Update Cargo.toml

Co-Authored-By: brekotis <93345790+brekotis@users.noreply.github.com>

.github/workflows/build.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+name: Build
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ "*" ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ "*" ]
+
+env:
+  CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    name: Build
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Install latest stable Rust toolchain
+        uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
+
+      - name: Cache cargo registry & build artifacts
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        with:
+          path: |
+            ~/.cargo/registry
+            ~/.cargo/git
+            target
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-
+
+      - name: Build Release
+        run: cargo build --release --verbose

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -5,35 +5,87 @@ on:
     tags:
       - '[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+'
   workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      tag:
+        description: 'Release tag (example: 3.3.15)'
+        required: true
+        type: string
 
 concurrency:
-  group: release-${{ github.ref }}
+  group: release-${{ github.ref_name }}-${{ github.event.inputs.tag || 'auto' }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
-  packages: write
 
 env:
   CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
   BINARY_NAME: telemt
 
 jobs:
-# ==========================
-# GNU / glibc
-# ==========================
-  build-gnu:
-    name: GNU ${{ matrix.target }}
+  prepare:
+    name: Prepare
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
+    outputs:
+      version: ${{ steps.vars.outputs.version }}
+      prerelease: ${{ steps.vars.outputs.prerelease }}
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Resolve version
+        id: vars
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+
+          if [ "${GITHUB_EVENT_NAME}" = "workflow_dispatch" ]; then
+            VERSION="${{ github.event.inputs.tag }}"
+          else
+            VERSION="${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/}"
+          fi
+
+          VERSION="${VERSION#refs/tags/}"
+
+          if [ -z "${VERSION}" ]; then
+            echo "Release version is empty" >&2
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+          if [[ "${VERSION}" == *-* ]]; then
+            PRERELEASE=true
+          else
+            PRERELEASE=false
+          fi
+
+          echo "version=${VERSION}" >> "${GITHUB_OUTPUT}"
+          echo "prerelease=${PRERELEASE}" >> "${GITHUB_OUTPUT}"
+
+  # ==========================
+  # GNU / glibc
+  # ==========================
+  build-gnu:
+    name: GNU ${{ matrix.asset }}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: prepare
+
+    container:
+      image: rust:slim-bookworm
+
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         include:
           - target: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
             asset: telemt-x86_64-linux-gnu
+            cpu: baseline
+
+          - target: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
+            asset: telemt-x86_64-v3-linux-gnu
+            cpu: v3
+
           - target: aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu
             asset: telemt-aarch64-linux-gnu
+            cpu: generic
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -47,8 +99,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install deps
         run: |
-          sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt-get install -y \
+          apt-get update
+          apt-get install -y \
             build-essential \
             clang \
             lld \
@@ -59,53 +111,65 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/cache@v4
         with:
           path: |
-            ~/.cargo/registry
-            ~/.cargo/git
+            /usr/local/cargo/registry
+            /usr/local/cargo/git
             target
-          key: gnu-${{ matrix.target }}-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
+          key: gnu-${{ matrix.asset }}-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            gnu-${{ matrix.asset }}-
+            gnu-
 
       - name: Build
+        shell: bash
         run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+
           if [ "${{ matrix.target }}" = "aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu" ]; then
             export CC=aarch64-linux-gnu-gcc
             export CXX=aarch64-linux-gnu-g++
-            export CC_aarch64_unknown_linux_gnu=aarch64-linux-gnu-gcc
-            export CXX_aarch64_unknown_linux_gnu=aarch64-linux-gnu-g++
-            export RUSTFLAGS="-C linker=aarch64-linux-gnu-gcc"
+            export RUSTFLAGS="-C linker=aarch64-linux-gnu-gcc -C lto=fat -C panic=abort"
           else
             export CC=clang
             export CXX=clang++
-            export CC_x86_64_unknown_linux_gnu=clang
-            export CXX_x86_64_unknown_linux_gnu=clang++
-            export RUSTFLAGS="-C linker=clang -C link-arg=-fuse-ld=lld"
+
+            if [ "${{ matrix.cpu }}" = "v3" ]; then
+              CPU_FLAGS="-C target-cpu=x86-64-v3"
+            else
+              CPU_FLAGS="-C target-cpu=x86-64"
+            fi
+
+            export RUSTFLAGS="-C linker=clang -C link-arg=-fuse-ld=lld -C lto=fat -C panic=abort ${CPU_FLAGS}"
           fi
 
-          cargo build --release --target ${{ matrix.target }}
+          cargo build --release --target ${{ matrix.target }} -j "$(nproc)"
 
       - name: Package
+        shell: bash
         run: |
-          mkdir -p dist
-          BIN=target/${{ matrix.target }}/release/${{ env.BINARY_NAME }}
+          set -euo pipefail
 
-          cp "$BIN" dist/${{ env.BINARY_NAME }}-${{ matrix.target }}
+          mkdir -p dist
+          cp "target/${{ matrix.target }}/release/${{ env.BINARY_NAME }}" dist/telemt
 
           cd dist
-          tar -czf ${{ matrix.asset }}.tar.gz ${{ env.BINARY_NAME }}-${{ matrix.target }}
-          sha256sum ${{ matrix.asset }}.tar.gz > ${{ matrix.asset }}.sha256
+          tar -czf "${{ matrix.asset }}.tar.gz" \
+            --owner=0 --group=0 --numeric-owner \
+            telemt
+
+          sha256sum "${{ matrix.asset }}.tar.gz" > "${{ matrix.asset }}.tar.gz.sha256"
 
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: ${{ matrix.asset }}
-          path: |
-            dist/${{ matrix.asset }}.tar.gz
-            dist/${{ matrix.asset }}.sha256
+          path: dist/*
 
-# ==========================
-# MUSL
-# ==========================
+  # ==========================
+  # MUSL
+  # ==========================
   build-musl:
-    name: MUSL ${{ matrix.target }}
+    name: MUSL ${{ matrix.asset }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: prepare
 
     container:
       image: rust:slim-bookworm
@@ -116,8 +180,15 @@ jobs:
         include:
           - target: x86_64-unknown-linux-musl
             asset: telemt-x86_64-linux-musl
+            cpu: baseline
+
+          - target: x86_64-unknown-linux-musl
+            asset: telemt-x86_64-v3-linux-musl
+            cpu: v3
+
           - target: aarch64-unknown-linux-musl
             asset: telemt-aarch64-linux-musl
+            cpu: generic
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -138,30 +209,29 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install aarch64 musl toolchain
         if: matrix.target == 'aarch64-unknown-linux-musl'
+        shell: bash
         run: |
-          set -e
+          set -euo pipefail
 
           TOOLCHAIN_DIR="$HOME/.musl-aarch64"
           ARCHIVE="aarch64-linux-musl-cross.tgz"
-          URL="https://github.com/telemt/telemt/releases/download/toolchains/$ARCHIVE"
+          URL="https://github.com/telemt/telemt/releases/download/toolchains/${ARCHIVE}"
 
-          if [ -x "$TOOLCHAIN_DIR/bin/aarch64-linux-musl-gcc" ]; then
-            echo "✅ MUSL toolchain already installed"
+          if [ -x "${TOOLCHAIN_DIR}/bin/aarch64-linux-musl-gcc" ]; then
+            echo "MUSL toolchain cached"
           else
-            echo "⬇️ Downloading musl toolchain from Telemt GitHub Releases..."
-
             curl -fL \
               --retry 5 \
               --retry-delay 3 \
               --connect-timeout 10 \
               --max-time 120 \
-              -o "$ARCHIVE" "$URL"
+              -o "${ARCHIVE}" "${URL}"
 
-            mkdir -p "$TOOLCHAIN_DIR"
-            tar -xzf "$ARCHIVE" --strip-components=1 -C "$TOOLCHAIN_DIR"
+            mkdir -p "${TOOLCHAIN_DIR}"
+            tar -xzf "${ARCHIVE}" --strip-components=1 -C "${TOOLCHAIN_DIR}"
           fi
 
-          echo "$TOOLCHAIN_DIR/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
+          echo "${TOOLCHAIN_DIR}/bin" >> "${GITHUB_PATH}"
 
       - name: Add rust target
         run: rustup target add ${{ matrix.target }}
@@ -172,96 +242,62 @@ jobs:
             /usr/local/cargo/registry
             /usr/local/cargo/git
             target
-          key: musl-${{ matrix.target }}-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
+          key: musl-${{ matrix.asset }}-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            musl-${{ matrix.asset }}-
+            musl-
 
       - name: Build
+        shell: bash
         run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+
           if [ "${{ matrix.target }}" = "aarch64-unknown-linux-musl" ]; then
             export CC=aarch64-linux-musl-gcc
             export CC_aarch64_unknown_linux_musl=aarch64-linux-musl-gcc
-            export RUSTFLAGS="-C target-feature=+crt-static -C linker=aarch64-linux-musl-gcc"
+            export RUSTFLAGS="-C target-feature=+crt-static -C linker=aarch64-linux-musl-gcc -C lto=fat -C panic=abort"
           else
             export CC=musl-gcc
             export CC_x86_64_unknown_linux_musl=musl-gcc
-            export RUSTFLAGS="-C target-feature=+crt-static"
+
+            if [ "${{ matrix.cpu }}" = "v3" ]; then
+              CPU_FLAGS="-C target-cpu=x86-64-v3"
+            else
+              CPU_FLAGS="-C target-cpu=x86-64"
+            fi
+
+            export RUSTFLAGS="-C target-feature=+crt-static -C lto=fat -C panic=abort ${CPU_FLAGS}"
           fi
 
-          cargo build --release --target ${{ matrix.target }}
+          cargo build --release --target ${{ matrix.target }} -j "$(nproc)"
 
       - name: Package
+        shell: bash
         run: |
-          mkdir -p dist
-          BIN=target/${{ matrix.target }}/release/${{ env.BINARY_NAME }}
+          set -euo pipefail
 
-          cp "$BIN" dist/${{ env.BINARY_NAME }}-${{ matrix.target }}
+          mkdir -p dist
+          cp "target/${{ matrix.target }}/release/${{ env.BINARY_NAME }}" dist/telemt
 
           cd dist
-          tar -czf ${{ matrix.asset }}.tar.gz ${{ env.BINARY_NAME }}-${{ matrix.target }}
-          sha256sum ${{ matrix.asset }}.tar.gz > ${{ matrix.asset }}.sha256
+          tar -czf "${{ matrix.asset }}.tar.gz" \
+            --owner=0 --group=0 --numeric-owner \
+            telemt
+
+          sha256sum "${{ matrix.asset }}.tar.gz" > "${{ matrix.asset }}.tar.gz.sha256"
 
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: ${{ matrix.asset }}
-          path: |
-            dist/${{ matrix.asset }}.tar.gz
-            dist/${{ matrix.asset }}.sha256
+          path: dist/*
 
-# ==========================
-# Docker
-# ==========================
-  docker:
-    name: Docker
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: [build-gnu, build-musl]
-    continue-on-error: true
-
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
-        with:
-          path: artifacts
-
-      - name: Extract binaries
-        run: |
-          mkdir dist
-          find artifacts -name "*.tar.gz" -exec tar -xzf {} -C dist \;
-
-          cp dist/telemt-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl dist/telemt || true
-
-      - uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v3
-      - uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
-
-      - name: Login to GHCR
-        uses: docker/login-action@v3
-        with:
-          registry: ghcr.io
-          username: ${{ github.actor }}
-          password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-
-      - name: Extract version
-        id: vars
-        run: echo "VERSION=${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-
-      - name: Build & Push
-        uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
-        with:
-          context: .
-          push: true
-          platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64
-          tags: |
-            ghcr.io/${{ github.repository }}:${{ steps.vars.outputs.VERSION }}
-            ghcr.io/${{ github.repository }}:latest
-          build-args: |
-            BINARY=dist/telemt
-
-# ==========================
-# Release
-# ==========================
+  # ==========================
+  # Release
+  # ==========================
   release:
     name: Release
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: [build-gnu, build-musl]
+    needs: [prepare, build-gnu, build-musl]
 
     permissions:
       contents: write
@@ -272,14 +308,98 @@ jobs:
           path: artifacts
 
       - name: Flatten artifacts
+        shell: bash
         run: |
-          mkdir dist
+          set -euo pipefail
+          mkdir -p dist
           find artifacts -type f -exec cp {} dist/ \;
 
-      - name: Create Release
+      - name: Create GitHub Release
         uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
         with:
+          tag_name: ${{ needs.prepare.outputs.version }}
+          target_commitish: ${{ github.sha }}
           files: dist/*
           generate_release_notes: true
-          draft: false
-          prerelease: ${{ contains(github.ref, '-rc') || contains(github.ref, '-beta') || contains(github.ref, '-alpha') }}
+          prerelease: ${{ needs.prepare.outputs.prerelease == 'true' }}
+          overwrite_files: true
+
+  # ==========================
+  # Docker
+  # ==========================
+  docker:
+    name: Docker
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: [prepare, release]
+
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      packages: write
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v3
+
+      - uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
+
+      - uses: docker/login-action@v3
+        with:
+          registry: ghcr.io
+          username: ${{ github.actor }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Probe release assets
+        shell: bash
+        env:
+          VERSION: ${{ needs.prepare.outputs.version }}
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+
+          for asset in \
+            telemt-x86_64-linux-musl.tar.gz \
+            telemt-x86_64-linux-musl.tar.gz.sha256 \
+            telemt-aarch64-linux-musl.tar.gz \
+            telemt-aarch64-linux-musl.tar.gz.sha256
+          do
+            curl -fsIL \
+              --retry 10 \
+              --retry-delay 3 \
+              "https://github.com/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}/releases/download/${VERSION}/${asset}" \
+              > /dev/null
+          done
+
+      - name: Compute image tags
+        id: meta
+        shell: bash
+        env:
+          VERSION: ${{ needs.prepare.outputs.version }}
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+
+          IMAGE="$(echo "ghcr.io/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')"
+          TAGS="${IMAGE}:${VERSION}"
+
+          if [[ "${VERSION}" != *-* ]]; then
+            TAGS="${TAGS}"$'\n'"${IMAGE}:latest"
+          fi
+
+          {
+            echo "tags<<EOF"
+            printf '%s\n' "${TAGS}"
+            echo "EOF"
+          } >> "${GITHUB_OUTPUT}"
+
+      - name: Build & Push
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
+        with:
+          context: .
+          push: true
+          pull: true
+          platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64
+          tags: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}
+          build-args: |
+            TELEMT_REPOSITORY=${{ github.repository }}
+            TELEMT_VERSION=${{ needs.prepare.outputs.version }}
+          cache-from: type=gha
+          cache-to: type=gha,mode=max

.github/workflows/rust.yml

@@ -1,54 +0,0 @@
-name: Rust
-
-on:
-  push:
-    branches: [ "*" ]
-  pull_request:
-    branches: [ "*" ]
-
-env:
-  CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
-
-jobs:
-  build:
-    name: Compile, Test, Lint
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
-    permissions:
-      contents: read
-      actions: write
-      checks: write
-
-    steps:
-    - name: Checkout repository
-      uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-    - name: Install latest stable Rust toolchain
-      uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
-      with:
-        components: rustfmt, clippy
-
-    - name: Cache cargo registry & build artifacts
-      uses: actions/cache@v4
-      with:
-        path: |
-          ~/.cargo/registry
-          ~/.cargo/git
-          target
-        key: ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
-        restore-keys: |
-          ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-
-
-    - name: Compile (no tests)
-      run: cargo check --workspace --all-features --lib --bins --verbose
-
-    - name: Run tests (single pass)
-      run: cargo test --workspace --all-features --verbose
-
-# clippy dont fail on warnings because of active development of telemt 
-# and many warnings
-    - name: Run clippy
-      run: cargo clippy -- --cap-lints warn
-
-    - name: Check for unused dependencies
-      run: cargo udeps || true

.github/workflows/stress.yml

@@ -1,57 +0,0 @@
-name: Stress Tests
-
-on:
-  workflow_dispatch:
-  schedule:
-    - cron: '0 2 * * *'
-  pull_request:
-    branches: ["*"]
-    paths:
-      - src/proxy/**
-      - src/transport/**
-      - src/stream/**
-      - src/protocol/**
-      - src/tls_front/**
-      - Cargo.toml
-      - Cargo.lock
-
-env:
-  CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
-
-jobs:
-  quota-lock-stress:
-    name: Quota-lock stress loop
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
-    permissions:
-      contents: read
-
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - name: Install latest stable Rust toolchain
-        uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
-
-      - name: Cache cargo registry and build artifacts
-        uses: actions/cache@v4
-        with:
-          path: |
-            ~/.cargo/registry
-            ~/.cargo/git
-            target
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-stress-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
-          restore-keys: |
-            ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-stress-
-            ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-
-
-      - name: Run quota-lock stress suites
-        env:
-          RUST_TEST_THREADS: 16
-        run: |
-          set -euo pipefail
-          for i in $(seq 1 12); do
-            echo "[quota-lock-stress] iteration ${i}/12"
-            cargo test quota_lock_ --bin telemt -- --nocapture --test-threads 16
-            cargo test relay_quota_wake --bin telemt -- --nocapture --test-threads 16
-          done

.github/workflows/test.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,139 @@
+name: Check
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ "*" ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ "*" ]
+
+env:
+  CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
+
+concurrency:
+  group: test-${{ github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+jobs:
+# ==========================
+# Formatting
+# ==========================
+  fmt:
+    name: Fmt
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
+        with:
+          components: rustfmt
+
+      - run: cargo fmt -- --check
+
+# ==========================
+# Tests
+# ==========================
+  test:
+    name: Test
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      actions: write
+      checks: write
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
+
+      - name: Cache cargo
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        with:
+          path: |
+            ~/.cargo/bin
+            ~/.cargo/registry
+            ~/.cargo/git
+            target
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-nextest-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-nextest-
+            ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-
+
+      - name: Install cargo-nextest
+        run: cargo install --locked cargo-nextest || true
+
+      - name: Run tests with nextest
+        run: cargo nextest run -j "$(nproc)"
+
+# ==========================
+# Clippy
+# ==========================
+  clippy:
+    name: Clippy
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      checks: write
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
+        with:
+          components: clippy
+
+      - name: Cache cargo
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        with:
+          path: |
+            ~/.cargo/registry
+            ~/.cargo/git
+            target
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-clippy-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-clippy-
+            ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-
+
+      - name: Run clippy
+        run: cargo clippy -j "$(nproc)" -- --cap-lints warn
+
+# ==========================
+# Udeps
+# ==========================
+  udeps:
+    name: Udeps
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
+        with:
+          components: rust-src
+
+      - name: Cache cargo
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        with:
+          path: |
+            ~/.cargo/bin
+            ~/.cargo/registry
+            ~/.cargo/git
+            target
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-udeps-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-udeps-
+            ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-
+
+      - name: Install cargo-udeps
+        run: cargo install --locked cargo-udeps || true
+
+      - name: Run udeps
+        run: cargo udeps -j "$(nproc)" || true

Cargo.lock

@@ -2793,7 +2793,7 @@ checksum = "7b2093cf4c8eb1e67749a6762251bc9cd836b6fc171623bd0a9d324d37af2417"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "telemt"
-version = "3.3.30"
+version = "3.3.32"
 dependencies = [
  "aes",
  "anyhow",
@@ -2844,6 +2844,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "tokio-util",
  "toml",
  "tracing",
+ "tracing-appender",
  "tracing-subscriber",
  "url",
  "webpki-roots",
@@ -3170,6 +3171,18 @@ dependencies = [
  "tracing-core",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "tracing-appender"
+version = "0.2.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "786d480bce6247ab75f005b14ae1624ad978d3029d9113f0a22fa1ac773faeaf"
+dependencies = [
+ "crossbeam-channel",
+ "thiserror 2.0.18",
+ "time",
+ "tracing-subscriber",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "tracing-attributes"
 version = "0.1.31"

Cargo.toml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "telemt"
-version = "3.3.30"
+version = "3.3.34"
 edition = "2024"
 
 [features]
@@ -30,7 +30,13 @@ static_assertions = "1.1"
 
 # Network
 socket2 = { version = "0.6", features = ["all"] }
-nix = { version = "0.31", default-features = false, features = ["net", "fs"] }
+nix = { version = "0.31", default-features = false, features = [
+  "net",
+  "user",
+  "process",
+  "fs",
+  "signal",
+] }
 shadowsocks = { version = "1.24", features = ["aead-cipher-2022"] }
 
 # Serialization
@@ -44,6 +50,7 @@ bytes = "1.9"
 thiserror = "2.0"
 tracing = "0.1"
 tracing-subscriber = { version = "0.3", features = ["env-filter"] }
+tracing-appender = "0.2"
 parking_lot = "0.12"
 dashmap = "6.1"
 arc-swap = "1.7"
@@ -68,8 +75,14 @@ hyper = { version = "1", features = ["server", "http1"] }
 hyper-util = { version = "0.1", features = ["tokio", "server-auto"] }
 http-body-util = "0.1"
 httpdate = "1.0"
-tokio-rustls = { version = "0.26", default-features = false, features = ["tls12"] }
-rustls = { version = "0.23", default-features = false, features = ["std", "tls12", "ring"] }
+tokio-rustls = { version = "0.26", default-features = false, features = [
+  "tls12",
+] }
+rustls = { version = "0.23", default-features = false, features = [
+  "std",
+  "tls12",
+  "ring",
+] }
 webpki-roots = "1.0"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
@@ -83,4 +96,6 @@ name = "crypto_bench"
 harness = false
 
 [profile.release]
-lto = "thin"
+lto = "fat"
+codegen-units = 1
+

Dockerfile

@@ -1,111 +1,98 @@
 # syntax=docker/dockerfile:1
 
-# ==========================
-# Stage 1: Build
-# ==========================
-FROM rust:1.88-slim-bookworm AS builder
-
-RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
-    pkg-config \
-    ca-certificates \
-    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
-
-WORKDIR /build
-
-# Depcache
-COPY Cargo.toml Cargo.lock* ./
-RUN mkdir src && echo 'fn main() {}' > src/main.rs && \
-    cargo build --release 2>/dev/null || true && \
-    rm -rf src
-
-# Build
-COPY . .
-RUN cargo build --release && strip target/release/telemt
+ARG TELEMT_REPOSITORY=telemt/telemt
+ARG TELEMT_VERSION=latest
 
 # ==========================
-# Stage 2: Compress (strip + UPX)
+# Minimal Image
 # ==========================
 FROM debian:12-slim AS minimal
 
-RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
-    binutils \
-    curl \
-    ca-certificates \
-    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* \
-    \
-    # install UPX from Telemt releases
-    && curl -fL \
+ARG TARGETARCH
+ARG TELEMT_REPOSITORY
+ARG TELEMT_VERSION
+
+RUN set -eux; \
+    apt-get update; \
+    apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+        binutils \
+        ca-certificates \
+        curl \
+        tar; \
+    rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+RUN set -eux; \
+    case "${TARGETARCH}" in \
+        amd64) ASSET="telemt-x86_64-linux-musl.tar.gz" ;; \
+        arm64) ASSET="telemt-aarch64-linux-musl.tar.gz" ;; \
+        *) echo "Unsupported TARGETARCH: ${TARGETARCH}" >&2; exit 1 ;; \
+    esac; \
+    VERSION="${TELEMT_VERSION#refs/tags/}"; \
+    if [ -z "${VERSION}" ] || [ "${VERSION}" = "latest" ]; then \
+        BASE_URL="https://github.com/${TELEMT_REPOSITORY}/releases/latest/download"; \
+    else \
+        BASE_URL="https://github.com/${TELEMT_REPOSITORY}/releases/download/${VERSION}"; \
+    fi; \
+    curl -fL \
         --retry 5 \
         --retry-delay 3 \
         --connect-timeout 10 \
         --max-time 120 \
-        -o /tmp/upx.tar.xz \
-        https://github.com/telemt/telemt/releases/download/toolchains/upx-amd64_linux.tar.xz \
-    && tar -xf /tmp/upx.tar.xz -C /tmp \
-    && mv /tmp/upx*/upx /usr/local/bin/upx \
-    && chmod +x /usr/local/bin/upx \
-    && rm -rf /tmp/upx*
-
-COPY --from=builder /build/target/release/telemt /telemt
-
-RUN strip /telemt || true
-RUN upx --best --lzma /telemt || true
+        -o "/tmp/${ASSET}" \
+        "${BASE_URL}/${ASSET}"; \
+    curl -fL \
+        --retry 5 \
+        --retry-delay 3 \
+        --connect-timeout 10 \
+        --max-time 120 \
+        -o "/tmp/${ASSET}.sha256" \
+        "${BASE_URL}/${ASSET}.sha256"; \
+    cd /tmp; \
+    sha256sum -c "${ASSET}.sha256"; \
+    tar -xzf "${ASSET}" -C /tmp; \
+    test -f /tmp/telemt; \
+    install -m 0755 /tmp/telemt /telemt; \
+    strip --strip-unneeded /telemt || true; \
+    rm -f "/tmp/${ASSET}" "/tmp/${ASSET}.sha256" /tmp/telemt
 
 # ==========================
-# Stage 3: Debug base
+# Debug Image
 # ==========================
-FROM debian:12-slim AS debug-base
+FROM debian:12-slim AS debug
 
-RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
-    ca-certificates \
-    tzdata \
-    curl \
-    iproute2 \
-    busybox \
-    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
-
-# ==========================
-# Stage 4: Debug image
-# ==========================
-FROM debug-base AS debug
+RUN set -eux; \
+    apt-get update; \
+    apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+        ca-certificates \
+        tzdata \
+        curl \
+        iproute2 \
+        busybox; \
+    rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
 WORKDIR /app
 
 COPY --from=minimal /telemt /app/telemt
 COPY config.toml /app/config.toml
 
-USER root
-
-EXPOSE 443
-EXPOSE 9090
-EXPOSE 9091
+EXPOSE 443 9090 9091
 
 ENTRYPOINT ["/app/telemt"]
 CMD ["config.toml"]
 
 # ==========================
-# Stage 5: Production (distroless)
+# Production Distroless on MUSL
 # ==========================
-FROM gcr.io/distroless/base-debian12 AS prod
+FROM gcr.io/distroless/static-debian12 AS prod
 
 WORKDIR /app
 
 COPY --from=minimal /telemt /app/telemt
 COPY config.toml /app/config.toml
 
-# TLS + timezone + shell
-COPY --from=debug-base /etc/ssl/certs /etc/ssl/certs
-COPY --from=debug-base /usr/share/zoneinfo /usr/share/zoneinfo
-COPY --from=debug-base /bin/busybox /bin/busybox
-
-RUN ["/bin/busybox", "--install", "-s", "/bin"]
-
-# distroless user
 USER nonroot:nonroot
 
-EXPOSE 443
-EXPOSE 9090
-EXPOSE 9091
+EXPOSE 443 9090 9091
 
 ENTRYPOINT ["/app/telemt"]
 CMD ["config.toml"]

docs/CONFIG_PARAMS.en.md

@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ This document lists all configuration keys accepted by `config.toml`.
 | me_d2c_flush_batch_max_bytes | `usize` | `131072` | `4096..=2_097_152`. | Max ME->client payload bytes coalesced before flush. |
 | me_d2c_flush_batch_max_delay_us | `u64` | `500` | `0..=5000`. | Max microsecond wait for coalescing more ME->client frames (`0` disables timed coalescing). |
 | me_d2c_ack_flush_immediate | `bool` | `true` | — | Flushes client writer immediately after quick-ack write. |
+| me_quota_soft_overshoot_bytes | `u64` | `65536` | `0..=16_777_216`. | Extra per-route quota allowance (bytes) tolerated before writer-side quota enforcement drops route data. |
+| me_d2c_frame_buf_shrink_threshold_bytes | `usize` | `262144` | `4096..=16_777_216`. | Threshold for shrinking oversized ME->client frame-aggregation buffers after flush. |
 | direct_relay_copy_buf_c2s_bytes | `usize` | `65536` | `4096..=1_048_576`. | Copy buffer size for client->DC direction in direct relay. |
 | direct_relay_copy_buf_s2c_bytes | `usize` | `262144` | `8192..=2_097_152`. | Copy buffer size for DC->client direction in direct relay. |
 | crypto_pending_buffer | `usize` | `262144` | — | Max pending ciphertext buffer per client writer (bytes). |
@@ -89,6 +91,7 @@ This document lists all configuration keys accepted by `config.toml`.
 | upstream_connect_retry_attempts | `u32` | `2` | Must be `> 0`. | Connect attempts for selected upstream before error/fallback. |
 | upstream_connect_retry_backoff_ms | `u64` | `100` | — | Delay between upstream connect attempts (ms). |
 | upstream_connect_budget_ms | `u64` | `3000` | Must be `> 0`. | Total wall-clock budget for one upstream connect request (ms). |
+| tg_connect | `u64` | `10` | Must be `> 0`. | Per-attempt upstream TCP connect timeout to Telegram DC (seconds). |
 | upstream_unhealthy_fail_threshold | `u32` | `5` | Must be `> 0`. | Consecutive failed requests before upstream is marked unhealthy. |
 | upstream_connect_failfast_hard_errors | `bool` | `false` | — | Skips additional retries for hard non-transient connect errors. |
 | stun_iface_mismatch_ignore | `bool` | `false` | none | Reserved compatibility flag in current runtime revision. |
@@ -243,7 +246,10 @@ Note: When `server.proxy_protocol` is enabled, incoming PROXY protocol headers a
 | Parameter | Type | Default | Constraints / validation | Description |
 |---|---|---|---|---|
 | client_handshake | `u64` | `30` | — | Client handshake timeout. |
-| tg_connect | `u64` | `10` | — | Upstream Telegram connect timeout. |
+| relay_idle_policy_v2_enabled | `bool` | `true` | — | Enables soft/hard middle-relay client idle policy. |
+| relay_client_idle_soft_secs | `u64` | `120` | Must be `> 0`; must be `<= relay_client_idle_hard_secs`. | Soft idle threshold for middle-relay client uplink inactivity (seconds). |
+| relay_client_idle_hard_secs | `u64` | `360` | Must be `> 0`; must be `>= relay_client_idle_soft_secs`. | Hard idle threshold for middle-relay client uplink inactivity (seconds). |
+| relay_idle_grace_after_downstream_activity_secs | `u64` | `30` | Must be `<= relay_client_idle_hard_secs`. | Extra hard-idle grace after recent downstream activity (seconds). |
 | client_keepalive | `u64` | `15` | — | Client keepalive timeout. |
 | client_ack | `u64` | `90` | — | Client ACK timeout. |
 | me_one_retry | `u8` | `12` | none | Fast reconnect attempts budget for single-endpoint DC scenarios. |
@@ -255,6 +261,9 @@ Note: When `server.proxy_protocol` is enabled, incoming PROXY protocol headers a
 |---|---|---|---|---|
 | tls_domain | `String` | `"petrovich.ru"` | — | Primary TLS domain used in fake TLS handshake profile. |
 | tls_domains | `String[]` | `[]` | — | Additional TLS domains for generating multiple links. |
+| unknown_sni_action | `"drop" \| "mask"` | `"drop"` | — | Action for TLS ClientHello with unknown/non-configured SNI. |
+| tls_fetch_scope | `String` | `""` | Value is trimmed during load; empty keeps default upstream routing behavior. | Upstream scope tag used for TLS-front metadata fetches. |
+| tls_fetch | `Table` | built-in defaults | See `[censorship.tls_fetch]` section below. | TLS-front metadata fetch strategy settings. |
 | mask | `bool` | `true` | — | Enables masking/fronting relay mode. |
 | mask_host | `String \| null` | `null` | — | Upstream mask host for TLS fronting relay. |
 | mask_port | `u16` | `443` | — | Upstream mask port for TLS fronting relay. |
@@ -280,6 +289,18 @@ Note: When `server.proxy_protocol` is enabled, incoming PROXY protocol headers a
 | mask_timing_normalization_floor_ms | `u64` | `0` | Must be `> 0` when timing normalization is enabled; must be `<= ceiling`. | Lower bound (ms) for masking outcome normalization target. |
 | mask_timing_normalization_ceiling_ms | `u64` | `0` | Must be `>= floor`; must be `<= 60000`. | Upper bound (ms) for masking outcome normalization target. |
 
+## [censorship.tls_fetch]
+
+| Parameter | Type | Default | Constraints / validation | Description |
+|---|---|---|---|---|
+| profiles | `("modern_chrome_like" \| "modern_firefox_like" \| "compat_tls12" \| "legacy_minimal")[]` | `["modern_chrome_like", "modern_firefox_like", "compat_tls12", "legacy_minimal"]` | Empty list falls back to defaults; values are deduplicated preserving order. | Ordered ClientHello profile fallback chain for TLS-front metadata fetch. |
+| strict_route | `bool` | `true` | — | Fails closed on upstream-route connect errors instead of falling back to direct TCP when route is configured. |
+| attempt_timeout_ms | `u64` | `5000` | Must be `> 0`. | Timeout budget per one TLS-fetch profile attempt (ms). |
+| total_budget_ms | `u64` | `15000` | Must be `> 0`. | Total wall-clock budget across all TLS-fetch attempts (ms). |
+| grease_enabled | `bool` | `false` | — | Enables GREASE-style random values in selected ClientHello extensions for fetch traffic. |
+| deterministic | `bool` | `false` | — | Enables deterministic ClientHello randomness for debugging/tests. |
+| profile_cache_ttl_secs | `u64` | `600` | `0` disables cache. | TTL for winner-profile cache entries used by TLS fetch path. |
+
 ### Shape-channel hardening notes (`[censorship]`)
 
 These parameters are designed to reduce one specific fingerprint source during masking: the exact number of bytes sent from proxy to `mask_host` for invalid or probing traffic.

docs/FAQ.en.md

@@ -63,9 +63,12 @@ user3 = "00000000000000000000000000000003"
 curl -s http://127.0.0.1:9091/v1/users | jq
 ```
 
+## "Unknown TLS SNI" Error
+You probably updated tls_domain, but users are still connecting via old links with the previous domain.
+
 ## How to view metrics
 
-1. Open the config `nano /etc/telemt.toml`
+1. Open the config `nano /etc/telemt/telemt.toml`
 2. Add the following parameters
 ```toml
 [server]

docs/FAQ.ru.md

@@ -64,9 +64,12 @@ user3 = "00000000000000000000000000000003"
 curl -s http://127.0.0.1:9091/v1/users | jq
 ```
 
+## Ошибка "Unknown TLS SNI"
+Возможно, вы обновили tls_domain, но пользователи всё ещё пытаются подключаться по старым ссылкам с прежним доменом.
+
 ## Как посмотреть метрики
 
-1. Открыть конфиг `nano /etc/telemt.toml`
+1. Открыть конфиг `nano /etc/telemt/telemt.toml`
 2. Добавить следующие параметры
 ```toml
 [server]

docs/QUICK_START_GUIDE.en.md

@@ -27,12 +27,12 @@ chmod +x /bin/telemt
 
 **0. Check port and generate secrets**
 
-The port you have selected for use should be MISSING from the list, when:
+The port you have selected for use should not be in the list:
 ```bash
 netstat -lnp
 ```
 
-Generate 16 bytes/32 characters HEX with OpenSSL or another way:
+Generate 16 bytes/32 characters in HEX format with OpenSSL or another way:
 ```bash
 openssl rand -hex 16
 ```
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ Save the obtained result somewhere. You will need it later!
 
 **1. Place your config to /etc/telemt/telemt.toml**
 
-Create config directory:
+Create the config directory:
 ```bash
 mkdir /etc/telemt
 ```
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ Open nano
 ```bash
 nano /etc/telemt/telemt.toml
 ```
-paste your config
+Insert your configuration:
 
 ```toml
 # === General Settings ===
@@ -93,8 +93,9 @@ hello = "00000000000000000000000000000000"
 then Ctrl+S -> Ctrl+X to save
 
 > [!WARNING]
-> Replace the value of the hello parameter with the value you obtained in step 0. 
-> Replace the value of the tls_domain parameter with another website.
+> Replace the value of the hello parameter with the value you obtained in step 0.  
+> Additionally, change the value of the tls_domain parameter to a different website.
+> Changing the tls_domain parameter will break all links that use the old domain!
 
 ---
 
@@ -105,14 +106,14 @@ useradd -d /opt/telemt -m -r -U telemt
 chown -R telemt:telemt /etc/telemt
 ```
 
-**3. Create service on /etc/systemd/system/telemt.service**
+**3. Create service in /etc/systemd/system/telemt.service**
 
 Open nano
 ```bash
 nano /etc/systemd/system/telemt.service
 ```
 
-paste this Systemd Module
+Insert this Systemd module:
 ```bash
 [Unit]
 Description=Telemt
@@ -147,13 +148,16 @@ systemctl daemon-reload
 
 **6.** For automatic startup at system boot, enter `systemctl enable telemt`
 
-**7.** To get the link(s), enter
+**7.** To get the link(s), enter:
 ```bash
 curl -s http://127.0.0.1:9091/v1/users | jq
 ```
 
 > Any number of people can use one link.
 
+> [!WARNING]
+> Only the command from step 7 can provide a working link. Do not try to create it yourself or copy it from anywhere if you are not sure what you are doing!
+
 ---
 
 # Telemt via Docker Compose

docs/QUICK_START_GUIDE.ru.md

@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ hello = "00000000000000000000000000000000"
 > [!WARNING]
 > Замените значение параметра hello на значение, которое вы получили в пункте 0.  
 > Так же замените значение параметра tls_domain на другой сайт.
+> Изменение параметра tls_domain сделает нерабочими все ссылки, использующие старый домен!
 
 ---
 

docs/VPS_DOUBLE_HOP.en.md

@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ recommended range from 5 to 2147483647 inclusive
 
 > [!IMPORTANT]
 > It is recommended to use your own, unique values.\
-> You can use the [generator](https://htmlpreview.github.io/?https://gist.githubusercontent.com/avbor/955782b5c37b06240b243aa375baeac5/raw/e8b269ff0089a27effd88f8d925179b78e5666c4/awg-gen.html) to select parameters.
+> You can use the [generator](https://htmlpreview.github.io/?https://gist.githubusercontent.com/avbor/955782b5c37b06240b243aa375baeac5/raw/13f5517ca473b47c412b9a99407066de973732bd/awg-gen.html) to select parameters.
 
 #### Server B Configuration (Netherlands):
 
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ Jmin = 8
 Jmax = 80
 S1 = 29
 S2 = 15
+S3 = 18
+S4 = 0
 H1 = 2087563914
 H2 = 188817757
 H3 = 101784570
@@ -121,6 +123,8 @@ Jmin = 8
 Jmax = 80
 S1 = 29
 S2 = 15
+S3 = 18
+S4 = 0
 H1 = 2087563914
 H2 = 188817757
 H3 = 101784570

docs/VPS_DOUBLE_HOP.ru.md

@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ awg genkey | tee private.key | awg pubkey > public.key
 
 Параметры обфускации `S1`, `S2`, `H1`, `H2`, `H3`, `H4` должны быть строго идентичными на обоих серверах.\
 Параметры `Jc`, `Jmin` и `Jmax` могут отличатся.\
-Параметры `I1-I5` [(Custom Protocol Signature)](https://docs.amnezia.org/documentation/amnezia-wg/) нужно указывать на стороне _клиента_ (Сервер **А**).
+Параметры `I1-I5` ([Custom Protocol Signature](https://docs.amnezia.org/documentation/amnezia-wg/)) нужно указывать на стороне _клиента_ (Сервер **А**).
 
 Рекомендации по выбору значений:
 ```text
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ H1/H2/H3/H4 — должны быть уникальны и отличаться
 ```
 > [!IMPORTANT]
 > Рекомендуется использовать собственные, уникальные значения.\
-> Для выбора параметров можете воспользоваться [генератором](https://htmlpreview.github.io/?https://gist.githubusercontent.com/avbor/955782b5c37b06240b243aa375baeac5/raw/e8b269ff0089a27effd88f8d925179b78e5666c4/awg-gen.html).
+> Для выбора параметров можете воспользоваться [генератором](https://htmlpreview.github.io/?https://gist.githubusercontent.com/avbor/955782b5c37b06240b243aa375baeac5/raw/13f5517ca473b47c412b9a99407066de973732bd/awg-gen.html).
 
 #### Конфигурация Сервера B (_Нидерланды_):
 
@@ -83,6 +83,8 @@ Jmin = 8
 Jmax = 80
 S1 = 29
 S2 = 15
+S3 = 18
+S4 = 0
 H1 = 2087563914
 H2 = 188817757
 H3 = 101784570
@@ -121,6 +123,8 @@ Jmin = 8
 Jmax = 80
 S1 = 29
 S2 = 15
+S3 = 18
+S4 = 0
 H1 = 2087563914
 H2 = 188817757
 H3 = 101784570
@@ -272,7 +276,7 @@ backend telemt_nodes
 
 ```
 >[!WARNING]
->**Файл должен заканчиваться пустой строкой, иначе HAProxy не запуститься!**
+>**Файл должен заканчиваться пустой строкой, иначе HAProxy не запустится!**
 
