Merge pull request 'Bearer API extension: list/read/comment/close + key scopes' (#26) from development into main

README.md

@@ -94,11 +94,22 @@ The following features are intentionally **not planned** for this system:
 - **Required Fields**: Mark fields as required for validation
 
 ### API Key Management
-- **Admin UI**: Generate and manage API keys at `/admin/api-keys`
+- **Admin UI**: Generate and manage API keys at `/admin/api-keys` (paginated)
 - **Bearer Token Auth**: Use API keys with `Authorization: Bearer YOUR_KEY` header
+- **Key Scopes**: `read` (GET only) or `read_write` (create/comment/close). A `read` key cannot mutate anything, including creating tickets. Existing keys default to `read_write`.
 - **Expiration**: Optional expiration dates for keys
 - **Revocation**: Revoke compromised keys instantly
 
+### Bearer API (automation / triage)
+All Bearer-authenticated, rate-limited, and (like `create_ticket_api.php`) exempt from Authelia at the reverse proxy — the API key is the only credential. Comments/closes made via the API are attributed to the **key's name** (linked to the key's owner).
+
+| Endpoint | Method | Scope | Purpose |
+|----------|--------|-------|---------|
+| `/create_ticket_api.php` | POST | read_write | Create a ticket (hwmonDaemon, external tools) |
+| `/api/tickets_api.php` | GET | read | List/triage the queue (`?status=`, `?priority=`, `?host=` [title match], `?page=`, `?limit=`) **or** read one (`?ticket_id=NNN`) with its comments |
+| `/api/ticket_comment_api.php` | POST | read_write | Add a comment: `{ticket_id, comment_text, markdown_enabled?}` |
+| `/api/ticket_status_api.php` | POST | read_write | Change/close status (workflow-validated): `{ticket_id, status, comment?}` — `comment` is required for transitions that require one (e.g. → Closed); it is posted as the close reason in the same call |
+
 ### User Management & Authentication
 - **SSO Integration**: Authelia authentication with LLDAP backend
 - **Role-Based Access**: Admin and standard user roles
@@ -250,6 +261,9 @@ Content-Type: application/json
 | Endpoint | Method | Description |
 |----------|--------|-------------|
 | `/create_ticket_api.php` | POST | Create ticket via API key (hwmonDaemon, external tools) |
+| `/api/tickets_api.php` | GET | Bearer: list/triage queue or read one ticket + comments |
+| `/api/ticket_comment_api.php` | POST | Bearer: add a comment (read_write scope) |
+| `/api/ticket_status_api.php` | POST | Bearer: change/close status, workflow-validated (read_write scope) |
 | `/api/update_ticket.php` | POST | Update ticket with workflow validation |
 | `/api/assign_ticket.php` | POST | Assign ticket to user |
 | `/api/add_comment.php` | POST | Add comment to ticket |

api/generate_api_key.php

@@ -59,12 +59,19 @@ try {
 
     $keyName = trim($input['key_name'] ?? '');
     $expiresInDays = $input['expires_in_days'] ?? null;
+    $scope = $input['scope'] ?? 'read_write';
 
     if (empty($keyName)) {
         http_response_code(400);
         throw new Exception("Key name is required");
     }
 
+    // Validate scope — only the two known values are allowed
+    if (!in_array($scope, ['read', 'read_write'], true)) {
+        http_response_code(400);
+        throw new Exception("Invalid scope: must be 'read' or 'read_write'");
+    }
+
     if (strlen($keyName) > 100) {
         http_response_code(400);
         throw new Exception("Key name must be 100 characters or less");
@@ -86,7 +93,7 @@ try {
 
     // Generate API key
     $apiKeyModel = new ApiKeyModel($conn);
-    $result = $apiKeyModel->createKey($keyName, $_SESSION['user']['user_id'], $expiresInDays);
+    $result = $apiKeyModel->createKey($keyName, $_SESSION['user']['user_id'], $expiresInDays, $scope);
 
     if (!$result['success']) {
         throw new Exception($result['error'] ?? "Failed to generate API key");
@@ -99,7 +106,7 @@ try {
         'create',
         'api_key',
         $result['key_id'],
-        ['key_name' => $keyName, 'expires_in_days' => $expiresInDays]
+        ['key_name' => $keyName, 'expires_in_days' => $expiresInDays, 'scope' => $scope]
     );
 
     // Clear output buffer
@@ -112,6 +119,7 @@ try {
         'api_key' => $result['api_key'],
         'key_prefix' => $result['key_prefix'],
         'key_id' => $result['key_id'],
+        'scope' => $result['scope'],
         'expires_at' => $result['expires_at']
     ]);
 } catch (Exception $e) {

