ops: Assert Host allowlist reject in validate-check

Empty-upstream Host allowlist is load-bearing: if that gate regresses,
the cache becomes an open LAN reverse proxy again. Unit tests already
cover hostAllowedForDirectFetch, but make validate-check did not probe
the live reject path.

Extend validate-check to GET a depot-like path with Host: evil.example
and a Steam User-Agent, requiring HTTP 400 Invalid URL. Document the
expected reject in README and the validate-config comment.

Fixes #37

Makefile

@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ validate run-validation: build clean-disk ## Start steamcache2 on :80 with small
 	fi; \
 	exec "$$BINARY" --config docs/examples/validate-config.yaml --log-level info
 
-validate-check: ## Curl local /metrics (full dump + hit/miss + upstream/write/rate fields) and /lancache-heartbeat (default :80)
+validate-check: ## Curl local /metrics (full dump + hit/miss + upstream/write/rate fields), /lancache-heartbeat, and non-Steam Host reject probe (empty upstream; default :80)
 	@echo "=== http://localhost/metrics ==="
 	@metrics=$$(curl -sf --max-time 5 http://localhost/metrics) || { \
 		echo "ERROR: could not fetch http://localhost/metrics"; \
@@ -84,7 +84,26 @@ validate-check: ## Curl local /metrics (full dump + hit/miss + upstream/write/ra
 	echo "$$hb" | grep -q '204' && echo "$$hb" | grep -qi 'X-LanCache-Processed-By' || { \
 		echo "ERROR: expected HTTP 204 and X-LanCache-Processed-By on /lancache-heartbeat"; \
 		exit 1; \
-	}
+	}; \
+	echo ""; \
+	echo "=== http://localhost/depot/allowlist-probe/chunk (Host: evil.example, Steam UA; expect 400 reject) ==="; \
+	allowlist_body=$$(mktemp); \
+	allowlist_code=$$(curl -s --max-time 5 -o "$$allowlist_body" -w '%{http_code}' -H 'Host: evil.example' -H 'User-Agent: Valve/Steam HTTP Client 1.0' http://localhost/depot/allowlist-probe/chunk) || { \
+		rm -f "$$allowlist_body"; \
+		echo "ERROR: could not probe http://localhost/depot/allowlist-probe/chunk"; \
+		echo "Is steamcache2 running on the default listen address :80?"; \
+		exit 1; \
+	}; \
+	printf 'HTTP %s\n' "$$allowlist_code"; \
+	printf '%s\n' "$$(cat "$$allowlist_body")"; \
+	if [ "$$allowlist_code" != "400" ] || ! grep -q 'Invalid URL' "$$allowlist_body"; then \
+		rm -f "$$allowlist_body"; \
+		echo "ERROR: expected HTTP 400 'Invalid URL' rejecting non-Steam Host with empty upstream (got $$allowlist_code)"; \
+		echo "Host allowlist gate regressed: steamcache2 may act as an open LAN reverse proxy."; \
+		exit 1; \
+	fi; \
+	rm -f "$$allowlist_body"; \
+	echo "Host allowlist reject OK (non-Steam Host -> 400)"
 
 validate-kill: ## Kill leftover steamcache2 processes (safer, checks process name)
 	@echo "Looking for steamcache2 processes on common validation ports (80 is primary)..."
