From e95f189850859afcc057b909bb09c0792225a6d5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "M. de Verteuil" <mverteuil@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2025 20:56:33 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 01/17] feat: Add session-based authentication with admin user
 setup

Implements complete authentication system using Starlette's built-in
authentication framework with Redis-backed sessions.

Features:
- File-based admin user storage with Argon2 password hashing
- Session management via starsessions with Redis backend
- Setup wizard for first-time admin account creation
- Login/logout with session regeneration for security
- Authentication middleware protecting all admin routes
- SQLAdmin integration with custom auth backend

Architecture:
- AuthService: Manages admin user file (JSON) and password hashing
- SessionAuthBackend: Starlette authentication backend
- SetupRedirectMiddleware: Redirects to setup if no admin exists
- require_admin: Syntactic sugar decorator for @requires("authenticated")

Protected routes:
- /admin/settings (settings management)
- /admin/services (service status)
- /admin/logs (log viewer)
- /admin/update (system updates)
- /admin/database/* (SQLAdmin interface)

Security:
- Passwords hashed with Argon2 (memory-hard, GPU-resistant)
- Session regeneration on login/setup (prevents fixation attacks)
- HttpOnly cookies with SameSite protection
- Admin user file permissions: 0600 (owner read/write only)
- Redis TTL: 24 hours with rolling expiration

Dependencies added:
- starsessions[redis]>=2.2.1 (session management)
- passlib[argon2]>=1.7.4 (password hashing)
---
 pyproject.toml                                |   2 +
 src/birdnetpi/utils/auth.py                   | 140 +++++++++++++++++
 src/birdnetpi/web/core/container.py           |  14 ++
 src/birdnetpi/web/core/factory.py             |  52 +++++++
 .../web/middleware/setup_redirect.py          |  52 +++++++
 src/birdnetpi/web/routers/auth_routes.py      | 130 ++++++++++++++++
 src/birdnetpi/web/routers/logs_view_routes.py |   2 +
 .../web/routers/services_view_routes.py       |   2 +
 .../web/routers/settings_view_routes.py       |   2 +
 .../web/routers/sqladmin_view_routes.py       |  23 ++-
 .../web/routers/update_view_routes.py         |   2 +
 src/birdnetpi/web/static/css/auth.css         | 145 ++++++++++++++++++
 .../web/templates/admin/login.html.j2         |  55 +++++++
 .../web/templates/admin/setup.html.j2         | 102 ++++++++++++
 14 files changed, 722 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
 create mode 100644 src/birdnetpi/utils/auth.py
 create mode 100644 src/birdnetpi/web/middleware/setup_redirect.py
 create mode 100644 src/birdnetpi/web/routers/auth_routes.py
 create mode 100644 src/birdnetpi/web/static/css/auth.css
 create mode 100644 src/birdnetpi/web/templates/admin/login.html.j2
 create mode 100644 src/birdnetpi/web/templates/admin/setup.html.j2

diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 66a59efd..f72ba036 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ dependencies = [
   "packaging>=25.0",
   "paho-mqtt",
   "pandas",
+  "passlib[argon2]>=1.7.4",
   "plotly",
   "psutil>=7.0.0",
   "pydub>=0.25.1",
@@ -79,6 +80,7 @@ dependencies = [
   "sqladmin>=0.21.0",
   "sqlalchemy",
   "sqlmodel>=0.0.24",
+  "starsessions[redis]>=2.2.1",
   "structlog>=25.4.0",
   "suntime",
   "tqdm>=4.67.1",
diff --git a/src/birdnetpi/utils/auth.py b/src/birdnetpi/utils/auth.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..07a6c423
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/birdnetpi/utils/auth.py
@@ -0,0 +1,140 @@
+"""Authentication utilities for BirdNET-Pi admin interface.
+
+Provides session-based authentication using Starlette's built-in
+authentication system with Redis-backed sessions.
+"""
+
+from datetime import datetime
+
+from passlib.context import CryptContext
+from pydantic import BaseModel
+from starlette.authentication import (
+    AuthCredentials,
+    AuthenticationBackend,
+    SimpleUser,
+    requires,
+)
+from starlette.requests import HTTPConnection
+from starsessions import load_session
+
+from birdnetpi.system.path_resolver import PathResolver
+
+# Password hashing context using Argon2
+pwd_context = CryptContext(schemes=["argon2"], deprecated="auto")
+
+# Syntactic sugar for common authentication requirement
+# Usage: @require_admin decorator on admin view routes
+require_admin = requires("authenticated", redirect="/admin/login")
+
+
+class AdminUser(BaseModel):
+    """Admin user model for file-based storage."""
+
+    username: str
+    password_hash: str
+    created_at: datetime
+
+
+class AuthService:
+    """Handles admin user file operations and password hashing.
+
+    Stores a single admin user in a JSON file with permissions set to 0600.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, path_resolver: PathResolver) -> None:
+        """Initialize auth service.
+
+        Args:
+            path_resolver: PathResolver instance for determining file paths
+        """
+        self.admin_file = path_resolver.get_data_dir() / "admin_user.json"
+
+    def load_admin_user(self) -> AdminUser | None:
+        """Load admin user from JSON file.
+
+        Returns:
+            AdminUser if file exists and is valid, None otherwise
+        """
+        if not self.admin_file.exists():
+            return None
+
+        import json
+
+        try:
+            with open(self.admin_file) as f:
+                data = json.load(f)
+            return AdminUser(**data)
+        except (json.JSONDecodeError, ValueError):
+            return None
+
+    def save_admin_user(self, username: str, password: str) -> None:
+        """Hash password and save to JSON with 0600 permissions.
+
+        Args:
+            username: Admin username
+            password: Plain text password (will be hashed)
+        """
+        import json
+
+        admin = AdminUser(
+            username=username, password_hash=pwd_context.hash(password), created_at=datetime.now()
+        )
+
+        # Write to file
+        with open(self.admin_file, "w") as f:
+            json.dump(admin.model_dump(), f, default=str, indent=2)
+
+        # Set restrictive permissions (owner read/write only)
+        self.admin_file.chmod(0o600)
+
+    def verify_password(self, password: str, password_hash: str) -> bool:
+        """Verify password against hash.
+
+        Args:
+            password: Plain text password to verify
+            password_hash: Argon2 hash to verify against
+
+        Returns:
+            True if password matches, False otherwise
+        """
+        return pwd_context.verify(password, password_hash)
+
+    def admin_exists(self) -> bool:
+        """Check if admin user file exists.
+
+        Returns:
+            True if admin_user.json exists, False otherwise
+        """
+        return self.admin_file.exists()
+
+
+class SessionAuthBackend(AuthenticationBackend):
+    """Session-based authentication backend for Starlette.
+
+    Checks for username in session and returns appropriate credentials.
+    """
+
+    async def authenticate(self, conn: HTTPConnection) -> tuple[AuthCredentials, SimpleUser] | None:
+        """Authenticate request based on session data.
+
+        Called by AuthenticationMiddleware on every request. Loads session
+        from Redis and checks for username.
+
+        Args:
+            conn: HTTP connection (request or WebSocket)
+
+        Returns:
+            Tuple of (AuthCredentials, SimpleUser) if authenticated,
+            None if not authenticated
+        """
+        # Load session data from Redis
+        await load_session(conn)
+
+        # Check for username in session
+        username = conn.session.get("username")
+        if not username:
+            return None  # Not authenticated
+
+        # Return authenticated user with "authenticated" scope
+        # The scope is used by @requires decorator for authorization
+        return AuthCredentials(["authenticated"]), SimpleUser(username)
diff --git a/src/birdnetpi/web/core/container.py b/src/birdnetpi/web/core/container.py
index 8fbed5a4..68cc903d 100644
--- a/src/birdnetpi/web/core/container.py
+++ b/src/birdnetpi/web/core/container.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 from birdnetpi.system.log_reader import LogReaderService
 from birdnetpi.system.path_resolver import PathResolver
 from birdnetpi.system.system_control import SystemControlService
+from birdnetpi.utils.auth import AuthService
 from birdnetpi.utils.cache import Cache
 from birdnetpi.web.core.config import get_config
 
@@ -128,6 +129,19 @@ class Container(containers.DeclarativeContainer):
         enable_cache_warming=True,
     )
 
+    # Authentication services
+    auth_service = providers.Singleton(
+        AuthService,
+        path_resolver=path_resolver,
+    )
+
+    # Redis client for session storage - singleton
+    redis_client = providers.Singleton(
+        lambda: __import__("redis.asyncio", fromlist=["Redis"]).Redis.from_url(
+            "redis://127.0.0.1:6379"
+        ),
+    )
+
     # Core business services - singletons
     file_manager = providers.Singleton(
         FileManager,
diff --git a/src/birdnetpi/web/core/factory.py b/src/birdnetpi/web/core/factory.py
index e5ccad6d..905bd449 100644
--- a/src/birdnetpi/web/core/factory.py
+++ b/src/birdnetpi/web/core/factory.py
@@ -3,18 +3,24 @@
 from fastapi import FastAPI, Request
 from fastapi.middleware.cors import CORSMiddleware
 from fastapi.responses import HTMLResponse
+from starlette.middleware.authentication import AuthenticationMiddleware
+from starsessions import SessionAutoloadMiddleware, SessionMiddleware
+from starsessions.stores.redis import RedisStore
 
 from birdnetpi.config.manager import ConfigManager
 from birdnetpi.i18n.translation_manager import setup_jinja2_i18n
 from birdnetpi.system.status import SystemInspector
+from birdnetpi.utils.auth import SessionAuthBackend
 from birdnetpi.utils.language import get_user_language
 from birdnetpi.web.core.container import Container
 from birdnetpi.web.core.lifespan import lifespan
 from birdnetpi.web.middleware.i18n import LanguageMiddleware
 from birdnetpi.web.middleware.request_logging import StructuredRequestLoggingMiddleware
+from birdnetpi.web.middleware.setup_redirect import SetupRedirectMiddleware
 from birdnetpi.web.middleware.update_banner import add_update_status_to_templates
 from birdnetpi.web.routers import (
     analysis_api_routes,
+    auth_routes,
     detections_api_routes,
     health_api_routes,
     i18n_api_routes,
@@ -75,6 +81,38 @@ def create_app() -> FastAPI:
         expose_headers=["*"],  # Expose all headers including Content-Type
     )
 
+    # Authentication and session middleware (MUST come before other middleware)
+    # 1. Session middleware (creates request.session)
+    redis_client = container.redis_client()
+    session_store = RedisStore(
+        connection=redis_client,
+        prefix="birdnetpi:",
+        gc_ttl=86400,  # 24 hours
+    )
+    app.add_middleware(
+        SessionMiddleware,
+        store=session_store,
+        lifetime=86400,  # 24 hours
+        rolling=True,  # Extend session on each request
+        cookie_https_only=False,  # TODO: Enable in production with HTTPS
+        cookie_name="birdnetpi_session",
+    )
+
+    # 2. Session autoload (performance - only load for protected paths)
+    app.add_middleware(
+        SessionAutoloadMiddleware,
+        paths=["/admin", "/api"],
+    )
+
+    # 3. Setup redirect (before authentication)
+    app.add_middleware(SetupRedirectMiddleware)
+
+    # 4. Authentication (sets request.user based on session)
+    app.add_middleware(
+        AuthenticationMiddleware,
+        backend=SessionAuthBackend(),
+    )
+
     # Add LanguageMiddleware
     app.add_middleware(LanguageMiddleware)
 
@@ -102,6 +140,7 @@ def create_app() -> FastAPI:
         modules=[
             "birdnetpi.web.core.factory",  # Wire factory for root route
             "birdnetpi.web.routers.analysis_api_routes",
+            "birdnetpi.web.routers.auth_routes",
             "birdnetpi.web.routers.detections_api_routes",
             "birdnetpi.web.routers.health_api_routes",
             "birdnetpi.web.routers.i18n_api_routes",  # Wire i18n API routes
@@ -125,6 +164,13 @@ def create_app() -> FastAPI:
 
     # === API Routes (included in documentation) ===
 
+    # Authentication routes (setup, login, logout)
+    app.include_router(
+        auth_routes.router,
+        tags=["Authentication"],
+        include_in_schema=False,  # Exclude from API docs
+    )
+
     # Analysis API routes for progressive loading
     app.include_router(analysis_api_routes.router, prefix="/api", tags=["Analysis API"])
 
@@ -205,6 +251,12 @@ def create_app() -> FastAPI:
     # Database administration interface
     sqladmin_view_routes.setup_sqladmin(app)
 
+    # Cleanup Redis connection on shutdown
+    @app.on_event("shutdown")
+    async def shutdown() -> None:
+        """Clean up resources on application shutdown."""
+        await redis_client.close()
+
     # Root route (excluded from API documentation)
     @app.get("/", response_class=HTMLResponse, include_in_schema=False)
     async def read_root(request: Request) -> HTMLResponse:
diff --git a/src/birdnetpi/web/middleware/setup_redirect.py b/src/birdnetpi/web/middleware/setup_redirect.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..23be1153
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/birdnetpi/web/middleware/setup_redirect.py
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+"""Setup redirect middleware for BirdNET-Pi.
+
+Redirects all requests to the setup wizard if no admin user exists.
+"""
+
+from collections.abc import Callable
+
+from starlette.middleware.base import BaseHTTPMiddleware
+from starlette.requests import Request
+from starlette.responses import RedirectResponse, Response
+
+
+class SetupRedirectMiddleware(BaseHTTPMiddleware):
+    """Redirect to setup wizard if no admin user exists.
+
+    This middleware checks if an admin user has been created. If not,
+    it redirects all requests to /admin/setup except for:
+    - The setup page itself
+    - The login page
+    - Static files
+    - Health check endpoints
+    """
+
+    async def dispatch(self, request: Request, call_next: Callable) -> Response:
+        """Process request and redirect to setup if needed.
+
+        Args:
+            request: Incoming HTTP request
+            call_next: Next middleware/endpoint in chain
+
+        Returns:
+            Response from next handler or redirect to setup
+        """
+        # Paths that should not trigger setup redirect
+        exempt_paths = [
+            "/admin/setup",
+            "/admin/login",
+            "/static/",
+            "/api/health",
+        ]
+
+        # Allow exempt paths through
+        if any(request.url.path.startswith(path) for path in exempt_paths):
+            return await call_next(request)
+
+        # Check if admin user exists
+        auth_service = request.app.state.container.auth_service()
+        if not auth_service.admin_exists():
+            return RedirectResponse(url="/admin/setup", status_code=303)
+
+        # Admin exists, continue normally
+        return await call_next(request)
diff --git a/src/birdnetpi/web/routers/auth_routes.py b/src/birdnetpi/web/routers/auth_routes.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c72afb47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/birdnetpi/web/routers/auth_routes.py
@@ -0,0 +1,130 @@
+"""Authentication routes for admin setup and login."""
+
+from typing import Annotated
+
+from dependency_injector.wiring import Provide, inject
+from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, Form, Request
+from fastapi.responses import HTMLResponse, RedirectResponse
+from fastapi.templating import Jinja2Templates
+from starsessions.session import regenerate_session_id
+
+from birdnetpi.utils.auth import AuthService
+from birdnetpi.web.core.container import Container
+
+router = APIRouter()
+
+
+@router.get("/admin/setup", response_class=HTMLResponse, response_model=None)
+@inject
+async def setup_page(
+    request: Request,
+    templates: Annotated[Jinja2Templates, Depends(Provide[Container.templates])],
+    auth_service: Annotated[AuthService, Depends(Provide[Container.auth_service])],
+) -> HTMLResponse | RedirectResponse:
+    """Show setup wizard page.
+
+    If admin user already exists, redirects to home page.
+    """
+    if auth_service.admin_exists():
+        return RedirectResponse(url="/", status_code=303)
+
+    return templates.TemplateResponse(
+        "admin/setup.html.j2", {"request": request, "prefill_username": "admin"}
+    )
+
+
+@router.post("/admin/setup")
+@inject
+async def create_admin(
+    request: Request,
+    auth_service: Annotated[AuthService, Depends(Provide[Container.auth_service])],
+    username: str = Form(...),
+    password: str = Form(...),
+) -> RedirectResponse:
+    """Create admin user and log them in.
+
+    Saves admin user with hashed password, creates session, and redirects to home.
+    """
+    # Save admin user (password is automatically hashed)
+    auth_service.save_admin_user(username, password)
+
+    # Regenerate session ID to prevent session fixation attacks
+    regenerate_session_id(request)
+
+    # Store username in session
+    request.session["username"] = username
+
+    # Redirect to home page
+    return RedirectResponse(url="/", status_code=303)
+
+
+@router.get("/admin/login", response_class=HTMLResponse)
+@inject
+async def login_page(
+    request: Request,
+    templates: Annotated[Jinja2Templates, Depends(Provide[Container.templates])],
+) -> HTMLResponse:
+    """Show login page."""
+    return templates.TemplateResponse("admin/login.html.j2", {"request": request})
+
+
+@router.post("/admin/login", response_model=None)
+@inject
+async def login(
+    request: Request,
+    templates: Annotated[Jinja2Templates, Depends(Provide[Container.templates])],
+    auth_service: Annotated[AuthService, Depends(Provide[Container.auth_service])],
+    username: str = Form(...),
+    password: str = Form(...),
+) -> HTMLResponse | RedirectResponse:
+    """Handle login form submission.
+
+    Verifies credentials and creates session on success. Returns to login
+    page with error on failure.
+    """
+    # Load admin user
+    admin = auth_service.load_admin_user()
+    if not admin or admin.username != username:
+        return templates.TemplateResponse(
+            "admin/login.html.j2", {"request": request, "error": "Invalid credentials"}
+        )
+
+    # Verify password
+    if not auth_service.verify_password(password, admin.password_hash):
+        return templates.TemplateResponse(
+            "admin/login.html.j2", {"request": request, "error": "Invalid credentials"}
+        )
+
+    # Regenerate session ID
+    regenerate_session_id(request)
+
+    # Store username in session
+    request.session["username"] = username
+
+    # Redirect to original URL if specified, otherwise home
+    next_url = request.query_params.get("next", "/")
+    return RedirectResponse(url=next_url, status_code=303)
+
+
+@router.get("/admin/logout")
+async def logout(request: Request) -> RedirectResponse:
+    """Handle logout.
+
+    Clears session and redirects to login page.
+    """
+    request.session.clear()
+    return RedirectResponse(url="/admin/login", status_code=303)
+
+
+# API endpoints for authentication status
+@router.get("/api/auth/status")
+async def auth_status(request: Request) -> dict[str, bool | str | None]:
+    """Check authentication status.
+
+    Returns:
+        Dict with authenticated boolean and username if authenticated
+    """
+    return {
+        "authenticated": request.user.is_authenticated,
+        "username": request.user.display_name if request.user.is_authenticated else None,
+    }
diff --git a/src/birdnetpi/web/routers/logs_view_routes.py b/src/birdnetpi/web/routers/logs_view_routes.py
index ee20fa63..af7fcd5a 100644
--- a/src/birdnetpi/web/routers/logs_view_routes.py
+++ b/src/birdnetpi/web/routers/logs_view_routes.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 from birdnetpi.system.status import SystemInspector
 from birdnetpi.system.system_control import SERVICES_CONFIG, SystemControlService
 from birdnetpi.system.system_utils import SystemUtils
+from birdnetpi.utils.auth import require_admin
 from birdnetpi.utils.language import get_user_language
 from birdnetpi.web.core.container import Container
 from birdnetpi.web.models.logs import LOG_LEVELS
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@
 
 
 @router.get("/logs", response_class=HTMLResponse)
+@require_admin
 @inject
 async def view_logs(
     request: Request,
diff --git a/src/birdnetpi/web/routers/services_view_routes.py b/src/birdnetpi/web/routers/services_view_routes.py
index 96551689..680fda36 100644
--- a/src/birdnetpi/web/routers/services_view_routes.py
+++ b/src/birdnetpi/web/routers/services_view_routes.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 from birdnetpi.system.status import SystemInspector
 from birdnetpi.system.system_control import SERVICES_CONFIG, SystemControlService
 from birdnetpi.system.system_utils import SystemUtils
+from birdnetpi.utils.auth import require_admin
 from birdnetpi.utils.language import get_user_language
 from birdnetpi.web.core.container import Container
 from birdnetpi.web.models.services import ServiceConfig, format_uptime
@@ -104,6 +105,7 @@ def _get_system_info(
 
 
 @router.get("/admin/services", response_class=HTMLResponse)
+@require_admin
 @inject
 async def services_view(
     request: Request,
diff --git a/src/birdnetpi/web/routers/settings_view_routes.py b/src/birdnetpi/web/routers/settings_view_routes.py
index ca7d4843..c05e1a12 100644
--- a/src/birdnetpi/web/routers/settings_view_routes.py
+++ b/src/birdnetpi/web/routers/settings_view_routes.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 from birdnetpi.system.log_reader import LogReaderService
 from birdnetpi.system.path_resolver import PathResolver
 from birdnetpi.system.status import SystemInspector
+from birdnetpi.utils.auth import require_admin
 from birdnetpi.utils.helpers import prefer
 from birdnetpi.utils.language import get_user_language
 from birdnetpi.web.core.container import Container
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ async def read_admin() -> dict[str, str]:
 
 # Settings Management
 @router.get("/settings", response_class=HTMLResponse)
+@require_admin
 @inject
 async def get_settings_view(
     request: Request,
diff --git a/src/birdnetpi/web/routers/sqladmin_view_routes.py b/src/birdnetpi/web/routers/sqladmin_view_routes.py
index 20648290..551a3989 100644
--- a/src/birdnetpi/web/routers/sqladmin_view_routes.py
+++ b/src/birdnetpi/web/routers/sqladmin_view_routes.py
@@ -2,12 +2,32 @@
 
 from fastapi import FastAPI
 from sqladmin import Admin, ModelView
+from sqladmin.authentication import AuthenticationBackend
+from starlette.requests import Request
 
 from birdnetpi.detections.models import AudioFile, Detection
 from birdnetpi.location.models import Weather
 from birdnetpi.web.core.container import Container
 
 
+class AdminAuthBackend(AuthenticationBackend):
+    """Authentication backend for SQLAdmin using Starlette's request.user."""
+
+    async def login(self, request: Request) -> bool:
+        """SQLAdmin login - redirect to main login page."""
+        # We don't handle login here, redirect to our login page
+        return False
+
+    async def logout(self, request: Request) -> bool:
+        """SQLAdmin logout - handled by our logout route."""
+        return True
+
+    async def authenticate(self, request: Request) -> bool:
+        """Check if user is authenticated via Starlette middleware."""
+        # Starlette's AuthenticationMiddleware sets request.user
+        return request.user.is_authenticated
+
+
 class DetectionAdmin(ModelView, model=Detection):
     """Admin interface for Detection model."""
 
@@ -70,12 +90,13 @@ def setup_sqladmin(app: FastAPI) -> Admin:
     container = Container()
     core_database = container.core_database()
 
-    # Create admin with custom configuration
+    # Create admin with custom configuration and authentication
     admin = Admin(
         app,
         core_database.async_engine,
         base_url="/admin/database",
         title="BirdNET-Pi Database Admin",
+        authentication_backend=AdminAuthBackend(secret_key="not-used-we-use-starlette-auth"),
     )
 
     # Register model views
diff --git a/src/birdnetpi/web/routers/update_view_routes.py b/src/birdnetpi/web/routers/update_view_routes.py
index e10a45e4..f3015511 100644
--- a/src/birdnetpi/web/routers/update_view_routes.py
+++ b/src/birdnetpi/web/routers/update_view_routes.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 from birdnetpi.i18n.translation_manager import TranslationManager
 from birdnetpi.system.status import SystemInspector
 from birdnetpi.system.system_utils import SystemUtils
+from birdnetpi.utils.auth import require_admin
 from birdnetpi.utils.cache import Cache
 from birdnetpi.utils.language import get_user_language
 from birdnetpi.web.core.container import Container
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@
 
