Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Phase 0 — Handoff status
Last updated: 2026-09-30
Phase: 0 — Foundations (in flight)
Owner: Chris Tonjes, DOES CIO (System Owner / ISSO / AO)
Companion docs: PHASE0_PLAN.md (scope + milestones), ARCHITECTURE.md (design), README.md (runnable quickstart)
TL;DR
Phase 0 milestones 0.1 → 0.5 are shipped. 0.6 (501-stub routers for the remaining entities) is next; 0.7–0.9 follow. All ATO artifacts (SSP, control mapping, POA&M, PIA) are drafted at v0.1–v0.3 and awaiting review signatures. The repo builds, tests are green (98 passing, 94.83% coverage), and Docker Compose boots. main is pushed to Gitea.
Current state
| Dimension | Status |
|---|---|
| Phase | 0 (Foundations), milestones 0.1–0.5 shipped |
| Git branch | main, tracking origin/main (Gitea https://gitea.doesworks.net/chris.tonjes/YPMS.git) |
| Tests | 98 passing, 94.83% coverage (floor 80% enforced in CI) |
| Lint / types | ruff clean, mypy clean (37 files, strict) |
| Runtime | FastAPI + Postgres on Docker Compose; boots to /healthz + /readyz; /auth/* and /registrants/* live |
| Migrations | 3 revisions (0001_baseline, 0002_framework_tables, 0003_registrants); 0003 rendered offline, live Postgres run pending |
| Seed | 8 roles + permissions matrix + bootstrap admin (chris / DOES_SYSTEM_ADMIN) |
| ATO docs | SSP v0.3, control mapping v0.2, POA&M v0.1, PIA v0.1 — all drafts, awaiting signatures |
What's done in Phase 0
Read PHASE0_PLAN.md for the full scope tables. High points by milestone:
0.1 — Repo scaffold + Docker Compose ✅
pyproject.toml(Python 3.12 / FastAPI / SQLAlchemy 2.x / Alembic / Postgres / dev extras: pytest, ruff, mypy, bandit, pip-audit)- Multi-stage
Dockerfile,docker-compose.yml(app on :8000, Postgres on :5433 to avoid clashing with OWC on :5432, Adminer on :8081) alembic.ini+ empty baseline migrationsrc/ypms/main.py— FastAPI factory with/healthz+/readyzsrc/ypms/settings.py,logging.py(structlog +sanitize_for_log),db.py,middleware.py(RequestId).github/workflows/ci.yml— lint, types, tests+80% coverage, bandit, pip-audit, gitleaksREADME.md,CONTRIBUTING.md
0.2 — Framework vendor-in ✅
Vendored from OWC (../owc-system/src/owc/, 2026-04-20 snapshot) with owc → ypms renames:
framework/{base,bulk,crud,pagination,router,version_history}.pysecurity/{models,rbac}.py(Permission table +can()/require_permission()+DOES_SYSTEM_ADMINsuper-role)audit/{models,service}.py(append-only AuditLog +record())users/models.py(User/Role/UserRole with YPMS additions:mfa_verified,assurance_level; dropped OWC'sclaimant_id)auth/deps.py(stub — replaced in 0.3)
YPMS-specific addition: framework/pii_audit.py — emit_pii_read() for source RFP C.5.6.9 #5 / NIST AU-14.
Upstream bugfix in the vendored code: crud.py pagination next_cursor was the peek-ahead row's id, causing silent row-drop on page boundaries. Fixed here; flagged for OWC.
Migration 0002_framework_tables.py creates: users, roles, user_roles, permissions, audit_log, version_history.
0.3 — Auth + JWT + iam.assurance_level claim ✅
src/ypms/auth/security.py—hash_password/verify_password(pbkdf2_sha256),create_access_token(with YPMS claims),create_refresh_token,decode_tokensrc/ypms/auth/rate_limit.py— SlidingWindow; login limiter tuned to NIST AC-7 / source RFPC.5.7.10: 5 failed attempts / IP / 15 min → 429src/ypms/auth/schemas.py— LoginResponse, RefreshRequest/Response, ChangePasswordRequest, UserReadsrc/ypms/auth/deps.py— realget_current_usersrc/ypms/auth/router.py—POST /auth/login,POST /auth/refresh,GET /auth/me,POST /auth/change-password- Wired into
main.py
Access token carries: sub, uid, roles, iam.assurance_level, mfa_verified, iat, exp, type.
