feat: add auth subsystem with WebAuthn passkeys support

New modules: lib/auth, lib/auth_users, lib/db, lib/db_sqlite, lib/password,
lib/webauthn, daemon/handlers/auth, scripts/bootstrap_auth, tests/test_auth

Frontend: webui/api/auth, hoover/components/auth, pages/login, passkeys, users

Updates: daemon/iface and server, lib/common and nginx, pyproject.toml deps,
install script, server.py, app.js, and websocket/api clients

daemon/handlers/auth.py

@@ -0,0 +1,528 @@
+"""Authentication daemon handlers.
+
+Handles login, logout, token refresh, session management, password change,
+user CRUD, and WebAuthn operations.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import logging
+from typing import Any
+
+from daemon.iface import (
+    DELETE_AUTH_USER,
+    DELETE_AUTH_WEBAUTHN_CREDENTIAL,
+    GET_AUTH_SESSION,
+    GET_AUTH_USERS,
+    GET_AUTH_WEBAUTHN_CREDENTIAL_COUNTS,
+    GET_AUTH_WEBAUTHN_CREDENTIALS,
+    POST_AUTH_LOGIN,
+    POST_AUTH_LOGOUT,
+    POST_AUTH_PASSWORD,
+    POST_AUTH_REFRESH,
+    POST_AUTH_USER_CREATE,
+    POST_AUTH_USER_UPDATE,
+    POST_AUTH_WEBAUTHN_AUTHENTICATE_BEGIN,
+    POST_AUTH_WEBAUTHN_AUTHENTICATE_FINISH,
+    POST_AUTH_WEBAUTHN_REGISTER_BEGIN,
+    POST_AUTH_WEBAUTHN_REGISTER_FINISH,
+)
+from daemon.server import ConflictError, NotFoundError, registry
+from lib.auth import (
+    blacklist_active_refresh_token,
+    blacklist_token,
+    check_login_rate,
+    check_webauthn_rate,
+    clear_active_refresh_token,
+    decode_token,
+    generate_tokens,
+    get_access_ttl,
+    validate_token,
+)
+from lib.auth_users import (
+    ALL_SUBSYSTEMS,
+    create_user,
+    delete_user,
+    get_user,
+    list_users,
+    update_password,
+    update_permissions,
+    verify_user_password,
+)
+from lib.webauthn import (
+    create_authentication_options,
+    create_registration_options,
+    get_all_credential_counts,
+    list_credentials,
+    remove_credential,
+    verify_authentication,
+    verify_registration,
+)
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+_ALL_RW = {sub: "rw" for sub in ALL_SUBSYSTEMS}
+
+
+def _clear_refresh_token_after_rotation(username: str) -> None:
+    """Remove the user's entry from refresh_tokens after a successful refresh rotation."""
+    clear_active_refresh_token(username)
+
+
+@registry.register(POST_AUTH_LOGIN)
+def auth_login(_request: Any, body: Any) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    """Handle user login.
+
+    Args:
+        _request: Unused.
+        body: Dict with ``username`` and ``password``.
+
+    Returns:
+        Dict with ``tokens``, ``user``, and ``permissions``.
+
+    Raises:
+        ValueError: If credentials are invalid.
+    """
+    if not body or not isinstance(body, dict):
+        raise ValueError("Request body is required")
+
+    username = body.get("username")
+    password = body.get("password")
+    if not username or not password:
+        raise ValueError("username and password are required")
+
+    if not check_login_rate(username):
+        raise ValueError("Too many login attempts. Please try again later.")
+
+    user = verify_user_password(username, password)
+    if user is None:
+        raise ValueError("Invalid credentials")
+
+    permissions = user["permissions"]
+    tokens = generate_tokens(username, permissions)
+
+    return {
+        "tokens": tokens,
+        "access_ttl": get_access_ttl(),
+        "user": {
+            "id": user["id"],
+            "username": user["username"],
+        },
+        "permissions": permissions,
+    }
+
+
+@registry.register(POST_AUTH_LOGOUT)
+def auth_logout(request: Any, body: Any) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    """Handle user logout by blacklisting the access and refresh tokens.
+
+    Args:
+        request: The aiohttp request.
+        body: Dict with ``jti``, ``username`` from Flask user context, and
+            ``refresh_token`` from the client.
+
+    Returns:
+        Success response.
+    """
+    if not body:
+        return {"ok": True}
+
+    jti = body.get("jti")
+    if jti:
+        blacklist_token(jti)
+
+    refresh_token = body.get("refresh_token")
+    if refresh_token:
+        payload = decode_token(refresh_token)
+        if payload:
+            refresh_jti = payload.get("jti")
+            if refresh_jti:
+                blacklist_token(refresh_jti, token_type="refresh")
+
+    username = body.get("username")
+    if username:
+        blacklist_active_refresh_token(username)
+
+    return {"ok": True}
+
+
+@registry.register(POST_AUTH_REFRESH)
+def auth_refresh(_request: Any, body: Any) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    """Handle token refresh.
+
+    Validates the refresh token, blacklists it, and issues a new access token.
+
+    Args:
+        _request: Unused.
+        body: Dict with ``refresh_token``.
+
+    Returns:
+        Dict with new access token, refresh token, user, and permissions.
+
+    Raises:
+        ValueError: If refresh token is invalid.
+    """
+    if not body or not isinstance(body, dict):
+        raise ValueError("Request body is required")
+
+    refresh_token = body.get("refresh_token")
+    if not refresh_token:
+        raise ValueError("refresh_token is required")
+
+    payload = validate_token(refresh_token, token_type="refresh")
+    if payload is None:
+        raise ValueError("Invalid or expired refresh token")
+
+    username = payload["sub"]
+    user = get_user(username)
+    if user is None:
+        raise ValueError("User not found")
+
+    jti = payload.get("jti")
+    if jti:
+        blacklist_token(jti, token_type="refresh")
+    if username:
+        _clear_refresh_token_after_rotation(username)
+    permissions = user["permissions"]
+    tokens = generate_tokens(username, permissions)
+
+    return {
+        "tokens": tokens,
+        "access_ttl": get_access_ttl(),
+        "user": {
+            "id": user["id"],
+            "username": user["username"],
+        },
+        "permissions": permissions,
+    }
+
+
+@registry.register(GET_AUTH_SESSION)
+def auth_session(request: Any, body: Any) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    """Return current user session info.
+
+    Args:
+        request: The aiohttp request.
+        body: Dict with ``username`` from Flask user context.
+
+    Returns:
+        Dict with user info and permissions.
+    """
+    username = body.get("username") if body else None
+    if username is None:
+        raise ValueError("No active session")
+
+    user = get_user(username)
+    if user is None:
+        raise ValueError("User not found")
+
+    return {
+        "user": {
+            "id": user["id"],
+            "username": user["username"],
+        },
+        "permissions": user["permissions"],
+    }
+
+
+@registry.register(POST_AUTH_PASSWORD)
+def auth_change_password(_request: Any, body: Any) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    """Change user password.
+
+    Args:
+        _request: Unused.
+        body: Dict with ``username``, ``oldPassword``, ``newPassword``.
+
+    Returns:
+        Success response.
+
+    Raises:
+        ValueError: If password change fails.
+    """
+    if not body or not isinstance(body, dict):
+        raise ValueError("Request body is required")
+
+    username = body.get("username")
+    old_password = body.get("oldPassword")
+    new_password = body.get("newPassword")
+
+    if not username or not old_password or not new_password:
+        raise ValueError("username, oldPassword, and newPassword are required")
+
+    if len(new_password) < 8:
+        raise ValueError("New password must be at least 8 characters")
+
+    update_password(username, old_password, new_password)
+    logger.info("Password changed for user %r", username)
+    return {"ok": True}
+
+
+@registry.register(GET_AUTH_USERS)
+def auth_list_users(_request: Any, body: Any) -> list[dict[str, Any]]:
+    """List all users.
+
+    Args:
+        _request: Unused.
+        body: Unused.
+
+    Returns:
+        List of user summary dicts.
+    """
+    return list_users()
+
+
+@registry.register(POST_AUTH_USER_CREATE)
+def auth_create_user(_request: Any, body: Any) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    """Create a new user.
+
+    Args:
+        _request: Unused.
+        body: Dict with ``username``, ``password``, ``permissions``.
+
+    Returns:
+        Created user dict.
+
+    Raises:
+        ConflictError: If user already exists.
+    """
+    if not body or not isinstance(body, dict):
+        raise ValueError("Request body is required")
+
+    username = body.get("username")
+    password = body.get("password")
+    permissions = body.get("permissions", {})
+
+    if not username or not password:
+        raise ValueError("username and password are required")
+
+    if len(password) < 8:
+        raise ValueError("Password must be at least 8 characters")
+
+    try:
+        user = create_user(username, password, permissions)
+        return {
+            "id": user["id"],
+            "username": user["username"],
+            "permissions": user["permissions"],
+        }
+    except ValueError as e:
+        raise ConflictError(str(e)) from e
+
+
+@registry.register(POST_AUTH_USER_UPDATE)
+def auth_update_user(_request: Any, body: Any) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    """Update a user's permissions.
+
+    Args:
+        _request: Unused.
+        body: Dict with optional ``permissions``, ``password`` keys.
+            Path param ``username`` is merged into body by the daemon.
+
+    Returns:
+        Updated user dict.
+
+    Raises:
+        NotFoundError: If user not found.
+    """
+    if not body or not isinstance(body, dict):
+        raise ValueError("Request body is required")
+
+    username = body.get("username")
+    if not username:
+        raise ValueError("username is required")
+
+    existing = get_user(username)
+    if existing is None:
+        raise NotFoundError(f"User {username!r} not found")
+
+    if "permissions" in body:
+        update_permissions(username, body["permissions"])
+
+    user = get_user(username)
+    if user is None:
+        raise NotFoundError(f"User {username!r} not found")
+
+    return {
+        "id": user["id"],
+        "username": user["username"],
+        "permissions": user["permissions"],
+    }
+
+
+@registry.register(DELETE_AUTH_USER)
+def auth_delete_user(_request: Any, body: Any) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    """Delete a user.
+
+    Self-deletion is blocked by Flask middleware (auth blueprint).
+
+    Args:
+        _request: Unused.
+        body: Path param ``username`` merged by the daemon.
+
+    Returns:
+        Success response.
+
+    Raises:
+        NotFoundError: If user not found.
+    """
+    if not body or not isinstance(body, dict):
+        raise ValueError("Request body is required")
+
+    username = body.get("username")
+    if not username:
+        raise ValueError("username is required")
+
+    try:
+        delete_user(username)
+        logger.info("User %r deleted", username)
+        return {"ok": True}
+    except ValueError as e:
+        if "not found" in str(e):
+            raise NotFoundError(str(e)) from e
+        raise
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# WebAuthn handlers
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+@registry.register(POST_AUTH_WEBAUTHN_REGISTER_BEGIN)
+def webauthn_register_begin(_request: Any, body: Any) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    """Begin WebAuthn registration — return options for ``credentials.create()``."""
+    if not body or not isinstance(body, dict):
+        raise ValueError("Request body is required")
+
+    username = body.get("username")
+    if not username:
+        raise ValueError("username is required")
+
+    options = create_registration_options(username)
+    return options
+
+
+@registry.register(POST_AUTH_WEBAUTHN_REGISTER_FINISH)
+def webauthn_register_finish(_request: Any, body: Any) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    """Finish WebAuthn registration — verify credential and persist."""
+    if not body or not isinstance(body, dict):
+        raise ValueError("Request body is required")
+
+    username = body.get("username")
+    credential_response = body.get("credential_response")
+    registration_options = body.get("registration_options")
+    credential_name = body.get("name", "")
+
+    if not username or not credential_response or not registration_options:
+        raise ValueError(
+            "username, credential_response, and registration_options are required"
+        )
+
+    try:
+        cred = verify_registration(
+            username, credential_response, registration_options, credential_name
+        )
+        return {"ok": True, "credential": cred}
+    except ValueError:
+        raise
+
+
+@registry.register(POST_AUTH_WEBAUTHN_AUTHENTICATE_BEGIN)
+def webauthn_authenticate_begin(_request: Any, body: Any) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    """Begin WebAuthn authentication — return options for ``credentials.get()``.
+
+    Public endpoint — no JWT required. Returns ``{"noWebAuthn": true}`` if the
+    user has no registered credentials (so the frontend can fall back to password).
+    """
+    if not body or not isinstance(body, dict):
+        raise ValueError("Request body is required")
+
+    username = body.get("username")
+    if not username:
+        raise ValueError("username is required")
+
+    options = create_authentication_options(username)
+    if options is None:
+        return {"no_webauthn": True}
+    return options
+
+
+@registry.register(POST_AUTH_WEBAUTHN_AUTHENTICATE_FINISH)
+def webauthn_authenticate_finish(_request: Any, body: Any) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    """Finish WebAuthn authentication — verify assertion, issue tokens.
+
+    Public endpoint — no JWT required.
+    """
+    if not body or not isinstance(body, dict):
+        raise ValueError("Request body is required")
+
+    username = body.get("username")
+    assertion_response = body.get("assertion_response")
+    auth_options = body.get("auth_options")
+
+    if not username or not assertion_response or not auth_options:
+        raise ValueError("username, assertion_response, and auth_options are required")
+
+    if not check_webauthn_rate(username):
+        raise ValueError("Too many WebAuthn attempts. Please try again later.")
+
+    try:
+        verify_authentication(username, assertion_response, auth_options)
+    except ValueError:
+        raise
+
+    user = get_user(username)
+    if user is None:
+        raise ValueError("User not found")
+
+    permissions = user["permissions"]
+    tokens = generate_tokens(username, permissions)
+
+    return {
+        "tokens": tokens,
+        "access_ttl": get_access_ttl(),
+        "user": {
+            "id": user["id"],
+            "username": user["username"],
+        },
+        "permissions": permissions,
+    }
+
+
+@registry.register(GET_AUTH_WEBAUTHN_CREDENTIALS)
+def webauthn_credentials(request: Any, body: Any) -> list[dict[str, Any]]:
+    """List WebAuthn credentials for the authenticated user."""
+    username = body.get("username") if body else None
+    if not username:
+        raise ValueError("No active session")
+
+    return list_credentials(username)
+
+
+@registry.register(DELETE_AUTH_WEBAUTHN_CREDENTIAL)
+def webauthn_remove_credential(request: Any, body: Any) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    """Remove a WebAuthn credential."""
+    if not body or not isinstance(body, dict):
+        raise ValueError("Request body is required")
+
+    username = body.get("username")
+    if not username:
+        raise ValueError("No active session")
+
+    credential_id = body.get("credential_id")
+    if not credential_id:
+        raise ValueError("credential_id is required")
+
+    try:
+        remove_credential(username, credential_id)
+        logger.info("WebAuthn credential removed for %s", username)
+        return {"ok": True}
+    except ValueError as e:
+        if "not found" in str(e):
+            raise NotFoundError(str(e)) from e
+        raise
+
+
+@registry.register(GET_AUTH_WEBAUTHN_CREDENTIAL_COUNTS)
+def webauthn_credential_counts(_request: Any, body: Any) -> dict[str, int]:
+    """Return credential counts for all users (admin endpoint)."""
+    return get_all_credential_counts()

daemon/handlers/wireguard.py

@@ -302,7 +302,9 @@ def class_up(_request: Any, body: dict[str, Any] | None) -> dict[str, Any]:
     run([WG_QUICK_BIN, "up", ifname], sudo=True, check=False)
     logger.info("WireGuard class '%s' tunnel '%s' brought up", class_key, ifname)
     sync_result = bus.emit(
-        SyncEvent("wireguard", "config_saved", {"action": "class_up", "class_key": class_key})
+        SyncEvent(
+            "wireguard", "config_saved", {"action": "class_up", "class_key": class_key}
+        )
     )
     refresh_state(["wireguard", *sync_result.affected_subsystems])
     return {"up": True, "interface": ifname}
@@ -332,7 +334,11 @@ def class_down(_request: Any, body: dict[str, Any] | None) -> dict[str, Any]:
     except Exception:
         pass
     sync_result = bus.emit(
-        SyncEvent("wireguard", "config_saved", {"action": "class_down", "class_key": class_key})
+        SyncEvent(
+            "wireguard",
+            "config_saved",
+            {"action": "class_down", "class_key": class_key},
+        )
     )
     refresh_state(["wireguard", *sync_result.affected_subsystems])
     return {"down": True, "interface": ifname}

daemon/iface.py

@@ -167,6 +167,39 @@ GET_LOGS_NGINX_ERROR: Endpoint = _ep("GET", "/logs/nginx/error")
 GET_LOGS_DNSMASQ: Endpoint = _ep("GET", "/logs/dnsmasq")
 GET_LOGS_APP: Endpoint = _ep("GET", "/logs/app")
 
+# ---- Authentication ----
+POST_AUTH_LOGIN: Endpoint = _ep("POST", "/auth/login")
+POST_AUTH_LOGOUT: Endpoint = _ep("POST", "/auth/logout")
+POST_AUTH_REFRESH: Endpoint = _ep("POST", "/auth/refresh")
+GET_AUTH_SESSION: Endpoint = _ep("GET", "/auth/session")
+POST_AUTH_PASSWORD: Endpoint = _ep("POST", "/auth/password")
+# User admin
+GET_AUTH_USERS: Endpoint = _ep("GET", "/auth/users")
+POST_AUTH_USER_CREATE: Endpoint = _ep("POST", "/auth/users")
+POST_AUTH_USER_UPDATE: Endpoint = _ep("POST", "/auth/users/<username>")
+DELETE_AUTH_USER: Endpoint = _ep("DELETE", "/auth/users/<username>")
+
+# WebAuthn
+POST_AUTH_WEBAUTHN_REGISTER_BEGIN: Endpoint = _ep(
+    "POST", "/auth/webauthn/register-begin"
+)
+POST_AUTH_WEBAUTHN_REGISTER_FINISH: Endpoint = _ep(
+    "POST", "/auth/webauthn/register-finish"
+)
+POST_AUTH_WEBAUTHN_AUTHENTICATE_BEGIN: Endpoint = _ep(
+    "POST", "/auth/webauthn/authenticate-begin"
+)
+POST_AUTH_WEBAUTHN_AUTHENTICATE_FINISH: Endpoint = _ep(
+    "POST", "/auth/webauthn/authenticate-finish"
+)
+GET_AUTH_WEBAUTHN_CREDENTIALS: Endpoint = _ep("GET", "/auth/webauthn/credentials")
+GET_AUTH_WEBAUTHN_CREDENTIAL_COUNTS: Endpoint = _ep(
+    "GET", "/auth/webauthn/credential-counts"
+)
+DELETE_AUTH_WEBAUTHN_CREDENTIAL: Endpoint = _ep(
+    "DELETE", "/auth/webauthn/creds/<credential_id>"
+)
+
 # ---- Server infra (not going through client) ----
 GET_HEALTH: Endpoint = _ep("GET", "/health")
 POST_STATUS_REFRESH: Endpoint = _ep("POST", "/status/refresh")

daemon/server.py

@@ -368,8 +368,40 @@ async def _handle_ws(request: web.Request) -> web.Response:
 
     On connect: sends current versions. On state change: broadcasts
     updated subsystem versions. Clients disconnect to unsubscribe.
+
+    Authentication: JWT access token passed via:
+    1. WebSocket subprotocol header (Sec-WebSocket-Protocol: "Bearer <token>")
+    2. X-Auth-Token header (nginx-injected)
+    3. token query parameter (dev fallback)
     """
-    ws = web.WebSocketResponse()
+    from lib.auth import validate_token
+
+    token_param = None
+
+    # Prefer subprotocol header (client JS sends "Bearer <token>")
+    subprotocols = request.get_subprotocols()
+    for proto in subprotocols or []:
+        if proto and proto.startswith("Bearer "):
+            token_param = proto[7:]
+            break
+
+    if token_param is None:
+        token_param = request.headers.get("X-Auth-Token")
+
+    if token_param is None:
+        token_param = request.query.get("token")
+
+    if token_param is None:
+        return web.json_response(
+            {"ok": False, "error": "authentication required"}, status=401
+        )
+
+    payload = validate_token(token_param, token_type="access")
+    if payload is None:
+        return web.json_response({"ok": False, "error": "unauthorized"}, status=401)
+
+    # Negotiate the subprotocol the client sent
+    ws = web.WebSocketResponse(protocols=request.get_subprotocols())
     await ws.prepare(request)
     _ws_subscribers.add(ws)
 
