dbus: clean up wrapper implementation

The dbus proxy wrapper haven't been updated much ever since the helper interface was introduced.

Signed-off-by: Ophestra <cat@gensokyo.uk>

dbus/config.go

@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ import (
 	"os"
 )
 
+// ProxyPair is an upstream dbus address and a downstream socket path.
+type ProxyPair [2]string
+
 type Config struct {
 	// See set 'see' policy for NAME (--see=NAME)
 	See []string `json:"see"`
@@ -24,7 +27,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	Filter bool `json:"filter"`
 }
 
-func (c *Config) Args(bus [2]string) (args []string) {
+func (c *Config) Args(bus ProxyPair) (args []string) {
 	argc := 2 + len(c.See) + len(c.Talk) + len(c.Own) + len(c.Call) + len(c.Broadcast)
 	if c.Log {
 		argc++

dbus/dbus_test.go

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"io"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"strings"
@@ -19,64 +20,21 @@ import (
 	"git.gensokyo.uk/security/fortify/sandbox"
 )
 
-func TestNew(t *testing.T) {
-	for _, tc := range [][2][2]string{
-		{
-			{"unix:path=/run/user/1971/bus", "/tmp/fortify.1971/1ca5d183ef4c99e74c3e544715f32702/bus"},
-			{"unix:path=/run/dbus/system_bus_socket", "/tmp/fortify.1971/1ca5d183ef4c99e74c3e544715f32702/system_bus_socket"},
-		},
-		{
-			{"unix:path=/run/user/1971/bus", "/tmp/fortify.1971/881ac3796ff3f3bf0a773824383187a0/bus"},
-			{"unix:path=/run/dbus/system_bus_socket", "/tmp/fortify.1971/881ac3796ff3f3bf0a773824383187a0/system_bus_socket"},
-		},
-		{
-			{"unix:path=/run/user/1971/bus", "/tmp/fortify.1971/3d1a5084520ef79c0c6a49a675bac701/bus"},
-			{"unix:path=/run/dbus/system_bus_socket", "/tmp/fortify.1971/3d1a5084520ef79c0c6a49a675bac701/system_bus_socket"},
-		},
-		{
-			{"unix:path=/run/user/1971/bus", "/tmp/fortify.1971/2a1639bab712799788ea0ff7aa280c35/bus"},
-			{"unix:path=/run/dbus/system_bus_socket", "/tmp/fortify.1971/2a1639bab712799788ea0ff7aa280c35/system_bus_socket"},
-		},
-	} {
-		t.Run("create instance for "+tc[0][0]+" and "+tc[1][0], func(t *testing.T) {
-			if got := dbus.New(tc[0], tc[1]); !got.CompareTestNew(tc[0], tc[1]) {
-				t.Errorf("New(%q, %q) = %v",
-					tc[0], tc[1],
-					got)
-			}
-		})
-	}
-}
-
-func TestProxy_Seal(t *testing.T) {
-	t.Run("double seal panic", func(t *testing.T) {
-		defer func() {
-			want := "dbus proxy sealed twice"
-			if r := recover(); r != want {
-				t.Errorf("Seal: panic = %q, want %q",
-					r, want)
-			}
-		}()
-
-		p := dbus.New([2]string{}, [2]string{})
-		_ = p.Seal(dbus.NewConfig("", true, false), nil)
-		_ = p.Seal(dbus.NewConfig("", true, false), nil)
-	})
-
-	ep := dbus.New([2]string{}, [2]string{})
-	if err := ep.Seal(nil, nil); !errors.Is(err, dbus.ErrConfig) {
-		t.Errorf("Seal(nil, nil) error = %v, want %v",
-			err, dbus.ErrConfig)
+func TestFinalise(t *testing.T) {
+	if _, err := dbus.Finalise(dbus.ProxyPair{}, dbus.ProxyPair{}, nil, nil); !errors.Is(err, syscall.EBADE) {
+		t.Errorf("Finalise: error = %v, want %v",
+			err, syscall.EBADE)
 	}
 
