Fix empty string handling for test password env var

- Remove hardcoded adminPassword from values-dev.yaml
- Pass DEV_ADMIN_PASSWORD via --set in deploy_feature
- Use same variable in integration_test_feature

Requires DEV_ADMIN_PASSWORD to be set in GitLab CI/CD variables.

.env.example

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# Orchard Local Development Environment
+# Copy this file to .env and customize as needed
+# Note: .env is gitignored and will not be committed
+
+# Admin account password (required for local development)
+# This sets the initial admin password when the database is first created
+ORCHARD_ADMIN_PASSWORD=changeme123

.gitlab-ci.yml

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ variables:
   STAGE_RDS_HOST: orchard-stage.cluster-cvw3jzjkozoc.us-gov-west-1.rds.amazonaws.com
   STAGE_RDS_DBNAME: postgres
   STAGE_SECRET_ARN: "arn:aws-us-gov:secretsmanager:us-gov-west-1:052673043337:secret:rds!cluster-a573672b-1a38-4665-a654-1b7df37b5297-IaeFQL"
+  STAGE_AUTH_SECRET_ARN: "arn:aws-us-gov:secretsmanager:us-gov-west-1:052673043337:secret:orchard-stage-creds-SMqvQx"
   STAGE_S3_BUCKET: orchard-artifacts-stage
   AWS_REGION: us-gov-west-1
   # Shared pip cache directory
@@ -117,6 +118,9 @@ release:
     - pip install --index-url "$PIP_INDEX_URL" pytest pytest-asyncio httpx
   script:
     - cd backend
+    # Debug: Print environment variables for test configuration
+    - echo "ORCHARD_TEST_URL=$ORCHARD_TEST_URL"
+    - echo "ORCHARD_TEST_PASSWORD is set to '${ORCHARD_TEST_PASSWORD:-NOT SET}'"
     # Run full integration test suite, excluding:
     # - large/slow tests
     # - requires_direct_s3 tests (can't access MinIO from outside K8s cluster)
@@ -196,14 +200,13 @@ release:
           sys.exit(0)
       PYTEST_SCRIPT
 
-# Integration tests for stage deployment (full suite)
-# Reset stage template - shared by pre and post test reset jobs
+# Reset stage template - runs from CI runner, uses CI variable for auth
 # Calls the /api/v1/admin/factory-reset endpoint which handles DB and S3 cleanup
 .reset_stage_template: &reset_stage_template
   stage: deploy
   image: deps.global.bsf.tools/docker/python:3.12-slim
   timeout: 5m
-  retry: 1  # Retry once on transient failures
+  retry: 1
   before_script:
     - pip install --index-url "$PIP_INDEX_URL" httpx
   script:
@@ -216,19 +219,22 @@ release:
 
       BASE_URL = os.environ.get("STAGE_URL", "")
       ADMIN_USER = "admin"
-      ADMIN_PASS = "changeme123"  # Default admin password
+      ADMIN_PASS = os.environ.get("STAGE_ADMIN_PASSWORD", "")
       MAX_RETRIES = 3
-      RETRY_DELAY = 5  # seconds
+      RETRY_DELAY = 5
 
       if not BASE_URL:
-          print("ERROR: STAGE_URL environment variable not set")
+          print("ERROR: STAGE_URL not set")
+          sys.exit(1)
+
+      if not ADMIN_PASS:
+          print("ERROR: STAGE_ADMIN_PASSWORD not set")
           sys.exit(1)
 
       print(f"=== Resetting stage environment at {BASE_URL} ===")
 
       def do_reset():
           with httpx.Client(base_url=BASE_URL, timeout=120.0) as client:
-              # Login as admin
               print("Logging in as admin...")
               login_response = client.post(
                   "/api/v1/auth/login",
@@ -238,7 +244,6 @@ release:
                   raise Exception(f"Login failed: {login_response.status_code} - {login_response.text}")
               print("Login successful")
 
