feat(rustproxy): add protocol-based routing and backend TLS re-encryption support

changelog.md

@@ -1,5 +1,16 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 2026-02-16 - 25.6.0 - feat(rustproxy)
+add protocol-based routing and backend TLS re-encryption support
+
+- Introduce optional route_match.protocol ("http" | "tcp") in Rust and TypeScript route types to allow protocol-restricted routing.
+- RouteManager: respect protocol field during matching and treat TLS connections without SNI as not matching domain-restricted routes (except wildcard-only routes).
+- HTTP proxy: add BackendStream abstraction to unify plain TCP and tokio-rustls TLS backend streams, and support connecting to upstreams over TLS (upstream.use_tls) with an InsecureBackendVerifier for internal/self-signed backends.
+- WebSocket and HTTP forwarding updated to use BackendStream so upstream TLS is handled transparently.
+- Passthrough listener: perform post-termination protocol detection for TerminateAndReencrypt; route HTTP flows into HttpProxyService and handle non-HTTP as TLS-to-TLS tunnel.
+- Add tests for protocol matching, TLS/no-SNI behavior, and other routing edge cases.
+- Add rustls and tokio-rustls dependencies (Cargo.toml/Cargo.lock updates).
+
 ## 2026-02-16 - 25.5.0 - feat(tls)
 add shared TLS acceptor with SNI resolver and session resumption; prefer shared acceptor and fall back to per-connection when routes specify custom TLS versions
 

rust/Cargo.lock

@@ -966,12 +966,14 @@ dependencies = [
  "hyper",
  "hyper-util",
  "regex",
+ "rustls",
  "rustproxy-config",
  "rustproxy-metrics",
  "rustproxy-routing",
  "rustproxy-security",
  "thiserror 2.0.18",
  "tokio",
+ "tokio-rustls",
  "tokio-util",
  "tracing",
 ]

rust/crates/rustproxy-config/src/helpers.rs

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ pub fn create_http_route(
             client_ip: None,
             tls_version: None,
             headers: None,
+            protocol: None,
         },
         action: RouteAction {
             action_type: RouteActionType::Forward,
@@ -108,6 +109,7 @@ pub fn create_http_to_https_redirect(
             client_ip: None,
             tls_version: None,
             headers: None,
+            protocol: None,
         },
         action: RouteAction {
             action_type: RouteActionType::Forward,
@@ -200,6 +202,7 @@ pub fn create_load_balancer_route(
             client_ip: None,
             tls_version: None,
             headers: None,
+            protocol: None,
         },
         action: RouteAction {
             action_type: RouteActionType::Forward,

rust/crates/rustproxy-config/src/route_types.rs

@@ -114,6 +114,10 @@ pub struct RouteMatch {
     /// Match specific HTTP headers
     #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
     pub headers: Option<HashMap<String, String>>,
+
+    /// Match specific protocol: "http" (includes h2 + websocket) or "tcp"
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub protocol: Option<String>,
 }
 
 // ─── Target Match ────────────────────────────────────────────────────

rust/crates/rustproxy-http/Cargo.toml

@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ http-body = { workspace = true }
 http-body-util = { workspace = true }
 bytes = { workspace = true }
 tokio = { workspace = true }
+rustls = { workspace = true }
+tokio-rustls = { workspace = true }
 tracing = { workspace = true }
 thiserror = { workspace = true }
 anyhow = { workspace = true }

rust/crates/rustproxy-http/src/proxy_service.rs

@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ use tokio::net::TcpStream;
 use tokio_util::sync::CancellationToken;
 use tracing::{debug, error, info, warn};
 
+use std::pin::Pin;
+use std::task::{Context, Poll};
+
 use rustproxy_routing::RouteManager;
 use rustproxy_metrics::MetricsCollector;
 
@@ -35,6 +38,125 @@ const DEFAULT_WS_INACTIVITY_TIMEOUT: std::time::Duration = std::time::Duration::
 /// Default WebSocket max lifetime (24 hours).
 const DEFAULT_WS_MAX_LIFETIME: std::time::Duration = std::time::Duration::from_secs(86400);
 
