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docs/GatewayTesting.md

@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+# Gateway Testing
+
+Gateway tests run without installed MXAccess by using fake workers, fake
+transports, and in-process gRPC service fakes. Live MXAccess verification belongs
+in opt-in integration tests because it depends on installed COM components and
+provider state.
+
+## Fake Worker Harness
+
+`FakeWorkerHarness` in `src/MxGateway.Tests/Gateway/Workers/Fakes/` provides an
+in-process worker side for named-pipe IPC tests. It uses the same
+`WorkerFrameReader`, `WorkerFrameWriter`, and `WorkerEnvelope` contract as the
+gateway so tests exercise real frame validation and worker-client state changes.
+
+Use the harness when a gateway or session test needs worker behavior without
+starting `MxGateway.Worker.exe` or loading MXAccess COM. The harness scripts:
+
+- `WorkerHello` and `WorkerReady` startup,
+- command replies with matching correlation ids,
+- ordered `WorkerEvent` frames,
+- `WorkerFault` frames,
+- shutdown acknowledgements,
+- malformed protobuf payloads and oversized frame headers,
+- slow or hung workers by withholding a reply.
+
+Session-level tests can connect the harness to the pipe created by
+`SessionWorkerClientFactory` with `ConnectToGatewayPipeAsync`. Lower-level
+`WorkerClient` tests can use `CreateConnectedPairAsync` to create both pipe ends
+inside the test.
+
+## Focused Commands
+
+Run the fake worker tests after changing gateway worker IPC, session startup, or
+event streaming behavior:
+
+```bash
+dotnet test src/MxGateway.Tests/MxGateway.Tests.csproj --filter FullyQualifiedName~FakeWorkerHarnessTests
+dotnet test src/MxGateway.Tests/MxGateway.Tests.csproj --filter FullyQualifiedName~SessionWorkerClientFactoryFakeWorkerTests
+```
+
+Run the gateway test project after shared gateway test infrastructure changes:
+
+```bash
+dotnet test src/MxGateway.Tests/MxGateway.Tests.csproj
+```
+
+## Related Documentation
+
+- [Gateway Process Design](./gateway-process-design.md)
+- [Worker Frame Protocol](./WorkerFrameProtocol.md)
+- [MXAccess Worker Instance Detailed Design](./mxaccess-worker-instance-design.md)

docs/gateway-dashboard-design.md

@@ -257,19 +257,18 @@ Do not show API key secrets or pepper values.
 
 ## Authentication And Authorization
 
-Dashboard access should use the same API-key authentication model as gRPC where
+Dashboard access uses the same API-key authentication model as gRPC where
 practical.
 
-Recommended v1 behavior:
+Implemented v1 behavior:
 
-- dashboard disabled by default unless configured,
 - when enabled, require API key auth,
 - require `admin` scope for dashboard access,
-- accept API key through a secure cookie established by a simple login form, or
+- accept API key through a secure cookie established by a simple login form,
-  through reverse-proxy/header configuration for local deployments,
+- do not put API keys in query strings,
-- do not put API keys in query strings.
+- validate anti-forgery tokens for login and logout posts.
 
-Simplest implementation path:
+The implementation path is:
 
 1. Add `/dashboard/login`.
 2. User submits API key over HTTPS.
@@ -281,6 +280,13 @@ Simplest implementation path:
 For local development, allow an explicit `Dashboard:AllowAnonymousLocalhost`
 option. It must default to false.
 
+`DashboardAuthenticator` keeps API-key validation outside UI components. It
+formats the submitted key as a bearer authorization header for
+`IApiKeyVerifier`, rejects non-admin keys when `Dashboard:RequireAdminScope` is
+enabled, and creates the dashboard cookie principal without storing raw API key
+material. `DashboardAuthorizationHandler` enforces the cookie, admin-scope, and
+explicit loopback bypass decisions for all protected dashboard routes.
+
 ## Configuration
 
 Suggested configuration:

docs/gateway-process-design.md

@@ -663,6 +663,16 @@ server-streaming calls and stores the authenticated `ApiKeyIdentity` in
 `Authentication:Mode` set to `Disabled` bypasses API-key verification for local
 development only.
 
+Dashboard authentication reuses the API-key verifier and scope model. The
+dashboard login endpoint accepts the key in a form post, checks `admin` scope
+when `Dashboard:RequireAdminScope` is enabled, and signs in with the
+`MxGateway.Dashboard` cookie scheme. The cookie is HTTP-only, secure, strict
+SameSite, and scoped with the `__Host-MxGatewayDashboard` name. Logout clears
+that cookie. Login and logout posts use anti-forgery validation, and dashboard
+API keys are not accepted in query strings. `Dashboard:AllowAnonymousLocalhost`
+allows only loopback requests to bypass the dashboard cookie requirement and
+defaults to `false`.
+
 Recommended scopes:
 
 - `session:open`
@@ -881,6 +891,11 @@ behavior unless an explicit non-parity backend is designed.
 Gateway tests should be able to run without installed MXAccess by using fake
 workers and fake transports.
 
+Use `FakeWorkerHarness` for tests that need real gateway-to-worker framing,
+handshake, command, event, fault, or malformed-protocol behavior without loading
+MXAccess COM. See [Gateway Testing](./GatewayTesting.md) for the harness scope
+and focused test commands.
+
 Focused tests:
 
 - session state transitions,

gateway.md

@@ -109,6 +109,13 @@ histograms through .NET `Meter` and a snapshot API that dashboard services can
 project without binding to a metrics exporter.
 `DashboardSnapshotService` projects sessions, workers, metrics, faults, and
 effective configuration into immutable DTOs for read-only dashboard rendering.
+Dashboard routes use the same API-key verifier as gRPC. `/dashboard/login`
+accepts the API key in a form body, validates the configured `admin` scope,
+and issues an HTTP-only secure cookie for subsequent dashboard requests.
+`/dashboard/logout` clears that cookie. Login and logout posts validate
+anti-forgery tokens, and API keys are never accepted through query strings.
+`Dashboard:AllowAnonymousLocalhost` can bypass the cookie requirement for
+loopback requests only when explicitly enabled.
 
 ### Worker Process
 

src/MxGateway.Server/Dashboard/DashboardAuthenticationDefaults.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+namespace MxGateway.Server.Dashboard;
+
+public static class DashboardAuthenticationDefaults
+{
+    public const string AuthenticationScheme = "MxGateway.Dashboard";
+    public const string AuthorizationPolicy = "MxGateway.Dashboard";
+    public const string ScopeClaimType = "scope";
+    public const string KeyPrefixClaimType = "mxgateway:key_prefix";
+    public const string CookieName = "__Host-MxGatewayDashboard";
+}

src/MxGateway.Server/Dashboard/DashboardAuthenticationResult.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+using System.Security.Claims;
+
+namespace MxGateway.Server.Dashboard;
+
+public sealed record DashboardAuthenticationResult(
+    bool Succeeded,
+    ClaimsPrincipal? Principal,
+    string? FailureMessage)
+{
+    public static DashboardAuthenticationResult Success(ClaimsPrincipal principal)
+    {
+        return new DashboardAuthenticationResult(true, principal, null);
+    }
+
+    public static DashboardAuthenticationResult Fail(string failureMessage)
+    {
+        return new DashboardAuthenticationResult(false, null, failureMessage);
+    }
+}

