feat: migrate all alpha config booleans to pointers

Signed-off-by: Jan Larwig <jan@larwig.com>

main_test.go

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/oauth2-proxy/oauth2-proxy/v7/pkg/apis/options"
 	. "github.com/oauth2-proxy/oauth2-proxy/v7/pkg/apis/options/testutil"
+	"github.com/oauth2-proxy/oauth2-proxy/v7/pkg/util/ptr"
 	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
 	"github.com/onsi/gomega/format"
@@ -25,11 +26,12 @@ set_basic_auth="true"
 basic_auth_password="c3VwZXItc2VjcmV0LXBhc3N3b3Jk"
 client_id="oauth2-proxy"
 client_secret="b2F1dGgyLXByb3h5LWNsaWVudC1zZWNyZXQK"
+google_admin_email="admin@example.com"
+google_target_principal="principal"
 `
 
 	const testAlphaConfig = `
 upstreamConfig:
-  proxyrawpath: false
   upstreams:
   - id: /
     path: /
@@ -38,8 +40,11 @@ upstreamConfig:
     passHostHeader: true
     proxyWebSockets: true
     timeout: 30s
+    insecureSkipTLSVerify: false
+    disableKeepAlives: false
 injectRequestHeaders:
 - name: Authorization
+  preserveRequestValue: false
   values:
   - claimSource:
       claim: user
@@ -47,18 +52,22 @@ injectRequestHeaders:
       basicAuthPassword:
         value: c3VwZXItc2VjcmV0LXBhc3N3b3Jk
 - name: X-Forwarded-Groups
+  preserveRequestValue: false
   values:
   - claimSource:
       claim: groups
 - name: X-Forwarded-User
+  preserveRequestValue: false
   values:
   - claimSource:
       claim: user
 - name: X-Forwarded-Email
+  preserveRequestValue: false
   values:
   - claimSource:
       claim: email
 - name: X-Forwarded-Preferred-Username
+  preserveRequestValue: false
   values:
   - claimSource:
       claim: preferred_username
@@ -77,12 +86,17 @@ providers:
   provider: google
   clientSecret: b2F1dGgyLXByb3h5LWNsaWVudC1zZWNyZXQK
   clientID: oauth2-proxy
-  azureConfig:
+  useSystemTrustStore: false
-    tenant: common
+  skipClaimsFromProfileURL: false
+  googleConfig:
+    adminEmail: admin@example.com
+    targetPrincipal: principal
+    useApplicationDefaultCredentials: false
   oidcConfig:
     groupsClaim: groups
     emailClaim: email
     userIDClaim: email
+    insecureSkipIssuerVerification: false
     insecureSkipNonce: true
     audienceClaims: [aud]
     extraAudiences: []
@@ -100,10 +114,6 @@ cookie_secure="false"
 redirect_url="http://localhost:4180/oauth2/callback"
 `
 
-	boolPtr := func(b bool) *bool {
-		return &b
-	}
-
 	durationPtr := func(d time.Duration) *time.Duration {
 		return &d
 	}
@@ -124,9 +134,11 @@ redirect_url="http://localhost:4180/oauth2/callback"
 					Path:                  "/",
 					URI:                   "http://httpbin",
 					FlushInterval:         durationPtr(options.DefaultUpstreamFlushInterval),
-					PassHostHeader:  boolPtr(true),
+					PassHostHeader:        ptr.Ptr(true),
-					ProxyWebSockets: boolPtr(true),
+					ProxyWebSockets:       ptr.Ptr(true),
 					Timeout:               durationPtr(options.DefaultUpstreamTimeout),
+					InsecureSkipTLSVerify: ptr.Ptr(false),
+					DisableKeepAlives:     ptr.Ptr(false),
 				},
 			},
 		}
@@ -146,7 +158,10 @@ redirect_url="http://localhost:4180/oauth2/callback"
 			},
 		}
 
+		authHeader.PreserveRequestValue = ptr.Ptr(false)
 		opts.InjectRequestHeaders = append([]options.Header{authHeader}, opts.InjectRequestHeaders...)
+
+		authHeader.PreserveRequestValue = nil
 		opts.InjectResponseHeaders = append(opts.InjectResponseHeaders, authHeader)
 
 		opts.Providers = options.Providers{
@@ -155,6 +170,13 @@ redirect_url="http://localhost:4180/oauth2/callback"
 				Type:                     "google",
 				ClientSecret:             "b2F1dGgyLXByb3h5LWNsaWVudC1zZWNyZXQK",
 				ClientID:                 "oauth2-proxy",
+				UseSystemTrustStore:      ptr.Ptr(false),
+				SkipClaimsFromProfileURL: ptr.Ptr(false),
+				GoogleConfig: options.GoogleOptions{
+					AdminEmail:                       "admin@example.com",
+					UseApplicationDefaultCredentials: ptr.Ptr(false),
+					TargetPrincipal:                  "principal",
+				},
 				AzureConfig: options.AzureOptions{
 					Tenant: "common",
 				},
@@ -164,7 +186,10 @@ redirect_url="http://localhost:4180/oauth2/callback"
 					UserIDClaim:                    "email",
 					AudienceClaims:                 []string{"aud"},
 					ExtraAudiences:                 []string{},
-					InsecureSkipNonce: true,
+					InsecureSkipNonce:              ptr.Ptr(true),
+					InsecureAllowUnverifiedEmail:   ptr.Ptr(false),
+					InsecureSkipIssuerVerification: ptr.Ptr(false),
+					SkipDiscovery:                  ptr.Ptr(false),
 				},
 				LoginURLParameters: []options.LoginURLParameter{
 					{Name: "approval_prompt", Default: []string{"force"}},

oauthproxy_test.go

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	internaloidc "github.com/oauth2-proxy/oauth2-proxy/v7/pkg/providers/oidc"
 	sessionscookie "github.com/oauth2-proxy/oauth2-proxy/v7/pkg/sessions/cookie"
 	"github.com/oauth2-proxy/oauth2-proxy/v7/pkg/upstream"
+	"github.com/oauth2-proxy/oauth2-proxy/v7/pkg/util/ptr"
 	"github.com/oauth2-proxy/oauth2-proxy/v7/pkg/validation"
 	"github.com/oauth2-proxy/oauth2-proxy/v7/providers"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
@@ -506,7 +507,7 @@ func TestStaticProxyUpstream(t *testing.T) {
 		ProxyUpstream: options.Upstream{
 			ID:     "static-proxy",
 			Path:   "/static-proxy",
-			Static: true,
+			Static: ptr.Ptr(true),
 		},
 	})
 	if err != nil {
@@ -2223,7 +2224,7 @@ func TestTrustedIPs(t *testing.T) {
 					{
 						ID:     "static",
 						Path:   "/",
-						Static: true,
+						Static: ptr.Ptr(true),
 					},
 				},
 			}

pkg/apis/options/header.go

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ type Header struct {
 	// should be preserved for the request to the upstream server.
 	// This option only applies to injected request headers.
 	// Defaults to false (headers that match this header will be stripped).
-	PreserveRequestValue bool `yaml:"preserveRequestValue"`
+	PreserveRequestValue *bool `yaml:"preserveRequestValue,omitempty"`
 
 	// Values contains the desired values for this header
 	Values []HeaderValue `yaml:"values,omitempty"`

pkg/apis/options/legacy_options.go

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/oauth2-proxy/oauth2-proxy/v7/pkg/logger"
+	"github.com/oauth2-proxy/oauth2-proxy/v7/pkg/util/ptr"
 	"github.com/spf13/pflag"
 )
 