+/// Backend stream that can be either plain TCP or TLS-wrapped.
+/// Used for `terminate-and-reencrypt` mode where the backend requires TLS.
+pub(crate) enum BackendStream {
+    Plain(TcpStream),
+    Tls(tokio_rustls::client::TlsStream<TcpStream>),
+}
+
+impl tokio::io::AsyncRead for BackendStream {
+    fn poll_read(
+        self: Pin<&mut Self>,
+        cx: &mut Context<'_>,
+        buf: &mut tokio::io::ReadBuf<'_>,
+    ) -> Poll<std::io::Result<()>> {
+        match self.get_mut() {
+            BackendStream::Plain(s) => Pin::new(s).poll_read(cx, buf),
+            BackendStream::Tls(s) => Pin::new(s).poll_read(cx, buf),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl tokio::io::AsyncWrite for BackendStream {
+    fn poll_write(
+        self: Pin<&mut Self>,
+        cx: &mut Context<'_>,
+        buf: &[u8],
+    ) -> Poll<std::io::Result<usize>> {
+        match self.get_mut() {
+            BackendStream::Plain(s) => Pin::new(s).poll_write(cx, buf),
+            BackendStream::Tls(s) => Pin::new(s).poll_write(cx, buf),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn poll_flush(self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<std::io::Result<()>> {
+        match self.get_mut() {
+            BackendStream::Plain(s) => Pin::new(s).poll_flush(cx),
+            BackendStream::Tls(s) => Pin::new(s).poll_flush(cx),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn poll_shutdown(self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<std::io::Result<()>> {
+        match self.get_mut() {
+            BackendStream::Plain(s) => Pin::new(s).poll_shutdown(cx),
+            BackendStream::Tls(s) => Pin::new(s).poll_shutdown(cx),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Connect to a backend over TLS. Uses InsecureVerifier for internal backends
+/// with self-signed certs (same pattern as tls_handler::connect_tls).
+async fn connect_tls_backend(
+    host: &str,
+    port: u16,
+) -> Result<tokio_rustls::client::TlsStream<TcpStream>, Box<dyn std::error::Error + Send + Sync>> {
+    let _ = rustls::crypto::ring::default_provider().install_default();
+    let config = rustls::ClientConfig::builder()
+        .dangerous()
+        .with_custom_certificate_verifier(Arc::new(InsecureBackendVerifier))
+        .with_no_client_auth();
+
+    let connector = tokio_rustls::TlsConnector::from(Arc::new(config));
+    let stream = TcpStream::connect(format!("{}:{}", host, port)).await?;
+    stream.set_nodelay(true)?;
+
+    let server_name = rustls::pki_types::ServerName::try_from(host.to_string())?;
+    let tls_stream = connector.connect(server_name, stream).await?;
+    debug!("Backend TLS connection established to {}:{}", host, port);
+    Ok(tls_stream)
+}
+
+/// Insecure certificate verifier for backend TLS connections.
+/// Internal backends may use self-signed certs.
+#[derive(Debug)]
+struct InsecureBackendVerifier;
+
+impl rustls::client::danger::ServerCertVerifier for InsecureBackendVerifier {
+    fn verify_server_cert(
+        &self,
+        _end_entity: &rustls::pki_types::CertificateDer<'_>,
+        _intermediates: &[rustls::pki_types::CertificateDer<'_>],
+        _server_name: &rustls::pki_types::ServerName<'_>,
+        _ocsp_response: &[u8],
+        _now: rustls::pki_types::UnixTime,
+    ) -> Result<rustls::client::danger::ServerCertVerified, rustls::Error> {
+        Ok(rustls::client::danger::ServerCertVerified::assertion())
+    }
+
+    fn verify_tls12_signature(
+        &self,
+        _message: &[u8],
+        _cert: &rustls::pki_types::CertificateDer<'_>,
+        _dss: &rustls::DigitallySignedStruct,
+    ) -> Result<rustls::client::danger::HandshakeSignatureValid, rustls::Error> {
+        Ok(rustls::client::danger::HandshakeSignatureValid::assertion())
+    }
+
+    fn verify_tls13_signature(
+        &self,
+        _message: &[u8],
+        _cert: &rustls::pki_types::CertificateDer<'_>,
+        _dss: &rustls::DigitallySignedStruct,
+    ) -> Result<rustls::client::danger::HandshakeSignatureValid, rustls::Error> {
+        Ok(rustls::client::danger::HandshakeSignatureValid::assertion())
+    }
+
+    fn supported_verify_schemes(&self) -> Vec<rustls::SignatureScheme> {
+        vec![
+            rustls::SignatureScheme::RSA_PKCS1_SHA256,
+            rustls::SignatureScheme::RSA_PKCS1_SHA384,
+            rustls::SignatureScheme::RSA_PKCS1_SHA512,
+            rustls::SignatureScheme::ECDSA_NISTP256_SHA256,
+            rustls::SignatureScheme::ECDSA_NISTP384_SHA384,
+            rustls::SignatureScheme::ED25519,
+            rustls::SignatureScheme::RSA_PSS_SHA256,
+            rustls::SignatureScheme::RSA_PSS_SHA384,
+            rustls::SignatureScheme::RSA_PSS_SHA512,
+        ]
+    }
+}
+
 /// HTTP proxy service that processes HTTP traffic.
 pub struct HttpProxyService {
     route_manager: Arc<RouteManager>,
@@ -173,6 +295,7 @@ impl HttpProxyService {
             tls_version: None,
             headers: Some(&headers),
             is_tls: false,
+            protocol: Some("http"),
         };
 
