Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/main' into agent-1/issue-17-implement-dashboard-authentication

Issue #26: implement Register and Unregister

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`

docs/implementation-plan-mxaccess-worker.md

@@ -189,6 +189,8 @@ Tests:
 
 Labels: `area:worker`, `type:feature`, `priority:p0`
 
+Status: implemented.
+
 Deliverables:
 
 - `Register`,
@@ -447,4 +449,3 @@ Acceptance criteria:
 
 - each public method has planned parity fixture or documented gap,
 - gateway results preserve HRESULT/status/value/event shape.
-

docs/mxaccess-worker-instance-design.md

@@ -294,7 +294,10 @@ creates `LMXProxyServerClass` through `MxAccessComObjectFactory` on the STA,
 attaches `MxAccessBaseEventSink`, and returns `WorkerReady` only after those
 steps succeed. `MxAccessSession` keeps the raw COM object private, records the
 STA managed thread id that created it, detaches the base event sink during
-disposal, and releases the COM reference on the STA.
+disposal, and releases the COM reference on the STA. After creation,
+`MxAccessStaSession` owns a `StaCommandDispatcher` backed by
+`MxAccessCommandExecutor`; `DispatchAsync` queues contract commands back to the
+same STA instead of exposing the COM object to callers.
 
 Creation rules:
 
@@ -414,6 +417,21 @@ Diagnostics:
 Implement method-specific dispatch instead of a generic string method invoker.
 Parity tests need stable command-specific request and reply shapes.
 
+`MxAccessCommandExecutor` implements the first command pair:
+
+- `Register` calls `LMXProxyServerClass.Register` with the requested client
+  name and preserves the returned server handle in both `ReturnValue` and
+  `RegisterReply.ServerHandle`.
+- `Unregister` calls `LMXProxyServerClass.Unregister` with the requested server
+  handle. The reply has no method-specific payload because the public MXAccess
+  method returns `void`.
+
+Both commands set `Hresult` to `0` only after the COM call returns normally.
+COM exceptions flow through `StaCommandDispatcher`, which captures the thrown
+HRESULT and converts the reply to `ProtocolStatusCode.MxaccessFailure`.
+`MxAccessStaSession.GetRegisteredServerHandlesAsync` returns an STA-read
+snapshot of tracked server handles for diagnostics and future cleanup logic.
+
 ## Handle Registry
 
 The worker should track MXAccess state for diagnostics and cleanup, while still
@@ -434,6 +452,8 @@ Rules:
 
 - Do not invent handles.
 - Do not rewrite handles returned by MXAccess.
+- Record server handles only after `Register` succeeds.
+- Remove server handles only after `Unregister` succeeds.
 - Preserve invalid-handle behavior from MXAccess.
 - Preserve cross-server handle behavior from MXAccess.
 - Use registry state for cleanup and diagnostics, not semantic correction.

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

@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+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

