# 🔴 Critical Issue Found: Auth Middleware Blocking All Requests ## Problem ALL API endpoints (including public ones) are returning **401 Unauthorized**. ## Root Cause In `main.rs`, the auth middleware was applied to ALL routes using: ```rust let app = Router::new() .route("/health", get(handlers::health_check)) // Public! .route("/api/auth/login", post(handlers::login)) // Public! .route("/api/users/me", get(handlers::get_profile)) // Protected .route_layer(axum_middleware::from_fn_with_state( app_state.clone(), crate::middleware::auth::jwt_auth_middleware // ← Applied to ALL routes! )) .with_state(app_state); ``` The `route_layer` applies the middleware to **all routes** in the router, including public ones like `/health` and `/api/auth/login`. ## Solution Applied Split routes into **public** and **protected** routers: ```rust // Public routes (no auth required) let public_routes = Router::new() .route("/health", get(handlers::health_check)) .route("/ready", get(handlers::ready_check)) .route("/api/auth/register", post(handlers::register)) .route("/api/auth/login", post(handlers::login)) .route("/api/auth/refresh", post(handlers::refresh_token)) .route("/api/auth/logout", post(handlers::logout)) .layer(/* logging and CORS */); // Protected routes (auth required) let protected_routes = Router::new() .route("/api/users/me", get(handlers::get_profile)) .route_layer(jwt_auth_middleware) // ← Only applied to protected routes! // Merge them together let app = public_routes.merge(protected_routes).with_state(app_state); ``` ## Test Results Before Fix ``` $ curl http://10.0.10.30:6800/health HTTP Status: 401 ← Should be 200! $ curl -X POST http://10.0.10.30:6800/api/auth/register HTTP Status: 401 ← Public endpoint blocked! ``` ## Expected Results After Fix ``` $ curl http://10.0.10.30:6800/health HTTP Status: 200 ← OK! $ curl -X POST http://10.0.10.30:6800/api/auth/login \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"email": "test@example.com", "password": "SecurePassword123!"}' HTTP Status: 200 ← OK! Returns JWT tokens $ curl http://10.0.10.30:6800/api/users/me HTTP Status: 401 ← Correct! Needs auth token ``` ## Next Steps 1. Pull the updated code 2. Restart the container: `docker compose restart backend` 3. Test the API: `./test-api-remote.sh`