feat(tauri): support self-signed remote HTTPS via server-backed proxy (#333)

## Summary

- add a server-backed HTTPS proxy flow for Tauri remote windows so
self-signed remote HTTPS works with the local CLI TLS assets and desktop
auth/cookie handling
- manage remote proxy sessions through `packages/server` with
per-session bootstrap, local-only cleanup, and explicit session
lifecycle handling
- support the Tauri desktop flow across environments, including packaged
Windows builds, `tauri dev`, and updated Linux/macOS handling for the
new local HTTPS proxy path

## Testing

- `npm run build --workspace @neuralnomads/codenomad`
- `cargo check`
- `npm run build --workspace @codenomad/tauri-app`
- Windows smoke test for concurrent remote proxy bootstrap sessions
- Windows manual validation of packaged Tauri remote connection flow

## Notes

- Windows was validated end-to-end.
- Linux and macOS code paths were updated for the new proxy flow, but
runtime validation on those platforms is still pending.

---------

Co-authored-by: Shantur Rathore <i@shantur.com>

packages/tauri-app/src-tauri/Cargo.toml

@@ -12,10 +12,11 @@ tauri = { version = "2.5.2", features = [ "devtools"] }
 serde = { version = "1", features = ["derive"] }
 serde_json = "1"
 serde_yaml = "0.9"
+base64 = "0.22"
+rustls = { version = "0.23", features = ["ring"] }
+reqwest = { version = "0.12", default-features = false, features = ["http2", "charset", "json", "stream", "rustls-tls"] }
 regex = "1"
-once_cell = "1"
 parking_lot = "0.12"
-thiserror = "1"
 anyhow = "1"
 which = "4"
 libc = "0.2"
@@ -28,4 +29,7 @@ url = "2"
 tauri-plugin-notification = "2"
 
 [target.'cfg(windows)'.dependencies]
-windows-sys = { version = "0.59", features = ["Win32_Foundation", "Win32_UI_Shell", "Win32_Security", "Win32_System_JobObjects"] }
+windows-sys = { version = "0.59", features = ["Win32_Foundation", "Win32_Security_Cryptography", "Win32_UI_Shell", "Win32_Security", "Win32_System_JobObjects"] }
+
+[target.'cfg(target_os = "linux")'.dependencies]
+webkit2gtk = "2.0.2"

