Implement Bucket ACL support

api-resources.go

@@ -52,9 +52,3 @@ func getObjectResources(values url.Values) (v fs.ObjectResourcesMetadata) {
 	v.EncodingType = values.Get("encoding-type")
 	return
 }
-
-// check if req quere values carry uploads resource
-func isRequestUploads(values url.Values) bool {
-	_, ok := values["uploads"]
-	return ok
-}

api-signature.go

@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/minio/minio/pkg/fs"
 	"github.com/minio/minio-xl/pkg/probe"
+	"github.com/minio/minio/pkg/fs"
 )
 
 const (

bucket-handlers.go

@@ -31,10 +31,23 @@ import (
 // -------------------------
 // This operation lists in-progress multipart uploads. An in-progress
 // multipart upload is a multipart upload that has been initiated,
-// using the Initiate Multipart Upload request, but has not yet been completed or aborted.
-// This operation returns at most 1,000 multipart uploads in the response.
+// using the Initiate Multipart Upload request, but has not yet been
+// completed or aborted. This operation returns at most 1,000 multipart
+// uploads in the response.
 //
 func (api API) ListMultipartUploadsHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
+	vars := mux.Vars(req)
+	bucket := vars["bucket"]
+
+	if !api.Anonymous {
+		if isRequestRequiresACLCheck(req) {
+			if api.Filesystem.IsPrivateBucket(bucket) {
+				writeErrorResponse(w, req, AccessDenied, req.URL.Path)
+				return
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	resources := getBucketMultipartResources(req.URL.Query())
 	if resources.MaxUploads < 0 {
 		writeErrorResponse(w, req, InvalidMaxUploads, req.URL.Path)
@@ -44,9 +57,6 @@ func (api API) ListMultipartUploadsHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Requ
 		resources.MaxUploads = maxObjectList
 	}
 
-	vars := mux.Vars(req)
-	bucket := vars["bucket"]
-
 	resources, err := api.Filesystem.ListMultipartUploads(bucket, resources)
 	if err != nil {
 		errorIf(err.Trace(), "ListMultipartUploads failed.", nil)
@@ -74,11 +84,17 @@ func (api API) ListMultipartUploadsHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Requ
 // criteria to return a subset of the objects in a bucket.
 //
 func (api API) ListObjectsHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
-	if isRequestUploads(req.URL.Query()) {
-		api.ListMultipartUploadsHandler(w, req)
-		return
-	}
+	vars := mux.Vars(req)
+	bucket := vars["bucket"]
 
+	if !api.Anonymous {
+		if isRequestRequiresACLCheck(req) {
+			if api.Filesystem.IsPrivateBucket(bucket) {
+				writeErrorResponse(w, req, AccessDenied, req.URL.Path)
+				return
+			}
+		}
+	}
 	resources := getBucketResources(req.URL.Query())
 	if resources.Maxkeys < 0 {
 		writeErrorResponse(w, req, InvalidMaxKeys, req.URL.Path)
@@ -88,9 +104,6 @@ func (api API) ListObjectsHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 		resources.Maxkeys = maxObjectList
 	}
 
