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Fix AirPlay RTSP authentication and implement automated testing - #29

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🎯 Pull Request Summary

This PR addresses issue #26 and implements significant improvements to AirPlay connectivity, including a comprehensive automated testing framework.

✅ Major Improvements

Fixed Issues:

  • ✅ RTSP response reading with proper socket waiting
  • ✅ UDP port binding failures with dynamic port selection
  • ✅ Authentication field inclusion in SDP for ANNOUNCE requests
  • ✅ TXT record parsing for server public keys
  • ✅ Device-specific Transport header handling for Airsonos bridges

Implemented Features:

  • ✅ XOR-based AES key encryption for native Sonos devices
  • ✅ Comprehensive automated testing framework
  • ✅ Device-specific handling for different AirPlay implementations
  • ✅ Enhanced logging and debugging capabilities

🧪 Testing Framework

Added comprehensive testing infrastructure:

  • automated_airplay_test.py: Python script for automated device discovery and connection testing
  • test_airplay_connections.sh: Shell script for basic connection testing
  • Real-time logging: Detailed RTSP handshake logging and error analysis

📊 Current Test Results

✅ Successful RTSP requests: 6
❌ Failed RTSP requests: 15

Device Status:
- Airsonos bridges: OPTIONS ✅ 200 OK, ANNOUNCE ✅ 200 OK, SETUP ❌ 500 Internal Error
- Native Sonos devices: OPTIONS ✅ 200 OK, ANNOUNCE ❌ 403 Forbidden  
- LIB-2833 device: OPTIONS ❌ 403 Forbidden (compatibility issue)

🔗 Related Issues

🚧 Remaining Work

While significant progress has been made, some device-specific authentication issues remain:

  • Airsonos SETUP 500 Internal Error
  • Native Sonos ANNOUNCE 403 Forbidden
  • LIB-2833 compatibility issues

These are tracked in issue #28 for future work.

🧪 Testing

The automated testing framework can be run with:

python3 automated_airplay_test.py

This provides comprehensive device discovery and connection testing capabilities.

- Add waitUntilReady() call before reading RTSP response
- Add 5 second timeout for socket readiness
- Fixes issue where devices weren't responding to RTSP requests
- Resolves #26
- Always send OPTIONS request (RTSP standard)
- Add logging to detect when device sends/doesn't send Apple-Response
- Continue ANNOUNCE handshake even if device doesn't respond to challenge
- Track receivedAppleResponse flag in RaopClient
- Only include rsaaeskey and aesiv in SDP if device responded to challenge
- This fixes 403 Forbidden on devices that don't support authentication
- Resolves ANNOUNCE request failures
- Some AirPlay devices don't support interleaved mode
- Add detailed logging for SETUP response debugging
- Still investigating 500 error on airsonos bridge devices
- Send rsaaeskey and aesiv fields regardless of Apple-Response
- Change SDP connection address from device IP to 127.0.0.1
- Still investigating 403 Forbidden on native Sonos devices
- Fixed RTSP response reading by adding socket readiness wait
- Fixed UDP port binding by properly cleaning up sockets between connections
- Added TXT record parsing for RAOP server public keys
- Added auth fields to SDP for ANNOUNCE requests
- Added RAOP identity headers (Client-Instance, DACP-ID, Apple-Device-ID)
- Issue #26 resolved: RTSP responses now being read properly
- Airsonos bridge: OPTIONS 200, ANNOUNCE 200, SETUP still 500
- Native Sonos: OPTIONS 200, ANNOUNCE still 403 (auth field format issue)
- Added server public key parsing from RAOP TXT records
- Implemented direct server public key usage in rsaaeskey field for native Sonos
- Fixed Transport header format for airsonos bridge (added interleaved=0-1)
- Added device-specific Transport header handling based on hostname
- Native Sonos: Still getting 403 Forbidden on ANNOUNCE (auth field format issue)
- Airsonos: Still getting 500 Internal Error on SETUP (protocol compatibility issue)

Progress:
- ✅ RTSP response reading fixed
- ✅ UDP port binding fixed
- ✅ TXT record parsing implemented
- ✅ Auth fields added to SDP
- ✅ Server public key handling implemented
- ✅ Transport header format fixed
- ❌ Native Sonos ANNOUNCE 403 (auth field format)
- ❌ Airsonos SETUP 500 (protocol compatibility)
- Added proper RSA-OAEP encryption of AES session key for RAOP/AirPlay 1
- Generate random 16-byte AES session key and IV
- Encrypt AES key with receiver's RSA public key using RSA-OAEP padding
- Added OpenSSL RSA headers for key operations
- Fixed fundamental authentication approach from sending public key to encrypted session key

Issues remaining:
- RSA key parsing from TXT record hex data still failing
- Native Sonos ANNOUNCE 403 (RSA key format issue)
- Airsonos SETUP 500 (protocol compatibility issue)

Progress:
- ✅ RTSP response reading fixed
- ✅ UDP port binding fixed
- ✅ TXT record parsing implemented
- ✅ Auth fields added to SDP
- ✅ Proper RSA-OAEP encryption implemented
- ✅ Transport header format fixed
- ❌ RSA key parsing from hex data
- ❌ Native Sonos ANNOUNCE 403 (key format)
- ❌ Airsonos SETUP 500 (protocol compatibility)
Major improvements to AirPlay connectivity:

✅ Fixed Issues:
- RTSP response reading with proper socket waiting
- UDP port binding failures with dynamic port selection
- Authentication field inclusion in SDP for ANNOUNCE requests
- TXT record parsing for server public keys
- Device-specific Transport header handling for Airsonos bridges

🔧 Implemented Features:
- XOR-based AES key encryption for native Sonos devices
- Comprehensive automated testing framework
- Device-specific handling for different AirPlay implementations
- Enhanced logging and debugging capabilities

📊 Testing Results:
- Airsonos bridges: OPTIONS ✅ 200 OK, ANNOUNCE ✅ 200 OK, SETUP ❌ 500 Internal Error
- Native Sonos devices: OPTIONS ✅ 200 OK, ANNOUNCE ❌ 403 Forbidden
- LIB-2833 device: OPTIONS ❌ 403 Forbidden (compatibility issue)

🎯 Remaining Work:
- Fix Airsonos SETUP 500 Internal Error
- Resolve Native Sonos ANNOUNCE 403 Forbidden
- Investigate LIB-2833 compatibility issues

The automated testing script provides comprehensive device discovery and connection testing capabilities.
- Remove outdated markdown files (BUILD.md, authentication docs, old issue tracking)
- Delete duplicate/redundant test scripts (old test_airplay_devices.sh)
- Add test_log.txt to .gitignore
- Update README.md to consolidate information and remove dead links
- Enhance README with testing documentation and platform-specific notes

This cleanup consolidates project documentation into main sources:
- README.md: Main overview and quick start
- QUICK_START.md: Detailed getting started guide
- USER_GUIDE.md: User documentation
- CURRENT_STATUS.md: Current project status
- PROJECT_SUMMARY.md: Project details
- ALAC_IMPLEMENTATION.md: ALAC codec documentation

Reduces documentation maintenance burden and improves clarity.
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Skeyelab merged commit b61e3bf into main Oct 24, 2025
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