packages/tauri-app/src-tauri/src/cert_manager.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,449 @@
+use base64::Engine;
+use std::env;
+use std::fs;
+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
+
+const DEFAULT_CONFIG_PATH: &str = "~/.config/codenomad/config.json";
+const TLS_DIR_NAME: &str = "tls";
+const CA_CERT_FILE: &str = "ca-cert.pem";
+const SERVER_CERT_FILE: &str = "server-cert.pem";
+const SERVER_KEY_FILE: &str = "server-key.pem";
+const TRUSTED_MARKER: &str = "server-ca.trusted";
+#[cfg(windows)]
+const WINDOWS_APP_USER_MODEL_ID: &str = "ai.neuralnomads.codenomad.client";
+
+/// Holds the PEM-encoded certificate/key pair used by the local HTTPS proxy,
+/// plus the CA certificate DER used for trust-store installation.
+pub struct LocalCert {
+    pub cert_pem: String,
+    pub key_pem: String,
+    pub ca_cert_der: Vec<u8>,
+}
+
+struct TlsAssetPaths {
+    cert_path: PathBuf,
+    key_path: PathBuf,
+    trust_path: PathBuf,
+    append_ca_to_cert: bool,
+}
+
+/// Loads the TLS assets already managed by `packages/server`.
+pub fn ensure_local_cert() -> Result<LocalCert, String> {
+    let assets = resolve_tls_asset_paths()?;
+    let mut cert_pem = read_pem_file(&assets.cert_path)?;
+    let key_pem = read_pem_file(&assets.key_path)?;
+    let trust_pem = read_pem_file(&assets.trust_path)?;
+
+    if assets.append_ca_to_cert {
+        cert_pem = format!("{}\n{}\n", cert_pem.trim(), trust_pem.trim());
+    }
+
+    let ca_cert_der = pem_to_der(&trust_pem)?;
+
+    Ok(LocalCert {
+        cert_pem,
+        key_pem,
+        ca_cert_der,
+    })
+}
+
+fn read_pem_file(path: &Path) -> Result<String, String> {
+    fs::read_to_string(path).map_err(|e| format!("Failed to read {}: {e}", path.display()))
+}
+
+fn server_tls_dir() -> Result<PathBuf, String> {
+    Ok(resolve_server_config_base_dir()?.join(TLS_DIR_NAME))
+}
+
+fn resolve_tls_asset_paths() -> Result<TlsAssetPaths, String> {
+    let tls_key_path = env::var("CLI_TLS_KEY")
+        .ok()
+        .filter(|value| !value.trim().is_empty())
+        .map(|value| resolve_path_like_server(&value))
+        .transpose()?;
+    let tls_cert_path = env::var("CLI_TLS_CERT")
+        .ok()
+        .filter(|value| !value.trim().is_empty())
+        .map(|value| resolve_path_like_server(&value))
+        .transpose()?;
+    let tls_ca_path = env::var("CLI_TLS_CA")
+        .ok()
+        .filter(|value| !value.trim().is_empty())
+        .map(|value| resolve_path_like_server(&value))
+        .transpose()?;
+
+    match (tls_key_path, tls_cert_path) {
+        (Some(key_path), Some(cert_path)) => {
+            let append_ca_to_cert = tls_ca_path.is_some();
+            let trust_path = tls_ca_path.unwrap_or_else(|| cert_path.clone());
+            Ok(TlsAssetPaths {
+                cert_path,
+                key_path,
+                trust_path,
+                append_ca_to_cert,
+            })
+        }
+        (Some(_), None) | (None, Some(_)) => Err(
+            "CLI_TLS_KEY and CLI_TLS_CERT must both be set when using custom TLS files"
+                .to_string(),
+        ),
+        (None, None) => {
+            let tls_dir = server_tls_dir()?;
+            Ok(TlsAssetPaths {
+                cert_path: tls_dir.join(SERVER_CERT_FILE),
+                key_path: tls_dir.join(SERVER_KEY_FILE),
+                trust_path: tls_dir.join(CA_CERT_FILE),
+                append_ca_to_cert: true,
+            })
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+fn resolve_server_config_base_dir() -> Result<PathBuf, String> {
+    let raw = env::var("CLI_CONFIG")
+        .ok()
+        .filter(|value| !value.trim().is_empty())
+        .unwrap_or_else(|| DEFAULT_CONFIG_PATH.to_string());
+    let expanded = resolve_path_like_server(&raw)?;
+    let lower = raw.trim().to_lowercase();
+
+    if lower.ends_with(".yaml") || lower.ends_with(".yml") || lower.ends_with(".json") {
+        return expanded
+            .parent()
+            .map(Path::to_path_buf)
+            .ok_or_else(|| format!("Failed to determine config base dir from {}", expanded.display()));
+    }
+
+    Ok(expanded)
+}
+
+fn resolve_path_like_server(path: &str) -> Result<PathBuf, String> {
+    if path.starts_with("~/") {
+        let home = dirs::home_dir().or_else(|| env::var("HOME").ok().map(PathBuf::from));
+        let home = home.ok_or_else(|| "Cannot determine home directory".to_string())?;
+        return Ok(home.join(path.trim_start_matches("~/")));
+    }
+
+    let path = PathBuf::from(path);
+    if path.is_absolute() {
+        return Ok(path);
+    }
+
+    let cwd = env::current_dir().map_err(|e| format!("Failed to read current dir: {e}"))?;
+    Ok(cwd.join(path))
+}
+
+fn trusted_marker_path() -> Result<PathBuf, String> {
+    let base = dirs::data_local_dir()
+        .ok_or_else(|| "Cannot determine local app data directory".to_string())?;
+
+    #[cfg(windows)]
+    {
+        return Ok(base.join(WINDOWS_APP_USER_MODEL_ID).join(TRUSTED_MARKER));
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(not(windows))]
+    {
+        Ok(base.join("codenomad").join(TRUSTED_MARKER))
+    }
+}
+
+fn trusted_marker_value(cert_der: &[u8]) -> String {
