Engineering Gap
No CSRF protection middleware configured or documented. Currently mitigated by API key auth pattern, but risk increases if cookie-based sessions are added.
Codebase Evidence
app/backend/src/main.ts: No CSRF middleware registered
app/backend/src/common/security/security.module.ts: CORS and helmet only, no CSRF
Risk Profile
Currently low due to API key auth. Risk increases if cookie-based auth added.
Remediation Strategy
Document current CSRF posture: "API uses token-based auth (x-api-key header) which is inherently CSRF-resistant." Note that CSRF middleware should be added if cookie-based sessions are introduced.
Success Conditions
Change Surface
File: app/backend/src/common/security/security.module.ts (comment)
Security Review
Documents defense-in-depth position.
Completion Checklist
Engineering Gap
No CSRF protection middleware configured or documented. Currently mitigated by API key auth pattern, but risk increases if cookie-based sessions are added.
Codebase Evidence
app/backend/src/main.ts: No CSRF middleware registeredapp/backend/src/common/security/security.module.ts: CORS and helmet only, no CSRFRisk Profile
Currently low due to API key auth. Risk increases if cookie-based auth added.
Remediation Strategy
Document current CSRF posture: "API uses token-based auth (x-api-key header) which is inherently CSRF-resistant." Note that CSRF middleware should be added if cookie-based sessions are introduced.
Success Conditions
Change Surface
File:
app/backend/src/common/security/security.module.ts(comment)Security Review
Documents defense-in-depth position.
Completion Checklist