@@ -133,7 +152,7 @@ help: ## Show this help message
 	@echo "  clean-disk         Remove disk cache"
 	@echo "  bench              Run low-level VFS microbenchmarks"
 	@echo "  validate / run-validation  Start server on :80 (builds, auto-setcaps fresh binary, then runs as normal user, cleans disk cache first)"
-	@echo "  validate-check     Curl local /metrics (full dump + hit/miss + upstream/write/rate fields) and /lancache-heartbeat (default :80)"
+	@echo "  validate-check     Curl local /metrics (full dump + hit/miss + upstream/write/rate fields), /lancache-heartbeat, and non-Steam Host reject probe (empty upstream; default :80)"
 	@echo "  setcap               Explicitly set cap on current build (for port 80 use outside validate)"
 	@echo "  validate-kill      Kill leftover steamcache2 processes (safer)"
 	@echo "  prefill            Download latest SteamPrefill into bin/steam-prefill/SteamPrefill (gitignored)"

README.md

@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ curl -s http://localhost/metrics
 curl -s -i http://localhost/lancache-heartbeat
 ```
 
-`make validate-check` prints the full `/metrics` dump, highlights hit/miss plus `upstream_errors` / `cache_write_failures` / `rate_limited`, and curls `/lancache-heartbeat`. Read these fields:
+`make validate-check` prints the full `/metrics` dump, highlights hit/miss plus `upstream_errors` / `cache_write_failures` / `rate_limited`, and curls `/lancache-heartbeat`. It also asserts the empty-upstream Host allowlist: a non-Steam `Host` sent with a Steam `User-Agent` must be rejected with HTTP 400. Read these fields:
 
 | Field | Meaning |
 | --- | --- |
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ curl -s http://localhost/metrics
 curl -s -i http://localhost/lancache-heartbeat
 ```
 
-`make validate-check` prints the full `/metrics` dump, highlights hit/miss fields, and curls `/lancache-heartbeat`. Look for:
+`make validate-check` prints the full `/metrics` dump, highlights hit/miss fields, and curls `/lancache-heartbeat`. It also asserts a non-Steam Host is rejected with HTTP 400 when upstream is empty. Look for:
 - High cache hit rate after the warmup pass (`cache_hits`, `hit_rate`, plus `memory_cache_hits` / `disk_cache_hits`)
 - Non-zero `coalesced` and `disk` activity
 - Zero unexpected `errors`, and quiet `upstream_errors` / `cache_write_failures` / `rate_limited`
@@ -236,6 +236,10 @@ While most configuration is done via the YAML file, some runtime options are sti
 ./steamcache2 --max-concurrent-requests 8
 ./steamcache2 --max-requests-per-client 4
 
+# Table-tier uplink shaping (empty/0 = use config / disabled)
+./steamcache2 --uplink-bandwidth 10MB
+./steamcache2 --max-bytes-per-client-per-sec 2500000
+
 # Show help
 ./steamcache2 --help
 ```
@@ -252,6 +256,11 @@ listen_address: :80
 max_object_size: "0"   # 0=unlimited; set e.g. "256MB" for response size DoS protection
 trusted_proxies: []    # empty = safe (ignore XFF for rate limit); set CIDRs for trusted proxies
 
+# Table-tier uplink bandwidth shaping (bytes/sec). Empty/0 = disabled (unlimited).
+# Distinct from max_requests_per_client (concurrency). See "Table-tier uplink fair-share".
+uplink_bandwidth: ""                 # e.g. "10MB" = 10e6 bytes/sec shared fairly across active clients
+max_bytes_per_client_per_sec: 0      # optional absolute per-client cap; 0 = no absolute cap
+
 # Cache configuration
 cache:
   # Memory cache settings

cmd/root.go

@@ -20,8 +20,10 @@ var (
 	logLevel  string
 	logFormat string
 
-	maxConcurrentRequests int64
+	maxConcurrentRequests   int64
-	maxRequestsPerClient  int64
+	maxRequestsPerClient    int64
+	uplinkBandwidth         string
+	maxBytesPerClientPerSec int64
 )
 
 var rootCmd = &cobra.Command{
@@ -107,6 +109,12 @@ var rootCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		if maxRequestsPerClient > 0 {
 			finalMaxRequestsPerClient = maxRequestsPerClient
 		}
+		if uplinkBandwidth != "" {
+			cfg.UplinkBandwidth = uplinkBandwidth
+		}
+		if maxBytesPerClientPerSec > 0 {
+			cfg.MaxBytesPerClientPerSec = maxBytesPerClientPerSec
+		}
 
 		// Validate after loading and applying CLI overrides (fail fast, do not create default on validate error)
 		if err := cfg.Validate(); err != nil {
@@ -130,6 +138,8 @@ var rootCmd = &cobra.Command{
 			cfg.MaxObjectSize,
 			cfg.TrustedProxies,
 			cfg.Cache.NegativeTTL,
+			cfg.UplinkBandwidth,
+			cfg.MaxBytesPerClientPerSec,
 		)
 		if err != nil {
 			logger.Logger.Error().
@@ -170,4 +180,6 @@ func init() {
 
 	rootCmd.Flags().Int64Var(&maxConcurrentRequests, "max-concurrent-requests", 0, "Maximum concurrent requests (0 = use config file value)")
 	rootCmd.Flags().Int64Var(&maxRequestsPerClient, "max-requests-per-client", 0, "Maximum concurrent requests per client IP (0 = use config file value)")
+	rootCmd.Flags().StringVar(&uplinkBandwidth, "uplink-bandwidth", "", "Table uplink bandwidth bytes/sec human size e.g. 10MB (empty = use config; 0 disables)")
+	rootCmd.Flags().Int64Var(&maxBytesPerClientPerSec, "max-bytes-per-client-per-sec", 0, "Absolute per-client bytes/sec cap (0 = use config file value)")
 }

config/config.go

@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@ type Config struct {
 	MaxConcurrentRequests int64 `yaml:"max_concurrent_requests" default:"200"`
 	MaxRequestsPerClient  int64 `yaml:"max_requests_per_client" default:"5"`
 
+	// Table-tier uplink bandwidth shaping (bytes/sec). Distinct from MaxRequestsPerClient.