+    cert_der.iter().map(|byte| format!("{byte:02x}")).collect()
+}
+
+fn trusted_marker_file_suffix(cert_der: &[u8]) -> String {
+    trusted_marker_value(cert_der).chars().take(16).collect()
+}
+
+fn has_matching_trusted_marker(cert_der: &[u8]) -> bool {
+    trusted_marker_path()
+        .ok()
+        .and_then(|path| fs::read_to_string(path).ok())
+        .map(|value| value.trim() == trusted_marker_value(cert_der))
+        .unwrap_or(false)
+}
+
+fn write_trusted_marker(cert_der: &[u8]) -> Result<(), String> {
+    let path = trusted_marker_path()?;
+    if let Some(parent) = path.parent() {
+        fs::create_dir_all(parent)
+            .map_err(|e| format!("Failed to create trust state dir {}: {e}", parent.display()))?;
+    }
+    fs::write(path, trusted_marker_value(cert_der))
+        .map_err(|e| format!("Failed to write trust marker: {e}"))
+}
+
+#[cfg(windows)]
+pub fn needs_trust_in_store(cert_der: &[u8]) -> Result<bool, String> {
+    Ok(!windows_cert_is_trusted(cert_der)?)
+}
+
+#[cfg(windows)]
+pub fn trust_cert_in_store(cert_der: &[u8]) -> Result<(), String> {
+    use windows_sys::Win32::Security::Cryptography::{
+        CertAddEncodedCertificateToStore, CertCloseStore, CertOpenSystemStoreW,
+        CERT_STORE_ADD_REPLACE_EXISTING, PKCS_7_ASN_ENCODING, X509_ASN_ENCODING,
+    };
+
+    if !needs_trust_in_store(cert_der)? {
+        return Ok(());
+    }
+
+    let store_name: Vec<u16> = "Root\0".encode_utf16().collect();
+
+    unsafe {
+        let store = CertOpenSystemStoreW(0, store_name.as_ptr());
+        if store.is_null() {
+            return Err("Failed to open CurrentUser\\Root certificate store".into());
+        }
+
+        let encoding = X509_ASN_ENCODING | PKCS_7_ASN_ENCODING;
+        let result = CertAddEncodedCertificateToStore(
+            store,
+            encoding,
+            cert_der.as_ptr(),
+            cert_der.len() as u32,
+            CERT_STORE_ADD_REPLACE_EXISTING,
+            std::ptr::null_mut(),
+        );
+
+        CertCloseStore(store, 0);
+
+        if result == 0 {
+            return Err(
+                "Failed to add certificate to trust store. The user may have declined the security dialog."
+                    .into(),
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
+    write_trusted_marker(cert_der)?;
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+pub fn needs_trust_in_store(cert_der: &[u8]) -> Result<bool, String> {
+    Ok(!(has_matching_trusted_marker(cert_der) && macos_cert_is_trusted(cert_der)?))
+}
+
+#[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+pub fn trust_cert_in_store(cert_der: &[u8]) -> Result<(), String> {
+    use std::process::Command;
+
+    if !needs_trust_in_store(cert_der)? {
+        return Ok(());
+    }
+
+    let temp_path = env::temp_dir().join(format!(
+        "codenomad-server-ca-{}.cer",
+        trusted_marker_file_suffix(cert_der)
+    ));
+    fs::write(&temp_path, cert_der)
+        .map_err(|e| format!("Failed to write temporary certificate {}: {e}", temp_path.display()))?;
+
+    let keychain_path = resolve_macos_user_keychain()?;
+
+    let mut command = Command::new("/usr/bin/security");
+    command.args(["add-trusted-cert", "-r", "trustRoot", "-k"]);
+    command.arg(&keychain_path);
+
+    let output = command.arg(&temp_path).output().map_err(|e| {
+        format!(
+            "Failed to launch macOS security tool to trust the local CA certificate: {e}"
+        )
+    })?;
+
+    let _ = fs::remove_file(&temp_path);
+
+    if !output.status.success() {
+        let stderr = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stderr).trim().to_string();
+        let detail = if stderr.is_empty() {
+            format!("security exited with status {}", output.status)
+        } else {
+            stderr
+        };
+        return Err(format!(
+            "Failed to add the local CodeNomad CA certificate to the macOS trust settings: {detail}"
+        ));
+    }
+
+    if !macos_cert_is_trusted(cert_der)? {
+        return Err(format!(
+            "Added the local CodeNomad CA certificate to {} but could not verify that macOS trusts it",
+            keychain_path.display()
+        ));
+    }
+
+    write_trusted_marker(cert_der)?;
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[cfg(windows)]
+fn windows_cert_is_trusted(cert_der: &[u8]) -> Result<bool, String> {
+    use windows_sys::Win32::Security::Cryptography::{
+        CertCloseStore, CertEnumCertificatesInStore, CertOpenSystemStoreW,
+    };
+
+    let store_name: Vec<u16> = "Root\0".encode_utf16().collect();
+
+    unsafe {
+        let store = CertOpenSystemStoreW(0, store_name.as_ptr());
+        if store.is_null() {
+            return Err("Failed to open CurrentUser\\Root certificate store".into());
+        }
+
+        let mut context = CertEnumCertificatesInStore(store, std::ptr::null());
+        while !context.is_null() {
+            let encoded = std::slice::from_raw_parts(
+                (*context).pbCertEncoded,
+                (*context).cbCertEncoded as usize,
+            );
+            if encoded == cert_der {
+                CertCloseStore(store, 0);
+                return Ok(true);
+            }