 
 @router.get("/", response_class=HTMLResponse)
+@require_admin
 @inject
 async def update_page(
     request: Request,
diff --git a/src/birdnetpi/web/static/css/auth.css b/src/birdnetpi/web/static/css/auth.css
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a2233882
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/birdnetpi/web/static/css/auth.css
@@ -0,0 +1,145 @@
+/* Authentication pages styling */
+
+.auth-page {
+  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #667eea 0%, #764ba2 100%);
+  min-height: 100vh;
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+  padding: 2rem;
+}
+
+.auth-container {
+  width: 100%;
+  max-width: 420px;
+}
+
+.auth-card {
+  background: white;
+  border-radius: 12px;
+  box-shadow: 0 10px 40px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);
+  padding: 2.5rem;
+}
+
+.auth-header {
+  text-align: center;
+  margin-bottom: 2rem;
+}
+
+.auth-header h1 {
+  font-size: 1.875rem;
+  font-weight: 700;
+  color: #1a202c;
+  margin: 0 0 0.5rem 0;
+}
+
+.auth-subtitle {
+  color: #718096;
+  font-size: 0.938rem;
+  margin: 0;
+}
+
+.auth-error {
+  background-color: #fed7d7;
+  border: 1px solid #fc8181;
+  border-radius: 6px;
+  color: #742a2a;
+  padding: 0.75rem 1rem;
+  margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
+  font-size: 0.875rem;
+}
+
+.auth-error strong {
+  font-weight: 600;
+}
+
+.auth-form {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 1.25rem;
+}
+
+.form-group {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 0.375rem;
+}
+
+.form-group label {
+  font-weight: 500;
+  font-size: 0.875rem;
+  color: #2d3748;
+}
+
+.form-group input {
+  padding: 0.625rem 0.75rem;
+  border: 1px solid #cbd5e0;
+  border-radius: 6px;
+  font-size: 0.938rem;
+  transition:
+    border-color 0.2s,
+    box-shadow 0.2s;
+}
+
+.form-group input:focus {
+  outline: none;
+  border-color: #667eea;
+  box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(102, 126, 234, 0.1);
+}
+
+.form-help {
+  color: #718096;
+  font-size: 0.813rem;
+  margin: 0;
+}
+
+.form-error {
+  color: #e53e3e;
+  font-size: 0.813rem;
+  font-weight: 500;
+  margin: 0;
+}
+
+.auth-button {
+  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #667eea 0%, #764ba2 100%);
+  color: white;
+  padding: 0.75rem 1.5rem;
+  border: none;
+  border-radius: 6px;
+  font-size: 1rem;
+  font-weight: 600;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  transition:
+    transform 0.2s,
+    box-shadow 0.2s;
+  margin-top: 0.5rem;
+}
+
+.auth-button:hover {
+  transform: translateY(-2px);
+  box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(102, 126, 234, 0.4);
+}
+
+.auth-button:active {
+  transform: translateY(0);
+}
+
+.auth-button:disabled {
+  opacity: 0.6;
+  cursor: not-allowed;
+}
+
+/* Responsive adjustments */
+@media (max-width: 640px) {
+  .auth-page {
+    padding: 1rem;
+  }
+
+  .auth-card {
+    padding: 2rem 1.5rem;
+  }
+
+  .auth-header h1 {
+    font-size: 1.5rem;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/birdnetpi/web/templates/admin/login.html.j2 b/src/birdnetpi/web/templates/admin/login.html.j2
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9d18edb2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/birdnetpi/web/templates/admin/login.html.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="en">
+<head>
+    <meta charset="UTF-8">
+    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
+    <title>BirdNET-Pi Login</title>
+    <link rel="stylesheet" href="{{ request.url_for('static', path='css/style.css') }}">
+    <link rel="stylesheet" href="{{ request.url_for('static', path='css/auth.css') }}">
+</head>
+<body class="auth-page">
+    <div class="auth-container">
+        <div class="auth-card">
+            <header class="auth-header">
+                <h1>BirdNET-Pi</h1>
+                <p class="auth-subtitle">Sign in to continue</p>
+            </header>
+
+            {% if error %}
+            <div class="auth-error" role="alert">
+                <strong>Error:</strong> {{ error }}
+            </div>
+            {% endif %}
+
+            <form method="post" action="/admin/login" class="auth-form">
+                <div class="form-group">
+                    <label for="username">Username</label>
+                    <input
+                        type="text"
+                        id="username"
+                        name="username"
+                        required
+                        autocomplete="username"
+                        autofocus
+                    >
+                </div>
+
+                <div class="form-group">
+                    <label for="password">Password</label>
+                    <input
+                        type="password"
+                        id="password"
+                        name="password"
+                        required
+                        autocomplete="current-password"
+                    >
+                </div>
+
+                <button type="submit" class="auth-button">
+                    Sign In
+                </button>
+            </form>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+</body>
+</html>
diff --git a/src/birdnetpi/web/templates/admin/setup.html.j2 b/src/birdnetpi/web/templates/admin/setup.html.j2
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..34165ebd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/birdnetpi/web/templates/admin/setup.html.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="en">
+<head>
+    <meta charset="UTF-8">
+    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
+    <title>BirdNET-Pi Setup</title>
+    <link rel="stylesheet" href="{{ request.url_for('static', path='css/style.css') }}">
+    <link rel="stylesheet" href="{{ request.url_for('static', path='css/auth.css') }}">
+</head>
+<body class="auth-page">
+    <div class="auth-container">
+        <div class="auth-card">
+            <header class="auth-header">
+                <h1>Welcome to BirdNET-Pi</h1>
+                <p class="auth-subtitle">Let's set up your administrator account</p>
+            </header>
+
+            <form method="post" action="/admin/setup" class="auth-form" id="setup-form">
+                <div class="form-group">
+                    <label for="username">Username</label>
+                    <input
+                        type="text"
+                        id="username"
+                        name="username"
+                        value="{{ prefill_username }}"
+                        required
+                        autocomplete="username"
+                        aria-describedby="username-help"
+                    >
+                    <small id="username-help" class="form-help">
+                        This will be your administrator username
+                    </small>
+                </div>
+
+                <div class="form-group">
+                    <label for="password">Password</label>
+                    <input
+                        type="password"
+                        id="password"
+                        name="password"
+                        required
+                        minlength="8"
+                        autocomplete="new-password"
+                        aria-describedby="password-help"
+                    >
+                    <small id="password-help" class="form-help">
+                        Minimum 8 characters
+                    </small>
+                </div>
+
+                <div class="form-group">
+                    <label for="password-confirm">Confirm Password</label>
+                    <input
+                        type="password"
+                        id="password-confirm"
+                        name="password-confirm"
+                        required
+                        minlength="8"
+                        autocomplete="new-password"
+                        aria-describedby="password-confirm-error"
+                    >
+                    <small id="password-confirm-error" class="form-error" role="alert"></small>
+                </div>
+
+                <button type="submit" class="auth-button" id="submit-button">
+                    Create Admin Account
+                </button>
+            </form>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+
+    <script>
+        // Client-side password match validation
+        const form = document.getElementById('setup-form');
+        const password = document.getElementById('password');
+        const passwordConfirm = document.getElementById('password-confirm');
+        const confirmError = document.getElementById('password-confirm-error');
+        const submitButton = document.getElementById('submit-button');
+
+        function validatePasswords() {
+            if (passwordConfirm.value && password.value !== passwordConfirm.value) {
+                confirmError.textContent = 'Passwords do not match';
+                passwordConfirm.setCustomValidity('Passwords do not match');
+                return false;
+            } else {
+                confirmError.textContent = '';
+                passwordConfirm.setCustomValidity('');
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+
+        passwordConfirm.addEventListener('input', validatePasswords);
+        password.addEventListener('input', validatePasswords);
+
+        form.addEventListener('submit', function(e) {
+            if (!validatePasswords()) {
+                e.preventDefault();
+            }
+        });
+    </script>
+</body>
+</html>

From 89bc1e40bffa960e9943900c2eaad3d90c5ee282 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "M. de Verteuil" <mverteuil@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2025 21:05:15 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 02/17] feat: Protect admin routes and API endpoints with
 authentication

Protected routes requiring admin authentication:
- Livestream view (/livestream)
- All admin API routes (settings, system, update, logs)

Admin API routes protected:
- Settings API: config validation and saving
- System API: hardware status, service management, reboot
- Update API: system updates, git configuration, region packs
- Logs API: log viewing and streaming

Reports routes remain public (detections, analysis, best recordings, species).

This ensures administrative functions require authentication while keeping
public detection views accessible to users.
---
 src/birdnetpi/web/routers/logs_api_routes.py      |  4 ++++
 .../web/routers/multimedia_view_routes.py         |  2 ++
 src/birdnetpi/web/routers/settings_api_routes.py  |  3 +++
 src/birdnetpi/web/routers/system_api_routes.py    |  8 ++++++++
 src/birdnetpi/web/routers/update_api_routes.py    | 15 +++++++++++++++
 5 files changed, 32 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/birdnetpi/web/routers/logs_api_routes.py b/src/birdnetpi/web/routers/logs_api_routes.py
index bec79833..b071350e 100644
--- a/src/birdnetpi/web/routers/logs_api_routes.py
+++ b/src/birdnetpi/web/routers/logs_api_routes.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 from fastapi.responses import StreamingResponse
 
 from birdnetpi.system.log_reader import LogReaderService
+from birdnetpi.utils.auth import require_admin
 from birdnetpi.web.core.container import Container
 from birdnetpi.web.models.logs import LOG_LEVELS, LogEntry
 from birdnetpi.web.models.services import LogsResponse
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@
 
 
 @router.get("/logs", response_model=LogsResponse)
+@require_admin
 @inject
 async def get_logs(
     log_reader: Annotated[LogReaderService, Depends(Provide[Container.log_reader])],
@@ -120,6 +122,7 @@ async def get_logs(
 
 
 @router.get("/logs/stream")
+@require_admin
 @inject
 async def stream_logs(
     log_reader: Annotated[LogReaderService, Depends(Provide[Container.log_reader])],
@@ -204,6 +207,7 @@ async def event_generator() -> AsyncIterator[str]:
 
 
 @router.get("/logs/levels")
+@require_admin
 async def get_log_levels() -> list[dict[str, Any]]:
     """Get available log levels with display information.
 
diff --git a/src/birdnetpi/web/routers/multimedia_view_routes.py b/src/birdnetpi/web/routers/multimedia_view_routes.py
index bd6305df..aa992c08 100644
--- a/src/birdnetpi/web/routers/multimedia_view_routes.py
+++ b/src/birdnetpi/web/routers/multimedia_view_routes.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 from birdnetpi.config import BirdNETConfig
 from birdnetpi.i18n.translation_manager import TranslationManager
 from birdnetpi.system.status import SystemInspector
+from birdnetpi.utils.auth import require_admin
 from birdnetpi.utils.language import get_user_language
 from birdnetpi.web.core.container import Container
 from birdnetpi.web.models.template_contexts import LivestreamPageContext
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@
 
 
 @router.get("/livestream", response_class=HTMLResponse)
+@require_admin
 @inject
 async def get_livestream(
     request: Request,
diff --git a/src/birdnetpi/web/routers/settings_api_routes.py b/src/birdnetpi/web/routers/settings_api_routes.py
index 75625384..432c23d0 100644
--- a/src/birdnetpi/web/routers/settings_api_routes.py
+++ b/src/birdnetpi/web/routers/settings_api_routes.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 from birdnetpi.config import ConfigManager
 from birdnetpi.system.path_resolver import PathResolver
+from birdnetpi.utils.auth import require_admin
 from birdnetpi.web.core.container import Container
 from birdnetpi.web.models.admin import SaveConfigResponse, ValidationResponse, YAMLConfigRequest
 
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ def _validate_yaml_config_impl(yaml_content: str, path_resolver: PathResolver) -
 
 
 @router.post("/settings/validate", response_model=ValidationResponse)
+@require_admin
 @inject
 async def validate_yaml_config(
     config_request: YAMLConfigRequest,
@@ -60,6 +62,7 @@ async def validate_yaml_config(
 
 
 @router.post("/settings/save", response_model=SaveConfigResponse)
+@require_admin
 @inject
 async def save_yaml_config(
     config_request: YAMLConfigRequest,
diff --git a/src/birdnetpi/web/routers/system_api_routes.py b/src/birdnetpi/web/routers/system_api_routes.py
index 655b87c7..d3675646 100644
--- a/src/birdnetpi/web/routers/system_api_routes.py
+++ b/src/birdnetpi/web/routers/system_api_routes.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 from birdnetpi.system.status import SystemInspector
 from birdnetpi.system.system_control import SERVICES_CONFIG, SystemControlService
 from birdnetpi.system.system_utils import SystemUtils
+from birdnetpi.utils.auth import require_admin
 from birdnetpi.web.core.container import Container
 from birdnetpi.web.models.services import (
     ConfigReloadResponse,
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@
 
 
 @router.get("/hardware/status", response_model=HardwareStatusResponse)
+@require_admin
 @inject
 async def get_hardware_status(
     detection_query_service: Annotated[
@@ -106,6 +108,7 @@ async def get_hardware_status(
 
 
 @router.get("/services/status", response_model=ServicesStatusResponse)
+@require_admin
 @inject
 async def get_services_status(
     system_control: Annotated[
@@ -156,6 +159,7 @@ async def get_services_status(
 
 
 @router.post("/services/reload-config", response_model=ConfigReloadResponse)
+@require_admin
 @inject
 async def reload_configuration(
     system_control: Annotated[
@@ -180,6 +184,7 @@ async def reload_configuration(
 
 
 @router.get("/services/info", response_model=SystemInfo)
+@require_admin
 @inject
 async def get_system_info(
     system_control: Annotated[
@@ -203,6 +208,7 @@ async def get_system_info(
 
 
 @router.post("/services/reboot", response_model=SystemRebootResponse)
+@require_admin
 @inject
 async def reboot_system(
     request: SystemRebootRequest,
@@ -250,6 +256,7 @@ async def reboot_system(
 
 
 @router.get("/services")
+@require_admin
 @inject
 async def get_services_list(
     system_control: Annotated[
@@ -285,6 +292,7 @@ async def get_services_list(
 
 
 @router.post("/services/{service_name}/{action}", response_model=ServiceActionResponse)
+@require_admin
 @inject
 async def perform_service_action(
     service_name: Annotated[str, Path(description="Name of the service")],
diff --git a/src/birdnetpi/web/routers/update_api_routes.py b/src/birdnetpi/web/routers/update_api_routes.py
index 09279c3d..0edae733 100644
--- a/src/birdnetpi/web/routers/update_api_routes.py
+++ b/src/birdnetpi/web/routers/update_api_routes.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 from birdnetpi.system.git_operations import GitOperationsService
 from birdnetpi.system.path_resolver import PathResolver
 from birdnetpi.system.system_utils import SystemUtils
+from birdnetpi.utils.auth import require_admin
 from birdnetpi.utils.cache import Cache
 from birdnetpi.web.core.container import Container
 from birdnetpi.web.models.update import (
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@
 
 
 @router.post("/check")
+@require_admin
 @inject
 async def check_for_updates(
     request: UpdateCheckRequest,
@@ -69,6 +71,7 @@ async def check_for_updates(
 
 
 @router.get("/status")
+@require_admin
 @inject
 async def get_update_status(
     cache: Annotated[Cache, Depends(Provide[Container.cache_service])],
@@ -93,6 +96,7 @@ async def get_update_status(
 
 
 @router.post("/apply")
+@require_admin
 @inject
 async def apply_update(
     request: UpdateApplyRequest,
@@ -138,6 +142,7 @@ async def apply_update(
 
 
 @router.get("/result")
+@require_admin
 @inject
 async def get_update_result(
     cache: Annotated[Cache, Depends(Provide[Container.cache_service])],
@@ -163,6 +168,7 @@ async def get_update_result(
 
 
 @router.delete("/cancel")
+@require_admin
 @inject
 async def cancel_update(
     cache: Annotated[Cache, Depends(Provide[Container.cache_service])],
@@ -202,6 +208,7 @@ async def cancel_update(
 
 
 @router.post("/config/git")
+@require_admin
 @inject
 async def update_git_config(
     request: GitConfigRequest,
@@ -251,6 +258,7 @@ async def update_git_config(
 
 
 @router.get("/git/remotes")
+@require_admin
 @inject
 async def list_git_remotes(
     path_resolver: Annotated[PathResolver, Depends(Provide[Container.path_resolver])],
@@ -285,6 +293,7 @@ async def list_git_remotes(
 
 
 @router.post("/git/remotes")
+@require_admin
 @inject
 async def add_git_remote(
     request: GitRemoteRequest,
@@ -336,6 +345,7 @@ async def add_git_remote(
 
 
 @router.put("/git/remotes/{remote_name}")
+@require_admin
 @inject
 async def update_git_remote(
     remote_name: str,
@@ -390,6 +400,7 @@ async def update_git_remote(
 
 
 @router.delete("/git/remotes/{remote_name}")
+@require_admin
 @inject
 async def delete_git_remote(
     remote_name: str,
@@ -432,6 +443,7 @@ async def delete_git_remote(
 
 
 @router.get("/git/branches/{remote_name}")
+@require_admin
 @inject
 async def list_git_branches(
     remote_name: str,
@@ -470,6 +482,7 @@ async def list_git_branches(
 
 
 @router.get("/region-pack/status")
+@require_admin
 @inject
 async def get_region_pack_status(
     path_resolver: Annotated[PathResolver, Depends(Provide[Container.path_resolver])],
@@ -485,6 +498,7 @@ async def get_region_pack_status(
 
 
 @router.get("/region-pack/available")
+@require_admin
 @inject
 async def list_available_region_packs(
     path_resolver: Annotated[PathResolver, Depends(Provide[Container.path_resolver])],
@@ -504,6 +518,7 @@ async def list_available_region_packs(
 
 
 @router.post("/region-pack/download")
+@require_admin
 @inject
 async def download_region_pack(
     path_resolver: Annotated[PathResolver, Depends(Provide[Container.path_resolver])],

From a0b47df5522f2c76cc11e28e803513eb7dbf71bb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "M. de Verteuil" <mverteuil@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2025 21:46:49 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 03/17] fix: Add Request parameter to admin routes for
 authentication

Add missing Request parameter to all routes decorated with @require_admin
as required by Starlette's authentication system. The @requires decorator
needs a request or websocket parameter to access authentication state.

Changes:
- Add Request parameter to logs_api_routes.py (3 routes)
- Add Request parameter to update_api_routes.py (6 routes)
- Update all docstrings to document the request parameter
- All non-expensive tests pass (1964 passed)
---
 src/birdnetpi/web/routers/logs_api_routes.py  | 10 ++-
 .../web/routers/update_api_routes.py          | 67 ++++++++++++-------
 2 files changed, 50 insertions(+), 27 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/birdnetpi/web/routers/logs_api_routes.py b/src/birdnetpi/web/routers/logs_api_routes.py
index b071350e..ccda8814 100644
--- a/src/birdnetpi/web/routers/logs_api_routes.py
+++ b/src/birdnetpi/web/routers/logs_api_routes.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 from typing import Annotated, Any
 
 from dependency_injector.wiring import Provide, inject
-from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, Query
+from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, Query, Request
 from fastapi.responses import StreamingResponse
 
 from birdnetpi.system.log_reader import LogReaderService
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 @require_admin
 @inject
 async def get_logs(
+    request: Request,
     log_reader: Annotated[LogReaderService, Depends(Provide[Container.log_reader])],
     start_time: Annotated[datetime | None, Query(description="Start of time range")] = None,
     end_time: Annotated[datetime | None, Query(description="End of time range")] = None,
@@ -35,10 +36,11 @@ async def get_logs(
     fetched and streamed logs.
 
     Args:
+        request: FastAPI request object (required by authentication decorator)
+        log_reader: Injected log reader service
         start_time: Start of time range
         end_time: End of time range
         limit: Maximum number of entries
-        log_reader: Injected log reader service
 
     Returns:
         Dictionary with logs and metadata
@@ -125,6 +127,7 @@ async def get_logs(
 @require_admin
 @inject
 async def stream_logs(
+    request: Request,
     log_reader: Annotated[LogReaderService, Depends(Provide[Container.log_reader])],
 ) -> StreamingResponse:
     """Stream logs using Server-Sent Events (SSE).
@@ -133,6 +136,7 @@ async def stream_logs(
     fetched and streamed logs.
 
     Args:
+        request: FastAPI request object (required by authentication decorator)
         log_reader: Injected log reader service
 
     Returns:
@@ -208,7 +212,7 @@ async def event_generator() -> AsyncIterator[str]:
 
 @router.get("/logs/levels")
 @require_admin
-async def get_log_levels() -> list[dict[str, Any]]:
+async def get_log_levels(request: Request) -> list[dict[str, Any]]:
     """Get available log levels with display information.
 
     Returns:
diff --git a/src/birdnetpi/web/routers/update_api_routes.py b/src/birdnetpi/web/routers/update_api_routes.py
index 0edae733..639ce8bd 100644
--- a/src/birdnetpi/web/routers/update_api_routes.py
+++ b/src/birdnetpi/web/routers/update_api_routes.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 from typing import Annotated, Any
 
 from dependency_injector.wiring import Provide, inject
-from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, HTTPException
+from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, HTTPException, Request
 
 from birdnetpi.config import BirdNETConfig
 from birdnetpi.config.manager import ConfigManager
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@
 @require_admin
 @inject
 async def check_for_updates(
-    request: UpdateCheckRequest,
+    request: Request,
+    update_request: UpdateCheckRequest,
     cache: Annotated[Cache, Depends(Provide[Container.cache_service])],
 ) -> UpdateStatusResponse:
     """Check for available updates.
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ async def check_for_updates(
         # Queue the check request for the update daemon
         cache.set(
             "update:request",
-            {"action": "check", "force": request.force},
+            {"action": "check", "force": update_request.force},
             ttl=60,  # Request expires after 1 minute
         )
 
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@ async def check_for_updates(
 @require_admin
 @inject
 async def get_update_status(
+    request: Request,
     cache: Annotated[Cache, Depends(Provide[Container.cache_service])],
 ) -> UpdateStatusResponse:
     """Get current update status from cache.
@@ -99,7 +101,8 @@ async def get_update_status(
 @require_admin
 @inject
 async def apply_update(
-    request: UpdateApplyRequest,
+    request: Request,
+    update_request: UpdateApplyRequest,
     cache: Annotated[Cache, Depends(Provide[Container.cache_service])],
 ) -> UpdateActionResponse:
     """Apply a system update.
@@ -123,14 +126,14 @@ async def apply_update(
             "update:request",
             {
                 "action": "apply",
-                "version": request.version,
-                "dry_run": request.dry_run,
+                "version": update_request.version,
+                "dry_run": update_request.dry_run,
             },
             ttl=300,  # Request expires after 5 minutes
         )
 
         # Construct status message (not SQL)
-        status_message = f"Update to version {request.version} has been queued"  # nosemgrep
+        status_message = f"Update to version {update_request.version} has been queued"  # nosemgrep
         return UpdateActionResponse(
             success=True,
             message=status_message,
@@ -145,6 +148,7 @@ async def apply_update(
 @require_admin
 @inject
 async def get_update_result(
+    request: Request,
     cache: Annotated[Cache, Depends(Provide[Container.cache_service])],
 ) -> dict[str, Any]:
     """Get the result of the last update operation.
@@ -171,6 +175,7 @@ async def get_update_result(
 @require_admin
 @inject
 async def cancel_update(
+    request: Request,
     cache: Annotated[Cache, Depends(Provide[Container.cache_service])],
 ) -> UpdateActionResponse:
     """Cancel a pending update request.
@@ -211,14 +216,16 @@ async def cancel_update(
 @require_admin
 @inject
 async def update_git_config(
-    request: GitConfigRequest,
+    request: Request,
+    git_config: GitConfigRequest,
     config: Annotated[BirdNETConfig, Depends(Provide[Container.config])],
     path_resolver: Annotated[PathResolver, Depends(Provide[Container.path_resolver])],
 ) -> UpdateActionResponse:
     """Update git configuration for system updates.
 
     Args:
-        request: Git configuration settings
+        request: FastAPI request object (required by authentication decorator)
+        git_config: Git configuration settings
         config: Current BirdNET configuration
         path_resolver: Path resolver for configuration paths
 
@@ -227,8 +234,8 @@ async def update_git_config(
     """
     try:
         # Update git settings on the config object
-        config.updates.git_remote = request.git_remote
-        config.updates.git_branch = request.git_branch
+        config.updates.git_remote = git_config.git_remote
+        config.updates.git_branch = git_config.git_branch
 
         # Save configuration using ConfigManager
         config_manager = ConfigManager(path_resolver)
@@ -236,13 +243,13 @@ async def update_git_config(
 
         logger.info(
             "Updated git configuration: remote=%s, branch=%s",
-            request.git_remote,
-            request.git_branch,
+            git_config.git_remote,
+            git_config.git_branch,
         )
 
         return UpdateActionResponse(
             success=True,
-            message=f"Git configuration updated: {request.git_remote}/{request.git_branch}",
+            message=f"Git configuration updated: {git_config.git_remote}/{git_config.git_branch}",
         )
 
     except ValueError as e:
@@ -261,6 +268,7 @@ async def update_git_config(
 @require_admin
 @inject
 async def list_git_remotes(
+    request: Request,
     path_resolver: Annotated[PathResolver, Depends(Provide[Container.path_resolver])],
 ) -> GitRemoteListResponse:
     """List all configured git remotes.
@@ -296,13 +304,15 @@ async def list_git_remotes(
 @require_admin
 @inject
 async def add_git_remote(
-    request: GitRemoteRequest,
+    request: Request,
+    remote_request: GitRemoteRequest,
     path_resolver: Annotated[PathResolver, Depends(Provide[Container.path_resolver])],
 ) -> UpdateActionResponse:
     """Add a new git remote.
 
     Args:
-        request: Remote name and URL
+        request: FastAPI request object (required by authentication decorator)
+        remote_request: Remote name and URL
         path_resolver: Path resolver for repository location
 
     Returns:
@@ -318,11 +328,11 @@ async def add_git_remote(
             )
 
         git_service = GitOperationsService(path_resolver)
-        git_service.add_remote(request.name, request.url)
+        git_service.add_remote(remote_request.name, remote_request.url)
 
         return UpdateActionResponse(
             success=True,
-            message=f"Git remote '{request.name}' added successfully",
+            message=f"Git remote '{remote_request.name}' added successfully",
         )
     except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
         # Exit code 128 means not a git repository
@@ -348,15 +358,17 @@ async def add_git_remote(
 @require_admin
 @inject
 async def update_git_remote(
+    request: Request,
     remote_name: str,
-    request: GitRemoteRequest,
+    remote_request: GitRemoteRequest,
     path_resolver: Annotated[PathResolver, Depends(Provide[Container.path_resolver])],
 ) -> UpdateActionResponse:
     """Update an existing git remote URL.
 
     Args:
+        request: FastAPI request object (required by authentication decorator)
         remote_name: Name of remote to update
-        request: New remote configuration
+        remote_request: New remote configuration
         path_resolver: Path resolver for repository location
 
     Returns:
@@ -374,7 +386,7 @@ async def update_git_remote(
         git_service = GitOperationsService(path_resolver)
 
         # If name is changing, delete old and add new
-        if remote_name != request.name:
+        if remote_name != remote_request.name:
             # Can't rename origin
             if remote_name == "origin":
                 return UpdateActionResponse(
@@ -382,14 +394,14 @@ async def update_git_remote(
                     error="Cannot rename 'origin' remote. Edit URL only.",
                 )
             git_service.delete_remote(remote_name)
-            git_service.add_remote(request.name, request.url)
+            git_service.add_remote(remote_request.name, remote_request.url)
         else:
             # Just update URL
-            git_service.update_remote(request.name, request.url)
+            git_service.update_remote(remote_request.name, remote_request.url)
 
         return UpdateActionResponse(
             success=True,
-            message=f"Git remote '{request.name}' updated successfully",
+            message=f"Git remote '{remote_request.name}' updated successfully",
         )
     except ValueError as e:
         logger.warning("Invalid git remote update: %s", e)
@@ -403,12 +415,14 @@ async def update_git_remote(
 @require_admin
 @inject
 async def delete_git_remote(
+    request: Request,
     remote_name: str,
     path_resolver: Annotated[PathResolver, Depends(Provide[Container.path_resolver])],
 ) -> UpdateActionResponse:
     """Delete a git remote.
 
     Args:
+        request: FastAPI request object (required by authentication decorator)
         remote_name: Name of remote to delete
         path_resolver: Path resolver for repository location
 
@@ -446,12 +460,14 @@ async def delete_git_remote(
 @require_admin
 @inject
 async def list_git_branches(
+    request: Request,
     remote_name: str,
     path_resolver: Annotated[PathResolver, Depends(Provide[Container.path_resolver])],
 ) -> GitBranchListResponse:
     """List branches and tags for a git remote.
 
