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OpenSpec
- 1: Specifications
- 1.1: Infra xcp ng
- 1.2: Owned dns
- 1.2.1: owned-dns Specification
1 - Specifications
1.1 - Infra xcp ng
1.1.1 - XCP-ng infrastructure Specification
Purpose
Specify Xen Orchestra resource delegation, scoped authentication, and
certificate deployment owned by infra/xcp_ng. The baseline is checked-in
source at revision 550d7e79b1f5fdbc2b6017b75178471d6914082f, observed on
2026-09-08. Existing operational observations in project documentation are
historical context; this baseline does not verify current deployment, edition,
identity synchronization, or service health.
Requirements
Requirement: AppRole resource sets with named inventory
Terraform SHALL declare one Xen Orchestra resource set per entity in Vault’s
approles group. Each set SHALL contain its explicitly assigned template,
storage repository, and network resolved by names within the selected pool;
unassigned sets SHALL contain no inventory objects. Each set SHALL have a
positive integer CPU quota, defaulting to 32. These resource sets SHALL
represent delegation groups rather than new physical host pools.
Sources: resource sets, named inventory, and project contract.
Scenario: An AppRole has no assigned inventory
- WHEN an AppRole exists in Vault’s group but has no
resource_set_inventoryentry - THEN its resource set contains no assigned inventory objects and retains the configured CPU quota.
Requirement: Immutable OIDC subjects and explicit existing-VM ownership
Resource-set membership SHALL select the exact synchronized OIDC user by Vault
issuer and immutable AppRole entity UUID. AppRoles without synchronized users
SHALL be reported in approles_pending_oidc_login and have no resource-set
subjects. Existing-VM owner ACLs SHALL require exactly one VM matching the
hostname and owning AppRole tag within its named pool, and SHALL grant admin
to the owner’s synchronized user. Unknown owners, ambiguous VMs, or missing
owner synchronization SHALL fail planning. Native Terraform ACL resources
SHALL separately manage the synchronized administrators group’s pool grants.
Sources: identity contract, owner ACLs and preconditions, resource-set subjects, and administrator ACLs.
Scenario: A new AppRole has not logged in to XO
- WHEN identity discovery cannot find its synchronized OIDC subject
- THEN its resource set has no subjects and its name appears in the pending login output; an existing-VM ownership grant for it fails its precondition.
Scenario: An existing VM name does not identify a unique owned VM
- WHEN hostname and AppRole tag matching in the named pool returns zero or multiple VMs
- THEN Terraform rejects the existing-VM ownership configuration.
Requirement: Invocation-scoped tenant authentication
The XO login plugin SHALL authenticate using the calling component’s Vault
identity and export XOA_TOKEN, XOA_URL, and XOA_INSECURE=false to the
invoked process. XO HTTPS verification SHALL be mandatory for this plugin.
Session cookies and tokens SHALL remain in process memory, and normal plugin
shutdown SHALL revoke only the XO token issued by that invocation. Tenant
authentication SHALL remain separate from the infrastructure administrator
token. Forced termination or a lost callback can leave a session until XO’s
configured expiry and SHALL not be described as guaranteed revocation.
Sources: XO login contract and authentication ownership.
Scenario: A component finishes its authenticated invocation
- WHEN normal plugin shutdown follows a successful XO login
- THEN the plugin revokes its issued session using
token.deleteOwnwithout revoking unrelated sessions.
Requirement: Declarative certificate issuance and renewal
The XO appliance playbook SHALL use Certbot with Vault external account binding, retain the inspected listener certificate paths, install service-specific Vault CA trust, and configure twice-daily renewal checks. The host playbook SHALL use its packaged compatibility helper and the checksum-verified Lego release to install certificates through XAPI’s supported certificate-install command. Temporary EAB registration material SHALL be removed after use. Appliance renewal may interrupt XO management access; host renewal SHALL not stop XAPI or running VMs.
Sources: certificate deployment contract and packaged playbooks and runtime inputs.
Scenario: Renew an XCP-ng host certificate
- WHEN the renewal helper obtains a certificate different from the installed certificate
- THEN it uses
xe host-server-certificate-install, with installation retry tracked independently of issuance, while preserving running VMs.
1.2 - Owned dns
1.2.1 - owned-dns Specification
Purpose
Define XCP-ng infrastructure DNS management through the owner’s tf root,
including canonical declarations, scoped execution, and offline source checks
through preparation, adoption, and ongoing reconciliation.
Requirements
Requirement: Owner-local DNS configuration
The tf root SHALL consume this owner’s canonical dnsconfig.json through
the shared DNS Terraform module, preserving declared record identities and views.
DNS resources SHALL default to disabled until the authorized adoption revision
and SHALL retain enabled ownership after existing records are imported into the
owner’s state. Reconciliation against unchanged declarations and adopted state
SHALL propose no record additions, changes, replacements, or deletions.
Scenario: Inspect the preparatory configuration
- WHEN the checked-in root is evaluated with default inputs before its authorized adoption revision
- THEN it reads this owner’s declaration and disables managed DNS records
- AND the package contains the module and declaration inputs
Scenario: Adopt existing DNS records
- WHEN the authorized adoption audits competing writers, controls those identified within its observed scope, and enables the owner’s record management
- THEN the owning root imports existing records by exact provider ID into its state while preserving their declared identities and views
Scenario: Inspect adopted source defaults
- WHEN the adopted root uses its checked-in source defaults
- THEN DNS ownership remains enabled and the package retains the module and canonical declaration inputs
Scenario: Reconcile existing DNS records
- WHEN the owning root plans against its adopted state and unchanged declarations
- THEN it proposes no record additions, changes, replacements, or deletions
Requirement: Scoped DNS execution and offline checks
The DNS-only plan, show, and saved-plan apply commands SHALL select dns=1
through the repository AL flow, using src_infra_xcp_ng through its named
xcp_ng Vault authentication. They SHALL target module.dns in the existing
tf root and backend and keep secret values in injected variables. The ordinary
service wrappers SHALL retain their existing xcp_ng_tf, xoa, and Vault
environment labels and authentication behavior. Real DNS credentials and Vault
policy grants SHALL be prerequisites for operational Terraform calls. RouterOS
DNS credentials SHALL be isolated from unrelated RouterOS resources. The package
SHALL expose a format test that does not authenticate to Vault or contact DNS
providers. Successful DNS-only execution SHALL establish only the scoped DNS
result, not full service health.
Scenario: Validate the Terraform source
- WHEN the package format test executes
- THEN it checks the packaged Terraform configuration without live credentials
- AND existing non-DNS authentication and backend paths remain unchanged
Scenario: Prepare an operational Terraform invocation
- WHEN the DNS wrapper selects
dns=1 - THEN it selects DNS credential injection through the owner AppRole while preserving the existing root and backend without starting XO authentication
- AND disabled DNS resources do not imply offline provider configuration
Scenario: Review and apply only DNS resources
- WHEN the operator reviews and applies a saved plan through the DNS-only plan, show, and apply commands
- THEN the operation is limited to
module.dnsand its dependencies - AND its success does not establish the health of the other services in the root