added backends, improved templating, rbac

.gitignore

@@ -129,13 +129,13 @@ celerybeat.pid
 *.sage.py
 
 # Environments
-.env
+.env*
-.venv
+.venv*
-env/
+env*/
-venv/
+venv*/
-ENV/
+ENV*/
-env.bak/
+env*.bak/
-venv.bak/
+venv*.bak/
 
 # Spyder project settings
 .spyderproject
@@ -175,4 +175,9 @@ cython_debug/
 .pypirc
 
 .vscode
-.vscode/**
+.vscode/**
+
+runtime
+runtime/
+
+server/*.db

README.md

@@ -922,3 +922,28 @@ curl -X POST 'http://127.0.0.1:8000/api/v1/campaigns/<campaign-id>/versions/<ver
 ```
 
 Strict validation/build/send endpoints are unchanged. The WebUI should use partial validation while editing, and only call strict validation/build when the user reaches Review/Send.
+
+
+## Browser login / session auth
+
+The backend now supports both automation API keys and browser session tokens.
+
+Development login after `init_db --with-dev-data` or dev bootstrap:
+
+```text
+Tenant: default
+Email: admin@example.local
+Password: dev-admin
+```
+
+Login endpoint:
+
+```bash
+curl -X POST http://127.0.0.1:8000/api/v1/auth/login \
+  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
+  -d '{"tenant_slug":"default","email":"admin@example.local","password":"dev-admin"}'
+```
+
+Use the returned `access_token` as `Authorization: Bearer <token>`. Existing API keys still work via `X-API-Key`.
+
+RBAC scaffolding now includes users, groups, roles, direct user-role assignments, group-role assignments and login sessions. The development user receives the `owner` role.

server/alembic/versions/2c3d4e5f6a7b_auth_sessions_and_rbac.py

@@ -0,0 +1,130 @@
+"""auth sessions and RBAC assignments
+
+Revision ID: 2c3d4e5f6a7b
+Revises: 1f8d4c2a0b7e
+Create Date: 2026-06-08 10:00:00.000000
+"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from alembic import op
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+
+
+revision = "2c3d4e5f6a7b"
+down_revision = "1f8d4c2a0b7e"
+branch_labels = None
+depends_on = None
+
+
+def upgrade() -> None:
+    with op.batch_alter_table("users") as batch_op:
+        batch_op.add_column(sa.Column("auth_provider", sa.String(length=50), nullable=False, server_default="local"))
+        batch_op.add_column(sa.Column("password_hash", sa.String(length=500), nullable=True))
+        batch_op.add_column(sa.Column("last_login_at", sa.DateTime(timezone=True), nullable=True))
+
+    op.create_table(
+        "user_group_memberships",
+        sa.Column("id", sa.String(length=36), nullable=False),
+        sa.Column("tenant_id", sa.String(length=36), nullable=False),
+        sa.Column("user_id", sa.String(length=36), nullable=False),
+        sa.Column("group_id", sa.String(length=36), nullable=False),
+        sa.Column("created_at", sa.DateTime(timezone=True), nullable=False),
+        sa.Column("updated_at", sa.DateTime(timezone=True), nullable=False),
+        sa.ForeignKeyConstraint(["tenant_id"], ["tenants.id"], ondelete="CASCADE"),
+        sa.ForeignKeyConstraint(["user_id"], ["users.id"], ondelete="CASCADE"),
+        sa.ForeignKeyConstraint(["group_id"], ["groups.id"], ondelete="CASCADE"),
+        sa.PrimaryKeyConstraint("id"),
+        sa.UniqueConstraint("tenant_id", "user_id", "group_id", name="uq_user_group_memberships"),
+    )
+    op.create_index(op.f("ix_user_group_memberships_tenant_id"), "user_group_memberships", ["tenant_id"])
+    op.create_index(op.f("ix_user_group_memberships_user_id"), "user_group_memberships", ["user_id"])
+    op.create_index(op.f("ix_user_group_memberships_group_id"), "user_group_memberships", ["group_id"])
+
+    op.create_table(
+        "user_role_assignments",
+        sa.Column("id", sa.String(length=36), nullable=False),
+        sa.Column("tenant_id", sa.String(length=36), nullable=False),
+        sa.Column("user_id", sa.String(length=36), nullable=False),
+        sa.Column("role_id", sa.String(length=36), nullable=False),
+        sa.Column("created_at", sa.DateTime(timezone=True), nullable=False),
+        sa.Column("updated_at", sa.DateTime(timezone=True), nullable=False),
+        sa.ForeignKeyConstraint(["tenant_id"], ["tenants.id"], ondelete="CASCADE"),
+        sa.ForeignKeyConstraint(["user_id"], ["users.id"], ondelete="CASCADE"),
+        sa.ForeignKeyConstraint(["role_id"], ["roles.id"], ondelete="CASCADE"),
+        sa.PrimaryKeyConstraint("id"),
+        sa.UniqueConstraint("tenant_id", "user_id", "role_id", name="uq_user_role_assignments"),
+    )
+    op.create_index(op.f("ix_user_role_assignments_tenant_id"), "user_role_assignments", ["tenant_id"])
+    op.create_index(op.f("ix_user_role_assignments_user_id"), "user_role_assignments", ["user_id"])
+    op.create_index(op.f("ix_user_role_assignments_role_id"), "user_role_assignments", ["role_id"])
+
+    op.create_table(
+        "group_role_assignments",
+        sa.Column("id", sa.String(length=36), nullable=False),
+        sa.Column("tenant_id", sa.String(length=36), nullable=False),
+        sa.Column("group_id", sa.String(length=36), nullable=False),
+        sa.Column("role_id", sa.String(length=36), nullable=False),
+        sa.Column("created_at", sa.DateTime(timezone=True), nullable=False),
+        sa.Column("updated_at", sa.DateTime(timezone=True), nullable=False),
+        sa.ForeignKeyConstraint(["tenant_id"], ["tenants.id"], ondelete="CASCADE"),
+        sa.ForeignKeyConstraint(["group_id"], ["groups.id"], ondelete="CASCADE"),
+        sa.ForeignKeyConstraint(["role_id"], ["roles.id"], ondelete="CASCADE"),
+        sa.PrimaryKeyConstraint("id"),
+        sa.UniqueConstraint("tenant_id", "group_id", "role_id", name="uq_group_role_assignments"),
+    )
+    op.create_index(op.f("ix_group_role_assignments_tenant_id"), "group_role_assignments", ["tenant_id"])
+    op.create_index(op.f("ix_group_role_assignments_group_id"), "group_role_assignments", ["group_id"])
+    op.create_index(op.f("ix_group_role_assignments_role_id"), "group_role_assignments", ["role_id"])
+
+    op.create_table(
+        "auth_sessions",
+        sa.Column("id", sa.String(length=36), nullable=False),
+        sa.Column("tenant_id", sa.String(length=36), nullable=False),
+        sa.Column("user_id", sa.String(length=36), nullable=False),
+        sa.Column("token_hash", sa.String(length=128), nullable=False),
+        sa.Column("expires_at", sa.DateTime(timezone=True), nullable=False),
+        sa.Column("last_seen_at", sa.DateTime(timezone=True), nullable=True),
+        sa.Column("revoked_at", sa.DateTime(timezone=True), nullable=True),
+        sa.Column("user_agent", sa.String(length=500), nullable=True),
+        sa.Column("ip_address", sa.String(length=100), nullable=True),
+        sa.Column("created_at", sa.DateTime(timezone=True), nullable=False),
+        sa.Column("updated_at", sa.DateTime(timezone=True), nullable=False),
+        sa.ForeignKeyConstraint(["tenant_id"], ["tenants.id"], ondelete="CASCADE"),
+        sa.ForeignKeyConstraint(["user_id"], ["users.id"], ondelete="CASCADE"),
+        sa.PrimaryKeyConstraint("id"),
+        sa.UniqueConstraint("token_hash"),
+    )
+    op.create_index(op.f("ix_auth_sessions_tenant_id"), "auth_sessions", ["tenant_id"])
+    op.create_index(op.f("ix_auth_sessions_user_id"), "auth_sessions", ["user_id"])
+    op.create_index(op.f("ix_auth_sessions_token_hash"), "auth_sessions", ["token_hash"])
+    op.create_index(op.f("ix_auth_sessions_expires_at"), "auth_sessions", ["expires_at"])
+    op.create_index(op.f("ix_auth_sessions_revoked_at"), "auth_sessions", ["revoked_at"])
+
+
+def downgrade() -> None:
+    op.drop_index(op.f("ix_auth_sessions_revoked_at"), table_name="auth_sessions")
+    op.drop_index(op.f("ix_auth_sessions_expires_at"), table_name="auth_sessions")
+    op.drop_index(op.f("ix_auth_sessions_token_hash"), table_name="auth_sessions")
+    op.drop_index(op.f("ix_auth_sessions_user_id"), table_name="auth_sessions")
+    op.drop_index(op.f("ix_auth_sessions_tenant_id"), table_name="auth_sessions")
+    op.drop_table("auth_sessions")
+
