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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@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ authResponseHeaders:
- Remote-Role-Name
- Remote-Session-Expires
- Remote-Credential
- Remote-Public
```
## Proxying `/auth/` to Paskia
@@ -119,6 +120,17 @@ labels:
- "traefik.http.middlewares.paskia-auth.forwardauth.authRequestHeaders=Host,Cookie,Accept,X-Forwarded-Method,X-Forwarded-Uri"
```
## Public access
For routes where anonymous visitors are allowed but logged-in users should still be identified, add `public=1` to the middleware `address`:
```yaml
address: "http://localhost:4401/auth/api/forward?public=1"
address: "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 the `Remote-Public` header — copied by `authResponseHeadersRegex: "^Remote-"` — marks each request as `anonymous`, `forbidden` or `authenticated`. 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
- By default ForwardAuth sends a request without the original body. If you need to forward the body for logging/validation, set `forwardBody: true` and a sensible `maxBodySize`, but for Paskia this is not required.