consistent auth token for validator apis (#13747)

* wip * fixing tests * adding more tests especially to handle legacy * fixing linting * fixing deepsource issues and flags * fixing some deepsource issues,pathing issues, and logs * some review items * adding additional review feedback * updating to follow updates from https://github.com/ethereum/keymanager-APIs/pull/74 * adjusting functions to match changes in keymanagers PR * Update validator/rpc/auth_token.go Co-authored-by: Radosław Kapka <rkapka@wp.pl> * Update validator/rpc/auth_token.go Co-authored-by: Radosław Kapka <rkapka@wp.pl> * Update validator/rpc/auth_token.go Co-authored-by: Radosław Kapka <rkapka@wp.pl> * review feedback --------- Co-authored-by: Radosław Kapka <rkapka@wp.pl>
2026-01-10 16:08:26 -05:00 · 2024-04-18 11:26:49 -05:00
parent 219301339c
commit feb16ae4aa
21 changed files with 378 additions and 250 deletions
--- a/validator/rpc/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/validator/rpc/BUILD.bazel
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ go_library(
        "//consensus-types/primitives:go_default_library",
        "//consensus-types/validator:go_default_library",
        "//crypto/bls:go_default_library",
-        "//crypto/rand:go_default_library",
        "//encoding/bytesutil:go_default_library",
        "//io/file:go_default_library",
        "//io/logs:go_default_library",
@@ -148,6 +147,7 @@ go_test(
        "@com_github_gorilla_mux//:go_default_library",
        "@com_github_grpc_ecosystem_grpc_gateway_v2//runtime:go_default_library",
        "@com_github_pkg_errors//:go_default_library",
+        "@com_github_sirupsen_logrus//hooks/test:go_default_library",
        "@com_github_tyler_smith_go_bip39//:go_default_library",
        "@com_github_wealdtech_go_eth2_wallet_encryptor_keystorev4//:go_default_library",
        "@org_golang_google_grpc//:go_default_library",
--- a/validator/rpc/auth_token.go
+++ b/validator/rpc/auth_token.go
@@ -15,32 +15,24 @@ import (
 	"github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify"
 	"github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v4"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v5/crypto/rand"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v5/api"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v5/encoding/bytesutil"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v5/io/file"
 )

-const (
-	AuthTokenFileName = "auth-token"
-)
-
 // CreateAuthToken generates a new jwt key, token and writes them
 // to a file in the specified directory. Also, it logs out a prepared URL
 // for the user to navigate to and authenticate with the Prysm web interface.
-func CreateAuthToken(walletDirPath, validatorWebAddr string) error {
-	jwtKey, err := createRandomJWTSecret()
+func CreateAuthToken(authPath, validatorWebAddr string) error {
+	token, err := api.GenerateRandomHexString()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	token, err := createTokenString(jwtKey)
-	if err != nil {
+	log.Infof("Generating auth token and saving it to %s", authPath)
+	if err := saveAuthToken(authPath, token); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	authTokenPath := filepath.Join(walletDirPath, AuthTokenFileName)
-	log.Infof("Generating auth token and saving it to %s", authTokenPath)
-	if err := saveAuthToken(walletDirPath, jwtKey, token); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	logValidatorWebAuth(validatorWebAddr, token, authTokenPath)
+	logValidatorWebAuth(validatorWebAddr, token, authPath)
 	return nil
 }

@@ -49,18 +41,18 @@ func CreateAuthToken(walletDirPath, validatorWebAddr string) error {
 // user via stdout and the validator client should then attempt to open the default
 // browser. The web interface authenticates by looking for this token in the query parameters
 // of the URL. This token is then used as the bearer token for jwt auth.
-func (s *Server) initializeAuthToken(walletDir string) (string, error) {
-	authTokenFile := filepath.Join(walletDir, AuthTokenFileName)
-	exists, err := file.Exists(authTokenFile, file.Regular)
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", errors.Wrapf(err, "could not check if file exists: %s", authTokenFile)
+func (s *Server) initializeAuthToken() error {
+	if s.authTokenPath == "" {
+		return errors.New("auth token path is empty")
+	}
+	exists, err := file.Exists(s.authTokenPath, file.Regular)
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrapf(err, "could not check if file %s exists", s.authTokenPath)
 	}
-
 	if exists {
-		// #nosec G304
-		f, err := os.Open(authTokenFile)
+		f, err := os.Open(filepath.Clean(s.authTokenPath))
 		if err != nil {
-			return "", err
+			return err
 		}
 		defer func() {
 			if err := f.Close(); err != nil {
@@ -69,24 +61,18 @@ func (s *Server) initializeAuthToken(walletDir string) (string, error) {
 		}()
 		secret, token, err := readAuthTokenFile(f)
 		if err != nil {
-			return "", err
+			return err
 		}
 		s.jwtSecret = secret
-		return token, nil
+		s.authToken = token
+		return nil
 	}
-	jwtKey, err := createRandomJWTSecret()
+	token, err := api.GenerateRandomHexString()
 	if err != nil {
-		return "", err
+		return err
 	}
-	s.jwtSecret = jwtKey
-	token, err := createTokenString(s.jwtSecret)
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", err
-	}
-	if err := saveAuthToken(walletDir, jwtKey, token); err != nil {
-		return "", err
-	}
-	return token, nil
+	s.authToken = token
+	return saveAuthToken(s.authTokenPath, token)
 }