 #### Разрешаем порт 443\tcp в фаерволе (если включен)
 ```bash

src/api/mod.rs

@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ use events::ApiEventStore;
 use http_utils::{error_response, read_json, read_optional_json, success_response};
 use model::{
     ApiFailure, CreateUserRequest, HealthData, PatchUserRequest, RotateSecretRequest, SummaryData,
+    UserActiveIps,
 };
 use runtime_edge::{
     EdgeConnectionsCacheEntry, build_runtime_connections_summary_data,
@@ -362,6 +363,21 @@ async fn handle(
                 );
                 Ok(success_response(StatusCode::OK, data, revision))
             }
+            ("GET", "/v1/stats/users/active-ips") => {
+                let revision = current_revision(&shared.config_path).await?;
+                let usernames: Vec<_> = cfg.access.users.keys().cloned().collect();
+                let active_ips_map = shared.ip_tracker.get_active_ips_for_users(&usernames).await;
+                let mut data: Vec<UserActiveIps> = active_ips_map
+                    .into_iter()
+                    .filter(|(_, ips)| !ips.is_empty())
+                    .map(|(username, active_ips)| UserActiveIps {
+                        username,
+                        active_ips,
+                    })
+                    .collect();
+                data.sort_by(|a, b| a.username.cmp(&b.username));
+                Ok(success_response(StatusCode::OK, data, revision))
+            }
             ("GET", "/v1/stats/users") | ("GET", "/v1/users") => {
                 let revision = current_revision(&shared.config_path).await?;
                 let (detected_ip_v4, detected_ip_v6) = shared.detected_link_ips();

src/api/model.rs

@@ -442,6 +442,12 @@ pub(super) struct UserInfo {
     pub(super) links: UserLinks,
 }
 
+#[derive(Serialize)]
+pub(super) struct UserActiveIps {
+    pub(super) username: String,
+    pub(super) active_ips: Vec<IpAddr>,
+}
+
 #[derive(Serialize)]
 pub(super) struct CreateUserResponse {
     pub(super) user: UserInfo,

src/api/runtime_zero.rs

@@ -35,11 +35,14 @@ pub(super) struct RuntimeGatesData {
     pub(super) conditional_cast_enabled: bool,
     pub(super) me_runtime_ready: bool,
     pub(super) me2dc_fallback_enabled: bool,
+    pub(super) me2dc_fast_enabled: bool,
     pub(super) use_middle_proxy: bool,
     pub(super) route_mode: &'static str,
     pub(super) reroute_active: bool,
     #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
     pub(super) reroute_to_direct_at_epoch_secs: Option<u64>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub(super) reroute_reason: Option<&'static str>,
     pub(super) startup_status: &'static str,
     pub(super) startup_stage: String,
     pub(super) startup_progress_pct: f64,
@@ -47,6 +50,7 @@ pub(super) struct RuntimeGatesData {
 
 #[derive(Serialize)]
 pub(super) struct EffectiveTimeoutLimits {
+    pub(super) client_first_byte_idle_secs: u64,
     pub(super) client_handshake_secs: u64,
     pub(super) tg_connect_secs: u64,
     pub(super) client_keepalive_secs: u64,
@@ -86,6 +90,7 @@ pub(super) struct EffectiveMiddleProxyLimits {
     pub(super) writer_pick_mode: &'static str,
     pub(super) writer_pick_sample_size: u8,
     pub(super) me2dc_fallback: bool,
+    pub(super) me2dc_fast: bool,
 }
 
 #[derive(Serialize)]
@@ -95,6 +100,11 @@ pub(super) struct EffectiveUserIpPolicyLimits {
     pub(super) window_secs: u64,
 }
 
+#[derive(Serialize)]
+pub(super) struct EffectiveUserTcpPolicyLimits {
+    pub(super) global_each: usize,
+}
+
 #[derive(Serialize)]
 pub(super) struct EffectiveLimitsData {
     pub(super) update_every_secs: u64,
@@ -104,6 +114,7 @@ pub(super) struct EffectiveLimitsData {
     pub(super) upstream: EffectiveUpstreamLimits,
     pub(super) middle_proxy: EffectiveMiddleProxyLimits,
     pub(super) user_ip_policy: EffectiveUserIpPolicyLimits,
+    pub(super) user_tcp_policy: EffectiveUserTcpPolicyLimits,
 }
 
 #[derive(Serialize)]
@@ -169,6 +180,8 @@ pub(super) async fn build_runtime_gates_data(
     let startup_summary = build_runtime_startup_summary(shared).await;
     let route_state = shared.route_runtime.snapshot();
     let route_mode = route_state.mode.as_str();
+    let fast_fallback_enabled =
+        cfg.general.use_middle_proxy && cfg.general.me2dc_fallback && cfg.general.me2dc_fast;
     let reroute_active = cfg.general.use_middle_proxy
         && cfg.general.me2dc_fallback
         && matches!(route_state.mode, RelayRouteMode::Direct);
@@ -177,6 +190,15 @@ pub(super) async fn build_runtime_gates_data(
     } else {
         None
     };
+    let reroute_reason = if reroute_active {
+        if fast_fallback_enabled {
+            Some("fast_not_ready_fallback")
+        } else {
+            Some("strict_grace_fallback")
+        }
+    } else {
+        None
+    };
     let me_runtime_ready = if !cfg.general.use_middle_proxy {
         true
     } else {
@@ -194,10 +216,12 @@ pub(super) async fn build_runtime_gates_data(
         conditional_cast_enabled: cfg.general.use_middle_proxy,
         me_runtime_ready,
         me2dc_fallback_enabled: cfg.general.me2dc_fallback,
+        me2dc_fast_enabled: fast_fallback_enabled,
         use_middle_proxy: cfg.general.use_middle_proxy,
         route_mode,
         reroute_active,
         reroute_to_direct_at_epoch_secs,
+        reroute_reason,
         startup_status: startup_summary.status,
         startup_stage: startup_summary.stage,
         startup_progress_pct: startup_summary.progress_pct,
@@ -210,8 +234,9 @@ pub(super) fn build_limits_effective_data(cfg: &ProxyConfig) -> EffectiveLimitsD
         me_reinit_every_secs: cfg.general.effective_me_reinit_every_secs(),
         me_pool_force_close_secs: cfg.general.effective_me_pool_force_close_secs(),
         timeouts: EffectiveTimeoutLimits {
+            client_first_byte_idle_secs: cfg.timeouts.client_first_byte_idle_secs,
             client_handshake_secs: cfg.timeouts.client_handshake,
-            tg_connect_secs: cfg.timeouts.tg_connect,
+            tg_connect_secs: cfg.general.tg_connect,
             client_keepalive_secs: cfg.timeouts.client_keepalive,
             client_ack_secs: cfg.timeouts.client_ack,
             me_one_retry: cfg.timeouts.me_one_retry,
@@ -263,12 +288,16 @@ pub(super) fn build_limits_effective_data(cfg: &ProxyConfig) -> EffectiveLimitsD
             writer_pick_mode: me_writer_pick_mode_label(cfg.general.me_writer_pick_mode),
             writer_pick_sample_size: cfg.general.me_writer_pick_sample_size,
             me2dc_fallback: cfg.general.me2dc_fallback,
+            me2dc_fast: cfg.general.me2dc_fast,
         },
         user_ip_policy: EffectiveUserIpPolicyLimits {
             global_each: cfg.access.user_max_unique_ips_global_each,
             mode: user_max_unique_ips_mode_label(cfg.access.user_max_unique_ips_mode),
             window_secs: cfg.access.user_max_unique_ips_window_secs,
         },
+        user_tcp_policy: EffectiveUserTcpPolicyLimits {
+            global_each: cfg.access.user_max_tcp_conns_global_each,
+        },
     }
 }
 

src/api/users.rs

@@ -144,7 +144,14 @@ pub(super) async fn create_user(
         .unwrap_or(UserInfo {
             username: body.username.clone(),
             user_ad_tag: None,
-            max_tcp_conns: None,
+            max_tcp_conns: cfg
+                .access
+                .user_max_tcp_conns
+                .get(&body.username)
+                .copied()
+                .filter(|limit| *limit > 0)
+                .or((cfg.access.user_max_tcp_conns_global_each > 0)
+                    .then_some(cfg.access.user_max_tcp_conns_global_each)),
             expiration_rfc3339: None,
             data_quota_bytes: None,
             max_unique_ips: updated_limit,
@@ -395,7 +402,14 @@ pub(super) async fn users_from_config(
             });
         users.push(UserInfo {
             user_ad_tag: cfg.access.user_ad_tags.get(&username).cloned(),
-            max_tcp_conns: cfg.access.user_max_tcp_conns.get(&username).copied(),
+            max_tcp_conns: cfg
+                .access
+                .user_max_tcp_conns
+                .get(&username)
+                .copied()
+                .filter(|limit| *limit > 0)
+                .or((cfg.access.user_max_tcp_conns_global_each > 0)
+                    .then_some(cfg.access.user_max_tcp_conns_global_each)),
             expiration_rfc3339: cfg
                 .access
                 .user_expirations
@@ -572,3 +586,54 @@ fn resolve_tls_domains(cfg: &ProxyConfig) -> Vec<&str> {
     }
     domains
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use crate::ip_tracker::UserIpTracker;
+    use crate::stats::Stats;
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn users_from_config_reports_effective_tcp_limit_with_global_fallback() {
+        let mut cfg = ProxyConfig::default();
+        cfg.access.users.insert(
+            "alice".to_string(),
+            "0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef".to_string(),
+        );
+        cfg.access.user_max_tcp_conns_global_each = 7;
+
+        let stats = Stats::new();
+        let tracker = UserIpTracker::new();
+
+        let users = users_from_config(&cfg, &stats, &tracker, None, None).await;
+        let alice = users
+            .iter()
+            .find(|entry| entry.username == "alice")
+            .expect("alice must be present");
+        assert_eq!(alice.max_tcp_conns, Some(7));
+
+        cfg.access.user_max_tcp_conns.insert("alice".to_string(), 5);
+        let users = users_from_config(&cfg, &stats, &tracker, None, None).await;
+        let alice = users
+            .iter()
+            .find(|entry| entry.username == "alice")
+            .expect("alice must be present");
+        assert_eq!(alice.max_tcp_conns, Some(5));
+
+        cfg.access.user_max_tcp_conns.insert("alice".to_string(), 0);
+        let users = users_from_config(&cfg, &stats, &tracker, None, None).await;
+        let alice = users
+            .iter()
+            .find(|entry| entry.username == "alice")
+            .expect("alice must be present");
+        assert_eq!(alice.max_tcp_conns, Some(7));
+
+        cfg.access.user_max_tcp_conns_global_each = 0;
+        let users = users_from_config(&cfg, &stats, &tracker, None, None).await;
+        let alice = users
+            .iter()
+            .find(|entry| entry.username == "alice")
+            .expect("alice must be present");
+        assert_eq!(alice.max_tcp_conns, None);
+    }
+}

src/cli.rs

@@ -1,11 +1,270 @@
-//! CLI commands: --init (fire-and-forget setup)
+//! CLI commands: --init (fire-and-forget setup), daemon options, subcommands
+//!
+//! Subcommands:
+//! - `start [OPTIONS] [config.toml]` - Start the daemon
+//! - `stop [--pid-file PATH]` - Stop a running daemon
+//! - `reload [--pid-file PATH]` - Reload configuration (SIGHUP)
+//! - `status [--pid-file PATH]` - Check daemon status
+//! - `run [OPTIONS] [config.toml]` - Run in foreground (default behavior)
 
 use rand::RngExt;
 use std::fs;
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 use std::process::Command;
 
+#[cfg(unix)]
+use crate::daemon::{self, DEFAULT_PID_FILE, DaemonOptions};
+
+/// CLI subcommand to execute.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub enum Subcommand {
+    /// Run the proxy (default, or explicit `run` subcommand).
+    Run,
+    /// Start as daemon (`start` subcommand).
+    Start,
+    /// Stop a running daemon (`stop` subcommand).
+    Stop,
+    /// Reload configuration (`reload` subcommand).
+    Reload,
+    /// Check daemon status (`status` subcommand).
+    Status,
+    /// Fire-and-forget setup (`--init`).
+    Init,
+}
+
+/// Parsed subcommand with its options.
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct ParsedCommand {
+    pub subcommand: Subcommand,
+    pub pid_file: PathBuf,
+    pub config_path: String,
+    #[cfg(unix)]
+    pub daemon_opts: DaemonOptions,
+    pub init_opts: Option<InitOptions>,
+}
+
+impl Default for ParsedCommand {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            subcommand: Subcommand::Run,
+            #[cfg(unix)]
+            pid_file: PathBuf::from(DEFAULT_PID_FILE),
+            #[cfg(not(unix))]
+            pid_file: PathBuf::from("/var/run/telemt.pid"),
+            config_path: "config.toml".to_string(),
+            #[cfg(unix)]
+            daemon_opts: DaemonOptions::default(),
+            init_opts: None,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Parse CLI arguments into a command structure.
+pub fn parse_command(args: &[String]) -> ParsedCommand {
+    let mut cmd = ParsedCommand::default();
+
+    // Check for --init first (legacy form)
+    if args.iter().any(|a| a == "--init") {
+        cmd.subcommand = Subcommand::Init;
+        cmd.init_opts = parse_init_args(args);
+        return cmd;
+    }
+
+    // Check for subcommand as first argument
+    if let Some(first) = args.first() {
+        match first.as_str() {
+            "start" => {
+                cmd.subcommand = Subcommand::Start;
+                #[cfg(unix)]
+                {
+                    cmd.daemon_opts = parse_daemon_args(args);
+                    // Force daemonize for start command
+                    cmd.daemon_opts.daemonize = true;
+                }
+            }
+            "stop" => {
+                cmd.subcommand = Subcommand::Stop;
+            }
+            "reload" => {
+                cmd.subcommand = Subcommand::Reload;
+            }
+            "status" => {
+                cmd.subcommand = Subcommand::Status;
+            }
+            "run" => {
+                cmd.subcommand = Subcommand::Run;
+                #[cfg(unix)]
+                {
+                    cmd.daemon_opts = parse_daemon_args(args);
+                }
+            }
+            _ => {
+                // No subcommand, default to Run
+                #[cfg(unix)]
+                {
+                    cmd.daemon_opts = parse_daemon_args(args);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Parse remaining options
+    let mut i = 0;
+    while i < args.len() {
+        match args[i].as_str() {
+            // Skip subcommand names
+            "start" | "stop" | "reload" | "status" | "run" => {}
+            // PID file option (for stop/reload/status)
+            "--pid-file" => {
+                i += 1;
+                if i < args.len() {
+                    cmd.pid_file = PathBuf::from(&args[i]);
+                    #[cfg(unix)]
+                    {
+                        cmd.daemon_opts.pid_file = Some(cmd.pid_file.clone());
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            s if s.starts_with("--pid-file=") => {
+                cmd.pid_file = PathBuf::from(s.trim_start_matches("--pid-file="));
+                #[cfg(unix)]
+                {
+                    cmd.daemon_opts.pid_file = Some(cmd.pid_file.clone());
+                }
+            }
+            // Config path (positional, non-flag argument)
+            s if !s.starts_with('-') => {
+                cmd.config_path = s.to_string();
+            }
+            _ => {}
+        }
+        i += 1;
+    }
+
+    cmd
+}
+
+/// Execute a subcommand that doesn't require starting the server.
+/// Returns `Some(exit_code)` if the command was handled, `None` if server should start.
+#[cfg(unix)]
+pub fn execute_subcommand(cmd: &ParsedCommand) -> Option<i32> {
+    match cmd.subcommand {
+        Subcommand::Stop => Some(cmd_stop(&cmd.pid_file)),
+        Subcommand::Reload => Some(cmd_reload(&cmd.pid_file)),
+        Subcommand::Status => Some(cmd_status(&cmd.pid_file)),
+        Subcommand::Init => {
+            if let Some(opts) = cmd.init_opts.clone() {
+                match run_init(opts) {
+                    Ok(()) => Some(0),
+                    Err(e) => {
+                        eprintln!("[telemt] Init failed: {}", e);
+                        Some(1)
+                    }
+                }
+            } else {
+                Some(1)
+            }
+        }
+        // Run and Start need the server
+        Subcommand::Run | Subcommand::Start => None,
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(not(unix))]
+pub fn execute_subcommand(cmd: &ParsedCommand) -> Option<i32> {
+    match cmd.subcommand {
+        Subcommand::Stop | Subcommand::Reload | Subcommand::Status => {
+            eprintln!("[telemt] Subcommand not supported on this platform");
+            Some(1)
+        }
+        Subcommand::Init => {
+            if let Some(opts) = cmd.init_opts.clone() {
+                match run_init(opts) {
+                    Ok(()) => Some(0),
+                    Err(e) => {
+                        eprintln!("[telemt] Init failed: {}", e);
+                        Some(1)
+                    }
+                }
+            } else {
+                Some(1)
+            }
+        }
+        Subcommand::Run | Subcommand::Start => None,
+    }
+}
+
+/// Stop command: send SIGTERM to the running daemon.
+#[cfg(unix)]
+fn cmd_stop(pid_file: &Path) -> i32 {
+    use nix::sys::signal::Signal;
+
+    println!("Stopping telemt daemon...");
+
+    match daemon::signal_pid_file(pid_file, Signal::SIGTERM) {
+        Ok(()) => {
+            println!("Stop signal sent successfully");
+
+            // Wait for process to exit (up to 10 seconds)
+            for _ in 0..20 {
+                std::thread::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_millis(500));
+                if let daemon::DaemonStatus::NotRunning = daemon::check_status(pid_file) {
+                    println!("Daemon stopped");
+                    return 0;
+                }
+            }
+            println!("Daemon may still be shutting down");
+            0
+        }
+        Err(e) => {
+            eprintln!("Failed to stop daemon: {}", e);
+            1
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Reload command: send SIGHUP to trigger config reload.
+#[cfg(unix)]
+fn cmd_reload(pid_file: &Path) -> i32 {
+    use nix::sys::signal::Signal;
+
+    println!("Reloading telemt configuration...");
+
+    match daemon::signal_pid_file(pid_file, Signal::SIGHUP) {
+        Ok(()) => {
+            println!("Reload signal sent successfully");
+            0
+        }
+        Err(e) => {
+            eprintln!("Failed to reload daemon: {}", e);
+            1
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Status command: check if daemon is running.
+#[cfg(unix)]
+fn cmd_status(pid_file: &Path) -> i32 {
+    match daemon::check_status(pid_file) {
+        daemon::DaemonStatus::Running(pid) => {
+            println!("telemt is running (pid {})", pid);
+            0
+        }
+        daemon::DaemonStatus::Stale(pid) => {
+            println!("telemt is not running (stale pid file, was pid {})", pid);
+            // Clean up stale PID file
+            let _ = std::fs::remove_file(pid_file);
+            1
+        }
+        daemon::DaemonStatus::NotRunning => {
+            println!("telemt is not running");
+            1
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 /// Options for the init command
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct InitOptions {
     pub port: u16,
     pub domain: String,
@@ -15,6 +274,64 @@ pub struct InitOptions {
     pub no_start: bool,
 }
 
+/// Parse daemon-related options from CLI args.
+#[cfg(unix)]
+pub fn parse_daemon_args(args: &[String]) -> DaemonOptions {
+    let mut opts = DaemonOptions::default();
+    let mut i = 0;
+
+    while i < args.len() {
+        match args[i].as_str() {
+            "--daemon" | "-d" => {
+                opts.daemonize = true;
+            }
+            "--foreground" | "-f" => {
+                opts.foreground = true;
+            }
+            "--pid-file" => {
+                i += 1;
+                if i < args.len() {
+                    opts.pid_file = Some(PathBuf::from(&args[i]));
+                }
+            }
+            s if s.starts_with("--pid-file=") => {
+                opts.pid_file = Some(PathBuf::from(s.trim_start_matches("--pid-file=")));
+            }
+            "--run-as-user" => {
+                i += 1;
+                if i < args.len() {
+                    opts.user = Some(args[i].clone());
+                }
+            }
+            s if s.starts_with("--run-as-user=") => {
+                opts.user = Some(s.trim_start_matches("--run-as-user=").to_string());
+            }
+            "--run-as-group" => {
+                i += 1;
+                if i < args.len() {
+                    opts.group = Some(args[i].clone());
+                }
+            }
+            s if s.starts_with("--run-as-group=") => {
+                opts.group = Some(s.trim_start_matches("--run-as-group=").to_string());
+            }
+            "--working-dir" => {
+                i += 1;
+                if i < args.len() {
+                    opts.working_dir = Some(PathBuf::from(&args[i]));
+                }
+            }
+            s if s.starts_with("--working-dir=") => {
+                opts.working_dir = Some(PathBuf::from(s.trim_start_matches("--working-dir=")));
+            }
+            _ => {}
+        }
+        i += 1;
+    }
+
+    opts
+}
+
 impl Default for InitOptions {
     fn default() -> Self {
         Self {
@@ -84,10 +401,16 @@ pub fn parse_init_args(args: &[String]) -> Option<InitOptions> {
 
 /// Run the fire-and-forget setup.
 pub fn run_init(opts: InitOptions) -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+    use crate::service::{self, InitSystem, ServiceOptions};
+
     eprintln!("[telemt] Fire-and-forget setup");
     eprintln!();
 
-    // 1. Generate or validate secret
+    // 1. Detect init system
+    let init_system = service::detect_init_system();
+    eprintln!("[+] Detected init system: {}", init_system);
+
+    // 2. Generate or validate secret
     let secret = match opts.secret {
         Some(s) => {
             if s.len() != 32 || !s.chars().all(|c| c.is_ascii_hexdigit()) {
@@ -104,72 +427,126 @@ pub fn run_init(opts: InitOptions) -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
     eprintln!("[+] Port:   {}", opts.port);
     eprintln!("[+] Domain: {}", opts.domain);
 
-    // 2. Create config directory
+    // 3. Create config directory
     fs::create_dir_all(&opts.config_dir)?;
     let config_path = opts.config_dir.join("config.toml");
 
-    // 3. Write config
+    // 4. Write config
     let config_content = generate_config(&opts.username, &secret, opts.port, &opts.domain);
     fs::write(&config_path, &config_content)?;
     eprintln!("[+] Config written to {}", config_path.display());
 
-    // 4. Write systemd unit
+    // 5. Generate and write service file
     let exe_path =
         std::env::current_exe().unwrap_or_else(|_| PathBuf::from("/usr/local/bin/telemt"));
 
-    let unit_path = Path::new("/etc/systemd/system/telemt.service");
-    let unit_content = generate_systemd_unit(&exe_path, &config_path);
+    let service_opts = ServiceOptions {
+        exe_path: &exe_path,
+        config_path: &config_path,
+        user: None, // Let systemd/init handle user
+        group: None,
+        pid_file: "/var/run/telemt.pid",
+        working_dir: Some("/var/lib/telemt"),
+        description: "Telemt MTProxy - Telegram MTProto Proxy",
+    };
 
-    match fs::write(unit_path, &unit_content) {
+    let service_path = service::service_file_path(init_system);
+    let service_content = service::generate_service_file(init_system, &service_opts);
+
+    // Ensure parent directory exists
+    if let Some(parent) = Path::new(service_path).parent() {
+        let _ = fs::create_dir_all(parent);
+    }
+
+    match fs::write(service_path, &service_content) {
         Ok(()) => {
-            eprintln!("[+] Systemd unit written to {}", unit_path.display());
+            eprintln!("[+] Service file written to {}", service_path);
+
+            // Make script executable for OpenRC/FreeBSD
+            #[cfg(unix)]
+            if init_system == InitSystem::OpenRC || init_system == InitSystem::FreeBSDRc {
+                use std::os::unix::fs::PermissionsExt;
+                let mut perms = fs::metadata(service_path)?.permissions();
+                perms.set_mode(0o755);
+                fs::set_permissions(service_path, perms)?;
+            }
         }
         Err(e) => {
-            eprintln!("[!] Cannot write systemd unit (run as root?): {}", e);
-            eprintln!("[!] Manual unit file content:");
-            eprintln!("{}", unit_content);
+            eprintln!("[!] Cannot write service file (run as root?): {}", e);
+            eprintln!("[!] Manual service file content:");
+            eprintln!("{}", service_content);
 
-            // Still print links and config
+            // Still print links and installation instructions
+            eprintln!();
+            eprintln!("{}", service::installation_instructions(init_system));
             print_links(&opts.username, &secret, opts.port, &opts.domain);
             return Ok(());
         }
     }
 
-    // 5. Reload systemd
-    run_cmd("systemctl", &["daemon-reload"]);
+    // 6. Install and enable service based on init system
+    match init_system {
+        InitSystem::Systemd => {
+            run_cmd("systemctl", &["daemon-reload"]);
+            run_cmd("systemctl", &["enable", "telemt.service"]);
+            eprintln!("[+] Service enabled");
 
-    // 6. Enable service
-    run_cmd("systemctl", &["enable", "telemt.service"]);
-    eprintln!("[+] Service enabled");
+            if !opts.no_start {
+                run_cmd("systemctl", &["start", "telemt.service"]);
+                eprintln!("[+] Service started");
 
-    // 7. Start service (unless --no-start)
-    if !opts.no_start {
-        run_cmd("systemctl", &["start", "telemt.service"]);
-        eprintln!("[+] Service started");
+                std::thread::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_secs(1));
+                let status = Command::new("systemctl")
+                    .args(["is-active", "telemt.service"])
+                    .output();
 
-        // Brief delay then check status
-        std::thread::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_secs(1));
-        let status = Command::new("systemctl")
-            .args(["is-active", "telemt.service"])
-            .output();
-
-        match status {
-            Ok(out) if out.status.success() => {
-                eprintln!("[+] Service is running");
-            }
-            _ => {
-                eprintln!("[!] Service may not have started correctly");
-                eprintln!("[!] Check: journalctl -u telemt.service -n 20");
+                match status {
+                    Ok(out) if out.status.success() => {
+                        eprintln!("[+] Service is running");
+                    }
+                    _ => {
+                        eprintln!("[!] Service may not have started correctly");
+                        eprintln!("[!] Check: journalctl -u telemt.service -n 20");
+                    }
+                }
+            } else {
+                eprintln!("[+] Service not started (--no-start)");
+                eprintln!("[+] Start manually: systemctl start telemt.service");
             }
         }
-    } else {
-        eprintln!("[+] Service not started (--no-start)");
-        eprintln!("[+] Start manually: systemctl start telemt.service");
+        InitSystem::OpenRC => {
+            run_cmd("rc-update", &["add", "telemt", "default"]);
+            eprintln!("[+] Service enabled");
+
+            if !opts.no_start {
+                run_cmd("rc-service", &["telemt", "start"]);
+                eprintln!("[+] Service started");
+            } else {
+                eprintln!("[+] Service not started (--no-start)");
+                eprintln!("[+] Start manually: rc-service telemt start");
+            }
+        }
+        InitSystem::FreeBSDRc => {
+            run_cmd("sysrc", &["telemt_enable=YES"]);
+            eprintln!("[+] Service enabled");
+
+            if !opts.no_start {
+                run_cmd("service", &["telemt", "start"]);
+                eprintln!("[+] Service started");
+            } else {
+                eprintln!("[+] Service not started (--no-start)");
+                eprintln!("[+] Start manually: service telemt start");
+            }
+        }
+        InitSystem::Unknown => {
+            eprintln!("[!] Unknown init system - service file written but not installed");
+            eprintln!("[!] You may need to install it manually");
+        }
     }
 
     eprintln!();
 
-    // 8. Print links
+    // 7. Print links
     print_links(&opts.username, &secret, opts.port, &opts.domain);
 
     Ok(())
@@ -207,6 +584,7 @@ me_pool_drain_soft_evict_cooldown_ms = 1000
 me_bind_stale_mode = "never"
 me_pool_min_fresh_ratio = 0.8
 me_reinit_drain_timeout_secs = 90
+tg_connect = 10
 
 [network]
 ipv4 = true
@@ -232,8 +610,8 @@ ip = "0.0.0.0"
 ip = "::"
 
 [timeouts]
-client_handshake = 15
-tg_connect = 10
+client_first_byte_idle_secs = 300
+client_handshake = 60
 client_keepalive = 60
 client_ack = 300
 
@@ -245,6 +623,7 @@ fake_cert_len = 2048
 tls_full_cert_ttl_secs = 90
 
 [access]
+user_max_tcp_conns_global_each = 0
 replay_check_len = 65536
 replay_window_secs = 120
 ignore_time_skew = false
@@ -264,35 +643,6 @@ weight = 10
     )
 }
 
-fn generate_systemd_unit(exe_path: &Path, config_path: &Path) -> String {
-    format!(
-        r#"[Unit]
-Description=Telemt MTProxy
-Documentation=https://github.com/telemt/telemt
-After=network-online.target
-Wants=network-online.target
-
-[Service]
-Type=simple
-ExecStart={exe} {config}
-Restart=always
-RestartSec=5
-LimitNOFILE=65535
-# Security hardening
-NoNewPrivileges=true
-ProtectSystem=strict
-ProtectHome=true
-ReadWritePaths=/etc/telemt
-PrivateTmp=true
-
-[Install]
-WantedBy=multi-user.target
-"#,
-        exe = exe_path.display(),
-        config = config_path.display(),
-    )
-}
-
 fn run_cmd(cmd: &str, args: &[&str]) {
     match Command::new(cmd).args(args).output() {
         Ok(output) => {

src/config/defaults.rs

@@ -71,6 +71,22 @@ pub(crate) fn default_tls_fetch_scope() -> String {
     String::new()
 }
 
+pub(crate) fn default_tls_fetch_attempt_timeout_ms() -> u64 {
+    5_000
+}
+
+pub(crate) fn default_tls_fetch_total_budget_ms() -> u64 {
+    15_000
+}
+
+pub(crate) fn default_tls_fetch_strict_route() -> bool {
+    true
+}
+
+pub(crate) fn default_tls_fetch_profile_cache_ttl_secs() -> u64 {
+    600
+}
+
 pub(crate) fn default_mask_port() -> u16 {
     443
 }
@@ -94,7 +110,11 @@ pub(crate) fn default_replay_window_secs() -> u64 {
 }
 
 pub(crate) fn default_handshake_timeout() -> u64 {
-    30
+    60
+}
+
+pub(crate) fn default_client_first_byte_idle_secs() -> u64 {
+    300
 }
 
 pub(crate) fn default_relay_idle_policy_v2_enabled() -> bool {
@@ -185,10 +205,18 @@ pub(crate) fn default_proxy_protocol_header_timeout_ms() -> u64 {
     500
 }
 
+pub(crate) fn default_proxy_protocol_trusted_cidrs() -> Vec<IpNetwork> {
+    vec!["0.0.0.0/0".parse().unwrap(), "::/0".parse().unwrap()]
+}
+
 pub(crate) fn default_server_max_connections() -> u32 {
     10_000
 }
 
+pub(crate) fn default_listen_backlog() -> u32 {
+    1024
+}
+
 pub(crate) fn default_accept_permit_timeout_ms() -> u64 {
     DEFAULT_ACCEPT_PERMIT_TIMEOUT_MS
 }
@@ -253,6 +281,10 @@ pub(crate) fn default_me2dc_fallback() -> bool {
     true
 }
 
+pub(crate) fn default_me2dc_fast() -> bool {
+    false
+}
+
 pub(crate) fn default_keepalive_interval() -> u64 {
     8
 }
@@ -779,6 +811,10 @@ pub(crate) fn default_user_max_unique_ips_window_secs() -> u64 {
     DEFAULT_USER_MAX_UNIQUE_IPS_WINDOW_SECS
 }
 
+pub(crate) fn default_user_max_tcp_conns_global_each() -> usize {
+    0
+}
+
 pub(crate) fn default_user_max_unique_ips_global_each() -> usize {
     0
 }

src/config/hot_reload.rs

@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ pub struct HotFields {
     pub users: std::collections::HashMap<String, String>,
     pub user_ad_tags: std::collections::HashMap<String, String>,
     pub user_max_tcp_conns: std::collections::HashMap<String, usize>,
+    pub user_max_tcp_conns_global_each: usize,
     pub user_expirations: std::collections::HashMap<String, chrono::DateTime<chrono::Utc>>,
     pub user_data_quota: std::collections::HashMap<String, u64>,
     pub user_max_unique_ips: std::collections::HashMap<String, usize>,
@@ -228,7 +229,9 @@ impl HotFields {
             me_d2c_flush_batch_max_delay_us: cfg.general.me_d2c_flush_batch_max_delay_us,
             me_d2c_ack_flush_immediate: cfg.general.me_d2c_ack_flush_immediate,
             me_quota_soft_overshoot_bytes: cfg.general.me_quota_soft_overshoot_bytes,
-            me_d2c_frame_buf_shrink_threshold_bytes: cfg.general.me_d2c_frame_buf_shrink_threshold_bytes,
+            me_d2c_frame_buf_shrink_threshold_bytes: cfg
+                .general
+                .me_d2c_frame_buf_shrink_threshold_bytes,
             direct_relay_copy_buf_c2s_bytes: cfg.general.direct_relay_copy_buf_c2s_bytes,
             direct_relay_copy_buf_s2c_bytes: cfg.general.direct_relay_copy_buf_s2c_bytes,
             me_health_interval_ms_unhealthy: cfg.general.me_health_interval_ms_unhealthy,
@@ -238,6 +241,7 @@ impl HotFields {
             users: cfg.access.users.clone(),
             user_ad_tags: cfg.access.user_ad_tags.clone(),
             user_max_tcp_conns: cfg.access.user_max_tcp_conns.clone(),
+            user_max_tcp_conns_global_each: cfg.access.user_max_tcp_conns_global_each,
             user_expirations: cfg.access.user_expirations.clone(),
             user_data_quota: cfg.access.user_data_quota.clone(),
             user_max_unique_ips: cfg.access.user_max_unique_ips.clone(),
@@ -528,6 +532,7 @@ fn overlay_hot_fields(old: &ProxyConfig, new: &ProxyConfig) -> ProxyConfig {
     cfg.access.users = new.access.users.clone();
     cfg.access.user_ad_tags = new.access.user_ad_tags.clone();
     cfg.access.user_max_tcp_conns = new.access.user_max_tcp_conns.clone();
+    cfg.access.user_max_tcp_conns_global_each = new.access.user_max_tcp_conns_global_each;
     cfg.access.user_expirations = new.access.user_expirations.clone();
     cfg.access.user_data_quota = new.access.user_data_quota.clone();
     cfg.access.user_max_unique_ips = new.access.user_max_unique_ips.clone();
@@ -568,6 +573,7 @@ fn warn_non_hot_changes(old: &ProxyConfig, new: &ProxyConfig, non_hot_changed: b
     }
     if old.server.proxy_protocol != new.server.proxy_protocol
         || !listeners_equal(&old.server.listeners, &new.server.listeners)
+        || old.server.listen_backlog != new.server.listen_backlog
         || old.server.listen_addr_ipv4 != new.server.listen_addr_ipv4
         || old.server.listen_addr_ipv6 != new.server.listen_addr_ipv6
         || old.server.listen_tcp != new.server.listen_tcp
@@ -649,6 +655,9 @@ fn warn_non_hot_changes(old: &ProxyConfig, new: &ProxyConfig, non_hot_changed: b
     }
     if old.general.me_route_no_writer_mode != new.general.me_route_no_writer_mode
         || old.general.me_route_no_writer_wait_ms != new.general.me_route_no_writer_wait_ms
+        || old.general.me_route_hybrid_max_wait_ms != new.general.me_route_hybrid_max_wait_ms
+        || old.general.me_route_blocking_send_timeout_ms
+            != new.general.me_route_blocking_send_timeout_ms
         || old.general.me_route_inline_recovery_attempts
             != new.general.me_route_inline_recovery_attempts
         || old.general.me_route_inline_recovery_wait_ms
@@ -667,9 +676,11 @@ fn warn_non_hot_changes(old: &ProxyConfig, new: &ProxyConfig, non_hot_changed: b
         warned = true;
         warn!("config reload: general.me_init_retry_attempts changed; restart required");
     }
-    if old.general.me2dc_fallback != new.general.me2dc_fallback {
+    if old.general.me2dc_fallback != new.general.me2dc_fallback
+        || old.general.me2dc_fast != new.general.me2dc_fast
+    {
         warned = true;
-        warn!("config reload: general.me2dc_fallback changed; restart required");
+        warn!("config reload: general.me2dc_fallback/me2dc_fast changed; restart required");
     }
     if old.general.proxy_config_v4_cache_path != new.general.proxy_config_v4_cache_path
         || old.general.proxy_config_v6_cache_path != new.general.proxy_config_v6_cache_path
@@ -688,6 +699,7 @@ fn warn_non_hot_changes(old: &ProxyConfig, new: &ProxyConfig, non_hot_changed: b
     if old.general.upstream_connect_retry_attempts != new.general.upstream_connect_retry_attempts
         || old.general.upstream_connect_retry_backoff_ms
             != new.general.upstream_connect_retry_backoff_ms
+        || old.general.tg_connect != new.general.tg_connect
         || old.general.upstream_unhealthy_fail_threshold
             != new.general.upstream_unhealthy_fail_threshold
         || old.general.upstream_connect_failfast_hard_errors
@@ -1136,6 +1148,12 @@ fn log_changes(
             new_hot.user_max_tcp_conns.len()
         );
     }
+    if old_hot.user_max_tcp_conns_global_each != new_hot.user_max_tcp_conns_global_each {
+        info!(
+            "config reload: user_max_tcp_conns policy global_each={}",
+            new_hot.user_max_tcp_conns_global_each
+        );
+    }
     if old_hot.user_expirations != new_hot.user_expirations {
         info!(
             "config reload: user_expirations updated ({} entries)",

src/config/load.rs

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #![allow(deprecated)]
 
-use std::collections::{BTreeSet, HashMap};
+use std::collections::{BTreeSet, HashMap, HashSet};
 use std::hash::{DefaultHasher, Hash, Hasher};
 use std::net::{IpAddr, SocketAddr};
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
@@ -346,6 +346,12 @@ impl ProxyConfig {
             ));
         }
 
+        if config.general.tg_connect == 0 {
+            return Err(ProxyError::Config(
+                "general.tg_connect must be > 0".to_string(),
+            ));
+        }
+
         if config.general.upstream_unhealthy_fail_threshold == 0 {
             return Err(ProxyError::Config(
                 "general.upstream_unhealthy_fail_threshold must be > 0".to_string(),
@@ -444,8 +450,7 @@ impl ProxyConfig {
 
         if !(5..=50).contains(&config.censorship.mask_classifier_prefetch_timeout_ms) {
             return Err(ProxyError::Config(
-                "censorship.mask_classifier_prefetch_timeout_ms must be within [5, 50]"
-                    .to_string(),
+                "censorship.mask_classifier_prefetch_timeout_ms must be within [5, 50]".to_string(),
             ));
         }
 
@@ -558,7 +563,9 @@ impl ProxyConfig {
             ));
         }
 
-        if !(4096..=16 * 1024 * 1024).contains(&config.general.me_d2c_frame_buf_shrink_threshold_bytes) {
+        if !(4096..=16 * 1024 * 1024)
+            .contains(&config.general.me_d2c_frame_buf_shrink_threshold_bytes)
+        {
             return Err(ProxyError::Config(
                 "general.me_d2c_frame_buf_shrink_threshold_bytes must be within [4096, 16777216]"
                     .to_string(),
@@ -976,6 +983,28 @@ impl ProxyConfig {
         // Normalize optional TLS fetch scope: whitespace-only values disable scoped routing.
         config.censorship.tls_fetch_scope = config.censorship.tls_fetch_scope.trim().to_string();
 
+        if config.censorship.tls_fetch.profiles.is_empty() {
+            config.censorship.tls_fetch.profiles = TlsFetchConfig::default().profiles;
+        } else {
+            let mut seen = HashSet::new();
+            config
+                .censorship
+                .tls_fetch
+                .profiles
+                .retain(|profile| seen.insert(*profile));
+        }
+
+        if config.censorship.tls_fetch.attempt_timeout_ms == 0 {
+            return Err(ProxyError::Config(
+                "censorship.tls_fetch.attempt_timeout_ms must be > 0".to_string(),
+            ));
+        }
+        if config.censorship.tls_fetch.total_budget_ms == 0 {
+            return Err(ProxyError::Config(
+                "censorship.tls_fetch.total_budget_ms must be > 0".to_string(),
+            ));
+        }
+
         // Merge primary + extra TLS domains, deduplicate (primary always first).
         if !config.censorship.tls_domains.is_empty() {
             let mut all = Vec::with_capacity(1 + config.censorship.tls_domains.len());
@@ -1194,6 +1223,7 @@ mod tests {
             default_me_init_retry_attempts()
         );
         assert_eq!(cfg.general.me2dc_fallback, default_me2dc_fallback());
+        assert_eq!(cfg.general.me2dc_fast, default_me2dc_fast());
         assert_eq!(
             cfg.general.proxy_config_v4_cache_path,
             default_proxy_config_v4_cache_path()
@@ -1262,6 +1292,11 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(cfg.general.update_every, default_update_every());
         assert_eq!(cfg.server.listen_addr_ipv4, default_listen_addr_ipv4());
         assert_eq!(cfg.server.listen_addr_ipv6, default_listen_addr_ipv6_opt());
+        assert_eq!(
+            cfg.server.proxy_protocol_trusted_cidrs,
+            default_proxy_protocol_trusted_cidrs()
+        );
+        assert_eq!(cfg.censorship.unknown_sni_action, UnknownSniAction::Drop);
         assert_eq!(cfg.server.api.listen, default_api_listen());
         assert_eq!(cfg.server.api.whitelist, default_api_whitelist());
         assert_eq!(
@@ -1293,6 +1328,10 @@ mod tests {
             default_api_runtime_edge_events_capacity()
         );
         assert_eq!(cfg.access.users, default_access_users());
+        assert_eq!(
+            cfg.access.user_max_tcp_conns_global_each,
+            default_user_max_tcp_conns_global_each()
+        );
         assert_eq!(
             cfg.access.user_max_unique_ips_mode,
             UserMaxUniqueIpsMode::default()
@@ -1328,6 +1367,7 @@ mod tests {
             default_me_init_retry_attempts()
         );
         assert_eq!(general.me2dc_fallback, default_me2dc_fallback());
+        assert_eq!(general.me2dc_fast, default_me2dc_fast());
