diff --git a/services/admin-api/README.md b/services/admin-api/README.md
index 2e3400f..f165a0c 100644
--- a/services/admin-api/README.md
+++ b/services/admin-api/README.md
@@ -6,12 +6,13 @@ Verwaltung der Per-Diem-Pauschalen (`per_diem_rates`), die vom
 (siehe `docs/architecture/v1.1.md` §6.2 und ADR-0003).
 
 **Status: in-progress.** HTTP-Handler, HTML-Templates, Modell-Typen,
-Store-Interface, **Signing-Service-Client**, **Transparency-Log-Client** und
-**Pocket-ID-TokenSource** (`client_credentials` mit Discovery + Cache)
-sind vollständig und getestet (36 Go-Tests, go vet clean). Noch Stubs:
-Postgres-Store (`pgx`) und die inbound Pocket-ID-Auth-Middleware
-(Admin-Session-Cookie) — werden in Phase 2 nachgezogen. Prod-Deployment
-folgt nach Phase-1-Trust-Core.
+Store-Interface, **Signing-Service-Client**, **Transparency-Log-Client**,
+**outbound Pocket-ID-TokenSource** (`client_credentials` mit Discovery + Cache)
+und **inbound Pocket-ID-Session-Cookie-Verifier** (Authorization-Code + PKCE,
+JWKS-Signatur-Prüfung, Erzwingung `proofedmesh-admin`-Gruppenmitgliedschaft)
+sind vollständig und getestet (46 Go-Tests, go vet clean). Noch Stub:
+Postgres-Store (`pgx`) — wird in Phase 2 nachgezogen. Prod-Deployment folgt
+nach Phase-1-Trust-Core.
 
 ## Scope
 
@@ -24,10 +25,20 @@ folgt nach Phase-1-Trust-Core.
 
 Admin-API hat zwei Auth-Richtungen und beide laufen über Pocket ID:
 
-- **Inbound (Admins → Admin-API)**: OIDC Authorization-Code-Flow + Session-Cookie.
-  Autorisierung: Gruppenmitgliedschaft `proofedmesh-admin` wird aus dem ID-Token
-  gelesen und ist Pflicht für alle Endpunkte außer Login. Admin-API ist
-  human-only — Hintergrund-Dienste rufen die Admin-API nicht an.
+- **Inbound (Admins → Admin-API)**: OIDC Authorization-Code-Flow mit PKCE (S256),
+  Session-Cookie. Discovery via `/.well-known/openid-configuration`, Signatur-
+  Verifikation gegen das vom OP veröffentlichte JWKS (RS256). Session-Zustand
+  liegt in einem versiegelten AES-256-GCM-Cookie `proofedmesh_admin_session`
+  (HttpOnly, SameSite=Lax, `Secure` in Prod, TTL default 8h). Autorisierung:
+  Gruppenmitgliedschaft `proofedmesh-admin` wird aus dem ID-Token gelesen und
+  ist Pflicht für alle Endpunkte außer `/login` und `/callback` — fehlt sie,
+  antwortet `/callback` mit 403; läuft sie nach Login weg (Policy-Entzug),
+  kommt beim nächsten Request ein 302 nach `/login`. Die Middleware setzt
+  `auth.WithPrincipal(sub)` und `auth.WithSession(sid)` auf `r.Context()`; die
+  Handler lesen das für `performed_by.sub`/`performed_by.session_id` im
+  Attestations-Predicate. Login akzeptiert `?next=/path`; off-site-Redirects
+  werden gefiltert. Admin-API ist human-only — Hintergrund-Dienste rufen die
+  Admin-API nicht an.
 - **Outbound (Admin-API → Signing/Transparency-Log)**: Pocket ID
   `client_credentials`-Grant. Admin-API ist dort als eigener OIDC-Client
   registriert und erhält kurzlebige Bearer-Token. Der zentrale
@@ -62,6 +73,10 @@ services/admin-api/
 │   │   ├── memory.go               — in-memory impl (für Tests + Dev)
 │   │   ├── memory_test.go
 │   │   └── postgres.go             — pgx impl, derzeit Stub
+│   ├── auth/
+│   │   ├── context.go              — WithPrincipal/WithSession context accessors
+│   │   ├── pocket_id.go            — Pocket-ID OIDC-Middleware (/login, /callback, Protect)
+│   │   └── pocket_id_test.go       — httptest-Mock-OP (JWKS + /token) end-to-end
 │   ├── httpapi/
 │   │   ├── rates.go                        — Handler (JSON + HTML, Signer-Orchestrierung)
 │   │   ├── rates_test.go                   — Handler-Tests gegen in-memory store
@@ -116,29 +131,39 @@ Jede erfolgreiche Create/Retire-Operation ruft intern `attest.Orchestrator.SignA
 
 ## Konfigurations-Flags
 
-| Flag                   | Default                                     | Beschreibung |
-| ---------------------- | ------------------------------------------- | ------------ |
-| `-listen`              | `:8080`                                     | HTTP-Bind |
-| `-store`               | `memory`                                    | `memory` oder `postgres` |
-| `-signer-url`          | *(leer)*                                    | Signing-Service-Base-URL — leer → Attestation deaktiviert |
-| `-tlog-url`            | *(leer)*                                    | Transparency-Log-Base-URL — leer → Attestation deaktiviert |
-| `-signer-key`          | `trust-api/rate-change-signer-2026-q4`      | Signing-Key-Referenz (OpenBao Transit) |
-| `-bearer`              | *(leer)*                                    | Statischer Pocket-ID-Token für Dev; umgeht den `client_credentials`-Flow |
-| `-oidc-issuer`         | `https://auth.basicstack.de`                | Pocket-ID-Base-URL — Discovery für `client_credentials`-Flow + Issuer-Claim für `performed_by.iss` |
-| `-pocket-id-scope`     | *(leer)*                                    | Optionaler `scope` im `client_credentials`-Request |
-| `-pocket-id-audience`  | *(leer)*                                    | Optionale `audience` im `client_credentials`-Request |
+| Flag                          | Default                                     | Beschreibung |
+| ----------------------------- | ------------------------------------------- | ------------ |
+| `-listen`                     | `:8080`                                     | HTTP-Bind |
+| `-store`                      | `memory`                                    | `memory` oder `postgres` |
+| `-signer-url`                 | *(leer)*                                    | Signing-Service-Base-URL — leer → Attestation deaktiviert |
+| `-tlog-url`                   | *(leer)*                                    | Transparency-Log-Base-URL — leer → Attestation deaktiviert |
+| `-signer-key`                 | `trust-api/rate-change-signer-2026-q4`      | Signing-Key-Referenz (OpenBao Transit) |
+| `-bearer`                     | *(leer)*                                    | Statischer Pocket-ID-Token für Dev; umgeht den `client_credentials`-Flow |
+| `-oidc-issuer`                | `https://auth.basicstack.de`                | Pocket-ID-Base-URL — Discovery für beide Richtungen + `performed_by.iss`-Claim |
+| `-pocket-id-scope`            | *(leer)*                                    | Optionaler `scope` im Outbound `client_credentials`-Request |
+| `-pocket-id-audience`         | *(leer)*                                    | Optionale `audience` im Outbound `client_credentials`-Request |
+| `-admin-oidc-client-id`       | *(leer)*                                    | Inbound-OIDC-Client-ID für den Admin-Login; leer → Session-Middleware deaktiviert (Stub-Admin) |
+| `-admin-oidc-redirect-url`    | *(leer)*                                    | Vollqualifizierte Callback-URL für die Admin-Login-Registrierung (→ `/callback`) |
+| `-admin-oidc-required-group`  | `proofedmesh-admin`                         | Pocket-ID-Gruppenname, der für `/admin/*`-Zugriff vorhanden sein muss |
+| `-admin-cookie-secure`        | `true`                                      | `Secure`-Flag für Admin-Session-Cookies; nur für Localhost-Dev deaktivieren |
 
-Zusätzliche Env-Variablen (werden nur im `client_credentials`-Flow gelesen,
-also wenn `-bearer` leer ist und `-oidc-issuer` gesetzt ist):
+Zusätzliche Env-Variablen (werden gelesen, aber nie als Flag akzeptiert, damit
+sie nicht in Prozess-Listings landen):
 
-| Env                        | Beschreibung |
-| -------------------------- | ------------ |
-| `POCKET_ID_CLIENT_ID`      | OIDC-Client-ID aus der admin-api-Registrierung in Pocket ID |
-| `POCKET_ID_CLIENT_SECRET`  | OIDC-Client-Secret aus der admin-api-Registrierung in Pocket ID |
+| Env                           | Beschreibung |
+| ----------------------------- | ------------ |
+| `POCKET_ID_CLIENT_ID`         | Outbound-OIDC-Client-ID (admin-api → Signing/TLog) |
+| `POCKET_ID_CLIENT_SECRET`     | Outbound-OIDC-Client-Secret |
+| `ADMIN_OIDC_CLIENT_SECRET`    | Inbound-OIDC-Client-Secret (Admin-Login) |
+| `ADMIN_SESSION_COOKIE_SECRET` | 32-Byte-AES-256-Key als Hex (64 Zeichen) oder Base64 (44 Zeichen) zum Versiegeln der Admin-Session-Cookies |
 
-Fehlt eins der beiden, aber `-oidc-issuer` ist gesetzt und `-bearer` ist leer,
-bricht admin-api direkt beim Start ab — kein stilles Weiterlaufen mit nicht
-authentifizierten Signatur-Requests.
+Fehlen beim Outbound `POCKET_ID_CLIENT_ID`/`POCKET_ID_CLIENT_SECRET`, aber
+`-oidc-issuer` ist gesetzt und `-bearer` ist leer, bricht admin-api direkt
+beim Start ab — kein stilles Weiterlaufen mit nicht authentifizierten
+Signatur-Requests. Fehlen beim Inbound `-admin-oidc-client-id`,
+`-admin-oidc-redirect-url`, `ADMIN_OIDC_CLIENT_SECRET` oder
+`ADMIN_SESSION_COOKIE_SECRET`, läuft admin-api mit dem Stub-Admin-Prinzipal
+weiter und loggt eine Warnung — nur für Dev und Tests gedacht.
 