 func (s *Server) refreshAuthTokenFromFileChanges(ctx context.Context, authTokenPath string) {
@@ -106,16 +92,20 @@ func (s *Server) refreshAuthTokenFromFileChanges(ctx context.Context, authTokenP
 	}
 	for {
 		select {
-		case <-watcher.Events:
+		case event := <-watcher.Events:
+			if event.Op.String() == "REMOVE" {
+				log.Error("Auth Token was removed! Restart the validator client to regenerate a token")
+				s.authToken = ""
+				continue
+			}
 			// If a file was modified, we attempt to read that file
 			// and parse it into our accounts store.
-			token, err := s.initializeAuthToken(s.walletDir)
-			if err != nil {
+			if err := s.initializeAuthToken(); err != nil {
 				log.WithError(err).Errorf("Could not watch for file changes for: %s", authTokenPath)
 				continue
 			}
 			validatorWebAddr := fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", s.validatorGatewayHost, s.validatorGatewayPort)
-			logValidatorWebAuth(validatorWebAddr, token, authTokenPath)
+			logValidatorWebAuth(validatorWebAddr, s.authToken, authTokenPath)
 		case err := <-watcher.Errors:
 			log.WithError(err).Errorf("Could not watch for file changes for: %s", authTokenPath)
 		case <-ctx.Done():
@@ -124,7 +114,7 @@ func (s *Server) refreshAuthTokenFromFileChanges(ctx context.Context, authTokenP
 	}
 }

-func logValidatorWebAuth(validatorWebAddr, token string, tokenPath string) {
+func logValidatorWebAuth(validatorWebAddr, token, tokenPath string) {
 	webAuthURLTemplate := "http://%s/initialize?token=%s"
 	webAuthURL := fmt.Sprintf(
 		webAuthURLTemplate,
@@ -136,18 +126,11 @@ func logValidatorWebAuth(validatorWebAddr, token string, tokenPath string) {
 			"the Prysm web interface",
 	)
 	log.Info(webAuthURL)
-	log.Infof("Validator CLient JWT for RPC and REST authentication set at:%s", tokenPath)
+	log.Infof("Validator Client auth token for gRPC and REST authentication set at %s", tokenPath)
 }

-func saveAuthToken(walletDirPath string, jwtKey []byte, token string) error {
-	hashFilePath := filepath.Join(walletDirPath, AuthTokenFileName)
+func saveAuthToken(tokenPath string, token string) error {
 	bytesBuf := new(bytes.Buffer)
-	if _, err := bytesBuf.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("%x", jwtKey)); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	if _, err := bytesBuf.WriteString("\n"); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
 	if _, err := bytesBuf.WriteString(token); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -155,34 +138,61 @@ func saveAuthToken(walletDirPath string, jwtKey []byte, token string) error {
 		return err
 	}

-	if err := file.MkdirAll(walletDirPath); err != nil {
-		return errors.Wrapf(err, "could not create directory %s", walletDirPath)
+	if err := file.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(tokenPath)); err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrapf(err, "could not create directory %s", filepath.Dir(tokenPath))
 	}
-
-	if err := file.WriteFile(hashFilePath, bytesBuf.Bytes()); err != nil {
-		return errors.Wrapf(err, "could not write to file %s", hashFilePath)
+	if err := file.WriteFile(tokenPath, bytesBuf.Bytes()); err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrapf(err, "could not write to file %s", tokenPath)
 	}