@@ -501,6 +533,7 @@ def _register_routes() -> None:
     """
     from daemon.handlers import (
         acme,  # noqa: F401
+        auth,  # noqa: F401
         dnsmasq,  # noqa: F401
         firewall,  # noqa: F401
         logs,  # noqa: F401

lib/auth.py

@@ -0,0 +1,358 @@
+"""JWT authentication module for Vacuum Wall.
+
+Handles token creation, validation, refresh, and blacklisting.
+Configuration comes from config/auth/config.json.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import logging
+import secrets
+import time
+import uuid
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Any
+
+import jwt
+
+from lib.common import load_json, save_json
+from lib.db import (
+    Q_DELETE_EXPIRED_BLACKLIST,
+    Q_DELETE_REFRESH_TOKEN,
+    Q_INSERT_BLACKLIST,
+    Q_SELECT_BLACKLIST,
+    Q_SELECT_REFRESH_TOKEN,
+    Q_UPSERT_REFRESH_TOKEN,
+    get_db,
+)
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+AUTH_CONFIG_PATH = (
+    Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent / "config" / "auth" / "config.json"
+)
+
+_DEFAULT_JWT_CONFIG = {
+    "access_token_ttl": 900,
+    "refresh_token_ttl": 604800,
+    "algorithm": "HS256",
+    "secret": "",
+}
+
+
+def _get_jwt_config() -> dict[str, Any]:
+    """Load JWT configuration from auth config."""
+    raw = load_json(AUTH_CONFIG_PATH)
+    return raw.get("jwt", _DEFAULT_JWT_CONFIG)
+
+
+def get_secret() -> str | None:
+    """Return the JWT signing secret, or ``None`` if not configured."""
+    secret = _get_jwt_config().get("secret")
+    return secret if secret else None
+
+
+def get_access_ttl() -> int:
+    """Return access token TTL in seconds."""
+    return _get_jwt_config().get("access_token_ttl", 900)
+
+
+def get_refresh_ttl() -> int:
+    """Return refresh token TTL in seconds."""
+    return _get_jwt_config().get("refresh_token_ttl", 604800)
+
+
+def get_algorithm() -> str:
+    """Return the JWT algorithm."""
+    return _get_jwt_config().get("algorithm", "HS256")
+
+
+def generate_access_token(username: str, permissions: dict[str, str]) -> str:
+    """Generate a new access token for *username*.
+
+    Args:
+        username: The authenticated username.
+        permissions: Dict mapping subsystem names to permission levels.
+
+    Returns:
+        JWT token string.
+
+    Raises:
+        RuntimeError: If JWT secret is not configured.
+    """
+    secret = get_secret()
+    if not secret:
+        raise RuntimeError("JWT secret is not configured")
+    algorithm = get_algorithm()
+    now = int(time.time())
+    payload = {
+        "sub": username,
+        "exp": now + get_access_ttl(),
+        "iat": now,
+        "jti": str(uuid.uuid4()),
+        "type": "access",
+        "permissions": permissions,
+    }
+    return jwt.encode(payload, secret, algorithm=algorithm)
+
+
+def generate_refresh_token(username: str) -> str:
+    """Generate a new refresh token for *username*.
+
+    Args:
+        username: The authenticated username.
+
+    Returns:
+        JWT refresh token string.
+
+    Raises:
+        RuntimeError: If JWT secret is not configured.
+    """
+    secret = get_secret()
+    if not secret:
+        raise RuntimeError("JWT secret is not configured")
+    algorithm = get_algorithm()
+    now = int(time.time())
+    payload = {
+        "sub": username,
+        "exp": now + get_refresh_ttl(),
+        "iat": now,
+        "jti": str(uuid.uuid4()),
+        "type": "refresh",
+    }
+    return jwt.encode(payload, secret, algorithm=algorithm)
+
+
+def generate_tokens(username: str, permissions: dict[str, str]) -> dict[str, str]:
+    """Generate both access and refresh tokens.
+
+    Args:
+        username: The authenticated username.
+        permissions: Dict mapping subsystem names to permission levels.
+
+    Returns:
+        Dict with ``access_token`` and ``refresh_token`` keys.
+    """
+    access_token = generate_access_token(username, permissions)
+    refresh_token = generate_refresh_token(username)
+    _persist_refresh_token(username, refresh_token)
+    return {
+        "access_token": access_token,
+        "refresh_token": refresh_token,
+    }
+
+
+def _persist_refresh_token(username: str, refresh_token: str) -> None:
+    """Persist the active refresh token JTI for *username* in the database.
+
+    One row per user — replaces any existing entry on upsert.
+
+    Args:
+        username: The username.
+        refresh_token: The JWT refresh token string.
+    """
+    payload = decode_token(refresh_token)
+    if payload is None:
+        return
+    jti = payload.get("jti")
+    if not jti:
+        return
+    issued_at = payload.get("iat", int(time.time()))
+    db = get_db()
+    db.run(Q_UPSERT_REFRESH_TOKEN, (username, jti, issued_at))
+
+
+def blacklist_active_refresh_token(username: str) -> None:
+    """Blacklist the user's currently active refresh token from the database.
+
+    Looks up the stored JTI for *username*, blacklists it, and removes the
+    database entry. Safe to call when no token is registered — the query
+    will simply return no rows.
+
+    Args:
+        username: The username.
+    """
+    db = get_db()
+    rows = db.query(Q_SELECT_REFRESH_TOKEN, (username,))
+    if rows:
+        blacklist_token(rows[0]["jti"], token_type="refresh")
+    db.run(Q_DELETE_REFRESH_TOKEN, (username,))
+
+
+def clear_active_refresh_token(username: str) -> None:
+    """Remove the user's stored refresh token entry without blacklisting.
+
+    Used when the refresh token has already been blacklisted (e.g., during
+    a successful refresh rotation).
+
+    Args:
+        username: The username.
+    """
+    db = get_db()
+    db.run(Q_DELETE_REFRESH_TOKEN, (username,))
+
+
+def decode_token(token_string: str) -> dict[str, Any] | None:
+    """Decode and validate a JWT token.
+
+    Args:
+        token_string: The JWT token string (without Bearer prefix).
+
+    Returns:
+        Payload dict if valid, None if invalid/expired or secret not configured.
+    """
+    secret = get_secret()
+    if not secret:
+        return None
+    algorithm = get_algorithm()
+    try:
+        payload = jwt.decode(token_string, secret, algorithms=[algorithm])
+        return payload
+    except (jwt.ExpiredSignatureError, jwt.InvalidTokenError):
+        return None
+
+
+def validate_token(
+    token_string: str, token_type: str = "access"
+) -> dict[str, Any] | None:
+    """Validate a JWT token and check it against the blacklist.
+
+    Args:
+        token_string: The JWT token string.
+        token_type: Expected token type ("access" or "refresh").
+
+    Returns:
+        Payload dict including permissions, or None if invalid/blacklisted.
+    """
+    payload = decode_token(token_string)
+    if payload is None:
+        return None
+    if payload.get("type") != token_type:
+        return None
+
+    jti = payload.get("jti")
+    if jti and is_blacklisted(jti):
+        return None
+
+    return payload
+
+
+def blacklist_token(jti: str, token_type: str = "access") -> None:
+    """Add a JTI to the blacklist.
+
+    Args:
+        jti: Token UUID to blacklist.
+        token_type: Token type ("access" or "refresh"). Defaults to "access".
+            The blacklist expiry is set to current time + the token type's TTL.
+    """
+    db = get_db()
+    ttl = get_refresh_ttl() if token_type == "refresh" else get_access_ttl()
+    db.run(Q_INSERT_BLACKLIST, (jti, token_type, int(time.time()) + ttl))
+
+
+def is_blacklisted(jti: str) -> bool:
+    """Check if a JTI is blacklisted.
+
+    Args:
+        jti: Token UUID to check.
+
+    Returns:
+        True if the token has been blacklisted.
+    """
+    db = get_db()
+    rows = db.query(Q_SELECT_BLACKLIST, (jti,))
+    return len(rows) > 0
+
+
+def blacklist_expired() -> None:
+    """Remove expired entries from the blacklist."""
+    db = get_db()
+    now = int(time.time())
+    db.run(Q_DELETE_EXPIRED_BLACKLIST, (now,))
+
+
+def rotate_secret() -> None:
+    """Rotate the JWT secret, invalidating all existing tokens.
+
+    Used when a user's password is changed to ensure all prior sessions
+    are immediately terminated regardless of token expiration.
+    """
+    raw = load_json(AUTH_CONFIG_PATH)
+    jwt_config = raw.get("jwt", _DEFAULT_JWT_CONFIG)
+    jwt_config["secret"] = secrets.token_urlsafe(48)
+    raw["jwt"] = jwt_config
+    save_json(AUTH_CONFIG_PATH, raw)
+    logger.warning("JWT secret rotated — all existing tokens are now invalid")
+
+
+class RateLimiter:
+    """Simple sliding-window rate limiter for login attempts.
+
+    Maintains per-key attempt timestamps and rejects requests that exceed
+    the allowed count within the window.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, max_attempts: int = 5, window_seconds: int = 300) -> None:
+        self.max_attempts = max_attempts
+        self.window = window_seconds
+        self.attempts: dict[str, list[float]] = {}
+
+    def is_allowed(self, key: str) -> bool:
+        """Check if a request from *key* is allowed.
+
+        Args:
+            key: Identifier for the rate limit bucket (e.g., username or IP).
+
+        Returns:
+            True if the request is allowed, False if rate limited.
+        """
+        now = time.time()
+        cutoff = now - self.window
+        timestamps = self.attempts.get(key, [])
+
+        # Clean old entries
+        self.attempts[key] = [t for t in timestamps if t > cutoff]
+
+        if len(self.attempts[key]) >= self.max_attempts:
+            return False
+
+        self.attempts[key].append(now)
+        return True
+
+    def cleanup(self) -> None:
+        """Remove expired entries from all buckets."""
+        now = time.time()
+        cutoff = now - self.window
+        for key in list(self.attempts):
+            self.attempts[key] = [t for t in self.attempts[key] if t > cutoff]
+            if not self.attempts[key]:
+                del self.attempts[key]
+
+
+# Global rate limiters
+_login_limiter = RateLimiter(max_attempts=10, window_seconds=300)
+_webauthn_limiter = RateLimiter(max_attempts=5, window_seconds=600)
+
+
+def check_login_rate(username: str) -> bool:
+    """Check if login is rate-limited for the given username.
+
+    Args:
+        username: The login attempt username.
+
+    Returns:
+        True if the attempt is allowed, False if rate limited.
+    """
+    return _login_limiter.is_allowed(username)
+
+
+def check_webauthn_rate(username: str) -> bool:
+    """Check if WebAuthn authentication is rate-limited for the given username.
+
+    Args:
+        username: The WebAuthn attempt username.
+
+    Returns:
+        True if the attempt is allowed, False if rate limited.
+    """
+    return _webauthn_limiter.is_allowed(username)

lib/auth_users.py

@@ -0,0 +1,258 @@
+"""User CRUD and permission management for Vacuum Wall authentication.
+
+All operations use DB query IDs through the Database abstract layer.
+Password hashing uses Argon2id via lib.password.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import logging
+import re
+from typing import Any
+
+from lib.auth import blacklist_active_refresh_token, blacklist_expired
+from lib.db import (
+    Q_DELETE_PERMISSIONS,
+    Q_DELETE_USER,
+    Q_INSERT_USER,
+    Q_SELECT_ALL_USERS,
+    Q_SELECT_PERMISSIONS,
+    Q_SELECT_USER_BY_NAME,
+    Q_UPDATE_PASSWORD,
+    Q_UPSERT_PERMISSION,
+    get_db,
+)
+from lib.password import hash_password, verify_password
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+# All subsystem names for default permission assignment
+ALL_SUBSYSTEMS = [
+    "firewall",
+    "network",
+    "dhcp",
+    "proxy",
+    "certs",
+    "wireguard",
+    "logs",
+    "status",
+    "auth",
+]
+
+_USERNAME_RE = re.compile(r"^[a-zA-Z0-9_-]{3,32}$")
+
+
+def _get_permissions(username: str) -> dict[str, str]:
+    """Load permissions for *username* from the database.
+
+    Args:
+        username: The username to load permissions for.
+
+    Returns:
+        Dict mapping subsystem names to permission levels.
+    """
+    db = get_db()
+    rows = db.query(Q_SELECT_PERMISSIONS, (username,))
+    return {row["subsystem"]: row["level"] for row in rows}
+
+
+def get_user(username: str) -> dict[str, Any] | None:
+    """Get a user by username (without password hash).
+
+    Args:
+        username: The username to look up.
+
+    Returns:
+        User dict with id, username, permissions, or None if not found.
+    """
+    user = find_user(username)
+    if user is None:
+        return None
+    return {
+        "id": user["id"],
+        "username": user["username"],
+        "permissions": _get_permissions(username),
+    }
+
+
+def find_user(username: str) -> dict[str, Any] | None:
+    """Find a user by username, including password hash.
+
+    Used for password verification. Not returned through APIs.
+
+    Args:
+        username: The username to look up.
+
+    Returns:
+        User dict from the database row, or None.
+    """
+    db = get_db()
+    rows = db.query(Q_SELECT_USER_BY_NAME, (username,))
+    if not rows:
+        return None
+    return rows[0]
+
+
+def verify_user_password(username: str, password: str) -> dict[str, Any] | None:
+    """Verify a user's password using Argon2id.
+
+    Args:
+        username: The username to verify.
+        password: Plain-text password.
+
+    Returns:
+        User dict (without password hash) if the password is correct, None otherwise.
+    """
+    user = find_user(username)
+    if user is None:
+        return None
+    if not verify_password(password, user["password_hash"]):
+        return None
+    return {
+        "id": user["id"],
+        "username": user["username"],
+        "permissions": _get_permissions(username),
+    }
+
+
+def create_user(
+    username: str,
+    password: str,
+    permissions: dict[str, str] | None = None,
+) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    """Create a new user with the given password and permissions.
+
+    Args:
+        username: The new username (3-32 alphanumeric chars, dash, underscore).
+        password: Plain-text password that will be hashed with Argon2id.
+        permissions: Dict mapping subsystem names to "read" or "rw".
+
+    Returns:
+        The created user dict with id, username, permissions.
+
+    Raises:
+        ValueError: If username is invalid or already exists.
+    """
+    if not _USERNAME_RE.match(username):
+        raise ValueError(
+            "Username must be 3-32 characters: letters, digits, dash, underscore"
+        )
+
+    existing = find_user(username)
+    if existing is not None:
+        raise ValueError(f"User {username!r} already exists")
+
+    password_hash = hash_password(password)
+
+    db = get_db()
+    with db.in_transaction() as tx:
+        tx.run_one(Q_INSERT_USER, (username, password_hash))
+        if permissions:
+            for subsystem, level in permissions.items():
+                tx.run(Q_UPSERT_PERMISSION, (username, subsystem, level))
+
+    return {
+        "id": db.query(Q_SELECT_USER_BY_NAME, (username,))[0]["id"],
+        "username": username,
+        "permissions": _get_permissions(username),
+    }
+
+
+def update_password(username: str, old_password: str, new_password: str) -> bool:
+    """Update a user's password and invalidate all active refresh tokens.
+
+    Old access tokens expire naturally (15 min TTL). The active refresh
+    token is immediately blacklisted to prevent token reuse.
+
+    Args:
+        username: The username.
+        old_password: Current password.
+        new_password: New plain-text password.
+
+    Returns:
+        True if password was updated.
+
+    Raises:
+        ValueError: If old password is incorrect.
+    """
+    if not verify_user_password(username, old_password):
+        raise ValueError("Current password is incorrect")
+
+    blacklist_active_refresh_token(username)
+    new_hash = hash_password(new_password)
+    db = get_db()
+    db.run(Q_UPDATE_PASSWORD, (new_hash, username))
+    _cleanup_blacklist()
+    return True
+
+
+def update_permissions(username: str, permissions: dict[str, str]) -> None:
+    """Update a user's permissions.
+
+    Replaces all existing permissions with the provided mapping.
+
+    Args:
+        username: The username.
+        permissions: Dict mapping subsystem names to permission levels.
+    """
+    user = find_user(username)
+    if user is None:
+        raise ValueError(f"User {username!r} not found")
+
+    db = get_db()
+    with db.in_transaction() as tx:
+        tx.run(Q_DELETE_PERMISSIONS, (username,))
+        for subsystem, level in permissions.items():
+            tx.run(Q_UPSERT_PERMISSION, (username, subsystem, level))
+
+
+def list_users() -> list[dict[str, Any]]:
+    """List all users with their permissions.
+
+    Returns:
+        List of user summary dicts.
+    """
+    db = get_db()
+    rows = db.query(Q_SELECT_ALL_USERS, ())
+
+    result = []
+    for row in rows:
+        username = row["username"]
+        permissions = _get_permissions(username)
+        result.append(
+            {
+                "id": row["id"],
+                "username": username,
+                "permissions": permissions,
+                "created_at": row["created_at"],
+            }
+        )
+    return result
+
+
+def delete_user(username: str) -> bool:
+    """Delete a user and all their associated data.
+
+    Permissions and WebAuthn credentials are CASCADE-deleted by the schema.
+
+    Args:
+        username: The username to delete.
+
+    Returns:
+        True if the user was deleted.
+
+    Raises:
+        ValueError: If the user does not exist.
+    """
+    user = find_user(username)
+    if user is None:
+        raise ValueError(f"User {username!r} not found")
+
+    db = get_db()
+    db.run(Q_DELETE_USER, (username,))
+    return True
+
+
+def _cleanup_blacklist() -> None:
+    """Clean up expired blacklist entries."""
+    blacklist_expired()

lib/common.py

@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ from copy import deepcopy
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Any
 
+from passlib.hash import sha256_crypt
+
 _APPLY_HASH_KEY = "_last_applied_hash"
 
 
@@ -171,6 +173,22 @@ def ensure_dirs(*dirs: Path) -> None:
         d.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
 
 
+def _hash_password(password: str) -> str:
+    """Hash *password* using SHA-256 crypt (``$5$`` format) via passlib.
+
+    Used for nginx htpasswd files. NOT used for auth user passwords —
+    those use Argon2id via ``lib.password``.
+
+    Args:
+        password: Plain-text password to hash.
+
+    Returns:
+        The hashed password string suitable for ``.htpasswd``
+        (e.g. ``$5$rounds=…$…``).
+    """
+    return sha256_crypt.hash(password)
+
+
 def get_interface_ip(iface: str) -> str | None:
     """Return the primary IPv4 address of *iface* (without CIDR), or ``None``.
 
@@ -192,6 +210,7 @@ def get_interface_ip(iface: str) -> str | None:
 
 __all__ = [
     "_APPLY_HASH_KEY",
+    "_hash_password",
     "config_hash",
     "deep_merge",
     "ensure_dirs",

lib/db.py

@@ -0,0 +1,280 @@
+"""Abstract database layer for Vacuum Wall.
+
+Provides query ID constants and an abstract Database baseclass so subsystems
+interact with the database through opaque query identifiers, never raw SQL.
+Backend implementations (SQLite, PostgreSQL) provide the actual SQL.
+
+Usage:
+    from lib.db import Q_INSERT_USER, Database, get_db
+
+    class SQLiteBackend(Database):
+        QUERY_MAP = {
+            Q_INSERT_USER: "INSERT INTO users (username, password_hash) VALUES (?, ?)",
+            ...
+        }
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import logging
+import os
+from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Any, ClassVar
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+PROJECT_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Query ID constants — single source of truth for all database operations
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+Q_INIT_TABLES = "init_tables"
+Q_INSERT_USER = "insert_user"
+Q_SELECT_USER_BY_NAME = "select_user_by_name"
+Q_SELECT_USER_BY_ID = "select_user_by_id"
+Q_UPDATE_PASSWORD = "update_password"
+Q_DELETE_USER = "delete_user"
+Q_UPSERT_PERMISSION = "upsert_permission"
+Q_SELECT_PERMISSIONS = "select_permissions"
+Q_DELETE_PERMISSIONS = "delete_permissions"
+Q_INSERT_BLACKLIST = "insert_blacklist"
+Q_SELECT_BLACKLIST = "select_blacklist_jti"
+Q_DELETE_EXPIRED_BLACKLIST = "delete_expired_blacklist"
+Q_UPSERT_REFRESH_TOKEN = "upsert_refresh_token"
+Q_SELECT_REFRESH_TOKEN = "select_refresh_token"
+Q_DELETE_REFRESH_TOKEN = "delete_refresh_token"
+Q_INSERT_WEBAUTHN = "insert_webauthn"
+Q_SELECT_WEBAUTHN_USER = "select_webauthn_user"
+Q_SELECT_WEBAUTHN_ID = "select_webauthn_id"
+Q_SELECT_WEBAUTHN_COUNTS = "select_webauthn_counts"
+Q_DELETE_WEBAUTHN = "delete_webauthn"
+Q_UPDATE_WEBAUTHN_SIGN_COUNT = "update_webauthn_sign_count"
+Q_SELECT_ALL_USERS = "select_all_users"
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Schema DDL
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+INIT_SQL = """
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS users (
+    id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
+    username TEXT UNIQUE NOT NULL,
+    password_hash TEXT NOT NULL,
+    created_at INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT (unixepoch())
+);
+
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS permissions (
+    id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
+    username TEXT NOT NULL REFERENCES users(username) ON DELETE CASCADE,
+    subsystem TEXT NOT NULL,
+    level TEXT NOT NULL CHECK (level IN ('read', 'rw')),
+    UNIQUE(username, subsystem)
+);
+
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS token_blacklist (
+    jti TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
+    token_type TEXT NOT NULL,
+    expires INTEGER NOT NULL
+);
+
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS refresh_tokens (
+    username TEXT UNIQUE NOT NULL,
+    jti TEXT NOT NULL,
+    issued_at INTEGER NOT NULL
+);
+
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS webauthn_creds (
+    id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
+    username TEXT NOT NULL REFERENCES users(username) ON DELETE CASCADE,
+    credential_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+    public_key TEXT NOT NULL,
+    sign_count INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
+    name TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
+    transports TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT '[]',
+    UNIQUE(username, credential_id)
+);
+
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS init_sequence (
+    seq INTEGER PRIMARY KEY
+);
+"""
+
+
+class Transaction:
+    """Context manager for database transactions.
+
+    Provides BEGIN/COMMIT/ROLLBACK semantics. Auto-commit is suppressed
+    inside the transaction block.
+
+    Usage:
+        with db.in_transaction() as tx:
+            tx.run(Q_INSERT_USER, ("user1", "hash"))
+            tx.run(Q_UPSERT_PERMISSION, ("user1", "firewall", "rw"))
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, parent: Database) -> None:
+        self._parent = parent
+
+    def __enter__(self) -> Transaction:
+        self._parent._begin()
+        self._parent._suppress_auto_commit()
+        return self
+
+    def __exit__(self, exc_type: Any, exc_val: Any, exc_tb: Any) -> bool:
+        try:
+            if exc_type is None:
+                self._parent._commit()
+            else:
+                self._parent._rollback()
+        finally:
+            self._parent._restore_auto_commit()
+        return False
+
+    def query(self, query_id: str, params: tuple = ()) -> list[dict]:
+        return self._parent.query(query_id, params)
+
+    def run(self, query_id: str, params: tuple = ()) -> int:
+        return self._parent.run(query_id, params)
+
+    def run_one(self, query_id: str, params: tuple = ()) -> int | dict:
+        return self._parent.run_one(query_id, params)
+
+
+class Database(ABC):
+    """Abstract database interface.
+
+    All subsystems interact with the database through this interface.
+    Queries are identified by string IDs (e.g. Q_INSERT_USER) — never
+    raw SQL strings.
+
+    Connection is cached via the ``conn`` property. Prepared statements
+    are auto-cached on first use.
+    """
+
+    QUERY_MAP: ClassVar[dict[str, str]] = {}
+
+    def __init__(self, connection_string: str) -> None:
+        self._connection_string = connection_string
+        self._conn: Any = None
+        self._prepared: dict[str, Any] = {}
+        self._in_transaction = False
+
+    @property
+    def conn(self) -> Any:
+        """Return the cached database connection, creating it lazily."""
+        if self._conn is None:
+            self._conn = self._connect(self._connection_string)
+        return self._conn
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def _connect(self, cs: str) -> Any: ...
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def _prepare(self, sql: str) -> Any: ...
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def _execute(self, stmt: Any, params: tuple) -> tuple[list[dict], int]:
+        """Execute a prepared statement. Returns (rows, rowcount)."""
+        ...
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def _last_insert_id(self, stmt: Any) -> int | dict: ...
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def _execute_direct(self, sql: str) -> None:
+        """Execute raw SQL without prepared statements (for DDL, not implemented by base)."""
+
+    def _begin(self) -> None:  # noqa: B027
+        """Begin a transaction (not implemented by base)."""
+
+    def _commit(self) -> None:  # noqa: B027
+        """Commit a transaction (not implemented by base)."""
+
+    def _rollback(self) -> None:  # noqa: B027
+        """Rollback a transaction (not implemented by base)."""
+
+    def _suppress_auto_commit(self) -> None:  # noqa: B027
+        """Suppress auto-commit (not implemented by base)."""
+
+    def _restore_auto_commit(self) -> None:  # noqa: B027
+        """Restore auto-commit (not implemented by base)."""
+
+    def query(self, query_id: str, params: tuple = ()) -> list[dict]:
+        """Execute a SELECT query. Returns list of row dicts."""
+        stmt = self._get_prepared(query_id)
+        rows, _ = self._execute(stmt, params)
+        return rows
+
+    def run(self, query_id: str, params: tuple = ()) -> int:
+        """Execute an INSERT/UPDATE/DELETE. Returns affected row count."""
+        stmt = self._get_prepared(query_id)
+        _, count = self._execute(stmt, params)
+        return count
+
+    def run_one(self, query_id: str, params: tuple = ()) -> int | dict:
+        """Execute and return the last insert ID or row dict."""
+        stmt = self._get_prepared(query_id)
+        _, _ = self._execute(stmt, params)
+        return self._last_insert_id(stmt)
+
+    def in_transaction(self) -> Transaction:
+        """Return a transaction context manager."""
+        return Transaction(self)
+
+    def init_tables(self) -> None:
+        """Create schema tables if they don't exist."""
+        self._execute_direct(INIT_SQL)
+
+    def _get_prepared(self, query_id: str) -> Any:
+        if query_id not in self._prepared:
+            if query_id not in self.QUERY_MAP:
+                raise KeyError(f"Unknown query ID: {query_id!r}")
+            self._prepared[query_id] = self._prepare(self.QUERY_MAP[query_id])
+        return self._prepared[query_id]
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Singleton accessor
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+_db_instance: Database | None = None
+
+
+def _get_backend_name() -> str:
+    return os.environ.get("VACUUM_WALL_DB_BACKEND", "sqlite")
+
+
+def _get_db_path() -> str:
+    return os.environ.get("VACUUM_WALL_DB_PATH", str(PROJECT_DIR / "data" / "auth.db"))
+
+
+def get_db() -> Database:
+    """Return the singleton Database instance.
+
+    Creates the instance on first call using the backend specified by
+    ``VACUUM_WALL_DB_BACKEND`` env var (default: sqlite).
+
+    Call this at application startup to ensure the DB is initialized.
+    """
+    global _db_instance
+    if _db_instance is None:
+        backend = _get_backend_name()
+        if backend == "sqlite":
+            from lib.db_sqlite import SQLiteBackend
+
+            path = _get_db_path()
+            _db_instance = SQLiteBackend(path)
+            Path(path).parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+            _db_instance.init_tables()
+        else:
+            raise ValueError(f"Unknown database backend: {backend!r}")
+    return _db_instance
+
+
+def reset_db_for_test() -> None:
+    """Reset the singleton — only for tests."""
+    global _db_instance
+    if _db_instance is not None:
+        _db_instance = None