 ## Pocket-ID-Client-Registrierung für admin-api
 
@@ -155,10 +180,22 @@ Admin-UI (`https://auth.basicstack.de/settings/oidc-clients`):
   hier zusätzlich eintragen und per `-pocket-id-scope` anfordern
 - **Allowed user groups**: leer (kein User-bezogener Flow)
 
+Für den Inbound-Flow (Admin-Login → Admin-API) wird ein **separater** OIDC-
+Client angelegt:
+
+- **Name**: `proofedmesh-admin-login`
+- **Grant Type**: `authorization_code`
+- **Redirect URIs**: Deployment-URL + `/callback` (z.B.
+  `https://admin.basicstack.de/callback`)
+- **PKCE**: aktiviert (S256) — der Session-Middleware-Flow erwartet PKCE
+- **Allowed user groups**: `proofedmesh-admin` (reine Policy-Vorprüfung; die
+  Middleware prüft die Gruppenmitgliedschaft im ID-Token nochmal selbst)
+
 Alternativ via API, siehe
 [`skills/pocket-id-api`](../../docs/) und `POST /api/oidc/clients`:
 
 ```bash
+# Outbound (admin-api als Service-Client)
 curl -X POST "https://auth.basicstack.de/api/oidc/clients" \
   -H "X-API-Key: $POCKET_ID_API_KEY" \
   -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
@@ -169,12 +206,26 @@ curl -X POST "https://auth.basicstack.de/api/oidc/clients" \
     "isPublic": false,
     "credentialsConfidentialClient": true
   }'
+
+# Inbound (admin-login für Menschen)
+curl -X POST "https://auth.basicstack.de/api/oidc/clients" \
+  -H "X-API-Key: $POCKET_ID_API_KEY" \
+  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+  -d '{
+    "name": "proofedmesh-admin-login",
+    "callbackUrls": ["https://admin.basicstack.de/callback"],
+    "pkceEnabled": true,
+    "isPublic": false,
+    "credentialsConfidentialClient": true
+  }'
 ```
 
-Die `clientId` und das generierte `clientSecret` landen danach als Secrets
-in der Deployment-Pipeline und werden dem admin-api-Container als
-`POCKET_ID_CLIENT_ID` / `POCKET_ID_CLIENT_SECRET` injiziert. Die Felder sind
-NICHT in `-flags` konfigurierbar, damit sie nicht in Prozess-Listings landen.
+Die generierten `clientId` + `clientSecret` landen danach als Secrets in der
+Deployment-Pipeline und werden dem admin-api-Container als
+`POCKET_ID_CLIENT_ID` / `POCKET_ID_CLIENT_SECRET` (outbound) bzw. als
+`-admin-oidc-client-id` + `ADMIN_OIDC_CLIENT_SECRET` (inbound) injiziert.
+Die Secret-Felder sind NICHT als `-flag` konfigurierbar, damit sie nicht in
+Prozess-Listings landen.
 
 ## Rate Change Attestation (Entwurf)
 
diff --git a/services/admin-api/cmd/admin-api/main.go b/services/admin-api/cmd/admin-api/main.go
index 7e55826..6c468a1 100644
--- a/services/admin-api/cmd/admin-api/main.go
+++ b/services/admin-api/cmd/admin-api/main.go
@@ -1,12 +1,26 @@
 // Command admin-api is the HTTP entry point for the per-diem-rates admin
-// surface and future admin flows. Pocket-ID auth middleware is still a stub
-// that stamps a hard-coded principal into the request context; signing +
-// transparency-log wiring are real HTTP clients but default to disabled so
-// local dev with `-store=memory` has no external dependencies.
+// surface and future admin flows. Signing + transparency-log wiring are real
+// HTTP clients but default to disabled so local dev with `-store=memory` has
+// no external dependencies.
+//
+// Pocket-ID is used in two directions:
+//   - **outbound** (admin-api → Signing-Service / Transparency-Log): see
+//     buildTokenSource; admin-api authenticates as an OIDC client via the
+//     client_credentials grant, using POCKET_ID_CLIENT_ID /
+//     POCKET_ID_CLIENT_SECRET from env.
+//   - **inbound** (admin → admin-api): the auth.Middleware under
+//     internal/auth verifies a Pocket-ID session cookie (Authorization-Code
+//     + PKCE) and enforces membership in `proofedmesh-admin`. It activates
+//     when -admin-oidc-client-id, -admin-oidc-redirect-url and the two env
+//     secrets ADMIN_OIDC_CLIENT_SECRET + ADMIN_SESSION_COOKIE_SECRET are all
+//     present; otherwise /admin/* falls back to a hardcoded "stub-admin"
+//     principal so unit tests and bare dev runs stay self-contained.
 package main
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"encoding/base64"
+	"encoding/hex"
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
 	"html/template"
@@ -18,6 +32,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"basicstack.de/proofedmesh/services/admin-api/internal/attest"
+	"basicstack.de/proofedmesh/services/admin-api/internal/auth"
 	"basicstack.de/proofedmesh/services/admin-api/internal/httpapi"
 	"basicstack.de/proofedmesh/services/admin-api/internal/store"
 	"basicstack.de/proofedmesh/services/admin-api/internal/tlog"
@@ -30,9 +45,13 @@ func main() {
 	tlogURL := flag.String("tlog-url", "", "Transparency Log base URL; empty disables attestation")
 	keyRef := flag.String("signer-key", "trust-api/rate-change-signer-2026-q4", "Signing key reference")
 	bearer := flag.String("bearer", "", "static Pocket ID bearer token for dev; prod uses the Pocket ID client_credentials flow")
-	issuer := flag.String("oidc-issuer", "https://auth.basicstack.de", "OIDC issuer (Pocket ID base URL) used both for the client_credentials flow and the performed_by.iss claim")
+	issuer := flag.String("oidc-issuer", "https://auth.basicstack.de", "OIDC issuer (Pocket ID base URL) used for the client_credentials flow, inbound session verification, and the performed_by.iss claim")
 	pocketScope := flag.String("pocket-id-scope", "", "optional OAuth2 scope requested in the client_credentials grant")
 	pocketAudience := flag.String("pocket-id-audience", "", "optional OAuth2 audience requested in the client_credentials grant")
+	adminOIDCClientID := flag.String("admin-oidc-client-id", "", "Pocket-ID OIDC client id used for inbound admin login; secret comes from ADMIN_OIDC_CLIENT_SECRET")
+	adminOIDCRedirectURL := flag.String("admin-oidc-redirect-url", "", "fully-qualified redirect URL registered with Pocket-ID for the admin-login client (points to /callback)")
+	adminOIDCRequiredGroup := flag.String("admin-oidc-required-group", "proofedmesh-admin", "Pocket-ID group required for /admin/* access")
+	adminCookieSecure := flag.Bool("admin-cookie-secure", true, "set the Secure flag on admin session cookies; disable only for localhost dev")
 	flag.Parse()
 
 	logger := slog.New(slog.NewJSONHandler(os.Stdout, nil))
@@ -84,14 +103,44 @@ func main() {
 	mux := http.NewServeMux()
 	httpapi.Mount(mux, deps)
 