         assert_eq!(
             general.proxy_config_v4_cache_path,
             default_proxy_config_v4_cache_path()
@@ -1394,6 +1434,14 @@ mod tests {
 
         let server = ServerConfig::default();
         assert_eq!(server.listen_addr_ipv6, Some(default_listen_addr_ipv6()));
+        assert_eq!(
+            server.proxy_protocol_trusted_cidrs,
+            default_proxy_protocol_trusted_cidrs()
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            AntiCensorshipConfig::default().unknown_sni_action,
+            UnknownSniAction::Drop
+        );
         assert_eq!(server.api.listen, default_api_listen());
         assert_eq!(server.api.whitelist, default_api_whitelist());
         assert_eq!(
@@ -1427,6 +1475,79 @@ mod tests {
 
         let access = AccessConfig::default();
         assert_eq!(access.users, default_access_users());
+        assert_eq!(
+            access.user_max_tcp_conns_global_each,
+            default_user_max_tcp_conns_global_each()
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn proxy_protocol_trusted_cidrs_missing_uses_trust_all_but_explicit_empty_stays_empty() {
+        let cfg_missing: ProxyConfig = toml::from_str(
+            r#"
+            [server]
+            [general]
+            [network]
+            [access]
+            "#,
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(
+            cfg_missing.server.proxy_protocol_trusted_cidrs,
+            default_proxy_protocol_trusted_cidrs()
+        );
+
+        let cfg_explicit_empty: ProxyConfig = toml::from_str(
+            r#"
+            [server]
+            proxy_protocol_trusted_cidrs = []
+
+            [general]
+            [network]
+            [access]
+            "#,
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+        assert!(
+            cfg_explicit_empty
+                .server
+                .proxy_protocol_trusted_cidrs
+                .is_empty()
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn unknown_sni_action_parses_and_defaults_to_drop() {
+        let cfg_default: ProxyConfig = toml::from_str(
+            r#"
+            [server]
+            [general]
+            [network]
+            [access]
+            [censorship]
+            "#,
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(
+            cfg_default.censorship.unknown_sni_action,
+            UnknownSniAction::Drop
+        );
+
+        let cfg_mask: ProxyConfig = toml::from_str(
+            r#"
+            [server]
+            [general]
+            [network]
+            [access]
+            [censorship]
+            unknown_sni_action = "mask"
+            "#,
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(
+            cfg_mask.censorship.unknown_sni_action,
+            UnknownSniAction::Mask
+        );
     }
 
     #[test]
@@ -1800,6 +1921,26 @@ mod tests {
         let _ = std::fs::remove_file(path);
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn tg_connect_zero_is_rejected() {
+        let toml = r#"
+            [general]
+            tg_connect = 0
+
+            [censorship]
+            tls_domain = "example.com"
+
+            [access.users]
+            user = "00000000000000000000000000000000"
+        "#;
+        let dir = std::env::temp_dir();
+        let path = dir.join("telemt_tg_connect_zero_test.toml");
+        std::fs::write(&path, toml).unwrap();
+        let err = ProxyConfig::load(&path).unwrap_err().to_string();
+        assert!(err.contains("general.tg_connect must be > 0"));
+        let _ = std::fs::remove_file(path);
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn rpc_proxy_req_every_out_of_range_is_rejected() {
         let toml = r#"
@@ -2376,6 +2517,94 @@ mod tests {
         let _ = std::fs::remove_file(path);
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn tls_fetch_defaults_are_applied() {
+        let toml = r#"
+            [censorship]
+            tls_domain = "example.com"
+
+            [access.users]
+            user = "00000000000000000000000000000000"
+        "#;
+        let dir = std::env::temp_dir();
+        let path = dir.join("telemt_tls_fetch_defaults_test.toml");
+        std::fs::write(&path, toml).unwrap();
+        let cfg = ProxyConfig::load(&path).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(
+            cfg.censorship.tls_fetch.profiles,
+            TlsFetchConfig::default().profiles
+        );
+        assert!(cfg.censorship.tls_fetch.strict_route);
+        assert_eq!(cfg.censorship.tls_fetch.attempt_timeout_ms, 5_000);
+        assert_eq!(cfg.censorship.tls_fetch.total_budget_ms, 15_000);
+        assert_eq!(cfg.censorship.tls_fetch.profile_cache_ttl_secs, 600);
+        let _ = std::fs::remove_file(path);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn tls_fetch_profiles_are_deduplicated_preserving_order() {
+        let toml = r#"
+            [censorship]
+            tls_domain = "example.com"
+            [censorship.tls_fetch]
+            profiles = ["compat_tls12", "modern_chrome_like", "compat_tls12", "legacy_minimal"]
+
+            [access.users]
+            user = "00000000000000000000000000000000"
+        "#;
+        let dir = std::env::temp_dir();
+        let path = dir.join("telemt_tls_fetch_profiles_dedup_test.toml");
+        std::fs::write(&path, toml).unwrap();
+        let cfg = ProxyConfig::load(&path).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(
+            cfg.censorship.tls_fetch.profiles,
+            vec![
+                TlsFetchProfile::CompatTls12,
+                TlsFetchProfile::ModernChromeLike,
+                TlsFetchProfile::LegacyMinimal
+            ]
+        );
+        let _ = std::fs::remove_file(path);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn tls_fetch_attempt_timeout_zero_is_rejected() {
+        let toml = r#"
+            [censorship]
+            tls_domain = "example.com"
+            [censorship.tls_fetch]
+            attempt_timeout_ms = 0
+
+            [access.users]
+            user = "00000000000000000000000000000000"
+        "#;
+        let dir = std::env::temp_dir();
+        let path = dir.join("telemt_tls_fetch_attempt_timeout_zero_test.toml");
+        std::fs::write(&path, toml).unwrap();
+        let err = ProxyConfig::load(&path).unwrap_err().to_string();
+        assert!(err.contains("censorship.tls_fetch.attempt_timeout_ms must be > 0"));
+        let _ = std::fs::remove_file(path);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn tls_fetch_total_budget_zero_is_rejected() {
+        let toml = r#"
+            [censorship]
+            tls_domain = "example.com"
+            [censorship.tls_fetch]
+            total_budget_ms = 0
+
+            [access.users]
+            user = "00000000000000000000000000000000"
+        "#;
+        let dir = std::env::temp_dir();
+        let path = dir.join("telemt_tls_fetch_total_budget_zero_test.toml");
+        std::fs::write(&path, toml).unwrap();
+        let err = ProxyConfig::load(&path).unwrap_err().to_string();
+        assert!(err.contains("censorship.tls_fetch.total_budget_ms must be > 0"));
+        let _ = std::fs::remove_file(path);
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn invalid_ad_tag_is_disabled_during_load() {
         let toml = r#"

src/config/tests/load_idle_policy_tests.rs

@@ -17,6 +17,28 @@ fn remove_temp_config(path: &PathBuf) {
     let _ = fs::remove_file(path);
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn default_timeouts_enable_apple_compatible_handshake_profile() {
+    let cfg = ProxyConfig::default();
+    assert_eq!(cfg.timeouts.client_first_byte_idle_secs, 300);
+    assert_eq!(cfg.timeouts.client_handshake, 60);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn load_accepts_zero_first_byte_idle_timeout_as_legacy_opt_out() {
+    let path = write_temp_config(
+        r#"
+[timeouts]
+client_first_byte_idle_secs = 0
+"#,
+    );
+
+    let cfg = ProxyConfig::load(&path).expect("config with zero first-byte idle timeout must load");
+    assert_eq!(cfg.timeouts.client_first_byte_idle_secs, 0);
+
+    remove_temp_config(&path);
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn load_rejects_relay_hard_idle_smaller_than_soft_idle_with_clear_error() {
     let path = write_temp_config(

src/config/tests/load_mask_classifier_prefetch_timeout_security_tests.rs

@@ -8,8 +8,9 @@ fn write_temp_config(contents: &str) -> PathBuf {
         .duration_since(UNIX_EPOCH)
         .expect("system time must be after unix epoch")
         .as_nanos();
-    let path = std::env::temp_dir()
-        .join(format!("telemt-load-mask-prefetch-timeout-security-{nonce}.toml"));
+    let path = std::env::temp_dir().join(format!(
+        "telemt-load-mask-prefetch-timeout-security-{nonce}.toml"
+    ));
     fs::write(&path, contents).expect("temp config write must succeed");
     path
 }
@@ -67,8 +68,8 @@ mask_classifier_prefetch_timeout_ms = 20
 "#,
     );
 
-    let cfg = ProxyConfig::load(&path)
-        .expect("prefetch timeout within security bounds must be accepted");
+    let cfg =
+        ProxyConfig::load(&path).expect("prefetch timeout within security bounds must be accepted");
     assert_eq!(cfg.censorship.mask_classifier_prefetch_timeout_ms, 20);
 
     remove_temp_config(&path);

src/config/tests/load_mask_shape_security_tests.rs

@@ -265,8 +265,8 @@ mask_relay_max_bytes = 67108865
 "#,
     );
 
-    let err = ProxyConfig::load(&path)
-        .expect_err("mask_relay_max_bytes above hard cap must be rejected");
+    let err =
+        ProxyConfig::load(&path).expect_err("mask_relay_max_bytes above hard cap must be rejected");
     let msg = err.to_string();
     assert!(
         msg.contains("censorship.mask_relay_max_bytes must be <= 67108864"),

src/config/types.rs

@@ -429,6 +429,11 @@ pub struct GeneralConfig {
     #[serde(default = "default_me2dc_fallback")]
     pub me2dc_fallback: bool,
 
+    /// Fast ME->Direct fallback mode for new sessions.
+    /// Active only when both `use_middle_proxy=true` and `me2dc_fallback=true`.
+    #[serde(default = "default_me2dc_fast")]
+    pub me2dc_fast: bool,
+
     /// Enable ME keepalive padding frames.
     #[serde(default = "default_true")]
     pub me_keepalive_enabled: bool,
@@ -658,6 +663,10 @@ pub struct GeneralConfig {
     #[serde(default = "default_upstream_connect_budget_ms")]
     pub upstream_connect_budget_ms: u64,
 
+    /// Per-attempt TCP connect timeout to Telegram DC (seconds).
+    #[serde(default = "default_connect_timeout")]
+    pub tg_connect: u64,
+
     /// Consecutive failed requests before upstream is marked unhealthy.
     #[serde(default = "default_upstream_unhealthy_fail_threshold")]
     pub upstream_unhealthy_fail_threshold: u32,
@@ -939,6 +948,7 @@ impl Default for GeneralConfig {
             middle_proxy_warm_standby: default_middle_proxy_warm_standby(),
             me_init_retry_attempts: default_me_init_retry_attempts(),
             me2dc_fallback: default_me2dc_fallback(),
+            me2dc_fast: default_me2dc_fast(),
             me_keepalive_enabled: default_true(),
             me_keepalive_interval_secs: default_keepalive_interval(),
             me_keepalive_jitter_secs: default_keepalive_jitter(),
@@ -954,7 +964,8 @@ impl Default for GeneralConfig {
             me_d2c_flush_batch_max_delay_us: default_me_d2c_flush_batch_max_delay_us(),
             me_d2c_ack_flush_immediate: default_me_d2c_ack_flush_immediate(),
             me_quota_soft_overshoot_bytes: default_me_quota_soft_overshoot_bytes(),
-            me_d2c_frame_buf_shrink_threshold_bytes: default_me_d2c_frame_buf_shrink_threshold_bytes(),
+            me_d2c_frame_buf_shrink_threshold_bytes:
+                default_me_d2c_frame_buf_shrink_threshold_bytes(),
             direct_relay_copy_buf_c2s_bytes: default_direct_relay_copy_buf_c2s_bytes(),
             direct_relay_copy_buf_s2c_bytes: default_direct_relay_copy_buf_s2c_bytes(),
             me_warmup_stagger_enabled: default_true(),
@@ -1000,6 +1011,7 @@ impl Default for GeneralConfig {
             upstream_connect_retry_attempts: default_upstream_connect_retry_attempts(),
             upstream_connect_retry_backoff_ms: default_upstream_connect_retry_backoff_ms(),
             upstream_connect_budget_ms: default_upstream_connect_budget_ms(),
+            tg_connect: default_connect_timeout(),
             upstream_unhealthy_fail_threshold: default_upstream_unhealthy_fail_threshold(),
             upstream_connect_failfast_hard_errors: default_upstream_connect_failfast_hard_errors(),
             stun_iface_mismatch_ignore: false,
@@ -1239,9 +1251,10 @@ pub struct ServerConfig {
 
     /// Trusted source CIDRs allowed to send incoming PROXY protocol headers.
     ///
-    /// When non-empty, connections from addresses outside this allowlist are
-    /// rejected before `src_addr` is applied.
-    #[serde(default)]
+    /// If this field is omitted in config, it defaults to trust-all CIDRs
+    /// (`0.0.0.0/0` and `::/0`). If it is explicitly set to an empty list,
+    /// all PROXY protocol headers are rejected.
+    #[serde(default = "default_proxy_protocol_trusted_cidrs")]
     pub proxy_protocol_trusted_cidrs: Vec<IpNetwork>,
 
     /// Port for the Prometheus-compatible metrics endpoint.
@@ -1264,6 +1277,11 @@ pub struct ServerConfig {
     #[serde(default)]
     pub listeners: Vec<ListenerConfig>,
 
+    /// TCP `listen(2)` backlog for client-facing sockets (also used for the metrics HTTP listener).
+    /// The effective queue is capped by the kernel (for example `somaxconn` on Linux).
+    #[serde(default = "default_listen_backlog")]
+    pub listen_backlog: u32,
+
     /// Maximum number of concurrent client connections.
     /// 0 means unlimited.
     #[serde(default = "default_server_max_connections")]
@@ -1286,12 +1304,13 @@ impl Default for ServerConfig {
             listen_tcp: None,
             proxy_protocol: false,
             proxy_protocol_header_timeout_ms: default_proxy_protocol_header_timeout_ms(),
-            proxy_protocol_trusted_cidrs: Vec::new(),
+            proxy_protocol_trusted_cidrs: default_proxy_protocol_trusted_cidrs(),
             metrics_port: None,
             metrics_listen: None,
             metrics_whitelist: default_metrics_whitelist(),
             api: ApiConfig::default(),
             listeners: Vec::new(),
+            listen_backlog: default_listen_backlog(),
             max_connections: default_server_max_connections(),
             accept_permit_timeout_ms: default_accept_permit_timeout_ms(),
         }
@@ -1300,6 +1319,12 @@ impl Default for ServerConfig {
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct TimeoutsConfig {
+    /// Maximum idle wait in seconds for the first client byte before handshake parsing starts.
+    /// `0` disables the separate idle phase and keeps legacy timeout behavior.
+    #[serde(default = "default_client_first_byte_idle_secs")]
+    pub client_first_byte_idle_secs: u64,
+
+    /// Maximum active handshake duration in seconds after the first client byte is received.
     #[serde(default = "default_handshake_timeout")]
     pub client_handshake: u64,
 
@@ -1321,9 +1346,6 @@ pub struct TimeoutsConfig {
     #[serde(default = "default_relay_idle_grace_after_downstream_activity_secs")]
     pub relay_idle_grace_after_downstream_activity_secs: u64,
 
-    #[serde(default = "default_connect_timeout")]
-    pub tg_connect: u64,
-
     #[serde(default = "default_keepalive")]
     pub client_keepalive: u64,
 
@@ -1342,13 +1364,13 @@ pub struct TimeoutsConfig {
 impl Default for TimeoutsConfig {
     fn default() -> Self {
         Self {
+            client_first_byte_idle_secs: default_client_first_byte_idle_secs(),
             client_handshake: default_handshake_timeout(),
             relay_idle_policy_v2_enabled: default_relay_idle_policy_v2_enabled(),
             relay_client_idle_soft_secs: default_relay_client_idle_soft_secs(),
             relay_client_idle_hard_secs: default_relay_client_idle_hard_secs(),
             relay_idle_grace_after_downstream_activity_secs:
                 default_relay_idle_grace_after_downstream_activity_secs(),
-            tg_connect: default_connect_timeout(),
             client_keepalive: default_keepalive(),
             client_ack: default_ack_timeout(),
             me_one_retry: default_me_one_retry(),
@@ -1357,6 +1379,90 @@ impl Default for TimeoutsConfig {
     }
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize, Default)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "lowercase")]
+pub enum UnknownSniAction {
+    #[default]
+    Drop,
+    Mask,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Hash, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "snake_case")]
+pub enum TlsFetchProfile {
+    ModernChromeLike,
+    ModernFirefoxLike,
+    CompatTls12,
+    LegacyMinimal,
+}
+
+impl TlsFetchProfile {
+    pub fn as_str(self) -> &'static str {
+        match self {
+            TlsFetchProfile::ModernChromeLike => "modern_chrome_like",
+            TlsFetchProfile::ModernFirefoxLike => "modern_firefox_like",
+            TlsFetchProfile::CompatTls12 => "compat_tls12",
+            TlsFetchProfile::LegacyMinimal => "legacy_minimal",
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+fn default_tls_fetch_profiles() -> Vec<TlsFetchProfile> {
+    vec![
+        TlsFetchProfile::ModernChromeLike,
+        TlsFetchProfile::ModernFirefoxLike,
+        TlsFetchProfile::CompatTls12,
+        TlsFetchProfile::LegacyMinimal,
+    ]
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct TlsFetchConfig {
+    /// Ordered list of ClientHello profiles used for adaptive fallback.
+    #[serde(default = "default_tls_fetch_profiles")]
+    pub profiles: Vec<TlsFetchProfile>,
+
+    /// When true and upstream route is configured, TLS fetch fails closed on
+    /// upstream connect errors and does not fallback to direct TCP.
+    #[serde(default = "default_tls_fetch_strict_route")]
+    pub strict_route: bool,
+
+    /// Timeout per one profile attempt in milliseconds.
+    #[serde(default = "default_tls_fetch_attempt_timeout_ms")]
+    pub attempt_timeout_ms: u64,
+
+    /// Total wall-clock budget in milliseconds across all profile attempts.
+    #[serde(default = "default_tls_fetch_total_budget_ms")]
+    pub total_budget_ms: u64,
+
+    /// Adds GREASE-style values into selected ClientHello extensions.
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub grease_enabled: bool,
+
+    /// Produces deterministic ClientHello randomness for debugging/tests.
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub deterministic: bool,
+
+    /// TTL for winner-profile cache entries in seconds.
+    /// Set to 0 to disable profile cache.
+    #[serde(default = "default_tls_fetch_profile_cache_ttl_secs")]
+    pub profile_cache_ttl_secs: u64,
+}
+
+impl Default for TlsFetchConfig {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            profiles: default_tls_fetch_profiles(),
+            strict_route: default_tls_fetch_strict_route(),
+            attempt_timeout_ms: default_tls_fetch_attempt_timeout_ms(),
+            total_budget_ms: default_tls_fetch_total_budget_ms(),
+            grease_enabled: false,
+            deterministic: false,
+            profile_cache_ttl_secs: default_tls_fetch_profile_cache_ttl_secs(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct AntiCensorshipConfig {
     #[serde(default = "default_tls_domain")]
@@ -1366,11 +1472,19 @@ pub struct AntiCensorshipConfig {
     #[serde(default)]
     pub tls_domains: Vec<String>,
 
+    /// Policy for TLS ClientHello with unknown (non-configured) SNI.
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub unknown_sni_action: UnknownSniAction,
+
     /// Upstream scope used for TLS front metadata fetches.
     /// Empty value keeps default upstream routing behavior.
     #[serde(default = "default_tls_fetch_scope")]
     pub tls_fetch_scope: String,
 
+    /// Fetch strategy for TLS front metadata bootstrap and periodic refresh.
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub tls_fetch: TlsFetchConfig,
+
     #[serde(default = "default_true")]
     pub mask: bool,
 
@@ -1476,7 +1590,9 @@ impl Default for AntiCensorshipConfig {
         Self {
             tls_domain: default_tls_domain(),
             tls_domains: Vec::new(),
+            unknown_sni_action: UnknownSniAction::Drop,
             tls_fetch_scope: default_tls_fetch_scope(),
+            tls_fetch: TlsFetchConfig::default(),
             mask: default_true(),
             mask_host: None,
             mask_port: default_mask_port(),
@@ -1517,6 +1633,12 @@ pub struct AccessConfig {
     #[serde(default)]
     pub user_max_tcp_conns: HashMap<String, usize>,
 
+    /// Global per-user TCP connection limit applied when a user has no
+    /// positive individual override.
+    /// `0` disables the inherited limit.
+    #[serde(default = "default_user_max_tcp_conns_global_each")]
+    pub user_max_tcp_conns_global_each: usize,
+
     #[serde(default)]
     pub user_expirations: HashMap<String, DateTime<Utc>>,
 
@@ -1553,6 +1675,7 @@ impl Default for AccessConfig {
             users: default_access_users(),
             user_ad_tags: HashMap::new(),
             user_max_tcp_conns: HashMap::new(),
+            user_max_tcp_conns_global_each: default_user_max_tcp_conns_global_each(),
             user_expirations: HashMap::new(),
             user_data_quota: HashMap::new(),
             user_max_unique_ips: HashMap::new(),

src/daemon/mod.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,541 @@
+//! Unix daemon support for telemt.
+//!
+//! Provides classic Unix daemonization (double-fork), PID file management,
+//! and privilege dropping for running telemt as a background service.
+
+use std::fs::{self, File, OpenOptions};
+use std::io::{self, Read, Write};
+use std::os::unix::fs::OpenOptionsExt;
+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
+
+use nix::fcntl::{Flock, FlockArg};
+use nix::unistd::{self, ForkResult, Gid, Pid, Uid, chdir, close, fork, getpid, setsid};
+use tracing::{debug, info, warn};
+
+/// Default PID file location.
+pub const DEFAULT_PID_FILE: &str = "/var/run/telemt.pid";
+
+/// Daemon configuration options parsed from CLI.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Default)]
+pub struct DaemonOptions {
+    /// Run as daemon (fork to background).
+    pub daemonize: bool,
+    /// Path to PID file.
+    pub pid_file: Option<PathBuf>,
+    /// User to run as after binding sockets.
+    pub user: Option<String>,
+    /// Group to run as after binding sockets.
+    pub group: Option<String>,
+    /// Working directory for the daemon.
+    pub working_dir: Option<PathBuf>,
+    /// Explicit foreground mode (for systemd Type=simple).
+    pub foreground: bool,
+}
+
+impl DaemonOptions {
+    /// Returns the effective PID file path.
+    pub fn pid_file_path(&self) -> &Path {
+        self.pid_file
+            .as_deref()
+            .unwrap_or(Path::new(DEFAULT_PID_FILE))
+    }
+
+    /// Returns true if we should actually daemonize.
+    /// Foreground flag takes precedence.
+    pub fn should_daemonize(&self) -> bool {
+        self.daemonize && !self.foreground
+    }
+}
+
+/// Error types for daemon operations.
+#[derive(Debug, thiserror::Error)]
+pub enum DaemonError {
+    #[error("fork failed: {0}")]
+    ForkFailed(#[source] nix::Error),
+
+    #[error("setsid failed: {0}")]
+    SetsidFailed(#[source] nix::Error),
+
+    #[error("chdir failed: {0}")]
+    ChdirFailed(#[source] nix::Error),
+
+    #[error("failed to open /dev/null: {0}")]
+    DevNullFailed(#[source] io::Error),
+
+    #[error("failed to redirect stdio: {0}")]
+    RedirectFailed(#[source] nix::Error),
+
+    #[error("PID file error: {0}")]
+    PidFile(String),
+
+    #[error("another instance is already running (pid {0})")]
+    AlreadyRunning(i32),
+
+    #[error("user '{0}' not found")]
+    UserNotFound(String),
+
+    #[error("group '{0}' not found")]
+    GroupNotFound(String),
+
+    #[error("failed to set uid/gid: {0}")]
+    PrivilegeDrop(#[source] nix::Error),
+
+    #[error("io error: {0}")]
+    Io(#[from] io::Error),
+}
+
+/// Result of a successful daemonize() call.
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub enum DaemonizeResult {
+    /// We are the parent process and should exit.
+    Parent,
+    /// We are the daemon child process and should continue.
+    Child,
+}
+
+/// Performs classic Unix double-fork daemonization.
+///
+/// This detaches the process from the controlling terminal:
+/// 1. First fork - parent exits, child continues
+/// 2. setsid() - become session leader
+/// 3. Second fork - ensure we can never acquire a controlling terminal
+/// 4. chdir("/") - don't hold any directory open
+/// 5. Redirect stdin/stdout/stderr to /dev/null
+///
+/// Returns `DaemonizeResult::Parent` in the original parent (which should exit),
+/// or `DaemonizeResult::Child` in the final daemon child.
+pub fn daemonize(working_dir: Option<&Path>) -> Result<DaemonizeResult, DaemonError> {
+    // First fork
+    match unsafe { fork() } {
+        Ok(ForkResult::Parent { .. }) => {
+            // Parent exits
+            return Ok(DaemonizeResult::Parent);
+        }
+        Ok(ForkResult::Child) => {
+            // Child continues
+        }
+        Err(e) => return Err(DaemonError::ForkFailed(e)),
+    }
+
+    // Create new session, become session leader
+    setsid().map_err(DaemonError::SetsidFailed)?;
+
+    // Second fork to ensure we can never acquire a controlling terminal
+    match unsafe { fork() } {
+        Ok(ForkResult::Parent { .. }) => {
+            // Intermediate parent exits
+            std::process::exit(0);
+        }
+        Ok(ForkResult::Child) => {
+            // Final daemon child continues
+        }
+        Err(e) => return Err(DaemonError::ForkFailed(e)),
+    }
+
+    // Change working directory
+    let target_dir = working_dir.unwrap_or(Path::new("/"));
+    chdir(target_dir).map_err(DaemonError::ChdirFailed)?;
+
+    // Redirect stdin, stdout, stderr to /dev/null
+    redirect_stdio_to_devnull()?;
+
+    Ok(DaemonizeResult::Child)
+}
+
+/// Redirects stdin, stdout, and stderr to /dev/null.
+fn redirect_stdio_to_devnull() -> Result<(), DaemonError> {
+    let devnull = File::options()
+        .read(true)
+        .write(true)
+        .open("/dev/null")
+        .map_err(DaemonError::DevNullFailed)?;
+
+    let devnull_fd = std::os::unix::io::AsRawFd::as_raw_fd(&devnull);
+
+    // Use libc::dup2 directly for redirecting standard file descriptors
+    // nix 0.31's dup2 requires OwnedFd which doesn't work well with stdio fds
+    unsafe {
+        // Redirect stdin (fd 0)
+        if libc::dup2(devnull_fd, 0) < 0 {
+            return Err(DaemonError::RedirectFailed(nix::errno::Errno::last()));
+        }
+        // Redirect stdout (fd 1)
+        if libc::dup2(devnull_fd, 1) < 0 {
+            return Err(DaemonError::RedirectFailed(nix::errno::Errno::last()));
+        }
+        // Redirect stderr (fd 2)
+        if libc::dup2(devnull_fd, 2) < 0 {
+            return Err(DaemonError::RedirectFailed(nix::errno::Errno::last()));
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Close original devnull fd if it's not one of the standard fds
+    if devnull_fd > 2 {
+        let _ = close(devnull_fd);
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+/// PID file manager with flock-based locking.
+pub struct PidFile {
+    path: PathBuf,
+    file: Option<File>,
+    locked: bool,
+}
+
+impl PidFile {
+    /// Creates a new PID file manager for the given path.
+    pub fn new<P: AsRef<Path>>(path: P) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            path: path.as_ref().to_path_buf(),
+            file: None,
+            locked: false,
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Checks if another instance is already running.
+    ///
+    /// Returns the PID of the running instance if one exists.
+    pub fn check_running(&self) -> Result<Option<i32>, DaemonError> {
+        if !self.path.exists() {
+            return Ok(None);
+        }
+
+        // Try to read existing PID
+        let mut contents = String::new();
+        File::open(&self.path)
+            .and_then(|mut f| f.read_to_string(&mut contents))
+            .map_err(|e| {
+                DaemonError::PidFile(format!("cannot read {}: {}", self.path.display(), e))
+            })?;
+
+        let pid: i32 = contents
+            .trim()
+            .parse()
+            .map_err(|_| DaemonError::PidFile(format!("invalid PID in {}", self.path.display())))?;
+
+        // Check if process is still running
+        if is_process_running(pid) {
+            Ok(Some(pid))
+        } else {
+            // Stale PID file
+            debug!(pid, path = %self.path.display(), "Removing stale PID file");
+            let _ = fs::remove_file(&self.path);
+            Ok(None)
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Acquires the PID file lock and writes the current PID.
+    ///
+    /// Fails if another instance is already running.
+    pub fn acquire(&mut self) -> Result<(), DaemonError> {
+        // Check for running instance first
+        if let Some(pid) = self.check_running()? {
+            return Err(DaemonError::AlreadyRunning(pid));
+        }
+
+        // Ensure parent directory exists
+        if let Some(parent) = self.path.parent() {
+            if !parent.exists() {
+                fs::create_dir_all(parent).map_err(|e| {
+                    DaemonError::PidFile(format!(
+                        "cannot create directory {}: {}",
+                        parent.display(),
+                        e
+                    ))
+                })?;
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Open/create PID file with exclusive lock
+        let file = OpenOptions::new()
+            .write(true)
+            .create(true)
+            .truncate(true)
+            .mode(0o644)
+            .open(&self.path)
+            .map_err(|e| {
+                DaemonError::PidFile(format!("cannot open {}: {}", self.path.display(), e))
+            })?;
+
+        // Try to acquire exclusive lock (non-blocking)
+        let flock = Flock::lock(file, FlockArg::LockExclusiveNonblock).map_err(|(_, errno)| {
+            // Check if another instance grabbed the lock
+            if let Some(pid) = self.check_running().ok().flatten() {
+                DaemonError::AlreadyRunning(pid)
+            } else {
+                DaemonError::PidFile(format!("cannot lock {}: {}", self.path.display(), errno))
+            }
+        })?;
+
+        // Write our PID
+        let pid = getpid();
+        let mut file = flock
+            .unlock()
+            .map_err(|(_, errno)| DaemonError::PidFile(format!("unlock failed: {}", errno)))?;
+
+        writeln!(file, "{}", pid).map_err(|e| {
+            DaemonError::PidFile(format!(
+                "cannot write PID to {}: {}",
+                self.path.display(),
+                e
+            ))
+        })?;
+
+        // Re-acquire lock and keep it
+        let flock = Flock::lock(file, FlockArg::LockExclusiveNonblock).map_err(|(_, errno)| {
+            DaemonError::PidFile(format!("cannot re-lock {}: {}", self.path.display(), errno))
+        })?;
+
+        self.file = Some(flock.unlock().map_err(|(_, errno)| {
+            DaemonError::PidFile(format!("unlock for storage failed: {}", errno))
+        })?);
+        self.locked = true;
+
+        info!(pid = pid.as_raw(), path = %self.path.display(), "PID file created");
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    /// Releases the PID file lock and removes the file.
+    pub fn release(&mut self) -> Result<(), DaemonError> {
+        if let Some(file) = self.file.take() {
+            drop(file);
+        }
+        self.locked = false;
+
+        if self.path.exists() {
+            fs::remove_file(&self.path).map_err(|e| {
+                DaemonError::PidFile(format!("cannot remove {}: {}", self.path.display(), e))
+            })?;
+            debug!(path = %self.path.display(), "PID file removed");
+        }
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    /// Returns the path to this PID file.
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
+    pub fn path(&self) -> &Path {
+        &self.path
+    }
+}
+
+impl Drop for PidFile {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        if self.locked {
+            if let Err(e) = self.release() {
+                warn!(error = %e, "Failed to clean up PID file on drop");
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Checks if a process with the given PID is running.
+fn is_process_running(pid: i32) -> bool {
+    // kill(pid, 0) checks if process exists without sending a signal
+    nix::sys::signal::kill(Pid::from_raw(pid), None).is_ok()
+}
+
+/// Drops privileges to the specified user and group.
+///
+/// This should be called after binding privileged ports but before
+/// entering the main event loop.
+pub fn drop_privileges(user: Option<&str>, group: Option<&str>) -> Result<(), DaemonError> {
+    // Look up group first (need to do this while still root)
+    let target_gid = if let Some(group_name) = group {
+        Some(lookup_group(group_name)?)
+    } else if let Some(user_name) = user {
+        // If no group specified but user is, use user's primary group
+        Some(lookup_user_primary_gid(user_name)?)
+    } else {
+        None
+    };
+
+    // Look up user
+    let target_uid = if let Some(user_name) = user {
+        Some(lookup_user(user_name)?)
+    } else {
+        None
+    };
+
+    // Drop privileges: set GID first, then UID
+    // (Setting UID first would prevent us from setting GID)
+    if let Some(gid) = target_gid {
+        unistd::setgid(gid).map_err(DaemonError::PrivilegeDrop)?;
+        // Also set supplementary groups to just this one
+        unistd::setgroups(&[gid]).map_err(DaemonError::PrivilegeDrop)?;
+        info!(gid = gid.as_raw(), "Dropped group privileges");
+    }
+
+    if let Some(uid) = target_uid {
+        unistd::setuid(uid).map_err(DaemonError::PrivilegeDrop)?;
+        info!(uid = uid.as_raw(), "Dropped user privileges");
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+/// Looks up a user by name and returns their UID.
+fn lookup_user(name: &str) -> Result<Uid, DaemonError> {
+    // Use libc getpwnam
+    let c_name =
+        std::ffi::CString::new(name).map_err(|_| DaemonError::UserNotFound(name.to_string()))?;
+
+    unsafe {
+        let pwd = libc::getpwnam(c_name.as_ptr());
+        if pwd.is_null() {
+            Err(DaemonError::UserNotFound(name.to_string()))
+        } else {
+            Ok(Uid::from_raw((*pwd).pw_uid))
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Looks up a user's primary GID by username.
+fn lookup_user_primary_gid(name: &str) -> Result<Gid, DaemonError> {
+    let c_name =
+        std::ffi::CString::new(name).map_err(|_| DaemonError::UserNotFound(name.to_string()))?;
+
+    unsafe {
+        let pwd = libc::getpwnam(c_name.as_ptr());
+        if pwd.is_null() {
+            Err(DaemonError::UserNotFound(name.to_string()))
+        } else {
+            Ok(Gid::from_raw((*pwd).pw_gid))
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Looks up a group by name and returns its GID.
+fn lookup_group(name: &str) -> Result<Gid, DaemonError> {
+    let c_name =
+        std::ffi::CString::new(name).map_err(|_| DaemonError::GroupNotFound(name.to_string()))?;
+
+    unsafe {
+        let grp = libc::getgrnam(c_name.as_ptr());
+        if grp.is_null() {
+            Err(DaemonError::GroupNotFound(name.to_string()))
+        } else {
+            Ok(Gid::from_raw((*grp).gr_gid))
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Reads PID from a PID file.
+#[allow(dead_code)]
+pub fn read_pid_file<P: AsRef<Path>>(path: P) -> Result<i32, DaemonError> {
+    let path = path.as_ref();
+    let mut contents = String::new();
+    File::open(path)
+        .and_then(|mut f| f.read_to_string(&mut contents))
+        .map_err(|e| DaemonError::PidFile(format!("cannot read {}: {}", path.display(), e)))?;
+
+    contents
+        .trim()
+        .parse()
+        .map_err(|_| DaemonError::PidFile(format!("invalid PID in {}", path.display())))
+}
+
+/// Sends a signal to the process specified in a PID file.
+#[allow(dead_code)]
+pub fn signal_pid_file<P: AsRef<Path>>(
+    path: P,
+    signal: nix::sys::signal::Signal,
+) -> Result<(), DaemonError> {
+    let pid = read_pid_file(&path)?;
+
+    if !is_process_running(pid) {
+        return Err(DaemonError::PidFile(format!(
+            "process {} from {} is not running",
+            pid,
+            path.as_ref().display()
+        )));
+    }
+
+    nix::sys::signal::kill(Pid::from_raw(pid), signal)
+        .map_err(|e| DaemonError::PidFile(format!("cannot signal process {}: {}", pid, e)))?;
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+/// Returns the status of the daemon based on PID file.
+#[allow(dead_code)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub enum DaemonStatus {
+    /// Daemon is running with the given PID.
+    Running(i32),
+    /// PID file exists but process is not running.
+    Stale(i32),
+    /// No PID file exists.
+    NotRunning,
+}
+
+/// Checks the daemon status from a PID file.
+#[allow(dead_code)]
+pub fn check_status<P: AsRef<Path>>(path: P) -> DaemonStatus {
+    let path = path.as_ref();
+
+    if !path.exists() {
+        return DaemonStatus::NotRunning;
+    }
+
+    match read_pid_file(path) {
+        Ok(pid) => {
+            if is_process_running(pid) {
+                DaemonStatus::Running(pid)
+            } else {
+                DaemonStatus::Stale(pid)
+            }
+        }
+        Err(_) => DaemonStatus::NotRunning,
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_daemon_options_default() {
+        let opts = DaemonOptions::default();
+        assert!(!opts.daemonize);
+        assert!(!opts.should_daemonize());
+        assert_eq!(opts.pid_file_path(), Path::new(DEFAULT_PID_FILE));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_daemon_options_foreground_overrides() {
+        let opts = DaemonOptions {
+            daemonize: true,
+            foreground: true,
+            ..Default::default()
+        };
+        assert!(!opts.should_daemonize());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_check_status_not_running() {
+        let path = "/tmp/telemt_test_nonexistent.pid";
+        assert_eq!(check_status(path), DaemonStatus::NotRunning);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_pid_file_basic() {
+        let path = "/tmp/telemt_test_pidfile.pid";
+        let _ = fs::remove_file(path);
+
+        let mut pf = PidFile::new(path);
+        assert!(pf.check_running().unwrap().is_none());
+
+        pf.acquire().unwrap();
+        assert!(Path::new(path).exists());
+
+        // Read it back
+        let pid = read_pid_file(path).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(pid, std::process::id() as i32);
+
+        pf.release().unwrap();
+        assert!(!Path::new(path).exists());
+    }
+}

src/error.rs

@@ -216,6 +216,9 @@ pub enum ProxyError {
     #[error("Invalid proxy protocol header")]
     InvalidProxyProtocol,
 
+    #[error("Unknown TLS SNI")]
+    UnknownTlsSni,
+
     #[error("Proxy error: {0}")]
     Proxy(String),
 

src/logging.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,305 @@
+//! Logging configuration for telemt.
+//!
+//! Supports multiple log destinations:
+//! - stderr (default, works with systemd journald)
+//! - syslog (Unix only, for traditional init systems)
+//! - file (with optional rotation)
+
+#![allow(dead_code)] // Infrastructure module - used via CLI flags
+
+use std::path::Path;
+
+use tracing_subscriber::layer::SubscriberExt;
+use tracing_subscriber::util::SubscriberInitExt;
+use tracing_subscriber::{EnvFilter, fmt, reload};
+
+/// Log destination configuration.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Default)]
+pub enum LogDestination {
+    /// Log to stderr (default, captured by systemd journald).
+    #[default]
+    Stderr,
+    /// Log to syslog (Unix only).
+    #[cfg(unix)]
+    Syslog,
+    /// Log to a file with optional rotation.
+    File {
+        path: String,
+        /// Rotate daily if true.
+        rotate_daily: bool,
+    },
+}
+
+/// Logging options parsed from CLI/config.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Default)]
+pub struct LoggingOptions {
+    /// Where to send logs.
+    pub destination: LogDestination,
+    /// Disable ANSI colors.
+    pub disable_colors: bool,
+}
+
+/// Guard that must be held to keep file logging active.
+/// When dropped, flushes and closes log files.
+pub struct LoggingGuard {
+    _guard: Option<tracing_appender::non_blocking::WorkerGuard>,
+}
+
+impl LoggingGuard {
+    fn new(guard: Option<tracing_appender::non_blocking::WorkerGuard>) -> Self {
+        Self { _guard: guard }
+    }
+
+    /// Creates a no-op guard for stderr/syslog logging.
+    pub fn noop() -> Self {
+        Self { _guard: None }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Initialize the tracing subscriber with the specified options.
+///
+/// Returns a reload handle for dynamic log level changes and a guard
+/// that must be kept alive for file logging.
+pub fn init_logging(
+    opts: &LoggingOptions,
+    initial_filter: &str,
+) -> (
+    reload::Handle<EnvFilter, impl tracing::Subscriber + Send + Sync>,
+    LoggingGuard,
+) {
+    let (filter_layer, filter_handle) = reload::Layer::new(EnvFilter::new(initial_filter));
+
+    match &opts.destination {
+        LogDestination::Stderr => {
+            let fmt_layer = fmt::Layer::default()
+                .with_ansi(!opts.disable_colors)
+                .with_target(true);
+
+            tracing_subscriber::registry()
+                .with(filter_layer)
+                .with(fmt_layer)
+                .init();
