Implement ACL runtime enforcement and management API

lib/parrhesia/api/acl.ex

@@ -0,0 +1,250 @@
+defmodule Parrhesia.API.ACL do
+  @moduledoc """
+  Public ACL API and rule matching for protected sync traffic.
+  """
+
+  alias Parrhesia.API.RequestContext
+  alias Parrhesia.Protocol.Filter
+  alias Parrhesia.Storage
+
+  @spec grant(map(), keyword()) :: :ok | {:error, term()}
+  def grant(rule, _opts \\ []) do
+    with {:ok, _stored_rule} <- Storage.acl().put_rule(%{}, normalize_rule(rule)) do
+      :ok
+    end
+  end
+
+  @spec revoke(map(), keyword()) :: :ok | {:error, term()}
+  def revoke(rule, _opts \\ []) do
+    Storage.acl().delete_rule(%{}, normalize_delete_selector(rule))
+  end
+
+  @spec list(keyword()) :: {:ok, [map()]} | {:error, term()}
+  def list(opts \\ []) do
+    Storage.acl().list_rules(%{}, normalize_list_opts(opts))
+  end
+
+  @spec check(atom(), map(), keyword()) :: :ok | {:error, term()}
+  def check(capability, subject, opts \\ [])
+
+  def check(capability, subject, opts)
+      when capability in [:sync_read, :sync_write] and is_map(subject) do
+    context = Keyword.get(opts, :context, %RequestContext{})
+
+    with {:ok, normalized_capability} <- normalize_capability(capability),
+         {:ok, normalized_context} <- normalize_context(context),
+         {:ok, protected_filters} <- protected_filters() do
+      if protected_subject?(normalized_capability, subject, protected_filters) do
+        authorize_subject(normalized_capability, subject, normalized_context)
+      else
+        :ok
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  def check(_capability, _subject, _opts), do: {:error, :invalid_acl_capability}
+
+  @spec protected_read?(map()) :: boolean()
+  def protected_read?(filter) when is_map(filter) do
+    case protected_filters() do
+      {:ok, protected_filters} ->
+        protected_subject?(:sync_read, filter, protected_filters)
+
+      {:error, _reason} ->
+        false
+    end
+  end
+
+  def protected_read?(_filter), do: false
+
+  @spec protected_write?(map()) :: boolean()
+  def protected_write?(event) when is_map(event) do
+    case protected_filters() do
+      {:ok, protected_filters} ->
+        protected_subject?(:sync_write, event, protected_filters)
+
+      {:error, _reason} ->
+        false
+    end
+  end
+
+  def protected_write?(_event), do: false
+
+  defp authorize_subject(capability, subject, %RequestContext{} = context) do
+    if MapSet.size(context.authenticated_pubkeys) == 0 do
+      {:error, :auth_required}
+    else
+      capability
+      |> list_rules_for_capability()
+      |> authorize_against_rules(capability, context.authenticated_pubkeys, subject)
+    end
+  end
+
+  defp list_rules_for_capability(capability) do
+    Storage.acl().list_rules(%{}, principal_type: :pubkey, capability: capability)
+  end
+
+  defp authorize_against_rules({:ok, rules}, capability, authenticated_pubkeys, subject) do
+    if Enum.any?(authenticated_pubkeys, &principal_authorized?(&1, subject, rules)) do
+      :ok
+    else
+      {:error, denial_reason(capability)}
+    end
+  end
+
+  defp authorize_against_rules({:error, reason}, _capability, _authenticated_pubkeys, _subject),
+    do: {:error, reason}
+
+  defp principal_authorized?(authenticated_pubkey, subject, rules) do
+    Enum.any?(rules, fn rule ->
+      rule.principal == authenticated_pubkey and
+        rule_covers_subject?(rule.capability, rule.match, subject)
+    end)
+  end
+
+  defp rule_covers_subject?(:sync_read, rule_match, filter),
+    do: filter_within_rule?(filter, rule_match)
+
+  defp rule_covers_subject?(:sync_write, rule_match, event),
+    do: Filter.matches_filter?(event, rule_match)
+
+  defp protected_subject?(:sync_read, filter, protected_filters) do
+    Enum.any?(protected_filters, &filters_overlap?(filter, &1))
+  end
+
+  defp protected_subject?(:sync_write, event, protected_filters) do
+    Enum.any?(protected_filters, &Filter.matches_filter?(event, &1))
+  end
+
+  defp filters_overlap?(left, right) when is_map(left) and is_map(right) do
+    comparable_keys =
+      left
+      |> comparable_filter_keys(right)
+      |> Enum.reject(&(&1 in ["limit", "search", "since", "until"]))
+
+    Enum.all?(
+      comparable_keys,
+      &filter_constraint_compatible?(Map.get(left, &1), Map.get(right, &1), &1)
+    ) and
+      filter_ranges_overlap?(left, right)
+  end
+
+  defp filter_constraint_compatible?(nil, _right, _key), do: true
+  defp filter_constraint_compatible?(_left, nil, _key), do: true
+
+  defp filter_constraint_compatible?(left, right, _key) when is_list(left) and is_list(right) do
+    MapSet.disjoint?(MapSet.new(left), MapSet.new(right)) == false
+  end
+
+  defp filter_constraint_compatible?(left, right, _key), do: left == right
+
+  defp filter_within_rule?(filter, rule_match) when is_map(filter) and is_map(rule_match) do
+    Enum.reject(rule_match, fn {key, _value} -> key in ["since", "until", "limit", "search"] end)
+    |> Enum.all?(fn {key, rule_value} ->
+      requested_value = Map.get(filter, key)
+      requested_constraint_within_rule?(requested_value, rule_value, key)
+    end) and filter_range_within_rule?(filter, rule_match)
+  end
+
+  defp requested_constraint_within_rule?(nil, _rule_value, _key), do: false
+
+  defp requested_constraint_within_rule?(requested_values, rule_values, _key)
+       when is_list(requested_values) and is_list(rule_values) do
+    requested_values
+    |> MapSet.new()
+    |> MapSet.subset?(MapSet.new(rule_values))
+  end
+
+  defp requested_constraint_within_rule?(requested_value, rule_value, _key),
+    do: requested_value == rule_value
+
+  defp denial_reason(:sync_read), do: :sync_read_not_allowed
+  defp denial_reason(:sync_write), do: :sync_write_not_allowed
+
+  defp normalize_context(%RequestContext{} = context), do: {:ok, normalize_pubkeys(context)}
+  defp normalize_context(_context), do: {:error, :invalid_context}
+
+  defp normalize_pubkeys(%RequestContext{} = context) do
+    normalized_pubkeys =
+      context.authenticated_pubkeys
+      |> Enum.map(&String.downcase/1)
+      |> MapSet.new()
+
+    %RequestContext{context | authenticated_pubkeys: normalized_pubkeys}
+  end
+
+  defp normalize_rule(rule) when is_map(rule), do: rule
+  defp normalize_rule(_rule), do: %{}
+
+  defp normalize_delete_selector(selector) when is_map(selector), do: selector
+  defp normalize_delete_selector(_selector), do: %{}
+
+  defp normalize_list_opts(opts) do
+    []
+    |> maybe_put_opt(:principal_type, Keyword.get(opts, :principal_type))
+    |> maybe_put_opt(:principal, normalize_list_principal(Keyword.get(opts, :principal)))
+    |> maybe_put_opt(:capability, Keyword.get(opts, :capability))
+  end
+
+  defp normalize_list_principal(nil), do: nil
+
+  defp normalize_list_principal(principal) when is_binary(principal),
+    do: String.downcase(principal)
+
+  defp normalize_list_principal(principal), do: principal
+
+  defp maybe_put_opt(opts, _key, nil), do: opts
+  defp maybe_put_opt(opts, key, value), do: Keyword.put(opts, key, value)
+
+  defp normalize_capability(capability) do
+    case capability do
+      :sync_read -> {:ok, :sync_read}
+      :sync_write -> {:ok, :sync_write}
+      _other -> {:error, :invalid_acl_capability}
+    end
+  end
+
+  defp protected_filters do
+    filters =
+      :parrhesia
+      |> Application.get_env(:acl, [])
+      |> Keyword.get(:protected_filters, [])
+
+    if is_list(filters) and
+         Enum.all?(filters, &(match?(%{}, &1) and Filter.validate_filter(&1) == :ok)) do
+      {:ok, filters}
+    else
+      {:error, :invalid_protected_filters}
+    end
+  end
+
+  defp comparable_filter_keys(left, right) do
+    Map.keys(left)
+    |> Kernel.++(Map.keys(right))
+    |> Enum.uniq()
+  end
+
+  defp filter_ranges_overlap?(left, right) do
+    since = max(boundary_value(left, "since", :lower), boundary_value(right, "since", :lower))
+    until = min(boundary_value(left, "until", :upper), boundary_value(right, "until", :upper))
+    since <= until
+  end
+
+  defp filter_range_within_rule?(filter, rule_match) do
+    requested_since = Map.get(filter, "since")
+    requested_until = Map.get(filter, "until")
+    rule_since = Map.get(rule_match, "since")
+    rule_until = Map.get(rule_match, "until")
+
+    lower_ok? =
+      is_nil(rule_since) or (is_integer(requested_since) and requested_since >= rule_since)
+
+    upper_ok? =
+      is_nil(rule_until) or (is_integer(requested_until) and requested_until <= rule_until)
+
+    lower_ok? and upper_ok?
+  end
+
+  defp boundary_value(filter, key, :lower), do: Map.get(filter, key, 0)
+  defp boundary_value(filter, key, :upper), do: Map.get(filter, key, 9_223_372_036_854_775_807)
+end