api/ticket_comment_api.php

@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * ticket_comment_api.php — Bearer-key endpoint to post a comment on a ticket.
+ *
+ * POST only. Requires 'read_write' scope.
+ *
+ * Identity = PER-KEY LABEL: the comment author (ticket_comments.user_name) is the
+ * API key's key_name and the linked user_id is the key's created_by.
+ *
+ * Body (JSON): {
+ *   "ticket_id":        "NNN"   (required),
+ *   "comment_text":     "..."   (required, non-empty),
+ *   "markdown_enabled": bool     (optional)
+ * }
+ * Response: {success:true, comment_id:...}
+ */
+
+header('Content-Type: application/json');
+
+error_reporting(E_ALL);
+ini_set('display_errors', 0);
+
+require_once dirname(__DIR__) . '/middleware/RateLimitMiddleware.php';
+RateLimitMiddleware::apply('api');
+
+require_once dirname(__DIR__) . '/config/config.php';
+require_once dirname(__DIR__) . '/helpers/Database.php';
+require_once dirname(__DIR__) . '/middleware/ApiKeyAuth.php';
+require_once dirname(__DIR__) . '/models/TicketModel.php';
+require_once dirname(__DIR__) . '/models/CommentModel.php';
+require_once dirname(__DIR__) . '/models/AuditLogModel.php';
+
+try {
+    $conn = Database::getConnection();
+} catch (Throwable $e) {
+    error_log('ticket_comment_api: DB connection failed: ' . $e->getMessage());
+    http_response_code(500);
+    echo json_encode(['success' => false, 'error' => 'Internal server error']);
+    exit;
+}
+
+$apiKeyAuth = new ApiKeyAuth($conn);
+
+try {
+    $apiKeyAuth->authenticate();
+} catch (Exception $e) {
+    // ApiKeyAuth already sent the 401 response.
+    exit;
+}
+
+// Posting a comment is a write — reject 'read' keys with 403 before any mutation.
+$apiKeyAuth->requireScope('read_write');
+
+if ($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] !== 'POST') {
+    http_response_code(405);
+    echo json_encode(['success' => false, 'error' => 'Method not allowed. Use POST.']);
+    exit;
+}
+
+$context = $apiKeyAuth->getKeyContext();
+$keyName = $context['key_name'] ?? 'API';
+$createdBy = ($context['created_by'] ?? null) !== null ? (int)$context['created_by'] : null;
+
+$rawInput = file_get_contents('php://input');
+$data = json_decode($rawInput, true);
+if (!is_array($data)) {
+    http_response_code(400);
+    echo json_encode(['success' => false, 'error' => 'Invalid JSON body']);
+    exit;
+}
+
+$ticketId = isset($data['ticket_id']) ? trim((string)$data['ticket_id']) : '';
+if ($ticketId === '') {
+    http_response_code(400);
+    echo json_encode(['success' => false, 'error' => 'ticket_id is required']);
+    exit;
+}
+
+$commentText = isset($data['comment_text']) ? trim((string)$data['comment_text']) : '';
+if ($commentText === '') {
+    http_response_code(400);
+    echo json_encode(['success' => false, 'error' => 'comment_text is required']);
+    exit;
+}
+
+$markdownEnabled = !empty($data['markdown_enabled']);
+
+// Validate the ticket exists.
+$ticketModel = new TicketModel($conn);
+$ticket = $ticketModel->getTicketById($ticketId);
+if (!$ticket) {
+    http_response_code(404);
+    echo json_encode(['success' => false, 'error' => 'Ticket not found']);
+    exit;
+}
+
+// Post the comment under the key's label / owner.
+$commentModel = new CommentModel($conn);
+$result = $commentModel->addComment($ticketId, [
+    'user_name' => $keyName,
+    'comment_text' => $commentText,
+    'markdown_enabled' => $markdownEnabled,
+], $createdBy);
+
+if (empty($result['success'])) {
+    error_log('ticket_comment_api: addComment failed for ticket ' . $ticketId
+        . ': ' . ($result['error'] ?? 'unknown'));
+    http_response_code(500);
+    echo json_encode(['success' => false, 'error' => 'Failed to add comment']);
+    exit;
+}
+
+$commentId = $result['comment_id'] ?? null;
+
+// Audit trail (action 'comment' / entity 'comment' are both whitelisted).
+$auditLog = new AuditLogModel($conn);
+$auditLog->log($createdBy, 'comment', 'comment', (string)$commentId, [
+    'ticket_id' => $ticketId,
+    'key_name' => $keyName,
+    'via_api' => true,
+]);
+
+echo json_encode(['success' => true, 'comment_id' => $commentId]);
+exit;

