Further optimize check privileges response validation (#90631)

x-pack/plugins/security/server/authorization/check_privileges.test.ts

@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ describe('#atSpace', () => {
         },
       });
       expect(result).toMatchInlineSnapshot(
-        `[Error: Invalid response received from Elasticsearch has_privilege endpoint. Error: [application.kibana-our_application]: [saved_object:bar-type/get]: definition for this key is missing]`
+        `[Error: Invalid response received from Elasticsearch has_privilege endpoint. Error: [application.kibana-our_application]: Payload did not match expected actions]`
       );
     });
 
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ describe('#atSpace', () => {
         },
       });
       expect(result).toMatchInlineSnapshot(
-        `[Error: Invalid response received from Elasticsearch has_privilege endpoint. Error: [application.kibana-our_application]: [saved_object:foo-type/get]: expected value of type [boolean] but got [undefined]]`
+        `[Error: Invalid response received from Elasticsearch has_privilege endpoint. Error: [application.kibana-our_application]: Payload did not match expected actions]`
       );
     });
   });
@@ -1092,7 +1092,7 @@ describe('#atSpaces', () => {
       },
     });
     expect(result).toMatchInlineSnapshot(
-      `[Error: Invalid response received from Elasticsearch has_privilege endpoint. Error: [application.kibana-our_application]: [mock-action:version]: expected value of type [boolean] but got [undefined]]`
+      `[Error: Invalid response received from Elasticsearch has_privilege endpoint. Error: [application.kibana-our_application]: Payload did not match expected actions]`
     );
   });
 
@@ -2266,7 +2266,7 @@ describe('#globally', () => {
       },
     });
     expect(result).toMatchInlineSnapshot(
-      `[Error: Invalid response received from Elasticsearch has_privilege endpoint. Error: [application.kibana-our_application]: [mock-action:version]: expected value of type [boolean] but got [undefined]]`
+      `[Error: Invalid response received from Elasticsearch has_privilege endpoint. Error: [application.kibana-our_application]: Payload did not match expected actions]`
     );
   });
 
@@ -2384,7 +2384,7 @@ describe('#globally', () => {
         },
       });
       expect(result).toMatchInlineSnapshot(
-        `[Error: Invalid response received from Elasticsearch has_privilege endpoint. Error: [application.kibana-our_application]: [saved_object:bar-type/get]: definition for this key is missing]`
+        `[Error: Invalid response received from Elasticsearch has_privilege endpoint. Error: [application.kibana-our_application]: Payload did not match expected actions]`
       );
     });
 
@@ -2405,7 +2405,7 @@ describe('#globally', () => {
         },
       });
       expect(result).toMatchInlineSnapshot(
-        `[Error: Invalid response received from Elasticsearch has_privilege endpoint. Error: [application.kibana-our_application]: [saved_object:foo-type/get]: expected value of type [boolean] but got [undefined]]`
+        `[Error: Invalid response received from Elasticsearch has_privilege endpoint. Error: [application.kibana-our_application]: Payload did not match expected actions]`
       );
     });
   });

x-pack/plugins/security/server/authorization/validate_es_response.ts

@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@
 import { schema } from '@kbn/config-schema';
 import { HasPrivilegesResponse } from './types';
 
+/**
+ * Validates an Elasticsearch "Has privileges" response against the expected application, actions, and resources.
+ *
+ * Note: the `actions` and `resources` parameters must be unique string arrays; any duplicates will cause validation to fail.
+ */
 export function validateEsPrivilegeResponse(
   response: HasPrivilegesResponse,
   application: string,
@@ -24,35 +29,43 @@ export function validateEsPrivilegeResponse(
   return response;
 }
 
-function buildActionsValidationSchema(actions: string[]) {
-  return schema.object({
-    ...actions.reduce<Record<string, any>>((acc, action) => {
-      return {
-        ...acc,
-        [action]: schema.boolean(),
-      };
-    }, {}),
-  });
-}
-
 function buildValidationSchema(application: string, actions: string[], resources: string[]) {
-  const actionValidationSchema = buildActionsValidationSchema(actions);
+  const actionValidationSchema = schema.boolean();
+  const actionsValidationSchema = schema.object(
+    {},
+    {
+      unknowns: 'allow',
+      validate: (value) => {
+        const actualActions = Object.keys(value).sort();
+        if (
+          actions.length !== actualActions.length ||
+          ![...actions].sort().every((x, i) => x === actualActions[i])
+        ) {
+          throw new Error('Payload did not match expected actions');
+        }
+
+        Object.values(value).forEach((actionResult) => {
+          actionValidationSchema.validate(actionResult);
+        });
+      },
+    }
+  );
 
-  const resourceValidationSchema = schema.object(
+  const resourcesValidationSchema = schema.object(
     {},
     {
       unknowns: 'allow',
       validate: (value) => {
         const actualResources = Object.keys(value).sort();
         if (
           resources.length !== actualResources.length ||
-          !resources.sort().every((x, i) => x === actualResources[i])
+          ![...resources].sort().every((x, i) => x === actualResources[i])
         ) {
           throw new Error('Payload did not match expected resources');
         }
 
         Object.values(value).forEach((actionResult) => {
-          actionValidationSchema.validate(actionResult);
+          actionsValidationSchema.validate(actionResult);
         });
       },
     }
@@ -63,7 +76,7 @@ function buildValidationSchema(application: string, actions: string[], resources
     has_all_requested: schema.boolean(),
     cluster: schema.object({}, { unknowns: 'allow' }),
     application: schema.object({
-      [application]: resourceValidationSchema,
+      [application]: resourcesValidationSchema,
     }),
     index: schema.object({}, { unknowns: 'allow' }),
   });