refactor(commands): command context (#4539)

This moves a lot of machinery for commands into a context.Context with other struct values. This allows for PreRunE's to reliably load the configuration and avoids use of global vars.

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug-report.yml

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ body:
       description: What version(s) of Authelia can you reproduce this bug on?
       multiple: true
       options:
+        - v4.37.5
         - v4.37.4
         - v4.37.3
         - v4.37.2

docs/content/en/configuration/methods/files.md

@@ -232,9 +232,9 @@ Example:
 ```yaml
 {{ if contains (env "DOMAIN") "https://" }}
 default_redirection_url: '{{ env "DOMAIN" }}'
-{{ else}}
+{{ else }}
 default_redirection_url: 'https://{{ env "DOMAIN" }}'
-  {{ end }}
+{{ end }}
 ```
 
 ##### hasPrefix
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ Example:
 ```yaml
 {{ if hasPrefix (env "DOMAIN") "https://" }}
 default_redirection_url: '{{ env "DOMAIN" }}'
-{{ else}}
+{{ else }}
 default_redirection_url: 'https://{{ env "DOMAIN" }}'
 {{ end }}
 ```
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ Example:
 ```yaml
 {{ if hasSuffix (env "DOMAIN") "/" }}
 default_redirection_url: 'https://{{ env "DOMAIN" }}'
-{{ else}}
+{{ else }}
 default_redirection_url: 'https://{{ env "DOMAIN" }}/'
 {{ end }}
 ```

docs/content/en/policies/versioning.md

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 title: "Versioning Policy"
 description: "The Authelia Versioning Policy which is important reading for administrators"
-date: 2022-12-21T16:46:42+11:00
+date: 2022-12-21T20:48:14+11:00
 draft: false
 images: []
 aliases:

docs/content/en/reference/cli/authelia/authelia.md

@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ authelia --config /etc/authelia/config/
 ### Options
 
 ```
-  -c, --config strings                        configuration files to load
+  -c, --config strings                        configuration files to load (default [configuration.yml])
-      --config.experimental.filters strings   Applies filters in order to the configuration file before the YAML parser. Options are 'template', 'expand-env'
+      --config.experimental.filters strings   applies filters in order to the configuration file before the YAML parser, options are 'template', 'expand-env'
   -h, --help                                  help for authelia
 ```
 
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ authelia --config /etc/authelia/config/
 * [authelia access-control](authelia_access-control.md)	 - Helpers for the access control system
 * [authelia build-info](authelia_build-info.md)	 - Show the build information of Authelia
 * [authelia crypto](authelia_crypto.md)	 - Perform cryptographic operations
-* [authelia hash-password](authelia_hash-password.md)	 - Hash a password to be used in file-based users database
 * [authelia storage](authelia_storage.md)	 - Manage the Authelia storage
 * [authelia validate-config](authelia_validate-config.md)	 - Check a configuration against the internal configuration validation mechanisms
 

docs/content/en/reference/cli/authelia/authelia_access-control.md

@@ -32,6 +32,13 @@ authelia access-control --help
   -h, --help   help for access-control
 ```
 
+### Options inherited from parent commands
+
+```
+  -c, --config strings                        configuration files to load (default [configuration.yml])
+      --config.experimental.filters strings   applies filters in order to the configuration file before the YAML parser, options are 'template', 'expand-env'
+```
+
 ### SEE ALSO
 
 * [authelia](authelia.md)	 - authelia untagged-unknown-dirty (master, unknown)

docs/content/en/reference/cli/authelia/authelia_access-control_check-policy.md

@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ authelia access-control check-policy --config config.yml --url https://example.c
 ### Options
 
 ```
-  -c, --config strings    configuration files to load (default [configuration.yml])
       --groups strings    the groups of the subject
   -h, --help              help for check-policy
       --ip string         the ip of the subject
@@ -63,6 +62,13 @@ authelia access-control check-policy --config config.yml --url https://example.c
       --verbose           enables verbose output
 ```
 
+### Options inherited from parent commands
+
+```
+  -c, --config strings                        configuration files to load (default [configuration.yml])
+      --config.experimental.filters strings   applies filters in order to the configuration file before the YAML parser, options are 'template', 'expand-env'
+```
+
 ### SEE ALSO
 
 * [authelia access-control](authelia_access-control.md)	 - Helpers for the access control system

docs/content/en/reference/cli/authelia/authelia_build-info.md

@@ -45,6 +45,13 @@ authelia build-info
   -h, --help   help for build-info
 ```
 
+### Options inherited from parent commands
+
+```
+  -c, --config strings                        configuration files to load (default [configuration.yml])
+      --config.experimental.filters strings   applies filters in order to the configuration file before the YAML parser, options are 'template', 'expand-env'
+```
+
 ### SEE ALSO
 
 * [authelia](authelia.md)	 - authelia untagged-unknown-dirty (master, unknown)

docs/content/en/reference/cli/authelia/authelia_crypto.md

@@ -34,6 +34,13 @@ authelia crypto --help
   -h, --help   help for crypto
 ```
 
+### Options inherited from parent commands
+
+```
+  -c, --config strings                        configuration files to load (default [configuration.yml])
+      --config.experimental.filters strings   applies filters in order to the configuration file before the YAML parser, options are 'template', 'expand-env'
+```
+
 ### SEE ALSO
 
 * [authelia](authelia.md)	 - authelia untagged-unknown-dirty (master, unknown)

docs/content/en/reference/cli/authelia/authelia_crypto_certificate.md

@@ -34,6 +34,13 @@ authelia crypto certificate --help
   -h, --help   help for certificate
 ```
 
+### Options inherited from parent commands
+
+```
+  -c, --config strings                        configuration files to load (default [configuration.yml])
+      --config.experimental.filters strings   applies filters in order to the configuration file before the YAML parser, options are 'template', 'expand-env'
+```
+
 ### SEE ALSO
 
 * [authelia crypto](authelia_crypto.md)	 - Perform cryptographic operations

docs/content/en/reference/cli/authelia/authelia_crypto_certificate_ecdsa.md

@@ -34,6 +34,13 @@ authelia crypto certificate ecdsa --help
   -h, --help   help for ecdsa
 ```
 
+### Options inherited from parent commands
+
+```
+  -c, --config strings                        configuration files to load (default [configuration.yml])
+      --config.experimental.filters strings   applies filters in order to the configuration file before the YAML parser, options are 'template', 'expand-env'
+```
+
 ### SEE ALSO
 
 * [authelia crypto certificate](authelia_crypto_certificate.md)	 - Perform certificate cryptographic operations

docs/content/en/reference/cli/authelia/authelia_crypto_certificate_ecdsa_generate.md

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ authelia crypto certificate ecdsa generate --help
 
 ```
       --ca                            create the certificate as a certificate authority certificate
-  -c, --common-name string            certificate common name
+  -n, --common-name string            certificate common name
       --country strings               certificate country
   -b, --curve string                  Sets the elliptic curve which can be P224, P256, P384, or P521 (default "P256")
   -d, --directory string              directory where the generated keys, certificates, etc will be stored
@@ -59,6 +59,13 @@ authelia crypto certificate ecdsa generate --help
   -s, --street-address strings        certificate street address
 ```
 
+### Options inherited from parent commands
+
+```
+  -c, --config strings                        configuration files to load (default [configuration.yml])
+      --config.experimental.filters strings   applies filters in order to the configuration file before the YAML parser, options are 'template', 'expand-env'
+```
+
 ### SEE ALSO
 
 * [authelia crypto certificate ecdsa](authelia_crypto_certificate_ecdsa.md)	 - Perform ECDSA certificate cryptographic operations

docs/content/en/reference/cli/authelia/authelia_crypto_certificate_ecdsa_request.md

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ authelia crypto certificate ecdsa request --help
 ### Options
 
 ```
-  -c, --common-name string            certificate common name
+  -n, --common-name string            certificate common name
       --country strings               certificate country
   -b, --curve string                  Sets the elliptic curve which can be P224, P256, P384, or P521 (default "P256")
   -d, --directory string              directory where the generated keys, certificates, etc will be stored
@@ -54,6 +54,13 @@ authelia crypto certificate ecdsa request --help
   -s, --street-address strings        certificate street address
 ```
 
+### Options inherited from parent commands
+
+```
+  -c, --config strings                        configuration files to load (default [configuration.yml])
+      --config.experimental.filters strings   applies filters in order to the configuration file before the YAML parser, options are 'template', 'expand-env'
+```
+
 ### SEE ALSO
 
 * [authelia crypto certificate ecdsa](authelia_crypto_certificate_ecdsa.md)	 - Perform ECDSA certificate cryptographic operations

docs/content/en/reference/cli/authelia/authelia_crypto_certificate_ed25519.md

@@ -34,6 +34,13 @@ authelia crypto certificate ed25519 --help
   -h, --help   help for ed25519
 ```
 
+### Options inherited from parent commands
+
+```
+  -c, --config strings                        configuration files to load (default [configuration.yml])
+      --config.experimental.filters strings   applies filters in order to the configuration file before the YAML parser, options are 'template', 'expand-env'
+```
+
 ### SEE ALSO
 
 * [authelia crypto certificate](authelia_crypto_certificate.md)	 - Perform certificate cryptographic operations

docs/content/en/reference/cli/authelia/authelia_crypto_certificate_ed25519_generate.md

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ authelia crypto certificate ed25519 request --help
 
 ```
       --ca                            create the certificate as a certificate authority certificate
-  -c, --common-name string            certificate common name
+  -n, --common-name string            certificate common name
       --country strings               certificate country
   -d, --directory string              directory where the generated keys, certificates, etc will be stored
       --duration duration             duration of time the certificate is valid for (default 8760h0m0s)
@@ -58,6 +58,13 @@ authelia crypto certificate ed25519 request --help
   -s, --street-address strings        certificate street address
 ```
 
+### Options inherited from parent commands
+
+```
+  -c, --config strings                        configuration files to load (default [configuration.yml])
+      --config.experimental.filters strings   applies filters in order to the configuration file before the YAML parser, options are 'template', 'expand-env'
+```
+
 ### SEE ALSO
 
 * [authelia crypto certificate ed25519](authelia_crypto_certificate_ed25519.md)	 - Perform Ed25519 certificate cryptographic operations

docs/content/en/reference/cli/authelia/authelia_crypto_certificate_ed25519_request.md

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ authelia crypto certificate ed25519 request --help
 ### Options
 
 ```
-  -c, --common-name string            certificate common name
+  -n, --common-name string            certificate common name
       --country strings               certificate country
   -d, --directory string              directory where the generated keys, certificates, etc will be stored
       --duration duration             duration of time the certificate is valid for (default 8760h0m0s)
@@ -53,6 +53,13 @@ authelia crypto certificate ed25519 request --help
   -s, --street-address strings        certificate street address
 ```
 
+### Options inherited from parent commands
+
+```
+  -c, --config strings                        configuration files to load (default [configuration.yml])
+      --config.experimental.filters strings   applies filters in order to the configuration file before the YAML parser, options are 'template', 'expand-env'
+```
+
 ### SEE ALSO
 
 * [authelia crypto certificate ed25519](authelia_crypto_certificate_ed25519.md)	 - Perform Ed25519 certificate cryptographic operations

docs/content/en/reference/cli/authelia/authelia_crypto_certificate_rsa.md

@@ -34,6 +34,13 @@ authelia crypto certificate rsa --help
   -h, --help   help for rsa
 ```
 
+### Options inherited from parent commands
+
+```
+  -c, --config strings                        configuration files to load (default [configuration.yml])
+      --config.experimental.filters strings   applies filters in order to the configuration file before the YAML parser, options are 'template', 'expand-env'
+```
+
 ### SEE ALSO
 
 * [authelia crypto certificate](authelia_crypto_certificate.md)	 - Perform certificate cryptographic operations

docs/content/en/reference/cli/authelia/authelia_crypto_certificate_rsa_generate.md

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ authelia crypto certificate rsa generate --help
 ```
   -b, --bits int                      number of RSA bits for the certificate (default 2048)
       --ca                            create the certificate as a certificate authority certificate
-  -c, --common-name string            certificate common name
+  -n, --common-name string            certificate common name
       --country strings               certificate country
   -d, --directory string              directory where the generated keys, certificates, etc will be stored
       --duration duration             duration of time the certificate is valid for (default 8760h0m0s)
@@ -59,6 +59,13 @@ authelia crypto certificate rsa generate --help
   -s, --street-address strings        certificate street address
 ```
 
+### Options inherited from parent commands
+
+```
+  -c, --config strings                        configuration files to load (default [configuration.yml])
+      --config.experimental.filters strings   applies filters in order to the configuration file before the YAML parser, options are 'template', 'expand-env'
+```
+
 ### SEE ALSO
 
 * [authelia crypto certificate rsa](authelia_crypto_certificate_rsa.md)	 - Perform RSA certificate cryptographic operations

docs/content/en/reference/cli/authelia/authelia_crypto_certificate_rsa_request.md

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ authelia crypto certificate rsa request --help
 
 ```
   -b, --bits int                      number of RSA bits for the certificate (default 2048)
-  -c, --common-name string            certificate common name
+  -n, --common-name string            certificate common name
       --country strings               certificate country
   -d, --directory string              directory where the generated keys, certificates, etc will be stored
       --duration duration             duration of time the certificate is valid for (default 8760h0m0s)
@@ -54,6 +54,13 @@ authelia crypto certificate rsa request --help
   -s, --street-address strings        certificate street address
 ```
 
+### Options inherited from parent commands
+
+```
+  -c, --config strings                        configuration files to load (default [configuration.yml])
+      --config.experimental.filters strings   applies filters in order to the configuration file before the YAML parser, options are 'template', 'expand-env'
+```
+
 ### SEE ALSO
 
 * [authelia crypto certificate rsa](authelia_crypto_certificate_rsa.md)	 - Perform RSA certificate cryptographic operations

docs/content/en/reference/cli/authelia/authelia_crypto_hash.md

@@ -34,6 +34,13 @@ authelia crypto hash --help
   -h, --help   help for hash
 ```
 
+### Options inherited from parent commands
+
+```
+  -c, --config strings                        configuration files to load (default [configuration.yml])
+      --config.experimental.filters strings   applies filters in order to the configuration file before the YAML parser, options are 'template', 'expand-env'
+```
+
 ### SEE ALSO
 
 * [authelia crypto](authelia_crypto.md)	 - Perform cryptographic operations

docs/content/en/reference/cli/authelia/authelia_crypto_hash_generate.md

@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ authelia crypto hash generate --help
 ### Options
 
 ```
-  -c, --config strings             configuration files to load (default [configuration.yml])
   -h, --help                       help for generate
       --no-confirm                 skip the password confirmation prompt
       --password string            manually supply the password rather than using the terminal prompt
@@ -47,6 +46,13 @@ authelia crypto hash generate --help
       --random.length int          sets the character length for the random string (default 72)
 ```
 
+### Options inherited from parent commands
+
+```
+  -c, --config strings                        configuration files to load (default [configuration.yml])
+      --config.experimental.filters strings   applies filters in order to the configuration file before the YAML parser, options are 'template', 'expand-env'
+```
+
 ### SEE ALSO
 
 * [authelia crypto hash](authelia_crypto_hash.md)	 - Perform cryptographic hash operations

docs/content/en/reference/cli/authelia/authelia_crypto_hash_generate_argon2.md

@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ authelia crypto hash generate argon2 --help
 
 ```
   -c, --config strings                        configuration files to load (default [configuration.yml])
+      --config.experimental.filters strings   applies filters in order to the configuration file before the YAML parser, options are 'template', 'expand-env'
       --no-confirm                            skip the password confirmation prompt
       --password string                       manually supply the password rather than using the terminal prompt
       --random                                uses a randomly generated password

docs/content/en/reference/cli/authelia/authelia_crypto_hash_generate_bcrypt.md

@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ authelia crypto hash generate bcrypt --help
 
 ```
   -c, --config strings                        configuration files to load (default [configuration.yml])
+      --config.experimental.filters strings   applies filters in order to the configuration file before the YAML parser, options are 'template', 'expand-env'
       --no-confirm                            skip the password confirmation prompt
       --password string                       manually supply the password rather than using the terminal prompt
       --random                                uses a randomly generated password

docs/content/en/reference/cli/authelia/authelia_crypto_hash_generate_pbkdf2.md

@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ authelia crypto hash generate pbkdf2 --help
 
 ```
   -c, --config strings                        configuration files to load (default [configuration.yml])
+      --config.experimental.filters strings   applies filters in order to the configuration file before the YAML parser, options are 'template', 'expand-env'
       --no-confirm                            skip the password confirmation prompt
       --password string                       manually supply the password rather than using the terminal prompt
       --random                                uses a randomly generated password

docs/content/en/reference/cli/authelia/authelia_crypto_hash_generate_scrypt.md

@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ authelia crypto hash generate scrypt --help
 
 ```
   -c, --config strings                        configuration files to load (default [configuration.yml])
+      --config.experimental.filters strings   applies filters in order to the configuration file before the YAML parser, options are 'template', 'expand-env'
       --no-confirm                            skip the password confirmation prompt
       --password string                       manually supply the password rather than using the terminal prompt
       --random                                uses a randomly generated password

docs/content/en/reference/cli/authelia/authelia_crypto_hash_generate_sha2crypt.md

@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ authelia crypto hash generate sha2crypt --help
 
 ```
   -c, --config strings                        configuration files to load (default [configuration.yml])
+      --config.experimental.filters strings   applies filters in order to the configuration file before the YAML parser, options are 'template', 'expand-env'
       --no-confirm                            skip the password confirmation prompt
       --password string                       manually supply the password rather than using the terminal prompt
       --random                                uses a randomly generated password

docs/content/en/reference/cli/authelia/authelia_crypto_hash_validate.md

@@ -40,6 +40,13 @@ authelia crypto hash validate '$5$rounds=500000$WFjMpdCQxIkbNl0k$M0qZaZoK8Gwdh8C
       --password string   manually supply the password rather than using the terminal prompt
 ```
 
+### Options inherited from parent commands
+
+```
+  -c, --config strings                        configuration files to load (default [configuration.yml])
+      --config.experimental.filters strings   applies filters in order to the configuration file before the YAML parser, options are 'template', 'expand-env'
+```
+
 ### SEE ALSO
 
 * [authelia crypto hash](authelia_crypto_hash.md)	 - Perform cryptographic hash operations

docs/content/en/reference/cli/authelia/authelia_crypto_pair.md

@@ -34,6 +34,13 @@ authelia crypto pair --help
   -h, --help   help for pair
 ```
 
+### Options inherited from parent commands
+
+```
+  -c, --config strings                        configuration files to load (default [configuration.yml])
+      --config.experimental.filters strings   applies filters in order to the configuration file before the YAML parser, options are 'template', 'expand-env'
+```
+
 ### SEE ALSO
 
 * [authelia crypto](authelia_crypto.md)	 - Perform cryptographic operations

docs/content/en/reference/cli/authelia/authelia_crypto_pair_ecdsa.md

@@ -38,6 +38,13 @@ authelia crypto pair ecdsa --help
   -h, --help   help for ecdsa
 ```
 
+### Options inherited from parent commands
+
+```
+  -c, --config strings                        configuration files to load (default [configuration.yml])
+      --config.experimental.filters strings   applies filters in order to the configuration file before the YAML parser, options are 'template', 'expand-env'
+```
+
 ### SEE ALSO
 
 * [authelia crypto pair](authelia_crypto_pair.md)	 - Perform key pair cryptographic operations

docs/content/en/reference/cli/authelia/authelia_crypto_pair_ecdsa_generate.md

@@ -43,6 +43,13 @@ authelia crypto pair ecdsa generate --help
       --pkcs8                     force PKCS #8 ASN.1 format
 ```
 
+### Options inherited from parent commands
+
+```
+  -c, --config strings                        configuration files to load (default [configuration.yml])
+      --config.experimental.filters strings   applies filters in order to the configuration file before the YAML parser, options are 'template', 'expand-env'
+```
+
 ### SEE ALSO
 
 * [authelia crypto pair ecdsa](authelia_crypto_pair_ecdsa.md)	 - Perform ECDSA key pair cryptographic operations

docs/content/en/reference/cli/authelia/authelia_crypto_pair_ed25519.md

@@ -38,6 +38,13 @@ authelia crypto pair ed25519 --help
   -h, --help   help for ed25519
 ```
 
+### Options inherited from parent commands
+
+```
+  -c, --config strings                        configuration files to load (default [configuration.yml])
+      --config.experimental.filters strings   applies filters in order to the configuration file before the YAML parser, options are 'template', 'expand-env'
+```
+
 ### SEE ALSO
 
 * [authelia crypto pair](authelia_crypto_pair.md)	 - Perform key pair cryptographic operations

docs/content/en/reference/cli/authelia/authelia_crypto_pair_ed25519_generate.md

@@ -42,6 +42,13 @@ authelia crypto pair ed25519 generate --help
       --pkcs8                     force PKCS #8 ASN.1 format
 ```
 
+### Options inherited from parent commands
+
+```
+  -c, --config strings                        configuration files to load (default [configuration.yml])
+      --config.experimental.filters strings   applies filters in order to the configuration file before the YAML parser, options are 'template', 'expand-env'
+```
+
 ### SEE ALSO
 
 * [authelia crypto pair ed25519](authelia_crypto_pair_ed25519.md)	 - Perform Ed25519 key pair cryptographic operations

docs/content/en/reference/cli/authelia/authelia_crypto_pair_rsa.md

@@ -38,6 +38,13 @@ authelia crypto pair rsa --help
   -h, --help   help for rsa
 ```
 
+### Options inherited from parent commands
+
+```
+  -c, --config strings                        configuration files to load (default [configuration.yml])
+      --config.experimental.filters strings   applies filters in order to the configuration file before the YAML parser, options are 'template', 'expand-env'
+```
+
 ### SEE ALSO
 
 * [authelia crypto pair](authelia_crypto_pair.md)	 - Perform key pair cryptographic operations

docs/content/en/reference/cli/authelia/authelia_crypto_pair_rsa_generate.md

@@ -43,6 +43,13 @@ authelia crypto pair rsa generate --help
       --pkcs8                     force PKCS #8 ASN.1 format
 ```
 
+### Options inherited from parent commands
+
+```
+  -c, --config strings                        configuration files to load (default [configuration.yml])
+      --config.experimental.filters strings   applies filters in order to the configuration file before the YAML parser, options are 'template', 'expand-env'
+```
+
 ### SEE ALSO
 
 * [authelia crypto pair rsa](authelia_crypto_pair_rsa.md)	 - Perform RSA key pair cryptographic operations

docs/content/en/reference/cli/authelia/authelia_crypto_rand.md

@@ -44,11 +44,18 @@ authelia crypto rand --characters 0123456789ABCDEF
 
 ```
       --characters string   sets the explicit characters for the random string
-  -c, --charset string      sets the charset for the random password, options are 'ascii', 'alphanumeric', 'alphabetic', 'numeric', 'numeric-hex', and 'rfc3986' (default "alphanumeric")
+  -x, --charset string      sets the charset for the random password, options are 'ascii', 'alphanumeric', 'alphabetic', 'numeric', 'numeric-hex', and 'rfc3986' (default "alphanumeric")
   -h, --help                help for rand
   -n, --length int          sets the character length for the random string (default 72)
 ```
 
+### Options inherited from parent commands
+
+```
+  -c, --config strings                        configuration files to load (default [configuration.yml])
+      --config.experimental.filters strings   applies filters in order to the configuration file before the YAML parser, options are 'template', 'expand-env'
+```
+
 ### SEE ALSO
 
 * [authelia crypto](authelia_crypto.md)	 - Perform cryptographic operations

docs/content/en/reference/cli/authelia/authelia_hash-password.md

@@ -1,55 +0,0 @@
----
-title: "authelia hash-password"
-description: "Reference for the authelia hash-password command."
-lead: ""
-date: 2022-06-15T17:51:47+10:00
-draft: false
-images: []
-menu:
-  reference:
-    parent: "cli-authelia"
-weight: 905
-toc: true
----
-
-## authelia hash-password
-
-Hash a password to be used in file-based users database
-
-### Synopsis
-
-Hash a password to be used in file-based users database.
-
-```
-authelia hash-password [flags] -- [password]
-```
-
-### Examples
-
-```
-authelia hash-password -- 'mypass'
-authelia hash-password --sha512 -- 'mypass'
-authelia hash-password --iterations=4 -- 'mypass'
-authelia hash-password --memory=128 -- 'mypass'
-authelia hash-password --parallelism=1 -- 'mypass'
-authelia hash-password --key-length=64 -- 'mypass'
-```
-
-### Options
-
-```
-  -c, --config strings    configuration files to load (default [configuration.yml])
-  -h, --help              help for hash-password
-  -i, --iterations int    set the number of hashing iterations (default 3)
-  -k, --key-length int    [argon2id] set the key length param (default 32)
-  -m, --memory int        [argon2id] set the amount of memory param (in MB) (default 65536)
-      --no-confirm        skip the password confirmation prompt
-  -p, --parallelism int   [argon2id] set the parallelism param (default 4)
-  -l, --salt-length int   set the auto-generated salt length (default 16)
-  -z, --sha512            use sha512 as the algorithm (changes iterations to 50000, change with -i)
-```
-
-### SEE ALSO
-
-* [authelia](authelia.md)	 - authelia untagged-unknown-dirty (master, unknown)
-

docs/content/en/reference/cli/authelia/authelia_storage.md

@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ authelia storage --help
 ### Options
 