lib/db_sqlite.py

@@ -0,0 +1,168 @@
+"""SQLite backend for Vacuum Wall database.
+
+Concrete implementation of the Database abstract class using SQLite3.
+Uses Python 3.13+ sqlite3.Statement for prepared statements.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import contextlib
+import logging
+import sqlite3
+from typing import Any, ClassVar
+
+from lib.db import (
+    Q_DELETE_EXPIRED_BLACKLIST,
+    Q_DELETE_PERMISSIONS,
+    Q_DELETE_REFRESH_TOKEN,
+    Q_DELETE_USER,
+    Q_DELETE_WEBAUTHN,
+    Q_INSERT_BLACKLIST,
+    Q_INSERT_USER,
+    Q_INSERT_WEBAUTHN,
+    Q_SELECT_ALL_USERS,
+    Q_SELECT_BLACKLIST,
+    Q_SELECT_PERMISSIONS,
+    Q_SELECT_REFRESH_TOKEN,
+    Q_SELECT_USER_BY_ID,
+    Q_SELECT_USER_BY_NAME,
+    Q_SELECT_WEBAUTHN_COUNTS,
+    Q_SELECT_WEBAUTHN_ID,
+    Q_SELECT_WEBAUTHN_USER,
+    Q_UPDATE_PASSWORD,
+    Q_UPDATE_WEBAUTHN_SIGN_COUNT,
+    Q_UPSERT_PERMISSION,
+    Q_UPSERT_REFRESH_TOKEN,
+    Database,
+)
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class SQLiteBackend(Database):
+    """SQLite implementation of the Database interface.
+
+    Uses ``sqlite3.Connection.execute()`` for statement execution and
+    ``sqlite3.Row`` for row-factory dict access.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, connection_string: str) -> None:
+        super().__init__(connection_string)
+        self._last_rowid: int = 0
+
+    QUERY_MAP: ClassVar[dict[str, str]] = {
+        # Schema init is handled by direct execution, not prepared statements
+        # init_tables is called as _execute_direct(INIT_SQL)
+        # Users
+        Q_INSERT_USER: ("INSERT INTO users (username, password_hash) VALUES (?, ?)"),
+        Q_SELECT_USER_BY_NAME: (
+            "SELECT id, username, password_hash, created_at FROM users WHERE username = ?"
+        ),
+        Q_SELECT_USER_BY_ID: (
+            "SELECT id, username, password_hash, created_at FROM users WHERE id = ?"
+        ),
+        Q_UPDATE_PASSWORD: "UPDATE users SET password_hash = ? WHERE username = ?",
+        Q_DELETE_USER: "DELETE FROM users WHERE username = ?",
+        Q_SELECT_ALL_USERS: (
+            "SELECT id, username, created_at FROM users ORDER BY username"
+        ),
+        # Permissions
+        Q_UPSERT_PERMISSION: (
+            "INSERT INTO permissions (username, subsystem, level) "
+            "VALUES (?, ?, ?) "
+            "ON CONFLICT(username, subsystem) DO UPDATE SET level = excluded.level"
+        ),
+        Q_SELECT_PERMISSIONS: (
+            "SELECT subsystem, level FROM permissions WHERE username = ?"
+        ),
+        Q_DELETE_PERMISSIONS: ("DELETE FROM permissions WHERE username = ?"),
+        # Token blacklist
+        Q_INSERT_BLACKLIST: (
+            "INSERT OR IGNORE INTO token_blacklist (jti, token_type, expires) VALUES (?, ?, ?)"
+        ),
+        Q_SELECT_BLACKLIST: "SELECT jti FROM token_blacklist WHERE jti = ?",
+        Q_DELETE_EXPIRED_BLACKLIST: "DELETE FROM token_blacklist WHERE expires < ?",
+        # Refresh tokens
+        Q_UPSERT_REFRESH_TOKEN: (
+            "INSERT INTO refresh_tokens (username, jti, issued_at) "
+            "VALUES (?, ?, ?) "
+            "ON CONFLICT(username) DO UPDATE SET jti = excluded.jti, issued_at = excluded.issued_at"
+        ),
+        Q_SELECT_REFRESH_TOKEN: "SELECT username, jti, issued_at FROM refresh_tokens WHERE username = ?",
+        Q_DELETE_REFRESH_TOKEN: "DELETE FROM refresh_tokens WHERE username = ?",
+        # WebAuthn
+        Q_INSERT_WEBAUTHN: (
+            "INSERT INTO webauthn_creds "
+            "(username, credential_id, public_key, sign_count, name, transports) "
+            "VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)"
+        ),
+        Q_SELECT_WEBAUTHN_USER: (
+            "SELECT id, credential_id, public_key, sign_count, name, transports "
+            "FROM webauthn_creds WHERE username = ?"
+        ),
+        Q_SELECT_WEBAUTHN_ID: (
+            "SELECT id, username, credential_id, public_key, sign_count, name, transports "
+            "FROM webauthn_creds WHERE credential_id = ?"
+        ),
+        Q_SELECT_WEBAUTHN_COUNTS: (
+            "SELECT username, COUNT(*) as cred_count FROM webauthn_creds "
+            "GROUP BY username"
+        ),
+        Q_UPDATE_WEBAUTHN_SIGN_COUNT: (
+            "UPDATE webauthn_creds SET sign_count = ? WHERE credential_id = ?"
+        ),
+        Q_DELETE_WEBAUTHN: "DELETE FROM webauthn_creds WHERE credential_id = ?",
+    }
+
+    def _connect(self, cs: str) -> Any:
+        """Create a SQLite connection with WAL mode and row factory."""
+        conn = sqlite3.connect(cs, isolation_level=None)
+        conn.execute("PRAGMA journal_mode=WAL")
+        conn.execute("PRAGMA foreign_keys=ON")
+        conn.row_factory = sqlite3.Row
+        return conn
+
+    def _prepare(self, sql: str) -> Any:
+        """Store the SQL string for later execution.
+
+        SQLite in-memory DB doesn't support the Python 3.13 conn.prepare()
+        API, so we store the raw SQL and execute via conn.execute().
+        """
+        return sql
+
+    def _execute(self, stmt: Any, params: tuple) -> tuple[list[dict], int]:
+        """Execute a prepared statement, returning (rows, rowcount)."""
+        cursor = self.conn.execute(stmt, params)
+        self._last_rowid = cursor.lastrowid
+        result = cursor.fetchall()
+        rows: list[dict] = []
+        for row in result:
+            rows.append(dict(row))
+        return rows, cursor.rowcount
+
+    def _last_insert_id(self, stmt: Any) -> int | dict:
+        """Return the last insert row ID from the most recent execute."""
+        return self._last_rowid
+
+    def _begin(self) -> None:
+        self.conn.execute("BEGIN")
+
+    def _commit(self) -> None:
+        self.conn.execute("COMMIT")
+
+    def _rollback(self) -> None:
+        with contextlib.suppress(sqlite3.Error):
+            self.conn.execute("ROLLBACK")
+
+    def _suppress_auto_commit(self) -> None:
+        self._in_transaction = True
+
+    def _restore_auto_commit(self) -> None:
+        self._in_transaction = False
+
+    def _execute_direct(self, sql: str) -> None:
+        """Execute raw SQL without prepared statements (for DDL)."""
+        for line in sql.split(";"):
+            line = line.strip()
+            if line:
+                self.conn.execute(line)

lib/nginx.py

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ from typing import Any
 from jinja2 import Environment, FileSystemLoader
 
 from lib.acme import find_cert_dir
-from lib.common import ensure_dirs, load_json, save_json
+from lib.common import _hash_password, ensure_dirs, load_json, save_json
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -50,10 +50,6 @@ DEFAULT_SSL: dict[str, Any] = {
 WEBUI_BACKEND: dict[str, Any] = {
     "label": "Vacuum Wall WebUI",
     "builtin": True,
-    "auth": {
-        "user": "admin",
-        "htpasswd": str(HTPASSWD_FILE),
-    },
     "paths": {
         "/": {
             "backend": {"host": "127.0.0.1", "port": 9090, "proto": "http"},
@@ -120,13 +116,6 @@ def _ensure_webui_backend(raw: dict[str, Any]) -> None:
         return
     backends["webui"] = deepcopy(WEBUI_BACKEND)
     backends["webui"]["_migrated"] = True
-    # Harvest auth from legacy path-level auth if present
-    for dom in raw.get("domains", {}).values():
-        paths = dom.get("paths", {})
-        root = paths.get("/", {})
-        if root.get("auth"):
-            backends["webui"]["auth"] = root["auth"]
-            break
 
 
 def _migrate_mgmt_domains(raw: dict[str, Any]) -> None:
@@ -577,20 +566,6 @@ def write_htpasswd(user: str, password: str) -> None:
     os.replace(tmp, HTPASSWD_FILE)
 
 
-def _hash_password(password: str) -> str:
-    """Hash *password* using SHA-256 crypt (``$5$`` format) via passlib.
-
-    Args:
-        password: Plain-text password to hash.
-
-    Returns:
-        The hashed password string suitable for ``.htpasswd`` (e.g. ``$5$rounds=…$…``).
-    """
-    from passlib.hash import sha256_crypt
-
-    return sha256_crypt.hash(password)
-
-
 __all__ = [
     "WEBUI_BACKEND",
     "_ensure_webui_backend",

lib/password.py

@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+"""Password hashing with Argon2id.
+
+Handles user password storage for the auth DB. Uses argon2-cffi (C
+implementation of the Argon2id memory-hard KDF). Random 16-byte salt is
+generated per hash by the library.
+
+Argon2id is used for auth user passwords ONLY. Nginx basic-auth htpasswd
+files continue to use sha256_crypt (passlib) — that's a separate concern
+with different constraints (htpasswd format is standardized).
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from argon2 import PasswordHasher
+from argon2.exceptions import InvalidHashError, VerifyMismatchError
+from argon2.low_level import Type
+
+# Argon2id: OWASP recommended parameters
+# 64 MiB memory, 3 iterations, 4 parallel threads
+_PH = PasswordHasher(
+    time_cost=3,
+    memory_cost=65536,  # 64 MiB
+    parallelism=4,
+    hash_len=32,
+    salt_len=16,
+    type=Type.ID,
+)
+
+
+def hash_password(password: str) -> str:
+    """Generate an Argon2id hash of *password*.
+
+    A random 16-byte salt is generated automatically by argon2.
+    The resulting hash string starts with ``$argon2id$`` and encodes
+    the algorithm version, parameters, salt, and hash output.
+
+    Args:
+        password: Plain-text password string.
+
+    Returns:
+        Full Argon2id hash string (e.g. ``$argon2id$v=19$m=65536,t=3,p=4$...``).
+
+    Raises:
+        TypeError: If *password* is not a string or contains NUL bytes.
+    """
+    return _PH.hash(password)
+
+
+def verify_password(password: str, hash_string: str) -> bool:
+    """Verify *password* against an Argon2id *hash_string*.
+
+    The hash string must have been produced by :func:`hash_password`.
+
+    Args:
+        password: Plain-text password to verify.
+        hash_string: Argon2id hash string to compare against.
+
+    Returns:
+        ``True`` if the password matches, ``False`` otherwise.
+
+    Raises:
+        TypeError: If *hash_string* is not a valid Argon2id hash.
+    """
+    try:
+        _PH.verify(hash_string, password)
+        return True
+    except (InvalidHashError, VerifyMismatchError, ValueError):
+        return False
+
+
+def needs_rehash(hash_string: str) -> bool:
+    """Check if *hash_string* needs to be rehashed with updated parameters.
+
+    Returns True if the hash was not produced with the current parameters
+    of the hasher, indicating it should be rehashed on next login.
+
+    Args:
+        hash_string: Argon2id hash string to check.
+
+    Returns:
+        ``True`` if the hash parameters should be upgraded.
+    """
+    return _PH.check_needs_rehash(hash_string)

lib/webauthn.py

@@ -0,0 +1,355 @@
+"""WebAuthn passkey support for Vacuum Wall.
+
+Uses the Duo Labs webauthn library (v3) to handle the FIDO2/WebAuthn ceremony:
+registration, authentication, and credential management.
+
+Credential data is stored in the database webauthn_creds table.
+Configuration comes from config/auth/config.json (webauthn section).
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import base64
+import json
+import logging
+from typing import Any
+
+from webauthn import (
+    generate_authentication_options,
+    generate_registration_options,
+    options_to_json,
+    verify_authentication_response,
+    verify_registration_response,
+)
+from webauthn.helpers.cose import COSEAlgorithmIdentifier
+from webauthn.helpers.structs import (
+    AttestationConveyancePreference,
+    AuthenticatorSelectionCriteria,
+    PublicKeyCredentialDescriptor,
+    ResidentKeyRequirement,
+    UserVerificationRequirement,
+)
+
+from lib.auth import AUTH_CONFIG_PATH
+from lib.common import load_json
+from lib.db import (
+    Q_DELETE_WEBAUTHN,
+    Q_INSERT_WEBAUTHN,
+    Q_SELECT_WEBAUTHN_COUNTS,
+    Q_SELECT_WEBAUTHN_ID,
+    Q_SELECT_WEBAUTHN_USER,
+    Q_UPDATE_WEBAUTHN_SIGN_COUNT,
+    get_db,
+)
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+# Crypto algorithms we support
+_SUPPORTED_ALGS = [
+    COSEAlgorithmIdentifier.ECDSA_SHA_256,
+    COSEAlgorithmIdentifier.RSASSA_PKCS1_v1_5_SHA_256,
+    COSEAlgorithmIdentifier.RSASSA_PKCS1_v1_5_SHA_384,
+    COSEAlgorithmIdentifier.ECDSA_SHA_512,
+    COSEAlgorithmIdentifier.RSASSA_PKCS1_v1_5_SHA_512,
+    COSEAlgorithmIdentifier.EDDSA,
+]
+
+
+# b64url helpers
+def b64u_encode(b: bytes) -> str:
+    return base64.urlsafe_b64encode(b).decode("ascii").rstrip("=")
+
+
+def b64u_decode(s: str) -> bytes:
+    padding = 4 - len(s) % 4
+    if padding != 4:
+        s += "=" * padding
+    return base64.urlsafe_b64decode(s)
+
+
+def _get_webauthn_config() -> dict[str, Any]:
+    """Load WebAuthn configuration from auth config."""
+    raw = load_json(AUTH_CONFIG_PATH)
+    return raw.get("webauthn", {})
+
+
+def get_rp_id() -> str:
+    """Return the Relying Party ID from config."""
+    return _get_webauthn_config().get("rp_id", "localhost")
+
+
+def get_rp_name() -> str:
+    """Return the Relying Party name from config."""
+    return _get_webauthn_config().get("rp_name", "Vacuum Wall")
+
+
+def get_origin() -> str:
+    """Return the WebAuthn origin from config."""
+    return _get_webauthn_config().get("origin", "http://localhost")
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Registration
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+def create_registration_options(username: str) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    """Create WebAuthn registration options for a new credential.
+
+    Returns a dict serializable to JSON, matching the format expected by
+    ``navigator.credentials.create()``.
+    """
+    # Load existing credential IDs to exclude
+    db = get_db()
+    rows = db.query(Q_SELECT_WEBAUTHN_USER, (username,))
+    exclude_credentials = [
+        PublicKeyCredentialDescriptor(id=b64u_decode(row["credential_id"]))
+        for row in rows
+    ]
+
+    # Pad username to >= 8 bytes (required for user_id)
+    user_id = username.encode("utf-8")
+    if len(user_id) < 8:
+        user_id = user_id + b"\x00" * (8 - len(user_id))
+
+    options = generate_registration_options(
+        rp_id=get_rp_id(),
+        rp_name=get_rp_name(),
+        user_name=username,
+        user_display_name=username,
+        user_id=user_id,
+        attestation=AttestationConveyancePreference.NONE,
+        authenticator_selection=AuthenticatorSelectionCriteria(
+            resident_key=ResidentKeyRequirement.PREFERRED,
+            user_verification=UserVerificationRequirement.PREFERRED,
+        ),
+        supported_pub_key_algs=_SUPPORTED_ALGS,
+        exclude_credentials=exclude_credentials,
+    )
+
+    # Serialize using the library's built-in function
+    return json.loads(options_to_json(options))
+
+
+def verify_registration(
+    username: str,
+    credential_response: dict[str, Any],
+    registration_options: dict[str, Any],
+    credential_name: str = "",
+) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    """Verify a registration response and persist the credential.
+
+    Args:
+        username: The user registering the credential.
+        credential_response: Browser response from ``credentials.create()``.
+        registration_options: The options dict from ``create_registration_options``.
+        credential_name: Optional human-readable label.
+
+    Returns:
+        Dict with ``id``, ``name``, ``transports``, ``sign_count``.
+    """
+    expected_origin = get_origin()
+    expected_rp_id = get_rp_id()
+    challenge = b64u_decode(registration_options["challenge"])
+
+    # The library accepts the credential response as a JSON-serializable dict
+    # We pass it directly — the library handles the parsing
+    col = verify_registration_response(
+        credential=credential_response,
+        expected_challenge=challenge,
+        expected_origin=expected_origin,
+        expected_rp_id=expected_rp_id,
+        require_user_verification=False,
+    )
+
+    new_cred = col.credential
+    new_credential_id = b64u_encode(new_cred.id)
+    new_public_key = b64u_encode(new_cred.public_key)
+    new_sign_count = new_cred.sign_count
+
+    transports = []
+    if hasattr(new_cred.response, "transports") and new_cred.response.transports:
+        transports = [str(t) for t in new_cred.response.transports]
+    if not transports:
+        transports_raw = credential_response.get("response", {}).get("transports", [])
+        transports = [
+            t
+            for t in transports_raw
+            if t
+            in (
+                "internal",
+                "hybrid",
+                "nfc",
+                "ble",
+                "usb",
+                "smart-card",
+            )
+        ] or ["internal"]
+
+    db = get_db()
+    db.run(
+        Q_INSERT_WEBAUTHN,
+        (
+            username,
+            new_credential_id,
+            new_public_key,
+            new_sign_count,
+            credential_name,
+            json.dumps(transports),
+        ),
+    )
+
+    logger.info(
+        "WebAuthn credential registered for %s: %s",
+        username,
+        credential_name or new_credential_id[:16],
+    )
+
+    return {
+        "id": new_credential_id,
+        "name": credential_name,
+        "transports": transports,
+        "sign_count": new_sign_count,
+    }
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Authentication
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+def create_authentication_options(username: str) -> dict[str, Any] | None:
+    """Create authentication options for a user.
+
+    Returns a dict serializable to JSON (for ``navigator.credentials.get()``),
+    or ``None`` if the user has no registered credentials.
+    """
+    db = get_db()
+    rows = db.query(Q_SELECT_WEBAUTHN_USER, (username,))
+    if not rows:
+        return None
+
+    allow_credentials = [
+        PublicKeyCredentialDescriptor(id=b64u_decode(row["credential_id"]))
+        for row in rows
+    ]
+
+    options = generate_authentication_options(
+        rp_id=get_rp_id(),
+        allow_credentials=allow_credentials,
+        user_verification=UserVerificationRequirement.PREFERRED,
+    )
+
+    return json.loads(options_to_json(options))
+
+
+def verify_authentication(
+    username: str,
+    assertion_response: dict[str, Any],
+    auth_options: dict[str, Any],
+) -> bool:
+    """Verify an authentication assertion.
+
+    Args:
+        username: The user authenticating.
+        assertion_response: Browser response from ``credentials.get()``.
+        auth_options: The options dict from ``create_authentication_options``.
+
+    Returns:
+        True on successful verification.
+
+    Raises:
+        ValueError: On verification failure.
+    """
+    expected_origin = get_origin()
+    expected_rp_id = get_rp_id()
+    challenge = b64u_decode(auth_options["challenge"])
+    cred_id_str = assertion_response["id"]
+
+    # Load credential from DB
+    db = get_db()
+    cred_rows = db.query(Q_SELECT_WEBAUTHN_ID, (cred_id_str,))
+    if not cred_rows:
+        raise ValueError("Credential not found")
+
+    cred_row = cred_rows[0]
+    public_key = b64u_decode(cred_row["public_key"])
+    old_sign_count = cred_row["sign_count"]
+
+    col = verify_authentication_response(
+        credential=assertion_response,
+        expected_challenge=challenge,
+        expected_origin=expected_origin,
+        expected_rp_id=expected_rp_id,
+        credential_public_key=public_key,
+        credential_current_sign_count=old_sign_count,
+        require_user_verification=False,
+    )
+
+    new_sign_count = col.credential_sign_count
+    if new_sign_count > old_sign_count:
+        db.run(
+            Q_UPDATE_WEBAUTHN_SIGN_COUNT,
+            (new_sign_count, cred_id_str),
+        )
+
+    logger.info("WebAuthn assertion verified for %s", username)
+    return True
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Credential management
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+def list_credentials(username: str) -> list[dict[str, Any]]:
+    """List all registered credentials for a user."""
+    db = get_db()
+    rows = db.query(Q_SELECT_WEBAUTHN_USER, (username,))
+
+    result = []
+    for row in rows:
+        transports_str = row.get("transports", "[]")
+        try:
+            transports = json.loads(transports_str)
+        except (json.JSONDecodeError, TypeError):
+            transports = []
+
+        result.append(
+            {
+                "id": row["credential_id"],
+                "name": row.get("name") or "",
+                "transports": transports,
+                "sign_count": row.get("sign_count", 0),
+            }
+        )
+    return result
+
+
+def remove_credential(username: str, credential_id: str) -> bool:
+    """Remove a credential.
+
+    Raises:
+        ValueError: If credential not found or doesn't belong to user.
+    """
+    db = get_db()
+    rows = db.query(Q_SELECT_WEBAUTHN_ID, (credential_id,))
+    if not rows:
+        raise ValueError(f"Credential {credential_id!r} not found")
+    if rows[0]["username"] != username:
+        raise ValueError("Credential does not belong to this user")
+
+    db.run(Q_DELETE_WEBAUTHN, (credential_id,))
+    logger.info("WebAuthn credential removed: %s, %s", username, credential_id)
+    return True
+
+
+def get_all_credential_counts() -> dict[str, int]:
+    """Return credential counts for all users.
+
+    Returns:
+        Dict mapping usernames to credential counts.
+    """
+    db = get_db()
+    rows = db.query(Q_SELECT_WEBAUTHN_COUNTS, ())
+    return {row["username"]: row["cred_count"] for row in rows}

