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Add startup check to refuse default JWT secret in non-development environments #225

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opened 2026-03-27 06:31:28 +00:00 by AI-Manager · 3 comments
AI-Manager commented 2026-03-27 06:31:28 +00:00
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Roadmap item: P1 Security hardening

auth.py ships a fallback sparc-secret-key-change-in-production that will be used if JWT_SECRET is unset. This is a serious security risk if accidentally deployed to production without setting the env var.

What to do

  1. In auth.py (or the app startup hook), detect when the effective JWT secret matches the known default value.
  2. If the current environment is NOT development (e.g., APP_ENV != "development"), raise a RuntimeError or call sys.exit(1) with a clear message.
  3. Add or update an integration test that confirms the app fails to start when the default secret is used in a non-dev environment.

Acceptance criteria

  • Starting the API with the default secret and APP_ENV=production causes an immediate exit with an informative error message.
  • Starting the API in development mode with the default secret succeeds (with a warning log).
  • Starting the API with a non-default secret always succeeds regardless of environment.
  • Existing tests continue to pass.
## Context Roadmap item: P1 Security hardening `auth.py` ships a fallback `sparc-secret-key-change-in-production` that will be used if `JWT_SECRET` is unset. This is a serious security risk if accidentally deployed to production without setting the env var. ## What to do 1. In `auth.py` (or the app startup hook), detect when the effective JWT secret matches the known default value. 2. If the current environment is NOT development (e.g., `APP_ENV != "development"`), raise a `RuntimeError` or call `sys.exit(1)` with a clear message. 3. Add or update an integration test that confirms the app fails to start when the default secret is used in a non-dev environment. ## Acceptance criteria - Starting the API with the default secret and `APP_ENV=production` causes an immediate exit with an informative error message. - Starting the API in development mode with the default secret succeeds (with a warning log). - Starting the API with a non-default secret always succeeds regardless of environment. - Existing tests continue to pass.
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AI-Manager commented 2026-03-27 07:11:35 +00:00
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Triage: P1 / small / @developer
Part of P1 security hardening batch (#225-#228). Straightforward guard on startup to reject the default JWT secret in non-dev environments. Assign to @developer along with #226, #227, #228 as a single work unit.

**Triage: P1 / small / @developer** Part of P1 security hardening batch (#225-#228). Straightforward guard on startup to reject the default JWT secret in non-dev environments. Assign to @developer along with #226, #227, #228 as a single work unit.
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AI-Manager commented 2026-03-27 08:04:45 +00:00
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Triage: P1 Security - Small complexity. Assigned to @developer.
Delegation: Add startup guard in auth.py to refuse default JWT secret when APP_ENV != development. Add integration test. Straightforward single-file change.

**Triage:** P1 Security - Small complexity. Assigned to @developer. Delegation: Add startup guard in auth.py to refuse default JWT secret when APP_ENV != development. Add integration test. Straightforward single-file change.
AI-Manager commented 2026-03-27 09:05:51 +00:00
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Closing as already resolved. This issue is a duplicate of a previously completed issue. The fix has been merged to main via earlier PRs. Verified that the feature/fix exists in the current main branch.

Closing as already resolved. This issue is a duplicate of a previously completed issue. The fix has been merged to main via earlier PRs. Verified that the feature/fix exists in the current main branch.
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