-	// Admin-only auth middleware is a stub that attaches a hardcoded principal
-	// in the skeleton. Production wiring will replace this with a Pocket ID
-	// session-cookie verifier that pulls `sub` from a validated ID token and
-	// enforces group membership in `proofedmesh-admin`.
-	handler := http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-		ctx := httpapi.WithPrincipal(r.Context(), "stub-admin")
-		mux.ServeHTTP(w, r.WithContext(ctx))
-	})
+	// Wire the inbound Pocket-ID OIDC middleware when fully configured.
+	// Otherwise fall back to the historic hardcoded-principal stub so unit
+	// tests and bare dev runs do not need an IdP.
+	var handler http.Handler = mux
+	adminClientSecret := os.Getenv("ADMIN_OIDC_CLIENT_SECRET")
+	adminSessionSecretRaw := os.Getenv("ADMIN_SESSION_COOKIE_SECRET")
+	if *adminOIDCClientID != "" && *adminOIDCRedirectURL != "" && adminClientSecret != "" && adminSessionSecretRaw != "" {
+		secret, err := decodeSessionSecret(adminSessionSecretRaw)
+		if err != nil {
+			logger.Error("ADMIN_SESSION_COOKIE_SECRET invalid", "err", err)
+			os.Exit(2)
+		}
+		mw, err := auth.New(auth.Config{
+			Issuer:        *issuer,
+			ClientID:      *adminOIDCClientID,
+			ClientSecret:  adminClientSecret,
+			RedirectURL:   *adminOIDCRedirectURL,
+			RequiredGroup: *adminOIDCRequiredGroup,
+			CookieSecret:  secret,
+			Secure:        *adminCookieSecure,
+			Logger:        logger,
+		})
+		if err != nil {
+			logger.Error("auth middleware init failed", "err", err)
+			os.Exit(2)
+		}
+		mw.Register(mux)
+		handler = mw.Protect(mux)
+		logger.Info("admin-api: Pocket-ID session auth enabled",
+			"issuer", *issuer, "client_id", *adminOIDCClientID,
+			"required_group", *adminOIDCRequiredGroup)
+	} else {
+		logger.Warn("admin-api: Pocket-ID session auth NOT configured — using stub-admin principal; do not use in production")
+		handler = http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+			ctx := auth.WithPrincipal(r.Context(), "stub-admin")
+			mux.ServeHTTP(w, r.WithContext(ctx))
+		})
+	}
 
