	Ed25519PrivateKeyBanner          = "NEBULA ED25519 PRIVATE KEY"
-	Ed25519PublicKeyBanner           = "NEBULA ED25519 PUBLIC KEY"
 
-	P256PrivateKeyBanner               = "NEBULA P256 PRIVATE KEY"
+const ( //key-agreement-key banners
-	P256PublicKeyBanner                = "NEBULA P256 PUBLIC KEY"
+	X25519PrivateKeyBanner = "NEBULA X25519 PRIVATE KEY"
+	X25519PublicKeyBanner  = "NEBULA X25519 PUBLIC KEY"
+	P256PrivateKeyBanner   = "NEBULA P256 PRIVATE KEY"
+	P256PublicKeyBanner    = "NEBULA P256 PUBLIC KEY"
+)
+
+/* including "ECDSA" in the P256 banners is a clue that these keys should be used only for signing */
+const ( //signing key banners
 	EncryptedECDSAP256PrivateKeyBanner = "NEBULA ECDSA P256 ENCRYPTED PRIVATE KEY"
 	ECDSAP256PrivateKeyBanner          = "NEBULA ECDSA P256 PRIVATE KEY"
+	ECDSAP256PublicKeyBanner           = "NEBULA ECDSA P256 PUBLIC KEY"
+	EncryptedEd25519PrivateKeyBanner   = "NEBULA ED25519 ENCRYPTED PRIVATE KEY"
+	Ed25519PrivateKeyBanner            = "NEBULA ED25519 PRIVATE KEY"
+	Ed25519PublicKeyBanner             = "NEBULA ED25519 PUBLIC KEY"
 )
 
 // UnmarshalCertificateFromPEM will try to unmarshal the first pem block in a byte array, returning any non consumed
@@ -51,6 +58,16 @@ func UnmarshalCertificateFromPEM(b []byte) (Certificate, []byte, error) {
 
 }
 
+func marshalCertPublicKeyToPEM(c Certificate) []byte {
+	if c.IsCA() {
+		return MarshalSigningPublicKeyToPEM(c.Curve(), c.PublicKey())
+	} else {
+		return MarshalPublicKeyToPEM(c.Curve(), c.PublicKey())
+	}
+}
+
+// MarshalPublicKeyToPEM returns a PEM representation of a public key used for ECDH.
+// if your public key came from a certificate, prefer Certificate.PublicKeyPEM() if possible, to avoid mistakes!
 func MarshalPublicKeyToPEM(curve Curve, b []byte) []byte {
 	switch curve {
 	case Curve_CURVE25519:
@@ -62,6 +79,19 @@ func MarshalPublicKeyToPEM(curve Curve, b []byte) []byte {
 	}
 }
 
+// MarshalSigningPublicKeyToPEM returns a PEM representation of a public key used for signing.
+// if your public key came from a certificate, prefer Certificate.PublicKeyPEM() if possible, to avoid mistakes!
+func MarshalSigningPublicKeyToPEM(curve Curve, b []byte) []byte {
+	switch curve {
+	case Curve_CURVE25519:
+		return pem.EncodeToMemory(&pem.Block{Type: Ed25519PublicKeyBanner, Bytes: b})
+	case Curve_P256:
+		return pem.EncodeToMemory(&pem.Block{Type: P256PublicKeyBanner, Bytes: b})
+	default:
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
 func UnmarshalPublicKeyFromPEM(b []byte) ([]byte, []byte, Curve, error) {
 	k, r := pem.Decode(b)
 	if k == nil {
@@ -73,7 +103,7 @@ func UnmarshalPublicKeyFromPEM(b []byte) ([]byte, []byte, Curve, error) {
 	case X25519PublicKeyBanner, Ed25519PublicKeyBanner:
 		expectedLen = 32
 		curve = Curve_CURVE25519
-	case P256PublicKeyBanner:
+	case P256PublicKeyBanner, ECDSAP256PublicKeyBanner:
 		// Uncompressed
 		expectedLen = 65
 		curve = Curve_P256

cert/pem_test.go

@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA=
 }
 
 func TestUnmarshalPublicKeyFromPEM(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
 	pubKey := []byte(`# A good key
 -----BEGIN NEBULA ED25519 PUBLIC KEY-----
 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA=
@@ -230,6 +231,7 @@ AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA=
 }
 
 func TestUnmarshalX25519PublicKey(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
 	pubKey := []byte(`# A good key
 -----BEGIN NEBULA X25519 PUBLIC KEY-----
 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA=
@@ -240,6 +242,12 @@ AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA=
 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA=
 -----END NEBULA P256 PUBLIC KEY-----
+`)
+	oldPubP256Key := []byte(`# A good key
+-----BEGIN NEBULA ECDSA P256 PUBLIC KEY-----
+AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
+AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA=
+-----END NEBULA ECDSA P256 PUBLIC KEY-----
 `)
 	shortKey := []byte(`# A short key
 -----BEGIN NEBULA X25519 PUBLIC KEY-----
@@ -256,15 +264,22 @@ AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA=
 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA=
 -END NEBULA X25519 PUBLIC KEY-----`)
 
-	keyBundle := appendByteSlices(pubKey, pubP256Key, shortKey, invalidBanner, invalidPem)
+	keyBundle := appendByteSlices(pubKey, pubP256Key, oldPubP256Key, shortKey, invalidBanner, invalidPem)
 
 	// Success test case
 	k, rest, curve, err := UnmarshalPublicKeyFromPEM(keyBundle)
 	assert.Len(t, k, 32)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.Equal(t, rest, appendByteSlices(pubP256Key, shortKey, invalidBanner, invalidPem))
+	assert.Equal(t, rest, appendByteSlices(pubP256Key, oldPubP256Key, shortKey, invalidBanner, invalidPem))
 	assert.Equal(t, Curve_CURVE25519, curve)
 
+	// Success test case
+	k, rest, curve, err = UnmarshalPublicKeyFromPEM(rest)
+	assert.Len(t, k, 65)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, rest, appendByteSlices(oldPubP256Key, shortKey, invalidBanner, invalidPem))
+	assert.Equal(t, Curve_P256, curve)
+
 	// Success test case
 	k, rest, curve, err = UnmarshalPublicKeyFromPEM(rest)
 	assert.Len(t, k, 65)

cert/sign.go

@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"crypto/rand"
 	"crypto/sha256"
 	"fmt"
-	"math/big"
 	"net/netip"
 	"time"
 )
@@ -55,15 +54,10 @@ func (t *TBSCertificate) Sign(signer Certificate, curve Curve, key []byte) (Cert
 		}
 		return t.SignWith(signer, curve, sp)
 	case Curve_P256:
-		pk := &ecdsa.PrivateKey{
+		pk, err := ecdsa.ParseRawPrivateKey(elliptic.P256(), key)
-			PublicKey: ecdsa.PublicKey{
+		if err != nil {
-				Curve: elliptic.P256(),
+			return nil, err
-			},
-			// ref: https://github.com/golang/go/blob/go1.19/src/crypto/x509/sec1.go#L95
-			D: new(big.Int).SetBytes(key),
 		}
-		// ref: https://github.com/golang/go/blob/go1.19/src/crypto/x509/sec1.go#L119
-		pk.X, pk.Y = pk.Curve.ScalarBaseMult(key)
 		sp := func(certBytes []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 			// We need to hash first for ECDSA
 			// - https://pkg.go.dev/crypto/ecdsa#SignASN1

cert_test/cert.go

@@ -114,6 +114,33 @@ func NewTestCert(v cert.Version, curve cert.Curve, ca cert.Certificate, key []by
 	return c, pub, cert.MarshalPrivateKeyToPEM(curve, priv), pem
 }
 
+func NewTestCertDifferentVersion(c cert.Certificate, v cert.Version, ca cert.Certificate, key []byte) (cert.Certificate, []byte) {
+	nc := &cert.TBSCertificate{
+		Version:        v,
+		Curve:          c.Curve(),
+		Name:           c.Name(),
+		Networks:       c.Networks(),
+		UnsafeNetworks: c.UnsafeNetworks(),
+		Groups:         c.Groups(),
+		NotBefore:      time.Unix(c.NotBefore().Unix(), 0),
+		NotAfter:       time.Unix(c.NotAfter().Unix(), 0),
+		PublicKey:      c.PublicKey(),
+		IsCA:           false,
+	}
+
+	c, err := nc.Sign(ca, ca.Curve(), key)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
+	pem, err := c.MarshalPEM()
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
+	return c, pem
+}
+
 func X25519Keypair() ([]byte, []byte) {
 	privkey := make([]byte, 32)
 	if _, err := io.ReadFull(rand.Reader, privkey); err != nil {

connection_manager.go

@@ -354,9 +354,8 @@ func (cm *connectionManager) makeTrafficDecision(localIndex uint32, now time.Tim
 
 		if mainHostInfo {
 			decision = tryRehandshake
-
 		} else {
-			if cm.shouldSwapPrimary(hostinfo, primary) {
+			if cm.shouldSwapPrimary(hostinfo) {
 				decision = swapPrimary
 			} else {
 				// migrate the relays to the primary, if in use.
@@ -447,7 +446,7 @@ func (cm *connectionManager) isInactive(hostinfo *HostInfo, now time.Time) (time
 	return inactiveDuration, true
 }
 
-func (cm *connectionManager) shouldSwapPrimary(current, primary *HostInfo) bool {
+func (cm *connectionManager) shouldSwapPrimary(current *HostInfo) bool {
 	// The primary tunnel is the most recent handshake to complete locally and should work entirely fine.
 	// If we are here then we have multiple tunnels for a host pair and neither side believes the same tunnel is primary.
 	// Let's sort this out.
@@ -461,6 +460,10 @@ func (cm *connectionManager) shouldSwapPrimary(current, primary *HostInfo) bool
 	}
 
 	crt := cm.intf.pki.getCertState().getCertificate(current.ConnectionState.myCert.Version())
+	if crt == nil {
+		//my cert was reloaded away. We should definitely swap from this tunnel
+		return true
+	}
 	// If this tunnel is using the latest certificate then we should swap it to primary for a bit and see if things
 	// settle down.
 	return bytes.Equal(current.ConnectionState.myCert.Signature(), crt.Signature())
@@ -475,31 +478,34 @@ func (cm *connectionManager) swapPrimary(current, primary *HostInfo) {
 	cm.hostMap.Unlock()
 }
 
-// isInvalidCertificate will check if we should destroy a tunnel if pki.disconnect_invalid is true and
+// isInvalidCertificate decides if we should destroy a tunnel.
-// the certificate is no longer valid. Block listed certificates will skip the pki.disconnect_invalid
+// returns true if pki.disconnect_invalid is true and the certificate is no longer valid.
-// check and return true.
+// Blocklisted certificates will skip the pki.disconnect_invalid check and return true.
 func (cm *connectionManager) isInvalidCertificate(now time.Time, hostinfo *HostInfo) bool {
 	remoteCert := hostinfo.GetCert()
 	if remoteCert == nil {
-		return false
+		return false //don't tear down tunnels for handshakes in progress
 	}
 
 	caPool := cm.intf.pki.GetCAPool()
 	err := caPool.VerifyCachedCertificate(now, remoteCert)
 	if err == nil {
-		return false
+		return false //cert is still valid! yay!
-	}
+	} else if err == cert.ErrBlockListed { //avoiding errors.Is for speed
-
-	if !cm.intf.disconnectInvalid.Load() && err != cert.ErrBlockListed {
 		// Block listed certificates should always be disconnected
+		hostinfo.logger(cm.l).WithError(err).
+			WithField("fingerprint", remoteCert.Fingerprint).
+			Info("Remote certificate is blocked, tearing down the tunnel")
+		return true
+	} else if cm.intf.disconnectInvalid.Load() {
+		hostinfo.logger(cm.l).WithError(err).
+			WithField("fingerprint", remoteCert.Fingerprint).
+			Info("Remote certificate is no longer valid, tearing down the tunnel")
+		return true
+	} else {
+		//if we reach here, the cert is no longer valid, but we're configured to keep tunnels from now-invalid certs open
 		return false
 	}
-
-	hostinfo.logger(cm.l).WithError(err).
-		WithField("fingerprint", remoteCert.Fingerprint).
-		Info("Remote certificate is no longer valid, tearing down the tunnel")
-
-	return true
 }
 
 func (cm *connectionManager) sendPunch(hostinfo *HostInfo) {
@@ -530,15 +536,45 @@ func (cm *connectionManager) sendPunch(hostinfo *HostInfo) {
 func (cm *connectionManager) tryRehandshake(hostinfo *HostInfo) {
 	cs := cm.intf.pki.getCertState()
 	curCrt := hostinfo.ConnectionState.myCert
-	myCrt := cs.getCertificate(curCrt.Version())
+	curCrtVersion := curCrt.Version()
-	if curCrt.Version() >= cs.initiatingVersion && bytes.Equal(curCrt.Signature(), myCrt.Signature()) == true {
+	myCrt := cs.getCertificate(curCrtVersion)
-		// The current tunnel is using the latest certificate and version, no need to rehandshake.
+	if myCrt == nil {
+		cm.l.WithField("vpnAddrs", hostinfo.vpnAddrs).
+			WithField("version", curCrtVersion).
+			WithField("reason", "local certificate removed").
+			Info("Re-handshaking with remote")
+		cm.intf.handshakeManager.StartHandshake(hostinfo.vpnAddrs[0], nil)
 		return
 	}
+	peerCrt := hostinfo.ConnectionState.peerCert
+	if peerCrt != nil && curCrtVersion < peerCrt.Certificate.Version() {
+		// if our certificate version is less than theirs, and we have a matching version available, rehandshake?
+		if cs.getCertificate(peerCrt.Certificate.Version()) != nil {
+			cm.l.WithField("vpnAddrs", hostinfo.vpnAddrs).
+				WithField("version", curCrtVersion).
+				WithField("peerVersion", peerCrt.Certificate.Version()).
+				WithField("reason", "local certificate version lower than peer, attempting to correct").
+				Info("Re-handshaking with remote")
+			cm.intf.handshakeManager.StartHandshake(hostinfo.vpnAddrs[0], func(hh *HandshakeHostInfo) {
+				hh.initiatingVersionOverride = peerCrt.Certificate.Version()
+			})
+			return
+		}
+	}
+	if !bytes.Equal(curCrt.Signature(), myCrt.Signature()) {
+		cm.l.WithField("vpnAddrs", hostinfo.vpnAddrs).
+			WithField("reason", "local certificate is not current").
+			Info("Re-handshaking with remote")
 
-	cm.l.WithField("vpnAddrs", hostinfo.vpnAddrs).
+		cm.intf.handshakeManager.StartHandshake(hostinfo.vpnAddrs[0], nil)
-		WithField("reason", "local certificate is not current").
+		return
-		Info("Re-handshaking with remote")
+	}
+	if curCrtVersion < cs.initiatingVersion {
+		cm.l.WithField("vpnAddrs", hostinfo.vpnAddrs).
+			WithField("reason", "current cert version < pki.initiatingVersion").
+			Info("Re-handshaking with remote")
 
-	cm.intf.handshakeManager.StartHandshake(hostinfo.vpnAddrs[0], nil)
+		cm.intf.handshakeManager.StartHandshake(hostinfo.vpnAddrs[0], nil)
+		return
+	}
 }

connection_manager_test.go

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ func newTestLighthouse() *LightHouse {
 		addrMap:   map[netip.Addr]*RemoteList{},
 		queryChan: make(chan netip.Addr, 10),
 	}
-	lighthouses := map[netip.Addr]struct{}{}
+	lighthouses := []netip.Addr{}
 	staticList := map[netip.Addr]struct{}{}
 
 	lh.lighthouses.Store(&lighthouses)
@@ -446,6 +446,10 @@ func (d *dummyCert) PublicKey() []byte {
 	return d.publicKey
 }
 
+func (d *dummyCert) MarshalPublicKeyPEM() []byte {
+	return cert.MarshalPublicKeyToPEM(d.curve, d.publicKey)
+}
+
 func (d *dummyCert) Signature() []byte {
 	return d.signature
 }

e2e/helpers_test.go

@@ -129,6 +129,109 @@ func newSimpleServer(v cert.Version, caCrt cert.Certificate, caKey []byte, name
 	return control, vpnNetworks, udpAddr, c
 }
 
+// newServer creates a nebula instance with fewer assumptions
+func newServer(caCrt []cert.Certificate, certs []cert.Certificate, key []byte, overrides m) (*nebula.Control, []netip.Prefix, netip.AddrPort, *config.C) {
+	l := NewTestLogger()
+
+	vpnNetworks := certs[len(certs)-1].Networks()
+
+	var udpAddr netip.AddrPort
+	if vpnNetworks[0].Addr().Is4() {
+		budpIp := vpnNetworks[0].Addr().As4()
+		budpIp[1] -= 128
+		udpAddr = netip.AddrPortFrom(netip.AddrFrom4(budpIp), 4242)
+	} else {
+		budpIp := vpnNetworks[0].Addr().As16()
+		// beef for funsies
+		budpIp[2] = 190
+		budpIp[3] = 239
+		udpAddr = netip.AddrPortFrom(netip.AddrFrom16(budpIp), 4242)
+	}
+
+	caStr := ""
+	for _, ca := range caCrt {
+		x, err := ca.MarshalPEM()
+		if err != nil {
+			panic(err)
+		}
+		caStr += string(x)
+	}
+	certStr := ""
+	for _, c := range certs {
+		x, err := c.MarshalPEM()
+		if err != nil {
+			panic(err)
+		}
+		certStr += string(x)
+	}
+
+	mc := m{
+		"pki": m{
+			"ca":   caStr,
+			"cert": certStr,
+			"key":  string(key),
+		},
+		//"tun": m{"disabled": true},
+		"firewall": m{
+			"outbound": []m{{
+				"proto": "any",
+				"port":  "any",
+				"host":  "any",
+			}},
+			"inbound": []m{{
+				"proto": "any",
+				"port":  "any",
+				"host":  "any",
+			}},
+		},
+		//"handshakes": m{
+		//	"try_interval": "1s",
+		//},
+		"listen": m{
+			"host": udpAddr.Addr().String(),
+			"port": udpAddr.Port(),
+		},
+		"logging": m{
+			"timestamp_format": fmt.Sprintf("%v 15:04:05.000000", certs[0].Name()),
+			"level":            l.Level.String(),
+		},
+		"timers": m{
+			"pending_deletion_interval": 2,
+			"connection_alive_interval": 2,
+		},
+	}
+
+	if overrides != nil {
+		final := m{}
+		err := mergo.Merge(&final, overrides, mergo.WithAppendSlice)
+		if err != nil {
+			panic(err)
+		}
+		err = mergo.Merge(&final, mc, mergo.WithAppendSlice)
+		if err != nil {
+			panic(err)
+		}
+		mc = final
+	}
+
+	cb, err := yaml.Marshal(mc)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
+	c := config.NewC(l)
+	cStr := string(cb)
+	c.LoadString(cStr)
+
+	control, err := nebula.Main(c, false, "e2e-test", l, nil)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
+	return control, vpnNetworks, udpAddr, c
+}
+
 type doneCb func()
 
 func deadline(t *testing.T, seconds time.Duration) doneCb {

e2e/tunnels_test.go

@@ -4,12 +4,16 @@
 package e2e
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
+	"net/netip"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/cert"
 	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/cert_test"
 	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/e2e/router"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
 )
 
 func TestDropInactiveTunnels(t *testing.T) {
@@ -55,3 +59,262 @@ func TestDropInactiveTunnels(t *testing.T) {
 	myControl.Stop()
 	theirControl.Stop()
 }
+
+func TestCertUpgrade(t *testing.T) {
+	// The goal of this test is to ensure the shortest inactivity timeout will close the tunnel on both sides
+	// under ideal conditions
+	ca, _, caKey, _ := cert_test.NewTestCaCert(cert.Version1, cert.Curve_CURVE25519, time.Now(), time.Now().Add(10*time.Minute), nil, nil, []string{})
+	caB, err := ca.MarshalPEM()
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	ca2, _, caKey2, _ := cert_test.NewTestCaCert(cert.Version2, cert.Curve_CURVE25519, time.Now(), time.Now().Add(10*time.Minute), nil, nil, []string{})
+
+	ca2B, err := ca2.MarshalPEM()
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	caStr := fmt.Sprintf("%s\n%s", caB, ca2B)
+
+	myCert, _, myPrivKey, _ := cert_test.NewTestCert(cert.Version1, cert.Curve_CURVE25519, ca, caKey, "me", time.Now(), time.Now().Add(5*time.Minute), []netip.Prefix{netip.MustParsePrefix("10.128.0.1/24")}, nil, []string{})
+	_, myCert2Pem := cert_test.NewTestCertDifferentVersion(myCert, cert.Version2, ca2, caKey2)
+
+	theirCert, _, theirPrivKey, _ := cert_test.NewTestCert(cert.Version1, cert.Curve_CURVE25519, ca, caKey, "them", time.Now(), time.Now().Add(5*time.Minute), []netip.Prefix{netip.MustParsePrefix("10.128.0.2/24")}, nil, []string{})
+	theirCert2, _ := cert_test.NewTestCertDifferentVersion(theirCert, cert.Version2, ca2, caKey2)
+
+	myControl, myVpnIpNet, myUdpAddr, myC := newServer([]cert.Certificate{ca, ca2}, []cert.Certificate{myCert}, myPrivKey, m{})
+	theirControl, theirVpnIpNet, theirUdpAddr, _ := newServer([]cert.Certificate{ca, ca2}, []cert.Certificate{theirCert, theirCert2}, theirPrivKey, m{})
+
+	// Share our underlay information
+	myControl.InjectLightHouseAddr(theirVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), theirUdpAddr)
+	theirControl.InjectLightHouseAddr(myVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), myUdpAddr)
+
+	// Start the servers
+	myControl.Start()
+	theirControl.Start()
+
+	r := router.NewR(t, myControl, theirControl)
+	defer r.RenderFlow()
+
+	r.Log("Assert the tunnel between me and them works")
+	assertTunnel(t, myVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), theirVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), myControl, theirControl, r)
+	r.Log("yay")
+	//todo ???
+	time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
+	r.FlushAll()
+
+	mc := m{
+		"pki": m{
+			"ca":   caStr,
+			"cert": string(myCert2Pem),
+			"key":  string(myPrivKey),
+		},
+		//"tun": m{"disabled": true},
+		"firewall": myC.Settings["firewall"],
+		//"handshakes": m{
+		//	"try_interval": "1s",
+		//},
+		"listen":  myC.Settings["listen"],
+		"logging": myC.Settings["logging"],
+		"timers":  myC.Settings["timers"],
+	}
+
+	cb, err := yaml.Marshal(mc)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
+	r.Logf("reload new v2-only config")
+	err = myC.ReloadConfigString(string(cb))
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	r.Log("yay, spin until their sees it")
+	waitStart := time.Now()
+	for {
+		assertTunnel(t, myVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), theirVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), myControl, theirControl, r)
+		c := theirControl.GetHostInfoByVpnAddr(myVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), false)
+		if c == nil {
+			r.Log("nil")
+		} else {
+			version := c.Cert.Version()
+			r.Logf("version %d", version)
+			if version == cert.Version2 {
+				break
+			}
+		}
+		since := time.Since(waitStart)
+		if since > time.Second*10 {
+			t.Fatal("Cert should be new by now")
+		}
+		time.Sleep(time.Second)
+	}
+
+	r.RenderHostmaps("Final hostmaps", myControl, theirControl)
+
+	myControl.Stop()
+	theirControl.Stop()
+}
+
+func TestCertDowngrade(t *testing.T) {
+	// The goal of this test is to ensure the shortest inactivity timeout will close the tunnel on both sides
+	// under ideal conditions
+	ca, _, caKey, _ := cert_test.NewTestCaCert(cert.Version1, cert.Curve_CURVE25519, time.Now(), time.Now().Add(10*time.Minute), nil, nil, []string{})
+	caB, err := ca.MarshalPEM()
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	ca2, _, caKey2, _ := cert_test.NewTestCaCert(cert.Version2, cert.Curve_CURVE25519, time.Now(), time.Now().Add(10*time.Minute), nil, nil, []string{})
+
+	ca2B, err := ca2.MarshalPEM()
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	caStr := fmt.Sprintf("%s\n%s", caB, ca2B)
+
+	myCert, _, myPrivKey, myCertPem := cert_test.NewTestCert(cert.Version1, cert.Curve_CURVE25519, ca, caKey, "me", time.Now(), time.Now().Add(5*time.Minute), []netip.Prefix{netip.MustParsePrefix("10.128.0.1/24")}, nil, []string{})
+	myCert2, _ := cert_test.NewTestCertDifferentVersion(myCert, cert.Version2, ca2, caKey2)
+
+	theirCert, _, theirPrivKey, _ := cert_test.NewTestCert(cert.Version1, cert.Curve_CURVE25519, ca, caKey, "them", time.Now(), time.Now().Add(5*time.Minute), []netip.Prefix{netip.MustParsePrefix("10.128.0.2/24")}, nil, []string{})
+	theirCert2, _ := cert_test.NewTestCertDifferentVersion(theirCert, cert.Version2, ca2, caKey2)
+
+	myControl, myVpnIpNet, myUdpAddr, myC := newServer([]cert.Certificate{ca, ca2}, []cert.Certificate{myCert2}, myPrivKey, m{})
+	theirControl, theirVpnIpNet, theirUdpAddr, _ := newServer([]cert.Certificate{ca, ca2}, []cert.Certificate{theirCert, theirCert2}, theirPrivKey, m{})
+
+	// Share our underlay information
+	myControl.InjectLightHouseAddr(theirVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), theirUdpAddr)
+	theirControl.InjectLightHouseAddr(myVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), myUdpAddr)
+
+	// Start the servers
+	myControl.Start()
+	theirControl.Start()
+
+	r := router.NewR(t, myControl, theirControl)
+	defer r.RenderFlow()
+
+	r.Log("Assert the tunnel between me and them works")
+	//assertTunnel(t, theirVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), myVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), theirControl, myControl, r)
+	//r.Log("yay")
+	assertTunnel(t, myVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), theirVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), myControl, theirControl, r)
+	r.Log("yay")
+	//todo ???
+	time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
+	r.FlushAll()
+
+	mc := m{
+		"pki": m{
+			"ca":   caStr,
+			"cert": string(myCertPem),
+			"key":  string(myPrivKey),
+		},
+		"firewall": myC.Settings["firewall"],
+		"listen":   myC.Settings["listen"],
+		"logging":  myC.Settings["logging"],
+		"timers":   myC.Settings["timers"],
+	}
+
+	cb, err := yaml.Marshal(mc)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
+	r.Logf("reload new v1-only config")
+	err = myC.ReloadConfigString(string(cb))
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	r.Log("yay, spin until their sees it")
+	waitStart := time.Now()
+	for {
+		assertTunnel(t, myVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), theirVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), myControl, theirControl, r)
+		c := theirControl.GetHostInfoByVpnAddr(myVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), false)
+		c2 := myControl.GetHostInfoByVpnAddr(theirVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), false)
+		if c == nil || c2 == nil {
+			r.Log("nil")
+		} else {
+			version := c.Cert.Version()
+			theirVersion := c2.Cert.Version()
+			r.Logf("version %d,%d", version, theirVersion)
+			if version == cert.Version1 {
+				break
+			}
+		}
+		since := time.Since(waitStart)
+		if since > time.Second*5 {
+			r.Log("it is unusual that the cert is not new yet, but not a failure yet")
+		}
+		if since > time.Second*10 {
+			r.Log("wtf")
+			t.Fatal("Cert should be new by now")
+		}
+		time.Sleep(time.Second)
+	}
+
+	r.RenderHostmaps("Final hostmaps", myControl, theirControl)
+
+	myControl.Stop()
+	theirControl.Stop()
+}
+
+func TestCertMismatchCorrection(t *testing.T) {
+	// The goal of this test is to ensure the shortest inactivity timeout will close the tunnel on both sides
+	// under ideal conditions
+	ca, _, caKey, _ := cert_test.NewTestCaCert(cert.Version1, cert.Curve_CURVE25519, time.Now(), time.Now().Add(10*time.Minute), nil, nil, []string{})
+	ca2, _, caKey2, _ := cert_test.NewTestCaCert(cert.Version2, cert.Curve_CURVE25519, time.Now(), time.Now().Add(10*time.Minute), nil, nil, []string{})
+
+	myCert, _, myPrivKey, _ := cert_test.NewTestCert(cert.Version1, cert.Curve_CURVE25519, ca, caKey, "me", time.Now(), time.Now().Add(5*time.Minute), []netip.Prefix{netip.MustParsePrefix("10.128.0.1/24")}, nil, []string{})
+	myCert2, _ := cert_test.NewTestCertDifferentVersion(myCert, cert.Version2, ca2, caKey2)
+
+	theirCert, _, theirPrivKey, _ := cert_test.NewTestCert(cert.Version1, cert.Curve_CURVE25519, ca, caKey, "them", time.Now(), time.Now().Add(5*time.Minute), []netip.Prefix{netip.MustParsePrefix("10.128.0.2/24")}, nil, []string{})
+	theirCert2, _ := cert_test.NewTestCertDifferentVersion(theirCert, cert.Version2, ca2, caKey2)
+
+	myControl, myVpnIpNet, myUdpAddr, _ := newServer([]cert.Certificate{ca, ca2}, []cert.Certificate{myCert2}, myPrivKey, m{})
+	theirControl, theirVpnIpNet, theirUdpAddr, _ := newServer([]cert.Certificate{ca, ca2}, []cert.Certificate{theirCert, theirCert2}, theirPrivKey, m{})
+
+	// Share our underlay information
+	myControl.InjectLightHouseAddr(theirVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), theirUdpAddr)
+	theirControl.InjectLightHouseAddr(myVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), myUdpAddr)
+
+	// Start the servers
+	myControl.Start()
+	theirControl.Start()
+
+	r := router.NewR(t, myControl, theirControl)
+	defer r.RenderFlow()
+
+	r.Log("Assert the tunnel between me and them works")
+	//assertTunnel(t, theirVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), myVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), theirControl, myControl, r)
+	//r.Log("yay")
+	assertTunnel(t, myVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), theirVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), myControl, theirControl, r)
+	r.Log("yay")
+	//todo ???
+	time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
+	r.FlushAll()
+
+	waitStart := time.Now()
+	for {
+		assertTunnel(t, myVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), theirVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), myControl, theirControl, r)
+		c := theirControl.GetHostInfoByVpnAddr(myVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), false)
+		c2 := myControl.GetHostInfoByVpnAddr(theirVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), false)
+		if c == nil || c2 == nil {
+			r.Log("nil")
+		} else {
+			version := c.Cert.Version()
+			theirVersion := c2.Cert.Version()
+			r.Logf("version %d,%d", version, theirVersion)
+			if version == theirVersion {
+				break
+			}
+		}
+		since := time.Since(waitStart)
+		if since > time.Second*5 {
+			r.Log("wtf")
+		}
+		if since > time.Second*10 {
+			r.Log("wtf")
+			t.Fatal("Cert should be new by now")
+		}
+		time.Sleep(time.Second)
+	}
+
+	r.RenderHostmaps("Final hostmaps", myControl, theirControl)
+
+	myControl.Stop()
+	theirControl.Stop()
+}

firewall_test.go

@@ -68,6 +68,9 @@ func TestFirewall_AddRule(t *testing.T) {
 	ti, err := netip.ParsePrefix("1.2.3.4/32")
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
+	ti6, err := netip.ParsePrefix("fd12::34/128")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
 	require.NoError(t, fw.AddRule(true, firewall.ProtoTCP, 1, 1, []string{}, "", netip.Prefix{}, netip.Prefix{}, "", ""))
 	// An empty rule is any
 	assert.True(t, fw.InRules.TCP[1].Any.Any.Any)
@@ -92,12 +95,24 @@ func TestFirewall_AddRule(t *testing.T) {
 	_, ok := fw.OutRules.AnyProto[1].Any.CIDR.Get(ti)
 	assert.True(t, ok)
 
