v1.16.1: fix 401 on /conf and /vault for logged-in admins (#137)

Both view routes did server-side auth via req.user, but this app's auth-token is
a header set by client JS (localStorage), not a cookie — so req.user is
undefined on a browser navigation. permission.byGroup(undefined,...) throws
status 401, and the middleware.auth gate on /vault threw Auth.errors.login()
(401) for the same reason.

Both routes now render the shell unconditionally (like /users, /directory) and
gate client-side. conf.ejs already called app.auth.forceLogin; vault.ejs now
derives isAdmin + personal namespace from /api/user/me after forceLogin
instead of server-rendering them. /api/conf and /api/vault still enforce
app_sso_admin + OpenBao scope server-side — only the view-route gating moved
client-side where the session lives. Also removed a dead duplicate /conf route.

Co-authored-by: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
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2026-08-01 18:42:51 -04:00
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parent ebb5b2c2a7
commit 21a56dce50
4 changed files with 64 additions and 48 deletions
+17 -24
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@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@ const {Tos} = require('../models/tos');
const conf = require('@simpleworkjs/conf');
const buildInfo = require('../utils/build_info');
const { mountStaticModules } = require('@simpleworkjs/app-stack');
const middleware = require('../middleware/auth');
const permission = require('../utils/permission');
const values ={
title: conf.environment !== 'production' ? `dev` : '',
@@ -66,13 +64,15 @@ router.get('/notifications', (req, res) => res.redirect(301, '/overview'));
router.get('/dashboard', (req, res) => res.redirect(301, '/overview'));
router.get('/executive', (req, res) => res.redirect(301, '/overview'));
router.get('/conf', async function(req, res, next) {
try {
await permission.byGroup(req.user, ['app_sso_admin']);
res.render('conf', {...values});
} catch(err) {
next(err);
}
router.get('/conf', function(req, res) {
// Admin-only Configuration page. The view renders the shell for anyone
// (like /users, /directory, etc.); the client gates access with
// app.auth.forceLogin(['admin','app_sso_admin']) and the /api/conf endpoint
// enforces app_sso_admin server-side. The previous server-side
// permission.byGroup(req.user,…) 401'd on a browser navigation because this
// app's auth-token is a header set by client JS (localStorage), not a
// cookie — so req.user is undefined on a plain page load.
res.render('conf', {...values});
});
router.get('/directory', function(req, res) {
@@ -87,21 +87,18 @@ router.get('/plugins', function(req, res, next) {
res.redirect('/directory');
});
router.get('/vault', middleware.auth, async function(req, res, next) {
router.get('/vault', function(req, res) {
// Personal per-user secrets (secret/users/<uid>/*) for everyone; admins get
// free-form access across all of secret/ plus an Apps tab to mint scoped
// tokens for external apps. The /api/vault proxy enforces the same scoping
// server-side (scopeGuard + the token's own OpenBao policy).
let isAdmin = false;
try {
await permission.byGroup(req.user, ['app_sso_admin']);
isAdmin = true;
} catch (e) { /* non-admin: personal namespace only */ }
// tokens for external apps. The view renders the shell for any logged-in
// user; the client gates login via app.auth.forceLogin() and derives the
// admin/namespace scope from /api/user/me. The /api/vault proxy enforces the
// same scoping server-side (scopeGuard + the token's own OpenBao policy), so
// the client-derived scope is only cosmetic. vaultAddr is the only
// server-rendered value (it's a non-user-specific env var); uid + isAdmin
// are resolved client-side to avoid the header-vs-navigation auth mismatch.
res.render('vault', {
...values,
vaultUid: req.user.uid,
vaultIsAdmin: isAdmin,
vaultBase: isAdmin ? '' : `users/${req.user.uid}/`,
vaultAddr: process.env.VAULT_ADDR || 'http://openbao:8200',
});
});
@@ -137,10 +134,6 @@ router.get('/users', async function(req, res, next) {
res.render('users', {...values});
});
router.get('/conf', async function(req, res, next) {
res.render('conf', {...values});
});
router.get('/login', async function(req, res, next) {
res.render('login', {...values, redirect: req.query.redirect});
});