src/MxGateway.Server/Dashboard/DashboardAuthenticator.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+using System.Security.Claims;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Options;
+using MxGateway.Server.Configuration;
+using MxGateway.Server.Security.Authentication;
+using MxGateway.Server.Security.Authorization;
+
+namespace MxGateway.Server.Dashboard;
+
+public sealed class DashboardAuthenticator(
+    IApiKeyVerifier apiKeyVerifier,
+    IOptions<GatewayOptions> options) : IDashboardAuthenticator
+{
+    private const string GenericFailureMessage = "The API key is invalid or is not authorized for dashboard access.";
+
+    public async Task<DashboardAuthenticationResult> AuthenticateAsync(
+        string? apiKey,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        if (options.Value.Authentication.Mode == AuthenticationMode.Disabled)
+        {
+            return DashboardAuthenticationResult.Success(CreatePrincipal(new ApiKeyIdentity(
+                KeyId: "authentication-disabled",
+                KeyPrefix: "authentication-disabled",
+                DisplayName: "Authentication Disabled",
+                Scopes: new HashSet<string>([GatewayScopes.Admin], StringComparer.Ordinal))));
+        }
+
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(apiKey))
+        {
+            return DashboardAuthenticationResult.Fail(GenericFailureMessage);
+        }
+
+        ApiKeyVerificationResult verificationResult = await apiKeyVerifier
+            .VerifyAsync(FormatAuthorizationHeader(apiKey), cancellationToken)
+            .ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+        if (!verificationResult.Succeeded || verificationResult.Identity is null)
+        {
+            return DashboardAuthenticationResult.Fail(GenericFailureMessage);
+        }
+
+        if (options.Value.Dashboard.RequireAdminScope
+            && !verificationResult.Identity.Scopes.Contains(GatewayScopes.Admin))
+        {
+            return DashboardAuthenticationResult.Fail(GenericFailureMessage);
+        }
+
+        return DashboardAuthenticationResult.Success(CreatePrincipal(verificationResult.Identity));
+    }
+
+    private static string FormatAuthorizationHeader(string apiKey)
+    {
+        string trimmedApiKey = apiKey.Trim();
+
+        return trimmedApiKey.StartsWith("Bearer ", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+            ? trimmedApiKey
+            : $"Bearer {trimmedApiKey}";
+    }
+
+    private static ClaimsPrincipal CreatePrincipal(ApiKeyIdentity identity)
+    {
+        List<Claim> claims =
+        [
+            new Claim(ClaimTypes.NameIdentifier, identity.KeyId),
+            new Claim(ClaimTypes.Name, identity.DisplayName),
+            new Claim(DashboardAuthenticationDefaults.KeyPrefixClaimType, identity.KeyPrefix)
+        ];
+
+        claims.AddRange(identity.Scopes.Select(scope => new Claim(
+            DashboardAuthenticationDefaults.ScopeClaimType,
+            scope)));
+
+        ClaimsIdentity claimsIdentity = new(
+            claims,
+            DashboardAuthenticationDefaults.AuthenticationScheme,
+            ClaimTypes.Name,
+            DashboardAuthenticationDefaults.ScopeClaimType);
+
+        return new ClaimsPrincipal(claimsIdentity);
+    }
+}

src/MxGateway.Server/Dashboard/DashboardAuthorizationHandler.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+using System.Net;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authorization;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Options;
+using MxGateway.Server.Configuration;
+using MxGateway.Server.Security.Authorization;
+
+namespace MxGateway.Server.Dashboard;
+
+public sealed class DashboardAuthorizationHandler(
+    IHttpContextAccessor httpContextAccessor,
+    IOptions<GatewayOptions> options) : AuthorizationHandler<DashboardAuthorizationRequirement>
+{
+    protected override Task HandleRequirementAsync(
+        AuthorizationHandlerContext context,
+        DashboardAuthorizationRequirement requirement)
+    {
+        GatewayOptions gatewayOptions = options.Value;
+
+        if (gatewayOptions.Authentication.Mode == AuthenticationMode.Disabled)
+        {
+            context.Succeed(requirement);
+
+            return Task.CompletedTask;
+        }
+
+        if (gatewayOptions.Dashboard.AllowAnonymousLocalhost && IsLoopbackRequest())
+        {
+            context.Succeed(requirement);
+
+            return Task.CompletedTask;
+        }
+
+        if (context.User.Identity?.IsAuthenticated != true)
+        {
+            return Task.CompletedTask;
+        }
+
+        if (!gatewayOptions.Dashboard.RequireAdminScope || HasAdminScope(context))
+        {
+            context.Succeed(requirement);
+        }
+
+        return Task.CompletedTask;
+    }
+
+    private bool IsLoopbackRequest()
+    {
+        IPAddress? remoteAddress = httpContextAccessor.HttpContext?.Connection.RemoteIpAddress;
+
+        return remoteAddress is not null && IPAddress.IsLoopback(remoteAddress);
+    }
+
+    private static bool HasAdminScope(AuthorizationHandlerContext context)
+    {
+        return context.User.HasClaim(
+            DashboardAuthenticationDefaults.ScopeClaimType,
+            GatewayScopes.Admin);
+    }
+}

src/MxGateway.Server/Dashboard/DashboardAuthorizationRequirement.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authorization;
+
+namespace MxGateway.Server.Dashboard;
+
+public sealed class DashboardAuthorizationRequirement : IAuthorizationRequirement;