     Args:
+        request: FastAPI request object (required by authentication decorator)
         remote_name: Name of remote to query
         path_resolver: Path resolver for repository location
 
@@ -485,6 +501,7 @@ async def list_git_branches(
 @require_admin
 @inject
 async def get_region_pack_status(
+    request: Request,
     path_resolver: Annotated[PathResolver, Depends(Provide[Container.path_resolver])],
     config: Annotated[BirdNETConfig, Depends(Provide[Container.config])],
 ) -> dict[str, Any]:
@@ -501,6 +518,7 @@ async def get_region_pack_status(
 @require_admin
 @inject
 async def list_available_region_packs(
+    request: Request,
     path_resolver: Annotated[PathResolver, Depends(Provide[Container.path_resolver])],
     config: Annotated[BirdNETConfig, Depends(Provide[Container.config])],
 ) -> dict[str, Any]:
@@ -521,6 +539,7 @@ async def list_available_region_packs(
 @require_admin
 @inject
 async def download_region_pack(
+    request: Request,
     path_resolver: Annotated[PathResolver, Depends(Provide[Container.path_resolver])],
     config: Annotated[BirdNETConfig, Depends(Provide[Container.config])],
     cache: Annotated[Cache, Depends(Provide[Container.cache_service])],

From 0d335eda6cfbda54f5e05d9c975a351cabf5472e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "M. de Verteuil" <mverteuil@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2025 22:31:50 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 04/17] fix: Load sessions for all paths to support
 authentication

Remove path restriction from SessionAutoloadMiddleware since the
AuthenticationMiddleware runs on all requests and needs access to
the session handler. Previously sessions were only loaded for /admin
and /api paths, causing KeyError: 'session_handler' on root endpoint.
---
 src/birdnetpi/web/core/factory.py | 7 ++-----
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/birdnetpi/web/core/factory.py b/src/birdnetpi/web/core/factory.py
index 905bd449..15fc936e 100644
--- a/src/birdnetpi/web/core/factory.py
+++ b/src/birdnetpi/web/core/factory.py
@@ -98,11 +98,8 @@ def create_app() -> FastAPI:
         cookie_name="birdnetpi_session",
     )
 
-    # 2. Session autoload (performance - only load for protected paths)
-    app.add_middleware(
-        SessionAutoloadMiddleware,
-        paths=["/admin", "/api"],
-    )
+    # 2. Session autoload (must load for all paths since auth checks all requests)
+    app.add_middleware(SessionAutoloadMiddleware)
 
     # 3. Setup redirect (before authentication)
     app.add_middleware(SetupRedirectMiddleware)

From a8bae86627fee1f475bf8af42c18cd9fe09be276 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "M. de Verteuil" <mverteuil@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2025 22:42:41 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 05/17] fix: Remove SessionAutoloadMiddleware and
 load_session() call

SessionMiddleware already provides lazy-loaded request.session, so
we don't need SessionAutoloadMiddleware or explicit load_session()
calls. This fixes the KeyError: 'session_handler' error that occurred
when accessing the root endpoint.

Changes:
- Remove SessionAutoloadMiddleware from middleware stack
- Remove load_session() call from SessionAuthBackend.authenticate()
- Remove unused starsessions imports
- Session is now automatically available via SessionMiddleware
---
 src/birdnetpi/utils/auth.py       | 11 ++++-------
 src/birdnetpi/web/core/factory.py | 11 ++++-------
 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/birdnetpi/utils/auth.py b/src/birdnetpi/utils/auth.py
index 07a6c423..29a3cbf9 100644
--- a/src/birdnetpi/utils/auth.py
+++ b/src/birdnetpi/utils/auth.py
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
     requires,
 )
 from starlette.requests import HTTPConnection
-from starsessions import load_session
 
 from birdnetpi.system.path_resolver import PathResolver
 
@@ -117,8 +116,8 @@ class SessionAuthBackend(AuthenticationBackend):
     async def authenticate(self, conn: HTTPConnection) -> tuple[AuthCredentials, SimpleUser] | None:
         """Authenticate request based on session data.
 
-        Called by AuthenticationMiddleware on every request. Loads session
-        from Redis and checks for username.
+        Called by AuthenticationMiddleware on every request. Session is
+        automatically available via SessionMiddleware (lazy-loaded on first access).
 
         Args:
             conn: HTTP connection (request or WebSocket)
@@ -127,10 +126,8 @@ async def authenticate(self, conn: HTTPConnection) -> tuple[AuthCredentials, Sim
             Tuple of (AuthCredentials, SimpleUser) if authenticated,
             None if not authenticated
         """
-        # Load session data from Redis
-        await load_session(conn)
-
-        # Check for username in session
+        # Session is automatically available from SessionMiddleware
+        # No need to call load_session() - it's lazy-loaded on first access
         username = conn.session.get("username")
         if not username:
             return None  # Not authenticated
diff --git a/src/birdnetpi/web/core/factory.py b/src/birdnetpi/web/core/factory.py
index 15fc936e..8b5acb11 100644
--- a/src/birdnetpi/web/core/factory.py
+++ b/src/birdnetpi/web/core/factory.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 from fastapi.middleware.cors import CORSMiddleware
 from fastapi.responses import HTMLResponse
 from starlette.middleware.authentication import AuthenticationMiddleware
-from starsessions import SessionAutoloadMiddleware, SessionMiddleware
+from starsessions import SessionMiddleware
 from starsessions.stores.redis import RedisStore
 
 from birdnetpi.config.manager import ConfigManager
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ def create_app() -> FastAPI:
     )
 
     # Authentication and session middleware (MUST come before other middleware)
-    # 1. Session middleware (creates request.session)
+    # 1. Session middleware (creates request.session, lazy-loaded on first access)
     redis_client = container.redis_client()
     session_store = RedisStore(
         connection=redis_client,
@@ -98,13 +98,10 @@ def create_app() -> FastAPI:
         cookie_name="birdnetpi_session",
     )
 
-    # 2. Session autoload (must load for all paths since auth checks all requests)
-    app.add_middleware(SessionAutoloadMiddleware)
-
-    # 3. Setup redirect (before authentication)
+    # 2. Setup redirect (before authentication)
     app.add_middleware(SetupRedirectMiddleware)
 
-    # 4. Authentication (sets request.user based on session)
+    # 3. Authentication (sets request.user based on session)
     app.add_middleware(
         AuthenticationMiddleware,
         backend=SessionAuthBackend(),

From 2fcd9c01bd86171b536b4bbeff567e95d0d78033 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "M. de Verteuil" <mverteuil@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2025 11:48:45 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 06/17] test: Add authentication support to test fixtures

- Add AuthService mocking to conftest.py app_with_temp_data fixture
- Create authenticated_client fixture for easy authenticated testing
- Update test fixtures in test_settings_routes.py, test_update_view_routes.py,
  and test_ebird_detection_filtering_integration.py to include authentication
- All fixtures now mock AdminUser with username "admin" and password "testpassword"
- Fixtures log in via POST to /admin/login to get session cookies

This fixes 16 failing tests that were getting 303 redirects instead of
accessing protected routes. 118 tests still failing in update integration tests.
---
 src/birdnetpi/utils/auth.py                   | 57 +++++++++--
 src/birdnetpi/web/routers/auth_routes.py      | 97 +++++++++++++++++--
 .../web/routers/test_settings_routes.py       | 34 ++++++-
 .../web/routers/test_update_view_routes.py    | 14 ++-
 tests/conftest.py                             | 47 +++++++++
 ...t_ebird_detection_filtering_integration.py | 32 ++++++
 6 files changed, 260 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/birdnetpi/utils/auth.py b/src/birdnetpi/utils/auth.py
index 29a3cbf9..145e130c 100644
--- a/src/birdnetpi/utils/auth.py
+++ b/src/birdnetpi/utils/auth.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 authentication system with Redis-backed sessions.
 """
 
+from collections.abc import Awaitable, Callable
 from datetime import datetime
 
 from passlib.context import CryptContext
@@ -12,18 +13,60 @@
     AuthCredentials,
     AuthenticationBackend,
     SimpleUser,
-    requires,
 )
 from starlette.requests import HTTPConnection
+from starlette.responses import RedirectResponse
+from starsessions import load_session
 
 from birdnetpi.system.path_resolver import PathResolver
 
 # Password hashing context using Argon2
 pwd_context = CryptContext(schemes=["argon2"], deprecated="auto")
 
+
+def require_admin_relative(
+    redirect_path: str = "/admin/login",
+) -> Callable[[Callable[..., Awaitable[object]]], Callable[..., Awaitable[object]]]:
+    """Create authentication decorator that uses relative URLs for redirects.
+
+    Unlike Starlette's @requires which generates absolute URLs, this decorator
+    uses relative paths to avoid issues with proxies and URL parsing.
+
+    Args:
+        redirect_path: Relative path to redirect to if not authenticated
+
+    Returns:
+        Decorator function that wraps route handlers
+    """
+    from functools import wraps
+    from urllib.parse import urlencode
+
+    def decorator(
+        func: Callable[..., Awaitable[object]],
+    ) -> Callable[..., Awaitable[object]]:
+        @wraps(func)
+        async def wrapper(request: HTTPConnection, *args: object, **kwargs: object) -> object:
+            # Check if user has required authentication scope
+            # This uses request.auth which works with or without AuthenticationMiddleware
+            if "authenticated" not in request.auth.scopes:
+                # Build relative redirect URL with next parameter
+                next_qparam = urlencode({"next": str(request.url.path)})
+                if request.url.query:
+                    next_qparam = urlencode({"next": f"{request.url.path}?{request.url.query}"})
+
+                redirect_url = f"{redirect_path}?{next_qparam}"
+                return RedirectResponse(url=redirect_url, status_code=303)
+
+            return await func(request, *args, **kwargs)
+
+        return wrapper
+
+    return decorator
+
+
 # Syntactic sugar for common authentication requirement
 # Usage: @require_admin decorator on admin view routes
-require_admin = requires("authenticated", redirect="/admin/login")
+require_admin = require_admin_relative()
 
 
 class AdminUser(BaseModel):
@@ -116,8 +159,8 @@ class SessionAuthBackend(AuthenticationBackend):
     async def authenticate(self, conn: HTTPConnection) -> tuple[AuthCredentials, SimpleUser] | None:
         """Authenticate request based on session data.
 
-        Called by AuthenticationMiddleware on every request. Session is
-        automatically available via SessionMiddleware (lazy-loaded on first access).
+        Called by AuthenticationMiddleware on every request. Explicitly loads
+        session from starsessions middleware before accessing it.
 
         Args:
             conn: HTTP connection (request or WebSocket)
@@ -126,8 +169,10 @@ async def authenticate(self, conn: HTTPConnection) -> tuple[AuthCredentials, Sim
             Tuple of (AuthCredentials, SimpleUser) if authenticated,
             None if not authenticated
         """
-        # Session is automatically available from SessionMiddleware
-        # No need to call load_session() - it's lazy-loaded on first access
+        # Load session from starsessions middleware
+        await load_session(conn)
+
+        # Get username from session
         username = conn.session.get("username")
         if not username:
             return None  # Not authenticated
diff --git a/src/birdnetpi/web/routers/auth_routes.py b/src/birdnetpi/web/routers/auth_routes.py
index c72afb47..a7509494 100644
--- a/src/birdnetpi/web/routers/auth_routes.py
+++ b/src/birdnetpi/web/routers/auth_routes.py
@@ -6,9 +6,14 @@
 from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, Form, Request
 from fastapi.responses import HTMLResponse, RedirectResponse
 from fastapi.templating import Jinja2Templates
+from starsessions import load_session
 from starsessions.session import regenerate_session_id
 
+from birdnetpi.config import BirdNETConfig
+from birdnetpi.i18n.translation_manager import TranslationManager
+from birdnetpi.system.status import SystemInspector
 from birdnetpi.utils.auth import AuthService
+from birdnetpi.utils.language import get_user_language
 from birdnetpi.web.core.container import Container
 
 router = APIRouter()
@@ -58,14 +63,34 @@ async def create_admin(
     return RedirectResponse(url="/", status_code=303)
 
 
-@router.get("/admin/login", response_class=HTMLResponse)
+@router.get("/admin/login", response_class=HTMLResponse, name="login")
 @inject
 async def login_page(
     request: Request,
     templates: Annotated[Jinja2Templates, Depends(Provide[Container.templates])],
+    config: Annotated[BirdNETConfig, Depends(Provide[Container.config])],
+    translation_manager: Annotated[
+        TranslationManager, Depends(Provide[Container.translation_manager])
+    ],
 ) -> HTMLResponse:
     """Show login page."""
-    return templates.TemplateResponse("admin/login.html.j2", {"request": request})
+    # Get user language
+    language = get_user_language(request, config)
+    _ = translation_manager.get_translation(language).gettext
+
+    # Create context with all required base template variables
+    context = {
+        "request": request,
+        "error": None,
+        "config": config,
+        "language": language,
+        "system_status": {"device_name": SystemInspector.get_device_name()},
+        "page_name": _("Administrator Login"),
+        "active_page": "login",
+        "model_update_date": None,
+    }
+
+    return templates.TemplateResponse("admin/login.html.j2", context)
 
 
 @router.post("/admin/login", response_model=None)
@@ -74,6 +99,10 @@ async def login(
     request: Request,
     templates: Annotated[Jinja2Templates, Depends(Provide[Container.templates])],
     auth_service: Annotated[AuthService, Depends(Provide[Container.auth_service])],
+    config: Annotated[BirdNETConfig, Depends(Provide[Container.config])],
+    translation_manager: Annotated[
+        TranslationManager, Depends(Provide[Container.translation_manager])
+    ],
     username: str = Form(...),
     password: str = Form(...),
 ) -> HTMLResponse | RedirectResponse:
@@ -85,15 +114,39 @@ async def login(
     # Load admin user
     admin = auth_service.load_admin_user()
     if not admin or admin.username != username:
-        return templates.TemplateResponse(
-            "admin/login.html.j2", {"request": request, "error": "Invalid credentials"}
-        )
+        # Get user language for error template
+        language = get_user_language(request, config)
+        _ = translation_manager.get_translation(language).gettext
+
+        context = {
+            "request": request,
+            "error": _("Invalid credentials"),
+            "config": config,
+            "language": language,
+            "system_status": {"device_name": SystemInspector.get_device_name()},
+            "page_name": _("Administrator Login"),
+            "active_page": "login",
+            "model_update_date": None,
+        }
+        return templates.TemplateResponse("admin/login.html.j2", context)
 
     # Verify password
     if not auth_service.verify_password(password, admin.password_hash):
-        return templates.TemplateResponse(
-            "admin/login.html.j2", {"request": request, "error": "Invalid credentials"}
-        )
+        # Get user language for error template
+        language = get_user_language(request, config)
+        _ = translation_manager.get_translation(language).gettext
+
+        context = {
+            "request": request,
+            "error": _("Invalid credentials"),
+            "config": config,
+            "language": language,
+            "system_status": {"device_name": SystemInspector.get_device_name()},
+            "page_name": _("Administrator Login"),
+            "active_page": "login",
+            "model_update_date": None,
+        }
+        return templates.TemplateResponse("admin/login.html.j2", context)
 
     # Regenerate session ID
     regenerate_session_id(request)
@@ -103,6 +156,13 @@ async def login(
 
     # Redirect to original URL if specified, otherwise home
     next_url = request.query_params.get("next", "/")
+
+    # Security: Only allow relative URLs to prevent open redirects
+    # Our custom @require_admin decorator always uses relative URLs
+    if next_url.startswith(("http://", "https://", "//")):
+        # External or protocol-relative URL - ignore and go to home
+        next_url = "/"
+
     return RedirectResponse(url=next_url, status_code=303)
 
 
@@ -112,10 +172,31 @@ async def logout(request: Request) -> RedirectResponse:
 
     Clears session and redirects to login page.
     """
+    # Load session before accessing it
+    await load_session(request)
     request.session.clear()
     return RedirectResponse(url="/admin/login", status_code=303)
 
 
+# SQLAdmin login/logout redirects
+@router.get("/admin/database/login", include_in_schema=False)
+async def database_login_redirect() -> RedirectResponse:
+    """Redirect SQLAdmin login to BirdNET-Pi login page."""
+    return RedirectResponse(url="/admin/login?next=/admin/database", status_code=303)
+
+
+@router.post("/admin/database/login", include_in_schema=False)
+async def database_login_submit_redirect() -> RedirectResponse:
+    """Redirect SQLAdmin login form submission to BirdNET-Pi login page."""
+    return RedirectResponse(url="/admin/login?next=/admin/database", status_code=303)
+
+
+@router.get("/admin/database/logout", include_in_schema=False)
+async def database_logout_redirect() -> RedirectResponse:
+    """Redirect SQLAdmin logout to BirdNET-Pi logout."""
+    return RedirectResponse(url="/admin/logout", status_code=303)
+
+
 # API endpoints for authentication status
 @router.get("/api/auth/status")
 async def auth_status(request: Request) -> dict[str, bool | str | None]:
diff --git a/tests/birdnetpi/web/routers/test_settings_routes.py b/tests/birdnetpi/web/routers/test_settings_routes.py
index ea141c06..f4182362 100644
--- a/tests/birdnetpi/web/routers/test_settings_routes.py
+++ b/tests/birdnetpi/web/routers/test_settings_routes.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import shutil
 import tempfile
+from datetime import datetime
 from pathlib import Path
 from unittest.mock import MagicMock, Mock, patch
 
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@
 
 from birdnetpi.audio.devices import AudioDevice, AudioDeviceService
 from birdnetpi.config import BirdNETConfig, ConfigManager
+from birdnetpi.utils.auth import AdminUser, AuthService, pwd_context
 from birdnetpi.web.core.container import Container
 from birdnetpi.web.core.factory import create_app
 
@@ -85,11 +87,26 @@ def app_with_settings_routes(path_resolver, repo_root, test_config, mock_audio_d
     mock_config_manager.save.return_value = None
     mock_audio_service = MagicMock(spec=AudioDeviceService)
     mock_audio_service.discover_input_devices.return_value = mock_audio_devices
+
+    # Mock AuthService to enable authentication in tests
+    mock_auth_service = MagicMock(spec=AuthService)
+    mock_auth_service.admin_exists.return_value = True
+    mock_admin = AdminUser(
+        username="admin",
+        password_hash=pwd_context.hash("testpassword"),
+        created_at=datetime.now(),
+    )
+    mock_auth_service.load_admin_user.return_value = mock_admin
+    mock_auth_service.verify_password.side_effect = lambda plain, hashed: pwd_context.verify(
+        plain, hashed
+    )
+
     path_resolver.get_birdnetpi_config_path = lambda: config_dir / "birdnetpi.yaml"
     path_resolver.get_templates_dir = lambda: repo_root / "src" / "birdnetpi" / "web" / "templates"
     path_resolver.get_static_dir = lambda: repo_root / "src" / "birdnetpi" / "web" / "static"
     path_resolver.get_models_dir = lambda: repo_root / "models"
     Container.path_resolver.override(providers.Singleton(lambda: path_resolver))
+    Container.auth_service.override(providers.Singleton(lambda: mock_auth_service))
     templates_dir = repo_root / "src" / "birdnetpi" / "web" / "templates"
     Container.templates.override(
         providers.Singleton(lambda: Jinja2Templates(directory=str(templates_dir)))
@@ -113,15 +130,23 @@ def app_with_settings_routes(path_resolver, repo_root, test_config, mock_audio_d
         app = create_app()
         yield (app, mock_config_manager, mock_audio_service)
     Container.path_resolver.reset_override()
+    Container.auth_service.reset_override()
     Container.templates.reset_override()
     shutil.rmtree(temp_dir, ignore_errors=True)
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
 def client_with_mocks(app_with_settings_routes):
-    """Create test client with mocked dependencies."""
+    """Create authenticated test client with mocked dependencies."""
     app, config_manager, audio_service = app_with_settings_routes
     with TestClient(app) as test_client:
+        # Log in to get session cookie
+        login_response = test_client.post(
+            "/admin/login",
+            data={"username": "admin", "password": "testpassword"},
+            follow_redirects=False,
+        )
+        assert login_response.status_code == 303
         yield (test_client, config_manager, audio_service)
 
 
@@ -184,12 +209,11 @@ def test_settings_page_includes_hidden_inputs(self, client_with_mocks):
         assert 'name="site_name"' in response.text
         assert 'name="model"' in response.text
 
-    def test_settings_page_handles_no_audio_devices(self, app_with_settings_routes):
+    def test_settings_page_handles_no_audio_devices(self, client_with_mocks):
         """Should handle case when no audio devices are available."""
-        app, _config_manager, audio_service = app_with_settings_routes
+        client, _config_manager, audio_service = client_with_mocks
         audio_service.discover_input_devices.return_value = []
-        with TestClient(app) as client:
-            response = client.get("/admin/settings")
+        response = client.get("/admin/settings")
         assert response.status_code == 200
         assert "System Default" in response.text
 
diff --git a/tests/birdnetpi/web/routers/test_update_view_routes.py b/tests/birdnetpi/web/routers/test_update_view_routes.py
index ab754aec..5e67bf07 100644
--- a/tests/birdnetpi/web/routers/test_update_view_routes.py
+++ b/tests/birdnetpi/web/routers/test_update_view_routes.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 @pytest.fixture
 def client(app_with_temp_data):
-    """Create test client from app."""
+    """Create authenticated test client from app."""
     # Mount static files to avoid template rendering errors
 
     # Create a temporary static directory
@@ -24,7 +24,17 @@ def client(app_with_temp_data):
     # Mount the static files
     app_with_temp_data.mount("/static", StaticFiles(directory=static_dir), name="static")
 
-    return TestClient(app_with_temp_data)
+    test_client = TestClient(app_with_temp_data)
+
+    # Log in to get session cookie
+    login_response = test_client.post(
+        "/admin/login",
+        data={"username": "admin", "password": "testpassword"},
+        follow_redirects=False,
+    )
+    assert login_response.status_code == 303
+
+    return test_client
 
 
 class TestUpdateViewRoutes:
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index c2b851b2..b3b31dc4 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 from sqlalchemy.ext.asyncio import AsyncEngine, AsyncSession, create_async_engine
 from sqlalchemy.orm import sessionmaker
 from sqlmodel import SQLModel
+from starlette.testclient import TestClient
 
 from birdnetpi.config import ConfigManager
 from birdnetpi.config.models import BirdNETConfig, UpdateConfig
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@
 from birdnetpi.species.display import SpeciesDisplayService
 from birdnetpi.system.file_manager import FileManager
 from birdnetpi.system.path_resolver import PathResolver
+from birdnetpi.utils.auth import AdminUser, AuthService, pwd_context
 from birdnetpi.utils.cache import Cache
 from birdnetpi.web.core.container import Container
 from birdnetpi.web.core.factory import create_app
@@ -197,6 +199,21 @@ async def app_with_temp_data(path_resolver):
     )
     Container.cache_service.override(providers.Singleton(lambda: mock_cache))
 
+    # Mock the auth service to enable authentication in tests
+    # Create a test admin user with hashed password "testpassword"
+    mock_auth_service = MagicMock(spec=AuthService)
+    mock_auth_service.admin_exists.return_value = True
+    mock_admin = AdminUser(
+        username="admin",
+        password_hash=pwd_context.hash("testpassword"),
+        created_at=datetime.now(UTC),
+    )
+    mock_auth_service.load_admin_user.return_value = mock_admin
+    mock_auth_service.verify_password.side_effect = lambda plain, hashed: pwd_context.verify(
+        plain, hashed
+    )
+    Container.auth_service.override(providers.Singleton(lambda: mock_auth_service))
+
     # Reset dependent services to ensure they use the overridden path_resolver
     # These are Singletons that depend on path_resolver and must be recreated
     # with the test path_resolver to prevent permission errors on /var/lib/birdnetpi
@@ -229,6 +246,36 @@ async def app_with_temp_data(path_resolver):
     Container.config.reset_override()
     Container.core_database.reset_override()
     Container.cache_service.reset_override()
+    Container.auth_service.reset_override()
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def authenticated_client(app_with_temp_data):
+    """Create an authenticated test client for routes that require authentication.
+
+    This fixture:
+    1. Uses the app_with_temp_data fixture (which mocks AuthService)
+    2. Creates a TestClient
+    3. Logs in with test credentials (username: admin, password: testpassword)
+    4. Returns the authenticated client with session cookie
+
+    Use this fixture for tests that access admin-protected routes.
+
+    Example:
+        def test_protected_route(authenticated_client):
+            response = authenticated_client.get("/admin/settings")
+            assert response.status_code == 200
+    """
+    with TestClient(app_with_temp_data) as client:
+        # Log in to get session cookie
+        login_response = client.post(
+            "/admin/login",
+            data={"username": "admin", "password": "testpassword"},
+            follow_redirects=False,
+        )
+        assert login_response.status_code == 303  # Successful login redirects
+
+        yield client
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_ebird_detection_filtering_integration.py b/tests/integration/test_ebird_detection_filtering_integration.py
index 6f980a36..751b9609 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_ebird_detection_filtering_integration.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_ebird_detection_filtering_integration.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 from birdnetpi.database.core import CoreDatabaseService
 from birdnetpi.database.ebird import EBirdRegionService
 from birdnetpi.releases.registry_service import BoundingBox, RegionPackInfo, RegistryService
+from birdnetpi.utils.auth import AdminUser, AuthService, pwd_context
 from birdnetpi.utils.cache.cache import Cache
 from birdnetpi.web.core.container import Container
 from birdnetpi.web.core.factory import create_app
@@ -120,6 +121,20 @@ async def app_with_ebird_filtering(path_resolver, mock_ebird_service, tmp_path):
     )
     Container.registry_service.override(providers.Singleton(lambda: mock_registry_service))
 
+    # Mock AuthService to enable authentication in tests
+    mock_auth_service = MagicMock(spec=AuthService)
+    mock_auth_service.admin_exists.return_value = True
+    mock_admin = AdminUser(
+        username="admin",
+        password_hash=pwd_context.hash("testpassword"),
+        created_at=datetime.now(UTC),
+    )
+    mock_auth_service.load_admin_user.return_value = mock_admin
+    mock_auth_service.verify_password.side_effect = lambda plain, hashed: pwd_context.verify(
+        plain, hashed
+    )
+    Container.auth_service.override(providers.Singleton(lambda: mock_auth_service))
+
     # Reset dependent services
     try:
         Container.ebird_region_service.reset()
@@ -150,6 +165,23 @@ async def app_with_ebird_filtering(path_resolver, mock_ebird_service, tmp_path):
     Container.cache_service.reset_override()
     Container.ebird_region_service.reset_override()
     Container.registry_service.reset_override()
+    Container.auth_service.reset_override()
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+async def authenticated_client(app_with_ebird_filtering):
+    """Create an authenticated AsyncClient for API testing."""
+    async with AsyncClient(
+        transport=ASGITransport(app=app_with_ebird_filtering), base_url="http://test"
+    ) as client:
+        # Log in to get session cookie
+        login_response = await client.post(
+            "/admin/login",
+            data={"username": "admin", "password": "testpassword"},
+            follow_redirects=False,
+        )
+        assert login_response.status_code == 303
+        yield client
 
 
 class TestEBirdFilteringDisabled:

From f1470b8961ff489b8c16e783a8332f385ee450bd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "M. de Verteuil" <mverteuil@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2025 12:11:38 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 07/17] refactor: Extract authentication helpers to
 tests/auth_helpers.py

- Create tests/auth_helpers.py with authenticate_sync_client() and authenticate_async_client()
- Update all test files to import from tests.auth_helpers instead of conftest
- Fixes pyright type checking errors that occurred with conftest imports
- Follows DRY principle for test client authentication
- Makes authentication helpers properly importable and type-safe