-              # Call factory reset endpoint
               print("Calling factory reset endpoint...")
               reset_response = client.post(
                   "/api/v1/admin/factory-reset",
@@ -256,7 +261,6 @@ release:
               else:
                   raise Exception(f"Factory reset failed: {reset_response.status_code} - {reset_response.text}")
 
-      # Retry loop
       for attempt in range(1, MAX_RETRIES + 1):
           try:
               print(f"Attempt {attempt}/{MAX_RETRIES}")
@@ -280,12 +284,14 @@ reset_stage_pre:
   <<: *reset_stage_template
   needs: [deploy_stage]
 
-# Integration tests for stage deployment (full suite)
+# Integration tests for stage deployment
+# Uses CI variable STAGE_ADMIN_PASSWORD (set in GitLab CI/CD settings)
 integration_test_stage:
   <<: *integration_test_template
   needs: [reset_stage_pre]
   variables:
     ORCHARD_TEST_URL: $STAGE_URL
+    ORCHARD_TEST_PASSWORD: $STAGE_ADMIN_PASSWORD
   rules:
     - if: '$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == "main"'
       when: on_success
@@ -297,11 +303,13 @@ reset_stage:
   allow_failure: true  # Don't fail pipeline if reset has issues
 
 # Integration tests for feature deployment (full suite)
+# Uses DEV_ADMIN_PASSWORD CI variable (same as deploy_feature)
 integration_test_feature:
   <<: *integration_test_template
   needs: [deploy_feature]
   variables:
     ORCHARD_TEST_URL: https://orchard-$CI_COMMIT_REF_SLUG.common.global.bsf.tools
+    ORCHARD_TEST_PASSWORD: $DEV_ADMIN_PASSWORD
   rules:
     - if: '$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH && $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH != "main"'
       when: on_success
@@ -453,6 +461,7 @@ deploy_feature:
         --namespace $NAMESPACE \
         -f $VALUES_FILE \
         --set image.tag=git.linux-amd64-$CI_COMMIT_SHA \
+        --set orchard.auth.adminPassword=$DEV_ADMIN_PASSWORD \
         --set ingress.hosts[0].host=orchard-$CI_COMMIT_REF_SLUG.common.global.bsf.tools \
         --set ingress.tls[0].hosts[0]=orchard-$CI_COMMIT_REF_SLUG.common.global.bsf.tools \
         --set ingress.tls[0].secretName=orchard-$CI_COMMIT_REF_SLUG-tls \

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -7,6 +7,15 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 ### Added
+- Added `ORCHARD_ADMIN_PASSWORD` environment variable to configure initial admin password (#87)
+  - When set, admin user is created with the specified password (no password change required)
+  - When not set, defaults to `changeme123` and requires password change on first login
+- Added Helm chart support for admin password via multiple sources (#87):
+  - `orchard.auth.adminPassword` - plain value (creates K8s secret)
+  - `orchard.auth.existingSecret` - reference existing K8s secret
+  - `orchard.auth.secretsManager` - AWS Secrets Manager integration
+- Added `.env.example` template for local development (#87)
+- Added `.env` file support in docker-compose.local.yml (#87)
 - Added Project Settings page accessible to project admins (#65)
   - General settings section for editing description and visibility
   - Access Management section (moved from project page)

backend/app/auth.py

@@ -360,21 +360,36 @@ def create_default_admin(db: Session) -> Optional[User]:
     """Create the default admin user if no users exist.
 