lib/parrhesia/api/admin.ex

@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+defmodule Parrhesia.API.Admin do
+  @moduledoc """
+  Public management API facade.
+  """
+
+  alias Parrhesia.API.ACL
+  alias Parrhesia.Storage
+
+  @supported_acl_methods ~w(acl_grant acl_revoke acl_list)
+
+  @spec execute(String.t() | atom(), map(), keyword()) :: {:ok, map()} | {:error, term()}
+  def execute(method, params, opts \\ [])
+
+  def execute(method, params, _opts) when is_map(params) do
+    case normalize_method_name(method) do
+      "acl_grant" -> acl_grant(params)
+      "acl_revoke" -> acl_revoke(params)
+      "acl_list" -> acl_list(params)
+      "supportedmethods" -> {:ok, %{"methods" => supported_methods()}}
+      other_method -> Storage.admin().execute(%{}, other_method, params)
+    end
+  end
+
+  def execute(method, _params, _opts),
+    do: {:error, {:unsupported_method, normalize_method_name(method)}}
+
+  @spec stats(keyword()) :: {:ok, map()} | {:error, term()}
+  def stats(_opts \\ []), do: Storage.admin().execute(%{}, :stats, %{})
+
+  @spec health(keyword()) :: {:ok, map()} | {:error, term()}
+  def health(_opts \\ []), do: {:ok, %{"status" => "ok"}}
+
+  @spec list_audit_logs(keyword()) :: {:ok, [map()]} | {:error, term()}
+  def list_audit_logs(opts \\ []) do
+    Storage.admin().list_audit_logs(%{}, opts)
+  end
+
+  defp acl_grant(params) do
+    with :ok <- ACL.grant(params) do
+      {:ok, %{"ok" => true}}
+    end
+  end
+
+  defp acl_revoke(params) do
+    with :ok <- ACL.revoke(params) do
+      {:ok, %{"ok" => true}}
+    end
+  end
+
+  defp acl_list(params) do
+    with {:ok, rules} <- ACL.list(acl_list_opts(params)) do
+      {:ok, %{"rules" => rules}}
+    end
+  end
+
+  defp acl_list_opts(params) do
+    []
+    |> maybe_put_opt(:principal_type, fetch_value(params, :principal_type))
+    |> maybe_put_opt(:principal, fetch_value(params, :principal))
+    |> maybe_put_opt(:capability, fetch_value(params, :capability))
+  end
+
+  defp supported_methods do
+    storage_supported =
+      case Storage.admin().execute(%{}, :supportedmethods, %{}) do
+        {:ok, methods} when is_list(methods) -> methods
+        {:ok, %{"methods" => methods}} when is_list(methods) -> methods
+        _other -> []
+      end
+
+    (storage_supported ++ @supported_acl_methods)
+    |> Enum.uniq()
+    |> Enum.sort()
+  end
+
+  defp maybe_put_opt(opts, _key, nil), do: opts
+  defp maybe_put_opt(opts, key, value), do: Keyword.put(opts, key, value)
+
+  defp fetch_value(map, key), do: Map.get(map, key) || Map.get(map, Atom.to_string(key))
+
+  defp normalize_method_name(method) when is_atom(method), do: Atom.to_string(method)
+  defp normalize_method_name(method) when is_binary(method), do: method
+  defp normalize_method_name(method), do: inspect(method)
+end

lib/parrhesia/api/request_context.ex

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+defmodule Parrhesia.API.RequestContext do
+  @moduledoc """
+  Shared request context used across API and policy surfaces.
+  """
+
+  defstruct authenticated_pubkeys: MapSet.new(),
+            actor: nil,
+            caller: :local,
+            remote_ip: nil,
+            subscription_id: nil,
+            peer_id: nil,
+            metadata: %{}
+
+  @type t :: %__MODULE__{
+          authenticated_pubkeys: MapSet.t(String.t()),
+          actor: term(),
+          caller: atom(),
+          remote_ip: String.t() | nil,
+          subscription_id: String.t() | nil,
+          peer_id: String.t() | nil,
+          metadata: map()
+        }
+
+  @spec put_metadata(t(), map()) :: t()
+  def put_metadata(%__MODULE__{} = context, metadata) when is_map(metadata) do
+    %__MODULE__{context | metadata: Map.merge(context.metadata, metadata)}
+  end
+end

lib/parrhesia/policy/connection_policy.ex

@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+defmodule Parrhesia.Policy.ConnectionPolicy do
+  @moduledoc """
+  Connection/session-level policy checks shared by websocket and management entrypoints.
+  """
+
+  alias Parrhesia.Storage
+
+  @spec authorize_remote_ip(tuple() | String.t() | nil) :: :ok | {:error, :ip_blocked}
+  def authorize_remote_ip(remote_ip) do
+    case normalize_ip(remote_ip) do
+      nil ->
+        :ok
+
+      normalized_ip ->
+        case Storage.moderation().ip_blocked?(%{}, normalized_ip) do
+          {:ok, true} -> {:error, :ip_blocked}
+          _other -> :ok
+        end
+    end
+  end
+
+  @spec authorize_authenticated_pubkey(String.t()) :: :ok | {:error, :pubkey_not_allowed}
+  def authorize_authenticated_pubkey(pubkey) when is_binary(pubkey) do
+    if allowlist_active?() do
+      case Storage.moderation().pubkey_allowed?(%{}, pubkey) do
+        {:ok, true} -> :ok
+        _other -> {:error, :pubkey_not_allowed}
+      end
+    else
+      :ok
+    end
+  end
+
+  @spec authorize_authenticated_pubkeys(MapSet.t(String.t())) ::
+          :ok | {:error, :auth_required | :pubkey_not_allowed}
+  def authorize_authenticated_pubkeys(authenticated_pubkeys) do
+    if allowlist_active?() do
+      cond do
+        MapSet.size(authenticated_pubkeys) == 0 ->
+          {:error, :auth_required}
+
+        Enum.any?(authenticated_pubkeys, &(authorize_authenticated_pubkey(&1) == :ok)) ->
+          :ok
+
+        true ->
+          {:error, :pubkey_not_allowed}
+      end
+    else
+      :ok
+    end
+  end
+
+  defp allowlist_active? do
+    case Storage.moderation().has_allowed_pubkeys?(%{}) do
+      {:ok, true} -> true
+      _other -> false
+    end
+  end
+
+  defp normalize_ip(nil), do: nil
+  defp normalize_ip({_, _, _, _} = remote_ip), do: :inet.ntoa(remote_ip) |> to_string()
+
+  defp normalize_ip({_, _, _, _, _, _, _, _} = remote_ip),
+    do: :inet.ntoa(remote_ip) |> to_string()
+
+  defp normalize_ip(remote_ip) when is_binary(remote_ip), do: remote_ip
+  defp normalize_ip(_remote_ip), do: nil
+end

lib/parrhesia/policy/event_policy.ex

@@ -3,11 +3,17 @@ defmodule Parrhesia.Policy.EventPolicy do
   Write/read policy checks for relay operations.
   """
 
+  alias Parrhesia.API.ACL
+  alias Parrhesia.API.RequestContext
+  alias Parrhesia.Policy.ConnectionPolicy
   alias Parrhesia.Storage
 
   @type policy_error ::
           :auth_required
+          | :pubkey_not_allowed
           | :restricted_giftwrap
+          | :sync_read_not_allowed
+          | :sync_write_not_allowed
           | :marmot_group_h_tag_required
           | :marmot_group_h_values_exceeded
           | :marmot_group_filter_window_too_wide
@@ -33,15 +39,31 @@ defmodule Parrhesia.Policy.EventPolicy do
 
   @spec authorize_read([map()], MapSet.t(String.t())) :: :ok | {:error, policy_error()}
   def authorize_read(filters, authenticated_pubkeys) when is_list(filters) do
+    authorize_read(filters, authenticated_pubkeys, request_context(authenticated_pubkeys))
+  end
+
+  @spec authorize_read([map()], MapSet.t(String.t()), RequestContext.t()) ::
+          :ok | {:error, policy_error()}
+  def authorize_read(filters, authenticated_pubkeys, %RequestContext{} = context)
+      when is_list(filters) do
     auth_required? = config_bool([:policies, :auth_required_for_reads], false)
 
     cond do
+      match?(
+        {:error, _reason},
+        ConnectionPolicy.authorize_authenticated_pubkeys(authenticated_pubkeys)
+      ) ->
+        ConnectionPolicy.authorize_authenticated_pubkeys(authenticated_pubkeys)
+
       auth_required? and MapSet.size(authenticated_pubkeys) == 0 ->
         {:error, :auth_required}
 
       giftwrap_restricted?(filters, authenticated_pubkeys) ->
         {:error, :restricted_giftwrap}
 
+      match?({:error, _reason}, authorize_sync_reads(filters, context)) ->
+        authorize_sync_reads(filters, context)
+
       true ->
         enforce_marmot_group_read_guardrails(filters)
     end
@@ -49,8 +71,17 @@ defmodule Parrhesia.Policy.EventPolicy do
 