+    op.drop_index(op.f("ix_group_role_assignments_role_id"), table_name="group_role_assignments")
+    op.drop_index(op.f("ix_group_role_assignments_group_id"), table_name="group_role_assignments")
+    op.drop_index(op.f("ix_group_role_assignments_tenant_id"), table_name="group_role_assignments")
+    op.drop_table("group_role_assignments")
+
+    op.drop_index(op.f("ix_user_role_assignments_role_id"), table_name="user_role_assignments")
+    op.drop_index(op.f("ix_user_role_assignments_user_id"), table_name="user_role_assignments")
+    op.drop_index(op.f("ix_user_role_assignments_tenant_id"), table_name="user_role_assignments")
+    op.drop_table("user_role_assignments")
+
+    op.drop_index(op.f("ix_user_group_memberships_group_id"), table_name="user_group_memberships")
+    op.drop_index(op.f("ix_user_group_memberships_user_id"), table_name="user_group_memberships")
+    op.drop_index(op.f("ix_user_group_memberships_tenant_id"), table_name="user_group_memberships")
+    op.drop_table("user_group_memberships")
+
+    with op.batch_alter_table("users") as batch_op:
+        batch_op.drop_column("last_login_at")
+        batch_op.drop_column("password_hash")
+        batch_op.drop_column("auth_provider")

server/app/api/v1/__init__.py

@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
 from fastapi import APIRouter
 
 from .admin import router as admin_router
+from .auth import router as auth_router
 from .campaigns import router as campaigns_router
 from .audit import router as audit_router
 from .system import router as system_router
+from .mail import router as mail_router
 
 router = APIRouter(prefix="/api/v1")
+router.include_router(auth_router)
 router.include_router(campaigns_router)
 router.include_router(admin_router)
 router.include_router(audit_router)
 router.include_router(system_router)
+router.include_router(mail_router)

server/app/api/v1/auth.py

@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, HTTPException, Request, status
+from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
+
+from app.api.v1.schemas import GroupInfo, LoginRequest, LoginResponse, MeResponse, RoleInfo, TenantInfo, TenantMembershipInfo, UserInfo
+from app.auth.dependencies import ApiPrincipal, get_api_principal
+from app.db.models import Tenant, User
+from app.db.session import get_session
+from app.security.passwords import verify_password
+from app.security.sessions import collect_user_groups, collect_user_roles, collect_user_scopes, create_auth_session, revoke_auth_session
+
+router = APIRouter(prefix="/auth", tags=["auth"])
+
+
+def _tenant_info(tenant: Tenant) -> TenantInfo:
+    return TenantInfo(id=tenant.id, slug=tenant.slug, name=tenant.name)
+
+
+def _user_info(user: User) -> UserInfo:
+    return UserInfo(id=user.id, email=user.email, display_name=user.display_name, is_tenant_admin=user.is_tenant_admin)
+
+
+def _roles_info(roles) -> list[RoleInfo]:
+    return [RoleInfo(id=r.id, slug=r.slug, name=r.name, permissions=r.permissions or []) for r in roles]
+
+
+def _groups_info(groups) -> list[GroupInfo]:
+    return [GroupInfo(id=g.id, slug=g.slug, name=g.name) for g in groups]
+
+
+def _tenant_memberships_for_email(session: Session, email: str) -> list[TenantMembershipInfo]:
+    """Return tenants that currently contain an active user with this email.
+
+    The current data model still stores users inside one tenant. Until a dedicated
+    cross-tenant identity table exists, matching by email is the lightweight bridge
+    that lets the frontend render tenant context and later expose switching only
+    when more than one membership exists.
+    """
+    rows = (
+        session.query(User, Tenant)
+        .join(Tenant, Tenant.id == User.tenant_id)
+        .filter(User.email == email, User.is_active.is_(True), Tenant.is_active.is_(True))
+        .order_by(Tenant.name.asc())
+        .all()
+    )
+    memberships: list[TenantMembershipInfo] = []
+    for user, tenant in rows:
+        roles = collect_user_roles(session, user)
+        memberships.append(
+            TenantMembershipInfo(
+                id=tenant.id,
+                slug=tenant.slug,
+                name=tenant.name,
+                roles=[role.slug for role in roles],
+                is_active=True,
+            )
+        )
+    return memberships
+
+
+def _resolve_login_user(session: Session, payload: LoginRequest) -> tuple[User, Tenant]:
+    query = (
+        session.query(User, Tenant)
+        .join(Tenant, Tenant.id == User.tenant_id)
+        .filter(User.email == payload.email, User.is_active.is_(True), Tenant.is_active.is_(True))
+    )
+    if payload.tenant_slug:
+        query = query.filter(Tenant.slug == payload.tenant_slug)
+
+    rows = query.order_by(Tenant.name.asc()).all()
+    for user, tenant in rows:
+        if user.password_hash and verify_password(payload.password, user.password_hash):
+            return user, tenant
+
+    raise HTTPException(status_code=status.HTTP_401_UNAUTHORIZED, detail="Invalid login")
+
+
+@router.post("/login", response_model=LoginResponse)
+def login(payload: LoginRequest, request: Request, session: Session = Depends(get_session)):
+    user, tenant = _resolve_login_user(session, payload)
+
+    user_agent = request.headers.get("user-agent")
+    ip_address = request.client.host if request.client else None
+    created = create_auth_session(session, user=user, user_agent=user_agent, ip_address=ip_address)
+    roles = collect_user_roles(session, user)
+    groups = collect_user_groups(session, user)
+    scopes = collect_user_scopes(session, user)
+    tenants = _tenant_memberships_for_email(session, user.email)
+    session.commit()
+    active_tenant = _tenant_info(tenant)
+    return LoginResponse(
+        access_token=created.token,
+        expires_at=created.model.expires_at,
+        user=_user_info(user),
+        tenant=active_tenant,
+        active_tenant=active_tenant,
+        tenants=tenants,
+        scopes=scopes,
+        roles=_roles_info(roles),
+        groups=_groups_info(groups),
+    )
+
+
+@router.get("/me", response_model=MeResponse)
+def me(principal: ApiPrincipal = Depends(get_api_principal), session: Session = Depends(get_session)):
+    tenant = session.get(Tenant, principal.tenant_id)
+    roles = collect_user_roles(session, principal.user)
+    groups = collect_user_groups(session, principal.user)
+    active_tenant = _tenant_info(tenant)
+    return MeResponse(
+        user=_user_info(principal.user),
+        tenant=active_tenant,
+        active_tenant=active_tenant,
+        tenants=_tenant_memberships_for_email(session, principal.user.email),
+        scopes=principal.scopes,
+        roles=_roles_info(roles),
+        groups=_groups_info(groups),
+    )
+
+
+@router.post("/logout")
+def logout(request: Request, session: Session = Depends(get_session)):
+    authorization = request.headers.get("authorization") or ""
+    if authorization.lower().startswith("bearer "):
+        revoke_auth_session(session, authorization[7:].strip())
+        session.commit()
+    return {"ok": True}

server/app/api/v1/mail.py

@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends
+
+from app.api.v1.schemas import (
+    MailConnectionTestResponse,
+    MailImapFolderListResponse,
+    MailImapFolderResponse,
+    MailImapTestRequest,
+    MailSmtpTestRequest,
+)
+from app.auth.dependencies import ApiPrincipal, require_scope
+from app.mailer.sending.imap import list_imap_folders, test_imap_login
+from app.mailer.sending.smtp import test_smtp_login
+
+router = APIRouter(prefix="/mail", tags=["mail"])
+
+
+def _safe_error_message(exc: Exception) -> str:
+    text = str(exc).strip()
+    return text or exc.__class__.__name__
+
+
+@router.post("/test-smtp", response_model=MailConnectionTestResponse)
+def test_smtp_settings(
+    payload: MailSmtpTestRequest,
+    principal: ApiPrincipal = Depends(require_scope("campaign:write")),
+):
+    """Test SMTP connectivity/login without sending any message."""