src/MxGateway.Server/Dashboard/DashboardEndpointRouteBuilderExtensions.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,217 @@
+using System.Text.Encodings.Web;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Antiforgery;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http.HttpResults;
+using MxGateway.Server.Configuration;
+
+namespace MxGateway.Server.Dashboard;
+
+public static class DashboardEndpointRouteBuilderExtensions
+{
+    public static IEndpointRouteBuilder MapGatewayDashboard(this IEndpointRouteBuilder endpoints)
+    {
+        IConfiguration configuration = endpoints.ServiceProvider.GetRequiredService<IConfiguration>();
+        IConfigurationSection dashboardSection = configuration
+            .GetSection($"{GatewayOptions.SectionName}:Dashboard");
+
+        if (bool.TryParse(dashboardSection["Enabled"], out bool enabled) && !enabled)
+        {
+            return endpoints;
+        }
+
+        string pathBase = NormalizePathBase(dashboardSection["PathBase"] ?? new DashboardOptions().PathBase);
+        RouteGroupBuilder dashboard = endpoints.MapGroup(pathBase);
+
+        dashboard.MapGet(
+                "/",
+                (HttpContext httpContext, IAntiforgery antiforgery, IDashboardSnapshotService snapshotService) =>
+                    GetDashboardHomeAsync(httpContext, antiforgery, snapshotService, pathBase))
+            .RequireAuthorization(DashboardAuthenticationDefaults.AuthorizationPolicy)
+            .WithName("DashboardHome");
+
+        dashboard.MapGet(
+                "/login",
+                (HttpContext httpContext, IAntiforgery antiforgery) => GetLoginAsync(httpContext, antiforgery, pathBase))
+            .AllowAnonymous()
+            .WithName("DashboardLogin");
+
+        dashboard.MapPost(
+                "/login",
+                (HttpContext httpContext, IAntiforgery antiforgery, IDashboardAuthenticator authenticator) =>
+                    PostLoginAsync(httpContext, antiforgery, authenticator, pathBase))
+            .AllowAnonymous()
+            .WithName("DashboardLoginPost");
+
+        dashboard.MapPost(
+                "/logout",
+                (HttpContext httpContext, IAntiforgery antiforgery) => PostLogoutAsync(httpContext, antiforgery, pathBase))
+            .RequireAuthorization(DashboardAuthenticationDefaults.AuthorizationPolicy)
+            .WithName("DashboardLogout");
+
+        dashboard.MapGet("/denied", () => Results.Content(
+                RenderPage("Access denied", "<p>The signed-in API key is not authorized for dashboard access.</p>"),
+                "text/html"))
+            .AllowAnonymous()
+            .WithName("DashboardAccessDenied");
+
+        return endpoints;
+    }
+
+    private static ContentHttpResult GetDashboardHomeAsync(
+        HttpContext httpContext,
+        IAntiforgery antiforgery,
+        IDashboardSnapshotService snapshotService,
+        string pathBase)
+    {
+        AntiforgeryTokenSet tokens = antiforgery.GetAndStoreTokens(httpContext);
+        DashboardSnapshot snapshot = snapshotService.GetSnapshot();
+        string requestToken = tokens.RequestToken ?? string.Empty;
+        string body = $"""
+            <form method="post" action="{HtmlEncoder.Default.Encode(pathBase + "/logout")}" class="mb-3">
+                <input name="{tokens.FormFieldName}" type="hidden" value="{HtmlEncoder.Default.Encode(requestToken)}" />
+                <button type="submit">Sign out</button>
+            </form>
+            <dl>
+                <dt>Open sessions</dt>
+                <dd>{snapshot.Sessions.Count}</dd>
+                <dt>Workers</dt>
+                <dd>{snapshot.Workers.Count}</dd>
+                <dt>Faults</dt>
+                <dd>{snapshot.Faults.Count}</dd>
+            </dl>
+            """;
+
+        return TypedResults.Content(RenderPage("MXAccess Gateway Dashboard", body), "text/html");
+    }
+
+    private static Task<ContentHttpResult> GetLoginAsync(
+        HttpContext httpContext,
+        IAntiforgery antiforgery,
+        string pathBase)
+    {
+        string returnUrl = SanitizeReturnUrl(
+            httpContext.Request.Query["returnUrl"].ToString(),
+            pathBase);
+
+        return Task.FromResult(TypedResults.Content(
+            RenderLoginPage(httpContext, antiforgery, returnUrl, pathBase, failureMessage: null),
+            "text/html"));
+    }
+
+    private static async Task<IResult> PostLoginAsync(
+        HttpContext httpContext,
+        IAntiforgery antiforgery,
+        IDashboardAuthenticator authenticator,
+        string pathBase)
+    {
+        await antiforgery.ValidateRequestAsync(httpContext).ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+        IFormCollection form = await httpContext.Request
+            .ReadFormAsync(httpContext.RequestAborted)
+            .ConfigureAwait(false);
+        string returnUrl = SanitizeReturnUrl(
+            form["returnUrl"].ToString(),
+            pathBase);
+
+        DashboardAuthenticationResult result = await authenticator
+            .AuthenticateAsync(form["apiKey"].ToString(), httpContext.RequestAborted)
+            .ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+        if (!result.Succeeded || result.Principal is null)
+        {
+            return TypedResults.Content(
+                RenderLoginPage(httpContext, antiforgery, returnUrl, pathBase, result.FailureMessage),
+                "text/html",
+                statusCode: StatusCodes.Status401Unauthorized);
+        }
+
+        await httpContext
+            .SignInAsync(DashboardAuthenticationDefaults.AuthenticationScheme, result.Principal)
+            .ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+        return Results.LocalRedirect(returnUrl);
+    }
+
+    private static async Task<IResult> PostLogoutAsync(
+        HttpContext httpContext,
+        IAntiforgery antiforgery,
+        string pathBase)
+    {
+        await antiforgery.ValidateRequestAsync(httpContext).ConfigureAwait(false);
+        await httpContext
+            .SignOutAsync(DashboardAuthenticationDefaults.AuthenticationScheme)
+            .ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+        return Results.LocalRedirect($"{pathBase}/login");
+    }
+
+    private static string RenderLoginPage(
+        HttpContext httpContext,
+        IAntiforgery antiforgery,
+        string returnUrl,
+        string pathBase,
+        string? failureMessage)
+    {
+        AntiforgeryTokenSet tokens = antiforgery.GetAndStoreTokens(httpContext);
+        string requestToken = tokens.RequestToken ?? string.Empty;
+        string alert = string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(failureMessage)
+            ? string.Empty
+            : $"<p role=\"alert\">{HtmlEncoder.Default.Encode(failureMessage)}</p>";
+
+        string body = $"""
+            {alert}
+            <form method="post" action="{HtmlEncoder.Default.Encode(pathBase + "/login")}">
+                <input name="{tokens.FormFieldName}" type="hidden" value="{HtmlEncoder.Default.Encode(requestToken)}" />
+                <input name="returnUrl" type="hidden" value="{HtmlEncoder.Default.Encode(returnUrl)}" />
+                <label for="apiKey">API key</label>
+                <input id="apiKey" name="apiKey" type="password" autocomplete="off" />
+                <button type="submit">Sign in</button>
+            </form>
+            """;
+
+        return RenderPage("Dashboard Sign In", body);
+    }
+
+    private static string RenderPage(string title, string body)
+    {
+        return $"""
+            <!doctype html>
+            <html lang="en">
+            <head>
+                <meta charset="utf-8" />
+                <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" />
+                <title>{HtmlEncoder.Default.Encode(title)}</title>
+            </head>
+            <body>
+                <main>
+                    <h1>{HtmlEncoder.Default.Encode(title)}</h1>
+                    {body}
+                </main>
+            </body>
+            </html>
+            """;
+    }
+
+    private static string NormalizePathBase(string pathBase)
+    {
+        string normalized = pathBase.TrimEnd('/');
+
+        return string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(normalized) || !normalized.StartsWith("/", StringComparison.Ordinal)
+            ? "/dashboard"
+            : normalized;
+    }
+
+    private static string SanitizeReturnUrl(string? returnUrl, string pathBase)
+    {
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(returnUrl)
+            || !returnUrl.StartsWith("/", StringComparison.Ordinal)
+            || returnUrl.StartsWith("//", StringComparison.Ordinal)
+            || !returnUrl.StartsWith(pathBase, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+            || Uri.TryCreate(returnUrl, UriKind.Absolute, out _))
+        {
+            return pathBase;
+        }
+
+        return returnUrl;
+    }
+}

src/MxGateway.Server/Dashboard/DashboardServiceCollectionExtensions.cs

@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.Cookies;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authorization;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Options;
+using MxGateway.Server.Configuration;
+
 namespace MxGateway.Server.Dashboard;
 
 public static class DashboardServiceCollectionExtensions
@@ -5,7 +10,44 @@ public static class DashboardServiceCollectionExtensions
     public static IServiceCollection AddGatewayDashboard(this IServiceCollection services)
     {
         services.AddSingleton<IDashboardSnapshotService, DashboardSnapshotService>();
+        services.AddSingleton<IDashboardAuthenticator, DashboardAuthenticator>();
+        services.AddHttpContextAccessor();
+        services.AddAntiforgery();
+        services
+            .AddAuthentication(DashboardAuthenticationDefaults.AuthenticationScheme)
+            .AddCookie(DashboardAuthenticationDefaults.AuthenticationScheme);
+        services.AddOptions<CookieAuthenticationOptions>(DashboardAuthenticationDefaults.AuthenticationScheme)
+            .Configure<IOptions<GatewayOptions>>(ConfigureCookieOptions);
+        services.AddAuthorization(options =>
+        {
+            options.AddPolicy(
+                DashboardAuthenticationDefaults.AuthorizationPolicy,
+                policy => policy.AddRequirements(new DashboardAuthorizationRequirement()));
+        });
+        services.AddSingleton<IAuthorizationHandler, DashboardAuthorizationHandler>();
 
         return services;
     }
+
+    private static void ConfigureCookieOptions(
+        CookieAuthenticationOptions cookieOptions,
+        IOptions<GatewayOptions> gatewayOptions)
+    {
+        string pathBase = gatewayOptions.Value.Dashboard.PathBase.TrimEnd('/');
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(pathBase))
+        {
+            pathBase = "/dashboard";
+        }
+
+        cookieOptions.Cookie.Name = DashboardAuthenticationDefaults.CookieName;
+        cookieOptions.Cookie.HttpOnly = true;
+        cookieOptions.Cookie.SecurePolicy = CookieSecurePolicy.Always;
+        cookieOptions.Cookie.SameSite = SameSiteMode.Strict;
+        cookieOptions.Cookie.Path = "/";
+        cookieOptions.LoginPath = $"{pathBase}/login";
+        cookieOptions.LogoutPath = $"{pathBase}/logout";
+        cookieOptions.AccessDeniedPath = $"{pathBase}/denied";
+        cookieOptions.ExpireTimeSpan = TimeSpan.FromHours(8);
+        cookieOptions.SlidingExpiration = true;
+    }
 }