   @spec authorize_write(map(), MapSet.t(String.t())) :: :ok | {:error, policy_error()}
   def authorize_write(event, authenticated_pubkeys) when is_map(event) do
+    authorize_write(event, authenticated_pubkeys, request_context(authenticated_pubkeys))
+  end
+
+  @spec authorize_write(map(), MapSet.t(String.t()), RequestContext.t()) ::
+          :ok | {:error, policy_error()}
+  def authorize_write(event, authenticated_pubkeys, %RequestContext{} = context)
+      when is_map(event) do
     checks = [
+      fn -> ConnectionPolicy.authorize_authenticated_pubkeys(authenticated_pubkeys) end,
       fn -> maybe_require_auth_for_write(authenticated_pubkeys) end,
+      fn -> authorize_sync_write(event, context) end,
       fn -> reject_if_pubkey_banned(event) end,
       fn -> reject_if_event_banned(event) end,
       fn -> enforce_pow(event) end,
@@ -69,10 +100,17 @@ defmodule Parrhesia.Policy.EventPolicy do
 
   @spec error_message(policy_error()) :: String.t()
   def error_message(:auth_required), do: "auth-required: authentication required"
+  def error_message(:pubkey_not_allowed), do: "restricted: authenticated pubkey is not allowed"
 
   def error_message(:restricted_giftwrap),
     do: "restricted: giftwrap access requires recipient authentication"
 
+  def error_message(:sync_read_not_allowed),
+    do: "restricted: sync read not allowed for authenticated pubkey"
+
+  def error_message(:sync_write_not_allowed),
+    do: "restricted: sync write not allowed for authenticated pubkey"
+
   def error_message(:marmot_group_h_tag_required),
     do: "restricted: kind 445 queries must include a #h tag"
 
@@ -143,6 +181,19 @@ defmodule Parrhesia.Policy.EventPolicy do
     end
   end
 
+  defp authorize_sync_reads(filters, %RequestContext{} = context) do
+    Enum.reduce_while(filters, :ok, fn filter, :ok ->
+      case ACL.check(:sync_read, filter, context: context) do
+        :ok -> {:cont, :ok}
+        {:error, reason} -> {:halt, {:error, reason}}
+      end
+    end)
+  end
+
+  defp authorize_sync_write(event, %RequestContext{} = context) do
+    ACL.check(:sync_write, event, context: context)
+  end
+
   defp giftwrap_restricted?(filters, authenticated_pubkeys) do
     if MapSet.size(authenticated_pubkeys) == 0 do
       any_filter_targets_giftwrap?(filters)
@@ -672,4 +723,8 @@ defmodule Parrhesia.Policy.EventPolicy do
         default
     end
   end
+
+  defp request_context(authenticated_pubkeys) do
+    %RequestContext{authenticated_pubkeys: authenticated_pubkeys}
+  end
 end

lib/parrhesia/storage.ex

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ defmodule Parrhesia.Storage do
 
   @default_modules [
     events: Parrhesia.Storage.Adapters.Postgres.Events,
+    acl: Parrhesia.Storage.Adapters.Postgres.ACL,
     moderation: Parrhesia.Storage.Adapters.Postgres.Moderation,
     groups: Parrhesia.Storage.Adapters.Postgres.Groups,
     admin: Parrhesia.Storage.Adapters.Postgres.Admin
@@ -19,6 +20,9 @@ defmodule Parrhesia.Storage do
   @spec moderation() :: module()
   def moderation, do: fetch_module!(:moderation, Parrhesia.Storage.Moderation)
 
+  @spec acl() :: module()
+  def acl, do: fetch_module!(:acl, Parrhesia.Storage.ACL)
+
   @spec groups() :: module()
   def groups, do: fetch_module!(:groups, Parrhesia.Storage.Groups)
 

lib/parrhesia/storage/acl.ex

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+defmodule Parrhesia.Storage.ACL do
+  @moduledoc """
+  Storage callbacks for persisted ACL rules.
+  """
+
+  @type context :: map()
+  @type rule :: map()
+  @type opts :: keyword()
+  @type reason :: term()
+
+  @callback put_rule(context(), rule()) :: {:ok, rule()} | {:error, reason()}
+  @callback delete_rule(context(), map()) :: :ok | {:error, reason()}
+  @callback list_rules(context(), opts()) :: {:ok, [rule()]} | {:error, reason()}
+end

lib/parrhesia/storage/adapters/memory/acl.ex

@@ -0,0 +1,157 @@
+defmodule Parrhesia.Storage.Adapters.Memory.ACL do
+  @moduledoc """
+  In-memory prototype adapter for `Parrhesia.Storage.ACL`.
+  """
+
+  alias Parrhesia.Storage.Adapters.Memory.Store
+
+  @behaviour Parrhesia.Storage.ACL
+
+  @impl true
+  def put_rule(_context, rule) when is_map(rule) do
+    with {:ok, normalized_rule} <- normalize_rule(rule) do
+      Store.get_and_update(fn state -> put_rule_in_state(state, normalized_rule) end)
+    end
+  end
+
+  def put_rule(_context, _rule), do: {:error, :invalid_acl_rule}
+
+  @impl true
+  def delete_rule(_context, selector) when is_map(selector) do
+    case normalize_delete_selector(selector) do
+      {:ok, {:id, id}} ->
+        Store.update(fn state ->
+          %{state | acl_rules: Enum.reject(state.acl_rules, &(&1.id == id))}
+        end)
+
+        :ok
+
+      {:ok, {:exact, rule}} ->
+        Store.update(fn state ->
+          %{state | acl_rules: Enum.reject(state.acl_rules, &same_rule?(&1, rule))}
+        end)
+
+        :ok
+
+      {:error, reason} ->
+        {:error, reason}
+    end
+  end
+
+  def delete_rule(_context, _selector), do: {:error, :invalid_acl_rule}
+
+  @impl true
+  def list_rules(_context, opts) when is_list(opts) do
+    rules =
+      Store.get(fn state -> Enum.reverse(state.acl_rules) end)
+      |> Enum.filter(fn rule ->
+        matches_principal_type?(rule, Keyword.get(opts, :principal_type)) and
+          matches_principal?(rule, Keyword.get(opts, :principal)) and
+          matches_capability?(rule, Keyword.get(opts, :capability))
+      end)
+
+    {:ok, rules}
+  end
+
+  def list_rules(_context, _opts), do: {:error, :invalid_opts}
+
+  defp put_rule_in_state(state, normalized_rule) do
+    case Enum.find(state.acl_rules, &same_rule?(&1, normalized_rule)) do
+      nil ->
+        next_id = state.next_acl_rule_id
+        persisted_rule = Map.put(normalized_rule, :id, next_id)
+
+        {{:ok, persisted_rule},
+         %{
+           state
+           | acl_rules: [persisted_rule | state.acl_rules],
+             next_acl_rule_id: next_id + 1
+         }}
+
+      existing_rule ->
+        {{:ok, existing_rule}, state}
+    end
+  end
+
+  defp matches_principal_type?(_rule, nil), do: true
+  defp matches_principal_type?(rule, principal_type), do: rule.principal_type == principal_type
+
+  defp matches_principal?(_rule, nil), do: true
+  defp matches_principal?(rule, principal), do: rule.principal == principal
+
+  defp matches_capability?(_rule, nil), do: true
+  defp matches_capability?(rule, capability), do: rule.capability == capability
+
+  defp same_rule?(left, right) do
+    left.principal_type == right.principal_type and
+      left.principal == right.principal and
+      left.capability == right.capability and
+      left.match == right.match
+  end
+
+  defp normalize_delete_selector(%{"id" => id}), do: normalize_delete_selector(%{id: id})
+
+  defp normalize_delete_selector(%{id: id}) when is_integer(id) and id > 0,
+    do: {:ok, {:id, id}}
+
+  defp normalize_delete_selector(selector) do
+    case normalize_rule(selector) do
+      {:ok, rule} -> {:ok, {:exact, rule}}
+      {:error, reason} -> {:error, reason}
+    end
+  end
+
+  defp normalize_rule(rule) when is_map(rule) do
+    with {:ok, principal_type} <- normalize_principal_type(fetch(rule, :principal_type)),
+         {:ok, principal} <- normalize_principal(fetch(rule, :principal)),
+         {:ok, capability} <- normalize_capability(fetch(rule, :capability)),
+         {:ok, match} <- normalize_match(fetch(rule, :match)) do
+      {:ok,
+       %{
+         principal_type: principal_type,
+         principal: principal,
+         capability: capability,
+         match: match
+       }}
+    end
+  end
+
+  defp normalize_rule(_rule), do: {:error, :invalid_acl_rule}
+
+  defp normalize_principal_type(:pubkey), do: {:ok, :pubkey}
+  defp normalize_principal_type("pubkey"), do: {:ok, :pubkey}
+  defp normalize_principal_type(_value), do: {:error, :invalid_acl_principal_type}
+
+  defp normalize_principal(value) when is_binary(value) and byte_size(value) == 64,
+    do: {:ok, String.downcase(value)}
+
+  defp normalize_principal(_value), do: {:error, :invalid_acl_principal}
+
+  defp normalize_capability(:sync_read), do: {:ok, :sync_read}
+  defp normalize_capability(:sync_write), do: {:ok, :sync_write}
+  defp normalize_capability("sync_read"), do: {:ok, :sync_read}
+  defp normalize_capability("sync_write"), do: {:ok, :sync_write}
+  defp normalize_capability(_value), do: {:error, :invalid_acl_capability}
+
+  defp normalize_match(match) when is_map(match) do
+    normalized_match =
+      Enum.reduce(match, %{}, fn
+        {key, values}, acc when is_binary(key) ->
+          Map.put(acc, key, values)
+
+        {key, values}, acc when is_atom(key) ->
+          Map.put(acc, Atom.to_string(key), values)
+
+        _entry, acc ->
+          acc
+      end)
+
+    {:ok, normalized_match}
+  end
+
+  defp normalize_match(_match), do: {:error, :invalid_acl_match}
+
+  defp fetch(map, key) do
+    Map.get(map, key) || Map.get(map, Atom.to_string(key))
+  end
+end

lib/parrhesia/storage/adapters/memory/moderation.ex

@@ -33,6 +33,11 @@ defmodule Parrhesia.Storage.Adapters.Memory.Moderation do
     {:ok, Store.get(fn state -> MapSet.member?(state.allowed_pubkeys, pubkey) end)}
   end
 