     Returns the created user, or None if users already exist.
+
+    The admin password can be set via ORCHARD_ADMIN_PASSWORD environment variable.
+    If not set, defaults to 'changeme123' and requires password change on first login.
     """
     # Check if any users exist
     user_count = db.query(User).count()
     if user_count > 0:
         return None
 
+    settings = get_settings()
+
+    # Use configured password or default
+    password = settings.admin_password if settings.admin_password else "changeme123"
+    # Only require password change if using the default password
+    must_change = not settings.admin_password
+
     # Create default admin
     auth_service = AuthService(db)
     admin = auth_service.create_user(
         username="admin",
-        password="changeme123",
+        password=password,
         is_admin=True,
-        must_change_password=True,
+        must_change_password=must_change,
     )
 
+    if settings.admin_password:
+        logger.info("Created default admin user with configured password")
+    else:
+        logger.info("Created default admin user with default password (changeme123)")
+
     return admin
 
 

backend/app/config.py

@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ class Settings(BaseSettings):
     log_level: str = "INFO"  # DEBUG, INFO, WARNING, ERROR, CRITICAL
     log_format: str = "auto"  # "json", "standard", or "auto" (json in production)
 
+    # Initial admin user settings
+    admin_password: str = ""  # Initial admin password (if empty, uses 'changeme123')
+
     # JWT Authentication settings (optional, for external identity providers)
     jwt_enabled: bool = False  # Enable JWT token validation
     jwt_secret: str = ""  # Secret key for HS256, or leave empty for RS256 with JWKS

backend/tests/conftest.py

@@ -56,6 +56,27 @@ os.environ.setdefault("ORCHARD_S3_BUCKET", "test-bucket")
 os.environ.setdefault("ORCHARD_S3_ACCESS_KEY_ID", "test")
 os.environ.setdefault("ORCHARD_S3_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY", "test")
 
+
+# =============================================================================
+# Admin Credentials Helper
+# =============================================================================
+
+
+def get_admin_password() -> str:
+    """Get the admin password for test authentication.
+
+    Returns the password from ORCHARD_TEST_PASSWORD environment variable,
+    or 'changeme123' as the default for local development.
+    """
+    # Use 'or' to handle empty string (when CI variable is undefined)
+    return os.environ.get("ORCHARD_TEST_PASSWORD") or "changeme123"
+
+
+def get_admin_username() -> str:
+    """Get the admin username for test authentication."""
+    return os.environ.get("ORCHARD_TEST_USERNAME") or "admin"
+
+
 # Re-export factory functions for backward compatibility
 from tests.factories import (
     create_test_file,
@@ -228,9 +249,9 @@ def integration_client():
     import httpx
 
     # Connect to the running orchard-server container or deployed environment
-    base_url = os.environ.get("ORCHARD_TEST_URL", "http://localhost:8080")
-    username = os.environ.get("ORCHARD_TEST_USERNAME", "admin")
-    password = os.environ.get("ORCHARD_TEST_PASSWORD", "changeme123")
+    base_url = os.environ.get("ORCHARD_TEST_URL") or "http://localhost:8080"
+    username = get_admin_username()
+    password = get_admin_password()
 
     with httpx.Client(base_url=base_url, timeout=30.0) as client:
         # Login as admin to enable write operations

backend/tests/integration/test_auth_api.py

@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ allow these tests to run. Production uses strict rate limits (5/minute).
 import pytest
 from uuid import uuid4
 
+from tests.conftest import get_admin_password, get_admin_username
+
 
 # Mark all tests in this module as auth_intensive (informational, not excluded from CI)
 pytestmark = pytest.mark.auth_intensive
@@ -21,11 +23,11 @@ class TestAuthLogin:
         """Test successful login with default admin credentials."""
         response = auth_client.post(
             "/api/v1/auth/login",
-            json={"username": "admin", "password": "changeme123"},
+            json={"username": get_admin_username(), "password": get_admin_password()},
         )
         assert response.status_code == 200
         data = response.json()
-        assert data["username"] == "admin"
+        assert data["username"] == get_admin_username()
         assert data["is_admin"] is True
         assert "orchard_session" in response.cookies
 