 ```
-  -c, --config strings                         configuration files to load (default [configuration.yml])
       --encryption-key string                  the storage encryption key to use
   -h, --help                                   help for storage
       --mysql.database string                  the MySQL database name (default "authelia")
@@ -54,6 +53,13 @@ authelia storage --help
       --sqlite.path string                     the SQLite database path
 ```
 
+### Options inherited from parent commands
+
+```
+  -c, --config strings                        configuration files to load (default [configuration.yml])
+      --config.experimental.filters strings   applies filters in order to the configuration file before the YAML parser, options are 'template', 'expand-env'
+```
+
 ### SEE ALSO
 
 * [authelia](authelia.md)	 - authelia untagged-unknown-dirty (master, unknown)

docs/content/en/reference/cli/authelia/authelia_storage_encryption.md

@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ authelia storage encryption --help
 
 ```
   -c, --config strings                         configuration files to load (default [configuration.yml])
+      --config.experimental.filters strings    applies filters in order to the configuration file before the YAML parser, options are 'template', 'expand-env'
       --encryption-key string                  the storage encryption key to use
       --mysql.database string                  the MySQL database name (default "authelia")
       --mysql.host string                      the MySQL hostname

docs/content/en/reference/cli/authelia/authelia_storage_encryption_change-key.md

@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ authelia storage encryption change-key --encryption-key b3453fde-ecc2-4a1f-9422-
 
 ```
   -c, --config strings                         configuration files to load (default [configuration.yml])
+      --config.experimental.filters strings    applies filters in order to the configuration file before the YAML parser, options are 'template', 'expand-env'
       --encryption-key string                  the storage encryption key to use
       --mysql.database string                  the MySQL database name (default "authelia")
       --mysql.host string                      the MySQL hostname

docs/content/en/reference/cli/authelia/authelia_storage_encryption_check.md

@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ authelia storage encryption check --verbose --encryption-key b3453fde-ecc2-4a1f-
 
 ```
   -c, --config strings                         configuration files to load (default [configuration.yml])
+      --config.experimental.filters strings    applies filters in order to the configuration file before the YAML parser, options are 'template', 'expand-env'
       --encryption-key string                  the storage encryption key to use
       --mysql.database string                  the MySQL database name (default "authelia")
       --mysql.host string                      the MySQL hostname

docs/content/en/reference/cli/authelia/authelia_storage_migrate.md

@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ authelia storage migrate --help
 
 ```
   -c, --config strings                         configuration files to load (default [configuration.yml])
+      --config.experimental.filters strings    applies filters in order to the configuration file before the YAML parser, options are 'template', 'expand-env'
       --encryption-key string                  the storage encryption key to use
       --mysql.database string                  the MySQL database name (default "authelia")
       --mysql.host string                      the MySQL hostname

docs/content/en/reference/cli/authelia/authelia_storage_migrate_down.md

@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ authelia storage migrate down --target 20 --encryption-key b3453fde-ecc2-4a1f-94
 
 ```
   -c, --config strings                         configuration files to load (default [configuration.yml])
+      --config.experimental.filters strings    applies filters in order to the configuration file before the YAML parser, options are 'template', 'expand-env'
       --encryption-key string                  the storage encryption key to use
       --mysql.database string                  the MySQL database name (default "authelia")
       --mysql.host string                      the MySQL hostname

docs/content/en/reference/cli/authelia/authelia_storage_migrate_history.md

@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ authelia storage migrate history --encryption-key b3453fde-ecc2-4a1f-9422-2707dd
 
 ```
   -c, --config strings                         configuration files to load (default [configuration.yml])
+      --config.experimental.filters strings    applies filters in order to the configuration file before the YAML parser, options are 'template', 'expand-env'
       --encryption-key string                  the storage encryption key to use
       --mysql.database string                  the MySQL database name (default "authelia")
       --mysql.host string                      the MySQL hostname

docs/content/en/reference/cli/authelia/authelia_storage_migrate_list-down.md

@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ authelia storage migrate list-down --encryption-key b3453fde-ecc2-4a1f-9422-2707
 
 ```
   -c, --config strings                         configuration files to load (default [configuration.yml])
+      --config.experimental.filters strings    applies filters in order to the configuration file before the YAML parser, options are 'template', 'expand-env'
       --encryption-key string                  the storage encryption key to use
       --mysql.database string                  the MySQL database name (default "authelia")
       --mysql.host string                      the MySQL hostname

docs/content/en/reference/cli/authelia/authelia_storage_migrate_list-up.md

@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ authelia storage migrate list-up --encryption-key b3453fde-ecc2-4a1f-9422-2707dd
 
 ```
   -c, --config strings                         configuration files to load (default [configuration.yml])
+      --config.experimental.filters strings    applies filters in order to the configuration file before the YAML parser, options are 'template', 'expand-env'
       --encryption-key string                  the storage encryption key to use
       --mysql.database string                  the MySQL database name (default "authelia")
       --mysql.host string                      the MySQL hostname

docs/content/en/reference/cli/authelia/authelia_storage_migrate_up.md

@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ authelia storage migrate up --encryption-key b3453fde-ecc2-4a1f-9422-2707ddbed49
 
 ```
   -c, --config strings                         configuration files to load (default [configuration.yml])
+      --config.experimental.filters strings    applies filters in order to the configuration file before the YAML parser, options are 'template', 'expand-env'
       --encryption-key string                  the storage encryption key to use
       --mysql.database string                  the MySQL database name (default "authelia")
       --mysql.host string                      the MySQL hostname

docs/content/en/reference/cli/authelia/authelia_storage_schema-info.md

@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ authelia storage schema-info --encryption-key b3453fde-ecc2-4a1f-9422-2707ddbed4
 
 ```
   -c, --config strings                         configuration files to load (default [configuration.yml])
+      --config.experimental.filters strings    applies filters in order to the configuration file before the YAML parser, options are 'template', 'expand-env'
       --encryption-key string                  the storage encryption key to use
       --mysql.database string                  the MySQL database name (default "authelia")
       --mysql.host string                      the MySQL hostname

docs/content/en/reference/cli/authelia/authelia_storage_user.md

@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ authelia storage user --help
 
 ```
   -c, --config strings                         configuration files to load (default [configuration.yml])
+      --config.experimental.filters strings    applies filters in order to the configuration file before the YAML parser, options are 'template', 'expand-env'
       --encryption-key string                  the storage encryption key to use
       --mysql.database string                  the MySQL database name (default "authelia")
       --mysql.host string                      the MySQL hostname

docs/content/en/reference/cli/authelia/authelia_storage_user_identifiers.md

@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ authelia storage user identifiers --help
 
 ```
   -c, --config strings                         configuration files to load (default [configuration.yml])
+      --config.experimental.filters strings    applies filters in order to the configuration file before the YAML parser, options are 'template', 'expand-env'
       --encryption-key string                  the storage encryption key to use
       --mysql.database string                  the MySQL database name (default "authelia")
       --mysql.host string                      the MySQL hostname

docs/content/en/reference/cli/authelia/authelia_storage_user_identifiers_add.md

@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ authelia storage user identifiers add john --identifier f0919359-9d15-4e15-bcba-
 
 ```
   -c, --config strings                         configuration files to load (default [configuration.yml])
+      --config.experimental.filters strings    applies filters in order to the configuration file before the YAML parser, options are 'template', 'expand-env'
       --encryption-key string                  the storage encryption key to use
       --mysql.database string                  the MySQL database name (default "authelia")
       --mysql.host string                      the MySQL hostname

docs/content/en/reference/cli/authelia/authelia_storage_user_identifiers_export.md

@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ authelia storage user identifiers export --file export.yaml --encryption-key b34
 
 ```
   -c, --config strings                         configuration files to load (default [configuration.yml])
+      --config.experimental.filters strings    applies filters in order to the configuration file before the YAML parser, options are 'template', 'expand-env'
       --encryption-key string                  the storage encryption key to use
       --mysql.database string                  the MySQL database name (default "authelia")
       --mysql.host string                      the MySQL hostname

docs/content/en/reference/cli/authelia/authelia_storage_user_identifiers_generate.md

@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ authelia storage user identifiers generate --users john,mary --services openid -
 
 ```
   -c, --config strings                         configuration files to load (default [configuration.yml])
+      --config.experimental.filters strings    applies filters in order to the configuration file before the YAML parser, options are 'template', 'expand-env'
       --encryption-key string                  the storage encryption key to use
       --mysql.database string                  the MySQL database name (default "authelia")
       --mysql.host string                      the MySQL hostname

docs/content/en/reference/cli/authelia/authelia_storage_user_identifiers_import.md

@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ authelia storage user identifiers import --file export.yaml --encryption-key b34
 
 ```
   -c, --config strings                         configuration files to load (default [configuration.yml])
+      --config.experimental.filters strings    applies filters in order to the configuration file before the YAML parser, options are 'template', 'expand-env'
       --encryption-key string                  the storage encryption key to use
       --mysql.database string                  the MySQL database name (default "authelia")
       --mysql.host string                      the MySQL hostname

docs/content/en/reference/cli/authelia/authelia_storage_user_totp.md

@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ authelia storage user totp --help
 
 ```
   -c, --config strings                         configuration files to load (default [configuration.yml])
+      --config.experimental.filters strings    applies filters in order to the configuration file before the YAML parser, options are 'template', 'expand-env'
       --encryption-key string                  the storage encryption key to use
       --mysql.database string                  the MySQL database name (default "authelia")
       --mysql.host string                      the MySQL hostname

docs/content/en/reference/cli/authelia/authelia_storage_user_totp_delete.md

@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ authelia storage user totp delete john --encryption-key b3453fde-ecc2-4a1f-9422-
 
 ```
   -c, --config strings                         configuration files to load (default [configuration.yml])
+      --config.experimental.filters strings    applies filters in order to the configuration file before the YAML parser, options are 'template', 'expand-env'
       --encryption-key string                  the storage encryption key to use
       --mysql.database string                  the MySQL database name (default "authelia")
       --mysql.host string                      the MySQL hostname

docs/content/en/reference/cli/authelia/authelia_storage_user_totp_export.md

@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ authelia storage user totp export --format png --dir ./totp-qr --encryption-key
 
 ```
   -c, --config strings                         configuration files to load (default [configuration.yml])
+      --config.experimental.filters strings    applies filters in order to the configuration file before the YAML parser, options are 'template', 'expand-env'
       --encryption-key string                  the storage encryption key to use
       --mysql.database string                  the MySQL database name (default "authelia")
       --mysql.host string                      the MySQL hostname

docs/content/en/reference/cli/authelia/authelia_storage_user_totp_generate.md

@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ authelia storage user totp generate john --algorithm SHA512 --config config.yml
 
 ```
   -c, --config strings                         configuration files to load (default [configuration.yml])
+      --config.experimental.filters strings    applies filters in order to the configuration file before the YAML parser, options are 'template', 'expand-env'
       --encryption-key string                  the storage encryption key to use
       --mysql.database string                  the MySQL database name (default "authelia")
       --mysql.host string                      the MySQL hostname

docs/content/en/reference/cli/authelia/authelia_storage_user_webauthn.md

@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ authelia storage user webauthn --help
 
 ```
   -c, --config strings                         configuration files to load (default [configuration.yml])
+      --config.experimental.filters strings    applies filters in order to the configuration file before the YAML parser, options are 'template', 'expand-env'
       --encryption-key string                  the storage encryption key to use
       --mysql.database string                  the MySQL database name (default "authelia")
       --mysql.host string                      the MySQL hostname

docs/content/en/reference/cli/authelia/authelia_storage_user_webauthn_delete.md

@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ authelia storage user webauthn delete --kid abc123 --encryption-key b3453fde-ecc
 
 ```
   -c, --config strings                         configuration files to load (default [configuration.yml])
+      --config.experimental.filters strings    applies filters in order to the configuration file before the YAML parser, options are 'template', 'expand-env'
       --encryption-key string                  the storage encryption key to use
       --mysql.database string                  the MySQL database name (default "authelia")
       --mysql.host string                      the MySQL hostname

docs/content/en/reference/cli/authelia/authelia_storage_user_webauthn_list.md

@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ authelia storage user webauthn list john --encryption-key b3453fde-ecc2-4a1f-942
 
 ```
   -c, --config strings                         configuration files to load (default [configuration.yml])
+      --config.experimental.filters strings    applies filters in order to the configuration file before the YAML parser, options are 'template', 'expand-env'
       --encryption-key string                  the storage encryption key to use
       --mysql.database string                  the MySQL database name (default "authelia")
       --mysql.host string                      the MySQL hostname

docs/content/en/reference/cli/authelia/authelia_validate-config.md

@@ -37,10 +37,16 @@ authelia validate-config --config config.yml
 ### Options
 
 ```
-  -c, --config strings   configuration files to load (default [configuration.yml])
   -h, --help   help for validate-config
 ```
 
+### Options inherited from parent commands
+
+```
+  -c, --config strings                        configuration files to load (default [configuration.yml])
+      --config.experimental.filters strings   applies filters in order to the configuration file before the YAML parser, options are 'template', 'expand-env'
+```
+
 ### SEE ALSO
 
 * [authelia](authelia.md)	 - authelia untagged-unknown-dirty (master, unknown)

docs/layouts/shortcodes/alert.html

@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@
     {{ else }}
       {{ errorf "No valid text variable or Inner content given"}}
     {{ end }}
-  {{ end}}
+  {{ end }}
 </div>

internal/commands/acl.go

@@ -10,12 +10,10 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
 	"github.com/authelia/authelia/v4/internal/authorization"
-	"github.com/authelia/authelia/v4/internal/configuration"
-	"github.com/authelia/authelia/v4/internal/configuration/schema"
 	"github.com/authelia/authelia/v4/internal/configuration/validator"
 )
 
-func newAccessControlCommand() (cmd *cobra.Command) {
+func newAccessControlCommand(ctx *CmdCtx) (cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	cmd = &cobra.Command{
 		Use:     "access-control",
 		Short:   cmdAutheliaAccessControlShort,
@@ -26,25 +24,26 @@ func newAccessControlCommand() (cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	}
 
 	cmd.AddCommand(
-		newAccessControlCheckCommand(),
+		newAccessControlCheckCommand(ctx),
 	)
 
 	return cmd
 }
 
-func newAccessControlCheckCommand() (cmd *cobra.Command) {
+func newAccessControlCheckCommand(ctx *CmdCtx) (cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	cmd = &cobra.Command{
 		Use:     "check-policy",
 		Short:   cmdAutheliaAccessControlCheckPolicyShort,
 		Long:    cmdAutheliaAccessControlCheckPolicyLong,
 		Example: cmdAutheliaAccessControlCheckPolicyExample,
-		RunE:    accessControlCheckRunE,
+		PreRunE: ctx.ChainRunE(
+			ctx.ConfigLoadRunE,
+		),
+		RunE: ctx.AccessControlCheckRunE,
 
 		DisableAutoGenTag: true,
 	}
 
-	cmdWithConfigFlags(cmd, false, []string{"configuration.yml"})
-
 	cmd.Flags().String("url", "", "the url of the object")
 	cmd.Flags().String("method", "GET", "the HTTP method of the object")
 	cmd.Flags().String("username", "", "the username of the subject")
@@ -55,36 +54,14 @@ func newAccessControlCheckCommand() (cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	return cmd
 }
 
-func accessControlCheckRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) (err error) {
+func (ctx *CmdCtx) AccessControlCheckRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) (err error) {
-	configs, err := cmd.Flags().GetStringSlice(cmdFlagNameConfig)
+	validator.ValidateAccessControl(ctx.config, ctx.cconfig.validator)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
 
-	sources := make([]configuration.Source, len(configs)+2)
+	if ctx.cconfig.validator.HasErrors() || ctx.cconfig.validator.HasWarnings() {
-
-	for i, path := range configs {
-		sources[i] = configuration.NewYAMLFileSource(path)
-	}
-
-	sources[0+len(configs)] = configuration.NewEnvironmentSource(configuration.DefaultEnvPrefix, configuration.DefaultEnvDelimiter)
-	sources[1+len(configs)] = configuration.NewSecretsSource(configuration.DefaultEnvPrefix, configuration.DefaultEnvDelimiter)
-
-	val := schema.NewStructValidator()
-
-	accessControlConfig := &schema.Configuration{}
-
-	if _, err = configuration.LoadAdvanced(val, "access_control", &accessControlConfig.AccessControl, sources...); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	validator.ValidateAccessControl(accessControlConfig, val)
-
-	if val.HasErrors() || val.HasWarnings() {
 		return errors.New("your configuration has errors")
 	}
 
-	authorizer := authorization.NewAuthorizer(accessControlConfig)
+	authorizer := authorization.NewAuthorizer(ctx.config)
 
 	subject, object, err := getSubjectAndObjectFromFlags(cmd)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -94,7 +71,7 @@ func accessControlCheckRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) (err error) {
 	results := authorizer.GetRuleMatchResults(subject, object)
 
 	if len(results) == 0 {
-		fmt.Printf("\nThe default policy '%s' will be applied to ALL requests as no rules are configured.\n\n", accessControlConfig.AccessControl.DefaultPolicy)
+		fmt.Printf("\nThe default policy '%s' will be applied to ALL requests as no rules are configured.\n\n", ctx.config.AccessControl.DefaultPolicy)
 
 		return nil
 	}
@@ -104,7 +81,7 @@ func accessControlCheckRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) (err error) {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	accessControlCheckWriteOutput(object, subject, results, accessControlConfig.AccessControl.DefaultPolicy, verbose)
+	accessControlCheckWriteOutput(object, subject, results, ctx.config.AccessControl.DefaultPolicy, verbose)
 
 	return nil
 }

internal/commands/build-info.go

@@ -9,13 +9,13 @@ import (
 	"github.com/authelia/authelia/v4/internal/utils"
 )
 
-func newBuildInfoCmd() (cmd *cobra.Command) {
+func newBuildInfoCmd(ctx *CmdCtx) (cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	cmd = &cobra.Command{
 		Use:     "build-info",
 		Short:   cmdAutheliaBuildInfoShort,
 		Long:    cmdAutheliaBuildInfoLong,
 		Example: cmdAutheliaBuildInfoExample,
-		RunE:    cmdBuildInfoRunE,
+		RunE:    ctx.BuildInfoRunE,
 		Args:    cobra.NoArgs,
 
 		DisableAutoGenTag: true,
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ func newBuildInfoCmd() (cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	return cmd
 }
 
-func cmdBuildInfoRunE(_ *cobra.Command, _ []string) (err error) {
+// BuildInfoRunE is the RunE for the authelia build-info command.
+func (ctx *CmdCtx) BuildInfoRunE(_ *cobra.Command, _ []string) (err error) {
 	_, err = fmt.Printf(fmtAutheliaBuild, utils.BuildTag, utils.BuildState, utils.BuildBranch, utils.BuildCommit,
 		utils.BuildNumber, runtime.GOOS, runtime.GOARCH, utils.BuildDate, utils.BuildExtra)
 

internal/commands/configuration.go

@@ -1,113 +0,0 @@
-package commands
-
-import (
-	"os"
-
-	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
-	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
-
-	"github.com/authelia/authelia/v4/internal/configuration"
-	"github.com/authelia/authelia/v4/internal/configuration/schema"
-	"github.com/authelia/authelia/v4/internal/configuration/validator"
-	"github.com/authelia/authelia/v4/internal/logging"
-)
-
-// cmdWithConfigFlags is used for commands which require access to the configuration to add the flag to the command.
-func cmdWithConfigFlags(cmd *cobra.Command, persistent bool, configs []string) {
-	if persistent {
-		cmd.PersistentFlags().StringSliceP(cmdFlagNameConfig, "c", configs, "configuration files to load")
-	} else {
-		cmd.Flags().StringSliceP(cmdFlagNameConfig, "c", configs, "configuration files to load")
-	}
-}
-
-var config *schema.Configuration
-
-func newCmdWithConfigPreRun(ensureConfigExists, validateKeys, validateConfiguration bool) func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-	return func(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) {
-		var (
-			logger *logrus.Logger
-			err    error
-
-			configs, filterNames []string
-
-			filters []configuration.FileFilter
-		)
-
-		logger = logging.Logger()
-
-		if configs, err = cmd.Flags().GetStringSlice(cmdFlagNameConfig); err != nil {
-			logger.Fatalf("Error reading flags: %v", err)
-		}
-
-		if filterNames, err = cmd.Flags().GetStringSlice(cmdFlagNameConfigExpFilters); err != nil {
-			logger.Fatalf("Error reading flags: %v", err)
-		}
-
-		if filters, err = configuration.NewFileFilters(filterNames); err != nil {
-			logger.Fatalf("Error occurred loading configuration: flag '--%s' is invalid: %v", cmdFlagNameConfigExpFilters, err)
-		}
-
-		if ensureConfigExists && len(configs) == 1 {
-			created, err := configuration.EnsureConfigurationExists(configs[0])
-			if err != nil {
-				logger.Fatal(err)
-			}
-
-			if created {
-				logger.Warnf("Configuration did not exist so a default one has been generated at %s, you will need to configure this", configs[0])
-				os.Exit(0)
-			}
-		}
-
-		var (
-			val *schema.StructValidator
-		)
-
-		config, val, err = loadConfig(configs, validateKeys, validateConfiguration, filters...)
-		if err != nil {
-			logger.Fatalf("Error occurred loading configuration: %v", err)
-		}
-
-		warnings := val.Warnings()
-		if len(warnings) != 0 {
-			for _, warning := range warnings {
-				logger.Warnf("Configuration: %+v", warning)
-			}
-		}
-
-		errs := val.Errors()
-		if len(errs) != 0 {
-			for _, err := range errs {
-				logger.Errorf("Configuration: %+v", err)
-			}
-
-			logger.Fatalf("Can't continue due to the errors loading the configuration")
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-func loadConfig(configs []string, validateKeys, validateConfiguration bool, filters ...configuration.FileFilter) (c *schema.Configuration, val *schema.StructValidator, err error) {
-	var keys []string
-
-	val = schema.NewStructValidator()
-
-	if keys, c, err = configuration.Load(val,
-		configuration.NewDefaultSourcesFiltered(
-			configs,
-			filters,
-			configuration.DefaultEnvPrefix,
-			configuration.DefaultEnvDelimiter)...); err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, err
-	}
-
-	if validateKeys {
-		validator.ValidateKeys(keys, configuration.DefaultEnvPrefix, val)
-	}
-
-	if validateConfiguration {
-		validator.ValidateConfiguration(c, val)
-	}
-
-	return c, val, nil
-}

internal/commands/const.go

@@ -463,18 +463,6 @@ This subcommand allows generating an %s key pair.`
 	cmdAutheliaCryptoPairECDSAGenerateExample = `authelia crypto pair ecdsa generate --help`
 