-	vars := mux.Vars(req)
-	bucket := vars["bucket"]
-
 	objects, resources, err := api.Filesystem.ListObjects(bucket, resources)
 	if err == nil {
 		// generate response
@@ -122,6 +135,12 @@ func (api API) ListObjectsHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 // This implementation of the GET operation returns a list of all buckets
 // owned by the authenticated sender of the request.
 func (api API) ListBucketsHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
+	if !api.Anonymous {
+		if isRequestRequiresACLCheck(req) {
+			writeErrorResponse(w, req, AccessDenied, req.URL.Path)
+			return
+		}
+	}
 	buckets, err := api.Filesystem.ListBuckets()
 	if err == nil {
 		// generate response
@@ -141,6 +160,16 @@ func (api API) ListBucketsHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 // ----------
 // This implementation of the PUT operation creates a new bucket for authenticated request
 func (api API) PutBucketHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
+	vars := mux.Vars(req)
+	bucket := vars["bucket"]
+
+	if !api.Anonymous {
+		if isRequestRequiresACLCheck(req) {
+			writeErrorResponse(w, req, AccessDenied, req.URL.Path)
+			return
+		}
+	}
+
 	// read from 'x-amz-acl'
 	aclType := getACLType(req)
 	if aclType == unsupportedACLType {
@@ -148,13 +177,10 @@ func (api API) PutBucketHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	vars := mux.Vars(req)
-	bucket := vars["bucket"]
-
 	var signature *fs.Signature
 	if !api.Anonymous {
-		if _, ok := req.Header["Authorization"]; ok {
-			// Init signature V4 verification
+		// Init signature V4 verification
+		if isRequestSignatureV4(req) {
 			var err *probe.Error
 			signature, err = initSignatureV4(req)
 			if err != nil {
@@ -295,16 +321,22 @@ func (api API) PostPolicyBucketHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request)
 // ----------
 // This implementation of the PUT operation modifies the bucketACL for authenticated request
 func (api API) PutBucketACLHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
+	vars := mux.Vars(req)
+	bucket := vars["bucket"]
+
+	if !api.Anonymous {
+		if isRequestRequiresACLCheck(req) {
+			writeErrorResponse(w, req, AccessDenied, req.URL.Path)
+			return
+		}
+	}
+
 	// read from 'x-amz-acl'
 	aclType := getACLType(req)
 	if aclType == unsupportedACLType {
 		writeErrorResponse(w, req, NotImplemented, req.URL.Path)
 		return
 	}
-
-	vars := mux.Vars(req)
-	bucket := vars["bucket"]
-
 	err := api.Filesystem.SetBucketMetadata(bucket, map[string]string{"acl": getACLTypeString(aclType)})
 	if err != nil {
 		errorIf(err.Trace(), "PutBucketACL failed.", nil)
@@ -331,6 +363,13 @@ func (api API) GetBucketACLHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 	vars := mux.Vars(req)
 	bucket := vars["bucket"]
 
+	if !api.Anonymous {
+		if isRequestRequiresACLCheck(req) {
+			writeErrorResponse(w, req, AccessDenied, req.URL.Path)
+			return
+		}
+	}
+
 	bucketMetadata, err := api.Filesystem.GetBucketMetadata(bucket)
 	if err != nil {
 		errorIf(err.Trace(), "GetBucketMetadata failed.", nil)
@@ -363,6 +402,15 @@ func (api API) HeadBucketHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 	vars := mux.Vars(req)
 	bucket := vars["bucket"]
 
+	if !api.Anonymous {
+		if isRequestRequiresACLCheck(req) {
+			if api.Filesystem.IsPrivateBucket(bucket) {
+				writeErrorResponse(w, req, AccessDenied, req.URL.Path)
+				return
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	_, err := api.Filesystem.GetBucketMetadata(bucket)
 	if err != nil {
 		errorIf(err.Trace(), "GetBucketMetadata failed.", nil)
@@ -384,6 +432,13 @@ func (api API) DeleteBucketHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 	vars := mux.Vars(req)
 	bucket := vars["bucket"]
 
+	if !api.Anonymous {
+		if isRequestRequiresACLCheck(req) {
+			writeErrorResponse(w, req, AccessDenied, req.URL.Path)
+			return
+		}
+	}
+
 	err := api.Filesystem.DeleteBucket(bucket)
 	if err != nil {
 		errorIf(err.Trace(), "DeleteBucket failed.", nil)

httprange.go

@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
-	"github.com/minio/minio/pkg/fs"
 	"github.com/minio/minio-xl/pkg/probe"
+	"github.com/minio/minio/pkg/fs"
 )
 
 const (

object-handlers.go

@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 
 	"github.com/gorilla/mux"
-	"github.com/minio/minio/pkg/fs"
 	"github.com/minio/minio-xl/pkg/probe"
+	"github.com/minio/minio/pkg/fs"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -39,6 +39,15 @@ func (api API) GetObjectHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 	bucket = vars["bucket"]
 	object = vars["object"]
 
