feat: require operator sessions for privileged access (#258)

README.md

@@ -44,18 +44,34 @@ head-scoped draft comments anchored to changed lines; the dashboard validates ea
 comment path and submits the summary, decision, and inline comments in one review
 request. The dashboard rechecks the current pull-request head, CI success, draft
 state, and mergeability immediately before every merge.
-Serve the dashboard
-only to trusted users on its own origin; cross-origin API
-access is intentionally disabled. Then start the API and bundled frontend:
+Serve the dashboard only to trusted users on its own origin; cross-origin API
+access is intentionally disabled. For any deployment not already behind an
+authenticated gateway, configure the built-in single-operator boundary with two
+independent high-entropy secrets. The access token is entered at `/login`; the
+browser receives only a short-lived signed session and CSRF proof. Generate the
+values in your secret manager (for example, `openssl rand -hex 32`) and inject
+them at runtime—never commit them:
 
 ```bash
 export GITEA_URL='https://forge.example.com'
 export GITEA_TOKEN='<read-notification-and-issue-write-token>'
+export STACKCHAIN_DASHBOARD_ACCESS_TOKEN='<operator-sign-in-secret>'
+export STACKCHAIN_DASHBOARD_SESSION_SECRET='<independent-cookie-signing-secret>'
+# Optional; defaults to eight hours.
+export STACKCHAIN_DASHBOARD_SESSION_TTL_SECONDS=28800
 uvicorn src.main:app --host 127.0.0.1 --port 8000
 ```
 
-Open `http://127.0.0.1:8000/` for the dashboard. To verify the backend and its
-Gitea connection directly, request
+Terminate TLS at the trusted reverse proxy: session cookies are deliberately
+`Secure`, `HttpOnly`, `SameSite=Strict`, and scoped to the deployment subpath.
+Use **Sign out & clear this device** on shared devices; it clears Stackchain's
+offline snapshots, drafts, outboxes, background IndexedDB, and PWA caches without
+removing unrelated forge preferences. Rotate either dashboard secret by replacing
+the injected value and restarting the service; changing the signing secret expires
+all sessions immediately.
+
+Open `http://127.0.0.1:8000/` only for an unprotected local development run. To
+verify the backend and its Gitea connection directly, sign in and request
 `http://127.0.0.1:8000/api/v1/context`; a successful response is JSON containing
 `user`, `repos`, `issues`, and `pull_requests`. Press `Ctrl/Cmd+K` in the dashboard
 to search commands plus issues and pull requests across every repository visible to

frontend/index.html

@@ -292,6 +292,7 @@ textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 120px; }
   <div class="toolbar">
     <div class="status"><span class="dot"></span><span class="small" id="status">Live</span></div>
     <button id="refresh">Refresh</button>
+    <button id="sign-out" type="button">Sign out &amp; clear this device</button>
     <button id="open-palette">Command</button>
     <span class="small muted" id="clock"></span>
   </div>
@@ -747,6 +748,7 @@ textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 120px; }
 
 <div class="footer">Creative AI-imbued UI • stackchain-dashboard</div>
 
+<script src="static/session.js"></script>
 <script src="static/markdown.js"></script>
 <script src="static/commands.js"></script>
 <script src="static/search-preview.js"></script>

frontend/service-worker.js

@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 const BASE = new URL('./', self.location.href).pathname;
 importScripts(BASE + 'static/background-issue-sync.js');
-const CACHE = 'stackchain-dashboard-shell-v15';
+const CACHE = 'stackchain-dashboard-shell-v16';
 const OUTAGE_STATUSES = new Set([500, 502, 503, 504]);
 const SHELL = [
   BASE,
   BASE + 'manifest.webmanifest',
   BASE + 'static/icons/stackchain-192.png',
   BASE + 'static/icons/stackchain-512.png',
+  BASE + 'static/session.js',
   BASE + 'static/markdown.js',
   BASE + 'static/commands.js',
   BASE + 'static/search-preview.js',
@@ -31,8 +32,25 @@ const SHELL = [
   BASE + 'static/background-issue-sync.js',
 ];
 
