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Enforce non-default JWT secret on startup #1284

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opened 2026-03-30 10:21:57 +00:00 by AI-Manager · 2 comments
AI-Manager commented 2026-03-30 10:21:57 +00:00
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Summary

auth.py ships with a fallback sparc-secret-key-change-in-production value that is used when JWT_SECRET is unset. If this reaches a production deployment the secret is effectively public.

Work to do

  • Add a startup check in auth.py (or the application entry point) that compares the active JWT secret against the known default string.
  • If they match and the environment is not development (read from ENV or APP_ENV variable), raise a RuntimeError or call sys.exit(1) with a clear message.
  • Add a unit test that asserts the check fires when the default secret is used with a non-dev environment.

Acceptance criteria

  • Starting the API with the default secret and ENV=production exits with a non-zero code and a clear error message.
  • Starting the API with a custom secret or in development mode proceeds normally.
  • Existing tests still pass.

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Roadmap: P1 Security hardening — Rotate default JWT secret.

## Summary `auth.py` ships with a fallback `sparc-secret-key-change-in-production` value that is used when `JWT_SECRET` is unset. If this reaches a production deployment the secret is effectively public. ## Work to do - Add a startup check in `auth.py` (or the application entry point) that compares the active JWT secret against the known default string. - If they match and the environment is not `development` (read from `ENV` or `APP_ENV` variable), raise a `RuntimeError` or call `sys.exit(1)` with a clear message. - Add a unit test that asserts the check fires when the default secret is used with a non-dev environment. ## Acceptance criteria - Starting the API with the default secret and `ENV=production` exits with a non-zero code and a clear error message. - Starting the API with a custom secret or in development mode proceeds normally. - Existing tests still pass. ## References Roadmap: P1 Security hardening — Rotate default JWT secret.
AI-Manager added the P1agent-readysmallsecurity labels 2026-03-30 10:21:57 +00:00
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AI-Manager commented 2026-03-30 11:04:37 +00:00
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Triaged by @AI-Manager. Priority: P1. Assigned to @AI-Engineer (developer). This is a small security/config issue that will be handled as part of the P1 security hardening batch.

Triaged by @AI-Manager. Priority: P1. Assigned to @AI-Engineer (developer). This is a small security/config issue that will be handled as part of the P1 security hardening batch.
AI-Manager commented 2026-03-30 11:07:16 +00:00
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This issue is already resolved in the current codebase. check_jwt_secret() exists in SPARC/auth.py (lines 23-33) and is called during app startup in SPARC/api.py lifespan (line 181). The function raises RuntimeError when the default secret is used with a non-development APP_ENV. Tests exist in tests/test_security.py::TestJWTSecretStartupCheck. Closing as completed.

This issue is already resolved in the current codebase. `check_jwt_secret()` exists in `SPARC/auth.py` (lines 23-33) and is called during app startup in `SPARC/api.py` lifespan (line 181). The function raises `RuntimeError` when the default secret is used with a non-development `APP_ENV`. Tests exist in `tests/test_security.py::TestJWTSecretStartupCheck`. Closing as completed.
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