pyproject.toml

@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ dependencies = [
     "aiohttp>=3.9,<4.0",
     "passlib>=1.7.4,<2.0",
     "requests-unixsocket>=0.2,<1.0",
+    "PyJWT>=2.8,<3.0",
+    "argon2-cffi>=23.1.0,<25.0",
+    "webauthn>=3.0.0,<4.0",
 ]
 
 [project.scripts]

scripts/bootstrap_auth.py

@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+"""Bootstrap auth: initialize DB and seed admin user at install time.
+
+Run once during installation. Writes config/auth/config.json with a
+generated JWT secret and creates the admin user in SQLite.
+
+Usage:
+    python scripts/bootstrap_auth.py --project-dir /path/to/project \
+                                      --username admin \
+                                      --password secret \
+                                      --domain wall.example.com
+"""
+
+import argparse
+import json
+import os
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+# Ensure project lib is importable
+PROJECT_DIR = Path(".")
+
+
+def main() -> None:
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Bootstrap Vacuum Wall auth")
+    parser.add_argument("--project-dir", required=True, help="Project root directory")
+    parser.add_argument("--username", required=True, help="Admin username")
+    parser.add_argument("--password", required=True, help="Admin password")
+    parser.add_argument("--domain", required=True, help="Management domain (rp_id)")
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    project_dir = Path(args.project_dir).resolve()
+    sys.path.insert(0, str(project_dir))
+
+    # Set DB path before importing lib modules
+    db_path = str(project_dir / "data" / "auth.db")
+    os.environ["VACUUM_WALL_DB_BACKEND"] = "sqlite"
+    os.environ["VACUUM_WALL_DB_PATH"] = db_path
+
+    from lib.auth_users import ALL_SUBSYSTEMS, create_user
+
+    # Generate JWT secret
+    secret = os.urandom(32).hex()
+
+    # Write config
+    config_dir = project_dir / "config" / "auth"
+    config_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    config_path = config_dir / "config.json"
+
+    config = {
+        "jwt": {
+            "access_token_ttl": 900,
+            "refresh_token_ttl": 604800,
+            "algorithm": "HS256",
+            "secret": secret,
+        },
+        "webauthn": {
+            "rp_name": "Vacuum Wall",
+            "rp_id": args.domain,
+            "origin": f"https://{args.domain}",
+        },
+    }
+
+    with open(config_path, "w") as f:
+        json.dump(config, f, indent=2)
+        f.write("\n")
+
+    print(f"Wrote auth config: {config_path}")
+
+    # Initialize DB and create admin user
+    permissions = {sub: "rw" for sub in ALL_SUBSYSTEMS}
+    user = create_user(args.username, args.password, permissions)
+
+    print(f"Created admin user: {user['username']} (id={user['id']})")
+    print(f"Permissions: {len(permissions)} subsystems, all 'rw'")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()

scripts/install.sh

@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
               "  --user, -u USER        WebUI user (created if it does not exist, required for non-dev mode)" \
               "  --path, -p DIR         Install directory (default: repo root)" \
               "  --dev                  Dev mode: auto-detect repo owner, skip safety warning" \
-              "  --mgmt-pass PASS       WebUI basic auth password (required)" \
+               "  --mgmt-pass PASS       Initial admin password (required)" \
-              "  --mgmt-user USER       WebUI basic auth username (default: admin)" \
+               "  --mgmt-user USER       Initial admin username (default: admin)" \
                "  --mgmt-domain DOMAIN   Management domain (auto-detected)" \
                 "  --wan-iface IFACE      WAN interface name (auto-detected)" \
               "  --lan-ifaces IFC,...   LAN interface names, comma-separated (auto-detected)" \
@@ -69,9 +69,9 @@ done
 # --- Resolve config: CLI flag > env var > default ---
 REPO_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")/../" && pwd)"
 
-# Required settings (no defaults — must be provided)
-MGMT_PASS="${_cli_mgmt_pass:-${MGMT_PASS:-}}"
 # Optional settings with defaults
+# MGMT_PASS is strictly required — admin user is created at install time
+MGMT_PASS="${_cli_mgmt_pass:-${MGMT_PASS:-}}"
 MGMT_USER="${_cli_mgmt_user:-${MGMT_USER:-admin}}"
 
 # MGMT_DOMAIN — CLI > env > auto-detect from hostname
@@ -104,19 +104,7 @@ LAN_IFACES="${_cli_lan_ifaces:-${LAN_IFACES:-}}"
 [[ -f /etc/debian_version ]] || warn "This script is designed for Debian/Ubuntu."
 
 # --- Validate required settings ---
-missing=()
+[[ -n "$MGMT_PASS" ]] || err "MGMT_PASS is required (set --mgmt-pass or MGMT_PASS env var)"
-[[ -z "$MGMT_PASS" ]] && missing+=("MGMT_PASS (--mgmt-pass)")
-
-if (( ${#missing[@]} )); then
-  echo -e "${RED}[!!]${NC} Missing required settings:"
-  for v in "${missing[@]}"; do
-    case "$v" in
-      "MGMT_PASS (--mgmt-pass)") echo '  export MGMT_PASS="your-password"  # or --mgmt-pass';;
-    esac
-  done
-  printf '\nTo run: MGMT_PASS=pass ./scripts/install.sh\n'
-  exit 1
-fi
 ACME_HOME="$PROJECT_DIR/data/acme"
 
 # Dev mode: auto-detect repo owner as service user
@@ -356,7 +344,20 @@ else
     echo ""
     echo "  Setting up initial management configuration..."
 
-    # htpasswd is created by the daemon via /nginx/domains/add (writes to data/.htpasswd)
+    # Bootstrap auth: generate config + seed admin user
+    if [[ ! -f "${PROJECT_DIR}/config/auth/config.json" ]]; then
+        echo ""
+        echo "  Bootstrapping auth (creating admin user: $MGMT_USER)..."
+
+        "${PROJECT_DIR}/.venv/bin/python3" "${PROJECT_DIR}/scripts/bootstrap_auth.py" \
+            --project-dir "$PROJECT_DIR" \
+            --username "$MGMT_USER" \
+            --password "$MGMT_PASS" \
+            --domain "$DOMAIN"
+
+        chown -R "$USER_DAEMON_NAME:$USER_GROUP" "${PROJECT_DIR}/config/auth"
+        chown -R "$USER_DAEMON_NAME:$USER_GROUP" "${PROJECT_DIR}/data/auth.db" 2>/dev/null || true
+    fi
 
     # Helper: POST JSON to daemon API over Unix socket
     _daemon_post() {
@@ -379,18 +380,15 @@ else
     # 1A. Self-signed certificate for management domain
     _daemon_post "/acme/self-signed" "{\"domain\":\"$DOMAIN\"}" "Self-signed certificate"
 
-    # 1C. Management proxy domain — try idempotent update first, fall back to add
+    # 1C. Management proxy domain (no auth — JWT auth is handled by Flask)
     local mgmt_json
     mgmt_json="$(jq -n \
       --arg domain "$DOMAIN" \
-      --arg user "$MGMT_USER" \
-      --arg pass "$MGMT_PASS" \
       '{
         domain: $domain,
         backend: "webui",
         cert: "selfsigned",
-        force_ssl: true,
+        force_ssl: true
-        auth: {user: $user, pass: $pass}
       }')"
     _daemon_post "/nginx/domains/update" "$mgmt_json" "Management domain configured" || \
       _daemon_post "/nginx/domains/add" "$mgmt_json" "Management domain configured"
@@ -430,7 +428,7 @@ echo -e "  ${GREEN}Vacuum Wall installed successfully!${NC}"
 echo "============================================"
 echo ""
 echo "  Management UI: https://$DOMAIN"
-echo "  User: $MGMT_USER"
+echo "  Admin user: $MGMT_USER"
 echo "  Daemon service:  vacuum-walld.service"
 echo "  WebUI service:   vacuum-wall.service"
 echo "  ACME renewal:    vacuum-wall-acme.timer"

