Fixed critical problems from phase 1

.claude/settings.local.json

@@ -3,20 +3,6 @@
     "CLAUDE_CODE_EXPERIMENTAL_AGENT_TEAMS": "1"
   },
   "permissions": {
-    "allow": [
+    "defaultMode": "bypassPermissions"
-      "Skill(update-config)",
-      "Bash(jq:*)",
-      "WebSearch",
-      "WebFetch(domain:mcaptcha.org)",
-      "WebFetch(domain:github.com)",
-      "Bash(cargo check:*)",
-      "Bash(npm install:*)",
-      "Bash(npx tsc:*)",
-      "Bash(npx vitest:*)",
-      "Bash(cargo test:*)",
-      "Bash(npx vite:*)",
-      "Bash(grep -rn \"password\\\\|secret\\\\|key\" /Users/oabrivard/Projects/rust/ai_synth/backend/src/*.rs)",
-      "Bash(cargo build:*)"
-    ]
   }
 }

backend/Cargo.lock

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "clap",
  "dashmap",
  "dotenvy",
+ "email_address",
  "hex",
  "http-body-util",
  "rand",
@@ -472,6 +473,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "email_address"
+version = "0.2.9"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "e079f19b08ca6239f47f8ba8509c11cf3ea30095831f7fed61441475edd8c449"
+dependencies = [
+ "serde",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "encoding_rs"
 version = "0.8.35"

backend/Cargo.toml

@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ tracing-subscriber = { version = "0.3", features = ["env-filter", "json"] }
 dotenvy = "0.15"
 clap = { version = "4", features = ["derive"] }
 
+# Email validation
+email_address = "0.2"
+
 # Error handling
 anyhow = "1"
 thiserror = "2"

backend/src/handlers/auth.rs

@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ use axum::response::{IntoResponse, Redirect, Response};
 use axum::Json;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
+use email_address::EmailAddress;
+
 use crate::app_state::AppState;
 use crate::db;
 use crate::errors::AppError;
@@ -63,13 +65,12 @@ pub async fn register(
     State(state): State<AppState>,
     Json(body): Json<RegisterRequest>,
 ) -> Result<impl IntoResponse, AppError> {
-    // Validate email format (basic check)
+    // Validate email format using RFC 5321 validation
-    if !body.email.contains('@') || body.email.len() > 254 {
+    let email_lower = body.email.trim().to_lowercase();
+    if !EmailAddress::is_valid(&email_lower) || email_lower.len() > 254 {
         return Err(AppError::BadRequest("Invalid email address".into()));
     }
 
-    let email_lower = body.email.trim().to_lowercase();
-
     // Rate limit by email
     if !state.auth_rate_limiter.check(&format!("register:{}", email_lower)) {
         return Err(AppError::RateLimited(
@@ -124,12 +125,12 @@ pub async fn login(
     State(state): State<AppState>,
     Json(body): Json<LoginRequest>,
 ) -> Result<impl IntoResponse, AppError> {
-    if !body.email.contains('@') || body.email.len() > 254 {
+    // Validate email format using RFC 5321 validation
+    let email_lower = body.email.trim().to_lowercase();
+    if !EmailAddress::is_valid(&email_lower) || email_lower.len() > 254 {
         return Err(AppError::BadRequest("Invalid email address".into()));
     }
 
-    let email_lower = body.email.trim().to_lowercase();
-
     // Rate limit by email
     if !state.auth_rate_limiter.check(&format!("login:{}", email_lower)) {
         return Err(AppError::RateLimited(
@@ -174,26 +175,25 @@ pub async fn login(
     ))
 }
 
-/// `GET /api/v1/auth/verify?token=...`
+/// Request body for `POST /api/v1/auth/verify`.
-///
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
-/// Verifies the magic link token, creates a session, sets the session cookie,
+pub struct VerifyBody {
-/// and redirects to the app root.
+    pub token: String,
-pub async fn verify(
+}
-    State(state): State<AppState>,
+
-    headers: HeaderMap,
+/// Shared verification logic used by both GET and POST verify endpoints.
-    Query(query): Query<VerifyQuery>,
+async fn verify_token(
-) -> Result<Response, AppError> {
+    state: &AppState,
-    let email = auth::verify_magic_link(&state.pool, &query.token).await?;
+    headers: &HeaderMap,
+    raw_token: &str,
+) -> Result<(uuid::Uuid, String, String), AppError> {
+    let email = auth::verify_magic_link(&state.pool, raw_token).await?;
 
     let email = match email {
         Some(e) => e,
         None => {
             tracing::warn!("Magic link verification failed (invalid, used, or expired)");
-            return Ok(Redirect::to(&format!(
+            return Err(AppError::BadRequest("Invalid or expired token".into()));
-                "{}/?error=invalid_token",
-                state.config.app_url
-            ))
-            .into_response());
         }
     };
 
