# StellaOps Authority

Authority is the platform OIDC/OAuth2 control plane that mints short-lived, sender-constrained operational tokens (OpToks) for every StellaOps service and tool.

## Latest updates (2025-12-04)
- Added gap remediation package for AU1–AU10 and RR1–RR10 (31-Nov-2025 FINDINGS) under `docs/modules/authority/gaps/`; includes deliverable map + evidence layout.
- Sprint tracker `docs/implplan/SPRINT_0314_0001_0001_docs_modules_authority.md` and module `TASKS.md` mirror status.
- Monitoring/observability references consolidated; Grafana JSON remains offline import (`operations/grafana-dashboard.json`).
- Prior content retained: OpTok/DPoP/mTLS responsibilities, backup/restore, key rotation.

## Responsibilities
- Expose device-code, auth-code, and client-credential flows with DPoP or mTLS binding.
- Manage signing keys, JWKS rotation, and PoE integration for plan enforcement.
- Emit structured audit events and enforce tenant-aware scope policies.
- Provide plugin surface for custom identity providers and credential validators.

## Key components
- `StellaOps.Authority` web host.
- `StellaOps.Authority.Plugin.*` extensions for secret stores, identity bridges, and OpTok validation.
- Telemetry and audit pipeline feeding Security/Observability stacks.

## Integrations & dependencies
- Signer/Attestor for PoE and OpTok introspection.
- CLI/UI for login flows and token management.
- Scheduler/Scanner for machine-to-machine scope enforcement.

## Operational notes
- MongoDB for tenant, client, and token state.
- Key material in KMS/HSM with rotation runbooks (`operations/key-rotation.md`).
- Monitoring runbook (`operations/monitoring.md`) and offline-import Grafana JSON (`operations/grafana-dashboard.json`).

## Related resources
- ./operations/backup-restore.md
- ./operations/key-rotation.md
- ./operations/monitoring.md
- ./operations/grafana-dashboard.json
- ./gaps/2025-12-04-auth-gaps-au1-au10.md
- ./gaps/2025-12-04-rekor-receipt-gaps-rr1-rr10.md
- Sprint/status mirrors: `docs/implplan/SPRINT_0314_0001_0001_docs_modules_authority.md`, `docs/modules/authority/TASKS.md`

## Backlog references
- DOCS-SEC-62-001 (scope hardening doc) in ../../TASKS.md.
- AUTH-POLICY-20-001/002 follow-ups in src/Authority/StellaOps.Authority/TASKS.md.

## Epic alignment
- **Epic 1 – AOC enforcement:** enforce OpTok scopes and guardrails supporting raw ingestion boundaries.
- **Epic 2 – Policy Engine & Editor:** supply policy evaluation/principal scopes and short-lived tokens for evaluator workflows.
- **Epic 4 – Policy Studio:** integrate approval/promotion signatures and policy registry access controls.
- **Epic 14 – Identity & Tenancy:** deliver tenant isolation, RBAC hierarchies, and governance tooling for authentication.