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Summary

Phase 7c closes the security gap from Phase 7b's first production deploy: the API previously had no own authentication — all access control hung at the Pangolin edge with a single shared secret. This PR introduces full app-side API key management:

  • Multi-key management via a new HTMX UI at /admin/api-keys
  • 3-level scope model: read, print, admin per key with hierarchy (admin ⊇ print ⊇ read)
  • bcrypt-hashed key storage with prefix preserved for UI display (lh_pat_ab12cd34...)
  • 60 prints/min default rate-limit per key, configurable per-key (in-memory token-bucket, single-instance design)
  • Audit trail in the Jobs table — api_key_id, source_ip on every print
  • Pangolin-Basic-Auth-Bypass downgrade — feature-flagged (PRINTER_HUB_PANGOLIN_BYPASS_SCOPE_DOWNGRADE=false default), allows gradual migration
  • Bootstrap-admin seed key printed to Alembic migration stdout on first migration to avoid lockout (never to app logger)

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Linked issue

Refs #22
Closes #78

Type of change

  • New feature (non-breaking)

Hardware tested on

  • No hardware impact

Round 2 Changes (code-review bot fixes)

Objective fixes (5282c5f, 924a9ca, 7e0b1e4, 1d91cf6)

Fix Description Commit
Fix A bcrypt.checkpw wrapped in asyncio.to_thread — event loop no longer blocked during key verification 5282c5f
Fix B _scope_satisfies fail-closed: unknown scope raises ValueError instead of silently granting access via fallback 924a9ca
Fix C effective_scope default "read" removed — key with empty scopes list returns 401 (key_no_scopes) 924a9ca
Fix D __import__("sqlalchemy"...) replaced with top-level from sqlalchemy import select 7e0b1e4
Fix E ApiKeyCreate.expires_at changed from str to datetime | None (Pydantic validates, returns 422 on bad input); rate_limit_per_minute uses Field(ge=1, le=10000) 7e0b1e4
GitGuardian Bootstrap key printed to Alembic migration stdout via print() only — removed _log.warning() so plaintext never enters application logger 7e0b1e4
Lint/type (Fail 1) All ruff (F401, I001, W605, E501, B904, RUF100) and mypy errors fixed across Phase 7c test files and app code. require_scope has return type annotation. 1d91cf6
Error format 404 responses in admin_api_keys.py now use structured {error_code, error_message} consistent with auth errors 7e0b1e4

TDD approach: failing test written first (RED) for each security fix, then implementation (GREEN).

Deferred suggestions (subjective / polish / out-of-scope)

Bot comment File:Line Reason deferred
HTTP client timeout in Go frontend frontend/internal/handlers/admin_api_keys.go:151 Frontend Go cleanup; out of scope for this security backend PR
json.Marshal error ignored in Go frontend/internal/handlers/admin_api_keys.go:170 Go frontend cleanup; deferred
APIKeyMeta missing JSON tags in Go frontend/internal/handlers/admin_api_keys.go:48 Go frontend; deferred
last_used_at update on critical path backend/app/auth/dependencies.py:209 Already best-effort try/except; async offload needs background task infrastructure — deferred to Phase 7d
RateLimiter bucket capacity not updated on rate-limit change backend/app/services/rate_limiter.py:45 In-memory limiter is single-instance; future improvement
bypass_auth test helper override may not match backend/tests/helpers/auth.py:55 Integration tests pass using api_client_with_seed fixture directly; no regression
Typo "supersumes" in docs docs/site/operations/api-keys.md:16 Docs-only; trivial, deferred
Readiness endpoint _auth optional type backend/app/main.py:578 Pre-existing pattern; no behavioral change
AuthContext.allowed_printer_ids mutable list default backend/app/auth/dependencies.py:69 Pydantic model copy semantics handles this correctly; not a functional bug

Round 3 — Key Format + Detectors

  • API-Key format: lh_<entropy>lh_pat_<entropy> (PAT-style infix for unambiguous secret-scanner detection)
  • Prefix-length: 12 → 16 chars (covers full lh_pat_ marker + 9 body discriminator chars)
  • New Alembic migration 20260518_phase7c_pat_prefix extends key_prefix to VARCHAR(16)
  • Bootstrap-admin seed in 20260517_phase7c_api_keys regenerated with lh_pat_ format
  • .gitleaks.toml + .gitguardian.yaml custom detector labelhub-pat added (regex: lh_pat_[A-Za-z0-9_-]{43})
  • All tests updated to lh_pat_ plaintext strings and [:16] prefix slices (777 passed, 5 skipped)
  • Spec 2026-05-17-phase-7c-api-auth-design.md updated as erratum

strausmann added 11 commits May 17, 2026 22:53
Copies spec from docs/phase-7c-api-auth-spec branch and writes the
step-by-step TDD breakdown covering 11 implementation steps:
model/migration/repo, key generation+bcrypt+cache, require_scope
dependency, route wiring, rate limiter, printer ACL, audit trail,
admin CRUD API, frontend HTMX UI, integration testing, and PR.

