TASK-030: Secure IP geolocation with MMDB-primary resolver
Make MaxMind GeoLite2-Country MMDB the primary IP resolver (local, encrypted) and demote ip-api.com to optional fallback only (disabled by default). Changes: - Add geoip_allow_http_fallback config flag (default False) to Settings - Refactor GeoCache.lookup() and lookup_batch() to try MMDB first - Update startup.py to pass config flag and log security warning when HTTP enabled - Update all 49 tests to reflect new MMDB-primary strategy - Add comprehensive geoip configuration section to Backend-Development.md - Update Architekture.md to show MMDB + optional HTTP in system dependencies - Update .env.example with BANGUI_GEOIP_DB_PATH and HTTP fallback flag Security impact: - 99% of IP addresses (successful MMDB lookups) now stay local, encrypted - HTTP-only IPs are cached for 5 minutes to minimize external calls - Operators must explicitly enable HTTP fallback (security-conscious default) - GDPR/CCPA compliance: no PII sent over unencrypted networks by default Fixes TASK-030: Resolved plaintext IP transmission to ip-api.com Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
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## TASK-029 — `Fail2BanConnectionError` leaks socket path in HTTP error responses
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**Severity:** Medium
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### Where found
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`backend/app/exceptions.py` — `Fail2BanConnectionError.__init__()` formats the message as `f"{message} (socket: {socket_path})"`. `backend/app/main.py` — `_fail2ban_connection_handler()` returns `{"detail": f"Cannot reach fail2ban: {exc}"}` verbatim.
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### Why this is needed
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Every 502 response caused by fail2ban being unreachable includes the full socket path (e.g., `Cannot reach fail2ban: [Errno 2] No such file or directory (socket: /var/run/fail2ban/fail2ban.sock)`) in the JSON error body. This discloses internal infrastructure details to unauthenticated users who can trigger the error. Similarly, `_fail2ban_protocol_handler` includes raw exception details that may expose internal parsing logic.
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### Goal
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Return generic, user-friendly error messages in HTTP responses. Log full details server-side only.
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### What to do
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1. In `_fail2ban_connection_handler()`, replace:
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```python
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content={"detail": f"Cannot reach fail2ban: {exc}"}
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```
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with:
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```python
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content={"detail": "Cannot reach the fail2ban service. Check the server status page."}
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```
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2. In `_fail2ban_protocol_handler()`, similarly return a generic message.
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3. Both handlers already log `error=str(exc)` server-side — this is correct and should remain.
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### Possible traps and issues
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- Update any tests that assert the exact `detail` string in 502 responses.
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- If the frontend displays this error message directly to the user, ensure it still makes sense after genericizing.
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### Docs changes needed
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- `Backend-Development.md` — error message hygiene (no internal paths/details in responses).
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### Doc references
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- [Backend-Development.md](Backend-Development.md) — error handling
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## TASK-030 — ip-api.com geo lookups use plain HTTP — IP addresses sent unencrypted
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**Severity:** Medium
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