Default anonymous authentication

cmd/thv-operator/pkg/registryapi/config/config.go

@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	RegistryName string           `yaml:"registryName,omitempty"`
 	Registries   []RegistryConfig `yaml:"registries"`
 	Database     *DatabaseConfig  `yaml:"database,omitempty"`
+	Auth         *AuthConfig      `yaml:"auth,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // DatabaseConfig defines PostgreSQL database configuration
@@ -153,6 +154,22 @@ type RegistryConfig struct {
 	Filter     *FilterConfig     `yaml:"filter,omitempty"`
 }
 
+// AuthMode represents the authentication mode
+type AuthMode string
+
+const (
+	// AuthModeAnonymous allows unauthenticated access
+	AuthModeAnonymous AuthMode = "anonymous"
+)
+
+// AuthConfig defines authentication configuration for the registry server
+type AuthConfig struct {
+	// Mode specifies the authentication mode (anonymous or oauth)
+	// Defaults to "oauth" if not specified (security-by-default).
+	// Use "anonymous" to explicitly disable authentication for development.
+	Mode AuthMode `yaml:"mode,omitempty"`
+}
+
 // KubernetesConfig defines a Kubernetes-based registry source where data is discovered
 // from MCPServer resources in the cluster. This is the default type for the built-in "default" registry.
 type KubernetesConfig struct {
@@ -244,7 +261,12 @@ func (c *Config) ToConfigMapWithContentChecksum(mcpRegistry *mcpv1alpha1.MCPRegi
 const DefaultRegistryName = "default"
 
 func (cm *configManager) BuildConfig() (*Config, error) {
-	config := Config{}
+	config := Config{
+		// default to anonymous authentication until we model it consistently in the MCPRegistry CRD
+		Auth: &AuthConfig{
+			Mode: AuthModeAnonymous,
+		},
+	}
 
 	mcpRegistry := cm.mcpRegistry
 

cmd/thv-operator/pkg/registryapi/config/config_test.go

@@ -209,6 +209,7 @@ func TestBuildConfig_ConfigMapSource(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Equal(t, filepath.Join(RegistryJSONFilePath, "configmap-registry", RegistryJSONFileName), config.Registries[1].File.Path)
 		require.NotNil(t, config.Registries[1].SyncPolicy)
 		assert.Equal(t, "1h", config.Registries[1].SyncPolicy.Interval)
+		assert.Equal(t, AuthModeAnonymous, config.Auth.Mode)
 	})
 
 }
@@ -370,6 +371,7 @@ func TestBuildConfig_GitSource(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Empty(t, config.Registries[1].Git.Commit)
 		require.NotNil(t, config.Registries[1].SyncPolicy)
 		assert.Equal(t, "1h", config.Registries[1].SyncPolicy.Interval)
+		assert.Equal(t, AuthModeAnonymous, config.Auth.Mode)
 	})
 
 	t.Run("valid git source with tag", func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -417,6 +419,7 @@ func TestBuildConfig_GitSource(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Empty(t, config.Registries[1].Git.Commit)
 		require.NotNil(t, config.Registries[1].SyncPolicy)
 		assert.Equal(t, "1h", config.Registries[1].SyncPolicy.Interval)
+		assert.Equal(t, AuthModeAnonymous, config.Auth.Mode)
 	})
 
 	t.Run("valid git source with commit", func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -464,6 +467,7 @@ func TestBuildConfig_GitSource(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Equal(t, "abc123def456", config.Registries[1].Git.Commit)
 		require.NotNil(t, config.Registries[1].SyncPolicy)
 		assert.Equal(t, "1h", config.Registries[1].SyncPolicy.Interval)
+		assert.Equal(t, AuthModeAnonymous, config.Auth.Mode)
 	})
 }
 
@@ -566,6 +570,7 @@ func TestBuildConfig_APISource(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Nil(t, config.Registries[1].Git)
 		require.NotNil(t, config.Registries[1].SyncPolicy)
 		assert.Equal(t, "1h", config.Registries[1].SyncPolicy.Interval)
+		assert.Equal(t, AuthModeAnonymous, config.Auth.Mode)
 	})
 }
 
@@ -610,6 +615,7 @@ func TestBuildConfig_SyncPolicy(t *testing.T) {
 		require.NotNil(t, config.Registries[0].Kubernetes)
 		// Second registry should be the user-specified one
 		assert.Nil(t, config.Registries[1].SyncPolicy)
+		assert.Equal(t, AuthModeAnonymous, config.Auth.Mode)
 	})
 
 	t.Run("empty interval", func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -684,6 +690,7 @@ func TestBuildConfig_SyncPolicy(t *testing.T) {
 		// Second registry should be the user-specified one
 		require.NotNil(t, config.Registries[1].SyncPolicy)
 		assert.Equal(t, "30m", config.Registries[1].SyncPolicy.Interval)
+		assert.Equal(t, AuthModeAnonymous, config.Auth.Mode)
 	})
 }
 