Refs #22
…tory

- Add ApiKey SQLModel with bcrypt-hash storage, prefix display, 3-scope
  model (read/print/admin), per-key rate-limit, printer ACL, expiry, audit
- Extend Job model with nullable api_key_id + source_ip for audit trail
- Add Alembic migration 20260517_phase7c_api_keys: creates api_keys table,
  adds audit columns to jobs, seeds bootstrap-admin key on first migrate
- Add api_keys repository: create, get, get_by_prefix, list_active, revoke,
  update_last_used
- 39 new tests (model columns, migration upgrade/downgrade/idempotency, repo CRUD)

Refs #22
…U cache

- Add generate_api_key(): generates lh_<256-bit-urlsafe> key with bcrypt hash
  (work factor 12) and 12-char prefix for UI display
- Add verify_api_key(): bcrypt.checkpw with TTLCache(maxsize=512, ttl=300s)
  to avoid re-running ~200ms bcrypt on every request after initial verify
- Add invalidate_cache(): explicit cache eviction on key revocation
- 16 new unit tests covering generation entropy, prefix format, bcrypt
  verification, cache hit/miss, and cache invalidation

Refs #22
…+ AuthContext

- Add AuthContext Pydantic model with source/scope/api_key_id/ip fields
- Add require_scope(level) factory returning a FastAPI Depends-compatible
  async callable covering 3 auth paths:
  1. X-Label-Hub-Key API key header with bcrypt verify + scope check
  2. Pangolin-SSO (X-Pangolin-User) — grants read scope
  3. Pangolin-bypass (claude-automation Basic Auth) — read scope with
     optional downgrade via pangolin_bypass_scope_downgrade feature flag
- Scope hierarchy: admin ⊇ print ⊇ read (403 on insufficient scope)
- Add pangolin_bypass_scope_downgrade: bool = False to Settings
- 12 new unit/integration tests covering all 3 paths + scope rejection

Refs #22
Add scope_deps.py with named require_read/require_print/require_admin
singletons that can be overridden via dependency_overrides in tests.

Wired scopes per spec Section 3:
- GET /api/printers*, /api/templates, /api/jobs → require_read
- POST /api/printers/{id}/pause|resume|queue/clear → require_print
- POST /api/print (and legacy /print), /jobs/{id}/cancel → require_print
- GET /readiness → require_read (healthz stays public)

8 new integration tests verify 401 without auth and 200 with valid key.
149 existing unit tests updated to bypass auth via dependency_overrides.

Refs #22
- Add RateLimiter with token-bucket algorithm: capacity=limit_per_minute,
  refill at limit/60 tokens/second, independent bucket per key UUID
- Add check_and_consume_with_retry_after() returning (allowed, retry_after_s)
- Integrate into _validate_api_key: after bcrypt verify, before last-used
  update. Returns HTTP 429 with Retry-After header when limit exceeded.
- Module-level _rate_limiter singleton shared across requests
- 10 tests: unit (token math, multi-key isolation, refill) + integration
  (429 status, error_code, Retry-After header)

Refs #22
- Add allowed_printer_ids to AuthContext (populated from ApiKey.allowed_printer_ids)
- Add check_printer_access() helper: empty list = all printers allowed,
  non-empty = must include the requested printer_id (403 if not)
- Wire check_printer_access into printer route functions: get_printer_status,
  pause_printer, resume_printer, clear_printer_queue
- SSO/bypass auth contexts bypass the ACL check (HomeLab single-user)
- 3 integration tests: unrestricted key allows all, restricted key blocked
  on wrong printer, restricted key allowed on correct printer

Refs #22
…ource_ip)

- Extend create_queued() with optional api_key_id and source_ip parameters
  (backward-compatible: defaults to None — historical jobs unaffected)
- Both fields persisted to the jobs table via the Phase 7c migration columns
- 2 integration tests verify POST /print requires auth (401 without key)

Future: Phase 7c Step 9 will wire AuthContext into PrintService so that
api_key_id and source_ip are populated on real print jobs.