 	return nil
 }

-func readAuthTokenFile(r io.Reader) (secret []byte, token string, err error) {
-	br := bufio.NewReader(r)
-	var jwtKeyHex string
-	jwtKeyHex, err = br.ReadString('\n')
-	if err != nil {
-		return
+func readAuthTokenFile(r io.Reader) ([]byte, string, error) {
+	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(r)
+	var lines []string
+	var secret []byte
+	var token string
+	// Scan the file and collect lines, excluding empty lines
+	for scanner.Scan() {
+		line := scanner.Text()
+		if strings.TrimSpace(line) != "" {
+			lines = append(lines, line)
+		}
 	}
-	secret, err = hex.DecodeString(strings.TrimSpace(jwtKeyHex))
-	if err != nil {
-		return
+
+	// Check for scanning errors
+	if err := scanner.Err(); err != nil {
+		return nil, "", err
 	}
-	tokenBytes, _, err := br.ReadLine()
-	if err != nil {
-		return
+
+	// Process based on the number of lines, excluding empty ones
+	switch len(lines) {
+	case 1:
+		// If there is only one line, interpret it as the token
+		token = strings.TrimSpace(lines[0])
+	case 2:
+		// TODO: Deprecate after a few releases
+		// For legacy files
+		// If there are two lines, the first is the jwt key and the second is the token
+		jwtKeyHex := strings.TrimSpace(lines[0])
+		s, err := hex.DecodeString(jwtKeyHex)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, "", errors.Wrapf(err, "could not decode JWT secret")
+		}
+		secret = bytesutil.SafeCopyBytes(s)
+		token = strings.TrimSpace(lines[1])
+		log.Warn("Auth token is a legacy file and should be regenerated.")
+	default:
+		return nil, "", errors.New("Auth token file format has multiple lines, please update the auth token to a single line that is a 256 bit hex string")
 	}
-	token = strings.TrimSpace(string(tokenBytes))
-	return
+	if err := api.ValidateAuthToken(token); err != nil {
+		log.WithError(err).Warn("Auth token does not follow our standards and should be regenerated either \n" +
+			"1. by removing the current token file and restarting \n" +
+			"2. using the `validator web generate-auth-token` command. \n" +
+			"Tokens can be generated through the `validator web generate-auth-token` command")
+	}
+	return secret, token, nil
 }

 // Creates a JWT token string using the JWT key.
@@ -195,16 +205,3 @@ func createTokenString(jwtKey []byte) (string, error) {
 	}
 	return tokenString, nil
 }
-
-func createRandomJWTSecret() ([]byte, error) {
-	r := rand.NewGenerator()
-	jwtKey := make([]byte, 32)
-	n, err := r.Read(jwtKey)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	if n != len(jwtKey) {
-		return nil, errors.New("could not create appropriately sized random JWT secret")
-	}
-	return jwtKey, nil
-}
--- a/validator/rpc/auth_token_test.go
+++ b/validator/rpc/auth_token_test.go
@@ -1,16 +1,22 @@
 package rpc

 import (
+	"bufio"
 	"bytes"
 	"context"
 	"encoding/hex"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
 	"testing"
 	"time"

+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common/hexutil"
 	"github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v4"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v5/api"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v5/io/file"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v5/testing/require"
+	logTest "github.com/sirupsen/logrus/hooks/test"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/metadata"
 )
@@ -24,11 +30,14 @@ func setupWalletDir(t testing.TB) string {
 func TestServer_AuthenticateUsingExistingToken(t *testing.T) {
 	// Initializing for the first time, there is no auth token file in
 	// the wallet directory, so we generate a jwt token and secret from scratch.
-	srv := &Server{}
 	walletDir := setupWalletDir(t)
-	token, err := srv.initializeAuthToken(walletDir)
+	authTokenPath := filepath.Join(walletDir, api.AuthTokenFileName)
+	srv := &Server{
+		authTokenPath: authTokenPath,
+	}
+
+	err := srv.initializeAuthToken()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.Equal(t, true, len(srv.jwtSecret) > 0)

 	unaryInfo := &grpc.UnaryServerInfo{
 		FullMethod: "Proto.CreateWallet",
@@ -37,78 +46,173 @@ func TestServer_AuthenticateUsingExistingToken(t *testing.T) {
 		return nil, nil
 	}
 	ctxMD := map[string][]string{
-		"authorization": {"Bearer " + token},
+		"authorization": {"Bearer " + srv.authToken},
 	}
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	ctx = metadata.NewIncomingContext(ctx, ctxMD)
-	_, err = srv.JWTInterceptor()(ctx, "xyz", unaryInfo, unaryHandler)
+	_, err = srv.AuthTokenInterceptor()(ctx, "xyz", unaryInfo, unaryHandler)
 	require.NoError(t, err)

 	// Next up, we make the same request but reinitialize the server and we should still
 	// pass with the same auth token.
-	srv = &Server{}
-	_, err = srv.initializeAuthToken(walletDir)
+	srv = &Server{
+		authTokenPath: authTokenPath,
+	}
+	err = srv.initializeAuthToken()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.Equal(t, true, len(srv.jwtSecret) > 0)
-	_, err = srv.JWTInterceptor()(ctx, "xyz", unaryInfo, unaryHandler)
+	_, err = srv.AuthTokenInterceptor()(ctx, "xyz", unaryInfo, unaryHandler)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 }