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+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.Worker.Tests/MxAccess/MxAccessCommandExecutorTests.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,220 @@
+using System;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using MxGateway.Contracts.Proto;
+using MxGateway.Worker.MxAccess;
+using MxGateway.Worker.Sta;
+
+namespace MxGateway.Worker.Tests.MxAccess;
+
+public sealed class MxAccessCommandExecutorTests
+{
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task DispatchAsync_Register_CallsMxAccessOnStaAndPreservesServerHandle()
+    {
+        FakeMxAccessComObjectFactory factory = new(new FakeMxAccessComObject(registerHandle: 42));
+        using StaRuntime runtime = CreateRuntime();
+        using MxAccessStaSession session = new(runtime, factory, new NoopEventSink());
+        await session.StartAsync(workerProcessId: 1234);
+
+        MxCommandReply reply = await session.DispatchAsync(CreateRegisterCommand("correlation-1", "client-a"));
+
+        Assert.Equal(ProtocolStatusCode.Ok, reply.ProtocolStatus.Code);
+        Assert.True(reply.HasHresult);
+        Assert.Equal(0, reply.Hresult);
+        Assert.Equal(42, reply.Register.ServerHandle);
+        Assert.Equal(MxDataType.Integer, reply.ReturnValue.DataType);
+        Assert.Equal(42, reply.ReturnValue.Int32Value);
+        Assert.Equal(runtime.StaThreadId, factory.FakeComObject.RegisterThreadId);
+        Assert.Equal("client-a", factory.FakeComObject.RegisteredClientName);
+
+        RegisteredServerHandle registeredServerHandle = Assert.Single(
+            await session.GetRegisteredServerHandlesAsync());
+        Assert.Equal(42, registeredServerHandle.ServerHandle);
+        Assert.Equal("client-a", registeredServerHandle.ClientName);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task DispatchAsync_Unregister_CallsMxAccessOnStaAndRemovesTrackedServerHandle()
+    {
+        FakeMxAccessComObject fakeComObject = new(registerHandle: 43);
+        FakeMxAccessComObjectFactory factory = new(fakeComObject);
+        using StaRuntime runtime = CreateRuntime();
+        using MxAccessStaSession session = new(runtime, factory, new NoopEventSink());
+        await session.StartAsync(workerProcessId: 1234);
+        await session.DispatchAsync(CreateRegisterCommand("register", "client-a"));
+
+        MxCommandReply reply = await session.DispatchAsync(CreateUnregisterCommand("unregister", 43));
+
+        Assert.Equal(ProtocolStatusCode.Ok, reply.ProtocolStatus.Code);
+        Assert.Equal(43, fakeComObject.UnregisteredServerHandle);
+        Assert.Equal(runtime.StaThreadId, fakeComObject.UnregisterThreadId);
+        Assert.Empty(await session.GetRegisteredServerHandlesAsync());
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task DispatchAsync_UnregisterWhenMxAccessThrows_PreservesHResultAndDoesNotRewriteFailure()
+    {
+        const int hresult = unchecked((int)0x80070057);
+        FakeMxAccessComObject fakeComObject = new(
+            registerHandle: 44,
+            unregisterException: new COMException("Invalid handle.", hresult));
+        FakeMxAccessComObjectFactory factory = new(fakeComObject);
+        using StaRuntime runtime = CreateRuntime();
+        using MxAccessStaSession session = new(runtime, factory, new NoopEventSink());
+        await session.StartAsync(workerProcessId: 1234);
+        await session.DispatchAsync(CreateRegisterCommand("register-before-failure", "client-a"));
+
+        MxCommandReply reply = await session.DispatchAsync(CreateUnregisterCommand("invalid-unregister", 44));
+
+        Assert.Equal(ProtocolStatusCode.MxaccessFailure, reply.ProtocolStatus.Code);
+        Assert.True(reply.HasHresult);
+        Assert.Equal(hresult, reply.Hresult);
+        Assert.Contains("0x80070057", reply.DiagnosticMessage);
+        Assert.Equal(44, fakeComObject.UnregisteredServerHandle);
+
+        RegisteredServerHandle registeredServerHandle = Assert.Single(
+            await session.GetRegisteredServerHandlesAsync());
