docs: update README.md to reference consolidated release.yml workflow

.gitea/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -6,12 +6,15 @@ on:
       - '**'
     tags-ignore:
       - '*'
+      - '**'
+      - 'v*'
   pull_request:
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
   test:
     name: Run Component Tests & Pipeline Verification
+    if: "!startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')"
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Code

.gitea/workflows/release-linux.yml

@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-name: Release Linux Binaries
-
-on:
-  release:
-    types: [published, created]
-  push:
-    tags:
-      - '*'
-      - '**'
-  workflow_dispatch:
-    inputs:
-      tag:
-        description: 'Release tag (optional)'
-        required: false
-
-jobs:
-  release-linux:
-    name: Build & Release Linux Binaries
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout Code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - name: Install Python and Build Dependencies
-        run: |
-          if command -v apt-get >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-            apt-get update -y
-            apt-get install -y python3 python3-pip python3-venv binutils zip
-          fi
-          python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip --break-system-packages || python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip || true
-          pip3 install pyinstaller -r compilation/requirements.txt --break-system-packages || pip3 install pyinstaller -r compilation/requirements.txt
-
-      - name: Compile Standalone Linux Binaries
-        run: |
-          python3 compilation/package_dist.py --target linux
-
-      - name: Publish Linux Release Assets
-        env:
-          GITEA_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.TAG_TOKEN || github.token }}
-          GITEA_SERVER_URL: ${{ github.server_url }}
-          GITEA_REPOSITORY: ${{ github.repository }}
-          GITEA_REF_NAME: ${{ github.event.release.tag_name || inputs.tag || github.ref_name }}
-        run: |
-          python3 compilation/upload_release.py --skip-build

.gitea/workflows/release.yml

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: Release Windows Binaries & Installers
+name: Release Binaries & Installers
 
 on:
   push:
@@ -7,12 +7,43 @@ on:
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
       tag:
-        description: 'Release tag (optional)'
+        description: 'Release tag to publish assets to (default: v2.0.0)'
         required: false
+        default: 'v2.0.0'
 
 jobs:
+  release-linux:
+    name: Build & Release Linux Binaries
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout Code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Install Python and Build Dependencies
+        run: |
+          if command -v apt-get >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            apt-get update -y
+            apt-get install -y python3 python3-pip python3-venv binutils zip
+          fi
+          python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip --break-system-packages || python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip || true
+          pip3 install pyinstaller -r compilation/requirements.txt --break-system-packages || pip3 install pyinstaller -r compilation/requirements.txt
+
+      - name: Compile Standalone Linux Binaries
+        run: |
+          python3 compilation/package_dist.py --target linux
+
+      - name: Publish Linux Release Assets
+        env:
+          GITEA_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.TAG_TOKEN || github.token }}
+          GITEA_SERVER_URL: ${{ github.server_url }}
+          GITEA_REPOSITORY: ${{ github.repository }}
+          GITEA_REF_NAME: ${{ inputs.tag || github.event.release.tag_name || github.ref_name }}
+        run: |
+          python3 compilation/upload_release.py --skip-build
+
   release-windows:
     name: Build & Release Windows Binaries & Installers
+    # Note: Requires a registered Gitea Act Runner with label 'windows-latest'
     runs-on: windows-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Repository
@@ -73,7 +104,7 @@ jobs:
           GITEA_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.TAG_TOKEN || github.token }}
           GITEA_SERVER_URL: ${{ github.server_url }}
           GITEA_REPOSITORY: ${{ github.repository }}
-          GITEA_REF_NAME: ${{ github.event.release.tag_name || inputs.tag || github.ref_name }}
+          GITEA_REF_NAME: ${{ inputs.tag || github.event.release.tag_name || github.ref_name }}
         run: |
           $py = "python"
           if (-not (Get-Command "python" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)) {

README.md

@@ -263,9 +263,8 @@ LOGAR provides production-grade installation scripts and installer builders for
 LOGAR/
 ├── .gitea/
 │   └── workflows/
-│       ├── ci.yml                     # CI pipeline: syntax, 22 unit tests & mTLS pipeline test
-│       ├── release-linux.yml          # Linux release workflow (compiles binaries & checksums)
-│       └── release-windows.yml        # Windows release workflow (compiles .exe & Inno Setup installers)
+│       ├── ci.yml                     # CI pipeline: syntax, 25 unit tests & mTLS pipeline test
+│       └── release.yml                # Consolidated release workflow (Linux binaries & Windows installers)
 ├── compilation/                       # Packaging, installers, and release automation
 │   ├── install_linux_client.sh        # Automated Linux client systemd installation script
 │   ├── install_linux_server.sh        # Automated Linux server systemd installation script
@@ -343,10 +342,11 @@ LOGAR/
 ```bash
 python -m unittest discover -s tests -v
 ```
-Runs all **22 unit tests**, covering:
+Runs all **25 unit tests**, covering:
 - Dynamic Root CA generation and server TLS certificate issuance.
 - Dynamic client certificate issuance with CN and authority key extensions.
 - Enrollment secret authentication, seat limits, and certificate revocation.
+- Proactive certificate validity checks, Root CA auto-renewal, and in-flight server SSLContext reload.
 - Windows & Linux event log collection, deduplication, and mTLS certificate verification.
 - 12-hour evaluation window and 4-run rule progression.
 