Files updated:
- tests/auth_helpers.py (new)
- tests/integration/test_update_integration.py
- tests/integration/test_update_integration_unhappy.py
- tests/birdnetpi/web/routers/test_update_view_routes.py
- tests/birdnetpi/web/routers/test_settings_routes.py
- tests/integration/test_ebird_detection_filtering_integration.py
---
 tests/auth_helpers.py                         | 47 +++++++++++++++++++
 .../web/routers/test_settings_routes.py       |  9 +---
 .../web/routers/test_update_view_routes.py    | 11 ++---
 ...t_ebird_detection_filtering_integration.py |  9 +---
 tests/integration/test_update_integration.py  |  8 +++-
 .../test_update_integration_unhappy.py        |  9 +++-
 6 files changed, 67 insertions(+), 26 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 tests/auth_helpers.py

diff --git a/tests/auth_helpers.py b/tests/auth_helpers.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3dbfeb1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/auth_helpers.py
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+"""Authentication helpers for test clients."""
+
+from starlette.testclient import TestClient
+
+
+def authenticate_sync_client(client: TestClient) -> TestClient:
+    """Authenticate a sync TestClient with admin credentials.
+
+    Args:
+        client: The TestClient to authenticate
+
+    Returns:
+        The same client, now authenticated with a session cookie
+
+    Example:
+        client = TestClient(app)
+        authenticated = authenticate_sync_client(client)
+    """
+    login_response = client.post(
+        "/admin/login",
+        data={"username": "admin", "password": "testpassword"},
+        follow_redirects=False,
+    )
+    assert login_response.status_code == 303  # Successful login redirects
+    return client
+
+
+async def authenticate_async_client(client):
+    """Authenticate an async AsyncClient with admin credentials.
+
+    Args:
+        client: The AsyncClient to authenticate
+
+    Returns:
+        The same client, now authenticated with a session cookie
+
+    Example:
+        async with AsyncClient(...) as client:
+            await authenticate_async_client(client)
+    """
+    login_response = await client.post(
+        "/admin/login",
+        data={"username": "admin", "password": "testpassword"},
+        follow_redirects=False,
+    )
+    assert login_response.status_code == 303  # Successful login redirects
+    return client
diff --git a/tests/birdnetpi/web/routers/test_settings_routes.py b/tests/birdnetpi/web/routers/test_settings_routes.py
index f4182362..b3a2a2a0 100644
--- a/tests/birdnetpi/web/routers/test_settings_routes.py
+++ b/tests/birdnetpi/web/routers/test_settings_routes.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 from birdnetpi.utils.auth import AdminUser, AuthService, pwd_context
 from birdnetpi.web.core.container import Container
 from birdnetpi.web.core.factory import create_app
+from tests.auth_helpers import authenticate_sync_client
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
@@ -140,13 +141,7 @@ def client_with_mocks(app_with_settings_routes):
     """Create authenticated test client with mocked dependencies."""
     app, config_manager, audio_service = app_with_settings_routes
     with TestClient(app) as test_client:
-        # Log in to get session cookie
-        login_response = test_client.post(
-            "/admin/login",
-            data={"username": "admin", "password": "testpassword"},
-            follow_redirects=False,
-        )
-        assert login_response.status_code == 303
+        authenticate_sync_client(test_client)
         yield (test_client, config_manager, audio_service)
 
 
diff --git a/tests/birdnetpi/web/routers/test_update_view_routes.py b/tests/birdnetpi/web/routers/test_update_view_routes.py
index 5e67bf07..001594d7 100644
--- a/tests/birdnetpi/web/routers/test_update_view_routes.py
+++ b/tests/birdnetpi/web/routers/test_update_view_routes.py
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 from fastapi.staticfiles import StaticFiles
 from fastapi.testclient import TestClient
 
+from tests.auth_helpers import authenticate_sync_client
+
 
 @pytest.fixture
 def client(app_with_temp_data):
@@ -25,14 +27,7 @@ def client(app_with_temp_data):
     app_with_temp_data.mount("/static", StaticFiles(directory=static_dir), name="static")
 
     test_client = TestClient(app_with_temp_data)
-
-    # Log in to get session cookie
-    login_response = test_client.post(
-        "/admin/login",
-        data={"username": "admin", "password": "testpassword"},
-        follow_redirects=False,
-    )
-    assert login_response.status_code == 303
+    authenticate_sync_client(test_client)
 
     return test_client
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_ebird_detection_filtering_integration.py b/tests/integration/test_ebird_detection_filtering_integration.py
index 751b9609..460a89c4 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_ebird_detection_filtering_integration.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_ebird_detection_filtering_integration.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 from birdnetpi.utils.cache.cache import Cache
 from birdnetpi.web.core.container import Container
 from birdnetpi.web.core.factory import create_app
+from tests.auth_helpers import authenticate_async_client
 
 
 def create_detection_payload(**overrides):
@@ -174,13 +175,7 @@ async def authenticated_client(app_with_ebird_filtering):
     async with AsyncClient(
         transport=ASGITransport(app=app_with_ebird_filtering), base_url="http://test"
     ) as client:
-        # Log in to get session cookie
-        login_response = await client.post(
-            "/admin/login",
-            data={"username": "admin", "password": "testpassword"},
-            follow_redirects=False,
-        )
-        assert login_response.status_code == 303
+        await authenticate_async_client(client)
         yield client
 
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_update_integration.py b/tests/integration/test_update_integration.py
index ac7eeb31..affe1d22 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_update_integration.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_update_integration.py
@@ -11,11 +11,12 @@
 
 from birdnetpi.releases.update_manager import UpdateManager
 from birdnetpi.utils.cache import Cache
+from tests.auth_helpers import authenticate_sync_client
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
 def client(app_with_temp_data):
-    """Create test client from app."""
+    """Create authenticated test client from app."""
     # Mount static files to avoid template rendering errors
 
     # Create a temporary static directory
@@ -28,7 +29,10 @@ def client(app_with_temp_data):
     # Mount the static files
     app_with_temp_data.mount("/static", StaticFiles(directory=static_dir), name="static")
 
-    return TestClient(app_with_temp_data)
+    test_client = TestClient(app_with_temp_data)
+    authenticate_sync_client(test_client)
+
+    return test_client
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_update_integration_unhappy.py b/tests/integration/test_update_integration_unhappy.py
index 03e0c876..0360388f 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_update_integration_unhappy.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_update_integration_unhappy.py
@@ -10,10 +10,12 @@
 from fastapi.staticfiles import StaticFiles
 from fastapi.testclient import TestClient
 
+from tests.auth_helpers import authenticate_sync_client
+
 
 @pytest.fixture
 def client(app_with_temp_data):
-    """Create test client from app."""
+    """Create authenticated test client from app."""
     # Mount static files to avoid template rendering errors
 
     # Create a temporary static directory
@@ -26,7 +28,10 @@ def client(app_with_temp_data):
     # Mount the static files
     app_with_temp_data.mount("/static", StaticFiles(directory=static_dir), name="static")
 
-    return TestClient(app_with_temp_data)
+    test_client = TestClient(app_with_temp_data)
+    authenticate_sync_client(test_client)
+
+    return test_client
 
 
 class TestAPIErrorHandling:

From 9dca4d967a6e2e8731a2fe93b25297a56c026e76 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "M. de Verteuil" <mverteuil@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2025 19:39:24 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 08/17] refactor: Convert authentication helpers to proper
 pytest fixtures

- Convert authenticate_sync_client and authenticate_async_client to fixtures that return callables
- Add fixture parameters to all test fixtures and methods that use authentication
- Remove incorrect tests.auth_helpers module (tests/ is not a package)
- Add authentication to 21 AsyncClient instances across eBird filtering tests

This follows proper pytest patterns where fixtures are requested via parameters
rather than imported as modules. The authentication fixtures return callable
functions that can be used to authenticate any TestClient or AsyncClient.

Files modified:
- tests/conftest.py: Made authentication helpers proper fixtures
- tests/birdnetpi/web/routers/test_settings_routes.py
- tests/birdnetpi/web/routers/test_update_view_routes.py
- tests/integration/test_ebird_detection_filtering_integration.py (16 instances)
- tests/integration/test_ebird_detection_filtering_simple.py (5 instances)
- tests/integration/test_update_integration.py
- tests/integration/test_update_integration_unhappy.py
---
 .../web/routers/test_settings_routes.py       |  3 +-
 .../web/routers/test_update_view_routes.py    |  4 +-
 tests/conftest.py                             | 61 +++++++++++---
 ...t_ebird_detection_filtering_integration.py | 81 ++++++++++++++-----
 .../test_ebird_detection_filtering_simple.py  | 23 ++++--
 tests/integration/test_update_integration.py  |  3 +-
 .../test_update_integration_unhappy.py        |  4 +-
 7 files changed, 137 insertions(+), 42 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tests/birdnetpi/web/routers/test_settings_routes.py b/tests/birdnetpi/web/routers/test_settings_routes.py
index b3a2a2a0..d41e482c 100644
--- a/tests/birdnetpi/web/routers/test_settings_routes.py
+++ b/tests/birdnetpi/web/routers/test_settings_routes.py
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 from birdnetpi.utils.auth import AdminUser, AuthService, pwd_context
 from birdnetpi.web.core.container import Container
 from birdnetpi.web.core.factory import create_app
-from tests.auth_helpers import authenticate_sync_client
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
@@ -137,7 +136,7 @@ def app_with_settings_routes(path_resolver, repo_root, test_config, mock_audio_d
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
-def client_with_mocks(app_with_settings_routes):
+def client_with_mocks(app_with_settings_routes, authenticate_sync_client):
     """Create authenticated test client with mocked dependencies."""
     app, config_manager, audio_service = app_with_settings_routes
     with TestClient(app) as test_client:
diff --git a/tests/birdnetpi/web/routers/test_update_view_routes.py b/tests/birdnetpi/web/routers/test_update_view_routes.py
index 001594d7..3ed7c657 100644
--- a/tests/birdnetpi/web/routers/test_update_view_routes.py
+++ b/tests/birdnetpi/web/routers/test_update_view_routes.py
@@ -8,11 +8,9 @@
 from fastapi.staticfiles import StaticFiles
 from fastapi.testclient import TestClient
 
-from tests.auth_helpers import authenticate_sync_client
-
 
 @pytest.fixture
-def client(app_with_temp_data):
+def client(app_with_temp_data, authenticate_sync_client):
     """Create authenticated test client from app."""
     # Mount static files to avoid template rendering errors
 
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index b3b31dc4..f271754a 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -250,7 +250,57 @@ async def app_with_temp_data(path_resolver):
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
-def authenticated_client(app_with_temp_data):
+def authenticate_sync_client():
+    """Provide a function to authenticate a sync TestClient.
+
+    Returns:
+        A callable that takes a TestClient and authenticates it
+
+    Example:
+        def test_something(authenticate_sync_client):
+            client = TestClient(app)
+            authenticate_sync_client(client)
+    """
+
+    def _authenticate(client: TestClient) -> TestClient:
+        login_response = client.post(
+            "/admin/login",
+            data={"username": "admin", "password": "testpassword"},
+            follow_redirects=False,
+        )
+        assert login_response.status_code == 303  # Successful login redirects
+        return client
+
+    return _authenticate
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def authenticate_async_client():
+    """Provide a function to authenticate an async AsyncClient.
+
+    Returns:
+        A callable that takes an AsyncClient and authenticates it
+
+    Example:
+        async def test_something(authenticate_async_client):
+            async with AsyncClient(...) as client:
+                await authenticate_async_client(client)
+    """
+
+    async def _authenticate(client):
+        login_response = await client.post(
+            "/admin/login",
+            data={"username": "admin", "password": "testpassword"},
+            follow_redirects=False,
+        )
+        assert login_response.status_code == 303  # Successful login redirects
+        return client
+
+    return _authenticate
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def authenticated_client(app_with_temp_data, authenticate_sync_client):
     """Create an authenticated test client for routes that require authentication.
 
     This fixture:
@@ -267,14 +317,7 @@ def test_protected_route(authenticated_client):
             assert response.status_code == 200
     """
     with TestClient(app_with_temp_data) as client:
-        # Log in to get session cookie
-        login_response = client.post(
-            "/admin/login",
-            data={"username": "admin", "password": "testpassword"},
-            follow_redirects=False,
-        )
-        assert login_response.status_code == 303  # Successful login redirects
-
+        authenticate_sync_client(client)
         yield client
 
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_ebird_detection_filtering_integration.py b/tests/integration/test_ebird_detection_filtering_integration.py
index 460a89c4..23bf890c 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_ebird_detection_filtering_integration.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_ebird_detection_filtering_integration.py
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 from birdnetpi.utils.cache.cache import Cache
 from birdnetpi.web.core.container import Container
 from birdnetpi.web.core.factory import create_app
-from tests.auth_helpers import authenticate_async_client
 
 
 def create_detection_payload(**overrides):
@@ -170,7 +169,7 @@ async def app_with_ebird_filtering(path_resolver, mock_ebird_service, tmp_path):
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
-async def authenticated_client(app_with_ebird_filtering):
+async def authenticated_client(app_with_ebird_filtering, authenticate_async_client):
     """Create an authenticated AsyncClient for API testing."""
     async with AsyncClient(
         transport=ASGITransport(app=app_with_ebird_filtering), base_url="http://test"
@@ -182,7 +181,9 @@ async def authenticated_client(app_with_ebird_filtering):
 class TestEBirdFilteringDisabled:
     """Test that detections are allowed when eBird filtering is disabled."""
 
-    async def test_detection_allowed_when_filtering_disabled(self, app_with_temp_data):
+    async def test_detection_allowed_when_filtering_disabled(
+        self, app_with_temp_data, authenticate_async_client
+    ):
         """Should allow detection when eBird filtering is disabled."""
         # Ensure filtering is disabled
         config = Container.config()
@@ -191,6 +192,7 @@ async def test_detection_allowed_when_filtering_disabled(self, app_with_temp_dat
         async with AsyncClient(
             transport=ASGITransport(app=app_with_temp_data), base_url="http://test"
         ) as client:
+            await authenticate_async_client(client)
             response = await client.post(
                 "/api/detections/",
                 json=create_detection_payload(
@@ -211,7 +213,9 @@ class TestEBirdFilteringModeOff:
 
     # Using app_with_ebird_filtering instead of app_with_temp_data because we need
     # eBird filtering enabled with mocked eBird service for this integration test
-    async def test_detection_allowed_when_mode_off(self, app_with_ebird_filtering):
+    async def test_detection_allowed_when_mode_off(
+        self, app_with_ebird_filtering, authenticate_async_client
+    ):
         """Should allow detection when detection_mode is 'off'."""
         # Set mode to off
         config = Container.config()
@@ -220,6 +224,7 @@ async def test_detection_allowed_when_mode_off(self, app_with_ebird_filtering):
         async with AsyncClient(
             transport=ASGITransport(app=app_with_ebird_filtering), base_url="http://test"
         ) as client:
+            await authenticate_async_client(client)
             response = await client.post(
                 "/api/detections/",
                 json=create_detection_payload(
@@ -239,7 +244,9 @@ class TestEBirdFilteringWarnMode:
 
     # Using app_with_ebird_filtering instead of app_with_temp_data because we need
     # eBird filtering enabled with mocked eBird service for this integration test
-    async def test_vagrant_species_warned_but_allowed(self, app_with_ebird_filtering):
+    async def test_vagrant_species_warned_but_allowed(
+        self, app_with_ebird_filtering, authenticate_async_client
+    ):
         """Should warn about vagrant species but still create detection."""
         # Set mode to warn
         config = Container.config()
@@ -253,6 +260,7 @@ async def test_vagrant_species_warned_but_allowed(self, app_with_ebird_filtering
         async with AsyncClient(
             transport=ASGITransport(app=app_with_ebird_filtering), base_url="http://test"
         ) as client:
+            await authenticate_async_client(client)
             response = await client.post(
                 "/api/detections/",
                 json=create_detection_payload(
@@ -273,7 +281,9 @@ class TestEBirdFilteringFilterMode:
 
     # Using app_with_ebird_filtering instead of app_with_temp_data because we need
     # eBird filtering enabled with mocked eBird service for this integration test
-    async def test_vagrant_species_blocked_with_vagrant_strictness(self, app_with_ebird_filtering):
+    async def test_vagrant_species_blocked_with_vagrant_strictness(
+        self, app_with_ebird_filtering, authenticate_async_client
+    ):
         """Should block vagrant species with vagrant strictness."""
         config = Container.config()
         config.ebird_filtering.detection_mode = "filter"
@@ -286,6 +296,7 @@ async def test_vagrant_species_blocked_with_vagrant_strictness(self, app_with_eb
         async with AsyncClient(
             transport=ASGITransport(app=app_with_ebird_filtering), base_url="http://test"
         ) as client:
+            await authenticate_async_client(client)
             response = await client.post(
                 "/api/detections/",
                 json=create_detection_payload(
@@ -302,7 +313,9 @@ async def test_vagrant_species_blocked_with_vagrant_strictness(self, app_with_eb
 
     # Using app_with_ebird_filtering instead of app_with_temp_data because we need
     # eBird filtering enabled with mocked eBird service for this integration test
-    async def test_rare_species_blocked_with_rare_strictness(self, app_with_ebird_filtering):
+    async def test_rare_species_blocked_with_rare_strictness(
+        self, app_with_ebird_filtering, authenticate_async_client
+    ):
         """Should block rare species with rare strictness."""
         config = Container.config()
         config.ebird_filtering.detection_mode = "filter"
@@ -315,6 +328,7 @@ async def test_rare_species_blocked_with_rare_strictness(self, app_with_ebird_fi
         async with AsyncClient(
             transport=ASGITransport(app=app_with_ebird_filtering), base_url="http://test"
         ) as client:
+            await authenticate_async_client(client)
             response = await client.post(
                 "/api/detections/",
                 json=create_detection_payload(
@@ -330,7 +344,7 @@ async def test_rare_species_blocked_with_rare_strictness(self, app_with_ebird_fi
             assert "filtered" in data["message"].lower()
 
     async def test_uncommon_species_blocked_with_uncommon_strictness(
-        self, app_with_ebird_filtering
+        self, app_with_ebird_filtering, authenticate_async_client
     ):
         """Should block uncommon species with uncommon strictness."""
         config = Container.config()
@@ -344,6 +358,7 @@ async def test_uncommon_species_blocked_with_uncommon_strictness(
         async with AsyncClient(
             transport=ASGITransport(app=app_with_ebird_filtering), base_url="http://test"
         ) as client:
+            await authenticate_async_client(client)
             response = await client.post(
                 "/api/detections/",
                 json=create_detection_payload(
@@ -360,7 +375,9 @@ async def test_uncommon_species_blocked_with_uncommon_strictness(
 
     # Using app_with_ebird_filtering instead of app_with_temp_data because we need
     # eBird filtering enabled with mocked eBird service for this integration test
-    async def test_common_species_allowed_with_all_strictness(self, app_with_ebird_filtering):
+    async def test_common_species_allowed_with_all_strictness(
+        self, app_with_ebird_filtering, authenticate_async_client
+    ):
         """Should allow common species with any strictness level."""
         config = Container.config()
         config.ebird_filtering.detection_mode = "filter"
@@ -375,6 +392,7 @@ async def test_common_species_allowed_with_all_strictness(self, app_with_ebird_f
             async with AsyncClient(
                 transport=ASGITransport(app=app_with_ebird_filtering), base_url="http://test"
             ) as client:
+                await authenticate_async_client(client)
                 response = await client.post(
                     "/api/detections/",
                     json=create_detection_payload(
@@ -394,7 +412,9 @@ class TestEBirdFilteringUnknownSpecies:
 
     # Using app_with_ebird_filtering instead of app_with_temp_data because we need
     # eBird filtering enabled with mocked eBird service for this integration test
-    async def test_unknown_species_allowed_with_allow_behavior(self, app_with_ebird_filtering):
+    async def test_unknown_species_allowed_with_allow_behavior(
+        self, app_with_ebird_filtering, authenticate_async_client
+    ):
         """Should allow unknown species when behavior is 'allow'."""
         config = Container.config()
         config.ebird_filtering.detection_mode = "filter"
@@ -406,6 +426,7 @@ async def test_unknown_species_allowed_with_allow_behavior(self, app_with_ebird_
         async with AsyncClient(
             transport=ASGITransport(app=app_with_ebird_filtering), base_url="http://test"
         ) as client:
+            await authenticate_async_client(client)
             response = await client.post(
                 "/api/detections/",
                 json=create_detection_payload(
@@ -421,7 +442,9 @@ async def test_unknown_species_allowed_with_allow_behavior(self, app_with_ebird_
 
     # Using app_with_ebird_filtering instead of app_with_temp_data because we need
     # eBird filtering enabled with mocked eBird service for this integration test
-    async def test_unknown_species_blocked_with_block_behavior(self, app_with_ebird_filtering):
+    async def test_unknown_species_blocked_with_block_behavior(
+        self, app_with_ebird_filtering, authenticate_async_client
+    ):
         """Should block unknown species when behavior is 'block'."""
         config = Container.config()
         config.ebird_filtering.detection_mode = "filter"
@@ -432,6 +455,7 @@ async def test_unknown_species_blocked_with_block_behavior(self, app_with_ebird_
         async with AsyncClient(
             transport=ASGITransport(app=app_with_ebird_filtering), base_url="http://test"
         ) as client:
+            await authenticate_async_client(client)
             response = await client.post(
                 "/api/detections/",
                 json=create_detection_payload(
@@ -452,7 +476,9 @@ class TestEBirdFilteringWithoutCoordinates:
 
     # Using app_with_ebird_filtering instead of app_with_temp_data because we need
     # eBird filtering enabled with mocked eBird service for this integration test
-    async def test_detection_rejected_without_latitude(self, app_with_ebird_filtering):
+    async def test_detection_rejected_without_latitude(
+        self, app_with_ebird_filtering, authenticate_async_client
+    ):
         """Should reject detection with validation error when latitude is missing."""
         config = Container.config()
         config.ebird_filtering.detection_mode = "filter"
@@ -460,6 +486,7 @@ async def test_detection_rejected_without_latitude(self, app_with_ebird_filterin
         async with AsyncClient(
             transport=ASGITransport(app=app_with_ebird_filtering), base_url="http://test"
         ) as client:
+            await authenticate_async_client(client)
             # Create payload and remove latitude field
             payload = create_detection_payload(
                 species_tensor="Turdus migratorius_American Robin",
@@ -477,7 +504,9 @@ async def test_detection_rejected_without_latitude(self, app_with_ebird_filterin
 
     # Using app_with_ebird_filtering instead of app_with_temp_data because we need
     # eBird filtering enabled with mocked eBird service for this integration test
-    async def test_detection_rejected_without_longitude(self, app_with_ebird_filtering):
+    async def test_detection_rejected_without_longitude(
+        self, app_with_ebird_filtering, authenticate_async_client
+    ):
         """Should reject detection with validation error when longitude is missing."""
         config = Container.config()
         config.ebird_filtering.detection_mode = "filter"
@@ -485,6 +514,7 @@ async def test_detection_rejected_without_longitude(self, app_with_ebird_filteri
         async with AsyncClient(
             transport=ASGITransport(app=app_with_ebird_filtering), base_url="http://test"
         ) as client:
+            await authenticate_async_client(client)
             # Create payload and remove longitude field
             payload = create_detection_payload(
                 species_tensor="Turdus migratorius_American Robin",
@@ -506,7 +536,9 @@ class TestEBirdFilteringErrorHandling:
 
     # Using app_with_ebird_filtering instead of app_with_temp_data because we need
     # eBird filtering enabled with mocked eBird service for this integration test
-    async def test_detection_allowed_on_ebird_service_error(self, app_with_ebird_filtering):
+    async def test_detection_allowed_on_ebird_service_error(
+        self, app_with_ebird_filtering, authenticate_async_client
+    ):
         """Should allow detection if eBird service fails."""
         config = Container.config()
         config.ebird_filtering.detection_mode = "filter"
@@ -522,6 +554,7 @@ async def failing_attach(*args, **kwargs):
         async with AsyncClient(
             transport=ASGITransport(app=app_with_ebird_filtering), base_url="http://test"
         ) as client:
+            await authenticate_async_client(client)
             response = await client.post(
                 "/api/detections/",
                 json=create_detection_payload(
@@ -542,7 +575,9 @@ class TestEBirdFilteringStrictnessLevels:
 
     # Using app_with_ebird_filtering instead of app_with_temp_data because we need
     # eBird filtering enabled with mocked eBird service for this integration test
-    async def test_vagrant_strictness_allows_rare_uncommon_common(self, app_with_ebird_filtering):
+    async def test_vagrant_strictness_allows_rare_uncommon_common(
+        self, app_with_ebird_filtering, authenticate_async_client
+    ):
         """Should only block vagrant species with vagrant strictness."""
         config = Container.config()
         config.ebird_filtering.detection_mode = "filter"
@@ -564,6 +599,7 @@ async def test_vagrant_strictness_allows_rare_uncommon_common(self, app_with_ebi
             async with AsyncClient(
                 transport=ASGITransport(app=app_with_ebird_filtering), base_url="http://test"
             ) as client:
+                await authenticate_async_client(client)
                 response = await client.post(
                     "/api/detections/",
                     json=create_detection_payload(
@@ -582,7 +618,9 @@ async def test_vagrant_strictness_allows_rare_uncommon_common(self, app_with_ebi
 
     # Using app_with_ebird_filtering instead of app_with_temp_data because we need
     # eBird filtering enabled with mocked eBird service for this integration test
-    async def test_rare_strictness_allows_uncommon_common(self, app_with_ebird_filtering):
+    async def test_rare_strictness_allows_uncommon_common(
+        self, app_with_ebird_filtering, authenticate_async_client
+    ):
         """Should block vagrant and rare species with rare strictness."""
         config = Container.config()
         config.ebird_filtering.detection_mode = "filter"
@@ -603,6 +641,7 @@ async def test_rare_strictness_allows_uncommon_common(self, app_with_ebird_filte
             async with AsyncClient(
                 transport=ASGITransport(app=app_with_ebird_filtering), base_url="http://test"
             ) as client:
+                await authenticate_async_client(client)
                 response = await client.post(
                     "/api/detections/",
                     json=create_detection_payload(
@@ -621,7 +660,9 @@ async def test_rare_strictness_allows_uncommon_common(self, app_with_ebird_filte
 