+
+    del principal
+    try:
+        result = test_smtp_login(smtp_config=payload)
+        return MailConnectionTestResponse(
+            ok=True,
+            protocol="smtp",
+            host=result.host,
+            port=result.port,
+            security=result.security,
+            message="SMTP connection successful.",
+            details={"authenticated": result.authenticated},
+        )
+    except Exception as exc:
+        return MailConnectionTestResponse(
+            ok=False,
+            protocol="smtp",
+            host=payload.host,
+            port=payload.port,
+            security=payload.security.value,
+            message=_safe_error_message(exc),
+            details={"error_type": exc.__class__.__name__},
+        )
+
+
+@router.post("/test-imap", response_model=MailConnectionTestResponse)
+def test_imap_settings(
+    payload: MailImapTestRequest,
+    principal: ApiPrincipal = Depends(require_scope("campaign:write")),
+):
+    """Test IMAP connectivity/login without selecting or appending messages."""
+
+    del principal
+    try:
+        result = test_imap_login(imap_config=payload)
+        return MailConnectionTestResponse(
+            ok=True,
+            protocol="imap",
+            host=result.host,
+            port=result.port,
+            security=result.security,
+            message="IMAP connection successful.",
+            details={"authenticated": result.authenticated},
+        )
+    except Exception as exc:
+        return MailConnectionTestResponse(
+            ok=False,
+            protocol="imap",
+            host=payload.host,
+            port=payload.port,
+            security=payload.security.value,
+            message=_safe_error_message(exc),
+            details={"error_type": exc.__class__.__name__},
+        )
+
+
+@router.post("/list-imap-folders", response_model=MailImapFolderListResponse)
+def list_imap_folder_settings(
+    payload: MailImapTestRequest,
+    principal: ApiPrincipal = Depends(require_scope("campaign:write")),
+):
+    """List visible IMAP folders and return the best Sent-folder guess."""
+
+    del principal
+    try:
+        result = list_imap_folders(imap_config=payload)
+        folders = [MailImapFolderResponse(name=item.name, flags=item.flags) for item in result.folders]
+        return MailImapFolderListResponse(
+            ok=True,
+            host=result.host,
+            port=result.port,
+            security=result.security,
+            message=f"Found {len(folders)} IMAP folder(s).",
+            folders=folders,
+            detected_sent_folder=result.detected_sent_folder,
+        )
+    except Exception as exc:
+        return MailImapFolderListResponse(
+            ok=False,
+            host=payload.host,
+            port=payload.port,
+            security=payload.security.value,
+            message=_safe_error_message(exc),
+            folders=[],
+            detected_sent_folder=None,
+            details={"error_type": exc.__class__.__name__},
+        )

server/app/api/v1/schemas.py

@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 from datetime import datetime
-from typing import Any
+from typing import Any, Literal
 
 from pydantic import BaseModel, ConfigDict, Field
 
+from app.mailer.campaign.models import ImapConfig, SmtpConfig
+
 
 class CampaignCreateRequest(BaseModel):
     model_config = ConfigDict(extra="forbid")
@@ -126,6 +128,43 @@ class BuildCampaignRequest(BaseModel):
     write_eml: bool = True
 
 
+class MailSmtpTestRequest(SmtpConfig):
+    """SMTP settings supplied directly from the WebUI mail settings form."""
+
+
+class MailImapTestRequest(ImapConfig):
+    """IMAP settings supplied directly from the WebUI mail settings form."""
+
+    enabled: bool = True
+
+
+class MailConnectionTestResponse(BaseModel):
+    ok: bool
+    protocol: Literal["smtp", "imap"]
+    host: str | None = None
+    port: int | None = None
+    security: str | None = None
+    message: str
+    details: dict[str, Any] = Field(default_factory=dict)
+
+
+class MailImapFolderResponse(BaseModel):
+    name: str
+    flags: list[str] = Field(default_factory=list)
+
+
+class MailImapFolderListResponse(BaseModel):
+    ok: bool
+    protocol: Literal["imap"] = "imap"
+    host: str | None = None
+    port: int | None = None
+    security: str | None = None
+    message: str
+    folders: list[MailImapFolderResponse] = Field(default_factory=list)
+    detected_sent_folder: str | None = None
+    details: dict[str, Any] = Field(default_factory=dict)
+
+
 class ApiKeyCreateRequest(BaseModel):
     model_config = ConfigDict(extra="forbid")
 
@@ -200,3 +239,70 @@ class AuditLogItemResponse(BaseModel):
 
 class AuditLogListResponse(BaseModel):
     items: list[AuditLogItemResponse]
+
+
+
+class LoginRequest(BaseModel):
+    model_config = ConfigDict(extra="forbid")
+
+    email: str
+    password: str
+    # Kept optional for backwards compatibility and future tenant-switch login flows.
+    # The WebUI no longer sends it. If omitted, the backend resolves the user by email.
+    tenant_slug: str | None = None
+
+
+class TenantInfo(BaseModel):
+    id: str
+    slug: str
+    name: str
+
+
+class TenantMembershipInfo(TenantInfo):
+    roles: list[str] = Field(default_factory=list)
+    is_active: bool = True
+
+
+class UserInfo(BaseModel):
+    id: str
+    email: str
+    display_name: str | None = None
+    is_tenant_admin: bool = False
+
+
+class RoleInfo(BaseModel):
+    id: str
+    slug: str
+    name: str
+    permissions: list[str] = Field(default_factory=list)
+
+
+class GroupInfo(BaseModel):
+    id: str
+    slug: str
+    name: str
+
+
+class LoginResponse(BaseModel):
+    access_token: str
+    token_type: str = "bearer"
+    expires_at: datetime
+    user: UserInfo
+    # Backwards-compatible alias for the active tenant.
+    tenant: TenantInfo
+    active_tenant: TenantInfo
+    tenants: list[TenantMembershipInfo] = Field(default_factory=list)
+    scopes: list[str]
+    roles: list[RoleInfo] = Field(default_factory=list)
+    groups: list[GroupInfo] = Field(default_factory=list)
+
+
+class MeResponse(BaseModel):
+    user: UserInfo
+    # Backwards-compatible alias for the active tenant.