+
+            (filter_handle, LoggingGuard::noop())
+        }
+
+        #[cfg(unix)]
+        LogDestination::Syslog => {
+            // Use a custom fmt layer that writes to syslog
+            let fmt_layer = fmt::Layer::default()
+                .with_ansi(false)
+                .with_target(true)
+                .with_writer(SyslogWriter::new);
+
+            tracing_subscriber::registry()
+                .with(filter_layer)
+                .with(fmt_layer)
+                .init();
+
+            (filter_handle, LoggingGuard::noop())
+        }
+
+        LogDestination::File { path, rotate_daily } => {
+            let (non_blocking, guard) = if *rotate_daily {
+                // Extract directory and filename prefix
+                let path = Path::new(path);
+                let dir = path.parent().unwrap_or(Path::new("/var/log"));
+                let prefix = path
+                    .file_name()
+                    .and_then(|s| s.to_str())
+                    .unwrap_or("telemt");
+
+                let file_appender = tracing_appender::rolling::daily(dir, prefix);
+                tracing_appender::non_blocking(file_appender)
+            } else {
+                let file = std::fs::OpenOptions::new()
+                    .create(true)
+                    .append(true)
+                    .open(path)
+                    .expect("Failed to open log file");
+                tracing_appender::non_blocking(file)
+            };
+
+            let fmt_layer = fmt::Layer::default()
+                .with_ansi(false)
+                .with_target(true)
+                .with_writer(non_blocking);
+
+            tracing_subscriber::registry()
+                .with(filter_layer)
+                .with(fmt_layer)
+                .init();
+
+            (filter_handle, LoggingGuard::new(Some(guard)))
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Syslog writer for tracing.
+#[cfg(unix)]
+struct SyslogWriter {
+    _private: (),
+}
+
+#[cfg(unix)]
+impl SyslogWriter {
+    fn new() -> Self {
+        // Open syslog connection on first use
+        static INIT: std::sync::Once = std::sync::Once::new();
+        INIT.call_once(|| {
+            unsafe {
+                // Open syslog with ident "telemt", LOG_PID, LOG_DAEMON facility
+                let ident = b"telemt\0".as_ptr() as *const libc::c_char;
+                libc::openlog(ident, libc::LOG_PID | libc::LOG_NDELAY, libc::LOG_DAEMON);
+            }
+        });
+        Self { _private: () }
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(unix)]
+impl std::io::Write for SyslogWriter {
+    fn write(&mut self, buf: &[u8]) -> std::io::Result<usize> {
+        // Convert to C string, stripping newlines
+        let msg = String::from_utf8_lossy(buf);
+        let msg = msg.trim_end();
+
+        if msg.is_empty() {
+            return Ok(buf.len());
+        }
+
+        // Determine priority based on log level in the message
+        let priority = if msg.contains(" ERROR ") || msg.contains(" error ") {
+            libc::LOG_ERR
+        } else if msg.contains(" WARN ") || msg.contains(" warn ") {
+            libc::LOG_WARNING
+        } else if msg.contains(" INFO ") || msg.contains(" info ") {
+            libc::LOG_INFO
+        } else if msg.contains(" DEBUG ") || msg.contains(" debug ") {
+            libc::LOG_DEBUG
+        } else {
+            libc::LOG_INFO
+        };
+
+        // Write to syslog
+        let c_msg = std::ffi::CString::new(msg.as_bytes())
+            .unwrap_or_else(|_| std::ffi::CString::new("(invalid utf8)").unwrap());
+
+        unsafe {
+            libc::syslog(
+                priority,
+                b"%s\0".as_ptr() as *const libc::c_char,
+                c_msg.as_ptr(),
+            );
+        }
+
+        Ok(buf.len())
+    }
+
+    fn flush(&mut self) -> std::io::Result<()> {
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(unix)]
+impl<'a> tracing_subscriber::fmt::MakeWriter<'a> for SyslogWriter {
+    type Writer = SyslogWriter;
+
+    fn make_writer(&'a self) -> Self::Writer {
+        SyslogWriter::new()
+    }
+}
+
+/// Parse log destination from CLI arguments.
+pub fn parse_log_destination(args: &[String]) -> LogDestination {
+    let mut i = 0;
+    while i < args.len() {
+        match args[i].as_str() {
+            #[cfg(unix)]
+            "--syslog" => {
+                return LogDestination::Syslog;
+            }
+            "--log-file" => {
+                i += 1;
+                if i < args.len() {
+                    return LogDestination::File {
+                        path: args[i].clone(),
+                        rotate_daily: false,
+                    };
+                }
+            }
+            s if s.starts_with("--log-file=") => {
+                return LogDestination::File {
+                    path: s.trim_start_matches("--log-file=").to_string(),
+                    rotate_daily: false,
+                };
+            }
+            "--log-file-daily" => {
+                i += 1;
+                if i < args.len() {
+                    return LogDestination::File {
+                        path: args[i].clone(),
+                        rotate_daily: true,
+                    };
+                }
+            }
+            s if s.starts_with("--log-file-daily=") => {
+                return LogDestination::File {
+                    path: s.trim_start_matches("--log-file-daily=").to_string(),
+                    rotate_daily: true,
+                };
+            }
+            _ => {}
+        }
+        i += 1;
+    }
+    LogDestination::Stderr
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_parse_log_destination_default() {
+        let args: Vec<String> = vec![];
+        assert!(matches!(
+            parse_log_destination(&args),
+            LogDestination::Stderr
+        ));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_parse_log_destination_file() {
+        let args = vec!["--log-file".to_string(), "/var/log/telemt.log".to_string()];
+        match parse_log_destination(&args) {
+            LogDestination::File { path, rotate_daily } => {
+                assert_eq!(path, "/var/log/telemt.log");
+                assert!(!rotate_daily);
+            }
+            _ => panic!("Expected File destination"),
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_parse_log_destination_file_daily() {
+        let args = vec!["--log-file-daily=/var/log/telemt".to_string()];
+        match parse_log_destination(&args) {
+            LogDestination::File { path, rotate_daily } => {
+                assert_eq!(path, "/var/log/telemt");
+                assert!(rotate_daily);
+            }
+            _ => panic!("Expected File destination"),
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(unix)]
+    #[test]
+    fn test_parse_log_destination_syslog() {
+        let args = vec!["--syslog".to_string()];
+        assert!(matches!(
+            parse_log_destination(&args),
+            LogDestination::Syslog
+        ));
+    }
+}

src/maestro/admission.rs

@@ -21,10 +21,29 @@ pub(crate) async fn configure_admission_gate(
     if config.general.use_middle_proxy {
         if let Some(pool) = me_pool.as_ref() {
             let initial_ready = pool.admission_ready_conditional_cast().await;
-            admission_tx.send_replace(initial_ready);
-            let _ = route_runtime.set_mode(RelayRouteMode::Middle);
+            let mut fallback_enabled = config.general.me2dc_fallback;
+            let mut fast_fallback_enabled = fallback_enabled && config.general.me2dc_fast;
+            let (initial_gate_open, initial_route_mode, initial_fallback_reason) = if initial_ready
+            {
+                (true, RelayRouteMode::Middle, None)
+            } else if fast_fallback_enabled {
+                (
+                    true,
+                    RelayRouteMode::Direct,
+                    Some("fast_not_ready_fallback"),
+                )
+            } else {
+                (false, RelayRouteMode::Middle, None)
+            };
+            admission_tx.send_replace(initial_gate_open);
+            let _ = route_runtime.set_mode(initial_route_mode);
             if initial_ready {
                 info!("Conditional-admission gate: open / ME pool READY");
+            } else if let Some(reason) = initial_fallback_reason {
+                warn!(
+                    fallback_reason = reason,
+                    "Conditional-admission gate opened in ME fast fallback mode"
+                );
             } else {
                 warn!("Conditional-admission gate: closed / ME pool is NOT ready)");
             }
@@ -34,10 +53,9 @@ pub(crate) async fn configure_admission_gate(
             let route_runtime_gate = route_runtime.clone();
             let mut config_rx_gate = config_rx.clone();
             let mut admission_poll_ms = config.general.me_admission_poll_ms.max(1);
-            let mut fallback_enabled = config.general.me2dc_fallback;
             tokio::spawn(async move {
-                let mut gate_open = initial_ready;
-                let mut route_mode = RelayRouteMode::Middle;
+                let mut gate_open = initial_gate_open;
+                let mut route_mode = initial_route_mode;
                 let mut ready_observed = initial_ready;
                 let mut not_ready_since = if initial_ready {
                     None
@@ -53,16 +71,23 @@ pub(crate) async fn configure_admission_gate(
                             let cfg = config_rx_gate.borrow_and_update().clone();
                             admission_poll_ms = cfg.general.me_admission_poll_ms.max(1);
                             fallback_enabled = cfg.general.me2dc_fallback;
+                            fast_fallback_enabled = cfg.general.me2dc_fallback && cfg.general.me2dc_fast;
                             continue;
                         }
                         _ = tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(admission_poll_ms)) => {}
                     }
                     let ready = pool_for_gate.admission_ready_conditional_cast().await;
                     let now = Instant::now();
-                    let (next_gate_open, next_route_mode, next_fallback_active) = if ready {
+                    let (next_gate_open, next_route_mode, next_fallback_reason) = if ready {
                         ready_observed = true;
                         not_ready_since = None;
-                        (true, RelayRouteMode::Middle, false)
+                        (true, RelayRouteMode::Middle, None)
+                    } else if fast_fallback_enabled {
+                        (
+                            true,
+                            RelayRouteMode::Direct,
+                            Some("fast_not_ready_fallback"),
+                        )
                     } else {
                         let not_ready_started_at = *not_ready_since.get_or_insert(now);
                         let not_ready_for = now.saturating_duration_since(not_ready_started_at);
@@ -72,11 +97,12 @@ pub(crate) async fn configure_admission_gate(
                             STARTUP_FALLBACK_AFTER
                         };
                         if fallback_enabled && not_ready_for > fallback_after {
-                            (true, RelayRouteMode::Direct, true)
+                            (true, RelayRouteMode::Direct, Some("strict_grace_fallback"))
                         } else {
-                            (false, RelayRouteMode::Middle, false)
+                            (false, RelayRouteMode::Middle, None)
                         }
                     };
+                    let next_fallback_active = next_fallback_reason.is_some();
 
                     if next_route_mode != route_mode {
                         route_mode = next_route_mode;
@@ -88,17 +114,28 @@ pub(crate) async fn configure_admission_gate(
                                     "Middle-End routing restored for new sessions"
                                 );
                             } else {
-                                let fallback_after = if ready_observed {
-                                    RUNTIME_FALLBACK_AFTER
+                                let fallback_reason = next_fallback_reason.unwrap_or("unknown");
+                                if fallback_reason == "strict_grace_fallback" {
+                                    let fallback_after = if ready_observed {
+                                        RUNTIME_FALLBACK_AFTER
+                                    } else {
+                                        STARTUP_FALLBACK_AFTER
+                                    };
+                                    warn!(
+                                        target_mode = route_mode.as_str(),
+                                        cutover_generation = snapshot.generation,
+                                        grace_secs = fallback_after.as_secs(),
+                                        fallback_reason,
+                                        "ME pool stayed not-ready beyond grace; routing new sessions via Direct-DC"
+                                    );
                                 } else {
-                                    STARTUP_FALLBACK_AFTER
-                                };
-                                warn!(
-                                    target_mode = route_mode.as_str(),
-                                    cutover_generation = snapshot.generation,
-                                    grace_secs = fallback_after.as_secs(),
-                                    "ME pool stayed not-ready beyond grace; routing new sessions via Direct-DC"
-                                );
+                                    warn!(
+                                        target_mode = route_mode.as_str(),
+                                        cutover_generation = snapshot.generation,
+                                        fallback_reason,
+                                        "ME pool not-ready; routing new sessions via Direct-DC (fast mode)"
+                                    );
+                                }
                             }
                         }
                     }
@@ -108,7 +145,10 @@ pub(crate) async fn configure_admission_gate(
                         admission_tx_gate.send_replace(gate_open);
                         if gate_open {
                             if next_fallback_active {
-                                warn!("Conditional-admission gate opened in ME fallback mode");
+                                warn!(
+                                    fallback_reason = next_fallback_reason.unwrap_or("unknown"),
+                                    "Conditional-admission gate opened in ME fallback mode"
+                                );
                             } else {
                                 info!("Conditional-admission gate opened / ME pool READY");
                             }

src/maestro/helpers.rs

@@ -8,8 +8,11 @@ use tracing::{debug, error, info, warn};
 
 use crate::cli;
 use crate::config::ProxyConfig;
+use crate::logging::LogDestination;
+use crate::transport::UpstreamManager;
 use crate::transport::middle_proxy::{
-    ProxyConfigData, fetch_proxy_config_with_raw, load_proxy_config_cache, save_proxy_config_cache,
+    ProxyConfigData, fetch_proxy_config_with_raw_via_upstream, load_proxy_config_cache,
+    save_proxy_config_cache,
 };
 
 pub(crate) fn resolve_runtime_config_path(
@@ -25,7 +28,16 @@ pub(crate) fn resolve_runtime_config_path(
     absolute.canonicalize().unwrap_or(absolute)
 }
 
-pub(crate) fn parse_cli() -> (String, Option<PathBuf>, bool, Option<String>) {
+/// Parsed CLI arguments.
+pub(crate) struct CliArgs {
+    pub config_path: String,
+    pub data_path: Option<PathBuf>,
+    pub silent: bool,
+    pub log_level: Option<String>,
+    pub log_destination: LogDestination,
+}
+
+pub(crate) fn parse_cli() -> CliArgs {
     let mut config_path = "config.toml".to_string();
     let mut data_path: Option<PathBuf> = None;
     let mut silent = false;
@@ -33,6 +45,9 @@ pub(crate) fn parse_cli() -> (String, Option<PathBuf>, bool, Option<String>) {
 
     let args: Vec<String> = std::env::args().skip(1).collect();
 
+    // Parse log destination
+    let log_destination = crate::logging::parse_log_destination(&args);
+
     // Check for --init first (handled before tokio)
     if let Some(init_opts) = cli::parse_init_args(&args) {
         if let Err(e) = cli::run_init(init_opts) {
@@ -72,36 +87,35 @@ pub(crate) fn parse_cli() -> (String, Option<PathBuf>, bool, Option<String>) {
                 log_level = Some(s.trim_start_matches("--log-level=").to_string());
             }
             "--help" | "-h" => {
-                eprintln!("Usage: telemt [config.toml] [OPTIONS]");
-                eprintln!();
-                eprintln!("Options:");
-                eprintln!(
-                    "  --data-path <DIR>       Set data directory (absolute path; overrides config value)"
-                );
-                eprintln!("  --silent, -s            Suppress info logs");
-                eprintln!("  --log-level <LEVEL>     debug|verbose|normal|silent");
-                eprintln!("  --help, -h              Show this help");
-                eprintln!();
-                eprintln!("Setup (fire-and-forget):");
-                eprintln!(
-                    "  --init                  Generate config, install systemd service, start"
-                );
-                eprintln!("    --port <PORT>          Listen port (default: 443)");
-                eprintln!(
-                    "    --domain <DOMAIN>      TLS domain for masking (default: www.google.com)"
-                );
-                eprintln!(
-                    "    --secret <HEX>         32-char hex secret (auto-generated if omitted)"
-                );
-                eprintln!("    --user <NAME>          Username (default: user)");
-                eprintln!("    --config-dir <DIR>     Config directory (default: /etc/telemt)");
-                eprintln!("    --no-start             Don't start the service after install");
+                print_help();
                 std::process::exit(0);
             }
             "--version" | "-V" => {
                 println!("telemt {}", env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION"));
                 std::process::exit(0);
             }
+            // Skip daemon-related flags (already parsed)
+            "--daemon" | "-d" | "--foreground" | "-f" => {}
+            s if s.starts_with("--pid-file") => {
+                if !s.contains('=') {
+                    i += 1; // skip value
+                }
+            }
+            s if s.starts_with("--run-as-user") => {
+                if !s.contains('=') {
+                    i += 1;
+                }
+            }
+            s if s.starts_with("--run-as-group") => {
+                if !s.contains('=') {
+                    i += 1;
+                }
+            }
+            s if s.starts_with("--working-dir") => {
+                if !s.contains('=') {
+                    i += 1;
+                }
+            }
             s if !s.starts_with('-') => {
                 config_path = s.to_string();
             }
@@ -112,7 +126,73 @@ pub(crate) fn parse_cli() -> (String, Option<PathBuf>, bool, Option<String>) {
         i += 1;
     }
 
-    (config_path, data_path, silent, log_level)
+    CliArgs {
+        config_path,
+        data_path,
+        silent,
+        log_level,
+        log_destination,
+    }
+}
+
+fn print_help() {
+    eprintln!("Usage: telemt [COMMAND] [OPTIONS] [config.toml]");
+    eprintln!();
+    eprintln!("Commands:");
+    eprintln!("  run                     Run in foreground (default if no command given)");
+    #[cfg(unix)]
+    {
+        eprintln!("  start                   Start as background daemon");
+        eprintln!("  stop                    Stop a running daemon");
+        eprintln!("  reload                  Reload configuration (send SIGHUP)");
+        eprintln!("  status                  Check if daemon is running");
+    }
+    eprintln!();
+    eprintln!("Options:");
+    eprintln!(
+        "  --data-path <DIR>       Set data directory (absolute path; overrides config value)"
+    );
+    eprintln!("  --silent, -s            Suppress info logs");
+    eprintln!("  --log-level <LEVEL>     debug|verbose|normal|silent");
+    eprintln!("  --help, -h              Show this help");
+    eprintln!("  --version, -V           Show version");
+    eprintln!();
+    eprintln!("Logging options:");
+    eprintln!("  --log-file <PATH>       Log to file (default: stderr)");
+    eprintln!("  --log-file-daily <PATH> Log to file with daily rotation");
+    #[cfg(unix)]
+    eprintln!("  --syslog                Log to syslog (Unix only)");
+    eprintln!();
+    #[cfg(unix)]
+    {
+        eprintln!("Daemon options (Unix only):");
+        eprintln!("  --daemon, -d            Fork to background (daemonize)");
+        eprintln!("  --foreground, -f        Explicit foreground mode (for systemd)");
+        eprintln!("  --pid-file <PATH>       PID file path (default: /var/run/telemt.pid)");
+        eprintln!("  --run-as-user <USER>    Drop privileges to this user after binding");
+        eprintln!("  --run-as-group <GROUP>  Drop privileges to this group after binding");
+        eprintln!("  --working-dir <DIR>     Working directory for daemon mode");
+        eprintln!();
+    }
+    eprintln!("Setup (fire-and-forget):");
+    eprintln!("  --init                  Generate config, install systemd service, start");
+    eprintln!("    --port <PORT>          Listen port (default: 443)");
+    eprintln!("    --domain <DOMAIN>      TLS domain for masking (default: www.google.com)");
+    eprintln!("    --secret <HEX>         32-char hex secret (auto-generated if omitted)");
+    eprintln!("    --user <NAME>          Username (default: user)");
+    eprintln!("    --config-dir <DIR>     Config directory (default: /etc/telemt)");
+    eprintln!("    --no-start             Don't start the service after install");
+    #[cfg(unix)]
+    {
+        eprintln!();
+        eprintln!("Examples:");
+        eprintln!("  telemt config.toml                    Run in foreground");
+        eprintln!("  telemt start config.toml              Start as daemon");
+        eprintln!("  telemt start --pid-file /tmp/t.pid    Start with custom PID file");
+        eprintln!("  telemt stop                           Stop daemon");
+        eprintln!("  telemt reload                         Reload configuration");
+        eprintln!("  telemt status                         Check daemon status");
+    }
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]
@@ -288,9 +368,10 @@ pub(crate) async fn load_startup_proxy_config_snapshot(
     cache_path: Option<&str>,
     me2dc_fallback: bool,
     label: &'static str,
+    upstream: Option<std::sync::Arc<UpstreamManager>>,
 ) -> Option<ProxyConfigData> {
     loop {
-        match fetch_proxy_config_with_raw(url).await {
+        match fetch_proxy_config_with_raw_via_upstream(url, upstream.clone()).await {
             Ok((cfg, raw)) => {
                 if !cfg.map.is_empty() {
                     if let Some(path) = cache_path

src/maestro/listeners.rs

@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn bind_listeners(
         let options = ListenOptions {
             reuse_port: listener_conf.reuse_allow,
             ipv6_only: listener_conf.ip.is_ipv6(),
+            backlog: config.server.listen_backlog,
             ..Default::default()
         };
 

src/maestro/me_startup.rs

@@ -63,9 +63,10 @@ pub(crate) async fn initialize_me_pool(
     let proxy_secret_path = config.general.proxy_secret_path.as_deref();
     let pool_size = config.general.middle_proxy_pool_size.max(1);
     let proxy_secret = loop {
-        match crate::transport::middle_proxy::fetch_proxy_secret(
+        match crate::transport::middle_proxy::fetch_proxy_secret_with_upstream(
             proxy_secret_path,
             config.general.proxy_secret_len_max,
+            Some(upstream_manager.clone()),
         )
         .await
         {
@@ -129,6 +130,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn initialize_me_pool(
                 config.general.proxy_config_v4_cache_path.as_deref(),
                 me2dc_fallback,
                 "getProxyConfig",
+                Some(upstream_manager.clone()),
             )
             .await;
             if cfg_v4.is_some() {
@@ -160,6 +162,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn initialize_me_pool(
                 config.general.proxy_config_v6_cache_path.as_deref(),
                 me2dc_fallback,
                 "getProxyConfigV6",
+                Some(upstream_manager.clone()),
             )
             .await;
             if cfg_v6.is_some() {
@@ -274,6 +277,8 @@ pub(crate) async fn initialize_me_pool(
                     config.general.me_warn_rate_limit_ms,
                     config.general.me_route_no_writer_mode,
                     config.general.me_route_no_writer_wait_ms,
+                    config.general.me_route_hybrid_max_wait_ms,
+                    config.general.me_route_blocking_send_timeout_ms,
                     config.general.me_route_inline_recovery_attempts,
                     config.general.me_route_inline_recovery_wait_ms,
                 );

src/maestro/mod.rs

@@ -47,8 +47,55 @@ use crate::transport::UpstreamManager;
 use crate::transport::middle_proxy::MePool;
 use helpers::{parse_cli, resolve_runtime_config_path};
 
+#[cfg(unix)]
+use crate::daemon::{DaemonOptions, PidFile, drop_privileges};
+
 /// Runs the full telemt runtime startup pipeline and blocks until shutdown.
+///
+/// On Unix, daemon options should be handled before calling this function
+/// (daemonization must happen before tokio runtime starts).
+#[cfg(unix)]
+pub async fn run_with_daemon(
+    daemon_opts: DaemonOptions,
+) -> std::result::Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+    run_inner(daemon_opts).await
+}
+
+/// Runs the full telemt runtime startup pipeline and blocks until shutdown.
+///
+/// This is the main entry point for non-daemon mode or when called as a library.
+#[allow(dead_code)]
 pub async fn run() -> std::result::Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+    #[cfg(unix)]
+    {
+        // Parse CLI to get daemon options even in simple run() path
+        let args: Vec<String> = std::env::args().skip(1).collect();
+        let daemon_opts = crate::cli::parse_daemon_args(&args);
+        run_inner(daemon_opts).await
+    }
+    #[cfg(not(unix))]
+    {
+        run_inner().await
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(unix)]
+async fn run_inner(
+    daemon_opts: DaemonOptions,
+) -> std::result::Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+    // Acquire PID file if daemonizing or if explicitly requested
+    // Keep it alive until shutdown (underscore prefix = intentionally kept for RAII cleanup)
+    let _pid_file = if daemon_opts.daemonize || daemon_opts.pid_file.is_some() {
+        let mut pf = PidFile::new(daemon_opts.pid_file_path());
+        if let Err(e) = pf.acquire() {
+            eprintln!("[telemt] {}", e);
+            std::process::exit(1);
+        }
+        Some(pf)
+    } else {
+        None
+    };
+
     let process_started_at = Instant::now();
     let process_started_at_epoch_secs = SystemTime::now()
         .duration_since(UNIX_EPOCH)
@@ -61,7 +108,12 @@ pub async fn run() -> std::result::Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
             Some("load and validate config".to_string()),
         )
         .await;
-    let (config_path_cli, data_path, cli_silent, cli_log_level) = parse_cli();
+    let cli_args = parse_cli();
+    let config_path_cli = cli_args.config_path;
+    let data_path = cli_args.data_path;
+    let cli_silent = cli_args.silent;
+    let cli_log_level = cli_args.log_level;
+    let log_destination = cli_args.log_destination;
     let startup_cwd = match std::env::current_dir() {
         Ok(cwd) => cwd,
         Err(e) => {
@@ -115,15 +167,13 @@ pub async fn run() -> std::result::Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
                 );
                 std::process::exit(1);
             }
-        } else {
-            if let Err(e) = std::fs::create_dir_all(data_path) {
-                eprintln!(
-                    "[telemt] Can't create data_path {}: {}",
-                    data_path.display(),
-                    e
-                );
-                std::process::exit(1);
-            }
+        } else if let Err(e) = std::fs::create_dir_all(data_path) {
+            eprintln!(
+                "[telemt] Can't create data_path {}: {}",
+                data_path.display(),
+                e
+            );
+            std::process::exit(1);
         }
 
         if let Err(e) = std::env::set_current_dir(data_path) {
@@ -161,17 +211,43 @@ pub async fn run() -> std::result::Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
         )
         .await;
 
-    // Configure color output based on config
-    let fmt_layer = if config.general.disable_colors {
-        fmt::Layer::default().with_ansi(false)
-    } else {
-        fmt::Layer::default().with_ansi(true)
-    };
+    // Initialize logging based on destination
+    let _logging_guard: Option<crate::logging::LoggingGuard>;
+    match log_destination {
+        crate::logging::LogDestination::Stderr => {
+            // Default: log to stderr (works with systemd journald)
+            let fmt_layer = if config.general.disable_colors {
+                fmt::Layer::default().with_ansi(false)
+            } else {
+                fmt::Layer::default().with_ansi(true)
+            };
+            tracing_subscriber::registry()
+                .with(filter_layer)
+                .with(fmt_layer)
+                .init();
+            _logging_guard = None;
+        }
+        #[cfg(unix)]
+        crate::logging::LogDestination::Syslog => {
+            // Syslog: for OpenRC/FreeBSD
+            let logging_opts = crate::logging::LoggingOptions {
+                destination: log_destination,
+                disable_colors: true,
+            };
+            let (_, guard) = crate::logging::init_logging(&logging_opts, "info");
+            _logging_guard = Some(guard);
+        }
+        crate::logging::LogDestination::File { .. } => {
+            // File logging with optional rotation
+            let logging_opts = crate::logging::LoggingOptions {
+                destination: log_destination,
+                disable_colors: true,
+            };
+            let (_, guard) = crate::logging::init_logging(&logging_opts, "info");
+            _logging_guard = Some(guard);
+        }
+    }
 
-    tracing_subscriber::registry()
-        .with(filter_layer)
-        .with(fmt_layer)
-        .init();
     startup_tracker
         .complete_component(
             COMPONENT_TRACING_INIT,
@@ -225,6 +301,7 @@ pub async fn run() -> std::result::Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
         config.general.upstream_connect_retry_attempts,
         config.general.upstream_connect_retry_backoff_ms,
         config.general.upstream_connect_budget_ms,
+        config.general.tg_connect,
         config.general.upstream_unhealthy_fail_threshold,
         config.general.upstream_connect_failfast_hard_errors,
         stats.clone(),
@@ -585,6 +662,14 @@ pub async fn run() -> std::result::Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
         std::process::exit(1);
     }
 
+    // Drop privileges after binding sockets (which may require root for port < 1024)
+    if daemon_opts.user.is_some() || daemon_opts.group.is_some() {
+        if let Err(e) = drop_privileges(daemon_opts.user.as_deref(), daemon_opts.group.as_deref()) {
+            error!(error = %e, "Failed to drop privileges");
+            std::process::exit(1);
+        }
+    }
+
     runtime_tasks::apply_runtime_log_filter(
         has_rust_log,
         &effective_log_level,
@@ -605,6 +690,9 @@ pub async fn run() -> std::result::Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
 
     runtime_tasks::mark_runtime_ready(&startup_tracker).await;
 
+    // Spawn signal handlers for SIGUSR1/SIGUSR2 (non-shutdown signals)
+    shutdown::spawn_signal_handlers(stats.clone(), process_started_at);
+
     listeners::spawn_tcp_accept_loops(
         listeners,
         config_rx.clone(),
@@ -622,7 +710,7 @@ pub async fn run() -> std::result::Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
         max_connections.clone(),
     );
 
-    shutdown::wait_for_shutdown(process_started_at, me_pool).await;
+    shutdown::wait_for_shutdown(process_started_at, me_pool, stats).await;
 
     Ok(())
 }

src/maestro/runtime_tasks.rs

@@ -323,10 +323,12 @@ pub(crate) async fn spawn_metrics_if_configured(
         let config_rx_metrics = config_rx.clone();
         let ip_tracker_metrics = ip_tracker.clone();
         let whitelist = config.server.metrics_whitelist.clone();
+        let listen_backlog = config.server.listen_backlog;
         tokio::spawn(async move {
             metrics::serve(
                 port,
                 listen,
+                listen_backlog,
                 stats,
                 beobachten,
                 ip_tracker_metrics,

src/maestro/shutdown.rs

@@ -1,45 +1,206 @@
+//! Shutdown and signal handling for telemt.
+//!
+//! Handles graceful shutdown on various signals:
+//! - SIGINT (Ctrl+C) / SIGTERM: Graceful shutdown
+//! - SIGQUIT: Graceful shutdown with stats dump
+//! - SIGUSR1: Reserved for log rotation (logs acknowledgment)
+//! - SIGUSR2: Dump runtime status to log
+//!
+//! SIGHUP is handled separately in config/hot_reload.rs for config reload.
+
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
 
+#[cfg(not(unix))]
 use tokio::signal;
-use tracing::{error, info, warn};
+#[cfg(unix)]
+use tokio::signal::unix::{SignalKind, signal};
+use tracing::{info, warn};
 
+use crate::stats::Stats;
 use crate::transport::middle_proxy::MePool;
 
 use super::helpers::{format_uptime, unit_label};
 
-pub(crate) async fn wait_for_shutdown(process_started_at: Instant, me_pool: Option<Arc<MePool>>) {
-    match signal::ctrl_c().await {
-        Ok(()) => {
-            let shutdown_started_at = Instant::now();
-            info!("Shutting down...");
-            let uptime_secs = process_started_at.elapsed().as_secs();
-            info!("Uptime: {}", format_uptime(uptime_secs));
-            if let Some(pool) = &me_pool {
-                match tokio::time::timeout(
-                    Duration::from_secs(2),
-                    pool.shutdown_send_close_conn_all(),
-                )
-                .await
-                {
-                    Ok(total) => {
-                        info!(
-                            close_conn_sent = total,
-                            "ME shutdown: RPC_CLOSE_CONN broadcast completed"
-                        );
-                    }
-                    Err(_) => {
-                        warn!("ME shutdown: RPC_CLOSE_CONN broadcast timed out");
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-            let shutdown_secs = shutdown_started_at.elapsed().as_secs();
-            info!(
-                "Shutdown completed successfully in {} {}.",
-                shutdown_secs,
-                unit_label(shutdown_secs, "second", "seconds")
-            );
+/// Signal that triggered shutdown.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub enum ShutdownSignal {
+    /// SIGINT (Ctrl+C)
+    Interrupt,
+    /// SIGTERM
+    Terminate,
+    /// SIGQUIT (with stats dump)
+    Quit,
+}
+
+impl std::fmt::Display for ShutdownSignal {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        match self {
+            ShutdownSignal::Interrupt => write!(f, "SIGINT"),
+            ShutdownSignal::Terminate => write!(f, "SIGTERM"),
+            ShutdownSignal::Quit => write!(f, "SIGQUIT"),
         }
-        Err(e) => error!("Signal error: {}", e),
     }
 }
+
+/// Waits for a shutdown signal and performs graceful shutdown.
+pub(crate) async fn wait_for_shutdown(
+    process_started_at: Instant,
+    me_pool: Option<Arc<MePool>>,
+    stats: Arc<Stats>,
+) {
+    let signal = wait_for_shutdown_signal().await;
+    perform_shutdown(signal, process_started_at, me_pool, &stats).await;
+}
+
+/// Waits for any shutdown signal (SIGINT, SIGTERM, SIGQUIT).
+#[cfg(unix)]
+async fn wait_for_shutdown_signal() -> ShutdownSignal {
+    let mut sigint = signal(SignalKind::interrupt()).expect("Failed to register SIGINT handler");
+    let mut sigterm = signal(SignalKind::terminate()).expect("Failed to register SIGTERM handler");
+    let mut sigquit = signal(SignalKind::quit()).expect("Failed to register SIGQUIT handler");
+
+    tokio::select! {
+        _ = sigint.recv() => ShutdownSignal::Interrupt,
+        _ = sigterm.recv() => ShutdownSignal::Terminate,
+        _ = sigquit.recv() => ShutdownSignal::Quit,
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(not(unix))]
+async fn wait_for_shutdown_signal() -> ShutdownSignal {
+    signal::ctrl_c().await.expect("Failed to listen for Ctrl+C");
+    ShutdownSignal::Interrupt
+}
+
+/// Performs graceful shutdown sequence.
+async fn perform_shutdown(
+    signal: ShutdownSignal,
+    process_started_at: Instant,
+    me_pool: Option<Arc<MePool>>,
+    stats: &Stats,
+) {
+    let shutdown_started_at = Instant::now();
+    info!(signal = %signal, "Received shutdown signal");
+
+    // Dump stats if SIGQUIT
+    if signal == ShutdownSignal::Quit {
+        dump_stats(stats, process_started_at);
+    }
+
+    info!("Shutting down...");
+    let uptime_secs = process_started_at.elapsed().as_secs();
+    info!("Uptime: {}", format_uptime(uptime_secs));
+
+    // Graceful ME pool shutdown
+    if let Some(pool) = &me_pool {
+        match tokio::time::timeout(Duration::from_secs(2), pool.shutdown_send_close_conn_all())
+            .await
+        {
+            Ok(total) => {
+                info!(
+                    close_conn_sent = total,
+                    "ME shutdown: RPC_CLOSE_CONN broadcast completed"
+                );
+            }
+            Err(_) => {
+                warn!("ME shutdown: RPC_CLOSE_CONN broadcast timed out");
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    let shutdown_secs = shutdown_started_at.elapsed().as_secs();
+    info!(
+        "Shutdown completed successfully in {} {}.",
+        shutdown_secs,
+        unit_label(shutdown_secs, "second", "seconds")
+    );
+}
+
+/// Dumps runtime statistics to the log.
+fn dump_stats(stats: &Stats, process_started_at: Instant) {
+    let uptime_secs = process_started_at.elapsed().as_secs();
+
+    info!("=== Runtime Statistics Dump ===");
+    info!("Uptime: {}", format_uptime(uptime_secs));
+
+    // Connection stats
+    info!(
+        "Connections: total={}, current={} (direct={}, me={}), bad={}",
+        stats.get_connects_all(),
+        stats.get_current_connections_total(),
+        stats.get_current_connections_direct(),
+        stats.get_current_connections_me(),
+        stats.get_connects_bad(),
+    );
+
+    // ME pool stats
+    info!(
+        "ME keepalive: sent={}, pong={}, failed={}, timeout={}",
+        stats.get_me_keepalive_sent(),
+        stats.get_me_keepalive_pong(),
+        stats.get_me_keepalive_failed(),
+        stats.get_me_keepalive_timeout(),
+    );
+
+    // Relay stats
+    info!(
+        "Relay idle: soft_mark={}, hard_close={}, pressure_evict={}",
+        stats.get_relay_idle_soft_mark_total(),
+        stats.get_relay_idle_hard_close_total(),
+        stats.get_relay_pressure_evict_total(),
+    );
+
+    info!("=== End Statistics Dump ===");
+}
+
+/// Spawns a background task to handle operational signals (SIGUSR1, SIGUSR2).
+///
+/// These signals don't trigger shutdown but perform specific actions:
+/// - SIGUSR1: Log rotation acknowledgment (for external log rotation tools)
+/// - SIGUSR2: Dump runtime status to log
+#[cfg(unix)]
+pub(crate) fn spawn_signal_handlers(stats: Arc<Stats>, process_started_at: Instant) {
+    tokio::spawn(async move {
+        let mut sigusr1 =
+            signal(SignalKind::user_defined1()).expect("Failed to register SIGUSR1 handler");
+        let mut sigusr2 =
+            signal(SignalKind::user_defined2()).expect("Failed to register SIGUSR2 handler");
+
+        loop {
+            tokio::select! {
+                _ = sigusr1.recv() => {
+                    handle_sigusr1();
+                }
+                _ = sigusr2.recv() => {
+                    handle_sigusr2(&stats, process_started_at);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    });
+}
+
+/// No-op on non-Unix platforms.
+#[cfg(not(unix))]
+pub(crate) fn spawn_signal_handlers(_stats: Arc<Stats>, _process_started_at: Instant) {
+    // No SIGUSR1/SIGUSR2 on non-Unix
+}
+
+/// Handles SIGUSR1 - log rotation signal.
+///
+/// This signal is typically sent by logrotate or similar tools after
+/// rotating log files. Since tracing-subscriber doesn't natively support
+/// reopening files, we just acknowledge the signal. If file logging is
+/// added in the future, this would reopen log file handles.
+#[cfg(unix)]
+fn handle_sigusr1() {
+    info!("SIGUSR1 received - log rotation acknowledged");
+    // Future: If using file-based logging, reopen file handles here
+}
+
+/// Handles SIGUSR2 - dump runtime status.
+#[cfg(unix)]
+fn handle_sigusr2(stats: &Stats, process_started_at: Instant) {
+    info!("SIGUSR2 received - dumping runtime status");
+    dump_stats(stats, process_started_at);
+}

src/maestro/tls_bootstrap.rs

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ use tracing::warn;
 use crate::config::ProxyConfig;
 use crate::startup::{COMPONENT_TLS_FRONT_BOOTSTRAP, StartupTracker};
 use crate::tls_front::TlsFrontCache;
