socket-proxy/pkg

Core package for the Docker Socket Proxy, providing secure access to the Docker API with endpoint filtering and access control.

Overview

This package implements a secure proxy that controls access to Docker socket API endpoints. It supports fine-grained permissions for different Docker operations and can restrict HTTP methods (GET-only or GET+POST).

Architecture

Core Components

Environment Configuration (env.go)

Global configuration flags loaded from environment variables:

Variable	Type	Default	Description
DockerSocket	string	/var/run/docker.sock	Path to Docker socket
ListenAddr	string	(empty)	HTTP listen address
DockerPost	bool	false	Allow POST methods
DockerRestarts	bool	false	Allow container restarts
DockerStart	bool	false	Allow container starts
DockerStop	bool	false	Allow container stops
DockerAuth	bool	false	Allow /auth endpoints
DockerBuild	bool	false	Allow /build endpoints
DockerCommit	bool	false	Allow /commit endpoints
DockerContainers	bool	false	Allow /containers endpoints
DockerEvents	bool	true	Allow /events endpoints
DockerExec	bool	false	Allow /exec endpoints
DockerImages	bool	false	Allow /images endpoints
DockerInfo	bool	false	Allow /info endpoints
DockerNetworks	bool	false	Allow /networks endpoints
DockerPing	bool	true	Allow /_ping endpoints
DockerServices	bool	false	Allow /services endpoints
DockerSystem	bool	false	Allow /system endpoints
DockerVersion	bool	true	Allow /version endpoints
DockerVolumes	bool	false	Allow /volumes endpoints

Request Handler (handler.go)

The NewHandler() function creates an HTTP router with:

• Path-based access control (allowed/denied paths)
• HTTP method filtering (GET-only or GET+POST)
• Version prefix support (e.g., /v1.41/containers)
• Unix domain socket proxying

Reverse Proxy (reverseproxy/reverse_proxy.go)

Based on Go's standard library reverse proxy with enhancements:

• Hop-by-hop header removal
• WebSocket/h2c upgrade handling
• Trailer support
• Context-aware request cancellation

Usage Example

package main

import (
    "log"
    "net/http"
    socketproxy "github.com/yusing/godoxy/socketproxy/pkg"
)

func main() {
    // Configuration is loaded from environment variables
    if socketproxy.ListenAddr == "" {
        log.Fatal("Docker socket address is not set")
    }
    log.Printf("Docker socket listening on: %s", socketproxy.ListenAddr)
    http.ListenAndServe(socketproxy.ListenAddr, socketproxy.NewHandler())
}

Security Features

1. Endpoint Whitelisting: Only explicitly allowed endpoints are accessible
2. Method Restrictions: Can restrict to GET-only or allow POST
3. Connection Keep-Alive: Maintains persistent connections to Docker socket
4. Header Filtering: Removes hop-by-hop headers to prevent spoofing

Docker Integration

The proxy connects to the Docker daemon via Unix socket and proxies all allowed requests. The Docker API version prefix is handled automatically for backward compatibility.