@@ -34,7 +36,7 @@ class TestAuthLogin:
         """Test login with wrong password."""
         response = auth_client.post(
             "/api/v1/auth/login",
-            json={"username": "admin", "password": "wrongpassword"},
+            json={"username": get_admin_username(), "password": "wrongpassword"},
         )
         assert response.status_code == 401
         assert "Invalid username or password" in response.json()["detail"]
@@ -58,7 +60,7 @@ class TestAuthLogout:
         # First login
         login_response = auth_client.post(
             "/api/v1/auth/login",
-            json={"username": "admin", "password": "changeme123"},
+            json={"username": get_admin_username(), "password": get_admin_password()},
         )
         assert login_response.status_code == 200
 
@@ -84,13 +86,13 @@ class TestAuthMe:
         # Login first
         auth_client.post(
             "/api/v1/auth/login",
-            json={"username": "admin", "password": "changeme123"},
+            json={"username": get_admin_username(), "password": get_admin_password()},
         )
 
         response = auth_client.get("/api/v1/auth/me")
         assert response.status_code == 200
         data = response.json()
-        assert data["username"] == "admin"
+        assert data["username"] == get_admin_username()
         assert data["is_admin"] is True
         assert "id" in data
         assert "created_at" in data
@@ -119,7 +121,7 @@ class TestAuthChangePassword:
         # Login as admin to create a test user
         auth_client.post(
             "/api/v1/auth/login",
-            json={"username": "admin", "password": "changeme123"},
+            json={"username": get_admin_username(), "password": get_admin_password()},
         )
         test_username = f"pwchange_{uuid4().hex[:8]}"
         auth_client.post(
@@ -162,7 +164,7 @@ class TestAuthChangePassword:
         # Login as admin to create a test user
         auth_client.post(
             "/api/v1/auth/login",
-            json={"username": "admin", "password": "changeme123"},
+            json={"username": get_admin_username(), "password": get_admin_password()},
         )
         test_username = f"pwwrong_{uuid4().hex[:8]}"
         auth_client.post(
@@ -194,7 +196,7 @@ class TestAPIKeys:
         # Login first
         auth_client.post(
             "/api/v1/auth/login",
-            json={"username": "admin", "password": "changeme123"},
+            json={"username": get_admin_username(), "password": get_admin_password()},
         )
 
         # Create API key
@@ -226,7 +228,7 @@ class TestAPIKeys:
         # Login and create API key
         auth_client.post(
             "/api/v1/auth/login",
-            json={"username": "admin", "password": "changeme123"},
+            json={"username": get_admin_username(), "password": get_admin_password()},
         )
         create_response = auth_client.post(
             "/api/v1/auth/keys",
@@ -242,12 +244,12 @@ class TestAPIKeys:
             headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {api_key}"},
         )
         assert response.status_code == 200
-        assert response.json()["username"] == "admin"
+        assert response.json()["username"] == get_admin_username()
 
         # Clean up
         auth_client.post(
             "/api/v1/auth/login",
-            json={"username": "admin", "password": "changeme123"},
+            json={"username": get_admin_username(), "password": get_admin_password()},
         )
         auth_client.delete(f"/api/v1/auth/keys/{key_id}")
 
@@ -257,7 +259,7 @@ class TestAPIKeys:
         # Login and create API key
         auth_client.post(
             "/api/v1/auth/login",
-            json={"username": "admin", "password": "changeme123"},
+            json={"username": get_admin_username(), "password": get_admin_password()},
         )
         create_response = auth_client.post(
             "/api/v1/auth/keys",
@@ -288,14 +290,14 @@ class TestAdminUserManagement:
         # Login as admin
         auth_client.post(
             "/api/v1/auth/login",
-            json={"username": "admin", "password": "changeme123"},
+            json={"username": get_admin_username(), "password": get_admin_password()},
         )
 
         response = auth_client.get("/api/v1/admin/users")
         assert response.status_code == 200
         users = response.json()
         assert len(users) >= 1
-        assert any(u["username"] == "admin" for u in users)
+        assert any(u["username"] == get_admin_username() for u in users)
 
     @pytest.mark.integration
     def test_create_user(self, auth_client):
@@ -303,7 +305,7 @@ class TestAdminUserManagement:
         # Login as admin
         auth_client.post(
             "/api/v1/auth/login",
-            json={"username": "admin", "password": "changeme123"},
+            json={"username": get_admin_username(), "password": get_admin_password()},
         )
 
