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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@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ server {
auth_request_set $remote_role_name $upstream_http_remote_role_name;
auth_request_set $remote_session_exp $upstream_http_remote_session_expires;
auth_request_set $remote_credential $upstream_http_remote_credential;
auth_request_set $remote_public $upstream_http_remote_public;
proxy_set_header Remote-User $remote_user;
proxy_set_header Remote-Name $remote_name;
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ server {
proxy_set_header Remote-Role-Name $remote_role_name;
proxy_set_header Remote-Session-Expires $remote_session_exp;
proxy_set_header Remote-Credential $remote_credential;
proxy_set_header Remote-Public $remote_public;
# 4. The proxy_set_header lines above override any client-supplied
# Remote-* headers, so the backend receives only the values from
@@ -123,6 +125,17 @@ location /static/ {
}
```
## Public access
For routes where anonymous visitors are allowed but logged-in users should still be identified, add `public=1` to the auth subrequest URI inside `/auth-internal`:
```nginx
proxy_pass http://localhost:4401/auth/api/forward?public=1;
proxy_pass http://localhost:4401/auth/api/forward?public=1&perm=myapp:reports;
```
The auth check then always returns 204 (except reauth with `max_age`, which still returns the 401 auth flow), and `Remote-Public` marks each request as `anonymous`, `forbidden` or `authenticated`. It is captured and forwarded by the `auth_request_set $remote_public` / `proxy_set_header Remote-Public` lines added in the overview above — the backend always runs and must check `Remote-Public` before treating the request as authorized. See [public access](../api/forward.md#public-access) and [trusted headers](../Headers.md#public-access).
## Notes
- Nginx `auth_request` always makes the auth subrequest with the same HTTP method as the original request, but the body is suppressed by the configuration above. Paskia uses the `X-Forwarded-Method` and `X-Forwarded-Uri` headers for logging.