+        Assert.Equal(44, registeredServerHandle.ServerHandle);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task DispatchAsync_RegisterWithoutPayload_ReturnsInvalidRequest()
+    {
+        FakeMxAccessComObjectFactory factory = new(new FakeMxAccessComObject(registerHandle: 45));
+        using StaRuntime runtime = CreateRuntime();
+        using MxAccessStaSession session = new(runtime, factory, new NoopEventSink());
+        await session.StartAsync(workerProcessId: 1234);
+
+        MxCommandReply reply = await session.DispatchAsync(new StaCommand(
+            "session-1",
+            "missing-payload",
+            new MxCommand
+            {
+                Kind = MxCommandKind.Register,
+            }));
+
+        Assert.Equal(ProtocolStatusCode.InvalidRequest, reply.ProtocolStatus.Code);
+        Assert.Null(factory.FakeComObject.RegisteredClientName);
+    }
+
+    private static StaCommand CreateRegisterCommand(
+        string correlationId,
+        string clientName)
+    {
+        return new StaCommand(
+            "session-1",
+            correlationId,
+            new MxCommand
+            {
+                Kind = MxCommandKind.Register,
+                Register = new RegisterCommand
+                {
+                    ClientName = clientName,
+                },
+            });
+    }
+
+    private static StaCommand CreateUnregisterCommand(
+        string correlationId,
+        int serverHandle)
+    {
+        return new StaCommand(
+            "session-1",
+            correlationId,
+            new MxCommand
+            {
+                Kind = MxCommandKind.Unregister,
+                Unregister = new UnregisterCommand
+                {
+                    ServerHandle = serverHandle,
+                },
+            });
+    }
+
+    private static StaRuntime CreateRuntime()
+    {
+        return new StaRuntime(
+            new NoopComApartmentInitializer(),
+            new StaMessagePump(),
+            TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(25));
+    }
+
+    private sealed class FakeMxAccessComObject
+    {
+        private readonly int registerHandle;
+        private readonly Exception? unregisterException;
+
+        public FakeMxAccessComObject(
+            int registerHandle,
+            Exception? unregisterException = null)
+        {
+            this.registerHandle = registerHandle;
+            this.unregisterException = unregisterException;
+        }
+
+        public string? RegisteredClientName { get; private set; }
+
+        public int? RegisterThreadId { get; private set; }
+
+        public int? UnregisteredServerHandle { get; private set; }
+
+        public int? UnregisterThreadId { get; private set; }
+
+        public int Register(string clientName)
+        {
+            RegisteredClientName = clientName;
+            RegisterThreadId = Environment.CurrentManagedThreadId;
+
+            return registerHandle;
+        }
+
+        public void Unregister(int serverHandle)
+        {
+            UnregisteredServerHandle = serverHandle;
+            UnregisterThreadId = Environment.CurrentManagedThreadId;
+
+            if (unregisterException is not null)
+            {
+                throw unregisterException;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private sealed class FakeMxAccessComObjectFactory : IMxAccessComObjectFactory
+    {
+        public FakeMxAccessComObjectFactory(FakeMxAccessComObject fakeComObject)
+        {
+            FakeComObject = fakeComObject;
+        }
+
+        public FakeMxAccessComObject FakeComObject { get; }
+
+        public object Create()
+        {
+            return FakeComObject;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private sealed class NoopEventSink : IMxAccessEventSink
+    {
+        public void Attach(object mxAccessComObject)
+        {
+        }
+
+        public void Detach()
+        {
+        }
+    }
+
+    private sealed class NoopComApartmentInitializer : IStaComApartmentInitializer
+    {
+        public void Initialize()
+        {
+        }
+
+        public void Uninitialize()
+        {
+        }
+    }
+}