@@ -142,12 +143,12 @@ func (l *LegacyUpstreams) convert() (UpstreamConfig, error) {
 			ID:                    u.Path,
 			Path:                  u.Path,
 			URI:                   upstreamString,
-			InsecureSkipTLSVerify: l.SSLUpstreamInsecureSkipVerify,
+			InsecureSkipTLSVerify: &l.SSLUpstreamInsecureSkipVerify,
 			PassHostHeader:        &l.PassHostHeader,
 			ProxyWebSockets:       &l.ProxyWebSockets,
 			FlushInterval:         &flushInterval,
 			Timeout:               &timeout,
-			DisableKeepAlives:     l.DisableKeepAlives,
+			DisableKeepAlives:     &l.DisableKeepAlives,
 		}
 
 		switch u.Scheme {
@@ -164,7 +165,7 @@ func (l *LegacyUpstreams) convert() (UpstreamConfig, error) {
 				logger.Errorf("unable to convert %q to int, use default \"200\"", u.Host)
 				responseCode = 200
 			}
-			upstream.Static = true
+			upstream.Static = ptr.Ptr(true)
 			upstream.StaticCode = &responseCode
 
 			// This is not allowed to be empty and must be unique
@@ -175,12 +176,12 @@ func (l *LegacyUpstreams) convert() (UpstreamConfig, error) {
 
 			// Force defaults compatible with static responses
 			upstream.URI = ""
-			upstream.InsecureSkipTLSVerify = false
+			upstream.InsecureSkipTLSVerify = ptr.Ptr(false)
 			upstream.PassHostHeader = nil
 			upstream.ProxyWebSockets = nil
 			upstream.FlushInterval = nil
 			upstream.Timeout = nil
-			upstream.DisableKeepAlives = false
+			upstream.DisableKeepAlives = ptr.Ptr(false)
 		case "unix":
 			upstream.Path = "/"
 		}
@@ -253,7 +254,7 @@ func (l *LegacyHeaders) getRequestHeaders() []Header {
 	}
 
 	for i := range requestHeaders {
-		requestHeaders[i].PreserveRequestValue = !l.SkipAuthStripHeaders
+		requestHeaders[i].PreserveRequestValue = ptr.Ptr(!l.SkipAuthStripHeaders)
 	}
 
 	return requestHeaders
@@ -680,11 +681,11 @@ func (l *LegacyProvider) convert() (Providers, error) {
 		ClientSecretFile:         l.ClientSecretFile,
 		Type:                     ProviderType(l.ProviderType),
 		CAFiles:                  l.ProviderCAFiles,
-		UseSystemTrustStore:      l.UseSystemTrustStore,
+		UseSystemTrustStore:      &l.UseSystemTrustStore,
 		LoginURL:                 l.LoginURL,
 		RedeemURL:                l.RedeemURL,
 		ProfileURL:               l.ProfileURL,
-		SkipClaimsFromProfileURL: l.SkipClaimsFromProfileURL,
+		SkipClaimsFromProfileURL: &l.SkipClaimsFromProfileURL,
 		ProtectedResource:        l.ProtectedResource,
 		ValidateURL:              l.ValidateURL,
 		Scope:                    l.Scope,
@@ -697,10 +698,10 @@ func (l *LegacyProvider) convert() (Providers, error) {
 	// This part is out of the switch section for all providers that support OIDC
 	provider.OIDCConfig = OIDCOptions{
 		IssuerURL:                      l.OIDCIssuerURL,
-		InsecureAllowUnverifiedEmail:   l.InsecureOIDCAllowUnverifiedEmail,
+		InsecureAllowUnverifiedEmail:   &l.InsecureOIDCAllowUnverifiedEmail,
-		InsecureSkipIssuerVerification: l.InsecureOIDCSkipIssuerVerification,
+		InsecureSkipIssuerVerification: &l.InsecureOIDCSkipIssuerVerification,
-		InsecureSkipNonce:              l.InsecureOIDCSkipNonce,
+		InsecureSkipNonce:              &l.InsecureOIDCSkipNonce,
-		SkipDiscovery:                  l.SkipOIDCDiscovery,
+		SkipDiscovery:                  &l.SkipOIDCDiscovery,
 		JwksURL:                        l.OIDCJwksURL,
 		UserIDClaim:                    l.UserIDClaim,
 		EmailClaim:                     l.OIDCEmailClaim,
@@ -768,13 +769,13 @@ func (l *LegacyProvider) convert() (Providers, error) {
 			Groups:                           l.GoogleGroups,
 			AdminEmail:                       l.GoogleAdminEmail,
 			ServiceAccountJSON:               l.GoogleServiceAccountJSON,
-			UseApplicationDefaultCredentials: l.GoogleUseApplicationDefaultCredentials,
+			UseApplicationDefaultCredentials: &l.GoogleUseApplicationDefaultCredentials,
 			TargetPrincipal:                  l.GoogleTargetPrincipal,
 		}
 	case "entra-id":
 		provider.MicrosoftEntraIDConfig = MicrosoftEntraIDOptions{
 			AllowedTenants:     l.EntraIDAllowedTenants,
-			FederatedTokenAuth: l.EntraIDFederatedTokenAuth,
+			FederatedTokenAuth: &l.EntraIDFederatedTokenAuth,
 		}
 	}
 

pkg/apis/options/legacy_options_test.go

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package options
 import (
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/oauth2-proxy/oauth2-proxy/v7/pkg/util/ptr"
 	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
 )
@@ -26,7 +27,6 @@ var _ = Describe("Legacy Options", func() {
 			legacyOpts.LegacyProvider.ClientID = "oauth-proxy"
 			legacyOpts.LegacyUpstreams.DisableKeepAlives = false
 
-			truth := true
 			staticCode := 204
 			opts.UpstreamServers = UpstreamConfig{
 				Upstreams: []Upstream{
@@ -35,35 +35,35 @@ var _ = Describe("Legacy Options", func() {
 						Path:                  "/baz",
 						URI:                   "http://foo.bar/baz",
 						FlushInterval:         &flushInterval,
-						InsecureSkipTLSVerify: true,
+						InsecureSkipTLSVerify: ptr.Ptr(true),
-						PassHostHeader:        &truth,
+						PassHostHeader:        ptr.Ptr(true),
-						ProxyWebSockets:       &truth,
+						ProxyWebSockets:       ptr.Ptr(true),
 						Timeout:               &timeout,
-						DisableKeepAlives:     legacyOpts.LegacyUpstreams.DisableKeepAlives,
+						DisableKeepAlives:     &legacyOpts.LegacyUpstreams.DisableKeepAlives,
 					},
 					{
 						ID:                    "/bar",
 						Path:                  "/bar",
 						URI:                   "file:///var/lib/website",
 						FlushInterval:         &flushInterval,
-						InsecureSkipTLSVerify: true,
+						InsecureSkipTLSVerify: ptr.Ptr(true),
-						PassHostHeader:        &truth,
+						PassHostHeader:        ptr.Ptr(true),
-						ProxyWebSockets:       &truth,
+						ProxyWebSockets:       ptr.Ptr(true),
 						Timeout:               &timeout,
-						DisableKeepAlives:     legacyOpts.LegacyUpstreams.DisableKeepAlives,
+						DisableKeepAlives:     &legacyOpts.LegacyUpstreams.DisableKeepAlives,
 					},
 					{
 						ID:                    "static://204",
 						Path:                  "/",
 						URI:                   "",
-						Static:                true,
+						Static:                ptr.Ptr(true),
 						StaticCode:            &staticCode,
 						FlushInterval:         nil,
-						InsecureSkipTLSVerify: false,
+						InsecureSkipTLSVerify: ptr.Ptr(false),
 						PassHostHeader:        nil,
 						ProxyWebSockets:       nil,
 						Timeout:               nil,
-						DisableKeepAlives:     legacyOpts.LegacyUpstreams.DisableKeepAlives,
+						DisableKeepAlives:     &legacyOpts.LegacyUpstreams.DisableKeepAlives,
 					},
 				},
 			}
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Legacy Options", func() {
 			opts.InjectRequestHeaders = []Header{
 				{
 					Name:                 "X-Forwarded-Groups",
-					PreserveRequestValue: false,
+					PreserveRequestValue: ptr.Ptr(false),
 					Values: []HeaderValue{
 						{
 							ClaimSource: &ClaimSource{
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Legacy Options", func() {
 				},
 				{
 					Name:                 "X-Forwarded-User",
-					PreserveRequestValue: false,
+					PreserveRequestValue: ptr.Ptr(false),
 					Values: []HeaderValue{
 						{
 							ClaimSource: &ClaimSource{
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Legacy Options", func() {
 				},
 				{
 					Name:                 "X-Forwarded-Email",
-					PreserveRequestValue: false,
+					PreserveRequestValue: ptr.Ptr(false),
 					Values: []HeaderValue{
 						{
 							ClaimSource: &ClaimSource{
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Legacy Options", func() {
 				},
 				{
 					Name:                 "X-Forwarded-Preferred-Username",
-					PreserveRequestValue: false,
+					PreserveRequestValue: ptr.Ptr(false),
 					Values: []HeaderValue{
 						{
 							ClaimSource: &ClaimSource{
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Legacy Options", func() {
 