api/ticket_status_api.php

@@ -0,0 +1,203 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * ticket_status_api.php — Bearer-key endpoint to change a ticket's status.
+ *
+ * POST only. Requires 'read_write' scope.
+ *
+ * Body (JSON): {
+ *   "ticket_id":        "NNN"   (required),
+ *   "status":           "..."   (required target status),
+ *   "comment":          "..."   (optional; REQUIRED when the transition
+ *                                requires_comment),
+ *   "markdown_enabled": bool     (optional, applies to the comment)
+ * }
+ * Response: {success:true, ticket_id, status}
+ *
+ * Mirrors api/update_ticket.php: workflow validation, requires_comment
+ * enforcement, updateTicket (updated_by/updated_at + closed_at handling), Matrix
+ * status-change notification, and StatsModel cache invalidation. When a comment
+ * is supplied it is posted first (per-key label) so "close with reason" is one call.
+ */
+
+header('Content-Type: application/json');
+
+error_reporting(E_ALL);
+ini_set('display_errors', 0);
+
+require_once dirname(__DIR__) . '/middleware/RateLimitMiddleware.php';
+RateLimitMiddleware::apply('api');
+
+require_once dirname(__DIR__) . '/config/config.php';
+require_once dirname(__DIR__) . '/helpers/Database.php';
+require_once dirname(__DIR__) . '/middleware/ApiKeyAuth.php';
+require_once dirname(__DIR__) . '/models/TicketModel.php';
+require_once dirname(__DIR__) . '/models/CommentModel.php';
+require_once dirname(__DIR__) . '/models/WorkflowModel.php';
+require_once dirname(__DIR__) . '/models/AuditLogModel.php';
+require_once dirname(__DIR__) . '/models/StatsModel.php';
+require_once dirname(__DIR__) . '/helpers/NotificationHelper.php';
+
+try {
+    $conn = Database::getConnection();
+} catch (Throwable $e) {
+    error_log('ticket_status_api: DB connection failed: ' . $e->getMessage());
+    http_response_code(500);
+    echo json_encode(['success' => false, 'error' => 'Internal server error']);
+    exit;
+}
+
+$apiKeyAuth = new ApiKeyAuth($conn);
+
+try {
+    $apiKeyAuth->authenticate();
+} catch (Exception $e) {
+    // ApiKeyAuth already sent the 401 response.
+    exit;
+}
+
+// Changing status is a write — reject 'read' keys with 403 before any mutation.
+$apiKeyAuth->requireScope('read_write');
+
+if ($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] !== 'POST') {
+    http_response_code(405);
+    echo json_encode(['success' => false, 'error' => 'Method not allowed. Use POST.']);
+    exit;
+}
+
+$context = $apiKeyAuth->getKeyContext();
+$keyName = $context['key_name'] ?? 'API';
+$createdBy = ($context['created_by'] ?? null) !== null ? (int)$context['created_by'] : null;
+
+$rawInput = file_get_contents('php://input');
+$data = json_decode($rawInput, true);
+if (!is_array($data)) {
+    http_response_code(400);
+    echo json_encode(['success' => false, 'error' => 'Invalid JSON body']);
+    exit;
+}
+
+$ticketId = isset($data['ticket_id']) ? trim((string)$data['ticket_id']) : '';
+if ($ticketId === '') {
+    http_response_code(400);
+    echo json_encode(['success' => false, 'error' => 'ticket_id is required']);
+    exit;
+}
+
+$newStatus = isset($data['status']) ? trim((string)$data['status']) : '';
+if ($newStatus === '') {
+    http_response_code(400);
+    echo json_encode(['success' => false, 'error' => 'status is required']);
+    exit;
+}
+
+$comment = isset($data['comment']) ? trim((string)$data['comment']) : '';
+
+// Validate the ticket exists.
+$ticketModel = new TicketModel($conn);
+$ticket = $ticketModel->getTicketById($ticketId);
+if (!$ticket) {
+    http_response_code(404);
+    echo json_encode(['success' => false, 'error' => 'Ticket not found']);
+    exit;
+}
+
+$currentStatus = (string)$ticket['status'];
+
+// Validate the transition (API key is never admin).
+$workflowModel = new WorkflowModel($conn);
+if (!$workflowModel->isTransitionAllowed($currentStatus, $newStatus, false)) {
+    http_response_code(400);
+    echo json_encode([
+        'success' => false,
+        'error' => 'Status transition not allowed: ' . $currentStatus . ' -> ' . $newStatus,
+    ]);
+    exit;
+}
+
+// Enforce requires_comment transitions server-side.
+if ($workflowModel->transitionRequiresComment($currentStatus, $newStatus) && $comment === '') {
+    http_response_code(400);
+    echo json_encode([
+        'success' => false,
+        'error' => 'A comment is required for this status change',
+        'requires_comment' => true,
+    ]);
+    exit;
+}
+
+// Post the comment first (per-key label) so a close-with-reason is one call.
+if ($comment !== '') {
+    $commentModel = new CommentModel($conn);
+    $commentResult = $commentModel->addComment($ticketId, [
+        'user_name' => $keyName,
+        'comment_text' => $comment,
+        'markdown_enabled' => !empty($data['markdown_enabled']),
+    ], $createdBy);
+    if (empty($commentResult['success'])) {
+        error_log('ticket_status_api: addComment failed for ticket ' . $ticketId
+            . ': ' . ($commentResult['error'] ?? 'unknown'));
+        http_response_code(500);
+        echo json_encode(['success' => false, 'error' => 'Failed to add comment']);
+        exit;
+    }
+}
+
+// Apply the status change. updateTicket sets updated_by/updated_at and handles
+// closed_at (set on close, cleared on reopen) via its own SQL.
+$updateData = [
+    'ticket_id' => $ticketId,
+    'title' => $ticket['title'],
+    'description' => $ticket['description'],
+    'category' => $ticket['category'],
+    'type' => $ticket['type'],
+    'status' => $newStatus,
+    'priority' => (int)$ticket['priority'],
+];
+
+$updateResult = $ticketModel->updateTicket($updateData, $createdBy);
+if (empty($updateResult['success'])) {
+    error_log('ticket_status_api: updateTicket failed for ticket ' . $ticketId
+        . ': ' . ($updateResult['error'] ?? 'unknown'));
+    http_response_code(500);
+    echo json_encode(['success' => false, 'error' => 'Failed to update ticket status']);
+    exit;
+}
+
+// Notify, audit, and refresh stats only when the status actually changed.
+if ($currentStatus !== $newStatus) {
+    NotificationHelper::sendStatusChangeNotification(
+        $ticketId,
+        $currentStatus,
+        $newStatus,
+        (string)$ticket['title'],
+        $keyName
+    );
+    NotificationHelper::notifyWatchers(
+        $conn,
+        $ticketId,
+        (string)$ticket['title'],
+        'status_changed',
+        ['old_status' => $currentStatus, 'new_status' => $newStatus, 'changed_by' => $keyName],
+        $createdBy,
+        $ticket['visibility'] ?? 'public'
+    );
+
+    // Audit trail (action 'update' / entity 'ticket' are both whitelisted).
+    $auditLog = new AuditLogModel($conn);
+    $auditLog->log($createdBy, 'update', 'ticket', $ticketId, [
+        'status' => ['from' => $currentStatus, 'to' => $newStatus],
+        'key_name' => $keyName,
+        'via_api' => true,
+    ]);
+
+    // Status change is a ticket-state change — refresh dashboard stats.
+    (new StatsModel($conn))->invalidateCache();
+}
+
+echo json_encode([
+    'success' => true,
+    'ticket_id' => $ticketId,
+    'status' => $newStatus,
+]);
+exit;