 	srv := &http.Server{
 		Addr:              *listen,
@@ -137,8 +186,8 @@ func buildTokenSource(bearer, issuer, scope, audience string) (attest.TokenSourc
 	clientSecret := os.Getenv("POCKET_ID_CLIENT_SECRET")
 	if clientID == "" || clientSecret == "" {
 		return nil, "none", fmt.Errorf(
-			"-bearer is empty and -oidc-issuer=%q is set, " +
-				"but POCKET_ID_CLIENT_ID / POCKET_ID_CLIENT_SECRET are not; " +
+			"-bearer is empty and -oidc-issuer=%q is set, "+
+				"but POCKET_ID_CLIENT_ID / POCKET_ID_CLIENT_SECRET are not; "+
 				"register admin-api as a Pocket ID OIDC client and inject the credentials via env", issuer)
 	}
 	return &attest.PocketIDTokenSource{
@@ -149,3 +198,22 @@ func buildTokenSource(bearer, issuer, scope, audience string) (attest.TokenSourc
 		Audience:     audience,
 	}, "pocket_id_client_credentials", nil
 }
+
+// decodeSessionSecret accepts the AES-256 cookie key as 64-char hex or as
+// base64 (any padding). Fails loudly if the decoded length is not 32 bytes
+// so a mis-provisioned secret never silently produces a weak cipher.
+func decodeSessionSecret(raw string) ([]byte, error) {
+	if n := len(raw); n == 64 {
+		b, err := hex.DecodeString(raw)
+		if err == nil && len(b) == 32 {
+			return b, nil
+		}
+	}
+	for _, enc := range []*base64.Encoding{base64.StdEncoding, base64.RawStdEncoding, base64.URLEncoding, base64.RawURLEncoding} {
+		b, err := enc.DecodeString(raw)
+		if err == nil && len(b) == 32 {
+			return b, nil
+		}
+	}
+	return nil, fmt.Errorf("expected 32 bytes decoded (hex-64 or base64-32); got %d chars", len(raw))
+}
diff --git a/services/admin-api/internal/auth/context.go b/services/admin-api/internal/auth/context.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..025857b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/admin-api/internal/auth/context.go
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+// Package auth holds authentication wiring for admin-api: Pocket-ID
+// Authorization-Code / session-cookie middleware and the context accessors
+// used by downstream handlers to read the authenticated principal.
+package auth
+
+import "context"
+
+type principalKey struct{}
+type sessionKey struct{}
+
+// WithPrincipal attaches the authenticated admin user (`sub` claim) to ctx.
+func WithPrincipal(ctx context.Context, sub string) context.Context {
+	return context.WithValue(ctx, principalKey{}, sub)
+}
+
+// WithSession attaches the Pocket-ID session identifier (`sid` claim or
+// server-side session id) to ctx. Downstream code carries it into
+// attestations so audits show which session triggered the change.
+func WithSession(ctx context.Context, sessionID string) context.Context {
+	return context.WithValue(ctx, sessionKey{}, sessionID)
+}
+
+// PrincipalFrom returns the `sub` previously set by WithPrincipal, or
+// "unknown" if the context never passed through the auth middleware.
+func PrincipalFrom(ctx context.Context) string {
+	if v, ok := ctx.Value(principalKey{}).(string); ok {
+		return v
+	}
+	return "unknown"
+}
+
+// SessionFrom returns the session id previously set by WithSession, or "".
+func SessionFrom(ctx context.Context) string {
+	if v, ok := ctx.Value(sessionKey{}).(string); ok {
+		return v
+	}
+	return ""
+}
diff --git a/services/admin-api/internal/auth/pocket_id.go b/services/admin-api/internal/auth/pocket_id.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5f9fe50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/admin-api/internal/auth/pocket_id.go
@@ -0,0 +1,847 @@
+package auth
+
+// Pocket-ID OIDC Authorization-Code middleware for admin-api.
+//
+// Flow:
+//   1. Unauthenticated request to a protected path → 302 to /login?next=…
+//   2. /login builds state + nonce + PKCE verifier, drops them in a short-lived
+//      encrypted "oidc_state" cookie, 302s to Pocket-ID's authorize endpoint.
+//   3. Pocket-ID redirects back to /callback?code=…&state=… — we match state,
+//      exchange code at the token endpoint (with the PKCE verifier), parse the
+//      ID token, verify its RS256 signature against the cached JWKS, and
+//      enforce membership in RequiredGroup.
+//   4. On success we drop an encrypted session cookie carrying {sub, sid, exp,
+//      groups} and 302 to the original "next" URL.
+//
+// Protect(h) wraps a handler so each request must present a valid session
+// cookie; it decrypts the cookie and stamps WithPrincipal / WithSession on the
+// request context. Missing/expired/tampered cookies send a 302 back to /login.
+//
+// The verifier is stdlib-only: `crypto/rsa` + `crypto/sha256` for RS256 JWS
+// verification, `crypto/aes` + `crypto/cipher` (AES-GCM) for cookie sealing.
+// OIDC discovery (`/.well-known/openid-configuration`) and the JWKS are
+// fetched lazily and cached for DiscoveryTTL.
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"crypto"
+	"crypto/aes"
+	"crypto/cipher"
+	"crypto/rand"
+	"crypto/rsa"
+	"crypto/sha256"
+	"crypto/subtle"
+	"encoding/base64"
+	"encoding/binary"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"log/slog"
+	"math/big"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/url"
+	"strings"
+	"sync"
+	"time"
+)
+
+// Config configures the Pocket-ID middleware. All fields except *Client* and
+// *Logger* and *Secure* are required for production use; the tests fill them
+// against an httptest-mock Pocket-ID.
+type Config struct {
+	// Issuer is the Pocket-ID base URL (e.g. "https://auth.basicstack.de").
+	// Discovery is loaded from Issuer + "/.well-known/openid-configuration".
+	Issuer string
+	// ClientID / ClientSecret identify the admin-api OIDC client registered
+	// in Pocket-ID. ClientSecret is sent via basic-auth to the token endpoint.
+	ClientID     string
+	ClientSecret string
+	// RedirectURL must match the Pocket-ID client's registered callback and
+	// should resolve to the mounted CallbackPath on this service.
+	RedirectURL string
+	// RequiredGroup is the group a user MUST be in to pass the middleware.
+	// Default: "proofedmesh-admin".
+	RequiredGroup string
+	// CookieName is the browser session cookie name.
+	// Default: "proofedmesh_admin_session".
+	CookieName string
+	// StateCookieName is the transient OIDC-state cookie name.
+	// Default: "proofedmesh_admin_oidc_state".
+	StateCookieName string
+	// CookieSecret is a 32-byte AES-256 key used to seal cookies.
+	CookieSecret []byte
+	// SessionTTL bounds how long a session cookie is accepted.
+	// Default: 8h.
+	SessionTTL time.Duration
+	// StateTTL bounds how long the OIDC state cookie is accepted.
+	// Default: 10m.
+	StateTTL time.Duration
+	// DiscoveryTTL bounds how long OIDC discovery + JWKS stay cached before
+	// a background refresh. Default: 10m.
+	DiscoveryTTL time.Duration
+	// HTTPClient is used to call discovery / JWKS / token endpoints.
+	HTTPClient *http.Client
+	// Now is the clock. Default: time.Now.
+	Now func() time.Time
+	// Secure=true sets the Secure flag on cookies (prod); tests leave it false.
+	Secure bool
+	// LoginPath and CallbackPath are where Register() mounts the handlers.
+	// Defaults: /login and /callback.
+	LoginPath    string
+	CallbackPath string
+	// DefaultNext is where a successful login redirects when no ?next was set.
+	// Default: "/admin/per-diem-rates/".
+	DefaultNext string
+	Logger      *slog.Logger
+}
+
+// Middleware is the Pocket-ID verifier + handler bundle. Construct with New.
+type Middleware struct {
+	cfg Config
+
+	aead cipher.AEAD
+
+	mu          sync.Mutex
+	discovery   discoveryDoc
+	jwks        map[string]*rsa.PublicKey
+	lastRefresh time.Time
+}
+
+type discoveryDoc struct {
+	Issuer                string `json:"issuer"`
+	AuthorizationEndpoint string `json:"authorization_endpoint"`
+	TokenEndpoint         string `json:"token_endpoint"`
+	JWKSURI               string `json:"jwks_uri"`
+}
+
+type jwk struct {
+	Kid string `json:"kid"`
+	Kty string `json:"kty"`
+	Alg string `json:"alg"`
+	Use string `json:"use"`
+	N   string `json:"n"`
+	E   string `json:"e"`
+}
+
+type jwksDoc struct {
+	Keys []jwk `json:"keys"`
+}
+
+// Session is the payload sealed into the session cookie. Groups is retained so
+// policy middlewares downstream can enforce finer-grained checks without a
+// round-trip to Pocket-ID.
+type Session struct {
+	Sub       string   `json:"sub"`
+	SID       string   `json:"sid"`
+	Groups    []string `json:"grp,omitempty"`
+	ExpiresAt int64    `json:"exp"`
+	IssuedAt  int64    `json:"iat"`
+}
+
+// oidcState is the payload sealed into the short-lived state cookie between
+// /login and /callback. It carries everything we need to validate the callback
+// without server-side state.
+type oidcState struct {
+	State        string `json:"s"`
+	Nonce        string `json:"n"`
+	CodeVerifier string `json:"v"`
+	Next         string `json:"nx,omitempty"`
+	CreatedAt    int64  `json:"iat"`
+}
+
+// New constructs a Middleware. It validates required Config fields and
+// derives the AEAD from CookieSecret. Discovery/JWKS are loaded lazily on the
+// first request.
+func New(cfg Config) (*Middleware, error) {
+	if cfg.Issuer == "" {
+		return nil, errors.New("auth: Issuer is required")
+	}
+	if cfg.ClientID == "" {
+		return nil, errors.New("auth: ClientID is required")
+	}
+	if cfg.ClientSecret == "" {
+		return nil, errors.New("auth: ClientSecret is required")
+	}
+	if cfg.RedirectURL == "" {
+		return nil, errors.New("auth: RedirectURL is required")
+	}
+	if len(cfg.CookieSecret) != 32 {
+		return nil, errors.New("auth: CookieSecret must be exactly 32 bytes (AES-256)")
+	}
+	if cfg.RequiredGroup == "" {
+		cfg.RequiredGroup = "proofedmesh-admin"
+	}
+	if cfg.CookieName == "" {
+		cfg.CookieName = "proofedmesh_admin_session"
+	}
+	if cfg.StateCookieName == "" {
+		cfg.StateCookieName = "proofedmesh_admin_oidc_state"
+	}
+	if cfg.SessionTTL == 0 {
+		cfg.SessionTTL = 8 * time.Hour
+	}
+	if cfg.StateTTL == 0 {
+		cfg.StateTTL = 10 * time.Minute
+	}
+	if cfg.DiscoveryTTL == 0 {
+		cfg.DiscoveryTTL = 10 * time.Minute
+	}
+	if cfg.HTTPClient == nil {
+		cfg.HTTPClient = &http.Client{Timeout: 10 * time.Second}
+	}
+	if cfg.Now == nil {
+		cfg.Now = time.Now
+	}
+	if cfg.LoginPath == "" {
+		cfg.LoginPath = "/login"
+	}
+	if cfg.CallbackPath == "" {
+		cfg.CallbackPath = "/callback"
+	}
+	if cfg.DefaultNext == "" {
+		cfg.DefaultNext = "/admin/per-diem-rates/"
+	}
+
+	block, err := aes.NewCipher(cfg.CookieSecret)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("auth: cookie cipher: %w", err)
+	}
+	aead, err := cipher.NewGCM(block)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("auth: cookie AEAD: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return &Middleware{cfg: cfg, aead: aead}, nil
+}
+
+// Register wires LoginPath + CallbackPath onto mux.
+func (m *Middleware) Register(mux *http.ServeMux) {
+	mux.HandleFunc("GET "+m.cfg.LoginPath, m.handleLogin)
+	mux.HandleFunc("GET "+m.cfg.CallbackPath, m.handleCallback)
+}
+
+// Protect wraps h so every request must present a valid session cookie that
+// decrypts, has not expired, and whose groups include RequiredGroup. On any
+// failure the response is a 302 to /login?next=<original path+query>.
+func (m *Middleware) Protect(h http.Handler) http.Handler {
+	return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		sess, err := m.sessionFromCookie(r)
+		if err != nil {
+			m.redirectToLogin(w, r)
+			return
+		}
+		if !containsString(sess.Groups, m.cfg.RequiredGroup) {
+			// Session is otherwise valid but group membership has been
+			// revoked since login; force re-authentication rather than
+			// returning a stale 403.
+			m.redirectToLogin(w, r)
+			return
+		}
+		ctx := WithPrincipal(r.Context(), sess.Sub)
+		ctx = WithSession(ctx, sess.SID)
+		h.ServeHTTP(w, r.WithContext(ctx))
+	})
+}
+
+// SessionFromRequest exposes the authenticated session for callers that need
+// the raw groups/claims (e.g. for logging). Returns nil + error on any
+// validation failure.
+func (m *Middleware) SessionFromRequest(r *http.Request) (*Session, error) {