-async function fetchJson(url, options) {
-  const response = await fetch(new URL(url, self.location.origin), options);
+async function sessionCsrf() {
+  const response = await fetch(new URL(BASE + 'api/v1/session', self.location.origin), {
+    headers: { Accept: 'application/json' },
+  });
+  if (!response.ok) return '';
+  const payload = await response.json().catch(() => ({}));
+  return typeof payload.csrf_token === 'string' ? payload.csrf_token : '';
+}
+
+async function fetchJson(url, options = {}) {
+  const requestOptions = { ...options };
+  const method = String(options.method || 'GET').toUpperCase();
+  if (!['GET', 'HEAD', 'OPTIONS'].includes(method)) {
+    const headers = new Headers(options.headers || {});
+    const csrf = await sessionCsrf();
+    if (csrf) headers.set('X-CSRF-Token', csrf);
+    requestOptions.headers = headers;
+  }
+  const response = await fetch(new URL(url, self.location.origin), requestOptions);
   const payload = await response.json().catch(() => ({}));
   if (!response.ok) {
     const error = new Error(payload.error || payload.detail || 'Background issue delivery failed.');

frontend/session.js

@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+(function (root, factory) {
+  if (typeof module !== 'undefined' && module.exports) module.exports = factory;
+  else {
+    const base = new URL('./', root.location.href).pathname;
+    const originalFetch = root.fetch.bind(root);
+    const boundary = factory({
+      cookie: () => root.document.cookie,
+      origin: root.location.origin,
+      base,
+      fetchImpl: originalFetch,
+      localStorage: root.localStorage,
+      sessionStorage: root.sessionStorage,
+      indexedDB: root.indexedDB,
+      caches: root.caches,
+      location: root.location,
+      onExpired: () => root.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent('stackchain:session-expired')),
+    });
+    root.fetch = boundary.fetch;
+    const attach = () => {
+      const button = root.document.getElementById('sign-out');
+      if (button) button.addEventListener('click', () => boundary.signOut());
+    };
+    if (root.document.readyState === 'loading') root.document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', attach);
+    else attach();
+    root.stackchainSession = boundary;
+  }
+})(typeof window !== 'undefined' ? window : this, function createSessionBoundary({
+  cookie, origin, base, fetchImpl, localStorage, sessionStorage, indexedDB, caches, location,
+  onExpired = () => {},
+}) {
+  const SAFE_METHODS = new Set(['GET', 'HEAD', 'OPTIONS']);
+
+  function csrfToken() {
+    const entry = String(cookie?.() || '').split(';')
+      .map(value => value.trim())
+      .find(value => value.startsWith('stackchain_csrf='));
+    return entry ? decodeURIComponent(entry.slice('stackchain_csrf='.length)) : '';
+  }
+
+  function isSameOrigin(input) {
+    try { return new URL(String(input?.url || input), origin).origin === origin; }
+    catch (_error) { return false; }
+  }
+
+  async function sessionFetch(input, options = {}) {
+    const method = String(options.method || input?.method || 'GET').toUpperCase();
+    const requestOptions = { ...options };
+    if (!SAFE_METHODS.has(method) && isSameOrigin(input)) {
+      const headers = new Headers(options.headers || input?.headers || {});
+      const csrf = csrfToken();
+      if (csrf) headers.set('X-CSRF-Token', csrf);
+      requestOptions.headers = headers;
+    }
+    const response = await fetchImpl(input, requestOptions);
+    if (response.status === 401) onExpired();
+    return response;
+  }
+
+  function removeDashboardStorage(storage) {
+    if (!storage) return;
+    const keys = [];
+    try {
+      for (let index = 0; index < storage.length; index += 1) {
+        const key = storage.key(index);
+        if (key?.startsWith('stackchain.')) keys.push(key);
+      }
+      keys.forEach(key => storage.removeItem(key));
+    } catch (_error) { /* Cookie invalidation still protects server data. */ }
+  }
+
+  async function clearPrivateDeviceData() {
+    removeDashboardStorage(localStorage);
+    if (sessionStorage !== localStorage) removeDashboardStorage(sessionStorage);
+    try { indexedDB?.deleteDatabase('stackchain-background-outbox-v1'); }
+    catch (_error) { /* Continue clearing other dashboard state. */ }
+    try {
+      const keys = await caches?.keys?.() || [];
+      await Promise.all(keys.filter(key => key.startsWith('stackchain-dashboard-')).map(key => caches.delete(key)));
+    } catch (_error) { /* A later service-worker activation can clear stale caches. */ }
+  }
+
+  async function signOut() {
+    try {
+      await sessionFetch(base + 'api/v1/session', { method: 'DELETE' });
+    } finally {
+      await clearPrivateDeviceData();
+      location.assign(base + 'login');
+    }
+  }
+
+  return { fetch: sessionFetch, signOut, clearPrivateDeviceData };
+});