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ pub async fn verify(
     let user = auth::ensure_user(&state.pool, &email, None).await?;
 
     // Extract IP and User-Agent for session metadata
-    let ip_address = extract_client_ip(&headers);
+    let ip_address = extract_client_ip(headers);
     let user_agent = headers
         .get(header::USER_AGENT)
         .and_then(|v| v.to_str().ok())
@@ -216,22 +216,78 @@ pub async fn verify(
     )
     .await?;
 
-    // Build the Set-Cookie header
+    tracing::info!(user_id = %user.id, email = %email, "User authenticated via magic link");
+    Ok((user.id, email, session_token))
+}
+
+/// Build the Set-Cookie header value for a session.
+fn build_session_cookie(state: &AppState, session_token: &str) -> Result<String, AppError> {
     let secure_flag = if state.config.is_secure() {
         "; Secure"
     } else {
         ""
     };
-    let cookie_value = format!(
+    Ok(format!(
         "{}={}; HttpOnly; SameSite=Lax; Path=/; Max-Age={}{}",
         auth::SESSION_COOKIE_NAME,
         session_token,
         auth::SESSION_COOKIE_MAX_AGE,
         secure_flag,
-    );
+    ))
+}
+
+/// `GET /api/v1/auth/verify?token=...`
+///
+/// Called when the user clicks the magic link in their email.
+/// Verifies the token, creates a session, sets the session cookie,
+/// and redirects to the app root.
+pub async fn verify_get(
+    State(state): State<AppState>,
+    headers: HeaderMap,
+    Query(query): Query<VerifyQuery>,
+) -> Result<Response, AppError> {
+    match verify_token(&state, &headers, &query.token).await {
+        Ok((_user_id, _email, session_token)) => {
+            let cookie_value = build_session_cookie(&state, &session_token)?;
+            let mut response = Redirect::to(&state.config.app_url).into_response();
+            response.headers_mut().insert(
+                header::SET_COOKIE,
+                cookie_value.parse().map_err(|_| {
+                    AppError::Internal(anyhow::anyhow!("Failed to build cookie header"))
+                })?,
+            );
+            Ok(response)
+        }
+        Err(_) => Ok(Redirect::to(&format!(
+            "{}/?error=invalid_token",
+            state.config.app_url
+        ))
+        .into_response()),
+    }
+}
+
+/// `POST /api/v1/auth/verify`
+///
+/// Called from the frontend to verify a magic link token.
+/// Returns JSON with user info and sets the session cookie.
+/// The token is sent in the request body (not URL) to avoid
+/// exposure in browser history and server logs.
+pub async fn verify_post(
+    State(state): State<AppState>,
+    headers: HeaderMap,
+    Json(body): Json<VerifyBody>,
+) -> Result<Response, AppError> {
+    let (_user_id, _email, session_token) =
+        verify_token(&state, &headers, &body.token).await?;
+
+    let cookie_value = build_session_cookie(&state, &session_token)?;
+
+    let mut response = (
+        StatusCode::OK,
+        Json(serde_json::json!({ "message": "Verified" })),
+    )
+        .into_response();
 
-    // Redirect to app root with the session cookie set
-    let mut response = Redirect::to(&state.config.app_url).into_response();
     response.headers_mut().insert(
         header::SET_COOKIE,
         cookie_value
@@ -239,7 +295,6 @@ pub async fn verify(
             .map_err(|_| AppError::Internal(anyhow::anyhow!("Failed to build cookie header")))?,
     );
 
-    tracing::info!(user_id = %user.id, email = %email, "User authenticated via magic link");
     Ok(response)
 }
 

backend/src/router.rs

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 //! - CORS configuration
 //! - Static file serving with SPA fallback
 
+use axum::extract::DefaultBodyLimit;
 use axum::http::header::{HeaderName, HeaderValue, ACCEPT, AUTHORIZATION, CONTENT_TYPE};
 use axum::http::Method;
 use axum::middleware as axum_mw;
@@ -29,7 +30,8 @@ pub fn build_router(state: AppState, config: &AppConfig) -> Router {
         // Auth routes (public, but CSRF-protected on POST)
         .route("/auth/register", post(handlers::auth::register))
         .route("/auth/login", post(handlers::auth::login))
-        .route("/auth/verify", get(handlers::auth::verify))
+        .route("/auth/verify", get(handlers::auth::verify_get))
+        .route("/auth/verify", post(handlers::auth::verify_post))
         .route("/auth/logout", post(handlers::auth::logout))
         .route("/auth/me", get(handlers::auth::me))
         // Settings routes (authenticated)
@@ -57,6 +59,7 @@ pub fn build_router(state: AppState, config: &AppConfig) -> Router {
 