+	fw = NewFirewall(l, time.Second, time.Minute, time.Hour, c)
+	require.NoError(t, fw.AddRule(false, firewall.ProtoAny, 1, 1, []string{}, "", ti6, netip.Prefix{}, "", ""))
+	assert.Nil(t, fw.OutRules.AnyProto[1].Any.Any)
+	_, ok = fw.OutRules.AnyProto[1].Any.CIDR.Get(ti6)
+	assert.True(t, ok)
+
 	fw = NewFirewall(l, time.Second, time.Minute, time.Hour, c)
 	require.NoError(t, fw.AddRule(false, firewall.ProtoAny, 1, 1, []string{}, "", netip.Prefix{}, ti, "", ""))
 	assert.NotNil(t, fw.OutRules.AnyProto[1].Any.Any)
 	_, ok = fw.OutRules.AnyProto[1].Any.Any.LocalCIDR.Get(ti)
 	assert.True(t, ok)
 
+	fw = NewFirewall(l, time.Second, time.Minute, time.Hour, c)
+	require.NoError(t, fw.AddRule(false, firewall.ProtoAny, 1, 1, []string{}, "", netip.Prefix{}, ti6, "", ""))
+	assert.NotNil(t, fw.OutRules.AnyProto[1].Any.Any)
+	_, ok = fw.OutRules.AnyProto[1].Any.Any.LocalCIDR.Get(ti6)
+	assert.True(t, ok)
+
 	fw = NewFirewall(l, time.Second, time.Minute, time.Hour, c)
 	require.NoError(t, fw.AddRule(true, firewall.ProtoUDP, 1, 1, []string{"g1"}, "", netip.Prefix{}, netip.Prefix{}, "ca-name", ""))
 	assert.Contains(t, fw.InRules.UDP[1].CANames, "ca-name")
@@ -117,6 +132,13 @@ func TestFirewall_AddRule(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, fw.AddRule(false, firewall.ProtoAny, 0, 0, []string{}, "", anyIp, netip.Prefix{}, "", ""))
 	assert.True(t, fw.OutRules.AnyProto[0].Any.Any.Any)
 
+	fw = NewFirewall(l, time.Second, time.Minute, time.Hour, c)
+	anyIp6, err := netip.ParsePrefix("::/0")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	require.NoError(t, fw.AddRule(false, firewall.ProtoAny, 0, 0, []string{}, "", anyIp6, netip.Prefix{}, "", ""))
+	assert.True(t, fw.OutRules.AnyProto[0].Any.Any.Any)
+
 	// Test error conditions
 	fw = NewFirewall(l, time.Second, time.Minute, time.Hour, c)
 	require.Error(t, fw.AddRule(true, math.MaxUint8, 0, 0, []string{}, "", netip.Prefix{}, netip.Prefix{}, "", ""))
@@ -199,6 +221,82 @@ func TestFirewall_Drop(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, fw.Drop(p, true, &h, cp, nil))
 }
 
+func TestFirewall_DropV6(t *testing.T) {
+	l := test.NewLogger()
+	ob := &bytes.Buffer{}
+	l.SetOutput(ob)
+
+	p := firewall.Packet{
+		LocalAddr:  netip.MustParseAddr("fd12::34"),
+		RemoteAddr: netip.MustParseAddr("fd12::34"),
+		LocalPort:  10,
+		RemotePort: 90,
+		Protocol:   firewall.ProtoUDP,
+		Fragment:   false,
+	}
+
+	c := dummyCert{
+		name:     "host1",
+		networks: []netip.Prefix{netip.MustParsePrefix("fd12::34/120")},
+		groups:   []string{"default-group"},
+		issuer:   "signer-shasum",
+	}
+	h := HostInfo{
+		ConnectionState: &ConnectionState{
+			peerCert: &cert.CachedCertificate{
+				Certificate:    &c,
+				InvertedGroups: map[string]struct{}{"default-group": {}},
+			},
+		},
+		vpnAddrs: []netip.Addr{netip.MustParseAddr("fd12::34")},
+	}
+	h.buildNetworks(c.networks, c.unsafeNetworks)
+
+	fw := NewFirewall(l, time.Second, time.Minute, time.Hour, &c)
+	require.NoError(t, fw.AddRule(true, firewall.ProtoAny, 0, 0, []string{"any"}, "", netip.Prefix{}, netip.Prefix{}, "", ""))
+	cp := cert.NewCAPool()
+
+	// Drop outbound
+	assert.Equal(t, ErrNoMatchingRule, fw.Drop(p, false, &h, cp, nil))
+	// Allow inbound
+	resetConntrack(fw)
+	require.NoError(t, fw.Drop(p, true, &h, cp, nil))
+	// Allow outbound because conntrack
+	require.NoError(t, fw.Drop(p, false, &h, cp, nil))
+
+	// test remote mismatch
+	oldRemote := p.RemoteAddr
+	p.RemoteAddr = netip.MustParseAddr("fd12::56")
+	assert.Equal(t, fw.Drop(p, false, &h, cp, nil), ErrInvalidRemoteIP)
+	p.RemoteAddr = oldRemote
+
+	// ensure signer doesn't get in the way of group checks
+	fw = NewFirewall(l, time.Second, time.Minute, time.Hour, &c)
+	require.NoError(t, fw.AddRule(true, firewall.ProtoAny, 0, 0, []string{"nope"}, "", netip.Prefix{}, netip.Prefix{}, "", "signer-shasum"))
+	require.NoError(t, fw.AddRule(true, firewall.ProtoAny, 0, 0, []string{"default-group"}, "", netip.Prefix{}, netip.Prefix{}, "", "signer-shasum-bad"))
+	assert.Equal(t, fw.Drop(p, true, &h, cp, nil), ErrNoMatchingRule)
+
+	// test caSha doesn't drop on match
+	fw = NewFirewall(l, time.Second, time.Minute, time.Hour, &c)
+	require.NoError(t, fw.AddRule(true, firewall.ProtoAny, 0, 0, []string{"nope"}, "", netip.Prefix{}, netip.Prefix{}, "", "signer-shasum-bad"))
+	require.NoError(t, fw.AddRule(true, firewall.ProtoAny, 0, 0, []string{"default-group"}, "", netip.Prefix{}, netip.Prefix{}, "", "signer-shasum"))
+	require.NoError(t, fw.Drop(p, true, &h, cp, nil))
+
+	// ensure ca name doesn't get in the way of group checks
+	cp.CAs["signer-shasum"] = &cert.CachedCertificate{Certificate: &dummyCert{name: "ca-good"}}
+	fw = NewFirewall(l, time.Second, time.Minute, time.Hour, &c)
+	require.NoError(t, fw.AddRule(true, firewall.ProtoAny, 0, 0, []string{"nope"}, "", netip.Prefix{}, netip.Prefix{}, "ca-good", ""))
+	require.NoError(t, fw.AddRule(true, firewall.ProtoAny, 0, 0, []string{"default-group"}, "", netip.Prefix{}, netip.Prefix{}, "ca-good-bad", ""))
+	assert.Equal(t, fw.Drop(p, true, &h, cp, nil), ErrNoMatchingRule)
+
+	// test caName doesn't drop on match
+	cp.CAs["signer-shasum"] = &cert.CachedCertificate{Certificate: &dummyCert{name: "ca-good"}}
+	fw = NewFirewall(l, time.Second, time.Minute, time.Hour, &c)
+	require.NoError(t, fw.AddRule(true, firewall.ProtoAny, 0, 0, []string{"nope"}, "", netip.Prefix{}, netip.Prefix{}, "ca-good-bad", ""))
+	require.NoError(t, fw.AddRule(true, firewall.ProtoAny, 0, 0, []string{"default-group"}, "", netip.Prefix{}, netip.Prefix{}, "ca-good", ""))
+	require.NoError(t, fw.Drop(p, true, &h, cp, nil))
+}
+
 func BenchmarkFirewallTable_match(b *testing.B) {
 	f := &Firewall{}
 	ft := FirewallTable{
@@ -208,6 +306,10 @@ func BenchmarkFirewallTable_match(b *testing.B) {
 	pfix := netip.MustParsePrefix("172.1.1.1/32")
 	_ = ft.TCP.addRule(f, 10, 10, []string{"good-group"}, "good-host", pfix, netip.Prefix{}, "", "")
 	_ = ft.TCP.addRule(f, 100, 100, []string{"good-group"}, "good-host", netip.Prefix{}, pfix, "", "")
+
+	pfix6 := netip.MustParsePrefix("fd11::11/128")
+	_ = ft.TCP.addRule(f, 10, 10, []string{"good-group"}, "good-host", pfix6, netip.Prefix{}, "", "")
+	_ = ft.TCP.addRule(f, 100, 100, []string{"good-group"}, "good-host", netip.Prefix{}, pfix6, "", "")
 	cp := cert.NewCAPool()
 
 	b.Run("fail on proto", func(b *testing.B) {
@@ -239,6 +341,15 @@ func BenchmarkFirewallTable_match(b *testing.B) {
 			assert.False(b, ft.match(firewall.Packet{Protocol: firewall.ProtoTCP, LocalPort: 100, LocalAddr: ip.Addr()}, true, c, cp))
 		}
 	})
+	b.Run("pass proto, port, fail on local CIDRv6", func(b *testing.B) {
+		c := &cert.CachedCertificate{
+			Certificate: &dummyCert{},
+		}
+		ip := netip.MustParsePrefix("fd99::99/128")
+		for n := 0; n < b.N; n++ {
+			assert.False(b, ft.match(firewall.Packet{Protocol: firewall.ProtoTCP, LocalPort: 100, LocalAddr: ip.Addr()}, true, c, cp))
+		}
+	})
 
 	b.Run("pass proto, port, any local CIDR, fail all group, name, and cidr", func(b *testing.B) {
 		c := &cert.CachedCertificate{
@@ -252,6 +363,18 @@ func BenchmarkFirewallTable_match(b *testing.B) {
 			assert.False(b, ft.match(firewall.Packet{Protocol: firewall.ProtoTCP, LocalPort: 10}, true, c, cp))
 		}
 	})
+	b.Run("pass proto, port, any local CIDRv6, fail all group, name, and cidr", func(b *testing.B) {
+		c := &cert.CachedCertificate{
+			Certificate: &dummyCert{
+				name:     "nope",
+				networks: []netip.Prefix{netip.MustParsePrefix("fd99::99/128")},
+			},
+			InvertedGroups: map[string]struct{}{"nope": {}},
+		}
+		for n := 0; n < b.N; n++ {
+			assert.False(b, ft.match(firewall.Packet{Protocol: firewall.ProtoTCP, LocalPort: 10}, true, c, cp))
+		}
+	})
 
 	b.Run("pass proto, port, specific local CIDR, fail all group, name, and cidr", func(b *testing.B) {
 		c := &cert.CachedCertificate{
@@ -265,6 +388,18 @@ func BenchmarkFirewallTable_match(b *testing.B) {
 			assert.False(b, ft.match(firewall.Packet{Protocol: firewall.ProtoTCP, LocalPort: 100, LocalAddr: pfix.Addr()}, true, c, cp))
 		}
 	})
+	b.Run("pass proto, port, specific local CIDRv6, fail all group, name, and cidr", func(b *testing.B) {
+		c := &cert.CachedCertificate{
+			Certificate: &dummyCert{
+				name:     "nope",
+				networks: []netip.Prefix{netip.MustParsePrefix("fd99::99/128")},
+			},
+			InvertedGroups: map[string]struct{}{"nope": {}},
+		}
+		for n := 0; n < b.N; n++ {
+			assert.False(b, ft.match(firewall.Packet{Protocol: firewall.ProtoTCP, LocalPort: 100, LocalAddr: pfix6.Addr()}, true, c, cp))
+		}
+	})
 
 	b.Run("pass on group on any local cidr", func(b *testing.B) {
 		c := &cert.CachedCertificate{
@@ -289,6 +424,17 @@ func BenchmarkFirewallTable_match(b *testing.B) {
 			assert.True(b, ft.match(firewall.Packet{Protocol: firewall.ProtoTCP, LocalPort: 100, LocalAddr: pfix.Addr()}, true, c, cp))
 		}
 	})
+	b.Run("pass on group on specific local cidr6", func(b *testing.B) {
+		c := &cert.CachedCertificate{
+			Certificate: &dummyCert{
+				name: "nope",
+			},
+			InvertedGroups: map[string]struct{}{"good-group": {}},
+		}
+		for n := 0; n < b.N; n++ {
+			assert.True(b, ft.match(firewall.Packet{Protocol: firewall.ProtoTCP, LocalPort: 100, LocalAddr: pfix6.Addr()}, true, c, cp))
+		}
+	})
 
 	b.Run("pass on name", func(b *testing.B) {
 		c := &cert.CachedCertificate{
@@ -447,6 +593,42 @@ func TestFirewall_Drop3(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, fw.Drop(p, true, &h1, cp, nil))
 }
 
+func TestFirewall_Drop3V6(t *testing.T) {
+	l := test.NewLogger()
+	ob := &bytes.Buffer{}
+	l.SetOutput(ob)
+
+	p := firewall.Packet{
+		LocalAddr:  netip.MustParseAddr("fd12::34"),
+		RemoteAddr: netip.MustParseAddr("fd12::34"),
+		LocalPort:  1,
+		RemotePort: 1,
+		Protocol:   firewall.ProtoUDP,
+		Fragment:   false,
+	}
+
+	network := netip.MustParsePrefix("fd12::34/120")
+	c := cert.CachedCertificate{
+		Certificate: &dummyCert{
+			name:     "host-owner",
+			networks: []netip.Prefix{network},
+		},
+	}
+	h := HostInfo{
+		ConnectionState: &ConnectionState{
+			peerCert: &c,
+		},
+		vpnAddrs: []netip.Addr{network.Addr()},
+	}
+	h.buildNetworks(c.Certificate.Networks(), c.Certificate.UnsafeNetworks())
+
+	// Test a remote address match
+	fw := NewFirewall(l, time.Second, time.Minute, time.Hour, c.Certificate)
+	cp := cert.NewCAPool()
+	require.NoError(t, fw.AddRule(true, firewall.ProtoAny, 1, 1, []string{}, "", netip.MustParsePrefix("fd12::34/120"), netip.Prefix{}, "", ""))
+	require.NoError(t, fw.Drop(p, true, &h, cp, nil))
+}
+
 func TestFirewall_DropConntrackReload(t *testing.T) {
 	l := test.NewLogger()
 	ob := &bytes.Buffer{}
@@ -510,6 +692,50 @@ func TestFirewall_DropConntrackReload(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, fw.Drop(p, false, &h, cp, nil), ErrNoMatchingRule)
 }
 
+func TestFirewall_DropIPSpoofing(t *testing.T) {
+	l := test.NewLogger()
+	ob := &bytes.Buffer{}
+	l.SetOutput(ob)
+
+	c := cert.CachedCertificate{
+		Certificate: &dummyCert{
+			name:     "host-owner",
+			networks: []netip.Prefix{netip.MustParsePrefix("192.0.2.1/24")},
+		},
+	}
+
+	c1 := cert.CachedCertificate{
+		Certificate: &dummyCert{
+			name:           "host",
+			networks:       []netip.Prefix{netip.MustParsePrefix("192.0.2.2/24")},
+			unsafeNetworks: []netip.Prefix{netip.MustParsePrefix("198.51.100.0/24")},
+		},
+	}
+	h1 := HostInfo{
+		ConnectionState: &ConnectionState{
+			peerCert: &c1,
+		},
+		vpnAddrs: []netip.Addr{c1.Certificate.Networks()[0].Addr()},
+	}
+	h1.buildNetworks(c1.Certificate.Networks(), c1.Certificate.UnsafeNetworks())
+
+	fw := NewFirewall(l, time.Second, time.Minute, time.Hour, c.Certificate)
+
+	require.NoError(t, fw.AddRule(true, firewall.ProtoAny, 1, 1, []string{}, "", netip.Prefix{}, netip.Prefix{}, "", ""))
+	cp := cert.NewCAPool()
+
+	// Packet spoofed by `c1`. Note that the remote addr is not a valid one.
+	p := firewall.Packet{
+		LocalAddr:  netip.MustParseAddr("192.0.2.1"),
+		RemoteAddr: netip.MustParseAddr("192.0.2.3"),
+		LocalPort:  1,
+		RemotePort: 1,
+		Protocol:   firewall.ProtoUDP,
+		Fragment:   false,
+	}
+	assert.Equal(t, fw.Drop(p, true, &h1, cp, nil), ErrInvalidRemoteIP)
+}
+
 func BenchmarkLookup(b *testing.B) {
 	ml := func(m map[string]struct{}, a [][]string) {
 		for n := 0; n < b.N; n++ {
@@ -727,6 +953,21 @@ func TestAddFirewallRulesFromConfig(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, AddFirewallRulesFromConfig(l, true, conf, mf))
 	assert.Equal(t, addRuleCall{incoming: true, proto: firewall.ProtoAny, startPort: 1, endPort: 1, groups: nil, ip: netip.Prefix{}, localIp: cidr}, mf.lastCall)
 
+	// Test adding rule with cidr ipv6
+	cidr6 := netip.MustParsePrefix("fd00::/8")
+	conf = config.NewC(l)
+	mf = &mockFirewall{}
+	conf.Settings["firewall"] = map[string]any{"inbound": []any{map[string]any{"port": "1", "proto": "any", "cidr": cidr6.String()}}}
+	require.NoError(t, AddFirewallRulesFromConfig(l, true, conf, mf))
+	assert.Equal(t, addRuleCall{incoming: true, proto: firewall.ProtoAny, startPort: 1, endPort: 1, groups: nil, ip: cidr6, localIp: netip.Prefix{}}, mf.lastCall)
+
+	// Test adding rule with local_cidr ipv6
+	conf = config.NewC(l)
+	mf = &mockFirewall{}
+	conf.Settings["firewall"] = map[string]any{"inbound": []any{map[string]any{"port": "1", "proto": "any", "local_cidr": cidr6.String()}}}
+	require.NoError(t, AddFirewallRulesFromConfig(l, true, conf, mf))
+	assert.Equal(t, addRuleCall{incoming: true, proto: firewall.ProtoAny, startPort: 1, endPort: 1, groups: nil, ip: netip.Prefix{}, localIp: cidr6}, mf.lastCall)
+
 	// Test adding rule with ca_sha
 	conf = config.NewC(l)
 	mf = &mockFirewall{}

go.mod

@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/slackhq/nebula
 
-go 1.24.0
+go 1.25
-
-toolchain go1.24.1
 
 require (
 	dario.cat/mergo v1.0.2
@@ -10,30 +8,30 @@ require (
 	github.com/armon/go-radix v1.0.0
 	github.com/cyberdelia/go-metrics-graphite v0.0.0-20161219230853-39f87cc3b432
 	github.com/flynn/noise v1.1.0
-	github.com/gaissmai/bart v0.20.4
+	github.com/gaissmai/bart v0.25.0
 	github.com/gogo/protobuf v1.3.2
 	github.com/google/gopacket v1.1.19
-	github.com/kardianos/service v1.2.2
+	github.com/kardianos/service v1.2.4
-	github.com/miekg/dns v1.1.65
+	github.com/miekg/dns v1.1.68
 	github.com/miekg/pkcs11 v1.1.2-0.20231115102856-9078ad6b9d4b
 	github.com/nbrownus/go-metrics-prometheus v0.0.0-20210712211119-974a6260965f
-	github.com/prometheus/client_golang v1.22.0
+	github.com/prometheus/client_golang v1.23.2
 	github.com/rcrowley/go-metrics v0.0.0-20201227073835-cf1acfcdf475
 	github.com/sirupsen/logrus v1.9.3
 	github.com/skip2/go-qrcode v0.0.0-20200617195104-da1b6568686e
 	github.com/stefanberger/go-pkcs11uri v0.0.0-20230803200340-78284954bff6
-	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.10.0
+	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.11.1
 	github.com/vishvananda/netlink v1.3.1
-	golang.org/x/crypto v0.37.0
+	golang.org/x/crypto v0.43.0
 	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20230725093048-515e97ebf090
-	golang.org/x/net v0.39.0
+	golang.org/x/net v0.45.0
-	golang.org/x/sync v0.13.0
+	golang.org/x/sync v0.17.0
-	golang.org/x/sys v0.32.0
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.37.0
-	golang.org/x/term v0.31.0
+	golang.org/x/term v0.36.0
 	golang.zx2c4.com/wintun v0.0.0-20230126152724-0fa3db229ce2
 	golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard v0.0.0-20230325221338-052af4a8072b
 	golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard/windows v0.5.3
-	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.6
+	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.8
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1
 	gvisor.dev/gvisor v0.0.0-20240423190808-9d7a357edefe
 )
@@ -45,11 +43,12 @@ require (
 	github.com/google/btree v1.1.2 // indirect
 	github.com/munnerz/goautoneg v0.0.0-20191010083416-a7dc8b61c822 // indirect
 	github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 // indirect
-	github.com/prometheus/client_model v0.6.1 // indirect
+	github.com/prometheus/client_model v0.6.2 // indirect
-	github.com/prometheus/common v0.62.0 // indirect
+	github.com/prometheus/common v0.66.1 // indirect
-	github.com/prometheus/procfs v0.15.1 // indirect
+	github.com/prometheus/procfs v0.16.1 // indirect
 	github.com/vishvananda/netns v0.0.5 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/mod v0.23.0 // indirect
+	go.yaml.in/yaml/v2 v2.4.2 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/mod v0.24.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/time v0.5.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/tools v0.30.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/tools v0.33.0 // indirect
 )

go.sum

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@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ github.com/json-iterator/go v1.1.10/go.mod h1:KdQUCv79m/52Kvf8AW2vK1V8akMuk1QjK/
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@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@ github.com/kr/text v0.1.0/go.mod h1:4Jbv+DJW3UT/LiOwJeYQe1efqtUx/iVham/4vfdArNI=
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@@ -106,24 +106,24 @@ github.com/prometheus/client_golang v0.9.1/go.mod h1:7SWBe2y4D6OKWSNQJUaRYU/AaXP
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@@ -143,29 +143,33 @@ github.com/stretchr/testify v1.2.2/go.mod h1:a8OnRcib4nhh0OaRAV+Yts87kKdq0PP7pXf
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@@ -197,18 +201,17 @@ golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20200323222414-85ca7c5b95cd/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7w
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-golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20201015000850-e3ed0017c211/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
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-golang.org/x/sys v0.32.0 h1:s77OFDvIQeibCmezSnk/q6iAfkdiQaJi4VzroCFrN20=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.37.0 h1:fdNQudmxPjkdUTPnLn5mdQv7Zwvbvpaxqs831goi9kQ=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.32.0/go.mod h1:BJP2sWEmIv4KK5OTEluFJCKSidICx8ciO85XgH3Ak8k=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.37.0/go.mod h1:OgkHotnGiDImocRcuBABYBEXf8A9a87e/uXjp9XT3ks=
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-golang.org/x/term v0.31.0 h1:erwDkOK1Msy6offm1mOgvspSkslFnIGsFnxOKoufg3o=
+golang.org/x/term v0.36.0 h1:zMPR+aF8gfksFprF/Nc/rd1wRS1EI6nDBGyWAvDzx2Q=
-golang.org/x/term v0.31.0/go.mod h1:R4BeIy7D95HzImkxGkTW1UQTtP54tio2RyHz7PwK0aw=
+golang.org/x/term v0.36.0/go.mod h1:Qu394IJq6V6dCBRgwqshf3mPF85AqzYEzofzRdZkWss=
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@@ -219,8 +222,8 @@ golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20191119224855-298f0cb1881e/go.mod h1:b+2E5dAYhXwXZwtn
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-golang.org/x/tools v0.30.0 h1:BgcpHewrV5AUp2G9MebG4XPFI1E2W41zU1SaqVA9vJY=
+golang.org/x/tools v0.33.0 h1:4qz2S3zmRxbGIhDIAgjxvFutSvH5EfnsYrRBj0UI0bc=
-golang.org/x/tools v0.30.0/go.mod h1:c347cR/OJfw5TI+GfX7RUPNMdDRRbjvYTS0jPyvsVtY=
+golang.org/x/tools v0.33.0/go.mod h1:CIJMaWEY88juyUfo7UbgPqbC8rU2OqfAV1h2Qp0oMYI=
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@@ -239,8 +242,8 @@ google.golang.org/protobuf v1.20.1-0.20200309200217-e05f789c0967/go.mod h1:A+miE
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-google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.6 h1:z1NpPI8ku2WgiWnf+t9wTPsn6eP1L7ksHUlkfLvd9xY=
+google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.8 h1:xHScyCOEuuwZEc6UtSOvPbAT4zRh0xcNRYekJwfqyMc=
-google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.6/go.mod h1:jduwjTPXsFjZGTmRluh+L6NjiWu7pchiJ2/5YcXBHnY=
+google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.8/go.mod h1:fuxRtAxBytpl4zzqUh6/eyUujkJdNiuEkXntxiD/uRU=
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handshake_ix.go

@@ -23,13 +23,17 @@ func ixHandshakeStage0(f *Interface, hh *HandshakeHostInfo) bool {
 		return false
 	}
 
-	// If we're connecting to a v6 address we must use a v2 cert
 	cs := f.pki.getCertState()
 	v := cs.initiatingVersion
-	for _, a := range hh.hostinfo.vpnAddrs {
+	if hh.initiatingVersionOverride != cert.VersionPre1 {
-		if a.Is6() {
+		v = hh.initiatingVersionOverride
-			v = cert.Version2
+	} else if v < cert.Version2 {
-			break
+		// If we're connecting to a v6 address we should encourage use of a V2 cert
+		for _, a := range hh.hostinfo.vpnAddrs {
+			if a.Is6() {
+				v = cert.Version2
+				break
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -48,6 +52,7 @@ func ixHandshakeStage0(f *Interface, hh *HandshakeHostInfo) bool {
 			WithField("handshake", m{"stage": 0, "style": "ix_psk0"}).
 			WithField("certVersion", v).
 			Error("Unable to handshake with host because no certificate handshake bytes is available")
+		return false
 	}
 
 	ci, err := NewConnectionState(f.l, cs, crt, true, noise.HandshakeIX)
@@ -103,6 +108,7 @@ func ixHandshakeStage1(f *Interface, addr netip.AddrPort, via *ViaSender, packet
 			WithField("handshake", m{"stage": 0, "style": "ix_psk0"}).
 			WithField("certVersion", cs.initiatingVersion).
 			Error("Unable to handshake with host because no certificate is available")
+		return
 	}
 
 	ci, err := NewConnectionState(f.l, cs, crt, false, noise.HandshakeIX)
@@ -143,8 +149,8 @@ func ixHandshakeStage1(f *Interface, addr netip.AddrPort, via *ViaSender, packet
 
 	remoteCert, err := f.pki.GetCAPool().VerifyCertificate(time.Now(), rc)
 	if err != nil {
-		fp, err := rc.Fingerprint()
+		fp, fperr := rc.Fingerprint()
-		if err != nil {
+		if fperr != nil {
 			fp = "<error generating certificate fingerprint>"
 		}
 