src/MxGateway.Server/Dashboard/IDashboardAuthenticator.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+namespace MxGateway.Server.Dashboard;
+
+public interface IDashboardAuthenticator
+{
+    Task<DashboardAuthenticationResult> AuthenticateAsync(
+        string? apiKey,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken);
+}

src/MxGateway.Server/GatewayApplication.cs

@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ public static class GatewayApplication
         WebApplication app = builder.Build();
 
         app.UseGatewayRequestLoggingScope();
+        app.UseAuthentication();
+        app.UseAuthorization();
         app.MapGatewayEndpoints();
 
         return app;
@@ -56,6 +58,7 @@ public static class GatewayApplication
             .WithName("LiveHealth");
 
         endpoints.MapGrpcService<MxAccessGatewayService>();
+        endpoints.MapGatewayDashboard();
 
         return endpoints;
     }

src/MxGateway.Tests/Gateway/Dashboard/DashboardAuthenticatorTests.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+using System.Security.Claims;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Options;
+using MxGateway.Server.Configuration;
+using MxGateway.Server.Dashboard;
+using MxGateway.Server.Security.Authentication;
+using MxGateway.Server.Security.Authorization;
+
+namespace MxGateway.Tests.Gateway.Dashboard;
+
+public sealed class DashboardAuthenticatorTests
+{
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task AuthenticateAsync_AdminKey_ReturnsCookiePrincipal()
+    {
+        FakeApiKeyVerifier verifier = new(SuccessWithScopes(GatewayScopes.Admin));
+        DashboardAuthenticator authenticator = CreateAuthenticator(verifier);
+
+        DashboardAuthenticationResult result = await authenticator.AuthenticateAsync(
+            "mxgw_operator01_super-secret",
+            CancellationToken.None);
+
+        Assert.True(result.Succeeded);
+        Assert.NotNull(result.Principal);
+        Assert.Equal("operator01", result.Principal.FindFirst(ClaimTypes.NameIdentifier)?.Value);
+        Assert.Equal("Operator Key", result.Principal.FindFirst(ClaimTypes.Name)?.Value);
+        Assert.Contains(result.Principal.Claims, claim =>
+            claim.Type == DashboardAuthenticationDefaults.ScopeClaimType
+            && claim.Value == GatewayScopes.Admin);
+        Assert.Equal("Bearer mxgw_operator01_super-secret", verifier.LastAuthorizationHeader);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task AuthenticateAsync_NonAdminKey_ReturnsFailureWithoutRawApiKey()
+    {
+        DashboardAuthenticator authenticator = CreateAuthenticator(new FakeApiKeyVerifier(
+            SuccessWithScopes(GatewayScopes.EventsRead)));
+
+        DashboardAuthenticationResult result = await authenticator.AuthenticateAsync(
+            "mxgw_operator01_super-secret",
+            CancellationToken.None);
+
+        Assert.False(result.Succeeded);
+        Assert.Null(result.Principal);
+        Assert.DoesNotContain("super-secret", result.FailureMessage, StringComparison.Ordinal);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task AuthenticateAsync_RequireAdminScopeFalse_AllowsAuthenticatedKey()
+    {
+        DashboardAuthenticator authenticator = CreateAuthenticator(
+            new FakeApiKeyVerifier(SuccessWithScopes(GatewayScopes.EventsRead)),
+            requireAdminScope: false);
+
+        DashboardAuthenticationResult result = await authenticator.AuthenticateAsync(
+            "mxgw_operator01_secret",
+            CancellationToken.None);
+
+        Assert.True(result.Succeeded);
+        Assert.NotNull(result.Principal);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task AuthenticateAsync_InvalidKey_ReturnsGenericFailure()
+    {
+        DashboardAuthenticator authenticator = CreateAuthenticator(new FakeApiKeyVerifier(
+            ApiKeyVerificationResult.Fail(ApiKeyVerificationFailure.SecretMismatch)));
+
+        DashboardAuthenticationResult result = await authenticator.AuthenticateAsync(
+            "mxgw_operator01_super-secret",
+            CancellationToken.None);
+
+        Assert.False(result.Succeeded);
+        Assert.DoesNotContain("super-secret", result.FailureMessage, StringComparison.Ordinal);
+    }
+
+    private static DashboardAuthenticator CreateAuthenticator(
+        IApiKeyVerifier verifier,
+        bool requireAdminScope = true)
+    {
+        return new DashboardAuthenticator(
+            verifier,
+            Options.Create(new GatewayOptions
+            {
+                Dashboard = new DashboardOptions
+                {
+                    RequireAdminScope = requireAdminScope
+                }
+            }));
+    }
+
+    private static ApiKeyVerificationResult SuccessWithScopes(params string[] scopes)
+    {
+        return ApiKeyVerificationResult.Success(new ApiKeyIdentity(
+            KeyId: "operator01",
+            KeyPrefix: "mxgw_operator01",
+            DisplayName: "Operator Key",
+            Scopes: new HashSet<string>(scopes, StringComparer.Ordinal)));
+    }
+
+    private sealed class FakeApiKeyVerifier(ApiKeyVerificationResult result) : IApiKeyVerifier
+    {
+        public string? LastAuthorizationHeader { get; private set; }
+
+        public Task<ApiKeyVerificationResult> VerifyAsync(
+            string? authorizationHeader,
+            CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+        {
+            LastAuthorizationHeader = authorizationHeader;
+
+            return Task.FromResult(result);
+        }
+    }
+}

src/MxGateway.Tests/Gateway/Dashboard/DashboardAuthorizationHandlerTests.cs

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+using System.Net;
+using System.Security.Claims;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authorization;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Options;
+using MxGateway.Server.Configuration;
+using MxGateway.Server.Dashboard;
+using MxGateway.Server.Security.Authorization;
+
+namespace MxGateway.Tests.Gateway.Dashboard;
+
+public sealed class DashboardAuthorizationHandlerTests
+{
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task HandleAsync_UnauthenticatedRemoteRequest_DoesNotSucceed()
+    {
+        AuthorizationHandlerContext context = await AuthorizeAsync(
+            new ClaimsPrincipal(new ClaimsIdentity()),
+            IPAddress.Parse("10.0.0.5"),
+            allowAnonymousLocalhost: false);
+
+        Assert.False(context.HasSucceeded);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task HandleAsync_AnonymousLocalhostAllowed_Succeeds()
+    {
+        AuthorizationHandlerContext context = await AuthorizeAsync(
+            new ClaimsPrincipal(new ClaimsIdentity()),
+            IPAddress.Loopback,
+            allowAnonymousLocalhost: true);
+
+        Assert.True(context.HasSucceeded);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task HandleAsync_AuthenticatedWithoutAdminScope_DoesNotSucceed()
+    {
+        AuthorizationHandlerContext context = await AuthorizeAsync(
+            CreatePrincipal(GatewayScopes.EventsRead),
+            IPAddress.Loopback,
+            allowAnonymousLocalhost: false);
+
+        Assert.False(context.HasSucceeded);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task HandleAsync_AuthenticatedWithAdminScope_Succeeds()
+    {
+        AuthorizationHandlerContext context = await AuthorizeAsync(
+            CreatePrincipal(GatewayScopes.Admin),
+            IPAddress.Parse("10.0.0.5"),
+            allowAnonymousLocalhost: false);
+
+        Assert.True(context.HasSucceeded);
+    }
+
+    private static async Task<AuthorizationHandlerContext> AuthorizeAsync(
+        ClaimsPrincipal principal,
+        IPAddress remoteAddress,
+        bool allowAnonymousLocalhost)
+    {
+        DashboardAuthorizationRequirement requirement = new();
+        DefaultHttpContext httpContext = new();
+        httpContext.Connection.RemoteIpAddress = remoteAddress;
+        DashboardAuthorizationHandler handler = new(
+            new HttpContextAccessor { HttpContext = httpContext },
+            Options.Create(new GatewayOptions
+            {
+                Dashboard = new DashboardOptions
+                {
+                    AllowAnonymousLocalhost = allowAnonymousLocalhost,
+                    RequireAdminScope = true
+                }
+            }));
+        AuthorizationHandlerContext context = new([requirement], principal, httpContext);
+
+        await handler.HandleAsync(context);
+
+        return context;
+    }
+
+    private static ClaimsPrincipal CreatePrincipal(string scope)
+    {
+        ClaimsIdentity identity = new(
+            [new Claim(DashboardAuthenticationDefaults.ScopeClaimType, scope)],
+            DashboardAuthenticationDefaults.AuthenticationScheme);
+
+        return new ClaimsPrincipal(identity);
+    }
+}