@@ -731,6 +738,7 @@ func TestBuildConfig_Filter(t *testing.T) {
 		require.NotNil(t, config.Registries[0].Kubernetes)
 		// Filter should be nil when not provided for the user-specified registry
 		assert.Nil(t, config.Registries[1].Filter)
+		assert.Equal(t, AuthModeAnonymous, config.Auth.Mode)
 	})
 
 	t.Run("filter with name filters", func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -781,6 +789,7 @@ func TestBuildConfig_Filter(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Equal(t, []string{"*-deprecated", "*-test"}, config.Registries[1].Filter.Names.Exclude)
 		// Tags should be nil when not provided
 		assert.Nil(t, config.Registries[1].Filter.Tags)
+		assert.Equal(t, AuthModeAnonymous, config.Auth.Mode)
 	})
 
 	t.Run("filter with tags", func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -830,6 +839,7 @@ func TestBuildConfig_Filter(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Equal(t, []string{"beta", "alpha", "experimental"}, config.Registries[1].Filter.Tags.Exclude)
 		// Names should be nil when not provided
 		assert.Nil(t, config.Registries[1].Filter.Names)
+		assert.Equal(t, AuthModeAnonymous, config.Auth.Mode)
 	})
 
 	t.Run("filter with both name filters and tags", func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -883,6 +893,7 @@ func TestBuildConfig_Filter(t *testing.T) {
 		require.NotNil(t, config.Registries[1].Filter.Tags)
 		assert.Equal(t, []string{"latest", "stable"}, config.Registries[1].Filter.Tags.Include)
 		assert.Equal(t, []string{"dev", "test"}, config.Registries[1].Filter.Tags.Exclude)
+		assert.Equal(t, AuthModeAnonymous, config.Auth.Mode)
 	})
 
 	t.Run("filter with empty include and exclude lists", func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -939,6 +950,7 @@ func TestBuildConfig_Filter(t *testing.T) {
 		require.NotNil(t, config.Registries[1].Filter.Tags)
 		assert.Empty(t, config.Registries[1].Filter.Tags.Include)
 		assert.Empty(t, config.Registries[1].Filter.Tags.Exclude)
+		assert.Equal(t, AuthModeAnonymous, config.Auth.Mode)
 	})
 }
 
@@ -1097,6 +1109,7 @@ func TestBuildConfig_MultipleRegistries(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NotNil(t, config.Registries[2].Filter)
 	require.NotNil(t, config.Registries[2].Filter.Names)
 	assert.Equal(t, []string{"server-*"}, config.Registries[2].Filter.Names.Include)
+	assert.Equal(t, AuthModeAnonymous, config.Auth.Mode)
 }
 
 func TestBuildConfig_PVCSource(t *testing.T) {
@@ -1141,6 +1154,7 @@ func TestBuildConfig_PVCSource(t *testing.T) {
 		require.NotNil(t, config.Registries[1].File)
 		// Path: /config/registry/{registryName}/{pvcRef.path}
 		assert.Equal(t, filepath.Join(RegistryJSONFilePath, "pvc-registry", RegistryJSONFileName), config.Registries[1].File.Path)
+		assert.Equal(t, AuthModeAnonymous, config.Auth.Mode)
 	})
 
 	t.Run("valid pvc source with subdirectory path", func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -1181,6 +1195,7 @@ func TestBuildConfig_PVCSource(t *testing.T) {
 		require.NotNil(t, config.Registries[1].File)
 		// Path: /config/registry/{registryName}/{pvcRef.path}
 		assert.Equal(t, filepath.Join(RegistryJSONFilePath, "production-registry", "production/v1/servers.json"), config.Registries[1].File.Path)
+		assert.Equal(t, AuthModeAnonymous, config.Auth.Mode)
 	})
 
 	t.Run("valid pvc source with filter", func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -1233,6 +1248,7 @@ func TestBuildConfig_PVCSource(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Equal(t, []string{"prod-*"}, config.Registries[1].Filter.Names.Include)
 		require.NotNil(t, config.Registries[1].Filter.Tags)
 		assert.Equal(t, []string{"production"}, config.Registries[1].Filter.Tags.Include)
+		assert.Equal(t, AuthModeAnonymous, config.Auth.Mode)
 	})
 }
 func TestBuildConfig_DatabaseConfig(t *testing.T) {
@@ -1278,6 +1294,7 @@ func TestBuildConfig_DatabaseConfig(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Equal(t, 10, config.Database.MaxOpenConns)
 		assert.Equal(t, 2, config.Database.MaxIdleConns)
 		assert.Equal(t, "30m", config.Database.ConnMaxLifetime)
+		assert.Equal(t, AuthModeAnonymous, config.Auth.Mode)
 	})
 
 	t.Run("custom database config", func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -1330,6 +1347,7 @@ func TestBuildConfig_DatabaseConfig(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Equal(t, 25, config.Database.MaxOpenConns)
 		assert.Equal(t, 5, config.Database.MaxIdleConns)
 		assert.Equal(t, "1h", config.Database.ConnMaxLifetime)
+		assert.Equal(t, AuthModeAnonymous, config.Auth.Mode)
 	})
 
 	t.Run("partial database config uses defaults for missing fields", func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -1378,5 +1396,6 @@ func TestBuildConfig_DatabaseConfig(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Equal(t, 10, config.Database.MaxOpenConns)
 		assert.Equal(t, 2, config.Database.MaxIdleConns)
 		assert.Equal(t, "30m", config.Database.ConnMaxLifetime)
+		assert.Equal(t, AuthModeAnonymous, config.Auth.Mode)
 	})
 }