Restore PeerPropose ACL resource and remove ACL capability gates

common/capabilities/application.go

@@ -69,9 +69,10 @@ func (ap *ApplicationProvider) Type() string {
 	return applicationTypeName
 }
 
-// ACLs returns whether ACLs may be specified in the channel application config
+// ACLs returns whether ACLs may be specified in the channel application config.
+// In Fabric-X, ACLs are always allowed regardless of capability version.
 func (ap *ApplicationProvider) ACLs() bool {
-	return ap.v12 || ap.v13 || ap.v142 || ap.v20 || ap.v25
+	return true
 }
 
 // ForbidDuplicateTXIdInBlock specifies whether two transactions with the same TXId are permitted

common/capabilities/application_test.go

@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ import (
 func TestApplicationV10(t *testing.T) {
 	ap := NewApplicationProvider(map[string]*cb.Capability{})
 	require.NoError(t, ap.Supported())
+	// ACLs are always enabled in Fabric-X, regardless of capability version
+	require.True(t, ap.ACLs())
 }
 
 func TestApplicationV11(t *testing.T) {
@@ -25,6 +27,8 @@ func TestApplicationV11(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, ap.Supported())
 	require.True(t, ap.ForbidDuplicateTXIdInBlock())
 	require.True(t, ap.V1_1Validation())
+	// ACLs are always enabled in Fabric-X, regardless of capability version
+	require.True(t, ap.ACLs())
 }
 
 func TestApplicationV12(t *testing.T) {

common/channelconfig/application.go

@@ -45,12 +45,6 @@ func NewApplicationConfig(appGroup *cb.ConfigGroup, mspConfig *MSPConfigHandler)
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to deserialize values")
 	}
 
-	if !ac.Capabilities().ACLs() {
-		if _, ok := appGroup.Values[ACLsKey]; ok {
-			return nil, errors.New("ACLs may not be specified without the required capability")
-		}
-	}
-
 	var err error
 	for orgName, orgGroup := range appGroup.Groups {
 		ac.applicationOrgs[orgName], err = NewApplicationOrgConfig(orgName, orgGroup, mspConfig)

common/channelconfig/application_test.go

@@ -18,10 +18,12 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestApplicationInterface(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
 	_ = Application((*ApplicationConfig)(nil))
 }
 
 func TestACL(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
 	g := NewGomegaWithT(t)
 	cgt := &cb.ConfigGroup{
 		Values: map[string]*cb.ConfigValue{
@@ -41,15 +43,17 @@ func TestACL(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	t.Run("Success", func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Parallel()
 		cg := proto.Clone(cgt).(*cb.ConfigGroup)
 		_, err := NewApplicationConfig(proto.Clone(cg).(*cb.ConfigGroup), nil)
 		g.Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 	})
 
-	t.Run("MissingCapability", func(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("ACLsAllowedWithoutCapability", func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Parallel()
 		cg := proto.Clone(cgt).(*cb.ConfigGroup)
 		delete(cg.Values, CapabilitiesKey)
 		_, err := NewApplicationConfig(cg, nil)
-		g.Expect(err).To(MatchError("ACLs may not be specified without the required capability"))
+		g.Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 	})
 }

core/aclmgmt/defaultaclprovider.go

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	pb "github.com/hyperledger/fabric-protos-go-apiv2/peer"
 
 	"github.com/hyperledger/fabric-x-common/common/policies"
+	"github.com/hyperledger/fabric-x-common/core/aclmgmt/resources"
 	"github.com/hyperledger/fabric-x-common/core/policy"
 	"github.com/hyperledger/fabric-x-common/protoutil"
 )
@@ -46,6 +47,9 @@ func newDefaultACLProvider(policyChecker policy.PolicyChecker) defaultACLProvide
 		cResourcePolicyMap: map[string]string{},
 	}
 
+	// Peer resources
+	d.cResourcePolicyMap[resources.Peer_Propose] = CHANNELWRITERS
+
 	return d
 }
 

core/aclmgmt/resources/resources.go

@@ -6,3 +6,10 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
 // Package resources contains resource names used in fabric for ACL checks.
 package resources
+
+const (
+	// Peer_Propose is the ACL resource for the peer Propose API.
+	// The underscore naming is intentional to preserve compatibility with
+	// downstream consumers (e.g., fabric-smart-client) that reference this constant.
+	Peer_Propose = "peer/Propose" //nolint:revive,staticcheck
+)