 			opts.Providers[0].ClientID = "oauth-proxy"
 			opts.Providers[0].ID = "google=oauth-proxy"
-			opts.Providers[0].OIDCConfig.InsecureSkipNonce = true
+			opts.Providers[0].OIDCConfig.InsecureSkipNonce = ptr.Ptr(true)
 			opts.Providers[0].OIDCConfig.AudienceClaims = []string{"aud"}
 			opts.Providers[0].OIDCConfig.ExtraAudiences = []string{}
 			opts.Providers[0].LoginURLParameters = []LoginURLParameter{
@@ -157,12 +157,12 @@ var _ = Describe("Legacy Options", func() {
 			ID:                    "/baz",
 			Path:                  "/baz",
 			URI:                   validHTTP,
-			InsecureSkipTLSVerify: skipVerify,
+			InsecureSkipTLSVerify: &skipVerify,
 			PassHostHeader:        &passHostHeader,
 			ProxyWebSockets:       &proxyWebSockets,
 			FlushInterval:         &flushInterval,
 			Timeout:               &timeout,
-			DisableKeepAlives:     disableKeepAlives,
+			DisableKeepAlives:     &disableKeepAlives,
 		}
 
 		// Test cases and expected outcomes
@@ -171,12 +171,12 @@ var _ = Describe("Legacy Options", func() {
 			ID:                    "/",
 			Path:                  "/",
 			URI:                   emptyPathHTTP,
-			InsecureSkipTLSVerify: skipVerify,
+			InsecureSkipTLSVerify: &skipVerify,
 			PassHostHeader:        &passHostHeader,
 			ProxyWebSockets:       &proxyWebSockets,
 			FlushInterval:         &flushInterval,
 			Timeout:               &timeout,
-			DisableKeepAlives:     disableKeepAlives,
+			DisableKeepAlives:     &disableKeepAlives,
 		}
 
 		validFileWithFragment := "file:///var/lib/website#/bar"
@@ -184,12 +184,12 @@ var _ = Describe("Legacy Options", func() {
 			ID:                    "/bar",
 			Path:                  "/bar",
 			URI:                   "file:///var/lib/website",
-			InsecureSkipTLSVerify: skipVerify,
+			InsecureSkipTLSVerify: &skipVerify,
 			PassHostHeader:        &passHostHeader,
 			ProxyWebSockets:       &proxyWebSockets,
 			FlushInterval:         &flushInterval,
 			Timeout:               &timeout,
-			DisableKeepAlives:     disableKeepAlives,
+			DisableKeepAlives:     &disableKeepAlives,
 		}
 
 		validStatic := "static://204"
@@ -198,14 +198,14 @@ var _ = Describe("Legacy Options", func() {
 			ID:                    validStatic,
 			Path:                  "/",
 			URI:                   "",
-			Static:                true,
+			Static:                ptr.Ptr(true),
 			StaticCode:            &validStaticCode,
-			InsecureSkipTLSVerify: false,
+			InsecureSkipTLSVerify: ptr.Ptr(false),
 			PassHostHeader:        nil,
 			ProxyWebSockets:       nil,
 			FlushInterval:         nil,
 			Timeout:               nil,
-			DisableKeepAlives:     false,
+			DisableKeepAlives:     ptr.Ptr(false),
 		}
 
 		invalidStatic := "static://abc"
@@ -214,14 +214,14 @@ var _ = Describe("Legacy Options", func() {
 			ID:                    invalidStatic,
 			Path:                  "/",
 			URI:                   "",
-			Static:                true,
+			Static:                ptr.Ptr(true),
 			StaticCode:            &invalidStaticCode,
-			InsecureSkipTLSVerify: false,
+			InsecureSkipTLSVerify: ptr.Ptr(false),
 			PassHostHeader:        nil,
 			ProxyWebSockets:       nil,
 			FlushInterval:         nil,
 			Timeout:               nil,
-			DisableKeepAlives:     false,
+			DisableKeepAlives:     ptr.Ptr(false),
 		}
 
 		invalidHTTP := ":foo"
@@ -308,13 +308,13 @@ var _ = Describe("Legacy Options", func() {
 		}
 
 		withPreserveRequestValue := func(h Header, preserve bool) Header {
-			h.PreserveRequestValue = preserve
+			h.PreserveRequestValue = &preserve
 			return h
 		}
 
 		xForwardedUser := Header{
 			Name:                 "X-Forwarded-User",
-			PreserveRequestValue: false,
+			PreserveRequestValue: ptr.Ptr(false),
 			Values: []HeaderValue{
 				{
 					ClaimSource: &ClaimSource{
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Legacy Options", func() {
 
 		xForwardedEmail := Header{
 			Name:                 "X-Forwarded-Email",
-			PreserveRequestValue: false,
+			PreserveRequestValue: ptr.Ptr(false),
 			Values: []HeaderValue{
 				{
 					ClaimSource: &ClaimSource{
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Legacy Options", func() {
 
 		xForwardedGroups := Header{
 			Name:                 "X-Forwarded-Groups",
-			PreserveRequestValue: false,
+			PreserveRequestValue: ptr.Ptr(false),
 			Values: []HeaderValue{
 				{
 					ClaimSource: &ClaimSource{
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Legacy Options", func() {
 
 		xForwardedPreferredUsername := Header{
 			Name:                 "X-Forwarded-Preferred-Username",
-			PreserveRequestValue: false,
+			PreserveRequestValue: ptr.Ptr(false),
 			Values: []HeaderValue{
 				{
 					ClaimSource: &ClaimSource{
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Legacy Options", func() {
 
 		basicAuthHeader := Header{
 			Name:                 "Authorization",
-			PreserveRequestValue: false,
+			PreserveRequestValue: ptr.Ptr(false),
 			Values: []HeaderValue{
 				{
 					ClaimSource: &ClaimSource{
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Legacy Options", func() {
 
