fix(node): allow hostnames in public address validation

go.mod

@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ require (
 	go.uber.org/atomic v1.11.0
 	go.uber.org/goleak v1.3.0
 	golang.org/x/crypto v0.45.0
+	golang.org/x/net v0.47.0
 	golang.org/x/sync v0.18.0
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.38.0
 	golang.org/x/term v0.37.0
@@ -169,7 +170,6 @@ require (
 	go.uber.org/zap v1.27.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20240213143201-ec583247a57a // indirect
 	golang.org/x/mod v0.29.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/net v0.47.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/text v0.31.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/tools v0.38.0 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.1 // indirect

pkg/node/node.go

@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ import (
 	ma "github.com/multiformats/go-multiaddr"
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
 	"golang.org/x/crypto/sha3"
+	"golang.org/x/net/idna"
 	"golang.org/x/sync/errgroup"
 )
 
@@ -1486,15 +1487,26 @@ func validatePublicAddress(addr string) error {
 	if host == "localhost" {
 		return errors.New("localhost is not a valid address")
 	}
+
 	ip := net.ParseIP(host)
-	if ip == nil {
-		return errors.New("not a valid IP address")
-	}
-	if ip.IsLoopback() {
-		return errors.New("loopback address is not a valid address")
+	if ip != nil {
+		if ip.IsLoopback() {
+			return errors.New("loopback address is not a valid address")
+		}
+		if ip.IsPrivate() {
+			return errors.New("private address is not a valid address")
+		}
+		return nil
 	}
-	if ip.IsPrivate() {
-		return errors.New("private address is not a valid address")
+
+	idnaValidator := idna.New(
+		idna.ValidateLabels(true),
+		idna.VerifyDNSLength(true),
+		idna.StrictDomainName(true),
+		idna.CheckHyphens(true),
+	)
+	if _, err := idnaValidator.ToASCII(host); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid hostname: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	return nil

pkg/node/node_test.go

@@ -69,18 +69,28 @@ func TestValidatePublicAddress(t *testing.T) {
 			expErr: false,
 		},
 		{
-			name:   "invalid IP",
-			addr:   "not-an-ip:8080",
-			expErr: true,
+			name:   "valid hostname",
+			addr:   "example.com:8080",
+			expErr: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:   "valid hostname with hyphen",
+			addr:   "test-example.com:8080",
+			expErr: false,
 		},
 		{
 			name:   "private IP",
 			addr:   "192.168.1.1:8080",
 			expErr: true,
 		},
 		{
-			name:   "hostname",
-			addr:   "example.com:8080",
+			name:   "invalid hostname format",
+			addr:   "invalid..hostname:8080",
+			expErr: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:   "hostname starts with hyphen",
+			addr:   "-test.com:8080",
 			expErr: true,
 		},
 	}