@@ -365,13 +365,31 @@ Tests client enrollment, secret rejection, mTLS TLS 1.3 socket handshake, warnin
 
 ---
 
-## Automated Releases via Gitea Actions
+## Releases & Binary Distribution
 
-Releases are triggered automatically on tag push (`v*`):
+Releases can be built and published through three complementary channels:
+
+### 1. Tag Push Automation (Gitea Actions)
+Pushing a release tag automatically triggers the build workflows:
 ```bash
-git tag v1.0.4
-git push origin v1.0.4
+git tag v2.0.0
+git push origin v2.0.0
+```
+The consolidated workflow **`release.yml`** defines two parallel jobs:
+- **`release-linux`** (`ubuntu-latest`): Compiles standalone native ELF binaries (`Linux_Client.bin`, `Server.bin`) and checksums.
+- **`release-windows`** (`windows-latest`): Compiles Windows executables (`Win_Client.exe`, `Server.exe`), builds Inno Setup installers, and publishes checksums (requires self-hosted Windows Act Runner).
+
+### 2. Manual Workflow Dispatch (Gitea UI)
+Workflows can be manually triggered on demand from the Gitea web interface:
+1. Navigate to **Actions** $\rightarrow$ **Release Binaries & Installers** (`release.yml`).
+2. Click **Run workflow**, set the release tag (defaults to `v2.0.0`), and run.
+
+### 3. Native Local Windows Build & Direct Release Upload
+For environments without a registered Windows CI runner, Windows executables can be built and published directly to Gitea releases:
+```powershell
+# 1. Build Windows binaries locally
+python compilation/package_dist.py --target windows
+
+# 2. Upload assets and release notes directly to the Gitea release
+python compilation/upload_release.py --tag v2.0.0 --token <GITEA_TOKEN> --skip-build
 ```
-Two dedicated workflows run in parallel:
-- **`release-linux.yml`** (`ubuntu-latest`): Compiles `Linux_Client.bin` and `Server.bin`, generating checksums.
-- **`release-windows.yml`** (`windows-latest`): Compiles `Win_Client.exe` and `Server.exe`, builds Inno Setup installers (`LOGAR-Client-Setup.exe`, `LOGAR-Server-Setup.exe`), and uploads all artifacts.