+
+            context = CertEnumCertificatesInStore(store, context);
+        }
+
+        CertCloseStore(store, 0);
+        Ok(false)
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+fn resolve_macos_user_keychain() -> Result<PathBuf, String> {
+    let output = std::process::Command::new("/usr/bin/security")
+        .args(["default-keychain", "-d", "user"])
+        .output()
+        .map_err(|e| format!("Failed to resolve macOS default user keychain: {e}"))?;
+
+    if output.status.success() {
+        let stdout = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout);
+        let trimmed = stdout.trim().trim_matches('"');
+        if !trimmed.is_empty() {
+            return Ok(PathBuf::from(trimmed));
+        }
+    }
+
+    let home = dirs::home_dir().or_else(|| env::var("HOME").ok().map(PathBuf::from));
+    let home = home.ok_or_else(|| "Cannot determine home directory for macOS keychain lookup".to_string())?;
+    Ok(home.join("Library/Keychains/login.keychain-db"))
+}
+
+#[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+fn macos_cert_is_trusted(cert_der: &[u8]) -> Result<bool, String> {
+    use std::process::Command;
+
+    let temp_path = env::temp_dir().join(format!(
+        "codenomad-server-ca-verify-{}.cer",
+        trusted_marker_file_suffix(cert_der)
+    ));
+    fs::write(&temp_path, cert_der)
+        .map_err(|e| format!("Failed to write temporary certificate {}: {e}", temp_path.display()))?;
+
+    let keychain_path = resolve_macos_user_keychain()?;
+    let fingerprint = macos_cert_sha256(&temp_path)?;
+    let find_output = Command::new("/usr/bin/security")
+        .args(["find-certificate", "-a", "-Z", "-c", "CodeNomad Local CA"])
+        .arg(&keychain_path)
+        .output()
+        .map_err(|e| format!("Failed to query macOS keychain certificates: {e}"))?;
+
+    if !find_output.status.success() {
+        let _ = fs::remove_file(&temp_path);
+        let stderr = String::from_utf8_lossy(&find_output.stderr).trim().to_string();
+        let detail = if stderr.is_empty() {
+            format!("security exited with status {}", find_output.status)
+        } else {
+            stderr
+        };
+        return Err(format!(
+            "Failed to inspect the macOS keychain for the local CodeNomad CA certificate: {detail}"
+        ));
+    }
+
+    let stdout = String::from_utf8_lossy(&find_output.stdout);
+    if !stdout.to_ascii_uppercase().contains(&fingerprint) {
+        let _ = fs::remove_file(&temp_path);
+        return Ok(false);
+    }
+
+    let verify_output = Command::new("/usr/bin/security")
+        .args(["verify-cert", "-q", "-L", "-l", "-p", "basic", "-c"])
+        .arg(&temp_path)
+        .args(["-k"])
+        .arg(&keychain_path)
+        .output()
+        .map_err(|e| format!("Failed to verify macOS trust for the local CodeNomad CA certificate: {e}"))?;
+
+    let _ = fs::remove_file(&temp_path);
+    Ok(verify_output.status.success())
+}
+
+#[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+fn macos_cert_sha256(cert_path: &Path) -> Result<String, String> {
+    let output = std::process::Command::new("/usr/bin/shasum")
+        .args(["-a", "256"])
+        .arg(cert_path)
+        .output()
+        .map_err(|e| format!("Failed to compute SHA-256 for {}: {e}", cert_path.display()))?;
+
+    if !output.status.success() {
+        let stderr = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stderr).trim().to_string();
+        let detail = if stderr.is_empty() {
+            format!("shasum exited with status {}", output.status)
+        } else {
+            stderr
+        };
+        return Err(format!(
+            "Failed to compute SHA-256 for {}: {detail}",
+            cert_path.display()
+        ));
+    }
+
+    let stdout = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout);
+    let hash = stdout
+        .split_whitespace()
+        .next()
+        .ok_or_else(|| format!("Failed to parse SHA-256 output for {}", cert_path.display()))?;
+    Ok(hash.to_ascii_uppercase())
+}
+
+#[cfg(all(not(windows), not(target_os = "macos")))]
+pub fn needs_trust_in_store(_cert_der: &[u8]) -> Result<bool, String> {
+    Ok(false)
+}
+
+#[cfg(all(not(windows), not(target_os = "macos")))]
+pub fn trust_cert_in_store(_cert_der: &[u8]) -> Result<(), String> {
+    // Non-Windows platforms use native webview-specific handling instead of OS trust-store writes.
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn pem_to_der(pem: &str) -> Result<Vec<u8>, String> {
+    let mut body = String::new();
+    let mut in_block = false;
+
+    for line in pem.lines() {
+        if line.starts_with("-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----") {
+            in_block = true;
+            continue;
+        }
+        if line.starts_with("-----END CERTIFICATE-----") {
+            break;
+        }
+        if in_block {
+            body.push_str(line.trim());
+        }
+    }
+
+    if body.is_empty() {
+        return Err("No certificate found in PEM file".to_string());
+    }
+
+    base64::engine::general_purpose::STANDARD
+        .decode(body)
+        .map_err(|e| format!("Failed to decode certificate PEM: {e}"))
+}