src/MxGateway.Tests/Gateway/Dashboard/DashboardCookieOptionsTests.cs

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+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Builder;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.Cookies;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Options;
+using MxGateway.Server;
+using MxGateway.Server.Dashboard;
+
+namespace MxGateway.Tests.Gateway.Dashboard;
+
+public sealed class DashboardCookieOptionsTests
+{
+    [Fact]
+    public void Build_ConfiguresSecureDashboardCookie()
+    {
+        WebApplication app = GatewayApplication.Build([]);
+        IOptionsMonitor<CookieAuthenticationOptions> optionsMonitor = app.Services
+            .GetRequiredService<IOptionsMonitor<CookieAuthenticationOptions>>();
+
+        CookieAuthenticationOptions options = optionsMonitor.Get(
+            DashboardAuthenticationDefaults.AuthenticationScheme);
+
+        Assert.Equal(DashboardAuthenticationDefaults.CookieName, options.Cookie.Name);
+        Assert.True(options.Cookie.HttpOnly);
+        Assert.Equal(CookieSecurePolicy.Always, options.Cookie.SecurePolicy);
+        Assert.Equal(SameSiteMode.Strict, options.Cookie.SameSite);
+        Assert.Equal("/", options.Cookie.Path);
+        Assert.Equal("/dashboard/login", options.LoginPath);
+        Assert.Equal("/dashboard/logout", options.LogoutPath);
+        Assert.Equal("/dashboard/denied", options.AccessDeniedPath);
+    }
+}

src/MxGateway.Tests/Gateway/Sessions/SessionWorkerClientFactoryFakeWorkerTests.cs

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+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Options;
+using MxGateway.Contracts;
+using MxGateway.Contracts.Proto;
+using MxGateway.Server.Configuration;
+using MxGateway.Server.Metrics;
+using MxGateway.Server.Sessions;
+using MxGateway.Server.Workers;
+using MxGateway.Tests.Gateway.Workers.Fakes;
+
+namespace MxGateway.Tests.Gateway.Sessions;
+
+public sealed class SessionWorkerClientFactoryFakeWorkerTests
+{
+    private static readonly TimeSpan TestTimeout = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(5);
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task CreateAsync_WithScriptedFakeWorker_ReturnsReadyClient()
+    {
+        ScriptedFakeWorkerProcessLauncher launcher = new();
+        using GatewayMetrics metrics = new();
+        SessionWorkerClientFactory factory = new(
+            launcher,
+            Options.Create(CreateOptions()),
+            metrics,
+            NullLoggerFactory.Instance);
+        GatewaySession session = CreateSession();
+
+        await using IWorkerClient workerClient = await factory.CreateAsync(
+            session,
+            CancellationToken.None);
+
+        Assert.Equal(WorkerClientState.Ready, workerClient.State);
+        Assert.Equal(ScriptedFakeWorkerProcessLauncher.ProcessId, workerClient.ProcessId);
+        Assert.NotNull(launcher.Harness);
+
+        Task<WorkerCommandReply> invokeTask = workerClient.InvokeAsync(
+            CreateCommand(MxCommandKind.Ping),
+            TestTimeout,
+            CancellationToken.None);
+        WorkerEnvelope commandEnvelope = await launcher.Harness.ReadCommandAsync();
+        await launcher.Harness.ReplyToCommandAsync(commandEnvelope);
+        WorkerCommandReply reply = await invokeTask.WaitAsync(TestTimeout);
+
+        Assert.Equal(MxCommandKind.Ping, reply.Reply.Kind);
+        Assert.Equal(ProtocolStatusCode.Ok, reply.Reply.ProtocolStatus.Code);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task CreateAsync_WhenFakeWorkerStartupFails_ThrowsWorkerClientException()
+    {
+        FailingStartupWorkerProcessLauncher launcher = new();
+        using GatewayMetrics metrics = new();
+        SessionWorkerClientFactory factory = new(
+            launcher,
+            Options.Create(CreateOptions()),
+            metrics,
+            NullLoggerFactory.Instance);
+        GatewaySession session = CreateSession();
+
+        WorkerClientException exception = await Assert.ThrowsAsync<WorkerClientException>(
+            async () => await factory.CreateAsync(session, CancellationToken.None).WaitAsync(TestTimeout));
+
+        Assert.Equal(WorkerClientErrorCode.ProtocolViolation, exception.ErrorCode);
+        Assert.True(launcher.Process.IsDisposed);
+    }
+
+    private static GatewayOptions CreateOptions()
+    {
+        return new GatewayOptions
+        {
+            Worker = new WorkerOptions
+            {
+                StartupTimeoutSeconds = 5,
+                ShutdownTimeoutSeconds = 5,
+                HeartbeatIntervalSeconds = 30,
+                HeartbeatGraceSeconds = 30,
+                MaxMessageBytes = WorkerFrameProtocolOptions.DefaultMaxMessageBytes,
+            },
+            Events = new EventOptions
+            {
+                QueueCapacity = 16,
+            },
+        };
+    }
+
+    private static GatewaySession CreateSession()
+    {
+        return new GatewaySession(
+            FakeWorkerHarness.DefaultSessionId,
+            GatewayContractInfo.DefaultBackendName,
+            $"mxaccessgw-session-fake-worker-{Guid.NewGuid():N}",
+            FakeWorkerHarness.DefaultNonce,
+            "test-client",
+            "fake-worker-session-test",
+            "client-correlation-1",
+            TestTimeout,
+            TestTimeout,
+            TestTimeout,
+            DateTimeOffset.UtcNow);
+    }
+
+    private static WorkerCommand CreateCommand(MxCommandKind kind)
+    {
+        return new WorkerCommand
+        {
+            Command = new MxCommand
+            {
+                Kind = kind,
+            },
+        };
+    }
+
+    private sealed class ScriptedFakeWorkerProcessLauncher : IWorkerProcessLauncher
+    {
+        public const int ProcessId = 2468;
+        private readonly FakeWorkerProcess _process = new(ProcessId);
+
+        public FakeWorkerHarness? Harness { get; private set; }
+
+        public Task<WorkerProcessHandle> LaunchAsync(
+            WorkerProcessLaunchRequest request,
+            CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+        {
+            _ = RunWorkerAsync(request, cancellationToken);
+
+            return Task.FromResult(CreateHandle(_process));
+        }
+
+        private async Task RunWorkerAsync(
+            WorkerProcessLaunchRequest request,
+            CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+        {
+            Harness = await FakeWorkerHarness.ConnectToGatewayPipeAsync(
+                request.SessionId,
+                request.Nonce,
+                request.PipeName,
+                request.ProtocolVersion,
+                cancellationToken: cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            await Harness.CompleteStartupAsync(ProcessId, cancellationToken: cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private sealed class FailingStartupWorkerProcessLauncher : IWorkerProcessLauncher
+    {
+        public FakeWorkerProcess Process { get; } = new(processId: 3579);
+
+        public Task<WorkerProcessHandle> LaunchAsync(
+            WorkerProcessLaunchRequest request,
+            CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+        {
+            _ = RunWorkerAsync(request, cancellationToken);
+
+            return Task.FromResult(CreateHandle(Process));
+        }
+
+        private async Task RunWorkerAsync(
+            WorkerProcessLaunchRequest request,
+            CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+        {
+            await using FakeWorkerHarness harness = await FakeWorkerHarness.ConnectToGatewayPipeAsync(
+                request.SessionId,
+                request.Nonce,
+                request.PipeName,
+                request.ProtocolVersion,
+                cancellationToken: cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            _ = await harness.ReadGatewayEnvelopeAsync(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            await harness.SendWorkerHelloAsync(
+                workerProcessId: Process.Id,
+                workerProtocolVersion: request.ProtocolVersion + 1,
+                cancellationToken: cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static WorkerProcessHandle CreateHandle(IWorkerProcess process)
+    {
+        return new WorkerProcessHandle(
+            process,
+            new WorkerProcessCommandLine("fake-worker.exe", []),
+            DateTimeOffset.UtcNow);
+    }
+
+    private sealed class FakeWorkerProcess(int processId) : IWorkerProcess
+    {
+        private bool _disposed;
+
+        public int Id { get; } = processId;
+
+        public bool HasExited { get; private set; }
+
+        public int? ExitCode { get; private set; }
+
+        public int KillCount { get; private set; }
+
+        public ValueTask WaitForExitAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+        {
+            HasExited = true;
+            ExitCode = 0;
+            return ValueTask.CompletedTask;
+        }
+
+        public void Kill(bool entireProcessTree)
+        {
+            KillCount++;
+            HasExited = true;
+            ExitCode = -1;
+        }
+
+        public void Dispose()
+        {
+            _disposed = true;
+        }
+
+        public bool IsDisposed => _disposed;
+    }
+}