src/dashboard_auth.py

@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+"""Signed, short-lived single-operator sessions for the dashboard boundary."""
+
+import base64
+import hashlib
+import hmac
+import json
+import os
+import secrets
+import time
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+
+from fastapi import Request
+
+SESSION_COOKIE = "stackchain_session"
+CSRF_COOKIE = "stackchain_csrf"
+DEFAULT_TTL_SECONDS = 8 * 60 * 60
+
+
+@dataclass(frozen=True)
+class Session:
+    csrf: str
+    expires_at: int
+
+
+def access_token() -> str:
+    return os.getenv("STACKCHAIN_DASHBOARD_ACCESS_TOKEN", "")
+
+
+def enabled() -> bool:
+    return bool(access_token())
+
+
+def _secret() -> bytes:
+    configured = os.getenv("STACKCHAIN_DASHBOARD_SESSION_SECRET", "")
+    if configured:
+        return configured.encode()
+    return hmac.new(
+        access_token().encode(), b"stackchain-dashboard-session-signing", hashlib.sha256
+    ).digest()
+
+
+def _encode(raw: bytes) -> str:
+    return base64.urlsafe_b64encode(raw).rstrip(b"=").decode()
+
+
+def _decode(value: str) -> bytes:
+    return base64.urlsafe_b64decode(value + "=" * (-len(value) % 4))
+
+
+def issue_session(now: int | None = None) -> tuple[str, Session]:
+    issued_at = int(time.time() if now is None else now)
+    ttl = int(os.getenv("STACKCHAIN_DASHBOARD_SESSION_TTL_SECONDS", str(DEFAULT_TTL_SECONDS)))
+    session = Session(csrf=secrets.token_urlsafe(24), expires_at=issued_at + max(1, ttl))
+    payload = json.dumps(
+        {"csrf": session.csrf, "exp": session.expires_at},
+        separators=(",", ":"),
+        sort_keys=True,
+    ).encode()
+    encoded = _encode(payload)
+    signature = _encode(hmac.new(_secret(), encoded.encode(), hashlib.sha256).digest())
+    return f"{encoded}.{signature}", session
+
+
+def verify_session(value: str | None, now: int | None = None) -> Session | None:
+    if not value or "." not in value or not enabled():
+        return None
+    encoded, supplied_signature = value.rsplit(".", 1)
+    expected = _encode(hmac.new(_secret(), encoded.encode(), hashlib.sha256).digest())
+    if not hmac.compare_digest(supplied_signature, expected):
+        return None
+    try:
+        payload = json.loads(_decode(encoded))
+        session = Session(csrf=payload["csrf"], expires_at=int(payload["exp"]))
+    except (ValueError, TypeError, KeyError, json.JSONDecodeError):
+        return None
+    current = int(time.time() if now is None else now)
+    if session.expires_at <= current or not isinstance(session.csrf, str) or not session.csrf:
+        return None
+    return session
+
+
+def request_session(request: Request) -> Session | None:
+    return verify_session(request.cookies.get(SESSION_COOKIE))
+
+
+def cookie_path(request: Request) -> str:
+    root_path = request.scope.get("root_path", "").rstrip("/")
+    return root_path or "/"
+
+
+def application_path(request: Request) -> str:
+    path = request.url.path
+    root_path = request.scope.get("root_path", "").rstrip("/")
+    if root_path and (path == root_path or path.startswith(root_path + "/")):
+        return path[len(root_path):] or "/"
+    return path
+
+
+def same_origin(request: Request) -> bool:
+    origin = request.headers.get("origin", "")
+    expected = f"{request.url.scheme}://{request.url.netloc}"
+    return bool(origin) and hmac.compare_digest(origin.rstrip("/"), expected)

src/main.py

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import asyncio
+import hmac
 import math
 import os
 import time
@@ -8,12 +9,12 @@ from datetime import datetime
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Any, Literal
 
-from fastapi import FastAPI, Header, HTTPException, Path as PathParam, Query
-from fastapi.responses import JSONResponse
+from fastapi import FastAPI, Header, HTTPException, Path as PathParam, Query, Request, Response
+from fastapi.responses import JSONResponse, RedirectResponse
 from fastapi.staticfiles import StaticFiles
 from pydantic import BaseModel, Field, PositiveInt, field_validator, model_validator
 
-from src import gitea_proxy
+from src import dashboard_auth, gitea_proxy
 from src.gitea_proxy import (
     activity_events,
     current_user,
@@ -124,6 +125,10 @@ class ReadinessPayloadError(ValueError):
     """Raised when Gitea returns a structurally invalid readiness payload."""
 