0.4 — RBAC seed loaded ✅
- 8 roles defined in
src/ypms/seed/roles.py - Permissions matrix at
src/ypms/seed/permissions_matrix.json— role-first grants (30 entities × 8 actions) - Loader at
src/ypms/seed/permissions.py— validates every cell, refuses unknown roles at seed time, idempotent - Runner at
src/ypms/seed/run.py—python -m ypms.seed.run; auto-seedschrisas bootstrap admin - Docker Compose command now:
alembic upgrade head && python -m ypms.seed.run && uvicorn …
Guardrails baked in: OYP_STAFF can't see FERPA/CFSA (that's ELIGIBILITY_EXAMINER); PAYROLL_ADMIN can't either; REPORTING_ANALYST is strictly read-only; external portal roles never touch admin surfaces.
0.5 — Registrant vertical slice ✅
src/ypms/youth/{models,schemas,router}.py+migrations/versions/0003_registrants.pysrc/ypms/security/column_crypto.py— AES-256-GCM, HKDF-SHA256 key fromCOLUMN_ENCRYPTION_KEY(≥32 bytes enforced), per-value nonce, column name as AAD,v1.prefix for rotation- SSN is write-only on the model (
registrant.ssn = ...encrypts + setsssn_last4); the only read path isdecrypt_ssn(). Serializer exposesssn_maskedonly. pii_readaudit on GET, list (one row per page, ids inafter.ids), and history —framework/pii_audit.pygainedemit_pii_list_read- Own-row scoping for portal-only callers via nullable
Registrant.user_id(set by Phase 1 account-link flow; not API-writable). PARENT_USER sees nothing until Guardian lands. - Hand-built router on
CRUDServiceinstead ofmake_router— needs PII-read audit, own-row scoping, andVersionHistory-gated history. No bulk endpoints for Registrant. - Framework changes (flag to OWC on re-vendor):
crud._to_dicthonors__audit_redact__(ciphertext →[REDACTED]in audit + version history) and serializesdate;CRUDService.historyannotation usesbuiltins.list(thelistmethod shadowed it for mypy). - Evidence trace:
docs/coverage/registrant.md— also lists what was deferred (banking columns, SSN blind index, Search route, Guardian scoping).
What's next
Immediate next milestone: 0.6 — 501-stub routers
Every other entity in ARCH §6.1 gets a model (id + mixins) and a router registered in main.py that returns 501 while still firing RBAC + audit. framework/router.py's _attach_stub is the starting point. Once real routes run through make_router, drop it from the coverage omit list in pyproject.toml.
After 0.6
- 0.7 — Retention scaffold (nightly job, no-op in Phase 0)
- 0.8 — CI pipeline hardening — SAST/SCA/SBOM configured in
.github/workflows/ci.ymlalready; 0.8 is the discipline of green builds and any needed suppressions. - 0.9 — Docs + acceptance (README expanded,
docs/nist-mapping.mdskeleton, "Phase 0 done" acceptance checklist)
Then Phase 1 (applications + identity + parental consent) starts.
Key decisions locked in
Documented decisions that a future session must not re-open without a written reason:
- Stack: Python 3.12 / FastAPI / SQLAlchemy 2.x / Postgres (OWC alignment). Decided 2026-09-30; recorded in
CLAUDE.md. - Hosting: Azure Government Cloud (aligned with OWC and Employer 360).
- Chris Tonjes serves as System Owner + ISSO + AO in Phase 0. Role concentration recorded and accepted in
SYSTEM_SECURITY_PLAN.md§5 with rationale (DC agency structure + DC OCTO CISO / USDOL / OIG external oversight + independent SCA and pentest). - Framework vendored from OWC (not submoduled). Divergences carry written reasons; upstream re-vendoring is a deliberate act.
DOES_SYSTEM_ADMINis the super-role and does not carry permission rows — it bypasses viasecurity.rbac.ADMIN_ROLE.- Row-level RBAC is Phase 2+ — Phase 0 is action-on-entity-type only.