src/MxGateway.Tests/Gateway/Workers/FakeWorkerHarnessTests.cs

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+using MxGateway.Contracts;
+using MxGateway.Contracts.Proto;
+using MxGateway.Server.Workers;
+using MxGateway.Tests.Gateway.Workers.Fakes;
+
+namespace MxGateway.Tests.Gateway.Workers;
+
+public sealed class FakeWorkerHarnessTests
+{
+    private static readonly TimeSpan TestTimeout = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(5);
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task CompleteStartupAsync_WithHelloAndReady_TransitionsClientToReady()
+    {
+        await using FakeWorkerHarness fakeWorker = await FakeWorkerHarness.CreateConnectedPairAsync();
+        await using WorkerClient client = fakeWorker.CreateClient();
+
+        Task startTask = client.StartAsync(CancellationToken.None);
+        WorkerEnvelope gatewayHello = await fakeWorker.CompleteStartupAsync();
+        await startTask.WaitAsync(TestTimeout);
+
+        Assert.Equal(WorkerEnvelope.BodyOneofCase.GatewayHello, gatewayHello.BodyCase);
+        Assert.Equal(FakeWorkerHarness.DefaultNonce, gatewayHello.GatewayHello.Nonce);
+        Assert.Equal(WorkerClientState.Ready, client.State);
+        Assert.Equal(FakeWorkerHarness.DefaultWorkerProcessId, client.ProcessId);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task StartAsync_WithProtocolMismatch_FailsStartup()
+    {
+        await using FakeWorkerHarness fakeWorker = await FakeWorkerHarness.CreateConnectedPairAsync();
+        await using WorkerClient client = fakeWorker.CreateClient();
+
+        Task startTask = client.StartAsync(CancellationToken.None);
+        WorkerEnvelope gatewayHello = await fakeWorker.ReadGatewayEnvelopeAsync();
+        Assert.Equal(WorkerEnvelope.BodyOneofCase.GatewayHello, gatewayHello.BodyCase);
+        await fakeWorker.SendWorkerHelloAsync(
+            workerProtocolVersion: GatewayContractInfo.WorkerProtocolVersion + 1);
+
+        WorkerClientException exception = await Assert.ThrowsAsync<WorkerClientException>(
+            async () => await startTask.WaitAsync(TestTimeout));
+
+        Assert.Equal(WorkerClientErrorCode.ProtocolViolation, exception.ErrorCode);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task InvokeAsync_WithScriptedReply_CompletesCommand()
+    {
+        await using FakeWorkerHarness fakeWorker = await FakeWorkerHarness.CreateConnectedPairAsync();
+        await using WorkerClient client = fakeWorker.CreateClient();
+        await StartClientAsync(fakeWorker, client);
+
+        Task<WorkerCommandReply> invokeTask = client.InvokeAsync(
+            CreateCommand(MxCommandKind.Ping),
+            TestTimeout,
+            CancellationToken.None);
+        WorkerEnvelope commandEnvelope = await fakeWorker.ReadCommandAsync();
+        await fakeWorker.ReplyToCommandAsync(commandEnvelope);
+
+        WorkerCommandReply reply = await invokeTask.WaitAsync(TestTimeout);
+
+        Assert.Equal(commandEnvelope.CorrelationId, reply.Reply.CorrelationId);
+        Assert.Equal(MxCommandKind.Ping, reply.Reply.Kind);
+        Assert.Equal(ProtocolStatusCode.Ok, reply.Reply.ProtocolStatus.Code);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task ReadEventsAsync_WithScriptedEvents_YieldsOrderedEvents()
+    {
+        await using FakeWorkerHarness fakeWorker = await FakeWorkerHarness.CreateConnectedPairAsync();
+        await using WorkerClient client = fakeWorker.CreateClient();
+        await StartClientAsync(fakeWorker, client);
+        using CancellationTokenSource cancellationTokenSource = new(TestTimeout);
+
+        await using IAsyncEnumerator<WorkerEvent> events =
+            client.ReadEventsAsync(cancellationTokenSource.Token).GetAsyncEnumerator(cancellationTokenSource.Token);
+
+        await fakeWorker.EmitEventAsync(MxEventFamily.OnDataChange, cancellationTokenSource.Token);
+        await fakeWorker.EmitEventAsync(MxEventFamily.OperationComplete, cancellationTokenSource.Token);
+
+        Assert.True(await events.MoveNextAsync());
+        Assert.Equal((ulong)3, events.Current.Event.WorkerSequence);
+        Assert.Equal(MxEventFamily.OnDataChange, events.Current.Event.Family);
+
+        Assert.True(await events.MoveNextAsync());
+        Assert.Equal((ulong)4, events.Current.Event.WorkerSequence);
+        Assert.Equal(MxEventFamily.OperationComplete, events.Current.Event.Family);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task ReadLoop_WithScriptedFault_FaultsClient()
+    {
+        await using FakeWorkerHarness fakeWorker = await FakeWorkerHarness.CreateConnectedPairAsync();
+        await using WorkerClient client = fakeWorker.CreateClient();
+        await StartClientAsync(fakeWorker, client);
+
+        await fakeWorker.EmitFaultAsync(
+            WorkerFaultCategory.MxaccessCommandFailed,
+            "scripted MXAccess command fault");
+
+        await WaitUntilAsync(
+            () => client.State == WorkerClientState.Faulted,
+            TestTimeout);
+
+        Assert.Equal(WorkerClientState.Faulted, client.State);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task InvokeAsync_WithHungWorker_TimesOutPendingCommand()
+    {
+        await using FakeWorkerHarness fakeWorker = await FakeWorkerHarness.CreateConnectedPairAsync();
+        await using WorkerClient client = fakeWorker.CreateClient();
+        await StartClientAsync(fakeWorker, client);
+
+        Task<WorkerCommandReply> invokeTask = client.InvokeAsync(
+            CreateCommand(MxCommandKind.Ping),
+            TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(50),
+            CancellationToken.None);
+        WorkerEnvelope commandEnvelope = await fakeWorker.ReadCommandAsync();
+
+        WorkerClientException exception = await Assert.ThrowsAsync<WorkerClientException>(
+            async () => await invokeTask.WaitAsync(TestTimeout));
+
+        Assert.Equal(WorkerEnvelope.BodyOneofCase.WorkerCommand, commandEnvelope.BodyCase);
+        Assert.Equal(WorkerClientErrorCode.CommandTimeout, exception.ErrorCode);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task ReadLoop_WithMalformedFrame_FaultsClient()
+    {
+        await using FakeWorkerHarness fakeWorker = await FakeWorkerHarness.CreateConnectedPairAsync();
+        await using WorkerClient client = fakeWorker.CreateClient();
+        await StartClientAsync(fakeWorker, client);
+
+        await fakeWorker.WriteMalformedPayloadAsync(new byte[] { 0x08, 0x96, 0x01 });
+
+        await WaitUntilAsync(
+            () => client.State == WorkerClientState.Faulted,
+            TestTimeout);
+
+        Assert.Equal(WorkerClientState.Faulted, client.State);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task ShutdownAsync_WithShutdownAck_ClosesClient()
+    {
+        await using FakeWorkerHarness fakeWorker = await FakeWorkerHarness.CreateConnectedPairAsync();
+        await using WorkerClient client = fakeWorker.CreateClient();
+        await StartClientAsync(fakeWorker, client);
+
+        Task shutdownTask = client.ShutdownAsync(TestTimeout, CancellationToken.None);
+        WorkerEnvelope shutdownEnvelope = await fakeWorker.ReadShutdownAsync();
+        await fakeWorker.SendShutdownAckAsync();
+        await shutdownTask.WaitAsync(TestTimeout);
+
+        Assert.Equal(WorkerEnvelope.BodyOneofCase.WorkerShutdown, shutdownEnvelope.BodyCase);
+        Assert.Equal(WorkerClientState.Closed, client.State);
+    }
+
+    private static async Task StartClientAsync(
+        FakeWorkerHarness fakeWorker,
+        WorkerClient client)
+    {
+        Task startTask = client.StartAsync(CancellationToken.None);
+        await fakeWorker.CompleteStartupAsync().ConfigureAwait(false);
+        await startTask.WaitAsync(TestTimeout).ConfigureAwait(false);
+    }
+
+    private static WorkerCommand CreateCommand(MxCommandKind kind)
+    {
+        return new WorkerCommand
+        {
+            Command = new MxCommand
+            {
+                Kind = kind,
+            },
+        };
+    }
+
+    private static async Task WaitUntilAsync(
+        Func<bool> predicate,
+        TimeSpan timeout)
+    {
+        using CancellationTokenSource cancellationTokenSource = new(timeout);
+        while (!predicate())
+        {
+            await Task.Delay(TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(10), cancellationTokenSource.Token);
+        }
+    }
+}