api/tickets_api.php

@@ -0,0 +1,139 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * tickets_api.php — Bearer-key read endpoint (list/triage + read-one).
+ *
+ * GET only. Requires 'read' scope (a 'read_write' key also satisfies it).
+ * Acts as a trusted automation/server credential: reads return the full queue
+ * (no per-user visibility filtering).
+ *
+ *   GET ?ticket_id=NNN            -> {success, ticket, comments}
+ *   GET ?status=&priority=&host=  -> {success, tickets, page, total, pages}
+ *       &page=&limit=
+ */
+
+header('Content-Type: application/json');
+
+error_reporting(E_ALL);
+ini_set('display_errors', 0);
+
+// Rate limiting (same pattern as the other Bearer API endpoints)
+require_once dirname(__DIR__) . '/middleware/RateLimitMiddleware.php';
+RateLimitMiddleware::apply('api');
+
+require_once dirname(__DIR__) . '/config/config.php';
+require_once dirname(__DIR__) . '/helpers/Database.php';
+require_once dirname(__DIR__) . '/middleware/ApiKeyAuth.php';
+require_once dirname(__DIR__) . '/models/TicketModel.php';
+require_once dirname(__DIR__) . '/models/CommentModel.php';
+
+try {
+    $conn = Database::getConnection();
+} catch (Throwable $e) {
+    error_log('tickets_api: DB connection failed: ' . $e->getMessage());
+    http_response_code(500);
+    echo json_encode(['success' => false, 'error' => 'Internal server error']);
+    exit;
+}
+
+$apiKeyAuth = new ApiKeyAuth($conn);
+
+try {
+    $apiKeyAuth->authenticate();
+} catch (Exception $e) {
+    // ApiKeyAuth already sent the 401 response.
+    exit;
+}
+
+// Reads only need the 'read' scope.
+$apiKeyAuth->requireScope('read');
+
+if ($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] !== 'GET') {
+    http_response_code(405);
+    echo json_encode(['success' => false, 'error' => 'Method not allowed. Use GET.']);
+    exit;
+}
+
+$ticketModel = new TicketModel($conn);
+
+// ── READ ONE ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+if (isset($_GET['ticket_id']) && trim((string)$_GET['ticket_id']) !== '') {
+    $ticketId = trim((string)$_GET['ticket_id']);
+
+    $ticket = $ticketModel->getTicketById($ticketId);
+    if (!$ticket) {
+        http_response_code(404);
+        echo json_encode(['success' => false, 'error' => 'Ticket not found']);
+        exit;
+    }
+
+    // Flat list of comments (newest first) — same fetch the ticket view uses.
+    $commentModel = new CommentModel($conn);
+    $comments = $commentModel->getCommentsByTicketId($ticketId, false);
+
+    echo json_encode([
+        'success' => true,
+        'ticket' => $ticket,
+        'comments' => $comments,
+    ]);
+    exit;
+}
+
+// ── LIST / TRIAGE ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+$status = (isset($_GET['status']) && trim((string)$_GET['status']) !== '')
+    ? trim((string)$_GET['status'])
+    : 'Open';
+
+$page = isset($_GET['page']) ? (int)$_GET['page'] : 1;
+if ($page < 1) {
+    $page = 1;
+}
+
+$limit = isset($_GET['limit']) ? (int)$_GET['limit'] : 25;
+if ($limit < 1) {
+    $limit = 25;
+}
+if ($limit > 100) {
+    $limit = 100; // cap
+}
+
+$filters = [];
+if (isset($_GET['priority']) && trim((string)$_GET['priority']) !== '') {
+    $priority = (int)$_GET['priority'];
+    if ($priority >= 1 && $priority <= 5) {
+        // Exact-priority match via the min/max range filter.
+        $filters['priority_min'] = $priority;
+        $filters['priority_max'] = $priority;
+    }
+}
+
+// hwmon puts the host in the title (e.g. "[hostname] ..."), so a host filter is a
+// title substring match — served by getAllTickets's `search` param (title search).
+$search = null;
+if (isset($_GET['host']) && trim((string)$_GET['host']) !== '') {
+    $search = trim((string)$_GET['host']);
+}
+
+// user = null => getAllTickets skips visibility filtering and returns the full
+// queue (this is a trusted server credential, not an end user).
+$result = $ticketModel->getAllTickets(
+    $page,
+    $limit,
+    $status,
+    'ticket_id',
+    'desc',
+    null,
+    null,
+    $search,
+    $filters,
+    null
+);
+
+echo json_encode([
+    'success' => true,
+    'tickets' => $result['tickets'],
+    'page' => $result['current_page'],
+    'total' => $result['total'],
+    'pages' => $result['pages'],
+]);
+exit;