+	if !api.Anonymous {
+		if isRequestRequiresACLCheck(req) {
+			if api.Filesystem.IsPrivateBucket(bucket) {
+				writeErrorResponse(w, req, AccessDenied, req.URL.Path)
+				return
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	metadata, err := api.Filesystem.GetObjectMetadata(bucket, object)
 	if err != nil {
 		errorIf(err.Trace(), "GetObject failed.", nil)
@@ -78,6 +87,15 @@ func (api API) HeadObjectHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 	bucket = vars["bucket"]
 	object = vars["object"]
 
+	if !api.Anonymous {
+		if isRequestRequiresACLCheck(req) {
+			if api.Filesystem.IsPrivateBucket(bucket) {
+				writeErrorResponse(w, req, AccessDenied, req.URL.Path)
+				return
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	metadata, err := api.Filesystem.GetObjectMetadata(bucket, object)
 	if err != nil {
 		switch err.ToGoError().(type) {
@@ -107,6 +125,15 @@ func (api API) PutObjectHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 	bucket = vars["bucket"]
 	object = vars["object"]
 
+	if !api.Anonymous {
+		if isRequestRequiresACLCheck(req) {
+			if api.Filesystem.IsPrivateBucket(bucket) {
+				writeErrorResponse(w, req, AccessDenied, req.URL.Path)
+				return
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	// get Content-MD5 sent by client and verify if valid
 	md5 := req.Header.Get("Content-MD5")
 	if !isValidMD5(md5) {
@@ -136,7 +163,7 @@ func (api API) PutObjectHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 
 	var signature *fs.Signature
 	if !api.Anonymous {
-		if _, ok := req.Header["Authorization"]; ok {
+		if isRequestSignatureV4(req) {
 			// Init signature V4 verification
 			var err *probe.Error
 			signature, err = initSignatureV4(req)
@@ -181,16 +208,19 @@ func (api API) PutObjectHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 
 // NewMultipartUploadHandler - New multipart upload
 func (api API) NewMultipartUploadHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
-	if !isRequestUploads(req.URL.Query()) {
-		writeErrorResponse(w, req, MethodNotAllowed, req.URL.Path)
-		return
-	}
-
 	var object, bucket string
 	vars := mux.Vars(req)
 	bucket = vars["bucket"]
 	object = vars["object"]
 
+	if !api.Anonymous {
+		// Unauthorized multipart uploads are not supported
+		if isRequestRequiresACLCheck(req) {
+			writeErrorResponse(w, req, AccessDenied, req.URL.Path)
+			return
+		}
+	}
+
 	uploadID, err := api.Filesystem.NewMultipartUpload(bucket, object)
 	if err != nil {
 		errorIf(err.Trace(), "NewMultipartUpload failed.", nil)
@@ -219,11 +249,15 @@ func (api API) NewMultipartUploadHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Reques
 
 // PutObjectPartHandler - Upload part
 func (api API) PutObjectPartHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
-	// get Content-MD5 sent by client and verify if valid
-	md5 := req.Header.Get("Content-MD5")
-	if !isValidMD5(md5) {
-		writeErrorResponse(w, req, InvalidDigest, req.URL.Path)
-		return
+	vars := mux.Vars(req)
+	bucket := vars["bucket"]
+	object := vars["object"]
+
+	if !api.Anonymous {
+		if isRequestRequiresACLCheck(req) {
+			writeErrorResponse(w, req, AccessDenied, req.URL.Path)
+			return
+		}
 	}
 