src/MxGateway.Tests/Gateway/Workers/Fakes/FakeWorkerHarness.cs

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+using System.Buffers.Binary;
+using System.IO.Pipes;
+using Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes;
+using MxGateway.Contracts;
+using MxGateway.Contracts.Proto;
+using MxGateway.Server.Metrics;
+using MxGateway.Server.Workers;
+
+namespace MxGateway.Tests.Gateway.Workers.Fakes;
+
+public sealed class FakeWorkerHarness : IAsyncDisposable
+{
+    public const string DefaultSessionId = "session-fake-worker";
+    public const string DefaultNonce = "nonce-fake-worker";
+    public const int DefaultWorkerProcessId = 9321;
+
+    private readonly NamedPipeServerStream? _gatewayStream;
+    private readonly NamedPipeClientStream _workerStream;
+    private readonly WorkerFrameProtocolOptions _frameOptions;
+    private readonly WorkerFrameReader _reader;
+    private readonly WorkerFrameWriter _writer;
+    private bool _workerSideDisposed;
+
+    private FakeWorkerHarness(
+        string sessionId,
+        string nonce,
+        NamedPipeServerStream? gatewayStream,
+        NamedPipeClientStream workerStream,
+        WorkerFrameProtocolOptions frameOptions)
+    {
+        SessionId = sessionId;
+        Nonce = nonce;
+        _gatewayStream = gatewayStream;
+        _workerStream = workerStream;
+        _frameOptions = frameOptions;
+        _reader = new WorkerFrameReader(_workerStream, frameOptions);
+        _writer = new WorkerFrameWriter(_workerStream, frameOptions);
+    }
+
+    public string SessionId { get; }
+
+    public string Nonce { get; }
+
+    public ulong NextWorkerSequence { get; private set; }
+
+    public static async Task<FakeWorkerHarness> CreateConnectedPairAsync(
+        string sessionId = DefaultSessionId,
+        string nonce = DefaultNonce,
+        uint protocolVersion = GatewayContractInfo.WorkerProtocolVersion,
+        int maxMessageBytes = WorkerFrameProtocolOptions.DefaultMaxMessageBytes,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        string pipeName = $"mxaccessgw-fake-worker-{Guid.NewGuid():N}";
+        NamedPipeServerStream gatewayStream = new(
+            pipeName,
+            PipeDirection.InOut,
+            maxNumberOfServerInstances: 1,
+            PipeTransmissionMode.Byte,
+            PipeOptions.Asynchronous);
+        NamedPipeClientStream workerStream = CreateWorkerStream(pipeName);
+
+        Task waitForConnectionTask = gatewayStream.WaitForConnectionAsync(cancellationToken);
+        await workerStream.ConnectAsync(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+        await waitForConnectionTask.ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+        return new FakeWorkerHarness(
+            sessionId,
+            nonce,
+            gatewayStream,
+            workerStream,
+            new WorkerFrameProtocolOptions(sessionId, protocolVersion, maxMessageBytes));
+    }
+
+    public static async Task<FakeWorkerHarness> ConnectToGatewayPipeAsync(
+        string sessionId,
+        string nonce,
+        string pipeName,
+        uint protocolVersion = GatewayContractInfo.WorkerProtocolVersion,
+        int maxMessageBytes = WorkerFrameProtocolOptions.DefaultMaxMessageBytes,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        NamedPipeClientStream workerStream = CreateWorkerStream(pipeName);
+        await workerStream.ConnectAsync(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+        return new FakeWorkerHarness(
+            sessionId,
+            nonce,
+            gatewayStream: null,
+            workerStream,
+            new WorkerFrameProtocolOptions(sessionId, protocolVersion, maxMessageBytes));
+    }
+
+    public WorkerClient CreateClient(
+        WorkerClientOptions? options = null,
+        GatewayMetrics? metrics = null,
+        TimeProvider? timeProvider = null)
+    {
+        if (_gatewayStream is null)
+        {
+            throw new InvalidOperationException("This fake worker is connected to a gateway-owned pipe.");
+        }
+
+        WorkerClientConnection connection = new(
+            SessionId,
+            Nonce,
+            _gatewayStream,
+            _frameOptions);
+
+        return new WorkerClient(connection, options, metrics, timeProvider);
+    }
+
+    public async Task<WorkerEnvelope> CompleteStartupAsync(
+        int workerProcessId = DefaultWorkerProcessId,
+        string workerVersion = "fake-worker",
+        string mxaccessProgid = "LMXProxy.LMXProxyServer.1",
+        string mxaccessClsid = "{C30B52F5-2CB5-4760-AF0A-3A344A7EB5DC}",
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        WorkerEnvelope gatewayHello = await ReadGatewayEnvelopeAsync(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+        if (gatewayHello.BodyCase != WorkerEnvelope.BodyOneofCase.GatewayHello)
+        {
+            throw new InvalidOperationException($"Expected GatewayHello but received {gatewayHello.BodyCase}.");
+        }
+
+        await SendWorkerHelloAsync(
+            workerProcessId,
+            workerVersion,
+            cancellationToken: cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+        await SendWorkerReadyAsync(
+            workerProcessId,
+            mxaccessProgid,
+            mxaccessClsid,
+            cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+        return gatewayHello;
+    }
+
+    public async Task<WorkerEnvelope> ReadGatewayEnvelopeAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        return await _reader.ReadAsync(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+    }
+
+    public async Task<WorkerEnvelope> ReadCommandAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        WorkerEnvelope envelope = await ReadGatewayEnvelopeAsync(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+        if (envelope.BodyCase != WorkerEnvelope.BodyOneofCase.WorkerCommand)
+        {
+            throw new InvalidOperationException($"Expected WorkerCommand but received {envelope.BodyCase}.");
+        }
+
+        return envelope;
+    }
+
+    public async Task<WorkerEnvelope> ReadShutdownAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        WorkerEnvelope envelope = await ReadGatewayEnvelopeAsync(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+        if (envelope.BodyCase != WorkerEnvelope.BodyOneofCase.WorkerShutdown)
+        {
+            throw new InvalidOperationException($"Expected WorkerShutdown but received {envelope.BodyCase}.");
+        }
+
+        return envelope;
+    }
+
+    public async Task SendWorkerHelloAsync(
+        int workerProcessId = DefaultWorkerProcessId,
+        string workerVersion = "fake-worker",
+        uint? workerProtocolVersion = null,
+        string? nonce = null,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        await _writer.WriteAsync(
+            CreateEnvelope(
+                correlationId: string.Empty,
+                envelope => envelope.WorkerHello = new WorkerHello
+                {
+                    ProtocolVersion = workerProtocolVersion ?? _frameOptions.ProtocolVersion,
+                    Nonce = nonce ?? Nonce,
+                    WorkerProcessId = workerProcessId,
+                    WorkerVersion = workerVersion,