+    tenant: TenantInfo
+    active_tenant: TenantInfo
+    tenants: list[TenantMembershipInfo] = Field(default_factory=list)
+    scopes: list[str]
+    roles: list[RoleInfo] = Field(default_factory=list)
+    groups: list[GroupInfo] = Field(default_factory=list)

server/app/audit/logging.py

@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ def audit_from_principal(
         session,
         tenant_id=principal.tenant_id,
         user_id=principal.user.id,
-        api_key_id=principal.api_key.id,
+        api_key_id=principal.api_key.id if principal.api_key else None,
         action=action,
         object_type=object_type,
         object_id=object_id,

server/app/auth/dependencies.py

@@ -5,24 +5,27 @@ from dataclasses import dataclass
 from fastapi import Depends, Header, HTTPException, status
 from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
 
-from app.db.models import ApiKey, User
+from app.db.models import ApiKey, AuthSession, User
 from app.db.session import get_session
-from app.security.api_keys import authenticate_api_key, has_scope
+from app.security.api_keys import authenticate_api_key, has_scope as api_key_has_scope
+from app.security.sessions import authenticate_session_token, collect_user_scopes
 
 
 @dataclass(slots=True)
 class ApiPrincipal:
-    api_key: ApiKey
     user: User
     tenant_id: str
+    scopes: list[str]
+    api_key: ApiKey | None = None
+    auth_session: AuthSession | None = None
 
 
-def _extract_api_key(authorization: str | None, x_api_key: str | None) -> str | None:
+def _extract_token(authorization: str | None, x_api_key: str | None) -> tuple[str | None, str]:
     if x_api_key:
-        return x_api_key.strip()
+        return x_api_key.strip(), "api_key"
     if authorization and authorization.lower().startswith("bearer "):
-        return authorization[7:].strip()
+        return authorization[7:].strip(), "bearer"
-    return None
+    return None, "none"
 
 
 def get_api_principal(
@@ -30,22 +33,41 @@ def get_api_principal(
     authorization: str | None = Header(default=None),
     x_api_key: str | None = Header(default=None, alias="X-API-Key"),
 ) -> ApiPrincipal:
-    secret = _extract_api_key(authorization, x_api_key)
+    token, source = _extract_token(authorization, x_api_key)
-    if not secret:
+    if not token:
-        raise HTTPException(status_code=status.HTTP_401_UNAUTHORIZED, detail="Missing API key")
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=status.HTTP_401_UNAUTHORIZED, detail="Missing API key or session token")
-    api_key = authenticate_api_key(session, secret)
+
-    if not api_key:
+    # API keys remain supported for CLI/automation. Browser login uses session tokens.
-        raise HTTPException(status_code=status.HTTP_401_UNAUTHORIZED, detail="Invalid API key")
+    api_key = authenticate_api_key(session, token)
-    user = session.get(User, api_key.user_id)
+    if api_key:
-    if not user or not user.is_active:
+        user = session.get(User, api_key.user_id)
-        raise HTTPException(status_code=status.HTTP_401_UNAUTHORIZED, detail="Inactive user")
+        if not user or not user.is_active:
-    session.commit()
+            raise HTTPException(status_code=status.HTTP_401_UNAUTHORIZED, detail="Inactive user")
-    return ApiPrincipal(api_key=api_key, user=user, tenant_id=api_key.tenant_id)
+        session.commit()
+        return ApiPrincipal(api_key=api_key, user=user, tenant_id=api_key.tenant_id, scopes=api_key.scopes or [])
+
+    auth_session = authenticate_session_token(session, token)
+    if auth_session:
+        user = session.get(User, auth_session.user_id)
+        if not user or not user.is_active:
+            raise HTTPException(status_code=status.HTTP_401_UNAUTHORIZED, detail="Inactive user")
+        scopes = collect_user_scopes(session, user)
+        session.commit()
+        return ApiPrincipal(auth_session=auth_session, user=user, tenant_id=user.tenant_id, scopes=scopes)
+
+    raise HTTPException(status_code=status.HTTP_401_UNAUTHORIZED, detail="Invalid API key or session token")
+
+
+def has_scope(principal: ApiPrincipal, required_scope: str) -> bool:
+    scopes = set(principal.scopes or [])
+    if principal.api_key:
+        return api_key_has_scope(principal.api_key, required_scope)
+    return "*" in scopes or required_scope in scopes
 
 
 def require_scope(required_scope: str):
     def dependency(principal: ApiPrincipal = Depends(get_api_principal)) -> ApiPrincipal:
-        if not has_scope(principal.api_key, required_scope):
+        if not has_scope(principal, required_scope):
             raise HTTPException(status_code=status.HTTP_403_FORBIDDEN, detail=f"Missing scope: {required_scope}")
         return principal
 

server/app/db/bootstrap.py

@@ -5,9 +5,10 @@ from dataclasses import dataclass
 from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
 
 from app.db.base import Base
-from app.db.models import Role, Tenant, User
+from app.db.models import Role, Tenant, User, UserRoleAssignment
 from app.db.session import engine
 from app.security.api_keys import CreatedApiKey, create_api_key
+from app.security.passwords import hash_password
 
 DEFAULT_SCOPES = [
     "campaign:read",
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ def bootstrap_dev_data(
     api_key_secret: str | None = None,
     tenant_slug: str = "default",
     user_email: str = "admin@example.local",
+    user_password: str = "dev-admin",
 ) -> BootstrapResult:
     tenant = session.query(Tenant).filter(Tenant.slug == tenant_slug).one_or_none()
     if tenant is None:
@@ -76,9 +78,23 @@ def bootstrap_dev_data(
 
     user = session.query(User).filter(User.tenant_id == tenant.id, User.email == user_email).one_or_none()
     if user is None:
-        user = User(tenant_id=tenant.id, email=user_email, display_name="Development Admin", is_tenant_admin=True)
+        user = User(tenant_id=tenant.id, email=user_email, display_name="Development Admin", is_tenant_admin=True, password_hash=hash_password(user_password))
         session.add(user)
         session.flush()
+    elif not user.password_hash:
+        user.password_hash = hash_password(user_password)
+        session.add(user)
+
+    # Development owner role assignment for RBAC/session login.
+    owner_role = session.query(Role).filter(Role.tenant_id == tenant.id, Role.slug == "owner").one_or_none()
+    if owner_role is not None:
+        existing_assignment = session.query(UserRoleAssignment).filter(
+            UserRoleAssignment.tenant_id == tenant.id,
+            UserRoleAssignment.user_id == user.id,
+            UserRoleAssignment.role_id == owner_role.id,
+        ).one_or_none()
+        if existing_assignment is None:
+            session.add(UserRoleAssignment(tenant_id=tenant.id, user_id=user.id, role_id=owner_role.id))
 
     created_api_key = None
     if api_key_secret:

server/app/db/models.py

@@ -117,9 +117,13 @@ class User(Base, TimestampMixin):
     display_name: Mapped[str | None] = mapped_column(String(255))
     is_active: Mapped[bool] = mapped_column(Boolean, default=True, nullable=False)
     is_tenant_admin: Mapped[bool] = mapped_column(Boolean, default=False, nullable=False)
+    auth_provider: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(String(50), default="local", nullable=False)
+    password_hash: Mapped[str | None] = mapped_column(String(500))
+    last_login_at: Mapped[datetime | None] = mapped_column(DateTime(timezone=True))
 
     tenant: Mapped[Tenant] = relationship(back_populates="users")
     api_keys: Mapped[list[ApiKey]] = relationship(back_populates="user", cascade="all, delete-orphan")
+    auth_sessions: Mapped[list[AuthSession]] = relationship(back_populates="user", cascade="all, delete-orphan")
 
 
 class Group(Base, TimestampMixin):
@@ -143,6 +147,38 @@ class Role(Base, TimestampMixin):
     permissions: Mapped[list[str]] = mapped_column(JSON, default=list)
 
 
+
+
+class UserGroupMembership(Base, TimestampMixin):
+    __tablename__ = "user_group_memberships"
+    __table_args__ = (UniqueConstraint("tenant_id", "user_id", "group_id", name="uq_user_group_memberships"),)
+
+    id: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(String(36), primary_key=True, default=new_uuid)