+	// Empty/"0" uplink and 0 max_bytes_per_client_per_sec = disabled (current unlimited behavior).
+	UplinkBandwidth         string `yaml:"uplink_bandwidth"`             // e.g. "10MB" via go-units = bytes/sec
+	MaxBytesPerClientPerSec int64  `yaml:"max_bytes_per_client_per_sec"` // absolute per-client cap; 0 = none
+
 	// Hardening limits (security/correctness)
 	MaxObjectSize  string   `yaml:"max_object_size" default:"0"` // 0=unlimited; e.g. "256MB" protects against OOM from huge/malicious upstream responses
 	TrustedProxies []string `yaml:"trusted_proxies"`             // CIDR list; empty=never trust X-Forwarded-For (safe default). See README security notes.
@@ -186,6 +191,14 @@ func (c Config) Validate() error {
 	if c.MaxRequestsPerClient < 0 {
 		return fmt.Errorf("negative per-client limit not allowed")
 	}
+	if c.MaxBytesPerClientPerSec < 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("negative max_bytes_per_client_per_sec not allowed")
+	}
+	if c.UplinkBandwidth != "" && c.UplinkBandwidth != "0" {
+		if _, err := units.FromHumanSize(c.UplinkBandwidth); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("invalid uplink_bandwidth: %w", err)
+		}
+	}
 
 	if c.Cache.Memory.GCAlgorithm != "" {
 		switch c.Cache.Memory.GCAlgorithm {

config/config_test.go

@@ -211,3 +211,71 @@ func TestValidate(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestValidateUplinkBandwidth(t *testing.T) {
+	cases := []struct {
+		name    string
+		mutate  func(*Config)
+		wantErr bool
+		errSub  string
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "empty uplink ok",
+			mutate: func(c *Config) {
+				c.UplinkBandwidth = ""
+				c.MaxBytesPerClientPerSec = 0
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "zero uplink ok",
+			mutate: func(c *Config) {
+				c.UplinkBandwidth = "0"
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "valid human size",
+			mutate: func(c *Config) {
+				c.UplinkBandwidth = "10MB"
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "invalid uplink",
+			mutate: func(c *Config) {
+				c.UplinkBandwidth = "not-a-size"
+			},
+			wantErr: true,
+			errSub:  "uplink_bandwidth",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "negative max bytes",
+			mutate: func(c *Config) {
+				c.MaxBytesPerClientPerSec = -1
+			},
+			wantErr: true,
+			errSub:  "max_bytes_per_client_per_sec",
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range cases {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			c := GetDefaultConfig()
+			tt.mutate(&c)
+			err := c.Validate()
+			if tt.wantErr {
+				if err == nil {
+					t.Fatalf("Validate() error = nil, wantErr")
+				}
+				if tt.errSub != "" && !contains(err.Error(), tt.errSub) {
+					t.Fatalf("Validate() error %q does not contain %q", err.Error(), tt.errSub)
+				}
+				return
+			}
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("Validate() unexpected error: %v", err)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func contains(s, sub string) bool {
+	return strings.Contains(s, sub)
+}

docs/examples/validate-config.yaml

@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #
 # After the benchmark run, inspect with:
 #   make validate-check   # full /metrics + hit/miss fields + /lancache-heartbeat
+#                         # also asserts a non-Steam Host is rejected (400) while upstream is empty
 #   # or, manually:
 #   curl -s http://localhost/metrics
 #   curl -s -i http://localhost/lancache-heartbeat   # GET, not HEAD
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@
 listen_address: :80
 
 max_concurrent_requests: 1000
+# uplink_bandwidth / max_bytes_per_client_per_sec default off (unlimited)
 max_requests_per_client: 10
 
 max_object_size: "0"          # unlimited for validation (real Steam files can be large)

go.mod

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/spf13/cobra v1.8.1
 	golang.org/x/sync v0.16.0
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.12.0
+	golang.org/x/time v0.16.0
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1
 )
 

go.sum

@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220811171246-fbc7d0a398ab/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBc
 golang.org/x/sys v0.6.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.12.0 h1:CM0HF96J0hcLAwsHPJZjfdNzs0gftsLfgKt57wWHJ0o=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.12.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
+golang.org/x/time v0.16.0 h1:vMb6ptszcQMkcwiRTAuNNU50gom6++Q/6gY2hDM6VDE=
+golang.org/x/time v0.16.0/go.mod h1:rVKOqvZeKvrDKTQiAHJ7wmwP0RzleSphoEA9RcdLA0s=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405 h1:yhCVgyC4o1eVCa2tZl7eS0r+SDo693bJlVdllGtEeKM=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8huTwlJQCZ016jof/cbN4VW5Yz0=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 h1:fxVm/GzAzEWqLHuvctI91KS9hhNmmWOoWu0XTYJS7CA=

steamcache/bandwidth.go

@@ -0,0 +1,158 @@
+// steamcache/bandwidth.go
+// Per-client fair-share / absolute bandwidth shaping for table-tier uplink.