+use crate::tls_front::fetcher::TlsFetchStrategy;
 use crate::transport::UpstreamManager;
 
 pub(crate) async fn bootstrap_tls_front(
@@ -40,7 +41,17 @@ pub(crate) async fn bootstrap_tls_front(
         let mask_unix_sock = config.censorship.mask_unix_sock.clone();
         let tls_fetch_scope = (!config.censorship.tls_fetch_scope.is_empty())
             .then(|| config.censorship.tls_fetch_scope.clone());
-        let fetch_timeout = Duration::from_secs(5);
+        let tls_fetch = config.censorship.tls_fetch.clone();
+        let fetch_strategy = TlsFetchStrategy {
+            profiles: tls_fetch.profiles,
+            strict_route: tls_fetch.strict_route,
+            attempt_timeout: Duration::from_millis(tls_fetch.attempt_timeout_ms.max(1)),
+            total_budget: Duration::from_millis(tls_fetch.total_budget_ms.max(1)),
+            grease_enabled: tls_fetch.grease_enabled,
+            deterministic: tls_fetch.deterministic,
+            profile_cache_ttl: Duration::from_secs(tls_fetch.profile_cache_ttl_secs),
+        };
+        let fetch_timeout = fetch_strategy.total_budget;
 
         let cache_initial = cache.clone();
         let domains_initial = tls_domains.to_vec();
@@ -48,6 +59,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn bootstrap_tls_front(
         let unix_sock_initial = mask_unix_sock.clone();
         let scope_initial = tls_fetch_scope.clone();
         let upstream_initial = upstream_manager.clone();
+        let strategy_initial = fetch_strategy.clone();
         tokio::spawn(async move {
             let mut join = tokio::task::JoinSet::new();
             for domain in domains_initial {
@@ -56,12 +68,13 @@ pub(crate) async fn bootstrap_tls_front(
                 let unix_sock_domain = unix_sock_initial.clone();
                 let scope_domain = scope_initial.clone();
                 let upstream_domain = upstream_initial.clone();
+                let strategy_domain = strategy_initial.clone();
                 join.spawn(async move {
-                    match crate::tls_front::fetcher::fetch_real_tls(
+                    match crate::tls_front::fetcher::fetch_real_tls_with_strategy(
                         &host_domain,
                         port,
                         &domain,
-                        fetch_timeout,
+                        &strategy_domain,
                         Some(upstream_domain),
                         scope_domain.as_deref(),
                         proxy_protocol,
@@ -107,6 +120,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn bootstrap_tls_front(
         let unix_sock_refresh = mask_unix_sock.clone();
         let scope_refresh = tls_fetch_scope.clone();
         let upstream_refresh = upstream_manager.clone();
+        let strategy_refresh = fetch_strategy.clone();
         tokio::spawn(async move {
             loop {
                 let base_secs = rand::rng().random_range(4 * 3600..=6 * 3600);
@@ -120,12 +134,13 @@ pub(crate) async fn bootstrap_tls_front(
                     let unix_sock_domain = unix_sock_refresh.clone();
                     let scope_domain = scope_refresh.clone();
                     let upstream_domain = upstream_refresh.clone();
+                    let strategy_domain = strategy_refresh.clone();
                     join.spawn(async move {
-                        match crate::tls_front::fetcher::fetch_real_tls(
+                        match crate::tls_front::fetcher::fetch_real_tls_with_strategy(
                             &host_domain,
                             port,
                             &domain,
-                            fetch_timeout,
+                            &strategy_domain,
                             Some(upstream_domain),
                             scope_domain.as_deref(),
                             proxy_protocol,

src/main.rs

@@ -4,22 +4,26 @@ mod api;
 mod cli;
 mod config;
 mod crypto;
+#[cfg(unix)]
+mod daemon;
 mod error;
 mod ip_tracker;
 #[cfg(test)]
-#[path = "tests/ip_tracker_hotpath_adversarial_tests.rs"]
-mod ip_tracker_hotpath_adversarial_tests;
-#[cfg(test)]
 #[path = "tests/ip_tracker_encapsulation_adversarial_tests.rs"]
 mod ip_tracker_encapsulation_adversarial_tests;
 #[cfg(test)]
+#[path = "tests/ip_tracker_hotpath_adversarial_tests.rs"]
+mod ip_tracker_hotpath_adversarial_tests;
+#[cfg(test)]
 #[path = "tests/ip_tracker_regression_tests.rs"]
 mod ip_tracker_regression_tests;
+mod logging;
 mod maestro;
 mod metrics;
 mod network;
 mod protocol;
 mod proxy;
+mod service;
 mod startup;
 mod stats;
 mod stream;
@@ -27,7 +31,49 @@ mod tls_front;
 mod transport;
 mod util;
 
-#[tokio::main]
-async fn main() -> std::result::Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
-    maestro::run().await
+fn main() -> std::result::Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+    // Install rustls crypto provider early
+    let _ = rustls::crypto::ring::default_provider().install_default();
+
+    let args: Vec<String> = std::env::args().skip(1).collect();
+    let cmd = cli::parse_command(&args);
+
+    // Handle subcommands that don't need the server (stop, reload, status, init)
+    if let Some(exit_code) = cli::execute_subcommand(&cmd) {
+        std::process::exit(exit_code);
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(unix)]
+    {
+        let daemon_opts = cmd.daemon_opts;
+
+        // Daemonize BEFORE runtime
+        if daemon_opts.should_daemonize() {
+            match daemon::daemonize(daemon_opts.working_dir.as_deref()) {
+                Ok(daemon::DaemonizeResult::Parent) => {
+                    std::process::exit(0);
+                }
+                Ok(daemon::DaemonizeResult::Child) => {
+                    // continue
+                }
+                Err(e) => {
+                    eprintln!("[telemt] Daemonization failed: {}", e);
+                    std::process::exit(1);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        tokio::runtime::Builder::new_multi_thread()
+            .enable_all()
+            .build()?
+            .block_on(maestro::run_with_daemon(daemon_opts))
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(not(unix))]
+    {
+        tokio::runtime::Builder::new_multi_thread()
+            .enable_all()
+            .build()?
+            .block_on(maestro::run())
+    }
 }

src/metrics.rs

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ use crate::transport::{ListenOptions, create_listener};
 pub async fn serve(
     port: u16,
     listen: Option<String>,
+    listen_backlog: u32,
     stats: Arc<Stats>,
     beobachten: Arc<BeobachtenStore>,
     ip_tracker: Arc<UserIpTracker>,
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ pub async fn serve(
             }
         };
         let is_ipv6 = addr.is_ipv6();
-        match bind_metrics_listener(addr, is_ipv6) {
+        match bind_metrics_listener(addr, is_ipv6, listen_backlog) {
             Ok(listener) => {
                 info!("Metrics endpoint: http://{}/metrics and /beobachten", addr);
                 serve_listener(
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ pub async fn serve(
     let mut listener_v6 = None;
 
     let addr_v4 = SocketAddr::from(([0, 0, 0, 0], port));
-    match bind_metrics_listener(addr_v4, false) {
+    match bind_metrics_listener(addr_v4, false, listen_backlog) {
         Ok(listener) => {
             info!(
                 "Metrics endpoint: http://{}/metrics and /beobachten",
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@ pub async fn serve(
     }
 
     let addr_v6 = SocketAddr::from(([0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0], port));
-    match bind_metrics_listener(addr_v6, true) {
+    match bind_metrics_listener(addr_v6, true, listen_backlog) {
         Ok(listener) => {
             info!(
                 "Metrics endpoint: http://[::]:{}/metrics and /beobachten",
@@ -122,10 +123,15 @@ pub async fn serve(
     }
 }
 
-fn bind_metrics_listener(addr: SocketAddr, ipv6_only: bool) -> std::io::Result<TcpListener> {
+fn bind_metrics_listener(
+    addr: SocketAddr,
+    ipv6_only: bool,
+    listen_backlog: u32,
+) -> std::io::Result<TcpListener> {
     let options = ListenOptions {
         reuse_port: false,
         ipv6_only,
+        backlog: listen_backlog,
         ..Default::default()
     };
     let socket = create_listener(addr, &options)?;
@@ -1233,10 +1239,7 @@ async fn render_metrics(stats: &Stats, config: &ProxyConfig, ip_tracker: &UserIp
         out,
         "# HELP telemt_me_d2c_batch_bytes_bucket_total DC->Client batch byte size buckets"
     );
-    let _ = writeln!(
-        out,
-        "# TYPE telemt_me_d2c_batch_bytes_bucket_total counter"
-    );
+    let _ = writeln!(out, "# TYPE telemt_me_d2c_batch_bytes_bucket_total counter");
     let _ = writeln!(
         out,
         "telemt_me_d2c_batch_bytes_bucket_total{{bucket=\"0_1k\"}} {}",
@@ -1561,6 +1564,40 @@ async fn render_metrics(stats: &Stats, config: &ProxyConfig, ip_tracker: &UserIp
             0
         }
     );
+    let _ = writeln!(
+        out,
+        "# HELP telemt_me_endpoint_quarantine_unexpected_total ME endpoint quarantines caused by unexpected writer removals"
+    );
+    let _ = writeln!(
+        out,
+        "# TYPE telemt_me_endpoint_quarantine_unexpected_total counter"
+    );
+    let _ = writeln!(
+        out,
+        "telemt_me_endpoint_quarantine_unexpected_total {}",
+        if me_allows_normal {
+            stats.get_me_endpoint_quarantine_unexpected_total()
+        } else {
+            0
+        }
+    );
+    let _ = writeln!(
+        out,
+        "# HELP telemt_me_endpoint_quarantine_draining_suppressed_total Draining writer removals that skipped endpoint quarantine"
+    );
+    let _ = writeln!(
+        out,
+        "# TYPE telemt_me_endpoint_quarantine_draining_suppressed_total counter"
+    );
+    let _ = writeln!(
+        out,
+        "telemt_me_endpoint_quarantine_draining_suppressed_total {}",
+        if me_allows_normal {
+            stats.get_me_endpoint_quarantine_draining_suppressed_total()
+        } else {
+            0
+        }
+    );
 
     let _ = writeln!(
         out,
@@ -2321,6 +2358,20 @@ async fn render_metrics(stats: &Stats, config: &ProxyConfig, ip_tracker: &UserIp
             0
         }
     );
+    let _ = writeln!(
+        out,
+        "# HELP telemt_me_hybrid_timeout_total ME hybrid route timeouts after bounded retry window"
+    );
+    let _ = writeln!(out, "# TYPE telemt_me_hybrid_timeout_total counter");
+    let _ = writeln!(
+        out,
+        "telemt_me_hybrid_timeout_total {}",
+        if me_allows_normal {
+            stats.get_me_hybrid_timeout_total()
+        } else {
+            0
+        }
+    );
     let _ = writeln!(
         out,
         "# HELP telemt_me_async_recovery_trigger_total Async ME recovery trigger attempts from route path"
@@ -2611,6 +2662,9 @@ mod tests {
         stats.increment_me_d2c_write_mode(crate::stats::MeD2cWriteMode::Coalesced);
         stats.increment_me_d2c_quota_reject_total(crate::stats::MeD2cQuotaRejectStage::PostWrite);
         stats.observe_me_d2c_frame_buf_shrink(4096);
+        stats.increment_me_endpoint_quarantine_total();
+        stats.increment_me_endpoint_quarantine_unexpected_total();
+        stats.increment_me_endpoint_quarantine_draining_suppressed_total();
         stats.increment_user_connects("alice");
         stats.increment_user_curr_connects("alice");
         stats.add_user_octets_from("alice", 1024);
@@ -2661,6 +2715,9 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(output.contains("telemt_me_d2c_quota_reject_total{stage=\"post_write\"} 1"));
         assert!(output.contains("telemt_me_d2c_frame_buf_shrink_total 1"));
         assert!(output.contains("telemt_me_d2c_frame_buf_shrink_bytes_total 4096"));
+        assert!(output.contains("telemt_me_endpoint_quarantine_total 1"));
+        assert!(output.contains("telemt_me_endpoint_quarantine_unexpected_total 1"));
+        assert!(output.contains("telemt_me_endpoint_quarantine_draining_suppressed_total 1"));
         assert!(output.contains("telemt_user_connections_total{user=\"alice\"} 1"));
         assert!(output.contains("telemt_user_connections_current{user=\"alice\"} 1"));
         assert!(output.contains("telemt_user_octets_from_client{user=\"alice\"} 1024"));
@@ -2727,6 +2784,12 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(output.contains("# TYPE telemt_me_d2c_write_mode_total counter"));
         assert!(output.contains("# TYPE telemt_me_d2c_batch_frames_bucket_total counter"));
         assert!(output.contains("# TYPE telemt_me_d2c_flush_duration_us_bucket_total counter"));
+        assert!(output.contains("# TYPE telemt_me_endpoint_quarantine_total counter"));
+        assert!(output.contains("# TYPE telemt_me_endpoint_quarantine_unexpected_total counter"));
+        assert!(
+            output
+                .contains("# TYPE telemt_me_endpoint_quarantine_draining_suppressed_total counter")
+        );
         assert!(output.contains("# TYPE telemt_me_writer_removed_total counter"));
         assert!(
             output

src/proxy/client.rs

@@ -210,7 +210,9 @@ fn should_prefetch_mask_classifier_window(initial_data: &[u8]) -> bool {
         return false;
     }
 
-    initial_data.iter().all(|b| b.is_ascii_alphabetic() || *b == b' ')
+    initial_data
+        .iter()
+        .all(|b| b.is_ascii_alphabetic() || *b == b' ')
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]
@@ -218,16 +220,19 @@ async fn extend_masking_initial_window<R>(reader: &mut R, initial_data: &mut Vec
 where
     R: AsyncRead + Unpin,
 {
-    extend_masking_initial_window_with_timeout(reader, initial_data, MASK_CLASSIFIER_PREFETCH_TIMEOUT)
-        .await;
+    extend_masking_initial_window_with_timeout(
+        reader,
+        initial_data,
+        MASK_CLASSIFIER_PREFETCH_TIMEOUT,
+    )
+    .await;
 }
 
 async fn extend_masking_initial_window_with_timeout<R>(
     reader: &mut R,
     initial_data: &mut Vec<u8>,
     prefetch_timeout: Duration,
-)
-where
+) where
     R: AsyncRead + Unpin,
 {
     if !should_prefetch_mask_classifier_window(initial_data) {
@@ -312,13 +317,20 @@ fn record_handshake_failure_class(
     record_beobachten_class(beobachten, config, peer_ip, class);
 }
 
+#[inline]
+fn increment_bad_on_unknown_tls_sni(stats: &Stats, error: &ProxyError) {
+    if matches!(error, ProxyError::UnknownTlsSni) {
+        stats.increment_connects_bad();
+    }
+}
+
 fn is_trusted_proxy_source(peer_ip: IpAddr, trusted: &[IpNetwork]) -> bool {
     if trusted.is_empty() {
         static EMPTY_PROXY_TRUST_WARNED: OnceLock<AtomicBool> = OnceLock::new();
         let warned = EMPTY_PROXY_TRUST_WARNED.get_or_init(|| AtomicBool::new(false));
         if !warned.swap(true, Ordering::Relaxed) {
             warn!(
-                "PROXY protocol enabled but server.proxy_protocol_trusted_cidrs is empty; rejecting all PROXY headers by default"
+                "PROXY protocol enabled but server.proxy_protocol_trusted_cidrs is empty; rejecting all PROXY headers"
             );
         }
         return false;
@@ -404,16 +416,68 @@ where
 
     debug!(peer = %real_peer, "New connection (generic stream)");
 
+    let first_byte = if config.timeouts.client_first_byte_idle_secs == 0 {
+        None
+    } else {
+        let idle_timeout = Duration::from_secs(config.timeouts.client_first_byte_idle_secs);
+        let mut first_byte = [0u8; 1];
+        match timeout(idle_timeout, stream.read(&mut first_byte)).await {
+            Ok(Ok(0)) => {
+                debug!(peer = %real_peer, "Connection closed before first client byte");
+                return Ok(());
+            }
+            Ok(Ok(_)) => Some(first_byte[0]),
+            Ok(Err(e))
+                if matches!(
+                    e.kind(),
+                    std::io::ErrorKind::UnexpectedEof
+                        | std::io::ErrorKind::ConnectionReset
+                        | std::io::ErrorKind::ConnectionAborted
+                        | std::io::ErrorKind::BrokenPipe
+                        | std::io::ErrorKind::NotConnected
+                ) =>
+            {
+                debug!(
+                    peer = %real_peer,
+                    error = %e,
+                    "Connection closed before first client byte"
+                );
+                return Ok(());
+            }
+            Ok(Err(e)) => {
+                debug!(
+                    peer = %real_peer,
+                    error = %e,
+                    "Failed while waiting for first client byte"
+                );
+                return Err(ProxyError::Io(e));
+            }
+            Err(_) => {
+                debug!(
+                    peer = %real_peer,
+                    idle_secs = config.timeouts.client_first_byte_idle_secs,
+                    "Closing idle pooled connection before first client byte"
+                );
+                return Ok(());
+            }
+        }
+    };
+
     let handshake_timeout = handshake_timeout_with_mask_grace(&config);
     let stats_for_timeout = stats.clone();
     let config_for_timeout = config.clone();
     let beobachten_for_timeout = beobachten.clone();
     let peer_for_timeout = real_peer.ip();
 
-    // Phase 1: handshake (with timeout)
+    // Phase 2: active handshake (with timeout after the first client byte)
     let outcome = match timeout(handshake_timeout, async {
         let mut first_bytes = [0u8; 5];
-        stream.read_exact(&mut first_bytes).await?;
+        if let Some(first_byte) = first_byte {
+            first_bytes[0] = first_byte;
+            stream.read_exact(&mut first_bytes[1..]).await?;
+        } else {
+            stream.read_exact(&mut first_bytes).await?;
+        }
 
         let is_tls = tls::is_tls_handshake(&first_bytes[..3]);
         debug!(peer = %real_peer, is_tls = is_tls, "Handshake type detected");
@@ -503,7 +567,10 @@ where
                         beobachten.clone(),
                     ));
                 }
-                HandshakeResult::Error(e) => return Err(e),
+                HandshakeResult::Error(e) => {
+                    increment_bad_on_unknown_tls_sni(stats.as_ref(), &e);
+                    return Err(e);
+                }
             };
 
             debug!(peer = %peer, "Reading MTProto handshake through TLS");
@@ -721,36 +788,9 @@ impl RunningClientHandler {
             debug!(peer = %peer, error = %e, "Failed to configure client socket");
         }
 
-        let handshake_timeout = handshake_timeout_with_mask_grace(&self.config);
-        let stats = self.stats.clone();
-        let config_for_timeout = self.config.clone();
-        let beobachten_for_timeout = self.beobachten.clone();
-        let peer_for_timeout = peer.ip();
-
-        // Phase 1: handshake (with timeout)
-        let outcome = match timeout(handshake_timeout, self.do_handshake()).await {
-            Ok(Ok(outcome)) => outcome,
-            Ok(Err(e)) => {
-                debug!(peer = %peer, error = %e, "Handshake failed");
-                record_handshake_failure_class(
-                    &beobachten_for_timeout,
-                    &config_for_timeout,
-                    peer_for_timeout,
-                    &e,
-                );
-                return Err(e);
-            }
-            Err(_) => {
-                stats.increment_handshake_timeouts();
-                debug!(peer = %peer, "Handshake timeout");
-                record_beobachten_class(
-                    &beobachten_for_timeout,
-                    &config_for_timeout,
-                    peer_for_timeout,
-                    "other",
-                );
-                return Err(ProxyError::TgHandshakeTimeout);
-            }
+        let outcome = match self.do_handshake().await? {
+            Some(outcome) => outcome,
+            None => return Ok(()),
         };
 
         // Phase 2: relay (WITHOUT handshake timeout — relay has its own activity timeouts)
@@ -759,7 +799,7 @@ impl RunningClientHandler {
         }
     }
 
-    async fn do_handshake(mut self) -> Result<HandshakeOutcome> {
+    async fn do_handshake(mut self) -> Result<Option<HandshakeOutcome>> {
         let mut local_addr = self.stream.local_addr().map_err(ProxyError::Io)?;
 
         if self.proxy_protocol_enabled {
@@ -834,19 +874,108 @@ impl RunningClientHandler {
             }
         }
 
-        let mut first_bytes = [0u8; 5];
-        self.stream.read_exact(&mut first_bytes).await?;
-
-        let is_tls = tls::is_tls_handshake(&first_bytes[..3]);
-        let peer = self.peer;
-
-        debug!(peer = %peer, is_tls = is_tls, "Handshake type detected");
-
-        if is_tls {
-            self.handle_tls_client(first_bytes, local_addr).await
+        let first_byte = if self.config.timeouts.client_first_byte_idle_secs == 0 {
+            None
         } else {
-            self.handle_direct_client(first_bytes, local_addr).await
-        }
+            let idle_timeout =
+                Duration::from_secs(self.config.timeouts.client_first_byte_idle_secs);
+            let mut first_byte = [0u8; 1];
+            match timeout(idle_timeout, self.stream.read(&mut first_byte)).await {
+                Ok(Ok(0)) => {
+                    debug!(peer = %self.peer, "Connection closed before first client byte");
+                    return Ok(None);
+                }
+                Ok(Ok(_)) => Some(first_byte[0]),
+                Ok(Err(e))
+                    if matches!(
+                        e.kind(),
+                        std::io::ErrorKind::UnexpectedEof
+                            | std::io::ErrorKind::ConnectionReset
+                            | std::io::ErrorKind::ConnectionAborted
+                            | std::io::ErrorKind::BrokenPipe
+                            | std::io::ErrorKind::NotConnected
+                    ) =>
+                {
+                    debug!(
+                        peer = %self.peer,
+                        error = %e,
+                        "Connection closed before first client byte"
+                    );
+                    return Ok(None);
+                }
+                Ok(Err(e)) => {
+                    debug!(
+                        peer = %self.peer,
+                        error = %e,
+                        "Failed while waiting for first client byte"
+                    );
+                    return Err(ProxyError::Io(e));
+                }
+                Err(_) => {
+                    debug!(
+                        peer = %self.peer,
+                        idle_secs = self.config.timeouts.client_first_byte_idle_secs,
+                        "Closing idle pooled connection before first client byte"
+                    );
+                    return Ok(None);
+                }
+            }
+        };
+
+        let handshake_timeout = handshake_timeout_with_mask_grace(&self.config);
+        let stats = self.stats.clone();
+        let config_for_timeout = self.config.clone();
+        let beobachten_for_timeout = self.beobachten.clone();
+        let peer_for_timeout = self.peer.ip();
+        let peer_for_log = self.peer;
+
+        let outcome = match timeout(handshake_timeout, async {
+            let mut first_bytes = [0u8; 5];
+            if let Some(first_byte) = first_byte {
+                first_bytes[0] = first_byte;
+                self.stream.read_exact(&mut first_bytes[1..]).await?;
+            } else {
+                self.stream.read_exact(&mut first_bytes).await?;
+            }
+
+            let is_tls = tls::is_tls_handshake(&first_bytes[..3]);
+            let peer = self.peer;
+
+            debug!(peer = %peer, is_tls = is_tls, "Handshake type detected");
+
+            if is_tls {
+                self.handle_tls_client(first_bytes, local_addr).await
+            } else {
+                self.handle_direct_client(first_bytes, local_addr).await
+            }
+        })
+        .await
+        {
+            Ok(Ok(outcome)) => outcome,
+            Ok(Err(e)) => {
+                debug!(peer = %peer_for_log, error = %e, "Handshake failed");
+                record_handshake_failure_class(
+                    &beobachten_for_timeout,
+                    &config_for_timeout,
+                    peer_for_timeout,
+                    &e,
+                );
+                return Err(e);
+            }
+            Err(_) => {
+                stats.increment_handshake_timeouts();
+                debug!(peer = %peer_for_log, "Handshake timeout");
+                record_beobachten_class(
+                    &beobachten_for_timeout,
+                    &config_for_timeout,
+                    peer_for_timeout,
+                    "other",
+                );
+                return Err(ProxyError::TgHandshakeTimeout);
+            }
+        };
+
+        Ok(Some(outcome))
     }
 
     async fn handle_tls_client(
@@ -954,7 +1083,10 @@ impl RunningClientHandler {
                     self.beobachten.clone(),
                 ));
             }
-            HandshakeResult::Error(e) => return Err(e),
+            HandshakeResult::Error(e) => {
+                increment_bad_on_unknown_tls_sni(stats.as_ref(), &e);
+                return Err(e);
+            }
         };
 
         debug!(peer = %peer, "Reading MTProto handshake through TLS");
@@ -1234,7 +1366,11 @@ impl RunningClientHandler {
             .access
             .user_max_tcp_conns
             .get(user)
-            .map(|v| *v as u64);
+            .copied()
+            .filter(|limit| *limit > 0)
+            .or((config.access.user_max_tcp_conns_global_each > 0)
+                .then_some(config.access.user_max_tcp_conns_global_each))
+            .map(|v| v as u64);
         if !stats.try_acquire_user_curr_connects(user, limit) {
             return Err(ProxyError::ConnectionLimitExceeded {
                 user: user.to_string(),
@@ -1293,7 +1429,11 @@ impl RunningClientHandler {
             .access
             .user_max_tcp_conns
             .get(user)
-            .map(|v| *v as u64);
+            .copied()
+            .filter(|limit| *limit > 0)
+            .or((config.access.user_max_tcp_conns_global_each > 0)
+                .then_some(config.access.user_max_tcp_conns_global_each))
+            .map(|v| v as u64);
         if !stats.try_acquire_user_curr_connects(user, limit) {
             return Err(ProxyError::ConnectionLimitExceeded {
                 user: user.to_string(),

src/proxy/handshake.rs

@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::sync::{Mutex, OnceLock};
 use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
 use tokio::io::{AsyncRead, AsyncWrite, AsyncWriteExt};
-use tracing::{debug, trace, warn};
+use tracing::{debug, info, trace, warn};
 use zeroize::{Zeroize, Zeroizing};
 
-use crate::config::ProxyConfig;
+use crate::config::{ProxyConfig, UnknownSniAction};
 use crate::crypto::{AesCtr, SecureRandom, sha256};
 use crate::error::{HandshakeResult, ProxyError};
 use crate::protocol::constants::*;
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ use rand::RngExt;
 
 const ACCESS_SECRET_BYTES: usize = 16;
 static INVALID_SECRET_WARNED: OnceLock<Mutex<HashSet<(String, String)>>> = OnceLock::new();
+const UNKNOWN_SNI_WARN_COOLDOWN_SECS: u64 = 5;
+static UNKNOWN_SNI_WARN_NEXT_ALLOWED: OnceLock<Mutex<Option<Instant>>> = OnceLock::new();
 #[cfg(test)]
 const WARNED_SECRET_MAX_ENTRIES: usize = 64;
 #[cfg(not(test))]
@@ -86,6 +88,24 @@ fn auth_probe_saturation_state_lock()
         .unwrap_or_else(|poisoned| poisoned.into_inner())
 }
 
+fn unknown_sni_warn_state_lock() -> std::sync::MutexGuard<'static, Option<Instant>> {
+    UNKNOWN_SNI_WARN_NEXT_ALLOWED
+        .get_or_init(|| Mutex::new(None))
+        .lock()
+        .unwrap_or_else(|poisoned| poisoned.into_inner())
+}
+
+fn should_emit_unknown_sni_warn(now: Instant) -> bool {
+    let mut guard = unknown_sni_warn_state_lock();
+    if let Some(next_allowed) = *guard
+        && now < next_allowed
+    {
+        return false;
+    }
+    *guard = Some(now + Duration::from_secs(UNKNOWN_SNI_WARN_COOLDOWN_SECS));
+    true
+}
+
 fn normalize_auth_probe_ip(peer_ip: IpAddr) -> IpAddr {
     match peer_ip {
         IpAddr::V4(ip) => IpAddr::V4(ip),
@@ -282,30 +302,9 @@ fn auth_probe_record_failure_with_state(
             let mut eviction_candidate: Option<(IpAddr, u32, Instant)> = None;
             let state_len = state.len();
             let scan_limit = state_len.min(AUTH_PROBE_PRUNE_SCAN_LIMIT);
-            let start_offset = auth_probe_scan_start_offset(peer_ip, now, state_len, scan_limit);
 
-            let mut scanned = 0usize;
-            for entry in state.iter().skip(start_offset) {
-                let key = *entry.key();
-                let fail_streak = entry.value().fail_streak;
-                let last_seen = entry.value().last_seen;
-                match eviction_candidate {
-                    Some((_, current_fail, current_seen))
-                        if fail_streak > current_fail
-                            || (fail_streak == current_fail && last_seen >= current_seen) => {}
-                    _ => eviction_candidate = Some((key, fail_streak, last_seen)),
-                }
-                if auth_probe_state_expired(entry.value(), now) {
-                    stale_keys.push(key);
-                }
-                scanned += 1;
-                if scanned >= scan_limit {
-                    break;
-                }
-            }
-
-            if scanned < scan_limit {
-                for entry in state.iter().take(scan_limit - scanned) {
+            if state_len <= AUTH_PROBE_PRUNE_SCAN_LIMIT {
+                for entry in state.iter() {
                     let key = *entry.key();
                     let fail_streak = entry.value().fail_streak;
                     let last_seen = entry.value().last_seen;
@@ -319,6 +318,46 @@ fn auth_probe_record_failure_with_state(
                         stale_keys.push(key);
                     }
                 }
+            } else {
+                let start_offset =
+                    auth_probe_scan_start_offset(peer_ip, now, state_len, scan_limit);
+                let mut scanned = 0usize;
+                for entry in state.iter().skip(start_offset) {
+                    let key = *entry.key();
+                    let fail_streak = entry.value().fail_streak;
+                    let last_seen = entry.value().last_seen;
+                    match eviction_candidate {
+                        Some((_, current_fail, current_seen))
+                            if fail_streak > current_fail
+                                || (fail_streak == current_fail && last_seen >= current_seen) => {}
+                        _ => eviction_candidate = Some((key, fail_streak, last_seen)),
+                    }
+                    if auth_probe_state_expired(entry.value(), now) {
+                        stale_keys.push(key);
+                    }
+                    scanned += 1;
+                    if scanned >= scan_limit {
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+
+                if scanned < scan_limit {
+                    for entry in state.iter().take(scan_limit - scanned) {
+                        let key = *entry.key();
+                        let fail_streak = entry.value().fail_streak;
+                        let last_seen = entry.value().last_seen;
+                        match eviction_candidate {
+                            Some((_, current_fail, current_seen))
+                                if fail_streak > current_fail
+                                    || (fail_streak == current_fail
+                                        && last_seen >= current_seen) => {}
+                            _ => eviction_candidate = Some((key, fail_streak, last_seen)),
+                        }
+                        if auth_probe_state_expired(entry.value(), now) {
+                            stale_keys.push(key);
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
             }
 
             for stale_key in stale_keys {
@@ -393,6 +432,25 @@ fn auth_probe_test_lock() -> &'static Mutex<()> {
     TEST_LOCK.get_or_init(|| Mutex::new(()))
 }
 
+#[cfg(test)]
+fn unknown_sni_warn_test_lock() -> &'static Mutex<()> {
+    static TEST_LOCK: OnceLock<Mutex<()>> = OnceLock::new();
+    TEST_LOCK.get_or_init(|| Mutex::new(()))
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+fn clear_unknown_sni_warn_state_for_testing() {
+    if UNKNOWN_SNI_WARN_NEXT_ALLOWED.get().is_some() {
+        let mut guard = unknown_sni_warn_state_lock();
+        *guard = None;
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+fn should_emit_unknown_sni_warn_for_testing(now: Instant) -> bool {
+    should_emit_unknown_sni_warn(now)
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 fn clear_warned_secrets_for_testing() {
     if let Some(warned) = INVALID_SECRET_WARNED.get()
@@ -510,6 +568,21 @@ fn decode_user_secrets(
     secrets
 }
 
+#[inline]
+fn find_matching_tls_domain<'a>(config: &'a ProxyConfig, sni: &str) -> Option<&'a str> {
+    if config.censorship.tls_domain.eq_ignore_ascii_case(sni) {
+        return Some(config.censorship.tls_domain.as_str());
+    }
+
+    for domain in &config.censorship.tls_domains {
+        if domain.eq_ignore_ascii_case(sni) {
+            return Some(domain.as_str());
+        }
+    }
+
+    None
+}
+
 async fn maybe_apply_server_hello_delay(config: &ProxyConfig) {
     if config.censorship.server_hello_delay_max_ms == 0 {
         return;
@@ -593,7 +666,63 @@ where
     }
 
     let client_sni = tls::extract_sni_from_client_hello(handshake);
-    let secrets = decode_user_secrets(config, client_sni.as_deref());
+    let preferred_user_hint = client_sni
+        .as_deref()
+        .filter(|sni| config.access.users.contains_key(*sni));
+    let matched_tls_domain = client_sni
+        .as_deref()
+        .and_then(|sni| find_matching_tls_domain(config, sni));
+
+    let alpn_list = if config.censorship.alpn_enforce {
+        tls::extract_alpn_from_client_hello(handshake)
+    } else {
+        Vec::new()
+    };
+    let selected_alpn = if config.censorship.alpn_enforce {
+        if alpn_list.iter().any(|p| p == b"h2") {
+            Some(b"h2".to_vec())
+        } else if alpn_list.iter().any(|p| p == b"http/1.1") {
+            Some(b"http/1.1".to_vec())
+        } else if !alpn_list.is_empty() {
+            maybe_apply_server_hello_delay(config).await;
+            debug!(peer = %peer, "Client ALPN list has no supported protocol; using masking fallback");
+            return HandshakeResult::BadClient { reader, writer };
+        } else {
+            None
+        }
+    } else {
+        None
+    };
+
+    if client_sni.is_some() && matched_tls_domain.is_none() && preferred_user_hint.is_none() {
+        auth_probe_record_failure(peer.ip(), Instant::now());
+        maybe_apply_server_hello_delay(config).await;
+        let sni = client_sni.as_deref().unwrap_or_default();
+        let log_now = Instant::now();
+        if should_emit_unknown_sni_warn(log_now) {
+            warn!(
+                peer = %peer,
+                sni = %sni,
+                unknown_sni = true,
+                unknown_sni_action = ?config.censorship.unknown_sni_action,
+                "TLS handshake rejected by unknown SNI policy"
+            );
+        } else {
+            info!(
+                peer = %peer,
+                sni = %sni,
+                unknown_sni = true,
+                unknown_sni_action = ?config.censorship.unknown_sni_action,
+                "TLS handshake rejected by unknown SNI policy"
+            );
+        }
+        return match config.censorship.unknown_sni_action {
+            UnknownSniAction::Drop => HandshakeResult::Error(ProxyError::UnknownTlsSni),
+            UnknownSniAction::Mask => HandshakeResult::BadClient { reader, writer },
+        };
+    }
+
+    let secrets = decode_user_secrets(config, preferred_user_hint);
 
     let validation = match tls::validate_tls_handshake_with_replay_window(
         handshake,
@@ -633,16 +762,9 @@ where
 
     let cached = if config.censorship.tls_emulation {
         if let Some(cache) = tls_cache.as_ref() {
-            let selected_domain = if let Some(sni) = client_sni.as_ref() {
-                if cache.contains_domain(sni).await {
-                    sni.clone()
-                } else {
-                    config.censorship.tls_domain.clone()
-                }
-            } else {
-                config.censorship.tls_domain.clone()
-            };
-            let cached_entry = cache.get(&selected_domain).await;
+            let selected_domain =
+                matched_tls_domain.unwrap_or(config.censorship.tls_domain.as_str());
+            let cached_entry = cache.get(selected_domain).await;
             let use_full_cert_payload = cache
                 .take_full_cert_budget_for_ip(
                     peer.ip(),
@@ -657,27 +779,6 @@ where
         None
     };
 
-    let alpn_list = if config.censorship.alpn_enforce {
-        tls::extract_alpn_from_client_hello(handshake)
-    } else {
-        Vec::new()
-    };
-    let selected_alpn = if config.censorship.alpn_enforce {
-        if alpn_list.iter().any(|p| p == b"h2") {
-            Some(b"h2".to_vec())
-        } else if alpn_list.iter().any(|p| p == b"http/1.1") {
-            Some(b"http/1.1".to_vec())
-        } else if !alpn_list.is_empty() {
-            maybe_apply_server_hello_delay(config).await;
-            debug!(peer = %peer, "Client ALPN list has no supported protocol; using masking fallback");
-            return HandshakeResult::BadClient { reader, writer };
-        } else {
-            None
-        }
-    } else {
-        None
-    };
-
     // Add replay digest only for policy-valid handshakes.
     replay_checker.add_tls_digest(digest_half);
 

src/proxy/masking.rs

@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ use rand::rngs::StdRng;
 use rand::{Rng, RngExt, SeedableRng};
 use std::net::{IpAddr, SocketAddr};
 use std::str;
-#[cfg(unix)]
-use std::sync::{Mutex, OnceLock};
 #[cfg(test)]
 use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicUsize, Ordering};
+#[cfg(unix)]
+use std::sync::{Mutex, OnceLock};
 use std::time::{Duration, Instant as StdInstant};
 use tokio::io::{AsyncRead, AsyncReadExt, AsyncWrite, AsyncWriteExt};
 use tokio::net::TcpStream;
@@ -107,15 +107,7 @@ where
 fn is_http_probe(data: &[u8]) -> bool {
     // RFC 7540 section 3.5: HTTP/2 client preface starts with "PRI ".
     const HTTP_METHODS: [&[u8]; 10] = [
-        b"GET ",
-        b"POST",
-        b"HEAD",
-        b"PUT ",
-        b"DELETE",
-        b"OPTIONS",
-        b"CONNECT",
-        b"TRACE",
-        b"PATCH",
+        b"GET ", b"POST", b"HEAD", b"PUT ", b"DELETE", b"OPTIONS", b"CONNECT", b"TRACE", b"PATCH",
         b"PRI ",
     ];
 
@@ -328,7 +320,10 @@ fn parse_mask_host_ip_literal(host: &str) -> Option<IpAddr> {
 
 fn canonical_ip(ip: IpAddr) -> IpAddr {
     match ip {
-        IpAddr::V6(v6) => v6.to_ipv4_mapped().map(IpAddr::V4).unwrap_or(IpAddr::V6(v6)),
+        IpAddr::V6(v6) => v6
+            .to_ipv4_mapped()
+            .map(IpAddr::V4)
+            .unwrap_or(IpAddr::V6(v6)),
         IpAddr::V4(v4) => IpAddr::V4(v4),
     }
 }
@@ -664,12 +659,20 @@ pub async fn handle_bad_client<R, W>(
             Ok(Err(e)) => {
                 wait_mask_connect_budget_if_needed(connect_started, config).await;
                 debug!(error = %e, "Failed to connect to mask unix socket");
-                consume_client_data_with_timeout_and_cap(reader, config.censorship.mask_relay_max_bytes).await;
+                consume_client_data_with_timeout_and_cap(
+                    reader,
+                    config.censorship.mask_relay_max_bytes,
+                )
+                .await;
                 wait_mask_outcome_budget(outcome_started, config).await;
             }
             Err(_) => {
                 debug!("Timeout connecting to mask unix socket");
-                consume_client_data_with_timeout_and_cap(reader, config.censorship.mask_relay_max_bytes).await;
+                consume_client_data_with_timeout_and_cap(
+                    reader,
+                    config.censorship.mask_relay_max_bytes,
+                )
+                .await;
                 wait_mask_outcome_budget(outcome_started, config).await;
             }
         }
@@ -698,7 +701,8 @@ pub async fn handle_bad_client<R, W>(
             local = %local_addr,
             "Mask target resolves to local listener; refusing self-referential masking fallback"
         );
-        consume_client_data_with_timeout_and_cap(reader, config.censorship.mask_relay_max_bytes).await;
+        consume_client_data_with_timeout_and_cap(reader, config.censorship.mask_relay_max_bytes)
+            .await;
         wait_mask_outcome_budget(outcome_started, config).await;
         return;
     }
@@ -758,12 +762,20 @@ pub async fn handle_bad_client<R, W>(
         Ok(Err(e)) => {
             wait_mask_connect_budget_if_needed(connect_started, config).await;
             debug!(error = %e, "Failed to connect to mask host");
-            consume_client_data_with_timeout_and_cap(reader, config.censorship.mask_relay_max_bytes).await;
+            consume_client_data_with_timeout_and_cap(
+                reader,
+                config.censorship.mask_relay_max_bytes,
+            )
+            .await;
             wait_mask_outcome_budget(outcome_started, config).await;
         }
         Err(_) => {
             debug!("Timeout connecting to mask host");
-            consume_client_data_with_timeout_and_cap(reader, config.censorship.mask_relay_max_bytes).await;
+            consume_client_data_with_timeout_and_cap(
+                reader,
+                config.censorship.mask_relay_max_bytes,
+            )
+            .await;
             wait_mask_outcome_budget(outcome_started, config).await;