 
+class DashboardSignIn(BaseModel):
+    access_token: str = Field(min_length=1, max_length=1_024)
+
+
 class NotificationReadBatch(BaseModel):
     ids: list[PositiveInt] = Field(min_length=1, max_length=50)
 
@@ -423,21 +428,63 @@ app.mount("/static", StaticFiles(directory=FRONTEND_DIR), name="static")
 app.include_router(frontend_router)
 
 
+@app.middleware("http")
+async def require_operator_session(request: Request, call_next):
+    if not dashboard_auth.enabled():
+        return await call_next(request)
+
+    path = dashboard_auth.application_path(request)
+    public = (
+        path in {"/healthz", "/readyz", "/login", "/manifest.webmanifest"}
+        or path.startswith("/static/")
+        or (path == "/api/v1/session" and request.method == "POST")
+    )
+    session = dashboard_auth.request_session(request)
+    if not public and session is None:
+        if path.startswith("/api/"):
+            return JSONResponse(
+                {"detail": "Authentication required"},
+                status_code=401,
+                headers={"Cache-Control": "no-store"},
+            )
+        return RedirectResponse("login", status_code=303, headers={"Cache-Control": "no-store"})
+
+    if not public and request.method not in {"GET", "HEAD", "OPTIONS"}:
+        supplied_csrf = request.headers.get("x-csrf-token", "")
+        if (
+            session is None
+            or not dashboard_auth.same_origin(request)
+            or not supplied_csrf
+            or not hmac.compare_digest(supplied_csrf, session.csrf)
+        ):
+            return JSONResponse(
+                {"detail": "Valid same-origin CSRF proof required"},
+                status_code=403,
+                headers={"Cache-Control": "no-store"},
+            )
+    request.state.dashboard_session = session
+    response = await call_next(request)
+    if path in {"/login", "/api/v1/session"}:
+        response.headers["Cache-Control"] = "no-store"
+    return response
+
+
 @app.middleware("http")
 async def prevent_live_api_caching(request, call_next):
     response = await call_next(request)
-    if request.url.path in {"/api/v1/context", "/api/v1/background-identity", "/api/v1/events", "/api/v1/live", "/api/v1/available-issues", "/api/v1/search", "/api/v1/work-route"} or request.url.path.startswith("/api/v1/work/") or (
-        request.url.path.startswith("/api/v1/repos/")
-        and request.url.path.endswith("/review")
-    ) or request.url.path.startswith("/api/v1/notifications") or (
-        request.url.path.startswith("/api/v1/repos/")
-        and ("/issues/" in request.url.path or "/pulls/" in request.url.path)
+    path = dashboard_auth.application_path(request)
+    if path in {"/api/v1/context", "/api/v1/background-identity", "/api/v1/events", "/api/v1/live", "/api/v1/available-issues", "/api/v1/search", "/api/v1/work-route"} or path.startswith("/api/v1/work/") or (
+        path.startswith("/api/v1/repos/")
+        and path.endswith("/review")
+    ) or path.startswith("/api/v1/notifications") or (
+        path.startswith("/api/v1/repos/")
+        and ("/issues/" in path or "/pulls/" in path)
     ) or (
-        request.url.path.startswith("/api/v1/repos/")
-        and request.url.path.endswith("/issues")
+        path.startswith("/api/v1/repos/")
+        and path.endswith("/issues")
     ) or (
-        request.url.path.startswith("/api/v1/repos/")
-        and request.url.path.endswith(("/labels", "/milestones"))
+        path.startswith("/api/v1/repos/")
+        and path.endswith(("/labels", "/milestones"))
     ):
         response.headers["Cache-Control"] = "no-store"
     return response
@@ -449,6 +496,68 @@ def health() -> dict[str, str]:
     return {"status": "ok", "service": "stackchain-dashboard"}
 