+// Distinct from max_requests_per_client concurrency (semaphores in ratelimit.go).
+package steamcache
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"net/http"
+	"sync"
+
+	"golang.org/x/time/rate"
+)
+
+const bandwidthWriteChunk = 32 * 1024
+
+// clientBandwidthLimiter fair-shares uplinkBytesPerSec among active clients and/or
+// applies an absolute per-client bytes/sec cap. Both 0 disables shaping.
+type clientBandwidthLimiter struct {
+	uplinkBytesPerSec int64
+	absoluteCap       int64
+
+	mu       sync.Mutex
+	active   map[string]int // refcount of in-flight shaped responses per client IP
+	limiters map[string]*rate.Limiter
+}
+
+func newClientBandwidthLimiter(uplinkBytesPerSec, absoluteCap int64) *clientBandwidthLimiter {
+	if uplinkBytesPerSec < 0 {
+		uplinkBytesPerSec = 0
+	}
+	if absoluteCap < 0 {
+		absoluteCap = 0
+	}
+	return &clientBandwidthLimiter{
+		uplinkBytesPerSec: uplinkBytesPerSec,
+		absoluteCap:       absoluteCap,
+		active:            make(map[string]int),
+		limiters:          make(map[string]*rate.Limiter),
+	}
+}
+
+func (b *clientBandwidthLimiter) enabled() bool {
+	return b != nil && (b.uplinkBytesPerSec > 0 || b.absoluteCap > 0)
+}
+
+// acquire registers clientIP as actively downloading and returns its limiter
+// (nil if shaping disabled) plus a release func that must be deferred.
+func (b *clientBandwidthLimiter) acquire(clientIP string) (*rate.Limiter, func()) {
+	if !b.enabled() {
+		return nil, func() {}
+	}
+	b.mu.Lock()
+	b.active[clientIP]++
+	lim := b.ensureLimiterLocked(clientIP)
+	b.recomputeRatesLocked()
+	b.mu.Unlock()
+
+	var once sync.Once
+	release := func() {
+		once.Do(func() {
+			b.mu.Lock()
+			defer b.mu.Unlock()
+			if n := b.active[clientIP]; n <= 1 {
+				delete(b.active, clientIP)
+			} else {
+				b.active[clientIP] = n - 1
+			}
+			b.recomputeRatesLocked()
+		})
+	}
+	return lim, release
+}
+
+func (b *clientBandwidthLimiter) ensureLimiterLocked(clientIP string) *rate.Limiter {
+	if lim, ok := b.limiters[clientIP]; ok {
+		return lim
+	}
+	// Start with a placeholder; recomputeRatesLocked sets the real rate.
+	lim := rate.NewLimiter(rate.Limit(1), 1)
+	b.limiters[clientIP] = lim
+	return lim
+}
+
+func (b *clientBandwidthLimiter) recomputeRatesLocked() {
+	n := len(b.active)
+	if n == 0 {
+		return
+	}
+	var fair int64
+	if b.uplinkBytesPerSec > 0 {
+		fair = b.uplinkBytesPerSec / int64(n)
+		if fair < 1 {
+			fair = 1
+		}
+	}
+	for ip := range b.active {
+		r := fair
+		if b.absoluteCap > 0 {
+			if r == 0 || b.absoluteCap < r {
+				r = b.absoluteCap
+			}
+		}
+		if r < 1 {
+			r = 1
+		}
+		lim := b.ensureLimiterLocked(ip)
+		burst := int(r)
+		if burst < bandwidthWriteChunk {
+			burst = bandwidthWriteChunk
+		}
+		// Cap burst to avoid huge memory spikes on huge uplinks.
+		if burst > 4*bandwidthWriteChunk {
+			burst = 4 * bandwidthWriteChunk
+		}
+		lim.SetLimit(rate.Limit(r))
+		lim.SetBurst(burst)
+	}
+}
+
+// limitedResponseWriter rate-limits response body Write calls. Headers/WriteHeader
+// are unlimited. Implements http.ResponseWriter (+ optional Flusher/Hijacker passthrough
+// is intentionally omitted — SteamCache body path only needs Write).