         }
     }

src/proxy/middle_relay.rs

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use std::collections::{BTreeSet, HashMap};
 use std::future::Future;
 use std::hash::{BuildHasher, Hash};
 use std::net::{IpAddr, SocketAddr};
-use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, AtomicU64, Ordering};
+use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicU64, Ordering};
 use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex, OnceLock};
 use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
 
@@ -23,7 +23,9 @@ use crate::proxy::route_mode::{
     ROUTE_SWITCH_ERROR_MSG, RelayRouteMode, RouteCutoverState, affected_cutover_state,
     cutover_stagger_delay,
 };
-use crate::stats::{MeD2cFlushReason, MeD2cQuotaRejectStage, MeD2cWriteMode, QuotaReserveError, Stats, UserStats};
+use crate::stats::{
+    MeD2cFlushReason, MeD2cQuotaRejectStage, MeD2cWriteMode, QuotaReserveError, Stats, UserStats,
+};
 use crate::stream::{BufferPool, CryptoReader, CryptoWriter, PooledBuffer};
 use crate::transport::middle_proxy::{MePool, MeResponse, proto_flags_for_tag};
 
@@ -34,7 +36,6 @@ enum C2MeCommand {
 
 const DESYNC_DEDUP_WINDOW: Duration = Duration::from_secs(60);
 const DESYNC_DEDUP_MAX_ENTRIES: usize = 65_536;
-const DESYNC_DEDUP_PRUNE_SCAN_LIMIT: usize = 1024;
 const DESYNC_FULL_CACHE_EMIT_MIN_INTERVAL: Duration = Duration::from_millis(1000);
 const DESYNC_ERROR_CLASS: &str = "frame_too_large_crypto_desync";
 const C2ME_CHANNEL_CAPACITY_FALLBACK: usize = 128;
@@ -44,10 +45,6 @@ const RELAY_IDLE_IO_POLL_MAX: Duration = Duration::from_secs(1);
 const TINY_FRAME_DEBT_PER_TINY: u32 = 8;
 const TINY_FRAME_DEBT_LIMIT: u32 = 512;
 #[cfg(test)]
-const C2ME_SEND_TIMEOUT: Duration = Duration::from_millis(50);
-#[cfg(not(test))]
-const C2ME_SEND_TIMEOUT: Duration = Duration::from_secs(5);
-#[cfg(test)]
 const RELAY_TEST_STEP_TIMEOUT: Duration = Duration::from_secs(1);
 const ME_D2C_FLUSH_BATCH_MAX_FRAMES_MIN: usize = 1;
 const ME_D2C_FLUSH_BATCH_MAX_BYTES_MIN: usize = 4096;
@@ -55,12 +52,21 @@ const ME_D2C_FRAME_BUF_SHRINK_HYSTERESIS_FACTOR: usize = 2;
 const ME_D2C_SINGLE_WRITE_COALESCE_MAX_BYTES: usize = 128 * 1024;
 const QUOTA_RESERVE_SPIN_RETRIES: usize = 32;
 static DESYNC_DEDUP: OnceLock<DashMap<u64, Instant>> = OnceLock::new();
+static DESYNC_DEDUP_PREVIOUS: OnceLock<DashMap<u64, Instant>> = OnceLock::new();
 static DESYNC_HASHER: OnceLock<RandomState> = OnceLock::new();
 static DESYNC_FULL_CACHE_LAST_EMIT_AT: OnceLock<Mutex<Option<Instant>>> = OnceLock::new();
-static DESYNC_DEDUP_EVER_SATURATED: OnceLock<AtomicBool> = OnceLock::new();
+static DESYNC_DEDUP_ROTATION_STATE: OnceLock<Mutex<DesyncDedupRotationState>> = OnceLock::new();
+// Invariant for async callers:
+// this std::sync::Mutex is allowed only because critical sections are short,
+// synchronous, and MUST never cross an `.await`.
 static RELAY_IDLE_CANDIDATE_REGISTRY: OnceLock<Mutex<RelayIdleCandidateRegistry>> = OnceLock::new();
 static RELAY_IDLE_MARK_SEQ: AtomicU64 = AtomicU64::new(0);
 
+#[derive(Default)]
+struct DesyncDedupRotationState {
+    current_started_at: Option<Instant>,
+}
+
 struct RelayForensicsState {
     trace_id: u64,
     conn_id: u64,
@@ -91,7 +97,9 @@ fn relay_idle_candidate_registry() -> &'static Mutex<RelayIdleCandidateRegistry>
     RELAY_IDLE_CANDIDATE_REGISTRY.get_or_init(|| Mutex::new(RelayIdleCandidateRegistry::default()))
 }
 
-fn relay_idle_candidate_registry_lock() -> std::sync::MutexGuard<'static, RelayIdleCandidateRegistry> {
+fn relay_idle_candidate_registry_lock() -> std::sync::MutexGuard<'static, RelayIdleCandidateRegistry>
+{
+    // Keep lock scope narrow and synchronous: callers must drop guard before any `.await`.
     let registry = relay_idle_candidate_registry();
     match registry.lock() {
         Ok(guard) => guard,
@@ -309,64 +317,76 @@ fn should_emit_full_desync(key: u64, all_full: bool, now: Instant) -> bool {
         return true;
     }
 
-    let dedup = DESYNC_DEDUP.get_or_init(DashMap::new);
-    let saturated_before = dedup.len() >= DESYNC_DEDUP_MAX_ENTRIES;
-    let ever_saturated = DESYNC_DEDUP_EVER_SATURATED.get_or_init(|| AtomicBool::new(false));
-    if saturated_before {
-        ever_saturated.store(true, Ordering::Relaxed);
-    }
+    let dedup_current = DESYNC_DEDUP.get_or_init(DashMap::new);
+    let dedup_previous = DESYNC_DEDUP_PREVIOUS.get_or_init(DashMap::new);
+    let rotation_state =
+        DESYNC_DEDUP_ROTATION_STATE.get_or_init(|| Mutex::new(DesyncDedupRotationState::default()));
 
-    if let Some(mut seen_at) = dedup.get_mut(&key) {
-        if now.duration_since(*seen_at) >= DESYNC_DEDUP_WINDOW {
-            *seen_at = now;
-            return true;
+    let mut state = match rotation_state.lock() {
+        Ok(guard) => guard,
+        Err(poisoned) => {
+            let mut guard = poisoned.into_inner();
+            *guard = DesyncDedupRotationState::default();
+            rotation_state.clear_poison();
+            guard
         }
-        return false;
-    }
-
-    if dedup.len() >= DESYNC_DEDUP_MAX_ENTRIES {
-        let mut stale_keys = Vec::new();
-        let mut oldest_candidate: Option<(u64, Instant)> = None;
-        for entry in dedup.iter().take(DESYNC_DEDUP_PRUNE_SCAN_LIMIT) {
-            let key = *entry.key();
-            let seen_at = *entry.value();
-
-            match oldest_candidate {
-                Some((_, oldest_seen)) if seen_at >= oldest_seen => {}
-                _ => oldest_candidate = Some((key, seen_at)),
-            }
-
-            if now.duration_since(seen_at) >= DESYNC_DEDUP_WINDOW {
-                stale_keys.push(*entry.key());
-            }
-        }
-        for stale_key in stale_keys {
-            dedup.remove(&stale_key);
-        }
-        if dedup.len() >= DESYNC_DEDUP_MAX_ENTRIES {
-            let Some((evict_key, _)) = oldest_candidate else {
-                return false;
-            };
-            dedup.remove(&evict_key);
-            dedup.insert(key, now);
-            return should_emit_full_desync_full_cache(now);
-        }
-    }
-
-    dedup.insert(key, now);
-    let saturated_after = dedup.len() >= DESYNC_DEDUP_MAX_ENTRIES;
-    // Preserve the first sequential insert that reaches capacity as a normal
-    // emit, while still gating concurrent newcomer churn after the cache has
-    // ever been observed at saturation.
-    let was_ever_saturated = if saturated_after {
-        ever_saturated.swap(true, Ordering::Relaxed)
-    } else {
-        ever_saturated.load(Ordering::Relaxed)
     };
 
-    if saturated_before || (saturated_after && was_ever_saturated) {
+    let rotate_now = match state.current_started_at {
+        Some(current_started_at) => match now.checked_duration_since(current_started_at) {
+            Some(elapsed) => elapsed >= DESYNC_DEDUP_WINDOW,
+            None => true,
+        },
+        None => true,
+    };
+    if rotate_now {
+        dedup_previous.clear();
+        for entry in dedup_current.iter() {
+            dedup_previous.insert(*entry.key(), *entry.value());
+        }
+        dedup_current.clear();
+        state.current_started_at = Some(now);
+    }
+
+    if let Some(seen_at) = dedup_current.get(&key).map(|entry| *entry.value()) {
+        let within_window = match now.checked_duration_since(seen_at) {
+            Some(elapsed) => elapsed < DESYNC_DEDUP_WINDOW,
+            None => true,
+        };
+        if within_window {
+            return false;
+        }
+        dedup_current.insert(key, now);
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    if let Some(seen_at) = dedup_previous.get(&key).map(|entry| *entry.value()) {
+        let within_window = match now.checked_duration_since(seen_at) {
+            Some(elapsed) => elapsed < DESYNC_DEDUP_WINDOW,
+            None => true,
+        };
+        if within_window {
+            // Keep the original timestamp when promoting from previous bucket,
+            // so dedup expiry remains tied to first-seen time.
+            dedup_current.insert(key, seen_at);
+            return false;
+        }
+        dedup_previous.remove(&key);
+    }
+
+    if dedup_current.len() >= DESYNC_DEDUP_MAX_ENTRIES {
+        // Bounded eviction path: rotate buckets instead of scanning/evicting
+        // arbitrary entries from a saturated single map.
+        dedup_previous.clear();
+        for entry in dedup_current.iter() {
+            dedup_previous.insert(*entry.key(), *entry.value());
+        }
+        dedup_current.clear();
+        state.current_started_at = Some(now);
+        dedup_current.insert(key, now);
         should_emit_full_desync_full_cache(now)
     } else {
+        dedup_current.insert(key, now);
         true
     }
 }
@@ -402,8 +422,20 @@ fn clear_desync_dedup_for_testing() {
     if let Some(dedup) = DESYNC_DEDUP.get() {
         dedup.clear();
     }
-    if let Some(ever_saturated) = DESYNC_DEDUP_EVER_SATURATED.get() {
-        ever_saturated.store(false, Ordering::Relaxed);
+    if let Some(dedup_previous) = DESYNC_DEDUP_PREVIOUS.get() {
+        dedup_previous.clear();
+    }
+    if let Some(rotation_state) = DESYNC_DEDUP_ROTATION_STATE.get() {
+        match rotation_state.lock() {
+            Ok(mut guard) => {
+                *guard = DesyncDedupRotationState::default();
+            }
+            Err(poisoned) => {
+                let mut guard = poisoned.into_inner();
+                *guard = DesyncDedupRotationState::default();
+                rotation_state.clear_poison();
+            }
+        }
     }
     if let Some(last_emit_at) = DESYNC_FULL_CACHE_LAST_EMIT_AT.get() {
         match last_emit_at.lock() {
@@ -612,6 +644,7 @@ pub(crate) fn relay_idle_pressure_test_scope() -> std::sync::MutexGuard<'static,
 async fn enqueue_c2me_command(
     tx: &mpsc::Sender<C2MeCommand>,
     cmd: C2MeCommand,
+    send_timeout: Option<Duration>,
 ) -> std::result::Result<(), mpsc::error::SendError<C2MeCommand>> {
     match tx.try_send(cmd) {
         Ok(()) => Ok(()),
@@ -622,12 +655,18 @@ async fn enqueue_c2me_command(
             if tx.capacity() <= C2ME_SOFT_PRESSURE_MIN_FREE_SLOTS {
                 tokio::task::yield_now().await;
             }
-            match timeout(C2ME_SEND_TIMEOUT, tx.reserve()).await {
-                Ok(Ok(permit)) => {
+            let reserve_result = match send_timeout {
+                Some(send_timeout) => match timeout(send_timeout, tx.reserve()).await {
+                    Ok(result) => result,
+                    Err(_) => return Err(mpsc::error::SendError(cmd)),
+                },
+                None => tx.reserve().await,
+            };
+            match reserve_result {
+                Ok(permit) => {
                     permit.send(cmd);
                     Ok(())
                 }
-                Ok(Err(_)) => Err(mpsc::error::SendError(cmd)),
                 Err(_) => Err(mpsc::error::SendError(cmd)),
             }
         }
@@ -753,6 +792,10 @@ where
         .general
         .me_c2me_channel_capacity
         .max(C2ME_CHANNEL_CAPACITY_FALLBACK);
+    let c2me_send_timeout = match config.general.me_c2me_send_timeout_ms {
+        0 => None,
+        timeout_ms => Some(Duration::from_millis(timeout_ms)),
+    };
     let (c2me_tx, mut c2me_rx) = mpsc::channel::<C2MeCommand>(c2me_channel_capacity);
     let me_pool_c2me = me_pool.clone();
     let c2me_sender = tokio::spawn(async move {
@@ -1129,7 +1172,7 @@ where
                 user = %user,
                 "Middle-relay pressure eviction for idle-candidate session"
             );
-            let _ = enqueue_c2me_command(&c2me_tx, C2MeCommand::Close).await;
+            let _ = enqueue_c2me_command(&c2me_tx, C2MeCommand::Close, c2me_send_timeout).await;
             main_result = Err(ProxyError::Proxy(
                 "middle-relay session evicted under pressure (idle-candidate)".to_string(),
             ));
@@ -1148,7 +1191,7 @@ where
                 "Cutover affected middle session, closing client connection"
             );
             tokio::time::sleep(delay).await;
-            let _ = enqueue_c2me_command(&c2me_tx, C2MeCommand::Close).await;
+            let _ = enqueue_c2me_command(&c2me_tx, C2MeCommand::Close, c2me_send_timeout).await;
             main_result = Err(ProxyError::Proxy(ROUTE_SWITCH_ERROR_MSG.to_string()));
             break;
         }
@@ -1206,8 +1249,12 @@ where
                             flags |= RPC_FLAG_NOT_ENCRYPTED;
                         }
                         // Keep client read loop lightweight: route heavy ME send path via a dedicated task.
-                        if enqueue_c2me_command(&c2me_tx, C2MeCommand::Data { payload, flags })
-                            .await
+                        if enqueue_c2me_command(
+                            &c2me_tx,
+                            C2MeCommand::Data { payload, flags },
+                            c2me_send_timeout,
+                        )
+                        .await
                             .is_err()
                         {
                             main_result = Err(ProxyError::Proxy("ME sender channel closed".into()));
@@ -1217,7 +1264,9 @@ where
                     Ok(None) => {
                         debug!(conn_id, "Client EOF");
                         client_closed = true;
-                        let _ = enqueue_c2me_command(&c2me_tx, C2MeCommand::Close).await;
+                        let _ =
+                            enqueue_c2me_command(&c2me_tx, C2MeCommand::Close, c2me_send_timeout)
+                                .await;
                         break;
                     }
                     Err(e) => {
@@ -1520,8 +1569,7 @@ where
             }
 
             if !idle_policy.enabled {
-                consecutive_zero_len_frames =
-                    consecutive_zero_len_frames.saturating_add(1);
+                consecutive_zero_len_frames = consecutive_zero_len_frames.saturating_add(1);
                 if consecutive_zero_len_frames > LEGACY_MAX_CONSECUTIVE_ZERO_LEN_FRAMES {
                     stats.increment_relay_protocol_desync_close_total();
                     return Err(ProxyError::Proxy(
@@ -1835,8 +1883,14 @@ where
                     MeD2cWriteMode::Coalesced
                 } else {
                     let header = [first];
-                    client_writer.write_all(&header).await.map_err(ProxyError::Io)?;
-                    client_writer.write_all(data).await.map_err(ProxyError::Io)?;
+                    client_writer
+                        .write_all(&header)
+                        .await
+                        .map_err(ProxyError::Io)?;
+                    client_writer
+                        .write_all(data)
+                        .await
+                        .map_err(ProxyError::Io)?;
                     MeD2cWriteMode::Split
                 }
             } else if len_words < (1 << 24) {
@@ -1858,8 +1912,14 @@ where
                     MeD2cWriteMode::Coalesced
                 } else {
                     let header = [first, lw[0], lw[1], lw[2]];
-                    client_writer.write_all(&header).await.map_err(ProxyError::Io)?;
-                    client_writer.write_all(data).await.map_err(ProxyError::Io)?;
+                    client_writer
+                        .write_all(&header)
+                        .await
+                        .map_err(ProxyError::Io)?;
+                    client_writer
+                        .write_all(data)
+                        .await
+                        .map_err(ProxyError::Io)?;
                     MeD2cWriteMode::Split
                 }
             } else {
@@ -1901,8 +1961,14 @@ where
                 MeD2cWriteMode::Coalesced
             } else {
                 let header = len_val.to_le_bytes();
-                client_writer.write_all(&header).await.map_err(ProxyError::Io)?;
-                client_writer.write_all(data).await.map_err(ProxyError::Io)?;
+                client_writer
+                    .write_all(&header)
+                    .await
+                    .map_err(ProxyError::Io)?;
+                client_writer
+                    .write_all(data)
+                    .await
+                    .map_err(ProxyError::Io)?;
                 if padding_len > 0 {
                     frame_buf.clear();
                     if frame_buf.capacity() < padding_len {
@@ -1977,3 +2043,7 @@ mod middle_relay_tiny_frame_debt_concurrency_security_tests;
 #[cfg(test)]
 #[path = "tests/middle_relay_tiny_frame_debt_proto_chunking_security_tests.rs"]
 mod middle_relay_tiny_frame_debt_proto_chunking_security_tests;
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+#[path = "tests/middle_relay_atomic_quota_invariant_tests.rs"]
+mod middle_relay_atomic_quota_invariant_tests;

src/proxy/mod.rs

@@ -4,58 +4,58 @@
 #![cfg_attr(test, allow(warnings))]
 #![cfg_attr(not(test), forbid(clippy::undocumented_unsafe_blocks))]
 #![cfg_attr(
-	not(test),
-	deny(
-		clippy::unwrap_used,
-		clippy::expect_used,
-		clippy::panic,
-		clippy::todo,
-		clippy::unimplemented,
-		clippy::correctness,
-		clippy::option_if_let_else,
-		clippy::or_fun_call,
-		clippy::branches_sharing_code,
-		clippy::single_option_map,
-		clippy::useless_let_if_seq,
-		clippy::redundant_locals,
-		clippy::cloned_ref_to_slice_refs,
-		unsafe_code,
-		clippy::await_holding_lock,
-		clippy::await_holding_refcell_ref,
-		clippy::debug_assert_with_mut_call,
-		clippy::macro_use_imports,
-		clippy::cast_ptr_alignment,
-		clippy::cast_lossless,
-		clippy::ptr_as_ptr,
-		clippy::large_stack_arrays,
-		clippy::same_functions_in_if_condition,
-		trivial_casts,
-		trivial_numeric_casts,
-		unused_extern_crates,
-		unused_import_braces,
-		rust_2018_idioms
-	)
+    not(test),
+    deny(
+        clippy::unwrap_used,
+        clippy::expect_used,
+        clippy::panic,
+        clippy::todo,
+        clippy::unimplemented,
+        clippy::correctness,
+        clippy::option_if_let_else,
+        clippy::or_fun_call,
+        clippy::branches_sharing_code,
+        clippy::single_option_map,
+        clippy::useless_let_if_seq,
+        clippy::redundant_locals,
+        clippy::cloned_ref_to_slice_refs,
+        unsafe_code,
+        clippy::await_holding_lock,
+        clippy::await_holding_refcell_ref,
+        clippy::debug_assert_with_mut_call,
+        clippy::macro_use_imports,
+        clippy::cast_ptr_alignment,
+        clippy::cast_lossless,
+        clippy::ptr_as_ptr,
+        clippy::large_stack_arrays,
+        clippy::same_functions_in_if_condition,
+        trivial_casts,
+        trivial_numeric_casts,
+        unused_extern_crates,
+        unused_import_braces,
+        rust_2018_idioms
+    )
 )]
 #![cfg_attr(
-	not(test),
-	allow(
-		clippy::use_self,
-		clippy::redundant_closure,
-		clippy::too_many_arguments,
-		clippy::doc_markdown,
-		clippy::missing_const_for_fn,
-		clippy::unnecessary_operation,
-		clippy::redundant_pub_crate,
-		clippy::derive_partial_eq_without_eq,
-		clippy::type_complexity,
-		clippy::new_ret_no_self,
-		clippy::cast_possible_truncation,
-		clippy::cast_possible_wrap,
-		clippy::significant_drop_tightening,
-		clippy::significant_drop_in_scrutinee,
-		clippy::float_cmp,
-		clippy::nursery
-	)
+    not(test),
+    allow(
+        clippy::use_self,
+        clippy::redundant_closure,
+        clippy::too_many_arguments,
+        clippy::doc_markdown,
+        clippy::missing_const_for_fn,
+        clippy::unnecessary_operation,
+        clippy::redundant_pub_crate,
+        clippy::derive_partial_eq_without_eq,
+        clippy::type_complexity,
+        clippy::new_ret_no_self,
+        clippy::cast_possible_truncation,
+        clippy::cast_possible_wrap,
+        clippy::significant_drop_tightening,
+        clippy::significant_drop_in_scrutinee,
+        clippy::float_cmp,
+        clippy::nursery
+    )
 )]
 
 pub mod adaptive_buffers;

src/proxy/relay.rs

@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ use crate::stats::{Stats, UserStats};
 use crate::stream::BufferPool;
 use std::io;
 use std::pin::Pin;
-use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, AtomicU64, Ordering};
 use std::sync::Arc;
+use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, AtomicU64, Ordering};
 use std::task::{Context, Poll};
 use std::time::Duration;
 use tokio::io::{AsyncRead, AsyncWrite, AsyncWriteExt, ReadBuf, copy_bidirectional_with_sizes};
@@ -272,12 +272,10 @@ const QUOTA_ADAPTIVE_INTERVAL_MAX_BYTES: u64 = 64 * 1024;
 
 #[inline]
 fn quota_adaptive_interval_bytes(remaining_before: u64) -> u64 {
-    remaining_before
-        .saturating_div(2)
-        .clamp(
-            QUOTA_ADAPTIVE_INTERVAL_MIN_BYTES,
-            QUOTA_ADAPTIVE_INTERVAL_MAX_BYTES,
-        )
+    remaining_before.saturating_div(2).clamp(
+        QUOTA_ADAPTIVE_INTERVAL_MIN_BYTES,
+        QUOTA_ADAPTIVE_INTERVAL_MAX_BYTES,
+    )
 }
 
 #[inline]
@@ -669,3 +667,7 @@ mod relay_quota_extended_attack_surface_security_tests;
 #[cfg(test)]
 #[path = "tests/relay_watchdog_delta_security_tests.rs"]
 mod relay_watchdog_delta_security_tests;
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+#[path = "tests/relay_atomic_quota_invariant_tests.rs"]
+mod relay_atomic_quota_invariant_tests;

src/proxy/tests/client_clever_advanced_tests.rs

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use super::*;
-use crate::config::{UpstreamConfig, UpstreamType, ProxyConfig};
+use crate::config::{ProxyConfig, UpstreamConfig, UpstreamType};
 use crate::protocol::constants::{MAX_TLS_PLAINTEXT_SIZE, MIN_TLS_CLIENT_HELLO_SIZE};
 use crate::stats::Stats;
 use crate::transport::UpstreamManager;
@@ -41,7 +41,9 @@ fn edge_handshake_timeout_with_mask_grace_saturating_add_prevents_overflow() {
 #[test]
 fn edge_tls_clienthello_len_in_bounds_exact_boundaries() {
     assert!(tls_clienthello_len_in_bounds(MIN_TLS_CLIENT_HELLO_SIZE));
-    assert!(!tls_clienthello_len_in_bounds(MIN_TLS_CLIENT_HELLO_SIZE - 1));
+    assert!(!tls_clienthello_len_in_bounds(
+        MIN_TLS_CLIENT_HELLO_SIZE - 1
+    ));
     assert!(tls_clienthello_len_in_bounds(MAX_TLS_PLAINTEXT_SIZE));
     assert!(!tls_clienthello_len_in_bounds(MAX_TLS_PLAINTEXT_SIZE + 1));
 }
@@ -87,7 +89,16 @@ async fn adversarial_tls_handshake_timeout_during_masking_delay() {
         "198.51.100.1:55000".parse().unwrap(),
         config,
         stats.clone(),
-        Arc::new(UpstreamManager::new(vec![], 1, 1, 1, 1, false, stats.clone())),
+        Arc::new(UpstreamManager::new(
+            vec![],
+            1,
+            1,
+            1,
+            10,
+            1,
+            false,
+            stats.clone(),
+        )),
         Arc::new(ReplayChecker::new(128, Duration::from_secs(60))),
         Arc::new(BufferPool::new()),
         Arc::new(SecureRandom::new()),
@@ -99,7 +110,10 @@ async fn adversarial_tls_handshake_timeout_during_masking_delay() {
         false,
     ));
 
-    client_side.write_all(&[0x16, 0x03, 0x01, 0xFF, 0xFF]).await.unwrap();
+    client_side
+        .write_all(&[0x16, 0x03, 0x01, 0xFF, 0xFF])
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
 
     let result = tokio::time::timeout(Duration::from_secs(4), handle)
         .await
@@ -123,7 +137,16 @@ async fn blackhat_proxy_protocol_slowloris_timeout() {
         "198.51.100.2:55000".parse().unwrap(),
         config,
         stats.clone(),
-        Arc::new(UpstreamManager::new(vec![], 1, 1, 1, 1, false, stats.clone())),
+        Arc::new(UpstreamManager::new(
+            vec![],
+            1,
+            1,
+            1,
+            10,
+            1,
+            false,
+            stats.clone(),
+        )),
         Arc::new(ReplayChecker::new(128, Duration::from_secs(60))),
         Arc::new(BufferPool::new()),
         Arc::new(SecureRandom::new()),
@@ -167,7 +190,16 @@ async fn negative_proxy_protocol_enabled_but_client_sends_tls_hello() {
         "198.51.100.3:55000".parse().unwrap(),
         config,
         stats.clone(),
-        Arc::new(UpstreamManager::new(vec![], 1, 1, 1, 1, false, stats.clone())),
+        Arc::new(UpstreamManager::new(
+            vec![],
+            1,
+            1,
+            1,
+            10,
+            1,
+            false,
+            stats.clone(),
+        )),
         Arc::new(ReplayChecker::new(128, Duration::from_secs(60))),
         Arc::new(BufferPool::new()),
         Arc::new(SecureRandom::new()),
@@ -179,7 +211,10 @@ async fn negative_proxy_protocol_enabled_but_client_sends_tls_hello() {
         true,
     ));
 
-    client_side.write_all(&[0x16, 0x03, 0x01, 0x02, 0x00]).await.unwrap();
+    client_side
+        .write_all(&[0x16, 0x03, 0x01, 0x02, 0x00])
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
 
     let result = tokio::time::timeout(Duration::from_secs(2), handle)
         .await
@@ -202,7 +237,16 @@ async fn edge_client_stream_exactly_4_bytes_eof() {
         "198.51.100.4:55000".parse().unwrap(),
         config,
         stats.clone(),
-        Arc::new(UpstreamManager::new(vec![], 1, 1, 1, 1, false, stats.clone())),
+        Arc::new(UpstreamManager::new(
+            vec![],
+            1,
+            1,
+            1,
+            10,
+            1,
+            false,
+            stats.clone(),
+        )),
         Arc::new(ReplayChecker::new(128, Duration::from_secs(60))),
         Arc::new(BufferPool::new()),
         Arc::new(SecureRandom::new()),
@@ -214,7 +258,10 @@ async fn edge_client_stream_exactly_4_bytes_eof() {
         false,
     ));
 
-    client_side.write_all(&[0x16, 0x03, 0x01, 0x00]).await.unwrap();
+    client_side
+        .write_all(&[0x16, 0x03, 0x01, 0x00])
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
     client_side.shutdown().await.unwrap();
 
     let _ = tokio::time::timeout(Duration::from_secs(2), handle).await;
@@ -234,7 +281,16 @@ async fn edge_client_stream_tls_header_valid_but_body_1_byte_short_eof() {
         "198.51.100.5:55000".parse().unwrap(),
         config,
         stats.clone(),
-        Arc::new(UpstreamManager::new(vec![], 1, 1, 1, 1, false, stats.clone())),
+        Arc::new(UpstreamManager::new(
+            vec![],
+            1,
+            1,
+            1,
+            10,
+            1,
+            false,
+            stats.clone(),
+        )),
         Arc::new(ReplayChecker::new(128, Duration::from_secs(60))),
         Arc::new(BufferPool::new()),
         Arc::new(SecureRandom::new()),
@@ -246,7 +302,10 @@ async fn edge_client_stream_tls_header_valid_but_body_1_byte_short_eof() {
         false,
     ));
 
-    client_side.write_all(&[0x16, 0x03, 0x01, 0x00, 100]).await.unwrap();
+    client_side
+        .write_all(&[0x16, 0x03, 0x01, 0x00, 100])
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
     client_side.write_all(&vec![0x41; 99]).await.unwrap();
     client_side.shutdown().await.unwrap();
 
@@ -269,7 +328,16 @@ async fn integration_non_tls_modes_disabled_immediately_masks() {
         "198.51.100.6:55000".parse().unwrap(),
         config,
         stats.clone(),
-        Arc::new(UpstreamManager::new(vec![], 1, 1, 1, 1, false, stats.clone())),
+        Arc::new(UpstreamManager::new(
+            vec![],
+            1,
+            1,
+            1,
+            10,
+            1,
+            false,
+            stats.clone(),
+        )),
         Arc::new(ReplayChecker::new(128, Duration::from_secs(60))),
         Arc::new(BufferPool::new()),
         Arc::new(SecureRandom::new()),
@@ -372,11 +440,7 @@ async fn stress_user_connection_reservation_concurrent_same_ip_exhaustion() {
         let ip_tracker = ip_tracker.clone();
         tasks.spawn(async move {
             RunningClientHandler::acquire_user_connection_reservation_static(
-                user,
-                &config,
-                stats,
-                peer,
-                ip_tracker,
+                user, &config, stats, peer, ip_tracker,
             )
             .await
         });

src/proxy/tests/client_deep_invariants_tests.rs

@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@ use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::time::Duration;
 use tokio::io::{AsyncWriteExt, duplex};
 
+fn preload_user_quota(stats: &Stats, user: &str, bytes: u64) {
+    let user_stats = stats.get_or_create_user_stats_handle(user);
+    stats.quota_charge_post_write(user_stats.as_ref(), bytes);
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn invariant_wrap_tls_application_record_exact_multiples() {
     let chunk_size = u16::MAX as usize;
@@ -37,7 +42,16 @@ async fn invariant_tls_clienthello_truncation_exact_boundary_triggers_masking()
         "198.51.100.20:55000".parse().unwrap(),
         config,
         stats.clone(),
-        Arc::new(UpstreamManager::new(vec![], 1, 1, 1, 1, false, stats.clone())),
+        Arc::new(UpstreamManager::new(
+            vec![],
+            1,
+            1,
+            1,
+            10,
+            1,
+            false,
+            stats.clone(),
+        )),
         Arc::new(ReplayChecker::new(128, Duration::from_secs(60))),
         Arc::new(BufferPool::new()),
         Arc::new(SecureRandom::new()),
@@ -60,7 +74,9 @@ async fn invariant_tls_clienthello_truncation_exact_boundary_triggers_masking()
         .unwrap();
     client_side.shutdown().await.unwrap();
 
-    let _ = tokio::time::timeout(Duration::from_secs(2), handler).await.unwrap();
+    let _ = tokio::time::timeout(Duration::from_secs(2), handler)
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
     assert_eq!(stats.get_connects_bad(), 1);
 }
 
@@ -68,7 +84,10 @@ async fn invariant_tls_clienthello_truncation_exact_boundary_triggers_masking()
 async fn invariant_acquire_reservation_ip_limit_rollback() {
     let user = "rollback-test-user";
     let mut config = ProxyConfig::default();
-    config.access.user_max_tcp_conns.insert(user.to_string(), 10);
+    config
+        .access
+        .user_max_tcp_conns
+        .insert(user.to_string(), 10);
 
     let stats = Arc::new(Stats::new());
     let ip_tracker = Arc::new(UserIpTracker::new());
@@ -114,7 +133,7 @@ async fn invariant_quota_exact_boundary_inclusive() {
     let ip_tracker = Arc::new(UserIpTracker::new());
     let peer = "198.51.100.23:55000".parse().unwrap();
 
-    stats.add_user_octets_from(user, 999);
+    preload_user_quota(stats.as_ref(), user, 999);
     let res1 = RunningClientHandler::acquire_user_connection_reservation_static(
         user,
         &config,
@@ -126,7 +145,7 @@ async fn invariant_quota_exact_boundary_inclusive() {
     assert!(res1.is_ok());
     res1.unwrap().release().await;
 
-    stats.add_user_octets_from(user, 1);
+    preload_user_quota(stats.as_ref(), user, 1);
     let res2 = RunningClientHandler::acquire_user_connection_reservation_static(
         user,
         &config,
@@ -154,7 +173,16 @@ async fn invariant_direct_mode_partial_header_eof_is_error_not_bad_connect() {
         "198.51.100.25:55000".parse().unwrap(),
         config,
         stats.clone(),
-        Arc::new(UpstreamManager::new(vec![], 1, 1, 1, 1, false, stats.clone())),
+        Arc::new(UpstreamManager::new(
+            vec![],
+            1,
+            1,
+            1,
+            10,
+            1,
+            false,
+            stats.clone(),
+        )),
         Arc::new(ReplayChecker::new(128, Duration::from_secs(60))),
         Arc::new(BufferPool::new()),
         Arc::new(SecureRandom::new()),

src/proxy/tests/client_masking_blackhat_campaign_tests.rs

@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ fn new_upstream_manager(stats: Arc<Stats>) -> Arc<UpstreamManager> {
         1,
         1,
         1,
+        10,
         1,
         false,
         stats,

src/proxy/tests/client_masking_budget_security_tests.rs

@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ fn build_harness(config: ProxyConfig) -> PipelineHarness {
         1,
         1,
         1,
+        10,
         1,
         false,
         stats.clone(),

src/proxy/tests/client_masking_diagnostics_security_tests.rs

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ fn new_upstream_manager(stats: Arc<Stats>) -> Arc<UpstreamManager> {
         1,
         1,
         1,
+        10,
         1,
         false,
         stats,

src/proxy/tests/client_masking_fragmented_classifier_security_tests.rs

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ fn new_upstream_manager(stats: Arc<Stats>) -> Arc<UpstreamManager> {
         1,
         1,
         1,
+        10,
         1,
         false,
         stats,

src/proxy/tests/client_masking_hard_adversarial_tests.rs

@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ fn new_upstream_manager(stats: Arc<Stats>) -> Arc<UpstreamManager> {
         1,
         1,
         1,
+        10,
         1,
         false,
         stats,

src/proxy/tests/client_masking_http2_fragmented_preface_security_tests.rs

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ fn new_upstream_manager(stats: Arc<Stats>) -> Arc<UpstreamManager> {
         1,
         1,
         1,
+        10,
         1,
         false,
         stats,
@@ -100,14 +101,7 @@ async fn run_http2_fragment_case(split_at: usize, delay_ms: u64, peer: SocketAdd
 
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn http2_preface_fragmentation_matrix_is_classified_and_forwarded() {
-    let cases = [
-        (2usize, 0u64),
-        (3, 0),
-        (4, 0),
-        (2, 7),
-        (3, 7),
-        (8, 1),
-    ];
+    let cases = [(2usize, 0u64), (3, 0), (4, 0), (2, 7), (3, 7), (8, 1)];
 
     for (i, (split_at, delay_ms)) in cases.into_iter().enumerate() {
         let peer: SocketAddr = format!("198.51.100.{}:58{}", 140 + i, 100 + i)

src/proxy/tests/client_masking_prefetch_config_pipeline_integration_security_tests.rs

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ fn new_upstream_manager(stats: Arc<Stats>) -> Arc<UpstreamManager> {
         1,
         1,
         1,
+        10,
         1,
         false,
         stats,

src/proxy/tests/client_masking_prefetch_config_runtime_security_tests.rs

@@ -29,7 +29,10 @@ async fn configured_prefetch_budget_20ms_recovers_tail_delayed_15ms() {
             .write_all(b"ONNECT example.org:443 HTTP/1.1\r\n")
             .await
             .expect("tail bytes must be writable");
-        writer.shutdown().await.expect("writer shutdown must succeed");
+        writer
+            .shutdown()
+            .await
+            .expect("writer shutdown must succeed");
     });
 
     let mut initial_data = b"C".to_vec();
@@ -60,7 +63,10 @@ async fn configured_prefetch_budget_5ms_misses_tail_delayed_15ms() {
             .write_all(b"ONNECT example.org:443 HTTP/1.1\r\n")
             .await
             .expect("tail bytes must be writable");
-        writer.shutdown().await.expect("writer shutdown must succeed");
+        writer
+            .shutdown()
+            .await
+            .expect("writer shutdown must succeed");
     });
 
     let mut initial_data = b"C".to_vec();

src/proxy/tests/client_masking_prefetch_invariant_security_tests.rs

@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ fn build_harness(secret_hex: &str, mask_port: u16) -> PipelineHarness {
         1,
         1,
         1,
+        10,
         1,
         false,
         stats.clone(),
@@ -245,7 +246,10 @@ async fn blackhat_integration_empty_initial_data_path_is_byte_exact_and_eof_clea
     assert_eq!(head[0], 0x16);
     read_and_discard_tls_record_body(&mut client_side, head).await;
 
-    client_side.write_all(&invalid_mtproto_record).await.unwrap();
+    client_side
+        .write_all(&invalid_mtproto_record)
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
     client_side.write_all(&trailing_record).await.unwrap();
     client_side.shutdown().await.unwrap();
 

src/proxy/tests/client_masking_prefetch_strict_boundary_security_tests.rs

@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ async fn run_strict_prefetch_case(prefetch_ms: u64, tail_delay_ms: u64) -> Vec<u
 
     let writer_task = tokio::spawn(async move {
         sleep(Duration::from_millis(tail_delay_ms)).await;
-        let _ = writer.write_all(b"ONNECT example.org:443 HTTP/1.1\r\n").await;
+        let _ = writer
+            .write_all(b"ONNECT example.org:443 HTTP/1.1\r\n")
+            .await;
         let _ = writer.shutdown().await;
     });
 

src/proxy/tests/client_masking_prefetch_timing_matrix_security_tests.rs

@@ -35,7 +35,10 @@ async fn run_prefetch_budget_case(prefetch_budget_ms: u64, delayed_tail_ms: u64)
             .write_all(b"ONNECT example.org:443 HTTP/1.1\r\n")
             .await
             .expect("tail bytes must be writable");
-        writer.shutdown().await.expect("writer shutdown must succeed");
+        writer
+            .shutdown()
+            .await
+            .expect("writer shutdown must succeed");
     });
 
     let mut initial_data = b"C".to_vec();

src/proxy/tests/client_masking_probe_evasion_blackhat_tests.rs

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ fn make_test_upstream_manager(stats: Arc<Stats>) -> Arc<UpstreamManager> {
         1,
         1,
         1,
+        10,
         1,
         false,
         stats,

src/proxy/tests/client_masking_redteam_expected_fail_tests.rs

@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ fn build_harness(secret_hex: &str, mask_port: u16) -> RedTeamHarness {
         1,
         1,
         1,
+        10,
         1,
         false,
         stats.clone(),
@@ -237,6 +238,7 @@ async fn redteam_03_masking_duration_must_be_less_than_1ms_when_backend_down() {
             1,
             1,
             1,
+            10,
             1,
             false,
             Arc::new(Stats::new()),
@@ -477,6 +479,7 @@ async fn measure_invalid_probe_duration_ms(delay_ms: u64, tls_len: u16, body_sen
             1,
             1,
             1,
+            10,
             1,
             false,
             Arc::new(Stats::new()),
@@ -550,6 +553,7 @@ async fn capture_forwarded_probe_len(tls_len: u16, body_sent: usize) -> usize {
             1,
             1,
             1,
+            10,
             1,
             false,
             Arc::new(Stats::new()),

src/proxy/tests/client_masking_replay_timing_security_tests.rs

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ fn new_upstream_manager(stats: Arc<Stats>) -> Arc<UpstreamManager> {
         1,
         1,
         1,
+        10,
         1,
         false,
         stats,
@@ -67,9 +68,10 @@ async fn run_replay_candidate_session(
     cfg.censorship.mask_port = 1;
     cfg.censorship.mask_timing_normalization_enabled = false;
     cfg.access.ignore_time_skew = true;
-    cfg.access
-        .users
-        .insert("user".to_string(), "abababababababababababababababab".to_string());
+    cfg.access.users.insert(
+        "user".to_string(),
+        "abababababababababababababababab".to_string(),
+    );
 
     let config = Arc::new(cfg);
     let stats = Arc::new(Stats::new());
@@ -99,7 +101,10 @@ async fn run_replay_candidate_session(
 
     if drive_mtproto_fail {
         let mut server_hello_head = [0u8; 5];
-        client_side.read_exact(&mut server_hello_head).await.unwrap();
+        client_side
+            .read_exact(&mut server_hello_head)
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
         assert_eq!(server_hello_head[0], 0x16);
         let body_len = u16::from_be_bytes([server_hello_head[3], server_hello_head[4]]) as usize;
         let mut body = vec![0u8; body_len];
@@ -110,7 +115,10 @@ async fn run_replay_candidate_session(
         invalid_mtproto_record.extend_from_slice(&TLS_VERSION);
         invalid_mtproto_record.extend_from_slice(&(HANDSHAKE_LEN as u16).to_be_bytes());
         invalid_mtproto_record.extend_from_slice(&vec![0u8; HANDSHAKE_LEN]);
-        client_side.write_all(&invalid_mtproto_record).await.unwrap();
+        client_side
+            .write_all(&invalid_mtproto_record)
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
         client_side
             .write_all(b"GET /replay-fallback HTTP/1.1\r\nHost: x\r\n\r\n")
             .await
@@ -154,8 +162,7 @@ async fn replay_reject_still_honors_masking_timing_budget() {
     .await;
 
     assert!(
-        replay_elapsed >= Duration::from_millis(40)
-            && replay_elapsed < Duration::from_millis(250),
+        replay_elapsed >= Duration::from_millis(40) && replay_elapsed < Duration::from_millis(250),
         "replay rejection path must still satisfy masking timing budget without unbounded DB/CPU delay"
     );
 }

src/proxy/tests/client_masking_shape_classifier_fuzz_redteam_expected_fail_tests.rs

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ fn new_upstream_manager(stats: Arc<Stats>) -> Arc<UpstreamManager> {
         1,
         1,
         1,
+        10,
         1,
         false,
         stats,

src/proxy/tests/client_masking_shape_hardening_adversarial_tests.rs

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ fn new_upstream_manager(stats: Arc<Stats>) -> Arc<UpstreamManager> {
         1,
         1,
         1,
+        10,
         1,
         false,
         stats,

src/proxy/tests/client_masking_shape_hardening_redteam_expected_fail_tests.rs

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ fn new_upstream_manager(stats: Arc<Stats>) -> Arc<UpstreamManager> {
         1,
         1,
         1,
+        10,
         1,
         false,
         stats,

src/proxy/tests/client_masking_shape_hardening_security_tests.rs

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ fn new_upstream_manager(stats: Arc<Stats>) -> Arc<UpstreamManager> {
         1,
         1,
         1,
+        10,
         1,
         false,
         stats,

src/proxy/tests/client_masking_stress_adversarial_tests.rs

@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ fn new_upstream_manager(stats: Arc<Stats>) -> Arc<UpstreamManager> {
         1,
         1,
         1,
+        10,
         1,
         false,
         stats,