- Every state-mutating route emits an audit row; every stub still fires RBAC + audit; sensitive PII reads emit via
emit_pii_read. - Migrations are immutable once merged — new revisions, never edits to older ones.
- SSL wording in source RFP is treated as TLS 1.2+ (target 1.3); FIPS 140-2 is treated as FIPS 140-3 forward alignment;
C.5.7.6"shared secret answer" is treated as MFA-required. Documented in SSP Appendix D and control-mapping §5. - Data-sharing agreements (OSSE, CFSA, SSA) are renewals of existing DOES agreements, not new drafts (YPMS-POAM-020, -021, -022).
Open questions
Each has a POA&M ID. See POAM.md for the full list of items. These are the ones actively awaiting a decision:
| # | Question | POA&M | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What is "Level 3 security" in source RFP C.5.7.24 — internal maturity vs. NIST 800-63 AAL/IAL 3? |
YPMS-POAM-051 |
AO |
| 2 | Youth identity model for minors — social-media login scope; IAL2 proofing before payroll; parental co-auth for under-18? | YPMS-POAM-050, YPMS-POAM-033 |
AO + Privacy Officer + OYP |
| 3 | PCI DSS scope — expected out of scope since payroll is ACH via vendor; confirm at vendor selection | YPMS-POAM-052 |
OYP + procurement |
| 4 | Dormant COVID-era health-record CSV path — in-boundary steady state, or defer to emergency-scoped extension? | YPMS-POAM-053 |
AO + Privacy Officer |
| 5 | Retention policy for audit logs, case records, backups — align with DOES records schedule | YPMS-POAM-054 |
DOES records officer |
| 6 | SORN applicability determination | YPMS-POAM-094 |
Privacy Officer + OGC |
Repo state
Git
- Branch:
main - Remote:
origin→https://gitea.doesworks.net/chris.tonjes/YPMS.git(HTTPS + Gitea access token) maintracksorigin/main. Push withgit -C /Users/christonjes/cc/ypms push.- Milestone history:
git log --oneline— one "Phase 0 milestone 0.N" commit per milestone, followed by a "Mark milestone 0.N complete" docs commit.
Local git identity (repo-local, not global)
Chris Tonjes <ctonjes@gmail.com>
If commits should attribute to a DOES email instead, run:
git -C /Users/christonjes/cc/ypms config user.email <addr>
Test / coverage
| Component | Coverage |
|---|---|
framework/ (base, bulk, crud, pagination, pii_audit, version_history) |
91–100% |
security/ (models, rbac) |
80–100% |
auth/ (security, deps, router, schemas, rate_limit) |
80–100% |
seed/ (roles, permissions, run) |
77–100% |
youth/ (models, router, schemas) |
99–100% |
security/column_crypto.py |
100% |
| Overall | 94.83% |
framework/router.py is still excluded from coverage — Registrant uses a hand-built router, so make_router gets its first real callers in 0.6. Coverage config in pyproject.toml.
How to run locally
Docker (canonical)
cd /Users/christonjes/cc/ypms
cp .env.example .env
docker compose up --build
- App: http://localhost:8000 (OpenAPI at
/docs) - Adminer: http://localhost:8081 (server
db, user/pw/db allypms) - On first boot, seeding runs and
chrisis created with passwordchange-me-immediately(orSEED_ADMIN_PASSWORDenv). Change it viaPOST /auth/change-password.
Native (no Docker)
cd /Users/christonjes/cc/ypms
python3 -m venv .venv && source .venv/bin/activate
pip install -e '.[dev]'
pytest
Tests use SQLite in-memory — no Postgres required.
Log in from the CLI
curl -X POST http://localhost:8000/auth/login \
-H 'Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded' \
-d 'username=chris&password=change-me-immediately'
Response includes access_token. Use it as Authorization: Bearer <token>.
How to verify a milestone before committing
source .venv/bin/activate
ruff check src tests # style
mypy src # types (strict)
pytest -q --cov=src/ypms --cov-report=term --cov-fail-under=80
The GitHub Actions workflow at .github/workflows/ci.yml runs the same commands plus bandit, pip-audit, and gitleaks.