create_ticket_api.php

@@ -72,6 +72,9 @@ try {
     exit;
 }
 
+// Ticket creation is a write — a read-only key must be rejected with 403.
+$apiKeyAuth->requireScope('read_write');
+
 $userId = $systemUser['user_id'];
 
 // Parse input regardless of content-type header

index.php

@@ -331,7 +331,15 @@ switch (true) {
         requireAdmin($currentUser);
         require_once 'models/ApiKeyModel.php';
         $apiKeyModel = new ApiKeyModel($conn);
-        $apiKeys = $apiKeyModel->getAllKeys();
+
+        // Validate the requested page to a positive int (default 1)
+        $apiKeysPage = isset($_GET['page']) ? (int)$_GET['page'] : 1;
+        if ($apiKeysPage < 1) {
+            $apiKeysPage = 1;
+        }
+        $apiKeysPerPage = 20;
+
+        $apiKeys = $apiKeyModel->getAllKeys($apiKeysPage, $apiKeysPerPage);
         include 'views/admin/ApiKeysView.php';
         break;
 

middleware/ApiKeyAuth.php

@@ -13,6 +13,14 @@ class ApiKeyAuth
     private $userModel;
     private $conn;
 
+    /**
+     * Context of the API key validated by the most recent authenticate()/
+     * verifyOptional() call, or null if none succeeded.
+     *
+     * @var array|null
+     */
+    private $keyContext = null;
+
     public function __construct($conn)
     {
         $this->conn = $conn;
@@ -20,6 +28,57 @@ class ApiKeyAuth
         $this->userModel = new UserModel($conn);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Store the validated key's context for later scope/attribution checks.
+     *
+     * @param array $keyData Row returned by ApiKeyModel::validateKey()
+     */
+    private function setKeyContext(array $keyData)
+    {
+        $this->keyContext = [
+            'scope' => $keyData['scope'] ?? 'read_write',
+            'key_name' => $keyData['key_name'] ?? null,
+            'created_by' => $keyData['created_by'] ?? null,
+            'api_key_id' => $keyData['api_key_id'] ?? null,
+        ];
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the context of the authenticated API key.
+     *
+     * @return array|null ['scope', 'key_name', 'created_by', 'api_key_id'] or null
+     */
+    public function getKeyContext(): ?array
+    {
+        return $this->keyContext;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Enforce that the authenticated key satisfies the required scope.
+     *
+     * A 'read' key satisfies only 'read'; a 'read_write' key satisfies both
+     * 'read' and 'read_write'. On failure a 403 JSON error is sent and the
+     * script exits.
+     *
+     * @param string $needed Required scope ('read' or 'read_write')
+     */
+    public function requireScope(string $needed): void
+    {
+        $current = $this->keyContext['scope'] ?? null;
+
+        // 'read_write' can do anything; 'read' can only satisfy a 'read' need.
+        $ok = ($current === 'read_write')
+            || ($current === 'read' && $needed === 'read');
+
+        if (!$ok) {
+            $this->sendForbidden(
+                'API key scope "' . ($current ?? 'none') . '" is insufficient; "'
+                . $needed . '" is required'
+            );
+            exit;
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Authenticate using API key from Authorization header
      *
@@ -52,6 +111,9 @@ class ApiKeyAuth
             exit;
         }
 
+        // Record key context (scope / attribution) for callers to inspect.
+        $this->setKeyContext($keyData);
+
         // Get system user (or the user who created the key)
         $user = $this->userModel->getSystemUser();
 
@@ -113,6 +175,22 @@ class ApiKeyAuth
         ]);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Send 403 Forbidden response (e.g. insufficient scope)
+     *
+     * @param string $message Error message
+     */
+    private function sendForbidden($message)
+    {
+        header('HTTP/1.1 403 Forbidden');
+        header('Content-Type: application/json');
+        echo json_encode([
+            'success' => false,
+            'error' => 'Forbidden',
+            'message' => $message
+        ]);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Verify API key without throwing errors (for optional auth)
      *
@@ -137,6 +215,9 @@ class ApiKeyAuth
             return null;
         }
 