 		xForwardedUserWithEmail := Header{
 			Name:                 "X-Forwarded-User",
-			PreserveRequestValue: false,
+			PreserveRequestValue: ptr.Ptr(false),
 			Values: []HeaderValue{
 				{
 					ClaimSource: &ClaimSource{
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Legacy Options", func() {
 
 		xForwardedAccessToken := Header{
 			Name:                 "X-Forwarded-Access-Token",
-			PreserveRequestValue: false,
+			PreserveRequestValue: ptr.Ptr(false),
 			Values: []HeaderValue{
 				{
 					ClaimSource: &ClaimSource{
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Legacy Options", func() {
 
 		basicAuthHeaderWithEmail := Header{
 			Name:                 "Authorization",
-			PreserveRequestValue: false,
+			PreserveRequestValue: ptr.Ptr(false),
 			Values: []HeaderValue{
 				{
 					ClaimSource: &ClaimSource{
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Legacy Options", func() {
 
 		xAuthRequestUser := Header{
 			Name:                 "X-Auth-Request-User",
-			PreserveRequestValue: false,
+			PreserveRequestValue: ptr.Ptr(false),
 			Values: []HeaderValue{
 				{
 					ClaimSource: &ClaimSource{
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Legacy Options", func() {
 
 		xAuthRequestEmail := Header{
 			Name:                 "X-Auth-Request-Email",
-			PreserveRequestValue: false,
+			PreserveRequestValue: ptr.Ptr(false),
 			Values: []HeaderValue{
 				{
 					ClaimSource: &ClaimSource{
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Legacy Options", func() {
 
 		xAuthRequestGroups := Header{
 			Name:                 "X-Auth-Request-Groups",
-			PreserveRequestValue: false,
+			PreserveRequestValue: ptr.Ptr(false),
 			Values: []HeaderValue{
 				{
 					ClaimSource: &ClaimSource{
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Legacy Options", func() {
 
 		xAuthRequestPreferredUsername := Header{
 			Name:                 "X-Auth-Request-Preferred-Username",
-			PreserveRequestValue: false,
+			PreserveRequestValue: ptr.Ptr(false),
 			Values: []HeaderValue{
 				{
 					ClaimSource: &ClaimSource{
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Legacy Options", func() {
 
 		xAuthRequestAccessToken := Header{
 			Name:                 "X-Auth-Request-Access-Token",
-			PreserveRequestValue: false,
+			PreserveRequestValue: ptr.Ptr(false),
 			Values: []HeaderValue{
 				{
 					ClaimSource: &ClaimSource{
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Legacy Options", func() {
 
 		authorizationHeader := Header{
 			Name:                 "Authorization",
-			PreserveRequestValue: false,
+			PreserveRequestValue: ptr.Ptr(false),
 			Values: []HeaderValue{
 				{
 					ClaimSource: &ClaimSource{

pkg/apis/options/providers.go

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package options
 
+import "github.com/oauth2-proxy/oauth2-proxy/v7/pkg/util/ptr"
+
 const (
 	// OIDCEmailClaim is the generic email claim used by the OIDC provider.
 	OIDCEmailClaim = "email"
@@ -67,7 +69,7 @@ type Provider struct {
 	CAFiles []string `yaml:"caFiles,omitempty"`
 	// UseSystemTrustStore determines if your custom CA files and the system trust store are used
 	// If set to true, your custom CA files and the system trust store are used otherwise only your custom CA files.
-	UseSystemTrustStore bool `yaml:"useSystemTrustStore"`
+	UseSystemTrustStore *bool `yaml:"useSystemTrustStore,omitempty"`
 	// LoginURL is the authentication endpoint
 	LoginURL string `yaml:"loginURL,omitempty"`
 	// LoginURLParameters defines the parameters that can be passed from the start URL to the IdP login URL
@@ -80,7 +82,7 @@ type Provider struct {
 	ProfileURL string `yaml:"profileURL,omitempty"`
 	// SkipClaimsFromProfileURL allows to skip request to Profile URL for resolving claims not present in id_token
 	// default set to 'false'
-	SkipClaimsFromProfileURL bool `yaml:"skipClaimsFromProfileURL"`
+	SkipClaimsFromProfileURL *bool `yaml:"skipClaimsFromProfileURL,omitempty"`
 	// ProtectedResource is the resource that is protected (Azure AD and ADFS only)
 	ProtectedResource string `yaml:"resource,omitempty"`
 	// ValidateURL is the access token validation endpoint
@@ -181,13 +183,13 @@ type MicrosoftEntraIDOptions struct {
 
 	// FederatedTokenAuth enable oAuth2 client authentication with federated token projected
 	// by Entra Workload Identity plugin, instead of client secret.
-	FederatedTokenAuth bool `yaml:"federatedTokenAuth"`
+	FederatedTokenAuth *bool `yaml:"federatedTokenAuth,omitempty"`
 }
 
 type ADFSOptions struct {
 	// Skip adding the scope parameter in login request
 	// Default value is 'false'
-	SkipScope bool `yaml:"skipScope"`
+	SkipScope *bool `yaml:"skipScope,omitempty"`
 }
 
 type BitbucketOptions struct {
@@ -227,7 +229,7 @@ type GoogleOptions struct {
 	// ServiceAccountJSON is the path to the service account json credentials
 	ServiceAccountJSON string `yaml:"serviceAccountJson,omitempty"`
 	// UseApplicationDefaultCredentials is a boolean whether to use Application Default Credentials instead of a ServiceAccountJSON
-	UseApplicationDefaultCredentials bool `yaml:"useApplicationDefaultCredentials"`
+	UseApplicationDefaultCredentials *bool `yaml:"useApplicationDefaultCredentials,omitempty"`
 	// TargetPrincipal is the Google Service Account used for Application Default Credentials
 	TargetPrincipal string `yaml:"targetPrincipal,omitempty"`
 }
@@ -238,19 +240,19 @@ type OIDCOptions struct {
 	IssuerURL string `yaml:"issuerURL,omitempty"`
 	// InsecureAllowUnverifiedEmail prevents failures if an email address in an id_token is not verified
 	// default set to 'false'
-	InsecureAllowUnverifiedEmail bool `yaml:"insecureAllowUnverifiedEmail"`
+	InsecureAllowUnverifiedEmail *bool `yaml:"insecureAllowUnverifiedEmail,omitempty"`
 	// InsecureSkipIssuerVerification skips verification of ID token issuers. When false, ID Token Issuers must match the OIDC discovery URL
 	// default set to 'false'
-	InsecureSkipIssuerVerification bool `yaml:"insecureSkipIssuerVerification"`
+	InsecureSkipIssuerVerification *bool `yaml:"insecureSkipIssuerVerification,omitempty"`
 	// InsecureSkipNonce skips verifying the ID Token's nonce claim that must match
 	// the random nonce sent in the initial OAuth flow. Otherwise, the nonce is checked
 	// after the initial OAuth redeem & subsequent token refreshes.
 	// default set to 'true'
 	// Warning: In a future release, this will change to 'false' by default for enhanced security.
-	InsecureSkipNonce bool `yaml:"insecureSkipNonce"`
+	InsecureSkipNonce *bool `yaml:"insecureSkipNonce,omitempty"`
 	// SkipDiscovery allows to skip OIDC discovery and use manually supplied Endpoints
 	// default set to 'false'
-	SkipDiscovery bool `yaml:"skipDiscovery"`
+	SkipDiscovery *bool `yaml:"skipDiscovery,omitempty"`
 	// JwksURL is the OpenID Connect JWKS URL
 	// eg: https://www.googleapis.com/oauth2/v3/certs
 	JwksURL string `yaml:"jwksURL,omitempty"`
@@ -291,9 +293,9 @@ func providerDefaults() Providers {
 				Tenant: "common",
 			},
 			OIDCConfig: OIDCOptions{
-				InsecureAllowUnverifiedEmail: false,
+				InsecureAllowUnverifiedEmail: ptr.Ptr(false),
-				InsecureSkipNonce:            true,
+				InsecureSkipNonce:            ptr.Ptr(true),
-				SkipDiscovery:                false,
+				SkipDiscovery:                ptr.Ptr(false),
 				UserIDClaim:                  OIDCEmailClaim, // Deprecated: Use OIDCEmailClaim
 				EmailClaim:                   OIDCEmailClaim,
 				GroupsClaim:                  OIDCGroupsClaim,