src/proxy/tests/client_more_advanced_tests.rs

@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@ use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::time::Duration;
 use tokio::io::{AsyncReadExt, AsyncWriteExt, duplex};
 
+fn preload_user_quota(stats: &Stats, user: &str, bytes: u64) {
+    let user_stats = stats.get_or_create_user_stats_handle(user);
+    stats.quota_charge_post_write(user_stats.as_ref(), bytes);
+}
+
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn edge_mask_delay_bypassed_if_max_is_zero() {
     let mut config = ProxyConfig::default();
@@ -42,17 +47,13 @@ async fn boundary_user_data_quota_exact_match_rejects() {
     config.access.user_data_quota.insert(user.to_string(), 1024);
 
     let stats = Arc::new(Stats::new());
-    stats.add_user_octets_from(user, 1024);
+    preload_user_quota(stats.as_ref(), user, 1024);
 
     let ip_tracker = Arc::new(UserIpTracker::new());
     let peer = "198.51.100.10:55000".parse().unwrap();
 
     let result = RunningClientHandler::acquire_user_connection_reservation_static(
-        user,
-        &config,
-        stats,
-        peer,
-        ip_tracker,
+        user, &config, stats, peer, ip_tracker,
     )
     .await;
 
@@ -74,11 +75,7 @@ async fn boundary_user_expiration_in_past_rejects() {
     let peer = "198.51.100.11:55000".parse().unwrap();
 
     let result = RunningClientHandler::acquire_user_connection_reservation_static(
-        user,
-        &config,
-        stats,
-        peer,
-        ip_tracker,
+        user, &config, stats, peer, ip_tracker,
     )
     .await;
 
@@ -98,7 +95,16 @@ async fn blackhat_proxy_protocol_massive_garbage_rejected_quickly() {
         "198.51.100.12:55000".parse().unwrap(),
         config,
         stats.clone(),
-        Arc::new(UpstreamManager::new(vec![], 1, 1, 1, 1, false, stats.clone())),
+        Arc::new(UpstreamManager::new(
+            vec![],
+            1,
+            1,
+            1,
+            10,
+            1,
+            false,
+            stats.clone(),
+        )),
         Arc::new(ReplayChecker::new(128, Duration::from_secs(60))),
         Arc::new(BufferPool::new()),
         Arc::new(SecureRandom::new()),
@@ -136,7 +142,16 @@ async fn edge_tls_body_immediate_eof_triggers_masking_and_bad_connect() {
         "198.51.100.13:55000".parse().unwrap(),
         config,
         stats.clone(),
-        Arc::new(UpstreamManager::new(vec![], 1, 1, 1, 1, false, stats.clone())),
+        Arc::new(UpstreamManager::new(
+            vec![],
+            1,
+            1,
+            1,
+            10,
+            1,
+            false,
+            stats.clone(),
+        )),
         Arc::new(ReplayChecker::new(128, Duration::from_secs(60))),
         Arc::new(BufferPool::new()),
         Arc::new(SecureRandom::new()),
@@ -148,10 +163,15 @@ async fn edge_tls_body_immediate_eof_triggers_masking_and_bad_connect() {
         false,
     ));
 
-    client_side.write_all(&[0x16, 0x03, 0x01, 0x00, 100]).await.unwrap();
+    client_side
+        .write_all(&[0x16, 0x03, 0x01, 0x00, 100])
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
     client_side.shutdown().await.unwrap();
 
-    let _ = tokio::time::timeout(Duration::from_secs(2), handler).await.unwrap();
+    let _ = tokio::time::timeout(Duration::from_secs(2), handler)
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
 
     assert_eq!(stats.get_connects_bad(), 1);
 }
@@ -172,7 +192,16 @@ async fn security_classic_mode_disabled_masks_valid_length_payload() {
         "198.51.100.15:55000".parse().unwrap(),
         config,
         stats.clone(),
-        Arc::new(UpstreamManager::new(vec![], 1, 1, 1, 1, false, stats.clone())),
+        Arc::new(UpstreamManager::new(
+            vec![],
+            1,
+            1,
+            1,
+            10,
+            1,
+            false,
+            stats.clone(),
+        )),
         Arc::new(ReplayChecker::new(128, Duration::from_secs(60))),
         Arc::new(BufferPool::new()),
         Arc::new(SecureRandom::new()),
@@ -187,7 +216,9 @@ async fn security_classic_mode_disabled_masks_valid_length_payload() {
     client_side.write_all(&vec![0xEF; 64]).await.unwrap();
     client_side.shutdown().await.unwrap();
 
-    let _ = tokio::time::timeout(Duration::from_secs(2), handler).await.unwrap();
+    let _ = tokio::time::timeout(Duration::from_secs(2), handler)
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
     assert_eq!(stats.get_connects_bad(), 1);
 }
 
@@ -195,7 +226,10 @@ async fn security_classic_mode_disabled_masks_valid_length_payload() {
 async fn concurrency_ip_tracker_strict_limit_one_rapid_churn() {
     let user = "rapid-churn-user";
     let mut config = ProxyConfig::default();
-    config.access.user_max_tcp_conns.insert(user.to_string(), 10);
+    config
+        .access
+        .user_max_tcp_conns
+        .insert(user.to_string(), 10);
 
     let stats = Arc::new(Stats::new());
     let ip_tracker = Arc::new(UserIpTracker::new());

src/proxy/tests/client_security_tests.rs

@@ -1,15 +1,17 @@
 use super::*;
 use crate::config::{UpstreamConfig, UpstreamType};
-use crate::crypto::AesCtr;
-use crate::crypto::sha256_hmac;
-use crate::protocol::constants::ProtoTag;
+use crate::crypto::{AesCtr, sha256, sha256_hmac};
+use crate::protocol::constants::{
+    DC_IDX_POS, HANDSHAKE_LEN, IV_LEN, PREKEY_LEN, PROTO_TAG_POS, ProtoTag, SKIP_LEN,
+    TLS_RECORD_CHANGE_CIPHER,
+};
 use crate::protocol::tls;
 use crate::proxy::handshake::HandshakeSuccess;
 use crate::stream::{CryptoReader, CryptoWriter};
 use crate::transport::proxy_protocol::ProxyProtocolV1Builder;
-use rand::rngs::StdRng;
 use rand::Rng;
 use rand::SeedableRng;
+use rand::rngs::StdRng;
 use std::net::Ipv4Addr;
 use tokio::io::{AsyncReadExt, AsyncWriteExt, duplex};
 use tokio::net::{TcpListener, TcpStream};
@@ -34,7 +36,10 @@ fn handshake_timeout_with_mask_grace_includes_mask_margin() {
     config.timeouts.client_handshake = 2;
 
     config.censorship.mask = false;
-    assert_eq!(handshake_timeout_with_mask_grace(&config), Duration::from_secs(2));
+    assert_eq!(
+        handshake_timeout_with_mask_grace(&config),
+        Duration::from_secs(2)
+    );
 
     config.censorship.mask = true;
     assert_eq!(
@@ -86,7 +91,10 @@ impl tokio::io::AsyncRead for ErrorReader {
         _cx: &mut std::task::Context<'_>,
         _buf: &mut tokio::io::ReadBuf<'_>,
     ) -> std::task::Poll<std::io::Result<()>> {
-        std::task::Poll::Ready(Err(std::io::Error::new(std::io::ErrorKind::UnexpectedEof, "fake error")))
+        std::task::Poll::Ready(Err(std::io::Error::new(
+            std::io::ErrorKind::UnexpectedEof,
+            "fake error",
+        )))
     }
 }
 
@@ -124,7 +132,10 @@ fn handshake_timeout_without_mask_is_exact_base() {
     config.timeouts.client_handshake = 7;
     config.censorship.mask = false;
 
-    assert_eq!(handshake_timeout_with_mask_grace(&config), Duration::from_secs(7));
+    assert_eq!(
+        handshake_timeout_with_mask_grace(&config),
+        Duration::from_secs(7)
+    );
 }
 
 #[test]
@@ -133,7 +144,10 @@ fn handshake_timeout_mask_enabled_adds_750ms() {
     config.timeouts.client_handshake = 3;
     config.censorship.mask = true;
 
-    assert_eq!(handshake_timeout_with_mask_grace(&config), Duration::from_millis(3750));
+    assert_eq!(
+        handshake_timeout_with_mask_grace(&config),
+        Duration::from_millis(3750)
+    );
 }
 
 #[tokio::test]
@@ -155,10 +169,12 @@ async fn read_with_progress_fragmented_io_works_over_multiple_calls() {
         let mut b = vec![0u8; chunk_size];
         let n = read_with_progress(&mut cursor, &mut b).await.unwrap();
         result.extend_from_slice(&b[..n]);
-        if n == 0 { break; }
+        if n == 0 {
+            break;
+        }
     }
 
-    assert_eq!(result, vec![1,2,3,4,5]);
+    assert_eq!(result, vec![1, 2, 3, 4, 5]);
 }
 
 #[tokio::test]
@@ -174,7 +190,9 @@ async fn read_with_progress_stress_randomized_chunk_sizes() {
             let mut b = vec![0u8; chunk];
             let read = read_with_progress(&mut cursor, &mut b).await.unwrap();
             collected.extend_from_slice(&b[..read]);
-            if read == 0 { break; }
+            if read == 0 {
+                break;
+            }
         }
 
         assert_eq!(collected, input);
@@ -215,10 +233,12 @@ fn wrap_tls_application_record_roundtrip_size_check() {
     let mut consumed = 0;
     while idx + 5 <= wrapped.len() {
         assert_eq!(wrapped[idx], 0x17);
-        let len = u16::from_be_bytes([wrapped[idx+3], wrapped[idx+4]]) as usize;
+        let len = u16::from_be_bytes([wrapped[idx + 3], wrapped[idx + 4]]) as usize;
         consumed += len;
         idx += 5 + len;
-        if idx >= wrapped.len() { break; }
+        if idx >= wrapped.len() {
+            break;
+        }
     }
 
     assert_eq!(consumed, payload_len);
@@ -242,6 +262,11 @@ where
     CryptoWriter::new(writer, AesCtr::new(&key, iv), 8 * 1024)
 }
 
+fn preload_user_quota(stats: &Stats, user: &str, bytes: u64) {
+    let user_stats = stats.get_or_create_user_stats_handle(user);
+    stats.quota_charge_post_write(user_stats.as_ref(), bytes);
+}
+
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn user_connection_reservation_drop_enqueues_cleanup_synchronously() {
     let ip_tracker = Arc::new(crate::ip_tracker::UserIpTracker::new());
@@ -316,6 +341,7 @@ async fn relay_task_abort_releases_user_gate_and_ip_reservation() {
         1,
         1,
         1,
+        10,
         1,
         false,
         stats.clone(),
@@ -429,6 +455,7 @@ async fn relay_cutover_releases_user_gate_and_ip_reservation() {
         1,
         1,
         1,
+        10,
         1,
         false,
         stats.clone(),
@@ -552,6 +579,7 @@ async fn integration_route_cutover_and_quota_overlap_fails_closed_and_releases_s
         1,
         1,
         1,
+        10,
         1,
         false,
         stats.clone(),
@@ -721,6 +749,7 @@ async fn proxy_protocol_header_is_rejected_when_trust_list_is_empty() {
         1,
         1,
         1,
+        10,
         1,
         false,
         stats.clone(),
@@ -797,6 +826,7 @@ async fn proxy_protocol_header_from_untrusted_peer_range_is_rejected_under_load(
             1,
             1,
             1,
+            10,
             1,
             false,
             stats.clone(),
@@ -956,6 +986,7 @@ async fn short_tls_probe_is_masked_through_client_pipeline() {
         1,
         1,
         1,
+        10,
         1,
         false,
         stats.clone(),
@@ -1043,6 +1074,7 @@ async fn tls12_record_probe_is_masked_through_client_pipeline() {
         1,
         1,
         1,
+        10,
         1,
         false,
         stats.clone(),
@@ -1128,6 +1160,7 @@ async fn handle_client_stream_increments_connects_all_exactly_once() {
         1,
         1,
         1,
+        10,
         1,
         false,
         stats.clone(),
@@ -1220,6 +1253,7 @@ async fn running_client_handler_increments_connects_all_exactly_once() {
         1,
         1,
         1,
+        10,
         1,
         false,
         stats.clone(),
@@ -1287,6 +1321,163 @@ async fn running_client_handler_increments_connects_all_exactly_once() {
     );
 }
 
+#[tokio::test(start_paused = true)]
+async fn idle_pooled_connection_closes_cleanly_in_generic_stream_path() {
+    let mut cfg = ProxyConfig::default();
+    cfg.general.beobachten = false;
+    cfg.timeouts.client_first_byte_idle_secs = 1;
+
+    let config = Arc::new(cfg);
+    let stats = Arc::new(Stats::new());
+    let upstream_manager = Arc::new(UpstreamManager::new(
+        vec![UpstreamConfig {
+            upstream_type: UpstreamType::Direct {
+                interface: None,
+                bind_addresses: None,
+            },
+            weight: 1,
+            enabled: true,
+            scopes: String::new(),
+            selected_scope: String::new(),
+        }],
+        1,
+        1,
+        1,
+        10,
+        1,
+        false,
+        stats.clone(),
+    ));
+    let replay_checker = Arc::new(ReplayChecker::new(128, Duration::from_secs(60)));
+    let buffer_pool = Arc::new(BufferPool::new());
+    let rng = Arc::new(SecureRandom::new());
+    let route_runtime = Arc::new(RouteRuntimeController::new(RelayRouteMode::Direct));
+    let ip_tracker = Arc::new(UserIpTracker::new());
+    let beobachten = Arc::new(BeobachtenStore::new());
+
+    let (server_side, _client_side) = duplex(4096);
+    let peer: SocketAddr = "198.51.100.169:55200".parse().unwrap();
+
+    let handler = tokio::spawn(handle_client_stream(
+        server_side,
+        peer,
+        config,
+        stats.clone(),
+        upstream_manager,
+        replay_checker,
+        buffer_pool,
+        rng,
+        None,
+        route_runtime,
+        None,
+        ip_tracker,
+        beobachten,
+        false,
+    ));
+
+    // Let the spawned handler arm the idle-phase timeout before advancing paused time.
+    tokio::task::yield_now().await;
+    tokio::time::advance(Duration::from_secs(2)).await;
+    tokio::task::yield_now().await;
+
+    let result = tokio::time::timeout(Duration::from_secs(1), handler)
+        .await
+        .unwrap()
+        .unwrap();
+    assert!(result.is_ok());
+    assert_eq!(stats.get_handshake_timeouts(), 0);
+    assert_eq!(stats.get_connects_bad(), 0);
+}
+
+#[tokio::test(start_paused = true)]
+async fn idle_pooled_connection_closes_cleanly_in_client_handler_path() {
+    let front_listener = TcpListener::bind("127.0.0.1:0").await.unwrap();
+    let front_addr = front_listener.local_addr().unwrap();
+
+    let mut cfg = ProxyConfig::default();
+    cfg.general.beobachten = false;
+    cfg.timeouts.client_first_byte_idle_secs = 1;
+
+    let config = Arc::new(cfg);
+    let stats = Arc::new(Stats::new());
+    let upstream_manager = Arc::new(UpstreamManager::new(
+        vec![UpstreamConfig {
+            upstream_type: UpstreamType::Direct {
+                interface: None,
+                bind_addresses: None,
+            },
+            weight: 1,
+            enabled: true,
+            scopes: String::new(),
+            selected_scope: String::new(),
+        }],
+        1,
+        1,
+        1,
+        10,
+        1,
+        false,
+        stats.clone(),
+    ));
+    let replay_checker = Arc::new(ReplayChecker::new(128, Duration::from_secs(60)));
+    let buffer_pool = Arc::new(BufferPool::new());
+    let rng = Arc::new(SecureRandom::new());
+    let route_runtime = Arc::new(RouteRuntimeController::new(RelayRouteMode::Direct));
+    let ip_tracker = Arc::new(UserIpTracker::new());
+    let beobachten = Arc::new(BeobachtenStore::new());
+
+    let server_task = {
+        let config = config.clone();
+        let stats = stats.clone();
+        let upstream_manager = upstream_manager.clone();
+        let replay_checker = replay_checker.clone();
+        let buffer_pool = buffer_pool.clone();
+        let rng = rng.clone();
+        let route_runtime = route_runtime.clone();
+        let ip_tracker = ip_tracker.clone();
+        let beobachten = beobachten.clone();
+
+        tokio::spawn(async move {
+            let (stream, peer) = front_listener.accept().await.unwrap();
+            let real_peer_report = Arc::new(std::sync::Mutex::new(None));
+            ClientHandler::new(
+                stream,
+                peer,
+                config,
+                stats,
+                upstream_manager,
+                replay_checker,
+                buffer_pool,
+                rng,
+                None,
+                route_runtime,
+                None,
+                ip_tracker,
+                beobachten,
+                false,
+                real_peer_report,
+            )
+            .run()
+            .await
+        })
+    };
+
+    let _client = TcpStream::connect(front_addr).await.unwrap();
+
+    // Let the accepted connection reach the idle wait before advancing paused time.
+    tokio::task::yield_now().await;
+    tokio::time::advance(Duration::from_secs(2)).await;
+    tokio::task::yield_now().await;
+
+    let result = tokio::time::timeout(Duration::from_secs(1), server_task)
+        .await
+        .unwrap()
+        .unwrap();
+    assert!(result.is_ok());
+    assert_eq!(stats.get_handshake_timeouts(), 0);
+    assert_eq!(stats.get_connects_bad(), 0);
+}
+
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn partial_tls_header_stall_triggers_handshake_timeout() {
     let mut cfg = ProxyConfig::default();
@@ -1309,6 +1500,7 @@ async fn partial_tls_header_stall_triggers_handshake_timeout() {
         1,
         1,
         1,
+        10,
         1,
         false,
         stats.clone(),
@@ -1454,6 +1646,148 @@ fn wrap_tls_application_data(payload: &[u8]) -> Vec<u8> {
     record
 }
 
+fn wrap_tls_ccs_record() -> Vec<u8> {
+    let mut record = Vec::with_capacity(6);
+    record.push(TLS_RECORD_CHANGE_CIPHER);
+    record.extend_from_slice(&[0x03, 0x03]);
+    record.extend_from_slice(&1u16.to_be_bytes());
+    record.push(0x01);
+    record
+}
+
+fn make_valid_mtproto_handshake(
+    secret_hex: &str,
+    proto_tag: ProtoTag,
+    dc_idx: i16,
+) -> [u8; HANDSHAKE_LEN] {
+    let secret = hex::decode(secret_hex).expect("secret hex must decode for mtproto test helper");
+
+    let mut handshake = [0x5Au8; HANDSHAKE_LEN];
+    for (idx, b) in handshake[SKIP_LEN..SKIP_LEN + PREKEY_LEN + IV_LEN]
+        .iter_mut()
+        .enumerate()
+    {
+        *b = (idx as u8).wrapping_add(1);
+    }
+
+    let dec_prekey = &handshake[SKIP_LEN..SKIP_LEN + PREKEY_LEN];
+    let dec_iv_bytes = &handshake[SKIP_LEN + PREKEY_LEN..SKIP_LEN + PREKEY_LEN + IV_LEN];
+
+    let mut dec_key_input = Vec::with_capacity(PREKEY_LEN + secret.len());
+    dec_key_input.extend_from_slice(dec_prekey);
+    dec_key_input.extend_from_slice(&secret);
+    let dec_key = sha256(&dec_key_input);
+
+    let mut dec_iv_arr = [0u8; IV_LEN];
+    dec_iv_arr.copy_from_slice(dec_iv_bytes);
+    let dec_iv = u128::from_be_bytes(dec_iv_arr);
+
+    let mut stream = AesCtr::new(&dec_key, dec_iv);
+    let keystream = stream.encrypt(&[0u8; HANDSHAKE_LEN]);
+
+    let mut target_plain = [0u8; HANDSHAKE_LEN];
+    target_plain[PROTO_TAG_POS..PROTO_TAG_POS + 4].copy_from_slice(&proto_tag.to_bytes());
+    target_plain[DC_IDX_POS..DC_IDX_POS + 2].copy_from_slice(&dc_idx.to_le_bytes());
+
+    for idx in PROTO_TAG_POS..HANDSHAKE_LEN {
+        handshake[idx] = target_plain[idx] ^ keystream[idx];
+    }
+
+    handshake
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn fragmented_tls_mtproto_with_interleaved_ccs_is_accepted() {
+    let secret_hex = "55555555555555555555555555555555";
+    let secret = [0x55u8; 16];
+    let client_hello = make_valid_tls_client_hello(&secret, 0);
+    let mtproto_handshake = make_valid_mtproto_handshake(secret_hex, ProtoTag::Secure, 2);
+
+    let mut cfg = ProxyConfig::default();
+    cfg.general.beobachten = false;
+    cfg.access.ignore_time_skew = true;
+    cfg.access
+        .users
+        .insert("user".to_string(), secret_hex.to_string());
+
+    let config = Arc::new(cfg);
+    let replay_checker = Arc::new(ReplayChecker::new(128, Duration::from_secs(60)));
+    let rng = SecureRandom::new();
+
+    let (server_side, mut client_side) = duplex(131072);
+    let peer: SocketAddr = "198.51.100.85:55007".parse().unwrap();
+    let (read_half, write_half) = tokio::io::split(server_side);
+
+    let (mut tls_reader, tls_writer, tls_user) = match handle_tls_handshake(
+        &client_hello,
+        read_half,
+        write_half,
+        peer,
+        &config,
+        &replay_checker,
+        &rng,
+        None,
+    )
+    .await
+    {
+        HandshakeResult::Success(result) => result,
+        _ => panic!("expected successful TLS handshake"),
+    };
+
+    let mut tls_response_head = [0u8; 5];
+    client_side
+        .read_exact(&mut tls_response_head)
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(tls_response_head[0], 0x16);
+    let tls_response_len =
+        u16::from_be_bytes([tls_response_head[3], tls_response_head[4]]) as usize;
+    let mut tls_response_body = vec![0u8; tls_response_len];
+    client_side
+        .read_exact(&mut tls_response_body)
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+
+    client_side
+        .write_all(&wrap_tls_application_data(&mtproto_handshake[..13]))
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    client_side.write_all(&wrap_tls_ccs_record()).await.unwrap();
+    client_side
+        .write_all(&wrap_tls_application_data(&mtproto_handshake[13..37]))
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    client_side.write_all(&wrap_tls_ccs_record()).await.unwrap();
+    client_side
+        .write_all(&wrap_tls_application_data(&mtproto_handshake[37..]))
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+
+    let mtproto_data = tls_reader.read_exact(HANDSHAKE_LEN).await.unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(&mtproto_data[..], &mtproto_handshake);
+
+    let mtproto_handshake: [u8; HANDSHAKE_LEN] = mtproto_data[..].try_into().unwrap();
+    let (_, _, success) = match handle_mtproto_handshake(
+        &mtproto_handshake,
+        tls_reader,
+        tls_writer,
+        peer,
+        &config,
+        &replay_checker,
+        true,
+        Some(tls_user.as_str()),
+    )
+    .await
+    {
+        HandshakeResult::Success(result) => result,
+        _ => panic!("expected successful MTProto handshake"),
+    };
+
+    assert_eq!(success.user, "user");
+    assert_eq!(success.proto_tag, ProtoTag::Secure);
+    assert_eq!(success.dc_idx, 2);
+}
+
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn valid_tls_path_does_not_fall_back_to_mask_backend() {
     let listener = TcpListener::bind("127.0.0.1:0").await.unwrap();
@@ -1491,6 +1825,7 @@ async fn valid_tls_path_does_not_fall_back_to_mask_backend() {
         1,
         1,
         1,
+        10,
         1,
         false,
         stats.clone(),
@@ -1599,6 +1934,7 @@ async fn valid_tls_with_invalid_mtproto_falls_back_to_mask_backend() {
         1,
         1,
         1,
+        10,
         1,
         false,
         stats.clone(),
@@ -1705,6 +2041,7 @@ async fn client_handler_tls_bad_mtproto_is_forwarded_to_mask_backend() {
         1,
         1,
         1,
+        10,
         1,
         false,
         stats.clone(),
@@ -1826,6 +2163,7 @@ async fn alpn_mismatch_tls_probe_is_masked_through_client_pipeline() {
         1,
         1,
         1,
+        10,
         1,
         false,
         stats.clone(),
@@ -1918,6 +2256,7 @@ async fn invalid_hmac_tls_probe_is_masked_through_client_pipeline() {
         1,
         1,
         1,
+        10,
         1,
         false,
         stats.clone(),
@@ -2016,6 +2355,7 @@ async fn burst_invalid_tls_probes_are_masked_verbatim() {
             1,
             1,
             1,
+            10,
             1,
             false,
             stats.clone(),
@@ -2194,14 +2534,16 @@ async fn tcp_limit_rejection_does_not_reserve_ip_or_trigger_rollback() {
 }
 
 #[tokio::test]
-async fn zero_tcp_limit_rejects_without_ip_or_counter_side_effects() {
+async fn zero_tcp_limit_uses_global_fallback_and_rejects_without_side_effects() {
     let mut config = ProxyConfig::default();
     config
         .access
         .user_max_tcp_conns
         .insert("user".to_string(), 0);
+    config.access.user_max_tcp_conns_global_each = 1;
 
     let stats = Stats::new();
+    stats.increment_user_curr_connects("user");
     let ip_tracker = UserIpTracker::new();
     let peer_addr: SocketAddr = "198.51.100.211:50001".parse().unwrap();
 
@@ -2218,10 +2560,75 @@ async fn zero_tcp_limit_rejects_without_ip_or_counter_side_effects() {
         result,
         Err(ProxyError::ConnectionLimitExceeded { user }) if user == "user"
     ));
+    assert_eq!(
+        stats.get_user_curr_connects("user"),
+        1,
+        "TCP-limit rejection must keep pre-existing in-flight connection count unchanged"
+    );
+    assert_eq!(ip_tracker.get_active_ip_count("user").await, 0);
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn zero_tcp_limit_with_disabled_global_fallback_is_unlimited() {
+    let mut config = ProxyConfig::default();
+    config
+        .access
+        .user_max_tcp_conns
+        .insert("user".to_string(), 0);
+    config.access.user_max_tcp_conns_global_each = 0;
+
+    let stats = Stats::new();
+    let ip_tracker = UserIpTracker::new();
+    let peer_addr: SocketAddr = "198.51.100.212:50002".parse().unwrap();
+
+    let result = RunningClientHandler::check_user_limits_static(
+        "user",
+        &config,
+        &stats,
+        peer_addr,
+        &ip_tracker,
+    )
+    .await;
+
+    assert!(
+        result.is_ok(),
+        "per-user zero with global fallback disabled must not enforce a TCP limit"
+    );
     assert_eq!(stats.get_user_curr_connects("user"), 0);
     assert_eq!(ip_tracker.get_active_ip_count("user").await, 0);
 }
 
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn global_tcp_fallback_applies_when_per_user_limit_is_missing() {
+    let mut config = ProxyConfig::default();
+    config.access.user_max_tcp_conns_global_each = 1;
+
+    let stats = Stats::new();
+    stats.increment_user_curr_connects("user");
+    let ip_tracker = UserIpTracker::new();
+    let peer_addr: SocketAddr = "198.51.100.213:50003".parse().unwrap();
+
+    let result = RunningClientHandler::check_user_limits_static(
+        "user",
+        &config,
+        &stats,
+        peer_addr,
+        &ip_tracker,
+    )
+    .await;
+
+    assert!(matches!(
+        result,
+        Err(ProxyError::ConnectionLimitExceeded { user }) if user == "user"
+    ));
+    assert_eq!(
+        stats.get_user_curr_connects("user"),
+        1,
+        "Global fallback TCP-limit rejection must keep pre-existing counter unchanged"
+    );
+    assert_eq!(ip_tracker.get_active_ip_count("user").await, 0);
+}
+
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn check_user_limits_static_success_does_not_leak_counter_or_ip_reservation() {
     let user = "check-helper-user";
@@ -2853,6 +3260,7 @@ async fn relay_connect_error_releases_user_and_ip_before_return() {
         1,
         1,
         1,
+        10,
         1,
         false,
         stats.clone(),
@@ -3040,7 +3448,7 @@ async fn quota_rejection_does_not_reserve_ip_or_trigger_rollback() {
         .insert("user".to_string(), 1024);
 
     let stats = Stats::new();
-    stats.add_user_octets_from("user", 1024);
+    preload_user_quota(&stats, "user", 1024);
 
     let ip_tracker = UserIpTracker::new();
     let peer_addr: SocketAddr = "203.0.113.211:50001".parse().unwrap();
@@ -3413,6 +3821,7 @@ async fn untrusted_proxy_header_source_is_rejected() {
         1,
         1,
         1,
+        10,
         1,
         false,
         stats.clone(),
@@ -3482,6 +3891,7 @@ async fn empty_proxy_trusted_cidrs_rejects_proxy_header_by_default() {
         1,
         1,
         1,
+        10,
         1,
         false,
         stats.clone(),
@@ -3578,6 +3988,7 @@ async fn oversized_tls_record_is_masked_in_generic_stream_pipeline() {
         1,
         1,
         1,
+        10,
         1,
         false,
         stats.clone(),
@@ -3680,6 +4091,7 @@ async fn oversized_tls_record_is_masked_in_client_handler_pipeline() {
         1,
         1,
         1,
+        10,
         1,
         false,
         stats.clone(),
@@ -3796,6 +4208,7 @@ async fn tls_record_len_min_minus_1_is_rejected_in_generic_stream_pipeline() {
         1,
         1,
         1,
+        10,
         1,
         false,
         stats.clone(),
@@ -3898,6 +4311,7 @@ async fn tls_record_len_min_minus_1_is_rejected_in_client_handler_pipeline() {
         1,
         1,
         1,
+        10,
         1,
         false,
         stats.clone(),
@@ -4003,6 +4417,7 @@ async fn tls_record_len_16384_is_accepted_in_generic_stream_pipeline() {
         1,
         1,
         1,
+        10,
         1,
         false,
         stats.clone(),
@@ -4103,6 +4518,7 @@ async fn tls_record_len_16384_is_accepted_in_client_handler_pipeline() {
         1,
         1,
         1,
+        10,
         1,
         false,
         stats.clone(),

src/proxy/tests/client_timing_profile_adversarial_tests.rs

@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ fn make_test_upstream_manager(stats: Arc<Stats>) -> Arc<UpstreamManager> {
         1,
         1,
         1,
+        10,
         1,
         false,
         stats,

src/proxy/tests/client_tls_clienthello_size_security_tests.rs

@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ fn make_test_upstream_manager(stats: Arc<Stats>) -> Arc<UpstreamManager> {
         1,
         1,
         1,
+        10,
         1,
         false,
         stats,

src/proxy/tests/client_tls_clienthello_truncation_adversarial_tests.rs

@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ fn make_test_upstream_manager(stats: Arc<Stats>) -> Arc<UpstreamManager> {
         1,
         1,
         1,
+        10,
         1,
         false,
         stats,

src/proxy/tests/client_tls_mtproto_fallback_security_tests.rs

@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ fn build_harness(secret_hex: &str, mask_port: u16) -> PipelineHarness {
         1,
         1,
         1,
+        10,
         1,
         false,
         stats.clone(),

src/proxy/tests/client_tls_record_wrap_hardening_security_tests.rs

@@ -25,13 +25,26 @@ fn wrap_tls_application_record_oversized_payload_is_chunked_without_truncation()
         let len = u16::from_be_bytes([record[offset + 3], record[offset + 4]]) as usize;
         let body_start = offset + 5;
         let body_end = body_start + len;
-        assert!(body_end <= record.len(), "declared TLS record length must be in-bounds");
+        assert!(
+            body_end <= record.len(),
+            "declared TLS record length must be in-bounds"
+        );
         recovered.extend_from_slice(&record[body_start..body_end]);
         offset = body_end;
         frames += 1;
     }
 
-    assert_eq!(offset, record.len(), "record parser must consume exact output size");
-    assert_eq!(frames, 2, "oversized payload should split into exactly two records");
-    assert_eq!(recovered, payload, "chunked records must preserve full payload");
+    assert_eq!(
+        offset,
+        record.len(),
+        "record parser must consume exact output size"
+    );
+    assert_eq!(
+        frames, 2,
+        "oversized payload should split into exactly two records"
+    );
+    assert_eq!(
+        recovered, payload,
+        "chunked records must preserve full payload"
+    );
 }

src/proxy/tests/direct_relay_security_tests.rs

@@ -773,8 +773,7 @@ fn anchored_open_nix_path_writes_expected_lines() {
         "target/telemt-unknown-dc-anchored-open-ok-{}/unknown-dc.log",
         std::process::id()
     );
-    let sanitized =
-        sanitize_unknown_dc_log_path(&rel_candidate).expect("candidate must sanitize");
+    let sanitized = sanitize_unknown_dc_log_path(&rel_candidate).expect("candidate must sanitize");
     let _ = fs::remove_file(&sanitized.resolved_path);
 
     let mut first = open_unknown_dc_log_append_anchored(&sanitized)
@@ -787,7 +786,10 @@ fn anchored_open_nix_path_writes_expected_lines() {
 
     let content =
         fs::read_to_string(&sanitized.resolved_path).expect("anchored log file must be readable");
-    let lines: Vec<&str> = content.lines().filter(|line| !line.trim().is_empty()).collect();
+    let lines: Vec<&str> = content
+        .lines()
+        .filter(|line| !line.trim().is_empty())
+        .collect();
     assert_eq!(lines.len(), 2, "expected one line per anchored append call");
     assert!(
         lines.contains(&"dc_idx=31200") && lines.contains(&"dc_idx=31201"),
@@ -811,8 +813,7 @@ fn anchored_open_parallel_appends_preserve_line_integrity() {
         "target/telemt-unknown-dc-anchored-open-parallel-{}/unknown-dc.log",
         std::process::id()
     );
-    let sanitized =
-        sanitize_unknown_dc_log_path(&rel_candidate).expect("candidate must sanitize");
+    let sanitized = sanitize_unknown_dc_log_path(&rel_candidate).expect("candidate must sanitize");
     let _ = fs::remove_file(&sanitized.resolved_path);
 
     let mut workers = Vec::new();
@@ -831,8 +832,15 @@ fn anchored_open_parallel_appends_preserve_line_integrity() {
 
     let content =
         fs::read_to_string(&sanitized.resolved_path).expect("parallel log file must be readable");
-    let lines: Vec<&str> = content.lines().filter(|line| !line.trim().is_empty()).collect();
-    assert_eq!(lines.len(), 64, "expected one complete line per worker append");
+    let lines: Vec<&str> = content
+        .lines()
+        .filter(|line| !line.trim().is_empty())
+        .collect();
+    assert_eq!(
+        lines.len(),
+        64,
+        "expected one complete line per worker append"
+    );
     for line in lines {
         assert!(
             line.starts_with("dc_idx="),
@@ -867,8 +875,7 @@ fn anchored_open_creates_private_0600_file_permissions() {
         "target/telemt-unknown-dc-anchored-perms-{}/unknown-dc.log",
         std::process::id()
     );
-    let sanitized =
-        sanitize_unknown_dc_log_path(&rel_candidate).expect("candidate must sanitize");
+    let sanitized = sanitize_unknown_dc_log_path(&rel_candidate).expect("candidate must sanitize");
     let _ = fs::remove_file(&sanitized.resolved_path);
 
     let mut file = open_unknown_dc_log_append_anchored(&sanitized)
@@ -905,8 +912,7 @@ fn anchored_open_rejects_existing_symlink_target() {
         "target/telemt-unknown-dc-anchored-symlink-target-{}/unknown-dc.log",
         std::process::id()
     );
-    let sanitized =
-        sanitize_unknown_dc_log_path(&rel_candidate).expect("candidate must sanitize");
+    let sanitized = sanitize_unknown_dc_log_path(&rel_candidate).expect("candidate must sanitize");
 
     let outside = std::env::temp_dir().join(format!(
         "telemt-unknown-dc-anchored-symlink-outside-{}.log",
@@ -943,8 +949,7 @@ fn anchored_open_high_contention_multi_write_preserves_complete_lines() {
         "target/telemt-unknown-dc-anchored-contention-{}/unknown-dc.log",
         std::process::id()
     );
-    let sanitized =
-        sanitize_unknown_dc_log_path(&rel_candidate).expect("candidate must sanitize");
+    let sanitized = sanitize_unknown_dc_log_path(&rel_candidate).expect("candidate must sanitize");
     let _ = fs::remove_file(&sanitized.resolved_path);
 
     let workers = 24usize;
@@ -970,7 +975,10 @@ fn anchored_open_high_contention_multi_write_preserves_complete_lines() {
 
     let content = fs::read_to_string(&sanitized.resolved_path)
         .expect("contention output file must be readable");
-    let lines: Vec<&str> = content.lines().filter(|line| !line.trim().is_empty()).collect();
+    let lines: Vec<&str> = content
+        .lines()
+        .filter(|line| !line.trim().is_empty())
+        .collect();
     assert_eq!(
         lines.len(),
         workers * rounds,
@@ -1014,8 +1022,7 @@ fn append_unknown_dc_line_returns_error_for_read_only_descriptor() {
         "target/telemt-unknown-dc-append-ro-{}/unknown-dc.log",
         std::process::id()
     );
-    let sanitized =
-        sanitize_unknown_dc_log_path(&rel_candidate).expect("candidate must sanitize");
+    let sanitized = sanitize_unknown_dc_log_path(&rel_candidate).expect("candidate must sanitize");
     fs::write(&sanitized.resolved_path, "seed\n").expect("seed file must be writable");
 
     let mut readonly = std::fs::OpenOptions::new()
@@ -1295,6 +1302,7 @@ async fn direct_relay_abort_midflight_releases_route_gauge() {
         1,
         1,
         1,
+        10,
         1,
         false,
         stats.clone(),
@@ -1401,6 +1409,7 @@ async fn direct_relay_cutover_midflight_releases_route_gauge() {
         1,
         1,
         1,
+        10,
         1,
         false,
         stats.clone(),
@@ -1522,6 +1531,7 @@ async fn direct_relay_cutover_storm_multi_session_keeps_generic_errors_and_relea
         1,
         1,
         1,
+        10,
         1,
         false,
         stats.clone(),
@@ -1754,6 +1764,7 @@ async fn negative_direct_relay_dc_connection_refused_fails_fast() {
         1,
         100,
         5000,
+        10,
         3,
         false,
         stats.clone(),
@@ -1844,6 +1855,7 @@ async fn adversarial_direct_relay_cutover_integrity() {
         1,
         100,
         5000,
+        10,
         3,
         false,
         stats.clone(),

src/proxy/tests/handshake_advanced_clever_tests.rs

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use super::*;
-use crate::crypto::{sha256, sha256_hmac, AesCtr};
+use crate::crypto::{AesCtr, sha256, sha256_hmac};
 use crate::protocol::constants::{ProtoTag, RESERVED_NONCE_BEGINNINGS, RESERVED_NONCE_FIRST_BYTES};
 use std::net::{IpAddr, Ipv4Addr, Ipv6Addr, SocketAddr};
 use std::sync::Arc;
@@ -175,7 +175,10 @@ async fn tls_minimum_viable_length_boundary() {
         None,
     )
     .await;
-    assert!(matches!(res, HandshakeResult::Success(_)), "Exact minimum length TLS handshake must succeed");
+    assert!(
+        matches!(res, HandshakeResult::Success(_)),
+        "Exact minimum length TLS handshake must succeed"
+    );
 
     let short_handshake = vec![0x42u8; min_len - 1];
     let res_short = handle_tls_handshake(
@@ -189,7 +192,10 @@ async fn tls_minimum_viable_length_boundary() {
         None,
     )
     .await;
-    assert!(matches!(res_short, HandshakeResult::BadClient { .. }), "Handshake 1 byte shorter than minimum must fail closed");
+    assert!(
+        matches!(res_short, HandshakeResult::BadClient { .. }),
+        "Handshake 1 byte shorter than minimum must fail closed"
+    );
 }
 
 #[tokio::test]
@@ -219,9 +225,16 @@ async fn mtproto_extreme_dc_index_serialization() {
 
         match res {
             HandshakeResult::Success((_, _, success)) => {
-                assert_eq!(success.dc_idx, extreme_dc, "Extreme DC index {} must serialize/deserialize perfectly", extreme_dc);
+                assert_eq!(
+                    success.dc_idx, extreme_dc,
+                    "Extreme DC index {} must serialize/deserialize perfectly",
+                    extreme_dc
+                );
             }
-            _ => panic!("MTProto handshake with extreme DC index {} failed", extreme_dc),
+            _ => panic!(
+                "MTProto handshake with extreme DC index {} failed",
+                extreme_dc
+            ),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -253,7 +266,11 @@ async fn alpn_strict_case_and_padding_rejection() {
             None,
         )
         .await;
-        assert!(matches!(res, HandshakeResult::BadClient { .. }), "ALPN strict enforcement must reject {:?}", bad_alpn);
+        assert!(
+            matches!(res, HandshakeResult::BadClient { .. }),
+            "ALPN strict enforcement must reject {:?}",
+            bad_alpn
+        );
     }
 }
 
@@ -265,8 +282,15 @@ fn ipv4_mapped_ipv6_bucketing_anomaly() {
     let norm_1 = normalize_auth_probe_ip(ipv4_mapped_1);
     let norm_2 = normalize_auth_probe_ip(ipv4_mapped_2);
 
-    assert_eq!(norm_1, norm_2, "IPv4-mapped IPv6 addresses must collapse into the same /64 bucket (::0)");
-    assert_eq!(norm_1, IpAddr::V6(Ipv6Addr::new(0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0)), "The bucket must be exactly ::0");
+    assert_eq!(
+        norm_1, norm_2,
+        "IPv4-mapped IPv6 addresses must collapse into the same /64 bucket (::0)"
+    );
+    assert_eq!(
+        norm_1,
+        IpAddr::V6(Ipv6Addr::new(0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0)),
+        "The bucket must be exactly ::0"
+    );
 }
 
 // --- Category 2: Adversarial & Black Hat ---
@@ -309,7 +333,10 @@ async fn mtproto_invalid_ciphertext_does_not_poison_replay_cache() {
         None,
     )
     .await;
-    assert!(matches!(res_valid, HandshakeResult::Success(_)), "Invalid MTProto ciphertext must not poison the replay cache");
+    assert!(
+        matches!(res_valid, HandshakeResult::Success(_)),
+        "Invalid MTProto ciphertext must not poison the replay cache"
+    );
 }
 
 #[tokio::test]
@@ -352,7 +379,10 @@ async fn tls_invalid_session_does_not_poison_replay_cache() {
         None,
     )
     .await;
-    assert!(matches!(res_valid, HandshakeResult::Success(_)), "Invalid TLS payload must not poison the replay cache");
+    assert!(
+        matches!(res_valid, HandshakeResult::Success(_)),
+        "Invalid TLS payload must not poison the replay cache"
+    );
 }
 
 #[tokio::test]
@@ -387,7 +417,10 @@ async fn server_hello_delay_timing_neutrality_on_hmac_failure() {
     let elapsed = start.elapsed();
 
     assert!(matches!(res, HandshakeResult::BadClient { .. }));
-    assert!(elapsed >= Duration::from_millis(45), "Invalid HMAC must still incur the configured ServerHello delay to prevent timing side-channels");
+    assert!(
+        elapsed >= Duration::from_millis(45),
+        "Invalid HMAC must still incur the configured ServerHello delay to prevent timing side-channels"
+    );
 }
 
 #[tokio::test]
@@ -421,7 +454,10 @@ async fn server_hello_delay_inversion_resilience() {
     let elapsed = start.elapsed();
 
     assert!(matches!(res, HandshakeResult::Success(_)));
-    assert!(elapsed >= Duration::from_millis(90), "Delay logic must gracefully handle min > max inversions via max.max(min)");
+    assert!(
+        elapsed >= Duration::from_millis(90),
+        "Delay logic must gracefully handle min > max inversions via max.max(min)"
+    );
 }
 
 #[tokio::test]
@@ -436,10 +472,16 @@ async fn mixed_valid_and_invalid_user_secrets_configuration() {
 
     for i in 0..9 {
         let bad_secret = if i % 2 == 0 { "badhex!" } else { "1122" };
-        config.access.users.insert(format!("bad_user_{}", i), bad_secret.to_string());
+        config
+            .access
+            .users
+            .insert(format!("bad_user_{}", i), bad_secret.to_string());
     }