+type limitedResponseWriter struct {
+	http.ResponseWriter
+	lim *rate.Limiter
+	ctx context.Context
+}
+
+func (w *limitedResponseWriter) Write(p []byte) (int, error) {
+	if w.lim == nil || len(p) == 0 {
+		return w.ResponseWriter.Write(p)
+	}
+	ctx := w.ctx
+	if ctx == nil {
+		ctx = context.Background()
+	}
+	total := 0
+	for total < len(p) {
+		chunk := p[total:]
+		if len(chunk) > bandwidthWriteChunk {
+			chunk = chunk[:bandwidthWriteChunk]
+		}
+		if err := w.lim.WaitN(ctx, len(chunk)); err != nil {
+			return total, err
+		}
+		n, err := w.ResponseWriter.Write(chunk)
+		total += n
+		if err != nil {
+			return total, err
+		}
+	}
+	return total, nil
+}
+
+// Unwrap exposes the underlying ResponseWriter for http.ResponseController etc.
+func (w *limitedResponseWriter) Unwrap() http.ResponseWriter {
+	return w.ResponseWriter
+}

steamcache/bandwidth_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+package steamcache
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"context"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+)
+
+func TestBandwidthFairShareRates(t *testing.T) {
+	b := newClientBandwidthLimiter(1000, 0)
+	lim1, rel1 := b.acquire("1.1.1.1")
+	defer rel1()
+	lim2, rel2 := b.acquire("2.2.2.2")
+	defer rel2()
+	if lim1 == nil || lim2 == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected limiters")
+	}
+	// With 2 active clients, each should get ~500 bytes/sec.
+	got1 := float64(lim1.Limit())
+	got2 := float64(lim2.Limit())
+	if got1 < 400 || got1 > 600 || got2 < 400 || got2 > 600 {
+		t.Fatalf("fair-share rates = %v,%v want ~500", got1, got2)
+	}
+	rel2()
+	// After release, sole client should get full uplink.
+	lim1b, rel1b := b.acquire("1.1.1.1")
+	defer rel1b()
+	if float64(lim1b.Limit()) < 900 {
+		t.Fatalf("after release limit=%v want ~1000", lim1b.Limit())
+	}
+}
+
+func TestBandwidthAbsoluteCap(t *testing.T) {
+	b := newClientBandwidthLimiter(0, 250)
+	lim, rel := b.acquire("9.9.9.9")
+	defer rel()
+	if lim == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected limiter")
+	}
+	if float64(lim.Limit()) != 250 {
+		t.Fatalf("limit=%v want 250", lim.Limit())
+	}
+}
+
+func TestBandwidthDisabled(t *testing.T) {
+	b := newClientBandwidthLimiter(0, 0)
+	lim, rel := b.acquire("9.9.9.9")
+	defer rel()
+	if lim != nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected nil limiter when disabled")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestLimitedResponseWriterShapes(t *testing.T) {
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+	rec := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	// Use a custom writer sink via ResponseRecorder is fine; WaitN will delay.
+	lim := newClientBandwidthLimiter(0, 2000) // 2KB/s
+	l, rel := lim.acquire("127.0.0.1")
+	defer rel()
+	w := &limitedResponseWriter{ResponseWriter: rec, lim: l, ctx: context.Background()}
+	payload := bytes.Repeat([]byte("x"), 4000)
+	start := time.Now()
+	n, err := w.Write(payload)
+	elapsed := time.Since(start)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if n != len(payload) {
+		t.Fatalf("wrote %d want %d", n, len(payload))
+	}
+	_ = buf
+	// 4000 bytes at 2000 B/s should take ~2s (allow slack for CI).