         # Create new user
@@ -336,7 +338,7 @@ class TestAdminUserManagement:
         # Login as admin
         auth_client.post(
             "/api/v1/auth/login",
-            json={"username": "admin", "password": "changeme123"},
+            json={"username": get_admin_username(), "password": get_admin_password()},
         )
 
         # Create a test user
@@ -362,7 +364,7 @@ class TestAdminUserManagement:
         # Login as admin
         auth_client.post(
             "/api/v1/auth/login",
-            json={"username": "admin", "password": "changeme123"},
+            json={"username": get_admin_username(), "password": get_admin_password()},
         )
 
         # Create a test user
@@ -393,7 +395,7 @@ class TestAdminUserManagement:
         # Login as admin and create non-admin user
         auth_client.post(
             "/api/v1/auth/login",
-            json={"username": "admin", "password": "changeme123"},
+            json={"username": get_admin_username(), "password": get_admin_password()},
         )
         test_username = f"nonadmin_{uuid4().hex[:8]}"
         auth_client.post(
@@ -423,7 +425,7 @@ class TestSecurityEdgeCases:
         # Login as admin and create a user
         auth_client.post(
             "/api/v1/auth/login",
-            json={"username": "admin", "password": "changeme123"},
+            json={"username": get_admin_username(), "password": get_admin_password()},
         )
         test_username = f"inactive_{uuid4().hex[:8]}"
         auth_client.post(
@@ -451,7 +453,7 @@ class TestSecurityEdgeCases:
         """Test that short passwords are rejected when creating users."""
         auth_client.post(
             "/api/v1/auth/login",
-            json={"username": "admin", "password": "changeme123"},
+            json={"username": get_admin_username(), "password": get_admin_password()},
         )
 
         response = auth_client.post(
@@ -467,7 +469,7 @@ class TestSecurityEdgeCases:
         # Create test user
         auth_client.post(
             "/api/v1/auth/login",
-            json={"username": "admin", "password": "changeme123"},
+            json={"username": get_admin_username(), "password": get_admin_password()},
         )
         test_username = f"shortchange_{uuid4().hex[:8]}"
         auth_client.post(
@@ -494,7 +496,7 @@ class TestSecurityEdgeCases:
         """Test that short passwords are rejected when resetting password."""
         auth_client.post(
             "/api/v1/auth/login",
-            json={"username": "admin", "password": "changeme123"},
+            json={"username": get_admin_username(), "password": get_admin_password()},
         )
 
         # Create a test user first
@@ -516,7 +518,7 @@ class TestSecurityEdgeCases:
         """Test that duplicate usernames are rejected."""
         auth_client.post(
             "/api/v1/auth/login",
-            json={"username": "admin", "password": "changeme123"},
+            json={"username": get_admin_username(), "password": get_admin_password()},
         )
 
         test_username = f"duplicate_{uuid4().hex[:8]}"
@@ -541,7 +543,7 @@ class TestSecurityEdgeCases:
         # Login as admin and create an API key
         auth_client.post(
             "/api/v1/auth/login",
-            json={"username": "admin", "password": "changeme123"},
+            json={"username": get_admin_username(), "password": get_admin_password()},
         )
         create_response = auth_client.post(
             "/api/v1/auth/keys",
@@ -572,7 +574,7 @@ class TestSecurityEdgeCases:
         auth_client.cookies.clear()
         auth_client.post(
             "/api/v1/auth/login",
-            json={"username": "admin", "password": "changeme123"},
+            json={"username": get_admin_username(), "password": get_admin_password()},
         )
         auth_client.delete(f"/api/v1/auth/keys/{admin_key_id}")
 
