[shaneutt]

Enforces HTTP policy for inference fallbacks without a model, and preserves credential stripping, delegation, and assertions during ordered header mutations. Also adds some regression tests for Pingora and Hyper.

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Security
  • Accepted requests without a model now receive HTTP authorization, delegation, and request-header checks when model requirements are disabled.
  • Discovery requests are subject to HTTP policy. Credential stripping, delegated authorization, and asserted headers are applied consistently through ordered request processing.
• Documentation
  • Clarified the effects of disabling model requirements and where inference-specific rules apply.

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• crates/filter/src/builtins/http/security/policy/assertions.rs
• crates/filter/src/builtins/http/security/policy/request_headers.rs
• crates/filter/src/builtins/http/security/policy/request_input_tests.rs
• crates/filter/src/context.rs

Walkthrough

The policy filter now applies HTTP admission to bodyless inference requests and accepted unclassified requests without a usable model. Shared header helpers coordinate policy mutations with ordered pre-read mutations. Unit and integration tests cover admission outcomes and header handling.

Changes: LLM policy admission and headers

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Ordered policy header mutations crates/filter/src/builtins/http/security/policy/request_headers.rs, crates/filter/src/builtins/http/security/policy/assertions.rs, crates/filter/src/builtins/http/security/policy/filter.rs, crates/filter/src/builtins/http/security/policy/mod.rs, crates/filter/src/builtins/http/security/policy/*tests.rs	Shared helpers enumerate and purge pending header mutations, then set or remove headers. Assertions and delegated credentials use the helpers. Unit tests cover mutation ordering and header precedence.
HTTP admission for inference fallbacks crates/filter/src/builtins/http/security/policy/config.rs, crates/filter/src/builtins/http/security/policy/mod.rs, crates/filter/src/builtins/http/security/policy/filter.rs, crates/filter/src/builtins/http/security/policy/bodyless_tests.rs	Bodyless inference requests and accepted unclassified requests without a usable model use HTTP admission. Tests cover GET and POST cases, authorization outcomes, and warning expectations.
Fallback integration coverage and release notes tests/integration/tests/suite/examples/policy_llm.rs, tests/integration/tests/suite/examples/policy_llm/fallback.rs, examples/configs/security/policy-llm.yaml, CHANGELOG.md	Integration tests cover fallback admission, discovery requests, delegation, and ordered header mutations. The example configuration and changelog describe the fallback behavior.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes

Change: Bug fix

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant Client
  participant PolicyFilter
  participant RequestHeaders
  participant Backend
  Client->>PolicyFilter: Send eligible request
  PolicyFilter->>PolicyFilter: Apply HTTP admission
  PolicyFilter->>RequestHeaders: Apply assertions and delegated headers
  RequestHeaders->>Backend: Forward request with policy mutations

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Possibly related PRs

• praxis-proxy/praxis#1516: Adds HTTP authorization, delegation, and assertions for bodyless LLM requests, which connect to this PR’s inference fallback behavior.

Suggested reviewers: leseb, araujof

Merge Risk: Minimal · previous review a331a

The change applies HTTP admission to inference requests that have no usable model, and routes header mutations through shared helpers. No concrete defect was identified in the supplied context, so merge risk is minimal. The PR is still a draft.

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[araujof]

LGTM. Found no unintended policy/ppe regressions.

There is an intentional compatibility change: with llm.require_model: false, model-less requests now run HTTP policy. Inference-only global rules that read llm.request can therefore reject these requests; those rules should be placed under llm: routes or global.defaults.llm.