packages/tauri-app/src-tauri/src/cli_manager.rs

@@ -1094,7 +1094,8 @@ impl CliEntry {
         ];
 
         if dev {
-            // Dev: plain HTTP + Vite dev server proxy.
+            // Dev: keep loopback HTTP for the Vite proxy, but also enable HTTPS so
+            // remote proxy sessions can still spin up secure local windows.
             let ui_dev_server = std::env::var("VITE_DEV_SERVER_URL")
                 .ok()
                 .filter(|value| !value.trim().is_empty())
@@ -1111,7 +1112,7 @@ impl CliEntry {
                 .unwrap_or_else(|| "info".to_string());
 
             args.push("--https".to_string());
-            args.push("false".to_string());
+            args.push("true".to_string());
             args.push("--http".to_string());
             args.push("true".to_string());
             args.push("--http-port".to_string());

packages/tauri-app/src-tauri/src/linux_tls.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+use crate::AppState;
+use tauri::{AppHandle, Manager, WebviewWindow};
+use url::Url;
+use webkit2gtk::{WebContextExt, WebView, WebViewExt};
+
+pub fn should_bootstrap_tls_navigation(target_url: &Url, allow_tls_certificate: bool) -> bool {
+    allow_tls_certificate && target_url.scheme() == "https"
+}
+
+pub fn ensure_remote_window_tls_handler(
+    window: &WebviewWindow,
+    app_handle: &AppHandle,
+    window_label: &str,
+) -> Result<(), String> {
+    {
+        let state = app_handle.state::<AppState>();
+        let mut handlers = state
+            .remote_tls_handlers
+            .lock()
+            .map_err(|err| err.to_string())?;
+        if !handlers.insert(window_label.to_string()) {
+            return Ok(());
+        }
+    }
+
+    let app_handle = app_handle.clone();
+    let window_label = window_label.to_string();
+    window
+        .with_webview(move |platform_webview| {
+            let webview = platform_webview.inner();
+            let app_handle = app_handle.clone();
+            let window_label = window_label.clone();
+            webview.connect_load_failed_with_tls_errors(move |view, failing_uri, certificate, _| {
+                allow_remote_tls_certificate(
+                    &app_handle,
+                    &window_label,
+                    view,
+                    failing_uri,
+                    certificate,
+                )
+            });
+        })
+        .map_err(|err| err.to_string())
+}
+
+fn allow_remote_tls_certificate(
+    app_handle: &AppHandle,
+    window_label: &str,
+    view: &WebView,
+    failing_uri: &str,
+    certificate: &webkit2gtk::gio::TlsCertificate,
+) -> bool {
+    let Ok(parsed_uri) = Url::parse(failing_uri) else {
+        return false;
+    };
+    let Some(host) = parsed_uri.host_str() else {
+        return false;
+    };
+
+    let state = app_handle.state::<AppState>();
+    let skip_tls_verify = state
+        .remote_skip_tls_verify
+        .lock()
+        .ok()
+        .and_then(|values| values.get(window_label).copied())
+        .unwrap_or(false);
+    if !skip_tls_verify {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    let expected_origin = state
+        .remote_origins
+        .lock()
+        .ok()
+        .and_then(|origins| origins.get(window_label).cloned());
+    let parsed_origin = parsed_uri.origin().ascii_serialization();
+    if expected_origin.as_deref() != Some(parsed_origin.as_str()) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    let Some(context) = view.context() else {
+        return false;
+    };
+
+    context.allow_tls_certificate_for_host(certificate, host);
+    view.load_uri(failing_uri);
+    true
+}

packages/tauri-app/src-tauri/src/main.rs

@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
 #![cfg_attr(not(debug_assertions), windows_subsystem = "windows")]
 