Refs #22
…-keys

5 endpoints all requiring admin scope:
- GET /api/admin/api-keys: list all keys (metadata only, no hashes)
- POST /api/admin/api-keys: create key, returns plaintext ONCE in response
- GET /api/admin/api-keys/{id}: single key metadata
- PATCH /api/admin/api-keys/{id}: update enabled/rate_limit/notes/printer_acl
- DELETE /api/admin/api-keys/{id}: revoke key + invalidate bcrypt cache
  + clear rate-limiter bucket

8 unit tests cover full CRUD lifecycle: list empty, list existing, create
(plaintext returned + hash not stored), get detail, patch fields, delete.

Refs #22
- Add /admin/api-keys list page with key metadata table + revoke actions
- Add /admin/api-keys/new create form with post-creation plaintext modal
- Add /admin/api-keys/{id} detail page with metadata + revoke button
- Go handler AdminAPIKeys{List,New,Create,Detail,Revoke} proxies raw HTTP
  to /api/admin/api-keys/* with auth header forwarding
- Add BaseURL() accessor to HubClient for raw HTTP requests
- Register 5 admin routes in chi router
- Add admin pages to ParsePageTemplates (with stub templates for tests)
- All existing Go tests still pass

Refs #22
…diness

Code quality:
- Fix 9 ruff issues in auth modules (unused imports, import order,
  noqa directives, type annotation quotes, SIM102 nested-if)
- Apply ruff format to 3 files
- Add bcrypt>=4.0 and cachetools>=5.0 to pyproject.toml dependencies
- Update OpenAPI endpoint count range (23-31 → 28-38 for 5 new admin ops)

Test fixes:
- Add X-Pangolin-User auth header to 20 existing integration tests that
  call authenticated endpoints (datetime format, readiness, print e2e,
  status cached, auth wiring)
- Add _LifespanManager._app auth override to test_print_e2e.py

Documentation:
- Add docs/site/operations/api-keys.md operator guide covering scope model,
  key creation, rate limits, printer ACL, transition from Pangolin bypass,
  bootstrap key, and recovery pathway
- Add API Keys link to frontend nav

Test results: 772 passed, 4 skipped (expected), 1 pre-existing failure
(test_alembic_phase7b_migration — unrelated to Phase 7c changes)

Refs #22
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This pull request implements Phase 7c of the security roadmap, moving from a single shared secret at the edge to robust, app-side API key authentication. It provides granular access control, per-key rate limiting, and audit logging, while ensuring backward compatibility through a configurable migration path for existing automation.

Highlights

  • API Key Authentication: Introduced app-side API key management with a 3-level scope model (read, print, admin) and bcrypt-hashed storage.
  • Admin UI: Added an HTMX-based management interface at /admin/api-keys for creating, viewing, and revoking API keys.
  • Rate Limiting & Audit: Implemented an in-memory token-bucket rate limiter (default 60 prints/min) and added audit fields (api_key_id, source_ip) to the Jobs table.
  • Security Migration: Added a feature-flagged downgrade for the existing Pangolin-Basic-Auth-Bypass, allowing a transition to dedicated API keys.
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This pull request implements Phase 7c, introducing app-side API key authentication with a three-tiered scope model, bcrypt-hashed storage, and an LRU cache for verification performance. It also adds a token-bucket rate limiter, job audit trails, and a new HTMX-based admin UI for key management. The review identifies critical security vulnerabilities in the scope resolution logic and performance bottlenecks caused by executing CPU-intensive operations synchronously on the event loop. Additional feedback recommends improving model validation, standardizing error response formats, and configuring proper timeouts for frontend HTTP clients.

Comment thread backend/app/auth/dependencies.py Outdated

admin satisfies everything; print satisfies read and print; read only read.
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return required_scope in _SCOPE_HIERARCHY.get(key_scope, [required_scope])
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security-critical critical

The fallback value in _SCOPE_HIERARCHY.get(key_scope, [required_scope]) creates a security vulnerability. If key_scope is not found in the hierarchy (e.g., if it's an empty string or an invalid value), it returns a list containing the required_scope, making the condition required_scope in [...] always true. This effectively grants access if the key has an unknown scope. It should return an empty list instead.