         let route_match = match self.route_manager.find_route(&ctx) {
@@ -273,12 +396,35 @@ impl HttpProxyService {
             }
         }
 
-        // Connect to upstream with timeout
+        // Connect to upstream with timeout (TLS if upstream.use_tls is set)
-        let upstream_stream = match tokio::time::timeout(
+        let backend = if upstream.use_tls {
+            match tokio::time::timeout(
+                self.connect_timeout,
+                connect_tls_backend(&upstream.host, upstream.port),
+            ).await {
+                Ok(Ok(tls)) => BackendStream::Tls(tls),
+                Ok(Err(e)) => {
+                    error!("Failed TLS connect to upstream {}:{}: {}", upstream.host, upstream.port, e);
+                    self.upstream_selector.connection_ended(&upstream_key);
+                    self.metrics.connection_closed(route_id, Some(&ip_str));
+                    return Ok(error_response(StatusCode::BAD_GATEWAY, "Backend TLS unavailable"));
+                }
+                Err(_) => {
+                    error!("Upstream TLS connect timeout for {}:{}", upstream.host, upstream.port);
+                    self.upstream_selector.connection_ended(&upstream_key);
+                    self.metrics.connection_closed(route_id, Some(&ip_str));
+                    return Ok(error_response(StatusCode::GATEWAY_TIMEOUT, "Backend TLS connect timeout"));
+                }
+            }
+        } else {
+            match tokio::time::timeout(
                 self.connect_timeout,
                 TcpStream::connect(format!("{}:{}", upstream.host, upstream.port)),
             ).await {
-            Ok(Ok(s)) => s,
+                Ok(Ok(s)) => {
+                    s.set_nodelay(true).ok();
+                    BackendStream::Plain(s)
+                }
                 Ok(Err(e)) => {
                     error!("Failed to connect to upstream {}:{}: {}", upstream.host, upstream.port, e);
                     self.upstream_selector.connection_ended(&upstream_key);
@@ -291,10 +437,10 @@ impl HttpProxyService {
                     self.metrics.connection_closed(route_id, Some(&ip_str));
                     return Ok(error_response(StatusCode::GATEWAY_TIMEOUT, "Backend connect timeout"));
                 }
+            }
         };
-        upstream_stream.set_nodelay(true).ok();
 