@@ -163,16 +169,19 @@ func ixHandshakeStage1(f *Interface, addr netip.AddrPort, via *ViaSender, packet
 
 	if remoteCert.Certificate.Version() != ci.myCert.Version() {
 		// We started off using the wrong certificate version, lets see if we can match the version that was sent to us
-		rc := cs.getCertificate(remoteCert.Certificate.Version())
+		myCertOtherVersion := cs.getCertificate(remoteCert.Certificate.Version())
-		if rc == nil {
+		if myCertOtherVersion == nil {
-			f.l.WithError(err).WithField("udpAddr", addr).
+			if f.l.Level >= logrus.DebugLevel {
-				WithField("handshake", m{"stage": 1, "style": "ix_psk0"}).WithField("cert", remoteCert).
+				f.l.WithError(err).WithFields(m{
-				Info("Unable to handshake with host due to missing certificate version")
+					"udpAddr":   addr,
-			return
+					"handshake": m{"stage": 1, "style": "ix_psk0"},
+					"cert":      remoteCert,
+				}).Debug("Might be unable to handshake with host due to missing certificate version")
+			}
+		} else {
+			// Record the certificate we are actually using
+			ci.myCert = myCertOtherVersion
 		}
-
-		// Record the certificate we are actually using
-		ci.myCert = rc
 	}
 
 	if len(remoteCert.Certificate.Networks()) == 0 {
@@ -459,7 +468,7 @@ func ixHandshakeStage1(f *Interface, addr netip.AddrPort, via *ViaSender, packet
 
 	f.connectionManager.AddTrafficWatch(hostinfo)
 
-	hostinfo.remotes.ResetBlockedRemotes()
+	hostinfo.remotes.RefreshFromHandshake(vpnAddrs)
 
 	return
 }
@@ -667,7 +676,7 @@ func ixHandshakeStage2(f *Interface, addr netip.AddrPort, via *ViaSender, hh *Ha
 		f.cachedPacketMetrics.sent.Inc(int64(len(hh.packetStore)))
 	}
 
-	hostinfo.remotes.ResetBlockedRemotes()
+	hostinfo.remotes.RefreshFromHandshake(vpnAddrs)
 	f.metricHandshakes.Update(duration)
 
 	return false

handshake_manager.go

@@ -68,11 +68,12 @@ type HandshakeManager struct {
 type HandshakeHostInfo struct {
 	sync.Mutex
 
-	startTime   time.Time        // Time that we first started trying with this handshake
+	startTime                 time.Time        // Time that we first started trying with this handshake
-	ready       bool             // Is the handshake ready
+	ready                     bool             // Is the handshake ready
-	counter     int64            // How many attempts have we made so far
+	initiatingVersionOverride cert.Version     // Should we use a non-default cert version for this handshake?
-	lastRemotes []netip.AddrPort // Remotes that we sent to during the previous attempt
+	counter                   int64            // How many attempts have we made so far
-	packetStore []*cachedPacket  // A set of packets to be transmitted once the handshake completes
+	lastRemotes               []netip.AddrPort // Remotes that we sent to during the previous attempt
+	packetStore               []*cachedPacket  // A set of packets to be transmitted once the handshake completes
 
 	hostinfo *HostInfo
 }

hostmap.go

@@ -17,12 +17,10 @@ import (
 	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/header"
 )
 
-// const ProbeLen = 100
 const defaultPromoteEvery = 1000       // Count of packets sent before we try moving a tunnel to a preferred underlay ip address
 const defaultReQueryEvery = 5000       // Count of packets sent before re-querying a hostinfo to the lighthouse
 const defaultReQueryWait = time.Minute // Minimum amount of seconds to wait before re-querying a hostinfo the lighthouse. Evaluated every ReQueryEvery
 const MaxRemotes = 10
-const maxRecvError = 4
 
 // MaxHostInfosPerVpnIp is the max number of hostinfos we will track for a given vpn ip
 // 5 allows for an initial handshake and each host pair re-handshaking twice
@@ -225,8 +223,7 @@ type HostInfo struct {
 	// vpnAddrs is a list of vpn addresses assigned to this host that are within our own vpn networks
 	// The host may have other vpn addresses that are outside our
 	// vpn networks but were removed because they are not usable
-	vpnAddrs  []netip.Addr
+	vpnAddrs []netip.Addr
-	recvError atomic.Uint32
 
 	// networks are both all vpn and unsafe networks assigned to this host
 	networks   *bart.Lite
@@ -733,13 +730,6 @@ func (i *HostInfo) SetRemoteIfPreferred(hm *HostMap, newRemote netip.AddrPort) b
 	return false
 }
 
-func (i *HostInfo) RecvErrorExceeded() bool {
-	if i.recvError.Add(1) >= maxRecvError {
-		return true
-	}
-	return true
-}
-
 func (i *HostInfo) buildNetworks(networks, unsafeNetworks []netip.Prefix) {
 	if len(networks) == 1 && len(unsafeNetworks) == 0 {
 		// Simple case, no CIDRTree needed
@@ -748,7 +738,8 @@ func (i *HostInfo) buildNetworks(networks, unsafeNetworks []netip.Prefix) {
 
 	i.networks = new(bart.Lite)
 	for _, network := range networks {
-		i.networks.Insert(network)
+		nprefix := netip.PrefixFrom(network.Addr(), network.Addr().BitLen())
+		i.networks.Insert(nprefix)
 	}
 
 	for _, network := range unsafeNetworks {

inside.go

@@ -11,6 +11,149 @@ import (
 	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/routing"
 )
 
+// consumeInsidePackets processes multiple packets in a batch for improved performance
+// packets: slice of packet buffers to process
+// sizes: slice of packet sizes
+// count: number of packets to process
+// outs: slice of output buffers (one per packet) with virtio headroom
+// q: queue index
+// localCache: firewall conntrack cache
+// batchPackets: pre-allocated slice for accumulating encrypted packets
+// batchAddrs: pre-allocated slice for accumulating destination addresses
+func (f *Interface) consumeInsidePackets(packets [][]byte, sizes []int, count int, outs [][]byte, nb []byte, q int, localCache firewall.ConntrackCache, batchPackets *[][]byte, batchAddrs *[]netip.AddrPort) {
+	// Reusable per-packet state
+	fwPacket := &firewall.Packet{}
+
+	// Reset batch accumulation slices (reuse capacity)
+	*batchPackets = (*batchPackets)[:0]
+	*batchAddrs = (*batchAddrs)[:0]
+
+	// Process each packet in the batch
+	for i := 0; i < count; i++ {
+		packet := packets[i][:sizes[i]]
+		out := outs[i]
+
+		// Inline the consumeInsidePacket logic for better performance
+		err := newPacket(packet, false, fwPacket)
+		if err != nil {
+			if f.l.Level >= logrus.DebugLevel {
+				f.l.WithField("packet", packet).Debugf("Error while validating outbound packet: %s", err)
+			}
+			continue
+		}
+
+		// Ignore local broadcast packets
+		if f.dropLocalBroadcast {
+			if f.myBroadcastAddrsTable.Contains(fwPacket.RemoteAddr) {
+				continue
+			}
+		}
+
+		if f.myVpnAddrsTable.Contains(fwPacket.RemoteAddr) {
+			// Immediately forward packets from self to self.
+			if immediatelyForwardToSelf {
+				_, err := f.readers[q].Write(packet)
+				if err != nil {
+					f.l.WithError(err).Error("Failed to forward to tun")
+				}
+			}
+			continue
+		}
+
+		// Ignore multicast packets
+		if f.dropMulticast && fwPacket.RemoteAddr.IsMulticast() {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		hostinfo, ready := f.getOrHandshakeConsiderRouting(fwPacket, func(hh *HandshakeHostInfo) {
+			hh.cachePacket(f.l, header.Message, 0, packet, f.sendMessageNow, f.cachedPacketMetrics)
+		})
+
+		if hostinfo == nil {
+			f.rejectInside(packet, out, q)
+			if f.l.Level >= logrus.DebugLevel {
+				f.l.WithField("vpnAddr", fwPacket.RemoteAddr).
+					WithField("fwPacket", fwPacket).
+					Debugln("dropping outbound packet, vpnAddr not in our vpn networks or in unsafe networks")
+			}
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if !ready {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		dropReason := f.firewall.Drop(*fwPacket, false, hostinfo, f.pki.GetCAPool(), localCache)
+		if dropReason != nil {
+			f.rejectInside(packet, out, q)
+			if f.l.Level >= logrus.DebugLevel {
+				hostinfo.logger(f.l).
+					WithField("fwPacket", fwPacket).
+					WithField("reason", dropReason).
+					Debugln("dropping outbound packet")
+			}
+			continue
+		}
+
+		// Encrypt and prepare packet for batch sending
+		ci := hostinfo.ConnectionState
+		if ci.eKey == nil {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		// Check if this needs relay - if so, send immediately and skip batching
+		useRelay := !hostinfo.remote.IsValid()
+		if useRelay {
+			// Handle relay sends individually (less common path)
+			f.sendNoMetrics(header.Message, 0, ci, hostinfo, netip.AddrPort{}, packet, nb, out, q)
+			continue
+		}
+
+		// Encrypt the packet for batch sending
+		if noiseutil.EncryptLockNeeded {
+			ci.writeLock.Lock()
+		}
+		c := ci.messageCounter.Add(1)
+		out = header.Encode(out, header.Version, header.Message, 0, hostinfo.remoteIndexId, c)
+		f.connectionManager.Out(hostinfo)
+
+		// Query lighthouse if needed
+		if hostinfo.lastRebindCount != f.rebindCount {
+			f.lightHouse.QueryServer(hostinfo.vpnAddrs[0])
+			hostinfo.lastRebindCount = f.rebindCount
+			if f.l.Level >= logrus.DebugLevel {
+				f.l.WithField("vpnAddrs", hostinfo.vpnAddrs).Debug("Lighthouse update triggered for punch due to rebind counter")
+			}
+		}
+
+		out, err = ci.eKey.EncryptDanger(out, out, packet, c, nb)
+		if noiseutil.EncryptLockNeeded {
+			ci.writeLock.Unlock()
+		}
+		if err != nil {
+			hostinfo.logger(f.l).WithError(err).
+				WithField("counter", c).
+				Error("Failed to encrypt outgoing packet")
+			continue
+		}
+
+		// Add to batch
+		*batchPackets = append(*batchPackets, out)
+		*batchAddrs = append(*batchAddrs, hostinfo.remote)
+	}
+
+	// Send all accumulated packets in one batch
+	if len(*batchPackets) > 0 {
+		batchSize := len(*batchPackets)
+		f.batchMetrics.udpWriteSize.Update(int64(batchSize))
+
+		n, err := f.writers[q].WriteMulti(*batchPackets, *batchAddrs)
+		if err != nil {
+			f.l.WithError(err).WithField("sent", n).WithField("total", batchSize).Error("Failed to send batch")
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func (f *Interface) consumeInsidePacket(packet []byte, fwPacket *firewall.Packet, nb, out []byte, q int, localCache firewall.ConntrackCache) {
 	err := newPacket(packet, false, fwPacket)
 	if err != nil {

interface.go

@@ -2,10 +2,8 @@ package nebula
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"crypto/fips140"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
-	"io"
 	"net/netip"
 	"os"
 	"runtime"
@@ -23,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 const mtu = 9001
+const virtioNetHdrLen = overlay.VirtioNetHdrLen
 
 type InterfaceConfig struct {
 	HostMap            *HostMap
@@ -51,6 +50,13 @@ type InterfaceConfig struct {
 	l                     *logrus.Logger
 }
 
+type batchMetrics struct {
+	udpReadSize   metrics.Histogram
+	tunReadSize   metrics.Histogram
+	udpWriteSize  metrics.Histogram
+	tunWriteSize  metrics.Histogram
+}
+
 type Interface struct {
 	hostMap               *HostMap
 	outside               udp.Conn
@@ -87,11 +93,12 @@ type Interface struct {
 	conntrackCacheTimeout time.Duration
 
 	writers []udp.Conn
-	readers []io.ReadWriteCloser
+	readers []overlay.BatchReadWriter
 
 	metricHandshakes    metrics.Histogram
 	messageMetrics      *MessageMetrics
 	cachedPacketMetrics *cachedPacketMetrics
+	batchMetrics        *batchMetrics
 
 	l *logrus.Logger
 }
@@ -178,7 +185,7 @@ func NewInterface(ctx context.Context, c *InterfaceConfig) (*Interface, error) {
 		routines:              c.routines,
 		version:               c.version,
 		writers:               make([]udp.Conn, c.routines),
-		readers:               make([]io.ReadWriteCloser, c.routines),
+		readers:               make([]overlay.BatchReadWriter, c.routines),
 		myVpnNetworks:         cs.myVpnNetworks,
 		myVpnNetworksTable:    cs.myVpnNetworksTable,
 		myVpnAddrs:            cs.myVpnAddrs,
@@ -194,6 +201,12 @@ func NewInterface(ctx context.Context, c *InterfaceConfig) (*Interface, error) {
 			sent:    metrics.GetOrRegisterCounter("hostinfo.cached_packets.sent", nil),
 			dropped: metrics.GetOrRegisterCounter("hostinfo.cached_packets.dropped", nil),
 		},
+		batchMetrics: &batchMetrics{
+			udpReadSize:  metrics.GetOrRegisterHistogram("batch.udp_read_size", nil, metrics.NewUniformSample(1024)),
+			tunReadSize:  metrics.GetOrRegisterHistogram("batch.tun_read_size", nil, metrics.NewUniformSample(1024)),
+			udpWriteSize: metrics.GetOrRegisterHistogram("batch.udp_write_size", nil, metrics.NewUniformSample(1024)),
+			tunWriteSize: metrics.GetOrRegisterHistogram("batch.tun_write_size", nil, metrics.NewUniformSample(1024)),
+		},
 
 		l: c.l,
 	}
@@ -221,13 +234,12 @@ func (f *Interface) activate() {
 	f.l.WithField("interface", f.inside.Name()).WithField("networks", f.myVpnNetworks).
 		WithField("build", f.version).WithField("udpAddr", addr).
 		WithField("boringcrypto", boringEnabled()).
-		WithField("fips140", fips140.Enabled()).
 		Info("Nebula interface is active")
 
 	metrics.GetOrRegisterGauge("routines", nil).Update(int64(f.routines))
 
 	// Prepare n tun queues
-	var reader io.ReadWriteCloser = f.inside
+	var reader overlay.BatchReadWriter = f.inside
 	for i := 0; i < f.routines; i++ {
 		if i > 0 {
 			reader, err = f.inside.NewMultiQueueReader()
@@ -268,39 +280,69 @@ func (f *Interface) listenOut(i int) {
 
 	ctCache := firewall.NewConntrackCacheTicker(f.conntrackCacheTimeout)
 	lhh := f.lightHouse.NewRequestHandler()
-	plaintext := make([]byte, udp.MTU)
+
+	// Pre-allocate output buffers for batch processing
+	batchSize := li.BatchSize()
+	outs := make([][]byte, batchSize)
+	for idx := range outs {
+		// Allocate full buffer with virtio header space
+		outs[idx] = make([]byte, virtioNetHdrLen, virtioNetHdrLen+udp.MTU)
+	}
+
 	h := &header.H{}
 	fwPacket := &firewall.Packet{}
-	nb := make([]byte, 12, 12)
+	nb := make([]byte, 12)
 
-	li.ListenOut(func(fromUdpAddr netip.AddrPort, payload []byte) {
+	li.ListenOutBatch(func(addrs []netip.AddrPort, payloads [][]byte, count int) {
-		f.readOutsidePackets(fromUdpAddr, nil, plaintext[:0], payload, h, fwPacket, lhh, nb, i, ctCache.Get(f.l))
+		f.readOutsidePacketsBatch(addrs, payloads, count, outs[:count], nb, i, h, fwPacket, lhh, ctCache.Get(f.l))
 	})
 }
 
-func (f *Interface) listenIn(reader io.ReadWriteCloser, i int) {
+func (f *Interface) listenIn(reader overlay.BatchReadWriter, i int) {
 	runtime.LockOSThread()
 
-	packet := make([]byte, mtu)
+	batchSize := reader.BatchSize()
-	out := make([]byte, mtu)
+
-	fwPacket := &firewall.Packet{}
+	// Allocate buffers for batch reading
-	nb := make([]byte, 12, 12)
+	bufs := make([][]byte, batchSize)
+	for idx := range bufs {
+		bufs[idx] = make([]byte, mtu)
+	}
+	sizes := make([]int, batchSize)
+
+	// Allocate output buffers for batch processing (one per packet)
+	// Each has virtio header headroom to avoid copies on write
+	outs := make([][]byte, batchSize)
+	for idx := range outs {
+		outBuf := make([]byte, virtioNetHdrLen+mtu)
+		outs[idx] = outBuf[virtioNetHdrLen:] // Slice starting after headroom
+	}
+
+	// Pre-allocate batch accumulation buffers for sending
+	batchPackets := make([][]byte, 0, batchSize)
+	batchAddrs := make([]netip.AddrPort, 0, batchSize)
+
+	// Pre-allocate nonce buffer (reused for all encryptions)
+	nb := make([]byte, 12)
 
 	conntrackCache := firewall.NewConntrackCacheTicker(f.conntrackCacheTimeout)
 
 	for {
-		n, err := reader.Read(packet)
+		n, err := reader.BatchRead(bufs, sizes)
 		if err != nil {
 			if errors.Is(err, os.ErrClosed) && f.closed.Load() {
 				return
 			}
 
-			f.l.WithError(err).Error("Error while reading outbound packet")
+			f.l.WithError(err).Error("Error while batch reading outbound packets")
 			// This only seems to happen when something fatal happens to the fd, so exit.
 			os.Exit(2)
 		}
 
-		f.consumeInsidePacket(packet[:n], fwPacket, nb, out, i, conntrackCache.Get(f.l))
+		f.batchMetrics.tunReadSize.Update(int64(n))
+
+		// Process all packets in the batch at once
+		f.consumeInsidePackets(bufs, sizes, n, outs, nb, i, conntrackCache.Get(f.l), &batchPackets, &batchAddrs)
 	}
 }
 

lighthouse.go

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 var ErrHostNotKnown = errors.New("host not known")
+var ErrBadDetailsVpnAddr = errors.New("invalid packet, malformed detailsVpnAddr")
 
 type LightHouse struct {
 	//TODO: We need a timer wheel to kick out vpnAddrs that haven't reported in a long time
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ type LightHouse struct {
 	// staticList exists to avoid having a bool in each addrMap entry
 	// since static should be rare
 	staticList  atomic.Pointer[map[netip.Addr]struct{}]
-	lighthouses atomic.Pointer[map[netip.Addr]struct{}]
+	lighthouses atomic.Pointer[[]netip.Addr]
 
 	interval     atomic.Int64
 	updateCancel context.CancelFunc
@@ -107,7 +108,7 @@ func NewLightHouseFromConfig(ctx context.Context, l *logrus.Logger, c *config.C,
 		queryChan:          make(chan netip.Addr, c.GetUint32("handshakes.query_buffer", 64)),
 		l:                  l,
 	}
-	lighthouses := make(map[netip.Addr]struct{})
+	lighthouses := make([]netip.Addr, 0)
 	h.lighthouses.Store(&lighthouses)
 	staticList := make(map[netip.Addr]struct{})
 	h.staticList.Store(&staticList)
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ func (lh *LightHouse) GetStaticHostList() map[netip.Addr]struct{} {
 	return *lh.staticList.Load()
 }
 
-func (lh *LightHouse) GetLighthouses() map[netip.Addr]struct{} {
+func (lh *LightHouse) GetLighthouses() []netip.Addr {
 	return *lh.lighthouses.Load()
 }
 
@@ -306,13 +307,12 @@ func (lh *LightHouse) reload(c *config.C, initial bool) error {
 	}
 
 	if initial || c.HasChanged("lighthouse.hosts") {
-		lhMap := make(map[netip.Addr]struct{})
+		lhList, err := lh.parseLighthouses(c)
-		err := lh.parseLighthouses(c, lhMap)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 
-		lh.lighthouses.Store(&lhMap)
+		lh.lighthouses.Store(&lhList)
 		if !initial {
 			//NOTE: we are not tearing down existing lighthouse connections because they might be used for non lighthouse traffic
 			lh.l.Info("lighthouse.hosts has changed")
@@ -346,36 +346,37 @@ func (lh *LightHouse) reload(c *config.C, initial bool) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (lh *LightHouse) parseLighthouses(c *config.C, lhMap map[netip.Addr]struct{}) error {
+func (lh *LightHouse) parseLighthouses(c *config.C) ([]netip.Addr, error) {
 	lhs := c.GetStringSlice("lighthouse.hosts", []string{})
 	if lh.amLighthouse && len(lhs) != 0 {
 		lh.l.Warn("lighthouse.am_lighthouse enabled on node but upstream lighthouses exist in config")
 	}
+	out := make([]netip.Addr, len(lhs))
 
 	for i, host := range lhs {
 		addr, err := netip.ParseAddr(host)
 		if err != nil {
-			return util.NewContextualError("Unable to parse lighthouse host entry", m{"host": host, "entry": i + 1}, err)
+			return nil, util.NewContextualError("Unable to parse lighthouse host entry", m{"host": host, "entry": i + 1}, err)
 		}
 
 		if !lh.myVpnNetworksTable.Contains(addr) {
-			return util.NewContextualError("lighthouse host is not in our networks, invalid", m{"vpnAddr": addr, "networks": lh.myVpnNetworks}, nil)
+			return nil, util.NewContextualError("lighthouse host is not in our networks, invalid", m{"vpnAddr": addr, "networks": lh.myVpnNetworks}, nil)
 		}
-		lhMap[addr] = struct{}{}
+		out[i] = addr
 	}
 
-	if !lh.amLighthouse && len(lhMap) == 0 {
+	if !lh.amLighthouse && len(out) == 0 {
 		lh.l.Warn("No lighthouse.hosts configured, this host will only be able to initiate tunnels with static_host_map entries")
 	}
 
 	staticList := lh.GetStaticHostList()
-	for lhAddr, _ := range lhMap {
+	for i := range out {
-		if _, ok := staticList[lhAddr]; !ok {
+		if _, ok := staticList[out[i]]; !ok {
-			return fmt.Errorf("lighthouse %s does not have a static_host_map entry", lhAddr)
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("lighthouse %s does not have a static_host_map entry", out[i])
 		}
 	}
 
-	return nil
+	return out, nil
 }
 
 func getStaticMapCadence(c *config.C) (time.Duration, error) {
@@ -486,7 +487,7 @@ func (lh *LightHouse) QueryCache(vpnAddrs []netip.Addr) *RemoteList {
 	lh.Lock()
 	defer lh.Unlock()
 	// Add an entry if we don't already have one
-	return lh.unlockedGetRemoteList(vpnAddrs)
+	return lh.unlockedGetRemoteList(vpnAddrs) //todo CERT-V2 this contains addrmap lookups we could potentially skip
 }
 
 // queryAndPrepMessage is a lock helper on RemoteList, assisting the caller to build a lighthouse message containing
@@ -519,11 +520,15 @@ func (lh *LightHouse) queryAndPrepMessage(vpnAddr netip.Addr, f func(*cache) (in
 }
 
 func (lh *LightHouse) DeleteVpnAddrs(allVpnAddrs []netip.Addr) {
-	// First we check the static mapping
+	// First we check the static host map. If any of the VpnAddrs to be deleted are present, do nothing.
-	// and do nothing if it is there
+	staticList := lh.GetStaticHostList()
-	if _, ok := lh.GetStaticHostList()[allVpnAddrs[0]]; ok {
+	for _, addr := range allVpnAddrs {
-		return
+		if _, ok := staticList[addr]; ok {
+			return
+		}
 	}
+
+	// None of the VpnAddrs were present. Now we can do the deletes.
 	lh.Lock()
 	rm, ok := lh.addrMap[allVpnAddrs[0]]
 	if ok {
@@ -565,7 +570,7 @@ func (lh *LightHouse) addStaticRemotes(i int, d time.Duration, network string, t
 	am.unlockedSetHostnamesResults(hr)
 
 	for _, addrPort := range hr.GetAddrs() {
-		if !lh.shouldAdd(vpnAddr, addrPort.Addr()) {
+		if !lh.shouldAdd([]netip.Addr{vpnAddr}, addrPort.Addr()) {
 			continue
 		}
 		switch {
@@ -627,23 +632,30 @@ func (lh *LightHouse) addCalculatedRemotes(vpnAddr netip.Addr) bool {
 	return len(calculatedV4) > 0 || len(calculatedV6) > 0
 }
 
-// unlockedGetRemoteList
+// unlockedGetRemoteList assumes you have the lh lock
-// assumes you have the lh lock
 func (lh *LightHouse) unlockedGetRemoteList(allAddrs []netip.Addr) *RemoteList {
-	am, ok := lh.addrMap[allAddrs[0]]
+	// before we go and make a new remotelist, we need to make sure we don't have one for any of this set of vpnaddrs yet
-	if !ok {
+	for i, addr := range allAddrs {
-		am = NewRemoteList(allAddrs, func(a netip.Addr) bool { return lh.shouldAdd(allAddrs[0], a) })
+		am, ok := lh.addrMap[addr]
-		for _, addr := range allAddrs {
+		if ok {
-			lh.addrMap[addr] = am
+			if i != 0 {
+				lh.addrMap[allAddrs[0]] = am
+			}
+			return am
 		}
 	}
+
+	am := NewRemoteList(allAddrs, lh.shouldAdd)
+	for _, addr := range allAddrs {
+		lh.addrMap[addr] = am
+	}
 	return am
 }
 
-func (lh *LightHouse) shouldAdd(vpnAddr netip.Addr, to netip.Addr) bool {
+func (lh *LightHouse) shouldAdd(vpnAddrs []netip.Addr, to netip.Addr) bool {
-	allow := lh.GetRemoteAllowList().Allow(vpnAddr, to)
+	allow := lh.GetRemoteAllowList().AllowAll(vpnAddrs, to)
 	if lh.l.Level >= logrus.TraceLevel {
-		lh.l.WithField("vpnAddr", vpnAddr).WithField("udpAddr", to).WithField("allow", allow).
+		lh.l.WithField("vpnAddrs", vpnAddrs).WithField("udpAddr", to).WithField("allow", allow).
 			Trace("remoteAllowList.Allow")
 	}
 	if !allow {
@@ -698,19 +710,22 @@ func (lh *LightHouse) unlockedShouldAddV6(vpnAddr netip.Addr, to *V6AddrPort) bo
 }
 
 func (lh *LightHouse) IsLighthouseAddr(vpnAddr netip.Addr) bool {
-	if _, ok := lh.GetLighthouses()[vpnAddr]; ok {
+	l := lh.GetLighthouses()
-		return true
+	for i := range l {
+		if l[i] == vpnAddr {
+			return true
+		}
 	}
 	return false
 }
 
-// TODO: CERT-V2 IsLighthouseAddr should be sufficient, we just need to update the vpnAddrs for lighthouses after a handshake
+func (lh *LightHouse) IsAnyLighthouseAddr(vpnAddrs []netip.Addr) bool {
-// so that we know all the lighthouse vpnAddrs, not just the ones we were configured to talk to initially
-func (lh *LightHouse) IsAnyLighthouseAddr(vpnAddr []netip.Addr) bool {
 	l := lh.GetLighthouses()
-	for _, a := range vpnAddr {
+	for i := range vpnAddrs {
-		if _, ok := l[a]; ok {
+		for j := range l {
-			return true
+			if l[j] == vpnAddrs[i] {
+				return true
+			}
 		}
 	}
 	return false
@@ -752,7 +767,7 @@ func (lh *LightHouse) innerQueryServer(addr netip.Addr, nb, out []byte) {
 	queried := 0
 	lighthouses := lh.GetLighthouses()
 
-	for lhVpnAddr := range lighthouses {
+	for _, lhVpnAddr := range lighthouses {
 		hi := lh.ifce.GetHostInfo(lhVpnAddr)
 		if hi != nil {
 			v = hi.ConnectionState.myCert.Version()
@@ -870,7 +885,7 @@ func (lh *LightHouse) SendUpdate() {
 	updated := 0
 	lighthouses := lh.GetLighthouses()
 