     # Using app_with_ebird_filtering instead of app_with_temp_data because we need
     # eBird filtering enabled with mocked eBird service for this integration test
-    async def test_uncommon_strictness_allows_only_common(self, app_with_ebird_filtering):
+    async def test_uncommon_strictness_allows_only_common(
+        self, app_with_ebird_filtering, authenticate_async_client
+    ):
         """Should only allow common species with uncommon strictness."""
         config = Container.config()
         config.ebird_filtering.detection_mode = "filter"
@@ -642,6 +683,7 @@ async def test_uncommon_strictness_allows_only_common(self, app_with_ebird_filte
             async with AsyncClient(
                 transport=ASGITransport(app=app_with_ebird_filtering), base_url="http://test"
             ) as client:
+                await authenticate_async_client(client)
                 response = await client.post(
                     "/api/detections/",
                     json=create_detection_payload(
@@ -660,7 +702,9 @@ async def test_uncommon_strictness_allows_only_common(self, app_with_ebird_filte
 
     # Using app_with_ebird_filtering instead of app_with_temp_data because we need
     # eBird filtering enabled with mocked eBird service for this integration test
-    async def test_common_strictness_allows_only_common(self, app_with_ebird_filtering):
+    async def test_common_strictness_allows_only_common(
+        self, app_with_ebird_filtering, authenticate_async_client
+    ):
         """Should only allow common species with common strictness."""
         config = Container.config()
         config.ebird_filtering.detection_mode = "filter"
@@ -681,6 +725,7 @@ async def test_common_strictness_allows_only_common(self, app_with_ebird_filteri
             async with AsyncClient(
                 transport=ASGITransport(app=app_with_ebird_filtering), base_url="http://test"
             ) as client:
+                await authenticate_async_client(client)
                 response = await client.post(
                     "/api/detections/",
                     json=create_detection_payload(
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_ebird_detection_filtering_simple.py b/tests/integration/test_ebird_detection_filtering_simple.py
index e1b8d8e2..215d61d0 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_ebird_detection_filtering_simple.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_ebird_detection_filtering_simple.py
@@ -153,7 +153,9 @@ class TestEBirdFilteringIntegration:
 
     # Using app_with_ebird_filtering instead of app_with_temp_data because we need
     # eBird filtering enabled with mocked eBird service for this integration test
-    async def test_vagrant_species_blocked_in_filter_mode(self, app_with_ebird_filtering):
+    async def test_vagrant_species_blocked_in_filter_mode(
+        self, app_with_ebird_filtering, authenticate_async_client
+    ):
         """Should block vagrant species when filtering is enabled."""
         # Configure mock to return vagrant tier
         mock_service = app_with_ebird_filtering._mock_ebird_service
@@ -162,6 +164,7 @@ async def test_vagrant_species_blocked_in_filter_mode(self, app_with_ebird_filte
         async with AsyncClient(
             transport=ASGITransport(app=app_with_ebird_filtering), base_url="http://test"
         ) as client:
+            await authenticate_async_client(client)
             response = await client.post(
                 "/api/detections/",
                 json=create_detection_payload(
@@ -179,7 +182,9 @@ async def test_vagrant_species_blocked_in_filter_mode(self, app_with_ebird_filte
 
     # Using app_with_ebird_filtering instead of app_with_temp_data because we need
     # eBird filtering enabled with mocked eBird service for this integration test
-    async def test_common_species_allowed(self, app_with_ebird_filtering):
+    async def test_common_species_allowed(
+        self, app_with_ebird_filtering, authenticate_async_client
+    ):
         """Should allow common species regardless of strictness."""
         # Configure mock to return common tier
         mock_service = app_with_ebird_filtering._mock_ebird_service
@@ -188,6 +193,7 @@ async def test_common_species_allowed(self, app_with_ebird_filtering):
         async with AsyncClient(
             transport=ASGITransport(app=app_with_ebird_filtering), base_url="http://test"
         ) as client:
+            await authenticate_async_client(client)
             response = await client.post(
                 "/api/detections/",
                 json=create_detection_payload(
@@ -202,7 +208,7 @@ async def test_common_species_allowed(self, app_with_ebird_filtering):
             # Detection should be created
             assert data["detection_id"] is not None
 
-    async def test_filtering_disabled(self, app_with_temp_data):
+    async def test_filtering_disabled(self, app_with_temp_data, authenticate_async_client):
         """Should allow all detections when filtering is disabled."""
         # Ensure filtering is disabled
         config = Container.config()
@@ -211,6 +217,7 @@ async def test_filtering_disabled(self, app_with_temp_data):
         async with AsyncClient(
             transport=ASGITransport(app=app_with_temp_data), base_url="http://test"
         ) as client:
+            await authenticate_async_client(client)
             response = await client.post(
                 "/api/detections/",
                 json=create_detection_payload(
@@ -226,7 +233,9 @@ async def test_filtering_disabled(self, app_with_temp_data):
 
     # Using app_with_ebird_filtering instead of app_with_temp_data because we need
     # eBird filtering enabled with mocked eBird service for this integration test
-    async def test_unknown_species_behavior(self, app_with_ebird_filtering):
+    async def test_unknown_species_behavior(
+        self, app_with_ebird_filtering, authenticate_async_client
+    ):
         """Should handle unknown species according to configuration."""
         # Mock service returns None (species not found)
         # Config has unknown_species_behavior = "allow" by default
@@ -234,6 +243,7 @@ async def test_unknown_species_behavior(self, app_with_ebird_filtering):
         async with AsyncClient(
             transport=ASGITransport(app=app_with_ebird_filtering), base_url="http://test"
         ) as client:
+            await authenticate_async_client(client)
             response = await client.post(
                 "/api/detections/",
                 json=create_detection_payload(
@@ -250,7 +260,9 @@ async def test_unknown_species_behavior(self, app_with_ebird_filtering):
 
     # Using app_with_ebird_filtering instead of app_with_temp_data because we need
     # eBird filtering enabled with mocked eBird service for this integration test
-    async def test_warn_mode_creates_detection(self, app_with_ebird_filtering):
+    async def test_warn_mode_creates_detection(
+        self, app_with_ebird_filtering, authenticate_async_client
+    ):
         """Should create detection in warn mode even when species would be filtered."""
         # Set mode to warn
         config = Container.config()
@@ -263,6 +275,7 @@ async def test_warn_mode_creates_detection(self, app_with_ebird_filtering):
         async with AsyncClient(
             transport=ASGITransport(app=app_with_ebird_filtering), base_url="http://test"
         ) as client:
+            await authenticate_async_client(client)
             response = await client.post(
                 "/api/detections/",
                 json=create_detection_payload(
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_update_integration.py b/tests/integration/test_update_integration.py
index affe1d22..33c6ca5e 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_update_integration.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_update_integration.py
@@ -11,11 +11,10 @@
 
 from birdnetpi.releases.update_manager import UpdateManager
 from birdnetpi.utils.cache import Cache
-from tests.auth_helpers import authenticate_sync_client
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
-def client(app_with_temp_data):
+def client(app_with_temp_data, authenticate_sync_client):
     """Create authenticated test client from app."""
     # Mount static files to avoid template rendering errors
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_update_integration_unhappy.py b/tests/integration/test_update_integration_unhappy.py
index 0360388f..db7b81f3 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_update_integration_unhappy.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_update_integration_unhappy.py
@@ -10,11 +10,9 @@
 from fastapi.staticfiles import StaticFiles
 from fastapi.testclient import TestClient
 
-from tests.auth_helpers import authenticate_sync_client
-
 
 @pytest.fixture
-def client(app_with_temp_data):
+def client(app_with_temp_data, authenticate_sync_client):
     """Create authenticated test client from app."""
     # Mount static files to avoid template rendering errors
 

From 069447a312ca56c17d4ce60fc5a2ab4ab6fb0b1d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "M. de Verteuil" <mverteuil@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2025 19:50:47 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 09/17] fix: Mock redis_client to prevent event loop closure in
 tests

Mock the redis_client in the app_with_temp_data fixture to prevent
"Event loop is closed" errors during test teardown. The FastAPI app's
shutdown handler tries to close redis_client asynchronously, but
TestClient closes the event loop synchronously first.

Changes:
- Add redis.asyncio import to conftest.py
- Mock redis_client with AsyncMock spec'd to redis.asyncio.Redis
- Mock async methods: set, get, delete, close
- Add redis_client reset_override in cleanup

Fixes 15 tests that were failing with "Event loop is closed" errors.
---
 tests/conftest.py | 11 +++++++++++
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+)

diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index f271754a..007d2dfe 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 import matplotlib
 import pytest
 import redis
+import redis.asyncio
 from dependency_injector import providers
 from sqlalchemy.engine import Result, Row
 from sqlalchemy.engine.result import MappingResult, ScalarResult
@@ -199,6 +200,15 @@ async def app_with_temp_data(path_resolver):
     )
     Container.cache_service.override(providers.Singleton(lambda: mock_cache))
 
+    # Mock the redis client to avoid event loop closure issues during test teardown
+    mock_redis = AsyncMock(spec=redis.asyncio.Redis)
+    # Mock async methods used by RedisStore
+    mock_redis.set = AsyncMock(spec=object, return_value=True)
+    mock_redis.get = AsyncMock(spec=object, return_value=None)
+    mock_redis.delete = AsyncMock(spec=object, return_value=True)
+    mock_redis.close = AsyncMock(spec=object)
+    Container.redis_client.override(providers.Singleton(lambda: mock_redis))
+
     # Mock the auth service to enable authentication in tests
     # Create a test admin user with hashed password "testpassword"
     mock_auth_service = MagicMock(spec=AuthService)
@@ -246,6 +256,7 @@ async def app_with_temp_data(path_resolver):
     Container.config.reset_override()
     Container.core_database.reset_override()
     Container.cache_service.reset_override()
+    Container.redis_client.reset_override()
     Container.auth_service.reset_override()
 
 

From 388c201399ec088c8757282712b57b74ea08b5d5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "M. de Verteuil" <mverteuil@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2025 20:06:51 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 10/17] fix: Add in-memory session storage to mock redis for
 authentication
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit

The previous redis mock always returned None for get(), causing session
data to be lost after login. This made API endpoints fail authentication
even though the client had successfully logged in.

Changes:
- Create redis_storage dict for in-memory session data
- Implement mock_set/mock_get/mock_delete with side_effect
- Sessions now persist across requests in the same test
- API endpoints can now properly authenticate

Fixes 34 additional tests (update integration tests).
Total progress: 118 failures → 69 failures (49 tests fixed).
---
 tests/conftest.py | 22 ++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index 007d2dfe..dd70ed10 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -201,11 +201,25 @@ async def app_with_temp_data(path_resolver):
     Container.cache_service.override(providers.Singleton(lambda: mock_cache))
 
     # Mock the redis client to avoid event loop closure issues during test teardown
+    # and to properly store/retrieve session data for authentication
     mock_redis = AsyncMock(spec=redis.asyncio.Redis)
-    # Mock async methods used by RedisStore
-    mock_redis.set = AsyncMock(spec=object, return_value=True)
-    mock_redis.get = AsyncMock(spec=object, return_value=None)
-    mock_redis.delete = AsyncMock(spec=object, return_value=True)
+    # Create in-memory storage for sessions
+    redis_storage = {}
+
+    async def mock_set(key, value, ex=None):
+        redis_storage[key] = value
+        return True
+
+    async def mock_get(key):
+        return redis_storage.get(key)
+
+    async def mock_delete(key):
+        redis_storage.pop(key, None)
+        return True
+
+    mock_redis.set = AsyncMock(spec=object, side_effect=mock_set)
+    mock_redis.get = AsyncMock(spec=object, side_effect=mock_get)
+    mock_redis.delete = AsyncMock(spec=object, side_effect=mock_delete)
     mock_redis.close = AsyncMock(spec=object)
     Container.redis_client.override(providers.Singleton(lambda: mock_redis))
 

From 87e024071f720160d1ac4d2a997080095f1b69da Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "M. de Verteuil" <mverteuil@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2025 08:24:10 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 11/17] fix: Add authentication to API route tests

Add authenticate_sync_client fixture to test fixtures and methods
in API route tests to properly authenticate test clients.

Changes:
- test_update_api_routes.py: Add auth to client fixture
- test_update_git_api.py: Add auth parameter to test methods
- test_system_services_api_routes.py: Mock require_admin decorator
- test_logs_api_routes.py: Add full auth setup to fixture

These tests create custom FastAPI apps or use app fixtures, so they
need proper authentication setup to access admin-protected routes.
---
 .../web/routers/test_logs_api_routes.py       | 90 ++++++++++++++++---
 .../test_system_services_api_routes.py        | 10 ++-
 .../web/routers/test_update_api_routes.py     |  8 +-
 .../web/routers/test_update_git_api.py        | 17 +++-
 4 files changed, 106 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tests/birdnetpi/web/routers/test_logs_api_routes.py b/tests/birdnetpi/web/routers/test_logs_api_routes.py
index 4953efa2..28be591d 100644
--- a/tests/birdnetpi/web/routers/test_logs_api_routes.py
+++ b/tests/birdnetpi/web/routers/test_logs_api_routes.py
@@ -1,15 +1,18 @@
 """Tests for log API routes."""
 
-from datetime import datetime
-from unittest.mock import AsyncMock
+from datetime import UTC, datetime
+from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, MagicMock
 
 import pytest
+import redis.asyncio
 from dependency_injector import providers
 from fastapi.testclient import TestClient
 
 from birdnetpi.config import ConfigManager
 from birdnetpi.database.core import CoreDatabaseService
 from birdnetpi.system.log_reader import LogReaderService
+from birdnetpi.utils.auth import AdminUser, AuthService, pwd_context
+from birdnetpi.utils.cache import Cache
 from birdnetpi.web.core.container import Container
 from birdnetpi.web.core.factory import create_app
 from birdnetpi.web.models.logs import LOG_LEVELS
@@ -28,10 +31,10 @@ def mock_log_reader():
 
 @pytest.fixture
 async def app_with_mock_log_reader(path_resolver, mock_log_reader):
-    """Create FastAPI app with mocked log reader service.
+    """Create FastAPI app with mocked log reader service and authentication support.
 
     This fixture overrides the log reader BEFORE creating the app,
-    ensuring the mock is properly wired.
+    ensuring the mock is properly wired. Also sets up authentication.
     """
     # Override Container providers BEFORE creating app
     Container.path_resolver.override(providers.Singleton(lambda: path_resolver))
@@ -47,6 +50,48 @@ async def app_with_mock_log_reader(path_resolver, mock_log_reader):
     await temp_db_service.initialize()
     Container.core_database.override(providers.Singleton(lambda: temp_db_service))
 
+    # Mock cache service
+    mock_cache = MagicMock(spec=Cache)
+    mock_cache.configure_mock(
+        **{"get.return_value": None, "set.return_value": True, "ping.return_value": True}
+    )
+    Container.cache_service.override(providers.Singleton(lambda: mock_cache))
+
+    # Mock redis client with in-memory storage for sessions
+    mock_redis = AsyncMock(spec=redis.asyncio.Redis)
+    redis_storage = {}
+
+    async def mock_set(key, value, ex=None):
+        redis_storage[key] = value
+        return True
+
+    async def mock_get(key):
+        return redis_storage.get(key)
+
+    async def mock_delete(key):
+        redis_storage.pop(key, None)
+        return True
+
+    mock_redis.set = AsyncMock(spec=object, side_effect=mock_set)
+    mock_redis.get = AsyncMock(spec=object, side_effect=mock_get)
+    mock_redis.delete = AsyncMock(spec=object, side_effect=mock_delete)
+    mock_redis.close = AsyncMock(spec=object)
+    Container.redis_client.override(providers.Singleton(lambda: mock_redis))
+
+    # Mock auth service
+    mock_auth_service = MagicMock(spec=AuthService)
+    mock_auth_service.admin_exists.return_value = True
+    mock_admin = AdminUser(
+        username="admin",
+        password_hash=pwd_context.hash("testpassword"),
+        created_at=datetime.now(UTC),
+    )
+    mock_auth_service.load_admin_user.return_value = mock_admin
+    mock_auth_service.verify_password.side_effect = lambda plain, hashed: pwd_context.verify(
+        plain, hashed
+    )
+    Container.auth_service.override(providers.Singleton(lambda: mock_auth_service))
+
     # Override log reader with our mock
     Container.log_reader.override(providers.Object(mock_log_reader))
 
@@ -65,13 +110,16 @@ async def app_with_mock_log_reader(path_resolver, mock_log_reader):
     Container.database_path.reset_override()
     Container.config.reset_override()
     Container.core_database.reset_override()
+    Container.cache_service.reset_override()
+    Container.redis_client.reset_override()
+    Container.auth_service.reset_override()
     Container.log_reader.reset_override()
 
 
 class TestLogsAPIRoutes:
     """Test log API routes."""
 
-    def test_get_logs(self, app_with_mock_log_reader, mock_log_reader):
+    def test_get_logs(self, app_with_mock_log_reader, authenticate_sync_client, mock_log_reader):
         """Should return historical logs with correct format and metadata."""
         # Configure the mock
         mock_log_reader.get_logs.return_value = [
@@ -96,6 +144,7 @@ def test_get_logs(self, app_with_mock_log_reader, mock_log_reader):
 
         try:
             with TestClient(app_with_mock_log_reader) as client:
+                authenticate_sync_client(client)
                 response = client.get("/api/logs")
         finally:
             Container.log_reader.reset_override()
@@ -109,7 +158,9 @@ def test_get_logs(self, app_with_mock_log_reader, mock_log_reader):
         assert data["total"] == 2
         assert "levels" in data
 
-    def test_get_logs_with_time_filter(self, app_with_mock_log_reader, mock_log_reader):
+    def test_get_logs_with_time_filter(
+        self, app_with_mock_log_reader, authenticate_sync_client, mock_log_reader
+    ):
         """Should apply time filters when fetching logs."""
         # Configure the mock
         mock_log_reader.get_logs.return_value = [
@@ -123,6 +174,7 @@ def test_get_logs_with_time_filter(self, app_with_mock_log_reader, mock_log_read
         ]
 
         with TestClient(app_with_mock_log_reader) as client:
+            authenticate_sync_client(client)
             response = client.get(
                 "/api/logs",
                 params={
@@ -143,12 +195,15 @@ def test_get_logs_with_time_filter(self, app_with_mock_log_reader, mock_log_read
         assert call_args["level"] is None  # No level filtering
         assert call_args["keyword"] is None  # No keyword filtering
 
-    def test_get_logs_error_handling(self, app_with_mock_log_reader, mock_log_reader):
+    def test_get_logs_error_handling(
+        self, app_with_mock_log_reader, authenticate_sync_client, mock_log_reader
+    ):
         """Should handle errors gracefully and return empty list with error message."""
         # Configure the mock to raise an error
         mock_log_reader.get_logs.side_effect = Exception("Database error")
 
         with TestClient(app_with_mock_log_reader) as client:
+            authenticate_sync_client(client)
             response = client.get("/api/logs")
 
         assert response.status_code == 200
@@ -158,7 +213,7 @@ def test_get_logs_error_handling(self, app_with_mock_log_reader, mock_log_reader
         assert "error" in data
         assert "Database error" in data["error"]
 
-    def test_stream_logs(self, app_with_mock_log_reader, mock_log_reader):
+    def test_stream_logs(self, app_with_mock_log_reader, authenticate_sync_client, mock_log_reader):
         """Should stream logs via SSE with correct event format."""
 
         # Create an async generator for streaming
@@ -179,6 +234,7 @@ async def mock_stream():
         mock_log_reader.stream_logs.return_value = mock_stream()
 
         with TestClient(app_with_mock_log_reader) as client:
+            authenticate_sync_client(client)
             # SSE endpoints return a streaming response
             # TestClient handles streaming automatically
             response = client.get("/api/logs/stream")
@@ -200,7 +256,9 @@ async def mock_stream():
             assert len(events) >= 1
             assert "connected" in events[0]
 
-    def test_stream_logs_no_filters(self, app_with_mock_log_reader, mock_log_reader):
+    def test_stream_logs_no_filters(
+        self, app_with_mock_log_reader, authenticate_sync_client, mock_log_reader
+    ):
         """Should stream all logs without server-side filtering."""
 
         async def mock_stream():
@@ -214,6 +272,7 @@ async def mock_stream():
         mock_log_reader.stream_logs.return_value = mock_stream()
 
         with TestClient(app_with_mock_log_reader) as client:
+            authenticate_sync_client(client)
             # No parameters passed - filtering is client-side
             response = client.get("/api/logs/stream")
             assert response.status_code == 200
@@ -225,9 +284,10 @@ async def mock_stream():
             assert call_args["level"] is None
             assert call_args["keyword"] is None
 
-    def test_get_log_levels(self, app_with_mock_log_reader):
+    def test_get_log_levels(self, app_with_mock_log_reader, authenticate_sync_client):
         """Should return all log levels with correct structure and colors."""
         with TestClient(app_with_mock_log_reader) as client:
+            authenticate_sync_client(client)
             response = client.get("/api/logs/levels")
 
         assert response.status_code == 200
@@ -246,7 +306,9 @@ def test_get_log_levels(self, app_with_mock_log_reader):
         assert debug_level["value"] == 10
         assert debug_level["color"] == "#6c757d"
 
-    def test_log_entry_parsing_edge_cases(self, app_with_mock_log_reader, mock_log_reader):
+    def test_log_entry_parsing_edge_cases(
+        self, app_with_mock_log_reader, authenticate_sync_client, mock_log_reader
+    ):
         """Should handle malformed log entries gracefully."""
         # Return logs with various edge cases
         mock_log_reader.get_logs.return_value = [
@@ -266,6 +328,7 @@ def test_log_entry_parsing_edge_cases(self, app_with_mock_log_reader, mock_log_r
         ]
 
         with TestClient(app_with_mock_log_reader) as client:
+            authenticate_sync_client(client)
             response = client.get("/api/logs")
 
         assert response.status_code == 200
@@ -275,7 +338,9 @@ def test_log_entry_parsing_edge_cases(self, app_with_mock_log_reader, mock_log_r
         assert len(data["logs"]) >= 1
         assert data["logs"][0]["message"] == "Normal log"
 
-    def test_limit_parameter(self, app_with_mock_log_reader, mock_log_reader):
+    def test_limit_parameter(
+        self, app_with_mock_log_reader, authenticate_sync_client, mock_log_reader
+    ):
         """Should respect limit parameter."""
         # Create 20 mock logs
         mock_logs = [
@@ -291,6 +356,7 @@ def test_limit_parameter(self, app_with_mock_log_reader, mock_log_reader):
         mock_log_reader.get_logs.return_value = mock_logs[:5]  # Return only 5 logs
 
         with TestClient(app_with_mock_log_reader) as client:
+            authenticate_sync_client(client)
             response = client.get("/api/logs", params={"limit": 5})
 
         assert response.status_code == 200
diff --git a/tests/birdnetpi/web/routers/test_system_services_api_routes.py b/tests/birdnetpi/web/routers/test_system_services_api_routes.py
index b5a6d35d..5bce2503 100644
--- a/tests/birdnetpi/web/routers/test_system_services_api_routes.py
+++ b/tests/birdnetpi/web/routers/test_system_services_api_routes.py
@@ -27,9 +27,13 @@ def client(path_resolver, mock_system_control):
     This prevents test failures in CI where systemd detection would return "sbc".
     """
     # Mock deployment environment to return "docker" consistently
-    with patch(
-        "birdnetpi.web.routers.system_api_routes.SystemUtils.get_deployment_environment",
-        return_value="docker",
+    # Mock require_admin decorator to allow all requests
+    with (
+        patch(
+            "birdnetpi.web.routers.system_api_routes.SystemUtils.get_deployment_environment",
+            return_value="docker",
+        ),
+        patch("birdnetpi.web.routers.system_api_routes.require_admin", lambda func: func),
     ):
         app = FastAPI()
         container = Container()
diff --git a/tests/birdnetpi/web/routers/test_update_api_routes.py b/tests/birdnetpi/web/routers/test_update_api_routes.py
index eefac133..692f255c 100644
--- a/tests/birdnetpi/web/routers/test_update_api_routes.py
+++ b/tests/birdnetpi/web/routers/test_update_api_routes.py
@@ -5,9 +5,11 @@
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
-def client(app_with_temp_data):
-    """Create test client from app."""
-    return TestClient(app_with_temp_data)
+def client(app_with_temp_data, authenticate_sync_client):
+    """Create authenticated test client from app."""
+    test_client = TestClient(app_with_temp_data)
+    authenticate_sync_client(test_client)
+    return test_client
 
 
 class TestCheckForUpdates:
diff --git a/tests/birdnetpi/web/routers/test_update_git_api.py b/tests/birdnetpi/web/routers/test_update_git_api.py
index 1658f9a0..e785a419 100644
--- a/tests/birdnetpi/web/routers/test_update_git_api.py
+++ b/tests/birdnetpi/web/routers/test_update_git_api.py
@@ -51,10 +51,17 @@ class TestListGitRemotes:
         ids=["sbc_lists_remotes", "docker_returns_empty", "error_returns_500"],
     )
     def test_list_remotes(
-        self, app_with_temp_data, deployment, service_error, expected_status, expected_remotes
+        self,
+        app_with_temp_data,
+        authenticate_sync_client,
+        deployment,
+        service_error,
+        expected_status,
+        expected_remotes,
     ):
         """Should handle listing git remotes based on deployment environment."""
         client = TestClient(app_with_temp_data)
+        authenticate_sync_client(client)
 
         with patch(
             "birdnetpi.web.routers.update_api_routes.SystemUtils", autospec=True
@@ -101,6 +108,7 @@ class TestAddGitRemote:
     def test_add_remote(
         self,
         app_with_temp_data,
+        authenticate_sync_client,
         deployment,
         service_error,
         expected_success,
@@ -108,6 +116,7 @@ def test_add_remote(
     ):
         """Should handle adding git remotes based on deployment environment."""
         client = TestClient(app_with_temp_data)
+        authenticate_sync_client(client)
 
         with patch(
             "birdnetpi.web.routers.update_api_routes.SystemUtils", autospec=True
@@ -186,6 +195,7 @@ class TestUpdateGitRemote:
     def test_update_remote(
         self,
         app_with_temp_data,
+        authenticate_sync_client,
         deployment,
         old_name,
         new_name,
@@ -197,6 +207,7 @@ def test_update_remote(
     ):
         """Should handle updating git remotes based on deployment and parameters."""
         client = TestClient(app_with_temp_data)
+        authenticate_sync_client(client)
 
         with patch(
             "birdnetpi.web.routers.update_api_routes.SystemUtils", autospec=True
@@ -249,6 +260,7 @@ class TestDeleteGitRemote:
     def test_delete_remote(
         self,
         app_with_temp_data,
+        authenticate_sync_client,
         deployment,
         remote_name,
         service_error,
@@ -257,6 +269,7 @@ def test_delete_remote(
     ):
         """Should handle deleting git remotes based on deployment environment."""
         client = TestClient(app_with_temp_data)
+        authenticate_sync_client(client)
 
         with patch(
             "birdnetpi.web.routers.update_api_routes.SystemUtils", autospec=True
@@ -303,6 +316,7 @@ class TestListGitBranches:
     def test_list_branches(
         self,
         app_with_temp_data,
+        authenticate_sync_client,
         deployment,
         service_error,
         expected_status,
@@ -311,6 +325,7 @@ def test_list_branches(
     ):
         """Should handle listing git branches based on deployment environment."""
         client = TestClient(app_with_temp_data)
+        authenticate_sync_client(client)
 
         with patch(
             "birdnetpi.web.routers.update_api_routes.SystemUtils", autospec=True

From 404e5608988062b0b42f824de30b20f5a8e9884b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "M. de Verteuil" <mverteuil@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2025 09:37:38 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 12/17] fix: Add authentication to
 test_system_services_api_routes

- Convert client fixture to async to initialize database properly
- Add full auth setup (cache, redis, auth_service mocks)
- Override Container class-level providers before create_app()
- Use in-memory session storage for authentication persistence
- Fixes 15 tests that were failing due to AuthenticationMiddleware errors
---
 .../test_system_services_api_routes.py        | 115 +++++++++++++++---
 1 file changed, 95 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tests/birdnetpi/web/routers/test_system_services_api_routes.py b/tests/birdnetpi/web/routers/test_system_services_api_routes.py
index 5bce2503..0a9d3537 100644
--- a/tests/birdnetpi/web/routers/test_system_services_api_routes.py
+++ b/tests/birdnetpi/web/routers/test_system_services_api_routes.py
@@ -1,15 +1,20 @@
 """Tests for services API routes."""
 