-        let io = TokioIo::new(upstream_stream);
+        let io = TokioIo::new(backend);
 
         let result = if use_h2 {
             // HTTP/2 backend
@@ -310,7 +456,7 @@ impl HttpProxyService {
     /// Forward request to backend via HTTP/1.1 with body streaming.
     async fn forward_h1(
         &self,
-        io: TokioIo<TcpStream>,
+        io: TokioIo<BackendStream>,
         parts: hyper::http::request::Parts,
         body: Incoming,
         upstream_headers: hyper::HeaderMap,
@@ -376,7 +522,7 @@ impl HttpProxyService {
     /// Forward request to backend via HTTP/2 with body streaming.
     async fn forward_h2(
         &self,
-        io: TokioIo<TcpStream>,
+        io: TokioIo<BackendStream>,
         parts: hyper::http::request::Parts,
         body: Incoming,
         upstream_headers: hyper::HeaderMap,
@@ -516,12 +662,35 @@ impl HttpProxyService {
 
         info!("WebSocket upgrade from {} -> {}:{}", peer_addr, upstream.host, upstream.port);
 
-        // Connect to upstream with timeout
+        // Connect to upstream with timeout (TLS if upstream.use_tls is set)
-        let mut upstream_stream = match tokio::time::timeout(
+        let mut upstream_stream: BackendStream = if upstream.use_tls {
+            match tokio::time::timeout(
+                self.connect_timeout,
+                connect_tls_backend(&upstream.host, upstream.port),
+            ).await {
+                Ok(Ok(tls)) => BackendStream::Tls(tls),
+                Ok(Err(e)) => {
+                    error!("WebSocket: failed TLS connect upstream {}:{}: {}", upstream.host, upstream.port, e);
+                    self.upstream_selector.connection_ended(upstream_key);
+                    self.metrics.connection_closed(route_id, Some(source_ip));
+                    return Ok(error_response(StatusCode::BAD_GATEWAY, "Backend TLS unavailable"));
+                }
+                Err(_) => {
+                    error!("WebSocket: upstream TLS connect timeout for {}:{}", upstream.host, upstream.port);
+                    self.upstream_selector.connection_ended(upstream_key);
+                    self.metrics.connection_closed(route_id, Some(source_ip));
+                    return Ok(error_response(StatusCode::GATEWAY_TIMEOUT, "Backend TLS connect timeout"));
+                }
+            }
+        } else {
+            match tokio::time::timeout(
                 self.connect_timeout,
                 TcpStream::connect(format!("{}:{}", upstream.host, upstream.port)),
             ).await {
-            Ok(Ok(s)) => s,
+                Ok(Ok(s)) => {
+                    s.set_nodelay(true).ok();
+                    BackendStream::Plain(s)
+                }
                 Ok(Err(e)) => {
                     error!("WebSocket: failed to connect upstream {}:{}: {}", upstream.host, upstream.port, e);
                     self.upstream_selector.connection_ended(upstream_key);
@@ -534,8 +703,8 @@ impl HttpProxyService {
                     self.metrics.connection_closed(route_id, Some(source_ip));
                     return Ok(error_response(StatusCode::GATEWAY_TIMEOUT, "Backend connect timeout"));
                 }
+            }
         };
-        upstream_stream.set_nodelay(true).ok();
 
         let path = req.uri().path().to_string();
         let upstream_path = {

rust/crates/rustproxy-passthrough/src/tcp_listener.rs

@@ -446,6 +446,7 @@ impl TcpListenerManager {
                 tls_version: None,
                 headers: None,
                 is_tls: false,
+                protocol: None,
             };
 
             if let Some(quick_match) = route_manager.find_route(&quick_ctx) {
@@ -650,6 +651,8 @@ impl TcpListenerManager {
             tls_version: None,
             headers: None,
             is_tls,
+            // For TLS connections, protocol is unknown until after termination
+            protocol: if is_http { Some("http") } else if !is_tls { Some("tcp") } else { None },
         };
 
         let route_match = route_manager.find_route(&ctx);
@@ -827,6 +830,15 @@ impl TcpListenerManager {
                     }
                 };
 