+    tenant_id: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(ForeignKey("tenants.id", ondelete="CASCADE"), nullable=False, index=True)
+    user_id: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(ForeignKey("users.id", ondelete="CASCADE"), nullable=False, index=True)
+    group_id: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(ForeignKey("groups.id", ondelete="CASCADE"), nullable=False, index=True)
+
+
+class UserRoleAssignment(Base, TimestampMixin):
+    __tablename__ = "user_role_assignments"
+    __table_args__ = (UniqueConstraint("tenant_id", "user_id", "role_id", name="uq_user_role_assignments"),)
+
+    id: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(String(36), primary_key=True, default=new_uuid)
+    tenant_id: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(ForeignKey("tenants.id", ondelete="CASCADE"), nullable=False, index=True)
+    user_id: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(ForeignKey("users.id", ondelete="CASCADE"), nullable=False, index=True)
+    role_id: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(ForeignKey("roles.id", ondelete="CASCADE"), nullable=False, index=True)
+
+
+class GroupRoleAssignment(Base, TimestampMixin):
+    __tablename__ = "group_role_assignments"
+    __table_args__ = (UniqueConstraint("tenant_id", "group_id", "role_id", name="uq_group_role_assignments"),)
+
+    id: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(String(36), primary_key=True, default=new_uuid)
+    tenant_id: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(ForeignKey("tenants.id", ondelete="CASCADE"), nullable=False, index=True)
+    group_id: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(ForeignKey("groups.id", ondelete="CASCADE"), nullable=False, index=True)
+    role_id: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(ForeignKey("roles.id", ondelete="CASCADE"), nullable=False, index=True)
+
+
 class ApiKey(Base, TimestampMixin):
     __tablename__ = "api_keys"
 
@@ -160,6 +196,24 @@ class ApiKey(Base, TimestampMixin):
     user: Mapped[User] = relationship(back_populates="api_keys")
 
 
+
+
+class AuthSession(Base, TimestampMixin):
+    __tablename__ = "auth_sessions"
+
+    id: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(String(36), primary_key=True, default=new_uuid)
+    tenant_id: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(ForeignKey("tenants.id", ondelete="CASCADE"), nullable=False, index=True)
+    user_id: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(ForeignKey("users.id", ondelete="CASCADE"), nullable=False, index=True)
+    token_hash: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(String(128), nullable=False, unique=True, index=True)
+    expires_at: Mapped[datetime] = mapped_column(DateTime(timezone=True), nullable=False, index=True)
+    last_seen_at: Mapped[datetime | None] = mapped_column(DateTime(timezone=True))
+    revoked_at: Mapped[datetime | None] = mapped_column(DateTime(timezone=True), index=True)
+    user_agent: Mapped[str | None] = mapped_column(String(500))
+    ip_address: Mapped[str | None] = mapped_column(String(100))
+
+    user: Mapped[User] = relationship(back_populates="auth_sessions")
+
+
 class Campaign(Base, TimestampMixin):
     __tablename__ = "campaigns"
     __table_args__ = (UniqueConstraint("tenant_id", "external_id", name="uq_campaigns_tenant_external_id"),)

server/app/mailer/attachments/resolver.py

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import fnmatch
+import re
 from enum import StrEnum
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Any, Iterable
@@ -8,6 +9,7 @@ from typing import Any, Iterable
 from pydantic import BaseModel, ConfigDict, Field
 
 from app.mailer.campaign.entries import load_campaign_entries
+from app.mailer.campaign.field_values import effective_entry_field_values
 from app.mailer.campaign.models import AttachmentConfig, Behavior, CampaignConfig, EntryConfig
 
 
@@ -126,11 +128,39 @@ def _resolve_path(campaign_file: str | Path, raw_path: str) -> Path:
     return (campaign_path.parent / path).resolve()
 
 
+_DOLLAR_FIELD_PATTERN = re.compile(r"(?<!\\)\$\{(.*?)(?<!\\)\}")
+_BRACE_FIELD_PATTERN = re.compile(r"(?<!\\)\{\{\s*(.*?)\s*\}\}")
+
+
+def _normalize_template_key(raw: str) -> str:
+    key = raw.strip()
+    if key.startswith("fields."):
+        key = key.removeprefix("fields.")
+    elif key.startswith("local."):
+        key = "local::" + key.removeprefix("local.")
+    elif key.startswith("global."):
+        key = "global::" + key.removeprefix("global.")
+
+    if key.startswith("local::") or key.startswith("global::"):
+        return key
+    if key.startswith("local:"):
+        return "local::" + key.removeprefix("local:")
+    if key.startswith("global:"):
+        return "global::" + key.removeprefix("global:")
+    return key
+
+
 def _render_template(template: str, values: dict[str, Any]) -> str:
-    rendered = template
+    def replace(match: re.Match[str]) -> str:
-    for key, value in values.items():
+        key = _normalize_template_key(match.group(1))
-        rendered = rendered.replace("${" + key + "}", "" if value is None else str(value))
+        if key in values:
-    return rendered
+            value = values[key]
+            return "" if value is None else str(value)
+        return match.group(0)
+
+    rendered = _DOLLAR_FIELD_PATTERN.sub(replace, template)
+    rendered = _BRACE_FIELD_PATTERN.sub(replace, rendered)
+    return rendered.replace(r"\${", "${").replace(r"\}", "}")
 
 
 def _recipient_values(entry: EntryConfig) -> dict[str, str]:
@@ -153,7 +183,7 @@ def _template_values(config: CampaignConfig, entry: EntryConfig) -> dict[str, An
     values: dict[str, Any] = {}
     for key, value in config.global_values.items():
         values[f"global::{key}"] = value
-    for key, value in entry.fields.items():
+    for key, value in effective_entry_field_values(config, entry).items():
         values[f"local::{key}"] = value
     if entry.id:
         values["local::id"] = entry.id

server/app/mailer/campaign/field_values.py

@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from typing import Any
+
+from .models import CampaignConfig, EntryConfig, FieldDefinition
+
+
+def field_definitions_by_name(config: CampaignConfig) -> dict[str, FieldDefinition]:
+    """Return campaign field definitions keyed by field id/name."""
+
+    return {field.name: field for field in config.fields}
+
+
+def field_can_override(config: CampaignConfig, field_name: str) -> bool:
+    """Return whether a recipient/entry value may override the global value.
+
+    Unknown fields remain overridable for backwards compatibility with older
+    campaigns and ad-hoc external mappings. Semantic validation reports unknown
+    field usage separately when a field list is configured.
+    """
+
+    field = field_definitions_by_name(config).get(field_name)
+    if field is None:
+        return True
+    return field.can_override
+
+
+def ignored_entry_field_overrides(config: CampaignConfig, entry: EntryConfig) -> list[str]:
+    """Return recipient field keys that are ignored by the override policy."""
+
+    return sorted(name for name in entry.fields if not field_can_override(config, name))
+
+
+def effective_entry_field_values(config: CampaignConfig, entry: EntryConfig) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    """Return the local/effective field value map for one message entry.
+
+    Global values act as defaults for local template placeholders. Recipient
+    values replace those defaults only when the corresponding field allows
+    overrides. Fields that are unknown to the campaign definition keep the old
+    permissive behavior and remain usable as local values.
+    """
+
+    values: dict[str, Any] = dict(config.global_values)
+    for key, value in entry.fields.items():
+        if field_can_override(config, key) and entry_field_has_override_value(value):
+            values[key] = value
+    return values
+
+
+def entry_field_has_override_value(value: Any) -> bool:
+    """Return whether an entry field should override a global default.
+
+    Empty recipient values are treated as "not set" so global_values remain the
+    effective local defaults. Numeric zero and boolean false are valid explicit
+    overrides.