 
+@app.post("/api/v1/session")
+async def sign_in(payload: DashboardSignIn, request: Request, response: Response):
+    configured_token = dashboard_auth.access_token()
+    if not configured_token or not hmac.compare_digest(
+        payload.access_token, configured_token
+    ):
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=401, detail="Invalid access token")
+    signed, session = dashboard_auth.issue_session()
+    path = dashboard_auth.cookie_path(request)
+    max_age = max(1, session.expires_at - int(time.time()))
+    response.set_cookie(
+        dashboard_auth.SESSION_COOKIE,
+        signed,
+        max_age=max_age,
+        path=path,
+        secure=True,
+        httponly=True,
+        samesite="strict",
+    )
+    response.set_cookie(
+        dashboard_auth.CSRF_COOKIE,
+        session.csrf,
+        max_age=max_age,
+        path=path,
+        secure=True,
+        httponly=False,
+        samesite="strict",
+    )
+    response.headers["Cache-Control"] = "no-store"
+    return {"authenticated": True}
+
+
+@app.get("/api/v1/session")
+async def session_status(request: Request):
+    session = dashboard_auth.request_session(request)
+    return {
+        "authenticated": session is not None,
+        "csrf_token": session.csrf if session is not None else "",
+    }
+
+
+@app.delete("/api/v1/session")
+async def sign_out(request: Request, response: Response):
+    path = dashboard_auth.cookie_path(request)
+    response.delete_cookie(
+        dashboard_auth.SESSION_COOKIE,
+        path=path,
+        secure=True,
+        httponly=True,
+        samesite="strict",
+    )
+    response.delete_cookie(
+        dashboard_auth.CSRF_COOKIE,
+        path=path,
+        secure=True,
+        httponly=False,
+        samesite="strict",
+    )
+    response.headers["Cache-Control"] = "no-store"
+    return {"authenticated": False, "clear_private_device_data": True}
+
+
 @app.get("/readyz")
 async def readiness():
     """Return readiness after verifying the configured Gitea connection."""
@@ -482,11 +591,13 @@ async def readiness():
                 "Retry-After": str(max(1, math.ceil(READINESS_TIMEOUT_SECONDS)))
             } if timed_out else None,
         )
-    return {
+    payload = {
         "status": "ready",
         "service": "stackchain-dashboard",
-        "gitea_user": user["login"],
     }
+    if not dashboard_auth.enabled():
+        payload["gitea_user"] = user["login"]
+    return payload
 
 
 @app.get("/api/v1/context")

src/views.py

@@ -8,6 +8,14 @@ DASHBOARD_FILE = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent / "frontend" / "index.ht
 MANIFEST_FILE = DASHBOARD_FILE.parent / "manifest.webmanifest"
 SERVICE_WORKER_FILE = DASHBOARD_FILE.parent / "service-worker.js"
 
+LOGIN_HTML = """<!doctype html>
+<html lang="en"><head><meta charset="utf-8"><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width,initial-scale=1">
+<title>Sign in · Stackchain Dashboard</title>
+<style>body{margin:0;background:#07111f;color:#eef6ff;font:16px system-ui;display:grid;min-height:100vh;place-items:center}main{width:min(90vw,24rem);padding:2rem;border:1px solid #29415d;border-radius:1rem;background:#0d1b2b}label,input,button{display:block;width:100%;box-sizing:border-box}input,button{min-height:48px;margin-top:.6rem;border-radius:.6rem;border:1px solid #49647f;padding:.75rem}button{margin-top:1rem;background:#55d6be;color:#06121b;font-weight:700}p{color:#a9bed3}</style></head>
+<body><main><h1>Operator sign in</h1><p>Enter the dashboard access token. It is exchanged for a private, short-lived session and is never stored on this device.</p>
+<form id="sign-in"><label>Access token<input name="access_token" type="password" autocomplete="current-password" required></label><button>Sign in</button><p id="status" role="status"></p></form></main>
+<script>document.getElementById('sign-in').addEventListener('submit',async(event)=>{event.preventDefault();const status=document.getElementById('status');status.textContent='Signing in…';const access_token=new FormData(event.currentTarget).get('access_token');const response=await fetch('api/v1/session',{method:'POST',headers:{'Content-Type':'application/json'},body:JSON.stringify({access_token})});if(response.ok){location.replace('./');return}status.textContent='Sign-in failed. Check the token and try again.';event.currentTarget.reset()});</script></body></html>"""
+
 
 class RevalidatingHTMLResponse(HTMLResponse):
     def __init__(self, content, status_code=200, headers=None, media_type=None, background=None):
@@ -21,6 +29,11 @@ async def dashboard() -> str:
     return DASHBOARD_FILE.read_text()
 
