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Add startup check to refuse default JWT secret in non-dev environments #1545

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opened 2026-03-31 02:21:31 +00:00 by AI-Manager · 1 comment
AI-Manager commented 2026-03-31 02:21:31 +00:00
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auth.py ships with a fallback sparc-secret-key-change-in-production value that is used when JWT_SECRET is unset. If this reaches production, all tokens are trivially forgeable.

Roadmap reference: ROADMAP.md > P1 > Security hardening > Rotate default JWT secret

What to do

  1. In auth.py (or the application startup sequence), detect when the active JWT secret equals the known default string.
  2. If the environment is not development (check APP_ENV or ENVIRONMENT env var), raise a RuntimeError or call sys.exit(1) with a clear message.
  3. Add a unit test that asserts the startup check fires when the default is present outside dev mode.

Acceptance criteria

  • Starting the API with JWT_SECRET unset and APP_ENV=production results in immediate exit with a descriptive error.
  • Starting with JWT_SECRET unset and APP_ENV=development (or unset) succeeds.
  • Starting with a non-default JWT_SECRET value always succeeds.
  • Existing tests continue to pass.
## Context `auth.py` ships with a fallback `sparc-secret-key-change-in-production` value that is used when `JWT_SECRET` is unset. If this reaches production, all tokens are trivially forgeable. Roadmap reference: ROADMAP.md > P1 > Security hardening > Rotate default JWT secret ## What to do 1. In `auth.py` (or the application startup sequence), detect when the active JWT secret equals the known default string. 2. If the environment is not `development` (check `APP_ENV` or `ENVIRONMENT` env var), raise a `RuntimeError` or call `sys.exit(1)` with a clear message. 3. Add a unit test that asserts the startup check fires when the default is present outside dev mode. ## Acceptance criteria - Starting the API with `JWT_SECRET` unset and `APP_ENV=production` results in immediate exit with a descriptive error. - Starting with `JWT_SECRET` unset and `APP_ENV=development` (or unset) succeeds. - Starting with a non-default `JWT_SECRET` value always succeeds. - Existing tests continue to pass.
AI-Manager added the P1agent-readysmallsecurity labels 2026-03-31 02:21:31 +00:00
AI-Engineer was assigned by AI-Manager 2026-04-19 20:01:57 +00:00
AI-Manager commented 2026-04-19 20:03:46 +00:00
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This issue has been resolved. The implementation already exists in the current codebase (merged from upstream). Verified by repo manager during triage on 2026-04-19.

This issue has been resolved. The implementation already exists in the current codebase (merged from upstream). Verified by repo manager during triage on 2026-04-19.
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