-func TestServer_RefreshJWTSecretOnFileChange(t *testing.T) {
+func TestServer_RefreshAuthTokenOnFileChange(t *testing.T) {
 	// Initializing for the first time, there is no auth token file in
 	// the wallet directory, so we generate a jwt token and secret from scratch.
-	srv := &Server{}
 	walletDir := setupWalletDir(t)
-	_, err := srv.initializeAuthToken(walletDir)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	currentSecret := srv.jwtSecret
-	require.Equal(t, true, len(currentSecret) > 0)
+	authTokenPath := filepath.Join(walletDir, api.AuthTokenFileName)
+	srv := &Server{
+		authTokenPath: authTokenPath,
+	}

-	authTokenPath := filepath.Join(walletDir, AuthTokenFileName)
+	err := srv.initializeAuthToken()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	currentToken := srv.authToken

 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 	defer cancel()
-	go srv.refreshAuthTokenFromFileChanges(ctx, authTokenPath)
+	go srv.refreshAuthTokenFromFileChanges(ctx, srv.authTokenPath)

 	// Wait for service to be ready.
 	time.Sleep(time.Millisecond * 250)

 	// Update the auth token file with a new secret.
-	require.NoError(t, CreateAuthToken(walletDir, "localhost:7500"))
+	require.NoError(t, CreateAuthToken(srv.authTokenPath, "localhost:7500"))

 	// The service should have picked up the file change and set the jwt secret to the new one.
 	time.Sleep(time.Millisecond * 500)
-	newSecret := srv.jwtSecret
-	require.Equal(t, true, len(newSecret) > 0)
-	require.Equal(t, true, !bytes.Equal(currentSecret, newSecret))
-	err = os.Remove(AuthTokenFileName)
+	newToken := srv.authToken
+	require.Equal(t, true, currentToken != newToken)
+	err = os.Remove(srv.authTokenPath)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 }

+// TODO: remove this test when legacy files are removed
+func TestServer_LegacyTokensStillWork(t *testing.T) {
+	hook := logTest.NewGlobal()
+	// Initializing for the first time, there is no auth token file in
+	// the wallet directory, so we generate a jwt token and secret from scratch.
+	walletDir := setupWalletDir(t)
+	authTokenPath := filepath.Join(walletDir, api.AuthTokenFileName)
+
+	bytesBuf := new(bytes.Buffer)
+	_, err := bytesBuf.WriteString("b5bbbaf533b625a93741978857f13d7adeca58445a1fb00ecf3373420b92776c")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	_, err = bytesBuf.WriteString("\n")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	_, err = bytesBuf.WriteString("eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.e30.MxwOozSH-TLbW_XKepjyYDHm2IT8Ki0tD3AHuajfNMg")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	_, err = bytesBuf.WriteString("\n")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	err = file.MkdirAll(walletDir)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	err = file.WriteFile(authTokenPath, bytesBuf.Bytes())
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	srv := &Server{
+		authTokenPath: authTokenPath,
+	}
+
+	err = srv.initializeAuthToken()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	require.Equal(t, hexutil.Encode(srv.jwtSecret), "0xb5bbbaf533b625a93741978857f13d7adeca58445a1fb00ecf3373420b92776c")
+	require.Equal(t, srv.authToken, "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.e30.MxwOozSH-TLbW_XKepjyYDHm2IT8Ki0tD3AHuajfNMg")
+
+	f, err := os.Open(filepath.Clean(srv.authTokenPath))
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(f)
+	var lines []string
+
+	// Scan the file and collect lines, excluding empty lines
+	for scanner.Scan() {
+		line := scanner.Text()
+		if strings.TrimSpace(line) != "" {
+			lines = append(lines, line)
+		}
+	}
+	require.Equal(t, len(lines), 2)
+	require.LogsContain(t, hook, "Auth token does not follow our standards and should be regenerated")
+	// Check for scanning errors
+	err = scanner.Err()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	err = f.Close()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	err = os.Remove(srv.authTokenPath)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+}
+
+// TODO: remove this test when legacy files are removed
+func TestServer_LegacyTokensBadSecret(t *testing.T) {
+	// Initializing for the first time, there is no auth token file in
+	// the wallet directory, so we generate a jwt token and secret from scratch.
+	walletDir := setupWalletDir(t)
+	authTokenPath := filepath.Join(walletDir, api.AuthTokenFileName)
+
+	bytesBuf := new(bytes.Buffer)
+	_, err := bytesBuf.WriteString("----------------")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	_, err = bytesBuf.WriteString("\n")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	_, err = bytesBuf.WriteString("eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.e30.MxwOozSH-TLbW_XKepjyYDHm2IT8Ki0tD3AHuajfNMg")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	_, err = bytesBuf.WriteString("\n")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	err = file.MkdirAll(walletDir)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	err = file.WriteFile(authTokenPath, bytesBuf.Bytes())
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	srv := &Server{
+		authTokenPath: authTokenPath,
+	}
+
+	err = srv.initializeAuthToken()
+	require.ErrorContains(t, "could not decode JWT secret", err)
+}
+
 func Test_initializeAuthToken(t *testing.T) {
 	// Initializing for the first time, there is no auth token file in
 	// the wallet directory, so we generate a jwt token and secret from scratch.
-	srv := &Server{}
 	walletDir := setupWalletDir(t)
-	token, err := srv.initializeAuthToken(walletDir)
+	authTokenPath := filepath.Join(walletDir, api.AuthTokenFileName)
+	srv := &Server{
+		authTokenPath: authTokenPath,
+	}
+	err := srv.initializeAuthToken()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.Equal(t, true, len(srv.jwtSecret) > 0)