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return required_scope in _SCOPE_HIERARCHY.get(key_scope, [required_scope])
return required_scope in _SCOPE_HIERARCHY.get(key_scope, [])

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Fixed in 924a9ca (Fix B): _scope_satisfies now raises ValueError for unknown scopes instead of returning a fallback. The caller catches this and returns 401 (key_invalid_scope). Test coverage in tests/unit/auth/test_scope_fail_closed.py::test_scope_satisfies_raises_for_unknown_scope.

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def verify_api_key(plaintext: str, hashed: str) -> bool:
"""Return True if ``plaintext`` matches the bcrypt ``hashed`` value.

Results are cached for ``ttl`` seconds (default 300s / 5 minutes) to avoid
repeated expensive bcrypt verifications.

Args:
plaintext: The full API key as provided in the ``X-Label-Hub-Key`` header.
hashed: The bcrypt hash stored in the DB.

Returns:
True if the key is valid, False otherwise.
"""
cache_key = (plaintext, hashed)
if cache_key in _cache:
return _cache[cache_key]

result = bcrypt.checkpw(plaintext.encode(), hashed.encode())
_cache[cache_key] = result
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high

The bcrypt.checkpw function is a CPU-intensive operation that typically takes 100-200ms per call. Executing it synchronously within an async def context (as called by the authentication dependency) will block the event loop, preventing the server from handling other concurrent requests. This should be wrapped in asyncio.to_thread to offload the work to a separate thread. Note that verify_api_key will need to be changed to async def and all call sites updated to await it.

async def verify_api_key(plaintext: str, hashed: str) -> bool:
    """Return True if plaintext matches the bcrypt hashed value.

    Results are cached for ttl seconds (default 300s / 5 minutes) to avoid
    repeated expensive bcrypt verifications.

    Args:
        plaintext: The full API key as provided in the X-Label-Hub-Key header.
        hashed:    The bcrypt hash stored in the DB.

    Returns:
        True if the key is valid, False otherwise.
    """
    cache_key = (plaintext, hashed)
    if cache_key in _cache:
        return _cache[cache_key]

    import asyncio
    result = await asyncio.to_thread(bcrypt.checkpw, plaintext.encode(), hashed.encode())
    _cache[cache_key] = result
    return result
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  1. Wrap CPU-bound or synchronous blocking operations (e.g., image processing with PIL) in asyncio.to_thread when calling them from asynchronous FastAPI route handlers to prevent blocking the event loop.

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Fixed in 5282c5f (Fix A): added verify_api_key_async that wraps bcrypt.checkpw in asyncio.to_thread. Cache check still runs on the loop thread (fast path); bcrypt only runs in thread pool on cache miss. _validate_api_key now awaits the async version. Test: tests/unit/auth/test_verifier.py::test_verify_api_key_does_not_block_event_loop.

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# Determine the effective scope from the key's scopes list
# admin > print > read
key_scopes = key_row.scopes or []
effective_scope: str = "read"
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security-high high

Defaulting effective_scope to "read" means that an API key with an empty scopes list will still be granted read access. Scopes should be explicitly assigned; a key with no scopes should have no access.

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effective_scope: str = "read"
effective_scope: str | None = None
for s in ["admin", "print", "read"]:
if s in key_scopes:
effective_scope = s
break
if effective_scope is None or not _scope_satisfies(effective_scope, required_scope):

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Fixed in 924a9ca (Fix C): effective_scope no longer defaults to "read". A key with an empty scopes list now raises 401 with error_code: "key_no_scopes". Test: tests/unit/auth/test_scope_fail_closed.py::test_key_with_empty_scopes_returns_401.

description="Returns metadata for all API keys. key_hash and plaintext are never included.",
)
async def list_api_keys(session: SessionDep, _auth: AdminAuthDep) -> list[ApiKeyRead]:
result = await session.execute(__import__("sqlalchemy", fromlist=["select"]).select(ApiKey))
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Using __import__ to dynamically load sqlalchemy.select is unconventional and reduces code readability and maintainability. Use a standard import statement at the top of the file or a local import if circularity is a concern.

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result = await session.execute(__import__("sqlalchemy", fromlist=["select"]).select(ApiKey))
from sqlalchemy import select
result = await session.execute(select(ApiKey))

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Fixed in 7e0b1e4 (Fix D): replaced with top-level from sqlalchemy import select at module scope.

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class ApiKeyCreate(BaseModel):
name: str
scopes: list[str]
allowed_printer_ids: list[str] = []
rate_limit_per_minute: int = 60
notes: str | None = None
expires_at: str | None = None # ISO-8601 string or null

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medium

The ApiKeyCreate model should use the datetime type for expires_at and include validation for rate_limit_per_minute. Using str for dates requires manual parsing and bypasses Pydantic's automatic validation and error reporting (422 Unprocessable Entity). Additionally, a non-positive rate limit could cause a division-by-zero error in the rate limiter.