-	for lhVpnAddr := range lighthouses {
+	for _, lhVpnAddr := range lighthouses {
 		var v cert.Version
 		hi := lh.ifce.GetHostInfo(lhVpnAddr)
 		if hi != nil {
@@ -928,7 +943,6 @@ func (lh *LightHouse) SendUpdate() {
 						V4AddrPorts:   v4,
 						V6AddrPorts:   v6,
 						RelayVpnAddrs: relays,
-						VpnAddr:       netAddrToProtoAddr(lh.myVpnNetworks[0].Addr()),
 					},
 				}
 
@@ -1048,19 +1062,19 @@ func (lhh *LightHouseHandler) handleHostQuery(n *NebulaMeta, fromVpnAddrs []neti
 		return
 	}
 
-	useVersion := cert.Version1
+	queryVpnAddr, useVersion, err := n.Details.GetVpnAddrAndVersion()
-	var queryVpnAddr netip.Addr
+	if err != nil {
-	if n.Details.OldVpnAddr != 0 {
-		b := [4]byte{}
-		binary.BigEndian.PutUint32(b[:], n.Details.OldVpnAddr)
-		queryVpnAddr = netip.AddrFrom4(b)
-		useVersion = 1
-	} else if n.Details.VpnAddr != nil {
-		queryVpnAddr = protoAddrToNetAddr(n.Details.VpnAddr)
-		useVersion = 2
-	} else {
 		if lhh.l.Level >= logrus.DebugLevel {
-			lhh.l.WithField("from", fromVpnAddrs).WithField("details", n.Details).Debugln("Dropping malformed HostQuery")
+			lhh.l.WithField("from", fromVpnAddrs).WithField("details", n.Details).
+				Debugln("Dropping malformed HostQuery")
+		}
+		return
+	}
+	if useVersion == cert.Version1 && queryVpnAddr.Is6() {
+		// this case really shouldn't be possible to represent, but reject it anyway.
+		if lhh.l.Level >= logrus.DebugLevel {
+			lhh.l.WithField("vpnAddrs", fromVpnAddrs).WithField("queryVpnAddr", queryVpnAddr).
+				Debugln("invalid vpn addr for v1 handleHostQuery")
 		}
 		return
 	}
@@ -1069,9 +1083,6 @@ func (lhh *LightHouseHandler) handleHostQuery(n *NebulaMeta, fromVpnAddrs []neti
 		n = lhh.resetMeta()
 		n.Type = NebulaMeta_HostQueryReply
 		if useVersion == cert.Version1 {
-			if !queryVpnAddr.Is4() {
-				return 0, fmt.Errorf("invalid vpn addr for v1 handleHostQuery")
-			}
 			b := queryVpnAddr.As4()
 			n.Details.OldVpnAddr = binary.BigEndian.Uint32(b[:])
 		} else {
@@ -1116,8 +1127,9 @@ func (lhh *LightHouseHandler) sendHostPunchNotification(n *NebulaMeta, fromVpnAd
 			if ok {
 				whereToPunch = newDest
 			} else {
-				//TODO: CERT-V2 this means the destination will have no addresses in common with the punch-ee
+				if lhh.l.Level >= logrus.DebugLevel {
-				//choosing to do nothing for now, but maybe we return an error?
+					lhh.l.WithField("to", crt.Networks()).Debugln("unable to punch to host, no addresses in common")
+				}
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -1176,19 +1188,17 @@ func (lhh *LightHouseHandler) coalesceAnswers(v cert.Version, c *cache, n *Nebul
 				if !r.Is4() {
 					continue
 				}
-
 				b = r.As4()
 				n.Details.OldRelayVpnAddrs = append(n.Details.OldRelayVpnAddrs, binary.BigEndian.Uint32(b[:]))
 			}
-
 		} else if v == cert.Version2 {
 			for _, r := range c.relay.relay {
 				n.Details.RelayVpnAddrs = append(n.Details.RelayVpnAddrs, netAddrToProtoAddr(r))
 			}
-
 		} else {
-			//TODO: CERT-V2 don't panic
+			if lhh.l.Level >= logrus.DebugLevel {
-			panic("unsupported version")
+				lhh.l.WithField("version", v).Debug("unsupported protocol version")
+			}
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -1198,18 +1208,16 @@ func (lhh *LightHouseHandler) handleHostQueryReply(n *NebulaMeta, fromVpnAddrs [
 		return
 	}
 
-	lhh.lh.Lock()
+	certVpnAddr, _, err := n.Details.GetVpnAddrAndVersion()
-
+	if err != nil {
-	var certVpnAddr netip.Addr
+		if lhh.l.Level >= logrus.DebugLevel {
-	if n.Details.OldVpnAddr != 0 {
+			lhh.l.WithError(err).WithField("vpnAddrs", fromVpnAddrs).Error("dropping malformed HostQueryReply")
-		b := [4]byte{}
+		}
-		binary.BigEndian.PutUint32(b[:], n.Details.OldVpnAddr)
+		return
-		certVpnAddr = netip.AddrFrom4(b)
-	} else if n.Details.VpnAddr != nil {
-		certVpnAddr = protoAddrToNetAddr(n.Details.VpnAddr)
 	}
 	relays := n.Details.GetRelays()
 
+	lhh.lh.Lock()
 	am := lhh.lh.unlockedGetRemoteList([]netip.Addr{certVpnAddr})
 	am.Lock()
 	lhh.lh.Unlock()
@@ -1234,27 +1242,24 @@ func (lhh *LightHouseHandler) handleHostUpdateNotification(n *NebulaMeta, fromVp
 		return
 	}
 
+	// not using GetVpnAddrAndVersion because we don't want to error on a blank detailsVpnAddr
 	var detailsVpnAddr netip.Addr
-	useVersion := cert.Version1
+	var useVersion cert.Version
-	if n.Details.OldVpnAddr != 0 {
+	if n.Details.OldVpnAddr != 0 { //v1 always sets this field
 		b := [4]byte{}
 		binary.BigEndian.PutUint32(b[:], n.Details.OldVpnAddr)
 		detailsVpnAddr = netip.AddrFrom4(b)
 		useVersion = cert.Version1
-	} else if n.Details.VpnAddr != nil {
+	} else if n.Details.VpnAddr != nil { //this field is "optional" in v2, but if it's set, we should enforce it
 		detailsVpnAddr = protoAddrToNetAddr(n.Details.VpnAddr)
 		useVersion = cert.Version2
 	} else {
-		if lhh.l.Level >= logrus.DebugLevel {
+		detailsVpnAddr = netip.Addr{}
-			lhh.l.WithField("details", n.Details).Debugf("dropping invalid HostUpdateNotification")
+		useVersion = cert.Version2
-		}
-		return
 	}
 
-	//TODO: CERT-V2 hosts with only v2 certs cannot provide their ipv6 addr when contacting the lighthouse via v4?
+	//Simple check that the host sent this not someone else, if detailsVpnAddr is filled
-	//TODO: CERT-V2 why do we care about the vpnAddr in the packet? We know where it came from, right?
+	if detailsVpnAddr.IsValid() && !slices.Contains(fromVpnAddrs, detailsVpnAddr) {
-	//Simple check that the host sent this not someone else
-	if !slices.Contains(fromVpnAddrs, detailsVpnAddr) {
 		if lhh.l.Level >= logrus.DebugLevel {
 			lhh.l.WithField("vpnAddrs", fromVpnAddrs).WithField("answer", detailsVpnAddr).Debugln("Host sent invalid update")
 		}
@@ -1268,24 +1273,24 @@ func (lhh *LightHouseHandler) handleHostUpdateNotification(n *NebulaMeta, fromVp
 	am.Lock()
 	lhh.lh.Unlock()
 
-	am.unlockedSetV4(fromVpnAddrs[0], detailsVpnAddr, n.Details.V4AddrPorts, lhh.lh.unlockedShouldAddV4)
+	am.unlockedSetV4(fromVpnAddrs[0], fromVpnAddrs[0], n.Details.V4AddrPorts, lhh.lh.unlockedShouldAddV4)
-	am.unlockedSetV6(fromVpnAddrs[0], detailsVpnAddr, n.Details.V6AddrPorts, lhh.lh.unlockedShouldAddV6)
+	am.unlockedSetV6(fromVpnAddrs[0], fromVpnAddrs[0], n.Details.V6AddrPorts, lhh.lh.unlockedShouldAddV6)
 	am.unlockedSetRelay(fromVpnAddrs[0], relays)
 	am.Unlock()
 
 	n = lhh.resetMeta()
 	n.Type = NebulaMeta_HostUpdateNotificationAck
-
+	switch useVersion {
-	if useVersion == cert.Version1 {
+	case cert.Version1:
 		if !fromVpnAddrs[0].Is4() {
 			lhh.l.WithField("vpnAddrs", fromVpnAddrs).Error("Can not send HostUpdateNotificationAck for a ipv6 vpn ip in a v1 message")
 			return
 		}
 		vpnAddrB := fromVpnAddrs[0].As4()
 		n.Details.OldVpnAddr = binary.BigEndian.Uint32(vpnAddrB[:])
-	} else if useVersion == cert.Version2 {
+	case cert.Version2:
-		n.Details.VpnAddr = netAddrToProtoAddr(fromVpnAddrs[0])
+		// do nothing, we want to send a blank message
-	} else {
+	default:
 		lhh.l.WithField("useVersion", useVersion).Error("invalid protocol version")
 		return
 	}
@@ -1303,13 +1308,20 @@ func (lhh *LightHouseHandler) handleHostUpdateNotification(n *NebulaMeta, fromVp
 func (lhh *LightHouseHandler) handleHostPunchNotification(n *NebulaMeta, fromVpnAddrs []netip.Addr, w EncWriter) {
 	//It's possible the lighthouse is communicating with us using a non primary vpn addr,
 	//which means we need to compare all fromVpnAddrs against all configured lighthouse vpn addrs.
-	//maybe one day we'll have a better idea, if it matters.
 	if !lhh.lh.IsAnyLighthouseAddr(fromVpnAddrs) {
 		return
 	}
 
+	detailsVpnAddr, _, err := n.Details.GetVpnAddrAndVersion()
+	if err != nil {
+		if lhh.l.Level >= logrus.DebugLevel {
+			lhh.l.WithField("details", n.Details).WithError(err).Debugln("dropping invalid HostPunchNotification")
+		}
+		return
+	}
+
 	empty := []byte{0}
-	punch := func(vpnPeer netip.AddrPort) {
+	punch := func(vpnPeer netip.AddrPort, logVpnAddr netip.Addr) {
 		if !vpnPeer.IsValid() {
 			return
 		}
@@ -1321,48 +1333,38 @@ func (lhh *LightHouseHandler) handleHostPunchNotification(n *NebulaMeta, fromVpn
 		}()
 
 		if lhh.l.Level >= logrus.DebugLevel {
-			var logVpnAddr netip.Addr
-			if n.Details.OldVpnAddr != 0 {
-				b := [4]byte{}
-				binary.BigEndian.PutUint32(b[:], n.Details.OldVpnAddr)
-				logVpnAddr = netip.AddrFrom4(b)
-			} else if n.Details.VpnAddr != nil {
-				logVpnAddr = protoAddrToNetAddr(n.Details.VpnAddr)
-			}
 			lhh.l.Debugf("Punching on %v for %v", vpnPeer, logVpnAddr)
 		}
 	}
 
+	remoteAllowList := lhh.lh.GetRemoteAllowList()
 	for _, a := range n.Details.V4AddrPorts {
-		punch(protoV4AddrPortToNetAddrPort(a))
+		b := protoV4AddrPortToNetAddrPort(a)
+		if remoteAllowList.Allow(detailsVpnAddr, b.Addr()) {
+			punch(b, detailsVpnAddr)
+		}
 	}
 
 	for _, a := range n.Details.V6AddrPorts {
-		punch(protoV6AddrPortToNetAddrPort(a))
+		b := protoV6AddrPortToNetAddrPort(a)
+		if remoteAllowList.Allow(detailsVpnAddr, b.Addr()) {
+			punch(b, detailsVpnAddr)
+		}
 	}
 
 	// This sends a nebula test packet to the host trying to contact us. In the case
 	// of a double nat or other difficult scenario, this may help establish
 	// a tunnel.
 	if lhh.lh.punchy.GetRespond() {
-		var queryVpnAddr netip.Addr
-		if n.Details.OldVpnAddr != 0 {
-			b := [4]byte{}
-			binary.BigEndian.PutUint32(b[:], n.Details.OldVpnAddr)
-			queryVpnAddr = netip.AddrFrom4(b)
-		} else if n.Details.VpnAddr != nil {
-			queryVpnAddr = protoAddrToNetAddr(n.Details.VpnAddr)
-		}
-
 		go func() {
 			time.Sleep(lhh.lh.punchy.GetRespondDelay())
 			if lhh.l.Level >= logrus.DebugLevel {
-				lhh.l.Debugf("Sending a nebula test packet to vpn addr %s", queryVpnAddr)
+				lhh.l.Debugf("Sending a nebula test packet to vpn addr %s", detailsVpnAddr)
 			}
 			//NOTE: we have to allocate a new output buffer here since we are spawning a new goroutine
 			// for each punchBack packet. We should move this into a timerwheel or a single goroutine
 			// managed by a channel.
-			w.SendMessageToVpnAddr(header.Test, header.TestRequest, queryVpnAddr, []byte(""), make([]byte, 12, 12), make([]byte, mtu))
+			w.SendMessageToVpnAddr(header.Test, header.TestRequest, detailsVpnAddr, []byte(""), make([]byte, 12, 12), make([]byte, mtu))
 		}()
 	}
 }
@@ -1441,3 +1443,17 @@ func findNetworkUnion(prefixes []netip.Prefix, addrs []netip.Addr) (netip.Addr,
 	}
 	return netip.Addr{}, false
 }
+
+func (d *NebulaMetaDetails) GetVpnAddrAndVersion() (netip.Addr, cert.Version, error) {
+	if d.OldVpnAddr != 0 {
+		b := [4]byte{}
+		binary.BigEndian.PutUint32(b[:], d.OldVpnAddr)
+		detailsVpnAddr := netip.AddrFrom4(b)
+		return detailsVpnAddr, cert.Version1, nil
+	} else if d.VpnAddr != nil {
+		detailsVpnAddr := protoAddrToNetAddr(d.VpnAddr)
+		return detailsVpnAddr, cert.Version2, nil
+	} else {
+		return netip.Addr{}, cert.Version1, ErrBadDetailsVpnAddr
+	}
+}

lighthouse_test.go

@@ -493,3 +493,123 @@ func Test_findNetworkUnion(t *testing.T) {
 	out, ok = findNetworkUnion([]netip.Prefix{fc00}, []netip.Addr{a1, afe81})
 	assert.False(t, ok)
 }
+
+func TestLighthouse_Dont_Delete_Static_Hosts(t *testing.T) {
+	l := test.NewLogger()
+
+	myUdpAddr2 := netip.MustParseAddrPort("1.2.3.4:4242")
+
+	testSameHostNotStatic := netip.MustParseAddr("10.128.0.41")
+	testStaticHost := netip.MustParseAddr("10.128.0.42")
+	//myVpnIp := netip.MustParseAddr("10.128.0.2")
+
+	c := config.NewC(l)
+	lh1 := "10.128.0.2"
+	c.Settings["lighthouse"] = map[string]any{
+		"hosts":    []any{lh1},
+		"interval": "1s",
+	}
+
+	c.Settings["listen"] = map[string]any{"port": 4242}
+	c.Settings["static_host_map"] = map[string]any{
+		lh1:           []any{"1.1.1.1:4242"},
+		"10.128.0.42": []any{"1.2.3.4:4242"},
+	}
+
+	myVpnNet := netip.MustParsePrefix("10.128.0.1/24")
+	nt := new(bart.Lite)
+	nt.Insert(myVpnNet)
+	cs := &CertState{
+		myVpnNetworks:      []netip.Prefix{myVpnNet},
+		myVpnNetworksTable: nt,
+	}
+	lh, err := NewLightHouseFromConfig(context.Background(), l, c, cs, nil, nil)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	lh.ifce = &mockEncWriter{}
+
+	//test that we actually have the static entry:
+	out := lh.Query(testStaticHost)
+	assert.NotNil(t, out)
+	assert.Equal(t, out.vpnAddrs[0], testStaticHost)
+	out.Rebuild([]netip.Prefix{}) //why tho
+	assert.Equal(t, out.addrs[0], myUdpAddr2)
+
+	//bolt on a lower numbered primary IP
+	am := lh.unlockedGetRemoteList([]netip.Addr{testStaticHost})
+	am.vpnAddrs = []netip.Addr{testSameHostNotStatic, testStaticHost}
+	lh.addrMap[testSameHostNotStatic] = am
+	out.Rebuild([]netip.Prefix{}) //???
+
+	//test that we actually have the static entry:
+	out = lh.Query(testStaticHost)
+	assert.NotNil(t, out)
+	assert.Equal(t, out.vpnAddrs[0], testSameHostNotStatic)
+	assert.Equal(t, out.vpnAddrs[1], testStaticHost)
+	assert.Equal(t, out.addrs[0], myUdpAddr2)
+
+	//test that we actually have the static entry for BOTH:
+	out2 := lh.Query(testSameHostNotStatic)
+	assert.Same(t, out2, out)
+
+	//now do the delete
+	lh.DeleteVpnAddrs([]netip.Addr{testSameHostNotStatic, testStaticHost})
+	//verify
+	out = lh.Query(testSameHostNotStatic)
+	assert.NotNil(t, out)
+	if out == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected non-nil query for the static host")
+	}
+	assert.Equal(t, out.vpnAddrs[0], testSameHostNotStatic)
+	assert.Equal(t, out.vpnAddrs[1], testStaticHost)
+	assert.Equal(t, out.addrs[0], myUdpAddr2)
+}
+
+func TestLighthouse_DeletesWork(t *testing.T) {
+	l := test.NewLogger()
+
+	myUdpAddr2 := netip.MustParseAddrPort("1.2.3.4:4242")
+	testHost := netip.MustParseAddr("10.128.0.42")
+
+	c := config.NewC(l)
+	lh1 := "10.128.0.2"
+	c.Settings["lighthouse"] = map[string]any{
+		"hosts":    []any{lh1},
+		"interval": "1s",
+	}
+
+	c.Settings["listen"] = map[string]any{"port": 4242}
+	c.Settings["static_host_map"] = map[string]any{
+		lh1: []any{"1.1.1.1:4242"},
+	}
+
+	myVpnNet := netip.MustParsePrefix("10.128.0.1/24")
+	nt := new(bart.Lite)
+	nt.Insert(myVpnNet)
+	cs := &CertState{
+		myVpnNetworks:      []netip.Prefix{myVpnNet},
+		myVpnNetworksTable: nt,
+	}
+	lh, err := NewLightHouseFromConfig(context.Background(), l, c, cs, nil, nil)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	lh.ifce = &mockEncWriter{}
+
+	//insert the host
+	am := lh.unlockedGetRemoteList([]netip.Addr{testHost})
+	am.vpnAddrs = []netip.Addr{testHost}
+	am.addrs = []netip.AddrPort{myUdpAddr2}
+	lh.addrMap[testHost] = am
+	am.Rebuild([]netip.Prefix{}) //???
+
+	//test that we actually have the entry:
+	out := lh.Query(testHost)
+	assert.NotNil(t, out)
+	assert.Equal(t, out.vpnAddrs[0], testHost)
+	out.Rebuild([]netip.Prefix{}) //why tho
+	assert.Equal(t, out.addrs[0], myUdpAddr2)
+
+	//now do the delete
+	lh.DeleteVpnAddrs([]netip.Addr{testHost})
+	//verify
+	out = lh.Query(testHost)
+	assert.Nil(t, out)
+}

main.go

@@ -75,7 +75,8 @@ func Main(c *config.C, configTest bool, buildVersion string, logger *logrus.Logg
 	if c.GetBool("sshd.enabled", false) {
 		sshStart, err = configSSH(l, ssh, c)
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, util.ContextualizeIfNeeded("Error while configuring the sshd", err)
+			l.WithError(err).Warn("Failed to configure sshd, ssh debugging will not be available")
+			sshStart = nil
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -164,7 +165,7 @@ func Main(c *config.C, configTest bool, buildVersion string, logger *logrus.Logg
 
 		for i := 0; i < routines; i++ {
 			l.Infof("listening on %v", netip.AddrPortFrom(listenHost, uint16(port)))
-			udpServer, err := udp.NewListener(l, listenHost, port, routines > 1, c.GetInt("listen.batch", 64))
+			udpServer, err := udp.NewListener(l, listenHost, port, routines > 1, c.GetInt("listen.batch", 128))
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, util.NewContextualError("Failed to open udp listener", m{"queue": i}, err)
 			}

noise.go

@@ -25,11 +25,6 @@ func NewNebulaCipherState(s *noise.CipherState) *NebulaCipherState {
 
 }
 
-type cipherAEADDanger interface {
-	EncryptDanger(out, ad, plaintext []byte, n uint64, nb []byte) ([]byte, error)
-	DecryptDanger(out, ad, plaintext []byte, n uint64, nb []byte) ([]byte, error)
-}
-
 // EncryptDanger encrypts and authenticates a given payload.
 //
 // out is a destination slice to hold the output of the EncryptDanger operation.
@@ -40,25 +35,20 @@ type cipherAEADDanger interface {
 //     be re-used by callers to minimize garbage collection.
 func (s *NebulaCipherState) EncryptDanger(out, ad, plaintext []byte, n uint64, nb []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 	if s != nil {
-		switch ce := s.c.(type) {
+		// TODO: Is this okay now that we have made messageCounter atomic?
-		case cipherAEADDanger:
+		// Alternative may be to split the counter space into ranges
-			return ce.EncryptDanger(out, ad, plaintext, n, nb)
+		//if n <= s.n {
-		default:
+		//	return nil, errors.New("CRITICAL: a duplicate counter value was used")
-			// TODO: Is this okay now that we have made messageCounter atomic?
+		//}
-			// Alternative may be to split the counter space into ranges
+		//s.n = n
-			//if n <= s.n {
+		nb[0] = 0
-			//	return nil, errors.New("CRITICAL: a duplicate counter value was used")
+		nb[1] = 0
-			//}
+		nb[2] = 0
-			//s.n = n
+		nb[3] = 0
-			nb[0] = 0
+		noiseEndianness.PutUint64(nb[4:], n)
-			nb[1] = 0
+		out = s.c.(cipher.AEAD).Seal(out, nb, plaintext, ad)
-			nb[2] = 0
+		//l.Debugf("Encryption: outlen: %d, nonce: %d, ad: %s, plainlen %d", len(out), n, ad, len(plaintext))
-			nb[3] = 0
+		return out, nil
-			noiseEndianness.PutUint64(nb[4:], n)
-			out = s.c.(cipher.AEAD).Seal(out, nb, plaintext, ad)
-			//l.Debugf("Encryption: outlen: %d, nonce: %d, ad: %s, plainlen %d", len(out), n, ad, len(plaintext))
-			return out, nil
-		}
 	} else {
 		return nil, errors.New("no cipher state available to encrypt")
 	}
@@ -66,17 +56,12 @@ func (s *NebulaCipherState) EncryptDanger(out, ad, plaintext []byte, n uint64, n
 
 func (s *NebulaCipherState) DecryptDanger(out, ad, ciphertext []byte, n uint64, nb []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 	if s != nil {
-		switch ce := s.c.(type) {
+		nb[0] = 0
-		case cipherAEADDanger:
+		nb[1] = 0
-			return ce.DecryptDanger(out, ad, ciphertext, n, nb)
+		nb[2] = 0
-		default:
+		nb[3] = 0
-			nb[0] = 0
+		noiseEndianness.PutUint64(nb[4:], n)
-			nb[1] = 0
+		return s.c.(cipher.AEAD).Open(out, nb, ciphertext, ad)
-			nb[2] = 0
-			nb[3] = 0
-			noiseEndianness.PutUint64(nb[4:], n)
-			return s.c.(cipher.AEAD).Open(out, nb, ciphertext, ad)
-		}
 	} else {
 		return []byte{}, nil
 	}

noiseutil/fips140.go

@@ -1,78 +0,0 @@
-//go:build fips140v1.0
-// +build fips140v1.0
-
-package noiseutil
-
-import (
-	"crypto/cipher"
-	"encoding/binary"
-
-	// unsafe needed for go:linkname
-	_ "unsafe"
-
-	"github.com/flynn/noise"
-)
-
-// EncryptLockNeeded indicates if calls to Encrypt need a lock
-// This is true for fips140 because the Seal function verifies that the
-// nonce is strictly increasing.
-const EncryptLockNeeded = true
-
-// TODO: Use NewGCMWithCounterNonce once available:
-// - https://github.com/golang/go/issues/73110
-// Using tls.aeadAESGCM gives us the TLS 1.2 GCM, which also verifies
-// that the nonce is strictly increasing.
-//
-//go:linkname aeadAESGCM crypto/tls.aeadAESGCM
-func aeadAESGCM(key, noncePrefix []byte) cipher.AEAD
-
-type cipherFn struct {
-	fn   func([32]byte) noise.Cipher
-	name string
-}
-
-func (c cipherFn) Cipher(k [32]byte) noise.Cipher { return c.fn(k) }
-func (c cipherFn) CipherName() string             { return c.name }
-
-// CipherAESGCM is the AES256-GCM AEAD cipher (using aeadAESGCM when fips140 is enabled)
-var CipherAESGCM noise.CipherFunc = cipherFn{cipherAESGCM, "AESGCM"}
-
-// tls.aeadAESGCM uses a 4 byte static prefix and an 8 byte nonce
-var emptyPrefix = []byte{0, 0, 0, 0}
-
-func cipherAESGCM(k [32]byte) noise.Cipher {
-	gcm := aeadAESGCM(k[:], emptyPrefix)
-	return aeadCipher{
-		gcm,
-		func(n uint64) []byte {
-			// tls.aeadAESGCM uses a 4 byte static prefix and an 8 byte nonce
-			var nonce [8]byte
-			binary.BigEndian.PutUint64(nonce[:], n)
-			return nonce[:]
-		},
-	}
-}
-
-type aeadCipher struct {
-	cipher.AEAD
-	nonce func(uint64) []byte
-}
-
-func (c aeadCipher) Encrypt(out []byte, n uint64, ad, plaintext []byte) []byte {
-	return c.Seal(out, c.nonce(n), plaintext, ad)
-}
-
-func (c aeadCipher) Decrypt(out []byte, n uint64, ad, ciphertext []byte) ([]byte, error) {
-	return c.Open(out, c.nonce(n), ciphertext, ad)
-}
-
-func (c aeadCipher) EncryptDanger(out, ad, plaintext []byte, n uint64, nb []byte) ([]byte, error) {
-	binary.BigEndian.PutUint64(nb[4:], n)
-	out = c.Seal(out, nb[4:], plaintext, ad)
-	return out, nil
-}
-
-func (c aeadCipher) DecryptDanger(out, ad, ciphertext []byte, n uint64, nb []byte) ([]byte, error) {
-	binary.BigEndian.PutUint64(nb[4:], n)
-	return c.Open(out, nb[4:], ciphertext, ad)
-}

noiseutil/fips140_test.go

@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-//go:build fips140v1.0
-// +build fips140v1.0
-
-package noiseutil
-
-import (
-	"crypto/fips140"
-	"encoding/hex"
-	"log"
-	"testing"
-
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
-)
-
-func TestEncryptLockNeeded(t *testing.T) {
-	assert.True(t, EncryptLockNeeded)
-}
-
-// Ensure NewAESGCM validates the nonce is non-repeating
-func TestNewAESGCM(t *testing.T) {
-	assert.True(t, fips140.Enabled())
-
-	key, _ := hex.DecodeString("feffe9928665731c6d6a8f9467308308feffe9928665731c6d6a8f9467308308")
-	iv, _ := hex.DecodeString("00000000facedbaddecaf888")
-	plaintext, _ := hex.DecodeString("d9313225f88406e5a55909c5aff5269a86a7a9531534f7da2e4c303d8a318a721c3c0c95956809532fcf0e2449a6b525b16aedf5aa0de657ba637b39")
-	aad, _ := hex.DecodeString("feedfacedeadbeeffeedfacedeadbeefabaddad2")
-	expected, _ := hex.DecodeString("72ce2ea385f88c20d856e9d1248c2ca08562bbe8a61459ffae06ec393540518e9b6b4c40a146053f26a3df83c5384a48d273148b15aba64d970107432b2892741359275676441c1572c3fa9e")
-
-	var keyArray [32]byte
-	copy(keyArray[:], key)
-	c := CipherAESGCM.Cipher(keyArray)
-	aead := c.(aeadCipher).AEAD
-
-	dst := aead.Seal([]byte{}, iv, plaintext, aad)
-	log.Printf("%x", dst)
-	assert.Equal(t, expected, dst)
-
-	// We expect this to fail since we are re-encrypting with a repeat IV
-	assert.PanicsWithValue(t, "crypto/cipher: counter decreased", func() {
-		dst = aead.Seal([]byte{}, iv, plaintext, aad)
-	})
-}

noiseutil/notboring.go

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-//go:build !boringcrypto && !fips140v1.0
+//go:build !boringcrypto
-// +build !boringcrypto,!fips140v1.0
+// +build !boringcrypto
 
 package noiseutil
 

noiseutil/notboring_test.go

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-//go:build !boringcrypto && !fips140v1.0
+//go:build !boringcrypto
-// +build !boringcrypto,!fips140v1.0
+// +build !boringcrypto
 
 package noiseutil
 

outside.go

@@ -95,8 +95,7 @@ func (f *Interface) readOutsidePackets(ip netip.AddrPort, via *ViaSender, out []
 			switch relay.Type {
 			case TerminalType:
 				// If I am the target of this relay, process the unwrapped packet
-				// From this recursive point, all these variables are 'burned'. We shouldn't rely on them again.
+				f.readOutsidePackets(netip.AddrPort{}, &ViaSender{relayHI: hostinfo, remoteIdx: relay.RemoteIndex, relay: relay}, out[:virtioNetHdrLen], signedPayload, h, fwPacket, lhf, nb, q, localCache)
-				f.readOutsidePackets(netip.AddrPort{}, &ViaSender{relayHI: hostinfo, remoteIdx: relay.RemoteIndex, relay: relay}, out[:0], signedPayload, h, fwPacket, lhf, nb, q, localCache)
 				return
 			case ForwardingType:
 				// Find the target HostInfo relay object
@@ -138,7 +137,7 @@ func (f *Interface) readOutsidePackets(ip netip.AddrPort, via *ViaSender, out []
 			return
 		}
 