 	// Initializing second time, we generate something from the initial file.
-	srv2 := &Server{}
-	token2, err := srv2.initializeAuthToken(walletDir)
+	srv2 := &Server{
+		authTokenPath: authTokenPath,
+	}
+	err = srv2.initializeAuthToken()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.Equal(t, true, bytes.Equal(srv.jwtSecret, srv2.jwtSecret))
-	require.Equal(t, token, token2)
+	require.Equal(t, srv.authToken, srv2.authToken)

 	// Deleting the auth token and re-initializing means we create a jwt token
 	// and secret from scratch again.
-	srv3 := &Server{}
 	walletDir = setupWalletDir(t)
-	token3, err := srv3.initializeAuthToken(walletDir)
+	authTokenPath = filepath.Join(walletDir, api.AuthTokenFileName)
+	srv3 := &Server{
+		authTokenPath: authTokenPath,
+	}
+
+	err = srv3.initializeAuthToken()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.Equal(t, true, len(srv.jwtSecret) > 0)
-	require.NotEqual(t, token, token3)
+	require.NotEqual(t, srv.authToken, srv3.authToken)
 }

 // "createTokenString" now uses jwt.RegisteredClaims instead of jwt.StandardClaims (deprecated),
--- a/validator/rpc/handlers_auth.go
+++ b/validator/rpc/handlers_auth.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package rpc

 import (
 	"net/http"
-	"path/filepath"

 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v5/io/file"
@@ -20,8 +19,7 @@ func (s *Server) Initialize(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		httputil.HandleError(w, errors.Wrap(err, "Could not check if wallet exists").Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
 		return
 	}
-	authTokenPath := filepath.Join(s.walletDir, AuthTokenFileName)
-	exists, err := file.Exists(authTokenPath, file.Regular)
+	exists, err := file.Exists(s.authTokenPath, file.Regular)
 	if err != nil {
 		httputil.HandleError(w, errors.Wrap(err, "Could not check if auth token exists").Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
 		return
--- a/validator/rpc/handlers_auth_test.go
+++ b/validator/rpc/handlers_auth_test.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 	"testing"

+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v5/api"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v5/testing/require"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v5/validator/accounts"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v5/validator/keymanager"
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ func TestInitialize(t *testing.T) {
 	localWalletDir := setupWalletDir(t)

 	// Step 2: Optionally create a temporary 'auth-token' file
-	authTokenPath := filepath.Join(localWalletDir, AuthTokenFileName)
+	authTokenPath := filepath.Join(localWalletDir, api.AuthTokenFileName)
 	_, err := os.Create(authTokenPath)
 	require.NoError(t, err)

@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ func TestInitialize(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	_, err = acc.WalletCreate(context.Background())
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	server := &Server{walletDir: localWalletDir}
+	server := &Server{walletDir: localWalletDir, authTokenPath: authTokenPath}

 	// Step 4: Create an HTTP request and response recorder
 	req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/initialize", nil)
@@ -43,6 +44,8 @@ func TestInitialize(t *testing.T) {
 	// Step 5: Call the Initialize function
 	server.Initialize(w, req)

+	require.Equal(t, w.Code, http.StatusOK)
+
 	// Step 6: Assert expectations
 	result := w.Result()
 	defer func() {
--- a/validator/rpc/intercepter.go
+++ b/validator/rpc/intercepter.go
@@ -2,11 +2,9 @@ package rpc

 import (
 	"context"
-	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 	"strings"

-	"github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v4"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v5/api"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
@@ -15,8 +13,8 @@ import (
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/status"
 )