+#[allow(dead_code)]
+mod cert_manager;
 mod cli_manager;
+#[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+mod linux_tls;
 
 use cli_manager::{CliProcessManager, CliStatus};
 use keepawake::KeepAwake;
 use serde::Deserialize;
 use serde_json::json;
-use std::collections::HashMap;
+use std::collections::{HashMap, HashSet};
 use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering};
 use std::sync::Mutex;
 use std::time::{SystemTime, UNIX_EPOCH};
@@ -16,6 +20,7 @@ use tauri::webview::Webview;
 use tauri::{
     AppHandle, Emitter, Manager, Runtime, WebviewUrl, WebviewWindowBuilder, WindowEvent, Wry,
 };
+use tauri_plugin_dialog::{DialogExt, MessageDialogButtons, MessageDialogKind};
 use tauri_plugin_global_shortcut::{
     Code as ShortcutCode, GlobalShortcutExt, Shortcut, ShortcutState,
 };
@@ -45,6 +50,9 @@ pub struct AppState {
     pub wake_lock: Mutex<Option<KeepAwake>>,
     pub zoom_level: Mutex<f64>,
     pub remote_origins: Mutex<HashMap<String, String>>,
+    pub remote_proxy_sessions: Mutex<HashMap<String, String>>,
+    pub remote_skip_tls_verify: Mutex<HashMap<String, bool>>,
+    pub remote_tls_handlers: Mutex<HashSet<String>>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
@@ -53,9 +61,87 @@ struct RemoteWindowPayload {
     id: String,
     name: String,
     base_url: String,
+    entry_url: Option<String>,
+    proxy_session_id: Option<String>,
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
     skip_tls_verify: bool,
 }
 
+fn schedule_remote_proxy_session_cleanup(app: AppHandle, session_id: String) {
+    tauri::async_runtime::spawn(async move {
+        if let Err(err) = cleanup_remote_proxy_session(&app, &session_id).await {
+            eprintln!(
+                "[tauri] failed to clean up remote proxy session {}: {}",
+                session_id, err
+            );
+        }
+    });
+}
+
+async fn confirm_local_certificate_install(app: &AppHandle) -> Result<bool, String> {
+    let (sender, receiver) = std::sync::mpsc::sync_channel(1);
+
+    let mut dialog = app
+        .dialog()
+        .message(
+            "CodeNomad needs to install a local certificate to open self-signed HTTPS remote windows. This certificate is only used for local desktop proxy traffic on your machine. Your operating system may show a second certificate prompt after this.",
+        )
+        .title("Install Local Certificate")
+        .kind(MessageDialogKind::Warning)
+        .buttons(MessageDialogButtons::OkCancelCustom(
+            "Continue".into(),
+            "Cancel".into(),
+        ));
+
+    if let Some(window) = app.get_webview_window("main") {
+        dialog = dialog.parent(&window);
+    }
+
+    dialog.show(move |accepted| {
+        let _ = sender.send(accepted);
+    });
+
+    tauri::async_runtime::spawn_blocking(move || receiver.recv().unwrap_or(false))
+        .await
+        .map_err(|err| err.to_string())
+}
+
+async fn cleanup_remote_proxy_session(app: &AppHandle, session_id: &str) -> Result<(), String> {
+    let status = app.state::<AppState>().manager.status();
+    let Some(base_url) = status.url else {
+        return Ok(());
+    };
+
+    let mut cleanup_url = Url::parse(&base_url).map_err(|err| err.to_string())?;
+    cleanup_url.set_path(&format!("/api/remote-proxy/sessions/{session_id}"));
+    cleanup_url.set_query(None);
+    cleanup_url.set_fragment(None);
+
+    let client = if cleanup_url.scheme() == "https" {
+        let local_cert = cert_manager::ensure_local_cert()?;
+        let ca_cert = reqwest::Certificate::from_der(&local_cert.ca_cert_der)
+            .map_err(|err| err.to_string())?;
+        reqwest::Client::builder()
+            .add_root_certificate(ca_cert)
+            .build()
+            .map_err(|err| err.to_string())?
+    } else {
+        reqwest::Client::new()
+    };
+
+    let response = client
+        .delete(cleanup_url.as_str())
+        .send()
+        .await
+        .map_err(|err| err.to_string())?;
+
+    if response.status().is_success() || response.status() == reqwest::StatusCode::NOT_FOUND {
+        return Ok(());
+    }
+
+    Err(format!("unexpected status {}", response.status()))
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug, Default, Deserialize)]
 #[serde(default, rename_all = "camelCase")]
 struct WakeLockConfig {
@@ -119,7 +205,7 @@ fn is_dev_mode() -> bool {
 
