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julian 64d5e45f11 Cookie-based auth/authz with CSRF; remove auth bypass
Replace the dev-only token shim with real authentication.

Backend:
- @fastify/cookie; JWT carried in an HttpOnly + SameSite=Strict cookie
  (parking_token), read from the cookie not the Authorization header.
- Double-submit CSRF: readable parking_csrf cookie + X-CSRF-Token header, both
  cross-checked against a csrf claim baked into the JWT; enforced on mutations.
- Routes: POST /api/auth/login (bcrypt, constant-time-ish), POST logout,
  GET me. requireRole now verifies the cookie + CSRF + role.
- seed-admin script (pnpm --filter @parking/server seed-admin) for the first
  admin; no bootstrap endpoint.
- Removed SETUP_AUTH_BYPASS and catalog.authBypass entirely; setup endpoints
  use the cookie admin guard like everything else.

Frontend:
- apiFetch wrapper: credentials:'include' + X-CSRF-Token on mutations.
- Login form; App gates on /api/auth/me and only shows setup to admins; logout.
- Wizard token field removed (auth is the session cookie).

Deploy:
- deploy/nginx.conf: prod reverse proxy, SPA + /api same-origin, TLS, so the
  Secure cookies work. Dev stays same-origin via the Vite proxy.

Verified (curl + browser): wrong pass -> 401; login sets cookies; me -> admin;
assign without CSRF -> 403, with -> 201; no cookie -> 401; session persists
across reload. wiki/local-jwt-auth updated.
2026-06-14 10:45:38 +02:00

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---
type: entity
tags: [parking, stack, auth, offline-first]
sources: [parking-system-architecture]
updated: 2026-06-15
---
# Local JWT Auth
Authentication and authorization, kept **fully local** — a direct consequence of
[[offline-first]] (an air-gapped park cannot reach an external identity provider; see
[[logto-zitadel-oidc]] for the rejected alternative). (See [[parking-system-architecture]] §2.)
- `@fastify/jwt` signs tokens with a **local secret** (symmetric HMAC). The server **refuses to
start** without a strong `JWT_SECRET` (≥32 chars, no placeholder) — there is deliberately no
insecure default — and mints tokens with an **8h expiry** (bound to a shift).
- A `users` table in [[sqlite]] holds **bcrypt** password hashes plus a **role** column. The
first admin is seeded via `pnpm --filter @parking/server seed-admin` (no bootstrap endpoint).
- Authorization = a simple `preHandler` role guard per route: **admin / operator / cashier /
readonly**. No Casbin or full RBAC engine needed at this scale.
## Cookie session (browser auth)
The SPA never sees the JWT. Login (`POST /api/auth/login`) verifies bcrypt and sets two cookies:
- **`parking_token`** — the JWT, **HttpOnly + SameSite=Strict** (+ `Secure` when
`NODE_ENV=production`). JS can't read it; `@fastify/jwt` reads it from the cookie, not the
`Authorization` header.
- **`parking_csrf`** — a random token, **readable** by JS. The JWT also carries a matching `csrf`
claim. On every mutation the SPA echoes the cookie in the **`X-CSRF-Token`** header; the guard
requires header == cookie == the signed claim (**double-submit CSRF**). Safe reads are exempt.
Routes: `login`, `logout` (clears cookies), `me` (bootstraps SPA session on load). The dev
[[react-vite-spa|Vite]] proxy and the prod **nginx** reverse proxy keep the SPA and API
**same-origin**, so the cookies work without CORS. (This replaced an earlier dev-only
`SETUP_AUTH_BYPASS` shim, now removed.)
> **Open decision:** moving from the symmetric secret to an **asymmetric key (RS256/EdDSA)** so
> verifying hosts hold only a public key — [[open-questions]] #7. Relevant before any
> multi-host/multi-lane deployment.
Part of the [[technology-stack]]. License: MIT.