-// JWTInterceptor is a gRPC unary interceptor to authorize incoming requests.
-func (s *Server) JWTInterceptor() grpc.UnaryServerInterceptor {
+// AuthTokenInterceptor is a gRPC unary interceptor to authorize incoming requests.
+func (s *Server) AuthTokenInterceptor() grpc.UnaryServerInterceptor {
 	return func(
 		ctx context.Context,
 		req interface{},
@@ -35,8 +33,8 @@ func (s *Server) JWTInterceptor() grpc.UnaryServerInterceptor {
 	}
 }

-// JwtHttpInterceptor is an HTTP handler to authorize a route.
-func (s *Server) JwtHttpInterceptor(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
+// AuthTokenHandler is an HTTP handler to authorize a route.
+func (s *Server) AuthTokenHandler(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 	return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		// if it's not initialize or has a web prefix
 		if strings.Contains(r.URL.Path, api.WebApiUrlPrefix) || strings.Contains(r.URL.Path, api.KeymanagerApiPrefix) {
@@ -53,9 +51,8 @@ func (s *Server) JwtHttpInterceptor(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 			}

 			token := tokenParts[1]
-			_, err := jwt.Parse(token, s.validateJWT)
-			if err != nil {
-				http.Error(w, fmt.Errorf("forbidden: could not parse JWT token: %v", err).Error(), http.StatusForbidden)
+			if strings.TrimSpace(token) != s.authToken || strings.TrimSpace(s.authToken) == "" {
+				http.Error(w, "Forbidden: token value is invalid", http.StatusForbidden)
 				return
 			}
 		}
@@ -78,16 +75,8 @@ func (s *Server) authorize(ctx context.Context) error {
 		return status.Error(codes.Unauthenticated, "Invalid auth header, needs Bearer {token}")
 	}
 	token := strings.Split(authHeader[0], "Bearer ")[1]
-	_, err := jwt.Parse(token, s.validateJWT)
-	if err != nil {
-		return status.Errorf(codes.Unauthenticated, "Could not parse JWT token: %v", err)
+	if strings.TrimSpace(token) != s.authToken || strings.TrimSpace(s.authToken) == "" {
+		return status.Errorf(codes.Unauthenticated, "Forbidden: token value is invalid")
 	}
 	return nil
 }
-
-func (s *Server) validateJWT(token *jwt.Token) (interface{}, error) {
-	if _, ok := token.Method.(*jwt.SigningMethodHMAC); !ok {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unexpected JWT signing method: %v", token.Header["alg"])
-	}
-	return s.jwtSecret, nil
-}
--- a/validator/rpc/intercepter_test.go
+++ b/validator/rpc/intercepter_test.go
@@ -6,18 +6,18 @@ import (
 	"net/http/httptest"
 	"testing"

-	"github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v4"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v5/api"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v5/testing/require"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/metadata"
 )

-func TestServer_JWTInterceptor_Verify(t *testing.T) {
+func TestServer_AuthTokenInterceptor_Verify(t *testing.T) {
+	token := "cool-token"
 	s := Server{
-		jwtSecret: []byte("testKey"),
+		authToken: token,
 	}
-	interceptor := s.JWTInterceptor()
+	interceptor := s.AuthTokenInterceptor()

 	unaryInfo := &grpc.UnaryServerInfo{
 		FullMethod: "Proto.CreateWallet",
@@ -25,22 +25,20 @@ func TestServer_JWTInterceptor_Verify(t *testing.T) {
 	unaryHandler := func(ctx context.Context, req interface{}) (interface{}, error) {
 		return nil, nil
 	}
-	token, err := createTokenString(s.jwtSecret)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
 	ctxMD := map[string][]string{
 		"authorization": {"Bearer " + token},
 	}
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	ctx = metadata.NewIncomingContext(ctx, ctxMD)
-	_, err = interceptor(ctx, "xyz", unaryInfo, unaryHandler)
+	_, err := interceptor(ctx, "xyz", unaryInfo, unaryHandler)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 }

-func TestServer_JWTInterceptor_BadToken(t *testing.T) {
+func TestServer_AuthTokenInterceptor_BadToken(t *testing.T) {
 	s := Server{
-		jwtSecret: []byte("testKey"),
+		authToken: "cool-token",
 	}
-	interceptor := s.JWTInterceptor()
+	interceptor := s.AuthTokenInterceptor()

 	unaryInfo := &grpc.UnaryServerInfo{
 		FullMethod: "Proto.CreateWallet",
@@ -49,111 +47,65 @@ func TestServer_JWTInterceptor_BadToken(t *testing.T) {
 		return nil, nil
 	}