 	for id, tc := range testCasePairs() {
-		t.Run("create seal for "+id, func(t *testing.T) {
-			p := dbus.New(tc[0].bus, tc[1].bus)
-			if err := p.Seal(tc[0].c, tc[1].c); (errors.Is(err, syscall.EINVAL)) != tc[0].wantErr {
-				t.Errorf("Seal(%p, %p) error = %v, wantErr %v",
-					tc[0].c, tc[1].c,
+		t.Run("create final for "+id, func(t *testing.T) {
+			var wt io.WriterTo
+			if v, err := dbus.Finalise(tc[0].bus, tc[1].bus, tc[0].c, tc[1].c); (errors.Is(err, syscall.EINVAL)) != tc[0].wantErr {
+				t.Errorf("Finalise: error = %v, wantErr %v",
 					err, tc[0].wantErr)
 				return
+			} else {
+				wt = v
 			}
 
 			// rest of the tests happen for sealed instances
@@ -89,25 +47,23 @@ func TestProxy_Seal(t *testing.T) {
 			args := append(tc[0].want, tc[1].want...)
 			for _, arg := range args {
 				want.WriteString(arg)
-				want.WriteByte('\x00')
+				want.WriteByte(0)
 			}
 
-			wt := p.AccessTestProxySeal()
 			got := new(strings.Builder)
 			if _, err := wt.WriteTo(got); err != nil {
-				t.Errorf("p.seal.WriteTo(): %v", err)
+				t.Errorf("WriteTo: error = %v", err)
 			}
 
 			if want.String() != got.String() {
-				t.Errorf("Seal(%p, %p) seal = %v, want %v",
-					tc[0].c, tc[1].c,
+				t.Errorf("Seal: %q, want %q",
 					got.String(), want.String())
 			}
 		})
 	}
 }
 
-func TestProxy_Start_Wait_Close_String(t *testing.T) {
+func TestProxyStartWaitCloseString(t *testing.T) {
 	oldWaitDelay := helper.WaitDelay
 	helper.WaitDelay = 16 * time.Second
 	t.Cleanup(func() { helper.WaitDelay = oldWaitDelay })
@@ -116,29 +72,62 @@ func TestProxy_Start_Wait_Close_String(t *testing.T) {
 		proxyName := dbus.ProxyName
 		dbus.ProxyName = os.Args[0]
 		t.Cleanup(func() { dbus.ProxyName = proxyName })
-		testProxyStartWaitCloseString(t, true)
+		testProxyFinaliseStartWaitCloseString(t, true)
 	})
-	t.Run("direct", func(t *testing.T) { testProxyStartWaitCloseString(t, false) })
+	t.Run("direct", func(t *testing.T) { testProxyFinaliseStartWaitCloseString(t, false) })
 }
 
-func testProxyStartWaitCloseString(t *testing.T, useSandbox bool) {
+func testProxyFinaliseStartWaitCloseString(t *testing.T, useSandbox bool) {
+	var p *dbus.Proxy
+
+	t.Run("string for nil proxy", func(t *testing.T) {
+		want := "(invalid dbus proxy)"
+		if got := p.String(); got != want {
+			t.Errorf("String: %q, want %q",
+				got, want)
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("invalid start", func(t *testing.T) {
+		if !useSandbox {
+			p = dbus.NewDirect(context.TODO(), nil, nil)
+		} else {
+			p = dbus.New(context.TODO(), nil, nil)
+		}
+
+		if err := p.Start(); !errors.Is(err, syscall.ENOTRECOVERABLE) {
+			t.Errorf("Start: error = %q, wantErr %q",
+				err, syscall.ENOTRECOVERABLE)
+			return
+		}
+	})
+
 	for id, tc := range testCasePairs() {
 		// this test does not test errors
 		if tc[0].wantErr {
 			continue
 		}
 