+  @impl true
+  def has_allowed_pubkeys?(_context) do
+    {:ok, Store.get(fn state -> MapSet.size(state.allowed_pubkeys) > 0 end)}
+  end
+
   @impl true
   def ban_event(_context, event_id), do: update_ban_set(:events, event_id, :add)
 

lib/parrhesia/storage/adapters/memory/store.ex

@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ defmodule Parrhesia.Storage.Adapters.Memory.Store do
     deleted: MapSet.new(),
     bans: %{pubkeys: MapSet.new(), events: MapSet.new(), ips: MapSet.new()},
     allowed_pubkeys: MapSet.new(),
+    acl_rules: [],
+    next_acl_rule_id: 1,
     groups: %{},
     roles: %{},
     audit_logs: []

lib/parrhesia/storage/adapters/postgres/acl.ex

@@ -0,0 +1,273 @@
+defmodule Parrhesia.Storage.Adapters.Postgres.ACL do
+  @moduledoc """
+  PostgreSQL-backed implementation for `Parrhesia.Storage.ACL`.
+  """
+
+  import Ecto.Query
+
+  alias Parrhesia.Repo
+
+  @behaviour Parrhesia.Storage.ACL
+
+  @impl true
+  def put_rule(_context, rule) when is_map(rule) do
+    with {:ok, normalized_rule} <- normalize_rule(rule) do
+      normalized_rule
+      |> find_matching_rule()
+      |> maybe_insert_rule(normalized_rule)
+    end
+  end
+
+  def put_rule(_context, _rule), do: {:error, :invalid_acl_rule}
+
+  defp maybe_insert_rule(nil, normalized_rule), do: insert_rule(normalized_rule)
+  defp maybe_insert_rule(existing_rule, _normalized_rule), do: {:ok, existing_rule}
+
+  @impl true
+  def delete_rule(_context, selector) when is_map(selector) do
+    case normalize_delete_selector(selector) do
+      {:ok, {:id, id}} ->
+        query = from(rule in "acl_rules", where: rule.id == ^id)
+        {_deleted, _result} = Repo.delete_all(query)
+        :ok
+
+      {:ok, {:exact, rule}} ->
+        query =
+          from(stored_rule in "acl_rules",
+            where:
+              stored_rule.principal_type == ^rule.principal_type and
+                stored_rule.principal == ^rule.principal and
+                stored_rule.capability == ^rule.capability and
+                stored_rule.match == ^rule.match
+          )
+
+        {_deleted, _result} = Repo.delete_all(query)
+        :ok
+
+      {:error, reason} ->
+        {:error, reason}
+    end
+  end
+
+  def delete_rule(_context, _selector), do: {:error, :invalid_acl_rule}
+
+  @impl true
+  def list_rules(_context, opts) when is_list(opts) do
+    query =
+      from(rule in "acl_rules",
+        order_by: [
+          asc: rule.principal_type,
+          asc: rule.principal,
+          asc: rule.capability,
+          asc: rule.id
+        ],
+        select: %{
+          id: rule.id,
+          principal_type: rule.principal_type,
+          principal: rule.principal,
+          capability: rule.capability,
+          match: rule.match,
+          inserted_at: rule.inserted_at
+        }
+      )
+      |> maybe_filter_principal_type(Keyword.get(opts, :principal_type))
+      |> maybe_filter_principal(Keyword.get(opts, :principal))
+      |> maybe_filter_capability(Keyword.get(opts, :capability))
+
+    {:ok, Enum.map(Repo.all(query), &normalize_persisted_rule/1)}
+  end
+
+  def list_rules(_context, _opts), do: {:error, :invalid_opts}
+
+  defp maybe_filter_principal_type(query, nil), do: query
+
+  defp maybe_filter_principal_type(query, principal_type) when is_atom(principal_type) do
+    maybe_filter_principal_type(query, Atom.to_string(principal_type))
+  end
+
+  defp maybe_filter_principal_type(query, principal_type) when is_binary(principal_type) do
+    where(query, [rule], rule.principal_type == ^principal_type)
+  end
+
+  defp maybe_filter_principal_type(query, _principal_type), do: query
+
+  defp maybe_filter_principal(query, nil), do: query
+
+  defp maybe_filter_principal(query, principal) when is_binary(principal) do
+    case decode_hex_or_binary(principal, 32, :invalid_acl_principal) do
+      {:ok, decoded_principal} -> where(query, [rule], rule.principal == ^decoded_principal)
+      {:error, _reason} -> where(query, [rule], false)
+    end
+  end
+
+  defp maybe_filter_principal(query, _principal), do: query
+
+  defp maybe_filter_capability(query, nil), do: query
+
+  defp maybe_filter_capability(query, capability) when is_atom(capability) do
+    maybe_filter_capability(query, Atom.to_string(capability))
+  end
+
+  defp maybe_filter_capability(query, capability) when is_binary(capability) do
+    where(query, [rule], rule.capability == ^capability)
+  end
+
+  defp maybe_filter_capability(query, _capability), do: query
+
+  defp find_matching_rule(normalized_rule) do
+    query =
+      from(stored_rule in "acl_rules",
+        where:
+          stored_rule.principal_type == ^normalized_rule.principal_type and
+            stored_rule.principal == ^normalized_rule.principal and
+            stored_rule.capability == ^normalized_rule.capability and
+            stored_rule.match == ^normalized_rule.match,
+        limit: 1,
+        select: %{
+          id: stored_rule.id,
+          principal_type: stored_rule.principal_type,
+          principal: stored_rule.principal,
+          capability: stored_rule.capability,
+          match: stored_rule.match,
+          inserted_at: stored_rule.inserted_at
+        }
+      )
+
+    case Repo.one(query) do
+      nil -> nil
+      stored_rule -> normalize_persisted_rule(stored_rule)
+    end
+  end
+
+  defp insert_rule(normalized_rule) do
+    now = DateTime.utc_now() |> DateTime.truncate(:microsecond)
+
+    row = %{
+      principal_type: normalized_rule.principal_type,
+      principal: normalized_rule.principal,
+      capability: normalized_rule.capability,
+      match: normalized_rule.match,
+      inserted_at: now
+    }
+
+    case Repo.insert_all("acl_rules", [row], returning: [:id, :inserted_at]) do
+      {1, [inserted_row]} ->
+        {:ok, normalize_persisted_rule(Map.merge(row, Map.new(inserted_row)))}
+
+      _other ->
+        {:error, :acl_rule_insert_failed}
+    end
+  end
+
+  defp normalize_persisted_rule(rule) do
+    %{
+      id: rule.id,
+      principal_type: normalize_principal_type(rule.principal_type),
+      principal: Base.encode16(rule.principal, case: :lower),
+      capability: normalize_capability(rule.capability),
+      match: normalize_match(rule.match),
+      inserted_at: rule.inserted_at
+    }
+  end
+
+  defp normalize_delete_selector(%{"id" => id}), do: normalize_delete_selector(%{id: id})
+
+  defp normalize_delete_selector(%{id: id}) when is_integer(id) and id > 0,
+    do: {:ok, {:id, id}}
+
+  defp normalize_delete_selector(selector) do
+    case normalize_rule(selector) do
+      {:ok, normalized_rule} -> {:ok, {:exact, normalized_rule}}
+      {:error, reason} -> {:error, reason}
+    end
+  end
+
+  defp normalize_rule(rule) when is_map(rule) do
+    with {:ok, principal_type} <- normalize_principal_type_value(fetch(rule, :principal_type)),
+         {:ok, principal} <-
+           decode_hex_or_binary(fetch(rule, :principal), 32, :invalid_acl_principal),
+         {:ok, capability} <- normalize_capability_value(fetch(rule, :capability)),
+         {:ok, match} <- normalize_match_value(fetch(rule, :match)) do
+      {:ok,
+       %{
+         principal_type: principal_type,
+         principal: principal,
+         capability: capability,
+         match: match
+       }}
+    end
+  end
+
+  defp normalize_rule(_rule), do: {:error, :invalid_acl_rule}
+
+  defp normalize_principal_type("pubkey"), do: :pubkey
+  defp normalize_principal_type(principal_type), do: principal_type
+
+  defp normalize_capability("sync_read"), do: :sync_read
+  defp normalize_capability("sync_write"), do: :sync_write
+  defp normalize_capability(capability), do: capability
+
+  defp normalize_principal_type_value(:pubkey), do: {:ok, "pubkey"}
+  defp normalize_principal_type_value("pubkey"), do: {:ok, "pubkey"}
+  defp normalize_principal_type_value(_principal_type), do: {:error, :invalid_acl_principal_type}
+
+  defp normalize_capability_value(:sync_read), do: {:ok, "sync_read"}
+  defp normalize_capability_value(:sync_write), do: {:ok, "sync_write"}
+  defp normalize_capability_value("sync_read"), do: {:ok, "sync_read"}
+  defp normalize_capability_value("sync_write"), do: {:ok, "sync_write"}
+  defp normalize_capability_value(_capability), do: {:error, :invalid_acl_capability}
+
+  defp normalize_match_value(match) when is_map(match) do
+    normalized_match =
+      Enum.reduce(match, %{}, fn
+        {key, values}, acc when is_binary(key) ->
+          Map.put(acc, key, values)
+
+        {key, values}, acc when is_atom(key) ->
+          Map.put(acc, Atom.to_string(key), values)
+
+        _entry, acc ->
+          acc
+      end)
+
+    {:ok, normalize_match(normalized_match)}
+  end
+
+  defp normalize_match_value(_match), do: {:error, :invalid_acl_match}
+
+  defp normalize_match(match) when is_map(match) do
+    Enum.reduce(match, %{}, fn
+      {key, values}, acc when is_binary(key) and is_list(values) ->
+        Map.put(acc, key, Enum.uniq(values))
+
+      {key, value}, acc when is_binary(key) ->
+        Map.put(acc, key, value)
+
+      _entry, acc ->
+        acc
+    end)
+  end
+
+  defp normalize_match(_match), do: %{}
+
+  defp fetch(map, key) do
+    Map.get(map, key) || Map.get(map, Atom.to_string(key))
+  end
+
+  defp decode_hex_or_binary(value, expected_bytes, _reason)
+       when is_binary(value) and byte_size(value) == expected_bytes,
+       do: {:ok, value}
+
+  defp decode_hex_or_binary(value, expected_bytes, reason) when is_binary(value) do
+    if byte_size(value) == expected_bytes * 2 do
+      case Base.decode16(value, case: :mixed) do
+        {:ok, decoded} -> {:ok, decoded}
+        :error -> {:error, reason}
+      end
+    else
+      {:error, reason}
+    end
+  end
+
+  defp decode_hex_or_binary(_value, _expected_bytes, reason), do: {:error, reason}
+end