Gotchas — things that would trip up someone new
-
app = create_app()at the bottom ofsrc/ypms/main.pyruns at import time. Tests must have env vars set before that module is imported.tests/conftest.pydoes this at module level (not in a fixture) — do not move it back into a fixture. -
SQLite in-memory tests need
StaticPool+check_same_thread=False.TestClientruns FastAPI handlers in a worker thread. Thedbfixture intests/conftest.pyconfigures the engine correctly — don't strip those options. -
framework/router.pydeliberately does NOT usefrom __future__ import annotations. FastAPI introspects route parameter types viatyping.get_type_hints, which would fail to resolve closure-local TypeVars under PEP 563. See the module docstring. -
Two mypy overrides in
pyproject.toml—framework/router.py(FastAPI closure typevars) andframework/crud.py(generic-CRUD TypeVar attribute access). Same limitations OWC accepts. -
The vendored OWC framework had a pagination bug —
next_cursorwas the peek-ahead row's id, silently dropping one row per page boundary. Fixed in YPMS's copy atframework/crud.py. If OWC is re-vendored, apply the fix again. -
DOES_SYSTEM_ADMINdoes NOT appear inpermissions_matrix.jsonundergrants. It bypasses viasecurity.rbac.ADMIN_ROLE. Adding rows for it would be redundant and confuse the "who really has what" story. -
Row-level scoping is a Phase 2+ concern.
HOST_USERhasHost.Editin the matrix, which means the RBAC check passes. The service layer must ALSO filter by ownership before applying the edit. Don't rely on the matrix alone for row-level authorization. -
Alembic baseline (0001) is empty by design. All schema lives in 0002+ so that "the framework tables" can be re-derived as an additive layer during future architecture reviews.
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Registrant.ssnhas no getter. Reading it raisesAttributeErroron purpose. Usedecrypt_ssn()for the one sanctioned plaintext path, and never put it in a response schema or log line. -
Any new encrypted column must be listed in the model's
__audit_redact__— otherwise its ciphertext lands inaudit_log.before/afterandversion_history.snapshot. -
COLUMN_ENCRYPTION_KEYchanges make existing ciphertext unreadable. Phase 0 has no rotation; don't change the dev key on a database you want to keep.column_crypto._aeadislru_cached — tests that change the key mustcache_clear()it andget_settings.
File map
Read in this order if you're picking this up cold:
CLAUDE.md— project router, distinctions, open questions, resolved decisionsOVERVIEW.md— programs served, users, integrations, timelineARCHITECTURE.md— design blueprint (§4 rationale, §5 layers, §6 data, §12 delivery phases)PHASE0_PLAN.md— phase scope, milestone exit criteria, controls-wired-in-Phase-0- This file — where we are + what's next + gotchas
README.md— runnable quickstartCONTRIBUTING.md— hard rules
Then the ATO artifacts as needed:
SYSTEM_SECURITY_PLAN.mdv0.3 — SSPNIST_800_53_CONTROL_MAPPING.mdv0.2 — control mappingPRIVACY_IMPACT_ASSESSMENT.mdv0.1 — PIAPOAM.mdv0.1 — 62 items, 2 closed, 4 partially closedOLA_RESPONSE_2026-09-30.md— external Q&A snapshot
POA&M state (as of 2026-09-30)
- 62 items total — 2 fully closed, 4 partial closures under
YPMS-POAM-040 - 6 open decisions (see Open Questions table above)
- Immediate remaining action items:
- PIA route to Privacy Officer + OGC review
- Pull OSSE / CFSA / SSA existing agreements from OGC files to scope renewals
- Draft FIPS 199 categorization memo (
YPMS-POAM-001) for AO signature - Schedule DC OCTO security architecture review
Signals to watch for as we approach milestone 0.6
- Stub models should be id + mixins only (PHASE0_PLAN §4). Resist adding real fields — that's domain-phase work with its own migration.
EducationRecordandFosterIndicatorstubs still carry the ELIGIBILITY_EXAMINER-only grants; confirm the 501 routes return 403 (not 501) for OYP_STAFF.- Any entity that will hold PII in Phase 1+ (Guardian, TaxDocument, Attachment) should get the Registrant treatment then —
pii_readon reads,__audit_redact__on encrypted columns.
End of handoff v0.2.