-		t.Run("string for nil proxy", func(t *testing.T) {
-			var p *dbus.Proxy
-			want := "(invalid dbus proxy)"
-			if got := p.String(); got != want {
-				t.Errorf("String() = %v, want %v",
-					got, want)
-			}
-		})
-
 		t.Run("proxy for "+id, func(t *testing.T) {
-			p := dbus.New(tc[0].bus, tc[1].bus)
+			var final *dbus.Final
+			t.Run("finalise", func(t *testing.T) {
+				if v, err := dbus.Finalise(tc[0].bus, tc[1].bus, tc[0].c, tc[1].c); err != nil {
+					t.Errorf("Finalise: error = %v, wantErr %v",
+						err, tc[0].wantErr)
+					return
+				} else {
+					final = v
+				}
+			})
+
+			ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.TODO(), 5*time.Second)
+			defer cancel()
+			if !useSandbox {
+				p = dbus.NewDirect(ctx, final, nil)
+			} else {
+				p = dbus.New(ctx, final, nil)
+			}
+
 			p.CommandContext = func(ctx context.Context) (cmd *exec.Cmd) {
 				return exec.CommandContext(ctx, os.Args[0], "-test.v",
 					"-test.run=TestHelperInit", "--", "init")
@@ -163,79 +152,52 @@ func testProxyStartWaitCloseString(t *testing.T, useSandbox bool) {
 			p.FilterF = func(v []byte) []byte { return bytes.SplitN(v, []byte("TestHelperInit\n"), 2)[1] }
 			output := new(strings.Builder)
 
-			t.Run("unsealed", func(t *testing.T) {
-				t.Run("string", func(t *testing.T) {
-					want := "(unsealed dbus proxy)"
-					if got := p.String(); got != want {
-						t.Errorf("String() = %v, want %v",
-							got, want)
-						return
-					}
-				})
+			t.Run("invalid wait", func(t *testing.T) {
+				wantErr := "dbus: not started"
+				if err := p.Wait(); err == nil || err.Error() != wantErr {
+					t.Errorf("Wait: error = %v, wantErr %v",
+						err, wantErr)
+				}
+			})
 
-				t.Run("start", func(t *testing.T) {
-					want := "proxy not sealed"
-					if err := p.Start(context.Background(), nil, useSandbox); err == nil || err.Error() != want {
-						t.Errorf("Start() error = %v, wantErr %q",
-							err, errors.New(want))
+			t.Run("string", func(t *testing.T) {
+				want := "(unused dbus proxy)"
+				if got := p.String(); got != want {
+					t.Errorf("String: %q, want %q",
+						got, want)
+					return
+				}
+			})
+
+			t.Run("start", func(t *testing.T) {
+				if err := p.Start(); err != nil {
+					t.Fatalf("Start: error = %v",
+						err)
+				}
+
+				t.Run("string", func(t *testing.T) {
+					wantSubstr := fmt.Sprintf("%s -test.run=TestHelperStub -- --args=3 --fd=4", os.Args[0])
+					if useSandbox {
+						wantSubstr = fmt.Sprintf(`argv: ["%s" "-test.run=TestHelperStub" "--" "--args=3" "--fd=4"], flags: 0x0, seccomp: 0x3e`, os.Args[0])
+					}
+					if got := p.String(); !strings.Contains(got, wantSubstr) {
+						t.Errorf("String: %q, want %q",
+							got, wantSubstr)
 						return
 					}
 				})
 
 				t.Run("wait", func(t *testing.T) {
-					wantErr := "dbus: not started"
-					if err := p.Wait(); err == nil || err.Error() != wantErr {
-						t.Errorf("Wait() error = %v, wantErr %v",
-							err, wantErr)
-					}
-				})
-			})
-
-			t.Run("seal with "+id, func(t *testing.T) {
-				if err := p.Seal(tc[0].c, tc[1].c); err != nil {
-					t.Errorf("Seal(%p, %p) error = %v, wantErr %v",
-						tc[0].c, tc[1].c,
-						err, tc[0].wantErr)
-					return
-				}
-			})
-
-			t.Run("sealed", func(t *testing.T) {
-				want := strings.Join(append(tc[0].want, tc[1].want...), " ")
-				if got := p.String(); got != want {
-					t.Errorf("String() = %v, want %v",
-						got, want)
-					return
-				}
-
-				t.Run("start", func(t *testing.T) {
-					ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 5*time.Second)
-					defer cancel()
-
-					if err := p.Start(ctx, output, useSandbox); err != nil {
-						t.Fatalf("Start(nil, nil) error = %v",
-							err)
-					}
-
-					t.Run("string", func(t *testing.T) {
-						wantSubstr := fmt.Sprintf("%s -test.run=TestHelperStub -- --args=3 --fd=4", os.Args[0])
-						if useSandbox {
-							wantSubstr = fmt.Sprintf(`argv: ["%s" "-test.run=TestHelperStub" "--" "--args=3" "--fd=4"], flags: 0x0, seccomp: 0x3e`, os.Args[0])
-						}
-						if got := p.String(); !strings.Contains(got, wantSubstr) {
-							t.Errorf("String() = %v, want %v",
-								p.String(), wantSubstr)
-							return
-						}
-					})
-
-					t.Run("wait", func(t *testing.T) {
-						p.Close()
+					done := make(chan struct{})
+					go func() {
 						if err := p.Wait(); err != nil {
-							t.Errorf("Wait() error = %v\noutput: %s",
+							t.Errorf("Wait: error = %v\noutput: %s",
 								err, output.String())
 						}
-					})
+						close(done)
+					}()
+					p.Close()
+					<-done
 				})
 			})
 		})