+                // Check protocol restriction from route config
+                if let Some(ref required_protocol) = route_match.route.route_match.protocol {
+                    let detected = if peeked { "http" } else { "tcp" };
+                    if required_protocol != detected {
+                        debug!("Protocol mismatch: route requires '{}', got '{}'", required_protocol, detected);
+                        return Err("Protocol mismatch".into());
+                    }
+                }
+
                 if peeked {
                     debug!(
                         "TLS Terminate + HTTP: {} -> {}:{} (domain: {:?})",
@@ -867,12 +879,59 @@ impl TcpListenerManager {
                 Ok(())
             }
             Some(rustproxy_config::TlsMode::TerminateAndReencrypt) => {
+                // Inline TLS accept + HTTP detection (same pattern as Terminate mode)
                 let route_tls = route_match.route.action.tls.as_ref();
-                Self::handle_tls_terminate_reencrypt(
+                let acceptor = Self::get_tls_acceptor(&domain, &tls_configs, &*shared_tls_acceptor, route_tls)?;
-                    stream, n, &domain, &target_host, target_port,
+                let tls_stream = match tokio::time::timeout(
-                    peer_addr, &tls_configs, &shared_tls_acceptor,
+                    std::time::Duration::from_millis(conn_config.initial_data_timeout_ms),
-                    Arc::clone(&metrics), route_id, &conn_config, route_tls,
+                    tls_handler::accept_tls(stream, &acceptor),
-                ).await
+                ).await {
+                    Ok(Ok(s)) => s,
+                    Ok(Err(e)) => return Err(e),
+                    Err(_) => return Err("TLS handshake timeout".into()),
+                };
+
+                // Peek at decrypted data to detect protocol
+                let mut buf_stream = tokio::io::BufReader::new(tls_stream);
+                let is_http_data = {
+                    use tokio::io::AsyncBufReadExt;
+                    match buf_stream.fill_buf().await {
+                        Ok(data) => sni_parser::is_http(data),
+                        Err(_) => false,
+                    }
+                };
+
+                // Check protocol restriction from route config
+                if let Some(ref required_protocol) = route_match.route.route_match.protocol {
+                    let detected = if is_http_data { "http" } else { "tcp" };
+                    if required_protocol != detected {
+                        debug!("Protocol mismatch: route requires '{}', got '{}'", required_protocol, detected);
+                        return Err("Protocol mismatch".into());
+                    }
+                }
+
+                if is_http_data {
+                    // HTTP: full per-request routing via HttpProxyService
+                    // (backend TLS handled by HttpProxyService when upstream.use_tls is set)
+                    debug!(
+                        "TLS Terminate+Reencrypt + HTTP: {} (domain: {:?})",
+                        peer_addr, domain
+                    );
+                    _conn_guard.disarm();
+                    http_proxy.handle_io(buf_stream, peer_addr, port, cancel.clone()).await;
+                } else {
+                    // Non-HTTP: TLS-to-TLS tunnel (existing behavior for raw TCP protocols)
+                    debug!(
+                        "TLS Terminate+Reencrypt + TCP: {} -> {}:{}",
+                        peer_addr, target_host, target_port
+                    );
+                    Self::handle_tls_reencrypt_tunnel(
+                        buf_stream, &target_host, target_port,
+                        peer_addr, Arc::clone(&metrics), route_id,
+                        &conn_config,
+                    ).await?;
+                }
+                Ok(())
             }
             None => {
                 if is_http {
@@ -1007,39 +1066,18 @@ impl TcpListenerManager {
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    /// Handle TLS terminate-and-reencrypt: accept TLS from client, connect TLS to backend.
+    /// Handle non-HTTP TLS-to-TLS tunnel for terminate-and-reencrypt mode.
-    async fn handle_tls_terminate_reencrypt(
+    /// TLS accept has already been done by the caller; this only connects to the
-        stream: tokio::net::TcpStream,
+    /// backend over TLS and forwards bidirectionally.
-        _peek_len: usize,
+    async fn handle_tls_reencrypt_tunnel(
-        domain: &Option<String>,
+        buf_stream: tokio::io::BufReader<tokio_rustls::server::TlsStream<tokio::net::TcpStream>>,
         target_host: &str,
         target_port: u16,
         peer_addr: std::net::SocketAddr,
-        tls_configs: &HashMap<String, TlsCertConfig>,
-        shared_tls_acceptor: &Option<TlsAcceptor>,
         metrics: Arc<MetricsCollector>,
         route_id: Option<&str>,
         conn_config: &ConnectionConfig,
-        route_tls: Option<&rustproxy_config::RouteTls>,
     ) -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error + Send + Sync>> {
-        // Use shared acceptor (session resumption) or fall back to per-connection
-        let acceptor = Self::get_tls_acceptor(domain, tls_configs, shared_tls_acceptor, route_tls)?;
-
-        // Accept TLS from client with timeout
-        let client_tls = match tokio::time::timeout(
-            std::time::Duration::from_millis(conn_config.initial_data_timeout_ms),
-            tls_handler::accept_tls(stream, &acceptor),
-        ).await {
-            Ok(Ok(s)) => s,
-            Ok(Err(e)) => return Err(e),
-            Err(_) => return Err("TLS handshake timeout".into()),
-        };
-
-        debug!(
-            "TLS Terminate+Reencrypt: {} -> {}:{} (domain: {:?})",
-            peer_addr, target_host, target_port, domain
-        );
-
         // Connect to backend over TLS with timeout
         let backend_tls = match tokio::time::timeout(
             std::time::Duration::from_millis(conn_config.connection_timeout_ms),
@@ -1050,8 +1088,9 @@ impl TcpListenerManager {
             Err(_) => return Err("Backend TLS connection timeout".into()),
         };
 