src/MxGateway.Worker.Tests/MxAccess/MxAccessLiveComCreationTests.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 using System;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using MxGateway.Contracts.Proto;
 using MxGateway.Worker.MxAccess;
+using MxGateway.Worker.Sta;
 
 namespace MxGateway.Worker.Tests.MxAccess;
 
@@ -21,4 +23,53 @@ public sealed class MxAccessLiveComCreationTests
 
         await session.StartAsync(workerProcessId: 1234);
     }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task RegisterAndUnregister_WhenOptedIn_RoundTripsInstalledMxAccessServerHandle()
+    {
+        if (!RunLiveMxAccessTests())
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        using MxAccessStaSession session = new();
+        await session.StartAsync(workerProcessId: 1234);
+
+        MxCommandReply registerReply = await session.DispatchAsync(new StaCommand(
+            "session-1",
+            "live-register",
+            new MxCommand
+            {
+                Kind = MxCommandKind.Register,
+                Register = new RegisterCommand
+                {
+                    ClientName = "MxGateway.Worker.Tests",
+                },
+            }));
+
+        Assert.Equal(ProtocolStatusCode.Ok, registerReply.ProtocolStatus.Code);
+        Assert.True(registerReply.Register.ServerHandle > 0);
+
+        MxCommandReply unregisterReply = await session.DispatchAsync(new StaCommand(
+            "session-1",
+            "live-unregister",
+            new MxCommand
+            {
+                Kind = MxCommandKind.Unregister,
+                Unregister = new UnregisterCommand
+                {
+                    ServerHandle = registerReply.Register.ServerHandle,
+                },
+            }));
+
+        Assert.Equal(ProtocolStatusCode.Ok, unregisterReply.ProtocolStatus.Code);
+    }
+
+    private static bool RunLiveMxAccessTests()
+    {
+        return string.Equals(
+            Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("MXGATEWAY_RUN_LIVE_MXACCESS_TESTS"),
+            "1",
+            StringComparison.Ordinal);
+    }
 }

src/MxGateway.Worker/MxAccess/IMxAccessServer.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+namespace MxGateway.Worker.MxAccess;
+
+public interface IMxAccessServer
+{
+    int Register(string clientName);
+
+    void Unregister(int serverHandle);
+}

src/MxGateway.Worker/MxAccess/MxAccessComServer.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+using System;
+using System.Reflection;
+using System.Runtime.ExceptionServices;
+using ArchestrA.MxAccess;
+
+namespace MxGateway.Worker.MxAccess;
+
+public sealed class MxAccessComServer : IMxAccessServer
+{
+    private readonly object mxAccessComObject;
+
+    public MxAccessComServer(object mxAccessComObject)
+    {
+        this.mxAccessComObject = mxAccessComObject ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(mxAccessComObject));
+    }
+
+    public int Register(string clientName)
+    {
+        if (mxAccessComObject is ILMXProxyServer mxAccessServer)
+        {
+            return mxAccessServer.Register(clientName);
+        }
+
+        return (int)Invoke(nameof(Register), clientName);
+    }
+
+    public void Unregister(int serverHandle)
+    {
+        if (mxAccessComObject is ILMXProxyServer mxAccessServer)
+        {
+            mxAccessServer.Unregister(serverHandle);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        Invoke(nameof(Unregister), serverHandle);
+    }
+
+    private object Invoke(
+        string methodName,
+        params object[] arguments)
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            return mxAccessComObject
+                .GetType()
+                .InvokeMember(
+                    methodName,
+                    BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.InvokeMethod,
+                    binder: null,
+                    target: mxAccessComObject,
+                    args: arguments);
+        }
+        catch (TargetInvocationException exception) when (exception.InnerException is not null)
+        {
+            ExceptionDispatchInfo.Capture(exception.InnerException).Throw();
+            throw;
+        }
+    }
+}