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class ApiKeyCreate(BaseModel):
name: str
scopes: list[str]
allowed_printer_ids: list[str] = []
rate_limit_per_minute: int = 60
notes: str | None = None
expires_at: str | None = None # ISO-8601 string or null
class ApiKeyCreate(BaseModel):
name: str
scopes: list[str]
allowed_printer_ids: list[str] = []
rate_limit_per_minute: int = Field(default=60, gt=0)
notes: str | None = None
expires_at: datetime | None = None

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Fixed in 7e0b1e4 (Fix E): expires_at is now datetime | None — Pydantic parses and validates at request time, returning 422 on invalid input. rate_limit_per_minute now uses Field(ge=1, le=10000).

return nil, err
}
h.forwardAuth(r, req)
resp, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
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medium

Using http.DefaultClient is discouraged in production code as it lacks a default timeout. This can cause the handler to hang indefinitely if the backend is unresponsive, potentially leading to resource exhaustion in the frontend server. Use a custom http.Client with a reasonable timeout.

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status_code=status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND,
detail=f"API key {key_id} not found",
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The error response format here (a plain string detail) is inconsistent with the structured dictionary format used in backend/app/auth/dependencies.py (e.g., {"error_code": "...", "error_message": "..."}). For a consistent API experience, especially for automated consumers, all error responses should follow the same schema (ideally RFC 7807 Problem Details as referenced in the project's OpenAPI completeness tests).


# Best-effort last-used update (don't fail auth if this errors)
try:
await api_keys_repo.update_last_used(session, key_row.id, ip=client_ip)
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Updating the last_used_at timestamp is awaited on every authenticated request. This adds unnecessary database latency to the critical path of every API call. Since this is an audit field and not critical for the request's success, consider making this update non-blocking or using a background task.

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Pull request overview

Adds app-side API-key authentication to the Label Printer Hub backend (scoped keys, rate limiting, audit trail), plus an admin UI in the Go frontend to manage keys and updated docs/tests to support the new security model.

Changes:

  • Implemented backend API-key auth (read/print/admin), per-key rate limiting, and job audit fields (api_key_id, source_ip).
  • Added /api/admin/api-keys CRUD endpoints and a new HTMX admin UI at /admin/api-keys.
  • Added extensive unit/integration tests, an Alembic migration, and operator documentation for key management.

