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Proposal: Add TLS and Authentication Options for Production Deployment #458

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@Mossaka

Currently, deploying Wassette outside of a development environment is risky due to the lack of TLS and authentication options. While issue #444 addresses making the service's bind address configurable, production deployments require additional security measures to ensure data integrity and prevent unauthorized access.

Proposal:

  • Add support for TLS to encrypt traffic between clients and the Wassette server.
  • Introduce authentication options (e.g. token-based, API keys, or OAuth) so only authorized clients can connect.
  • Provide configuration via CLI flags, environment variables, and/or configuration files for these options.
  • Document best practices for deploying Wassette securely in production.

Motivation:
Without these features, using Wassette outside a dev loop exposes it to security risks and makes it unsuitable for production environments.

Relation to Issue #444:
This proposal builds on the work in issue #444, which allows flexible bind addresses. Secure deployment requires both flexible network configuration and built-in security options.

Labels: security, enhancement

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