 	/// if Content-Length missing, throw away
@@ -233,6 +267,13 @@ func (api API) PutObjectPartHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 
+	// get Content-MD5 sent by client and verify if valid
+	md5 := req.Header.Get("Content-MD5")
+	if !isValidMD5(md5) {
+		writeErrorResponse(w, req, InvalidDigest, req.URL.Path)
+		return
+	}
+
 	/// maximum Upload size for multipart objects in a single operation
 	if isMaxObjectSize(size) {
 		writeErrorResponse(w, req, EntityTooLarge, req.URL.Path)
@@ -249,10 +290,6 @@ func (api API) PutObjectPartHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	vars := mux.Vars(req)
-	bucket := vars["bucket"]
-	object := vars["object"]
-
 	uploadID := req.URL.Query().Get("uploadId")
 	partIDString := req.URL.Query().Get("partNumber")
 
@@ -268,7 +305,7 @@ func (api API) PutObjectPartHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 
 	var signature *fs.Signature
 	if !api.Anonymous {
-		if _, ok := req.Header["Authorization"]; ok {
+		if isRequestSignatureV4(req) {
 			// Init signature V4 verification
 			var err *probe.Error
 			signature, err = initSignatureV4(req)
@@ -311,6 +348,13 @@ func (api API) AbortMultipartUploadHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Requ
 	bucket := vars["bucket"]
 	object := vars["object"]
 
+	if !api.Anonymous {
+		if isRequestRequiresACLCheck(req) {
+			writeErrorResponse(w, req, AccessDenied, req.URL.Path)
+			return
+		}
+	}
+
 	objectResourcesMetadata := getObjectResources(req.URL.Query())
 
 	err := api.Filesystem.AbortMultipartUpload(bucket, object, objectResourcesMetadata.UploadID)
@@ -338,6 +382,17 @@ func (api API) AbortMultipartUploadHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Requ
 
 // ListObjectPartsHandler - List object parts
 func (api API) ListObjectPartsHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
+	vars := mux.Vars(req)
+	bucket := vars["bucket"]
+	object := vars["object"]
+
+	if !api.Anonymous {
+		if isRequestRequiresACLCheck(req) {
+			writeErrorResponse(w, req, AccessDenied, req.URL.Path)
+			return
+		}
+	}
+
 	objectResourcesMetadata := getObjectResources(req.URL.Query())
 	if objectResourcesMetadata.PartNumberMarker < 0 {
 		writeErrorResponse(w, req, InvalidPartNumberMarker, req.URL.Path)
@@ -351,10 +406,6 @@ func (api API) ListObjectPartsHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request)
 		objectResourcesMetadata.MaxParts = maxPartsList
 	}
 
-	vars := mux.Vars(req)
-	bucket := vars["bucket"]
-	object := vars["object"]
-
 	objectResourcesMetadata, err := api.Filesystem.ListObjectParts(bucket, object, objectResourcesMetadata)
 	if err != nil {
 		errorIf(err.Trace(), "ListObjectParts failed.", nil)
@@ -388,11 +439,17 @@ func (api API) CompleteMultipartUploadHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.R
 	bucket := vars["bucket"]
 	object := vars["object"]
 
-	objectResourcesMetadata := getObjectResources(req.URL.Query())
+	if !api.Anonymous {
+		if isRequestRequiresACLCheck(req) {
+			writeErrorResponse(w, req, AccessDenied, req.URL.Path)
+			return
+		}
+	}
 
+	objectResourcesMetadata := getObjectResources(req.URL.Query())
 	var signature *fs.Signature
 	if !api.Anonymous {
-		if _, ok := req.Header["Authorization"]; ok {
+		if isRequestSignatureV4(req) {
 			// Init signature V4 verification
 			var err *probe.Error
 			signature, err = initSignatureV4(req)
@@ -449,6 +506,15 @@ func (api API) DeleteObjectHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 	bucket := vars["bucket"]
 	object := vars["object"]
 