tests/test_auth.py

@@ -0,0 +1,964 @@
+"""Phase 1 auth tests: JWT lifecycle, DB layer, password hashing, login flow.
+
+All subprocess calls are mocked. Uses in-memory SQLite.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import base64
+import os
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
+
+import pytest
+
+import lib.db
+import lib.db_sqlite
+from lib.auth import (
+    AUTH_CONFIG_PATH as _AUTH_CFG_PATH,
+)
+from lib.auth import (
+    blacklist_expired,
+    blacklist_token,
+    decode_token,
+    generate_access_token,
+    generate_refresh_token,
+    generate_tokens,
+    is_blacklisted,
+    validate_token,
+)
+from lib.auth_users import (
+    create_user,
+    delete_user,
+    get_user,
+    list_users,
+    update_password,
+    update_permissions,
+    verify_user_password,
+)
+from lib.db import (
+    Q_INSERT_BLACKLIST,
+    Q_INSERT_USER,
+    Q_SELECT_ALL_USERS,
+    Q_SELECT_BLACKLIST,
+    Q_SELECT_PERMISSIONS,
+    Q_SELECT_USER_BY_NAME,
+    Q_UPSERT_PERMISSION,
+    get_db,
+    reset_db_for_test,
+)
+from lib.password import hash_password, needs_rehash, verify_password
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
+def _db_reset():
+    """Reset DB singleton and env vars before each test."""
+    reset_db_for_test()
+    old_backend = os.environ.pop("VACUUM_WALL_DB_BACKEND", None)
+    old_path = os.environ.pop("VACUUM_WALL_DB_PATH", None)
+
+    os.environ["VACUUM_WALL_DB_BACKEND"] = "sqlite"
+    os.environ["VACUUM_WALL_DB_PATH"] = ":memory:"
+
+    yield
+
+    reset_db_for_test()
+    if old_backend is not None:
+        os.environ["VACUUM_WALL_DB_BACKEND"] = old_backend
+    if old_path is not None:
+        os.environ["VACUUM_WALL_DB_PATH"] = old_path
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def db():
+    """Initialize the DB and return it."""
+    return get_db()
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def sample_secret():
+    """Return the JWT secret from auth config."""
+    from lib.common import load_json
+
+    raw = load_json(_AUTH_CFG_PATH)
+    return raw.get("jwt", {}).get("secret", "")
+
+
+# ---------- Password hashing tests ----------
+
+
+class TestPasswordHashing:
+    def test_hash_starts_with_argon2id(self):
+        h = hash_password("test1234")
+        assert h.startswith("$argon2id$v=19$")
+
+    def test_hash_contains_parameters(self):
+        h = hash_password("test1234")
+        assert "m=65536" in h  # 64 MiB
+        assert "t=3" in h
+        assert "p=4" in h
+
+    def test_unique_salt(self):
+        h1 = hash_password("same_password")
+        h2 = hash_password("same_password")
+        assert h1 != h2
+
+    def test_verify_correct_password(self):
+        h = hash_password("my_secret")
+        assert verify_password("my_secret", h) is True
+
+    def test_verify_wrong_password(self):
+        h = hash_password("my_secret")
+        assert verify_password("wrong_password", h) is False
+
+    def test_needs_rehash_no_change(self):
+        h = hash_password("test")
+        assert needs_rehash(h) is False
+
+
+# ---------- DB layer tests ----------
+
+
+class TestDBLayer:
+    def test_init_tables(self, db):
+        cur = db.conn.cursor()
+        tables = cur.execute(
+            "SELECT name FROM sqlite_master WHERE type='table'"
+        ).fetchall()
+        table_names = {t["name"] for t in tables}
+        assert "users" in table_names
+        assert "permissions" in table_names
+        assert "token_blacklist" in table_names
+        assert "webauthn_creds" in table_names
+
+    def test_connection_caching(self, db):
+        conn1 = db.conn
+        conn2 = db.conn
+        assert conn1 is conn2
+
+    def test_insert_user(self, db):
+        uid = db.run_one(Q_INSERT_USER, ("testuser", "$argon2id$hash"))
+        assert isinstance(uid, int)
+        assert uid > 0
+
+    def test_select_user_by_name(self, db):
+        db.run(Q_INSERT_USER, ("testuser", "$argon2id$hash"))
+        rows = db.query(Q_SELECT_USER_BY_NAME, ("testuser",))
+        assert len(rows) == 1
+        assert rows[0]["username"] == "testuser"
+
+    def test_query_unknown_id_raises(self, db):
+        with pytest.raises(KeyError):
+            db.query("nonexistent_query_id")
+
+    def test_transaction_commit(self, db):
+        with db.in_transaction() as tx:
+            tx.run(Q_INSERT_USER, ("txuser", "$argon2id$hash"))
+            tx.run(Q_UPSERT_PERMISSION, ("txuser", "firewall", "rw"))
+        rows = db.query(Q_SELECT_USER_BY_NAME, ("txuser",))
+        assert len(rows) == 1
+        perms = db.query(Q_SELECT_PERMISSIONS, ("txuser",))
+        assert len(perms) == 1
+        assert perms[0]["subsystem"] == "firewall"
+
+    def test_transaction_rollback(self, db):
+        try:
+            with db.in_transaction() as tx:
+                tx.run(Q_INSERT_USER, ("rollback_user", "$argon2id$hash"))
+                raise ValueError("abort!")
+        except ValueError:
+            pass
+        rows = db.query(Q_SELECT_USER_BY_NAME, ("rollback_user",))
+        assert len(rows) == 0
+
+    def test_prepared_statement_caching(self, db):
+        stmt1 = db._get_prepared(Q_SELECT_USER_BY_NAME)
+        stmt2 = db._get_prepared(Q_SELECT_USER_BY_NAME)
+
+        assert stmt1 is stmt2
+
+    def test_upsert_permission(self, db):
+        db.run(Q_INSERT_USER, ("permuser", "$argon2id$hash"))
+        db.run(Q_UPSERT_PERMISSION, ("permuser", "firewall", "read"))
+        perms = db.query(Q_SELECT_PERMISSIONS, ("permuser",))
+        assert perms[0]["level"] == "read"
+
+        db.run(Q_UPSERT_PERMISSION, ("permuser", "firewall", "rw"))
+        perms = db.query(Q_SELECT_PERMISSIONS, ("permuser",))
+        assert perms[0]["level"] == "rw"
+
+    def test_all_users(self, db):
+        db.run(Q_INSERT_USER, ("aaa", "$argon2id$hash"))
+        db.run(Q_INSERT_USER, ("bbb", "$argon2id$hash"))
+        rows = db.query(Q_SELECT_ALL_USERS, ())
+        assert len(rows) == 2
+        assert rows[0]["username"] == "aaa"
+
+
+# ---------- JWT tests ----------
+
+
+class TestJWT:
+    def test_generate_tokens(self, sample_secret):
+        tokens = generate_tokens("admin", {"firewall": "rw"})
+        assert "access_token" in tokens
+        assert "refresh_token" in tokens
+
+    def test_decode_token(self, sample_secret):
+        token = generate_access_token("admin", {"firewall": "rw"})
+        payload = decode_token(token)
+        assert payload is not None
+        assert payload["sub"] == "admin"
+        assert payload["type"] == "access"
+
+    def test_validate_access_token(self, sample_secret):
+        token = generate_access_token("admin", {"firewall": "rw"})
+        payload = validate_token(token, "access")
+        assert payload is not None
+        assert payload["sub"] == "admin"
+        assert payload["permissions"]["firewall"] == "rw"
+
+    def test_validate_wrong_type(self, sample_secret):
+        token = generate_refresh_token("admin")
+        payload = validate_token(token, "access")
+        assert payload is None
+
+    def test_validate_invalid_token(self, sample_secret):
+        payload = validate_token("invalid.token.here", "access")
+        assert payload is None
+
+    def test_blacklist_token(self, sample_secret, db):
+        token = generate_access_token("admin", {})
+        payload = decode_token(token)
+        assert payload is not None
+        jti = payload["jti"]
+
+        blacklist_token(jti)
+        assert is_blacklisted(jti) is True
+
+        result = validate_token(token, "access")
+        assert result is None
+
+    def test_blacklist_cleanup(self, db):
+        db.run(Q_INSERT_BLACKLIST, ("old-jti", "access", 1000))
+        rows_before = db.query(Q_SELECT_BLACKLIST, ("old-jti",))
+        assert len(rows_before) == 1
+
+        blacklist_expired()
+
+        rows_after = db.query(Q_SELECT_BLACKLIST, ("old-jti",))
+        assert len(rows_after) == 0
+
+
+# ---------- User management tests ----------
+
+
+class TestUserManagement:
+    def test_create_user(self, db):
+        user = create_user("testuser", "password123", {"firewall": "rw"})
+        assert user["username"] == "testuser"
+        assert user["permissions"]["firewall"] == "rw"
+        assert "id" in user
+
+    def test_create_user_invalid_username(self, db):
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+            create_user("a", "password123")
+
+    def test_create_user_duplicate(self, db):
+        create_user("dupuser", "password123")
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="already exists"):
+            create_user("dupuser", "otherpassword")
+
+    def test_verify_password(self, db):
+        create_user("pwuser", "correctpass")
+        assert verify_user_password("pwuser", "correctpass") is not None
+        assert verify_user_password("pwuser", "wrongpass") is None
+        assert verify_user_password("nonexistent", "anything") is None
+
+    def test_get_user(self, db):
+        create_user("getuser", "password123", {"firewall": "rw"})
+        user = get_user("getuser")
+        assert user is not None
+        assert "password_hash" not in user
+        assert user["permissions"]["firewall"] == "rw"
+
+    def test_get_user_not_found(self, db):
+        assert get_user("nonexistent") is None
+
+    def test_update_password(self, db):
+        create_user("upwuser", "oldpass")
+        update_password("upwuser", "oldpass", "newpass123")
+        assert verify_user_password("upwuser", "newpass123") is not None
+        assert verify_user_password("upwuser", "oldpass") is None
+
+    def test_update_password_wrong_old(self, db):
+        create_user("upwfail", "realpass")
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="incorrect"):
+            update_password("upwfail", "wrong_old", "newpass123")
+
+    def test_update_permissions(self, db):
+        create_user("permuser", "password123", {"firewall": "rw"})
+        update_permissions("permuser", {"firewall": "read", "network": "rw"})
+        user = get_user("permuser")
+        assert user["permissions"]["firewall"] == "read"
+        assert user["permissions"]["network"] == "rw"
+
+    def test_list_users(self, db):
+        create_user("listuser1", "pass1", {"firewall": "rw"})
+        create_user("listuser2", "pass2", {"network": "rw"})
+        users = list_users()
+        assert len(users) == 2
+        usernames = {u["username"] for u in users}
+        assert "listuser1" in usernames
+
+    def test_delete_user(self, db):
+        create_user("deluser", "password123")
+        assert get_user("deluser") is not None
+        delete_user("deluser")
+        assert get_user("deluser") is None
+
+
+# ---------- Integration-style login flow ----------
+
+
+class TestLoginFlow:
+    def test_full_login_flow(self, db, sample_secret):
+        """Create user → verify password → generate tokens → validate tokens."""
+        user = create_user("admin", "secretpass", {"firewall": "rw", "auth": "rw"})
+        assert verify_user_password("admin", "secretpass") is not None
+
+        tokens = generate_tokens("admin", user["permissions"])
+        payload = validate_token(tokens["access_token"], "access")
+        assert payload is not None
+        assert payload["sub"] == "admin"
+        assert payload["permissions"]["firewall"] == "rw"
+
+    def test_logout_flow(self, db, sample_secret):
+        """Generate token → blacklist JTI → verify token is rejected."""
+        tokens = generate_tokens("testuser", {})
+        payload = decode_token(tokens["access_token"])
+        assert payload is not None
+
+        blacklist_token(payload["jti"])
+
+        result = validate_token(tokens["access_token"], "access")
+        assert result is None
+
+    def test_token_refresh_flow(self, sample_secret):
+        """Generate refresh → get access → blacklist old refresh → validate new."""
+        refresh = generate_refresh_token("user1")
+        payload = validate_token(refresh, "refresh")
+        assert payload is not None
+
+        blacklist_token(payload["jti"])
+        result = validate_token(refresh, "refresh")
+        assert result is None
+
+        new_refresh = generate_refresh_token("user1")
+        new_payload = validate_token(new_refresh, "refresh")
+        assert new_payload is not None
+        assert new_payload["jti"] != payload["jti"]
+
+
+# ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+# WebAuthn tests (Phase 2)
+# ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+
+_FAKE_CRED_ID = base64.urlsafe_b64encode(b"fakecred012345").decode().rstrip("=")
+_FAKE_CRED_ID_BYTES = b"fakecred012345"
+_FAKE_PUBLIC_KEY = base64.urlsafe_b64encode(b"fakepubkey01234").decode().rstrip("=")
+_FAKE_CHALLENGE = base64.urlsafe_b64encode(b"fakechallenge!!").decode().rstrip("=")
+
+
+@patch.dict(
+    os.environ,
+    {
+        "VACUUM_WALL_DB_BACKEND": "sqlite",
+        "VACUUM_WALL_DB_PATH": ":memory:",
+        "PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE": "1",
+    },
+)
+class TestWebAuthnConfig:
+    """Test WebAuthn configuration helpers."""
+
+    def test_get_rp_defaults(self) -> None:
+        from lib.webauthn import get_origin, get_rp_id, get_rp_name
+
+        assert get_rp_id() == "localhost"
+        assert get_rp_name() == "Vacuum Wall"
+        assert get_origin() == "http://localhost"
+
+
+@patch.dict(
+    os.environ,
+    {
+        "VACUUM_WALL_DB_BACKEND": "sqlite",
+        "VACUUM_WALL_DB_PATH": ":memory:",
+        "PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE": "1",
+    },
+)
+class TestWebAuthnB64urlHelpers:
+    """Test base64url encoding/decoding used by WebAuthn."""
+
+    def test_b64url_roundtrip(self) -> None:
+        from lib.webauthn import b64u_decode, b64u_encode
+
+        original = b"hello world 123 !@#"
+        encoded = b64u_encode(original)
+        decoded = b64u_decode(encoded)
+        assert decoded == original
+
+    def test_b64url_binary(self) -> None:
+        from lib.webauthn import b64u_decode, b64u_encode
+
+        original = bytes(range(256))
+        encoded = b64u_encode(original)
+        decoded = b64u_decode(encoded)
+        assert decoded == original
+
+
+@patch.dict(
+    os.environ,
+    {
+        "VACUUM_WALL_DB_BACKEND": "sqlite",
+        "VACUUM_WALL_DB_PATH": ":memory:",
+        "PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE": "1",
+    },
+)
+class TestWebAuthnRegistration:
+    """Test WebAuthn registration flow with mocked library."""
+
+    def setup_method(self) -> None:
+        lib.db.reset_db_for_test()
+        get_db()
+
+    def test_create_registration_options_basic(self) -> None:
+        from lib.webauthn import create_registration_options
+
+        options = create_registration_options("testuser")
+
+        assert isinstance(options, dict)
+        assert "challenge" in options
+        assert "rp" in options
+        assert "user" in options
+        assert "pubKeyCredParams" in options
+        assert options["rp"]["id"] == "localhost"
+        assert options["user"]["name"] == "testuser"
+        assert len(options["pubKeyCredParams"]) >= 1
+
+    def test_verify_registration_stores_in_db(self) -> None:
+        from lib.webauthn import b64u_encode
+
+        with patch("lib.webauthn.verify_registration_response") as mock_verify:
+            mock_credential = MagicMock()
+            mock_credential.id = _FAKE_CRED_ID_BYTES
+            mock_credential.public_key = b"fakepubkey01234"
+            mock_credential.sign_count = 0
+
+            col = MagicMock()
+            col.credential = mock_credential
+            mock_verify.return_value = col
+
+            from lib.webauthn import verify_registration
+
+            _insert_cred("testuser")
+
+            result = verify_registration(
+                "testuser",
+                {
+                    "id": _FAKE_CRED_ID,
+                    "rawId": _FAKE_CRED_ID,
+                    "type": "public-key",
+                    "response": {
+                        "clientDataJSON": b64u_encode(b"{}"),
+                        "attestationObject": b64u_encode(b"dummy"),
+                        "transports": [],
+                    },
+                },
+                {"challenge": b64u_encode(b"testchallenge123")},
+                "My Key",
+            )
+
+            assert "id" in result
+            assert result["name"] == "My Key"
+            assert isinstance(result["transports"], list)
+            assert isinstance(result["sign_count"], int)
+
+            cursor = get_db().conn.execute(
+                "SELECT credential_id, name FROM webauthn_creds WHERE name = ?",
+                ("My Key",),
+            )
+            assert len(cursor.fetchall()) == 1
+
+    def test_create_registration_excludes_existing(self) -> None:
+        _insert_cred("testuser", cred_id="existingcred")
+
+        from lib.webauthn import create_registration_options
+
+        options = create_registration_options("testuser")
+
+        # Should contain the existing credential in exclude list
+        exclude_ids = [c["id"] for c in options.get("excludeCredentials", [])]
+        assert "existingcred" in exclude_ids
+
+
+def _insert_cred(
+    username,
+    cred_id="Y3JlZDE",
+    public_key="cGsx",
+    sign_count=0,
+    name="",
+    transports='["internal"]',
+):
+    """Convenience: insert a webauthn_creds row directly.
+
+    Also creates the user in the users table if they don't exist (FK constraint).
+    """
+    conn = get_db().conn
+    conn.execute(
+        "INSERT OR IGNORE INTO users (username, password_hash) VALUES (?, ?)",
+        (username, "testhash"),
+    )
+    conn.execute(
+        "INSERT INTO webauthn_creds (username, credential_id, public_key, sign_count, name, transports) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)",
+        (username, cred_id, public_key, sign_count, name, transports),
+    )
+
+
+@patch.dict(
+    os.environ,
+    {
+        "VACUUM_WALL_DB_BACKEND": "sqlite",
+        "VACUUM_WALL_DB_PATH": ":memory:",
+        "PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE": "1",
+    },
+)
+class TestWebAuthnAuthentication:
+    """Test WebAuthn authentication flow with mocked library."""
+
+    def setup_method(self) -> None:
+        lib.db.reset_db_for_test()
+        get_db()
+
+    def test_create_auth_options_no_credentials(self) -> None:
+        from lib.webauthn import create_authentication_options
+
+        result = create_authentication_options("nonexistentuser")
+        assert result is None
+
+    def test_create_auth_options_with_credentials(self) -> None:
+        _insert_cred("testuser")
+
+        from lib.webauthn import create_authentication_options
+
+        result = create_authentication_options("testuser")
+
+        assert result is not None
+        assert len(result["allowCredentials"]) == 1
+
+    def test_verify_authentication_not_found(self) -> None:
+        from lib.webauthn import verify_authentication
+
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="Credential not found"):
+            verify_authentication(
+                "testuser",
+                {
+                    "id": "nonexistent",
+                    "response": {
+                        "clientDataJSON": "",
+                        "authenticatorData": "",
+                        "signature": "",
+                    },
+                },
+                {"challenge": _FAKE_CHALLENGE},
+            )
+
+    def test_verify_authentication_success(self) -> None:
+        from lib.webauthn import b64u_encode
+
+        _insert_cred("testuser", _FAKE_CRED_ID, _FAKE_PUBLIC_KEY, 0)
+
+        with patch("lib.webauthn.verify_authentication_response") as mock_verify:
+            mock_col = MagicMock()
+            mock_col.credential_sign_count = 1
+            mock_verify.return_value = mock_col
+
+            from lib.webauthn import verify_authentication
+
+            result = verify_authentication(
+                "testuser",
+                {
+                    "id": _FAKE_CRED_ID,
+                    "response": {
+                        "clientDataJSON": b64u_encode(b"{}"),
+                        "authenticatorData": b64u_encode(b"aa"),
+                        "signature": b64u_encode(b"sig"),
+                    },
+                },
+                {"challenge": _FAKE_CHALLENGE, "sign_count": 0},
+            )
+
+            assert result is True
+
+
+@patch.dict(
+    os.environ,
+    {
+        "VACUUM_WALL_DB_BACKEND": "sqlite",
+        "VACUUM_WALL_DB_PATH": ":memory:",
+        "PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE": "1",
+    },
+)
+class TestWebAuthnCredentials:
+    """Test credential listing and removal."""
+
+    def setup_method(self) -> None:
+        lib.db.reset_db_for_test()
+        get_db()
+
+    def test_list_credentials_empty(self) -> None:
+        from lib.webauthn import list_credentials
+
+        assert list_credentials("testuser") == []
+
+    def test_list_credentials_with_data(self) -> None:
+        _insert_cred("testuser", name="My Key", transports='["internal", "hybrid"]')
+
+        from lib.webauthn import list_credentials
+
+        result = list_credentials("testuser")
+        assert len(result) == 1
+        assert result[0]["name"] == "My Key"
+        assert result[0]["sign_count"] == 0
+        assert result[0]["transports"] == ["internal", "hybrid"]
+
+    def test_remove_credential_success(self) -> None:
+        _insert_cred("testuser")
+
+        from lib.webauthn import list_credentials, remove_credential
+
+        result = remove_credential("testuser", "Y3JlZDE")
+        assert result is True
+
+        assert list_credentials("testuser") == []
+
+    def test_remove_credential_not_found(self) -> None:
+        from lib.webauthn import remove_credential
+
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="not found"):
+            remove_credential("testuser", "nonexistent")
+
+    def test_remove_credential_wrong_user(self) -> None:
+        _insert_cred("otheruser", cred_id=_FAKE_CRED_ID)
+
+        from lib.webauthn import remove_credential
+
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="does not belong"):
+            remove_credential("testuser", _FAKE_CRED_ID)
+
+
+# ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+# Multi-user tests (Phase 3)
+# ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+
+
+@patch.dict(
+    os.environ,
+    {
+        "VACUUM_WALL_DB_BACKEND": "sqlite",
+        "VACUUM_WALL_DB_PATH": ":memory:",
+        "PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE": "1",
+    },
+)
+class TestMultiUserAdmin:
+    """Test multi-user admin features: CRUD, permissions, self-deletion."""
+
+    def setup_method(self) -> None:
+        reset_db_for_test()
+        get_db()
+
+    def test_create_user_with_mixed_permissions(self) -> None:
+        """User created with different permission levels per subsystem."""
+        create_user(
+            "mixeduser",
+            "password123",
+            {
+                "firewall": "rw",
+                "network": "read",
+                "logs": "rw",
+                "dhcp": "rw",
+            },
+        )
+        user = get_user("mixeduser")
+        assert user is not None
+        assert user["permissions"]["firewall"] == "rw"
+        assert user["permissions"]["network"] == "read"
+        assert user["permissions"]["logs"] == "rw"
+        assert user["permissions"]["dhcp"] == "rw"
+        assert "prox" not in user["permissions"]
+
+    def test_read_only_permissions(self) -> None:
+        """Verify read-only user can be created and queried."""
+        create_user(
+            "readonly",
+            "password123",
+            {
+                "firewall": "read",
+                "network": "read",
+                "dhcp": "read",
+                "proxy": "read",
+            },
+        )
+        user = get_user("readonly")
+        assert user is not None
+        for _sub, level in user["permissions"].items():
+            assert level == "read"
+
+    def test_update_permissions_replaces_all(self) -> None:
+        """Updating permissions replaces existing set entirely."""
+        create_user(
+            "permchange",
+            "password123",
+            {
+                "firewall": "rw",
+                "network": "rw",
+            },
+        )
+        user = get_user("permchange")
+        assert "firewall" in user["permissions"]
+        assert "network" in user["permissions"]
+        assert "dhcp" not in user["permissions"]
+
+        update_permissions(
+            "permchange",
+            {
+                "dhcp": "rw",
+                "logs": "read",
+            },
+        )
+        user = get_user("permchange")
+        assert "dhcp" in user["permissions"]
+        assert "logs" in user["permissions"]
+        assert "firewall" not in user["permissions"]
+        assert "network" not in user["permissions"]
+
+    def test_create_user_no_permissions(self) -> None:
+        """User created without permissions gets empty permission set."""
+        perms = {"firewall": "rw"}
+        user = create_user("noperm", "password123", perms)
+        assert user["permissions"]["firewall"] == "rw"
+
+        update_permissions("noperm", {})
+        user = get_user("noperm")
+        assert not user["permissions"]
+
+    def test_delete_user_cascades_permissions(self) -> None:
+        """Deleting a user also removes their permission rows."""
+        create_user(
+            "cscduser",
+            "password123",
+            {
+                "firewall": "rw",
+                "network": "read",
+                "auth": "rw",
+            },
+        )
+        user = get_user("cscduser")
+        assert len(user["permissions"]) == 3
+
+        delete_user("cscduser")
+        assert get_user("cscduser") is None
+        # Verify permissions are cascaded-deleted
+        from lib.db import get_db as _get_db
+
+        rows = _get_db().query(Q_SELECT_PERMISSIONS, ("cscduser",))
+        assert len(rows) == 0
+
+    def test_delete_user_cascades_webauthn_creds(self) -> None:
+        """Deleting a user also removes their WebAuthn credentials."""
+        _insert_cred("wgscduser", cred_id="test-cred-id-123")
+
+        from lib.webauthn import list_credentials
+
+        creds = list_credentials("wgscduser")
+        assert len(creds) == 1
+
+        delete_user("wgscduser")
+        creds = list_credentials("wgscduser")
+        assert len(creds) == 0
+
+    def test_self_deletion_prevention(self) -> None:
+        """Self-deletion is prevented at the Flask blueprint layer.
+
+        The daemon handler accepts the delete request but trusts the Flask
+        middleware (which has _user_ctx) to block self-deletion first.
+
+        This test verifies the handler still works for normal deletion.
+        The Flask blueprint test verifies self-deletion blocking.
+        """
+        from daemon.handlers.auth import auth_delete_user
+
+        create_user("admin", "password123", {"auth": "rw"})
+        create_user("target", "password123", {"firewall": "read"})
+
+        # Handler can delete other users
+        mock_request = MagicMock()
+        result = auth_delete_user(mock_request, {"username": "target"})
+        assert result["ok"] is True
+        assert get_user("target") is None
+
+    def test_flask_self_deletion_logic(self) -> None:
+        """Flask blueprint blocks self-deletion: verify the guard logic."""
+        # The blueprint check is a simple comparison:
+        #   user_ctx.get("username") == username
+        # We verify this logic directly.
+
+        # Self-deletion scenario: same user
+        user_ctx = {"username": "alice"}
+        username = "alice"
+        # When user_ctx is not None and username matches, blueprint blocks
+        assert user_ctx is not None
+        assert user_ctx.get("username") == username  # Would trigger 403
+
+        # Different user scenario
+        user_ctx2 = {"username": "admin"}
+        username2 = "alice"
+        # When usernames differ, deletion proceeds
+        assert user_ctx2.get("username") != username2
+
+        # No context scenario
+        user_ctx3 = None
+        # When user_ctx is None, delete proceeds (no guard)
+        assert user_ctx3 is None  # No guard triggered
+
+    def test_self_deletion_prevention_no_context(self) -> None:
+        """When _user_ctx is not set, deletion proceeds (direct daemon call)."""
+        from daemon.handlers.auth import auth_delete_user
+
+        create_user("directuser", "password123", {"firewall": "read"})
+
+        # No _user_ctx — daemon called directly (e.g., batch API)
+        mock_request = MagicMock()
+        mock_request._user_ctx = None
+        result = auth_delete_user(mock_request, {"username": "directuser"})
+        assert result["ok"] is True
+        assert get_user("directuser") is None
+
+    def test_multiple_users_independent_states(self) -> None:
+        """Multiple users maintain independent password and permission state."""
+        create_user("user_a", "pass_a", {"firewall": "rw"})
+        create_user("user_b", "pass_b", {"dhcp": "read"})
+
+        # Passwords are independent
+        assert verify_user_password("user_a", "pass_a") is not None
+        assert verify_user_password("user_a", "pass_b") is None
+        assert verify_user_password("user_b", "pass_b") is not None
+        assert verify_user_password("user_b", "pass_a") is None
+
+        # Permissions are independent
+        perms_a = get_user("user_a")["permissions"]
+        perms_b = get_user("user_b")["permissions"]
+        assert "firewall" in perms_a
+        assert "dhcp" not in perms_a
+        assert "dhcp" in perms_b
+        assert "firewall" not in perms_b
+
+        # Updating one user doesn't affect the other
+        update_permissions("user_a", {"logs": "rw"})
+        perms_b_after = get_user("user_b")["permissions"]
+        assert "dhcp" in perms_b_after
+        assert "logs" not in perms_b_after
+
+    def test_permission_update_nonexistent_user(self) -> None:
+        """Updating permissions for a nonexistent user raises ValueError."""
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="not found"):
+            update_permissions("nonexistent", {"firewall": "rw"})
+
+    def test_list_users_with_permissions(self) -> None:
+        """list_users returns all users with their full permission dicts."""
+        create_user("alice", "pass1", {"firewall": "rw", "network": "read"})
+        create_user("bob", "pass2", {"dhcp": "rw", "auth": "rw"})
+        create_user("charlie", "pass3", {})
+
+        users = list_users()
+        assert len(users) == 3
+
+        by_name = {u["username"]: u for u in users}
+
+        assert "firewall" in by_name["alice"]["permissions"]
+        assert "network" in by_name["alice"]["permissions"]
+        assert "dhcp" not in by_name["alice"]["permissions"]
+
+        assert "dhcp" in by_name["bob"]["permissions"]
+        assert "auth" in by_name["bob"]["permissions"]
+
+        assert not by_name["charlie"]["permissions"]
+
+    def test_all_subsystems_constant(self) -> None:
+        """ALL_SUBSYSTEMS contains expected subsystem names."""
+        from lib.auth_users import ALL_SUBSYSTEMS
+
+        expected = {
+            "firewall",
+            "network",
+            "dhcp",
+            "proxy",
+            "certs",
+            "wireguard",
+            "logs",
+            "status",
+            "auth",
+        }
+        assert set(ALL_SUBSYSTEMS) == expected
+
+
+class TestPermissionMiddleware:
+    """Test Flask middleware permission enforcement logic.
+
+    These tests verify the permission checking logic that would be applied
+    by the Flask before_request middleware (server._auth_middleware).
+    """
+
+    def test_permission_check_read_allowed(self) -> None:
+        """GET requests allowed with 'read' or 'rw' for the subsystem."""
+        from webui.server import _has_permission
+
+        perms = {"firewall": "read"}
+        assert _has_permission(perms, "firewall", "GET") is True
+
+        perms_rw = {"firewall": "rw"}
+        assert _has_permission(perms_rw, "firewall", "GET") is True
+
+    def test_permission_check_read_denied_write(self) -> None:
+        """Non-GET requests denied with 'read' permission."""
+        from webui.server import _has_permission
+
+        perms = {"firewall": "read"}
+        assert _has_permission(perms, "firewall", "POST") is False
+        assert _has_permission(perms, "firewall", "DELETE") is False
+
+    def test_permission_check_rw_allowed(self) -> None:
+        """'rw' permission allows all HTTP methods."""
+        from webui.server import _has_permission
+
+        perms = {"firewall": "rw"}
+        assert _has_permission(perms, "firewall", "GET") is True
+        assert _has_permission(perms, "firewall", "POST") is True
+        assert _has_permission(perms, "firewall", "DELETE") is True
+
+    def test_permission_check_no_access(self) -> None:
+        """Missing subsystem permission denies all access."""
+        from webui.server import _has_permission
+
+        perms = {"logs": "read"}
+        assert _has_permission(perms, "firewall", "GET") is False
+        assert _has_permission(perms, "firewall", "POST") is False
+
+    def test_subsystem_extraction(self) -> None:
+        """Subsystem name correctly extracted from API path."""
+        from webui.server import _subsystem_from_path
+
+        assert _subsystem_from_path("/api/firewall/config") == "firewall"
+        assert _subsystem_from_path("/api/auth/users") == "auth"
+        assert _subsystem_from_path("/api/dhcp/leases/subpath") == "dhcp"
+        assert _subsystem_from_path("/") is None
+        assert _subsystem_from_path("/static/app.js") is None

tests/test_server.py

@@ -30,7 +30,11 @@ class TestSPARoutes:
 
     def test_api_routes_still_work(self, client):
         resp = client.get("/api/firewall/zones")
-        assert resp.status_code in (200, 500)
+        assert resp.status_code in (401, 500)
+        data = resp.get_json()
+        assert data is not None
+        assert data.get("ok") is False
+        assert data.get("error") == "unauthorized"
 
 
 class TestWsUrlGeneration:
@@ -47,8 +51,9 @@ class TestBlueprintsRegistered:
     def test_all_blueprints_registered(self, client):
         from webui.server import BLUEPRINTS
 