 fn should_allow_internal(url: &Url) -> bool {
     match url.scheme() {
-        "tauri" | "asset" | "file" => true,
+        "tauri" | "asset" | "file" | "about" => true,
         // On Windows/WebView2, Tauri serves the app assets from `tauri.localhost`.
         // This must be treated as an internal origin or the navigation guard will
         // redirect it to the system browser and the app will appear blank.
@@ -167,25 +253,61 @@ fn intercept_navigation<R: Runtime>(webview: &Webview<R>, url: &Url) -> bool {
     false
 }
 
-#[tauri::command]
-fn open_remote_window(app: AppHandle, payload: RemoteWindowPayload) -> Result<(), String> {
-    if payload.skip_tls_verify && payload.base_url.starts_with("https://") {
-        return Err(
-            "Tauri cannot bypass self-signed HTTPS certificates automatically yet. Trust the certificate in your OS first, then reconnect, or use the CodeNomad Electron app."
-                .to_string(),
-        );
-    }
-
-    let parsed = Url::parse(&payload.base_url).map_err(|err| err.to_string())?;
+async fn open_remote_window_impl(
+    app: AppHandle,
+    payload: RemoteWindowPayload,
+) -> Result<(), String> {
+    let entry_url = payload.entry_url.as_deref().unwrap_or(payload.base_url.as_str());
+    let parsed = Url::parse(entry_url).map_err(|err| err.to_string())?;
     let label = format!("remote-{}", payload.id);
     let title = format!(
         "{} - {}",
         payload.name,
-        parsed.host_str().unwrap_or(payload.base_url.as_str())
+        Url::parse(&payload.base_url)
+            .ok()
+            .and_then(|url| url.host_str().map(str::to_string))
+            .unwrap_or_else(|| payload.base_url.clone())
     );
 
+    let window_url = parsed.clone();
+
+    let allow_linux_tls_certificate =
+        parsed.scheme() == "https" && (payload.proxy_session_id.is_some() || payload.skip_tls_verify);
+
+    app.state::<AppState>()
+        .remote_origins
+        .lock()
+        .map_err(|err| err.to_string())?
+        .insert(label.clone(), window_url.origin().ascii_serialization());
+    app.state::<AppState>()
+        .remote_skip_tls_verify
+        .lock()
+        .map_err(|err| err.to_string())?
+        .insert(label.clone(), allow_linux_tls_certificate);
+
+    let replaced_session = {
+        let state = app.state::<AppState>();
+        let mut sessions = state
+            .remote_proxy_sessions
+            .lock()
+            .map_err(|err| err.to_string())?;
+        match payload.proxy_session_id.clone() {
+            Some(session_id) => sessions.insert(label.clone(), session_id),
+            None => sessions.remove(&label),
+        }
+    };
+
+    if let Some(previous) = replaced_session {
+        if payload.proxy_session_id.as_deref() != Some(previous.as_str()) {
+            schedule_remote_proxy_session_cleanup(app.clone(), previous);
+        }
+    }
+
     if let Some(existing) = app.get_webview_window(&label) {
-        let _ = existing.navigate(parsed.clone());
+        #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+        linux_tls::ensure_remote_window_tls_handler(&existing, &app, &label)?;
+
+        let _ = existing.navigate(window_url.clone());
         let _ = existing.set_title(&title);
         let _ = existing.show();
         let _ = existing.unminimize();
@@ -193,25 +315,51 @@ fn open_remote_window(app: AppHandle, payload: RemoteWindowPayload) -> Result<()
         return Ok(());
     }
 
-    app.state::<AppState>()
-        .remote_origins
-        .lock()
-        .map_err(|err| err.to_string())?
-        .insert(label.clone(), parsed.origin().ascii_serialization());
+    #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+    let initial_url = if linux_tls::should_bootstrap_tls_navigation(
+        &window_url,
+        allow_linux_tls_certificate,
+    ) {
+        Url::parse("about:blank").map_err(|err| err.to_string())?
+    } else {
+        window_url.clone()
+    };
 