@@ -582,7 +584,7 @@ class TestSecurityEdgeCases:
         # Create a test user
         auth_client.post(
             "/api/v1/auth/login",
-            json={"username": "admin", "password": "changeme123"},
+            json={"username": get_admin_username(), "password": get_admin_password()},
         )
         test_username = f"sessiontest_{uuid4().hex[:8]}"
         auth_client.post(

backend/tests/unit/test_auth.py

@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+"""Unit tests for authentication module."""
+
+import pytest
+from unittest.mock import patch, MagicMock
+
+
+class TestCreateDefaultAdmin:
+    """Tests for the create_default_admin function."""
+
+    def test_create_default_admin_with_env_password(self):
+        """Test that ORCHARD_ADMIN_PASSWORD env var sets admin password."""
+        from app.auth import create_default_admin, verify_password
+
+        # Create mock settings with custom password
+        mock_settings = MagicMock()
+        mock_settings.admin_password = "my-custom-password-123"
+
+        # Mock database session
+        mock_db = MagicMock()
+        mock_db.query.return_value.count.return_value = 0  # No existing users
+
+        # Track the user that gets created
+        created_user = None
+
+        def capture_user(user):
+            nonlocal created_user
+            created_user = user
+
+        mock_db.add.side_effect = capture_user
+
+        with patch("app.auth.get_settings", return_value=mock_settings):
+            admin = create_default_admin(mock_db)
+
+        # Verify the user was created
+        assert mock_db.add.called
+        assert created_user is not None
+        assert created_user.username == "admin"
+        assert created_user.is_admin is True
+        # Password should NOT require change when set via env var
+        assert created_user.must_change_password is False
+        # Verify password was hashed correctly
+        assert verify_password("my-custom-password-123", created_user.password_hash)
+
+    def test_create_default_admin_with_default_password(self):
+        """Test that default password 'changeme123' is used when env var not set."""
+        from app.auth import create_default_admin, verify_password
+
+        # Create mock settings with empty password (default)
+        mock_settings = MagicMock()
+        mock_settings.admin_password = ""
+
+        # Mock database session
+        mock_db = MagicMock()
+        mock_db.query.return_value.count.return_value = 0  # No existing users
+
+        # Track the user that gets created
+        created_user = None
+
+        def capture_user(user):
+            nonlocal created_user
+            created_user = user
+
+        mock_db.add.side_effect = capture_user
+
+        with patch("app.auth.get_settings", return_value=mock_settings):
+            admin = create_default_admin(mock_db)
+
+        # Verify the user was created
+        assert mock_db.add.called
+        assert created_user is not None
+        assert created_user.username == "admin"
+        assert created_user.is_admin is True
+        # Password SHOULD require change when using default
+        assert created_user.must_change_password is True
+        # Verify default password was used
+        assert verify_password("changeme123", created_user.password_hash)
+
+    def test_create_default_admin_skips_when_users_exist(self):
+        """Test that no admin is created when users already exist."""
+        from app.auth import create_default_admin
+
+        # Create mock settings
+        mock_settings = MagicMock()
+        mock_settings.admin_password = "some-password"
+
+        # Mock database session with existing users
+        mock_db = MagicMock()
+        mock_db.query.return_value.count.return_value = 1  # Users exist
+
+        with patch("app.auth.get_settings", return_value=mock_settings):
+            result = create_default_admin(mock_db)
+
+        # Should return None and not create any user
+        assert result is None
+        assert not mock_db.add.called

docker-compose.local.yml

@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ services:
       - ORCHARD_REDIS_PORT=6379
       # Higher rate limit for local development/testing
       - ORCHARD_LOGIN_RATE_LIMIT=1000/minute
+      # Admin password - set in .env file or environment (see .env.example)
+      - ORCHARD_ADMIN_PASSWORD=${ORCHARD_ADMIN_PASSWORD:-}
     depends_on:
       postgres:
         condition: service_healthy