+	if elapsed < 1500*time.Millisecond {
+		t.Fatalf("elapsed %v too fast for 2KB/s shaping of 4KB", elapsed)
+	}
+	if elapsed > 8*time.Second {
+		t.Fatalf("elapsed %v unexpectedly slow", elapsed)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestServeHTTPBandwidthCap(t *testing.T) {
+	body := bytes.Repeat([]byte("a"), 3000)
+	upstream := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/octet-stream")
+		w.Header().Set("Content-Length", "3000")
+		w.WriteHeader(200)
+		_, _ = w.Write(body)
+	}))
+	t.Cleanup(upstream.Close)
+
+	sc, err := NewWithOptions(Options{
+		Address:                 "127.0.0.1:0",
+		MemorySize:              "1MB",
+		DiskSize:                "0",
+		Upstream:                upstream.URL,
+		MemoryGC:                "lru",
+		DiskGC:                  "lru",
+		MaxConcurrentRequests:   20,
+		MaxRequestsPerClient:    10,
+		MaxObjectSize:           "0",
+		MaxBytesPerClientPerSec: 1500, // 1.5KB/s
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("NewWithOptions: %v", err)
+	}
+	t.Cleanup(func() { sc.Shutdown() })
+
+	req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/depot/bw/chunk", nil)
+	req.Header.Set("User-Agent", "Valve/Steam HTTP Client 1.0")
+	rr := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	start := time.Now()
+	sc.ServeHTTP(rr, req)
+	elapsed := time.Since(start)
+	if rr.Code != 200 {
+		t.Fatalf("status=%d body=%s", rr.Code, rr.Body.String())
+	}
+	got := rr.Body.Bytes()
+	if len(got) != len(body) {
+		t.Fatalf("body len=%d want %d", len(got), len(body))
+	}
+	if elapsed < time.Second {
+		t.Fatalf("elapsed %v too fast for shaping", elapsed)
+	}
+}

steamcache/handler.go

@@ -38,10 +38,14 @@ type Options struct {
 	// NegativeTTL is a Go duration string for 404/410 negative cache entries.
 	// Empty defaults to 5m. "0" / "0s" disables storing negatives.
 	NegativeTTL string
+
+	// Table-tier uplink bandwidth shaping (bytes/sec). Empty/0 = disabled.
+	UplinkBandwidth         string
+	MaxBytesPerClientPerSec int64
 }
 
 func NewWithOptions(o Options) (*SteamCache, error) {
-	return New(o.Address, o.MemorySize, o.DiskSize, o.DiskPath, o.Upstream, o.MemoryGC, o.DiskGC, o.MaxConcurrentRequests, o.MaxRequestsPerClient, o.MaxObjectSize, o.TrustedProxies, o.NegativeTTL)
+	return New(o.Address, o.MemorySize, o.DiskSize, o.DiskPath, o.Upstream, o.MemoryGC, o.DiskGC, o.MaxConcurrentRequests, o.MaxRequestsPerClient, o.MaxObjectSize, o.TrustedProxies, o.NegativeTTL, o.UplinkBandwidth, o.MaxBytesPerClientPerSec)
 }
 
 // handleSpecialEndpoints handles non-content paths (health, heartbeat, metrics) and
@@ -413,6 +417,15 @@ func (sc *SteamCache) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 
+	// Per-client uplink bandwidth shaping (table-tier). Distinct from concurrency limits above.
+	if sc.bandwidth != nil && sc.bandwidth.enabled() {
+		lim, release := sc.bandwidth.acquire(clientIP)
+		defer release()
+		if lim != nil {
+			w = &limitedResponseWriter{ResponseWriter: w, lim: lim, ctx: r.Context()}
+		}
+	}
+
 	// Check if this is a request from a supported service
 	if service, isSupported := sc.detectService(r); isSupported {
 		// Cache key is the path only, never the Host: Steam rotates CDN hostnames

steamcache/negative_cache_test.go

@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ func TestSerializeNegativeHeader(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestNewInvalidNegativeTTL(t *testing.T) {
-	sc, err := New("127.0.0.1:0", "1MB", "0", t.TempDir(), "", "lru", "lru", 10, 5, "0", nil, "not-a-duration")
+	sc, err := New("127.0.0.1:0", "1MB", "0", t.TempDir(), "", "lru", "lru", 10, 5, "0", nil, "not-a-duration", "", 0)
 	if err == nil {
 		if sc != nil {
 			sc.Shutdown()

steamcache/steamcache.go

@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ type SteamCache struct {
 	clientRateLimiter    *clientRateLimiter
 	maxRequestsPerClient int64
 
+	// Per-client uplink bandwidth shaping (see bandwidth.go); nil/disabled = unlimited
+	bandwidth *clientBandwidthLimiter
+
 	// Hardening config fields (plumbed)
 	maxObjectSize  int64
 	trustedProxies []string
@@ -85,7 +88,7 @@ const DefaultNegativeTTL = 5 * time.Minute
 // negativeTTL is a Go duration string for 404/410 negative cache entries; empty means 5m.
 // Callers must check the returned error.
 // Prefer NewWithOptions (or config file) for forward compatibility. See README migration notes.