dbus/export_test.go

@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 package dbus
 
-import "io"
+import (
+	"context"
+	"io"
+)
 
-// CompareTestNew provides TestNew with comparison access to unexported Proxy fields.
-func (p *Proxy) CompareTestNew(session, system [2]string) bool {
-	return session == p.session && system == p.system
-}
-
-// AccessTestProxySeal provides TestProxy_Seal with access to unexported Proxy seal field.
-func (p *Proxy) AccessTestProxySeal() io.WriterTo {
-	return p.seal
+// NewDirect returns a new instance of [Proxy] with its sandbox disabled.
+func NewDirect(ctx context.Context, final *Final, output io.Writer) *Proxy {
+	p := New(ctx, final, output)
+	p.useSandbox = false
+	return p
 }

dbus/proc.go

@@ -3,14 +3,12 @@ package dbus
 import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
-	"io"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"path"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"slices"
 	"strconv"
-	"strings"
 	"syscall"
 
 	"git.gensokyo.uk/security/fortify/helper"
@@ -19,25 +17,30 @@ import (
 	"git.gensokyo.uk/security/fortify/sandbox/seccomp"
 )
 
-// Start launches the D-Bus proxy.
-func (p *Proxy) Start(ctx context.Context, output io.Writer, useSandbox bool) error {
-	p.lock.Lock()
-	defer p.lock.Unlock()
-
-	if p.seal == nil {
-		return errors.New("proxy not sealed")
+// Start starts and configures a D-Bus proxy process.
+func (p *Proxy) Start() error {
+	if p.final == nil || p.final.WriterTo == nil {
+		return syscall.ENOTRECOVERABLE
 	}
 
-	var h helper.Helper
+	p.mu.Lock()
+	defer p.mu.Unlock()
+	p.pmu.Lock()
+	defer p.pmu.Unlock()
 
-	c, cancel := context.WithCancelCause(ctx)
-	if !useSandbox {
-		h = helper.NewDirect(c, p.name, p.seal, true, argF, func(cmd *exec.Cmd) {
+	if p.cancel != nil || p.cause != nil {
+		return errors.New("dbus: already started")
+	}
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancelCause(p.ctx)
+
+	if !p.useSandbox {
+		p.helper = helper.NewDirect(ctx, p.name, p.final, true, argF, func(cmd *exec.Cmd) {
 			if p.CmdF != nil {
 				p.CmdF(cmd)
 			}
-			if output != nil {
-				cmd.Stdout, cmd.Stderr = output, output
+			if p.output != nil {
+				cmd.Stdout, cmd.Stderr = p.output, p.output
 			}
 			cmd.SysProcAttr = &syscall.SysProcAttr{Setpgid: true}
 			cmd.Env = make([]string, 0)
@@ -59,15 +62,15 @@ func (p *Proxy) Start(ctx context.Context, output io.Writer, useSandbox bool) er
 			libPaths = ldd.Path(entries)
 		}
 
-		h = helper.New(
-			c, toolPath,
-			p.seal, true,
+		p.helper = helper.New(
+			ctx, toolPath,
+			p.final, true,
 			argF, func(container *sandbox.Container) {
 				container.Seccomp |= seccomp.FilterMultiarch
 				container.Hostname = "fortify-dbus"
 				container.CommandContext = p.CommandContext
-				if output != nil {
-					container.Stdout, container.Stderr = output, output
+				if p.output != nil {
+					container.Stdout, container.Stderr = p.output, p.output
 				}
 
 				if p.CmdF != nil {
@@ -81,10 +84,17 @@ func (p *Proxy) Start(ctx context.Context, output io.Writer, useSandbox bool) er
 