 
+@router.get("/login", response_class=RevalidatingHTMLResponse)
+async def login() -> str:
+    return LOGIN_HTML
+
+
 @router.get("/manifest.webmanifest", response_class=FileResponse)
 async def web_app_manifest() -> FileResponse:
     return FileResponse(MANIFEST_FILE, media_type="application/manifest+json")

tests/test_dashboard_auth.py

@@ -0,0 +1,186 @@
+import httpx
+import pytest
+
+from src import main
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def access_control(monkeypatch):
+    monkeypatch.setenv("STACKCHAIN_DASHBOARD_ACCESS_TOKEN", "correct horse battery staple")
+    monkeypatch.setenv("STACKCHAIN_DASHBOARD_SESSION_SECRET", "a-separate-session-signing-secret-with-enough-entropy")
+
+
+@pytest.mark.anyio
+async def test_anonymous_private_request_is_rejected_before_gitea(access_control, monkeypatch):
+    called = False
+
+    async def user():
+        nonlocal called
+        called = True
+        return {"id": 1, "login": "timmy"}
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(main, "current_user", user)
+    transport = httpx.ASGITransport(app=main.app)
+    async with httpx.AsyncClient(transport=transport, base_url="https://test") as client:
+        response = await client.get("/api/v1/context")
+
+    assert response.status_code == 401
+    assert response.json() == {"detail": "Authentication required"}
+    assert response.headers["cache-control"] == "no-store"
+    assert called is False
+
+
+@pytest.mark.anyio
+async def test_sign_in_creates_secure_session_without_echoing_access_token(access_control):
+    transport = httpx.ASGITransport(app=main.app)
+    async with httpx.AsyncClient(transport=transport, base_url="https://test") as client:
+        response = await client.post(
+            "/api/v1/session", json={"access_token": "correct horse battery staple"}
+        )
+
+    assert response.status_code == 200
+    assert response.json() == {"authenticated": True}
+    cookies = response.headers.get_list("set-cookie")
+    assert any("stackchain_session=" in value and "HttpOnly" in value and "Secure" in value and "SameSite=strict" in value for value in cookies)
+    assert any("stackchain_csrf=" in value and "Secure" in value and "SameSite=strict" in value and "HttpOnly" not in value for value in cookies)
+    assert "correct horse battery staple" not in response.text
+    assert response.headers["cache-control"] == "no-store"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.anyio
+async def test_authenticated_get_reaches_private_api(access_control, monkeypatch):
+    async def user():
+        return {"id": 1, "login": "timmy", "full_name": "", "email": ""}
+
+    async def empty():
+        return []
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(main, "current_user", user)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(main, "repos", empty)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(main, "issues", empty)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(main, "pull_requests", empty)
+    transport = httpx.ASGITransport(app=main.app)
+    async with httpx.AsyncClient(transport=transport, base_url="https://test") as client:
+        signed_in = await client.post(
+            "/api/v1/session", json={"access_token": "correct horse battery staple"}
+        )
+        response = await client.get("/api/v1/context")
+
+    assert signed_in.status_code == 200
+    assert response.status_code == 200
+    assert response.json()["user"]["login"] == "timmy"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.anyio
+async def test_authenticated_session_status_exposes_only_csrf_proof(access_control):
+    transport = httpx.ASGITransport(app=main.app)
+    async with httpx.AsyncClient(transport=transport, base_url="https://test") as client:
+        await client.post(
+            "/api/v1/session", json={"access_token": "correct horse battery staple"}
+        )
+        response = await client.get("/api/v1/session")
+
+    assert response.status_code == 200
+    assert response.json() == {