+	return m.sessionFromCookie(r)
+}
+
+func (m *Middleware) handleLogin(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	disc, _, err := m.ensureDiscovery(r.Context())
+	if err != nil {
+		m.logError("discovery failed", err)
+		http.Error(w, "auth backend unavailable", http.StatusBadGateway)
+		return
+	}
+
+	state, err := randomURLString(24)
+	if err != nil {
+		http.Error(w, "state gen failed", http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		return
+	}
+	nonce, err := randomURLString(24)
+	if err != nil {
+		http.Error(w, "nonce gen failed", http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		return
+	}
+	codeVerifier, err := randomURLString(48)
+	if err != nil {
+		http.Error(w, "pkce gen failed", http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		return
+	}
+	sum := sha256.Sum256([]byte(codeVerifier))
+	codeChallenge := base64.RawURLEncoding.EncodeToString(sum[:])
+
+	next := sanitizeNext(r.URL.Query().Get("next"), m.cfg.DefaultNext)
+
+	stPayload := oidcState{
+		State:        state,
+		Nonce:        nonce,
+		CodeVerifier: codeVerifier,
+		Next:         next,
+		CreatedAt:    m.cfg.Now().Unix(),
+	}
+	raw, err := json.Marshal(stPayload)
+	if err != nil {
+		http.Error(w, "state marshal failed", http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		return
+	}
+	sealed, err := m.seal(raw)
+	if err != nil {
+		http.Error(w, "state seal failed", http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		return
+	}
+	http.SetCookie(w, m.makeCookie(m.cfg.StateCookieName, sealed, int(m.cfg.StateTTL.Seconds())))
+
+	q := url.Values{
+		"client_id":             {m.cfg.ClientID},
+		"redirect_uri":          {m.cfg.RedirectURL},
+		"response_type":         {"code"},
+		"scope":                 {"openid profile email groups"},
+		"state":                 {state},
+		"nonce":                 {nonce},
+		"code_challenge":        {codeChallenge},
+		"code_challenge_method": {"S256"},
+	}
+	http.Redirect(w, r, disc.AuthorizationEndpoint+"?"+q.Encode(), http.StatusFound)
+}
+
+func (m *Middleware) handleCallback(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	q := r.URL.Query()
+	if errCode := q.Get("error"); errCode != "" {
+		http.Error(w, "oidc error: "+errCode, http.StatusUnauthorized)
+		return
+	}
+	stateParam := q.Get("state")
+	code := q.Get("code")
+	if stateParam == "" || code == "" {
+		http.Error(w, "missing state or code", http.StatusBadRequest)
+		return
+	}
+
+	ck, err := r.Cookie(m.cfg.StateCookieName)
+	if err != nil {
+		http.Error(w, "state cookie missing", http.StatusBadRequest)
+		return
+	}
+	raw, err := m.open(ck.Value)
+	if err != nil {
+		http.Error(w, "state cookie invalid", http.StatusBadRequest)
+		return
+	}
+	var st oidcState
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(raw, &st); err != nil {
+		http.Error(w, "state cookie invalid", http.StatusBadRequest)
+		return
+	}
+	if subtle.ConstantTimeCompare([]byte(stateParam), []byte(st.State)) != 1 {
+		http.Error(w, "state mismatch", http.StatusBadRequest)
+		return
+	}
+	now := m.cfg.Now()
+	if now.Unix()-st.CreatedAt > int64(m.cfg.StateTTL.Seconds()) {
+		http.Error(w, "state expired", http.StatusBadRequest)
+		return
+	}
+	// clear the state cookie now that it's been consumed
+	http.SetCookie(w, m.clearCookie(m.cfg.StateCookieName))
+
+	disc, keys, err := m.ensureDiscovery(r.Context())
+	if err != nil {
+		m.logError("discovery failed", err)
+		http.Error(w, "auth backend unavailable", http.StatusBadGateway)
+		return
+	}
+
+	idToken, err := m.exchangeCode(r.Context(), disc.TokenEndpoint, code, st.CodeVerifier)
+	if err != nil {
+		m.logError("token exchange failed", err)
+		http.Error(w, "token exchange failed", http.StatusBadGateway)
+		return
+	}
+	claims, err := verifyIDToken(idToken, keys, m.cfg.Issuer, m.cfg.ClientID, st.Nonce, now)
+	if err != nil {
+		m.logError("id_token verify failed", err)
+		http.Error(w, "id_token invalid", http.StatusUnauthorized)
+		return
+	}
+	groups := extractGroups(claims)
+	if !containsString(groups, m.cfg.RequiredGroup) {
+		http.Error(w, "forbidden: missing group "+m.cfg.RequiredGroup, http.StatusForbidden)
+		return
+	}
+
+	sub, _ := claims["sub"].(string)
+	sid, _ := claims["sid"].(string)
+	if sub == "" {
+		http.Error(w, "id_token missing sub", http.StatusUnauthorized)
+		return
+	}
+	if sid == "" {
+		// Pocket-ID emits `sid` for session binding, but a conforming OP MAY
+		// omit it. Synthesize a stable-enough id so attestations can group
+		// changes made under the same browser login.
+		sid = "local-" + randomStateFallback()
+	}
+	session := Session{
+		Sub:       sub,
+		SID:       sid,
+		Groups:    groups,
+		IssuedAt:  now.Unix(),
+		ExpiresAt: now.Add(m.cfg.SessionTTL).Unix(),
+	}
+	sessRaw, err := json.Marshal(session)
+	if err != nil {
+		http.Error(w, "session marshal failed", http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		return
+	}
+	sealed, err := m.seal(sessRaw)
+	if err != nil {
+		http.Error(w, "session seal failed", http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		return
+	}
+	http.SetCookie(w, m.makeCookie(m.cfg.CookieName, sealed, int(m.cfg.SessionTTL.Seconds())))
+
+	next := sanitizeNext(st.Next, m.cfg.DefaultNext)
+	http.Redirect(w, r, next, http.StatusFound)
+}
+
+func (m *Middleware) redirectToLogin(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	q := url.Values{}
+	nx := r.URL.RequestURI()
+	if nx != "" && nx != "/" {
+		q.Set("next", nx)
+	}
+	target := m.cfg.LoginPath
+	if len(q) > 0 {
+		target += "?" + q.Encode()
+	}
+	http.Redirect(w, r, target, http.StatusFound)
+}
+
+func (m *Middleware) sessionFromCookie(r *http.Request) (*Session, error) {
+	ck, err := r.Cookie(m.cfg.CookieName)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	raw, err := m.open(ck.Value)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	var s Session
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(raw, &s); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if m.cfg.Now().Unix() >= s.ExpiresAt {
+		return nil, errors.New("session expired")
+	}
+	return &s, nil
+}
+
+// exchangeCode calls the OP's token endpoint with client credentials via basic
+// auth, PKCE verifier, and the authorization code. Returns the raw ID token.
+func (m *Middleware) exchangeCode(ctx context.Context, tokenEndpoint, code, verifier string) (string, error) {
+	form := url.Values{
+		"grant_type":    {"authorization_code"},
+		"code":          {code},
+		"redirect_uri":  {m.cfg.RedirectURL},
+		"code_verifier": {verifier},
+	}
+	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, "POST", tokenEndpoint, strings.NewReader(form.Encode()))
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/x-www-form-urlencoded")
+	req.Header.Set("Accept", "application/json")
+	req.SetBasicAuth(m.cfg.ClientID, m.cfg.ClientSecret)
+	resp, err := m.cfg.HTTPClient.Do(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	body, err := io.ReadAll(io.LimitReader(resp.Body, 1<<20))
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	if resp.StatusCode/100 != 2 {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("token endpoint %d: %s", resp.StatusCode, truncate(body, 256))
+	}
+	var tr struct {
+		IDToken     string `json:"id_token"`
+		AccessToken string `json:"access_token"`
+		TokenType   string `json:"token_type"`
+	}
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(body, &tr); err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("token response: %w", err)
+	}
+	if tr.IDToken == "" {
+		return "", errors.New("token response missing id_token")
+	}
+	return tr.IDToken, nil
+}
+
+// ensureDiscovery lazily (re)loads the OIDC discovery doc + JWKS. Callers get
+// a snapshot of both so they do not need to hold the mutex themselves.
+func (m *Middleware) ensureDiscovery(ctx context.Context) (discoveryDoc, map[string]*rsa.PublicKey, error) {
+	m.mu.Lock()
+	defer m.mu.Unlock()
+	now := m.cfg.Now()
+	if m.discovery.Issuer != "" && now.Sub(m.lastRefresh) < m.cfg.DiscoveryTTL {
+		return m.discovery, m.jwks, nil
+	}
+	disc, err := m.fetchDiscovery(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return discoveryDoc{}, nil, err
+	}
+	keys, err := m.fetchJWKS(ctx, disc.JWKSURI)
+	if err != nil {
+		return discoveryDoc{}, nil, err
+	}
+	m.discovery = disc
+	m.jwks = keys
+	m.lastRefresh = now
+	return disc, keys, nil
+}
+
+func (m *Middleware) fetchDiscovery(ctx context.Context) (discoveryDoc, error) {
+	url := strings.TrimRight(m.cfg.Issuer, "/") + "/.well-known/openid-configuration"
+	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, "GET", url, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return discoveryDoc{}, err
+	}
+	resp, err := m.cfg.HTTPClient.Do(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		return discoveryDoc{}, err
+	}
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	if resp.StatusCode/100 != 2 {
+		return discoveryDoc{}, fmt.Errorf("discovery %d", resp.StatusCode)
+	}
+	var doc discoveryDoc
+	if err := json.NewDecoder(io.LimitReader(resp.Body, 1<<20)).Decode(&doc); err != nil {
+		return discoveryDoc{}, err
+	}
+	if doc.AuthorizationEndpoint == "" || doc.TokenEndpoint == "" || doc.JWKSURI == "" {
+		return discoveryDoc{}, errors.New("discovery missing required endpoints")
+	}
+	// Enforce the OP's self-reported issuer matches what we were configured
+	// against, so a token minted by a *different* Pocket-ID never passes.
+	if doc.Issuer != "" && !strings.EqualFold(doc.Issuer, m.cfg.Issuer) {
+		return discoveryDoc{}, fmt.Errorf("discovery issuer %q != configured %q", doc.Issuer, m.cfg.Issuer)
+	}
+	return doc, nil
+}
+
+func (m *Middleware) fetchJWKS(ctx context.Context, jwksURL string) (map[string]*rsa.PublicKey, error) {
+	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, "GET", jwksURL, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	resp, err := m.cfg.HTTPClient.Do(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	if resp.StatusCode/100 != 2 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("jwks %d", resp.StatusCode)
+	}
+	var doc jwksDoc
+	if err := json.NewDecoder(io.LimitReader(resp.Body, 1<<20)).Decode(&doc); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	out := make(map[string]*rsa.PublicKey, len(doc.Keys))
+	for _, k := range doc.Keys {
+		if k.Kty != "RSA" {
+			continue
+		}
+		n, err := base64.RawURLEncoding.DecodeString(k.N)
+		if err != nil {
+			continue
+		}
+		e, err := base64.RawURLEncoding.DecodeString(k.E)
+		if err != nil {
+			continue
+		}
+		eInt := 0
+		for _, b := range e {
+			eInt = eInt<<8 | int(b)
+		}
+		if eInt == 0 {
+			continue
+		}
+		out[k.Kid] = &rsa.PublicKey{N: new(big.Int).SetBytes(n), E: eInt}
+	}
+	if len(out) == 0 {
+		return nil, errors.New("jwks: no usable RSA keys")
+	}
+	return out, nil
+}
+
+// verifyIDToken parses + validates a compact JWS ID token. It enforces alg
+// RS256, matches kid against keys, verifies the signature, and asserts
+// iss, aud, exp, nbf, and nonce. The returned map is the decoded payload.
+func verifyIDToken(idToken string, keys map[string]*rsa.PublicKey, issuer, clientID, expectedNonce string, now time.Time) (map[string]any, error) {
+	parts := strings.Split(idToken, ".")
+	if len(parts) != 3 {
+		return nil, errors.New("jwt: not three segments")
+	}
+	headerRaw, err := base64.RawURLEncoding.DecodeString(parts[0])
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("jwt header b64: %w", err)
+	}
+	payloadRaw, err := base64.RawURLEncoding.DecodeString(parts[1])
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("jwt payload b64: %w", err)
+	}
+	sig, err := base64.RawURLEncoding.DecodeString(parts[2])
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("jwt sig b64: %w", err)
+	}
+	var header struct {
+		Alg string `json:"alg"`
+		Kid string `json:"kid"`
+		Typ string `json:"typ"`
+	}
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(headerRaw, &header); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("jwt header: %w", err)
+	}