lib/parrhesia/storage/adapters/postgres/admin.ex

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ defmodule Parrhesia.Storage.Adapters.Postgres.Admin do
     case method_name do
       "ping" -> {:ok, %{"status" => "ok"}}
       "stats" -> {:ok, relay_stats()}
+      "supportedmethods" -> {:ok, %{"methods" => supported_methods()}}
       "list_audit_logs" -> list_audit_logs(%{}, audit_list_opts(params))
       _other -> execute_moderation_method(moderation, method_name, params)
     end
@@ -84,15 +85,36 @@ defmodule Parrhesia.Storage.Adapters.Postgres.Admin do
   defp relay_stats do
     events_count = Repo.aggregate("events", :count, :id)
     banned_pubkeys = Repo.aggregate("banned_pubkeys", :count, :pubkey)
+    allowed_pubkeys = Repo.aggregate("allowed_pubkeys", :count, :pubkey)
     blocked_ips = Repo.aggregate("blocked_ips", :count, :ip)
+    acl_rules = Repo.aggregate("acl_rules", :count, :id)
 
     %{
       "events" => events_count,
       "banned_pubkeys" => banned_pubkeys,
+      "allowed_pubkeys" => allowed_pubkeys,
+      "acl_rules" => acl_rules,
       "blocked_ips" => blocked_ips
     }
   end
 
+  defp supported_methods do
+    [
+      "allow_pubkey",
+      "ban_event",
+      "ban_pubkey",
+      "block_ip",
+      "disallow_pubkey",
+      "list_audit_logs",
+      "ping",
+      "stats",
+      "supportedmethods",
+      "unban_event",
+      "unban_pubkey",
+      "unblock_ip"
+    ]
+  end
+
   defp execute_moderation_method(moderation, "ban_pubkey", params),
     do: execute_pubkey_method(fn ctx, value -> moderation.ban_pubkey(ctx, value) end, params)
 

lib/parrhesia/storage/adapters/postgres/moderation.ex

@@ -67,6 +67,11 @@ defmodule Parrhesia.Storage.Adapters.Postgres.Moderation do
     end
   end
 
+  @impl true
+  def has_allowed_pubkeys?(_context) do
+    {:ok, scope_populated?(:allowed_pubkeys)}
+  end
+
   @impl true
   def ban_event(_context, event_id) do
     with {:ok, normalized_event_id} <- normalize_hex_or_binary(event_id, 32, :invalid_event_id),
@@ -163,6 +168,24 @@ defmodule Parrhesia.Storage.Adapters.Postgres.Moderation do
     end
   end
 
+  defp scope_populated?(scope) do
+    {table, field} = cache_scope_source!(scope)
+
+    if moderation_cache_enabled?() do
+      case cache_table_ref() do
+        :undefined ->
+          scope_populated_db?(table, field)
+
+        cache_table ->
+          ensure_cache_scope_loaded(scope, cache_table)
+
+          :ets.select_count(cache_table, [{{{:member, scope, :_}, true}, [], [true]}]) > 0
+      end
+    else
+      scope_populated_db?(table, field)
+    end
+  end
+
   defp ensure_cache_scope_loaded(scope, table) do
     loaded_key = cache_loaded_key(scope)
 
@@ -246,6 +269,16 @@ defmodule Parrhesia.Storage.Adapters.Postgres.Moderation do
     Repo.one(query) == 1
   end
 
+  defp scope_populated_db?(table, field) do
+    query =
+      from(record in table,
+        select: field(record, ^field),
+        limit: 1
+      )
+
+    not is_nil(Repo.one(query))
+  end
+
   defp normalize_hex_or_binary(value, expected_bytes, _reason)
        when is_binary(value) and byte_size(value) == expected_bytes,
        do: {:ok, value}

lib/parrhesia/storage/moderation.ex

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ defmodule Parrhesia.Storage.Moderation do
   @callback allow_pubkey(context(), pubkey()) :: :ok | {:error, reason()}
   @callback disallow_pubkey(context(), pubkey()) :: :ok | {:error, reason()}
   @callback pubkey_allowed?(context(), pubkey()) :: {:ok, boolean()} | {:error, reason()}
+  @callback has_allowed_pubkeys?(context()) :: {:ok, boolean()} | {:error, reason()}
 
   @callback ban_event(context(), event_id()) :: :ok | {:error, reason()}
   @callback unban_event(context(), event_id()) :: :ok | {:error, reason()}

lib/parrhesia/test_support/permissive_moderation.ex

@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ defmodule Parrhesia.TestSupport.PermissiveModeration do
   @impl true
   def pubkey_allowed?(_context, _pubkey), do: {:ok, true}
 
+  @impl true
+  def has_allowed_pubkeys?(_context), do: {:ok, false}
+
   @impl true
   def ban_event(_context, _event_id), do: :ok
 

lib/parrhesia/web/connection.ex

@@ -5,10 +5,12 @@ defmodule Parrhesia.Web.Connection do
 
   @behaviour WebSock
 
+  alias Parrhesia.API.RequestContext
   alias Parrhesia.Auth.Challenges
   alias Parrhesia.Fanout.MultiNode
   alias Parrhesia.Groups.Flow
   alias Parrhesia.Negentropy.Sessions
+  alias Parrhesia.Policy.ConnectionPolicy
   alias Parrhesia.Policy.EventPolicy
   alias Parrhesia.Protocol
   alias Parrhesia.Protocol.Filter
@@ -49,6 +51,7 @@ defmodule Parrhesia.Web.Connection do
             auth_challenges: Challenges,
             auth_challenge: nil,
             relay_url: nil,
+            remote_ip: nil,
             negentropy_sessions: Sessions,
             outbound_queue: :queue.new(),
             outbound_queue_size: 0,
@@ -79,6 +82,7 @@ defmodule Parrhesia.Web.Connection do
           auth_challenges: GenServer.server() | nil,
           auth_challenge: String.t() | nil,
           relay_url: String.t() | nil,
+          remote_ip: String.t() | nil,
           negentropy_sessions: GenServer.server() | nil,
           outbound_queue: :queue.queue({String.t(), map()}),
           outbound_queue_size: non_neg_integer(),
@@ -105,6 +109,7 @@ defmodule Parrhesia.Web.Connection do
       auth_challenges: auth_challenges,
       auth_challenge: maybe_issue_auth_challenge(auth_challenges),
       relay_url: relay_url(opts),
+      remote_ip: remote_ip(opts),
       negentropy_sessions: negentropy_sessions(opts),
       max_outbound_queue: max_outbound_queue(opts),
       outbound_overflow_strategy: outbound_overflow_strategy(opts),
@@ -230,7 +235,12 @@ defmodule Parrhesia.Web.Connection do
         result =
           with :ok <- validate_event_payload_size(event, next_state.max_event_bytes),
                :ok <- Protocol.validate_event(event),
-               :ok <- EventPolicy.authorize_write(event, next_state.authenticated_pubkeys),
+               :ok <-
+                 EventPolicy.authorize_write(
+                   event,
+                   next_state.authenticated_pubkeys,
+                   request_context(next_state)
+                 ),
                :ok <- maybe_process_group_event(event),
                {:ok, _result, message} <- persist_event(event) do
             {:ok, message}
@@ -286,7 +296,12 @@ defmodule Parrhesia.Web.Connection do
     started_at = System.monotonic_time()
 
     with :ok <- Filter.validate_filters(filters),
-         :ok <- EventPolicy.authorize_read(filters, state.authenticated_pubkeys),
+         :ok <-
+           EventPolicy.authorize_read(
+             filters,
+             state.authenticated_pubkeys,
+             request_context(state, subscription_id)
+           ),
          {:ok, next_state} <- upsert_subscription(state, subscription_id, filters),
          :ok <- maybe_upsert_index_subscription(next_state, subscription_id, filters),
          {:ok, events} <- query_initial_events(filters, state.authenticated_pubkeys) do
@@ -306,9 +321,19 @@ defmodule Parrhesia.Web.Connection do
       {:error, :auth_required} ->
         restricted_close(state, subscription_id, EventPolicy.error_message(:auth_required))
 