src/MxGateway.Worker/MxAccess/MxAccessCommandExecutor.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+using System;
+using MxGateway.Contracts.Proto;
+using MxGateway.Worker.Conversion;
+using MxGateway.Worker.Sta;
+
+namespace MxGateway.Worker.MxAccess;
+
+public sealed class MxAccessCommandExecutor : IStaCommandExecutor
+{
+    private readonly MxAccessSession session;
+    private readonly VariantConverter variantConverter;
+
+    public MxAccessCommandExecutor(MxAccessSession session)
+        : this(session, new VariantConverter())
+    {
+    }
+
+    public MxAccessCommandExecutor(
+        MxAccessSession session,
+        VariantConverter variantConverter)
+    {
+        this.session = session ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(session));
+        this.variantConverter = variantConverter ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(variantConverter));
+    }
+
+    public MxCommandReply Execute(StaCommand command)
+    {
+        if (command is null)
+        {
+            throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(command));
+        }
+
+        return command.Kind switch
+        {
+            MxCommandKind.Register => ExecuteRegister(command),
+            MxCommandKind.Unregister => ExecuteUnregister(command),
+            _ => CreateInvalidRequestReply(command, $"Unsupported MXAccess command kind {command.Kind}."),
+        };
+    }
+
+    private MxCommandReply ExecuteRegister(StaCommand command)
+    {
+        if (command.Command.PayloadCase != MxCommand.PayloadOneofCase.Register)
+        {
+            return CreateInvalidRequestReply(command, "Register command payload is required.");
+        }
+
+        int serverHandle = session.Register(command.Command.Register.ClientName);
+        MxCommandReply reply = CreateOkReply(command);
+        reply.ReturnValue = variantConverter.Convert(serverHandle);
+        reply.Register = new RegisterReply
+        {
+            ServerHandle = serverHandle,
+        };
+
+        return reply;
+    }
+
+    private MxCommandReply ExecuteUnregister(StaCommand command)
+    {
+        if (command.Command.PayloadCase != MxCommand.PayloadOneofCase.Unregister)
+        {
+            return CreateInvalidRequestReply(command, "Unregister command payload is required.");
+        }
+
+        session.Unregister(command.Command.Unregister.ServerHandle);
+        return CreateOkReply(command);
+    }
+
+    private static MxCommandReply CreateOkReply(StaCommand command)
+    {
+        return new MxCommandReply
+        {
+            SessionId = command.SessionId,
+            CorrelationId = command.CorrelationId,
+            Kind = command.Kind,
+            Hresult = 0,
+            ProtocolStatus = new ProtocolStatus
+            {
+                Code = ProtocolStatusCode.Ok,
+                Message = "OK",
+            },
+        };
+    }
+
+    private static MxCommandReply CreateInvalidRequestReply(
+        StaCommand command,
+        string message)
+    {
+        return new MxCommandReply
+        {
+            SessionId = command.SessionId,
+            CorrelationId = command.CorrelationId,
+            Kind = command.Kind,
+            ProtocolStatus = new ProtocolStatus
+            {
+                Code = ProtocolStatusCode.InvalidRequest,
+                Message = message,
+            },
+            DiagnosticMessage = message,
+        };
+    }
+}

src/MxGateway.Worker/MxAccess/MxAccessHandleRegistry.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+
+namespace MxGateway.Worker.MxAccess;
+
+public sealed class MxAccessHandleRegistry
+{
+    private readonly Dictionary<int, RegisteredServerHandle> serverHandles = new();
+
+    public IReadOnlyList<RegisteredServerHandle> ServerHandles => serverHandles
+        .Values
+        .OrderBy(handle => handle.ServerHandle)
+        .ToArray();
+
+    public void RegisterServerHandle(
+        int serverHandle,
+        string clientName)
+    {
+        serverHandles[serverHandle] = new RegisteredServerHandle(serverHandle, clientName);
+    }
+
+    public void UnregisterServerHandle(int serverHandle)
+    {
+        serverHandles.Remove(serverHandle);
+    }
+
+    public bool ContainsServerHandle(int serverHandle)
+    {
+        return serverHandles.ContainsKey(serverHandle);
+    }
+}

src/MxGateway.Worker/MxAccess/MxAccessSession.cs

@@ -8,21 +8,29 @@ namespace MxGateway.Worker.MxAccess;
 public sealed class MxAccessSession : IDisposable
 {
     private readonly object mxAccessComObject;
+    private readonly IMxAccessServer mxAccessServer;
     private readonly IMxAccessEventSink eventSink;
+    private readonly MxAccessHandleRegistry handleRegistry;
     private bool disposed;
 
     private MxAccessSession(
         object mxAccessComObject,
+        IMxAccessServer mxAccessServer,
         IMxAccessEventSink eventSink,
+        MxAccessHandleRegistry handleRegistry,
         int creationThreadId)
     {
         this.mxAccessComObject = mxAccessComObject ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(mxAccessComObject));
+        this.mxAccessServer = mxAccessServer ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(mxAccessServer));
         this.eventSink = eventSink ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(eventSink));
+        this.handleRegistry = handleRegistry ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(handleRegistry));
         CreationThreadId = creationThreadId;
     }
 