pkg/apis/options/upstreams.go

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ const (
 type UpstreamConfig struct {
 	// ProxyRawPath will pass the raw url path to upstream allowing for urls
 	// like: "/%2F/" which would otherwise be redirected to "/"
-	ProxyRawPath bool `yaml:"proxyRawPath"`
+	ProxyRawPath *bool `yaml:"proxyRawPath,omitempty"`
 
 	// Upstreams represents the configuration for the upstream servers.
 	// Requests will be proxied to this upstream if the path matches the request path.
@@ -64,13 +64,13 @@ type Upstream struct {
 	// This option is insecure and will allow potential Man-In-The-Middle attacks
 	// between OAuth2 Proxy and the upstream server.
 	// Defaults to false.
-	InsecureSkipTLSVerify bool `yaml:"insecureSkipTLSVerify"`
+	InsecureSkipTLSVerify *bool `yaml:"insecureSkipTLSVerify,omitempty"`
 
 	// Static will make all requests to this upstream have a static response.
 	// The response will have a body of "Authenticated" and a response code
 	// matching StaticCode.
 	// If StaticCode is not set, the response will return a 200 response.
-	Static bool `yaml:"static"`
+	Static *bool `yaml:"static,omitempty"`
 
 	// StaticCode determines the response code for the Static response.
 	// This option can only be used with Static enabled.
@@ -84,11 +84,11 @@ type Upstream struct {
 	// PassHostHeader determines whether the request host header should be proxied
 	// to the upstream server.
 	// Defaults to true.
-	PassHostHeader *bool `yaml:"passHostHeader"`
+	PassHostHeader *bool `yaml:"passHostHeader,omitempty"`
 
 	// ProxyWebSockets enables proxying of websockets to upstream servers
 	// Defaults to true.
-	ProxyWebSockets *bool `yaml:"proxyWebSockets"`
+	ProxyWebSockets *bool `yaml:"proxyWebSockets,omitempty"`
 
 	// Timeout is the maximum duration the server will wait for a response from the upstream server.
 	// Defaults to 30 seconds.
@@ -96,5 +96,5 @@ type Upstream struct {
 
 	// DisableKeepAlives disables HTTP keep-alive connections to the upstream server.
 	// Defaults to false.
-	DisableKeepAlives bool `yaml:"disableKeepAlives,omitempty"`
+	DisableKeepAlives *bool `yaml:"disableKeepAlives,omitempty"`
 }

pkg/middleware/headers.go

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ func NewRequestHeaderInjector(headers []options.Header) (alice.Constructor, erro
 func newStripHeaders(headers []options.Header) alice.Constructor {
 	headersToStrip := []string{}
 	for _, header := range headers {
-		if !header.PreserveRequestValue {
+		if !(*header.PreserveRequestValue) {
 			headersToStrip = append(headersToStrip, header.Name)
 		}
 	}

pkg/middleware/headers_test.go

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	middlewareapi "github.com/oauth2-proxy/oauth2-proxy/v7/pkg/apis/middleware"
 	"github.com/oauth2-proxy/oauth2-proxy/v7/pkg/apis/options"
 	sessionsapi "github.com/oauth2-proxy/oauth2-proxy/v7/pkg/apis/sessions"
+	"github.com/oauth2-proxy/oauth2-proxy/v7/pkg/util/ptr"
 	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
 )
@@ -115,7 +116,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Headers Suite", func() {
 			headers: []options.Header{
 				{
 					Name:                 "Claim",
-					PreserveRequestValue: true,
+					PreserveRequestValue: ptr.Ptr(true),
 					Values: []options.HeaderValue{
 						{
 							ClaimSource: &options.ClaimSource{
@@ -160,7 +161,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Headers Suite", func() {
 			headers: []options.Header{
 				{
 					Name:                 "Claim",
-					PreserveRequestValue: true,
+					PreserveRequestValue: ptr.Ptr(true),
 					Values: []options.HeaderValue{
 						{
 							ClaimSource: &options.ClaimSource{
@@ -341,7 +342,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Headers Suite", func() {
 			headers: []options.Header{
 				{
 					Name:                 "Claim",
-					PreserveRequestValue: true,
+					PreserveRequestValue: ptr.Ptr(true),
 					Values: []options.HeaderValue{
 						{
 							ClaimSource: &options.ClaimSource{
@@ -388,7 +389,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Headers Suite", func() {
 			headers: []options.Header{
 				{
 					Name:                 "Claim",
-					PreserveRequestValue: true,
+					PreserveRequestValue: ptr.Ptr(true),
 					Values: []options.HeaderValue{
 						{
 							ClaimSource: &options.ClaimSource{

pkg/upstream/http.go

@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ func newHTTPUpstreamProxy(upstream options.Upstream, u *url.URL, sigData *option
 	// Set up a WebSocket proxy if required
 	var wsProxy http.Handler
 	if upstream.ProxyWebSockets == nil || *upstream.ProxyWebSockets {
-		wsProxy = newWebSocketReverseProxy(u, upstream.InsecureSkipTLSVerify)
+		wsProxy = newWebSocketReverseProxy(u, *upstream.InsecureSkipTLSVerify)
 	}
 
 	var auth hmacauth.HmacAuth
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ func newReverseProxy(target *url.URL, upstream options.Upstream, errorHandler Pr
 
 	// InsecureSkipVerify is a configurable option we allow
 	/* #nosec G402 */
-	if upstream.InsecureSkipTLSVerify {
+	if *upstream.InsecureSkipTLSVerify {
 		transport.TLSClientConfig.InsecureSkipVerify = true
 	}
 
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ func newReverseProxy(target *url.URL, upstream options.Upstream, errorHandler Pr
 
 	// Pass on DisableKeepAlives to the transport settings
 	// to allow for disabling HTTP keep-alive connections
-	transport.DisableKeepAlives = upstream.DisableKeepAlives
+	transport.DisableKeepAlives = *upstream.DisableKeepAlives
 