-		lhf.HandleRequest(ip, hostinfo.vpnAddrs, d, f)
+		lhf.HandleRequest(ip, hostinfo.vpnAddrs, d[virtioNetHdrLen:], f)
 
 		// Fallthrough to the bottom to record incoming traffic
 
@@ -160,7 +159,7 @@ func (f *Interface) readOutsidePackets(ip netip.AddrPort, via *ViaSender, out []
 			// This testRequest might be from TryPromoteBest, so we should roam
 			// to the new IP address before responding
 			f.handleHostRoaming(hostinfo, ip)
-			f.send(header.Test, header.TestReply, ci, hostinfo, d, nb, out)
+			f.send(header.Test, header.TestReply, ci, hostinfo, d[virtioNetHdrLen:], nb, out)
 		}
 
 		// Fallthrough to the bottom to record incoming traffic
@@ -203,7 +202,7 @@ func (f *Interface) readOutsidePackets(ip netip.AddrPort, via *ViaSender, out []
 			return
 		}
 
-		f.relayManager.HandleControlMsg(hostinfo, d, f)
+		f.relayManager.HandleControlMsg(hostinfo, d[virtioNetHdrLen:], f)
 
 	default:
 		f.messageMetrics.Rx(h.Type, h.Subtype, 1)
@@ -254,16 +253,18 @@ func (f *Interface) handleHostRoaming(hostinfo *HostInfo, udpAddr netip.AddrPort
 
 }
 
+// handleEncrypted returns true if a packet should be processed, false otherwise
 func (f *Interface) handleEncrypted(ci *ConnectionState, addr netip.AddrPort, h *header.H) bool {
-	// If connectionstate exists and the replay protector allows, process packet
+	// If connectionstate does not exist, send a recv error, if possible, to encourage a fast reconnect
-	// Else, send recv errors for 300 seconds after a restart to allow fast reconnection.
+	if ci == nil {
-	if ci == nil || !ci.window.Check(f.l, h.MessageCounter) {
 		if addr.IsValid() {
 			f.maybeSendRecvError(addr, h.RemoteIndex)
-			return false
-		} else {
-			return false
 		}
+		return false
+	}
+	// If the window check fails, refuse to process the packet, but don't send a recv error
+	if !ci.window.Check(f.l, h.MessageCounter) {
+		return false
 	}
 
 	return true
@@ -472,9 +473,11 @@ func (f *Interface) decryptToTun(hostinfo *HostInfo, messageCounter uint64, out
 		return false
 	}
 
-	err = newPacket(out, true, fwPacket)
+	packetData := out[virtioNetHdrLen:]
+
+	err = newPacket(packetData, true, fwPacket)
 	if err != nil {
-		hostinfo.logger(f.l).WithError(err).WithField("packet", out).
+		hostinfo.logger(f.l).WithError(err).WithField("packet", packetData).
 			Warnf("Error while validating inbound packet")
 		return false
 	}
@@ -489,7 +492,7 @@ func (f *Interface) decryptToTun(hostinfo *HostInfo, messageCounter uint64, out
 	if dropReason != nil {
 		// NOTE: We give `packet` as the `out` here since we already decrypted from it and we don't need it anymore
 		// This gives us a buffer to build the reject packet in
-		f.rejectOutside(out, hostinfo.ConnectionState, hostinfo, nb, packet, q)
+		f.rejectOutside(packetData, hostinfo.ConnectionState, hostinfo, nb, packet, q)
 		if f.l.Level >= logrus.DebugLevel {
 			hostinfo.logger(f.l).WithField("fwPacket", fwPacket).
 				WithField("reason", dropReason).
@@ -537,10 +540,6 @@ func (f *Interface) handleRecvError(addr netip.AddrPort, h *header.H) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	if !hostinfo.RecvErrorExceeded() {
-		return
-	}
-
 	if hostinfo.remote.IsValid() && hostinfo.remote != addr {
 		f.l.Infoln("Someone spoofing recv_errors? ", addr, hostinfo.remote)
 		return
@@ -550,3 +549,108 @@ func (f *Interface) handleRecvError(addr netip.AddrPort, h *header.H) {
 	// We also delete it from pending hostmap to allow for fast reconnect.
 	f.handshakeManager.DeleteHostInfo(hostinfo)
 }
+
+// readOutsidePacketsBatch processes multiple packets received from UDP in a batch
+// and writes all successfully decrypted packets to TUN in a single operation
+func (f *Interface) readOutsidePacketsBatch(addrs []netip.AddrPort, payloads [][]byte, count int, outs [][]byte, nb []byte, q int, h *header.H, fwPacket *firewall.Packet, lhf *LightHouseHandler, localCache firewall.ConntrackCache) {
+	// Pre-allocate slice for accumulating successful decryptions
+	tunPackets := make([][]byte, 0, count)
+
+	for i := 0; i < count; i++ {
+		payload := payloads[i]
+		addr := addrs[i]
+		out := outs[i]
+
+		// Parse header
+		err := h.Parse(payload)
+		if err != nil {
+			if len(payload) > 1 {
+				f.l.WithField("packet", payload).Infof("Error while parsing inbound packet from %s: %s", addr, err)
+			}
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if addr.IsValid() {
+			if f.myVpnNetworksTable.Contains(addr.Addr()) {
+				if f.l.Level >= logrus.DebugLevel {
+					f.l.WithField("udpAddr", addr).Debug("Refusing to process double encrypted packet")
+				}
+				continue
+			}
+		}
+
+		var hostinfo *HostInfo
+		if h.Type == header.Message && h.Subtype == header.MessageRelay {
+			hostinfo = f.hostMap.QueryRelayIndex(h.RemoteIndex)
+		} else {
+			hostinfo = f.hostMap.QueryIndex(h.RemoteIndex)
+		}
+
+		var ci *ConnectionState
+		if hostinfo != nil {
+			ci = hostinfo.ConnectionState
+		}
+
+		switch h.Type {
+		case header.Message:
+			if !f.handleEncrypted(ci, addr, h) {
+				continue
+			}
+
+			switch h.Subtype {
+			case header.MessageNone:
+				// Decrypt packet
+				out, err = hostinfo.ConnectionState.dKey.DecryptDanger(out, payload[:header.Len], payload[header.Len:], h.MessageCounter, nb)
+				if err != nil {
+					hostinfo.logger(f.l).WithError(err).Error("Failed to decrypt packet")
+					continue
+				}
+
+				packetData := out[virtioNetHdrLen:]
+
+				err = newPacket(packetData, true, fwPacket)
+				if err != nil {
+					hostinfo.logger(f.l).WithError(err).WithField("packet", packetData).Warnf("Error while validating inbound packet")
+					continue
+				}
+
+				if !hostinfo.ConnectionState.window.Update(f.l, h.MessageCounter) {
+					hostinfo.logger(f.l).WithField("fwPacket", fwPacket).Debugln("dropping out of window packet")
+					continue
+				}
+
+				dropReason := f.firewall.Drop(*fwPacket, true, hostinfo, f.pki.GetCAPool(), localCache)
+				if dropReason != nil {
+					f.rejectOutside(packetData, hostinfo.ConnectionState, hostinfo, nb, payload, q)
+					if f.l.Level >= logrus.DebugLevel {
+						hostinfo.logger(f.l).WithField("fwPacket", fwPacket).WithField("reason", dropReason).Debugln("dropping inbound packet")
+					}
+					continue
+				}
+
+				f.connectionManager.In(hostinfo)
+				// Add to batch for TUN write
+				tunPackets = append(tunPackets, out)
+
+			case header.MessageRelay:
+				// Skip relay packets in batch mode for now (less common path)
+				f.readOutsidePackets(addr, nil, out, payload, h, fwPacket, lhf, nb, q, localCache)
+
+			default:
+				hostinfo.logger(f.l).Debugf("unexpected message subtype %d", h.Subtype)
+			}
+
+		default:
+			// Handle non-Message types using single-packet path
+			f.readOutsidePackets(addr, nil, out, payload, h, fwPacket, lhf, nb, q, localCache)
+		}
+	}
+
+	if len(tunPackets) > 0 {
+		n, err := f.readers[q].WriteBatch(tunPackets, virtioNetHdrLen)
+		if err != nil {
+			f.l.WithError(err).WithField("sent", n).WithField("total", len(tunPackets)).Error("Failed to batch write to tun")
+		}
+		f.batchMetrics.tunWriteSize.Update(int64(len(tunPackets)))
+	}
+}

overlay/device.go

@@ -7,11 +7,25 @@ import (
 	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/routing"
 )
 
-type Device interface {
+// BatchReadWriter extends io.ReadWriteCloser with batch I/O operations
+type BatchReadWriter interface {
 	io.ReadWriteCloser
+
+	// BatchRead reads multiple packets at once
+	BatchRead(bufs [][]byte, sizes []int) (int, error)
+
+	// WriteBatch writes multiple packets at once
+	WriteBatch(bufs [][]byte, offset int) (int, error)
+
+	// BatchSize returns the optimal batch size for this device
+	BatchSize() int
+}
+
+type Device interface {
+	BatchReadWriter
 	Activate() error
 	Networks() []netip.Prefix
 	Name() string
 	RoutesFor(netip.Addr) routing.Gateways
-	NewMultiQueueReader() (io.ReadWriteCloser, error)
+	NewMultiQueueReader() (BatchReadWriter, error)
 }

overlay/tun.go

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package overlay
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
+	"net"
 	"net/netip"
 
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
@@ -9,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 const DefaultMTU = 1300
+const VirtioNetHdrLen = 10 // Size of virtio_net_hdr structure
 
 // TODO: We may be able to remove routines
 type DeviceFactory func(c *config.C, l *logrus.Logger, vpnNetworks []netip.Prefix, routines int) (Device, error)
@@ -70,3 +73,51 @@ func findRemovedRoutes(newRoutes, oldRoutes []Route) []Route {
 
 	return removed
 }
+
+func prefixToMask(prefix netip.Prefix) netip.Addr {
+	pLen := 128
+	if prefix.Addr().Is4() {
+		pLen = 32
+	}
+
+	addr, _ := netip.AddrFromSlice(net.CIDRMask(prefix.Bits(), pLen))
+	return addr
+}
+
+func flipBytes(b []byte) []byte {
+	for i := 0; i < len(b); i++ {
+		b[i] ^= 0xFF
+	}
+	return b
+}
+func orBytes(a []byte, b []byte) []byte {
+	ret := make([]byte, len(a))
+	for i := 0; i < len(a); i++ {
+		ret[i] = a[i] | b[i]
+	}
+	return ret
+}
+
+func getBroadcast(cidr netip.Prefix) netip.Addr {
+	broadcast, _ := netip.AddrFromSlice(
+		orBytes(
+			cidr.Addr().AsSlice(),
+			flipBytes(prefixToMask(cidr).AsSlice()),
+		),
+	)
+	return broadcast
+}
+
+func selectGateway(dest netip.Prefix, gateways []netip.Prefix) (netip.Prefix, error) {
+	for _, gateway := range gateways {
+		if dest.Addr().Is4() && gateway.Addr().Is4() {
+			return gateway, nil
+		}
+
+		if dest.Addr().Is6() && gateway.Addr().Is6() {
+			return gateway, nil
+		}
+	}
+
+	return netip.Prefix{}, fmt.Errorf("no gateway found for %v in the list of vpn networks", dest)
+}

overlay/tun_android.go

@@ -95,6 +95,29 @@ func (t *tun) Name() string {
 	return "android"
 }
 
-func (t *tun) NewMultiQueueReader() (io.ReadWriteCloser, error) {
+func (t *tun) NewMultiQueueReader() (BatchReadWriter, error) {
 	return nil, fmt.Errorf("TODO: multiqueue not implemented for android")
 }
+
+func (t *tun) BatchRead(bufs [][]byte, sizes []int) (int, error) {
+	n, err := t.Read(bufs[0])
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+	sizes[0] = n
+	return 1, nil
+}
+
+func (t *tun) WriteBatch(bufs [][]byte, offset int) (int, error) {
+	for i, buf := range bufs {
+		_, err := t.Write(buf[offset:])
+		if err != nil {
+			return i, err
+		}
+	}
+	return len(bufs), nil
+}
+
+func (t *tun) BatchSize() int {
+	return 1
+}

overlay/tun_darwin.go

@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
-	"net"
 	"net/netip"
 	"os"
 	"sync/atomic"
@@ -295,7 +294,6 @@ func (t *tun) activate6(network netip.Prefix) error {
 			Vltime: 0xffffffff,
 			Pltime: 0xffffffff,
 		},
-		//TODO: CERT-V2 should we disable DAD (duplicate address detection) and mark this as a secured address?
 		Flags: _IN6_IFF_NODAD,
 	}
 
@@ -551,16 +549,32 @@ func (t *tun) Name() string {
 	return t.Device
 }
 
-func (t *tun) NewMultiQueueReader() (io.ReadWriteCloser, error) {
+func (t *tun) NewMultiQueueReader() (BatchReadWriter, error) {
 	return nil, fmt.Errorf("TODO: multiqueue not implemented for darwin")
 }
 
-func prefixToMask(prefix netip.Prefix) netip.Addr {
+// BatchRead reads a single packet (batch size 1 for non-Linux platforms)
-	pLen := 128
+func (t *tun) BatchRead(bufs [][]byte, sizes []int) (int, error) {
-	if prefix.Addr().Is4() {
+	n, err := t.Read(bufs[0])
-		pLen = 32
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
 	}
-
+	sizes[0] = n
-	addr, _ := netip.AddrFromSlice(net.CIDRMask(prefix.Bits(), pLen))
+	return 1, nil
-	return addr
+}
+
+// WriteBatch writes packets individually (no batching for non-Linux platforms)
+func (t *tun) WriteBatch(bufs [][]byte, offset int) (int, error) {
+	for i, buf := range bufs {
+		_, err := t.Write(buf[offset:])
+		if err != nil {
+			return i, err
+		}
+	}
+	return len(bufs), nil
+}
+
+// BatchSize returns 1 for non-Linux platforms (no batching)
+func (t *tun) BatchSize() int {
+	return 1
 }

overlay/tun_disabled.go

@@ -105,10 +105,36 @@ func (t *disabledTun) Write(b []byte) (int, error) {
 	return len(b), nil
 }
 
-func (t *disabledTun) NewMultiQueueReader() (io.ReadWriteCloser, error) {
+func (t *disabledTun) NewMultiQueueReader() (BatchReadWriter, error) {
 	return t, nil
 }
 
+// BatchRead reads a single packet (batch size 1 for disabled tun)
+func (t *disabledTun) BatchRead(bufs [][]byte, sizes []int) (int, error) {
+	n, err := t.Read(bufs[0])
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+	sizes[0] = n
+	return 1, nil
+}
+
+// WriteBatch writes packets individually (no batching for disabled tun)
+func (t *disabledTun) WriteBatch(bufs [][]byte, offset int) (int, error) {
+	for i, buf := range bufs {
+		_, err := t.Write(buf[offset:])
+		if err != nil {
+			return i, err
+		}
+	}
+	return len(bufs), nil
+}
+
+// BatchSize returns 1 for disabled tun (no batching)
+func (t *disabledTun) BatchSize() int {
+	return 1
+}
+
 func (t *disabledTun) Close() error {
 	if t.read != nil {
 		close(t.read)

overlay/tun_freebsd.go

@@ -10,11 +10,9 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"io/fs"
 	"net/netip"
-	"os"
-	"os/exec"
-	"strconv"
 	"sync/atomic"
 	"syscall"
+	"time"
 	"unsafe"
 
 	"github.com/gaissmai/bart"
@@ -22,12 +20,18 @@ import (
 	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/config"
 	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/routing"
 	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/util"
+	netroute "golang.org/x/net/route"
+	"golang.org/x/sys/unix"
 )
 
 const (
 	// FIODGNAME is defined in sys/sys/filio.h on FreeBSD
 	// For 32-bit systems, use FIODGNAME_32 (not defined in this file: 0x80086678)
-	FIODGNAME = 0x80106678
+	FIODGNAME        = 0x80106678
+	TUNSIFMODE       = 0x8004745e
+	TUNSIFHEAD       = 0x80047460
+	OSIOCAIFADDR_IN6 = 0x8088691b
+	IN6_IFF_NODAD    = 0x0020
 )
 
 type fiodgnameArg struct {
@@ -37,43 +41,159 @@ type fiodgnameArg struct {
 }
 
 type ifreqRename struct {
-	Name [16]byte
+	Name [unix.IFNAMSIZ]byte
 	Data uintptr
 }
 
 type ifreqDestroy struct {
-	Name [16]byte
+	Name [unix.IFNAMSIZ]byte
 	pad  [16]byte
 }
 
+type ifReq struct {
+	Name  [unix.IFNAMSIZ]byte
+	Flags uint16
+}
+
+type ifreqMTU struct {
+	Name [unix.IFNAMSIZ]byte
+	MTU  int32
+}
+
+type addrLifetime struct {
+	Expire    uint64
+	Preferred uint64
+	Vltime    uint32
+	Pltime    uint32
+}
+
+type ifreqAlias4 struct {
+	Name     [unix.IFNAMSIZ]byte
+	Addr     unix.RawSockaddrInet4
+	DstAddr  unix.RawSockaddrInet4
+	MaskAddr unix.RawSockaddrInet4
+	VHid     uint32
+}
+
+type ifreqAlias6 struct {
+	Name       [unix.IFNAMSIZ]byte
+	Addr       unix.RawSockaddrInet6
+	DstAddr    unix.RawSockaddrInet6
+	PrefixMask unix.RawSockaddrInet6
+	Flags      uint32
+	Lifetime   addrLifetime
+	VHid       uint32
+}
+
 type tun struct {
 	Device      string
 	vpnNetworks []netip.Prefix
 	MTU         int
 	Routes      atomic.Pointer[[]Route]
 	routeTree   atomic.Pointer[bart.Table[routing.Gateways]]
+	linkAddr    *netroute.LinkAddr
 	l           *logrus.Logger
+	devFd       int
+}
 
-	io.ReadWriteCloser
+func (t *tun) Read(to []byte) (int, error) {
+	// use readv() to read from the tunnel device, to eliminate the need for copying the buffer
+	if t.devFd < 0 {
+		return -1, syscall.EINVAL
+	}
+
+	// first 4 bytes is protocol family, in network byte order
+	head := make([]byte, 4)
+
+	iovecs := []syscall.Iovec{
+		{&head[0], 4},
+		{&to[0], uint64(len(to))},
+	}
+
+	n, _, errno := syscall.Syscall(syscall.SYS_READV, uintptr(t.devFd), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&iovecs[0])), uintptr(2))
+
+	var err error
+	if errno != 0 {
+		err = syscall.Errno(errno)
+	} else {
+		err = nil
+	}
+	// fix bytes read number to exclude header
+	bytesRead := int(n)
+	if bytesRead < 0 {
+		return bytesRead, err
+	} else if bytesRead < 4 {
+		return 0, err
+	} else {
+		return bytesRead - 4, err
+	}
+}
+
+// Write is only valid for single threaded use
+func (t *tun) Write(from []byte) (int, error) {
+	// use writev() to write to the tunnel device, to eliminate the need for copying the buffer
+	if t.devFd < 0 {
+		return -1, syscall.EINVAL
+	}
+
+	if len(from) <= 1 {
+		return 0, syscall.EIO
+	}
+	ipVer := from[0] >> 4
+	var head []byte
+	// first 4 bytes is protocol family, in network byte order
+	if ipVer == 4 {
+		head = []byte{0, 0, 0, syscall.AF_INET}
+	} else if ipVer == 6 {
+		head = []byte{0, 0, 0, syscall.AF_INET6}
+	} else {
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("unable to determine IP version from packet")
+	}
+	iovecs := []syscall.Iovec{
+		{&head[0], 4},
+		{&from[0], uint64(len(from))},
+	}
+
+	n, _, errno := syscall.Syscall(syscall.SYS_WRITEV, uintptr(t.devFd), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&iovecs[0])), uintptr(2))
+
+	var err error
+	if errno != 0 {
+		err = syscall.Errno(errno)
+	} else {
+		err = nil
+	}
+
+	return int(n) - 4, err
 }
 
 func (t *tun) Close() error {
-	if t.ReadWriteCloser != nil {
+	if t.devFd >= 0 {
-		if err := t.ReadWriteCloser.Close(); err != nil {
+		err := syscall.Close(t.devFd)
-			return err
-		}
-
-		s, err := syscall.Socket(syscall.AF_INET, syscall.SOCK_DGRAM, syscall.IPPROTO_IP)
 		if err != nil {
-			return err
+			t.l.WithError(err).Error("Error closing device")
 		}
-		defer syscall.Close(s)
+		t.devFd = -1
 
-		ifreq := ifreqDestroy{Name: t.deviceBytes()}
+		c := make(chan struct{})
+		go func() {
+			// destroying the interface can block if a read() is still pending. Do this asynchronously.
+			defer close(c)
+			s, err := syscall.Socket(syscall.AF_INET, syscall.SOCK_DGRAM, syscall.IPPROTO_IP)
+			if err == nil {
+				defer syscall.Close(s)
+				ifreq := ifreqDestroy{Name: t.deviceBytes()}
+				err = ioctl(uintptr(s), syscall.SIOCIFDESTROY, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&ifreq)))
+			}
+			if err != nil {
+				t.l.WithError(err).Error("Error destroying tunnel")
+			}
+		}()
 
-		// Destroy the interface
+		// wait up to 1 second so we start blocking at the ioctl
-		err = ioctl(uintptr(s), syscall.SIOCIFDESTROY, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&ifreq)))
+		select {
-		return err
+		case <-c:
+		case <-time.After(1 * time.Second):
+		}
 	}
 
 	return nil
@@ -85,32 +205,37 @@ func newTunFromFd(_ *config.C, _ *logrus.Logger, _ int, _ []netip.Prefix) (*tun,
 
 func newTun(c *config.C, l *logrus.Logger, vpnNetworks []netip.Prefix, _ bool) (*tun, error) {
 	// Try to open existing tun device
-	var file *os.File
+	var fd int
 	var err error
 	deviceName := c.GetString("tun.dev", "")
 	if deviceName != "" {
-		file, err = os.OpenFile("/dev/"+deviceName, os.O_RDWR, 0)
+		fd, err = syscall.Open("/dev/"+deviceName, syscall.O_RDWR, 0)
 	}
 	if errors.Is(err, fs.ErrNotExist) || deviceName == "" {
 		// If the device doesn't already exist, request a new one and rename it
-		file, err = os.OpenFile("/dev/tun", os.O_RDWR, 0)
+		fd, err = syscall.Open("/dev/tun", syscall.O_RDWR, 0)
 	}
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	rawConn, err := file.SyscallConn()
+	// Read the name of the interface
-	if err != nil {
+	var name [16]byte
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("SyscallConn: %v", err)
+	arg := fiodgnameArg{length: 16, buf: unsafe.Pointer(&name)}
+	ctrlErr := ioctl(uintptr(fd), FIODGNAME, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&arg)))
+
+	if ctrlErr == nil {
+		// set broadcast mode and multicast
+		ifmode := uint32(unix.IFF_BROADCAST | unix.IFF_MULTICAST)
+		ctrlErr = ioctl(uintptr(fd), TUNSIFMODE, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&ifmode)))
+	}
+
+	if ctrlErr == nil {
+		// turn on link-layer mode, to support ipv6
+		ifhead := uint32(1)
+		ctrlErr = ioctl(uintptr(fd), TUNSIFHEAD, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&ifhead)))
 	}
 
-	var name [16]byte
-	var ctrlErr error
-	rawConn.Control(func(fd uintptr) {
-		// Read the name of the interface
-		arg := fiodgnameArg{length: 16, buf: unsafe.Pointer(&name)}
-		ctrlErr = ioctl(fd, FIODGNAME, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&arg)))
-	})
 	if ctrlErr != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -122,11 +247,7 @@ func newTun(c *config.C, l *logrus.Logger, vpnNetworks []netip.Prefix, _ bool) (
 
 	// If the name doesn't match the desired interface name, rename it now
 	if ifName != deviceName {
-		s, err := syscall.Socket(
+		s, err := unix.Socket(unix.AF_INET, unix.SOCK_DGRAM, unix.IPPROTO_IP)
-			syscall.AF_INET,
-			syscall.SOCK_DGRAM,
-			syscall.IPPROTO_IP,
-		)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
@@ -149,11 +270,11 @@ func newTun(c *config.C, l *logrus.Logger, vpnNetworks []netip.Prefix, _ bool) (
 	}
 
 	t := &tun{
-		ReadWriteCloser: file,
+		Device:      deviceName,
-		Device:          deviceName,
+		vpnNetworks: vpnNetworks,
-		vpnNetworks:     vpnNetworks,
+		MTU:         c.GetInt("tun.mtu", DefaultMTU),
-		MTU:             c.GetInt("tun.mtu", DefaultMTU),
+		l:           l,
-		l:               l,
+		devFd:       fd,
 	}
 
 	err = t.reload(c, true)
@@ -172,38 +293,111 @@ func newTun(c *config.C, l *logrus.Logger, vpnNetworks []netip.Prefix, _ bool) (
 }
 
 func (t *tun) addIp(cidr netip.Prefix) error {
-	var err error
+	if cidr.Addr().Is4() {
-	// TODO use syscalls instead of exec.Command
+		ifr := ifreqAlias4{
-	cmd := exec.Command("/sbin/ifconfig", t.Device, cidr.String(), cidr.Addr().String())
+			Name: t.deviceBytes(),
-	t.l.Debug("command: ", cmd.String())
+			Addr: unix.RawSockaddrInet4{
-	if err = cmd.Run(); err != nil {
+				Len:    unix.SizeofSockaddrInet4,
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to run 'ifconfig': %s", err)
+				Family: unix.AF_INET,
+				Addr:   cidr.Addr().As4(),
+			},
+			DstAddr: unix.RawSockaddrInet4{
+				Len:    unix.SizeofSockaddrInet4,
+				Family: unix.AF_INET,
+				Addr:   getBroadcast(cidr).As4(),
+			},
+			MaskAddr: unix.RawSockaddrInet4{
+				Len:    unix.SizeofSockaddrInet4,
+				Family: unix.AF_INET,
+				Addr:   prefixToMask(cidr).As4(),
+			},
+			VHid: 0,
+		}
+		s, err := unix.Socket(unix.AF_INET, unix.SOCK_DGRAM, unix.IPPROTO_IP)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		defer syscall.Close(s)
+		// Note: unix.SIOCAIFADDR corresponds to FreeBSD's OSIOCAIFADDR
+		if err := ioctl(uintptr(s), unix.SIOCAIFADDR, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&ifr))); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to set tun address %s: %s", cidr.Addr().String(), err)
+		}
+		return nil
 	}
 
-	cmd = exec.Command("/sbin/route", "-n", "add", "-net", cidr.String(), "-interface", t.Device)
+	if cidr.Addr().Is6() {
-	t.l.Debug("command: ", cmd.String())
+		ifr := ifreqAlias6{
-	if err = cmd.Run(); err != nil {
+			Name: t.deviceBytes(),
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to run 'route add': %s", err)
+			Addr: unix.RawSockaddrInet6{
+				Len:    unix.SizeofSockaddrInet6,
+				Family: unix.AF_INET6,
+				Addr:   cidr.Addr().As16(),
+			},
+			PrefixMask: unix.RawSockaddrInet6{
+				Len:    unix.SizeofSockaddrInet6,
+				Family: unix.AF_INET6,
+				Addr:   prefixToMask(cidr).As16(),
+			},
+			Lifetime: addrLifetime{
+				Expire:    0,
+				Preferred: 0,
+				Vltime:    0xffffffff,
+				Pltime:    0xffffffff,
+			},
+			Flags: IN6_IFF_NODAD,
+		}
+		s, err := syscall.Socket(syscall.AF_INET6, syscall.SOCK_DGRAM, syscall.IPPROTO_IP)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		defer syscall.Close(s)
+
+		if err := ioctl(uintptr(s), OSIOCAIFADDR_IN6, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&ifr))); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to set tun address %s: %s", cidr.Addr().String(), err)
+		}
+		return nil
 	}
 