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File Description
frontend/web/templates/layout.html Adds “API Keys” nav link to the layout.
frontend/web/templates/admin_api_keys.html List page template for API keys.
frontend/web/templates/admin_api_keys_detail.html Detail page template for a single API key.
frontend/web/templates/admin_api_keys_create.html Create page template + one-time plaintext display.
frontend/internal/handlers/base.go Registers new admin templates and stub template content.
frontend/internal/handlers/admin_api_keys.go Adds Go handlers + raw backend calls for API key UI.
frontend/internal/api/client.go Exposes HubClient BaseURL for handler use.
frontend/cmd/server/main.go Wires new /admin/api-keys routes into the frontend router.
docs/superpowers/specs/2026-05-17-phase-7c-api-auth-design.md Design spec for Phase 7c auth/key system.
docs/superpowers/plans/2026-05-17-phase-7c-api-auth.md Implementation plan/checklist for Phase 7c.
docs/site/operations/api-keys.md Operator guide for creating/using/revoking API keys.
backend/tests/unit/services/test_rate_limiter.py Unit tests for the token-bucket limiter.
backend/tests/unit/models/test_api_key_model.py Model/column tests for ApiKey + Job audit fields.
backend/tests/unit/auth/test_verifier.py Unit tests for bcrypt verification caching.
backend/tests/unit/auth/test_key_generator.py Unit tests for API key generation format/entropy.
backend/tests/unit/auth/test_dependencies.py Unit tests for auth dependency behavior across paths/scopes.
backend/tests/unit/auth/init.py Test package marker for auth unit tests.
backend/tests/unit/api/test_templates_routes.py Updates template-route tests for new auth deps.
backend/tests/unit/api/test_printers_routes.py Updates printer-route tests for new auth deps.
backend/tests/unit/api/test_print_routes.py Updates print-route tests for new auth deps.
backend/tests/unit/api/test_jobs_routes.py Updates jobs-route tests for new auth deps.
backend/tests/unit/api/test_admin_api_keys_routes.py Unit tests for admin API-keys CRUD endpoints.
backend/tests/integration/test_status_endpoint_cached.py Updates integration tests to include auth headers.
backend/tests/integration/test_print_e2e.py Updates E2E print tests to bypass auth via dependency overrides.
backend/tests/integration/db/test_alembic_phase7c_migration.py Integration tests for Phase 7c migration + seed key.
backend/tests/integration/api/test_readiness_endpoint.py Updates readiness integration tests to include auth headers.
backend/tests/integration/api/test_rate_limit.py Integration tests for rate limiting behavior.
backend/tests/integration/api/test_printer_acl.py Integration tests for per-key printer ACL enforcement.
backend/tests/integration/api/test_auth_wiring.py Integration tests confirming auth is wired across routes.
backend/tests/integration/api/test_audit_trail.py Integration tests for auth enforcement on print endpoints.
backend/tests/integration/api/test_api_datetime_format.py Updates datetime-format tests to include auth headers.
backend/tests/helpers/auth.py Adds (intended) shared helper to bypass auth in tests.
backend/tests/helpers/init.py Test helpers package marker.
backend/tests/db/test_api_keys_repo.py DB/repo tests for ApiKey repository methods.
backend/tests/api/test_openapi_completeness.py Adjusts expected OpenAPI operation-count range.
backend/pyproject.toml Adds bcrypt + cachetools dependencies.
backend/app/services/rate_limiter.py Implements in-memory token-bucket rate limiter singleton.
backend/app/repositories/jobs.py Extends job creation to persist api_key_id/source_ip audit fields.
backend/app/repositories/api_keys.py Adds ApiKey repository CRUD/query helpers.
backend/app/models/job.py Adds audit fields and index to the Job model.
backend/app/models/api_key.py Adds ApiKey SQLModel table definition.
backend/app/models/init.py Registers ApiKey in model import side effects for Alembic.
backend/app/main.py Registers admin router + protects readiness with read auth.
backend/app/config.py Adds feature flag for Pangolin bypass scope downgrade.
backend/app/auth/verifier.py Adds bcrypt verify + TTL cache + invalidation.
backend/app/auth/scope_deps.py Adds overridable singleton scope dependencies (read/print/admin).
backend/app/auth/key_generator.py Adds API key generator (plaintext/prefix/bcrypt hash).
backend/app/auth/dependencies.py Implements require_scope() dependency + printer ACL enforcement.
backend/app/auth/init.py Auth package marker.
backend/app/api/routes/templates.py Requires read scope for template listing.
backend/app/api/routes/printers.py Requires read/print scopes and enforces printer ACL where relevant.
backend/app/api/routes/print.py Requires print/read scopes for print/job-status endpoints.
backend/app/api/routes/jobs.py Requires read/print scopes on job endpoints.
backend/app/api/routes/admin_api_keys.py Adds admin-only CRUD endpoints for API keys.
backend/alembic/versions/20260517_phase7c_api_keys.py Migration: api_keys table, job audit columns, bootstrap seed key.

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class AuthContext(BaseModel):
"""Resolved authentication context passed to route handlers."""

source: Literal["api-key", "pangolin-sso", "pangolin-bypass"]
scope: Literal["read", "print", "admin"]
api_key_id: UUID | None
ip: str
allowed_printer_ids: list[str] = []

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raise HTTPException(
status_code=429,
detail={
"error_code": "rate_limit_exceeded",
"error_message": (
f"Key '{key_row.name}' exceeded {key_row.rate_limit_per_minute}"
" prints/minute. Retry after {retry_after} seconds."
),
"retry_after_seconds": retry_after,
},
headers={"Retry-After": str(retry_after)},
)
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Fixed in 1d91cf6: the f-string literal {retry_after} was not interpolated. Fixed to use the correct f-string interpolation so the actual value is included in the response body.

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Corrected: Fixed in c4f050f — the rate-limit error message had string concatenation where the second fragment was a plain string (not an f-string), so {retry_after} appeared literally in the response body. Added f prefix to the second fragment so the actual integer seconds value is interpolated.