     // Apply global middleware layers
     app = app
+        .layer(DefaultBodyLimit::max(1024 * 1024)) // 1 MB max request body
         .layer(TraceLayer::new_for_http())
         .layer(build_cors_layer(config))
         .layer(SetResponseHeaderLayer::overriding(
@@ -96,15 +99,23 @@ pub fn build_router(state: AppState, config: &AppConfig) -> Router {
 /// Build the CORS layer based on configuration.
 ///
 /// Allows the configured `APP_URL` as origin, with credentials (cookies).
+/// Panics at startup if `APP_URL` cannot be parsed — this is intentional
+/// to prevent running with a misconfigured (and potentially insecure) CORS policy.
 fn build_cors_layer(config: &AppConfig) -> CorsLayer {
-    let origin = config.app_url.parse::<HeaderValue>().unwrap_or_else(|_| {
+    let origin = config
-        tracing::warn!("Failed to parse APP_URL as header value, using permissive CORS");
+        .app_url
-        HeaderValue::from_static("*")
+        .parse::<HeaderValue>()
-    });
+        .unwrap_or_else(|e| {
+            panic!(
+                "FATAL: APP_URL '{}' is not a valid HTTP header value: {}. \
+                 Fix APP_URL in your environment before starting the server.",
+                config.app_url, e
+            )
+        });
 
     CorsLayer::new()
         .allow_origin(origin)
-        .allow_methods([Method::GET, Method::POST, Method::PUT, Method::DELETE])
+        .allow_methods([Method::GET, Method::POST, Method::PUT])
         .allow_headers([
             CONTENT_TYPE,
             ACCEPT,

frontend/src/api/auth.ts

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export const authApi = {
     api.post<LoginResponse>('/auth/login', data),
 
   verify: (token: string): Promise<VerifyResponse> =>
-    api.get<VerifyResponse>(`/auth/verify?token=${encodeURIComponent(token)}`),
+    api.post<VerifyResponse>('/auth/verify', { token }),
 
   logout: (): Promise<void> => api.post<void>('/auth/logout'),
 

frontend/src/components/MobileMenu.tsx

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ const MobileMenu: Component<MobileMenuProps> = (props) => {
       {/* Menu panel */}
       <div class="fixed inset-y-0 right-0 w-full max-w-sm bg-white shadow-xl z-50">
         <div class="flex items-center justify-between px-4 py-4 border-b border-gray-200">
-          <span class="text-lg font-semibold text-gray-900">Menu</span>
+          <span class="text-lg font-semibold text-gray-900">{t('nav.menu')}</span>
           <button
             onClick={() => props.onClose()}
             class="p-2 rounded-md text-gray-400 hover:text-gray-500 hover:bg-gray-100"

frontend/src/components/ui/Toast.tsx

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import {
 } from 'solid-js';
 import { Portal } from 'solid-js/web';
 import { CheckCircle, XCircle, Info, X } from 'lucide-solid';
+import { useI18n } from '~/i18n';
 
 interface Toast {
   id: string;
@@ -81,6 +82,8 @@ const ToastItem: Component<{
   toast: Toast;
   onDismiss: (id: string) => void;
 }> = (props) => {
+  const { t } = useI18n();
+
   const Icon = () => {
     const IconComp = iconMap[props.toast.type];
     if (IconComp) {
@@ -99,7 +102,7 @@ const ToastItem: Component<{
       <button
         onClick={() => props.onDismiss(props.toast.id)}
         class="flex-shrink-0 hover:opacity-70"
-        aria-label="Fermer"
+        aria-label={t('common.close')}
       >
         <X class="h-4 w-4" />
       </button>

frontend/src/i18n/fr.ts

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ const fr = {
   'nav.settings': 'Parametres',
   'nav.admin': 'Administration',
   'nav.logout': 'Deconnexion',
+  'nav.menu': 'Menu',
   'nav.menuOpen': 'Ouvrir le menu',
   'nav.menuClose': 'Fermer le menu',
 
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ const fr = {
   'home.empty.description':
     'Commencez par generer votre premiere synthese hebdomadaire.',
   'home.empty.action': 'Generer',
+  'home.comingSoon': 'Disponible prochainement',
 
   // Settings
   'settings.title': 'Parametres de generation',

frontend/src/pages/Home.tsx

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ const Home: Component = () => {
         <button
           disabled
           class="inline-flex items-center px-4 py-2 border border-transparent rounded-md shadow-sm text-sm font-medium text-white bg-indigo-600 hover:bg-indigo-700 focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-offset-2 focus:ring-indigo-500 disabled:opacity-50 disabled:cursor-not-allowed"
-          title="Disponible prochainement"
+          title={t('home.comingSoon')}
         >
           <Plus class="-ml-1 mr-2 h-5 w-5" aria-hidden="true" />
           {t('home.newSynthesis')}