From 20c24f5a035f01c8e96b73c53360420ed0f56b03 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jens Ahrensfeld <jens@jayfield.org>
Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:33:39 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Fix accidental public-site lockout; document credential audit

A stray /var/www/html/.htaccess (dated 2025-02-18, predating everything
else in TODO.md) was silently requiring HTTP Basic Auth for jayfield.org
and www.jayfield.org's shared DocumentRoot, 401ing every real visitor to
the intentionally-public static site. Removed (backed up, not deleted).
Also adds a README table auditing which public hostnames do/don't
require credentials, prompted by checking this.
---
 README.md | 14 ++++++++++++++
 TODO.md   | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 35 insertions(+)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2de1cd7..b73dd9b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -236,6 +236,20 @@ endpoint instead of a bespoke Apache-WebDAV + SFTP-upload pipeline:
   uses them anymore — reversible with `passwd -u` if SFTP is ever needed
   again.
 
+## Public access / authentication overview
+
+Audited 2026-07-20 — which public hostnames require credentials:
+
+| Host | Requires credentials? | Notes |
+|---|---|---|
+| `jayfield.org` / `www.jayfield.org` | No (intentionally public static site) | Was accidentally 401'ing every visitor via a stray `.htaccess` — fixed, see `TODO.md` |
+| `dyndns.jayfield.org` | Yes — HTTP Basic Auth | Vhost-level `<Directory>` block, intentional |
+| `mail.jayfield.org` | N/A — root is `403` (no content served there) | |
+| `mail.jayfield.org/rspamd` | Yes — rspamd's own login page | |
+| `cloud.jayfield.org` (Nextcloud) | Yes — redirects to `/login` | |
+| `portainer.jayfield.org` | Yes — admin account already initialized (`/api/users/admin/check` → `204`, no open setup wizard) | |
+| `web.jayfield.org` | No | Currently just the stock nginx welcome page (no real content deployed yet), so nothing sensitive is exposed — but worth revisiting before real content goes there if it's meant to stay public |
+
 ## Open items / known quirks
 
 - **Intranet migration from `vlda-01` (files, Gitea, Jellyfin, Dogecoin
diff --git a/TODO.md b/TODO.md
index 2cd8acf..f383a4d 100644
--- a/TODO.md
+++ b/TODO.md
@@ -3,6 +3,27 @@
 Outstanding hardening items (see `README.md` for the full service overview).
 Nothing here is urgent; all are low-risk, no-downtime changes.
 
+- [x] **Public static site (`jayfield.org`/`www.jayfield.org`) was 401'ing every visitor** — done 2026-07-20
+      Found while auditing which services are reachable without credentials:
+      a stray `/var/www/html/.htaccess` (`AuthType Basic`, same
+      `AuthName "Restricted Content"`/`AuthUserFile /etc/apache2/.htpasswd`
+      as the intentional `dyndns.jayfield.org` protection) was silently
+      requiring login for the DocumentRoot both `jayfield.org` and
+      `www.jayfield.org` share — `/var/www` has `AllowOverride all`, so it
+      took effect with no vhost-level directive needed. File was dated
+      2025-02-18 (`index.html`/`apache.html` themselves are from 2022) —
+      predates every other change in this doc by well over a year, almost
+      certainly a forgotten leftover rather than intentional, and
+      contradicts `README.md`'s own description of both as a public static
+      site.
+      Fixed: moved to `/root/removed-configs-backup/htaccess-var-www-html.<timestamp>`
+      (recoverable, not deleted — same convention as this file's other
+      removed-config backups). No Apache reload needed (`.htaccess` is
+      read per-request). Verified both `jayfield.org` and
+      `www.jayfield.org` now return `200` with real page content;
+      `dyndns.jayfield.org`'s own (intentional, vhost-level) Basic Auth is
+      untouched and still returns `401` without credentials.
+
 - [x] **Lock down the dyndns TSIG key file permissions** — done 2026-07-19
       `/etc/bind/dyndns.jayfield.org.key` was `644` (world-readable), holding
       the shared secret that authenticates dynamic DNS updates for