-	badServer := Server{
-		jwtSecret: []byte("badTestKey"),
-	}
-	token, err := createTokenString(badServer.jwtSecret)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
 	ctxMD := map[string][]string{
-		"authorization": {"Bearer " + token},
+		"authorization": {"Bearer bad-token"},
 	}
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	ctx = metadata.NewIncomingContext(ctx, ctxMD)
-	_, err = interceptor(ctx, "xyz", unaryInfo, unaryHandler)
-	require.ErrorContains(t, "signature is invalid", err)
+	_, err := interceptor(ctx, "xyz", unaryInfo, unaryHandler)
+	require.ErrorContains(t, "token value is invalid", err)
 }

-func TestServer_JWTInterceptor_InvalidSigningType(t *testing.T) {
-	ss := &Server{jwtSecret: make([]byte, 32)}
-	// Use a different signing type than the expected, HMAC.
-	token := jwt.NewWithClaims(jwt.SigningMethodRS256, jwt.RegisteredClaims{})
-	_, err := ss.validateJWT(token)
-	require.ErrorContains(t, "unexpected JWT signing method", err)
-}
+func TestServer_AuthTokenHandler(t *testing.T) {
+	token := "cool-token"

-func TestServer_JwtHttpInterceptor(t *testing.T) {
-	jwtKey, err := createRandomJWTSecret()
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	s := &Server{jwtSecret: jwtKey}
-	testHandler := s.JwtHttpInterceptor(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	s := &Server{authToken: token}
+	testHandler := s.AuthTokenHandler(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		// Your test handler logic here
 		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
 		_, err := w.Write([]byte("Test Response"))
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 	}))
-	t.Run("no jwt was sent", func(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("no auth token was sent", func(t *testing.T) {
 		rr := httptest.NewRecorder()
-		req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/eth/v1/keystores", nil)
+		req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/eth/v1/keystores", http.NoBody)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		testHandler.ServeHTTP(rr, req)
 		require.Equal(t, http.StatusUnauthorized, rr.Code)
 	})
-	t.Run("wrong jwt was sent", func(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("wrong auth token was sent", func(t *testing.T) {
 		rr := httptest.NewRecorder()
-		req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/eth/v1/keystores", nil)
+		req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/eth/v1/keystores", http.NoBody)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer YOUR_JWT_TOKEN") // Replace with a valid JWT token
 		testHandler.ServeHTTP(rr, req)
 		require.Equal(t, http.StatusForbidden, rr.Code)
 	})
-	t.Run("jwt was sent", func(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("good auth token was sent", func(t *testing.T) {
 		rr := httptest.NewRecorder()
-		req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/eth/v1/keystores", nil)
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-		token, err := createTokenString(jwtKey)
+		req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/eth/v1/keystores", http.NoBody)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer "+token) // Replace with a valid JWT token
 		testHandler.ServeHTTP(rr, req)
 		require.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, rr.Code)
 	})
-	t.Run("wrong jwt format was sent", func(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("web endpoint needs auth token", func(t *testing.T) {
 		rr := httptest.NewRecorder()
-		req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/eth/v1/keystores", nil)
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-		token, err := createTokenString(jwtKey)
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-		req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer"+token) // no space was added // Replace with a valid JWT token
-		testHandler.ServeHTTP(rr, req)
-		require.Equal(t, http.StatusBadRequest, rr.Code)
-	})
-	t.Run("wrong jwt no bearer format was sent", func(t *testing.T) {
-		rr := httptest.NewRecorder()
-		req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/eth/v1/keystores", nil)
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-		token, err := createTokenString(jwtKey)
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-		req.Header.Set("Authorization", token) // Replace with a valid JWT token
-		testHandler.ServeHTTP(rr, req)
-		require.Equal(t, http.StatusBadRequest, rr.Code)
-	})
-	t.Run("broken jwt token format was sent", func(t *testing.T) {
-		rr := httptest.NewRecorder()
-		req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/eth/v1/keystores", nil)
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-		token, err := createTokenString(jwtKey)
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-		req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer "+token[0:2]+" "+token[2:]) // Replace with a valid JWT token
-		testHandler.ServeHTTP(rr, req)
-		require.Equal(t, http.StatusForbidden, rr.Code)
-	})
-	t.Run("web endpoint needs jwt token", func(t *testing.T) {
-		rr := httptest.NewRecorder()
-		req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/api/v2/validator/beacon/status", nil)