 	cmdAutheliaCryptoPairEd25519GenerateExample = `authelia crypto pair ed25519 generate --help`
-
-	cmdAutheliaHashPasswordShort = "Hash a password to be used in file-based users database"
-
-	cmdAutheliaHashPasswordLong = `Hash a password to be used in file-based users database.`
-
-	//nolint:gosec // This is an example.
-	cmdAutheliaHashPasswordExample = `authelia hash-password -- 'mypass'
-authelia hash-password --sha512 -- 'mypass'
-authelia hash-password --iterations=4 -- 'mypass'
-authelia hash-password --memory=128 -- 'mypass'
-authelia hash-password --parallelism=1 -- 'mypass'
-authelia hash-password --key-length=64 -- 'mypass'`
 )
 
 const (
@@ -544,7 +532,7 @@ const (
 	cmdFlagNameKeySize          = "key-size"
 	cmdFlagNameSaltSize         = "salt-size"
 	cmdFlagNameProfile          = "profile"
-	cmdFlagNameSHA512           = "sha512"
+
 	cmdFlagNameConfig = "config"
 
 	cmdFlagNameConfigExpFilters = "config.experimental.filters"
@@ -598,7 +586,6 @@ const (
 )
 
 const (
-	cmdUseHashPassword  = "hash-password [flags] -- [password]"
 	cmdUseHash          = "hash"
 	cmdUseHashArgon2    = "argon2"
 	cmdUseHashSHA2Crypt = "sha2crypt"
@@ -627,7 +614,8 @@ const (
 )
 
 var (
-	errNoStorageProvider = errors.New("no storage provider configured")
+	errStorageSchemaOutdated     = errors.New("storage schema outdated")
+	errStorageSchemaIncompatible = errors.New("storage schema incompatible")
 )
 
 const (

internal/commands/context.go

@@ -0,0 +1,365 @@
+package commands
+
+import (
+	"crypto/x509"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+	"github.com/spf13/pflag"
+	"golang.org/x/net/context"
+	"golang.org/x/sync/errgroup"
+
+	"github.com/authelia/authelia/v4/internal/authentication"
+	"github.com/authelia/authelia/v4/internal/authorization"
+	"github.com/authelia/authelia/v4/internal/configuration"
+	"github.com/authelia/authelia/v4/internal/configuration/schema"
+	"github.com/authelia/authelia/v4/internal/configuration/validator"
+	"github.com/authelia/authelia/v4/internal/logging"
+	"github.com/authelia/authelia/v4/internal/metrics"
+	"github.com/authelia/authelia/v4/internal/middlewares"
+	"github.com/authelia/authelia/v4/internal/notification"
+	"github.com/authelia/authelia/v4/internal/ntp"
+	"github.com/authelia/authelia/v4/internal/oidc"
+	"github.com/authelia/authelia/v4/internal/regulation"
+	"github.com/authelia/authelia/v4/internal/session"
+	"github.com/authelia/authelia/v4/internal/templates"
+	"github.com/authelia/authelia/v4/internal/totp"
+	"github.com/authelia/authelia/v4/internal/utils"
+)
+
+// NewCmdCtx returns a new CmdCtx.
+func NewCmdCtx() *CmdCtx {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(ctx)
+
+	group, ctx := errgroup.WithContext(ctx)
+
+	return &CmdCtx{
+		Context: ctx,
+		cancel:  cancel,
+		group:   group,
+		log:     logging.Logger(),
+		config:  &schema.Configuration{},
+	}
+}
+
+// CmdCtx is a context.Context used for the root command.
+type CmdCtx struct {
+	context.Context
+
+	cancel context.CancelFunc
+	group  *errgroup.Group
+
+	log *logrus.Logger
+
+	config    *schema.Configuration
+	providers middlewares.Providers
+	trusted   *x509.CertPool
+
+	cconfig *CmdCtxConfig
+}
+
+// NewCmdCtxConfig returns a new CmdCtxConfig.
+func NewCmdCtxConfig() *CmdCtxConfig {
+	return &CmdCtxConfig{
+		validator: schema.NewStructValidator(),
+	}
+}
+
+// CmdCtxConfig is the configuration for the CmdCtx.
+type CmdCtxConfig struct {
+	defaults  configuration.Source
+	sources   []configuration.Source
+	keys      []string
+	validator *schema.StructValidator
+}
+
+// CobraRunECmd describes a function that can be used as a *cobra.Command RunE, PreRunE, or PostRunE.
+type CobraRunECmd func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) (err error)
+
+// CheckSchemaVersion is a utility function which checks the schema version.
+func (ctx *CmdCtx) CheckSchemaVersion() (err error) {
+	if ctx.providers.StorageProvider == nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("storage not loaded")
+	}
+
+	var version, latest int
+
+	if version, err = ctx.providers.StorageProvider.SchemaVersion(ctx); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if latest, err = ctx.providers.StorageProvider.SchemaLatestVersion(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	switch {
+	case version > latest:
+		return fmt.Errorf("%w: version %d is not compatible with this version of the binary as the latest compatible version is %d", errStorageSchemaIncompatible, version, latest)
+	case version < latest:
+		return fmt.Errorf("%w: version %d is outdated please migrate to version %d in order to use this command or use an older binary", errStorageSchemaOutdated, version, latest)
+	default:
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
+// LoadTrustedCertificates loads the trusted certificates into the CmdCtx.
+func (ctx *CmdCtx) LoadTrustedCertificates() (warns, errs []error) {
+	ctx.trusted, warns, errs = utils.NewX509CertPool(ctx.config.CertificatesDirectory)
+
+	return warns, errs
+}
+
+// LoadProviders loads all providers into the CmdCtx.
+func (ctx *CmdCtx) LoadProviders() (warns, errs []error) {
+	// TODO: Adjust this so the CertPool can be used like a provider.
+	if warns, errs = ctx.LoadTrustedCertificates(); len(warns) != 0 || len(errs) != 0 {
+		return warns, errs
+	}
+
+	storage := getStorageProvider(ctx)
+
+	providers := middlewares.Providers{
+		Authorizer:      authorization.NewAuthorizer(ctx.config),
+		NTP:             ntp.NewProvider(&ctx.config.NTP),
+		PasswordPolicy:  middlewares.NewPasswordPolicyProvider(ctx.config.PasswordPolicy),
+		Regulator:       regulation.NewRegulator(ctx.config.Regulation, storage, utils.RealClock{}),
+		SessionProvider: session.NewProvider(ctx.config.Session, ctx.trusted),
+		StorageProvider: storage,
+		TOTP:            totp.NewTimeBasedProvider(ctx.config.TOTP),
+	}
+
+	var err error
+
+	switch {
+	case ctx.config.AuthenticationBackend.File != nil:
+		providers.UserProvider = authentication.NewFileUserProvider(ctx.config.AuthenticationBackend.File)
+	case ctx.config.AuthenticationBackend.LDAP != nil:
+		providers.UserProvider = authentication.NewLDAPUserProvider(ctx.config.AuthenticationBackend, ctx.trusted)
+	}
+
+	if providers.Templates, err = templates.New(templates.Config{EmailTemplatesPath: ctx.config.Notifier.TemplatePath}); err != nil {
+		errs = append(errs, err)
+	}
+
+	switch {
+	case ctx.config.Notifier.SMTP != nil:
+		providers.Notifier = notification.NewSMTPNotifier(ctx.config.Notifier.SMTP, ctx.trusted, providers.Templates)
+	case ctx.config.Notifier.FileSystem != nil:
+		providers.Notifier = notification.NewFileNotifier(*ctx.config.Notifier.FileSystem)
+	}
+
+	if providers.OpenIDConnect, err = oidc.NewOpenIDConnectProvider(ctx.config.IdentityProviders.OIDC, storage); err != nil {
+		errs = append(errs, err)
+	}
+
+	if ctx.config.Telemetry.Metrics.Enabled {
+		providers.Metrics = metrics.NewPrometheus()
+	}
+
+	ctx.providers = providers
+
+	return warns, errs
+}
+
+// ChainRunE runs multiple CobraRunECmd funcs one after the other returning errors.
+func (ctx *CmdCtx) ChainRunE(cmdRunEs ...CobraRunECmd) CobraRunECmd {
+	return func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) (err error) {
+		for _, cmdRunE := range cmdRunEs {
+			if err = cmdRunE(cmd, args); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
+// ConfigSetFlagsMapRunE adds a command line source with flags mapping.
+func (ctx *CmdCtx) ConfigSetFlagsMapRunE(flags *pflag.FlagSet, flagsMap map[string]string, includeInvalidKeys, includeUnchangedKeys bool) (err error) {
+	if ctx.cconfig == nil {
+		ctx.cconfig = NewCmdCtxConfig()
+	}
+
+	ctx.cconfig.sources = append(ctx.cconfig.sources, configuration.NewCommandLineSourceWithMapping(flags, flagsMap, includeInvalidKeys, includeUnchangedKeys))
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// ConfigSetDefaultsRunE adds a defaults configuration source.
+func (ctx *CmdCtx) ConfigSetDefaultsRunE(defaults map[string]any) CobraRunECmd {
+	return func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) (err error) {
+		if ctx.cconfig == nil {
+			ctx.cconfig = NewCmdCtxConfig()
+		}
+
+		ctx.cconfig.defaults = configuration.NewMapSource(defaults)
+
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
+// ConfigValidateKeysRunE validates the configuration (keys).
+func (ctx *CmdCtx) ConfigValidateKeysRunE(_ *cobra.Command, _ []string) (err error) {
+	if ctx.cconfig == nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("config validate keys must be used with ConfigLoadRunE")
+	}
+
+	validator.ValidateKeys(ctx.cconfig.keys, configuration.DefaultEnvPrefix, ctx.cconfig.validator)
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// ConfigValidateRunE validates the configuration (structure).
+func (ctx *CmdCtx) ConfigValidateRunE(_ *cobra.Command, _ []string) (err error) {
+	validator.ValidateConfiguration(ctx.config, ctx.cconfig.validator)
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// ConfigValidateLogRunE logs the warnings and errors detected during the validations that have ran.
+func (ctx *CmdCtx) ConfigValidateLogRunE(_ *cobra.Command, _ []string) (err error) {
+	warnings := ctx.cconfig.validator.Warnings()
+	if len(warnings) != 0 {
+		for _, warning := range warnings {
+			ctx.log.Warnf("Configuration: %+v", warning)
+		}
+	}
+
+	errs := ctx.cconfig.validator.Errors()
+	if len(errs) != 0 {
+		for _, err = range errs {
+			ctx.log.Errorf("Configuration: %+v", err)
+		}
+
+		ctx.log.Fatalf("Can't continue due to the errors loading the configuration")
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// ConfigValidateSectionPasswordRunE validates the configuration (structure, password section).
+func (ctx *CmdCtx) ConfigValidateSectionPasswordRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) (err error) {
+	if ctx.config.AuthenticationBackend.File == nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("password configuration was not initialized")
+	}
+
+	val := &schema.StructValidator{}
+
+	validator.ValidatePasswordConfiguration(&ctx.config.AuthenticationBackend.File.Password, val)
+
+	errs := val.Errors()
+
+	if len(errs) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	for i, e := range errs {
+		if i == 0 {
+			err = e
+			continue
+		}
+
+		err = fmt.Errorf("%v, %w", err, e)
+	}
+
+	return fmt.Errorf("errors occurred validating the password configuration: %w", err)
+}
+
+// ConfigEnsureExistsRunE logs the warnings and errors detected during the validations that have ran.
+func (ctx *CmdCtx) ConfigEnsureExistsRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) (err error) {
+	var (
+		configs []string
+		created bool
+	)
+
+	if configs, _, err = loadEnvCLIStringSliceValue(cmd, "", cmdFlagNameConfig); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if len(configs) != 1 {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	if created, err = configuration.EnsureConfigurationExists(configs[0]); err != nil {
+		ctx.log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	if created {
+		ctx.log.Warnf("Configuration did not exist so a default one has been generated at %s, you will need to configure this", configs[0])
+		os.Exit(0)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// ConfigLoadRunE loads the configuration into the CmdCtx.
+func (ctx *CmdCtx) ConfigLoadRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) (err error) {
+	var (
+		configs, filterNames []string
+
+		filters []configuration.FileFilter
+	)
+
+	if configs, _, err = loadEnvCLIStringSliceValue(cmd, "", cmdFlagNameConfig); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if filterNames, _, err = loadEnvCLIStringSliceValue(cmd, "", cmdFlagNameConfigExpFilters); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if filters, err = configuration.NewFileFilters(filterNames); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("error occurred loading configuration: flag '--%s' is invalid: %w", cmdFlagNameConfigExpFilters, err)
+	}
+
+	if ctx.cconfig == nil {
+		ctx.cconfig = NewCmdCtxConfig()
+	}
+
+	if ctx.cconfig.keys, err = configuration.LoadAdvanced(
+		ctx.cconfig.validator,
+		"",
+		ctx.config,
+		configuration.NewDefaultSourcesWithDefaults(
+			configs,
+			filters,
+			configuration.DefaultEnvPrefix,
+			configuration.DefaultEnvDelimiter,
+			ctx.cconfig.defaults,
+			ctx.cconfig.sources...)...); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func loadEnvCLIStringSliceValue(cmd *cobra.Command, envKey, flagName string) (value []string, explicit bool, err error) { //nolint:unparam
+	if cmd.Flags().Changed(flagName) {
+		value, err = cmd.Flags().GetStringSlice(flagName)
+
+		return value, true, err
+	}
+
+	var (
+		env string
+		ok  bool
+	)
+
+	if envKey != "" {
+		env, ok = os.LookupEnv(envKey)
+	}
+
+	switch {
+	case ok && env != "":
+		return strings.Split(env, ","), true, nil
+	default:
+		value, err = cmd.Flags().GetStringSlice(flagName)
+
+		return value, false, err
+	}
+}

internal/commands/crypto.go

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/authelia/authelia/v4/internal/utils"
 )
 
-func newCryptoCmd() (cmd *cobra.Command) {
+func newCryptoCmd(ctx *CmdCtx) (cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	cmd = &cobra.Command{
 		Use:     cmdUseCrypto,
 		Short:   cmdAutheliaCryptoShort,
@@ -27,47 +27,35 @@ func newCryptoCmd() (cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	}
 
 	cmd.AddCommand(
-		newCryptoRandCmd(),
+		newCryptoRandCmd(ctx),
-		newCryptoCertificateCmd(),
+		newCryptoCertificateCmd(ctx),
-		newCryptoHashCmd(),
+		newCryptoHashCmd(ctx),
-		newCryptoPairCmd(),
+		newCryptoPairCmd(ctx),
 	)
 
 	return cmd
 }
 
-func newCryptoRandCmd() (cmd *cobra.Command) {
+func newCryptoRandCmd(ctx *CmdCtx) (cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	cmd = &cobra.Command{
 		Use:     cmdUseRand,
 		Short:   cmdAutheliaCryptoRandShort,
 		Long:    cmdAutheliaCryptoRandLong,
 		Example: cmdAutheliaCryptoRandExample,
 		Args:    cobra.NoArgs,
-		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) (err error) {
+		RunE:    ctx.CryptoRandRunE,
-			var (
-				random string
-			)
-
-			if random, err = flagsGetRandomCharacters(cmd.Flags(), cmdFlagNameLength, cmdFlagNameCharSet, cmdFlagNameCharacters); err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-
-			fmt.Printf("Random Value: %s\n", random)
-
-			return nil
-		},
 
 		DisableAutoGenTag: true,
 	}
 
-	cmd.Flags().StringP(cmdFlagNameCharSet, "c", cmdFlagValueCharSet, cmdFlagUsageCharset)
+	cmd.Flags().StringP(cmdFlagNameCharSet, "x", cmdFlagValueCharSet, cmdFlagUsageCharset)
 	cmd.Flags().String(cmdFlagNameCharacters, "", cmdFlagUsageCharacters)
 	cmd.Flags().IntP(cmdFlagNameLength, "n", 72, cmdFlagUsageLength)
 
 	return cmd
 }
 
-func newCryptoCertificateCmd() (cmd *cobra.Command) {
+func newCryptoCertificateCmd(ctx *CmdCtx) (cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	cmd = &cobra.Command{
 		Use:     cmdUseCertificate,
 		Short:   cmdAutheliaCryptoCertificateShort,
@@ -79,15 +67,15 @@ func newCryptoCertificateCmd() (cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	}
 
 	cmd.AddCommand(
-		newCryptoCertificateSubCmd(cmdUseRSA),
+		newCryptoCertificateSubCmd(ctx, cmdUseRSA),
-		newCryptoCertificateSubCmd(cmdUseECDSA),
+		newCryptoCertificateSubCmd(ctx, cmdUseECDSA),
-		newCryptoCertificateSubCmd(cmdUseEd25519),
+		newCryptoCertificateSubCmd(ctx, cmdUseEd25519),
 	)
 
 	return cmd
 }
 
-func newCryptoCertificateSubCmd(use string) (cmd *cobra.Command) {
+func newCryptoCertificateSubCmd(ctx *CmdCtx, use string) (cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	useFmt := fmtCryptoCertificateUse(use)
 
 	cmd = &cobra.Command{
@@ -100,16 +88,16 @@ func newCryptoCertificateSubCmd(use string) (cmd *cobra.Command) {
 		DisableAutoGenTag: true,
 	}
 
-	cmd.AddCommand(newCryptoGenerateCmd(cmdUseCertificate, use), newCryptoCertificateRequestCmd(use))
+	cmd.AddCommand(newCryptoGenerateCmd(ctx, cmdUseCertificate, use), newCryptoCertificateRequestCmd(ctx, use))
 
 	return cmd
 }
 
-func newCryptoCertificateRequestCmd(algorithm string) (cmd *cobra.Command) {
+func newCryptoCertificateRequestCmd(ctx *CmdCtx, algorithm string) (cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	cmd = &cobra.Command{
 		Use:  cmdUseRequest,
 		Args: cobra.NoArgs,
-		RunE: cryptoCertificateRequestRunE,
+		RunE: ctx.CryptoCertificateRequestRunE,
 
 		DisableAutoGenTag: true,
 	}
@@ -141,7 +129,7 @@ func newCryptoCertificateRequestCmd(algorithm string) (cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	return cmd
 }
 
-func newCryptoPairCmd() (cmd *cobra.Command) {
+func newCryptoPairCmd(ctx *CmdCtx) (cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	cmd = &cobra.Command{
 		Use:     cmdUsePair,
 		Short:   cmdAutheliaCryptoPairShort,
@@ -153,15 +141,15 @@ func newCryptoPairCmd() (cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	}
 
 	cmd.AddCommand(
-		newCryptoPairSubCmd(cmdUseRSA),
+		newCryptoPairSubCmd(ctx, cmdUseRSA),
-		newCryptoPairSubCmd(cmdUseECDSA),
+		newCryptoPairSubCmd(ctx, cmdUseECDSA),
-		newCryptoPairSubCmd(cmdUseEd25519),
+		newCryptoPairSubCmd(ctx, cmdUseEd25519),
 	)
 
 	return cmd
 }
 
-func newCryptoPairSubCmd(use string) (cmd *cobra.Command) {
+func newCryptoPairSubCmd(ctx *CmdCtx, use string) (cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	var (
 		example, useFmt string
 	)
@@ -183,21 +171,21 @@ func newCryptoPairSubCmd(use string) (cmd *cobra.Command) {
 		Long:    fmt.Sprintf(cmdAutheliaCryptoPairSubLong, useFmt, useFmt),
 		Example: example,
 		Args:    cobra.NoArgs,
-		RunE:    cryptoGenerateRunE,
+		RunE:    ctx.CryptoGenerateRunE,
 
 		DisableAutoGenTag: true,
 	}
 
-	cmd.AddCommand(newCryptoGenerateCmd(cmdUsePair, use))
+	cmd.AddCommand(newCryptoGenerateCmd(ctx, cmdUsePair, use))
 
 	return cmd
 }
 
-func newCryptoGenerateCmd(category, algorithm string) (cmd *cobra.Command) {
+func newCryptoGenerateCmd(ctx *CmdCtx, category, algorithm string) (cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	cmd = &cobra.Command{
 		Use:  cmdUseGenerate,
 		Args: cobra.NoArgs,
-		RunE: cryptoGenerateRunE,
+		RunE: ctx.CryptoGenerateRunE,
 
 		DisableAutoGenTag: true,
 	}
@@ -253,7 +241,23 @@ func newCryptoGenerateCmd(category, algorithm string) (cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	return cmd
 }
 
-func cryptoGenerateRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) (err error) {
+// CryptoRandRunE is the RunE for the authelia crypto rand command.
+func (ctx *CmdCtx) CryptoRandRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) (err error) {
+	var (
+		random string
+	)
+
+	if random, err = flagsGetRandomCharacters(cmd.Flags(), cmdFlagNameLength, cmdFlagNameCharSet, cmdFlagNameCharacters); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	fmt.Printf("Random Value: %s\n", random)
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// CryptoGenerateRunE is the RunE for the authelia crypto [pair|certificate] [rsa|ecdsa|ed25519] commands.
+func (ctx *CmdCtx) CryptoGenerateRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) (err error) {
 	var (
 		privateKey any
 	)
@@ -263,13 +267,14 @@ func cryptoGenerateRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) (err error) {
 	}
 
 	if cmd.Parent().Parent().Use == cmdUseCertificate {
-		return cryptoCertificateGenerateRunE(cmd, args, privateKey)
+		return ctx.CryptoCertificateGenerateRunE(cmd, args, privateKey)
 	}
 
-	return cryptoPairGenerateRunE(cmd, args, privateKey)
+	return ctx.CryptoPairGenerateRunE(cmd, args, privateKey)
 }
 
-func cryptoCertificateRequestRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) (err error) {
+// CryptoCertificateRequestRunE is the RunE for the authelia crypto certificate request command.
+func (ctx *CmdCtx) CryptoCertificateRequestRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) (err error) {
 	var (
 		privateKey any
 	)
@@ -340,7 +345,8 @@ func cryptoCertificateRequestRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) (err error) {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func cryptoCertificateGenerateRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string, privateKey any) (err error) {
+// CryptoCertificateGenerateRunE is the RunE for the authelia crypto certificate [rsa|ecdsa|ed25519] commands.
+func (ctx *CmdCtx) CryptoCertificateGenerateRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string, privateKey any) (err error) {
 	var (
 		template, caCertificate, parent       *x509.Certificate
 		publicKey, caPrivateKey, signatureKey any
@@ -432,7 +438,8 @@ func cryptoCertificateGenerateRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string, privateKey an
 	return nil
 }
 
-func cryptoPairGenerateRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string, privateKey any) (err error) {
+// CryptoPairGenerateRunE is the RunE for the authelia crypto pair [rsa|ecdsa|ed25519] commands.
+func (ctx *CmdCtx) CryptoPairGenerateRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string, privateKey any) (err error) {
 	var (
 		privateKeyPath, publicKeyPath string
 		pkcs8                         bool

internal/commands/crypto_hash.go

@@ -7,69 +7,13 @@ import (
 	"github.com/go-crypt/crypt"
 	"github.com/go-crypt/crypt/algorithm"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
-	"github.com/spf13/pflag"
 
 	"github.com/authelia/authelia/v4/internal/authentication"
 	"github.com/authelia/authelia/v4/internal/configuration"
 	"github.com/authelia/authelia/v4/internal/configuration/schema"
-	"github.com/authelia/authelia/v4/internal/configuration/validator"
 )
 