 	// Apply the customized transport to our proxy before returning it
 	proxy.Transport = transport

pkg/upstream/http_test.go

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 	middlewareapi "github.com/oauth2-proxy/oauth2-proxy/v7/pkg/apis/middleware"
 	"github.com/oauth2-proxy/oauth2-proxy/v7/pkg/apis/options"
 	"github.com/oauth2-proxy/oauth2-proxy/v7/pkg/middleware"
+	"github.com/oauth2-proxy/oauth2-proxy/v7/pkg/util/ptr"
 	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
 	"golang.org/x/net/websocket"
@@ -23,8 +24,6 @@ import (
 var _ = Describe("HTTP Upstream Suite", func() {
 	defaultFlushInterval := options.DefaultUpstreamFlushInterval
 	defaultTimeout := options.DefaultUpstreamTimeout
-	truth := true
-	falsum := false
 
 	type httpUpstreamTableInput struct {
 		id                     string
@@ -64,8 +63,8 @@ var _ = Describe("HTTP Upstream Suite", func() {
 			upstream := options.Upstream{
 				ID:                    in.id,
 				PassHostHeader:        &in.passUpstreamHostHeader,
-				ProxyWebSockets:       &falsum,
+				ProxyWebSockets:       ptr.Ptr(false),
-				InsecureSkipTLSVerify: false,
+				InsecureSkipTLSVerify: ptr.Ptr(false),
 				FlushInterval:         &flush,
 				Timeout:               &timeout,
 			}
@@ -343,9 +342,9 @@ var _ = Describe("HTTP Upstream Suite", func() {
 
 		upstream := options.Upstream{
 			ID:                    "noPassHost",
-			PassHostHeader:        &falsum,
+			PassHostHeader:        ptr.Ptr(false),
-			ProxyWebSockets:       &falsum,
+			ProxyWebSockets:       ptr.Ptr(false),
-			InsecureSkipTLSVerify: false,
+			InsecureSkipTLSVerify: ptr.Ptr(false),
 			FlushInterval:         &defaultFlushInterval,
 			Timeout:               &defaultTimeout,
 		}
@@ -389,10 +388,10 @@ var _ = Describe("HTTP Upstream Suite", func() {
 			upstream := options.Upstream{
 				ID:                    "foo123",
 				FlushInterval:         &in.flushInterval,
-				InsecureSkipTLSVerify: in.skipVerify,
+				InsecureSkipTLSVerify: &in.skipVerify,
 				ProxyWebSockets:       &in.proxyWebSockets,
 				Timeout:               &in.timeout,
-				DisableKeepAlives:     in.disableKeepAlives,
+				DisableKeepAlives:     &in.disableKeepAlives,
 			}
 
 			handler := newHTTPUpstreamProxy(upstream, u, in.sigData, in.errorHandler)
@@ -487,9 +486,9 @@ var _ = Describe("HTTP Upstream Suite", func() {
 			timeout := options.DefaultUpstreamTimeout
 			upstream := options.Upstream{
 				ID:                    "websocketProxy",
-				PassHostHeader:        &truth,
+				PassHostHeader:        ptr.Ptr(true),
-				ProxyWebSockets:       &truth,
+				ProxyWebSockets:       ptr.Ptr(true),
-				InsecureSkipTLSVerify: false,
+				InsecureSkipTLSVerify: ptr.Ptr(false),
 				FlushInterval:         &flush,
 				Timeout:               &timeout,
 			}

pkg/upstream/proxy.go

@@ -27,12 +27,12 @@ func NewProxy(upstreams options.UpstreamConfig, sigData *options.SignatureData,
 		serveMux: mux.NewRouter(),
 	}
 
-	if upstreams.ProxyRawPath {
+	if *upstreams.ProxyRawPath {
 		m.serveMux.UseEncodedPath()
 	}
 
 	for _, upstream := range sortByPathLongest(upstreams.Upstreams) {
-		if upstream.Static {
+		if *upstream.Static {
 			if err := m.registerStaticResponseHandler(upstream, writer); err != nil {
 				return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not register static upstream %q: %v", upstream.ID, err)
 			}

pkg/upstream/proxy_test.go

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	middlewareapi "github.com/oauth2-proxy/oauth2-proxy/v7/pkg/apis/middleware"
 	"github.com/oauth2-proxy/oauth2-proxy/v7/pkg/apis/options"
 	"github.com/oauth2-proxy/oauth2-proxy/v7/pkg/app/pagewriter"
+	"github.com/oauth2-proxy/oauth2-proxy/v7/pkg/util/ptr"
 	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
 )
@@ -60,19 +61,19 @@ var _ = Describe("Proxy Suite", func() {
 						{
 							ID:         "static-backend",
 							Path:       "/static/",
-							Static:     true,
+							Static:     ptr.Ptr(true),
 							StaticCode: &ok,
 						},
 						{
 							ID:         "static-backend-no-trailing-slash",
 							Path:       "/static",
-							Static:     true,
+							Static:     ptr.Ptr(true),
 							StaticCode: &accepted,
 						},
 						{
 							ID:         "static-backend-long",
 							Path:       "/static/long",
-							Static:     true,
+							Static:     ptr.Ptr(true),
 							StaticCode: &accepted,
 						},
 						{
@@ -83,7 +84,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Proxy Suite", func() {
 						{
 							ID:         "single-path-backend",
 							Path:       "/single-path",
-							Static:     true,
+							Static:     ptr.Ptr(true),
 							StaticCode: &ok,
 						},
 						{
@@ -346,7 +347,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Proxy Suite", func() {
 				upstream: "",
 			}),
 			Entry("containing an escaped '/' with ProxyRawPath", &proxyTableInput{
-				upstreams: options.UpstreamConfig{ProxyRawPath: true},
+				upstreams: options.UpstreamConfig{ProxyRawPath: ptr.Ptr(true)},
 				target:    "http://example.localhost/%2F/test1/%2F/test2",
 				response: testHTTPResponse{
 					code: 404,

pkg/util/ptr/ptr.go

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+package ptr
+
+// Ptr generically returns a pointer to the given value.
+func Ptr[T any](v T) *T {
+	return &v
+}
+
+// Deref returns the value of the pointer or def(ault) if nil.
+func Deref[T any](p *T, def T) T {
+	if p == nil {
+		return def
+	}
+	return *p
+}

pkg/util/ptr/ptr_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+package ptr
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func TestPtr(t *testing.T) {
+	p := Ptr(42)
+	assert.NotNil(t, p)
+	assert.Equal(t, 42, *p)
+
+	s := Ptr("hello")
+	assert.NotNil(t, s)
+	assert.Equal(t, "hello", *s)
+
+	b := Ptr(true)
+	assert.NotNil(t, b)
+	assert.True(t, *b)
+}
+
+func TestDeref(t *testing.T) {
+	v := Deref(Ptr(99), 0)
+	assert.Equal(t, 99, v)
+
+	v = Deref[int](nil, 123)
+	assert.Equal(t, 123, v)
+
+	s := Deref[string](nil, "default")
+	assert.Equal(t, "default", s)
+
+	b := Deref(Ptr(true), false)
+	assert.True(t, b)
+
+	b = Deref[bool](nil, false)
+	assert.False(t, b)
+}

pkg/validation/options.go

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ func Validate(o *options.Options) error {
 		transport := requests.DefaultTransport.(*http.Transport)
 		transport.TLSClientConfig = &tls.Config{InsecureSkipVerify: true} // #nosec G402 -- InsecureSkipVerify is a configurable option we allow
 	} else if len(o.Providers[0].CAFiles) > 0 {
-		pool, err := util.GetCertPool(o.Providers[0].CAFiles, o.Providers[0].UseSystemTrustStore)
+		pool, err := util.GetCertPool(o.Providers[0].CAFiles, *o.Providers[0].UseSystemTrustStore)
 		if err == nil {
 			transport := requests.DefaultTransport.(*http.Transport)
 			transport.TLSClientConfig = &tls.Config{

pkg/validation/options_test.go

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/oauth2-proxy/oauth2-proxy/v7/pkg/apis/options"
+	"github.com/oauth2-proxy/oauth2-proxy/v7/pkg/util/ptr"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
 