 				// upstream bus directories
 				upstreamPaths := make([]string, 0, 2)
-				for _, as := range []string{p.session[0], p.system[0]} {
-					if len(as) > 0 && strings.HasPrefix(as, "unix:path=/") {
-						// leave / intact
-						upstreamPaths = append(upstreamPaths, path.Dir(as[10:]))
+				for _, addr := range [][]AddrEntry{p.final.SessionUpstream, p.final.SystemUpstream} {
+					for _, ent := range addr {
+						if ent.Method != "unix" {
+							continue
+						}
+						for _, pair := range ent.Values {
+							if pair[0] != "path" || !path.IsAbs(pair[1]) {
+								continue
+							}
+							upstreamPaths = append(upstreamPaths, path.Dir(pair[1]))
+						}
 					}
 				}
 				slices.Sort(upstreamPaths)
@@ -95,10 +105,10 @@ func (p *Proxy) Start(ctx context.Context, output io.Writer, useSandbox bool) er
 
 				// parent directories of bind paths
 				sockDirPaths := make([]string, 0, 2)
-				if d := path.Dir(p.session[1]); path.IsAbs(d) {
+				if d := path.Dir(p.final.Session[1]); path.IsAbs(d) {
 					sockDirPaths = append(sockDirPaths, d)
 				}
-				if d := path.Dir(p.system[1]); path.IsAbs(d) {
+				if d := path.Dir(p.final.System[1]); path.IsAbs(d) {
 					sockDirPaths = append(sockDirPaths, d)
 				}
 				slices.Sort(sockDirPaths)
@@ -113,14 +123,13 @@ func (p *Proxy) Start(ctx context.Context, output io.Writer, useSandbox bool) er
 			}, nil)
 	}
 
-	if err := h.Start(); err != nil {
+	if err := p.helper.Start(); err != nil {
 		cancel(err)
+		p.helper = nil
 		return err
 	}
 
-	p.helper = h
-	p.ctx = c
-	p.cancel = cancel
+	p.cancel, p.cause = cancel, func() error { return context.Cause(ctx) }
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -128,28 +137,30 @@ var proxyClosed = errors.New("proxy closed")
 
 // Wait blocks until xdg-dbus-proxy exits and releases resources.
 func (p *Proxy) Wait() error {
-	p.lock.RLock()
-	defer p.lock.RUnlock()
+	p.mu.RLock()
+	defer p.mu.RUnlock()
 
-	if p.helper == nil {
+	p.pmu.RLock()
+	if p.helper == nil || p.cancel == nil || p.cause == nil {
+		p.pmu.RUnlock()
 		return errors.New("dbus: not started")
 	}
 
 	errs := make([]error, 3)
 
 	errs[0] = p.helper.Wait()
-	if p.cancel == nil &&
-		errors.Is(errs[0], context.Canceled) &&
-		errors.Is(context.Cause(p.ctx), proxyClosed) {
+	if errors.Is(errs[0], context.Canceled) &&
+		errors.Is(p.cause(), proxyClosed) {
 		errs[0] = nil
 	}
+	p.pmu.RUnlock()
 
 	// ensure socket removal so ephemeral directory is empty at revert
-	if err := os.Remove(p.session[1]); err != nil && !errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
+	if err := os.Remove(p.final.Session[1]); err != nil && !errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
 		errs[1] = err
 	}
-	if p.sysP {
-		if err := os.Remove(p.system[1]); err != nil && !errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
+	if p.final.System[1] != "" {
+		if err := os.Remove(p.final.System[1]); err != nil && !errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
 			errs[2] = err
 		}
 	}
@@ -159,14 +170,13 @@ func (p *Proxy) Wait() error {
 
 // Close cancels the context passed to the helper instance attached to xdg-dbus-proxy.
 func (p *Proxy) Close() {
-	p.lock.Lock()
-	defer p.lock.Unlock()
+	p.pmu.Lock()
+	defer p.pmu.Unlock()
 
 	if p.cancel == nil {
 		panic("dbus: not started")
 	}
 	p.cancel(proxyClosed)
-	p.cancel = nil
 }
 
 func argF(argsFd, statFd int) []string {

dbus/proxy.go

@@ -2,11 +2,10 @@ package dbus
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"errors"
-	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"os/exec"
 	"sync"
+	"syscall"
 
