After commit 90acc35 issued the cookie for $0 signups too, the "payment"
framing was wrong — there's no payment in a $0 signup. The cookie is
about bridging the gap between signup-form submit and email verify, not
about payment specifically.
Changes:
- setPaymentBridgeCookie → setSignupBridgeCookie
- getPaymentBridgeMember → getSignupBridgeMember
- Cookie wire name payment-bridge → signup-bridge
- JWT scope payment_bridge → signup_bridge
Touches both /api/helcim/subscription (signup activation) and
/api/helcim/initialize-payment (paid Helcim checkout) which both consume
the cookie. In-flight signup sessions started before this lands will
need to re-submit the form (cookie name mismatch); cutover hasn't
happened yet, so the only impact is local dev sessions.
Day-of-launch deep-dive audit and remediation. 11 issues fixed across
security, correctness, and reliability. Tests: 698 → 758 passing
(+60), 0 failing, 2 skipped.
CRITICAL (security)
Fix#1 — HELCIM_API_TOKEN removed from runtimeConfig.public; dead
useHelcim.js deleted. Production token MUST BE ROTATED post-deploy
(was previously exposed in window.__NUXT__ payload).
Fix#2 — /api/helcim/customer gated with origin check + per-IP/email
rate limit + magic-link email verification (replaces unauthenticated
setAuthCookie). Adds payment-bridge token for paid-tier signup so
users can complete Helcim checkout before email verify. New utils:
server/utils/{magicLink,rateLimit}.js. UX: signup success copy now
prompts user to check email.
Fix#3 — /api/events/[id]/payment deleted (dead code with unauth
member-spoof bypass — processHelcimPayment was a permanent stub).
Removes processHelcimPayment export and eventPaymentSchema.
Fix#4 — /api/helcim/initialize-payment re-derives ticket amount
server-side via calculateTicketPrice and calculateSeriesTicketPrice.
Adds new series_ticket metadata type (was being shoved through
event_ticket with seriesId in metadata.eventId).
Fix#5 — /api/helcim/customer upgrades existing status:guest members
in place rather than rejecting with 409. Lowercases email at lookup;
preserves _id so prior event registrations stay linked.
HIGH (correctness / reliability)
Fix#6 — Daily reconciliation cron via Netlify scheduled function
(@daily). New: netlify.toml, netlify/functions/reconcile-payments.mjs,
server/api/internal/reconcile-payments.post.js. Shared-secret auth
via NUXT_RECONCILE_TOKEN env var. Inline 3-retry exponential backoff
on Helcim transactions API.
Fix#7 — validateBeforeSave: false on event subdoc saves (waitlist
endpoints) to dodge legacy location validators.
Fix#8 — /api/series/[id]/tickets/purchase always upserts a guest
Member when caller is unauthenticated, mirrors event-ticket flow
byte-for-byte. SeriesPassPurchase.vue adds guest-account hint and
client auth refresh on signedIn:true response.
Fix#9 — /api/members/cancel-subscription leaves status active per
ratified bylaws (was pending_payment). Adds lastCancelledAt audit
field on Member model. Indirectly fixes false-positive
detectStuckPendingPayment admin alert for cancelled members.
Fix#10 — /api/auth/verify uses validateBody with strict() Zod schema
(verifyMagicLinkSchema, max 2000 chars).
Fix#11 — 8 vitest cases for cancel-subscription handler (was
uncovered).
Specs and audit at docs/superpowers/specs/2026-04-25-fix-*.md and
docs/superpowers/plans/2026-04-25-launch-readiness-fixes.md.
LAUNCH_READINESS.md updated with new test count, 3 deploy-time
tasks (rotate Helcim token, set NUXT_RECONCILE_TOKEN, verify
Netlify scheduled function), and Fixed-2026-04-25 fix log.
Pre-launch P0 fixes surfaced by docs/specs/events-functional-test-matrix.md
(Findings 1, 2, 3).
1. Series-pass bypass (Finding 1 / matrix S1 P3): register.post.js now
loads the linked Series when tickets.requiresSeriesTicket is set and
rejects drop-in registration unless series.allowIndividualEventTickets
is true or the user has a valid pass. Data-integrity 500 if the
referenced series is missing.
2. Hidden-event leak (Finding 2 / matrix E11): extract loadPublicEvent
into server/utils/loadEvent.js. All five public event endpoints
([id].get, register, tickets/available, tickets/reserve,
tickets/purchase) now go through the helper, which 404s when
isVisible === false and the requester is not an admin. Admin detection
uses a new non-throwing getOptionalMember() in server/utils/auth.js
(extracted from the pattern already inlined in api/auth/status.get.js).
3. Deadline enforcement + legacy pricing retirement (Finding 3 / matrix
E8): register.post.js and tickets/reserve.post.js delegate gating to
validateTicketPurchase (which already covers deadline, cancelled,
started, members-only, sold-out, and already-registered);
tickets/available.get.js gets an explicit registrationDeadline check.
Legacy pricing.paymentRequired 402 branch removed from register.post.js.
Non-members who register for an event now get a persistent identity:
with consent, a status:"guest" Member is upserted and an auth cookie is
set so the "You're Registered" state survives a page refresh.
Tiered auto-login matches passwordless-auth norms — auto-login is only
safe when the account holds no privileges:
- New email → create guest + cookie
- Returning guest → cookie
- Existing non-guest (active/pending/etc.) → attach ticket only, no
cookie, confirmation email includes a sign-in link
Guests are gated on status === "guest", so admin/middleware code that
keys on status === "active" naturally excludes them. Guests are also
treated as non-members for ticket pricing/validation to prevent picking
up member-only pricing on their second registration.
Auth: Add requireAuth/requireAdmin guards with JWT cookie verification,
member status checks (suspended/cancelled = 403), and admin role
enforcement. Apply to all admin, upload, and payment endpoints. Add
role field to Member model.
CSRF: Double-submit cookie middleware with client plugin. Exempt
webhook and magic-link verify routes.
Headers: X-Content-Type-Options, X-Frame-Options, X-XSS-Protection,
Referrer-Policy, Permissions-Policy on all responses. HSTS and CSP
(Helcim/Cloudinary/Plausible sources) in production only.
Rate limiting: Auth 5/5min, payment 10/min, upload 10/min, general
100/min via rate-limiter-flexible, keyed by client IP.
XSS: DOMPurify sanitization on marked() output with tag/attr
allowlists. escapeHtml() utility for email template interpolation.
Anti-enumeration: Login returns identical response for existing and
non-existing emails. Remove 404 handling from login UI components.
Mass assignment: Remove helcimCustomerId from profile allowedFields.
Session: 7-day token expiry, refresh endpoint, httpOnly+secure cookies.
Environment: Validate required secrets on startup via server plugin.
Remove JWT_SECRET hardcoded fallback.