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ func TestGoogleGroupOptionsWithoutServiceAccountJSON(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestGoogleGroupOptionsWithoutAdminEmail(t *testing.T) {
 	o := testOptions()
-	o.Providers[0].GoogleConfig.UseApplicationDefaultCredentials = true
+	o.Providers[0].GoogleConfig.UseApplicationDefaultCredentials = ptr.Ptr(true)
 	err := Validate(o)
 	assert.NotEqual(t, nil, err)
 
@@ -81,7 +82,7 @@ func TestGoogleGroupOptionsWithoutGroups(t *testing.T) {
 	o := testOptions()
 	// Set admin email and application default credentials but no groups - should still require them
 	o.Providers[0].GoogleConfig.AdminEmail = "admin@example.com"
-	o.Providers[0].GoogleConfig.UseApplicationDefaultCredentials = true
+	o.Providers[0].GoogleConfig.UseApplicationDefaultCredentials = ptr.Ptr(true)
 	err := Validate(o)
 	// Should pass validation since google-group is now optional
 	assert.Equal(t, nil, err)

pkg/validation/providers.go

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 
 	"github.com/oauth2-proxy/oauth2-proxy/v7/pkg/apis/options"
+	"github.com/oauth2-proxy/oauth2-proxy/v7/pkg/util/ptr"
 )
 
 // validateProviders is the initial validation migration for multiple providrers
@@ -64,7 +65,7 @@ func validateProvider(provider options.Provider, providerIDs map[string]struct{}
 // providerRequiresClientSecret checks if provider requires client secret to be set
 // or it can be omitted in favor of JWT token to authenticate oAuth client
 func providerRequiresClientSecret(provider options.Provider) bool {
-	if provider.Type == "entra-id" && provider.MicrosoftEntraIDConfig.FederatedTokenAuth {
+	if provider.Type == "entra-id" && *provider.MicrosoftEntraIDConfig.FederatedTokenAuth {
 		return false
 	}
 
@@ -96,7 +97,7 @@ func validateGoogleConfig(provider options.Provider) []string {
 
 	hasAdminEmail := provider.GoogleConfig.AdminEmail != ""
 	hasSAJSON := provider.GoogleConfig.ServiceAccountJSON != ""
-	useADC := provider.GoogleConfig.UseApplicationDefaultCredentials
+	useADC := ptr.Deref(provider.GoogleConfig.UseApplicationDefaultCredentials, false)
 
 	if !hasAdminEmail && !hasSAJSON && !useADC {
 		return msgs
@@ -123,7 +124,7 @@ func validateGoogleConfig(provider options.Provider) []string {
 func validateEntraConfig(provider options.Provider) []string {
 	msgs := []string{}
 
-	if provider.MicrosoftEntraIDConfig.FederatedTokenAuth {
+	if *provider.MicrosoftEntraIDConfig.FederatedTokenAuth {
 		federatedTokenPath := os.Getenv("AZURE_FEDERATED_TOKEN_FILE")
 
 		if federatedTokenPath == "" {

pkg/validation/upstreams.go

@@ -54,19 +54,19 @@ func validateUpstream(upstream options.Upstream, ids, paths map[string]struct{})
 func validateStaticUpstream(upstream options.Upstream) []string {
 	msgs := []string{}
 
-	if !upstream.Static && upstream.StaticCode != nil {
+	if !*upstream.Static && upstream.StaticCode != nil {
 		msgs = append(msgs, fmt.Sprintf("upstream %q has staticCode (%d), but is not a static upstream, set 'static' for a static response", upstream.ID, *upstream.StaticCode))
 	}
 
 	// Checks after this only make sense when the upstream is static
-	if !upstream.Static {
+	if !*upstream.Static {
 		return msgs
 	}
 
 	if upstream.URI != "" {
 		msgs = append(msgs, fmt.Sprintf("upstream %q has uri, but is a static upstream, this will have no effect.", upstream.ID))
 	}
-	if upstream.InsecureSkipTLSVerify {
+	if *upstream.InsecureSkipTLSVerify {
 		msgs = append(msgs, fmt.Sprintf("upstream %q has insecureSkipTLSVerify, but is a static upstream, this will have no effect.", upstream.ID))
 	}
 	if upstream.FlushInterval != nil && *upstream.FlushInterval != options.DefaultUpstreamFlushInterval {
@@ -85,13 +85,13 @@ func validateStaticUpstream(upstream options.Upstream) []string {
 func validateUpstreamURI(upstream options.Upstream) []string {
 	msgs := []string{}
 
-	if !upstream.Static && upstream.URI == "" {
+	if !*upstream.Static && upstream.URI == "" {
 		msgs = append(msgs, fmt.Sprintf("upstream %q has empty uri: uris are required for all non-static upstreams", upstream.ID))
 		return msgs
 	}
 
 	// Checks after this only make sense the upstream is not static
-	if upstream.Static {
+	if *upstream.Static {
 		return msgs
 	}
 

pkg/validation/upstreams_test.go

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/oauth2-proxy/oauth2-proxy/v7/pkg/apis/options"
+	"github.com/oauth2-proxy/oauth2-proxy/v7/pkg/util/ptr"
 	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
 )
@@ -16,7 +17,6 @@ var _ = Describe("Upstreams", func() {
 
 	flushInterval := 5 * time.Second
 	staticCode200 := 200
-	truth := true
 
 	validHTTPUpstream := options.Upstream{
 		ID:   "validHTTPUpstream",
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Upstreams", func() {
 	validStaticUpstream := options.Upstream{
 		ID:     "validStaticUpstream",
 		Path:   "/validStaticUpstream",
-		Static: true,
+		Static: ptr.Ptr(true),
 	}
 	validFileUpstream := options.Upstream{
 		ID:   "validFileUpstream",
@@ -145,11 +145,11 @@ var _ = Describe("Upstreams", func() {
 						ID:                    "foo",
 						Path:                  "/foo",
 						URI:                   "ftp://foo",
-						Static:                true,
+						Static:                ptr.Ptr(true),
 						FlushInterval:         &flushInterval,
-						PassHostHeader:        &truth,
+						PassHostHeader:        ptr.Ptr(true),
-						ProxyWebSockets:       &truth,
+						ProxyWebSockets:       ptr.Ptr(true),
-						InsecureSkipTLSVerify: true,
+						InsecureSkipTLSVerify: ptr.Ptr(true),
 					},
 				},
 			},

providers/adfs.go

@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ func NewADFSProvider(p *ProviderData, opts options.Provider) *ADFSProvider {
 
 	return &ADFSProvider{
 		OIDCProvider:    oidcProvider,
-		skipScope:       opts.ADFSConfig.SkipScope,
+		skipScope:       *opts.ADFSConfig.SkipScope,
 		oidcEnrichFunc:  oidcProvider.EnrichSession,
 		oidcRefreshFunc: oidcProvider.RefreshSession,
 	}

providers/adfs_test.go

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/oauth2-proxy/oauth2-proxy/v7/pkg/apis/options"
 	"github.com/oauth2-proxy/oauth2-proxy/v7/pkg/apis/sessions"
 	internaloidc "github.com/oauth2-proxy/oauth2-proxy/v7/pkg/providers/oidc"
+	"github.com/oauth2-proxy/oauth2-proxy/v7/pkg/util/ptr"
 	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
 )
@@ -172,7 +173,7 @@ var _ = Describe("ADFS Provider Tests", func() {
 				ProtectedResource: resource,
 				Scope:             "",
 			}, options.Provider{
-				ADFSConfig: options.ADFSOptions{SkipScope: true},
+				ADFSConfig: options.ADFSOptions{SkipScope: ptr.Ptr(true)},
 			})
 
 			result := p.GetLoginURL("https://example.com/adfs/oauth2/", "", "", url.Values{})

providers/google.go

@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ func NewGoogleProvider(p *ProviderData, opts options.GoogleOptions) (*GoogleProv
 		},
 	}
 
