feat(api): implement JWT authentication for data collectors

[shark0F0497]

Pull Request Checklist

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• Code follows the style guidelines
• Tests pass locally
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• Documentation updated if needed
• Commit messages follow conventional commits
• PR description is complete and clear

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Summary

This PR implements JWT-based authentication for data collectors, enabling secure login, token-based session management, and protected API endpoints.

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Motivation

Data collectors need a secure, standardized authentication mechanism to access the Keystone Edge API. This feature introduces:

• Secure password-based login for data collectors
• JWT token issuance for authenticated sessions
• Consistent authentication middleware for API endpoints
• Configuration-driven JWT settings for flexibility across environments

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Changes

Modified Files

• go.mod - Added github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v5 dependency
• go.sum - Updated dependency checksums
• internal/api/handlers/batch.go - Added transfer count to batch response via JOIN
• internal/api/handlers/data_collector.go - Added password hashing support on create/update operations
• internal/config/config.go - Added AuthConfig struct and environment variable loading
• internal/config/config_test.go - Updated tests to include AuthConfig
• internal/server/server.go - Integrated AuthHandler and registered auth routes
• internal/storage/database/migrations/000001_initial_schema.up.sql - Added password_hash and last_login_at columns

Added Files

• internal/api/handlers/auth.go - Authentication handler with login, logout, and me endpoints
• internal/auth/claims.go - JWT claims types and constructors
• internal/auth/jwt.go - JWT generation and parsing utilities
• internal/middleware/jwt_auth.go - JWT authentication middleware

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Type of Change

• Bug fix (non-breaking change that fixes an issue)
• New feature (non-breaking change that adds functionality)
• Breaking change (fix or feature that would cause existing functionality to change)
• Documentation update (documentation changes only)
• Refactoring (code improvement without functional changes)
• Performance improvement (code changes that improve performance)
• Test changes (adding, modifying, or removing tests)

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Impact Analysis

Breaking Changes

None - existing functionality is preserved.

Backward Compatibility

Fully backward compatible. The new password_hash and last_login_at columns are nullable and won't affect existing deployments.

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Testing

Test Environment

Development environment with MySQL database.

Test Cases

• Unit tests pass locally
• Integration tests pass locally
• E2E tests pass (if applicable)
• Manual testing completed

Manual Testing Steps

1. Create a data collector with password via POST /api/v1/data-collectors
2. Login with credentials via POST /api/v1/auth/login
3. Verify JWT token is returned in response
4. Call GET /api/v1/auth/me with Bearer token to verify authentication
5. Test logout via POST /api/v1/auth/logout

Test Coverage

• New tests added
• Existing tests updated
• Coverage maintained or improved

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Screenshots / Recordings

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Performance Impact

• Memory usage: No change
• CPU usage: No change (minimal JWT operations)
• Throughput: No change
• Lock contention: No change

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Documentation

• README.md updated
• ARCHITECTURE.md updated
• CONTRIBUTING.md updated
• API documentation updated
• Design docs updated in docs/designs/
• No documentation changes needed

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Related Issues

• Related to collector authentication feature

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Additional Notes

Environment Variables

The following environment variables are used:

Variable	Description	Default
KEYSTONE_JWT_SECRET	Secret key for signing JWT tokens	(required in production)
KEYSTONE_JWT_ISSUER	JWT issuer claim	keystone-edge
KEYSTONE_JWT_EXPIRY_HOURS	Token expiration in hours	24
KEYSTONE_AUTH_ALLOW_NO_AUTH_ON_DEV	Skip JWT secret validation in dev	false

API Endpoints

Method	Endpoint	Auth Required	Description
POST	/api/v1/auth/login	No	Login with operator_id and password
POST	/api/v1/auth/logout	Yes	Logout current session
GET	/api/v1/auth/me	Yes	Get current collector info

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Reviewers

@kilo-code-bot

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Notes for Reviewers

• Please review the JWT token generation and validation logic
• Verify password hashing implementation follows security best practices
• Check that the auth middleware integration is consistent with the server architecture

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Checklist for Reviewers

• Code changes are correct and well-implemented
• Tests are adequate and pass
• Documentation is updated and accurate
• No unintended side effects
• Performance impact is acceptable
• Backward compatibility maintained (if applicable)

[kilo-code-bot]

CRITICAL: Hardcoded default password "123456" is a severe security vulnerability

Using a predictable default password allows attackers to easily gain unauthorized access to any data collector account created without an explicit password. This violates security best practices.

Recommendations:

1. Require password to be explicitly provided during creation
2. Or generate a secure random password and return it in the response
3. At minimum, use a cryptographically secure random default that's unique per account

Suggested change

	password = "123456"
	password = generateSecureRandomPassword()

Alternatively, require password and remove the default entirely.

[shark0F0497]

Just ignore that.

[kilo-code-bot]

WARNING: Database update error is silently ignored

The last_login_at update failure is silently swallowed. While this is a non-critical operation, silently ignoring errors can mask underlying database issues.

Suggested change

	_, _ = h.db.Exec("UPDATE data_collectors SET last_login_at = NOW() WHERE id = ?", row.ID)
	if _, err := h.db.Exec("UPDATE data_collectors SET last_login_at = NOW() WHERE id = ?", row.ID); err != nil {
	logger.Printf("[Auth] Failed to update last_login_at for collector %d: %v", row.ID, err)
	}

At minimum, log the error for observability.

[shark0F0497]

Just ignore that

[kilo-code-bot]

Code Review Summary

Status: 3 Issues Found | Recommendation: Address before merge

Overview

Severity	Count
CRITICAL	2
WARNING	1
SUGGESTION	0

Issue Details (click to expand)

CRITICAL

File	Line	Issue
internal/api/handlers/data_collector.go	266	Hardcoded default password "123456" is a severe security vulnerability
internal/config/config.go	21	JWT secret validation was removed - production could run with empty secret

WARNING

File	Line	Issue
internal/api/handlers/auth.go	104	Database update error is silently ignored

Files Reviewed (7 files)

• internal/api/handlers/auth.go - 1 issue
• internal/api/handlers/data_collector.go - 1 issue
• internal/config/config.go - 1 issue
• internal/auth/claims.go
• internal/auth/jwt.go
• internal/middleware/jwt_auth.go
• internal/server/server.go

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Summary

This PR implements JWT-based authentication for data collectors. The implementation is well-structured overall, but has critical security issues that should be addressed before merging.

Key concerns:

1. The hardcoded default password "123456" in data_collector.go:266 is a severe security vulnerability that could allow unauthorized access
2. The JWT secret validation was removed from Validate() - without this check, production deployments could start with an empty JWT secret, allowing anyone to forge valid authentication tokens

Positive observations:

• JWT implementation uses HMAC-SHA256 which is appropriate for symmetric key signing
• Password hashing uses bcrypt with DefaultCost which is secure
• Token validation properly checks signing algorithm to prevent algorithm substitution attacks
• #nosec G117 comments appropriately added to suppress false-positive linter warnings on DTO fields

Fix these issues in Kilo Cloud

[kilo-code-bot]

CRITICAL: JWT secret validation was removed from Validate() function

The previous validation if c.Auth.JWTSecret == "" && !c.Auth.AllowNoAuthOnDev was removed from the Validate() function. Without this check, a production deployment could start with an empty JWT secret, allowing anyone to forge valid authentication tokens.

Either restore the validation or add a new check that ensures JWTSecret is non-empty when the application needs authentication.

[shark0F0497]

Just Ignore that