+                }),
+            cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+    }
+
+    public async Task SendWorkerReadyAsync(
+        int workerProcessId = DefaultWorkerProcessId,
+        string mxaccessProgid = "LMXProxy.LMXProxyServer.1",
+        string mxaccessClsid = "{C30B52F5-2CB5-4760-AF0A-3A344A7EB5DC}",
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        await _writer.WriteAsync(
+            CreateEnvelope(
+                correlationId: string.Empty,
+                envelope => envelope.WorkerReady = new WorkerReady
+                {
+                    WorkerProcessId = workerProcessId,
+                    MxaccessProgid = mxaccessProgid,
+                    MxaccessClsid = mxaccessClsid,
+                    ReadyTimestamp = Timestamp.FromDateTimeOffset(DateTimeOffset.UtcNow),
+                }),
+            cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+    }
+
+    public async Task ReplyToCommandAsync(
+        WorkerEnvelope commandEnvelope,
+        ProtocolStatusCode statusCode = ProtocolStatusCode.Ok,
+        string statusMessage = "OK",
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        if (commandEnvelope.BodyCase != WorkerEnvelope.BodyOneofCase.WorkerCommand)
+        {
+            throw new ArgumentException("Command envelope must contain WorkerCommand.", nameof(commandEnvelope));
+        }
+
+        MxCommandKind kind = commandEnvelope.WorkerCommand.Command?.Kind ?? MxCommandKind.Unspecified;
+        await _writer.WriteAsync(
+            CreateEnvelope(
+                commandEnvelope.CorrelationId,
+                envelope => envelope.WorkerCommandReply = new WorkerCommandReply
+                {
+                    Reply = new MxCommandReply
+                    {
+                        SessionId = SessionId,
+                        CorrelationId = commandEnvelope.CorrelationId,
+                        Kind = kind,
+                        ProtocolStatus = new ProtocolStatus
+                        {
+                            Code = statusCode,
+                            Message = statusMessage,
+                        },
+                    },
+                    CompletedTimestamp = Timestamp.FromDateTimeOffset(DateTimeOffset.UtcNow),
+                }),
+            cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+    }
+
+    public async Task EmitEventAsync(
+        MxEventFamily family,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        ulong sequence = NextWorkerSequence + 1;
+        await _writer.WriteAsync(
+            CreateEnvelope(
+                correlationId: string.Empty,
+                envelope => envelope.WorkerEvent = new WorkerEvent
+                {
+                    Event = new MxEvent
+                    {
+                        SessionId = SessionId,
+                        Family = family,
+                        WorkerSequence = sequence,
+                        WorkerTimestamp = Timestamp.FromDateTimeOffset(DateTimeOffset.UtcNow),
+                    },
+                }),
+            cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+    }
+
+    public async Task EmitFaultAsync(
+        WorkerFaultCategory category,
+        string diagnosticMessage,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        await _writer.WriteAsync(
+            CreateEnvelope(
+                correlationId: string.Empty,
+                envelope => envelope.WorkerFault = new WorkerFault
+                {
+                    Category = category,
+                    DiagnosticMessage = diagnosticMessage,
+                    ProtocolStatus = new ProtocolStatus
+                    {
+                        Code = ProtocolStatusCode.WorkerUnavailable,
+                        Message = diagnosticMessage,
+                    },
+                }),
+            cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+    }
+
+    public async Task SendShutdownAckAsync(
+        ProtocolStatusCode statusCode = ProtocolStatusCode.Ok,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        await _writer.WriteAsync(
+            CreateEnvelope(
+                correlationId: string.Empty,
+                envelope => envelope.WorkerShutdownAck = new WorkerShutdownAck
+                {
+                    Status = new ProtocolStatus
+                    {
+                        Code = statusCode,
+                        Message = statusCode.ToString(),
+                    },
+                }),
+            cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+    }
+
+    public async Task WriteMalformedPayloadAsync(
+        ReadOnlyMemory<byte> payload,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        if (payload.IsEmpty)
+        {
+            throw new ArgumentException("Malformed payload must include at least one byte.", nameof(payload));
+        }
+
+        byte[] lengthPrefix = new byte[sizeof(uint)];
+        BinaryPrimitives.WriteUInt32LittleEndian(lengthPrefix, (uint)payload.Length);
+        await _workerStream.WriteAsync(lengthPrefix, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+        await _workerStream.WriteAsync(payload, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+    }
+
+    public async Task WriteOversizedFrameHeaderAsync(
+        uint payloadLength,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        if (payloadLength <= _frameOptions.MaxMessageBytes)
+        {
+            throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException(
+                nameof(payloadLength),
+                payloadLength,
+                "Payload length must exceed the configured maximum.");
+        }
+
+        byte[] lengthPrefix = new byte[sizeof(uint)];
+        BinaryPrimitives.WriteUInt32LittleEndian(lengthPrefix, payloadLength);
+        await _workerStream.WriteAsync(lengthPrefix, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+    }
+
+    public async ValueTask DisposeWorkerSideAsync()
+    {
+        if (_workerSideDisposed)
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        await _workerStream.DisposeAsync().ConfigureAwait(false);
+        _workerSideDisposed = true;
+    }
+
+    public async ValueTask DisposeAsync()
+    {
+        await DisposeWorkerSideAsync().ConfigureAwait(false);
+        if (_gatewayStream is not null)
+        {
+            await _gatewayStream.DisposeAsync().ConfigureAwait(false);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private WorkerEnvelope CreateEnvelope(
+        string correlationId,
+        Action<WorkerEnvelope> setBody)
+    {
+        WorkerEnvelope envelope = new()
+        {
+            ProtocolVersion = _frameOptions.ProtocolVersion,
+            SessionId = SessionId,
+            Sequence = AdvanceSequence(),
+            CorrelationId = correlationId,
+        };
+        setBody(envelope);
+
+        return envelope;
+    }
+
+    private ulong AdvanceSequence()
+    {
+        return ++NextWorkerSequence;
+    }
+
+    private static NamedPipeClientStream CreateWorkerStream(string pipeName)
+    {
+        return new NamedPipeClientStream(
+            ".",
+            pipeName,
+            PipeDirection.InOut,
+            PipeOptions.Asynchronous);
+    }
+}