+    """
+
+    if value is None:
+        return False
+    if isinstance(value, str):
+        return value.strip() != ""
+    return True

server/app/mailer/campaign/models.py

@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ class FieldDefinition(StrictModel):
     type: FieldType = FieldType.STRING
     label: str | None = None
     required: bool = False
+    can_override: bool = True
 
 
 class SmtpConfig(StrictModel):

server/app/mailer/campaign/validation.py

@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ from typing import Iterable
 
 from pydantic import BaseModel, ConfigDict, Field
 
-from .models import CampaignConfig, SourceType
+from .field_values import ignored_entry_field_overrides
+from .models import CampaignConfig, EntryConfig, SourceType
 
 
 class Severity(StrEnum):
@@ -61,6 +62,12 @@ def _resolve(campaign_file: Path, raw_path: str) -> Path:
     return (campaign_file.parent / path).resolve()
 
 
+def _mapping_target_field_name(target: str) -> str | None:
+    if target.startswith("fields."):
+        return target.split(".", 1)[1]
+    return None
+
+
 def _mapping_target_known(target: str, field_names: set[str]) -> bool:
     direct_targets = {
         "id",
@@ -129,6 +136,18 @@ def _iter_template_source_paths(config: CampaignConfig) -> Iterable[tuple[str, s
     return paths
 
 
+def _ignored_override_issues(config: CampaignConfig, entry: EntryConfig, path_prefix: str) -> list[SemanticIssue]:
+    return [
+        _issue(
+            Severity.WARNING,
+            "field_override_not_allowed",
+            f"recipient value for field {field_name!r} will be ignored because the field does not allow overrides",
+            f"{path_prefix}/fields/{field_name}",
+        )
+        for field_name in ignored_entry_field_overrides(config, entry)
+    ]
+
+
 def validate_campaign_config(
     config: CampaignConfig,
     *,
@@ -139,7 +158,8 @@ def validate_campaign_config(
     issues: list[SemanticIssue] = []
 
     field_names = config.field_names
-    declared_names = {field.name for field in config.fields}
+    field_definitions = {field.name: field for field in config.fields}
+    declared_names = set(field_definitions)
 
     for key in config.global_values:
         if declared_names and key not in declared_names:
@@ -187,10 +207,13 @@ def validate_campaign_config(
             ))
 
     if config.entries.is_inline:
-        entries_count = len(config.entries.inline or [])
+        inline_entries = config.entries.inline or []
+        entries_count = len(inline_entries)
         entries_mode = "inline"
         if entries_count == 0:
             issues.append(_issue(Severity.WARNING, "no_inline_entries", "entries.inline is empty", "/entries/inline"))
+        for index, entry in enumerate(inline_entries):
+            issues.extend(_ignored_override_issues(config, entry, f"/entries/inline/{index}"))
     else:
         entries_count = None
         entries_mode = f"external:{config.entries.source.type.value if config.entries.source else 'unknown'}"
@@ -205,6 +228,16 @@ def validate_campaign_config(
                     f"mapping target {target!r} is not recognized by the current campaign model",
                     f"/entries/mapping/{target}",
                 ))
+            field_name = _mapping_target_field_name(target)
+            if field_name and field_name in field_definitions and not field_definitions[field_name].can_override:
+                issues.append(_issue(
+                    Severity.WARNING,
+                    "mapping_target_not_overridable",
+                    f"mapping target {target!r} points to a field that does not allow recipient overrides; mapped values will be ignored",
+                    f"/entries/mapping/{target}",
+                ))
+        if config.entries.defaults:
+            issues.extend(_ignored_override_issues(config, config.entries.defaults, "/entries/defaults"))
         if check_files and config.entries.source:
             source_path = _resolve(campaign_path, config.entries.source.path)
             if not source_path.exists():

server/app/mailer/domain/fields.py

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ class FieldType(StrEnum):
 class FieldDescription:
     name: str
     type: FieldType = FieldType.STRING
+    can_override: bool = True
 
 
 @dataclass(slots=True)

server/app/mailer/messages/builder.py

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ from app.mailer.attachments.resolver import (
     resolve_entry_attachments,
 )
 from app.mailer.campaign.entries import load_campaign_entries
+from app.mailer.campaign.field_values import effective_entry_field_values, ignored_entry_field_overrides
 from app.mailer.campaign.models import (
     Behavior,
     BuildStatus,
@@ -38,7 +39,26 @@ from .models import (
     MessageValidationStatus,
 )
 
-_FIELD_PATTERN = re.compile(r"(?<!\\)\$\{(.*?)(?<!\\)\}")
+_DOLLAR_FIELD_PATTERN = re.compile(r"(?<!\\)\$\{(.*?)(?<!\\)\}")
+_BRACE_FIELD_PATTERN = re.compile(r"(?<!\\)\{\{\s*(.*?)\s*\}\}")
+
+
+def _normalize_template_key(raw: str) -> str:
+    key = raw.strip()
+    if key.startswith("fields."):
+        key = key.removeprefix("fields.")
+    elif key.startswith("local."):
+        key = "local::" + key.removeprefix("local.")
+    elif key.startswith("global."):
+        key = "global::" + key.removeprefix("global.")
+
+    if key.startswith("local::") or key.startswith("global::"):
+        return key
+    if key.startswith("local:"):
+        return "local::" + key.removeprefix("local:")
+    if key.startswith("global:"):
+        return "global::" + key.removeprefix("global:")
+    return key
 
 
 @dataclass(slots=True)
@@ -70,20 +90,25 @@ def _read_text(campaign_file: str | Path, raw_path: str | None, encoding: str =
 
 def _render_template(template: str, values: dict[str, Any], *, keep_missing: bool = True) -> str:
     def replace(match: re.Match[str]) -> str:
-        key = match.group(1)
+        key = _normalize_template_key(match.group(1))
         if key in values:
             value = values[key]
             return "" if value is None else str(value)
         return match.group(0) if keep_missing else ""
 
-    rendered = _FIELD_PATTERN.sub(replace, template)
+    rendered = _DOLLAR_FIELD_PATTERN.sub(replace, template)
+    rendered = _BRACE_FIELD_PATTERN.sub(replace, rendered)
     return rendered.replace(r"\${", "${").replace(r"\}", "}")
 
 
 def _find_unresolved_placeholders(text: str | None) -> set[str]:
     if not text:
         return set()
-    return set(_FIELD_PATTERN.findall(text))
+    return {
+        _normalize_template_key(match.group(1))
+        for pattern in (_DOLLAR_FIELD_PATTERN, _BRACE_FIELD_PATTERN)
+        for match in pattern.finditer(text)
+    }
 
 
 def _recipient_values(entry: EntryConfig) -> dict[str, str]:
@@ -106,7 +131,7 @@ def _template_values(config: CampaignConfig, entry: EntryConfig) -> dict[str, An
     values: dict[str, Any] = {}
     for key, value in config.global_values.items():
         values[f"global::{key}"] = value
-    for key, value in entry.fields.items():
+    for key, value in effective_entry_field_values(config, entry).items():
         values[f"local::{key}"] = value
     if entry.id:
         values["local::id"] = entry.id
@@ -390,6 +415,20 @@ def build_entry_message(
     issues = _message_issues_from_attachment_resolution(resolution)
     validation_status = _validation_status_from_attachment_status(resolution.status)
 
+    ignored_field_overrides = ignored_entry_field_overrides(config, entry)
+    if ignored_field_overrides:
+        issues.append(
+            MessageIssue(
+                severity="warning",
+                code="field_override_not_allowed",
+                message="Recipient field value(s) ignored because the campaign field does not allow overrides: " + ", ".join(ignored_field_overrides),
+                behavior="warn",
+                source="fields",
+            )
+        )
+        if validation_status == MessageValidationStatus.READY:
+            validation_status = MessageValidationStatus.WARNING
+
     if not entry.active:
         draft = MessageDraft(
             entry_index=entry_index,

server/app/mailer/schema/campaign.schema.json

@@ -70,6 +70,11 @@
           "required": {
             "type": "boolean",
             "default": false
+          },
+          "can_override": {
+            "type": "boolean",
+            "default": true,
+            "description": "Whether recipient/entry field values may override the global value for this field."
           }
         },
         "additionalProperties": false

server/app/mailer/sending/imap.py

@@ -26,6 +26,29 @@ class ImapAppendError(RuntimeError):
         self.temporary = temporary
 
 
+@dataclass(frozen=True, slots=True)
+class ImapLoginTestResult:
+    host: str
+    port: int
+    security: str
+    authenticated: bool
+
+
+@dataclass(frozen=True, slots=True)
+class ImapMailboxInfo:
+    name: str
+    flags: list[str]
+
+
+@dataclass(frozen=True, slots=True)
+class ImapFolderListResult:
+    host: str
+    port: int
+    security: str
+    folders: list[ImapMailboxInfo]
+    detected_sent_folder: str | None = None
+
+
 @dataclass(frozen=True, slots=True)
 class ImapAppendResult:
     host: str
@@ -83,43 +106,57 @@ def _decode_item(item: bytes | str | None) -> str:
     return item
 
 
-def _extract_mailbox_name(list_response_line: bytes | str) -> tuple[str, set[str]] | None:
+def _unquote_imap_token(value: str) -> str:
-    """Best-effort parser for IMAP LIST response lines.
