# QA Testing Report: Authentication Fixes for Certificates Page
**Date:** December 6, 2025
**Tester:** QA Testing Agent
**Testing Environment:**
- Backend: Docker container (charon-debug) at localhost:8080
- Frontend: Production build served by backend
- Testing Tool: curl with cookie file
- Browser: Manual verification in Chrome/Chromium with DevTools

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## Executive Summary
**Status:** ❌ **CRITICAL BUG FOUND**

### Fixes Under Test:
1. ✅ **Backend Fix**: Removed incorrect user context checks in `certificate_handler.go` (List, Upload, Delete methods) - **ALREADY APPLIED**
2. ✅ **Frontend Fix**: Added `withCredentials: true` to axios client in `client.ts` - **ALREADY APPLIED**

### Critical Issue Discovered:
🚨 **Certificate routes are NOT protected by authentication middleware!**

The certificate endpoints (`/api/v1/certificates`) are registered OUTSIDE the protected group's closing brace in `routes.go`, meaning they bypass the `AuthMiddleware` entirely. This causes all requests to these endpoints to return 401 Unauthorized, even with valid authentication cookies.

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## Phase 1: Certificate Page Authentication Tests

### Test 1.1: Login and Cookie Verification
**Status:** ✅ **PASS**

**Steps:**
1. Register test user via API
2. Login with test credentials
3. Inspect cookie file
4. Verify cookie attributes

**Expected Results:**
- User logs in successfully
- `auth_token` cookie is present
- Cookie has HttpOnly, Secure (if HTTPS), SameSite=Strict flags
- Cookie expiration is 24 hours

**Actual Results:**
- ✅ Login successful (HTTP 200)
- ✅ `auth_token` cookie created
- ✅ Cookie details: `#HttpOnly_localhost FALSE / FALSE 1765079377 auth_token eyJhbGc...`
- ⚠️  HttpOnly flag confirmed in cookie file
- ℹ️  Secure and SameSite flags need manual verification in browser DevTools (curl doesn't show these)

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### Test 1.2: Certificate List (GET /api/v1/certificates)
**Status:** ❌ **FAIL**

**Steps:**
1. Send GET request to `/api/v1/certificates` with auth cookie
2. Verify request includes Cookie header
3. Check response status and body

**Expected Results:**
- Page loads without error
- GET request includes `Cookie: auth_token=...`
- Response status: 200 OK (not 401)
- Certificates are displayed as JSON array

**Actual Results:**
- ✅ Request DOES include `Cookie: auth_token=...` (verified with `-v` flag)
- ❌ Response status: **401 Unauthorized**
- ❌ Response body: `{"error":"unauthorized"}`
- ❌ Certificates are NOT returned

**Root Cause Analysis:**
Using verbose curl, confirmed that the cookie IS being transmitted:
```
> Cookie: auth_token=eyJhbGci...
< HTTP/1.1 401 Unauthorized
{"error":"unauthorized"}
```

The cookie is valid (works for `/api/v1/auth/me`, `/api/v1/proxy-hosts`, etc.), but `/api/v1/certificates` specifically returns 401.

Investigation revealed that certificate routes in `routes.go` are registered OUTSIDE the protected group's closing brace (line 301), so they never receive the `AuthMiddleware`.

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### Test 1.3: Certificate Upload (POST /api/v1/certificates)
**Status:** ⏳ PENDING

**Expected Results:**
- Upload request includes auth cookie
- Response status: 201 Created
- Certificate appears in list after upload

**Actual Results:**
_Pending test execution..._

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### Test 1.4: Certificate Delete (DELETE /api/v1/certificates/:id)
**Status:** ⏳ PENDING

**Expected Results:**
- Delete request includes auth cookie
- Response status: 200 OK
- Certificate is removed from list
- Test error case: delete certificate in use (409 Conflict)

**Actual Results:**
_Pending test execution..._

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### Test 1.5: Unauthorized Access
**Status:** ⏳ PENDING

**Expected Results:**
- Direct access to /certificates redirects to login
- API calls without auth return 401

**Actual Results:**
_Pending test execution..._

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## Phase 2: Regression Testing Other Endpoints

### Test 2.1: Proxy Hosts Page
**Status:** ⏳ PENDING

### Test 2.2: Backups Page
**Status:** ⏳ PENDING

### Test 2.3: Settings Page
**Status:** ⏳ PENDING

### Test 2.4: User Management
**Status:** ⏳ PENDING

### Test 2.5: Other Protected Routes
**Status:** ⏳ PENDING

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## Phase 3: Edge Cases and Error Handling

### Test 3.1: Token Expiration
**Status:** ⏳ PENDING

### Test 3.2: Concurrent Requests
**Status:** ⏳ PENDING

### Test 3.3: Network Errors
**Status:** ⏳ PENDING

### Test 3.4: Browser Compatibility
**Status:** ⏳ PENDING

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## Phase 4: Development vs Production Testing

### Test 4.1: Development Mode
**Status:** ⏳ PENDING

### Test 4.2: Production Build
**Status:** ⏳ PENDING

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## Phase 5: Security Verification

### Test 5.1: Cookie Security
**Status:** ⏳ PENDING

### Test 5.2: XSS Protection
**Status:** ⏳ PENDING

### Test 5.3: CSRF Protection
**Status:** ⏳ PENDING

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## 🔍 Root Cause Analysis

### The Bug
Certificate routes (`GET /POST /DELETE /api/v1/certificates`) are returning 401 Unauthorized even with valid authentication cookies.