 	"git.gensokyo.uk/security/fortify/helper"
 )
@@ -15,84 +14,88 @@ import (
 // Overriding ProxyName will only affect Proxy instance created after the change.
 var ProxyName = "xdg-dbus-proxy"
 
-// Proxy holds references to a xdg-dbus-proxy process, and should never be copied.
-// Once sealed, configuration changes will no longer be possible and attempting to do so will result in a panic.
+// Proxy holds the state of a xdg-dbus-proxy process, and should never be copied.
 type Proxy struct {
 	helper helper.Helper
 	ctx    context.Context
-	cancel context.CancelCauseFunc
 
-	name    string
-	session [2]string
-	system  [2]string
-	CmdF    func(any)
-	sysP    bool
+	cancel context.CancelCauseFunc
+	cause  func() error
+
+	final      *Final
+	output     io.Writer
+	useSandbox bool
+
+	name string
+	CmdF func(any)
 
 	CommandContext func(ctx context.Context) (cmd *exec.Cmd)
 	FilterF        func([]byte) []byte
 
-	seal io.WriterTo
-	lock sync.RWMutex
+	mu, pmu sync.RWMutex
 }
 
-func (p *Proxy) Session() [2]string { return p.session }
-func (p *Proxy) System() [2]string  { return p.system }
-func (p *Proxy) Sealed() bool       { p.lock.RLock(); defer p.lock.RUnlock(); return p.seal != nil }
-
-var (
-	ErrConfig = errors.New("no configuration to seal")
-)
-
 func (p *Proxy) String() string {
 	if p == nil {
 		return "(invalid dbus proxy)"
 	}
 
-	p.lock.RLock()
-	defer p.lock.RUnlock()
+	p.mu.RLock()
+	defer p.mu.RUnlock()
 
 	if p.helper != nil {
 		return p.helper.String()
 	}
 
-	if p.seal != nil {
-		return p.seal.(fmt.Stringer).String()
-	}
-
-	return "(unsealed dbus proxy)"
+	return "(unused dbus proxy)"
 }
 
-// Seal seals the Proxy instance.
-func (p *Proxy) Seal(session, system *Config) error {
-	p.lock.Lock()
-	defer p.lock.Unlock()
-
-	if p.seal != nil {
-		panic("dbus proxy sealed twice")
-	}
+// Final describes the outcome of a proxy configuration.
+type Final struct {
+	Session, System ProxyPair
+	// parsed upstream address
+	SessionUpstream, SystemUpstream []AddrEntry
+	io.WriterTo
+}
 
+// Finalise creates a checked argument writer for [Proxy].
+func Finalise(sessionBus, systemBus ProxyPair, session, system *Config) (final *Final, err error) {
 	if session == nil && system == nil {
-		return ErrConfig
+		return nil, syscall.EBADE
 	}
 
 	var args []string
 	if session != nil {
-		args = append(args, session.Args(p.session)...)
+		args = append(args, session.Args(sessionBus)...)
 	}
 	if system != nil {
-		args = append(args, system.Args(p.system)...)
-		p.sysP = true
-	}
-	if seal, err := helper.NewCheckedArgs(args); err != nil {
-		return err
-	} else {
-		p.seal = seal
+		args = append(args, system.Args(systemBus)...)
 	}
 
-	return nil
+	final = &Final{Session: sessionBus, System: systemBus}
+
+	final.WriterTo, err = helper.NewCheckedArgs(args)
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	if session != nil {
+		final.SessionUpstream, err = Parse([]byte(final.Session[0]))
+		if err != nil {
+			return
+		}
+	}
+	if system != nil {
+		final.SystemUpstream, err = Parse([]byte(final.System[0]))
+		if err != nil {
+			return
+		}
+	}
+
+	return
 }
 
-// New returns a reference to a new unsealed Proxy.
-func New(session, system [2]string) *Proxy {
-	return &Proxy{name: ProxyName, session: session, system: system}
+// New returns a new instance of [Proxy].
+func New(ctx context.Context, final *Final, output io.Writer) *Proxy {
+	return &Proxy{name: ProxyName, ctx: ctx, final: final, output: output, useSandbox: true}
 }

system/dbus.go

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"log"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
+	"syscall"
 