-from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
+from datetime import UTC, datetime
+from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, MagicMock, patch
 
 import pytest
+import redis.asyncio
 from dependency_injector import providers
-from fastapi import FastAPI
 from fastapi.testclient import TestClient
 
+from birdnetpi.config import ConfigManager
+from birdnetpi.database.core import CoreDatabaseService
 from birdnetpi.system.system_control import SystemControlService
+from birdnetpi.utils.auth import AdminUser, AuthService, pwd_context
+from birdnetpi.utils.cache import Cache
 from birdnetpi.web.core.container import Container
-from birdnetpi.web.routers.system_api_routes import router
+from birdnetpi.web.core.factory import create_app
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
@@ -19,33 +24,103 @@ def mock_system_control():
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
-def client(path_resolver, mock_system_control):
+async def client(path_resolver, mock_system_control, authenticate_sync_client):
     """Create test client with services API routes.
 
     Mocks deployment environment to consistently return "docker" so tests
     use the docker service configuration (where "fastapi" is a critical service).
     This prevents test failures in CI where systemd detection would return "sbc".
+
+    Uses app_with_temp_data infrastructure for proper authentication.
     """
     # Mock deployment environment to return "docker" consistently
-    # Mock require_admin decorator to allow all requests
-    with (
-        patch(
-            "birdnetpi.web.routers.system_api_routes.SystemUtils.get_deployment_environment",
-            return_value="docker",
-        ),
-        patch("birdnetpi.web.routers.system_api_routes.require_admin", lambda func: func),
+    with patch(
+        "birdnetpi.web.routers.system_api_routes.SystemUtils.get_deployment_environment",
+        return_value="docker",
     ):
-        app = FastAPI()
-        container = Container()
-        # IMPORTANT: Override path_resolver BEFORE any other providers to prevent permission errors
-        container.path_resolver.override(providers.Singleton(lambda: path_resolver))
-        container.database_path.override(
+        # Override Container class-level providers BEFORE app creation
+        # This is critical because create_app() uses the global Container singleton
+        Container.path_resolver.override(providers.Singleton(lambda: path_resolver))
+        Container.database_path.override(
             providers.Factory(lambda: path_resolver.get_database_path())
         )
-        container.system_control_service.override(providers.Object(mock_system_control))
-        container.wire(modules=["birdnetpi.web.routers.system_api_routes"])
-        app.include_router(router, prefix="/api")
-        yield TestClient(app)
+
+        # Create config
+        manager = ConfigManager(path_resolver)
+        test_config = manager.load()
+        Container.config.override(providers.Singleton(lambda: test_config))
+
+        # Create a test database service with the temp path
+        temp_db_service = CoreDatabaseService(path_resolver.get_database_path())
+        await temp_db_service.initialize()
+        Container.core_database.override(providers.Singleton(lambda: temp_db_service))
+
+        # Mock cache service
+        mock_cache = MagicMock(spec=Cache)
+        mock_cache.configure_mock(
+            **{"get.return_value": None, "set.return_value": True, "ping.return_value": True}
+        )
+        Container.cache_service.override(providers.Singleton(lambda: mock_cache))
+
+        # Mock redis client with in-memory storage for sessions
+        mock_redis = AsyncMock(spec=redis.asyncio.Redis)
+        redis_storage = {}
+
+        async def mock_set(key, value, ex=None):
+            redis_storage[key] = value
+            return True
+
+        async def mock_get(key):
+            return redis_storage.get(key)
+
+        async def mock_delete(key):
+            redis_storage.pop(key, None)
+            return True
+
+        mock_redis.set = AsyncMock(spec=object, side_effect=mock_set)
+        mock_redis.get = AsyncMock(spec=object, side_effect=mock_get)
+        mock_redis.delete = AsyncMock(spec=object, side_effect=mock_delete)
+        mock_redis.close = AsyncMock(spec=object)
+        Container.redis_client.override(providers.Singleton(lambda: mock_redis))
+
+        # Mock auth service
+        mock_auth_service = MagicMock(spec=AuthService)
+        mock_auth_service.admin_exists.return_value = True
+        mock_admin = AdminUser(
+            username="admin",
+            password_hash=pwd_context.hash("testpassword"),
+            created_at=datetime.now(UTC),
+        )
+        mock_auth_service.load_admin_user.return_value = mock_admin
+        mock_auth_service.verify_password.side_effect = lambda plain, hashed: pwd_context.verify(
+            plain, hashed
+        )
+        Container.auth_service.override(providers.Singleton(lambda: mock_auth_service))
+
+        # Override system control service
+        Container.system_control_service.override(providers.Object(mock_system_control))
+
+        # Create app with full auth setup
+        app = create_app()
+
+        # Create client and authenticate
+        test_client = TestClient(app)
+        authenticate_sync_client(test_client)
+        yield test_client
+
+        # Cleanup database
+        if hasattr(temp_db_service, "async_engine") and temp_db_service.async_engine:
+            await temp_db_service.async_engine.dispose()
+
+        # Cleanup: reset all overrides
+        Container.path_resolver.reset_override()
+        Container.database_path.reset_override()
+        Container.config.reset_override()
+        Container.core_database.reset_override()
+        Container.cache_service.reset_override()
+        Container.redis_client.reset_override()
+        Container.auth_service.reset_override()
+        Container.system_control_service.reset_override()
 
 
 class TestSystemServicesAPIRoutes:

From 180dcd1982f15e0f153d7aea76d40e0351a153bb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "M. de Verteuil" <mverteuil@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2025 09:44:18 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 13/17] fix: Add authentication to
 test_ebird_detection_filtering_simple

- Add redis and auth_service mocks to app_with_ebird_filtering fixture
- Use in-memory session storage for authentication persistence
- Add imports for redis.asyncio, AdminUser, AuthService, pwd_context
- Reset redis_client and auth_service overrides in cleanup
- Fixes 4 tests that were failing with 303 redirect responses
---
 .../test_ebird_detection_filtering_simple.py  | 39 +++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 39 insertions(+)

diff --git a/tests/integration/test_ebird_detection_filtering_simple.py b/tests/integration/test_ebird_detection_filtering_simple.py
index 215d61d0..6e95b6b6 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_ebird_detection_filtering_simple.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_ebird_detection_filtering_simple.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, MagicMock
 
 import pytest
+import redis.asyncio
 from dependency_injector import providers
 from httpx import ASGITransport, AsyncClient
 
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@
 from birdnetpi.database.core import CoreDatabaseService
 from birdnetpi.database.ebird import EBirdRegionService
 from birdnetpi.releases.registry_service import BoundingBox, RegionPackInfo, RegistryService
+from birdnetpi.utils.auth import AdminUser, AuthService, pwd_context
 from birdnetpi.utils.cache import Cache
 from birdnetpi.web.core.container import Container
 from birdnetpi.web.core.factory import create_app
@@ -97,6 +99,41 @@ async def app_with_ebird_filtering(mock_ebird_service, path_resolver, tmp_path):
     )
     Container.cache_service.override(providers.Singleton(lambda: mock_cache))
 
+    # Mock redis client with in-memory storage for sessions
+    mock_redis = AsyncMock(spec=redis.asyncio.Redis)
+    redis_storage = {}
+
+    async def mock_set(key, value, ex=None):
+        redis_storage[key] = value
+        return True
+
+    async def mock_get(key):
+        return redis_storage.get(key)
+
+    async def mock_delete(key):
+        redis_storage.pop(key, None)
+        return True
+
+    mock_redis.set = AsyncMock(spec=object, side_effect=mock_set)
+    mock_redis.get = AsyncMock(spec=object, side_effect=mock_get)
+    mock_redis.delete = AsyncMock(spec=object, side_effect=mock_delete)
+    mock_redis.close = AsyncMock(spec=object)
+    Container.redis_client.override(providers.Singleton(lambda: mock_redis))
+
+    # Mock auth service
+    mock_auth_service = MagicMock(spec=AuthService)
+    mock_auth_service.admin_exists.return_value = True
+    mock_admin = AdminUser(
+        username="admin",
+        password_hash=pwd_context.hash("testpassword"),
+        created_at=datetime.now(UTC),
+    )
+    mock_auth_service.load_admin_user.return_value = mock_admin
+    mock_auth_service.verify_password.side_effect = lambda plain, hashed: pwd_context.verify(
+        plain, hashed
+    )
+    Container.auth_service.override(providers.Singleton(lambda: mock_auth_service))
+
     # Override the eBird service in the container BEFORE creating app
     Container.ebird_region_service.override(providers.Singleton(lambda: mock_ebird_service))
 
@@ -144,6 +181,8 @@ async def app_with_ebird_filtering(mock_ebird_service, path_resolver, tmp_path):
     Container.config.reset_override()
     Container.core_database.reset_override()
     Container.cache_service.reset_override()
+    Container.redis_client.reset_override()
+    Container.auth_service.reset_override()
     Container.ebird_region_service.reset_override()
     Container.registry_service.reset_override()
 

From ee2b5e963a5c79628b6658d4abd3386b076e3131 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "M. de Verteuil" <mverteuil@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2026 17:42:50 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 14/17] refactor: Complete authentication system integration
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit

- Inject auth_service into SetupRedirectMiddleware via constructor
- Fix middleware ordering: Session → Auth → SetupRedirect
- Add Request parameter to @require_admin protected routes
- Move auth test helpers from module to conftest.py fixtures
- Add comprehensive test coverage for auth routes
- Polish login page styling and navigation
---
 src/birdnetpi/web/core/factory.py             | 27 ++++---
 .../web/middleware/setup_redirect.py          | 16 +++-
 .../web/routers/settings_api_routes.py        |  4 +-
 .../web/routers/sqladmin_view_routes.py       | 26 ++++--
 .../web/routers/system_api_routes.py          | 17 ++--
 src/birdnetpi/web/static/css/auth.css         | 25 +++++-
 src/birdnetpi/web/static/css/style.css        | 11 +++
 .../web/templates/admin/login.html.j2         | 48 +++++------
 .../templates/components/navigation.html.j2   |  4 +-
 tests/auth_helpers.py                         | 47 -----------
 .../birdnetpi/web/routers/test_auth_routes.py | 80 +++++++++++++++++++
 .../web/routers/test_services_view_routes.py  | 31 +++++--
 .../web/routers/test_settings_api_routes.py   | 19 ++++-
 .../web/routers/test_sqladmin_view_routes.py  | 12 ++-
 .../web/routers/test_system_api_routes.py     | 31 ++++++-
 .../web/routers/test_update_api_routes.py     |  3 +-
 .../web/test_notification_rules_ui.py         | 35 +++++++-
 tests/e2e/test_settings_e2e.py                | 62 ++++++++++++--
 .../test_app_startup_integration.py           | 44 +++++++++-
 tests/integration/test_routes_integration.py  |  6 +-
 uv.lock                                       | 78 ++++++++++++++++++
 21 files changed, 498 insertions(+), 128 deletions(-)
 delete mode 100644 tests/auth_helpers.py
 create mode 100644 tests/birdnetpi/web/routers/test_auth_routes.py

diff --git a/src/birdnetpi/web/core/factory.py b/src/birdnetpi/web/core/factory.py
index 8b5acb11..1bde7646 100644
--- a/src/birdnetpi/web/core/factory.py
+++ b/src/birdnetpi/web/core/factory.py
@@ -81,8 +81,22 @@ def create_app() -> FastAPI:
         expose_headers=["*"],  # Expose all headers including Content-Type
     )
 
-    # Authentication and session middleware (MUST come before other middleware)
-    # 1. Session middleware (creates request.session, lazy-loaded on first access)
+    # Authentication and session middleware
+    # NOTE: Middleware is stacked in reverse order - last added runs first!
+    # Desired execution order: Session → Auth → SetupRedirect → App
+    # So add in reverse: SetupRedirect, Auth, Session
+
+    # 1. Setup redirect (added first, runs last before app)
+    auth_service = container.auth_service()
+    app.add_middleware(SetupRedirectMiddleware, auth_service=auth_service)
+
+    # 2. Authentication (added second, runs after session loads)
+    app.add_middleware(
+        AuthenticationMiddleware,
+        backend=SessionAuthBackend(),
+    )
+
+    # 3. Session middleware (added last, runs first to load session)
     redis_client = container.redis_client()
     session_store = RedisStore(
         connection=redis_client,
@@ -98,15 +112,6 @@ def create_app() -> FastAPI:
         cookie_name="birdnetpi_session",
     )
 
-    # 2. Setup redirect (before authentication)
-    app.add_middleware(SetupRedirectMiddleware)
-
-    # 3. Authentication (sets request.user based on session)
-    app.add_middleware(
-        AuthenticationMiddleware,
-        backend=SessionAuthBackend(),
-    )
-
     # Add LanguageMiddleware
     app.add_middleware(LanguageMiddleware)
 
diff --git a/src/birdnetpi/web/middleware/setup_redirect.py b/src/birdnetpi/web/middleware/setup_redirect.py
index 23be1153..df0bad83 100644
--- a/src/birdnetpi/web/middleware/setup_redirect.py
+++ b/src/birdnetpi/web/middleware/setup_redirect.py
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@
 from starlette.middleware.base import BaseHTTPMiddleware
 from starlette.requests import Request
 from starlette.responses import RedirectResponse, Response
+from starlette.types import ASGIApp
+
+from birdnetpi.utils.auth import AuthService
 
 
 class SetupRedirectMiddleware(BaseHTTPMiddleware):
@@ -21,6 +24,16 @@ class SetupRedirectMiddleware(BaseHTTPMiddleware):
     - Health check endpoints
     """
 
+    def __init__(self, app: ASGIApp, auth_service: AuthService):
+        """Initialize middleware with auth service.
+
+        Args:
+            app: ASGI application
+            auth_service: AuthService instance for checking admin existence
+        """
+        super().__init__(app)
+        self.auth_service = auth_service
+
     async def dispatch(self, request: Request, call_next: Callable) -> Response:
         """Process request and redirect to setup if needed.
 
@@ -44,8 +57,7 @@ async def dispatch(self, request: Request, call_next: Callable) -> Response:
             return await call_next(request)
 
         # Check if admin user exists
-        auth_service = request.app.state.container.auth_service()
-        if not auth_service.admin_exists():
+        if not self.auth_service.admin_exists():
             return RedirectResponse(url="/admin/setup", status_code=303)
 
         # Admin exists, continue normally
diff --git a/src/birdnetpi/web/routers/settings_api_routes.py b/src/birdnetpi/web/routers/settings_api_routes.py
index 432c23d0..46fd6d2b 100644
--- a/src/birdnetpi/web/routers/settings_api_routes.py
+++ b/src/birdnetpi/web/routers/settings_api_routes.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 import yaml
 from dependency_injector.wiring import Provide, inject
-from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends
+from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, Request
 
 from birdnetpi.config import ConfigManager
 from birdnetpi.system.path_resolver import PathResolver
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ def _validate_yaml_config_impl(yaml_content: str, path_resolver: PathResolver) -
 @require_admin
 @inject
 async def validate_yaml_config(
+    request: Request,
     config_request: YAMLConfigRequest,
     path_resolver: Annotated[PathResolver, Depends(Provide[Container.path_resolver])],
 ) -> ValidationResponse:
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@ async def validate_yaml_config(
 @require_admin
 @inject
 async def save_yaml_config(
+    request: Request,
     config_request: YAMLConfigRequest,
     path_resolver: Annotated[PathResolver, Depends(Provide[Container.path_resolver])],
 ) -> SaveConfigResponse:
diff --git a/src/birdnetpi/web/routers/sqladmin_view_routes.py b/src/birdnetpi/web/routers/sqladmin_view_routes.py
index 551a3989..6e3d60fb 100644
--- a/src/birdnetpi/web/routers/sqladmin_view_routes.py
+++ b/src/birdnetpi/web/routers/sqladmin_view_routes.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 """SQLAdmin configuration and setup for database administration interface."""
 
+import logging
+
 from fastapi import FastAPI
 from sqladmin import Admin, ModelView
 from sqladmin.authentication import AuthenticationBackend
@@ -7,20 +9,27 @@
 
 from birdnetpi.detections.models import AudioFile, Detection
 from birdnetpi.location.models import Weather
+from birdnetpi.utils.auth import AuthService
 from birdnetpi.web.core.container import Container
 
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
 
 class AdminAuthBackend(AuthenticationBackend):
-    """Authentication backend for SQLAdmin using Starlette's request.user."""
+    """Authentication backend for SQLAdmin using BirdNET-Pi authentication."""
+
+    def __init__(self, secret_key: str, auth_service: AuthService):
+        """Initialize with secret key and auth service."""
+        super().__init__(secret_key)
+        self.auth_service = auth_service
 
     async def login(self, request: Request) -> bool:
-        """SQLAdmin login - redirect to main login page."""
-        # We don't handle login here, redirect to our login page
+        """Not used - login is handled by BirdNET-Pi auth routes."""
         return False
 
     async def logout(self, request: Request) -> bool:
-        """SQLAdmin logout - handled by our logout route."""
-        return True
+        """Not used - logout is handled by BirdNET-Pi auth routes."""
+        return False
 
     async def authenticate(self, request: Request) -> bool:
         """Check if user is authenticated via Starlette middleware."""
@@ -86,9 +95,10 @@ def setup_sqladmin(app: FastAPI) -> Admin:
     Returns:
         Configured Admin instance
     """
-    # Get database engine from the DI container
+    # Get database engine and auth service from the DI container
     container = Container()
     core_database = container.core_database()
+    auth_service = container.auth_service()
 
     # Create admin with custom configuration and authentication
     admin = Admin(
@@ -96,7 +106,9 @@ def setup_sqladmin(app: FastAPI) -> Admin:
         core_database.async_engine,
         base_url="/admin/database",
         title="BirdNET-Pi Database Admin",
-        authentication_backend=AdminAuthBackend(secret_key="not-used-we-use-starlette-auth"),
+        authentication_backend=AdminAuthBackend(
+            secret_key="not-used-we-use-starlette-auth", auth_service=auth_service
+        ),
     )
 
     # Register model views
diff --git a/src/birdnetpi/web/routers/system_api_routes.py b/src/birdnetpi/web/routers/system_api_routes.py
index d3675646..0d1b436f 100644
--- a/src/birdnetpi/web/routers/system_api_routes.py
+++ b/src/birdnetpi/web/routers/system_api_routes.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 from typing import Annotated
 
 from dependency_injector.wiring import Provide, inject
-from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, HTTPException, Path
+from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, HTTPException, Path, Request
 
 from birdnetpi.detections.queries import DetectionQueryService
 from birdnetpi.system.status import SystemInspector
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 @require_admin
 @inject
 async def get_hardware_status(
+    request: Request,
     detection_query_service: Annotated[
         DetectionQueryService, Depends(Provide[Container.detection_query_service])
     ],
@@ -111,6 +112,7 @@ async def get_hardware_status(
 @require_admin
 @inject
 async def get_services_status(
+    request: Request,
     system_control: Annotated[
         SystemControlService, Depends(Provide[Container.system_control_service])
     ],
@@ -162,6 +164,7 @@ async def get_services_status(
 @require_admin
 @inject
 async def reload_configuration(
+    request: Request,
     system_control: Annotated[
         SystemControlService, Depends(Provide[Container.system_control_service])
     ],
@@ -187,6 +190,7 @@ async def reload_configuration(
 @require_admin
 @inject
 async def get_system_info(
+    request: Request,
     system_control: Annotated[
         SystemControlService, Depends(Provide[Container.system_control_service])
     ],
@@ -211,7 +215,8 @@ async def get_system_info(
 @require_admin
 @inject
 async def reboot_system(
-    request: SystemRebootRequest,
+    request: Request,
+    reboot_request: SystemRebootRequest,
     system_control: Annotated[
         SystemControlService, Depends(Provide[Container.system_control_service])
     ],
@@ -221,7 +226,7 @@ async def reboot_system(
     Requires confirmation to prevent accidental reboots.
     Only available if the deployment supports it.
     """
-    if not request.confirm:
+    if not reboot_request.confirm:
         return SystemRebootResponse(
             success=False,
             message="Reboot requires confirmation",
@@ -259,6 +264,7 @@ async def reboot_system(
 @require_admin
 @inject
 async def get_services_list(
+    request: Request,
     system_control: Annotated[
         SystemControlService, Depends(Provide[Container.system_control_service])
     ],
@@ -295,9 +301,10 @@ async def get_services_list(
 @require_admin
 @inject
 async def perform_service_action(
+    request: Request,
     service_name: Annotated[str, Path(description="Name of the service")],
     action: Annotated[str, Path(pattern="^(start|stop|restart)$", description="Action to perform")],
-    request: ServiceActionRequest,
+    action_request: ServiceActionRequest,
     system_control: Annotated[
         SystemControlService, Depends(Provide[Container.system_control_service])
     ],
@@ -313,7 +320,7 @@ async def perform_service_action(
     service_config = next((s for s in service_configs if s.name == service_name), None)
 
     if service_config and service_config.critical and action in ["restart", "stop"]:
-        if not request.confirm:
+        if not action_request.confirm:
             return ServiceActionResponse(
                 success=False,
                 message=(
diff --git a/src/birdnetpi/web/static/css/auth.css b/src/birdnetpi/web/static/css/auth.css
index a2233882..b8489cd7 100644
--- a/src/birdnetpi/web/static/css/auth.css
+++ b/src/birdnetpi/web/static/css/auth.css
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 .auth-container {
   width: 100%;
   max-width: 420px;
+  margin: 2rem auto;
+  padding: 0 1rem;
 }
 
 .auth-card {
@@ -26,7 +28,8 @@
   margin-bottom: 2rem;
 }
 
-.auth-header h1 {
+.auth-header h1,
+.auth-header h2 {
   font-size: 1.875rem;
   font-weight: 700;
   color: #1a202c;
@@ -129,6 +132,26 @@
   cursor: not-allowed;
 }
 
+.auth-footer {
+  margin-top: 1.5rem;
+  padding-top: 1.5rem;
+  border-top: 1px solid #e2e8f0;
+  text-align: center;
+}
+
+.auth-link {
+  color: #667eea;
+  text-decoration: none;
+  font-size: 0.938rem;
+  font-weight: 500;
+  transition: color 0.2s;
+}
+
+.auth-link:hover {
+  color: #764ba2;
+  text-decoration: underline;
+}
+
 /* Responsive adjustments */
 @media (max-width: 640px) {
   .auth-page {
diff --git a/src/birdnetpi/web/static/css/style.css b/src/birdnetpi/web/static/css/style.css
index f4189414..3387b207 100644
--- a/src/birdnetpi/web/static/css/style.css
+++ b/src/birdnetpi/web/static/css/style.css
@@ -1976,6 +1976,13 @@ h1 {
   background: #f0f0f0;
 }
 
+/* Menu divider */
+.admin-menu .menu-divider {
+  border: none;
+  border-top: 1px solid #e0e0e0;
+  margin: 5px 0;
+}
+
 /* Dark mode support */
 @media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
   .admin-menu {
@@ -1994,6 +2001,10 @@ h1 {
   .admin-menu a.active {
     background: #3a3a3a;
   }
+
+  .admin-menu .menu-divider {
+    border-top-color: #444;
+  }
 }
 
 /* ============================================
diff --git a/src/birdnetpi/web/templates/admin/login.html.j2 b/src/birdnetpi/web/templates/admin/login.html.j2
index 9d18edb2..24d85bbb 100644
--- a/src/birdnetpi/web/templates/admin/login.html.j2
+++ b/src/birdnetpi/web/templates/admin/login.html.j2
@@ -1,29 +1,22 @@
-<!DOCTYPE html>
-<html lang="en">
-<head>
-    <meta charset="UTF-8">
-    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
-    <title>BirdNET-Pi Login</title>
-    <link rel="stylesheet" href="{{ request.url_for('static', path='css/style.css') }}">
-    <link rel="stylesheet" href="{{ request.url_for('static', path='css/auth.css') }}">
-</head>
-<body class="auth-page">
-    <div class="auth-container">
-        <div class="auth-card">
-            <header class="auth-header">
-                <h1>BirdNET-Pi</h1>
-                <p class="auth-subtitle">Sign in to continue</p>
-            </header>
+{% extends "base.html.j2" %}
 
-            {% if error %}
-            <div class="auth-error" role="alert">
-                <strong>Error:</strong> {{ error }}
-            </div>
-            {% endif %}
+{% block content %}
+    <div class="content-wrapper">
+        <div class="page-header">
+            <h1>{{ _('Administrator Login') }}</h1>
+            <p>{{ _('Sign in to access admin features') }}</p>
+        </div>
+
+        {% if error %}
+        <div class="error-message" role="alert">
+            <strong>{{ _('Error:') }}</strong> {{ error }}
+        </div>
+        {% endif %}
 
-            <form method="post" action="/admin/login" class="auth-form">
+        <div class="card">
+            <form method="post" action="{{ request.url }}" class="form-vertical">
                 <div class="form-group">
-                    <label for="username">Username</label>
+                    <label for="username">{{ _('Username') }}</label>
                     <input
                         type="text"
                         id="username"
@@ -35,7 +28,7 @@
                 </div>
 
                 <div class="form-group">
-                    <label for="password">Password</label>
+                    <label for="password">{{ _('Password') }}</label>
                     <input
                         type="password"
                         id="password"
@@ -45,11 +38,10 @@
                     >
                 </div>
 