+      {:error, :pubkey_not_allowed} ->
+        restricted_close(state, subscription_id, EventPolicy.error_message(:pubkey_not_allowed))
+
       {:error, :restricted_giftwrap} ->
         restricted_close(state, subscription_id, EventPolicy.error_message(:restricted_giftwrap))
 
+      {:error, :sync_read_not_allowed} ->
+        restricted_close(
+          state,
+          subscription_id,
+          EventPolicy.error_message(:sync_read_not_allowed)
+        )
+
       {:error, :marmot_group_h_tag_required} ->
         restricted_close(
           state,
@@ -374,7 +399,12 @@ defmodule Parrhesia.Web.Connection do
     started_at = System.monotonic_time()
 
     with :ok <- Filter.validate_filters(filters),
-         :ok <- EventPolicy.authorize_read(filters, state.authenticated_pubkeys),
+         :ok <-
+           EventPolicy.authorize_read(
+             filters,
+             state.authenticated_pubkeys,
+             request_context(state, subscription_id)
+           ),
          {:ok, count} <- count_events(filters, state.authenticated_pubkeys),
          {:ok, payload} <- build_count_payload(filters, count, options) do
       Telemetry.emit(
@@ -389,6 +419,13 @@ defmodule Parrhesia.Web.Connection do
       {:error, :auth_required} ->
         restricted_count_notice(state, subscription_id, EventPolicy.error_message(:auth_required))
 
+      {:error, :pubkey_not_allowed} ->
+        restricted_count_notice(
+          state,
+          subscription_id,
+          EventPolicy.error_message(:pubkey_not_allowed)
+        )
+
       {:error, :restricted_giftwrap} ->
         restricted_count_notice(
           state,
@@ -396,6 +433,13 @@ defmodule Parrhesia.Web.Connection do
           EventPolicy.error_message(:restricted_giftwrap)
         )
 
+      {:error, :sync_read_not_allowed} ->
+        restricted_count_notice(
+          state,
+          subscription_id,
+          EventPolicy.error_message(:sync_read_not_allowed)
+        )
+
       {:error, :marmot_group_h_tag_required} ->
         restricted_count_notice(
           state,
@@ -428,7 +472,8 @@ defmodule Parrhesia.Web.Connection do
 
     with :ok <- Protocol.validate_event(auth_event),
          :ok <- validate_auth_event(state, auth_event),
-         :ok <- validate_auth_challenge(state, auth_event) do
+         :ok <- validate_auth_challenge(state, auth_event),
+         :ok <- authorize_authenticated_pubkey(auth_event) do
       pubkey = Map.get(auth_event, "pubkey")
 
       next_state =
@@ -449,7 +494,12 @@ defmodule Parrhesia.Web.Connection do
 
   defp handle_neg_open(%__MODULE__{} = state, subscription_id, filter, message) do
     with :ok <- Filter.validate_filters([filter]),
-         :ok <- EventPolicy.authorize_read([filter], state.authenticated_pubkeys),
+         :ok <-
+           EventPolicy.authorize_read(
+             [filter],
+             state.authenticated_pubkeys,
+             request_context(state, subscription_id)
+           ),
          {:ok, response_message} <-
            maybe_open_negentropy(state, subscription_id, filter, message) do
       response =
@@ -545,7 +595,9 @@ defmodule Parrhesia.Web.Connection do
   defp error_message_for_ingest_failure(reason)
        when reason in [
               :auth_required,
+              :pubkey_not_allowed,
               :restricted_giftwrap,
+              :sync_write_not_allowed,
               :protected_event_requires_auth,
               :protected_event_pubkey_mismatch,
               :pow_below_minimum,
@@ -702,7 +754,9 @@ defmodule Parrhesia.Web.Connection do
               :invalid_search,
               :invalid_tag_filter,
               :auth_required,
+              :pubkey_not_allowed,
               :restricted_giftwrap,
+              :sync_read_not_allowed,
               :marmot_group_h_tag_required,
               :marmot_group_h_values_exceeded,
               :marmot_group_filter_window_too_wide
@@ -829,6 +883,7 @@ defmodule Parrhesia.Web.Connection do
   defp auth_error_message(:auth_event_too_old), do: "invalid: AUTH event is too old"
   defp auth_error_message(:challenge_mismatch), do: "invalid: AUTH challenge mismatch"
   defp auth_error_message(:missing_challenge), do: "invalid: AUTH challenge unavailable"
+  defp auth_error_message(:pubkey_not_allowed), do: EventPolicy.error_message(:pubkey_not_allowed)
   defp auth_error_message(reason) when is_binary(reason), do: reason
   defp auth_error_message(reason), do: "invalid: #{inspect(reason)}"
 
@@ -1422,6 +1477,23 @@ defmodule Parrhesia.Web.Connection do
     |> normalize_relay_url()
   end
 
+  defp remote_ip(opts) when is_list(opts) do
+    opts
+    |> Keyword.get(:remote_ip)
+    |> normalize_remote_ip()
+  end
+
+  defp remote_ip(opts) when is_map(opts) do
+    opts
+    |> Map.get(:remote_ip)
+    |> normalize_remote_ip()
+  end
+
+  defp remote_ip(_opts), do: nil
+
+  defp normalize_remote_ip(remote_ip) when is_binary(remote_ip) and remote_ip != "", do: remote_ip
+  defp normalize_remote_ip(_remote_ip), do: nil
+
   defp max_frame_bytes(opts) when is_list(opts) do
     opts
     |> Keyword.get(:max_frame_bytes)
@@ -1542,6 +1614,21 @@ defmodule Parrhesia.Web.Connection do
     |> Keyword.get(:auth_max_age_seconds, @default_auth_max_age_seconds)
   end
 
+  defp request_context(%__MODULE__{} = state, subscription_id \\ nil) do
+    %RequestContext{
+      authenticated_pubkeys: state.authenticated_pubkeys,
+      caller: :websocket,
+      remote_ip: state.remote_ip,
+      subscription_id: subscription_id
+    }
+  end
+
+  defp authorize_authenticated_pubkey(%{"pubkey" => pubkey}) when is_binary(pubkey) do
+    ConnectionPolicy.authorize_authenticated_pubkey(pubkey)
+  end
+
+  defp authorize_authenticated_pubkey(_auth_event), do: {:error, :invalid_event}
+
   defp maybe_allow_event_ingest(
          %__MODULE__{
            event_ingest_window_started_at_ms: window_started_at_ms,

lib/parrhesia/web/management.ex

@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ defmodule Parrhesia.Web.Management do
 
   import Plug.Conn
 
+  alias Parrhesia.API.Admin
   alias Parrhesia.Auth.Nip98
-  alias Parrhesia.Storage
 
   @spec handle(Plug.Conn.t()) :: Plug.Conn.t()
   def handle(conn) do
@@ -59,11 +59,11 @@ defmodule Parrhesia.Web.Management do
   defp parse_payload(_payload), do: {:error, :invalid_payload}
 
   defp execute_method(payload) do
-    Storage.admin().execute(%{}, payload.method, payload.params)
+    Admin.execute(payload.method, payload.params)
   end
 
   defp append_audit_log(auth_event, payload, result) do
-    Storage.admin().append_audit_log(%{}, %{
+    Parrhesia.Storage.admin().append_audit_log(%{}, %{
       method: payload.method,
       actor_pubkey: Map.get(auth_event, "pubkey"),
       params: payload.params,

lib/parrhesia/web/router.ex

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ defmodule Parrhesia.Web.Router do
 
   use Plug.Router
 
+  alias Parrhesia.Policy.ConnectionPolicy
   alias Parrhesia.Web.Management
   alias Parrhesia.Web.Metrics
   alias Parrhesia.Web.Readiness
@@ -38,25 +39,34 @@ defmodule Parrhesia.Web.Router do
   end
 
   post "/management" do
-    Management.handle(conn)
+    case ConnectionPolicy.authorize_remote_ip(conn.remote_ip) do
+      :ok -> Management.handle(conn)
+      {:error, :ip_blocked} -> send_resp(conn, 403, "forbidden")
+    end
   end
 
   get "/relay" do
-    if accepts_nip11?(conn) do
-      body = JSON.encode!(RelayInfo.document())
+    case ConnectionPolicy.authorize_remote_ip(conn.remote_ip) do
+      :ok ->
+        if accepts_nip11?(conn) do
+          body = JSON.encode!(RelayInfo.document())
 
-      conn
-      |> put_resp_content_type("application/nostr+json")
-      |> send_resp(200, body)
-    else
-      conn
-      |> WebSockAdapter.upgrade(
-        Parrhesia.Web.Connection,
-        %{relay_url: relay_url(conn)},
-        timeout: 60_000,
-        max_frame_size: max_frame_bytes()
-      )
-      |> halt()
+          conn
+          |> put_resp_content_type("application/nostr+json")
+          |> send_resp(200, body)
+        else
+          conn
+          |> WebSockAdapter.upgrade(
+            Parrhesia.Web.Connection,
+            %{relay_url: relay_url(conn), remote_ip: remote_ip(conn)},
+            timeout: 60_000,
+            max_frame_size: max_frame_bytes()
+          )
+          |> halt()
+        end
+
+      {:error, :ip_blocked} ->
+        send_resp(conn, 403, "forbidden")
     end
   end
 