+        // Record key context (scope / attribution) for callers to inspect.
+        $this->setKeyContext($keyData);
+
         $user = $this->userModel->getSystemUser();
 
         if ($user) {

migrations/000_baseline.sql

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `api_keys` (
   `key_hash` varchar(255) NOT NULL,
   `key_prefix` varchar(20) NOT NULL,
   `is_active` tinyint(1) DEFAULT 1,
+  `scope` enum('read','read_write') NOT NULL DEFAULT 'read_write',
   `created_by` int(11) DEFAULT NULL,
   `last_used` timestamp NULL DEFAULT NULL,
   `expires_at` timestamp NULL DEFAULT NULL,

models/ApiKeyModel.php

@@ -18,10 +18,19 @@ class ApiKeyModel
      * @param string $keyName Descriptive name for the key
      * @param int $createdBy User ID who created the key
      * @param int|null $expiresInDays Number of days until expiration (null for no expiration)
-     * @return array Array with 'success', 'api_key' (plaintext), 'key_prefix', 'error'
+     * @param string $scope Access scope: 'read' or 'read_write' (default 'read_write')
+     * @return array Array with 'success', 'api_key' (plaintext), 'key_prefix', 'scope', 'error'
      */
-    public function createKey($keyName, $createdBy, $expiresInDays = null)
+    public function createKey($keyName, $createdBy, $expiresInDays = null, $scope = 'read_write')
     {
+        // Validate the requested scope — only the two known values are allowed
+        if (!in_array($scope, ['read', 'read_write'], true)) {
+            return [
+                'success' => false,
+                'error' => "Invalid scope: must be 'read' or 'read_write'"
+            ];
+        }
+
         // Generate random API key (32 bytes = 64 hex characters)
         $apiKey = bin2hex(random_bytes(32));
 
@@ -39,9 +48,10 @@ class ApiKeyModel
 
         // Insert API key into database
         $stmt = $this->conn->prepare(
-            "INSERT INTO api_keys (key_name, key_hash, key_prefix, created_by, expires_at) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?)"
+            "INSERT INTO api_keys (key_name, key_hash, key_prefix, scope, created_by, expires_at) "
+            . "VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)"
         );
-        $stmt->bind_param("sssis", $keyName, $keyHash, $keyPrefix, $createdBy, $expiresAt);
+        $stmt->bind_param("ssssis", $keyName, $keyHash, $keyPrefix, $scope, $createdBy, $expiresAt);
 
         if ($stmt->execute()) {
             $keyId = $this->conn->insert_id;
@@ -52,6 +62,7 @@ class ApiKeyModel
                 'api_key' => $apiKey,  // Return plaintext key ONCE
                 'key_prefix' => $keyPrefix,
                 'key_id' => $keyId,
+                'scope' => $scope,
                 'expires_at' => $expiresAt
             ];
         } else {
@@ -96,6 +107,13 @@ class ApiKeyModel
         $keyData = $result->fetch_assoc();
         $stmt->close();
 
+        // Ensure a scope is always present. On an un-migrated database the column
+        // does not exist yet (or is null), in which case we treat the key as
+        // full-access so existing integrations keep working.
+        if (!isset($keyData['scope']) || $keyData['scope'] === null || $keyData['scope'] === '') {
+            $keyData['scope'] = 'read_write';
+        }
+
         // Check expiration
         if ($keyData['expires_at'] !== null) {
             $expiresAt = strtotime($keyData['expires_at']);
@@ -156,18 +174,41 @@ class ApiKeyModel
     }
 
     /**
-     * Get all API keys (for admin panel)
+     * Get a page of API keys (for admin panel)
      *
-     * @return array Array of API key records (without hashes)
+     * Active keys are listed first, then newest first within each group.
+     *
+     * @param int $page    1-based page number
+     * @param int $perPage Rows per page
+     * @return array ['keys' => array, 'total' => int, 'page' => int, 'perPage' => int]
      */
-    public function getAllKeys()
+    public function getAllKeys($page = 1, $perPage = 20)
     {
+        // Normalise pagination inputs
+        $page = max(1, (int)$page);
+        $perPage = (int)$perPage;
+        if ($perPage < 1) {
+            $perPage = 20;
+        }
+        $offset = ($page - 1) * $perPage;
+
+        // Total count for pagination controls
+        $total = 0;
+        $countResult = $this->conn->query("SELECT COUNT(*) AS total FROM api_keys");
+        if ($countResult) {
+            $countRow = $countResult->fetch_assoc();
+            $total = (int)($countRow['total'] ?? 0);
+            $countResult->free();
+        }
+
         $stmt = $this->conn->prepare(
             "SELECT ak.*, u.username, u.display_name
              FROM api_keys ak
              LEFT JOIN users u ON ak.created_by = u.user_id
-             ORDER BY ak.created_at DESC"
+             ORDER BY ak.is_active DESC, ak.created_at DESC
+             LIMIT ? OFFSET ?"
         );
+        $stmt->bind_param("ii", $perPage, $offset);
         $stmt->execute();
         $result = $stmt->get_result();
 