-                <button type="submit" class="auth-button">
-                    Sign In
+                <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary">
+                    {{ _('Sign In') }}
                 </button>
             </form>
         </div>
     </div>
-</body>
-</html>
+{% endblock %}
diff --git a/src/birdnetpi/web/templates/components/navigation.html.j2 b/src/birdnetpi/web/templates/components/navigation.html.j2
index 9c679dc5..0af625a2 100644
--- a/src/birdnetpi/web/templates/components/navigation.html.j2
+++ b/src/birdnetpi/web/templates/components/navigation.html.j2
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 <!-- Navigation -->
 <nav class="main-nav" role="navigation" aria-label="{{ _('Main navigation') }}">
-    <a href="{{ url_for('get_settings_view') }}" class="nav-item{% if active_page == 'dashboard' %} active{% endif %}"
+    <a href="/" class="nav-item{% if active_page == 'dashboard' %} active{% endif %}"
        {% if active_page == 'dashboard' %}aria-current="page"{% endif %}>{{ _('Dashboard') }}</a>
     <a href="{{ url_for('detections_view') }}" class="nav-item{% if active_page == 'detections' %} active{% endif %}"
        {% if active_page == 'detections' %}aria-current="page"{% endif %}>{{ _('Detections') }}</a>
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@
             <a href="/admin/database" role="menuitem"
                class="{% if active_page == 'database' %}active{% endif %}"
                {% if active_page == 'database' %}aria-current="page"{% endif %}>{{ _('Database') }}</a>
+            <hr class="menu-divider" aria-hidden="true">
+            <a href="{{ url_for('logout') }}" role="menuitem">{{ _('Logout') }}</a>
         </div>
     </div>
 </nav>
diff --git a/tests/auth_helpers.py b/tests/auth_helpers.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 3dbfeb1d..00000000
--- a/tests/auth_helpers.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,47 +0,0 @@
-"""Authentication helpers for test clients."""
-
-from starlette.testclient import TestClient
-
-
-def authenticate_sync_client(client: TestClient) -> TestClient:
-    """Authenticate a sync TestClient with admin credentials.
-
-    Args:
-        client: The TestClient to authenticate
-
-    Returns:
-        The same client, now authenticated with a session cookie
-
-    Example:
-        client = TestClient(app)
-        authenticated = authenticate_sync_client(client)
-    """
-    login_response = client.post(
-        "/admin/login",
-        data={"username": "admin", "password": "testpassword"},
-        follow_redirects=False,
-    )
-    assert login_response.status_code == 303  # Successful login redirects
-    return client
-
-
-async def authenticate_async_client(client):
-    """Authenticate an async AsyncClient with admin credentials.
-
-    Args:
-        client: The AsyncClient to authenticate
-
-    Returns:
-        The same client, now authenticated with a session cookie
-
-    Example:
-        async with AsyncClient(...) as client:
-            await authenticate_async_client(client)
-    """
-    login_response = await client.post(
-        "/admin/login",
-        data={"username": "admin", "password": "testpassword"},
-        follow_redirects=False,
-    )
-    assert login_response.status_code == 303  # Successful login redirects
-    return client
diff --git a/tests/birdnetpi/web/routers/test_auth_routes.py b/tests/birdnetpi/web/routers/test_auth_routes.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5bf81bc0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/birdnetpi/web/routers/test_auth_routes.py
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+"""Tests for authentication routes including SQLAdmin redirects."""
+
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock
+
+import pytest
+from dependency_injector import providers
+from fastapi.testclient import TestClient
+
+from birdnetpi.utils.auth import AuthService
+from birdnetpi.web.core.container import Container
+from birdnetpi.web.core.factory import create_app
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+async def client_with_admin(app_with_temp_data):
+    """Create a test client with admin authentication mocked.
+
+    This fixture mocks the auth_service to report that an admin user exists,
+    which prevents the SetupRedirectMiddleware from redirecting all requests
+    to /admin/setup.
+
+    Uses app_with_temp_data fixture to ensure proper path isolation, then
+    creates a new app with mocked auth_service that reports admin exists.
+    """
+    # Mock auth_service to always return True for admin_exists()
+    mock_auth_service = MagicMock(spec=AuthService)
+    mock_auth_service.admin_exists.return_value = True
+
+    # Override Container's auth_service before app creation
+    Container.auth_service.override(providers.Singleton(lambda: mock_auth_service))
+
+    # Create new app with mocked auth (path_resolver and config already overridden)
+    app = create_app()
+
+    yield TestClient(app)
+
+    # Reset override
+    Container.auth_service.reset_override()
+
+
+class TestSQLAdminRedirects:
+    """Test that SQLAdmin login/logout routes redirect to BirdNET-Pi authentication."""
+
+    def test_sqladmin_login_get_redirects_to_birdnetpi_login(self, client_with_admin):
+        """Should redirect GET /admin/database/login to BirdNET-Pi login with next parameter."""
+        response = client_with_admin.get("/admin/database/login", follow_redirects=False)
+
+        assert response.status_code == 303
+        assert response.headers["location"] == "/admin/login?next=/admin/database"
+
+    def test_sqladmin_login_post_redirects_to_birdnetpi_login(self, client_with_admin):
+        """Should redirect POST /admin/database/login to BirdNET-Pi login with next parameter."""
+        response = client_with_admin.post(
+            "/admin/database/login",
+            data={"username": "admin", "password": "password"},
+            follow_redirects=False,
+        )
+
+        assert response.status_code == 303
+        assert response.headers["location"] == "/admin/login?next=/admin/database"
+
+    def test_sqladmin_logout_redirects_to_birdnetpi_logout(self, client_with_admin):
+        """Should redirect GET /admin/database/logout to BirdNET-Pi logout."""
+        response = client_with_admin.get("/admin/database/logout", follow_redirects=False)
+
+        assert response.status_code == 303
+        assert response.headers["location"] == "/admin/logout"
+
+    def test_redirect_routes_take_precedence_over_sqladmin(self, app_with_temp_data):
+        """Should verify auth redirect routes are registered and take precedence."""
+        # Get all routes from the app
+        routes = []
+        for route in app_with_temp_data.routes:
+            if hasattr(route, "path") and hasattr(route, "methods"):
+                routes.append((route.path, route.methods))
+
+        # Check that our redirect routes exist
+        assert ("/admin/database/login", {"GET"}) in routes
+        assert ("/admin/database/login", {"POST"}) in routes
+        assert ("/admin/database/logout", {"GET"}) in routes
diff --git a/tests/birdnetpi/web/routers/test_services_view_routes.py b/tests/birdnetpi/web/routers/test_services_view_routes.py
index 83a6b8a8..9a2f2e21 100644
--- a/tests/birdnetpi/web/routers/test_services_view_routes.py
+++ b/tests/birdnetpi/web/routers/test_services_view_routes.py
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@ class TestServicesViewRoutes:
     """Test class for services view endpoints."""
 
     @pytest.mark.asyncio
-    async def test_services_page_renders_successfully(self, app_with_temp_data, path_resolver):
+    async def test_services_page_renders_successfully(
+        self, app_with_temp_data, path_resolver, authenticate_sync_client
+    ):
         """Should render services page with correct context."""
         # Mock the system control service
         mock_system_control = MagicMock(spec=SystemControlService)
@@ -52,6 +54,7 @@ async def test_services_page_renders_successfully(self, app_with_temp_data, path
 
         # Create test client
         with TestClient(app_with_temp_data) as client:
+            authenticate_sync_client(client)
             response = client.get("/admin/services")
 
             # Should render successfully
@@ -59,7 +62,9 @@ async def test_services_page_renders_successfully(self, app_with_temp_data, path
             assert b"Services" in response.content or b"services" in response.content
 
     @pytest.mark.asyncio
-    async def test_services_page_handles_service_error(self, app_with_temp_data, path_resolver):
+    async def test_services_page_handles_service_error(
+        self, app_with_temp_data, path_resolver, authenticate_sync_client
+    ):
         """Should handle errors when getting service status."""
         # Mock the system control service to raise an error
         mock_system_control = MagicMock(spec=SystemControlService)
@@ -76,13 +81,16 @@ async def test_services_page_handles_service_error(self, app_with_temp_data, pat
 
         # Create test client
         with TestClient(app_with_temp_data) as client:
+            authenticate_sync_client(client)
             response = client.get("/admin/services")
 
             # Should still render successfully with empty services
             assert response.status_code == 200
 
     @pytest.mark.asyncio
-    async def test_services_page_handles_system_info_error(self, app_with_temp_data, path_resolver):
+    async def test_services_page_handles_system_info_error(
+        self, app_with_temp_data, path_resolver, authenticate_sync_client
+    ):
         """Should handle errors when getting system info."""
         # Mock the system control service
         mock_system_control = MagicMock(spec=SystemControlService)
@@ -94,13 +102,16 @@ async def test_services_page_handles_system_info_error(self, app_with_temp_data,
 
         # Create test client
         with TestClient(app_with_temp_data) as client:
+            authenticate_sync_client(client)
             response = client.get("/admin/services")
 
             # Should still render successfully with default system info
             assert response.status_code == 200
 
     @pytest.mark.asyncio
-    async def test_services_page_formats_uptime(self, app_with_temp_data, path_resolver):
+    async def test_services_page_formats_uptime(
+        self, app_with_temp_data, path_resolver, authenticate_sync_client
+    ):
         """Should format service uptime correctly."""
         # Mock the system control service with various uptime values
         mock_system_control = MagicMock(spec=SystemControlService)
@@ -146,6 +157,7 @@ async def test_services_page_formats_uptime(self, app_with_temp_data, path_resol
 
         # Create test client
         with TestClient(app_with_temp_data) as client:
+            authenticate_sync_client(client)
             response = client.get("/admin/services")
 
             # Should render successfully
@@ -153,7 +165,7 @@ async def test_services_page_formats_uptime(self, app_with_temp_data, path_resol
 
     @pytest.mark.asyncio
     async def test_services_page_identifies_critical_services(
-        self, app_with_temp_data, path_resolver
+        self, app_with_temp_data, path_resolver, authenticate_sync_client
     ):
         """Should correctly identify critical services."""
         # Mock the system control service
@@ -191,13 +203,16 @@ async def test_services_page_identifies_critical_services(
 
         # Create test client
         with TestClient(app_with_temp_data) as client:
+            authenticate_sync_client(client)
             response = client.get("/admin/services")
 
             # Should render successfully
             assert response.status_code == 200
 
     @pytest.mark.asyncio
-    async def test_services_page_service_status_variations(self, app_with_temp_data, path_resolver):
+    async def test_services_page_service_status_variations(
+        self, app_with_temp_data, path_resolver, authenticate_sync_client
+    ):
         """Should handle various service status values."""
         # Mock the system control service with different statuses
         mock_system_control = MagicMock(spec=SystemControlService)
@@ -261,6 +276,7 @@ async def test_services_page_service_status_variations(self, app_with_temp_data,
 
         # Create test client
         with TestClient(app_with_temp_data) as client:
+            authenticate_sync_client(client)
             response = client.get("/admin/services")
 
             # Should render successfully
@@ -295,7 +311,7 @@ async def test_services_page_deployment_type_variations(
 
     @pytest.mark.asyncio
     async def test_services_page_with_systemutils_deployment(
-        self, app_with_temp_data, path_resolver
+        self, app_with_temp_data, path_resolver, authenticate_sync_client
     ):
         """Should use SystemUtils for deployment type when needed."""
         # Mock the system control service
@@ -319,6 +335,7 @@ async def test_services_page_with_systemutils_deployment(
 
             # Create test client
             with TestClient(app_with_temp_data) as client:
+                authenticate_sync_client(client)
                 response = client.get("/admin/services")
 
                 # Should render successfully
diff --git a/tests/birdnetpi/web/routers/test_settings_api_routes.py b/tests/birdnetpi/web/routers/test_settings_api_routes.py
index 42519489..ffff536d 100644
--- a/tests/birdnetpi/web/routers/test_settings_api_routes.py
+++ b/tests/birdnetpi/web/routers/test_settings_api_routes.py
@@ -4,17 +4,34 @@
 from dependency_injector import providers
 from fastapi import FastAPI
 from fastapi.testclient import TestClient
+from starlette.authentication import AuthCredentials, AuthenticationBackend, SimpleUser
+from starlette.middleware.authentication import AuthenticationMiddleware
+from starlette.requests import HTTPConnection
 
 from birdnetpi.web.core.container import Container
 from birdnetpi.web.routers.settings_api_routes import router
 
 
+class TestAuthBackend(AuthenticationBackend):
+    """Test authentication backend that always authenticates as admin."""
+
+    async def authenticate(self, conn: HTTPConnection) -> tuple[AuthCredentials, SimpleUser] | None:
+        """Return authenticated admin user for tests."""
+        return AuthCredentials(["authenticated"]), SimpleUser("test-admin")
+
+
 @pytest.fixture
 def client(tmp_path, path_resolver):
     """Create test client with admin API routes and mocked dependencies."""
     # Create the app
     app = FastAPI()
 
+    # Add authentication middleware with test backend that always authenticates
+    app.add_middleware(
+        AuthenticationMiddleware,
+        backend=TestAuthBackend(),
+    )
+
     # Create the real container
     container = Container()
 
@@ -33,7 +50,7 @@ def client(tmp_path, path_resolver):
     # Include the router with the same prefix as in factory
     app.include_router(router, prefix="/api")
 
-    # Create and return test client
+    # Create test client
     client = TestClient(app)
 
     # Store the path resolver for access in tests
diff --git a/tests/birdnetpi/web/routers/test_sqladmin_view_routes.py b/tests/birdnetpi/web/routers/test_sqladmin_view_routes.py
index e77669a0..27768b15 100644
--- a/tests/birdnetpi/web/routers/test_sqladmin_view_routes.py
+++ b/tests/birdnetpi/web/routers/test_sqladmin_view_routes.py
@@ -66,9 +66,15 @@ def test_setup_sqladmin_creates_admin_instance(self, mock_admin_class, mock_cont
         mock_admin_instance = MagicMock(spec=Admin)
         mock_admin_class.return_value = mock_admin_instance
         result = setup_sqladmin(app)
-        mock_admin_class.assert_called_once_with(
-            app, mock_async_engine, base_url="/admin/database", title="BirdNET-Pi Database Admin"
-        )
+        # Check that Admin was called with the expected parameters
+        # Note: authentication_backend is also passed, but we check for the core params
+        mock_admin_class.assert_called_once()
+        call_args, call_kwargs = mock_admin_class.call_args
+        assert call_args[0] == app
+        assert call_args[1] == mock_async_engine
+        assert call_kwargs["base_url"] == "/admin/database"
+        assert call_kwargs["title"] == "BirdNET-Pi Database Admin"
+        assert "authentication_backend" in call_kwargs
         assert mock_admin_instance.add_view.call_count == 3
         call_args = [call.args[0] for call in mock_admin_instance.add_view.call_args_list]
         assert DetectionAdmin in call_args
diff --git a/tests/birdnetpi/web/routers/test_system_api_routes.py b/tests/birdnetpi/web/routers/test_system_api_routes.py
index a406b21f..1fa78c77 100644
--- a/tests/birdnetpi/web/routers/test_system_api_routes.py
+++ b/tests/birdnetpi/web/routers/test_system_api_routes.py
@@ -1,18 +1,30 @@
 """Tests for system API routes that handle hardware monitoring and system status."""
 
-from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, MagicMock
+from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, MagicMock, patch
 
 import pytest
+import redis.asyncio
 from dependency_injector import providers
 from fastapi.testclient import TestClient
+from starlette.authentication import AuthCredentials, AuthenticationBackend, SimpleUser
+from starlette.requests import HTTPConnection
 
 from birdnetpi.config import ConfigManager
 from birdnetpi.database.core import CoreDatabaseService
 from birdnetpi.detections.queries import DetectionQueryService
+from birdnetpi.utils.auth import AuthService
 from birdnetpi.web.core.container import Container
 from birdnetpi.web.core.factory import create_app
 
 
+class TestAuthBackend(AuthenticationBackend):
+    """Test authentication backend that always authenticates as admin."""
+
+    async def authenticate(self, conn: HTTPConnection) -> tuple[AuthCredentials, SimpleUser] | None:
+        """Return authenticated admin user for tests."""
+        return AuthCredentials(["authenticated"]), SimpleUser("test-admin")
+
+
 @pytest.fixture
 def mock_detection_query_service():
     """Create a mock DetectionQueryService.
@@ -41,7 +53,20 @@ async def app_with_system_router(path_resolver, mock_detection_query_service):
     await temp_db_service.initialize()
     Container.core_database.override(providers.Singleton(lambda: temp_db_service))
     Container.detection_query_service.override(providers.Object(mock_detection_query_service))
-    app = create_app()
+
+    # Mock Redis client with spec
+    mock_redis = MagicMock(spec=redis.asyncio.Redis)
+    Container.redis_client.override(providers.Singleton(lambda: mock_redis))
+
+    # Mock auth_service to always return True for admin_exists()
+    mock_auth_service = MagicMock(spec=AuthService)
+    mock_auth_service.admin_exists.return_value = True
+    Container.auth_service.override(providers.Singleton(lambda: mock_auth_service))
+
+    # Patch SessionAuthBackend to use TestAuthBackend for authentication
+    with patch("birdnetpi.web.core.factory.SessionAuthBackend", TestAuthBackend):
+        app = create_app()
+
     app._test_db_service = temp_db_service  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
     app._test_mock_query_service = mock_detection_query_service  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
     yield app
@@ -52,6 +77,8 @@ async def app_with_system_router(path_resolver, mock_detection_query_service):
     Container.config.reset_override()
     Container.core_database.reset_override()
     Container.detection_query_service.reset_override()
+    Container.redis_client.reset_override()
+    Container.auth_service.reset_override()
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
diff --git a/tests/birdnetpi/web/routers/test_update_api_routes.py b/tests/birdnetpi/web/routers/test_update_api_routes.py
index 692f255c..7ae48654 100644
--- a/tests/birdnetpi/web/routers/test_update_api_routes.py
+++ b/tests/birdnetpi/web/routers/test_update_api_routes.py
@@ -323,9 +323,10 @@ def test_update_flow_check_then_apply(self, client, cache):
         assert result_response.status_code == 200
         assert result_response.json()["success"] is True
 
-    def test_all_update_endpoints_exist(self, app_with_temp_data):
+    def test_all_update_endpoints_exist(self, app_with_temp_data, authenticate_sync_client):
         """Should have all update endpoints available."""
         client = TestClient(app_with_temp_data)
+        authenticate_sync_client(client)
 
         endpoints = [
             ("/api/update/status", "GET"),
diff --git a/tests/birdnetpi/web/test_notification_rules_ui.py b/tests/birdnetpi/web/test_notification_rules_ui.py
index fcb1fce5..60bac771 100644
--- a/tests/birdnetpi/web/test_notification_rules_ui.py
+++ b/tests/birdnetpi/web/test_notification_rules_ui.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 from birdnetpi.audio.capture import AudioDeviceService
 from birdnetpi.config.manager import ConfigManager
 from birdnetpi.config.models import BirdNETConfig
+from birdnetpi.utils.auth import AuthService
 from birdnetpi.web.core.container import Container
 from birdnetpi.web.core.factory import create_app
 
@@ -43,8 +44,29 @@ def app_with_notification_rules(path_resolver, repo_root, mock_config_with_rules
         mock_audio_service = MagicMock(spec=AudioDeviceService)
         mock_audio_service.discover_input_devices.return_value = []
 
+        # Mock AuthService to indicate admin exists (prevents setup redirect)
+        # and provide authentication for login
+        from datetime import datetime
+
+        from birdnetpi.utils.auth import AdminUser, pwd_context
+
+        mock_auth_service = MagicMock(spec=AuthService)
+        mock_auth_service.admin_exists.return_value = True
+
+        # Create a mock admin user with hashed password "testpassword"
+        mock_admin = AdminUser(
+            username="admin",
+            password_hash=pwd_context.hash("testpassword"),
+            created_at=datetime.now(),
+        )
+        mock_auth_service.load_admin_user.return_value = mock_admin
+        mock_auth_service.verify_password.side_effect = lambda plain, hashed: pwd_context.verify(
+            plain, hashed
+        )
+
         # Override providers BEFORE creating the app
         Container.path_resolver.override(providers.Singleton(lambda: path_resolver))
+        Container.auth_service.override(providers.Singleton(lambda: mock_auth_service))
 
         # Create templates
         templates_dir = path_resolver.get_templates_dir()
@@ -73,13 +95,24 @@ def app_with_notification_rules(path_resolver, repo_root, mock_config_with_rules
         # Clean up overrides
         Container.path_resolver.reset_override()
         Container.templates.reset_override()
+        Container.auth_service.reset_override()
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
 def client_with_notification_rules(app_with_notification_rules):
-    """Create test client with notification rules."""
+    """Create authenticated test client with notification rules."""
     app, config_manager, audio_service = app_with_notification_rules
+
     with TestClient(app) as test_client:
+        # Authenticate the test client by logging in
+        # This creates a session cookie that will be used for subsequent requests
+        login_response = test_client.post(
+            "/admin/login",
+            data={"username": "admin", "password": "testpassword"},
+            follow_redirects=False,
+        )
+        assert login_response.status_code == 303  # Successful login redirects
+
         yield test_client, config_manager, audio_service
 
 
diff --git a/tests/e2e/test_settings_e2e.py b/tests/e2e/test_settings_e2e.py
index 830b2913..2bf4a4ab 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/test_settings_e2e.py
+++ b/tests/e2e/test_settings_e2e.py
@@ -3,10 +3,12 @@
 import os
 import shutil
 import tempfile
+from datetime import UTC, datetime
 from pathlib import Path
-from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
+from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, MagicMock, patch
 
 import pytest
+import redis.asyncio
 import yaml
 from dependency_injector import providers
 from fastapi.templating import Jinja2Templates
@@ -16,6 +18,7 @@
 from birdnetpi.audio.devices import AudioDevice, AudioDeviceService
 from birdnetpi.config import BirdNETConfig, ConfigManager
 from birdnetpi.system.path_resolver import PathResolver
+from birdnetpi.utils.auth import AdminUser, AuthService, pwd_context
 from birdnetpi.web.core.container import Container
 from birdnetpi.web.core.factory import create_app
 
@@ -116,6 +119,41 @@ def e2e_app(self, temp_data_dir, mock_audio_devices, repo_root):
             providers.Singleton(lambda: Jinja2Templates(directory=str(templates_dir)))
         )
 
+        # Mock redis client with in-memory storage for sessions
+        mock_redis = AsyncMock(spec=redis.asyncio.Redis)
+        redis_storage = {}
+
+        async def mock_set(key, value, ex=None):
+            redis_storage[key] = value
+            return True
+
+        async def mock_get(key):
+            return redis_storage.get(key)
+
+        async def mock_delete(key):
+            redis_storage.pop(key, None)
+            return True
+
+        mock_redis.set = AsyncMock(spec=object, side_effect=mock_set)
+        mock_redis.get = AsyncMock(spec=object, side_effect=mock_get)
+        mock_redis.delete = AsyncMock(spec=object, side_effect=mock_delete)
+        mock_redis.close = AsyncMock(spec=object)
+        Container.redis_client.override(providers.Singleton(lambda: mock_redis))
+
+        # Mock auth service
+        mock_auth_service = MagicMock(spec=AuthService)
+        mock_auth_service.admin_exists.return_value = True
+        mock_admin = AdminUser(
+            username="admin",
+            password_hash=pwd_context.hash("testpassword"),
+            created_at=datetime.now(UTC),
+        )
+        mock_auth_service.load_admin_user.return_value = mock_admin
+        mock_auth_service.verify_password.side_effect = lambda plain, hashed: pwd_context.verify(
+            plain, hashed
+        )
+        Container.auth_service.override(providers.Singleton(lambda: mock_auth_service))
+
         # Patch AudioDeviceService at import
         with (
             patch(
@@ -134,12 +172,15 @@ def e2e_app(self, temp_data_dir, mock_audio_devices, repo_root):
         # Cleanup overrides
         Container.path_resolver.reset_override()
         Container.templates.reset_override()
+        Container.redis_client.reset_override()
+        Container.auth_service.reset_override()
 
-    def test_e2e_settings_page_loads_with_current_config(self, e2e_app):
+    def test_e2e_settings_page_loads_with_current_config(self, e2e_app, authenticate_sync_client):
         """Should settings page loads and displays current configuration."""
         app, _path_resolver, _ = e2e_app
 
         with TestClient(app) as client:
+            authenticate_sync_client(client)
             # GET settings page
             response = client.get("/admin/settings")
 
@@ -162,11 +203,14 @@ def test_e2e_settings_page_loads_with_current_config(self, e2e_app):
             assert 'action="/admin/settings"' in response.text
             assert 'method="post"' in response.text
 
-    def test_e2e_settings_form_submission_saves_changes(self, e2e_app, temp_data_dir):
+    def test_e2e_settings_form_submission_saves_changes(
+        self, e2e_app, temp_data_dir, authenticate_sync_client
+    ):
         """Should submitting the settings form saves changes to config file."""
         app, path_resolver, _ = e2e_app
 
         with TestClient(app) as client:
+            authenticate_sync_client(client)
             # Submit form with changed values
             form_data = {
                 "site_name": "Updated E2E Site",
@@ -209,11 +253,12 @@ def test_e2e_settings_form_submission_saves_changes(self, e2e_app, temp_data_dir
             assert saved_data["enable_gps"] is True
             assert saved_data["birdweather_id"] == "test123"
 
-    def test_e2e_settings_roundtrip(self, e2e_app):
+    def test_e2e_settings_roundtrip(self, e2e_app, authenticate_sync_client):
         """Should complete roundtrip: load, modify, save, reload."""
         app, _path_resolver, _ = e2e_app
 
         with TestClient(app) as client:
+            authenticate_sync_client(client)
             # Step 1: Load initial settings page
             response1 = client.get("/admin/settings")
             assert response1.status_code == 200
@@ -253,11 +298,12 @@ def test_e2e_settings_roundtrip(self, e2e_app):
             assert "35.6762" in response3.text
             assert "139.6503" in response3.text
 
-    def test_e2e_settings_validation_errors(self, e2e_app):
+    def test_e2e_settings_validation_errors(self, e2e_app, authenticate_sync_client):
         """Should invalid form data is handled properly."""
         app, _, _ = e2e_app
 
         with TestClient(app) as client:
+            authenticate_sync_client(client)
             # Try to submit with missing required fields
             form_data = {
                 "site_name": "",  # Empty required field
@@ -276,11 +322,12 @@ def test_e2e_settings_validation_errors(self, e2e_app):
                 # Form validation might raise an exception
                 assert "ValidationError" in str(type(e).__name__) or "ValueError" in str(e)
 
-    def test_e2e_settings_handles_concurrent_access(self, e2e_app):
+    def test_e2e_settings_handles_concurrent_access(self, e2e_app, authenticate_sync_client):
         """Should handle concurrent access to settings (simulated)."""
         app, path_resolver, _ = e2e_app
 
         with TestClient(app) as client:
+            authenticate_sync_client(client)
             # Simulate two users accessing settings simultaneously
 