+        "authenticated": True,
+        "csrf_token": client.cookies["stackchain_csrf"],
+    }
+    assert "correct horse battery staple" not in response.text
+
+
+@pytest.mark.anyio
+async def test_mutation_requires_same_origin_and_session_csrf(access_control, monkeypatch):
+    calls = 0
+
+    async def mark_read(notification_id):
+        nonlocal calls
+        calls += 1
+        return {"id": notification_id, "read": True}
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(main, "mark_notification_read", mark_read)
+    transport = httpx.ASGITransport(app=main.app)
+    async with httpx.AsyncClient(transport=transport, base_url="https://test") as client:
+        await client.post(
+            "/api/v1/session", json={"access_token": "correct horse battery staple"}
+        )
+        missing = await client.patch("/api/v1/notifications/7/read")
+        foreign = await client.patch(
+            "/api/v1/notifications/7/read",
+            headers={
+                "Origin": "https://evil.example",
+                "X-CSRF-Token": client.cookies["stackchain_csrf"],
+            },
+        )
+        valid = await client.patch(
+            "/api/v1/notifications/7/read",
+            headers={
+                "Origin": "https://test",
+                "X-CSRF-Token": client.cookies["stackchain_csrf"],
+            },
+        )
+
+    assert missing.status_code == 403
+    assert foreign.status_code == 403
+    assert valid.status_code == 200
+    assert calls == 1
+
+
+@pytest.mark.anyio
+async def test_logout_clears_session_and_blocks_private_routes(access_control):
+    transport = httpx.ASGITransport(app=main.app)
+    async with httpx.AsyncClient(transport=transport, base_url="https://test") as client:
+        await client.post(
+            "/api/v1/session", json={"access_token": "correct horse battery staple"}
+        )
+        csrf = client.cookies["stackchain_csrf"]
+        response = await client.delete(
+            "/api/v1/session",
+            headers={"Origin": "https://test", "X-CSRF-Token": csrf},
+        )
+        private = await client.get("/api/v1/background-identity")
+
+    assert response.status_code == 200
+    assert response.json() == {"authenticated": False, "clear_private_device_data": True}
+    assert private.status_code == 401
+    assert all("Max-Age=0" in value for value in response.headers.get_list("set-cookie"))
+
+
+@pytest.mark.anyio
+async def test_public_routes_remain_available_and_readiness_hides_identity(access_control, monkeypatch):
+    async def user():
+        return {"id": 1, "login": "timmy"}
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(main, "current_user", user)
+    transport = httpx.ASGITransport(app=main.app)
+    async with httpx.AsyncClient(transport=transport, base_url="https://test") as client:
+        health = await client.get("/healthz")
+        login = await client.get("/login")
+        ready = await client.get("/readyz")
+
+    assert health.status_code == 200
+    assert login.status_code == 200
+    assert 'name="access_token"' in login.text
+    assert ready.status_code == 200
+    assert ready.json() == {"status": "ready", "service": "stackchain-dashboard"}
+
+
+@pytest.mark.anyio
+async def test_subpath_deployment_scopes_routes_and_session_cookies(access_control):
+    transport = httpx.ASGITransport(app=main.app, root_path="/dashboard")
+    async with httpx.AsyncClient(
+        transport=transport, base_url="https://test/dashboard/"
+    ) as client:
+        login = await client.get("login")
+        signed_in = await client.post(
+            "api/v1/session",
+            json={"access_token": "correct horse battery staple"},
+        )
+        status = await client.get("api/v1/session")
+
+    assert login.status_code == 200
+    assert signed_in.status_code == 200
+    assert status.status_code == 200
+    assert any(
+        "stackchain_session=" in value and "Path=/dashboard" in value
+        for value in signed_in.headers.get_list("set-cookie")
+    )