-	if opts.ServiceAccountJSON != "" || opts.UseApplicationDefaultCredentials {
+	if opts.ServiceAccountJSON != "" || *opts.UseApplicationDefaultCredentials {
 		provider.configureGroups(opts)
 	}
 
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ var possibleScopesList = [...]string{
 }
 
 func getOauth2TokenSource(ctx context.Context, opts options.GoogleOptions, scope string) oauth2.TokenSource {
-	if opts.UseApplicationDefaultCredentials {
+	if *opts.UseApplicationDefaultCredentials {
 		ts, err := impersonate.CredentialsTokenSource(ctx, impersonate.CredentialsConfig{
 			TargetPrincipal: getTargetPrincipal(ctx, opts),
 			Scopes:          []string{scope},

providers/ms_entra_id.go

@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func NewMicrosoftEntraIDProvider(p *ProviderData, opts options.Provider) *Micros
 		OIDCProvider: NewOIDCProvider(p, opts.OIDCConfig),
 
 		multiTenantAllowedTenants: opts.MicrosoftEntraIDConfig.AllowedTenants,
-		federatedTokenAuth:        opts.MicrosoftEntraIDConfig.FederatedTokenAuth,
+		federatedTokenAuth:        *opts.MicrosoftEntraIDConfig.FederatedTokenAuth,
 		microsoftGraphURL:         microsoftGraphURL,
 	}
 }

providers/ms_entra_id_test.go

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/coreos/go-oidc/v3/oidc"
 	"github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v5"
 	"github.com/oauth2-proxy/oauth2-proxy/v7/pkg/apis/options"
+	"github.com/oauth2-proxy/oauth2-proxy/v7/pkg/util/ptr"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ func TestAzureEntraOIDCProviderNewMultiTenant(t *testing.T) {
 	provider := NewMicrosoftEntraIDProvider(&ProviderData{},
 		options.Provider{OIDCConfig: options.OIDCOptions{
 			IssuerURL:                      "https://login.microsoftonline.com/common/v2.0",
-			InsecureSkipIssuerVerification: true,
+			InsecureSkipIssuerVerification: ptr.Ptr(true),
 		}},
 	)
 	g.Expect(provider.Data().ProviderName).To(Equal("Microsoft Entra ID"))
@@ -90,8 +91,8 @@ func TestAzureEntraOIDCProviderValidateSessionAllowedTenants(t *testing.T) {
 		options.Provider{
 			OIDCConfig: options.OIDCOptions{
 				IssuerURL:                      "https://login.microsoftonline.com/common/v2.0",
-				InsecureSkipIssuerVerification: true,
+				InsecureSkipIssuerVerification: ptr.Ptr(true),
-				InsecureSkipNonce:              true,
+				InsecureSkipNonce:              ptr.Ptr(true),
 			},
 			MicrosoftEntraIDConfig: options.MicrosoftEntraIDOptions{
 				AllowedTenants: []string{"85d7d600-7804-4d92-8d43-9c33c21c130c"},

providers/oidc.go

@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ func NewOIDCProvider(p *ProviderData, opts options.OIDCOptions) *OIDCProvider {
 
 	return &OIDCProvider{
 		ProviderData: p,
-		SkipNonce:    opts.InsecureSkipNonce,
+		SkipNonce:    *opts.InsecureSkipNonce,
 	}
 }
 

providers/oidc_test.go

@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func newOIDCProvider(serverURL *url.URL, skipNonce bool) *OIDCProvider {
 	}
 
 	p := NewOIDCProvider(providerData, options.OIDCOptions{
-		InsecureSkipNonce: skipNonce,
+		InsecureSkipNonce: &skipNonce,
 	})
 
 	return p

providers/providers.go

@@ -98,8 +98,8 @@ func newProviderDataFromConfig(providerConfig options.Provider) (*ProviderData,
 			IssuerURL:              providerConfig.OIDCConfig.IssuerURL,
 			JWKsURL:                providerConfig.OIDCConfig.JwksURL,
 			PublicKeyFiles:         providerConfig.OIDCConfig.PublicKeyFiles,
-			SkipDiscovery:          providerConfig.OIDCConfig.SkipDiscovery,
+			SkipDiscovery:          *providerConfig.OIDCConfig.SkipDiscovery,
-			SkipIssuerVerification: providerConfig.OIDCConfig.InsecureSkipIssuerVerification,
+			SkipIssuerVerification: *providerConfig.OIDCConfig.InsecureSkipIssuerVerification,
 		})
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("error building OIDC ProviderVerifier: %v", err)
@@ -143,10 +143,10 @@ func newProviderDataFromConfig(providerConfig options.Provider) (*ProviderData,
 	}
 
 	// Make the OIDC options available to all providers that support it
-	p.AllowUnverifiedEmail = providerConfig.OIDCConfig.InsecureAllowUnverifiedEmail
+	p.AllowUnverifiedEmail = *providerConfig.OIDCConfig.InsecureAllowUnverifiedEmail
 	p.EmailClaim = providerConfig.OIDCConfig.EmailClaim
 	p.GroupsClaim = providerConfig.OIDCConfig.GroupsClaim
-	p.SkipClaimsFromProfileURL = providerConfig.SkipClaimsFromProfileURL
+	p.SkipClaimsFromProfileURL = *providerConfig.SkipClaimsFromProfileURL
 
 	// Set PKCE enabled or disabled based on discovery and force options
 	p.CodeChallengeMethod = parseCodeChallengeMethod(providerConfig)

providers/providers_test.go

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/oauth2-proxy/oauth2-proxy/v7/pkg/apis/options"
+	"github.com/oauth2-proxy/oauth2-proxy/v7/pkg/util/ptr"
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
 )
 
@@ -81,7 +82,7 @@ func TestSkipOIDCDiscovery(t *testing.T) {
 		ClientSecretFile: clientSecret,
 		OIDCConfig: options.OIDCOptions{
 			IssuerURL:     msIssuerURL,
-			SkipDiscovery: true,
+			SkipDiscovery: ptr.Ptr(true),
 		},
 	}
 
@@ -108,7 +109,7 @@ func TestURLsCorrectlyParsed(t *testing.T) {
 		RedeemURL:        msTokenURL,
 		OIDCConfig: options.OIDCOptions{
 			IssuerURL:     msIssuerURL,
-			SkipDiscovery: true,
+			SkipDiscovery: ptr.Ptr(true),
 			JwksURL:       msKeysURL,
 		},
 	}
@@ -216,7 +217,7 @@ func TestScope(t *testing.T) {
 			AllowedGroups:    tc.allowedGroups,
 			OIDCConfig: options.OIDCOptions{
 				IssuerURL:     msIssuerURL,
-				SkipDiscovery: true,
+				SkipDiscovery: ptr.Ptr(true),
 				JwksURL:       msKeysURL,
 			},
 		}
@@ -297,7 +298,7 @@ func TestEmailClaimCorrectlySet(t *testing.T) {
 				RedeemURL:        msTokenURL,
 				OIDCConfig: options.OIDCOptions{
 					IssuerURL:     msIssuerURL,
-					SkipDiscovery: true,
+					SkipDiscovery: ptr.Ptr(true),
 					JwksURL:       msKeysURL,
 					UserIDClaim:   tc.userIDClaim,
 					EmailClaim:    tc.emailClaim,