chore(ci): guard against password handlers that skip base64-decode

internal/api/base64_password_guard_test.go

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+// Package api — CI guard for the base64-decode requirement on password-bearing
+// handler functions.
+//
+// # Problem (regression class of #356)
+//
+// The frontend base64-encodes every password field before POST-ing to the API
+// (see frontend/src/api/auth.ts). Every handler that reads a password field
+// from the request body must call decodeBase64Password (or a helper that does)
+// before forwarding the value to the service layer. If the decode step is
+// omitted, bcrypt hashes the base64 string instead of the plaintext, locking
+// the user out with no error — exactly what happened in issue #356.
+//
+// # Guard mechanism
+//
+// The test uses go/parser and go/ast to scan every non-test .go source file in
+// this package. It classifies a source function as a "password handler" when:
+//
+//  1. The function body contains a json.Unmarshal call, AND
+//  2. The function body contains a selector expression that reads a field
+//     whose name ends with "Password" from any local variable.
+//
+// For each such function the test verifies that the function body also contains
+// a call to decodeBase64Password or one of its known delegate helpers
+// (decodeChangePasswordRequest). Functions that are legitimately exempt (e.g.,
+// setupAdmin, which is bootstrapped separately) must be listed in
+// knownExemptFunctions with an explanation.
+//
+// # Synthetic-regression sub-test
+//
+// TestBase64PasswordGuard_SyntheticRegression embeds a deliberately bad handler
+// (reads .NewPassword from a json.Unmarshal target but never calls
+// decodeBase64Password) as a string and asserts that the same AST scanner
+// detects the violation. This proves the guard would have caught issue #356.
+package api
+
+import (
+	"go/ast"
+	"go/parser"
+	"go/token"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+// knownExemptFunctions lists functions that are legitimately permitted to read
+// a struct with a Password field from json.Unmarshal without calling
+// decodeBase64Password themselves.
+//
+// Add an entry here only when the function has a documented reason for not
+// decoding the password (e.g., the endpoint uses a different auth convention or
+// is not exposed to the frontend encode/decode contract). Every entry here
+// should be accompanied by a comment explaining why.
+var knownExemptFunctions = map[string]string{
+	// setupAdmin: the bootstrap endpoint. The frontend does base64-encode the
+	// password (see frontend/src/api/auth.ts:setupAdmin), but the backend
+	// currently forwards the raw value to the auth service which handles
+	// hashing internally. Tracked as a separate concern; do not expand this
+	// exemption to other handlers.
+	"setupAdmin": "bootstrap endpoint — see comment in knownExemptFunctions for details",
+}
+
+// decodeHelpers is the set of function-call names that constitute a compliant
+// alternative to calling decodeBase64Password directly. A handler that
+// delegates to one of these helpers is considered compliant.
+var decodeHelpers = map[string]bool{
+	"decodeBase64Password":        true,
+	"decodeChangePasswordRequest": true,
+}
+
+// passwordFieldSuffix is the suffix that marks a struct field as carrying a
+// password value that the frontend always base64-encodes.
+const passwordFieldSuffix = "Password"
+
+// TestBase64PasswordGuard scans every non-test Go source file in this package
+// and asserts that any function which (a) json.Unmarshals into a struct and (b)
+// reads a *.Password field from that struct also calls decodeBase64Password (or
+// a known delegate helper) before it can forward the value downstream.
+func TestBase64PasswordGuard(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	pkgDir := "." // tests run with cwd = package dir
+	files, err := filepath.Glob(filepath.Join(pkgDir, "*.go"))
+	require.NoError(t, err, "glob handler files")
+
+	fset := token.NewFileSet()
+	var violations []string
+
+	for _, path := range files {
+		if strings.HasSuffix(path, "_test.go") {
+			continue // skip test files — they intentionally exercise bad inputs
+		}
+
+		src, err := os.ReadFile(path)
+		require.NoError(t, err, "read %s", path)
+
+		f, err := parser.ParseFile(fset, path, src, 0)
+		require.NoError(t, err, "parse %s", path)
+
+		for _, decl := range f.Decls {
+			fd, ok := decl.(*ast.FuncDecl)
+			if !ok || fd.Body == nil {
+				continue
+			}
+
+			funcName := fd.Name.Name
+
+			if _, exempt := knownExemptFunctions[funcName]; exempt {
+				continue
+			}
+
+			if !funcBodyUnmarshalsJSON(fd.Body) {
+				continue // not a request-body handler
+			}
+
+			if !funcBodyReadsPasswordField(fd.Body) {
+				continue // does not touch a password field
+			}
+
+			// This function is a password handler. Verify it decodes.
