Add public access mode (public=1) to forward auth

/auth/api/forward?public=1 passes requests through with a Remote-Public
header (anonymous/forbidden/authenticated) instead of 401/403, so routes
can allow anonymous visitors while still identifying logged-in users.
Reauth (max_age) still requires the auth flow. Documented in Headers.md,
api/forward.md, Integration.md and all proxy guides.
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See [perm argument](../api/perm.md) and [max_age argument](../api/max-age.md) for query parameter syntax.
## Public access
For routes where anonymous visitors are allowed but logged-in users should still be identified, add `public=1` to the auth subrequest path:
```haproxy
http-request lua.auth-intercept paskia_auth /auth/api/forward?public=1 GET Host,Cookie,Accept,X-Forwarded-Method,X-Forwarded-Uri Remote-* *
# or with a permission the backend will check itself:
http-request lua.auth-intercept paskia_auth /auth/api/forward?public=1&perm=myapp:reports GET Host,Cookie,Accept,X-Forwarded-Method,X-Forwarded-Uri Remote-* *
```
The `Remote-*` success-headers glob already copies the `Remote-Public` header that marks each request as `anonymous`, `forbidden` or `authenticated`. With `public=1` the backend always runs and must check `Remote-Public` before treating the request as authorized; only reauth (`max_age`) still returns the 401 auth flow, so the `http-request deny` safety net simply never triggers on public routes. See [public access](../api/forward.md#public-access) and [trusted headers](../Headers.md#public-access).
## Notes
- The Lua script strips the request body from the auth subrequest, so Paskia's `/auth/api/forward` will only see the headers.