-	cmd = exec.Command("/sbin/ifconfig", t.Device, "mtu", strconv.Itoa(t.MTU))
+	return fmt.Errorf("unknown address type %v", cidr)
-	t.l.Debug("command: ", cmd.String())
-	if err = cmd.Run(); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to run 'ifconfig': %s", err)
-	}
-
-	// Unsafe path routes
-	return t.addRoutes(false)
 }
 
 func (t *tun) Activate() error {
+	// Setup our default MTU
+	err := t.setMTU()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	linkAddr, err := getLinkAddr(t.Device)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if linkAddr == nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to discover link_addr for tun interface")
+	}
+	t.linkAddr = linkAddr
+
 	for i := range t.vpnNetworks {
 		err := t.addIp(t.vpnNetworks[i])
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
-	return nil
+
+	return t.addRoutes(false)
+}
+
+func (t *tun) setMTU() error {
+	// Set the MTU on the device
+	s, err := unix.Socket(unix.AF_INET, unix.SOCK_DGRAM, unix.IPPROTO_IP)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer syscall.Close(s)
+
+	ifm := ifreqMTU{Name: t.deviceBytes(), MTU: int32(t.MTU)}
+	err = ioctl(uintptr(s), unix.SIOCSIFMTU, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&ifm)))
+	return err
 }
 
 func (t *tun) reload(c *config.C, initial bool) error {
@@ -256,10 +450,36 @@ func (t *tun) Name() string {
 	return t.Device
 }
 
-func (t *tun) NewMultiQueueReader() (io.ReadWriteCloser, error) {
+func (t *tun) NewMultiQueueReader() (BatchReadWriter, error) {
 	return nil, fmt.Errorf("TODO: multiqueue not implemented for freebsd")
 }
 
+// BatchRead reads a single packet (batch size 1 for FreeBSD)
+func (t *tun) BatchRead(bufs [][]byte, sizes []int) (int, error) {
+	n, err := t.Read(bufs[0])
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+	sizes[0] = n
+	return 1, nil
+}
+
+// WriteBatch writes packets individually (no batching for FreeBSD)
+func (t *tun) WriteBatch(bufs [][]byte, offset int) (int, error) {
+	for i, buf := range bufs {
+		_, err := t.Write(buf[offset:])
+		if err != nil {
+			return i, err
+		}
+	}
+	return len(bufs), nil
+}
+
+// BatchSize returns 1 for FreeBSD (no batching)
+func (t *tun) BatchSize() int {
+	return 1
+}
+
 func (t *tun) addRoutes(logErrors bool) error {
 	routes := *t.Routes.Load()
 	for _, r := range routes {
@@ -268,15 +488,16 @@ func (t *tun) addRoutes(logErrors bool) error {
 			continue
 		}
 
-		cmd := exec.Command("/sbin/route", "-n", "add", "-net", r.Cidr.String(), "-interface", t.Device)
+		err := addRoute(r.Cidr, t.linkAddr)
-		t.l.Debug("command: ", cmd.String())
+		if err != nil {
-		if err := cmd.Run(); err != nil {
+			retErr := util.NewContextualError("Failed to add route", map[string]any{"route": r}, err)
-			retErr := util.NewContextualError("failed to run 'route add' for unsafe_route", map[string]any{"route": r}, err)
 			if logErrors {
 				retErr.Log(t.l)
 			} else {
 				return retErr
 			}
+		} else {
+			t.l.WithField("route", r).Info("Added route")
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -289,9 +510,8 @@ func (t *tun) removeRoutes(routes []Route) error {
 			continue
 		}
 
-		cmd := exec.Command("/sbin/route", "-n", "delete", "-net", r.Cidr.String(), "-interface", t.Device)
+		err := delRoute(r.Cidr, t.linkAddr)
-		t.l.Debug("command: ", cmd.String())
+		if err != nil {
-		if err := cmd.Run(); err != nil {
 			t.l.WithError(err).WithField("route", r).Error("Failed to remove route")
 		} else {
 			t.l.WithField("route", r).Info("Removed route")
@@ -306,3 +526,120 @@ func (t *tun) deviceBytes() (o [16]byte) {
 	}
 	return
 }
+
+func addRoute(prefix netip.Prefix, gateway netroute.Addr) error {
+	sock, err := unix.Socket(unix.AF_ROUTE, unix.SOCK_RAW, unix.AF_UNSPEC)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to create AF_ROUTE socket: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer unix.Close(sock)
+
+	route := &netroute.RouteMessage{
+		Version: unix.RTM_VERSION,
+		Type:    unix.RTM_ADD,
+		Flags:   unix.RTF_UP,
+		Seq:     1,
+	}
+
+	if prefix.Addr().Is4() {
+		route.Addrs = []netroute.Addr{
+			unix.RTAX_DST:     &netroute.Inet4Addr{IP: prefix.Masked().Addr().As4()},
+			unix.RTAX_NETMASK: &netroute.Inet4Addr{IP: prefixToMask(prefix).As4()},
+			unix.RTAX_GATEWAY: gateway,
+		}
+	} else {
+		route.Addrs = []netroute.Addr{
+			unix.RTAX_DST:     &netroute.Inet6Addr{IP: prefix.Masked().Addr().As16()},
+			unix.RTAX_NETMASK: &netroute.Inet6Addr{IP: prefixToMask(prefix).As16()},
+			unix.RTAX_GATEWAY: gateway,
+		}
+	}
+
+	data, err := route.Marshal()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create route.RouteMessage: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	_, err = unix.Write(sock, data[:])
+	if err != nil {
+		if errors.Is(err, unix.EEXIST) {
+			// Try to do a change
+			route.Type = unix.RTM_CHANGE
+			data, err = route.Marshal()
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("failed to create route.RouteMessage for change: %w", err)
+			}
+			_, err = unix.Write(sock, data[:])
+			fmt.Println("DOING CHANGE")
+			return err
+		}
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to write route.RouteMessage to socket: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func delRoute(prefix netip.Prefix, gateway netroute.Addr) error {
+	sock, err := unix.Socket(unix.AF_ROUTE, unix.SOCK_RAW, unix.AF_UNSPEC)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to create AF_ROUTE socket: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer unix.Close(sock)
+
+	route := netroute.RouteMessage{
+		Version: unix.RTM_VERSION,
+		Type:    unix.RTM_DELETE,
+		Seq:     1,
+	}
+
+	if prefix.Addr().Is4() {
+		route.Addrs = []netroute.Addr{
+			unix.RTAX_DST:     &netroute.Inet4Addr{IP: prefix.Masked().Addr().As4()},
+			unix.RTAX_NETMASK: &netroute.Inet4Addr{IP: prefixToMask(prefix).As4()},
+			unix.RTAX_GATEWAY: gateway,
+		}
+	} else {
+		route.Addrs = []netroute.Addr{
+			unix.RTAX_DST:     &netroute.Inet6Addr{IP: prefix.Masked().Addr().As16()},
+			unix.RTAX_NETMASK: &netroute.Inet6Addr{IP: prefixToMask(prefix).As16()},
+			unix.RTAX_GATEWAY: gateway,
+		}
+	}
+
+	data, err := route.Marshal()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create route.RouteMessage: %w", err)
+	}
+	_, err = unix.Write(sock, data[:])
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to write route.RouteMessage to socket: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// getLinkAddr Gets the link address for the interface of the given name
+func getLinkAddr(name string) (*netroute.LinkAddr, error) {
+	rib, err := netroute.FetchRIB(unix.AF_UNSPEC, unix.NET_RT_IFLIST, 0)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	msgs, err := netroute.ParseRIB(unix.NET_RT_IFLIST, rib)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	for _, m := range msgs {
+		switch m := m.(type) {
+		case *netroute.InterfaceMessage:
+			if m.Name == name {
+				sa, ok := m.Addrs[unix.RTAX_IFP].(*netroute.LinkAddr)
+				if ok {
+					return sa, nil
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil, nil
+}

overlay/tun_ios.go

@@ -151,6 +151,29 @@ func (t *tun) Name() string {
 	return "iOS"
 }
 
-func (t *tun) NewMultiQueueReader() (io.ReadWriteCloser, error) {
+func (t *tun) NewMultiQueueReader() (BatchReadWriter, error) {
 	return nil, fmt.Errorf("TODO: multiqueue not implemented for ios")
 }
+
+func (t *tun) BatchRead(bufs [][]byte, sizes []int) (int, error) {
+	n, err := t.Read(bufs[0])
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+	sizes[0] = n
+	return 1, nil
+}
+
+func (t *tun) WriteBatch(bufs [][]byte, offset int) (int, error) {
+	for i, buf := range bufs {
+		_, err := t.Write(buf[offset:])
+		if err != nil {
+			return i, err
+		}
+	}
+	return len(bufs), nil
+}
+
+func (t *tun) BatchSize() int {
+	return 1
+}

overlay/tun_linux.go

@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import (
 	"net"
 	"net/netip"
 	"os"
-	"strings"
 	"sync/atomic"
 	"time"
 	"unsafe"
@@ -21,10 +20,12 @@ import (
 	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/util"
 	"github.com/vishvananda/netlink"
 	"golang.org/x/sys/unix"
+	wgtun "golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard/tun"
 )
 
 type tun struct {
 	io.ReadWriteCloser
+	wgDevice    wgtun.Device
 	fd          int
 	Device      string
 	vpnNetworks []netip.Prefix
@@ -65,59 +66,154 @@ type ifreqQLEN struct {
 	pad   [8]byte
 }
 
-func newTunFromFd(c *config.C, l *logrus.Logger, deviceFd int, vpnNetworks []netip.Prefix) (*tun, error) {
+// wgDeviceWrapper wraps a wireguard Device to implement io.ReadWriteCloser
-	file := os.NewFile(uintptr(deviceFd), "/dev/net/tun")
+// This allows multiqueue readers to use the same wireguard Device batching as the main device
+type wgDeviceWrapper struct {
+	dev wgtun.Device
+	buf []byte // Reusable buffer for single packet reads
+}
 
+func (w *wgDeviceWrapper) Read(b []byte) (int, error) {
+	// Use wireguard Device's batch API for single packet
+	bufs := [][]byte{b}
+	sizes := make([]int, 1)
+	n, err := w.dev.Read(bufs, sizes, 0)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+	if n == 0 {
+		return 0, io.EOF
+	}
+	return sizes[0], nil
+}
+
+func (w *wgDeviceWrapper) Write(b []byte) (int, error) {
+	// Buffer b should have virtio header space (10 bytes) at the beginning
+	// The decrypted packet data starts at offset 10
+	// Pass the full buffer to WireGuard with offset=virtioNetHdrLen
+	bufs := [][]byte{b}
+	n, err := w.dev.Write(bufs, VirtioNetHdrLen)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+	if n == 0 {
+		return 0, io.ErrShortWrite
+	}
+	return len(b), nil
+}
+
+func (w *wgDeviceWrapper) WriteBatch(bufs [][]byte, offset int) (int, error) {
+	// Pass all buffers to WireGuard's batch write
+	return w.dev.Write(bufs, offset)
+}
+
+func (w *wgDeviceWrapper) Close() error {
+	return w.dev.Close()
+}
+
+// BatchRead implements batching for multiqueue readers
+func (w *wgDeviceWrapper) BatchRead(bufs [][]byte, sizes []int) (int, error) {
+	// The zero here is offset.
+	return w.dev.Read(bufs, sizes, 0)
+}
+
+// BatchSize returns the optimal batch size
+func (w *wgDeviceWrapper) BatchSize() int {
+	return w.dev.BatchSize()
+}
+
+func newTunFromFd(c *config.C, l *logrus.Logger, deviceFd int, vpnNetworks []netip.Prefix) (*tun, error) {
+	wgDev, name, err := wgtun.CreateUnmonitoredTUNFromFD(deviceFd)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create TUN from FD: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	file := wgDev.File()
 	t, err := newTunGeneric(c, l, file, vpnNetworks)
 	if err != nil {
+		_ = wgDev.Close()
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	t.Device = "tun0"
+	t.wgDevice = wgDev
+	t.Device = name
 
 	return t, nil
 }
 
 func newTun(c *config.C, l *logrus.Logger, vpnNetworks []netip.Prefix, multiqueue bool) (*tun, error) {
-	fd, err := unix.Open("/dev/net/tun", os.O_RDWR, 0)
+	// Check if /dev/net/tun exists, create if needed (for docker containers)
-	if err != nil {
+	if _, err := os.Stat("/dev/net/tun"); os.IsNotExist(err) {
-		// If /dev/net/tun doesn't exist, try to create it (will happen in docker)
+		if err := os.MkdirAll("/dev/net", 0755); err != nil {
-		if os.IsNotExist(err) {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("/dev/net/tun doesn't exist, failed to mkdir -p /dev/net: %w", err)
-			err = os.MkdirAll("/dev/net", 0755)
+		}
-			if err != nil {
+		if err := unix.Mknod("/dev/net/tun", unix.S_IFCHR|0600, int(unix.Mkdev(10, 200))); err != nil {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("/dev/net/tun doesn't exist, failed to mkdir -p /dev/net: %w", err)
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create /dev/net/tun: %w", err)
-			}
-			err = unix.Mknod("/dev/net/tun", unix.S_IFCHR|0600, int(unix.Mkdev(10, 200)))
-			if err != nil {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create /dev/net/tun: %w", err)
-			}
-
-			fd, err = unix.Open("/dev/net/tun", os.O_RDWR, 0)
-			if err != nil {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("created /dev/net/tun, but still failed: %w", err)
-			}
-		} else {
-			return nil, err
 		}
 	}
 
-	var req ifReq
+	devName := c.GetString("tun.dev", "")
-	req.Flags = uint16(unix.IFF_TUN | unix.IFF_NO_PI)
+	mtu := c.GetInt("tun.mtu", DefaultMTU)
-	if multiqueue {
-		req.Flags |= unix.IFF_MULTI_QUEUE
-	}
-	copy(req.Name[:], c.GetString("tun.dev", ""))
-	if err = ioctl(uintptr(fd), uintptr(unix.TUNSETIFF), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&req))); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	name := strings.Trim(string(req.Name[:]), "\x00")
 
-	file := os.NewFile(uintptr(fd), "/dev/net/tun")
+	// Create TUN device manually to support multiqueue
-	t, err := newTunGeneric(c, l, file, vpnNetworks)
+	fd, err := unix.Open("/dev/net/tun", os.O_RDWR, 0)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	var req ifReq
+	req.Flags = uint16(unix.IFF_TUN | unix.IFF_NO_PI | unix.IFF_VNET_HDR)
+	if multiqueue {
+		req.Flags |= unix.IFF_MULTI_QUEUE
+	}
+	copy(req.Name[:], devName)
+	if err = ioctl(uintptr(fd), uintptr(unix.TUNSETIFF), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&req))); err != nil {
+		unix.Close(fd)
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	// Set nonblocking
+	if err = unix.SetNonblock(fd, true); err != nil {
+		unix.Close(fd)
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	// Enable TCP and UDP offload (TSO/GRO) for performance
+	// This allows the kernel to handle segmentation/coalescing
+	const (
+		tunTCPOffloads = unix.TUN_F_CSUM | unix.TUN_F_TSO4 | unix.TUN_F_TSO6
+		tunUDPOffloads = unix.TUN_F_USO4 | unix.TUN_F_USO6
+	)
+	offloads := tunTCPOffloads | tunUDPOffloads
+	if err = unix.IoctlSetInt(fd, unix.TUNSETOFFLOAD, offloads); err != nil {
+		// Log warning but don't fail - offload is optional
+		l.WithError(err).Warn("Failed to enable TUN offload (TSO/GRO), performance may be reduced")
+	}
+
+	file := os.NewFile(uintptr(fd), "/dev/net/tun")
+
+	// Create wireguard device from file descriptor
+	wgDev, err := wgtun.CreateTUNFromFile(file, mtu)
+	if err != nil {
+		file.Close()
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create TUN from file: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	name, err := wgDev.Name()
+	if err != nil {
+		_ = wgDev.Close()
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get TUN device name: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// file is now owned by wgDev, get a new reference
+	file = wgDev.File()
+	t, err := newTunGeneric(c, l, file, vpnNetworks)
+	if err != nil {
+		_ = wgDev.Close()
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	t.wgDevice = wgDev
 	t.Device = name
 
 	return t, nil
@@ -216,22 +312,44 @@ func (t *tun) reload(c *config.C, initial bool) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (t *tun) NewMultiQueueReader() (io.ReadWriteCloser, error) {
+func (t *tun) NewMultiQueueReader() (BatchReadWriter, error) {
 	fd, err := unix.Open("/dev/net/tun", os.O_RDWR, 0)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	var req ifReq
-	req.Flags = uint16(unix.IFF_TUN | unix.IFF_NO_PI | unix.IFF_MULTI_QUEUE)
+	// MUST match the flags used in newTun - includes IFF_VNET_HDR
+	req.Flags = uint16(unix.IFF_TUN | unix.IFF_NO_PI | unix.IFF_VNET_HDR | unix.IFF_MULTI_QUEUE)
 	copy(req.Name[:], t.Device)
 	if err = ioctl(uintptr(fd), uintptr(unix.TUNSETIFF), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&req))); err != nil {
+		unix.Close(fd)
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	// Set nonblocking mode - CRITICAL for proper netpoller integration
+	if err = unix.SetNonblock(fd, true); err != nil {
+		unix.Close(fd)
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	// Get MTU from main device
+	mtu := t.MaxMTU
+	if mtu == 0 {
+		mtu = DefaultMTU
+	}
+
 	file := os.NewFile(uintptr(fd), "/dev/net/tun")
 
-	return file, nil
+	// Create wireguard Device from the file descriptor (just like the main device)
+	wgDev, err := wgtun.CreateTUNFromFile(file, mtu)
+	if err != nil {
+		file.Close()
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create multiqueue TUN device: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// Return a wrapper that uses the wireguard Device for all I/O
+	return &wgDeviceWrapper{dev: wgDev}, nil
 }
 
 func (t *tun) RoutesFor(ip netip.Addr) routing.Gateways {
@@ -239,7 +357,68 @@ func (t *tun) RoutesFor(ip netip.Addr) routing.Gateways {
 	return r
 }
 
+func (t *tun) Read(b []byte) (int, error) {
+	if t.wgDevice != nil {
+		// Use wireguard device which handles virtio headers internally
+		bufs := [][]byte{b}
+		sizes := make([]int, 1)
+		n, err := t.wgDevice.Read(bufs, sizes, 0)
+		if err != nil {
+			return 0, err
+		}
+		if n == 0 {
+			return 0, io.EOF
+		}
+		return sizes[0], nil
+	}
+
+	// Fallback: direct read from file (shouldn't happen in normal operation)
+	return t.ReadWriteCloser.Read(b)
+}
+
+// BatchRead reads multiple packets at once for improved performance
+// bufs: slice of buffers to read into
+// sizes: slice that will be filled with packet sizes
+// Returns number of packets read
+func (t *tun) BatchRead(bufs [][]byte, sizes []int) (int, error) {
+	if t.wgDevice != nil {
+		return t.wgDevice.Read(bufs, sizes, 0)
+	}
+
+	// Fallback: single packet read
+	n, err := t.ReadWriteCloser.Read(bufs[0])
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+	sizes[0] = n
+	return 1, nil
+}
+
+// BatchSize returns the optimal number of packets to read/write in a batch
+func (t *tun) BatchSize() int {
+	if t.wgDevice != nil {
+		return t.wgDevice.BatchSize()
+	}
+	return 1
+}
+
 func (t *tun) Write(b []byte) (int, error) {
+	if t.wgDevice != nil {
+		// Buffer b should have virtio header space (10 bytes) at the beginning
+		// The decrypted packet data starts at offset 10
+		// Pass the full buffer to WireGuard with offset=virtioNetHdrLen
+		bufs := [][]byte{b}
+		n, err := t.wgDevice.Write(bufs, VirtioNetHdrLen)
+		if err != nil {
+			return 0, err
+		}
+		if n == 0 {
+			return 0, io.ErrShortWrite
+		}
+		return len(b), nil
+	}
+
+	// Fallback: direct write (shouldn't happen in normal operation)
 	var nn int
 	maximum := len(b)
 
@@ -262,6 +441,22 @@ func (t *tun) Write(b []byte) (int, error) {
 	}
 }
 
+// WriteBatch writes multiple packets to the TUN device in a single syscall
+func (t *tun) WriteBatch(bufs [][]byte, offset int) (int, error) {
+	if t.wgDevice != nil {
+		return t.wgDevice.Write(bufs, offset)
+	}
+
+	// Fallback: write individually (shouldn't happen in normal operation)
+	for i, buf := range bufs {
+		_, err := t.Write(buf)
+		if err != nil {
+			return i, err
+		}
+	}
+	return len(bufs), nil
+}
+
 func (t *tun) deviceBytes() (o [16]byte) {
 	for i, c := range t.Device {
 		o[i] = byte(c)
@@ -293,7 +488,6 @@ func (t *tun) addIPs(link netlink.Link) error {
 
 	//add all new addresses
 	for i := range newAddrs {
-		//TODO: CERT-V2 do we want to stack errors and try as many ops as possible?
 		//AddrReplace still adds new IPs, but if their properties change it will change them as well
 		if err := netlink.AddrReplace(link, newAddrs[i]); err != nil {
 			return err
@@ -361,6 +555,11 @@ func (t *tun) Activate() error {
 		t.l.WithError(err).Error("Failed to set tun tx queue length")
 	}
 
+	const modeNone = 1
+	if err = netlink.LinkSetIP6AddrGenMode(link, modeNone); err != nil {
+		t.l.WithError(err).Warn("Failed to disable link local address generation")
+	}
+
 	if err = t.addIPs(link); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -638,6 +837,11 @@ func (t *tun) updateRoutes(r netlink.RouteUpdate) {
 		return
 	}
 
+	if r.Dst == nil {
+		t.l.WithField("route", r).Debug("Ignoring route update, no destination address")
+		return
+	}
+
 	dstAddr, ok := netip.AddrFromSlice(r.Dst.IP)
 	if !ok {
 		t.l.WithField("route", r).Debug("Ignoring route update, invalid destination address")
@@ -665,6 +869,10 @@ func (t *tun) Close() error {
 		close(t.routeChan)
 	}
 
+	if t.wgDevice != nil {
+		_ = t.wgDevice.Close()
+	}
+
 	if t.ReadWriteCloser != nil {
 		_ = t.ReadWriteCloser.Close()
 	}

overlay/tun_netbsd.go

@@ -4,13 +4,12 @@
 package overlay
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"net/netip"
 	"os"
-	"os/exec"
 	"regexp"
-	"strconv"
 	"sync/atomic"
 	"syscall"
 	"unsafe"
@@ -20,11 +19,42 @@ import (
 	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/config"
 	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/routing"
 	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/util"
+	netroute "golang.org/x/net/route"
+	"golang.org/x/sys/unix"
 )
 
-type ifreqDestroy struct {
+const (
-	Name [16]byte
+	SIOCAIFADDR_IN6 = 0x8080696b
-	pad  [16]byte
+	TUNSIFHEAD      = 0x80047442
+	TUNSIFMODE      = 0x80047458
+)
+
+type ifreqAlias4 struct {
+	Name     [unix.IFNAMSIZ]byte
+	Addr     unix.RawSockaddrInet4
+	DstAddr  unix.RawSockaddrInet4
+	MaskAddr unix.RawSockaddrInet4
+}
+
+type ifreqAlias6 struct {
+	Name       [unix.IFNAMSIZ]byte
+	Addr       unix.RawSockaddrInet6
+	DstAddr    unix.RawSockaddrInet6
+	PrefixMask unix.RawSockaddrInet6
+	Flags      uint32
+	Lifetime   addrLifetime
+}
+
+type ifreq struct {
+	Name [unix.IFNAMSIZ]byte
+	data int
+}
+
+type addrLifetime struct {
+	Expire    uint64
+	Preferred uint64
+	Vltime    uint32
+	Pltime    uint32
 }
 
 type tun struct {
@@ -34,40 +64,18 @@ type tun struct {
 	Routes      atomic.Pointer[[]Route]
 	routeTree   atomic.Pointer[bart.Table[routing.Gateways]]
 	l           *logrus.Logger
-
+	f           *os.File
-	io.ReadWriteCloser
+	fd          int
 }
 
-func (t *tun) Close() error {
+var deviceNameRE = regexp.MustCompile(`^tun[0-9]+$`)
-	if t.ReadWriteCloser != nil {
-		if err := t.ReadWriteCloser.Close(); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-
-		s, err := syscall.Socket(syscall.AF_INET, syscall.SOCK_DGRAM, syscall.IPPROTO_IP)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		defer syscall.Close(s)
-
-		ifreq := ifreqDestroy{Name: t.deviceBytes()}
-
-		err = ioctl(uintptr(s), syscall.SIOCIFDESTROY, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&ifreq)))
-
-		return err
-	}
-	return nil
-}
 
 func newTunFromFd(_ *config.C, _ *logrus.Logger, _ int, _ []netip.Prefix) (*tun, error) {
 	return nil, fmt.Errorf("newTunFromFd not supported in NetBSD")
 }
 
-var deviceNameRE = regexp.MustCompile(`^tun[0-9]+$`)
-
 func newTun(c *config.C, l *logrus.Logger, vpnNetworks []netip.Prefix, _ bool) (*tun, error) {
 	// Try to open tun device
-	var file *os.File
 	var err error
 	deviceName := c.GetString("tun.dev", "")
 	if deviceName == "" {
@@ -77,17 +85,23 @@ func newTun(c *config.C, l *logrus.Logger, vpnNetworks []netip.Prefix, _ bool) (
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("a device name in the format of /dev/tunN must be specified")
 	}
 
-	file, err = os.OpenFile("/dev/"+deviceName, os.O_RDWR, 0)
+	fd, err := unix.Open("/dev/"+deviceName, os.O_RDWR, 0)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	err = unix.SetNonblock(fd, true)
+	if err != nil {
+		l.WithError(err).Warn("Failed to set the tun device as nonblocking")
+	}
+
 	t := &tun{
-		ReadWriteCloser: file,
+		f:           os.NewFile(uintptr(fd), ""),
-		Device:          deviceName,
+		fd:          fd,
-		vpnNetworks:     vpnNetworks,
+		Device:      deviceName,
-		MTU:             c.GetInt("tun.mtu", DefaultMTU),
+		vpnNetworks: vpnNetworks,
-		l:               l,
+		MTU:         c.GetInt("tun.mtu", DefaultMTU),
+		l:           l,
 	}
 
 	err = t.reload(c, true)
@@ -105,40 +119,225 @@ func newTun(c *config.C, l *logrus.Logger, vpnNetworks []netip.Prefix, _ bool) (
 	return t, nil
 }
 