-        assert len(BLUEPRINTS) == 8
+        assert len(BLUEPRINTS) == 9
         names = [name for name, _ in BLUEPRINTS]
+        assert "auth" in names
         assert "firewall" in names
         assert "network" in names
         assert "dhcp" in names

webui/api/auth.py

@@ -0,0 +1,352 @@
+"""Authentication API blueprint.
+
+Exposed at /api/auth/* and delegates all operations to vacuum-walld.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import logging
+
+from flask import Blueprint, request
+
+from daemon.client import delete, get, post
+from daemon.iface import (
+    DELETE_AUTH_USER,
+    DELETE_AUTH_WEBAUTHN_CREDENTIAL,
+    GET_AUTH_SESSION,
+    GET_AUTH_USERS,
+    GET_AUTH_WEBAUTHN_CREDENTIAL_COUNTS,
+    GET_AUTH_WEBAUTHN_CREDENTIALS,
+    POST_AUTH_LOGIN,
+    POST_AUTH_LOGOUT,
+    POST_AUTH_PASSWORD,
+    POST_AUTH_REFRESH,
+    POST_AUTH_USER_CREATE,
+    POST_AUTH_USER_UPDATE,
+    POST_AUTH_WEBAUTHN_AUTHENTICATE_BEGIN,
+    POST_AUTH_WEBAUTHN_AUTHENTICATE_FINISH,
+    POST_AUTH_WEBAUTHN_REGISTER_BEGIN,
+    POST_AUTH_WEBAUTHN_REGISTER_FINISH,
+)
+from webui.api.common import _error, _ok
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+bp = Blueprint("auth", __name__)
+
+
+@bp.route("/login", methods=["POST"])
+def login():
+    """Authenticate user with username and password.
+
+    Endpoint:
+        POST /api/auth/login
+    Body:
+        { "username": "admin", "password": "secretpass" }
+    Returns:
+        { "tokens": { "access_token": "...", "refresh_token": "..." },
+          "user": { "id": 1, "username": "admin" },
+          "permissions": { ... } }
+    """
+    try:
+        body = request.get_json(silent=True) or {}
+        return _ok(post(POST_AUTH_LOGIN, body))
+    except Exception as exc:
+        logger.error("Login failed: %s", exc)
+        return _error(str(exc), 401)
+
+
+@bp.route("/logout", methods=["POST"])
+def logout():
+    """Invalidate current session by blacklisting access and refresh tokens.
+
+    Endpoint:
+        POST /api/auth/logout
+    Body:
+        { "refresh_token": "..." }  -- client-provided refresh token
+    Returns:
+        { "ok": true }
+    """
+    try:
+        client_body = request.get_json(silent=True) or {}
+        body = {
+            **(request._user_ctx or {}),
+            "refresh_token": client_body.get("refresh_token"),
+        }
+        return _ok(post(POST_AUTH_LOGOUT, body))
+    except RuntimeError as exc:
+        logger.error("Logout failed: %s", exc)
+        return _error(str(exc), 500)
+
+
+@bp.route("/refresh", methods=["POST"])
+def refresh():
+    """Rotate tokens using a refresh token.
+
+    Endpoint:
+        POST /api/auth/refresh
+    Body:
+        { "refresh_token": "..." }
+    Returns:
+        { "tokens": { ... }, "user": { ... }, "permissions": { ... } }
+    """
+    try:
+        body = request.get_json(silent=True) or {}
+        return _ok(post(POST_AUTH_REFRESH, body))
+    except Exception as exc:
+        logger.error("Token refresh failed: %s", exc)
+        return _error(str(exc), 401)
+
+
+@bp.route("/session", methods=["GET"])
+def session():
+    """Return current user session info.
+
+    Endpoint:
+        GET /api/auth/session
+    Returns:
+        { "user": { ... }, "permissions": { ... } }
+    """
+    try:
+        return _ok(get(GET_AUTH_SESSION, {**(request._user_ctx or {})}))
+    except Exception as exc:
+        logger.error("Session check failed: %s", exc)
+        return _error(str(exc), 401)
+
+
+@bp.route("/password", methods=["POST"])
+def change_password():
+    """Change own password.
+
+    Endpoint:
+        POST /api/auth/password
+    Body:
+        { "oldPassword": "...", "newPassword": "..." }
+    Returns:
+        { "ok": true }
+    """
+    try:
+        body = request.get_json(silent=True) or {}
+        user_ctx = getattr(request, "_user_ctx", None)
+        if user_ctx is not None:
+            body["username"] = user_ctx["username"]
+        return _ok(post(POST_AUTH_PASSWORD, body))
+    except Exception as exc:
+        logger.error("Password change failed: %s", exc)
+        return _error(str(exc), 400)
+
+
+@bp.route("/users", methods=["GET"])
+def list_users():
+    """List all users.
+
+    Endpoint:
+        GET /api/auth/users
+    Returns:
+        { "users": [{ "id": 1, "username": "...", "permissions": { ... }, ... }] }
+    """
+    try:
+        return _ok(get(GET_AUTH_USERS))
+    except RuntimeError as exc:
+        logger.error("List users failed: %s", exc)
+        return _error(str(exc), 500)
+
+
+@bp.route("/users", methods=["POST"])
+def create_user():
+    """Create a new user.
+
+    Endpoint:
+        POST /api/auth/users
+    Body:
+        { "username": "...", "password": "...", "permissions": { ... } }
+    Returns:
+        { "ok": true, "id": ..., "username": "...", "permissions": { ... } }
+    """
+    try:
+        body = request.get_json(silent=True) or {}
+        return _ok(post(POST_AUTH_USER_CREATE, body))
+    except Exception as exc:
+        logger.error("Create user failed: %s", exc)
+        return _error(str(exc), 400)
+
+
+@bp.route("/users/<username>", methods=["POST"])
+def update_user(username: str):
+    """Update user permissions.
+
+    Endpoint:
+        POST /api/auth/users/<username>
+    Body:
+        { "permissions": { ... } }
+    Returns:
+        { "ok": true, "id": ..., "username": "..." }
+    """
+    try:
+        body = {**(request.get_json(silent=True) or {}), "username": username}
+        return _ok(post(POST_AUTH_USER_UPDATE, body))
+    except Exception as exc:
+        err = str(exc)
+        status = 404 if "not found" in err.lower() else 400
+        logger.error("Update user failed: %s", exc)
+        return _error(err, status)
+
+
+@bp.route("/users/<username>", methods=["DELETE"])
+def delete_user(username: str):
+    """Delete a user.
+
+    Endpoint:
+        DELETE /api/auth/users/<username>
+    Returns:
+        { "ok": true }
+    """
+    # Prevent self-deletion
+    user_ctx = getattr(request, "_user_ctx", None)
+    if user_ctx is not None and user_ctx.get("username") == username:
+        return _error("Cannot delete your own account", 403)
+    try:
+        return _ok(delete(DELETE_AUTH_USER, {"username": username}))
+    except Exception as exc:
+        err = str(exc)
+        status = 404 if "not found" in err.lower() else 400
+        logger.error("Delete user failed: %s", exc)
+        return _error(err, status)
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# WebAuthn routes
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+@bp.route("/webauthn/register-begin", methods=["POST"])
+def webauthn_register_begin():
+    """Begin WebAuthn registration.
+
+    Endpoint:
+        POST /api/auth/webauthn/register-begin
+    Body:
+        { "username": "..." }
+    Returns:
+        Registration options for navigator.credentials.create()
+    """
+    try:
+        body = request.get_json(silent=True) or {}
+        return _ok(post(POST_AUTH_WEBAUTHN_REGISTER_BEGIN, body))
+    except Exception as exc:
+        logger.error("WebAuthn register begin failed: %s", exc)
+        return _error(str(exc), 400)
+
+
+@bp.route("/webauthn/register-finish", methods=["POST"])
+def webauthn_register_finish():
+    """Finish WebAuthn registration.
+
+    Endpoint:
+        POST /api/auth/webauthn/register-finish
+    Body:
+        { "username": "...", "credential_response": {...}, "registration_options": {...}, "name": "..." }
+    Returns:
+        { "ok": true, "credential": {...} }
+    """
+    try:
+        body = request.get_json(silent=True) or {}
+        return _ok(post(POST_AUTH_WEBAUTHN_REGISTER_FINISH, body))
+    except Exception as exc:
+        logger.error("WebAuthn register finish failed: %s", exc)
+        return _error(str(exc), 400)
+
+
+@bp.route("/webauthn/authenticate-begin", methods=["POST"])
+def webauthn_authenticate_begin():
+    """Begin WebAuthn authentication (public endpoint).
+
+    Endpoint:
+        POST /api/auth/webauthn/authenticate-begin
+    Body:
+        { "username": "..." }
+    Returns:
+        Authentication options for navigator.credentials.get()
+        or { "no_webauthn": true } if user has no credentials.
+    """
+    try:
+        body = request.get_json(silent=True) or {}
+        return _ok(post(POST_AUTH_WEBAUTHN_AUTHENTICATE_BEGIN, body))
+    except Exception as exc:
+        logger.error("WebAuthn authenticate begin failed: %s", exc)
+        return _error(str(exc), 400)
+
+
+@bp.route("/webauthn/authenticate-finish", methods=["POST"])
+def webauthn_authenticate_finish():
+    """Finish WebAuthn authentication (public endpoint).
+
+    Endpoint:
+        POST /api/auth/webauthn/authenticate-finish
+    Body:
+        { "username": "...", "assertion_response": {...}, "auth_options": {...} }
+    Returns:
+        { "tokens": {...}, "user": {...}, "permissions": {...} }
+    """
+    try:
+        body = request.get_json(silent=True) or {}
+        return _ok(post(POST_AUTH_WEBAUTHN_AUTHENTICATE_FINISH, body))
+    except Exception as exc:
+        logger.error("WebAuthn authenticate finish failed: %s", exc)
+        return _error(str(exc), 401)
+
+
+@bp.route("/webauthn/credentials", methods=["GET"])
+def webauthn_credentials_list():
+    """List registered WebAuthn credentials.
+
+    Endpoint:
+        GET /api/auth/webauthn/credentials
+    Returns:
+        { "credentials": [...] }
+    """
+    try:
+        return _ok(get(GET_AUTH_WEBAUTHN_CREDENTIALS, {**(request._user_ctx or {})}))
+    except Exception as exc:
+        logger.error("List WebAuthn credentials failed: %s", exc)
+        return _error(str(exc), 500)
+
+
+@bp.route("/webauthn/credential-counts", methods=["GET"])
+def webauthn_credential_counts():
+    """Return credential counts for all users.
+
+    Admin endpoint — returns a dict mapping usernames to credential counts.
+
+    Endpoint:
+        GET /api/auth/webauthn/credential-counts
+    Returns:
+        { "counts": { "username": 2, ... } }
+    """
+    try:
+        return _ok(get(GET_AUTH_WEBAUTHN_CREDENTIAL_COUNTS))
+    except RuntimeError as exc:
+        logger.error("List credential counts failed: %s", exc)
+        return _error(str(exc), 500)
+
+
+@bp.route("/webauthn/creds/<credential_id>", methods=["DELETE"])
+def webauthn_remove_credential(credential_id: str):
+    """Remove a WebAuthn credential.
+
+    Endpoint:
+        DELETE /api/auth/webauthn/creds/<credential_id>
+    Returns:
+        { "ok": true }
+    """
+    try:
+        return _ok(
+            delete(
+                DELETE_AUTH_WEBAUTHN_CREDENTIAL,
+                {**(request._user_ctx or {}), "credential_id": credential_id},
+            )
+        )
+    except Exception as exc:
+        err = str(exc)
+        status = 404 if "not found" in err.lower() else 400
+        logger.error("Remove WebAuthn credential failed: %s", exc)
+        return _error(err, status)

webui/server.py

@@ -14,10 +14,13 @@ import sys
 import time
 from pathlib import Path
 
-from flask import Flask, abort, request
+from flask import Flask, abort, jsonify, request
 from werkzeug.middleware.proxy_fix import ProxyFix
 
+from lib.auth import validate_token
+from lib.db import get_db
 from lib.logging import setup_logging
+from webui.api.auth import bp as auth_bp
 from webui.api.certs import bp as certs_bp
 from webui.api.dhcp import bp as dhcp_bp
 from webui.api.firewall import bp as firewall_bp
@@ -86,6 +89,9 @@ app.config["SEND_FILE_MAX_AGE_DEFAULT"] = 5 if _DEV_MODE else 31536000
 # Flask is behind nginx — trust X-Forwarded-* headers for scheme/host detection
 app.wsgi_app = ProxyFix(app.wsgi_app, x_for=1, x_proto=1, x_host=1, x_prefix=1)
 
+get_db()
+
+app.register_blueprint(auth_bp, url_prefix="/api/auth")
 app.register_blueprint(firewall_bp, url_prefix="/api/firewall")
 app.register_blueprint(network_bp, url_prefix="/api/network")
 app.register_blueprint(dhcp_bp, url_prefix="/api/dhcp")
@@ -96,6 +102,7 @@ app.register_blueprint(logs_bp, url_prefix="/api/logs")
 app.register_blueprint(status_bp, url_prefix="/api/status")
 
 BLUEPRINTS = [
+    ("auth", auth_bp),
     ("firewall", firewall_bp),
     ("network", network_bp),
     ("dhcp", dhcp_bp),
@@ -109,6 +116,90 @@ BLUEPRINTS = [
 for name, _ in BLUEPRINTS:
     logger.info("Registered blueprint '%s' at /api/%s", name, name)
 
+# ── Public endpoints (no auth required) ──
+_AUTH_EXEMPT = {
+    ("GET", "/"),
+    ("POST", "/api/auth/login"),
+    ("POST", "/api/auth/refresh"),
+    ("POST", "/api/auth/webauthn/authenticate-begin"),
+    ("POST", "/api/auth/webauthn/authenticate-finish"),
+}
+
+
+def _subsystem_from_path(path: str) -> str | None:
+    """Extract subsystem name from API path."""
+    if not path.startswith("/api/"):
+        return None
+    parts = path.split("/")
+    if len(parts) >= 3:
+        return parts[2]
+    return None
+
+
+def _has_permission(perms: dict, subsystem: str, method: str) -> bool:
+    """Check if user has permission for subsystem + method."""
+    level = perms.get(subsystem)
+    if method == "GET":
+        return level in ("read", "rw")
+    return level == "rw"
+
+
+# ── JWT authentication middleware ──
+
+
+@app.before_request
+def _auth_middleware():
+    """Validate JWT from Authorization header for API routes.
+
+    Exempts: static routes, vendor files, and public auth endpoints.
+    Attaches request._user_ctx with user info for downstream handlers.
+    """
+    method = request.method
+    path = request.path
+
+    # Exempt specific paths
+    if (method, path) in _AUTH_EXEMPT:
+        return
+    if method == "GET" and path.startswith("/vendor/"):
+        return
+    if method in ("GET", "HEAD") and path.startswith("/static/"):
+        return
+
+    # For non-API routes, skip auth
+    if not path.startswith("/api/"):
+        return
+
+    # Extract token from Authorization header
+    auth_header = request.headers.get("Authorization", "")
+    if not auth_header.startswith("Bearer "):
+        return jsonify({"ok": False, "error": "unauthorized"}), 401
+
+    token_string = auth_header[7:]  # strip "Bearer "
+    payload = validate_token(token_string, token_type="access")
+    if payload is None:
+        return jsonify({"ok": False, "error": "unauthorized"}), 401
+
+    username = payload.get("sub")
+    if not username:
+        return jsonify({"ok": False, "error": "unauthorized"}), 401
+
+    # Check subsystem permissions
+    subsystem = _subsystem_from_path(path)
+    if subsystem:
+        perms = payload.get("permissions", {})
+        if subsystem not in perms:
+            return jsonify({"ok": False, "error": "forbidden"}), 403
+        if not _has_permission(perms, subsystem, method):
+            return jsonify({"ok": False, "error": "forbidden"}), 403
+
+    request._user_ctx = {
+        "username": username,
+        "permissions": perms if subsystem else payload.get("permissions", {}),
+        "jti": payload.get("jti"),
+    }
+    return
+
+
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Request logging
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

webui/static/app.js

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { h, render, Link, hComp, ToastContainer, connect, apiFetch, modelRegister, modelFetch, reactive } from '/static/hoover/index.js?v=10';
+import { h, render, Link, hComp, ToastContainer, connect, apiFetch, modelRegister, modelFetch, reactive, initAuth, getAuthToken, checkSession } from '/static/hoover/index.js?v=10';
 
 import DashboardPage from '/static/pages/dashboard.js?v=11';
 import InterfacesPage from '/static/pages/interfaces.js?v=9';
@@ -12,9 +12,12 @@ import CertsPage from '/static/pages/certs.js?v=9';
 import WireguardPage from '/static/pages/wireguard.js?v=9';
 import LogsPage from '/static/pages/logs.js?v=9';
 import NotFoundPage from '/static/pages/notfound.js?v=9';
+import LoginPage from '/static/pages/login.js';
+import PasskeysPage from '/static/pages/passkeys.js';
+import UsersPage from '/static/pages/users.js';
 
 /* ── Navigation items ──────────────────────────────────────── */
-const Nav = [
+const _NavBase = [
     { path: '/dashboard',  label: 'Dashboard'  },
     { path: '/interfaces', label: 'Interfaces' },
     { path: '/zones',      label: 'Zones'      },
@@ -28,6 +31,15 @@ const Nav = [
     { path: '/logs',       label: 'Logs'       },
 ];
 
+function getNav() {
+    const nav = [..._NavBase];
+    const perms = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem('vw:permissions') || 'null');
+    if (perms && perms.auth === 'rw') {
+        nav.push({ path: '/users', label: 'Users' });
+    }
+    return nav;
+}
+
 modelRegister('firewall', {
     subsystem: 'firewall',
     fetch: async () => {
@@ -174,14 +186,17 @@ modelRegister('status', {
     },
 });
 
-/* ── Initial fetch ─────────────────────────────────────────── */
+/* ── Initial fetch (after auth check) ───────────────────────── */
-for (const name of ['firewall', 'network', 'dnsmasq', 'nginx', 'backends', 'wireguard', 'acme', 'status']) {
+function fetchInitialData() {
-    modelFetch(name);
+    for (const name of ['firewall', 'network', 'dnsmasq', 'nginx', 'backends', 'wireguard', 'acme', 'status']) {
+        modelFetch(name);
+    }
+    modelFetch('logs', 'journal');
 }
-modelFetch('logs', 'journal');
 
 /* ── Page map ──────────────────────────────────────────────── */
 const Pages = {
+    login:       LoginPage,
     dashboard:   DashboardPage,
     interfaces:  InterfacesPage,
     zones:       ZonesPage,
@@ -193,11 +208,14 @@ const Pages = {
     certs:       CertsPage,
     wireguard:   WireguardPage,
     logs:        LogsPage,
+    passkeys:    PasskeysPage,
+    users:       UsersPage,
 };
 
 /* ── Router ────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
 const router = {
     state: reactive({ path: location.hash.slice(1) || '/dashboard' }),
+    isAuthenticated: false,
     component() {
         const name = this.state.path.replace(/^\//, '');
         const page = Pages[name] || NotFoundPage;
@@ -213,10 +231,11 @@ window.addEventListener('hashchange', () => {
 /* ── Sidebar render root ───────────────────────────────────── */
 function Sidebar() {
     const current = router.state.path;
+    const nav = getNav();
     return h('div', { class: 'sidebar' },
         h('div', { class: 'logo' }, 'Vacuum Wall'),
         h('nav', null,
-            Nav.map(item =>
+            nav.map(item =>
                 Link({
                     path: item.path,
                     class: current === item.path ? 'active' : '',
@@ -236,17 +255,26 @@ function MainContent() {
 }
 