+    value = value.strip()
+    if len(value) >= 2 and value[0] == '"' and value[-1] == '"':
+        value = value[1:-1]
+        value = value.replace('\\"', '"').replace('\\\\', '\\')
+    return value
 
-    Example lines:
+
-      (\\HasNoChildren \\Sent) "/" "Sent"
+def _extract_mailbox_name(list_response_line: bytes | str) -> tuple[str, set[str]] | None:
-      (\\HasNoChildren) "/" "Sent Items"
+    r"""Best-effort parser for IMAP LIST response lines.
+
+    RFC 3501 LIST responses contain attributes, hierarchy delimiter, then mailbox
+    name. Some servers quote both delimiter and mailbox::
+
+      (\HasNoChildren \Sent) "/" "Sent"
+
+    Others quote only the delimiter and leave the mailbox as an atom::
+
+      (\HasNoChildren \Sent) "/" Sent
+
+    The parser must therefore parse the delimiter token separately instead of
+    blindly taking the last quoted value.
     """
 
     line = _decode_item(list_response_line).strip()
-    flags_match = re.match(r"^\((?P<flags>[^)]*)\)\s+", line)
+    match = re.match(
-    flags = set()
+        r'^\((?P<flags>[^)]*)\)\s+'
-    if flags_match:
+        r'(?P<delimiter>"(?:[^"\\]|\\.)*"|NIL|[^\s]+)\s+'
-        flags = {part.lower() for part in flags_match.group("flags").split()}
+        r'(?P<mailbox>.+?)\s*$',
+        line,
+        re.IGNORECASE,
+    )
+    if match:
+        flags = {part.lower() for part in match.group("flags").split()}
+        mailbox = _unquote_imap_token(match.group("mailbox"))
+        if mailbox:
+            return mailbox, flags
+        return None
 
-    quoted = re.findall(r'"((?:[^"\\]|\\.)*)"', line)
+    # Fallback for non-standard server lines: prefer the final token.
-    if quoted:
+    parts = line.split(maxsplit=2)
-        # Usually: delimiter, mailbox. Take the last quoted token.
+    if len(parts) >= 3:
-        return quoted[-1].replace(r'\"', '"'), flags
+        flags_text = parts[0].strip("()")
-
+        flags = {part.lower() for part in flags_text.split()}
-    # Fallback for unquoted final atom.
+        mailbox = _unquote_imap_token(parts[2])
-    parts = line.split()
+        if mailbox:
-    if parts:
+            return mailbox, flags
-        return parts[-1], flags
     return None
 
 
-def discover_sent_folder(client: imaplib.IMAP4) -> str | None:
+def _detect_sent_folder(parsed: list[tuple[str, set[str]]]) -> str | None:
-    typ, data = client.list()
-    if typ != "OK" or not data:
-        return None
-
-    parsed: list[tuple[str, set[str]]] = []
-    for item in data:
-        extracted = _extract_mailbox_name(item)
-        if extracted:
-            parsed.append(extracted)
-
     for name, flags in parsed:
         if "\\sent" in flags or "\\sentmail" in flags:
             return name
@@ -140,6 +177,20 @@ def discover_sent_folder(client: imaplib.IMAP4) -> str | None:
     return None
 
 
+def discover_sent_folder(client: imaplib.IMAP4) -> str | None:
+    typ, data = client.list()
+    if typ != "OK" or not data:
+        return None
+
+    parsed: list[tuple[str, set[str]]] = []
+    for item in data:
+        extracted = _extract_mailbox_name(item)
+        if extracted:
+            parsed.append(extracted)
+
+    return _detect_sent_folder(parsed)
+
+
 def _effective_sent_folder(*, config: ImapConfig, requested_folder: str | None, client: imaplib.IMAP4) -> str:
     if requested_folder and requested_folder != "auto":
         return requested_folder
@@ -151,6 +202,63 @@ def _effective_sent_folder(*, config: ImapConfig, requested_folder: str | None,
     raise ImapConfigurationError("Could not discover Sent folder; configure delivery.imap_append_sent.folder or server.imap.sent_folder")
 
 
+def test_imap_login(*, imap_config: ImapConfig) -> ImapLoginTestResult:
+    """Open an IMAP connection and authenticate if credentials are configured.
+
+    This is a side-effect-free connection test for the WebUI. It does not select
+    a mailbox and does not append any message.
+    """
+
+    host, port = _require_imap_config(imap_config)
+    client = _open_imap(imap_config)
+    try:
+        return ImapLoginTestResult(
+            host=host,
+            port=port,
+            security=imap_config.security.value,
+            authenticated=bool(imap_config.username and imap_config.password),
+        )
+    finally:
+        try:
+            client.logout()
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+
+
+def list_imap_folders(*, imap_config: ImapConfig) -> ImapFolderListResult:
+    """Return folders visible through IMAP LIST and the best sent-folder guess."""
+
+    host, port = _require_imap_config(imap_config)
+    client = _open_imap(imap_config)
+    try:
+        typ, data = client.list()
+        if typ != "OK":
+            raise ImapAppendError(f"IMAP folder listing failed: {data!r}", temporary=True)
+
+        parsed: list[tuple[str, set[str]]] = []
+        folders: list[ImapMailboxInfo] = []
+        for item in data or []:
+            extracted = _extract_mailbox_name(item)
+            if not extracted:
+                continue
+            name, flags = extracted
+            parsed.append((name, flags))
+            folders.append(ImapMailboxInfo(name=name, flags=sorted(flags)))
+
+        return ImapFolderListResult(
+            host=host,
+            port=port,
+            security=imap_config.security.value,
+            folders=folders,
+            detected_sent_folder=_detect_sent_folder(parsed),
+        )
+    finally:
+        try:
+            client.logout()
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+
+
 def append_message_to_sent(
     message_bytes: bytes,
     *,

server/app/mailer/sending/smtp.py

@@ -18,6 +18,14 @@ class SmtpSendError(RuntimeError):
     """Raised when an SMTP send attempt fails."""
 
 
+@dataclass(frozen=True, slots=True)
+class SmtpLoginTestResult:
+    host: str
+    port: int
+    security: str
+    authenticated: bool
+
+
 @dataclass(frozen=True, slots=True)
 class SmtpSendResult:
     host: str
@@ -80,6 +88,34 @@ def _decode_refused(refused: dict[str, tuple[int, bytes]]) -> dict[str, tuple[in
     return normalized
 
 
+def test_smtp_login(*, smtp_config: SmtpConfig) -> SmtpLoginTestResult:
+    """Open an SMTP connection and authenticate if credentials are configured.
+
+    This is intentionally side-effect free: it does not send a message and it
+    never receives envelope or recipient data. It is used by the WebUI to check
+    whether the configured transport can be reached before a campaign is built
+    or queued.