-func newHashPasswordCmd() (cmd *cobra.Command) {
+func newCryptoHashCmd(ctx *CmdCtx) (cmd *cobra.Command) {
-	cmd = &cobra.Command{
-		Use:     cmdUseHashPassword,
-		Short:   cmdAutheliaHashPasswordShort,
-		Long:    cmdAutheliaHashPasswordLong,
-		Example: cmdAutheliaHashPasswordExample,
-		Args:    cobra.MaximumNArgs(1),
-		RunE:    cmdHashPasswordRunE,
-
-		DisableAutoGenTag: true,
-	}
-
-	cmdFlagConfig(cmd)
-
-	cmd.Flags().BoolP(cmdFlagNameSHA512, "z", false, fmt.Sprintf("use sha512 as the algorithm (changes iterations to %d, change with -i)", schema.DefaultPasswordConfig.SHA2Crypt.Iterations))
-	cmd.Flags().IntP(cmdFlagNameIterations, "i", schema.DefaultPasswordConfig.Argon2.Iterations, "set the number of hashing iterations")
-	cmd.Flags().IntP(cmdFlagNameMemory, "m", schema.DefaultPasswordConfig.Argon2.Memory, "[argon2id] set the amount of memory param (in MB)")
-	cmd.Flags().IntP(cmdFlagNameParallelism, "p", schema.DefaultPasswordConfig.Argon2.Parallelism, "[argon2id] set the parallelism param")
-	cmd.Flags().IntP("key-length", "k", schema.DefaultPasswordConfig.Argon2.KeyLength, "[argon2id] set the key length param")
-	cmd.Flags().IntP("salt-length", "l", schema.DefaultPasswordConfig.Argon2.SaltLength, "set the auto-generated salt length")
-	cmd.Flags().Bool(cmdFlagNameNoConfirm, false, "skip the password confirmation prompt")
-
-	return cmd
-}
-
-func cmdHashPasswordRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) (err error) {
-	var (
-		flagsMap map[string]string
-		sha512   bool
-	)
-
-	if sha512, err = cmd.Flags().GetBool(cmdFlagNameSHA512); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	switch {
-	case sha512:
-		flagsMap = map[string]string{
-			cmdFlagNameIterations: prefixFilePassword + ".sha2crypt.iterations",
-			"salt-length":         prefixFilePassword + ".sha2crypt.salt_length",
-		}
-	default:
-		flagsMap = map[string]string{
-			cmdFlagNameIterations:  prefixFilePassword + ".argon2.iterations",
-			"key-length":           prefixFilePassword + ".argon2.key_length",
-			"salt-length":          prefixFilePassword + ".argon2.salt_length",
-			cmdFlagNameParallelism: prefixFilePassword + ".argon2.parallelism",
-			cmdFlagNameMemory:      prefixFilePassword + ".argon2.memory",
-		}
-	}
-
-	return cmdCryptoHashGenerateFinish(cmd, args, flagsMap)
-}
-
-func newCryptoHashCmd() (cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	cmd = &cobra.Command{
 		Use:     cmdUseHash,
 		Short:   cmdAutheliaCryptoHashShort,
@@ -81,38 +25,87 @@ func newCryptoHashCmd() (cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	}
 
 	cmd.AddCommand(
-		newCryptoHashValidateCmd(),
+		newCryptoHashValidateCmd(ctx),
-		newCryptoHashGenerateCmd(),
+		newCryptoHashGenerateCmd(ctx),
 	)
 
 	return cmd
 }
 
-func newCryptoHashGenerateCmd() (cmd *cobra.Command) {
+func newCryptoHashGenerateCmd(ctx *CmdCtx) (cmd *cobra.Command) {
+	defaults := map[string]any{
+		prefixFilePassword + ".algorithm":             schema.DefaultPasswordConfig.Algorithm,
+		prefixFilePassword + ".argon2.variant":        schema.DefaultPasswordConfig.Argon2.Variant,
+		prefixFilePassword + ".argon2.iterations":     schema.DefaultPasswordConfig.Argon2.Iterations,
+		prefixFilePassword + ".argon2.memory":         schema.DefaultPasswordConfig.Argon2.Memory,
+		prefixFilePassword + ".argon2.parallelism":    schema.DefaultPasswordConfig.Argon2.Parallelism,
+		prefixFilePassword + ".argon2.key_length":     schema.DefaultPasswordConfig.Argon2.KeyLength,
+		prefixFilePassword + ".argon2.salt_length":    schema.DefaultPasswordConfig.Argon2.SaltLength,
+		prefixFilePassword + ".sha2crypt.variant":     schema.DefaultPasswordConfig.SHA2Crypt.Variant,
+		prefixFilePassword + ".sha2crypt.iterations":  schema.DefaultPasswordConfig.SHA2Crypt.Iterations,
+		prefixFilePassword + ".sha2crypt.salt_length": schema.DefaultPasswordConfig.SHA2Crypt.SaltLength,
+		prefixFilePassword + ".pbkdf2.variant":        schema.DefaultPasswordConfig.PBKDF2.Variant,
+		prefixFilePassword + ".pbkdf2.iterations":     schema.DefaultPasswordConfig.PBKDF2.Iterations,
+		prefixFilePassword + ".pbkdf2.salt_length":    schema.DefaultPasswordConfig.PBKDF2.SaltLength,
+		prefixFilePassword + ".bcrypt.variant":        schema.DefaultPasswordConfig.BCrypt.Variant,
+		prefixFilePassword + ".bcrypt.cost":           schema.DefaultPasswordConfig.BCrypt.Cost,
+		prefixFilePassword + ".scrypt.iterations":     schema.DefaultPasswordConfig.SCrypt.Iterations,
+		prefixFilePassword + ".scrypt.block_size":     schema.DefaultPasswordConfig.SCrypt.BlockSize,
+		prefixFilePassword + ".scrypt.parallelism":    schema.DefaultPasswordConfig.SCrypt.Parallelism,
+		prefixFilePassword + ".scrypt.key_length":     schema.DefaultPasswordConfig.SCrypt.KeyLength,
+		prefixFilePassword + ".scrypt.salt_length":    schema.DefaultPasswordConfig.SCrypt.SaltLength,
+	}
+
 	cmd = &cobra.Command{
 		Use:     cmdUseGenerate,
 		Short:   cmdAutheliaCryptoHashGenerateShort,
 		Long:    cmdAutheliaCryptoHashGenerateLong,
 		Example: cmdAutheliaCryptoHashGenerateExample,
-		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+		PreRunE: ctx.ChainRunE(
-			return cmdCryptoHashGenerateFinish(cmd, args, map[string]string{})
+			ctx.ConfigSetDefaultsRunE(defaults),
-		},
+			ctx.CryptoHashGenerateMapFlagsPreRunE,
+			ctx.ConfigLoadRunE,
+			ctx.ConfigValidateSectionPasswordRunE,
+		),
+		RunE: ctx.CryptoHashGenerateRunE,
 
 		DisableAutoGenTag: true,
 	}
 
-	cmdFlagConfig(cmd)
 	cmdFlagPassword(cmd, true)
 	cmdFlagRandomPassword(cmd)
 
 	for _, use := range []string{cmdUseHashArgon2, cmdUseHashSHA2Crypt, cmdUseHashPBKDF2, cmdUseHashBCrypt, cmdUseHashSCrypt} {
-		cmd.AddCommand(newCryptoHashGenerateSubCmd(use))
+		cmd.AddCommand(newCryptoHashGenerateSubCmd(ctx, use))
 	}
 
 	return cmd
 }
 
-func newCryptoHashGenerateSubCmd(use string) (cmd *cobra.Command) {
+func newCryptoHashGenerateSubCmd(ctx *CmdCtx, use string) (cmd *cobra.Command) {
+	defaults := map[string]any{
+		prefixFilePassword + ".algorithm":             schema.DefaultPasswordConfig.Algorithm,
+		prefixFilePassword + ".argon2.variant":        schema.DefaultPasswordConfig.Argon2.Variant,
+		prefixFilePassword + ".argon2.iterations":     schema.DefaultPasswordConfig.Argon2.Iterations,
+		prefixFilePassword + ".argon2.memory":         schema.DefaultPasswordConfig.Argon2.Memory,
+		prefixFilePassword + ".argon2.parallelism":    schema.DefaultPasswordConfig.Argon2.Parallelism,
+		prefixFilePassword + ".argon2.key_length":     schema.DefaultPasswordConfig.Argon2.KeyLength,
+		prefixFilePassword + ".argon2.salt_length":    schema.DefaultPasswordConfig.Argon2.SaltLength,
+		prefixFilePassword + ".sha2crypt.variant":     schema.DefaultPasswordConfig.SHA2Crypt.Variant,
+		prefixFilePassword + ".sha2crypt.iterations":  schema.DefaultPasswordConfig.SHA2Crypt.Iterations,
+		prefixFilePassword + ".sha2crypt.salt_length": schema.DefaultPasswordConfig.SHA2Crypt.SaltLength,
+		prefixFilePassword + ".pbkdf2.variant":        schema.DefaultPasswordConfig.PBKDF2.Variant,
+		prefixFilePassword + ".pbkdf2.iterations":     schema.DefaultPasswordConfig.PBKDF2.Iterations,
+		prefixFilePassword + ".pbkdf2.salt_length":    schema.DefaultPasswordConfig.PBKDF2.SaltLength,
+		prefixFilePassword + ".bcrypt.variant":        schema.DefaultPasswordConfig.BCrypt.Variant,
+		prefixFilePassword + ".bcrypt.cost":           schema.DefaultPasswordConfig.BCrypt.Cost,
+		prefixFilePassword + ".scrypt.iterations":     schema.DefaultPasswordConfig.SCrypt.Iterations,
+		prefixFilePassword + ".scrypt.block_size":     schema.DefaultPasswordConfig.SCrypt.BlockSize,
+		prefixFilePassword + ".scrypt.parallelism":    schema.DefaultPasswordConfig.SCrypt.Parallelism,
+		prefixFilePassword + ".scrypt.key_length":     schema.DefaultPasswordConfig.SCrypt.KeyLength,
+		prefixFilePassword + ".scrypt.salt_length":    schema.DefaultPasswordConfig.SCrypt.SaltLength,
+	}
+
 	useFmt := fmtCryptoHashUse(use)
 
 	cmd = &cobra.Command{
@@ -121,9 +114,13 @@ func newCryptoHashGenerateSubCmd(use string) (cmd *cobra.Command) {
 		Long:    fmt.Sprintf(fmtCmdAutheliaCryptoHashGenerateSubLong, useFmt, useFmt),
 		Example: fmt.Sprintf(fmtCmdAutheliaCryptoHashGenerateSubExample, use),
 		Args:    cobra.NoArgs,
-		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+		PersistentPreRunE: ctx.ChainRunE(
-			return nil
+			ctx.ConfigSetDefaultsRunE(defaults),
-		},
+			ctx.CryptoHashGenerateMapFlagsPreRunE,
+			ctx.ConfigLoadRunE,
+			ctx.ConfigValidateSectionPasswordRunE,
+		),
+		RunE: ctx.CryptoHashGenerateRunE,
 
 		DisableAutoGenTag: true,
 	}
@@ -138,27 +135,20 @@ func newCryptoHashGenerateSubCmd(use string) (cmd *cobra.Command) {
 		cmd.Flags().StringP(cmdFlagNameVariant, "v", schema.DefaultPasswordConfig.Argon2.Variant, "variant, options are 'argon2id', 'argon2i', and 'argon2d'")
 		cmd.Flags().IntP(cmdFlagNameMemory, "m", schema.DefaultPasswordConfig.Argon2.Memory, "memory in kibibytes")
 		cmd.Flags().String(cmdFlagNameProfile, "", "profile to use, options are low-memory and recommended")
-
-		cmd.RunE = cryptoHashGenerateArgon2RunE
 	case cmdUseHashSHA2Crypt:
 		cmdFlagIterations(cmd, schema.DefaultPasswordConfig.SHA2Crypt.Iterations)
 		cmdFlagSaltSize(cmd, schema.DefaultPasswordConfig.SHA2Crypt.SaltLength)
 
 		cmd.Flags().StringP(cmdFlagNameVariant, "v", schema.DefaultPasswordConfig.SHA2Crypt.Variant, "variant, options are sha256 and sha512")
-
+		cmd.PreRunE = ctx.ChainRunE()
-		cmd.RunE = cryptoHashGenerateSHA2CryptRunE
 	case cmdUseHashPBKDF2:
 		cmdFlagIterations(cmd, schema.DefaultPasswordConfig.PBKDF2.Iterations)
 		cmdFlagSaltSize(cmd, schema.DefaultPasswordConfig.PBKDF2.SaltLength)
 
 		cmd.Flags().StringP(cmdFlagNameVariant, "v", schema.DefaultPasswordConfig.PBKDF2.Variant, "variant, options are 'sha1', 'sha224', 'sha256', 'sha384', and 'sha512'")
-
-		cmd.RunE = cryptoHashGeneratePBKDF2RunE
 	case cmdUseHashBCrypt:
 		cmd.Flags().StringP(cmdFlagNameVariant, "v", schema.DefaultPasswordConfig.BCrypt.Variant, "variant, options are 'standard' and 'sha256'")
 		cmd.Flags().IntP(cmdFlagNameCost, "i", schema.DefaultPasswordConfig.BCrypt.Cost, "hashing cost")
-
-		cmd.RunE = cryptoHashGenerateBCryptRunE
 	case cmdUseHashSCrypt:
 		cmdFlagIterations(cmd, schema.DefaultPasswordConfig.SCrypt.Iterations)
 		cmdFlagKeySize(cmd, schema.DefaultPasswordConfig.SCrypt.KeyLength)
@@ -166,76 +156,30 @@ func newCryptoHashGenerateSubCmd(use string) (cmd *cobra.Command) {
 		cmdFlagParallelism(cmd, schema.DefaultPasswordConfig.SCrypt.Parallelism)
 
 		cmd.Flags().IntP(cmdFlagNameBlockSize, "r", schema.DefaultPasswordConfig.SCrypt.BlockSize, "block size")
-
-		cmd.RunE = cryptoHashGenerateSCryptRunE
 	}
 
 	return cmd
 }
 
-func cryptoHashGenerateArgon2RunE(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) (err error) {
+func newCryptoHashValidateCmd(ctx *CmdCtx) (cmd *cobra.Command) {
-	flagsMap := map[string]string{
-		cmdFlagNameVariant:     prefixFilePassword + ".argon2.variant",
-		cmdFlagNameIterations:  prefixFilePassword + ".argon2.iterations",
-		cmdFlagNameMemory:      prefixFilePassword + ".argon2.memory",
-		cmdFlagNameParallelism: prefixFilePassword + ".argon2.parallelism",
-		cmdFlagNameKeySize:     prefixFilePassword + ".argon2.key_length",
-		cmdFlagNameSaltSize:    prefixFilePassword + ".argon2.salt_length",
-	}
-
-	return cmdCryptoHashGenerateFinish(cmd, args, flagsMap)
-}
-
-func cryptoHashGenerateSHA2CryptRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) (err error) {
-	flagsMap := map[string]string{
-		cmdFlagNameVariant:    prefixFilePassword + ".sha2crypt.variant",
-		cmdFlagNameIterations: prefixFilePassword + ".sha2crypt.iterations",
-		cmdFlagNameSaltSize:   prefixFilePassword + ".sha2crypt.salt_length",
-	}
-
-	return cmdCryptoHashGenerateFinish(cmd, args, flagsMap)
-}
-
-func cryptoHashGeneratePBKDF2RunE(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) (err error) {
-	flagsMap := map[string]string{
-		cmdFlagNameVariant:    prefixFilePassword + ".pbkdf2.variant",
-		cmdFlagNameIterations: prefixFilePassword + ".pbkdf2.iterations",
-		cmdFlagNameKeySize:    prefixFilePassword + ".pbkdf2.key_length",
-		cmdFlagNameSaltSize:   prefixFilePassword + ".pbkdf2.salt_length",
-	}
-
-	return cmdCryptoHashGenerateFinish(cmd, args, flagsMap)
-}
-
-func cryptoHashGenerateBCryptRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) (err error) {
-	flagsMap := map[string]string{
-		cmdFlagNameVariant: prefixFilePassword + ".bcrypt.variant",
-		cmdFlagNameCost:    prefixFilePassword + ".bcrypt.cost",
-	}
-
-	return cmdCryptoHashGenerateFinish(cmd, args, flagsMap)
-}
-
-func cryptoHashGenerateSCryptRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) (err error) {
-	flagsMap := map[string]string{
-		cmdFlagNameIterations:  prefixFilePassword + ".scrypt.iterations",
-		cmdFlagNameBlockSize:   prefixFilePassword + ".scrypt.block_size",
-		cmdFlagNameParallelism: prefixFilePassword + ".scrypt.parallelism",
-		cmdFlagNameKeySize:     prefixFilePassword + ".scrypt.key_length",
-		cmdFlagNameSaltSize:    prefixFilePassword + ".scrypt.salt_length",
-	}
-
-	return cmdCryptoHashGenerateFinish(cmd, args, flagsMap)
-}
-
-func newCryptoHashValidateCmd() (cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	cmd = &cobra.Command{
 		Use:     fmt.Sprintf(cmdUseFmtValidate, cmdUseValidate),
 		Short:   cmdAutheliaCryptoHashValidateShort,
 		Long:    cmdAutheliaCryptoHashValidateLong,
 		Example: cmdAutheliaCryptoHashValidateExample,
 		Args:    cobra.ExactArgs(1),
-		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) (err error) {
+		RunE:    ctx.CryptoHashValidateRunE,
+
+		DisableAutoGenTag: true,
+	}
+
+	cmdFlagPassword(cmd, false)
+
+	return cmd
+}
+
+// CryptoHashValidateRunE is the RunE for the authelia crypto hash validate command.
+func (ctx *CmdCtx) CryptoHashValidateRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) (err error) {
 	var (
 		password string
 		valid    bool
@@ -261,56 +205,60 @@ func newCryptoHashValidateCmd() (cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	}
 
 	return nil
-		},
-
-		DisableAutoGenTag: true,
-	}
-
-	cmdFlagPassword(cmd, false)
-
-	return cmd
 }
 
-func cmdCryptoHashGenerateFinish(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string, flagsMap map[string]string) (err error) {
+// CryptoHashGenerateMapFlagsPreRunE is the RunE which configures the flags map configuration source for the
-	var (
+// authelia crypto hash generate commands.
-		algName string
+func (ctx *CmdCtx) CryptoHashGenerateMapFlagsPreRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) (err error) {
-		configs []string
+	var flagsMap map[string]string
 
-		c schema.Password
+	switch cmd.Use {
-	)
+	case cmdUseHashArgon2:
-
+		flagsMap = map[string]string{
-	if configs, err = cmd.Flags().GetStringSlice(cmdFlagNameConfig); err != nil {
+			cmdFlagNameVariant:     prefixFilePassword + ".argon2.variant",
-		return err
+			cmdFlagNameIterations:  prefixFilePassword + ".argon2.iterations",
+			cmdFlagNameMemory:      prefixFilePassword + ".argon2.memory",
+			cmdFlagNameParallelism: prefixFilePassword + ".argon2.parallelism",
+			cmdFlagNameKeySize:     prefixFilePassword + ".argon2.key_length",
+			cmdFlagNameSaltSize:    prefixFilePassword + ".argon2.salt_length",
+		}
+	case cmdUseHashSHA2Crypt:
+		flagsMap = map[string]string{
+			cmdFlagNameVariant:    prefixFilePassword + ".sha2crypt.variant",
+			cmdFlagNameIterations: prefixFilePassword + ".sha2crypt.iterations",
+			cmdFlagNameSaltSize:   prefixFilePassword + ".sha2crypt.salt_length",
+		}
+	case cmdUseHashPBKDF2:
+		flagsMap = map[string]string{
+			cmdFlagNameVariant:    prefixFilePassword + ".pbkdf2.variant",
+			cmdFlagNameIterations: prefixFilePassword + ".pbkdf2.iterations",
+			cmdFlagNameKeySize:    prefixFilePassword + ".pbkdf2.key_length",
+			cmdFlagNameSaltSize:   prefixFilePassword + ".pbkdf2.salt_length",
+		}
+	case cmdUseHashBCrypt:
+		flagsMap = map[string]string{
+			cmdFlagNameVariant: prefixFilePassword + ".bcrypt.variant",
+			cmdFlagNameCost:    prefixFilePassword + ".bcrypt.cost",
+		}
+	case cmdUseHashSCrypt:
+		flagsMap = map[string]string{
+			cmdFlagNameIterations:  prefixFilePassword + ".scrypt.iterations",
+			cmdFlagNameBlockSize:   prefixFilePassword + ".scrypt.block_size",
+			cmdFlagNameParallelism: prefixFilePassword + ".scrypt.parallelism",
+			cmdFlagNameKeySize:     prefixFilePassword + ".scrypt.key_length",
+			cmdFlagNameSaltSize:    prefixFilePassword + ".scrypt.salt_length",
+		}
 	}
 
-	// Skip config if the flag wasn't set and the default is non-existent.
+	if flagsMap != nil {
-	if !cmd.Flags().Changed(cmdFlagNameConfig) {
+		ctx.cconfig.sources = append(ctx.cconfig.sources, configuration.NewCommandLineSourceWithMapping(cmd.Flags(), flagsMap, false, false))
-		configs = configFilterExisting(configs)
 	}
 
-	legacy := cmd.Use == cmdUseHashPassword
+	return nil
-
+}
-	switch {
-	case cmd.Use == cmdUseGenerate:
-		break
-	case legacy:
-		if sha512, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool(cmdFlagNameSHA512); sha512 {
-			algName = cmdUseHashSHA2Crypt
-		} else {
-			algName = cmdUseHashArgon2
-		}
-	default:
-		algName = cmd.Use
-	}
-
-	if c, err = cmdCryptoHashGetConfig(algName, configs, cmd.Flags(), flagsMap); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	if legacy && algName == cmdUseHashArgon2 && cmd.Flags().Changed(cmdFlagNameMemory) {
-		c.Argon2.Memory *= 1024
-	}
 
+// CryptoHashGenerateRunE is the RunE for the authelia crypto hash generate commands.
+func (ctx *CmdCtx) CryptoHashGenerateRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) (err error) {
 	var (
 		hash     algorithm.Hash
 		digest   algorithm.Digest
@@ -318,7 +266,7 @@ func cmdCryptoHashGenerateFinish(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string, flagsMap map
 		random   bool
 	)
 
-	if password, random, err = cmdCryptoHashGetPassword(cmd, args, legacy, !legacy); err != nil {
+	if password, random, err = cmdCryptoHashGetPassword(cmd, args, false, true); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -326,7 +274,14 @@ func cmdCryptoHashGenerateFinish(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string, flagsMap map
 		return fmt.Errorf("no password provided")
 	}
 
-	if hash, err = authentication.NewFileCryptoHashFromConfig(c); err != nil {
+	switch cmd.Use {
+	case cmdUseGenerate:
+		break
+	default:
+		ctx.config.AuthenticationBackend.File.Password.Algorithm = cmd.Use
+	}
+
+	if hash, err = authentication.NewFileCryptoHashFromConfig(ctx.config.AuthenticationBackend.File.Password); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -343,70 +298,6 @@ func cmdCryptoHashGenerateFinish(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string, flagsMap map
 	return nil
 }
 