+	if !api.Anonymous {
+		if isRequestRequiresACLCheck(req) {
+			if api.Filesystem.IsPrivateBucket(bucket) {
+				writeErrorResponse(w, req, AccessDenied, req.URL.Path)
+				return
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	err := api.Filesystem.DeleteObject(bucket, object)
 	if err != nil {
 		errorIf(err.Trace(), "DeleteObject failed.", nil)

pkg/fs/acl.go

@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+package fs
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+)
+
+// IsPrivateBucket - is private bucket
+func (fs API) IsPrivateBucket(bucket string) bool {
+	fs.lock.Lock()
+	defer fs.lock.Unlock()
+	// get bucket path
+	bucketDir := filepath.Join(fs.path, bucket)
+	fi, err := os.Stat(bucketDir)
+	if err != nil {
+		return true
+	}
+	return permToACL(fi.Mode()).IsPrivate()
+}
+
+// IsPublicBucket - is public bucket
+func (fs API) IsPublicBucket(bucket string) bool {
+	fs.lock.Lock()
+	defer fs.lock.Unlock()
+	// get bucket path
+	bucketDir := filepath.Join(fs.path, bucket)
+	fi, err := os.Stat(bucketDir)
+	if err != nil {
+		return true
+	}
+	return permToACL(fi.Mode()).IsPublicReadWrite()
+}
+
+// IsReadOnlyBucket - is read only bucket
+func (fs API) IsReadOnlyBucket(bucket string) bool {
+	fs.lock.Lock()
+	defer fs.lock.Unlock()
+	// get bucket path
+	bucketDir := filepath.Join(fs.path, bucket)
+	fi, err := os.Stat(bucketDir)
+	if err != nil {
+		return true
+	}
+	return permToACL(fi.Mode()).IsPublicRead()
+}

pkg/fs/fs-filter.go

@@ -48,12 +48,10 @@ func (fs API) filterObjects(bucket string, content contentInfo, resources Bucket
 				}
 				if metadata.Mode.IsDir() {
 					resources.CommonPrefixes = append(resources.CommonPrefixes, name+resources.Delimiter)
-					sortUnique(resources.CommonPrefixes)
 					return ObjectMetadata{}, resources, nil
 				}
 			case delimitedName != "":
 				resources.CommonPrefixes = append(resources.CommonPrefixes, resources.Prefix+delimitedName)
-				sortUnique(resources.CommonPrefixes)
 			}
 		}
 	// Delimiter present and Prefix is absent
@@ -72,12 +70,10 @@ func (fs API) filterObjects(bucket string, content contentInfo, resources Bucket
 			}
 			if metadata.Mode.IsDir() {
 				resources.CommonPrefixes = append(resources.CommonPrefixes, name+resources.Delimiter)
-				sortUnique(resources.CommonPrefixes)
 				return ObjectMetadata{}, resources, nil
 			}
 		case delimitedName != "":
 			resources.CommonPrefixes = append(resources.CommonPrefixes, delimitedName)
-			sortUnique(resources.CommonPrefixes)
 		}
 	// Delimiter is absent and only Prefix is present
 	case resources.Delimiter == "" && resources.Prefix != "":
@@ -94,6 +90,6 @@ func (fs API) filterObjects(bucket string, content contentInfo, resources Bucket
 			return ObjectMetadata{}, resources, err.Trace()
 		}
 	}
-
+	sortUnique(resources.CommonPrefixes)
 	return metadata, resources, nil
 }

pkg/fs/interfaces.go

@@ -41,7 +41,11 @@ type CloudStorage interface {
 	CreateObject(bucket, object, md5sum string, size int64, data io.Reader, signature *Signature) (ObjectMetadata, *probe.Error)
 	DeleteObject(bucket, object string) *probe.Error
 