@@ -179,7 +220,13 @@ class ApiKeyModel
         }
 
         $stmt->close();
-        return $keys;
+
+        return [
+            'keys' => $keys,
+            'total' => $total,
+            'page' => $page,
+            'perPage' => $perPage
+        ];
     }
 
     /**

views/admin/ApiKeysView.php

@@ -38,8 +38,18 @@ include __DIR__ . '/../../views/layout_header.php';
           <option value="365">1 year</option>
         </select>
       </div>
+      <div class="lt-form-group" style="flex:1;margin:0">
+        <label class="lt-label" for="keyScope">Scope</label>
+        <select id="keyScope" class="lt-select">
+          <option value="read_write" selected>read_write</option>
+          <option value="read">read</option>
+        </select>
+      </div>
       <button type="submit" class="lt-btn lt-btn-primary" style="margin-bottom:0">GENERATE KEY</button>
     </form>
+    <p class="lt-text-xs lt-text-muted" style="margin-top:0.5rem">
+      Scope: <strong>read</strong> = GET only; <strong>read_write</strong> = create/comment/close.
+    </p>
 
     <!-- New key display (hidden by default) -->
     <div id="newKeyDisplay" class="lt-frame-inner lt-mt-sm is-hidden">
@@ -63,6 +73,7 @@ include __DIR__ . '/../../views/layout_header.php';
           <tr>
             <th scope="col">Name</th>
             <th scope="col">Key Prefix</th>
+            <th scope="col">Scope</th>
             <th scope="col">Created By</th>
             <th scope="col">Created</th>
             <th scope="col">Expires</th>
@@ -72,14 +83,26 @@ include __DIR__ . '/../../views/layout_header.php';
           </tr>
         </thead>
         <tbody>
-          <?php if (empty($apiKeys)) : ?>
+          <?php
-            <tr><td colspan="8" class="lt-empty">No API keys found. Generate one above.</td></tr>
+            $apiKeysList = $apiKeys['keys'] ?? [];
-          <?php else :
+            if (empty($apiKeysList)) : ?>
-              foreach ($apiKeys as $key) : ?>
+            <tr><td colspan="9" class="lt-empty">No API keys found. Generate one above.</td></tr>
-                                <?php $expired = $key['expires_at'] && strtotime($key['expires_at']) < time(); ?>
+            <?php else :
+                foreach ($apiKeysList as $key) : ?>
+                                  <?php
+                                    $expired = $key['expires_at'] && strtotime($key['expires_at']) < time();
+                                    $scope   = $key['scope'] ?? 'read_write';
+                                    ?>
             <tr id="key-row-<?= (int)$key['api_key_id'] ?>">
               <td data-label="Name"><strong><?= htmlspecialchars($key['key_name']) ?></strong></td>
               <td data-label="Prefix" class="lt-text-xs"><code><?= htmlspecialchars($key['key_prefix']) ?>&hellip;</code></td>
+              <td data-label="Scope">
+                                <?php if ($scope === 'read') : ?>
+                  <span class="lt-status lt-status-closed"><?= htmlspecialchars($scope) ?></span>
+                                <?php else : ?>
+                  <span class="lt-status lt-status-open"><?= htmlspecialchars($scope) ?></span>
+                                <?php endif ?>
+              </td>
               <td data-label="Created By" class="lt-text-xs"><?= htmlspecialchars($key['display_name'] ?? $key['username'] ?? 'Unknown') ?></td>
               <td data-label="Created" class="lt-text-xs lt-text-muted"><?= date('Y-m-d H:i', strtotime($key['created_at'])) ?></td>
               <td data-label="Expires" class="lt-text-xs <?= $expired ? 'lt-text-danger' : 'lt-text-cyan' ?>">
@@ -104,11 +127,30 @@ include __DIR__ . '/../../views/layout_header.php';
                                 <?php endif ?>
               </td>
             </tr>
-              <?php endforeach;
+                <?php endforeach;
-          endif ?>
+            endif ?>
         </tbody>
       </table>
     </div>
+
+    <!-- Pagination -->
+    <?php
+    $akPage    = (int)($apiKeys['page'] ?? 1);
+    $akPerPage = max(1, (int)($apiKeys['perPage'] ?? 20));
+    $akTotal   = (int)($apiKeys['total'] ?? 0);
+    $akPages   = (int)ceil($akTotal / $akPerPage);
+    ?>
+    <?php if ($akPages > 1) : ?>
+    <div class="lt-pagination" role="navigation" aria-label="API keys pagination">
+        <?php if ($akPage > 1) : ?>
+        <a href="/admin/api-keys?page=<?= $akPage - 1 ?>" class="lt-btn lt-btn-sm" aria-label="Previous page">&#xAB; Prev</a>
+        <?php endif ?>
+      <span class="lt-text-xs lt-text-muted">Page <?= $akPage ?> of <?= $akPages ?></span>
+        <?php if ($akPage < $akPages) : ?>
+        <a href="/admin/api-keys?page=<?= $akPage + 1 ?>" class="lt-btn lt-btn-sm" aria-label="Next page">Next &#xBB;</a>
+        <?php endif ?>
+    </div>
+    <?php endif ?>
   </div>
 </div>
 