-func cmdCryptoHashGetConfig(algorithm string, configs []string, flags *pflag.FlagSet, flagsMap map[string]string) (c schema.Password, err error) {
-	mapDefaults := map[string]interface{}{
-		prefixFilePassword + ".algorithm":             schema.DefaultPasswordConfig.Algorithm,
-		prefixFilePassword + ".argon2.variant":        schema.DefaultPasswordConfig.Argon2.Variant,
-		prefixFilePassword + ".argon2.iterations":     schema.DefaultPasswordConfig.Argon2.Iterations,
-		prefixFilePassword + ".argon2.memory":         schema.DefaultPasswordConfig.Argon2.Memory,
-		prefixFilePassword + ".argon2.parallelism":    schema.DefaultPasswordConfig.Argon2.Parallelism,
-		prefixFilePassword + ".argon2.key_length":     schema.DefaultPasswordConfig.Argon2.KeyLength,
-		prefixFilePassword + ".argon2.salt_length":    schema.DefaultPasswordConfig.Argon2.SaltLength,
-		prefixFilePassword + ".sha2crypt.variant":     schema.DefaultPasswordConfig.SHA2Crypt.Variant,
-		prefixFilePassword + ".sha2crypt.iterations":  schema.DefaultPasswordConfig.SHA2Crypt.Iterations,
-		prefixFilePassword + ".sha2crypt.salt_length": schema.DefaultPasswordConfig.SHA2Crypt.SaltLength,
-		prefixFilePassword + ".pbkdf2.variant":        schema.DefaultPasswordConfig.PBKDF2.Variant,
-		prefixFilePassword + ".pbkdf2.iterations":     schema.DefaultPasswordConfig.PBKDF2.Iterations,
-		prefixFilePassword + ".pbkdf2.salt_length":    schema.DefaultPasswordConfig.PBKDF2.SaltLength,
-		prefixFilePassword + ".bcrypt.variant":        schema.DefaultPasswordConfig.BCrypt.Variant,
-		prefixFilePassword + ".bcrypt.cost":           schema.DefaultPasswordConfig.BCrypt.Cost,
-		prefixFilePassword + ".scrypt.iterations":     schema.DefaultPasswordConfig.SCrypt.Iterations,
-		prefixFilePassword + ".scrypt.block_size":     schema.DefaultPasswordConfig.SCrypt.BlockSize,
-		prefixFilePassword + ".scrypt.parallelism":    schema.DefaultPasswordConfig.SCrypt.Parallelism,
-		prefixFilePassword + ".scrypt.key_length":     schema.DefaultPasswordConfig.SCrypt.KeyLength,
-		prefixFilePassword + ".scrypt.salt_length":    schema.DefaultPasswordConfig.SCrypt.SaltLength,
-	}
-
-	sources := configuration.NewDefaultSourcesWithDefaults(
-		configs,
-		nil,
-		configuration.DefaultEnvPrefix, configuration.DefaultEnvDelimiter,
-		configuration.NewMapSource(mapDefaults),
-		configuration.NewCommandLineSourceWithMapping(flags, flagsMap, false, false),
-	)
-
-	if algorithm != "" {
-		alg := map[string]interface{}{prefixFilePassword + ".algorithm": algorithm}
-
-		sources = append(sources, configuration.NewMapSource(alg))
-	}
-
-	val := schema.NewStructValidator()
-
-	if _, err = configuration.LoadAdvanced(val, prefixFilePassword, &c, sources...); err != nil {
-		return schema.Password{}, fmt.Errorf("error occurred loading configuration: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	validator.ValidatePasswordConfiguration(&c, val)
-
-	errs := val.Errors()
-
-	if len(errs) != 0 {
-		for i, e := range errs {
-			if i == 0 {
-				err = e
-				continue
-			}
-
-			err = fmt.Errorf("%v, %w", err, e)
-		}
-
-		return schema.Password{}, fmt.Errorf("errors occurred validating the password configuration: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	return c, nil
-}
-
 func cmdCryptoHashGetPassword(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string, useArgs, useRandom bool) (password string, random bool, err error) {
 	if useRandom {
 		if random, err = cmd.Flags().GetBool(cmdFlagNameRandom); err != nil {
@@ -430,18 +321,15 @@ func cmdCryptoHashGetPassword(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string, useArgs, useRan
 	}
 
 	var (
-		data      []byte
 		noConfirm bool
 	)
 
-	if data, err = termReadPasswordWithPrompt("Enter Password: ", "password"); err != nil {
+	if password, err = termReadPasswordWithPrompt("Enter Password: ", "password"); err != nil {
 		err = fmt.Errorf("failed to read the password from the terminal: %w", err)
 
 		return
 	}
 
-	password = string(data)
-
 	if cmd.Use == fmt.Sprintf(cmdUseFmtValidate, cmdUseValidate) {
 		fmt.Println("")
 
@@ -449,11 +337,13 @@ func cmdCryptoHashGetPassword(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string, useArgs, useRan
 	}
 
 	if noConfirm, err = cmd.Flags().GetBool(cmdFlagNameNoConfirm); err == nil && !noConfirm {
-		if data, err = termReadPasswordWithPrompt("Confirm Password: ", ""); err != nil {
+		var confirm string
+
+		if confirm, err = termReadPasswordWithPrompt("Confirm Password: ", ""); err != nil {
 			return
 		}
 
-		if password != string(data) {
+		if password != confirm {
 			fmt.Println("")
 
 			err = fmt.Errorf("the password did not match the confirmation password")
@@ -467,10 +357,6 @@ func cmdCryptoHashGetPassword(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string, useArgs, useRan
 	return
 }
 
-func cmdFlagConfig(cmd *cobra.Command) {
-	cmd.PersistentFlags().StringSliceP(cmdFlagNameConfig, "c", []string{"configuration.yml"}, "configuration files to load")
-}
-
 func cmdFlagPassword(cmd *cobra.Command, noConfirm bool) {
 	cmd.PersistentFlags().String(cmdFlagNamePassword, "", "manually supply the password rather than using the terminal prompt")
 

internal/commands/crypto_helper.go

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import (
 func cmdFlagsCryptoCertificateCommon(cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	cmd.Flags().String(cmdFlagNameSignature, "SHA256", "signature algorithm for the certificate")
 
-	cmd.Flags().StringP(cmdFlagNameCommonName, "c", "", "certificate common name")
+	cmd.Flags().StringP(cmdFlagNameCommonName, "n", "", "certificate common name")
 	cmd.Flags().StringSliceP(cmdFlagNameOrganization, "o", []string{"Authelia"}, "certificate organization")
 	cmd.Flags().StringSlice(cmdFlagNameOrganizationalUnit, nil, "certificate organizational unit")
 	cmd.Flags().StringSlice(cmdFlagNameCountry, nil, "certificate country")

internal/commands/errors.go

@@ -6,3 +6,6 @@ import (
 
 // ErrStdinIsNotTerminal is returned when Stdin is not an interactive terminal.
 var ErrStdinIsNotTerminal = errors.New("stdin is not a terminal")
+
+// ErrConfirmationMismatch is returned when user input does not match the confirmation prompt.
+var ErrConfirmationMismatch = errors.New("user input didn't match the confirmation prompt")

internal/commands/helpers.go

@@ -1,115 +1,121 @@
 package commands
 
 import (
-	"crypto/x509"
+	"encoding/base32"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
 
-	"github.com/authelia/authelia/v4/internal/authentication"
+	"github.com/spf13/pflag"
-	"github.com/authelia/authelia/v4/internal/authorization"
+
-	"github.com/authelia/authelia/v4/internal/metrics"
+	"github.com/authelia/authelia/v4/internal/configuration/schema"
-	"github.com/authelia/authelia/v4/internal/middlewares"
+	"github.com/authelia/authelia/v4/internal/model"
-	"github.com/authelia/authelia/v4/internal/notification"
-	"github.com/authelia/authelia/v4/internal/ntp"
-	"github.com/authelia/authelia/v4/internal/oidc"
-	"github.com/authelia/authelia/v4/internal/regulation"
-	"github.com/authelia/authelia/v4/internal/session"
 	"github.com/authelia/authelia/v4/internal/storage"
-	"github.com/authelia/authelia/v4/internal/templates"
-	"github.com/authelia/authelia/v4/internal/totp"
-	"github.com/authelia/authelia/v4/internal/utils"
 )
 
-func getStorageProvider() (provider storage.Provider) {
+func getStorageProvider(ctx *CmdCtx) (provider storage.Provider) {
 	switch {
-	case config.Storage.Local == nil:
+	case ctx.config.Storage.PostgreSQL != nil:
-		return getStorageProviderWithPool(nil)
+		return storage.NewPostgreSQLProvider(ctx.config, ctx.trusted)
-	default:
+	case ctx.config.Storage.MySQL != nil:
-		caCertPool, _, _ := utils.NewX509CertPool(config.CertificatesDirectory)
+		return storage.NewMySQLProvider(ctx.config, ctx.trusted)
-
+	case ctx.config.Storage.Local != nil:
-		return getStorageProviderWithPool(caCertPool)
+		return storage.NewSQLiteProvider(ctx.config)
-	}
-}
-
-func getStorageProviderWithPool(caCertPool *x509.CertPool) (provider storage.Provider) {
-	switch {
-	case config.Storage.PostgreSQL != nil:
-		return storage.NewPostgreSQLProvider(config, caCertPool)
-	case config.Storage.MySQL != nil:
-		return storage.NewMySQLProvider(config, caCertPool)
-	case config.Storage.Local != nil:
-		return storage.NewSQLiteProvider(config)
 	default:
 		return nil
 	}
 }
 
-func getProviders() (providers middlewares.Providers, warnings []error, errors []error) {
+func containsIdentifier(identifier model.UserOpaqueIdentifier, identifiers []model.UserOpaqueIdentifier) bool {
-	// TODO: Adjust this so the CertPool can be used like a provider.
+	for i := 0; i < len(identifiers); i++ {
-	caCertPool, warnings, errors := utils.NewX509CertPool(config.CertificatesDirectory)
+		if identifier.Service == identifiers[i].Service && identifier.SectorID == identifiers[i].SectorID && identifier.Username == identifiers[i].Username {
-	if len(warnings) != 0 || len(errors) != 0 {
+			return true
-		return providers, warnings, errors
+		}
 	}
 
-	storageProvider := getStorageProviderWithPool(caCertPool)
+	return false
-
+}
-	var (
+
-		userProvider authentication.UserProvider
+func storageWrapCheckSchemaErr(err error) error {
-		err          error
+	switch {
-	)
+	case errors.Is(err, errStorageSchemaIncompatible):
-
+		return fmt.Errorf("command requires the use of a compatibe schema version: %w", err)
-	switch {
+	case errors.Is(err, errStorageSchemaOutdated):
-	case config.AuthenticationBackend.File != nil:
+		return fmt.Errorf("command requires the use of a up to date schema version: %w", err)
-		userProvider = authentication.NewFileUserProvider(config.AuthenticationBackend.File)
+	default:
-	case config.AuthenticationBackend.LDAP != nil:
+		return err
-		userProvider = authentication.NewLDAPUserProvider(config.AuthenticationBackend, caCertPool)
+	}
-	}
+}
-
+
-	templatesProvider, err := templates.New(templates.Config{EmailTemplatesPath: config.Notifier.TemplatePath})
+func storageTOTPGenerateRunEOptsFromFlags(flags *pflag.FlagSet) (force bool, filename, secret string, err error) {
-	if err != nil {
+	if force, err = flags.GetBool("force"); err != nil {
-		errors = append(errors, err)
+		return force, filename, secret, err
-	}
+	}
-
+
-	var notifier notification.Notifier
+	if filename, err = flags.GetString("path"); err != nil {
-
+		return force, filename, secret, err
-	switch {
+	}
-	case config.Notifier.SMTP != nil:
+
-		notifier = notification.NewSMTPNotifier(config.Notifier.SMTP, caCertPool, templatesProvider)
+	if secret, err = flags.GetString("secret"); err != nil {
-	case config.Notifier.FileSystem != nil:
+		return force, filename, secret, err
-		notifier = notification.NewFileNotifier(*config.Notifier.FileSystem)
+	}
-	}
+
-
+	secretLength := base32.StdEncoding.WithPadding(base32.NoPadding).DecodedLen(len(secret))
-	ntpProvider := ntp.NewProvider(&config.NTP)
+	if secret != "" && secretLength < schema.TOTPSecretSizeMinimum {
-
+		return force, filename, secret, fmt.Errorf("decoded length of the base32 secret must have "+
-	clock := utils.RealClock{}
+			"a length of more than %d but '%s' has a decoded length of %d", schema.TOTPSecretSizeMinimum, secret, secretLength)
-	authorizer := authorization.NewAuthorizer(config)
+	}
-	sessionProvider := session.NewProvider(config.Session, caCertPool)
+
-	regulator := regulation.NewRegulator(config.Regulation, storageProvider, clock)
+	return force, filename, secret, nil
-
+}
-	oidcProvider, err := oidc.NewOpenIDConnectProvider(config.IdentityProviders.OIDC, storageProvider)
+
-	if err != nil {
+func storageWebauthnDeleteRunEOptsFromFlags(flags *pflag.FlagSet, args []string) (all, byKID bool, description, kid, user string, err error) {
-		errors = append(errors, err)
+	if len(args) != 0 {
-	}
+		user = args[0]
-
+	}
-	totpProvider := totp.NewTimeBasedProvider(config.TOTP)
+
-
+	f := 0
-	ppolicyProvider := middlewares.NewPasswordPolicyProvider(config.PasswordPolicy)
+
-
+	if flags.Changed(cmdFlagNameAll) {
-	var metricsProvider metrics.Provider
+		if all, err = flags.GetBool(cmdFlagNameAll); err != nil {
-	if config.Telemetry.Metrics.Enabled {
+			return
-		metricsProvider = metrics.NewPrometheus()
+		}
-	}
+
-
+		f++
-	return middlewares.Providers{
+	}
-		Authorizer:      authorizer,
+
-		UserProvider:    userProvider,
+	if flags.Changed(cmdFlagNameDescription) {
-		Regulator:       regulator,
+		if description, err = flags.GetString(cmdFlagNameDescription); err != nil {
-		OpenIDConnect:   oidcProvider,
+			return
-		StorageProvider: storageProvider,
+		}
-		Metrics:         metricsProvider,
+
-		NTP:             ntpProvider,
+		f++
-		Notifier:        notifier,
+	}
-		SessionProvider: sessionProvider,
+
-		Templates:       templatesProvider,
+	if byKID = flags.Changed(cmdFlagNameKeyID); byKID {
-		TOTP:            totpProvider,
+		if kid, err = flags.GetString(cmdFlagNameKeyID); err != nil {
-		PasswordPolicy:  ppolicyProvider,
+			return
-	}, warnings, errors
+		}
+
+		f++
+	}
+
+	if f > 1 {
+		err = fmt.Errorf("must only supply one of the flags --all, --description, and --kid but %d were specified", f)
+
+		return
+	}
+
+	if f == 0 {
+		err = fmt.Errorf("must supply one of the flags --all, --description, or --kid")
+
+		return
+	}
+
+	if !byKID && len(user) == 0 {
+		err = fmt.Errorf("must supply the username or the --kid flag")
+
+		return
+	}
+
+	return
 }

internal/commands/helpers_test.go

@@ -4,12 +4,8 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
-
-	"github.com/authelia/authelia/v4/internal/configuration/schema"
 )
 
 func TestGetStorageProvider(t *testing.T) {
-	config = &schema.Configuration{}
+	assert.Nil(t, getStorageProvider(NewCmdCtx()))
-
-	assert.Nil(t, getStorageProvider())
 }

internal/commands/root.go

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package commands
 
 import (
-	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"net"
 	"os"
@@ -11,15 +10,11 @@ import (
 	"syscall"
 
 	"github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify"
-	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"github.com/valyala/fasthttp"
-	"golang.org/x/sync/errgroup"
 
 	"github.com/authelia/authelia/v4/internal/authentication"
-	"github.com/authelia/authelia/v4/internal/configuration/schema"
 	"github.com/authelia/authelia/v4/internal/logging"
-	"github.com/authelia/authelia/v4/internal/middlewares"
 	"github.com/authelia/authelia/v4/internal/model"
 	"github.com/authelia/authelia/v4/internal/server"
 	"github.com/authelia/authelia/v4/internal/utils"
@@ -27,6 +22,8 @@ import (
 
 // NewRootCmd returns a new Root Cmd.
 func NewRootCmd() (cmd *cobra.Command) {
+	ctx := NewCmdCtx()
+
 	version := utils.Version()
 
 	cmd = &cobra.Command{
@@ -36,68 +33,70 @@ func NewRootCmd() (cmd *cobra.Command) {
 		Example: cmdAutheliaExample,
 		Version: version,
 		Args:    cobra.NoArgs,
-		PreRun:  newCmdWithConfigPreRun(true, true, true),
+		PreRunE: ctx.ChainRunE(
-		Run:     cmdRootRun,
+			ctx.ConfigEnsureExistsRunE,
+			ctx.ConfigLoadRunE,
+			ctx.ConfigValidateKeysRunE,
+			ctx.ConfigValidateRunE,
+			ctx.ConfigValidateLogRunE,
+		),
+		RunE: ctx.RootRunE,
 
 		DisableAutoGenTag: true,
 	}
 
-	cmdWithConfigFlags(cmd, false, []string{})
+	cmd.PersistentFlags().StringSliceP(cmdFlagNameConfig, "c", []string{"configuration.yml"}, "configuration files to load")
 
-	cmd.Flags().StringSlice(cmdFlagNameConfigExpFilters, nil, "Applies filters in order to the configuration file before the YAML parser. Options are 'template', 'expand-env'")
+	cmd.PersistentFlags().StringSlice(cmdFlagNameConfigExpFilters, nil, "applies filters in order to the configuration file before the YAML parser, options are 'template', 'expand-env'")
 
 	cmd.AddCommand(
-		newAccessControlCommand(),
+		newAccessControlCommand(ctx),
-		newBuildInfoCmd(),
+		newBuildInfoCmd(ctx),
-		newCryptoCmd(),
+		newCryptoCmd(ctx),
-		newHashPasswordCmd(),
+		newStorageCmd(ctx),
-		newStorageCmd(),
+		newValidateConfigCmd(ctx),
-		newValidateConfigCmd(),
 	)
 
 	return cmd
 }
 
-func cmdRootRun(_ *cobra.Command, _ []string) {
+func (ctx *CmdCtx) RootRunE(_ *cobra.Command, _ []string) (err error) {
-	logger := logging.Logger()
+	ctx.log.Infof("Authelia %s is starting", utils.Version())
-
-	logger.Infof("Authelia %s is starting", utils.Version())
 
 	if os.Getenv("ENVIRONMENT") == "dev" {
-		logger.Info("===> Authelia is running in development mode. <===")
+		ctx.log.Info("===> Authelia is running in development mode. <===")
 	}
 
-	if err := logging.InitializeLogger(config.Log, true); err != nil {
+	if err = logging.InitializeLogger(ctx.config.Log, true); err != nil {
-		logger.Fatalf("Cannot initialize logger: %v", err)
+		ctx.log.Fatalf("Cannot initialize logger: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	providers, warnings, errors := getProviders()
+	warns, errs := ctx.LoadProviders()
-	if len(warnings) != 0 {
+
-		for _, err := range warnings {
+	if len(warns) != 0 {
-			logger.Warn(err)
+		for _, err = range warns {
+			ctx.log.Warn(err)
 		}
 	}
 
-	if len(errors) != 0 {
+	if len(errs) != 0 {
-		for _, err := range errors {
+		for _, err = range errs {
-			logger.Error(err)
+			ctx.log.Error(err)
 		}
 
-		logger.Fatalf("Errors occurred provisioning providers.")
+		ctx.log.Fatalf("Errors occurred provisioning providers.")
 	}
 
-	doStartupChecks(config, &providers, logger)
+	doStartupChecks(ctx)
 
-	runServices(config, providers, logger)
+	runServices(ctx)
+
+	return nil
 }
 
 //nolint:gocyclo // Complexity is required in this function.
-func runServices(config *schema.Configuration, providers middlewares.Providers, log *logrus.Logger) {
+func runServices(ctx *CmdCtx) {
-	ctx := context.Background()
+	defer ctx.cancel()
-
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(ctx)
-
-	defer cancel()
 
 	quit := make(chan os.Signal, 1)
 
@@ -105,26 +104,24 @@ func runServices(config *schema.Configuration, providers middlewares.Providers,
 
 	defer signal.Stop(quit)
 
-	g, ctx := errgroup.WithContext(ctx)
-
 	var (
 		mainServer, metricsServer     *fasthttp.Server
 		mainListener, metricsListener net.Listener
 	)
 
-	g.Go(func() (err error) {
+	ctx.group.Go(func() (err error) {
 		defer func() {
 			if r := recover(); r != nil {
-				log.WithError(recoverErr(r)).Errorf("Critical error in server caught (recovered)")
+				ctx.log.WithError(recoverErr(r)).Errorf("Critical error in server caught (recovered)")
 			}
 		}()
 
-		if mainServer, mainListener, err = server.CreateDefaultServer(*config, providers); err != nil {
+		if mainServer, mainListener, err = server.CreateDefaultServer(*ctx.config, ctx.providers); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 
 		if err = mainServer.Serve(mainListener); err != nil {
-			log.WithError(err).Error("Server (main) returned error")
+			ctx.log.WithError(err).Error("Server (main) returned error")
 
 			return err
 		}
@@ -132,23 +129,23 @@ func runServices(config *schema.Configuration, providers middlewares.Providers,
 		return nil
 	})
 
-	g.Go(func() (err error) {
+	ctx.group.Go(func() (err error) {
-		if providers.Metrics == nil {
+		if ctx.providers.Metrics == nil {
 			return nil
 		}
 
 		defer func() {
 			if r := recover(); r != nil {
-				log.WithError(recoverErr(r)).Errorf("Critical error in metrics server caught (recovered)")
+				ctx.log.WithError(recoverErr(r)).Errorf("Critical error in metrics server caught (recovered)")
 			}
 		}()
 
-		if metricsServer, metricsListener, err = server.CreateMetricsServer(config.Telemetry.Metrics); err != nil {
+		if metricsServer, metricsListener, err = server.CreateMetricsServer(ctx.config.Telemetry.Metrics); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 
 		if err = metricsServer.Serve(metricsListener); err != nil {
-			log.WithError(err).Error("Server (metrics) returned error")
+			ctx.log.WithError(err).Error("Server (metrics) returned error")
 
 			return err
 		}
@@ -156,10 +153,10 @@ func runServices(config *schema.Configuration, providers middlewares.Providers,
 		return nil
 	})
 
-	if config.AuthenticationBackend.File != nil && config.AuthenticationBackend.File.Watch {
+	if ctx.config.AuthenticationBackend.File != nil && ctx.config.AuthenticationBackend.File.Watch {
-		provider := providers.UserProvider.(*authentication.FileUserProvider)
+		provider := ctx.providers.UserProvider.(*authentication.FileUserProvider)
-		if watcher, err := runServiceFileWatcher(g, log, config.AuthenticationBackend.File.Path, provider); err != nil {
+		if watcher, err := runServiceFileWatcher(ctx, ctx.config.AuthenticationBackend.File.Path, provider); err != nil {
-			log.WithError(err).Errorf("Error opening file watcher")
+			ctx.log.WithError(err).Errorf("Error opening file watcher")
 		} else {
 			defer watcher.Close()
 		}
@@ -169,38 +166,38 @@ func runServices(config *schema.Configuration, providers middlewares.Providers,
 	case s := <-quit:
 		switch s {
 		case syscall.SIGINT:
-			log.Debugf("Shutdown started due to SIGINT")
+			ctx.log.Debugf("Shutdown started due to SIGINT")
 		case syscall.SIGQUIT:
-			log.Debugf("Shutdown started due to SIGQUIT")
+			ctx.log.Debugf("Shutdown started due to SIGQUIT")
 		}
 	case <-ctx.Done():
-		log.Debugf("Shutdown started due to context completion")
+		ctx.log.Debugf("Shutdown started due to context completion")
 	}
 
-	cancel()
+	ctx.cancel()
 
-	log.Infof("Shutting down")
+	ctx.log.Infof("Shutting down")
 
 	var err error
 
 	if mainServer != nil {
 		if err = mainServer.Shutdown(); err != nil {
-			log.WithError(err).Errorf("Error occurred shutting down the server")
+			ctx.log.WithError(err).Errorf("Error occurred shutting down the server")
 		}
 	}
 
 	if metricsServer != nil {
 		if err = metricsServer.Shutdown(); err != nil {
-			log.WithError(err).Errorf("Error occurred shutting down the metrics server")
+			ctx.log.WithError(err).Errorf("Error occurred shutting down the metrics server")
 		}
 	}
 
-	if err = providers.StorageProvider.Close(); err != nil {
+	if err = ctx.providers.StorageProvider.Close(); err != nil {
-		log.WithError(err).Errorf("Error occurred closing the database connection")
+		ctx.log.WithError(err).Errorf("Error occurred closing the database connection")
 	}
 
-	if err = g.Wait(); err != nil {
+	if err = ctx.group.Wait(); err != nil {
-		log.WithError(err).Errorf("Error occurred waiting for shutdown")
+		ctx.log.WithError(err).Errorf("Error occurred waiting for shutdown")
 	}
 }
 
@@ -210,7 +207,7 @@ type ProviderReload interface {
 	Reload() (reloaded bool, err error)
 }
 
-func runServiceFileWatcher(g *errgroup.Group, log *logrus.Logger, path string, reload ProviderReload) (watcher *fsnotify.Watcher, err error) {
+func runServiceFileWatcher(ctx *CmdCtx, path string, reload ProviderReload) (watcher *fsnotify.Watcher, err error) {
 	if watcher, err = fsnotify.NewWatcher(); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -223,7 +220,7 @@ func runServiceFileWatcher(g *errgroup.Group, log *logrus.Logger, path string, r
 		directory, filename = filepath.Dir(path), filepath.Base(path)
 	}
 