+	// Multipart API
 	Multipart
+
+	// ACL API
+	ACL
 }
 
 // Multipart API
@@ -53,3 +57,10 @@ type Multipart interface {
 	ListMultipartUploads(bucket string, resources BucketMultipartResourcesMetadata) (BucketMultipartResourcesMetadata, *probe.Error)
 	ListObjectParts(bucket, object string, objectResources ObjectResourcesMetadata) (ObjectResourcesMetadata, *probe.Error)
 }
+
+// ACL API
+type ACL interface {
+	IsPublicBucket(bucket string) bool
+	IsPrivateBucket(bucket string) bool
+	IsReadOnlyBucket(bucket string) bool
+}

routers.go

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import (
 func registerAPI(mux *router.Router, a API) {
 	mux.HandleFunc("/", a.ListBucketsHandler).Methods("GET")
 	mux.HandleFunc("/{bucket}", a.GetBucketACLHandler).Queries("acl", "").Methods("GET")
+	mux.HandleFunc("/{bucket}", a.ListMultipartUploadsHandler).Queries("uploads", "").Methods("GET")
 	mux.HandleFunc("/{bucket}", a.ListObjectsHandler).Methods("GET")
 	mux.HandleFunc("/{bucket}", a.PutBucketACLHandler).Queries("acl", "").Methods("PUT")
 	mux.HandleFunc("/{bucket}", a.PutBucketHandler).Methods("PUT")
@@ -36,15 +37,12 @@ func registerAPI(mux *router.Router, a API) {
 	mux.HandleFunc("/{bucket}/{object:.*}", a.PutObjectPartHandler).Queries("partNumber", "{partNumber:[0-9]+}", "uploadId", "{uploadId:.*}").Methods("PUT")
 	mux.HandleFunc("/{bucket}/{object:.*}", a.ListObjectPartsHandler).Queries("uploadId", "{uploadId:.*}").Methods("GET")
 	mux.HandleFunc("/{bucket}/{object:.*}", a.CompleteMultipartUploadHandler).Queries("uploadId", "{uploadId:.*}").Methods("POST")
-	mux.HandleFunc("/{bucket}/{object:.*}", a.NewMultipartUploadHandler).Methods("POST")
+	mux.HandleFunc("/{bucket}/{object:.*}", a.NewMultipartUploadHandler).Queries("uploads", "").Methods("POST")
 	mux.HandleFunc("/{bucket}/{object:.*}", a.AbortMultipartUploadHandler).Queries("uploadId", "{uploadId:.*}").Methods("DELETE")
 	mux.HandleFunc("/{bucket}/{object:.*}", a.GetObjectHandler).Methods("GET")
 	mux.HandleFunc("/{bucket}/{object:.*}", a.PutObjectHandler).Methods("PUT")
 
-	// not implemented yet
 	mux.HandleFunc("/{bucket}", a.DeleteBucketHandler).Methods("DELETE")
-
-	// unsupported API
 	mux.HandleFunc("/{bucket}/{object:.*}", a.DeleteObjectHandler).Methods("DELETE")
 }
 

signature-handler.go

@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"strings"
 
-	"github.com/minio/minio/pkg/fs"
 	"github.com/minio/minio-xl/pkg/crypto/sha256"
 	"github.com/minio/minio-xl/pkg/probe"
+	"github.com/minio/minio/pkg/fs"
 )
 
 type signatureHandler struct {
@@ -58,6 +58,13 @@ func isRequestPostPolicySignatureV4(req *http.Request) bool {
 	return false
 }
 
+func isRequestRequiresACLCheck(req *http.Request) bool {
+	if isRequestSignatureV4(req) || isRequestPresignedSignatureV4(req) || isRequestPostPolicySignatureV4(req) {
+		return false
+	}
+	return true
+}
+
 func (s signatureHandler) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	if isRequestPostPolicySignatureV4(r) && r.Method == "POST" {
 		s.handler.ServeHTTP(w, r)
@@ -129,5 +136,6 @@ func (s signatureHandler) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		s.handler.ServeHTTP(w, r)
 		return
 	}
-	writeErrorResponse(w, r, AccessDenied, r.URL.Path)
+	// call goes up from here, let ACL's verify the validity of the request
+	s.handler.ServeHTTP(w, r)
 }