 	"git.gensokyo.uk/security/fortify/dbus"
 )
@@ -26,64 +27,62 @@ func (sys *I) MustProxyDBus(sessionPath string, session *dbus.Config, systemPath
 func (sys *I) ProxyDBus(session, system *dbus.Config, sessionPath, systemPath string) (func(), error) {
 	d := new(DBus)
 
-	// session bus is mandatory
+	// session bus is required as otherwise this is effectively a very expensive noop
 	if session == nil {
 		return nil, msg.WrapErr(ErrDBusConfig,
-			"attempted to seal message bus proxy without session bus config")
+			"attempted to create message bus proxy args without session bus config")
 	}
 
 	// system bus is optional
 	d.system = system != nil
 
-	// upstream address, downstream socket path
-	var sessionBus, systemBus [2]string
-
-	// resolve upstream bus addresses
-	sessionBus[0], systemBus[0] = dbus.Address()
-
-	// set paths from caller
-	sessionBus[1], systemBus[1] = sessionPath, systemPath
-
-	// create proxy instance
-	d.proxy = dbus.New(sessionBus, systemBus)
-
-	defer func() {
-		if msg.IsVerbose() && d.proxy.Sealed() {
-			msg.Verbose("sealed session proxy", session.Args(sessionBus))
-			if system != nil {
-				msg.Verbose("sealed system proxy", system.Args(systemBus))
-			}
-			msg.Verbose("message bus proxy final args:", d.proxy)
-		}
-	}()
-
-	// queue operation
-	sys.ops = append(sys.ops, d)
-
-	// seal dbus proxy
+	d.sessionBus[0], d.systemBus[0] = dbus.Address()
+	d.sessionBus[1], d.systemBus[1] = sessionPath, systemPath
 	d.out = &scanToFmsg{msg: new(strings.Builder)}
-	return d.out.Dump, wrapErrSuffix(d.proxy.Seal(session, system),
-		"cannot seal message bus proxy:")
+	if final, err := dbus.Finalise(d.sessionBus, d.systemBus, session, system); err != nil {
+		if errors.Is(err, syscall.EINVAL) {
+			return nil, msg.WrapErr(err, "message bus proxy configuration contains NUL byte")
+		}
+		return nil, wrapErrSuffix(err, "cannot finalise message bus proxy:")
+	} else {
+		if msg.IsVerbose() {
+			msg.Verbose("session bus proxy:", session.Args(d.sessionBus))
+			if system != nil {
+				msg.Verbose("system bus proxy:", system.Args(d.systemBus))
+			}
+
+			// this calls the argsWt String method
+			msg.Verbose("message bus proxy final args:", final.WriterTo)
+		}
+
+		d.final = final
+	}
+
+	sys.ops = append(sys.ops, d)
+	return d.out.Dump, nil
 }
 
 type DBus struct {
-	proxy *dbus.Proxy
+	proxy *dbus.Proxy // populated during apply
 
-	out *scanToFmsg
+	final *dbus.Final
+	out   *scanToFmsg
 	// whether system bus proxy is enabled
 	system bool
+
+	sessionBus, systemBus dbus.ProxyPair
 }
 
 func (d *DBus) Type() Enablement { return Process }
 
 func (d *DBus) apply(sys *I) error {
-	msg.Verbosef("session bus proxy on %q for upstream %q", d.proxy.Session()[1], d.proxy.Session()[0])
+	msg.Verbosef("session bus proxy on %q for upstream %q", d.sessionBus[1], d.sessionBus[0])
 	if d.system {
-		msg.Verbosef("system bus proxy on %q for upstream %q", d.proxy.System()[1], d.proxy.System()[0])
+		msg.Verbosef("system bus proxy on %q for upstream %q", d.systemBus[1], d.systemBus[0])
 	}
 
-	// this starts the process and blocks until ready
-	if err := d.proxy.Start(sys.ctx, d.out, true); err != nil {
+	d.proxy = dbus.New(sys.ctx, d.final, d.out)
+	if err := d.proxy.Start(); err != nil {
 		d.out.Dump()
 		return wrapErrSuffix(err,
 			"cannot start message bus proxy:")