### Investigation Path
1. **Verified frontend fix**: `withCredentials: true` is present in `client.ts` ✅
2. **Verified backend handler**: No user context checks in `certificate_handler.go` ✅
3. **Tested cookie transmission**: Cookies ARE being sent in requests ✅
4. **Tested token validity**: Same token works for other endpoints (`/auth/me`, `/proxy-hosts`, `/backups`) ✅
5. **Checked middleware order**: Cerberus → Auth → Handler (correct) ✅
6. **Examined route registration**: **FOUND THE BUG** ❌

### The Problem
In [routes.go](file:///projects/Charon/backend/internal/api/routes/routes.go), lines 134-301 define the `protected` group:

```go
protected := api.Group("/")
protected.Use(authMiddleware)
{
    // Many protected routes...
    // ...
} // Line 301 - CLOSING BRACE
```

**BUT** the certificate routes are registered AFTER this closing brace:

```go
// Line 305-310: Access Lists (also affected!)
protected.GET("/access-lists/templates", ...)
protected.GET("/access-lists", ...)
// ...

// Line 318-320: Certificates (BUG!)
protected.GET("/certificates", certHandler.List)
protected.POST("/certificates", certHandler.Upload)
protected.DELETE("/certificates/:id", certHandler.Delete)
```

While these use the `protected` variable, they're added AFTER the `Use(authMiddleware)` block closes, so **they don't actually get the middleware applied**.

### Why Other Endpoints Work
- `/api/v1/proxy-hosts`: Uses `RegisterRoutes(api)` which applies its own auth checks
- `/api/v1/backups`: Registered INSIDE the protected block (line 142-146)
- `/api/v1/settings`: Registered INSIDE the protected block (line 155-162)
- `/api/v1/auth/me`: Registered INSIDE the protected block (line 138)

### The Fix
Move certificate routes (and access-lists routes) INSIDE the protected block, before line 301.

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## 📊 Test Results Summary

### Automated Test Results
```
Total Tests: 13
✅ Passed: 7
❌ Failed: 2
⚠️  Warnings: 1
⏭️  Skipped: 1
```

### Failing Tests
1. **Certificate List (GET)** - 401 Unauthorized (should be 200 OK)
2. **Certificate Upload (POST)** - 401 Unauthorized (should be 201 Created)

### Passing Tests
1. ✅ Login successful
2. ✅ auth_token cookie created
3. ✅ Cookie transmitted in requests
4. ✅ Unauthorized access properly rejected (without cookie)
5. ✅ Proxy Hosts endpoint works
6. ✅ Backups endpoint works
7. ✅ Settings endpoint works

### Warnings
1. ⚠️  Users endpoint returns 403 Forbidden (expected for non-admin user)

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## 🎯 Overall Assessment

### Status: ❌ **FAIL**

The authentication fixes that were supposedly implemented are actually correct:
- ✅ Frontend `withCredentials: true` is in place
- ✅ Backend handler has no blocking user context checks
- ✅ Cookies are being transmitted correctly

**However**, a separate architectural bug in route registration prevents the certificate endpoints from receiving authentication middleware, causing them to always return 401 Unauthorized regardless of authentication status.

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## 🔧 Required Fix

**File**: `backend/internal/api/routes/routes.go`

**Change**: Move lines 305-320 (Access Lists and Certificate routes) INSIDE the protected block before line 301.

**Before:**
```go
protected := api.Group("/")
protected.Use(authMiddleware)
{
    // ... many routes ...
} // Line 301

// Access Lists
protected.GET("/access-lists/templates", ...)
// ...

// Certificate routes
protected.GET("/certificates", certHandler.List)
protected.POST("/certificates", certHandler.Upload)
protected.DELETE("/certificates/:id", certHandler.Delete)
```

**After:**
```go
protected := api.Group("/")
protected.Use(authMiddleware)
{
    // ... many routes ...

    // Access Lists
    protected.GET("/access-lists/templates", ...)
    // ...

    // Certificate routes
    protected.GET("/certificates", certHandler.List)
    protected.POST("/certificates", certHandler.Upload)
    protected.DELETE("/certificates/:id", certHandler.Delete)
} // Closing brace AFTER all protected routes
```

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## 📋 Re-Test Plan

After implementing the fix:
1. Rebuild Docker container
2. Re-run automated test script
3. Verify Certificate List returns 200 OK
4. Verify Certificate Upload returns 201 Created
5. Verify Certificate Delete returns 200 OK
6. Manually test in browser UI

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## Test Execution Log

**Test Script**: `/projects/Charon/scripts/qa-test-auth-certificates.sh`
**Test Output**: `/projects/Charon/test-results/qa-auth-test-results.log`
**Execution Time**: December 6, 2025 22:49:36 - 22:49:52 (16 seconds)

### Key Log Entries
```
[PASS] Login successful (HTTP 200)
[PASS] auth_token cookie created
[PASS] Request includes auth_token cookie
[FAIL] Authentication failed - 401 Unauthorized (Cookie not being sent or not valid)
[FAIL] Upload authentication failed - 401 Unauthorized (Cookie not being sent)
[PASS] Unauthorized access properly rejected (HTTP 401)
[PASS] Proxy hosts list successful (HTTP 200)
[PASS] Backups list successful (HTTP 200)
[PASS] Settings list successful (HTTP 200)
```

### Container Log Evidence
```
[GIN] 2025/12/05 - 22:49:37 | 401 |     356.941µs |      172.18.0.1 | GET "/api/v1/certificates"
[GIN] 2025/12/05 - 22:49:37 | 401 |     387.132µs |      172.18.0.1 | POST "/api/v1/certificates"
```

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