tests/test_dashboard_session_frontend.py

@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+import json
+import subprocess
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import pytest
+
+from src.views import dashboard
+
+
+ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1]
+SESSION_JS = ROOT / "frontend" / "session.js"
+
+
+def run_session_scenario(scenario: str) -> dict:
+    harness = f"""
+const createSessionBoundary = require({json.dumps(str(SESSION_JS))});
+const state = {{ requests: [], removed: [], deletedDatabases: [], deletedCaches: [], assigned: '' }};
+const storage = {{
+  values: new Map([['stackchain.private', 'secret'], ['gitea.preference', 'keep']]),
+  get length() {{ return this.values.size; }},
+  key(index) {{ return Array.from(this.values.keys())[index] || null; }},
+  removeItem(key) {{ state.removed.push(key); this.values.delete(key); }},
+}};
+const boundary = createSessionBoundary({{
+  cookie: () => 'other=x; stackchain_csrf=csrf-proof; theme=dark',
+  origin: 'https://forge.example',
+  base: '/dashboard/',
+  fetchImpl: async (url, options = {{}}) => {{
+    state.requests.push({{ url: String(url), method: options.method || 'GET', headers: Object.fromEntries(new Headers(options.headers || {{}})) }});
+    return new Response('{{}}', {{ status: 200, headers: {{ 'Content-Type': 'application/json' }} }});
+  }},
+  localStorage: storage,
+  sessionStorage: storage,
+  indexedDB: {{ deleteDatabase: name => {{ state.deletedDatabases.push(name); return {{ onsuccess: null, onerror: null, onblocked: null }}; }} }},
+  caches: {{ keys: async () => ['stackchain-dashboard-shell-v15', 'gitea-assets'], delete: async key => {{ state.deletedCaches.push(key); }} }},
+  location: {{ assign: value => {{ state.assigned = value; }} }},
+}});
+(async () => {{ {scenario} }})().catch(error => {{ console.error(error); process.exit(1); }});
+"""
+    result = subprocess.run(["node", "-e", harness], text=True, capture_output=True, check=True)
+    return json.loads(result.stdout)
+
+
+def test_mutating_same_origin_fetch_receives_csrf_proof():
+    result = run_session_scenario(
+        """
+await boundary.fetch('/dashboard/api/v1/notifications/7/read', { method: 'PATCH' });
+process.stdout.write(JSON.stringify(state));
+"""
+    )
+
+    assert result["requests"][0]["headers"]["x-csrf-token"] == "csrf-proof"
+
+
+def test_sign_out_clears_only_dashboard_private_device_state():
+    result = run_session_scenario(
+        """
+await boundary.signOut();
+state.remaining = Array.from(storage.values.keys());
+process.stdout.write(JSON.stringify(state));
+"""
+    )
+
+    request = result["requests"][0]
+    assert request["url"] == "/dashboard/api/v1/session"
+    assert request["method"] == "DELETE"
+    assert request["headers"]["x-csrf-token"] == "csrf-proof"
+    assert "stackchain.private" in result["removed"]
+    assert result["remaining"] == ["gitea.preference"]
+    assert result["deletedDatabases"] == ["stackchain-background-outbox-v1"]
+    assert result["deletedCaches"] == ["stackchain-dashboard-shell-v15"]
+    assert result["assigned"] == "/dashboard/login"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.anyio
+async def test_dashboard_loads_session_boundary_first_and_offers_sign_out():
+    html = await dashboard()
+
+    assert '<script src="static/session.js"></script>' in html
+    assert html.index('static/session.js') < html.index('static/markdown.js')
+    assert '<button id="sign-out" type="button">Sign out &amp; clear this device</button>' in html

tests/test_service_worker.py

@@ -70,10 +70,10 @@ async function dispatchSync(tag) {{
     return json.loads(completed.stdout)
 
 
-def test_detail_defer_ships_in_a_new_shell_cache():
+def test_operator_session_boundary_ships_in_a_new_shell_cache():
     source = WORKER.read_text()
 
-    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v15" in source
+    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v16" in source
 
 
 def test_background_sync_event_flushes_closed_app_issue_outbox_only_for_its_tag():
@@ -88,6 +88,14 @@ def test_background_sync_event_flushes_closed_app_issue_outbox_only_for_its_tag(
     assert result["backgroundFlushes"] == 1
 
 
+def test_background_mutations_obtain_session_bound_csrf_proof():
+    source = WORKER.read_text()
+
+    assert "async function sessionCsrf()" in source
+    assert "BASE + 'api/v1/session'" in source
+    assert "headers.set('X-CSRF-Token', csrf)" in source
+
+
 def test_install_precaches_complete_subpath_scoped_app_shell():
     result = run_worker_scenario(
         """
@@ -103,6 +111,7 @@ def test_install_precaches_complete_subpath_scoped_app_shell():
         "/dashboard/manifest.webmanifest",
         "/dashboard/static/icons/stackchain-192.png",
         "/dashboard/static/icons/stackchain-512.png",
+        "/dashboard/static/session.js",
         "/dashboard/static/markdown.js",
         "/dashboard/static/commands.js",
         "/dashboard/static/search-preview.js",