+    """
+
+    host, port = _require_smtp_config(smtp_config)
+    smtp = _open_smtp(smtp_config)
+    try:
+        return SmtpLoginTestResult(
+            host=host,
+            port=port,
+            security=smtp_config.security.value,
+            authenticated=bool(smtp_config.username and smtp_config.password),
+        )
+    finally:
+        try:
+            smtp.quit()
+        except Exception:
+            try:
+                smtp.close()
+            except Exception:
+                pass
+
+
 def prepare_test_message(
     message: EmailMessage,
     *,

server/app/main.py

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ async def lifespan(app: FastAPI):
     if settings.app_env == "dev" and settings.dev_bootstrap_enabled:
         create_all_tables()
         with SessionLocal() as session:
-            bootstrap_dev_data(session, api_key_secret=settings.dev_bootstrap_api_key)
+            bootstrap_dev_data(session, api_key_secret=settings.dev_bootstrap_api_key, user_password=settings.dev_bootstrap_password)
     yield
 
 
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ def health():
     return {
         "status": "ok",
         "env": settings.app_env,
-        "api": {"version": "v1", "auth": "api-key"},
+        "api": {"version": "v1", "auth": "api-key-or-session"},
         "storage": {
             "endpoint": settings.s3_endpoint_url,
             "bucket": settings.s3_bucket,

server/app/security/api_keys.py

@@ -4,11 +4,12 @@ import hashlib
 import hmac
 import secrets
 from dataclasses import dataclass
-from datetime import datetime, timezone
+from datetime import datetime
 
 from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
 
 from app.db.models import ApiKey, User
+from app.security.time import ensure_aware_utc, utc_now
 
 API_KEY_PREFIX_LENGTH = 12
 API_KEY_RANDOM_BYTES = 32
@@ -64,9 +65,10 @@ def create_api_key(
 def authenticate_api_key(session: Session, secret: str) -> ApiKey | None:
     prefix = api_key_prefix(secret)
     candidates = session.query(ApiKey).filter(ApiKey.prefix == prefix, ApiKey.revoked_at.is_(None)).all()
-    now = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
+    now = utc_now()
     for candidate in candidates:
-        if candidate.expires_at and candidate.expires_at < now:
+        expires_at = ensure_aware_utc(candidate.expires_at)
+        if expires_at and expires_at < now:
             continue
         if verify_api_key(secret, candidate.key_hash):
             candidate.last_used_at = now

server/app/security/passwords.py

@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import base64
+import hashlib
+import hmac
+import os
+
+_ALGORITHM = "pbkdf2_sha256"
+_DEFAULT_ITERATIONS = 260_000
+_SALT_BYTES = 16
+
+
+def hash_password(password: str, *, iterations: int = _DEFAULT_ITERATIONS) -> str:
+    salt = os.urandom(_SALT_BYTES)
+    digest = hashlib.pbkdf2_hmac("sha256", password.encode("utf-8"), salt, iterations)
+    return "$".join([
+        _ALGORITHM,
+        str(iterations),
+        base64.b64encode(salt).decode("ascii"),
+        base64.b64encode(digest).decode("ascii"),
+    ])
+
+
+def verify_password(password: str, encoded: str | None) -> bool:
+    if not encoded:
+        return False
+    try:
+        algorithm, iterations_text, salt_b64, digest_b64 = encoded.split("$", 3)
+        if algorithm != _ALGORITHM:
+            return False
+        iterations = int(iterations_text)
+        salt = base64.b64decode(salt_b64.encode("ascii"))
+        expected = base64.b64decode(digest_b64.encode("ascii"))
+    except Exception:
+        return False
+    actual = hashlib.pbkdf2_hmac("sha256", password.encode("utf-8"), salt, iterations)
+    return hmac.compare_digest(actual, expected)

server/app/security/sessions.py

@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import hashlib
+import hmac
+import secrets
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+from datetime import timedelta
+
+from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
+
+from app.db.models import AuthSession, Group, GroupRoleAssignment, Role, User, UserGroupMembership, UserRoleAssignment
+from app.security.time import ensure_aware_utc, utc_now
+
+SESSION_RANDOM_BYTES = 32
+DEFAULT_SESSION_HOURS = 12
+
+
+@dataclass(slots=True)
+class CreatedSession:
+    model: AuthSession
+    token: str
+
+
+def generate_session_token() -> str:
+    return "ms_" + secrets.token_urlsafe(SESSION_RANDOM_BYTES)
+
+
+def hash_session_token(token: str) -> str:
+    return hashlib.sha256(token.encode("utf-8")).hexdigest()
+
+
+def verify_session_token(token: str, expected_hash: str) -> bool:
+    return hmac.compare_digest(hash_session_token(token), expected_hash)
+
+
+def create_auth_session(
+    session: Session,
+    *,
+    user: User,
+    hours: int = DEFAULT_SESSION_HOURS,
+    user_agent: str | None = None,
+    ip_address: str | None = None,
+) -> CreatedSession:
+    token = generate_session_token()
+    now = utc_now()
+    model = AuthSession(
+        tenant_id=user.tenant_id,
+        user_id=user.id,
+        token_hash=hash_session_token(token),
+        expires_at=now + timedelta(hours=hours),
+        last_seen_at=now,
+        user_agent=user_agent,
+        ip_address=ip_address,
+    )
+    user.last_login_at = now
+    session.add(model)
+    session.add(user)
+    session.flush()
+    return CreatedSession(model=model, token=token)
+
+
+def authenticate_session_token(session: Session, token: str) -> AuthSession | None:
+    token_hash = hash_session_token(token)
+    model = session.query(AuthSession).filter(AuthSession.token_hash == token_hash, AuthSession.revoked_at.is_(None)).one_or_none()
+    if not model:
+        return None
+    now = utc_now()
+    expires_at = ensure_aware_utc(model.expires_at)
+    if expires_at is None or expires_at < now:
+        return None
+    model.last_seen_at = now
+    session.add(model)
+    return model
+
+
+def revoke_auth_session(session: Session, token: str) -> bool:
+    model = authenticate_session_token(session, token)
+    if not model:
+        return False
+    model.revoked_at = utc_now()
+    session.add(model)
+    return True
+
+
+def collect_user_roles(session: Session, user: User) -> list[Role]:
+    roles_by_id: dict[str, Role] = {}
+    direct = (
+        session.query(Role)
+        .join(UserRoleAssignment, UserRoleAssignment.role_id == Role.id)
+        .filter(UserRoleAssignment.user_id == user.id, UserRoleAssignment.tenant_id == user.tenant_id)
+        .all()
+    )
+    for role in direct:
+        roles_by_id[role.id] = role
+
+    group_roles = (
+        session.query(Role)
+        .join(GroupRoleAssignment, GroupRoleAssignment.role_id == Role.id)
+        .join(UserGroupMembership, UserGroupMembership.group_id == GroupRoleAssignment.group_id)
+        .filter(UserGroupMembership.user_id == user.id, UserGroupMembership.tenant_id == user.tenant_id)
+        .all()
+    )
+    for role in group_roles:
+        roles_by_id[role.id] = role
+    return list(roles_by_id.values())
+
+
+def collect_user_groups(session: Session, user: User) -> list[Group]:
+    return (
+        session.query(Group)
+        .join(UserGroupMembership, UserGroupMembership.group_id == Group.id)
+        .filter(UserGroupMembership.user_id == user.id, UserGroupMembership.tenant_id == user.tenant_id)
+        .all()
+    )
+
+
+def collect_user_scopes(session: Session, user: User) -> list[str]:
+    if user.is_tenant_admin:
+        return ["*"]
+    scopes: set[str] = set()
+    for role in collect_user_roles(session, user):
+        scopes.update(role.permissions or [])
+    return sorted(scopes)

server/app/security/time.py

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
+
+
+def utc_now() -> datetime:
+    return datetime.now(timezone.utc)
+
+
+def ensure_aware_utc(value: datetime | None) -> datetime | None:
+    """Return a timezone-aware UTC datetime.
+
+    SQLite and some DB drivers may return naive datetimes even when SQLAlchemy
+    columns are declared as DateTime(timezone=True). Treat naive values as UTC
+    so comparisons with aware `datetime.now(timezone.utc)` do not crash.
+    """
+    if value is None:
+        return None
+    if value.tzinfo is None:
+        return value.replace(tzinfo=timezone.utc)
+    return value.astimezone(timezone.utc)

server/app/settings.py

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ class Settings(BaseSettings):
     # Development bootstrap only. Do not use this in production.
     dev_bootstrap_api_key: str | None = Field(default="dev-multimailer-api-key", alias="DEV_BOOTSTRAP_API_KEY")
     dev_bootstrap_enabled: bool = Field(default=True, alias="DEV_BOOTSTRAP_ENABLED")
+    dev_bootstrap_password: str = Field(default="dev-admin", alias="DEV_BOOTSTRAP_PASSWORD")
 
     # Comma-separated list. Use * only for local development.
     cors_origins: str = Field(default="http://localhost:5173,http://127.0.0.1:5173,http://localhost:8080", alias="CORS_ORIGINS")