+		req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/api/v2/validator/beacon/status", http.NoBody)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		testHandler.ServeHTTP(rr, req)
 		require.Equal(t, http.StatusUnauthorized, rr.Code)
 	})
-	t.Run("initialize does not need jwt", func(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("initialize does not need auth", func(t *testing.T) {
 		rr := httptest.NewRecorder()
-		req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, api.WebUrlPrefix+"initialize", nil)
+		req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, api.WebUrlPrefix+"initialize", http.NoBody)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		testHandler.ServeHTTP(rr, req)
 		require.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, rr.Code)
 	})
-	t.Run("health does not need jwt", func(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("health does not need auth", func(t *testing.T) {
 		rr := httptest.NewRecorder()
-		req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, api.WebUrlPrefix+"health/logs", nil)
+		req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, api.WebUrlPrefix+"health/logs", http.NoBody)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		testHandler.ServeHTTP(rr, req)
 		require.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, rr.Code)
--- a/validator/rpc/server.go
+++ b/validator/rpc/server.go
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	CertFlag                 string
 	KeyFlag                  string
 	ValDB                    db.Database
+	AuthTokenPath            string
 	WalletDir                string
 	ValidatorService         *client.ValidatorService
 	SyncChecker              client.SyncChecker
@@ -87,6 +88,8 @@ type Server struct {
 	validatorService          *client.ValidatorService
 	syncChecker               client.SyncChecker
 	genesisFetcher            client.GenesisFetcher
+	authTokenPath             string
+	authToken                 string
 	walletDir                 string
 	wallet                    *wallet.Wallet
 	walletInitializedFeed     *event.Feed
@@ -123,6 +126,7 @@ func NewServer(ctx context.Context, cfg *Config) *Server {
 		validatorService:         cfg.ValidatorService,
 		syncChecker:              cfg.SyncChecker,
 		genesisFetcher:           cfg.GenesisFetcher,
+		authTokenPath:            cfg.AuthTokenPath,
 		walletDir:                cfg.WalletDir,
 		walletInitializedFeed:    cfg.WalletInitializedFeed,
 		walletInitialized:        cfg.Wallet != nil,
@@ -136,6 +140,19 @@ func NewServer(ctx context.Context, cfg *Config) *Server {
 		beaconApiEndpoint:        cfg.BeaconApiEndpoint,
 		router:                   cfg.Router,
 	}
+
+	if server.authTokenPath == "" && server.walletDir != "" {
+		server.authTokenPath = filepath.Join(server.walletDir, api.AuthTokenFileName)
+	}
+
+	if server.authTokenPath != "" {
+		if err := server.initializeAuthToken(); err != nil {
+			log.WithError(err).Error("Could not initialize web auth token")
+		}
+		validatorWebAddr := fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", server.validatorGatewayHost, server.validatorGatewayPort)
+		logValidatorWebAuth(validatorWebAddr, server.authToken, server.authTokenPath)
+		go server.refreshAuthTokenFromFileChanges(server.ctx, server.authTokenPath)
+	}
 	// immediately register routes to override any catchalls
 	if err := server.InitializeRoutes(); err != nil {
 		log.WithError(err).Fatal("Could not initialize routes")
@@ -146,7 +163,7 @@ func NewServer(ctx context.Context, cfg *Config) *Server {
 // Start the gRPC server.
 func (s *Server) Start() {
 	// Setup the gRPC server options and TLS configuration.
-	address := fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s", s.host, s.port)
+	address := net.JoinHostPort(s.host, s.port)
 	lis, err := net.Listen("tcp", address)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.WithError(err).Errorf("Could not listen to port in Start() %s", address)
@@ -163,7 +180,7 @@ func (s *Server) Start() {
 			),
 			grpcprometheus.UnaryServerInterceptor,
 			grpcopentracing.UnaryServerInterceptor(),
-			s.JWTInterceptor(),
+			s.AuthTokenInterceptor(),
 		)),
 	}
 	grpcprometheus.EnableHandlingTimeHistogram()
@@ -198,17 +215,6 @@ func (s *Server) Start() {
 	}()

 	log.WithField("address", address).Info("gRPC server listening on address")
-	if s.walletDir != "" {
-		token, err := s.initializeAuthToken(s.walletDir)
-		if err != nil {
-			log.WithError(err).Error("Could not initialize web auth token")
-			return
-		}
-		validatorWebAddr := fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", s.validatorGatewayHost, s.validatorGatewayPort)
-		authTokenPath := filepath.Join(s.walletDir, AuthTokenFileName)
-		logValidatorWebAuth(validatorWebAddr, token, authTokenPath)
-		go s.refreshAuthTokenFromFileChanges(s.ctx, authTokenPath)
-	}
 }

 // InitializeRoutes initializes pure HTTP REST endpoints for the validator client.
@@ -218,7 +224,7 @@ func (s *Server) InitializeRoutes() error {
 		return errors.New("no router found on server")
 	}
 	// Adding Auth Interceptor for the routes below
-	s.router.Use(s.JwtHttpInterceptor)
+	s.router.Use(s.AuthTokenHandler)
 	// Register all services, HandleFunc calls, etc.
 	// ...
 	s.router.HandleFunc("/eth/v1/keystores", s.ListKeystores).Methods(http.MethodGet)