     public int CreationThreadId { get; }
 
+    public MxAccessHandleRegistry HandleRegistry => handleRegistry;
+
     public WorkerReady CreateWorkerReady(int workerProcessId)
     {
         return new WorkerReady
@@ -62,7 +70,9 @@ public sealed class MxAccessSession : IDisposable
 
             return new MxAccessSession(
                 mxAccessComObject,
+                new MxAccessComServer(mxAccessComObject),
                 eventSink,
+                new MxAccessHandleRegistry(),
                 Environment.CurrentManagedThreadId);
         }
         catch (Exception exception)
@@ -78,6 +88,24 @@ public sealed class MxAccessSession : IDisposable
         }
     }
 
+    public int Register(string clientName)
+    {
+        ThrowIfDisposed();
+
+        int serverHandle = mxAccessServer.Register(clientName);
+        handleRegistry.RegisterServerHandle(serverHandle, clientName);
+
+        return serverHandle;
+    }
+
+    public void Unregister(int serverHandle)
+    {
+        ThrowIfDisposed();
+
+        mxAccessServer.Unregister(serverHandle);
+        handleRegistry.UnregisterServerHandle(serverHandle);
+    }
+
     public void Dispose()
     {
         if (disposed)
@@ -94,4 +122,12 @@ public sealed class MxAccessSession : IDisposable
 
         disposed = true;
     }
+
+    private void ThrowIfDisposed()
+    {
+        if (disposed)
+        {
+            throw new ObjectDisposedException(nameof(MxAccessSession));
+        }
+    }
 }

src/MxGateway.Worker/MxAccess/MxAccessStaSession.cs

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using MxGateway.Contracts.Proto;
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@ public sealed class MxAccessStaSession : IDisposable
     private readonly IMxAccessComObjectFactory factory;
     private readonly IMxAccessEventSink eventSink;
     private readonly StaRuntime staRuntime;
+    private StaCommandDispatcher? commandDispatcher;
     private MxAccessSession? session;
     private bool disposed;
 
@@ -47,11 +49,38 @@ public sealed class MxAccessStaSession : IDisposable
                 }
 
                 session = MxAccessSession.Create(factory, eventSink);
+                commandDispatcher = new StaCommandDispatcher(
+                    staRuntime,
+                    new MxAccessCommandExecutor(session));
+
                 return session.CreateWorkerReady(workerProcessId);
             },
             cancellationToken);
     }
 
+    public Task<MxCommandReply> DispatchAsync(StaCommand command)
+    {
+        if (commandDispatcher is null)
+        {
+            throw new InvalidOperationException("MXAccess COM session has not been started.");
+        }
+
+        return commandDispatcher.DispatchAsync(command);
+    }
+
+    public Task<IReadOnlyList<RegisteredServerHandle>> GetRegisteredServerHandlesAsync(
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        if (session is null)
+        {
+            throw new InvalidOperationException("MXAccess COM session has not been started.");
+        }
+
+        return staRuntime.InvokeAsync(
+            () => session.HandleRegistry.ServerHandles,
+            cancellationToken);
+    }
+
     public void Dispose()
     {
         if (disposed)
@@ -59,6 +88,8 @@ public sealed class MxAccessStaSession : IDisposable
             return;
         }
 
+        commandDispatcher?.RequestShutdown();
+
         if (session is not null)
         {
             staRuntime.InvokeAsync(() => session.Dispose()).GetAwaiter().GetResult();

src/MxGateway.Worker/MxAccess/RegisteredServerHandle.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+namespace MxGateway.Worker.MxAccess;
+
+public sealed class RegisteredServerHandle
+{
+    public RegisteredServerHandle(
+        int serverHandle,
+        string clientName)
+    {
+        ServerHandle = serverHandle;
+        ClientName = clientName;
+    }
+
+    public int ServerHandle { get; }
+
+    public string ClientName { get; }
+}