+func (t *tun) Close() error {
+	if t.f != nil {
+		if err := t.f.Close(); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("error closing tun file: %w", err)
+		}
+
+		// t.f.Close should have handled it for us but let's be extra sure
+		_ = unix.Close(t.fd)
+
+		s, err := syscall.Socket(syscall.AF_INET, syscall.SOCK_DGRAM, syscall.IPPROTO_IP)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		defer syscall.Close(s)
+
+		ifr := ifreq{Name: t.deviceBytes()}
+		err = ioctl(uintptr(s), syscall.SIOCIFDESTROY, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&ifr)))
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (t *tun) Read(to []byte) (int, error) {
+	rc, err := t.f.SyscallConn()
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("failed to get syscall conn for tun: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	var errno syscall.Errno
+	var n uintptr
+	err = rc.Read(func(fd uintptr) bool {
+		// first 4 bytes is protocol family, in network byte order
+		head := [4]byte{}
+		iovecs := []syscall.Iovec{
+			{&head[0], 4},
+			{&to[0], uint64(len(to))},
+		}
+
+		n, _, errno = syscall.Syscall(syscall.SYS_READV, fd, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&iovecs[0])), uintptr(2))
+		if errno.Temporary() {
+			// We got an EAGAIN, EINTR, or EWOULDBLOCK, go again
+			return false
+		}
+		return true
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		if err == syscall.EBADF || err.Error() == "use of closed file" {
+			// Go doesn't export poll.ErrFileClosing but happily reports it to us so here we are
+			// https://github.com/golang/go/blob/master/src/internal/poll/fd_poll_runtime.go#L121
+			return 0, os.ErrClosed
+		}
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("failed to make read call for tun: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	if errno != 0 {
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("failed to make inner read call for tun: %w", errno)
+	}
+
+	// fix bytes read number to exclude header
+	bytesRead := int(n)
+	if bytesRead < 0 {
+		return bytesRead, nil
+	} else if bytesRead < 4 {
+		return 0, nil
+	} else {
+		return bytesRead - 4, nil
+	}
+}
+
+// Write is only valid for single threaded use
+func (t *tun) Write(from []byte) (int, error) {
+	if len(from) <= 1 {
+		return 0, syscall.EIO
+	}
+
+	ipVer := from[0] >> 4
+	var head [4]byte
+	// first 4 bytes is protocol family, in network byte order
+	if ipVer == 4 {
+		head[3] = syscall.AF_INET
+	} else if ipVer == 6 {
+		head[3] = syscall.AF_INET6
+	} else {
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("unable to determine IP version from packet")
+	}
+
+	rc, err := t.f.SyscallConn()
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+
+	var errno syscall.Errno
+	var n uintptr
+	err = rc.Write(func(fd uintptr) bool {
+		iovecs := []syscall.Iovec{
+			{&head[0], 4},
+			{&from[0], uint64(len(from))},
+		}
+
+		n, _, errno = syscall.Syscall(syscall.SYS_WRITEV, fd, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&iovecs[0])), uintptr(2))
+		// According to NetBSD documentation for TUN, writes will only return errors in which
+		// this packet will never be delivered so just go on living life.
+		return true
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+
+	if errno != 0 {
+		return 0, errno
+	}
+
+	return int(n) - 4, err
+}
+
 func (t *tun) addIp(cidr netip.Prefix) error {
-	var err error
+	if cidr.Addr().Is4() {
+		var req ifreqAlias4
+		req.Name = t.deviceBytes()
+		req.Addr = unix.RawSockaddrInet4{
+			Len:    unix.SizeofSockaddrInet4,
+			Family: unix.AF_INET,
+			Addr:   cidr.Addr().As4(),
+		}
+		req.DstAddr = unix.RawSockaddrInet4{
+			Len:    unix.SizeofSockaddrInet4,
+			Family: unix.AF_INET,
+			Addr:   cidr.Addr().As4(),
+		}
+		req.MaskAddr = unix.RawSockaddrInet4{
+			Len:    unix.SizeofSockaddrInet4,
+			Family: unix.AF_INET,
+			Addr:   prefixToMask(cidr).As4(),
+		}
 
-	// TODO use syscalls instead of exec.Command
+		s, err := unix.Socket(unix.AF_INET, unix.SOCK_DGRAM, unix.IPPROTO_IP)
-	cmd := exec.Command("/sbin/ifconfig", t.Device, cidr.String(), cidr.Addr().String())
+		if err != nil {
-	t.l.Debug("command: ", cmd.String())
+			return err
-	if err = cmd.Run(); err != nil {
+		}
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to run 'ifconfig': %s", err)
+		defer syscall.Close(s)
+
+		if err := ioctl(uintptr(s), unix.SIOCAIFADDR, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&req))); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to set tun address %s: %s", cidr.Addr(), err)
+		}
+
+		return nil
 	}
 
-	cmd = exec.Command("/sbin/route", "-n", "add", "-net", cidr.String(), cidr.Addr().String())
+	if cidr.Addr().Is6() {
-	t.l.Debug("command: ", cmd.String())
+		var req ifreqAlias6
-	if err = cmd.Run(); err != nil {
+		req.Name = t.deviceBytes()
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to run 'route add': %s", err)
+		req.Addr = unix.RawSockaddrInet6{
+			Len:    unix.SizeofSockaddrInet6,
+			Family: unix.AF_INET6,
+			Addr:   cidr.Addr().As16(),
+		}
+		req.PrefixMask = unix.RawSockaddrInet6{
+			Len:    unix.SizeofSockaddrInet6,
+			Family: unix.AF_INET6,
+			Addr:   prefixToMask(cidr).As16(),
+		}
+		req.Lifetime = addrLifetime{
+			Vltime: 0xffffffff,
+			Pltime: 0xffffffff,
+		}
+
+		s, err := unix.Socket(unix.AF_INET6, unix.SOCK_DGRAM, unix.IPPROTO_IP)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		defer syscall.Close(s)
+
+		if err := ioctl(uintptr(s), SIOCAIFADDR_IN6, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&req))); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to set tun address %s: %s", cidr.Addr().String(), err)
+		}
+		return nil
 	}
 
-	cmd = exec.Command("/sbin/ifconfig", t.Device, "mtu", strconv.Itoa(t.MTU))
+	return fmt.Errorf("unknown address type %v", cidr)
-	t.l.Debug("command: ", cmd.String())
-	if err = cmd.Run(); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to run 'ifconfig': %s", err)
-	}
-
-	// Unsafe path routes
-	return t.addRoutes(false)
 }
 
 func (t *tun) Activate() error {
+	mode := int32(unix.IFF_BROADCAST)
+	err := ioctl(uintptr(t.fd), TUNSIFMODE, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&mode)))
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to set tun device mode: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	v := 1
+	err = ioctl(uintptr(t.fd), TUNSIFHEAD, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&v)))
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to set tun device head: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	err = t.doIoctlByName(unix.SIOCSIFMTU, uint32(t.MTU))
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to set tun mtu: %w", err)
+	}
+
 	for i := range t.vpnNetworks {
-		err := t.addIp(t.vpnNetworks[i])
+		err = t.addIp(t.vpnNetworks[i])
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
-	return nil
+
+	return t.addRoutes(false)
+}
+
+func (t *tun) doIoctlByName(ctl uintptr, value uint32) error {
+	s, err := unix.Socket(unix.AF_INET, unix.SOCK_DGRAM, unix.IPPROTO_IP)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer syscall.Close(s)
+
+	ir := ifreq{Name: t.deviceBytes(), data: int(value)}
+	err = ioctl(uintptr(s), ctl, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&ir)))
+	return err
 }
 
 func (t *tun) reload(c *config.C, initial bool) error {
@@ -191,27 +390,52 @@ func (t *tun) Name() string {
 	return t.Device
 }
 
-func (t *tun) NewMultiQueueReader() (io.ReadWriteCloser, error) {
+func (t *tun) NewMultiQueueReader() (BatchReadWriter, error) {
 	return nil, fmt.Errorf("TODO: multiqueue not implemented for netbsd")
 }
 
+func (t *tun) BatchRead(bufs [][]byte, sizes []int) (int, error) {
+	n, err := t.Read(bufs[0])
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+	sizes[0] = n
+	return 1, nil
+}
+
+func (t *tun) WriteBatch(bufs [][]byte, offset int) (int, error) {
+	for i, buf := range bufs {
+		_, err := t.Write(buf[offset:])
+		if err != nil {
+			return i, err
+		}
+	}
+	return len(bufs), nil
+}
+
+func (t *tun) BatchSize() int {
+	return 1
+}
+
 func (t *tun) addRoutes(logErrors bool) error {
 	routes := *t.Routes.Load()
+
 	for _, r := range routes {
 		if len(r.Via) == 0 || !r.Install {
 			// We don't allow route MTUs so only install routes with a via
 			continue
 		}
 
-		cmd := exec.Command("/sbin/route", "-n", "add", "-net", r.Cidr.String(), t.vpnNetworks[0].Addr().String())
+		err := addRoute(r.Cidr, t.vpnNetworks)
-		t.l.Debug("command: ", cmd.String())
+		if err != nil {
-		if err := cmd.Run(); err != nil {
+			retErr := util.NewContextualError("Failed to add route", map[string]any{"route": r}, err)
-			retErr := util.NewContextualError("failed to run 'route add' for unsafe_route", map[string]any{"route": r}, err)
 			if logErrors {
 				retErr.Log(t.l)
 			} else {
 				return retErr
 			}
+		} else {
+			t.l.WithField("route", r).Info("Added route")
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -224,10 +448,8 @@ func (t *tun) removeRoutes(routes []Route) error {
 			continue
 		}
 
-		//TODO: CERT-V2 is this right?
+		err := delRoute(r.Cidr, t.vpnNetworks)
-		cmd := exec.Command("/sbin/route", "-n", "delete", "-net", r.Cidr.String(), t.vpnNetworks[0].Addr().String())
+		if err != nil {
-		t.l.Debug("command: ", cmd.String())
-		if err := cmd.Run(); err != nil {
 			t.l.WithError(err).WithField("route", r).Error("Failed to remove route")
 		} else {
 			t.l.WithField("route", r).Info("Removed route")
@@ -242,3 +464,109 @@ func (t *tun) deviceBytes() (o [16]byte) {
 	}
 	return
 }
+
+func addRoute(prefix netip.Prefix, gateways []netip.Prefix) error {
+	sock, err := unix.Socket(unix.AF_ROUTE, unix.SOCK_RAW, unix.AF_UNSPEC)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to create AF_ROUTE socket: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer unix.Close(sock)
+
+	route := &netroute.RouteMessage{
+		Version: unix.RTM_VERSION,
+		Type:    unix.RTM_ADD,
+		Flags:   unix.RTF_UP | unix.RTF_GATEWAY,
+		Seq:     1,
+	}
+
+	if prefix.Addr().Is4() {
+		gw, err := selectGateway(prefix, gateways)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		route.Addrs = []netroute.Addr{
+			unix.RTAX_DST:     &netroute.Inet4Addr{IP: prefix.Masked().Addr().As4()},
+			unix.RTAX_NETMASK: &netroute.Inet4Addr{IP: prefixToMask(prefix).As4()},
+			unix.RTAX_GATEWAY: &netroute.Inet4Addr{IP: gw.Addr().As4()},
+		}
+	} else {
+		gw, err := selectGateway(prefix, gateways)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		route.Addrs = []netroute.Addr{
+			unix.RTAX_DST:     &netroute.Inet6Addr{IP: prefix.Masked().Addr().As16()},
+			unix.RTAX_NETMASK: &netroute.Inet6Addr{IP: prefixToMask(prefix).As16()},
+			unix.RTAX_GATEWAY: &netroute.Inet6Addr{IP: gw.Addr().As16()},
+		}
+	}
+
+	data, err := route.Marshal()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create route.RouteMessage: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	_, err = unix.Write(sock, data[:])
+	if err != nil {
+		if errors.Is(err, unix.EEXIST) {
+			// Try to do a change
+			route.Type = unix.RTM_CHANGE
+			data, err = route.Marshal()
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("failed to create route.RouteMessage for change: %w", err)
+			}
+			_, err = unix.Write(sock, data[:])
+			return err
+		}
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to write route.RouteMessage to socket: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func delRoute(prefix netip.Prefix, gateways []netip.Prefix) error {
+	sock, err := unix.Socket(unix.AF_ROUTE, unix.SOCK_RAW, unix.AF_UNSPEC)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to create AF_ROUTE socket: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer unix.Close(sock)
+
+	route := netroute.RouteMessage{
+		Version: unix.RTM_VERSION,
+		Type:    unix.RTM_DELETE,
+		Seq:     1,
+	}
+
+	if prefix.Addr().Is4() {
+		gw, err := selectGateway(prefix, gateways)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		route.Addrs = []netroute.Addr{
+			unix.RTAX_DST:     &netroute.Inet4Addr{IP: prefix.Masked().Addr().As4()},
+			unix.RTAX_NETMASK: &netroute.Inet4Addr{IP: prefixToMask(prefix).As4()},
+			unix.RTAX_GATEWAY: &netroute.Inet4Addr{IP: gw.Addr().As4()},
+		}
+	} else {
+		gw, err := selectGateway(prefix, gateways)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		route.Addrs = []netroute.Addr{
+			unix.RTAX_DST:     &netroute.Inet6Addr{IP: prefix.Masked().Addr().As16()},
+			unix.RTAX_NETMASK: &netroute.Inet6Addr{IP: prefixToMask(prefix).As16()},
+			unix.RTAX_GATEWAY: &netroute.Inet6Addr{IP: gw.Addr().As16()},
+		}
+	}
+
+	data, err := route.Marshal()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create route.RouteMessage: %w", err)
+	}
+	_, err = unix.Write(sock, data[:])
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to write route.RouteMessage to socket: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}

overlay/tun_openbsd.go

@@ -4,23 +4,50 @@
 package overlay
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"net/netip"
 	"os"
-	"os/exec"
 	"regexp"
-	"strconv"
 	"sync/atomic"
 	"syscall"
+	"unsafe"
 
 	"github.com/gaissmai/bart"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/config"
 	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/routing"
 	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/util"
+	netroute "golang.org/x/net/route"
+	"golang.org/x/sys/unix"
 )
 
+const (
+	SIOCAIFADDR_IN6 = 0x8080691a
+)
+
+type ifreqAlias4 struct {
+	Name     [unix.IFNAMSIZ]byte
+	Addr     unix.RawSockaddrInet4
+	DstAddr  unix.RawSockaddrInet4
+	MaskAddr unix.RawSockaddrInet4
+}
+
+type ifreqAlias6 struct {
+	Name       [unix.IFNAMSIZ]byte
+	Addr       unix.RawSockaddrInet6
+	DstAddr    unix.RawSockaddrInet6
+	PrefixMask unix.RawSockaddrInet6
+	Flags      uint32
+	Lifetime   [2]uint32
+}
+
+type ifreq struct {
+	Name [unix.IFNAMSIZ]byte
+	data int
+}
+
 type tun struct {
 	Device      string
 	vpnNetworks []netip.Prefix
@@ -28,48 +55,46 @@ type tun struct {
 	Routes      atomic.Pointer[[]Route]
 	routeTree   atomic.Pointer[bart.Table[routing.Gateways]]
 	l           *logrus.Logger
-
+	f           *os.File
-	io.ReadWriteCloser
+	fd          int
-
 	// cache out buffer since we need to prepend 4 bytes for tun metadata
 	out []byte
 }
 
-func (t *tun) Close() error {
-	if t.ReadWriteCloser != nil {
-		return t.ReadWriteCloser.Close()
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
-func newTunFromFd(_ *config.C, _ *logrus.Logger, _ int, _ []netip.Prefix) (*tun, error) {
-	return nil, fmt.Errorf("newTunFromFd not supported in OpenBSD")
-}
-
 var deviceNameRE = regexp.MustCompile(`^tun[0-9]+$`)
 
+func newTunFromFd(_ *config.C, _ *logrus.Logger, _ int, _ []netip.Prefix) (*tun, error) {
+	return nil, fmt.Errorf("newTunFromFd not supported in openbsd")
+}
+
 func newTun(c *config.C, l *logrus.Logger, vpnNetworks []netip.Prefix, _ bool) (*tun, error) {
+	// Try to open tun device
+	var err error
 	deviceName := c.GetString("tun.dev", "")
 	if deviceName == "" {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("a device name in the format of tunN must be specified")
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("a device name in the format of /dev/tunN must be specified")
 	}
-
 	if !deviceNameRE.MatchString(deviceName) {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("a device name in the format of tunN must be specified")
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("a device name in the format of /dev/tunN must be specified")
 	}
 
-	file, err := os.OpenFile("/dev/"+deviceName, os.O_RDWR, 0)
+	fd, err := unix.Open("/dev/"+deviceName, os.O_RDWR, 0)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	err = unix.SetNonblock(fd, true)
+	if err != nil {
+		l.WithError(err).Warn("Failed to set the tun device as nonblocking")
+	}
+
 	t := &tun{
-		ReadWriteCloser: file,
+		f:           os.NewFile(uintptr(fd), ""),
-		Device:          deviceName,
+		fd:          fd,
-		vpnNetworks:     vpnNetworks,
+		Device:      deviceName,
-		MTU:             c.GetInt("tun.mtu", DefaultMTU),
+		vpnNetworks: vpnNetworks,
-		l:               l,
+		MTU:         c.GetInt("tun.mtu", DefaultMTU),
+		l:           l,
 	}
 
 	err = t.reload(c, true)
@@ -87,6 +112,154 @@ func newTun(c *config.C, l *logrus.Logger, vpnNetworks []netip.Prefix, _ bool) (
 	return t, nil
 }
 
+func (t *tun) Close() error {
+	if t.f != nil {
+		if err := t.f.Close(); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("error closing tun file: %w", err)
+		}
+
+		// t.f.Close should have handled it for us but let's be extra sure
+		_ = unix.Close(t.fd)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (t *tun) Read(to []byte) (int, error) {
+	buf := make([]byte, len(to)+4)
+
+	n, err := t.f.Read(buf)
+
+	copy(to, buf[4:])
+	return n - 4, err
+}
+
+// Write is only valid for single threaded use
+func (t *tun) Write(from []byte) (int, error) {
+	buf := t.out
+	if cap(buf) < len(from)+4 {
+		buf = make([]byte, len(from)+4)
+		t.out = buf
+	}
+	buf = buf[:len(from)+4]
+
+	if len(from) == 0 {
+		return 0, syscall.EIO
+	}
+
+	// Determine the IP Family for the NULL L2 Header
+	ipVer := from[0] >> 4
+	if ipVer == 4 {
+		buf[3] = syscall.AF_INET
+	} else if ipVer == 6 {
+		buf[3] = syscall.AF_INET6
+	} else {
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("unable to determine IP version from packet")
+	}
+
+	copy(buf[4:], from)
+
+	n, err := t.f.Write(buf)
+	return n - 4, err
+}
+
+func (t *tun) addIp(cidr netip.Prefix) error {
+	if cidr.Addr().Is4() {
+		var req ifreqAlias4
+		req.Name = t.deviceBytes()
+		req.Addr = unix.RawSockaddrInet4{
+			Len:    unix.SizeofSockaddrInet4,
+			Family: unix.AF_INET,
+			Addr:   cidr.Addr().As4(),
+		}
+		req.DstAddr = unix.RawSockaddrInet4{
+			Len:    unix.SizeofSockaddrInet4,
+			Family: unix.AF_INET,
+			Addr:   cidr.Addr().As4(),
+		}
+		req.MaskAddr = unix.RawSockaddrInet4{
+			Len:    unix.SizeofSockaddrInet4,
+			Family: unix.AF_INET,
+			Addr:   prefixToMask(cidr).As4(),
+		}
+
+		s, err := unix.Socket(unix.AF_INET, unix.SOCK_DGRAM, unix.IPPROTO_IP)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		defer syscall.Close(s)
+
+		if err := ioctl(uintptr(s), unix.SIOCAIFADDR, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&req))); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to set tun address %s: %s", cidr.Addr(), err)
+		}
+
+		err = addRoute(cidr, t.vpnNetworks)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to set route for vpn network %v: %w", cidr, err)
+		}
+
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	if cidr.Addr().Is6() {
+		var req ifreqAlias6
+		req.Name = t.deviceBytes()
+		req.Addr = unix.RawSockaddrInet6{
+			Len:    unix.SizeofSockaddrInet6,
+			Family: unix.AF_INET6,
+			Addr:   cidr.Addr().As16(),
+		}
+		req.PrefixMask = unix.RawSockaddrInet6{
+			Len:    unix.SizeofSockaddrInet6,
+			Family: unix.AF_INET6,
+			Addr:   prefixToMask(cidr).As16(),
+		}
+		req.Lifetime[0] = 0xffffffff
+		req.Lifetime[1] = 0xffffffff
+
+		s, err := unix.Socket(unix.AF_INET6, unix.SOCK_DGRAM, unix.IPPROTO_IP)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		defer syscall.Close(s)
+
+		if err := ioctl(uintptr(s), SIOCAIFADDR_IN6, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&req))); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to set tun address %s: %s", cidr.Addr().String(), err)
+		}
+
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	return fmt.Errorf("unknown address type %v", cidr)
+}
+
+func (t *tun) Activate() error {
+	err := t.doIoctlByName(unix.SIOCSIFMTU, uint32(t.MTU))
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to set tun mtu: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	for i := range t.vpnNetworks {
+		err = t.addIp(t.vpnNetworks[i])
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
+	return t.addRoutes(false)
+}
+
+func (t *tun) doIoctlByName(ctl uintptr, value uint32) error {
+	s, err := unix.Socket(unix.AF_INET, unix.SOCK_DGRAM, unix.IPPROTO_IP)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer syscall.Close(s)
+
+	ir := ifreq{Name: t.deviceBytes(), data: int(value)}
+	err = ioctl(uintptr(s), ctl, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&ir)))
+	return err
+}
+
 func (t *tun) reload(c *config.C, initial bool) error {
 	change, routes, err := getAllRoutesFromConfig(c, t.vpnNetworks, initial)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -124,63 +297,65 @@ func (t *tun) reload(c *config.C, initial bool) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (t *tun) addIp(cidr netip.Prefix) error {
-	var err error
-	// TODO use syscalls instead of exec.Command
-	cmd := exec.Command("/sbin/ifconfig", t.Device, cidr.String(), cidr.Addr().String())
-	t.l.Debug("command: ", cmd.String())
-	if err = cmd.Run(); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to run 'ifconfig': %s", err)
-	}
-
-	cmd = exec.Command("/sbin/ifconfig", t.Device, "mtu", strconv.Itoa(t.MTU))
-	t.l.Debug("command: ", cmd.String())
-	if err = cmd.Run(); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to run 'ifconfig': %s", err)
-	}
-
-	cmd = exec.Command("/sbin/route", "-n", "add", "-inet", cidr.String(), cidr.Addr().String())
-	t.l.Debug("command: ", cmd.String())
-	if err = cmd.Run(); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to run 'route add': %s", err)
-	}
-
-	// Unsafe path routes
-	return t.addRoutes(false)
-}
-
-func (t *tun) Activate() error {
-	for i := range t.vpnNetworks {
-		err := t.addIp(t.vpnNetworks[i])
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
 func (t *tun) RoutesFor(ip netip.Addr) routing.Gateways {
 	r, _ := t.routeTree.Load().Lookup(ip)
 	return r
 }
 
+func (t *tun) Networks() []netip.Prefix {
+	return t.vpnNetworks
+}
+
+func (t *tun) Name() string {
+	return t.Device
+}
+
+func (t *tun) NewMultiQueueReader() (BatchReadWriter, error) {
+	return nil, fmt.Errorf("TODO: multiqueue not implemented for openbsd")
+}
+
+func (t *tun) BatchRead(bufs [][]byte, sizes []int) (int, error) {
+	n, err := t.Read(bufs[0])
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+	sizes[0] = n
+	return 1, nil
+}
+
+func (t *tun) WriteBatch(bufs [][]byte, offset int) (int, error) {
+	for i, buf := range bufs {
+		_, err := t.Write(buf[offset:])
+		if err != nil {
+			return i, err
+		}
+	}
+	return len(bufs), nil
+}
+
+func (t *tun) BatchSize() int {
+	return 1
+}
+
 func (t *tun) addRoutes(logErrors bool) error {
 	routes := *t.Routes.Load()
+
 	for _, r := range routes {
 		if len(r.Via) == 0 || !r.Install {
 			// We don't allow route MTUs so only install routes with a via
 			continue
 		}
-		//TODO: CERT-V2 is this right?
+
-		cmd := exec.Command("/sbin/route", "-n", "add", "-inet", r.Cidr.String(), t.vpnNetworks[0].Addr().String())
+		err := addRoute(r.Cidr, t.vpnNetworks)
-		t.l.Debug("command: ", cmd.String())
+		if err != nil {
-		if err := cmd.Run(); err != nil {
+			retErr := util.NewContextualError("Failed to add route", map[string]any{"route": r}, err)
-			retErr := util.NewContextualError("failed to run 'route add' for unsafe_route", map[string]any{"route": r}, err)
 			if logErrors {
 				retErr.Log(t.l)
 			} else {
 				return retErr
 			}
+		} else {
+			t.l.WithField("route", r).Info("Added route")
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -192,10 +367,9 @@ func (t *tun) removeRoutes(routes []Route) error {
 		if !r.Install {
 			continue
 		}
-		//TODO: CERT-V2 is this right?
+
-		cmd := exec.Command("/sbin/route", "-n", "delete", "-inet", r.Cidr.String(), t.vpnNetworks[0].Addr().String())
+		err := delRoute(r.Cidr, t.vpnNetworks)
-		t.l.Debug("command: ", cmd.String())
+		if err != nil {
-		if err := cmd.Run(); err != nil {
 			t.l.WithError(err).WithField("route", r).Error("Failed to remove route")
 		} else {
 			t.l.WithField("route", r).Info("Removed route")
@@ -204,52 +378,115 @@ func (t *tun) removeRoutes(routes []Route) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (t *tun) Networks() []netip.Prefix {
+func (t *tun) deviceBytes() (o [16]byte) {
-	return t.vpnNetworks
+	for i, c := range t.Device {
-}
+		o[i] = byte(c)
-
-func (t *tun) Name() string {
-	return t.Device
-}
-
-func (t *tun) NewMultiQueueReader() (io.ReadWriteCloser, error) {
-	return nil, fmt.Errorf("TODO: multiqueue not implemented for freebsd")
-}
-
-func (t *tun) Read(to []byte) (int, error) {
-	buf := make([]byte, len(to)+4)
-
-	n, err := t.ReadWriteCloser.Read(buf)
-
-	copy(to, buf[4:])
-	return n - 4, err
-}
-
-// Write is only valid for single threaded use
-func (t *tun) Write(from []byte) (int, error) {
-	buf := t.out
-	if cap(buf) < len(from)+4 {
-		buf = make([]byte, len(from)+4)
-		t.out = buf
 	}
-	buf = buf[:len(from)+4]
+	return
+}
 
-	if len(from) == 0 {
+func addRoute(prefix netip.Prefix, gateways []netip.Prefix) error {
-		return 0, syscall.EIO
+	sock, err := unix.Socket(unix.AF_ROUTE, unix.SOCK_RAW, unix.AF_UNSPEC)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to create AF_ROUTE socket: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer unix.Close(sock)
+
+	route := &netroute.RouteMessage{
+		Version: unix.RTM_VERSION,
+		Type:    unix.RTM_ADD,
+		Flags:   unix.RTF_UP | unix.RTF_GATEWAY,
+		Seq:     1,
 	}
 
-	// Determine the IP Family for the NULL L2 Header
+	if prefix.Addr().Is4() {
-	ipVer := from[0] >> 4
+		gw, err := selectGateway(prefix, gateways)
-	if ipVer == 4 {
+		if err != nil {
-		buf[3] = syscall.AF_INET
+			return err
-	} else if ipVer == 6 {
+		}
-		buf[3] = syscall.AF_INET6
+		route.Addrs = []netroute.Addr{
+			unix.RTAX_DST:     &netroute.Inet4Addr{IP: prefix.Masked().Addr().As4()},
+			unix.RTAX_NETMASK: &netroute.Inet4Addr{IP: prefixToMask(prefix).As4()},
+			unix.RTAX_GATEWAY: &netroute.Inet4Addr{IP: gw.Addr().As4()},
+		}
 	} else {
-		return 0, fmt.Errorf("unable to determine IP version from packet")
+		gw, err := selectGateway(prefix, gateways)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		route.Addrs = []netroute.Addr{
+			unix.RTAX_DST:     &netroute.Inet6Addr{IP: prefix.Masked().Addr().As16()},
+			unix.RTAX_NETMASK: &netroute.Inet6Addr{IP: prefixToMask(prefix).As16()},
+			unix.RTAX_GATEWAY: &netroute.Inet6Addr{IP: gw.Addr().As16()},
+		}
 	}
 
-	copy(buf[4:], from)
+	data, err := route.Marshal()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create route.RouteMessage: %w", err)
+	}
 
-	n, err := t.ReadWriteCloser.Write(buf)
+	_, err = unix.Write(sock, data[:])
-	return n - 4, err
+	if err != nil {
+		if errors.Is(err, unix.EEXIST) {
+			// Try to do a change
+			route.Type = unix.RTM_CHANGE
+			data, err = route.Marshal()
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("failed to create route.RouteMessage for change: %w", err)
+			}
+			_, err = unix.Write(sock, data[:])
+			return err
+		}
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to write route.RouteMessage to socket: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func delRoute(prefix netip.Prefix, gateways []netip.Prefix) error {
+	sock, err := unix.Socket(unix.AF_ROUTE, unix.SOCK_RAW, unix.AF_UNSPEC)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to create AF_ROUTE socket: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer unix.Close(sock)
+
+	route := netroute.RouteMessage{
+		Version: unix.RTM_VERSION,
+		Type:    unix.RTM_DELETE,
+		Seq:     1,
+	}
+
+	if prefix.Addr().Is4() {
+		gw, err := selectGateway(prefix, gateways)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		route.Addrs = []netroute.Addr{
+			unix.RTAX_DST:     &netroute.Inet4Addr{IP: prefix.Masked().Addr().As4()},
+			unix.RTAX_NETMASK: &netroute.Inet4Addr{IP: prefixToMask(prefix).As4()},
+			unix.RTAX_GATEWAY: &netroute.Inet4Addr{IP: gw.Addr().As4()},
+		}
+	} else {
+		gw, err := selectGateway(prefix, gateways)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		route.Addrs = []netroute.Addr{
+			unix.RTAX_DST:     &netroute.Inet6Addr{IP: prefix.Masked().Addr().As16()},
+			unix.RTAX_NETMASK: &netroute.Inet6Addr{IP: prefixToMask(prefix).As16()},
+			unix.RTAX_GATEWAY: &netroute.Inet6Addr{IP: gw.Addr().As16()},
+		}
+	}
+
+	data, err := route.Marshal()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create route.RouteMessage: %w", err)
+	}
+	_, err = unix.Write(sock, data[:])
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to write route.RouteMessage to socket: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
 }

overlay/tun_tester.go

@@ -132,6 +132,29 @@ func (t *TestTun) Read(b []byte) (int, error) {
 	return len(p), nil
 }
 