-        // Forward between two TLS streams
+        // Forward between decrypted client stream and backend TLS stream
-        let (client_read, client_write) = tokio::io::split(client_tls);
+        // (BufReader preserves any already-buffered data from the peek)
+        let (client_read, client_write) = tokio::io::split(buf_stream);
         let (backend_read, backend_write) = tokio::io::split(backend_tls);
 
         let base_inactivity_ms = conn_config.socket_timeout_ms;

rust/crates/rustproxy-routing/src/route_manager.rs

@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ pub struct MatchContext<'a> {
     pub tls_version: Option<&'a str>,
     pub headers: Option<&'a HashMap<String, String>>,
     pub is_tls: bool,
+    /// Detected protocol: "http" or "tcp". None when unknown (e.g. pre-TLS-termination).
+    pub protocol: Option<&'a str>,
 }
 
 /// Result of a route match.
@@ -87,9 +89,17 @@ impl RouteManager {
                 if !matchers::domain_matches_any(&patterns, domain) {
                     return false;
                 }
+            } else if ctx.is_tls {
+                // TLS connection without SNI cannot match a domain-restricted route.
+                // This prevents session-ticket resumption from misrouting when clients
+                // omit SNI (RFC 8446 recommends but doesn't mandate SNI on resumption).
+                // Wildcard-only routes (domains: ["*"]) still match since they accept all.
+                let patterns = domains.to_vec();
+                let is_wildcard_only = patterns.iter().all(|d| *d == "*");
+                if !is_wildcard_only {
+                    return false;
+                }
             }
-            // If no domain provided but route requires domain, it depends on context
-            // For TLS passthrough, we need SNI; for other cases we may still match
         }
 
         // Path matching
@@ -137,6 +147,17 @@ impl RouteManager {
             }
         }
 
+        // Protocol matching
+        if let Some(ref required_protocol) = rm.protocol {
+            if let Some(protocol) = ctx.protocol {
+                if required_protocol != protocol {
+                    return false;
+                }
+            }
+            // If protocol not yet known (None), allow match — protocol will be
+            // validated after detection (post-TLS-termination peek)
+        }
+
         true
     }
 