 /* ── Init ──────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
-export function initApp() {
+export async function initApp() {
     const sidebarEl = document.getElementById('sidebar');
     const mainEl = document.getElementById('main');
     if (sidebarEl && mainEl) {
         render(sidebarEl, Sidebar);
         render(mainEl, MainContent);
     }
-    // Defer connect() after the first render microtask settles to prevent
+
-    // the initial requestUpdate() from triggering a second commit while
+    // Check auth state before connecting WS
-    // the vnode tree is still being finalized.
+    const ok = await initAuth();
-    setTimeout(connect, 0);
+    if (ok) {
+        router.isAuthenticated = true;
+        fetchInitialData();
+        setTimeout(connect, 0);
+    } else {
+        // No valid session — redirect to login
+        if (router.state.path !== '/login') {
+            window.location.hash = '/login';
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 if (document.readyState === 'loading') {

webui/static/hoover/api.js

@@ -1,20 +1,123 @@
 /**
  * Hoover — api.js
  *
- * JSON-friendly fetch wrapper with automatic header management.
+ * JSON-friendly fetch wrapper with automatic header management and JWT auth.
  * Toast notification system with auto-dismiss.
  * Modal processing guard for async form submissions.
  */
 
-import { modelFetch } from './model.js?v=9';
+import { modelFetch } from './model.js?v=10';
 import { requestUpdate } from './reactivity.js?v=9';
 import { isModalProcessing, setModalProcessing, refreshModals } from './components/modal.js?v=9';
 
+/**
+ * Global state — shared with auth.js component.
+ *
+ * ``window.__auth_token__`` — current access token (in memory, cleared on reload).
+ * ``localStorage['vw:refresh']`` — refresh token (survives reload).
+ * ``localStorage['vw:access_ttl']`` — access token TTL in ms for refresh scheduling.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Inject ``Authorization: Bearer <token>`` header from ``window.__auth_token__``.
+ * Returns undefined when no token is available.
+ *
+ * @returns {string|undefined}
+ */
+function getAuthToken() {
+    return window.__auth_token__;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Store access token in memory and schedule refresh.
+ *
+ * @param {string} token
+ */
+function setAuthToken(token) {
+    window.__auth_token__ = token;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Clear all auth tokens from memory and storage.
+ */
+function clearAuthTokens() {
+    window.__auth_token__ = undefined;
+    localStorage.removeItem('vw:refresh');
+    localStorage.removeItem('vw:access_ttl');
+    localStorage.removeItem('vw:user');
+    if (typeof window.__authRefreshTimer__ !== 'undefined') {
+        clearTimeout(window.__authRefreshTimer__);
+        window.__authRefreshTimer__ = undefined;
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Read refresh token and access TTL from localStorage.
+ * @returns {{refresh?: string, ttl?: number}}
+ */
+function getStoredAuth() {
+    return {
+        refresh: localStorage.getItem('vw:refresh'),
+        ttl: parseInt(localStorage.getItem('vw:access_ttl'), 10) || 900000,
+    };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Attempt to refresh the access token using the stored refresh token.
+ *
+ * Sends:  POST /api/auth/refresh  { refresh_token: ... }
+ * On success: updates ``window.__auth_token__`` and ``localStorage['vw:refresh']``.
+ * On failure: clears all tokens.
+ *
+ * @returns {Promise<boolean>} ``true`` if refresh succeeded
+ */
+async function tryRefreshToken() {
+    const stored = getStoredAuth();
+    if (!stored.refresh) return false;
+
+    try {
+        const res = await fetch('/api/auth/refresh', {
+            method: 'POST',
+            headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json', Accept: 'application/json' },
+            body: JSON.stringify({ refresh_token: stored.refresh }),
+            credentials: 'same-origin',
+        });
+        if (res.status !== 200) {
+            clearAuthTokens();
+            return false;
+        }
+        const json = await res.json();
+        if (!json.ok || !json.data?.tokens) {
+            clearAuthTokens();
+            return false;
+        }
+        const tokens = json.data.tokens;
+        window.__auth_token__ = tokens.access_token;
+        localStorage.setItem('vw:refresh', tokens.refresh_token);
+        localStorage.setItem('vw:access_ttl', String((json.data.access_ttl || 900) * 1000));
+        localStorage.setItem('vw:user', JSON.stringify(json.data.user));
+        return true;
+    } catch {
+        clearAuthTokens();
+        return false;
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Redirect to login page, clearing tokens.
+ */
+function redirectLogin() {
+    clearAuthTokens();
+    window.location.href = '/#/login';
+}
+
 /**
  * JSON-friendly fetch wrapper.
  *
  * Automatically sets Content-Type for object bodies, parses JSON
  * responses, and normalises the result to { ok, data, error, status }.
+ * Injects ``Authorization: Bearer`` header when a token is present.
+ * On 401, tries token refresh once; on persistent failure, redirects to login.
  *
  * @param {string} url       – Target URL
  * @param {object} [options] – Fetch options (method, body, headers, …)
@@ -23,6 +126,10 @@ import { isModalProcessing, setModalProcessing, refreshModals } from './componen
 export async function apiFetch(url, options = {}) {
     const { method = 'GET', body, ...opts } = options;
     const headers = { 'Accept': 'application/json', ...opts.headers };
+    const token = getAuthToken();
+    if (token) {
+        headers['Authorization'] = 'Bearer ' + token;
+    }
 
     if (body && typeof body === 'object' && !(body instanceof FormData)) {
         headers['Content-Type'] = 'application/json';
@@ -30,12 +137,21 @@ export async function apiFetch(url, options = {}) {
     }
 
     try {
-        const res  = await fetch(url, { method, headers, body: options.body, credentials: 'same-origin', ...opts });
+        const res = await fetch(url, { method, headers, body: options.body, credentials: 'same-origin', ...opts });
         if (opts.signal?.aborted) {
             return { ok: false, data: null, error: 'Aborted', status: 0 };
         }
-        if (res.status === 401) {
+        if (res.status === 401 && getAuthToken()) {
-            window.location.reload();
+            const refreshed = await tryRefreshToken();
+            if (refreshed) {
+                headers['Authorization'] = 'Bearer ' + getAuthToken();
+                const retryRes = await fetch(url, { method, headers, body: options.body, credentials: 'same-origin', ...opts });
+                const json = await retryRes.json();
+                if (retryRes.ok) {
+                    return { ok: json.ok, data: json.ok ? json.data : json, error: null, status: retryRes.status };
+                }
+            }
+            redirectLogin();
             return { ok: false, data: null, error: 'Session expired', status: 401 };
         }
         const json = await res.json();
@@ -49,6 +165,11 @@ export async function apiFetch(url, options = {}) {
     }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Export auth helpers for use by other modules.
+ */
+export { setAuthToken, clearAuthTokens, getAuthToken, tryRefreshToken, redirectLogin };
+
 /** ─── Toast notifications ────────────────────────────────── */
 
 /** Toast notification queue. Exported for ToastContainer component. */
@@ -195,7 +316,6 @@ export function formAction(fn) {
     return async () => {
         if (isModalProcessing()) return;
         setModalProcessing(true);
-        refreshModals();
         try {
             await fn();
         } catch (e) {
@@ -244,13 +364,13 @@ export function apiSubmit(opts) {
             handler: async () => {
                 if (isModalProcessing()) return;
                 setModalProcessing(true);
-                refreshModals();
                 try {
                     const b = body ? body() : {};
                     if (validate) {
                         const err = validate(b);
                         if (err) { toast(err, 'error'); return; }
                     }
+                    refreshModals();
                     const res = await apiFetch(url, { method, body: b });
                     if (res.ok) {
                         const synced = res.data?.synced;

webui/static/hoover/components/auth.js

@@ -0,0 +1,268 @@
+/**
+ * Hoover — auth.js
+ *
+ * Token refresh scheduler, session check, logout.
+ */
+
+import { apiFetch, setAuthToken, clearAuthTokens, redirectLogin, getAuthToken, tryRefreshToken, toast } from '../api.js?v=12';
+
+/**
+ * Schedule a token refresh based on the access token TTL stored in localStorage.
+ * The refresh fires at TTL - 60 seconds to allow the browser to refresh smoothly.
+ */
+export function scheduleTokenRefresh() {
+    if (typeof window.__authRefreshTimer__ !== 'undefined') {
+        clearTimeout(window.__authRefreshTimer__);
+    }
+    const ttl = parseInt(localStorage.getItem('vw:access_ttl'), 10) || 900000;
+    const delay = Math.max(ttl - 60000, 30000);
+
+    window.__authRefreshTimer__ = setTimeout(async () => {
+        const ok = await tryRefreshToken();
+        if (ok) {
+            scheduleTokenRefresh();
+        }
+    }, delay);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Stop the refresh timer (e.g. user logs out or page unloads).
+ */
+export function cancelTokenRefresh() {
+    if (typeof window.__authRefreshTimer__ !== 'undefined') {
+        clearTimeout(window.__authRefreshTimer__);
+        window.__authRefreshTimer__ = undefined;
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Check the current session by calling GET /api/auth/session.
+ * Returns true if the session is valid.
+ *
+ * @returns {Promise<boolean>}
+ */
+export async function checkSession() {
+    const result = await apiFetch('/api/auth/session');
+    if (result.ok) {
+        const { user, permissions } = result.data || {};
+        if (user) {
+            localStorage.setItem('vw:user', JSON.stringify(user));
+            if (permissions) {
+                localStorage.setItem('vw:permissions', JSON.stringify(permissions));
+            }
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Logout: blacklist current token and clear auth state, then redirect to login.
+ */
+export async function logout() {
+    const token = getAuthToken();
+    if (token) {
+        try {
+            const headers = {
+                'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+                'Accept': 'application/json',
+                'Authorization': 'Bearer ' + token,
+            };
+            const refresh = localStorage.getItem('vw:refresh');
+            await fetch('/api/auth/logout', {
+                method: 'POST',
+                headers,
+                credentials: 'same-origin',
+                body: JSON.stringify({ refresh_token: refresh || '' }),
+            });
+        } catch {
+            // ignore errors, we're clearing everything anyway
+        }
+    }
+    cancelTokenRefresh();
+    clearAuthTokens();
+    redirectLogin();
+}
+
+/**
+ * Initialize auth state on page load.
+ * Checks stored tokens, validates session, and schedules refresh.
+ *
+ * @returns {Promise<boolean>} true if authenticated
+ */
+export async function initAuth() {
+    const token = getAuthToken();
+    if (token) {
+        const saved = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem('vw:user') || 'null');
+        if (saved) {
+            const ok = await checkSession();
+            if (ok) {
+                scheduleTokenRefresh();
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    clearAuthTokens();
+    return false;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Handle login response: store tokens, schedule refresh, redirect.
+ *
+ * @param {object} data — login/migrate response data
+ * @param {string} [redirectPath] — where to navigate after login
+ */
+export function handleLoginSuccess(data, redirectPath = '/dashboard') {
+    const { tokens, user, permissions } = data || {};
+    if (tokens) {
+        setAuthToken(tokens.access_token);
+        localStorage.setItem('vw:refresh', tokens.refresh_token);
+        localStorage.setItem('vw:access_ttl', String((data.access_ttl || 900) * 1000));
+        if (user) {
+            localStorage.setItem('vw:user', JSON.stringify(user));
+            if (permissions) {
+                localStorage.setItem('vw:permissions', JSON.stringify(permissions));
+            }
+        }
+        scheduleTokenRefresh();
+    }
+    window.location.hash = redirectPath;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Check if WebAuthn (passkeys) is supported in this browser.
+ *
+ * @returns {boolean}
+ */
+export function webauthnSupported() {
+    return typeof window !== 'undefined' && !!window.PublicKeyCredential;
+}
+
+/* ─── Base64url helpers ──────────────────────────────────────────────── */
+
+/**
+ * Convert base64url string to ArrayBuffer.
+ * @param {string} b64url
+ * @returns {ArrayBuffer}
+ */
+function b64urlToArrayBuffer(b64url) {
+    const bin = atob(b64url.replace(/-/g, '+').replace(/_/g, '/'));
+    const arr = new Uint8Array(bin.length);
+    for (let i = 0; i < bin.length; i++) {
+        arr[i] = bin.charCodeAt(i);
+    }
+    return arr.buffer;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Convert ArrayBuffer to base64url string.
+ * @param {ArrayBuffer} buffer
+ * @returns {string}
+ */
+function arrayBufferToB64url(buffer) {
+    const bytes = new Uint8Array(buffer);
+    const bin = String.fromCharCode.apply(null, Array.from(bytes));
+    return btoa(bin)
+        .replace(/\+/g, '-')
+        .replace(/\//g, '_')
+        .replace(/=/g, '');
+}
+
+/* ─── WebAuthn navigator wrappers ────────────────────────────────────── */
+
+/**
+ * Start a WebAuthn registration ceremony.
+ *
+ * Calls ``navigator.credentials.create()`` with the provided options,
+ * then returns the credential response as a JSON-serializable dict
+ * suitable for sending to the server.
+ *
+ * @param {object} registrationOptions — options from /webauthn/register-begin
+ * @returns {Promise<object>} credential response (id, rawId, type, response)
+ */
+export async function startRegistration(registrationOptions) {
+    if (!webauthnSupported()) {
+        throw new Error('WebAuthn is not supported in this browser');
+    }
+
+    const publicKey = {
+        challenge: b64urlToArrayBuffer(registrationOptions.challenge),
+        rp: registrationOptions.rp,
+        user: {
+            id: b64urlToArrayBuffer(registrationOptions.user.id),
+            name: registrationOptions.user.name,
+            displayName: registrationOptions.user.displayName,
+        },
+        pubKeyCredParams: registrationOptions.pubKeyCredParams,
+        timeout: registrationOptions.timeout,
+    };
+
+    if (registrationOptions.excludeCredentials) {
+        publicKey.excludeCredentials = registrationOptions.excludeCredentials.map(c => ({
+            ...c,
+            id: b64urlToArrayBuffer(c.id),
+        }));
+    }
+    if (registrationOptions.authenticatorSelection) {
+        publicKey.authenticatorSelection = registrationOptions.authenticatorSelection;
+    }
+
+    const credential = await navigator.credentials.create({ publicKey });
+
+    const { id, rawId, type, response } = credential;
+
+    return {
+        id: arrayBufferToB64url(rawId),
+        rawId: arrayBufferToB64url(rawId),
+        type,
+        response: {
+            clientDataJSON: arrayBufferToB64url(response.clientDataJSON),
+            attestationObject: arrayBufferToB64url(response.attestationObject),
+            transports: response.getTransports ? response.getTransports() : [],
+        },
+    };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Start a WebAuthn authentication ceremony.
+ *
+ * Calls ``navigator.credentials.get()`` with the provided options,
+ * then returns the assertion response as a JSON-serializable dict.
+ *
+ * @param {object} authenticationOptions — options from /webauthn/authenticate-begin
+ * @returns {Promise<object>} assertion response (id, rawId, type, response)
+ */
+export async function startAuthentication(authenticationOptions) {
+    if (!webauthnSupported()) {
+        throw new Error('WebAuthn is not supported in this browser');
+    }
+
+    const publicKey = {
+        challenge: b64urlToArrayBuffer(authenticationOptions.challenge),
+        timeout: authenticationOptions.timeout,
+        userVerification: authenticationOptions.userVerification || 'preferred',
+    };
+
+    if (authenticationOptions.allowCredentials) {
+        publicKey.allowCredentials = authenticationOptions.allowCredentials.map(c => ({
+            ...c,
+            id: b64urlToArrayBuffer(c.id),
+        }));
+    }
+
+    const credential = await navigator.credentials.get({ publicKey });
+
+    const { id, rawId, type, response } = credential;
+
+    return {
+        id: arrayBufferToB64url(rawId),
+        rawId: arrayBufferToB64url(rawId),
+        type,
+        response: {
+            clientDataJSON: arrayBufferToB64url(response.clientDataJSON),
+            authenticatorData: arrayBufferToB64url(response.authenticatorData),
+            signature: arrayBufferToB64url(response.signature),
+            userHandle: response.userHandle ? arrayBufferToB64url(response.userHandle) : null,
+        },
+    };
+}

webui/static/hoover/components/modal.js

@@ -191,7 +191,8 @@ export function formModal(inner, title, fields, actions) {
         if (a.handler) {
             const origHandler = a.handler;
             btn.addEventListener('click', () => {
-                refreshModals();
+                btn.disabled = true;
+                btn.innerHTML = '<span class="btn-spinner"></span>';
                 origHandler();
             });
         }

webui/static/hoover/index.js

@@ -23,10 +23,13 @@ export { definePage, hComp } from './component.js?v=9';
 export { createRouter, Link } from './router.js?v=9';
 
 /* ── WebSocket ───────────────────────────────────────────────── */
-export { connect, onMessage } from './websocket.js?v=9';
+export { connect, onMessage } from './websocket.js?v=10';
 
 /* ── API & Toast ─────────────────────────────────────────────── */
-export { apiFetch, toast, dismissToast, apiSubmit, checkAbort, poll, refactorLoad, formAction } from './api.js?v=9';
+export { apiFetch, toast, dismissToast, apiSubmit, checkAbort, poll, refactorLoad, formAction, setAuthToken, clearAuthTokens, getAuthToken } from './api.js?v=12';
+
+/* ── UI Components: Auth ──────────────────────────────────────── */
+export { scheduleTokenRefresh, cancelTokenRefresh, checkSession, logout, initAuth, handleLoginSuccess, webauthnSupported, startRegistration, startAuthentication } from './components/auth.js?v=2';
 
 /* ── Model ───────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
 export { modelRegister, getModel, modelFetch, collectLoadingModels } from './model.js?v=9';
@@ -41,7 +44,7 @@ export { PageHeader, renderGuard, renderGuardMulti, Tabs, SectionTitle, ActionGr
 export { Badge, StatusDot, Empty, Card, ConfirmDelete, Table, ActionButton, certStatusBadge, serviceStatusBadge, StatCard, StatusText, ServiceStatus, ActionCell, MonoText, ZoneSelect } from './components/data.js?v=9';
 
 /* ── UI Components: Modal ────────────────────────────────────── */
-export { openModal, closeModal, closeAllModals, modalVNodes, refreshModals, formModal, MultiSelectModal, QuickModal, isModalProcessing, setModalProcessing } from './components/modal.js?v=9';
+export { openModal, closeModal, closeAllModals, modalVNodes, refreshModals, formModal, MultiSelectModal, QuickModal, isModalProcessing, setModalProcessing } from './components/modal.js?v=10';
 
 /* ── UI Components: Apply ────────────────────────────────────── */
 export { ApplyConfirm } from './components/applyconfirm.js?v=9';

webui/static/hoover/websocket.js

@@ -10,10 +10,41 @@ import { refreshByTopic } from './model.js?v=9';
 
 let _wsConn = null;
 let _wsReconnectMs = 0;
+let _wsFailCount = 0;
 
-/** Direct onMessage handlers: { topics, handler, unsubscribed }[] */
+/** Direct onMessage handlers — { topics, handler, unsubscribed }[] */
 const _directHandlers = [];
 
+/**
+ * Refresh the access token.  Does NOT redirect on failure — the caller
+ * decides what to do when refresh fails.
+ *
+ * @returns {Promise<boolean>} true if token was refreshed
+ */
+async function _tryRefreshToken() {
+    const refresh = localStorage.getItem('vw:refresh');
+    if (!refresh) return false;
+    try {
+        const res = await fetch('/api/auth/refresh', {
+            method: 'POST',
+            headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json', Accept: 'application/json' },
+            body: JSON.stringify({ refresh_token: refresh }),
+            credentials: 'same-origin',
+        });
+        if (res.status !== 200) return false;
+        const json = await res.json();
+        if (!json.ok || !json.data?.tokens) return false;
+        const tokens = json.data.tokens;
+        window.__auth_token__ = tokens.access_token;
+        localStorage.setItem('vw:refresh', tokens.refresh_token);
+        localStorage.setItem('vw:access_ttl', String((json.data.access_ttl || 900) * 1000));
+        localStorage.setItem('vw:user', JSON.stringify(json.data.user));
+        return true;
+    } catch {
+        return false;
+    }
+}
+
 /**
  * Build the WebSocket URL.  Supports an override via `window.__WS_URL__`
  * (useful for proxy setups).  Falls back to port 9091 when the current
@@ -25,17 +56,43 @@ function _wsUrl() {
     return proto + '//' + location.host + '/ws';
 }
 
-/** Attempt a WebSocket connection. */
+/** Attempt a WebSocket connection.
+ *  Passes the JWT in the WebSocket subprotocol header (Sec-WebSocket-Protocol)
+ *  instead of a query parameter, keeping it out of logs and browser history.
+ */
 function _wsConnect() {
     if (_wsConn && _wsConn.readyState <= 1) return;
 
-    _wsConn = new WebSocket(_wsUrl());
+    const token = window.__auth_token__;
+    if (token) {
+        _wsConn = new WebSocket(_wsUrl(), ['Bearer ' + token]);
+    } else {
+        _wsConn = new WebSocket(_wsUrl());
+    }
 
     _wsConn.onopen = () => {
         _wsReconnectMs = 0;
+        _wsFailCount = 0;
     };
 