+	if header.Alg != "RS256" {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("jwt alg %q not supported", header.Alg)
+	}
+	key, ok := keys[header.Kid]
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("jwt kid %q not found", header.Kid)
+	}
+	signingInput := []byte(parts[0] + "." + parts[1])
+	sum := sha256.Sum256(signingInput)
+	if err := rsa.VerifyPKCS1v15(key, crypto.SHA256, sum[:], sig); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("jwt signature: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	var claims map[string]any
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(payloadRaw, &claims); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("jwt payload: %w", err)
+	}
+	if iss, _ := claims["iss"].(string); !strings.EqualFold(iss, issuer) {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("jwt iss %q != %q", iss, issuer)
+	}
+	if !audienceContains(claims["aud"], clientID) {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("jwt aud missing %q", clientID)
+	}
+	if expectedNonce != "" {
+		if nonce, _ := claims["nonce"].(string); nonce != expectedNonce {
+			return nil, errors.New("jwt nonce mismatch")
+		}
+	}
+	nowU := now.Unix()
+	// 30s skew in each direction keeps modestly out-of-sync IdPs usable.
+	const skew int64 = 30
+	if exp, ok := numericClaim(claims["exp"]); ok {
+		if nowU-skew >= exp {
+			return nil, errors.New("jwt expired")
+		}
+	} else {
+		return nil, errors.New("jwt missing exp")
+	}
+	if nbf, ok := numericClaim(claims["nbf"]); ok {
+		if nowU+skew < nbf {
+			return nil, errors.New("jwt not yet valid")
+		}
+	}
+	if iat, ok := numericClaim(claims["iat"]); ok {
+		if nowU+skew < iat {
+			return nil, errors.New("jwt iat in future")
+		}
+	}
+	return claims, nil
+}
+
+// --- helpers --------------------------------------------------------------
+
+// numericClaim accepts both the JSON number and string-wrapped variants that
+// some IdPs emit for `exp`/`iat` and returns the Unix timestamp.
+func numericClaim(v any) (int64, bool) {
+	switch x := v.(type) {
+	case float64:
+		return int64(x), true
+	case int64:
+		return x, true
+	case int:
+		return int64(x), true
+	case string:
+		var n int64
+		if _, err := fmt.Sscanf(x, "%d", &n); err == nil {
+			return n, true
+		}
+	}
+	return 0, false
+}
+
+// audienceContains handles aud as either a single string or an array.
+func audienceContains(v any, want string) bool {
+	switch x := v.(type) {
+	case string:
+		return x == want
+	case []any:
+		for _, a := range x {
+			if s, ok := a.(string); ok && s == want {
+				return true
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+// extractGroups collects the groups claim. Pocket-ID emits `groups` as a
+// JSON array of strings per the custom-claim mapping configured in the admin
+// UI. We also accept the Keycloak-style `roles` fallback so operators who
+// re-use an existing OIDC client still work.
+func extractGroups(claims map[string]any) []string {
+	for _, key := range []string{"groups", "roles"} {
+		raw, ok := claims[key]
+		if !ok {
+			continue
+		}
+		arr, ok := raw.([]any)
+		if !ok {
+			continue
+		}
+		out := make([]string, 0, len(arr))
+		for _, v := range arr {
+			if s, ok := v.(string); ok {
+				out = append(out, s)
+			}
+		}
+		if len(out) > 0 {
+			return out
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func containsString(xs []string, want string) bool {
+	for _, x := range xs {
+		if x == want {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+func truncate(b []byte, n int) string {
+	if len(b) <= n {
+		return string(b)
+	}
+	return string(b[:n]) + "…"
+}
+
+// sanitizeNext filters the ?next= hint so an attacker cannot smuggle an
+// absolute off-domain URL through the login redirect. Only in-site paths that
+// start with a single leading slash and no scheme/host are accepted.
+func sanitizeNext(raw, fallback string) string {
+	if raw == "" {
+		return fallback
+	}
+	// reject protocol-relative (//evil.com/...) and schemed URLs outright.
+	if strings.HasPrefix(raw, "//") {
+		return fallback
+	}
+	if !strings.HasPrefix(raw, "/") {
+		return fallback
+	}
+	u, err := url.Parse(raw)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fallback
+	}
+	if u.Scheme != "" || u.Host != "" {
+		return fallback
+	}
+	return raw
+}
+
+// --- cookie sealing -------------------------------------------------------
+
+func (m *Middleware) seal(plain []byte) (string, error) {
+	nonce := make([]byte, m.aead.NonceSize())
+	if _, err := rand.Read(nonce); err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	ct := m.aead.Seal(nil, nonce, plain, nil)
+	buf := make([]byte, 0, 2+len(nonce)+len(ct))
+	// 2-byte big-endian nonce length prefix keeps us robust if NonceSize ever
+	// changes under a future cipher upgrade.
+	lp := make([]byte, 2)
+	binary.BigEndian.PutUint16(lp, uint16(len(nonce)))
+	buf = append(buf, lp...)
+	buf = append(buf, nonce...)
+	buf = append(buf, ct...)
+	return base64.RawURLEncoding.EncodeToString(buf), nil
+}
+
+func (m *Middleware) open(enc string) ([]byte, error) {
+	raw, err := base64.RawURLEncoding.DecodeString(enc)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if len(raw) < 2 {
+		return nil, errors.New("cookie: truncated")
+	}
+	nl := int(binary.BigEndian.Uint16(raw[:2]))
+	if len(raw) < 2+nl {
+		return nil, errors.New("cookie: truncated nonce")
+	}
+	nonce := raw[2 : 2+nl]
+	ct := raw[2+nl:]
+	return m.aead.Open(nil, nonce, ct, nil)
+}
+
+func (m *Middleware) makeCookie(name, value string, maxAgeSec int) *http.Cookie {
+	return &http.Cookie{
+		Name:     name,
+		Value:    value,
+		Path:     "/",
+		MaxAge:   maxAgeSec,
+		HttpOnly: true,
+		Secure:   m.cfg.Secure,
+		SameSite: http.SameSiteLaxMode,
+	}
+}
+
+func (m *Middleware) clearCookie(name string) *http.Cookie {
+	return &http.Cookie{
+		Name:     name,
+		Value:    "",
+		Path:     "/",
+		MaxAge:   -1,
+		HttpOnly: true,
+		Secure:   m.cfg.Secure,
+		SameSite: http.SameSiteLaxMode,
+	}
+}
+
+func (m *Middleware) logError(msg string, err error) {
+	if m.cfg.Logger != nil {
+		m.cfg.Logger.Error("auth: "+msg, "err", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func randomURLString(n int) (string, error) {
+	b := make([]byte, n)
+	if _, err := rand.Read(b); err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	return base64.RawURLEncoding.EncodeToString(b), nil
+}
+
+func randomStateFallback() string {
+	s, err := randomURLString(16)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "x"
+	}
+	return s
+}
diff --git a/services/admin-api/internal/auth/pocket_id_test.go b/services/admin-api/internal/auth/pocket_id_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..78675e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/admin-api/internal/auth/pocket_id_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,522 @@
+package auth
+
+// End-to-end tests for the Pocket-ID OIDC middleware against an in-process
+// mock OP (httptest.Server). The mock serves:
+//
+//   GET /.well-known/openid-configuration
+//   GET /jwks
+//   POST /token    — authorization_code grant, returns a signed RS256 id_token
+//
+// We spin up a real net/http.ServeMux with the middleware mounted, drive the
+// browser-side of the flow with a cookie jar, and assert the full /login →
+// authorize → /callback → /admin round-trip, plus the negative paths
+// (missing cookie → 302, wrong group → 403, bad nonce/state → 400, kid
+// unknown, aud mismatch, expired id_token).
+
+import (
+	"crypto"
+	"crypto/rand"
+	"crypto/rsa"
+	"crypto/sha256"
+	"encoding/base64"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"math/big"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/cookiejar"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"net/url"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+)
+
+// --- Mock Pocket-ID OP ---------------------------------------------------
+
+type mockOP struct {
+	srv        *httptest.Server
+	issuer     string
+	key        *rsa.PrivateKey
+	kid        string
+	clientID   string
+	clientSec  string
+	redirect   string
+	now        func() time.Time
+	groups     []string
+	sub        string
+	sid        string
+	audOverride string
+	tokenCalls  int
+}
+
+func newMockOP(t *testing.T) *mockOP {
+	t.Helper()
+	key, err := rsa.GenerateKey(rand.Reader, 2048)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("rsa gen: %v", err)
+	}
+	mop := &mockOP{
+		key:    key,
+		kid:    "test-key-1",
+		now:    func() time.Time { return time.Date(2026, 10, 25, 12, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC) },
+		groups: []string{"proofedmesh-admin", "other"},
+		sub:    "user-admin-42",
+		sid:    "SES-abc",
+	}
+	mux := http.NewServeMux()
+	mux.HandleFunc("/.well-known/openid-configuration", mop.handleDiscovery)
+	mux.HandleFunc("/jwks", mop.handleJWKS)
+	mux.HandleFunc("/authorize", mop.handleAuthorize)
+	mux.HandleFunc("/token", mop.handleToken)
+	mop.srv = httptest.NewServer(mux)
+	mop.issuer = mop.srv.URL
+	t.Cleanup(mop.srv.Close)
+	return mop
+}
+
+func (m *mockOP) handleDiscovery(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+	_ = json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(map[string]any{
+		"issuer":                 m.issuer,
+		"authorization_endpoint": m.issuer + "/authorize",
+		"token_endpoint":         m.issuer + "/token",
+		"jwks_uri":               m.issuer + "/jwks",
+	})
+}
+
+func (m *mockOP) handleJWKS(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	pub := m.key.PublicKey
+	n := base64.RawURLEncoding.EncodeToString(pub.N.Bytes())
+	eBytes := big.NewInt(int64(pub.E)).Bytes()
+	e := base64.RawURLEncoding.EncodeToString(eBytes)
+	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+	_ = json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(map[string]any{
+		"keys": []map[string]any{{
+			"kty": "RSA",
+			"alg": "RS256",
+			"use": "sig",
+			"kid": m.kid,
+			"n":   n,
+			"e":   e,
+		}},
+	})
+}
+
+// handleAuthorize is unused by the Go tests (we skip the browser trip to the
+// OP's login UI and jump straight to the callback with a hand-rolled code),
+// but Pocket-ID would normally serve the login UI here.
+func (m *mockOP) handleAuthorize(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	http.Error(w, "tests do not drive the UI; call /token directly", http.StatusNotImplemented)
+}
+
+// handleToken verifies grant_type/code/pkce/basic-auth and returns a signed
+// id_token with the configured sub/sid/groups and the request's nonce.
+func (m *mockOP) handleToken(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	m.tokenCalls++
+	if err := r.ParseForm(); err != nil {
+		http.Error(w, "bad form", 400)
+		return
+	}
+	if r.Form.Get("grant_type") != "authorization_code" {
+		http.Error(w, "unsupported grant", 400)
+		return
+	}
+	u, p, ok := r.BasicAuth()
+	if !ok || u != m.clientID || p != m.clientSec {
+		http.Error(w, "bad basic auth", 401)
+		return
+	}
+	code := r.Form.Get("code")
+	// our "code" encoding is `nonce.verifierHash`; the middleware will send
+	// the raw verifier, we verify its sha256 matches the challenge we baked
+	// into the code.
+	parts := strings.Split(code, ".")
+	if len(parts) != 2 {
+		http.Error(w, "bad code", 400)
+		return
+	}
+	nonce := parts[0]
+	challenge := parts[1]
+	verifier := r.Form.Get("code_verifier")
+	if verifier == "" {
+		http.Error(w, "missing code_verifier", 400)
+		return
+	}
+	sum := sha256.Sum256([]byte(verifier))
+	if base64.RawURLEncoding.EncodeToString(sum[:]) != challenge {
+		http.Error(w, "pkce mismatch", 400)
+		return
+	}
+
+	aud := m.clientID
+	if m.audOverride != "" {
+		aud = m.audOverride
+	}
+	now := m.now()
+	claims := map[string]any{
+		"iss":    m.issuer,
+		"aud":    aud,
+		"sub":    m.sub,
+		"sid":    m.sid,
+		"iat":    now.Unix(),
+		"nbf":    now.Unix(),
+		"exp":    now.Add(10 * time.Minute).Unix(),
+		"nonce":  nonce,
+		"groups": m.groups,
+	}
+	idToken := m.signIDToken(claims)
+	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+	_ = json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(map[string]any{
