MINI-ROOK / BUILD LOG 030
The Raven Takes Flight: Security Preflight
A local Host-header boundary before remote access
TECHNICAL CHECKPOINT
What this build actually records.
- Stack and method
- Loopback binding · trusted Host authorities · limited security readiness
- Recorded progress
- Syntax, accepted localhost and rejected external/wrong-port Host checks pass; creator observes live readiness flags disabled.
- Still open at this checkpoint
- This is not a penetration test or remote authentication pass. Later gateway/mobile evidence is recorded separately in Log 031.
Software development on an existing workstation. This entry does not establish a new robot, custom hardware build or autonomous publishing capability.
TEST STATUS / SEPARATE FROM THE ORIGINAL RECORD
What later checks established.
Syntax, accepted localhost and rejected external/wrong-port Host checks pass; creator observes live readiness flags disabled.
Still open: This is not a penetration test or remote authentication pass. Later gateway/mobile evidence is recorded separately in Log 031.
01 / BUILD LOG 030
The original development record
The first step toward shared access from Fury, Realitycore and mobile devices is an explicit boundary, not an exposed port. Mini-Rook continues to bind only to 127.0.0.1, and its new remote_access.py policy rejects untrusted HTTP Host headers on GET and POST requests. Accepted authorities are the expected local hostnames on the configured port. The application also exposes a limited /api/security/readiness status documenting that remote access, proxy authentication and network admission are not yet configured.
This preflight does NOT provide mobile connectivity or authentication. No Tailscale serve/funnel command, Windows Firewall change, public listener, proxy or token storage has been introduced. The next security milestone must implement a properly authenticated entry point and test it separately before any remote device is allowed to access drafts and actions.
Verified: Python syntax PASS, existing JavaScript syntax PASS, positive localhost authority checks PASS, forged/external/wrong-port Host rejection tests PASS, readiness reports remote clients disabled. The creator restarted the server and confirmed the live /api/security/readiness HTTP response: phase 030_preflight, loopback_only, remote_access_enabled false, authentication_enabled false, tailscale_proxy_configured false and ready_for_remote_clients false. The HTTP readiness smoke test PASS does not constitute a network penetration test or verified remote authentication.
Status: READY TO PUBLISH — LOCAL PREFLIGHT ACCEPTANCE PASS; NOT REMOTE-READY. Chapter VIII — The Nest.
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