+			if !funcBodyCallsDecodeHelper(fd.Body) {
+				violations = append(violations,
+					filepath.Base(path)+":"+funcName+
+						" reads a *.Password field from json.Unmarshal output"+
+						" but does not call decodeBase64Password or a known delegate;"+
+						" see issue #356 and #661",
+				)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	assert.Empty(t, violations,
+		"password handler(s) missing base64-decode step "+
+			"(refs #356/#661) — fix or add to knownExemptFunctions:\n%s",
+		strings.Join(violations, "\n"))
+}
+
+// TestBase64PasswordGuard_SyntheticRegression proves the scanner detects the
+// #356 regression class: a handler that reads .NewPassword from a json.Unmarshal
+// target but never calls decodeBase64Password. This test must FAIL the
+// scan assertion (i.e., the violation must be found). If the scanner cannot
+// detect this shape, the guard is broken and this test itself fails.
+func TestBase64PasswordGuard_SyntheticRegression(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	// Minimal source that reproduces the #356 bug shape:
+	//   - json.Unmarshal into a struct that has a NewPassword field
+	//   - read .NewPassword and forward it directly to a service call
+	//   - NO call to decodeBase64Password
+	const badHandler = `
+package api
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+)
+
+type badResetRequest struct {
+	Token       string ` + "`json:\"token\"`" + `
+	NewPassword string ` + "`json:\"new_password\"`" + `
+}
+
+// badResetPassword is a synthetic example of the #356 regression:
+// it reads NewPassword from the JSON body but skips the base64-decode step.
+func badResetPassword(ctx context.Context, body string) error {
+	var req badResetRequest
+	if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(body), &req); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	// Bug: req.NewPassword is still base64-encoded here; no decode call.
+	_ = req.NewPassword
+	return nil
+}
+`
+
+	fset := token.NewFileSet()
+	f, err := parser.ParseFile(fset, "synthetic.go", badHandler, 0)
+	require.NoError(t, err, "parse synthetic bad handler")
+
+	var detected bool
+	for _, decl := range f.Decls {
+		fd, ok := decl.(*ast.FuncDecl)
+		if !ok || fd.Body == nil {
+			continue
+		}
+		if !funcBodyUnmarshalsJSON(fd.Body) {
+			continue
+		}
+		if !funcBodyReadsPasswordField(fd.Body) {
+			continue
+		}
+		if !funcBodyCallsDecodeHelper(fd.Body) {
+			detected = true
+		}
+	}
+
+	assert.True(t, detected,
+		"synthetic regression was NOT detected by the scanner; "+
+			"the TestBase64PasswordGuard guard is broken and must be fixed (refs #661)")
+}
+
+// ---- AST helpers ----
+
+// funcBodyUnmarshalsJSON reports whether the function body contains at least
+// one call to json.Unmarshal (or a bare Unmarshal call in scope).
+func funcBodyUnmarshalsJSON(body *ast.BlockStmt) bool {
+	found := false
+	ast.Inspect(body, func(n ast.Node) bool {
+		if found {
+			return false
+		}
+		call, ok := n.(*ast.CallExpr)
+		if !ok {
+			return true
+		}
+		switch fn := call.Fun.(type) {
+		case *ast.SelectorExpr:
+			if fn.Sel.Name == "Unmarshal" {
+				found = true
+			}
+		case *ast.Ident:
+			if fn.Name == "Unmarshal" {
+				found = true
+			}
+		}
+		return !found
+	})
+	return found
+}
+
+// funcBodyReadsPasswordField reports whether the function body contains a
+// selector expression whose field name ends with "Password". This covers
+// .Password, .NewPassword, .CurrentPassword, and any future variants.
+func funcBodyReadsPasswordField(body *ast.BlockStmt) bool {
+	found := false
+	ast.Inspect(body, func(n ast.Node) bool {
+		if found {
+			return false
+		}
+		sel, ok := n.(*ast.SelectorExpr)
+		if !ok {
+			return true
+		}
+		if strings.HasSuffix(sel.Sel.Name, passwordFieldSuffix) {
+			found = true
+		}
+		return !found
+	})
+	return found
+}
+
+// funcBodyCallsDecodeHelper reports whether the function body contains a call
+// to any function listed in decodeHelpers (decodeBase64Password or a known
+// wrapper such as decodeChangePasswordRequest).
+func funcBodyCallsDecodeHelper(body *ast.BlockStmt) bool {
+	found := false
+	ast.Inspect(body, func(n ast.Node) bool {
+		if found {
+			return false
+		}
+		call, ok := n.(*ast.CallExpr)
+		if !ok {
+			return true
+		}
+		var name string
+		switch fn := call.Fun.(type) {
+		case *ast.Ident:
+			name = fn.Name
+		case *ast.SelectorExpr:
+			name = fn.Sel.Name
+		}
+		if decodeHelpers[name] {
+			found = true
+		}
+		return !found
+	})
+	return found
+}