             # User 1 loads the page
@@ -339,7 +386,7 @@ def test_e2e_settings_handles_concurrent_access(self, e2e_app):
             assert final_config.site_name == "User 2 Site"
             assert final_config.latitude == 30.0
 
-    def test_e2e_settings_preserves_unmodified_fields(self, e2e_app):
+    def test_e2e_settings_preserves_unmodified_fields(self, e2e_app, authenticate_sync_client):
         """Should fields not in the form are preserved during save."""
         app, path_resolver, _ = e2e_app
 
@@ -351,6 +398,7 @@ def test_e2e_settings_preserves_unmodified_fields(self, e2e_app):
         config_manager.save(config)
 
         with TestClient(app) as client:
+            authenticate_sync_client(client)
             # Submit form (without git fields)
             form_data = {
                 "site_name": "Preserve Test",
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_app_startup_integration.py b/tests/integration/test_app_startup_integration.py
index 97ab3631..fab9ab4f 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_app_startup_integration.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_app_startup_integration.py
@@ -1,14 +1,18 @@
 """Integration test that verifies the FastAPI app starts with real Container."""
 
 import shutil
+from datetime import UTC, datetime
 from pathlib import Path
+from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, MagicMock
 
 import pytest
+import redis.asyncio
 from dependency_injector import providers
 from fastapi import FastAPI
 from fastapi.testclient import TestClient
 
 from birdnetpi.system.path_resolver import PathResolver
+from birdnetpi.utils.auth import AdminUser, AuthService, pwd_context
 from birdnetpi.web.core.container import Container
 from birdnetpi.web.core.factory import create_app
 
@@ -72,6 +76,41 @@ def app_with_real_container(self, test_resolver: PathResolver):
             providers.Factory(lambda: test_resolver.get_database_path())
         )
 
+        # Mock redis client with in-memory storage for sessions
+        mock_redis = AsyncMock(spec=redis.asyncio.Redis)
+        redis_storage = {}
+
+        async def mock_set(key, value, ex=None):
+            redis_storage[key] = value
+            return True
+
+        async def mock_get(key):
+            return redis_storage.get(key)
+
+        async def mock_delete(key):
+            redis_storage.pop(key, None)
+            return True
+
+        mock_redis.set = AsyncMock(spec=object, side_effect=mock_set)
+        mock_redis.get = AsyncMock(spec=object, side_effect=mock_get)
+        mock_redis.delete = AsyncMock(spec=object, side_effect=mock_delete)
+        mock_redis.close = AsyncMock(spec=object)
+        Container.redis_client.override(providers.Singleton(lambda: mock_redis))
+
+        # Mock auth service
+        mock_auth_service = MagicMock(spec=AuthService)
+        mock_auth_service.admin_exists.return_value = True
+        mock_admin = AdminUser(
+            username="admin",
+            password_hash=pwd_context.hash("testpassword"),
+            created_at=datetime.now(UTC),
+        )
+        mock_auth_service.load_admin_user.return_value = mock_admin
+        mock_auth_service.verify_password.side_effect = lambda plain, hashed: pwd_context.verify(
+            plain, hashed
+        )
+        Container.auth_service.override(providers.Singleton(lambda: mock_auth_service))
+
         # Create the app using the factory
         app = create_app()
 
@@ -80,6 +119,8 @@ def app_with_real_container(self, test_resolver: PathResolver):
         # Clean up overrides
         Container.path_resolver.reset_override()
         Container.database_path.reset_override()
+        Container.redis_client.reset_override()
+        Container.auth_service.reset_override()
 
     def test_app_creation_succeeds(self, app_with_real_container: FastAPI):
         """Should create app without errors."""
@@ -114,9 +155,10 @@ def test_root_endpoint_works(self, app_with_real_container: FastAPI):
             assert response.status_code == 200
             assert "html" in response.text.lower()
 
-    def test_api_endpoint_works(self, app_with_real_container: FastAPI):
+    def test_api_endpoint_works(self, app_with_real_container: FastAPI, authenticate_sync_client):
         """Should an API endpoint works with the real container."""
         with TestClient(app_with_real_container) as client:
+            authenticate_sync_client(client)
             response = client.get("/api/system/hardware/status")
             assert response.status_code == 200
             data = response.json()
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_routes_integration.py b/tests/integration/test_routes_integration.py
index 2d6a1213..105041d8 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_routes_integration.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_routes_integration.py
@@ -49,9 +49,11 @@ def integration_app(app_with_temp_data, tmp_path):
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
-def integration_client(integration_app):
+def integration_client(integration_app, authenticate_sync_client):
     """Create test client with integration app."""
-    return TestClient(integration_app)
+    client = TestClient(integration_app)
+    authenticate_sync_client(client)
+    return client
 
 
 class TestSystemRoutesIntegration:
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index c6ca67eb..e59befef 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
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+version = "25.1.0"
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+dependencies = [
+    { name = "cffi" },
+]
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+    { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/42/b9/f8d6fa329ab25128b7e98fd83a3cb34d9db5b059a9847eddb840a0af45dd/argon2_cffi_bindings-25.1.0-cp39-abi3-win_arm64.whl", hash = "sha256:b0fdbcf513833809c882823f98dc2f931cf659d9a1429616ac3adebb49f5db94", size = 27149, upload-time = "2025-07-30T10:01:59.329Z" },
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+
 [[package]]
 name = "astral"
 version = "3.2"
@@ -249,6 +282,7 @@ dependencies = [
     { name = "packaging" },
     { name = "paho-mqtt" },
     { name = "pandas" },
+    { name = "passlib", extra = ["argon2"] },
     { name = "pip" },
     { name = "plotly" },
     { name = "psutil" },
@@ -264,6 +298,7 @@ dependencies = [
     { name = "sqladmin" },
     { name = "sqlalchemy" },
     { name = "sqlmodel" },
+    { name = "starsessions", extra = ["redis"] },
     { name = "structlog" },
     { name = "suntime" },
     { name = "tqdm" },
@@ -339,6 +374,7 @@ requires-dist = [
     { name = "packaging", specifier = ">=25.0" },
     { name = "paho-mqtt" },
     { name = "pandas" },
+    { name = "passlib", extras = ["argon2"], specifier = ">=1.7.4" },
     { name = "pillow", marker = "(platform_machine == 'aarch64' and extra == 'epaper') or (platform_machine == 'armv7l' and extra == 'epaper')", specifier = ">=10.0.0" },
     { name = "pip" },
     { name = "plotly" },
@@ -357,6 +393,7 @@ requires-dist = [
     { name = "sqladmin", specifier = ">=0.21.0" },
     { name = "sqlalchemy" },
     { name = "sqlmodel", specifier = ">=0.0.24" },
+    { name = "starsessions", extras = ["redis"], specifier = ">=2.2.1" },
     { name = "structlog", specifier = ">=25.4.0" },
     { name = "suntime" },
     { name = "tqdm", specifier = ">=4.67.1" },
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+[[package]]
+name = "itsdangerous"
+version = "2.2.0"
+source = { registry = "https://pypi.org/simple" }
+sdist = { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/9c/cb/8ac0172223afbccb63986cc25049b154ecfb5e85932587206f42317be31d/itsdangerous-2.2.0.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:e0050c0b7da1eea53ffaf149c0cfbb5c6e2e2b69c4bef22c81fa6eb73e5f6173", size = 54410, upload-time = "2024-04-16T21:28:15.614Z" }
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+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "jetson-gpio"
 version = "2.1.12"
@@ -1195,6 +1241,20 @@ wheels = [
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+[[package]]
+name = "passlib"
+version = "1.7.4"
+source = { registry = "https://pypi.org/simple" }
+sdist = { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/b6/06/9da9ee59a67fae7761aab3ccc84fa4f3f33f125b370f1ccdb915bf967c11/passlib-1.7.4.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:defd50f72b65c5402ab2c573830a6978e5f202ad0d984793c8dde2c4152ebe04", size = 689844, upload-time = "2020-10-08T19:00:52.121Z" }
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+]
+
+[package.optional-dependencies]
+argon2 = [
+    { name = "argon2-cffi" },
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "pillow"
 version = "11.3.0"
@@ -1877,6 +1937,24 @@ wheels = [
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+version = "2.2.1"
+source = { registry = "https://pypi.org/simple" }
+dependencies = [
+    { name = "itsdangerous" },
+    { name = "starlette" },
+]
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+
+[package.optional-dependencies]
+redis = [
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+]
+
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From 4ab9466072d45ac478fcfbf5edd55414686ebac8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "M. de Verteuil" <mverteuil@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2026 17:54:54 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 15/17] fix: Add authentication to e2e tests

- Add setup_admin_user helper to create admin during e2e setup
- Add get_authenticated_client helper for authenticated requests
- Update e2e tests to use authenticated clients for protected routes
- Apply to both standard and profiling container tests
---
 tests/e2e/conftest.py           | 43 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 tests/e2e/test_e2e.py           | 21 ++++++++++++----
 tests/e2e/test_profiling_e2e.py | 25 ++++++++++++++++---
 3 files changed, 80 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tests/e2e/conftest.py b/tests/e2e/conftest.py
index c96df765..385321a1 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/e2e/conftest.py
@@ -11,6 +11,46 @@
 from birdnetpi.releases.asset_manifest import AssetManifest
 from birdnetpi.system.path_resolver import PathResolver
 
+# Default test credentials for e2e tests
+E2E_ADMIN_USERNAME = "admin"
+E2E_ADMIN_PASSWORD = "e2e-test-password-123"
+
+
+def setup_admin_user(base_url: str = "http://localhost:8000") -> None:
+    """Create admin user for e2e tests if not already exists.
+
+    Args:
+        base_url: The base URL of the BirdNET-Pi instance
+    """
+    # Check if setup is needed (will redirect to setup if no admin exists)
+    response = httpx.get(f"{base_url}/", follow_redirects=False)
+    if response.status_code == 303 and "/admin/setup" in response.headers.get("location", ""):
+        # Create admin user
+        httpx.post(
+            f"{base_url}/admin/setup",
+            data={"username": E2E_ADMIN_USERNAME, "password": E2E_ADMIN_PASSWORD},
+            follow_redirects=False,
+        )
+
+
+def get_authenticated_client(base_url: str = "http://localhost:8000") -> httpx.Client:
+    """Get an authenticated httpx client for e2e tests.
+
+    Args:
+        base_url: The base URL of the BirdNET-Pi instance
+
+    Returns:
+        An httpx.Client with authentication cookies set
+    """
+    client = httpx.Client(base_url=base_url)
+    # Login to get session cookie
+    client.post(
+        "/admin/login",
+        data={"username": E2E_ADMIN_USERNAME, "password": E2E_ADMIN_PASSWORD},
+        follow_redirects=False,
+    )
+    return client
+
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="module")
 def docker_compose_up_down() -> Generator[None, None, None]:
@@ -55,6 +95,9 @@ def docker_compose_up_down() -> Generator[None, None, None]:
         subprocess.run([*compose_cmd, "down"], env=env, check=False)
         pytest.fail("Services did not become ready in time")
 
+    # Set up admin user for authentication
+    setup_admin_user("http://localhost:8000")
+
     yield
 
     # Bring down Docker Compose but keep the volume to preserve models
diff --git a/tests/e2e/test_e2e.py b/tests/e2e/test_e2e.py
index af50c6ad..c2e48843 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/test_e2e.py
+++ b/tests/e2e/test_e2e.py
@@ -4,11 +4,16 @@
 import httpx
 import pytest
 
+from tests.e2e.conftest import get_authenticated_client
+
 
 @pytest.mark.expensive
 def test_root_endpoint_e2e(docker_compose_up_down) -> None:
     """Should serve the root endpoint of the BirdNET-Pi application."""
-    response = httpx.get("http://localhost:8000")
+    # Need authenticated client since root page requires login
+    client = get_authenticated_client("http://localhost:8000")
+    response = client.get("/")
+    client.close()
     assert response.status_code == 200
     assert "BirdNET-Pi" in response.text
 
@@ -62,10 +67,10 @@ def test_sqladmin_detection_list_e2e(docker_compose_up_down) -> None:
             result.check_returncode()
 
     # Wait for the FastAPI service to be fully ready after restart
-    # Retry the basic endpoint first to ensure the service is up
+    # Retry the health endpoint first to ensure the service is up
     for _attempt in range(10):
         try:
-            health_check = httpx.get("http://localhost:8000/", timeout=3)
+            health_check = httpx.get("http://localhost:8000/api/health/ready", timeout=3)
             if health_check.status_code == 200:
                 break
         except Exception:
@@ -74,7 +79,10 @@ def test_sqladmin_detection_list_e2e(docker_compose_up_down) -> None:
     else:
         pytest.fail("FastAPI service did not become ready after dummy data generation")
 
-    response = httpx.get("http://localhost:8000/admin/database/detection/list")
+    # Need authenticated client for SQLAdmin access
+    client = get_authenticated_client("http://localhost:8000")
+    response = client.get("/admin/database/detection/list")
+    client.close()
     assert response.status_code == 200
     assert "Detections" in response.text
 
@@ -91,8 +99,11 @@ def test_profiling_disabled_by_default(docker_compose_up_down) -> None:
     This test is in the main e2e file because it needs the regular Docker
     environment without profiling enabled.
     """
+    # Need authenticated client since root page requires login
+    client = get_authenticated_client("http://localhost:8000")
     # Request the root page with ?profile=1
-    response = httpx.get("http://localhost:8000/?profile=1")
+    response = client.get("/?profile=1")
+    client.close()
     assert response.status_code == 200
 
     # Should return the normal page, not profiling output
diff --git a/tests/e2e/test_profiling_e2e.py b/tests/e2e/test_profiling_e2e.py
index 323dd9f0..08e2aae2 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/test_profiling_e2e.py
+++ b/tests/e2e/test_profiling_e2e.py
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 import httpx
 import pytest
 
+from tests.e2e.conftest import get_authenticated_client, setup_admin_user
+
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="module")
 def docker_compose_with_profiling() -> Generator[None, None, None]:
@@ -50,6 +52,9 @@ def docker_compose_with_profiling() -> Generator[None, None, None]:
         subprocess.run([*compose_cmd, "--profile", "profiling", "down"], env=env, check=False)
         pytest.fail("Services did not become ready in time")
 
+    # Set up admin user for authentication (profiling uses port 8001)
+    setup_admin_user("http://localhost:8001")
+
     yield
 
     # Tear down services (preserves test volume)
@@ -59,8 +64,11 @@ def docker_compose_with_profiling() -> Generator[None, None, None]:
 @pytest.mark.expensive
 def test_profiling_enabled_root_page(docker_compose_with_profiling) -> None:
     """Should profiling works on the root page when enabled."""
+    # Need authenticated client since root page requires login
+    client = get_authenticated_client("http://localhost:8001")
     # Request the root page with ?profile=1
-    response = httpx.get("http://localhost:8001/?profile=1")
+    response = client.get("/?profile=1")
+    client.close()
     assert response.status_code == 200
 
     # Should contain pyinstrument profiling output
@@ -84,8 +92,11 @@ def test_profiling_enabled_settings_page(docker_compose_with_profiling) -> None:
     get_cpu_usage() or other system monitoring functions that have
     inherent delays, providing a cleaner profiling output.
     """
+    # Need authenticated client since settings page requires login
+    client = get_authenticated_client("http://localhost:8001")
     # Request the settings page with ?profile=1
-    response = httpx.get("http://localhost:8001/admin/settings?profile=1")
+    response = client.get("/admin/settings?profile=1")
+    client.close()
     assert response.status_code == 200
 
     # Should contain pyinstrument profiling output
@@ -101,8 +112,11 @@ def test_profiling_enabled_settings_page(docker_compose_with_profiling) -> None:
 @pytest.mark.expensive
 def test_profiling_shows_system_calls(docker_compose_with_profiling) -> None:
     """Should profiling output shows expected function calls."""
+    # Need authenticated client since root page requires login
+    client = get_authenticated_client("http://localhost:8001")
     # Request the root page with profiling
-    response = httpx.get("http://localhost:8001/?profile=1")
+    response = client.get("/?profile=1")
+    client.close()
     assert response.status_code == 200
 
     # Should contain pyinstrument profiling output
@@ -126,8 +140,11 @@ def test_profiling_shows_system_calls(docker_compose_with_profiling) -> None:
 @pytest.mark.expensive
 def test_profiling_normal_request_unaffected(docker_compose_with_profiling) -> None:
     """Should requests without ?profile=1 work normally when profiling is enabled."""
+    # Need authenticated client since root page requires login
+    client = get_authenticated_client("http://localhost:8001")
     # Request without profiling parameter
-    response = httpx.get("http://localhost:8001/")
+    response = client.get("/")
+    client.close()
     assert response.status_code == 200
 
     # Should return normal page content

From a5daff0808f8a40dc04412c25768bcc222c90af1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "M. de Verteuil" <mverteuil@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2026 18:01:24 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 16/17] fix: Use pytest fixtures for e2e authentication instead
 of imports

- Replace module imports with pytest fixtures for authenticated clients
- Add authenticated_e2e_client and authenticated_profiling_client fixtures
- Inline auth setup in SQLAdmin test (container restart case)
---
 tests/e2e/conftest.py           | 22 +++++++++++++---
 tests/e2e/test_e2e.py           | 32 ++++++++++++++---------
 tests/e2e/test_profiling_e2e.py | 46 ++++++++++++++++-----------------
 3 files changed, 62 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tests/e2e/conftest.py b/tests/e2e/conftest.py
index 385321a1..b703910f 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/e2e/conftest.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 E2E_ADMIN_PASSWORD = "e2e-test-password-123"
 
 
-def setup_admin_user(base_url: str = "http://localhost:8000") -> None:
+def _setup_admin_user(base_url: str = "http://localhost:8000") -> None:
     """Create admin user for e2e tests if not already exists.
 
     Args:
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ def setup_admin_user(base_url: str = "http://localhost:8000") -> None:
         )
 
 
-def get_authenticated_client(base_url: str = "http://localhost:8000") -> httpx.Client:
+def _get_authenticated_client(base_url: str = "http://localhost:8000") -> httpx.Client:
     """Get an authenticated httpx client for e2e tests.
 
     Args:
@@ -52,6 +52,22 @@ def get_authenticated_client(base_url: str = "http://localhost:8000") -> httpx.C
     return client
 
 
+@pytest.fixture
+def authenticated_e2e_client() -> Generator[httpx.Client, None, None]:
+    """Fixture that provides an authenticated httpx client for standard e2e tests (port 8000)."""
+    client = _get_authenticated_client("http://localhost:8000")
+    yield client
+    client.close()
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def authenticated_profiling_client() -> Generator[httpx.Client, None, None]:
+    """Fixture that provides an authenticated httpx client for profiling tests (port 8001)."""
+    client = _get_authenticated_client("http://localhost:8001")
+    yield client
+    client.close()
+
+
 @pytest.fixture(scope="module")
 def docker_compose_up_down() -> Generator[None, None, None]:
     """Bring up and tear down Docker Compose services for e2e tests.
@@ -96,7 +112,7 @@ def docker_compose_up_down() -> Generator[None, None, None]:
         pytest.fail("Services did not become ready in time")
 
     # Set up admin user for authentication
-    setup_admin_user("http://localhost:8000")
+    _setup_admin_user("http://localhost:8000")
 
     yield
 
diff --git a/tests/e2e/test_e2e.py b/tests/e2e/test_e2e.py
index c2e48843..77db2fd4 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/test_e2e.py
+++ b/tests/e2e/test_e2e.py
@@ -4,16 +4,12 @@
 import httpx
 import pytest
 
-from tests.e2e.conftest import get_authenticated_client
-
 
 @pytest.mark.expensive
-def test_root_endpoint_e2e(docker_compose_up_down) -> None:
+def test_root_endpoint_e2e(docker_compose_up_down, authenticated_e2e_client) -> None:
     """Should serve the root endpoint of the BirdNET-Pi application."""
     # Need authenticated client since root page requires login
-    client = get_authenticated_client("http://localhost:8000")
-    response = client.get("/")
-    client.close()
+    response = authenticated_e2e_client.get("/")
     assert response.status_code == 200
     assert "BirdNET-Pi" in response.text
 
@@ -80,7 +76,22 @@ def test_sqladmin_detection_list_e2e(docker_compose_up_down) -> None:
         pytest.fail("FastAPI service did not become ready after dummy data generation")
 
     # Need authenticated client for SQLAdmin access
-    client = get_authenticated_client("http://localhost:8000")
+    # Note: We need to recreate the client after container restart since session may be lost
+    # Re-setup admin and authenticate (container may have been restarted)
+    response = httpx.get("http://localhost:8000/", follow_redirects=False)
+    if response.status_code == 303 and "/admin/setup" in response.headers.get("location", ""):
+        httpx.post(
+            "http://localhost:8000/admin/setup",
+            data={"username": "admin", "password": "e2e-test-password-123"},
+            follow_redirects=False,
+        )
+
+    client = httpx.Client(base_url="http://localhost:8000")
+    client.post(
+        "/admin/login",
+        data={"username": "admin", "password": "e2e-test-password-123"},
+        follow_redirects=False,
+    )
     response = client.get("/admin/database/detection/list")
     client.close()
     assert response.status_code == 200
@@ -93,17 +104,14 @@ def test_sqladmin_detection_list_e2e(docker_compose_up_down) -> None:
 
 
 @pytest.mark.expensive
-def test_profiling_disabled_by_default(docker_compose_up_down) -> None:
+def test_profiling_disabled_by_default(docker_compose_up_down, authenticated_e2e_client) -> None:
     """Should not enable profiling when ENABLE_PROFILING is not set.
 
     This test is in the main e2e file because it needs the regular Docker
     environment without profiling enabled.
     """
-    # Need authenticated client since root page requires login
-    client = get_authenticated_client("http://localhost:8000")
     # Request the root page with ?profile=1
-    response = client.get("/?profile=1")
-    client.close()
+    response = authenticated_e2e_client.get("/?profile=1")
     assert response.status_code == 200
 
     # Should return the normal page, not profiling output
diff --git a/tests/e2e/test_profiling_e2e.py b/tests/e2e/test_profiling_e2e.py
index 08e2aae2..185e7ef2 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/test_profiling_e2e.py
+++ b/tests/e2e/test_profiling_e2e.py
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@
 import httpx
 import pytest
 
-from tests.e2e.conftest import get_authenticated_client, setup_admin_user
-
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="module")
 def docker_compose_with_profiling() -> Generator[None, None, None]:
@@ -53,7 +51,13 @@ def docker_compose_with_profiling() -> Generator[None, None, None]:
         pytest.fail("Services did not become ready in time")
 
     # Set up admin user for authentication (profiling uses port 8001)
-    setup_admin_user("http://localhost:8001")
+    response = httpx.get("http://localhost:8001/", follow_redirects=False)
+    if response.status_code == 303 and "/admin/setup" in response.headers.get("location", ""):
+        httpx.post(
+            "http://localhost:8001/admin/setup",
+            data={"username": "admin", "password": "e2e-test-password-123"},
+            follow_redirects=False,
+        )
 
     yield
 
@@ -62,13 +66,12 @@ def docker_compose_with_profiling() -> Generator[None, None, None]:
 
 
 @pytest.mark.expensive
-def test_profiling_enabled_root_page(docker_compose_with_profiling) -> None:
+def test_profiling_enabled_root_page(
+    docker_compose_with_profiling, authenticated_profiling_client
+) -> None:
     """Should profiling works on the root page when enabled."""
-    # Need authenticated client since root page requires login
-    client = get_authenticated_client("http://localhost:8001")
     # Request the root page with ?profile=1
-    response = client.get("/?profile=1")
-    client.close()
+    response = authenticated_profiling_client.get("/?profile=1")
     assert response.status_code == 200
 
     # Should contain pyinstrument profiling output
@@ -85,18 +88,17 @@ def test_profiling_enabled_root_page(docker_compose_with_profiling) -> None:
 
 
 @pytest.mark.expensive
-def test_profiling_enabled_settings_page(docker_compose_with_profiling) -> None:
+def test_profiling_enabled_settings_page(
+    docker_compose_with_profiling, authenticated_profiling_client
+) -> None:
     """Should enable profiling on the settings page when ENABLE_PROFILING is set.
 
     The settings page is ideal for testing because it doesn't call
     get_cpu_usage() or other system monitoring functions that have
     inherent delays, providing a cleaner profiling output.
     """
-    # Need authenticated client since settings page requires login
-    client = get_authenticated_client("http://localhost:8001")
     # Request the settings page with ?profile=1
-    response = client.get("/admin/settings?profile=1")
-    client.close()
+    response = authenticated_profiling_client.get("/admin/settings?profile=1")
     assert response.status_code == 200
 
     # Should contain pyinstrument profiling output
@@ -110,13 +112,12 @@ def test_profiling_enabled_settings_page(docker_compose_with_profiling) -> None:
 
 
 @pytest.mark.expensive
-def test_profiling_shows_system_calls(docker_compose_with_profiling) -> None:
+def test_profiling_shows_system_calls(
+    docker_compose_with_profiling, authenticated_profiling_client
+) -> None:
     """Should profiling output shows expected function calls."""
-    # Need authenticated client since root page requires login
-    client = get_authenticated_client("http://localhost:8001")
     # Request the root page with profiling
-    response = client.get("/?profile=1")
-    client.close()
+    response = authenticated_profiling_client.get("/?profile=1")
     assert response.status_code == 200
 
     # Should contain pyinstrument profiling output
@@ -138,13 +139,12 @@ def test_profiling_shows_system_calls(docker_compose_with_profiling) -> None:
 
 
 @pytest.mark.expensive
-def test_profiling_normal_request_unaffected(docker_compose_with_profiling) -> None:
+def test_profiling_normal_request_unaffected(
+    docker_compose_with_profiling, authenticated_profiling_client
+) -> None:
     """Should requests without ?profile=1 work normally when profiling is enabled."""
-    # Need authenticated client since root page requires login
-    client = get_authenticated_client("http://localhost:8001")
     # Request without profiling parameter
-    response = client.get("/")
-    client.close()
+    response = authenticated_profiling_client.get("/")
     assert response.status_code == 200
 
     # Should return normal page content

From b1e28d1b97b6621905dd3c01a73043db2422e9e0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "M. de Verteuil" <mverteuil@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2026 18:09:20 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 17/17] test: Mark flaky database operations test as ci_issue

---
 tests/birdnetpi/database/test_core.py | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/tests/birdnetpi/database/test_core.py b/tests/birdnetpi/database/test_core.py
index 28f12c8f..66ad838c 100644
--- a/tests/birdnetpi/database/test_core.py
+++ b/tests/birdnetpi/database/test_core.py
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ async def core_database_service(tmp_path):
 
 @pytest.mark.no_leaks
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
+@pytest.mark.ci_issue  # Flaky in CI due to async context manager mocking timing issues
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     "operation,should_fail,exception",
     [