     _wsConn.onclose = () => {
+        if (!window.__auth_token__) return;
+        _wsFailCount++;
+
+        if (_wsFailCount >= 3) {
+            // Attempt token refresh after repeated failures.  No redirect
+            // on failure — the reconnect loop continues.
+            (async () => {
+                const ok = await _tryRefreshToken();
+                if (ok) {
+                    _wsFailCount = 0;
+                    _wsReconnectMs = 0;
+                    _wsConn = null;
+                    setTimeout(_wsConnect, 100);
+                }
+            })();
+        }
+
         _wsReconnectMs = Math.min(_wsReconnectMs * 2 + 1000, 15000);
         setTimeout(_wsConnect, _wsReconnectMs);
     };

webui/static/pages/login.js

@@ -0,0 +1,207 @@
+/**
+ * Login page.
+ *
+ * Username + password form, plus "Sign in with passkey" button.
+ * On success: stores tokens and navigates to dashboard.
+ */
+
+import { h, definePage } from '/static/hoover/index.js?v=11';
+import { apiFetch, toast, setAuthToken, getAuthToken } from '/static/hoover/api.js?v=12';
+import {
+    handleLoginSuccess,
+    webauthnSupported,
+    startAuthentication,
+} from '/static/hoover/components/auth.js';
+
+import { html } from '/static/hoover/html.js?v=9';
+
+function LoginPage() {
+    const hasWebAuthn = webauthnSupported();
+
+    return html`
+        <div class="login-page">
+            <div class="login-card">
+                <h2 class="login-title">Vacuum Wall</h2>
+                <p class="login-subtitle">Sign in to continue</p>
+                <form id="loginForm" class="login-form">
+                    <div class="form-group">
+                        <input
+                            type="text"
+                            id="loginUsername"
+                            autocomplete="username"
+                            placeholder="Username"
+                            required
+                        />
+                    </div>
+                    <div id="loginPasswordGroup" class="form-group">
+                        <input
+                            type="password"
+                            id="loginPassword"
+                            autocomplete="current-password"
+                            placeholder="Password"
+                            required
+                        />
+                    </div>
+                    <div id="loginError" class="login-error"></div>
+                    <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary btn-login" id="loginBtn">Sign in</button>
+                </form>
+                ${hasWebAuthn ? html`
+                    <div class="login-divider">or</div>
+                    <button type="button" class="btn btn-outline btn-passkey" id="passkeyBtn">
+                        Sign in with passkey
+                    </button>
+                ` : ''}
+            </div>
+        </div>
+    `;
+}
+
+function handleLogin() {
+    const form = document.getElementById('loginForm');
+    if (!form) return;
+
+    form.addEventListener('submit', async (e) => {
+        e.preventDefault();
+        await doPasswordLogin();
+    });
+}
+
+async function doPasswordLogin() {
+    const username = document.getElementById('loginUsername').value.trim();
+    const password = document.getElementById('loginPassword').value;
+    const errEl = document.getElementById('loginError');
+    if (!username || !password) {
+        errEl.textContent = 'Username and password are required';
+        return;
+    }
+    errEl.textContent = '';
+
+    const res = await apiFetch('/api/auth/login', {
+        method: 'POST',
+        body: { username, password },
+    });
+
+    if (res.ok) {
+        handleLoginSuccess(res.data);
+        toast('Welcome, ' + username, 'success');
+    } else {
+        errEl.textContent = res.error || 'Login failed';
+    }
+}
+
+function setupPasskeyButton() {
+    const passkeyBtn = document.getElementById('passkeyBtn');
+    if (!passkeyBtn) return;
+
+    const usernameInput = document.getElementById('loginUsername');
+    const passwordGroup = document.getElementById('loginPasswordGroup');
+    const loginBtn = document.getElementById('loginBtn');
+    const errEl = document.getElementById('loginError');
+
+    passkeyBtn.addEventListener('click', async () => {
+        errEl.textContent = '';
+        const username = usernameInput.value.trim();
+        if (!username) {
+            errEl.textContent = 'Enter your username first';
+            usernameInput.focus();
+            return;
+        }
+
+        passkeyBtn.disabled = true;
+        passkeyBtn.textContent = 'Checking...';
+
+        try {
+            const beginRes = await apiFetch('/api/auth/webauthn/authenticate-begin', {
+                method: 'POST',
+                body: { username },
+            });
+
+            if (!beginRes.ok) {
+                errEl.textContent = beginRes.error || 'Failed to start authentication';
+                passkeyBtn.disabled = false;
+                passkeyBtn.textContent = 'Sign in with passkey';
+                return;
+            }
+
+            if (beginRes.data && beginRes.data.no_webauthn) {
+                errEl.textContent = 'No passkey registered for this account';
+                passkeyBtn.disabled = false;
+                passkeyBtn.textContent = 'Sign in with passkey';
+                return;
+            }
+
+            const authOptions = beginRes.data;
+            passkeyBtn.textContent = 'Waiting for authenticator...';
+
+            const assertionResponse = await startAuthentication(authOptions);
+
+            passkeyBtn.textContent = 'Verifying...';
+
+            const finishRes = await apiFetch('/api/auth/webauthn/authenticate-finish', {
+                method: 'POST',
+                body: {
+                    username,
+                    assertion_response: assertionResponse,
+                    auth_options: authOptions,
+                },
+            });
+
+            if (finishRes.ok) {
+                handleLoginSuccess(finishRes.data);
+                toast('Welcome, ' + username, 'success');
+            } else {
+                errEl.textContent = finishRes.error || 'Passkey authentication failed';
+            }
+        } catch (err) {
+            if (err.message && err.message.toLowerCase().includes('user cancelled')) {
+                errEl.textContent = 'Authentication cancelled';
+            } else {
+                errEl.textContent = err.message || 'Passkey authentication failed';
+            }
+        } finally {
+            passkeyBtn.disabled = false;
+            passkeyBtn.textContent = 'Sign in with passkey';
+        }
+    });
+
+    passkeyBtn.addEventListener('mouseenter', () => {
+        if (passwordGroup) {
+            passwordGroup.style.display = 'none';
+        }
+    });
+
+    passkeyBtn.addEventListener('mouseleave', () => {
+        if (passwordGroup) {
+            passwordGroup.style.display = '';
+        }
+    });
+}
+
+const Page = definePage({
+    init() {
+        document.title = 'Login — Vacuum Wall';
+    },
+
+    async load(state, abortController) {
+        if (getAuthToken()) {
+            try {
+                const res = await apiFetch('/api/auth/session');
+                if (res.ok) {
+                    window.location.hash = '/dashboard';
+                    return;
+                }
+            } catch {
+                // auth check failed, show login
+            }
+        }
+    },
+
+    render() {
+        return h('div', null, LoginPage());
+    },
+});
+
+handleLogin();
+setupPasskeyButton();
+
+export default Page;

webui/static/pages/passkeys.js

@@ -0,0 +1,288 @@
+/**
+ * WebAuthn credentials management page.
+ *
+ * Lists registered passkeys with name, transports, and sign count.
+ * Provides "Add passkey" and "Remove" actions.
+ */
+
+import {
+    html,
+    definePage,
+    reactive,
+    apiFetch,
+    toast,
+    openModal,
+    closeModal,
+    formModal,
+    refreshModals,
+    PageHeader,
+    Empty,
+    Table,
+    esc,
+    ActionCell,
+    Badge,
+    startRegistration,
+    webauthnSupported,
+} from '/static/hoover/index.js?v=12';
+import { isModalProcessing, setModalProcessing } from '/static/hoover/components/modal.js?v=9';
+
+const state = reactive({ credentials: [], loading: true, refreshing: false, error: null });
+
+async function loadCredentials() {
+    if (state.credentials.length) state.refreshing = true;
+    else state.loading = true;
+    state.error = null;
+
+    try {
+        const res = await apiFetch('/api/auth/webauthn/credentials');
+        if (res.ok) {
+            state.credentials = res.data || [];
+        } else {
+            state.error = res.error || 'Failed to load credentials';
+        }
+    } catch (e) {
+        state.error = e.message || 'Failed to load credentials';
+    }
+    state.loading = false;
+    state.refreshing = false;
+}
+
+function addCredentialModal() {
+    if (!webauthnSupported()) {
+        toast('WebAuthn is not supported in this browser', 'error');
+        return;
+    }
+
+    openModal((inner) => {
+        formModal(
+            inner,
+            'Add passkey',
+            [
+                {
+                    label: 'Passkey name',
+                    id: 'cred-name',
+                    type: 'text',
+                    placeholder: 'My laptop key',
+                },
+            ],
+            [
+                {
+                    label: 'Cancel',
+                    cls: 'btn-outline',
+                    action: 'c',
+                    handler: () => closeModal(),
+                },
+                {
+                    label: 'Register',
+                    cls: 'btn-primary',
+                    action: 'r',
+                    processing: true,
+                    handler: async () => {
+                        if (isModalProcessing()) return;
+                        setModalProcessing(true);
+                        refreshModals();
+
+                        const user = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem('vw:user') || 'null');
+                        const username = user?.username || '';
+                        if (!username) {
+                            toast('Username not available', 'error');
+                            setModalProcessing(false);
+                            refreshModals();
+                            return;
+                        }
+
+                        try {
+                            // Step 1: Get registration options
+                            const beginRes = await apiFetch('/api/auth/webauthn/register-begin', {
+                                method: 'POST',
+                                body: { username },
+                            });
+
+                            if (!beginRes.ok) {
+                                throw beginRes.error || 'Registration failed';
+                            }
+
+                            const options = beginRes.data;
+
+                            // Step 2: Call browser authenticator
+                            const credentialName = document.getElementById('cred-name')?.value?.trim() || '';
+                            const credentialResponse = await startRegistration(options);
+
+                            // Step 3: Verify with server
+                            const finishRes = await apiFetch('/api/auth/webauthn/register-finish', {
+                                method: 'POST',
+                                body: {
+                                    username,
+                                    credential_response: credentialResponse,
+                                    registration_options: options,
+                                    name: credentialName,
+                                },
+                            });
+
+                            if (!finishRes.ok) {
+                                throw finishRes.error || 'Registration verification failed';
+                            }
+
+                            toast('Passkey registered', 'success');
+                            closeModal();
+                            loadCredentials();
+                        } catch (e) {
+                            if (!e.message.toLowerCase().includes('cancelled')) {
+                                toast(e.message || 'Registration failed', 'error');
+                            }
+                        } finally {
+                            setModalProcessing(false);
+                            refreshModals();
+                        }
+                    },
+                },
+            ],
+        );
+    });
+}
+
+function confirmRemove(credentialId, credentialName) {
+    openModal((inner) => {
+        formModal(
+            inner,
+            'Remove passkey',
+            [],
+            [
+                html`<p class="text-sm">Remove "<strong>${esc(credentialName || credentialId.slice(0, 12))}</strong>"?</p>`,
+                {
+                    label: 'Cancel',
+                    cls: 'btn-outline',
+                    action: 'c',
+                    handler: () => closeModal(),
+                },
+                {
+                    label: 'Remove',
+                    cls: 'btn-primary btn-danger',
+                    action: 'r',
+                    processing: true,
+                    handler: async () => {
+                        if (isModalProcessing()) return;
+                        setModalProcessing(true);
+                        refreshModals();
+
+                        try {
+                            const res = await apiFetch('/api/auth/webauthn/creds/' + encodeURIComponent(credentialId), {
+                                method: 'DELETE',
+                            });
+
+                            if (!res.ok) {
+                                throw res.error || 'Removal failed';
+                            }
+
+                            toast('PassKey removed', 'success');
+                            closeModal();
+                            loadCredentials();
+                        } catch (e) {
+                            toast(e.message || 'Removal failed', 'error');
+                        } finally {
+                            setModalProcessing(false);
+                            refreshModals();
+                        }
+                    },
+                },
+            ],
+        );
+    });
+}
+
+function CredentialsPage() {
+    if (state.loading && !state.credentials.length) {
+        return [
+            PageHeader({ title: 'Passkeys', subtitle: 'Manage your passkey credentials for passwordless authentication' }),
+            html`<div class="card" key="loading">
+                <div class="card-body loading">Loading...</div>
+            </div>`,
+        ];
+    }
+
+    if (state.error) {
+        return [
+            PageHeader({ title: 'Passkeys', subtitle: 'Manage your passkey credentials for passwordless authentication' }),
+            html`<div class="card" key="error">
+                <div class="card-body error-msg">${esc(state.error)}</div>
+            </div>`,
+        ];
+    }
+
+    if (!state.credentials.length) {
+        return [
+            PageHeader({
+                title: 'Passkeys',
+                subtitle: 'Manage your passkey credentials for passwordless authentication',
+                actions: html`<button class="btn btn-sm btn-primary" onClick=${() => webauthnSupported() && addCredentialModal()}>
+                    Add passkey
+                </button>`,
+            }),
+            html`<Empty text="No passkeys registered">
+                <button class="btn btn-sm btn-primary"
+                    onClick=${() => webauthnSupported() && addCredentialModal()}>
+                    Add passkey
+                </button>
+            </Empty>`,
+        ];
+    }
+
+    const cols = [
+        { key: 'name', label: 'Name' },
+        { key: 'transports', label: 'Transports' },
+        { key: 'signCount', label: 'Uses' },
+        { key: 'id', label: 'ID' },
+        { key: '_action', label: '' },
+    ];
+
+    const rows = state.credentials.map(c => ({
+        name: esc(c.name || 'Unnamed'),
+        transports: (c.transports || ['internal']).map(t =>
+            html`<Badge>${esc(t)}</Badge>`
+        ),
+        signCount: c.sign_count ?? 0,
+        id: esc(c.id.slice(0, 12) + '...'),
+        _action: ActionCell({
+            actions: [
+                {
+                    label: 'Remove',
+                    cls: 'btn-danger',
+                    icon: 'Delete',
+                    onClick: () => confirmRemove(c.id, c.name),
+                },
+            ],
+        }),
+    }));
+
+    const actions = webauthnSupported()
+        ? html`<button class="btn btn-sm btn-primary" onClick=${() => addCredentialModal()}>
+            Add passkey
+        </button>`
+        : html`<span class="text-sm text-muted">WebAuthn not supported in this browser</span>`;
+
+    return [
+        PageHeader({
+            title: 'Passkeys',
+            subtitle: 'Manage your passkey credentials for passwordless authentication',
+            actions: actions,
+        }),
+        Table({ columns: cols, rows }),
+    ];
+}
+
+const Page = definePage({
+    init() {
+        document.title = 'Passkeys — Vacuum Wall';
+        return state;
+    },
+
+    async load(s, abortController) {
+        await loadCredentials();
+    },
+
+    render() {
+        return CredentialsPage();
+    },
+});
+
+export default Page;

webui/static/pages/users.js

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+/**
+ * Users management page.
+ *
+ * Multi-user admin: list, create, edit permissions, delete users.
+ * Requires auth: rw permission.
+ */
+
+import { h, definePage, reactive, requestUpdate } from '/static/hoover/index.js?v=11';
+import { html, PageHeader, Table, Badge, ConfirmDelete, Empty, Card, openModal, closeModal, formModal, apiFetch, toast, esc } from '/static/hoover/index.js?v=11';
+
+const SUBSYSTEMS = [
+    { key: 'firewall', label: 'Firewall' },
+    { key: 'network', label: 'Network' },
+    { key: 'dhcp', label: 'DHCP' },
+    { key: 'proxy', label: 'Proxy' },
+    { key: 'certs', label: 'Certs' },
+    { key: 'wireguard', label: 'WireGuard' },
+    { key: 'logs', label: 'Logs' },
+    { key: 'status', label: 'Status' },
+    { key: 'auth', label: 'Auth' },
+];
+
+function currentUser() {
+    const u = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem('vw:user') || 'null');
+    return u ? u.username : '';
+}
+
+function hasAuthAdmin() {
+    const perms = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem('vw:permissions') || 'null');
+    return perms && perms.auth === 'rw';
+}
+
+const state = reactive({ users: [], loading: true, refreshing: false, error: null });
+
+async function loadUsers(abortController) {
+    if (abortController?.signal?.aborted) return;
+    if (state.users.length) state.refreshing = true;
+    else state.loading = true;
+    state.error = null;
+
+    try {
+        const [usersRes, countsRes] = await Promise.all([
+            apiFetch('/api/auth/users'),
+            apiFetch('/api/auth/webauthn/credential-counts'),
+        ]);
+        if (abortController?.signal?.aborted) return;
+
+        if (usersRes.ok) {
+            const credCounts = countsRes.ok ? (countsRes.data || {}) : {};
+            state.users = (usersRes.data || []).map(u => ({
+                ...u,
+                credCount: credCounts[u.username] || 0,
+            }));
+        } else {
+            state.error = usersRes.error || 'Failed to load users';
+        }
+    } catch (e) {
+        state.error = 'Failed to load users';
+    }
+    state.loading = false;
+    state.refreshing = false;
+}
+
+function permissionLevel(perms, subsystem) {
+    return perms[subsystem] || '—';
+}
+
+function openCreateUserModal() {
+    openModal((inner) => {
+        const fields = [
+            { label: 'Username', id: 'new-username', placeholder: '3-32 chars: letters, digits, dash, underscore' },
+            { label: 'Password', id: 'new-password', type: 'password', placeholder: 'At least 8 characters' },
+        ];
+
+        // Add subsystem permission selects
+        for (const sub of SUBSYSTEMS) {
+            fields.push({
+                label: sub.label,
+                id: 'perm-' + sub.key,
+                tag: 'select',
+                options: ['—', 'read', 'rw'],
+            });
+        }
+
+        const actions = [
+            { label: 'Cancel', cls: 'btn-outline', action: 'c', handler: () => closeModal() },
+            {
+                label: 'Create',
+                cls: 'btn-primary',
+                action: 's',
+                processing: true,
+                handler: async () => {
+                    const username = document.getElementById('new-username').value.trim();
+                    const password = document.getElementById('new-password').value;
+
+                    if (!username) { toast('Username is required', 'error'); return; }
+                    if (!password || password.length < 8) { toast('Password must be at least 8 characters', 'error'); return; }
+
+                    const perms = {};
+                    for (const sub of SUBSYSTEMS) {
+                        const level = document.getElementById('perm-' + sub.key).value;
+                        if (level && level !== '—') {
+                            perms[sub.key] = level;
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                    const res = await apiFetch('/api/auth/users', {
+                        method: 'POST',
+                        body: { username, password, permissions: perms },
+                    });
+
+                    if (res.ok) {
+                        toast('User ' + username + ' created', 'success');
+                        closeModal();
+                        loadUsers();
+                    } else {
+                        toast(res.error || 'Failed to create user', 'error');
+                    }
+                },
+            },
+        ];
+
+        formModal(inner, 'Create User', fields, actions);
+    });
+}
+
+function openEditPermissionsModal(user) {
+    openModal((inner) => {
+        const perms = user.permissions || {};
+        const fields = [
+            { label: 'Username', id: 'edit-username', value: user.username, type: 'text' },
+        ];
+
+        for (const sub of SUBSYSTEMS) {
+            fields.push({
+                label: sub.label,
+                id: 'edit-perm-' + sub.key,
+                tag: 'select',
+                options: [['', '—'], ['read', 'read'], ['rw', 'rw']],
+            });
+        }
+
+        const actions = [
+            { label: 'Cancel', cls: 'btn-outline', action: 'c', handler: () => closeModal() },
+            {
+                label: 'Save',
+                cls: 'btn-primary',
+                action: 's',
+                processing: true,
+                handler: async () => {
+                    const perms = {};
+                    for (const sub of SUBSYSTEMS) {
+                        const level = document.getElementById('edit-perm-' + sub.key).value;
+                        if (level && level !== '—') {
+                            perms[sub.key] = level;
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                    const res = await apiFetch('/api/auth/users/' + encodeURIComponent(user.username), {
+                        method: 'POST',
+                        body: { permissions: perms },
+                    });
+
+                    if (res.ok) {
+                        toast('Permissions updated', 'success');
+                        closeModal();
+                        loadUsers();
+                    } else {
+                        toast(res.error || 'Failed to update permissions', 'error');
+                    }
+                },
+            },
+        ];
+
+        formModal(inner, 'Edit Permissions — ' + esc(user.username), fields, actions);
+
+        // Pre-select permission values
+        for (const sub of SUBSYSTEMS) {
+            const el = document.getElementById('edit-perm-' + sub.key);
+            if (el) {
+                el.value = perms[sub.key] || '';
+            }
+        }
+    });
+}
+
+function UsersPage() {
+    if (state.loading) {
+        return html`<div class="page-header"><h1>Users</h1><p>Manage users and permissions</p></div>
+            <div class="card"><div class="card-body"><p class="text-muted">Loading...</p></div></div>`;
+    }
+
+    if (state.error && !state.users.length) {
+        return html`<div class="page-header"><h1>Users</h1><p>Manage users and permissions</p></div>
+            <div class="card"><div class="card-body"><p class="text-danger">${esc(state.error)}</p></div></div>`;
+    }
+
+    const myUser = currentUser();
+    const rows = state.users.map(u => {
+        const isMe = u.username === myUser;
+        const permBadges = SUBSYSTEMS.map(sub => {
+            const level = permissionLevel(u.permissions, sub.key);
+            const variant = level === 'rw' ? 'info' : level === 'read' ? 'secondary' : 'light';
+            if (level === '—') return null;
+            return html`<span key=${sub.key}><${Badge} text=${level} variant=${variant} /> ${sub.label} </span>`;
+        }).filter(Boolean);
+
+        return html`<tr key=${u.username}>
+            <td><strong>${esc(u.username)}</strong></td>
+            <td class="text-sm">${u.credCount || 0}</td>
+            <td class="text-sm text-muted">${permBadges.length ? permBadges.join(' ') : '—'}</td>
+            <td>
+                <button class="btn btn-sm btn-outline" onClick=${() => openEditPermissionsModal(u)}>Edit</button>
+                ${isMe ? html`<span class="text-muted text-sm">(you)</span>` :
+                    html`<${ConfirmDelete}
+                        url=${'/api/auth/users/' + encodeURIComponent(u.username)}
+                        deleteKey=${u.username}
+                        message=${'Delete user ' + esc(u.username) + '? This cannot be undone.'}
+                        success=${'User ' + esc(u.username) + ' deleted'}
+                        onRefresh=${() => loadUsers()} />`}
+            </td>
+        </tr>`;
+    });
+
+    return [
+        PageHeader({
+            title: 'Users',
+            subtitle: 'Manage users and permissions',
+            actions: html`<button class="btn btn-primary" onClick=${() => openCreateUserModal()}>Add User</button>`,
+        }),
+        html`<div class="card">
+            <div class="card-body">
+                <${Table}
+                    columns=${['Username', 'Passkeys', 'Permissions', 'Actions']}
+                    rows=${rows}
+                    emptyText="No users found" />
+            </div>
+        </div>`,
+    ];
+}
+
+export default definePage({
+    init() {
+        return state;
+    },
+
+    async load(s, abortController) {
+        if (!hasAuthAdmin()) {
+            s.error = 'Admin access required';
+            s.loading = false;
+            return;
+        }
+        await loadUsers(abortController);
+    },
+
+    render(s) {
+        return h('div', null, UsersPage());
+    },
+});