+		"id_token":     idToken,
+		"access_token": "ignored-by-admin-api",
+		"token_type":   "Bearer",
+		"expires_in":   600,
+	})
+}
+
+func (m *mockOP) signIDToken(claims map[string]any) string {
+	hdr := map[string]any{"alg": "RS256", "typ": "JWT", "kid": m.kid}
+	hdrJSON, _ := json.Marshal(hdr)
+	payloadJSON, _ := json.Marshal(claims)
+	h := base64.RawURLEncoding.EncodeToString(hdrJSON)
+	p := base64.RawURLEncoding.EncodeToString(payloadJSON)
+	signing := h + "." + p
+	sum := sha256.Sum256([]byte(signing))
+	sig, err := rsa.SignPKCS1v15(rand.Reader, m.key, crypto.SHA256, sum[:])
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	return signing + "." + base64.RawURLEncoding.EncodeToString(sig)
+}
+
+// --- Test harness --------------------------------------------------------
+
+type harness struct {
+	t   *testing.T
+	op  *mockOP
+	mw  *Middleware
+	srv *httptest.Server
+	cli *http.Client
+}
+
+func newHarness(t *testing.T) *harness {
+	t.Helper()
+	op := newMockOP(t)
+	op.clientID = "admin-api-test"
+	op.clientSec = "s3cret"
+
+	secret := make([]byte, 32)
+	if _, err := rand.Read(secret); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	mux := http.NewServeMux()
+	mux.HandleFunc("GET /admin/ping", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		_, _ = w.Write([]byte("principal=" + PrincipalFrom(r.Context()) + "; session=" + SessionFrom(r.Context())))
+	})
+
+	var mw *Middleware
+	srv := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		// /login and /callback are mounted on the mux unprotected; everything
+		// else goes through Protect.
+		switch r.URL.Path {
+		case "/login", "/callback":
+			mux.ServeHTTP(w, r)
+		default:
+			mw.Protect(mux).ServeHTTP(w, r)
+		}
+	}))
+	t.Cleanup(srv.Close)
+
+	op.redirect = srv.URL + "/callback"
+	m, err := New(Config{
+		Issuer:       op.issuer,
+		ClientID:     op.clientID,
+		ClientSecret: op.clientSec,
+		RedirectURL:  op.redirect,
+		CookieSecret: secret,
+		Secure:       false,
+		Now:          op.now,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("New: %v", err)
+	}
+	mw = m
+	mw.Register(mux)
+
+	jar, _ := cookiejar.New(nil)
+	cli := &http.Client{
+		Jar: jar,
+		CheckRedirect: func(req *http.Request, via []*http.Request) error {
+			// stop after /login → authorize so we can inspect the state cookie
+			// and jump straight to /callback.
+			return http.ErrUseLastResponse
+		},
+	}
+	return &harness{t: t, op: op, mw: mw, srv: srv, cli: cli}
+}
+
+// simulateCallback runs /login, extracts the authorize-redirect query (state,
+// nonce, code_challenge, next hint), hands them to the mock OP's /token path
+// via a hand-rolled callback hit, and returns the response.
+func (h *harness) simulateCallback(path, next string) *http.Response {
+	h.t.Helper()
+
+	loginURL := h.srv.URL + path
+	if next != "" {
+		loginURL += "?" + url.Values{"next": {next}}.Encode()
+	}
+	resp, err := h.cli.Get(loginURL)
+	if err != nil {
+		h.t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	resp.Body.Close()
+	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusFound {
+		h.t.Fatalf("/login expected 302, got %d", resp.StatusCode)
+	}
+	authURL, err := url.Parse(resp.Header.Get("Location"))
+	if err != nil {
+		h.t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	q := authURL.Query()
+	state := q.Get("state")
+	nonce := q.Get("nonce")
+	challenge := q.Get("code_challenge")
+	if state == "" || nonce == "" || challenge == "" {
+		h.t.Fatalf("authorize URL missing params: %q", authURL.String())
+	}
+
+	// build a code the mock OP will "accept"
+	code := nonce + "." + challenge
+
+	cbURL := h.srv.URL + "/callback?" + url.Values{
+		"state": {state},
+		"code":  {code},
+	}.Encode()
+	cbResp, err := h.cli.Get(cbURL)
+	if err != nil {
+		h.t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	return cbResp
+}
+
+// --- Tests ---------------------------------------------------------------
+
+func TestFullLoginFlow_SetsSessionAndRedirects(t *testing.T) {
+	h := newHarness(t)
+
+	resp := h.simulateCallback("/login", "/admin/ping")
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusFound {
+		t.Fatalf("/callback expected 302, got %d", resp.StatusCode)
+	}
+	if got := resp.Header.Get("Location"); got != "/admin/ping" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected redirect to /admin/ping, got %q", got)
+	}
+
+	// Follow it to confirm the session is accepted and the principal lands
+	// in the context.
+	h.cli.CheckRedirect = nil
+	pingResp, err := h.cli.Get(h.srv.URL + "/admin/ping")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	defer pingResp.Body.Close()
+	if pingResp.StatusCode != 200 {
+		t.Fatalf("/admin/ping expected 200, got %d", pingResp.StatusCode)
+	}
+	buf := make([]byte, 128)
+	n, _ := pingResp.Body.Read(buf)
+	body := string(buf[:n])
+	if !strings.Contains(body, "principal=user-admin-42") {
+		t.Fatalf("expected principal in body, got %q", body)
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(body, "session=SES-abc") {
+		t.Fatalf("expected session in body, got %q", body)
+	}
+	if h.op.tokenCalls != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected one /token call, got %d", h.op.tokenCalls)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestProtect_UnauthenticatedRedirectsToLogin(t *testing.T) {
+	h := newHarness(t)
+
+	resp, err := h.cli.Get(h.srv.URL + "/admin/ping?debug=1")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusFound {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 302, got %d", resp.StatusCode)
+	}
+	loc := resp.Header.Get("Location")
+	if !strings.HasPrefix(loc, "/login?") {
+		t.Fatalf("expected /login redirect, got %q", loc)
+	}
+	u, _ := url.Parse(loc)
+	if next := u.Query().Get("next"); next != "/admin/ping?debug=1" {
+		t.Fatalf("next not preserved, got %q", next)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCallback_MissingGroupRejected(t *testing.T) {
+	h := newHarness(t)
+	h.op.groups = []string{"other-group"} // drop proofedmesh-admin
+
+	resp := h.simulateCallback("/login", "")
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusForbidden {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 403 for missing group, got %d", resp.StatusCode)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCallback_NonceMismatchRejected(t *testing.T) {
+	h := newHarness(t)
+
+	loginURL := h.srv.URL + "/login"
+	resp, err := h.cli.Get(loginURL)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	resp.Body.Close()
+	authURL, _ := url.Parse(resp.Header.Get("Location"))
+	state := authURL.Query().Get("state")
+	challenge := authURL.Query().Get("code_challenge")
+
+	// code encodes the WRONG nonce
+	cb := h.srv.URL + "/callback?" + url.Values{
+		"state": {state},
+		"code":  {"bogus-nonce." + challenge},
+	}.Encode()
+	cbResp, err := h.cli.Get(cb)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	defer cbResp.Body.Close()
+	if cbResp.StatusCode != http.StatusUnauthorized {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 401 for nonce mismatch, got %d", cbResp.StatusCode)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCallback_StateMismatchRejected(t *testing.T) {
+	h := newHarness(t)
+
+	resp, err := h.cli.Get(h.srv.URL + "/login")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	resp.Body.Close()
+	authURL, _ := url.Parse(resp.Header.Get("Location"))
+	nonce := authURL.Query().Get("nonce")
+	challenge := authURL.Query().Get("code_challenge")
+
+	cb := h.srv.URL + "/callback?" + url.Values{
+		"state": {"not-the-state-we-stored"},
+		"code":  {nonce + "." + challenge},
+	}.Encode()
+	cbResp, err := h.cli.Get(cb)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	defer cbResp.Body.Close()
+	if cbResp.StatusCode != http.StatusBadRequest {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 400 for state mismatch, got %d", cbResp.StatusCode)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCallback_AudienceMismatchRejected(t *testing.T) {
+	h := newHarness(t)
+	h.op.audOverride = "some-other-client"
+
+	resp := h.simulateCallback("/login", "")
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusUnauthorized {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 401 for aud mismatch, got %d", resp.StatusCode)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSessionExpiredCookieRedirects(t *testing.T) {
+	h := newHarness(t)
+
+	resp := h.simulateCallback("/login", "/admin/ping")
+	resp.Body.Close()
+
+	// Advance clock past SessionTTL (default 8h); re-init middleware clock.
+	h.mw.cfg.Now = func() time.Time { return time.Date(2026, 10, 26, 1, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC) }
+
+	h.cli.CheckRedirect = func(req *http.Request, via []*http.Request) error { return http.ErrUseLastResponse }
+	pingResp, err := h.cli.Get(h.srv.URL + "/admin/ping")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	defer pingResp.Body.Close()
+	if pingResp.StatusCode != http.StatusFound {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 302 after session expiry, got %d", pingResp.StatusCode)
+	}
+	if !strings.HasPrefix(pingResp.Header.Get("Location"), "/login") {
+		t.Fatalf("expected /login redirect, got %q", pingResp.Header.Get("Location"))
+	}
+}
+
+func TestVerifyIDToken_InvalidKidRejected(t *testing.T) {
+	// unit-level cross-check for the JWT verifier: a token signed with an
+	// unknown kid is rejected even if the signature math would otherwise
+	// pass against *some* key.
+	op := newMockOP(t)
+	op.clientID = "x"
+	op.clientSec = "y"
+	keys := map[string]*rsa.PublicKey{"other-kid": &op.key.PublicKey}
+	tok := op.signIDToken(map[string]any{
+		"iss":   op.issuer,
+		"aud":   op.clientID,
+		"sub":   "u1",
+		"exp":   op.now().Add(1 * time.Hour).Unix(),
+		"iat":   op.now().Unix(),
+		"nonce": "n1",
+	})
+	_, err := verifyIDToken(tok, keys, op.issuer, op.clientID, "n1", op.now())
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected unknown-kid rejection, got nil")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "kid") {
+		t.Fatalf("expected kid error, got %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestVerifyIDToken_ExpiredRejected(t *testing.T) {
+	op := newMockOP(t)
+	op.clientID = "x"
+	op.clientSec = "y"
+	keys := map[string]*rsa.PublicKey{op.kid: &op.key.PublicKey}
+	tok := op.signIDToken(map[string]any{
+		"iss":   op.issuer,
+		"aud":   op.clientID,
+		"sub":   "u1",
+		"exp":   op.now().Add(-10 * time.Minute).Unix(),
+		"iat":   op.now().Add(-20 * time.Minute).Unix(),
+		"nonce": "n1",
+	})
+	_, err := verifyIDToken(tok, keys, op.issuer, op.clientID, "n1", op.now())
+	if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "expired") {
+		t.Fatalf("expected expired error, got %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSanitizeNext_RejectsOffsiteRedirects(t *testing.T) {
+	cases := []struct {
+		in, want string
+	}{
+		{"", "/default"},
+		{"/admin/x", "/admin/x"},
+		{"//evil.example", "/default"},
+		{"https://evil.example/x", "/default"},
+		{"javascript:alert(1)", "/default"},
+		{"../etc/passwd", "/default"},
+	}
+	for _, tc := range cases {
+		got := sanitizeNext(tc.in, "/default")
+		if got != tc.want {
+			t.Errorf("sanitizeNext(%q) = %q, want %q", tc.in, got, tc.want)
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/services/admin-api/internal/httpapi/rates.go b/services/admin-api/internal/httpapi/rates.go
index 5691af4..40da976 100644
--- a/services/admin-api/internal/httpapi/rates.go
+++ b/services/admin-api/internal/httpapi/rates.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"basicstack.de/proofedmesh/services/admin-api/internal/attest"
+	"basicstack.de/proofedmesh/services/admin-api/internal/auth"
 	"basicstack.de/proofedmesh/services/admin-api/internal/model"
 	"basicstack.de/proofedmesh/services/admin-api/internal/store"
 )
@@ -255,32 +256,16 @@ func writeErr(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, status int, err error) {
 	_ = json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(map[string]any{"error": err.Error()})
 }
 
