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fix(did): default getDidResolver() to https-only did:web/did:jwks resolution - #225

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Fixes #223

What

getDidResolver() now defaults webOptions to {} instead of { allowedHttpHosts: ["localhost", "127.0.0.1", "0.0.0.0"] }, so did:web and did:jwks documents are fetched over https only unless the caller opts in.

Why

When called without webOptions, a default verifier sent plain http:// requests to its own loopback while resolving an attacker-chosen DID (e.g. did:web:127.0.0.1%3A6379), before any signature check could reject the token. That contradicts the did:web resolver's own documented allowedHttpHosts default of [] (DEFAULT_ALLOWED_HTTP_HOSTS), and the permissive list only applied when webOptions was omitted altogether: passing any other webOptions (say, a timeout) already meant no plain-http hosts.

This is the fix suggested in the issue.

Behaviour change

This changes a default, so it is a minor changeset for @agentcommercekit/did (redirect refusal in #133 was also minor). Anyone who relied on getDidResolver() resolving localhost / 127.0.0.1 / 0.0.0.0 DIDs over plain http now opts in:

getDidResolver({ webOptions: { allowedHttpHosts: ["localhost"] } })
  • demos/identity-a2a (bank-client-agent.ts) is the one demo that really fetches a localhost did:web over http, so it now opts in. Every other demo pre-populates the resolver cache with its own DIDs or uses did:key/did:pkh, and turbo check passes for all of them.
  • examples/local-did-host serves did:web:0.0.0.0%3A3458:* over http, which is presumably why 0.0.0.0 was in the old default. Its README and the matching docs page now show the opt-in (allowedHttpHosts: ["0.0.0.0"]).
  • I left examples/issuer and examples/verifier as they were: they are deployable, so opting them into plain http would reintroduce the exposure in example code.

Testing done

  • 4 new tests in packages/did/src/did-resolvers/get-did-resolver.test.ts: did:web over https for loopback hosts by default, https when webOptions is omitted entirely (the case that was actually vulnerable; this test fails against the old default), did:jwks over https by default, and plain http when a host is explicitly allowed.
  • packages/did: 88/88 pass. turbo check (build, typecheck and tests across all 29 tasks, including the demos and examples) passes; oxfmt --check and oxlint are clean.
  • Needed pnpm@11 (repo packageManager), run via npx pnpm@11.24.0 rather than a global install.

Not covered

With plain http off, did:web:127.0.0.1%3A6379 still triggers an https://127.0.0.1:6379/... connection attempt, so an internal port can still be probed (a TLS handshake rather than an HTTP request to the service). Closing that needs a private-address restriction on the resolver, which is a separate change, so I left it out here.

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  • Security

    • DID documents now use HTTPS by default for did:web and did:jwks resolution.
    • Plain HTTP resolution requires explicitly allowing specific hosts.
  • Documentation

    • Added guidance for configuring local HTTP-based DID resolution.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Updated local demo resolution to explicitly permit its HTTP host.

…olution

getDidResolver() defaulted webOptions.allowedHttpHosts to
["localhost", "127.0.0.1", "0.0.0.0"] when called without webOptions, so a
default verifier sent plain http:// requests to its own loopback while
resolving an attacker-chosen did:web (e.g. did:web:127.0.0.1%3A6379),
before any signature check could reject the token. This contradicted the
did:web resolver's own documented default of [] and only applied when
webOptions was omitted entirely.

Default to no plain-http hosts, matching the resolver. Callers that need
plain http for local development opt in with
getDidResolver({ webOptions: { allowedHttpHosts: [...] } }); the
identity-a2a demo, which fetches a localhost did:web, does so, and the
local-did-host example docs now show the opt-in.

Fixes agentcommercekit#223.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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getDidResolver() now resolves did:web and did:jwks documents over HTTPS by default. Plain HTTP requires explicit host configuration. Tests, local demos, examples, API documentation, and the changeset reflect this behavior.

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DID resolution transport

Layer / File(s) Summary
Resolver default and transport tests
packages/did/src/did-resolvers/get-did-resolver.ts, packages/did/src/did-resolvers/get-did-resolver.test.ts
The default allowedHttpHosts list is empty. Tests cover HTTPS defaults, loopback hosts, did:web, did:jwks, and explicit HTTP opt-in.
Local HTTP resolution integrations
demos/identity-a2a/src/bank-client-agent.ts, docs/demos/example-local-did-host.mdx, examples/local-did-host/README.md
The local bank demo and local DID guidance explicitly allow HTTP for local hosts.
API and release documentation
packages/did/README.md, .changeset/https-only-did-resolver-default.md
The API reference and changeset document HTTPS-only defaults and explicit HTTP configuration.

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Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: High

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The HTTPS-only default is implemented, but add the focused did:jwks opt-in test so local HTTP configuration remains protected against regression.

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packages/did/src/did-resolvers/get-did-resolver.test.ts (1)

6-81: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Add an explicitly allowed plain-HTTP did:jwks case. The suite tests allowedHttpHosts only for did:web. Add a focused did:jwks:localhost%3A3000 case that expects http://localhost:3000/.well-known/jwks.json. This protects forwarding of the shared webOptions contract through getDidResolver.

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In `@packages/did/src/did-resolvers/get-did-resolver.test.ts` around lines 6 - 81,
Add a focused test in the getDidResolver plain HTTP policy suite for did:jwks
with webOptions.allowedHttpHosts containing localhost; resolve
did:jwks:localhost%3A3000 and assert the injected fetch receives
http://localhost:3000/.well-known/jwks.json, preserving the existing mock setup
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In `@packages/did/src/did-resolvers/get-did-resolver.test.ts`:
- Around line 6-81: Add a focused test in the getDidResolver plain HTTP policy
suite for did:jwks with webOptions.allowedHttpHosts containing localhost;
resolve did:jwks:localhost%3A3000 and assert the injected fetch receives
http://localhost:3000/.well-known/jwks.json, preserving the existing mock setup
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DID: default getDidResolver() allows plain HTTP did:web fetches to loopback hosts (localhost, 127.0.0.1, 0.0.0.0)

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