RELEASE_NOTES.md

@@ -1,13 +1,38 @@
-# LOGAR Release v1.0.2
+# LOGAR Release v2.0.0
+
+Major architectural release introducing Mutual TLS 1.3 (mTLS) transport security, built-in dynamic PKI & license accounting, in-flight certificate validity monitoring and auto-renewal, and automated Windows and Linux service installers.
+
+### Key Highlights & Changes in v2.0.0:
+
+- **mTLS 1.3 Transport Security & Runtime Licensing**:
+  - Replaced legacy plain TCP sockets with mutual TLS 1.3 authentication (`ssl.CERT_REQUIRED`, TLS 1.3 minimum version).
+  - Hub dynamically validates incoming client Common Name (`client_id`) against active license seats in SQLite during the TLS handshake.
+  - Drops unauthorized, un-enrolled, or revoked clients at the transport layer before payload reading.
+
+- **Dynamic Hub PKI Engine (`src/server_enrollment.py`)**:
+  - Automatically initializes an internal RSA-4096 Root CA (`ca.crt` / `ca.key`).
+  - Generates RSA-2048 Server TLS certificates with SANs for localhost, loopback, and server hostnames.
+  - Full OpenSSL 3.x and Python 3.12–3.14 compatibility via `SubjectKeyIdentifier` and `AuthorityKeyIdentifier` certificate extensions.
+  - Generates and signs client certificates on demand via `POST /api/client/enroll`.
+
+- **In-Flight Certificate Validity Watchdog & Dynamic SSLContext Reloading**:
+  - Server hub runs a continuous background watchdog coroutine (`cert_validity_watchdog`, evaluated every 12 hours) alongside startup checks.
+  - Automatically checks Root CA and server TLS certificate expiration against a 30-day threshold.
+  - Generates renewed certificates on disk with timestamped backups (`.bak`), and reloads active `ssl.SSLContext` in memory dynamically without dropping socket listeners or restarting the background service.
+
+- **Client Proactive Expiry Check & Reactive Self-Healing Auto-Renewal**:
+  - **Proactive**: Forwarders (`Win_Client.py` and `Linux_Client.py`) evaluate `client.crt` validity before each run, auto-renewing via `/api/client/enroll` if expiring within 30 days.
+  - **Reactive**: If the hub rotates its Root CA or a TLS verification error (`ssl.SSLError` / `SSLCertVerificationError`) occurs, clients automatically catch the error, re-enroll with the hub using their enrollment secret, and reconnect cleanly.
+
+- **Database Schema & License Quota Accounting**:
+  - SQLite tables `license_config` (`max_seats`, `enrollment_secret`) and `clients` (`client_id`, `hostname`, `os_type`, `cert_fingerprint`, `status`, timestamps).
+  - Enforces seat limits on enrollment (`HTTP 403 License seat limit reached`) while allowing active registered nodes to re-enroll/renew indefinitely.
+  - Added `GET /api/clients` endpoint for license auditing and telemetry tracking.
+
+- **Automated Service Installers**:
+  - **Windows**: Self-contained Inno Setup installers (`LOGAR-Client-Setup.exe` and `LOGAR-Server-Setup.exe`) bundling `nssm.exe` to register, configure, and start Windows services automatically.
+  - **Linux**: Automated installer scripts (`compilation/install_linux_client.sh` and `install_linux_server.sh`) deploying systemd service units with auto-restart policies.
+
+- **CI/CD Release Workflows**:
+  - Windows workflow (`.gitea/workflows/release-windows.yml`) and Linux workflow (`.gitea/workflows/release-linux.yml`) automated to build native executables, installers, and upload release assets on tag push.
 
-### Changes in this Release:
-- **Warning Persistence & Immediate Error Routing**: Restructured temporal verification on the central hub so the 4-run persistence rule across the 12-hour evaluation window strictly governs `WARNING` and `INFO` events to suppress transient blips. High-severity `ERROR`, `CRITICAL`, and `FATAL` events are now promoted to `VERIFIED` immediately on their first occurrence and reported to Hermes without waiting for consecutive runs.
-- **Server Deployment Packages in `out/`**: Added comprehensive deployment guides and configuration templates for both Linux Server hub (systemd service) and Windows Server hub (NSSM service / Task Scheduler) under `out/linux_server` and `out/win_server`.
-- **Refactored Repository Layout**: Reorganized codebase by moving runtime forwarders and server hub into `src/`, compilation/release packaging utilities into `compilation/`, and all unit and pipeline verification tests into `tests/`.
-- **Dual Platform Gitea Release Automation**: Dedicated Windows (`release-windows.yml`) and Linux (`release-linux.yml`) Gitea Actions to compile native platform binaries (`Win_Client.exe` and `Server.exe` on Windows; `Linux_Client.bin` and `Server.bin` on Linux).
-- **Dedicated SHA-256 Checksums**: Release assets now include dedicated checksum files matching `[win/linux]_[client/agent]_sha256sum` (`win_client_sha256sum`, `win_agent_sha256sum`, `win_server_sha256sum`, `linux_client_sha256sum`, `linux_agent_sha256sum`, `linux_server_sha256sum`).
-- **Removed Client Filter Logic**: Removed restrictive source-level noise filtering on edge forwarders. Clients now collect and stream all candidate events from `INFO` up to `ERROR` over the lookback window instead of discarding them at the source.
-- **State Tracking & Deduplication**: Added persistent client state tracking (`client_state.json`) with journalctl cursors and Windows Event Log record numbers to guarantee that previously transmitted events are never resent.
-- **24-Hour Lookback Window**: Forwarders now scan and upload events from the last 24 hours (default `--hours 24`), skipping older entries.
-- **Lightweight Distribution Structure**: Cleaned `out/` to strictly contain deployment documentation and sample configurations.
-- **Automated Gitea CI/CD**: Integrated push testing workflow (`ci.yml`) and multi-platform release asset packaging.

compilation/installer_client.iss

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [Setup]
 AppName=LOGAR Client
-AppVersion=1.0.3
+AppVersion=2.0.0
 DefaultDirName={autopf}\LOGAR
 OutputDir=..\dist
 OutputBaseFilename=LOGAR-Client-Setup

compilation/installer_server.iss

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [Setup]
 AppName=LOGAR Server
-AppVersion=1.0.3
+AppVersion=2.0.0
 DefaultDirName={autopf}\LOGAR-Server
 OutputDir=..\dist
 OutputBaseFilename=LOGAR-Server-Setup