@@ -90,4 +100,12 @@ defmodule Parrhesia.Web.Router do
   defp max_frame_bytes do
     Parrhesia.Config.get([:limits, :max_frame_bytes], 1_048_576)
   end
+
+  defp remote_ip(conn) do
+    case conn.remote_ip do
+      {_, _, _, _} = remote_ip -> :inet.ntoa(remote_ip) |> to_string()
+      {_, _, _, _, _, _, _, _} = remote_ip -> :inet.ntoa(remote_ip) |> to_string()
+      _other -> nil
+    end
+  end
 end

priv/repo/migrations/20260316162012_add_acl_rules.exs

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+defmodule Parrhesia.Repo.Migrations.AddAclRules do
+  use Ecto.Migration
+
+  def change do
+    create table(:acl_rules) do
+      add(:principal_type, :string, null: false)
+      add(:principal, :binary, null: false)
+      add(:capability, :string, null: false)
+      add(:match, :map, null: false, default: %{})
+      timestamps(updated_at: false, type: :utc_datetime_usec)
+    end
+
+    create(index(:acl_rules, [:principal_type, :principal, :capability]))
+  end
+end

test/parrhesia/api/acl_test.exs

@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+defmodule Parrhesia.API.ACLTest do
+  use ExUnit.Case, async: false
+
+  alias Ecto.Adapters.SQL.Sandbox
+  alias Parrhesia.API.ACL
+  alias Parrhesia.API.RequestContext
+  alias Parrhesia.Repo
+
+  setup do
+    :ok = Sandbox.checkout(Repo)
+
+    previous_acl = Application.get_env(:parrhesia, :acl, [])
+
+    Application.put_env(
+      :parrhesia,
+      :acl,
+      protected_filters: [%{"kinds" => [5000], "#r" => ["tribes.accounts.user"]}]
+    )
+
+    on_exit(fn ->
+      Application.put_env(:parrhesia, :acl, previous_acl)
+    end)
+
+    :ok
+  end
+
+  test "grant/list/revoke round-trips rules" do
+    rule = %{
+      principal_type: :pubkey,
+      principal: String.duplicate("a", 64),
+      capability: :sync_read,
+      match: %{"kinds" => [5000], "#r" => ["tribes.accounts.user"]}
+    }
+
+    assert :ok = ACL.grant(rule)
+    assert {:ok, [stored_rule]} = ACL.list(principal: rule.principal, capability: :sync_read)
+    assert stored_rule.match == rule.match
+
+    assert :ok = ACL.revoke(%{id: stored_rule.id})
+    assert {:ok, []} = ACL.list(principal: rule.principal)
+  end
+
+  test "check/3 requires auth and matching grant for protected sync reads" do
+    filter = %{"kinds" => [5000], "#r" => ["tribes.accounts.user"]}
+    authenticated_pubkey = String.duplicate("b", 64)
+
+    assert {:error, :auth_required} =
+             ACL.check(:sync_read, filter, context: %RequestContext{})
+
+    assert {:error, :sync_read_not_allowed} =
+             ACL.check(:sync_read, filter,
+               context: %RequestContext{authenticated_pubkeys: MapSet.new([authenticated_pubkey])}
+             )
+
+    assert :ok =
+             ACL.grant(%{
+               principal_type: :pubkey,
+               principal: authenticated_pubkey,
+               capability: :sync_read,
+               match: filter
+             })
+
+    assert :ok =
+             ACL.check(:sync_read, filter,
+               context: %RequestContext{authenticated_pubkeys: MapSet.new([authenticated_pubkey])}
+             )
+  end
+
+  test "check/3 rejects broader filters than the granted rule" do
+    principal = String.duplicate("c", 64)
+
+    assert :ok =
+             ACL.grant(%{
+               principal_type: :pubkey,
+               principal: principal,
+               capability: :sync_read,
+               match: %{"kinds" => [5000], "#r" => ["tribes.accounts.user"]}
+             })
+
+    assert {:error, :sync_read_not_allowed} =
+             ACL.check(:sync_read, %{"kinds" => [5000]},
+               context: %RequestContext{authenticated_pubkeys: MapSet.new([principal])}
+             )
+  end
+end

test/parrhesia/storage/adapters/memory/adapter_test.exs

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 defmodule Parrhesia.Storage.Adapters.Memory.AdapterTest do
   use ExUnit.Case, async: false
 
+  alias Parrhesia.Storage.Adapters.Memory.ACL
   alias Parrhesia.Storage.Adapters.Memory.Admin
   alias Parrhesia.Storage.Adapters.Memory.Events
   alias Parrhesia.Storage.Adapters.Memory.Groups
@@ -27,6 +28,17 @@ defmodule Parrhesia.Storage.Adapters.Memory.AdapterTest do
 
     assert :ok = Moderation.ban_pubkey(%{}, "pk")
     assert {:ok, true} = Moderation.pubkey_banned?(%{}, "pk")
+    assert {:ok, false} = Moderation.has_allowed_pubkeys?(%{})
+    assert :ok = Moderation.allow_pubkey(%{}, String.duplicate("f", 64))
+    assert {:ok, true} = Moderation.has_allowed_pubkeys?(%{})
+
+    assert {:ok, %{capability: :sync_read}} =
+             ACL.put_rule(%{}, %{
+               principal_type: :pubkey,
+               principal: String.duplicate("f", 64),
+               capability: :sync_read,
+               match: %{"kinds" => [5000], "#r" => ["tribes.accounts.user"]}
+             })
 
     assert {:ok, membership} =
              Groups.put_membership(%{}, %{group_id: "g1", pubkey: "pk", role: "member"})

test/parrhesia/storage/adapters/postgres/adapter_contract_test.exs

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ defmodule Parrhesia.Storage.Adapters.Postgres.AdapterContractTest do
 
   alias Ecto.Adapters.SQL.Sandbox
   alias Parrhesia.Repo
+  alias Parrhesia.Storage.Adapters.Postgres.ACL
   alias Parrhesia.Storage.Adapters.Postgres.Admin
   alias Parrhesia.Storage.Adapters.Postgres.Groups
   alias Parrhesia.Storage.Adapters.Postgres.Moderation
@@ -32,10 +33,13 @@ defmodule Parrhesia.Storage.Adapters.Postgres.AdapterContractTest do
     assert {:ok, false} = Moderation.pubkey_banned?(%{}, pubkey)
 
     assert {:ok, false} = Moderation.pubkey_allowed?(%{}, pubkey)
+    assert {:ok, false} = Moderation.has_allowed_pubkeys?(%{})
     assert :ok = Moderation.allow_pubkey(%{}, pubkey)
     assert {:ok, true} = Moderation.pubkey_allowed?(%{}, pubkey)
+    assert {:ok, true} = Moderation.has_allowed_pubkeys?(%{})
     assert :ok = Moderation.disallow_pubkey(%{}, pubkey)
     assert {:ok, false} = Moderation.pubkey_allowed?(%{}, pubkey)
+    assert {:ok, false} = Moderation.has_allowed_pubkeys?(%{})
 
     assert {:ok, false} = Moderation.event_banned?(%{}, event_id)
     assert :ok = Moderation.ban_event(%{}, event_id)
@@ -102,6 +106,28 @@ defmodule Parrhesia.Storage.Adapters.Postgres.AdapterContractTest do
     assert {:ok, nil} = Groups.get_membership(%{}, group_id, member_pubkey)
   end
 
+  test "acl adapter upserts, lists, and deletes rules" do
+    principal = String.duplicate("f", 64)
+
+    rule = %{
+      principal_type: :pubkey,
+      principal: principal,
+      capability: :sync_read,
+      match: %{"kinds" => [5000], "#r" => ["tribes.accounts.user"]}
+    }
+
+    assert {:ok, stored_rule} = ACL.put_rule(%{}, rule)
+    assert stored_rule.principal == principal
+
+    assert {:ok, [listed_rule]} =
+             ACL.list_rules(%{}, principal_type: :pubkey, capability: :sync_read)
+
+    assert listed_rule.id == stored_rule.id
+
+    assert :ok = ACL.delete_rule(%{}, %{id: stored_rule.id})
+    assert {:ok, []} = ACL.list_rules(%{}, principal: principal)
+  end
+
   test "admin adapter appends and filters audit logs" do
     actor_pubkey = String.duplicate("d", 64)
 
@@ -130,9 +156,19 @@ defmodule Parrhesia.Storage.Adapters.Postgres.AdapterContractTest do
 
     assert {:ok, %{"status" => "ok"}} = Admin.execute(%{}, :ping, %{})
 
-    assert {:ok, %{"events" => _events, "banned_pubkeys" => _banned, "blocked_ips" => _ips}} =
+    assert {:ok,
+            %{
+              "events" => _events,
+              "banned_pubkeys" => _banned,
+              "allowed_pubkeys" => _allowed,
+              "acl_rules" => _acl_rules,
+              "blocked_ips" => _ips
+            }} =
              Admin.execute(%{}, :stats, %{})
 