-	g.Go(func() error {
+	ctx.group.Go(func() error {
 		for {
 			select {
 			case <-failed:
@@ -234,30 +231,30 @@ func runServiceFileWatcher(g *errgroup.Group, log *logrus.Logger, path string, r
 				}
 
 				if filename != filepath.Base(event.Name) {
-					log.WithField("file", event.Name).WithField("op", event.Op).Tracef("File modification detected to irrelevant file")
+					ctx.log.WithField("file", event.Name).WithField("op", event.Op).Tracef("File modification detected to irrelevant file")
 					break
 				}
 
 				switch {
 				case event.Op&fsnotify.Write == fsnotify.Write, event.Op&fsnotify.Create == fsnotify.Create:
-					log.WithField("file", event.Name).WithField("op", event.Op).Debug("File modification detected")
+					ctx.log.WithField("file", event.Name).WithField("op", event.Op).Debug("File modification detected")
 
 					switch reloaded, err := reload.Reload(); {
 					case err != nil:
-						log.WithField("file", event.Name).WithField("op", event.Op).WithError(err).Error("Error occurred reloading file")
+						ctx.log.WithField("file", event.Name).WithField("op", event.Op).WithError(err).Error("Error occurred reloading file")
 					case reloaded:
-						log.WithField("file", event.Name).Info("Reloaded file successfully")
+						ctx.log.WithField("file", event.Name).Info("Reloaded file successfully")
 					default:
-						log.WithField("file", event.Name).Debug("Reload of file was triggered but it was skipped")
+						ctx.log.WithField("file", event.Name).Debug("Reload of file was triggered but it was skipped")
 					}
 				case event.Op&fsnotify.Remove == fsnotify.Remove:
-					log.WithField("file", event.Name).WithField("op", event.Op).Debug("Remove of file was detected")
+					ctx.log.WithField("file", event.Name).WithField("op", event.Op).Debug("Remove of file was detected")
 				}
 			case err, ok := <-watcher.Errors:
 				if !ok {
 					return nil
 				}
-				log.WithError(err).Errorf("Error while watching files")
+				ctx.log.WithError(err).Errorf("Error while watching files")
 			}
 		}
 	})
@@ -268,53 +265,53 @@ func runServiceFileWatcher(g *errgroup.Group, log *logrus.Logger, path string, r
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	log.WithField("directory", directory).WithField("file", filename).Debug("Directory is being watched for changes to the file")
+	ctx.log.WithField("directory", directory).WithField("file", filename).Debug("Directory is being watched for changes to the file")
 
 	return watcher, nil
 }
 
-func doStartupChecks(config *schema.Configuration, providers *middlewares.Providers, log *logrus.Logger) {
+func doStartupChecks(ctx *CmdCtx) {
 	var (
 		failures []string
 		err      error
 	)
 
-	if err = doStartupCheck(log, "storage", providers.StorageProvider, false); err != nil {
+	if err = doStartupCheck(ctx, "storage", ctx.providers.StorageProvider, false); err != nil {
-		log.Errorf("Failure running the storage provider startup check: %+v", err)
+		ctx.log.Errorf("Failure running the storage provider startup check: %+v", err)
 
 		failures = append(failures, "storage")
 	}
 
-	if err = doStartupCheck(log, "user", providers.UserProvider, false); err != nil {
+	if err = doStartupCheck(ctx, "user", ctx.providers.UserProvider, false); err != nil {
-		log.Errorf("Failure running the user provider startup check: %+v", err)
+		ctx.log.Errorf("Failure running the user provider startup check: %+v", err)
 
 		failures = append(failures, "user")
 	}
 
-	if err = doStartupCheck(log, "notification", providers.Notifier, config.Notifier.DisableStartupCheck); err != nil {
+	if err = doStartupCheck(ctx, "notification", ctx.providers.Notifier, ctx.config.Notifier.DisableStartupCheck); err != nil {
-		log.Errorf("Failure running the notification provider startup check: %+v", err)
+		ctx.log.Errorf("Failure running the notification provider startup check: %+v", err)
 
 		failures = append(failures, "notification")
 	}
 
-	if !config.NTP.DisableStartupCheck && !providers.Authorizer.IsSecondFactorEnabled() {
+	if !ctx.config.NTP.DisableStartupCheck && !ctx.providers.Authorizer.IsSecondFactorEnabled() {
-		log.Debug("The NTP startup check was skipped due to there being no configured 2FA access control rules")
+		ctx.log.Debug("The NTP startup check was skipped due to there being no configured 2FA access control rules")
-	} else if err = doStartupCheck(log, "ntp", providers.NTP, config.NTP.DisableStartupCheck); err != nil {
+	} else if err = doStartupCheck(ctx, "ntp", ctx.providers.NTP, ctx.config.NTP.DisableStartupCheck); err != nil {
-		log.Errorf("Failure running the ntp provider startup check: %+v", err)
+		ctx.log.Errorf("Failure running the ntp provider startup check: %+v", err)
 
-		if !config.NTP.DisableFailure {
+		if !ctx.config.NTP.DisableFailure {
 			failures = append(failures, "ntp")
 		}
 	}
 
 	if len(failures) != 0 {
-		log.Fatalf("The following providers had fatal failures during startup: %s", strings.Join(failures, ", "))
+		ctx.log.Fatalf("The following providers had fatal failures during startup: %s", strings.Join(failures, ", "))
 	}
 }
 
-func doStartupCheck(logger *logrus.Logger, name string, provider model.StartupCheck, disabled bool) error {
+func doStartupCheck(ctx *CmdCtx, name string, provider model.StartupCheck, disabled bool) error {
 	if disabled {
-		logger.Debugf("%s provider: startup check skipped as it is disabled", name)
+		ctx.log.Debugf("%s provider: startup check skipped as it is disabled", name)
 		return nil
 	}
 

internal/commands/storage.go

@@ -9,20 +9,23 @@ import (
 	"github.com/authelia/authelia/v4/internal/configuration/schema"
 )
 
-func newStorageCmd() (cmd *cobra.Command) {
+func newStorageCmd(ctx *CmdCtx) (cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	cmd = &cobra.Command{
 		Use:     "storage",
 		Short:   cmdAutheliaStorageShort,
 		Long:    cmdAutheliaStorageLong,
 		Example: cmdAutheliaStorageExample,
 		Args:    cobra.NoArgs,
-		PersistentPreRunE: storagePersistentPreRunE,
+		PersistentPreRunE: ctx.ChainRunE(
+			ctx.ConfigStorageCommandLineConfigPersistentPreRunE,
+			ctx.ConfigLoadRunE,
+			ctx.ConfigValidateStoragePersistentPreRunE,
+			ctx.LoadProvidersStorageRunE,
+		),
 
 		DisableAutoGenTag: true,
 	}
 
-	cmdWithConfigFlags(cmd, true, []string{"configuration.yml"})
-
 	cmd.PersistentFlags().String(cmdFlagNameEncryptionKey, "", "the storage encryption key to use")
 
 	cmd.PersistentFlags().String(cmdFlagNameSQLite3Path, "", "the SQLite database path")
@@ -45,16 +48,16 @@ func newStorageCmd() (cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	cmd.PersistentFlags().String("postgres.ssl.key", "", "the PostgreSQL ssl key file location")
 
 	cmd.AddCommand(
-		newStorageMigrateCmd(),
+		newStorageMigrateCmd(ctx),
-		newStorageSchemaInfoCmd(),
+		newStorageSchemaInfoCmd(ctx),
-		newStorageEncryptionCmd(),
+		newStorageEncryptionCmd(ctx),
-		newStorageUserCmd(),
+		newStorageUserCmd(ctx),
 	)
 
 	return cmd
 }
 
-func newStorageEncryptionCmd() (cmd *cobra.Command) {
+func newStorageEncryptionCmd(ctx *CmdCtx) (cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	cmd = &cobra.Command{
 		Use:     "encryption",
 		Short:   cmdAutheliaStorageEncryptionShort,
@@ -65,20 +68,20 @@ func newStorageEncryptionCmd() (cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	}
 
 	cmd.AddCommand(
-		newStorageEncryptionChangeKeyCmd(),
+		newStorageEncryptionChangeKeyCmd(ctx),
-		newStorageEncryptionCheckCmd(),
+		newStorageEncryptionCheckCmd(ctx),
 	)
 
 	return cmd
 }
 
-func newStorageEncryptionCheckCmd() (cmd *cobra.Command) {
+func newStorageEncryptionCheckCmd(ctx *CmdCtx) (cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	cmd = &cobra.Command{
 		Use:     "check",
 		Short:   cmdAutheliaStorageEncryptionCheckShort,
 		Long:    cmdAutheliaStorageEncryptionCheckLong,
 		Example: cmdAutheliaStorageEncryptionCheckExample,
-		RunE:    storageSchemaEncryptionCheckRunE,
+		RunE:    ctx.StorageSchemaEncryptionCheckRunE,
 
 		DisableAutoGenTag: true,
 	}
@@ -88,13 +91,13 @@ func newStorageEncryptionCheckCmd() (cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	return cmd
 }
 
-func newStorageEncryptionChangeKeyCmd() (cmd *cobra.Command) {
+func newStorageEncryptionChangeKeyCmd(ctx *CmdCtx) (cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	cmd = &cobra.Command{
 		Use:     "change-key",
 		Short:   cmdAutheliaStorageEncryptionChangeKeyShort,
 		Long:    cmdAutheliaStorageEncryptionChangeKeyLong,
 		Example: cmdAutheliaStorageEncryptionChangeKeyExample,
-		RunE:    storageSchemaEncryptionChangeKeyRunE,
+		RunE:    ctx.StorageSchemaEncryptionChangeKeyRunE,
 
 		DisableAutoGenTag: true,
 	}
@@ -104,7 +107,7 @@ func newStorageEncryptionChangeKeyCmd() (cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	return cmd
 }
 
-func newStorageUserCmd() (cmd *cobra.Command) {
+func newStorageUserCmd(ctx *CmdCtx) (cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	cmd = &cobra.Command{
 		Use:     "user",
 		Short:   cmdAutheliaStorageUserShort,
@@ -115,15 +118,15 @@ func newStorageUserCmd() (cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	}
 
 	cmd.AddCommand(
-		newStorageUserIdentifiersCmd(),
+		newStorageUserIdentifiersCmd(ctx),
-		newStorageUserTOTPCmd(),
+		newStorageUserTOTPCmd(ctx),
-		newStorageUserWebAuthnCmd(),
+		newStorageUserWebAuthnCmd(ctx),
 	)
 
 	return cmd
 }
 
-func newStorageUserIdentifiersCmd() (cmd *cobra.Command) {
+func newStorageUserIdentifiersCmd(ctx *CmdCtx) (cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	cmd = &cobra.Command{
 		Use:     "identifiers",
 		Short:   cmdAutheliaStorageUserIdentifiersShort,
@@ -134,22 +137,22 @@ func newStorageUserIdentifiersCmd() (cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	}
 
 	cmd.AddCommand(
-		newStorageUserIdentifiersExportCmd(),
+		newStorageUserIdentifiersExportCmd(ctx),
-		newStorageUserIdentifiersImportCmd(),
+		newStorageUserIdentifiersImportCmd(ctx),
-		newStorageUserIdentifiersGenerateCmd(),
+		newStorageUserIdentifiersGenerateCmd(ctx),
-		newStorageUserIdentifiersAddCmd(),
+		newStorageUserIdentifiersAddCmd(ctx),
 	)
 
 	return cmd
 }
 
-func newStorageUserIdentifiersExportCmd() (cmd *cobra.Command) {
+func newStorageUserIdentifiersExportCmd(ctx *CmdCtx) (cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	cmd = &cobra.Command{
 		Use:     "export",
 		Short:   cmdAutheliaStorageUserIdentifiersExportShort,
 		Long:    cmdAutheliaStorageUserIdentifiersExportLong,
 		Example: cmdAutheliaStorageUserIdentifiersExportExample,
-		RunE:    storageUserIdentifiersExport,
+		RunE:    ctx.StorageUserIdentifiersExportRunE,
 
 		DisableAutoGenTag: true,
 	}
@@ -159,13 +162,13 @@ func newStorageUserIdentifiersExportCmd() (cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	return cmd
 }
 
-func newStorageUserIdentifiersImportCmd() (cmd *cobra.Command) {
+func newStorageUserIdentifiersImportCmd(ctx *CmdCtx) (cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	cmd = &cobra.Command{
 		Use:     "import",
 		Short:   cmdAutheliaStorageUserIdentifiersImportShort,
 		Long:    cmdAutheliaStorageUserIdentifiersImportLong,
 		Example: cmdAutheliaStorageUserIdentifiersImportExample,
-		RunE:    storageUserIdentifiersImport,
+		RunE:    ctx.StorageUserIdentifiersImportRunE,
 
 		DisableAutoGenTag: true,
 	}
@@ -175,13 +178,13 @@ func newStorageUserIdentifiersImportCmd() (cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	return cmd
 }
 
-func newStorageUserIdentifiersGenerateCmd() (cmd *cobra.Command) {
+func newStorageUserIdentifiersGenerateCmd(ctx *CmdCtx) (cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	cmd = &cobra.Command{
 		Use:     "generate",
 		Short:   cmdAutheliaStorageUserIdentifiersGenerateShort,
 		Long:    cmdAutheliaStorageUserIdentifiersGenerateLong,
 		Example: cmdAutheliaStorageUserIdentifiersGenerateExample,
-		RunE:    storageUserIdentifiersGenerate,
+		RunE:    ctx.StorageUserIdentifiersGenerateRunE,
 
 		DisableAutoGenTag: true,
 	}
@@ -193,14 +196,14 @@ func newStorageUserIdentifiersGenerateCmd() (cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	return cmd
 }
 
-func newStorageUserIdentifiersAddCmd() (cmd *cobra.Command) {
+func newStorageUserIdentifiersAddCmd(ctx *CmdCtx) (cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	cmd = &cobra.Command{
 		Use:     "add <username>",
 		Short:   cmdAutheliaStorageUserIdentifiersAddShort,
 		Long:    cmdAutheliaStorageUserIdentifiersAddLong,
 		Example: cmdAutheliaStorageUserIdentifiersAddExample,
 		Args:    cobra.ExactArgs(1),
-		RunE:    storageUserIdentifiersAdd,
+		RunE:    ctx.StorageUserIdentifiersAddRunE,
 
 		DisableAutoGenTag: true,
 	}
@@ -212,7 +215,7 @@ func newStorageUserIdentifiersAddCmd() (cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	return cmd
 }
 
-func newStorageUserWebAuthnCmd() (cmd *cobra.Command) {
+func newStorageUserWebAuthnCmd(ctx *CmdCtx) (cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	cmd = &cobra.Command{
 		Use:     "webauthn",
 		Short:   cmdAutheliaStorageUserWebAuthnShort,
@@ -223,20 +226,20 @@ func newStorageUserWebAuthnCmd() (cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	}
 
 	cmd.AddCommand(
-		newStorageUserWebAuthnListCmd(),
+		newStorageUserWebAuthnListCmd(ctx),
-		newStorageUserWebAuthnDeleteCmd(),
+		newStorageUserWebAuthnDeleteCmd(ctx),
 	)
 
 	return cmd
 }
 
-func newStorageUserWebAuthnListCmd() (cmd *cobra.Command) {
+func newStorageUserWebAuthnListCmd(ctx *CmdCtx) (cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	cmd = &cobra.Command{
 		Use:     "list [username]",
 		Short:   cmdAutheliaStorageUserWebAuthnListShort,
 		Long:    cmdAutheliaStorageUserWebAuthnListLong,
 		Example: cmdAutheliaStorageUserWebAuthnListExample,
-		RunE:    storageWebAuthnListRunE,
+		RunE:    ctx.StorageWebauthnListRunE,
 		Args:    cobra.MaximumNArgs(1),
 
 		DisableAutoGenTag: true,
@@ -245,13 +248,13 @@ func newStorageUserWebAuthnListCmd() (cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	return cmd
 }
 
-func newStorageUserWebAuthnDeleteCmd() (cmd *cobra.Command) {
+func newStorageUserWebAuthnDeleteCmd(ctx *CmdCtx) (cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	cmd = &cobra.Command{
 		Use:     "delete [username]",
 		Short:   cmdAutheliaStorageUserWebAuthnDeleteShort,
 		Long:    cmdAutheliaStorageUserWebAuthnDeleteLong,
 		Example: cmdAutheliaStorageUserWebAuthnDeleteExample,
-		RunE:    storageWebAuthnDeleteRunE,
+		RunE:    ctx.StorageWebauthnDeleteRunE,
 		Args:    cobra.MaximumNArgs(1),
 
 		DisableAutoGenTag: true,
@@ -264,7 +267,7 @@ func newStorageUserWebAuthnDeleteCmd() (cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	return cmd
 }
 
-func newStorageUserTOTPCmd() (cmd *cobra.Command) {
+func newStorageUserTOTPCmd(ctx *CmdCtx) (cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	cmd = &cobra.Command{
 		Use:     "totp",
 		Short:   cmdAutheliaStorageUserTOTPShort,
@@ -275,21 +278,21 @@ func newStorageUserTOTPCmd() (cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	}
 
 	cmd.AddCommand(
-		newStorageUserTOTPGenerateCmd(),
+		newStorageUserTOTPGenerateCmd(ctx),
-		newStorageUserTOTPDeleteCmd(),
+		newStorageUserTOTPDeleteCmd(ctx),
-		newStorageUserTOTPExportCmd(),
+		newStorageUserTOTPExportCmd(ctx),
 	)
 
 	return cmd
 }
 
-func newStorageUserTOTPGenerateCmd() (cmd *cobra.Command) {
+func newStorageUserTOTPGenerateCmd(ctx *CmdCtx) (cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	cmd = &cobra.Command{
 		Use:     "generate <username>",
 		Short:   cmdAutheliaStorageUserTOTPGenerateShort,
 		Long:    cmdAutheliaStorageUserTOTPGenerateLong,
 		Example: cmdAutheliaStorageUserTOTPGenerateExample,
-		RunE:    storageTOTPGenerateRunE,
+		RunE:    ctx.StorageTOTPGenerateRunE,
 		Args:    cobra.ExactArgs(1),
 
 		DisableAutoGenTag: true,
@@ -307,13 +310,13 @@ func newStorageUserTOTPGenerateCmd() (cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	return cmd
 }
 
-func newStorageUserTOTPDeleteCmd() (cmd *cobra.Command) {
+func newStorageUserTOTPDeleteCmd(ctx *CmdCtx) (cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	cmd = &cobra.Command{
 		Use:     "delete <username>",
 		Short:   cmdAutheliaStorageUserTOTPDeleteShort,
 		Long:    cmdAutheliaStorageUserTOTPDeleteLong,
 		Example: cmdAutheliaStorageUserTOTPDeleteExample,
-		RunE:    storageTOTPDeleteRunE,
+		RunE:    ctx.StorageTOTPDeleteRunE,
 		Args:    cobra.ExactArgs(1),
 
 		DisableAutoGenTag: true,
@@ -322,13 +325,13 @@ func newStorageUserTOTPDeleteCmd() (cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	return cmd
 }
 
-func newStorageUserTOTPExportCmd() (cmd *cobra.Command) {
+func newStorageUserTOTPExportCmd(ctx *CmdCtx) (cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	cmd = &cobra.Command{
 		Use:     "export",
 		Short:   cmdAutheliaStorageUserTOTPExportShort,
 		Long:    cmdAutheliaStorageUserTOTPExportLong,
 		Example: cmdAutheliaStorageUserTOTPExportExample,
-		RunE:    storageTOTPExportRunE,
+		RunE:    ctx.StorageTOTPExportRunE,
 
 		DisableAutoGenTag: true,
 	}
@@ -339,13 +342,13 @@ func newStorageUserTOTPExportCmd() (cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	return cmd
 }
 
-func newStorageSchemaInfoCmd() (cmd *cobra.Command) {
+func newStorageSchemaInfoCmd(ctx *CmdCtx) (cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	cmd = &cobra.Command{
 		Use:     "schema-info",
 		Short:   cmdAutheliaStorageSchemaInfoShort,
 		Long:    cmdAutheliaStorageSchemaInfoLong,
 		Example: cmdAutheliaStorageSchemaInfoExample,
-		RunE:    storageSchemaInfoRunE,
+		RunE:    ctx.StorageSchemaInfoRunE,
 
 		DisableAutoGenTag: true,
 	}
@@ -354,7 +357,7 @@ func newStorageSchemaInfoCmd() (cmd *cobra.Command) {
 }
 
 // NewMigrationCmd returns a new Migration Cmd.
-func newStorageMigrateCmd() (cmd *cobra.Command) {
+func newStorageMigrateCmd(ctx *CmdCtx) (cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	cmd = &cobra.Command{
 		Use:     "migrate",
 		Short:   cmdAutheliaStorageMigrateShort,
@@ -366,22 +369,22 @@ func newStorageMigrateCmd() (cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	}
 
 	cmd.AddCommand(
-		newStorageMigrateUpCmd(), newStorageMigrateDownCmd(),
+		newStorageMigrateUpCmd(ctx), newStorageMigrateDownCmd(ctx),
-		newStorageMigrateListUpCmd(), newStorageMigrateListDownCmd(),
+		newStorageMigrateListUpCmd(ctx), newStorageMigrateListDownCmd(ctx),
-		newStorageMigrateHistoryCmd(),
+		newStorageMigrateHistoryCmd(ctx),
 	)
 
 	return cmd
 }
 
-func newStorageMigrateHistoryCmd() (cmd *cobra.Command) {
+func newStorageMigrateHistoryCmd(ctx *CmdCtx) (cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	cmd = &cobra.Command{
 		Use:     "history",
 		Short:   cmdAutheliaStorageMigrateHistoryShort,
 		Long:    cmdAutheliaStorageMigrateHistoryLong,
 		Example: cmdAutheliaStorageMigrateHistoryExample,
 		Args:    cobra.NoArgs,
-		RunE:    storageMigrateHistoryRunE,
+		RunE:    ctx.StorageMigrateHistoryRunE,
 
 		DisableAutoGenTag: true,
 	}
@@ -389,14 +392,14 @@ func newStorageMigrateHistoryCmd() (cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	return cmd
 }
 
-func newStorageMigrateListUpCmd() (cmd *cobra.Command) {
+func newStorageMigrateListUpCmd(ctx *CmdCtx) (cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	cmd = &cobra.Command{
 		Use:     "list-up",
 		Short:   cmdAutheliaStorageMigrateListUpShort,
 		Long:    cmdAutheliaStorageMigrateListUpLong,
 		Example: cmdAutheliaStorageMigrateListUpExample,
 		Args:    cobra.NoArgs,
-		RunE:    newStorageMigrateListRunE(true),
+		RunE:    ctx.NewStorageMigrateListRunE(true),
 
 		DisableAutoGenTag: true,
 	}
@@ -404,14 +407,14 @@ func newStorageMigrateListUpCmd() (cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	return cmd
 }
 
-func newStorageMigrateListDownCmd() (cmd *cobra.Command) {
+func newStorageMigrateListDownCmd(ctx *CmdCtx) (cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	cmd = &cobra.Command{
 		Use:     "list-down",
 		Short:   cmdAutheliaStorageMigrateListDownShort,
 		Long:    cmdAutheliaStorageMigrateListDownLong,
 		Example: cmdAutheliaStorageMigrateListDownExample,
 		Args:    cobra.NoArgs,
-		RunE:    newStorageMigrateListRunE(false),
+		RunE:    ctx.NewStorageMigrateListRunE(false),
 
 		DisableAutoGenTag: true,
 	}
@@ -419,14 +422,14 @@ func newStorageMigrateListDownCmd() (cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	return cmd
 }
 
-func newStorageMigrateUpCmd() (cmd *cobra.Command) {
+func newStorageMigrateUpCmd(ctx *CmdCtx) (cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	cmd = &cobra.Command{
 		Use:     storageMigrateDirectionUp,
 		Short:   cmdAutheliaStorageMigrateUpShort,
 		Long:    cmdAutheliaStorageMigrateUpLong,
 		Example: cmdAutheliaStorageMigrateUpExample,
 		Args:    cobra.NoArgs,
-		RunE:    newStorageMigrationRunE(true),
+		RunE:    ctx.NewStorageMigrationRunE(true),
 
 		DisableAutoGenTag: true,
 	}
@@ -436,14 +439,14 @@ func newStorageMigrateUpCmd() (cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	return cmd
 }
 