-func (t *TestTun) NewMultiQueueReader() (io.ReadWriteCloser, error) {
+func (t *TestTun) NewMultiQueueReader() (BatchReadWriter, error) {
 	return nil, fmt.Errorf("TODO: multiqueue not implemented")
 }
+
+func (t *TestTun) BatchRead(bufs [][]byte, sizes []int) (int, error) {
+	n, err := t.Read(bufs[0])
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+	sizes[0] = n
+	return 1, nil
+}
+
+func (t *TestTun) WriteBatch(bufs [][]byte, offset int) (int, error) {
+	for i, buf := range bufs {
+		_, err := t.Write(buf[offset:])
+		if err != nil {
+			return i, err
+		}
+	}
+	return len(bufs), nil
+}
+
+func (t *TestTun) BatchSize() int {
+	return 1
+}

overlay/tun_windows.go

@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ package overlay
 import (
 	"crypto"
 	"fmt"
-	"io"
 	"net/netip"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
@@ -234,10 +233,36 @@ func (t *winTun) Write(b []byte) (int, error) {
 	return t.tun.Write(b, 0)
 }
 
-func (t *winTun) NewMultiQueueReader() (io.ReadWriteCloser, error) {
+func (t *winTun) NewMultiQueueReader() (BatchReadWriter, error) {
 	return nil, fmt.Errorf("TODO: multiqueue not implemented for windows")
 }
 
+// BatchRead reads a single packet (batch size 1 for Windows)
+func (t *winTun) BatchRead(bufs [][]byte, sizes []int) (int, error) {
+	n, err := t.Read(bufs[0])
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+	sizes[0] = n
+	return 1, nil
+}
+
+// WriteBatch writes packets individually (no batching for Windows)
+func (t *winTun) WriteBatch(bufs [][]byte, offset int) (int, error) {
+	for i, buf := range bufs {
+		_, err := t.Write(buf[offset:])
+		if err != nil {
+			return i, err
+		}
+	}
+	return len(bufs), nil
+}
+
+// BatchSize returns 1 for Windows (no batching)
+func (t *winTun) BatchSize() int {
+	return 1
+}
+
 func (t *winTun) Close() error {
 	// It seems that the Windows networking stack doesn't like it when we destroy interfaces that have active routes,
 	// so to be certain, just remove everything before destroying.

overlay/user.go

@@ -46,10 +46,36 @@ func (d *UserDevice) RoutesFor(ip netip.Addr) routing.Gateways {
 	return routing.Gateways{routing.NewGateway(ip, 1)}
 }
 
-func (d *UserDevice) NewMultiQueueReader() (io.ReadWriteCloser, error) {
+func (d *UserDevice) NewMultiQueueReader() (BatchReadWriter, error) {
 	return d, nil
 }
 
+// BatchRead reads a single packet (batch size 1 for UserDevice)
+func (d *UserDevice) BatchRead(bufs [][]byte, sizes []int) (int, error) {
+	n, err := d.Read(bufs[0])
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+	sizes[0] = n
+	return 1, nil
+}
+
+// WriteBatch writes packets individually (no batching for UserDevice)
+func (d *UserDevice) WriteBatch(bufs [][]byte, offset int) (int, error) {
+	for i, buf := range bufs {
+		_, err := d.Write(buf[offset:])
+		if err != nil {
+			return i, err
+		}
+	}
+	return len(bufs), nil
+}
+
+// BatchSize returns 1 for UserDevice (no batching)
+func (d *UserDevice) BatchSize() int {
+	return 1
+}
+
 func (d *UserDevice) Pipe() (*io.PipeReader, *io.PipeWriter) {
 	return d.inboundReader, d.outboundWriter
 }

pkclient/pkclient_cgo.go

@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@ func (c *PKClient) DeriveNoise(peerPubKey []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 		pkcs11.NewAttribute(pkcs11.CKA_DECRYPT, true),
 		pkcs11.NewAttribute(pkcs11.CKA_WRAP, true),
 		pkcs11.NewAttribute(pkcs11.CKA_UNWRAP, true),
+		pkcs11.NewAttribute(pkcs11.CKA_VALUE_LEN, NoiseKeySize),
 	}
 
 	// Set up the parameters which include the peer's public key

pki.go

@@ -100,55 +100,62 @@ func (p *PKI) reloadCerts(c *config.C, initial bool) *util.ContextualError {
 		currentState := p.cs.Load()
 		if newState.v1Cert != nil {
 			if currentState.v1Cert == nil {
-				return util.NewContextualError("v1 certificate was added, restart required", nil, err)
+				//adding certs is fine, actually. Networks-in-common confirmed in newCertState().
-			}
+			} else {
+				// did IP in cert change? if so, don't set
+				if !slices.Equal(currentState.v1Cert.Networks(), newState.v1Cert.Networks()) {
+					return util.NewContextualError(
+						"Networks in new cert was different from old",
+						m{"new_networks": newState.v1Cert.Networks(), "old_networks": currentState.v1Cert.Networks(), "cert_version": cert.Version1},
+						nil,
+					)
+				}
 
-			// did IP in cert change? if so, don't set
+				if currentState.v1Cert.Curve() != newState.v1Cert.Curve() {
-			if !slices.Equal(currentState.v1Cert.Networks(), newState.v1Cert.Networks()) {
+					return util.NewContextualError(
-				return util.NewContextualError(
+						"Curve in new v1 cert was different from old",
-					"Networks in new cert was different from old",
+						m{"new_curve": newState.v1Cert.Curve(), "old_curve": currentState.v1Cert.Curve(), "cert_version": cert.Version1},
-					m{"new_networks": newState.v1Cert.Networks(), "old_networks": currentState.v1Cert.Networks()},
+						nil,
-					nil,
+					)
-				)
+				}
 			}
-
-			if currentState.v1Cert.Curve() != newState.v1Cert.Curve() {
-				return util.NewContextualError(
-					"Curve in new cert was different from old",
-					m{"new_curve": newState.v1Cert.Curve(), "old_curve": currentState.v1Cert.Curve()},
-					nil,
-				)
-			}
-
-		} else if currentState.v1Cert != nil {
-			//TODO: CERT-V2 we should be able to tear this down
-			return util.NewContextualError("v1 certificate was removed, restart required", nil, err)
 		}
 
 		if newState.v2Cert != nil {
 			if currentState.v2Cert == nil {
-				return util.NewContextualError("v2 certificate was added, restart required", nil, err)
+				//adding certs is fine, actually
-			}
+			} else {
+				// did IP in cert change? if so, don't set
+				if !slices.Equal(currentState.v2Cert.Networks(), newState.v2Cert.Networks()) {
+					return util.NewContextualError(
+						"Networks in new cert was different from old",
+						m{"new_networks": newState.v2Cert.Networks(), "old_networks": currentState.v2Cert.Networks(), "cert_version": cert.Version2},
+						nil,
+					)
+				}
 
-			// did IP in cert change? if so, don't set
+				if currentState.v2Cert.Curve() != newState.v2Cert.Curve() {
-			if !slices.Equal(currentState.v2Cert.Networks(), newState.v2Cert.Networks()) {
+					return util.NewContextualError(
-				return util.NewContextualError(
+						"Curve in new cert was different from old",
-					"Networks in new cert was different from old",
+						m{"new_curve": newState.v2Cert.Curve(), "old_curve": currentState.v2Cert.Curve(), "cert_version": cert.Version2},
-					m{"new_networks": newState.v2Cert.Networks(), "old_networks": currentState.v2Cert.Networks()},
+						nil,
-					nil,
+					)
-				)
+				}
-			}
-
-			if currentState.v2Cert.Curve() != newState.v2Cert.Curve() {
-				return util.NewContextualError(
-					"Curve in new cert was different from old",
-					m{"new_curve": newState.v2Cert.Curve(), "old_curve": currentState.v2Cert.Curve()},
-					nil,
-				)
 			}
 
 		} else if currentState.v2Cert != nil {
-			return util.NewContextualError("v2 certificate was removed, restart required", nil, err)
+			//newState.v1Cert is non-nil bc empty certstates aren't permitted
+			if newState.v1Cert == nil {
+				return util.NewContextualError("v1 and v2 certs are nil, this should be impossible", nil, err)
+			}
+			//if we're going to v1-only, we need to make sure we didn't orphan any v2-cert vpnaddrs
+			if !slices.Equal(currentState.v2Cert.Networks(), newState.v1Cert.Networks()) {
+				return util.NewContextualError(
+					"Removing a V2 cert is not permitted unless it has identical networks to the new V1 cert",
+					m{"new_v1_networks": newState.v1Cert.Networks(), "old_v2_networks": currentState.v2Cert.Networks()},
+					nil,
+				)
+			}
 		}
 
 		// Cipher cant be hot swapped so just leave it at what it was before
@@ -173,7 +180,6 @@ func (p *PKI) reloadCerts(c *config.C, initial bool) *util.ContextualError {
 
 	p.cs.Store(newState)
 
-	//TODO: CERT-V2 newState needs a stringer that does json
 	if initial {
 		p.l.WithField("cert", newState).Debug("Client nebula certificate(s)")
 	} else {
@@ -359,7 +365,9 @@ func newCertState(dv cert.Version, v1, v2 cert.Certificate, pkcs11backed bool, p
 			return nil, util.NewContextualError("v1 and v2 curve are not the same, ignoring", nil, nil)
 		}
 
-		//TODO: CERT-V2 make sure v2 has v1s address
+		if v1.Networks()[0] != v2.Networks()[0] {
+			return nil, util.NewContextualError("v1 and v2 networks are not the same", nil, nil)
+		}
 
 		cs.initiatingVersion = dv
 	}

remote_list.go

@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ type RemoteList struct {
 	// The full list of vpn addresses assigned to this host
 	vpnAddrs []netip.Addr
 
-	// A deduplicated set of addresses. Any accessor should lock beforehand.
+	// A deduplicated set of underlay addresses. Any accessor should lock beforehand.
 	addrs []netip.AddrPort
 
 	// A set of relay addresses. VpnIp addresses that the remote identified as relays.
@@ -201,8 +201,10 @@ type RemoteList struct {
 	// For learned addresses, this is the vpnIp that sent the packet
 	cache map[netip.Addr]*cache
 
-	hr        *hostnamesResults
+	hr *hostnamesResults
-	shouldAdd func(netip.Addr) bool
+
+	// shouldAdd is a nillable function that decides if x should be added to addrs.
+	shouldAdd func(vpnAddrs []netip.Addr, x netip.Addr) bool
 
 	// This is a list of remotes that we have tried to handshake with and have returned from the wrong vpn ip.
 	// They should not be tried again during a handshake
@@ -213,7 +215,7 @@ type RemoteList struct {
 }
 
 // NewRemoteList creates a new empty RemoteList
-func NewRemoteList(vpnAddrs []netip.Addr, shouldAdd func(netip.Addr) bool) *RemoteList {
+func NewRemoteList(vpnAddrs []netip.Addr, shouldAdd func([]netip.Addr, netip.Addr) bool) *RemoteList {
 	r := &RemoteList{
 		vpnAddrs:  make([]netip.Addr, len(vpnAddrs)),
 		addrs:     make([]netip.AddrPort, 0),
@@ -368,6 +370,15 @@ func (r *RemoteList) CopyBlockedRemotes() []netip.AddrPort {
 	return c
 }
 
+// RefreshFromHandshake locks and updates the RemoteList to account for data learned upon a completed handshake
+func (r *RemoteList) RefreshFromHandshake(vpnAddrs []netip.Addr) {
+	r.Lock()
+	r.badRemotes = nil
+	r.vpnAddrs = make([]netip.Addr, len(vpnAddrs))
+	copy(r.vpnAddrs, vpnAddrs)
+	r.Unlock()
+}
+
 // ResetBlockedRemotes locks and clears the blocked remotes list
 func (r *RemoteList) ResetBlockedRemotes() {
 	r.Lock()
@@ -577,7 +588,7 @@ func (r *RemoteList) unlockedCollect() {
 
 	dnsAddrs := r.hr.GetAddrs()
 	for _, addr := range dnsAddrs {
-		if r.shouldAdd == nil || r.shouldAdd(addr.Addr()) {
+		if r.shouldAdd == nil || r.shouldAdd(r.vpnAddrs, addr.Addr()) {
 			if !r.unlockedIsBad(addr) {
 				addrs = append(addrs, addr)
 			}

stats.go

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"log"
 	"net"
 	"net/http"
+	_ "net/http/pprof"
 	"runtime"
 	"strconv"
 	"time"

udp/conn.go

@@ -13,12 +13,21 @@ type EncReader func(
 	payload []byte,
 )
 
+type EncBatchReader func(
+	addrs []netip.AddrPort,
+	payloads [][]byte,
+	count int,
+)
+
 type Conn interface {
 	Rebind() error
 	LocalAddr() (netip.AddrPort, error)
 	ListenOut(r EncReader)
+	ListenOutBatch(r EncBatchReader)
 	WriteTo(b []byte, addr netip.AddrPort) error
+	WriteMulti(packets [][]byte, addrs []netip.AddrPort) (int, error)
 	ReloadConfig(c *config.C)
+	BatchSize() int
 	Close() error
 }
 
@@ -33,12 +42,21 @@ func (NoopConn) LocalAddr() (netip.AddrPort, error) {
 func (NoopConn) ListenOut(_ EncReader) {
 	return
 }
+func (NoopConn) ListenOutBatch(_ EncBatchReader) {
+	return
+}
 func (NoopConn) WriteTo(_ []byte, _ netip.AddrPort) error {
 	return nil
 }
+func (NoopConn) WriteMulti(_ [][]byte, _ []netip.AddrPort) (int, error) {
+	return 0, nil
+}
 func (NoopConn) ReloadConfig(_ *config.C) {
 	return
 }
+func (NoopConn) BatchSize() int {
+	return 1
+}
 func (NoopConn) Close() error {
 	return nil
 }

udp/udp_darwin.go

@@ -140,6 +140,17 @@ func (u *StdConn) WriteTo(b []byte, ap netip.AddrPort) error {
 	}
 }
 
+// WriteMulti sends multiple packets - fallback implementation without sendmmsg
+func (u *StdConn) WriteMulti(packets [][]byte, addrs []netip.AddrPort) (int, error) {
+	for i := range packets {
+		err := u.WriteTo(packets[i], addrs[i])
+		if err != nil {
+			return i, err
+		}
+	}
+	return len(packets), nil
+}
+
 func (u *StdConn) LocalAddr() (netip.AddrPort, error) {
 	a := u.UDPConn.LocalAddr()
 
@@ -184,6 +195,34 @@ func (u *StdConn) ListenOut(r EncReader) {
 	}
 }
 
+// ListenOutBatch - fallback to single-packet reads for Darwin
+func (u *StdConn) ListenOutBatch(r EncBatchReader) {
+	buffer := make([]byte, MTU)
+	addrs := make([]netip.AddrPort, 1)
+	payloads := make([][]byte, 1)
+
+	for {
+		// Just read one packet at a time and call batch callback with count=1
+		n, rua, err := u.ReadFromUDPAddrPort(buffer)
+		if err != nil {
+			if errors.Is(err, net.ErrClosed) {
+				u.l.WithError(err).Debug("udp socket is closed, exiting read loop")
+				return
+			}
+
+			u.l.WithError(err).Error("unexpected udp socket receive error")
+		}
+
+		addrs[0] = netip.AddrPortFrom(rua.Addr().Unmap(), rua.Port())
+		payloads[0] = buffer[:n]
+		r(addrs, payloads, 1)
+	}
+}
+
+func (u *StdConn) BatchSize() int {
+	return 1
+}
+
 func (u *StdConn) Rebind() error {
 	var err error
 	if u.isV4 {

udp/udp_generic.go

@@ -85,3 +85,42 @@ func (u *GenericConn) ListenOut(r EncReader) {
 		r(netip.AddrPortFrom(rua.Addr().Unmap(), rua.Port()), buffer[:n])
 	}
 }
+
+// ListenOutBatch - fallback to single-packet reads for generic platforms
+func (u *GenericConn) ListenOutBatch(r EncBatchReader) {
+	buffer := make([]byte, MTU)
+	addrs := make([]netip.AddrPort, 1)
+	payloads := make([][]byte, 1)
+
+	for {
+		// Just read one packet at a time and call batch callback with count=1
+		n, rua, err := u.ReadFromUDPAddrPort(buffer)
+		if err != nil {
+			u.l.WithError(err).Debug("udp socket is closed, exiting read loop")
+			return
+		}
+
+		addrs[0] = netip.AddrPortFrom(rua.Addr().Unmap(), rua.Port())
+		payloads[0] = buffer[:n]
+		r(addrs, payloads, 1)
+	}
+}
+
+// WriteMulti sends multiple packets - fallback implementation
+func (u *GenericConn) WriteMulti(packets [][]byte, addrs []netip.AddrPort) (int, error) {
+	for i := range packets {
+		err := u.WriteTo(packets[i], addrs[i])
+		if err != nil {
+			return i, err
+		}
+	}
+	return len(packets), nil
+}
+
+func (u *GenericConn) BatchSize() int {
+	return 1
+}
+
+func (u *GenericConn) Rebind() error {
+	return nil
+}

udp/udp_linux.go

@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@ type StdConn struct {
 	isV4  bool
 	l     *logrus.Logger
 	batch int
+
+	// Pre-allocated buffers for batch writes (sized for IPv6, works for both)
+	writeMsgs   []rawMessage
+	writeIovecs []iovec
+	writeNames  [][]byte
 }
 
 func maybeIPV4(ip net.IP) (net.IP, bool) {
@@ -69,7 +74,26 @@ func NewListener(l *logrus.Logger, ip netip.Addr, port int, multi bool, batch in
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to bind to socket: %s", err)
 	}
 
-	return &StdConn{sysFd: fd, isV4: ip.Is4(), l: l, batch: batch}, err
+	c := &StdConn{sysFd: fd, isV4: ip.Is4(), l: l, batch: batch}
+
+	// Pre-allocate write message structures for batching (sized for IPv6, works for both)
+	c.writeMsgs = make([]rawMessage, batch)
+	c.writeIovecs = make([]iovec, batch)
+	c.writeNames = make([][]byte, batch)
+
+	for i := range c.writeMsgs {
+		// Allocate for IPv6 size (larger than IPv4, works for both)
+		c.writeNames[i] = make([]byte, unix.SizeofSockaddrInet6)
+
+		// Point to the iovec in the slice
+		c.writeMsgs[i].Hdr.Iov = &c.writeIovecs[i]
+		c.writeMsgs[i].Hdr.Iovlen = 1
+
+		c.writeMsgs[i].Hdr.Name = &c.writeNames[i][0]
+		// Namelen will be set appropriately in writeMulti4/writeMulti6
+	}
+
+	return c, err
 }
 
 func (u *StdConn) Rebind() error {
@@ -127,6 +151,8 @@ func (u *StdConn) ListenOut(r EncReader) {
 		read = u.ReadSingle
 	}
 
+	udpBatchHist := metrics.GetOrRegisterHistogram("batch.udp_read_size", nil, metrics.NewUniformSample(1024))
+
 	for {
 		n, err := read(msgs)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -134,6 +160,8 @@ func (u *StdConn) ListenOut(r EncReader) {
 			return
 		}
 
+		udpBatchHist.Update(int64(n))
+
 		for i := 0; i < n; i++ {
 			// Its ok to skip the ok check here, the slicing is the only error that can occur and it will panic
 			if u.isV4 {
@@ -146,6 +174,46 @@ func (u *StdConn) ListenOut(r EncReader) {
 	}
 }
 
+func (u *StdConn) ListenOutBatch(r EncBatchReader) {
+	var ip netip.Addr
+
+	msgs, buffers, names := u.PrepareRawMessages(u.batch)
+	read := u.ReadMulti
+	if u.batch == 1 {
+		read = u.ReadSingle
+	}
+
+	udpBatchHist := metrics.GetOrRegisterHistogram("batch.udp_read_size", nil, metrics.NewUniformSample(1024))
+
+	// Pre-allocate slices for batch callback
+	addrs := make([]netip.AddrPort, u.batch)
+	payloads := make([][]byte, u.batch)
+
+	for {
+		n, err := read(msgs)
+		if err != nil {
+			u.l.WithError(err).Debug("udp socket is closed, exiting read loop")
+			return
+		}
+
+		udpBatchHist.Update(int64(n))
+
+		// Prepare batch data
+		for i := 0; i < n; i++ {
+			if u.isV4 {
+				ip, _ = netip.AddrFromSlice(names[i][4:8])
+			} else {
+				ip, _ = netip.AddrFromSlice(names[i][8:24])
+			}
+			addrs[i] = netip.AddrPortFrom(ip.Unmap(), binary.BigEndian.Uint16(names[i][2:4]))
+			payloads[i] = buffers[i][:msgs[i].Len]
+		}
+
+		// Call batch callback with all packets
+		r(addrs, payloads, n)
+	}
+}
+
 func (u *StdConn) ReadSingle(msgs []rawMessage) (int, error) {
 	for {
 		n, _, err := unix.Syscall6(
@@ -194,6 +262,19 @@ func (u *StdConn) WriteTo(b []byte, ip netip.AddrPort) error {
 	return u.writeTo6(b, ip)
 }
 
+func (u *StdConn) WriteMulti(packets [][]byte, addrs []netip.AddrPort) (int, error) {
+	if len(packets) != len(addrs) {
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("packets and addrs length mismatch")
+	}
+	if len(packets) == 0 {
+		return 0, nil
+	}
+	if u.isV4 {
+		return u.writeMulti4(packets, addrs)
+	}
+	return u.writeMulti6(packets, addrs)
+}
+
 func (u *StdConn) writeTo6(b []byte, ip netip.AddrPort) error {
 	var rsa unix.RawSockaddrInet6
 	rsa.Family = unix.AF_INET6
@@ -248,6 +329,123 @@ func (u *StdConn) writeTo4(b []byte, ip netip.AddrPort) error {
 	}
 }
 
+func (u *StdConn) writeMulti4(packets [][]byte, addrs []netip.AddrPort) (int, error) {
+	sent := 0
+	for sent < len(packets) {
+		// Determine batch size based on remaining packets and buffer capacity
+		batchSize := len(packets) - sent
+		if batchSize > len(u.writeMsgs) {
+			batchSize = len(u.writeMsgs)
+		}
+
+		// Use pre-allocated buffers
+		msgs := u.writeMsgs[:batchSize]
+		iovecs := u.writeIovecs[:batchSize]
+		names := u.writeNames[:batchSize]
+
+		// Setup message structures for this batch
+		for i := 0; i < batchSize; i++ {
+			pktIdx := sent + i
+			if !addrs[pktIdx].Addr().Is4() {
+				return sent + i, ErrInvalidIPv6RemoteForSocket
+			}
+
+			// Setup the packet buffer
+			iovecs[i].Base = &packets[pktIdx][0]
+			iovecs[i].Len = uint(len(packets[pktIdx]))
+
+			// Setup the destination address
+			rsa := (*unix.RawSockaddrInet4)(unsafe.Pointer(&names[i][0]))
+			rsa.Family = unix.AF_INET
+			rsa.Addr = addrs[pktIdx].Addr().As4()
+			binary.BigEndian.PutUint16((*[2]byte)(unsafe.Pointer(&rsa.Port))[:], addrs[pktIdx].Port())
+
+			// Set the appropriate address length for IPv4
+			msgs[i].Hdr.Namelen = unix.SizeofSockaddrInet4
+		}
+
+		// Send this batch
+		nsent, _, err := unix.Syscall6(
+			unix.SYS_SENDMMSG,
+			uintptr(u.sysFd),
+			uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&msgs[0])),
+			uintptr(batchSize),
+			0,
+			0,
+			0,
+		)
+
+		if err != 0 {
+			return sent + int(nsent), &net.OpError{Op: "sendmmsg", Err: err}
+		}
+
+		sent += int(nsent)
+		if int(nsent) < batchSize {
+			// Couldn't send all packets in batch, return what we sent
+			return sent, nil
+		}
+	}
+
+	return sent, nil
+}
+
+func (u *StdConn) writeMulti6(packets [][]byte, addrs []netip.AddrPort) (int, error) {
+	sent := 0
+	for sent < len(packets) {
+		// Determine batch size based on remaining packets and buffer capacity
+		batchSize := len(packets) - sent
+		if batchSize > len(u.writeMsgs) {
+			batchSize = len(u.writeMsgs)
+		}
+
+		// Use pre-allocated buffers
+		msgs := u.writeMsgs[:batchSize]
+		iovecs := u.writeIovecs[:batchSize]
+		names := u.writeNames[:batchSize]
+
+		// Setup message structures for this batch
+		for i := 0; i < batchSize; i++ {
+			pktIdx := sent + i
+
+			// Setup the packet buffer
+			iovecs[i].Base = &packets[pktIdx][0]
+			iovecs[i].Len = uint(len(packets[pktIdx]))
+
+			// Setup the destination address
+			rsa := (*unix.RawSockaddrInet6)(unsafe.Pointer(&names[i][0]))
+			rsa.Family = unix.AF_INET6
+			rsa.Addr = addrs[pktIdx].Addr().As16()
+			binary.BigEndian.PutUint16((*[2]byte)(unsafe.Pointer(&rsa.Port))[:], addrs[pktIdx].Port())
+
+			// Set the appropriate address length for IPv6
+			msgs[i].Hdr.Namelen = unix.SizeofSockaddrInet6
+		}
+
+		// Send this batch
+		nsent, _, err := unix.Syscall6(
+			unix.SYS_SENDMMSG,
+			uintptr(u.sysFd),
+			uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&msgs[0])),
+			uintptr(batchSize),
+			0,
+			0,
+			0,
+		)
+
+		if err != 0 {
+			return sent + int(nsent), &net.OpError{Op: "sendmmsg", Err: err}
+		}
+
+		sent += int(nsent)
+		if int(nsent) < batchSize {
+			// Couldn't send all packets in batch, return what we sent
+			return sent, nil
+		}
+	}
+
+	return sent, nil
+}
+
 func (u *StdConn) ReloadConfig(c *config.C) {
 	b := c.GetInt("listen.read_buffer", 0)
 	if b > 0 {
@@ -305,6 +503,10 @@ func (u *StdConn) getMemInfo(meminfo *[unix.SK_MEMINFO_VARS]uint32) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (u *StdConn) BatchSize() int {
+	return u.batch
+}
+
 func (u *StdConn) Close() error {
 	return syscall.Close(u.sysFd)
 }

udp/udp_linux_32.go

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 
 type iovec struct {
 	Base *byte
-	Len  uint32
+	Len  uint
 }
 
 type msghdr struct {
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func (u *StdConn) PrepareRawMessages(n int) ([]rawMessage, [][]byte, [][]byte) {
 		names[i] = make([]byte, unix.SizeofSockaddrInet6)
 
 		vs := []iovec{
-			{Base: &buffers[i][0], Len: uint32(len(buffers[i]))},
+			{Base: &buffers[i][0], Len: uint(len(buffers[i]))},
 		}
 
 		msgs[i].Hdr.Iov = &vs[0]

udp/udp_linux_64.go

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 
 type iovec struct {
 	Base *byte
-	Len  uint64
+	Len  uint
 }
 
 type msghdr struct {
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ func (u *StdConn) PrepareRawMessages(n int) ([]rawMessage, [][]byte, [][]byte) {
 		names[i] = make([]byte, unix.SizeofSockaddrInet6)
 
 		vs := []iovec{
-			{Base: &buffers[i][0], Len: uint64(len(buffers[i]))},
+			{Base: &buffers[i][0], Len: uint(len(buffers[i]))},
 		}
 
 		msgs[i].Hdr.Iov = &vs[0]

udp/udp_tester.go

@@ -116,6 +116,31 @@ func (u *TesterConn) ListenOut(r EncReader) {
 	}
 }
 
+func (u *TesterConn) ListenOutBatch(r EncBatchReader) {
+	addrs := make([]netip.AddrPort, 1)
+	payloads := make([][]byte, 1)
+
+	for {
+		p, ok := <-u.RxPackets
+		if !ok {
+			return
+		}
+		addrs[0] = p.From
+		payloads[0] = p.Data
+		r(addrs, payloads, 1)
+	}
+}
+
+func (u *TesterConn) WriteMulti(packets [][]byte, addrs []netip.AddrPort) (int, error) {
+	for i := range packets {
+		err := u.WriteTo(packets[i], addrs[i])
+		if err != nil {
+			return i, err
+		}
+	}
+	return len(packets), nil
+}
+
 func (u *TesterConn) ReloadConfig(*config.C) {}
 
 func NewUDPStatsEmitter(_ []Conn) func() {
@@ -127,6 +152,10 @@ func (u *TesterConn) LocalAddr() (netip.AddrPort, error) {
 	return u.Addr, nil
 }
 
+func (u *TesterConn) BatchSize() int {
+	return 1
+}
+
 func (u *TesterConn) Rebind() error {
 	return nil
 }