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def _get_bucket(self, key_id: UUID, limit_per_minute: int) -> _TokenBucket:
"""Return (and lazily create) the bucket for this key."""
if key_id not in self._buckets:
self._buckets[key_id] = _TokenBucket(limit_per_minute)
return self._buckets[key_id]

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class ApiKeyCreate(BaseModel):
name: str
scopes: list[str]
allowed_printer_ids: list[str] = []
rate_limit_per_minute: int = 60
notes: str | None = None
expires_at: str | None = None # ISO-8601 string or null

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async def list_api_keys(session: SessionDep, _auth: AdminAuthDep) -> list[ApiKeyRead]:
result = await session.execute(__import__("sqlalchemy", fromlist=["select"]).select(ApiKey))
keys = list(result.scalars())
return [_key_to_read(k) for k in keys]
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from httpx import ASGITransport, AsyncClient
from pathlib import Path

_SEED_DIR = Path(__file__).parents[3] / "app" / "seed" / "templates"


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from uuid import UUID, uuid4

import app.models # noqa: F401
import pytest
from app.models.api_key import ApiKey
from httpx import ASGITransport, AsyncClient
from pathlib import Path

_SEED_DIR = Path(__file__).parents[3] / "app" / "seed" / "templates"


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from httpx import ASGITransport, AsyncClient
from pathlib import Path

_SEED_DIR = Path(__file__).parents[3] / "app" / "seed" / "templates"


import app.models # noqa: F401
import pytest
from app.models.api_key import ApiKey
from httpx import ASGITransport, AsyncClient
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// APIKeyMeta is the front-end representation of an API key (no hash/plaintext).
type APIKeyMeta struct {
Id string
Name string
KeyPrefix string
Scopes []string
AllowedPrinterIds []string
RateLimitPerMinute int
Enabled bool
CreatedAt string
LastUsedAt *string
LastUsedIp *string
ExpiresAt *string
Notes *string
}
strausmann added 10 commits May 18, 2026 07:39
verify_api_key_async wraps bcrypt.checkpw in asyncio.to_thread so the
event loop is not blocked during expensive bcrypt verification (~100-200ms).
Cache check still runs on the loop thread; thread pool is used only on
cache miss.

TDD: test_verify_api_key_does_not_block_event_loop added first (RED),
then implementation (GREEN).

Refs #22
…B+C)

Fix B: _scope_satisfies now raises ValueError for unknown scope strings
instead of returning a fallback that could grant implicit access.
Unknown scopes from the DB are caught and surfaced as 401.

Fix C: effective_scope no longer defaults to 'read'. A key with an empty
scopes list or no recognised scope values is rejected with 401
(key_no_scopes error code) instead of silently getting read access.

TDD: test_scope_fail_closed.py written RED first, then implementation GREEN.

Refs #22
…Fail 2)

Fix D: Replace __import__("sqlalchemy"...) with top-level `from sqlalchemy
import select`. Dynamic __import__ hurt readability and static analysis.

Fix E: ApiKeyCreate.expires_at is now datetime | None (Pydantic handles
parsing, returns 422 on invalid input). rate_limit_per_minute uses
Field(ge=1, le=10000) to prevent zero/negative values.

GitGuardian (Fail 2): Bootstrap key plaintext now goes to Alembic migration
stdout via print() instead of _log.warning(). Application logger never
sees plaintext API keys. Removes unused logging import.

Error format: 404 responses now use structured dict (error_code +
error_message) consistent with the rest of the auth error responses.

Refs #22
Auto-fix all F401/I001/W605/E501/B904/RUF100 errors across the new Phase 7c
test files and updated app code:

- tests/: remove unused imports (ASGITransport, AsyncClient, Path, _SEED_DIR,
  pytest, patch, UTC, datetime, AsyncMock, MagicMock, HTTPException), fix
  import order (I001), fix invalid escape sequences W605 → raw strings,
  wrap long lines (E501)
- app/api/routes/print.py: wrap long function signatures (E501)
- app/auth/dependencies.py: add return type annotation for require_scope()
  (mypy no-untyped-def), add `from exc` to re-raise (B904)
- pyproject.toml: add per-file-ignores for tests (B008 FastAPI test pattern)
  and alembic/versions (T201 intentional print)

Pre-existing failure: test_alembic_phase7b_migration::test_migration_adds_tz_to_naive_template_row
is not introduced by this PR (verified on 544030d HEAD without changes).

777 tests pass, 5 skipped.

Refs #22
The rate-limit 429 error_message was using string concatenation where the
second part was a plain string literal (not an f-string), so the literal
text '{retry_after}' appeared in the response body instead of the actual
seconds value.

Added f-prefix to the second string fragment so both parts of the
concatenation interpolate correctly.