-func New(address string, memorySize string, diskSize string, diskPath, upstream, memoryGC, diskGC string, maxConcurrentRequests int64, maxRequestsPerClient int64, maxObjectSize string, trustedProxies []string, negativeTTL string) (*SteamCache, error) {
+func New(address string, memorySize string, diskSize string, diskPath, upstream, memoryGC, diskGC string, maxConcurrentRequests int64, maxRequestsPerClient int64, maxObjectSize string, trustedProxies []string, negativeTTL string, uplinkBandwidth string, maxBytesPerClientPerSec int64) (*SteamCache, error) {
 	memorysize, err := units.FromHumanSize(memorySize)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid memory size: %w", err)
@@ -114,6 +117,17 @@ func New(address string, memorySize string, diskSize string, diskPath, upstream,
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	var uplinkBytes int64
+	if uplinkBandwidth != "" && uplinkBandwidth != "0" {
+		uplinkBytes, err = units.FromHumanSize(uplinkBandwidth)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid uplink bandwidth: %w", err)
+		}
+	}
+	if maxBytesPerClientPerSec < 0 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("negative max_bytes_per_client_per_sec not allowed")
+	}
+
 	c := cache.New()
 
 	var m *memory.MemoryFS
@@ -178,6 +192,7 @@ func New(address string, memorySize string, diskSize string, diskPath, upstream,
 		requestSemaphore:      semaphore.NewWeighted(maxConcurrentRequests),
 		clientRateLimiter:     newClientRateLimiter(maxRequestsPerClient),
 		maxRequestsPerClient:  maxRequestsPerClient,
+		bandwidth:             newClientBandwidthLimiter(uplinkBytes, maxBytesPerClientPerSec),
 		shutdownCh:            make(chan struct{}),
 
 		// Hardening config plumbed

steamcache/steamcache_test.go

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import (
 func TestCaching(t *testing.T) {
 	td := t.TempDir()
 
-	sc, err := New("localhost:8080", "1G", "1G", td, "", "lru", "lru", 200, 5, "0", nil, "")
+	sc, err := New("localhost:8080", "1G", "1G", td, "", "lru", "lru", 200, 5, "0", nil, "", "", 0)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("failed to create SteamCache: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ func TestCaching(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestCacheMissAndHit(t *testing.T) {
-	sc, err := New("localhost:8080", "1MB", "1G", t.TempDir(), "", "lru", "lru", 200, 5, "0", nil, "")
+	sc, err := New("localhost:8080", "1MB", "1G", t.TempDir(), "", "lru", "lru", 200, 5, "0", nil, "", "", 0)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("failed to create SteamCache: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ func TestServiceManagerExpandability(t *testing.T) {
 // Removed hash calculation tests since we switched to lightweight validation
 
 func TestSteamKeySharding(t *testing.T) {
-	sc, err := New("localhost:8080", "1MB", "1G", t.TempDir(), "", "lru", "lru", 200, 5, "0", nil, "")
+	sc, err := New("localhost:8080", "1MB", "1G", t.TempDir(), "", "lru", "lru", 200, 5, "0", nil, "", "", 0)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("failed to create SteamCache: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ func TestErrorTypes(t *testing.T) {
 // TestMetrics tests the metrics functionality
 func TestMetrics(t *testing.T) {
 	td := t.TempDir()
-	sc, err := New("localhost:8080", "1G", "1G", td, "", "lru", "lru", 200, 5, "0", nil, "")
+	sc, err := New("localhost:8080", "1G", "1G", td, "", "lru", "lru", 200, 5, "0", nil, "", "", 0)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("failed to create SteamCache: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ func newTestCacheWithFakeUpstream(t *testing.T, h http.HandlerFunc, mem, disk st
 	s := httptest.NewServer(h)
 	t.Cleanup(s.Close)
 	d := t.TempDir()
-	sc, err := New("127.0.0.1:0", mem, disk, d, s.URL, "lru", "lru", 200, 10, "0", nil, "")
+	sc, err := New("127.0.0.1:0", mem, disk, d, s.URL, "lru", "lru", 200, 10, "0", nil, "", "", 0)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("failed to create SteamCache: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -749,7 +749,7 @@ func TestErrorMetrics(t *testing.T) {
 	// Cover 503 capacity path + accounting skew: force Acquire err via canceled ctx.