-    let window =
-        WebviewWindowBuilder::new(&app, label.clone(), WebviewUrl::External(parsed.clone()))
-            .title(title)
-            .inner_size(1400.0, 900.0)
-            .min_inner_size(800.0, 600.0)
-            .build()
-            .map_err(|err| err.to_string())?;
+    #[cfg(not(target_os = "linux"))]
+    let initial_url = window_url.clone();
+
+    let window = WebviewWindowBuilder::new(&app, label.clone(), WebviewUrl::External(initial_url.clone()))
+        .title(title)
+        .inner_size(1400.0, 900.0)
+        .min_inner_size(800.0, 600.0)
+        .build()
+        .map_err(|err| err.to_string())?;
+
+    #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+    {
+        linux_tls::ensure_remote_window_tls_handler(&window, &app, &label)?;
+        if initial_url != window_url {
+            let _ = window.navigate(window_url.clone());
+        }
+    }
 
     let app_handle = app.clone();
+    let label_for_cleanup = label.clone();
     window.on_window_event(move |event| {
         if let WindowEvent::Destroyed = event {
             if let Ok(mut origins) = app_handle.state::<AppState>().remote_origins.lock() {
-                origins.remove(&label);
+                origins.remove(&label_for_cleanup);
+            }
+            if let Ok(mut sessions) = app_handle.state::<AppState>().remote_proxy_sessions.lock() {
+                if let Some(session_id) = sessions.remove(&label_for_cleanup) {
+                    schedule_remote_proxy_session_cleanup(app_handle.clone(), session_id);
+                }
+            }
+            if let Ok(mut values) = app_handle.state::<AppState>().remote_skip_tls_verify.lock() {
+                values.remove(&label_for_cleanup);
+            }
+            if let Ok(mut handlers) = app_handle.state::<AppState>().remote_tls_handlers.lock() {
+                handlers.remove(&label_for_cleanup);
             }
         }
     });
@@ -219,6 +367,40 @@ fn open_remote_window(app: AppHandle, payload: RemoteWindowPayload) -> Result<()
     Ok(())
 }
 
+#[tauri::command]
+async fn open_remote_window(app: AppHandle, payload: RemoteWindowPayload) -> Result<(), String> {
+    #[cfg(not(target_os = "linux"))]
+    {
+        let entry_url = payload.entry_url.as_deref().unwrap_or(payload.base_url.as_str());
+        let parsed = Url::parse(entry_url).map_err(|err| err.to_string())?;
+        if payload.proxy_session_id.is_some() && parsed.scheme() == "https" {
+            let local_cert = cert_manager::ensure_local_cert().map_err(|err| {
+                format!(
+                    "Failed to load the local HTTPS certificate for the remote proxy window: {err}"
+                )
+            })?;
+            if cert_manager::needs_trust_in_store(&local_cert.ca_cert_der).map_err(|err| {
+                format!("Failed to inspect the local CodeNomad certificate trust state: {err}")
+            })? {
+                let accepted = confirm_local_certificate_install(&app).await?;
+                if !accepted {
+                    return Err(
+                        "CodeNomad needs the local certificate to be trusted before it can open self-signed HTTPS remote windows."
+                            .to_string(),
+                    );
+                }
+            }
+            if let Err(err) = cert_manager::trust_cert_in_store(&local_cert.ca_cert_der) {
+                return Err(format!(
+                    "Failed to trust the local CodeNomad CA certificate. Accept the certificate installation prompt and try again: {err}"
+                ));
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    open_remote_window_impl(app, payload).await
+}
+
 fn collect_directory_paths(paths: &[std::path::PathBuf]) -> Vec<String> {
     paths
         .iter()
@@ -346,6 +528,8 @@ fn set_windows_app_user_model_id() {
 fn set_windows_app_user_model_id() {}
 
 fn main() {
+    let _ = rustls::crypto::ring::default_provider().install_default();
+
     let navigation_guard: TauriPlugin<Wry, ()> = PluginBuilder::new("external-link-guard")
         .on_navigation(|webview, url| intercept_navigation(webview, url))
         .build();
@@ -373,6 +557,9 @@ fn main() {
             wake_lock: Mutex::new(None),
             zoom_level: Mutex::new(DEFAULT_ZOOM_LEVEL),
             remote_origins: Mutex::new(HashMap::new()),
+            remote_proxy_sessions: Mutex::new(HashMap::new()),
+            remote_skip_tls_verify: Mutex::new(HashMap::new()),
+            remote_tls_handlers: Mutex::new(HashSet::new()),
         })
         .setup(|app| {
             set_windows_app_user_model_id();