+    assert {:ok, %{"methods" => methods}} = Admin.execute(%{}, :supportedmethods, %{})
+    assert "allow_pubkey" in methods
+
     assert {:error, {:unsupported_method, "status"}} = Admin.execute(%{}, :status, %{})
   end
 end

test/parrhesia/storage/behaviour_contracts_test.exs

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ defmodule Parrhesia.Storage.BehaviourContractsTest do
                :block_ip,
                :disallow_pubkey,
                :event_banned?,
+               :has_allowed_pubkeys?,
                :ip_blocked?,
                :pubkey_allowed?,
                :pubkey_banned?,
@@ -33,6 +34,15 @@ defmodule Parrhesia.Storage.BehaviourContractsTest do
              ]
   end
 
+  test "acl behavior exposes expected callbacks" do
+    assert callback_names(Parrhesia.Storage.ACL) ==
+             [
+               :delete_rule,
+               :list_rules,
+               :put_rule
+             ]
+  end
+
   test "groups behavior exposes expected callbacks" do
     assert callback_names(Parrhesia.Storage.Groups) ==
              [

test/parrhesia/storage_test.exs

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ defmodule Parrhesia.StorageTest do
 
   test "resolves default storage modules" do
     assert Storage.events() == Parrhesia.Storage.Adapters.Postgres.Events
+    assert Storage.acl() == Parrhesia.Storage.Adapters.Postgres.ACL
     assert Storage.moderation() == Parrhesia.Storage.Adapters.Postgres.Moderation
     assert Storage.groups() == Parrhesia.Storage.Adapters.Postgres.Groups
     assert Storage.admin() == Parrhesia.Storage.Adapters.Postgres.Admin

test/parrhesia/web/connection_test.exs

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ defmodule Parrhesia.Web.ConnectionTest do
   use ExUnit.Case, async: false
 
   alias Ecto.Adapters.SQL.Sandbox
+  alias Parrhesia.API.ACL
   alias Parrhesia.Negentropy.Engine
   alias Parrhesia.Negentropy.Message
   alias Parrhesia.Protocol.EventValidator
@@ -107,6 +108,124 @@ defmodule Parrhesia.Web.ConnectionTest do
              Enum.find(decoded, fn frame -> List.first(frame) == "OK" end)
   end
 
+  test "AUTH rejects pubkeys outside the allowlist" do
+    assert :ok = Parrhesia.Storage.moderation().allow_pubkey(%{}, String.duplicate("a", 64))
+
+    state = connection_state()
+    auth_event = valid_auth_event(state.auth_challenge)
+    payload = JSON.encode!(["AUTH", auth_event])
+
+    assert {:push, frames, _next_state} = Connection.handle_in({payload, [opcode: :text]}, state)
+
+    decoded = Enum.map(frames, fn {:text, frame} -> JSON.decode!(frame) end)
+
+    assert ["OK", _, false, "restricted: authenticated pubkey is not allowed"] =
+             Enum.find(decoded, fn frame -> List.first(frame) == "OK" end)
+  end
+
+  test "protected sync REQ requires matching ACL grant" do
+    previous_acl = Application.get_env(:parrhesia, :acl, [])
+
+    Application.put_env(
+      :parrhesia,
+      :acl,
+      protected_filters: [%{"kinds" => [5000], "#r" => ["tribes.accounts.user"]}]
+    )
+
+    on_exit(fn ->
+      Application.put_env(:parrhesia, :acl, previous_acl)
+    end)
+
+    state = connection_state()
+    auth_event = valid_auth_event(state.auth_challenge)
+
+    assert {:push, _, authed_state} =
+             Connection.handle_in({JSON.encode!(["AUTH", auth_event]), [opcode: :text]}, state)
+
+    req_payload =
+      JSON.encode!(["REQ", "sync-sub", %{"kinds" => [5000], "#r" => ["tribes.accounts.user"]}])
+
+    assert {:push, denied_frames, ^authed_state} =
+             Connection.handle_in({req_payload, [opcode: :text]}, authed_state)
+
+    assert Enum.map(denied_frames, fn {:text, frame} -> JSON.decode!(frame) end) == [
+             ["AUTH", authed_state.auth_challenge],
+             ["CLOSED", "sync-sub", "restricted: sync read not allowed for authenticated pubkey"]
+           ]
+
+    assert :ok =
+             ACL.grant(%{
+               principal_type: :pubkey,
+               principal: auth_event["pubkey"],
+               capability: :sync_read,
+               match: %{"kinds" => [5000], "#r" => ["tribes.accounts.user"]}
+             })
+
+    assert {:push, responses, granted_state} =
+             Connection.handle_in({req_payload, [opcode: :text]}, authed_state)
+
+    assert Map.has_key?(granted_state.subscriptions, "sync-sub")
+
+    assert List.last(Enum.map(responses, fn {:text, frame} -> JSON.decode!(frame) end)) == [
+             "EOSE",
+             "sync-sub"
+           ]
+  end
+
+  test "protected sync EVENT requires matching ACL grant" do
+    previous_acl = Application.get_env(:parrhesia, :acl, [])
+
+    Application.put_env(
+      :parrhesia,
+      :acl,
+      protected_filters: [%{"kinds" => [5000], "#r" => ["tribes.accounts.user"]}]
+    )
+
+    on_exit(fn ->
+      Application.put_env(:parrhesia, :acl, previous_acl)
+    end)
+
+    state = connection_state()
+    auth_event = valid_auth_event(state.auth_challenge)
+
+    assert {:push, _, authed_state} =
+             Connection.handle_in({JSON.encode!(["AUTH", auth_event]), [opcode: :text]}, state)
+
+    event =
+      valid_event(%{
+        "kind" => 5000,
+        "tags" => [["r", "tribes.accounts.user"]],
+        "content" => "sync payload"
+      })
+
+    payload = JSON.encode!(["EVENT", event])
+
+    assert {:push, {:text, denied_response}, denied_state} =
+             Connection.handle_in({payload, [opcode: :text]}, authed_state)
+
+    assert JSON.decode!(denied_response) == [
+             "OK",
+             event["id"],
+             false,
+             "restricted: sync write not allowed for authenticated pubkey"
+           ]
+
+    assert denied_state.authenticated_pubkeys == authed_state.authenticated_pubkeys
+
+    assert :ok =
+             ACL.grant(%{
+               principal_type: :pubkey,
+               principal: auth_event["pubkey"],
+               capability: :sync_write,
+               match: %{"kinds" => [5000], "#r" => ["tribes.accounts.user"]}
+             })
+
+    assert {:push, {:text, accepted_response}, _next_state} =
+             Connection.handle_in({payload, [opcode: :text]}, authed_state)
+
+    assert JSON.decode!(accepted_response) == ["OK", event["id"], true, "ok: event stored"]
+  end
+
   test "protected event is rejected unless authenticated" do
     state = connection_state()
 

test/parrhesia/web/router_test.exs

@@ -135,6 +135,87 @@ defmodule Parrhesia.Web.RouterTest do
            }
   end
 
+  test "POST /management denies blocked IPs before auth" do
+    assert :ok = Parrhesia.Storage.moderation().block_ip(%{}, "8.8.8.8")
+
+    conn =
+      conn(:post, "/management", JSON.encode!(%{"method" => "ping", "params" => %{}}))
+      |> put_req_header("content-type", "application/json")
+      |> Map.put(:remote_ip, {8, 8, 8, 8})
+      |> Router.call([])
+
+    assert conn.status == 403
+    assert conn.resp_body == "forbidden"
+  end
+
+  test "GET /relay denies blocked IPs" do
+    assert :ok = Parrhesia.Storage.moderation().block_ip(%{}, "8.8.4.4")
+
+    conn =
+      conn(:get, "/relay")
+      |> put_req_header("accept", "application/nostr+json")
+      |> Map.put(:remote_ip, {8, 8, 4, 4})
+      |> Router.call([])
+
+    assert conn.status == 403
+    assert conn.resp_body == "forbidden"
+  end
+
+  test "POST /management supports ACL methods" do
+    management_url = "http://www.example.com/management"
+    auth_event = nip98_event("POST", management_url)
+    authorization = "Nostr " <> Base.encode64(JSON.encode!(auth_event))
+
+    grant_conn =
+      conn(
+        :post,
+        "/management",
+        JSON.encode!(%{
+          "method" => "acl_grant",
+          "params" => %{
+            "principal_type" => "pubkey",
+            "principal" => String.duplicate("c", 64),
+            "capability" => "sync_read",
+            "match" => %{"kinds" => [5000], "#r" => ["tribes.accounts.user"]}
+          }
+        })
+      )
+      |> put_req_header("content-type", "application/json")
+      |> put_req_header("authorization", authorization)
+      |> Router.call([])
+
+    assert grant_conn.status == 200
+
+    list_conn =
+      conn(
+        :post,
+        "/management",
+        JSON.encode!(%{
+          "method" => "acl_list",
+          "params" => %{"principal" => String.duplicate("c", 64)}
+        })
+      )
+      |> put_req_header("content-type", "application/json")
+      |> put_req_header("authorization", authorization)
+      |> Router.call([])
+
+    assert list_conn.status == 200
+
+    assert %{
+             "ok" => true,
+             "result" => %{
+               "rules" => [
+                 %{
+                   "principal" => principal,
+                   "capability" => "sync_read"
+                 }
+               ]
+             }
+           } = JSON.decode!(list_conn.resp_body)
+
+    assert principal == String.duplicate("c", 64)
+  end
+
   defp nip98_event(method, url) do
     now = System.system_time(:second)