-func newStorageMigrateDownCmd() (cmd *cobra.Command) {
+func newStorageMigrateDownCmd(ctx *CmdCtx) (cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	cmd = &cobra.Command{
 		Use:     storageMigrateDirectionDown,
 		Short:   cmdAutheliaStorageMigrateDownShort,
 		Long:    cmdAutheliaStorageMigrateDownLong,
 		Example: cmdAutheliaStorageMigrateDownExample,
 		Args:    cobra.NoArgs,
-		RunE:    newStorageMigrationRunE(false),
+		RunE:    ctx.NewStorageMigrationRunE(false),
 
 		DisableAutoGenTag: true,
 	}

internal/commands/storage_run.go

@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 package commands
 
 import (
-	"context"
 	"database/sql"
-	"encoding/base32"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"image"
@@ -15,11 +13,8 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
-	"github.com/spf13/pflag"
 	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
 
-	"github.com/authelia/authelia/v4/internal/configuration"
-	"github.com/authelia/authelia/v4/internal/configuration/schema"
 	"github.com/authelia/authelia/v4/internal/configuration/validator"
 	"github.com/authelia/authelia/v4/internal/model"
 	"github.com/authelia/authelia/v4/internal/storage"
@@ -27,28 +22,35 @@ import (
 	"github.com/authelia/authelia/v4/internal/utils"
 )
 
-func storagePersistentPreRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) (err error) {
+// LoadProvidersStorageRunE is a special PreRunE that loads the storage provider into the CmdCtx.
-	var configs []string
+func (ctx *CmdCtx) LoadProvidersStorageRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) (err error) {
+	switch warns, errs := ctx.LoadTrustedCertificates(); {
+	case len(errs) != 0:
+		err = fmt.Errorf("had the following errors loading the trusted certificates")
+
+		for _, e := range errs {
+			err = fmt.Errorf("%+v: %w", err, e)
+		}
 
-	if configs, err = cmd.Flags().GetStringSlice(cmdFlagNameConfig); err != nil {
 		return err
+	case len(warns) != 0:
+		err = fmt.Errorf("had the following warnings loading the trusted certificates")
+
+		for _, e := range errs {
+			err = fmt.Errorf("%+v: %w", err, e)
 		}
 
-	sources := make([]configuration.Source, 0, len(configs)+3)
+		return err
+	default:
+		ctx.providers.StorageProvider = getStorageProvider(ctx)
 
-	if cmd.Flags().Changed(cmdFlagNameConfig) {
+		return nil
-		for _, configFile := range configs {
-			if _, err := os.Stat(configFile); os.IsNotExist(err) {
-				return fmt.Errorf("could not load the provided configuration file %s: %w", configFile, err)
 	}
+}
 
-			sources = append(sources, configuration.NewYAMLFileSource(configFile))
+// ConfigStorageCommandLineConfigPersistentPreRunE configures the storage command mapping.
-		}
+func (ctx *CmdCtx) ConfigStorageCommandLineConfigPersistentPreRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) (err error) {
-	} else if _, err := os.Stat(configs[0]); err == nil {
+	flagsMap := map[string]string{
-		sources = append(sources, configuration.NewYAMLFileSource(configs[0]))
-	}
-
-	mapping := map[string]string{
 		cmdFlagNameEncryptionKey: "storage.encryption_key",
 
 		cmdFlagNameSQLite3Path: "storage.local.path",
@@ -77,75 +79,73 @@ func storagePersistentPreRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) (err error) {
 		cmdFlagNameSecretSize: "totp.secret_size",
 	}
 
-	sources = append(sources, configuration.NewEnvironmentSource(configuration.DefaultEnvPrefix, configuration.DefaultEnvDelimiter))
+	return ctx.ConfigSetFlagsMapRunE(cmd.Flags(), flagsMap, true, false)
-	sources = append(sources, configuration.NewSecretsSource(configuration.DefaultEnvPrefix, configuration.DefaultEnvDelimiter))
+}
-	sources = append(sources, configuration.NewCommandLineSourceWithMapping(cmd.Flags(), mapping, true, false))
 
-	val := schema.NewStructValidator()
+// ConfigValidateStoragePersistentPreRunE validates the storage config before running commands using it.
+func (ctx *CmdCtx) ConfigValidateStoragePersistentPreRunE(_ *cobra.Command, _ []string) (err error) {
+	if errs := ctx.cconfig.validator.Errors(); len(errs) != 0 {
+		var (
+			i int
+			e error
+		)
 
-	config = &schema.Configuration{}
+		for i, e = range errs {
+			if i == 0 {
+				err = e
+				continue
+			}
+
+			err = fmt.Errorf("%w, %v", err, e)
+		}
 
-	if _, err = configuration.LoadAdvanced(val, "", &config, sources...); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if val.HasErrors() {
+	validator.ValidateStorage(ctx.config.Storage, ctx.cconfig.validator)
-		var finalErr error
 
-		for i, err := range val.Errors() {
+	validator.ValidateTOTP(ctx.config, ctx.cconfig.validator)
+
+	if errs := ctx.cconfig.validator.Errors(); len(errs) != 0 {
+		var (
+			i int
+			e error
+		)
+
+		for i, e = range errs {
 			if i == 0 {
-				finalErr = err
+				err = e
 				continue
 			}
 
-			finalErr = fmt.Errorf("%w, %v", finalErr, err)
+			err = fmt.Errorf("%w, %v", err, e)
 		}
 
-		return finalErr
+		return err
-	}
-
-	validator.ValidateStorage(config.Storage, val)
-
-	validator.ValidateTOTP(config, val)
-
-	if val.HasErrors() {
-		var finalErr error
-
-		for i, err := range val.Errors() {
-			if i == 0 {
-				finalErr = err
-				continue
-			}
-
-			finalErr = fmt.Errorf("%w, %v", finalErr, err)
-		}
-
-		return finalErr
 	}
 
 	return nil
 }
 
-func storageSchemaEncryptionCheckRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) (err error) {
+func (ctx *CmdCtx) StorageSchemaEncryptionCheckRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) (err error) {
 	var (
-		provider storage.Provider
 		verbose bool
 		result  storage.EncryptionValidationResult
-
-		ctx = context.Background()
 	)
 
-	provider = getStorageProvider()
-
 	defer func() {
-		_ = provider.Close()
+		_ = ctx.providers.StorageProvider.Close()
 	}()
 
+	if err = ctx.CheckSchemaVersion(); err != nil {
+		return storageWrapCheckSchemaErr(err)
+	}
+
 	if verbose, err = cmd.Flags().GetBool(cmdFlagNameVerbose); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if result, err = provider.SchemaEncryptionCheckKey(ctx, verbose); err != nil {
+	if result, err = ctx.providers.StorageProvider.SchemaEncryptionCheckKey(ctx, verbose); err != nil {
 		switch {
 		case errors.Is(err, storage.ErrSchemaEncryptionVersionUnsupported):
 			fmt.Printf("Storage Encryption Key Validation: FAILURE\n\n\tCause: The schema version doesn't support encryption.\n")
@@ -183,26 +183,22 @@ func storageSchemaEncryptionCheckRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) (err er
 	return nil
 }
 
-func storageSchemaEncryptionChangeKeyRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) (err error) {
+// StorageSchemaEncryptionChangeKeyRunE is the RunE for the authelia storage encryption change-key command.
+func (ctx *CmdCtx) StorageSchemaEncryptionChangeKeyRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) (err error) {
 	var (
-		provider storage.Provider
 		key     string
 		version int
-
-		ctx = context.Background()
 	)
 
-	provider = getStorageProvider()
-
 	defer func() {
-		_ = provider.Close()
+		_ = ctx.providers.StorageProvider.Close()
 	}()
 
-	if err = checkStorageSchemaUpToDate(ctx, provider); err != nil {
+	if err = ctx.CheckSchemaVersion(); err != nil {
-		return err
+		return storageWrapCheckSchemaErr(err)
 	}
 
-	if version, err = provider.SchemaVersion(ctx); err != nil {
+	if version, err = ctx.providers.StorageProvider.SchemaVersion(ctx); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -218,7 +214,7 @@ func storageSchemaEncryptionChangeKeyRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) (er
 	}
 
 	if !useFlag || key == "" {
-		if key, err = termReadPasswordStrWithPrompt("Enter New Storage Encryption Key: ", cmdFlagNameNewEncryptionKey); err != nil {
+		if key, err = termReadPasswordWithPrompt("Enter New Storage Encryption Key: ", cmdFlagNameNewEncryptionKey); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
@@ -230,7 +226,7 @@ func storageSchemaEncryptionChangeKeyRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) (er
 		return errors.New("the new encryption key must be at least 20 characters")
 	}
 
-	if err = provider.SchemaEncryptionChangeKey(ctx, key); err != nil {
+	if err = ctx.providers.StorageProvider.SchemaEncryptionChangeKey(ctx, key); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -239,27 +235,25 @@ func storageSchemaEncryptionChangeKeyRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) (er
 	return nil
 }
 
-func storageWebAuthnListRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) (err error) {
+// StorageWebauthnListRunE is the RunE for the authelia storage user webauthn list command.
+func (ctx *CmdCtx) StorageWebauthnListRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) (err error) {
 	if len(args) == 0 || args[0] == "" {
-		return storageWebAuthnListAllRunE(cmd, args)
+		return ctx.StorageWebauthnListAllRunE(cmd, args)
 	}
 
-	var (
-		provider storage.Provider
-		ctx      = context.Background()
-	)
-
-	provider = getStorageProvider()
-
 	defer func() {
-		_ = provider.Close()
+		_ = ctx.providers.StorageProvider.Close()
 	}()
 
+	if err = ctx.CheckSchemaVersion(); err != nil {
+		return storageWrapCheckSchemaErr(err)
+	}
+
 	var devices []model.WebauthnDevice
 
 	user := args[0]
 
-	devices, err = provider.LoadWebauthnDevicesByUsername(ctx, user)
+	devices, err = ctx.providers.StorageProvider.LoadWebauthnDevicesByUsername(ctx, user)
 
 	switch {
 	case len(devices) == 0 || (err != nil && errors.Is(err, storage.ErrNoWebauthnDevice)):
@@ -278,18 +272,16 @@ func storageWebAuthnListRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) (err error) {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func storageWebAuthnListAllRunE(_ *cobra.Command, _ []string) (err error) {
+// StorageWebauthnListAllRunE is the RunE for the authelia storage user webauthn list command when no args are specified.
-	var (
+func (ctx *CmdCtx) StorageWebauthnListAllRunE(_ *cobra.Command, _ []string) (err error) {
-		provider storage.Provider
-		ctx      = context.Background()
-	)
-
-	provider = getStorageProvider()
-
 	defer func() {
-		_ = provider.Close()
+		_ = ctx.providers.StorageProvider.Close()
 	}()
 
+	if err = ctx.CheckSchemaVersion(); err != nil {
+		return storageWrapCheckSchemaErr(err)
+	}
+
 	var devices []model.WebauthnDevice
 
 	limit := 10
@@ -297,7 +289,7 @@ func storageWebAuthnListAllRunE(_ *cobra.Command, _ []string) (err error) {
 	output := strings.Builder{}
 
 	for page := 0; true; page++ {
-		if devices, err = provider.LoadWebauthnDevices(ctx, limit, page); err != nil {
+		if devices, err = ctx.providers.StorageProvider.LoadWebauthnDevices(ctx, limit, page); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to list devices: %w", err)
 		}
 
@@ -320,35 +312,33 @@ func storageWebAuthnListAllRunE(_ *cobra.Command, _ []string) (err error) {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func storageWebAuthnDeleteRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) (err error) {
+// StorageWebauthnDeleteRunE is the RunE for the authelia storage user webauthn delete command.
-	var (
+func (ctx *CmdCtx) StorageWebauthnDeleteRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) (err error) {
-		provider storage.Provider
-		ctx      = context.Background()
-	)
-
-	provider = getStorageProvider()
-
 	defer func() {
-		_ = provider.Close()
+		_ = ctx.providers.StorageProvider.Close()
 	}()
 
+	if err = ctx.CheckSchemaVersion(); err != nil {
+		return storageWrapCheckSchemaErr(err)
+	}
+
 	var (
 		all, byKID             bool
 		description, kid, user string
 	)
 
-	if all, byKID, description, kid, user, err = storageWebAuthnDeleteGetAndValidateConfig(cmd, args); err != nil {
+	if all, byKID, description, kid, user, err = storageWebauthnDeleteRunEOptsFromFlags(cmd.Flags(), args); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
 	if byKID {
-		if err = provider.DeleteWebauthnDevice(ctx, kid); err != nil {
+		if err = ctx.providers.StorageProvider.DeleteWebauthnDevice(ctx, kid); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to delete WebAuthn device with kid '%s': %w", kid, err)
 		}
 
 		fmt.Printf("Deleted WebAuthn device with kid '%s'", kid)
 	} else {
-		err = provider.DeleteWebauthnDeviceByUsername(ctx, user, description)
+		err = ctx.providers.StorageProvider.DeleteWebauthnDeviceByUsername(ctx, user, description)
 
 		if all {
 			if err != nil {
@@ -368,62 +358,9 @@ func storageWebAuthnDeleteRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) (err error) {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func storageWebAuthnDeleteGetAndValidateConfig(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) (all, byKID bool, description, kid, user string, err error) {
+// StorageTOTPGenerateRunE is the RunE for the authelia storage user totp generate command.
-	if len(args) != 0 {
+func (ctx *CmdCtx) StorageTOTPGenerateRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) (err error) {
-		user = args[0]
-	}
-
-	flags := 0
-
-	if cmd.Flags().Changed(cmdFlagNameAll) {
-		if all, err = cmd.Flags().GetBool(cmdFlagNameAll); err != nil {
-			return
-		}
-
-		flags++
-	}
-
-	if cmd.Flags().Changed(cmdFlagNameDescription) {
-		if description, err = cmd.Flags().GetString(cmdFlagNameDescription); err != nil {
-			return
-		}
-
-		flags++
-	}
-
-	if byKID = cmd.Flags().Changed(cmdFlagNameKeyID); byKID {
-		if kid, err = cmd.Flags().GetString(cmdFlagNameKeyID); err != nil {
-			return
-		}
-
-		flags++
-	}
-
-	if flags > 1 {
-		err = fmt.Errorf("must only supply one of the flags --all, --description, and --kid but %d were specified", flags)
-
-		return
-	}
-
-	if flags == 0 {
-		err = fmt.Errorf("must supply one of the flags --all, --description, or --kid")
-
-		return
-	}
-
-	if !byKID && len(user) == 0 {
-		err = fmt.Errorf("must supply the username or the --kid flag")
-
-		return
-	}
-
-	return
-}
-
-func storageTOTPGenerateRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) (err error) {
 	var (
-		provider         storage.Provider
-		ctx              = context.Background()
 		c                *model.TOTPConfiguration
 		force            bool
 		filename, secret string
@@ -431,25 +368,27 @@ func storageTOTPGenerateRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) (err error) {
 		img              image.Image
 	)
 
-	provider = getStorageProvider()
-
 	defer func() {
-		_ = provider.Close()
+		_ = ctx.providers.StorageProvider.Close()
 	}()
 
+	if err = ctx.CheckSchemaVersion(); err != nil {
+		return storageWrapCheckSchemaErr(err)
+	}
+
 	if force, filename, secret, err = storageTOTPGenerateRunEOptsFromFlags(cmd.Flags()); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if _, err = provider.LoadTOTPConfiguration(ctx, args[0]); err == nil && !force {
+	if _, err = ctx.providers.StorageProvider.LoadTOTPConfiguration(ctx, args[0]); err == nil && !force {
 		return fmt.Errorf("%s already has a TOTP configuration, use --force to overwrite", args[0])
 	} else if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, storage.ErrNoTOTPConfiguration) {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	totpProvider := totp.NewTimeBasedProvider(config.TOTP)
+	totpProvider := totp.NewTimeBasedProvider(ctx.config.TOTP)
 
-	if c, err = totpProvider.GenerateCustom(args[0], config.TOTP.Algorithm, secret, config.TOTP.Digits, config.TOTP.Period, config.TOTP.SecretSize); err != nil {
+	if c, err = totpProvider.GenerateCustom(args[0], ctx.config.TOTP.Algorithm, secret, ctx.config.TOTP.Digits, ctx.config.TOTP.Period, ctx.config.TOTP.SecretSize); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -477,7 +416,7 @@ func storageTOTPGenerateRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) (err error) {
 		extraInfo = fmt.Sprintf(" and saved it as a PNG image at the path '%s'", filename)
 	}
 
-	if err = provider.SaveTOTPConfiguration(ctx, *c); err != nil {
+	if err = ctx.providers.StorageProvider.SaveTOTPConfiguration(ctx, *c); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -486,47 +425,23 @@ func storageTOTPGenerateRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) (err error) {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func storageTOTPGenerateRunEOptsFromFlags(flags *pflag.FlagSet) (force bool, filename, secret string, err error) {
+// StorageTOTPDeleteRunE is the RunE for the authelia storage user totp delete command.
-	if force, err = flags.GetBool("force"); err != nil {
+func (ctx *CmdCtx) StorageTOTPDeleteRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) (err error) {
-		return force, filename, secret, err
-	}
-
-	if filename, err = flags.GetString("path"); err != nil {
-		return force, filename, secret, err
-	}
-
-	if secret, err = flags.GetString("secret"); err != nil {
-		return force, filename, secret, err
-	}
-
-	secretLength := base32.StdEncoding.WithPadding(base32.NoPadding).DecodedLen(len(secret))
-	if secret != "" && secretLength < schema.TOTPSecretSizeMinimum {
-		return force, filename, secret, fmt.Errorf("decoded length of the base32 secret must have "+
-			"a length of more than %d but '%s' has a decoded length of %d", schema.TOTPSecretSizeMinimum, secret, secretLength)
-	}
-
-	return force, filename, secret, nil
-}
-
-func storageTOTPDeleteRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) (err error) {
-	var (
-		provider storage.Provider
-		ctx      = context.Background()
-	)
-
 	user := args[0]
 
-	provider = getStorageProvider()
-
 	defer func() {
-		_ = provider.Close()
+		_ = ctx.providers.StorageProvider.Close()
 	}()
 
-	if _, err = provider.LoadTOTPConfiguration(ctx, user); err != nil {
+	if err = ctx.CheckSchemaVersion(); err != nil {
+		return storageWrapCheckSchemaErr(err)
+	}
+
+	if _, err = ctx.providers.StorageProvider.LoadTOTPConfiguration(ctx, user); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("can't delete configuration for user '%s': %+v", user, err)
 	}
 
-	if err = provider.DeleteTOTPConfiguration(ctx, user); err != nil {
+	if err = ctx.providers.StorageProvider.DeleteTOTPConfiguration(ctx, user); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("can't delete configuration for user '%s': %+v", user, err)
 	}
 
@@ -535,34 +450,30 @@ func storageTOTPDeleteRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) (err error) {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func storageTOTPExportRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) (err error) {
+// StorageTOTPExportRunE is the RunE for the authelia storage user totp export command.
+func (ctx *CmdCtx) StorageTOTPExportRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) (err error) {
 	var (
-		provider       storage.Provider
 		format, dir    string
 		configurations []model.TOTPConfiguration
 		img            image.Image
-
-		ctx = context.Background()
 	)
 
-	provider = getStorageProvider()
-
 	defer func() {
-		_ = provider.Close()
+		_ = ctx.providers.StorageProvider.Close()
 	}()
 
-	if err = checkStorageSchemaUpToDate(ctx, provider); err != nil {
+	if err = ctx.CheckSchemaVersion(); err != nil {
-		return err
+		return storageWrapCheckSchemaErr(err)
 	}
 
-	if format, dir, err = storageTOTPExportGetConfigFromFlags(cmd); err != nil {
+	if format, dir, err = flagsGetTOTPExportOptions(cmd.Flags()); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
 	limit := 10
 
 	for page := 0; true; page++ {
-		if configurations, err = provider.LoadTOTPConfigurations(ctx, limit, page); err != nil {
+		if configurations, err = ctx.providers.StorageProvider.LoadTOTPConfigurations(ctx, limit, page); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 
@@ -607,56 +518,18 @@ func storageTOTPExportRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) (err error) {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func storageTOTPExportGetConfigFromFlags(cmd *cobra.Command) (format, dir string, err error) {
+// StorageMigrateHistoryRunE is the RunE for the authelia storage migrate history command.
-	if format, err = cmd.Flags().GetString(cmdFlagNameFormat); err != nil {
+func (ctx *CmdCtx) StorageMigrateHistoryRunE(_ *cobra.Command, _ []string) (err error) {
-		return "", "", err
-	}
-
-	if dir, err = cmd.Flags().GetString("dir"); err != nil {
-		return "", "", err
-	}
-
-	switch format {
-	case storageTOTPExportFormatCSV, storageTOTPExportFormatURI:
-		break
-	case storageTOTPExportFormatPNG:
-		if dir == "" {
-			dir = utils.RandomString(8, utils.CharSetAlphaNumeric, false)
-		}
-
-		if _, err = os.Stat(dir); !os.IsNotExist(err) {
-			return "", "", errors.New("output directory must not exist")
-		}
-
-		if err = os.MkdirAll(dir, 0700); err != nil {
-			return "", "", err
-		}
-	default:
-		return "", "", errors.New("format must be csv, uri, or png")
-	}
-
-	return format, dir, nil
-}
-
-func storageMigrateHistoryRunE(_ *cobra.Command, _ []string) (err error) {
 	var (
-		provider   storage.Provider
 		version    int
 		migrations []model.Migration
-
-		ctx = context.Background()
 	)
 
-	provider = getStorageProvider()
-	if provider == nil {
-		return errNoStorageProvider
-	}
-
 	defer func() {
-		_ = provider.Close()
+		_ = ctx.providers.StorageProvider.Close()
 	}()
 
-	if version, err = provider.SchemaVersion(ctx); err != nil {
+	if version, err = ctx.providers.StorageProvider.SchemaVersion(ctx); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -665,7 +538,7 @@ func storageMigrateHistoryRunE(_ *cobra.Command, _ []string) (err error) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	if migrations, err = provider.SchemaMigrationHistory(ctx); err != nil {
+	if migrations, err = ctx.providers.StorageProvider.SchemaMigrationHistory(ctx); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -682,26 +555,23 @@ func storageMigrateHistoryRunE(_ *cobra.Command, _ []string) (err error) {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func newStorageMigrateListRunE(up bool) func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) (err error) {
+// NewStorageMigrateListRunE creates the RunE for the authelia storage migrate list command.
+func (ctx *CmdCtx) NewStorageMigrateListRunE(up bool) func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) (err error) {
 	return func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) (err error) {
 		var (
-			provider     storage.Provider
-			ctx          = context.Background()
 			migrations   []model.SchemaMigration
 			directionStr string
 		)
 
-		provider = getStorageProvider()
-
 		defer func() {
-			_ = provider.Close()
+			_ = ctx.providers.StorageProvider.Close()
 		}()
 
 		if up {
-			migrations, err = provider.SchemaMigrationsUp(ctx, 0)
+			migrations, err = ctx.providers.StorageProvider.SchemaMigrationsUp(ctx, 0)
 			directionStr = "Up"
 		} else {
-			migrations, err = provider.SchemaMigrationsDown(ctx, 0)
+			migrations, err = ctx.providers.StorageProvider.SchemaMigrationsDown(ctx, 0)
 			directionStr = "Down"
 		}
 
@@ -723,19 +593,15 @@ func newStorageMigrateListRunE(up bool) func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string)
 	}
 }
 
-func newStorageMigrationRunE(up bool) func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) (err error) {
+// NewStorageMigrationRunE creates the RunE for the authelia storage migrate command.
+func (ctx *CmdCtx) NewStorageMigrationRunE(up bool) func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) (err error) {
 	return func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) (err error) {
 		var (
-			provider storage.Provider
 			target int
-
-			ctx = context.Background()
 		)
 