@@ -127,17 +169,56 @@ include __DIR__ . '/../../views/layout_header.php';
       </div>
       <pre><code>Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY</code></pre>
     </div>
-    <p class="lt-text-xs lt-text-muted" style="margin-top:0.5rem">
+    <?php $apiBase = 'https://' . htmlspecialchars($GLOBALS['config']['APP_DOMAIN'] ?? 'your-instance', ENT_QUOTES); ?>
-      Example — create a ticket via cURL:<br>
+    <p class="lt-text-sm lt-text-muted" style="margin-top:0.75rem">
+      <strong>Scopes:</strong> a <code>read</code> key may only use the <code>GET</code> endpoints;
+      a <code>read_write</code> key may also create tickets, post comments, and change status.
+      All endpoints are Bearer-authenticated and rate-limited. Comments and status changes made via
+      the API are attributed to the key's name.
     </p>
+
+    <p class="lt-text-xs lt-text-muted" style="margin-top:0.75rem"><strong>Create a ticket</strong> (read_write):</p>
     <div class="lt-code-block">
       <div class="lt-code-header"><span class="lt-code-lang">CURL</span></div>
-      <pre><code>curl -X POST https://your-instance/create_ticket_api.php \
+      <pre><code>curl -X POST <?= $apiBase ?>/create_ticket_api.php \
   -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
   -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
   -d '{"title":"My ticket","category":"General","type":"Issue","priority":3}'</code></pre>
     </div>
-    <p class="lt-text-xs lt-text-muted" style="margin-top:0.5rem">API keys provide programmatic access to create and manage tickets. Keep keys secure and rotate them regularly.</p>
+
+    <p class="lt-text-xs lt-text-muted" style="margin-top:0.75rem"><strong>List / triage the queue</strong> (read). Filters: <code>status</code>, <code>priority</code> (1-5), <code>host</code> (title match), <code>page</code>, <code>limit</code>:</p>
+    <div class="lt-code-block">
+      <div class="lt-code-header"><span class="lt-code-lang">CURL</span></div>
+      <pre><code>curl "<?= $apiBase ?>/api/tickets_api.php?status=Open&priority=2&limit=25" \
+  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"</code></pre>
+    </div>
+
+    <p class="lt-text-xs lt-text-muted" style="margin-top:0.75rem"><strong>Read one ticket + its comments</strong> (read):</p>
+    <div class="lt-code-block">
+      <div class="lt-code-header"><span class="lt-code-lang">CURL</span></div>
+      <pre><code>curl "<?= $apiBase ?>/api/tickets_api.php?ticket_id=123456789" \
+  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"</code></pre>
+    </div>
+
+    <p class="lt-text-xs lt-text-muted" style="margin-top:0.75rem"><strong>Post a comment</strong> (read_write). <code>markdown_enabled</code> is optional:</p>
+    <div class="lt-code-block">
+      <div class="lt-code-header"><span class="lt-code-lang">CURL</span></div>
+      <pre><code>curl -X POST <?= $apiBase ?>/api/ticket_comment_api.php \
+  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
+  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+  -d '{"ticket_id":"123456789","comment_text":"Investigating.","markdown_enabled":true}'</code></pre>
+    </div>
+
+    <p class="lt-text-xs lt-text-muted" style="margin-top:0.75rem"><strong>Change / close status</strong> (read_write, workflow-validated). <code>comment</code> is required for transitions that require one (e.g. closing) and is posted as the reason:</p>
+    <div class="lt-code-block">
+      <div class="lt-code-header"><span class="lt-code-lang">CURL</span></div>
+      <pre><code>curl -X POST <?= $apiBase ?>/api/ticket_status_api.php \
+  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
+  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+  -d '{"ticket_id":"123456789","status":"Closed","comment":"Resolved: disk replaced."}'</code></pre>
+    </div>
+
+    <p class="lt-text-xs lt-text-muted" style="margin-top:0.75rem">Keep keys secure and rotate them regularly. Scope automation keys to <code>read</code> unless they need to write.</p>
   </div>
 </div>
 
@@ -160,8 +241,9 @@ document.getElementById('generateKeyForm').addEventListener('submit', function (
     e.preventDefault();
     var keyName   = document.getElementById('keyName').value.trim();
     var expiresIn = document.getElementById('expiresIn').value;
+    var keyScope  = document.getElementById('keyScope').value;
     if (!keyName) { lt.toast.error('Please enter a key name'); return; }
-    lt.api.post('/api/generate_api_key.php', { key_name: keyName, expires_in_days: expiresIn || null })
+    lt.api.post('/api/generate_api_key.php', { key_name: keyName, expires_in_days: expiresIn || null, scope: keyScope })
         .then(function (data) {
             if (data.success) {
                 document.getElementById('newKeyValue').value = data.api_key;