-type principalKey struct{}
-type sessionKey struct{}
-
-// WithPrincipal attaches the authenticated admin user to the request context.
-// Called by the auth middleware wired in main.
+// WithPrincipal re-exports auth.WithPrincipal so existing callers and tests
+// keep working after the context accessors moved into internal/auth.
 func WithPrincipal(ctx context.Context, sub string) context.Context {
-	return context.WithValue(ctx, principalKey{}, sub)
+	return auth.WithPrincipal(ctx, sub)
 }
 
-// WithSession attaches the Pocket ID session identifier to the request context.
-// Carried into rate_change attestations so audits show which session triggered
-// the change.
+// WithSession re-exports auth.WithSession for the same reason.
 func WithSession(ctx context.Context, sessionID string) context.Context {
-	return context.WithValue(ctx, sessionKey{}, sessionID)
+	return auth.WithSession(ctx, sessionID)
 }
 
-func principalFrom(ctx context.Context) string {
-	if v, ok := ctx.Value(principalKey{}).(string); ok {
-		return v
-	}
-	return "unknown"
-}
-
-func sessionFrom(ctx context.Context) string {
-	if v, ok := ctx.Value(sessionKey{}).(string); ok {
-		return v
-	}
-	return ""
-}
+func principalFrom(ctx context.Context) string { return auth.PrincipalFrom(ctx) }
+func sessionFrom(ctx context.Context) string   { return auth.SessionFrom(ctx) }