-		provider = getStorageProvider()
-
 		defer func() {
-			_ = provider.Close()
+			_ = ctx.providers.StorageProvider.Close()
 		}()
 
 		if target, err = cmd.Flags().GetInt(cmdFlagNameTarget); err != nil {
@@ -746,68 +612,48 @@ func newStorageMigrationRunE(up bool) func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) (e
 		case up:
 			switch cmd.Flags().Changed(cmdFlagNameTarget) {
 			case true:
-				return provider.SchemaMigrate(ctx, true, target)
+				return ctx.providers.StorageProvider.SchemaMigrate(ctx, true, target)
 			default:
-				return provider.SchemaMigrate(ctx, true, storage.SchemaLatest)
+				return ctx.providers.StorageProvider.SchemaMigrate(ctx, true, storage.SchemaLatest)
 			}
 		default:
 			if !cmd.Flags().Changed(cmdFlagNameTarget) {
 				return errors.New("you must set a target version")
 			}
 
-			if err = storageMigrateDownConfirmDestroy(cmd); err != nil {
+			var confirmed bool
+
+			if confirmed, err = termReadConfirmation(cmd.Flags(), cmdFlagNameDestroyData, "Schema Down Migrations may DESTROY data, type 'DESTROY' and press return to continue: ", "DESTROY"); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 
-			return provider.SchemaMigrate(ctx, false, target)
+			if !confirmed {
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-func storageMigrateDownConfirmDestroy(cmd *cobra.Command) (err error) {
-	var destroy bool
-
-	if destroy, err = cmd.Flags().GetBool(cmdFlagNameDestroyData); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	if !destroy {
-		fmt.Printf("Schema Down Migrations may DESTROY data, type 'DESTROY' and press return to continue: ")
-
-		var text string
-
-		_, _ = fmt.Scanln(&text)
-
-		if text != "DESTROY" {
 				return errors.New("cancelling down migration due to user not accepting data destruction")
 			}
-	}
 
-	return nil
+			return ctx.providers.StorageProvider.SchemaMigrate(ctx, false, target)
+		}
+	}
 }
 
-func storageSchemaInfoRunE(_ *cobra.Command, _ []string) (err error) {
+// StorageSchemaInfoRunE is the RunE for the authelia storage schema info command.
+func (ctx *CmdCtx) StorageSchemaInfoRunE(_ *cobra.Command, _ []string) (err error) {
 	var (
 		upgradeStr, tablesStr string
 
-		provider        storage.Provider
 		tables          []string
 		version, latest int
-
-		ctx = context.Background()
 	)
 
-	provider = getStorageProvider()
-
 	defer func() {
-		_ = provider.Close()
+		_ = ctx.providers.StorageProvider.Close()
 	}()
 
-	if version, err = provider.SchemaVersion(ctx); err != nil && err.Error() != "unknown schema state" {
+	if version, err = ctx.providers.StorageProvider.SchemaVersion(ctx); err != nil && err.Error() != "unknown schema state" {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if tables, err = provider.SchemaTables(ctx); err != nil {
+	if tables, err = ctx.providers.StorageProvider.SchemaTables(ctx); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -817,7 +663,7 @@ func storageSchemaInfoRunE(_ *cobra.Command, _ []string) (err error) {
 		tablesStr = strings.Join(tables, ", ")
 	}
 
-	if latest, err = provider.SchemaLatestVersion(); err != nil {
+	if latest, err = ctx.providers.StorageProvider.SchemaLatestVersion(); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -832,7 +678,7 @@ func storageSchemaInfoRunE(_ *cobra.Command, _ []string) (err error) {
 		result     storage.EncryptionValidationResult
 	)
 
-	switch result, err = provider.SchemaEncryptionCheckKey(ctx, false); {
+	switch result, err = ctx.providers.StorageProvider.SchemaEncryptionCheckKey(ctx, false); {
 	case err != nil:
 		if errors.Is(err, storage.ErrSchemaEncryptionVersionUnsupported) {
 			encryption = "unsupported (schema version)"
@@ -850,30 +696,9 @@ func storageSchemaInfoRunE(_ *cobra.Command, _ []string) (err error) {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func checkStorageSchemaUpToDate(ctx context.Context, provider storage.Provider) (err error) {
+// StorageUserIdentifiersExportRunE is the RunE for the authelia storage user identifiers export command.
-	var version, latest int
+func (ctx *CmdCtx) StorageUserIdentifiersExportRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) (err error) {
-
-	if version, err = provider.SchemaVersion(ctx); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	if latest, err = provider.SchemaLatestVersion(); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	if version != latest {
-		return fmt.Errorf("schema is version %d which is outdated please migrate to version %d in order to use this command or use an older binary", version, latest)
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
-func storageUserIdentifiersExport(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) (err error) {
 	var (
-		provider storage.Provider
-
-		ctx = context.Background()
-
 		file string
 	)
 
@@ -890,7 +715,13 @@ func storageUserIdentifiersExport(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) (err error) {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error occurred opening '%s': %w", file, err)
 	}
 
-	provider = getStorageProvider()
+	defer func() {
+		_ = ctx.providers.StorageProvider.Close()
+	}()
+
+	if err = ctx.CheckSchemaVersion(); err != nil {
+		return storageWrapCheckSchemaErr(err)
+	}
 
 	var (
 		export model.UserOpaqueIdentifiersExport
@@ -898,7 +729,7 @@ func storageUserIdentifiersExport(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) (err error) {
 		data []byte
 	)
 
-	if export.Identifiers, err = provider.LoadUserOpaqueIdentifiers(ctx); err != nil {
+	if export.Identifiers, err = ctx.providers.StorageProvider.LoadUserOpaqueIdentifiers(ctx); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -919,12 +750,9 @@ func storageUserIdentifiersExport(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) (err error) {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func storageUserIdentifiersImport(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) (err error) {
+// StorageUserIdentifiersImportRunE is the RunE for the authelia storage user identifiers import command.
+func (ctx *CmdCtx) StorageUserIdentifiersImportRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) (err error) {
 	var (
-		provider storage.Provider
-
-		ctx = context.Background()
-
 		file string
 		stat os.FileInfo
 	)
@@ -958,10 +786,16 @@ func storageUserIdentifiersImport(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) (err error) {
 		return fmt.Errorf("can't import a file with no data")
 	}
 
-	provider = getStorageProvider()
+	defer func() {
+		_ = ctx.providers.StorageProvider.Close()
+	}()
+
+	if err = ctx.CheckSchemaVersion(); err != nil {
+		return storageWrapCheckSchemaErr(err)
+	}
 
 	for _, opaqueID := range export.Identifiers {
-		if err = provider.SaveUserOpaqueIdentifier(ctx, opaqueID); err != nil {
+		if err = ctx.providers.StorageProvider.SaveUserOpaqueIdentifier(ctx, opaqueID); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
@@ -971,41 +805,26 @@ func storageUserIdentifiersImport(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) (err error) {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func containsIdentifier(identifier model.UserOpaqueIdentifier, identifiers []model.UserOpaqueIdentifier) bool {
+// StorageUserIdentifiersGenerateRunE is the RunE for the authelia storage user identifiers generate command.
-	for i := 0; i < len(identifiers); i++ {
+func (ctx *CmdCtx) StorageUserIdentifiersGenerateRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) (err error) {
-		if identifier.Service == identifiers[i].Service && identifier.SectorID == identifiers[i].SectorID && identifier.Username == identifiers[i].Username {
-			return true
-		}
-	}
-
-	return false
-}
-
-func storageUserIdentifiersGenerate(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) (err error) {
 	var (
-		provider storage.Provider
-
-		ctx = context.Background()
-
 		users, services, sectors []string
 	)
 
-	provider = getStorageProvider()
+	defer func() {
+		_ = ctx.providers.StorageProvider.Close()
+	}()
 
-	identifiers, err := provider.LoadUserOpaqueIdentifiers(ctx)
+	if err = ctx.CheckSchemaVersion(); err != nil {
+		return storageWrapCheckSchemaErr(err)
+	}
+
+	identifiers, err := ctx.providers.StorageProvider.LoadUserOpaqueIdentifiers(ctx)
 	if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, sql.ErrNoRows) {
 		return fmt.Errorf("can't load the existing identifiers: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	if users, err = cmd.Flags().GetStringSlice(cmdFlagNameUsers); err != nil {
+	if users, services, sectors, err = flagsGetUserIdentifiersGenerateOptions(cmd.Flags()); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	if services, err = cmd.Flags().GetStringSlice(cmdFlagNameServices); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	if sectors, err = cmd.Flags().GetStringSlice(cmdFlagNameSectors); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -1043,7 +862,7 @@ func storageUserIdentifiersGenerate(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) (err error)
 					return fmt.Errorf("failed to generate a uuid: %w", err)
 				}
 
-				if err = provider.SaveUserOpaqueIdentifier(ctx, identifier); err != nil {
+				if err = ctx.providers.StorageProvider.SaveUserOpaqueIdentifier(ctx, identifier); err != nil {
 					return fmt.Errorf("failed to save identifier: %w", err)
 				}
 
@@ -1057,12 +876,9 @@ func storageUserIdentifiersGenerate(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) (err error)
 	return nil
 }
 
-func storageUserIdentifiersAdd(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) (err error) {
+// StorageUserIdentifiersAddRunE is the RunE for the authelia storage user identifiers add command.
+func (ctx *CmdCtx) StorageUserIdentifiersAddRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) (err error) {
 	var (
-		provider storage.Provider
-
-		ctx = context.Background()
-
 		service, sector string
 	)
 
@@ -1106,9 +922,15 @@ func storageUserIdentifiersAdd(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) (err error) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	provider = getStorageProvider()
+	defer func() {
+		_ = ctx.providers.StorageProvider.Close()
+	}()
 
-	if err = provider.SaveUserOpaqueIdentifier(ctx, opaqueID); err != nil {
+	if err = ctx.CheckSchemaVersion(); err != nil {
+		return storageWrapCheckSchemaErr(err)
+	}
+
+	if err = ctx.providers.StorageProvider.SaveUserOpaqueIdentifier(ctx, opaqueID); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 

internal/commands/util.go

@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 package commands
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"io"
 	"os"
 	"syscall"
 
@@ -24,16 +26,51 @@ func recoverErr(i any) error {
 	}
 }
 
-func configFilterExisting(configs []string) (finalConfigs []string) {
+func flagsGetUserIdentifiersGenerateOptions(flags *pflag.FlagSet) (users, services, sectors []string, err error) {
-	var err error
+	if users, err = flags.GetStringSlice(cmdFlagNameUsers); err != nil {
-
+		return nil, nil, nil, err
-	for _, c := range configs {
-		if _, err = os.Stat(c); err == nil || !os.IsNotExist(err) {
-			finalConfigs = append(finalConfigs, c)
-		}
 	}
 
-	return finalConfigs
+	if services, err = flags.GetStringSlice(cmdFlagNameServices); err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, nil, err
+	}
+
+	if sectors, err = flags.GetStringSlice(cmdFlagNameSectors); err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, nil, err
+	}
+
+	return users, services, sectors, nil
+}
+
+func flagsGetTOTPExportOptions(flags *pflag.FlagSet) (format, dir string, err error) {
+	if format, err = flags.GetString(cmdFlagNameFormat); err != nil {
+		return "", "", err
+	}
+
+	if dir, err = flags.GetString("dir"); err != nil {
+		return "", "", err
+	}
+
+	switch format {
+	case storageTOTPExportFormatCSV, storageTOTPExportFormatURI:
+		break
+	case storageTOTPExportFormatPNG:
+		if dir == "" {
+			dir = utils.RandomString(8, utils.CharSetAlphaNumeric, false)
+		}
+
+		if _, err = os.Stat(dir); !os.IsNotExist(err) {
+			return "", "", errors.New("output directory must not exist")
+		}
+
+		if err = os.MkdirAll(dir, 0700); err != nil {
+			return "", "", err
+		}
+	default:
+		return "", "", errors.New("format must be csv, uri, or png")
+	}
+
+	return format, dir, nil
 }
 
 //nolint:gocyclo
@@ -102,37 +139,92 @@ func flagsGetRandomCharacters(flags *pflag.FlagSet, flagNameLength, flagNameChar
 	return utils.RandomString(n, charset, true), nil
 }
 
-func termReadPasswordStrWithPrompt(prompt, flag string) (data string, err error) {
+func termReadConfirmation(flags *pflag.FlagSet, name, prompt, confirmation string) (confirmed bool, err error) {
-	var d []byte
+	if confirmed, _ = flags.GetBool(name); confirmed {
+		return confirmed, nil
+	}
+
+	terminal, fd, state, err := getTerminal(prompt)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, err
+	}
+
+	defer func(fd int, oldState *term.State) {
+		_ = term.Restore(fd, oldState)
+	}(fd, state)
+
+	var input string
+
+	if input, err = terminal.ReadLine(); err != nil {
+		return false, fmt.Errorf("failed to read from the terminal: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	if input != confirmation {
+		return false, nil
+	}
+
+	return true, nil
+}
+
+func getTerminal(prompt string) (terminal *term.Terminal, fd int, state *term.State, err error) {
+	fd = int(syscall.Stdin) //nolint:unconvert,nolintlint
+
+	if !term.IsTerminal(fd) {
+		return nil, -1, nil, ErrStdinIsNotTerminal
+	}
+
+	var width, height int
+
+	if width, height, err = term.GetSize(int(syscall.Stdout)); err != nil { //nolint:unconvert,nolintlint
+		return nil, -1, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get terminal size: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	state, err = term.MakeRaw(fd)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, -1, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get terminal state: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	c := struct {
+		io.Reader
+		io.Writer
+	}{
+		os.Stdin,
+		os.Stdout,
+	}
+
+	terminal = term.NewTerminal(c, prompt)
+
+	if err = terminal.SetSize(width, height); err != nil {
+		return nil, -1, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to set terminal size: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return terminal, fd, state, nil
+}
+
+func termReadPasswordWithPrompt(prompt, flag string) (password string, err error) {
+	terminal, fd, state, err := getTerminal("")
+	if err != nil {
+		if errors.Is(err, ErrStdinIsNotTerminal) {
+			switch len(flag) {
+			case 0:
+				return "", err
+			case 1:
+				return "", fmt.Errorf("you must either use an interactive terminal or use the -%s flag", flag)
+			default:
+				return "", fmt.Errorf("you must either use an interactive terminal or use the --%s flag", flag)
+			}
+		}
 
-	if d, err = termReadPasswordWithPrompt(prompt, flag); err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
 
-	return string(d), nil
+	defer func(fd int, oldState *term.State) {
-}
+		_ = term.Restore(fd, oldState)
-
+	}(fd, state)
-func termReadPasswordWithPrompt(prompt, flag string) (data []byte, err error) {
+
-	fd := int(syscall.Stdin) //nolint:unconvert,nolintlint
+	if password, err = terminal.ReadPassword(prompt); err != nil {
-
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to read the input from the terminal: %w", err)
-	if isTerm := term.IsTerminal(fd); !isTerm {
+	}
-		switch len(flag) {
+
-		case 0:
+	return password, nil
-			return nil, ErrStdinIsNotTerminal
-		case 1:
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("you must either use an interactive terminal or use the -%s flag", flag)
-		default:
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("you must either use an interactive terminal or use the --%s flag", flag)
-		}
-	}
-
-	fmt.Print(prompt)
-
-	if data, err = term.ReadPassword(fd); err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to read the input from the terminal: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	fmt.Println("")
-
-	return data, nil
 }

internal/commands/validate.go

@@ -4,64 +4,51 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
-
-	"github.com/authelia/authelia/v4/internal/configuration"
-	"github.com/authelia/authelia/v4/internal/configuration/schema"
 )
 
-func newValidateConfigCmd() (cmd *cobra.Command) {
+func newValidateConfigCmd(ctx *CmdCtx) (cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	cmd = &cobra.Command{
 		Use:     "validate-config",
 		Short:   cmdAutheliaValidateConfigShort,
 		Long:    cmdAutheliaValidateConfigLong,
 		Example: cmdAutheliaValidateConfigExample,
 		Args:    cobra.NoArgs,
-		RunE:    cmdValidateConfigRunE,
+		PreRunE: ctx.ChainRunE(
+			ctx.ConfigLoadRunE,
+			ctx.ConfigValidateKeysRunE,
+			ctx.ConfigValidateRunE,
+		),
+		RunE: ctx.ValidateConfigRunE,
 
 		DisableAutoGenTag: true,
 	}
 
-	cmdWithConfigFlags(cmd, false, []string{"configuration.yml"})
-
 	return cmd
 }
 
-func cmdValidateConfigRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) (err error) {
+// ValidateConfigRunE is the RunE for the authelia validate-config command.
-	var (
+func (ctx *CmdCtx) ValidateConfigRunE(_ *cobra.Command, _ []string) (err error) {
-		configs []string
-		val     *schema.StructValidator
-	)
-
-	if configs, err = cmd.Flags().GetStringSlice(cmdFlagNameConfig); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	config, val, err = loadConfig(configs, true, true, configuration.NewFileFiltersDefault()...)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("error occurred loading configuration: %v", err)
-	}
-
 	switch {
-	case val.HasErrors():
+	case ctx.cconfig.validator.HasErrors():
 		fmt.Println("Configuration parsed and loaded with errors:")
 		fmt.Println("")
 
-		for _, err = range val.Errors() {
+		for _, err = range ctx.cconfig.validator.Errors() {
 			fmt.Printf("\t - %v\n", err)
 		}
 
 		fmt.Println("")
 
-		if !val.HasWarnings() {
+		if !ctx.cconfig.validator.HasWarnings() {
 			break
 		}
 
 		fallthrough
-	case val.HasWarnings():
+	case ctx.cconfig.validator.HasWarnings():
 		fmt.Println("Configuration parsed and loaded with warnings:")
 		fmt.Println("")
 
-		for _, err = range val.Warnings() {
+		for _, err = range ctx.cconfig.validator.Warnings() {
 			fmt.Printf("\t - %v\n", err)
 		}
 

internal/configuration/provider.go

@@ -86,15 +86,13 @@ func loadSources(ko *koanf.Koanf, val *schema.StructValidator, sources ...Source
 	}
 
 	for _, source := range sources {
-		err := source.Load(val)
+		if err = source.Load(val); err != nil {
-		if err != nil {
 			val.Push(fmt.Errorf("failed to load configuration from %s source: %+v", source.Name(), err))
 
 			continue
 		}
 
-		err = source.Merge(ko, val)
+		if err = source.Merge(ko, val); err != nil {
-		if err != nil {
 			val.Push(fmt.Errorf("failed to merge configuration from %s source: %+v", source.Name(), err))
 
 			continue

internal/configuration/sources.go

@@ -224,7 +224,9 @@ func NewDefaultSourcesFiltered(files []string, filters []FileFilter, prefix, del
 
 // NewDefaultSourcesWithDefaults returns a slice of Source configured to load from specified YAML files with additional sources.
 func NewDefaultSourcesWithDefaults(files []string, filters []FileFilter, prefix, delimiter string, defaults Source, additionalSources ...Source) (sources []Source) {
+	if defaults != nil {
 		sources = []Source{defaults}
+	}
 
 	if len(filters) == 0 {
 		sources = append(sources, NewDefaultSources(files, prefix, delimiter, additionalSources...)...)

internal/configuration/types.go

@@ -21,28 +21,28 @@ type YAMLFileSource struct {
 	filters []FileFilter
 }
 
-// EnvironmentSource is a configuration Source which loads values from the environment.
+// EnvironmentSource is a configuration configuration.Source which loads values from the environment.
 type EnvironmentSource struct {
 	koanf     *koanf.Koanf
 	prefix    string
 	delimiter string
 }
 
-// SecretsSource loads environment variables that have a value pointing to a file.
+// SecretsSource is a configuration.Source which loads environment variables that have a value pointing to a file.
 type SecretsSource struct {
 	koanf     *koanf.Koanf
 	prefix    string
 	delimiter string
 }
 
-// CommandLineSource loads configuration from the command line flags.
+// CommandLineSource is a configuration.Source which loads configuration from the command line flags.
 type CommandLineSource struct {
 	koanf    *koanf.Koanf
 	flags    *pflag.FlagSet
 	callback func(flag *pflag.Flag) (string, any)
 }
 
-// MapSource loads configuration from the command line flags.
+// MapSource is a configuration.Source which loads configuration from the command line flags.
 type MapSource struct {
 	m     map[string]any
 	koanf *koanf.Koanf

internal/suites/suite_cli_test.go

@@ -84,18 +84,6 @@ func (s *CLISuite) TestShouldFailValidateConfig() {
 	s.Assert().Contains(output, "failed to load configuration from yaml file(/config/invalid.yml) source: open /config/invalid.yml: no such file or directory")
 }
 
-func (s *CLISuite) TestShouldHashPasswordArgon2idLegacy() {
-	output, err := s.Exec("authelia-backend", []string{"authelia", s.testArg, s.coverageArg, "hash-password", "test", "-m", "32"})
-	s.Assert().NoError(err)
-	s.Assert().Contains(output, "Digest: $argon2id$v=19$m=32768,t=3,p=4$")
-}
-
-func (s *CLISuite) TestShouldHashPasswordSHA512Legacy() {
-	output, err := s.Exec("authelia-backend", []string{"authelia", s.testArg, s.coverageArg, "hash-password", "test", "-z"})
-	s.Assert().NoError(err)
-	s.Assert().Contains(output, "Digest: $6$rounds=50000")
-}
-
 func (s *CLISuite) TestShouldHashPasswordArgon2() {
 	var (
 		output string
@@ -782,18 +770,6 @@ func (s *CLISuite) TestShouldNotGenerateRSAWithBadCAFileContent() {
 	s.Assert().Contains(output, "Error: could not parse certificate from file '/tmp/ca.public.bad.crt': failed to parse PEM block containing the key\n")
 }
 
-func (s *CLISuite) TestStorageShouldShowErrWithoutConfig() {
-	output, err := s.Exec("authelia-backend", []string{"authelia", s.testArg, s.coverageArg, "storage", "schema-info"})
-	s.Assert().EqualError(err, "exit status 1")
-
-	s.Assert().Contains(output, "Error: storage: configuration for a 'local', 'mysql' or 'postgres' database must be provided, storage: option 'encryption_key' is required\n")
-
-	output, err = s.Exec("authelia-backend", []string{"authelia", s.testArg, s.coverageArg, "storage", "migrate", "history"})
-	s.Assert().EqualError(err, "exit status 1")
-
-	s.Assert().Contains(output, "Error: storage: configuration for a 'local', 'mysql' or 'postgres' database must be provided, storage: option 'encryption_key' is required\n")
-}
-
 func (s *CLISuite) TestStorage00ShouldShowCorrectPreInitInformation() {
 	_ = os.Remove("/tmp/db.sqlite3")
 
@@ -804,8 +780,7 @@ func (s *CLISuite) TestStorage00ShouldShowCorrectPreInitInformation() {
 
 	s.Assert().Regexp(pattern, output)
 
-	patternOutdated := regexp.MustCompile(`Error: schema is version \d+ which is outdated please migrate to version \d+ in order to use this command or use an older binary`)
+	patternOutdated := regexp.MustCompile(`Error: command requires the use of a up to date schema version: storage schema outdated: version \d+ is outdated please migrate to version \d+ in order to use this command or use an older binary`)
-
 	output, err = s.Exec("authelia-backend", []string{"authelia", s.testArg, s.coverageArg, "storage", "user", "totp", "export", "--config=/config/configuration.storage.yml"})
 	s.Assert().EqualError(err, "exit status 1")
 	s.Assert().Regexp(patternOutdated, output)
@@ -815,8 +790,8 @@ func (s *CLISuite) TestStorage00ShouldShowCorrectPreInitInformation() {
 	s.Assert().Regexp(patternOutdated, output)
 
 	output, err = s.Exec("authelia-backend", []string{"authelia", s.testArg, s.coverageArg, "storage", "encryption", "check", "--config=/config/configuration.storage.yml"})
-	s.Assert().NoError(err)
+	s.Assert().EqualError(err, "exit status 1")
-	s.Assert().Contains(output, "Storage Encryption Key Validation: FAILURE\n\n\tCause: The schema version doesn't support encryption.\n")
+	s.Assert().Contains(output, "Error: command requires the use of a up to date schema version: storage schema outdated: version 0 is outdated please migrate to version 7 in order to use this command or use an older binary\n")
 
 	output, err = s.Exec("authelia-backend", []string{"authelia", s.testArg, s.coverageArg, "storage", "migrate", "down", "--target=0", "--destroy-data", "--config=/config/configuration.storage.yml"})
 	s.Assert().EqualError(err, "exit status 1")