     let valid_secret_hex = "99999999999999999999999999999999";
-    config.access.users.insert("good_user".to_string(), valid_secret_hex.to_string());
+    config
+        .access
+        .users
+        .insert("good_user".to_string(), valid_secret_hex.to_string());
     config.general.modes.secure = true;
     config.general.modes.classic = true;
     config.general.modes.tls = true;
@@ -463,7 +505,10 @@ async fn mixed_valid_and_invalid_user_secrets_configuration() {
     )
     .await;
 
-    assert!(matches!(res, HandshakeResult::Success(_)), "Proxy must gracefully skip invalid secrets and authenticate the valid one");
+    assert!(
+        matches!(res, HandshakeResult::Success(_)),
+        "Proxy must gracefully skip invalid secrets and authenticate the valid one"
+    );
 }
 
 #[tokio::test]
@@ -494,7 +539,10 @@ async fn tls_emulation_fallback_when_cache_missing() {
     )
     .await;
 
-    assert!(matches!(res, HandshakeResult::Success(_)), "TLS emulation must gracefully fall back to standard ServerHello if cache is missing");
+    assert!(
+        matches!(res, HandshakeResult::Success(_)),
+        "TLS emulation must gracefully fall back to standard ServerHello if cache is missing"
+    );
 }
 
 #[tokio::test]
@@ -524,7 +572,10 @@ async fn classic_mode_over_tls_transport_protocol_confusion() {
     )
     .await;
 
-    assert!(matches!(res, HandshakeResult::Success(_)), "Intermediate tag over TLS must succeed if classic mode is enabled, locking in cross-transport behavior");
+    assert!(
+        matches!(res, HandshakeResult::Success(_)),
+        "Intermediate tag over TLS must succeed if classic mode is enabled, locking in cross-transport behavior"
+    );
 }
 
 #[test]
@@ -543,9 +594,15 @@ fn generate_tg_nonce_never_emits_reserved_bytes() {
             false,
         );
 
-        assert!(!RESERVED_NONCE_FIRST_BYTES.contains(&nonce[0]), "Nonce must never start with reserved bytes");
+        assert!(
+            !RESERVED_NONCE_FIRST_BYTES.contains(&nonce[0]),
+            "Nonce must never start with reserved bytes"
+        );
         let first_four: [u8; 4] = [nonce[0], nonce[1], nonce[2], nonce[3]];
-        assert!(!RESERVED_NONCE_BEGINNINGS.contains(&first_four), "Nonce must never match reserved 4-byte beginnings");
+        assert!(
+            !RESERVED_NONCE_BEGINNINGS.contains(&first_four),
+            "Nonce must never match reserved 4-byte beginnings"
+        );
     }
 }
 
@@ -568,11 +625,18 @@ async fn dashmap_concurrent_saturation_stress() {
     }
 
     for task in tasks {
-        task.await.expect("Task panicked during concurrent DashMap stress");
+        task.await
+            .expect("Task panicked during concurrent DashMap stress");
     }
 
-    assert!(auth_probe_is_throttled_for_testing(ip_a), "IP A must be throttled after concurrent stress");
-    assert!(auth_probe_is_throttled_for_testing(ip_b), "IP B must be throttled after concurrent stress");
+    assert!(
+        auth_probe_is_throttled_for_testing(ip_a),
+        "IP A must be throttled after concurrent stress"
+    );
+    assert!(
+        auth_probe_is_throttled_for_testing(ip_b),
+        "IP B must be throttled after concurrent stress"
+    );
 }
 
 #[test]
@@ -586,7 +650,12 @@ fn prototag_invalid_bytes_fail_closed() {
     ];
 
     for tag in invalid_tags {
-        assert_eq!(ProtoTag::from_bytes(tag), None, "Invalid ProtoTag bytes {:?} must fail closed", tag);
+        assert_eq!(
+            ProtoTag::from_bytes(tag),
+            None,
+            "Invalid ProtoTag bytes {:?} must fail closed",
+            tag
+        );
     }
 }
 
@@ -603,7 +672,10 @@ fn auth_probe_eviction_hash_collision_stress() {
         auth_probe_record_failure_with_state(state, ip, now);
     }
 
-    assert!(state.len() <= AUTH_PROBE_TRACK_MAX_ENTRIES, "Eviction logic must successfully bound the map size under heavy insertion stress");
+    assert!(
+        state.len() <= AUTH_PROBE_TRACK_MAX_ENTRIES,
+        "Eviction logic must successfully bound the map size under heavy insertion stress"
+    );
 }
 
 #[test]

src/proxy/tests/handshake_auth_probe_eviction_bias_security_tests.rs

@@ -88,6 +88,9 @@ fn light_fuzz_offset_always_stays_inside_state_len() {
         let now = base + Duration::from_nanos(seed & 0x0fff);
         let start = auth_probe_scan_start_offset(ip, now, state_len, scan_limit);
 
-        assert!(start < state_len, "scan offset must stay inside state length");
+        assert!(
+            start < state_len,
+            "scan offset must stay inside state length"
+        );
     }
-}
+}

src/proxy/tests/handshake_auth_probe_scan_budget_security_tests.rs

@@ -96,4 +96,4 @@ fn light_fuzz_scan_offset_budget_never_exceeds_effective_window() {
             "scan offset must stay inside state length"
         );
     }
-}
+}

src/proxy/tests/handshake_auth_probe_scan_offset_stress_tests.rs

@@ -113,4 +113,4 @@ fn light_fuzz_scan_offset_stays_within_window_for_randomized_inputs() {
             "scan offset must always remain inside state length"
         );
     }
-}
+}

src/proxy/tests/handshake_more_clever_tests.rs

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 use super::*;
-use crate::crypto::{sha256, sha256_hmac, AesCtr};
+use crate::crypto::{AesCtr, sha256, sha256_hmac};
 use crate::protocol::constants::{ProtoTag, RESERVED_NONCE_BEGINNINGS, RESERVED_NONCE_FIRST_BYTES};
-use rand::{Rng, SeedableRng};
 use rand::rngs::StdRng;
+use rand::{Rng, SeedableRng};
 use std::collections::HashSet;
 use std::net::{IpAddr, Ipv4Addr, Ipv6Addr, SocketAddr};
 use std::sync::Arc;
@@ -223,7 +223,10 @@ fn auth_probe_backoff_extreme_fail_streak_clamps_safely() {
     assert_eq!(updated.fail_streak, u32::MAX);
 
     let expected_blocked_until = now + Duration::from_millis(AUTH_PROBE_BACKOFF_MAX_MS);
-    assert_eq!(updated.blocked_until, expected_blocked_until, "Extreme fail streak must clamp cleanly to AUTH_PROBE_BACKOFF_MAX_MS");
+    assert_eq!(
+        updated.blocked_until, expected_blocked_until,
+        "Extreme fail streak must clamp cleanly to AUTH_PROBE_BACKOFF_MAX_MS"
+    );
 }
 
 #[test]
@@ -250,12 +253,19 @@ fn generate_tg_nonce_cryptographic_uniqueness_and_entropy() {
             total_set_bits += byte.count_ones() as usize;
         }
 
-        assert!(nonces.insert(nonce), "generate_tg_nonce emitted a duplicate nonce! RNG is stuck.");
+        assert!(
+            nonces.insert(nonce),
+            "generate_tg_nonce emitted a duplicate nonce! RNG is stuck."
+        );
     }
 
     let total_bits = iterations * HANDSHAKE_LEN * 8;
     let ratio = (total_set_bits as f64) / (total_bits as f64);
-    assert!(ratio > 0.48 && ratio < 0.52, "Nonce entropy is degraded. Set bit ratio: {}", ratio);
+    assert!(
+        ratio > 0.48 && ratio < 0.52,
+        "Nonce entropy is degraded. Set bit ratio: {}",
+        ratio
+    );
 }
 
 #[tokio::test]
@@ -267,10 +277,19 @@ async fn mtproto_multi_user_decryption_isolation() {
     config.general.modes.secure = true;
     config.access.ignore_time_skew = true;
 
-    config.access.users.insert("user_a".to_string(), "11111111111111111111111111111111".to_string());
-    config.access.users.insert("user_b".to_string(), "22222222222222222222222222222222".to_string());
+    config.access.users.insert(
+        "user_a".to_string(),
+        "11111111111111111111111111111111".to_string(),
+    );
+    config.access.users.insert(
+        "user_b".to_string(),
+        "22222222222222222222222222222222".to_string(),
+    );
     let good_secret_hex = "33333333333333333333333333333333";
-    config.access.users.insert("user_c".to_string(), good_secret_hex.to_string());
+    config
+        .access
+        .users
+        .insert("user_c".to_string(), good_secret_hex.to_string());
 
     let replay_checker = ReplayChecker::new(128, Duration::from_secs(60));
     let peer: SocketAddr = "192.0.2.104:12345".parse().unwrap();
@@ -291,9 +310,14 @@ async fn mtproto_multi_user_decryption_isolation() {
 
     match res {
         HandshakeResult::Success((_, _, success)) => {
-            assert_eq!(success.user, "user_c", "Decryption attempts on previous users must not corrupt the handshake buffer for the valid user");
+            assert_eq!(
+                success.user, "user_c",
+                "Decryption attempts on previous users must not corrupt the handshake buffer for the valid user"
+            );
         }
-        _ => panic!("Multi-user MTProto handshake failed. Decryption buffer might be mutating in place."),
+        _ => panic!(
+            "Multi-user MTProto handshake failed. Decryption buffer might be mutating in place."
+        ),
     }
 }
 
@@ -325,7 +349,9 @@ async fn invalid_secret_warning_lock_contention_and_bound() {
     }
 
     let warned = INVALID_SECRET_WARNED.get().unwrap();
-    let guard = warned.lock().unwrap_or_else(|poisoned| poisoned.into_inner());
+    let guard = warned
+        .lock()
+        .unwrap_or_else(|poisoned| poisoned.into_inner());
 
     assert_eq!(
         guard.len(),
@@ -342,7 +368,11 @@ async fn mtproto_strict_concurrent_replay_race_condition() {
     let secret_hex = "4A4A4A4A4A4A4A4A4A4A4A4A4A4A4A4A";
     let config = Arc::new(test_config_with_secret_hex(secret_hex));
     let replay_checker = Arc::new(ReplayChecker::new(4096, Duration::from_secs(60)));
-    let valid_handshake = Arc::new(make_valid_mtproto_handshake(secret_hex, ProtoTag::Secure, 1));
+    let valid_handshake = Arc::new(make_valid_mtproto_handshake(
+        secret_hex,
+        ProtoTag::Secure,
+        1,
+    ));
 
     let tasks = 100;
     let barrier = Arc::new(Barrier::new(tasks));
@@ -355,7 +385,10 @@ async fn mtproto_strict_concurrent_replay_race_condition() {
         let hs = valid_handshake.clone();
 
         handles.push(tokio::spawn(async move {
-            let peer = SocketAddr::new(IpAddr::V4(Ipv4Addr::new(10, 0, 0, (i % 250) as u8)), 10000 + i as u16);
+            let peer = SocketAddr::new(
+                IpAddr::V4(Ipv4Addr::new(10, 0, 0, (i % 250) as u8)),
+                10000 + i as u16,
+            );
             b.wait().await;
             handle_mtproto_handshake(
                 &hs,
@@ -382,8 +415,15 @@ async fn mtproto_strict_concurrent_replay_race_condition() {
         }
     }
 
-    assert_eq!(successes, 1, "Replay cache race condition allowed multiple identical MTProto handshakes to succeed");
-    assert_eq!(failures, tasks - 1, "Replay cache failed to forcefully reject concurrent duplicates");
+    assert_eq!(
+        successes, 1,
+        "Replay cache race condition allowed multiple identical MTProto handshakes to succeed"
+    );
+    assert_eq!(
+        failures,
+        tasks - 1,
+        "Replay cache failed to forcefully reject concurrent duplicates"
+    );
 }
 
 #[tokio::test]
@@ -398,7 +438,8 @@ async fn tls_alpn_zero_length_protocol_handled_safely() {
     let rng = SecureRandom::new();
     let peer: SocketAddr = "192.0.2.107:12345".parse().unwrap();
 
-    let handshake = make_valid_tls_client_hello_with_sni_and_alpn(&secret, 0, "example.com", &[b""]);
+    let handshake =
+        make_valid_tls_client_hello_with_sni_and_alpn(&secret, 0, "example.com", &[b""]);
 
     let res = handle_tls_handshake(
         &handshake,
@@ -412,7 +453,10 @@ async fn tls_alpn_zero_length_protocol_handled_safely() {
     )
     .await;
 
-    assert!(matches!(res, HandshakeResult::BadClient { .. }), "0-length ALPN must be safely rejected without panicking");
+    assert!(
+        matches!(res, HandshakeResult::BadClient { .. }),
+        "0-length ALPN must be safely rejected without panicking"
+    );
 }
 
 #[tokio::test]
@@ -427,7 +471,8 @@ async fn tls_sni_massive_hostname_does_not_panic() {
     let peer: SocketAddr = "192.0.2.108:12345".parse().unwrap();
 
     let massive_hostname = String::from_utf8(vec![b'a'; 65000]).unwrap();
-    let handshake = make_valid_tls_client_hello_with_sni_and_alpn(&secret, 0, &massive_hostname, &[]);
+    let handshake =
+        make_valid_tls_client_hello_with_sni_and_alpn(&secret, 0, &massive_hostname, &[]);
 
     let res = handle_tls_handshake(
         &handshake,
@@ -441,7 +486,13 @@ async fn tls_sni_massive_hostname_does_not_panic() {
     )
     .await;
 
-    assert!(matches!(res, HandshakeResult::Success(_) | HandshakeResult::BadClient { .. }), "Massive SNI hostname must be processed or ignored without stack overflow or panic");
+    assert!(
+        matches!(
+            res,
+            HandshakeResult::Success(_) | HandshakeResult::BadClient { .. }
+        ),
+        "Massive SNI hostname must be processed or ignored without stack overflow or panic"
+    );
 }
 
 #[tokio::test]
@@ -455,7 +506,8 @@ async fn tls_progressive_truncation_fuzzing_no_panics() {
     let rng = SecureRandom::new();
     let peer: SocketAddr = "192.0.2.109:12345".parse().unwrap();
 
-    let valid_handshake = make_valid_tls_client_hello_with_sni_and_alpn(&secret, 0, "example.com", &[b"h2"]);
+    let valid_handshake =
+        make_valid_tls_client_hello_with_sni_and_alpn(&secret, 0, "example.com", &[b"h2"]);
     let full_len = valid_handshake.len();
 
     // Truncated corpus only: full_len is a valid baseline and should not be
@@ -473,7 +525,11 @@ async fn tls_progressive_truncation_fuzzing_no_panics() {
             None,
         )
         .await;
-        assert!(matches!(res, HandshakeResult::BadClient { .. }), "Truncated TLS handshake at len {} must fail safely without panicking", i);
+        assert!(
+            matches!(res, HandshakeResult::BadClient { .. }),
+            "Truncated TLS handshake at len {} must fail safely without panicking",
+            i
+        );
     }
 }
 
@@ -504,7 +560,10 @@ async fn mtproto_pure_entropy_fuzzing_no_panics() {
         )
         .await;
 
-        assert!(matches!(res, HandshakeResult::BadClient { .. }), "Pure entropy MTProto payload must fail closed and never panic");
+        assert!(
+            matches!(res, HandshakeResult::BadClient { .. }),
+            "Pure entropy MTProto payload must fail closed and never panic"
+        );
     }
 }
 
@@ -517,10 +576,16 @@ fn decode_user_secret_odd_length_hex_rejection() {
 
     let mut config = ProxyConfig::default();
     config.access.users.clear();
-    config.access.users.insert("odd_user".to_string(), "1234567890123456789012345678901".to_string());
+    config.access.users.insert(
+        "odd_user".to_string(),
+        "1234567890123456789012345678901".to_string(),
+    );
 
     let decoded = decode_user_secrets(&config, None);
-    assert!(decoded.is_empty(), "Odd-length hex string must be gracefully rejected by hex::decode without unwrapping");
+    assert!(
+        decoded.is_empty(),
+        "Odd-length hex string must be gracefully rejected by hex::decode without unwrapping"
+    );
 }
 
 #[test]
@@ -552,7 +617,10 @@ fn saturation_grace_pre_existing_high_fail_streak_immediate_throttle() {
     }
 
     let is_throttled = auth_probe_should_apply_preauth_throttle(peer_ip, now);
-    assert!(is_throttled, "A peer with a pre-existing high fail streak must be immediately throttled when saturation begins, receiving no unearned grace period");
+    assert!(
+        is_throttled,
+        "A peer with a pre-existing high fail streak must be immediately throttled when saturation begins, receiving no unearned grace period"
+    );
 }
 
 #[test]
@@ -586,7 +654,11 @@ fn mtproto_classic_tags_rejected_when_only_secure_mode_enabled() {
     config.general.modes.tls = false;
 
     assert!(!mode_enabled_for_proto(&config, ProtoTag::Abridged, false));
-    assert!(!mode_enabled_for_proto(&config, ProtoTag::Intermediate, false));
+    assert!(!mode_enabled_for_proto(
+        &config,
+        ProtoTag::Intermediate,
+        false
+    ));
 }
 
 #[test]

src/proxy/tests/handshake_real_bug_stress_tests.rs

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use super::*;
-use crate::crypto::{sha256, sha256_hmac, AesCtr, SecureRandom};
+use crate::crypto::{AesCtr, SecureRandom, sha256, sha256_hmac};
 use crate::protocol::constants::{ProtoTag, TLS_RECORD_HANDSHAKE, TLS_VERSION};
 use std::net::{IpAddr, Ipv4Addr, SocketAddr};
 use std::sync::Arc;
@@ -80,8 +80,7 @@ fn make_valid_tls_client_hello_with_alpn(
         digest[28 + i] ^= ts[i];
     }
 
-    record[tls::TLS_DIGEST_POS..tls::TLS_DIGEST_POS + tls::TLS_DIGEST_LEN]
-        .copy_from_slice(&digest);
+    record[tls::TLS_DIGEST_POS..tls::TLS_DIGEST_POS + tls::TLS_DIGEST_LEN].copy_from_slice(&digest);
 
     record
 }
@@ -331,7 +330,11 @@ async fn saturation_grace_exhaustion_under_concurrency_keeps_peer_throttled() {
 
     let final_state = state.get(&peer_ip).expect("state must exist");
     assert!(
-        final_state.fail_streak >= AUTH_PROBE_BACKOFF_START_FAILS + AUTH_PROBE_SATURATION_GRACE_FAILS
+        final_state.fail_streak
+            >= AUTH_PROBE_BACKOFF_START_FAILS + AUTH_PROBE_SATURATION_GRACE_FAILS
     );
-    assert!(auth_probe_should_apply_preauth_throttle(peer_ip, Instant::now()));
+    assert!(auth_probe_should_apply_preauth_throttle(
+        peer_ip,
+        Instant::now()
+    ));
 }

src/proxy/tests/handshake_security_tests.rs

@@ -956,6 +956,89 @@ async fn stress_tls_sni_preferred_user_hint_scales_to_large_user_set() {
     }
 }
 
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn tls_unknown_sni_drop_policy_returns_hard_error() {
+    let secret = [0x48u8; 16];
+    let mut config = test_config_with_secret_hex("48484848484848484848484848484848");
+    config.censorship.unknown_sni_action = UnknownSniAction::Drop;
+
+    let replay_checker = ReplayChecker::new(128, Duration::from_secs(60));
+    let rng = SecureRandom::new();
+    let peer: SocketAddr = "198.51.100.190:44326".parse().unwrap();
+    let handshake =
+        make_valid_tls_client_hello_with_sni_and_alpn(&secret, 0, "unknown.example", &[b"h2"]);
+
+    let result = handle_tls_handshake(
+        &handshake,
+        tokio::io::empty(),
+        tokio::io::sink(),
+        peer,
+        &config,
+        &replay_checker,
+        &rng,
+        None,
+    )
+    .await;
+
+    assert!(matches!(
+        result,
+        HandshakeResult::Error(ProxyError::UnknownTlsSni)
+    ));
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn tls_unknown_sni_mask_policy_falls_back_to_bad_client() {
+    let secret = [0x49u8; 16];
+    let mut config = test_config_with_secret_hex("49494949494949494949494949494949");
+    config.censorship.unknown_sni_action = UnknownSniAction::Mask;
+
+    let replay_checker = ReplayChecker::new(128, Duration::from_secs(60));
+    let rng = SecureRandom::new();
+    let peer: SocketAddr = "198.51.100.191:44326".parse().unwrap();
+    let handshake =
+        make_valid_tls_client_hello_with_sni_and_alpn(&secret, 0, "unknown.example", &[b"h2"]);
+
+    let result = handle_tls_handshake(
+        &handshake,
+        tokio::io::empty(),
+        tokio::io::sink(),
+        peer,
+        &config,
+        &replay_checker,
+        &rng,
+        None,
+    )
+    .await;
+
+    assert!(matches!(result, HandshakeResult::BadClient { .. }));
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn tls_missing_sni_keeps_legacy_auth_path() {
+    let secret = [0x4Au8; 16];
+    let mut config = test_config_with_secret_hex("4a4a4a4a4a4a4a4a4a4a4a4a4a4a4a4a");
+    config.censorship.unknown_sni_action = UnknownSniAction::Drop;
+
+    let replay_checker = ReplayChecker::new(128, Duration::from_secs(60));
+    let rng = SecureRandom::new();
+    let peer: SocketAddr = "198.51.100.192:44326".parse().unwrap();
+    let handshake = make_valid_tls_handshake(&secret, 0);
+
+    let result = handle_tls_handshake(
+        &handshake,
+        tokio::io::empty(),
+        tokio::io::sink(),
+        peer,
+        &config,
+        &replay_checker,
+        &rng,
+        None,
+    )
+    .await;
+
+    assert!(matches!(result, HandshakeResult::Success(_)));
+}
+
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn alpn_enforce_rejects_unsupported_client_alpn() {
     let secret = [0x33u8; 16];
@@ -1560,6 +1643,32 @@ fn auth_probe_capacity_fresh_full_map_still_tracks_newcomer_with_bounded_evictio
     );
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn unknown_sni_warn_cooldown_first_event_is_warn_and_repeated_events_are_info_until_window_expires()
+{
+    let _guard = unknown_sni_warn_test_lock()
+        .lock()
+        .unwrap_or_else(|poisoned| poisoned.into_inner());
+    clear_unknown_sni_warn_state_for_testing();
+
+    let now = Instant::now();
+
+    assert!(
+        should_emit_unknown_sni_warn_for_testing(now),
+        "first unknown SNI event must be eligible for WARN emission"
+    );
+    assert!(
+        !should_emit_unknown_sni_warn_for_testing(now + Duration::from_secs(1)),
+        "events inside cooldown window must be demoted from WARN to INFO"
+    );
+    assert!(
+        should_emit_unknown_sni_warn_for_testing(
+            now + Duration::from_secs(UNKNOWN_SNI_WARN_COOLDOWN_SECS)
+        ),
+        "once cooldown expires, next unknown SNI event must be WARN-eligible again"
+    );
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn stress_auth_probe_full_map_churn_keeps_bound_and_tracks_newcomers() {
     let _guard = auth_probe_test_lock()

src/proxy/tests/handshake_timing_manual_bench_tests.rs

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use super::*;
-use crate::crypto::{sha256, sha256_hmac, AesCtr, SecureRandom};
+use crate::crypto::{AesCtr, SecureRandom, sha256, sha256_hmac};
 use crate::protocol::constants::{ProtoTag, TLS_RECORD_HANDSHAKE, TLS_VERSION};
 use std::net::SocketAddr;
 use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
@@ -169,10 +169,10 @@ async fn mtproto_user_scan_timing_manual_benchmark() {
         );
     }
 
-    config.access.users.insert(
-        preferred_user.to_string(),
-        target_secret_hex.to_string(),
-    );
+    config
+        .access
+        .users
+        .insert(preferred_user.to_string(), target_secret_hex.to_string());
 
     let replay_checker_preferred = ReplayChecker::new(65_536, Duration::from_secs(60));
     let replay_checker_full_scan = ReplayChecker::new(65_536, Duration::from_secs(60));

src/proxy/tests/masking_ab_envelope_blur_integration_security_tests.rs

@@ -544,7 +544,6 @@ async fn timing_classifier_light_fuzz_pairwise_bucketed_accuracy_stays_bounded_u
         if hardened_acc + 0.05 <= baseline_acc {
             meaningful_improvement_seen = true;
         }
-
     }
 
     assert!(

src/proxy/tests/masking_additional_hardening_security_tests.rs

@@ -78,7 +78,11 @@ fn timing_normalization_zero_floor_safety_net_defaults_to_mask_timeout() {
     config.censorship.mask_timing_normalization_ceiling_ms = 0;
 
     let budget = mask_outcome_target_budget(&config);
-    assert_eq!(budget, MASK_TIMEOUT);
+    assert_eq!(
+        budget,
+        Duration::from_millis(0),
+        "zero floor/ceiling must produce zero extra normalization budget"
+    );
 }
 
 #[tokio::test]

src/proxy/tests/masking_aggressive_mode_security_tests.rs

@@ -85,7 +85,10 @@ async fn aggressive_mode_shapes_backend_silent_non_eof_path() {
     let legacy = capture_forwarded_len_with_mode(body_sent, false, false, false, 0).await;
     let aggressive = capture_forwarded_len_with_mode(body_sent, false, true, false, 0).await;
 
-    assert!(legacy < floor, "legacy mode should keep timeout path unshaped");
+    assert!(
+        legacy < floor,
+        "legacy mode should keep timeout path unshaped"
+    );
     assert!(
         aggressive >= floor,
         "aggressive mode must shape backend-silent non-EOF paths (aggressive={aggressive}, floor={floor})"

src/proxy/tests/masking_connect_failure_close_matrix_security_tests.rs

@@ -52,7 +52,10 @@ async fn run_connect_failure_case(
         .await
         .unwrap()
         .unwrap();
-    assert_eq!(n, 0, "connect-failure path must close client-visible writer");
+    assert_eq!(
+        n, 0,
+        "connect-failure path must close client-visible writer"
+    );
 
     started.elapsed()
 }
@@ -67,13 +70,9 @@ async fn connect_failure_refusal_close_behavior_matrix() {
         let peer: SocketAddr = format!("203.0.113.210:{}", 54100 + idx as u16)
             .parse()
             .unwrap();
-        let elapsed = run_connect_failure_case(
-            "127.0.0.1",
-            unused_port,
-            timing_normalization_enabled,
-            peer,
-        )
-        .await;
+        let elapsed =
+            run_connect_failure_case("127.0.0.1", unused_port, timing_normalization_enabled, peer)
+                .await;
 
         if timing_normalization_enabled {
             assert!(

src/proxy/tests/masking_consume_idle_timeout_security_tests.rs

@@ -79,7 +79,10 @@ async fn io_error_terminates_cleanly() {
         }
     }
 
-    tokio::time::timeout(MASK_RELAY_TIMEOUT, consume_client_data(ErrReader, usize::MAX))
-        .await
-        .expect("consume_client_data did not return on I/O error");
+    tokio::time::timeout(
+        MASK_RELAY_TIMEOUT,
+        consume_client_data(ErrReader, usize::MAX),
+    )
+    .await
+    .expect("consume_client_data did not return on I/O error");
 }

src/proxy/tests/masking_extended_attack_surface_security_tests.rs

@@ -32,8 +32,16 @@ async fn run_self_target_refusal(
     let (mut client, server) = duplex(1024);
     let started = Instant::now();
     let task = tokio::spawn(async move {
-        handle_bad_client(server, tokio::io::sink(), initial, peer, local_addr, &config, &beobachten)
-            .await;
+        handle_bad_client(
+            server,
+            tokio::io::sink(),
+            initial,
+            peer,
+            local_addr,
+            &config,
+            &beobachten,
+        )
+        .await;
     });
 
     client
@@ -214,4 +222,4 @@ async fn stress_high_fanout_self_target_refusal_no_deadlock_or_timeout() {
     })
     .await
     .expect("high-fanout refusal workload must complete without deadlock");
-}
+}

src/proxy/tests/masking_http_probe_boundary_security_tests.rs

@@ -2,7 +2,13 @@ use super::*;
 
 #[test]
 fn exact_four_byte_http_tokens_are_classified() {
-    for token in [b"GET ".as_ref(), b"POST".as_ref(), b"HEAD".as_ref(), b"PUT ".as_ref(), b"PRI ".as_ref()] {
+    for token in [
+        b"GET ".as_ref(),
+        b"POST".as_ref(),
+        b"HEAD".as_ref(),
+        b"PUT ".as_ref(),
+        b"PRI ".as_ref(),
+    ] {
         assert!(
             is_http_probe(token),
             "exact 4-byte token must be classified as HTTP probe: {:?}",
@@ -76,4 +82,4 @@ fn light_fuzz_four_byte_ascii_noise_not_misclassified() {
             token
         );
     }
-}
+}

src/proxy/tests/masking_interface_cache_concurrency_security_tests.rs

@@ -38,4 +38,4 @@ async fn adversarial_parallel_cold_miss_performs_single_interface_refresh() {
         1,
         "parallel cold misses must coalesce into a single interface enumeration"
     );
-}
+}

src/proxy/tests/masking_interface_cache_security_tests.rs

@@ -37,7 +37,10 @@ async fn tdd_non_local_port_short_circuit_does_not_enumerate_interfaces() {
     let local_addr: SocketAddr = "0.0.0.0:443".parse().expect("valid local addr");
     let is_local = is_mask_target_local_listener_async("127.0.0.1", 8443, local_addr, None).await;
 
-    assert!(!is_local, "different port must not be treated as local listener");
+    assert!(
+        !is_local,
+        "different port must not be treated as local listener"
+    );
     assert_eq!(
         local_interface_enumerations_for_tests(),
         0,

src/proxy/tests/masking_production_cap_regression_security_tests.rs

@@ -63,17 +63,11 @@ impl AsyncWrite for CountingWriter {
         Poll::Ready(Ok(buf.len()))
     }
 
-    fn poll_flush(
-        self: Pin<&mut Self>,
-        _cx: &mut Context<'_>,
-    ) -> Poll<std::io::Result<()>> {
+    fn poll_flush(self: Pin<&mut Self>, _cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<std::io::Result<()>> {
         Poll::Ready(Ok(()))
     }
 
-    fn poll_shutdown(
-        self: Pin<&mut Self>,
-        _cx: &mut Context<'_>,
-    ) -> Poll<std::io::Result<()>> {
+    fn poll_shutdown(self: Pin<&mut Self>, _cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<std::io::Result<()>> {
         Poll::Ready(Ok(()))
     }
 }

src/proxy/tests/masking_self_target_loop_security_tests.rs

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use super::*;
-use std::net::TcpListener as StdTcpListener;
 use std::net::SocketAddr;
+use std::net::TcpListener as StdTcpListener;
 use tokio::io::{AsyncReadExt, AsyncWriteExt, duplex};
 use tokio::net::TcpListener;
 use tokio::time::{Duration, Instant, timeout};
@@ -15,74 +15,38 @@ fn closed_local_port() -> u16 {
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn self_target_detection_matches_literal_ipv4_listener() {
     let local: SocketAddr = "198.51.100.40:443".parse().unwrap();
-    assert!(is_mask_target_local_listener_async(
-        "198.51.100.40",
-        443,
-        local,
-        None,
-    )
-    .await);
+    assert!(is_mask_target_local_listener_async("198.51.100.40", 443, local, None,).await);
 }
 
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn self_target_detection_matches_bracketed_ipv6_listener() {
     let local: SocketAddr = "[2001:db8::44]:8443".parse().unwrap();
-    assert!(is_mask_target_local_listener_async(
-        "[2001:db8::44]",
-        8443,
-        local,
-        None,
-    )
-    .await);
+    assert!(is_mask_target_local_listener_async("[2001:db8::44]", 8443, local, None,).await);
 }
 
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn self_target_detection_keeps_same_ip_different_port_forwardable() {
     let local: SocketAddr = "203.0.113.44:443".parse().unwrap();
-    assert!(!is_mask_target_local_listener_async(
-        "203.0.113.44",
-        8443,
-        local,
-        None,
-    )
-    .await);
+    assert!(!is_mask_target_local_listener_async("203.0.113.44", 8443, local, None,).await);
 }
 
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn self_target_detection_normalizes_ipv4_mapped_ipv6_literal() {
     let local: SocketAddr = "127.0.0.1:443".parse().unwrap();
-    assert!(is_mask_target_local_listener_async(
-        "::ffff:127.0.0.1",
-        443,
-        local,
-        None,
-    )
-    .await);
+    assert!(is_mask_target_local_listener_async("::ffff:127.0.0.1", 443, local, None,).await);
 }
 
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn self_target_detection_unspecified_bind_blocks_loopback_target() {
     let local: SocketAddr = "0.0.0.0:443".parse().unwrap();
-    assert!(is_mask_target_local_listener_async(
-        "127.0.0.1",
-        443,
-        local,
-        None,
-    )
-    .await);
+    assert!(is_mask_target_local_listener_async("127.0.0.1", 443, local, None,).await);
 }
 
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn self_target_detection_unspecified_bind_keeps_remote_target_forwardable() {
     let local: SocketAddr = "0.0.0.0:443".parse().unwrap();
     let remote: SocketAddr = "198.51.100.44:443".parse().unwrap();
-    assert!(!is_mask_target_local_listener_async(
-        "mask.example",
-        443,
-        local,
-        Some(remote),
-    )
-    .await);
+    assert!(!is_mask_target_local_listener_async("mask.example", 443, local, Some(remote),).await);
 }
 
 #[tokio::test]
@@ -306,7 +270,10 @@ async fn offline_mask_target_refusal_respects_timing_normalization_budget() {
     });
 
     client.shutdown().await.unwrap();
-    timeout(Duration::from_secs(2), task).await.unwrap().unwrap();
+    timeout(Duration::from_secs(2), task)
+        .await
+        .unwrap()
+        .unwrap();
     let elapsed = started.elapsed();
 
     assert!(
@@ -350,7 +317,10 @@ async fn offline_mask_target_refusal_with_idle_client_is_bounded_by_consume_time
         .await
         .expect("connection should still be open before consume timeout expires");
 
-    timeout(Duration::from_secs(2), task).await.unwrap().unwrap();
+    timeout(Duration::from_secs(2), task)
+        .await
+        .unwrap()
+        .unwrap();
     let elapsed = started.elapsed();
 
     assert!(

src/proxy/tests/masking_timing_budget_coupling_security_tests.rs

@@ -40,7 +40,10 @@ async fn adversarial_delayed_interface_lookup_does_not_consume_outcome_floor_bud
 
     tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(80)).await;
     drop(held_refresh_guard);
-    client.shutdown().await.expect("client shutdown must succeed");
+    client
+        .shutdown()
+        .await
+        .expect("client shutdown must succeed");
 
     timeout(Duration::from_secs(2), task)
         .await
@@ -52,4 +55,4 @@ async fn adversarial_delayed_interface_lookup_does_not_consume_outcome_floor_bud
         elapsed >= Duration::from_millis(180) && elapsed < Duration::from_millis(350),
         "timing normalization floor must start after pre-outcome self-target checks"
     );
-}
+}

src/proxy/tests/middle_relay_atomic_quota_invariant_tests.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,189 @@
+use super::*;
+use crate::crypto::AesCtr;
+use bytes::Bytes;
+use std::io;
+use std::pin::Pin;
+use std::sync::Arc;
+use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicU64, AtomicUsize, Ordering};
+use std::task::{Context, Poll};
+use tokio::io::AsyncWrite;
+
+struct CountedWriter {
+    write_calls: Arc<AtomicUsize>,
+    fail_writes: bool,
+}
+
+impl CountedWriter {
+    fn new(write_calls: Arc<AtomicUsize>, fail_writes: bool) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            write_calls,
+            fail_writes,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl AsyncWrite for CountedWriter {
+    fn poll_write(
+        self: Pin<&mut Self>,
+        _cx: &mut Context<'_>,
+        buf: &[u8],
+    ) -> Poll<io::Result<usize>> {
+        let this = self.get_mut();
+        this.write_calls.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
+        if this.fail_writes {
+            Poll::Ready(Err(io::Error::new(
+                io::ErrorKind::BrokenPipe,
+                "forced write failure",
+            )))
+        } else {
+            Poll::Ready(Ok(buf.len()))
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn poll_flush(self: Pin<&mut Self>, _cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<io::Result<()>> {
+        Poll::Ready(Ok(()))
+    }
+
+    fn poll_shutdown(self: Pin<&mut Self>, _cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<io::Result<()>> {
+        Poll::Ready(Ok(()))
+    }
+}
+
+fn make_crypto_writer(inner: CountedWriter) -> CryptoWriter<CountedWriter> {
+    let key = [0u8; 32];
+    let iv = 0u128;
+    CryptoWriter::new(inner, AesCtr::new(&key, iv), 8 * 1024)
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn me_writer_write_fail_keeps_reserved_quota_and_tracks_fail_metrics() {
+    let stats = Stats::new();
+    let user = "middle-me-writer-no-rollback-user";
+    let user_stats = stats.get_or_create_user_stats_handle(user);
+    let write_calls = Arc::new(AtomicUsize::new(0));
+    let mut writer = make_crypto_writer(CountedWriter::new(write_calls.clone(), true));
+    let mut frame_buf = Vec::new();
+    let bytes_me2c = AtomicU64::new(0);
+    let payload = Bytes::from_static(&[0x11, 0x22, 0x33, 0x44, 0x55]);
+
+    let result = process_me_writer_response(
+        MeResponse::Data {
+            flags: 0,
+            data: payload.clone(),
+        },
+        &mut writer,
+        ProtoTag::Intermediate,
+        &SecureRandom::new(),
+        &mut frame_buf,
+        &stats,
+        user,
+        Some(user_stats.as_ref()),
+        Some(64),
+        0,
+        &bytes_me2c,
+        11,
+        true,
+        false,
+    )
+    .await;
+
+    assert!(
+        matches!(result, Err(ProxyError::Io(_))),
+        "write failure must propagate as I/O error"
+    );
+    assert!(
+        write_calls.load(Ordering::Relaxed) > 0,
+        "writer must be attempted after successful quota reservation"
+    );
+    assert_eq!(
+        stats.get_user_quota_used(user),
+        payload.len() as u64,
+        "reserved quota must not roll back on write failure"
+    );
+    assert_eq!(
+        stats.get_quota_write_fail_bytes_total(),
+        payload.len() as u64,
+        "write-fail byte metric must include failed payload size"
+    );
+    assert_eq!(
+        stats.get_quota_write_fail_events_total(),
+        1,
+        "write-fail events metric must increment once"
+    );
+    assert_eq!(
+        stats.get_user_total_octets(user),
+        0,
+        "telemetry octets_to should not advance when write fails"
+    );
+    assert_eq!(
+        bytes_me2c.load(Ordering::Relaxed),
+        0,
+        "ME->C committed byte counter must not advance on write failure"
+    );
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn me_writer_pre_write_quota_reject_happens_before_writer_poll() {
+    let stats = Stats::new();
+    let user = "middle-me-writer-precheck-user";
+    let limit = 8u64;
+    let user_stats = stats.get_or_create_user_stats_handle(user);
+    stats.quota_charge_post_write(user_stats.as_ref(), limit);
+
+    let write_calls = Arc::new(AtomicUsize::new(0));
+    let mut writer = make_crypto_writer(CountedWriter::new(write_calls.clone(), false));
+    let mut frame_buf = Vec::new();
+    let bytes_me2c = AtomicU64::new(0);
+
+    let result = process_me_writer_response(
+        MeResponse::Data {
+            flags: 0,
+            data: Bytes::from_static(&[0xAA, 0xBB, 0xCC]),
+        },
+        &mut writer,
+        ProtoTag::Intermediate,
+        &SecureRandom::new(),
+        &mut frame_buf,
+        &stats,
+        user,
+        Some(user_stats.as_ref()),
+        Some(limit),
+        0,
+        &bytes_me2c,
+        12,
+        true,
+        false,
+    )
+    .await;
+
+    assert!(
+        matches!(result, Err(ProxyError::DataQuotaExceeded { .. })),
+        "pre-write quota rejection must return typed quota error"
+    );
+    assert_eq!(
+        write_calls.load(Ordering::Relaxed),
+        0,
+        "writer must not be polled when pre-write quota reservation fails"
+    );
+    assert_eq!(
+        stats.get_me_d2c_quota_reject_pre_write_total(),
+        1,
+        "pre-write quota reject metric must increment"
+    );
+    assert_eq!(
+        stats.get_user_quota_used(user),
+        limit,
+        "failed pre-write reservation must keep previous quota usage unchanged"
+    );
+    assert_eq!(
+        stats.get_quota_write_fail_bytes_total(),
+        0,
+        "write-fail bytes metric must stay unchanged on pre-write reject"
+    );
+    assert_eq!(
+        stats.get_quota_write_fail_events_total(),
+        0,
+        "write-fail events metric must stay unchanged on pre-write reject"
+    );
+    assert_eq!(bytes_me2c.load(Ordering::Relaxed), 0);
+}

src/proxy/tests/middle_relay_idle_policy_security_tests.rs

@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ use super::*;
 use crate::crypto::AesCtr;
 use crate::stats::Stats;
 use crate::stream::{BufferPool, CryptoReader};
-use std::sync::atomic::AtomicU64;
 use std::sync::Arc;
+use std::sync::atomic::AtomicU64;
 use tokio::io::AsyncWriteExt;
 use tokio::io::duplex;
 use tokio::time::{Duration as TokioDuration, Instant as TokioInstant, timeout};

src/proxy/tests/middle_relay_idle_registry_poison_security_tests.rs

@@ -29,7 +29,10 @@ fn blackhat_registry_poison_recovers_with_fail_closed_reset_and_pressure_account
     let before = relay_pressure_event_seq();
     note_relay_pressure_event();
     let after = relay_pressure_event_seq();
-    assert!(after > before, "pressure accounting must still advance after poison");
+    assert!(
+        after > before,
+        "pressure accounting must still advance after poison"
+    );
 
     clear_relay_idle_pressure_state_for_testing();
 }

src/proxy/tests/middle_relay_stub_completion_security_tests.rs

@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ async fn c2me_channel_full_path_yields_then_sends() {
                 payload: make_pooled_payload(&[0xBB, 0xCC]),
                 flags: 2,
             },
+            None,
         )
         .await
     });

src/proxy/tests/middle_relay_tiny_frame_debt_concurrency_security_tests.rs

@@ -217,7 +217,9 @@ async fn adversarial_lockstep_alternating_attack_under_jitter_closes() {
                 }
             }
 
-            writer_task.await.expect("writer jitter task must not panic");
+            writer_task
+                .await
+                .expect("writer jitter task must not panic");
             assert!(closed, "alternating attack must close before EOF");
         });
     }
@@ -247,7 +249,10 @@ async fn integration_mixed_population_attackers_close_benign_survive() {
                     plaintext.push(0x01);
                     plaintext.extend_from_slice(&[n, n, n, n]);
                 }
-                writer.write_all(&encrypt_for_reader(&plaintext)).await.unwrap();
+                writer
+                    .write_all(&encrypt_for_reader(&plaintext))
+                    .await
+                    .unwrap();
                 drop(writer);
 
                 let mut closed = false;
@@ -279,7 +284,10 @@ async fn integration_mixed_population_attackers_close_benign_survive() {
                 }
                 plaintext.push(0x01);
                 plaintext.extend_from_slice(&payload);
-                writer.write_all(&encrypt_for_reader(&plaintext)).await.unwrap();
+                writer
+                    .write_all(&encrypt_for_reader(&plaintext))
+                    .await
+                    .unwrap();
 
                 let got = read_once(
                     &mut crypto_reader,
@@ -329,7 +337,10 @@ async fn light_fuzz_parallel_patterns_no_hang_or_panic() {
                 }
             }
 
-            writer.write_all(&encrypt_for_reader(&plaintext)).await.unwrap();
+            writer
+                .write_all(&encrypt_for_reader(&plaintext))
+                .await
+                .unwrap();
             drop(writer);
 
             for _ in 0..320 {