helm/orchard/templates/_helpers.tpl

@@ -141,3 +141,16 @@ MinIO secret name
 {{- printf "%s-s3-secret" (include "orchard.fullname" .) }}
 {{- end }}
 {{- end }}
+
+{{/*
+Auth secret name (for admin password)
+*/}}
+{{- define "orchard.auth.secretName" -}}
+{{- if and .Values.orchard.auth .Values.orchard.auth.existingSecret }}
+{{- .Values.orchard.auth.existingSecret }}
+{{- else if and .Values.orchard.auth .Values.orchard.auth.secretsManager .Values.orchard.auth.secretsManager.enabled }}
+{{- printf "%s-auth-credentials" (include "orchard.fullname" .) }}
+{{- else }}
+{{- printf "%s-auth-secret" (include "orchard.fullname" .) }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- end }}

helm/orchard/templates/deployment.yaml

@@ -128,11 +128,27 @@ spec:
               value: {{ .Values.orchard.rateLimit.login | quote }}
             {{- end }}
             {{- end }}
-          {{- if and .Values.orchard.database.secretsManager .Values.orchard.database.secretsManager.enabled }}
+            {{- if .Values.orchard.auth }}
+            {{- if or .Values.orchard.auth.secretsManager .Values.orchard.auth.existingSecret .Values.orchard.auth.adminPassword }}
+            - name: ORCHARD_ADMIN_PASSWORD
+              valueFrom:
+                secretKeyRef:
+                  name: {{ include "orchard.auth.secretName" . }}
+                  key: admin-password
+            {{- end }}
+            {{- end }}
+          {{- if or (and .Values.orchard.database.secretsManager .Values.orchard.database.secretsManager.enabled) (and .Values.orchard.auth .Values.orchard.auth.secretsManager .Values.orchard.auth.secretsManager.enabled) }}
           volumeMounts:
+            {{- if and .Values.orchard.database.secretsManager .Values.orchard.database.secretsManager.enabled }}
             - name: db-secrets
-              mountPath: /mnt/secrets-store
+              mountPath: /mnt/secrets-store/db
               readOnly: true
+            {{- end }}
+            {{- if and .Values.orchard.auth .Values.orchard.auth.secretsManager .Values.orchard.auth.secretsManager.enabled }}
+            - name: auth-secrets
+              mountPath: /mnt/secrets-store/auth
+              readOnly: true
+            {{- end }}
           {{- end }}
           livenessProbe:
             {{- toYaml .Values.livenessProbe | nindent 12 }}
@@ -140,14 +156,24 @@ spec:
             {{- toYaml .Values.readinessProbe | nindent 12 }}
           resources:
             {{- toYaml .Values.resources | nindent 12 }}
-      {{- if and .Values.orchard.database.secretsManager .Values.orchard.database.secretsManager.enabled }}
+      {{- if or (and .Values.orchard.database.secretsManager .Values.orchard.database.secretsManager.enabled) (and .Values.orchard.auth .Values.orchard.auth.secretsManager .Values.orchard.auth.secretsManager.enabled) }}
       volumes:
+        {{- if and .Values.orchard.database.secretsManager .Values.orchard.database.secretsManager.enabled }}
         - name: db-secrets
           csi:
             driver: secrets-store.csi.k8s.io
             readOnly: true
             volumeAttributes:
               secretProviderClass: {{ include "orchard.fullname" . }}-db-secret
+        {{- end }}
+        {{- if and .Values.orchard.auth .Values.orchard.auth.secretsManager .Values.orchard.auth.secretsManager.enabled }}
+        - name: auth-secrets
+          csi:
+            driver: secrets-store.csi.k8s.io
+            readOnly: true
+            volumeAttributes:
+              secretProviderClass: {{ include "orchard.fullname" . }}-auth-secret
+        {{- end }}
       {{- end }}
       {{- with .Values.nodeSelector }}
       nodeSelector:

helm/orchard/templates/secret-provider-class.yaml

@@ -25,3 +25,27 @@ spec:
         - objectName: db-password
           key: password
 {{- end }}
+---
+{{- if and .Values.orchard.auth .Values.orchard.auth.secretsManager .Values.orchard.auth.secretsManager.enabled }}
+apiVersion: secrets-store.csi.x-k8s.io/v1
+kind: SecretProviderClass
+metadata:
+  name: {{ include "orchard.fullname" . }}-auth-secret
+  labels:
+    {{- include "orchard.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+spec:
+  provider: aws
+  parameters:
+    objects: |
+      - objectName: "{{ .Values.orchard.auth.secretsManager.secretArn }}"
+        objectType: "secretsmanager"
+        jmesPath:
+          - path: admin_password
+            objectAlias: admin-password
+  secretObjects:
+    - secretName: {{ include "orchard.fullname" . }}-auth-credentials
+      type: Opaque
+      data:
+        - objectName: admin-password
+          key: admin-password
+{{- end }}

helm/orchard/templates/secret.yaml

@@ -22,3 +22,15 @@ data:
   access-key-id: {{ .Values.orchard.s3.accessKeyId | b64enc | quote }}
   secret-access-key: {{ .Values.orchard.s3.secretAccessKey | b64enc | quote }}
 {{- end }}
+---
+{{- if and .Values.orchard.auth .Values.orchard.auth.adminPassword (not .Values.orchard.auth.existingSecret) (not (and .Values.orchard.auth.secretsManager .Values.orchard.auth.secretsManager.enabled)) }}
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Secret
+metadata:
+  name: {{ include "orchard.fullname" . }}-auth-secret
+  labels:
+    {{- include "orchard.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+type: Opaque
+data:
+  admin-password: {{ .Values.orchard.auth.adminPassword | b64enc | quote }}
+{{- end }}

helm/orchard/values-dev.yaml

@@ -90,6 +90,10 @@ orchard:
     host: "0.0.0.0"
     port: 8080
 
+  # Authentication settings
+  # Admin password is set via CI variable (DEV_ADMIN_PASSWORD) passed as --set flag
+  # This keeps the password out of version control
+
   database:
     host: ""
     port: 5432

helm/orchard/values-prod.yaml

@@ -93,6 +93,13 @@ orchard:
     host: "0.0.0.0"
     port: 8080
 
+  # Authentication settings
+  auth:
+    # Admin password from AWS Secrets Manager
+    secretsManager:
+      enabled: true
+      secretArn: "arn:aws-us-gov:secretsmanager:us-gov-west-1:052673043337:secret:orch-prod-creds-0nhqkY"
+
   # Database configuration - uses AWS Secrets Manager via CSI driver
   database:
     host: "orchard-prd.cluster-cvw3jzjkozoc.us-gov-west-1.rds.amazonaws.com"

helm/orchard/values-stage.yaml

@@ -95,6 +95,13 @@ orchard:
     host: "0.0.0.0"
     port: 8080
 
+  # Authentication settings
+  auth:
+    # Admin password from AWS Secrets Manager
+    secretsManager:
+      enabled: true
+      secretArn: "arn:aws-us-gov:secretsmanager:us-gov-west-1:052673043337:secret:orchard-stage-creds-SMqvQx"
+
   # Database configuration - uses AWS Secrets Manager via CSI driver
   database:
     host: "orchard-stage.cluster-cvw3jzjkozoc.us-gov-west-1.rds.amazonaws.com"

helm/orchard/values.yaml

@@ -120,6 +120,17 @@ orchard:
     mode: "presigned"  # presigned, redirect, or proxy
     presignedUrlExpiry: 3600  # Presigned URL expiry in seconds
 
+  # Authentication settings
+  auth:
+    # Option 1: Plain admin password (creates K8s secret)
+    adminPassword: ""
+    # Option 2: Use existing K8s secret (must have 'admin-password' key)
+    existingSecret: ""
+    # Option 3: AWS Secrets Manager
+    # secretsManager:
+    #   enabled: false
+    #   secretArn: ""  # Secret must have 'admin_password' field
+
 # PostgreSQL subchart configuration
 postgresql:
   enabled: true