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feat: migrate JWT verification from HS256 shared secret to JWKS
Replace symmetric HS256 JWT verification with asymmetric RS256 using JWKS.
Backend now fetches and caches public keys from Supabase's JWKS endpoint
instead of using a shared secret.

- Add cryptography dependency for RS256 support
- Use PyJWKClient to fetch/cache JWKS from {SUPABASE_URL}/.well-known/jwks.json
- Remove SUPABASE_JWT_SECRET from config, docker-compose, deploy workflow, .env
- Update tests to use RS256 tokens with mocked JWKS client

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-03-21 14:01:36 +01:00

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# nuzlocke-tracker-t9aj
title: Migrate JWT verification from HS256 shared secret to asymmetric keys (JWKS)
status: completed
type: task
priority: low
created_at: 2026-03-21T11:14:29Z
updated_at: 2026-03-21T13:01:33Z
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The backend currently verifies Supabase JWTs using an HS256 shared secret (`SUPABASE_JWT_SECRET`). Supabase recommends migrating to asymmetric keys (RS256) for better security.\n\nInstead of storing a shared secret, the backend would fetch public keys from Supabase's JWKS endpoint (`https://<project>.supabase.co/.well-known/jwks.json`) and verify tokens against those.\n\n## Changes needed\n\n- [x] Update `backend/src/app/core/auth.py` to fetch and cache JWKS public keys\n- [x] Change `jwt.decode` from `HS256` to `RS256` with the fetched public key\n- [x] Remove `SUPABASE_JWT_SECRET` from config, docker-compose, deploy workflow, and .env files\n- [x] Update tests\n\n## References\n\n- https://supabase.com/docs/guides/auth/signing-keys\n- https://supabase.com/docs/guides/auth/jwts
## Summary of Changes
- Added `cryptography==45.0.3` dependency for RS256 support
- Updated `auth.py` to use `PyJWKClient` for fetching and caching JWKS public keys from `{SUPABASE_URL}/.well-known/jwks.json`
- Changed JWT verification from HS256 to RS256
- Removed `supabase_jwt_secret` from config.py
- Updated docker-compose.yml: removed `SUPABASE_JWT_SECRET`, backend now uses JWKS from GoTrue URL
- Updated docker-compose.prod.yml: replaced `SUPABASE_JWT_SECRET` with `SUPABASE_URL`
- Updated deploy.yml: deploy workflow now writes `SUPABASE_URL` instead of `SUPABASE_JWT_SECRET`
- Updated .env.example files: removed `SUPABASE_JWT_SECRET` references
- Rewrote tests to use RS256 tokens with mocked JWKS client
**Note:** For production, add `SUPABASE_URL` to your GitHub secrets (should point to your Supabase project URL like `https://your-project.supabase.co`).