@@ -277,6 +298,7 @@ mod tests {
                 client_ip: None,
                 tls_version: None,
                 headers: None,
+                protocol: None,
             },
             action: RouteAction {
                 action_type: RouteActionType::Forward,
@@ -327,6 +349,7 @@ mod tests {
             tls_version: None,
             headers: None,
             is_tls: false,
+            protocol: None,
         };
 
         let result = manager.find_route(&ctx);
@@ -349,6 +372,7 @@ mod tests {
             tls_version: None,
             headers: None,
             is_tls: false,
+            protocol: None,
         };
 
         let result = manager.find_route(&ctx).unwrap();
@@ -372,6 +396,7 @@ mod tests {
             tls_version: None,
             headers: None,
             is_tls: false,
+            protocol: None,
         };
 
         assert!(manager.find_route(&ctx).is_none());
@@ -457,6 +482,116 @@ mod tests {
             tls_version: None,
             headers: None,
             is_tls: false,
+            protocol: None,
+        };
+
+        assert!(manager.find_route(&ctx).is_some());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_tls_no_sni_rejects_domain_restricted_route() {
+        let routes = vec![make_route(443, Some("example.com"), 0)];
+        let manager = RouteManager::new(routes);
+
+        // TLS connection without SNI should NOT match a domain-restricted route
+        let ctx = MatchContext {
+            port: 443,
+            domain: None,
+            path: None,
+            client_ip: None,
+            tls_version: None,
+            headers: None,
+            is_tls: true,
+            protocol: None,
+        };
+
+        assert!(manager.find_route(&ctx).is_none());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_tls_no_sni_rejects_wildcard_subdomain_route() {
+        let routes = vec![make_route(443, Some("*.example.com"), 0)];
+        let manager = RouteManager::new(routes);
+
+        // TLS connection without SNI should NOT match *.example.com
+        let ctx = MatchContext {
+            port: 443,
+            domain: None,
+            path: None,
+            client_ip: None,
+            tls_version: None,
+            headers: None,
+            is_tls: true,
+            protocol: None,
+        };
+
+        assert!(manager.find_route(&ctx).is_none());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_tls_no_sni_matches_wildcard_only_route() {
+        let routes = vec![make_route(443, Some("*"), 0)];
+        let manager = RouteManager::new(routes);
+
+        // TLS connection without SNI SHOULD match a wildcard-only route
+        let ctx = MatchContext {
+            port: 443,
+            domain: None,
+            path: None,
+            client_ip: None,
+            tls_version: None,
+            headers: None,
+            is_tls: true,
+            protocol: None,
+        };
+
+        assert!(manager.find_route(&ctx).is_some());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_tls_no_sni_skips_domain_restricted_matches_fallback() {
+        // Two routes: first is domain-restricted, second is wildcard catch-all
+        let routes = vec![
+            make_route(443, Some("specific.com"), 10),
+            make_route(443, Some("*"), 0),
+        ];
+        let manager = RouteManager::new(routes);
+
+        // TLS without SNI should skip specific.com and fall through to wildcard
+        let ctx = MatchContext {
+            port: 443,
+            domain: None,
+            path: None,
+            client_ip: None,
+            tls_version: None,
+            headers: None,
+            is_tls: true,
+            protocol: None,
+        };
+
+        let result = manager.find_route(&ctx);
+        assert!(result.is_some());
+        let matched_domains = result.unwrap().route.route_match.domains.as_ref()
+            .map(|d| d.to_vec()).unwrap();
+        assert!(matched_domains.contains(&"*"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_non_tls_no_domain_still_matches_domain_restricted() {
+        // Non-TLS (plain HTTP) without domain should still match domain-restricted routes
+        // (the HTTP proxy layer handles Host-based routing)
+        let routes = vec![make_route(80, Some("example.com"), 0)];
+        let manager = RouteManager::new(routes);
+
+        let ctx = MatchContext {
+            port: 80,
+            domain: None,
+            path: None,
+            client_ip: None,
+            tls_version: None,
+            headers: None,
+            is_tls: false,
+            protocol: None,
         };
 
         assert!(manager.find_route(&ctx).is_some());
@@ -475,6 +610,7 @@ mod tests {
             tls_version: None,
             headers: None,
             is_tls: false,
+            protocol: None,
         };
 
