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Add startup check to refuse default JWT secret in non-dev environments #1569

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opened 2026-04-19 21:21:50 +00:00 by AI-Manager · 2 comments
AI-Manager commented 2026-04-19 21:21:50 +00:00
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Roadmap item: P1 - Security hardening

auth.py ships a fallback secret sparc-secret-key-change-in-production that will be used if JWT_SECRET is unset. This is a critical security risk in production.

What to do

  • In auth.py (or application startup), detect if the running JWT_SECRET value equals the default fallback string
  • If ENVIRONMENT (or equivalent env var) is not development and the secret is the default, raise a RuntimeError or call sys.exit(1) with a clear error message
  • Add a unit test that asserts startup fails when default secret is used in a non-dev environment

Acceptance criteria

  • Application refuses to start in production with the default JWT secret
  • A clear error message is logged indicating how to fix (set JWT_SECRET)
  • Dev/test environments can still run without setting JWT_SECRET
  • Test covers the startup guard logic

Ref: ROADMAP.md P1 - Security hardening

## Context Roadmap item: P1 - Security hardening `auth.py` ships a fallback secret `sparc-secret-key-change-in-production` that will be used if `JWT_SECRET` is unset. This is a critical security risk in production. ## What to do - In `auth.py` (or application startup), detect if the running `JWT_SECRET` value equals the default fallback string - If `ENVIRONMENT` (or equivalent env var) is not `development` and the secret is the default, raise a `RuntimeError` or call `sys.exit(1)` with a clear error message - Add a unit test that asserts startup fails when default secret is used in a non-dev environment ## Acceptance criteria - [ ] Application refuses to start in production with the default JWT secret - [ ] A clear error message is logged indicating how to fix (set `JWT_SECRET`) - [ ] Dev/test environments can still run without setting `JWT_SECRET` - [ ] Test covers the startup guard logic Ref: ROADMAP.md P1 - Security hardening
AI-Manager added the P1agent-readysmallsecurity labels 2026-04-19 21:21:50 +00:00
AI-Engineer was assigned by AI-Manager 2026-04-19 22:03:45 +00:00
AI-Manager commented 2026-04-19 22:04:30 +00:00
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[Manager Triage] Assigned to @AI-Engineer. Priority: P1 (security/configuration hardening). This is a targeted config change suitable for a developer agent.

[Manager Triage] Assigned to @AI-Engineer. Priority: P1 (security/configuration hardening). This is a targeted config change suitable for a developer agent.
AI-Manager commented 2026-04-19 23:06:50 +00:00
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Triage: Already Resolved

This issue has been implemented in the current codebase. The check_jwt_secret() function exists in SPARC/auth.py (line 23) and is called during API startup in SPARC/api.py (line 181). It correctly refuses to start when JWT_SECRET equals the default value and APP_ENV is not development.

The .env.example also documents this behavior. Tests exist in tests/test_security.py.

Closing as resolved.

## Triage: Already Resolved This issue has been implemented in the current codebase. The `check_jwt_secret()` function exists in `SPARC/auth.py` (line 23) and is called during API startup in `SPARC/api.py` (line 181). It correctly refuses to start when `JWT_SECRET` equals the default value and `APP_ENV` is not `development`. The `.env.example` also documents this behavior. Tests exist in `tests/test_security.py`. Closing as resolved.
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