 	// Asserts Errors+RateLimited inc, Total unchanged (per documented design in code comment).
 	tdCap := t.TempDir()
-	scCap, err := New("127.0.0.1:0", "1MB", "0", tdCap, "", "lru", "lru", 200, 5, "0", nil, "")
+	scCap, err := New("127.0.0.1:0", "1MB", "0", tdCap, "", "lru", "lru", 200, 5, "0", nil, "", "", 0)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("cap sc: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -813,7 +813,7 @@ func TestErrorMetrics(t *testing.T) {
 func TestExpandedErrorMetrics(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 	td := t.TempDir()
-	sc, err := New("localhost:0", "1MB", "0", td, "", "lru", "lru", 10, 5, "0", nil, "")
+	sc, err := New("localhost:0", "1MB", "0", td, "", "lru", "lru", 10, 5, "0", nil, "", "", 0)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("create: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -903,7 +903,7 @@ func TestNewInvalidSizes(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for _, c := range cases {
 		t.Run(c.mem+"_"+c.disk, func(t *testing.T) {
-			sc, err := New("127.0.0.1:0", c.mem, c.disk, t.TempDir(), "", "lru", "lru", 10, 5, c.maxobj, nil, "")
+			sc, err := New("127.0.0.1:0", c.mem, c.disk, t.TempDir(), "", "lru", "lru", 10, 5, c.maxobj, nil, "", "", 0)
 			if err == nil {
 				t.Fatal("expected error for bad size, got nil")
 			}
@@ -924,7 +924,7 @@ func TestNewRunShutdownHygiene(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Skip("skips Run hygiene in -short per existing pattern")
 	}
 	d := t.TempDir()
-	sc, err := New("127.0.0.1:0", "1MB", "0", d, "", "lru", "lru", 10, 5, "0", nil, "")
+	sc, err := New("127.0.0.1:0", "1MB", "0", d, "", "lru", "lru", 10, 5, "0", nil, "", "", 0)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("new: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -1073,7 +1073,7 @@ func TestDiskOnlyDelayedAttach(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	// mem=0, disk>0 -> pure disk delayed path (go func)
-	sc, err := New("localhost:0", "0", "10MB", diskPath, "", "lru", "lru", 10, 1, "0", nil, "")
+	sc, err := New("localhost:0", "0", "10MB", diskPath, "", "lru", "lru", 10, 1, "0", nil, "", "", 0)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("New disk-only: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -1145,7 +1145,7 @@ func TestDiskOnlyDelayedAttach(t *testing.T) {
 // TestDiskTierSignalMemoryOnly covers memory-only mode: DiskTierReady=1 (N/A, not
 // waiting on disk attach) and heartbeat header X-SteamCache-Disk-Tier: disabled.
 func TestDiskTierSignalMemoryOnly(t *testing.T) {
-	sc, err := New("127.0.0.1:0", "1MB", "0", t.TempDir(), "", "lru", "lru", 10, 5, "0", nil, "")
+	sc, err := New("127.0.0.1:0", "1MB", "0", t.TempDir(), "", "lru", "lru", 10, 5, "0", nil, "", "", 0)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("New memory-only: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -1189,7 +1189,7 @@ func TestDiskTierSignalMixedPendingReady(t *testing.T) {
 		disk.ClearInitHold(diskPath)
 	})
 
-	sc, err := New("127.0.0.1:0", "1MB", "10MB", diskPath, "", "lru", "lru", 10, 1, "0", nil, "")
+	sc, err := New("127.0.0.1:0", "1MB", "10MB", diskPath, "", "lru", "lru", 10, 1, "0", nil, "", "", 0)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("New mixed: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -1341,7 +1341,7 @@ func TestHostAllowedForDirectFetch(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestDirectFetchRejectsNonSteamHost(t *testing.T) {
 	td := t.TempDir()
-	sc, err := New("127.0.0.1:0", "1MB", "0", td, "", "lru", "lru", 200, 5, "0", nil, "")
+	sc, err := New("127.0.0.1:0", "1MB", "0", td, "", "lru", "lru", 200, 5, "0", nil, "", "", 0)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("New: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -1505,7 +1505,7 @@ func TestCacheKeySharedAcrossCDNHostAliases(t *testing.T) {
 // still report the configured disk capacity.
 func TestGetMetricsCapacityGauges(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("memory-only", func(t *testing.T) {
-		sc, err := New("127.0.0.1:0", "1MB", "0", t.TempDir(), "", "lru", "lru", 10, 5, "0", nil, "")
+		sc, err := New("127.0.0.1:0", "1MB", "0", t.TempDir(), "", "lru", "lru", 10, 5, "0", nil, "", "", 0)
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatalf("New memory-only: %v", err)
 		}
@@ -1551,7 +1551,7 @@ func TestGetMetricsCapacityGauges(t *testing.T) {
 			disk.ClearInitHold(diskPath)
 		})
 
-		sc, err := New("127.0.0.1:0", "1MB", "10MB", diskPath, "", "lru", "lru", 10, 1, "0", nil, "")
+		sc, err := New("127.0.0.1:0", "1MB", "10MB", diskPath, "", "lru", "lru", 10, 1, "0", nil, "", "", 0)
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatalf("New mixed: %v", err)
 		}