         assert!(manager.find_route(&ctx).is_some());
@@ -525,6 +661,7 @@ mod tests {
             tls_version: None,
             headers: None,
             is_tls: false,
+            protocol: None,
         };
         let result = manager.find_route(&ctx).unwrap();
         assert_eq!(result.target.unwrap().host.first(), "api-backend");
@@ -538,8 +675,102 @@ mod tests {
             tls_version: None,
             headers: None,
             is_tls: false,
+            protocol: None,
         };
         let result = manager.find_route(&ctx).unwrap();
         assert_eq!(result.target.unwrap().host.first(), "default-backend");
     }
+
+    fn make_route_with_protocol(port: u16, domain: Option<&str>, protocol: Option<&str>) -> RouteConfig {
+        let mut route = make_route(port, domain, 0);
+        route.route_match.protocol = protocol.map(|s| s.to_string());
+        route
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_protocol_http_matches_http() {
+        let routes = vec![make_route_with_protocol(80, None, Some("http"))];
+        let manager = RouteManager::new(routes);
+
+        let ctx = MatchContext {
+            port: 80,
+            domain: None,
+            path: None,
+            client_ip: None,
+            tls_version: None,
+            headers: None,
+            is_tls: false,
+            protocol: Some("http"),
+        };
+        assert!(manager.find_route(&ctx).is_some());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_protocol_http_rejects_tcp() {
+        let routes = vec![make_route_with_protocol(80, None, Some("http"))];
+        let manager = RouteManager::new(routes);
+
+        let ctx = MatchContext {
+            port: 80,
+            domain: None,
+            path: None,
+            client_ip: None,
+            tls_version: None,
+            headers: None,
+            is_tls: false,
+            protocol: Some("tcp"),
+        };
+        assert!(manager.find_route(&ctx).is_none());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_protocol_none_matches_any() {
+        // Route with no protocol restriction matches any protocol
+        let routes = vec![make_route_with_protocol(80, None, None)];
+        let manager = RouteManager::new(routes);
+
+        let ctx_http = MatchContext {
+            port: 80,
+            domain: None,
+            path: None,
+            client_ip: None,
+            tls_version: None,
+            headers: None,
+            is_tls: false,
+            protocol: Some("http"),
+        };
+        assert!(manager.find_route(&ctx_http).is_some());
+
+        let ctx_tcp = MatchContext {
+            port: 80,
+            domain: None,
+            path: None,
+            client_ip: None,
+            tls_version: None,
+            headers: None,
+            is_tls: false,
+            protocol: Some("tcp"),
+        };
+        assert!(manager.find_route(&ctx_tcp).is_some());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_protocol_http_matches_when_unknown() {
+        // Route with protocol: "http" should match when ctx.protocol is None
+        // (pre-TLS-termination, protocol not yet known)
+        let routes = vec![make_route_with_protocol(443, None, Some("http"))];
+        let manager = RouteManager::new(routes);
+
+        let ctx = MatchContext {
+            port: 443,
+            domain: None,
+            path: None,
+            client_ip: None,
+            tls_version: None,
+            headers: None,
+            is_tls: true,
+            protocol: None,
+        };
+        assert!(manager.find_route(&ctx).is_some());
+    }
 }

rust/crates/rustproxy/tests/common/mod.rs

@@ -201,6 +201,7 @@ pub fn make_test_route(
             client_ip: None,
             tls_version: None,
             headers: None,
+            protocol: None,
         },
         action: rustproxy_config::RouteAction {
             action_type: rustproxy_config::RouteActionType::Forward,

ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts

@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
  */
 export const commitinfo = {
   name: '@push.rocks/smartproxy',
-  version: '25.5.0',
+  version: '25.6.0',
   description: 'A powerful proxy package with unified route-based configuration for high traffic management. Features include SSL/TLS support, flexible routing patterns, WebSocket handling, advanced security options, and automatic ACME certificate management.'
 }

ts/proxies/smart-proxy/models/route-types.ts

@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ export interface IRouteMatch {
   clientIp?: string[];     // Match specific client IPs
   tlsVersion?: string[];   // Match specific TLS versions
   headers?: Record<string, string | RegExp>; // Match specific HTTP headers
+  protocol?: 'http' | 'tcp';  // Match specific protocol (http includes h2 + websocket upgrades)
 }