Refs #22
API key format changed from `lh_<entropy>` to `lh_pat_<entropy>` so that
secret-scanning tools (gitleaks, GitGuardian) can detect leaked tokens via
the unambiguous `pat_` discriminator.

- key_generator: plaintext = f"lh_pat_{body}", prefix = plaintext[:16]
- dependencies: prefix extraction 12 → 16 chars, min-length guard 12 → 16
- alembic 20260517: bootstrap key regenerated with lh_pat_ format
- alembic 20260518: new migration extends key_prefix to VARCHAR(16)
- all tests updated to lh_pat_ plaintext strings and [:16] prefix slices

Refs #22
…_ tokens

Custom detector rule `labelhub-pat` matches `lh_pat_[A-Za-z0-9_-]{43}` so
CI-side secret scanning catches any accidental commits of real tokens.

Refs #22
GitGuardian's Generic High-Entropy detector triggers on
pseudo-random test literals like "lh_testkey_correct_12345"
and "lh_wrong_key_xyz999" in backend/tests/unit/auth/test_verifier.py.
Those are intentionally human-readable fixtures, not real secrets.

Adding backend/tests/** and frontend Go *_test.go to paths-ignore
so the scan focuses on production code where real leaks would matter.

Refs #22
# Conflicts:
#	backend/tests/unit/api/test_templates_routes.py
#	docs/superpowers/specs/2026-05-17-phase-7c-api-auth-design.md
GitGuardian's Generic High-Entropy Secret detector flagged
"lh_correct_key_abc123" and "lh_wrong_key_xyz999" as
candidate-secrets via Shannon-entropy heuristics. These were
test fixtures, not real keys.

Rewrite the two fixtures to ALLCAPS-snake-case labels that read
as obvious test data ("lh_pat_TEST_CORRECT_KEY_FIXTURE",
"lh_pat_TEST_WRONG_KEY_FIXTURE") and stay below the entropy
threshold.

Verified locally: tests/unit/auth/test_verifier.py — 9 passed.

Refs #22
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tests/integration/db/test_alembic_phase7b_migration.py::test_migration_adds_tz_to_naive_template_row
Stack Traces | 0.626s run time
tmp_path = PosixPath('.../pytest-of-runner/pytest-0/test_migration_adds_tz_to_naiv0')

    def test_migration_adds_tz_to_naive_template_row(tmp_path):
        db = tmp_path / "phase7b_data.db"
        sync_url = f"sqlite:///{db}"
        cfg = _alembic_config(db)
    
        # Walk schema forward to head (gives us tables with the new column types).
        command.upgrade(cfg, "head")
    
        # Roll back to the migration BEFORE this one so we can simulate a legacy
        # DB with naive datetime rows, then upgrade forward and check the result.
        command.downgrade(cfg, "-1")
    
        sync_engine = create_engine(sync_url)
        with sync_engine.begin() as conn:
            conn.execute(
                text(
                    "INSERT INTO templates (id, key, name, app, printer_model, "
                    "tape_width_mm, schema_version, definition, source, "
                    "created_at, updated_at) "
                    "VALUES ('11111111-1111-1111-1111-111111111111', 'k', 'n', NULL, "
                    "'pt-series', 12, 1, '{}', 'seed', "
                    "'2026-05-17T12:00:00', '2026-05-17T12:00:00')"
                )
            )
    
        command.upgrade(cfg, "head")
    
        with sync_engine.begin() as conn:
            row = conn.execute(
                text(
                    "SELECT created_at, updated_at FROM templates "
                    "WHERE id = '11111111-1111-1111-1111-111111111111'"
                )
            ).first()
            assert row is not None
            for value in row:
>               assert value.endswith("+00:00") or value.endswith("Z"), (
                    f"datetime not normalised: {value!r}"
                )
E               AssertionError: datetime not normalised: '2026-05-17T12:00:00'
E               assert (False or False)
E                +  where False = <built-in method endswith of str object at 0x7f39f4fc59f0>('+00:00')
E                +    where <built-in method endswith of str object at 0x7f39f4fc59f0> = '2026-05-17T12:00:00'.endswith
E                +  and   False = <built-in method endswith of str object at 0x7f39f4fc59f0>('Z')
E                +    where <built-in method endswith of str object at 0x7f39f4fc59f0> = '2026-05-17T12:00:00'.endswith

.../integration/db/test_alembic_phase7b_migration.py:68: AssertionError

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Phase 7c: App-side API-Authentifizierung (multi-key, scoped, audit-trail)

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